The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1898-09-24
The pEMocRATIc RECORD.


Considerable has been said by Re-
publican Journals In regard to the re-
spcctlye records OF Che Democratic
aud Republican senators in Congress.
We have no interest in the remote past.
although we are at all times prepared
In defend the Democratic party and
Democratic principles, but in connec-
tion with the present We desire TO call
attention to a recent address delivered
by Congressman Bailey, Democratic
leader of the House. In regard TO the
Democratic record In the last Congress,
Mr. Bailey says;
"The record of the Democratic party
throughout the last and stirring scs.
lsIon OF Congress is absolutely above all
criticism. do not say IL with the
purpose OF claiming any credit for my
self, but as matter OF simple justice
TO my Democratic associates declare
that 10 al the history OF this Govern
ment no minority party ever passed
through war session OF Congress With
so much credit as did the Democrats
of the last Congress
Is the above not trueS We will refer
TO all Democrats, who we know will
agree. We win refer to AL "siyer Re-
lpubIIcans'' whose Utah representative
lis Senator Frank j. Cannon, who voted
with the Democrats. Tho only one
who can or who desires TO dispute this
statement of Congressman Bailey Is
the Mckinley. or gold bug Republican,
aud his assertion or denial Is worth
but little to the people OF Utah. iudg-
ling from the vote Of 1896 and 1897, and
we believe is, II possible, worth less In
1858. In regard to the notorious issue
OF lnterest-bearing and unnecessary
bonds advocated by the Republican
party In Washington Mr.. Bailey says
as to the course OF the Democrats;
1--WE opposed the passage Of that bill
because we believe that it authorized
an unnecessary sale Of Understanding
bonds, aud the condition OF tho treas
ury proves conclusively that We were
right When Congress conycnes 10
December next. II VIII nnd that the
surplus in the treasury above the one
hundred millions gold reserve will ex-
coed the amount received from the sale
Of bonds. TINS demonstrating that
there was no necessity .or the Govern
mont to sell its bonds.
* ''our Republican friends cannot cx-
'AiIeuse themselves by saying that they
could not foresec the early termination
or the Wal, because every man who
} was reasonably well informed about
the conditions Of Spain understood
TINT II was impossible for her to con-
tInue long and expensive struggle.
Owing to The greater distance between
D her basc OF supplies and the seat Of
| war, it was certain that IL would re-
I oulre the expenditure Of at least del
\ lar and twenty-five cents on the parl
4 Of SPAN to meet the expenditures o.
d every dollar on the part Of the United
States
1T was certain, therefore, that u th'
j. war cost us two hundred million dol
I lars, and where could she raise am
i such sum as thaty Torn with clyi
0 strife, her throne claimed by preten
Q der; her people impoverished, sh'
# GOULD not levy additional taxes, with
out preclpliatlng bread riots within
her own borders, and her only mean
J. OF carrying on the var was 10 borrow
II money
J. This she could not hope to do be
= cause hor bonds were already selling
Io At 80 cents on The dollarin She market
IL of tbs world, aud had she ATTEMPTED
Go borrow $500 oOo,oOo, she woul'
have been compelled 10 issue s8o0,ooo,
4. 900 worth q bonds Before she eoul'
n sold Quc-half Of that her cgeatt woul
Is have fallen still lever AID per bond
IS would nave commanded 20 cents o.
le the dollar.
n- Wltb treasury unable 70 rails
ao money by taSaslon, aud powcTlesa
IL borrow ID, the end Of The was Has
rs SIGHT before il began The rlnglea'
"a rs knew this as WON rs Use aid, and
thcy.dld not know u, they are nt