The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1892-01-22

Senator Pafmer mas lhuOuuceu IL Dill u
provide for the election of u. S. senators by
tho people. The election Of Hill to the SEN
ate from New York by The vote OF felOn
and Brice Of New York from Ohio because
Of his millions is beginning to attract the
Illinois senator's attention and he feels
something ought to be done The bill never
thelees is sneritorious, but like all reforms
will move slowly.
1.-THE gerry mander Is not the work of any
one party. And, no matter whatparty may
carry It into effect, 1t is a dishonorable out
growth of partisan over-reaching." The
above is from the Grand Rapids Democrat,
one Of the ablest newspapers In Michigan.
Let the watchwOrd among all honest citizens
he honesty in politics. Ifthisheslthy senti-
ment was cultivated state stealing in New
York and MichiganiEing would'be unheard
of.
The Gillian controversy can perhaps best
he settled by being ready for emergency.
The United States Is too big tOsbe bullied or
play the part of bully, and under the
frowMng muzzles of the guns of the York
town. Charleston and other war vessels of
the new American navy, proper settle
ment can be had with the pngnscious Chit
ians, who will be taught to respect the
Greatest Of Republics. Gen. Alger's pro-
posed commission would have 'much more
respect in negotiating peace If it was backed
ny a-warfleet on the Chiiian coast.
Congressman Writing, who lisa salt man
ufacturer. proposes to remove the tariff on
salt, giving his reason that salt is as cheap
in the United STATES as it isin England, and
English salt is used only because Of preju-
dice in its favor. This statement of the
gentleman from St. Clair will or should
cause general change In the pathetic story
Of the poor mans salt being taxed or that
the tariff is tax. Nothing betterthan the
salt tariff illustrates the workings OF protec-
tiOn building up industries thatcan supply
TINS country and reducing the price ulti-
mately so that the tariff becomes imperative.
Salt would never have been so cheap today
If protection had not increased the product.
The Michigan Democracy demanded free
silver in their platform adopted at Grand
Rapids In 1890 and their members of con-
gress were. elected OH that PLATFORM and yet
there are democrats who seem to have more
wistlam than the Michigan statesman of the
party of Fridlender and Soper. Senator
Villas, of Wisconsin says:
do not think In our good state of Wis |
copsin the, democrat party, with all they |
have proved the seeming paradox, can be |
made to see in 70 cents of silver, even with |
the mint stamp upon 1t, dollar OF cur |
wheat o. corr.
Judge M. ID. Harter, a democratic men,
Der of congress from Ohio, speaks his mind
on the free silver question, and incidentally
gives whack at the tariff, which he how
ever thinks less injurious than free coinage;
of silver. Place is given for his tariff views
in order TO express his convictions on the
free silver question:
The volume of money was increasing at a
rate, including gold and silver, of between
$50, 900, 900 and 800, OOo, 900 year. Free
coinage would cause startling decrease.
Under the present SYSTEM" said Mr..
ldarter, the $4,000, 900 TO $4,000, 600 of
annual profit 90 into the public treasury.
Free, coinage of silver is simply trick of
he silver producer by which he hopes to
transfer this huge annual sum from the
vaults,ef the United States treasury into his
Jwn Golfers. He declared that the free
coinage of silver would defrand the me
the farmers, the working people
Ind in short the rank and file of the coun-
Try.
ut is proposed to the democratic party to
% turn these people over to the tender
nercies of the silver kings. Was ever prop
,sitiOn more mOnstrots?
Free coinage Is surely scheme for
skinning the agriculturist out of any loose
md portable property which protection has
eft him. Free coinage and protection are
'ynomous and the former threatens to do
more harm to the public good i'm twelve
months than ever such monstrous iniquity
N the Mckinley bill can probably do in
welve years.
"PrOclaim the fact that with free silver in
he national democratic platform, or free
liver bill In congress passed by democratic
'Otes In the house we cannot hope to carry
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Rhode Is
and; Connecticut New York, New Jersey
" Maryland In 1872, and we shall have in | .
support of our efforts for sound currency
he powerful influence of every besitating
e'dcr In the democratic party of The United
,tates.
18th the memory of long years of wan
lering in the political wilderness, led by the
gnis fatus of incidental protection, and the
'wiul blunder OF our lapse into greenback-
SIN just behind US, the democratic party is
q no humOr to drop the cause of the Whole
people in order to become attorney of the
liver ring"
The eighth congressional district howe, er
will be represented by a man whose inca
'acity for knowledge commended itself to
be democratic party and Youmans will vote
or free coinage. The original greenbacker
Vis at least consistent in wanting the
Vhole profit Of monetary issue to accrue to
he government, but the free coinage advo-
ate would ask that the bullion owner be
iven Is cents on every stamped dollar of
liver that he furnished The free coinage
dvocate Is either q candidate for lupacy
or has silver IN sell