Show THE TARIFF i Opinions of Democratic Congressmen Con-gressmen On It I I SOTES FROM HEADQUARTERS Internal Revenue Lighthouse Randall Theft Failure of JuuUce Other Note Democratic Congressmen ou the Tariff Question BoTOK November 2iSom weeks ago the Globe sent letters of inquiry tote to-te leading Democratic Congressmen asking what action Co greai should take on the tariff question in the coming com-ing session Nearly all the replies favor a revision or the present Inwa though they differ as to the means by which it should be accomplished The following is an abstract of the replies which the Globe will print tomorrow Congressman Collins says Tbe attitude atti-tude of the majority should be to press some scheme of reduction to a vote under the operation of the previous question if possible Congressman Bragg of Wisconsin says Believing myself that a reduction reduc-tion of the tariff is essential to pros pel ity in business to the country at large I am in favor of keeping it constantly con-stantly to the front until success at tenJs the efforts and a reasonable measure of commercial freedom is obtained ob-tained Congressman Levering writes from Washington Some measure ef re lef from the onerous taxes by a revision of the tariff should be given to the I country at the coming session of Congress Con-gress but with a majority of seventeen in the present House as shown by its vote last spring against any consideration consider-ation of the subject I am not much encouraged to look for any measure of practical reliet on this important question by the present Congress nor clin I see much to encourage en-courage the belief that the Fiftieth Congress will do any better and I will venture the prediction that if any nti tenijt by it is maje to reduce the surplus sur-plus revenue it will be rather by abolishing abol-ishing the internal revenue tax on whisky and tobacco than by reducing the tax on those articles of prime necessity neces-sity entering into the everyday con suinptftn ot the masses of the people Coionat Morrisonof Illinois j avs The Juu attitude of the majority tfartyin I the House this winter toward the tariff question should be that attitude which will let secure snob reductionthat the tariff will yield all the revenue we need I and no more without removing the internal in-ternal revenue tax on tobacco and liquor 11 T Miles of Texas says The Democratic party ought to and will push the tiht this winter for a reduction reduc-tion of the ianff The people engaged in this fight are enlisted for war I A J Warner of Ohio says I think the majority party should favor a tariff on all products in the production produc-tion of which there is competition between be-tween this and other countries suiE cient to cover the difference in the cost of production arising out of a difference in the condition nnder which their production is earned on here and elsewhere I have been pleading plead-ing with the leader of my party to assume a more aggressive policy H Hartt of Crawfordville Ind says I saw soon after the maagura his tion of President rieelan that policy was going to run ro dome channel with the Republican policy They are identcal on finance and tariff and on the land question Clevelands policy is in opposition to any regulation of rahroaj freights and In a word is a simple subletting of Republicanisai under Democratic colors With such a I policy the tEat mass of the people have become disgusted and thousands of Democrats to my knowledge have I voted tbe Republican ticket to manifest mani-fest their disapproval of Clevelands suicidal policy Martin A Ferran of Ohio believes I in a just fair reasonable reduction and modifiation of the tariff keeping always in view incidental protection a i I well as the revenue |