Middletown transcript., 1896-11-14

| N stration Of the re-
| 0EySeO yival Of public
~ MA confidence which
has come from
lA every section Of
the country since the election Of Maj.
Mckinley, there is no doubt that Nc
Kinley and Hobart's popular majority
would have been million greater than
it is. Republicans had no doubt that
apprehension caused by the fear Of
those who controlled money that all
our standards of value might be up
set had done more to paralyze business
than any other one thing, and they so
told the people from every stump and
through the columns Of every Republi-
can paper. They convinced many,
butif the starting up Of idle mills and
manufactures and the Inauguration of
great enterprises involving vast ex-
pendituIes and the employment Of all
the unemployed who wish to be en-
ployed could have taken place before
the election million more would have
been convinced and would have voted
for real prosperity instead Of for
chimera.
However, it was only by waiting un-
til q restoration Of Republican control,
executive and legislative, was absolute
ly assured, that the great business in
terests of the country, the prosperity
of which involves the prosperity Of all
our people, could show to the world
the faith felt in the wisdom of the Re-
publican party. The Republican who
does not feel his heart swell with pride
merely to belong to an organization
which can inspire such faith must be
cold-blooded indeed. The news columns
Of the press since the election of Nc
Kinley and Hobart was announced
have, by just printing the cold facts.
about the actual, not prospective, re-
vival in almost every part Of the coun- |
try and in almost every line of indus
try and business, paid the highest tri-
butte of praise to the Republican party |
ever paid to any political organization
in any country in the history Of the
world.
It Is now for the Republicans to
show to the world that this tribute was
deserved. No one who is familiar with
the life and record of President-elec
Mckinley and Of those Of the Repub-
licans elected to the fifty-fifth Congress
and those holding seats in the Senate
can entertain doubt on that subject.
With President Mckinley to suggest
and Speaker Reed, the Republican
majority in the House. and the hoped
for Republican majority in the Senate,
to execute, the legislation will be such
as will expand and make permanent
the business boom which started the
hour the Republican success was as
sured, and which will, it is confid-
emily believed continue to grow and
grow until the country enjoys long
era Of the greatest prosperity in its
history. And one of the good things
about it will be that the misguided
popocrats who tried so hard to prevent
Republican success will be equal shar-
ers in the general prosperity. It ought
to make them see things as they really
are, instead of as they are represented
by demagogues who try to trade upon
s'hard times" and public oredulity.
That some appointments of impor.
ance will be rendered to gold Demo-
Gratis for their assistance in the cam
paign is probable, but l have talked
with no Republicans who believe that
they will include cabinet position.
The diplomatic service offers oppor-
tunities. A man has only to be pa
triotic American to represent his coun-
try satisfactorily abroad, but men,
Der Of the Cabinet must be in sympa-
thy with all the policies Of the head Of
the administration under which he {
serves, or he disarranges machinery
which ought to run smoothly to get :
the best results.
Senator Quay stopped in Washing
ton long enough while on his way to
Florida, where he will fish and rest =
until Congress meets, to express the
opinion that there was q probability
that the House Emergency Tariff Bill, .
passed at the last session and held up y
In the Senate by the refusal Of some Of
the Republican Silver senators to sup
port it unless q free coinage amend t
ment was attached, might be taken up t.
and passed at the coming session.
Senator Quay did not enter into de-
tsils-he seldom does-as to why he
thought the bill might be passed. Il '
Is supposed that be thinks, as many
others do, that the Republican silver Q
Senators, seeing the absolute impossi- I
bility Of securing silver legislation,
will vote for the bill which would, II
enacted into law, provide the govern !
ment with revenue enough to make the +
receipts more than equal the expendi- q
;ures. While Mr.. Cleveland has never q
Highest Of all IN Leavening Powe