The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1889-03-14
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The republicans, having full control
of the governing and law-making pow
er, ought at the next session do some
thing beneficial for the country. II
they do not, the blame will rest on
their own heads. At the last session
much that might and should have been
done was lost in the pulling and haul
ing between the senate and house.
Democrats were justified to some ex-
tent in claiming exemption from CEN
sure because their plans and schemes
were frustrated by the republicans.
The latter felt equally justified in pre-
venting what they termed bad legisla-
ton. No such excuse can be offered
by republicans in the Fifty-irst con-
gress. The president, house and SEN
ate are all theirs, and for whatever is
done or omitted they alone will
be responsible. It is of course better
for the country that such is the case.
A divided responsibility is always det-
rimental.
| President Harrison outlined his pol
| icy in a very clear and statesmanlike
manner. 1t is in full accord with the
platform utueranees and the traditions
of his party. He endorses and recon-
mends the continuance of the protect
i've system. To that does he attribute
the past prosperity Of the country, and
the same. The issue on that ont
question, which is the great dividing
line between the two parties, is cleal
and emphatic. There is no doubt but
that the president and his party vii
strive to make protection to American
interests as strong as possible. They
are perfectly justified in doing so, in
view of the peoples verdict last fall
1t is their trump card which, with thei
hands united, they can and will pla.
to the best advantage. Whether il
the long run 1t is destined town, is &
question that time only can decide.
The president has no policy for thu
south, Notwithstanding the earnings o.
radicals like Chandler and Foraker
In that he is wise. No southern policy
is needed while protection to American
Industries is the watchword of the ad
ministratlon. Several states in that
section are wavering between democra
cy and free trade on the one side, ant
republicanism and protection on TIN
other. The hesitation is not becaus'
they love protection less, but because
they fear republicanism more. Tha
fear will gradually disappear under tn
combined influence of a high tariff ant
conciliatOry governmental policy
With its disappearance goes also thai
great bugaboo, the solid south. WheI
that is gone, sectionalism goes with it
and the Haunting of ensanguined liner
will no more be seen in American poll
tics.
When geographical division il
American politics is ended, parties wi
divide according to the units in each an
not with reference to an imaginar
line laid out years ago when it wa
necessary to delimit the boundaries G
slavedom. This, if wisely pursue
will be one of the results of Presider
Harrison's ADMINISTRATION, and one tina
everybody, democrats ind republican,
alike ought to hail with joy. AS to tn
: effect of protective policy in til
north and west, time will determine il
, wisdom. But whatever it is. othC
things being normal, the responsible
of it rests entirely with the republican