The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-04-20
Effect of Democratic Ascendency.

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Effect of Democratic Ascendency.
Thirty years ago, at the close of the
great war of the rebellion, the Nation
came forth staggering under the devas-
tation and ruin of four years of fiercest
strife and the burden of vast public
debt. So great was the incubus that
weighed upon it that it seemed TO not II
few that the resources of the country
were scarcely equal to meet the strain
that taxed its financial strength and to
recoup its powers to the extent of ulti.
mately freeing the Nation srom the en-
ormous Indebtedness that threatened to
overwhelm it in financial ruin.
Nevertheless, under the wise and be-
neficent policy of protection inaugu-
rated by the Republican party, and reg
ularly maintained by that party, which
has until now continued to control the
affairs of the Nation to sufficient de-
gree to prevent any adverse legislation,
the country Immediately entered upon
and has uniformly pursued course OF
prosperity surprising all other records
in history. Not only has there been no
reputation of the public debt or of the
public faith, which the Democrats so
freely predicted would occur, but the
interest on the vast public debt has
been promptly paid and, as regularly,
month by month, the floating debt and
bonded obligation of the Nation have
been discharged, until now the remain
ing obligations due to the war consti'
tute, as compared to the former resour-
ces of the Nation, mere bagatelle OF
their original magnitude. Not only has
the public debt been enormously and
regularly diminished but all the obnoX-
ious burdens rendered necessary by the
war have been long since removed.
This has been the work of the Repub-
lican party 1t came into power in 1861
and found the Nation with an empty
treasury and already practically engag-
ed in civil war. And this was the in.
heritance left us by the Democracy.
After thirty-two years, during which
time the Nation has continued in peace
and prosperity, the Democratic party
again succeeds to the control OF govern
mental affairs, and again dreful calam-
ity befals us. Happiness, content
ment, active industry, gives place to
distrust, anxiety, and prostratiOn. The
income of the government, which here
tofore has ever been fully adequate and
often in excess of all its requirements,
has suddenly become insufficient to
meet the necessary expenditures. And
to eliminate this difficulty, here comes
the Democratic president, the same
president who few years ago, when
checked by Republican senate, com
planned of IA great national surpls, now
proposing to borrow money TO meet
current expenses!-tO increase the pub
lie indebtedness, for the first time since
the war, to help bolster up an made
quate revenues; TO still further attempt
TO provide 70: the demands upon "A de-
pleted treasury by resorting again to
some of the measures which were for
merly esteemed to be endurable only
as acts justified by the necessities of
war Truly, what a blessing is Democ
racyl
The fact is, the Republican party has
never brought upon the Nation any
thing but happiness, prosperity and
honor, while the record of the Demo
cratic party is replete with calamity to
the people and dishonor to the Nation.
Truly, the admonition uttered by old
lack Chandler is one that it is well
should be borne in mind, "In all mat
tiers political, watch out for Democratic
rascality."