The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-06-26

49, = =" vs. 1890 s'~~ W. "&e@ Va y w
suppiy them.
Democratic Misrepresentation.
but the working people of this
.oonutry have minds and memories,
erId they can reason fol- themselves.
They remember that the four years of
President Cleveland's administration
Witnessed tho most prosperous Times
this country had enjoyed for many a
year. The Mckinney Tariff law had
not been passed then. and an honest
man was at the head of the government
OF the nation. When he retired from
his Nigh ONCE there was surplus OF
over eloO. 000, 900 In the national treas
ury
Thsn came the ADMINISTRATION oflPres.
ident Harrison, with its ''billion dol.
lar Reed Congress. and the great Me-
Hinley Tariff act, which was to do SO
much for tho interest Of the laboring
man. What was the result? As soon
as the law was passed there began a
fierce struggle between the projected
manufacturers and their employees
over reduction of wages, instead of
the Increase that labor was TO receive
as one OF the blessings of tho Mckin-
ley bill. The result Is too we'll known
to require recapituIation. But where
does labor come In when the benefits
OF tbs Mckinley bill are being dlstri-
but8df
And then there was the Silver Pur.
chase law, fathered by that RepubIi-
can apostle, John Sherman, and from
the mischiovous operations OF which
the whole business world Is now SUI
1erin9. The only wonder is that tie
recent disturbances In business, which
now seem to have reached their limit
-thanks to the public confidence IT.
epifed by the presence of President
Cleveland at Washing ton were no,
infinitely worse"
We clip the above bodily from
Democratic glasses in the Sunday
-Star, on account of the glaring mis-
representations it contains. II Is,
however. no worse than the misrepre-
sensations made during the last cam
paigG that succeeded in decelving
enough working people to place
Grover Cleveland In the Presidential
chair. The working people OF this
country who have minds and MEM
ories," will recollect that although
Cleveland was President from 1885 to
1850. he was perfect nonentity in the
Government.
During his official term he had q
Democratic House with him, but 0
Senate opposed to him. He could dc
nothing. he was but mere figure
head at the head of the Government.
He issued his free trade manfestoes,
but they fell unheeded upon the put.
lie car.
1t is quite true that the flour years
he was President witnessed the most
prosperous times the country had en-
1oyed for many year," II we except
the period during Harrison's admin
istration and especially the year after
reciprocity and the Mckinley tariff,
There were prosperous times DUR
Ing Clevelands first administration,
but 1t was because OF the tariff law
then in existence which he had not tho
power at that time to interfere with.
Yes. 1t is true that the Mckinley tariff
law had not been passed at that time,
/ hut there was tariff law in exis.
tenee all the same, under which the
country for the last thirty years en-
3oyed prosperity as 1t never had done
before. Nobody will deny neither,
that Cleveland left slO0, 900, 600 In the
.,,, ~ "on' ou' vi oiiice
Democratic House in refusing to make
needed appropriations for public i'm
s9' eopee,aiiS 'ho pa'iuihg oil
-. ,. 'oseo's AZ, oai ueefepi' anu
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- W iAaAe ~ 'ppeat tiiat ssrus-
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sna.sn - 'e'S anu ihooiefs over re-
,.,s e' i"por uns"er
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80" $500 oAoop' III fery lew IN
-. -, ouen a' ~ iioihosteaa whefe
"iio ioo's'eu ieuuceioii Oh wages.
'ioni 80 W Nv per Jay
,n ~ ass ,'ees ever poia III inc woridf
. Aeio uoes ,aoor come IN ior protec-
..ooii's iheii answer ~here
s9o law oooti .ouuoeu since oieVe-
e'ee''oh NOW why could not
"io'o 'iu'h 20 toio ABOUT the
'n ~, 1nan oiifei pu1cha 90 Jaw
- - cosy w 'oii ehe eruth as not
W. e,'ioi su'aee 'iie truth Goes not
go ~ aus "e' tue plesehe purpose.
s .n9t WON 'ae aGponLlcAN gave
..o iu'i lissofy oi the passage OF the
,i''n o'i'' "e elo"eu iuiiy that
nv ''""'o p'esou saie hhahciai Dill
recommended by the then.secretary Of
the treasury, Mr.. Window: TINT Tint
bill want 10 tho sanota ,,hor. 49,
- .t'eHae' "noto tiie
1eiho'fats' aldea Ny lew silver he
publicans. substituted it with free.
coinage hill. This was aent hool, 70
Tho uofa. ye,,.
io itouse ioi concurrence where un-
Ger the leadership OF Mr.. Bland. a
fapid Tree silver advocate. 1t came
Within i've votes OF being adopted.