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Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

Major Mckinley, IN his speech OF
acceptance, said that under the oper-
alton of the Republican policy of high
protection, the country "bought
more goods at home and sold moro
abroad" than under the present re.
duced tariff.
One would think that politician
occupying his present position would
be very careful Of his statements and
sure of their correctness. Evidently
he has not done so,
Figures furnished by the bureau of
statistics of the United States show that
for tho nine months ending on the 1st
OF April last the exports of the manu-
fnctured goods of this country amount
ed in value TO $163, 1877, 1926, being
24.57 per cent of the entire exports.
AT the same rate for the remaining
three months of the present year, the
exports of manufactured goods would
amount to $203, 904, ,907. In no pre-.
vious year had the exports of our mun.
ufactures amounted to so great q sum
in value; and 1t should be borne in
mind that on account of the reduced
cost of such goods (attributable in
great part to the reductions
of duties on raw materials by
the new tariff it required a
larger bulk to make this sum in
value. In the fiscal year 1891 the ex-
ports of domestic manufactures were
only $l66, 927,315, on 1897 per cent.
of all exports of merchandise in 1892
they were only $l58, $40, 937, or Is. 81
per cent. and in 1898, $l83, us, 4S4,
or "a per cent.
Ii the political campaign of this year
is to be zone of education," as Re-
publican leaders tell us, care should
be taken to have truth for its rudi-
ments, not reckless assertions duo to
ignorance or design; and surely the
Presidential nominee of the party
should not be the principal of school
of error or deception. Atlanta Jour.
nal,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

lation instead If on our own, which
was the true scientific position with
reference to this subject in 1873, but
that the bill afterward was doctored,
If I must use the term, and l use it in
no offensive sense, OF course"
Mr. Sargent interrupted him and
asked him what he meant by the word
"doctored," but the good natured Mr..
Allison perhaps, looking at the "doc-
tor" who had injected the fatal potion,
the leprous distilment into the meas.
ure, rather feebly responded: "I said
l used the word in no offensive sense. ;"
But Senator Beck, of Kentucky, was
moro outspoken. "The demonetiza.
tion BILL" said he (eame volume of the
Record, p. 260), "never was under.
stood by either House OF Congress. 1
say that with full knowledge of the
facts. No newspaper reporter-and
they are the most vigilant men I ever
saw in obtaining information-dis
covered that it had been done"
Senator Thurman said: 'I cannot
say what took place in the House, but
know, when the bill was pending in
the Senate, we thought it was simply
bill to reform the mint, regulate
coinage and fix up one thing and an
other and there is not O single man
in the Senate, 1 think, unless mem
Der of the committee from which the
bill came, who had the slightest idea
that it was oven squint toward de.
monetization.
This member was John Sherman.
Senator Hereford said (same volume
Of the Record, p. 9S9): $50 that I
say beyond the possibility Of doubt
land there is no dlsputing it that bill
which demonetized silver, as it passed,
never was read, never was discussed,
and the Chairman OF the committee
who reported it, who offered the sub
stitute, said to Mr.. Holman, when
inquired Of, that it did not effect the
coinage in any way whatever"
Representative Holman, the watch
dog of the Treasury, declared "that
the measure AMI the methods of its
passage through the House was o
colossal swindle. Congressional
Record, Forty.fourth Congress, first
session, p. 1887
Fellow citizens, in this brief resume
of the history of the act OF Congress
of February -, 1873, which de.
monetized silver, have offered you
only the evidence OF those who wit
messed the transaction. Such testi-
mony is not only the best for popular
meeting, but it would be competent
in court of law, as it will be con-
elusive in the tribunal of history, that
a great crime was committed by some
person or persons against the Ameri-
can people by the passage of that
nefarious act
j. FAIRFAX MoLAUaHLIN.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
Tt is n "EOak,o

The New York Tribune is bowling
for Mckinley and urging the people
to elect him President SO that the
country can have more protection and
higher prices for American products.
Until recently it published tables
nearly every day, showing how prices
had fallen since the Wilson tariff law,
and it promises that if the .Republi-
cans are successful in November the
era of low prices and cheap goods will
give way to the good old stiff prices
and dearness brought about by the
tariff OF 1890.
While thus committing its party to
tho Harris on Mckinley theory that
cheapness is an evil, the Tribune tries
to keep in favor with the people who
do not want to pay more for what
they buy. So in O recent issue it
trots out the old story of how the tin
plato industry has grown since 1890,
forgetting, OF course, to mention that
the output of tin plates has been greatly
increased since the Wilson law cut the
duty on them in two. As proof of
tho benefits of high tariffs the Tri.
bune says that protection has reduced
the prices OF steel, the most important
part of the raw material for tin plates.
and thus enabled our manufacturers
to compete with foreign products.
This is a little Republican joke.
Protection reduces the price of steel
by shutting out foreign steel with
high duties, SO that the home manu-.
facturers can combine and charge
higher prices. The great steel trust
formed five months ago by ali the lead
ing steel and iron makers of this
country, Immediately advanced prices
OF the steel billets used in making
plates for timing from 15 to 20 per
cent. They were able to do this be.
cause the tariff on foreign steel pre-.
vented tin plate manufacturers from
buying in the cheapest markets and
thus put them at the mercy OF the
Graspipg trust. II it were not for the
protection foolishly allowed to remain
in tho Wilson tariff on iron and steel
which we can manufacture cheaper
than any other part of the world, the
tin plate makers would be to-day buy.
ing their steel plates far cheaper than
tho prevailing prices.
1t is unfortunately truo that rs the
late p. L. Barnum said: 1.-THE Amer
lean people like to be humbugged. I"
But if they can be fooled by such cheap
tricks as that of pretending that
heavier taxes on an article makes it
cost less, they deserve to be plum,
dered by the monopolists who own the
Republican party.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

