The herald., 1895-01-22
PROBABLE FUTURE ISSUES.

luo lhduSb VI bho Ausuf0 An shi1 ovuu-
try will be what political managers or
the people make them. Unless the PEG.
ple interfere and take the reins into
their own hands, they will surely be
what the managers mako them.
It 10 quite evident that the people are
doing good deal Of thinking just now.
and unless times become better they will
continue to think. Tribulation either
brushes or makes men wiser. All de.
ponds on strength of character. The
condition OF the country is not quite
desperate, but it is distrustful and the
people do not mean to lie down under it.
They intend to obtain relief il in the
power OF the government to grant it.;
80 far 40 the condition is the result OF
erronsou7 policies, they shall be changed
and on this proposition Intelligent men
OF all parties are apparently coming to-
&c thsr.
It is hourly denied that one OF the
causes, and the chief oauee, of the
present depression in business is COM
plex and confused money systsm and in
adequacy OF the money volume. All the
measures that have been proposed in
congress are 40 many confessions that
the proposition ss stated is correct.
While there Ia uuanimity ON this point,
there are contrarietiea OF opinion as to
the proper solution of the difficulty.
There is less divergence Of views. how
ever. among the people. 1t may be
stated with considerable certainty that
the money question, and the free coin
age OF silver phase of the question, will
be the dominant issue ia rhs next pres
idential campaign. unless in tbs mean
time it ia removed through satisfactory
legislation by congress. All the Popu-
lists. q large majority of Democrats. a
considerable percentage of Republican,.
favor opening the minis to ths coinage
OF silver. 10 many parts Of the country
such sentiments is quite unanimous, and
it is gro wing in strength even in the old
and monometallist states. The feeling
is so strong that ambiguous or half
hearted indersement will not satisfy or
mislead. From present indications to o
silver issue will be forced, and msn will
align themselves on one or thu other
side OF it. Such, We think, 10 one oil
the Issues.
It may be combined with soma other
proposition, such as the issuing OF treas
ury notes At least az an expedisnt to
meet tho immediate demand for q
larger volume Of money. and the aboli"
ton OF all banks of issue, and the OK
change of paper monsy for coin. which
20 monetary psrlsnce is called redsmp.
ticH.
Republican leaders will attempt. to
force the tariff issue to the front to the
displacement Of other questions as domi.
nahs issnes, and they will claim that the
present distrssstnl condition in tie
country is the child of fallacious tariff
theories and tariff legislation. There
will be a movement oa this line in the
next congress, both on the ground that
it is remedy for present ills, and prob.
ably on tho part of some OF them to
draw attention from tho money ques-
ton.
There are those in the Rspnb-
lican party who would harness
the tariff question to the silver
question and make q team of the two.
Thomas B. Reed limited the idea ia an
interview Jew months ago in the Fort
nightly Review. Whether by it he ex-
pressed his sentiments or did it to
brighten Great Britain into consent to
international oliver coinage has been 9
matter OF conjecture He may have
thrown 1t out to get an expression o
sentiment from his constituents. Their
has, however, been good deal of favor
able response to his hint or suggestion
and should the Republican part,
present thatduplex issue it would hav
tremendous support in the states ives
OF the Mississippi, and a strong vote il
some parts Of the south. Whether tn
New England states, New York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Ohio wouls
take kindly to such proposition may BIZ
considered problematical at this dist
ance and time. yet it is not certain
but that they would give up tn
idea of gold domination in order to saw
protection. Republicans all over tn
I nation are qlite agreed upon tn
doctrine OF protection in tariff legisla
ton. That the tariff question will h
thrust upon the country az one OF ssnio
or junior importance eesms inevitable
for there is no PROBABILITY that under ex
listing political distribution OF power tn
question can be- removed from the arsn
in the next presidential contest.
The transportation question both upo,
Che land aud ths sea, the Hawaiian
question. IL it shsll not have been di.
posed of sooner. and others, may Gu
some figure, but all else will be ovel
shadowed by tho financial or industris
question. or both togsther. In our opiu
lou, judging from present indications.