Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-10-19

foreign countries. Vet even then e had
Increased our trade with tue foreign
counties 10 which IL bad been applied
neaIiy one-fourth. The exact me- ease
vas 23.s per cent. Since then there
las been Il still greater increase.
amounting on September 1.-THE latest
date tO which the Official statistics are
aysi aele-to 27.5 per cent. Ii 5 ob-
viOns tnat the new trade thus OPENED,
particularly with our neighborng Cen
trail and South America, Is sure OF wide
and far-reaching development.
The Trade IL Ours.
This trade hes At our doors, and is
with peOpls naturally inclined 10
friendly commercial relations with Us
through kindred Interests aud political
ASPIRATIONS.
Ii involves largely the exchange of
products peculiar to each country and
needed by the other; II opens markets
for our cereals ana vast fields for the
Use OF our machinery and manu-
tacturers aad 1t must naturally bring
with 10 also an annual increase of mis-
celianeOus business between Us and
:hem ouside the articles directly af-
feeted by treaties. To abandon these
systems which Is absolutely equitable
TO both sides, which costs us nothing
and whlch brings such results would
Do madness. while To dsnounce II as a
sham 10 IS unpairlotic as IL IS untrutn-
tul.
On the subject of tho currency the
issue between the republican party and
It's opponents Is almost AS sharply de-
fined as on the tariff. We demand
AL nr
shall oe made and kept as good rs any
other dollar; our opponents, while pro-
Tossing the same desire demand that
the national bank currency shall be
broken down by the repeal of the ten
per cent tax on the issues of state
banks.
sectionaiism Again.
The proposal of our opponents is to
secronallZe Il again, and thus return to
the state bank system under which 1t
was rarely equal TO coin, was often at u
rulnous discount and often worthless.
Ii is true thet the gradual payment of
the government bonds may require
sumo change IN the security demanded
as a guarantee of the national bank
notes. The party which devised the
system and made il a magnificent sue
cess may be relied upon 10 meet that
emergency when Il arises, and the one
party that assured they could not be
relied upon IN the matter Is the party
which has now formally proposed as
rs remedy for the difficulty. return
10 the semi bar oarous condition of the
Heterogeneous state bank issues before
the war.
here is good reason to hope for
some practical union of effort for Il
common solution of the silver problem,
with an increased use of silver, through
the renewed international silver confer
ence, which the wise policy of the pres
ent administration has secured from
the leading commercial nations of the
world.
Danger In Democracy.
Ii is q statement which no candid and
competent business authority, what
ever, can deny, that the adoption now
of the policy svowedly confessed by
our opponents IN their declaration of
principles, as TO tue repeal OF the pres
ent tariff, the passage of q tariff tor
revenue only and the substitution of
state bank for national currency.
would give an immediate and disas-
trous shock TO business.
We are sometimes told that they
don't mean what they cay. IL so,
could the people wisely intrust power
TO q party which don't mean TO keep
It's promises and appeal, for popular
support with n lie upon Its lips. At
other times We are told that their can
dldate neither believes their platform
nor would dream of carrying 1t out,
and that therefore there is no danger.
We put no such assertion upon their
candidate. To hold the nomination
under such circumstances would be an
act, not only of treachery to the party
whose standard he bears. but of folly
besides, since the country could not
help seeing that an effort was IN pro-
gress TO deceive IL as TO either the po-
icy OF the party or the purpose of the
candidate. Furthermore. the duty Of
carrying out the plalE purpose decided
by an overwhelming majority IN the
tribunal would devoive not upon the
president hut upon the congress to be
elected by this party, which promises
the repeal OF the present tariff, which
demands tariff for revenue only, and
proncunces any other unconsttutIon-
al, and proposes to abandon the ma
tional bank currency In favor of state
banks.
Tho Force BiII scare.
Mr.. Reid, speaking of the force bill,
SAYS II scarcely calls for notice. The
very title of the bill referred to, he
saws, proclaimed it, object to be TO pre-
vent the use of force at elections. II
failed anyway and the southern white
men who were lately is most interested
Oproneuts now heVIn To- wfsh II revived
20 protect them from being themselves
counted out OF elections they have
fairy wen, a the other day 10 Ala
hama. 10y their own white fellow deuo-
Gratis. IL i we'll, however, To- say that
the denunclstJon IN the democratic
platform OF the principle that federal
government may supervise the
? eetion Of federS officers
= grotesqus. That principle hs.
been long recognized. and it has been
susts ned by the courts, 1t How stands
undtsputsd on ihs statute 30 x, aud Il
Nas enforced at recent elections bv
Grover Cleveland. then president of
the United states. through hss order OF
October 5 lsGs. o. Mf. Garland, hns at.
torney general Bat ltis not to be dis
gni-sd that the recent claulor against
tnis prncple n it means anything.
means purpose 90 nuIifv the four.
tesnih and fifteenth srtscles of the
= slslon Of toe nlted states
American shtrpfrs
Mr. R@id next refer. g. soc revival of
American chipping snd repeal. his ad
nssion 20 the resolutions " the feuab-
lssn national convention ss phnie.
ff4 ss4. - .s.....ss, a esa.sarss ss aara 1T b.