New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-15
DELAYING TIE NILLENNIUM.

Dodging already, these Democrats though
the election which has given them full power to
make the laws as they will was only one week
ago. What else means this aSonzed ana
clamorous appeal to partisan prejudice and lear
against an extra session of Congress? The ses-
sion was not suggested by Republicans, but by
Jealous Democrats, who want, with the least
possible delay. to set about the " great reforms
they have promised. If those reforms" are to
bring millennium to the people of this country
why should there be any delay about it?
Republicans do not believe that the changes
proposed will bring millennium. They would
be quite pardonable if they should shrink from
having dangerous experiment made soon, If 1t
could be postponed But Democrats do be-
lieye. or have most solemnly professcd TO be-
Eeve. that the whole people would be made
more prosperous and more happy, relieved from
crushing burdens and robberes, saved from
sacrifice of thousand millions a year, more or
less. paid in enhanced prices Of products to sup
port protected manufactures, if the measures
proposed by the Democratic party were at once
put into force. If that is true, what outrageous
cruelty it would be to defer the relief and the
blessing What shame to put off the relief
of the people for party convenience or Mt
Cleyeland's comfort Every Democratic voter
NAV well cry aloud /" If it costs us thousand
millions every year, want my share OF those
millions this year, and not next year"
To a Republican FREQ coinage of silver seems
to involve danger. But Democrats declare II
the one remedy for public woes and private
ills. Either they are false, or it would he
q criminal surrender to the sharks OF wall
Street to leave them for another whole year
with power to monopolize the money of the
peoplc. II the trusts and combinations OF
manufacturers and traders can be suppressed
by law. and if that suppression would be of
inoalcuIable benefit who has the right to den,
the people for whole year the blessings for
which they have voted? II suppression OF
National banks and unrestricted issue OF bank
notes by States would give the people immeas-
urable bliss what decent pretext has the Dem
ocratio party for postponing our glad emancipa-
ton? All this does not seem to be true to
Republicans, but they want their share OF the
blessings. if it is all true and do not want
wanton and wicked d lay for a whole yea.
Ii must presently dawn upon the minds Of
Democratic statesmen that any postponemcnt
of the relief they have so solemnly promised
is sure to be interpreted by the voters as evil
dence of insincerity. The average voter is
certain to conclude that the Democratic states
man would not be slow to deluge the people
with blessings if he could. The real trouble,
the voters will perceive is that the
Dem clatic salesman does not believe
half he has been saying. and Is
very much in doubt in bis private mind
whether the measures he has proposed and
DANGEROUSLY advocated can be enacted with any
safety Heretofore Democrats have been able
to answer AL prayers and appeals with the plea
that Republicans were in tho way. They had
the Senate or the Presidency. ard nothing could
be finally acc mplished 50 that It's good results
would be made manifest, and meanwhile the
fear of evil would reSlIlt in evil. But now that
excuse is gone. The Democratic statesman
must act or make voters understand that he
has no faith in the measures he has proposed
and docs not dare to test them.