New-York tribune., 1896-11-02
yVC WORK REMAINING.

=, . ,,;uoss man will la~n another cIdnce
.f,or today To alter their arrangements 'n'
.,a,,ots will have been east 10 de'eIHh''c '"o
ru.urc of the country for III least 'our !c'i>.
1, is obvious TO all that nearly every sane IN"
sensible business man in the COUNT! ioohs ''
heiter times a. the fruit OF i'cpnph''i "r
umnb. That conviction Will move man! 10
vote for Mckinley who may yet he h'li'ieu
>, favor DemOcratic candidates for oincr ohices.
Rut this is a time To use practical good sei'Se'
Everv huslness man ought To know hy ihls 'lne
that the mere presence of sonnd-moheE rIeSi-
don't in the White House * not the oniy thihg
necessary to insure prosperity.
If is OF the highest Importance iha' 'h' rlgh'
President should have 10 support hIni' clear
working majority in both houses CT congress.
II has recently been shown that there Is every
reason to believe that Mckinley will he so SUP
,orted Rut there ought To be no rea a>onaDie Ell
fort neglected TO insure that result. because upon
II will directly depend the condition OF business
IN wears that are to come Experience mas Deen
coaching the country that a President IN the
White House. most earnestly and patrotca!ly
demanding measures for the relief of the Treas
urv NAV be entirely powerless to accomplish
.nv yood whatever even though supported IN
tbe most patriotic spirit by great majority OF
ono house solely because small minority IN
tho other house succeeds. with The aid OF blind
nort,sanshjp in establishing balance OF power
I, ,s not improbable that q similar attempt
vii, he made In case Of McKinley's election, I'M
los. tho choice Of Legislatures in the doubtful
states results in such complete. Republican vic
,o,,os nc m give the upper house II clear majority
of Senators 10 support the policy OF the Pres
dent.
Nor Ia II TO be forgotten that the mere election
NJ a President will not alter the economic con-
ditions by which industry has been 80 pros
,rsted during the last three years. There was
nrst the dread Of changes toward free trade, and
then actual changes in that direction. prostra'-
ing some of the most important Industries in
manner which few have rs yet recognized. and
Affecting to a greater or less extent nearly all
others The root Of prolonged business depres-
sion ia. after all. not the fear Of debauchment OF
the currency. which the veto Of President Cleve-
land was certain to prevent. but the lack Of buy
ing power on the part Of the waee-earning popu-
lation, resulting from the closing of many es-
tablishmepts and the material reduction In rate
AZ wages paid to those still employed. 1t can
not be too steadily kept In mind that full res
toration of prosperity will not be found possible
until the wages Of the wage-eaning force can
be lifted again 10 something Ike the amount
paid in the last years Of Republican prosperity.
The wage-earners cannot spend unless they earn.
Manufacturers and traders mnst inevitably find
their business restricted unless the wageearn-
Ing population has such demand for labor and
such reward for labor that 1t Is enabled to buy
freely from the trader and from the n,anufact-
urer. Hence it is that the success Of Mckinley
himself would be deprived Of a considerable
share OF its value and importance for the people
Of. the country II. by any neglect or failure 10
unite votes upon Republican Congressman, he
should be left without working majority in
both houses Of Congress. The most important
work remaining to be done In the last hours Of