Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-28
Tariff to stand or Fall.

on these subjects with dtrcctneSs, simplicity
and frankness.
Tariff to Stand or Fall.
Should the American people now choose tho
Republican candidates the present tnlit wonid
stand or. when amended: would only lie so
changed as to insure a slo,ar conformity in
made. II our opponents should he chosen
their Congress is pledged to the repeal of
sse ob present asaanvs tsr iar s sna to o the . sa'p pbs;1
EXECUTIVE is pledged. to the doctrine THAI n
tarln having regard also for American wages
that could escape the Presidential veto must
be OF the kind which the Londo Tines con-
siders equivalent to free trade.
The expediency OF a protective tariff has
been indicated by the experience of the last
thirty. years-the most wonderful period of
the record Of modern civilization. Eight years
ago, In 9 mastery, public paper. James q:
81 11s, called attention to the revelations Of
Of the labor and savings of the American peo-
PIE under the system Of q protective tariff.
down in the census q lsGo at %sl4.ooo.-
oeqo.ooo that being, what there was to
the success of the Republican party that year
tshise,iR spnbliSSan protective policy. Z, which has
Of 1880 the true value Of the property in the
United States was set down ut 81, C0b, oW ,OOO-
making an increase in these twenty years OF
double the entire growth of the previous $50
years. We are now able to carry the coinpar-
of another decennial census. It appears that
tho property of the United States has been
still further increased in the last ten years by
$14, 600, 0O0. 0O-makfnR a total increase in the
thirty years Of Republican rule and a Repub-
lican protective tariff of "a, 0OO.t LOU, 0O0. against
ia 0.0V,OO earned in the previous 25O years.
Reference is here made to the reports
Of different labor commissioners-no-
tably Peck OF New York-to show the
vr0o,,avtk,> ~ 1rh1v;ov NJ ,,pJon kko
present tariff. Continuing, Mr.. Reid
says:
The People Will Judge.
These official refutations of the Democratic
denial that the country ts prosperous are con-
firmed by the personal experience and obser-
thsie o% vi s lssl paop are ~ n asrs sane ahiey h f1o% s eeae
eral calamitfes, andtn their communities other
industries are more prosperous than that of
their own opinions Of the degree Of trust and.
power they should now give to q party thus
eager to calumniate the country.
The Question of Currency.
On the subject Of currency the issue between
most as sharply defined as on the tarif. We
demand that every dollar, paper, silver, or
gold. shall be made and kept as good as any
the same desire, demand that the national bank
currency shall be broken down by the repeal Of
banks. The lamented Garfield proudly
claimed in 1850 that our paper currency is now
as national as the flag; and everywhere equal
to coin. The proposal of our opponents is to
sectfonaltze It again. and thus return to the
State bank system under which it was rarely
equal to coin, was often at q ruinOus discount,
and often worthless.
The Silver Problem.
There is good reason to hope for some prac-
tical union OF effort for common solution of
the silver problem, with an Increased use OF
YER Conference, which the wise noiicy Of the
present administration has secured from the
leading commercial nations of the world. but
such questions to trust the fnar c;al skill and
Integrity of the Republican party and to dis
trust Its opponents.
Power of the Democracy.
The danger has never before been so great.
The Democratic party has threatened the
peace or pro sperity of the country. but within
the memory of this generation 1t has never
had the power to carry out its purposes: When
Republican Congrcss; and when a Democratic
House Of Representatives was elected it was
Not for one hour since March, 1855, has the
!Ge.eislation and direct the policy Of the United
siSss saw When nh NJ: dRi ssa'iSsed s sa e %saeds but ..
sH / al aisR appsn. th 3 sSs sha % worst s conia nSs'
because the hands Of the party were tied In
Congress. II they elect a President this time
VACy IA AhtO OOUA tu6 k1VuA6 AuU
Senate. too. and thus will be placed in absolute
control for the first time since 1863. with moth
ing to prevent their carrying. out the threats
they have made against both the present tariff
and the present currency.
President Harrison's Administration.
The administration of President Harrison
has been generally recognized as honest, able
and safe. Abroad II Inns adjusted. difficult
questions with consideration for weak nations
and with courteous but ~resolute firmness to
the most powerful. At home It has refunded q
portion Of the remaining debt at the lowest
rate. obtained by any nation in the civil
liked world; has largely strengthened and i'm
proved our navy; has greatly enlarged the free
floo. ooo,oOo Of duties q a single article. in id.
the country and the general. public confidence
In tho administration combine to form the
A sudden reversible of policy is not what either
the suggestions OF ordinary business prudence
Or the obvious and general contentment Of
the people call TO-. I believe your declara-
prudent, spot1ess and successful President will
command the popular approval at the polls,
and will, udder God. fnure to the continued
benefit OF our country
COOP gracious! The value Of ones
understanding is worth more than
was generally supposed. A New Jer-
sey jury has just appraised a lost toe
from q fott at 1920.
TIE correspondent who went to
Hamburg expressly for the purpose of
getting the cholera is pleased to re-
port that hc was sadly disappointed.
Some Of the members of that coal