Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-02

Carlisle on the Republican Party.

Carlisle on the Republcan farty'
Mr.. DAWES wrote an article for the March
number Of The Forum. clarifying the he
publican party, reviewing partially its his
tory. and claiming for ii that 1t had been
recalled to power "by the voice OF tho
people"
Mr.. CARLISLE in the May number of The
Forum, replies to Mr.. DAWES, and shows up
his party as well az himself. Not only"
saws Mr.. CARLISLE. did the Democratic
candidate for President receive more votes
than the Republican candidate, but tho
Democratic minority in the House OF ke-
presentatives represents nearly one hun
bred thousand more votes than are repre-
scented by the Republican majority in that
BODY This is an unanswerable comment
upon the Massachusetts, statesman ? claim.
Mr.. CARLISLE makes the striking remark
that the Republican party owes its pres
ent supremacy in the executive depart
mcnt Of the Government entirely to the
practical operation OF the States'-ri.hts
principles embodied in the Federal Consti-
tuition" This fact Of itself ought TO deter
the Republican party from passing a
national election-law. For one hundred
years and more the States have controlled
the elections for congressman. Even IN
the darkest DAYS Of reconstruction, when
carpet-baggers and scalawags made every
negro believe that he was 70 have forty
acres and a mule, and when Beast But
IEE and THAD. STEVENS and their
associates in iniquity held high carnival in
the Capitol nj Washington there was no
law passed interfering with congressional
elections except the one still on the sta
tute-book. under the operation of which
law the South has biennially elected al
most altogether Democrats TO the national
House of Representatives.
But to return TO Mr.. CARLISLE. He takes
up Mr.. DAwEs's statement in regard 10 the
present Administrators having restored
security to the fishermen in the prosecu-
ton of their lawful calling in Canadian
waters He shows that this is an un-
founded claim.
Then Mr. CARLISLE takes up the Behring
Sea controversy, and SAYS that when the
crisis came President HARRISON '>backed
squarely down" THE question instead
OF being settled is more complicated and
embarrassing than il was before"
Next Mr. CARLISLE rs exceedingly severe
when he declares that the boosted Ameri-
canism of the present Administration has
been further illustrated in a most striking
manner by its voluntary cooperation with
Germany and England in the selection and
appointment of king to rule over the
Samoan Islands" 1.-The Republican Presi-
dent and Senate have not only assumed the
right to participate with England and
Germany in establishing amonarchical gov
eminent over those islands, but they
have undertaken to bind the taxpayers of
the United States TO pay part OF the ex-
pense of maintaining that government"
Mr.. CARLISLE discusses the Republican
method of dealing with the surplus in the
Treasury and shows that under Republican
rule there will be no surplus TO dispose of.
The Republican manner Of treating the
ciyil-seryice question, the tariff question
and Others is taken up and discussed with
the ability which marks all of MIR. CAR
LsLE's productions.
The article Of Mr.. CARLISLE leaves
nothing more 10 be said. He writes from
the fulness Of his knowledge and the ac
curaoy and closeness of his observations
The Democratic party needs no ablel
champion.