The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1891-10-29
ssTAslishEn POINTS.
A Comparison Between Republican and
Democratic Rule.

thus for by the administration of Pres
ident Harrison with those attained
while Mr.. Cleveland and the democracy
were In power On the threshold of
office Mr.. Cleveland was confronted;
among others, with these pressing dues.
tions: the tariff, ~si,verI shipping; Eu- |
ropean restrictions on the sale of Amer
lean meat products; German aggression
in Samoa; the Behring sea raids, and
the Atlantic fisheries trouble, with
each of these questions he and his par
ty undertook TO do something. They
tried to settle the tariff question by the
MASSAGE first of the Morrison bill and
then of the Mills bill. For two wears
thew vrestled with the Morrison bill,
reiectinp Il twice by their own voten
The incubation Of the Mills bill occ,,.
n;ed two more Wears. and they fnatly
rot IL to a vote in the house on the eve
OF adjournment, securing for it a ma
iority of thirteen votes. 1t died in the
senate. ttpon the silver issue they
were hopelessiy divided. Their nation
al platform had declared for 1.-THE gold
and silver coinage of the constitution"
which, though a silly phrase, meant
the free coinage OF both metals. Mr..
Cleveland and his secretaries of the
treasury. however, urged the absolute
cessation of silver coinage. The demo-.
cratic leaders in congress demanded
unlimited coinage. Neither won, and
thew left the whole matter lust where
| thew fouud IL. Their treatment OF the
| shipping question was a demonstration
Il ..-..4.1 $685. .z-o ,&.:I,-. u,Lz
administration began as a violent foe
of mail subsidy, it's postmaster general
going so far as to defy the act Of CON
gress appropriptinc mail paw. Later,
he was converted, and earnestly advo-
Gated the rcenactment of the very
measure whose provisions he had re-
fused to execute. On the other hand,
the democratic house. which had passed
that measure, turned front completely
and refused to comply with the advice
of the executive to pass it again. AS
one department of the government be-
came educated to the right policy the
other refrigerated, and the final result
was failure.
The pork question. the Samoan af-
fair, the Behring sea ENHANCEMENT and
the fisheries dispute were primarily
matters of diplomacy. Not one of them
was settled, and only as to the last was
the slightest Roadway made. European
hostility to our meat products devel-
oped during the last years of the Arthur
administration, and when MI. Cleve-
land assumed office there was scarcely
n single European port at which our
meats could enter without restrictions.
For four years Mr.. Bayard labored to
adjust the difficulty, but to no purpose.
He retired. leaving IL interests more
than ever embarrassed. His contro-
versy with Germany about Samoa was
equally fruitless. AT every point he
weakly yielded to German aggression,
and left Malietoa, whom we had prom.
ised to protect, a TRANSPORTED prisoner
in Germanv's hands and his kingdom
administered by German officials. The
Bebrine sea negotiations. though more
ably conducted than any other, ended
in a total collapse. Having brought
Lord Salisbury to the point of signipp
a satisfactory treaty, Mr.. Bayard al.
lowed him to escape, and during the
last wear of his term was unable to in,
duce the British premier so much as tc
consider the question again. The At
lantic fisheries dispute was absolutely
the only foreign issue conducted by the
Cleveland government, and that wa.
done only by the abject surrender o.
every interest which it was worth oul
while to guard. 1t is fair to say Of Mr.
Cleveland's administration that it Is tc
be remembered for nothing except it.
war on the union veterans, its pan
electric scandal, it's complete absorb
ton of the civil service and its half
Matched Mills bill.
That was the government of mega
ton. To il succeeded a government O
purpose and action. Each of the cues
tions with which Mr.. Cleveland and hi,
partv tinkered so desperately wa!
finally referred to President Harrison
and the republican party for settle
ment. In six months the Samoan
ouestion was adjusted by a treaty il
which GERMANY withdrew her pretcn
sions. Malietoa was restored to hi
throne and American interests wer,
s~afepuarded. The tariff issue was re
solved into an act which reduced tn,
revenues, increased the volume OF for
eign trade and created new industric
nv the score, At the same time III,
administration of the customs ! laws wa
simpli6ed and strengthened. The sill
YER issue was met bv the passage of
law that has given monetary use to tn
entire American product of silve,
yoide ali the aneers of free coinage
and nrovided a form of paper circuls