Middletown transcript., 1897-10-09
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THE Agriculture implement dealers and
the phosphate manufacturers report unpre-
cedented sales this fall. The boom in prices
for farm products has put new life into the
farmers and rs result the old worn-out
drill is cast aside for new one, and large
purchases of fertilizers are required for the
increased acreage of wheat.p-Smyrna
Times.
Similar testimony is bourn by every
newspaper on the peninsula, and all
should rejoice. A Middletown merchant
was In NewYolk recently and he found
the wholesale dealers rejoicing over the
largest sales since 1892 but some of
them were made 50 timid by the hard
times of the past four years that they
cleared the retailers are making mis-
take and are purchasing so largely that
they will hurt the trade of next year. I"
One of Middletown's best business men
said recently: II am selling away be-
yond my expectations and the best of it
is the people are paying their obliga-
tions. I am getting money which Ibid
not expect for twelve months"
"Here is the testimony Of one Of our
foreign advertisers a New England
Yankee:
'sYes, times are mending. Everybody
feels better Confidence returns. Business
revives. Life is again worth the Busine IS
Mans living. The working man feels that
there will be enough to do. and at fair
wages.
July was dull month-perhaps in what
goes blythe name of Summer Business"
the dullest on record since Summer Busi-
ness began to be business, The summer
hotels and clearinghouse were almost
empty of guests. There was "nothing do
ing"
But Congress ''did something" business
determined to do something, and in August
men began to go on vacation feeling that
"Times were mending," and they could af-
ford an outing"
The days Of prosperity are returning
to all 2 We the politician-that is some
politicians. AS a sample of the "blind
leaders, !" not of the blind but of those
whom they would have politically
blind, we cite our Representative in
Congress. Hon. L. Irving Handy, who
Is very intelligent man and knows bet
ter but who let's political necessity, in his
opinion, outweigh the good of the peo-
pie to promote good times rather than
20 aid the politician. He said recently
in the "Milford Herald'' and by it he
should be judged:
"Our people are very tired of hard times.
They want prosperity and they want it not
Tor the few alone but for all the industrious
masses. Notwithstanding every condition
Is favorable. prosperity does not come. The
tariff and currency laws of our Federal
stand in the way. The best
hat can be truthfully said of the present is
hat business is little better than it was.
But where is the boom? Who has heard of
my increase in the rate of wages2 We read
n too hopeful newspapers of marvellous
but who has seen it in his own
ocality? The small measures of relief |
given by the temporary increase in the |
,rice of wheat has simply aroused hopes |
hat are destined to disappointment. The |
,hrottling hand of an appreciating money
tandard is still at the throat of business |
md its grip is unbroken. If the people do |
lot get the prosperity they want before the |
lext election, they will, with a rush. push |
0 power the free-silver, low-tariff party
md that is the Democratic party. The
prosperity to content then must be the gen.
line article, not the faxed newspaper
ariety."
Our Representative in Congress needs
o put on his glasses when he will see
be genuine article Of prosperity. 1t is
broad in the land-the result of pledges
nade to the American voters last fall
nd the redeeming those pledges by the
)ingley tariff law. Confidence has
cen restored and there will be no
rush to push to power the free silver,
ow tariff party"
The earnest consideration Of the
oung men of Delaware is invited to
n examination of the policy of Pro-
sction and its benefits and a cordial
avitatioD is extended to them to unite
nth the party of progress and "do