Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-11-18
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returns on the national election place
it beyond all doubt that the opposition
to the republican party has control
not only Of the presidency. but the
two branches OF congress.
This circumstance is one which
will give general satisfaction. The
democratic party is thereby charged
with the responsibility, and all Of the
responsibility, for the government Of
the Union. There is no fact made
more plain in the history Of national|
Legislation than the one that to the
failure Of one or the other party to
control both the legislative and
executive departments Of the national
government at critical junctures is due
the uncertainty Of our course in
economic methods, according to the
st. Paul Dispatch. With one Of the
parties in complete control and having
the courage Of its convictions, there is
certainty that's given policy will be
adopted and carried forward to
completion. That we have for. SO
long a period followed the protective
policy in our economic affairs is due
to the fact that when a great financial
emergency confronted the country the
republican party was in. control Of
both branches Of the national govern
ment. That the democratic party
sever on the other hand, became, iii
actual legislation, committed to the
doctrine Of tariff for revenue only is
due entirely to the fact that when, in
the past; the subject Of the tariff was
under consideration at Washington it
lacked control Of one or other, either
the executive or legislative, depart
ments of the government. =
The real aim and purposes of the
democratic party cannot fail to make
themselves understood within the next
four years. The present generations
of Americans know nothing Of those
aims and purposes To the colorless
character of the former administration
of Mr.. Cleveland, combined with the
fact that the party was always in the
minority in either branch of congress
during the four years Of his term, is
it due that but little more is now
known in that regard than would be
known had the party remamained
wholly out of power since the war.
Either Mr.. Cleveland did not un-
derstand his own contentious when lie
wrote his famous tariff measure or he
has changed his opinions. ELSE we
are destined to have the policy of
tariff for revenue only inaugurated
and pursued to the end. His party
stands completely committed to the
doctrine, both through his utterances
and through the Chic :go platform.
If either class Of declaration has any
weight, steps will be taken forthwith
to secure the repeal Of the Mckinley
law. No mere confinement to- the
policy of the present house Of undoing
existing tariff legislation by piece.
meal will meet the requirements Of
the party policy is outlined in the
public declarations Of its recognized
representatives.
Whatever is done will at least be
completely done. There will be neither
let nor hindrance to the the policy
which the incoming administration
may decide upon. twill be idle to
speculate as to what that policy is to
be. The general feeling at least
among republicans, is that not even
the pressure of the Southern and free
trade wing of the party will suffice to
induce Mr.. Cleveland to favor the
repeal Of the Mckinley law.
We may be treated to free wool, the
sugar bounty may come to an end the
American market for tin plate may be
restored to Welsh manufacturers, but
it is more than doubtful that any
radical and sweeping economic policy
such as the result Of the election
would seem to warrant, will be
adopted.
Whatever course is pursued it is at
least certain that the American
people will have ample opportunity
to make up it's mind as to just what
modern democracy signifies in the
conduct Of our federal affairs.
Observation-Disclosures
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