| Show WILL MEET THE ISSUE Our wailing morning contemporary lay the defeat of the Republican party to the I recent silver legislation which for weeks past it has been defending as very good though not perfect legislation It declares I that the tariff had little to do with it I We commend to the razzledazzled editor the remarks of its authority on silver the GlobeDemocrat for a statement of the causes of the Republican Waterloo It is not difficult to point out the immediate causes of the Republican reverse To the federal fed-eral elections bill and the tariff must the result be chiefly attributed An unfortunate un-fortunate mistake was made by the Republicans in persisting in their endeavor en-deavor to pass the former measure in the face or the opposition of the leadiug Republicans of I the south for whose imagined benefit the bill was being pushed and against the nrotest of t the masses of the party in the west The t blunder is patent enough now to the most pro r r nouncert persistent champions of tile meas ure and there is not much likelihood of its enactment I actment in the coming session It was through the tariff law however that I most of the damage was inflicted on the Repub leans I No Republican need distress himself that the Democrats will shirk the tariff issue Upon that issue they propose to fight it nut if it takes a generation They know their victory must come and defeat upon i defeat would not deter them from facing I the question of the taxation of the many for the enrichment of the few The broad principles involved both of human rights ind of economic truth offer a field for the altimate triumph of Democracy upon this Issue such asia offered upon no other Equality before the law individual lib jrty and independence the welfare of the I Masses the enrichment of the whole na ion through the extension of its trade am jidustry these are objects that no tar 1 1ft reformer once thoroughly understand lug the issue willceasetorogard as worthy if any effort necessary to their accomplish Bent There may arise other issues that aarties may fear to lace but the tariff is ann an-n I issue upon which every true Democrat can easily maintain his ground and confidently I look for final success I |
