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nave nor done 30, Jney viii not 90 So under
any necessity Less pressing than that OF de84
perate war. The one special requisite for the
completion of our monetary system Is the
fixing OF the relative values of silver and
gold The large use of silver as the money
of account among Asiatic nations, taken In
connections with the increasing OF
the world, gives the w~eightiest reasons for
an international agreement in the premises
Our government should not cease to urge
this measure until a common standerd %
value shall be reached ans established-n
standard that shall enable the United Stat0o
80 use the silver from It's mines as ga auxlA
fary to gold in settling the balances OF coua4
meroial exchange.
THE PUBLTC LANDS
The strength of the republic isEncfeased by
the multiplication OF lan~dhOldera Our laws
should look to the judicious encouragement
Of actual settlers OF the public domain, which
should henceforth be held as a sacred truse
for the benefit of those seeking hOmea The
tendency TO consolidate large tracts Of land
in the ownership Of individuals OF corpora
tions should, with proper regard TO vested
rights, be discouraged. One hundred thou
Sind acres of land In the hands of one man
is Tar less profitable TO the nation IN every
way than when its ownership is divided
among 1000 men. The evil OF permitting
large tracts of the national domain to be con-
solidated and controlled by the few against
the many is enhanced when the persons con-
trolling IL are aliens. 1t Is but fair that the
public land SHOULD be disposed of only to-
izels of the republic, or willing TO become so.
QUE Stripping INTERESTS.
Among u national interests one LAM
s..sshes-@he fasesss earring trad L ssss.
very seriously crippled in our civil war, and
another blow was given 20 1t In the general
substitution OF steam for shil in ocean trafio,
With a frontage on the w great oceans,
with q f~reiQhtage larger than that OF any
other nation, we have every inducemeat to
restore our navigation. Yet the government
has hitherto refused its help. A small share
Of the encouragement given by the govern
ment to- railways and to manufactures, and
a small share OF the capital and the zeal
given bF our citizens TO those enterprises
would lave carried our ships 90 every sea
and to every port law just enacted re-
moves some of the burdens upon our navi-
CATION, and inspires hope that this greatin-
terest may at last receive its due share Of
attention. All efforts IN this direction should
receive encouragement
or THE BALLo
This survey of our condition as d nation
reminds us that material prosperity is but a
mockery III ID does not tend 10 preserve the
liberty OF the people, Al free ballot is the
safeguard of republican institutions, without
which no national welfare is assured. A pop
ular election, honestly conducted, embodies
the very majesty of true government. Ten
millions of voters desire to take part ia the
pending contest The safely Of the repub-
Ito rests upon the integrity of he ballot.
upon the security OF suffrage To the citizen.
TO deposit a fraudulent vote is no worse a
crime against constitutional liberty than to
obstruct the deposit OF an honest vote. He
who corrupts suffrage strikes at the very
root OF free government He Is the arch
enemy of the republic. He forgets that in
trampling upon the rights OF others he fatally
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