Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-12-03
THE MESSAGE AND CONGRESS.

months; but for all practical purposes
they could as well end upon the pass
age of the necessary appropriation
bills. For all practical purposes too,
the public know as well now as they
will at this time tomorrow, just what
the Presidential message will contain
or, what Is of more Importance, what
it will not contain
The caucus on Saturday limited the
work of the session, SO far as Congress
is concerned; but long before the eau
Gus, what it might, and especially what
it might not, do was mapped out ana
determined nominally by the few boss
es who now dominate that body, but
really by the managers of the trusts
and combines, to whom the Republican
party has delegated the power Of legis-
Iation. and also of defeating legisla-
ton.
This wheel within wheel, this
power behind the throne, not at all
responsible to the people. and answer
able to no one except TO the men who
collect campaign assessments, In like
manner has laid its commands upon
the President as to what he should
Il t,, l,t. nj
tally as to what he should not recom-
mend, and as Il consequence we can
in advance conclude that that docu.
ment VIII be made UP OF negative vir-
tues, and viii be chiefly remarkable
for what it does not say.
SO we do not hesitate to predict its
contents.
We risk nothing in saying that 1t
will start out with vehement protesta-
tlons of it's loyalty to she memory ana
record OF President Mckinley. And 1t
VIII conclude by discredlting both.
For if there Is one thing more than
another which shows matured con
ylction on his part, 1t Is found In that
portion of his last address at Buffalo
that deals with our commercial rcln-
tiops with other nations; and In which
lie clearly exposed the folly OF that
narrow spirit which expects that other
markets will be kept open for the sale
OF our wares, while ours are To be
resolutely and selhshly shut against
peoples who rcciprocaliy desire TO seIl
to us. When II has come to this, that
us ingrained II protectiOnist as the late
President proclalms his adherence to
the cause OF open markets between nn-
tions who wish to, and can with mu-
tual advantage, trade with one another
then indeed may the public know that
a more enlightened system Of exchang,
among peoples is not only desirable
but Is sure soon to come.
Accordingly he had in his lifetime
sent some * treaties to the Senate TO
its ratification. the express design OF
which was TO make effectual the pur
pose which this, what may he callel
farewell address OF his, showed was s,
near his heart,
fIAl.A Annuta ~ A la III InnnrnQa tra 4
cd his earnest recommendation tha
these treaties should be favorably act
cd on with the utmost contempt; they
We're not even called up, or In any way
noticed, by that body, which did no
so much as pay them the "cold respect
OF II passing glance"
II was quite generally conceded b,
the Republican newspapers. prior I,
the fall elections, In view OF the lat,
Presidents last speech, ana one mad,
the same week at Minneapolis by tn,
present President, that the latter woul,
strongly recommend in his message al
early ratification of these treaties, an,
especially the one negotiated wit
France,-a nation with whom we trad
great deal and whose markets ar
worth securing In the interests of tn
consuming public, and that Congress
must take favorable action In that r,
gard,
But, the elections safely over, II b,
gan 10 be announced by the leaders O
the party that the popular verdict wa
an endorsement Of the old policy @
ports sealed against peoples who wan
to sell to us-a policy strictly like tina
OF the blockade OF the Southern hal
bors during the Civil War, ana und,
which the South ought to have e,
rich, II this doctrine of excluslonisl
is Of any value, and which Mr. McKh
ley said at Buffalo must be put a
end TO II We wished to be commel
cially thrifty,--that this narrow and In
sular practice of all take and no Civ