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Show f V V A FULL TREASURY President Wilson Is by far luckier than President Presi-dent Cleveland was when Cleveland entered upon his second term in the Presidency. When Cleveland Cleve-land was elected In 1392, tho finances of tho country coun-try were at a low ebb. There was even talk of a bond Issue for current expenses. The spirit of the Democracy at that tlm was exceedingly radical and was impatient upon tho point of tariff revision There wbb no brako applied by President Cleveland, Cleve-land, ns President Wilson has applied tho brako. President Cleveland at no tlmo Indicated that ho would Interpose to preserve the continuity of business busi-ness and tho prosperity of tho Internal commerce of the country. On tho contrary, ho Joined with those who wero uncompromising on the proposition that thero must bo a sevcro revision of the tariff downward, regardless of tho effect of this upon in dustry and business. Tho consequence was that from the day of his election things began to go to smash, and after his Inauguration tho Coxoy armlos filled tho land. Quite different is tho outlook for President Wilson. Wil-son. Thero has been no break In tho. buslnoss prosperity nnd Industrial activity of tho country slnco his election. Thcro Is no feverish demand for the enforcement of partisan ideas regardless of consequences. On tho contrary, consequences have beon put forward ns tho main proposition, and tho country has been tlmo nnd again assured and reassured re-assured that nothing would ho done to block business busi-ness activity or to head off business confidence nnd prosperity. So far from thero being n deficit in tho National finances, there Is a full treasury, and tho outlook Is altogether secure for tho administration adminis-tration In this iVBpect. President Taft ns shown by Ileprcsontntlvo Payno of New York, left In the treasury on current account 1149,335,711, "tho large-it amount over handed over to any new administration." admin-istration." So that on overy hnnd President Wilson Wil-son has a rosy olllclnl future heforo him If only ho will act with duo caution, nnd refer constantly to his pledges of non-lntorferenco with nnd protection of tho business prosperity of tho country. The Salt I.ako Tribune |