New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-29
HE "CANE TO THE RESCUE"

In n recent article mpressing upon It's readers
the necessity for defeating the nomination OF
Mckinley. If they would save the country from
financial run our pictorial and politically plctu-
rescue contemporary. 'Harper's Weekly con
templates with horror what Mckinley might do
'in times like those in which Mr. Cleveland
came to the rescue of the cOuntrys credit.
Reference is had. we presume. to the last time
"Mr Cleveland came to the rescue OF the coun-
try's credit" which was on the 4th day OF
March, 1893. The effect of the rescue mas
been distinctly visible ever since. The eX-
changes and the markets. all our business enter
prises and industrial conditions. and the state
of the National Treasury, illustrate 1t today.
In less than four years he has rescued the credit
of the country 10 such remarkable degree that
IL now owes over 500, 0O0OO0 more than II did
when he came TO the rescue, and the dchcit Is
climbing higher every day. The .cxhilarating
effect of the rescue upon his own party has been
such that no one can be found TO take It's nom
nation for President. while Its effect upon the
country has been such that II waits lmpaticntly
for the opportunity TO rise up and say: Don't,
don't, don't undertake to rescue it again
Game to the rescue of the country's credit"
did he? Well. If that isn't queer name for
had climbed on the back of a strong swimmer
and was steadily pressing him under water.
claim credit "a n life-savcr And the Editor Of
"Harper's Weekly IS In great state Of mind
lest the Republican party should nominate. and
the people elect. President who in such times
as we had in 1893 would not come to the rescue
of the country's credit. II would be- absolutely
dreadful And yet it Is now rs certain as any
H., ,,,. ho In ~ all things in
the world that the people Of this country have
deliberately determined not To do, the one thing
they are most positive about Is that they will
not trust Mr. Cleveland or any representative Of
the party which "IIarpers Weekly" supports 10
come again TO the rescue OF the couniry's credit
They have 40 desire 10 see the country's credit
rescued again in TINT way. II IS altogether too
expensive They would rather not have II res
cued. The people may be- n little obtusc. AMI
may not be able To comprehend the subteties
OF political economy and finance, but they know
enough 10 know that the country's credit can
not be rescued by increasing lts debt and plung-
ing all It's industries into bankruptcy.
So Mr. Cleveland came In the rescue Of the
country's credit" did he? Then let his culogist
some day in the future paraphrase Webster :
eulogy of Hamilton, and say to a Mugwump
audience: He smotc the rock of the National
resources. and they dried mp; while abundant
streams OF Government bonds gushcd forth.
Gle touched the dead corpse Of Public Credit.
"and II turned over In It's colin with the re-
mark. Great Caesars Ghost Why not spare
"me the agonies OF II second dcathT" And Ne
Kinley will not, as Cleveland did. come ITO the
rescue OF the couatry's credit Well, lei us
hope not. AT least in the same way. There
never was such q rescue as this one has been.
And let us hope and pray we may never have
such another.