The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-05-11
"THAT TARIFF BILL
VIII Kill the Republican
Party" Says Senator
Jones.
Republicans Will Vote Against the
Whole to Defeat Parts.

"Killed by an overdose of tariff"
may be the epitaph on the tomb OF
the republican party, If the tariff
bill which was this week re-
ported to the Senate Is not radio
ally changed in many of the sched-
ules. 1t has started fight among
the republicans that may result In
killing the tariff bill as we'll as the
republican party, although, OF
course, the chances are that the
differences will be patched up ia
some way and bill of some sort
put through at this session Of Con-
gress. That the fight is now rag
ing is shown by the open threats Of
the New England Senators to stay
in Washington all summer rather
than see the duty on hides, which
the Senate Finance Committee has
put in the bill, remain In the bill, 4,
and these Senators are already try
ing to get democratic Senators to
promise to vote with them to strike
out the duty on hides when the
bill is voted upon by sections In
the Senate. The western Senators
who forced the duty on hides into
the bill, have informed the New
England Senators that they were
not going to stand idly by and see
that duty on hides struck out of the
bill, when they could get even by
combining with the democrats and
adopting an amendment providing
for horizontal reduction in all
cotton, woolen and steel manufact-
ures. Representative GrOsvenor,
of Ohio, says of the new bill, for
that is what it practically is: $50
far as relates to the wool schedule,
the bill is unsatisfactory, and cam
not be passed. I do not believe it
can pass the Senate, and 1 know IL
cannot pass the House. The sugar
schedule will be very gratifying to
the American Sugar Refining Co.,
and unsatisfa ctory to the best sugar
producers in the country. The
New England manufacturers are
fully provided for. The bill will
probably not reach the House in
The form reported to the Senate,
and if it should it would meet with
very strong opposition. The duty
on tea will be very unpopular"
Those republicans representing
districts having large brewing in
terests are much worked up over
the increase of A cents a barrel in
the tax on beer and will fight it.
Senator Jones, Of Ark, who Is
regarded as tariff expert as well
as one of the most careful political
observers of the time, said of the
present situations: "This tariff bill
means the disruption of the repub.
ican party. The taxes imposed by
Il will be resented by the people.
New England will certainly go dem
ocratic OH the question of a duty
On hides, but the lesson that will be
taught by this one item might be
applied to every other section of
the country. The next House Of
representatives will be democratic
BY very large majority" Senator
Jones, in reply to question, said
ne thought the debate on the tariff
bill, which is to begin ON the 18th
INST. would last until about the
first of July.
tits the general disposition In
Congress to regard the trip to
upon which nator Wolcott
ex-Vice President Stevenson, and
General Paine will start this week,
with credentials authorizing them
10 negotiate with European Gov
ernments in behalf of international
oimetallism, as nothing more than
| pleasant summer junket for those |
hree gentlemen. There are not a |
iozen men In Congress who serious
y think international bimetallIsm
more than a dream, concocted to
'tave off an independent settlement
If the financial question by this
country.
In place of the retroactive tariff
n the Dingley tariff bill the repub-
leans of the Senate Finance COM
nittee have inserted a clause maxi
ng July lst the date upon which
he new duties will 60 into effect,
md unless all the Congressional
prophets are away off the date will
ave to be changed again.
The fact was made very plain by
he assignments of republicans to
he committee vacancies made by
he republican caucus that boss
lama isn't the whole thing in the
enate whatever he may, have been
. the campaign or may be with