Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1896-05-02
WARREN MILLER.
His Speech at the Republican
Convention in Huntington.
ELOQUENT REVIEW OF FACTS.
Which Show What the Country Has
Lost by the Democratic Party.

Which Show What the Country Has
Lost by the Democratic Party.
Following is an abstract of
the splendid address delivered
/ BY Congressman Warren Miller,
at the recent district delegate
convention. of which he was
chairman. 1t should be read by
every citizen of West Virginia
Mr.. Miller began his address
with brief review of the pro-
i gress of the country since the
formation Of the government,
/ its growth in wealth and popu-
I lation. and the bountiful natural
resources bestowed upon it by
Providence. Coming to the tar
if question, he said:
To maintain our vast govern
lment, which secures us in the
enjoyment of life, liberty and
the pursuit of happiness, we
must provide and expend an
lnually more than $500, 900, 000-
almost 100000, each day.
! Concerning the best methods Of
raising this vast sum, men have
disagreed, since the foundation
of the republic, and yet are not
agreed. The Republican party,
so wellrepresented, and SO much
in evidence here today, has
taught and practiced a system
that required the foreigner,
seeking the benefits of our mar
kets, with articles, which would
lcompete with our own, to con-
tribute to the expenses of our
government, at least the differ
enee between the cost of his
commodity produced by the
necessarily cheap labor of other
lands, and the cost Of similar
goods, made by American labor
at home and paid for at remun-
erative wages. This financial
principle, while observed, filled
our treasury with revenues; en-
abled US to pay the current ex-
lpenses of the government, and
to maintain our national credit.
| 1t induced and stimulated the
investment of capital; and made
profitable the construction and
operation of railroads, factories.
and other public improvements.
1t caused our mines to be open
cd ; our forests to be felled, and
4 CIR farm lands to be cleared
and cultivated with profit. II
made good wages for the labor
er; good markets for the farmer
and good sales, and good profits
for the merchant.
1t is a sound financial. as well
as the only safe business rule
that the revenues of a nation, as
, well as the income of an indi.
vidual, should be equal to OF
greater than its or his expenses
This has been the policy of the
Republican party since its or
ganization. In 1892 and prior
years, the revenues of the gov.
eminent We're greater than its
+. expenditures. There was main
tanned in the treasury a redemp.
3 ton fund of 800, 900, 900 in gold
: which gave confidence TO the
. people every day and every
hour. Every person desiring
: work was employed at GOOD
wages. All the spindles were
4 turning. Our machinery was
+; all in motion. The consumption
of our products was up to the
| highest point. Prosperity was
seen and felt, on every hand.
. But in the midst of this era OF
industrial prosperity, we heard
! the Democratic slogan, "Grover
D Grover -Four more years OF
: Grover :" We have now had
2 three more years of Grover-an
: age in ruined industries anC
business disaster. In that short
time, the Democratic party has
revolutionized our hitherto pros
Iperous revenue system. 1t has
given US one, instead, that has
created a deficit in the revenues
necessary for the government
of at least $40, 200, 900. Under
it our expenses have exceeded
the income of the government
$3.50, 900 every day. In time OF
peace, the treasury has been
compelled to borrow 1862, 600. O0C
in gold ; and for the payment OF
the principal and interest the
whole country and it's resources
have been mortgaged to a for.
eign syndicate for years tc
come.
jefferson, the patron saint OF
Democracy, declared il to be the
duty of every good citizen. "tC
use no foreign article that could
be made within ourselves. " Yet
our Democratic friends. anxious
for "the markets of the world. .
have, by their hitherto untried
system, caused to be imported
into this country foreign goods
OF the value of 1925, 250, 600 dur
ing the last calendar year in ex.
cess of the imports of the yeal
before. This means that 1925.
100000 have gone out of this
country to pay for imported ar.
ticles that should have been. and
. otherwise would have been pro
duced at home. 1t means the
payment by our people of $685.
100000 for allowing Europe the
!