Show PLEAD WANT OPTIMA democratic APOLOGY FOR LACK OF ACTION in control of the iiralo of for sixteen year in which time clity to slay the tide of tho democrats bavo controlled tho lower bonso of congress over since 1874 with the exception of tour yeara covered by tho forty seventh congress 1881 to 1888 and the first congress from 1889 tu 1891 these 20 years cover aba moat important experimental period of conr currency history nearly every form ot paper obligation issued by tho gov and outstanding in 1874 matured during 20 years it there is any good reason why democrats havo not boon able to giro us somo substantial legislation emanating from the bonse ot representatives the people aro not able to understand it they had abo constitutional power they had tho majority ot votes they had the declarations of their own party which pledged them to rotorma in the currency and monetary interest of the connary con then how can they now plead want of time in the closing days of tho present congress after 10 years of opportunity in which they accomplished nothing it is arno that they passed tho bland bill which was vetoed by president hayes and afterward they passed tho bland allison act the free of allver with a gold contract section con the work of tho democrats in the lower bouso abo substitute in tho benato for freo coinage of silver waa to tho by which of silver purchased monthly in the fifty third congress the republicans being in control in both bouses they passed what was known as the law which was a compromise measure by reason of tho groat I 1 opposition of tho silver people who acro clamoring at tho nothing in the review of the history throws any light upon the situation whereby the democrats are given the least apology for a want of action in all the past years of fi the lower house of congress they have foreshaw owed the conditions now existing clearly enough to havo enabled them to have provided suitable legislation oven when a senate bent them a meas uro providing tor abo tree coinage 01 all ver an overwhelming majority of tho democrats not being able to pass it and crystallize it into a law divided thon ni they have divided bizoe they havo proved themselves to bo wholly unable to legislate tho verdict of tho people will bo almost unanimous tho en tiro country it not throughout tho en tire world that abo democratic party having the president and a majority in both houses of congress have stood lor two years inactive watching tho destruction st and waste of all the great in teresta ot the country without proving thoms elvos able to arrest or atay tho tide of national disaster 1 1 |