Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-11-15
WHO WILL BLUNDERp
The WatchfuI Guard Of Each Great
Party when Congress Meets.
Custom Laws and Reduced Taxes the Great
Questions to be Considered
Where the Political Trump ID
Gard is to Be Found.
GENERAL CAPITAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, November 4.-Congress
will meet in a little less than three weeks,
fer the short session that expires on the
4th of March. There is every indication
that in political as well as q business
sense, the session will be unusually inter
esting and important. The hopes of the
Democratic politicians have been marvel
ously elevated by their success IN the re.
cent elections, and the leaders will try and
hit upon policy that will carry the party
to the front in the great struggle Of 1884.
The Republicans will strive to reconcile
the differences in their ranks, to allay the
aaimosities of factions and to receive the
chastening that has been administered by
the people in the spirit OF wisdom. The
-leaasss en- both, sidssl seezn keenly alive
to the fact that the parties are, in sense,
On Probation,
and that their chances for success in the
next Presidential election depends alto
gether upon the record that is To be made
in the next eighteen months. The Repub-
licans will be responsible for the conduct
of legislation three months more, and then
the Democrats will take their turn at the
wheel. There is diversity OF opinion in
both camps as to the wisest policy to be
pursued regarding the most important
of all pending matters OF legislatiCn-the
revision Of the tariff. Both parties are
agreed as to the necessity for prompt and
thorough revision of the tariff and a re-
duction OF material taxation, but the ques-
tiOn of political eTpediency comes to the
front and the politicians are not fully sat
iSiied what is the safest course to pursue.
A Chance for Success
Republicans hope that the next Congress
will make so many blunders that the peo-
pie will again throw the Democrats over
board Democrats hope that the Republi-
cans at the present session will commit
some blunder that will plunge the
party deeper into the mire of defeat The
adjustment OF the tariff is very delicate
lob. Directly or indirectly, the effects of
general tariff legislation are felt by all
classes of people. The party that succeeds
in making such revision OF the customs
laws and reduction of taxes as will be
popularity approved holds trump card in
the next national game. The party that
botches the operation will be opposed by
a most influential class OF voters. A few
Republicans
Prefer to Dodge Responsibility
and throw over the tariff problem to be
handled by q Democratic Congress. 4 min
ority of Democrats, of whom Mr.. Carlisle
and the extreme tariff for revenue only
men are representatives, are anxious to &C
cept the responsibility of tariff legislation,
believing they can make such revision as
will commend the party to the confidence
of the public.
Outside of all purely political questions
involved in the consideration Of this sub
jeCt it is the opinion OF thoughtful men
here that the Republicans should lose no
time at the present session in dispOsing Of
tha taxation problem. The
Reasons tor this Opinion
are many. The party has promised to do
il, and il is in position to fulfill ITS obhga-
tions. 1t has the especial confidence of
the interests that will be most directly
affected by the proposed changes. There
can be no excuse on the plea OF lack OF
proper knowledge for the work. The evil
dence collected by the Tariff Commission,
and ITS report, will be upon the desk Of
every Senator and Representative the first
week in December.
There is no such wide difference of opin-
ion on the subject of tariff among Repub-
liCan representatives as is TO be found be
tween the Pennsylvania and Kentucky
Democrats, and Republicans say the party
which created the tariff is the party to
amend il with respect to the changed con-
ditions of the country and without de-
stroying the benifcent spirit of the sys-
TEN. These are among the arguments
used in support of the demand for tariff
legislation at the heapproachingiseSsi II, as
now seems probable, an earnest effort is
made to reduce taxation, Washington will
be filed with strangers during the winter
and the season will be one Of the GVeliest
ever known.