The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-10-06

alton of past experience, OF an honest
deduction Of what might and probably
would happen.
A Democratic House could do harm
would do harm almost incalulable. In the
first place we must consider the fact that
all constructive legislation under the
present administration would cease The
Democrats would play politics and jockey
for position in 1872 There would be
prevention of further redemption of Re-
publican pledges so we'll inaugurated by
the present Congress. Not all could be
accomplished at single session, and the
coming short session will be fully occu-
pied with the necessary appropriation
bills
So we must look to the 62d Congress
for completion of the program promis-
ed in the National platform and in the
recommendations of the President. With
a Republican House there would be no
doubt of the passage of many progressive
and beneficial measures. With Demo-
cratic House there would be no POSSIBLE
ty of single constructive act.
Then again much continuing legislation
might be nullifed by a Democratic House
seeking to discredit the Government.
For instance, as ex-Presdent Roosevelt
has so tersely put it: ''The construction
of the Panama Canal is now an assured
fact; but most certainly it is unwise to
intrust the carrying out of so momentous
a policy to those who have endeavored to
defeat the whole undertaking.
There are conservation measures which
really mark only the beginning of great
projects, and the Democratic party which
has solidly opposed these measures can
not be trusted to carry them forward and
give US anything beneficial in their place.
So injury that cannot be estimated
would surely accompany Democratic
House of Representatives because of the
check to Republican legislation. But seri-
Gus as is this view of the situation, of
far greater import is the legislation that
will actually be attempted is the
bills which will pass the House which
cannot become laws because of Repub-
1ican Senate and President. We need
only consider one of such bills, namely, /
Democratic tariff act 1t will not be
an attempt to improve the present law,
it will be straightout complete revision
looking to revenue only. The fact that
such bill cannot for two years become
a law will not prevent CONSERVATION from
taking possession of every industrial
centre and business community in the
land Anxiety and fear will be found in
every bank, every counting house, every
factory and store from ocean to ocean.
Purchases will cease and production will
cease, and the consequences will be wide
spread. All will be seriously affected
the farmer next after the factory work
er, then the railroads. All will be mark
ing time and will wait to see what 1912
will bring.
The Democrats are hopeful of victory
and are promising, or we might better
say, threatening to do all kinds of things,
out they are not to be trusted-we can
take the word of one Of their own Sena-
tors for this. In 1890 they obtained
majority in the House of Representa-
tlves, and this is what Senator Gore said
an 1886 of the result:
The trouble with the Democratic
party is, it is party of statesmen with
out craftsmanship, patriots without
patriotism, heroes without heroism.
Their policy begets farmers without
farming, laborers without labor, free
men without freedom
The Sind Congress had Democratic
majority of l4S, and if it redeemed a
single pledge, observed single promise,
kept single command, or discharged
single obligation made to the people of
the United States l will quit the stump
and retire from the canvass.
1.-THE SIND Congress was elected on re-
trenchment and economy, the free coin
age OF silver and the repeal of the Nc
kinley law. In the matter of economy
that Congress exceeded the Republican
$1,000, 600, 900 Congress by $40, 900, 00O."
1t will be well then for the voters to
stop and think, to consider we'll what it
means to himself, his neighbour his city,
his State and his country to have Dem
ocratic House. Itmeans dleness to some,
a reduction of wages to others, cessa-
ton of dividends, business without
profits and a production at both factory
and farm without price. We have gone
through it before, we shall have to en-
dure it again if we make the same mis-
take we made in 1890 and 1892
Both the serious panics since the Re-
publican party was formed resulted di-
rectly and entirely from the election of a