St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-08-15
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justify the house in surrendering to the
ftrust-bound senate. It's undoubtedly
Z true that the senate bill, in spite of the
subserviency to monopoly which it car
ries OH its face, is distinct improve
ment OIL the Mckinley act, and con-
siderable step in the direction of tariff
reform. We believe, however, that it
would be wiser and more patriotic for
the Democratic house TO leave in force
the Mckinley act, bad as it is, than to
accept the amendment at the point of
the bayOnet, as it will If it accepts it at
all. We believe, moreover, that the
sound sense of the country, and espe-
cially Of those who have stood up for
tariff reform, would certainly approve
that course in the long run, ii not at
once.-Detroit Free Press (Dem.).
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The tariff victory of 1892 was incom-
plete because these janissaries of the
monopolieS and trusts remained in their
places to confuse and betray Demo
cratic counsels, and to reinforce in the
senate the minority that had been de-
'feated at the polls. The Republicans
retained the substantial possession of
power in the senate because recreant
Democrats consplred with them to de-
feat tariff law which the Democratic
party had promised to the people. Chi
cago Herald Dem.).
This bill Is what the majority In con-
greSs has 10 offer in response to the
tariff reform sentiment which sent the
Democracy into power in 1892 by such
surprisingly large majOrlties. The con-
trast between that popular demand and
the congressional action upon it Is
something grotesGue. The Democracy,
standing on radical tariff platform
and elected OIL that platform by one of
the most signal demonstrations OF pop
ular approval ever vouchsafed 10 a
party. has brought forth a deformed
companion to the Mckinley law. =
Chicago Record Qnd.).
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The lesson principally to be learned
from this tariff contest and its impotent
conclusion is that when the Republican
party made the protected interests a
partner in the government it in fact
made them the governing partner in the
firm. The way to cure the situation. so
intolerable to the people. is not to re-
duce the interest Of the protected man
ufacturers, but to dissolve the partner
ship altogether. The way to reform
the tariff is to abolish it. There can be
no half-way.-Chicago Times Dem..
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The senate is victorious in its contest
with the house. The sugar trust wins.
The president and the Democratic ma
JOrity in the house of representatives.
after swearing they never would con-
sent, have consented. The bill which
Mr.Cleveland declared was the outcome
of ''party perfidy and party diShonor"
has hnpn apHPnta6 If yiVpS cuuor
trust solid protection, and 80 per cent
protection to the planters .-Milwauke
Sentinel (Rep.).
New York World-Had congress ad-
Journed without passing any bill, tariff
agitation would have dominated the
elections and have been revived at the
December session, even if President
Cleveland had not felt constrained to
call an extra session. If President
Cleveland shall permit this bill to be-
come law, no party would dare to pro-
pose tearing it to pieces again imme-
diately. MIR. Cleveland's term will not
expire until March. 1897. His veto can
not be overridden by the next congress.
and the congress to be elected in 1896
will not meet for more than year after
wards. Even those who are most dis
appointed in the bill will soon come to
consider three years of peace preferable
to further suspense. anxiety and bust.
ness depression.
New York Press-The duties and
principles of the Republican party are
not changed by yesterdays events
Loyal to protection as the compass to
the polar star. the Republican party
Will never rest until genuine protection
is restored TO every American industry,
and the American standard OF wages
restored to the American level. The
industrial Independence of the United
States has received blow, reasonable,
but also transitory. Republican princi-
piles are im,nutable. The prosperity of
the American people is as sacred as any
object that ever invited the support of
loyal citizens. The dignity of American
labor Is all issue too precious to be
disregarded by the party which effaced
from labor the stigma of slavery.
New York AdyertiSer-The truth of
the matter is, it makes little difference
now as to what Democracy may or NAV
not do. 1t has been tried by the coun-
try, and found wanting. The people
now realize the truth and force of Mr..
Blaine's remark-that by the reason of
their long absence from power the
Democrats have lost their capacity to
SOFClH. lHCIS are lNO DGllOcfalS VINO
can extract exceptional pleasure from
this transaction that seals the doom of
the Cleveland and free trade Democ-
racy. One of them is Arthur German,
of Maryland, and the other is David
Bennett Hill. OF New York. They have
the satisfaction of knowing that they
have made their enemy in the White
house their bondsman, and forced him
to do their bidding.
New York Evening Positive abate
nothing from our adherence of the sur
render Of both houses of congress for
the time being to an odiOus monopoly
when we say that the passage of some
tariff bill at the present time was neces-
sarv to the prosperity of the country.
People must earn their bread and butter
in sunshine and in rain, in storm and
calm. We might have dragged on an
other twelve months in the same mire
that we walloWed in for eighteen months,
yet have been no nearer victory. We
would nave preferred TO fight on until
the people pronounce their verdict upon
German, Brice, Smith and Camden, but
we acknowledge the force of Chairman
Wilson's speech in which he said that
lie had done everything in his power,
and that he could not do more-he could
not even hold his own supporters to-
gether any longer.