Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-09-10
Free Coinage, at the Proper Ratio
is Conducive to Prosperity.


sentatiVCs and the acts OF the executive de
partment to its scrutiny and investigation.
democratic national administration was sue,
PeGfa by republicans administration. and the
freshness OF events gives unusual facilities
for fair comparison and Judgment There
mas seldom been time, | think when change
from the declared policies of the democratic
party involved such serious results TO the bust.
ness interests OF the country. A brief review
OF what has been done and OF wha, the demo
crate party pror0 to undo, will Justify this
opinion. The republican party during the civil
war devised national currency, consisting of
United States notes, issued and rcdeemable by
the government, and Of national bank notes,
based upon the security of United States bonds
A tax was levied upon the issues Of state banks,
and the intended result, that all such issues
should bc Withdrawn, was realized.
Our money is all national money! might al.
most say international, for these bills are not
only equally and ind iscrim inatcy accepted at
par inal the states, but in gone foreign couu.
tries The democratic party. If ntrIsted with
the control OF the government is now pledged
to repeal the tax ~ state bank issues with
view OF putting into circulation again under
such dycrscd legislation MS tho states NAV
adopt, flood Of local bank issues Only those
" w ia " llo l'l'l' wv hhl' tNUNItUttu INC
Inconvenience and losses attendant upon the
use of such money can appreciate whata re.
turn to that system involves,
The president says that few subjects have
elected more discussion or excited more
general interest than that OF a recovery BY the
United States Of its appropriate share Of the
American carrying trade This subject touches
not only our pockets but our national pride.
In speaking Of the establishment of lines
from our South Atlantic and Gulf ports, the
president declares that the democratic party
has found 70 place in its platform for any
mention oi me- important subject and has
shown its hostility 10 the general policy by re
fusing to cXpcnd an appropriation made
during the last administration for ocean
mail contracts with American lines The
president makes a lengthy statement in
regard to the reciprocity policy It is now in
practical operation, he says, with five of the
nations of Central and South America, san
Domingo, the Spanish and British West India
Islands, and with nc mark aud Austria, under
special trade ARRANGEMENTS with each. He
says;
we have only hc m toreali2c the benefit Of
these trade arrangements The work Of Great
i'm, new agencies and OF adapting our goods 10
new markets has necessarily taken time, but
the results ready attained are such, am
sure as TO establish in popular favor the policy
Of reciprocal ira 'c, based upon the free I'M
portation OF such articles as do not injuriouSly
compete with the products Of our own farms,
mines orfactorieS in exchange for the free or
favored lh'rouucuoAo oi our pro'U''S 'H'o o'u''
countries
The declaration Of the platform in favor Of
lhe american uAclfIHe OF Pio'''''oa 'il'V'a n's
most nearly "IpfoNa" m Vyu',n,,'" a'' Ivy
aaupl a'ny"'G'' nu' ~" va, 10 w .D''
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'rauc pT'Hurh' "plrv'r' any ''' I!'INu..
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rot h'ld or 'a9-hl ny 'h' h''o' " '''io. +" '
statesmen ""'' ''"', a. w..
mas r'a'H'" 'i'S i,y,
JEFFERSON or J'''So" N ''''9 ,,,t,'t 80
amer ''H supp, W., ,r ,"ryis,nnt dish,
American manufacturers. '"'
lel oi every report "' NV ol'-","s VI 1, .'a ,,,.
nlIl OF OF an ''''e''' ~. ,,.,, M ,hn,' nro d,..
fe'lrt'S '"'' ~ '"' P'''''T w. ''
I'll, ,""'".'' ,. g,,,,,o,o industry the
III iy-''" f., .,,i,o of tho doubts
ptS'U'u' H'1 f tsoo and of tho
'o'Ht" ~ Wv ,i., ,,ro,,ucore IN main.
II"' n,N'' VIC '"' W. ,,, t;,.r,,,e industry has
.oH '-' W. 'i ~ .t I-,i,cd states and the
'',,h '''' 80. . =, wash rroduccrs md the
"l'i'h'N ,.,', t'r Dc aestruction will not
"v''.VN ~ '''', ao,,j,, ro,urns IN the treasury
,,,, n.,,,,ctior of lin and terne
",I,'' 'u.'u' C,,,as dprirc tho las, fiscal
plates IN the Ih''lo H''u uGl.'h v, ,ootosSo
Sc"' SUI" " '',,,,,,risor NJ Inc first quarter
pounds, ana 'oinp"'!so" W Wv oon ooo no,nds-
','''-- ,,,i jo,oIonment ~ The industry.
shows the RAPID "eN''"pnltn. =. w., lac, orar,cr
over h""o" pou'"' uu'i"s ~. ,1 ,as "a IN .
were made rom Nh'e'''a1 o'"N" p'''''
remainder from '''oku r''N'' o,oo,;re t,,iff
No lht'IlFcn' uu'os'.e W p,,atn,ain uri.
claims lha' II Is "o'' VI .,'. ra ~ erctua.
form rate ol NutcN VIM .a,e"d ,or tho nro.
,lohS III lho S"pP'r " "' t. oanedortlv claimed
duets oi laoor bul !, 90 'ond ,o hoid nm
tina protective u"les H.'onh1s ,,irst n rodur.
wages ana are u'' o'''N u'l
ilon 10 'hc hu'olen" .,i,oa ,,,, tho free
am !horoue"S a, r,tio 10 GOLD as
coinage on SiN', '' a,i,,, In ,hoir CONNER.
VIII h'aih,"n, '., a;nod dollors would con-
clal usta W '"V w. - al, ,ho greot pro.
uuCe 10 Wv p'V9i,'i; ,,a,;o,s NJ tho world.
duclhS ana V"nhu'''',"' ~" 49,, ,,oso dollars
inc one eSSci','l nn,i occentahility
shall have ana re'"n W. .u""' u",;ons Thev