Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-05-29
.LANCAsrER, I PA, NAY 20, 1889.
Getting Together.

The New York Sun quotestfie remark
Of Samuel J. Randall, to the Washing
bon correspondent Of the Louisville
Cburier,J Journal, +" I feel sure Of the next
House and the next president. We fel-
1Ows have all got to get together-and !
an certain that we can and we will
whip them out Of their boots in '92 )"
And the Sttn. cries, "get together" And
10 we all say we will get together. 1T
Is not much of an undertaking, for
we have not been far apart The issue
upon which there was division, that OF
the tariff, is one that is rapidly settling
itself. II was unwisely put upon the
party, as we suppose is now generally
conceded, In the manner and form In
which Il was done. The fears Of the man
ufacturing interest were rudely aroused
by the exploitation of the abstract truth
Of free trade doctrine, in the presidents
message, which nevertheless advocated
. protective policy and the party, no.
withstanding its adoption of the highly
protective Mills bill, was kept busy de-
Tending itself from the imputation Of
free trade designs its members became
irritated and the Republican manufac-
turers were so alarmed that Wanamaker
filled his bag, when he went around
among them, with the greatest ease and
the election was bought
II would not I've bought now. The
manufacturers would not contribute
now, and Democrats of every shade of
opinion on the tariff issue see that the
march Of events Is removing all cause of
antagonism among them upon the
question of the tariff. Ii has become
clear that the manufacturing industries
Of the country are rapidly reaching a
point where they can produce as cheaply
~ abroad, and that the only thing urgent
In tariff tinkering is the release of duties
en- raw materials. Whether the duties
are high or low on manufactures will
soon be Of little consequence, as the home
competition will keep prices down below
those Of foreign products.
There Is no cause for further irritation
over the tariff; and there certainly
should be none in Democratic councils
because of IT, The general tariff policy,
that the party represents, is that Of
tariff reduction, which the evolution of
events Is bringing about by their own
force. The party. Is content with its
-posltion and will obtain all the political
advantage coming from the fact that the
Republican protection foundation is fall
ing from under II because the country
Is outgrowing ii and upon all other
8 vital questions of government the Demo-
cratic party occupies an equally advan-
tageous position. The administration
I or Cleveland placed II in good position
for future political contests. Defeated
by the purchase Of the vote of one state,
II carried with II the majority of the
popular vote; and at the next election
will attack party fraudulently seated
strongly perfumed, without characte,
and discordantly led.
The Democratic party will be together
It will have policy and u clear repute
Whoever its candidate, he viii bt
worthy; and Its success will not bt
measured by n number of voters tha,
may be bought, even If there is enough
money then left in the manufacturers
bags 10 buy which looks doubtful just
now. Mr.. Randalls confidence in
Democratic victory three years henc,
has abundant justification.