Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-07-31
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DF0PNthc Dangerous Force hsitl and
the Dubious TariSf atiiIs

the bubi0ns TtiriSf EsiiIs
Philadelphia Ledger of Tuesday.
There are two unmiBtakable signs TINT
Congress should proceed with all dill
| gence to dispose of the remaining general
appropriation bills and such other plainly
essential business, and 90 home. Oae OF
thesa IL the difficulty OF keeping in the
House working quorum, even by the
best help that can be got from Speaker
Hesd's facilities for counting quorum,
and the other IL the frequent resort and
throa.s to resort to tho crack of the
caucus whip. And these indications that
| Congress ahonlc clear out 80 scon as the
| Indispensable or essential business of the
session shall be di4posoi of are suoh az
should be observed. whether they arc re-
sardei from the point OF duty to the
country or from tie lower plsne of "the
| good Of the party" There is hardly any
room for donbs that tho prolopgation of
| she sesaion mnst result in both public
mischief and il embarrassment to the
Repuhiicau party organization, il there
shall De IA attempt to force the Election
bill through against the manifest instinct
of Republican senators to the contrary,
| or if thsre shell be similar purpose to
enact tha Mckinley Tariff bill in any
able shape in sight at this time.
Senators and representatives both have
reason to put on taeir thinking caps and
their working jacke;e--gst through with
the work that ought TO be done-which
does not iaoluda either of tho bills abovo
northumberland thea adjourn. What.
ever other work ia under asen lust now,
or unda ~ existing ciicumRssnoss. will be
undsrtaken hy tired, j2dsd, reluotaur and
somewhat Disguised legislators. 1t CAP
not possibly he wali done, and will prob
ably remit 10 Just such iiasco as tha
similar attempt cy the "Hilia biIl' Dsmo.
cEats to force a conoiusion ON that bill hy
ridieulously pr prsi0aged session, ending
with disgraceful failure.
II ia surprising how some OF these
othaswise astute men who ara in the
lesd perhaps We should rather say lin
tbs "drige'-in Congress upon several ot
their pet bills now psnding-fsil to rsad
prodtably tbs lsssons of experience upon
such matters in tho history of the past.
That they know what troubles and d..
feats and disasters have come upon
rartieH-both Demn noratic and Republioan
by following snch oauraes as this which
there is an attempt t. compel tha Rapuh-
iican maj osit IN Congress to pursue now
is OF course ee.saio. They DO not know it,
but they have the conceit TO bslisve
or to try to make believ6 they bslieva.-
that they can 1uoceed whsrs other men
az able ~ themselves were bbaten out OF
sight. Exoept the biindneas of religious
fanaticism there iB nothing sosightless as
th9 political conc lit OF auoh loader and
drivers. There has never bsen one OF
them yet that did lot mire himself aud
his followers in q bog of d sc1nfit1ee--
or shatier his organization to pisceg
No better advice can be given to CON
greas than TO complete suoh work Of
legislation as ought to be enacted at this
time-drop the dangerous Election bill
and the very dabiOus a5nKinlsy Tariff
bill--aud go home. There should be no
thought of a raossl; the country is not
likely to sudar betwean July and Deesm-
Der lack OF lsgisation, and every
body about th Capital aud the White /.
House will os frsuhsr and wiser after tae
November coas sessional election sh all be
over.