St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-11
IN SUNSHINE.


Mr.. WATTERsoN went to Washington al
the opening of congress, as he says, to see the
curtain rung-up OIL the new administration.
Having seen the show, he writes to his
paper at Louisville that it is a first-class
performance and that it is on the boards to
stay. He is convinced that the president is
capable of acting as prompter, stage mana
ger and lessee of the show all at the same
time. He says that the EUsTIs trombone
solo is to be omitted from the program, but
that Mr.. BECK will star as the silver king,
while Speaker CARLISLE will take the
leading cast in the School of Re-
FORM" What seemed to please the dramatic
Kentuckian was the harmony of the over
ture. He says that the bright sunshine
which swathes the national capitol like a
fleece OF golden ether typifies the political
elements. 1t is calm and sunshine in the
caucuses. in the house, in the senate, and
in all the departments. There is nothing to
suggest combativeness. Even Mr.. TILDEN's
letter ON the coast defenses, which was con-
strued by some persons to have been an at
tempt to back Mr.. RANDALL in his fight
with the MORRISON wing of revenue re-
formers, did not create ripple on the sea OF
political harmony which prevails. This
complacent condition of the assembled
Democracy is an unmistakable evidence of
their determination to enjoy the repose OF
power-to reduce it to possession as il
were-and will later along enjoy the festiv-
tiles of the controversial dance. The most
significant part of Mr.. WATTERsoN's letter
is that he hastens to defend Mr.. TILDEN
against the suspicion that the venerable
sage was giving RANDALL a boost. Mr..
WATTERsoN understands well enough that
lift for RANDALL means a knock-down
for himself. He is too well assured OF
Mr.. TILDEN's personal friendship to
be led by the sage of Greystone
as lamb to the sacrifcial altar to atone
for Mr.. RANDALL's protection sins. On
the contrary Mr.. WATTERsoN insists that
TILDEN stands just where JEFFERSON and
JACKSON stood before him, and then
leaves to his readers the work Of searching
out the dimmed footsteps of the leaders OF
ancient Democracy. Whether he means
that they stood ON tariff or-revenue-o only
platform, or whether they stood on the
MONROE doctrine plank is not entirely
clear from Mr.. WATTERsoN's letter. But
in one thing he is perfectly clear. He is
confident that the battle for revenue reform
is going to be waged with unusual vigor,
and those who think that the
tariff is going out of politics
are mistaken. While Mr.. CLEVELAND did
not attempt to treat the tariff subject scien-
tifically in his message Mr.. WATTERsoN is
persuaded that the presidents head is level
and his heart is in the right place. He is
satisfied that there will be a measure OF
tariff revision supported by the administra-
ton and the majority in the house which
the West and South will heartily approve.
Upon this measure as an issue the Demo
Gratis will make fight for the Fiftieth con-
gress. 1t will be the dividing line between
the two parties, and will save the Democrats
the trouble of making platform in the
next national convention. Such are the
views of Mr.. WATTERsoN. We will see
what we will see.