The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-05-30
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The Boston Post remarks that athe
failurefOf this Incompetent Republican
congress to meet the request Of the adj
niimstration and provide means for the
/ protection Of the treasury IS again
making itself felt. This situation
might have been avoided by proper
legislation-by such legislation, in fact,
as the administration asked and the
Republican congress refused to give"
We suppose the Boston Post, which
styles itself the representative Demo-
cratic paper of. New England" knows
its constituency better than we do
Time was when New England proudly
boosted of the enlightened condition Of
the masses, the universally of educa-
ton among the people, and their thor
ough knowledge of current events.
But all this must have changed, else
the Boston paper would net expect it's
readers to believe that the present con
gress, in one house of which neither
party has a majority, is a Republican
congress. But there are Democratic
papers which do not presume on the ig-
norance of their readers and which find
both pleasure and profit in fair dealing.
One of these is the Philadelphia Times.
and we commend its example to the
Boston organ. The Times says that it
has been misfortune for the country
that the present senate, as we'll as the
senate of the last congress, were with.
out apositiye party majority; that the
last senate had forty four Democrats
of all shades, inst one. half the body
and the present senate is Republican in
lust about the same way. The result.
the Times concludes, is that there is no
absolute party responsibility, and i'm
portant legislation is delayed or defeat
ed because there is no party atcounta.
bilty on-either side.
But the present house of representa-.
tiyes is overwhelmingly Republican,
and it has done all that it could. as a
Republican house have been expected
to do for the repleAishment of The
treasury. 1t was not elected to pass
Democratic measures. 1t was not com
mis5ioned to raise feYenues by increas
ing imports of predicts competing
with our own. 1t would have been
false to the Republican party il it had
provided, or attempted to provide, for
an increase of internal taxes. 1t knew. |
as everybody else knew-but the ad
would not admit it-that
the trouble with the treasury was lack
of revenue. Accordingly the house
passed an emergency tariff
bill framed with the utmost care to
provoke the least possible hostility.
It's enactment into law would have re-
.teYed the treasury. helped many of our
Industries, and strengthened the ma
.ion2l credit. But when this bill reach.
I'D the senate, the Influence of the ad-
was exerted against II
The Democrats, Populists, and five Re-
combined TO kill it, and leave
he treasury no resources except to sell
bonds under an old Republican statute
These are the facts as known to all
Who have followed the course of events
n congress, The Republican Senators
made the mistake the mistake of as
uming some degree OF responsibility
When they took charge of the commit
ees. If that error contributed to The
lefeat of Dingley bin, the Republican
are, Irresponsible for it. Butno
ne contends that it did. No one de-
lies that the combination of Demo.
rats, Populists, and five silver Repub. t
can senators would have been equally t
fectiye had there been no committee !
organization. In spite OF the bolt of r
We Republicans the bill would have t
cen passed and tho treasury relieved if c
ne administration had desired its pas, |
lge. Washington Post.