The representative., 1894-10-10
THE HARD TIMES.

Are the Democrats Responsible?
1t is not only false to state that the
Democratic adminiSt Stration has pro-
duced the present condition of the
federal treasury, but audaciously i'm
pudent for Republicans who created
the bankruptcy to now taunt Demo-
Gratis with the responsi bility for the
continued bankruptcy.-Hut
Democrat.
1t is one of the coolest things in the
history of politics to see the Republi-
licans trying to get back into power
by charging the hard-times to the
Democrats.
The "crisis" began before Cleveland
was elected; see the declarations of
the Omaha platform, declaring the
country on the verge of financial ruin,
adopted July 4th, 1892; read the papers
Of that day wheD they were constant
ly denouncing the Populists as
calamity howlers," because they
pointed to the poverty and distress of
the people. The truth is that if the
distress had not been great, before
the election of 1892, Cleveland never
would have won; nor could the Popu-
lists have polled 1,l25,0OO votes. Silver
was demonetized nearly twenty years
before Cleveland's last election. The
business failures in the United States,
according to Bradstreet, increased
from 10, ,673 in 1890 to Il, 1874 in 1891; and
the liabilities rose from $175, ,032. 1856 in
1890 to $l93, 1880 in 1891. The Demo
Gratis, in the Chicago national conven-
tion, adopted this as one of their
planks:
"We deny that there has been any
increase of prosperity to the country
since it," (the Mckinley tariff went
into operation; and we point to the dul-
ness and distress, the aodge distractions and
strikes IN the iron trade,as the best pos
sible evidence that no such prosperity
has resulted from the Mckinley act"
They also adopted a plank, called
"The Mortgage Burden" in which
they stated that "the homes and
farms of the country have become
burdened with real estate mortgage
debt of ouer taoo billion fve hundred MIL
lion dollars.
In the face of all these facts it is
shameful for the Republicans to now
come forward and say,-''The Demo.
Gratis have ruined the country. Put
it back in power and we will give you
good times" Were not those nine
million mortgages executed during the
Republican times, for g. 500, 900, 900:
| Was not HarrisOn's admins trait
ready to issue bonds to keep up the
gold reserve? It is the eastern wing
the Wall street end of the Demo
cratic party-that has destroyed it
not the western contingent. Cleve
lands crime is that he tried to carry
out Republican theories of govern
ment, spurred on and assisted by Johr
| Sherman and the whole Republican
party in Congress. Whatever evil:
have resulted the Republicans are
Just as much to blame as the Demo
crats;-more so, indeed; for they con
ceived and gave birth to that mis-
shapen brat, the demonetizatior
monstrosity; Cleveland and his gang
simply became wet-nurses to it; cud
died it to their bosoms, and adopted it
And now that the whole land rises
up against the devil-brat the Repub
licans deny it's parentage and seek tt
put the responsibility for it's existence
on the wet-nurse. 1t takes GALL
colossal cheek-tO do think like tina
and not blush for shame. /. D.
In all policies of life insurance these, anon
a host Of other questions occur: 'Age Of father
IL living? Age Of mother. II living? ma
in the country filled up his fathers age III liv
ing" liz years. and his mothers. 1o2 In
| agent was amazed at this, and fancied he ma
| secured an excellent customer, but FEELING some
what dubious, he remarked that tne apphcan
| came Of a very long lived family. "Oh you sex
| sir" replied he, my parents died many year
ago, but. If living would be aged as there pu
down."-Tit Bits.