The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-11-23
POLITICAL.
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WAsHISaToH, November II Senator
Vest, or Missouri arrived from tho West
tonight, fresh from tho puitica! field Of
carnage. He says the recent victory in
sures success in 1884. Nothing but the
most atrocious b!uudcrs can prevent II.
He thinks tho real cause Of Republican
defeat is the growing conviction OF tho
r"Dpl" that tho party represents monpp-
oily and Capitalization. lIo found the
discussion Of these two topics in his CAN
vaSs most excited tho attention ami III.
trrc,L Of In. people. Sir. Arthur is
looked upon ~ a machine politician, en-
tirciy under the control Of the great mo.
nopUlists. The atruciOus system Of pOlit-
ical assessments under him was cited in
illustration. The Senator said tho -toiy
nf the assessment Df that Phiiadelp ph!a
ga. always brought down IL" ho"ss and
made good many votes aa ali absurd IL.
lustratipn OF acOrruptsy system. The tariff
was very generally discussed in his can.
vass and tho sentiment is tariil for reve
nuc only. This question, the Senator
thinks, is tho greatest no" before tho
American people. A tariff for revenue
with incidental protection is Democratic
doctrine. lie does not believe in the on.
tire abolition OF tho internal revenue
system. but thinks We should retain the
taxation Of whiskey and tobacco. Tho
tarin would form the leading feature %!
tho contest for the Speakership Mr.
Randall he regards as the representative
0i tho high protective tariff idea. His
methods of governing tho House were
very Objectionable.
In tho Senator'S opinion Randall did
more 10 defeat the party the last time than
anybody else. Opposed To him VAS Mr..
Carlisle, a broad gauge man, who repre-
scented the progressive ideas of the party.
Carlisle is entirely opposed to Randalis
tariff theories and Randnll's methods.
Senator Vest hopes there will be square
issue brought on this tariff business.
He believed Carlisle would be Speaker.
Iie will muster large niujority OF the
southern and Western vote. lilo was Il
Union man during the war md above
sectional feeling. Senator Vest thinks If
Cleveland can hold the party together in
New York, aud give his State IL popular
and pure government ho Will be the
Democratic nominee in 1854. He thinks
it now lies between three men-Cieve-
land Mcdonald and Thurman.
Hon. John G.. Carlisle, of Kentucky,
.Ya, Interviewed, La! saturday. lie said
&c roUd :s4ny things but lie was p"rt,ru-
larly happy III speaking of the Rcpnbli-
can party. uo said:
1T seems from present appearances
that tho breach is permanent, and that
the process oil disintegration will go
steadily on from this time forth. | have
never believed that the Repu blican party
could survive single defeat i'll q national
contest, and by that l mean u contest in
volviIg the possession OF the Executive
pow D. "f tho Government. 1t has always
seemed 10 me that whom tho war closed,
and the questions growing out OF the
war had been settled according to tho
Republican plan, the mission OF that
party AZ national organization WAS
piac .ically ended. Thereafter It lived
only to hold the offices, and it's lifo was
sustained solely by official patronage and
tho improper use OF official aut iority.
There has not been IA time, in my opiuion
since 1876, when q full and fair vote of
the people, free from all improper infiu-
ences, would not have shown Demo-
cratic majority of ut least half Il million
in this country. The recent elections in.
dictate that the people are determined to
resist these improper influences hereafter,
even when attempted 90 be exercised by
tho President himself and ifthis il really
their determination, the Republican par
ty is doomed. 1t will be defeated in
1884, and disappear forever ms national
political organization"
Benjamin +. Butler, Governor relect Of
Massachusetts, talks ns follows to IL cores
pondent of the New York Herald:
"What do you think OF the chances OF
| tho Democrats eleciinS "A President in
1884 p
"You have heretofore been asking my
views upon the administrative, financial
| and business questions, about which I
| think know something. but am not a
prophet. or tho snn of prophet, and
| ought not to bs called upon 70 prophecy"
'What can tho Democrats do to be sue
| cessful?"
Garry out the principles of Jefferson
| and Jackson in enactinY reform wherever
they have the opportunity, creating q ju-
| exceptional, questionable expenditure
bringing down evory kind of taxation to
| the lowest possible point consistent with
defraying the most economical expendi-
| ture nf tile public money Irking in hand
| tho monopulies which are regarding and
| neces,nries of life; bringing back in this
time of peace the action OF the Federal
! Government within tho narrowest limits
possible for its efficiency, and leaving all
local questions OF government to the
| savernl Statea ahnwing hy THAR .ncda--
they arc fitted to govern. The people
will thcn give them the government for
| series Of years, as they gave it to their
| fathers"
would you advise the Democrats in
| the present House to vote for tho sweep
| ing away this session Of all internal row
| enue taxcs7'
II would advise their taking it all away
from the producer, because do not think
| it evor ought to be levied In that way /;
but doubt very much whether it ought
to be taken away 90 suddenly from spirits
! and tobacco, because / have observed that
all civilized countries have found 1t con-
venient aud necessary to raise quite a
! large portion OF their revenue from that
source, and 1t would seem not to be wise
III put ourselves in opposition to the po-
litical economy and civilization Of the
world without more study than can be
given to the question in sixty days.
Whom the whiskey and tobacco tax Is
taken Off the tariff must be revised to
meet the deficiency, and be so adjusted
as to become the permanent and stable
rule OF business OF the country to which
it may adjust philadelphia Ii, IS.