The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-05-11
BROKEN PROMISES.

Ghs Peoples Indictment nj Clsvsland'
.Mugwump Admisistration.
CHAEGx:-That 1t Is fraud and sham
receiving its election through false and un
fulfilled promises; that it has proved itsel
incompetent to formulate any distinct pol
icy ON many important matters. while il
policy, wherever formulated, has not 70
ceivsd tho support Of the party or the peo
ple
The Democratic party was placed II
power ut the Presidential election Of 1854
Tho platform and the orators Of the partN
during that campaign, made certain prom
ises a. to what would be done were tn,
people TO place the Democrats in power
and made certain charges against the Re
publican Administration for the prsviou
twenty-thres years which they claimed t
be able to prove true, we're they allowed
access to the Government accounts In ths
Executive Department.
There is no doubt that these things weT,
largely instrumental in the election o.
Grover Cleveland and the success of ths
Democratic party. It was proclaimed OF
the stump from one end Of the land to the
other, and reiterated by the Democrat,
press, that
L The Republican Administrations hat
been grossly corrupt; that large sums Of
money had been stolen from the people
and the promise was MAIDS that these thing.
should be proved ii the Democrats were
given free access to the Treasury accounts
2. That the Republican Administration
were wasteful in expenditure; that ths
departments were full Of s:necure positions
and that il the Democrats were placed in
power the Government should be run more
economically, with less force and at much
less expense;
3. That the revenue should be reduced;
4 That the surplus in the Treasury should
be Observation-Disclosures declaring, all ovel
the West. on the stump. that If the Demo
Gratis were p!aced in power "ths surplus
millions in tho Treasury should be poured
into the channels of commerce within nine.
ty DAYS thereafter"
3 While Mr.. Cleveland claimed to adhere
to the principles Of Civil-Service reform,
and practically promised that they should
be adhered to If ne 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 wss 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 u lie,
and the promise OF its justification was NJ
terly unIulhlled. because the facts were OPP
posed thereto
2 The departments have today more
Democratic clerks than were Republican
at the close Of Mr.. Arthur's Administration
No sinecures were discovered, and the Re-
publican assertion that the public business
had been economically and properly
handled by them is indicated by the result.
As to economy. the appropriations for the
fiscal year ended June 30. 1885 (the last
under Republican rule), reached q total Of
$137. 451. 1888. For the year ended June
30. 1856. they had increased to $40. $685.
ia. For the year ended June 30, 1887,
they were swollen to $2O9. 659. $50 Those
for the present fiscal year are still larger,
and the estimates for the coming one show
a further increase. The Democratic lie IL
nailed by the official statements Of Demo
crstic Treasury officers
& The revenue has not been reduced.
the fact that tho Demo
cratic party has had q majority in both the
Forty ninth and Fiftierh Congresses, in the
House Of Representatives, in which all rev.
enue legislation must originate by the
terms of the constitution The promis.
has been broken, ind there is no prospect
that It will be kept during Cleveland's term
Of office It will 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
measure Of revenue reduction. II the Sem
ute refused to pass 1t, 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
T. The surplus In the Treasury has not
been reduced On March 1, 1855. the cash
in the Treasury available for the reduction
of the debt, under the old form of state
ment, was 52.225,O52 On April 1,
1855, the same balance WIS $3O6, 455, 354,
under tho new form of statement; and,
were this reduced to the old form, it would
be over .towr HUNDRED millions The surplus
has thus increase under Democratic con-
troll, over tuo hundrsd and fifty minions-a
quarter Of billion Of dollars That prom
se has not been KEEP.
! Mr. Cleveland made q pretense of ad.
herring to Civil-Servics reform for o time.
and then yielded to the ravenous demands
of the hungry and thirsty Democratic
'poilsnen. The official record of the num-
Der Of offices and Of the changes made, ON
June III. 1887, was as follows: