The San Francisco call., 1898-11-14
PROSPECTIVE LEGISLATION.

D the sweeping victories of last Tuesday the h Republicans have been assured control III the A> next Congress of all branches of the Govern ment The way is at last clear for the enactment of
 legislation to carry out the great policies to which the party is pledged. hostile Senate after the fourth of March will longer stand in the way of currency reform and block the progressive policies of the administration. The way will be free to write upon the statute books every law which Republican statesmanshp devise for the welfare ot the na- ton and the prosperity of the people.
 Under these conditions the Republicans Will occupy position similar to that held by the Demo crats in 1892, when Cleveland took office with his party in control of both the House and the Senate The country will have opportunity to see the difference between government by organized and harmonious party and government by combination of factions united only for the sake of winning office and dsagreeng among themselves upon not only every policy but every principle of action. We shall have in Congress none of that discord and strife which led MT. Cleveland to denounce the hewing and hacking of the Wilson bill "perhdy and dis honor; neither shall have any of that wrangling which disturbed the country, harassed industry and led eventually to the stormy agltaons of Bryanism, which disrupted Democracy and drove its wisest leaders into retirement
 With the restoration of Republican control there will be return to safe and well ordered progress. The remaining session Ot the present House Will De too short for 1t to undertake much, and, moreover, the antagonism of the Senate will prevent 1t from doing anything in the way of constructive legisla tion This will perhaps entail the calling of the next Congress to in extraordinary session, and such course is already talked of. Certainly there are many important issues to be dealt with and they not be settled too speedily.
 Most important of all the issues before the admin istration Is the of legislation that will pro- vide for the long desired reform of currency The need of prompt settlement of this issue is of it. self sufficient to justify extra session. Next in order should be the fulhllment of the long delayed pledge of the Republican party to promote the ship building industry and the expansion of our merchant marine. Along with these there may be expected provisions for an increase of naval strength and the construction of the Nicaragua canal.
 The consciousness that the government of the republic is in safe hands and that the problems which have so long been vexatious to industry and enter prise will now be solved by wise statesmanship will add much to the confident feeling of the people and encourage the undertaking of great enterprises The prospective legislation of Congress may, therefore be accounted among the factors already operating for the general good No doubts are felt concerning the future The people assured that the new era steadily toward the noontide of prosperity and in that assurance will go about their work full of the yigor that Is born of courage and hopefulness