The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-17
II Is Time for Business

It is Time for Business
The fact that there was not quo
rum Of Democrats present at the
opening OF Congress after the
Christmas holidays was far from
creditable to the party. 1t was bad
enough TO have such Il recess break
into so Important session at Its
very beginning, but it is very
much worse to have men,
bers delaying their return so as
to have'members delaying their re-
turn so as to prevent the carrying. on
of public business when the holidays
are at an end. This is no time for de-
lay. The people want action, and
they want prompt and Intelligent and
patriotic action along the lines map
ped out in the party platform.
The people want to see the tariff re-
form bill passed without unnecessary
delay. The debate has been elabor-
ate and exhaustive all over the country
for the past four years. The debate
in Congress will not charge the public
mind. They are ready to try the ex-
pertinent OF tariff reform. If it is a
failure it can be rectified after a fair
trial has been had; but the people are
ready to accept the responsibility for a
fair trial Of the policy. and the sooner
it is inaugurated and the policy Of the
country is settled the better it will
be for everybody. 1t is not the fear Of
tariff reform that is l'aralyzing busl-
ness, but it is uncertainty as to the
extent to which it will go. The busi-
ness men Of this country can adjust
their business to any settled condi-
tions; but nobody wants to invest in
an enterprise to-day the outlook for
which may be entirely changed IN d
few months. 1t is not so much what
Congress will do as that it shall pro-
ceed promptly to do something. The
people are eager to geta settledspolicy.
Chauncey Depew is quoted as saying
LAS soon as it is decided in 1894
whatwill be the policy Of the Govern
ment on the tariff there will be an i'm
mediate and universal resumption Of
business, especially if the country is
not. compelled to adjust its business
to radical changes in the tariff.
''The enormous accumulation Of un-
employed capital will seek some ave-
nue. for investment and return, and
that will give corresponding employ.
ment. Renewed business will furnish
increasing traffic to the railroads, both
passenger and freight, and will i'm
prove their earnings.
s"rhe year 1894 will certainly be an
enormous improvement on 1898, be-
cause this country cannot be kept
standing still nor the pace Of its pro-
gress long diminished
We endorse all that is said by Mr..
Depew, but go step further and de-
clare that these things will come to
pass, even il there are radical chan
ges in the tariff. The people are COM
mitted to the experiment and are
ready to tryit. OF course it is natural
that an industry which is now enjoy
ing high protection will antagonize
any effort to lower it. but after it is
lowered you will see it going right
ahead at the old stand with renewed
energy, and we trust with increased
prosperity. Let Congress get to work
and let Democrats put the Republl-
cans on notice that ii they don't want
to take part in the exercises they can
sit quietly in their seats and see the
tariff reform procession pass by. Let
the procession move promptly
:, Augusta Chronicle.