Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-10-12
THE NEXT SESSION.
a Democrats View of Pros
poets in Congress.
AN OPTIMISTIC GLANCE AHEAD.

Qualified with Several Significant "ifs {"
stead Gets Some Fat in the Fire by
being Tno Very Positive and Personal
CLEVELAND Declines "a Congregational
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS veazey. of
Bait imor-. Talks
WASHINGTON CITY, Oct IL Representa-
tive Ciifton X Breckinridge, Of Arkansas. 3
leading IN mber OF the ways and means com.
mittee Of the last three congresses, says that
the Democrats will not throw a single OBJ
stree in the way OF national, uns, onaI
legislation 10y the Republican majority He
could not predict in advance of thu forma-
ton OF cimmittees what the F.ftv. first con-
gress wcul probably be able TO accomplish.
A. To Election Legislation
"lf the Republicans said he, "wnl at
tempt TO pass such laws regulating elect ions
as shall not be sectional in operation, vio-
lative OF personal right, outrageous in scope
and bearing; If, in a word, they will do no
moro than TO correct existing abuses which
are not confined 10 particular states or sec
tons, feel warranted in saying that the
minority will not interpose objection; GER
struction after full and fair debate
Must he Righteous aud just
"The statute books are fuli of laws on the
subject, but doubtless there are further
changes necessary. To these no d ,mocrat is
opposed, but an effort of the Republicans 10
enact legislation which shall provide for
armed men at the polls for the control of
election machinery by one party in a man
ner not contemplated by our fathers when
they framed our institutions, and thoroughly
incompatible with republican liberty and in.
dependence, will be met by the solid opposi
tion OF the minority party, and tina opposi-
tion OF such unjust and wicked legislation
will not lie confined to the Democrats.
Il do not think that any very unjust,
restrictive, partisan and tyrannical laws
affecting Federal elections will be passed.
think the Democratic party is disposed to
b. reasonable and fair respecting all meas.
ures introduced by the majority, and that
they will not be faclious in opposing bills
troiuced or reported TO the two houses in
good faith.
Reduction of the Tariff
"The next congress can by enacting a
sensible, husinsss-like measure of tariff rs.
reduction, on the line of popular IDEAS Of re-
form, take the tariff matter out Of politics
Tor "A Whllt+ atn impressed with the belief
IN It we shall have TO make the same fight
Oh It We made IN 1855 but | am certain that
th Democratic members of the next con-
gres1 will be at least rs fair as
tins Republican members in the last
II letting measure get before
tn house and come 10 vote in both
houses. l will go further, and declare nv
confidence TO be so strong in their fairness
ant magnanimity that l predict they wi IN
exc'l the Repu licans ia the last congress in
ths d snositicn To have the question tested
aud IA definite result obtained so far as the
will OF congress can determine it,
The Democratic Leader
by inheritance tradition, usage, and
ev rything commonly governing such cases
would say that 30 far as the Demo rat,
should want a leader on the floor ami in
coprcil they would find him in Mr. Carlisle.
HIS position as rec mt speaker OF rhs house
his great ability and experience. the conf
dence rerosed in his sagacity and his IN
swerviny ortho ioxy--all seem To declare that
he will lead the minority in the FIfty-hr
Congress