Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1894-03-09

Commissioner Lochren as they
were by Commissioner Rsum, the
latter rejecting on an average only
one case out of everv four appll-
cations, while the former rejects
two applications for every one
granted, in order to carry out the
policy mapped out 10y Mr.. Cleve-
land, of reducing pension pay
ments by Withholding certificates
that should properly be issued.
He called attention to the recent
democratic estimate that S26, 900,
900 would remain unexpeAded at
the close of the present fiscal
year out of the appropriations to
pay pensions, "and significantly
enough" said Mr.. Grout, that Is
just about the amount Speaker
Crisp said, in his speech in favor
of the tariff bill, would be saved
by reducing expenses. No dem
ocrat attempted ia reply to these
statements, but Mr. Meredith, of
Va, made a foolish speech In
which he repeated Mr.. Cleve-
lands libel of there being thous.
snds of fraudulent pensioners,
and he went step further aud
said that he had personal knowl-
| edge of these frauds. He was in
| terrupted by Mr.. Funk, OF Ill,
who told him that if he knew of
fraudulent pensioner aud failed
to denounce him to the authori-
ties he was not a good citizen, to
which he, after clustering and
talking about fighting, made the
childish reply that he was not re-
quired to act as q spy or an In
former and that he declined to do
so. Now wasn't that like a demo-
crat?
1t is certain that no admins
ration of the United States was
ever SO universally condemned
after only one year of power as
that of Mr.. Cleveland is. Here
are q few condemnetions of it by
members of Congress: Senator
Teller-"The most slgnsl failure
Of any administration we have
ever hsd;;" Senator PETER "Has
been series of bIanders that
might have been avoided" Sens-
tor Wilson 81 do not think the
country will want repetition of
such an administration. There is
no doubt whatever that we shall
have a change; Senator Cullom
-"Has been most unfortunate,
and characterized by a greater
number Of blunders than have oc-
Cured under any other admins
tration;;" Senator Dolph-"Has
proven q disasterous f,ilure, hav-
ing no parallel in our history"
Senator Power-"Mr. Clevelands
free trade policy has made the
cup of the American working men
full of misery" Senator Proctor
-"The esteem in which the peo-
pie hold Mr.. Cleveland's first year
Of admistration is shown Iy the
recent election In Pennsylvania" )"
Senator Higgins -"For our pres
ent mlseries we have to thank the
democratic party, which is, it
seems, never so happy as when
trying to run a sword through our
industries Senator Pugh (demo-
crat) IL condemn Mr.. Cleve-
lands financial policy in toto;"
Senator Frye-His Hawaiian poll
cy and lis attempting to force the
Wilson Bill through Congress
have wrecked his party, and to
this extent Mr.. Cleveland is a
public benefactor;;" Senator Hale
-"The only hope of business
men is the expected total over
throw of the democratic party q,
the fall elections;;' Senator Man
derson-"A miserable and lament
able failure" Senator Plat
incompetent and bad;' Repre-
sentatives, Bowers-"May tn,
good Lord save us from three
more such years. Binghan-"He
has lost the good esteem of the peo
pie by his pique and bitterness
we'll as by his attempts to contr~
the Legislative branch of the go,
ernment contrary to the Constitu.
tion;" Payne" "The only good
thing accomplished is the DONOR
slization of the party which placed
it in power" Walker-"The rec
ord of the year is little short of dis
graceful Hepburn--"No admis-
tration has every one out of pow
er so little regretted as will thatof
Mr.. Cleveland;' Storrs-Js
great failure;;" and Marsh HAS
bsen hell upon earth"
Democratic Senators are still
fighting among themselves oyer
the tariff bill, which was sent back
to the finance committee by the
caucus for reYis sion, and until
some sort of an agreement is
reached the outcome will be very
much in doubt.
The Peoples Forum.
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