New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-18
THE PROGRESS or SOUND 1DEA&

To thc protest Of Louisiana planters the Demo
crats Of that Stntc reply In substance: "Tre.
you need protection. but there IL 10 party de-
"yo,el 70 the protection ~ home industry. The
Western Republicans are. in fact catering to
THE votes Of farmers whose property II mort
gagged to Eastern lenders, and who want TO pay
"In silver II N AL Between the East and the
West aniagonism fierccr than between the
North and the South is rising. and will soon
| compel public men Of all parties 10 take sides.
Il, would be- foolish 10 get tied 10 protective
marty which is about to be disrupted by the
money question" II The premises are granted.
the reasoning is not sound. because the only
party that will or can restore the protection
needed by any industry is the party which has
given protection for thirty years. But The an
swer raises the question whether there Is. In
fact such growing antagonsm between me
Eastern and lending States and the Western
and borrowing States ~ may break party lines.
No such antagonism has broken the Demo
cratic party Mlserably Incompetent, a. that
party IS 10 frame or act upon any tarin policy.
II refuses 10 separate on account OF uioh''"'
difficulties The root Of the matter. even IN that
party. is prevailing conviction that the 'hr'h
oucs,ion is graver. deeper and more lasting than
that which any phase Of the silver or curr"h'!
d,spu,e can raise. There are more money"
fanatics at the West. Of whom about Il million
Summarized Populls,s in 1872 bu, there Is every
indication that these Will control Fewer STATES
this vear than they controlled two years ago.
The debtor STATE craze moves westward WIN
the gradual establishment, OF settled and orderly
civilization. II was strong enough !" carr!
Ohio for Fog Horn" Allen twenty years ago.
bu, IS not strong enough now ~ prevent No"co
majority for Mckinley and Protection.
The Republican party II less divided Oh III"
money question by FAR than II was when Sch
ator Morton of Indiana. and many other leaders
r,sistsl President Grants veto ~ the Imitation
bill The form II the controversy changes bu'
the perma ncni tendency l. toward sound"r Ideas
about money. each State becomes better sci
fled and develops larger commerce ana more
healthy diyersihcatiOn Of Industry WIN maj
steadily progressive Development alI". comes Il
stronger recognition In each State OF the fact
that prosperity depends more upon projection
OF American Industries than upon any monetary
nostr1lm The country hourishcd. but not very
safely. In 1871 and 1872 with greatly depreci
ating paper currency II rourlshcd vastly more
In 1SsO-'S2 with paper ~ par and practically no
silver 1t fiourishcd still more In $50. in spit"
of an enormous addition 10 the silver paper In
use.
The Republican party Il more Thoroughly
united in uphOlding the protective policy than II
ever was during any Of the ihirty-two years OF
It's control IN the Government. ana can count
upon carrying more electoral votes to-day on
that issue than II has ever carried since the
War York. Ncw-Jrrscy and Connecticut
are no longer Democratic Ohio ana Michigan
are no longer doubtful. 1t will probably b"
found that the wOrkngmcn who know why
their wages have been reduced will make lndi-
ana and Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota and Iowa
rs safely Republican as Onto West OF The
Iowa line now begins the doubt about the money
question which used Ia affect all States west
Of the Pennsylvania line. Sound finance and
Protection have marched westward with ire
mcndous strides. and between Bangor ana Ona-
liza already command votes enough TO make the
future bright with hope.