The Indianapolis journal., 1892-11-04


copyright law, by which the proper
ty of authors in the product
of their own hard work. is protected: the
bill providing for the purchase of silver
bullion 10 the amount of 4.500.000 ounces
per month and the issue of treasury n otes
therefor. thereby increasing the circulation
TO that extent; the act providing for the
organization of the Circuit Court of APP
peals. thereby relieving the pressure OF bus
mess in the Supreme Conrf; the act to
place the American merchant marine. en-
gagged In foreign trade. upon on equality
with that OF other notions, thereby en-
abling ships sailing the ocoaD. freighted
with American goods and American pas
eengers. TO carry the American hag at the
masthead; tho act refundInK TO the States
the direct taxes paid by them TO the general
government during the war. thereby. SO far
as might be, placing those who paid upon
an equality with those who failed TO pay;
the act providing for the inspe' tion of
meats for expectation, under which the
Secretary of Agriculture has demon
charge that American cattle nnd hogs
are unhealthy and their product unequal
10 the best, Is false and slanderous. and
thus made q free entry for them in sub
stantially all the markets of the world; the
act for the better and more stringent en-
forcement of the law against the immi gra-
ton of contract laborers: the dependent
pension law: tho tarIff-administratOh act,
being an act to simplify the administration
OF the tariff laws and the better TO protect
the government against frauds upon the
revenue In impOrtati0ns by means OF under
valuations. false marifests. etc.. and. above
nll. the great act for the revision OF the
tariff. known as the Mckinley bilI under
which, Notwithstanding the ISLANDERS with
which Its enactment was hailed, the coun-
try has entered upon and is now enjoying
career OF prosperity unparalleled In It's
history.
RECORD CAN'T BE MATCHED.
These are some of the NOR Q important
measures which viii render the Fifty-frst
Congress memorable In the legislative his
tory of this country. Did time permit an
exposition in detail of the benefits result
ing to the country as whole and to the
people individually from this legislation
would be both pleasant and profitable.
1T is given as fact by statisticians that
as rule the sugar consumed in any family
costs moro than the -four. In view of this
TACT. what single provision OF legislation
enacted in this generation has relieved
every home in the land or so great q burden
as that removing the duty on sugar, reduc-
ing its cost nearly 40 per cent? What
measure OF Legislation within this generation
has started SO many new industrial enter
prises. given renewed and vigorous impulse
to so many existing Industries, added so
largely to the NUN Der OF persons finding act
i've EN- mplOyment for capital and remunerat-
I've compensation for labor and for the prod
nets OF the farm, as the statistics show has
been done by the existing tariff law during
the past two years' Tho reports of State
statisticians IS to employment and pay of
labor. the price of products of the farm
and cost of living. of commercial agencies
as 10 the diminished number of failures,
and of bank commissioners as to increased
deposits in savings banks. unite in evil
dencIng q prosperity as rar6 as it IS grate-
GOOD WORD FOR SPEAKER REED.
But one other achievement of the Fifty
first Congress, or rather of the House of
Representatives and it's Speaker, Thomas
B. Reed. must never be forgotten. The
decision by the Speaker that the members
of the House by refusing to answer in the
roll-call could not break the quorum; that
they could not at the same moment be pres
ent and abscnf that member sitting in his
seat. but refusing to answer to his name.
was not therefore ont of doors or out of
town; that seeing was inst as good evil
dence as hearing: that Congressman were
elected and paid not merely to play game
of hide and seek about the Capitol but to
do the business of the country; the support
of that ruling by the Republican majority
of the House. and the support of both tho
Speaker and the Republican majority by
the unanimous Judgment of the Supreme
Court, makrs an era in legislative history
| the Importance of which cannot be over
estimated. OF course, with Inst,nctive le-
| gal acumen. and with unusual vehemence
the Democracy denounced all these pro-
ceedings as utterly unconstitutional and
revolutionary.
"As to the achievements of the executive
branch of the government since March 4,
1889, time forbids to speak. OF the Presl.
dent. OF the manner in which, he has main
tanned the dignity and honor of the Nation
and the rights of its people abroad. of the
general policy of his administration In
domestic affairs, of the character of his
state papers. the quality of his political ap-
! po,ntmente. of his fidelity to personal and
party pledges. and in the execution of oil
tlons arising in every. department
of the government. in short, OF
the head of the administration. l
shall not speak. He needs no spokesman
either in ont of his Cabinet. The coun-
try has. think. learned that Benjamin
Harrison can speak and act for himself
In brief, tho administration needs
no higher praise than is found in the fact
that a House of Representatives over
whelmIDgly Democratic and ravenously
hungry for scandal and cause of accusation
against us for use in this campaign was
compelled TO adjourn after Investigations
running through eight months without
finding evidence on which to found. much
lcss sustain, substantial indictment
against us.
Standing in the focus of oil the search
lights OF tie campaign, we make no eX-
cuses offer no apologies ask no suspension
of Judgment" We say, investigate. scru-
tinize. take our word for nothing, but.
afar Off or near at hand. with glass or
naked eye. examine what has been done in
great things and little things and on such
examination pass judgment on the claim
that this 10 an honest, capable patriotic,
business administration"