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MORO OBSERVER.
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Is I m p r o v i n g F a s t e r
T h a t o f O th e r M en .
th a n
T h e o ld -tim e fa rm e r's boy w as n o t s e ri
o u sly to blam e fo r s tr ik in g o u t fo r the
c ity . 11 is p a th w a y o f lif e w as not s tre w n
w ith roses, n or w ere his d a ys a succession
o f jo y o u s picn ics. H e w as com pelled to
rise e a rly in th e m o rn in g , long b e fo re the
la r k had ceased fro m slu m b e r, and b rin g
th e cows fro m th e d e w y p a stu re . H e was
expected, b e fo re he had a chance to s a t
is fy his m o rn in g h u u g c r. to “ p a il” six
co w s; be k ic k e d o ve r a t le a st ouce; fet'd
and groom fo u r horses, and c a rry food
and d r in k to a t le a st t w e n ty - tir e head o f
open-faced sw in e .
I n th e su m m e r he w as expected to hold
th e han dles o f a b u ll to n g u e p lo w and
tra m p a d o w n th e ro w s o f co rn u n til tong
a fte r th e ch icke n s had gone to th e ir n ig h t
ly rest. I n th e f a ll, w h e n th e o ld h o r*e
p o w e r th re s h in g m a ch in e cam e a ro u n d , be
stood a t th e t a il end and fo rk e d a w a y th e
s tra w , w h ile rag w e e d d u s t h ik 'd h is lu n g s
and clogged th e p o re * o f his s k in . In the
w in te r he w as sent o u t to p ic k stones fro m
th e ro c k y fie ld , and as he p icke d , fre sh
stones s p ra n g up lik e d ra g o n s ’ te e th to
ta k e th e place o f those he had g a th e re d .
H e had no tim e to read, and m ig h ty lit t le
f o r re st. I t is n 't any w o n d e r he got tire d
X th e business and s tru c k o u t fo r th e c ity .
N o w it d iffe re u t. T h e fa rm e r no lo n g e r
comes to to w n in h is road w agon, s ittin g
on a tw o -in e h p la n k la id across th e to p o f
th e w a g o n , b u t he rid e s in h is s u rre y , his
horses a rra y e d in s ilv e r-m o u n te d harness.
H e s its in a c a rria g e sca t to p lo w his
g ro u n d , and a fte r h is d a y 's w o rk is done
ta ke s a w a lk fo r e xercise. T h e o ld -fa s h
ioned
h o rs e -k illin g and m a n -d e s tro y in g
th re s h in g m a c h in e has g ive n w a y to a
m od e rn in v e n tio n ru n by steam , a u to m a t
ic a lly fed. w h ic h sta cks its o w n s tra w ,
and m easures, w e ighs and toads the g ra in ,
w h ile th e fa rm e r, seated in th e c o m fo rta
ble shade, m a y w a tc h th e o p e ra tio n . H is
h a y is sta cke d by m a c h in e ry , and baled
by m a c h in e ry . H is w a te r is pum ped by
m a c h in e ry .
H is sto ck w ill soon l*e fed
by m a c h in e ry . H e is b e g in n in g to p u t in
telephones and o rd e r his gro ce rie s o v e r the
w ire .
T h e tim e is n e a r a t h a n d w hen. in ste a d
o f being th e sla ve o f to il, th e fa rm e r w ill
be th e m an o f le isu re as w e ll as th e m an
o f c a p ita l.
W h e n th a t tim e comes it w il l be fo u n d
th a t th e a m b itio u o f yo u n g men w ill lie
in th e d ire c tio n o f be co m in g la uded co u n
tr y g e n tlem e n in ste a d
of
h a rd d riv e n ,
o v e rw o rk e d and s m o th e re d -fo r a ir re si
d ents o f th e c itie s.
G o rm a n la w w ns In fo rce and co tto n ties
w e re on th e fre e lis t, b u t th e p rice was
$1.35 per b u n d le at w ho le sa le . T h is ye a r
we have the D in g le y b ill and a p ro te c tiv e
t a r if f on c o tto n tie s and th e y are o ffered
at 70 cents a b u n d le a t w holesale. Thi*se
fa c ts do not seem to w o rk in w ith th e
C le ve la n d p a rro t cry th a t “ th e t a r if f is a
t a x ." T hese fa cts, to»», a re o f them selves
a s u fllc ie u t r e fu ta tio n o f th e o th e r fr«*e
tra d e falsehood sca tte re d so b ro a d ly an,l
so c o n s ta n tly , th a t a p ro te c tiv e t a r if f fos
te rs tru s ts . I.a s t ye a r, u n d e r fre e trad»',
th e re was a c o tto n tie t r u s t: th is ye a r, uu
d er a p ro te c tiv e t a r iff, th e tr u s t is b ro ke n .
A n O b je c t L es s o n .
T h e fin a n c ia l s itu a tio n in th e S o u th e rn
R e p u b lic pre se n ts an o b je c t lesson w h ic h
should n o t be lo st upon o u r frie n d s , the
fre e s ilv e r lu n a tic s .
A d v ic e s fro m the
C ity o f M e xico , in th e w o rd s o f a recent
a r r iv a l fro m th a t un h ap p y place, p a in t "a
g lo o m y p ic tu re o f th e fu tu r e .”
A young
C a lifo r n ia n w ho has resided th e re fo r
th re e o r fo u r ye a rs, and w h o has held a
conspicuous p o s itio n in a la rg e business
co n ce rn , sta te s th a t th e d e clin e in the
p ric e o f s ilv e r has p ra c tic a lly d riv e n h im
o u t o f business. H e says th a t e v e ry th in g
has gone up th re e fo ld —e xce p t wages. O w
in g to th e tre m e n d o u s d is c o u n t on th a t
m e ta l w o rk in g people a re now sca rce ly
able to e a rn su ffic ie n t to p ro cu re the uec-
essaries o f life .
A ll b ranches o f business are p a ra lyse d
and A m e ric a n s are le a v in g the c o u n try in
droves. M e rc h a n ts w ho h ave o u ts ta n d in g
a cco u n ts and w h o a re com pelled to co lle ct
them in s ilv e r are beiug p u t to a tre m e n
dous loss.
W h e n th is yo u n g m an le ft
M e xico it to o k $2.50 to buy $1 in e x
change. a c o n d itio n w h ic h has p ra c tic a lly
d e stro ye d th e im p o rtin g
busiuesa. and
w h ic h is g ra d u a lly c rip p lin g th e G o v e rn
m e n t; fo r a» im p o rts d e clin e th e reve n u e *
o f th e re p u b lic a re o b lite ra te d .
