The Indianapolis journal., 1884-07-07
nEMonRAnY AND rHE TAR1PP.


t'Without New York the overthrow of the
Democracy is certain, and the great question
is How can New York be carried for the
Democratic party7 In his speech on
taking the chair in the Republican national
committee Mr. B. F. Jones said that the
Democratic party must be held to its record
on free trade and tariff for revenue only
This is the ground on which the Republicans
wish and hope to fight the campaign; and il
the Democrats will accommodate them, the
election of Mr.. Blaine viii be assured in July. "
The opinion here quoted is from the New
York Sun, journal whose Democracy has
never been questioned, and whose editor has
even been named in connection with the Dem
ocratie nomination for the presidency. That
the fear of defeat is strong in the hearts of
that portion of the Democratic party that be-
lieves in a fair measure of protection to Amer
ican labor is too apparent to be denied, and the
utterance of the Sun, as quoted above,
is simply a new confession OF the
feeling experienced by Democrats generally in
States and localities where the benefits Of pro
lection are Immediately apparent
But, if we are to accept the Suns views as
sincere there can be no doubt that they
are-the defeat of the Democratic nominees
is already certainty on the merits of the
great parties The attitude of the Democratic
majority toward the tariff is one of ag-
gressiye hostility The Morrison horizon
tai reduction bill was but the beginning
of that party's march toward absolute free
trade. This was the open declaration of the
most ardent Of the advocates of revenue re-
form, and it was the knowledge Of the import
of victory for the Morrison bill that caused
a number of Democrats to unite with Repub-
licans for its defeat The tendency of the
Democratic party, as indicated by controll-
ing majority, is to not only modify the exist
ing tariff, but to as speedily as possible do
away with it and introduce absolute free
trade This being the case, it mat
ters little what kind Of diplomatic
utterance may be put forth at Chicago next
week, the party's animus is known. As
Chairman Jones has declared, and as the New
York Sun admits, the Democratic partys rec
ord on free trade assures the election Of Mr.
Blaine
The Wattersons, Carlisles, Morrisons and
Hurds of that party will make strong fight
fo,, Al - ,3+roJ,,o+o,, &c n frao 4odo ,,Jo,,1v -,
the platform; but while undoubtedly
in the majority, so far as num-
bers are concerned it is quite prob
able that the counsels Of the
prudent, calculating men Of their party will
prevail, not to the extent of favoring protec-
ton, but to degree sufficient to make the
utterance on that question so equivocal as to
mean flesh Or fowl according to the view of
the individual reader. The Democratic fear
of defeat will be realized because, as usual, it
deserves defeat. With no fixed policy, ex-
cept hostility to every interest Of the nation;
with the past embittered by consciousness
Of political infamy, in which that party has
persistently been in the wrong and the
enemy of the common people and of
the Nation, it has not the moral courage to ex-
pect to win. Its only hope is in corruption,
violence and intrigue; and to that end it is to-
day anxiously engaged in the task of seeking
a candidate with more money than conscience,
more craft than craftsmanship, more shrewd-
ness than sincerity. For that reason the man
who, in 1867, came SO near prostituting the
honor Of the Nation is still an object of inter-
est to the ofice-hungry of that party, despite
the fact that the infrmities of age warn him
that he could not survive the wear and
tear Of national campaign. For
these very good reasons the Democratic party
will encounter its seventh consecutive defeat
in November next, in the election of Blaine
and Logan, the representatives Of the Ameri-
can idea of national progress and Of CONNER
cial thrift Democratic ISLANDERS and vilifica-
tions will not change the result. The spread
Of intelligence is greater than ever, and the
people of this republic know that the Demo
cratic party is the sworn enemy of every
measure calculated to benefit the people and
to build up the Nation.
WHILE, according to the Acton Camp Meet