Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1888-05-10
BROKEN PROMISES.
Tbs Peoples Indictment of Cleveland's
Demo-HIuyuump Administration.

receiving It's election through false and un-
fulfilled promises; that il has proved itself
incompetent to formulate any distinct pol
lev on many important matters while its
policv, wherever formulated, has not re-
ceived the support OF the parry or the peo-
pie.
The Democratic party was placed in
power at the Presidential election of 1851
The platform and the orators OF the party
during that campaign, made certain prom
ises as 10 whit would be done were the
people 10 place the Democrats in power,
and made certain charges against the Re-
publican Administration for the previous
Iwenty-tnree years which they claimed TO
be able to prove true, were they allowed
access TO the Government accounts in the
Executive departments
There is no doubt that these things were
largely instrumental in the election of
Grover Cleveland and the success OF the
Democratic party. II was proc.aimed on
the stump from one end OF the land to the
other, and reiterated By The Democratic
press, that
l. The Republican Administrations had
been grossly corrupt; that large sums OF
money had been stolen from the people;
and the promise Was made that these things
given free access to the Treasury accounts;
. That the Republican Administrations
Were wasteful in expenditures; that the
departments were full OF s!necure positions
and that If the Democrats were placed in
power the Government should be run more
economically, with less force and IL much
less expense;
). That the revenue should be reduced;
L That the surplus in the Treasury should
lie Observation-Disclosures declaring, all over
the West, on the stump, that if the Demo-
Gratis were placed in power THE surplus
millions in the Treasury should be poured
into the channels of commerce within nine
~ DAYS thereafter"
) While Mr.. Cleveland claimed to adhere
to the principles OF Civii-Service reform,
and practically promised that they should
be adhered 10 if he were elected
How have these promises been fulfilled?
l. The Democrats were placed in full
possession of the Executive departments
and have had the accounts of the Govern
ment in their entire charge. a searching
and prolonged examination was made, with
the result of finding absolutely nothing
upon which TO Justify the charge OF mon
strous stealing by Republicans The Dem
ocratic campaign charge was proved a lie,
and the promise OF its Justification was Ut
terly uniultiled, because the facts were op-
posed thereto
- Tie departments have to-day more
Democratic clerks than were Republican
at the close OF Mr. Arthur's Administration
No s.necures were discovered, and the Re-
publican assertion that the public business
Lad been econom cllly and properly
handled by them is vindicated by the result
AS to economy, the appropriations for the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1888 (the last
under Republican rule, reached a total of
S137. 451, SIS. For the year ended June
30, 1886, they had increased to $170, 60S,-
ia For the year ended June 80, 1887,
they were swollen to sos, go, $50. Those
for the present fiscal year are still larger,
and the estimates for the coming one show
Il further increase The Democratic lie is
nailed by the official statements OF Demo
cratic Treasury officers
). The revenue has not been reduced,
Notwithstanding the fact that the Demo
cratic party has had 4 majority in both the
Forty-ninth and Fiftieth Congresses, in the
House OF Representa- in which all rev.
enue legislation must originate by the
terms OF the constitution The promise
has been broken, and there is no prospect
that it will be kept during Cleveland's term
of Office. II viii not do to say that the Re-
publican Senate would not pass such bill
The Democratic majority in the House was
bound, under its party's promise, to pass a
measure of revenue reduction. II the SEN
ate refused to pass it, that would put the
burden on the Republican party But the
House has so far voted down, by Demo-
cratic votes, all bills introduced for this
purpose. The promise has not been kept
f The surplus in the Treasury has not
been reduced. On March l, 1888, the cash
in the Treasury available for the reduction
OF the debt, under the old form of state
ment, was $152. 22J,O52 On April l,
1888, the same balance WIS $500, 455, 354,
under the new form of statement; and,
were this reduced to the Old form, it would
be over four Eundrsd millions The surplus
has thus Increased, under Democratic con-
troll, over tro huHdsfd aud fifty niiRioas-a
quarter OF 2 billion OF dollars That prom
Use has not teen KEEP.
!. Nj. Cleveland made pretense of adj
herring to Civii-Service reform for time,
and then yielded TO the rayenous demands
OF the hungry and thirsty Democratic
spoilsmen. The official record of he num-
Der OF offices and OF the changes made, on
June Ii. 1857, VAS as follows: