Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 October 1897 — Forefathers’ Day. [ARTICLE]

Forefathers’ Day.

The Treasury Department is now rejecting offers of gold which are coming from San Francisco and other cities. But theu this is not a Democratic administration! Foreigners who look to the rich American market for enormous profits on their cheap made goods, and grumble when they have to pay the Dingley tariff out of their are looking for that dear old Democrat who still thinks the foreigners don’t pay the tariff. They want something to kick at. The Nebraska banks are complaining that they have moie money than they can loan, and the farmers of that State are paying off their debts with unexampled rapidity, thus making Mr. Bryan’s Borne State a rather uncomfortable place for him just now. This may account lor his anxiety to break into Ohio and New York. A good deal was heard about coercion in the last fall’s campaign. The latest case comes from Ohio in the announcement that the manager of the Democratic campaign, Allan O'Myers, has ordered Towne and other ailverene orators down off the stump and out of the State. The Dingley law receipts for the month of September exceed those I of the second month of the Wilson ’ law, and the deficit for the month is trifling. The second month of ft the Wilson law developed a deficit ’ of over $13,000,000, while the second month of the Dingley law was only about one-tenth of that sum.

The nomination of Henry Single Tax George for the position of mayor of Greater New York by a large element of the Democratic party in that city is another evidence, of the fact that the leaders of the late Popocratic party are in search of a new issue, and are likely to adopt the single tax as a possible hit, especially among the cities. The American “Economist” says: “The spreading of protectionist sentiment in the South, the impartial and wholly national spirit which has determined the provisions of the Dingley law, and the wise and statesmanlike utterances of President McKinley have gone far to destroy the remnants of that sectionalism which years ago threatened to destroy the Union.

Retaliatory legislation with reference to our tariff is not being heard from, despite the dismal predictions of last June and July. The only place where it is suggested is in Argentine, and a study of the commercial relations of that country with the United States shows that there is little probability that any action will be taken which would disturb the business relations of the two countries in view of the fact that we buy more from Argentine than she buys from us.

Next Lord’s day will be a day of special services at the Christian church. In the morning the pastor will speak on the Old and New Testaments and their relationship to each other. PROGRAM FOR EVENING. Hymn, “I Love Thy Kingdom Lord.” Scripture Reading: John XVII: 20-26. Prayer. Short addresses. Meaning of Forefathers’ Day James Leatherman. ‘‘The Sacrifices of the Fathers of the Restoration.”.... James Cox, IVm. Day and Dr. Washburn. Hymn, “Triumphant Zion Lift Thy Head.” How Our Movement Began W. O. Moore. Our Present Numbers and Influence and What Remains to be Done J. L. Brady. Offering. Closing Hymn and Benediction.