New-York tribune., 1900-10-25
SOME DEMOCRATIC BLUNDERS
SENATOR FRYE OF MAINE RECALLS THE
MISERIES CAUSED BY THE CLEVE-
LAND ADMINISTRATION.

From speech by Senator Frye at Camden, n. ].
In the fall Of 1892 the Democratic party met in
Us: il told Us just exactly what il would do if we
gave II chance. II said the Mckinley law should
5t 5t rtPeaIed promptly II stld any member OF
Congress who voted for protection violated his
o. Its own, as near Tree trade as II could There
was platform. announced to everybody in the
10 do Il Tb most TenSTsbls thinF Ha1naIed
that ever happened in my judgment in the history
labor Of the United States went deliberately to the
polls with that platform before them with the
wages which they were receiving, and voted the
Democratic ticket; voted for the platform, elected
Nj Cleveland President Of the United States elect
DeIIocratlc Cnlted states senate, anu lot lhe
first tine in thirty years. gave the party a free
course to work out its will in legislation. Now,
Such money panic as followed that election
their doors. Savings banks all over the country
Tpoh 70 aqvaIag5 81 III me anu I GGpfe4 G mo m0lSer f
half mile-poor people, having s. or So which
waited to get a chance 70 get that s. or SO which
they had saved out of their little wages There
was never anything seen IKE it.
He5 Tg t to their a pF0Ws F 6 as rs S92n 5 as 5b s So
then they reported. They reported the worst bin
ingue1 saw what was doing Tbev came to WSsh
ington, committee after committee, and called on
the Committee of Ways and Means. They had a
meeting Cooper Union. in New-Yor City, where
they passed a resolution stating that they repre-
sented five hundred thousand workingmen and sent
II to that committee and demanded that they
should respect the rights of the wageworkers: and
that committee never paid the slightest attention
10 the workngmen, but yet to-day they parad-
ing over the country great friends Of the work
ingmen, and inviting them the Democratic
ticket once more and give that party more
chance TO disregard their wishes.
The only industry that bill ever promoted was
the soup industry. (ApplauSe and laughter) We
Immediately established soup houses in every great
city in the United States What fOr2 To feed the
hungry, starving women, and the men who were
fathers and husbands, and who hunting for
work. There We're millions Of with nothing on
paralyzed. Then, what a revenue producer il was
Why for the first time increased the public debt
SZ6ZJo0.0g0 Under Republican legislation we had
been paying the debt. We paid 81 500 100000 of il
down 10 1898 We paid it al the rate of 100000
every month. Under the Wilson bill instead of
paying the debt, we increased il nearly the rate
Of 100000 a month
In 1896 the Republican party met in convention
and II told the people what il would do if people
would give II chance. II would repeal this in
famous Wilson law; il would re-enact the policy
Of protection as believed In by the Republican party
Il would revive business II would restore dead
industries it would bring in industries: II
would increase wages: it would return prosperity:
It would remove the paralysis from business, and
II said something more.
rency, which has made trouble We will remove the
suspicion from that currency. Every single dollar
mnted by the United States printed by authority
OF the United States shall be equal in value every
other dollar minted printed and the best
dollar in the whole world (Applause) In other
place ourselves beside the other great commercial
nations OF the world. You took the Republican
party at its word, and you elected William Nc
Kinley President Of the United States (ApplaLse)