The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1884-06-07
JOHNSON CITY, TENN., SATURDAY, JUNE I, 1854.

Messrs. Hatch, Dockery, Alexander,
Graves, Cosgrove, Morgan, Clardy,
Bland, Burns, Fyan and Davis, favor
tariff reform and "look to the Nation
al Convention for declaration as
straightforward as words can make
it.
Representatives. Van Eaton, Sing
Teton, Money, Muldrow and Barks-
dale, Of Mississippi, favored revenue
tariff plank in the national platform
and "a straight, honest assertion Of
the Democratic doctrine of tariff for
revenue"
Representative Dunn, of Arkansas,
said "All my colleagues voted with
me for the Morrison Bill, The Ma
tional Convention will be Demo-
cratic body, with no Republican con-
tingent present. ! should deprecate
anything like fight or any tendency
of n split. But the convention will
undoubtedly take Democratic ground
on the tariff"
Messrs Jones, Rogers and peel, of
Arkansas, favored revenue reform and
war on tariff for protection.
Gen. Rosecrans said al am in favor
of strictly revenue tariff plank but
you must quote me fairly. / think
the present tariff should be thoroughly
revised, simpli6ed and reduced to the
smallest rates of duties which will pro
duce the revenue required for an
economical administration of the Gov
ernment, and so laid as to giye just
and reasonable protection to labor.
Judge Holman said; 81 have al
ways taken it for granted that the ole
ticket would be nominated and the ole
platform adopted, including, of course
the tariff for revenue only If the po
sitive declination of Mr.. ilden SHOULD
prevent the nomination of the ole
ticket, there will be no reason to civ,
up the old Democratic doctrine Of ;
revenue tariff as opposed to the pro
tective theory"
Representative Lewis, OF Louisiana
said "The platform of 1876 suite,
me, and | have not changed my view
since that time. | think we shall hav'
the old ticket and the platform"
Mr.. Culbcrson, of Texas, said
"Our delegation, with the exception o
Col. Ochiltrce, may be written dow
as solid for n strict revenue tariff plat
FORM"
Mr.. Blount, OF Georgia, said: Ever,
. Representative from my State vote
with Morrison. 1t is not our busines
to dictate any plank of the nationa
platform, but we expect that in tn
leading issue of the campaign ther
will be no hcsitancy in declaring tn
Democratic faith as clearly as it wa
set forth in 1876 or 1880"
| Mr.. Jones, of Wisconsin, said
: am in favor Of an immediate redut
. ton OF revenue and | want the inter
nal taxes to stand just as they are fo
the present, | hope the Chicag
platform will sustain the men VIII
o have made the fight for revenue +,
form in this Congress.
"A New England Congressman
= said Representative Loverin, of Mass
chusetts, "who should vote to repet
8 the liquor taxas and let the tariff stan
q would be in danger of being mobile
q when he returned to his home. W
d are for straight, strong revenl
q platform. We must make the isst
clear and the fight hot one.
a Mr.. Deuster, of Wisconsin, sale
"The Democrats of my State are ur
ted in their support of the eflo
made here by the supporters of Il
d Morrison Bill. We expect the Chic
q go Convention tosustain us. | desi
/ reduction of the tariff by additions
II the free list"
The number of Democratic Repr
!. sentatives-interviewed and quoted
n the Post exceeds eighty and the OPT
4 ions of those above named, as to a de
r 'lararation of tariff reform principles
,r Chicago, are fairly representative