Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-09-28
Behold the Changel


Cleveland has been in Office but six
months, but in that brief period he and
his party have done more harm to the
country than was done during the 80
years in which the Republican party
controlled the Government. In all that
time there was no such financial scare
as that which has affected the people
since last March; no such general shut
ting down of mills, no deficit in the
Treasury, and no other serious trouble
with the National finances than the
trouble involved in anticipating debt
payments with surplus that was hard
to dispose of.
There has been of late no imitation of
prices, no unusual expansion of credits,
no wild speculation, no emissions of
questionable paper money, literally
none of the causes which ordinarily
produce panic and hard times. Troubles
fell upon the land like stormbolts from
the blue sky. They came as soon as
Cleveland entered upon his second
term, and the country realized that it
was at the mercy of Elm and his reac-
tionary party. They came because he
was the bitter enemy of the protective
tariff system and the leader of party
which manifested a strong purpose to
begin economical and fiscal revolution
If any other sufficient explanation of
their appearance can be offered it is yet
to make its appearance. In truth the
Nation remembers its own history, and
that history shows the Democratic
party to be party of reaction and dis
organization. It is party Of wreckers
and the work of wrecklng is now going
on. The people were beguiled by false
promises into voting for a change, and
now behold the change.
1t is safe to say that they will correct
their mistake next November, but they
should do it in such way as to make,
Governor McKinley's majority as I'M
pressive as the disasters which have re-
Gently overtaken them. Get out the
vote and give him an old-fashioned Re-
publican victory.
The Treasury statement for August
shows the significant cut in pension ap-
preparations of S4,000,000 for that
month alone, as compared with the
preceding month of July. At this rate
the election of Cleveland will cut the
old soldiers (the Union veterans, of
course,) about S5O, ,OOO, 900 a year, not to
speak of the trouble and misery it will
entail upon them and their families. If
those living in Ohio desire to encourage
the Administration, they will continue
to vote to- Democratic ticket; if they
do not, they will both vote and work
for the Republican ticket; and if ever
there was a campaign in which they
should make their power felt, it is the
,resent ono
The following from j. G.. Rodgers.
treasurer of the Tricycle. Manufacturing
Company of Springfield, needs no COM
ment: During a trip abroad some years
ago l made it an object to go among
factory and mill operatives in England
and Scotland to study their condition.
and came back home much more de-
cided protectionist than when 1 went
away. No man who has the welfare at
heart of his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
are compelled to work for living. at
least-can help being a protectionist if
he studies the question"
1t is singular circumstance that in
the history of the country the cry of
distress is always uttered by Demo
cratic President. No Republican Presi-
dent ever found it necessary to tell the
people of this country that its monetary
and business interests were in a de.
plorable condition. Not SO. Van Buren,
Buchanan and Cleveland.
The New York Journal of Commerce
(non- -partisan) estimates the number of
unemployed men now in this country at
one million. Averaging their daily
wages at $3.50, which is too low rather
than too high, million idle men stop
the circulation of S1,500,000 day, or
over half billion dollars annually.
The country is paying high for the
Democratic victory Of last year.
'.Elect Cleveland and get s1.25 per
bushel for your wheat. New York
World, Sept. 8. 1892.
THE pressure of the hard times