Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-06-15
e. Thai Il Mas Approval.


Ever since It came to power on
March 4th it has steadily and persist
entity devoted itself to the problems
awaiting it and has treated, is treating
them in a manner such as commends
/ the party to the support of all good
citizens.
1 With characteristic decision the ad-
ministration and the Republicans in
Congress turned their attention 70
preston, lack of employment lack of
confidence. all of which existed to a
greater or less degree in every conf
lmunity in the land Moreover these
| conditions existed because of unxis-
dom on the part of the Democratic
party when 1T had the power to do all
that it is possible for any political
party and administration to do in the
way of influencing and shaping the
| affairs of nation.
| We all know, if we but stop to think,
what brought this disastrous situation
about, also who Is responsible for 1t.
| We all know how quickly uncertainty
settled upon the country after Grover
Cleveland and the party which elected
him came into full control.
We all remember that the party split
| Of ell, .pi, nd
FASTENED a panic in financial circles be-
| cause of the uncertainty as to what
it would do.
! 1t is not yet forgotten that the vote
of Republicans united with sound
money Democrats was required to fin
ally bring about stability in our coin
age system. 1t certainly is fresh in the
memory of every man how the great
majority of the Democratic party
sought to undo that and worse; also
that this faction is still in control of
| that party's organization.
| 1t moreover is plain that the great
majority of the Democratic party is
still welded to free trade theories,
above all caused the almost irrep-
| arabic mischief of the past four years,
though for obvious reasons. they are
not saying much about it at present.
| Democrats as we'll as Republicans
are aware that this nation has pro-
| crossed under Republican administra
| tons and has met with reverses under
Democratic administration.
The people cannot have forgotten that
the Republican party has kept its prom
ises while the Democrat party has brok-
en- those it so somenly made, or has
, demonstrated the folly of them.
| In view of this no Republican can find
excuse for refusing his support to the
| Republican party, at least it behooves
him to manifest such confidence in it
as is dictated by elementary common
sense.
| All over the country are signs of re-
viving business confidence. They are
noted by business i men. commercial
agencies that do not allow partisanship
to cloud their vision of past, present or
future. The revival must be slow by
reason of the severity of the trouble,
the depth of the depression. Yet q:
this time. when one would suppose
consciousness of their own failure
would seal their lips. Democrats con-
slider it a privilege to complain be-
cause the good times have not yet ar
rived in their fullness.
finding ever was made. Those carpers
talk as if the man who sets out to plant
| potatoes should take along baskets in
which to bring home the harvest and il
he doesn't return with them full with
| in twenty-four hours. the man. the soil
and the Almighty are to be blamed fol-
it.
1t should be borne in mind that the
only delay in securing the legislation sc
|
the Democrats in the Senate. The only
reason they aren't making greater eff
forts at delay is because they fear pub
lie sentiment, which has demanded this
legislation. And they fear the country
because by wise management all OBJ
structions to the view of the Senate's
work upon this matter has been cleared
away, the people see things as they are
Never in the history of our govern
ment has a party. hampered by lack OF
control of the upper branch of Con
gress, put forth more intelligent, con-
sistent and persistent effort to fulfil its
promises than has the Republican
party since March 4th, 1897. No Re-
publican should miss an opportunity to
approve and support his party at q
time when it as surely deserves such
support and approval as at any period
in its life.
Same Old Sing Song.