Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-12-08
DEnOoRArs AE.RaED.
Afraid Thai I'm EIeclihs CarileIe
aud Favoring Tarffi revision
Openly, They Have Gone Toe
Far.
Special TO Commercial ea..,ts.

is really much alarm among Demo
Gratis, both North and South, lest ia
electiug Mr.. Carlisle audcdnmitting
their party sOlidlyfor a revision Il ~
tariff, they have oVerdOne the matter.
The more prominent among them are,
therefore, to busy themselves in an
effort 20 sootbe the conRtFy. Ran>
dolph Tucker, Of ,Nirginia, to-day die
tated the following statement, as ex
pressing his opinion.
"Mr. Carlisle is Recognized % one Di
the sblest men in publiclile, Us 4 skill
full parliamentarian, fair aud unparti~
san in his decisions, end as conserva-
tive in his views. He is lawyer Of
high ability, with a mind trained
and disciplined, and never ex.
IRENE or radical in anything. A
prominent Republican member
Of the Ways and Means Committee of
the last Congress told me that in his
speeches during the past fall he had
intended 10 assail the tariff position of
tbe Democratic party in case they
elected Carlisle, but-tlat he had care
fully examined efcfythine that uer'
Isle had said on the tariff, and found
not oue word, nor one vote which he
had given, in which any radical or
dangerous modification Of the tariff
was suggested.
SIN other words, Carlisle said Mr.
Tucker, is in favor of tariff reform
but so moderate . and gradual 10 It's
character as to disturb no interests
and to promote gradually return to
the system 10 which the consuming
interests OF the country would be pro
tected against the greedy demsnds Of
the mon )polists." The very large
majority Of the Southern members,V
continued Mr.. Tucker, were in favor
of Mr.. Carlisle and OF his views. They
had been so in the last Congress, His
views we're well known before the
elections, aud members had been
elected on that issue. z
The views OF Randall had not been
in accord with the large msjorityof
Democratic party Of the last Congress
Accordingly, Carlisle Commanded 4
large majority OF the Southern vote,
aud the majority OF TIE Northern vote
was cast against Randall, C1rlislere
eeiving more Northero votes than
Randall. A large proportion Of the
Cox vote. il the contest had been be-
tween Carlisle and Randall, would
have been cast for the former
Nothing said Mr.. Tucker, could
have falsifed the prediction OF danger
to the business interests from his elec
ton mora than his speech. That ad
dress will form the basis Of his policS.
He will organize his comudtiees il
accordance with it, and predict Thai
the result Of his administration will
viHdicate the wisdom OF his election
aud that no interests Of Virginia or OF
the country will suffer any detriment,
Mr.. Carlisle is no { Tree trader In the
sense OF doing away with custom dues
He iavors a tariff for revenue, with
such protection to American indus.
tries as must be incidental to
any tariff which produces the
amount of revenue we need
The tariff bill which passed against
our Vste in the last Congress, will pro
duce $40, 600 900 less revenue than the
old tariff. The effect Of this is that
the tariff alone will fail 70 produce the
revenue we need for the ordinary ex
| penses OF the government and until
this shall change. 50 as TO produce
more revenuethsn it now does, the
repeal of the internal revenue system
would bring the government to a def
cit. Our interest is to make the tariff
bring SO much revenue as to enable
the government to sweep away the
whole internal revenue system. II
Carlisle's policy should succeed ID
making the tariff produce more reve-
nue., ne would favor an abolition Of an
internal revenue system 1t is the
high protective tariff policy which, by
defeating the revenue, makes it i'm
possible to do anything without the in.
ternal revenue. that brings the gov
eminent TO stand still. There is no
occasion for alarm, bat for confidence
in Oarlisle's administration by the
people Of the whole country"