The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-04-28
THE LOCAL OUTLOOK.

in the local field is exceedingly
gloomy; il may be n matter of in
formation TO some. however, that
in the opinion of the most saga
cious iron men. conditions will
not be materially improved this
season. Some Improvement is
promised in the way of a single
mining resumption later on. but
the force to be employed will
probably be placed at the mini
mum and strictly Democratic
wages will be paid. 1t will.
therefore, be of little benefit TO
CRYSTAL Falls. 1t will merely
keep the bodies and souls OF men
together who are financially un-
able to venture into other fields.
THE DIAMOND DRILL has no de-
sire to depopulate Crystal Falls.
On the other hand we have
fought long and diligently in de-
Tense Of the proposition that
Crystal Falls will again gain her
prosperity in fullest measure.
There is no doubling that state
ment today, but il is not likely
to be realized until the political
party which now maintains the
ascendency in the congress has
lost its footing. This is promised
in November Of this year. which
will be date too far advanced
toward the close of navigation
to result in an immediate benefit
The opinion prevails that the
beneficent effects will be felt at
the opening of the season OF
1895, and not until then. For
that reason, therefore, THE DIA-
MoND DRILL would advise no
worlSingman, especially miner.
who is in need of his daily wage
for a livelihood TO remain in Crys
tai Falls i'm hope OF securing
work in the mines this year. So
many men are by stress of cir
cumstances compelled TO remain,
should a small resumption follow
later IN the year, the demand for
labor will be so greatly over
stocked that few will get work
and the inhexible law Of sup
ply and demand will work
"a reduction OF even the starva-
ton wages current. When tho
Republican papers admonished
the voters TO beware of free
trade, low wages and little work
a little over a year ago, portray
ing. the condition that exists in
every section of the country to-
day as result Of the elevation
OF the party of retrogression to
power, they were branded calam-
ity howlers by the Democrats.
The miners of the upper PENN
sula were informed that under
-four more years of Grover" they
would receive ~ per day and
that every explorationin the ba-
sin would be forged TO its fullest
productive capacity, so great
would be the demand for the prod
uct of our mines. How about that
calamity howl, nowY How about
the demand and how about the
wages? Was the danger signal,
SO faithfully sounded by the Re
publicans a dishonest one, or was
the promise of the Democrats OF
unbounded prosperity for work
ingmen in return for Democratic
votes the dishonesty which has
earned rebuke? While the pros
tration affecting the iron industry
is greater than was ever before
recorded in its history, % semi
plausible excuse might be offered
was this industry alone affected.
but such is not the case. Every
industry in the country has
suffered the paralysis Of Demo
cratic theory and threatened |
legislation. Immediately pro
ceeding the election OF 1892 the |
reports of labor commissioners |
throughout the country were of
the most encouraging nature, one |
in particular that of Democratic |
commissioner Peck, OF New |
York. which created such con.
sternation in the ranks OF the
Democracy asserting unprece-
dented prosperity and increase |
in both wages and employment
in the state of New York during
the then short existence OF that
masterpiece of Republican legis.
lation, the Mckinley law. Have
any OF our Democratic friends
heard anything of the kind since
the Democracy rendered that
law impotent by declaring its
repeal the fundamental principle
of the party and then gaining