The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-07-15

currency reform" will serve as a goo,
subject for prosperity prophets, and tn
country is already receiving some eX
cellent samples of Republican elo
quence on the glorious things that will
result from its uguration.-Chicag,
Dispatch.
Acting as "Fence" for Trusts.
In the robbers parlance a "fence" il
a man who accepts dishonesty acquir
ed property. asking no questions, ant
protiting through the transaction TIL,
assertions of man known to be /:
Fence" to the effect that his most ear
nest desire was to destroy robbery an(
to bring robbers to justice would have
little credence on the part Of those who
listened to his talk.
The Republican party. as represented
by its national committee during the
last Presidential campaign, is a fence
Trusts are known to be robbers of the
people, and the results of their robber
les Wore poured into the money bags
of the Republican committee without
stint and accepted without protest.
A fence" never betrays his cus;o
mer. 1t would not be good business to
do so. He may indulge in Il lot OF
moralizing about the ''sin of being a
sinner" and the dishonesty of being
dishonest" but he will never do any.
thing to convert the sinner or to bring
punishment upon the dishonest.
Viewing the situation in this light the
people will know just how much con.
fdence they can place in the mOraliz
ing of Republican leaders on the evils
of trusts. Actions speak louder than
words, and rs every antitrust measure
that has been brought before the Sen.
ate during the present session has been
killed by the Republicans, there can 10
no doubt as to their real sentiments n
regard to this matter.
Secretary Sherman has placed him.
self on record as opposed to the trusts
and as in favor of Hanna. AS Hanna
received untold thousands of dollars
from the trusts in the way of contribn.
| tions to his campaign fund. and, as he
placed this money where he thought 1t
would do the most good. he represents
the trusts. Secretary Sherman is a
| lightning change artist, but he cannot
perform the feat of being for and
against the same thing at the same
time.
The Campaign in iowa,
The Republicans of Iowa are slow in
accepting the challenge of the Demo-
Gratis to enter the campaign of 1897.
They are i'll no hurry to meet The
charges of the Democratic platform
and 10 offer their defense.
The Iowa Republican convention
will not be held until Aug. 1S. Their
State committee met at Des MOines
and fixed that date fo- the convention
at which candidates will be nominated
and the vigorous arraignment of the
administration in the Democratic plat
form will be answered, if an answer is
possible.
The Iowa Democratic platform
charges that the Republican admins
tration has looted the State treasury;
that an army of unnecessary and ever
paid employees has been created; that a
public debt of 81 100000 has been fas-
tened on the State; that extravaganza
and profiigacy have characterized the
management of fipancial affairs, "nd
that taxes have been increased, While
the ability of the people to pay them
has been impaired To this Indictment
the Republicans must answer.
1t is not surprising that they seek de-
lay. If criminal in a court of justice
feels that he is certain of conviction
he asks his lawyer TO get the trial put
off. He hopes that the accidents of
time may befriend him, while an i'm
mediate hearing would end in convic-
ton. The action of the Iowa Repub-
licans is inspired by similar kind Cf
rascallT prudence.
The Iowa Democratic platform says.
I'VE go before the people of this State
with the conviction that the interests
of the whole people demand change
in the policy and management of our
State affairs. and we invite the coop
Grafton of every patriotic citizen so
believing
This is an offer of political cO-opera.
ton that all good citizens will accept.
No Compensation 70, Consumers.
According to Senator Allison the high
tariff duties ON cheap carpets and
cheap mattings are not for protection
nor for revenue, but "a compensation
of the manufacturers for the increased
duties on raw wool" Where does the
consumer come in? What compensa-
ton does he get for the higher prices
he will have to pay? The consumers
will have another object lesson to i'm
press upon them the important fact
stated by Grant that the consumer
pays the taX.-Helena (MIont.) Inde.
pendent.
The Headsman Hard at Work.
Let our brethren of the Republican
press turn back to their files of four
years ago and peruse their indignant
remarks about the activity of the
headsman of the pOstoffice department
under the Cleveland administration.
With less than four months of the ad-
ministration gone now there have been
about 5000 removals of fourth-class
postmasters, an average of 1000 a
month. 800 week, and about twenty
for each working day of four hours, or
five removals an hour There is activ.
ity for you-Milwaukee Journal.
First Thing After Prayer.
"Open the doors of well-requited toll