Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-09-19

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sonatorS and representatives could reach
( - oommon opinion upon various vital
: Dolitical matters, beside the tariff. 1t Ger
eanly forbodes no good to their party that
\ - leaders stand In such great disagree.
ut ~ to what should be the political
policy Of the country In 10 many direc.
elenG. They can hardly expect the people
- put . party in power that does not
Ave settled policy upon the political
11Dues Of the day.
M VMy unfortunately for the Republicans,
- Congress remaip2 in session after
- national ce1<ektion has made its
: -hce. This is an unusual situation,
INIT bids fair to ruin the Republican
party, whose convention decreed for un.
limited protection, but whose representa-.
eavn In Congress wholly fail to formulate
= law to do what the convention SAYS
nhould be done.
Tne Republicans of the House de.
no0uced the bill prepared by the Demo-
esAss, but during weeks Of discussion
fnaied to prepare and propose bill Of
8nsar wn, and permitted the Mills bill to
- passed without Republican meas
no being set of against it. Then
me bill went to the Senate, and
10 Republican senators declared that
th@y would frame . bill !; which was
~ direct indictment Of the Republicans
- tho House, because all revenue
meesures lawfully originate in that body;
but the performance of the senator's has
been long awaited and the promise is not
fnlnlled; nor is there sign of fulfllment
q and they now intimate that they may
WAit until after election. Such delay will
- equivalent to failure, In itseffect upon
~ popular mind. To prevent Republi.
can escape from responsibility for nom
acttoD, the Democratic congressman are
unwilling TO adjourn until the senators
proeent their bill or declare that they
have none to present; unpleasant as 1t is
20 wait In Washington while their con-
ssatuencies need them at home. Every.
ono understands that Congress remains
n session awaiting this promised Repub.
lIcan deliverance upon the tariff, and
every day that it does not come but in.
tensihes the fact Of Republican disagree.
ment.
And, while they wait, the Republican
congressmen show that they disagree
about the fishery question, which is
another important issue, and upon 1t no
Democratic disagreement has appeared.
+ happens, fortunately for the Demo.
cratic party, that these issues are made
BY their national administration, which
proves to be Is wise as it is courageous,
and consequently carries its party with 1t
and gets 1t safely under cover,
while the Republican chickens are
scattered about, without hen. Their
lenders cannot agree. Blaine, with a
marty regard for the Maine railroads,
Aenounces the presidents retslistory
policy. John Sherman, with like feryent
xnilroad leanings, does the same, and
thinks 1t entirely too severe q punishment
upon Canada for stopping our fish in
transit, that she should be deprived OF a
trafac that has amounted in six wears In
two hundred and seventy millions of dol.
lars; j; and he is 30 amiable and loving
towards Canada that be wants a union
With her and does not want to do any.
thing to sggrayate her feelings or that will
postpone the happy day when we will b
one government and one people
nom the Rio Grande to the
Arptte. The senator might a. well
Anve said, from the Panama canal,
- have welcomed the Mexican taran.
tulas - warmly ~ the polar bears. But
- = . step ahead Of Blaine In his Cana
dlon advance and that is Q feather in bis
~ however uncertain 1t Is that his party
hat his back. For other Republican or.
eaou have talked hotly against Canada
cna roundly denounced the president for
noe loog before now retaliating upon her,
on1lsfing that b. has long had Ill the
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