William MeKinley, of Ohio, is the logica...
William MeKinley, of Ohio, is the logical republican candidate for president. His recent great victory in Ohio will go far towards making him the candidate in '96. But with him on the republican ticket, democrats ought to win. He stands for high tariff or in other words for high taxes and the people of this country have had enough of high taxes. The Protectionist snake wa scorched, not killed, by the land slides of 1890 and 1892. The Re publican party, though greatly re duced in effective strength. is stil potent for mischief, compactly or ganized and led by astute politicians The business panic, the stagation that followed, the inaction and re sentment of the disgruntled and dis gruntled and disappointed expect ant, the disgust of intelligent anc independent voters over the incom petency and senilty of the Senate have stayed for a moment the flow of the Democratie tide. But, i Democrats are brave and wise, i will be only for a time. Under the patriotic, sagacious anc firm leadership of the Democratie administration, Congress has the op portunity to recover all that is lost and then, with the revival of trade and good crops, the ides of nex November will bring us tidings o exceeding s;reat joy, confirming, anc not reversing, the verdict of the country when it elected Grove Cleveland president. In a party point of view the prompt passage of a tariff bill is o the greatest importance. The Con gressional elections come on in No vember, 1894, and the new tarrif bill should have a fair trial before that date, in order that the people may have an opportunity to realize beneficent effects. The experience of the Republicans with the McKin ley bill should not be lost upon the Democrats. That bill was approvec by the President October 1, 1890 and by its terms took effect, when not otherwise specially provided, on October 6. That was just a month before the Congressional elections at which the Republicans met a most disastrous overthrow. The bill was so bad that it would, no doubt, have led to Republican defeat in any event; but politicians are generally agreed that it was a stupendous blunder to make it take effect in so short a time before an important election. The disturb anee to business was naturally more apparent before the country hac had time to adjust itself to the new rates. The contention of the Republicans that this was the sole cause of the popular uprising was falsified by the result of the elections two years later; but it is certain that it had its effect. If the Democrats . are wise they will not repeat that blunder. Tariff reform must be pushed with all possible expedition. Such a course is demanded alike by the interests of the country and by considerations of party expediency.
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