The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-11
Errors of the Democratic Adj
ministration ForCibly
Pointed Out.
PAST AND PRESENT RULERS.
Reasons Why the Public Credit Must
Be Maintained by the
Nation.

state hepuDllCan campaign was 1OIIudlly
inaugurated to-day and the town is crowd
ed with marching clubs from all the lead
ing cities of the State, as well as reformers
and their kinsfolk from the country for
miles around. This is the home of General
Asa S. Bushnell, the Republican candidate
for Governor, and hence a special effort
has been made to make the inauguration
an overwhelming success.
For the speechmaking this afternoon
three platforms had been erected at the
fair grounds. Senator Sherman presided
at the principal platform and Governor
Mckinley, Ex-Governor Foraker, General
Bushnell, and General a. S. Jones, candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor, were the
principal speakers. The presence of Gov
ernor Mckinley and Colonel Foraker upon
the same platform was expected to dispose
of the campaign reports that the old-time
factional fight had been renewed.
Governor Mckinley said he could not re-
frain from congratulating the party upon
its splendid victory of year ago, this be-
ing the first Republican mass-meeting in
Ohio since that election. Ohio must take
no steps backward. In the forty-one cleo
tons since the organization of the party
State thirty-four times. During these
forty years the Democrats have elected but
four Governors-Allen, Bishop, Hoadley
and CampbeIl-and but three Secretaries
of State-Armstrong Bell and Newman.
1t is significant that no Democratic Gov
ernor or Democratic Secretary in that
period has ever been reelected, and never
but twice have there been two successive
Democratic years, namely, 1874 and
1928. Never since the organization OF
the Republican party have there been two
Democratic Legislatures in succession.
Excepting the single electoral vote given
to Mr.. Cleveland in 1892. the State has
given its electoral vote to the Republican
party ever since the party has existed.
Then he cited the fact that through
nearly all this time the Democrats had one
of the Senatorial seats, and part of the
time both of them. Continuing, he said:
This year, 1895, we are going to resume our
rightful place. Mr.. Foraker will take the seat
of Mr.. Brice. Ohio Republicans are united
firmly and resolutely on that proposition. We
intend TO give Senator Sherman a Republican
colleague. While the Democracy have not de-
clared their preference Gin the open,' it is well
understood that Mr.. Brice is their candidate
and in hearty good faith in State convention
assemb led, declared their preference for Sem
ator TO be Joseph B. Foraker. The Republicans
are to be congratulated that they have TO rival
candidates for the United States Senatorship.
We have no contest among ourselves. cannot
enjoin upon the people of the State too strongly
or earnestly the Importance of electing a Re-
publican Legislature, which shall elect Re-
publican United States Senator. If it is the
nj he n rvi n
next National contest to give the Republican
party full power, as firmly believe, it is of the
highest moment that we inaugurate that work
here in Ohio and this year, by making certain
the election of Republican United States SEN
ator. We have met for public discussion.
Notwithstanding our overwhelming victories
in Ohio for the last two years we mean to take
nothing for granted. Both parties declare for
sound money; both declare for the enforce
ment Of the Monroe doctrine; the Democratic
platform commends the President of the
United States in his policies and administra-
ton and especially commends him for uphold
ing the credit OF the country. The Republican
platform denounces the present Democratic
National administration for its vicious and
yascilating course which has brought distress
at home and humiliation abroad.
The real condition in Ohio is on the tariff
question. Should the present tsriff law be ap-
proved by the voters? Senator Brice has said
that the Wilson law was the final adjustment
of the tariff question on Democratic lines.
There is one great objection to the law that all
must admit to be valid. 1t failed to produce
the needed revenue. 1 will read statistics to
show that no such deficits in the treasury fol-
lowed the enactment and operation of the Re-
publican tariff law which the Wilson law re-
pealed.
The statement of the condition of the United
States treasury on the 31st day of August,
1895, shows an excess of expenditures over re-
ceipts for the month of August of S3, $685.
103 80. The average monthly receipts from
customs during the operation of the Republi-
can tariff law were $17,066,774 81; the
average monthly receipts from custom duties
under the Democratic tariff law of 1894 were
$13, 167 ,533 63, difference in favor of the
Republican law of Sd, 1916, PAL Oh per month.
One thing must not be forgotten, that at no
ii me from the passage Of the Republican tariff
law of 1890 down to the close of President
Harrison's administration, did that law fail to
raise all the revenue needed to meet every ex-
pense of the General Government, and during
no part of that period did the gold reserve fall
below 500. 100000.
1t is largely proclaimed through the Demo-
cratic press that prosperity has come. l sim
cerely hope that it has. Whatever prosperity
we have has been a long time coming, and
after nearly three years of business depression,
a ruinous panic and painful and widespread
suffering among the people. I pray that we
may be at the dawn of better times and of en-
during prosperity. have believed it would
come in some measure with every successive
Republican victory. It is a most significant
fact, however, that the activity in business
we have now is chiefly confined TO those
branches of industry which the Democratic
party was forced to leave with some protec-
ton, notably iron and steel. There was no in
dication of return to prosperity until after
the election of 1894, with its Republican vic
tories. Whatever prosperity we are having
(and Just how much nobody knows), and with
all hoping for the best, and hoping that it may
stay and increase, and all breathless with sus-
pense, is in spite of Democratic legislation and
not because of it. I do not propose to make
between the wages paid labor
now and the wages paid labor prior to 1898; !
that is unnecessary. Every man who iabors in
this country knows whether he is employed
now as satisfactorily and steadily as then, and
whether he is paid as we'll now as he was when
Republican politics were in operation during
Republican administrations.
Every workingman knows what his payroll
is now and knows what his payroll was then,
and he knows 1t better than anybody can tell