Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-05-23
TARIFF REFORM.
The Voice of the Democratic
Press Unanimous.
Randall and the Forty Under
Enfilading Fire.
The Cry is "On to Chicago" and
for Tariff Reform.
Other Political Notes.
The Cry from Everywhere--For
Tariff Reform.

lAiS SiS II Gil ENSI NiiSI VI
Tariff Reform.
WASHINGTON, Nav 20.-As the
echoes of the democratic press
throughout the country come thun-
dering in, the Sounds are omenious
to Randall and his gang of forty re-
creants. They receive such torrent
of condemnation as leads them to see
that they will stand in pitlable plight
at Chicago.
The Brooklyn Eagle (dem. blisters
Randall with its scorn. 1t says:
The democracy cannot abandon the cause of
revenue reform if it would, AID it would not if it
could 1t is bound to that by its platform, by its
traditions by its obligations to the laboring men
of the country. and by the manhood which can
afford defeat but will on no terms submit TO the
dictaton of a treacherous clique
The Manchester Union (dem says:
Tariff reform is repulsed but it is not defeated
The issue remains a pusSant and vital force. The
great mass of the democratic yoterS-the men
who make great party peSSihle-are resolved,
and the issue now goes from Washington to chi
republican alliance, and there they must answer
to the representatives fresh from the people for
their desertion from the party faith. .
The Philadelphia Record remarks:
at is now the duty of the people to rise up in
to it that the true democratic majority IN the
next house be so strong that no coalition can pre-
vail against them"
The Detroit Free Press dem says:
The minority democrats-the recreantS to
their party and aiderS of repubiicaniSm-m
congratulate themselves that they have crippled
their party; but they and their republican allies
should understand that the tariff battle has Just
begun. and it will continue to wage, from now on,
with increasing intensity.
The Boston Globe pours.in hot shot,
denounces Randall and his gang, and
the republicans who will not do any
thing to lift of the burden of taxation.
The Buffalo Courier says:
Care must be taken to make the national
democratic platform ring with demand for
tariff reform as bold as that of 1876.
The Savannah News says:
' 1t is only question of very short time,
when it will not be possible tC resist the demand
for tariff reduction
The Charleston News and Courier
says:
THE fight has only begun. But in every con-
greSsional district the lines should be dfawn and
We shall then see whether the democrats masses
are in accord with Mr.. Randall and his followers
in uphoding the robbery and raScality of the
protective tariff. "
The Baltimore Sun, dem says:
THAT the democrats will abandon the struggle
for reform is inconceivabe. The only Result of
ed task would be that they would see the repbbli-
can party ta up the task it now rejects, and by
performing it regain the confidence of the coun-
try and retain its hold upon the government.
The ajority of thed emocrats Of the house
still firm ground and with II little wisdom may
perhaps save their party from possible dllem-
ma
The Richmond State (dem.) re
should not reiolce over the republic
an applause that greeted their stab at
their own party.
The PIttsburg Dispatch Gnd says:
The issue is adjourned from Washington to
Chicago"
Tue Indianapolis Sentinel says:
Let the republican party be turned out of
power at the next presidential election. With
all the machinery of the government in the hands
of the democracy. a way will be found to relieve
the people and the country from this iniquitous
republican tariff system"
fhe Boston Post dem says:
1.-THE appeal must be made to the country;
present is good time to serve notice upon a
number of congressman that when tn come
home they can bring their trunks with them, for
it will be to stay.
The Nashville World saws:
1.-THE fight is transferred from the halls of legis-
lation to the people. Now let Tennessee demo-
cratS thunder their condemnation into the ears of
the Randall followers who by their treason have
baked the party in its glorious work of reforma-
ton"
The Lancaster, Pa, Intelligencer
dem J. says:
1--WE thoroughly believe that the democratic
party should set its face in the direction of free
trade
The New Haven Register (dem.),
SAYS:
THE minority have not defeated the cause of
reform. They have referred the matter to the
state and national democratic conventions, where
no alliances will be possible, and where the will of
the majority will be respected. The party has
gone too far with this issue to desert it now
The Wilmington, n. g., Star (dem.)
says:
Let the answer come at Chicago. Let none
but honest and trustworthy tariff reformer> be
sent Let the reform banner wave in triumph at
Chicago, and the democrats can appeal with con
fdence to the American people The cause of
tariff reduction-of tax reduction is advancing"
The Baltimore News (dem.), says:
For the democratic party, when its convention
shall assemble. there will be but one course open.
and that is to put the party in line with the action
of its representatives in congress and approve
will be done cannot be seriously questioned.
The Cincinnati News-Journal (dem)
says:
Monopoly republican policy can manage to pick
up member here and there. Can it manage to
accomplish as much in democratic convention,
where the republican party has TO representation
this question goes TO the convention with the las
word TO be SAID there.
THE tariff, says the New York World, " is out
of the way" just and the people Of this state
will see that some of their representatives in con-
gress soon follow it.
The Chester county (Pa.) Democrat says: THE
congressman from the state are buck
ing against the sentiments of ninetenths of their
democratic constituents in their opposition to tariff
reform"