Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1894-10-03
WHAT CONGRESS HAS DONE.

To the long list of calamity para
graphs published by Yost's Weekly as
to what Congress has done. the Nor
folk Landmark replies as follows
zone way to answer this string of
bold assertions would be to put the
word mot" after the word "has" in
each sentence and that would be just
as fair method of discussion as it is
to publish the summary invented by
Mr.. Yost, as it is. We shall not dc
that, however, but will take the para
graphs as they come, leaving our an.
swers to stand against them in their
order.
We say the Fifty-third Congress did
these things namely:
1t brought values to stable and nor
NAL basis instead of destroying them
1t resisted with all possible force the
effect of previous Republican legisla
ton which was the cause of stagnatior
and depression of industries and the
enfoJ ced idleness of labor.
1t had to deal with the army OF
tramps produced by the previous Re
publican policy and legislation.
1t kept out thousands of foreign i'm
migrants whom Republican policy anC
|
with American labor and to corrupt
American politics.
| 1t repealed the Sherman Silver pur
chase act and restored confidence
through which banking business, man
ufactures, railroads and furnacesagaiI
became promising and resumed bust
| ness
| 1t took the tariff off wool so that the
necessary foreign grades can be ha(
cheaper to mix with our own and thus
the production of cheaper woole1
goods can be secured for the people
who have to buy and wear
| The sugar trust, which was the off
spring of Republican legislation, so fal
controlled in the Senate which is mo-
fully Democratic as to prevent the re
duction of its profits more than one
third and prevent sugar being made
free. The price of sugar will therefor,
not be lower probably but the govern
ment will get 100000 revenue ant
save $12,O00,000 in bounties. 1t ha
made salt free as it has burlaps an(
grain bags.
| 1t raised the tax on whiskey,
1t made what the farmer has to bu,
cheaper and thus increased the valu1
of horses and cattle.
1t keeps a reasonable tariff on pota
toes to protect the farmers.
1t kept tariff on coal to prevent
Canadian syndicates from robbing u
IF the New England market.
1t kept a tariff on iron ore at the de
mand of American miners and manu-
facturers.
1t has, in brief, legislated wisely il
favor of the people, in favor of agricul
tural and manufacturing industries
but against trusts and protected mo
nopolies who were profting at the ex
pense of the masses.
1t protected the public treasur'
against the bankruptcy which was i'm
minent through Republican extrava
gance and mismanagement.
1t saved about $4,000, 900 in the pen
sion department by looping off fraut
and getting towards an honest basis.
1t issued $4,000, 900 of bonds to saw
the credit of the government which
the Republicans had brought to tn
verge of ruin.
1t has taken the mailed hand GU
of the elections by repeating the Fed
eral election laws.
1t has repealed the Mckinley bill
which was the most burdensome ia,
measure that ever afflicted a patien
and long suffering people.
Now look upon one picture and thel
upon the other, and help keep tn
Democrats in power"