The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-11-18
"rT OUGHT TO BE BAD"
Thus Mr. Blaine Reasons About the
Country's Prosperity, and He Thereforo
Refuses to Face the Facts.

Thus Mr.. Blaine Reasons About the
Country's Prosperity, and He Therefofe
Refuses to Face the Facts.
The Amer can Grocer contains some "uuts
for croakers to crack in the form OF an array
of facts illustrating the movement OF trade
during the present year. 1t II not likely that
the mouths of all the croakers win be stopped.
but the indications of q coutinuance Of con.
ditions promising indefinite business pros
perity will leave tn people with little inciina-
ton to listen to their dismal predictions.
Send the croakers To the rear. and make the
best of our business chances. is likely to b
the watchword:-Troy Tones tRspl
/ WAS especially requested 70 state tnae
while the Democratic party was in power Ma
warnings of Republican or ators Of danger to
the industrial system of the country beceueo
q 10 m fs Ssaa6 saH q
what constituted the height Of impudence.
but here is u practical exemplifcation OF II
Fortunately for tn, Repub blcan party 1t ts mos
possible, however, to obliterate current his
tory. JAMES q. BLAINE
What contrast is here presented
between the frank acknowledgment
of fact apparent to every business
man throughout the land by q repre-
sentative Republican organ and the
pitiful quibbiing and misrepresenta-
ton by representative Republican
leader. Mr.. Blaine, according to the
reasoning of tho Times, must be classed
with the croakers whose dismal pre-
dictions it very properly rebukes. The
trouble with Mi. Blaine is that like the
! Bourbons, experience Is lost upon him.
He pinned his faith, in 1884, to the ef-
feet of the Dismal predictions of him.
self and his brother croakers on the
public mind. Then he endeayored to
convey the impression that the cleo
| ton Of Democratic President meant
financial ruin to the Nation. Business
interests would be paralyzed; enter
prise thing Of the past. and univer-.
Time, which sets all things right. has
proved the utter falsity Of those pre-
dictions. The Democratic Admins
tration has been in existence but a year
and a half and what is the RESULT A.
flowing tide of business prosperity
such as has not been seen for years;
;; prospects still brighter inyAyefy cham
mel of trade; confidence restored. en-
terprise unchecked and launching
forth into great ventures which It
would not have dreamed of before the
present Administration went into
power, and joy and cheerful expecta-
ton visible on the face of every busi-
: ness man.
); But Mr.. Blaine shuts hisseyes to this
{ fair prospect and insists that the DEM
ocratic party will ruin the country.
. What cares he for the unassaiIable sta
, tistics of business prosperity which
every Republican paper in the country
/ is compelled to PUBLISH He forgets
that the Democratic Administration has
been tried and found admirably adapt
ed to the interests of trade. He ignores
3 the fact that honest, economical gov
!. ernment, under Democratic auspices,
a constitutes NO unimportant factor In
|, the present business revival. being a
o beacon of hope and encouragement to
9 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 anC
S business prosperity were incompatible
9 and he means to stick to it, no matte
how ridiculous he may appear. 1t \
I an unpleasant position, almost as mucl
e as when he was confronted with th'
4 ..My dear Fisher" letters. 1t is hart
} to fight facts, aud Mr.. Blaine can no
e be expected to escape the penalty o
. those who engage in such . foolish bus
: iness
e Mr.. Blaine's besetting weakness i
g in seeing things, not as they are, bu
e !. as he would like them to be. He cal
t. not realize that what he so confidentl
y redicted in the CAMPAIGN of 1884, ha
,e not come to pass. In this he is lik
n the man who unexpectedly met
70 friend in the street and greeted hir
t. with the following: "How is this?
1, i read an account of your death in tn
d paper" ssWell," returned his friene
O. ..you see l am still alive" s.But,
IS IS persisted the other, ''the account ws
as very circumstantial and the paper
wholly reliable" Mr.. Blaine has d.
n. clared that business would die if tt
,g Democrats came into power. There
ag fore, business is dead. 1t is an opil
he ion as is s.n opinion. Bunsby cou
i'd say no more.-Atbaay Argus.