Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-08-07
Pattison's Defeat Demanded

was followed two years later by the
election of Cleveland to the Presi-
dency. One branch of Congress
was Republican during Cleveland S
first term and to that extent his
hands were tied against putting his
dangerous Free Trade theories into
practice.
In 1886 the Republicans of Penn
sylvania were united; the Demo
cratic candidate for Governor was
defeated, and in 1888 Gen. Harri-
son defeated Cleveland who ran
for reelection while serving his
first term as President.
In 1890 Pennsylvania Republi-
cans were divided and Pattison
again slipped into the Governor
ship, and two years later Cleveland
was elected President. During the
four years he was out Cleveland 5
wrath against Republican policies
and principles increased as his gout
became more painful, and when he
came into power the combined in
huence Of Free Traders, Populists,
Free Silverites, Socialists, Anar-
chists and all other influences of
like character were led by Cleve-
land in hate against Republican
measures to overthrow them.
Cleveland 5 first sullen act was
to haul down the American flag in
Hawaii. 1t was run up again by
Mckinley, and will continue to
float over Hawaii unless Cleveland
should be made President in 1904.
His next act was the repeal of the
Mckinley Protective tariff by the
enactment of the Wilson Free
Trade bill, and his third great
measure was to open what were
known as "Cleveland's Soup Fac
tories, " which were run for the
purpose of affording relief to the
hundreds of thousands thrown out
of employment by the operations of
the Wilson bill, and who could
not find room in the oyercrowded
almshouses.
The memory of those wretched
times are still so fresh that it may
we'll be asked Do American work
ingmen want a repetition of them
As the election of Pattison was
twice the precursor of the election
of Cleveland, the first step towards
restoring them is the election of
Pattison as Governor of Penn
sylvania.
AS the election of Pattison to the
Governorship is invariably follow
ed, two years later, by the election
Of the Free Trader, Cleveland, to
the Presidency, here are a few in
disputable facts which seem to
show why Pattison ought to be
overwhelmingly defeated for Gov
crnOr.
During the four years of Cleve-
land, under the Wilson Free Trade
tariff, from 1892 to 1896, our total
exports Of domestic merchandise
amounted to So, ,346, SOS, sos. See
page 90, Statistical Abstract of the
United States for 1901.
During the four years of McKin-
ley, from 1890 to 1900, under the
Dingley Protective which
took the place of the Wilson Free
Trade act-the total value of ex-
ports of domestic merchandise was
81, SIG, 1894, 300, an excess of ST..
40, lG5, ,5O1 over that Of the four
preceding years of Clevelandism.
See same page, same publication.
During Cleveland's four years
1892 to 1S96-the total value of
exports of American domestic pro-
ducts, in excess of the total value
of foreign products imported into
the United States, was 1896, S5S, =
9S6.
During the four years of McKin-
ley-1S96 to 1900-the total value
of exports of American domestic
products, in excess of the total
value of foreign products imported
into the United States, was ST. =
976, 1l2, :, ,531, an excess of 81, $40, =
253, $40 over the four preceding
years Of Clevelandism. See Statis-
tical Abstract of the L. s., page
90 for 1901.
DO American farmers, American
workingmen and producers of
American merchandise desire re-
turn to the Cleveland condition of
things. If so the way is open by
electing PattisOn Governor of
Pennsylvania next November.
The total amount of tin plate
imported into the United States
during the four years of Free Trade