New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-07
THE ONLY REMEDY.

There is one way. and only one, To educate Il
great party. II can be educated by deIea''
That and nothing else will convince 1T That us
ideas and purposes must be abandoned II 1t
wishes 10 succeed The Democratic party clllSs
with desperate tcnaciiy to ideas and purposes
which have brought upon the country terrible
disaster already, and openly avows its intcn-
ton TO push those ideas TO the utmost when
Congress rcasScmbcS. If II is encouraged by
victory in the elections, it will go ut least as
far as it has intended and perhaps even FUR
Their But severe defeat may cause its repre-
scntatives in Congress to modify their plans.
Defeat NAV teach the Democratic party that
the people will not tolerate any more debase-
mcnt or debauchmcnt of the money they use.
1t is the intention of that party to satisfy the
silver men and the paper infationists as FAR as
it can The Administration proposes, without
any further legislation, TO add about So4,ooo'-
600 Of silver paper TO the circulation uhdcr
the pretcxt Of looming the seiSnlorlge.
The Democratic ma ority in Congress
Intends if il is able, 10 repeal the
tax on State bank issues, and thus to allow
the country to be flooded once more with Wild
cat bank notes, as il, was in the days when the
Democratic majoritics. especially in Eastern
States, will be interpreted as proof that the
people approve these purposes. The Democrats
will have some right to claim that their openly
avowed intentions are not displeasing TO those
who support the party by their votes.
Tho Democratic party intends TO strike down
Protection to reduce duties as far as it car
toward a revenue basis. and thus TO destroy
the industries which are unable to exist Win
out the defence of protective duties. Demo
Gratis have openly mentioned some of these IN
dustries. but others they have not mentioned
They declare that duties on tinplates and on
wool must cease. knowing full well that the
tinp,ate manufacture and the raising Of wool
in States where land is costly must cease on
TREY without protection. These are but two
of many changes which are threatened. and
without doubt seriously intended by the major
ty in Congress. Democratic victories this fall
will bc interpreted as distinct and emphatic
public approval of the policy so openly nvowed.
The Democrats in Congress will have right
10 infer If a ma jorty of the people in New-iork
and New-Jersey vote TO uphold the Democratic
party. that they mean to approve and justify
the destruction Of industries in which these
two States have part.
The only way TO check These things is to de-
feat the party now in power. Singing and
severe defeat may convince Democratic Con
grcssmen that it is not safe 10 go as far as
they have intended II may satisfy some OF
them that fewer and less radical changes Of
tariff will be safer and that paper imitation
must wait. Nothing less than severe defeat
l,, n1 70 top tho a. "A
party which has cherished and fought for the
same dangerous theories for more than thirty
years, and has at last succeeded in gaining
complete control Of the Government. 1t Will
pay no heed 10 the welfare Of the country TO
the suffering Of millions of workers. or to the
losses Of business men. But if the people be-
gin to smash the party it may hesitate ana
hale