Middletown transcript., 1895-08-31
THE GOOD TIMES COMING.

better times and welcomes every indi-
cation of an Improvement from the
business depression of the past two
and half years. The causes for the
depression are given according to the
business views and political honesty
of the party questioned. Honest men
differ in their opinions, but the politi-
cal demagogue changes his opinions as
often as does the wind if necessary to
meet political exigencies.
For weeks, yes, for months the Eoery
Euening has announced the good times
are here, ''the good times due to Cleve-
land Democratic Reform" A raise of
5 per cent. in wages would make it
jubilent in its announcement of "re-
turned prosperity" but always "be-
cause of "Cleveland Tariff Reform.
This is not patriotism. it is demogog-
ISM. Every patriot rejoices at every
raise in the wages of the working man,
but had the whole truth been told it
would have been that this increase of
5 or 10 per cent. was on 25 to 60 per
sent. reduction in wages since Presi-
dent Cleveland was elected in 1894.
The EUery EUening conceals this fact
and demogogically charges Republican
editors with a lack of patriotism be-
cause they do not give President Cleve-
land credit which they do not think is
due him or his administration. The
Euery EUeaing decries the Mckinley
bill and yet the present tariff law was
SO similar to the Mckinley bill in its
provisions that President Cleveland
would not sign it. 1t is not his law.
Had his tariff views prevailed, protec-
zionist believe, and believe honestly,
that the condition of the country had
been much worse that it has been, and
is to-day.
Prosperous times have not returned
yet. the Euery EUening's statements
to the contrary Notwithstanding. Not
one establishment in ten is paying
to-day the wages it was before Cleve-
lands election. A Wilmington busi-
ness man said to the writer this sweek
that in the past three months he has
asked thousand business men, arti-
sans, laboring men, how their wages,
their returns, compared with three
years ago, and he could not recall a
single answer of Improvement and not
one in hundred of equality. This is
the plain truth. 1t may not be bust
ness policy to state it, certainly not to
dwell upon it, for it is wise to make
the best of ones conditions under all
circumstances, but when a partisan
press makes false charges against the
honesty and integrity of class Of men,
it is time those men should meet the
accusation. Such has been the COURSE
of a few papers in the State, led
by Euery Evening. Let the reader
peruse the clipping in another column
and judge between the Euery Euening
and the TRANSCRIPT.
The TRANSCRIPT has no object in
promoting, or in prolonging, dull times.
1t is run as a business Office and its
hopes are for a renewal of business
prosperity. It believes the contraction
in business came because of the threats
Of the last Democratic Congress
against the manufacturing industries
Of the country, The last Democratic
National Convention declared that
Protection is fraud" and the
promise was to wipe it off the statute
books. 1t was not done, thanks to
German and the selfshness of Demo-
cratic Senators and Representatives tcho
aCould protect their cum local industries.
The Euery Euening knows how truth
full is this statement. With the cleo
tion of Republican Congress, and
after the adjournment of the trouble
some Democratic Congress which Mr..
Cleveland said he chad on his hands,n
the business Of the country began to
improve. We believe "the good times
are coming" and they will be most |
welcome. The intelligent voter will |
know the cause and he will cast bis |
ballot accordingly. The demogogical
teachings of EUery Evening will in
tiuence only the prejudiced and the
illiterate.
The writer had a conversation this
week with one of Baltimore's leading
business men, who has been in Europe
the past four months. While he found
in the wealth, the antiquity, the |
culture, of the Old World, much to |
admire, he returns home "more in
tensely an American to-day than ever
before" He says he found in Eng
land growing sentiment for Protec-
tion. 1t is selfish sentiment. 1t is |
due to the fact that poorer paid labor |
of Germany is driving the products of |
the English manufacturer out of the |
market. Both the manufacture and |
the laborer are feeling this, and they
are wondering, "Is not Protection a |
good thing''p We believe it is, and we |
believe the working men of this
country are convinced that it is.
But to return for moment to the |
charges of Every Evening against Re
publican editors. We believe the only |
paper that has SO far COM
upon the tickle statements of |
business condition, made by Every
Euening, has been the Daily Repub-
lican. 1t has but told the truth as any |
business man in Wilmington will ad-
NIT, though they may advise against |
publication, in the hope Of better