Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-19
WATTERSON'S ULTIMATUM
COOL-HEADED DEMOCRATS NOT
FEARFUL OF A PARTY SPLIT.

The Editors Special Looked Upon in
Many Quarters as Unwise-No Danger
of an Attempt to Enforce the silly
Talk of Reading Protection Demo-
Gratis Out of the Party.
WASHINGTON, March lS.-The article
telegraphed from here to the Louisville
COurier-J0urRdt last night by Henry
Watterson, and also printed in Wash
ington morning paper, has been about the
only subject of discussion 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 if Mr.. Randall and
other Democrats in the House, opposed
10 the Morrison tariff bill. should
be read out of the party the sooner they
go, MIR. w atterson writes, the better 1t
will be. If they will not vote for Mr.,
MOrrison's bill they should be handed
their gripsacks and told to betake them
selves to the Republican camp. where they
belong. They should no longer be allowed
to remain in the Democratic party under
false cOlors. Mr.. Wattcrsoa also writes
1t that the MOrrisOn-CarliSle portion of
the Democratic party don't care if such a
course as he outlines should iniure the
prospects of the party electing their Pres
ldent. 1t is the principle that they are
most interested in. Such utterances as
these naturally have created somewhat of
sensation, being, as it is generally sup
posed, and the supposition is not denied,
backed by Messrs. Carlisle and Morrison.
THE ULTIMATUNI DIsCOUNTENANCED.
There are a number Of members who
" Ts aaIl lp.lf fI., Nr,AA<
tlmatum, but by far the greater number
thlnk That 1t was very unwise, many 90.
ing as far as to say that it is foolish The
ldea OF reading such staunch and tried
Democrats as Messrs. Randall, Eaton and
some of the others out of the party is pro-
nounced the acme of absurdity They
have proved their allegiance to the party
lor years, ana the simple hint that unless
they are willing to be whipped or BULL
dozed INTO supporting a bill which they
thlnA neither wise nor judiciOus, is re-
sented even by many Democrats who fa-
yor Mr.. MorrisOn's bill. 1t is not only
spoken OF as an absurdity, but as an in
suit. or course it has been evident ever
since Congress met that there were differ
ences in the Democratic ranks on the sub
Ject OF the tariff.
THE CONCESSIONS.
1t is true that AIessrs. Morrison and
Carlisle have tried to reconcile these
differences; it is true that thev made con-
cessions to the very material protection
lst element among the House Democrats
IN bringing III bill which does not pro-
pose to make the reductions which they
think should be made at this session. but
1t IS also true, as a majority of the Demo-
Gratis say, that il is foolish to try and
cOerce men who prefer to stand up to the
interests represented in their several dis
trlcts. From what the News correspond
ent gathers from talks with many Demo-
crats 1t is safe to say that there
VIII De no attempt to read
Messrs. Randall, Eaton and other
protectIonist Democrats out of the party.
conference on the subject of the tariff,
heretofore spoken Of in these dispatches.
VIII be held early next week. Every en-
deaVor will then be made to settle the
differences as far as possible, but nobody
VIII subject himselfto be bulldozed, and
IN all the talk of the day it may be
added tnat there is sentiment
among Democrats that Mr.. Watterson
should be limited TO that he is not running
the party.
ANOTHER FREE TRADE FEAST.
WASHINGTON, March Is, 1880 P. NJ
! mere was dinner tonight, at which eX-
senator Mcdonald, Messrs. Morrison,
Carlisle, Alexander Mcclure, of the Phila-
delphia Times, and Henry Watterson
were present. The tariff was talked over,
and Mr.. Mcclure spoke very freely in
saying that the programme involved in
the Morrison bill would not do for the
Democratic party at large, especially in
Pennsylvania. 1t was a noticeable fea-
ture that Mr.. Watterson said nothing
about reading Messrs. Randall ct al. out
Of the party for their opposition to Mr..
MOrrISOntG A
talked to Mr.. Carlisle after the dinner,
said that before the conference next week.
every effort would be made by personal
lntercOnrsA To ailaN tho lillnrnnnna