The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1870-12-14
The Tariff Robbers Corner ed.

over the great agricultural West, and
the Congressional elections have al
ready returned a majority in Congress
against the robbers who have so long
fattened on the industry Of the coun-
try by the aid of Radical legislation.
The state of Illinois gave some Fl ty
thousand majority for General Grant
Mark the change in that State as con-
fessed by the Chicago Tribune, the
Republican, but not the Grant organ
of Illinois:
In 'his State thirteen of the four
teen members elect are opposed to
protection, and the other member has,
until very recently, been classed as an
anti protectionist, and may, very
probably, be so classed now. The
Senator. to be elected this winter will
also be an anti-protectionist, so thai
Illinois will be represented in the
next Congress by a delegation in both
houses in favor of revenue reform.
The next House of Representatives
will then overhaul the present tariff,
and liberate the people from the out
rageous exacticns of the Yankee
monopolists. Henceforth no West
ern Congressman can live politically
who votes for protection OF a protec-
ZIONIST Speaker. The House will,
with little doubt, be so organized as
to give the speakership and the power
over the reform committees to ''rev
enue reformer"-ihat is to q Republi-
can free. trader. The Democrats are
in minority, and. cannot make their
own speaker. But on the tariff ques-
ton the Republican revenue reform
ers" joined with the ''free trade"
Democrats can control the legislation
of the House. How to make this
combination and still keep up the
distinctive lines OF parties, which the
Democrats have no idea of abandon
ing, or any occasion for abandoning,
is now the subject of discussion in the
press of the country. The New York
World has entered fully into the de-
bate. That journal, while advising
the preservation of the Democratic
organization in the hope that hoI Re
that the great body of the "revenue
reformers" viii ultimately come over
to it, yet recommends that the Demo
Gratis and Revenue Reformers shall
act together in the organization of the
next House of Representatives. 1t
says that the two cooperating, will
constitute a majority of the House,
can elect Speaker, get control of the
ommittees, and effectually block the
chem es of protectionists-an adrant-
age which the Democrats should net
forego. The World says that the
Democrats can, as usual, hold their
preliminary caucus, and make a NOM
ination for Speaker, who, f'if a Re
publican, "will still be the nominee
of the unbroken Democratic party"
AS for the Republican Revenue Re
formers, it thinks that having been
elected as Republicans, their position
wll be one of real delicacy and diff
Guilty; they were also elected as
"anti Protectionists'' and are bound
to act with fidelity to their free trade
constituencies. The Democrats, says
the World, "should be considerate of
the party relations of these members,
and make it as easy as they can for
them.' The great difficulty with
them will be in the Republican eau
Gus. If the Republican Revenue
Reformers GO into that caucus, they
will be minority, and will be out
voted by the protectionists, and will
be bound by its action. The Worlds
advice in this difficulty, is, that they
hold ga separate caucus in advance of
both of the party caucuses," and adds:
'It is necessity of their position that
they should nominate Republican
for speaker, and pledge themselves to.
vote for him steadily in every contin-
gency," so as TO shave good party
defence" If the Democrats, who are
not strong enough to elect their own
Speaker, will adopt the candidate of