Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1892-12-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 1892.
The more study the Democrats give
to the presidents message the less
they like it. 1t is a hard, matter OF
fact, present alton OF figures showing
just what the Republican party has
done for the country, and the Demo-
Gratis already realize that it is going
to be constantly referred to by those
they have hoodwinked, as it becomes
more and more apparent, as 1T Will
from the time they take control OF
congress and the government, that the
campaign promises they made are I'M
possible and imnracticable. There is
no going behind the increase of 2S7
per cent in the wealth of the country
since it passed under control OF the
Republican party, an increase unpar-
allelled in the history of any country
in the world. But the parts of the
message which hurt the Democrats
most are those which tell them that
in accordance with their promises they
are expected to overthrow the protec-
ton system and inaugurate a tariff
FOR revenue only, and that retrogres-
sion in the prosperity OF the country
will be a crime; they do not like to be
reminded of those things.
The restrictions upon fraudulent
/ voting in the present federal election
I laws are few enough and weak enough.
but the Democrats are in such an al
mighty hurry to remove them that
forgetting the present Republican ma
jority In the senase, a bill has already
oeen introduced in both house and
senate to repeal them all. Senator
Hoar truly says that when these laws
are repealed "all that will be neces.
sary in great cities like New York and
Chicago, and in many OF the states
will be for the Democratic managers
iority they desire and such majority
will be returned. 1t would seem, i
this policy is to be carried out, to b'
a shame to put the people to the ex
pense of an election" The Democrat
are figuring, through the repeal o
these laws to remain in power indefi
nitely. They calculate upon a perma
nent solid south and a large enougl
manufactured vote in New York, Chi
cago and other cities to give then
g permanent control OF majority O
the electoral college. What a begin
ming for the great Democratic ''era c
: REFORM" and how pleasing must b
the prospect for those who have a
lowed themselves to believe that any
thing good or wholesome could com
from party with such a record a
the Democratic party has.
. circumstances alter cases" in pol
: tics as in anything else. The Yer
Democratic congressman who talke
wildly about impeaching Secretar
Foster when he said that If it becan
necessary he would not hesitate to US
portion OF the $10O,0 900, 900 gol
reserve fund in the treasury to met
the obligations of the government, al
now themselves saying that if thel
is a deficit in the treasury after
passes under Democratic control tn
reserve fund can be used to make
up.
There appears to be a good man
Democrats in congress who have sue
short memories that they have alread
forgotten that they declared in the
national platform and upon the STUN
that protection to American indu
tries was unconstitutional. Some
c them favor protection secretly, othe
openly. Among the latter is ReI r
sentative Boatner, of Louisiana, WI
-. says of the tariff bill to be prepare
nc by his party: There should be inc
IL dental protection to certain Amel
can industries, and Ibelleve that Pre-
ident-elect Cleveland will make know