The Somerset reporter., 1893-11-16

Tribllation.
Yes, we've ali heard about the election
down in Canaan. aud twGuld seem thu
our labo"s last fall were in vain. Didu.t
we Democrats parade the streets 81
Canaan aud SkoWhegau following the
lead of that celebrated free wool -heep
in honor Of Clevclahds electiOht Ala
how have the mighty fallen. Wool
hasn't gone up bun down Hat, aud the
people who were with II. one year ago
have now left Us high and dry We've
got the Offices It's true but there amt
enough to 90 around and it, charged
that we obtained them under false pre-
lenses; eur salary Is on gold basis aud
we bli fair to get rich if hard times con-
tiuue long enough. lIoora for post
offices and such lik", Manybusi ness
men around us have become bankrupt
under our economic policy but Uncle
Sans office holders are like the shadows
OF "A great rock in IA weary land. Thank
God for the shadow. Who'd thought
pernicious Republican laws would have
brought us to this strait:
Thanks to John Sherman and Grover
Cleveland that miserable Sherman Silver
bill has got a black eye, and we breathe
easier, for if that pernicious measure had
continued till the end of Cleveland :
reign, wed been overlooked with those
wicked SILVER eertiiieateS' ana had 'o OF
W iilliiloh more Oh tiltl selghofage oi
SILVER, or Ill lnedlcal terms. ptolllalnes ol
SILVER L. e. WHAT Is leit alter nat SILVER
dollar Is squeezed Out OF an honest doi-
iaf' Nnu we Apply snow our aoherr'nee
OF such silver by coming II INTO nat dol
lars nj the rate OF - millions year ana
pay over hard earned Office salaries with
SILVER gold.red'cln tble crfllllcates ISSUED
on tins silver aptly called wind. m
AFRAID though we've Killed the goose
that lad the golden eggs we can get
any more OF TINS aceulScd stun. nat
We are to do 10 meet the ID million dol
larS deficiency sure 10 Delall Us ~ me
end OF the present hScal year. uoii
know, there are some things we are mol
permitted to know. It's amazing though
now the wicked Republicans nave run
this government and not hit snaG Tor
Tie past ~ years ana mere we are swamp
Ell III six months. I'm really AFRAID we
shall have to continue this robber tariff
W h'fiI 'ul Il'hu> dpoNc "dl'l u w
could only fix it so AS to hurt New Eng
land and help the Democratic IartN, our
prejudice against protection might sub
SIDE.
+. l.SireraAiia oHtpid riRccH. which
means we'll get there if we can with
both feet. is our motto and we mean to
continue on to the end Iloora for free
| trade aud wool in general and for free
coinage, free state banks aud free rum,
| no Sumptuary laws for US; we've got
some of the stuff here right from Bangor
to fire the Democratic heart aud Stom-
ach after our late Appomatox at the
polls.
We have cXcmplilicd pension reform
so dear to the Democratic heart in
| Canaan. 4 veteran soldier of the late
war became the object of our divine
| wrath and we offered him as Il sacrifice
of burnt offering, not negro cremation 50
| much in vogue among our southern
brethren. This soldiers pension was
so near "the dead line" only So pei
| month that we suspected fraud on sight
and he first thing lac knew he had motto,
| that he was suspended from the roll
| for some reason fabricated for the oc