Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1886-11-18
"lT OUGHT TO BE BAD.
Thus Mr.. Rlaine Reasons About the
Country's Prosperity, and He Therefore
Refuses to Face the Facts.

Thus Mr.. Rlaine Reasons About the
Country's Prosperity. and He Therefore
Refuses to Face the Facts.
The American Grocer contains some nuts
for croakers TO crack in the form of an array
OF facts illu strating the movement of trade
during the present year. 1t is not likely that
the mouths of all the croakers will be stopped,
but the indications of a continuance Of con-
ditons promising indefinite business pros.
perity will leave the people with little inclina.
ton to listen to their dismal predictions.
Send the croakers to the rear, and make the
best of our bus ness chances. is likely to be
Was 1sa sisi 70 state that
while the Democratic part was in power Ma
tonal prosperity continued. and that tho
the industrial system OF the country because
OF Democratic supremacy had been faisif1ed
what constituted the height of impudence,
but here is a practical exemplificaton of it
Fortunately for the Repubf car party it is not
possible, however. to obliterate current his
tory. JAMES G. BLAINE.
What a contrast is here presented
between the frank acknowled gment
of fact apparent to every business
man throughout the land by repre-
sentative Republican organ and the
pitiful quibbling and misrepresenta-
ton by a representative Republican
leader. Mr.. Blaine, according to the
reasoning of the Times. must be classed
| with the croakers whose dismal pre-
dictions it very properly rebukes. The
trouble with MIR. Blaine is that like the
Bourbons, experience is lost upon him.
He pinned his faith, in 1884, to the eff
feet of the dismal predictions of him
self and his brother croakers on the
| public mind. Then he endeavored to
convey the impression that the elec-
ton of Democratic President meant
| financial ruin to the Nation. Business
interests would be paralyzed; enter
prise thing of the past. and univer-
sal bankruptcy an inevitable result
Time, which sets all things right has
proved the utter falsity of those pre-
dictions. The Democratic Admins
tration has been in existence but year
and half and what is the result? A
flowing tide of business prosperity
such as has not been seen for years
prospects still brighter in every chan
mel of trade; confidence restored, en-
| terprise unchecked and launching
forth into great ventures which ii
would not have dreamed of before the
present Administration went into
power, and joy and cheerful expecta-
ton visible ON the face of every bust
ness man.
But Mr. Blaine shuts his eyes to this
fair prospect and insists that the Dem
ocratic party will ruin the coun try.
What cares he for the unassailable sta
tistics of business prosperity which
every Republican paper in the country
is compelled to PUBLISH He forgets
that the Democratic Administration h as
been tried and found admirably adapt.
ed to the interests of trade. He ignores
the fact that honest, economical gov.
eminent, under Democratic auspices
constitutes no unimportant factor in
the present business revival, being 3
beacon of hope and encouragement te
capital and labor. No such an &C
acknowledgement would suit his purpose
He has made the assertion on the STUMP
and by letter that Democratic rule ant
business prosperity were incompatible
and he means to stick to it, no matte
how ridiculous he may appear. 1t l
an unpleasant position, almost as mucl
as when he was confronted with thu
ssMv dear Fisher letters. 1t is hare
to fight facts, and Mr.. Blaine can no
be expected to escape the penalty o
those who engage in such afoollsh bus
mess
| MIR. B1aine's besettlng weakness I
in seeing things, not as they are, bu
as he would like them to be. He cal
not realize that what he so contidentl.
predicted in the campaign of 1884, ha
not come to pass. In this he is Xix
the man who Unexpectedly met
friend in the street and greeted hin
with the following: Chow is this?
read an account of your death in tn
paper" ''Wen,' returned his friend
you see l am still alive. 'But,
persisted the other, ''the account wa
very circumstantial and the paper l
wholly reliable Mr.. Blaine has dc
clared that business would die if tn
Democrats came into power. There
: fore, business is dead. 1t is an opin
ion as is an opinion. Bunsby coul
say no more.-Atbany argus.