The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-09
OPINIONS ON THE TARIFF.
N. Y. Press: ''Pr0tectiOn to
South, Free Trade to North"
SUN CALLS 1T UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
The Tribune Denounccs IL as Sec
tional, an Abject Surrender to
Trusts and a Slaughter of Manu-
featuring Interests.
SUN CALLS IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL

NEW YORK, March 9.--This mornings
papers comment upon the Senate finance
committees tariff bill as follows:
Protection South, Free Trade North.
The Press, in long arraignment of the
provisions of the amended bill, contains
the following:
"The Wilson bill as il has been amended
in the interests of Southern Bourbonism,
echoes the guns that fired on Fort
Sumter and renews the declaration
of war which the South made against
the North 80 years ago. The South beaten
the committee room and the floor OF Con-
today, it gives protection to
the South and free trade TO the North.
The interests OF the South are guarded
with jealous care. Industrial common
wealtfs OF the North are remorsalessly
sacrificed to foreign greed and deiiber-
The The iron ~ ~ore Of the south
has protection: but the forty millions
OF sheep owned by million Northern
farmers and worth last year more then
one hundred millions of dollars is to be
destroyed by admitting foreign wool free
of duty. The whole measure Is in
famous.
Unconstitutional, Undemocratic.
The Suns entire editorial notable for
its brevity, on the bill, is as follow:
'There are two things to be said about
the tariff bill prepared by the Democrats
of the Senate finance committee. IL Is
more of revenue bill than the House bill,
for, IL enacted, II would yield more rev.
enue. aA
"it comes nearer to being constitu-
tional tariff than the tariff proposed by
the House bill; for Ii takes from Professor
Wilson's free list various articles, sugar,
coal, iron ore and so forth, all OF which
are necessary subjects for taxation in any
bill framed upon constitutional and DEM
ocratic principles.
"Neverthe il is not a measure in
accord with Democracy. Protection taints
ii in every schedule, free list and all; un-
equal, discriminating, unconstitutional,
and undemocratic protection"
Unsatisfactory, Rush II Through.
The Herald in part says: "'Thc bill
laid before the Senate finance committee
Yesterday as the result of five weeks
tinkering and pickering on the part
of the subcommittee and coterie of
Democratic obstructionists, affords the
most striking proof of the inability OF the
Democrats in the Senate to deal with tariff
revision in spirit of intelligence and
patriotism.
'sSugar, coal, iron and lead ore and
numerous articles of minor Importance,
are taken from the free list and put under
the wing of protection, conspicu
Gus concession to the Senatorial
obstruction from the sugar, coal and ore
states. The tax on whisky Is increased
frdm 30 cents to 81 and 10 cents a gallon,
and the bonded period extended from
three TO eight years-a boon TO the whisky
trust. In wc1Ssn manufactures, they
are lowered with little regard TO the effect
on those industries. Unsatisfactory as it
is, its prompt enactment, stripped of the
income tax infamy, would be welcomed
by the country, which is eager for any
thing that will end the prevailing business
depression.
much longer the delay which is so ruinous
to business. 1t will demand with a force
not to be resisted that the Democrats must
either do something or go home and await
the penalty OF their failure"
ADenial OF Democratic Platforms.
The World saws: "The tariff bill as it
Is reported TO the Senate finance COM
mittee will be a disappointment TO revenue
reformers. The concessions that have been
made TO the protectionist Democrats are
n surrender Of rights OF the vast majority
that placed the Democratic party in
power. Every itom'struck from the free
list is a denial OF q succession Of Demo-
cratic platforms in favor OF free raw
material.
''The bill, however, retains free WOOL
which Is tho most important feature of
the Wilson bill.
"Wjth thc free wool on the statute
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