The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-12
A Conseryatiye Thrift Policy.

Already the Republican press is burning
with anxiety that the Democratic party al
once plunge into radical policy of Tree
trade" Their half petulant remark is,
the people have voted for free trade, now
let them have it.n That distinguished
after dinner orator." CnAUNcrY DEPnw,
in his ill-humor following the Republican
defeat on Tuesday last, Is represented as
saying he hoped
The Democracy will have control of the
Senate; then they cannot say we have pre-
vented their fulfilling their Chicago PROMISES
and we can say 10 them, you're phenomenal
frauds, and got control by lying We viii
make them confess they did not dare fulfil
their promises.
Our friend, DEPEw, was evidently yexed
when he made these remarks. He doubt
less hoped, in the event of Republican sue
cess, to have appeared as minister pleni-
potentiary for the United States at the
splendid court of St james. But that
dream having passed away like the base
less fabric of a vision, it has left the
great orator somewhat out of sorts, and he
is anxious for his successful opponents to
make haste to break their necks.
1t will not be- however. There will be
no wild plunging into free trade by the
Democratic party. There will ne no sud
den revolution to unsettle the industrial
and commercial prosperity of the country.
Yet there will be q movement to place the
tariff policy of the country on strictly
revenue basis as soon as practicable, and it
will be none the less effectual because it
will be gradual, and accompanied by de-
termination not to create confusion or
bring disaster to business interests in the
transition from high protective tariff to
revenue tariff
The Democratic House has given good
earnest to the country of the wisdom that
would direct the party now placed ia
power. With majority of over enc hun
dred ard with such an emphatic express
sion Of disapproval Of Republican policy
as the country gave in 1890, the tempta-
ton to introduce radical measures respect
ing the tariff was great; but wiser coun-
sells prevailed. The iniquitous McK1N-
LEY bill was attacked in detail by the in
PRODUCTION of separate bills placing wool.
binding Irvine and lead ores upon the free
list. The first would have given better
clothes at lower prices TO the people and
cheaper raw material to the manufacturer,
while the increased demands for wool
would have given the wool grower better
and steadier market for his product. The
second bill would have lessened the bur
dens Of the farmer by enabling him to
harvest his crop cheaper. The third,
while giving the consumer cheaper lead.
by furnishing the miner and the
shelters the necessary huxing mater
ial for the reduction of our American
ores, would have contributed to the pros
perity of the mining industry Such were
the moderate measures introduced into the
Democratic House, notwithstanding the
temptations TO do otherwise.
Our defeated opponents need have no
anxiety in respect to the use Democrats
will make of their victory. Parties, like
the government itself, are bu. the servants
of the people, and the Democratic party
will not hesitate to carry out the wishes of
the people as expressed at the polls on the
Sth inst; but in bringing ABOUT that change
which is demanded by the sovereign people
Of America, a wise conservatism will pre-
side.