The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-01-08
Tho Responsibility.

Congressman Dingley, OF Maine, de-
liyered 4 speech in the national house
OF representatives last Friday which
was severe arraignment Of the Cleye.
land administration. He made tho
point that the tariff policy of the ad.
ministration is directly responsible for
the present condition Of the treasury.
The facts sustain Mr.. Dingley's charge,
for it cannot be successfully denied
that the two bond issues were to secure
cash to pay the running expenses Of
the government. and not merely to
maintain the gold reserve. as given out.
The debt OF the United States has. there
fore, been increased 100000, 900, and
is likely to beincreased there's rotelling
how many more millions. solely on &C
count OF the Cleveland assault on our
! industries.
Mr.. DinSley brought out clearly what
the whole country knows 20 be true,
that, the tariff in operation at the time
OF the inauguration OF the Cleveland
Wilson destructive policy was provid.
ing ample revenues TO meet the needs
OF the government, and that American
industries were experiencing n period
OF the greatest prosperity. In summar-
izing the results OF the assault that was
begun on this state Of affairs, the New
York Press, commenting on Mr.. Ding
ley's speech, says:
The free ,rade President and his party major.
4 ity In Congress at once began 10 make war on
protection. The Arst effects OF their onslaught
; on the economic policy which had been the
foundation o! American Industrial advancement
for a third OF century. was a general suspcn-
sion OF manufacturing and paralysis Of business.
ldleness produced poverty and poverty pro-
tlnced suffering. until the whole country was
filed with want and hunger and misery Thou.-
ands OF millions OF honestly earned property
were oblIteraied; mutitudcs OF homes were
made ucsola;e or wrecked utterly by bitter des'
titut!on: the whole productive power OF The ma
ton was crippled and stricken down. Yet Mr.
Cleveland was unmored. Under constant pres
sure and despotic orders from the white house
the assault on the great interests which are the
supports OF the republic were continued until
miserable trayesty OF tariff. incohereut traudu.
lent md viciously hostile TO many leading
American industries. was driven through Con-
gress. And now the conn,ry. after enduring un.
speasable loss and misery as the result OF the
Cleveland policy of-sub'erviency to british In.
tctcss, finds that the Wanted Democratic tariff
carries with It the threat OF national bankruptcy
In addition TO the accomplished fact OF Indus.
trial disaster.
With the continued falling of of reve-
nues duo to this condition OF affairs II
seems mora than probable that before
many weeks a third bond issue will DO
necessary. Since the last issue the
treasury reserve has fallen oil more
than $50 900, DOG. and there is every sign
that the depletion will continue. Those
who are watching the course Of events
have little hope that tho now tariff law
will ever provide enough revenues to
meet the demands OF the government.
The only thing left Tor the President to
do, then, unless Congress undoes by
Legislation the evil It has wrought, is to
further increase tho public debt.
Under these circumstances it Ia no
wonder that tho people OF tho United
States are looking forward with homo TO
n Republican Congress, which can be
depended upon 10 bring something like
order out OF chaos. In the way OF
complete restoration OF order, 10 BIO sure,
will stand laundering President, for Il
time, but later on. let us hope. a Re.
publican President will como to bring
the needed relief