The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-14
RADICAL IRoN-CLAD ASSURANCE.

| RADICAL IRON-CLAD ASSURANCE.
1t has been the policy OF the Republi-
car party ever since Mr. Cleyelands in
auguration, Only a little over four months
ago, TO audaciously attempt to offset the
reckless extravagances and misrule Of the
billion dollar Congress and Harrison $
| administration By claiming that the
President. through his failure to call
Congress together earlier. has lost 10 the
] country over billion dollars. The Re-
fublicans not only looted the Treasury
Of the surplus OF 100000 Of god hard
money found therein by Mr. Harrison
and his billion dollar Congress, but they
left 10 their Democratic successors
charges on the Treesury beyond the in
come OF the Governmci tariff that
cuts OF revei ue from nports. and the
infamous Sherman law. which oompels
the Government to buy 100000 ounces
Of silver for gold each month on de-
clining market, thereby forcing the Gov
ornmont to ray two prices for its sill
ver-tlat originally paid, and rhe money
lost by the decline Of the White metal
after II is IN the Treasury vaults. And
yet ,he Republican supporters of this
Congress nave the untiushing effrontery
TO try and blame the Democratic party
for >he trouble they themselves. contrary
TO earnest u, me cratic protest brought on
the county.
The New York Press is one Of the
most radical papers published in that
city, and IS. in consequence, one Of those
who have The assurance to hold Mr..
Cleveland responsible for the laws passed
ty the billion dollar Congress and signed
ty Presiden Harrison. In a recent arti-
Gle, headed "A Billion Dollar Admins
tration." it says:
"The Fifty. first Congress approx rated
billion dollars in two years and made
provision for distributing 1t amo & the
people. The Cleveland administration has
taken billion dollars from the pockets
of the people in four months. II has di-
minished the wealth Of the nation by an
amount nearly equal TO the entire sum
Of moley ia circulation in the United
States to-day. It has cost the people Of
the United States three times as much as
the colossal swindle Of the Panama Ca
nal, which shook France from centre 10
circumference. cost the French people
1t has taken enough money from the
people TO tuild the Nicaragua Canal ten
times over. These are appalling figures
But they show the truth. They demand
the earnest consideration of every Ameri-
can citizen on this anniversary Of the ma
TONS birth. Buster and prevaricate as
they may, the mouthpieces Of Democracy
cannot obscure this tremendous fact: In
four months Democratic rule has robbed
the American people Of slOOO,OOO.OOO"
Such case of iron-clad cheek and
brazen-faced impudence has never before
been presented to this or any other peo-
pie. All these evils which the Press
above enumerates are attributed to Mr..
Cleveland's failing to call Congress to-
gether earlier. Now this IS the first time
In the history Of the republic that a Re
publican paper so effectually condemns
itself out Of its own mouth by present
ing such an array Of evils as the result
o. the legislation Of it's own party. and
never before has II been known I'm the
United States that any party has de-
mahded that an opposing President should
call Congress together in extra session
10 repeal the laws passed by that marty
itself. This alone. if there were nothing
else would be sufficient TO bring lasting
shame and confusion to the Republican
party Of the United States. The New
York Press, in the above extract. admits
that because a Democratic President
failed to call Congress together immedi-
ately after he was inaugurated 10 re-
peal the laws Of a Congress Republican
In both branches, and which laws were
signed by a Republican President. ne has
caused a loss of a billion dollars tn tho
country. Therefore, II admits that the
Republican party first squandered a bill
lion OF dollars Of money belonging 10 the
Treasury, and then passed laws which
cost the country a billion dollars more
was ever party organ In any such
unfortunate predicament?
The President called Congress together
as soon as he became satisfied that tho
Sherman law could be repealed. and 70
have called it earlier would have bear
ioily. In the mean time let the Republi-
cans rage at his action. The more they
ehdeavor to shield their infamies tho
more they convict themselves. and ~
they Imagine that they are decetvins
anybody by their unblushine, i,,n,,do,.o
ana east-iron cheek, they are very much