The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-11-08


1t is now a solid North and West, IN
stead OF a solid South. with all OF 'he
border States. and some OF the southern
trembling I'm the balance. and incihihg
toward Repubicanism. Either last year
or this. the Republicans have carried
evorv State north OF the 3oth parailel
hut one. and the margin In that was
very narrow. There are to-uag oihy
nine States TO be reckoned safeiy DeHio-
cratic. or exactly one In 1--WE OF the "hoie
Iinion-since Utah has practically pc
come the forty-fifth state. Ihose are
Virginia. South Carolina, neorsia,
ida. Alabama. MISSISSIPPI Lou's'">a,
Arkansas. and Texas. SIX others are
dchatable ground--Delaware. Maryland,
North Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee,
and Nissouri-with the chances decidedly
I'm favor Of the Republicans in haii OF
them. The other thirty or exactly Two
thirds OF the whole, ought steadiasty 10
be kept in the Republican column.
The New York Tribune has thus stated
the case, and melancholy picture 1t is.
When It is recalled that every evil
from which we suffered, and which
brought on the panic of 1S93 was from
legislation adopted by the Republcans'
that, the OVERLOOKING Treasury turned
over by Cleveland to Harrison was re-
turned to him empty; that under Hars-
son the pension list was nearly doubled,
and provision made for carrying 1t TO
s3oo.0coc00 or over per anuum, with no
corresponding provision for its payment;
that sugar was put on the free list; the
loss thereby OF 100000 of revenue was
increased by the expenditure OF $lO,Wooo
o. $1,000 900 for bounty to the planters
and imposed on a nearly bankrupt
Treasury: that the handspring of all
our woes was this condition OF the ma
tional Treasury. it is as amazing as II
is distressing that the Democratic party
should have so utterly failed to retain
the confidence of the people which had
been transferred to it from the Repub-
Scans.
We may. when they get into full control,
confidently look for n Republican pro-
grammel Of the old school-except the
force-bHI. That iniquity. we are glad
10 believe, is dead; the Republicans can
get along without the negro, and they
never had any use for him. except as
a voter. We may expect free and
easy administration of all existing pen
sion laws. and, upon any sort of excuse.
more OF the same sort. Louisiana will
call for a bounty on sugar, and 1t VIII
be given, if there is any way to get
along without the revenue from il. The
la nd IN
would not, under the existing demands
on our Treasury, object, provided 1t was
done uniformly and impartially, and
there was practically no free list. But
that is not the Republican idea of
tariff. They do not think they are really
exercising the powers Of government
unless they are, in some arbitrary way.
taking money from some citizens and
giving It to others. The idea that the
Government is for all alike has never
yet gotten into their minds.
As 10 financial legislation. we may
bid goodbye TO any hope for State banks
of issue. The "battleborn and blood
stained" greenback will remain, TO curse
us with its endless chain of drafts on the
gold of the Treasury. 1t may be hoped,
however, that such legislation will be
passed as will make the Government
bonds payable explicitly in gold. This
will help the credit of this Government,
and so help the financial and business
situation throughout the country.
1t is useless now TO reproach either Mr..
Cleveland with his free raw material the
cries. or the free-silver senators and con-
gressmen with their financial views, so
much out of harmony with the ruling
ideas of the world, or both with the in
come tax. 1t is enough TO know
that the legislation of the Demo-
Gratis was not an antidote for
the poison put into our national system
by the Republicans, and that the threats
of financial revolution made boldly by
leading Democrats, alarmed thoughtful
men of both parties, and these. with
local disturbing elements, as German in
Maryland, brought about the direfui
overthrow Of the party. But, be 1T re-
membered, Democratic principles are as
immortal as any of the laws of nature
Whatever is wise and just in the estab-
lished relationship between the people
and their government must be from the
adoption of some Democratic principle.
The sad fact is, however, our own So
called Democrats did not know-or, II
they did feared to put in practice-the
principles of their own party.
Ii will not always be so.