The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1896-11-20

THERE seen. : tu he pretty general no
ton among hepublican members OF con-
gress so far as they have expressed tnem-
with Senator John
Sherman. Of Ohio. and dropping down
to Congressman Stone, of this state
that the passage by congress of the Ding
lev now and of new Mckinley tarlff
n; ! bvan extra session, after March 4th,
will settle our monetary troubles ana
start and permanently continue the
whole country on the royal road to
nrosperitv. Mr. Hanna, VINO speaks for
Mr.. Mckinley, does not take this vIew'
but it is not unlikely that he will be
brought II it before long or be confront
ed by a broken and destructive Republl-
can party.
The bulk of Republicans, from long
tuition, believe that prosperity can only
be made ANYTHING like continuous by
paterual government They believe
t lat what makes the rich richer grad
ually drips through to the laborer and
thereby all classes are more or less ben
efitted. They do not believe that this
country can be made permanently pros
porous by any system that would begin
with the strengthening and improve
ment of the laboring man and the far
mer and work up. Subsidies, bountles.
protection to manufacturers and
trusts appear TO them the only guaran
tie of prosperity and they will be salts
| fed with nothing else The healing tor
every wound is a high tariff poululce;
the stimulant for every weak industry Is
| a dose of protection; the cure for all
monetary evils is to make the mills go
while consumer pays for the expenses Of
| fabrication Whatever Mr.. Hanna and
his sound money Democratic advisers
may have intended there is one thing
they will be brought to by Republican
success-a high tariff.
1t is quite true that the treasury de
ticit, such as 1t is, could be temporarily
made up by a tax on tea, coffee, sugar
and beer and this without thel slightest
disturbance of existing schedules or the
least alarm to business circles or agita-
ton of trade. Certainly if the coming
session would patriotically aud econom-
| ically meet the emergency 1t could avoid
laying any additional tax by reducing
extravagant appropriations and at once
making the expenditures shrink within
done and the next best thing is to Sc
cure such increased revenue as Is needed
through tea, coffee, sugar and beer a.
suggested.
We have every promise now of pros
perity. This must necessarily increas'
imports and largely add to the customs
revenue. In reasonable time, as Mr.
Cleveland long ago predicted, the Viii
son bill will provide revenue. Mean
while the arrival of prosperous times
should not be postponed by useless and
selfish tariff Legislation. The way out OF
the trouble Is easy, but there is ever,
prospect that the Republican leaders vii
not take that way.
But will an increase of revenue witt
liberal receipts and eXtravagant expeD
ditures settle the monetary question
Not at all. 1t will only add to the dan
ger of the disease. Yet Republican lead
ers generelly show their willingness
now that a Republican president VIII
gets the offices has been elected-to le
the financial legislation stand as it is be
cause, as Sherman and Stone both say
''the elections mean that" And so Ger
tain as the Republican party refuses the
financial relief needed that certain viii
1t lose the lower house in two year
hence and the presidency two years la
ter.