The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-12-08
CURRENT COMMENT.

Inc DeHoCTaUlC DOller DufSG Ten
months or so sooner than usual.
Once more the Democrats follow the
Watterson bell wether into the cave of
gloom.
Just when the Free Traders got into
position to WELD power, it struck them
that it would be we'll to stop and take
their latitude. Speaker Carlisle threw
out the first danger signal in his temper
ate speech when elected to the Chair,
and there is gentleness, so to speak, in
the lion that had just puckered its mouth
for Free Trade yell.
The second cheerful item in the Re-
publican column of assets was the voters
engaged in manufacturing and mining in
the sa me States. Taking out the Irish
vote, which should not be counted twice,
it would give 1872, 600 in New York, 169,-
900 in Pennsylvania, $4,000 in Ohio and
SO, 900 in Indiana This vote could be
relied on to be thrown solid for protec-
ton, and whatever portion of it is ordi-
narily Democratic, which is certainly
not inconsiderable, would be lost to the
Democracy on the free trade issue.
AS we understand the position of the
new Speaker, says the New York Sun,
he is entirely opposed to the protective
features of the present tariff, big and
little, direct and incidental, practically
no less than in theory, and, in common
with many other free traders. he holds
that the only question of principle that
remains in our politics is the logical ap-
plication of the doctrine of tariff for
revenue only, all strictly political ques
tons being destitute of principle and
subordinate, inferior, of little eonse-
quence in comparison.
The Doylestown Etmocr0t says ''the
election Of Mr.. Carlisle is in opposition
to the conservative masses of the Demo-
cratic panty, and, we may as well add,
for We think it, to the business interests
of the country. 1t he shall d" ought to
disturb these interests, just recovering
from the recent change in the revenue
laws, he will be buried deeper than
plummet ever sounded. What WE write
seems the natural inference to be drawn
from the election of Mr.. Carlisle, but
we hope our representations may not be
realized. but that he may prove both a
wise and conservative Speaker.
Unfortunately Speaker Carlisle has
defined his position in the clearest
manner, and he rejects all idea OF even
Incidental protection" He is emphati-
cally against all protection; he has so
distinctly and unequivocally declared
himself, not once or twice, but on every
occasion that offered, and he is man of
honest convictions and courageous ac-
ton. He denies the imputaton Of Free
Trade; that is, he is not in favor of the
entire abolition of custom houses and
custom duties. but he has never shirked
the Issue of "a Tariff for revenue only''
and he declares that the principle of pro-
lection is radically wrong.
The third element of loss to the Dem
ocracy would be drawn from the army
of railway employees in those States, who
would expect a low tariff to cut off rail-
way receipts by shutting down Ameri-
can furnaces and factories and thus
cause a consequent depreciation in the
wages of railway employees. All these
votes, he claimed, would be lost to the
Democracy. These three causes would
render Democratic victory impossible in
any one of the States mentioned, and
without New York at least there would
not be the ghost of a chance Of Demo-
cratic success. In view of these undeni-
able figures, what level headed man will
deny the force of the Republican claims
in this matter?
The Democratic burden now is to
prove that Carlisle's election means no
menace to the tariff whatever, because
the Senate and President would head off
any anti-tarff legislation. and the Demo-
Gratis of the House only took advantage
of this occasion to crafty long felt
want of putting a splendid man into the
speakers chair, whose name was a guar
antee for every reform to which genuine
statesmen are heir. The party is to 90
to work at once to stop sectionalism. to
discourage jobbery and lobby agents, to
force economy, defeat subsidies. punish
bribery, reduce appropriations, protect
the Treasury, expose rascality, promote
civil service reform and engage i'll every
other virtuous undertaking that has ever
warmed the heart of patriot.
Tho Naw yorL S,,o ,ub,;,,.s w,,h
;,aton d;sn.toI ,yr;ttap h,, 49, VIII
COS r;v;nlp wv anoount ~ $3.50,
Nth . veteran Rsnnh,ican an tha go.
of Carlisle. a,ectinn az Sne.Lar TIC
from the figures in a red morocco nocket-
hook 1hree comfort,hIe assuranc.s nf
RennbI;can success in 1874 .s tha 80.
as H. 80 ID aa,,.,t,, 81 .L n" a'