The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1892-09-09

nomination, and with warm expressions OF
grateful appreciation of the approval of hii
administration.
STATE BANKS
The democratic party, if intrustsd With
control of the government, is now pledged
to repeal the tax on state banks issues With
view to putting into circulation again, un-
der such diverse legislation as a state may
accept q food of local bank issues. Only
those VINO in the years before the war expert
enced the inconvenience and losses attendant
upon the use of such money can appreciate
hat . return to that system involves. The
denomination of 4 bill was then often no In
dlcation of its value. A bank detecsor OF
Of yesterday was not safe guide to-day As &c
credit or values Merchants deposited sew
eral times during day, les. the hour of the
bank for closing should show a depreciation
OF money taken In the morning. Travellers
could not use. in a journey to the east, issues
of most of the solvent banks of the United
States and in consequence the money chang
er Office was familiar neiShbor of the
ticket effice and lunch counter. Farmer and
laborer found money received for their pro-
ducts of their labor deprecated when they
came to make their purchases and the whole
business country was hindered and burdeued.
Changes may become necessary, but the
national system of currency safe and accept
able the whole country Is q good fruit OF
bitter experiences, and am sure our people
will not consent to the reactiOnary proposal
made by the democratic party.
OCEAN CARRYING TRADE.
After reviewing the fact that the commerce
and ocean travel between this and other ma
tons is all done under foreign hags; and
that the ships doing this immense traffic are
under contract to be turned over to their
governments upon demand, to be converted
into armed cruisers, the consideration OF
such contracts being liberal pay 70. carry
ing ocean mails: anu that the tifty-tirst cong
re=s provided for an adoption of this system
by the government, he says:
The democratic party HIS found no place
In Its platform for any reference 10 this sub
lect and has shown Its hostility TO the gener-
al policy by refusing TO adopt an appropri-
alton MADE during the last administration
for ocean mail contracts with American
lines. Patriotic people, workmen IN our
shops, capitalists who are seeking new enter
prlses, must decide whether the great ships
owned by Americans, which have sought
American registry, shall again humbly seek
place In the English naval reserve: great
ships now on the designers tables so to for
elgu ship yaris for construction, and the
United States lose II now Frightening oppor-
tUuIty VI d EIdCe
with It's wealth, skill of construction, and
the courage of its sailors IN carrying the
trade of all of these.
TARIFF and RECIPROCITY.
The persistent reviews at length tho &C
complished success of the t&rItt bill o. 1880.
including its reciprocity feature, for which,
he says, Great credit is due Nj Blaine for
the vlgor with which ne pressed this feature
upon the committee.
Continuing, The president quote, the ma
jority report of the committee on platform
OF the democratic convention which was de-
feated in convention) to prove the republi-
can contention that protective tariff ill.,
creaSes wages of labor and fosters the growth
of American Industries. Tie platform of the
democratic convention As it relates to tariff
would, says the president, If enacted into
law, plunge the country into business con-
vulSionS such IS had never been seen.
The president heartily accepts the tinan-
cial plank of the republican platform and
cordially endorses the resolution favoring
and says he Is firmly convinced
that free coinage of silver a. such ratio to
gold as will maintain equality in their COM
mercial uses would conduce TO the prosper-
ty Of the commercial nations of the world,
one essential condition beng these dollars
commercial transactions.
The president speaks words OF love for the
veterans of the war and says the ear that does
not listen nth sympathy, and heart that
does not respond with generosity is heart
alien and not Of an American. The presi-
dent deprecates mob violence, and says there
is strong necessity for keeping out such I'M
migration as would lead to criminal.ty and
to anarchy.
The democratic party offers q programme
of demolition. The protective poGcy-to
" ich all business, even that Of the impor-
ter IS now adiusted-the reciprocity policy,
the new merchant marine, are all to be de-
gradually, not taken down.
but blown up. To this programme of
destruction it has added one constructive
feature, establishment of state banks of
issue. The policy of the republican party is,
on the other hand, distinctlvely policy of
safe progression and development, of new
new markets, and new ships. 1t
will subject business to no perilous changes,
uu: offers attractive opportunities for expan-
sion upon familiar lines.