The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-08-20
BORING FOR CONSOLATION.

The Democrats are in distressed state of
mind over the financial condition of the
their camp. An is lost, they declare, unless
something happens to change the current of
as now. No part of the Republic is exempt
from this Revision and, unless speedy re-
in Maine, Ohio and California is forever
blighted The political observer will see at
once that we do not now allude to financial
misfortune and depression. That would be as
welcome to the Democracy as the early rain to
the farmer. 1t is financial prosperity through
out the country that the Democracy dread.
Blight, mildew, murra1n, freshets, tornadoes,
drought, and general ruin would delight the
Democrats. Disaster and bankruptcy would
increase their party gains. They would thrive
on short crops and dull times. A revival of
business they can not bear. : New York
Times.
Our New York contemporary was never
more mistaken in its life than when it sur
misses that there is a Democratic panic,
owing to the financial condition of the
country" There is no panic in the Demo-
cratic camp upon any subject whatever.
The Democratic party is watchful and hope
full. The prosperity of the whole country
has engaged its best abilities, and to some
extent, at least, the infamous policy of Re
publican conspirators and Shylocks has been
defeated. The Democratic party, to say the
least, has had quite as much
to do with securing abundant
harvests as the Republican party. 1t has
manned as many plows titled as many
acres, done as much reeping and threshing;
has prayed as often and as earnestly for rain
and sunshine as the Republican party, and
may, therefore, indulge in as much self
laudation for big crops. But dismissing such
badinage, if prosperity )mes to the country
by virtue of congressiona. legislation, then,
in that case, the Democratic party may
justly boast of Its policy, and claim a large
share of the credit. 1t is to the credit of the
Democratic party that the silver dollar
of 412% grains was remonetlzed. This
measure, which made resumption possible.
was stubbornly antagonized by Republican
conspirators and Shylocks; they fought 1t in
and out of Congress They massed their
powers of mendacity and lied by wholesale
and retail. They charged that it was DEM
ocratlc scheme to ruin the country and to
demorallze the Republican party, and pre-
dicted the gravest calamitles to the credit of
the country and to business enterprises gen.
orally. They went SO far in their opposition
as to persuade Hayes, their fraud cursed
president, to veto the bill. But in defiance
of all this opposition silver was
remonetized and an important step
was taken in bringing about an
era of prosperity. 1t was the purpose oil
Republican conspirators and Shylocks to
retire the greenDack currency from circula-
ton, and in this way contract the currency
as soon as possible to the extent of $346, 900,
600. The further contraction of the cur.
rency had for its object further shrinkage
of values, q continued prostration of bust
ness, more idleness and poverty and con.
tinuance of state of affairs highly favorable
for Shylocks 20 make money off of the mis-
fortunes of the debtor class. But the Demo
cratic party, comprehending the purposes
| of the Republican party, interfered
and 4 the legal tender greenbscks arr
still In circulation to the amount of $346,-
OS1, O16 This action of the Democratic party
has helped amazingly to any revival o
business the country now enjoys. If tn,
Democratic party had desired to see finan
simply permitted the Republican party te
carry out its schemes unmolested. The
curse Of Republicanism had touched ever,
business enterprise and had paralyzsd the
industries of the country. 1t had deprived
every description of property, excep
bonds and mortgages, OF hal
its value. 1t had created an army
of bankrupts, and filled the country will
idleness and tramps; and the Democratic
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efforts to arrest the devastating tide. !
benefieent Providence joined in with tn
Democratic party, and the indications ar
that the combined forces will pull tn
country through. The Democratic party
therefore, instead of being in panic,
serene, solid and aggressive.
MR.. ENGLISH ENTIRELY INDICATED.