New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-11-14
POLITICAL NEWS.

Democratic Presidential tickets for 1894 H..
tho party organs all over Just The following A..
few Of them Mcdonald and Cleveland; HosdIv 60
Pattison; Pendleton and Butler; Morrison and WAL.
and Carlisle and Randall es'
The settlement Of the Tennessee debt or..
ton win doubtless be overturned as soon "a the 49,.
Democratic Legislature comes into power Tbrouvn ~.
campaign the Low Tax faction professed q wIllnv,a.
to settle at so cents the dollar. but they have NM
formy gone back on their promises when they had o.
tanned the power TO fuln them, they will probably A.
tempt q further scaling down.
The sop some of the Republican meph.,,
OF Congress- threw 10 California does not seem to hs,
appeased the and-Chinese feeling there The s,.,.
elected Democratic Governor by large majority sod
chose solid Democratic delegation 70 the House OF Rem
resentattycs. The Republicans could not have tara
worse II the ten years restriction bill had been defeated
There will probably be warm contest in
the West Virginia Legislature next winter for the sue
cession Henry g. Davis in the United states senate
The aspraus for the honor arc numerous and a. tia
Republicans will be unusually strong in the next Legs
laure, the prospects OF dark horse carrying OF tia
prize are considered good Congressman John e. Ksnna
Is understood TO be in the field
The Wisconsin Prohibitonists DO not seem
to have advanced the temperance cause much BY Tia
course they pursued during the recent canvass They
aided in defeating the reelection Of Congressman WILL
ams, warm advocate OF prOhibtOry ideas, and gays
the Democrats control Of the Legislature The chance
people are not particularly bright at present.
Governor ST. John. of Kansas believes that
his defeat secured mainly by the expenditure Of
large of money furnished by the whiskey ring He
says that 100000 were sent into the State and this
with some treachery In the Republican party accom-
pshcd the result. He Is not discouraged, however and
says that he for proposes TO camp the skIrnh
line and keep up the fight unit! we give the whisky ing
Its AppomattOx"
Congressman Barr is one OF the few Cam
candidates who succeeded in getting elected in
Pennsylvania last week His approach to disaster
TO have made him respondent, for he says TIA,
the Republican party Is dead--bas, in fact, committed
suicide. But The Philadelphia Press tells him that heh
mistaken that " tho Cameron end OF the party, 70
which Mr. Barr belongs, mas had stroke OF paralysis
that's all"
1t has been supposed that the Democrats
minority in the present Congress would oppose the
adoption OF reform to have the honor
originating them when It came into power. But Ds
Charleston NcwS and Courier disapProves Of such course
aud advises Its party friends TO support all wise measures
that the Republicans may introduce because, It says
1.-THE country Is concerned in good goyernmeus
and IN wise legislation than in the ups and downs Of
political parties, and never has 1t happened that pOtt
ica party has been condemned for Loyalty voting for
measures which In themselves were proper anG came
from the other side"
The opposition to the election of MIR. Ran
dali Spec ker OF the XLvIIth Congress Is certain 70
be vigorous among the free-traders In his party
Mr. Waterson claims that the West and the South are
unit in favor Of reform and that the choice Of
Mr.. Randall would be victory for protection. II would
be better Mr. Watterson thinks, that the House wers
lost the Democrats infinitely better in the hands Of
the Republicans. than that Mr. Randall should again
have the organization OF the Ways and Means Commit
tee and the OF the Speaker TO direct the coused
tariff legislation"
Congressman Springer of Illinois, is In the
field as candidate fOE Speaker OF the next House lie
leaves Mr. Randall way out of sight in his promises Of
reform In no iseeced The following is the eaoor
ate platform upon which he proposes ask for the votes
OF his fellow members Economy In public eIpendL
lures honesty and accountability In public officials tho
reduction of Federal taxation to the extent OF least
900 per xcept as TO the whisksy,
abolition OF the internal revenue System and
all the officers connected herewith the reduction OF
tariff taxes 10 a basis In such gradual and con-
sderate manner not to reduce wages or embarrass
the business interests of the country tho manenancs
OF the public credit, a sound and stable currency
adequate to the wants Of trade, and convertible into
coin on demand genuine reform OF the civil service no
assessments clerks officials for political purposes
the protection of the rights OF American citizens aorosl
and home; the largest personal liberty consistels
with good order fair elections honest counts and tho
installation into office of Presidents and all Others
fairly elected" Mr.. Springer evidently does not pro-
pose to get left " Oh promises.