The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-30
rwo ADMINISTRATIONS cosrRAsrEp'

Thu present campaign promises 10 be the
most UNIQUE that has ever been seen lnas-
much as the opposing leaders have ooth oeen
presidents, and the administration OF one mas
bacone mart of the country's history. while
the same is true of the greater part OF the
administration Of tho other. Tho people can
therefore SEQ the public records OF both can
didates for themselves and intelligentiy pass
Judgment thereon at tho polls IN November
In the contrast that will DO made the Dem
ocrats will have nothing 10 fear. Wben Nj.
Cleveland went out Of Office nearly eight
years ago he left a most admirable and nav
Lass record behind him. For tour years, while
he WAS az the helm of the ship Of State. the
country had prospered as never before pubic
affairs had been thoroughly and carefully
conducted with an ego single TO the great
est good for the greatest number; economy
in expenditures had been the RUE; every act
had been guided by the principle. pubic
Office is a public trust" and everybody had
been happy and contented. The only draw
back to a perfect state Of government was
that the people had to bear a very heavy bur
den of taxation imposed upon them by tho
War Tariff. and the Treasury became tuil
10 oyerhowing with money thus raised IN e1-
cess Of the needed expenses OF the Govern
rnent For this reason Mr.. Cleveland lett III
the Treasury at tho close Of his administra-
ton about 100. 900 900 dollars, and 10 prevent
the people from being 50 unnecessarily and
heavily taxed he sent to Congress his famous
Tariff Reform message. which alone would
have made his name famous, and which has
since been overwhelmingly indorsed by his
Acknowledged.
This was the state Of affairs when Glove
land surrendered the chief magistracy Of the
republic to his successor: and what has been
the record since, and what IS the condition OF
public affairs nowY In the three ana quar-
ter years of Harrison's incumbency Of the
presidential Office we have seen the burdens
upon the people caused by the war tariff to
which Dir. Cleveland was 81 bitterly opposed.
greatly increased by the Mckinley tariff
which, under the guise Of protecting Ameri-
can industries. impoyershes the many by taxa
ton for the benefit of the few. We have seen
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in pensions, subsidies &c, the
enormous surplus which Cleveland left in
the Treasury. but actually leaving deficit in
its place. and. though reducing receipts, in-
the expenses Of the Government
almost 10 bankruptcy. We have seen an ef-
fort made to pass the infamous Force bill,
which was TO place tho South under military
rule and negro supremacy. We have seen all
these and many other outrages arising from
them. and every one of them has been
directly and personally sanctioned by Dir.
Harrison. who himself owed his election to
the most shameless corruption Of the ballot
box, and the open purchase Of votes and
voters.
In the coming campaign we will have these
two administrations. as widely different from
each other as the Frigid zone is from the
Torrid. spread out before the people like an
open book. II cannot be imagined that the
voters will not decide between them in a man.
ner which will bring triumphant victory to
the Democrats and everlasting confusion to
their enemies. The money of the highly ia
gored, protected monopolists will be spent
ike water to prevent a tidal wave of popular !
Indignation. but there s too much at stake |
his time for corruption funds to be available. |