The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-05-16

we are mucH grained III the continued
evidences of increased prosperity that
appears in many parts Of our country
and the general revival Of business with
increase of wages and more general
employment to the people Of the United
States, as everybody, who has the good of
our country and its people at heart, most
assuredly is.
There are people, however, who have
the gaul to state that Republicans and
Republican newspapers deprecate any re-
turn of prosperity during the present
administration of the Affairs of govern
ment, alleging that they prefer that hard
times and business depression should
continue until after the Presidential
election SO that the success of the Re
publican party shall be douhly assured.
1t is barely possible that there may be
Il few solitary instances OF persons OF
papers sufficiently bound up ia politics
TO entertain this selfish sentiment, we
must say, however, that We have never
/ been unfortunate enough In find thrm.
! The nearest We have ever come TO such
discovery is to have heard some Few
! people advance the idea that it would he
better in the long run for the people and
/ business of the country to BE- obliged To
have 10 endure the fun fleet of tl,a
/ Democratic policy because they would
the more surely and effectively become
tired aud sick of it and the more prompt
/ ~ embrace The Republican economic
/ principles under which the country en-
/ ioyed 50 many years of prosperity aud
would the more steadfastly sustain the
! party of advancement and Amcreaui-m.
IT Democratic disaster and misrule eau
ever have the effect to drive men our of
their party and if the effect of this mis-
rule upon the finances and business I'M
terests OF the Nation can ever cause
people to desire a change, that time j,
now fully upon US, and a revival of bust
ness and restoration Of wages cannot
drive the experiences of years of distru>t.
decentralization and disaster to business
interests from the minds of The thinking
people ct this country They have had
"A lesson in these things they will not
speedily forget. and should not forget
FOR many years.
I. Our Democratic friends have much to
say about increase vi business and eleve-
ton OF wages. "a much HAT enc not
yersed would infer chat wages are HIGHER
han ever before aud manufacturers were
doing more business than ever before
This Is far from fact. Whatever has
been done in the 40 of wage increase is
in the nature of partial restoration to
the pay of former years and is NOT in
reality AN increase of wages over the
rate enjoyed before the Democratic
shadow was cast upon the country, and
business, although showing encouraging
revival has yet far to go to get within
hailing distance of the prosperity Of
1892
Two years of Democratic msrulc put
the country III that condition where any
change must be for the better. and when
certain that no further legislation could
be enacted by the party then in power in
every branch and department al Wash
ington, the country took heart and the
effect is apparent.
The REPORTER has repeatedly said
that the prosperity of our Nation is of
far greater Importance than is the as
tendency of any political party and We
shall continue to make prosperity
the occasion for rejoicing whenever it
comes about, and We believe Republican.
and Republican papers are similarly IN
clined the elusive statements of Demo
cratic papers To the contrary notwlh-
standing.