The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-09-18
HIRAM.


The Fall term of College is now in
the third week, with an attendance of
over one hundred aud fifty students,
which, we are informed, is a slight in
crease over the corresponding term d
year ago.
The wind and rain storm last Thurs
day did considerable damage to Winter
apples, especially the larger varieties.
Hundreds of bushels were blown from
the trees and will be useless, except
for poor cider.
The old vaneIess windmill at the
College campus has been taken down
an " Enterprise" mill put in its place.
We notice several disabled windmills,
OfvariOus patterns, around the country.
Whether want of capacity or deficiency
i'm construction, is a quesrion.
A large acreage of wheat is being put
out, as the Dutch" say, this Fall,
which at the low price of rs cents per
bushel, is poor encouragement to the
farmer. notwithstanding Mr.. Blaine's
letter of acceptance. He argued that
protective tariff caused high prices
for all agricultural products. But.
under tariff for revenue, from 1916
to 1861, wheat did not sell for less than
81 25 and most of the time for 81 so.
In conversation with MIR. Pardee, of
this place, formerly of Windham, he
informed me that he was extensively
engaged in wool raising for several
years previous to 1860, aud, with no
tariff ON wool, he found on looking
over his accounts, that the average
price of wool was Al cents. The same
grades now sell for 80 cts, with pro-
tective tariff on wool. Perhaps if the
S4OO, 900 900 of surplus revenue collect
ed from the people 10y way of taxation
and now locked up in the U. s. Treas
ury, as Republican orators boustingly
aver, was in circulation, as it ought to
be, the present low prices for agricul-
tural products would not prevail.
Our Republican friends are great on
" straws," as indicators of the Presl
Dental outcome, and every time
(Which is seldom) they can find in a
crowd, however small, more Republi
cans than Democrats, it is published
as 'straw." Some "straws" are
significant, but the great majority are
not. 1 venture to give one, which the
readers of the PRES, may rely upon as
being extremely and most reliably
significant. History repeats itself" "
In 1900 the opponents of the Democra-
cy circulated certain scandalOus reports
about the private character of Thomas
Jefferson, the than distinguished leader
of the Democracy, for the purpose of
prejudiciug the voters against Mr..
that he was the father of illegitimate
child by his eolored cook. Mr.. Jcffer-
son was triumphantly elected, and re-
elected, and gave to this country two
Of its most successful, brilliant and il.
lustrious administrations, SO much
SO that there is not All opponent of the
, Democracy in all the land but will
claim to be disciple of Jefferson
Twenty eight years later-which is
just four times the Bible number (7J,
the same opponents of the same Dem
. ocracy circulated scandalous reports
against the private character OLA udrew
jackson, the then standard bearer OF
the party, among which were that he
had caused to be executed two pirates,
and had destroyed the domestic rela.
ti0ns of once happy family, and was
, then living in u state of adultery with
the undivOrced wife jackson was
triumphantly elected and re- elected,
and gave TO The country two admins
trations, models of purity and patriot
ism, aud which will compare with til.
last six Republican administrations rs
the finest gold with the vilest drOss
and there is not all opponent of the
Democracy now in the land that was
old enough to vote in ISIS or 1892, but
will swear that he voted for st. Jacx
son. Twenty-eight years later OusI
four times the Bible number), in ls16
the opponents of the Democracy circu-
lated vile and slanderous reports about
the private character of ames Buchan.
all, the then leader of the party They
: not only attacked the living but they
sIandered the inncent dead, to preiu
dice people. Mr.. Buchanan was elect.
ed and triumphantly, and when pas.
sion, prejudice and Ill will engendered