The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-31
Nothing surnri.InE.

Nothing Surprising.
The New York Tribune says: What
is there surprising in the attempted
abandonment OF the tariff issue by the
democrats?'' There is nothing surpris-
ing in the attitude OF the Democratic
party at the present time in respect to
the tariff question. though the purpose
Of the Tribunes question is to create
the impression that the Democratic party
is afraid 10 continue the agitation OF
its question.
There is no immediate necessity for
further agitation Of the tariff question,
and that is the reason the Democratic
party is not giving much atten-
tion TO it. The question is practi-
cally settled for a good many years to
come. The people will not consent to
further tariff legislation before they have
given the Wilson tariff a fair trial The
more they try it the better they are sat
isfied with it. They are already so well
satisfied with It that there is not the
remotest probability Of the country go
ing back TO the Mckinley tariff, or to
anything akin to it. IS
The manufacturing interests in all
parts of the country are now exceed
ingly prosperous. They are far more
prosperous than they were at any time
during the period that the Mckinley
tariff was in operation. And that is the
reason mainly why the democrats are
not now encouraging tariff agitation.
They have given the people good tariff
"a tariff based on democratic principles
and they are daily becoming better
pleased with it.
The fact that the Wilson tariff IS
meeting with such general approval is
what is causing the republican leaders
and organs so much uneasiness. They
see that without dissatisfaction in re-
spect to the tariff their party will be
without any reason practically for ask
ing the people to entrust it with the con-
troll of the government. AS the situa-
ton now presents itself they see no
prospect for the success of their party.
A day or two ago Postmaster General
Wilson, speaking Of the success Of the
tariff which bears his name, said: There
is no way to protect American industry
except by relieving II from burdens upon
the materials with which it works, no
way to insure good wages and steady
employment to home labor except by
freeing it from the shackles which have
confined it to glutted home market and
prevented it from seeking its customers
all over the world"
This country is now finding its Gus
toners in all parts OF the world. Not
long ago our dispatches contained an
account Of the sale of an immense guam
tity of steel rails to Russia, and of pig
iron TO English buyers. Still later it
was announced that an Alabama firm
of iron manufacturers had competed
successfully with all the rest of the
world for an order of the Japanese gov
eminent for an immense quantity Of pip.
ing. These are only few OF the many
orders our manufacturers have received
recently from other countries. They part
ly explain why il is that our manufac-
turers are just now In such a prosper
from other countries, because the VIII
son tariff has made It possible for them
to sell their goods in Foreign markets
. The republicans see that their high
protection tariff issue-the only issue Of
consequence they have-is losing its i'm
pOrtance. 1t Is not at all remarkable,
therefore, that they are trying to belit-
tie the Wilson tariff and to force the
tariff question to the front as the leading
issue in the next national campaign
From present Indications they are not
likely to meet with much success.