The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1891-11-13
Now for 1899.

Congress will meet on the first Monday in
December, and in the House the gratifying
spectacle will be presented of large majority
of the friends of tariff reform. The tyranni-
cal Speaker Reed will step down from the
place which he disgraced by his arbitrary
and unconstitutional rulings and will take
position on the floor. While it might serve
Mr.. Reed and his followers right to let them
taste for awhile the cup they prepared for
the Democrats, yet we hope the Democratic
majority will speedily wipe out the obnoxious
rules enacted by Speaker Reed whereby free
speech was silenced in the House and major
tiles counted where they did not exist
The Senate will continue to be Republican
for awhile and will resist every attempt made
by the Democratic House to reduce the war
tariff. On the other hand the House will op-
pose resolutely any attempt to renew the in
famous Force Bill. The latter scheme, how
ever, is not dead, but will, doubtless, be re-
vived should Republican President and a
Republican House of Representatives be
elected in 1899.
The action of the coming Congress will
have direct bearing upon the result of the
next Presidential election, and it is therefore
to be hoped that the Democrats in that body
will be extremely careful in all they do
They have been elected on the issue of re-
duction of the tariff and should make an hon
est effort to have the tariff reformed so that
its advantages may be equally shared by all
the people of the country and not by favored
classes.
1t is claimed that the elections last week
went far towards settling the Presidential can
didates br each party, since they decided the
issue upon which the campaign will be fought.
This issue, undoubtedly, will be on the Re-
publican side protection" or favoritism, as
1t should more properly be called, with the
Force Bill looming up darkly in the back
ground, while the Democrats will be united
in the cause of reduced tariff, in which the
interests of the farmer will be considered. As
for the free coinage of silver and other side
issues these will have but little weight in de-
tefmining the question of Presidential sue
cession. "High Tariff and "Low Tariff
will be the battle cries of the opposing forces.
The logic of events will inevitably place Mi.
Mckinley on the Republican ticket as Vice
President, with Harrison or Blaine. The lat
ter is the favorite, but Harrison may be en-
abled, by means of the patronage at his dis
posal, to secure his own nomination. Mr..
Blaine's health, at the time the nominations
are made, will also be considered.
On the Democratic side the names most
prominently mentioned are Cleveland and
Boies. If the Democrats ofthe State of New
York can unite on Cleveland no better ticket
could probably be named. However, all
good Democrats will support any ticket that
may be nominated.
In this connection the Philadelphia Times
says:
The Democratic national ticket seems to
have been clearly settled by the people them
selves. The obvious lull in the silver craze
the practical humiliation of the FarmerskAa-
lance as political power, the logical prom
inence' given the tariff issue, and the success
of tie Democrats where Cleveland's political
theories were accepted, all point to Mr..
Cleveland as the candidate, and there must
be q revolutionary change in Democratic
sentiment if he shall not be nominated with
out serious contest.
The success of Governor Boies in Iowa,
carrying the whole Democratic State ticket
with him, presents him as the most hopeful
of all the candidates for the second place.
His nomination would make Iowa debatable,
while Cleveland's nomination would make
Massachusetts doubtful and Democratic
ticket that makes Massachusetts and Iowa
uncertain States, could not be defeated.