St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-27
HUNGRY AND CLAMoROUs.

eSlOIG IllS ISNSiiuS pili NiiiSii iiseA'
been prepared by the Republican lead
ers in the house shall reach the presl-
dent, for his veto or his approval, 1t Is
likely to create dissatisfaction and op-
position In the Republican ranks, al
most as general and determined as
the resistance of the united forces of
the Democratic members. 1t is a bitter
pill for the Republicans to swallow.
sugar-coat 1t as they may with the
excuse Of an alleged necessity that
calls for this as temporary measure,
they have exposed themselves to the
ridicuie Of the country by first accept
ing the existing tariff aet, which they
SO loudly derided and condemned, as g
basis for their own action; and, second
ly, by going back to the Morrison prin-
ciple of horizontal change, and author
izing 15 per cent increase of duties
all around.
If they are less than happy over this,
their misery is heightened by the pro-
found and general remonstranoes
against this action on the part of the
influences that control absolutely the
Republican party and dictate its pol
icies. These influences are the power
full manufacturing corporations of the
country, who support the Republican
party because 1t gives to them per-
mission to wiring unearned profits out
Of the wages Of the poor; and who are
not prepared to relax the hand of
power or to surrender this opportunity
to direct the course Of business In the
nation to their own profit Here are
the great iron and steel interests,
here are all other interests and corpor-
ations and trusts and monopolies in the
country clamoring that they should
have their share in the division of
spoils. Why, say these trusts. should
the manufacturers of woolens have
an additional 60 per cent Of profit to
divide among themselves, while the
manufacturers Of iron and glass and
earthenware, and hundreds of other
materials, are put off with beggarly
Is per cent.
The instant that 1t was understood
the clamor for q general revision of
the tariff began. 1t increases in in
tensity and In volume every day. Not
for two years more, at least. will
there be another opportunity for those
who were pampered by the Mckinley
tariff to thrust their greedy hands into
the pockets Of the people. 1t is not in
human nature for these fellows to see
the wool grower and the wool manu-
facturer bonused so heavily, while they
get only the small picking Of a Is per
cent rise. Inasnuch as these are the
men who contribute the sinews Of war.
out of whose p1ethoric treasures noust
come the funds to carry on the next
campaign, their voiced discomfort can
not be disregarded wholly. There is
already a great division in the ranks
OF the Republicans, which the strong
hand Of power and the gag law Of the
house may subdue, but which is likely
to burst into fulfilled ged mutiny in
the senate In opposition to the Reed
plan there rise all the hungry and
clamorous harpies for whose benefit the
protective system was Instituted and
IS maintained. The opposition of the
united Democrats to the proposed rev.
enue bill will not be more serious in
the end than the protest within the
Republican party Of the interests that
are TO receive only few crumbs of the
loaf that they think is about to he
distributed.