Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1897-02-25
Lost Confidence.
MCCLURE, Feb. 90. 1S9

ED. NORTHWEST AS this is a bad
day and cant do anything else
will write a,.small article (I will call
lit Lost Conidence). In the first
place I haye fought through ten
presidential campaigns, and voted
for as many presidential candidates
(DemocraticJ. The opposite party
invariably made the same promise
of prosperity if we would Just con-
fide in them,T and the same number
OF times our confidence was betrayed
President Lincoln came the nearest
filling his promises than any Repub-
lican that was elected since my rec
ollection. u r.r q
In 1869 and 1896 were two of the
hardest fought campaigns that I ev-
er witnessed. In 1862, as your read
ers are we'll aware, it was not safe to
say you were democrat. But we
stood, as it were, like the ''boy on
the burning deck whence all but us
had fled" and cried aloud for help.
not only for ourselves but for our
country, that being the most critical
time in the history of our indepen-
dence. Now to the campaign of '96,
when we had the money power to
battle with. We fought nobly but
again failed on account of the firm
promise Of prosperity to the yeo-
manry of our land. To those that
were depending on labor in factories
and other public corporations, they
were promised steady work and
good wages If they would cast their
vote for the gold or single standard
candidate. They had themselves to
support and majority of them had
a wife and little children depending
on husband and father for their
daily bread. In view of prosperity
on one side and threatened starva-
ton on the other side, on election
day they took the large ballet in
the booth and with an unwilling
hand made the x. To great mum
Der OF them it was bitter dose, but
to keep starvation from the door
they swallowed it. But, alas, to-day
where are they? Scattered hither
and yon-tramping from one town OF
city to another to get something to
eat and lodging in the city bastiles.
For an illustration of prosperity
had the opportunity to get in CON
versatiOn with one of number that
came out of the little red hotel run
by our city marshal. He was well
dressed-as the most of them are this
fall and winter. I said to him,
How is this, you tramping and
wearing such good clothes p "Weil,n
he says, my dear sir we were work
ing in a large factory and I, for one,
was compelled to vote for the single
money candidate, although against
my own views; on account of the
promise of steady work and good
wages | shut my eyes and voted it.
We had little money when the
factory shut. down indefinitely, and
also good clothes. We started out
to look for prosperity, but, says he. I
am fearful my clothes will not last
till ! find the promised article
AS said before, the majority Of
those that were forced to tramp for
o living have good clothes. That
shows that O. sudden calamity is
spread over the country. Now III
will just say there is Balm in Gil |
lead, there is way by which the pro-
ducer and laboring class can be saw
ed" Let us go to work from
township officers to the highest Of |
ice within the gift of American citi-
lens, and in A. d. 1900 we will
achieve one Of the greatest victories
that the people Of the United States
ever witnessed.
The time is drawing near when we
will be called upon to select our
.ownship officers. Let us be careful |
and choose good Silver Democrats |
for those offices, as we'll as to fill the |
higher positions. / think by so do
ng we can claim the confidence
II ell Glasses OF people.
From an unswerving
~ DENoCRAT.