Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1890-10-31
Pointers in Politics.
VOTE FOR
JACOB BERNATZ.

Ice beforehand his services TO the liqu-
or interests should receive very strong
support right under the coat with a no.
II boot.
Watts S. Humphrey is making a no.
gle fight in the Tenth district for Con-
Dress.
The Detroit Evening News seems to
think that there is no disgrace attend
ing man who villifed Lincoln during
the war. or is a "copperhead', as it adj
mltS Wlnans was. There may be some
difference of opinion on this which will
express itself in November.
The nervous uneasy manner in which
Justin r. Whiting has been conducting
the campaign is not only amusing, but
instructive. lie recognizes that never
before was his chance so slim. 1t
must harass Mr.. Whiting very much
to see the transformations progress of
James 5. Ayers.
The New York Sun, careful Demo-
cratic paper, estimates the bill will in
crease the value Of cotton export by
$50,O00O00 and other farm-products an
other $50,000,000. The Sun adds ave
believe it will be found that this new
value of silver provides the true pro-
lection to our agriculture" Let the
bungler stay at home.
One of the most universally beneficial
bills passed by Congress in the last SEES
sion was the Silver bill. AS such it
was praised by substantial Democratic
as well as Republican periodicals. But
Justin Il. Whiting was one of the heel
ing Democrats that voted against the
measure. BY this alone he has forfeited
the support Of the farmer.
A question has been put by the Port
Huron Times which is very apt. 1t is
substantially as follows: If, as is claim
ed, the consumer will have to pay the
high tariff of the Mckinley bill, what
are England, France. Germany. making
such fuss about? They must be los
ing some profits by this means. The
truth is Americans will get the profits
they have consumed; not the least the
American farmer.
Here is good fact for those who
would study the tariff. All know that
for imports to exceed exports means a
drain on the wealth OF the country.
Now under the low tariff of 1916 the
imports exceeded the exports $i65, 053,-
62J. From 1876 to 1889 the total excess
of exports over imports was 81, 5Sl $685.
81. Now when a farmer exports II
bushel of gram and does not bring back
yard of cloth he brings back the dol
lar. These figures mean so many dol
lars in the pockets OF Americas popu-
latiou.
Ask n. NJ. Perry. an Old employee of
James NJ. Turner: ask GOttlieb Berner,
whose daughter Katie was sent TO De-
troit for medical treatment at Mr.
Turner's expense; ask Mrs. T.. .Jolls.
whose husband was cared for by James
NJ. Turner; ask any man who ever
worked fo- Hon. James NJ. Turner if he
has not one of the largest hearts that
ever beat in manly bosom. 1t is not
difficult to fortell their answer. Some
OF them have already answered in the
Lansing Republican. Jas. NJ. Turner
is the friend OF the poor man; and Will
secure his vote for Governor.
Free Trade Democrats of pessimistic
inclination, who mourn before us about
decreased trade should compare the
facts. During the 234 days of naviga-
ton last year 10 million tons passed
through the Detroit river. This is more
than the entire aggregate OF entries
and clearanceS in the combined foreign
and coastwise shipping of London and
Liverpool by 3 million tons. While the
whole amount passing through the
Suez canal last year amounted TO but
about million tons. This is million
less than the amount of tonnage pas
sing through the Sault st. Marie canal.
"llOw did the hammer get into Eng
land? our friend asks with mouth
agape. This is easily explained. 1t
was shipped there. Shipping rates to
Liverpool from New York are about
- per hundred. Now the purchaser
paid the extra four cents. What is
more he paid more for the hammer than
an English hammer would bring very
plainly. For man hunting after the
best hammer in the market will not
buy the cheapest by any means. He
may be supposed to pay good round
figure. 1t seems to us that this objec-
ton, like all others, is formed on too
hasty assumption.
Democratic duplicity is no where
more marked than in the matter of
pensions. Almost every Democratic
issue will illuminate its pages with in
gance III their pension legislation.
But when it comes to election, they
claim that Chapman and Whiting are
voted for the service pension bill, which
was most prejudicial to the soldiers in
terests and the most extravaganza
measure possible 1t was safe to vote
for the measure however, for they
knew it could not pass. But it might
be Il drawing card in a campaign.
The tin-plate scare, which our Oppon-
ents parade on every possible occasion,
tells a story Of its own when explained,
They say that we shall have to pay
more for our tin-ware. an article Of ev-
cry day use. owing to the high tariff on
tiu-plate. For they say. which is very
true. that we import all our tin-plate.
Well, why import sheet OF iron or
steel, with a little tin on it? Every
one will say it would be better to inn
port free tin ore and manufacture our
own tin-plate. even if we had to import
the ore. England herself. by the way
imports nine-tenths of her tin ore. So
thought Mr.. Mckinley. Pig ore has
been placed on the free list and soon
we will have a new industry, which
will support thousands of consumers of
farm produce and increase the home
market.
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