The herald., 1896-03-22

In order, then, to attain the object of
this writing, brief review of the acfs done
by the last three administrations is abso-
lutely Necessary. For by their acts must
they be judged and stand or fall. Promises
are easily made and as easily broken.
But, let it be understood now in the out
set that, should any msstatements he in
advertently made. they will not be wilfully
so done. The writer is ever open to c"r-
rection. and the truth will prevail.
has been in principle, yet his Democracy
is not powerful enough to compel him to
wilfully falsify what he may have to say.
To revert. 1t is we'll known to all read
ers of the public press that during the
canvass preceding the Harrison election,
the great and ever-present argument of
Republican stump speakers and press
from the borders of British Columbia to
Florida and from Maine to Cali
fornia, in short, throughout the
entire length and bi eadth of the
| United States, their chief stock
ing Cleveland for vetoing so many pension
bills at a time when the treasury was over
! flowing with constantly increasing sur
plus; surplus accumulated under Demo-
cratic rule, and which finally reached
Sl5O,O0O.O 900 during a reign of only four
years. What an uneXampled prosperity !!
And it had undoubtedly continued still had
not the Harrison regime intervened. Never
has it been equaled in the history of this or
any other nation. and long will it be before
it can be renewed, for the very good reason
| that that term of Republican ascendancy
saddled such an enormous debt on the
country as will not be readily liquidated
Blame, rdicule. hootings, even curses
from Republican stump-speakers and
press (because il cut them to the heart to
witness the prosperity enjoyed by the
| people everywhere) was the composition of
that bombshell of hatred hurled by Harri-
son campaigners against the Cleveland
| administration. But there was q man at
the helm who feared not all their calumny,
and who was brave enough to perform his
duty despite any and all opposition. He
| sought no reward, he feared not the puny
condemnation hurled at him by his con-
scienceless opponents (who in their hearts
| would have preferred to see the country
wrenched asunder rather than contemplate
continuance of happy and successful
prosperity under the supervision of their
| hated adversaries), we'll knowing that the
satisfaction of having performed those OBJ
legations placed upon him by his oath of
Inauguration would more than repay the
veXatious attacks of an invidious foe.
And it was in the midst of such scenes that
the government was turned over to the
Hawaiian clique; sccnes of uninterrupted
prosperity on the one hand and unceasing
persecution on the other.
What a parody in comparison the retire.
ment of the Republicans four years later.
FOR prosperity, bankruptcy; for perse-
cution, despair and defeated ambition the
lot of the prosecutors.
And twas dark hour for both state and
people when Cleveland was called upon to
vacate the hon orable and honored (by
himself at least) office of president.
The election of 1883 was followed by
the accession of Republican control;
most unfortunate occurrence for the nation.
Err ,I,uc Enr fho ctr 0rI1s ~
tho Democrats left it SO prosperous and
blest with such wealth as was never before
experienced, SO the result of four years.
Republican ascendancy was to dssipate
the surplus and leave such burden of
liabilities as to compel resort to borrow
ing to evade reputation. A light thing if
this were all. But having crowned all
their previously Glisgraceful achievements
with threatened bankruptcy, they still
further smirched their garments as we'll as
themselves in lhe filth of false accusations.
1t may be said ti.at charges are made
herein which cannot be substantiated. Let
us see. How frequent thing it is
in these days of speculative excite
| ment and the craze for excessive wealth,
for men supposedly rich and beyond all
reach of pecuniary diss ste 10 secretly
burden their estates with liabilities far in
excess of their ability to pay. Death sud-
| denly comes upon them and exposure
! surely follows. The expectant heirs of a
vast inheritance awake to find all their
fond authorizations but vanity and them
selves woflllly disappointed.
Under the spendthrift extravaganza of
| the last congress the surplus melted away
| like snow beneath a summers sun, and the
unprecedented legacy of appropriations
and obligations left by that reckless body
of men undoubtedly led directly to the
present financial difficulties.
Few there are who can forget the boasted
billion-dollar congress-a congress which
by it's blindness, or rather wilful indiffer-
| ence to public welfare. and its determine.
ton to at all hazards crush the Demo-
cratic party, brought more failures, more
crime upon this nation, than was ever be-
fore known in any four years of its his
tory.
To it can be traced directly all the un-
fortunate business complications and la
| mented strikes which have since taken
that congress what calamities might befal
the people so long as they could thereby
promote their own interests?
The dismay of those heirs of their de-
ceased relative at the revelation of the pro-
bate court was Only equaled by the aston
awoke from their lethargy and fancied
security to find a depleted treasury and
untold liabilities confronting them.
There are other phases of the effrontery,
bold and unprincipled. almost beyond con-
ception, with which both people and press
of certain political stripes have attacked
both president and congress, which will be
treated on another occasion. In the
meantime, Democrats, why stand ye here
all the day Idle? Why will ye tamely SUBJ
init to the persistent. never-ending, base
less, untiuthful attacks of the enemy?
Rest assured that enemy never has lost,
never will lose, one single opportunity to
revile you and to place upon the shoulders
of yourselves and your party confreres
the entire responsibility for all the
calamities of the past three years.
False though their action may be. all
they desire is that men-voters-may be-
lieve their assertions
And, Democrats, can you find fault if
you are defeated, unless you make some
effort to win, to educate the people and to
counteract false impressions that are be-
ing continually given out by those whose
interest it is to regain control that
their bank accounts suffer not? The
wealth of this nation today is in the
hands OF Republicans. through Republican
legislation, and can you blame them for
their desperate efforts to regain it:
Arouse, then, and not only perform your
duty. but perform your whole duty and
thereby restore prosperity to all the peo-
pie.
San Berdoon Editors
After truce of several days between
the rival editors of San Bernardino. heavier
picket firing has been renewed by the old
Republican sheet At this hour no dis. |