New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-04-06
POLITICAL NEWS.

Rhode Island politics can now lapse back
into respectable stupidity for another twenty years IL
the governed by ring rs the opponents OF tho
Republicans claim, 1t be said In its favor that Is as
clean as "A ring possibly be. No charges OF Official
corruption have brought againt it. Tho affairs OK
the state arc administered economically aud efficiently
and In c0nentment and prosperity the people wiz coh-
pare favOraby with those " any other state III tne
Unen Nevertheless Its politics are an anomaly IL Is
fine only state where any feel safe In venturinS
guess the result OF election one year before tho
time 1t occurs
The Democratic papers display great deal
of earnestness in their warfare against Mr. Randairs
election the speakership Some OF the are 40 unwse
us TO let their into anger ana betry
their fear that may already have sure tning In the
contest. The Louisville Courter-JournW Is the most
incorporate language Ii openly charges that tao
friends of protective policy are ready to purchase Mr
Rapdas election and says that II VIII cost ny man
MS seat in all future Congresses, bis political iie ana
honor. to vote for Randall" Many Of Tue sn Ia IE.
CouyierJ0uradl aud advising the Democratic party re
will have to travei the route il Is 20 be feared
when the Democracy have free swing at the tarin
Springer's @raw material" platform is not
greeted with much enthusiasm by his own party In ct,
there Is disposition shown to rdicalc It, me PMs'~g
Post cruelty says: "The bar0ns as Watteron calls the
should tie to Springer. He Is their man. They are TO
be allowed existing protection their manufactured
products, while getting their raw alers nee a o
New England wooen .nis are 10 nave their pIon ih
creased expense OF the WOOL
t make woocu fabrics cheaper there woid 20
sense In his idea but lac doesn't toucn the 70
manufacturers. only protection To farmers Evil
IDENTITY SIR sprinscrs platform Is TOO raw ior Ills party
to swallow.
When the causes operating against the hepup-
eans I'm Michigan are considered il is surprising that
they elected any last Monday. SO great was tho
Indifference among the that IN many localities
only one-third or one fourth the vote east Then
the LIQUOR dealers the Republicans because
bev tine marty would pass prohibItory legls-
tiou while the temperance people xereangcred because
thai very thing had not been done already besiue tn
Republican State Committee made no euort wnne S
FIsion Committee was energetic and active Win an
these influences working against Tue hepuDncans
encouraging TO know that they were not completely
swanpe But IL Is clearly evident that tne party heeus
reOrganizing in Mlehigall
The advocates of a tariff -fOr-revenue- only
rolcy in the Democracy the friends OF leta!one
policy to state definitely what position the party Is 10
take next year on the tariff question The Bugalo Cou-
rier asks ~What OF tariff plank shall the National
Democratic Convention OF 1884 embody in Its PLATFORM
Shall refer the tariff question TO the Congressional
districts We did this in 1872 but the idea has never
been regarded as brilliant and 1t was certainly not sue
cessfu have Ia the ranks OF the party some expef.
enced platform makers who undoubtedly would ne gau
10 furnish "A tariff plank Oh which protectonist uAo
Mr. Randall aud tarid reIoriner Ike MI becA eOuil
stand together. We might for instance, declare Tor
sound tariff adopt some other phrase totally ueNoi
OF meaniu the platform might ignore the tarin es
ton altogether But would that Keep the lsse out OK
the Presidential canvass Now let the friends on tHo
Democracy who desire 10 evads this issue say how n
In r opinion the party ought TO meet the prospective
Republican attacks The Courier Ia, evolved an lnog
esting conundrun.