Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-06-13
OUR COLUMBUS LETTER.

u
oeratic tariff as shown by the May reports
Of Secretary Carlisle. From the figures OBJ
tainable the fact is disclosed that a deficit
of six or eight millions month last summer
and fall has been reduced to one of about
two and half millions for May. So grati-
flying have been the returns that II is freely
predicted the deficit will be entirely displaced
with a surplus in the course of two or three
months. The Republican claim of deficit
of So. 100000 for the current fiscal year has
been reduced to one of about $45. .0O0, 600 and
had not the Republican
SUPREME COURT
come to the aid of the bondholders and the
rich corporations in general, the income
tax would we'll nigh have wiped out all the
deficit for the year, 1t will be remembered
that Senator Brice was one of the Democrat
ic senators who early saw that no
DEMOCRATIC TARIFF
of any kind could be passed without making
a compromise with the Louisiana sena-
tors. Without them the Democrats we're
without majority in the senate and they
distinctly announced that they would kill
the Wilson bill as it came from the house.
But one course was open to the Democratic
majority and that was concession and COM
promise. Senator Brice took the lead in the
matter and through him an agreement was
reached which made the ssage of Demo-
cratic tariff law--the first since the war-a
certainty. To Senator Brice more than to
any other one man was the credit of that
great victory over entrenched wealth due.
Without Senator Brice the Mckinley law
would be the organic tariff law of the land.
Furthermore the Republicans of the nation
could point to the Democratic failure to
pass tariff law as vindication of their oft
repeated SANDER that the Democratic party
was incompetent for government and was
obliged to accept such laws as the Republi-
can party placed on the statute books. Leav- |
ing out of calculation all these facts it must |
be conceded now that the Wilson bill was
inadequate for purposes of revenue and bad |
the senate accepted it as it came from the |
house
THE DEFICIT
for the fiscal year ending June 80 next,
would be nearer $75, COO, 900 than $45, ,OOO, COO.
Senator Brice voted for the income tax and |
went on record as saying that it could be
no hardship for anyone to pay the tax who
had an income exceeding $4,000. During the
past week many distinguished Democrats
have dropped into Columbus on private bust
ness and all of them are hopeful of grand re-
suits in November next if wise counsels
should prevail in the next state convention.
All of them preciate any spirit of dissen-
sion in some quarters and agree that so long
as any Republicans can be found to fight all
Democratic energy should be directed
against them and not against each other.
HON. D. D. DoNAvIN
who 80 ably and faithfully represented his
district in congress for four years was a
capital city visitor last week. Mr. Donavin
declares the great Democratic Northwest
which was apparently swept from its ancient
last fall will this year be found
erect and confident in the front of the battle
line and will once more send out the glad
tidings of the political redemption of the
garden spot of Ohio. II do not believe"
said the eI-congressmaD, ''that the Ohio
Democrats should fall out and quarrel among
themselves this year ON the question of
finance. For my own part am an ardent
silver man and have voted for all the propo-
sitions of Mr.. Bland in congress. l do not
az r1n hat ha nj oF tha |
going to effect matters any. If we carried
Ohio unanimouslgit would have no effect
on the congress elected last year. The cleo
tions this year have no national significance
Not single official to be chosen
in Ohio in November will exercise the slight
est influence on the question one way or
another and therefore why project it into the
canvas at all. We should take up no other
matter save the Mckinley administration
and SO thoroughly ventilate its maladminis-
tration that the people could do nothing else
but turn the Republicans out of power and
restore the Democracy. The Mckinley ad-
has furnished enough material
to elect the Democratic
STATE TICKET
and legislature by good round maiorities.
Next year when the congressional elections
come on the people can take up this matter
of finance and send only such men to con-
gress who represent their views. For my
own part am in favor of giving silver a
chance in this country at the alto of 16 to
regardless of what other natio s propose. /
think it should have trial at least and then
we could change back again if it was not
Beware of Ointments or Catarrh
That Contains Mercury,