The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1890-06-12
Democratic Audacity.

Democratic AuuAcltys
The Democratic press throughout the
country, with scarce an exception, Is
lamenting. protesting against and reason
ing out the stringency OF money in the
country's matters, and are able in their
way to see the cause in the Mckinley
tariff BILL Now to be able to do this
successfully requires considerable in.
genuity. For instance in the East it
will not do to denounce the "robber man.
nfacturer," who pockets all the profits.
But in that section the wise Demmies essee
that il the manufacturer could get
"cheap raw material" it would be an
everlasting blessing to both producer
and consumer. This is the logic in the
manufacturing districts, while in rural,
agricultural sections the manufacturer
is openly attacked. Such is the logic in
this section and also in the West and
South. To show that the charge against
the manufacturers being erich barons"
is false, we clip the following from a
speech made by Mr.. Walker, Represent
ative in Congress from Massachusetts,,
in the House short time since:
In 1860 the number of individuals en-.
gagged in the eleven leading manufacture.
ing industries OF Worcester was 107, Of
whom l0l were journeymen and only
six were the sons of manufacturers. OF
the 107, forty.three failed and sixty died
or retired with property, and only eight
of the sons OF the l07 now have any
property or died leaving any. The num-
Der OF individuals engaged in the ten
leading manufacturing interests in that
city in 1878 was l76, of whom 1862 began
aS journeymen, and fifteen only were
the sons OF manufacturers. The num-
. Der OF persons engaged in the ten lead
ing industries in 1850 was seventy.five,
sixty-eight of whom began as journey
men, and only six were the sons OF man.
uiacturers. OF the seventy.fve, forty
one failed, thirty died or retire with
property, and only six sons of the
seventy-tive have any property or died
leaving any.
There are no generalities in the above,
but locality is sgiven with the former posi-.
tionoithe men engaged in manufacturing.
II will also be seen that those SO engaged
IN manufacturing, over one hall of the men
failed This condition of things should
have its weight, and no doubt will with
the farmers. 1t is evident that all is not
smooth sailing in other svocatons OF
life no more than it is in tilling the soil,
and that there does occur depressions
in the business and financial world
which cannot be solved neither by tariff
or free trade. II our Democratic logi-
clans would specify and not generalize
they might be answered, but it is like
shooting into the air to try to answer an
argument when the general industries
OF the whole country are passed in re-
view, and that is just what the plan of
attack of the Democracy is. Now will
some intelligent farmer of this county
ask a free trade Democrat the effect the
Mckinley tariff bill has on the price OF
butter, which is an article that the High
land county farmer is much interested
in? Farmers call for reason in regard
TO some commodity which you can easily
understand and don't be misled by
some statement in regard to manufac-
turers in Connecticut or Pennsylvania.
The protective policy of the government
has been indorsed by the people, but
the Democratic party has long had a
.penchant for analyzing dead bodies.
This tariff discussion in the Democratic
press is corpse that needs to be buried
again. 1t was buried two years ago, but
these ghouls had to have an issue, and
as usual went to the graveyard to get
one. The Mckinley bill may not be
perfect, but it is as near right as the
varied interests OF the country will per.
nit of.