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 BIZ TulO C0u-
rier, IN earnest partisan OF Mr.. CARLIsLEs
election, is delighted with that event. ut
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,
revlving our ocean carrying trade, and ex-
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 PHILADELPHIA Record calls for tho "repcal
of the odious navigation laws, free material
for our shipbuildcrs 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 the decara-
tlon OF the C5tTier-yournal, tho able Ken
lucky organ OF Mr. CARL1sLE's opinions
"The West and tho South wo are told,
shave at last come TO understand each
other" Planting themselves on the doc
trinc that all taxation shall be for rev.
enue, and that no more revenue shall
be collected than is required, they will in
advance Of the Presidential battle provide n
magazine OF campaign material. Thus
they will educate the masses and crystalline
policy, so that, when We come TO meet the
enemy in general engagement, wo may be
armed from head to foot, having on our side
tho resources OF combat and the courage OF
conviction" I'VE do not pretend to say"
continues tho C0,uier-.JOurndl, that this will
insure lis the election OF a President, but it
will give us the only chance We have OF elect
ing President by giving us IN honest and
tangible ISSUE
Going further West We find the Kansas
City Times quite as iubilant and quite rs
Jealous. At last the Democratic party has
"a positive and aggressive policy" The
great and everlasting bugbcar OF alarming
capital and alternating the business inter-
ests OF the East is played out The Demo-
Gratis will favor the repeal OF the tariff laws,
by which S150,O0O,O00 more than are neces-
sary for the legitimate expenses Of the Gov
ernment are annually cXtortcd from the
people," And so on.
On the Republican side, the trial is conf
IDENTIFY welcomed The Republicans car.
rled Indiana upon that issue in $780," says
tho National Republican,, "and they can elect
President upon tho same issue in 1884.
"The Democratic party" snys the Utica
Morning Herald, "proclaims war or the
American system OF revenue, which has been
one OF tho clements 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." Tho leading Rcpub
lican journal OF Connecticut, the Hartford
Cb'Tani, speaks the same language. "Tht
election OF an avowed free trader like Mr.
CARLISLE" 1t tells us, " shows that large
majority of the Democratic members OF tn,
new Congress arc In favor OF the WAITER
Son plan OF an aggressive campaign against
the tariff" "Unless the National Convention
repudiates its Congress, it must come Ou
boldly FOR It's pet doctrine Of tariff for rev
enue only"
These brief sentences fairly present the
views which have so energetically prevailed
IN the election Of Mr. CARLISLE on the one
side, and the expectations of the Republican
managers on the other. They indicate very
clearly tho issue on which the election o
1884 Is now to be fought ont. Circumstances
and the efforts OF Interested and alarmed
politicians may somewhat modify the aues
LiouS tilat VIII De uoternllnOu III tnht election
but, in spite OF everything we suppose they
must remain essentially as they are pre-
sented by the journals whose opinions ant
purposes we have cited above.
We are not without admiration for tn,
boldness and the intensity OF feeling whicl
animate the Democratic side Of this contro
vcrsy. Mr. WATrEIsON and his friends cen
tanly approach their work in spirit that Il
heroic SO entirely convinced are they tina
their idea is alone right and true that they
arc willing TO peril everything for its sake
We respect them for their sincerity and the
courage 1t Is n raro thing to find body o
politicians animated by such ar,lur and suci
thorouybnoss nf conviction. They are il
earnest and know no misgivings
The vitality Of the Democratic idea and o
the party which has hitherto maintained II
Is somrthing wonderful almost miraculous
Amid disasters that would have destroye,
almost anything merely mortal, amid error
nearly Insane and faults most suicidal, tn
Democracy has continued to exist, Il
hope. and to struggle for q bette
day j. this better day likely TO b
advanced Ey the gentlemen who have thu
elevated their own one idea into the plao
formerly occupied by tho great universe
Democratic creed We dare cay they thin