Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1894-11-15
IT IS ONLY 4 HALT.
The FIgat For Further faril
Reform Must TO On
Hon. William l.. Wilson Discusses
the Results of the
Election.

In letter to a New York papei
I of recent date, Hon VIM. L. Wilson
Chairman of the Committee on Way
AID Means, has This 90 -ay 10 rega7.
I to the late election.
"None the less. however. It Is the
luty If the Dem cratic party, after
such a reverse. O. make q deliberate.
honest AMI uaspa,ing scrutiny into
the causes and forces which wrought
10, overthrow, and into the condition
in which !. may regain its ascend,noy
with the American people. Undlub,-
eddy there were local influences, IS
there were individual candidate, and
actiouai fights, that contributed TO
and emphasized the general result,
but it must be admitted that there
were strong forces everywhere oPera-
tive, that really shaped and brought
about that result.
"The greatest 0fall these forces was
for year or more past has hardened
the lot and made anxi1us the live. o.
a large section Of our people. Hard
times is an enemy before which no
political party in America has ever
made a successful stand IN power
This il, and perhaps always will Be.
a weak point in popular government.
When labor il out or employment.
when farm products are low, when
our financial system is disorcauiz.d.
the wisest administration Of govern
ment anil the most Wholesome laws do
net avail to save a party from tempo
-arY and disastrous overthrow. More
over the whole teachin. Of the pro
.ectlve system trains men to depend, .
not on individual effort, the PLAN vir.
tues Of industry, thrift and temper
lnce, for business prosperity and ma
.eria' comfort, but on Government /
nd and laws Of Congress. |
"Let me add, also, that we, togeth- /
sr with all our progressive nation, /
are now passing through an era off
'hauge, Of unrest, and Of somewhat I
.umultuous agitation. The rapid /
'doption Of the greet instrument Of.
modern industry au, trade, the com.
Ilete revolution which these are
ringing about, IN production and in
distribution, their steady o5literation
II imnem0Eial handicrafts, their die
ocation Of many industries-all these
o-ether with the unsettled relations
'stween labor and capital, have swept
Is into an era where for some years it /
nay be increasingly difficult for any
lrty TO hold onto the Federal Gov
rnment for any long time.
without attempting TO apporti N
he responsibilities for the hard times
etween the two parties, and stoutly
any large share Of it for
be Democratic party, / pass from
lese cancellations 10 the second
oiut, and that is the defeat Of tariff
form. | do not believe the people
ave re6uked or discarded tariff re-
,rm ii their action last Tue.dsy. for |
hen Ifok over the whole edaa;ry
do not HID That thi5 bas been the a
iound fot Their action. "a question u
as'ever s6' well and 50 thoroughly d
ught out in'p5lltical discussion be- b
re them as the question Of reforming U
ID reducing the tariff In every Il
mpaish from that Of 1856 t, that
1892 it has been the great issue,
ID in every tlmp1iyn except that Of
.SSthe Democratic party has won -,
decided victory on that issue. -
"To contend, therefore, that the - -
ople have not chastised the Demo y
ATTIC party for doing what they put w
EN- in power to do, ia to question u
Fir honesty and intelligence. If Gu
~ have inflicted chasti-ement be- GU
use Of its dealers with the tariff il an
: been rather because the party did TIA
carry out with sufficient prompt vi
$ and thoroughness the work they II
nmitted TO it, and because they pl'
We held the whole party responsible fe'
the action Of a few of the Repre-. no