T h e e v o lu tio n o f a fre e s ilv e r basis in
M e x ic o s u b s ta n tia te s e v e ry th in g alleged
by th e o p p onents o f M r. B ry a n in th e la st
p re s id e n tia l ca m p a ig n in th ia c o u n try . I t
w as th e n said th a t wages w ere th e la st to
go up. an«I th a t c u rre n c y in fla tio n o f every
k in d w as in ju r io u s to th e masse«. T h is
is a lw a y s th e fa c t. C a p ita l ta ke s ca re o f
its e lf, b u t la b o r is a lw a y s th e v ic tim o f
p re v a ilin g circu m sta n ce « .
Y e t it is a
s tra n g e c o in c id e n t th a t o f th e se ve ra l
m illio n s o f people w h o voted fo r W illia m
J . B ry a n , p ro b a b ly 75 per cent were men
w ho. had his fin a n c ia l th e o rie s been p u t
in to e ffe ct, w o u ld have su ffe re d the nn«»t.
In M e x ic o th e masses a re n o t responsi
b le fo r th e fin a n c ia l c ris is .
The G ov
e rn m e n t m a in ta in s its s ilv e r basis » t h
i n , c o n s u ltin g th e m . B u t io th e U n ite d
S ates. had th e fre e coin a g e o f s ilv e r been
adopted, th e p»*op!e th e m se lve s w o u ld
have w ro u g h t th e ir o w n ru in . N o r»*a- n-
in g m an can c o n te m p la te th e poosible re
su lts o f th e p re s .J e n tia l cam pa.gn o f IS»'»
w ith o u t a s h iv e r. B ry a n w as de fea te d ,
a f t e r a l t by a n a rro w p lu r a lity . H a d he
succeeded and had h is dem agogy and
cru d e th e o rie s been p u , in to th e fo rt» o f
la w s , f if t y ye a rs o f g— m J g o ve rn m e n t and
S i l v e r l» * u e D e a d .
pros{»erity w o u ld n«»t ha ve w iped o u , th e
F ro m a ll re lia b le sources it appears th a t d am age he w o u ld have in f lie ttd up»»u th e
th e m uch a d v e rtis e d 1 0 -to -l ca m p m ee t n a tio n .
in g in S p rin g fie ld , Oh.v«. was a m «1 « n- !
I f th e re a re any fre e s ilv e r lu n a tic s in
spicuous fa ilu re . T h e C in c in n a ti E m ju ir
th is c o u n try w h o s t ill b e lie ve th a t it ia
e r keeps up th e sem blance o f a la rg e a t safe to ado|tt fre e coinage o f s ilv e r w it h
ten da n ce and g re a t e n th u s ia s m , b u t th e ; o u t th e consent o f a n y o th e r n a tio n , th e y
fa c ts g a the re d by o th e r co rre sp o n d e n ts should be sen, to M e xico a nd com pelled
•h o w th a t i t w a s a f a ilu r e th a t w ill d a m th e re to stu d y th e f r ig h t f u l re su lt» o f a
age th e l ’k to -1 fa d .
E ve n M r. B ry a n depreciat«*d c u rre n c y upon th e w e lfa re o f
co u ld n o t be in d u ce d to go to h e lp d ra w a th e com m on people.—San F ra n cis.-o P ost.
c ro w d . M o s t o f th e o th e r o ra to rs f o r s il
v e r w e re co n sp icu ou s by th e ir absence.
F r e e C o in a g e o f F r e i g h t C a r« .
E x -R e p re s e n ta tiv e T o w n e o f M in n e s o ta ,
T h e fre e s ilv e r leaders ha ve contended
s ilv e r R e p u b lic a n , w as p re se n t, b u t he had th a t w h a t is need«-d is an increase in th e
n o w h e re else to go. G e n . W a rn e r w as vo lu m e o f m on e y; b u t th a t does c o , sea m
present, b u t as th e head o f th e s ilv e r m in e to be th e tro u b le ju s , a t pre se n t. W h a t is
o w n e rs ' lo b b y a t W a s h in g to n he is u n d er need»-d is an increase in th e vo lu m e o f
pay and m u s t p u t in an appearance. T h e fr e ig h t cars.
T h e C h ica g o , M ilw a u k e e
u n fo r tu n a te Ib -m o c ra tic c a n d id a te f o r and S t. P a u l road is t r y in g to borrow five
G o v e rn o r w as a d v e rtis e d to appear, b u t th o u sa n d car» fro m «»»ute o f the S o u th e rn
he is not an o ra to r. T e n c e n t* a d m ission m ad» to e n able it to h a n dle th e tr a ffic
was asked m o rd e r to m eet th e expenses, o ffe n d to it . U nless it is a ble to get th e
b u t th e c o ll.c tio n s fo r a d m ission s are not c a m it w ill have to lose i*onsid»*rable b u s i
h a lf th e expenses. T h e co rre sp o n d e n t o f ness. A t p n-sent it is usin g a ll th e ca rs
th e P itts b u r g D is p a tc h w rite s th a t “ a a v a ila b le aud is u n a b le to keep up w ith
w o n d e rfu l change has been m ade lo c a lly th e d em and fro m a ll p o in ts on its lines.
in p o litic s by th e f a ilu r e o f th e s ilv e r eam p T h e s itu a tio n is be co m in g serious, m>,
m e e tin g .” a nd th a t “ lo c a l l*em «w rat» a re «»nly w ith th e S t. P a u l, b u t w ith th e
o utspoken in d e c la rin g th a t th e re was N o rth w e s te rn , th e B u r lin g to n . Il--c k I»1
o n ly one w a y to a cco u n t fo r th e slim a t aud. A tc h is o n and a ll th e o th e r W e s te rn
tendance. and th a t is th a t th e s ilv e r issue and N o r th * »-»tern e ads. T h e y a re s im
is dead.” —In d ia n a p o lis J o u rn a l.
ply u n a ble to h a n dle th e tr a ffic ordered.
A ll th e n ta d s n*,w»rt th a t no, o n ly are th e y
A W e a k C o m p a r is o n .
•
delug«*! w ith g ra in tr a ffic , b u t w est-b o u n d
I n h i* Io la spech M r. B r y a n re vive d m erch a n d ise is »»ffend in g re a t vo lu m e .
his tw o p ile s o f w h e a t. S u jq x s e . he said,
\ \ h a t is needed th e n ia a lit t le m»»re fn*»
in e ffe ct, th a t i f a ll th e w h e a t in th e w o rld »'»linage o f fr e ig h t ca r» .— K a la m a z o o T e le
is co llected in tw o piles, a nd th a t one o f graph.
th e piles is b u rn e d , w ill n o t th e o th e r pile
be d o ubled in va lu e ? T h e same, he says,
H a v e a N ew o p p o r tu n ity .
is tru e o f m oney. I n 1873 ’ here is the
D em o»-ratic ora,«»rs w h o la st y e a r w ere
“ c rim e ” ag a in * t^ e
R e p u b lica n
p a rty tr y in g to convin«-e th e p u b lic th a t th e
b u rn e d one o f th e tw o p ile s o f m oney, c liq u e o f fin a n c ie rs in E u ro p e w h o m they
th a t is th e w h ite pile. T h e re fo re , th e re va g u e ly denom inate»! "m o n e y p o w e r”
m a in in g pile , th e gold, h a * d o ubled in w e re resp o n sib le fo r th e ad»»ption o f th e
v a lu e . T h e fa rm e rs w h o h e a rd th e speech gold sta n d a rd by a ll th e in te llig e n t n a
m ust have sm ile d . I t was possible to ta lk tio n s o f th e e a rth . w ill now have an np-
such nonsense la st y e a r, not th is ye a r.
p o rt u n ity to m ake an e q u a lly in te re s tin g
In th e fir s t place, th e R e p u b lic a n p a rty and (-»pially
reasonable a«ser,i«xi by
did n o t b u rn o n e -h a lf o f th e m oney in th e «-barging up to th e g»»ld p o w e r th e fa ilu re
c o u n try . T h a t s ta te m e n t is ju s t a p la in o f th e crops a ll o v e r th e w o rld .
