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help OF the Vice-President to pass Republican
tariff law. II Republicans .are returned from
Kentucky and North Carolina. both Of which
are still in doubt the total will be forty-hve
and no more. 1t is idle to say. therefore. that
the passage OF a tariff law through the next
Congress will not be beset by difficulties and
perils at the best. The passage of the Emer-
gency bill would not add one iota to those diff
hculties and perls. The Republicans cannot
AFFORD. therefore. to bc responsible for the fail
ure OF that measure of temporary relief. unsatis-
factory and dstasteful as it is to every friend
and advocate Of protection to American In
dustries. 1t Is said by some Republicans that
the passage Of the bill would indefinitely post
pone a general revision Of the tariff Not so.
Does anybody suppose that. while the wool
grower. for example. would not be content with
protection OF six cents pound on his wool. he
would not rather have that than 70 protection
at all? Or that the woollen manufacturer VINO
would not be content with the proposed increase
Of protection afforded him. would rather not
have that than no protection at all? Or that
the lumber manufacturer would be satisfied
with 60 per cent of the protection given by the
act Of 1870. which fixed the rates OF duty ex-
tremely low"
Thus say Republicans who would deprecate the
failure of the Emergency bill through the tndif-
ference, neglect or hostility of members of their
party. They are willing. however. Loyalty, To
abide by and support the judgmen- Of the ma ma
jority. AS to the proposition to amend the bill
a Republican legislator Of long experience VINO
is an accomplished parliamentarian. to-day SAID
to Tribune correspondent: Of course that
would defeat it, The mere Offering OF one amend
ment would provoke the Offering OF other amend
ments too numerous to be estimated. the discus
sion Of which would consume so much time that
the fate of the bill would be sealed. That the
bill could be greatly improved in many respects
goes without saying. but there Will not be time
In short session OF Congress. with hundreds OF
other easures pressing for consideration. 10 90
1t. The attempt to do It would be fatal
IDLE TALK ABOUT M'KINLEYS VIEWS
good deal has been published in the news
&11A, AfnIs IN
ley favors this is opposed to that proposition.
All such publications are calculated, and some
Of them are probably designed. to make mischeI
There is no sound foundation for them. Because
Major Mckinley, who feels the keenest solicl'ude
for the success Of his party and the prosperity OF
his country. patiently and courteously listens 10
the arguments and opinions OF Leading members
Of his party without expressing his own views
IL does not follow that he either approves or dis-
sents from those arguments and opinions. quite
the contrary. While he is willing nay eager. 10
receive advice and counsel from members or MS
party not one of those who have visited nun
since the election has ventured. or VIII venture
to say that the President-elect has uttered an
expression to show that he approved OF or dis-
sented from the views submitted Tor MS con-
sideration Even Governor Dngey, In whom
he reposes the utmost confidence. would not vent
IRE TO say So and all stories to the erect that
Major Mckinley favors this or is opposed 10 tnat
proposition may therefore be safely discredited.