Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-09-02
Delivered in the Republican
State Convention of Iowa.
Failnre OF the Democratic Party TO
Redeem its Promises Made Be.
fore 1t Came Into Power.
A Mastery, Exhaustive AMI Con-
vincing Document that should
be Carefully Read by Every
Voter.

with impartialty,
As look over this assemblage Of repre-
sentative men of the Republican party in this
State, l cannot doubt that the campaign
which will follow the action Of this conyen
ton, will present TO our political opponents
an earnest and unitel purpose to secure sue
cess, and, gu election day, certain and dc
rlsivc victory. This convention represents all
sections Of, and all interests in our State, and
I am sure its deliberations will be satisfactory
to the great constituency it represents.
More than one-third of President Clcvc-
lands administration has passed into history;
the Democratic House of Representatives.
e.ected at the same time, has been in session
Tor more than eight months This time is
long enough to fairly ami mpartialy review
the conduct of the Administrations and Of the
House of Representatives as compared with
the promises and pledges Of the Democratic
party made to the people in 1891, to secure
a majority in the House and the a1minstri-
ton of the government. TLast promises AMI
pledges are still fresh in the memory OF tie
people.
The Republican party had been in power 70"
many years, 1t hal passed successfully
through the most pcrilOus period in our his
tory since the formation of the government,
tons of the greatest magnitude. Look at the
situation aud cOndit on OF our country an
people when Abraham Lincoln took tie oath
Of office in March, 1851, and then look at O A.
situation and condition when the Republican
marty surrendered rover in 1884 A r,rrild q
great deeds and achievements making great
er progress for liberty and for manE nd than
had been achieved for centuries heIOrr. \.
every step OF the progress We had the hostility
of the party now in power. l. was charged hY
our opnOnentS that we had abused the trusts
IMPOSED upon us by cytrayagant and wsstefuI
eyucnliture of public money That we La
created unncccssa offices and cmglo, mputs
for the purpOs. of Rewriting rnrtis an service
That the legislation Of Congress had been in
the interest Of corporatr monopOlics and what
they chose TO call the money power. That the
tariff system, the growth of Republican asccn-
dancy, was unjust in its burdens on the great
body of the p,o?le That an onrrous
and burdensome system of taXai N
had gathered vast hoard in thp TREASURY.
which Instead of hrinr used for the pa
tncnt of the interest bearing debt of Our roy
eminent, WAS Lejnr boarlel in the TREASURY
vaults in the interest Of the bondhodcr aud
the speculative iut,rcs,s in Wall steett That
the various drDartmants Of the government
were hoppy.coInbrd with corruntf6n ami That
change Of adninistral on was necessary in
order TO fully cynose an Law bare til -p trans
actions These and kindred charges we're made
with elaboration AMI rr,tprnt,nD from wear f.
year, and pressed with all the vrpr OF a great
party in the campaign of 1884. to induce tEc
people TO abard IN the Republican arty and
intrust the great affairs of orr Jun r; to the
Democratic uarty These cLarccr, were conn
led with promises that the Democrat. ,ar,v
if placed in mower would reform fine, alleged
abuses, and change Cu,ir,Iy the current Of I,,r-
islation and admintslratiGp So AS to greatly
reduce public cXnrndltur,s: ryp0Sn Craud and
yepality: mit:gat, the public burden, of taxa
ton by changes in our existing law: andy
the surnlus in the treasury 50 q To ,njar~n
the volume of circulating money. and bv this
means reyiving our industries and secure zen
eral prosperity throughout the country; that
nublir ofticas shonI 7ha h.IJ ~ nHhjiS ffrnsts
and not as rewards for nartisan service Tucsr
and kindred promises were made in the cam
paign of 1854 How hay, they ben re- llrrtnrly
Have they reduced nubIic ryrcnditIIl.as as thr,
promisedl A brief comparson viii show tbut
they not ONLY have not reduced nuhl @ cyprnI
lures but that they have brrn greatly inrreas
id.
