The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-24

you are TO determine who shall be Sc
iected To hold the high Office Oi ffesl-
dent Of the United States. and what line
OF public policy shall control this country
Tor the next four years.
II shall be my endeayor during the few
moments | shall address you TO Indicate
why, in my judgment, your interests aud
the interests of all the people of this
country will be subseryed by the election
OF Grover Cleveland to the Presidency
OF the United States and the restoration
OF the Democratic party to power (Iro-
lOnged applaUse)
The administration of President Cieve-
laLd was confesSedly an honest admins
tratl0n of the General Government. Tn
der that administration no scandals at
tached to appointments To Office. Under
that administration the bonds of the Gov
eminent were paid ut maturity. Under
that administration we had peace all over
our common country Under that admin
lstratlOn an era Of prosperity was opened
mp 10 the people OF the South that they
had not known since the close of the war.
Why! For the reason that your State
governments, were in your own hands;
you had the assurance of protection OF
property and life: you had stability OF
Government and during that four years
/ nocd hardly tell you that hundreds of
millions of dollars Of capital from the
North and thousands and tens OF thou
sands Of people from the North came 10
find homes i'm the Southern States, to
become a part Of yourselves. and to as
slst in developing resources OF ms great
section Of cur country. iApplauSeJ
Why Because stable government gave
assurance that life. that property, that
liberty would he protected.
oEE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
At the close Of the administration Of
President Cleveland, when the Govern
mcut was turned over 10 his Republican
successor. but little less than one nun
drcd millions of dollars was in the Urea
suIy of the United states. / nder the
irst. wise and economical administration
of President Cleveland the revenues or
the Government exceeded IT'S cApeAul
lures more tlan enc hundred millions ot
dollars "A wear. 50 that for the last TWO
years of the Cleveland administration lhe
question was what shall be done WIN the
surplus revcnUct 10 &
We have had three years and haif OF
Republican administration. anu Wn"t -
the result: The Treasury or re hilSu
States to-day is confronted win uuuN-
ruptcy. Under the estimate made 10y tue
Republican Secretary OF the lrcdSuI! as
10 the probable expenditures anu tle
probable revenues Of the GOycrnmeht l'f
the present fiscal year. there VIII he oe-
6Cii IN the Treasury of $j2O0O.OUO
The question that comes home to every
honest and intelligent yotcr. Whatever
may be his party allliatlon, Is WHAT Has
caused this
in my judgment. it was caused by the
lavish. the unnecessary the unWlSe oap-
propfiatious made by the Fiity-tirst Con
crc>s-a Republican Congress-the irSt
Congress which has gone INTO history rs
the billion dollar Congress. And You VIII
pardon mc for saying just here that one
cause for the large appropriations iha"e
bv the ureeont Democratic House was be-
cause OF the legislation Of the
Fifty-frst Congress imposing large appro-
priations under laws the Flity-hrst
Congress passed by binding all OF IT'S
successors. and this will explain seventy
millions of dollars appropriated ny the
present Congress Of the United States, the
House of which. as you know Is Demo
cratic: and more than that, the Repuo,
lean Senate added thirty-two millions oil
dollars fo the appropriation bills as they
originally passed the Democratic House
Of Representatives.
say this by Way of explanation OF the
charge brought against the present Dem
Ocratic House of Representatives,.
THE TAEIFF BILL.
The other cause for the deficit of which
| have spokcn was the passage OF the
Mckinley Tariff bill. by which nifty
millions Of dollars of revenue were en-
Of from the Treasury OF the United
States.
This brings me for few moments &c
n discussion of the tariff. and / VIII not
detain you very long with that discus
sion. You will remember that under th(
tariff law Of 1856 tariff taxes were re
duced 10 - per cent. and when use the
word tariff ! desire 20 say 10 the boys
who are hcre-tho rest of you under
stand it-but 10 the boys ! will say that
when we use the word tariff we NEAR
taxes. always. ut all times. and under
all circumstances. Tariff, tarlh" 1arn
means taxes (applause). and when We
use the word tariff il means taxes, anC
that means that somebody has 10 pay
those taxes. and when appropriations
are made out of the Treasury. always
under all circumstances, directly or IN
| directly. they come out of the pockets
of the people Of this country. applause.
As | said so You. Democratic Con
gress in 1916 reduced the tariff to m
average Of - per cent. That oil was
approved by a Democratic President
james X. Polk. 1t went into history "a
| the Walker Tariff bill.
Under that low tariff, low taxation
law. there was never a time in our his
tory when it was easier for the farmer
| for the laborer. for the mechanic, fol
the wage Garner Of all classes and con
ditions to earn a living and TO support
his family than under that bill
Why? Because it lessened. it reduced
10 the minimum. the cost of the necessl
ties of life. So beneficial was that tariff
law that in 1897 the Congress cf Tho
! United States all parties concurng-
still further reduced tariff taxes until
as ! have said. the average rate was
! little less than 10 per cent.
Now in 1S6l-'62 WAS passed what was
known rs the Morrill, bill, which was q
Republican measure
1t increased the rate Of taxation 70
| 50 per cent. and by subsequent acts OF
Congress by subsequent acts Of Republic
can Congrcsscs-tarff taxes were m
creased until in the year lS9O-the aver
age rate was II per cent
REPUBLICAN ADMINISTRATION.
Let me tell you that during all this
time the administration of the Govern
mcnt was in the hands of the Republcan
party: for whatever acts OF legislation
were then passed that party, having con