The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-17


another matter may well be suggestof,
that of the Democratic members OF the
house who may be counted as gains TO
tho Democracy nearly all Of them are
sound money Democrats. Thus we are
Informed that the Democratic members
elected from New York who are new
men, are without exception sound money
Democrats, and the same Is true in a
number of instances in Maryland, New
Jersey and Pennsylvania. So on every
hand the free silver forces have met their
Waterloo. Therefore what is there left
for the Democratic party? Anti-oXpan-
sion? That may be. but if they can wage
a suggessful presidential campaign upon
a question Of that character 1t Will be
tho first time in the history OF this coun-
try that such a position has been indorscd
by tho people VIII thoy again plant
themselves upon the repudiated doctrine
of low tariff; tariff for revenue only? II
they do, they must meet the rising TIDE
of prosperity. explain it away, and in-
duce the people OF the country to abandon
o policy which they fully believe has been
of tho highest advantage to the farmer
and business man, and wheel into line IN
favor of dogma of politics which tho
business interests of tho country believe
was fatal to their prosperity during tho
three years of the Wilson bill
"The Republican party Is in far the best
situation today from the standpoint of
the outlook to the future. Upon the tariff
question It. is united and enthusiastic. 1t
points with just pride to the splendid re-
suits of the Dingley bill and the returned
prosperity tha. is manifest on every hand.
On the subject of sound money, with all
that implies, 1t stands absolutely united,
and its union is Intensified by the blunde:-
ing of the Democratic party. Upon the
question of territorial expansion there
may be differences of opinion in tlU Re-
publican party, but those differences are
rather Of detail than of general character,
and there is little doubt that before the
end of the unfinished congress now just
ahead of us the Republican party will be
practical unit in support of its ad-
ministration and will appeal to the coun-
| try to indorse the administration and
adopt as a permanent policy of the coun-
try the expansion Of territory made alb
solutely nCces sary by the events which
have passed.
"Thcn the conclusions that arc thus
reached are as follows: First, the Dem
| ocratic party is absolutely rivcn upon tho
| free silver question, and the question
! itself Is so far settled for the en-
suing six, IL not ten years, that il
| Is a mere phantom of policy without the
| possibility Of any reality OF results
| Again the Democratic party must lool
| about it for some new issue to be its
main issue, or it will be disorganlzed IN
1900 beyond the hope of reconstruction
| That new issue cannot be the tariff with
out the overthrow of the party by ma
| iorlty unparalleled, and it cannot be anti
| territorial expansion without inCurrine
| the popular enthusiasm of the people OF
| the country now everywhere so over
| whelmingly manifest in favor Of the pres
| cnt administration. Surely, the Republic
can party has established itself beyond
| dislodgement behind the battlements OF
sound money and protection. and waving
the flag of it's own prosperity will settle
the Incidental questions of territorial cX
panson along the lines of the popular die
| tates OF the American people"