The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-12-05

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United hlaies notes, making total Of
Nl9,W6,4On, There was during ths
aalle period decrease Of glli i0p, 7eD IN
bank circulation and Of S6le, hl4 la sub,
aldary silver The net Increase was
$3.50, ssi, lDA, The circulation per capita
has Increased about VI during the time
covered by tho table referred tO, The
total eOinage NJ silver dollars was, On
Nov I, 1880, sA4B, ,6aa, ,00i, OF which seaG,-
bhp,hsl were IN the treasury vaults and
500 iOpb, $50 were In circulation, OF the
amount IN the vaults esl1,ilB,O44 were
represented by outstanding silver oerlia-
rates leaving sB,slD,bl1 not IN GirGula-
ton, and not represented by certificates,
Go slow on silver Colnage,
The law requiring ihe purchase by the
treasury Of te,OO0,0OO worth OF silver
bullion each month, 10 be coined into
silver dollars Of 4le l'e grana has been
observed by the department. but neither
tho present secretary nor any OF his
predecessors has deemed u safe 10 eKer-
else the discretion given by law 10 la,
crease The monthly purchases 10 M,0O0,-
900, When the law waa enacted, Feb,
pH, 1873, tho price 0f silver In tho market
was e,eO 4-lO per ounce, making the
bullion value Of tho dollar OB cents
Since that time tho price has fallen aa
low hA vs. Genus per ounce wuuping tne
bullion value Of The dollar 10 JO,B Genta
Within tho last few months the market
price has somewhat advanced, and on
Nov, last tho bullion value Of the silver
dollar was ~ cents The evil anlIolpa-
tlons which have accompanied the coin
age and lHe OF tho silver dollar have not
been realized Aa q coin II has not had
general use and the public treasury has
been compelled 10 Store ~ iut this Ia
mRnifeatly owing 10 tho fact that ita
paper representative is more convenient.
! Tho general acceptance and use Of tho
| silver certificates show that silver has
not been otherwise diaeredlted, Some
| favorable conditions have contributed 10
maintain this practical equality, In their
commercial Use, between the gold and
silver dollars, hut some OF these arc
trade conditions that hlatuary enact
menta do not control and OF tho eOntinu-
ance OF which we cannot b. certain,
| think II 10 clear that u We should
make the coinage OF silver at tho present
ratio free, we must expect the difference
In the bullion values OF the gold and oil,
yer dOllaa viii be taken account OF In
commercial transactions, and fear tho
same result would follow any eonaldera-
bio Increase OF tho present rate OF coin
age, Such result would BIO diaoredita.
bio 10 our financial management and
disastrous 10 all buhlneaa interests We
should not tread the dangerous edge OF
such peril. And, indeed, nothing more
harmful could happen 10 theailyer inter.
eata. Any safe legislation upon this sub
jeot must secure tho equality Of the two
coins In their commercial uses,
have always been an advocate Of the
use OF silver In our currency. We arc
large producers OF that metal and should
not dIaoredit II. 10 tho plan which will
bo presented by tho secretary OF tho
treasury for tho Issuance OF notes or cols
tfcatoa upon tho deposit OF silver bullion
NJ lts market value, have been able 10
give only q haaty examination, owing
10 the press OF other matters and 10 the
fact that II has been 30 recently formu'
lated,
Chinese Struggled In.
The enforcement OF the Chinese OK.
cluaIon act has been found 10 bo very
difficult on the northwestern frontier,
Cinnamon landing In Victoria find II
very easy TO pass our border, owing n
the impomibllty, with tho foroo ~ the
command Of the customs officers, OF
guarding 40 long an inland limo. The
secretary of the treasury has authorized
the employment Of additional OillCem
who shall hC assigned 20 thia duty, and
Ovory effort will bo made 10 enforce tho
law. Tho Dominion cx0Ca head tax
Of $50 for each Chinamnn landed, and
whom thclo persons, In fraud Of our law,
cross into our territory and 0ro appro.
hondcd, our officers do not know what
10 do with thom, on tho Dominion au'
thorItos viii not suffer them 10 bo sont
back without second payment Of the
tax.
Trusts Are Dangerous con,plrnoic@
Earnest attention should bo given by
congress 10 u consideration Of tho quoa'
tion how far the restraint Of those COM
blnations OF capital commonly called
"uustan Ia n matter OF federal jurisdio-
ton. When organized, as they often
are, 10 crush out all healthy competition
and 10 monopolizo tho production or sale
OF articles of commerce and general
necessity, they are dangerous conspira.
cios against the public good, and should
DO made tho subject Of prohibitory and
even ponal legislation.
Moral Character FOR Naturalirod citizens.
Our naturalization laws should bo 30
revised ~ TO mako tho inquiry into tho
moral character and good disposition
toward our government OF the persons
applying for citizenship moro thorough,
This can only bo done by taking fuller
control Of tho examination, by fixing tho
times for hearing such applications,
and by requiring the presence Of somo
ono who shall represent tho government
IN tho inquiry. Those who arc tho
avowod enemies Of social order, or who
come 10 our shores to swell tho iniuri.
oua influence and 10 extend tho owl
practices Of any association that dolles
our laws, should not only bo denied citi-
zenship but domicilo,
Indian Land Tltlca
A larger portion Of tho message ~ do.
voted 10 the titles 10 Indian lands, Okla
homa, etc, than on any other gubioot,
but only IN relation Of facts with which
the reading public is familiar On the
subject Of Alaska the message proceeds;
Provisions should bQ made for tho nc
quisition of title 10 town lots In the
towns now established In Alaska, for 10.
eating town sites and tho establishment
Of municipal governments. Only tho
mining laws havo been extended 20 that
territory, and no other form Of titles 10
lands can now be obtained. We have
fortunately not extended 10 Alaska tho
mistaken policy Of establishing reserve.
tions for the Indian tribes, and can deal
with them from the beginning as indi-
vldunls with, am sure better results,
But any disposition Of the public lands,
and any regulations relating 10 timber
and TO the fisheries should have a kindly
regard to their interests, An appropria-
ton for education should neither bo