Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-12-12

THE Crime of Touching the Tariff"
Under this caption the New York
Evening lost prints very able and
interesting editorial, show NJ tho fear
which affects the Republicans at Wash
ington at every suggestion OF tariff
reform legislation. 1t is akin, the Post
says, to kthat nervous dread which
afflicted the Democracy. and nearly
the entire country, in connection with
the agitation against slavery from
1888 to 1860, during which time John
Gu ncy Adams found that even the
right Of petition must bs denied, on
the ground that it would open the
slavery question, about which 1t was
the duty of every patriot to keep mum.
This spirit Of fear, the editor al
maintains, has beam impressed even On
courageous President His message
regards tariff revision as kind of
calamity from which all Chr 'stian folk
will pray the good Lord to deliver them
How about Mr, BabcoclS's bill to
remove tariff protection from Trusts
that sell their goods cheaper to the
foreigner than to the favored consumer
in the blessed ''home market?" Is not
that n simnle measure nj soc,al ;us,;ceo
l es. but YOU sea. that wopld bo N
.'o-en'' the tariff and the oneniny NJ
Pandora's hos did not let loose more
ovils than we should ace following 40
reckless a proceedipv. So Of dnin,
something for the Cubans. On of rs.
duciuq taxes We arc told that IL il all
very sad, that we really oupbt IN nro.
vide market for Cuban products that
vo ought to ont dawn the surr,Irs he
cutting down taxes. but there ia ,ba
sacred tariff in the wsy. and who so
impious as TO prorose IN ,ake nwnv ona
lot or title OF that?
Notvitbstard;r, Tho o,;.;,., IA.
asters that .ttsn,lrd thu McKinIav
t.r;r - AZ ,..,,t, -.
'uo ''ou"tus 'h"a cape aite'
'ne enac inens OF the wilson blli,a little
reflection, the Post holds, will show
that q tariff law is no more removed
from the frailties of buma, lsois'n.;on
tban ~, o,ha. ,.,,. r,s..r9 ,-
-. nus always
na'e nee'teu EeEision' ana always Will.
Their framers are neither omniscisnt
nor infallible. They cannot leRislate
for the unknown future Conditions
obanga trado shit,o M ;,o.dasa. -
,aSs,;s. - go, VIC 'no. uoaee oi
SA"'io. a''ers' he" ueViees 10 tnwart
the tarih or 10 Profit by it are dis
covered the needs of revenue change.
international relations and fore;,n rom.
merce tal,a ON nav a.roo,s - 5ass
49,. - ta.;s 80 Vi eopenu
80 upon '"ti" ieVision' anu u IS
aosuro 10 suppose mat we cannot
modify law made to fit other times
and other circumstances. No sucb old
man of tbe sea. in tho shane ~ ,.r;s
law th.t ai.oro,. - -, o. =,
- 80 "',o'o'" wv, eau GO alioweu
10 impeue the lee play OF a nation's
expanding energies Aud tho Post adds /:
Tina case 10 difTeren, of oor.s, ;t.L
tariff ia moi nm bnnest lnw hana,. ~ 'u 70
the publio intarest II II 10 ~ bv4,,, a
of fayoritis,ns. n comb;nat;a, 80 H.
gains. 4 resultant ~ ina"rnil; =, o nnd
selfish interest striKing hands w;,h
selfish interest tban indaad ao ~.
understand wby IL m,,ut M, ha "a a.
One mart Of an edifics nro,nod ~ H..
swindlino apreaments csnnnt " -
away without hringinu III, uba'a -
tba ornnnd Al *. s;Ii ~
threa5s ne air.sds h. .ne taa,lilar oiu
n,aI1;n1, Dr. 80, 80 ?u'e ino.o ANU
manutartnr;na 49, a. tI ne s s.rsets OF
t,aat;as ~ Isl .ne M9N iniey
II the dnr;as ~ h;da: % afu -, a',neu, Ut
arc toncbaJ MISREPRESENTATION wooI .; sugar
that thsra i III ~ Ieinu We
the tbaorn ~ ~ a.ig susn ~
hasuaan 4, hns. n as covenant
of which can no ranaaie5 ,n;.h,. oin ,.'s
oi honor among nre.ao,;a w'snuU 'oss
Now Il 10 evact = W !. .''sI';a;.
os iba tar;g whioh az P view
will AZ thar bsut 10 ,osto. ~ 81 'olhs
t,n,,a i, ,hn;. ,.o ~ t.'4 - 'ney cou
i;.s t;n,;d;t, +, as'Suuo VI nare !,
chanyas poopia vii Dn. h o any tsr ~
the otliolal signs OF regret that the cor.
fessed blamishes Of the tariff cannot bt
removed. would Inc duties on stee
1 nin,in .o4 nas9 peen piaceu at tbs
that a prest Steal Trnst vo,Id , 'r;sa !.
sell goodq cheaper to English man and
German than to the American? Surel,
not. Inen why cannot the blunder b,
INV L rs'r s;.s western Republicans
hs told ss If thew ws,a LII $780, dre no ~ u
this needless and abused pruteetion I,
the Steel Trust cannot be taken away
Only bill Of few lines would b'
neoessafy. why would this necessarily
IL ~ tr,a te,t III 1 tarln WY nn !es'
great arab by snecial inteyests - nos "
only because they agreed to mol thri