Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1893-08-17


emily from last years reception of the
cholera is the reception given it this year.
There are no more flaming head lines in
papers because vessel with the disease
aboard appears in New York harbor.
The idea now prevails that nothing is
gained by getting scared, and SO IL cases
of cholera at quarantine excite only pass
ing comment.
Senator VOORHEES, has introduced bill
to allow National banks to issue notes to
the par value of their Government bonds.
BY this means about Sl9,OO0,OO0 could be
added to our circulating medium. This
proposition has been frequently consid-
cred, and as there have never been any
| valid objections urged against it, 1t will
in all probability become law at once.
The Republicans of Ohio, headed by
William Mckinley, welcome a battle
wherein the forces are led by Lawrence
T. Neal, the author of the plank in the
Democratic national platform, declaring
protection unconstitutional, and the rep
resentatiye of policy that has hammer
ed down the price of wool, and stopped
the States industries.
Two years ago Neal, the Democratic
nominee for Governor, said of Governor
Campbell, ale has got himself nominal
ed, now let him get himself elected" +"
Campbell failed in election, but he still
has hold on the Democracy of the State,
and if he now returns Meals compliment
the latter's poor chances for success will
be still further minimiZed.
That State bank tax repeal plank in
the last National Democratic platform
did not mean anything, but just the
same. Senator Butler, of South Carolina,
has brought forward a bill in the United
States Senate, repeating the ten per cent.
tax. Of course that plank did not mean
anything, but what does Senator Butler
mean?
| Congressman are at Washington de-
batting the silver question-doing wind
work and nothing else. The President is
at Buzzard's Bay, resting, and bobbing
for fish. The people are at home, trying
to devise means to tide themselves over
the hard times, while Congressman spout
and Cleveland fishes.
The persons who are draining money
from the banks and hiding it around in
out of the-way places, are not adding to
its safety. They both furnish an incen-
tive to thieves to prosecute their calling
with renewed vigor, and also hamper the
banks and all business by causing a
a scarcity of currency.
The Democratic party in Ohio is not at
all anxious for this campaign, and their
enthusiasm is at low ebb. They know
too well that six months has proved the
incapacity of their party to govern this
country, and they are not eager to hear
the verdict of Ohio on their doings.
Protection of American labor and
American industries will be the para
mount issue in this campaign. On the
other side will be not tariff reform, but
absolute free trade. Such is the plat
form on which Neal stands, and there
can be no hedging.
Last year the Democracy yelled calam-
ity when times were never more pros
porous. They calamityized themselves
into power, and with them calamity has
come sure enough.
Neal has expressed himself as anxious
to meet Governor Mckinley in debate.
Meeting Mckinley at the polls is where
Neal will expe rience the greatest discom-
future.
IT is reported that a Bridgeport sa
loOnist is attempting to rent property
here to put in branch saloon.