Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-18
a LITTLE SLOW BUT SURE
Morrison Certain to Get His b

Morrison Certain to Get His BIZ
Through the House-The Democrats
will IndOrse the Measure at no Dis
tant Day-So Occasion for Despond-
encY.
Henry Watterson telegraphed his paper.
the Louisville COurteT-JOurnal, last SatIlr-
day from Washington as follows: '"There
is, or at least from this point Of view there
seems 10 be, feeling Of unrest among the
Democratic masses in the West and South
as 10 the progress made thus far by Mr.
Morrison and his tariff bill. A certain
Impotence Of criticism comes up from
the rear and a complaint that those Demo-
Gratis who are charged with leadership In
the national capital are not going fast
enough and are not extreme enough. This
is, whichever way il may be taken. an
injustice and an error. The time NAV
not, indeed, be the quickest on record,
but the low rate Of speed has given small
! assurance and no comfort 10 the enemy.
'Mr. Morrison is neither a sluggard nor
a coward. He is just the man in his bare
feet, and in his opinions both above and
below the neck that he was when the Re-
pubicans we're describing him as a Hot
spur. over anxious Democrats think he
ought TO 20 fast or distrust him for falling
to do precisely what the enemy would
have him do. 1t is fault Of Democrats
that they make too much out Of that enc
my's mouth and thought and hope We
shall never win any victories worth men
tiOning until we learn TO follow less
and 10 fight more. But in order to fight
to the best advantage our lines Of battle
must be laid in the cool and patient wis
dom Of a sagacity at once prudent and
courageous.
"Mr. Morrison is not in command of
body Of flying artillery or a squad Of cav
airy. A great and national party's inter-
ests, involving even more than the Presi-
dency, are intrusted TO his keeping, and
before he precipitates the final issue he
should, as he has done, thoroughly sur
vey the whole field Of combat and exhaust
every means TO unite his political friends
ana associates upon common ground.
1t should be no fault Of his if divisions
come. The star-eyed goddess Of reform.
as she stands clad in her triple coat of
mail, can afford many cOurtesies TO ignO-
rance and cOwardice; but If, in spite of
these a break does come, let it come.
Then can Mr.. Morrison point TO the
painted harlOt Of protection, as she is
driven out, and say: Let the CALLED
jade Vince; our withers are unwrung:' |
risk nothing in predicting that at no dis
tant day there will be Democratic eau
Gus. This caucus will indOrse the MOrri-
son bill by an overwhelming majority and
Democrats who are prepared to rebel may
as well do 1t early as late. There will be a
plank quite big enough for all such to
walk, and the way into the Republican
camp is about as short as that of the
transgressor is hard. In a word the poker
is in the fire, and, if there be Democrats
who banker after it, they can take the hot
end, and may get this sooner than they
imagine.
"Mr. Randall is at his old and favorite
game of bluff. He is worse mistaken
than he was in the Speakership matter.
He will never be able to rally twenty
Democrats under the standard of revolt.
if he should bring himself to the point Of
raising it. The end will be the passage Of
the Morrison bill, and nothing in the fu-
ture is surer than that. 1t is by no means
all that revenue refOrmers could wish, but
as a practicabillty and the foundation for
a policy it is the wisdom of the situation.
1t will force the Morrills and the Sher-
mans and the other authors of war tao
tics in time of peace upon the defense. 1t
will disclose most dreadful and dreaded
record upon all of the Republican lead
ers. 1t faces the Democratic party in the
right direction, and puts it on the right
track. So let the Democratic rank and
file be not respondent. There's good
time coming, boys wait little longer.
''Mr. Morrison may be trifle slow, but
he's sure and tough and he'll get there.
The pace will be lively enough, never
fear, nor will it now be very long delayed.
1t is the enemy, believe me, not ourselves,
vino have reason to tremble in their boots.
They are dismayed by the preparation
and disposition Of the forces which they
will presently have to encounter, and are
whistling mainly TO keep their courage
up"