The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-03-19
MI. WattersOn's Proposal to Read PrOminen
Men Out of the Party, and the I'm
preston 1t Has Made.
Spirited Encounter Between TOWnshend
of Illinois and Reed of Maine.
FruitlesS Effort to Get the Lasker Resolutions
Before the HOuse-An Attempt to Secure
Veto of the Porter Bill
CoERCING THE PRoTEor1oN1srs.

Messrs. Randall, Eaton and Other Demo-
Gratis To BE Read Out of the Party.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March 19.-The article tee-
graphed from here to the Louisville Courier
Journal last night, by Henry Watterson, and
also printed in Washington, is subject of dis
cussion to day. AS Messrs. Watterson, Carlisle
and Morrison were in conference yesterday, the
article is supposed to have the sanction of the
two latter The burden of the article is that
Mr.. Randall and other Democrats in the House
opposed to the Morrison tariff bill should be
read out of the party. ''The sooner they CO."
Mr.. Watterson writes ''the better it will be, If
they will not vote for the Morrison bill they
should be handed their gripsacks and told to be-
take themselves to the Republican camp, where
they belong They should no longer be allowed
to remain in the Democratic party under false
colors."
Mr.. Watterson also writes that the Morrison
Carlisle portion of the Democratic party do not
care if such>a course as he outlines should de-
feat the prospects of the party for electing a
President. 1t is principle that they are most in
terested in. Such utterances as these naturally
have created somewhat of sensation, being, as
is generally supposed, and that supposition not
denied, backed by Messrs Carlisle and Morrison.
There are number of members who support
what is called Mr. Wattersons ultimatum, but
by far the greater number think that it was very
unwse, many going so far as to say that it is
foo lish. The idea of reading such staunch and
tried Democrats as Messrs. Randall Eaton and
a score of others out of the party is pronounced
the acme of absurdity They have proved their
allegiance to the party for years, and simple
hint that unless they are willing to be whipped
or bulldozed into supporting bill which
they think neither wise nor iudicious, they will
be ostracized is resented even by many Demo
Gratis who favor the Morrison bill
IL is not only spoken of as absurdity, but as
an insult. Of course it has been evident ever
since Congress met that there were differences
in the Democratic ranks on the subject of a
tariff and it is true that Messrs. Morrison and
Carlisle have tried to reconcile those differences.
1t is true that they made concessions to the very
material protectionist element among the House
Democrats in bringing in bill which does not
propose to make reductions which they think
should be made this session, but it is also true,
as majority of Democrats say. that it is foolish
to try and coerce men who prefer to stand up to
the interests represented in their several dis
tricts
From what your correspondent gathers from
talks with many Democrats it is safe to Say that
there will be no attempt to read Messrs. Randall,
Eaton and other protectionist Democrats out of
the party
The conference on the subject of the tariff here
tofore spoken of in these dispatches, will he held
early next month Every endeavor will then be
made to settle the differences as far as possible
but nobody will permit himself to be bulldozed
and in all the talk of the day it may be added
that there is a very general sentiment among
Democrats that Mr. Watterson should be hinted
to that he is not running the party, and has,
since 1872, done it harm enough to entitle him to
a rest