Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-19
FEARFUL ABOUT TIE ISSUES.

There Is unnecessary worrying over pos.
sible issues for the campaign of 1884. 1t
is useless TO borrow trouble on that score.
Issrss viii arise, but are not to be COM
manded. They are the result always of
development, and are not to be msnufact-
ured to order. The Republicans of the
great East are perfectly cool about this
matter. They know well enough that if
there is any inherent worth and stamina
in their party it will be equal to all coca
sions.
Bat this is precisely where the shoe
pinches the Democracy It has not the
faith il It's own virtue that will remove
mountains. The New York San begs the
party to abandon free trade in the national
campaign. There is wisdom in the advice
The tariff should not have place in the ma.
tional campaign. The same advice would
apply to the Republican party if needed,
for it is evident the men of that party long
since resolved that no political contest will
solve the tariff question. 1t is not to be
made tbs hobby for Democratic Office
seekers to ride into power. It cannot in
the national campaign be made definitive
aud satisfactory issue. This will be obvious
to any who read the representative press of
the East, West and South. They divide
in opinion as to tariff policy, but Guido
each other in zaal for party. These papers
in each Of the two great parties represent
groups between whom the lines as to the
tariff are sharply drawn. Neither of these
groups believe they can afford to go into a
national campaign to discuss the abstract
questions of free trade or protection. All
these will have their place in Congress, and
the varying interests of the different sec,
tons will there find expression. The
Courier Journal, for instance. will find that
it caunot force the views of its section Of
the South upon its party, which claims
support in districts of equal Importance,
but widely differing in opinion. Its next
door neighbor, the Nashville american,
protests already against being switched of
on a tariff issue, while Mr.. Hendricks on
the North insists that the tariff question is
not political issue at all. Ii g free trade,
protection, tariff for revenue only,
are 10 be fought over on the stump, they
must be disconnected from party politics
entirely, and the advocates of each allowed
to campaign it to their hearts content.
We imagine we see platform.makers COM
ing from the four points of the tariff com.
pass, each with his plank Of local interest
to be by political joinery worked into a
harmonious tariff rostrum for the occu-
pancy of national party. In short, and
to put il ooncisely-discussion of the tariff
question has not of necessity and should
have no relevancy whatever to national
campaign. It is probable that legislation
on the tariff will move on conservative
line toward final adjustment, and in the
meantime the great national campaign of
1854 will move upon the plane, so far as
the Republican party is concerned, of the
great principles of that organization. and
the supremacy of which alone can place
this nstion in the position that is its due
among the nations Of the world. Its voice
must BIS more potent in international conn
ellis, and in shaping the limitless policy
which is manifest in every advance step of
civilization. We must make Americaniqm
admired, respected and feared as power.
Under the administration Of what other
party than the Republican can we look for
the completeness in such consummation !?
II, however, the Democracy In the alb