New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-26

LEAD AN AGITATlON-MR. CAfLlSLE CONfiDI-NA'
IBY TELEGRAPH TO TRBUNE.l
WASHINGTON Nov. 25.-Whie the question
"Shall the Democratic majority in the House make
an attempt to revise the tariff and reduce customs
duties at the coming session 2" is the main issue
which separates Mr.. Randall and his supporters
from Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Cox and their partlsans
there are indications that the lines are not TO De so
rpidlv maintained as the extreme free traders VINO
favor Mr. Carlisle could desire. They insist that
his election means that such an ehort VIII
be made and his defeat that the members
of the majority are to be recreant to their prncpe
land false to their constituents. While some OF MS
recent expressions have had conservative SOUND
his most ardent and active partisans-men IKE
Morrison, Blackburn, Thompson, Hatch ana NILS
are loud in their declarations that, If elected
Sneaker Mr. Carlisle will appoint Committee on
Ways and Means which at an early day will report
and urpe the passage of bill providing for radi
cal reduction of customs duties. These men are
unquestionably sincere, and their zeal in behalf
of the Kentucky candidate is exactly measured by
their belief that he will do as they say in regard to
that matter
But the election of Mr. Carlisle is also advocated
by men who are strongly opposed to any tariff agl-
tatiOn and who base their advocacy upon the belief
that his opinions the subject agree with their
own. Such man is Congressman Buckner, of Mis-
correspondent tonight Judge Buckner said: " i am
opposed to any attempt at tariff legislation at the
coming session. l think we ought to wait and see
what is to be the effect of the new tariff, not only
upon the revenues of the Government, but upon
the industries of the country Meantime the
people are not suffering or, If they are,
they do not realize it, and they are making
no complaints. 1t is true the revenues are
largely in excess of the current expenditures of the
4I,no he al IN hp
reduction of the interest-bearing debt, and l am
one of those who are inclined to hold that the Gov
ernment has no actual surplus long it owes
money and its obligations are subject to Tedemp
ton. Again such an attempt would be vain and
foolish in view of the absolute certainty that the
Senate would not pass, nor the President approve,
any tariff bill that would be satisfactory
to the majority of the House. We should
not only have our labor for pains,
but the great business interests of the country
would for months be disturbed and to a consider
able extent paralyzed by the needless agitation
which such an attempt would produce. The Demo-
cratic party cannot afford to be responsible for such
an agitation on the eve of Presidential contest
especially when nothing can be done.
Il favor the election of Mr.. Carlisle, because i
consider hlm to be as conservative a man on all
these questions as am and certainly will never
vote for tariff measure which believe will strike
an injurious DlOW TO American Industry tnluh
nearly all of my colleagues from Missouri who were
selected will support MIR. Carlisle, because they be-
leve as | do that his election will not mean re-
opening of the tariff question. l am sorry to see
that some of the extreme men. who advocate Mr.
Carlisle's election do so with the expectation that
he will promote an effort for tariff revision this
winter"
Judge Bucliner thinks that at least seven of the
Missouri Representatives will vote for Mr. Carlisle,
and he does not think Mr.. Randall viii receive more
than three votes from that State. The Randall
men claim five votes from Missouri.
CARLISLE FOR TARIFF REFORM.
Mr. Carlisle was asked tonight what effect he
thought the change of front the part of several
Southern newspapers would have upon his candi-
dacy. He replied Little if any. did not care
90 much about Tie Atlaata Constitutions change
as l did about its misrepresentation. /
accord it its right TO a preference for
Speaker What 1 object to is that Tie
Constitution should misrepresent me on the tariff
assumes that will not, if elected Speaker, make an
effort TO revise the present tariff My position on
that question s SO wei kiOWn eat % t dG 10 see
newspaper could be ignorant of it. There
fore. consider, it gross misrep-
ny eaTs AS DO ET not f hnR e
votes of that delegation are under the control OF
The atlanta Constitution or Of General Gordon or
1.-The Randall papers also claimed that The Char |
lesion AeWs and Courier and The SdrdRaah No'cs had
come out against me- which is not true. They are |
as loyal to me now as they were a year ago. They
are both edited by able men aud reflect the senti-
ments of their people.
always been against That is on account of the
sugar interests of Louisiana, which the editor !
hn will M be better open T@aef of
Mr. Randall will not cost me vote. have never |
counted upon more than two votes from that state,
ill mite nt IIogs-
Nor will it cost me vote in Mississippi |
or Or Arkansas. / see the Randall organs
indiana, Ind ma Which has come out against me-
know of only one paper published there called me
Public Press and edited WIN aolty Dy IA NJ, GlVen
for the Speakership. Mr.. Stocksagcr, who repre- |
sents that district in Congress, ain assured is one
of my warmest advocates.
MR.. CARLIsLE's CONFIDENCE.
MY friends need not be alarmed at anything |
they see or hear in OF out of newspapers. am
satisfied that my campaign is advancing as hand |
somely as / could wish can lose promised votes |
and still be nominated Speaker. Capital may con- |
troll few newspapers and gang of politicians |
against me, but il cannot control the votes Of !
honest men who were elected to Congress to per-
form duty. There about seventy Democrats
of the next House already in the city, and fully
One-haf have personally pledged me their votes and
hearty support. If that is not an indicaton that
will be elected Speaker, what is If Eou cannot be-
lieve what member Of Congress tells you about
how he will VOTE how you TO find out the sltua-
tion Do they take an oath to support Ramlall
The following dispatch was. received by Mr.
Randall tonight from New Orleans: Manager
Burke sent the following last night TO the Wash
ington office of The Times Democrat: With the
highest respect and warm personal regard for Car
lisle of my native State, hnd him supported by
ali the leading Free-T Traders of the country, and
conviction as regards the best interests Of tho
growing industrial South dictates the expression OF
1ko Times Democrats preference for the election of
Randall for Speaker.'p
EVADINC; THE CHINESE LAW.