The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-03-05
AN uNFuLFlLLEo PROMISE.
How the People Were "Sold" by the
Mckinley Crowd.


Mckinley Crowd.
The general public has become some
what accustomed 20 the great disap-
pointment il began TO experience
shortly after the November election be-
cause of the failure of the promised
prosperity TO materialize and. as
consequence, we don't hear SO much
about il now as we did a couple OF
months ago. II having been settled
that the promise Of prosperity was
nothing more than n bunco game, the
people have philosophically set them
selves to the task of bearing the hard
times and the growing stringcncy as
hest they can, satisfied. at least. that
they were successfully worked"
Occasionally, however. we still find
expressions of dissatisfaction; sarcas-
tie comments on the gullibiiity OF the
public. and caustic references TO the
grand republican rainbow OF promise,
in contemplation of which the .Aneri-
can people were SC easily sold. Rev.
J. c. Hogan. of Forest City, Pa,
Methodist clergyman. who is well
known in this city. recently wrote
letter 70 the Carbondale Leader. bear
ing on the republican promise of pros
perity, and the pith of his communica-
ton is found in the following excerpt:
81 am looking for the Advance Agent or
Prosperfty' Evidently he Is lost. stolen or
rtravcd. and I want TO send word TO the
public through your valuable paper.
"a few months ago we were told to vote
for Mckinley end Prosperity rhe UNDER
o4a Cd tho YeOnie could
get Mckinley by voting for him. but doubt
ed II this would bring prosperity. To-day
reports from the large cities relative 70
the number OF unemployed show that therc
arc over $500 900 men out OF work. There
are 900 900 in Now York, 100 900 in philadel-
mia. 1000 in San Francisco 10000 in De-
troit, 10000 In Cleveland. 1900 In Cincin-
matt 5000 in Boston. and so on During che
mast few weeks widespread restitution has
been reported by the papers.
Where Is the prosperity that was 10
follow?
III win hardly satisfy us to say that
Mckinley e. Co. have not yet zone into
business. Why? Because they told us al
that was needed to usher In paradise OF
prosperity was sound money and conn
dence.' By sound money was meant th'
existing gold standard that we now have
and irnmediately after the election ignorant
partisans and pulpit orators pointed witt
pride to the great boom in business as
proof that the announcement OF republican
success had brought US an overproductiol
of confidence
"Rut since the late iamented election
many private banks. miscalled national
have gone republican. too. over 30 OF thes
banks az the west failed during the montl
Of December.
Here In Forest City. preceding the cleo
ton many patriots were especially anx
ious 10 save the honor of the nation. The
! tn he houee at MhtC
a certain ancient 'statesman' discocYsed 0
the beauties OF sound money and conf
dence. The boys organized and sat u
I nights TO s,rg for Mckinley ana frote'
, tion,' and they are now getting X az II
4 rate OF seven days per month Ihey eve
trnmped in parades with the bosses
command in carriages. And To- even n
: bosses have now been placed on ma
n time A thing which has never been know
e before the advent Of the Advance Agent I
D Prosperity
"That confidence game was succe'
q In ono way, but fails TO work the oth'
: way.
Z II notice that many OF the preachers WI
z N zealously spoke and voted In favcr
}. olutocracy ere now asking their pew rentc
/ to contribute food and clothes Tor Y
!" support Of poverty. 1t Is GOOD 10 ieeu J,
poor but II is better 10 work for condltio
/ under which none need to be poor. A ~
: social and Industrial system wouid ma
q this possible"
n Mr.. Hogan gives strong and graph
ii expression TO his estimate OF the sit
: ntion, but his view Of the case is nc
= In other respects, whit different fro
o the view entertained by the people. wi
are not saying much. Of course, b.
,. who are perfectly satisfied that thu
> were "roped in" Tor it is hardly to
r. doubted that the promise OF prosperi
:: saved the major and his party last n
!. vember.-Binghamton On. 70 Leadt