New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-25

Tho human mind does not always see around
CORNERS with readiness. Hence a question which
+. mar, Of the National l!fc on Ill It's sides, and
on every side vital part, does not get fully seen
ot one glance nor by some minds ever.
shrcwd writer begS 20 have 1t explained how the
Dcrnocratic party can be hostile to Protection
while the only tariff Il has enacted for nearly
f,r.v vcqrs Is denounced by most Democrats
and admitted b. opponents 70 be packed win
nro,e.tly, duties and wants to know if the De
,;ocrarv has not in fact been whipped out OF
it, hostility to Protection that the ONLY issue
has come to be one Of details and cXpctcncy, ana
not of principle. Apparently there are many
observers and writers whose minds are mixed
u, in the same fashon-but not the mihds OF
wagc-carnrrS.
The Democratic party Is not an Individual
with one mind to decide on every point. II Is
body COMPOSED OF millions. whose shades Of oDn
ION and prejudice and purpose are also millions
En- the Overwhelming purpose recorded in tie
uniform Of the last National Convention was to
o., rid Of protective duties rs far and as fast rs
possible. and this on the highest ground OF prih-
ciplc-namcly. pretended constitutional obliSa-
lion and a theory of justice rs between classes
and .c.tions Nobody can honestly deny thai
THIS was the deliberate Intention Of The great
majority If Democratic voters. as of Democratic
workers and leaders ~ that time. ana eNpr >s'd
,her rooted convictions. however erroneous.
There IS no evidence that the purpose of the
arc,t minority has changed in the least though
, minority large enough 10 beat the party III
.vcrv Northern state refuses - break down lis
industries
.rh. tariff enacted in 1854 is full 81 protective
duties. and yet bears testimony TO The unchanged
spjr,t and purpose Of the majority II must be
rrcosuizrd that leaders having the slightest
SENSE id no: dare 10 - %, FAR in The direction
II changes disturbing TO industry. in the depths
II dcpr,s-fon after The panic ~ lNE'. ~ Inc
same men would have gone when industries were
better prepared To- NEE. the shock Of chang"
Neither did practical politicians dare to 20 ~
far. in the teeth 81 heavy adverse majorltirS III
t,c fail Of ls.,1 and thu sprls Of 1894. aS they
vtuld have gone before those elections. Niih
both classes IT was a poStpon'mcnt, but not an
abandonment of purpose. Let uS ~ rs far as
~. safely can now" was their plan, and then
we may retain power 10 80 further hereafter.
Witholt any disguise whatever. that was the
celebration II the Democratic leader IN the
House when the bill was passed ana HAD been
the declaration Of Leaders IN the senate
Thus wool and lumber and many other articles
vcrc mt on the free list. and duties on many
others were intentionally c'l, down 50 far aS not
10 protect and yet far greater number 81 d'ii'S
more or less fully protective were retained
Thi. WAS in part because If the corrupt bargains
made with various monopolies in order to get
Democratic votes in the Senate. ana partly hc
cousn Senators from some manufacturing STATE
were bent on saving their own politicll lives ny
s,t,sfyinr demands Of constituents. but largely
hcc,usc severe defeats had made the party afraid
=, Oh rs far rs II intended 10 20 later. II put
,iot uu,posc in The plancst avowal and the
,o,nlo have accordingly been whipping 1t ever
since
rho tariff thus framed is in some features
rotblne but an Infamous BIZ Of sal" I" various
interests without regard to these or other liidnS
,,5o. and this shameless favoritism was PROOF
rot Of protective intentions, but II dishonesty
H. other TEXTURES the tariff is distinctly ana Ell
t,o,t,c,r uroiectiyp because votes from certain
.uur,c,rrino STATES could not otherwise he
socrr.d In many others it is Intentionally made
- ronroscri 4 weakened levcp. some feet too
low to keep ont Hood. ard therefore sure 20 DO
sven. away when the food comes IN many
o,h,r dctlils It Is markedly designed to IN
vito and encourage foreign imporlatlons ana
to DEPRIVE home industries OF projection. me
two latter classes Of changes express ~" inter-
lion BADLY nvowed by the party In It's platform.
The other duties express its dishonesty. or lis
fricht NJ the crushing defeats administered by
,he pco,lc But the fact remains un.Ecred. that
,ho democratic party intends 10 90 as far AZ 1t
c,n and dare in the overthrow Of protective
dutics which the Republican party intends to
perfect and maintain.
T\rJ irD ~ EGYPT