The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1879-10-03

i Most ssnsibls people css now look back over
the recent hard times and see that they were
brought about by the war Of the great rebellion
and deprecated currency. While political
blathershitss" and broken down spectators
roamed the country in every direction bemoan-
ing the hard times" calling for the Issue OF
billions OF irredesmabls meney to "meet the
demands OF trade and arrsying in deadly
enmity the employe and employer, the relative
positions OF labor aud capital we're regulating
themselves for the best interests Of both class
es, and now the balmy dews OF prosperity are
descending on the land, resumption has be-
come fixed fact, and the howlsrs have but
little ground to stand upon. Labor in all the
trades Is in good demand, and the agricultural
classes never saw more real prosperity than
now. Every wide-awake, prudent man has
taken Of his coat. and is industrously trying
to secure some Of the golden fruit that honest
labor yields.
But We must expect to hear croaklng so long
as the irredeemsble party exists. It's only
stock in trade consists in snlarging on calami-
ties that may befall the people, for every po-
litical shyster with an itch for Office knows very
well that fhs tsnderest spots in mans make up
are his pocket and stomach. No one ever
heard OF man with money in his pocket and |
plenty to eat joining the ranks of the ire
deemables unless he wanted Office But some |
times these ofiice-seekers get their just deserts
when they least expect that justice will over
take their hypocriucal work. The Constaptine
Mercury relates . story OF the misfortunes OF
greenbsck statesman" IN st. Joseph county.
We hope the statesman" alluded to was not
one Of the members OF the legislature from
that county, because, barring their lrredeema-
BILE nonsense, they were pretty good fellows.
The story Of the Mercury Is that the smallest
average yield OF wheat in st. Joseph county
yet reported Is that OF greenback statesman"
The yield being less than 10 bushels 10 the acre
On over one hundred acres. II was not the
'ault OF the land, for that Is Of as good quality
Is the surrounding farms, where the yield was
more than double. 1t was not by reason of the
lay OF the land exposing the crop to "wnter-
ill, because winter kill was not what allied
he crop. There was political campaign last
ear and the great soul OF the statesman" was
moved IN behalf OF his suffering countrymen.
lie must put in his time to arouse them to
heir imminent dAnger-"to overthrow the
lOnev OliOarchs fha Sbvlnol,s +bo
anks," and put the dovn-trodden tramps on
business footing. He felt that he must do
ais. He was impelled by an overpowering I
npulse. He did do 1t. He spent his time.
% Paid his own expenses. He kept himself
ferment in the endeavor to overturn the
We OF trade and commerce. He neglected the
ws OF nature and his farm. He did not
'eperly prepare his fallows and his clover sod
II wheat because when the wea ,her was favor :
de the grsenback meet .ngs must be attended. 7
I'd greenback documents circulated. He was
thering political harvest when he should -
we prepared his grounds for seeding. In his
Id financial frenzy he must need neglect I'M
ltable laws, and despitefully use generous
ii. Nature ressnts all insults. farm will
eak reyenge for neglect. The farm of the
eenback statesman is no exception to the
e. Il has punished this greeuback states
N for his folly by fine of not less than
200 to $1,000. This greenback statesman"
made heavy contribution to prevent or
ard the return Of prosperity TO the country.
has done more for that than he would TO 7
p on any laudable enterprise I, he had On
ped the poor, or aided tramps to tenth of 81
amount he would only have ceased 10 talk Nil
bis bsnsvolence with his latest breath I
nsing Republican. t th,,