Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-07

coinage BILL
There IL reason TO believe that the dgor'
Gus letter Of Congressman Elijah j. Morsr
Of Msssact use,ts. to Commissioner Locnrer,
and The vide publicity that was given 10 1t.
vas very largely responsible for the back
down 81 the pension department from lis
high handed policy Of susps ssion.
TIE True Case.
1t IL eonmendable thing to stimulate
IN every possible way, tie return OF pros
porous times in the business world. Its
tbs duty Of all cool citizens 10 help along
this good cause. There 10 pos
sibiliiy. however. Of OVERRIDING even
this worthy work. so II Is that the efforts
Of certain Democratic and Mug~ump papers
to make II appear that the action OF the Ma
tional House Of Representatives in repeal
ing the psrehsss elA1ses Of the silver Law
has already started the country well upon
the high road to the prosperity that was en-
joyed under Republican rule, border very
closely upon sbsurdity. Undoubtedly the
massage Of the repeal measure will be bene
hcia1 to the country. II will do very much
to relieve the ,tringeney in the money mar
ket, and will, to . considerable extent, re-
store public confidence but to assume that
it will bring back prosperity to the country
in the splendid degree that it existed IN
der Republican rule, is to argue from false
premises. A. We have, many times, point
b ed out the so-ealied Sherman law was q
cause but not the cause of the present de-
preston in the business affairs of the coun-
try. far more potent reason for existing
conditions 10 the very general doubt and un-
certainty brought about by the free trade
programme of the Democratic party. Free
traders have naturally and obstinately re-
fused to concede this in the face Of the very
obvious logic Of events. They have felt
constrained perfofce to make the silver
Law the scapegost for the unfortunate bust
mess troubles that have darkened the land,
and brought the ssunt spectre of want to
thousands OF Anne rican homes. They have
done good service in securing the repeal of
this obnoxious law in the National House
but now that success is fairly in sight in the
United States Senate these organs
begin to be worried anew over
the situation, II is evident that, il the sill
yer law has been the cause of present
business troubles its repeal will promptly
remove them. II this result does not fol-
low then the diagnosis Of the free traders
will be shown to be incorrect, and the
country will be forced erwhelmingly to
the inevitable and logical conclusion. that
the prime reason for existing troubles will
be found in popular distrust of the Demo
cratic tariff policy. Such result would be
fatal to the further growth of British theo-
ries in this country, and free trade leaders
recognize the Importance Of syerting it if
possible For this reason, in the face of
silent factories, and vast army of unem-
ioyed wofkinzmen, they are endeavoring
t, make the country believe that the clouds
II doubt and uncertainty are rapidly rolling
array and that Republican prosperity will
soon resume its old time sway. While
suieayoring to thus mislead the
rsople ~ to the truth of existing con
.iitions. and divert. IL possible. their stten-
ton for while from an analysis of the
situation, they are loudly calling upon
Democratic Congress to put in force free
trade measure. The reason for this frantic
haste. IL readily apparent. Free traders
a. afraid to let the course Of events teach
n.ewn lesson. They see that il repeal
fsl. TO bring back the happy business con
d i-,,s that the country enjoyed At the com
~. .cssneut of Mr. Clrvelanis sdmiuistra
ii n, then the fat will be conclu,isly
pruv-n that they were wrong in their ms
mptions ~ to the course Of the present
Democratic panic. Free traders will be
fo-.s / TO bear the inst oil um of the sad
ID r,s that have followed the aece ssion to
p.,~er. Of = p u,y pledged to the carrying
oas # their fsllseious. and iemoraliziug
theories Ia the face of such conditions
II would be difficult To force free
trsle measure through Congress
ss.in.t the rising tide Of popular indisna-
ton. Free traders therefore recognize the
Importance to their cause Of haste. They
desire to secure action before the country
/. brought. by the resissless logic Of events,
to a very general repufistIou of their times.
once they have succeeded 10 fosting their
British scheme of government upon the
American people. they will plead for time
70 give it . trial. and depend upon the
lrpsSleat 10 prevent h repeal ia response
to the demand for such action that will
arise from the Widespread ruin and distress
II .ili, necessarily invoke. They will thus.
they think, be sure Of three years sppli-
cation Of their theories before they can be
passed upon by the American people. In
that time they hope that American working
mea will have grown accustomed TO thu
ls~er scale Of wagcs upon shich they will,
recessaxily, be forced to work, and
that they can again win thsir
Political support BY specious preach
ing Of the lower price Of commodities. and
the increased purchasing power Of the dol
lar. But the indications are increasing that
The Denocsstic parry and Is Muxwump
allies have nearly exhausted their ability to
play upon the crsdufity Of the American
people, A. Ahahan Linosln vsll said. il
10 pessisls tsfusl psrt 81 - people all
81. Ahssime and al Of the people part Of
the time, bsG il ID mot possible % foaa all Of
~ Psopas u Of the tims- Silent fsctories
ard hnacy fasss ne living srgunenf
vhsss 1ssns ~ nee srads propagandista
eaAnos fesise. and whose infisence they can
- essnasfaek IAsAe gloomy months thal
have ea0s and 49, slnce tAe hssis.ing Of
~ Cleveland adninisuasion, the people
havs dsas ~ amount Of thinking upon