Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1895-06-14
BETTER TIMES.

over the country is quite apparent.
Democratic papers would attribute
the welcome change to the opera
tions of the new tariff law, but
they were never more mistaken.
The triumph of Republicaaism at
the last election, with the general
belief that a republican president
will be elected in 1896, has given
new life and hopes to paralyzed in
dustry. The Globe-Democrat very
fittingly remarks upon the situa
ton: ga hopeful feeling was ap-
parent as soon as a Republican
House of representatives was cleo
ted. That was an assurance of eX-
emption from further tinkering
with the tariff and from other
forms of commercial and industri-
al disturbance. The outlook at
once began to brighten because
democratic rule had begun to take
its flight; and the situation has
been improving ever since. Merch-
ants and manufacturers are extend
ing their operations by reason of
the confidence that they feel in the
approaching restoration of the re-
publican party to entire control of
the government. They know that
the new House will stand between
them and all democratic projects
of "A dangerous character. The
time has come when they can make
business calculations without tax
ing account of the unexpected that
is always likely to happen when
the democrats have full power of
interference in the affairs of the
country. They know that Con-
gress is not going to do any more
detrimental legislating. There are
no longer any desperate risks for
them to face in the adjustment of
their operations. They have re-
liable safeguard against democrat
ic folly and meanness The i'm
provement is gradual, but substan-
tial, ana it gains in extent and mo-
mentum every dry, as the end of
democratic rule draws nearer and
the time is shortened that separ-
ates the country from the splendid
advantages of another period OF
complete republican ascendency.
HUSTLING little Sedalia may not
) get the capital, but she has GER
tainly disturbed the Rip Van
: Winkle slumber of jeff City.
: The old village has aroused itself
. sufficiently to build a $500, 600
bridge across the river and talks
loud about many other improve
mentS.
! THE Belmont Morgan Syndi-
. Gates contract to protect the treas
, ury against the gold sharks has al
most expired, and this coupled
with the fact that the treasury gold
reserve is again below the one
hundred million mark, may necesi
, tate postponement of Growers
contemplated fishing trip.
EX-SECRETARY WHITNEY hast
ems to deny the rumor that he
would accept the presidential nom
2 mination. This rumor business
about the Democratic nomination
will cause some enterprising news
S paper trouble yet. 'Tis true, the
: newspaper liuel laws are very lib
5 orally construed but then there is
| a limit even to the forbearance OF
S an administration Democrat.
6 The Supreme Court dicision
that the tariff law took effect
August 2S, and not August l, en-
ables the Treasury Department to
retain 100000 collected under
the Mckinley law, which it would
otherwise have been obliged to re
fund. This is pleasant reminder
of the beneficent effect of Republi.
!, can observation-disclosures Democrat
t Kentucky in doubt. Talk o.
: electing Republican Governor
d there this year. Such declarations
: are not encouraging twelve months
t in advance of the democratic
: national convention of 1896. New
!, York Sun (Dem.)
A new $4,000 passenger depot
600 students aft the Normal who,