National Republican., 1883-02-02
TUCKER wINKED,
TownsIcnd Nursed the Infant Industry,
and They all Go Back on Free Trade.

Townshcnd Nursed the Infant Industry,
Und They all Go Back Oh Free Trade.
Wizards hotel is a great place to hear in
toresting scraps of conversation.
There the boss democrat holds tho mirror
mp to nature and the horny handed rcpubli-
can clinlls glasses with him.
There grievous words stir up sugar and
whisky, but a hot scotch turneth away wrath.
And when the wrath is vaporized and turned
away in fumes toward the medulla oblongata,
on its winding way to the upper brain, the
tongue deals in truth at the old stand, and re-
publicans aud democrats alike cOnfdentially
damn the weaknesses of their own parties.
1t was last night, and u southern republican
had lust delivered himself of an adverse
opinion on the elections committee for going
back OH Buchanan, of Mississippi" as he
said, when the democrat hurriedly broke in
with
"Woll see how things arc going with us.
Did you hear Tucker say to-day that there
was not frcetrader on tho floor of tho
hOusep
"You don't say so ~
dyes, and Dick Townshend said the same
thing, aud added that they all wanted to
protect infant industries"
"Whero were the octrinaires-Carlisle,
Morrison, and CoX?"
u
n word. AS for Carlisle, you wait until they
reach hemp, and he'll go Off on an infant in
dustry at the expense of an adult principle
l tell you mono of them stick"
"You say Tucker says there are no free
raiders on the Aoor?"
ayes; and he winkod and enjoyed the joke
yesterday when Skinner, of New York, made
his hemlock speech and accused him (rucker)
of making a speech in favor Of 90 per cent.
on extract of sumac, used for the same pur-
pose as the hemlock extraction tanning"
i" He winlSed, did hep
"Yes he's for his local interests-barytes
as well as sumac-and so is Wise, from the
Richmond district, who made protection
speeches during his campaign"
$50 you think the freetraders have lost
their enthusiasm /"
ayes. They go head and tail up at the
| fence, but never leap it,"
"Who have you TO depend upon for simon
pure freetrade speeches and votesp
sob, they will all speak and vote fast enough,
but it is doctrine IN degree withthem-from
Sam Randall, with his iron state behind him,
clear across to Berry and Rosecrans, of Cali
| fornia, with their boraX and boracic acid to
protect. Take n survey of the field: There is
Cassidy, of Nevada, he tickers on the lead
smelling interest with boraX thrown in; Ben
Wilson, of West Virginia, sticks on salt; Up
son, of Texas, is wool protector; Hewitt, OF
Alabama, don't dare say word on account of
his little infant iron industry Stockslager, OF
Indiana lives in glass house, and don't
dare throw n stone; Aiken, of South Carolina,
must look after the rice interest; Davidson,
of Florida, has an orange in one hand and a
lemon in the other; Cox, of North Carolina,
would get an application of turpentine should
he forget himself so far as to begin to prate
free trade. This is the fix we are in. One
might as we'll be between the devil and the
deep sea rs between the turpentine works OF
North Carolina and the ironworlSs of Penn.
sylvania. Sentimental issues are the only
safe ones in politics, SO far as we democrats
are concerned"
A day of debate in the house could not have
given a better idea of the situation on the
democratic side than may be had from thi:
scrap of Willard hotel conversation.