National Republican., 1884-01-21
Ohio Speaks.

should they believe him and keep their hands
of the democratic platform would have but
one plank" good Offices for all democrats"
This is strong plank, but the keen eyes of
the senator have discovered two weak spots
in it which few would have thought of. Ono
is the danger that the temptations incident
to office may be greater than tho "iron-
clad integrity of democrats" can with
stand, and tho other that it may bo necos.
sary to resort to u draft to get tho
offices 9lled. Hear him; "If public
Office be sacrihciAl burden, all citizens
should be compelled (by conscription, if need
be- to share their portion" We will do tho
senator the justice of saying that he is not
much alarmed at the prospect of draft in
oho,whcro the people have not for some years
shown such arepugnance to good places as to
cause much public anxiety, and he does not
press the point into undue prominence, while
hisrcfcronce to iron.clad integrity ofdemocats
has such Il direct reference 60 Floyd, Jake
| Thompson Tweed, aud the board of public
works in New York city, to say nothing of
the Mclean crowd, which has just performed
a nice bit of manipulation in Ohio according
to all accounts, that the remark must bo
accepted as facetious.
But listen further: "Iron orc and coal and
other raw materials are simply inoxhaustble
our people are sober, industrious, and enter
! prising and there is no reason why thou
sand other homo industries should not spring
up as they have spring upand are flourishing
in New England. This will assuredly be the
result if congress will let US alone" This
sounds good deal like an editorial in The
REPUBLICAN and has weight we confess.
What we arc concerned about is the awkward
position it puts the ruling spirits of de-
mOcacy in. They have put in the platform
a tariff "for revenue only" They have
labored vigorously to that end and have
elected speaker on that idea. They have
announced to the world that to let things
alone is the one thing they will not do. The
abominablc tariff which is building up in
dustries, making villages, and creating homes
for workmen all over the land is not to be let
alone, for Morrison is getting up BILL"
4" Morrison is to be heard from - " the speaker
is to be dned by tho Brooklyn FREQ Trade
club" whose occupation, and aim, and life is
TO mako destructive war on the tariff, and
not permit anybody to let it alone.
Now, these honest, eminent, iron clad demo-
crats, with their war paint on, and in full
readiness to attack the abomnable tariff, are
asked to desist, that Payne and his thicv-
ing crew may grasp the Offices and
run away with tho public plumber,
leaving them beaten on their chosen field.
Are these flushed, victorious, and honest
democrats to dismount their hobby, forego
their chance to rcnderthe country the greatest
service ever designed by frst-class statesmen,
and 60 back on their record merely to give
office to a few noisy and hungry democrats {?
That Mr.. Payne believes such men can be
purchased or will humiliate themselves to
such an extent as the conditions require for
such paltry consideration is a sad comment
ary upon, his reference to the iron-clad in.
tcgrity of democrats. Why, it is bold, open,
outright offer of the Ohio vote to Carlisle and
Morrison if they will surrender their prin-
cples. lie must think tho integrity of the
men is plated with exceedingly thin armur.
=, We can assure him that it is mistake.
, Like the Merrimac, they arc ribbed all above
r tho water line with railroad iron, doubled
/ laid and spiked with bolts of Bcsscmor steel
, forged in the hot fires of many democratic
4 conven ions whore such mon as Beck and
+ Randolph Tucker and Harry Watterson blow
G the bellows And is Payne to penetrate this
5 armor with the soft bodkn of an "Ohio
4 idea?" Will they sell out and permit vile
, republican tariff to ruin tho country for II
| little government pap?
A We arc convinced that the senator has mis-
n taken his men. No bargain can be made on
!. such terms, and the outcome of Mr.. Payne's
I manifesto will be hot antagonism which
d will compel Mcdonald and all presidential
s candidates inclined to straddle tho tariff
- issue to get OF the fence and uncover. This
# will make an open issue, and tho campaign
G will begin with the great state Of Ohio con-
. coded to tho republicans
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