Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-05-03
BLAINE'S PROPHECY.
FOREBODlNGS OF EVIL THAT HE
PROBABLY DID NOT UTTER.

Presuming He Did, the Conditions He
Claimed Would Bring Disaster, and the
Causes Which Arc Bringing Light Out Of
Gloom Arc Completely Reversed.
The organs Of monopoly are giving
currency, with revercntial and sympa-
thetic comment, to what purports to be
prophecy uttered by the late James q.
Blaine at some time not stated. The
prophecy carries internal evidence of
forgery, for Mr.. Blaine, with all his
faults, was master Of tolerably correct
and vigorous STYLE But possibly it is
genuine. Mr.. Blaine may have uttered
it in some moment Of dependency when
his faculties were not ut their best
The prophecy is in two parts or chap
tiers. Chapter ina jercmiad 1t foretells
ruin and desolation. Chapter is jubi-
liant. The owl and the bat fly away, and
all issunshino and prosperity once more.
In chapter /, after describing the
happy state of tho American laborer tho
prophet exclaims: II sbudder, however,
at tho thought that tho timo must come
when MI this will be changed; when tho
general prosperity of the country will BIO
destroyed; when the great body Of work.
ingnen in this land, who aro now 80
prosperous, will hear their wives and
children cry for bread; that tho day
must como when tho great factories and
manufacturers Of this land will DO shut
down, and where there IL now lifo and
activity thcro will be tho silence of the
tomb
This must como to pass tho prophet
exclaims, because the people, led aStray
by Missionary but educated mon, will
put tho Democratic party in power with
FREQ trade instructions, and that, too,
Gin the very near future" Then tho
calamity cloud will burst. Business mon
will decline to engage in business. Mills
will shut down, and worlingmcn will DO
thrown out Of employment, and misery
will everywhere abound.
But (chaptcr y in tho midst OF their
Indebtedness tho people will suddenly
see II great light They will SEQ that in
the mountain high taxes Of Mckinley
lies their only salvation. They will fly
to tho arms Of tho Republican party, put
their trust in Bill Mckinley, Tom Reed
and Ben Harrison, and find relief and
plenty and unalloyod happiness forever.
more And 80 ends tho prophetic molo-
drama, everybody delighted except tho
wicked and malcvolcnt Democrats and
tho visionary but educated villains of
the play, who will DO bound for II thou
sand years, whilo tho virtuous will wax
fat by robbing each other and everybody
else, with mono to modest or mako them
afraid, All the days Of thor lives, and
their children and childrcn's children
will do likewise
This highly dramatic prophecy il now
brought to the foro M VOL advanced to-
ward tho fulliilmont of chapter | and
fast approaching the fulhllment OF chap
tor2.
But If ono will take tho trouble to
look mt it moment no will perceive
thut all tho shutting down Of mills and
factories and all tho consequent loss of
employment camo while tho Mckinley
tariff, tho highest and most protect
ivo'' we have ever had, was in full
forco and effect Ho will also perceive
that as tho prospect of much lower
tariff grows brighter and as the timo for
it to take effect draws nearer tho mills
and factories nro opening again, and the
Indications of removed and increased
prosperity arc appearing on every hand.
Instead Of witnessing fulnllmcnt Of TIL,
dismal prophecy of OWL, wo arc sooinp
moro and moro convincing proof that
the predictions Of the prophet woro III
less false than gloomy. Chicago Her
aid.