Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1893-10-05

cups. Then he toll them that he had
been iale for two months. In these
two m nth3 he would have been able
to carr enough to pay the so-called taxes
on WOODEN goods consumed in his fam
lily for twenty.six years to come. That
mar answered. all the arguments Of
the fiec-traders aud did it so plainly
and conc,n lively that n M car fail to
understand him.
The Republican Weapons.
The Democratic party has furnished
Republicans with weapons to Q dur
ing the campaign. They we're forged
by the calamities that party has
brought ON this count y by calamity
bowling. During the last four years
prosperity prevailed throughout this
land, yet the Demo cratic press and the
Democratic leaders all that time We're
bowling calamity. The Democrat was
the most persistent Of these howlers
up to the time the special Con-
gress was called. The Democrats told
the workingman and the farmer that
they being robbed. They mad 2
them believe q change vas wanted.
They got that change. The working
man was thrown out of work and the
farmer couldn't sell his producs at any
price. The Democratic press raised
its voice ard said that this state
of affairs was brought about by the
Sherman act-a Republican law to
prevent Democratic free silver. In
consequence of that law confidence in
the currency OF the United States was
being shaken, gold was leaving the
country and money was being with
drawn from the banks and boarded by
the people, the result being stagnatioa
in all lines for want Of funds to carry on
business. A special Congress was
called to repeal the Sherman law. That
Congress has been in session since
August Z, and the law still stand ).
Nearly all the gold that went out of
the country Is back again, boarded
money Is finding its way back to the
banks and confidence in financial mat
ters is returning, yet business Is de-
pressed, the manufacturer and the
workingman is discouraged. While
Congi ess il talking about helping the
country the country is helping itself,
and Iowa will set the ball rolling this
fall by throwing off entirely the Dem
cratic yoke. Depression" hasn't been
aove, come Enforced idleness" is
still a common thing" While. Iowa
hasn't suffered to the extent that other
States have, she is interested in the
prosperity of all and feels their mis-
fortune. -Davenport 7. ibune.
stili .Dropping' and 'spottins'' Veterans.
Another veteran Is dead as a result
OF the malicious ami cruel policy Of the
pension office under Hoke Smiths man
agement. His name was Charles
Simms, and no had been wounded in
fighting for the Union. A dispatch
from Baltimore states that Simms died
at the city hospital from fatigue and
injury from old wounds. He stood five
hours in line at the postoffics last week
to receive his pension. The heat was
ground exhausted while waiting his
turn to comply with the new order, re-
curing him personally to receive his
check at the p~ostoffice. Cases show
Ing the injuries done the old soldiers
under the new rules are coming to
light here every day." A reliable cor.
" troy 6cHus tHe lOilOWIHS
To this New York Press:
he has just been cut of the pension roll. II
was thirty-one years from the day that be was
taken prisoner st Harper's Ferry that he re.
ceived the notice of the discontinuance OF his
pension. There are several pension spoilers
now working In Central New York. and the old
veterans and widows Of veterans are muct
smons the number who r. viii BE- cut from the
pen4toh rolls.
The Simt1s ease and the treatment Of
the veterans in Central New York arc
not xcsptional. 1t may be said tina,
wherever a crippled Union soldier i.
in receipt OF o p~ittance to keep him
from the poOrhouse q Government spy
is at his heels to prove him a fraud Il
possible. The brave men who offered
their lives that the Government might
live are being bounded to death be-
cause they crushed the shareholders
rebellion.
Hold Them to Aceouht.
It is folly for Democrats orators and
editors OF the Fuzzy Why .Hrder to
have fits over the evil results OF the
Sherman law. This law in itself would
not hAvs brought on . panic. The
| country prospered under 1t ddtirg the
Republican Administration, and had
President Harrison been reelected
there would have been no panic. And
whys simply heeanse \ Republican
President would have maintained the
public credit at all costs. President
Harrison Il too great . statesman to
take delight In giving the people an
object lesson that he might illustrate
and emphasize some pet theory as
President Cleveland did. He would
have issued bonds, and thereby served
notice TO the world that the United
States meant 10 maintain its credit and
retain its fold ressfee,
1t is not Improbable that the prompt
issuance OF $~lO,OOo,oOo worth OF bonds
would have stopped the shipments Of
gold and saved the country from finan'
cial panic. IL was y~acillation snd lack
u appreciation Of the situation on She
part Of President Cievelaiid that caused
this finaiicisl panic and threatened az.
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