The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-19
REPUBLICAN, SENTIMENT.

The New York Press has Just pub
lished an interesting package of let
lers, called out by the ediaor, Robert
P. Porter. The first in the series is
from ex-President Harrison, and all
relate to the condition of the country
and the duty of congress. Mr.. Har-
rison does not enter at all into the
discussion of the causes or cure of the
existing evils. To do SO would be un-
becoming his position, and would be
likely to occasion unfriendly criticism
from the Democratic press. He sim
ply expresses hope and sympathy. lie
hopes that the worst is over, and, as
to his sympathy,says that it is ''moved
by the man who, having two millions,
loses one, but his loss does not APP
proach in sadness that of the work
man who loses the daily wage upon
which his family depends" He adds:
81 have before expressed the hope that
the Society of the Unemployed might
not find an American domicile, and |
now most devoutly hope that the pres
ent conditions may prove to be tenn
porary, for if they extend into winter
there will be great suffering" This is
kindly and at the same time admoni-
tory. Congress should administer its
medicine, whatever it may be, at once.
The most important of these letters
comes FROM Governor Mckinley. He
does not so much as allude to the
Sherman act or to silver. The Demo
Gratis came into poxer pledged to the
abandonment of protective tariff, and
the business people of the country are
forced to prepare for the change. This
is the great central fact around which
the Mckinley letter groups itself. He
country is assurance from the party in
power that it viii not materially
change the tariff. To withdras pro-
lection from capital and labor at
time like this would be worse than a
mistake, a calamity. He makes an
eloquent and timely plea for restora-
ton of confidence.
Senator Sherman declares that there
never was time in the history OF the
United States when the fruits of the
earth have been more abundant, when
industry, if left undisturbed, would
produce greater results; when our diff
ferent kinds of currency. whether
gold, silver, or paper, could be more
easily maintained at par with each
other, and when our financial policy
could be moro firmly settled by
simple declaration of congress that all |
contracts, rublic and private, shall,
unless otherwise expressly provided,
be payable in money of equal purchas
ing power with gold coin Of the
United States. He then adds:
"The Democratic party has now
the opportunity to accomplish these
results ana thus explare its nistukes
in the past. As Republicans we
ought to do our part. We have been
driven to expedients, which we did
not wholly approve, to prevent meas
ures destructive of our credit and
currency. We then found our Dem-
ocratic friends almost solidly united
for free coinage and free trade. If
now, with the responsibility resting
upon them, they will give US good
money, of uniform value, and reason
able protection to American industries,
Republican senators and members will
aid them."
1t is clearly the duty of Republi-
cans in congress not only to aid in the
passage of measures helpful to general
prosperity, but to do all In thtir power
to win support for such measures.
They can do nothing better for the
country than to stand an unbroken
phalanx in favor of protection to
American industries.