Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-09
DEMOCRATIC LOSSES.
Due TO Defective Crganization, APP
atby and The Use of Money.

Fron, the BALTIMORE Sun.
! WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-While the
c'a'm widely made by high tariff Repuo-
! leans that Democratic losses IN the
| House OF Representatives. were caused
by the growth of protection sentiment
may be acknowledged as we'll founded
| by timorous and unthinking Democrats,
tue assertion will not bear the test OF
! scrutiny AID investigat on. Mr.. 1"st,
the new elected Republican Represent
| awe from the Ientn district OF Nirgl MA
! Ieiegraphtd here that the taiif ala IL.
| larif argument had little, II any
! thing, to do with the revolution IN tue
! politics OF Virginia. The east eXamlna'
tlon Int" the Matter will disclose that the
falling off ia the Democrat vote IN tnat
slate was due almost entirely to lack OF
orGanizatlon. A study of virginia poll
tics from 1878 shows that tue successive
| victories won by Gen. Malone came from
tue ffeciive and vjgllant organization
which he created and th weak manage
ment OF bis opponents. After tue var tne
! Dcmocrauc or. as 1t was sometimes
! called, the Conservative party OF VIZ
gina Tor some years carried the elections
Dy nam strength. WOen Gen. Malone
| led the revolt and carried If with MIN
some OF the ablest young men oil the
| party the regular OrganlZat on was lelI
! ~'thout any efficient management,
| and 1t had noue until 1888, when
! Representative John 5. Barbour took
! mold. Mr.. Barbour proved himself one OF
ne best organizers and leaders in Amerl-
can politics, aud unuer his MANAGEMENT
| Gen. Malone vas sent to the wall. ms
year Mr.. Ban bour resigned and went
abroad. No one appeared to be taking
| any interest in the Virginia campaign THIS
! wear. 1t vas left to run itsel ana apathy,
not tariff, Is the reason why Republicans
are to come from Democratic districts.
| Great stress is and will be laid upon the
| result in the districts Of Speaker Carlisle,
! Col. Morrison and Mr.. Hutd. In the case OF
THESE three gentlemen hiGn tariff gold had
| much to Go with 1t. There is no conceal
| ment of the fact that large sums OF money
| were sent by the manufacturing interests,
| WHICH, thanks 10 the present tariff, ENJOY
| absolute monopoly of some of me neces-
| Saries OF life, into their districts tor the
| express purpose of defeating them. Dir.
| Morrison mad tn additional disadvantage
| OF district gerry wandered by the Repuh-
| iican Legislature OF Illinois Tor the ayoWed
| purpose of his defeat, q district com posed
| almost exclusively OF manufacturing OPP
| eratlYes. Mr.. Carlisle, IN his district,
! managed his campaign somewhat on the
| Virginia plan for this year-that is, he
! mad no organization, his supporters in
! Tue IuTdt uAStTlC'S ulu not COME OuL- W ME
| the money aud the organization brought
out the iul vote opposed TO HIM In the
! cities. Despite the hopes OF the mOnOpo-
! lists, it looks now, however. as il his State
and the country arc not, alter all, to be
deprived of the services OF Mir. Carlisle.
| Allegations have been free made here
| that all this is a wonderful triumph tor
| MIR. Randall. and the House Democracy
! must nov look TO him for leadership. such
~ lon tof Inna hi 1rn ut fafI
RandalPs friends aud allies, the RepuDli-
can protecrionists and managers in Penn
s}lVanla refused 10 put up any candidate
against him, he must Ue regarded as much
tue cuoice OF the Republicans of his dis
trict as the Democrats, and a man
who secures formal Republican indorse-
ment can scarcely be looked upon as a
proper leader OF the Democratic party.
| Those who are anticipating that Mr..
randall viii now come TO the front again
and take absolute charge of the Demo-
cratic side of the House VIII, in all proba-
biiltY, mud themselves mistaken. IT Mr..
Carlisle should not be in tue next House
and the Democrats have, as is supposed
a majority. Mr.. Randall will not be the
Speaker. 1t would be worse than pOhti-
cal suicide Tor the Democratic party to
take any back step on the tariff. There
: nothing for that party TO do out to con-
tlnue to stand by It's platform OF 1884,
| and instead OF, az has SO often been
tue case. Sinking discussion,
meet the issue tuliy and freely
Everywhere before the people,
THIS is all that is needed, and when the
intelligent working classes fully under-
stand tie subject projection sophistries
will no longer deceive them. From the
original tariff legislation down through
d per cd OF hundred years the cry of the
prdectionists has been just what it is
,p.day-that hiGh tariff Is for the public
veal and welfare, and yet no legislation
has ever gone upon the statute books so
tuli OF INJUSTICE ana Inequalities and so
oppressive 20 he true interests OF labor.
Designing and dishonest demagogues have
managed by arttui figures Of speech to
Oetog this question and blind the masses.
But it cannot always be thus. Tue tarif
must come up in Congress. 1t is bound
10 come up until fair and equitable re-
vision 10 secured. Beaten temporarily
~ corrupt and discred table means, Mr..
Morrison in not one 10 succumb. He has
three mOnths left to him IN Congress, and
1t is not doubted that ne Will at the com
ing session again try the temper OF the
House. MIR. Randall may help the Re-
publcans 10 tawart MIN once more, but
neither Mr.. Randall nor the Renu blI ans
| ran fOrpVHr npsrDOup rhp iunVitahlp