The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-18
THE SENATE AND THE TARIFF.

There is nothing in Senator Hills
| speech to disprOve the charge that for
| republican votes against Pecl1ham he
| bargained to vote against the tariff bill
! New York World (dem).
The duty of the hour is 10 repeal the
| Mckinley bill at once, and allow the
country to make its way back TO the
prosperity which that ill-starred meas
ure and the Sherman act interrupted
Louisville COurier-JOurnal tdem)-
The little group Of democratic Obstruc-
tiOnists in congress have by their pro-
| ceedings brought out i'm a striking man.
ner the deep-rooted convictions OF the
people. If they permit the possible pro
fits of the great democratic victory OF
1892 10 be frittered away. the democratic
party Of the nation Will certainly refuse
them the recognition Of membership
Boston Herald 0nd).
Senator Hills political tactics are
generally obscure. He likes TO do his
fighting in the bush, 70 shoot from be-
hind an ambush, 10 stab in the dark.
But on the tariff he has put himself very
frankly on record. If he be nominated
for the presidency, Il must be on a pro-
tectionist platform. on a platform which
shall declare against an income tax.
against silver. against everything for
which the people of the West and South
are united.-Chioogo Times (dem).
speech on the tariff bill. The party man.
ayers ought 70 leave all the talk TO the
republicans from this day on, and press
steadily for a vote. No vote will now
be changed by anything that is said. The
particular form of the bill as IL passes
the senate is OF no great consequence.
as the final form will be determined in
conference committee in any case. and
the sooner il is sent there the sooner
will the country know what the law is
going to be.-New York Post dnd).
Not only the democratic party. but
the whole country is urging the senate
to act on the tariff. Enormous
business interests, industries on
which both a great part of the capital
OF the country and a large proportion
OF its labor depend. wait on the final
settlement Of the question over which
the senate halts and wrangles. The peo-
pie want 10 know as soon as possible
what the scale OF duties is TO be, and
they have a right TO know. No speech
that can be made on the tariff at this
time is worth a snap Of the nnger IN
COMPARISON with prompt action by the
serate. The date set for the beginning
Of the operation of the proposed tariff is
fast approaching. and still the senate
proceeds as If it had ten years in which
TO consider the observation-disclosures jour
nal (dem).
Senator Hill will vote for the Wilson
Dill. we tnlnk. income TAX ana all -
will Senator Murphy His vote has been
paid for in the increased duties on cuffs
and collars. That point being settled,
he has no further reason for voting with
the republicans. II Senator Hill should
vote with the republicans against a bill
ardently favored by the democrats of
the North and East because Of his dis
approval Of an amendment forced upon
il by democrats of the South and west.
where in the wide union would he here
after look for admiration and support
The exigencieS Of his profession as a
factionist demand that he shall occa-
sionslly please somebody besides Mr..
Chandler OF New Hampshire and Mr..
PETER of Kansas. Nevertheless. we conn
mend the example ~ the Minnesota
democrats. who have named the McKin-
ley democratic senators and denounced
them as traitors. TO the immediate imi-
tation of democrats in all the states.
There are other democrats besides Hill
who must be scared into line.--New York
Times (dem).