The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-27
STEVENSON TALKS.
Opening Of the Democratic Cam
paign in Illinois,
oUTroURINe OF THE DEMOCRACY.

Gives His Views on the Effects OF
the Mckinley and Force Bills.
Opposed to the Illinois Compulsory
School Law.
BLOOMINGTON, Ills, Aug. 27..-Long
before noon today the Democratic hosts
Of the neighboring country began pour
ing into the city. Marching clubs,
with banners and bands, the country
people on horseback and in wagons, and
the local democracy, filled the streets
with cheering and enthusiastic multi
tude. The occasion was the opening of
the campaign in Illinois by General
Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic candi-
date for vice president. The meeting
was very large one, and as the candi-
date stepped to the front of the plat
form he was received with tremendous
applause, which lasted for several min,
, ntes. After thanking his audience for
the cordial greeting he said:
Ours is n government of the people. II Is
wisely provided In our Federal constitution
that once In four years political power shall
return to the hands Of the people. Twenty-six
times during the one hundred and three years
u OuF history nave tn6 American people, in
the exercise of their rights as electors cast
their ballots for the candidate of their choice
for the high Office Of president OF the United
states. We are now on the eve of another
presidential election. The responsibility of
determining what line of public policy shall
% pursued, and who shall be selected as chief
magistrate, is again upon us.
In the pending struggle for political SUI
Rremhoy, grave public questions at issue.
Upon the correct determination Of these uues-
tlODH through the ful IN m nug nil ,ad
by law, will depend the welfare of the people.
II is all important, thon that the determna-
ZION at the polls be the result, not of prejudice
nor Of Misrepresentation, but Of honest and
Intelligent discussion of the issues involved
During the short time l shall dotain you, 1t
will be my endeavor to suggest some of the
reasons why Mr.. Cleveland should be elerted
president and the Democratic party restored
70 power.
An Honest Administration.
The four years administration Of President
Cleveland was confessodly an honest admins
tation. The Democratic administration end
Ing March I, 1882, has gone into history as IN
economical and able administration of tho
government. Under 1t tho bonded debt of the
government was paid Mt maturity: trust funds
wero not used to avoid a treasury deficit; and
the gold reserve was not menaced by threats
o. Invasion to meet the current expenses of
the government. AT tho close of MIR. Cleve-
lands administration tho surplus in the treas
ury, exclusive of the gold reserve, was, in
round numbers, $3.50 0O0).
What is the condition that now confronts
Ms at tho end Of three and half years OF Re-
publican Administrations On tho basis Of
revenues to the government, as estimated by
The secretary of the treasury, for the present
fiscal year, there will he deficit of SI2,GOO,-
0o. The bankruptcy which now threatens
tho treasury is tho result, first, OF the enact
ment OF the Mckinley tariff law, and, Sec
oAlly, of the lavish appropriations of the Fif-
ty-first congress.
ExtravaGant Appropriations.
Tho appropriations OF the last Republican
congrcss which has gone into history as the
billion dollar" congress-far exceeded that
81 any Of its Democratic predecessors The
large appropriations of the first session of tho
present congress are in the main due to tho
rnckless legislation of the Fifty-hrst congress
imposing the necessity of heavy appropria-
lions upon its successors, Much Of the ap-
- Vrppriations by tho late session were In pur-
suance Of the requirements Of existing law
laws enacted by Republican congress, In
this connection II must not be forgotten that
the Republican senate of the present congress
added moro thnn thirty-two millions to the
appropriation bills as they originally passed
!. the Democratic house of representatives.
For twenty-four years Immediately proceed
ing the Inauguration of President Cleveland,
ali departments of the government were in
the main under the control of the Republican
party. During that period the larger part of
the legislation which has been so potent in
bAihcHiuH iib ItOHio WIN ucbl anu ttlANtiun
was enacted. That legislation was resisted by
the Democratic minority In Congress, The
tribute OF MIR. Blaine TO its old time leaders
was hut just when he said they had guarded
the treasury with unceaSing vigilance against
every attempt at extravaganza and corrup-
tion."
The TariH,
The tariff is the all-importnnt issue of the
campaign upon which we have now entered.
The position of the two leading political par-
fieR that uupStiou Ina mis- nd
stood. The Republican party, as illustrated
by its recent enactment Of the Mckinley law
stands for hgn ploteutive-in other words,
aprohibitory tariff. The Democratic partv
as emphasized by its uttsranees and its acts, is
the advocate Of tariff REFORM Upon the one side
are the advocates of high protect i've or prphib-
itory policy-a policy that enriches tho few AT
the expense of the many. On the other the
advocates of such reduction of tariff duties
Is will give to our manufacturers the benefit
of cheap raw material, and lessen to the con-
aumor the cost of the necessities of life. The
argument advanced by the early advocates of
y protective system was the necessity OF pro-
tecting our "lnfunt industries" Vet Mr.. Clay
the author of the famous tariff bill with which
his name is inseparaby associated, declared
such protection TO be only temporary and
that such industries were able to
stand alone, tariff duties should be reduced
The compromise tariff law of 1885, of which
Mr. Clay was the author, provided that at the
end of ton years there should begin rapid re-
auction of duties, until tho average rate should
not exceed 20 per cent. Instead of being les
Bened, protection has, year by year, under Re.
publican rule, increased In proportion as
these industries have grown stronger and more
powerful, they have demanded yet greater pro-
bection.
The low tariff law OF lS46 of which Robert
y >. Walker, the Democratic secretary of the
treasury was the author, provided in sub
stance, nrst, that no more money should be
collected than is necessary for the wants of
the government economically administered;
second, that no duty be Imp psed upon any
articles above tho lowest rate that will yield
the greatest amount of reyenue third, that