The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1891-07-17
HARRISON's ADMINLsTRAT TIOV.
State Senator j. Sloat Fassett. OF

New York, has lately given re-
porter of the New York World his
views on the coming struggle for
the presidency in 1892. Like all
presidential campaigns, it is to be
the "most important in the history
of the country" AS to the prob
able issues in the next canvass. he
has only to say that until
the country has had an oppor-
tunity Of seeing just what the
next house of representatives is
going to do, it is almost to early to
talk about issues. The tariff ues-
ton is not going to assume any
such proportions as it did in 1883,
but it is an issue that will never
disappear from our national poll
tics. The silver question will un-
doubtedly be brought forward
more emphatically than it ever has
been before, the democratic house
is pledged to take some radical ac-
ton ON this subject, and it is a
question whether the republican
senate may not be betrayed into
shaking hands with the democratic
on this subject by the silver fanat-
les in its membership. Maritime
supremacy and wide trade rela-
tions, under the provisions of the
reciprocity clause in the tariff law,
with South American states and
other foreign countries will un-
doubtedly receive more considera-
ton than has ever before been
given to the subjects in national
campaigns. AS to the chances for
republican success, it should be
understood that the present ad-
ministration is pre- e-eminently a
working administration. Never
before was so much, so important,
and so brilliant work done in so
many departments in time of
peace as has been done under the
lead Of President Harrison. Mr..
Blaine, in his correspondence with
Brazil, Spain, England, Canada,
and Italy, has added new laurels
to his crown. Mr.. Tracy, in the
navy department, is giving US the
finest battle-ships in the world.
Mr.. Proctor has won golden opin-
ions in the war department and
earned the applause of the nation
for the management Of the Indian
war. Attorney General Miller has
given unprecedented vigor and
efficiency to his department. Sec
retary Noble has conservatively,
but firmly and fairly solved many
vexed questions which his prede-
cessors shirked and avoided.
Grand old Jerry Rusk has already
given his department an impor-
tance and dignity and worth not
anticipated for years, and John
Wannamaker has initiated and
pushed far on their way admins
trative reforms in the postal SER
vice that will endure to bless the
people for many years. The ac-
tual work of Mr.. Harrison and his
cabinet honestly placed before the
people will be an unanswerable
campaign document. Then, too,
it must not be forgotten that the
record of the last congress under
republican leadership, acting in
entire accord with and in response
to the wishes of the administra-
ton, is one of the most brilliant
in our history. In sixteen months,
under the lead of Thomas B. Reed,
that congress gave us more affirma-
tive benefcent legislation upon
more vital questions than the con-
gress of sixteen years of demo
cratic control. AS these con-
1 current act of administrative eX-
cellence running through all de-
partments under republican con-
troll are brought more and more
clearly home to the people the
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