Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-14
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,vorpAY EVENING, APRIL "a, ,es4.
Harmony on the Tariff.

Al the time approaches for the meet
ing OF the Democratic national conven.
tIon, signs multiply that II Is not to he
the occasion Of Democratic division and
discord. The shrewd and sensible party
leaders do not propose that il shall be
split by the irreconcilable high protec
tionists and free trade doctrinaires, who
comprise, after all, combined, small
portion Of the party. Mr.. Hendricks,
home from foreign trip, expresses him
self favorable, rs we all are, to intelligent
tariff revision, and is altogether hopeful
that harmony on this suject will prevail
in the convention. lie clearly recog
pizes the difference between the duty of
n party in control OF one branch Of Con.
gress and In possession of all the depart
ments Of government and he says
Revenue and administrative reforms
that are impossible, or may be imposs.
BILE in the House, as partisan body, with
a powerful minority adverse, and with
the Senate and executive In opposition,
may become easy and certain after the
discussions that attend a national elec.
ton and after the election OF president
in harmony with the sentiments OF the
people, as developed and established
in such discussions, Revenue re
form Is work of great difficulty and
delicacy, but surely 1t will be possible
and practicable, when undertaken by all
the responsible departments acting in
harmony" Mr.. Hewitt, In letter to
the Tammany committee, says that
while he will vote for the Morrison bill,
1t is not his idea OF a proper revenue re
form and adds "It would not be nee
essary or even wise to make large re
duction In the duties on manufactured
goods until the effect Of free trade raw
materials had been felt in the channels
OF trade, for when there is over produc
tion we can safely rely upon domestic
competition to bring down the price Of
goods to the lowest point which will ad-
NIT Of their continued production. AS
long as there is preponderance of senti-
ment In favor of protective duties, and a
belief that they add to the wages for
tackled. But when it becomes apparent
by the fact that manufactured goods are
regularly sold below the price at which
they can be imported with the duties
added, that protective duties have los
their efficacy, then a reduction Of duties
will be assented to even by manufactur
ers themselves"
Mr.. Buckalew, one of the most cor
spicuous and thoughtful Of Pennsylvani
Democrats favors free debate of th
Morrison bill, but is against its passag,
and expresses common sense view {
the matter when he says, In a newspape
interview: The people understand I'll
tariff question better than the pOlit
clans suppose, and they want reduce
taxes wherever possible, but they want
without injustice to our productiy
industry" Mr.. Wallace agrees wit
him and says that " 1t is not Congress
but the national convention, tha make
the party platform, and it will not be fC
free trade" Doth of these distnguishe
contemporaries of Mr.. Randall agre
that Mr.. Randall will be very hearth
and earnestly supported by the entir
Pennsylvania delegation at Chicago, ant
his nomination will be made if it il
within the range Of possibility. "Tht
Pennsylvania Democracy never was
better united in sentiment and purpose
and the influence of the state will be fel
at Chicago"
Continuing the publication OF il
answers from Democratic governors a
TO what the issue should be in the mex
campaign the World 10 day prints letter
from Governors StOneman, of Callfo
mia Crittenden, Of Missouri Grant,
Colorado, aud Click, OF Kansas. Ston
man, Click and Grant believe in th
Ohio.Pennsylvania plank on the tariff
Crittenden fayOrs the Morrison polio
and bill, but would not make that bi
the standard of any mans Democrat,
Apropos of tariff discussion the stor
Is revived from several quarters tn,
during the SESSIONS of the resolution
committee at the last national conyer
tion some one, late at night, found a
the members of the committee absel
with the exception of Henry Wattersol
OF Kentucky, and John p. Irish, of low
Watterson had a champagne bottle
his elbow and Irish had whisky bott
at his. Here were two men from stat
about which there wasn't a doubt wri
ing the platform to carry doubtf
states I"
1t is well assured that this time Il
tariff plank will not be framed that wa