The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-07-29
That Revival of Trade. u

1t occurs regularly before every election
we mean the great "revivalin trade at
least so the republican papers say, and in
support Of their statements, columns of
supposed official figures are published with |
40 years old comparisons, to show the vast
increase of our exports since that time.
These guileless editors will tell you that
never were prospects for general revival
of trade" better than now; that feeling OF
security reigns in commercial circles; that
money is easier and in less demand, and a
thousand other nicely worded stories Of the
expected millennium. These prophesies
aud glowing accounts Of revival in trade,
healthy financial condition Of the country,
etc, are published at such regular inter-
walls. and notably just before elections, that
people are beginning TO ask, if it is not
about time that the general revival Of
trade began? 10 the meantime, labor
fnds the market overstocked, wages are at
starvation limit, industry is paralysed. and
money impossible to obtain on loan except
where quadruple security is given, real
estate is falling, farms are depreclating
and the grand revival of trade" Is
myth. It's a way they have, however,
these republican leaders and papers, OF
misrepresenting the true state OF affairs
for political effect. John ShermaD's pol
icy is now the principal theme of praise,
principally because it helps divert atten-
ton from the real issues now before the
people. The Inter. Ocean, which has al
ways had a strong leaning to greenback-
ism, slops over in this style on Sherman
why not give one honest expression OF
thankiulness that the finances of the
country have been 80 wisely and hon.
estIy handled"
The fuauces of the country have not
been wisely and honestly handled. On the
contrary it is because of the blood-takiDg
policy of contraction of the republican
party, aud the man whom some small
calibre editors call the great" secretary
This sounds more distmgue, you know, land
savors of foreign manners aud customs
and accords more with the imperial doc
trines of Capitalization to which Sherman
aud his Shylock policy" is forcing th'
country to drift. Instead of praise FOL
his great aud successful policy,as Sherman
delights to call it, no man in the countr.
is more eatitled to condemnation than job
Sherman, His policy has well night RUNE,
our industries, has thrown thousands on
Unemployment, closed workshops, mad
men who were 10 easy circumstances, beg
gars-in fact has drawn the very life sui
stance from US aud if continued wi
bankrupt thousands more, Except te
chosen ones, aud members of the ring VIII
have. reaped princely fortunes from cou
missions on bonds, no one has been benz
fitted by what the republican papers ca
John Sherman's great policy" If tn
great revival 10 trade really existed, job
Sherman's policy would be the last cau'
to assign for it, but there is no ''reviv
10 trade" aud the republican speaker
and organs know there is not. But ST
they go on telling US about a great rev
val 10 trade, and at the very time I'll
statement is made, they know it is u
qualifedly false. Give US rest on th
great revival boom or prove 20,
statements.