I t is
m is s ta te m e n t.
I n 1873 o u r c ir c u la tio n ju « t a» reasonable to ch a rg e th e d e strp e -
w as o n ly $751.881,814»; in I'*’-*»» it was $1.- tio ti o f A rg e n tin e crops by gra*shop|»«*r*
506.031.U2ti. In s te a d o f b u rn in g o n e -h a lf to th e m oney pow er as it is to assum e th a t
o f th e m ouey in c ir c u la tio n , th e R e p u b li th e m oney p o w e r co u ld influen»'e th e le g
can p a rty d o u b le d th e c irc u la tio n , w h ile , is la tio n o f a g re a t n a tio n on th a t m ost
d u rin g th e same tim e , th e p o p u la tio n fe ll im p o rta n t q u e stio n o f its p o lic y , th e cu r-
f a r s h o rt o f d o u b lin g its e lf. T h e nxm ey r . .
in th e c o u n try *«* 1873 w as o n ly $18 p»-r
W h e a t to B r in g G o ld e n D o lla r s .
c a p ita ; i t w as n e a rly $33 in 1K*">. In th e
face o f these fa c ts , w h a t lieeoines o f th e
W h ile o u r w h e a t p ro d u c tio n ia ve ry
ch a rg e th a t th e R e p u b lica n p a rty has la rg e th is y e a r, o u r hom e co n su m p tio n la
b u rn e d one o f th e tw o p ile s o f m oney? in c re a s in g w ith r e tu r n in g p ro s p e rity and
I s n 't i t rid ic u lo u s ? — Io w a S ta te R e g iste r. w e w ill h ave to b o ld th e m a jo r p a rt o f it
fo r o u r o w n people. I , is estim ate»! th a ,
T h e H o g a n s v ille A f f a ir .
we w ill have in th e n e ig h bo rh o od o f A 4 ),-
I t is said th e a tte m p te d assa ssin a tion ih h i . ih h i bu*h«*ls f o r e i(u » rt, w h ic h m eans
o f Is a ia h H . L o f t in , th e colored p o stm a s n<>t f a r fro m 3UO.OOO.iMlO golden d o lla r» to
te r o f H o g a n s v ille , G a ., w ill t>e m ade th e be d is trib u te d a m ong th e fa rm e rs .
basis o f an im m e d ia te a m i vig o ro u s p ro s
e c u tio n o f a ll w h o are connected w ith th e
A b s u r d it y la M a d e C le a r .
affa ir . T h is m uch is due to th e e n fo rc e
T h e recent s ta te m e n ts o f S ta tis tic ia n
m en t o f la w , b u t in a d d itio n th e a d m in M u lh a ll, in w h ich he show s th a t the p ra i
is tr a tio n should ta k e a firm sta n d a g a in s t rie S ta te s a re th e m ost prosperous *p»»t
th e m o ve m e n t to b o y c o tt colore»! ortb e up»»n th e face o f th e e a rth , m ake c le a r the
h o ld e rs in th e S o u th . I t is n o t lik e ly th e re a b s u rd ity o f th e e ffo rt w h ic h was mad«*
w ill be m a n y
such a p p o in tm e n ts , b u t by th e s ilv e r o ra to rs la s t y e a r to induce
w h e re v e r th e y a re m ade th e in cu m b e n ts th e people o f th a t section to a d o pt cheap
should h a ve a m ple p ro te c tio n . T h e G o v m oney as a basis o f f u r t h e r p ro s p e rity .
e rn m e n t sh o u ld n o t a llo w its e lf to be co
T h r e a t s N o t C a r r i e d O u t.
erced o r d ic ta te d to in th e sm a lle st m a tte r
by a n y p a rty , fa c tio n o r class o f m en. and
I t is n o , observed th a , th e c o u n trie s
i f a n y c o m m u n ity a tte m p ts to d ra w th e w h ic h w ere m a k in g th a t te r r ific p ro te st
c o lo r lin e a g a in s t a p o s tm a s te r o th e rw is e a g a in s t «»ur new t a r if f th re e m o n th s ago
q u a lifie d it should be m ade to u n d e rsta n d a re p u ttin g any o f th e ir im plie«! th re a ts
th a t th e C o n s titu tio n and la w » o f th e in to e x e c u tio n .
T h e y kn o w now w h a t
U n ite d S ta te s a re suprem e in e ve ry p a rt th e y kn e w th e n , th a t ’. he bala n ce o f tra d e
o f the n a tio n a l d o m a in .
w as in th e ir fa v o r, and th a t they eonhl
n o t a ffo rd to c a rry o u t a n y o f th e ir
T h e P r i c e o f C o tto n T ie s .
th re a ts .
A d is p a tc h fro m C h a rlo tte , N. C.. sta te s
Ila » l to H a v e a n Is s u e .
th a t an I llin o is m a n u fa c tu rin g com p m y
o ffe rs to fu rn is h th e re g u la r fla t e o ito n tie
IV o p le w ho are s u rp rise d th a t th e th re e
a t 70 cents per b u n dle a t w h o lesale in a n ti R e p u b lica n co n v e n tio n s in N e b ra ska
c a rloa d lo ts, o r a t 75 ce n ts a t re ta il, a m i decided to a g a in a»lv»»«-sle fr»-«* s ilv e r
th a t several c a rlo a d s ha ve a lre a d y lx*eu sh o u ld rem e m be r th a t th e y had to have
ordered fo r th a t im m e d ia te see,km . T h e so m e th in g fo r an issue. <>f cwurse th e
d is p a tc h goes on to say th a t la st y e a r th e
D e m o c ra tic t a r if f th e o ry w as ,«►«» unpopu
p rice w as $1.50 per b u n d le at re ta il and la r to tr o t o u t a g a in , as also the other di
|1 .3 5 a t wholesale. T lu -u the W ils o n
lapidated fa d s o f th e D e m ocra cy.
