Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-19

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 year 1901, under the present tariff in | wages, in the value of products, in the deposits in savings banks or in building
 and loan associations, and in the valre of
 real and personal property as fixed for purposes of taxation. These
 official democratic refutations of
 the democratic denial that the
 country is prosperous are confirmed by the personal experience and observation of the
 people at large.
 is the largest and best in the world.
 The reciprocity policy adopted by the re- publican party provides that where we now take off duties and give foreign products free access to this market we shall stipu- late for corresponding advantages to our products in their markets. How an intel | hgent and candid American can object to this is incomprehensible. At the close of | the fiscal year in June last it had been in operation but few months, and under all the disadvantages attending the opening of new lines of trade in foreign countries.
 Yet even then it had increased our trade with the foreign countries to which it had been applied 23.7S per cent. Since then there has been a still greater increase, amounting on September 1 to 27. 60 per cent. The total values of our domestic exports to the countries with which we have reciprocal treaties since they have been in force down to August 31 amount to over $104, 900. .000. The total amount of domestic exports to the same countries for the corresponding period of the year before these reciprocity treaties amounted to $S1 ,S37, ,232. It is obvious that the trade thus opened is sure of wide development. It opens new markets for cereals and vast fields for the use of our machinery and manufactures, and 1t must bring with it, also, an annual increase of miscellaneous business, outside the articles directly affected by the treaties. To abandon this system, which Is absolutely equitable to both sides, which costs us nothing and which brings us such results,
 would be madness, while to denounce it as sham is as unpatriotic as it is untruth- ful.
 The republican party demands that every dollar, paper, silver or gold, shall be made and kept as any other dollar. Our opponents, while protesting the same de- sire, demand that the national bank cur rency shall be broken down by the repeal of the 10 per cent. tax on the issues of state banks. The proposal of our oppo- nents is to return to the state bank system under which our paper currency was rare- ly equal to coin, was often at @ ruinous discount and often worthless. No human being ever lost dollar or a cent by the note of national bank. The losses by state bank notes have been counted by tens of millions, have touched all country. The gradual payment of the change in the securities demanded as @ guarantee for the national bank notes. The party which devised the system and made it magnificent success may be re- lied upon to meet that emergency when 1t arises The party that could not bs relied upon in the matter is the party which has now formally proposed 8 return to the semi barbarous condition of state bank issue of before the war. There is some reason to hope for some practical union of effort for 8 common solution of the silver problem, with an increased use of silver, through the renewed international silver the recent administration has ee- cured from the leading commercial nations. But in any event the coun- try has learned to trust the financial skill of the republican party and to distrust its opponents. The republican party in it's whole policy for the past thirty years has shown the greatest financial ability and achieved the greatest financial success at tained during the century in any part Of the world. The democratic party has en- couraged every financial heresy of the same period. The adoption now of the policy avowed by our opponents in their declaration of principles would give an immediate and disastrous shock to busi- ness. But We are sometimes told that they do not mean what they say. If so, could the people wisely intrust power to the par ty which does not mean to keep it's prom isee! At other times we are told that their candidate neither believes their plat form nor would dream of carrying it out. We put no such asperslon upon their candidate To hold the nomination under such circumstances would be an act of treachery to the party whose standard he bears, and of folly besides, since the country could see that an effort was in progress to deceive it. Above all things the Americans like plain dealing, despise men who have not the courage of their convictions and repudiate those who try to deceive them. It is impossible that any candidate in this contest can have intended | to occupy @ position 80 unworthy. The | duty of carrying out the plain purpose decided by an overwhelming majority in the highest democratic tribunal would de- volve, not upon tbe president, but upon tho congress to be elected by his party. | The danger has never before been 80 great. The democratic party has often threatened | the peace or the prosperity of the country;
 but not since March, 1859, has the demo-
 cratic party had power to control the legislation and direct the policy of the United States. It has been sometimes
 said: "You predicted all manner of dis
 asters when MT. Cleveland was elected,
 but nothing happened" A good many
 regretsble things did happen; though the | worst could not, because the hands of the
 party were tied in congress. But demo-
 cratic victory in the states which they
 must now carry In order to elect presi-
 dent would also insure them enough new
 majority in the United States senate. If
 they elect president they will clearly have both the house and senate.
 MT. Reid: says that the attempt to di-
 vert attention from the tariff and currency
 to an alleged force bill scarcely calls for notice. He remarks that the principle
 of federal supervision of the elections of
 federal officers is embodied in law
 and was enforced by MT. Cleveland, then
 president. at the elections in 1886. MT.
 Reid says that the republican party has
 taken steps to revive American shipping, a
 matter on which the democratic platform
 is silent, and in conclusion he pays a high
 tribute to President Harrison's adminis-
 tration, and expresses the belief that il
 will command popular approval at the
 polls.
 THREATENED BY A MOB.
 Editor Prindle Narrowly Escapes | Violence at a Democratic Rally iI Bridgeport.
 BRIDGEPORT, Oct. 1S.-A great sensation : was created tonight at a democratic rally