Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-11-09
AARsisoN ANn PRorecrloN
Hou the HN-Fr~Slaeat Steea WheS IN
High rSrs9 law was Passed

! How the ~HUFreSlaeat Stood WAeS n
HtSA Nrt9 law Was Passed
The friends II BeaAmia Harrison.
who with doubtful tact, bat with very
clear camrNAenSioa ot paAs Sen'''
uent. az striving IL clear him q sHy
pSDonsShiicy tN the Mek@'cy law
have aNah,leS< forgotten the ringing
iu5N~>nent y; that measure sea; BY
him s. president - the NnNSc' e'n-
cv~ al the opening II It's se0a1 So
SION II hNSnbso iSA
The oo1>soa WAS scarcely " for
e.lgvOf NcNiUleyt>a erociN their
scAStvN-sea, IN informing the 'SrlS by
iac-e&>0S l. burdens the ra2SNSn>
IL tAS; ho~& " representatives ASG
c,1e cheerA3v &SNye the pSNY,e s
~oa,A h~so-S ~ae&lax approval aud ne
eANe,Sa0 The legislative ,riGanN> ~
tAe;v ea-S- ASi Nsa The easc,reai ~
;Ae >he-ra&n S,ve- law and ,Ae Nc
A.,ey tx-S l&w. The vSS of rs N7-
@s- h&G M :, lis .Snse kSa &ssN~
s-~& xn1 ); && no :e~sa an Srs n ne
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.SS,iS;-1S e~Sa~e-ea&l ~ia;s-NoG~Ss
Win f,-v5Sa 2a.Ss=> 81 rts>.S -
r20ASSs ;Sei- oNGs WAS the susS;soa
Nto-e tAe Gesco-2se. R@a,-s,s NNa'
silently AoSYsS& the sSSss NrcNSa2s
e. 7sSs&
The c2.>,-as .. lie general eiectso1s
Q! November. iSsA = well vs@S2-
h~3-Avo1Sy vs-y srssA i 'Ae
minds 4 iAISs p0S&21s wAo are rNw
striving - s-sS s~S-YrSS&Sszt Hs-Va~2
iasm responsibility tE. O. tie N2e
hundred xaG seventy vSgGS1eeS eoa-
c-e~zen wAo gathered IL asiea 10 ne
reading Il Tie presidents ESsSse
e1Aty~swo h&G met &s&as sss reward
AZ sAs- zc-svisy u ~2sreasa1s saxaaaRa
81 tie hsoe>s 2=& &r LIE crvRs II the
-S-ssg& -Sa-as-sS jar & Slsrt ss9
vsa~ s1-ls- >s14ssr Guar la& t-ie'i
.As IA :- Tie escs e he -srtr9iNaI
-a-- Te= psccle caS5 Err aie Gts m
,-p1sn& -4xx-1>c AL vented stsur ni~
1-5.c -rcc Republican cartdases
i, TIE pCG> ! -~s2ucaEain maNsrtT n
the hc-@ hs& be<- cuEveceeG into q
te~oa:s, -scrty = hundred
and io-v~Ett. W1sz Reed The gar
mounted the speakers -userun 10 call
the house % order as -azed down upon
sea q f2ces destined at the end Of
that short session 10 disappear from cou-
greSsion2l life.
Into this cave Q: gloom President
Harrison sent & trumpet blast of praise
for the very measure which had caused
the republican downfall. Under it, he
declared, I'VE shall secure a larger and
more profitable participation in foreign
trade than we have ever enjoyed and
we shall recover a proportionate par
ticipation Of the ocean CARRYING trade
Of the world" How far these opti-
mis,ic prophecies failed of realization
Is q matter of recent history. Continu-
ing his eulogy of the law, which he
would now disavow, the president de-
clared it worthy the support OF those
who believed that American legislation
should conserve and defend American
trade and the wages Of American work.
men," and insisted that there was
neither wisdom nor justice in the sug-
gestion that the subject Of tariff re-
vision shall be again opened before this
law has had a fair trial"
Clearly if President Harrison was in
different to the progress of the tariff
bill through congress, and only vague
ly acquainted with its nature when he
assumed responsibility equal to that
of both houses of congress by signing it,
he was ready enoughin December, 1890,
TO defend it with all the warmth of
which his nature is capable.
Indeed, his zeal in its behalf went
beyond mere defense. He looked GU,
upon a great nation which had just re-
pudiated the law and its makers. He
knew, as every American must know,
that in this democracy the people are
the source of the law-making power
and their verdict is final and conclusive.
But, in effect, President Harrison said
to the republican congress: Never
mind the people. They do not know
what they are doing. They possess nc
intelligence equal to your w~orshipfu,
body. Give no heed to their demand
for repeal or amendment OF the McKin
ley law. Pass on. rather, to the enact
ment of a federal election law, 80 tina
with the aid of United States Judges
and the regular army the defeat of re
publican candidates for congress may
henceforth be averted.h
Indeed the profane sentiment regard
ing the public which a certain Wander
bilt once uttered the president ther
reechoed. "Misinformation regarding
the terms Of the act" he insisted, "ha,
been widely disseminated abroad an'
at home" The simple, credulous pee
pie had been duped. They had no
properly understood the merits OF tn
reciprocity clause in the bill which, b,
taxing our people higher on the good
from foreign nations which taxed thei
people on goods imported from our.
made the whole thing symmetrical an
wholly benefcent. But he cheerful
prophesied that all this dissatisfactio
of the electorate would be ''correcte
by experience and that the evil aug,
ries as to the results of the law cor
founded by the market reports, int,
, national trade balances and the genera
/. prosperity of our people, Here, agaiI
President Harrison was luckless in h
= prophecy. After two years experiene
. the people who had already turned ii
Mckinley congress out of Office eiecte
a with even more emphasis the mar WI
/ signed the Mckinley bill.-Chicae
Chronicle.
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