The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-01
ASK THE SENATE TO HURRY.
PROTECTIVE TARIFF
POSTAL-C4RD C4MP4IGN.
Secretary bliss La President OF the League
Citi..nH TO DE Called on to Write to sena-
tors Urging Expedition In Pnsaiug the Tartn
Bul-Plntt says II VIII Pass by July 4.

Secretary Biiss L. President OF the League
Citizens to DE Called on to Write to sena-
tors Urging Expedition In Passing the TArtn
Brl-Platt says II VIII Pass by July 4.
The American Protective Tariff League. of
which Secretary Bliss in President Mckinley's
Cabinet Is President, determined yesterday TO
take steps to urge the swift passage OF the Re
publican Tariff bill. Secretary Bliss has been in
New York for the last two days. The headqua-
tiers Of the league are at 1876 West Twenty.third
street, and no step Is taken by II without
the full knowledge of Mr.. Bliss. Mr.. Bliss
is a membe OF the Board OF Managers,
and his associates on the board are
lie Grand b. Cannon. Mayor Strong. +. A. Harris
horn. A. d. Iuill:srd, Theodore NJ. Ives, and
Frank :. Witherbee OF Now York. Thomas
Dolan, Theodore Justice. Joseph +. Thropp. and
Calvin Wells OF Pcnnsylvania, cx-Gov. p. G.
Cheney OF New Hampshire, +. \. Hitchcock OF
Missouri. J. T. Hanson OF Georgia, William
Strange Of New Jersey. Pension Commissioner
II. Clay Evans Of Tennessee, Charles 5. Landcrs
of Connecticut. James Phillips. Jr. OF Massa-
| chusetts, Francis +. Warren of Wyoming, and
Homer Mclaughlin of Ohio.
1t was decided to begin a postal-card cam
paign. which is intended to call the attention OF
tho United States Senators to tho necessity for
speedy action on the Tariff bill, and Secretary
wakeman therefore sent the following request
to the editors Of Republican newspapers in all
the States:
Tho entire country. as you know, 10 suffering be-
yond description from the industrial invasion OF
goods OF other countries through tho WILSON "oFmAh
free trade tarin.
Times are growing harder every day. and with the
vast amount OF foreign merchandise coming TO this
country. the good effects OF a protective tarin are
already discounted. Nc can have no prosperity until
protection is embodied In our laws. Feeling that
-. --,t ~ .AU1tfInna M lipl
prevail we want your assistance to tnAugurate n pos
tai card campaign, telling United State Senators the
wishes OF the people In favor OF immediate tarin
legislation.
VIII you help In this work by publishing the at
taohed paragraph or one Of similar import. and add 10
the paragraph the name or names OF the Senators W
whom your readers should direct their postal cards?
The paragraph which he editors of Republican
newspapers arc requested to print 10 as follows;
NATIONAL APPEAL,
Is estimated that the Government is losing as,
900, 900 . week IN revenue by the delay In the pas
sage OF the Tariff hill. The people are losing ten
times as much in work on account OF the delay. We
earnestly ask every one OF our readers to immedi
atcly write n postal card To Al least one nlembei
OF the United States Senate at Washington, urg
III, aud dcma,d ding the immediate passage OF
Protective Tariff law, and such a law as viii give adj
equats protection TO American labor and American
industries. Address your postal card to Hon. -
L. s.. s., Washington. DC.
The Republican Senators in Washington hav'
had tons of letters since inauguration day Oh
all sorts of subjects. principally demands 70
Federal place. and they have been ovcrrm b.
constituents, all demanding places in the Gov
crnmcnt service. 1t Is expected. 1t was said
that they will next get a ton or two each day q
postal cards. all suggesting speedy action on tn
tariff hill.
Senator Plat returned 10 Washington ycste
day afternoon. He reiterated his opinion tina
tha Tariff bill would be out of the way by Jul
!, hut he and other Republican senators hay
been informed, it was said. that senator tiorma
and the Democratic Senators who follow in III
MARY land statesman's wake are determined I
obstruct the course Of the hill in the senate /
J order to postpone. II possible. its final wtsslg
by Congress to Sept. !; Senator Aldrich and n
others on thc Republican side Of tho politica
fence, IL was added, are aware Of the propose
tactics of Senator Gorman and his friends.