Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-07-22
Politics and Had Times.

ing an office that he means one day to
get into. "a Democratic administration,
aud at ouce all the wheels of human indus
Thy will move easy. everybody viii have
work at high wages. money will be plenty
aud We can all 90 to spending Ii a. We
used TO in late years just past 1T is the
Republican party" says this hungry and
thirsty Democrat THAT has brought the
business OF the country to it, present stand
still and nobody need look for better times.
until there is a change in the admin>tra-
tion OF the government" There are some
things that give plausibility to the cry.
Men not given t. thoughtfulness, will at
first give heed 10 it. The times are not
such a they were six. eight, or ten years
ago. Oar Democratic fli-ud is apt u for
get. that these very past times to which he
J. fond of referring. were under Republican
Presidents and Congresses. and that in
deed the whole unparalleled period of ap-
parent prosperity which the country en-
joyvd an TO the panic AT the end OF the
year 1873, covered years in which Demo
cratic successes were a. rare a. Whit,
blach-b.ri-. But letting tai, 20 Tor Whai
o. : worth. the fact IS. that for the last two
years money. except in the banks and il
the near circles about them. is not plenty
general business i depressed, labor j. mo-
in such demand a formerly. wages there
tore are lower, aud more or les pinch ia.
been tell ia maay households. Ia most 81
these the heads are honest men who are
rot a little troubled at the situation. au'
who are fairly trying to lind out wl.cthcr
tie load moulhed Democratic politician
who Justify crying out against the "haro
times" aud LAYING them at Republican
doors i 10 be believed in his talk. an,
what i of II ore importance. whether it l.
safe to iutru>t him with political power
This honest head OF the household. i en-
titled to fair answer 10 his questions. an,
fair statement OF the condition of bus
ness IN this country and elsewhere. and /,
the causes leading thereto. A. far a ~
are concerned. lac shall have these. au,
what We briefly say i, addressed To hin
and not TO the noisy politician, who care.
Little or nothing for the people. 80 that h
own nest gets well teathered.
In TIE first place. the times, hard as they
are. are u" worse than We ought TO expect
A. people We have for years been living
too fast. doing too much business spcudiu.
too much money. the way we have gou,
on would have frightened our fathers il
their best and most prosperous DAYS. Thu
pace has been that Of the race-hor>e; ~
flesh aud blood could stand it on the long
road and We are now taking the enforced
les, that oyer-pressure must always pro
dUce. The single item Of railroad building
oycr->trained a. it Was. explains the pincl
that to-day i felt in thousand, Of New
England families. Millions Of New Eug
land capital. lies invested in Western
roads, that this year are not dividing on,
per cent. Instead of being kept at home
in some safe pursuits that would give EN-
ployment to our own people. with mod
crate return t. the investor II WAS sen
away with the promise of ten or twelve
per cent. dividends. With the money. road
were bult years ahead Of this generation
need, and to-day they pay little or nothing
To the Maine or Massachusetts bondhoid
cr. who see, hie interest lie over with nC
certainty "a Ia when lac viii receive it
This binds up business Al home, the man
whose money lies fAllow in Western rail
roads. has not got II to put into bushes,
here. Sill more when lac ceases TO cut hi'
coupons and 10 collect his interest, h,
finds hi, income shrunk. and he mus
needs spend less. lie buys less OF almos
everything in the market. He builds less
and thus men and interests hundreds %
miles away. bear the effects Of tis ma.nii
icent veutnre. OF course all this which i
felt in remote degree. falls yet NOR,
heavily on the iron producing and coal re
giOns. but its Influence upon the times i
all over the land. Aud what We have sale
OF railroad building, might be applied /,
other branches OF human industry. w
have been OVERRIDING and must rest. 1t il
a natural law. and nobody but a selfish
politician or fool. would think OF laying
il to the Republican party.
Ia the next place, our Democratic grum
bier who wants a change OF administration
to better the times. would do well to 20
for 1 while 10 some other country, anC
keep his eyes and ears open there III,
would find his ''hArd times" talk there be
fore him We are like the rest of the civ
iZed world, except that our condition i.
the best. Canada merchants tell rs. tina
their business is worse than ours. Ii
England there Is Il lack of employment
low wages, want and suffering such a. ",
have not dreamed OF. Thousands of oper-
atives have nothing to do, and have nc
money with which they can even emigrate
On the European continent, the same con.
dtion is found. Has our Democratic
grumbler the cheek to claim that the Re
publican party has caused all this.
And finally if any honest man thinks thai
any party is responsible for the times. lei
him look twice. before he turns to Democ
racy for relief. That party has not left al
ounce of good administrative blood in it.
veins. 1t broke down fifteen years ago
with an eruption of disloyalty, and has
never built up decent health since.
Give it power anywhere. and extrava
gance and misrGlc set IN at once. Take il
at home in narrow view, or look further
out. where it has got possession OF great
cities or states. and both the debt and the
taxes of the people are increased. In the
broader field of national finances. there is
nothing to be hoped from Democracy. and
everything to be feared. Business men
everywhere call for settled and stabl
currency. Money lies idle in the banks,
awaiting this 20 flow once more in enrich
ing streams to set the wheels OF industry
humming again. The Republican party
appreciates this, and is getting into social