Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 July 1899 — POLITICS OF THE DAY [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

POLITICS OF THE DAY

White- tfle- Republicans are worrying ; a gmell dhuC over what the Democrats arse going: he <£> with regard to the flnancdhi] qpßstion in EM»B. they are clearly rnrtt going tie accomplish much themwitaaw iin (Congress, although they have fitting** there practically in their own hnmfis SknufinrAHisoirof Ibwa. who is chairman; off tfte-Senate Finance Committee, ttn ai recent; interview, handles the aumity tyiestion very gingerly and expresses; die-opinion that things will be Ikfftt pretty much as they now are. He idles; not tteiieve that there will be any nmOcail leg: .-diction concerning the ©aanflaeSs*. national l>ank notes and nthi goUii aiuii silver currency. Those of the- Rbpublluan party who are shouting sir the- singte- guteL standard do not get any. great amount of encouragement tan AMisom Ln speaking of the proposed! (furrency reforms, among other things;. Senator Allison says: “There nngvvbe-some legislation advised regarding: silkier itertittiares which will remiiKH- them tom the last degree of uncertainty.. There are now about $380.OWMltlkOi off silver notes in circulation, amd white they are as good as gold, and white- there is not the slightest doubt off the- ability of the country to sustain thenu whether we legislate or not, there ttmvwe tteem some suggestions that we tmg&fi tu. make their status certain.” Blit: iff the- silver certificates are “as gneifi as gelid” what sort of legislation •tees; the- Senator from lowa want? WhitteD lie- dfesire legislation to make sjftierr oertificaitKS better than gold? TOThufi flofllgr the gold men exhibit in fitteiirzeHd to-put absolute power in the lUunte- off the- money dealers. And no greater fSiUjy cm old Be committed than to* temper with a currency which they mdnife is just as good as gold.—Chicago teemuenar.

Trite- Benoit: to Date. sbr> ffiur cite- net result of Mr. McKinIlfwS; Bolteyr off “Benevolent assimilatfhni” Has Been: to our new “wartls” the attnewsing: off titeir fieiils with Filipino aurfises, ant the multiplication of vilIhgn graveyaiote, anti to ns a big deathmdE tfiac ite increasing daily. The barrnmnuss- off onr operations to date, the guesenfisituation, and the temper of the fflllgifins wanted seem to prove coneluaJxelir tfiac ttte estimate of one of our gem-mite serving: against Aguinaldo nliißC it w.uuiili take 100,000 men to paciffy din- isfirtulte was a modest one. In&edl. tflte ituflrations are that it will fiator more ttton that number to pacify fittn- isllmiC off Luzon alone. And when we- itome- to- uateniteite the probable peroennim* off tess By death, wounds and ffteiiiw tiiut wiR occur during pacificattiimi. it wouliE appear clear that before one SRqjEGmaey is established upon the ofittißr iMhmtte the figures of the general nafihtmedl to- wilt have to be materially gntemged. Rtcliiqimii Dispatch.

TBe- Ac mu o£ Hypocrisy. TP# iroinm: ail tiiere are unmistakable ftnHiunrinns tiiax the President, whose jgffWieii 1 . essisteniTe is foundeil upon the nnnnigsilsciL- system whose sole aateievement as a legislator was the fiatorifig: iff a Bill which rendered Smuts and monopolies possible—means to oamflmt a campaign for renominafithm amt ce-etecuion upon the issue of ansttliifivr to trusts!: W ith Griggs in the dbgMitaumt off justice, with Hanna sqjtnimihg: like* a toait at his ear, with ffiffidhs and McCook and all the trust ttentetenartes and trust promoters liis fihnwm: oounselbrs and friends, WiUdam MriEntey, means to pose as the champion] off the- people against the extortfinii ;mifl oppression off the trusts which ltte mure- tham any other man has fostarand. i&velbped and protected!—ChioagJ» (tltaontedb:

ÜBe R««r •fcfcjai of Monopoly. SmtilHir the thunder of political partffas mm the fiormailties of statutes can nafteffiy Otr prevenl: the formation of : tansm*. While the gord standard remains operative- they will continue to gjyixv and! flburislL As long as the inanaasc in- tile money iu circulation can itewmmillbd and! cornered by the men wilm one Behind: the trusts, just that Ihng: will! these combinations continue i to prevail! the financial ' qjnemiiim. hn its various and varied 1 flbumsi. wiib mmrinne to be the chief poHttindl issue- off the day. ft will be made am by the- people who feel the pinch anifi gntissure- off low prices and who ; genoHiva* the* tllsastroas effects of trust axgnemauyr lit business and industry.— :: Arftenrtu Cbustdfiutiou