O N LY
It
D oesn’t
A
M IN U T E .
T a k e L o n g to R e a d ttie » «
N ria p -S h o t» .
A dvii-e» fro m M e xico «how th a t states
m en th e re are u rg in g »tep« lo o k in g to the
a d o p tio n o f the gold » ta ud a rd .
M r. B ry a n i*
busy s tu d y in g S pa n isk
th a t' he ha» n o t had tim e to e x p la iu the
a dvance in th e p rice o f w heat.
E x -U a u d id a te B ry a n , in an a rtic le io the
N ew Y o rk W o rld , »ay»:
“ T ho se w ho
fa v o re d fr«*e coinage m ay be wrong.” Can
it be possible, M r. B ry a n ?
T h e a d va n ce in th e p ric e o f wool and
shi-ep w ill »oon b rin g back to the fa rm e rs
the 75 m illio n d o lla r» loss in the value o f
sheep w hich b e fe ll them u n d er the W ils o n
la w .
T h e m ore th e coal s tr ik e i» stu d ie d the
m ore a p p a re n t it becomes th a t th e redac
tio n in coal t a r if f by th e W ils o n la w is
responsible fo r th e low wages w h ic h caus
ed it.
I f a n yb o d y croa ks a b o u t th e lig h t re
ce ip ts iu th e fir s t m o u th o f the D in g le y
la w , re m in d h im o f th e enorm ous im p o rta
tion» o f the m o n th s w hicb preceded its en
a c tm e n t.
D id M r. B ry a n dem and th a t $1,500 he
i* to get fo r b is O h io »jx-ech in “ gold coin
<>f present s ta n d a rd w e ig h t aud fineness” ?
1 h a t is th e h a b it o f h is m a s te rs ; w h y n o t
B ry a n , too?
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING.
T h e fa n n e rs are t«x> busy to lis te n to
fre e s ilv e r »j*« he» n o w . T h a t species o f
p a stim e m ay d o fo r fre e tra d e tim e s lik e
ih<»M* o f th e past th re e ye a rs, b u t n o t u n
d e r p ro te c tio n .
I , now ta ke s tw o fiiin»«-« o f fine s ilv e r
to pay fo r a bushel o f w h e a t. O ne y e a r
|H E B u re a u o f E n g ra v in g aud P r in tin g , s itu a te d a, the c o rn e r o f B and F o u rte e n th stre e ts s o u th w e s t, is 2” 0 feet
ago one ounce o f s ilv e r w as e q u iv a le n t in
long. 1.15 fe e t w id e and c o n s tru c te d o f p re s s 'd b ric k , fire p ro o f th ro u g h o u t, o n ly d o o rs and w in d o w frames bring
the m ark»-;» o f the w o rld to ju » t a b o u t one
o f w ood. 1 lie n o rth fa ca de fa c in g th e c ity co m p rise s a basem ent and th re e s to rie s s u rm o u n te d by an a rtis tic * cornice,
busbel o f w h e a t.
b ro ke n by th re e p a v ilio n s a t th e n o rth e a s t ris in g in to a l-e lfry to w e r Uh» fee, h ig h . T h e so u th fa ca d e o v e rlo o k in g th e I ’o-
to m a c r iv e r is b ro k e n by se ve ra l c h im n e y s o f a rc h ite c tu r a l designs. T h e we»t carri«-» off th e fum e» <>f th e h a rd e n in g room s
“ C o m ra d e M c K in le y ”
w as c o rd ia lly
and is b u ilt o f m assive w a ll» ,o re s is t th e a c tio n o f th e film«-» <»f th e acids used in h a rd e n in g th e plates.
T h e e le v a to r
greeted by th e oid s o ld ie r* a t B u ffa lo . H e
to w e rs a re o f l« - a u tifu l •b'sign«.
I lie s ta c k fr-u n th«- b o ile r r»»»ni» in the r»*ar i» 1*»* f»-,-t h ig h . T h e p la te v a u lt c o n ta in in g
is th e fir s t P re s id e n t w h o served in th e
a ll th e e u g ra v e l p la te s o f th e G o v e rn m e n t is gewrded day a n d n ig h t by tru s te d w a tc h m e n . A U greenhuchs, silver cer
ra n k » as a p riv a te » o ld ie r and w ill p ro b a
t i f i c a t e and bond» issued d ire c t by th e G overnm «-nt are p rin te d here.
b ly be th e o n ly one.
T
SO UTHERNS
CO NTRO L.
C r i n g i n g N o r t h e r n M u « l» ills N o t
M a n a g e m e n t o f th e P a r ty .
I n
S e n a to r J<»n«-s o f A rk a n s a s , th e boss o f
th e iM u n o c ra tic p a rty . appears ,«» be a
re a d y le tte r w r ite r . H e ris -e a tly »»-nt one
1 *< iixxratic State I
N»-w Y o r k . iu w hu h he »!«* iar»-d
w o u ld
I»** “ im j» » litic ” ,«> tnd» r»«- th e Uh <-.ig > p iz t-
f<*rm. B u t he h a * w r itte n o th e r le tte rs .
F«»r in sta n ce , one w as produced y e s te r
day in w h ic h he urged an e n tire ly d iffe r
e n t p o licy fro m th a , he a d vo cate d on
W e d n e sda y. T h e le tte r in qu«-stion » » »
w r itte n to Ja m e s O 'B r ie n , fo rm e rly s h e riff
o f N«-w Y o rk , and in it M r. Jones sa id :
I sincerely hope th a t <«-nuine atxl l- r s l
Ite tu o rra ts get co n tro l o f the organisation
ia y»»*ir State. It «- cur» to tne that It w • s.J
l<e w i«e fo r a S late c o n v e n tio n to t * »**• ai
bled next fa ll fo r the purpose o f m aking th e
one nom ination needed and to organize the
machinery o f the p a rty ; but o f o»ur*e 1 have
no »-»»anevtloD w ith year State <>rgsulzstl><:i
and d o n 't koow Jus, what weald be proper
f»»r aie to say or do In th a t connection, or
w h e th e r 1 sbou.d aay a n y th in g at aiL
T h e te » u lt o f th is ve e rin g a ro u n d is
th a t th e B r y a u ite * a re im -vnsed w ith
Jon»-» and a re s a y in g u g ly th in g s a b o u t
h im . N e ve rth e le ss Jon«-» is th e ,»■-» o f
th e p a r ty . a nd feels th a t it is w ith in his
p ro v in c e to go a ro u n d w ith th e w in d and
g e n e ra lly do as he phmnea. F o r Jot»«1* is
a ir o f ingenuousness g ive n to th e c o m m it
te e 's d i*c o v e ry th a t it w as c le a rly w it h
o u t a u th o r ity to w r ite a p a rty p la tfo rm ,
its fa ilu r e to expr»-*s la st W e d n e sda y even
th e *niall«-«t o p in io n on p u b lic q u e s tio n *
I**a r* a ll th e e a rm a rk » o f d e lib e ra te and
s tu d ie d p o lic y .
