Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-06-29
PENCIL POINTERS.

FRANK p MCNEAL,
of Miami county.
PENCIL POINTERS.
Everything is working toward big |
Republican victory this fall. Democrat
ic incompetency has had time to show
itself, and it is manifest in the wonderful
change that has taken place in year.
Twelve months ago the country was as
prosperous as ever known. Now the
record of breaking firms fills the newspa-
pers each day. Our President refuses to
call Congress together before September,
and even then it is doubtful if anything
will be done to relieve the country of the
panicky feeling which has pervaded ev-
cry section of the land. We are in the
midst of period of "do nothing" and
with apparently no definite ideas in the
minds of the party in power of what
should be done if they were disposed to
move for betterment of conditions.
Mckinley will sweep the State by the
largest majority in recent years because
he stands for Republicanism, and the Re
publican party has proved itself capable
of governing the country wisely and well.
But what of Democracy?
Our Democratic neighbors who have
maintained that the tariff question has
nothing to do with the low price of wool
will do we'll to carefully note the follow
ing taken from the Democratic Boston
Herald, AN authority on the subject
"The wool market here has not improved
in the slightest degree from the extreme
ly depressed situation noted week ago.
The factors that make the market dull
are not improved. Tariff agitation and
the possibility of reduced duties on wool
unsettle the woolen goods market to the
extent that manufacturers are at loss as
to what they shall do. The possibilities OF
free wool also make it imperative that
dealers shall buy the new clip at figures
that will admit of its being sold on the
basis of free wool.
Next Tuesday will mark the one hun
dred and seventeenth anniversary OF
the signing of the Declaration of In
dependence, an instrument signed for
thirteen Colonies, but now extended
to forty-four States, comprising a ter
ritory more vast than dreamed of in
the widest fancy of any one who sub
scribed his name to that document. The
foundations of liberty were well laid, and
in spite of the many assaults the struct
ure is firmer and better able to withstand
the onslaughts of foes within and with
out than ever before. The Fourth OF
July is day for rejoicing, and well may
Americans rejoice over the liberty of the
land of their birth or adoption.
If one attempts to smuggle goods into
this country, or tries to etthem through
the Custom house at less than their true
valuation, the penalty is seizure of the
goods. Why would not the same system
work well in taxation? Nothing is so
difficult as to get men to make truthful
and correct return of their property, but
if the penalty for concealing property or
undertaking it, were forfeiture, the re-
suit might be different. The plan has
certainly some features to recommend it,
and until men become honest from prin-
ciple measures sufficiently stringent to
force them to be honest from policy,
will have to be taken.
CHICAGO has won as far as SUNDAY
opening of the Worlds Fair goes, but
their gain is not apparent. Less than
10000 people attended last Sunday, hard
Iy enough to make showing. The de-
mand for Sunday opening seems to have
existed only in the rapacious greed of
the management. Aside from any NOR
al question the people demand Sunday
for rest, and they take it whether the fair
is open or not.
The outlook for a good stiff Repub-
lican majority in this county this fall is
fiattering. Wool at IS or 20 cents does
not go with the intelligent farmer of Bel
mont county. The Democratic misrep-
resentation of one year ago is coming
home to roost in hurry. Only good
men on the ticket is needed to insure an
old time victory in Belmont, and rarely
is mistake made in this regard.
The way the telegraph, telephone and
express companies are turning in prop
erty for taxation under the Nichols law
| is marvellous. Of course they are kick
ing, declaring the law unconstitutional,
unjust, and all that, but such is expected.
The law will add an immense sum to the
revenues of the State, and it was passed
by Republican Legislature.
South Carolinas new liquor law goes
into effect on July 1, and then all liquor
will be dispensed by the State 1t will
be an experiment interesting to other
States as well as South Carolina, and the
result will be closely watched by all
classes.
Along with the reduction of the tariff
and reduction of silver coinage Mr..
Cleveland is also understood to be desi-
rous of reducing his own weight. Proba-
bly, he wants to get his brain and body
more evenly proportioned.
l. Z. Myers is quoted as saying he does
not want another nomination for Repre-
sentative. Mr.. Myers ran against Mr..