The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-07-24
that tie liberty Of the individual ceased
where the rights of society begin.

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where the rights Of society begin.
OUR CURRENCY.
The people of the United States though
often urged and tempted, have never sefi-
ously contemplated the recognition Of any
other money than gold and silver-and cur
renoy directly convertible into them They
have not done so, they Will not do So under
any necessity less pressing than that Of des-
perate war The one special requisite for the
fixing Of the relative values Of silver and
gold The large use Of silver as the money
Of account among Asiatic nations taken ii,
connection with the increasing commerce Of
the world, gives the weightiest reasons for
an international agreement in the premisea
this measure until a common standerd q
value shall be reached and established-3
standard that shall enable the United STATED
to use the silver from it's mines as an auxil
larry to gold Id settling the balances Ut com]
mercial exchange
THE PUBLIC LANDS
The strength Of the republic isincreased BY
the multiplication of landholdera Our laws
s6ould LOOK to the judicious encouragement
OF actual settlers on the public domain, which
should hencefOrth be held as sacred trust
for the benefit of those seeking homes The
tendency to consolidate large tracts Of land
IN the Ownership of Individuals OF corpora
lions should, with proper regard to vested
rights, be discouraged One hundred thou
sand acres of land In the hands of one man
is far less profitable to the nation in every
among 1000 men. The evil Of permitting
large tracts of the national domain to be con.
eolidated and controlled by the few against
the many ID enhanced when the persons con-
trolling 1t are aliens 1t Is but fair that the
actual settlers and to those who are cit
liens Of the republic, or willing to become so.
OUR SHIPPING INTERESTS
Among our national interests one Ian
guishes-the foreign carrying trade It was
very seriously crippled in our civil war, and
another blow was given to it in the general
substitution of steam for sail in ocean traffic
With frontage on the two great oceans.
with freiehtage larger than that of any
other nation, we have every inducement to
fSe a. our NAVIGATION Yet the gover%et
OF the encouragement given by the govern
ment to railways aQd to manufactures, and
small share of the capital and the zeal
given by our citizens to those enterprises
would have carried our ships to every sea
moves some of the burdens upon our navi-
cation, and inspires hope that this great in
terest may at last receive It's due share of
attention. All efforts in this direction should
receive encouragement
sACREDNEss OF THE BALLOT.
This survey of our condition as a nation
reminds us that material prosperity is. but
mockery If it does not tend to preserve the
liberty of the people, A free ballot is the
safeguard of republican institutions, without
which no national welfare is assured pop
ular election, honestly conducted, embodies
the very majesty of true government. Ten
millions of voters desire to take part in the
pending contest The safely of the repub-
lie rests upon the integrity OF the ballot,
upon the security of suffrage to the citizen.
To deposit a fraudulent vote is no worse q
crime against constitutional liberty than to
obstruct the deposit of an honest vote. He
root Of free government. He is the ARCH
enemy of the republic He forgets that in
trampling upon the rights of others he fatally
imperils his own rights. 1T is a good land
which the Lord our God doth give us" but
we can maintain our heritage only by guard.
ing with vigilance the source of popular
power. am with great respect, your obedi-
emit servant, JAMES G. BLAINE