The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1894-10-13
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to support that armyp II Is charged
that the income tax is dictated by the
desire of the south 10 obtain revenge
for the resn.; of the late war ard the
payment of pensions which they can
| not receive. | refer those who make
| this cbaige To the speeches of Senators
| Sherman, of Ohio, and Morton, of
Indiana, in The senate when The income
tax Of 1862 was abolished. Both these
distinguished republicans defended the
tax As the most equitable species Of
taxation, and their arguments have
never been successfully answered.
The democratic party pledged itself
to reduce the expenditures for govern
mental purposes. and ask your a,icn-
ton to the record. The iifiy-frst con-
gress, under fIarrison's administration
expended sl,O35, $50, 1924, there
beng in the amount S47 1862 1926 60 for
indefinite appropriation, such as do not
specify the sum appropriated, and are
not shown IN the official estimates.
The fifty-second congress, under
Harrison's administration, expended
81, ,027, ,I04 ,547. .92.
The appropriations Of the fifty-third
congress, under Cleveland, have been
| 1892, ,17S,S and from this amount
should be deducted $50, 723, ,441.92 of
continuing appropriations from the
fifty-first congress enta,lcd upon It's
successors.
49, 1ssn hx-
this congress from the appropriations
made at the last session Of the fifty
second congress of e2S, 1856, ,9s9.70.
During the present session of con-
gress the salaried list OF the government
has been reduced by more than GOO in
number, and over e70O,0 in amount,
while in the fifty-frst congress there
were added to the salaried list 1905
new Offices, with salaries amounting to
| 81, ,04S, $50. .S2, and other salaries were
increased 47,724.S2. In the fifty
second congress, exclusive of the s50
apprentices 10 the navy, there were
added to the salaried list 1853 new
Offices, with salaries amounting TO
| SI34, 100.
In recent speech ex-President Har-
rison said that delicacy forbade an iliu-
sion to his administration Of the gov
ernment. am restrained by no such
sentiment, and ask your attention to
the following record: The democrats
turned over te Mr.. Harrison $3.50, ,34S,-
9l6.1 available assets, and Mr.. IIar-
risOn turned over TO Cleveland, after
four years, el62, ,493, ,920.7s, making a
difference of e167, 1854 1854. In the
last financial statement under Harri-
sou's administration the cash balance
in the treasury was stated to be S24,-
1873, ,0S9. .88, Of which $l1, ,497 1924
were nickels and dimes. In order to
make political capital by n great show
of reducing the public debt, the repub-
licans paid to the bondholders in three
years under Harrison &47 ,097 ,S07 .32
IN premiums on bonds, and the result
was q bankrupt treasury. 1t Is noto-
rious that the plates were prepared for
| bond issue in the last months OF Har-
risou's term, and but for the opposition
of Mr.. Harrison the bonds would have
been prepared and sold. They made
ayallale for general expenses the
trust fund of &54, 1888, ,475.75 pledged to
the redemption Of national bank notes,
and had, besides, the benefit of the
profit on silver coinage, amounting to
$50, ,lO5, ,0l3.2 25, but the treasury was
practically empty at the end Of Harri-
sons term, and modesty, of course,
prevents his dwelling upon the states
manship which produced that result.
To the honest voter submit these
| questions: Is 1t fair to condemn the
democratic party because in eighteen
months of unprecedented business de-
preston it has failed to remedy all tho
crystalized evils which the republican
party has built up since 1861? What
act Of the democratic party has brought
upon the country its present distress?
What law enacted by democratic con-
gress has injured business or depre-
ciated valuesp To what other party
will you entrust power? DO you prefer
McKinleyism and force bill, with the
criminal appropriations Of the billion
dollar congress, or do you expect relief
from the populists with their commu-
nistic schemes which under the bills
they have introduced in congress would
cost the people Of the United States
S55, 200, O,O00p Are you prepared to
abandon the cardinal doctrines of free
government, q strict construction Of the
constitution, no prescription by reason
of religious belief, no governmental
partnership, absolute equality in bur-
dens and benefits, and economy In
public expenditures
The path Of duty is that Of safety.
Confronted by financial and business
depression for which they were not re-
sponsible, the democrats in congress
have struggled amidst unparalleled
difficulties TO redeem the pledges made
In our platform. Any coward can stay
with the ship in summer seas and under
cloudless skies, but brave men are
needed in cloud and storm. The hour
of battle Is again upon US. Our old
enemy, the republican party, is conf
dent and aggressive. They have the
same leaders, and il given power in
Missouri will rc-enact the same out
RACES. Away with the false prophet:
who predict continued depression and
disaster. The sunshine of prosperity il
already beginning to food our land
and the croakers should hunt the hole
and corners of chronic discomfort
Your streets will soon be crowded will
hurrying feet and the hum of industr.
be everywhere heard.
ii Democrats of Missouri, close M
your ranks, send the bagg &c and COW
, ards to the rear. stop all dissension
and we will win an old time victory.