The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-07-10
PRoviDENTlAL PROSPERITY.
The Country Was saved from the
DIrefuI nrynnifes.

Dtreful Organizes.
Within a month after the election of
Mckinley the calamity press began TO
shrek: where is that promised pros
perity?" They have been bowling the
same dismal interrogatory ever since.
They make the violent presumption
that somebody representing the repub-
lican party had promised that so soon
rs Mckinley was elected prosperity
would come galloping down the pike
at full speed. When asked to give a
bill of particulars setting forth when,
where and by whom such promises or
promise had been made, their reply is
that Mckinley and Prosperity" was
the campaign shibboleth OF the party.
That reply begs the question, and at
the same time exposes the puny par
tisanism of the organs which yelp and
wall because we have not had a shower
of dollars rained down upon the mill
lions who were impoverished by the
stupid legislation of the democrats.
Our reply TO these inquiring howls
is that all the prosperity that was
promised in connection with the cleo
ton Of Mckinley has not arrived, but
portion of IL is being enjoyed and il is
steadily expanding. 1t would expand
more rapidly If it did not encounter
the factious opposition of those who
train with the calamity press to OBJ
struct the return of confidence and de-
lay the enactment into law Of pro-
tective tariff act. The protective tariff
act when passed and signed will not
act like magic 10 restore prosperity in
a single night, but il will stimulate the
confidence of manufacturers i'm the flu
ture of their enterprises and work will
be given 10 thousands who are now idle
as a result of the untoward effects Of
free trade legislation and free silver
agitation.
We cannot legislate life into stagnant
industry, but we can stimulate il by
administering legislative tonic and
protecting IL from the assaults OF for
eign producers and domestic confidence
wreckers. II we could make ourselves
prosperous by simple acts of legisin-
ton we would have all our legislative
bodies working overtime. Indeed. we
might deliver over authority TO the sill
yer syndicate TO legislate for us II il
could make two blades OF grass grow
where only one grows now. But pros
perity cannot be driven into our
system by legislation. All we can do
by law is TO remove distractions. till
the field, fence IL in and give prosper
ity chance TO flourish by reason of It's
own inherent properties. which find ex-
preston through laws OF trade and com
merce.
The bowling calamityites are remind
ed that while they have done their
utmost TO retard the return Of pros
perity, protesting the while that they
were and are doing all they can 10 IA
cilitate It's return, the republican party
is working with might and main TO do
all IL promised TO do 10 give work TO
the idle and start up the long notion
less wheels OF manufacture. Even
though the party fail to realize all ex-
pectations. il nevertheless saved the
country from bankruptcy, with which
/. was threatened by the Bryanitcs. To
be saved from that dircful catastrophe
is not only providential. but also pros
perity In It's deepest signification.-De
troit Journal