Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-10-09
BUSINE ESS MEN!
ON FARM, IN STORE, OR WORK.
SHOPS!
What Is Crowding You to the waIE
A Srnplus of $41s, 900, 900.
One Third the Whole Volume of the
Currency
Withdrawn From Circulation!
Contraction Brings Ruin!
Every Blu, mess Interest Demands a
Change!!
BUSIN ESS MEN!
A srnplus of $41s, 600, 900.
Withdrawn From Circulation.
Contraction Brings Ruin!

Every Blu, iness Interest Demands a
Change!!
The Republican party is the strong
ally of the Money Power. Jay Gould
in giving 100000 to the Blaine cam
paign fund is merely making an invest
ment, knowing that if that party is sue
cessful, he will be repaid by Legislation
in the interest of monopolies in which
he holds controlling interest.
In their every movement to rob the
people and enrich the favored few they
adopt specious pretexts to deceive the
people, and make them belle ye that the
very measure designed to cruelty wrong
them, is beautiful, and for their good.
Like Satan, they would appear to their
deluded followers as an 'tangel of
light.n
See how they robbed the wool grow
ers. With what subterfuge they for a
long time tired to make them believe
that woolen manufacturers were re-
duced with wool-that there had been
no change of schedule, that it was a
fair transaction. When indisputable
facts Were placed before the people, how
mysteriously they claimed that to have
voted against the swindle would have
done some mysterious damage in some
other direction; and how generously
they were going to restore it-but they
never introduced bill to do so in the
Senate where the outrage originated!
All reeollect the sweating process
which paralyzed the business of the
country from 1873 to 1878 during
the contraction of the currency, when
daily aud almost hourly, values shrunk
to conform to the reduced volume of
currency. And to add to the misery of
the people the Silver Dollar was sbrick-
en- from the marts of business by de-
monitization-
Those who went through that process
will never forget it. To those who had
naortgaged their farms to secure indebt-
edness it was a nightmare! Each day it
took more labor to pay dollar of debt.
The mortgage grew larger as the dollar
became more valuable simply because
there were fewer in circulation. The
Sheriff was kept busy, and the sales on
foreclosure of the mortgage filled the
columns of the newspapers. Trade was
dull, and many were ruined by having
high priced goods and high priced farms
shrivel in value. The fires went out of
the furnaces, spindIes were stopped, the
forges were smokeless, industry was
paralized. Aspropertyiwas sacrificed the
monied interests of the country bought
it cheap. They held it until times inn
proved, sold it and realized an immense
profit.
The Same Scheme
To Be Tried In Another Way!
Money grew plenty, interest became
low! The money power were not
making money fast enough! Industry
agricultralist and laborer laughed with
prosperity. The West was being settled
up rapidly. Land was bought by the
hardy pioneer on easy terms, the rate
of interest was low on back payments,
and the fertile hills and valleys were a
psalm of prosperity and happiness.
Then the money power put their heads
together. They agreed that they would
deiude the people about the tariff
benefitting labor, and by piling up the
taxes beyond the needs of the govern
ment, get the money of the country at
Washington, and in this way contract
the currency to greater extent than
before! They are succeeding beyond
their expectations. Four hundred and
eighteen millions are now in the Treas
ury vaults where it cannot be used in
the channels of business. For business
purposes it might as well be at the bot
tom of the sea 1t is withdrawn from
Business feels the press
ure! Trade is dull. Any business man
will tell you this. Wheat is but rs
cents bushel, Wool is but 80 cents
pound. Seep has sold as low as So
dozen, although twenty miles North of
us there is good grass and farmers are
it second time. This year
one hundred millions more will be col
lected of surplus revenue, which will
put prices down another peg! Land
will bring panic prices next year. AL
ready of the 700 furnaces and rolling
mills in the country 500 are idle. Busi-
ness is being done on credit and not |
cash. When the breath of suspicion
comes it will make universal crash! |
Look at the banks failing, the enforced
dleness of laboring men. The country
stands on the very brink of another
panic which will se.ld misery and pow
,rty to millions of hearthstones.
The Remedy.
There is but one remedy, and the peo-
Die have it now in their hands to de-
clare in thunder tones that the day of
gambling with their material interests
s past. That remedy is to vote for a
Change!!
And let the government resume legiti-
nate functions by returning to the JEFF
plan of the Democracy. Citi-
ems of Ohio can sound the keynote and
end greeting to all the toile-s of the
lation by electing the Democratic tick
It on 18th of October, and send the
ainbow of promise to million homes
"a harbinger of the better times, when
Iot Statemen and sharks shall legislate
or the people.
The Republicans feel the force of
hese matters, and that most depraved
of the lot, Jim Blaine, pro-
oses to keep the big taxation every
ear-and distribute it by plan which
7ould take eighteen millions year
rom Ohio, return our State five, and
i've the balance to New England,
hus making the people of Ohio the
erfs of the Eastern manufacturing dis
'icts beyond what they are now.
Out on such arrant knavery! Law I,
ne axe to the root! A change of men
nd measures, O change of administra-