The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-04-13

tle Unlleu otdteS tOuay Inan tner'
ever was before. More peopl,
seeking to make this government
what it ought to be, and the crus
ade that was started will go OF
and on; will gather strength as i
goes, and will be instrumental il
bringing to the people of this coun
try blessings for generations t.
come"
\ The administration and King
Hanna are especially sore over the
unmistakable rebuke given by the
result of the Ohio elections. They
try to make light of the matter by
saying that only local issues were
involved, but they know better
and everybody else knows better
knows that the administration ex.
pected and worked for republican
success, which 1t would have con.
sidered an endorsement. Senator
Jones, Chairman of the Democratic
National Committee, says: awhile
| am not at all disposed to attach
too much Importance to purely
local elections, l do believe that
the result in Ohio is largely due to
the dissatisfaction with the Ma
tional and State government of the
republican party. There is no
doubt in my mind, either, that the
cause of bimetallism has made ire.
mendous strides since last Novem-
ber, and 1 believe that more has
been accomplished for our cause
by the very logic Of events than
was done by all the campaign
methods"
There is little wrangle on be-
tween the administration and the
republican members of the Senate
Finance committees. Mr.. McKin-
ley has been bringing pressure to
bear upon them to report the tar
If bill not later than the 10th of
this month, while they insist that
they cannot get the bill in condi-
tion to report before May 3rd, if so
soon.
Humanity is the one power that
is strong enough to fuse all the dis
cordant elements which go to make
up Congress into solidity in an
effort to relieve suffering. The
Joint resolution appropriating $780,
600 for the relief of the sufferers
from the floods in the Mississippi
River and its tributaries end in the
Red River of the North, which be-
came q law this week, received the
unanimous vote of Congress.
The Senate has been talking Gu
ban belligerency again, and has
adopted resolution requesting the
President to endeavor to save the
life of Gen. Riviera.
1t would be difficult to find a
more vigorous bit of dignified En-
glish than Senator Caffery's reply
to the request of the New Orleans
Board of Trade, that he should
vote for the republican tariff bill,
as may be seen by the following
extracts: "When my political
views change go as to convince me
that this great country, with its
vast resources, it's free, pushing en-
terprising, inventive population,
needs protection against countries
with not half its resources, with
populations oppressed with debt,
crushed by class distinctions, or
tyrannous government, without the
skill and inventive genius OF our
own people, will hand In my re-
signation as being out Of touch
with democratic principles. I take
it that Louisiana is democratic vet,
Notwithstanding the temporary
split in the democracy about finan-
ces, and the detection of the sugar
planters to republiclsm, or rather
to bounty" The letter closes with
this description of the tariff bill:
1t will blight the budding promise
Of Increased export Of American
1t will cripple the
export of our cereals, flour, fuel and
raw material; it will add enormous
" to the burden OF the toiling
masses of our people, 1t will create
greater discomfort where discon-
ent is already threatening the
peace and stability ofsociety. And
I violates the cardinal, essential,
cherished principles of democracy.
will not vote for 1t. / will vigor-
'usly oppose it,"
Fortunate is the appointee who
.ets the praise Of his political op-