Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-08
The sditot of The YELIowsroSE youRS.
Thursday, November 8, 1883.

public sentiment made IL apparent
that the national republican party
were to be successful in the presiden
tisl struggle, we bad visions Of big
roosters and defiant eagles, and flaunt-
ing flags that were 60 find pictorial
presentation ia the JOURNAL about
this time. But the time has come, the
battle has been fought and won, and
instead of feeling aggressively jnbilant
as We had anticipated We are possessed
OF a calm satisfaction and contentment
that can find no adequate expression
in the rude cuts that are used rs sym
bols of a political triumph.
The issues of the recent campaign
were not as clearly antagonistic as the
campaign orators would have had Us
believe. There was much to be said
for protection, and progressive free
trade was also an issue that could BE-
presented in very alluring %colors, but
while each party was extolling its par
ticular dogma and heapirg abuse AMI
der sion ON that Of its opponent. it was
msinly q play acted In the various
parts of the country for the benefit Of
the excitement loving Americans who
would be lost iu a campaign withou
an tissue" and lis alternate attack
and defense by campaign orators.
y
Had il not been for Cleveland's cele
brated message of December 's7 in ref
erence to the tariff, the question might
have lain dormant and the recent
campaign been fought over some Other
disputed point. But Grover having
about that time decided to become b
candidate for reelection saw the ne
cessity Of committing his party To q
definite issue and thereby compelling
them 10 take him up H. the champion
81 the ideas he had promulgated
Hence the tariff issue 10 the recent
campaign, aud hence the great over
flow OF wordy f~alsifications pro and
con. with which the courtry has been
deluged i'm the past two months.
|
The battle has been fought. aud A.
Stunning the result to affirm the dic'um
OF the people, protection has gained
the day aud henceforth is to be the ma.
tionsl policy; at least, during the pres
ent administration, but we don't be.
lieve it. The gauntlet thrown down
by Cleveland as champion of the dem
Ocraticl party, had to be taken up by
the republicans, and the democrat C
party having declared for free trade, IL
naturally followed that the republi-
cans, VINO have always favored u pro,
teetive policy, should be- compelled TO
adopt protection us their campaign
cry. But It does not naturally follow
that all republicans who yelled pro
tection'' were Ligots in nat belief ,r
that the administration is committed
to that policy In the lines set forth 10y
democratic campaign orators.
With the incoming of the Harrison
administration will, come, 1t report,
are not deceptive, a very marked
change in the political aspect of the
house Of representatives, with the re
suit that both houses Of congress will
be in perfect accord with the admins
trstion and thus afford n full opportu-
nifty for the enactment OF such legjsla
ton, and the adopting Of such policy
as the republican party shall deem
most advantageous for the country
and the people, and we look 10 see
thlsi IN the line Of a reduction Of the
tariff on necesssries, a fair protection
TO home Industries, and a free list On
articles not Obtaiuable in this country.
The surplus need never have been,
and In fact never should he n bugbear
10 the American people. We have too
mapy yeuu for the use OF money In
the wsy Of permanent internal i'm
prov2ments, to ever desire an empty
God has let much for man
TO do In the development Of this west
ern country, aud IL il not only proper
but expedient that the surplus funds
OF the people should be used the de-.
velopment Of the peoples estate, the
poblic domain. IL has always been
the nature Of republican admlnistra
tions 10 pay more attention tothe wet
than the demDrmts. we believe tnn
the Harrisot udnliuistration VIII fol
low 10 this line, that The wet will be
materially benefited and lba' the
whole country will Irrl the lwu"tus
that will follow. For Ihir aud other
things we ore glad, drcplr bon s.',
glad thai Ben HaTrItGu has been
elected. Too glad 70 cheaper O feel.
ines by the display Of villainOus WOO
cuts or the INDUCING in pyrotechnical
editorials.