The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-12-01

desiSt from his tariff reform pro-
gramIne, let us hear what Speaker
Carlisle himself says since the cleo
ton, and in speaking on this iden-
teal subject. In Chicago, on the
18th of November, at the annual
banquet Of the famous IrOquois
club, the leading Democratic club
of the Northwest, in response to a
toast in opposition to trying to
build up American industries by
unequal taxation, Speaker Carlisle
in concluding an able argument in
harmony with the toast said:
"Whilr free trade is Impractical
bic, industrial and commercial
emancipation can and will oe ac-
compllshed by wise and moderate
measures of reform without inter
fering with any private enterprise
or injuring any public interest. no
this some of us ~ irrnv0cably
pledged, not only by the traditions
and declarations of the political
party To which W" belong, but by a
of personal and official duty
which cannot be disrcgarLed with
out %brtraying the confidence re-
posed in us by the people. Whether
in public or in private life, / shall
stand by that pledge, and to the
extent of my abilities and opportu-
mites contribute in every way to
the early and complete triumph of
revenue reform"
This would Indicate that the
distinguished Speaker did not take
"TaX Payers" "warning" much to
heart.
Mr.. Morrison has likewise dcliv-
cred himself ON the situation, and
scouts the idea that The cause Of
Tariff Reform has been checked or
its leaders rcmandcu to "back
seats" 10y reason of the late eicc-
ton. He says that his defeat is at
tributablo to the bribery of voters
by Jarrett and protcctionist agents
who went into his district for that
purpose, and who are known to
have spent money freely during
the ten days next preceding the
election. lie (Morrison) also de-
clarcs that Tariff Reform is
steadily growing"
Mr.. Hurd, in an address to his
constituents, since his defeat, says:
"The condition of Tariff Reform
was better in this district.
There are more earnest, deter
mined tariff rcformcrs in this dis
t;ict than ever before. x y X X Ar
engagements are nearly completed
to begin the publication here of Il
weekly journal, which it is de-
signed to make Il national organ of
Tariff Reform"
In other portions of the North
west, in Minnesota and NebraS-
ka, where Tariff Reform was
urged as Il prominent part Of the
Democratic creed, great gain by
the Dcmoc ats have resulted.
Three Democratic Congressman
were elected from Minnesota and
n from NcbraSkn-Said, by the
newspapers, to be the first eve
elected from either Of these States.
In Pennsylvania that might be
set down as most completes under
the influence of PrOtechOMiStS, and
from which State there were three
members which refused to follow
the lead Of Mr.. Randall and who
voted to reduce the tariff taxes,
the aus of Tariff Reform hcid its
OWN. Two Of these Tariff Reform
DeICOcratS were succeeded by men
of like views and principles, while
the third, Mr.. Scott. whose expo
sure Of the steel RdiirOud Bar rob-
berry we ublished last week, sue
cceded himself by an Increased ma
jority. Furthermore, in that state,
where Mr.. Blaine and Senator
Sherman Gained that the Tariff
N'nn fhn ntnnt t..,,N tln Il,1li
can majority a reduced from
10000 in 1881 to about 10000 in
1856.
Then, again, take the State OF
New York, of the ten ID mocratic
congressman from that State who
followed Mr.. Randall in opposing
Tariff Reform only four escaped
the popular vengeance, while the
New York Democratic Congress-
men who stood by their flag were
either returned to Congress-, or sue
ctelcd by other Democrats.
In New England, these (Ncw
EnglaEd) States now have but four
Democratic members; in the next
Congress they will have cight-a
gain of trO in Massachusetts, one
III coilDtttlCul ana one III ~
Hampshire. In a recent interview
of Congressman Collins, Of Massa-
chusctts, with Il reporter of the
Washington Cd. C.) Post, that gen
tleman (Col!ins) in speaking Of the
recent election, said:
at is Il great Tariff Reform vic
tory. And the Democratic gains
do not half express the desire for
Tariff Reform which exists in
Massachusetts,"
The New Orleans States, in sum
ming up the results of the late clec-
ton as affecting Tariff Reform, thus
expresses its conclusions, viz:
"While the cause of revenue e.
form has suffered in the Ohio cen
ire, it has made advances in every