The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-06-09
MADISON. SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY. JUNE 9, 1893

wOuid be no Change in the industrial legis-
lation of the country and that the finan-
cial situation would be met and solved
upen that standard of financial honor and
national good faith which has guided the
Republican party since it's installation to
power in 1861 confidence would at once
come back, would il nots Does anybody
doubt itY Security would dispiace alarm
Faith in the future-so Indispensable to
easy money and good times-would be
restored gold would stay at home, and
money would go from it's hiding place into
pne great avenues of business where IL be
longs. IL 1t is true, as the administration
boldly proclaims, that our financial dis
tress Is occasioned by the silver purchase
law which requires the government to buy
4,UU,Oo0 ounces of silver every month and
issue treasury notes therefor. why then
does the administration not convene con-
gress and repeal that lawf
Three Months Have Gone by,
the country waiting and suffering, and
congress is unconyened; and its assembling
In extraordinary session Is now as doubtful
as IT was three months ago. What he Is
doing we do not know. He has no time
for office seekers-that is certain. He has
closed the doors of his official household in
then faces, and that is susceptible OF proof.
he will not see them. If he is giving at
tention to the business interests of the
country-which we sincerely hope he is
/ ne 1s TO be commended. But he should not
| lose Sight of fact that he can not unalded
| supply the remedy for our vexed condition.
whether lie wants to or not, congress
must be taken into his confidence. 1ncon-
| ven1ent as that may seem, the present con-
| gress must be consulted. If he has been
/ withholding the call for an extra session
| OF congress in the belief that still greater
| financial distresses and still added bank
| rupteles are necessary to bring his party
associates to the adoption of his views
then Democratic ascendency will prove a
costly lesson to the people, and an expen'
sive experiment to the county.
The Democratic party present an
anomalous situation today. Divided on
spoils and torn up over the distribution OF
| Office, disturbed with the tariff and widely
separated on the money question, inhar
! moniOus upon every vital issue, divided
into administration and anti-administra
tion factions-in this condition they are
confronted with the grave and serious
4 questions affecting the welfare of the
country, its credit and honor, and the
prosperity of the people. We ueed ordi
narily care nothing for internal dis
puteA but when they interfere wisl
! the enactment of needed Legislation
!, 1t brings to.all of us the deepest concern
for these happen to be questions whicl
should be considered free from persona
, affairs with an eye single TO the honor ant
well being of the country. With a gol'
|, president and a silver congress, what cal
be doales 1t must not be forgotten tha
, the sane votes made both What can w
. expect Having created both, the vote
d has no cp.taa; he can take his ch0ica
all They have made n condition OF antagonist
a which viii restllt in do-notbing po,ic,
!, and in that regard, at least, the party wi
preserve its record for 80 years. 1t will b
consistent with its past, But it is 20 be n
. GREETED that a party charged with sach
grave and delicate trust should be SO di
vided.
g Governor Mckinley reviewed th
9 tariff and pension questions briefly an
/. concluded by saying that words of COZ
8 fidence and courage born of purpose al
the needs of the hour and should n
q longer remain unspoken. This is th
Q time for all good citizens to help il
t. spire faith and dispel fear and appr'
e hension now SO prevalent in bushes
u and financial circles.
e With the exception OF dairy and foe
= commission al the other state Office,
were renonl ca el by uc~lsnation.