The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1884-01-09

points advantage 81 possession. bui the oDiE
logical end Is a reversal Of present tarlf resU-
latiOus.
Al IsSUI RATsEp.
The growth OF the free trade sentiment has
finally reached such proportions as 20 possess
strength enough to make an issue IN Congress
and stand OF fall by IT, The members Of the
House Of Representatives democratic. Of
course: as thai party in the House is in Tire
majority and was TO have The Speaker pr
f1r-s,A fayoring reduced raies Of duties On i'm
porJ made stand by making Mr. Carlisle Of
kcuiucky, their candidate for Speaker. The
e conservative - branch OF thc democracy
nominated Hon. Samuel J. Randall Of Penn
sylvania, when everybody, men, women, CHI
dren and hahies. except those interested in the
Rao-i (oewspzPer) at Philadelphia, (which
has It's ewes open to the iui9uity about iil aTr
nursei, fed and reared on Trc.ec,i0uist's dog
mas,
RETRosFEcT.
The reason fo1 this action on what NAV
with a little lauiude) he called the New
Bourbon element Of the democracy, is not far
10 seek. In The Presidential canvass OF lSs0
that in which General ". :. Hancock was
the democratic nominee as opposed 10 the late
President Garfield. Mr.. Henry Wai.crsOn q
the Louisvills CaiTlg--I1iTal. who had the
writing Of the democratic platform" inserted
q plank - declaring Tor Sc tariff for revenue
only" This bad been doue foE years. In fact
tie democracy has been long looked on IS the
coming PropsEandist and rsf1-uer in favor q
free .rade-if i was ever 70 set the chance
by getting into control in National legislative
and Executive Halls. As TINT campaign no
cesied the outlook became vegy blue indeed
far the Republicans The democrats had nom
mated good and tr9s man as Nj. Dana OF
TIC SIN saws weighing $50 psuuds,''l and
The republicans were lab5rinc with a oaDii-
date Of rrrhshle, Il not CERTAIN Ore ~ -I1i5fer
actorls;v- 6lsseaiions II ibe5E ovn ranks and
a waverinC public sentiment, with the chances
against them. suddenly some republican gen
ius (name We; Uuknowrl was kit with the
happy idea that the democracy was iIly-T-e-
pared al that late moment, 70 support Its star
if Tor revenue only plank-ii had never lad
10 DO SO. Tbs Issue was made. The CIV ytut
". as IN ore nigh; from al The republican
stump and platform speakers and Ward and
STATE workers, that a tariff f1r revenue only
would ruin ON industries and throw 100000
/ woikmea cut q employment The ahsuri5ty-
81 the republican Ia-if uiisr4au1s o. Thai cam
I pSicn, the IncCnCruities and Inconsistencies
advanced by them ioT effect, would itc5lles.sl
to-day, parNlIze tlosst1l io uttered them The
/ democracy Twas taken ty surprise, vas slow
IN reforming It's h-okea columns, and by the
time It 60; into fsh;iu. order, the battle had
l-een finally fought and won ty their 1ppo-
ueuis-
TaE Tariff QUESTION.
Tins opened The hal, Tariff Discussions
. became the order q Tie izy and tie papers
I have beer full o. i ever s-n-e. School l1ys
o. cars and ferry boats discuss 3; more al'y
than some democratic and republican " states
men did IN The Garfield and Hancock Pres
I dental campaign three years ago.
What las been the result q :his educational
! flTre winch the republicans pui IL nctf1rs Il
Is this. The people had g0ne On since The war
under wEr ta-ii1-uae established because Of
the war and &c raise the extraordinary -sye-
me Necessary - That time without i11Sstiouil-
il, because Of lack q reason The FIST con-
nercial dsTressiou was that q 1883 Nc
sooner had they begin 70 search deeply into
taTIh causes for Thai collapse, than The revival
uf is7a-s2 followed and utiscured the cause
ior diagnosis Of the commercial suh-struc;ure.
