The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-30
RisnOSe of Etat Once.

Representative George l.. Converse, OF
Ohio, is reported to express the fear that
the Carlisle Morrison policy is likely ii
continued to destroy all prospects OF DEM
ocratic success in the presidential election
and to give back Ohio to the Republicans
by an old-fashiOned $4,000 majority.
Almost the entire OHIO delegation, and
practically all the members from California,
Connecticut, and New Jersey, as well as
majority OF the New York representation
in Congress voted against tariff bill in
the Democratic caucus. The votes OF
New York cast with Mr.. Morrison were
mostly those of the Tammany Democratic
congressman from this city, who know
very little about the sentiment OF the state.
The fiity-seYen Democratic congressman
who voted against Mr.. MOrrison's resOlu-
ton did not vote against his particular bill.
No such proposition WIS made in the reso-
luton, which simply provided that the
Morrison bill should be taken up. should
be open to debate and amendment, and
that afterwards bill for the reduction OF
duties and war tariff taxes should be
passed. When they voted against this
resolution, therefore, after protecting the
minority by the proviso that ii adopted it
should not be binding on its opponents,
they voted against the policy OF taking the
tariff up for consideration at all this Ses-
sion. or OF passing any bill for tariff redilc-
ton in the House when it is known TO be
impossible to make il law.
Surely Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Morrison
must cOnCede that solid Democratic rep
resentatiOn from California, all the Demo-
Gratis representing New Jersey, all those
representing Connecticut, and nearly all
the Democratic congressman from New
York and Ohio know what their people
want better than gentlemen from Kentucky
and Illinois.
We favor revenue reform. We have no
objection to such a bill rs that proposed
by Mr.. Morrison, which fully recognizes
The principle OF moderate incidental pro-
lection within revenue limits. We desire
to reduce taxation. But we do not desire
to waste our time in shouting this from
the hOuse-tOp when our best services are
needed to drive robbers and corruptionists
from the building.
Everybody knows that the Democracy
favor revenue reform. What idle folly,
then, to distract public attention from the
great issue before the people by cavilling
over the details Of Il tariff on which the
party cannot now agree! What madness
to supply our opponents with preteXt for
charging us with free-trade heresies
which the Democracy repudiates
We ask from Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Nor
rison simple justice for the Democrats OF
those States by whose votes alone we can
hope to elect a President
Ohio votes fist this year, being now the
only northern October State. Is il wise to
force that State to give a Republican ma
iority of 10000 or $4,000 in October as 4
blow to our prospects in November?
California, New Jersey, and New York
declare that a tariff agitation will drive
those States to the Republicans. Is it wise
to send them there
We ask Congress to consider these ques-
tons and to act at once on the Morrison
bill-to pass it, drop it, or lay it over till
December. But whatever is done, let 1t
be done without delay.-Nelo York World.