The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1885-03-19
Yours,
DULL. TIM ES.

" anu IoT seVeral years last past II has |
been growing gradually aud surely F!
worse. In 1850 the Republicans told |
the people, "elect the Republican
ticket and times will be better" Well,
the Republican ticket was elected, but
i; stead nf bl.siue-s improving, every
ling in the business liz, ia lS23 and
1854 came almost To stalid still.
Now. what Is the cause? There
never VAS more money in our country
and probably meyer before SO much
monty. as during those years, taking
the country together. ClQps We're
good the earth has produced bOuuti
fully We are at peace with all nations
Our muney system safe, our carrying
facilities the very best aud yet thou.
sands and thousands of our people,
honest aud industrious, have heen out
Of eMpioy nent, and their families
short of The necessaries of life. There
is a Gauss, what is it ~ Our great,
wealthy corporations are thrifty, and
great Iionnpolists can and do build for
themselves residences costing hun,
dreds of thu v sands of dollars, while
those who are striving to do business
OH borrowed capital are squelched ont,
and many of them have already gone
to the wall. How is it that the rich
are rapidly accumulating wealth,
while honest toll is bleeding at every
pore? What we want is to solve>this
question, and then, if we act intelli.
gently and remove the cause, the
trouble will cease. 1t is long recog-
ni2ed fact that business must have it's
ebs and tides, as certainly as the ocean,
and this Is one of the natural causes of
the present state of depression. People
have been crying that hard times must
come, and narrowing up business and
expenses, to be ready to meet the same.
This is ons cause why business Is light.
1t is also very we'll known that most
of our great factories and monopolies
are owned and contI oiled by most ram
pant republicans; they are not of our
mCst intelligent citizens, but they
use their time in studying out the best
avenues through Whiea they can draw
| the wealth and hard earnings of Our
people to them, and, blOated with
wealth they never ear.Ied, they are
impudent, arrogant and lordly, even
toapeing the tS rant. They have been
Petted, psmpered and favored by the
party in power, until they think they
are the angels. the lights, and lords of
creation. They have never expectt d
any favors of The Democratic party
They know it, if true To its teachings,
and the pr, cedents of the fathers, will
be truly the peoples party, 10 which
the poor man, the sons and daughters
of toll may look for protection. Dem
ocrary care for the poor. the lOwly,
the humble Democracy demands that
the panopIy of just and equal laws
shall shield aud pra!eet tte nleekest OF
tEe sons of men. This is not favorable
to the rn0nupolists hrncs they natur
ally desire the defeat of Democracy
Thus IponOpOlists have been giving il
out for the last five years, thai dem
Ocratic victory would bring hard times
They have so shap-,i bur mess, hy
pools and forming Large syntlica:es, ~
to lie able at pleasure To tighten the
thumbscrews upon business and there
by, if possible, To have their prsdic-
tions fulfilled. When they wer4 get
ting the usual price for their proIuc-
tinns and commodities, they cut the
price of wac to starvation rates, fuI
two purposes first, 10 liz Tease Tia. il
already loo great incomes secondly
to crush out the independent spirit al
the laborer, so that he, feeling his d..
pendanCe upon them, shall lie com
PEELED to accept the terms and do the
bidding of capital cOncentra I'd in
their hands, and then they falsely
charge Ii upon want of cot tiut nee
by the people, in the new Democrat,
the munOpul,sts to mat gLrate system
du.lng the present spring and summer
uI shutting do~n their works, even i
they stistain great luss Thereby, TO fur
ther carry out their scheme of crush
ing the Independence vi labor, and fol
the fultillment o. their lrr"phesies. IL
each of these they are dOnined TO dis
appointment. Our country is large
our Resources hOnndiess. Our com
: merce must he co-txIensive with tn,
demands of the country aud its re
sources, and sll manufactured article
needed to I'LL the demands will b,
found. Tile wheels of the groat trail
of business would hardly. slacken
much les, stop their onward revolu
tiOns II every nlunopOlist in the Ian,
. should ut once he called to his iiua
! account. We have laborers and skille,
artisans 10y the million. They ar
honest and Intelligent, and many q
them competent 10 take charge of bus
8 ineas, however intricate and import
ant. Among all laburers are man,
g scholars and scientists. From such
D people every demand can he readil,
I supplied. Such IA people can, and will
: ut once see through the veil OF foolisI
cunning of these mOnopolists All,
l their political power will have van
ished. The demands of trade and bus
mess must open ami start factories an,
,, mines, and long before the clos,
of the new governmental admin
istratiOn business will he revived
times will have become good, and.
hope aud beliave, that the monopolist
, will have found the fact, that he tina
earns his dollar by industry is as goo,
as he who, from his greed for gold
: tries TO o,e draw and extOrt none,
from the honest lab1r of others. I
this state of affairs can he re-secure,
to our people men will again be a
much respected for their honesty an,
intelligence as for their wealth, a reel
procity of feeling will exist betwee,
initial anH lahnr and