Show increase of debt senator cannon made tl alie m surprising statement at provo and it has been reiterated by the salt lake tribune that the increase in our bonding indebtedness would have to go on should major mckinley bo be elected let us look at the record in regard to our national debt during twenty seven years of protective tariff more than enough revenue for governmental purposes was raised and the national debt was Je decreased creased when the free trade policy of the democrats was inaugurated there was not enough revenue raised and the result waa an increase in the public debt durin daring three years of president i Clev elands administration amounting to under the republican policy th clr re was nn an t monthly decrease in the public debt of 57 under the D democratic tic policy there has been an average monthly increase in the public debt of in the face of the republican re cord it seems but little short of foolhardiness to predict an inere increase ase in the public debt through the election of the republican presidential candidate the protective policy which he advocates will work in the future as it has in the past it has been proven and not found wanting the free trade policy of the democracy will mean an increase of the public debt if it is perpetuated petua ted through the election of W J bryan vote for major mckiniry and a decrease in the public debt |