New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-14
THE TALK ON THE TARIFF.
MANY BUSINESS MEN FAVOR POSITION
ING TIE DISCUSSION.
SOME MORE VIEWS ON THE QUEsTION-THE
PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE
TO EXPRESS THEIR DESIRE CONCERN
ING TARIFF LEGISLATION BEFORE
ANYTHING rs DONE.


ANYTHING is DONE
The views of more business men on the question
Of the tariff and particularly the advisabiity OF
nostnoring the discussion until after the people
have had another chance 10 pass upon IT, are gwen
herewith. Among those seen yesterday was Oou.
landt D. Moss, OF Lawrence. Taylor q 90, VIM
sale drygoods No 109 Worth-st, VINO saiu' ~
may be possible that Congress is TO plane io' inc
present depression in business but 1t Is wrong "
hold Congress alone accountable Inc game VI
,oi,,ics that IL being PLAYED in Washington no" mas
certainly aggravated matters but 1t mas not causeu
all the trouble The cotton business Is MOI "e"''S
as good as II might be, but not nearly so nnuVn
depressed as some other branches anu 1 ''''',"
that the massage of the amended Tariff bill wouid
s., troda very materially No bill could be framed
vrbich would meet with the approval OF all
have examined the cotton schedule anu '"'''N II
will satisfy the great majority.
Alphabetically were never III pe'tei '""f 80
this country. Reports from all sections are nope
full" ,..,a
.rho-a is nerfect stagnation in the knitgoods
busness" said A. S Haght, of \. 5. Haight Co.
kniteoods agents. No % Thomas-st our mus
are Idle or about 10 become SO; saes ar d,,strv
that they for nothing. ana ths w'Ure
is in state of decentralization me DenHCraei,e
tariff legislation is responsive lot s Ems n discount
it's effects 1t looks though the soutnern Dei inC
Gratis were pursuing & 2SfSS oi s it were While in
fact they are doing injury to the whoie tt ~
The Democratic party mas has pnoeT with the under
standing that II will give us taliu-Ioi a. .o,,i1
scheme but II has failed a ar nq the responsibility
our Members OF Congress should refuse 10 Sa"O''o"
any compromise measure
LET CONGRESS GO HOME.
1.-The amended Wilson bill. If adopted, Will close
one-half of the kntgoods mills in tAis country ~
,ass Than wear and for that reason would
deprecate its adoption. What a different conul'lo"
would follow if Congress confessed sei n u1'Ie eF
70 se'tIe ,ns To- their successorsi Why. alone
have twelve mills which are now running on s. .
on fI time within forty-eigh hours after congress
went home. Since this matter must pe Set..u ny w
0 0ne OF would be better satisfied have It with the
one which has given proof OF It's h'hess u 'ope
"j John a. Tweedy Of Lee Tweely & Co. drygoto,ds
merchants. No IS WOrth-st thought tnat s9 hSs
nass "Prices are low" said Mr.. Tweedy, lover
than they have been for years and they nave oee
sompetISHn a. he lowest possible figures lower
ppen - was thought they could be made; and
showed how they were being offered az 't hi1
lS"jy aS S%a does R not 4 fe used in making
chases beyond his actual needs me uhc 5 Ia
ter ia settled in Congress. and would Ike TO see
the tariff matter decided at once without IuItner
gress sits and even If the House should be Repub-
ilcan and IN sympathy with the Mckinney sohruu.e
Senate or by President Cleveland. For that reason
rather than have year or more OF G9ntnnra IN IN
sdontjon Of the tarlnf act which the Democrats
will submit FOR approval
ITS PRINCIPLES ABANDONED.
There can be no doubt to The depressed con
d,,,on Of business" said James W. Cromwell OF
William Iselin & CO.. drygoods merchants No
1856 to 3n Canal-st., but no one cam with GER
tainty attribute the depression TO any ore cause.
During the last twelve months more machlAery
which should be engaged in the manufacture OF
hepp lie IA e
same machinery ran on fu!i time me w.
months Deaobe S onsn n and bence the scarcity
Of goods The Democratic party MAS rlaced IN
power with the understanding that would give
revenue only; and. though we io1sh; agains' .a .
Porn would have given US valuable expert
encC. We entitled 10 see what the yGiors
been enlightened on the subject, or would nave
seen the workings OF the system we op,SSF,ii, ",.
II it had conduced to our 5000 Wou!u D. IT' H., H.
TO subscribe to II. and II II had proven iElIure
there iy wGn sa Te 80 now here IS only
difference OF detail between the parties, II mas
wonld aSiourp and pass resolution to the effect
that nothing would be done in tariff matters Tor
a year. business would revive partly because Peo-
pie would then come to think Democratic Con-
gress would never do anything 49,, ..e.o~.a
tive of James Talcott drygoods. at No. los Frank
lin-st. of s shades Of politics. who are unit as
views of the head Of this concern when ! say mat
would ib,r be fr sGUa s U the Congress
would give up all further consideration Of the
tariff question.
THE NEXT HOUSE REPUBLICAN.
81 have no doubt as to the political complexion
of the next House because | see merchants from
all parts Of the country and even those from the
far South express their determination to cut loose
from the Democratic party IN National matters
The assurance that Congress would 90 nothing lot
a year to come would start the mills, give the IN
employed work, remove the cause, 10 great ex-
tent Of the present disquet and even II boom dd
not result. there would be good, healthy demand
for goods, the benefits OF which would be felt In
all walks OF life and in all sections or the coun-
try"