Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-19

shown tho greatest financial ability and
achieved the greatest financial successes at
tanned during the century in any party OF
the world, and has therefore . right
The Democratic party has opposed it in
whole or in part at every one or these
success ul steps, and has encouraged In turn
every financial heresy Of the same ps1ri6a o1 t
bonds in greenbacks to the substitution of
State for national bank notes, and it has,
therefore, no right to claim the popular con
fldence now on this subject.
An Immediate Disaster Possible.
1t is a statement which no candid and
competent business authority, whatever his
political tendencies, can deny, that the
adoption now OF the policy avowed by our
opponents In their declaration of principles
AS to the repeal Of the present tariff. the
passage Of q tariff for revenue only. and the
substitution of State bank for national cur
rency, would give an immediate and disas-
trOus shock to business But we are some-
times told that they do not mean what they
power to a party which does not mean to
keep its promises and appeals for popular
support with an admitted lie upon Its ltpsf
At other times we are told that their can
didate neither believes their platform nor
would dream Of carrying it out. and that,
therefore. there is no danger. We put no
such aspersion upon their candidate
10 hold the nomination unde.
act of not only treachery to the
party whose standard he BEARS but of folly
besides-since the country could not help
il, as TO either the policy Of the party or the
purpose OF the candidate. Above all things,
the Americans like plain dealing, despfse
men who have not the courage OF their
deceive them. It is impossible that any
candidate in this contest can Tor one instant
have intended to occupy position SO un'
worthy.
The Power of the Next Congress.
Furthermore, the duty of carrying out the
plain purpose decided by an overwhelming
majority in the highest Democratic tribunal
would devolve, not upon the President, but
upon the Congress to De elected by this
party, which promises the repeal Of the
present tariff, which demands tariff for
constitutional, and proposes to abandon the
national bank currency in favor OF that
issued by State banks.
The danger has never before been so
great. The Democratic party has often
threatened the peace or the prosperity of
the country, but, within the memory Of this
it has never had the power to
carry out its purposes: As hs.n. has been already
held in check by Republican Congress, and
when Democratic House of Representa-
tfves was elected, it was still held in check
by a Republican Senate.
party had power to control the
legislation and direct the policy Of the
United States Government. On the COM
recent occasion, when 1t elected
the only President it has chosen since James
it did not succeed in securing q
maj ority in the Senate, and was therefore,
quite unable to enact such legislation as is
now proposed.
1t has been sometimes said: "You pre-
1icted all manner of disasters when Mr..
Cleveland was elected, but nothing hap
pened." A good many regrettable things did
happen, though the worst could not, be-
cause the hands OF the party were tied in
Congress.
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