The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-11-25
CONGRESS WILL con vENE.

Congress will assemble in regular ses-
sion on Monday, December 9Th, when
will be received President McKinley's
first annual message. In this the Pre,i-
dent will state the condition Of things,
so far as this country is concerned at
home and abroad. He will naturally
refer to the workings of the Dingley
tariff act passed at the extra session
which he called for that purpose, and
which after four months labor adjourn
ed.
The President will have to say to Con-
gress that as to adequate revenue" the
Dingley law has proved failure thus
far; that the deficit is about 45 millions;
"but," he will probably say, "the hope
and expectation is that the new tariff
law will soon furnish adequate revenue
to meet all requirements, etc"
"Hope springs eternal in the human
breast" and great statesmen, as well as
little folks, are apt to stick to delu,ions,
and so the eminent Republican State.
men will continue to prophecy or prog
nosticate, as they wish things to tran
spire. There is but one way to stop this
deficiency, and the party in power will
not take that course, and that way is by
eConomizing, by cutting down the an.
nual expenditures at least over one
hundred millions. Instead of that, how
ever, they are more likely to increase
expenditures by several millions. The
fact that the Dingley tariff as revenue
measure is a wretched failure, cannot be
got over. This fact, too, the Republi-
can majority in Congress will have to
meet and disagreeable fact it will be.
Republicans say, 'just wait and see,
it will all come right, and the Dingley
law will give adequate revenue" The
only way will be by largely increased
impOrtations, which is not likely. If i'm
ports we're to reach SSOO,OOO,OOO year
the revenue might reach, but import.
ations are more likely to be under than
over S7OO,OOO,0OO The chances there
fore are that this Dingley abortion is
likely to continue to prove a dismal
failure.
There will need to be great improve
ment in trade and inIustry and better
prices for commodities so that our peo-
pie will be able to buy before import
atoms will materially increase. Under
gold standard, too, there is no probabil.
ity Of improved prices and conditions.
The Republican party is now in power
and protection and gold standard must
be sustained, whether or no. Diugley
protection is failure so far, and GER
tainly gold standard is not success,
And yet Republican party leaders and
their organ echoes, maintain and de.
clare that protection and British gold
standard are the very things to bring
prosperity and good times. Truly none
are so blind as those who will not see;
none so deaf as those who will not hear.
Republicans in Congress will no doubt
point out that the Dingley law improved
as to revenue during the last month or
so. Of course revenue will improve
during the months of heavy importations
of goods from abroad. But all this does
not so far show adequate revenue"
The prominent measures that will most
actively engage the attention of Con.
gress are no doubt Hawaii annexation,
Cuba, and the currency. These will
each provoke serious and prolonged dis
cussion, and many Of the leading mem
bers have been preparing for these con.
tests. None of these measures will be |
rushed through, at least not in the sem
ate, for no Speaker Reed rules there.
This will be the long session of this Con-
gress and will no doubt extend away in
to the summer of 1898.
President Mckinley being a man of |
suavity, will not likely prove arrogant
with Congress and will incline to smothe
away or get around the rugged, logged |
points. he will decidedly prefer smooth