The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-01
Consulting Their Imaglnations.


Sheridan replied to the arguments of
an opponent with the epigram that he
consulted his imagination for his facts
anG his memory for his wit The Min
nesota Republicans, in the platform
adopted yesterday. have drawn wholly
upon their imaginationS for their facts
and released their memory from any
draft upon it.
They assert that the prosperity that
is still "returning''-not returned-"is
largely due to the party's answering
allegiance to the cause of sound money
ard the wise revenue legislation of the
Republican congress"
The party that gave the country the
greenback for money first as war
measure and then in perpetuity; that
gave us the silver purchase acts of 1878
and 1890. and called the certificates
money" that by the act of 1880 brought
to focus the forces that wrought in
dustrial havoc in 1898. draws wholly
? Jon it's magination for its facts when
1t refers to this record as one indicat-
ing "unswerving allegiance to sound
money"
AT the moment in which the con-
vention was adopting this imaginative
yindication of the "wise revenue legis-
lation of the Republican congress-
which had supplied 1.-THE wants of an
exhausted treasury" the wires were
bringing the synopsis Of the statement
of the treasury department of the re-
ceipts and expenditures for the fiscal
year that closed yesterday. This shows
that the Dingley revenue act, that has
been operative for eleven of the months
CT this year, produced $26,500.O00 less
revenue than old the act denounced by
these maginative makers of moonbeam
platforms. In the month of June it
produced 100000 less than did it's
predecessor. AS if to emphasize the
absolute absence of fact in the plat
form, this treasury statement shows
that the internal revenue branch Of the
revenue law, the branch wholly of
Democratic creation, left entirely I'M
touched by Dingley, will show an ap-
proXimate increase for the year of $23,-
100000 The internal revenue, derived
by means of Democratic legislation,
comes within $3,OO0,000 of making UP
the loss of revenue from the Republi-
SetiI Suololiio iiiCooulS. Ao d WIiOiC,
this wise revenue legislation of the
Republican congress" results in an eX-
cess of expenditures over income Of
very nearly S10O,00O, 900, to meet which
the people of the United States are now
subscribing to an issue Of bonds to
the amount of 100000, 600
A second Dingley bill goes into effect
today. 1t also must be rated with the
other one as "a new stimulus to Amer
lean industry" If we are to consult our
imaginations instead of actual condi-
tons for our facts. A Washington dis
patch tells how this new piece of Ding
leyism stimulates industry. There is
prospect Of a congestion of business
all over the country tomorrow" says
this dispatch. "The treasury depart
ment, working through the bureau of
internal revenue, is powerless to meet
one-hundredth part of the demand for
bank and proprietary stamps" It is a
tremendous draft upon the imagination
than can characterize as wise revenue
legislation that which produces a
congestion Of business all over the
country" Our state Republicans out
class the Spaniards in the complacency
with which they consult their imagi-
nations for their facts