The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1899-10-11
WHY BUSINESS
IS BOOMING.
The Situation as Viewed by a
Prominent Agriculturist.
HOW FARMERS SHOULD VOTE
Pennsylvanians Must Roll Up Big Re
publican Majority and Lead in the
Canvass For McKinley's
Reelection.

It is not always the experienced bus
mess man that puts things in the
tritest and most forcible English
when he has anything to say. The IN
telligent. wide awake agriculturlst'
who has an opportunity to study public
questions and to form his own opin-
ions from well established facts, fre-
quently has a knack of expressing HIM
self in a manner that leaves no room
to doubt his convictions or to sue
cessfully controvert his conclusions:
John Hamilton, who is secretary OF
agriculture of this state, is a practlcal
agriculturist and a consistent RepuDn-
can as we'll In commenting upon the
present political situation he said:
Government is business. Business
upon colossal scale, conducted by
men delegated to act for the whole peo-
pie, and these delegated men are in
structed by the people to carry into
operation and effect the great leading
principles which the majority for the
time processes to believe.
"In 1892 tariff for revenue only sup
planted as a business principle tariff
for protection of industry, and the ell
feet of this radical change of an es-
sential principle was instantly per-
ceived. Mills that formerly run unln-
terruptedly began to close their gates,
traffic that had been busy began to
fall away. Foreign goods began TO
pour in upon our shores; labor began
TO be idle in our streets; building ne
gan to suspend construction; money,
which had been abundant, began TO
grow scarce; mines and furnaces be-
gan to close out their business; prices
began to drop; soup houses began to
rise and tramps thronged the high
ways; capital grew timid; lenders at
home and abroad called for their cash;
the sheriff's sales were posted upon
every billboard. The whole country
was in industrial and social despair.
Even the government, to protect it
self from utter overthrow, along with
that which had overtaken her citizens,
was compelled to go out into the mar
kets of the world and borrow money at
exorbitant cost, to the extent of $751;
100000. in time of peace, TO meet the
expenses of the state. Four long years
of this experiment tariff for revenue
only continued, when again, in 1896
the parties came up before the people
for their Judgment.
THE 16 TO 1 ISSUE.
"The Democratic party, knowing
and fearing their record, and that thu
old cry of tariff for revenue only
would cause their overwhelming de
feat, invented a new issue, with which
they hoped to overshadow the old one
of 1899. and they called it '16 to l.
The free coinage of silver was thu
Democratic war cry and the Republi
cans stood. as of old, for sound money
and the protection of American indus
try The Republicans took up al
their candidate and leader that noble
representative protectionist, william
Mckinley. the author of the tariff ac
of 1890, and the Democrats appropri
ated a man up to that time compare
lively unknown, but whose record al
q believer in the free coinage of silver
16 to l. was open and pronounced.
"The Democrats contended that til,
ills which had been endured durin!
the four years of their administration
and which could not be disguised
were due to the unsatisfactory condi
tion Of the currency of the country
and proclaimed that if there could b.
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer. 16 to oUv troubles would b,
at an end, and all henceforth would b,
well To this idea they rallied all thu
factions and all of the parties, north
south, east and west who were opposed
to the Republican idea, and the battlt
was fought out on this issue as NJ
previous battle had ever before beel
fought. Foreign nations. as spectator
of the conflict, predicted as a result
the overthrow of the financial system
of the country. and perhaps the ulti
mate destruction of the republic, ant
many conservative, thoughtful citizen
at home were seriously questionin!
whether a free people, made up of sucl
diverse clements as composed tn,
American nation, could govern them
selves.
when, however, the election da!
came, the ReGuhlcans had clearl,
shown that the injury to the business
of the country and our other indus
trial ills were not due to the monel
question az all, but that the tariff poll
cy of the Democratic party was tn,
cause Of all Of our disturbances il
business, ard PROMISED that if the Re
publican idea that a tariff for the pro
lection of American industry we're re
instated prosperity would return ant
business resume its benefcent swa!
all over the land.
MKINLEY AND PROSPERITY.
Major Mckinley was elected; n,
change has been made in the fnancia
system; no other part of our busines
has been seriously modified; all /
left substantially as before, except tw
things: One IS that the tariff for reve
nue. only has been stricken off and
tariff for the protection of American
industry has been restored. The othe
is that Republican citizens who be
lieye in this doctrine of protection t
American labor have been put in OF
fee to carry the law into effect.
What is the result? Listen [
these clippings, al taken from Deric
cratic papers in single day of th
current month.
Here is what the Philadelphia Rec
ord says: The outtun OF pig iron /
July was greater than in any othe
July since iron was first made in th
United States, but the demand is s
brisk that buyers complain of a nj
iron famine. But for the fact that II
markets of all the rest of the worl
are in practically the same conditic