Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-06-17
REPUBLICAN DESPAIR.


DHAMYRozR6EeH4 and Lack 81 Courage
showing
At some risk Of being accused Of
PARTY Eukewaruness the Repab1ic de-
precatas the disposition on the par1 Of
many republicans 70 take 3 gloomy
view Of the business situation and 70
make bitter r7mplaint Of the failure Of
the republican administration 10 real
ize the glowing an1e-elect50n predic-
tions OF prosperity INDUCED In by ad-
vance agents and press agents Of the
Hanna syndicate
Iii true that the existing situation Il
not encouraging The general bank
cleara1oes, In sharp contrast with ,
large gain In ST Louis. indicated fall
ing OF II business last week Reports
from the Industrial center, particular
IL N PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio, the states
most favored By protection. show tenn
porarIly, AT least. an intenSl6ca1aon Of
business depression resulting IN the re-
duction OF wages and production and II
an increase Of business failures
But these results are IN great measure
caused BIZ special rather than general
business conditions Much of II can be
traced 10 the wholesale tariff tinker
ing Of the republicans IN congress The
conditions favorable 10 business reac-
ton. which the Republic has pointed
out still exist We have sold al enor-
nous quantity OF stuff abroad. and hare
an easy treasury and q great balance O.
trade IN our favor Exceptionally fine
crops of garden products have been
marketed and the prospect Of the grain
and cotton crops except in fevE local.
ties was never better If the reP0O-
Iiczns had refTained from buslness-dIs-
4urbing legislation these favorable con
ditions, despite the opposing influence
OF bad monetary system would have
resulted In a measure Of business re-
lief The republicans deliberately and
in The face Of solemn warning took the
one step sure 70 prevent return 10
prosperity By yielding TO the pressure
IN favor OF tariff legislation for the
benefit of The bounty gTabbers-
There are truth and justice. there
fore. in Mr. Wanznake-'s arralgnme21
Of the republican party for pronis-
ing immediate prosperity and then Go
ing nothing TO help II along While the
gloomy bitterness expressed by him
and echoed by masses of republicans
are not fully justified and indicate al
unnanlv ard foolish attitude. yet there
Is extenuation for the weakness. They
are the victims Of Misrepresentation
/ and deception They were led 10 trust
in the blossoEning rod and the sr5nu-
lat5ng fetch To the appointment
following false prophecy is added lTTa-
za1ion over continued nisrepresen7a-
ton TO coTer political deception
No bitter resentfulness affects the
Republic and the rational people who
4 placed no confidence IN bombas1ic cam
! paign predictions and do not believe In
fat prosperity We suffer neither the
/ disappointment CT misplaced faith Il
the McKiaIey's rabbit foot nor the hE-
! initiation OF the false prophet We are
/ SIN able 70 discern the conditions that
/ make for better times and TO believe
I that they viii work out q measure OF
J salvation despite the folLes and the
! blUnders Of the fetch w0Tshlpers and
/ the fat prosperity agents We belieFe
/ the American people have enough
strength energy and resources 10 with
stand the blight Of Mekinleyism- We
+ advise our discouraged republican
friends 10 swallow their party oisap-
4 goln1menT and keep up courage and
! .