Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-11-02
ty and success in business, VOTE FOR


1t was signed by 80 prominent manu-
featuring firms, including the Waterbury
Watch Company, but the city, in spite Of
it, went fer Cleveland by 46l majority
The N. Y. FveninJ Posts commission on
the 10Th of the present month. October,
1888. went to Waterbury and asctrtaiueu
the condition of every factory tie owners
of which had signed the paper. The fol-
lowing was the result Of his enquiries:
Total number of firms signing the Alarm"
Circular. ..................... 80
Doing a steady, or increased business. "a
Failed or impaired through causes quite
disconnected with Cieveland's cleo
t1On
Closed ''by arrangement with comDeti-
tors" (Trusts?) Observation-Disclosures. 1
Closed by death of owner. ............... l
And just one more example and we will
give our esteemed, but much harried
neighbor a Iese-this is the last issue OF
the campaign, and the last occasion
we will have for come time to give him an
object lesson about his propbesies. In
1884 ,one of the gloomiest Republican fore
casters, and most effective, because he gave
home examples, was the editor of the
Boston Joarnal. In its issue of October
q, 1854, just seven days before the Pcesi-
Dental election he said:
NThe Washington Mills corporation is the
second largest establishment of its kind in
the country. Its goods are known all over the
country. 1t employs $3.50 people. If the
mills are shut down permanently, that number
of people will be without employment.
If Democratic President and another Demo
cratic Congress are elected, there is but little
doubt that the Washington Mills will stop.
Wha! is true of the Washington Mills will be
true of hundreds of manufacturing establish
ments, employing thousands of people,
Now for the prophesies! The Washing
ton Mills are running to-day. Its plant
has been increased to 81 100000, and its
mills have been running ever since.
Now, this is a practical object lesson
which We wish the VALLEY V,rginiaa, and
all who have inclined to its teachings, to
heed. These are not suggestions and gen.
eraiized statements which we cannot take
hold of at any particular point, but facts.
There are the factories running to-day;
there are the men working in them, and
there are the owners making their annual
profits year after year under the admins
tration Of Cleveland, the Democratic
House, and the "free-trade' Speaker, just
as they did before. And if the Stree
trade" Mills Bill can only be gotten
through the Senate, all those factories
will employ yet more men and make yet
more money. for they will have a chance
Ct manufacturing some for foreign mar
kets. The Democratic party is making
the workman fight for him, and 1t would
be strange indeed, if he should BIZ panicked
out of its ranks and iuto the ranks of a
party that is governed by the policy of
Carnegie and anamaker. In 1884 they
were implored to vote for Blaine and
Logan. for their workshops would be closed
and their employment gone il they were
defeated. They were defeated, but the
workshops remained open and many en-
larged This year OF 1883 they are implored
to vote for Harrison and Morton with the
same dreadful picture attending their de-
feat. They, too, will be defeated, aud the
workshops will bs larger still.