Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-17
The Democrats and the Tariff.

Ihe democrats and the Tariff,
NO IRRECoNCILABIE DIFFERENCES ON TIE sUBJEcT-
TIE OHIO PLATFORM AS COMMON GROUND.
The democrats OF the House generally deny tha.
any irreconcilable difference upon the tariff exists
within their party.
Mr.. McMillin, OF Tennessee, said to a STAR re-
porter that he had not discovered any Of that fac
tional spirit which is attributed to his party He
scouts the idea Of any split over the tariff
Mr.. Talbot, OF Maryland, one OF Mr. Randali's
f1rmest friends and supporters, said: "There is nc
trouble In the party over the tariff. and there wont
be any. Mr. Randall and his friends are not antag-
Onzing any element OF the party. No doubt RAN
dali and some Others Will vote against some pro-
visions OF the proposed tariff bul, but don't be-
lieve they will an1agonze 1t as d Whole. In the
hrst place. Mr.: Randall is not the man TO lead a
factional fight in his party. He Is too good q
de3crat 1or that; ana IN the second place he
tried It In matter OF that kind. Democrats Will
Differ as to changes in the tariff upon articles
articles which some democrats want reduced others
may want increased, as In the case OF wool, but
@ 1here VIII De no contention in the party about it.
The democrats, SO far US have been able to dis
cover, are Inclined to harmonic differences and
avoid any wrangling'
common ground. upon which ali democrats can
meet and stand with regard to the tariff The
Kentucky and Virginia state conventions adopted
H. and MT. Randall endorsed It in his speeches In
the Ohio campaign: 1t is as follows:
"We favor tariff for revenue limited to the ne
cessltes cn IS. OF Il government, economically admins
vent unequal burdens, encourage productive indus
tries at home, afrord Just compensation to labor,
but not to create or foster monopones."
Democratic members Of the House say there can
be no objection within the party to carrying out
the principles OF this platform; but the trouble,
of it. The western democrat may contend that ga
tariff for revenue limited to the necessities OF gov
rates Of duty, while the eastern democrats @ % may
hold that the present tariff meets the case. 1t Is
not however, alone between the west and east that
conflicting views will arise Ohio calls for an in.
creased duty ON wool, or, as the Ohio members put
it, a restoration OF that duty. There are demo
Gratis who believe that the duty should be still fur
ther reduced, and some OF them come from the
west.
On the subject OF the tariff, Representative
Mitchell, OF Connecticut, said to STAR reporter
can stand by 1t. There Is no danger OF any rup
tufe IN our party on the sarm have ~ n seen nothing
antagOn1Stic feeling here In the House"
THE CONNECTICUT PLATFORM.
Ex-senator Eaton said certainly" he could stand
upon the Ohio platform, ''but why not" he asked
sscal it the Connecticut platform. In letter which
wrote to the editor Of the New York World two
months before the Ohio convention, and which he
published, outlined the Ohio PLATFORM as it Is now
called and OF course can have no objection to it
Mr.. Eaton does not apprehend any strife within the
party over the tariff.
Gen. Rosecrans said: "No, sir. know OF no con-
the democrats OF the House. There win not be any
rupture No DOUBT there are people who would be
Nothing vim be proposed In the way OF tartR legis
lat1on that VIII tend TO divide democrat2 Some
the talk about % an AIN Impending rupture
have something to write about that viii excite the
public and make them sell All the trouble exist
only those anxious to have u disagree can dis
cover It."
Representative wilkins, Of Ohio, said. .sThs Ohio