Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-11-12
Better Times In Sight.

That a pronounced majority OF Inc
voters of the eastern and central west
ern States were Influenced by, to them,
legitimate and sufficient business reas'
ons, to cast their ballots for the Repub.
lican candidate, is not only manifest,
but clearly manifest beyond question.
To pretend to account for such popu'
lar majorities as have been recorded in
Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey,
Maryland, West Virginia, Illinois, Iowa
and Wisconsin. upon the grounds Of co
ercion or purchase is nonsensicaI. worse,
it is reflection upon the integrity and
manhood of the American people, not
warranted by aught in their political
history. That the people have not dur.
ing the past twenty years been constant
to any one party or principle, has been
demonstrated by their persistent rever'
sal CT verdict at every opportunity af-
forded them, but that is the privilege
of which we boast, the untrammeled
right to modify, to change, to overturn
policy with which the people are not
in sympathy.
With the merits of the issue just de.
termined so unequivocally, we have no
purpose to deal results to date and pos
sible as to the future, come legitimately
within our province for discussion.
To go back to our first proposition,
the great popular majority evidences
strength of argument and promise Of
benefit to the people, as presented by
the victorious party and measured by
the people; in other words, regardless
of all that can be claimed as having in.
Auencedthe election outsideof argument
to superior advocacy and to promise Of
better conditions under the Republican
than under the Democratic scheme Of
government, must be attributed the re.
suit; the Democrats were beaten in the
argument of the issue before the people
Will the people realize all for which
they hope, or sufficient to satisfy them
that they did we'll to accept the prom
ises of the party, made victorious by
their suffrages?
We believe they will.
Four years ago their opponents won
decisive victory, but it came after the
advent Of the period ofgreat depression
This has in the opinion Of all, mainly
passed by and better times are DUE
During those four years, for political
advantage, it has been good policy tc
charge existing governmental policies
with "hard times" the republicans lay.
ing it at the door of Free Trade, the
Democrats during the recent campaign
charging the GoldStandard with all the
ills ofthe latteryears,b both hopingto win
an election thereby, neither concerned
one.half so much about the depressing
effect on business interests.
Now this is not only over, but there
is existing an exceptionally favorable
circumstance. Instead of, as during 4
years, one.half of the press adding to
the strength Of the depression, we now
have practically the entire press Of the
country bent upon.aiding every impulse
tending toward better times. We see it
already and we are confident that it
must wonderfully accelerate the move
ment, now from natural causes, already
due. Everybody will welcome better
times; everybody is anxious for better
times and they are bound to come. We
predict for next summer great revival;
Its throbbing pulse can already be felt
and with everv step gained comes in
creased momentum.
q. e. Convention.