The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-09-06
UNTRUTHS BY eRIcE.
Democratic Buncombe Intended to Foo
the Voters.

Democratic Buncombe Intended to Fool
the Voters
Democratic papers are quoting ap-
provingly that portion of the speech
made by Senator Brice to the Ohio oon-
vention in which he said:
1T is now less than year since We were
beaten in this state by nearly one hundred
and forty thousand plurality. Nor was this
local disaster affecting only the party in the
state. We suffered from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. The shadow OF the great worldwide
panic. the Industrial and financial depression.
and at the bottom OF all false tarin system
running in turn manufacturer and consumer.
and an unwise and fatally weak currency stu
alton had thrown over the whole nation re-
sentiment against the party which happened
to be in power when the disaster came
There was wild, fierce cIamor against tho
president against the democratic senate.
against the democratic house So wide
spread was this feeling Of helplessness
among the party that We already have lost our
majority in the senate and house The demo-
cratic party Is no longer PROSTATE; its for
tunes are rising, and 1t IS quite worth tha
while to be in the democratic party. which al
ready has the assured and confident step OF
march toward victory. Panic and fear havs
passed away. The benefits Of democratic leg
islation already have produced and are pro-
ducing their effects Faith is rapidly being
restored, confidence reeStsblished, and bust
ness every where reviving"
What Brice says now all the demo
cratic stump speakers will be saying
next year. Every one Of them will be
telling the voters that the democratic
party must not be held responsible for
the Industrial misery which began
early in 1898. But the voters, the in
telligent ones at least-cannot be de-
ceived in that way. 1t became plain
to them last year that the cause Of ths
panic was the sweeping democratic
victory won in November, 1s0a- Ths
democratic platform of that year
pledged the party to the obliteration
of protection and the adoption of free
trade. The democrats had an enor-
nous majority in the house. a working
majority in the senate and free trade
president and cabinet, all ready and
even eager, presumptively. to carry
out the solemn pledges Of the party.
! 1t is not surprising that the cou-
mercial and manufacturing classes be-
came alarmed when they saw what the
/ future had in store for them They
could not help seeing that the new
| congress (which was to meet in De-
cember would legislate on the tariff
| question in such a way as to force
them to cut down the prices of their
goods to meet the much sharper
European competition, and con-
seoueutly to cut down the wages of
their employees to the foreign stand
ard. But for all they knew Mr..
| Cleveland might call that congress to-
gether in March or April and the war
fare on protection begin early IN 1898
knowing there was to be a storm,
but uncertain when it would begin or
| Just how severe it would be, the manu-
facturers began taking in sail at once
They could not afford to be caught
with stocks of goods on hand, manu-
factured under q high wage scale,
which they would have to sell for less
than cost if they sold them at all Sd
MANY establishments were closed and
others ran on half time. Employers
discounting the future offered the men
the lower wages that the probable tar
if changes would necessitate. Tha
employees refused TO accept them at
| frst, but before long were glad u
get them--chicago Tribune.