Show THE 1 11 A ri I 1 F F HEY will ill be ta tie the burden afif 0 work for th alis congress IT IS A rOBE GOUE the if kckinley fc kinley bill will la be Repe Ee pealed alea and the enormous war tariff seduced reduced the fact that some of the southern members of congress are reported to desire protective features in the new tariff bill need not be construed as any evidence that the committee or the con congress 0 ress will depart from the pledges of tile tho bartys platform says tho the Ir herald erald A great principle is at stake and we cannot believe that it will bo be sacrificed to Bubs sub cave tho the interest or supposed interest of any individual or section we append a few comments of the press pres on this matter without endorsing what is said personally lly about individuals it is vitally important that the democrats lose no time in dealing with the tariff says the boston herald ind to avoid this error they must first act upon prin principle and not be swerved ved from that line by local clamor and then than they mut must act promptly iso so far as Alaba mais concerned says the montgomery 0 advertiser dem live wo can speak we ve hope with some authority for the democracy here the democracy of alabama does not believe in protection and chairman wilton can be assured that the protection cry ID going up from birmiel birmingham oliam is not the cry of the alabama Derno democracy crac the new orleans picayune is disposed to take the view view that voting 0 like jury duty and tho the payment of taxes should be made compulsory pul sory tho the b greatest calamity that can befall a country where a free ree constitutional government prevails it says ays is fur for the better class of citizens to neglect a the duty of botin voting and leave everything of a public nature to tho the professional politicians referring ferring Ilc to the threats of senator pugh and representative bland to fight the tariff reform bill in congress if iron ore coal and wool are placed on tho the free hot the indianapolis news ind says neither these gentlemen ought to aavo me least influence with his party both did their best beet to ruin it and came and now very near succeeding when they come to the front with throats threats to beat a measure to which the democratic party is pledged unless it protects indus industries tries in which they are interested it beems to us that they should be treated with very scant consideration the seattle telegraph dem fays we hope that when cn can december aber no time ercal meets iu in cecen will bo be lost in disposing of the tariff BO that bui siness men may know what to expect and tho the country may have as long a trial as poz possible sible of tho the revised tariff before being called upon to esp their opinion in regard to it at the poll winve ve confess confes to being unable to see BO the force of the republican clamor that tho the democrats should let the tariff alone sava the new bedford mercury hep the democratic contention is now as it has been that it is for the interest of the people of tho the country that the tariff should bo be reduced now they have a chance to prove it and if they do not accept tuis this chance they the ou ought lit never to have another concerning tho the cause of the defections in the late election the now new york post remarks in our opinion the most plausible explanation of all is that the people were anan angry y with ibe democrats not because they thought the democrats Damo crata were going to I 1 reform the tariff but because they had bad not done dome it already it is upon the f face ice of it absurd to maintain chilt after such a campaign as that w which closed a year ap ago the people did not know that ta tariff iff reform was wai the issue there was little else talked or written about and that was talked and written about a great deal the people were thoroughly instructed and they deliberately libera tely declared that they wanted the tariff reformed the buffalo courier dem says the new tariff bill should be brought before tho the house of representatives presenta tives lives early next month it should be taken up with beason able promptness and be pushed to 11 passage |