Brenham weekly banner. [volume] (Brenham, Tex.) 1877-1907, 1897-01-14

AND PERFoRMANCE.

the republican party since the cleo
ton constitute o distinct refutation
of the boastful claims made by the
same organization before the cleo
ton. Neither signs of added
prosperity have appeared, nor has
the party gathered together at
Washington indicated up to this
good hour any policy calculated to
restore confidence or give relief to
the financial depression.
So much for ante-election prom
Uses.
Houses in great numbers have
failed, from one end OF the country
! to the other, wages have been cut
down, mills and mines have been
closed, prices, except for wheat and
few commodities that annually
show a slight increase in conse-
quence of quickened holiday trade,
have continued to fail, money is as
scarce as ever and general doubt
and want of confidence prevail. This
is very different picture from that
painted as the certain result or re-
publican success. In addition we
find the senate admitting its in
ability to accomplish anything in
in the way of republican legislation.
In spite of ante-election declara-
tions to the contrary, the purpose
of the new administration will be to
push an extreme high protective
measure to the front. Financially
it has virtually Endorsed bimetallism
by resolving il caucus that BIZ
metalism should be striven for by
international agreement-indicating
that bimetallsm would be 'Fgood
thing" as Mr.. Bryan commended.
In a word, the victors are at sea,
rudderless and without compass,
and falling back on old party traii-
ton for their course. The fact is,
the conservatism of the people was
too cowardly to inaugurate change
and allowed itself to be deceived.
The public as afraid to correct abus-
es, forgetful of the fact that revolu-
tions demanded by popular senti>
ment and for the correction of
abuses never go backward. Under
democratic success there might have
been short, harp,spitefully engin-
eered panic, but not that continued
dry rot which is far more disastrous
and from which the country is now
suffering.
Now we are told with impudent
assurance to "wait until springer
some other year! We shall wait in
vain, for prosperity can not come in
general volume under existing con-
ditions. In the meantime the situa-
ton requires only the greater effort
in the South to promote some new
enterprises with the resources at
hand, to raise diversity of crops in
order to avoid cash outlay as far
as possible and to borrow from the
future, State and locality, in order
to inaugurate public improvements
that will give labor employment and
furnish US with greater and better
facilities for trade Now that prices
of all kinks are down is the time to
make investments public and private.
After awhile will come the peo>
PIES victory-tbe repressive and OPP
pressive trusts will be throttled,
money will be driven out Of its Gems
ters where 1t is now boarded for
great bond speculations and the
basis of circulation will be broa dem
ed. 1t may be well that We are to
have an object lesson under repuE'-
can.policies again after special at>
tention has been directed to their
dangerous tendencies-it may pres
vent distrust or disaster when the
political revolution which is smonl-
dering becomes a triumphant flame
and sweeps over the nation
The Georgia and Alabama legis-
lsture have each defeated bills to |