The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-09-07

lDpsrssss Hedsesioas n the MeEiaisS
Righ-TAvia Dssss&
Whatever has been gained has been
wrcstcd from protective body. Tho
country eoncurs in Mr.. Wilson's re-
port The senate has . majority for
protection There are thirty-seven re-
publicans. three populists and seven
democrats who are champions Of pro-
hibitive tariffs on articles produced by
their friends and therefore for all
prohibitive tariffs-protection consist
ing in being for the other fellows
tariff IL he will be for yours.
From this protective body the tariff
reform democrats have wrested a re-
duction of sugar duties. free wool.
lumber and salt and great curtail-
ment OF tariffs on the textiles which
the masses must buy for clothing. An
income tax is secured. which relieves
taxation on the household and places
share Of federal expenses upon the
wealth whose concentration has been
favored by federal laws
Not all that the house contended for
and the country desired has been OBJ
tanned The sugar trust has not been
severed from government partnership
Iron and coal are still taxed. and thu
commodities into whose cost they
enter are still TO bring higher prices
than the people should pay. But, as
the chairman OF the ways committee.
himself as brave n champion as cause
ever had. says TO his friends. when men
hare done their best, according their
capacity and judgement. they must
fall back on the consciousness of duty
done For the democrats Of the house
the voters Of the party have nothing
but approval What obligations came
to- them under the laws and the in
structions Of their constituents they
have discharged with psomptitude-
There has been no departure rrrTn
principle In their proposition TO re-
form the revenue they were moderate
and business interests we-e never left
in doubt The contest for a better bill
than the measure offered by the SEN
ate they have fought rs long IS there
was the slightest chance to succeed
and have abandoned IL at the demand
protective senate majority was .
de fnOnstraret I'm Possibility
That atroci,y. the Mckinley bill, Is
about TO be wiped from the statute
books by democratic votes The
pledge of iSy3 70 the people Is re-
deemed as far as the people have con
ferred the power The tariff reform
ers could not control senate &c
which majority OF real reforrners had
/ no. been elected The house has
shown what honest refo-mers can do
by passing bills for free sugar. free
iron. free coal and free barbed wire
Having placed the blaine for the in
COMPLETENESS Of the reform where it be-
longs. the house democrats can ad-
iourn in the consciousness of duty
done
Now that tariff legislation IS at an
end for this congress- business me1
owe 10 the country an increased acti-
witty and confidence. The elements of
prosperity are all with us Set every
where the example of faith and en-
ergy- Doubts about the laws are nj
rest There Is nothing else for bust
ness men TO doubt except their own
strength OF will Matters will not
come right of themselves Men must
make them right IL Is just about a
year since the acute financial trouble
began 1t is just about time for the
sharp revival TO begin--St Louis Re
4 vS~.Ils.