The Red Cloud chief., 1892-10-21

buying foreign merchandise mt \ rate
which, on the free traders. theory ad-
vanced so earnestly last year, would
prove very great and general prOsperi-
ty. The nation seems able to pay for
more han II sells abroad, and is in "a
fair way to become quite English in
this respect, and yet the mugwumps
and the democrats IRE not satisfied.
Somehow facts will not come To suit
their needs.
Twas ever thus. The circulating
medium Of the United States increased
just when the inflationists and calam-
ity hOwlers wanted TO tell the voters of
the west that they were being ruined
by a shrinkage in the supply of money.
The farmers have paid off their mort
cages at n great rate, while the demo-
Gratis who think whisky is OBJ
tanned by tapping the jim-jams tree
have been lamenting the imaginary de.
cay of American agriculture. The cost
of uncounted articles of merchandise
has fallen since the wiseacrcs of the
anti-republican parties and factions de-
clared that poor men could never hope
20 pay Mckinley bill prices for the
necessaries of life. Best of all, the
wage of workingmen have risen, when
the democrats counted confidently on
sharp changes In the opposite direction.
Nothing happens rs the Cassandras Of
the free trade press said beforehand
that it would and must. In most cases
the facts are too plain, moreover, to be
concealed or lied about successfully.
Yet such Is the hardness of the nations
heart that the American people go on
their prosperous way rejoicing in good
business and never shedding a tear for
the Of unhappy politicians, whose
stock in trade Is the prophesying OF
disaster. Cleveland Leader.
CF5-Cleveland's funk on Inr ra.uu
question Is simply to save New York,
if possible. He knows that the Chica-
GO conventions free trade plank will
irretrievably lose the Empire state; he
knows, too, that he cannot be elected
without it.-Tolcdo Blade.
cD-Commissioner Peck is about to
publish u supplement to his report
which will give the democrats cause to
have another indictment found against
him, and furnish the republicans an
other reason to admire his candor and
courage. st Louis obe-Democrat.
eS"Mr. Cleveland would better with
hold his letter of thanks to Judge
Gresham until he hears something
more definite from that gentleman.
The Judge has been the subject of some
very ridiculous canards during the
present campaign. Minneapolis Trib'
une.
eB-With all the democratic pcrsecu'
ton Of Labor Commissioner Peck, Of
New York, for telling the truth, they
can't wipe out the truthful figures o.
Peck's work, which show that last
year wages paid to workingtnen in
portion of the manufacturing estab
lishments Of New York state increased
81, 377, 9a5. 90, while production in
creased $8l, 3l5, 1870. 6S. - Minneapoli
Journal.
tn The detection of Sickles Is
matter of grave import TO the demo
Gratis in New York, and Is doubles
viewed by them with alarm, for the.
know as we'll as anyone that as goe
i. New York so viii GO the election
When u nan of Sickles' %prominenc
breaks away from party bonds tn
] lesser lights will soon follow, and eve
II he does not actively support Harr
son his refusal to support Clevelan
= will undoubtedly lose the democrac
: many votes In New York, the yer
: place above all others where they al
most valuable. Pittsburgh Telegraph