Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-04-05
I Densosyafts Congress EiecsinS 2
kepubi lean Presideht.

ING about II Democratic majority, the {
Senate being only nominally Republi-
can. Fpnr months of precious time
have been consumed and what has been
done +? The main appropriation bills
are not ready to be acted upon though
the printed records of proceedings cover
over 1000 pages, What has Congress
been doing? Merely trying to agree
upon policy that will result in the
election of Democratic President, /
Were it not that the business interests
of the country are suffering, we .night
we'll be amused at the Democratic hunt
for policy and Presider.... We are
told, however, that Con 6ress is getting |
ready for work.
How are they getting ready" BY
feeling the r.,pular pulse to see wheth'
or they t.Are tear down the protection
thro4sn around the industrial interests
81 thu nation. The whole four months
Cor gress has been in session has been
spent in tampering with the tariff. If
it were not that policy was expected
10 evolve from this agitation of the
tariff 1t would be left severely alone.
Noboiypro,enls to say honestly that
the country is being injured by protec-
ton, 1t is true that the duties on ira
pors flush the Treasury, but that is
something that can be easily borne
with, especially so long as through this
protection labor is employed and made
remunerative for the employer ard EN-
ployed
The present Congress, however, has
Teen uaproductive of some results. Il
has not been altogether barren. Ont
bill has passed both houses asd is now
in the 1asds OF the President awaitin.
his signature. This bill was to restor
General 4Pitz-.John Porter 10 his position
in the army, from which he had beef
removed at the most critical and tryln
perol OF the war by a court martial 10
disobeaience of orders by which tn
rebel srmy gained an important victc
tory. ,Every Confederate in Congress
voted to reward General Porter for tn
impurtant assistance he had rendere
the rebel cause
This bill stands ont in bold relief b'
fore the country from dark bac
,greand, \ soldis-,removed FROM til
aS,ay In time of var BY the Unio
sFrny, has ueen aeturned to the army
lime OF peace by rSlose who compose
the rebel army. This Congress has M
been entirely icie
But we are tdsd that Congress is ,ge
ting ready 70 do something, Tie
ting ready 70 do what Make
Democratic President, They will N
do it. They have been foiled In the
FIRST attempt. This made tie tari1f tt
issue that w:ae TO place them in po
a. session of the Government. The Mo
rison horizontal tariff reduction b
il the gauge OF battle, but it has bet
weighed even in Democratic scales al
Is found wanting Democratic tes
mony alone il sufficient to show tn
they have sssaked their al and los
Here is what Mr.. Converse, a Dem
cratic membcr from Ohio who W
home on account Of sickness, says OF
unpopuizfity
did not have the opportunity, on aecou
ofmy sick ness to mold as many person
conversations Sc I WISHED, but ! recelV
hundreds,ot lett rs ami petitions tren peOl
VINO wantsd me to understa the feeling
theGistrct, end they were so unanimous
their exTressi ,ns that have NO doubt
gardiny IL Ona and all they are opposed
MI. Morrson's scheme for cuttine down
tariH. AIN satisfied from What 0ey 81
that the passage of that bill would give
stae overwhelmingly TO 'he RcpuU!ca
aad sR inclined to think that, In ad IL.
Ito Oito we would lose every other Northt
estate! The South is supposed 20 DC soiid
i4ho Democratic candidate, but II ihatS u
passed or put forward ~ the platform Of I
vi States there
There can be no doubt about IT. Beal
eyery letter that receive which mentis
anything besides Ohio politics spLaks IN I
s,ine way Then W at Is TO be DONE SIM
xiii thsfill. II we can get 1t out of the W
and bury 1t, the cop and the .tfitj "
nee that the Democratic party 70 aeis 70
down the mistaken ideas of some ot It's me
ters, and emf err into the nhtional co2Etct
the reasonable plat form that the c'uairy
mands | think the evi! can be " pped n
by the prompt and thorough stampins oat
that bill.
1t It's TOO late now to hunt up anaH
policy upon which the Democrats c
make stand with any show of s'tcce
Already the battle has begun. 7
Republican party is standing solid up
the principle of protection, and thu
who earn their bread by the sweat
their brow are hocking to their star
ard. While the Democrats are buEti
for policy, the Republicans are pu'
ing on to victory The Delaecra
Congress after all will not be barren
good results. Though nothing Inc
may be done than the mere passing
the appropriation bills, that will
enough The browning act of its li'o'
from all appearances now vii! be
election Of Republican President, g.
the election of Republican Congress
stand at bis back.
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