Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1887 — Tariff Reform. [ARTICLE]

Tariff Reform.

Congressman McCreary, of Kentucky, was asked: “What effect is the development of the South going to have on the tariff? Will it make protectionists of the people down there?” “No, it will not make protectionists of them. The term protection has a broad meaning. The people throughout the South want the tariff revised and reduced. The majority of the people of the country demand that the tariff shall be reduced, so that the revenues will not be more than enough, as we say in our platform, to support the Government economically administered. Congress must make such a reduction this winter.” “Do you think you will be able to do so?” “Yes, I think we shall pass a bill this winter. A bill will have to be handled in caucus. A caucus will be held shortly after the meeting of Congress, at which the outline of a bill will be presented and discussed.” “This outline was prepared at the conference with the President recently?” inquired the reporter. “Yes, I believe so,” was the reply; “the general outline was prepared. I could not, of course, say what they will do. I shall just say what I think they will do. This outline will be taken up in the caucus, having the approval of the administration, I think, as a general plan to be discussed and worked upon and changed according to the will of the caucus, and finally a bill will be brought up that will have been thoroughly discussed in caucus and will be the caucus bill. Then, of course, it will have to go through the committee, but the Democrats will have already considered it and decided upon it, so there will be no delay. The previous question may be ordered and the bill passed without any unnecessary delay. Otherwise the thing is interminable.”— Washington special to Chicago Tribune.