New-York tribune., 1894-01-01
NEU-YEIR DOJBTS AND DUTIES.

The thnurht living nearest the lips with most
man with 1he advent Of this New Year is that
II may with reason be- joyfuliy welcomed. De-
c,use il cannot prove as tlying aS the year lhat
h,s ended So men thought after the caiainiil'S
of 1891. and vet four mora years OF painiul "h-
,1uranrr and suffering clanScl h"ior" 'Sr'l"
fr,,n the "comuroiniS, tariff" brought r'l'rf
and revival 50 lacn thought when III" yrlr
1s73 with It's memorable disasters had t'rmi-
mated but il WAS not until specie resumption
was ACCOMPLISHED five years laicr thJl Ill" curse
of drbascJ money was removed ANA 'h" Va
,ion hrron to sta!rlc even Mr. Gladstone 10y us
leans and bounds toward grand"r prosperity.
Uistorv does not often repeat itself without Il
visible cause But if II Threatened chang" "'
tariff and doubts about ih" currency nave
couscl disaster. il may be- feared mat 'rn' r.
covorv may MOI come until those causes are
removed.
The peoplc gre paving ia" cost Of ihcir V"''
fcr :. change in 1>n2. How much lE"y may
have L. p.,v before they will lAy" learned 'E'l'
lesson ii iS hard to forecast. Ii iS not Il ln'I'N
sentimental notion that The penalty WiA NlN'
until the people have learned cEol=h 10 IT,
verse their unWiSr action. Tie pII'' NH''"
men pav for the privilege of governing '"'H-
selves i that they must often cndur' ID" coz
sqoucncoS Of their errors Until they Know o''"i
than to make such mistakes again. Even h""'
with twenty thousand iron mincr1 idlr ;in
.nr,riuy in the Ear Northwest som" 81 'H'hl
hoyr learned - litilr that they allow h'l"'
cratic meeting 10 vote in favor a. '''r ron orr
az if /, would be Il good thing for i"' men "i
The Ncsaha rangr - have their wages GOV
orncd by the compctiion of fifteen ih"N''"'
idle miners from other range. :" there mr.
bnnichicl Democrats in thc south VINO fancy
,ba, il would be- good for Them. WIN '"'F
chcon cotton. cheap labor and cheap ore ''
COO the mines of Ncw-N Norl, and F'ni.'} IVAN"
driven ont Of ihc market. aEd II" cotton Hl">
If \,v-Enrlanl forced tp close. hlll 'h'i
Inv. learned enough 10 know 'hai on" section
corro; urospcr hy striking down III" Industries
of other sections. the end of trouble may h"'
come.
Neither can the country cNpccl assured pros
rer;,v and revival of business WIN" th' sal''!
and honesty of its currency are constant!
threatened by measures pending ~ NHNi'"N-
ton. one man breads The Voorhees, hil'' 'h
Other the proDOsal 10 issue ifiy or Hhh"r'"
millions of Government notes 10 relieve "'~
tr..es and another the proposal 10 revive "Ii"
cat banks The doubts Of many are tue "N
asters Of AL 1t j. nct good iilh' I"r 'NP'''
mcnts IIr Is Il poor surgeon VIII" VIII """'i
take a critical operation with Il patient n'''Ii'
c,haus,cI. II the country coull have year
or tyy, Of assured relief from anxiety ANA HSi-
tatiou about its currency and It's i"filf' 81 h'H"
oct strength enough 10 endure another year 81
Unmocracv. But if The attempt i TO DE lf'"'
nj once 10 tear down the laws under Wh'h '"'
prospcrity and growth Of tb" Nation nave D''''
attained. further misforluncs may not pe
avertcd.
To relieve suffering is the blessed privilege
of charity. but 10 prevent suffering Is 'he du'N
of INTELLIGENT self governing citizens me S'"S III
| for GOOD resolutions j. Il most iltlihS one i"'
| obondoumcnt of the blundcrS ana lIic l"h'>
| which have made multitudrS suffer. IL l. Il
time for determined effort by D"ln"cra'c cl''-
zcus and workingmcn even more 'hal u! h'
uub]icane to force upon Congressman 'lc az
! tcrnotive relief for business, or dcl'at anu
thirty wears ostracism again. Tie party Oh
trial has many thousand supporters III every
! Northern State who are utterly diS%nS''u 10
day with its behavior. If they Use To Inc Ut
most Of their ability The Influence they possess
tbe new year may indeed be happy one loF
cit of all uarticS.