The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-10-11
To the Voters Of Highland county.

Az Iue County COnNcHtlOu VI tuc ico'
ple's party held on the 22d ult., instead
of declaration of principles through a
committee on resolutions, the conven.
ton appointed the undersigned to pre-
pare an address to the voters of this
county. In obedience to this order, or
duty we through the columns OF the
press submit the following thoughts for
the consideration OF voters, irrespective
of party.
First, that an alarming shrinkage has
been steadily taking place in the values
of all productions of labor, of the factory,
OF the farm and even of land itself for
the past twenty years.
That an increasing number of what
are commonly known as the unemploy-
ed, are being supported each winter in
our centers of population by charity.
That the wealth of these United States,
including much OF the realty, is rapidly
drifting into the possession of few
men, known as our millionaires.
That these conditions are evident to
the most casual observer. That these
conditions from their very nature tend
to array one class against another. That
this arraying of antagonistic class inter.
est, under popular form of government
is dangerous condition and it should
be carefully analysed and solution
provided that will, if possible prevent
class distinction.
Have we stated the truth are the
conditions in this much praised country
of ours such as we have already stated
Democracy in this country has asserted
these very conditions, and previous to
last August charged it to the "robber
tariff" or Mckinley bill. Republicans
since 1892, and only since 1892 when
the Democratic party came into power,
have discovered exactly the same con.
ditions. Now it is found that the three
leading parties in this country concede
the same social and industrial status.
The old axiom, that no physical condi.
ton exists without cause, will hold
equally true as regards industrial and
and social conditions. In vain we may
ransack natures laws for cause for our
present conditions. God has as bounti
fully blessed the labors of the husband.
man in recent, as in former years. The
American artisan has not "forgot his
cunning" nor has he forsaken his indus.
trious habits. Yet labor begs for EN-.
ployment and the products of the farm,
in many instances do not bring the cost
of production.
What is the real and true cause then
of the present industrial stagnation
As has already been merely hunted at,
the Democratic party has for years
charged this condition to Republican
legislation. Such tariff legislation as
favored the establishment and contin.
uance of trusts and combines, which
robbed the producer of the profits of
his labor, said profits going into the
pockets of those in whose interests the
laws had been made. We appeal to
your intelligence, honest reader in re,
viewing the action OF the Democracy in
platforms declarations and on the stump,
with their recent legislation on this
same subject, the German muddle, if it
is not a bundle of contradictions and in
consistencies. If the Democratic party
believed it's own doctrines, why in the
name of all the Saints did it not apply
the remedy?
AS to the Republican party. What of
its attitude, its reasoning on this ques
ton, its remedy of the evils it so recent
ly discovered? Reader, again we appeal
to your intelligence, and to your recol.
lection of the claims OF Republicans that |
the country was in "very prosperous"
condition up to the time Grover Ceve-
land sat down in the White House chair.
The sole and and only cause of all the
disaster which they now see has over.
taken us, is on account Of Grover draw.
ing the Presidents salary and German
managing the tariff legislation.
And the remedy? Why let VIM.
Mckinley, Thos. Reed or Ben Harrison
do the fishing and draw the salary, and
Republicans do the legislating and all
will be we'll. What does the Democratic
party offer as remedy now? Great
prosperity under the new tariff law as
soon as that medicine has time to oper.
ate. They also propose in Ohio and in
some other states, to favor the free coin.
age OF silver at l6 to of gold as meas.
ure that will bring great relief, in that
it will add to the quantity of our circu-
lating medium. Some Republicans are
also coquetting with this proposition,
notably Don Cameron. Tom Reed has
also proposed TO give the financial prob.
lem some attention in the near future.
This silver question brings few Re.
puhlieans, more Democrats and all Pop
ulists on the same platform. That is
the free coinage OF silver al 16 10 l,