New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-05
THREE PLATFORM ARCHITECTS.
oUTsPoKEN TARIFF REFoRMERs IN FAVOR OF DIFF
FKRENT CANDIDATES.
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fERENT CANDlDAIFs'
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CHICAGO, July 4.-Three prominent Democrats
ha SO arrived who seem TO be more anxious about a
single plank IN the platform than they are about
whom the convention shall choose to stand upon IT.
These men are Henry Wattcrson and Congressman
Morrison and Ilurd. the first two of whom are del
cgates-at-largc from their respective states. While
they all insist upon an OutSpokcn. nun-evaslNe
declaration in favor Of tariff reform each fayors
different candidate Mr.. Watterson is an
earnest advocate Of McD0nalds nom
nation, and may second il in the convcn-
ton. Colonel Morrison f9vors Cleveland If
he secures the support of the delegation from his
own State and Mr.. llurd champions the cause oi
Thurman. IL liz noteworthy that neither Waiter
son. Morrison nor lIurd seems strongly inclined to
insist upon any particular form of words IN which
the outspokcn" declaration IN favor of tarn
reform shall be expressed. One of them ntimatcd
that the word only might bo omitted If ncces-
sary 10 win the assent Of Democrats who believe
that the defeat Of the party four years ago should
be attributed to the unhappy use of an adycrb
WHAT CONGRESSMAN HURD sAY'.
Mr. IIurd said that his EMISSION is to see that
there is no mistake in the PLATFORM He wants
declaration in favor of tariff for revenue only.
"such as we had in 1876 and 1850 and while he
does not "care especially for the verbiage, there
cannot be any plank in the platform which even
wlnks az a protective tariff" As for the Ohio plat
FORM Mr.. IIurd will have none of it. Asked if he
expects a fight over the tariff plank, he replied:
"1here must of necessity be fight and
| hope there will be a hot one. 1t will
have the effect of bringing the issue sQuarely be-
fore the country, and committing the Tarty thor
oughly to tariff reform, 1t is issue the party
cannot afford to dodge and will be the one prom
inently before the country There can be no doubt
of tue action of the convention, and If it is done
after a struggle it Will be the suIer t. place the
party on record in the matter. The Committee on
Resolutions will be made up with clear
majority of tariff reformers on it. The
only States that will appoint Protectionists
will be Rhode Island, Vermont, Pennsylvania.
Virginia and West Virginia Ohio and possibly
New-Jersey. In the convention our side will have
clear majority. OF the 200 Democratic Congress
man l60 voted for the Morrison BILL and il can be
surely claimed that all of the delegates represent
ing their districts Will support a tariff reform
plank The Western and most of the Southern
delegates are tariff reformcrs. and even from OHIO
there viii be from 16 to 20 votes to support tho
majority report. There will be, | said, a
fight, but IT only result one way
If il were otherwise it would be victory for prn-
cpes that are in direct opposition to those of the
Democratic party"
"Wil srcl an open and pronounced platform
win2" "Win of course it will win II is the only
cause that can win. 1t has been claimed that the
Democratic party has no principles and only wants
offices. do not allow that. but do say that if we
abandon pr n 'iples now we can never hope to get
office. Neither would we deserve them. They say
that the revenue plank of 1880 defeated Hancock
say that dcserting that plank and apoogizinR for
it after it was put in the platform were what de-
feated Hancock Put the plank in, and stand by
1t do not try to explain 1t away but stand mp and
say il is the only right thing, and we vii carry the
country We never had such "a chance before. In
1850 all things were right, now all are wrong;
then all men had work, now crowds Of skilled
mechanics cannot work more than half time
then all branches of business were good
now now they are b2d, and it i all
because of this cursed protective tariff which shuts
MS out of the markets of the world. -Four months
intelligent discussion of tho question will convince
the country OF that fact, and the party which adj
he the party which will win If the Democratic
party however, does not show Itself any better on
The question than the Republican, It cannot hope To
present order of things"
VIEWS or HENRY wAtIEnsoN.
MIR Wattcrson frankly said; :" have come here
to help the friends of tariff reform. Yea, |
have heard that some efforts making to keep
mo On the Committee ON Resolutions, but they will
not succoed. Tho Kentucky delegation Will have
the say about that, Although wa not delegate
tho Committeo ou Resolutions. aud the tqtn toso.
luton | drew wu unanimously adopted. | was
elected u dolegnlrsntsHtgc by virtually u uuanls
inuuA vote aud | do not fancy the delegation viii
agree to rcnd mo % the rear We propose 20
renew tho Aght begun AZ Washington,
aud 10 have square tord taiin
riurn platf0r hear that Randall is coming
here aud that arrangements are making to have
hnm take the place Of one OF the Pcnnsy yana del
egatcs IN the convention with view 10 making
him member of the Committee on Resolutions. II
that plan Is carried out there wlll be some fun in
the committee OF shall be greatly mistaken
COLONEL MORusONs WISHES.
Colonel Morrison came up from Peoria last night,
and when he appeared at the Palmer