The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-08-24
A Mixed Party.


The Marphv resolution having pass
ed the senate by large majority, tie
question of further tariff legislation at
this session of congress is definitely
settled. The resolution has no binding
force, but the vote in its favor shows
conclusively that any tariff bills which
are now before the senate Enacted upon
or which may come to that body from
the house, cannot be passed; and the
senators who are in favor of the pop
gun bills will not attempt to press them
10 vote. The cuckoos threaten to
continue the fight for raw materials
next session, with the hope that pub
lie opinion will be so strongly in favor
of them by that time that the conser-
vative senator's will find themselves
compelled to withdraw their opposi-
ton. The conservatives, on the other
hand, confidently look for such over
whelming victories for protection and
the Republican party, that even the
most abject cuckoo worshipers will see
the inadvisability of further legislation
in the direction of freetrade.
There seems to be no doubt that the
conservative ideas and expectations are
correct. The feeling is universal that
the Republicans will sweep the country
this fall as they never did before, and
on the basis of protection as against
the Democratic doctrine of tariff for
re, enue only. 1t is difficult to see at
this time on what platform the Democ-
racy can unite. They are as much d.
vided in the country at large as the
condition in congress indicates. One
wing is cuckoo, and supports the Pres
idents and house of representatives,
and the other is conservative and sup
ports German and Murphy and Smith.
The one is for advanced freetrade, the
other for protection in spots, mostly
southern spots.
1T is plain that the Democracy cannot
carry on campaign this fall on the
basis Of tariff for revenue only The
treatment of that plank of their Chi
cago platform by the present congress
will render farcial any attempt to APP
peal to the country for continued pow.
er in order that they might carry out
that principle. They cannot carry en-
a canvass on platform of "Gorman
ought to be hung" because at least one
half of the party thinks German is
right. They cannot ask for votes on
the ground that Cleveland is smashing
the Democratic party, because half of
the Democrats in the country think
Cleveland is the Democratic party.
Clearly, the Democrats will have no
common ground on which to contend
with the Republicans, except that they
have made a bad mess of their first at
tempt at governing the country, but
will try and do better next time.
This is poor platform, but it is the
best that can be put forward by
the Democracy at this time, and
their orators-Messrs. Samuel B. Page,
Alvah W. Sulloway, Charles F. Stone,
Henry 0. Kent, John M. Mitchell,
Hosea W. Parker, Irving w. Drew,
and the rest-will have to make the
best Of it. The cuckoos can 60 about
praising Cleveland and crying for
freetrade, and the Gormanitss can
howl for the sugar trust and no more
Tariff legislation. The rank and file of |
the party in this state will repudiate
Doth cuckoos. and sugar trust, and vote
70 Hnat eGiiaia1fnldth the Republicans can.
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