Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-21
Renresentatire NichoIls, 80.


and if ne j. not candidate
f5r q denomination Vby dos he take the
trouble % give Eis reasons Tor opposing
it, Th- aiu j. dead beyond all hope o.
resurrection. and. II be- Is not candi-
date f5r denomination. nobody can feel
re-v much Interest in his reasons. BuE
Is not Mr. Nichols. In a certain sense q
candidate: In our article on the 1lth
SO said that b. had stated that be was
u9. actively seeking the nomination bur
that we supposed that be was not idle IN
tle matter. For THIS Mr.. Nichols takes
us ~ task and makes some remarks
which indicate a rufied temper. H.
assumes that we doubt MS sincerity, and
proceeds - make a reply from that stand
point We did not intend % question Mr.
Nichols sincerity. and we hardly think
that a fair reading q our re-
marks VIII bear that construction.
Mr.. Nichols II his letter reiterates that
he IS not a candidate. bBt he proceeds -
say that he VIII accept q denomination Il
il j. rendered . him. We should very
much Ike D. know if this announcement
of his willingness u accept renOmIn3-
ton dos not make him candidate. II
IL viii consult his dictionary be viii
probably ind that from his own statement
be- j. candidate. II Nj. Tiiden should
say that he would accept the Presidential
nomination q his party if his fellow citi-
zens deemed aim worthy Of il. would
there any longer be q doubt that he was
candidates We do not question Mr..
Nichols sincerity when be says that be
has not and shall not seek a denomination.
and We do not ind any fault with him for
EXPRESSING a willingness 70 accept An in
lo--ement - his course. our point j..
ARE the Democrats II this district willing
o ind0rse a course that threatens
re Democratic party with defeats Mr..
Nichols says that he believes in tarih
reform. Admitting that be does. is tie
kind of tariff reform that he believes n
tie Kind that the Democratic party be-
lieYes ins II i is not. what benefit %
auTbldy j. the kind that Mr.. Nichols
believes IN Docs he propose % convert
TIE patty ~ his views: II seems 50, from
tae fact that lie calls those VINO '-fOisted'
the Morrison bill on the House ''tarin
reform crauks.- As the Ways and Means
Committee reported the bin it is 70 be
un3er-te9d. We suppose. that Mr.. Nichols
thinks that the Democratic members Or
thar committee are cranks. Is il not just as
reasonable ~ call those who supported
Tie Bill crauks: II il j.. then. according
o Nr. Nichols. about fOur-nfths Of the
Democratic members Of the House are
crarEz. We hardly think that the party
VIII agree with Mr.. Nichols that 50 large
q number n its representatives are
crarEs. But j. Mr.. Nichols IN
favor q any kind d tariff re-
f-m that win reduce the present
way tariff taxes: II VIII be remembered
t1att1 issue in the Speakership contest
gas the tariff. Mr. Carlisle was In favor
st reforming the tariff, while Mr.. Randall
was in favor ri letting the tariff alone.
Did NJ. Nlch1ls support Mr. Carlisle:
Re di5 not. He vas among the support
e-- Il Mr.. Randall. and yet, At that time,
id was not known what kind Of tariff bill
would b. brought into the House IN the
event n Mr.. Carlisle's election. MI.
Nichols iu bis letter aims 70 make it ap-
pear that be was opposed n the Morrison
h-I and rot u tariff reform. How does
. b. explain his record in the speakership
c5utests Was be not the only one Of the
G9-gia delegation who opposed Mr.
Carlisle: Mr. Nichols charitably says
. that lis colleagues +are human and may
. commit errors" Of course. but does Mr.
/ Nichols mean ~ say that he is less liable
% make mistakes than his nine col
+ l=avuess Probably Mr.. Nichols
means this 70 be the humorous
part u his letter. Mr.. Nichols
makes what he doubtless considers
a strong point when he says that if the
Morrison bill had passed tho House it
. would have been killed in the Senate or
vetoed by the President; How does he
know that 10 would; II be is 50 certain
+ that it would why did be not vote for it Z
/ Would 10 not have been better 70 have
placed the responsibility for killing the
BIN III the Republicans than on the
4 Democratss Had the bill passed the
+ House the Democrats would have proved
+ their sincerity in advocating tariff reform,
and the business interests, for which Mr..
4 Nichols j. So s0licitous, would not have
/ been disturbed. because, If Mr. Nichols is
/ well informed. it would have been beaten
i by the Republicans. What was gained
! bv defeating the billf DO the business
/ interests now believe that the Democratic
party will make no further attempt % re-
duce the tariff: or course not, and,
/ therefore. the same interests that
/ were hostile % the party before
the bin was defeated are hostile
/ 10 il now. Mr.. Nichols seems TO have an
idea that the Democratic party can sneak
/ into power and reform the tariff after
wards. lie must have very poor idea
/ oI the intelligence Of the people. When
/ the Democratic party gets control Of the
government il will be by an open, manly
/ fight for the principles which it advocates,
and 10 don't deserve to get control in any
\ other way.
Mr. Nichols thinks that the MORNING
/ NEws doesn't understand the intelligent
sentiment IN this district Perhaps it
/ doesn't. Tie NEWS IS willing that Mr.
I Nichols should rest in the belief that he
/ does understand the sentiment. He may
/ end out, however, that he is as liable, as
/ be thinks his nine colleagues are, to err.
/ The NEWS recognizes Mr.. RandalPs abil-
ity. integrity and past party services.
He is. however, as much Of protection
/ ist as Pig-Iron Kelley, and is now the
! chief obstruction to the party's success.