The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-31
A General Impression that the Influence of
the Administration Will Be Given
to WattersOn and His Followers.
Probabilities as to the Admission of
Dakota, New Mexico and Utah.
A Massachusetts Bourbon Furnishes Crowd
of MOssbacks Information Concerning
the Administrations Intentions.
THE TARIFF ISSUE.
The Free-Traders Determined to Carry Their
Point at all Hazards.

Inc Free-1raderS Determined to carry Ihelr
Point at all Hazards.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON Aug 30-The echoes of the
last peal of defiance to Samuel j. Ran
dali and his protection followers, sent forth by
the doughty Mr. Watterson, are reverberating
through the capital to-day. and are the topic for
general comment in political circles. To the
most judicious and sound thinking men of all
parties it seems as if deep crevasse had been
opened suddenly in the ranks of Democracy by
some unforeseen and hidden force, dividing the
party into two sections, each ready to make war
upon the other.
Though it may seem to be SO sudden, this split
has not been unforeseen or unexpected by those
who penetrated beneath the surface and went
down to the primal foundation on which the
party rests.
Even before the election of Mr.. Cleveland far
seeing men predicted that if the Democrats
succeeded in eecting their man it would be but
the prelude to to the division and destruction of
the party The differences between the ideas
championed by Watterson and his followers and
those expounded by Randall and his crowd were
too deep, too radical, to permit of the factions
acting in harmony when they came to express
and carry their desire into legislative and execu
tive acts. When the factions came to take up
that work it was seen that split was inevitable,
unless one of them slavishly submitted
to the domination of the other. That there
everybody. Watterson knows that division must
come as soon as Congress meets, and he there
fore throws off all disguise and serves this early
O4;aa 4l>o4
either unconditionally surrender or 60 clear over
to the enemy.
Mr.. Randall became convinced, long ago. that
the conflict was inevitable, and that the admin
istraton would be arrayed against him and his
followers, and for months he has not been lear
the President, and does not seem to care con-
tinental who gets the Offices outside of his own
district. He asks no favors, and appears anxious
to keep clear of all entanglements with the
Executive so that he will be free and unfettered
in his action in the House this winter. If
Watterson voices the sentiments of the President
and everybody here is convinced that he does
Randall and his friends can have no com
munion with the administration, and car expect
no favors from it, should he desire any. They
must take ground against it at once. and openly,
and prepare to defend their position against all
the power of the government and of the free
traders. 1t may be that the President and more
cautious free-trade leaders may think that
Watterson has been too previous altogether in
issuing his pronunciamento and may remain
passive till after the fall elections; but that will
only be postponing the conflict, and it will be
the more furious and bitter when it does open.
The free-traders are determined to capture the
party and place it on a free trade platform, and
they will do it at the next session if they have to
drive Randall andevery other protectonist over
to the enemy.