The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-06
The Republican Program

Ex-Gov Kellogg knows Il anybody
does, says the New York Word II
Sunday last, - bat Mr. Reeds program
is for the approaching session Of Co..
gress. In his interview published 10
the World yesterday be no; only told
what that program i, but revealed the
that will perhaps check The fIency of
Mr.. Reeds confidential communlca-
tions to him hereafter
Briefly. Mr. k-llogg sees that We
have entered upon 81 "a Of extraordi-
nary prosperiiy. He foFe.-es that
prices will advance, bu-iue-s viii pros
per aud all laOyring men find alum
dant employment al good Szges.
He Is afraid that Democratic legisla-
ton and administrator may get some
credit for this happy condition Of
things. He expects >l-akeF Reed TO
prevent that and turn the prosperity to
republican acc LII, ana be =. how Il
is to he done. Congress i TO pass meas
ures actively less pa-siyity leave room
for doubt as to who i the author Of the
prosperity
This is a not a very high-ninded
program. Its inspiration Is fnesse
rather than craftsmanship. But il
has ali the characteristics Of Mr.
Reeds methods. 1t i shrewd. not too
scrupulous, and there is suggestion Of
winks and sardonic smiles behind it,
Unfortunately for Mr.. Reed, The
good times which he wishes to altrib-
ute to the legislation of this next wiz
ter are already here, and the people
know it. Imports are enormously in
creased To supply the demands Of
prosperous people. Manufacturers are
buster than they have been for years,
Railroad earnings are rapidly growing
in amount and labOrers Of every kind
are employed at increased aud increas-
ing wages. OF this latter fact we have
just had proof in the failure Of the EN-
ployers engaged 10 building operations
to secure unemployed workmen to take
the places Of their striking workmen.
There are no unemployed house
smiths.
AIlSnis has happened under Dem
ocratic administration and under the
legislation Of Democratic Congress.
1t will be difficult to persuade the peo-
pie that the steadily reviviEg prosperi-
~ of the past FIX months is the result
OF acts passed 10y the Congress now
about TO assemble, under the restrain
ing influence Of a Democratic PresI-
deut's veto power.
The distress through which the coun-
try has recently passed IL clearly attri-
butable to two causes. One was the
general depression in all countries re.
hected in ours. The other was the
foreign distrust Of our currency and our
securities created by the Republican
blunder-to call it by no worse name
ia passing the Sherman Silver-Pur-
chase act. But for Democratic utter
vention 10 repeal that folly it would
before this time have deprecated our
currency to silver basis and discred
tied every security Of American origin.
And but for Democratic courage and
persistency in maintaining the integ.
rity of the currency under adverse con-
ditions prosperity would not now have
returned to us as 1t has done.
Nevertheless Speaker Reed should be
encouraged In any proper plan that he
may devise to remedy the deficit in
the Treasury. This is the most impor-
tant work before Congress. 1t is the
first duty Of patriots. The country
lwill apportion justly the credit for its
achievement.