The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-03-27
BEFORE AND AFTER.
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
During the twenty eight months since
the election in November, 1892, of Il Demo-
cratic congress and president the receipts
of the treasury have been, in round NUM-
bers 100000 and expenditures $SlOW0,-
O00 leaving a deficiency of $ll5, ,00O,OOO Dur
ing the twenty eight months prior TO that
election, with the Mckinley law in force
most of the time, the receipts were $685.
600 900 aRd expenditures $500 100000, leaving
Il surplus of So, 100000 This makes Il sur
plus of over 10000 a month before the
voters decided to plunge the country into
the Democratic tariff experiment, and Il
deficiency OF over 100000 month since
that time.
But in order to satisfy those who prefer
to consider the period in which the Democ-
racy has actually been in power, II Is
well enough to make another comparison
or two. During the first two years OF
President Cleveland's term the receipts of
the treasury We're in round numbers $780,
900, 900, and expenditures s73I, 100000, max
ing a deficiency of $4,000, 900. 1t Is qui e
fair to compare this with the two years
OF President Harrson's term just preced-
ing it, or even with the first two years OF
his term. That the reader may take his
choice. they are both given. The two
preceding Clevelands Inauguration showed
receipts of $72D OGO, 900 and expenditures OF
S7O7, $50, 600; surplus, $3,OOO,OcO. The first
two years OF Harrison showed receipts Of
$S0i, 900 600 and expenditures of S603, 600 JJJ;
surplus, sol, 100000.
There is also another interesting way of
looking at 1t. During President Cleve-
lands two years he has made no additions
to the sinking fund provided for the en-
tingushmcnt of the public debt, but on
tho contrary he has added $lG2 000, COO to the
public debt by his bond issues. During
President Harrison's term he borrowed
nothing, but on the other hand reduced
the public debt in the comfortable sum of
$233 600 900.
Coming down to the actual operations of
Democratic tariff laws. while there are
only SIX months in which to study and
make comparisons, even those six months
are instructive. The Wilson law has been
in operation six months. and the receipts
of the treasury in that time have been
1854, 600, or an average of Sl2 600, 900
month. During the forty-seven months
in which the Mckinley law was in opera
ton the receipts were 1881 600, 900, or an
average Of S29, ,OO0 00J a month.
For the convenience of any one who may
want 10 compare Democratic with Ropub-
lican laws and influences, the above state
ments are recapltulated, showing the con-
ditions "bcforo taking and after taking:
Twenty eight months since Dem
ocrat!c sucCcSS-deticienCy.. .Sll5, coo, 100
Twenty months before
Democratic succCss-surpus.. C2.OJ0, 0CO
Twelty-four months since Cleve-
lands inausuration-dolc lc,enCy l07, 900, go
Twcntyfour months before
Ceveland's inauguraton-sur-
plus ........................... 13,OO0,O ,OOo
Cleveland's addition to public
debt-annual ayersge......... $1,000, 600
Harrison'a reduction public debt
annual verage................... JS,C0o,O9)
Average monthly receipts under
Wilson law....................... 22,OJo,OO
Average monthly receipts under
Mckinley law..".......,......... 2o,OOO, OyO