Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-11-21

The recent large shipment of gold to
England and the talk OF issuing more
bonds to replensh the treasury deficit
in that department causes an eastern
exchange to say: since 1877, the
time OF the present administrations
rise to power, disaster has involved the
entire country, throttling enterprise
and stagnating prosperous business
ventures on every hand. A healthy
treasury has become an empty one and
the national debt has been increased
by millions of dollars. Not only this
financial distress, but every day adds
an appalling quota TO IA monstrous
treasury deficiency. Government re-
ceipts lag far behind government ex-
penditures andrevenues have decreased
to an alarming extent. Common sense
tells the people that the tariff policy of
the dominant administration is at the
root Of all these commercial and indus
trial woes. Under protection every
thing Aourished exceedingly; under
moderate free-trade everything has
deprecated.
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Who can estimate the value OF a
good character? No matter how much
men disagree or how diverse their
opinions on other questions, all concede
the great worth of this possession.
The words reputation and character
are not synonymous; between them
there is a great difference. Reputa-
ton is what man is supposed TO be;
character is what he is Although it
is possible for a time to hide bad
character behind good reputation,
yet the time always comes when the
true state of affairs is revealed and the
person is shown TO the world in his
true light. Character, be it good or
bad, is the foundation of career: on
it rest all future success and advance
ment Each one must work out for
himself this great problem OF the forma-
tion of character. Every day brings
some new opportunity for culture and
which, brightly used,
is more profitable and far more endur-
ing than great wealth.
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The name of Gen Russell A. Alger
is household word in Michigan and
whether spoken among the bootblack
fraternity amid their unpleasant and
uncultured surroundings, in the man
sion of the cultured and wealthy, or in
legislativ halls, it ever awakens ad-
for the man. He is as thor
oughly Michiganized as his political
convictions are republicanized and
when the question of representative
man to take part in important state
and national councils along party lines
is called up for consideration, the peo-
pie instinctively turn to Gem Alger.
The national republican convention to
be held next year will call for dele
gates-at-large from the states of the
union and Michigan should send as one
OF them, Russell A. Alger.
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A great light has dawned upon the
democratic senator from Ohio, Calvin
S. Brice. He now sees the political
the same as republicans have
been viewing it a year or more. To
Pittsburg reporter last week he said;
''The result Of the elections of 1895
makes it most certain that the NOM
inee of the next republican national
convention will be elected president.
If the next president is not "a republic
can, the last election has at least added
very much TO the interest that will be
felt in the deliberations OF the republi-
can convention. Who will be nomi-
mated? Well Mckinley is charming
gentleman, able, popular, and probab-
ly as magnetic as any OF the candi-
dates.
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Girls are of few days and full of
thereby is not wise. When the fair
one cheweth gum in much haste, and
stampeth her pretty foot with much
vigor, then beware. She cometh forth
in the evening with low neck and short
sleeves, but in the morning she lieth
abed while her mother husleth. She
eateth all winter of the devoted young
mans oysters, and partaketh with glee
Of his sleigh-rides, but when the gentle
spring time cometh, she winketh the
other eye and goeth with a new beau"
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County Drain Commissioner Palmer
was in Portland Thursday on business.
He stated to the Review that he ex-
pected to have no unfinished contracts
Ia hon Ian LET comes If MIR Palmer