Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1894 — A MISFIT. [ARTICLE]

A MISFIT.

Reports that Bro. McEwen was to have received a good appointmept at Washington, to recompense his disappointment in the post-office matter, are premature, to say the least The facts are that immediately after the postoffice appointment was made, a movement was started, by some of Mr. McEwen’s friends or professed friends, with a view to securing an appointment for him, and a petition to that effect.has been sent in, or soon will be. It is probable that some of those most active in working up the matter are in earnest about it, but SQme of them, wb have no doubt, merely wanted to flatter our neighbor’s hopes long enough to let his righteous wrath settle so that he would not rip them and his party generally, and Tom Hammond particularly, up the back for beating him in tire postoffice fight.

Editor Republican. Hogs are following the example of all other farm products, They are going Democratic. From Gets, in December they are now worth 3|and will touch.3cts. before 30 days. Hundreds of thousands of working people have no money to buy at any price, hence the apparent oversupply. The egg market is still worse. They are now worth 7| cents, and will no doubt go to 5 cts. This is enough to make the old “bitjdies” weep. Let demagogues tell the farmer they have no interest in a protective tariff. Suppose,farmers, those millions of idle men were put to work in our factories at $1.50 per day. They would earn $4,500,000 every day, and Saturday night would have $27,000,000. This sum every Saturday night would enable them to buy your eggs, your butter, your beef, your hogs. Money would be circulating freely as you have seen it in the past and you would hear nothing of hard times But Democratic policy has closed these factories, 3,000,000 of men are out of emp oyment. and they don’t get the $27,000,000 Saturday night, and can’t buy your products at any price. Well! can anyone tell where Democratic blundering is going to land us? ***

The Detroit Tribune reprints the following from the Ad rain Press (Dem.) of Nw. 25,1892: Republicans are predicting that great calamities will follow the advent of an administration that for the first time since 1860 has the President and both branches of Congress. Let them do the worrying. The Democrat party will get along. There’ll be no trouble. There’ll be no free trade. 'There’ll be no wildcat currency. There’ll be no subsidies. 1 here’ll be no fostering monopo. Jiea—■ "" " ~ - There’ll be no radical legislation. There’ll be no legislation harmful to our manufacturing industries. There’ll be no 150 per cent, tariffs. There’ll be no hesitation about bouncing Republican officeholders. There’ll be no incompetent appointments. There’ll be no nonsense in any line of work. There’ll be no force bills. There’ll be no Reed ism. There’ll be no need of Republican advice. There’ll be no tariff on salt, lumber, coal or wool. There’ll be no decline in the price of wool or wheat. There'll be no use of Republican lying br grumbling or explaining. There’ll be no decrease of pensions. This was printed two weeks after the election of Mr. Cleveland, and has the Democratic ring of of that period. At that time the echo of “Grover, Grover, four years more of Grover” was still resounding throughout the land. | The prophecy of dollar wheat and I higher wages was still fresh in the i minds of many credulous people. Thousands of deluded persons who had voted for a change were looking hopefully for the first signs, and almost expected to find gold dollars in thdif shoes every morning. The free trade Congress had not yet met and the upheaval of business had notyet begun. Wheat had not yet started on the descending scale which was to carry it out of sight in the wrong direction.

Wool still commanded a fair price and sheep were worth shearing. Mills and factories were running fullhand4d, and no soup houses had yet been opened. Everything was lovely and the air was vocal with shouts of Democratic victory and prophecies of Democratic good times. Well, how is it now? Just read the foregoing extract over again and see if it fits. —Journal.