Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1898-10-04
Where Thew Differed.

Where They Differed.
The great republican dailies that
favor a large bonded debt 10 the
interest of their bond holding sup
porters charge the democrats with
being obstructionlsts to the prosecu-
ton of the Cuban war, and their
imitators of the press repeat it
as though it was truth, instead
of falsehood. The first appropri-
alton of $50, 100000 placed at the dis
posal of the president to use ut his
discretion in its prosecution, was
made by practically unanimous
vote in both branches Of congress.
After this the republican advo-
Gates of an increase in the bonded
debt for the purposes of the banks
and the bond holding class sought to
make the war pretext for issuing
5000, 100000 bonds to run for the
period of twenty years. We believe
every republican in the House of
Representative voted for this bond
issue; for it 181 republicans against
131 democrats, populists and silver
Republicans. To the end that the
idle rich should be compelled to con-
tribute their just proportion toward
the prosecution of the war and the
government expenses the democrats
sought to impose tax Of 8 per cont.
on all incomes in excess of So, 900. This
proposition had in its favor 1874 votes
against III republican votes. When
this republican bond measure came
before the senate that body amended
it by providing for the coinage of the
SAP, 100000 silver bullion lying in the
treasury vaults uncoined, the vote
being AZ in favor of the amendment
81 against it, 90 of the 81 being re-
publlcans.. The committee Of the
senate reported in favor of supple
menting the AZ millions of silver with
an issue of $15O,OOO, 900 in legal tender
treasury notes. To this Senator
Aldrich, of Rhode Island, offered an
amendment substituting for the
treasury notes a bond issue of $780,
100000, and $100,OO0,000 in treasury
certificates, which was adopted by a
vote of 45 to 81, every republican
voting for the bond issue. When the
bill with these amendments came
back to the house that body by its
| strong republican majority promptly
voted the measure down, which re-
suited in conference committee OF
the two Houses which reported in
favor of the silver coinage at @ rate
per month that would extend it over
a period of nearly three years, and
for the issue of $40O,0O0.0OO in bond
and $l00,OO0,000 in certificates. As
the best that could be done this
measure was accepted by the senate
after having in vain exhausted every
effort made in behalf of the public
interests.
These facts demonstrate that thu
republican party as represented il
congress was solely solicitous for thu
| interests of the capitalistic class ant
utterly faithless to in the interests o
the millions of wealth producers
the toiling millions. 1t also proves:
1. That the democrats and thei
allies in congress proposed to raise
part of the war revenue by an incom
. tax, proposition voted down b
: republicans.
g. That the democrats and thei
/ allies sought the issue of treasur
: notes instead of bonds, the republ
, cans voting against the treasur
notes and in favor of bonds.
8. The democrats and their allie
voted to tax Transportation and e1
! press companies, the republicans voI
: ing against such taxation.
! A. That when it became obvior
r that bonds would be issued the demo
: Gratis and their allies sought to max
them payable at the option of tn
government. which the repubIica
a majority defeated, prefering tina
bond purchasers should continue t.
! draw interest until the bonds becom
I due unless premium is paid for tn
j privilege of retiring them.
, 5. That while the democrats an,
their allies in congress were willing
. to provide all the needed means TO
the prosecution of the war, they wer
opposed to the issue of 100000, 600 il
long time bonds and the republican
We're in favor OF ouch issue.