Evening journal., 1895-09-28
The Republican aIIstaI.e.


President Cleveland, the party In oppo-
uition 90 him and bis public policy Kept
the business OF the country at stand
stili by the agitation Of the currency and
the tariff questions. Ia order to make It
sppesr that The hard times had been
caused by want OF confidence IN Demo
cratic principles and policy. II IL
could have done so, this state Of sfIairs
wouid have been continued indefinitely,
so little patriotism was possessed by tho
the party out Of power. But it under
took too much; it could not withheld
prosperity from this great aud growing
country throughout President Cleveland's
entire term, and It began 10 see that
it made mistake Ia trying to d, 50
It made the fatal error among
politicians Of bsing found out. Every
body knows now that Il was the Re
publlcaus and not the Democrats that
caused the trouble which was initiated
by extravngance early In President
Harrisop's term Of Office and enhanced
by the desperate efforts Of his admins
tration to keep the finances Of the
country on a seemingly solid basis while
they remained IN power. The people
realize that though he left the treasury
in plethorlc condition, President Cleve
land found it bankrupt when he returned
to power.
The trouble came, and President Cleve
land did not attempt TO dodge it, and by
artful schemes hide Il from the people.
he struggled with IL almost single
hunded aud mastered 10 With our
finances once more on a solid basis,
confidence returned 20 the people. the
new tariff was passed and despite the
outcry Of the "rule or rain Republicans,
the business OF the country began 90
pick up until we are almost back again
10 the good times which Grover Cleveland
gave us when be left the Presidency ct
the close Of the first term.
Il ia no wonder then that the people
regardless Of politics. dread the results
Of a Presidential campaign To use q
trite. II ineleFant phrase. they ere like q
"sineed cat" and "drezd ths FIRE
Republicans sss at last that their
leaders deceived them. Democratic
policy Is now In full sway. a new tariff la
In operation, the countrys money is
kept At par by a man ia whom al PARTIES
can trust and none OF the misiortunes
promised By the Republicans In the last
Congress have come to pass With their
troublesome presence removed from tho
halls Of legislation, peace has reigned and
prosperity has come in its train.
Could ths people Of the country have
seen all this nearly year ago, when tho
present Congress was elected, is It
likely thai this disturbing element would
have lesn introduced 20 upset our new
found prosperity No. but the people
have got TO pay for their fears and their
temerity. yet the new Congress will have
mo picnic Of Il and it will be watched
as no Congress ever was before. The
people dread it and ara suspicious Of
10, sll Of which viii 90 TO help the Dem
oorats in the next election. The cry Of
work was kept up too long BY the Re-
pubiicana and lt is now working against
Them. for when any set Of people puts
party ahead Of patriotism, they are sure
70 be punished, as the Republicans now
see that they will be next Fall.
The mill operatives Of New Bedford
and Fall river are getting 'level headed
They have concluded not to strike for
the present The secretary Of the
weavsrs Of the latter city declares that
they have lost S. coo 600 since 1898 IN
strikes, and this has taughtthem wisdom
In due time labor will get its just