The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-01-09

MIR. Bernard Carter, counsel to
the Police Board, some years ago
gave a written opinion to the effect
that under the present law the
Police Commissioners had no right
to authorize their officers to forcl-
bly, make an entry into premises
occupied as saloons except during
the hours when they were evidently
open for the accommodation Of the
public. Baltimore News.
Communicated.
To the Editor The Republ cqn
We nave had now nearly three
years Of Democratic government,
and as time continues in its flight
the utter impotency Of the German
Brice tariff bill is seen more plainly
and the American people having
had Cleveland's "obiect lesson, "
see more clearly than ever the
incompetency of the Democratic
party to successfully govern this
great nation Of seventy millions Of
people. From financial point of
view the present administration has
been a greater loss to the people
than the civil war. Witness the
greatest strikes and lockouts ever
known in the history of civilized
man. Trade paralyzed, business
almost at a standstill. How differ
ent the conditions of business to
the unprecedented prosperity under
Harrison's administration. The
Democrats took charge of the gov
eminent with great blow of trum-
pets, but where is the record of
pledges redeemed, of promises full
filled? AS measure to raise reve-
nue. the Democratic tariff bill is a
miserable failure. 1t is true we
have been repeatedly told by the
editors of Democratic papers that it
was the very thing needed, that all
that was necessary was to give it
fair trial. How they fairly howled
last fall about the successful man
ner in which the revenue was being
raised, the gold reserve being kept
to the required limit. In what
elegant language we were told time
and again of the great success of
this German Brice bill as revenue
raiser. Wonder they did not get
the idea copyrighted. We have
waited and we see that the reports
which were given out by the Demo
cratic press last fall were not true,
that the millions of which so much
was said did not materialize. In
stead OF the increase Of revenue Of
which we heard so much, we have
to-day the sad spectacle of the
President negotiating with the bond
syndicate for 100000, 900 in gold,
and within the next few days we
will have the country bonded for
S100,OOO,000 more of thirty-year
four per cent. bonds as result of
Democratic incompetency. From
March !, 1898 to December / 1895,
the national debt has increased
1852, 602,245.
A great deal has been said against
the Mckinley bill by Democratic
politicians and editors, yet it is an
indisputable fact that during the
twenty five months of the Mckinley
bill the average monthly surplus
was 81, 129,S21, and it is also Just as
true a fact that under the Demo-
cratic bill Of which we had a right
to expect so much, the average
monthly deficiency has been s4,-
G99, COB. Our bonded debt is
increasing in times of peace, a syn
dictate reaping bountiful harvest.
They have, if reports be true, re-
ceived more for floating the bonds
issued under Cleveland's admins
tration than was paid to float the
entire war debt. Is 1t any wonder,
as we look back at the record made
by the Democratic party, that when
the last session Of their Congress
adjourned sine die that the report
ers in the press gallery Of the House
sang "Praise God from Whom all
Blessings Flow and will it be
et-onro 80 op tho An ~ Mo,ob