Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1895-07-04

Grover Cleveland seems TO be veri-
table surprise party. When elected
the first time the people were SURPRISED
beyond description. His first admins
tration was also a surprise because IL
was a good one, great many people
believing that nothing good could come
from a democratic president. Inc
second time he ran everybody was sur
nrjsed because he wasn't elected, and
when he ran the third time NOBODY
thought he stood any show OF being
successful but he surprised them again.
The people who saw so much 10 COM
mand in his first administration con-
graduated themselves on his second
election. but he began his surprises by
naming republican for secretary Vi
state. and he has continued to treat the
nation to surprise parties with ice
cream effects ever since, his last sur
prise being the appointment OF man
named Harmon, of Cincinnati, for al
torney general. There will be an END
to his surprises however. 1t Will DE
ON March 4th, 1895. -Menominee Enter
prise.
1.-The Sentinel congratulates the Beld'
inc RAINIER on the official recognition
Of its status as republican newspaper
Without the sign and signet OF the
auditor generals favor the matter
might have been open to doubt. Bu'
there is no going behind the returns o
that high court. Still, it would be al
appropriate question for discussion IL
renublican clubs of Ionia county.
The above is clipped from a hall col
umn article in the lonia Sentinel o
Frida-I under the heading, us Tn
REIDING BANNER a Republican news
paper." 1t is clear case OF sou
granes,' with a tartness which has Sc
Brother Kidd's teeth on edge, CROWN
ont of the fact that the Auditor Genei
al saw fit to designate the BANNER a
the proper newspaper to publish IN
tax sales for Ionia county this yeal
In this connection may we be pcrmitte
10 inquire just when the Sentinel wa
appointed political censor for the ~
publican party of Ionia county.
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Nearly the whole civilized world h;
refused free coinage" to silver upc
any ratio since 1870 Great Britai
ceased so to coin it in 1916. Other n
tions have ceased so TO coin it becau'
their ablest financiers have not belle
ed it wise to continue such coinag
They feared that the enormous increa
in production would render silver
unsafe measure Of values. The resu
has shown that their fears were we
grounded. The enactment OF a ire
coinage law in the United States won
simply force the people of this count
tn do their domestic business WI
cheap silver dollars. Gold would
stantly cease to be used as circulate
medium in the United States. Su
action would mean silver mono-met
lism. We now have both gold a
silver in use as money. We wo'
then have silver only.
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The appointment of the governor
Gen. J. II. Kidd of Ionia quarter IN
ter general to fill the vacancy occasi'
ed by the death of Geo. M. Develln
deserved compliment, and his ma
friends throughout this district
pleased to not the fact that from
large number of competent men In
state Governor Rich came to 10
county to make his selection.
Kidd has an excellent war record fr
Oct. IS, 1862, beginning as Capt 81
Mich. Cavalry, afterwards promo
to major, colonel and brevit brigac
general. United States Volunte'
mustered out Nov. I, 1865 and hor
ably discharged.
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The St. Louis Globe-Democrat
authority for the statement that
latest count of the next house on
currency question shows that 30 OF
244 republicans and thirty OF the
democrats are against free silver, n
ing a majority of 151. That is to
the proportion of free coiners is sma
than has been known for many We
even though the seven populists
with them"
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Before the present tariff law bee
law democrat papers brazenly cl
ed its effects on wool would be to
crease the price. There were
who believed this unreasonable ST
and now they are sorry. Woo
bringing here in Michigan just a
half what it brought in 1892, and
there is less of it than there was