The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-11-25
THE REpUBLICAN D1LEMMA.

I'm another column will be found some
interesting comments on the situation by
Republican Senators Burrows and Lodge.
THE Republican party comes back
to power,' said Senator Burrows 80 Il
reporter of the Post yesterday, bur-
dened with great responsibility. 1t
promised the people that its restora
ton would be attended with individu-
al and national prosperity. II these
results should not follow, it viii
speedily fall into disfayor, and at the
earliest opportunity be deposed The
people will be satisfied with nothing
short of Il general revival of business
and n safe and sound condition OF the
public Treasury III these conditions
are not attained without much delay,
the cause OF free silver win receive IL
fresh impetus, and in 1900 become nm
alarming If not resistless force.
sound currency, with closed mills and
idle workmen will not meet the public
demand There must be a restoration
Of good times and if not attained un-
der sound money there is danger
that the people will resort to any
jHeIuout however QutSbiouduitt WiitA
gives promise OF relief"
Referring to the duty Of Congress, the
Senator says:
Something must be done, and that
something is such legislation as will
insure a full Treasury and a prosper
Gus people This accomplished, we
have heard the last OF the silver ques-
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was but skirmsh compared with
the battle to come in 1900"
These expressions, while frank and
boldly true for Republican, are yet en-
veloped with certain glimmer of that
panicky feeling which makes more acute
the foresight of danger in the organiza-
ton sensitive enough to appropriate his
true environment.
The Democrats since the election have
been waiting quite patiently for the dawn
even of the promised day, but Mckinley 8
''sun of prosperity" (the campaign term
as we remember). must have been the
victim on its way of a misplaced switch
or some other thing But we will con
tinue to watch and wait
Meanwhile, each day the little four-line
kilograms come until they break out like
measles ali over the paper telling of bank
failures, strikes, reductions in wages, o.
some trust outrage. This morning, we
record two bank failures A telegram
from Hanna's town shows the method by
which the combine has kept nails up to
$500 when under normal conditions they
are reduced to S1.75. The difference was
in subsidies paid to small men to keep out.
Now they will be allowed to come in and
wither up in their inability TO compete
Perhaps the Richmond Times may b.
able to explain why the employees of the
Virginia and North Carolina Wheel Com
pany, as per telegram in another place,
should have had their wages reduced,
They struck, but yesterday, under the
whips Of wives and children and pressing
need, they had to go back ut the reduced
rate.
Speeches at Hanna banquets aud New
England Republican clubs do not stop the
daily appearance Of these messages.
Senator Burrows and his friends may
well feel the lash of urgency on their
TANKS. We do not wish the statesmen of
his party to be COMPOUNDED under the
stripes Of failure we will not despair
even yet of the dawn
But be quick and sure, Mr.. Burrows.
go ahead with your rat-killing.