The sun., 1883-12-05
The New Departure.

The New Departure.
We examine with attention the comments
OF leading journals of both parties upon the
new departure of the Democracy.
On tho Democratic side, the B,t gdlo C6u-
rier, an earnest partisan OF Mr.. CARLIsLE's
election, is delighted with that event. 1T
means the reconstruction Of the tariff, as
the means OF relieving the people from un-
necessary burdens of taxation. reducing the
redundant revenues of the Government,
reviving our ocean carrying trade, and cx-
tending our commerce with foreign nations.
There can be no doubt that this will become
the leading issue in the approaching Presi-
Dental campaign" To the same purport
the HiiaRelphid Record calls for tho "repeal
OF tho odious navigation laws, free material
for our shipbuilders to build ships WITH I'M
taxed raw material for our manufactures,
and lighter taxes on the neccsSarics OF life"
Equally clear and explicit is tho declara-
tion Of the C5,rier-JOurnaL the able Ken
lucky organ OF Mr.. CAELIsLE's opinions.
"Tho West and tho South" we are told
shave at last come to understand each
other" Planting themselves on the doc
trine that all taxation shall be for rev.
enuc, and that no more revenue shall
be collected than is required. they will in
advance OF tho Presidential battle provide n
magazine Of campaign material. Thus
they will educate the masses and crystalline
apolcy. SO that, when VIC come to meet the
enemy in general engagement, We may be
armed from head to foot, having on our side
the resources Of combat and the courage OF
conviction" "Wo do not pretend to say"
continues the C5Tier-Jomnal, that this will
insure US the election of Il President, but it
will give Us the only chance we have Of elect
ing President by giving us an honest and
tangible ISSUE
Going further West, we find tho Kansas
City Times quite as jubilant and quite rs
Jealous. At last the Democratic party has
"a positive and aggressive policy" Tho
great and everlasting bugbcar of alarming
capital and alternating the business inter-
ests of tho East, is played out. The Demo-
Gratis will favor the repeal of the tariff laws,
by which $lJ0,0O0,000 more than are Ecces-
sary for tho legitimate expenses Of the Gov
crnment arc annually cxtortcd from tho
people" And SO on.
On the Republican side, the trial is conf
IDENTIFY welcomed. "The Republicans car
ried Indiana upon that issue In $780," says
tho National Republican, and they can elect
President upon the same issue in 1884. ,
"The Democratic party" says the Utica
6fOsNinD Herald, "proclaims war on the
American system Of revenue, which has beer
ono of the elements In our marvellous mate
rial development 1t proposes by repeating
protective duties to offer just so much bounty
for foreign commodities to compete with the
products of our furnaces and factories OF al
American handicraft." The leading Repub
lcan journal of Connecticut, the Harifort
CoWum speaks the same language. 1.-THE
election OF an avowed free trader like Mr
CARLISLE" 1t tells u.s. " shows that larg,
majority Of the Democratic members OF tn,
now Congress are in favor OF the WAITER
son plan OF an aggressive campaign agains
the tariff" Unless tho National Convention
rcpudiates its Congress, it must come ou
boldly for its pet doctrine of tariff for rev
enuc only"
These brief sentences fairly present tn,
views which have so energetically prevailc<
In the election Of Mr.. CARLISLE on the on
side, and the expectations OF tho Republican
managers on tho other. They indicate vcr!
clearly tho issue on which the election o
1884 Is now to be fought out. Circumstance
and the efforts of Interested and alarme,
politicians may somewhas modify the ques
tions that will be determined in that election
but, in spite OF everything, we suppose the
must remain essentially as they are pre-
scnted by tho journals whose opinions an
purposes We have cited above.
Wo are not without admiration for tn
bOldness and tho intensity OF feeling whic
animate tho Democratic side Of this contrc
vorsy. Mr.. WArrEIsoS and his friends Gel
tainly approach their work in spirit that
heroic. SO entirely convinced are they tina
their idea Is alone right and true that the
are willing to peril everything for Its SAX
We respect them for their sincerity and the
courage. It Is rare thing to find body
politicians animated by such ardor and sue
thoroughpcss of conviction. They are
earnest and know no misgirings.
The vitality Of the Democratic idea and {
tho part which has hitherto maintained l
is something wonderful, almost miraculou
Amid disasters that would have destroye
almost anything merely mortal amid erroi
nearly insane and faults most suicidal, ii
Democracy has continued to exist.
hope. and TO struggle for bette
day. Is this bettg day likely to
advanced by the gentlemen who have thr
elevated their own one idea into the plat
formerly occupied by tho great unlvers'
Democratic creed? We dare say they thin