The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-03-08
FRIDAY. MARCH 5 1895
Congress Adjourned on Monday 4:
roon.
Tie Fifty Third Oangrsz,

Il would b: quite as unfair 10 i-i-e
the Democratic party by the acts Of
the Congress which expired by limi,z-
ton yesterday as It would Be TO Judge
the city Of Philadelphia b. the antics
Of It's Councilmen. The party is res
ponsible for the acts o. Conzress. and
the city IS responsible for the ordi-
nances OF Councils; b1, il neither
case has the vii OF either the party OF
the city been thecsuz. Or paramount.
VIVA, the Democratic majority IN
tended to bring about when II elected
its President and Congress 10 I8os
has rot been accomplished. Tue
work OF the unEieidy majority in the
House was bafi=d. beliiiled or
brought to nzugh, b. the Senate.
While there was an ostensiOle Demo
cratic majority in tina, body. there vas
no majority in fact On the question
Of the repeal Of the Silver purchase
act the Democratic Administration
was only abe to carry its point BY the
aid OF the opposition The sczndzlocs
recuszncy OF Democratic Senator's IN
dealing with tariff legislation effec:u-
ally prevented the passage Of such :
measure as was desirable in the inter.
est OF revenue reform or such Z meas.
ure as had heen advocated before the
people. That the Mckinley act did
not remain unrep=zl=d on the statute
book was no fault Of certain Demo
cratic Senators Having aided the
Republicans in loading down the bill
with amendments intended to make
II obnoxious. they were only prevent
ed BY an unexpected legislative strata
gem from inhicting final defeat.
Rather than take the risk Of further
Senatorial butchery, the House saved
so much OF the original work as posi-
bic by sending the bill to the Presi
dent In a nzngled and imperfec. form.
Inc malignant temper Of the Demo
cratic desertsrs and ingrz,es in the
Senate mas been more recently con
splcuously manifested in the refusal
to pass the House bill 10 repeal the
dit1=ientl2l duties on sugar imported
trom bounty paying countries. and in
the refrsal to save SI6,ooo ooo,
and protect the public credi, by
authorizing the issue af ; per cent.
gold bonds.
The udth is that while the Presi-
dent and the House Of Representa-.
tives would have been responsive TO
the desire OF the people as indicated
IN 1892, the Senate has az no time
been Democratic. The Republicans
or the Populists have always been
able TO Command the votes Of sufi
cent number Of so-called Democratic
Senator'S to defeat Democratic meas
ures o. to accomplish legislation
against Democratic protest. The vic
tory OF 1892 was, therefore, incom-
piete. The couutry has not had the
benefit Of intended reforms and econo-
mles.
FOR the past txo years OF almost
un-exampled business distress the af.
fairs OF the nation have drifted along
without a determinate and resolute
guidance, the revenues eaten I'd by
vast fixed expenditures and the
finances disordeTed BY perilous a5at-
ing Indebtedness left as heritage Of
Republican malatministration. For
the next two years the situation from
Demo cratic standpoint will be i'm
proved A Republican Congress will
have to deal with the financial situa-
non under the curbing hand OF a
Democratic President. The Demo.
crats have made themselves response
Die Tor revenue measures but the
people have shifted to the shoulders
OF their opponents the task of regulat-
ing expenditure. The fight for posi-
non In 1896 is not so hopeless for the
democratic party as il would have
been If II still had apparent but unreal
legislative power. Phaa. Record.