The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1895-03-28

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The Herald of this city seems to b
afflicted with "optical delusion. " I
appears to see much to admire in th,
present administration, and very
much to condemn in the manage
ment of public affairs by Mr.. Harri
son. Our nelghbor is undoubtedly
prejiduced and unwilling to see az
others of his party do. The light d
past experiences seem of no benefit
to him; he blindly and tenaciously
adheres to the old dogmas of democ-
racy, and pirates of its great service
to the country. Mr.. Cleveland and
Mr.. Nicholson are not in harmony on
this point. Mr.. Cleveland insists that
the party has lost caste with the peo-
pie and brought disgrace upon itself
by its outrageously stupid manage
ment of governmental affairs, that it's
work of the past two years will be
the means of destroying the party
"unless it retrieves itself in the re-
naming two years of its life. The
Herald occupies a contra position,
and we presume it will be a fight to
the ''finale." The outcome will be
watched with anxiety by deeply in
terested populace. The Herald's at
tention is directed to this statement:
During the twenty eight months
since the election in November, 1892.
of democratic congress and presi-
dent the receipts of the treasury have
been, in round numbers, $775, 600,
and expenditures $870,000,000, leav-s
ing deficiency of $115,000,OO0. Dur
ing the twenty-eight months prior to
that election with the Mckinley
law in force most of the time, the re-,
ceipts were $s6s, O0OO 900 and expendis=
lures $500, 000, 600, leaving a surplus
of $62,0OO,OOO. This makes surplus
of over 100000 a month before the
voters decided to plunge the country
into the democratic tariff experiment,
and deficiency of over 100000 a
month since that time. Here is the
statement:
Twenty eight months before election
OF lS92-surplus. ......... $62 100000
Twenty Eight months srnce election
OF 1892 deficiency. ........... ..:$li5,O0o,OoO
But in order to satisfy those who
prefer to consider the period in which
the democracy has actually been in
power, it is we'll enough to make an
other comparison or two. During
the first two years or President Cleve-
lands term, ending on March 4th,
the receipts of the treasury were in
round numbers $630,00O,O0O, and ex-
penditures $737 100000, making a
deficiency Of $l07, 100000. It is quite
fair to compare this with the two
ysars of President Harrison's term
just preceding it, or even with the
first two years Of his term. That the
reader may take his choice, they are
both given. The two years of Presi-
dent Harrison's just preceding
Cleveland's Inauguration showed re-
ceipts of $72O,0OO,0OO and expendi-
lures of $707, 100000; surplus, $l3,-
100000. The first two years of Har-
rison showed receipts of $804,0OO,OOO
and expenditures of $500, 100000;
surplus, $2Ol ,OOO,OOO. Here are the
figures for comparison:
Cleveland's two yesrs-deAciency .4lo7, ooo, 900
Harrison'slast two years-surplus.. 1900 600
Harrison's first two years-surplus.. POI, 100000
Cleveland's annual av. Deficiency. 5000 600
Harrison's annual average SURPLUS. So, 600, 900
The correctness of the above is not
questioned, even by the most partisan
democrat. Of the figures quoted
above it is somewhat surprising that
the annual surplus under Mr.. Harri-
sons administration was $53,O0O,OOO,
and under Mr.. Cleveland's adminis-
tration the deficit is exactl y the same
amount This ia an item IF S1O6 IN.