The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-15
ISSUES OF THE CANVASS
CAMPAIGN BOOK OF DEMOCRATIC
CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE.
r.,,. which Voters Should Carefully Con-
sider-Broad Ia Its scope and DiKni-
fed in Its Uttsrnnces.

WASBINGlON, sept Nv nat - NOh-
sidered to be the most satisfactory cam
paign book ever prepared under authority
OF the Democratic Congressional Commit
tee Is now nearly ready for distribution.
1t comprises go pages. and Is so broad In
It's scope and dgnihed in its utterdnces
that IT cannot fail to be of great assls-
lance TO Democrats throughout the coun-
try in the present campaign The cover,
which is pink, carries, in addition to the
title. several quotations. Near the upper
margin Is this extract from speech
delivered by Mr.. Cleveland in 1892: or
ganized good intentions and idle patrio-
tic aspirations cannot successfully con-
tend for mastery with the compact forces
Of private interests and greed" Another
quotation Is from a speech by William l..
Wilson. Of Wheeling ". Va: The neces-
stiles Of Government are the beginning
and ending Of just taxation The table
OF contents comprises topics beg inning
with an explanation OF the WORK OF
the Democratic Congress and closing
with compete commercial stat sues cover
ing the exports ana Imports OF the United
States to and from the United King
dom.
While a large portion OF the volume
is devoted 10 IL comparison OF the pres
ent tariff law with the Mckinney DHI,
the committee has not depended upon
mere statements to show that an earnest
EFFORT was made 10 reduce taxation. put
gives instead the figures IN each schcuuIe
OF the two bills 50 that the people may
Judge for themselves which pOruOhS OF
the new law are praiseWOrtny and Whlch
tall short of the expectations the party
promises had caused.
Mr. Cieveland's two letters Tegaralns
the German bill. the one to Chairman
Wilson, OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee while the measure was IN the
hands of the conference committee. ana
the one 10 Representatlv Catchlnss, are
printed in fun, as IS also the Nationai
platform Of 1892. All this tarln material
can lead 10 but one conclusion, lhdt
is the party has done the best II cOul1
with Senator German ana ms alIlea III
the Senate standing IN the way OF
better reform measure; but tariH reform
is still the prominent issue, ana the
duty Of the party is to redeem all ITS
pledges and fulfill all the promises con
iafned in the Chicago platform. Great
stress Is laid upon what the party has
already accomplished. In us PREDATORY
pages, under the head OF " nat me
democratic Congress DID, the DOCK
makes the following statement:
1T repealed the sherman SILVER Jaw
which required the Government 10 Pur-
chase annually GWJvO ounces OF siNer
and pay for the same III Rold oDHsa'IohS'
thereby menacing the cIellt OF ine HON
our commercial, manufacturing and imam
Cial interests.
III removed from the statutes the Fed
eral election law. the most Odious ana
uD-DemOcratic measure ever enacted, ana
thereby restored to the people "t Inc
sovereign States fun and complete con
troll over their elections, Tree IRON the
Intervention of SUPERVISORS ana deputy
rnarshals. whose sole duties. under ke-
publican supremacy. had been 10 MUM
date arrest. and lmprison electors before
they had cast their ballots
1T reduced the expenditures OF me
Government below those Of the last Re
publican administration more thdn VS.
900 90 thereby relieving the people from
the payment of thst immense sum into
the Federal Treasury 10 stimulate eA-
traVagant jobs.
Iii reformed the abuses I'm the various
departments ana by the ala OF the
heads Of the same dispenes 81 with USE
less positions. thereby reducing the saiaIy
list more than 100000 annually.
oft repealed the most obnoxious, Ill
formed and oppressive measure called the
Mckinley law, and substituted In its
stead measure OF revenue reform that
vim revive trade and restore prosper g.
Of destroyed the policy OF paying OUT
If the public funds I'm the Treasury, de-
rived from taxes collected from the ptO-
Mo millions Of dollars annually IN the
vaV of bounties 10 aid private individuals
i'm the prosecution Of their private indus
lit provided for the taxation by states,
counties and municipalities Of more than
three hundred millions OF taxable NaiutS
which mad heretofore not only been cN-
empt from taxation, but had enabled IN
scrilpulOus persons, By fraudulcht Ira'-
tices. TO escape from their Just shaie OI
the burdens of domestic government.
at placed upon the statute DOCKS the
most drastic measure against coinblha-
tions trusts ana mOnopOles engaged III
foreign commerce ever enacted.
II provided for an income tax upon
the wealth Of the country, thereby placing
upon the shoulders Of the rich due snare
Of the burdens Of government.
1T recognized the Gignty OF labor by
nrOyiding BY law a national holiday IN
the District OF columbia upon Wh zen
the working people may cease from ton
and unite in peaceful celebration OF
their achievements and triumphs,
1T enacted more than Two hundred
laws for the benefit OF the people IN al
ferent sections Of the country,
In discussing the causes that lea 10 the
panic of 1893. IL IS shown conciuslFeiy
that the false economic system Whlch
the Republicans had iDaUSUrated ana ad-
hered to through the years they cOhtIol-
ed the Government was the basis OF the
evil H. this connection the book states
III ever the influence and operation OF
a protective tariff could have brought
wealth and happiness TO 4 people or meas
ursblv have preserved the same from de-
| struciion 10y the ingress of injurious com
petition. most assWedly - last twenty
should have been years OF uninterrupted
! prosperity. Have they been We chal-
| ieugt the advocates Of protection 10 point
! 10 a period Of Ike duration ID the history
! of tGis or any other country during
! which there has been SO many depressiOns,
| euch serious conflicts between employers
| and etnplOves more factories closed. or
| q greater number of commercial failures
| recorded From 1913 10 lS2. inclusive. the
| number OF failures was 1879. with La
! bilitles acgregating s. 6N,3lOjlL From
| iN<l to 1880 we were constantly On the
! verge Of financial crash. The Secre-
| tarv of the Treasury was continually
! forced 10 purchase bonds and prepay In
| tcrcst 10 check the alarm. with all how
| ever. that could be done, We had the
stringency OF 1888 the panics Of 1854 and
The number Of failures during this
nariod including the years 1883 and 1850,
| evceeded s2O0O. with liabilities more than
| 81 90 OD 600 The failures. which num-
| hered C73s I'm 1872. rose 10 9lA in 1898 and
| In 907 I'm 1880, with liabilities aggregatins
| SlS9 $50. 1861 Not since the tariff revision
| OF 1883 went into effect has the number
| Of failures fallen below 5000 in a single
'"During this period the conflicts between
| EMPLOYERS and employees increased gntil
| riots and blOodshed became so numerous
as TO excite but little interest except in
! the most extreme cases. During the years
| 1SS3 1884. 1885 and lSS6 we had 2977 strikes
! i'm i7.21 establishments, embracing l,O39 o.
| OF employees. The number Of strikes in
creased from Al affecting 1851 en-
| plOves, In 1851 TO 14ll affecting 49, 49,
! employees, in 1856. During the years lsS2
! t. 1856. inclusive. lGckouts occurred In
| 22l4 establishments. affecting 1870 EN-
| ployes The estimated wage loss 10 en-
! ployes by reason of strikes and lockouts
during these six years aggregated Sy,G2,-
| no.