M o re o v e r, th e p la u s ib le
excuses fo r d o d g in g a r e a ffim ia i ->n o f the
C h ic a g o p !a tf..rm »o o b lig in g ly fu n .:» h .d
to S e n a to r M u rp h y by C h a in n a t J-oo-* o f
I ••
N • <>na! C o m m itte e fail
w h o lly to o b scure th e m a in fa c t th a t the
D e m o c ra tic o rg a n iz a tio n in th e fo re m o s t
S ta te
f th e U n i- n p ra c tic a lly h;» i >•!
d o w n th e s ilv e r flag w h» n . by a p o lic y o f
in a c tio n and silence, it c o m m itte d its e lf
to c*>ndt:< tin g a S ta te ca m p a ig n •
I n«-*
w h ch v ir t u a lly ig n o re the d e c la ra tio n s a<-
«-»•pted a y e a r ago as D e m o c ra tic fa ith by
th e n a tio n a l c o n v e n tio n a t C h ica g o . •
• P R O V ID E D ” A N D ••IF .”
S ta n d in th e W a y o f t h a t S i c r a n d
(t a n k o f E n g la n d S t o r y .
M by d o n 't P ro fe s s o r D ebs and h is as-
sociat«rs c a ll on th e fra m e rs o f th e W il
B R Y A N R E V E R S E S H IM S E L F .
son la w to h elp o u t th e m in e rs ? I t was
c le a rly th e re d u c tio n o f th e t a r if f th a t
Im p e r tin e n c e
and
E ffro n te ry
th a t
cau»«*l th e re d u c tio n in the m in e rs ' wages.
M o u l d S h a m e a S tre e t F a k i r .
< >h. by th e w a y , h ave th e O h io and lo w a
i
A y e a r ago W . J. B ry a n w as tra v e lin g
back and fo rth aero*» th e A m e ric a n «*on- and M a ry la n d and K e n tu c k y and Ne
tin e n t d e c la rin g th a , th e law o f supply b ra ska and N e w Jersey and N e w Y o rk
ai 1
a: ; ha-1 n- ’li :.g w h a te v e r to d > I o - u x x r a '* fo rg o tte n a b o u t th e ta r iff?
1 w ith th e p ric e * o f A m e ric a n pr»»lu<*t«. and T h e y s»-vin to be s tra n g e ly s ile n t on th e
| th a , th e o n ly hope fo r a d va nce m e n t o u t o f subject.
Adv-t-es fro m abroad showr th a , th e f o r
the c o n d itio n o f in d u s tria l p ro s tra tio n v u
th ro u g h th e fre e aud u n lim ite d coinage o f e ign ry e cr»-p is as b a d ly o ff as the w h e a t
«over. N«»w he .* ca ti.(*a ig u .u g am ong the cr*»p. and a * rye is la rg e ly u*ed fo r bread
same people w ith th e uur»-«erve»| de cla ra - in E u ro p e a n c o u n trie s , th is developm ent
ti a th a , g o v e rn m e n t policies, le g is la tio n , in d ic a te * a s t ill g re a te r dem and fo r A m e r-
fin a n c ia l sy«tem *. e tc., have n o th in g w h a t ica a w h e a t.
e v e r to »Io w ith th e p ric e o f p ro d u c ts , b u t
T h e c a la m ity -h rie k e r-. o f la s , y e a r h ave
J th a , th e y are governed solely by th e taw n o t to ld th e fa rm e rs ye , h-»w i t is th a ,
o f su p p ly and <!i-mand.
w«-.l and w h e a t have advanced 5»» per
I t v. j .J not be *<• bad i f M r. B ry a n re- c e n t iu ,»ri<e since th e ir s h rie k s o f la st
1 m ained c o n te n t w ith re v e rs in g h .m s e if. y e a r w h ile s ilv e r has m e a n tim e in d u s tri
B u t w ith an ins(<ertinence and e ffro n te ry o u sly fa lle n 25 per <?ent.
, th a t w o u ld m ake a p a te u t m ed icine f a k ir
T h e B r itis h g o lo b .r s a g a in h ave the
n«hatn<-«l o f h im s e lf he prrweeds to re v e rb -
A tn e riv 'a a fa rm e r by th e th ro a t. T h is tim e
a ll o f th e A m e ric a n (<e»>p’e w h > d id not
it * in ,h» sh;».j»e - if 45O.MJU E n g lis h »ov
agree w ith h • h ig h pops lo ru iu th e o ry o f a
er» .gj.». o r o v e r $2.l*t0,isJ0 co m ing in to
y e a r ago. E v e ry w h e re a nd u;>-4i a ll > k --
S an F ta n c -co fr>-m
A u s tr a lia in ex-
c s tio n * th e K»*pub «'aii- in s is te d d u rin g
« habge fo r A m e ric a n w h eat.
the ramp.«, gn .»f 1»<»» th a t th« pr:< e o f
W ith an increase o f 50 p er cent in th e
p ro d u ct« w a * govem«-d by th e la w o f su p
|dy a nd «Jeotand. N o w M r . B r y a n i* s t r iv v a lu e o f w heat in th e past y e a r, and a f a ll
in g to m ake it app«*ar th a t th e R e p u b li- o f 25 p e r cent in th e v a lu e o f s ilv e r m eau-
I ca n * have abandoned th e ir c o n te n tio n o f tii.»«-. th e gctiU» ni» u w h o were e x p lo itin g
a y e a r ago and a re c la im in g th a t th e a d th e w h e a t and s tiv e r th e o ry la s t y e a r are
vance in th e p ric e o f w h e a t and «*«rn is now *«-• k iu g f«-r uew «xxm pation.
