Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-12
T,,k peon,e Favor Tariff Reduction.

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The Democratic party aims to reduce |
the tariff to a revenue basis. There is
hardly an intelligent Democrat or Re-
publican who will deny this. There is
small faction Of the Democratic party that
favors the protective system. Its repre-
sentatives in Congress are comparatlVel!
few. There was enough Of them, now
ever, when acting with the Republicans,
10 defeat the Morrison bill. Mr.. Hen
bricks talked tariff reduction during the
entire campaign. Mr.. Cleveland said
nothing about the tariff, but 1t Is sup
posed to be well understood that he is
tariff reformer. The next administration
Is certain to be in favor Of reduction OF
the tariff.
The whole country understood the posi-
ton of the Democratic party. and Its
candidates for President and Vice Presi-
dent with respect to the tariff, during the
campaign. Toe party was successful
and the government Will soon pass to the
control Of the Democrats.
The conclusion is irresistible, therefore,
that the country is not frightened at the
prospect of q reduction OF the tarih.
Three great manufacturing States are
New York, New Jersey and Connecticut.
They all gave their electoral votes to the
Democratic candidates.
In the West the tariff reduction argu-
ments Of Mr.. Hendricks had good effect.
Indiana, which gavea Republican plural
/ ity in 1850, gave this year much larger
| Democratic plurality. The Republican
maiorities in Illinois, Wisconsin, Michi-
/ gan and Minnesota were greatly reduced.
i Popular sentiment is moving in the direc-
ton Of tariff reform. 1t is not probable
/ that at the next session Of Congress an
attempt will be made to pass tariff bill.
Il will be wiser to wait until the Demo
cratic administration is installed before
taking up the tariff question again. 1t is
certain to be taken up, however, and the
| tariff reduced to a revenue basis by the
FOrty-ninth Congress, unless a Republi-
can Senate is hostile to such legislation.
1t is said that President Arthur can be
the next United States Senator from New
York if he wants to, but it is surmised
that he is not very anxious for the place
or the honor. The President has been a
very successful politician, but he has in
telligence enough to know that he never
was a statesman, and he doubtless has
pride enough TO desire to avoid playing as
a statesman in a place where such role
will be expected of him, and where he
might be occasionally subjected to humili-
alton at the hands of the shrewd old
Democratic and Republican members OF
The Senate. 1t is suspected that he will
much prefer to go into digniied retire
ment. 1t is probable that the extreme
Blaine men will strongly advocate the
election of Whitelaw Reid, but as an
olive branch to the Independents will
probably be thought advisable the name
of Mayor Low, of Brooklyn, has been men,
toned, he having come very near being a
''mugwump'' himself. The New York
Legislature will not be so decidedly Re-
publican as to exclude the idea Of sue
cesstul fusion Of Democrats and Indepen-
dents, for the latter will most probably
hold the balance of power, and about this
time are not as hostile to the Democrats
as their party friends would like them to
be.