The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-02
misled by republican talk.

In 1880 and 1881 the country was
thriving, but from the fall of 81 un-
til 1885 there was general depression.
The republicans had been in power
ever since the war, but in 1884 more
mills were idle than ever before. The
army of the unemployed was on the
verge of starvation.
Republican leaders declared that if
the democrats won in the election of
that year conditions would be still
worse, but Blaine was defeated and
Cleveland was chosen. For the first
time since Buchanan's day we were
to have a democratic administration.
The Inauguration on the 4th of March,
1885, was hardly passed when bust
ness began to revive, and before the
summer of that year prosperity was
more in evidence than it had been in
several years. 1t continued to the
end of Cleveland's first term.
In 1907, while Roosevelt was
President, there was a panic, the eff
fects of which lasted for several
years. Business was dull during Mr..
Taft's administration and right up to
the time Mr.. Wilson went into office.
It was not long after the democrats
were in the saddle in 1918 that an
Improvement in the industrial and
commercial world was observed; and
today look at the situation! Prosperity
is at high tide.
No matter which party happens to
be in power periods of depression will
come and go. But the democrats have
done what the republicans never had
the initiative to do, formulated bank
ing and currency measure which gave
the country the federal reserve sys-
tenn, making money panics impossible.
While Mckinley was President bust
ness was active, but never has there
been quite so much prosperity as there
is today. And it is not all traceable
to the European war That gave 1T
start, but all through the north and
west business is booming as it never
doomed before.
John I. McCutcheon, the cartoonist,
has bought an island and will raise CO.
coanuts' 1t would be great advertise
ment for John If he could persuade his
friend George AIDE, to put that island
in a musical comedy.
Germany complains because Americans
fight for the allies. Someone should ex-
plain to the Teutons that those Amer
leans don't even pretend to be neutral.
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Large numbers of Turks have been led
to believe that the Kaiser is a Moham-
medan. However, that will hardly keep
Constantinople out Of Russia's clutches.
A former Queen of Servia was discov-
cred doing mental work in Paris And
there may be several ex-Kings looking
for jobs after the war is over.
NOW that the 'possum season Is at hand
southern negroes may be able to resist
the solicitations of northern labor
agents.
1t begins to look as if certain soft
drink which has acquired local fame in
the courts, will soon begin reaching the
ultimate consumer.
Alabama soldiers will find Douglas,
Ark. a quiet. we'll behaved town that
rarely ever has a pistol duel between
two prominent citizens.
A Birmingham lawyer waxed eloquent
in denouncing the "snitch'' Nobody
ever wants to pat sntch on the back.
Over the ring of iron" Germany is
trying to flirt with South America.
That's making eyes" under difficulties.
New York suffers from an office boy
famine, but there are always enough
stenographers to go around.
4
BY delivering 10 speeches on one day
Mr.. Hughes proved that he hasn't SUI
perstitious bone in his body.
The first overcoat has made its APP
pearance on the streets. being worn by
a male dollhouse plant.
4
The sympathetic strike in New York
seems to have failed through a woe
full lack of sympathy.
X
The cruel uncertainty is ended Bir-
mirgham is going to have a circus this
year.
Rumania has two black eyes now
Maybe she didn't expect war to be a
picnic.
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From the Houston Post.
Birmingham, Ala, has fire prevention
committee of local insurance agents
which is doing splendid work. The eff
fort of this committee has resulted in
| the partial prohibition Of shingle roofs
| in that city. Reporting upon the prog