The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1895-07-20
DEMOCRATIC suNoLrNo.


Sans Purse
One hears great deal nowadays
nhoat the return of good times under
the present democratic administration
and its mongrcl tariff law. There are.
TO be sure. number of mills and fac
tories that have restored the old wage
scale, but they are In the minority AZ
that No one wonders why this il
thus.
There has been constant consunp-
tion OF goods during the two years
period OF suspension, until now the
supply has been exhausted, more or
less, and these mills and factories have
been able toiesume operations and pay
the old wages at least for a time. In
addition TO this cause for a return To
the old wages Is that the republican
victories Of the past eighteen months
have brought confidence 10 the manu-
facturer and no now hopes 10 expert
ence return OF complete prosperity,
when another presidential election
rolls around and the republican party
is fully restored TO power again.
II seems strange that with all Of
this marked return 70 good tines
that Is being experienced In the minds
of our democratic brethren, that no
new industries are being developed
and that capital Is not being brought
into use by the building of new plants,
whereby labor might be employed at a
good wage price. In this particular
more than In any other lies the true
result OF good times, and not until cap
hal is SO employed will we again ex.
perience the prosperity and blessings
that were given us under the admins
tration of Benjamin Harrison.
The most striking result of demo.
cratic tariff bungling and party incom-
potency, however, is revealed by the
figures setting forth the condition Of the
national finances at the close of the
fiscal year. Last year the deficit was
S70,Q00,000 and this year it reaches
nearly Sl5.000.O0o. Next year there
win certainly be another deficiency
unless tho republican house OF repre-
sentatives Is careful TO cut down every
appropriation, even though this expo
diency cannot result in any great ben
eft TO the government service. Besiden
all this there have been bonds issued
to the extent of S102, 400, 600 since Mr.,
Cleveland took bis seat as president,
not TO speak of the big robbery of this
peoples money by the foreign bond
syndicate which was allowed by the
administration when the last issue of
bonds was made.
This record when contrasted with
that OF the republican administration
needs no comment TO show people what
buncoing has been going ON at Wash
ington during the past twcnty-eight
months. The public debt was reduced
during the republican administration
TO the extent of about $50, 900 each
year, with no issue Of bonds to keep
mp the treasury reserve and no annual
deficit to be provided for. The two
years and four months of democratic
rule win show difference In the con-
ditiol of the finances of the country,
when contrasted with the same period
of Harrison's administration, OF ever
5000, 000, 600 In favor of the republicans,
not TO speak of the countless losses of
business throughout the land on nc
count Of the panic.
wonder the people want change.
Uncle Sans purse strings have been
cut off and the money bag is getting
empty mighty fast Albany Journal