New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-03
THE BEGINNING AT WASHINGTON.

Our Democratic friends are busy at present
in reporting that there is already big break
among the Republicans regarding all sorts of
questions They may remember that they in
dulged in the luxury Of printing information Of
precisely the same nature every day, from the
organization of the Congress Of 1SS9'90 down
TO the final passing Of its bills. They might
wisely remember that nothing they predicted,
asserted or expected turned out TO be true 1T
would be for their own reputation to go slow
this year in forecasts so likely to be regarded
with disgust by their readers hereafter. The
thing to remember is that the great majority of
Republicans having perfectly natural and wide
differences of personal opinion as to the relative
Importance of different matters, are all the time
Republicans, and prepared to carry out RepuD-
lican principles Just so far and in such particu-
lars as the concurrent and deliberate judgment
of their associates may determine.
The suggestion may also be ventured that the
Presidents forthcoming message and the Treas
urv report, 50 far as its tenor has been made
known. may operate strongly TO concentrate Re
publican action The President will presumably
treat at length on foreign affairs and his consti-
tutiona temper will impel him to crowd in all
sorts of excuses and pretexts for acts which
have reflected disgrace on the American name.
II is highly probable that practically all Repub-
leans and many Democrats may be found resO-
luely condemning the course Of the President
in some Of these matters. and DESTROYS Of pass
| ing resolutions which will outline a different
| foreign policy. 1t may strike our Democratic
friends that the Presidents attitude in that re-
| gard has been such as 10 elicit intense dsap-
prevail from many influential Democrats. The
Republicans may be impelled to consider such
topics first Of all and they are likely TO give
Democrats an opportunity of recording their as
| sent or dissent.
The wildcat bank and greenbach retiring
| scheme which the report OF Controller Eckcls
thrnsts forward once more. will probably he
supported by Secretary Carlisle as zeaously as
II was in his recent speech, and without doubt
will again be approved by the President 1t
might be wise for our Democratic friends 10
notice how many Republicans. or whether any.
lend countenance to this plan of revolutiOniZng
the National currency and bringing back the
unreasonable evils of $4,000 Men old enough
10 vote thirty-five years ago are not a majority,
il IS true But we shall soon see how the eX-
perience Of business men and workingmen I'M
der the Democratic system down TO 1861 has
impressed the minds Of their children. If there
appears absolute uDanmty among Republicans
| in condemning this policy and many Democrats
also condemn It. our Democratic friends will
again find that they have an Executive who is
not in position to dictate to the country. since
he has not even a beggarly one hundred votes
in the House of Representatives TO uphold his
opinion.
There will be plenty Of time to discuss the
purpose of the Republicans about the tariff after
it has been definitely formed. There were about
100 different opinions among Republican mem
bers OF the House of 1890 before the act of that
wear came TO final vote. Then there were 164
Republican, who voted for it,