The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1894-08-25
TARIFF DEFoRM.

sThe more we read and ponder and
Investigate the tariff reform measure
Of the Democratic party. the more we
don't know anything about it. First
" read q speech by that stauL Oh and
celebrated Democrat, Senator VEST,
aid the mist and fog seemed to dissi-
pate. We thought, at least, here is a
true Democratic analysis which will
throw some calcium light on the per-
picking question. Here we have it as
tie Democrats see it. The able Sena-
tdr said:
81 was called upon as member Of the FL
nance Committee and as q member OF the Con-
ference Committee to make . choice between
e1ils. l was called upon to stand before the
people Of this country and say we could pass no
bel at all; that our party was utterly lncompe-
tent; or was to take bill Infinitely better tnan
o1the United states and say to them; ~ have
beought you the best that circ,lmstaic ices permit
ted and have done my duty honestly and faith
fully As saw IT,
THAT was on right lines. Something
"isednitely better than the MCKINLEY
act" is what Democracy promised and
what the country had right to expect.
Their W. read AZ follows from an elo-
qhent speech made by the step-father
Of the reform bill. He said:
II shall not attempt, Is said in the outset,
it, OF the six hundred odd amendments to this
Ofl which this House Is about, OF necessity, to
concur In Perhaps could not do Justice as yet
Sas necesssriiy been 50 Constantly and 50 stead
ily directed to their dement's That 1t would re-
Quire some experience to learn what the merits
he measure e Of shortcpnne Of this bill in its
present fOrm-whatever be Its dement's In mere
schedules this do know, that 1t Is better than
the Mckinley BILL
Now that was frank and we could
clearly understand that though the
measure a. it stands is a miserable
botch, yet, it had points of superiority
over the MCKINLEY monstrosity. Mr..
WILSON acknowledges his inability to
detect them. but, to Democratic GER
tainty, they are there as big as the fine
points on MARK TwAIN's mustang
you could hang your hat on them. We
read on and came to speech made by
that acme of Democratic leaders and
thinkers, Mr.. COCHRAN of New York.
The gentleman said:
Mr.. Speaker, desire to state here that. In my
now asked to pass IL y more obnoxious protect
i've measure than the Mckinley act, which 1t is
designed to suDplant. Thus You stab tariff re-
tie dignity and independence Of the House to Sc
cure the passage Of blu which will SO firmly In
trench protection In popular favor that this gen.
10 Oyerthrow Il. II We are to swallow the whole
obnoxious bin, then, 10 the name OF fair play, 10
the name Of Anne. lean liberty and American
1Ir. WiIson) tell us to whom we are surrender
ing; tell 10 who they are who constitute the new
force In this Government to which we are COM
SS e 4. sy ne ao aao which ne
ADS ~ to take, that We may judge the depth Of
he inlamy into which we are Invited to descend.
(Appsalsse)
That mixed MS all up again, and
when we recalled President CLEvE-
LANDS comments on the House Sen
ate.W BRICE, tariff re-
form bill, wherein he described it as
thing filled with perfidy and dishonor,"
we gave up the chase for knowledge, in
despair. Tariff reform moves in q
mysterious way, its wonders to perform
and its easier to fathom the ocean or
eat q grind stone than understand it.
WORD comes along the wires that the
Democrats of Texas have not got the
tariff reform disease as badly as their
compatriots in some sections. Repre-
sentative PAsCHAL voted tariff re-
form to the extent of free wool, and
when his constituency got together in
convention to nominate his successor,
they did 20 and called him other than
PAsCHAL. PAsCHAL can't represent
Texas and vote for free wool.
1 DEMOCRATIC campaign managers
are writing book Of 800 pages setting
forth the work Of the present congress.
Not long ago We saw little l by 2
blank book that seemed to cover the
sa,ns ground admirably.