The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1900-03-15

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"we have had our blessings and
our burdens, and we still have
both" particularly the latter).
ave shall soon have the legis-
Iative assurance of the gold stan
dard with which to measure our
exchanges (while the peoples
products will be measured In sil-
yer, giving 40 per cent advantage
to gold).
1--WE have the open door In the
far East through which to market
our products" (after the trusts,
combines, and syndicates have cor
nered them).
"Wc are neither In alliance, nor
antagonism, nor entangled with
any foreign power, but on terms of
amity and cordislity with all of
them" particularly England, as
witness the Macrum Ietters).
awe buy frotu all Of them and
sell to all of them" (and our debts
are increasing enormously during
the operation).
"Markets have been increased"
wherever corner has been SO.
cured or trust can operate) and
mortgages have been reduced" (ex-
cept on the records of the county
clerks and recorders everywhere
which show large increase).
| t.Interest has fallen (into the
hands of the banks and mouey
lenders) and wages have advanc-
ed" az per cent lower than ever
before while necessaries have in
creased nearly so per cent?,
"Ths public debt is decreasing"
ESQ the refundipg bill will be pass
ed to stop 1t and make it advance
with the times).
"The country is we'll to do" (es-
pec.ally those who are running it.)
"Its people for the most part are
happy aud contented"(particularily
in Kentucky, Occur d'Alene, pub
lie alms.houses, with $4,000 labor
ers driven out of work by $20,000,-
600 capitalized material men in
Chicago, strikes all over the coun-
try, stockholders Of New York
Third Avenue railroad, the natives
of Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Filipin-
os, all who work and toll and slave
for pittance barely sufficient to
purchase necessaries without a
surplus, etc. The "most" part are
those who have the most money!.
And 80 the platitudes flow in in
a never ending stream. or course
what appears bracketed in the
above resume is what Mr.. Mckin.
ley would have said had he not
been pressed for time.
The president concluded by say.
ing: "It is not possible that
seventy-five millions of American
freemen are unable to establish
liberty and justice and good gov
ernment in our new possessions"
The American millions of free men
will not fail to establish liberty and
Justice even in their own country,
MIR. President. When they have
accomplished that, by removing all
the obstacles now in the way of it,
they will consider other matters.
AT present it appears to them as II
we were neglecting our own for
matters beyond our duty and des-
tiny, and there ia strong feeling,
Mr.. President, that you and your
advisers are bringing us under the
scriptural ban. "He that provideth
not for those of his own household
hath denied the faith, Is worse than
an infidel." The seventy-flve
millions are under the impression
that our home freedom of oppor-
tunities is being curtailed to fur.
nish the money rower foreign op.
portunities. They also believe
that charity begins at home, and
that the greatest charity would be
to remove the burdens upon theil
backs, and enable them to look up
at the sun like men and work out
their own destinies without being
forced into pauperism. They w,l
not submit to the apothe osis O
Lazarus for the sanctification O
Dives.
Probate Notice.