Middletown transcript., 1894-11-17

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<1gIg.sS as published in th
80 N. Y. Herald.
when the Republican party was so EN-
phatically turned down in 1892 the Demo
Gratis assumed control of the government
sure of a long lease of power, and they hav'
ever since born themselves in manner tt
indicate their confidence that nothing coult
disturb that lease. But while they hav'
been frittering away time in all sorts O
tomfoolry, quarrelling among themselve:
and ignoring the interests of the country
the people have been looking on and doing
apowerful lot of thinking. They have moi
only seen what the Democratic party has
been for nearly two years daily demonstrat
ing-its utter and absolute incapacity for
governmental they haye taken cogniz-
ance of the fact that, no matter what
may be the individual merit or excellence
OF Democrats, there are marshalled today
beneath the banners of Democracy nearly
all the forces that make against American
welfare and American supremacy.
'These things the people have perceived,
because they have been watchful, ,and out of
their intelligence they have not only ap-
preciate the necessity that something should
be done, but they long since determined to
do themselves whatever might be necessary
to relieve the situation. The first opportunity
for them to do anything presented itself on
November 9Th. and they promptly availed
themselves of it.
On that day throughout the whole
country, laying everything else aside. with
singular unanimity, and with an inde-
pendence as to party ties that was startling
the people devoted themselves, from the
rising of the sun, to Strengthening things
out, and ere the going down of the same
they had completely finished the job.
'And l repeat that in the peoples wa ,ch-
fuiness, their intelligence and their inde-
pendence, is the sheet anchor of all our
hopes for the future of the Republic. That |
their watchfulness will continue there is no |
reason to doubt Despite all assertion to the |
contrary, the average of their intelligence |
is constantly, though at times impercepti- |
BILE, rising higher. And their independ- |
ence-their absolute disregard of party ties
and obligations-is making itself more dis
tinctly felt with every succeeding election.
Indeed, We have already reached the time
when political forecast is the -verest specu-
lation, because nobody can ever tell how
the independents are going to vote And
this is as it should be, because everybody
appreciates now that the best citizens is
not the one who follows any leader blindly
but the one who in either national, state or
municiple politics always has the courage |
of his convictions, declares for what he be-
lieves to be right and votes for what he
thinks is best-not for any party, but for
the country, the state or the community in
which he lives.
"What do think the great vote meant |
as to the tariff? WE'LL think it meant, |
'let it alone In the enormous Republican |
majorities everywhere was the voice of the |
people crying out Give us restp Two |
years ago the people voted for tariff reform,
and had the Democratic administration, |
when Congress met, promptly put through |
II modified tariff la#-naeaifea Ia with aefer-
ence to what were some of its more glaring
inconsistencies result to-day might
have heen different. But as it is, the peo-
pie were simply disgusted with the long
continued pulling and hauling that went
on about the tariff, while every business
interest in the country was PROSTATE and
suffering. They were still more disgusted
when, after the long struggle, a tariff law
was passed that was neither fish, flesh nor
fowl-neither protective, a revenue nor a
free trade mea suse, but was such hodge
podge of inconsistencies and contradictions
that the Democratic President couldn't
make up his mind to sign it.
"But the peoples disgust assmed proper
tionsthat were monumentalwhen theyheard
fromBuzzard' Shay the promise and the echo
Of that promise which came back from the
mountrin Businesses of West Virginia, of
more tariff tinkering tomfoolry when Con-
press should reassembls. Out of that dis
gust the people, on November 9th, shouted
in chorus Quit meddling with the tariff
and when Congress next comes together in
December, l fancy the Democratic states
men will be disposed to go very slow in
disobeying that injunction.
"The great vote, think, leaves no room
for doubt in any mans mind this is a pro-
tective country; that the people believe in
the benefcient results of protective policy |
or government. But they voted for tariff |
reform two years ago2 Well, what of itP |
The people are level headed always. |
Though they are protectionists, they don't
approve of anything unreasonable or ex-
travagent in the way of protection. and
they are always in favor of tariff reform.
That is, if there is any thing wrong about |
the tariff they want it righted, as they want |
all wrongs righted; but unless the Repub-
licans should lose their heads or commit |
some egregious folly, it will be many long
day ere the Democratic party has a chance |
to try its hand at righting anything-tariff |
or otherwise.
mo result of the election will be more
far reaching in its beneficial effects than the |
'turnind down Of our populistic brothers.
Their growing strength and their bewilder-
ing fulminations have long hung like pail
over the country, and while that pail was
there we could except nothing other than
constant waning of foreign confidence in
all American investments, and we were,
therefore, not justified in expecting much
in the way of business revival. But now
the pail has been SO far lifted as to warrant
belief that it will ere long disappear entirely
and our markets already reflect the worlds
increased confidence in our financial sta.
bility and in the honesty OF our money"
Rev. T. M. Knox, of Port Deposit Pres
byterian church, has accepted call to the
Presbyterian church at Watsontown, Pa,
His resignation as pastor of the church at
Port Deposit has been accepted.