River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-12-19

The Boston Journal says: The
trouble with Mr.. Cleveland in his con-
sideration of the National finances is
that he has mistaken effect for cause.
He devotes all his attention to re-
facilitating the currency, while the
real secret of the financial weakness
which afflicts us is the insufficient Ma
tional revenue. Mr.. Cleveland is
human. He is naturally reluctant to
confess that the only important
measure of legislation that his party
has passed for thirty-five years has
lamentably failed to fulfilrthe purpose
for which it was enacted; that the
Democratic tariff for revenue only is
not producing income enough to
meet the National expenditures. Yet
that is the hard cold truth of the
situation.
And the Rochester Democrat and
Chronicle says: 1t would be more
manly if Mr.. Cleveland mad frankly
told Congress that our imports exceed
our exports that our gold is going
abroad to pay balances, and that the
revenue is insufficient to pay current
expenses. This would have been such
a presentation of the state of the
Nation as the Constitution implies.
The real state of the nation is sedu-
lousy concealed or but partially re-
ported, and it may be necessary to
appoint a committee of investigation
to ascertain facts that should have
been freely presented by the Executive
Department for the information of
Congress. The President has failed
in nis Constitutional duty.
The railroad managers are already
assembling their ''lobby" and
barrels in Washington to work for
the passage of the pooling bill through
Congress. Congressman, old mem
bers aud new, will do well to remem
Der that their political destinies are
held in the hands of honest and
independent voters at home, who
have their eyes fixed on this pooling
bill and its supporters. A Washing
ton dispatch says:
"Many Republican managers who
are in favor of the bill consider it
would be bad politics to press the
measure before the Presidential
election. The road managers, how
ever, wish to rush matters. They say
that Republican success is certain in
70 rot ln.l
bill as soon as possible into the
Senate, fearing to trust their scheme
| to skin the public to the short session
of Congress. They know they will be
tOrmented by Senator Chandler and
| they would like to see him left off the
Inter State Commerce Committee OF
the Senate. They are watching the
pending reorganization closely with
| the chief purpose of keeping the
Populists OFF this particular COM
mittee. A Populist uprising against
| the pooling bill is certain in any
event, and the railroad people are
endeavoring TO reduce their strength
as much as possible.
Senator Cullom, of Illinois, will be
Chairman of the Interstate Com
merce Committee in the Senate, and
the railroad promoters say they have
assurances he will favor the bill.
'All the signs point to a repetition
of the fight last session. The pooling
iniquity will pass the House with a
rush and be held up in the Senate
at least for the present session and
possibly indefinitely. The manage
ment of the measure will be in the
hands of John X. Cowan. of Balti-
more, who ran the lobby last year
while he was only member elect,
and who will DO more than ever now
| that he has take- his seat"