Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-01

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tey.Aitson, Lo Esu, Garfield, BroOks-
bingham a'Ad FarnswOrth-The
Democrats AID the Revenue Reform.
1ton-t5rnnt Is Strong and WOuld he
!nSlne1bte as n Revenue RefOrmer-
IN secretary Cox sia Weak Man''-
AnOnt carl Sehurz-Is he y States
Rights Man of the Calhoun school?
IL there is one subject more than another,
connected with the present political situation
ABOUT which both the administration and the
people CT the East desire information, It is the
poTtent0us movement which, commencing in
the great Northwest, has alre ady found Iods-
ment in Missouri, ard threatens to enyelop the
entire agricult Irai interest OF the country. Il
has been called ba yaboo, has been denounced
Is child's fright, and has been hooted at as a
tangent flight o. the "off year in politics It
bears the high sounding, though not empty,
tile OF
" REVENUE RRFoRM."
It GraSs down old political barriers erect.
new political organizations, and changes the
political aspect OF the entire States. II sup-
plants, in the minds Of the people, the aues-
tons which, during the war, made the South a
unit agains the North, and the North a unit
against the South. IL is, in brief, the question
OF taxation-a direct appeal to the pockets of
power it has fTaternized even the bitter harder
men OF Missouri, who, as secessionists and
Inlonlsts, have for years maintained sanouinarv
oPp9SIt'On 10 each other, even within The sa-
efeu sactuary OF the church. To be still more
b-iet, II is simply
OPPOSITION TO PHNNsYLvANIA.
In one OF the large towns of Olmstead county,
MIMI, during the recent canvass in that 81 ate
q prominent republican arose to address a
meeting composed entirely of voers of his own
party. In fact the town had up to that tim,
been unanimously republican. The speaker
proceeded after the usual manner to claim ror
bis party the credit Of having saved the ooyer..
meht curing the war, and to give It's history
A sturdy farmer arose with an intcrruntion
which. though brief in words sounded the tocsin
OF POLITICAL disintegratiOn.
. Tel us about the tariff" he said
The speaker replied that he did not propose I,
discuss that question just then, that he intend
70 conilne himself TO subjects regarding which
ne was better posted, and attempted 70 c0ntinus
follows ~ "
"We are all republican. here. We know all
You can tell Us about the republican party. II
you cant tell us something about the taTirF
Us who can
This incident is but one among many that
could be cited a. an indication or t,Ia NV
awakening OF the minds Of the people Jtuoints
unerringiy towards future disco -sions OF live
ISSUES. Its history is completed by the state
neht that thus lhV!ncibly republican town gave
a democratic majority, or, rather. revenue
reform majority. AS the town went, 50 did TIE
county, The present NE mber from that district.
BX-sESAToR NORTON s. WILKINSON,
carried the county two years ago, running on
the Chicago Platform, by nearly. fifteen hundred.
This change of sentiment, it will be admitted,
i almost miraculous, and it was net confined IN
that particular locality. The entire State t.It
lts influence, and to-day Minnesota stands in
the front rank
REVENUE REFORM STATE
The immediate result Of this startling movc-
ment will be developed in the organization OF
the next House of Representatives. The emf
neHt gentleman referred 10 above, is OF the
opinion that the reformers having the balance of
power between the democrats and the protection.
Ists, can control the organization, provided the
former are willing 20 support a revenue reform
republican. There are few men in public lite
Al present, VINO are capable of more shrewd
prophecy than he. 1.-The struggle after ALI he
SAID 70 u Anew days since, twill be over
THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE.
AT present there are six protectionst5 on II,
appointed Ivy Mr.. Blaine, in accord with hi.
views on the tariff, and for the purpose OF keen
ing our tariff rates az near the New England
idea as possible. \ on may rely on IT, that unless
he can accommodate Us by giving us "A majority
On the committee, lie cam OF be Te-electe ed No
man who is pledged to revenue reform as we
were In Minnesota, and as my successor is can
ever vote tor any one who is not willing to ac-
knowledge the power OF this new movement
Well, we a"ked, "if they don't take Blaine
who al they take"
They certainly cannot take Blaine with his
democrat as he is, would be a. acceptabye a.
Blaine. They viii probably take up some such
man as Allison, Of Iowa, a revenue tain man.
but lie is not i'll the next House
LOGAN WONT Do,
because lie il too unpopular with the democrats.
lot i.t tnas,,
him.
GARFIELD ls GOOD MAN,
III fact he is a prot able man; but there are
those who would object 10 him on account OF the
instability of his district. There are inf uences
among has constituents to which he is anepa-
bic that might make him unsafe.
FARHswORTH Is ANOTHER
piobabte man. lie was conservative enough IN
the reconstruction al air not to be exceedingly
obno xous TO the demOcrats-he followed BiD~-
ham, you know-and he is certainly sound on
revenue reform. | think, however, that some
new man VIII come up; some unexpected cand-
date. Whoever he IL, he must be thoroughly
and uncOmpromisiDgly Oppo.c 4 to protection"
PERHAPS the democrats will have cand.-
date, we suggested. sis il possible that reye-
nue. reform republicans would, for the purpose
OF Ceteating protection, vote :or q de mocrat?"
THAT is difficult question to answer" he
replied. "In the
BhfhhlNG VI OF PARTIES
il rs hard TO tell what will be done. 1t isn't
probable that they will be called on to vote tor
democrat; but, pledged as they are in oppo-
siton to protection, they could as conscientious
~ vote Tor Jim Brooks as for Judge Kelley.
No, the democrats will doubtless meet the re-
formers half way, and may demand q larger
representation on all the committees; but thew
would be foolish if they compelled the latter to
run q candidate who would receive only a few
votes, and ensure the election OF a high tariff
man. Ii they DO make such demand il NAV
be conceded to them, for, as said before,
the Ways and Means Committee is the only
one of Importance, and the reformers are
pledged 10 carry that as the first step
towards the accomplishment OF the pledges
they have made to their constituents. All
things considered. 1 don't think they could
or will vote for democrat under any circum-
stances but their opposition to high tariff il "a
earnest now as their opposition to democracy
has been In the past
"wHAT Is EEVRNCH REFCRMo"
We asked.
at lie simply bene6tting the mass Of our peo-
pie by relieving them from taxation and at the
same time giving them the necessities OF life, at
cheap rates. We have, for instance, sixteen or
seventeen millions of agricultursts, and only
Ave or tx millions or manufacturers in our CONN.,