W h a t th e B a n k o f E n g la n d proposes to
do a b o u t s ilv e r wa» fo rm a lly and a u th o r i
ta tiv e ly s ta te d v e ste rd a y a t th e w-m i-aa-
uual meeting o f the t a n k by th e G o v e rn o r,
w h o read a le tte r he had w r itte u to ,b e
C h a n c e llo r o f th e E x c h e q u e r, s ta tin g , in
»tihstam -e. th a t th e b a n k was prcpar»»d to
do w h a t it was pcrtnitt»*d to do by th e
lN -m o c ra tic saddle, and as f a it h f u l and ba n k a ct o f 1S44. th a , is. ,«» c a rry f»ne
s u b s e rv ie n t c re a tu re s o f th e S u th . th e f if t h » f th e rese rve a g a in *, its note« in *'»lely due to R e p u b lic a n le g is la tio n and
Ile n i'M -ra t- o f N ew Y o r k ol-»-y b i* o rd e r*. s ilv e r, p ro v id e d , h o w e ve r, th a t th e F re n c h u«»t to th e o p e ra tio n s <>f th e law <>f supply
A s " T h e J o u rn a l” re p e a te d ly ha» d e c la r m in t ia a g a in opened to th e fre e c»»inage and dem and. T h is is fa lse and M r. B ry a n
ed. w e a re going to sec htst»»ry repeat o f s ilv e r " a n d th a t th e p ri»e a t w h ic h s il j know s it is fa ls e . Because he has cotne
its e lf, aud fin d th e Democracy o f the v e r is pro»-urable and sa la b le is s a tis fa c i o v e r on to R e p u b lic a n ground is no re a
to r y .” T h e G o v e rn o r w e n , on to «ay th a t son w hy he sh o u ld «eek to d riv e th e Re
N o rth a g a in th e p lia b le , s u b m is s iv e , »-ring
in g to o l o f th e S- u th . In bi> »¡»ee, h a , the th e b a n k bad b o u g h t no s d re r , and a ll th a t p u b lic a n s <>n to 1‘ o p u iis t g ro u n d w hi« h he
f a ir g r iu u d * re e n t ly . Sena,» r T illm a n d e it had agreed to w a * to do w h a t is p»-r- has a bandon d .— K a n s a s C ity J o u rn a l.
c la re d th a t th is c o n d itio n o f a ffa ir * tn u -t u i;**.b le u n d e r the act o f I M 4 . on th e cou-
be b ro u g h t a b o u t, and th e d v x ie ro u » spe»-d d itio n * he sta te d . This is some sllfch: en-
T r u s t s a n d i re e T e a te .
»h>>wn by th e D e m o c ra tic S la te U*»m »'•»urageauent to b im e ta llis t* , b u t u o t
U n d e r p r o te c tio n , w h e n b u * n c s * th riv « **
enough
to
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ille
Com
-
rn itte e in o b e yin g M r. Jo n e s' in s tru c tio n s
I and coulbienee re ig n *, m en do not w a it
p ro ve * th a t th e L>etno»-rucy o f N ew Y o rk , ■uereial.
, long to ««»miM-ie w ith , and b re a k d o w n , a
in sp ite o f th e decadeni'e o f ’n a tio n a l le a d
¡ t r u s t w h i< h efiarg» * e x o rb ita n t pr.«-e*.
I l i - • » il» e r
. j i i - »
e n , is p repared to resum e its old p o s itio n ,
S --n i' -r» U ante-u a n d P e ttig re w are in U n d e r fre e tra d e . wh«-n business is ¡»ara-
a nd to cotne a t th e be»-k and c a ll o f th e
J a p a n , w h e re they propose to in te rv ie w lyz«*d aud «x»ufidenee b la ste d. m»-n »Io u«»t
S o u th . A lb a n y J o u rn a l.
th e e m p e ro r on th e s ilv e r qu< « tio n . 1\»»- p u t th e ir m oney in to new e n te rp ris e s , and
s ib ly th e y th in k th e e ta p e rw has not h e a n l » •onscqucutlj th o se w ho a re ulrea>1y e s ta b
N o t t'o n tr » » lle « l b y S ilv e r .
o f th e f a ll in s ilv e r, o r i f he h a *, th a t he lish e d in a u y busin»*** h ave th in g s a ll
R u s s ia 's e x p o rts o f g ra in , a c c o rd in g ,«» w ill l»e u n a ble to re s is t th e ir w o n d e rfu l th e ir o w n w ay w ith w h a t business is le ft
th e la te » , advices, h a ve a m o u n te d to o n ly «'loqueuee. and ao w ill im iu e tlia te ly c o u n to th e m . T hey have no f«-ar o f c o m p e tin g
a b o u t 0 5 p er ce n t th is y e a r o f th«<we o f te rm a n d a ll o rd e rs lo o k tu g ,»» th e e s ta b i r iv a ls to k ill th e ir tra d e wheu th«* dem and
1'AUl. th»- to ta l o f
a ll
kin d « o f g ra m lis h m e n t o f th e gold s ta n d a rd iu h is do is lig h t. T h e c o tto n tie ,ru « t acted »»n th *
a m o u n tin g to 143.000,000 bush«-ls d u rin g m in io n *.
kit«»uledge, and th e r e - u lt w a * $1.35 p er
th e fir s t e ig h t m«»n,h* o f th e p re se n t ye a r.
T h e m a u n e r in whi» h the«e s ilv e r apos ' b u n d le f o r ,s»-* w h ic h they are w illin g to
W h e n ,h « 'ie i» added to th is fa c t th e e x tle « a re waud»‘riu g a ro u n d th e w o rld seek sell t«*-day f o r 70 c e n t* p e r b u n d le . I : is
tre m e sh o rta g e in th e c ro p * o f th;» y e a r, in g to g a in s*»me *upp<>rt w o u ld be p it if u l tim e f«»r th e fre ,* tra d e rs to d ro p th e ir
it is a p p a re n t th a , R ussia w ill do lit t le i f if it w ere n o t f»»r th e fa e , m ost o f ,li»>m cry th a t a pr»»te«-tivc ta r . f f f»<«tcrs tru s t» ,
any e x p o rtin g and s u p p ly in g th e m a rk e t» a re g re a tly in te re s te d in m .n in g and a re no, becau»«e th e fa « ,* are a g a in s t th e m —
o f ih e w o rld , to w hn-h In d ia . A u s tr a lia • e rk ia g to fo is t a deprecia,<*d m e ta l ui»on th a t is n e ve r any reason fo r a fre e tra d e r
and A rg e n tin a w ill c o n trib u te lit t le , i f th e w o rld , in o rd e r th a t th e y m ay p ro fit to d ro p a c h a rg e - b n , because th e fa c ts
a n y th in g , th u * le a v in g th e U n ite d S ta te * j p e rs o n a lly .
a rc g e ttin g to o w e ll know n to le t th e lie
th e c h ie f food su p p ly o f those sections
go lo n g e r undetected by th e people a t
w h ic h ha ve to go o u ts id e th e ir o w n t e r r i
P e t t ig r e w a n d M a n t le .
large.
to ry fo r g ra m . T h is » e m u n ,» fo r th e a d
N obody h a * ca lle d a tte a ti« n to any gr«'at
A M a rk e d C o n tra s t.
va n ce in th e p ric e o f wh«-at. and su stain» a n x ie ty on th e (»art o f th e p u b lic t<> know
\Y h a , a mark«*»l «'»»ntra*t e x is ts bctw«'en
th e c la im o f th e R e p u b lic a n s iu th e la», th e re s u lt o f th e intervi»*« o f S e n a to rs
f a ll ca m p a ig n th a , th e p rices o f w heat de- P e ttig re w aud M a n tle w ith th e M ik a d o o f e o j.d 'tio n * in th«* United Sta,«*s to-day and
¡M'lid u{ton su p p ly a nd d e m a n d , and are J a l>ari on th e tru e cause o f th e d e m o n e ti th<»*e o f th e c«>rrp«p.»nding p«*rio«l o f Pr« » -
F o u r y e a r*
n«»t controlled by o r re la te d to th e use o f z a tio n o f s ilv e r. Th«' fa c t is. e v e ry b m ly dent C 'bw e,arid's la s , tc r u i.
s ilv e r.
except P e ttig re w and M a n tle und ersto o d ag«». w ith a l<»w t a r if f s ta rin g th e m a n u
a ll a b o u t it Itefort* th e y le ft, o r i f th e y d id fa c tu re rs o f th e c o u u try in th e face, bu«i-
S t r a w « f r o m t h e !*«»• »»fflce.
to e v e rla s tin g *n ia *h .
