Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-11-26
ITS sEeNIFIcANcE.

{tfCE mas GfG&tN0 away htS AAA Etkhfh u
canoe OF the most decisive revolution n,
OF the popular sentiment known for la
can be seen by all, and il OF
is hardly to be wondered ut that even f.
such hide-bound Republicans as Sec el
retaries Foster and Rask are joining r,
ing the great majority in condeming /
The robber tariff, as the principal canse il
OF their par'y's overwhelming defeat, c
and that Ben Harrison pleads in ex i
tenuation OF his having endorsed the {
Force bill, the second issue in impor-
lance OF the campaign, that he was
forced 10 do it by the Republicans of
abe Fifty-hrst Congress-perhaps he
intends this "a dig at exGzar Reed,
who forced the Force hill through the
House, supposedly heretofore as
special favor TO Mr.. Harri. on; bnt
these gentlemen arrived at a realizing
sense Of these facts, SO plain to the
men who spoke in trumpet tones by |
ihe election Of Cleveland and Steven
son and Democratic Senate and
House, too late to do them or their
weh ihrashed party any good. The
people have had enough Of the Jug
handled legislation of the Republican
party, and SO long as that party re-
mains true Ia the promises upon which
il won this, the most brilliant victory
in its history. the majority of the vo-
tiers will be true 10 the Democratic
party. II it fails to keep those prom
Uses, which it is not likely to do, it will
deserve defeat--and what is more, il
will get il.
The principal trouble ahead Of the
party which will run this government
after the fourth of next March is to
decide upon the best method Of keep.
ing those promises, and although many
Democrats are just now going off halt
cooked, there is no doubt that the
wisest men of the party, those wh'
think well before they speak. will maj
out the program upon which the new
Congress will work.
The transfer OF the government il
all OF its numerous branches from tn
Republicans to the Democrats is o
itself work of great magnitude, an'
the important question that will nee
essarily arise in connection therewitl
viii fully occupy the time of Mr.. CleSe
land and his advisers for months
while the Senate, which will necessu
riiy have TO hold an extra session !
confirm the nomination Of members q
the Cabinet and other important o.
hcials, will have its hands full arranl
ing the reorganization OF all its con
mittees and of it's official staff, so ths
even if the House were to meet
extra fession It's members, many
them entirely new men, would lac
the advice of Mr.. Cleveland and Il
members of his Cabinet and of Il
old Democratic Senators in framing
tariff bill, which must not be the woT
OF lew WttkS, blIt tire Itsuit VI "
careful and deliberate study Of man
months by the best minds in the Den
ocratic party, il it is to be what ever
patriotic Democrat wishes il 10 be.
will not do to hurrieily frame al
pass bill which while correcting n
inequalities of the Mckinley law, vi
contain inequalities of its own. Tn
would be fatal break at the begi
ming of what now Promises to be
long lease of power for the Democrat
party. II will be far better TO go sic
and go right, and the time betwe'
now and the first Monday in Decor
Der, 1893, can be more profitably, 4
the Democratic party, spent in stud
ing the tariff and its connection vii
the needs of all classes of our peopl
by the new Senators and Represent
tives, than in the hurly.burly Of 4
extra session. As for the repeal OF Il
federal election laws, the regular sc
sion will be time enough for that,
there will be no more federal election
held until the Congressional etectio
of 1894.