Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1903-08-13
THURSDAY. AUGUST 6, 1908.
WHY STOP WORKING1

contemporary, the Times Dispatch. II
there is any bright particular spot in the
political career of this ultra Southern
Democratic journal, it has been created by
its frequent assertions and admissions thai
our country was prosperous and prosper
ing to degree that has never before been
known in tie history of any nation.
While other Democratic journals have
almost continuously stoutly insisted that
our prosperity as a nation is shallow and
false, The Times has all along maintained
that is substantial and real. The greatest
weakness of our esteemed contemporary
has been it's persistent, but perhaps sincere
effort to misead itself and others as to the
primal causes that have produced the
wonderful business and industrial condi'
tions that give it so much qualification.
The Times. Dispatch admits the genuine
ness If our national prosperity, but denies
that the Republican policy and Republi.
can legislation have had anything to dc
with superinducing such conditions. Al
times its partisan blindness borders on
the ridiculous. 1t will conf lently assert
that the defeat of Mr.. Bryan in 1896 and
the establishment of the gold standard
constitute the basis on which confidence
was restored and the wheels of industry
once again put in active motion. This
will be accompanied by an illogical attack
from our contemporary upon the financial
and economic policies of the Republican
party, the party that defeated Mr.. Bryan
and established the sound money policy
to which the Tines-Dlspatch is willing to
ascribe existing happy conditions. Nor
does it stop there, but it insists upon the
country returning to the destructive policy
of Mr.. Cleveland, which all Republicans
and fivt-sixths Of the Democrats in 1896
firmly believed had wrecked national pros
perity. If we compare the results of Mr..
C.evel 4nd's policy with those that followed
the Republican policy, which has prevailed
since 1897, it demonstrates that the
people were not at fault in the judgment
they pronounced in 1896 against the Demo
cratic president and Iarty.
The Times Dispatch in its editorial
"Tte Poor Mans Wealth" which we pub
hsh il another column, says:
"Dlring the past seven years the
rich have been erJwing richer, but l.
would appear from the report Of the
savings banks that the poor have been
growing richer also"
The large accumulatioDs that have been
deposi e by the working classes in the
savings banks are not the only evidence of
the widespread prosperity of the country,
nor of the unusual distribution among all
class of people of the vast pile Of wealth
that is beiDg created In the United States.
The evidence can be found in every home
In the land, in the schoolhouses, in the
workshops, 10 the churches, in the grain
and pasture fields, in fact everywhere the
eye can be turned or the intelligent mind
takes time 10 Investigate. In the face Of
all this OR Richmond contemporary,
wh'e gloating over the bright prospect in
view, cannot forbaar joining the prophets
of evil, and sounds note of warning TO
those WHO are now reaping rich harvest
from the abundant fields of prosperity.
What pity this note of warning could not
impress the readers of the Times Dispatch
In way not intended byit, and fix upon
their minds another solemn note of warn
Ing recently sounded by Mark Hanna:
"For Gods sake, let well enough alone,
But the Times Dispatch will stick to what
it once proclaimed to be the mission of the
Democratic party-a policy of opposition
and obstruction te whatever the Republi.
can party offers or advocates. 1t will con.
tinue to criticise the Republican financial
policy and offer as a substitute its too
elastic currency to be furnished by State
banks. And it will continue its seemingly
tireless assaults upon the economic policy
of the Republicans, offering in its stead the
Anticipated and prosperity-kildng policy of
tariff for revenue only.
No matter how prosperous people may
be, in their financial affairs there will be
some rainy days-"Some days must be
dark and dreary." But in country and
with a government like ours there is no
necessity for the existence of a prolonged |
period of disaster, covering four years, as
was the ca eunder the last Democratic adj |
min'strat;on. fsuch periods come they are
the result of the folly of the people who
select me1 and parties to formulate and
operate governmental policies for them.
The Richmond News Leaderof the 9th |
INST, speaking of the recent financial furry
in Wall Street, said:
1.-The present MISUNDERSTANDING is the