The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1894-09-28

from Wool Growers -- "A
.,;. opinion Of tho Democrat
r,ctst-strong Points in short
graphs.
..n,. Array OF Faisehoods with
which to Fool Voters.
.h;ngton dispatch to the Philadel'
press says that the record OF the
ansos leo If Congress is so devoid or
l,'n ~ neNraditnble that the Democratic
y, ~ n n nreparing campaign speeches
escorted @ to the stupid process or IN
W Wso.called reforms ana putting
= II tbe credit of their party IN tins
~ - - One of the speeches which
amocratic campaign committee Is
% .;ng Is headed Achievements OF
hamoeracy @ in the Fifty-third Con
and was ostensibly delivered by
toffeen of Wyoming. As a matter
no such speech was ever delivered
House, though it was printed IN the,
n nnaer the leave TO print, ana
{htains for it free circulation III the
Mr Coffeen says in his speech
e. i \ merchant in Wyoming, but
fprdeut that he would be more sue
n as writer of fiction Of the Mum
an order than as a dispenser of
mi coffee and other commodities.
Coffeen figures out that the amount
70 the people By the reductions in
Eriff On wooden goods alone will be
Esq 900 a year. As the entire inn
Of woolen goods for the last fiscal
aggregated only $50, $4,000 ii will
len that Mr.. Coffeen is not one of
persons who believe that figures
pt lie. The decrease in the value
Ool and sheep products of the United
\ and Of ranch property devoted to
industry in Il single year has been
|13.59G or more than twice the value
/ the imports Of manufactures 81
En- goods. Hence. instead of the peo-
# this country saving anything by
Democratic wool tariff they are los
10 very large extent. The only
pn goods now imported are fine wool
uods used exclusively by the rich.
reduction in the tariff on wooden
! Is for the benefit of that class Of
Coffeen's second reform" is men
as follows: "A bill reclaiming
J 5O,000,000 acres Of land from the
grant railroads. restoring the same
e people again No such bill has
d Congress, and the probabilities are
no such bill ever will become Il law.
nagogc measure of this kind passed
louise, but there was no expectation
would pass the Senate, as it would
re 100000 and more innocent hold
their property without any com
ton. Mr.. Coffeen's third reform" is
to restrict immigration by requir-
nat consular certificates at foreign
shall be obtained This is the
BILL which passed the House and
the administration killed by the
Interference Of Secretary Gresham
ecretary Carlisle in the Senate.
next reform" named is a bill
ng 70 pensioners a vested right in
pensions. This refers to a rider"
was put on the appropriation bill
vent the Democratic administration
suspending any more pensioners
It giving them chance to defend
elves. The only object in passing
'rlder' was to compel the Presi-
9 stop the infamous course of Sec
Hoke Smith in cutting off old vet
and their widows and orphans by
lollsands from the pension rolls,
i any Just cause or reason except
make 4 show of economy. That
was a direct condemnation Of
irse OF the administration Il course
mas resulted in an alleged saving
ooU,OOO III the payment Of pensions.
llch saving alone permits the Dem
now TO make claim of economy.
SIDE Of the saving by this infa-
curse the Democrats have actually
rated more money than they did
iast session of the last Congress.
aVlng in pensions is 500 9.O99.JO4
> the total saving claimed by the
rats IN their appropriations is sos
:. In other words, if it had not
or this infamous pension policy,
winch nearly 10000 old soldiers
vows had their pensions suspended
the passage of this rider to
Mr. Coffeen refers, the Democrats
nave been unable even to claim a
LOT reducing expenses. But for
Mocratlc campaign committee to
g q speech claiming credit for the
OF such bill is certainly very
able.
hg IN the dark to find something
!. the line Of reform" Mr.. Coffeen
After oyerthrowing the capital
lemes shown in the Torrey bank
Dill, the voluntary bankruptcy bill
> ssed Ter the proper relief Of debt
no bankruptcy bill Of any kind
ssed by Congress ut its recent ses-
ne House defeated the bankruptcy
"a ! was approved by every CONNER
~ nearly in the United States,
u u u passed the Bailey bankruptcy
i,alied. which was a hundred times
nan no bill at all. and which was
.eu 70 give creditors the privilege
= advantage of state laws to Sc
discharge in bankruptcy good
out the Union, but which gave
> no rights whatever. 1t was in
: uniform bankruptcy bill such
requires, and did not
: approval Of single commercial
.ne United States. But even
,e bill was not passed.
,er so-called reform" is men
y : follows: "A bill for the COMA &c
! bullion in the treasury and also
hhiornge was passed and afterward
Lpy 1he President. Then ii was
~ the Democrats of the House by
an TWO to one over the veto. The
mus ~ coming to the help Of the
!. !. carried the day against the
! a.s ), 9i the House, so that bill was
:. Here we have the Democrats
credit for passing fiat money
ior voting by more than two to
override the Presidents veto of