The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-08
MR.. CARLIsnE's ELECTION.
Various and Varied approximation the
Candidates Regard It-Mr. Car
Isle viii Go Slow.
From Dispatches in New York Times.

From Dispatches in New York Times.
CANDIDATES RELIEVE THEIR MINDS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Mr. Cox, IN an in
terview upon the election of Mr.. Carlisle,
says: II am delighted with it-immeasurably
delighted. Mr.. Carlisle is a man in whose
conservatism we all of us have great conf
dence. 1 myself, as you know, helped his
election as much as possible"
Then he was your choice, Mr.. Cox?'
I'm a measure, yes There is only one
other man in the country"-Here Mr.. Cox
looked thoughtfully into his console mirror
there is only one other man in whom
should have reposed greater faith, but he
was not available"
How do you know he was not available2"
by intuition Yes, after the last canvass
l knew it intuitively. The intuition grew
somewhat stronger after the first ballot"
I What will be the effect of Mr.. Carlisle's
| election upon the Democratic party in gen.
eral?"
Harmony, delightful harmony. I now
feel that the good work begun at Saratoga
and continued in Massachusetts is going
bravely on. II now we can only secure the
nomination of Holman or-or OFF,
Yourself, Mr.. CoxF
II have some reason to think I am rot
available" he replied, after slight but
| thoughtful pause. Still, if the party should
fix on my dear friend Holman or-or"-
yourself"
"Well, yes-if you will have it So" he
| said with sad smile-'if the party should
fix on Ell Their of us, it would l think, be a
| fitting sequel to the grand harmonious work
we have been carrying forward. Harmony,
harmonyp' he said rapturously, that is
what we most wanted. And haven't we got
itP'
Mr.. Randall was found in the best of
spirits. studying Burton's Anatomy of Mel
ancholy. He shook hands warmly with your
correspondent, and said blithely: Come to
talk Carlisle? Certainly. Sit down. Next
best possible thing which could have
happened. l had in my minds eye another
candidate"
Mr. Cox?'
"Oh dear no-bless your innocent heart,
he would be worse, if possible, than Carl;
no, l mean that Mr.. Cox is an extremist, and
although in the absence of Mr.. Carlisle |
should be tempted to think him a strong
man for the maintenance of a neutral and
inert policy-still as it was, don't you see
but pshawl 1 am elighted-delghted."
Still, as candidate you were opposed to
him?'
ASA candidatel opposed Why dear me,
bless you-wasn't he unanimously elected?
Didn't say so? Didn't say to Cox, not
two weeks ago: Cox said l, 'Carlisles the
man. so indeed he is, said he. Cox said 1,
we have got to see Carlisle through We
must, we must. truly said he Cox said l.
if we want to see Carlisle through, I've got
the method HowT said he. Why, Cox
said l, Carlisle must be unanimously
elected He must indeed SAID he. But
| howT said he. Cox said 1, the way is very
clear How said he again. Why Cox
said /, we'll oppose him! The very thing
said he. We did oppose him. Yesterday 1
met Cox, and said L: Cox, we opposed him.
We did,, said he. 1t was unanimous Cox,
said l. 1t was, indeed said he. Bless your
soul if we didn't do more to elect Carlisle
than any body, l don't know what wire-pull-
ing is"
Mr.. Carlisle was found at midnight deep in
volume of John Stuart Mill's Essays on
some unsettled questions of political econo-
my" An exhaustive treatise on "Confucius
as free-trader" by Gibbon, lay beside him,
He welcomed your correspondent with pleas
ant smile, and neatly estopped his apology for
the late intrusion by saying that fall things
in the world he liked most thorough,
searching, and interminabe interview.
Free tradeP' he said in his bluff exuber-
ant way. "Yes, have studied the subject
profoundly. 1t is well worthy the closest ap-
plicatiOn and most profound thought. On
free trade, l think [ may safely say, the great
wheels of the campaign OF 'S4 will pivot.
have therefore devoted myself to it in all its
branches during the past two weeks. Still, it
is subject which feel must not deal with
lightly. l shall go slow. Yes" he said re-
fiectively, Il shall go very slow"
What are your views upon free trade,
Mr.. Carlise?
Free trade, sir, is the natural sequence to
that reciprocity and general conservation of
the balance naturally sought between supply
and demand, which not only affects the well
fare of the individual but of the nation, and
by reflex movement sometimes misunder-
stood by false economists-whether willfully
or not-retroacts upon international comfy
to greater or less extent, according as the ebb
and flow of produce varies, which l think is
certain"
You are then in it's favor?"
Certainly. But in negative, or, as may
more clearly say, in q reflex way. Take the
tax on toothpicks, for example. A single ac-
cident to boom on the Penobscot may de-
prive the nation of timber picks for fort
night just epidemic of pips may cut us
off from the quill variety Result-dentistry
goes up. up, up-toothpcks rise-and the
general interests of the country languish. Do
| you see my point?'
"Ye-es. But"
"But we must go slow. Take the match
and stove polish industries. Break down the
| tariff, and where are they2 No, sir; we must
go slow. Affect the matches, and where is
your quinineP Touch overshoes, and You
knock cigarettes. 1t is very complex PROB
! lem"
What is your attitude on the liquor tax?'
II am strongly in favor, sir, of maintain
ing it until it is modified or removed. On
this issue am unalterably fixed"
Then your position on the tariff"
Just what l was coming to. Yes, sir on
the tariff !. shall take bold and vigorous
stand The tariff is Democracy's strong
point"
"And your position is"
81 am, sir, l may say-er-I am in favor of
tariff for revenue to the excl Seion of free
trade, and for free trade to the exclusion of
n tariff for revenue only, Tor am convinced
that tariff reform, with incidental or acct
dental protection, while it protects the reve-
nue. apparently is still, as we must admit
dangerous 10 free trade and alien to the in
! terests which that very nrotection Of the