The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-25

since it has t.s1ac anyslralIt chat faere
ore -aeI r4a.s for thIus.ae rass ca1-
---s w repeal tle slrer-nl-er ar
s-uc ~ tle reFaoiie41 papers and leaders
are eEert.nz v.l1-eser in1ueuse tlee pos
srss -0 prevent the r1gzsll or that act
Tacir purpose is plain. They know The
ar. Us bad one. aui b. WORKING harm 20
tho country Tnsvals0 know tnat i-e re-
pal would BE- followed 1v arat1-it-o1 o.
. colL1ence in The ability " the govern
meE- 10 maintain sound currency. which
would insure business prosperity. but
rheT would rather sec the country over
taken b. financial disaster than % see IL
. prosperous under denOcratlcrule There
fore they are earnestly striving 70 create
q sentiment that existing financial
troubles are not due 70 the silver purchase
acc. but 70 a lack Of confidence IN the poll
cies ~ the democratic party.
The View York Tribune improves every
opportunity 70 throw doubt upon the De
lief, now very generally entertained, that
congress win repeal the silver purchase
act. and it seems glad % print the views
Of those VINO hold the Democratic party.
rather than that act, responsible for the
present financial troubles
The New York Press is another paper
that is 80 bitterly partisan that it would
rather see the country 20 % ruin than
have Il prosperous under democratic con
troll In its issue OF Friday
it quotes Major S. G. Brock, who
has Just lost his place as chief Of the bu-
reau Of Statistics, 10 show that the exist
ing financial depression is due 70 lack Of
confidence in the administration and the
Policies Of the Democratic party; and it
speaks Of the administration as "blunder-
ing and dishonest" and declares, % virtu-
ally.that IL is endeavOring'' 70 humbug the
people into the belief that this paralysis Of
credit and this shrinkage Of values is the
result Of the Sherman Silver purchase
Act2"
Vicious partisanship could go no fur
Their than this The New York Press ig-
nores the fact, that neither the demo
cratic party nor the present administra-
ton has done anything 10 change the f.
nancial conditions that existed during the
Harrison administration, and it also con
ceals the fact that financial depression
existed long before that administration
went out Of power It's assertion that the
country was remarkably prosperous dur
ing the whole Of the Harrison admins
tration is VIGOROUSLY untrue. The coun-
try was very prosperous when Mr.. Cleve-
land turned the administration Of the
government over 70 Mr.. Harrison. The
revenues exceeded the expenditures, and
there was a surplus Of $4,000, 600 in the
treasury. At the end Of MIR. Harrison's
administration the surplus was gone
and the government was finding it diff
cult to meet its obligations. II the re
publican papers were honest they would
admit that the present financial troubles
are due to legislation enacted during the
Harrison administration.
They prefer, however, to try to sad
die the blame for existing troubles upon
the present administration and the Demo
cratic party. Their want Of fairness and
honesty would attract comparatively lit
tie attention If they did not endeavor to
obstruct the Democratic party in its eff
forts to restore the prosperity of the
country Having brought the country TO
the verge Of financial disaster they don't
want the Democratic party to save
it for fear it win become stronger
with the people than ever before. Their
aim, apparently is 10 let the country
drift into a worse financial condition than
exists now, with the hope that the people
will lose confidence in the Democratic
party and recall the Republican party to
power.
But the people win not be deceived by
the methods the republican papers and
leaders are employing TO secure the re-
turn Of the Republican party 10 power
The Democratic party win redeem the
pledges on which It triumphed, and before
the end Of Mr.. Cleveland's administration
the country will be as prosperous as it !
was when Mr.. Cleveland turned over the !
presidential ONCE to Gen. Harrison a lit /
tie more than four years ago.