Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1898-05-30
UNION IN WASHINGTON.


y;ous; that the Land Commission mas
but little more than half that used oy
its predecessor during the term pre-
ceding. and, best Of all, that in none
OF these institutions Is there likely 10
be but very small If any deficiency.
They are being conducted within the
means provided. But IL is In the az
gregate saving made that the figures
BECOME most impressive, and should
emphasize the lesson intended by
their publication. These figures sho"
and prove To a demonstration that
under Republican Administrations
the public de ot increased steadily and
at an appalling ratio. They show that
during the first two years OF state
bood-from 1890 to 1S92-the increase
of this debt was s3l5, ,463,S3, or at the
rate OF s432 per day, Sundays included;
that from 1892 TO 1894 itgrew more
RAPIDLY, adding s53l .706.81 to its stat
ure, or an average OF S72S every "A
hours. Then came the last two years
OF this enor nous and prohigate waste
aud misuse OF the peoples money,
wrung from them in taxes at a time
when distress was felt ia almost every
home 10 the whole state. During
Ghese two years, from 1893 TO 1896,
there was piled upon this already
huge mountain OF debt the enormous
sum OF s767, ,425,3 daily addition for
twenty-four consecutive months OF
over $3.50. Is IL any wonder that the
people OF this plundered Common
wealth, in the depths Of the financial
misery then encompassing the whole
nation, reyolted and turned the "ras-
Gals out" in united and vehement
protest?
DIFFERENCE OF s2240 A DAY
10 favor Of the Fusion administration
i an ye-Opener TO any man, whose
only connection with politics Is to
,Gte and pay taxes.
The EusiOnlsts, those who united in
Washington 10 stop this waste, TO
rescue the state from the mlsrule,
extravaganza aud pronigacy, which
were not alone s0rely depressing the
people, but wrecking the credit of the
Commonwealth by debt so rapidly
increasing and an enormous interest
charge, were successful Ia the elec-
ti0ns or 1896, and their selected Of
ficers assumed administration Of pub
lie affairs az the beginning OF 1891
The anarchists" the "cranks" the
"silYer lunatics" were in power.
From every lair wherein Shylock
lurked, weaving his webs for further
public plundef, came a wall OF sore
dismay. The commonwealth was In
the hands OF public enemies, the
credit OF the state was therefore i'm
perllled and about 10 be destroyed.
Such were the lamentations and
prophecies with which the Republic
can press aud the very air were laden.
Now, mark the result. The Fusion
administration on April 80, 1898, had
been 10 power just fourteen months
During that period the public debt
has been decreased s576,965.77. The
mountain has been lowered at the
rate Of almost sll90 per diem. To
put the case still more strongly, yet
truthfully, the Fusion Adminlsira'
tion Is saving the State Of Washington
the difference between a debt being |
incurred OF siO5O daily and debt be-
ing paid Of sllvO daily, d daily iiGer-
ence ia It's favor OF s2240 as compared |
with its Republican predecessor. IL
there IL merit 10 economy aud de-
merit 10 extravaganee, II there Is
merit 10 thrift aud demerlt 10 public
prongacy, II. In short, u 10 right 10 be
hnneat and wrong 20 defraud, then
the Fusion Administration Is right and
merits a public confidence which ils
Republiean opponent has forfeited.