The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-29
FALsEHooD PuNoTuREp.
There Was No Treasury Embarrassment
Harrison Administration Paid on
2S6 Millions Turned Over
1876 Millions.

has since been contradicted. A few
extracts are here given:
I'm order to relieve them from the
Odium of the distress of the country
following their accession to complete
control of the legislation and admins
tratiOn of the government, it is asserted
Oy the Democratic party in conventions,
on the rOstrum and through their press,
that the Harrison administration left
the treasury in bankrupt condition;
that the late secretary of the treasury.
IN dealing with an extraordinary en-
barTassed treasury condition financial
~, asked congress for S5OOOOOOO of adj
ditional revenue; that he ordered plates
to be prepared for bonds, which in his
distress he proposed to sell, and would
have sold but for the intervention of
the president; that the panic following
the election of President Cleveland was
in fact due to vicious Republican legis-
lation and administration; and finally
the panic of 1893 was inevitable, even
II Harrison had been reelected.
"The fact is, and it is SO reported by
Secretary Carlisle, that in each year of
the Harrison administration the rev
enues exceeded the expenditures of the
government.
"The Harrison administration be-
sides paying all the expenses of govern
ment Qncluding $16O,OOO,OOO more for
pensions than was paid by the first
Cleveland administrator and paying
all the extraordinary expenses of the
"billion dollar" congress, paid, includ-
ing premiums, about S292, 100000 of the
public debt, and turned over to the
Cleveland administration nearly $685..
100000 in cash, more than $1O0O0O,O0O
Of which was gold. + +
Il have shown beyond question of
doubt that the Harrison administra.
ton did not turn over to the Cleveland
administration bankrupt treasury, as
1t is lalleged, but did turn over a
surplus, not large, but one ample with
intelligent legislation and administra-
ton to meet all the wants of the cOun-
try. That we did not ask for $5O,OOO,-
600 for our own purposes, but for our
successors, for reasons fairly pointed
out, and that the secretary did not
have plates prepared for an issue
of bonds.
"Now as to the charge that the panic
of 1893, was due to Republican legisla-
ton, and that it was to come, even if
Harrison had been reelected. What
evidence have we of this alleged i'm
pending disaster? Did any Democrat
predict it? On the contrary, they in.
sisted that the election of Cleveland
would enhance the price of labor, give
us better times. Vote for Cleveland
and get dollar a bushel for wheat,
was emblazoned on banners in all their
parades. The country was prosperous
beyond all precedent. Not man in
the country without work; wages were
at the highest point known in his
tory. -,
1.-THE condition aimed at by the pol
icy of protection was achieved, viz,
that every prudent man could own his
own home and lay up money besides
More people owned their homes than
ever before. Wealth was better dis,
tributed than at any time previous
thereto; the general prosperity of all
classes of our people was of the most
cheerful character.
1.-THE consuming power of the masses
was at its highest point. Our foreign
trade was never so great; our exports
largely exceeding our imports; reel
procity playing its important part
Ample revenue to pay enormous pen
sions, thus doing justice to the brave
defenders of the republic, who saved Its
life in the hour Of its greatest peril
and to pay all the liberal appropriations
for river and harbors, public buildings
to construct a new navy, and all Other
expenses of the government. witt
these happy conditions on every side
and the Republican party in power
were there any clouds in the sky por
tending coming storm?"
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