Milford chronicle., 1892-11-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsHINeroN. Noy. q. 1902:

WASHINGTON, NoY 2I, 1892.
A great change has come over the spirit
of the Democrats. Que hears no more
about the immediate repeal Of the McKin-
ley Tariff and the beginning Of an almost
free trade era, which every Democrat was
advocating few days ago: The same fel-
lows are now talking about moderation" a
''gradual change" and the preservation of
our "business interests" Protection is no
longer unconstitutional in the eyes Of the
Democrats, who are now promising that in
stead of the repeal of tile Mckinley law, at
the extra session, which it seems generally
to be agreed among them is to be held in
the fall of next year, if not before, they will
merely lower some of the duties that are
considered by conservative people, even in
the Republican party, entirely too high and
extend the free list little in the line of raw
material used by American manufacturers.
In short, If the Democrats who are doing
the talking really represent those who are
going to do the bossing when the Congress
gets into power, the Democratic party
through its HewlY-elected Congress and Pre-
sideut will endorse tine principle of protec-
tion to American industries, which it SO
vigorously abused and protested against in
its National platform and through its news
papers and stump speakers, by euacting
protective tariff law, differing no whit or
little from the Mckinley law in principle,
but merely as to the extent TO which the
protective feature of our tariff shall be car
ried OF course, there may be no sincerity
in this talk-there never was much anything
that emiuated from the Democratic party
which may be INDUCED in now by order Of
the bosses for the purpose Of allayiug the
panicky feeling which so closely followed
the Democratic victory. It exists, and that
is why it is chronicled; time will show
whether the Democrats were really fighting
for the power to make radical changes in
our tariff and financial policy, or merely for
the Offices.
If the Democratic administration is to be
as unfortunate as the Cleveland & Stevenson
banner which hangs, when itisnot down, over
Pennsylvania Aveune, it is indeed to be
pitied. This banner has been cut down once,
supposed to have been done by Democrat
who did not love the ticket-none such can
be found now, but they will again be plenti-
full as soon as the distribution Of pap gets
under way-,and has been blown down so
often that its appearance hardly ezcites any
comment; and one man threatens to bring a
suit for damage done to his vehicle by rea-
son Of his horse having become frightened
and running away because he got tangled
up in the ropes of the flag, one dark night
when it was down, lying in the middle of
the street
Secretary Charles Foster wishes It dis
timely understood that all interviews pur-
porting to have been held with him making
him predict deficit in the Treasury during
the next fiscal year, are out and out fakes.
He has no prediction concerning government
finances beyond his owH term Of Office and
viii make none, believing that it is not proper
for him to do SO. He says there will be no
deficit during the current fiscal year, and
that is as much as he win say; for publica-
ton. His annual report, which viii be made
public at the sameftime as the Presidents
annual message, viii give detail resume Of
the finances Of the nation, but viii contain
no recommendation for the future. Even if
it were considered proper for retiring Sec
retarY to make suggestions to the new DEM
ocratic administration Charlie Foster is not
the sort Of man who would furnish his po-
iisical enemies with ideas TO help them out
Of trouble. The people have voted for the
nemocrass to run the machiuey let the Dem
0grats furnish the ideas, too.