Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-11-07
THE SENATE CONTROL
REGARDED BY MANY AS THE DUES
TON OF THE DAY.

other Questions Depend In a Measure
Upon That-senator sherman's Policy.
How This WOULD Affect the Presidential
Campaign-A Wide Discussion.
Many politicians in conversation de-
clare THAI the leading question OF the
day is the policy to be determined re-
specting the control Of the senate. The
other questions in a large measure de-
pend upon that-wil be shaped by that.
According to this opinion, il the Repub-
licans by combination secure control
and accept full responsibility, compre-
hensive legislation will be in order and
must be undertaken. The house will be
justified in those circumstances in GO
ing beyond the supply bills and consid-
GRAFTON of the matter of the treasury de-
fcit. Otherwise it will non. The presi-
dents attitude is not taken into this
account. His views are pretty well
known, and he is not to be expected to
forward any Republican measures. But,
it is ~contended, if the Republicans con-
troll both houses of congress, they must
NJ Ol tn6 lCIDIu III bGh1C utllilltt tOII1
On all questions of pressing and para
mount Importance, without regard Z o
whether their action shall be approved
at the White House OF not.
The Republicans are divided as co
what the occasion demands. Mr.. SLer-
man is against the assumption of full
responsibility by his party. No satisfac-
tory combination can, in his Judgment.
be effected. What agreement is possible
between the Republicans and the Popu-
lists on the question Of finance and the
tariff? The n party is for high tariff,
the other for low tariff. The one party
is for a carefully guarded bimetailism,
the other for free coinage by the United
States without regard to the attitude of
other nations. This state of case, there
fore, precludes the possibility of a Re-
publican-Populistic arrangement in the
senate ON other han mere routine lines.
But with regard to providing for the
treasury deficit and maintaining the
public credit until snch a time as com
prehensive Legislation may be enacted.
MIR. Sherman assumes that no special
terms will be necessary to attain that
end. The necessity for such action will,
he thinks, be recognized by men of all
parties.
Those who agree with Mr.. Sherman
point out that the adoption of his policy
will add most materially 10 the intel
est and Importance of the presidential
race. The results will be to throw ev-
erything into the scale. The appeal to
the people will thus have to be made on
the broadcast lines, and the result at the
polls to take ON the greatest possible
Significance. Both parties will be obliged
to state then precisely what they stand
for. Shall the tariff question be gener-
ally reopened? And if so, what shall be
done? What course with regard TO the
finances shall be pursued? If any more
silver is to be absorbed into the Ameri-
can system, how much? IL the green
backs are to be retired, what shall take
their place?
In this way congress will be bracket
ed with the presidency. The people will
be impressed with the importance of
putting ollie party or the other into full
control, and with a thorough under
standing as to what shall be done. The
present dilemma will be explained as
81 wing out of the division of power,
whereby congress and the executive,
dience to party behests. keep apart and
operate as a check on each other.
A campaign of this kind has become,
it is insisted, imperative. The affairs
Of the country demand it. The govern
ment is Iangaisaing under a too long
division Of power. Parties have been
playing at cross purposes-haye oftener
been engaged in c~heciSnatin2 each other
than in ministering 10 the welfare Of
the people. Such is the main difficulty
now. The Republicans propose one
thing, the Democrats another. 1t is the
eve of a presidential election. Neither
side will concede much for fear Of los
ing some advantage. Nothing but q
temporary device fer anything appears
probable. But temporizi1ig has caused
all the trouble. Ii ought to cease. And
the proposition is that il be hronght Ia
an end by requiring eacA party 20 pat
all of its eggs into one basket and 10
walk most circumspectly TO avoid a gen
OA&A 6AAih AAINhliCNubAg GAhtA1lhp.
IN this way, too, it is suggested, the
next presidency can be- brought 70 a.s-
cussion ON other than personal lines.
Personalities will be merged in the
larger questions at issue. The new man
to go into the White House viii simply
be one agency to be considered in con-
nection with the adoption and enforce
ment Of a now policy for the people. If
Ii is 80 serve effectively iii his place,
the other agencies must also be consid-
cred. he must &c chosen nos IS the
y~courageous upholder of individual views,
no matter how sound, but as the repre-
sentative of a party whose views the
people approve. So that it will be the
.narty as controlling congress. and not
the rty'scandidatef for the presidency,
that will demand the attention of the
electors -W Washington Star.