Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-10

1fnn0u UxlHI4UC0 A.
SairC tsnt m or raised higher. and BY tne
r;s,,snts az Souuties, subsidies. and pen.
sious: and with Mr.. Harrison. MS oppO<S
ccrt IN came a Republican House -
Ra,ro~sntafivea. which set 20 work IN inc
q 30 Mace 10 unseat enough Democrats 70
give them safe working majority; then 70
mako body Of rules (counung quoLuMs'
&c by which they prop ,sea 20 40 vusf
Sc;sr.iv bivh before to contribute reve;;
nne with the assistance OF the internal
fsrex' that was ample to meet the cuIren.
s,-ne,,ses If tbe government and TO redeem
monthIv ten millions or more OF the pup
lie deb,--a purpose to wnicn !. WAS WI
formly applied during Mr. Cieveiand's "a.
ninistration, but when cannot 90 uo ,nt
now for lack Of funds. But this was no'
enouuh 70 satisfy the purposes OF hr.
Raea;s Conorexs. and hence We ind them
naserng the 81 cKIpley tariff bill. the result
- Witch was to rslee duties on 80 many
articles of property IN daily. and common
use among the people. go,
But Nh Reeds Congress did not s,op
there. II il r1casei an faco'ie' y dsS'i"'e'
| lie felicity Of spe,.d'nJy. .
In 1860. Us the rssuis on .ne s'ass ss.in,,s
shlp of tbis country, the appr9priatlons
mazda and necessary to be made. Tor the
snnnort of fhe General Government. were
under sea .0OD. 900 Tventy-el.ht years III
| tarwards he Fifty- First Congre>s met ana
ann-onr;atad sfOyT. e30. 1884 Thereby
attracting to itself the name OF the b "''o"-
| Dollar Congress- ST., ue
IL seems almost incredible That tnerS
should have been sucn strides "a sne
| growth of expenditures IN SO shote sln'e'
| We learn further, quoting from paper re-
! Gently published by Mr.. Holman. the
chairman OF the Committee on Approprla-
| tons in the present Congress. that TINS
| Congress- created specifically l.Sil new
Offices at An annual cost OF S2,359.2l5, ana
| increased the salaries of 4D3 oinciais III
| the aggregate 92lj. l0s. II. IL also jasten-
ed its system of subsidies ana pounties on
the government for years to cone Ienueii-
! ing the House powerless untn toe Pciio''
named shall have expired.
| OF course since 1860 we have he'd Wal
! in the country, and much OF this expenui,,
| ture is incident TO that cause. IL wouiu
seem that though grim-visaged war mas
smoothed his wrinkied front" his rayages
| do vet continue, and millions and HUNDREDS
| OF millions pour ont nor annually IN pens'0's
| 1t is but history 10 note that grover
| Cleveland Is. from his omcial acts anu
| from his continued and consistent uttef-
| snces since the embodiment OF two ideas;
| First, he stands square y. fe1riess'y in ne pan
| of Lqrish erDfndtUre Of public money: second,
| he f1pors q reduction of tdJes: for the two,
| fold object Of relieving the oppressed ana
| the poor of the country and or removing
| the tempting surplus from the treasury,
under which so many congressman become
| corrupt.
| These are the very core OF Democratic
| doctrine. handed down to US by our
| fathers-a simple form Of government,
economy in the administration OF ahalrs,
| and rate of taxation only high enough 10
| be consistent with these principles. go,
Il there evidence that the country stu
| clings to these teachings and believes IN
| them? We have but 10 chronicle the de-
| feat of the billion-dollar Congress eighteen
months ago by the most overwhelming
majorities all over the country ever wiz
messed. Mckinley himself was defeated.
and the people said: I'VE will once more
try the Democrats: they will give us
economy and low taxes. That's what we
want"
SILVER.
Now, il Is TO be observed that the ffee
coinage of silver has been more or less an
issue in parts of the country during the
period covered by the present Congress
and those preceding it Tor several years.
1t is needless to give its history. Both OF
the great parties of the country have had
more or less of It's doctrine Incorporated
in their platforms. and both parties have
|
the House. but it has been regarded that
the Democratic party was the one that was
distinctively committed to this dogma.
How stands the question to-day! The
House contains the largest Democratic
majority it ever had. The bill for
the free coinage OF silver has been
side-tracked there AND THE BILL
Is REGARDED AS DEAD In other
words. the Democratic party refuses
| 10
cate 1t by platform and pledges In the next
campaign. for the people will Say. Ac-
tons speak louder than words, and we can
not now trust your sincerity. There is as
TO this dogma GREAT DIFFERENCE OF
| OPINION. confess my leaning to its at
Effectiveness. For to bring more money
into the country was what wanted to see
done. didn't care the snap of your finger
for silver. wanted TO see more money IN
tho country. But when Grover Cleveland
defined his position on the subject some
twelve months or more ago when 1T was
almost craze saying that he opposed II
and that he favored honest money, SAID
"He knows more about 1t than / do;
know he is patriotic, and il he is opposed
10 IL / am content To watch the course OF
events and if they justify him 10 follow his
lead" He said that it would cheaper
money; that it would deprive the laborins
man Of part of his wages that 1t would
interfere with the commerce of the coun
try. do not know that the Democratic
party of the country are endorsing HIM
but it il certain that they have decided e
Law aside that doctrine. and, If they viii
! elect President this year, they Will moi
, do it on that platform; they are not YET
prepared TO psy one dollar OF standard golc
: for seventy cents of pure silver.
As justification of Mr.. Cleveland's po
sition. / desire TO close with an extract
from history describing the condition o.
, things that followed in England wher
, Henry debased the coin of the realm. III
~. Hume, chapter IS. page Al, we read
! at must also be remarked that the pro
fusion of Henry VIII. had reduced him
Notwithstanding his rapacity, to sncl
difficulties that he had been Obliged I,
remedy a present necessity by the perm
, cious expedient of debasing the coin. ant
} the WAYS in which the protector had BEEF
! involved had induced him to carry stii
. further the same abuse. The usual con
| SEQUENCES ensued. The good SPECIE wa
, boarded or erported; base metal was coinet
at home or exported from abroad in grea
abundance; THE COMMON PEOPLE
, who received their WAGES IN It UOULl
: NOT PURCHASE COMMODITIES A!
{ THE USUAL RATES, AND UNIVERSE!
{ DIFFERENCE AND SrAGNATION Ol
: COMMERCE TOOK PLACE. AND LOU
| COMPLAINTS WERE TO BE HEARD II
/ EVERY PART OF ENGLAND"
/ We are all familiar with the words. o
4 | Patrick Henry, when be said the safes
. light by which he could walk was tn
lamp Of experience" The above is no
prophecy il is history: 1t IS experience.
; Then. in making choice. why should "
! not choose a man who has made record
| a man whose position as 70 the leadin
1 Questions of tho day Is so well defined tina
every man knows where he stands-a ma
who has both convictions and courage
and a strong, positive character, such as
Q needed TO lead the Democratic hosts :
Q battle with oppressive taxation, unde
G which the masses Of the people are groar
1 ing? Grover Cleveland by his acts whe
a in Office and by his utterances since prove
T himself to be that MANTLE leading state:
$ man of this country, who would unity an
Z concentrate the Democratic issues, SO ths
, we might direct our blows against the citi
, del of Republican wrongs, to tear 1t dow
q without dissipating our strength on mr.:
J. one contention and then another. an
8 thereby hazard success.
e JACKSON GUY.