Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1905-07-14
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- Especial Washington Lsttsy.l
YNRNSHNT appearances indicate
that all the Democrats have to
do is to stand still and see tho
salvation OF the Lord.
The Republican administration is
confronted with a large and constant
" growing dehcit In the revenues Dur
ing the last campaign, when 1t was
charged by Hon. Henry g. Davis and
other Democrats that there was q
deficit and that 1t was increasing, the
charge was either datly denied or whis-
tied down the wind by saying that by
June 80, 1905, the end OF the fiscal
year, things would even themselves
up, but they have not done so. That
answer, which was only a transparent
fable, seems to have been "a good
enough Morgan" till after the election.
Now, however, that no general cleo
ton is impending, there is no longer
an attempt to deny the deficit, which Is.
on the face of the treasury figures,
over $30.O00,000, nearly twice what
Governor Leslie NJ. Shaw, secretary
OF the treasury. said It would be. The
truth is that It Is much more than the
treasury figures show. for an effort has
been made to minimize it by putting
on the payment Of debts till July and
August which should have been paid
IN May and June.
One great question confronting the
administration Is to devise plan to
stop the deficiency. There are only
three ways known among men-A1st,
to economize; second. to raise more
revenue; third, to borrow money By a
new issue Of interest bearing bonds.
Republicans cannot economic. Theirs
lie the best disciplined party the world
ever saw--the most perfect political
machine ever devised by the wit OF
man. Individual thought and action
are reduced to the minimum, 4ossism
u at the maximum. The Republican
party has wrought many important
works. It s capable Of doing many
things. but there u one thing which
to 1t is impossible and that y to no
duce expenses. There Is no such word
In its voca bulary az economy. Wha&g
bred In the bone will not cope out Of
the flesh. It began In the dush days OF
the civil war, and, having then formed
the habit Of extravasapce. It has sves
since continued and VIII continue q
ways in Its career Of wached and w1p-
ton waste 80 among ali the hapub-
iicans who are Matching schemes to
make buckle and tongue meet precious
little thought Is given to cutting down
appropriations.
Postponins the Evil Day.
As to the third remedy, which sim
ply postpones the evil day-iasutn1
new bonds-that will not be resorted
4 to unless the congress absolutely re-
fuses to raise more revenue, tor the
lRepublicans fear that should they y.
sue bonds In time Of peace after all
the abuse they heaped on Grover
Cleveland for issuing bonds to oure
the deficit produced By the McKimeY
tariff bill they would not CARRY one
third Of the states In the Union. Con-
sequently they have no Idea Of aseu-
ing bonds except as q dernier ressott.
Therefore by the process Of ellm4ua'
uon or exclusion we discover the plan
| which the Republicans will most prob
ably adopt to cure the deficit, and that
liz to increase the revenues. That they
will agree on the general proposition
to increase the revenues Is quite pke-
". When they come to the how Of the
increase they will split wide open a. a
Georgia watermelon. There are two
ways, and only two, to make the In
crease--frst, by laying additional In
ternal revenue taxes: second, By re.
ducing the tariff. The proponents Of
these two propositions will make the
i fur fly from the hides Of each other n
i fashion that has not been equaled u
vlgor since the days Of the celebrated
Joint discussion betwiu the CATS o.
Kilkenny.
I Facing either alternative. the Rspub
Leans will be between the devil and
the deep blue sea. They will not DART
to levy general stamp tax In q tmt
OF peace, They dread the VIBRATION
and consequent wholesale loss Of votel
which such a measure would create
hence II the stand patters drive then
into levying more internal revenue
taxes they must raise them from beer
whisky and tobacco and thereby dis
grunt,s the whisky, beer and Tobacco
men, with a prospect Of losing thetl
vote. OF course. to save their eWR pa
con, the stand patters will try to loAs
, the whole thing on the whisky, bee
!. and tobacco men. The latter VIM d
their best to escape new burdens b,
Forcing the Republicans to increase th
revenues by revising the tariff down
. ward. A proposition to revise the tal
, liz downward pumped into q Repuh
lican congress will have precisely th
SHINE effect on that assemblage ~ tn
representatives Of special interests a
the Goddess of Discord produced q
the marriage Of Peleus and Thetis b,
ainglng among the wedding guests I
golden apple on which was the II
scrlption, aLet the beauty take me-.
The Republican leaders stand In moi
r tai dread OF the stand pat tariff bal
} pns, who, IL their largess is interiors
: With, threaten to cut of the sinews Q
war, which would be like shearin
: Samson Of his locks.
!. whichever horn Of the dilemma th
| Republicans take they will be impale
4 upon 1t and be in frame OF mind I
r exclaim with Satan in Paradise Lost;
: Me miserable! Which way shall ~
! Infinite wrath and infinite despair