St. Paul daily globe., 1884-07-16
THE TARIFF PLANK.
Members of the Committee Tell
How 1t Was Con-
structed.
And of Their Discovery that "Exclus-
ively' and only" are Syn
OnOmOUS.
Frank Hurd and Mr.. Bookwalter EDis-
euss Its Meaning and Its
Bearings,
With the Conclusion that They and All
Tariff Reformers are Well Sat-
isfied.

CHICAGO, July 13--Henry Watterson was
seated in the Palmer house yesterday sur
rounded by group of politicians,
who seemed to have good
The face of the tariff-for-reyenue-only apostle
was wreathed with smiles. He was in excel
lent humor and was the center from which
the mirth of the party grayitated. He stroked
his ponderous mustache, and lying back in
the chair in which he seated, as repor-
ter, who joined the party
remarked laughingly, 'Well, 1 declare,
If anyone can see anything in that platform
that savors of protection, he deserves a
chrome as being gifted with an abnormal
amount Of perception"
''Theu the alleged protection in the plat
form does not protect9'
''No, sir, l REFER though to the tariff
plank, which says that revenue shall be
raised exclusively for public purposes. That
plank means nothing more nor less than
tariff for revenue only"
''Why did you not adopt the tariff for rev.
enue only plank thcnf'
to a majority of the committee on resolu
tions. They had got an idea that it was that
word that defeated the party in 1880. We
inserted the word exclusively because it
sounded better l like the word very much,
and had it inserted in the Kentucky plat
form"
"Then you played a sharp trick"
''We did"
Here Mr.. Watterson burst into laughter.
Continuing he said: ''Butler gave the thing
away though. He was the only one who
cav throughit. That old man shook his red
handkerchief at US as he would have done at
a mad bull. He was constantly kicking
When the word exclusively was placed in the
resolution he came to me and said: Wat
terson, do you think no one has dicovered
your trick! l said, Il guess not, general.
well, l have, was his reply, 'and l intend
to tell the committee all about it, The old
growler went over to his chair and told the
committee what the word exclusively
meant. Then the row began which we
thought would have resulted IN the killing of
the resolution. We had very close call and
it was passed by a vote Of 20 to 49,"
'Do you regard the platform as being a
free trade oneF'
'No; l cannot say it means free trade and
am sure it does not mean protection. 1t
does not go to the extreme of free trade"
''Did the protectionist members Of the
committee make fight on the question"
''Did the committee express the will Of the
convention in adopting the tarif-for-rey-
enue-exclusively resolution!'
eyes, sir. There is no doubt but that the
convention desired platform of that sort.
1t reanrms Democratic principle which the
party could not abandon"
HON. j. STERLING MARION,
of Nebraska, who was a member of the com
mittee on resolution, was another member
of the Watterson party. 1t was at his sug-
gcstion that the word Exclusively was
placed in the platform. In response to the
question put to him by the reporter:
GLOW do you interpret the tariff clause in
the platformi"
He said 1T means that we have to make
fight for tariff for revenue exclusively,
which sounds much better than 4 tariff for
revenue only. 1t takes up more space, my
boy In fact, the placing of that word in the
platform reminds me of an experience l
had in Nebraska. l was stopping at a
place where there was an old-time Irishman
employed. His employer left the room
where we were, and he said 'Begorra, 'oill
have Il meegawsheabie smoke l asked him
what kind of Il smoke that was. He replied,
'Oill be id if oi know, but it sounds mighty
gell'"
son what grounds did Gen. Butler object
TO the plank.''
"ue wanted protection platform adopted
and we would not have it. | really believe
he had the whole matter fixed up with Blaine
before he came here and just made up his
III ind to give us as much trouble as possible.
He carried out his intention in so far as the
giving us trouble went, but
he didn't get his work in on tue
platform. He may yet try to give US trouble
and may be successful. | am of the belief
that we ought to have kicked him out of tn Q
convention Indeed we ought never to
have allowed him in it."
SENATOR WILLIAM A. WALLACE,
of Pennsylvania, left the city last evening
rdOT Tue NCsl. RClplN uio w hHiNuiC hS "NS
seen by u reporter and in response to in
Quiries he said:
p. "The ticket is good one and will be
elected. Cleveland is not the man l want
ed, but we will have to be satisfied. l was
II favor of nominating Thomas T. Bayard,
whom l regarded rs the strongest man. If
he had been the nominee the party in
PENNSYLVANIA would be IN q differ
ent position in November from
that of to-day. Simon and Don
Cameron are opposed to the Blaine wing OF
the Republicans party in the Keystone state
On the other hand they are friendly to Bay
ard and would lnye helped him"
What's your opinion of the platformf'
AIT is all right, but not what we wanted.
1t comes very near the platform of 1876. Ot
course Il tariff exclusively for revenue means
the same as tariff for revenue only. How
ever we are satished.'
''Win the tariff be an issue in the ightl''
at will Blaine is nothing, If not an ag-
gressiye man"
II Suits the Tdsif Ref0rmerS.
PHILADELPHIA, july 14.-The Inquirer this