Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-30
Cleveland and Harrison.

The nomination of these two by their
respective parties presents their re-
spective administrations as object les
sons to guide voters Interpreting the
platforms adopted at Minneapolis and
Chicago.
For the first time in the history OF
the country the two great parties have
nominated men who have both been
tried in the Presidency and from whom
the people know just what to expect.
We know that Harrison stands for
enormous expenditures, including Law
ish subsidies to favored private inter-
ests, and for increasing taxation laid
on labor's earnings for the enrichment
of trusts and tariff barons. The NOM
ination of Harrison was an endorse
ment of this feature of his administra-
ton and gives this plain meaning to
whatever the Minneapolis platform may
say on the subject.
Whatever that platform may say
against trusts, we find its meaning in
the fact that the antitrust law approx
ed by him has been for more than two
years utterly useless and imperative
in his hand. and that his nomination
for a second term is an endorsement of
that feature of his administration.
The Lodge Force Bill which Harri-
son forced upon his party as an admin
istration measure was also approved
and endorsed by the vote which NOM
mated him, and this is the official in
depreciation of what the platform says
on the subject Of free and faiEelections.
On the other hand, the nomination
of Cleveland makes the record of his
administration the official interpreter
of his party's platform as to appropri-
ations, expenditures, taxation, civil
service, foreign policy, the silver
question and everything referred to in
the conventions resolutions. The
people will choose between his use of
the patronage and Harrison's, his pol
icy of peace and economy with tax re-
duction and Harrison's policy of jingo-
ism, high taxes, lavish expenditures
and Legislation for the aggrandizement
of the plutocracy and the federal exec
utive.
In 1888, with Cleveland's record in
office before them, the people gave him
a plurality of SS.O17 over Harrison,
the electoral college. The people pre-
ferred Cleveland when the record of
his entire administration was under
fire. and when nothing could be said
against the new and untried Harrison. |
Now it is Harrison whose administra-
ton is under fire, and whose former !
partisans are soured by disapppoint-
ments.
The only election which has turned |
upon comparison of the two admins
trations, was that of 1890, and in that
election the Democrats not only carried
New York but enough States to elect
Cleveland without New York.
But a third party has since sprung
pa party which may gain many
Fotes opposed to the attitude of both
cleveland and Harrison on the silver
question Whether this new party
will draw most votes from Cleveland or
harrison is the unknown quantity that
must be known before November's
,hances can be calculated.
IT, as we believe, there is more dis
with Harrison's admins
ration in Republican States, than with
administration in the States
hat went Democratic two years ago,
hat fact would seem in the light of
hat election to make Harrison's chance i
f success in this election very slim
indeed. And if the third party throws {
be election into the House it is Cleve- t
and's by a large majority.--PostDis-
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