The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-12
WASHINGTON GOSSIP,

Washington, May iO,--tspcciai to Atlantis
constitution.)-Thou there may be som,
Inference OF opinion about the material re-
suits OF the republican tariff bill as 1t ha,
made its appearance in the senate. there 1.
practical unanimity on this point that The
political effect will DO beneficial TO the
democrats
, me republicans are themselves badly
! spit up over the bill. The house repub.
lieans are sore over what they call the ie-
pudiation which they have received at the
{ hands of their associates IN the senate;
and though with the wisdom OF good poll
tieians they are not airing thor differ
cnces after the democratic fashion they do
( no, hesitate to express their soreness when
= .aihlhs among themselves. Well they may
oe sore II they took any pride In the work
they had done for never In the history OF
lWlft making has one house given the
other such distinct turn down as is
given the Dingley bill by this product Of
senate republican wisdom
80 TAR as the material effects 20 the re-
pubHcans believe that these will be benefit
eiai, while the democrats can not see but
,ney are bound to he bad 1t Is not this
Iesi'ure, however, which has been discussed
since the bill was reported to the senate
Everybody has been discussing the one
question OF the probable political effect
ana 1t Is no misstatemeut OF the facts to
say that there Is practical unanimity that
the bill is bound TO hurt the republicans
seriously In the elections that aro 10 coiuc
In response to the demand OF the West
ern senators, whose votes are so necessary
to the passage of the bill tho senate COM
mittee has consented to u tariff on raw
~
VINO had such a hand in the making OF TINS
hiil 1t was like pulling teeth. but they had
TO give way to the Western men
NOW howl goes up from all over New
England. where the great boot and shoe
| concerns want 10 get their hides free So |
strong is the demand for free hides from
NAT source that the Massachusetts, senator's |
| nave declared war. They intend to show |
."o'r 'uellty TO the manufacturing indus |
tries or their State. So bitter is their feel |
ing in response to the desire Of the manu-
| iactnrers that they will make a hard fight
IN the senate for the restoration Of hides 10
Inc free list. old Senator Hoar who was
recently anxious TO have the senate rules
changed so as to put a limit to debate Is
now declaring that this hides provision
VIII be fought In the senate until the New
England manufacturers have their way .if
we stay here until October"
:, All this means trouble for the re,ub-
iicans these long summer DAYS and wor..
trouble In the future. Il the political
prophets know what they are talking about.
lhat one schedule may lose some of the
New England States to the republican
party. ne great manufacturers Of that
country have always been the backbone OF
Inc republican party and with those ZEN
ilemen refusing to continue their assist
anco and their contributions there Will be
very little Of the party left even there
But the hides schedule gives less trouble
than number OF others. There is infn
itely less danger in it than there is in the
wool schedule tho sugar schedule and par q.
tiollarly in the item taxing tea and that ,
increasing by nearly 80 per cent the inter
nal revenue tax on beer
II we are to believe the special repre-
sentative in congress Of the wool growers a
of Ohio, the much promised return OF a
prosperity is in danger by reason of this I
change in the wool rates Hon Lorenzo =
Danford makes the distinct declaration
that II the bill becomes law in its pres :,
ont shape the votes Of the ohio wool grow !,
ers viii be lost to the republican party n
and that-mark the dire predicton-that n
1T VIII seriously cndanger the return of ~
Mr.. Hanna to the senate" a
Surely the republican tariff makers will r.
pause In their reckless course and take a
head Wasn't Mark Hanna's election the !,
last needed link In the chain that was TO a
bind us all up In prosperity's embrace y
OF course II was, The country knows that. r,
General Grosvcnor certainly realizes the n
danger. for he throws out his defy to The i,
senate aud declares In many words that h
In so far as II relates to the wool schedule n
the bill can not become law. at Is I'M IL
aud can not be passed" are the
generals words.
Thon tho venerable bugleman Of McKln- u
oyism pays his respects to some other fea- u
ures Of the hlll which, after awhile. he -
VIII be hoard yociferously defending on the II
stump Fer It may be remarked in pass
ng that 1t IS this senate hill which Will ~
become the law of the land-there can he u
10 doubt of that IN
The general declares that the sugar
chcdulc is in tho interests of the sugar al
rust. There is no news in that. for every VI
'ody Knew That II would be. ii there Is | -
NY one institution that has its grip ON the w
party II is this same sugar IT!
rust III
the general declares the duty on tea to 10
q very unpopular and declares that this
hpopuiirltN is accumulated by the fact Nv
nat ms duty makes it impossible to bring IN
pout the changes I'm the wool schedule ia ne
mich he So strongly objects de
Atogeihnr this able and eloouent IN
moan who Is the recognized spokesman IN
the MclNtnt'y administrations is hayln, er
troubled time Of H. And vet In his mar sh
alton Of the evils OF the bill he has care
my avoided. reference to the one which IN
Enthusiastically worrying him AMI his hs
.lluW republicans the most. That Ia the IN
''reasc Of the beer tax va
particularly is this Increase bringing as
rouhi" To the hearts OF the republicans ="
ONO II is part of the political history
inc hnckeyn state that revolution has
''iow'd every effort to curtail what the N
'iman citizens OF that State are in the
Ahit Of calling their personal liberties" Re
VERIFYING that has savored of undue re. OK
''l''loh mas met prompt rcbuke at tho 81
JUS, ana as the efforts at reform have ~
SNaliN been made Inv the repnhtfc,,r