Evening journal., 1895-10-26
The Prssant ontlook.

good deal Is being said by Repub
llcan newspapers as TO what the next
Congress is going to do 10 relieve the
country from the pasti action OF the
wicked Democrats. In the meantime
the country is getting along very vel
The present and prospective condiuo
the public finance is such that Congrssr
need not worry Itself about raising more
revenue, ard the many schemes for thrt
purpose may as well be laid aside. II
viii be disappointment to the Repub
llcan Prohibltionlsts that their sugRes
tion Of an additional tax OF O dollar on
barrel Of beer will hardly be considered
There IS no necessity for 1t, and the
Repu5lican Congress will not dare 70
pass such law without the excuse thai
10 had been made absolutely necessary
for revenue. for It would ba unpopular
With many In It's own party.
The fact is The present outlook is 8
most cheering one In contrast with the
depression and gloom Of year ago or 30,
which the calamity-mongers, BY their
insensate howls did the worst to ag-
Rrsvate. SO great and decisive has been
the change that there is no excuse
either In the condition Of the treasury OF
in the affairs Of the people for Rspubli
can meddling with the tariff In the next
Congress. Democratic policy has already
met with its ample vlndioation both IN
the revival Of trade snd industry, and IA
the restoration Of the public finances.
The claim that the Mckinley tariff
provided sufficient revenue aud allowed
a surplus besides. Is jasa as false as many
other claims that have bsen made by the
high tariff Republicans During the
four years run OF tho Mckinley law the
customs revenue fell of to the extent Of
$157 600 600 as compared with the pre-
vious four years under the tariff Of 1888.
The expenditures OF the government
exceeded the receipts by $3i, 900, 600
while In the previous years the EXCESS Ia
receipts amounted to s3s7 600. OOO
There we're sufficient returns IN revenue
to tide the Harrison administration over.
but this was due to the $i1O 600 900
surplus from Cleveland's first term, and
II the Harrison term had lacked this. 81
would never have recovered through tho
operations OF the Mckinley bill The
government expenditures during the
Mckinley tariff years aggregated 81,
482 000. 600. tout one million dollars
for every day In the year aud this was
an increase Of $3.50 0cO.0 600 over the
Cleveland term. when the aggregate was
$l.1b3, 600 600 4.
Such hgmes as these are So plsin
that he who runs msy resd aud In the
face Of them the people begin to realize
the deceptions which have been prsc
ticed upon them by the q. o. P. In order
20 get control Of the present Congress
But, after all, what will It avail them2
Tho new tariff doubtless needa some
mobilization, but not aloug Republican
Ines and as q result It Is not likely to be
changed while Grover Cleveland occupies
the executive chair. and when he vaoates
Il the indications are that his place will
be filled BY another sound money, tariff
reform Democrat as result, tho
present Republican Congress viii have
nothing to DO but quarrel among them
selves and this. IL we can Judge the
present BY the past, they are SIMPLY able
TO do.
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