The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1886-10-07
THE TRUE POLITICAL ISSUE.

THE TRUE POLITICAL ISSUE.
The Democratic campaign book,
just issued from Washington, is a
valuable exposition of the principles
and doctrines %animating the grand old
Democratic party in its purposes Of
retrenchment and reform in t e ad-
ministration of public affairs and a
scathing exposure of the misrule and
fraud hal have characterized the
quarter of a century Of Republican
misgovernment.
From it We extract the following
facts and figures, from which aid the
experience which a very large pro-
portion of the citizens of Dakota
have, we are enabled to decide as to
our duty in the coming election, as
between the true party of the people
and the Republican party, which by
a false system of government for over
20 years, has oppressed the people,
piling burden upon burden upon them,
like Ossa on Pelion, under the pre-
tense Of protecting, whom? not the
seventeen millions population y. S.
fifty million) engaged in farming,
mechanical, mining, mercantile, and
professional pursuis-but the iron
manufacturers of Pennsylvania, mill
owners of Massachusetts and the, east
and the monopolists everywhere-
the Republican party has given to the
people that protection which the wolf
gives the lamb. Here are the figures:
The revenue Of the government
for'the year ending June
30th, 1886, was, 1885, 39, 727
The expenses for the same Pc i,
= Rod were, 242,4 ss, 1888.
Surplus, in excess of the needs
Of the government, 93,956,589
The Democratic policy is to reduce this
surp US to q minimum. This policy: was
and forcibly expressed in President
Cleveland's last annual message to Con-
gress. as follows:
"The fact that our revenues are in excess
the actual needs of an economical ad-
minis ration of the G~overnmtent,' .justities
Q reduction in the amount exacted from the
e for its support. Our Government is
butt the means established. by the will of a
free people. by which certain principe 8 are
applied which they have adopted for their
benefit and protection; and it is never bet
Ter administered and its true spirit is never
hotter observed than when the Peep els tax
for its support is scrupulously limited
to- the actual necessity of expenditure. and
according TO d just and equita-
blelplan." ,~,,,
Taking the fiscal year ending June 3Oth,
1885 SIS on illustration, we find the reve-
nues classed as follows; y
Customs, .sls1,47l, $3.50
Internal, from spir-'
Ids, $67,511,2Os
do, tobacco, 264o7,Os 8 '
liquors, 18t23O,78 y
1f24g8,7a5
These last classed Is some df
the principal luxuries Of
Sales Of public lands; 5,7o5, 1856
items, :24,Ol4,O55f
Now let us consider where the
s94, 100000 Of surplus mlight.be saved
people. or the $181, At $3.50
collected, nearly a1 was derived from
OF the n~ecessaries Of life, the
share being a follows:
On sugar, melada, mo aasses, Sd. $5z,iM7MI
waool and, manufactures 81 27,459, 236
IRON steel and manufactuhfsof 1873, gOs
cotton, .m,ilanufaotufsfs OF lo,s32,2xe
f ia hemp, jjute, and mann frsaloas |, Oess, 1855
chemicals, drugsay RS; medisin's /, 7s5,585
slsss, and manufacturers 81 g744,Dss
fruits, including nuts a;67 1913
1sessthcr, and thafn1ufacfhfkfs 81 2,bBaa24
sssrthrrn stone aand ehina-wars 2~;fsl,656
birsadstufs s6theer farin4c.s food 1,Oso,s5s
I reducing the surplus revenues 81 thsI
Government, tie Dednsocrafic policy IL Is
'Sducsths ta1 upon IN hscesssriss of lifs,
"a seve them upon I'D laxafSss, until .hs
line shall come when the lafylsr can Also 81
'e,dauesd. ThS Republican ficy il el4ctly
rsyerst, Viz; y tx M necessariss of
II instead q the luxuiiiss.