Daily Republican., 1886-12-03
FRIDAY DECEMBER 8. 1856.
The Country Going to Ruin.


The Country Going to Ruin.
The above 10 the caption OF An editor.
iAl In the New York Herald. The
latter Ii Ne brief and pithy - Its head
ing and reads this way:
''rhe publ debt has DO On decreased .
little over tarse millions during the month
OF November.
Mr.. Blaine never fails 70 make the point
that hat. the country unds. democratic rule, e
whicn that ofa lightning express tain is =
mere tortoise pace.
Well II pay ing of tho debt and booming
business Is Mr.. Blaine's idea Of ruin, the
people. like oliver Twist, will hold out their
plates and AJAX for more, We like nothing
so much as bsing ruined in Just that way"
It 10 with just such talk as this that
tho "HssAld" misisads many people.
What II the public debt has been de-
creased three million dollars during
the month Of November IL that any
thing new? LIS 1t any more than what
was done under Republican admins
tration?
The latter paid off more than double
that amount some months. This Day.
ment In November. over which the
Herald" exults itself, was paid under
the machinery which Republican nd.
ministrations provided. The present
Democratic administration had nothing
whatever to do with 1t, but to pay off
the debt AZ 1t becomes due, In the man.
ner prescribed by Republican Con.
crosses and with the mouey raised from
. Republican protective tariff and from
q Republican system Of internal reve-
nue.. But the Herald" had to say
something against Blaine. "rhat man
from Mains" has become no popular
with the American people that there 10
danger OF him seing nominated for the
Presidency In 1888, which nomination
will be equivalent to an election. The
Herald sees and know this and
Mr.. Blaine must be headed off and It
charges him with making the point
that the country Is going to ruin under
Democratic rule. We do not know
that Mr.. Blaine ever said 30, but n he
did 1t Is q question whether he was
very far wrong IL the Democrats could
only have had the sway as they would
like to have had 1t. What has q Demo
cratic House OF Representatives done
under the present Democratic adm inis-
tradon to change Republican laws?
Simply nothing. But let It not be for.
gotten that 1t has tried very hard TO
make some changes without success.
II tried to change the protective tariff
law, but 1t could not do IT,
There were enough Democrats In the
House who preferred holding on to the
old Republican plan OF raising money
and paying off the public debt. Had
the great majority OF Democrats In the
House have had their way, this proteo.
tive tariff law, from which the revenue
comes to pay off the public debt, would
have been repealed, and the Herald
might not have had the opportunity OF
rejoicing over paying off three millions
OF the public debt in Novemb Der. Had
the Democrats have had their way, the
country by this time would have had
absolute free trade. We are not sui
prised that Mr.. Blaine predicted fiuan-
eial ruin IL the Democrats could have
had their way. The Herald wants to
De "ruiHed" more in just the same
manner "if paying off the public debt
and booming business Is Mr.. Blaine's
Idea OF ruin" IL will get more OF the
same kind OF business boom. The
people at the late election have declared
In favor OF 1t. Virginia wants more of
that kind Of business boom, and has
elected TO the next Congress Ave more
Republicans to help the boom along
than she has In the present Congress.
Kentucky, the land Of Carlisle, the
great idol OF free traders, wants more
OK this business boom, aud rs the surest
way to get 1t has elected two more Re.
oHblicAns. and the seat even OF the
great free trade king Is contested. Yes,
New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvanla,
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and sll the other
North western States, with one excep.
ton, possibly, have shown by the in
creased number Of Republican repre-
sentatives elected to the next Congress IS
that they want more OF this debt pay.
ing off and business boom to which the
Herald refers They want 1t continued,
and they very logically reason that the
best way to continue Republican plan
is to elect more Republicans to Con-
gress.
This also is Mr.. Blsine's idea. A law
ID always best executed In the hands OF
Its friends. The "ouslness boom" that
causes the Herald to rejoice Is under q
Republican protective tariff which the
Democrats have tried 70 break down,
and meeting with ignoninious failure,
manufacturers are picking up heart and
are Increasing their business to meet
the demands Of trade. The Democrats
would, IL they could, have repealed this
tariff, or ut least so altered 1t that our
industries, timid to advance in I'm IL nown
paths, would have damped their fires
and closed their doors. But seeing that
the Dem ocratic free traders are still
compelled to enforce and carry ont the
Republican party's plan Of paying of
the public debt and projecting Aneri-
can industries, manufacturers are
launching ont in business and the
country Is enjoying moderate measure
OF prospect y, not with the sanction OF
the Democratic administration, but
rather In spite OF Its tfJrts 20 mako 1t
other wise.
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