The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1905-07-20

B-(S that all the Democrats nave 10
"a do is to stand still and see the
salvation of the Lord.
The Republican administration Is
confronted with Il large and constant
ly growing deficit in the revenues. Dur
ing the last campaign, when it was
charged by Hon. Henry G. Davis and
other Democrats that there was
deficit and that 1t was increasing. the
charge was either fatty denied or whls-
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 n transparent
fable, seems to have been "a good
enough Morgan" till after the clectoa..
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 $3OO00,000, 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 1t by putting
off the payment of debts till July and
August which should have been pnid
in May and June.
One great question confronting the
administration Is to devise a plan to
stop the deficiency. There are only
three ways known among men-frst,
to economics; second, to raise more
revenue; third, to borrow money by
new issue of interest bearing bonds.
Republicans cannot economiZe. Theirs
Is 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. Bosslsm
Is Mt the maximum. The Republican
party has wrought many important
works. 1t Is capable Of doing many
things, but there is one thing which
to it is impossible, and that Is to re-
duce expenses. There is no such word
In its vocabulary as economy. What's
bred in the bone will not come out Of
the flesh. 1t began in the flush days Of
the civil war, and, having then formed
the habit of extravaganza, it has ever
since continued and will continue al-
ways in its career of wicked and wan
ton waste. So among all the Repub-
llcans who are Matching schemes to
make buckle and tongue meet precious
little thought is given to cutting down
appropriations.
Postponns tho Evil Day.
AS to the third remedy which slim
ply postponcs the evil day-issuing
new bonds-that will not be resorted
to unless the congress absolutely re-
fuses to raise more revenue, for the
Republicans fear that should they is
sue bonds In a time of peace after all
the abuse they heaped on Grover
Cleveland for Issuing bonds to cure
the deficit produced by the Mckinley
tariff bill they would not carry one
third OF the states in the Union. Con-
sequently they have no idea Of issu-
Ing bonds except as dernier resort.
Therefore by the process Of elimina-
ton or exclusion we discover the plan
which the Republicans will most prob
ably adopt to cure the deficit, and that
Is to increase the revenues. That they
will agree on the general proposition
to increase the revenues Is quite like
! ly. When they come to the how Of the
increase they will split wide open as a
Georgia watermelon. There are two
ways. and only two, to make the In
crease-flrst. by laying additional In
ternal revenue taxes; second, by re-
ducing the tariff The proponents of
these two propositions will make the
fur fly from the hides of each other in
fashion that has not been equaled In
| vigor since the days of the celebrated
joint discussion betwlxt the cats Of
Kilkenny.
Facing either alternative, the Repub-
leans will be between the devil and
the deep blue sea. They will not dare
to levy general stamp tax In time
of peace. They dread the vexation
and consequent wholesale loss of votes
which such measure would create;
hence If the stand patters drive them
into levying more internal revenue
taxes they must raise them from beer,
whisky and tobacco and thereby dis
gruntle the whisky, beer and tobacco
men, with prospect Of losing their
vote. OF course, to save their own ba-
con, the stand patters will try to load
the whole thing on the whisky, beer
and tobacco men. The latter will do
their best to escape new burdens by
forcing the Republicans to increase the
revenues by revising the tariff down
ward. A proposition to revise the tar
iff downward pumped into Il Repub-
iican congress will have precisely the
same effect on that assemblage Of the
representatives OF special interests as
the Goddess OF Dlscord produced at
the marriage Of Peleus and Thetis by
finglng among the wedding guests n
golden apple on which was the In
gcrlption, Let the beauty take me-"
The Republican leaders stand in NOR
tai dread of the stand pat tariff bar
ons, who. If their largess is interfered
with, threaten to cut of the slnews of
war which would be like shearing
Samson Of his locks.
whichever horn of the dilemma the
Republicans take they will be impaled
upon 1t and b3.in frame of mind TO
txclaim with Satan in Paradise Lost"
Me miserablel Which way shall ny
Innnite wrath and infinite despair
Which way ny 10 he'll
Tint there is q strong but not a
majority sentiment among Republicans