Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1898 — LYING FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES [ARTICLE]

LYING FOR CAMPAIGN PURPOSES

"Mr. McKinley promised at the election in 1896 that with him and the sure establishment of the single gold standard would come universal prosperity. These promises have utterly failed. Qreater commercial depression prevails today than ever before.” That comes from a speech made recently by a Democratic candidate for oongress. He lias no oxclusive claim to it, for it is the common property of every speaker of that ilk. Their listeners know it to be a lie, and yet those of Democratic inclination and identity assist in circulating it. There never was a time When the immense product of farm and factory so completely put to shame campaign lying like that. The speakers uttering it know that it is a tune when work is seeking workingmen aud not workingmen begging for work. Evidences of prosperity abound on every farm and in every town. Merchants are baying more because the people have more money to speud; factories that were shut down are now working doable time. Orders tor our farm products have reached a magnifloent total and are still increasing iu these good times of protection to home industries. Orders for our manufactured products are keeping machinery and workingmen ceaselessly active everywhere. We are buying less aud selling more abroad. Three years ago artioles that were shut out of family consumption because there was no mouey to buy them, and heuoe became luxuries, are now in active demand as necessities because the people have mouey to buy them. If one wants to destroy this condition of conteutment aud plenty ho cau find no speedier way to do it than by voting the Democratic ticket. CLAIMANTFORGLORY The Democratic party is a claimant for glory. No great achievement ever gets away from its efforts to put forth a lien ou it. However, let anything like responsibility be asserted and it flvs to cover with a cry, "Democrats had nothing to do with it.” That is the reading one finds between the lines of the following from the speech of Congressional

Candidate Hailey of ttte Indianapolis district: ••The glory of this great triumph belongs to no party, state or section. The sentiment inspiring the hearts of all oar people was a common one. Men were not asked how they voted or what might be their position upon any question of pnblic policy,” } “Wboevey may be responsible for the disastrous results,to the volunteer soldiery of the oountry, it cannot be charged tp the Democratic party.” .. That is if this is glory the Democrats Want a share of. it; if there has been mistreatment of soldiers all the good officers were Democrats, all the indifferent and incompetent ones Republicans. That is the true meaning of all the miserable parade of camp horror exaggeration and attacks on the administration.