APPROXIMATIONS OF uublic money are not
sure index TO public cyucnd tur,s. II they
were, a com arson of the last few wear,
wOuld make a most fayurahIr showing r0. tlr
ReDublican uartv. The total animal ANNA
rriatious for 1881 wpr. in r0uud numbers
1892 900 900: for 1884. ), s135 0WO)). for 1S,5-6
Su9OOOOOO: and nv the C,nrrr.S inst al
iourned. for the current year S35f Oj0 0l0 in
round numbers So that The onTrnnrjo lions
for this wear ar. $40 O)j OlO r,nrr thon IN
highest sums arrrn, rated for tho ordinary
operations of the government curing the last
f6nr yeors and S1S n MA 0G1 ,,,,,r, -, ~
propriations made for the last fiscal wear II
has been stated that Tie ordinary cyncndiiurrs
of the last fiscal year werr. In rnuni nTT,i,ars
$4,000 900 less than tbey were fOr the year
ending June 30 1851 Thi, is trnn b1t Is
easily accounted for bv a few items Of an cy-
traCr1inary character made in 1SSj orI o,,t;rn
" omitted from the cxnrnliturrS If iast Tn,r
Or this sum 3O11 OlO was nvnnni.i TO- rir
ers and harbOrs, there being no arnronrja-
tions for rivers and harbors last vror. 81 h6I
900 for the repaymcnt of der O III; made bv in
diyGuals for surveying rurlic lonJs. - 5lo
900 for Alabama Claims NiIlpmnrts. Il E;hIoCG
on account of tho sintinT 7Curd ~ 49,, pI,iti,,
railroads. 81 600 OOO tn the Ec,~ 0,I are FL
~ position: and 81 800 q O on account 81 rS-,'oT-
meat to importers. s. that, Of this $40 I'd
CO., no portion of il can he rrcditcI IN rrnun
mics introduced by tIc NEW air,i,istr,tirn
into the hubble service Tho nvrenJ;t,1r's E,.
every PURPOSE Of 1SS5. inrIrding In , lions
have named and iuclmiing inIninfta AMI rorl
monnDt ennrorr.oti,ns aTT,5 ia Si,I-f "a
amnnnt 10 S35i o00 az IN ,,,,I , ,n,Iu'
whilst the pxnenditnrns If ; - n,,',.,, ia
Including tbn eipI,irr, a.. .,,,,o,Iat - 90
900 900 In round nuTnhrr. or a raLnctinm ~
SCI OOD 600. which I have ,jreIdv accomntoi
for eycent - 5lO n1o yyhirb v.os . -, I1,',,i1
of the ainount ~ tha Ssrlyingr ma - iSSe S'oI
comparel with M amoMnt Of thot f,,,% ia
1855 This is fbr stotaCf Tho an,I,,%t 'n'II -
inc the last year of Pr,s,,Innt ArtI',r' ~ot"L
istratiOn with tho frat yaor Of rl.,,
Administration - l' Wv yam"
Now What nf the nrasor+ md f,,t,,ro, yvl,,
Congress assembled in Dan",T%ar ~ +" mru
confronted with he nstiat 81 rs :! vas
,Irv Denartnent inrIudira, rar,Ir ~, ,,iI @
snent snnuaI annrnnr' 20 ,2 Tn0 Oop ~ Nv
and when tho anrrn,,riattn,,s ,,., ~
ANIMAL and indefinite az ,bn I,sa "a az ,h 'tiute'
sion thav aronn.ej IN rTni ''u Va Inc SIo-
s3S4 oO0 On on s5d Go6 M i'ls . 10
nartments asked TO- r., o,,- a.! -. f,e uc
his vear ave ss1 No0 nnt IN "Llo"t le'iI'N ~
peniitnres of The Last year To-. ~ VIZ "
The net resnlt If tIe gx"i,,1 81 VI &C., Is
o-nicaI Daynocrotic Va an econ
eynenditnrs S Iii 10 . 9siou Vi uu!ic
eXpcrianca 81 SnN ESo 10y Wy e'Snteeh months
nepIed in 1ssS awJ 80 nSn n5,o nan . was OK
exnended in Issf more Lnan was
Tor The nnrndSo ~ man 'HS CON! arson not
tration has becD S,nj,tv mat Lar aaialnls,
wastefui expenditSrc Of " nuSli pomgaoe ana anu
ordnoryy dapyoorS Ta tIat lhelr extra
creased an,,rn,rjo,iS upou congress ior la-
cd 10 ,ut IL *" 49, Iu's 4Ta' were intend
nscI for imnrmrmr a ,aIUa puUie MONEY I" be
mora 10 sbn,r aitta an ""i,e, purposes nut
nitr with Irbicb tSa,. INC iSnpt ran or malg-
marty tbron%h t all , pursued tne republican
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