Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-12-17


majority of $50 in the same legislative
branch, he recognizes that the time for
advocating Force bills and fomenting
sectional strife has gone by; that we arc
once more Nation with big N,
against the unity of which it would be
as futile in him to inveigh as it would
be for another Canute to bid the pillows
of the ocean to roll back. Hence, max
ing virtue of necessity, he contents
himself with suggesting the possibility
OF creating a non-partisan commission
composed Of patriotic, wise and i'm
partial men," who "shonld be charged
with the duty of inquiring into the
whole subject of the law of elections as
related to the choice of officers of the
national government, with view of
securing to every elector free and un-
molested exercise of the suffrage and as
near an approach to an equality to each
ballot cast as is attainable."
The President also betrays consider
able uneasiness over the example of
Michigan in departing from the uni
form practice of modern years by pro-
Viding for the choice of Presidential
electors by Congressional districts. He
regards this as ian unfortunate and
even threatening episode" because of
the temptation it offers to state legisla-
lures to gerrymander, and would like
to see Congress take action ito deal
with this threatening and intolerable
abuse With much that the President
says in regard to the evils and dangers
OF partisan gerrymanders all thinking
people will agree-we are witnessing
some trouble over that very thing in
New Hork-but there are some allu-
slons to the unfairness Of minority rule
brought about in this way that do not
come with the greatest force from an
executive who went into the White
House with 256,OO0 less than a majority
OF the popular vote and $4,000 fewer
votes than his leading competitor.
WIN regard to the tariff the President
expresses himself rather more hopefully
than he did one year ago. Then he was
very plainly considerably at sea as to
how strongly he should plead for a trial
."n,,ia.s III \, II !, .''iVy - now ne
effect, over his showing that the in
creased taxation has not been felt so
oppressiyely as he seemed TO have more
than half feared ii would have ha,n
D;aaa It; 1t IT. ~; :, WIN nave peeh'
ahaa,,a. y, IL sa'iei oncal man ~
y, 800 ~ ,'ies W slo" 'lhl pllihg
~, a. 90 pul,s uoMn ihe price ana
s..s pn'N.'"siis power q uo.iar OF
- e'7''si " "i'ea' Is sfeater thah ever
49, q lar aus Mer 10 "h'cl is lur-
aa.s., y .,ie ques'lon-Why 90 repre-
A, w " pro.cc'eu industries mock
',. Il" "sniis'on 10 ASK Deg demand,
- pay ~ more protection II
~ iesui' 'rofeol Is 70 cheapen the
P'ou"C'' III which ehey ueal!
- 'i'e iieo si'Ner question me Presl-
80 20 seAy suohsiy q the oplhloh-
winch we regard as an eminently sound
ohe-that "e nave already gone far
enoush' y hot 700 iar' IN that direction,
,is. ne Sen'iy reminds the silverites
I'M, = 'ney are not hoss, they will be
saslsi'eu WIN 'nelr present position,
slhpe 'ie government Is practically TAX
~ ti,e wnoie product OF the mines of
'lgir hahus as last as y Is produced.
IN MS references to Chill he appre-
menus tnHt trnnhlR hVg vat
over, but gives no intimo,ian tns, H.
recall Of Egan has been determined on