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questions.
Thomas n. Reeds speech
The speech made by Thomas Bracket
Reed. yesterday, at the York County
Ne. Republican Convention. suggests the
idea that he does not really desire the
election of William Mckinley as Presi-
dent. and that he has gone into the
campaign for the express purpose OF
alternating all Democratic and indepen-
dent voters from the ticket
In his recent statement regarding the
third ticket outlook. Mr.. William G.
whitney drew attention to two specially
offensive phases Of the Republican cam
paian activity in this fight One was
me c~onfounding together of all Demo-
er-ats-honest and s~ilverite alike-in one
d~na.scriminate c-ondemnation: the other
was the false and ev.Hy purposed pre-
tence that the tariff question occupied g
prominent place in this campaign, and
nat one motive underlying the prospec-
tive election of Major Mckinley was a
popular desire to see restored the sort
Of tariff associated with his name. Mr.
whitney showed that the honest Demo-
Gratis who had r~evolted against Bryan
deserved far different treatment at the
hands Of any party pretending to patriot
ism. He plainly said that tens of thou
sands of Democratic voters would no
tolerate the intrusion of the tariff issue
into the campaign. and would not con-
tribute anything to help TO victory the
-conspirators who are the hackers of
Major Mckinley and prohibitive duties.
In spite of Mr.. wh.tney's warning.
with which he m be acquainted. and
in spite Of the repeated protests of the
Democratic ana independent press, Mr..
Reed rushed headlong into both of the
Offences complained of, and did SO. be-
sides, in the brutal and domineering
fashion which IS so characteristic of his
parse nature and deficient intellect.
SO everybody who has watched the
~eration Of the Mckinley and the Wilson
riff, the rawlings of Mr.. Reed about the
svenue must appear disingenuous n the
st degree. In the steady decrease caused
McKinleyism. We witnessed the des-
pction Of our foreign by the
citing operation Of ava duties.
saw the evil effects of this blight in
led by the Democratic administration
n it came into Office in 1895. The Sec
! Of the Treasury as early as 1891 be-
. give warnings of the approach of
git In 1892 ne announced the pres
r one. When the victory of Presi-
cleveland brought him to the Presi-
y in 1898. he found the revenues of
-he Government far below the expendi-
lures, and all around him he was beset
BY Republican newspapers and speakers,
and by highly protected monopolists de-
iiberately engaged in calamity bowling
ard calamity making with the deliberate
purpose Of embarrassing his administra-
tion and bringing hard times to the peo-
pie. for which he and his party should
get the blame.
On the other hand. we find that since the
Wilson law was enacted and became oper--
alive. the National revenues have steadily
grown from year to year and the deficit
has steadily diminished. The effects of
NeKinleyism reached their eliminating
pcint In 1894, when the customs receipts
went down to something less than one
hundred and thirty-two millions. They
revived the very next year under the
Stimulus of the Wilson bill, and reached
the amount Of si52. 15s. GIT. This year they
have far exceeded that amount The
whole story is told in a very few figures.
During the four years of President
cieveland's first term. the excuses of in
come over expenditure were as follows:-
1885. ses 4s3 III
1922 - -. . :. =. - @.9o6,5sg
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