The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-31

The New York World sounds the alarm.
We reproduce an article published on Satur-
day as the leader, under the head 'Plain but
kind advlce:"
Revenue reform is not free trade.
"Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, just now occupies
a prominent position in the Democracy. AS
chairman of the ways and means com mittee
he is supposed to be the leader of his party
in the House. A man upon whose word
party is to rely ought not to talk too much.
Our advice to him is to put the seal of pru-
dence on his lips. Any utterance about the
tariff which could be construed as in conflict
with the well-settled traditions of his party,
in favor of incidental protection, might not
only disappoint his presidential aspirations
but keep him out of the Forty-ninth Con-
gress.
ut is we'll for the congressman who want
to make themselves conspicuous to under
stand that Democracy is not in favor of
free trade, and that any such folly as allow
ing second-class village lawyers, who know
nothing about business interests, to fasten
false issue of free trade on the party would
be its destruction.
"a real free-trade issue would not only
lose New York State, but would make even
this city doubtful if not Republican.
New Jersey is counted as certain for the
Democracy. A free-trade issue would make
it absolutely certain for the Republicans.
Indiana, Ohio, Connecticut, California,
every debatable Northern State, would be
more strongly than ever Republican if the
Democratic ship should run foul of the snag
OF free trade.
How absurd, then, for Mr.. Mills, of Tex
as to talk glibly about free trade! How alb
surd for him to pirate about passing Il sweep
ing tariff bill in the House, although he
does not expect that it will pass. the Senatep
at is to be regretted that Mr.. Carlisle
could n ut reflllv cOmDOSe the WAYS and
means committee of members with more
sense than to announce q programme of agi-
tation simply for the sake of agitation.
ut will be we'll for Mr.. Morrison, who
While not gifted with briliancy, has good
common sense to remind his friends that
still tongue shows wise head, and not to
forget the proverb himself.
Revenue reform is not free trade"
Whata delightful fix the Democratic party
is in, to be sure, upon. this question. 1t was
the Southern Democrat in the Augusta Con-
stitutionalist, who hit upon the happy smile
of the farmer and the steer yoked together,
who haloed, Here we come blank our fool
souls; somebody head us off" That is the
attitude of the Democratic party now.
'The well-settled traditions of the
party in favor of incidental
protection is almost uproariously funny,
while to hear the World assert that the De-
mocracy is not in favor of free trade is
screamer Against the World we put the
bold statement of Henry Watterson the
head and front of the Democratic party. Mr.
Watterson says 'the Democratic party is a
free-trade party or nothing" and 1.-THE DEM
ocrat who is not a free-trader should go else
where. The Democratic party will make a
free-trade fight in 1884; Democrats who can't
go it had better pack up and get out"s Does
the New York World hear the command? 1t
must "pack up and get out" The Demo-
cratic party is a free-trade party, says the
highest authority in latter-day Democracy,