The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-10-30
THE ONLY DANGER.
q Single Peril Threatens the
Business World.
That Is the Bare Possibility That Bry-
anism and Johnsonism, With Their
Bitterness Between Classes and So
ciai Chaos, May Deceive the Peo-
ple-let Ohio Voters Throttle This.


Bitterness Between Classes and So
eiai Chaos, May Deceive the Peo-
ple-let Ohio Voters Throttle This.
John Ii. Clarke, the Johnson nomi-
nee for United States senator. when he
said that this country Is on the verge
Of q financial and industrial collapse"
did not know how its echoes would
pursue him. Whether he deliberately
made the statement to mislead voters.
or whether he believes II, 1t is proper
TO submit some facts to show the error
OF his assertion
The New York Herald of recent date
gave a careful survey OF the business
conditions of the country. 1t began by
saying: merchants. manufacturers
and bankers express themselves that
no diminution of our national prosper
ity is in sight. From the middle west
word is sent that the country banks
are not asking any assistance in fur
thering the process OF moving the
booming crops; the steel companies
are proceeding in a manner suggestive
OF confidence in continued prosperity;
the farmers OF the south were never
so well off, on the Pacific coast busi-
ness journals print symposiums from
their correspondents which bespeak an
optimism almost unanimous" Fol-
lowing this was a most conclusive ar
.ay of cheering facts from every guar
ter of the country. all summarized by
the Herald as quoted, and far beyond
the space at our command.
Facts like these might be piled upon
facts. all tending in the same diree-
! ton of absolute priof that the great
1 underlying forces OF our industrial and
commercial conditions as well as
| transportation interests, are in the
soundest condition, with most excel
| lent prospects. Speculation in watered
| securities has caused trouble enough
to those engaged in it, but the conse-
| quent cessation Of the great gamble oil
| which 1t is a part will prove in the
| outcome a positive benefit to the COM
| munity at large Vast sums in the ag-
| gregate that have been diverted to
| speculative investments will now be
| employed in legitimate business opera
tions. to the positive benefit of -
| concerned The only signs of storm
cloud at all visible are in the polti
| cal skies. and are to be found in the
| recent revival of free trade. as again
| an active issue in Democratic circles
\ Just as Great Britain is finding ou'
that free trade has undermined her in
| dustries; in the new activity of Bryan
In favor of fat money and its unerrine
destruction of the public credit and
confidence; and particularly in Ohio
In the capture of the Democratic party
by its socialistic element, headed bJ
Tom Johnson, leading the party away
from its original principles to support
government ownership and operation
of various kinds OF business and espe-
cially the ccnfiscation of all land tt
the state through the single tax Al
OF these agitations agree in one poin
and that the one Of greatest peril II
the public, the attempt to prejudic'
class against class, to sow the seeds o
civic strife, with its sure consequence
Of social chaos. This is the real reasol
for the bitterness OF the attacks ol
Senator Hanna and Colonel. Herricl
and all other Republicans. Those en-
gagged In this warfare to revolutioniz
| our social conditions instinctively rec
ognize in the Republican party the i'm
placable opponent of every such at
tack upon the public welfare no mat
ter how insidiously 1t may be dis
guised.
ANY ascendancy that may be Sc
| cured by such elements even thoug
| temporary will be pernicious TO tn
public interests. So long as the -
proach of these perilous theories ca
be held of so long as the Republica
principles OF protection to America
Industries and American wages-earr
ers, Of maintaining the public credi
OF upholding the right Of the indui
tries and thrifty to the property thei
efforts have acquired-so long as thes
Republican doctrines that hav
brought back the prosperity that Dem
ocratic enactments drove away. JUS
So long will Mr.. Clarke and all calan
ity howlers like him stand convicte
of falsehood whenever they shout ths
the country is ION the verge of final
, | ciaf ana lnQuStTldi COlidpsc ououi
, the people listen to these leaders {
destruction, however, and especial
should the voters of Ohio perm
, themselves to be deceived by the d.
lusions Of johnson and Clarke. the
. indeed would troubles thicken fas
Once let capital suspect that Johl
sonism and Organism may prevail
once let the people at large begin
/, realize the danger in this direction
: and all alike would begin to put the
, house in order for the storm whic
they would fear to be approachin
, Every savings bank. every buildir
and loan society would quickly moi
the effect among its customers, whi
in wider circles OF business, taking
sail would be the order of the da
/, everywhere. SLOW down" would
the word along the line. as a ma
ter Of self-protection. Then indet
would this country be ION the veri
Of n financial Nd Industrial collapse
Respectfully.
CHARLES DICK.
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