The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-09-09
Carroll Republican Resolutions.


The deiverance Of the Carroll county
Republican convention last Monday was a
remarkable enc. The contrast of the alleged
marvellous prosperity of less than a year
ago with the poverty and want of today is
mere pnrtisanship, and have no foundation
in fact. There is not statement OF the
prosperity of a year ago or of the changed
condition now that is borne out by actual
condition.
There was no prosperity last year nor the
year before The present depression began
three years ago. 1t reached its culmina-
ton this year and to charge it to the pros
pective act OF the new Administration is
NOT even good nonsense
The Democratic party has not changed
single law, and more than half Of the
Harrison appointees are still holding office.
Whatever effect legislation is having upon
the country, is all chargeable to a Repub-
lican Administration. For more than
thirty years the Republican party has been
in power or in position TO prevent legls-
lation not in line with its policy. The
Democracy is not responsible for the policy
of the government since 1860, for an ad-
verse Senate or President has always been
barrier to the application of Democratic
principles to government.
The Democracy is in power now, in the
executive and legislative branches. 1t as
sumes all responsibility, and will address
itself to reforming the government and re-
versing policy of finance and taxation
that has tended to divide the people into
paupers and millionaires.
The Sherman silver purchase bill will
be the first to go That measure was
passed by Congress Republican in both
branches and was signed by Republican
President. Not Democrat in either the
House or Senate voted for it. 1t is dis
tinctively Republican measure, and pub
lie opinion ascribes every i'll now affecting
to that act. The demand for its repeal is
we'll nigh unanimous, Republicans them
selves joining in the demand. Yet, curious
enough, while demanding its repeal, they
pretend to see no evil effects from its OPP
eraiions-only something might happen;
and all the present trouble, real and imag-
inery, comes from the passage Of tax bill,
to take the place of the Mckinley act, not
even the title of which has yet been writ
ten. Furthermore, no change at all will
take place until the first of next July. In
view of these facts the Republican position
is the result of dishonesty or Ignorance.
The prosperity Of LESS than year ago
is all imaginery, and the want, misery and
nnhappiness of today is nearly all imagin-
cry. There have been some wage reduc-
tons and some closing down Of mills.
National banks have withheld from the
people money that belong to them, but
times are righting themselves. Seventy
FIVE of the one hundred embarrassed banks
have resumed business, and industrial es-
adjustments are starting up every day.
And they are resuming, too, in spite OF
that awful reversal of the policy of pro-
lection that is so soon to be adopted, ac-
cording to the deliverance of the Carroll
county Republican convention.
When the Republican convention con-
veues again on the 26th inst. it ought to
expunge those resolutions, for the credit of
the party as being an intelligent organiza-