The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-03-17
From our special Correspondent

From our Special Correspondent
The efforts which have been made recently
at Annapolis and elsewhere to make it appear
to the people that the Mary land Senators are
antagonisiie 10 legitimate tariff reform are as
groundless and unreasonable as any of the
previous futile attempts of the chronic kick
ers and disorganizers (by whom ibe recent
movement IS engineeredl 10 create popular
distrust Of the Maryland leaders in Congress.
The attempt to have the Legislature in
siruei the Senators to support. without amend
menf, the Wilson bill as 1t came from the
House, was not less futile than the effort now
being made TO have paper TO the same effect
circulated for signatures among the people OF
some of the counties and IN Baltimore city.
The former WIS dismal failure, just as the
latter will be.
The honest and intelligent people Of Mary
land have long since learned to trust the in
tegrity and ability of their Senators aud Rep
resentatiyes in Congress. in the maintenance
Of the true principles of Democracy, and 10
detect the motive Of the indictments who en-
deavor TO east suspicion upon them. The
people know that there is no present or pros
peeiive necessity for exeriing any compul-
siou upon the Senators to support a proper
measure of tariff reform.
The fact is that Senator German Is we'll
known TO have been prominent among the
leading Democrats who urged upon Mr.. Cleve
land TO call an extra session Of Congress, at
the very threshold of his administration, to
redeem the promises of the campaign IN the
important matter Of tariff reform: a policy,
the wisdom of which, the President failed 10
but which If is now freely admitted
by the best friends Of the administration
would have been an eminently wise one.
Had the tariff question been thus wisely dis
posed of at the very commencement of the
administration. il is now generally conceded
thai The business and financial depression,
which subsequently, furnished the supposed
necessity for the extraordinary silver session,
which created such a rift in the party without
any perceptible corresponding benefit, would
never have arisen.
1t is now generally conceded by those iamii-
lar with the question tina, the Wilson bill, ds
il lett the House, was not ouly not in harmony
with the Chicago platform, but was not adapted
al all TO the present exigencies Of the Treas
ury. A tariff for revenue only, as empha
sized and indorsed by the Chicago platform,
knows no such words as free list. II means
ID tax upon all revenue producing imports.
equally and equitably light. Soft could hardly
be considered the part Of wisdom. while the
Secretary Of the Treasury was resorting to
doubtful expedients in negotiating bonds upon
questionable authority, TO cover up existing
deficiencies and save the Treasury from i'm
pending bankruptcy, that revenue measure
should be put forth by the party in power
which, by the admission of its authors, created
a much larger deficiency in the annual reve-
nues Of the government.
1t is important that the charge .Iow so freely
circulated by the Republicans, that the Demo
cratic party is incapable Of governing the
country, shoGld be negatived, rather than
demonstrated. Therefore, while
the Maryland Senators and Representatives
are justly recognized here as among the sub
stantlal tariff reformers in Congress, they
have generally conceded that the Wilson bill
would have to be enacted in the Senate SO as
to better adapt ii to the necessities of the
current revenues. Senator German IN his
great speech in the Senate, January Slsl, in
which be so ably refuied the harsh criticisms
and efforts to make political capital OF Sena-
tor Sherman aud other leading Republicans
against The admittedly inadequate revenue
provisions Of The Democratic tariff measure,
in connection with the Administrations bond
issue proposition, very frankly admitted that
the Senate wonld recognize The necessity of
so far perfecting the House tariff bill as to
avert similar dangers to the public credit in
the future.
In this he voiced the intelligent judgment
of the very best Democrats Of the country,
and the attitude and labors of the Maryland
Senators upon the tariff bill since it came TO
the Senate, have been strictly upon the lines
thus indicated.
1t was the necessity. already demonstrated,
of the amendment and improvement of the
not we'll maiured Wilson bill in the Senate,
that gave the mugwumpian indictments of
always actuated by insincerity and
disingenuousnesss) their inspiration for their
TO embarrass the necessary action
Of our Senators by deliberate attempt 10
create false impression among the people.
Failing utterly in their attempt To make the
Legislature party 10 their scheme, they are
now attempting to impose upon the creduliy
ofthe people; but like all their similar attempts
in the past, their latest scheme will prove an
rgregious failure.
The Democrats have but "a narrow margin
in the Senate. The present political com
plexion of the Senate is A Democrats, SO
and 3 Populists, and the Popu-
lists have already openly allied themselves
with the Republicans on account of the re-
mission Of the bounty in beet sugar in the
Wilson bill. SO that the question stands A
Democrats against Al opposition. Unless the
the tariff measure as il shall be presented,
The greatest of all imaginable political disas
ters to the Democratic party ut this time-a
failure to pass any tariff bill-will be clearly
staring them in the face from the start.
This important fact is not unknown to the
little clique of mugwumpiaD palcontents who
are endeavoring from purely selfish motives
10 create misunderstanding and embarrass
ment and hence the true wickedness of their
scheme ought to be made known.
TO attain this Unnecessary unity among Demo
Gratis so that they may present united front
to the enemy when the fight is on, has been
the object OF the laborious and protracted
conferences which have occupied the time OF
the Democratic Senators of late. Senator
German, as the Chairman of the Democratic
caucus, has necessarily been leading influ-
euce in this matter, and it is well known to
all, and has been admitted even by the scribes
and pharisees of the always unfair Baltimore
Sun, that his commanding influence has been
exerted throughout the whole
discussion as a peaeemaker and harmoniZer.
As the acknowledged leader and veteran
tactician of his party in the Senate and the
official head of its political organization. Sen
alor German though not nominally in charge
of the tariff bill, will necessarily direct the
great battle in its behalf, against determined
and resourceful opposition. In this capacity
he will render to his party and his country
service of scarcely less magnitude and value
than the defeat Of the Force bill. His emf.
nent and unselfsh services in this behalf are
here by all Democratic Senators.
of every shade of opinion, all of whom seek
his counsel and advice at all times.
The impartial and patriotic attitude of the
Senators upon the tariff question,
AS known and recognized here, and should
already be known to the people of the State,
is so immeasurably above he mean and in
sincero spirit of mischief. making which ema.
nates only from certain well known clique
in Baltimore Gig, that there will soon be
nothing left for them to do but TO go, as they
have done so often before, and "hide their
diminished heads. VISDEx.
Large Land Deal.