Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1879-10-29
Foster over Ewing. 17,129

Pig iron has advanced more than
fifty per cent. since the Democratic
party got possession of both Houses
of Congress- Clarion Democrat.
Yes, and no sooner has good times
been restored than the people go back
and vote the Republican ticket. II
serves the Democrats right. They
ought to have let the hard times alone
for awhile longer.
We find the above in the Democratic
Herald of this place, of last week.
The information it contains is SO new
and marvellous that the Clarion Demo
crat is certainly entitled to the right
of discovery. Nobody had ever
dreamed that there was any possible
connection between the advance in the
price of "pig iron" and the "posses.
sion of both Houses Of Congress" by
the Democrats. 1t had rather been
heretofore understood that the Demo
Gratis in Congress, as a party, were foes
to the interests Of "pig iron" and all
the other industries of the country
that needed protection by tariff laws.
Should the Clarion Democrat attempt
to enlighten the country by telling il
Of what particular act or thing the
Democrats in the late Congress done
to advance the price of pig iron, or
any other interest, we think it would
find its task difficult one. The Wood
tariff bill was a Democratic measure,
and was intended to reduce the pres.
cnt tariff and withdraw, to certain
extent, the protection now afforded to
iron and other home interests. And
this bill was defeated mainly by the
Republicans in Congress. The Demo.
Gratis were for advancing backwards
This is the manner in which they did
advance the interest Of the Govern
ment as regards tobacco, and the man.
ner in which they sought to advance il
as regards whisky. These latter are
the only two domestic manufactures
that the Democrats displayed any par
ticular skill or interest in advancing
They had about as little to do with
the advance in the price of pig iron az
the Ute Indians. AS well might they
claim to be the authors of resumption
and the bringing about of the present
equality of the greenback with coin.
But the more amusing part of the
above quotation is its endorsement by
the Democratic Herald Of this place
and the evident disgust Of our neigh
Dor at the people not appreciating tho
claim made that pig iron advanced be
cause the Democrats had possession
Of both Houses Of Congress-" The
Herald editor is SO disgustcd with this
ignorance Of the people in the matter
and their still voting the Republican
ticket, despite the advance in pig iron
that he cruelty declares, "lt serves
the Democrats right" and that "they
ought TO have let the hard times alone
for awhile longer" What sad con
dition the pig iron interest would now
be in if this revengcful spirit of oul
neighbor had prevailed. His party
interest is higher and greater than the
interest of his country, and he would
make the rise or the fall in the price ol
pig iron, and the hard times or the
coed times, entirely dependent on
whether or not the majority Of the
people voted the Democratic ticket
We do not see any remedy for this
misfortune and chagrin of our neigh
Dor unless he can have introduced here
the shotgun policy" and "shoot dowr
on the spot" every man who refuses
| or ncglccts to vote for his party. But
this would be as cruel here as it is in
the South, as most of people were moi
aware that the Democrats in Congress;
had it in their power to continue the
"hard times" or to make good times
as announced by the Herald. 1t il
fortunate for the "pg iron" men tha
1 the Democrats did not do as our neigh
Dor says they ought to have done, "le
| the hard times alone for awhile longer.