Evening journal., 1895-01-17
stand By tho Record.

Democrats nowadays and we regret that
it Is necessary to remind them Of their
duty to stand by the ship in time o.
danger There are some people who /
always want to be on the winning ide
wifhout reference az 70 whether IL is th. /
right side or not Experience shows IN
politics at least--that the right sid j.
not always successful at the polls and |
this is state Of affairs which the
Democracy IS now called upon to meet
Why we were unsuccessful does not |
enter into our argument, It Ia sufficient
to know that the Democratic administra
tian was not responsible for it, and that
the party record can be looked up 20
with pride.
When Mr. Cleveland retired from the
Presidency in 1889 he turned over to bis
successor $1s5 600 600 The large sur
plus remaining from the Democratic
administration was looked at With en-
yious eyes by the Republican Congress,
and legislation was diligently enacted to
wipe it out The direct tax bill which
Mr. Cleveland had vetoed, reiunding
$14. 000, 600 20 several Of the states, was
passed; bills creating subsidies to steam
ship companies and bounties TO sugar
growers were rushed through. The
Mckinley act and Sherman silver bill
were enacted into law, and It Is safe to
say that these two measures impaired the
credit Of the government and oiippled
the commerce OF the country morethan
any similar measures ever adopted
We are all familiar with the history Of
the enactment Of the Mckinley law.
The question OF higher taxes wes not
made an issue In the campaign OF 1888
The result Of that election depended upon
the State Of New York. and money was
needed to buy up the voters. The
manufacturers who paid the money
demanded a return, and that return was
the Mckinley tariff made and passed at
their dictation.
Under the sherman law $156 COO 600 in
Treasury notes were issued and
Immediately became q charge against the
gold reserve in the Treasury and the
surplus Of $iS5, 900, ,O0O left BY the
Cleveland administration disappeared
entirely and during the last year Of the
Harrison administration there was an
actual deficit Of almost $40 600 O00 Now
what have the Democrats doneg They
have wiped out the sherman law, made
new tariff that is constantly growing IN
favor, and propose before the fourth OF
next March to settle the finances Of the
country upon an equitable basis
In recent speech Of Congressman
Fitzgerald we are told that there are In
this country to-day over one hundred
persons " hose incomes excetd $1,000,
600 per year ana that pRuperism did not
exist when these colossal fortunes were
unknown in this country but now
destitution. poverty and want prevail
in a ratio Of geometrioal proportion ~
the property Of the country Is concen.
Jrated in the hands Of a few. Already
these increa sing piles Of wealth look
down with msnses 10 the pelptuity Of
the simple and popular government that
was devised to secure the blessings Of
liberty and prosperity to the masses Of
the people,
We agree with Mr. Fiiz gerald that 'il
Is a striking commentary that in the
thirty years under system psoiessody
IN the Interests of the laboring men.
while riches have been accumulated
mountain high, the accumulation OF the
workmsn have not been sufficient Ia
protect them from the blasts Of a single
Winter This is the record. Have the
Democrats any reason 70 be ashamed Of
iil We believe not and II they woule
only look st matters fairly they would
agree with as and praise the President
and his administration for having
accomplished all they have
waring. with 81 096 600 placed at hi
disposal, ought to keep thiags clean