Sacramento daily record-union., 1890-07-19

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The agony worked up by the minority
over the rulings of Speaker Reed on the
presence of quorum has subsidized. There
is no sign given that the people recog-
nize in the Speakers action "a revolu-
tionary proceeding" They do understand
however that he has put stop to disgrace
full flibustering in the House, and that
public business is transacted despite the
obstructive tactics of the minority.
The most will be made by the Democ-
racy out of the agitation concerning the
Federal election bill, but the fact that il
can do no possible harm, when law
where honest elections are held and fair
play is the rule, impresses itself upon the
thoughtful, as also does the further con.
sideration that it is not an arbitrary reg
ulation, but one that applies only when
the large majority of the people of Con-
gressional district invokes it.
Less successful still will the party OF
obstruction be in involving the
Administration in difficulty concern
ing the Behring Sea matter. The
diplomatic correspondence has been
called for, and the request came from the
Republican side. The Secretary of State
stands ready to furnish it, and it will
show that the President has simply main.
tanned the position the laws of Congress
have made the policy of the country
There was a feeble effort on the part Of
the Democrats to make political capital
out of the original package decision. But
the majority has met the difficulty
promptly with bill that puts the whole
question of the State commercial regulation
of the importation of articles objected to
squarely into the forum of debate without
party bias, it being question that only
the most ultra States rights Democrat can
torture into weapon of assault upon the
Republican Administration.
+ The Democracy has hope that the tariff
bill will work discredit to the dominant
party, but every hour given by the people
and the press to the consideration of that
bill strengthens the conviction that the
Republican party is honestly and energeti.
cally doing all that can be done to keep
faith with the people. and reduce the Gus.
toms revenue with the least possible injury
to any home industry.
Thus far in the battle of the parties the
Democracy has gained not single point
against the Republican Administra.
tion. 1t has made fine record in
the reduction of the public debt. II
has steadily pushed the building of the
new navy, and isincreasing the strength
of that arm of defense with gratifying
celerity; it is undoing the tangle into
which the late Democratic Administration
worked the postal service, and is giving
that department new and needed vigor
1t is enforcing the laws concerning
economic revenue reforms, restoring the
strength of impaired American shipping
interests, giving needed attention to river
and harbor Improvements, and stimulating
healthy sentiment in favor of fair play
and honesty in the election of Congress
men. 1t has dealt vigorously and wisely
with the Mormon corporations infamy,
and diverted their wealth into the Utah
school fund; it has succeeded better than
any previous administration in enforcing
Chinese restrictive laws. 1t has admitted
to the Union States against which the
Democracy barred the door for party ends
solely, deaf to the demands of common
justice
The Republicans made one mistake in
defeating the international copyright, but
that would not have happened but for the
aid the Democrats in Congress rendered
the opponents of the measure. In short,
without going over the list further, thus
far the Republican Administration has
maintained the honor of the country, and
Republican legislative majority has
shown capacity and sincerity in legislation
of the highest Importance, calculated to
advance the best interest of the people.
The cry that it is an "off year" for the
Republican party had its birth in the
camp of the Democracy, but it deceives no
one.