The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-13

we need in circulation" There was rea-
son and argument enough in this to ap-
peal powerfully to the people and on that
programme ithe Democrats won in
walk. After his election for long time
| the tariff reduction promised seemed to
be completely lost sight of, and the Presl-
dent called an extra session of Congress
to deal with the money question. AT
| that time. the Democratic party was
united on the need of a radical tariff re-
| duction. and prompt action would have
given the country q law that would have
brought great relief and demonstrated its
| wisdom But. no, the New York bank
ers. for selfish interests, wanted to make
| gold higher and money scarcer, and they
| deliberately began 1.-THE bankers panic
| for the purpose of securing the repeal OF
the Sherman law. After the panic start
ed, it got beyond control. In his bull
headed determination to repeal the Sher'
man law without compromise, Mr.. Cleve-
land made. such bitterness in the party
| that when, later on, he was ready for
tariff law, the special interests outgener-
allied him and the bill that was finally
passed was denounced by him as party
| perfdiy and party dishonor." The bill
was far short of what had been promised.
| but the more gigantic party perfidiy
and party dishonor' was when the Presi-
| dent turned his back upon the solemn
| pledge of the party, and became the agent
of the J. Pierpont Morgans and Roths-
childs in putting the Treasury at their
| mercy.
| Mr.. Mckinley was elected on the gold
platform. 1t was the leading issue in the
campaign. Thousands of Democrats
| voted for him because they wanted APP
preciated and scarcer money. He comes
| to Observation-Disclosures the issue upon
which he was elected-and calls an extra
| session of Congress to increase the
taxes on the people. The Dingley bill
| that was railroaded through the House
| is the most outrageous measure OF FAVOR
itsm and trust-protection that ever cross
ed the floor of Congress. Some Repub'
lican Senator's, conscious that the enact
ment Of that bill into law, would destroy
the country, say they will amend it in the
| Senate They will here and there take
off an excrescence, and lop off a bis
barnacle that is unsightly to the eye.
/ But for every improvement they make IN
/ the monstrous measure, they will add
two new evils. Why do | say this? The
| bill cannot pass the Senate unless 1t IS
| made acceptable to a majority of the
/ Senators. Those independent or silver
Republican Senators whose votes are ne
cessary will insist upon big bountles to
| the local interests of their States. They
| will give their votes on no other cOnsid-
GRAFTON. The Senate Finance committee
will be forced to- accede, and while there
| will be many changes in the bill as it
passed the House, these will be in the
| interest of certain protected interests and
not to benefit the country at large. See
if this is not prophecy.
| Mckinley will be defeated in 1900 be-
| cause his policy will not bring prosperity
| to the masses They will see that, no
matter how sincere Mr. Mckinley may
be in his faith that protection will bring
good times, the good times cannot be
brought by higher taxes. There must be
a radical change in legislation before the
| masses will have q fair chance. The Re
publican party is more completely domi-
mated by the trusts and monopolies than
were the Clevelands and the Olneys.
| Mark Hanna's baneful :lfluence in the
Senate will he exerted to protect those
| interests that contributed to the cam
paign fund, and the proportion of protec-
| ton, bounties and subsidies they will get
will be in proportion to the amounts they
contributed. This fact makes it impos-
sible for this administration to enact any
just, much less any remedial, legislation.
In 1900 Mr.. Bryan will be renOminated
and will be elected; the government will
| be put on the Democratic tack; and in
stead of paying of debts to manufacture
ers manipulators of stocks and mana
gers Of trusts, there will be legislation
that Twill not take from the mouth of
labor the bread it has earned"
| The spectacle of the House of Repre-
sentatives meeting two or three hours
! week, and adjourning so as to prevent
the consideration of any character of leg
islation is bound to disgust the American
people The supreme issue of the last
campaign was the money question. The
Republicans are afraid to tackle it.
Americans are dying in Spanish prisons
and dungeons The Republicans initiate
| Cleveland in being unwilling to release
them by the recognition of Cuban indie
pendence. They have railroaded the
tariff bill through and are afraid to touch
anything else, though there are dozens Of
questions of vital Importance that Con
gress ought to take up and pass. But
because Of cowardice it lis doing nothing
at all. They were quick enough to draw
their mileage and stationery allowance,
but slow to relieve the country. Half the
members are at home, and they are doing
as much for the country-or mOre-as
those who are here.
The attitude of the Democratic minori
ty with reference to it's policy is much
discussed at this time. Mr. Bailey, who
received the caucus nomination for
Speaker, takes the ground that it is
the part of wisdom for the Democrats
to remain passive, and, to quote the