The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1886-12-16

DIR. DABNEY denies that he was
guard at Andersonville, claiming that
at the time it was used as d prison he
Was but IA years of age.
THE entire paper money Of this
country is said to be about SO 500 900
consisting of greenbacks, 346 800 900
National bank noies, $2I7, 600, 900;
gold certificates, $oS, 300 UG0; silver
certificates, $lG0, sec, ,00S.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BENTON says
he has secured copies of his campaign
speeches, and can prove that he never
uttered the language attributed to BIN
by Mr.. Stone of Pittsburgh, condemn
ing the Presidents silver and civil
service views.
In the last six years the cotton mills
of the south have increased in num-
ber from 161 to 80, and in productions
eighty-eight per cent. They have Sc
cured new markets, and are now large
ly exporting goods.
WHEN nearly 100000, 900 year in
excess of the wants of the government
are annually drawn from the people,
is it rot time for Congress to be devils,
ing some means of stopping the op-
pressive robbery? Is there not a de-
mand for revenue reform?
OUR foreign exports for the year
ending October 81 were $697, 900, 900,
and our imports $685., $4,000 The
balance in our favor was $41 ,000, 900, a
falling off of sos, 900, 900, compared
with the corresponding twelve months
Of the preceding year.
In twelve Southern States during
the three months ending December l,
there were incorporated % blast fur
naces, IS railroad companies, l3l wood
working establishments, Is electric
companies, 73 foundries, mills and
machine shops, SO mining and smelt
ing com panies, and 36 flour mills.
IT has been calculated that this
Government of ours pays in pensions
to ex-soldiers S., 900 per day. And net
one of these pensioners was rebel
soldier. There is a suspicion gaining
ground that the prediction that in case
the Democrats succeeded to power the
Rebel debt would be paid and Rebel
soldiers pensioned, was not we'll based
THE Importance of natural gas in
Pittsburgh is but seen in the fact that
it reduces the consumption of coal at
the rate of 100000 bushels per day, OIL
over 10O, ,O0O, 900 bushels per year. This
coal must find market elsewhere. A
great deal of it is being sent by rail to
the Northwest, and thus comes in
competition with the mines of the
Hooking Valley.
No MAN has the genius or brains 10
own S5 900, ,OCO. The money owns him.
He is the key to a safe. Yet thes e
meh go on accumulating. 1t is a sort
of insanity. Imagine a mana good,
intelligent man-with two million
coats, six or eight million hats, mil
lion neckties. Then imagine him get,
ting up at half past four o'clock in the
morning and working hard all day to
get another necktie.-TIngersoll.
A PRISONER in the Ohio Penitentia-
ry has taken off for good conduct for
one years sentence so days; for three
years 243 days; for five years 440 days;
for seven years, $50 days for ten years
800 days; for fifteen years 300 days !;
for twenty years, which is the highest
number of years that can be given
short of life time. 1900 days, or five
years. Thus twenty years can be serv
ed out by a man who never infringe
upon the penitentiary rules, in fifteen
years.
IN recent interview Hon. Martin
A. Foran said: u could not resign
my position to accept a nomination fol
Governor. l look at my election il
this light: The labor element con
tributed largely to my success, and the
only as ignable reason for their voting
for me must have been that | could
help them in some way down here.
feel that am bound by an implied
contract to stay here and endeavor Il
aid in securing deserved legislation for
them.
ALTHOUGH the Supreme Court will
doubtless obey the party behest, and
decide the Dow law to be valid, still
the fact remains that it is unconstitu
tional for three reasons: 1st, 1t priv
ileges the traffic in beer and spirits
licenses it, in other words, for uniform
in money not measured |
by any standard of taxation. I'd, 1t |
is unconstitutional whether it be tax |
(which can only be laid upon proper
ty), or q license, which is expressly |
forbidden. Sd, 1t was passed by an
unconstitutionally constituted and |
legislature.
WHEN your protectionist friend |
.alks about American workingmen
being obliged to compete against the
pauper labor of the old world if it
were not for "protection," and points
to the wretched condition of the En-
slish workingmen as the fruit of free
trade, ask him why they don't go to
Germany where all industries are full
y protected" and the beauties of
- high protection" shine forth in all
heir glory. In Germany, the most
highly protected country on earth, for
.sn hours work q man receives 25 to
80 cents, for outdoor labor, and wo-
nan is to 80 cents /; seamstresses, 20 to
10 cents; machinists, 20 cents; car
,enters, 20 cents to 81; masons, the
anne.
A Burglar Arrested.
The residence of Calvin Bissell, at
mora O.. was entered by burglars