Daily Republican., 1883-11-22
CaPrlerA' Address.

CarrisrA' Address.
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Tho Speak ership and the Tariff
If reports from Washington are to bt
relied upon 1t is nip and tuck race
between Randall, Carlisle and Cox fol
the Speakership of the next House o.
Representatives., with Randall in the
lead. If their struggle were confess
merely between choice of the thret
men for leading position it would
lose much of its interest, but connected
As it is with the leading industrial
interests Of the nation it be-
comes at once invested with the most
absorbing interest and to-day it may be
said that nation is looking upon and
noting every movement that is made
upon the political chessboard Neither
is the struggle contest between the
two great political parties of the day.
Even that would not create an interest
so deep and profound. But it is a
struggle between two factions of the
dominant party that is to rule the
House of Representatives, for two years.
There is no contest hetw ween the Demo.
cratic and Republican parties in the
case whatever, and yet the result will
be so far reaching that the in
tsrests of one or the other or both will
be materially affected.
The contest is a struggle between
protection and free trade, and the re.
spective candidates for Speaker repre-
sent one Cr the other or a go.between.
Mr.. Carlisle is the avowed advocate of
the free trade faction, Mr.. Randall of
the advanced protectiOnists, and Mr..
Cox is masQuerading between the two,
but is probably nearly as much al
vanced in his free trade notions as
Mr.. Carlisle.
Mr.. Carlisle is southern man, and
the South being more agricultural than
manufacturing is generally accredited
with being iu the main for free trade
Then from the South Mr.. Carlisle eX.
poets his strongest backing and from
there he will 10 doubt get it. The House
of Representatives contains 525 mem
bers, politically divided into 197 Demo-
Gratis 100 Republicans, 6 Read listers
and there are two vacancies. OF the
l97 Democrats, l02 of them are from
the Southern States. From this it will
be seen that the South, on sectional
issues, is able to dictate the policy of
the Democratic party. The opposition
TO the Democrats in the South consists
only Of II Republicans and 6 Virginia
Read juSters, Opposed to a solid South
is a North almost equally divided be-
tween the two leading political parties,
the Republican force being lVS mem
bers Of Congress and the Democratic
contingent 80 members. From these
figures it wi. be oeeu how utterly
hopeless and helpless are The kepubli.
cans 10 effect legislation either good or
bad and only can they lie considered
a potent factor in the contest as they
are backed By the public sentiment Of
the North.
That sentiment Is expressed by the
recent elections is decided Y adverse to
Democratic supremacy, and is notice
served upon the Democrats TO proceed
carefully in the election OF Speaker.
None know better than the Democrats
that they possess an ephemerai toptnoId
i'll the North where lie real politica.
battles Of the nation must be lougLt.
The South occasions them no alarm. Ia
a Presidential contest it vii. be aU.i.
for Democratic candidate whoeNcr he
may be, and the opposition in Congress
from the South is so small Us 10 b"
treated with utter iuslgniticance.
Then here are in Congress lO2 Demo.
CTals IloH lHe opllu anu Win perhaps
two or three exceptions all free traders
and here are % Democrats from the
North with fair sprinking Of pro-
tectionists, but the most of them only
prevented from being the most violent
free traders by Northern public senti-
rnent Of which these free traders are in
90 hnl IL ri.ul 1tft, Iura h.a
expected that Mr. Carlisle with "A back.
ing Of lOZ votes from his own section,
would be invincIbIe against 90 votes
from the North divided between Ran
dali and Cox. As we have already
said only Northern public sentiment
prevents him from being 50. With
such odds IN lis favor in regard to
numbers, the indications are that he
will lose the priz", not because lis party
is not practically in fall sympathy with
him, but on account Of expediency.
This is time when avOwed principle
must bow to policy, and though the
Democrats would gladly elect Mr.. Car
isle Speaker of the next House Of Rep
sentatives, they are afraid to face the
consequence, that must eventually fol
low. They are not prepared to face the
ruiD-d manufacturing interests of the
great North witt hundreds Ofthousands
Of men out Of employment. Mr.. Car
Isle in all probability viii be asked TO-
take Il back seat Tor the sake Of public
expediency, and Mr. Randall will be
erected Speaker by the votes Of men
"ho are radically opposed TO him. The
Democratic party is to be nasqueraded
before the public III false costume for
the sake Of catching the Presidency
None know better than the leaders ofthe