Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1894 — Political Points. [ARTICLE]

Political Points.

The Democratic Congress repealed the reciprocity clause in the McKinley law. Since then Cuba has raised the tariff on American Hour from $1 to $4.75. She bought about one million barrels last year of the United States. She now buys of Spain. If you want reciprocity restored, vote the Republican ticket and keep at it. * * * If you are a cuckoo, a mugwump, a free-trader, a communist, an anarchist or in favor of anything to beat the Republicans, or love hard times and want to make them harder, vote the Democratic-Populist ticket.

Do you want uncertainty as to the action of the government from now until 1897, vote the Democratic-Pop-ulist ticket and you will get it. * . * —* Do you want low wages and few of them? Vote the Democratic-Pop-ulist ticket. * * # Laboring men, do you prefer certainty to uncertainty ? Vote the Republican ticket. * * * Ex-Senator, Janies E. Parnell, of Adams county, 111., does not want Democratic uncertainty. He has quit voting the Democratic ticket.

Where, oh where are the “markets of the world” the Democrats talk so much about. Wheat down to 54£ cents in New York. Exports of wheat decreased one-third in September. Exports in two weeks in October, 18 per cent, less in value than the same time last year, asd imports 27 per cent, more than last year. Gold still going out of the country, making us poorer by that much. If you not want it to get worse, vote the Republican ticket. * * * There are plenty of houses to rent free in Portland, Oregon. If you want it to continue, vote the Democratic Populist ticket. * * * If you believe in “breaking down the barriers” and letting in the goods made by pauper la’nor of the old world, vote the Democratic-Popu-list ticket. * # * Wheat 54£ cents per bushel in New York City. Close up the factories and send men to the country to raise more cheap wheat with which to capture the “markets of the world.” If you want wheat cheaper, vote the Democratic-Populist tidiet. * * v Wm E Curtis, a correspondent of the Chicago Record writing from Portland, Oregon, says wheat is worth 20 cents per bushel. TLe advice of the Democratic politician is, “go raise cheap wheat and capture the markets of the world.”

The Logansporl Pharos of October 3rd, has the following to say of Populism. If the Democratic Sentinel received it from the Indianapolis Bureau, it was not published for Obvious reasons. Hear the Pharos: “But even the reckless extravagance of the McKinley congress was but a drop in the bucket to what the country would have to face if the Populists were to be placed in power. Judging by the bills already introduced in congress by the Populist members, all the pioperty of the country would be required to pay the taxes made necessary by the first session’s appropriations of a Populist congress. Just look at the appropriations which the Populists would make and figure out if you can, where the money would come from to meet them. Representative Davis’ bill to make loans mortgage debtors and appropriates $10,000,000,000. Senator Peffer has similar bill. Representative Clover’s bill to loan to states 50 per cent, of the assessed valuation of property would appropriate $12,000,000,000. Representative Clover's municipal loan bill would appropriate $10,000,000,000. Representative Kerns’ banking bill would appropriate $1,000,000,000. Representative Hudson’s bill would appropriate $1,500,000,000. Representative Davis’ Indusirial Army bill would appropriate $500,000,000. Senator Peffer’s Charity bill would appropriate $6,300,000. Representative Boons’ internal improvement bill would appropiiate besides annual appropriations $500,000,000. Representative Boons’ bill to ex

terminate the Russian thistle would appropriate $1,000,000. Senator Peffer’s rain water bill would appropriate $20.000,000. Senator Peffer’s resolution for government ownership, minus railroads, telegraphs, Ac., Ac., would require an appropriation o' $15,000,000,000. Grand Total SSO 527,300,000. If just a few Populist Congressmen could ask for appropriations what mieht we expect of a majority^ They vo dd have to call on the fiat men end the printing presses to print the amount they would de.mand. . - . - All the wealth of the United States would not meet their demand. Better vote against them. * * * Editor Pilot. “Has Hath ora’s certificate of nomination been filed?” County Clerk. “Yes Sir, He was in Saturday to see about it.” Editor Pilot. Humph! I wonder be had sense enough to do such a thing.” xxx