The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-18

WILL THE WILSON BILL BECOME
A LAWf

- La WI
Since the dsnuncsstiou Of the Wilson
bill by senssor Hill, OF New York. the
hopes of tss Republicans that this meas
srs would not become . Law have been
raised. Senator Hill has the courage OF
his convictions and purposes. whether he
II right or wrong. and he certainly VIII
not vote for the tariff bill Ia its present
form, and without doubt Senator Murphy.
Of Nsw York. and Senator Smith. of New
Jersey, will not vote for it. Senators Cor
man, Brics. McPhsrson, Irby. Csfrey.
Morgan and Pugh ars probably hostile 10
the bill In its present form. bat IL Is doubt
full whether they would have the courage
Of their convictions TO join with Hill in
voting against . party measure.
The Democrats have very few votes to
spare. They number forty-four against
shirty-eight Republicans and three Popu-
lists. With the Popuiists against them
they can spare Hill. bat no more. Alien,
populist from Nebraska. viii probably
vote with them. II only three Democrats
should Join the New York senators in vos-
ing against the income tax provision the
record would stand:
For the income tax proposition--Demo-
Gratis. 80: Populists. g. Total Il.
Against the income tax proposition
Republicans. IS; Democrats, s. Total -.
II only four instead of FIVE Democratic
senators should oppose the income tan.
ths vote would stand: Yeas -. nays e.
II the income tax feature should thus b
retained In the bill IL would probably re-
ceive almost tho full total OF forty-four
Democratic and PopuIist votes. Should il
BE- stricken out two Of the three Populists
would vote with the Republicans. inereas-
ing their vote 70 20. Three Democratic
votes added to this numbe. would shen be
sufficient 10 defeat the bill.
These figures show such narrow margin
for the bill In Its present shape thar the Re-
publicans have some hope that IL will not
pass the senate in its present shape. The
Springfield. Mass. Republican, Ind. Dem.
thinks the bill viii pass; that party
pressure will be strong enough to keep
oil the Democratic senators. save Hill
end Murphy. Ia line; that the Popuiists
win all vote for the bill because Of the
Income tax. The prediction Of the Rspub-
iican will probably be fulfilled. although
the tactics of obstruction may serve TO
delay its passage until midsummer. The
Democrats canno. complain II the Re-
publicans resort 10 these obstructive tao
tics. for they refused during the debate
II III.
chase bill the offsr OF the Republican.
30 enforce closure against prosracted
debate. After this refusal they cannot
complain II the Republicans exhaust
every parliamentary device to prevent the
passage of the bill in its present form.
Nevertheless. aimee tho Democratic house
has been compelled TO adopt Tom Reed
principle of counting q quorum u 10 qaits
likely the Democrats In the pc nate will
not hesitate TO eat their own words and
adopt a closure rule whenever they feel
surr Of votes enough 90 pass the Wilson
tariff bill.
of eoarse the passage Of tho Wilson
bill means the defeat Of the Democracy IN
every Northern state in November next
voorhees, own state Of Indiana will hs
against the bill. Senator Palmer, of Iii
nos, admits tha. Illinois will be swept hy
the Republicans; Michigan, Wisconsin
Connecticut, New Jersey. New York
Rhode Island. Kansas. Wisconsin. Colo
rade Nebraska. Iowa aud ohio hav,
already spoken in tones of dlSarrrova
that cannot be mistaken. The Democracy
have lost ground greatly even In Missouri
and IL would not be surprising 20 ~.
Maryland. Delaware and West vug.ni.
rerndiase the Wilson tariff hili
Whiis all this il true. the prospect or
political revolution Al the North will no
affect the Southern managers of the Dem
oeraiic party in congress. who absolute
rule their party. These Southern msr
care nothing about the warnings and pro
test, from the doubtful states of th.
North; they know that their party wl
be in the Falsori;y Ia the next house, hu
they know thai the solid South will b,
saFe ;o return them To congress, and the,
arc determined 10 ges all the sectional
free trade legislation ana silver imitation
tHsN WI HAttS tAcF nave any trrAsfuNtts
len. Senator us!i tn hls recent .neeeA ae
nonneea tia income tar attached tn ,h,
tariff bill for its sectional and iaesai,
able character. lie demonstrates! tina
nearly one-shirt ei this Tar viii he raid ,,
the state cf New YORK, and that IN. ,~r
Eastern and Middle state. wiu hear :, re-
cent Of the hnrdea. a. they d!a eetwee,
1855 aua isTA Tais is tras. bat il il ais,
true that she Wsssea hjil asa whole 1
fairly described by she Sew York T-riasr
IS AN aet OF resentment aud r~vear
sgslnst the manufacturing states of sh
North. The scsid South. which 10 now g
the saddle aud riding roaga-saed ever a.
ruined industries Of the nafien, defiant
rroslaims; Yea. tas North con aasrei o.
Scash in tas eisa var. hus iims AZ las
mass al saiaSs even. The South I'll
nos sestroy BY ssS lssatsea o.. the mAsn