The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-12-16
SPEAKER CARLISLE,

The Eurakv Sentinel, in an article on
the election Of Mr.. Carlisle Of Kentuc-
Ky. to the important position Of Speak
er OF the House Of Representatives, OF.
ers somr sensible comments from Which
we clip the following: Looking at il
from n partisan standpoint. we have to
presume that the election was regarded
10y the Democrats rs polite. with the
understanding. Of course, that nothing
iS polite according TO the Democratic
idea unless 1t is also acceptable to the
people nud wholesome for tho entire
country. The siguidcsnce Of the
speaksrshiP in its bearings on thu
Presidential ell clion next year ia per-
fectIy unS'Is'ood among patty leaders
on both sides. AS to policy in the
premises there can hardly have been n
chance for grave mistake, B.fore the
Democrats c"ucr sed, long b., fore that
time, the field of politics for 81 had
been reviewed by the generals in the
D-mocr"'ic party. They happily
nuud that not ouly WAS Carli>ls the
night man on principal. but that Ls was
the winning card III politics itse'f.
We notice a disposiiIn IL III certain
Republican quarters to sound the Rlarm
81 s''tr"hHlI,n," IN c"Ln.cti"n with
The r''ult OF the Sp, ak.Isbip contest
aud To treat the ell ctInn Of Mr.. Carlisle
as dangerous triumph Of the "rolid
S"uth." The Tribune. for instance.
said the d~y afterwards, I'D. mocracy,
then, m-ans Nr. CurIisle-that is, il IL
SOuth'r IL aud not Nurlhvrn pa ty
The Na'i"n-i Republican If Wishing
to- sp'uks i'll the saiuu vein.
The Nv Yprk Herald. which Affects
int'p, udeI c., but lodges aSkwaIdly
"nungh between tue two parties, Aud
which has ITS leanIugs ~ tue Republi-
eau raIiy, rays What may op'n the eyes
"t iul- politicians Ia tue Far W,s; TO
the possible fact that they have good
de. to learn rs follows:
This attempt TO Tuise a sectional issue
out vf the choice for Speaker fnis no
support or color in the facts aud chnr-
Uct"r uf the contest. Ou the contrary,
the election Uf II southern unu III the
person Of Mr Z .rlIsi- l., un Ter the cir
cumstancrs. to ID hlilel as ouu OF tn e
most encouraging o,IucaI signs Of the
d'y. Mr.. Carlisle Was not elt etc i be-
cause he is Suuth'rn man, nor does
he rtrreseut a Southern pnlicy in any
SECTIONAL sense. Iu the choice Of Speak
er aud ia tue discussion which pI ec-d
I'd the choice n" prominence was given
to any 81 ciIonal con I1eru;lJn. nor wns
that "n. candidate W from the South
and tue rest irum the North. The coI-
sid-ri.tion which controlled all others
Was the tariff Issue, with the COM ittion
in the minds "f n large majority of rep
resrntaiive Democrats that this is by
fnr the most Important problem that
no" cCniiOhIs tue sta.esmunShip oil The
iiDn.
MIR. Carlisle believed that the inter-
rsis Of the country demanI wise. jn-
diciouS tnrin reform. and that the Dem
ocTaiic party ought to undertake. that
work. lie took lirm stand, squarely.
"rculy aud bravely, on that platform.
His cnn'.iirry represented principal
II meant un nill,mntivr. uctivc, manly
policy, not II negative, do nulhing eva.
siyc Que. because be stood for these
thiugS, and b'cause hr mad in high do
gree all the Other qu,lific tions for the
'ilic", h was the choice Of the ina.
juI'ty for Speaker.