Tlhrr tfontlt Bfe Buujtht. TCbecQaim tnn*ih by certain gold Demmasxttf- iin die- Nortlteast that they will be aflilf to. QurcUose delegates in the SradlMmn States- to defeat the will of She gieiylb iin the' next Democratic nattimrrfi utraitwociira. is- contemptible. The gmgße off the- Strath, are poor, reckoned itu th» wunildS goods, in comparison the- g»&£ Democrats, but they ■BPnhdhSe honor. The integrity of the aartnm"— off the South: has never been wonanmfihy uponi die market—Washhqg Shriunuii Watchman. Id McKinley In Mb jHafls stonily off the- workings off the

slons reached. The breach made la the civil service regulations is so wide and jagged that it was probably engineered ■ti Mark Hanna. It bears the mark of boss dictation slightly tempered by Presidential timidity. Philadelphia Record. Will Not Re Fooled. Democrats are frequently informed by Republicans and gold Democrats that they cannot succeed next year If they go Into the campaign hampered by the Chicago platform. This Is the ambuscade that has been set for the weakened and timorous, and for timeservers. “Success” is a fine bait! Fortunately the knees of the Democratic leaders are no longer weak. There has been a great strengthening process going on since the voters of the party, acting in various ways, served notice on the politicians that they would no longer tolerate platforms and candidates dictated by delegates from the Republican States of the East. It may be said, therefore, that the party no long has curvature of the spine.—Atlanta Constitution. The Dingier Tariff Doomed. Even the Republicans have been compelled to abandon that fetich upon which their robber tariffs have been built—that the home market is sufficient—and they have come to the Democratic contention that the field of our manufacturers is not limited by the borders of our own country. Here lies a great advantage for Democrats. If timely and proper advantage is taken of the opportunity to liberate and extend the commerce of the country, the Republican party will hardly find safety in its old scheme of propagating and protecting monopolies. The present tariff law will have to be abandoned and a long step taken toward freedom of trade.—Dallas News.

McKinley “Working” Dewey. If Mr. McKinley believes, as well he may, that his support of Algerism, Eaganlsm, Corbinlsm and Sampsonism has so far destroyed public respect l’or him that it is a risk for him to stand on his own bottom before the masses, he should be man enough to accept the verdict of his own conscience, and not try to achieve the appearance of a popularity not his ln fact, by working In the universally idolized Dewey to cover his deficiencies and claim the enthusiastic reception which the great admiral will be accorded wherever he appears, as an ovation to himself.—Washington Times.

Running Tiehint). Despite the Dingley tariff and the war revenue tax, the Government Is running behind at the rate of a hundred millions a year. Still the administration papers keep telling the public of the unexampled prosperity which has gotten hold of the country. When a merchant finds his outlay exceeding his Income yearly he scarcely thinks his business Is prosperous. In this regard governments may differ from individuals, but the ordinary observer will fall to see where the difference comes In.—Butte Miner.

They Know It in Ohio. We remarked recently that the Republican platform in 1900 would contain an anti-trust plank, and that perhaps Mark Hanna would write It. The Ohio convention gives the tip. It was Mark Hanna’s convention, and, ridiculous as it may seem, Its teain deliverance, aside from stereotyped phrases in laudation of McKinley, was this anti-trust prouunciamento. Of course everybody knows It Is as appropriate for Mark Hanna to denounce the trusts as for the devil to quote scripture.— Buffalo Times.

Queer Time for a Peace Jubilee. The President and cabinet, General Miles and staff and Joe Wheeler and “over 5,000 in the parade,” celebrated a peace jubilee at Washington, while General Otis in the Philippines Is with the bayonet driving Aguinaldo and his countrymen, fighting on their native soil for the inalienable right of freedom and independence, into the last ditch, and special taxes, whose enumeration fills ten pages of the index of the war revenue hill, are still collected. —Rochester Union and Advertiser. Depew Ferious for Once. Strangely enough, a good many people regard as one of Senator Depew’s bad jokes his declaration that the Republican party means to proceed energetically against the trusts. But when these people reflect that the trusts have begun to dictate terms to the railroad corporations they will see that this declaration of Senator Depew is no joke, so far, at least, as he and the railroad corporation to which he belongs are concerned.—Philadelphia Record. Grows Stronger with Time. Mr. Bryan is more popular to-day than ever before. He Is stronger In everything that constitutes the strength of the public man now than at any previous time of his career. No other man has ever spoken to so many people, and nowhere else upon the globe to-day can any other orator or any other public speaker, no matter what may be the subject of his discussion, attract so many people.— Louisville Dispatch. No Worried Look | J Recent photographs of Mr. Bryan do not please the Republican editors. Hla complacent expression irritates them. —Atlanta Constitution.