Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1897 — Another Foot Ball Game. [ARTICLE]

Another Foot Ball Game.

It was an ’‘off year” in Ohio for the other fellows. The Hon. Arthur P. Gorman contemplating retiring to private life. Mr. Bryan and ex-Governor Boies are still on speaking terms. Some of his speeches would indicate that Mr. Bryan wore smoked glasses while in Ohio. It is thought at Washington that the administration is looking to an early reopening of negotiations for the adoption of an arbitration treaty between Great Britain and the United States.

Something over a year ago Mr. Bryan was stating that the only way to increase - the' circulating medium of the country was by the adoption of the free coinage of silver, and yet the Treasury figures show that today there are millions and millions more money in circulation than when this statement was made. Mr. Bryan says that ‘‘the first six months of the McKinley administration were the most disastrous in the history of the country.” That's a pretty stiff one, even for Bryan. But it induces a cold shudder to think what would have been the first six months of the Bryan administration.

History has chalked up one more score against free trade. Now that the Wilson law has been, obliterated from the statute books and a protective tariff law enacted and put into operation and has brought prosperity to the country, it is demonstrated, and will be recorded by future historians, that the cause of the depression of 1893-’96 was due to the Wilson low-tariff measure.

Early in October President McKinley directed the members of his cabinet to reduce their Department estimates to Congress to an economical basis. This is a move in the right direction. President Cleveland urged upon Congress the necessity of economy while at the same time the estimates from the Treasury Department and other Departments were certainly extravagant. Congress in its actions naturally followed the estimates of the Departments as the official utterances of the Administration, rather than the preachings of the President.

Rensselaer and Battle Ground At Brookston Next Friday. Brookston Reporter: - It has been arranged to have a foot ball game in Brookston, and the opposing teams will be Battle Ground and Rensselaer. The game will be played in Kent's pasture, east of tovtn, Friday of next week, November 19th, and an admission of 25 cente will be charged to see the game. The writer has seen both teams play, and we believe that a closely contested gridiron battle will be fought, and as it comes at a time when the majority of fall work is done, we believe that it will be well attended. Foot ball is now the national game; base ball has been a minor attraction ever since foot ball began to be played outside of the colleges. It is a game where not only strength but strategy count, and exceeds for interest the prize fight or race ring, while it is considered much more honorable.

The price of admission is the same that is charged everywhere ■ and we have no doubt that all who see the game wil) consider it of greater interest than the theatre J It wilt be an opportunity, at least, not soon repeated, to see the game, and the Reporter urges that all, the people of Brookston and Prairie township be on hand. Word has been received from Rensselaer that they will probably bring one hundred rooters to see the game, and Battle Ground will come with a delegation of enthusiasts, and there will be a hot time. Let every one stop work, have one day of fun, and join in the “rah, rah, rah,” with the foot-ballists. For rent, two pleasant well furnished first floor rooms, for light housekeeping. For name of party apply at this office. dwtf