The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1888-11-29
HIRAM.
Correspondence.

Beaten but not humbugged, Is what
/ the democrat says since TIE e'ien;iou ;
and every Intelligent, honest ildivid-
ual would choose defeat. in an honest
endeavor, to..victory obtained by fraud,
false pretenses ana tluHlbuggery.
This is not the iTsL election the dem
ocratS have lost und similar circum
| stances, and III every ins!auc5 they
have won 1T the next election. 1t is
folly, and worse than lolly, to expect
| people to reason on political qusstio ns
during presidential Up ugn. In
four years the people viii iearn that
the consumer pays the la. tf tax, and
not the importer, that high tariff does
not increase the price OF labor, that h
high tariff is iml losed for the purpose
of enabling our manufacturers to OBJ
lain a higher price for their products,
and not a lower price, that England
1Oes not pay The expenses of our gov
ernmeDt, but that the labor not only
pays the government expenses but Ii
building up millionaires by tue thou
,ands, the inevitable result of which is
20 change the democratic to all aristo
cratic form of government, and will
yote accordingly, and the result will
%. as we had right to expect it to
have been, when the people learn that
they have been deluded. If the dem
ocrats are wise they will continue the
tarif reform agitation without any let
up or lagging, and thereby educate the
people, while not excited by q presi
dental election.
A few years ago, man in this town.
ship placed his son in College, in the
primary department, and in few dayS
the son told his father that the earth
was round, and turned over every
5wenty-fOur hours, and had motion
around the sun. Although the father
was church member-and never yo,
led for democrat-he waxed very
wroth, and commanded his son that
he never more should "darken the
doors of that College. to be stuffed
with such damned nonsense as that.n
But our friend was no more ignorant
than that Garrettsville audience OF
Republicans, who applauded the utter.
ance of an ignoramus aud u demagogue
when he denounced the science OF
Political economy" as fraud aud
humbug," for there is not a compe
tent hnaDcler, Dor scientist in the
civilized world, but what is versed in
that science. Such utterances do mol
speak well for the intelligence of the
18th District.
One evening last week, Mrs. Deacon
- was leaving q neighbor, where she
aad made an evening call, she heard a
sort of jingiing and crash on the oppo-
site side of the street and anticipating
III accident she hurried over to render
such assistance as might be necessary.
0n arrival she found u mother in law
and sOn-in-law and wagon seat all in
une prOmiscuOus tangle, which hap
psned thusly: The son in law had
taken his mother-in-law-as short and
heshy lady-home, in q lumber buggy.
from which she alighted, and he, re
manning in the buggy, leaned over to
kiss her good night, when the seat ca
reened, and all went inlo the ditch to.
sether. After getting to rights the in
tended kiss. was given, and-the buggy
seat was not injured. 1t is gratifying
to note this most pleasing exception
to the general rule of the mother
in-law."
Prof. Pierson now occupies his new
house and Rev. Mr.. Hart, of Chagrin
Falls, now occupies the house vacated
by Prof. PiersoD. Mr.. Haley expects
- move to his farm in Newberry. the |
first of December, and it is rumored |
that John Allen, of Windham, will |
occupy the dwelling vacated by Haley.
owen Mason, son of John g., is sad |
~ afflicted, with neuralgia in one eve.
Dr. Sherman, a specialist from Cleve-
land. was summoned, who advised the
of the patient to a Cleveland
hospital. where it is hoped the young
nan may find speedy relief.
Mrs. r. p. Hutchinson left last week
for Mich, where she will remain with
during the winter.
The College Chapel is ornamented
with new and very elegant piano,
,aid to be donated by Mr.. Bowler and
Mr.. Teachout, of Cleveland. H.