The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-03-23

The present speaker Of the house OF rep
refentatiyes IL leading the most systematic,
organized and sensible movement against
the protection theory ana policy Of this gov
eminent that has ye5 been brought TO bear
in tina interegt OF the masses MS against the
few. SO dlstinotiyely is the view and poll
cy now growing upon the democratic par
~ In this matter, the view and policy Of tho
speaker, that q Is beginning 60 be known
by name Of It's own, such rs the "CAg.
LIsLE idea" or the GABRIELLE policy" etc,
and If the fights made by the democratic
party this summer against The tariff, IL Will
be made upon. this plan.
Briefly, this idea or argument embraces
but ITO divisions, namely To iu0ugurate
and carry forward q reformation and not Il
revolution; and secondly, 10 depend upon
the analogy OF the states 'or Ii iirstion,
OF coarse thase ileao IRE not new wish Mn.
CARLISLE nor With any other eading mon
% tho Union, but the speaker seems to be
the first to appropriate Them as the line OF
battle, the plan OF attack. the 30 oil and
and n.l OF the democratic platform on the
gubiect o. tariff II 10 not to be denied that
capital 10 eBsily alarmed and Mn. CAR
-isLR oonssentanilT aeeks TO impress upon
The country that he ia MOI a ies-irader. nor
a tarlffor-reYenro rcf0,rnsr even. br5
tsril reiormer, plfs and slnp,'. de .
framing his argument again It abuses, noj
against the system he Is sesfi,y tc In 7ro 10
and reform, not TO pull down. Heretofore
the attacks have been driven at the lystem
direct, with the syo''ed purpo,e OF destroy
ing IT, The new plan, Il M. CAaLIsLs's
public uttersucss srs 10 be tsken as an out
line thereof, contemplated the destruction
of the system only in the far future. He
claims in and out OF season that he ana his
followers are truly and only ''reformers."
The second division OF the subject brings
the matter directly home by using tie
analogy OF the states for illustration rather
than going 20 England or some distant
country for facts end arguments. The
States 30 for AZ local and internal matters
arc concerned are as much separate SOW
ereigntes as are the United States and
Mexico. But there is no restraint to per-
feet freedom OF trade between Now York
and Massachusetts, separate and distinct
soyereienties TO q degree. and why should
there not be en- equal freedom between New
York and Canada, not more distinct as
states and sovereianties than New YORK
and Massachusetts,? This is the home thrust
and here is the field for analogy and Illus
trstiop.
lime. CAnLIsLE's conservatism prevails
AL 20 ba
"CAnLIsLE idea" Of reformation not revo-
luton" is the dominant one and the de-
mocracy drops its free'trade distractions
for the time being and seeks to demon
strate only the crying necessity for reform,
the party can afford TO take up the matter
aud wage vigorous campaign in accord.
ance with such plan. But TO attack openly
and boldly in any one campaign with
present purpose OF destroying or Gripping
or even alarming several hun
dred millions OF invested capital,
10 very impolitic and dangerous
course. The distractions may be sound,
as we think they are, but the object of attack
has grown into the government and bust.
ness, as an excrescence grows into the
body, and to pull 1t out suddenly or threat
en- 10 do 80, must seriously injure or alarm
public prosperity. With these views We
hope TO sec the battle opened all along the
line and will probably see 1t so opened In a
week or SO now, as 1t Is understood that
ME-. CARLrsJE's lieutenant MORRISON will
press the new tariff bill upon the houses
attention in very short while now. We
49,.
come to the front in the fight, and doubt
not but they will be found there dealing
some OF the heaviest blows.