Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1883-09-20
Two million and half more acres of
corn were planted this year than in 1882
That will go great way TO make up
any deficiency in the average yield.
Another Issue.

people which IN ust be settled along witt
the other issues-the temperance issue
and the tariff iSsue-at the coming elec
ton. This new issue which has beer
developed by the Democrats is that OF
BoSsisra. Do the people of Ohio desire
Boss rule? That is the new question
apd the third specific of this campaign
The temperance issue has been dis
cussed in full. It has been shown con.
clusively that the Democratic party, as
the allies of the State Society of Saloon
keepers, is lending its forces toward the
selection and election of men who will
at the first opP0rtunity, repeal the Scott
| Law, and thus deprive the State of an
annual revenue of two million dollars,
and make the selling of liquor free
business, much to the qualification of
| the said allies, the State Society of Sa-
| loonkee ers, but at an enormous cost to
the general taxpayers of the State. 1t
has also been shown that Democratic
I precedent thus secured, will certainly
lead to general and disastrous legisla
tiOn in the direction of free trade, D
which the party stands pledged. By
their platformed policy they would close
up the factories and mills of this cOun-
try, or, by making competition equal, re-
duce the working classes here to the
conditions of the working classes of Eu-
rope. These issues have been set forth
before the people. They are understood,
and the choice between the adoption or
rejection of the Democratic policy on
these issues rests with the voters. The
people know that the Republican policy
is to maintain the Scott law, restrict and
regu' ate the liquor traffic by the practi-
cal enforcement of local option, and
continue the tax which gives to the
State an annual revenue of two million
dollars. They also know that it is the
Republican policy to continue such a
tariff system as will in a sense break the
force of foreign competition with our
manufactures and mills. which. as may
be eas ly seen places the workmen of
America above competition with the
foreign workmen.
These issues are important. Their
disposition will affect both the tay payer
and The workingman who has not yet
become property owner. But the third
issue is of little less Importance than
these. Do the citizens want TO be placed
under Boss rule? This is the third is
sue. Most people understand what Boss
rule means. A fair sample was given
to the people of New York City by the
late VIM. Tweed, and his methods and
their results have been plainly but only
too truthfully stated in the publ,c prints.
1t was shown how, by corruption and
bargains, that Boss and his ring kept
themselves in power and robbed the
taxpayers of New York of millions and
millions of dollars While Tweed was
perhaps the boss Boss, there have been
other Bosses and other Iinss equally as
corrupt and equally as guilty of robbery.
Up to the present time Ohio has been
fortunate in escaping from these unde
sirable influences.
but their presence is threatened now,
and it rests with the people whether the
Boss shall stay or be pat upon the elde:
of his going. With the succeeding
events of this campaign before US, it re-
quires no citation of proof to convince
reasonable people that the Democratic
party has completely passed under the
control of Bosses and rings. There'was
evideYee of this fact at Columbus, still
more evidence in this city. and in fact
the entire campaign as conducted by the
Democrats has been bat continuation
of evidence that the hand of a Boss was
at the helm. States framed days and
weeks before conventions have been
forced upon the party, whether or no,
at the dictation of some unseen power
ful pe.son. Even the journals, the or
gans Of the Democratic party, have been
compelled TO acknow. edge this dictator
ship of Boss, and, whatever be the
motive with them Individually, it must
stand to their credit that they have de-
nounced the baneful influence. The
course taken by the News Journal of
Cincinnati is well known. The course
now being tai en- by the Plain Dealer is,
in m der degree, ,lik that of the News
journal. Both plead for better gov
ernment than is to be expected from
Boss government. In its yesterdays is
sue the PLAN Deae- says:
Unfortunately for the cause of good
government, faction in the successful
party has sought 10 control it by means
of another ing and another boss. This
second affiiction. If peroeyered in, will
go the way of the other. If The Demo-
cratic party would succeed to power it
must kick out the bosses and repudiate
the "f.ng trick.
Thus the acknowledgement is made
that the Bosses are there, and have cap
tured the Democratic party. They will
stay there until the 9th of October at
least. If they remain longer it will be
the fault of the people, for at that time
and that time only, will the people have
an opportunity to say whether the Boss
es shall longer stay-whether not all
the people of Ohio shall come under the
control of Boss rule as the Democratic
party has already come under that rule.
This is the third issue, and it is an i'm
portant one to all classes.-Cleveland
Herald.
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