Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1899 — POLITICS OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POLITICS OF THE DAY

b ja&iag Ms panoOmHnUs to Hw President in xbe TBiinni tof IqHHit to Mm whether Ms srinm* wraiqnXsr. He was crrihr canoajm«fl w » whether they were SstMmD says that the lending Htgafi&kani meawpapers, instead elf ififflcwHy afttfalUhc Seavtsx# at Eitor .Hlpm. -ritonfll “tor their ax tfbtheiraattof tfte«Kffi*nft«H»sure the genfitniiw mih«, a» mtwaail Mini fer his pulitictfl -Henrlt** smfl dtofinnsemehts in the campaign <*ff JWtHK, apgoinEed him to his present gowlEiini and Baa: maintained him there «wr mattwithstanding his jneinitpmmny and against the xightetms .(wrnpftnims Dhoti have been made against ikiimf With regard te the ttmmns Basnam speech, Jlr. Johnson 'thinks M tfihe muse disingenuous that war ML team tfflm lips of an Xmericua Ftresitedt. “This address." he -said, “tffiwemeft«ff itts touSuage, considered apart Sawnn rtls gites:tndes and the ostentations gtridtesshm ■of s-irtne with which at was iinnn&n&an.! was -nothing innre *ar Hess nfiiKß a tcmw- ! fully devised imfl -stud ions natssmos*-, meat of the issue herupcen the tfHlirtf «-! ecutire and these of his «ra aunty irtn. j are opposed to his wretdlicfl iphiky iiE the Philippines."" Having conniarefl the Pifsifimc nutate Mr. Pech-sniff. who was actmsnnnoil a* Tell his eyes p'uiwffw ts» hetowni and «- elaim, with ginaa <ostwmanikjn. tSUjr friends, let ns he macaHT arnfl who was the father of two flnnglners. wne off whom he named <Char3Qr and tfhe ©tfih«r Mercy. Hr. Johnson addmaoed MimstM to the "open door." He -shift; “What else Is Ttjifni the {program) off these geutknnenl? ffhe ■♦ipen floor iin nhe PhUipjjmes. mating h tot ail i? imgiasHil»le forever to (Hscriniraffle im ttariEff dtatles there in lawor *ff tfhe gm*dn(tEs off the AnuTicsm 'farm and tfhe Aanmanrai} ahop. What is the other -sacrifioe ifihatr fc required: That the asnneKfffuni offCuba. Porto Hie© mnill ahe PhOpDirnes ahsfldtit <dj- sure to come an an ejnijn •ftsjr-' for they have Tcghrwrft ih ita Heftr sows, shell preeipitHte the sagmn. t*oImceo and hemp auifl -uthor tbhoqp jpnws durts of fht*se jsinnfls.anfl Hawaii ;qp«: the American miatfkat iin firoe qjufl umwatrlcred ecnnj*etiti«n with tfhe asorfhofiturai am fl la boring •dbanemsufftnnr ore® country. This j*d!ky_ site, wunfld Baw been free trade m WlHiam Annuities Bryan. What is it in Mf«itaiky?r The elaborate and estonsSfav nmsttfiso«f Ibe Republican Johnson ttpom tfheniSe | and character of tfhe grenrt anfl tnmrsD Imperialist has left tfhe DmaznOs snc little to say. Be has dune tfhete wrcft for them and dunt' :tt thurmgiUl?' ami well.—Sew Ynrh "Vew*. Atfrwr S* Staiktiw—n. Alg fv r says he wlff mat ires ign. Bo tftocs mot follow that he wID mranain Stomwtary of War. Eranars sff tfhe Ptwh Kent’s dissatislapfiam with Alp«r ae prevalent at Wasiirngwra nnfi tfiiwre 3s i talk of olfermg the portfolio tte ICwwe j T©lt. It is not at ah certain that Citwu-: ve3t wonid aeoept Algor's posciian. TheCroveinor of Mtr TtnA Jsamditeiimsmnß has the jiresidtartiaQ hoe Imzzmg BonHy In his bonnet. Jim Alger Is anritihg: a lot of trouble far KtCiifty and wiffl Me a great hindrance in tfhe gewsufiantiau canqia ign «f 2HO&. Alger is a -srulflwm man. He nanu s mot how mrnrh troUlfle he mnhes far Ms friends. He heeds mat tfhe prKVesrts off the peojde and he wdl thaift «n •» Ms posit km onto he la absktowiy Sdrtftwft oirt. Oancerning the Tumors off Ms awsggmtSon, Alger says; “The eHnatamHy monnrriug reports of mgr gunpaae flw rresign from the ports oil© off tfhe War Ikqpair ment arc hastDess. Thane as me a wumfi of truth in sn<h smirk*. I Qaiwe mo intention off resiguing and will nutt resign. 3 shall aarwe<ont tfhe manudn&ar of my term -off fenr years ns Storaattary of Wax. K will maike tfhe inqportfiaE onijp to Ctfdia, which I Sadiewe So She ha tfhe tuterests of Xbe <GauannmKUt. The «fc*tails aT the Jtmrnqr tow B«w a»tatively arranged. I amor aflfl tttofi s» anionut stf wwsqijqvir wmamut and criticism In xogarfl tfo tfhe an%» as Cbfia will deter me *ram carajMg cat my plans” These remarks may Me •cfna&taMdl as! a notification far Algor a» SfcSMAqr that he is not going f» to Muauaft sue wff the calumet ns was Shornum. Id M a declaration to Math fltikmd ami He Had there will hen meriy wmr wMem Misnwsquantity -rs tuy * ®hiiih to incmQHK 1 ®n* ifiirrinritTi ftnc * lane metfiai •dxmamkallhr at bM-

