The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-03
ROBBED.
The Democracy has Plundered
Iron County.
An Account for Voters to Settle Be-
fore Their Ballots are Cast for
Democrat Offlce-seekers

pass Judgment upon iht b'ulo''"tN
party. For two years this party, assist
ed by many votes from Iron county, cast
by men who are now seeking ollicial
favor from our people, has held dominion
over the United States. In that time IT
has destroyed the system of economies
that has iostcred prosperity in our land
under the guidance OF the Republican
party, given the laboring man IA nagniii-
cent wage and bountiIul employment.
Agreeable to their threats, the Democrats
have accomplished this end, and two
millions of working men and womenhnve
been rendered
Idle,
Hungry and in many eases,
Homeless
In consequence
Iron county has not escaped the
severity Of the blow. Men, who two
years ago lived in hnppy homes, sur
rounded by every comfort OF life and
many oT its luNuries, have since, through
the damnnble schcminr OF the Democrat
c party, been compelled by
Actual
Hunger
To beseech the public authorities for
food and clothing with which TO keep
body and soul together. Crystal Falls,
two years ago, one OF the most prosper
ous mining towns in the upper peninsula
of Michigan has been reduced TO plane
little above that OF the deserted
Village OF literary lore. One dollar and
twenty-five cents per day has become
the wage Of the most skilled miner, while
the ordinary laborer, employed on the
surface, is fortunate il lac receives one
dollar per day or employment at even
that niggnrdly compensation. Then,
has the price OF living chcapened? The
promise Of cheap living was one OF the
hoodwinks behind which many voters
approached the polls two years ago.
Can any man support his family for less
money in this year OF grace hanhccould
in 1892.
We hear u lonesome Democrat answer
in the affirmative, and he tells the truth.
There are few men who do not live
more chcaply at present than they did
in 1892, but the secret is not in TINT
they have paid less for their goods, but
because they have been compelled TO
cheat their
Bellies and their Backs.
They have lived cheaper because the
Democratic party has deprived them Of
their jobs and wages. We submit that
in no other ease has the cost ot living IN
Iron county chcapcncd and defy any
Democratic ollicc-seekcr TO prove wherein
IL has, Notwithstanding the fact that
in cases where rcemploymentcan bcsecurcd,
wages hnve decreased from one hundred TO
one hundred and fifty per cent.
These are the results OF Democratic
rule that environ us-rcsults that every
voter can see aud appreciate. There are
others as numberlcss almost as the
sands OF the sea, but we have yet to find
among them one that can he called
benchcicnt.
We have seen the product OF our mines
| rendered Nollnlcrh.
We have seen for every Industry il
this great domain Of ours soup-houses
10y the score.
We have seen in the place OF an army
OF well-paid workingmcn IA multitude o
tramps.
We have seen IN bnppy homes OF two
years ngo, hungry women and babes.
We have seen President attempting
] To restore 10 power u bcsoitcd monarcl
c in a struggling republic.
We have seen our national flag, by th,
direction of Dcmocrntic President
hauled down and trampled IN the dus
OF infamy 10y hands TINT assisted in th
attempt TO disrupt our union Of states.
We have seen the product al the mine
OF the western states rendered WORTHLESS
I by the Democratic party nt the com
mand oi the moncy.dogs Of Wall street.
We have seen The poor mans break
last table taxed 90 the tune OF 100000
900 per annum TO iattcn the pocket q
the greedy sugar trust.
We have seen hippodromc record q
. economy made by the Democrat part
, through It's thrice dcvilish robbery of tn
patriots who barred their breasts Co m
'. fire and fury oiDcmocrntc bullets durin
the war Of the Rebellion.
We have seen Democratic roverno
10 place the seal 81 approval upon nuorch
by turning It's cd.hnndcd champions o,
ID OF our penal institutions.
n. We have seen the champion of FIR
Trnde wincd and dined ataiorcign boar
while two millions Of his poor iello