The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-18
FULL OF DEMACOCUES
Many Statesmen of the Voorhees,
Stripe Now in Congress.
Professions of Democrats in Favor of
POtecting Certain Industries Intend
ed Merely for Home Consumption.
EXHIBITION OF DUPLICITY
That Has Seldom Been Elualed by
Legislators of Any Land.
The Amended Tariff Bill Almost Ready
for Presentation to the Full
Finance Committee.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


WASHINGTON, Feb. H.-Amid the fog
and smoke created by the swarming lob
bies for the Sugar and Whisky Trusts there
are in circulation at the Capitol ugly re-
ports about the work of demagogues in
Congress One of the main arguments
against the retention for long period of
years of men in Congress and in favor of
changes in men every now and
then, is that long service fire.
Quently begets duplicity and dema-
gogy. 1t is very hard for man to
remain great many years in Congress
and ward off these contemplate traits of
character. Men in either branch of Con-
gress, after a while. with few exceptions
of course, are tempted with the easy and
willy ways of men who retain their places
by deceiving their constituents, by making
those who elect them believe that they are
trying to do great things for them, when,
in fact, they are only practicing deception.
1t is stated upon excellent authority that
some Of the Democratic Senator'S who have
been blowing and clustering about secur-
ing radical changes in the Wilson tariff bill
have only been making smoke in order
that they may slip away from the response
bilites resting upon them. When the Will
son bill passed the House, and certain
Democratic Senators from States producing
sugar coal, iron ore. wool and a few other
prominent articles principally raw materi-
ais began their announcements that
these articles would be protected be-
fore the bill got out of the hands of the
Senate the impression gained ground that
the ways and means committee had pre-
pared this measure without any respect TO
the wishes of Democratic Senator'S,
although 1t had been frequently
stated that the majority member
ship of the finance committee
were consulted in every important feature
of the measure, and that it met their ap-
prevail About the time the House bill was
completed by the committee 1T was re-
ported that two distinguished Democratic
Senators from a lead-producing State were
making violent protests against deter
mination to place all grades of lead on the
free list and they lowered about the ways
and means committee room. When 1T was
decided that lead should be protected it was
announced that this acton was taken to
mollify these two Senator's. 1t was reported
also that the Senators from States produc-
ing sugar, coal, ETC., were making loud pro-
testations against the placing Of these aru-
cles on the free list 1t was noted that
these Senators were appealing to the public
through the press and blazing their inten-
tions to vote against the bill In every pub
Vic place nS snee the bin bas beeS
In the hands of the Senate subcommittee
there have been frequent interviews pub
lished from these men in which they have
made threats against the measure and de-
clared that their home interests must be
protected or they would S klnS, vote against it
A Democratic member of the ways and
means committee informs your correspond
ent that all of this blow and buster from
Democratic Senators has been mere horse
play" He says that these Senator'S have
only asked to have protection to their local
interests reported in the bill, so that they
can point to this protection as vindica-
ton of their diligence before their constitu-
ents, and that they have all along privately
assured those in charge of the measure
that they were good Democrats and were
opposed to a tariff for protection, and after
their constituents they would heartily vote
for the bill without any protection to their
local industries.
1t will be recalled that In the early stages
of the tariff agitation in the House it was
reported that the entire Alabama delega-
ton would vote against the bill unless a
duty was placed on coal and iron ore; but,
as soon as that delegation had made it's
exhibition before the public, 1T dropped into
line and voted fer the bill without murmur.
when there was not the least protection to
their industries. The same programme is
to be followed in the Senate. The Senators
representing States having raw ", materials
the Democratic Senator's OF course, for the
Republicans are not taken into considera-
their "bluf'' for home consumption, then
fall into line and support the bill after
their home industries have had their throats
cut.
England has twice during the past decade
severely reprimanded and punished her min
listers to this country for duplicity of much
being practiced by wholesale BY Democrats
in the Senate. Great Britain. heartless as
she is would & turn dc,tH out OF 4sce pr men for
ten or twelve Democratic Senators pretend
ing to their constituents great interest in
having certain interests In their States pro-
,, tected and making great howls through the
press against the bill, because Ii does not
afford them local protection, and at the
nee se in charge ao e 20 for ore acon
only TO mislead those constituents, who have
intrusted to their care grave interests. These
Democrats have frankly acknowledged to
the committees that they could not, with
proprlety, ask for protection to their indus
Gated cate i'm in other states s. and rather than not not
| be good Democrats" and consistent they
prefer to deceive those who have given
J them their offices and their confidence
1t has just come to light that at no time
have the Democrats OF the two houses in
charge of the Wilson bin been in the least
| apprehensive as TO the fate OF their meas
| ure on it's final passage. They have been
thoroughly confident of success. The rea-
son OF this is found in the fact that the
| Democrats who have been so Loudly in
| Weighing against free-trade clauses and
| threatening to oppose the bill have pri-
| vately assured them that their talk is sim
| ply for home consumption, and that IL
| their votes were needed 10 pass the bill
| they would be found at the old stand
| voting for Democracy and free trade. on
| the stump this fall no manufacturer, mill
| operative. farmer or laborlngman who has
| been injured by the Wilson bill should LET
| any Democrat in Congress make him be-
| lieve that his Representative in Congress
was derelict Of duty or failed 10 make AN
| effort 10 have the home interest taken care
| OF or conserved in any way. p. 5. h