But II The uids. Of his lHiss- yerlsl ihe It.
pulioaus threv flaming brand q ts-if discus
son INTO the tizler Of Al as5t1ie5, acute public
mind Il set fire TO The whole drift OF enquiry
tins started. The outcome q this Was 10
hun Of The tInsel and frGppery q s5phist-y
about pTuicctiun being the only tine revsauo
system conserving domestic trade Interests,
and The cc-called oomnun people began 70
| ask themselves i something ucre not wrong.
| Tins disturbance reflected itself IN Congress
/ and The appointment Of the Tari7 Commission
of last session resulted They were named
10 "reyist tbe tarIH-p-osumatly 70 cut
down The average rsit Of duty On imported
articles, from IS 10 20 u p per cent They
did nothing Of ibe kind, and On The contrary
suo-ee3e1 IN having rs viii 80 per car.
zve-EEe rate Of duty. thar which worse nix
turs car hardly he conserved. Il nay not be
necessary 70 add that almost every man On the
Commission vas identified solely vi.h ihs high
prUieCiiOaisi ing, from lis Secretary NJ.
1Er EEsUI-
One quarter Of Sse4l year siBce lie new
tarif went INTO force has shown Us hat i
civss No siuciiuu Of revenue, that L had dis
I turl,ed some Industries. AID is IA fact . con-
ule!s fraud. costing good deal q money roc
COMMISSIONER EIpeuses0 ana performing
nnus q the things il was expected 70. Cen
gresham Carlisle vas pTesuinaHi IL lie NLNII
Congress fu- ms chic advocacy Of lUuvoE Tau-e
OF duties. and the necessity fo- the sans. In
tins way be became the leader Of tie rcveuas
iarif rncn fur Speaker. The Ranialliies wure
mainly q tho school who were afraid u mai
the ISSUE although suIns Of T1uiea,iu-list syrl-
ilies voted fur HIN for that reason. Those
who have had = faint chimeTical action thzt
% the izrif issue might h. kep; 0uf Of ile
1 campaiEr-art nov probably c1Trrales ae-11. -
far as that idea Is concerned. Ths issuo has
bser made, Carlisle Is Speaker. he Is ae-rcs-
sive IN favor Of lover tz-If, free Taw nate
J rials and the like The democrats ccus-cl iiSc
] house where revenue lllls mus originate and
vii = locked to &c le consistent On tins t1i,i
l Bills bearinr On liz tzrif have llready lcen
z introduced. The nsu Presidsriial czzl Tzi--u
vii he fought OF fzrlH linaS--les 10 one l,e
foolish enough &c doub. this-
1RKkTT YAK.
The Presidents message :ouclied On .lise
4 laso Hawaiian sugar casiieziiun. BIS renarks
I weir -esns-kably vel i17s5 g czirh boil
frisods and foes q lie treaty without seriously
/ disturbing TIE siInzti1r- an a-sEree from
| those who Hrs n , position 10 know, ui.a.-
| ever The outcome ui is-isia,iigz cooce-uluE or
treaty NAY he. The oalook a. The present
momeui does nol poiui &c rs beng disturbed.
LIS irlsnds IN WEshiuEicn and slsevhsre have
NIT heen idle No Allegation which has been
made against rs integrity O. desirsitlliiy 70
t.qsh nzi50ss, whether 0i-e1 O. Cuzr5ca. has
hem allowed to PASS by Attacks have bse-
| prepared fQT-us i appears % ne-fzr u c1-
cess Of a1y resa need th--efu-- Meanwhile
our Louisiana friends have got a NV io hoe
/ The rrpposifi0n 4 take of lie dutr o. The
iruporsafious q our foreign sugars, Whiel I
think wrote ruu q i1ss 1uzsh- = e1cs61-
considerzlls discBssiun and f15ine ruaur
friends IN unexpected gulTlGs. Tou VII re-
call thai Il started iron the ufhce q pro
fsciiuniEi as-sraPe- AZ Fhiladelphiz- II -
much as tea and cofst are O. The free list
Why No; surz--is Dot i IS unch az zrticie n
toad md necessity Naturally sngugb tie
answer Is that We have > home sursr industry
bui de n51 rziss tea and cufse, and should
therefor rrusecs ouI oSn s1Ea- r1iss-s zal
easlie then 70 supply rs Il ; Frafi % thea
selves where wiihous iarif they o1al6 r1lF
make he sugar ~ = less There are ibou-