Uot th e y co u ld e a s ily h ave learm -d it by au n.-** w a * go in g
T h e re»'»»r»ls o f th e N ew Y o rk postolBee e x a m in a tio n o f th e o ffic ia l re p o rt o f the b a n k * b re a k in g , ra ilro a d s g»iug in to the
»how th a , n e a rly te n th o u s a n d m ore d»e d ir e c to r o f o u r m in t, w liic h show« th a t the b auds o f rece ive rs, fa c to rie s » lo sing, and
m e s tic money o rd e rs w e re p aid at th e Japanese s ilv e r ye ti, w h ic h iu I'*'»? w a * I w o rk in g m e n th ro w n o u t o f empl»»ymcut
- o f th o usa n d s. Now hun-
ge n era l office in th e h rs t tw o weeks of w o rth 75.3 cents, lia d . by J u ly . 1M»7.
A u g u s t th is y e a r th a n in th e »am«* tim e dropjw 'd to 47.N, w h ile th e gold te n had t d ie d * o f th«>u*aiids o f w o rk in g m e n are
lust y e a r.
T he se m oney o rd e r« have, to», < haugi-d a p a rtic le , th e prn » * o f l ss s fin d in g a d d itio n a l e m p lo y m e n t, ra ilro a d s
a re o rd e rin g th o usa n d s o f new ears to
w ith o u t d o u b t, in nn»s, cases Iwen sent and 1807 being pr«-ci*ely th e *aiu»‘. 00.7.
ni«-»*t th e dem and u|K»n th e m fo r tra tis -
to pay fo r goods ord«'r«*d fro m N ew Y'ork
I o w a D e m o c r a c y an«l G o v . R o le s .
! p o rta tio n o f m a n u fa c tu re s . ui»*chaudise
m e rc h a n ts by persons liv in g elsew here.
T h e D e m o c ra tic p a rty in Io w a is no, aud g ra in , th e b a n k * re p o rt larg«-r deposits
T h is m ean» th a , n e a rly te n th o u s a n d peo
ple w h o »er»* n«»t b u y in g goods fro m New c o n te n t to lose th e a llia n c e o f th e o th e r and la rg e r c le a rin g s th a n in m any years,
Y o r k d e a le rs in A u g u s t la», y e a r a re b u y a n ti R e p u b lica n» o f th e S ta te , b it, by its aud iu ste a d o f s ile n t fa c to rie s , th e re are
in g ,h i» y e a r. S tra w » »bow vvhi»h w a y la te s t m ove it h a * o s tra c is e d th e Boies ,-lo u d s «»f sm oke and th e h um o f busy
th e w in d b lo w s, and th is is one o f the e le m e n t. T h e ve n e ra b le " F n c le H o ra c e ” wheels e v e ry w h e re .
s tra w s w h ic h m a rk th e c o m in g o f w h a t saw fit to a d vo cate th e a d o p tio n o f th e
T h e S h ip p in g (J u ra tio n .
pro m ise s to be a h u rric a n e w h ic h w ill (o m m e rc ia l r a tio betw e en gold am i s ilv e r,
sw»*ep th e c o u n try in to such prosperity and base fn 'e coinage th e re o n . in*t«-ad o f
S h ip p in g is th«* «»lie in d u s try th a t E ng-
ns w ill g ive th e d e voted ban«l o f fre e lb to 1.
l i e in s is te d upon it .
Thcr»*- • la n d |»r»»t«*»*ts: s h ip p in g is th«* on«* in d u s-
tra d e rs bad d re a m s f o r m a n y a d a y .
npnn th e leaders ordered h im to th e rea r. - tr y th a t the U n ite d Stat«*s d»»cs not ,»r«>-
H e is no lo n g e r a llo w t-d to go to a m i fr o ’ te c t. l.a » t y e a r th e to ta l t»»nnage o f new
W h y T h e y 'r e P a y in g M o r tg a g e s .
up a m i d o w n th e S ta te p re a c h in g the gos v« * e l* launch«*! by G re a t B r ita in was
I t »»'em« now th a , i, is d h e p»x»r fa rm e r« pel o f fre e coinage a t 3G to 1.—C h ic a g o ■ o v » r a tiiilli«»ti to n s ; th e to ta l to u na g c o f
ho are being “ in tim id a te d .”
I.a » t fa ll In te r (.Kean.
ue w v«'*s«*l* la u nched by th e Unit«*«l S ta t« *
ie I ’ o p o cra ts assum ed th a , th e w o rk in g -
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e p u b lica n s because th e y fe a re d d is m is s a l
Tli«- fre e tra d e th e o ris ts art* not liiin tin g o f th e sea*. I t e e rta iu ly is h igh tim e fo r
th e y d id n o ,, b u t th e elee,i«»n show ed lip ju s , now th e ir a s s e rtio n s m ade w hen ns to ta k e a lesson fro m E n g la n d a ts l t«»
ia , th e re w as no fo u n d a tio n fo r th is a*
th e M c K in le y law was enact***!, th a t u<> pr»»tect • u r m e rc h a n t m a rin e , and *•» d i*
•rtio n . N o w M r. B ry a n »ays it is la *, a m o u n t o f ,»rote«*,ion w o u ld « 'lia b le the put«* w ith E n g la n d her «-ontrvd o f the
•ar's ,hr»*a, o f fo re c lo s u re th a , is lead- Unite»! S ta te s to m ake its o w n tiu p la te . c a rry in g tra d e o f th e w o rld , as we a rc
g the fa rm e rs to pay o ff th e ir m ortgages. N o, o n ly is tin* b u lk o f »»ur tin p la te now alrea tly Ite g in u in g to d is p u te her su p re m
b e in g m a n u fa c tu re d nt hom e as a re su lt acy in th e m a rk e ts o f th e w«»rld in the
F a i l u r e s H a v e D e e r as«* I.
o f th a t |»rot«*cti«»n th u s g iv e u , b u t o u r *a lc o f m anufaeiur«*«! p ro d u cts.
m a n u fa c tu re r* o f th a t a rtic le are a» tu a lly
Pr»»»c«*t,«»n in t h e S o u th .
Secoiul vv «-ek S»»j»,«*inb«T, 1N07. . . ___ 1,5» in v a d in g f»»reign m a rk e t*.
