Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1893-06-15
Political.

Both the great political parties would
like TO have the Sherman Silver Purchase
law repealed. but the trouble j. that IA,
bulk Of the Democratic party seems
anxious TO have some measure even worse
for the financial interests OF the country
adopted in it, place. - Springfield, Mass
Union.
The Michigan Legislature has repealed
the Miner law, enacted two ycsr> ago by
democratic trickery, and the Michigan
plan" Of choosing presidential electors not
on one general ticket, out by Congress siona
districts. ceases 10 be a factor in Amer
can politics Boston Journal.
The United States is not only furnish
ing livelihood TO thousands who annually
come TO this country from foreign lands
but judging fror the testimony before the
Senate committee on immigration last
week, are provi ling for the -ustenauce Of
thousands who tin retain their home on
the other side If the water Giovanni
I-ordi, an Italian banker, told the commit
tee that the Italia? bankers send 10 Itaiy
from those living In this country apou,
$40 ,Q00, 900 s year.-H,nnebec journal
Every member of the order i >olemniy
obligated to encourage honor and purity in
public affairs. II is, therefore eui lined
upon comrades to report promptly 10 com
missioner Of pensions, Washington. ID. C..
any known case IN which q pension is being
received fraudulently. - general order a
The .. +. Il.
II there only were way TO make these
liars about pensions put up or shut up,
they would have short shrift. They know
they may go on with impuuity and avail
themselves Of the privilege; but such ride
ulously false statements a. this, that half
the pensions have been obtained fraudulent
~. will serve the purpose of discrediting
the liars.-heHnebec journal.
The tariff reformer seems doomed 10
commit murder and q little Macbethian
dispatch should be exercised:
az it were done when 't!- done then 't,eerc wei
II were done quickly"
It's IN their hearts TO slay protection. but
they very much fear that the ghost of a
murdered national prosperity will not lay,
but will haunt them TO defeat-heRne5ec
journal.
1t is significant how regularly the imposi-
ton of duties on sugar and coffee appears
IN every new version of the Admnistra.
tons programme. Sugar and coffee duties
would not only be fatally unpopular things
OF themselves, but they would mean the
immediate abandonment of reciprocity
Boston Journal
all this may be significant, but there's
nothing strange in it. To impose sugar
and tea and coffee duties, and TO abandon
reciprocity would be a stupendous political
blunder. But. then. to do the wrong
thing az the right time has become a time.
honored custom of the democratic party.
Gov. Hogg Of Texas has refused to &C.
cept the government bounty on sugar
raised in that state. Hogg accompanies
his refusal with a windy document in
which he takes ground that the sugar
bounty is unconstitutional. and that II
would dehase the dignity and prostitute
the honor of the state of Texas to accent
1t. As the supreme court of the
United States has declared the Mckinley
law, bounty and all, constitutional, Hogs
claim that it is unconstitutional is of yery
little consequence, except to attract at
tention to Hogg .-Nadison Bulletin
Whatever the effects of the Sherman law
may be, it is well known that it was a
compromise measure to prevent something
worse. 1t was the dangerous power of
the free silver men in Congress, more than
tWo-thirds of whom were democrats and
less than one-third republicans, that led to
the adoption of this law. Cleveland was
AFRAID to call Congress together in extra
session Immediately after his inauguration.
knowing that with the democratic MAORI
" 1t would be impossible to repeal the
Sherman law and at the same time defeat
8 Tree coinage measure.-Bd nqor WHO
and Courier.
This is time for great caution in the
business world, and reliance upon bed
rock business principles instead of glitter
ing hopes. 1t would be wise if business
men, instead of counting upon Congress to
relieve the country from difficulties, would
make up their minds that the assembling
of Congress and all its early proceedings
regarding the finances are likely to increase
distrust and apprehension, and further,
that the financial action of Congress will
probably be both disheartening and
dangerous. Men are most foolishly as
Stunning that failures and financial strin-
gency will convince the silver fanatics of
their error. 1t is often assumed that the
PRESIDENTS influence will be irresistible in
a democratic Congress. These are ideas
which may lead to serious disappointment
Financial disturbance and trouble NAV not
lmprobably intensity the clamor for free
coinage. The President is not unlikely to
be treated with Indifference and hostility,
as he was by the last democratic House.
Lewiston Journal.