Evening journal., 1894-08-13
A Consetvative View.


The muchabused Senate notifications
OF the Wilson tariff bill, with all their
imperfectionsa are long step in advance,
when compared with the Mckinley law,
and on that account it would not seem
advisable to discard the bill, as amended
by the Senate, II 10 Is the best and all
that can be got at present
At this writing IL looks as II the bill
will 60 TO the President in substantially
its present shape, receive his signature
though practically under protestant
that an agreement may be reached be.
tween the Senate and the House by
which some Of the schedules in dispute
will be made the subject Of special legis.
lation at a future time.
Many Democrats are unwlsely shout
ing that, If the original Wilson bill can
not be got through the Senate with
slight notifications, they propose to give
up the fight and let both houses adjourn
without accomplishing anything in this
most impor ant Of all present political
matters. This would be folly.
A much.esteemed contemporary says:
The strength OF the selfish comblna
tion in the Senate is due TO the differ
ent interests that are welded together.
II either OF these interests could be
taken up separately-thst Is. sugar, iron
ore, coal, OF some Of the other selfish
grabs, such as the collar and cuffs tax b.
there Is little doubt that majority
could be found to vote against the legal
extortion. But the log rolling method
has been resorted to for the purpose Of
gaining strength which otherwise could
not be secured The sugar senators
support the iron ore senators, and she
iron ore senators support the coal
senators. because Of an understanding
that all are to work together for COM
mon support.
Suppose we can do no better and the
Senate bill passes2 That will place IN
position the tariff reform wedge and make
1t possible TO drive it home at some time
In the future. II it does not pass and no
Democratic tariff becomes law al the
slose OF this session what are we to say to
the people2 How can we convince them
that our party leaders are not incompe.
tent or venal and that they have not gone
back on the principles Of the partyq By
passing some kind Of tariff reform bill
we shall be in q position next Winter to
break up this corrupt combination Of sen.
ators. II at the next session q bill were
prepared by the Ways and Means com
mittee and passed by the House Of Repre-
sentatives, repsaling the duty on coal IL
would probably be found difficult to pre-
vent the adoption Of the proposition as
q distinct measure by the Senate. II
It were divorced from its connection
with the other features Of the tariff, some
OF the New England senators would be
found voting for it. There Is good reason
TO believe that il would receive the sup.
port Of three or four out of the six sena-
tors from the Pacific islope. Then again,
II Il were proposed by action OF the
House Of Representatives to put sugar,
both raw and refined, on the free list, we
are inclined to think that a number OF
the Republican senators wonld be forced
to vote In favor Of the proposition IN
obedience 10 the demands Of their con-
stituents Would Il not then be folly &c
lose the opportunity Of bringing about
such desirable result by failing to drive
the entering wedge now when It can ba
donel
The courage and honesty Of the Presi-
dent Is to be commended and we hav,
the highest respect for it and for him
But for him the fght last year in favo
Of honest money would have failed il
that case no compromise was possible
for the issue was drawn so distinctly an,
clearly that any deviation was defeat
It Is now merely a question Of doing tn
best we can at this time If we should b
defeated in doing what the Democracy o
the country voted for