The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22


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There is much to indicate that the
sO-called paramount issue" is rapidly
losing prominence in the national cam.
paign, and that other considerations are
coming to the front. People are be-
ginning to collect their thoughts. They
are coming to a clear understanding
of the fact that the "crime of 1873" is
not even remotely connected with the
disasters inaugurated with the Demo.
cratic administration in 1898. They
are, therefore, each succeeding day,
concerning themselves less with the
paramount issue" and devoting their
inquiries to the events of three years
and four months just passed. Still en-.
joying the effects of the many evils
connected with the later period, their
memories are easily refreshed and their
vision is unobscured. The imposing
plumbers and disasters which are the
distinguishing features and insuperable
attendants of Democratic policy,
faithfully executed, are being passed in
review and subjected to critical inspec
ton. Interest in the silver question is
giving way to a study of the more i'm
mediate causes of distress. Windy
and elongated discussions on gOldbug-
ism and silverbugism are dropping in
popular esteem, while clear expositions
of the certain and experienced effects
OF Democratic craftsmanship are con-
stantly gaining in public favor. The
people are evidently saying to them.
selves that they will not bother to cor
rect a mistake made tWenty-three
yeers ago while suffering from a much
more grievous error made only four
years ago. They are thinking it is best
to get rid of Democracy first, because
that is a "crOwn of thOrns" there is no
misunderstanding. They will look af.
ter the "cross of gold" later on. They
are thinking with Major Mckinley that
1t is good deal better to open M the
mills of the United States to the labor
of America than to open up the mints
OF the United States to the silver of the
world. Indeed, they are sizing things
up generally, and devoting particular
attention to an analysis of Democracy.
they are discovering that measured bv
its mistakes and misfortunes it
is the most fruitful polit.
ical organization the world has ever
known; and if tears were smiles if ia
tutty were wisdom, and misery the es.
sence of solid comfort, it would also he
the most benefcent. But the order of
life does not conform to the genius of
Democracy; adversely is not the goal Of
mans aspirations, therefore, Demo.
cratic theories of statecrsft, when re.
duced to practice, invariably disclose
an extraordinary poverty of all the Gle.
ments most conducive to human haDpi.
ness and national prosperity. The
Democrats have made heroic efforts To
keep their closet doors locked and holt.
cd, so that the skeletons therein might
escape observation, but they have not
succeeded first rate. Paramount Blount
Will not be still. He insists on telling
now Democracy ordered the American
nag to be hauled down and tried to re-.
store VIGOROUSLY ignorant, corrunt [
and tyrannical monarchy in Hawaii
The Wilson banquet in London can not :
be concealed or forgotten. The Cor.
man Wilson tariff with its sugar trust I
and tremendous conse. ,
luenees, turning the tide of prosperity
INTO flood of adversely, can not he en-.
irely hidden. We came under the fnu
operation of this model of Democratic n
egislation in 1894 and before the end l
i 1880 1t had succeeded beyond the +
widest apprehension, making the conn
~ l6S millions of dollars poorer I'm.
er 1t, our imports, in twelve months v
increased 90 millions Of dollars and orr
xports decreased IS millions. Besides
produced the handsomest deficit IN s
uOllc revenues the government has e
nJoyed since the retirement of the +
'uchanan Democratic administrator
! 1861. People are rejecting on these
Kings, Then they consider the 269
lillions bond issue, aud recall the sin. W
ter patriotism of Minister Bayard as o.
Eemplided in his address to the Ion.
on merchants. The people are think.
g about these things, and seriously :.
quitting If all the silver in this world n
ould be any compensation for the ais. G
eSs which another four years of Dem. III
ratio management would ineyi,eblv =,