The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-04-17
QUESTIONS OF DEMOCRACY.

A correspondent whose Communication
we publish elsewhere clilicidgs nc Tor dis
position 10 60 too far iowehls the concilia
ton o. ;he several sections Of
national democratic sentiments aud We've
on the tariff question; az also on our favor
Ing The abolition, at the earliest moment,
OF the internal revenue taxes. We speak
no. without our reckoning when We took
these positione. He further contends that
"Mn. RANDALL is not OF ne,
neither are lis supporters This
thing Of arbitrarily reading democrats
out Of the ranks ia extremely ! furious If
not wholly ruiuous to the party. The
Pennsylvania convention we spoke Of, adop-
ted for its tariff plank the declarations of
the Ohio platform which carried the democ:
racy to victory in that state last year ubder
the most adverse circumstances; which in
sured demecJa.,S 7finmphs4n>Ns sw jersey
anS california ard on which alone New
brk o,n be kept democratic this year.
Objectionable aud portenlious vas this
Fohe OF that Allentown convention TO the
Republican eide that leading paper
.sr.cts i. as "of the patent elastic kind Ike
that of 1916, on which Pennsvlysnia was
humbugaed into voting for POLK, DALLAS
and the tariff OF 1922 No sucb humbug
can succeed in 1884, even if MIR. RANDALL
should get the Chicago nomination.
No, IL will not do to denouDoe as pro.
! tee ioDis those who do not derounce the
kPsnnsylysria platform. VIII our corres-
cay that JIFFERscg, MADISON,
! JACKSON, Polk were not dsmocralsP There
I was special Significance in the adoption of
Y the Ohio tariff platform in exact terms by
4 The Pennsylvania democrats. II sharply
\ defines The issue fer Chicago, as the OHIO
a resolution dsfnes The true tadf pollcy o.
the government il The precise language Of
JErFzRsoN, MADISON, JACKSON aud
Polk. 1t has democratic tred-
tor. history and uniform pracsice
to yindicate It's claim to democratic accept
sncs, ard ii fully fills the gaping void in.
tia new school democratic theory that
would ccpsig, democracy and our great in
n dustriai system to common grave. The
(, J1rrsR3aN and MADISON tariff was strictly q
revenue tariff, and the aid and encour.
ngement it gave TO home productive indus
try and labor was simply ard strictly incl
Mental, aud secondary and subordinate TO
he revenue purpose. In passing thrift
nj congress is compelled to specify the
Aticles on which the duties are levied, ard
FIX the amount on each. This Is all
thers is OF it. And here this political
smpI.icism expcses and detects it,
BELL. The denunciation of JHfrER
son, Of MADISON and JACKSON as
brotectionitts! A population of the de
mocrscy Of JTrrkEsor ard the whole line Of
democratic leaders from Ills time down TIL
4he present Republican party cams into
powell What could be more absurd?
-Four years ago tnose who accepted the
Ohio platform with lis tariff feature, were
conceded democrats. The Pennsylvania
plafform Il the aRrne as the Ohio conven.
lion. Nov. either the lapse Of time with
/. the eame platform must change democrat
Into non,democrst. or the chBrgesble
tariff issue Ii one Of partisan policy. II il
- thing Of policy, why should . man be
rad out ofste party 60 luHe as he stands
,Inpou she as yet unchanged pronuncio
1ctc? When ademoctat refuses to abide
Z " the expressed will of tel
My to be made known this |
x1nmel 10 Chicago. AID bolts
<t<n there wiz he fome Justice In the riot
= y being r<sd 10 him.
1I 5sain We III ciiticised for uyains The
Ion 81 ths Internal rsvesps taxes ion
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