People's Pilot, Volume 2, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1893 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 2 [ADVERTISEMENT]

governor says the state will make $1 profit on every gallon of liquor sold and estimates that the state will clear $500,000 the first year.

A year ago no promise of tariff reform was too extravagant to be made by our Democratic friends. They even hinted strongly in favor of absolute free trade. Since coming in possession of,the government they have modified their views wonderfully. They now realize that revenue sufficient to meet the enormous expenses of government must be raised. They further realize that while gold is being constantly taken out of the country, a lowering of the tariff and heavy importations will greatly aggravate the situation. Watterson and clan still favor very heavy reductions and talk of absolute free trade at no distant day, but the great body of the leaders seem content to let matters drift as they are. These differences will lead to a bitter fight in the party on the tariff question, while on the money questions the differences are much greater. The president and his Wall street backers have resolved for the gold standard alone, while Bland, Hatch, the west and the south will fight to the disruption of the party for bimetalism. Each side on these questions is marshaling its forces and the struggle promises to be prolonged and bitter. The poor and unfortunate Democrats are divided on everything but the offices. On that one subject there is the greatest harmony.