The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1894-12-08
OFFICIAL PAPER OF NeLRAN co.

In a recent published interview, Senate
HansbrOugh said:
"Nothing vii! be dono AT the coming
session Of congress-. except to pass The
appropriation bills. No doubt many tinan
cial plans will be proposed. but l Doubt i
any of them a.c adopted. The country j,
looking TO the Republican party fot both
commercial and financial rciiei. and relife
cannot com from that party until il
comes into complete control of the gov.
eriment.
The thing that will bother the Demo.
Gratis most while they are in power will be
to raisa sufficient monev to run the gov.
ernment. According to the official records,
as l see them published in the papers to-
day, they arc now running behind at the
rate Of $lO.OOO.OOO month. If the Wilson
bill lad passed as it came from the house,
the deficit would nave been much greater.
Ihesenate was Obliged tnapply protection
to the revenuc tariff bill as it came from
TIL" house in order to get money enough
to carry on the government. and even in
this they nave failed. 1t will be necessary
for them to increase the duties upon
many articles of importation in order to
make both ends meet during the few days
they will remain III Hit;ce. If they
remove the duty on sugar they will be
obliged to place it Oh something elso-by
an increase on beer perhaps. If they re-
movo the duty on iron and coal they will
be obliged to put duty on other necessnrles
of life. They eanno give the country
free sugar without causing n great ,deticit
i'll the treasury and at the same time
abandoning the tilne-honored doctrine
and Democratic principle that sugar Is the
most natural! article u,on which to raise
revenue,
The so-called Baltimore plan Of finance
IS not likely to be accepted by this or my
future congress. No financial plan ex-
clusivcly dictated by bankers association
is calculated 20 bring the needed financial
relief to the country. Ne relief can come
from any plan that does not at first
troade" he basis OF the money Of final
= deml n. What is needed is bi-1netall-
i.l, way to secure this, in my iudg-
went, j: by an international agreement
between Germany. France. italy and the
United states. leaving England out of the
question altogether. The latter country
forced to do so by sheer nece ssity. An
aetwcen the countries l have
mentioned. excluding England which
"sn!a give {; new lease OF prosperity to
tho countries tn .he agreement. and cause
ah emigration of people from England
would soon bring that gold basis
to her knees.
The Popnllst party is the ortgrowth
nj the financial tyranny which naturally
accompanies the adoption of the narrow
gold standard. IF the great nations of
the earth are to continue this policy, then
we will have more Popuiism. Tho recent
of the Populist party cannot be
as a defeat for bi .metallism.
1t was a defeat simply for fat paner
money. and not Il defeat for silver. OBJ
serve that some of the gold standard Or
E.an' arc pointing to the enormous Re-
publican majority in the state of Ohio.
iIld claiming that that WAS the natural
result OF the Democratic declaration in
favor of silver in that state. How do they
account tcr the tremendous Republican
majority i'll Pennsylvania The Republi-
can party in that state declared for silver
year ago.
THE fact is chat the Republican major
liter all over the country this year are ac-
for by reason Of the conviction IN
The minds of the people that the protective
policy is the best policy for this country
and that the Republican party is the best
party to carry out that policy. The peo-
Pile also believe that the Republican party
VII! adopt a policy under which it will
he possible for the gold brokers of
this and other countries to control the
treasures of the United States.
Think Of a condition which permits
these money shavers to draw gold from
The treasury of the United States and then
it to the government in exchange
intrest bearing securities.
This is what they did wheI Cleveland
issued bonds the first time, and 1t is what
hey did when he issued bonds the second
time.
such a policy is simply a policy of dry.
=
Senator Hansbrough's opinions are in
i's interview Expressed clearly, logically
and forcibly. He is a plain talker talking
IN a definite subject.-Bismarck Tribune.
A dispatch from Shanghai, China of
Dec. 6 says: "It is rumored that a 10 DAYS
arnistice has been arranged between
aud Jo~o~ nuS - 3: 80: 49,