Middletown transcript., 1897-08-14
RnPUBL1cAN .PRosrthfrY.


gret the prompt return to prosperity
and business activity under President
Mckinley. For . few weeks while Con-
gress was considering the tariff bill
against Democrats and Populistic OBJ
struction these editors called aloud.
ssWhere are the McKinley good tImesP"
It wssthe Dover "Delawarean," we
believes, that had an article entitled
prosperity Howlers" because Rspub-
licans predicted the good times to be.
And now some of our exchanges grow
humorous. This is from the Centre
vile "Observer:''
"We would like to learn of our Re-
publican friends if the election Of Nc
Kinley caused the scarcity Of wheat in
Argentina and Australia? We would
like also to know If the said election
caused the recent downfall of rain
which prevented our farmers from sell
ling wheat when the market was 81
cents and forced them to hold it until
it reached S5? If 50, Mckinley is q
wonderful man. Have Republicans
any more like him2 Such phenomenal
specimens Of humanity should be drag
ged from their retirement and exploited
for the public benefit. Bring them
out.n
Yes, there are others in the Republic
can Party who like President McKin-
ley are statesmen. No party has had
so many statesmen as has the Republic
can; no nation In the world has devel-
oped as has the United States under
Republican rule. No sane man can
deny this. It has been the result Of
the policy Of that party. Uader Har-
rison the country generally was never
more prosperous, agricultural interests
alone being depressed and that from
natural causes. Democrats then claim
ed that it was the tariff that hurt the
farmer. He has tried the Gorman-
Wilson,bilI and now knows Letter, and to
treat the matter In an amusing way as
the following from the ':Observer" will
not change the farmers knowledge of
the past:
ssIt is well to have faith. Faith is
belief in those things not seen but still
hoped for. Republicans have faith in
their promised prosperity. That for a
fact Is one Of the things not seen; but,
we presume, still hoped for. It is ne
cessary, therefore, Republicans to yet
have faith However, If deficient wheat
in other countries had not enchanced
their own grain the American farmers
would have found little or no consola-
tion this year. But it so happens that.
the good Lord has been merciful enough
to help them despite the false legisla.
tion Of Republican Congress. Con.
gress has raised the price of nearly
everything but farm products. The
Almighty has been instrumental in help
ing the farmer.'
It would seem the tfalth'' Is about |
realized. From all over the country
come reports of business activity. Pro-
duce is selling well in the cities be-
cause there is plenty Of work. The
Philadelphia "Record," good Demo-
cratic authority, had the following tele.
gram on Thursday relative to business
in Wilmington:
'tThe Trump Brothers Machine Com |
pany is rushed with business, and men |
are working night and day.
The Belts Machine Company is un-
usually busy filling foreign orders.
A tank and deck barge, with car |
rying capacity of $4,000 gallons for the |
Standard Oil Company, was launched |
from the Enoch Moore & Sons Com
pany shipyard to-day.
Last week the TRANsCRI PIT answer
3D. the conundrnms which are troubling |
our Democratic friendssthe conundrum |
Is, Will the people believe that the price
Of grain is governed by the tariff as
Democrats claimed in 1892 or will they |
credit the natural causes as these editors
now acknowledge? 1t will be found the
people cannot be fooled all the Tins
-four year more of Grover" were more
han enough. They understand now
and while they will give the Dingley
Tariff its need of credit they will not
again be deceived into changing the
protection policy of the Republican
Party though farm produce should
Dc low from natural causes. There are
more protectionists in this country to-
lay than ever before-more Of them In
he Democrat ie Party.
The Dover ''Index" compliments the
this week for an honest
expression upon the causes governing
he wheat market but it says not one
word in explanation Of its claim In 1892
hat the tariff depressed the price of
,rain and that the election Of Cleve-
and meant $1.25 per bushel for wheat.
We cannot blame our political oppo-
lent-the recollections of the past four
rears are sad to all save the Office
holders. But these are the days Of
Be epublican Prosperity; let all rejoice.