New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-04
THE LATEST FIREBRAND.
COMMENT ON THE ANONYMOUS CIRCULAR.

rrs Authorship ATTRIBUTED TO TILDEN' RANDALL
OR coSyERsE-MoRRIsoY's BILL IN THE ThKoks
OF DISSOLUTION.
ipY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRDuNEl
w.surxoroN. April 3-The main topic OF con-
xersaton among Democratic Congressman To-Day
was the circular published this morning auVisn.s
chem what to do about the tariff question. Inc
views set forth in the circular met the hearty sp-
uroyal of Democrats who are opposed TO the Mor-
rison hill The free-trade Democrats, on the con-
trary. denounce the publication and It's author anu
altogether seemed to be In a worse hunor tnan
ever.
"Is it truo that you are the author OF
the circular signed Many Democrats ana pup-
lished this morningin Chairman Morrison was
asked.
"No and you know it. We have held one caucus
on the tsriff and that is enough. have no ldea
who wrote the circular. and l do not care VINO
did It."
By a GOOD many Democrats including some VINO
are his friends the authorship of the circular
was attributed to Mr.. Randall Ihey
arc mistaken" he said to TRIBUNE correspondent
He added "I find that a good many oil our people
think Mr. Tilden may have written It," some Oh
the Democrats who hold to this theory have COM
pared the circular with the interview published Ill
to-day's TRIBUNE, in which ex-senator Uoruoh
gives Mr.. l1ldenS eNS Us 10 Mldt siiouiu ~ ''N
Democratic policy in the coming Presidential con-
test, and say they ind therein strong evidence 10
confirm their views. Some free-trade Democrats
however feel sure that Representative Converse Is
the man to whose impertinence "the Democratic
party owes this new frebrand."
FRKE-TRADERs ABANDONING HOPE.
1t is noticeable that good many of them have
ebout given up all hope of tariff legislation ly this
Congress
"Tbe Morrison bill is in the throes of dsoution,"
was the frank remark of Southern free-trader to-
day He Is one of tue most ardent friends OF the
bill. Chairman Morrison says he has been COM
PEELED to decline the invitation of the lroquos Club
of Chicago. II must stay here and watch this bus
ipessn he explained lie still declines to say
when he will try to call up the bill, and he is APP
pareptly disposed to treat with great caution the
assertions of of his friends that there Is no
danger of defeat on the motion to consider the
measure. Beng shown a list OF Democrats VINO
will vote against reconsideration, he asked; Il"W
does anybody know that list is cOrTectW The list
was prepared by friend of the bill, who says he
has made careful canvass among the Democrats
He claims that 16O of them viii vote for the
motion to consider the bill and only thirty
against it, The adverse votes he distributed as fol
lows: Connecticut /. New-York 4, Pennsylvania
10 New-Jersey 3, Ohio and California 2.
WHY Mr.. MORRISON DELAYS.
This estimate beiug shown TO q prominent Demo-
erat who Is opposed to the bill and who has made
careful canvass, he said: ut is all wrong If it
were correct, Morrison would not lose an hou
More than fifty Democrats will vote against
consideration, and l think he knows it,
Instead of four negative votes from
New-York, there will be eight. There
will be some from the South, and this est-
mate does rot include one from any Southern State
There need be no uneasiness on this subject; II
Morrison attempts 10 nave ulS Dil CoholucIou' no
According to the best information, that can
be obtained from forty-six TO fifty-five Demo-
Gratis will vote against consideration, ana II
the Republicans vote the same way any at
tempt TO consider the bill Will be defeated
by q majority large enough to convince the
country that there is danger OF tariff legislation
at this session. In other words rests with the Re-
pubcans to say whether or not the injurious aglta~
fiOn of the tariff question by Congress shall con-
tinue. =,
Under these circumstances their duty seems to
be PLAIN, and with two OF three exceptions they so
WHAT Mr.. KAssoN's IDEA IS.
Mr. Kasson is most anxious that there shall be
some general debate Oh the BILL in order that the
free trade Democrats may expose their designs.
He contends that maturity against consideration
merely will settle nothing, but Will enable the
Democrats to eyade the tariff issue in the coming
campaign, and he considers II necessary therefore,
chat the bill shall first be debated and then killed
by striking out the eDacting clause. Mr.. kasson's
views however. are not approved by other Repub-
uoans They hold thab the ue1eat OF Il
motion to consider will be equivalent TO
She rejection of the bill, and they de-
clare that the country has a right TO
expect Republicans TO oppose tariff agitation by
TINS House at every stage and vote to end it at the
very first opportunity. According to present midi
cations this policy will govern all the Republicans
with perhaps two or three exceptions.
If members desire to deliver tariff speeches for
circulation during the Presidential campaign, they
will lind abundant opportunities TO do so, as some
Of the Democrats have already done.
MR. RANDALL VISITS THE SPEAKER.
II is understood there was conference of Penn
sylvania Democratic Representatives this afternoon
and that this evening Mr. Randall accompanied by
Messrs Mutchler Boyle and one or two other
Democrats from his State visited Speaker Carlisle
and spent some time with him. The Pennsylvania
Democratic State Convention is to be held next
Wednesday, and Democratic Congressman
from that State desire TO attend it. While it has
been lmpracticable to ascertain definitely the
object of the conference this evening" there is rea
sou to believe that the purpose of Mr. Randall and
his friends to find out whether Chairman
Morrison intends TO attempt call up tho Tariff
bill on Wednesday, and if practicable to have 1t
postponed a day two. 1t IL not known what
conclusion reached.
is PAYNE A CANDlDATEf