Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-12
An UndnswerabIe Lesson.
New York World.

The prospect of Democratic
victory this year is based on the
unity of the Southern electoral vote
and the chance of carrying the
debatable States-New York, New
Jersey, California and probably
Ohio. :.
III the South remains unbroken it
will give the Democracy LOB electo-
raj votes. This is 48 short OF the
required number. New York with
thirty-six votes and New Jersey
with nine votes, will, with any
other Northern State, make up the
deficiency. 1t is believed that
California and Nevada will be found
on the Democratic side, with wise
action. and that there is a prospect
of carrying Ohio and perhaps Con-
necticut and Indiana.
The result of the late caucus
shows that on the tariff issue the
South could not be held together,
and that New York, New Jersey,
California, Connecticut and Ohio
would be hopelessly lost to the De-
mocracy.
MARYLAND has four Democratic
Congressmen. Three of them
voted against the Morrison bill, and
the fourth, Mr.. Hoblitzel, would
have joined them if he had not aD-
sented himself.
q ont of the four Democratic Con-
| gressmen from Virginia three vo-
ted against Mr.. Morrison.
Does not this look as if the Car
lisle-Morrison policy would risk
the continued unity of the South4
New York has twenty-one DEM
ocretIc Congressman. OF these,
eight are from the city and thirteen
from outside districts. OF the
whole delegation, twelve voted
against the Morrison bill and one
was absent. OF the eight favorable
votes, FIVE were cast by Representa-
tiyes of this city.
| The vote shows, what every in
telligent man knows, that on an
| issue looking even in the direction
Of free trade or tariff disturbance
| New York would assuredly give
her votes to the Republican Presl-
dent.
or the three Democratic Con-
oressmen from New Jersey, one.
Mr. McAdoo, voted against a tariff
bill and two. refused even to seem
to sanction by their presence tarln
agitation at this time.
California gave her solid Demo
cratic delegation of six votes, head
ed bv Gen, ROsecrans, against any
tariff bill.
Connecticut has three Democratic
Congressmen. They voted solid
against Mr.. Morrison.
Ohio has thirteen Democratic
representatives. Nine Voteo
against the bill, two negative votes
were absent and only one, FRANK
Hurd, voted in its favor.
We trust that Mr.. Carlisle an0
Mr.. Morrison will carefully consId'
er these facts and weigh their I'M
portance. ,a .,
The caucus was not called te
consider free trade. 1t dld no
even consider the original morrison
> bill, The measure submitted 10 ~
was the Morrison bill pared dowr
and modified and changed in many
features-a protective tariff Whlcf
at another time might have beer
acceptable. 1t was revenue re
form measure, and the whole
, Democratic party favors revenue
reform.
] What, then, was the meaning 0
: the result reached after the right 4
p discuss and amend the bill mac
been conceded, and after the adop
= tion of a resolution declaring TN
! action of the majority OF the eau
p Gus not binding on individual
1 who took part in the proceedings
IT was deliberate, calm, solemn
declaration on the part of the rep
resentatives of the States by who's
!, votes alone the Democracy cal
expect to win the Presidentia
D election, that at this time any vic
: lent agitation of the tariff questio
r is unwise policy, calculated I
destroy the Democratic prospect 9
8 success.
? Can Mr.. Carlisle and Mr.. Morrl
son. in Justice to the party, lgnor
D the protest OF New York, Ne'
Jersey. California, Connecticut an
ohio? They have aserious respor
sibility. Can they afford to disr'
0ard il and reject the judgment
fhe debatable States? Their polio
has in the last three months div
ded their own party and revive
. the hopes and prospects OF the ono
Y hopeless Republicans. We appe'
, 10 them to now heal the breach.