Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-12

You will notice that | have taken each
decade from 1850 to 1880, and the last two
wears, 1885 and 1856, and that the cxpen-
| aitures i'm 1850 under Democratic rule,
were per capita, $l.92. In 1870, under
Republican administration, they were
$50. 4.
You will r~ecollcct that in 1sSOthe Senate
and House of Representatives were Demo
cratic, though the administration was Re
publican; and the expenditures
per capita, were reduced from
Ss.O3 in 1870 to 1888 in 1880.
In the last two years you see there was n
still greater reduction, which is owing to a
Democratic House and administration.
In the first full fiscal year Of Prcsi-
dent Clcycland'S administration
the expenditures were less than
In lSS), by............ ..........'":''. sln'V"'Vp
The revenue under the same law
was increased ................"..... I3,op,Un
The reduction of the public debt,
in lSSi, rs the figures show, was. T,Oo,U0
While in lSSj II was NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. bJ,Up,Vo
The ten regular appropriations Tor
the current year lSS) are less
than last yea; 10y. .... ................. 5,Gil 1914
The Senate increased the bills
passed by the House l3,3N',Sn
This shows less expenditures and larger
payment of public debt under Cleveland
than under Arthur.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS-lSs0 AND
1884.
1t is generally asserted by Republicans
that the Northern and North
western States are Republican, and
the Southern States Democratic; that the
Southern Republicans are not allowed to
vote. and that the Democratic vote Is most
in the South. You will see from the fol-
lowing table that, at the last election, in
the twenty-five Northern States Blaine
had SO per cent. of the vote and Cleveland
~. OF the vote of the sixteen Southern
States Blaine had AZ and Cleveland So per
cent. This table will give some interest
ing facts in regard to the returns of cleo
tions. Ii is worth an examination. Time
will not permit me to more fully explain
IT,:
PRESIDENTIAL. ELECTfoNs,-lSI AND 1874.
Blaine's vote. % Northern and Western
states. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..,..... S,JSi,SI
crn States 8.l9i.369
Total Northern vote ................. G,7s2, lHg
Blaine's Der cent. Off Northern States. So
States - IL
Blnine's vote. l6 Southern States...... l.3jO,5l4
Cleyeland's vote, 16 Southern States See. l,7l6,GIS
-
Total Southern ote.....-........ 2,y77, IG2
BlaInc's per cent. of lG Southern States. ~
Cleveland's per cent. OF Ii Southern
States %
lS76.-Tilden's majority over laycs..... 10000
SS0.-Garicld's majority over Hancock. lois
SSI-Cleveland's majority over Blaine. GLOSS
Total vote in the United States In 1884 .l0.0is,O6l
Cleveland (Democrat) received i,9ll OF, or 5s.STpc
Blaine Republican, received a ,SiS, SSi. or is.2Jpc
Butler CGreenb'k and Labor reed. 80. 81, or lSipc
st. John ProhibitiOnist) reed. Isl, NJ, or l.JOpc
Northern aud Western vote for Cleveland aud
Blaine. .~.........6, 7s2, 1s9, or G9l2pc
Southern vote for Cleveland and Blaine.
E,SI't lOE, OI Jpt2pf
Wcaver's (Grcenback) votc.....lssO, a1, $Sj, or 3pc
Neal BOWS CProhibition) vote lSsO, 1926, or o. l0pc
Ohio. Pennsylvania and New York lssl. 1885
Prohibition yOte....."""".".... 5l,US IagS
West Virginia, in 1884, gave Wilson a majority
NOtes
And Cleveland a IN ajOrity of...o"I.2l votes