River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-11-17
What Will the Harvest Be.

On the 9Th day or November the
seed OF q now era in our political his
tory WAS sown. For the first time
since the rebellion brought on by
southern democracy the country will
be under democratic rule in March
1898.
There is general expression of re-
lief in the consideration of the fact
that the entire control will pass TO
this party, for now there can be no di-
vided responsibility. The Democrats
must take the entire responsibility for
the government and all The risk which
must arise from the development Of
new theories.
The situation would be interesting
if not in some degree alarming. Look
ing at the matter as it seems to stand,
we find that the principal elements of
the party are First the solid South and
second Tammapy. We place these
first as it seems evident that they will
exercise an important function il the
new administration.
These elements are essentially self
ish. Their past record is full of threat
enings against the safety of our coun-
try. VIII they We able to do the mis-
chief in the future they have in the
past! This question must be answer
ed by taking into consideration the
great numbers of the party who are as
really opposed to Tammany and a Sol
i'd South as are the Republicans them
selves. The great body of these is
composed of men patriotic in impulse,
men of brains, energy and power, but
they have not been as yet largely to
the front. The party control has rest.
ed to a great extent with Tammany,
in New York with the able and per-
sistent leadership of David Hill. That
Cleveland obtained the nomination
as against Hill counts for much as it
shows that even in the South there is
not desire for the debasing methods
which have marked the career of New
York party leaders. So far the coun-
try then can be at ease, as for the pres
ent machine politics will not prevail
to any large extent.
That the new administration will
hasten to change tue office holders is
very likely. That this is wrong is
true but the country will not greatly
suffer as a whole by this as those Off
ces subject to change will be presided
over by men perhaps as able as be-
fore.
Is there any danger!
We answer yes. First. There is
great danger of a disturbance in the
business world. The promise made at
Chicago to make wool free, to place
the duties on manufactured articles at
a revenue rate only, TO place tin on
the free list are likely to he met.
This will disturb values greatly and
may do so to such an extent as To I'M
settle business from now until the
new order of things comes into effect.
Already we hear the murmurings in
the air of factories lessening their pro-
duct and business men preparing for
more conservative action.
There is, too, another danger happi-
" at present remote. The spirit of
states Rights is not yet dead. 1t lives
with all its pristine vigor at the South
and will be an important factor in the
history or the future, gripping any
effort which may be made to do JUS
tlce TO the practically DISTINGUISHED
colored race of the south. This may
be to their advantage perhaps in with
drawing from them the enmity bred
by the attempts of the Republican par
ty to do them justice but it remains
for time to tell us of the outcome.
There are SO many elements which
have entered into the success of the
Democratic party at the last election
that the result OF the first attempts of
each separate element to obtain what
it deems its dues may be that of weak
ening the power of the party.
But conjecture is of little avail.
The country is strong and able to en-
dure even greater ills than are likely
to follow few years of democracy
and we may learn much from the ex-
periments which will be tried within
the next four years. Hoping for the
best we wait the results.