New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-13
THf ,OuING SESSION AND IT'S TROTBLES

The Democratic Congress Ia meet next month
will he The most melancholy collection of politi-
cal curps,~ ever assembled above ground ont
of 80 Democratic members in the present
llou~c only >iXtvflur hav" hccl rrclc''cd aul
noil, ali Of these ara from thu Suuin. OHly
two "ui "f forty -fpur Drmocra,, hay" been r'-
elected from lho East. and only six on Of hfly
tire, from the Western States. And defeat ear
rio. with i his time an almost unprecedented
loss Of powcr. More members Of the present
ihan of an, previous House oW" their seals 10
apporiionmcut. which d"fraud The people AMI
to uniu~, and indecent election laws. In many
States public Indignation al These legislative
robhcrirs and determination to sweep them
away caused much of the loss which The Demo
Gratis sustained For many congressman HE
last chance OF part In National affairs van
i>hc- with these legislative wrongs. Thus
driven from power by IN extraordinary verdict
II the people. III majority in the present CON
gr.>s nigh, we'll pray for solemn session de
voted To conirtion with works meet for repent
anc,.
II is plain already that no such hope will be
granted and that The ma iOrty will he forced
al one. into Il savage and unspaling fight OF
faciions Thus Western Populisls proclaim that
they have gained ,morc than half million Dem
ocraiic votes, and will practically absorb all the
rest in that section if the Democratic party does
not use It's few remaining months Of power 10
redeem its pledges. The soft-money and silver
and bondhaling fanatcism. which Democratic
leaders have per-istenty f0stcrcd for thirty
years AT the West and South, unques ionably
commands large share Of the Democratic
voters in those sections. The farmers and
,rI-f ,,hA fan Int Nall Ia.
National banks the Boards Of Trade and the
railroads are all manifestations Of the Evil
one. If driven away from the Democratic party.
would leave in many parts Of the West and
South scarcely niourncrs enough 10 bury the
corpse. Every pledge in the last campaign.
every effort for Populist legislation by Demo
Gratis in the present Congress. only ntcnsllies
the feeling of this great body Of voters and
makes them more ready to abandon the party
As much trouble If not more, will come from
the radical Free Traders who are passionatcIy
charging the lat" defeat TO the corruption and
trickcry ~ those who blocked the Wilson bill
and finally forced the compromise through 4
reluctant HOUSE" The whole band of Ere.
Traders insists that the disgust of voters he
cause so little was done. and thar little So indn
cent and dishonest. was the chief cause Of
disaster On this side also there is much truth
In many Of the States displeasurc of the Free
Traders will simply destroy the party. Hence
leaders Of great influence declare that further
measures such as the party has solcmnly prom
lscd. must be passed without any delay But
as NewIOrk il the citadel and Great Britain
the prcceptor Of the Free Trade fanatics many
lean toward hard money. Popmllsl ideas must
he put down. they urge. for without New York
Connecticut and New-.IerSey the party Is buried
The West answers. with anything like Wall
Street policy the party is buried. The interest
Ing feature il that both may be- correct
It is equally true that, if the party satisfies the
Free Traders 1t will be buried in manufacture
Ing States by ma iortlcs greater than over
whclmed it lns week. But the Free Traders
may be equally correct In saying thai 1t will he
buried il 1t does not satisfy them.
When 30 Democratic Representatives. Of
whom about 1JG are political corpses. enter
upon the cndeavOr 10 resiiscitate The beaten
party. they can hardly avoid driving voters
away from il AT every step. Yet the effort can
| not be escaped, 1t will be made not merely
because elimination and recriminauon VIII