Wichita eagle., 1886-09-30

the rebels by the present administration
and they have made pretty
good start. AS evidencing that the pres
cnt Democratic party is the same as that of
old, Colonel Plumb remembered that un-
der the last Democratic administration the
official power Of the government had been
interposed to prevent the admission of
Kansas. and about the first act of the new
Democratic administration was TO refuse
the admission of Dakota. Senator Plumb
then clearly and pointedly contrasted the
Democratic performances with the Demo-
cratic professions and showed that while
they had contended that there were too
many offices and Office holders by 80 ,000
they had increased the number j, 900 and
increased the expenditures to more than
$50, ,000, 900 more than the preceding ad-
ministration The actual increase of ex-
penditures, he said, not taking into account
the increased amount for pensions, was
$15, 900, 900, and this is Jeifersonian sim
plicity and reform The Demo
Gratis had declared that they would
abolish the national banks, but had not
done so. On the contrary, the president
had appointed the president of an Albany
national bank as treasurer of the United
States, and cashier of another national bank
as secretary of the treasury. They had
promised that when they came into power,
they would Distribute the excess in the
treasury, amounting then to 500 O00, 900;
instead they have collected and stored $685.
OO0, 900, thus increasing the amount to
nearly 800, 100000. The speaker believed
that this large amount of money should go
back to the people, that it may keep open
the channels of trade, but Grover Cleveland
doesn't propose that congress shall regulate
the finances of the country, and withheld
his signature from the Morrison surplus
resolution. The surplus was not used in
the payment of bonds, until Wall street
demanded more money to lend. The
Democratic party, he said, have demanded
such amendment of the pension laws as will
permit every soldier to draw a pension.
He would remind them that twice the SEN
ate has passed bill giving pension to
every soldier SO disabled as to be unfit for
active work, but that both times the Dem
ocratic house adjourned without acting
upon it. He denounced in severe terms the
kind of government which is now in power
over sixty millions of people whom he pro-
nounced the wisest, most prosperous and
most powerful he believed, upon the face
of the earth.
Senator Plumb discussed at some length |
the questions of protection to Amer |
lean Industry and free trade. eX-
ploding the theories of the Demo |
Gratis and explaining clearly and tersely by |
apt illustration the fallacy of the latter and |
the benefits of the former. And in SO do |
ing he contrasted the weakness, or inabili |
ty of the soldiers of the south to meet and |
cope with and overcome the difficulties |
encountered during the war, paying high I
compliment to the brave men of the north, |
who by their acquaintance with the diver
sified industries of the north could make
anything from a tack to the laws which
govern state He referred to the policy |
of President Cleveland with reference
to our southern coast. where he has |
said that the proposed canal should |
be open to the world, thus throw
ing aside the Monroe doctrine which
President Hayes had SO truly said must be
recognized and maintained for the indepen-
dence and existence of our American re-
public And the speaker prophesied that
the restless multitude of Americans, in
creasing so rapidly, year by year, would
never be content until it filled and CON
trolled the whole continent of north Am
erica The so-called local self government
of the south, and elections methods were
dwelt upon at length, his remarks serving
to awaken the Indignation of his very sym
pathetic audience. Senator Plumbs utter
ances were heartily applauded many times
during the progress of his speech.