New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-15
EFFORTS FOR HARMONY.
UNEASY ABOUT THE MORRISON BILL
MANY DEMOCRATS OPPOSED TO MAKlNo -
MEAsURE-A CAUCUS TO BE CALLED
To TRIRUNL.I


MANY DEMOCRATS OPPOSED TO MAKING 1T AfA"i
MEAsURE-A CAUCUS TO BE CALLED
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBuNhl
wsv,xcrov March 14-The House continues
20 dawdIe with the public business Ohe rca'o" 80
that the members of the majority are 'o' '"'' 80
discussions and spoculations concerniie Wv
40 attend TO ANYTHING else. III CHAIRMAN NhOi
ndbi friends are less confident OF success no" IMAM
,hov ware a month ago, the opponents OF inc o,'i
.ro also less secure of their ability 10 oouso '"o
o,astion. The free traders show some signs VI uoo
neration. One of them to-day declared VIC
80 nusb ahead now whatever happens
II ia too late to turn Dack, "o
want 10 and we do not want to if we could. IL the
whole marty goes to pieces if we lose the Presidency
and everything else what of that' We are right
Tariff reform is Democratic principle; three
sourtbs Of the Democrats in the country believe III
{t and will stand by their principles"
Renrcsentative Connolly of Pennsylvania, SAID
tbe Democrats ought 10 hold caucus and Try 10
.harmonize" on the tariff question, but II any al
tempt is made to whip the Protectonist Democrats
into line in support of the bill 1t will fail. For
nv part.n he said, 81 shall be bound ny
the instructions of my constituents and not
by the caucus. There may be some
who will feel bound to support the Morrison oiIi Il
It made party measure. but | think majority
Pennsylvania
numbcr of members from New-YOrk and some from
tba South and even the West will vote upon thelr
convictions and refuse to be whipped into rank.
Az Connolly believes that from thirty to forty
Deoocrats are with him. There will he an effort
20 harmonic matters, but if the reforners are pig
headed. for one will not yield lie SAID he was
IN communication with his constituents, ana VIII
lie governed bv their wishes. Being asked
if a refusal by portion of the
Democrats to obey the caucus would not cause a
split in the party Mr.. Connolly replied; nope
not. | don't think the tariff Is party question:
II is hard TO say however find that the tarln re-
form element is very strong. 1t is astonishing now
many merchants and manufacturers throughout
the country are in favor of tariff reform. ms
strength may be sufficient to make it party ques-
ton. There might he rupture. If there
was il would doubtlessly hurt u.s. IL does
not necessarily follow from what l
have said that | shall oppose the Morrison
bill in its entirety, and there might be
contingencies under which | should vote for 1t
though this is doubtful. shall simply follow the
instruction of nv constituents, and have but lit
tie doubt what they will be-" Such expressions
10 show what straits discussion of the tariff ques-
ton will drive Pennsylvania Democrat who pro-
fesses to be protectionlst
Another Democrat Representative from the same
State speaks little more DoluIy' MI iloPhiiio
represents the Pittsburg district He does not
recognize the right of any caucus to whip nm
into submission. 1t the caucus was called simply
TO support the Morrison bill, he said
he would not 90 into it. If 1t was
called in the interest of harmony, he
would do what he could to assist in II, but he
wOuld not be made to support bill to which he is
Opposed Some of the Democrats openly declare
that they will not go into caucus ON that Dill
MIR Lamb of Indiana, for one, says he VIII not; MI
FOran of Ohio SAYS that if he enters the caucus he
will treat his Democratic brethren TO piece ol MS
mind on the attempt TO thrust bill down the throat
of the party. :.
clined to oppose the holding of caucus, on
account of their fear that it will result III an
open rupture between the factions, II Is
generally understood that one will be called next
week and that a strong effort for Democratic har-
mony on the tariff Will then he made If that
effort fails Chairman Morrison and his tree
trade colleagues will probably be able to
carry q majority Of the caucus IN favor
of the bill That they will try to do so
there is no doubt for most of them feel as did one
one of the most influential free trade Democrats IN
fhe House Yesterday when he said: when Nor
yson reported that bill to the House he burned the
last bridge The Democratic party is in for reye-
nue REFORM aud there is 10 way to escape tne
issue If we can dare to raise il aS against the
great Republican party. why should we hesitate an
instant on account of q few grumDers IL our own
fanksi They will submit quietly enough III the
end"