Middletown transcript., 1897-10-09
nnI.1r1f,A1 Honesty.

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'In August 1895 the liabilities of the bust
ness men that failed amounted to $28.005,
6S7. In August 1897 they amounted t,
only Il, ,42s. This is an object lesson tn
Republican party presents to the country
In September 1896, the highest price pait
for wheat was 81 cents. In September 1885,
it was $1.03. These are two of the results
Of the Republican victory. A great many
more Of similar results could be named
Let every man look at conditions now in
his own neighborhood and recall whai
they were year ago. If he does that and
there is an election occurring he will go to
the polls and vote the Republican ticket
vote for the party which restores prosperity
to the country, not for the one which des.
troyes it."-Ex.
Men should be as honest in politics
as in business, and every man should
deal fairly and justly with his fellow.
Newspapers should be as honest as the
individual citizen. Dishonesty may
thrive for time but does 1t pay fnallyP ?
We believe the difference in the a1bve
reported failures are due to the ''iack
of confidence" in 1896 and the tres
toration of confidence in 1897" The
difference between "business conf
deDce' and the "lack of confidence in
business" was never better illustrated
than in the difference between the last
administration and the present one.
No man, it matters not what his poll
tics. would see repetition of the past
four years, unless he is knave or a
fool, and every honest man desires to
see prosperous times now let his opin-
ion of the DiDgley tariff be what it
may. The lesson taught and sadly
learned in business in the past four
years needs no special pleading to prove
that that tie great Republican principle ef
Protection gives prosperity to America
and it is in our homes that we are all
interested.
To claim that the great increase in
the price of wheat is "result Of Re-
publican victory" is mistake in our
opinion. The Republican party wants
an intelligent membership not preju-
diced one; the latter may bring more
victories but the former gives better
government. During the Harrison
Cleveland campaign in 1892 there was
scarcely Democratic paper that did
not endesvor to prejudice the farmer
by declaring that the tariff regulates
the price of grain, and that the Nc
Kinley tariff was prejudicial to the far
mer. They now sing very different
tune andwithout even an apology for
Q change in their opinion-or perhaps
to put it truthfully on the part of the
most Intelligent change in their
newspaper policy. Republican editors
have no necessity for following such a
pernicious examples. There are enough
of plain, honest and successful principles
under the grand old party to prove its
merits without resort to subter-
fuge.
But to be just one must admit that
many things besides" "foreign demand"
add to the price of wheat; that may be
the chief and main cause for increase.
That laboring men are at work this year
and are eating wheat will add to the
consumption perhaps 20 or Is per cent. ; |
this is due to the restoration of conf
dence-or In other words to the cleo
tion of Mckinley. This much Repub-
licans can justly lay claim to, but 10
doing SO care should be taken not to
make undue boasts; they but prejudice |
the men whom the truth should infiu-
ence. We believe that it pays to be po-
liticalIy honest.