The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-29
The old Ticket.

every comfy, so lar as neard IrOn,
comes out strongly, clearly and une-
for the old man of Gramer-
cy Park, and that noble old democrat |
of Indiana who has stood for so
many long years at the very forefront
of the western democracy, and who,
with the illustrious head of the ticket
was once elected to the presidency of
the American senate. THE STATESMAN
would have a stronger free trade man
than Mr.. Tilden. This paper is
on the record for vast and sweeping
tariff reform, and would see the sub
stitution of an eastern ticket only with
extreme regret. But while from tie
very nature of things and his sur
roundings, Tilden has been retlcent on
the subject of tariff reform, at least
since the determination on the part Of
some of the party to force the issue
here of late; yet, previous to that, he
has always held conservative middle
ground, and would plant himself
squarely upon the Ohio idea of Incl
dental protection after, the tariff for
revenue only, demand had been met.
Outside of the single COPS
deration of tariff, perhaps there
is not man in all broad
America who would bring out the
masses, concentrate all the advers
ard diverse sections of the party, har-
monte the tariff reform men of all
shades of opinions, who would run in
he south as in the north, who would
be equally strong in Maine as IN Ore
gon, in Texas as in Wisconsin. Mn
would support Tilden with passion,
ate earnestness. Their devotion would
prove an enthusiasm, and If, as many
suppose, the defeat of the Morrison
bill indicates that the present is not
the time to force extreme tariff re-
form, that it is premature and all
that sort of thing, the party might
not do better than to try "tht
old ticket" a whack. 1t would practi
cally relegate the struggle to the ole
ground where it was fought out il
1875, and it would certainly achieve
the same result, saving only that TIT
% Id man" would be inangurated be
You'd the shadow of all doubt.
There is widespread feeling al
over America, tender and true, tina
Mr.. Tilden be indicated, the part!
be indicated and the nation be Vindi
Gated by a triumphant election of tn
"old ticket" This feeling is diffus
ed all over the sections, in ever.
state and in every neighborhood, and
among high and low tariff democrats
reform and anti-reform democrats
young democrats, old democrats, AM
in fact and in short democrats of al
possible idiosyncrasie5, ideas ant
views. This feeling would perhap
constitute the key note of the cam
paign with the old ticket in tn
field. It could be relied upol
to stir up and keep alive most pow
erful, active and aggressive spiri
which could not, and would never b
defeated. Now we have at all time
regarded the tariff as leading que;
! ton before the countrY-the one neces
sity, that of tariff reform, and no maj
ter what democrat Is elected, the il
: auguratlon Of the grand move t
) down class favoritism and privileg,
3 to which is attached a system of CO.
{ ruption so vast that the world stand
t almost appalled, before the dimension
T of the task, as the one great necessit
t of the age. the demand of the time
: of the situation and all of its SUI
roundings. 1t is so still, bu
with all the vast Dimensions G
the Tilden feeling lately develope
! all over the nation, as we'll as thi
, great state, we are inclined 10 thin
that graceful assent In the fire,
trade territory would go very ia
toward forcing the reform polio
upon his administration, whether @
no.
In summing up all the pros an
cons, we are not to forget New Yor
We are not to forget the vast weigh
possesses in the, electoral colleg,
and the other fact that it has two G
three others of the smaller easter
states standing in its shadow, an
which will go as New York goe
While we are of the opinion that wit
: Morrison or Mcdonald to the fore, O
a free-trade platform, there would b
a--yast popular upheaval, and tn
popular vote all over the unto
largely increased, yet we would nc
be able to carry but one or two of tn
republican states, these combined il
the electoral college would fall far be
, low that of New York. In this vie1
, of the case we are sure that the sui
stitution of the old ticket for the ives
, tern combination, while it will graf
harshly on many hearts, will yet adj
vast strength to the column in tn
coming struggle, and in the way an
from the causes we have above emu
merated.
! 1t won't do to disregard the ipdica
lions in this state. Here it is all on
way. The feeling for the old ticket i
deeply rooted. 1t embraces the ram
and tile, as it does the Leadership
OF the party. The expression
made in Texas on Saturday viii
goa long way toward fixing severa
of the wavering southern and western
states. From this out until the Chi
cago convention, the states will rapid
ly wheel into line for the sage O
Gramercy. 1t is the inevitable ant
we must submit to it with wha
grace we may and only hope that tn,
day of true tariff reform may not b,
set back too far by the nomination
and election Of an eastern democrat
to the presidency of the United States
The Travis Primaries.
The result of the primaries in this
city on Saturday does not surprise any
body. In fact, the action was antici
pated long since by every well-in.
formed and intelligent observer OF