Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1884-08-07
Cause and consequences.

prominent Democrat of Massachu
setts remarks that this year there will
be detection from the Democratic
party of large number of working peo-
ple," especially in the manufacturing
citi.s. As the signs of this great change
appear, in one State after another. the
Democratic organs strive 10 each in
stance to find some local and temporary
explanation. Here. they say, 1t is "a
feeling about five-cent bill. which will
soon die OUT" there it is "only the talk
of a few dynsmiteurs;" in New jersey
it is "a gross misunderstanding of the
Democratic position on the tariff" in
Indiana it is merely the outcropping of
temporary irritation because Western
candidate was not nominated" i'll far
off Louisiana 1t is only ~ little soreness
about the sugar duty" and in Ohio there
is "some trouble about the wool duty"
These explanations are not broad
enough to cover the facts. The tariff is
now producing just that indignant up+
rising of laboriug men against the DEM
ocratic party which The Tribune pre+
dicted as an inevitable result of the ag
ItatiOn of that question at the last ses-
sion of Congress.
Mr. Murrispn's bill threatened the int
dustries of every State. The cotton and
woollen and boot and shoe factories of
New England, the iron and coal mines
of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, the Virr
ginias, and Ohio, the iron and steel
mills of those States. of Illinois. Missou-
ri, Tennessee and Alabama; the WOOL
growers of almost every Northern State
and many Southern States; the sugar
planters of Louisiana; the mechanics Of
all sorts who labor in OF near manu-
featuring towns; the farmers who find
their best market ia manufacturing
and mining centers; all these were not
only threatened, but began to suffer
sorely as soon as the British freetraders
elected Democratic Speaker. They
suffered still more when, in obedience
to the clamor of British free trade or
gans, Mr.. Morrison was made tue lead
er Of the House. The suffering became
greater When Mr.. Morrisun's bill, COM
mended by The British free trade jour
nails Oh both sides of the ocean, was
adopted in caucus as Democratic
measure. Through all the weary months
of discussion, while Mr.. Dorsheim ef
was commanding the bill as ~ first firm
step toward free trade" the suffering
increased. 1t did not cease when about
four-fitfhs Of the Democratic members
voted for the bill, because it was reason
ed that the Democratic party might
elect the next President.
At this hour, wherever there is any
real apprehension that the British free
traders will elect their candidate, the
depression Is great. Men who have
that impression are afraid to make any
engagements for the future; anticlpa-
ting much lower prices after the cleo
tion. they defer buying as far as they
Can. Workmen see mines and factories
and mills working part time, OF closed
entirely, or, in many cases, forced into
bankruptcy-all in consequence of the
utterly Wanton and reckless Democratic
assaults upon the tariff. They are dis
posed to hold that party responsible for
all the suffering and loss which its most
unpatriotic conduct has caused.
At the saUe time. they see that lower
duties would make necessary lower wa
ges or stoppage of works. If part of
the establishments stop. their unem-
ployed men seek work else " here ;same in
other works of the same scrt, thus push
ing down wages; others In the various
mechanic arts. thus pushing down the
wages of mechanics; and others still
as farm hands. thus depressing the wa
ges of farm laborers. The reduction of
One-tifth of all duties on foreign goods
would he pleasant to British manufac
turers, and they can well afford to pay
free trade journals and speakers here
for pleading their cause. But it will be
terrible to American .laborers of all
kinds, for all would suffer as conse-
quence of Democratic success, even
more than they suffer now from the APP
prehension IF Democratic success.
The Democratic party sowed the
wind. 1t Is beginning to reap the whirl-
wind,-N. Y. Tribune.
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Democrats OF Lucas county have open
ly reyolted against the candidacy Of
JIurd for tho CauUracSfon II anno,inotior