Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1894-03-08
THURSDAY, MAR. s. 1894.
PENCIL POINTERS.


We have now had one year of tie "fonr
years more of Grover" And we have
certainly, have we not, been in clover.
When Cleveland was inaugurated on
March 4th, 1893 no able bodied American
citizen could fail of employment for him.
self and fair means of livelihood and in
dependence for his family. The under
side of the picture is now turned up
Everyone knows the misery and suffering
of the winter, which happily has nearly
passed. During the year, by careful
estimate made by the trade agencies,
there has been an actual loss to the people
of little less than three billions of dollars.
The larger part of this enormous sum has
been decrease in the value of stocks and
securities, but on the output of his farms
for one year alone the farmer has lost on
wheat So millions, on corn l63 millions
on oats 81 millions, and on potatoes II
millions. Just so much less by these
tremendous amounts have been the rev.
enues of the American farmer, solely
because the government of the country
has been in the hands of the Democratic
party. This is assuredly nice patch
of clover.
Despite the fact that the country Dem
ocratic press continues to call with great
vigor on the Senate to pass the Wilson
bil,' the Senate has not yet passed it,
and there is good ground for believing
that the bill as Mr. Wilson left it when
he went to Mexico and fell sick, will not
get through. Certain Senators, among
them Senator Hill, who has already won
two set fights from Cleveland, seem de-
termined that the bill shall contain some
protective features. Senator Hill is es-
pecially determined that the income tax
provision of the bill shall be stricken out.
Whatever else may be said of Senator
Hill, it must be admitted that he has
shown himself good fighter. and from
his previous dressings down of the ad-
ministration, Republicans may hope that
he will not. like Bourke Cochran, after a
swelling manifesto be meekly led into
voting against his declared principles.
Success to Hill.
The weather of the last few days has
been such as to superinduce a few cases of
maIady quite prevalent a little later in
the season, and known outside the medi-
ool .roraee;o,, DC cDripn fovar Tho fret
symptoms are manifested by dreamy
look in the eyes, quickly followed by a
tired feeling. This is succeeded by a
period of general good fOr-nothingness,
which lasts as long as the victim feels
that he ought to be at work, About meal
time the patient experiences some i'm
provement, and at the time when work
for the day ceases, the recovery is usually
speedy and complete. The malady re-
turns the next day, if it is warm, and
runs through the same course as the pre-
ceding day. The disease is not dangerous,
but it is very destructive of mans use
fulness, while it lasts.
Us. Coxey's band of lunatics is sched-
uied to start from Massillon on March
20 on the march to Washington. An
itinerary has been settled upon which
fixes the length of each days journey and
the places of encampment. The pro
cession is expected to be swelled to vast
numbers as it approaches Washington.
Coxey announces that he wants no
thieves, anarchists, boodlers or bankers
to Join them. If cranks were also barred
the fool idea would never have been
originated. Coxey claims to be acting on
inspiration from on high, but more likely
the wheels in his head are the source OF
this freak. They expect to reach Wash
ington on May |, and to demand the issue
of S5OO,OOO,OO0 in greenbacks as the price
of their retreat.
Hon. J. c. Heinlein has nnder way a
bill to give all honorably discharged Ohio
soldiers a medal. The sentiment ex-
pressed in the bill is laudable, but it
would be scarcely advisable at present
to put such strain upon the revenues Of
the State as such project, if executed
in a becoming manner, would entail.
Every honorably discharged soldier is
deserving of such medal, and Mr..
Heinlein's move in the matter is under
taken in spirit of gratitude to the de-
tenders of our country, but we believe
that the soldiers would much rather do
without such medal than TO place such
an expense on the State at this time.
Congressman Edward Dunphy, of New
York. has resigned from the General
Committee of TammaDy Hall, because
he says he is opposed to illegal voting,
false registration and colonization. He
wants fair elections, and as he knows
the Tammany methods thoroughly, he
knows that they stand for anything but
fair and honest elections. The success
of the Democratic ticket, without regard
to the means, he says is their only object.
This, too, is the organization on which
the Democracy depends for the election
of President, and when it is so rotten
that its own members can not stand it,
it must be rotten indeed.
Everyone will be glad to know that
Congressman Wilson has passed the
danger stage in his sickness, and is pro-
nounced by his physicians as in fair
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