The news & observer., 1898-01-18
THE TARIFF DISCONTENT T
THE rEOPLE OF NEW ENGLAND
ARE IN OPEN REVOLT.
SILVER Will Sc THE PARAMOUNT ISSUE
The Democrats viii Gain in livery Part Of the
Country, Particularly in the South
and West--R pubjcan
Failures.
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said last evening concerning the Demo-
cratic outlook in the next House: I'VE
can't blunder ont of winning and the
next House viii probably have from sew.
enty-fiye TO one hundred Democratic ma
jority. We Will win in the first place be-
cause parties in order to secure power
usually promise more than they can per-
form This is notably true of the Re
publican party and the present admin
istration. That party in the campaign
of 1896 was affuent in promises, but
thus far has been unable to maintain
the parity between promise and per-
formance. Another reason why the
House Will he Democratic grows out of
the distribution of patronage. There are
more than a score Of districts where the
majority either way does not exceed
500, now held by Republicans. Substan-
TALLY all of these districts will be won
by us if for no other reason than the
lukewarmness or hostility of disgruntled
office-seekers and their friends.
1.-The House will he Democratic also
because there are more people in the
United Stats at this time not doing we'll
than there are who are prospering. The
House will he Democratic, because
especially in the West and South, there
is a growing feeling of hostility among
Republicans 10 the policy announced by
Secretary Gage, as required by the ma
tional platform, Of retiring greenbacks
and other forms of Treasury obligations
in favor Of national bank currency. They
do not believe in giving over the cur
rency of the country to a national bank
monopoly. There is also a widespread
feeling among Republicans west of the
AlleghanieS and south OF the Potomac
to the policy which commits them abso-
lutely to the gold standard. They are
quite willing to follow that banner with
an international string tied to it, but
unwilling TO come out in the open and
swear by the yellow metal as the only
money of redemption.
NEW ENGLAND MANUFACTURE
ERS IN REVOLT.
''By tile way, it is reported that the
President viii send another commission
to Europe at an early date to renew the
farce of soliciting an international agree
ment. Again, the country in the ensuing
elections will make a hostile alignment
against the Republican party because
of the enactment of the Dingley act.
The cotton manufacturers Of New Eng
land are already in open revolt, mas
much as they are unable to meet the
NpHlBTIAliuI1 O1 tAc GSOuG1. hey uluSl
either find a foreign market or remove
their plants to the South. The discon-
tent Of New England will be shown in
the coming election. either by Demo-
cratic victories or largely reduced Re-
publican majorities. Indeed, the scepter
is fast departing from New England,
hut as it falls from her grasp it viii be
taken up by the United States under
the operations Of the unfettered laws
of trade and commerce. These laws, un.
restrained by legislation, which even
now cannot wholly divert the currents
of wealth into artificial channels, will
give new life TO American industries.
thus giving Us the home market and
the rich commerce of the seas as well.
''The Democratic party will stand firm
ly for the recognition of the belligerent
rights Of the suffering patriots of Cuba,
but it does not seek territorial conquests,
remote from our shores, but, with un-
bampered trade and larger volume or
money, it would regain the KlOndyke
wealth Of ocean commerce. That is the
empire the Democratic party would con.
quer. The conquest is made easy by
our cheap capital. unrivaled machinery,
surprising inventive genius. dauntless
enterprise. an4 the most intelligent labor
of tBe world. The first Democratic ad-
ministrafion was usbered in at the be-
ginnlng Of the nineteenth century, and
far nearly sixty years, under its illus
fri0us leadership. the United States
more than quadrupled its original area.
and successfully contested with England
as a maritime rival / believe the ad-
vent Of the twentieth century will usher
ia the administration Of President
Bryan. which while rejecting the sug-
gesti0n Of remote territorial acquisition.
will re-esrablish a policy Of increasing
the volume Of money and enlarging the
markets for a]l our production. The
republic win then dominate the CONNER
cial world"
SILVER ThE PARAMOUNT ISSUE.
Continuing Mr. Dockery said: I'm the
next Congressional campaign the para
mount issue viii be the free and unlimi-
ted coinage of silver. The Democracy
will gain iu every part Of the country,
bus particularly iB the West and South.
This result VIII follow investigation and
the swing q the political pendulum,
whose movements are almost as regular
as he e},b and Gow Of the tides