| Show ABIDE THE sometimes the obstructive tactics of a minority in legislative aff nars jr is a means of producing pro ducloe good results lo in the way of securing a modification n af measures which when applied in ID the radical form proposed by rank partisans would prove a serious evil in the country this obstructive new when carried out in and moderation often in commendable but when it resolves itself down to a state of mulish stubbornness it descends from that plane on which it was made worthy of approval rather bather than have this latter condition it Is well even to aid a small email majority in carrying out its to a reasonable extent that that thai policy may be fully and fairly tested la ia the nations nation is experience and disposed ol of one way or the other it is evident that congressman F 0 newlands of nevada who was the temporary chairman of the national convention of the silver party at st louis takes the last view named therefore be points out how bow the verdict of the con caun n try at the presidential election should be accepted by the silver forces he says the republican party claimed protection and the democratic party silver to be the par amount issue that the people have declared in favor of protection and have given the republican party a contract for the restoration of prosperity ou on this he be believes that party parly should be allowed to carry out any reasonable tariff policy without oh ob st ruction and if it brings prosperity all will be content if it does not the people will know that some other older remedy to is required and by the process of elemi nation will ome down to the full restoration of silver a as a money metal as the only radical cure care upon tole statement he be argues that tariff legislation should be enacted believing that it will not give relief to the be ex tent anticipated while parties may not be expected to depart from their established prin caples yet in the case of those who believe in both a protective tariff and free silver the suggestion of mr newlands Mew lands has bag a claim to the wisdom of moderation and of conformity to the prevailing order in this country that of majority rule role it is reasonably certain that during the next four years no relief may be looked for from a free chinuge measure not asure it if there is any improvement pro la in the tariff policy the american voters have chosen by a comparatively wight majority to follow no do gloo reason exists why that improvement should not be accepted A clamor on a technicality for the full relief or none would be a parallel stubbornness b born anness ness with that which retires refuses a tj loaf when a whole one to Is not available it Is the duty of represents lives of the people to bow to the latter latt eid la will but such submission adnes not involve a relinquishment of the contest or of any ground gained therein in a struggle for a higher and better condition |
