The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1895-11-16

General M. NJ. Parsons camp, Jeffer
son City; commander, James b. CAN'T
adjutant, General James Hardin.
Whose PauieS
The Sedalia Democrat prints som,
important facts Of interest to the publr
just now. It ssys:
During the last campaign, with th
democratic party in control OF publi
affairs and q d'sastrous panic fresh Il
the minds Of the people, IL was eas
for the calamity -howling politician Z
convince the masses that the party the
In power was responsible for the exist
ing hard times.
People did not stop to think In th
heat Of . political campaign, an
Thousands OF men voted condemnatio
upon party that was In no wise {
blame for the evils.
The Mckinley bill and the Sherma
law were both enacted by the repubi
can party. and following these enacI
ments the panic began, - will be zee
by reference to exacts from the new
columns Of various journals publishe
in 1890. These extracts have been Co
lected by the Springfield Leader. Dems
crat and are reproduced in this papel
j They tell briefly Of the pauic Of 1885,
Of business failures all over the countr,
OF the pressure upon the banks, Of Il
disappearance Of the surplus that vi
In the federal treasury when Hsrriso
was inaugurated and Of the emp'
Golfers that were turned over to Clev
land.
u With slight intermissions this psni'
, and the business stagnation growlr
. out Of IL, continued until the clims
was reached In June, 1898, at whi<
! time every law 10 force affecting Il
public finances had been put upon u
statute books BY the republican part
Cleveland had been inaugurated thr
months when the panic reached biz
tide, but the storm had been at wol
three years.
Following the repeal Of the Sherm'
law and the Mckinley bill. light beg'
to appear again; confidence return
slowly but steadily until the busine
> prospects are brighter than they ha
been since 1889.
The Democrat Is honest enough
= concede that the panic and busine
stagnation were not entirely due to q
operation Of any federal law, but q
candid man must admit that in 30 I
as the evil Is due TO the operation Of ID
at all, the responsibility is upon I
Republican party. .raa..
Il Nations, like individuals, are mo
or less dependent upon each other. n
Il was to be expected that the busine
depression in Europe, South Ameri
and Australia should affect the prt
> perity OF the country.
We might have had business deprt
sion under any administration, folio
ing the calamity that overlook o
. nelghbOrs across the water, but the b
tory Of the country plainly shows Ii
the panic was rendered more acute q
: the business depression increased
% the operation of the Sherman Ia
which made silver . mere commod
and increased the gold obligations
the country, and the Mckinley bl
" which placed heavier burdens Of tai
. ton upon people who were alrea
carrying all they could bear.
Il II the progress made during the p'
y year shall continue for twelve mont
longer the effect Of the panic will
= well nigh obliterated; but the histe
V that Is written in the light Of all
= facts will put it down as republic
= panic, even though the climax Cal
= under democratic administration.
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