The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1892-09-10

menG on the proQuctlon OF un anu lerue
p!ates In the United States for the fiscal
year show a total production Of IS, s4l,SsO
pounds, and d comparison with the fit st
quarter S26,9!2 pounds. with tho last,
s,0Oo,00o p ,unds. shows the rapid develop
ment of tho industry. Over 10000
pound,5dnring the last quarter were made
from American block plntes, the remain
der from foreign plntes The treasury
agent liz charge estimates that the pro-
duetion for the current year will be l01,-
0a0, 60 pounds, and by end of the year
will be ut the rate of 2OO,Uin,000 pound.
per nnnum.
Referring to the pearl button indus
try MS the outgrowth of the Mckinley
bill the president remarks:
he law has also tran planted and es.
tnblishcd here several important indus
tries and revived or enlarged nll others.
1t gives miners protection against silver
bearing lead ores, the free Introduction of
which threatened the grent mining indus
tries of the Rocky mountain states md
20 the wool growers protection for their
tleeees and hocts, which saved them from
further and disastrous declines. i he
house of representatives Mt its last scs-
sion, PASSED bills placing these ores nnd
wool upon the free list
The people of the west well know how
destructive to their property these meas
ures would be, The appeals of the Tree
traders to the workingman are largely aa-
dressed to his prejudice or his passions,
! md not infrcquentiy nre pronounccaly
| communstic. he new democratic lead
ership rnges ut the employer nnd seeks to
| communicate 1T, rnge to the people. l
greatly regret that nll EMPLOYEES OF labor
| nre not just and considerntc md that cap
| iial sometimes takes too large share
| of the profits, but do not see that these
evils would be nmcliorated by n tnritf
| policy, the first effect of which Is u severe
! ,.t,t nd tI,n "a lO, n t,,t,,
| tion of tho aggregate amount of work to
be done in the country.
| "rhe worhngmen III our great industries
are remarkably intelligent and lovers of
home and country. They may be reused
| by iuju ,ticc, or what seems to them such,
o. be led for moment by others into nets
of passion. bnt they will settle the tariff
| question in the calm light of their Novem.
her iircsides and with sole reference to
the prosperity of the country and their
| homes.
Nointclllgcnt advocate of the protective
/ tariff claims th,t it is able of itself TO
maintain II uniform rate of wages without
| regard to fluctuations in supply and de-
| mand, but it /, confidently claimed that
protective duties strongly tend to hold up
wages and are the only barrier against a
reduction to'the European scale.
| Our adversarles shrewtlly speak only of
increased dnties and omit reference to the
great and beneficial enlargement of the
fIce list Dnrng the last fiscal year Owe
siaS,t 0 900 worth of me, cl,nndisc, or 53 81
per cent of our total importations, came
in frce-thc largest percentage in our his
tory-while iu 1883 the percentage was
only a4.42 The placing of sugar on the
fsee list saved to the consumer iu duties
in fifteen months, after paying the bonn.
ties provided for, $751;. 00,U0o, aud this re-
lief was substantially felt in every house
hold.
| TI,a SI,ynE- n,,a+inn
The president says that he is thor.
oughly co WINGED that the free coin.
aye OF silver at such IL ratio to gold as
viii maintain tho equality in their
commercial uses of the two coined dol.
lars would conduce to the prosperity OF
all the great producing and CONNER
cial nations of the world. Proceeding.
he says:
ne essential condition Is that these
dollars shall hnvc and retain equal nc
ccp,abiity and value in all commercial
] ansnc,ions. Dolll,asss d.. -Soprsssth. 1Bs
m 9,s,a ail5e Vim no, eis.ns's HHsas 9aTssasi sS
lie better dollar is withdraw aud he
comes merchandise. The trne interests o,
all our people, and especially of the farm
ers nnd tue working reopie who cnnno
closely obtcrve she mosey market, Is iha
every dollar, paper or coin, issued OF
authorized by the government shall at nj
times and in all it's uses be cquivnicnt
not only in deot paying. but in the pur
chnsing power of any other dollar.
am quite sure that if we shonid noa
act upon this subject Independently .!
o.her nations, we would greatly promote
'he'r interests and injurc our own. Ii,
monetary conditions in Europe within The
. last two years have l think tended yer,
much to develop n sentiment in favor o
the larger use of silver. and was mucl
pleased and encouraged by the cordinli,y
p "mp'ness and unanimity with which ,ht
in"It'lion of this government for an inter
nationnl conference upon this subject wa,
} accepted by all the powers We may no
ohiy hope tor but expect highly benehcia
results from this conference. When th
result is known we shall be able intcl,i
gently to readjust our financial lcgisla
. tion TO any new condition.
The Election Problem.
Referring to the election question
the president reiteratcs his previousl,
expressed opinion on TINT subject:
1t seemed 10 me the appeal to our peopl
10 consider the question Of readjustin
oar legislation upon absolutely fair, non
partisan lines, might find some cffec,iv
response Mnny times | have had occn
sion to say that lnws and election method
designed 10 give unfair advantages to III
J party making them would sometime b
a party against the will of the ma jority o
the people, or this we seem to have illus
tsaiion i'll the recent state election in Ala
bana Our old republican battle cry 9
) free ballot and fair count" come
back to US not only from Alabam,
but from other states and from men who
differing from us widely, in opinions
, have come to see that pnrtie, and polticn
dehate arc but n mocltery, If, When chat
is ended, the judgment of honest mnio,
1T cs is to be reversed by bnllot box fraud
and tally sheet mnnipuations in II,
interest OF party or party faction i
/ power
These new political movements and th
: res ent decisions of some of the sta te court
\ against uafai; apportionncnt laws. cn
, courage the hope that the arbitrary nm
partisan election law. and practice
i which have prevailed may be corrected b
!, the states, the laws made equal and non
| partisan and elections free and homes,
} he republican party would rejoice :,
such n solution. as II healthy and pateio,i
local sentiment is the best assurance of
free md honest election.
: fhc president says he shall ngni
urge upon congress the nppointincn
slider the subject of npportionmcn,
and elections
The Civil Service.
Va ehS SlNAA SSlSiC Sy SlCi1 no SHYS.
The law has been enforced with vigo
and impartiality. There has boon II
partisan juggling with the law in amy G
1.-The departments or bureaus, MS has bcIor
happened, but appointments to the class
lied service have been made impartial
from eligible lists The system now !
force in nll the departments has, for th
first time, placed the promotions strictl
upon the basis of merit.
Public Schools.
The approval SO hca,tily given by til
convention to NIL tlos. agencies whc
contribute TO the education of the chi
dren of the land was worth,ly b.
slowed and meets my l,ca:ty npprova
rs does also the declaration rs to tn
liberty of thought aud conscience and tn
separation of church aud state I'll
! safety of the republic is intelligent cit
! zenship, aud the increased interest mani
tested in the states iii education, til
checrfulness with which the neccssnr
take. are paid by all classes. and the re
newed interest manifested hy the childre
in the national flag nre hopeful Indication
, that tho coming generation will direct put
: lie affairs with increased prudence an
patriotism. Our interest in the free pul
: lie schools, open to NIL children of suitnbi
t ngc. is supreme and our care for them vii
! be jealous and constant public sclioc
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