Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1891-04-02
Majority Rule.

Washington dispatch to the Exami-
ner: In the course of an interview had
with President Harrison by a cores
pondent of the New York Tribune, Mr..
Harri on said: eThe work of the Fifty
first congress has been done in the face
of tremendous criticism, and the legis-
lation evolved has been the outgrowth
of fierce contentious. The result is one
that will stand well in history, and
one which the country will approve.
The principle of majority rule has also
been asserted to marked degree, and
an adherence to that rule is, in my
Judgment, the one principle which will
preserve the institutions OF our
country. That the majority shall rule
is an underlying principle OF our insti-
tutions. 1t is what has contributed
in the past to our security, and it is
the only guarantee in the future for
our safety. The minute you pass from
that you concede minority rule, you &C
to chaos and confusion. Some OF the
fiercest contentious in congress have
been made IN n vain attempt on the
part OF the minority to control the
action of the majority"
The president was asked If he thought
the Republicans would make the ISSUE
Involved in the election bill prominent
in future campaigns. The president
said:
"You will end there in the same prin
ciple, a guarantee of the rule OF the ma
ljority. 1t will not do for the peopl,
of any section to say that they mus
be let alone; that it is a alocal question
to be settled by the states whether W.
shall have honest. elections or not
This might be said if it were not TO
the fact that the principle is at issu
in national elections and that the in
equality upon the floor of the hous
of representatives is SO great that i
cannot be ignored. Whether it shall
become a dominant issue in the i'm
mediate campaign or in the near tu
ture is question for the public to de
termine."
The president was asked if he di'
not think the tariff issue for the pres
ent was ended, so far as the Republl
can party was concerned, and that tn
party as a party should resist furthe
aglUatlOu OF tne subject IOF AZ icast
time.
The president said in reply to thi:
"Most decidedly, think there shoul
be no more agitation on this sublec
until the Mckinley bill has been fairl
tried. 1t has been charged with nj
merous faults. There is no reason VIII
it's workings should be prejudiced b
J malevolent prediction. The bill ha
a been already long enough in operatio
to indicate that much that was charge
4 against it is untrue"
n Concerning financial legislation hi
8 reply was: al do not think that "
U need any more financial legislation fo
the present. What we have, too
should have it's period of trial. l d
3 not see any present or near future n
!, cessity to further the financial legisl'
g ton. have favored free coinage U
b to point where / thought 1T could I
Il safely used. 1t is not always easy.
it determine exactly the danger pom
'e 1t is best, however, to be conservati'
.e and l think we have gone about
W far for the present in the direction
,r free coinage of silver as can be dol
lg for the best interests OF silver; to s
,r further might result in deprsciating
n A deprecated dollars first mission
w to 90 out and cheat some workman
r. payment of his days wages. Ii 10
q poor man who feels first the I'LL efiec
OF a cheapened currency