The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1892-09-03
REpIBiICAN FINANCIERING.

The voters of the United States will
be called upon this fall to decide which
of the two great political parties they
will intrust with the administration of
the government. If they vote as their
interests dictate they will place the
democratic party in power. As an aid
in deciding where their real interests lie
the following facts and figures relative
to the administration of the finances
under four years of Harrison rule are of
value:
|. The surplus IN the treasury June
30, 1890. the close of the last fiscal year
of the Cleveland administration. WAS
a55,iO9, AS.
.. Since then congress made a forced
loan of S54,207 go by converting into the
treasury the special trust fund for the
redemption of national bank notes.
3. Since then the fractional silver coin
has been Jumped into the assets of the
treasury, although it was omitted from
assets before because not available.
1. For the first time since the wal he
payment to the sinking fund has been
suspended under the present admins
tration.
). For the first time during the last
core of years d small loan that matured
in Saptember, 1891. had to be extended
because of the inability of the govern
ment to pay it.
6. With all these additions to the AS
sets Of the treasury the cash balance in
the treasury on the 3Oth of last June.
the close of the fiscal year, was S2I,O5O.-
23G; or only 5l2,S97, DOB exclusive of frac-
tional silver that cannot be drawn upon
to pay government debts.
:. The appropriations by congress for
the present fiscal year aggregate 500
100000. OF these expenditures fully
5.O,OOO.OO0 were absolute obligations
created by the previous congress in pen
sions. bounties. etc,
:. The revenues, as estimated by the
treasury department for the present year.
VIII ne Sf'pJ.sbOrbD.
9. The excess Of expenditures over re-
celpts this year will be 500, 100000, with
only S%l2,OO0,0O0 of available treasury
surplus. even after "a forced loan Of over
3ji,OOO,OOO. the suspension of the sink
ing fund payments and the extension of
bonds overdue.
10 The deficit for the present year,
even after taking the last dollar % avail
able money from the treasury. must be
fully S%40,000.0C0.
II. The steady increase OF pensions
authorized by the billion dollar congress
will add not less than 530,O0O,0OO more to
pensions next year, with many more mil
lions demanded for growing bounties and
the almost countless public buildings al,
ready under contract.
Such are the sober facts our
Quilted treasury. The surplus of over
5jJ.OOO.N0 left by the Cleveland admin
istration is gone, the forced loan OF the
bank redemption fund, amounting to
over 5Ji,OOO,O00 is gone; the payments to
the sinking fund are suspended; the
bonds OF the nation are unpaid for want
of money; exclusive of fractional silver
that is not available, the surplus at the
close Of the fiscal year was only sl2,sU,-
900; the appropriations made for the
present year are sJ3,OOO,ooO in excess Of
the estimated receipts, and of these ap-
preparations 100000 were to meet OBJ
legations created by the previous con-
gress.
And yet our republican friends are
bowling about democ. attic extravaganza.