The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-02-07

Tf,e New York sun asks: sswM
Mr.. Cleveland - better on. o. woFse
on. with the Republicans IN control Of
congress?" II then answers tn query
by saying that hss position win be
greatly improved There IL q question
OF vastly more Importance chat the
Sun might have asked WIN The cond1-
ion OF the American people Be better
or. or worse on. when congreas
changes it, political complexion. We
think that the people w1A be better on.
It u Of no paxticuiar CONSEQUENCES to
the average cst1sen whether Mr.. Cieve-
jand win be In better or wore position.
In fact there are numerous persons who
would not object to seeing him partici-
pate in some Of the troubles forced
upon the country Through ais otstinate
Disregard Of conditions and fatuous per-
sistence "a exploded theories There
are quite . number OF men tramping
the highways. who have been unable to
ind employment since AIR. Clevecand's
tariff reform IDEAS were engrafted upon
our reveuue system. whom the mere
threat that this would be done, by
stopping mills. curtaEinx Transports
ton and paxalyzing business. threw out
OF Jobs. There are large number OF
others who have ocon the savings qf
years of economy. invested IN property.
business and misunderstanding Industries,
shrink month by month until actual or
closely impending bankruptcy IL at
hand. There are thousands OF debtors
who have hegpiessly watched their OBJ
legations accumulate as the weeks have
dragged along. while their cafacity to
meet them has decreased in inverse
ratio. None Of these would sr&eve were
Cleveland to feel even more uncomfort-
able than he = alleged to be ut present.
We think there IL hope for relief
through a Republican congress, uneess
the president alrall ssubbornly place his
BIG bulk In the doorway OF reform. The
Republican party IN congress will at
tempt at onkse to levy tariff produc-
tive OF sufficient revenues. This will
help the credit of the government. 1t
win do more. because the imposition or
ze~establishment of a proper tariff win
stamuhte many Industries now Ian
gushing and restore TO employment
thousands of idle workmen. This will
go far toward a restoration Of hope and
energy.
It Is perhaps Idle to speculate as ret
what legislation on finances will be pro-
posed and enacted by the Republican
majority In congress. The party, rs a
whole. is pledged to the restoration Of
a bi-metal.ac standard. 1t so declared
in 1892 In hts Minneapolis platform. AT
that time. however. n was not Clearly
set before the people that independent
biai1staliism was pledged Or intended
The idea OF another international con-
ference was then quite prominent and
much discussed. Upon this question at
the present there Is far more unaniin-
ity. Generally throughout the country,
the most conservative bi-meta.iists con-
cede that to carry out the pledge Of the
last national Republican platform che
United States must take the initial step
BY independent legislation: that to
await the action OF European govern
ments in this direction Is to rely upon
a most improbable contingency. The
Republican party must and win keep
its pledges. II has never failed when
given opportunity. As to the details to
be worked out no one is wise enough to
prorshesy thus early. 1t il absolutely
safe 10 say. however, that the present
system VIII not be perpesuasei by the
aid or with the consent Of the next con-
c-ssNsS