Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1882-11-30
The Business Bugaboo.
Ilaul,baFsh Patriot

HauisbuFEh Patriot
II does not take sensible manurac.
turer long to'explode the absurd theory
that the depression ia the iron and steel
trade has been caused 10y the result OF
the recent election. IL the political
situation i the cause OF the depression
in this branch oi trade other industries
would be affected in the same way But
such Is not the case. Some small man
ufacturers of textile fabrics have clused
their establishments, but this Is account
ed for by the proprietor OF an extensive
factory IN FhiladeIphiA 10y the fact that
the people Bre tired OF old styles Of
coods. lie asserts that manufacture
OF fine goods have more orders than
they can I'LL and that new patterns hud
IA ready sale. Secretary Swank OF the
American Iron and Steel Association
does not account for the closing OF the
iron mills on political grounds. He
says last year Spoor harvests have made
the farmers economical, new railroad
ventures are not entered upon 80 reck
lessly as formerly aud cheaper price. 10
EnglRud have caused consequent re
ductlon IN this country. II l. likely
vaInly eudeavoriur To get up business
scare are the same who would not heel
tate to intimldate their employees into
voting the republican ticket. The part.
isan-hip which attempts 10 influence
public opinion bv glyinG ia.sr con.
structiou OF facts j. just 90 contemplate
as that which would make political
slaves OF workingmen.
The Philadelphia Pyrfs oi yesterday
published three columns Of hush about
the danger ahead to the industries OF
the country from pros pectIye revision
oithe tarIh. ltWOuid appear that there
Is no democrat IN the sttI" Who has any
manufacturing interest. that need pro.
lection and every democratic states.
man wll, make II his business 20 plunge
the country into financial ruin. Its
strange, too. that the attempt 81 the TO
puhliclus TO tinker ai the tariff through
tsriFCpmmis.ioH ati not frirhtcn any
uf inesc republican manufacturers tut
tbcy probably fcit sure that tie whole
thing vas a sham Hud that so long a.
the republican party retsiucd power
nothing would come OF il. IL i. siraug.
or still tbAt such great majority Of the
people should have placed 30 much
confidence in the democratic party at
the recent election. II the consequent
danger to the business interests t. 80 ev.
idcnt IL j. also 10 be marked in this
connection thaLwheneyer the democrats
are given any part in the control OF the
government republican newspaper with
the aid Of parcel OF partisan manu-.
facturers industriousiy work up sen.
sallon of this kind. Bot the scheme
was 40 often tried that IL has become
fiat, stale and Improbable II can
have no effect upon any man Of ordina
~ intelligence 30 long as a few simple
facts are remembered. The democrats
have control Of only one branch of con.
gress and even should they be 30 yici
ously inclined as the organs would have
it appear can be held in check by a
stalwsrt president and republican sen
ate. No democratic congress can be
controlled IN the interest Of absolute
free trade. A tariff for revenue does
not mean free trade and cannot he so
construed IL means the reduction Of
oppressive taxation and such an equita
able adjustment of the tsriG as we'll
make IL better serve the interests Of all
glasses concerned, while the revenues
derived sill meet all the necessary ex.
penses Incurred in an economical al.
mihistration Of the government. Only
this and nothing more.