New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-26
THE STETGGLE At The CAPITOL

Sending the Tariff bill back TO conference
without instructions by 40 means settles lis
fate. II would show that thc Senate yields nom
ing. rs the House has yielded nothing. Du' "ouh
in no sense modify the attitude 81 the Senate
confnrrccs who announced In conference that
they were virtually pledged 10 insist upon me
Senate bill because no other could be passed
Other motions will have to be decided first, ana
os Mr. Villas does not withdraw his motion 10
STRIKE, ON; The Sugar Trusts dincrcntial duty,
and Mr. Quay moves 10 put all sugar on The
rrcc LIST and several Senators have stated mat
they would vote 10 postpone indefinitely and Xii
The bill at once If the sugar schedule should he
altered there is possibility Of important action
today. But It appears more probable that the
will of Yesterdays Democratic caucus VIII gov
crn. and that the bill will 20 back 10 conference
If Democratic reports from Washington are
true which is not always TO be reckoncd with
ont Observation-Disclosures Cleveland has concud-
ed that he might rs well Justify Senator Cor
mans opinion of him. that he was coward
who dared not show his head when men were
fighting. II he has consented TO back down ana
SIGN the Senate bill without either of the
changes he has demanded, after dcnouncing II
os the product OF pcrlidy and diShonor, then In
truth his Ict1'r 10 'IliIIllIdh w Il7'H was a. W.
wis, and indecent rs Mr.. German pronounced
II But the worst foes of Mr. Cleveland, II ihcy
have not been able 10 recognize in him conse
Grated patriotism Of purpose, good faih or cour
age. have not found in him the astonishing
pusilanimity and utter lack Of ordinary com
batiycucss which such a surrender would be-
tray For it would be neither personal shrewd-
ness nor partisan sagaclty, nor lack Of power
but simply want of courage, If be should now
sign bill having neither free coal nor free iron
ore but protective duties for the Sugar Trust
lie NAV have little power but assurcdly has
enough 10 prevent the passage Of such BILL
even at this late day.
With a single grain Of common sense, The
President must see that the defeat OF the Tariff
bill by the devices Of few Senators who OPP
pose the principles and pledges Of his party
would be the best thing that could possibly
bappen for him and for the country. There are
many things Mr.. Cleveland does not know, but 1t
will need his own act TO convince men that he Is
quite foolish enough TO write The Wilson letter.
and then 10 surrender 10 the men he branded
with dishonor. Reports Of the Senate caucus
indicate that the Democrats who have hitherto
supported the Senate bill are without exception
standing to their bargain. The story that Tues
days caucus served notice on the President that
he must abandon all opposition to the coal and
iron duties and f. the sugar schedule. or Demo-
cratic Senators would indefinitely postpone the
bill and kill all tariff legislation for this Con-
gress. would imply great waste Of effort and
unsecmy bounce on the part Of Senators who
are customarly practical men. The return OF
the bill without change or instruction would
mean exactly much, and would equally serve
as notice that Senators thoroughly believe what
they have said, that no other tariff bill can
pass the Senate There has not been the slight