The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1890-03-13
The Harrison administrator.
SESAroE HESgY l.. DAVIS Is THE
NAsen foEtg.

The administration u President Harr.-
son II leading the diplpmatic Intercourse
VI the nation out Of beHlIderibg fog and
spiritless ambiguity into a plaiu--poken
| dlrectness, understood and needed every
where, and is adjusting N honorable
terms long postponed and Irritating qges-
tons Of difference with other nations.
IL Is taking hold in dead earuest u Imam
cial questions hitherto tossed about By
tentative experiment, Or suffered VI ne
| glect 10 drift at will. The NatIOusl
| Banking system and the silver question
have al last gone into the tOrders Of tue
day in the halls Of Congress, for tue
consideration that their importance de-
Mands. The tariff IL being 50 reformed
that the receipts viii not exceed the Just
expenditures Of the government, anu al
the same time American producers and
American IaDorers viii De projected IN
the enjoy ment Of the markets. and the
LABOR OF their own country. Inc rehaO-
llltation of the navy and the rest ration
Of the merchant marine are being pushed
forward with zeal and enthusiasm never
known before. In ship yards On The "
lantic and Pacific COASTS, RESULTANT WIN
the fall OF the hammer and the music Of
tie lathe, aud animate with the gen
and ski Of American artisans, ships are
beng built for the navy and merchant
service that have no superlors AHA
American capital aud LABOR and brain
have at last conquered IN our own soil,
and the occupation Of the preacher VINO
would close our own ship yard. and pur-
chase our naval aud merchant marine
abroad, Is gone. Mormouism mas lost the
insolent orayado which past tempOrl-ing
has fed, and now stands az bay. Hope
has been kindled anew IN the breast #
the cOlored citizen, that his constitutions
right. will no longer De d mOckery, and
tina. the utmost power of the Constitution
viii be invoked for his protection. O.ner
Territories, following the example Of the
four new States which were the first
fruits of Republican ascendancy, are
putting on the garments Of statehood il
the confidence that they Will not be
turned away when they apply for sdmis-
sion.
The positive and aggressive American
ism that Won for the Republican Party
the opportunity TO administer the govern
ment, has 10 this short year 80 infused it.
self into national enterprise, ha. So
quickeued development and neryed the
arm of labor, tina, a period Of general
prosperity unsurpassed in our history
testi1es to the wisdom Of the policy thus
iuaugurated With il have come conf
deuce and courage. The government has
put itself on the side Of that general
welfare for the promotion Of which the
Constitution was ordained. Il acEuOwl-
edges its obligation 10 educate for the
ballot those to whom the nation has Civ
en- it, and its duty to open wide the gates
Of opportunity for all the people il every
walk of life. This review cannot De ex-
tended farther. Nor is there need for
further comment upon what has thus far
been accomplished by the present admin
straton and what it promises in the
year to come. The future is full Of en-
couragement. The puolic judgement is
clear and upmis Iakabie, that the public
confidence has not been misplaced.