Daily Republican., 1883-12-05
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBED 8, 1853
A solid north for PrOtec tlOn.

"A OO1hN ~ VI SIS Avu u s~SONeA~es
The Philadelphia Times could not be
anything without being in the greatest
earnest. 1t desired the success Of the
Democratic party in the next Presidsn-
tial campaign, but it wanted that sue
cess with Randall as Speaker of the
House OF Representatives, and with the
Democratic party on q protective tariff
platform. Its hopes ana desires have
bssn dashed to the ground BY the cleo
ton, not of Randall the protectionist'
but of Carlisle the free trader, and by
plat ing the Democratic party unequivO-
cally on u free trade instead of q tariff
platform. The Tunes il now a. severe
on the Dem ocratic party as it WAS be-
fore on the Republicans, and in an ar.
ticle in yesterdays issue sums up the
Democratic profit and loss that will re.
suit from its new departure, in . COM
prehensive table which shows all loss
and no gain. 1t slmits that there Is
strong free trade minority in the Re-
publican party led oy several inhuen
tial papers in New England, New York,
and the West, but how far, 1t asks, will
free trade convictions 60 towards bal
ancing the inevitable Dem cratic loss
by free trade in the face Of the positive
anti tree trade Democratic platforms Of
every debatable State"
The New York Herald, it says, will
eulogizs the Democratic departure, and
when defeated will denounce the Demo-
Gratis as blooming lido s. and com.
mend their defeat. The New York
Evening Post and the Times will sup.
port Democratic tree trade theory and
exhaust themselves in their efforts to
elect a Republican President. The
Springfield Republican and the Boston
Herald will approve Democratic free
trade and will labor to swell the Re-
publican majority Of Massachusetts.
In the West, the Times says, that il to
be combined with the South in the az
gress i've free trade movement, the Demo
cratic profit and loss account will foot
up about as it must in the East. The
Chicago Tribune will publish columns
Of figures aud argument to prove that
free trade is just the thing and it will
do it, level best to roll up over the usual
forty thousand Republican majority in
Illinois. In Iowa Kansas and Nebraska,
where there is nothing outside Of agri
culture to protect but grasshoppersand
cyclones, they will shout for free trade
and poll two thirds Of their votes against
any Democratic free trade candidate
for the Presidency. The debatable
States of Ohio and Indiana are not in
any degree doubtful on the tariff issue,
and the account promises no better in
the Virginias, North Carolina, Tennes
see and Louisiana, which States have
declared for liberal protective policy.
Both the Virginias are now az positive
ly protective States as are Penusylva-
mia, New Jersey, New York and Con-
necticut and Democratic free trade say s
the Times, will surely end solid South.
Su h are the lamentations Of the Phila-
delphia Times. The country will not
suffer if its predictions are verified. We
do n IT, however, believe with the Times
that any part of the South will part
from the Bourbon Democracy so long
as shot guns and pistols can keep it
solid, but we heartily share its fears
that there will be solid North against
solid South made so by Southern ar
ros&rce and intimidation.