Evening journal., 1894-07-17
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what a Democratic Congress Has Done.
There is q disposition on the part OF
the Independent press. In which some
Democratic papers have joined, to belit-
tie the work Of the present Congress
So FAR as the Independents are con
osrned, it occasions no surprise, for they
are confirmed grumblers-they live by
grumbling-and II they could not snap
and growl at everything aud everybody,
they would lose their use for livirg.
Bat Democrats should be slow to abuse
the 6rst Congress In which their party
has been In majority for many years
and II they will only stop TO consider
for moment, they will fud that they
have much to be proud Of in the doings
Of this Congress.
So far as the House Of Represents
tives Is concerned q more efficient one
than the present is beyond remembrance.
Is assembled last August utterly with
cut organization, in the face Of a burn
ing question in which the differences Of
opinion and feeling ran high. and
promptly organized itself for the pur-
pose Of dealing with that question and
leaving All other matters behind until it
was disposed Of. no advantage being
taken BY the opponents Of the proposed
legislation TO secure the delay that
they might have insisted upon. and in
ashort time the rules for dealing with
the question Of repeal Of the purchasing
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lated, adopted by the House and a manly
and intelligent debate was carried on
until the hour, which had been fixed
ksser=hsaa. teE xetlag vas reached. The
voting was promptly carried through
end the question was decided by the
House.
Gould anything better be demanded Of
any legislative oody than the action OF
the House IN repeating the silver pur-
chasing clause Of the sherman acti And
when we come TO the tariff bill-wal
there ever 50 great and volrminous &
work performed more expedItiously
History win point to Wilson aud hii
compeers. IN the House. for their care
full, and at the same time prompt action
upon & question which had been 10
years disturbing the peace Of the coun
try. Certainly no Democrat can FIN,
fault with the action OF the House on tn
tariff bill, and the whole country honor
It for standing by the wise RECOMMENDED
tions OF President Cleveland as regard
the silver matter.
Delays, such as there have been, shoul
be charged to the Senate There "
find that the trouble was caused by Nc
more than half a dozen Democrat
Senators and IN view Of the situation
is to be supposed that the majority {
the Democrats did all that they coul
and struck for the best tariff reform bi
obtainable. In the Senate Il seemed al
solutely necessary to compromise
order to get any kind Of a tariff refor
bin passed
There will undoubtedly be concession
made by the Senate to the wishes of Il
House before the new tariG becomes
law. and though we can hardly hope +
all that we want the Democrats hay
reason to be proud Of legislators wi
have secured so much when the oppo
tion encountered is taken into consider
ton. Whatever may be done with &
sugar schedule. It is some improveme
on McKinley's, and the cornerstone
tariff reform-free wool-has be
secured. There Is a general reducti,
all along the line, while several Of q
crude raw materials like wood, los
lumber and salt are made free.
It is folly to fritter away our streng
in eaplious objections. The bill is q
perfect, nor what the people voted Il
but It is a great advance IN the rig
direction and the best that could be {
tanned under the circumstances. The
facts should be brought to the notice
the people and their support secured