The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-04-16

against foreign competition, and 5,
: framed that such. protection shall no
'nure to the fostering of monopolcs OF
the one hand and the consequent detri
, ment Of the many on the other Anc
we further believe thai the Slh Of Jul,
next Is the proper time for the Demo
ef".'c party to re-announec its ancient
iailh On this subject, and that any
De'hocratlc member OF Congress who II
herVousiy anxious to make his recor
before That tlme'is needless y distrustfu
oi The good sense Of his Democratic cor
Stilnency, ut home, be it in the North
south, East, oi West.
The repeal of the Internal Revenue
law as to spirits and tobacco is not only
eXpedlent as a wholesome measure for
the reduction of the surplus, bat il is
pre-eminently the assertion of Demo.
cratic principle from the time Of Jeller
son, whose administration promptly
abolished its predecessor. Its uncondi-
tional repeal is wise for various reasons
1t would disband an 0dious and unre.
publican horde Of oiiiceholdcrs. III
would abolish IL monopoly. 1t would
erase a war measure and memory. 1t
would reduce the surplus revenue The
cant about free aud cheap whisky that
would result is pucrile. There was no
more of it drunk, according to popula.
flon, before the enactment Of that law
than there has been since The price
Of liquor does not regulate the appetite
for it, nor in any manner set the stand
ard Of public morality. This law does
not mitigate or suppress that evil, and
u IS the source Of other and different
Generalization. 1t is anli-Democratic
n form, substance and effect, and
should 90.
AZ greater length than was purposed
his is an expression Of the views Of the
Home journal On the great question
Which is unfortunately disturbing the ,
harmony Of the Democratic parry and
threatening lis decentralization in the ap.
,roaching campaign. We believe it is :
he duty Of those at Washington now as. +,
nming to lead, to halt and permit the 5
General Council Of the party to correct .
he false move which it must be appa. a
emit to themselves they have committed.
hey should be admonished that the
reat Democratic party of this Nation |
not founded on single idea or issue, Il
owever important it may be, and that P
ne craftsmanship is Incompatible with $
'ctrlne'mongering, and in these DAYS '
better based on measures of wise, ST
tactical expediency, and not on vaunt.
y pronNclamcntos Of abstract thco-
es. The political atmosphere has doe e
Inc enough TO last it for several centu. 2
es. The art Of siatecrait now is to h
holesomcly utilize it. If it could be t.
ncelvcd that one issue at this iunc. a
re in this country overshadows anoth-
, it is to test the question whether the
rty administration of the Government
II be changed. 1t has been in doubt =,
ice 1876. With that view, no adj - -
nee, distracting question of admins. q
'tion policy should be allowed to come .o
tween the party and its supreme OBJ ~
It. If the times are 50 disjointed that
Is impossible TO change rulers, it is !,
i time that fact were known, and in IL
ut event discussion Of tariff views will '. ~
quite unimporiant The Democratic
rty must be in power before it can
cep and garnsh, or revise the tariff
anything else.