The morning times., 1896-10-03

feels it, loans freely of his capital and
deposits, and knows that when mis- loans
are returned they will be in good sonnd
confidence when he takes his money from
| its hiding place-wherc some of il is today
and puts il in bank, sure that he can
draw II cut according 10 his necessity or
| inclination in as good money as hc put in,
This thing called "hGSiness confidence"
| never shut up an American mill; never re-
| duced wageSor curtailed employment; never
| refused loans; never got up run on
bank: never stopped n mine: never created
idlencss among lahoring men.
When confidence is present with us. the
sheriff has less to do and adycrtiSes fewer
| forced sales; the court docket registers
fewer Judgments; public charity is less
invoked. and the free soup house is
, unknown and unnecessary.
RESULT OF SHAKEN CONFIDENCE.
When confidence is shaken misfortunes
come not Sngly but in battalions, and
suffering falls on every community. No
Part OF our population is exempt. II may
come from one thing or IL may come from
anotner. Doubt In the business world
is death TO business
We have it now. We know the hour it
came. We know what brought ii, and
hope We know now to get rid OF it. We
have hadit in the United states to "A greater
or less degree from tie moment IL Was
settled in 1892 that our protective tarirf
laws were to bc changed.
1t continued until the charges were
| actually made, aud stiii longer, until Tie
| people IN 1854 elected "a Republican nc-
tioual House OF Representatives, and made
u impossible 10 cut Ceener INTO the INDUS
| tries of our country.
| Snen Inc count of further changes had
been thus removed, then came the rcalIZ..-
| ton OF the destruction Which more tariff
| law had done to some of our great indu.;
| trIes. eutuIiing INJURY in every State ana
community oil our country. Then fCliOWins
that was loss TO tie treasury from IT.
sufficient revenues under that iegislattpn-
| Then Tie run Ou the gold reserve. then
bonds to make that gold reserve good.
Then the obstruction IN the Senate to
| any emergency legislation which would
| supply the loss oI revenue cntailcd by
! tnaU law. and the very character of that
| resistance in tie Senate To legislation which
| would increase the revenues only increased
isen, wltn ali these burdens upon u.s.
| the Chicago platform, with its reaction
| ury prOvIsIoDs, came TO further fret tie
| country. Tie effect of tins platform upon
the BUSINESS world has teen characterized,
| not by Republicans alone. but by the old
! and trusted leaders OF the Democratic
party, as a menace To every Invested inter
| est in the United States, revolutionary in
character, and directly leading to na-
| uonal dishonor aud partial Repatriation.
WHAT WILL THE VERDICT
| The people this year are enGaGcti IA
great national contest to restore the con
| Ilaeuce so sadly shaken by the suoc eSsion
| or events which have briefly named. In
| less than five weeks they Will speak and
| make Known tnclr NHdt VIII II
| he, Ineu of Ohio and West Virginia. tCricS
Of Mckinley, Mckinley" followed by
| tremendous cheerin|D
| Ii the people shah NTH ringing and i'm
| pres sivc voice declare four weeks from
| next Tuesday that the public credit shall
| not be lowered, the national currency shall
| uut be degraded, the peace and tranquility
| of this government Of law shall not be
! broken the revenues of the Treasury shall
| not be longer Insufficient for che needs OF
The government, and then that the tariff
| shall no longer Re inadequate to protect
| the American wDrkshop ana the American
| market; business activity will return;
| confidence will come back again; courage
| will take the place OF fear; work will he
| resumed. and prosperity will come to bless
| and benefit us all.
] God grant TO the American people the
/ wisdom to guide them II the right.