Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-25
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rRroAY pvnNINa, JAN. 90. 1884,
Time Enough Yet.

II ia now asserted that Mr.. Hewitt
will offer one tariff bill and Mr.. Morri.
son another. 1t will be well for Demo-
Gratis TO wait and see. Thus far there has
been nothing done and nothing Is imme-
diately threatened at Washington 10
Justify the apprehensions 80 freely In
dulged In few weeks ago that the
country and the Democracy were to be
ruined by the action or the differences Of
their representatives in Congress. While
the one extreme wing of the party, rep
resented by Mr.. Watterson, has been
wildly and very indistinctiy clamoring
for revenue reform, without indicating
exactly what 1t Is to consist In, ana
another has been as vigorously depre'
eating any tariff reform, the great con.
servative mass Of the party, East ana
West. North and South, is patiently
waiting TO sec what kind Of bill Is to
be proposed, what reforms are to be
secured and what industries are to be
affected by 1t, before they give adherence
to or take issue with the measure. The
work of celebrating tariff bill is one Of
vast detail and difficulty and once 1t is
completed 1t challenges such a variety
and complication Of interests that its
adoption is apt to be slow.
Meantime, however, preparations must
20 on for the national convention OF the
party; states will meet, adopt platforms
and elect delegates and they will, no
doubt. act with such wisdom that MOTH
ing done or omitted In Congress, and
nothing in their differences Of sentiment
on single questions will prevent such
action by the general convention as will
commend its work TO the country at
large. Ir 1915, by this time, there were
far hotter rivalries over candidates and
more intense differences of opinion upon
the financial question than agitate the
Democracy now and yet that conyen.
tion made choice between them and came
to an agreement which resulted In a
brilliant campaign and the triumphant
election Of its candidates.
The same thing may easily happen
again. Pennsylvania will be one of the
states TO lead off. Ii has the second
largest Democratic vote and delegation
in the national convention. It's repre-.
senta,ives are not to be silent nor power.
less there. Their views on the tariff and
those Of their constituents are well
known they have not changed; they
are constitutional and Interchangeable.
They carried Indiana in 1852 they were
adopted and vindicated in Ohio, New
Jersey and Virginia in 1888 the Demo-
cracy Of this state did not lose a vote on
account of them in 1852 or in 1855. They
are moderate and conservative; Mr..
Carlisle, we believe, has said that he is
reconci!ed to them. It is significant
that there is no decided expression of
dissent from them in New York; and
no Southern state will separate from the
Democracy on account Of them.
1t is said that the Democracy
Of Kentucky and Illinois, Iowa,
Kansas and Michigan, desire some
thing more radical. But it, sure
ly, is not expected that the Demo
Gratis are to frame policy with regarC
to the fear of losing Kentucky or tn
hope of gaining Kansas, without refer
ence TO Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania
Virginia, New Jersey and New Yorl
These states will be the battle ground (
the next contest, no. the NOrthwes
The time for that has not yet come.