Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-10-09

intended TO add the wealth of this
oiigarchy in compensation for the ma
tGrial aid which il babitually furnishes
to the election funds of the dominant
party. As for the rest, the party in power
undertook further to fix its possession of
the government. by the passage of law
which gave it's agents authority to do
their own registration, counting and
| certihoation." This outrage was aveKted
by an outspoken public protest and be-
cause the Senate remained delibeFatiye
body. A law was passed in aid of the
pork-packer5 and another TO promote the
interaats OF spectators in silver. All
legislation in aid of the people failed
The long session has been dismal fail
ure--except for the trusts and pension
agents.
THE DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY.
New York Times.
With tne incoming Of the Fifty fl ret
Congress the Republican party found
itself for the first time in several years
in control of both houses of the execu-
tive department of the government. The
nee IL has made of its power during the
long session just closed gives the Dsmo
cratic party an opportunity suoh as it
could hardly have hoped for to appeal to
the people for renewed confidence and
support. One would have anticipated
some degree of caution on the part OF
the majority after the struggle it had
found necessary for the recovery of the
power but instead of caution
there has been reckless display
OF arrogance and audacity and On
extreme of parsiaan greed that be-
token contempt for the convictions
of the people. There has been bold
assumption Of security IN the tenure OF
power and regolute use of every un-
scrupulous device for gaining temporary
advantage which indicate the very infat-
uation OF confidence in arbitrary methods.
The traditional rights of the minority
have been ruthlessly trampled under foot
by the Speaker of the House with the
undivided support OF his party. The
majority in both houses has been in
creased by giving seats to contestants
who were not elected, in defiance of
justice and popular rights. The spirit
displayed in tho House in driving the
Tariff bill and the Force bill through
without the selnblance Of discussion and
in spite Of the protests of q practically
bllGuDou LuluOElty was vi
pnrty despolism unequaled in our recsnt
history, and having its counterpart only
ia the arrogance of the old-tlme slave
power. In practical legislation the
record of the session ia conspicuously
marked by the squandering or the sur
plus aud the depletion of the swollen
revenues OF the treasury until a deficit is
threatened in tho face of overtR1etion,
and by the plonatrous tariff law which
has besu devised for the benefit of pri-
yate interests that fatten upon the pro-
duction OF the country's labor at the
cost OF the great body of consumers. The
average tax put upon articles OF necessity
md comfort for which ali the psople
must pay out of the proceeds OF their
labor has boon increased from AZ to
/ nearly GO per cant Of their value. This
has been done, not for the benefit OF the
| government, for its revenues needed 10
| be reduced aud not increased, but for the
| profit of private capital, which can only
be derived from the labor of the people.
| Tho cost OF living is to be Increased for
the many that the few mSy be enriched,
and the oveyburdened farmers of the
land have had new weight put upon
their shoulders, while delusive promise
Of share in protection" has been held
! out to them.
A NATIONAL RELIEF.
New York Star
The country gives thanks for the end
ing of the first session of the 5lst Con.
greas. The evil wrought hes been great,
but it is o mercy that the fall measure Of
the evil attempted has not been attained.
The Fraud and Force Election
bill, the proposed prostitution of the
Federal Judiciary to the viiest work Of
unscrupulous pArtisanship, and other
similar calan.ttous measures, will be rem
d, red impossibla by Democratic victory
on November 4th. Such Successes will also
render certain the overthrow of the bar.
bario tax system OF prescription, con.
fused by retsliation, imposed upon the
country by the final act of tine disgrace.
fUl gasginn