Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-18
The Ionia Sentinel has another LONG


dear brother, you are mistaken, we
simply decline to enter into any argu-
ment with you, because such things are
liable to lead up to unpleasantness and
we can see nothing to be gained by it.
The question is not us the Ionia SEN
tinel satisfied?' but Are the Republic
cans of Ionia county satisfied" Hav-
ing assurances in abundance that there
is no trouble on the latter score, we
consider it unnecessary to defend our
selves against the Sentinel's attacks.
In this connection we might quote a
little from an editorial in Saranac
Advertiser just after the Sentinel's
first article was published.
ut would look to man up tree
that this question was settled, and that
upon Bro. Kidd's testimony. But
when the "Sentinel's publisher" placed
the BANNERS name in the republican
column in the Michigan manual, he no
doubt thought that the auditor general
would use ~ w. Aver & Sons news
paper directory and not the manual in
looking up the standing of Ionia county
papers.
THE Sentinel is and has been good
republican newspaper, but, little OPP
position sometimes helps and benefits
all parties concerned. Where there is
only one paper in county controlled
by political party that paper some
times feels as though it owned the party,
not the party the paper.
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Gen. r. A. Alger expresses his views
as follows: IL do not believe that the
silver question will cut any very great
figure in the next campaign. The Me-
Kinley tariff BILL modified as it should
be, largely, to suit the times and the
changed conditions OF our country in
order that we may manufacture at
home all we need, instead of purchas-
ing abroad-this, in my opinion, will
be the real issue OF so. The exception
al shortcomings and calamities of the
past year or two of Clevelands admin.
istration have stirred up feelings for
America and Americanism. that will
be an important factor in determining
the coming political struggle. For one
thing, the loss of the Sandwich Islands
which were offered to us practically
without cost or effort, was great blow
to our pride, as we'll as to our needs.
We want the islands for coaling sta
ton, and we do not want any other
nation TO have them. Such a happen
ing as the islands passing into other
'sanas so ~, be great menace to the
whole Pacific coast and deep humil-
iation to our national pride. A more
rigorous enforcement of the Monroe |
Doctrine would help very much"
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A contemporary talks good sound |
everyday common sense in the follow
ing: "Any American, who will stand |
around, snarling against 'moneyed |
men and capitalists, continuing in his
own extravagant course OF life, always |
spending more than he ought, never |
laying by a cent for a rainy day nor
for old age, deserves all the hardships |
and privations of poverty. He has
squandered the means which God gave
him to place himself in an independent |
position. His mission was to become |
moneyed man and capitalist himself, |
en- "A N no
munity: but he has discarded his mis-
sion, has recklessly let his dollars slip
into other mems pockets, for things he
could have done without, and now as
sumes the right to snarl at all those
who do not choose to fool away their
time and money as he has. This is the
true basis of nine tenths of the poverty
cases in America. Men do not save
and economize in the period of their
lives when sensible economy is needed
and when thrift is easily possible.
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1t has come to be common thing to
hear the tariff spoken of as dead issue.
Democrats generally recognize the fact
that their party has made such mis-
cradle failure OF its efforts at reform
that they would gladly see the subject
relegated to the rear until their folly
is forgotten. But it is still live sub
ject and one that will be given atten-
tion by congress-and it will be present
in the coming national campaign, no
matter who may be the candidates OF
Of the respective parties. In recent
number OF the American Economist
there is given the opinions of lOl sena-
tors and representatives in congress,
and of large number of the editors OF
prominent newspapers in all parts of
the couutry, all of whom believe in the
necessity for tariff revision along the
line of protection TO American indus '
tries. (
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The Dallas News says ''the Demo-