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Show - IONUHEiS, With the advent of next week tho last session of the Fifty-first congress begins, and as the democrats will have charge of the house of representatives for two years thereafter, it is of vital importance import-ance that the republicans should make a good record while they still control the government in all its branches. Elated by their late success, and construing con-struing it as being an indorsement of their obstruction tactics, the democrats will probably be more intraetablo than ever. In the face of this probability it is the duty of the republicans to stand firmly together and act in concert and unison. No political measures should be brought before the house or senate that has not the sanction of the party and is liable therefore to create discord in the presence of the enemy; but having hav-ing such sanction, it should be pushed to a successful conclusion. The delay incident to tho organization organiza-tion of a now house being obviated, congress should proceed to business at once. The president's message will probably contain certain suggestions concerning reciprocity trade with our neighbors to the south. The policy is worthy of careful consideration, and it is but meet that tho party which has innovated in-novated every reform in the government govern-ment since its existence should father and further this. The McKinley bill was not on trial in the last election, but it will be in the presidential campaign, cam-paign, by which time it will have ample opportunity to vindicate itself. Let the republicans adhere to protection protec-tion and its handmaid, reciprocity. Silver, to escape tho manipulation of speculators and to fulfill its legitimate mission, should receive further attention atten-tion and legislation on the line of the Plumb bill. The events of tho six months prove conclusively the danger of ignoring the righteous claims of the west in this particular. Just as surely as the republicans allow this session to pass without relief the democrats in the fifty-second congress will move in the matter of free coinage and secure its passage. The Chicago platform pledges the republican party to ponny postage. It may be good policy to fultill the pledge and go before the people on this accomplishment. ac-complishment. During tho present administration the foreign policy of the government govern-ment has been an aggressive one in clear distinction from Bayard's Bay-ard's temporizing policy. Our coast defences aud navy have been improved and strengthened. Our economic eco-nomic and financial tendency is American, Amer-ican, and the treatment of the old soldier generous. Time will vindicate the record thus made. Congress has a last opportunity to crown it. |