The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-09-17
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DenOcracY and Disastrr

Is il not strange and significant fact
that only one party IN this country can
profit by or rejoice in national prosper
ity@ Everything that a dds to National
being helps the Republicans.
Every disaster or calamity, every fail
ure or strike or collapse of industry, is
expected to help the Democratic party.
Its one hope is that the people may
suffer and hiindly resent their suffering
short crops help the Democratic par
ty. Therefore long dry spell in sum
mer, burning up the corn and depriving
millions of men and animals OF susie
nance, is a Democratic argument. A
destructive storm or flood in harvest
time Is q Democratic argument, and an
early frost. The rlpenlng grain, the ia
voring sunshine, each opened boil of
cotton, reason and vote tor Republican
candidates, while every pinched ear or
stunted stalk or frost-bitten blossom is
distinctly Democratic. Has any Demo
crat the courage 10 tell why? If there
is a bad failure anywhere, be the cause
what it NAV, 1t is Democratic ammuni-
ton and awakens Democratic rejoicing.
When merchant takes account OF
stock and finds he is in trouble, when
a factory closes and hundreds Of hands
are driven out to seek employment and
livelihood elsewhere, the Democratic
party gains and is happy. But a new
mill offering new machinery for hun
dreds of Americans to work, a new in
dustry keeping at home millions that
were formerly sent abroad to pay for
foreign labor, means Joy for the people
and Republican votes. The fires that
are lighted IN every new furnace bright
en- Republican prospects. Cold and
dead ashes. Chimneys tnat never smoke,
wheels that stand still and ncmes with
out earnings, gladden. the Democratic
heart and swell the Democratic vote.
1t has come to be the fac: that Demo
cratic journals passionately deny the
existence of new industry, ard strive
desperately TO prove that il does not
and cannot thrive, because its prosper
ity would damage the Democratic party.
They hate and perslstentlv slander the
manufacturer who offers goods hereto
fore imported, and break his credit if
they can 10 them he is an enemy,
because his success would go to prove
that the Republican policy Is wise and
right. Accursed be the man, in Demo-
cratic estimation, who offers cheaper
goods to consumers; he is Il missionary
OF RepuDllcanIsm. The manufacturer
who prosperS must ba robblng the
people and only he who fails, and
charges his failure to the tariff, deserves
honorable mention. SO II the dinner
nail is empty Democracy has hopes. II
the table is bare, and the children cry
for bread, Democracy takes courage. If
the workman tramps the streets IN vain
because Democratic agltators have clos
cd many mill. his weary footsteps
souud like ioS-bells to the Democrats
who want office. The prosperity OF the
millions, which is the public prosperity.
must help the Republicans, and now
can a Democrat enjoy It? his party
lives on calamity, tattens on private
suffering and want and is compelled TO
hail every national disaster as poiitlcal
reinforcement.
Did it never occur to Democrats that
a party must be false In It's theories and
unworthy of support, when II cannot
iavously welcome an expansion OF IN
dnstrles, an extension of trade with
other countries, or an advance IN
wages What does II mean when
great party looks for national calamity
rs n partisan gain? Is not such party
clearly set against the welfare OF the
nation and the happiness OF individual
citizens? Is il not fighting for traders
and manufacturers IN other lands, ana
their agents here, against the interests
Of American workers and voters !-AeU
York Tribune
Wha, the Democratic Platform Really
Means.
Just as soon as the Democrats get the
power thew will wipe out the atrocious
Republican sugar bounty system and
restore the sugar duties. Instead OF
paving millions of bounty out of the
treasury TO sugar planters, We Will re-
establish the revenue tariff on sugar,
Welding annually about ooo,ooo,ooo to
the treasury. Put that in vour old clay
nine. Mr.. fIalstead. and smoke It, and
smoke II like thunder
And more we tell you, naughty Rob.
her Raron-oT words to that ettect-and
e'en ii tav pitch of pFide-the duties
on wool, salt. lumber coal, ifoa-eye!y'
.Ii- .hnt nntars ints flA living of The