Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-22

Congressional Campaign Issues.
The COngressiOna campaign this fall
does not promise to be very lively one.
In some localities there may be something
to talk about that will arouse the people,
nut in most OF the Congressional districts
the speeches will not, in all probability,
draw great crowds.
/ In Texas, il the Mexican trouble should
not he speedily settled, there may be talk
of war with Mexico, which will be popu-
lar subject, and IN Maine the fishery
question will be forced to the front by the
Republicans, doubtless, with the evident
purpose of making it appear that the ad-
ministraticn acts very dlscreetly with a
strong power like England, and in bull
doing sort OF way with weak power
like Mexico. Already there has been
disposition shown by the Republicans to
embarrass the administration With re-
! spect to the Cutting affair and the fishery
! business, and they will doubtless continue
/ TO pursue this course If they think 1t
offers much of chance Tor making politi-
! cal capital.
/ or course the silver and tariff issues
! will be discussed because they are really
the leading issues before the country.
There can be no partisan discussion of
the silver question, however, because
neither party is a unit for or against sill
yer. With respect to the tariff the Re-
| pubicans can hardly twit the Democrats
with failure to fulfill their pledges to re-
form the tariff because such reform was
clearly defeated by Republican votes.
The Republicans have really not much
to present to the people as a reason why
! they should be gwen the control of the
House. The Democrats, however, have
many reasons TO offer why they should be
continued in control OF it. They can
point to some very excellent legislation.
For instance, they restored to the people
many million acres of public lands
aud would have restored many
million acres more if they
had not been prevented by Republican
Senate. The civil service is better now
than it was under Republican control,
and the cost OF it is less. The finances Of
the government are in a much more salts
factory condition than they were when
the Democrats took control OF the gov
eminent. The outlook for business is
better, and, as Mr.. Randall pointed out in
the last hours of the first session OF the
present Congress, where thousands of
workingmen were out of employment
when the Democrats came into power
there are not hundreds now.
The conservative course OF the admin
istration and its evident intention to pro-
tect the business and industrial interests
is possible for it to do, between monopo-
lies and the people-preyenting the mo-
nopolies from depressing the people
have had the effect Of inspiring all classes
with the belief that we have not only an
honest government, but one that aims to
promote the prosperity of the country and
the welfare of the people in every possible
way.
There is one thing that Will be mention
ed in the speeches of Democrats all over
the country, and that IS that this is a re-
form administration and that the best way
to secure reforms of all kinds is to support
the administration, The course of the
President with respect TO the civil SER
Vice, finances, tariff and all other matters
can be presented to the people as one that
calls for their approval. The Republicans
c3nnot attack it successfully and will
act wisely if they do not attack it at all.