The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-11-12

we're industrial depression that Tor year
b more past has hardened the lot and
,nnde anxious the lives Of a large section
of our people Hard times Is an enemy
before which 10 political party in America
has ever been able TO make "a successful
stand when in power.
"This Is, and perhaps always will be,
weak point In popular government
When labor is out Of employment, when
farn products arc low, when onr financial
systern Is disorganinsd, the wise admins
tration OF government and the most whole
.ome avs do not avail To save party
from emporary and disastrous overthrow.
without Attempting TO apportion the
I sponsibiiiuy or the hard times between
me two parties but stoutly disclaimins
ny large share Of 1t from the Democratic
tarty, l pass from these gcneralizations
! the condition point, and this the de-
lat Of tariff reform
I Il do not believe the people have re-
tuked or discarded tariff reform in their
lotion last Tuesday. To contend that the
4 eople have now ohastlsed the Democratic
irty for doing what they put IL into their
over TO DO Is Co question their honesty
had intelligence. Ii they have inflicted
klastisoment because OF It's dealings with
(ae tariff, IL has been rather because the
harty did rot carry out with sufficient
romptness and thoroughness the work
lhey committed TO it.
"The long ana indefensiblc delay In the
TO 1ate, the sinister suspicions that gathered
tround certain schedules and duties as
there framed-now here more vigorously
denounced than In the Democrutic press
~ the entire country--lindled a dlsap-
.l..s. "A Atnx~ go . L. y
And file of the party that led to apathy
end even inisjudCed hostility In the recent
elections.
IL - hazardous. of course, to indulge In
eypothsscs, but have no doubt that had
The bill which passed ths'housc on Feb
assed the senate rs early rs April or May,
n substantially its original shape, the
] suit In Missouri and IN many other sec
lions OF the country would have been re-
kersed, and the Democratic party might
Sven have weathered the Industrial storm
1 18th credit. IL not success"
PETERS Views.
Senator PETER, discussing the recent
election, said the Populists had no reason
IL feel discouraged. He said:
What VIC have lost I'm congressman we
ave more than made up In votes. The
This is in the face of the fact that about
el,o0O of our voters had lott the state on
scoount Of the srought. We failed in tho
Election Of officers because we were not
fused with the Democrats, but We have
l,ery reason to feel encouraged for the
llture. In the country at large l feel
confident that when the returns are footed
they Will show eur total vote TO bo
tile less than 100000, which Is about
Twice the Populist vote of two years ago"
Concerning Tiiiman.
Asked IL he believed GeveYner Tillman
t-ould cooperate with the populists II he
shon'd be elected to the senate Mr..
- ffer replied that he-AeaiA- rot say, as
G. Dvornor Tiilman never outlined his in
tentions In that respect He called atten-
,ion to the fact that Mr.. 1rby. who was
supposed TO share tho political views OF
Governor Tillman, had remained in the
Democratic ranks "Stfl," he added,
1.-THE time must soon come when all Dem
tcrats, believing as TllInan and lrby do,
Niust ally themselves openly with the
oopulist party The eastern Dernecrats
IRE to all intents and purposes Bepubli-
ans, and Democrats of che Tillman- 1rby
'tripe cannot long remain On the same
party organization with them"
The senator declined to discuss the ques-
don OF the probable organization Of the
,enate, after March A. by the Republicans,
With the aid of such Populists who had
'lilatcd with the Republican party be-
prc they became Populists, further than
- say that the time was too far distant to
ucculAc upon this, and I'm general way
remark that If the time should como
!. hon tho Populists should hold the bal
noe of power In the senate, 81 have no
toubt they Will exercise that power con-
llnuously and wisely" he said.
A srraight-out Pop.
4. Senator Steward Of Nevada was less
learded than senator PETER In speaking
tho assumption that certain Of the Pop
list senators would aid the Republicans
che organization OF the senate. He SAYS
tnphatically that so far ne ne 10 con-
sr'cd, he will enter into no coalition
81 ith c.thor OF the old parties 10 secure the
tsrin'za Ton
i CONT care" he said, (which < the
pd rtics controls the machinery oFtAe
TTT-rr. lD1rc 10 no aAvantasc 10 Ne 90 NJ
:, ID hy combination with sather ths
luNI lns ur the Clevoland Democrats.
:, dome carc flr The few paltry cfAccs
cyo ars Jc he bestowed. and could net
f-gi il ncriilcc our Independence As
I.r s o. t.cn
$50 fi.r as / am personally concerned,
don't care whether they put ms on nsy
committed or VIVA, they do with ne, 50
4. Id. a. 1 ms. .snttllaI 10 my aoat In thu