Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1894-06-16

DEMOCRATIC TARIFF POLICY.


Beneficial Reforms Distracted by Protec-
tion-Fed M~onopolists.
The consequences of nearly thirty
years of robbery by protected monopo-
lists are not easily overcome. The
democratic party has a great and Seri-
GUS task. 1t has undertaken to reform
the tariff and to turn back the princi-
pie of tariff legislation to the right
method, the method that prevailed in
framing the Walker tariff and the
tariff of 1857. But 1t is met on the
threshold of its reform work by O gi-
gantic combination of interests that
have been built up by the republicans
who have taxed the people to enrich
m~onopolists in consideration of gem
erous contributions to campaign funds.
Back of the men who have invested
their wealth in industries for the sake
of securing tariff bounties, who have
bought laws and corrupted congresses
and who are entitled to no sympathy,
are thousando of innocent persons who
must not be injured by sudden changes
of laws.
1t Is a hard task, but the democratic
party is making an effort to reform
abuses. If the party could have its
way, il it could be rid Of some Of Ito
own burdens, it would make a de-
cidedly stronger effort. As it is, the
Wilson bill attempted to give the
country cheaper clothes, cheaper fuel
cheaper homes, cheaper tools and a
larger market for the products of the
soil. In standing in the way of this
effort the republicans and their allies
are inviting much more radical legis-
lation than has yet been attempted.
The people have determined to be rid
of the odious system which wrings
millions of dollars from them through
tariff taxes for the benefit of million
aires, and the democratic party is
pledged to help them.
If there is too much resistance there
may be destruction tina, was con
templated. Carnegie, with his pock-
cts bullying with the loot that had
been stolen for him by the republican
party, was the wisest protectionist of
them all when he advised his accom-
plices to accept the Wilson bill.
There are men calling themselves
democrats who hold and practice re-
publican principles, but the heart and
mind of the party are right, the real
leaders of the party are right and the
struggle against the system of protec-
ton, which is a struggle for larger hui
man liberty and for less governmental
paternalism, will be carried on by the
democracy Of the country. The repub-
lican party is the servant and slave of
monof0lists. 1t Is built on ill-gained
wealth. The democratic party is the
party Of the people and it will redeem
its pledges to break down Mckinley
ism. What the democratic majority in
the house accomplished in the face OF
republican power in the senate is a
guarantee of the party's good faith. II
may be obliged to 60 slow, but 1t will
go in the right direction.-N. Y. World.
In defiance Of an overwhelming
public opinion and of the latent senti.
ment in the republican party in favor
of tariff revision the republican sena.
tors resist every effort to make the
slightest reduction in the scale OF
duties. While they imagine that they
are promoting the interests of party in
severing the fairfield monopolies they
are preparing for q repetition of the
popular demonstrations of 1890 and
1892. Whether this reaction from the
tariff panic Of 1893 shall come this fall
or two years hence may depend upon
the degree of republican resistance tc
the present effort to enforce the popu
lar will.-Philadelphia Record.
The republican party has no cal
to say a word about Uncle Sans lacl
of revenue. Revenue depends largel,
on imports, and the republican part,
started out to check imports, if it hat
to smash all the banks and embarras,
all the merchants. in the countr,
and plunge the country into a pro
tracted panic to gain lite point. Louis
vile Courier-Journal,
Senator Quay held the floor hou
after hour. and day after day, for tn,
sole purpose of having statistical re
ports read to the senate by himself an,
Mr.. G%allinger: And yet in the face O
such work republican organs have tn,
impudence to assert that what he.