Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1895-05-03
FRIDAY, MAY 3
The 16 to 1 meeting at JEFF
ferSon City was a failure.

nave landed at C0rlnt0.
1t begins to look like Kinks
vile would have to vote more
bonds to get out of debt.
Give us a high protective
tariff, and we don't care how free
they make the coinage of silver.
With big crops this year
Adair county farmers will be able
to snap their fingers at hard times
The President is not in sym,
pathy with the Monroe doctrine:
but then he's so HengliSh, you
know.
While business is improv
ing in nearly all lines, farm Pre-
ducts take the lead in improve
ment.
The President has found ii
necessary to state over his own
signature that Secretary Morton is
not his mouth piece on the finan-
cial question.
Tho buzzing of the Presiden-
tial bee has caused Hon. Sterling
Morton, Secretary of Agriculture,
to become an outspoken gold
monometallist.
The question now is how
can Kirksville get rid of her un
warranted Indebtedness, the amout
of which is shown by her outstand-
ing warrants.
--latest advice state that
Nicaragua has decided to pay
England an indemnity of ST., 800,
in fifteen days, and England agrees
to evacuate Cornito at once.
The President wants "safe
currency" We might truthfully
remark right here, that we had a
''safe currency" before the Demo
critic party took hold of the
finances.
The Boston reports show
that all the wool produced in
America will be needed by the
manufacturers in the near future,
and prices are expected to go con-
s:derably higher.
Gov. Stone admits that
Missouri is doubtful state. AT
ter the next election it will no
longer be in the doubtful column,
but will be counted as surely Re
publican as Ohio or Pennsylvania.
Missouri Democracy has
turned from Stone and Francis to
Senator Vest, and the little Sena-
tor is now being deluged with let
ters asking him to take up the free
coinage ofsilver, and lead the party
of the State on that issue.
Mr.. Cleveland may consider
the Monroe doctrine a nullity, but
the American people do not Any
attempt of a foreign power to
acquire territory in any of the
South American republics will be
resented by the American people, |
it matters not who is president.
The higher price of wheat, |
cotton, cattle and hogs has to a
considerable extent bettered the
agricultural situation, but not so
broadly and generally as it would
have done if the advance had come
earlier when the farmer had more
live stock, grain and cotton to
sell.
The tidal wave of free silver
at ratio of 16 to l that is now
weeping over the country, will
have passed before the next cam
paign opens, and we will get back
to the great principle of protec-
ton. That must be settled before
we can do much with the silver
question.
The United States Geologic
Al survey will make IFS entire
economic exhibit at the Cotton
States and International Exposi-
lion in the mining building. This
exhibit has been planned to in
rlude a statistical column showing
the total product of each mineral
in the South for a limited period
Of time; say minute or a half
Another feature of the
Governments exhibit will be in
for testing structural
materials, and it is hoped that this
will be in daily operation