Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-12-07
The Georgia Papers and the Speaker
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Editor HorpiHg Ne,rs: The following
/ interesting paragraph l read in one of the
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Editor HorRtng Ne1rs: The following
interesting paragraph l read in one of the
newspapers therein mentioned:
The New Orleans Times Democrat and
Pi-4surue. the Memphis 4 r4huche. Nashville
datsrfcua. Atlanta CONSTITUTION, Mobile Regis
t.r. Birmingham Age. Nashville Runner, Chat
tanOogl Tunes. Augusta Chronicle. Macon
IeiaUHDh. Richmond Dispatch. are for Ran
dall for speaker. The list enjoys consider
ably more than half the daily circulation of
the south"
The irresistible influence welded by
this large majority is convincingly mani
tested by the fact that Mr. Randall got -
votes in the caucus. while Mr.. Carlisle
got tonly 100. 1t is matter of great salts
faction that the two representative South
ern i0uruals-the Savannah MORNING
News and the Charleston NeJrS and
fDHr{er-StOOd firm and true to the real
principles OF the Democratic party. 1t is
also most satisfactory that Carlisle's ma
iority was so decisive. a seeming indica-
tIon that the party at least realizes the
Will Of the people and the requirements of
the country.
The three Georgia paDers-the Macon
Telegraph, the Augusta Chronicle. and
the Atlanta COHStitdtiOR-Elirdbil dictu-
were all of one opinion on this occasion,
and express their disappointment over
the result in characteristic style. The
telegraph and Messenger condemns ''the
idea of internal taxation as against the
policy of requiring foreigners to support
the government for the privilege of using
our markets."
1t is surprising that so accomplished Il
writer As the editor Of the Telegraph
should fall into the gross error implied in
the above sentence. He cannot be un-
aware of the fact that it is the consumer
who suffers from increased cost of pro-
duction. and is benefited by a decrease.
1t is the American consumer in every
case. and not the foreign manufacturer,
who pays the duty. Furthermore, we
shall be amply repaid by the increased
demand and enhanced prices for all our
agricultural and many other products
consequent upon foreigners being enabled
To extend their exports to. us. Our COM
merce viii be vastly Swelled, both i'm
ports and exports, probably the latter
even proportionately the more.
The Augusta paper prOphetically ap-
1rehends disaster as the Democratic
party experienced in 1880 from the
miserable 'tinkering with the currency
and the tariff" He. on his part, ought to
be aware that the cause of past Demo-
cratic failures is to be attributed rather
TO its display of "A lamentable deficiency
Of back bone, and there is every reason
20 believe that a positive and determined
policy adopted ana 1aitntully adhered to
Will produce great and successful results.
As for the Constitution, its position, as
heretofore. is unique. About a week ago
/ IL informed a credulOus constituency that
/ with few, if any exceptions, the Georgia
I delegation were for Randall. The CORSti-
/ fUtioB'S majority, consisting of our own
/ Representative, Mr.. Nichols. was for
| Randall: the possible insignificant mi
nOrity, consisting of the remainder Of the
7 States delegation, was for Carlisle. A
I few days before the Constitution was
I as Jealous for Carlisle as any of them
but about a week ago it suddenly discOy-
I cred that protective tariff, or at least a
uon-iuterference for the present, was alb
/ solutely essential to the cOuntry's saliva
tiOu. Now. with engaging candOr, and
characteristic consistency, it elOquently
+ announces itself an advocate of tariff re-
vision.
II the Constitution isn't more careful
and prudent, it may by and by lose some
of the euviable prestige it has so long en-
/ joyed, of being the greatest provincial
paper in the country. DEMOCRITUs.