The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1885-07-09
DEMOCRATIC GOOD TIMESl
HAVE THE OWLS QUIT BUILDING IN
THE FURNACE STACKS?
HAS THE PRICE OF LABOR IMPROVED?

During the campaign last fall the most
vigorous efforts were made by Democrat
ic demagogues to arouse the passions and
prejudices of the laboring men, by howl
ing to them that the election of Blaine
and Logan would paralyze the business
industries of the country, cut down wages,
and make "hard times" generally. But
the election of Cleveland and Hendricks
was to bring good times, place the labor
Ell far up in the financial world, and make
everybody happy. "Elect Blaine" squeal
ed the demagogue, "and you will be ground
down to starvation prices. Blaine is a
member of syndicate, aod an oppressor
of the poor. Elect him, and the wheels
of your mills will be stopped, and the owls
will be building nests in your furnace
stacks. Your coal mines will go to ruin,
and your families starve. Vote for a
change. Vote for Cleveland, Hendricks,
Reform, and Good Timesp And, acting
upon the mess they had received from the
demagogues some of the Democratic Ia
borers began to cry out about the danger
in voting for Blaine, and to see visions of
duu pug ulIttC1 1t 1oClOI LII
administration under Cleveland. In vain
did the calm. cool-headed Republican at
tempt to reason with his Democratic
neighbOr that Presidential Admlnistra-
tions were not altogether responsible for
the financial condition of the country
from time to time. He knew better, this
Democrat did. "Vote for Blaine, the
o,,a Of ha on6 cto Untn for
Cleveland, the friend of the poor. and get
more work and higher wages" Such ex
pressions were howled by the Democrats
until the Republicans became heartily
sick of the stuff, because they knew that
the poor creatures were the dupes of
demagogues.
Well, Blaine was beaten. Cleveland.
Reform, and Good Times, went in! Have
you ever heard solitary demagogue utter
one word of rejoicing over the great i'm
provement in the times, since the inaug-
uration of Cleveland? Not one. These
fellows knew they were quilting their
Democratic followers, and now that the
experience of the hour gives them to lie,
they have suddenly discovered that "the
lCNluCut ldO llOUbihe w etO WHY io W Y
shall not attempt to maintain that admin
istrations are altogether responsible for
hard times. Yet it is the observation of
late years that on the least faint symp-
toms of Democratic success the men who
possessed great means securely locked it
away to await developments, and see
what course would be pursued by the par
Nv aI ol1 tod ha oil
pudiatiOn of the National Indebtedness.
Now. with regard to the howls and appeals
of Democratic Demagogues, let us look at
the facts, as they actually occurred:
Mr.. Coal Miner, how much were you
getting one year ago, under President Ar
thurs administration, for digging coal,
when work was plenty? We will answer
for you-seventy or seventy-five cents per
ton.
What are you getting now? We will
answer for you-19Dftty cents, provided you
can get anything to do, at all You have
Cleveland, you have Reform, we suppose,
and you have your good times. How do
you like the situation? We do not make
the assertion that Mr.. Cleveland is re-
sponsible for the fact that wages have
fallen off more than one-third since his
election, and that the business of the
country seems on the verge of ruin. We
are merely inquiring why there is not a
general reign of prosperity, as promised
by Democratic demagogues. In places
where, one year ago, working men had
plenty, under Republican administra-
ton, Death now stands and writes the
word starvation" across the statements
of the Democratic demagogues. Just
make note of the situation, please, for
the same demagogues are even now pre-
pairing their pitiful stories for this years
campaign