New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-27

DAILY TRIBUNE, WEDNESDA
bill Of the kind known in our National egislation-a
bill which strikes at combinations OF capital to raise
prices according to their sweet will and extort
undue profits from the people This is in response TO
our platform Of 1883. "whcn we declared our OPP
position to all combinations OF capital organized in
trusts to control arbitrarily the condition Of trade
among our citizens"
We pledged in platform Of 1888 that the bills
then pending in the Republican Senate to enable the
people Of Washington, North and South Dakota and
Montana to form constitutions and establish State
governments should be passed without unnecessary
delay. This pledge kept through Republican votes
in the closing session of the Lth Congress.
We pledged ourselves to aid in the admission OF
other Territories, and in answer 10 that pledge the
present Congress has admitted Idaho and Wyoming in
to the sisterhoOd of States adding two States to the
Union and two stars to the flag.
On the subject of the forfeiture OF unearned public
lands heretofore given to railroads. the Republican
party made distinct pledge that they should be re-
stored for homesteads 20 American citizens and settlers
and in furherance OF that pledge the House has at this
session forfeited over 100000 Of land, about
one-thrd OF the entire acreage Of Ohio and WILL be-
fore the session closed place that vast area Of the
public domain within the reach of our own citizens
for homestead purposes.
would do justice to the soldiers: that you'd bind
up their wounds; that would care for the widows
and orphans That pledge, too, has been fnhlcd, no'
by the House alone, but by the Senate and President.
and the Disability bill, which is the most liberal
measure passed by legislative body, is now
law, and under it's Just and generous provisions hun
dreds of thousands Of disabled soldiers their widows
and orphan children will be placed upon the pension
roll.
We made another pledge. "that the Republican
party is in favor Of the Of both gold ana silver
as money! that the one should not be Disseminated
against. but that both should be equal and alike
recognized by the Government That pledge las been
kept The Congress Of the United states has passed
a law which utilities every ounce Of the silver
product Of the United states, and even more
utilities il for money and turns IL INTO inc
channels of trade and avenues Of business, and
as a result silver is nearer parity with gold To-Day
than it has been in the last fifteen years. by this
law we have not only increased the circulating medium
Of the country. but have made that circulating
medium absolutely SAFE making all the money oil uie
country nter Manageable with gold and silver and re
Gcemable in either or both Of these metals No'
single Democrat voted for the silver bill 1t passed
In spite OF Democratic opposition. The Democrats
had the House Of Representatives and the Presidency
for four years did nothing for silver but to dcdt
it, Clevcands first act was to demand the SUSPENSION
OF the coinage Of the silver dollar We p'edg'h the To
sora,ion Of silver It's true and ancient relation In our
monetary system. and it has been done. Whch 'IeVo-
land went out Of Office the silver dollar was worth
II cents Our legislation has brought 1t up 10 81 II
cents Our $50, 900 Of silver dollars. measured
BY the worlds standard, were worth S@6o'foo'ooV
then they are now worth $3.50, 900 OOO or siXtysiX
millions more than under Ceveland's management an
enhanced value TO the people OF SGoOooOoo'
The financial department Of the Government has
10 ccd
6naucier secretary Window. That large sum OF
money which was deposited by the Cleveland Admins
tIation with banks. principally In the East Is beins
withdrawn and used for the payment OF the dcDts oi the
Government ra,ndly as It can safely be done Sh'e
the advent into power of this Administration the aver
age purcha-e Of bonds has been ss.2o6.0o0 monthly
while during the preceding Administration no bonds
Of the Government were bought from the fourth day
Of March, 1852 TO the third day OF August ls1'.
The debt has been reduced sliooOoooO uhufT "'c
present Administration. The interestbearng DEBT OF
the Government to-day is little short % S7OoOooooc
ubiIe three wears ago IL was S0ss 900 900. The GOV
ernmcnt finds the greatest difficulty IN getting itS own
bonds They are valued almost above price. Inc
credit of the Government IS 30 high and TINS character
of security safe that investors are slow To part WIN
their bonds and IL Is serious problem a. now 10 se
them. the Government having the money In the
Treasury 10 pay them. This Is In great contrast with
the condition Of the Treasury when the Democrats
Welded control OF the Government IN leol. Then we
enid NOT get ANYBODY 10 take our bonds at any price
they could not pass the scrutiny Of the broker OF c
money lender. Now cannot get the people holding
them TO give them up without large premium
T,en We relied upon borrowing meet current eN
pcnses now have large surplus above our current
needs and Instead Of oaning It, Without Interest 70
tl. banks ~ was re custom Of the last AdmnIstrA
ton We are striving to apply 1t to the e1tnsushmeht
Of the National debt. and to provide against fn'nrc
surplus We proposing 10 remove tAaioh WHERE II
falls heaviest upon the people.
LITTLE IDEAS Do Not FIT GREAT NATION.
II has been charged that We have been extravasant
in orr appropriatons. To this want to say that
orr appropriations Will be larger this year than last
beca-e Of the growth Of the postal scrvcc and the
ncrased facilities given TO the people IN the trans
mission Of the mails. and the large sums carried by
the River and Harhor bill, for We made no appfOprIa
lion last year for the great ays OF the country
The appropriations this year. though large arc made
ncce,sary by the Increasing business Of the country,
and II must not be forgotten that the Great Lakes
and rivers furnish the cheapest transportation to the
farmer and producer and therefore cheaper prrhcts
10 the consumer.
10 this must be added the increased appropriations
for ncn,ions under existing law with additional pension
ior,'laon. assert that omltting these three items
che concentrations otherwise will be less than last year
u,o uiu say they arc not justified and necessary
We have given 10 every interest Of the country ana
every section a hearing and day IN court nome mas
been driven from the doors OF Congress Inc manu-
featuring industries and the farmers, the soldiers ana
the worllngmcn. the Territories and the new states
tbe miners and the homestead settlers, the waterways
IN. agricultural colleges of the several states the
courts the citizens Of the South. and indeed OF the
whole country whose constitutional rights have been
denied or abridged all have had consideration and Just
treatment.
Mr. Chairman, this briefly IS the work OF the Al
minlstratOn Of Congress and the House OF Representa-
oIelpr
with IT. Would YOU strike out Of II any part II YOU
could Has il not all been IN the interest OF the coun
fry and the whole country may be pardoned II
ask our political opponents 10 match 1t with any OF its
predecessors In the last twenty five years. Time VIII
not permit me to make comprehension can make
them They will be made. IL Is upon this record
invoke your Judgment II Is upon this record the he
.1-1oa, r.ar.r snnhs sulrnce and mpOn II the