Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-05-26
Partisan Prosneo,,

ine election OF J. b. Eustis l-n,tea
States senator from Louisiana - .su
ceeo Senator Jonas is paraded ~ : , ,','
tory OF the protectionist elen,.s. ~, \,
Louisiana politics. Like enoucl ~ ~
is ineasurably true. In behalf =, ~. ~.
s''gar-planters of Louisiana he will, ~
pose reduction of the tariff SO far ~ IL !,
aiIects sugar, and to make effective ~
defense of the sugar interest bs ,,n.. s
pool issues with the Pennsylvania anS
ONO protectionists and vote w.n ~ |
them to purchase their votes for ! ~. ~
gar tariff. " su-
~ cannot have escaped attent;o,
that there is q process of chanoo r.,.,
on IN political thought that promisas
a thorough shifting in the pressns
alignment of parties. The Democrats
party is, as a national organization i,
orof razing tariff duties to the po,nt
where their income will provide funa
ior purposes of revenue only, while the
republican organization is as fully
identified with the policy Of maintain.
ing nigh tariff rates under the gulse 81
protection to Amerlcss INDUSTRY /,
But not all Democrats are free.traders
nor are all Republicans protectionist.
In the South, which has remained
steadfastly a supporter of the Demo.
cratic party since enfranchisement
gave the citizens control of their own
affairs, it has been political treason to
oppose the policies of that party. Now
a different feeling is taking place
There are in the states of Louisiana the
sugar interest, in Virginia and West
Virginia, Alabama and Tennessee the
iron interest, In Texas the wool inter.
est, and in South Carolina the rice in.
terest, which demand protection. The
sugar and rice planters and the iron.
mongers may be, on questions of gen
eral politics, Democrats; but when Il
comes to supporting the candidates O
a party pledged to take off the tariff
that enables them to charge more TO
their products than they could get un
der free trade, the controlling motiy,
OF self-interest will array them in bit
ter hostility to the Democratic party
The argument of the purse is the hard
est logic to overcome. Democrats VIII
have protected interests will strive I,
keep themselves protected. If the,
cannot carry the Democratic pat,
with them in the policy of protection
. they will desert that party and go t
that which offers them protection
7, Party is secondary consideration, a
ways subordinate to selt-promotion
If the partition of the Democratic pal
;. ty in Louisiana, Virginia, West Vii
GINA, Tennessee, Alabama, Texas an
South Carolina upon the tariff que,
ton shall carry into the Republica
ranks any considerable number {
Democrats the result will be to max
those states very doubtfuliy Demo
cratic or thoroughly Republican.
u breaks up the Solid South.
u To compensate for possible losses |
. Southern states there is the gres
+, Northwest TO look to. The predon
. inant interest of Iowa, Michigan, Mil
nesota, Kansas, Wisconsin and N
braska is agriculture. A protectiy
" tariff, by increasing the cost of all tn,
the farmer buys, without enablin
y him to sell his crops for any more, O.
presses him with rigor. The fArme
'. of those states are mainly Republican
but with them also self-interest Is Il
u first law of politics as well as of natur
u and knowing the Republican party
= be completely in the management
70 the protectionists, they are preparir
- TO secede from that party. There
~ more in political utilization than
'o mere name. AS between robbery al
g oppression in the Republican part
y and justice and protection in the Der
g ocratic party, they cannot hesitate
70 choose the latter. The party leade
~ will be slow to recognize and suonl
y to the change, but the force Of puoi
sentiment will compel 1t. That SUI
10 a movement has already begun Is VI
messed by the recent break OF io
'e Minnesota congressman, who left tne
- >. party and voted for the Morrison tar
. bill, an essentially Democratic neS
&c ure. The pressure of their agrlclltur
u constituents forced them to the 81
u port of Democratic bill to reduce v
- tariff, and those same CONSTITUENT
II when the conviction dawns upon 'ne
u that they cannot obtain relief III y
Of Republican party will come 70 y
= Democratic party for it.
VI The blindest of political parlisa
cannot shut his eyes to the FACT 'na.'
eruption in politics is impenu'u
which, when its chaotic condltloi' 81
sites, will show redistribullon
p party geography. The solia "vs
OF 80, -. ,od thu Solid \ or