The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-12

he country was turned over to the demo
Gratis, banks began to close. factories were
closed and 100000 lab ,rers lost EN-
ployment, deserving men were compelled
to eat the bread of charity and live at soup
houses. The gold reserve under Harrison
was kept to its lawful standard. Eight
months after the election of Cleveland the
gold was flowing TO Europe.
Congress was called together. To wipe
out the protective tariff? No, not word
was said about tariff. But they met to con-
slider the business situation and avert
threatened evils. Business will revive If
we repeal the Sherman silver law" they
claimed. After three months of debate, be-
ing unable to pass the repeal bill, the re-
publicans came to their help. Only by the
great speech of John Sherman--soldier,
statesman and grand republican-were they
enabled to get even part OF their demo-
cratic votes. Did this help the condition?
100 mining concerns were in the hands of
the sheriff in less than ten months. Labor
ers began to strike and even marched on the
nations capitol itself and finally the terrible
democratic desolation and ruin eliminated
in the great railroad strike.
In January they took up the tariff matter
in earnest, and although they had been talk
ing and telling what they would do for ten
years they could not pass their bill. Their
debate has taken away the necessity of de-
Tending protection and the people do not
believe it is so much of fraud as the Chi
cago democratic platform would indicate.
When the legislators saw what the bill that
had been prepared for them meant, immedi-
ately there was no quorum and the rules OF
arrest to bring the members to their places
were more rigorous than those of L. Is.
Reed, and only II democrats had the cOur-
age to vote against the motion, compelling a
vote on the bill at certain time. The
committee of conference, one would think,
should have had a northern senator on it
possibly one from Michigan, the peerless
state in induStrieN: but instead were ap :
pointed: "Vest from the hustling, progress
sive state of Missouri; Jones, from that
hive of industry, [cutting down thistles Ar
kansas aud Harris from the manufacturing
fold ryel state of Tennessee"
Acknowledgement democracy
with its towns of Birmingham and others,
built up entirely by republican, policy
would not stand it, and the Ohio senator
knowing the destruction that would follow,
refused to consider the Wilson bill ard
brought in something the like of which has
never been seen under the sun. "A series
of bargains and deals unsurpassed in the
history of legislation" 800 protective
amendments were the result of the commit
tees work and these the house at first re-
fused to consider, but finally passed without
even having them read. In the senate
forced through and without debate-laid
on the table. Michigan will reply to this
by laying the democratic congressman on
the table.
''Sink or swim, live or die, survive or
perish will not vote for the BILL" said Sen
ator Hill. "There are not 1000 people who
will be satisfied with the BILL" said Mills;
and this is the universal opinion. The
great sugar trust robbery which Cleveland
and Carlisle engineered through and tried
to back out of. Exposed by Senator Cor
man, who gave Cleveland the worst roast
ing president ever had and by his witness
es proved that the base attempts to
wear crown of virtue was only another of
the many disreputable acts of the president.
The Hawaiian island republic and the
history of Cleveland's ordering down the
American flag and finally being obliged to
proclaim it republic, was given in full,
and it makes terrible record for the demo-
Gratis to bear.
The pension question was touchingly re-
ferred to, showing the villianOus injustice of
the REBEL Hoke Smith, backed by the sub
stitute sender, to the old veterans whose pit
lance of pension had been reduced or cut
off by the army of young southern sons OF
rebels, who had been sent out looking up
the cases. The people are ready to put the
seal of condemnation on the methods, pol
lev and work of the democratic party
Oregon proves it by tremendous republic |
can maiority-New York shows it by elect |
ing republican congressman in 1000
Tammauy district by 900 major |
ity-Ohio shows 1t by $4,000 for Mckinley |
the keystone responds with 100000;
Vermont increases her big republican vote |
and Maine sounds its note of condemnation |
by giving Car Reed 10, 900 majority. such
will be the entire record this fall.
There is no place for man of ambition,
no place for heroes, no place for great
man except in the republican ranks. Pick
mn the banner, think not of resting till the
overthrow of the party of ruin and desOla-
ton, of perfidy and manipulation is complete,
and may Michigan stand in the front rank.