The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1883-12-08
The speakership.

I
| lican caucus Mr. Carlisle had two com
petitors for Speaker, Hon. Samuel Randall,
/ Of Pennsylvania, AMI S. S. Cox, Of New York.
| The vote in caucus stood Carlisle LOG, Ran
dali 81, Cox so.
Hon. John B. Clarke, of Missouri, was
nominated for clerk over j. d. c. Atkins, of
| Tennessee, the vote standing % to o. John
7. Leedon, of Ohio, was chosen for sergeant
alarms by reclamation; j. g. Wintcrsmith,
of Texas, was nominated for doorkeeper, and
L. Dalton, of Indiana, for postmaster. These
were all formally elected at the session of
/ Congress on Tuesday.
The Democratic caucus; on motion of Gen.
Slocum, of New York. unanimously voted to
continue all the old soldiers employed by the
last House.
SKETCH or MR.. CARLISLE.
! Mr. Carlisle was born in Campbell (now
Kenton) county, Ky, Sept 5, 1885. After
completing his studies he taught school in his
native county and later at Covington. He
studied law with ex-Gov. Stevenson, who has
since been in the United States Senate, and
who is as fond as he is proud of his pupil.
| Mr.. Carlisle's entrance into politics followed
close upon his admission to the bar. In 1859
| he was member of the State House of Rep
/ resentatives; was nominated for presidential
eector on the Democratic ticket in 1864, but
/ declined; was elected to the State Senate in
| 1866 and reelected in 1869; was delegate at
| large from Kentucky to the national conven-
ton at New York in the summer of 1868; was
nominated for Lieutenant-G Governor of Ken
lucky IN May, 1871; resigned his seat in the
Senate in June, 1871, and served as heuten-
ant Governor for the four years following;
was presidential elector for the State at
large in 1876. His congressional career be-
| gan March 5, 1877, when the Forty-fifth Con-
gress commenced, and he has therefore been
only six years in achieving national reputa-
4 ton for robust and vigorous leadership.
Mr.. Carlisle's views on public questions are
| indicated in the following extract from
| speech made two years ago, before his name
had been seriously canvassed in connection
with the speakership contest
s'In the broad and sweeping sense which
/ not free-trader. Of course, that is under
stood At least it should be. will add that,
in my Judgment, it will be years yet before
anything in the nature of free trade would be
wise or practicable for the United States.
\ When we speak of this subject we refer to APP
proximate free trade, which has no idea of
crippling the growth of home industries, but
simply of scaling down the iniquities of the
tariff schedule, where they are utterly out of
proportion to the demands of that growth.
After we have calmly stood by and allowed
monopolies to grow fat, we should not be
| asked to make them bloated. Our enormous
surplus revenues are illogical and oppressive.
| It is entirely undemoera.tic to continue these
burdens on the people for years and years
after the requirements of protection have been
met and the representatives of these industries
have become encrusted with wealth. This is
the general proposition on which l stand.
The rest is mere matter of detail, to be settled
with Judgment, discretion and caution, but at
the same time in perfectly fearless spirit
1 There has not been a time in twenty years
when the people were so thoroughly aroused
on this subject, and it is the true policy OF the
Democratic party to make its appeal to the
voting Masses and meet this hydra headed
monopoly in solid phalanx.'
/ COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
From the Baltimore Sun: "What Mr. Car
| isles election does mean is revenue reform,
/ directed by wise and conservative lntelll
gence For this the Democratic party has
unequivocally declared, and as party it is to
/ be congratulated upon the possession of the
courage required to take its stand in the out
/ set upon so important principle There IS
no democratic mistake here. The cry of
! ''WolfiH cannot prove effective against so
i popular a programme"
New York Times, Republican: ''The nom
ination of Mr. Carlisle shows that there is
more life in the Democratic party than had
! been generally supposed, and of healthful
sort, which is matter for congratulatlon all
around. Mr.. Carlisle is by far the best rep
resentative among the candidates for the nom
ination of those Democrats who have convic-
4 tons and conscience, and it is good thing
/ for the country that they are found to be IN
I the maiority-and a considerable majority
at Washington. Mr.. Carlisle has definite
and intelligent policy, which he has plainly
/ set forth and lived up to with unusual fidelity.
1 Mr. Carlisle will undoubtedly form his com
mittees so as to bring before the House the
/ gu stion of further reduction of the tariff.
1 He will certainly be sustained in it by the ap-
4 proval of a very large portion of the Repubh-
can voters If the Republican Representa-
tives on the committees and in the House
shall offer to this policy blind and partisan
| opposition, then they will so far force the Re
| publican organization to follow them, and 1t
is not improbable that the canvass OF next
/ year may be one between the Democrats for
rational revenue reform and the Republicans
for extreme protection, and in such canvass,
with reference to this issue, the Republicans
would obviously be weak because they would
be arrayed against the best interests and the
strong tendency of the people. The nomina-
ton of Mr.. Carlisle in itself shows public
opinion throughout wide sections of the coun-
try strong enough to overcome completely
the tactics of the mere politicians and to defy
the influences exerted BY the most highly pro-
tected industries. That opinion is not by any
means confined to the Democrats. 1t is ma
tional.
New York World (Dem.): "Mr Carlisle's
canvass has been simply an appeal to Demo
cratic sincerity. He is not elected as free
trader or an extreme protectionist. He will
have no special interests to subserve. He
will not be expected to make Republican ALI
ances He is revenue reformer. In this
he is in accord with the large majority of his
party and in antagonism to Republicanism,
which opposes every retrenchment and re-
FORM"
The New York Herald Ind says: cat
last there is promise of Democratic party.
Mr.. Carlisle was last night chosen Speaker by
the Democratic caucus at Washington. That
means change, very great and benefcent
change; in Democratic policies. 1t means
that the old fogies of the party, the men afraid
of their principles, have lost their hold, and
the young men of the party-the men to whom
politics mean something more than mere
! office getting-have come to the front If
the Democratic leaders have energy and IN
telligence, the caucus action of last evening
means a sweeping Democratic victory next
year. For the first time in many years there
is before the party fair prospect of such
by many devious and false roads. AT last
they are on the right track. The result is
severe disappointment to the Republican pol
iticians, who exclaim illogically but loudly
that it gives them the next presidency"
Philadelphia Press, (Rep.) "The nomina-
ton of Mr.. Carlisle has the merit of being
plain, bold, unequivocal avowal of the regnant
Democratic spirit and purpose. There is no
disguise about it. Mr.. Carlisle is the ablest
champion among all the Democratic Repre-
sentatives of the opposition to protection.
He will organize the House against the exist
ing tariff, and lead the attack upon it. The
result simplifies the issue between the two
parties, and makes straight direct fight on
the commanding question of protection.
Chicago Herald DEM ''Mr. Carlisle was
distinguished in the last Congress for the vigor
and cearness with which he discussed the
ordinarily dismal topic of the tariff. 1t is his
position on this question, and only this posi-
ton, which secures him the present leader
ship, and will of necessity force an issue be-
tween the parties in 1884 on the line which
Randall sought to avoid. Revenue reform is
to become living question.
From the Boston Herald lind. The action
of the Democratic congressional caucus in
nominating Mr.. Carlisle for Speaker is the
most assuring evidence of returning political
sense and courage which the Democratic par