Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-09-07
TARIFF! CONI7EREES.
REPUBLICANS EXCLUDED FROM CON-
M|TTGE MEETINGS.

M'TTGE MEETINGS.
The Fill Is Being Considered III Secret BY
the De,aocr.-s-Eic',t Southcrncrs Have
the sole Responsibility of Framing Tariff
La. An Unprecedented Proceeding.
Tie fact that the south is in the sad
die s:;ain in tho politics of this country
was ncv,>r moro clearly illustrated than
by the ll;.Ar,t1) OF the committee of con-
ference which is now framing the tariff
bill. Congress has been in session prac-
tically {: year, parayzing the industries
of the country by threats of Democratic
tariff reform, which means tariff de-
struction, and now the result of that
years labor is being revised and rear
ranged to suit eight southern Demo-
Gratis, who have locked themselves in
room in Washington to determine, with
out reference to anybody or anybody's
wishes, what shall go into the tariff
bill offered for final consideration by
house ana senate. TO be sure, only seven
of these eight men hail from southern
states, but the other one was so cordial
~ in sympathy with the south when
Democracy last essayed to rule this
country that he may with propriety be
classed with the other southern men.
The conference committees appointed by
house and senate upon the tariff bill
are as follows: Senators Voorhees, of In
diana, Vest of Missouri, Jones of Ar
kansas, Harris of Tennessee, Allison Of
Iowa, Aldrich Of Rhode Island and
Sherman of Ohio, Representatives Will
son of West Virginia, McMillin of
Tennessee, Turner Of Georgia, Mont
gomery Of Kentucky, Reed of Maine,
Payne Of New York and Burrows of
Michigan. By display Of partisanship
mover before equaled the Democrats of
the two conference committees deter
mined to exclude the Republicans from
their meetings for the consideration Ct
the bill. This is a course unprecedented
in the history Of tariff legislation. But
it is fully in line with the methods
which have marked the course Of the
Democracy whenever in power. 1t is
tho same spirit which was exhibited in
1860 and the years which followed and
by the same nlta,, fer Of the eight DEM
ocrats who have thus taken upon thenl-
selves the sole responsibility of framing
tho tariff bill for final action FIVE were
active adhereuts Of the lost cause, while
e,,e or more of the others were as thor
oEShlv coutNlerate ut heart as any who
followed tho Confederate, flag
Secret Cnun>Slors-
VII, arr t>s,>>s eight nlcll who are en-
gayvu in framing the tariff bill upon
which hOS>c and senate must finally
vote. and wllas claim have they to the
right u ,}S>>:,:e these ,>,o,,,envouS cues
to.S ats,rrlnS the S.l,ulovrenr and
w.a$rvs Of millions IL ,,ecp.e ana the
protit or lu>s If billions IL invested
capital: LIT us Sc:
Jones' Of Arkansas. ex-Confsx1er,te
private soldier, rcss..SSssssinca state hay
ing no manufacturing interests Of I'M
l'ortance>
Harris of Tennessee, ex~Confet9erate
governor, representing state whose
manufactures are, with the exception of
one or two articles, co,nparasive:; small.
Vest Of Missouri, ex-Confederate con
gresham, representing state whose
manufacturing interests are trifiing
compared with those of many states not
represented upon the committee.
Wilson of West Virginia, ex-COnfed-
crate, representing a district in state
whose tariff interests are included in but
two industries of Importance
Turner of Georgia, ex-Confederate