New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-30
TIE COMING CONGRESS-.


The hope that it will do any good has pretty
much vanished. The House will be Demo
cratic, and that means that the session will be
to the practical and industrial interests of the
country nuisance If a Democratic President
and Democratic leaders regret this impression
in the public mind, it is time for them to use
their influence to remedy the evil.
The first step in the House will be the cleo
ton of Mr.. Carlisle to the Spcakership. Mr.
Carlisle is a man all the more mischievous be-
cause he is sincere. He well represents lis party
in some things. Doubtless ne earnestly desires
the welfare of the country. Yet il was due to
lin that bill was passed in 1SSl which struck
of from the values of securities S2OJ,OOO,oO0
within week Ii WAS due To him that the
Currency and Coinage Committees were so
formed two years ago, as 10 insure continued
silver coinage with danger of National bank
Iuptcy ard disgrace. 1t was due to him that
the Committee on Ways and Means was So
formed that all industries were di>ordcrcd
and business disturbed for months by Senscless
and iruitosS agitation on the Tariff question.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Carlisle SO ploases the DEM
ociats that he is likely to have no opponent i'll
caucus.
The first question upon which the House viii
divide will probably be the proposed charge
Of rules, b. which it is intended to deprive Mr.
Randall Oh power. The hatred of the DEM
CcIa;ic party for It's most useful member is en-
tiiely natural. In some minds nothing else Is
50 sure To cause bitter hatred rs the conscious
ness of anothcI'S superior wisdom and of fayors
conferred by him So great that they can never
be repaid. MIR. Randall has saved his party
several times against its own will. The party
will be rccengcd II it can.
Nh. Carislc's election will doubtless mcon
a renewal OF the taIil agitation. 1t would be
we'll il there were reason to expect that the
President would exert his whole influence to
prevent such agitation. But Secretary Man
ming mas collected vast body Of mf0Tma-
ton, having especially in view change from
specific to I'D pa'orcm duties, and from what are
called compound To simple duties and it is
presumed that the Executive VIII urge Cougrcs-
Sjoual action. Frec-tladc authorities at Wash
inCtOn adnit that The memorials forwarded. IN
reply to NJ. Mannings inquiries, constitute a
most powerful body Of evidence against any
agitation mt this time. The wool manufacture
eys have reason to believe that Democratic
politicians are disposed to make that interest a
chief point OF attack. They have therefore
sustained with conclusive argument the dis
tinct duties on GOO.lrn cOOds-the compensatory
part in specific form, because no other would
place the Manufacture in the same position a.
il il had free materials, and the protective part
in al GdtOrcm form, 50 that the duties on ali
classes Of goods the cheaper or the mO"c costly,
may bear fair ratio to cost. A very large pro-
norton Of the WoDlipn ,pabuf1cturcrS have
approved this memorial Irpcllinc the proposed
bIibc of the frec-IraderS," free raw materials"
and it should have weight with Congress that
they, as well as the wool growers, are now
practically ungHmOuS against agitation. Yet
almost every one expects that The House will be
plduYcd into an agitation fora change Of duties
oil wool and Woollcns before the session has
fairly begun.
Ii is believed that even the Presidents in
llutncc cannot secure from the House any IA
tioual legislation on the silver question. Many
men would doubtless be glad personally to
please the President, and 30 to Pave the way to
favor - appointments, were they not rc>tg lined
by the iica that public opinion in their district.
woUld condc:nn them. Thus the teaching Of
denaGogucs during many years of furious de
nunciatiOn Of The hcpublIcan party for lis adj
herence to honest IIoncy, returns 10 plague
them. II the Democratic party splits on this
question, if it proves incompetent to lcgiSlnte
wisely or honestly, or 20 save the country from
grave mischief, 1t will be because the men of
the party were restrained by no regard for
truth. By no sense Of justice, by no patriotic
feeling, when they were striving to UNDERMINE
and overthrow The Republican party