The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1897-06-18

@wb1f republican leader oF Fepabil-
enn paper ever saia good times would
eone ths day. he week - the month
nfser sIecfIou2'' asks the Globe-Demo-
crs,. ~sneh . prediction would have
ben af@ur8. (" 70 eoatinues- "The sup
D - an that the four years Of trade
staens sian would give place TO busi-
mess boom Immediately after the de-
fsat n fs.e ssvoin,lo1ist party aud the
sl.eflnn ~ he e,assFv4live ticket was
- snbss.n.ly fiticu,eSs that nobody
faade e oug leBs"
b. tie -1smocrat did even
woFss. n clsined, for month before
the election. sh.f he certainty Of Me-
Kirssy's slecfiou w1z starting boom
"a aavsnes. IL - Issue o. October 5,
ispe. the Globe Dsmocrat said editO-
rally:
Thss~ . . mech q prosperity n the election
efnxKinieg fhat some q q 4 buigiaz tsrDuzh
- cracks aAead q time
Efvs days later, October 10, Globe
Dam ,orat editorial said:
ssssax - fhe siixsIier s1rsTtaiasy a. toFhe
resist rssaains tArre csn be 10 decided advance.
II ne c,ud<naaiion ~ Bryan ~ III polls turns
ort - b a. sssrpisg aad emphatic a. 4 ought
% ~. and a. conssrvafiss people are hegsauing
20 rtank 4 vii b. q business boom ike that
.kirh startled Nth the Resumption o. gold pay
rnsnfa IN gsv,. viii al IN imm@diateiy after the
eis<llos
SIX days after this prediction the
0Iobs-Democrat had discovered that
basiness transactions we're being made
contingent upon the election Of Me-
Klnleg. IN IT, issue Of October 10 that
paper said:
The manafs<furrTs are receiving many orders
a. R,ots % b. paie ~ on the ciectios q Nc
Ksnser.
And on the day following that, oc-
tober Il. with the election only two
weeks aud a half distant, the Globe
Democrat positively asserted that q
marked business Improvement would
Immediately follow the election Of
Mckinley. These are It's words:
NJ pzrtrainer - b whether McKiniey's
lesd vi b. onig a. long a. cieveiand's in Isa4
e. Harrinns IN -. o. whether il win be as
rrsat a. Grunt'a 10 1871. sfg remain antiI elee
tlon nIxht. ana mis- Oil prevent any further
xaarked Improvement In business Cor the next
600 and . half weeks
kzzslness men without business, and
workingmen without work, have con-
ciuded that the time since October II
lat year u The longest two and a half
weeks they have ever lived. But IL
mag encourage them even now 10
read This from the Globe Democrat Of
a week later, October "a:
Tie siectiso win brink busiAess expansion
whiIb promises ID equal that 81 the most pros.
r~sor.s periods oflt~ past
In another week the GlObe-Demo-
Gratis confidence Wa 20 great that,
with the election only three days off,
/. said on October 81:
The business men are wisely doing their
naanrhinz nov. a. they wos't have any time for
fhn ssrt Il thiax amer ifcKinley's election. on
lacrcsuf ofinrrsascd trade.
And an that same day ~ absurd"
and "rIdiculous' statements IL said:
Fusr cuf u every ave business nen believe
thEf BFyan wiii b. oezlen. strong undertone
~ csnf aence pervsfes ti.e entire SHANGHAI com.
lsnsisy isi busners psudenae. the determina-
sI,s - sat snsii absoiaie ccrtsrty comes before
fakirg any nee steps checks enterprise
tn Haheoiute certainty Of Bryan's
Of ~ esme within less than a week
aftr chs wps published, bat the busi-
mes msf, ~ "a o. be still waiting.
Tas G'sts- Democrat owes an apol-
os- ~ l's nsl.isIs. f,-i, FOR misleading
them u-lfc prar4sfl ir DSw admits
80 have been "stsxrd'' aud iridlcu-
ku.. and nex' fog lHsatieg their In
telllreree - senying that IL ever said
fta~~ "absurdv ard "ridiealousu
th.ug..-E'ost-Dispafen.