Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-03-28
Hunting u Policy and President

than the Democrats in Congress and the
leaders of that party ont of it that the
consideration of the question at this
time is but huge electioneering
scheme upon the part of the Democrats
for the election of Democratic Presi-
dent. The party had no policy to go
before the country with and it had to
make one. No other question seemed
to present itself more fully before the
public than the tariff question and this
they seized upon with the hope that
it would n axe an issue upon which tie
party could be held together and
q part of the Republican party be de-
tached from old fastenings and brought
to the support of free trade under
the apparently harmless guise of reve-
nue. reform.
How the Democrats have succeeded in
hunting policy is before the country.
Congress has been turned into huge
electioneering committee to further the
interests of the Democratic party. The
Morrison horizontal tariff bill occupies
the whole attention of the House of
Representatives to the exclusion of leg
islation of II more pressing and need
full character.
The Mormons are to be permitted to
still fasten themselves with a frmer
grip to more of the Western Territor es.
The Democratic party in Congress is in
search ola policy that will elect a
Democratic President. That to them
is of more importance than the aboli.
tion of the moral pollution ofpolygamy
The Indians, the wards of the nation,
are neglected, and unscrupulous men
are cheating them out of their money,
their lands and their schools, because
grand Presidential hunt and have no
time to moraJize over the Indian ques-
ton nor to protect them from villain
Gus band Of robbers. The nations cur
rency is being impaired by a cessation
of the issue of national notes, and the
coinage OF millions Of silver dollars,
while gold is taking a flight to Europe
and is already commanding premium
in New York. The Democratic party
is running the machine and trying to
grind ont Dem, cratic President. To
the dogs with the currency.
Foreign capitalists formed into huge
syndicates are buying up the public
land by the millions or acres, and are
left to entrench themselves in power
and influence without Il word of pro
test or the Least indication of feeling of
alarm by the dominant party in Con
gress. Tie Democrats are in search of
a policy and President, let the pub
lie lands 60. Even the appropriation
bills that are actually necessary to keep
the government in motion are but sec
ondary objects compared with this
great Democratic wild-goose chase after
a policy and Democratic candidate
for the Presidency that can be elected.
Anything to beat the Republicans.
A glance at the situation must con-
vince every intelligent observing man
that there has been no chance since
Congress assembled, nor is there any
chance now for even a slightly Inodi-
fled tariff bill to pass Congress and re-
ceive the signature of the President.
While the Democrats have succeeded
admirably in showing the country that
they are hOpelessly divided upon that
question, in body where they have
seventy-nine majority, how can they,
with any show of reason, expect even Il
modified tariff bill to pass the Senate
which holds a majority OF protcctionists
and even were it TO pass that body, how
could they expect a Republican protec-
ZIONIST President to give his sanction to
the bill ?
The whole agitation upon the cues
ton is only Democratic terler to see
how the land lies, to see how far the
party dare 60 to make political CAP ial
that will serve them in the election If n
Democratic President. That the rarty
would 60 to the farthest verge Of free
trade if that would secure the election
of a Democratic President cannot he
successfully denied in the fare of all
the facts that have been presented, but
it is not policy to do so at the present
time. Even Mr.. Randall, clothed in
all his protectiHlst virtues, is Il politi
cal trimmer, and the most brilliant o.
them all.
Representing ia part Pennsylvania.
the greatest manufacturing and mining
State Of the Uniop, Mr., Randall could
be nothing more or less than "A protec-
Zionist. If he were not he could never
preserve his place iE his party and in
the popular council Of the nation. He
could as easily be something els" if pol
icy dictated such Il course. 1t was
George Miffin Dallas, IL Vice President
of the United States, an avowed Penn
sylvania protectionist, that in 1911 be-
trayed his State and sacrificed his
principles by giving his casting vote
in favor Of free trade.
If the Democratic party was firmly
entrenched in power it would be IS
easy for Samuel j. Randall TO follow
the bchcsts Of the free uadr Dem crary
as it was for George NJ. Dallas. There
would be plenty of foreign missions tot
which he could be honorahly retired and
be no more subjected Ia tine changing
caprccs Of a popular election for power
and place. We refer TO This 10 Show
that policy only forbids the Democrats
from coming fully ont at the present
time in favor of absolute free trade I'll
once in power and able to sustain itself
in power and free trade became the
policy Of the party, it would b" as easy
for Mr.. Randall and other prOtectiOni>t
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