Washington sentinel., 1901-04-13

| should It not be practised by those
powers whose bills are notoriouslY
padded 1t should not be exer-
clsed at the expense Of our Treas
ury.
Our surplus IS large, but if we
have money to burn, let it be dis
sipated in tightening the load
under which we are travelling.
Besides, Sas 200, 900 would justify
a repeal by the next Congress Of
the beer tax, If the Administration
were honest in its expressed desire
to bring about such relief.
But will Congress be Lett in a
position to take acticne Not if
Mr.. Mckinley can help it. In the
largeness OF his heart and with the
liberality customary in the hand
ling OF other peoples money,
he proposes 10 smooth the
way Tor a settlement oithe troubles
to the advantage OF other powers
by scaling our ust claims SI2,5oo,-
600, on condition that his allies do
likewise with their uni ust ones.
He does not propose to 60 before
the coming Congress with too
large surplus on hand. 1t may
tax his ability to the utmost to do
so, but he will do his best to get
rid of it. Why should he not7
He can make the brewers pay the
bills.
These are small matters, but
they serve to show that the SYM
pathy of the Administration is not
with the peo pie in a demand for
lower taxes. If relief comes, it
must be wrung from the ruling
powers they will never willingly
concede it.
Signs are multiplying, however,
that brewers are on the point OF
rebelling. Ominous rumblings are
heard from the Presidents own
State, and unless indications prove
most deceptive Ohio will lead the
way in a revolt against the policy
and the practices OF the Republi-
can party, in city, State and nation,
that will make the leaders of that
party regret their broken promises
to the industry that sacrificed its
material welfare on the altar Of
patriotism only to be kicked and
cuffet and oppressed the more by
those who pro6ted by its generos-
ity.
Wisconsin, too, will remember
Speaker Henderson's hasty sum-
mons to Milwaukee to check the
feeling of resentment against Nc
Klnley because of his foreign pol
icles and he blood and treasure
they consumed--a feeling which
threatened disaster to the Repub
lican national tIcket-which the
Speaker allayed with the promise
that with the election Of Mckinley
and only in this contingency
would repeal OF taxation come. 1t
will be easily recalled how this
promise was kept-as cents bar
rel is not repeal, it is not even a
reduction in view OF the changed
industrial conditions following in
wars train-and the remembrance
will put Wisconsin's in line with
Ohio's brewers in a demand for
present reliei for their business and
security in the future. Other
States also will recall the pledges
Of Republican leaders made when
the tax was levied and unful6lled
to this day. They, too, will be
found in line with Ohio in a fight
for right and justice. AS the Chi
cago Am ericaH Brea0er said re
Gently, There is a limit to all
things and the time will come when
right trIumphs over might and
stop is put to the unjust discrimina-
tions Of our present Congressman"
That time has come, and Colum-
bus despatch to the Washington
EVeNiMg Star indicates that the
men are here also.
There is one way in which the
tax will be repealed, and only one
and that way is by a resort to the
ballot box.