The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-11-23
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From;the New York Tribune.
Il IS already apparent that the leaders Of
the Democratic party are troubled to know
what 10 do with their victory. So far. OF
course, as Tammany Hall and the Hill
Murphy organization are concerned there is
no CONSERVATION, nor even q doubt. To
these excellent citizens the event Of last
week meant Offices, and the terse injunction
Of our neighbor. The New-York Ssu,, -
+" Adlsi, get your axe" contains for them
the whole Of the law aud the prophets. But
there are influential Democrats to whom &
sense Of responsibility in the present situs-
ton IS not wanting, and their bross are
already overcast with snxieties They real
ize that their party has received commits
sion from the people TO make good the pro-
fession and claims on which Cleveland was
elected. They recall the language of their
Cbicsgo platform that Protection is a fraud /;
that il IS fundamental principle OF the
Democratic party that the Federal Govern
ment has no ipower to impose and collect
tariff duties except for the purpose of reve-
nue. only that the Mckinley bill Is " The
eliminating strocity of class legislation, 50
and that they promise its repeal as one OF
the benefcent results that viii follow the
action Of the people in intTusting power 10
the Democratic party"
There is nothing vague about these asser-
tons and assurances. They are straightfor-
ward, unequivocal and apparently earnest.
The campaign was conducted on them, and
the people were told that a Free Trade Tariff
would make everything cheaper, while there
would be no decrease Of earnings, no lessen
ing ofproduciion and no falling of in the
demand for labor. It was, denied that Pro
lection upheld wages. Il was asserted that
It's benefits accrued only TO plutocrals and
other undeserying persons. The people be-
lieved these things and have authorized the
Democratic party TO execute its platform.
The voice OF their instruction has scarcely
died away before Democratic clamor arises
for time to reflect and consider. Weare told
that there is no hurry. Why, isn't the
country going hop, skip and jump to the
dogs Haven't there been +" ten reductions
Of the wages Of laboring men to one Increase
since the new tariff went into effect, and isn't
this deadly retrogression going on all the
while? Don't our friends recall the "dull-
ness and distress, the wage reductions and
strike" they lamented in their platform
Don't they remember the acute angaish with
which they called attention 70 the "houses
and farms bnrdened with a mortgage debt OF
s., 800, O00, ,000"2 Don't they remember that
''in one Of the chief agricultural States of the
West there appears real estate mortgage
debt averaging sl65 per capita of the popu-
latien, and don't they know that the ex.
isting Republican policy fosters no indus
Try so much as that OF the Sheriff? These
are the claims on which they elected their
candidates. Surely, if they believe what
they said, they cannot wait an unnecessary
hour before breaking down besystem which
has created ard is adding constantly 20 this
long catalogue Of woes.
The Democracy must come forward i'm
mediately wiih a Free-Trade Tariff or it
must acknowledge itself to be cowarily and
insinoere- Il cannot back and I'll, tempor-
ize and play, at legislation. d. It either means
what it said at Chicago or it doesn't Ifit
does the calsmities il described are too
Shocking and general to sdmi, of delay in
removing them Ifit doesn't, and if there
are no such calamities, the victorious party
Is humbug, and has achieved its triumph
by misrepresentation and fraad. 1t viii do
well 10 spend portion Of the time it is de-
msnding in reflection upon this homely
sentence Of Abraham Lncoln's: You can
fool some ofthe people all the time, and all
ihe people some Of the time, but you can't
fool all the people all the tine