The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-08-18
a SHAMEFUL SHOWING.
The Disastrous Results of Democrats
Mismanagement-

Aiismanagcment.
.'Let us have peacer is now the fer
vent cry of business. The same prayer
comes from the west and east, from
the homes of millions OF wage-ea-nera
and from the offices OF half million
manufacturers and as many merchants
The rich and the poor join In one
prayer: LET tariff war end and let US
have peace" Then may the wheels
start again, and idle hands find work.
and plenty come in place of want To
millions OF homes. Surely congress-
men cannot be aware how much their
weary strife over this question has
cost the people. In the one month OF
July the difference between this year
and last In payments for products and
for labor will be about $1,000. 900, 900.
But this is the fourteenth month or
continued and sore depression. In
these fourteen months the actual pay
ments through all clearing houses
have been S53, 500. 600. 900. and in the
preceding fourteen months the aggre-
gate was s72. 900 900, 000-a decrease OF
SIC, 400, 600, 900. The business done in
cludes profits for traders and manu-
facturers, for trnnsporters, farmers,
\ miners and lumbermen, and wages Tor
all the hands they employ. The enor-
nous loss represents decrease In wages
and work and profits for all concerned
more than 20 per cent OF the entire
business for the fourteen months.
The wage-earners, OF rather those
who would earn wages IL the demo-
cratic party would let us have peace.
being IS per cent. OF the people, num-
Der "a, 900, 600 The wages ut the rate
OF 1890, reckoning about third at the
farming and the rest at the average
rate for all manufacturing hands nc
cording 20 the census, were $500 year
ly for each But instead of 81, 600, OO0.-
900, these people are probably earning
at the rate OF 81 400, 600 less, part
being unemployed and part working
at lower rates. The great iron indus
try, which should employ In all it,
branches 600, 900 men, as IL did In 1890,
with yearly production OF 81, 200, 0OO,-
600, instead OF full consumption or
$500, 900 tons OF pig actually consumed
in the last twelve months about 5,lOO,-
000--less than 65 per centT-which
would imply a decrease OF 100000
hands, and $40, 600, 900 In value OF
yearly product provided prices had
been unchanged But prices OF iron
products have been reduced at least 20
per cent, or nearly $500 100000 on tho
, reduced output The textile manufao-
lures, employing half a million per-
, sons, have reduced hands and output
: somewhat less, and yet very largely.
/ In many other industries the mere loss
t in value Of products must be reckoned
) by hundreds OF millions.
3 DO democrats mean To say that the
r frightful losses result from the pres
Y emit tariff, and not from their attempt
I 10 change il? Very well, give MS peace
o and let us test IL. Let the country
r have a chance 10 find out whether the
a claim is false or not. Stop agitation
= until next January, and see whether
industries will not revive and business
improve under the tariff az II stapds
Instant and full recovery could no
n be expected, of course. Complete re
covery with the threat OF change still
& hanging over industries could not b'
70 reasonably expected. Yet the demo
n Gratis dare not face the test. The,
d dare not let the working people ant
Vi the business men OF this country Sc
s. how sudden and great relief wonls
u come IL democratic agitation woal'
" but take itself out Of the way, eyei
Is for n few months only.
IS They do not dare, or they would hay
g tried IL long ago. IL Is almost yea
Z since this congress met In extra SEES
e. zion. Before that its chosen lender
a. AID treasurer and other experts Ia
& been at work for some months tryin
/. 10 frame a tariff bill. After NOR
n than a year OF incessant labor and ag
n tation and shameful humiliation tn
70 party is disguised to find that It can
40 not agree upon or pass anything tina
Or looks like a democratic tariff. IL
n wrangles, its amazing corruption an
er shameless bnrtering, its contemptuou
o. disregard OF public opinion, OF decor
cy, OF pledges and of principles, mad
III its respectable leaders long for an 9:
e, iournment months ago-only they di
&C. not dare to let the people see what IN
Is. mnlirned Mckinley bill would do f'
ly THEN industries II they let u nlon
On But think once more, democrat
ST friends Would II not pay better
of let the people have little taste
at prosperity before the next preside
te tial election?-N Y. Tribune.
- !. CURRENT COMMENT.
IA tS-Thc democratic senator's stick