Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-08
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| BROTHER EATON's PREDICAMENT
| Hon. w. W. Eaton, representative in Com
gress of the First district of this State, peri
odically manages to make himself interest
| ing. His latest ootbreak has attracted much
| attention. It has also added to his popular
ity in somesquarters and detracted from 1t in
others. When he finished his speech on the
| tariff question the other day. he was, VIC are
told. surrounded by all the Democrats of his
way of tarif thinking and many Republicans,
all heartily congratulating him, and it was
nearly quarter of an hour before the Speak
er could rap the House into order SO that the
ton, in his last letter to the Norwalk Gazette,
says that by the ultra free trade Democrats Of
the House Mr.. Eaton has all along been
roundly abused for his 'streason to the DEM
ocratic party" in entertaining, and in his per-
sonal talks with friends. expressing so freely
his peculiar tariff views. By the few Sam
Randall sort of protectionists he has been
looked upon as lone Of their sort'' till the
unfortunate concession he made in his
speech when he said, "Alwsys and every
where have been for q loo tariR" This,
Byington thinks may account for his other
statement that ION the stump when l made
the canvass for Congress I was denounced as
free trader. Here I am denounced by
Democrats as protectionist. Both ends of
the candle are to be burned at my expense"
The Washington Post does not hesitate to
say that Mr.. Eaton is a disorganizer and an
enemy to his party, and some of his loving
Congressional brethren go still further and
call him a nuisance, and profess to wish that
he would go clear over into the Republican
party. He does not entirely escape reproach
even in his own appreciative State. The
Hartford Times, it is true, does not ''go for
him, but the Register does, and in q manner
that indicates good deal of Democratic
feeling. Says our esteemed contemporary:
By means of an unholy and utterly reprehen-
sible political alliance, suggested, fostered
and championed by Congressman Randall.
Eaton and Converse, the Democratic minori-
ty in Congress we're yesterday enabled to
stifie the will of the majority and kill the
Morrison tariff relief bill by vote of 156 to
151. The motion to strike out the enacting
clause of the measure was made bJ
Mr.. Converse of Ohio, by Republi-
can Indulgence, thus intsnsifying the
of the alliance. The vote was
a victory for Republican principles, secured
through the effort of the three Congressman
named above. IN other words. the tail has
wagged the dog, and in doing 50 has left the
body of the animal in o SCARED and nutilated
condition.
And SO it goes, Mr. Eaton In his remark
able speech cast reproach upon the southern
traitors with whom it used to be supposed
that he was in hearty sympathy and now he,
who has always been a specimen of the worst |
Kind of a Democrat. is accused of being a
raitor to his party. We suppose that the
viii hurt his feeling ga some, but he |
will perhaps be csnsoled by receiving the |
nigh honor of another election to represent |
he First district. And perhaps the Repub-
leans whom he is accused of having given
i'd and comfort will not allow him even that |
consolation.