The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-09-24

into print before Congress adjourned
with their declarations that the present
bill would not be allowed TO remain un.
disturbed.
Instead of settling the tariff question
it was merely closed for political effect
this fall by the passage Of bill which
satisfied no one, least of all its author
and parent. Its passage was another
bit OF Democratic trickery 90 deceive the
people by Offering them the semblance
while defrauding them of the substance
of tariff reform.
The pop'gun bills introduced at the
session just closed will be revived in
December, and we have President
CI.EVELAND's own word that the bait le
has just begun. This means that as
soon as Congress opens another pro-
longed struggle will be begun, and will
be ended only when the Republican
party is given control and once more
establishes the protection system, backed
by the desires of nine-tentns of the
people.
To show tho determination of Mr.
CLEVELAND to continue tariff uncertainty
until his theory of tariff reform becomes
dreadful certainty the expressions of
his warmest friends may be cited.
Ex-senator GRAY, who stands very near to
Mr. CLEVELAND says:
i am not altogether disappointed at
the results Of the first step in the effort
10 overthrow protection. The attempt
10 destroy the protective policy, so far
as IL meant class favor, has been met
with bitter and determined opposition.
III was not to be expected that the pro-
tective policy could be reversed with the
consent OF those who for 80 years have
been the privileged class and the es-
peciai OBJECT OF favor on the part of
Ihe government of the United States.
ouch advantages as Were possessed 10y
the protected manufacturers are not
readily yielded up. They will give them
up only after a bitter fight, in which
Will be exhausted all the sources of
wealth and intelligence. They would
not see their advantage over labor given |
up, and IN this tariff reform battle were
easily able TO bring To their aid all the !
forces aud resources which belonged 10 |
the existing order Of things and which |
We're created by existing conditions.
ihe protective policy has created a
class, and when the power
ana self-given prerogatives of this class
were lmperiled, all the wealth and all
that wealth can buy, the acute iatelli
gence ana the power Of the manu-
iacturers, We're brought to bear, that the
special privileges might be perpetuated.
lhese were the conditions that Justly
challenged the attention of the people.
and OF the Democratic party, and made
necessary reform of legislation with
respect to protection and a change in
the attitude of the Government of the
nited States toward the protected class
interests.
but In formulating corrective
measure IL was found aud deemed but
Just that something should be conceded
% the manufactures and to the protected
investor, that they and the workingmen
N their employ might not feel too Sc.
'ereiy the temporary disturbance of
business, and that they might adjust
themselves to the more just aud equable
business conditions sure TO follow. So
nat wise craftsmanship considered il
'est 10 act cautiously in changing the
Alsting condition OF things, to which
ne eHects OF too radical change might
'rove disastrous.
what has been ACCOMPLISHED is n {
ong and substantial step in the right
irectton. A step in the right direction G
as been taken," repeated the Delaware I
tatesman, "and il is the first step that 4
cunts and costs. Other steps must {
blow from the very nature of things 4
The gist of this statement is that only a
le hrst step has been taken, and that ,
'hers will be taken until finally free O
'ade Is reached. In other words. pro- v
'ction being sore spot on the body Q
'iitic to be removed, first finger is to !.
chopped off, then the hand, then the h
rearm and finally the arm, TO get C
q patient used to the pain bv
'grees. Instead of amputating the '
m at once. it is to be chopped off o,
piecemeal; in other words h
stead OF going at once on free trade
sis, so that only one department of =
siness officers would be necessary to h,
'et the new order of things, half a th
zen adjustments and changes are con- A
nplated by these astute Democratic m
ders that "the manufacturers and ~
rkingmen in their employ might not br
! too severely the temporary disturb d,
ce of business" to
This certainty that constant tariff TO-
kering is contemplated by the Dem be
cy is the most disturbing element in fe,
'iness circles today aud it can only be ex
rded of by placing the control of the
It House in Republican hands. thus
venting further tinkering until the
ire control is in the hands of the Re- pa
'lican party, when a tariff solution '''. -"
be made that will be final so FAR as by
present generation is concerned. sto
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