The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1880-10-09
Democratic Success AMID the Ru.s
siness of the Country.
shreveport Standard. ]

i shreveport Standard.
The last radical bugaboo invented 10
brighten timid voters is the charge that
the success of the democratic ticket
would disturb and unsettle all depart
ments of the business of the country.
The capitalist is to be made to believe
that his property would be unsafe un-
der q Democratic administration, the
currency unsettled andvalnes disturbed.
while the working masses are to be
taught that these disturbances will per-
meate every avenue of trade, and cause
depression and suffering among all
classes of people.
The republicans should be the last
to talk about the industrial and fnap-
jcial depression of the country. Never
within the history of the country has
SO much suffering been caused by i'm
proper Legislation as that which was
the direct result of republican financial
Encouragement for the dozen years
Immediately succeeding the year 1866
Vast estates were swept away. Values
were unsettled. Rich and poor alike
were involved in common eaIamity.
The country was overrnn by tramps.
One whole section was threatened bya
revolution on part of its laboring popu-
lation the whose frenzy, the offspring
of distress, might have destroyed pro,
perty to the value of many millions.
No snch scenes ever occurred under a
democratic administration.
1t was in reality only when the de-
mocrats commenced to get possession
of certain departments of the govern
ment that feeling of confidence COM
meneed to manifest itself and business
to revive. The idea that the democratic
party, when it shall have obtained full
control of the country, would undo the
work it commenced, is simply prepos-
ferrous. What the country wants is
in its financial policy, and to
thisthe democratic party is committed
by It's platform and its past Legislation.
This the business men know full well.
Hence every few days we hear of lead
ing business men, of one Kind or an
other, pledging Hancock theirsupport.
Only. a few days since the shippers of
New York called on Gen. Hancock in
a body, explained to him their wants,
and left satisfied with the results of
their mission. The support of such
as the ''bonanza" shows that
5he mining interest does not expect to
suffer from Hancocks election. Much
mas recently been said about the de-
preston of stocks in Wall street and
he impending injury to the railroad
threatened by the probable
election of the democratic ticket. And
yet Mr.. Jay Gould is supporting Han
cock with his money and his influence,
md Mr.. Thomas Allen accepts nom
nation for Congress from the demo-
cratic party of tue second district of
Missouri. Of course the agricultural
of the country would revive
lnder a democratic tariff and demo
,ratic economy in the administration
If the government. And, along with
he prosperity of all the important In
lustries, there would necessarily come
prosperity to the poorer classes, with
is consequent peace, quiet and CON
eminent. 4'a'
Away thenswith this ssnseless talk
bout the disturbance of business by
he election of a democratic cliefanag
strate. 1t is to such an election that
he conservative masses of the country
ave been looking for dozen years,
S the only means of restoring that
onfdence and stability without which
Industrial prosperity is animpossibility.