The sun., 1897-06-10
GREAT CHANGE ON TARIFF.
HANH DEMOCRATIC PAPERS SWING
ING TO PROJECTION.


tectiye Tariff League IEas Requests for Lit
eraturo from a.BsT Democratic ana Inde-
pendent Papers That Have Opposed 1t.
The officers of the American Protective Tar.fr
League report that there is very great change
rapidly taking place in the Democratic senti-
ment throughout tho country as TO protective
tariff. Five years ago, when tho Democratic
National Convention adopted platform with q
plank demanding a tariff for revenue only, the
Democratic papers throughout the whole ooun-
try accepted it as Democratic doctrine, and al.
most without exception demanded either that
sort Of tariff or absolute FREQ trade. No Dem
scratic paper wanted protective tariff literature
and offers Of 1t by the Tariff League were replied
10 in thousands OF instances with bitter denun-
eiations and epithets.
The papers stuck to this tariff policy right up
10 the last campaign. when the tari1 was
shunted and free silver was made the slogan Of
the party. Then the change began. 1t was first
noticed by tho Tariff League people when re-
Gently they sent out circular to q list Of news
papers that did not take their literature. offer
ing to send IL to them. THE SUN week or 30
ago printed story giving lot Of the answers
sent by the editors of a freak list that was rung
in on Deacon Wakeman, the Secretary Of tho
league, by one Of his typewriters. At that time
ine list had not become to come In. They started
coming just after its publication. and they have
been coming since. Up to yesterday the grand
total OF answers requesting tho league to send
the literature was 1857. This, ADDED to the
1000 and more papers that were already taking
the literature. makes nearly 1000 newspapers
throughout the country that arc spreading the.
protective tariff doctrine.
But the significance Of the change In tariff
sentiment is not In tho largo increase in the list
Of the papers served. It is in tho political pre-
dnection Of the now papers. Four hundred and
ffty-three Of them are straight local Democratic
journals and eome Of them have been out-and-
cut freetrade advocates. Two hundred and
thirty-eight moro have been independent In pol
itics and neutral on tho tariff question. Moro
signihcant still fs the fact that of tho ]53
Democratic papers that have como around. 1872
arc in the South, where the tarifi-forrevenue-
only sentiment was tho strongest Deacon
wakeman had prepared for THE Sur reporter
yesterday o list Of the new papers that have
responded to his circular and requested the
o. course, Il e too long % publish N full: 49,
that want amt the the tsr"ture and 98e neutlS Pre-
yious to tho sending out Of the circular the
twelve Democratic papers ask for the literature
and four s,, neutral ons: The League fermeEIy
i, Seven Dsmoersac and four neutrsi papers
only papers s the Wsos sase In
where the league had ten papers. fourteen Dem.
as s Snd s'Esa RSSy ps Is ask 1S
a. nsatrsl. but seventeen followers
sd' hs2s es
fye Democratic papers that ask for tho htera-
I psssn sssas 81 az sns
nsptrals In Missouri So Democratic and o
Rspsa sna gans II f. .ns Spa 4 .rs
nsssee Hss - Dsmoeratis papers ssy they would
The greatest change seems to 30 In Texas, where
$S DenGsrstic papers want 4 and IS neutral
being a sheep!raising state. In virginia. the
peEs and neutrais ask Fort for the l.srature. 1' pA'
The change in the Southern sentiment IL
sPd ike Rs1s to y ta' ss S II th
Ina,. Ineaa,:ai; Colorado Democratic and neutral
Democratic; Nebrasfa. Is pemocrstie ph ton and %
North 'T Dafes be%oSsssa: SPG
srDtic ps@oGrHtG oSg & and ! neutral Oregon. Demo;
wilmington bemGcEstio' HsaS' and @snsr and
OF the other States Connecticut shows neu.
ua that want the literature; Illinois, 81 Demo-
cratic and IL neutral; Indiana, IL Democratic
And IL neutral; Iowa, ~ Democratic and 10
peutral; Maine, Democratic and 2 neutral;
Massachusetts, 2 Democratic and 8 neutral;
Michigan, 10 Democratic and neutral;
minnesota. II Democratic and neutral; New
hsmpshire, Il Democratic; New Jersey,
~ Democratic and neutral; New York 90
Denocratic and 10 neutral; Ohio, IT Democratic
and - neutral; Pennsylyania, 19 Democratic
and 10 neutral; Rhode Island, Democratic
and neutral; West Virginia, Democratic
and and l neutral and Wisconsin, Democratic
One exceedingly interesting thing regarding
me matter, said Deacon Wakeman, is that OF
tne 2,6OO papers that have answered the circu-
iar, tully 90 per cent. have had q great deal to
say ABOUT the money question. Many of the
answers say that the editors are for FREQ silver
es well as for protection. can't tell how to
Secount for this unless It 10 that the hard times
pave made lot Of people think that nothing
put change will revive things. However,
sne Iarin League does not touch this
question at all. Its literature 10 exclusively
eoont the tariff The change In sentiment
mat these letters show 10 one of the most I'm.
portant things politically that has developed
a snce inc campaign. Those country newspapers
usuaiiy reflect the sentiment of the localities in
whiGh they are published. and change OF front
u this nature means that there 70 q great
nna, TnanEe IN the sentiment OF the people who sup
1.-The The Tsrif League circular has been out now
aoout st three weeks, and at least thousand
n answers are expected by the officers Of the