The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-23
THE TRUE CAUSE OF PRESIDENT
HARRISON'S DEFEAT.
To the Editor Of tie Eagle.

| greatly aStOnlShed at the result Oh TIT
recent election. The leading Republic
cans felt absolutely certain that Pfesi
dent Harrison would be triumphantly
reelected, and that both houses of con
gress would be Republican. The weeE
previous to election, the sporting men in
this city bet large sums of money on the
| success of Harrison, and the Democrat:
seemed too timId to cover these bets
Reports that came into Republican head
quarters from the leaders of the party il
all sections Of the country, gave assur
ance of the undoubted success of tbs
Republican ticket.
The Mckinley bill had been in opera
ton for nearly two years; business
everywhere was in healthy condition
new factories were bei-g started in all
parts of The country, and old ones thai
had long been idle were starting anew.
the wages Of the working classes had
been increased, and confidence restored;
crops were good; our foreign commerce
Lad increased in all departments, and
tie whole country seemed to be in very
prosperous condition.
On the 10th of November, Roswell B.
Flower, the Democratic governor of the
Empire State in his Thanksgiving proc
lamation, expressed himself as to the
condition of the country in the follow
ing unmist akab!e language:
God has been merciful in sparing us
from threatened disease, from civil dis
order, IRON serious conflict between en-
ployers and employees, and from CONNER
cial and agricultural distress. Crops have
been plentiful, business has been active.
industry has been we'll rewarded, intelli-
gence and learning have been more widely
ditfused, and coutentment and happiness
prevail generally within the borders Of
our common wealth"
Why, then, do the people demand a
change?
That Benjamin Harrison has made one
OF the best presidents we ever had is evil
dent from the fact that, during the
Whole campaign, hardly word of cen
sure or fault finding has been said
against him either by the press or by
public speakers. Everybody has given
him the credit of doing what he believed
to be for the best interests of the whole
country, and the country has prospered
far more than it did under the reign of
his predecessor, although for the past
two years he has had Democratic con-
gress working In opposition to him.
During 1SS4-the year in which Gro
yer Cleveland was elected president-our
total foreign commerce was 81, 40S, 20G,-
302; the balance of trade for year ending
June 30, 1885. was 1854. 662, 426 in favor
of this country. In 1888. the year of
President Harrison's election, our total
foreign commerce was 81, 419, 911 ,621, an
increase during the four years of Cleve-
lands administration Of only S11 ,.00,3 19.
and the balance of the trade that wear
was S2S, 20O,6 07 against this country. At
the close of the fiscal year. 1892, our to-
tai foreign commerce was 1857, 726, 90,
and the balance of trade was $202, 944,-
342 in favor Of this country.
1t will thus be seen that while during
Cleveland'S administration, our trade
with foreign countries increased only
S11, 200, 319, during President Harrison's
it has increased $685.
Sf5, 2S9, and that while the balance OF
trade during Cieveland's four years
changed from nearly S165, 900. 900 in our
favor to $2S, 100000 against us, it has
again changed during Harrison's admin
from the 28,000,00 against us
10 S203, 600, GOO in our favor
The total exports Of this country in
1884 were $740,513, 600, while in 1888
hey were only $685., 954, 507, total fall
ng off during the four years of Cleve-
ands administration of S44 $50, 100.
Dur total exports the year Aarrison was
elected were $685.. 954, 501, while at the
close of the fiscal year 1892, our total
experts were 81 ,030, $50, 6e6, a gain OF
1884 1884, 3S1, 119.
Now, the question arises, under which
IF these two administrations has the
country been most prosperous? The Re-
publican party favorS protecting Ameri
IAN industries which keeps American
people employed at good wages, and the
Democratic party favors a low tariff on
.oreign products, which keeps the peo-
pie of foreign countries employed and
lends our people to idleness.
How then, do we account for the
majority given to Grover
Cleveland on the Sth of November?
Many attribute it to the Mckinley bill.
That it was not the Mckinley bill is evil
lent from the fact that prosperity has
greatly increased since that bill went
nto force. When the people understand
hat bill, they will see that it is the most
valuable Of any bill ever passed
~ congress. Il has already started
lew factories, created wealth, in
:reased our foreign commerce. and
advanced the prosperity and welfare
# the whole country. 1t is not the Nc |
knley bin but the false Statements in
'egard to it, made hv the free trade !
Democratic press and speakers. Not
me voter in a thousand ever read /
ingle clause or can give the duties on a |
single article in The Mckinley bill. |
What makes that bill of immense value |
o the country is, 1t takes the duty off !
rom articles we cannot produce IN this 1
and puts it on those we can
thus encouraging new indus !
ries amongst our people.
The calamity howlers were born and |
developed during Grover Cleveland's ad- !
but they nearly ali disap- |
,eared after the Mckinley bill got in its |
,ood work.
What then is the cause of Harrison's !
lefeat: 1t is undoubtedly largely due /,
o the apathy or indifference of the POI
i!lcal leaders of the Republican |
larty. The readers Of the EAGLE will |
ememher that just previous TO the |
convention there was |
trong Blame movement. started in this |
engineered by nan who became !