]and. as X Bm already shown, the da He Haded States, The Democratic fuaty. ttt He Chficaga platform, propose te |IM»-that power in the hands of the feopfte. A ad Hey propose to do this Hr Bemoaethsing silver, thus more than dhuAQuc He amount of primary money. aad Igr retiring the bank notes and rntpibifibg: Hem with greenbacks. McMU Ot£t to Gold Democrat*, The Bepublleans la ISO*; did not deeftine far He gold standard; they said nfiatt He gokf standard must be maintained sstl other nations would join wiHt vs fie restoring bimetallism, and Ofaur pledged themselves to do what : Hey could to get ether nations to help ms to gee rid off He gold standard, and i iff men, voted Hat platform because the pMcfiarm did not express their desires 1 six and a half millions of people voted far independent bimetallism, thirteen and m fiaftf minions voted for the double stnm&Kd and against the gold standard. and n hundred and thirty-two thousand voted for the only party that j ite aQ the history of this nation ever de- ! clhred the gold standard to be a bless- ! itegg that is political history. The gold ! Hkfnmcrats shall have either the credit : «*r ifiscroHt. the fame or infamy, of Being; He only party that in twenty- ! three years of experience under the | gofift standard ever declared that that siumfimC was good. And if you te|t | Che gold standard sentiment of this murium by the votes received by that | ptnrty. Hem. my friends, l want you to cuußunfier that He gold Democrats «a*rii*d jus* one precinct in the United j States,, and lest you may give them too ; mutdi «Ee«te £ want you to know that was a small prectaet in Western Kan- | where Hey only had six voters, and j iff was not unanimous there, because, | my friends. He gold ticket received three votes. Mr. McKinley received one and I received one; tliirt was the only pcecimrt in the United States, and I Mfßeve the papers said that in honor j off tflait distinction that one of the gold iramßitores on the Presidential ticket sent; to that precinct a jug of whisky, : acid one Brtle jug of whisky was enuaghi to give aeveiai drinks of whisky to all the gold meu of the precinct, j Sow., yum see. my friends, upon what a foundation the Republican stands whom he tells yon of the indorsement ' that He gold standard received in this j eonnlry. It was not indorsed and, as i ■ said, as soon as the election was over j Mr- McKinley recognized the mandate off the people by sending a commission to Enrure t» ask. other nations to help ns get rrid off this blessing, which they i dhserifte the gold standard to be.— ffteum W. JL Bryan's Grand Rapids speechv W*nr foan Are Better. They tel® os that the times are better im His country, and after they get Him ugh telling us that times are better they mil us of the increase in exports and by the Sow of money to the U uited Stalest See. Republicans, it yen are going to try to prove that the rise in prices and to prosperity based upon stnrfki a rise is dm* to Republican legisla- • tMm. jwm moat not admit that it is due to* He increase to the volume of money ‘ -whether fit comes from new gold ! mines ec whether an increase to export off products and an increase to the impontaafbm off gold—because according to oturHeory, to matter where the money j come* from, whether it comes from across He- ocean or whether it comes j son off He gold mines of the Klondike ! air Him off the silver mines of the United | StotoHH. am increase of money will make ; Bhnw easfar and prices higher and peopfte more prosperous. But. my friends, i HedßCeeence between ms and Republicans to Hat they praise a dear dollar to tflhe t&fioribg man and rejoice In hijdbnr prices to the producers of vwaßfr. and after taking advantage of evwy accidental circumstance, and ettribribg Hat it grows from Republicam Mgihlbriom content themselves with tompotnury and accidental benefits, rejtorttog ■_ permanent restoration of the Bevel off prices by the restoration of a etop wocML—Bhrom W. X Bryan's Grand I towtoa to r«U'c Ear. ®*dWte» fit to a very grave infrac«Bm off sfttory discipline for soldiers grikvanecs to Hr newspapers instead off saftmitttog thru to their superiors to —WL haevever. am Hr other side of •totoWha froto rank to rank are to toe tea to Hr proper authorities gtfievod aofiffinr or oHrer turns to quarto ‘•pßotoaff*’ Hr Xiearagca canaL Wo A tu- ftfb W Hj|» - •ncedr am army and navy to take cars