The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-07

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after the election was over, they did
not dare to say 1t before-that the
proper time would be after q tariff
bill had been framed. Well. that job
Is done with, and the proper time does
not appear to have arrived. Why this
| delay and,s what are the conditions
that have been fixed upon by Repub-
leans as essential to the proper time
for financial legislation? No Repub-
lican will deny, we suppose, that the
financial issue, was involved in the last
campaign. nThey are all telling us row
that the tariff was really the promi
nent question, although no man outside
OF Canton dared shove the tariff ques
ton at his 0audience. They must adj
NIT, at least, that the money question
was in it;""that 1T was passed upon
by the voters, and that some action
with reference to it is due to the Eco
pie. The Journal confesses this by say
ing that it's party is going to take Up
the subject at the proper time"
What is the matter with the present
as a proper time? What conditions are
there existing, what reasons can be
given why a plan for currency reform
should not now be laid before the coun-
try by our Republican friends? The
mouse of representatives is in extra ses-
| sion at Washington. It's members have
nothlng on earth to do. They are
meeting for few minutes once every
| three days, as required by the consti-
| tuition, and adjourning over until an
| other meeting, while the senate recon-
structs the tariff bill. Banking and
currency reform being something
which it is the duty of the party to pro-
vide, why does it not take the first
step? What is to prevent the house
| from taking up and considering ard
passing bill with the same celebrity
shown in dealing with the tariff? The
less ingenious Republicans say that it
| is not worth while, because such a bill
| could not get through the senate. What
| ->S~o SAi"S " QO Will Iu0 uUly VI ZIG
mouse Republicans to their party and
their country? How do they know that
a bill for banking and currency reform
| could not get through the senate? If
all the Republicans should vote for it,
it would pass. If even all the Repub-
| l1cans except those from the silver-pro-
| ducing states were to vote for it, there
| are enough sound money Democrats
| who would join with them to pass it.
| therefore, the plea that it would fail
| in the senate goes to the ground But
even suppose that the senate would re-
fuse it's assent, is the house never to
| legislate until the senate has given it
permission? And, again, if we are to
wait for banking and currency reform
until the senate shall be in favor of
it, when is that proper time" going
to get around?
The plain fact is that the Republican
party is neither able nor willing to
legislate in favor of sound currency
and Of financial reform. :. By thousands
|
Of utterances, in the press and on the
stump, it assured the people last year
that it would, legislate on this ques-
tion. It repeats that promisefnow, but
says. that it, will be fulfilled ''at the
proper time. The public has right
to ask, in view Of the extraordinary
efforts made to revise the. tariff, going
to the extent of calling congress to-
| gether in extra session, when the par
| ty intends to devote it's attention to the
other and more important issue. AS
! sumo that tariff bill will become law,
as one has already passed the house,
what guarantee is there that a Repub-
lican congress will even pay any more
attention to the money issue than the
house does now, although it has no
| other occupation? In view Of the posi-
tive statement of our esteemed con-
temporary that this question will be
attended to tat the proper time" is it
| unreasonable to ask it to inform IN in
terested public when that time is ex-
pected to arrive, and what are the signs
of it's coming?
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