The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-12-26
Local Prosperity.

LOCai ffoSpoFlty.
The presidential campaign OF 1896
was closed nearly two months ngo. II
ended in the election OF VIM. Mckinley
rs president OF the United States and an
almost unanimous declaration oi the
voters OF this country for sound money
and the other principles OF the Republi-
can party TO which the promise Of ma
tional prosperity attached. The prom
ises OF the Republican party are being
realized throughout the country at
large. With the exception OF "a couple OF
bank failures, due TO mismanagement
within the institutions themselves. the
country at large is prosperous today.
The palmy days OF the Mckinley regime
have not yet fully returned but business
is improving daily as the fourth oi
March approaches. The trade papers
tell us this and they are authority. We
read from the best sources OF informa-
ton available that money is plenty.
Gold is flowing freely from the banks
and money is seeking investment on
every hand. No decreases and numerous
increases in wage scales are noted in
various lines OF industry. The horn OF
plenty seems to again bc shOwering its
bcneflceuce on the American people.
But how about Crystal Falls?
No Improvement is visible There has
been no Improvement Since the "c'over
dispensation" was inaugurntod some
four years ago, Crystal Falls business
men and workingmen have seen some
trying days, but never has business been
day. There seems to be an abundance
OF employment. We know OF no willing
labor that il idle. Everybody seems TO
have plenty Co do and nothing 20 pay
with.
What is the cause OF this condition OF
affairs?
THE DIAMOND DRILL believes IL has
fathomed the proposition. The large em.
ployers OF labor in this community are
not paying their employees. There are
too many corporations doing business
ON wind. We are told that il requires
capital to do business in this country,
yet on every side we observe men at
tempting to swing large interests on
promises, made only to be broken. The
only capital in sight is the patience OF
the men who produce and the only men
who give any evidence OF thrift are those
who make the promises. There are too
many record makers and monoy-makers
in this district-men who grasp gain by
clambering over the dead bodies oil the
poor devils whom stress OF circumstance
has driven into the bowels of the earth
for their daily bread alas, too many
caloused hearts, totally impervious to
tho sense of human charity-men who
grasp greedily for a monopoly oi the
triumphs OF this life, even though littlC
children arc hali-ied nt Christmastide
t While these deplorablc conditions pre-
/. vail in Crystal Falls, our people may
: expect TO enjoy only n very little, il any
:. Of the prosperity wrought by the late
Q triumph OF the Republican party. Oui
{ community may be blessed with M
!. abundance OF employment, but labor
d without it's reward, is wore than idle
@ ness. Tho mission OF THE DIAMoNI
DRILL has never been and will mover b'
d that OF the ngitator, but our interests
d arc identical with those OF the laborer
/. of this field and when We sec labor sub
y ected TO outrage, our own welfare, to
o say nothing OF n sense OF duty, dictates
@ that we call public attention to existing
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