Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-17
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When the Morrison horizontal tar'1
bill was defeated IN Congress, the van
on,shed free traders vowed dire ven
eeance upon the minority OF Democrats
who BY uniting With Republicans aehieS
ed their discontinue. They boldly De
elared that the war was not yet over 'Aho
sncb pleasing epithe,s as "reneRades
and "traitors'' were showered upon the
heads of Randall and his contingent
II vas loudly asserted that the Tour
af.bs NJ the Democratic party IN Con-
ores, who voted for that bill were true
exponents of the party, and tns' 'he
Democratic Convention, when It met a
Chicago. would set things right By de-
clsrine in favor Of a tariff for revenue
only. The tree traders we're early Oh
hand at the Convention. Watters0n,
CayIisle. Morrison, and their retinue OF
shouters, camped on the field for several
aavs before the fight. Randall remain
ed at Washington until the day before
Congress adjourned, and then went over
TO Chicago. The Committee on hesoiu
tions Iabored for two full days and
nights over the oonundrum. finally end
inc by reporting plank on the tarlh
question, which is a marvellous exniD'-
tion OF the art of being non -committal-
II il means anything, it declares iof
proteotiou to American industries ana
American labor by imposition oil Gus
toms duties.
While tEis love feast was in progress
at Chicago the Courier Journal, the IRE"
trade organ of Mr.. Watterson, delicate
Iv alluded to Mr.. Randall and his fol
lowers AZ the renegades and traitors
who LEFT. the Democratic party to help
the Republican party to defeat Demo
cratic measure to reduce war taxes. ~
declared that according to them -FOUR
fifths of the Democratic party IL IN re-
bellion against one fifth that they
came mainly from Pennsylvania and
Ohio, Republican States, bat " here and
there they manage TO catch q creduioss
idiot who thinks that the only way to
beat the Republican party Is to echo
its opinions and initiate its moods on
tariff straddle." Mr.. Watterson's pa per
further declared that "the Democratic
party will not carry, and should not
carry, a single electoral vote IN any
doubtful State on tariff straddle,'
and that " the party will not only march
TO certain and merited defeat, but in
that defeat 1t will render up its soul to
God, who hates liars, towards and
fools"
IL is plat ly evident that Mr.. Waiter
sons free trade plank was rejected by
the Committee on Resolutions. So,
also, Was Mr.. Randall's protective resO-
luton, and the result Is wishy washy
subterfuge. But while the prophecy of
the Journal was undoubtedly made I'M
der great excitement, and-from its
tandpoint--extreme provocation, 1t Is
nevertheless probable 10 be verified.
Il looks now, and We believe will be-
come mere clearly apparent as the
campaign progresses, as though the
Democratic party will not carry q
single electoral vote in any doubtful
State, but is marching on toward Ger
tain aud merited defeat" Whether " IL
will render up it's soul to God Is another
matter. Ii may be necessary TO get the
consent of the Almighty to that result.
The coatinued existence of the Demo
cratic party has been for twenty years
an insorutable mystery. and inasmuch
as no one knows why 1t lives, certainly
II is impossible to say why it does not
die. In the Divine ordaining of human
affairs ID doubtless has place and use.
Although, as Mr.. Watterson says. God
hates liars, towards and FOOLS" he still,
for some inexplicable reason, permits
them TO live, grow, multiply and fiour
ish. This he does with the Democratic
party, perhaps, for the purpose of ex-
hibiting the contrast 1t affords when
compared with its Republican oppo.
nent.