The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
washington Letter.

extremely anx Gus about legislation and
have been firing shots at their members of
Congress by the thousand. These little
evidences OF the attention OF the dear
public have set people saying some plain
things. So the public is liable to get some
information which it would otherwise not
have obtained.
SHARP rALK IN sRNATR.
There has been some especially sharp
talk in the Senate aud some OF the people
who are seeking to make political capital
by throwing dust with reference to the
pending tariff bill have suddenly dis
covered that there are two sides TO almost
any story. Two or three Democratic
leaders seem to have reached the conclu-
sion that they could once more fool the
people, and that their mos! convenient
way TO do it would be TO charge that the
sugar schedules of the tariff bill as agreed
upon by the Republican caucus were
favorable to the sugar trust. SO they
proceeded upon the 'stop thief" plan to
make all sorts Of malicious charges OF this
kind, taking advantage OF the fact that
Republicans in the Senate have been re-
tusing to discuss any features OF the bill
not absolutely necessary to be explained,
simply for the purpose of gaining time
and getting the bill through as promptly
as possible. The gentlemen have found,
however, that there is limit to the endu.
rance OF the public who are being imposed
upon with this sort OF fslsehood, and the
newspapers OF the country have suddenly
revived the fact that the very men who
are now shouting sugar trust with refer
ence to the pending tariff bill are the ones
under whose guidance the "perfdy and
dishonoro bill OF 1894 was framed and its
sugar schedule so shaped as TO create the
greatest scandal that has been known in
political history Ia many years. Attention
Is called TO the fact that the three men,
Senators Vest, Jones. and Mills. whose
mouthings about an increase in prices of
sugartrust stock as a result OF the pend.
ing tariff bill have been the features Of the
week, are the very men who framed the
sugar schedules of the Wilson bill under
which sugar-trust stocks ADVANCED 90 per
cent. while the advance during the entire
consideration OF the present bill is only 6
per cent, and this n mere incident of the
general advance which has been strongly
marked meantime in all stocks. That the
three men whose mapipulaiions in the
schedules OF the Wilson bill caused an
advance OF GO per cent in the price OF
sugar stocks should now be screaming
like madmen because sugar stocks have
increased q per cent during the consider
alton Of the present bill would be un.
accountable but for the fact that they are
apparently doing ii to not only make
political capital against the Republicans
but at the same time conceal as far as
possible their own record in his very line.
GETTING RACK TO HousE SCHEDULES.
An interesting feature OF the week s
developments has been the tendency on
the part OF the Senate Republicans to re-
turn TO the schedules OF the Dingley bill,
Nearly all the important schedules of the
House bill have been restored as they have
been reached one by one until the only
important one now remaining is that relat
ing TO wool. Aud there is every reason
To believe that when this is reached the
House rates on first and second class woods
will be restored. The sugar schedule has
been brought down to within mere tri-
file Of the House rates, and by many it IL
believed that the absolute lines OF the
House bill In this regard will be restored
before the bill gets upon the statute
books.
IL TuRRR UNNECESSARY DKIAY.
On one other subject there has been
some plain talk aud some which the people
ought generally 10 hear. That is with
reference to the length OF time Congress
has occupied upon the tariff bill. The
people generally have grown very impa-
tent over the apparent delay in obtainin &
final action upon the pending tariff bill.
This Impotence is being encouraged by
Democrats, Popocrats, Slverites, and
every body else who is opposed secretly or
openly to President Mckinley and the
Republican party. The fact is, however,
that no Congress since the first one ever
made the progress which this one has
made, especially in view Of the circum-
stances. There is every reason to believe
that the bill will be upon the statute
books early in July. Never since George
Washington's first term has President
been permitted to attach his signature TO
new tariff law within as brief space OF
time as will William Mckinley. And
when 1t is considered that the Senate Is
not controlled by the Republican party,
but that there IS a clear majority against
the party 10 TINT body, the speed which
has been made in the consideration and
progress OF the bill is not paralleled in the
history Of any administration.