Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1908 — BROKEN WEAPONS. [ARTICLE]

BROKEN WEAPONS.

What ie commonly called “the panic of 1893” started under a Republican administration, but as much of its effect was forced over into Cleveland’s administiation, unfair Republicans joined in asserting that the Democrats were to blame. Of course the Democrats were not to blame, but the Republicans by their clamor made many persons think they were. But they cannot work that disreputable game on the public again. The 1907 panic occurred after eleven years of continuous Republican rule, That party has, during all that time, bad oontrolof the government in all departments. It has had the president and both houses of oongress, and has been able to do what it wanted to do. For eleven years it has absolutely bad it own way, and during all of that time Providence has been kind and has favored the country with bountiful crops and an enormous addition to its supply of gold. Aud yst we are in the midst of a general business disorganization which, unless speedily mended, is

certain to produce a* period of hard times that will stretch far into the future. All that has happened after eleven years of uninterrupted Republican rule. The insolent falsehood that ‘'panics only ooour when the Democratic party ia in power” has been emphasized, and the equally insolent assertion that “panics cannot occur under Republican rule” goes with it into the odious limbo of partisan oiaptrap.