The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-11-18
WHAT NEW YORK PAPERS SAY.
[Condensed from papers. Of l4th inst.l

NE" 1VAAh IA
[Condensed from papers Of l4th inst.l
THE TIMES
Says 1t is hard case with Federal
office clerks and employees that they
should be dunned for assessments on
their salaries after the political battle
has been fought and lost. First came
Hubbell, with his insolvent and Pc
remptory demands. Then appeared
the Republican State Central Commit
tee with a reasonably respectful request
for money to be paid at a certain room
he defeat Of the Folger ticket is nearly
a week old, another missive from the
State Committee, emaning from the
Fifth Avenue Hotel, warns the reci-
pient of this terrifying document that
his name does not appear among those
who have paid, and notifies him that
a contribution should be forthcoming.
| These lccches are Unsuitable. 1t Is sus-
ceptibIe of proof that persons who hold
receipts from the Aston House agent
for the black mail wrnng from their
poor little salaries, have been scared
by the new post mortem demand OF
the State Committee. One of the
causes Of tho recent Republican defeat
was the grossly indecent use of power
to blackmail Federal employees. Does
the Committee propose to keep alive
this miserable scandal ?-The Times
also says: The Washington dispatches
TEEN with rumors in regard to the
contest over the Speakcrship OF the
next House. The ews-gatherers agree
that the choice will probably be be-
tween Mr.. Carlisle, of Kentucky y, and ex-
Speaker Randall, of Pennsylvania.
These gentlemen represents two very
diverse elements in the Dem ocratic
| ranks, and the struggle between them
will bring clearly into view the forces,
and work in the party which will make
its retention of power excessively diff
cult. Mr.. Carlisle is the leader of the
Democrats who believe in gradually
but surely reducing the tariff to Il
revenue basis. With the exception OF
the currency the tariff question is the
one on which Mr.. Carlisle has expended
the most attention, and - to which he
has made the most CONSPICUOUS figure.
He is upon this general accord with
Senator Beck, OF his State, and with
| the more liberal and advanced of his
party, and it is probable that his pre-
vious position will be confirmed if he
makes Il definite stand for the Speaker
ship, since Mr.. Randall will undoubted-
iy rally to his aid all the protectionist
influence that can be called out in the
Democratic party. Mr.. Randall on the
other hand, would be the candidate of
He has served their interests in the
past with the utmost fidelity. While
maintaining semblunce of harmony
with his party upon the general tariff
policy, he has managed with great
adroitness to have the course of the
House under his control result to the
satisfaction of the interests favored by
the tariff. He has already placed him
self on record in favor of the entire
abolition OF tho internal revenue sys-
tenn, II measure intentcd to make any
serious reduction of the tariff imprac.
ticable, and it is probable that this will
be the basis of his canvass for the
SpeaEership. 1t will be interesting to
see which Of them commands the
strongest following in the new Demo-
| cratic House.
! TIE TRIBUNE
Says 1t would not be safe for the Re-
publicans to permit the next session
of Congress to pass without Important
| reductions in taxation and cXpcndi-
lures. 1t is to be hoped, in the interest
of protection to home industry, that
tho Tariff Commission will present
some measure of substantial improve
ment. The tariff unqucstionably needs
odificatiOn. Not only should it be
made less complicated and vcXations.
1t would protect industry I great deal
better If in some of its features it should
he materially reduced. The Republi-
| cans can not take stronger ground with
the people than in defending and MAIN
tanning the principle that the tariff
should be so adjusted rs to promote
industry. There is no popular move
ment toward an abandonncnts of that
system. What the people do want is i:
better adjustment of duties SO that the
same end, Or II better, may be reached
with less friction, burden and veNation.
The greater part Of the reduction of
taxation will be in tho internal revenue.
Nearly all Republicans were agreed at
the last session that the minor taxes
should be abolished. The question OF
difficulty will be as to the removal OF
the whole part of the taxes on whisky,
beer and tobacco. On that point 4
readiness to make some sacrifice of in.
dividual judgment ond preferences fol
| the cOmmun good, will be necessary