The Charlotte Democrat., 1889-07-12
About MIR. Randall.

SFOuPeu III appropriate classes and set
aside as elements in the situation. Now
on the heels of an election, men are busy
looking back and looking forward.
The features OF civil service, the negro
vote in Indiana and New York, the De-
ce mber Message Of Cleveland, the Mills
Bill, the silence of Randall, the Waiter.
sonian stripe on the banner-these, and
scores of other causes have been cited as
ground work of the late Republican vic.
tory. In looking ahead the architects of
the Democratic party are studying on
plans for the next csmpaign. In view of
these plans the Randall feature does not
fail to appear2 Like Banquo's ghost, Mr.
Randall will not down. He took charge
of the Cowles Bill and at times exhibited
his old time stubbornness, shrewdness
and clearheadness. His ghost last ap-
peared with two words that waksd us all
up, set Us TO stretching ourselves, and
brought forth the ejaculation from the
whole country, "What was that % SECT
together These were the words. Ran.
dali was practically shrouded by the late
Democratic-party undertakers. His ghost
is no slouch that seemingly makes the
party stand aghast with two words, and
we begin to fear that like poor Bishop
Randall was and is a political. .catsleptic,
and his ghost was no ghost, but sure
enough man in grave uniform. DR.. Car
isle should have held an autopsy on Mr.
Randall.
Seriously speaking, in what attitude do
these words stand toward the South :?
The Richmond Dispatch, the Atlanta
Constitution, some papers in this State
lean toward Randall. Certainly be has
an influential following in Alabama, aud
many men in our Southern States are not
anxious to forget his past services to the
party.
In brief, MIR. Randall is a force in the
situation and must be taken in as Gig
ger" in all calculations But we are in
favor of making that figure zero, as far as
the Demos partY's getting together
with Mr.. Randall is concerned. The
Richmond Dispatch is a strongly repre-
sentative paper-but what does it want to
do, or any other paper, 10 keeping this
Randall fire. ball tied to the tail OF the
Democratic party? First, the National
Democratic party of this country has de-
clared unanimously in favor OF Mr..
| Cleveland and in favor of the Mills Bill
as the Interpretation of it's tariff principles
Mr. German asserting. The party has
made no retreat from this position, but
even under defeat has become strength
ened 10 it. Evidence of this stiffening
may be seen in the election of Brice and
10 the loyalty with which Mr.. Cleveland
is being trained for the next fight. II
such be the case, what nonsense to talk ot
a party settled upon its policy, "getting
together" with Mr.. Randall, who is out o.
gear with that policy. Second, what does
this talk amount to in the South 10 the
face of its solidity born Of the presence o.
the negro? The Dispatch subordinates all
issues to this. The Constitution in an ed
itorial called "The Overshadowing Issue
says:
$50 far as the South is concerned, III
people (as the Richmond Dispatch OBJ
serves) are in no condition to disturb
themselves over high tariff. low tariff o
no tariff They are confronted by al
issue vastly more important and more
pressing than any branch of the tarit
question. That issue is the negro prob
lem"
Therefore, if the question is the tarif
our duty is to the unanimous dictum o
party, and not to Mr.. Randall; if the ques
tion is the negro problem, We will keel
Democratic supremacy in the South il
spite of Randall and his allies. The
what is the meaning of the Randall dis
cussionP The Old Democratic party o
this country was first split into Whig
and Democrats by Henry Clay wit
: tariff issue. Negroes were then slave
and had not the offsetting power that th
y negro freemen would have against Rar
q dali. Besides, would Randall attempt t
split the party because he owes his sea
in Congress to protection State? M
Randall 10 our opinion carries in himse
no danger to the Democrats of the Soutt
and if he did, it would not behoove US t
u abandon principle which is great wit
g the vitality of truth and relief for tt
J. common people. Democratic paper
l. should stop coquettins with Mr.. Randa
II and pursue their way. with courage an
. consistency. They should remember M
Randall and esteem him, and be coguizsI
. of his plans and streDgth-but in retur
Mr.. Randall should do the "getting t
II gether" and not the party. "We hay
10 not trafficked principle for success" sal
70 Grover, nor will we traffic principle fl
20 Randall.
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