Birmingham age-herald., 1894-11-02

Why, then, did the country become the prey of thronging disasters during Harri- son's ill-starred, calamitous term, when the same wonderful Republican legislation with improvements( was being enforced by Republican wisdom and statesmanship? Will some one tell? If Democracy, work ing with the obsolete cobbler's tools of its enemies, turns out such excellent work, how much more will it accomplish with those worthy of it's hand and skill? Give it fair time for a fair trial. Vote for UD. derwood next Tuesday, and help to drive the last nail in the burial box of McKin- leyism, monopolists and trusts.
 THE AGE HERALD has made most indus trious effort to induce MT. Aldrich to in- form the coal and iron miners and furnace laborers how much of the protection on those articles has gone into their pockets after the wages for their labor were paid them. He will not answer. It pressed his advocate, Colonel Colyar, to give tho same information. He neglected to do so. His organ has been invited to discharge the duty which MT. Aldrich so persistently neglects. It has utterly failed to respond. This silence is more than mysterious in view of the Republican claim that protec- tion is for the purpose of covering the diff ference between "foreign pauper labor' and American labor. Having failed to get the information it sought, and to which the people are entitled, from the source it had the right tQ expect it would cheerfulIy come, the AGE- HERALD now appeals to any intelligent laboriug man in this dis trict to answer the questions it has re- spectfully, but fruitlessly, submitted to MT. Aldrich, his advocate and his organ.
 DURING Cleveland's first administration there was net import of gold into this country of S22, 78S, ,53S. During Harrison's, immediately following it, there was net export of gold from the country of S157s- 9S9, sos. Net difference, $1S0, 778, ,241, or more than $45, 900, 900 year. During the first fiscal year of Cleveland's second ad- ministration, ending June 30, 1894, cover- ing the terrible bankers Republican gold panic of 1898, the net exports of gold from the United States fell to $4, ,5S4 ,663-less than one e-eighth of the net export of gold during the last three months of Harrison's administration, which was more than $36,- 900, GOO. Let business men weigh these figures and the facts they utter, and then say whether they want any more Republi- can administrations of Republican legisla- latien or any other kind. Vote for Under wood and to maintain honest, safe and solid Democratic government of the peo- pie, by the people, for the people.
 THE Financial Chronicle states in it's is- sue of Saturday last that the "aggregate loans of our New York city clearing house banks were never so large.as now.' The week before they were reported at $500, ,772,- 5G0. This leads the Chronicle, which is Ipot in politics, to remark: 'Most cer' hiy some people must have borrowed money and some busfness nnGsev-55e be ia pro- gress." Trade journals of Republican pro. clivities are trying, for political effect, to create the impression that Democratic leg islation has killed all business. The clear ing house bank returns would seem to say that under the new tariff loans and busi- ness at New York are better than ever.
 WHATEVER Republican ingenuity, eva sion and misrepresentation can do to stay the tide of business prosperity until after next Tuesdays election has been done. But in vain. The intelligent business men, farmers and laboring men of the land have learned that the terrible financial panic, industrial prostration and business paraly- sis of the last few years were but the fruit age of profiigate, unwise and incompetent Legislation and administration under Me- Kinley, Reed, Sherman and Harrison, and on next Tuesday they will again visit their condemnation upon the high taxing, panic breeding Republican party. Vote against Aldrich.
 THE stress laid by the Republican papers on the recent action of Germany in refusing to admit American cattle is without founda- tion. The German government has taken no action, but several German States, in the exercise of police powers, have rejected American beef. This action was taken, not because of the new tariff bill, but be- cause they claimed the cattle was affected by the Texas fever. The shipment of cat tie from this country to Germany is very small compared to our shipments to Eng land.
 THE Democracy can we'll afford to shake off and discard the soreheaded agitators, boodlers, pap suckers and sugar teat so- called Democrats who have too long hand- icapped the party and who are now betak- ing themselves to the embrace of Radicalism; more congenial to their tastes. When the party is thus purified it will have betteE opportunity to exemplify the pure princi1 pies of it's doctrines and still more coms mend itself to the patriotic support of the people. 55 a
 THE phenomenal revival of business in all branches of industry throughout the country is the fact that paralyzes Republf4 can calamity howlers and dumfounders Republican party managers. Despite the wailing falsehoods of their speakers and press the marvellous restoration of busi- ness and industrial energy and enterprise