Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1882-10-31
A CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER.
What "a Kentucky Democrat Thinks of
the Tariff and Navigation Laws,


A correspondent of the Cincinnati Com
n1ercidL has secured an interesting interview
with John G. Carlisle, of Kentucky. The
conversation occurred at Lexington. There
can be no doubt that among Western Demo-
Gratis Gov. Carlisle is very prominently con-
sidered In connection with the Speakership
OF the next House. stWhat," was asked.
''are your tariff views, Governor? Would
you favor free trade II elected to the Speak
ership?n "Well, in the broad and sweeping
sense, am not free trader" he answered.
''Of course, that is understood; ar least It
should be. will add that ia my Judgment
it will be years yet before anything in the
nature Of free trade would be wise or prsc-
ticable for the United States. When we
speak OF this subject we refer to approxi-
mate free trade. which has no idea Of i'm
pairing the growth of home industries. but
simply Of scaling down the iniuutties of
the tariff schedule where they are utterly
out Of proportion to the demand of that
growth. After we have calmly stood bv
and helped monopolies to grow fat, we
should not be asked to make them bloated.
Yen don't care, of course, to have me 20
into all the intricacies Of the,schedule and
explain seriatim the changes and reductions
which l think ought to be made. Our
enormous surplus revenues are illogical and
oppressive. 1t is entirely undemocratIc to
continue these burdens on the people for
years and years after the requirements of
protection have been met and the renre-
sentatives of these Industries have become
incrusted with wealth, This is the general
proposition on which I stand. The rest IA
mere matter OF detail to be settled with
Judgment, discretion and action, but at the
same tbne in q perfectly fearless spirit.
There has not been time In twenty years
when the people were 90 thoroughly aroused
on this subject, and it is the policy of the
Democratic party to make its appeal to the
voting masses, and meet this hydra headed
monopoly In solid phalanx."
what are your views on the present
navigation laws?n
81 can't think" replied the Governor. "of
but one word that will charterize them itly
they are barbarous." "What change
would yod make?" asked the reporter.
"Why, repeal them. They are unworthy
place on the statute book. The onlv wav
TO revive our decayed marine is to open the
way to free ships. Let our capital seek in
Vestment wherever 1t chooses, without
hindrance, and buy where It can buv the
cheapest. Revenue reform and a revival of
our shipping interests are the only two sub-
1ects OF consequence now before the couu-
try.n - OOAD
"What Of the Ohio resultpn
The election" replied the Governor.
indicates In Its results something more
IuaH heIe ueieab on local issue. The
Republicans are adroItly endeavorin0 to
account for our gains by the prohibition
issue, the apology Of an off year, and other
excuses, but the fact cannot be denied that
the true cause of the result is to be sought
deeper than this. It is the same which is
operating so disastrously to the r spublicans
In New York and Pennsylvania, and viii
bear similar fruits. / mean the disintegra-
tion OF the party through the working of
factions, and the corruption incident to a
prolonged lease OF power. The Forty
eighth Congress will have q Democrats
majority OF forty or fifty, despite the gerry
Wandering practiced in Republican States
IKE Ohio, and our majority In the Senate
win soon be restored"