The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-02-09
The First and the Second Term.

Chicago Inter Ocean.
When Mr.. Cleveland was first elected
President he had nothing to do but to
talk. Congress. in one or both of It's
branches, was Republican, The policy
Of the county had been Republican for
Twenty-Five years lie was pOwerless
to change that policy. Bat by virtue of
his office lie was powerful in criticism,
and he criticised by day and by night,
and the Cherubim and Seraphim of
mugwumpery continually did cry,
Great is Cleveland! None is SO wise
as he, Oh, that he had congress that
would do his wiilr'
At that time there was n surplus in
the national treasury. OF this Presi-
dent Cleveland constantly complained
That surplus was the outcome of duties
levied on imports of foreign goods. OF
this also he complained. That surplus
was gold money, or the equivalent
thereof, paid by foreigners, as toll for
entrance to the market of the United
States. OF this also President Cleve-
land onlplained 1t was Of this that he
spoke as the victim, Inequitable, and
unconstitutional sourch Of revenue ?"
And ii was this speech that the mug
wumps, with the Chicago Tribune loud
set IN chorus, did laugh and magnify as
''wish and statesmanlike, :"
Thct surplus did not represent an ex-
cess of foreign imports. Year by year
our home manufactures increased in
volume and in aggregate Of value. 1t
did not represent "high prices on ac-
count of the tariff" Year by year
prices on home manufactures fell and
prices of imports fell by reason of com
petition with home products. Importa-
tons increased rapidly enough to swell
tee surplus, and rapidly enough to dis
prove the fiction of "a Chinese tariff
wall" but the output of home products
increased so much more rapidly as TO
attract the surplus gold of the world in
to United States ventures. Shares in
American mines and American factor
les, and titles 10 American lands were
in demand by European capitalists.
We were, IN the fullest sense, ''the
most faAored nation" But Cleveland
criticised and the mugwumps shouted,
iIosannah,
The second advent Of Cleveland was
with pOmp and glory extreme. The
nomination convention had made his
definition of tariff to be the definition
of the party eiecting him. Protective
duties were declared Unconstitutional
He was elected to reduce his theories
to peactise, and, to make the task more
easy, Democratic Congress was elected.
But between the election in Novem-
Der, 1892, and the Inauguration in
March, 1893, part of the people, part
even of the Democrats in Congress, had
taken a second thought. Trade was
Ianguisning; up to November il had
been marvelously, almost miraculou5ly,
lively. Soup houses had been opened,
bread riots had broken out. The hosan
nahs of the mugwumps had ceased.
The complaints ofthc people were loud.
Inc 1Tc-lutIL WIS llldilc 10 COl!lIOII
his party. \ tariff bill had had all the
evil features of improperly placed pro
lection and of theoretical free trade
was passed Money was Withdrawn
from circulation, the Golfers OF banks
pere overfowing. Panic succeeded to
prosperity. No sooner had the rccup-
erativc force of the Nation begun to adj
Just itself TO new conditions Of tariff
than a treasury deficit become appar-
emit The public debt increased. AND
at last the President uttcrs dcsrairing
cry for help.
Since he, miSCa'led the morning star.
For man. nor iicnd, hath fallen 80 far.
And the worst of all is that even III
| hif dispaIr the President does not seem
willing to be helped 10y the only means
/ through which permanent relief can
come through policy of increase OF
revenue.