The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-11-17
TIE MEANING 0FTlHB ELEC-
TE0N

30 thinking man believes that the
financial panlc wss oanaed by or had
nvfhiur b do with the inroming Of
the present administration. Il was the
leeil mate reault Of the rxtFavagaut sz-
peniitures and the psrDicinns legislation
Of the proceeding Republican admin
Is ration which succeeded Mr.. Oleve-
land sho left them with fnil treasury,
10 fact o surplus uliioh was irnnblesome.
BY reckless appropriations and WantoD
waste on every hand this snrplRs was
coon dissipafed and future revenues
discounted. not only this bat the sniei-
dial policy embodied in the Sherman
silver pnrcbase act. Republican meas-
ure bad drained the country Of geld 20
Is to impair confidence in American
sesarities abroad which we're forced
home and She panic ensued. purely Of
Republican origin. But the trouble is
a najarty of the people don't stop TO
think, They were justly indignant at
III. state of affairs aud must kick some.
b siiy and the only available object Waa
the Democratic party.
The enemies Of that party ai6 moi
hesitate to ssizs uPon the opporsuBitJ
10 charge npon the ADMINISTRATION all ths
evils from wlaeh they were suffering
aud notwithstanding the ab-nrdity d
the thing voted against The Democrats
candidates for thar reason. But whih
the administration proper MSS NOT il
fanit We can 10 no wise hold the Demo
, cratic majority in congress blameless
3 The delay in taking any ection toEari
! the mitigation ofthe distress oansed b
the panic, after having been convenel
: in extraordinary session for that YER
purpose, Is inezcDsable. For nearl,
three months the United States seDat
posed before the people in an nndigni
fed Boisy, angry, WFangle while tn
e1nn1ry was undergoing 3 season O
Z terrible industrial and ccmmereial de-
: preston. The Interested the peopl
) we're permitted 10 81 10 wreck aud rnil
: wi bout single net of congress ~
: heir relief. Il vas this fierce WFauglinl
Z for twelve long weeks while the ennntr!
was suffering beyond measure, tina
{ ulore than any one canse produced thl
FsvsFses Of the Democratic party.
To be sure there other cansss in ad
D iiitoB TO the one we have mentiopei
: which combined TO produce the grea
Repnbiioan yigtory, among which ms
: be mentioned, the natural reaotin
after the great Democratic victory Of
! year ago, dIsahecti0n Of The old slldieI
: On aee0unt of CumnissiOpa Lochren
management Of the pension efiice. iasI
beyond question:, local Osusss and ciil
affections. unwise selection of osnd
7 'laies fear of change in the tart
Z ssugeRdrFrd BIZ the manufacturers, d,
! tection ~ the silver men and oths
e minor causes. Whatever the oanse,
q cannot be denied that the Democrat
; party has snff red very severe Fepuis
/. II is to be hoped that the leaders wi
q take 10 hsart the lesson and proceed
once TO adiast the finances ON
n sound aud orderly basis. Feadiust q
9, tariff along the lines marked out 10 ii
n platform 81 q o year ago, repeal 4
~ odions federal election laws and
I'd every way redeem their promises ma
1g to the people when the present cangrs
y was elected. 40 this way only can !
p. los ground be Fegained. No pattern
Z" ~ time serving policy will do.