The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-07-26
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED DEMO
CRATIC TIMES.

THIS country are 100 young 10 Ieuleh-
ber having seen what is known as the
"good old-fashioned Democratic
times" and If it was not explained to
them they would hardly know it when
that exhibition arrives. When labor
gets down to about so cents per day;
when money gets so scarce that most
people will hardly know what it looks
like, and when 1t is 80 worthless that
they don't care; when American man
ufacturers shut up shop and British
looms supply our clothing aud British
mines and forges furnish our iron and
steel; when we become hewers of
wood and drawers of water for the
world, and take as our reeompense
whatever it may please monied
Europe to give in return, this will be
good old-fashioned Democratic
times.n That these times are coming
there is no doubt. The advance guard
is arriving and the noise Of the burst
ing banks and the quiet of the stop
ping mills and factory wheels an
nounce that these times are drawing
near; and when the Mckinley tariff
law goes down under the relentless
attacks of Cleveland and his Congress
about to come together for that pur-
pose, good old-fashioned Democratic
times will be upon us in full force.
The advance agents have been along
and we see in the telegraphic dispatch
es evidence of their work. Following
are some of the examples:
Norwalk, Conn, manufacturers are
experiencing the dullest season they
have ever known. Hutchinson, Cole
& Co., shirt manufacturers, have been
shut down three weeks. Roth & Gold
smith, corset manufacturers, employ
ing nearly 500 operatives, one of the
largest concerns of the kind in this
country, are idle.
Several hat shops, employing hun
dreds of men and women, are doing
practically nothing, and tonight the
Norwalk Lock Company laid off 100
men indefinitely because Of dullness in
trade.
Many large mills in New England,
such as the Manchester mills, the
Pembroke, Webster and China mills,
and the New York Manufacturing
Company, of Saco, will soon shut
down.
The closing of the Amoskeag mills
will undoubtedly be followed by the
closing of other large manufacturing
concerns in New England and perhaps
New York.
The agent of Waumbeck company at
Milton, N. II. has issued orders for the
closing of the mills for three months
as soon as the goods now in process of
manufacture are finished. The reason
assigned for this action is lack of or
ders, except at ruinOus prices. This
is the first time in the history of this
company that work has been ordered
to tase on account of the condition of
the markets aud the result of the
present action will be a serious blow to
any employees who are dependent up
on their earnings in these mills for
support.
AT directors meeting held in Port
land, Me-, last Thursday, it was decid-
ed to shut down the mills Of the West
brook Manufacturing company, max
ers of ginghams, from July 20 to Sep
tember 4.
The Chateaugay Ore & Iron Com
pany, whose iron and ore foundries
are located at Lion Mountain, N. Y,
closed down last Thursday, as did also
the Crown Point Iron Company, min
ers and iron makers at Crown Point.
The cause is dullness in the iron trade.
About 1000 men are thrown out Of em-
ployment.
A Fall River, Mass ~o,spafch of
July 20, says Odd goods are selling in
this market on a basis of three cents
for GA by 64s, but few sales of any mo-
meut are reported. A local paper says:
"Predictions are made that some mills
will have to break or sell below cost o
get money to pay their help if the
looms are to be kept in motion. The
air is full of talk of a shut down or d re-
ductiOn in wages"
The only manufacturing establish
ment at Fonda, N. Y, is a knitting
mill, and in consequence Of the pre-
vailing depression In business it has /
shut down until further notice The /
PettingiH paper box factory at Pride's
Hill, is also closed. 1t is the only man
enterprise in that village
These are the signs Of the coming
I "good Old-fashioned Democratic
mes" and they will be soon on us in
al force. The poor man will be able
D feed and clothe his family aud him-
elf at a great deal less money tina n