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S ci-o tn l vv eek S«*|»t«>uilM>r, 1NM . . . , . . . . 2 1 N
Second vv »*ek Sep,« u ih e r, 1N H 3.. . . ___ 340 now p re s e n tin g a c u rio u s *|M*ctaclc. T w o ; s iu p ri*» * to ,h«»*c win» h a v e *in « li« *l tin *
m o u th * ago lie craniiii<*»l fr» e s ilv e r, and - it u a t io t i in th a t s»*cli«»u. I he N ew Y o rk
a u lin g D ow it t h e S ilv e r F la g .
tr«*«* s ilv e r «»nly. d«»vvn the thr»»at <»f tin* i Sun. wln»*e « « lito r* scan tin- ¡»»»litieal h«»ri-
>re th a n loeul s ig n ific a n c e Nttaeli»*« Io D e iu o i-ra tie p a rty , and now he is as *i» k j z«»n |»i«*tty cl«»»«*ly. in a r«**eii, a rtic le
»»f tli«* do«e as w»*re th e o th e r (M*»»ple. B u t ! p o in t* out the g ro w th o f Ite p u h lh -a n is u i
*e fu *a l o f th e lK *m o c ra tic S la te Com
i-e »»f N ew Y o rk to re v iv e th e fre e he c a n 't ge, rid o f it now . l i e has m ade in th a t *«**th*u. a m i « a ys it i* to In* au iu i
h i* be»l, he m u s t lie in it.
r coinage issue fo r use iu the up
portaut held ft»r the p a rty iu lu iu ie .
Pr»»fe*«or W ilia m does no, seem to be
m uch in dem and as a ca m p a ig n o ra to r
am ong th e D e m o c ra ts th is y e a r.
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nam e is a lit t le to o s u g g e s tiv e o f th e re
cent b itte r « x ; - r ie ie «•« o f th e w o rk in g -
men aud fa rm e r» o f th is c o u n try .
T h e «»Id Petu«»eratic “ g ag” ab»»ut in
creased p r: ♦•* u n .le r the new t a r if f la w is
not heiug heard th is tim e — the reason ta
th a , ih e a ve ra g e D e m o c ra t kn o w s th a t
prot«-»i* a g a in -; p ro te c tio n are no, longer
p o p u la r w ith tb«* p**o|»Ie o f th is c o u a try .
O ne re m a rk a b le deve!»»pment o f th e
opening m o u th s o f th e new t a r if f la w is
th»* g e n era l gra:ifi<-at.<»n w ith whi»-h it is
accepted irresp«fctive o f p a rly . E v e n th e
lK m * x r a t s are o m ittin g th e u»ual ta lk
a b o ut increase in p rices u n d er th e new
la w .
"B « *-a u *e it i* m y d e lib e ra te ju d g m e n t
th a , th e pr»>*i»«-ritv o f A m e ric a is m a in ly
due to it * *v *t« m o f p ro te c tiv e la w s. 1
u rge th a t G c im a n y has c*»w reached the
|H»iut w h e re it i* necessary to im ita te the
t a r if f syste m o f the U n ite d S ta cs.” —
B is m a rc k .
W it h se ve ra l *kip!«iads o f gold «'oming
iu a t th»* w e ste rn p»»rts fro m K lo n d ik e ,
o th e r* fr»»m A u s tr a lia , and m any m ore
co m in g in a t th e E a s t, in p a ym e n t f«»r
th e ir golden g ra in , th e fa rm e r*» a re not
sp ending m uch t im e list« n ia g to fre e s ilv e r
sjx’e cbe* th is fa il.
T h a t lit t le g ro u p o f ¿. » p a irin g stat»'»-
m eu w ho sa ile d f«*r J a p a n some weeks
ago in «,-arch «»f th e tru e fa c t» w ith re fe r
ence to th e dein«»nc,izati«»n <rf s ilv e r by
th a t c o u n try have n>»t y e , fa v o re d the
1 Staten w ith the re
s u lt o f th e ir in v e s tig a tio n .
T h e c o n tiu m il fa il in th e va lu e o f s ilv e r
is causing g re a t d is tre s s am o n g the lalsvr-
in g j»*»ple o f Mcxi«*». T h e d o lla r in whi«*h
th e y a re paid is u.»w w o rth o n ly 40 cents,
and th e y get o n ly about h a lf as rnauy o f
them fo r a g ive n a m o u n t o f w».rk as do
w o r k ’ n g n u n in th e U n ite d S ta te s.
T h e c a la m ity o ra to rs are in tro u b le
a g a in . T h e r«*«en, s ta te m e n t
th e con
d itio n <»f th e n a tio u a l l»ank* ef th e 1 nit«*d
Slat»** *h.>w * th e indiv id u s f d«*p* s its to be
th«» la rg e s t in th e ir h *t«<y. am»-uuTiug to
th e eno rm o u s sum o f F l.7 7 ii.4 N ‘.53d. I f
th * is M cK in!«*y c a la m ity , le t's have m »re
o f it.
“Blessed 5« the c o u n try whose soldiers
tig h t fo r it aud are w illin g to g ive the best
th e y have, the best th a t any m an has.
th e ir o w n liv e *. ,«» preserve it. iH yause
they lo ve it. Such an a rm y the U n ite d
Stat«-* has a lw a y s
n i t u n i d«*l in a ll h er
h is to ry ." - PrvsH’ r n , M c K in le y a t B u f
fa lo .
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G e t G ood M on ey to r W h e a t.
T h e fa n n e r - are now g e ttin g ju - t tw o
am i a h a lf tiui«** a* m uch fo r w h e a t as M r.
B ry a u a m i h - fo llo w e rs prom ised them i f
they a«l«q»,ed free coinage. T h e y pr«»ui-
ts«*d $1 |>er bushel fo r w h e a t iu s tiv e r d«»l-
l.u * . am i a d m it,«*1 th a , th e y d id n 't ku o w
w h a t the s ilv e r ,'o ili- w o u ld be w o rth .
T h e y are m»w w o r th 4«» eents u n d e r free
coinage, w h ile tin* fa rm e rs a re g e ttin g tw o
and a h a lf tim e * th a t in good A m e ric a n
Itsi-ceiH d o lla rs . E xc h a n g e .
N«i, a S a le M tin e y M c la l.
A f a l l « f 20 p e r «■»*nt in v a lu e iu a tu *n*y
m«*tnl iu ten m o u th * w o u ld *«-em to w a r
ra n t tin* la *lie f th a t it is not ve ry safe as
a uiouey tu e ta l. Y e, th a , is ju s t the fa ll
in tin- v a lu e '»f s ilv ,- r - . n . •»• la s t N »veiuher.
I t w as w o rth tk5’ .j «•cut- p er ounce iu New
\»»rk on Nov. 3, Is lk i, aud is w o rth o n ly
51 cents to d a y.