, 1897-04-13

The Washington Post of Friday, April
Och, says: The smooth surface of the
sea is disturbed by a slight breeze. The
wind freshens. the waves are white
capped, and presently IN the tempestu-
Gus ocean only Il staunch ship can ride
safely into harbor.
The tariff bill will have to be a strong
ly built craft if it survives the gale that
is now threatening. The smooth sur
face already shows indications of the
storm.
Perhaps Senator Chambers interview
in the Post yesterday had much to do
with creating the semi revolt which be-
gan tU develop yesterday; perhaps not
At any rate, the trouble, which seems to
have been brewing for several days, was
made especially manifest yesterday be-
cause Mr.. Chandler undertook to read a
public lecture to some of the western
senators and to warn them that if they
persisted in their desire to secure higher
duties, a revulsion of feeling would fol-
low and the tariff bill would be defeat
ed. The western republican senators do
not propose to be put in the position
of having TO yield all that they hope for
in the way of protection for their sec
ton at the suggestion or dictation Of
even Mr.. Chandler.
Senator Warren OF Wyoming is one
OF the frankest and most out-spoken
senators. He had hitherto intimated
that he would support any tariff bill
tina, the finance committee might report.
He holds that position no longer.
The bill must satisfy either his con-
science or his constituents n it will not
get his vote. On this point he has reach
ed an Interchangeable determination. Here
is what he said to the Post yesterday:
SENATOR WARREN'S STATEMENT.
II have read in the morning Post the
statement authorized by Senator Chand-
Ter and the comments thereon. l do not
consider ii entirely fair, and certainly
loN yhhIN.oAS' ~ lilipuNS ~ Al NiiAS ~
western senator's a disposition to be ex-
IRENE in their tariff views, or to insin-
uate that the tariff bill will fail because
of radical demands for western inter
ests. Such a presumption would be
premature and tend to demoralize rather
than intimidate as perhaps intended.
1.-THE tariff bill will fail, as it ought
to fail, if it is sectional and partial and
does not equitably recognize agricultur-
al, mining and lumber interests as we'll
as others. Eastern interests are always
well represented at the capitol by COM
petent experts in all eastern economical
lines; they are in continual attendance
on the committees so that eastern SEN
J ators and congressman do not have much
left to contend for before he committees
having charge of tariff bills. and the
duties being arranged satisfactorily for
them in committees they need make but
little effort on the floor while tariff bills
are under consideration. On the other
} hand, the agricultural and western in
terests are not thus represented. Agri-
c%ulturists and far-distant western indus
tries do not have either the wealth or
organization to support the attendance
on congress of experts and agents, but
feeling hat they are entitled to consid-
Grafton, they appeal to their representa-
tives in congress, and thus western SEN
ators have greater responsibilities and
more to do than eastern senators, in
%contending for a just scale OF import
duties. But their activity must not be
taken as hostility.
If it be decided that one section Of
the country must take buzzard while
another demands turkey in order to re-
form the tariff. then reformation had
better be delayed, regretable as such a
result would be, and to none more re-
gretable than to western senator's. A
man ought always to have either the
sanction of his own conscience or the
appreciation of his constituents, pre-
ferably both, in support Of his vote, and
it is too much 10 ask Of even a western
senator that he shall vote for a measure
that does not commend itself to either
one of these factors
WHAT OTHER WESTERN SEN
ATORS SAY. ,
While other western senator's are not
as o%ulspoken as Mr.. Warren, The fact
TRANSFERRED yesterday that they had been
in conference upon the tariff bill and
that there had been considerable en-
phasis Of expression. Yesterday Senator
Mantle of Montana. whose state is the
largest producer OF wool in the country,
introduced an amendment to the bill to
correct the wooden schedule, and said he
had reached that point where. although
u believer in the protective system, he
would not vote for the measure unless
what he conceived to be vital %inequali-
ties were corrected. Senator Mcbride
OF Oregon said that he would probably
vote for the bill, but that he should in
sist upon it being satisfactory. Il look
at the question from the standpoint of
a republican" said he, and l want to
see an equitable bill. My section is only
an incident, but l do not propose that
it shall be Disseminated against"
''The western senators will speak for
themselves" said Senator Wilson of
Washington. NO one has commission
ed Senator Chandler to either speak for