The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-05-28

The Presidents recent letter to the
Democratic editors of New York extoll-
ing the Democracy is calculated to In
vite attention to the results of Demo-
cratic rule under the Cleveland admin
istration and the last Democratic Con-
gress. When Congress shall meet in De-
cember the Democratic regime will have
been in power nearly three years. When
Congress assemblies the first thing it
will be compelled to do will be to pass
revenue laws TO relieve the treasury
from a condition of bankruptcy. When
the fiscal year shall end in June the
revenues collected will be nearly $780,
600, 900 short Of the current expenditures.
If this deficit is due to the depressed
condition of the business of the coun-
try it is a condition which came after
the Democratic policy a been an
ounces If it is not due to business
depression it is the result of the in
capacity of the Democratic Congress
and administration. If the Cleveland
tariff bill had been passed instead of
the German bill the deficiency would
have been larger. OF all the men who
have undertaken to devise a revenue
system for the United States the Cleve-
Wilson combination have
displayed the most astonishing ignor-
ance of the whole subject. With the
Democratic income tax the administra-
ton estimated a surplus at the end of
the year which ends in June. 1t is now
evident tina if it's income tax had
yielded the $50. 900. 900 there would yet
have been a deficit of $50. OOO, 900. Here
tofore the treasury officers have been
able to make estimates of the revenues
which were approximately accurate,
but under the Carlisle regime the esti-
mates were wild guesses. Instead Of
being a tariff for revenue it has proved
a tariff for deficit. The Wilson-C Carlisle
system was the long ago condemned
ad valorem method. uncertain in results
and always so open to fraud as to de-
feat the aim of a tariff law. And yet
the Cleveland regime is utterly OBJ
livious of it's humiliating failure. In
deed, the President poses as the cham
pion of sound money when. as a mat
ter of fact, all of the distrust which
has arisen is due to the fact that he
depleted the gold reserve TO meet the
current expenses of the government.
But for the provision of the resumption
act OF 1875 the treasury would AVE sus-
pended payments nearly two years ago
because of the utter i~ncapacity of the
Democratic Congress to devise the
means of revenue.
In other departments the same in
capacity is manifested. The plumbers
Of the management of foreign affairs
are so much the rule that they no longer
attract attention or provoke comment.
We have lost the respect of other ma
tions. The government even has not the
saGacity to show itself the friend of
weak peoples who would maintain popu-
lar government. Even so small a mat
ter as the inspection OF meats for export
has ceased TO be effective. All the
vigor and persistence which is displayed
in any direction is in the bureau which
has reduced the pensions of %, 900 poor
and feeble old men during the past five
months.
Last November the people pronounced
judgment upon the Democratic regime
at the head Of which is President Cleve-
land. Since that time all that it has
done has been to make lis incompetency
more apparent-to emphasize it's unfit
ness to legislate for or administer the
affairs OF the American people.