Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1884-05-10
CORRESPONDENCE
THE TARIFF BILL DEPEAT.
Democratic MISUNDERSTANDING and
Congressional Probabilities.

ARLINGTON, May :, 1884.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
An appropriate epitaph for the
bantling tariff bill which expired in
the House of Representatives yester-
day would be-
''If so soon I'm to be done for,
wonder what was begun for7"
There is no doubt but this is the query
uppermost in the democratic mind of
the country to-day. The tariff of 1888
has had no advocates in the democrat
ic ranks, but very wide difference of
opinion has existed since it's passage as
to the justice or policy of keeping up
an agitation of the question. Randall
and his followers think it should be al
lowed to rest for awhile; that its revi-
sion should not be attempted until the
democratic party obtains control Of
the government, and then have it done
under democratic auspices. The Car
Isle and Morrison men, who are in
large majority in the present House,
believe in making the tariff question
the leading issue between the parties,
and keeping up continual agitation
Of the subject. What the result will
be, of course, remains to be seen. The
Randall men believed that the decision
Of the late caucus, deciding upon pro-
ceeding with the Morrison bill, took
away all chance of electing a demo-
cratic President, or gaining demo-
cratic victery in the coming campaign,
and if they had submitted to the will
of the majority and passed the bill
through the House, the coming cleo
ton would have decided that mooted
point. Now, however, if the elections
are adverse, the other side can lay the
blame upon those who defeated the
will of the party as shown and deter
mined by the majority, so that crimi-
nations and recriminations will be in
order
1t is unfortunate for the party that
the original proposition taking up the
bill should have carried. That was the
proper time, if any, to put qaietus On
the measure. Its defeat after the con
sidera,ion and discussion it has had,
will give rise to much more feeling
and bitterness than would have been
carried in the former event.
But the general impression is, that,
after all. the nominations to be made
by the two great parties will determine
the result of the next election as far as
the Presidency is concerned. Blaine
and Arthur will kill each other off.
and Hawley and Lincoln will be tho
result. Lincoln seems to be the COM
ing man. He is the first choice of all
for Vice-President, and the strong
probabilities are that the first place
will fall into his lap.
Tilden can have the nomination from
the democratic convention if he will
only have strength enough to give an
asserting wink Indeed it is doubtful
If the nomination is not forced upon
him.
In the Sixth District of Maryland
McComas, who is making most eff
cient representative, will no doubt be-
the nominee again Of his party, and l
presume J. Fred. Nelson, of Frederick,
will lead the democratic cohorts. AL
legany and Montgomery furnished the
two last victims, and Washington and
Frederick counties, according to rule,
should now claim chance to furnish
a martyr to the democratic cause. AS
Washington county very seldom makes
struggle for barren honors, and
Frederick invariably does, it is not
hard to tell which will win in this mat
ter. ANON,