The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-01-16
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THURSDAY. JAN. 1s. 1879.
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The people arg - "hard pan,
surc. They've 60 n1Aion money
with imitation taxe4 1esiDrand -
est. G-e-lorious, amt 1T 2 ss ~
ns TEE Senatorial contest in the Ilff-
nois Legislature is close and bitter. AT
fast accounts Logan was thought to
have the lead, but it is isdoubtfnI swhetha
er either he or Oglesby will be Ab|le. 70
secure the prize. 49, =
WHAT if you are hungry. lily clad
aDdsont of employ ment7s What mat
tefs ita Haven't We reach resumption,
and got s'honest money" with which
the capitalist can buy twice as much
as he could when he got his cabbage
leaf trash ?" ''i 't71'i-f' ~ as
,,7uAN increase of S3,OOO,0O0 in our
debt during the past your don't
amount to much SO long as.,we have
resumption, and a man can take his
greenbacks to New Y York and exchange
them for glittering gold, which mo-
body wants. .4a
THEnE will be about fifteen contest
ed seats in the next House; five by
Republicans and ten by Democrats.
The, Republicans haye made some
presidents during their long control
of the House, and they are fearful their
fowls may come home to roost.
IT is claimed that the coin, green
backs and National Bank notes in cir
culation since the first OF this month
amounts to 1921 100000. That would
be true if all these different kinds OF
currency were afioat. Bat then they
aint, yop know. s.+ ...i.. 80
- THE Warren Chronicle came 10 Us
last week enlarged and changed from
. folio to a quarto form, of six columns
to the page, and presents a very ele-
CANT appearance. The Chronicle il
one of the oldest papers in Northern
Ohio, and we congratulate its publish.
ers upon this renewed evidence of itf
prosperity. ,.
THE annual message of Governor
Bishop will be found on the first page
of this issue. 1t is plain, straight
forward, businesslike paper giving
very clear statement of the condition
of the various departments of oul
State Government, and will read will
pleasure and profit by the people gen
orally.
TIE United States Supreme Cour
recently gaye decision in the case o
the United States VS.. The Union Pa
cific Railroad Company and others
commonly known as the Credit Mo
bilier case. The decision of the Low
er Court sustaining the demurrer to tht
bill in equity is affirmed and the gov
ernment's suit is dismissed.
THE distress among the working
classes of England increases daily
In two days seven thousand applica
tions for relief from heads Of families
representing nearly thirty Thousand
people, were made to the authorities
of Manchester, and other manufacture
ing towns show q corresponding de
gree of suffering. The charity of th'
municipalities promises to be taxed
10 its utmost before the close of th'
winter. ---', g
The good times have not yet com,
again once more. The resumption O
specie payments has not inspired re
newed confidence among busiDes
men 1t has not set the wheels of in
dnstry in motion again ; 1t has not add
ed 10 the volume of currency, Ii ther,
q be money enOughin the country, still
it is difficult for the laboring men o
the country who produce Its wealth t.
obtain it. And, yet everybody want
more money in circulation, aud non,
more than the money lending ant
creditor classes, a.-j u'
4. IT should be remembered that re
sumption does not mean that we ar,
any nearer the extinction of our i'm
mense debts, national, state, manici
pal, than We were before resumptio,
was enacted. 1t simply means tha
> all these debts are to be paid will
money that is worth double that will
which the debts were incurred.
means that it requires more tha,
double the muscle to get the means o
paying q debt than it did before con
traction began in order to make re-
sumption possible. 1t means that tn
producers muscle shall be the slave o
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