Several days ago a young man in
New York brought suit against his
former sweetheart to recover n din.
mond ring of the value of $50, which
he had given her as a pledge of his
affection. One of the allegations speci.
fed in his bill of complaint is that his
passion has long since died out and
that, in consequence of this fact. the
ring should be returned to him. In
THIS contention the young man is sus.
tanned by the New York World. That
paper cites the rule of etiquette which
prescribes that when two young Eco.
pie have decided to play quits In a love
affair they should mutually return all
presents except those of perisboble
kind, such as candy, bouquets and
klsses' The answer which the young
lady makes to the allegation is even
more amusing perhaps than the ale.
CATION itself She claims that the ring
was not simply a pledge of her ex
lovers devotion but partial payment
Tor the affection which she gave him
and the exclusive privileges which
went along with it. She further urges
that the courtship involved such ex.
penses as coal and gas, the wear and
tear of furniture, extra dresses and
bonnets, and the time which might
have been spent in doing the family
sewing and homework. In view of
these considerations the young lady
claims that the value of the ring is
merely drop in the bucket. As
amusing as it may seem the case is
now pending in the courts of New
York.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

Part third of the 1895 census ot
Massachusetts, is of interest as showing
the growing proportion of naturalized
voters. The figures presented show
that IN the State, as a whole, the pro.
portion of naturalized to the whole
number of voters grew 10. 70 per cent.
IN 1875 to 22.31 per cent. in 1885. and
24.62 per cent. in 1895. Boston goes
much above this percentage. the
naturalized voters there being 32.57
per cent. of the whole number. This
proportion, although nearly one-third.
is surpassed by some of the manufec.
turing cities, particularly Fall River.
where 1t has reached the remarkable
percentage of one.half In Dukes
County the native voters are nearly
one hundred per cent, and in Bristol
County the naturalized amount to verv
nearly nifty per cent, these being the
extremes in the State A subdivision
is made of the male population twenty
years and over, so as to exhibit the
political condition. The total number
OF twenty years and over is I'll, 7O6.
OF this population, the ratable nolls
number 766, ,233, or 1929 per cent :,
the aliens, l6O,61O, or POSI- per cent.
the persons not voters, for reasons
other than foreign birth, "A, 821, or
o.ol per cent. /; the voters, 500, 8O2, or
72.67 per cent.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
SELFISHNESS OF BANKERS.
AS Described by William j. Bryan in
One of His Speeches.

whenever I find man who tells
you not to bother about financial legis.
lation, l find man who wants to take
upon himself all the suffering and do
your thinking and your acting for
you. But when find such man
| am afraid that l find man who, when
he acts for you, will be sure that he
! does not forget himself. Great laugh.
ter.) There is one thing that like
about the advocates Of bimetallism.
Whenever you find man who believes
| in the immediate restoration of the
free and unlimited coinage OF gold and
silver at the present legal ratio of 10
to /, without waiting for the aid or
! consent Of any Nation on earth, you
find man who tells you that he be-
lieves that that policy will be good
for himself and also believes that it
will be good for others also. I like
that sort of candor.
ASK farmer why he wants bi.
metallism, and he says, Because it is
good for me- Ask laboring man
why he wants bimetallism, and he SO vs.
that he thinks it will be good for him.
Ask business man why lie likes BIZ
metallism, and he says, Il make nv
living out of those to whom I sell, not
out of those from whom I borrow.
Therefore blmetallism is good for me
because it enables people to buy what
have to SELL You ask professional
man why he favors bimetallism, and
he tells you it is because his business
rests on the producers OF wealth, and
that he cannot prosper unless the
producers prosper.
"But you ask banker why he is in
favor of the gold standard, and what
will he tell you? Does he say because
it is good for himp You never hear
one OF them say that. Laughter. If
you ask these fnanciers why they
want gold standard some OF them
will tell you that the free coinage Of
silver would be good for them, but
that they do not want anything which
would be good for them. They say
they want gold standard because it
is good for somebody else; that they
want it because it is good Tor the
farmer, because it is good for the
laboring man, and good for the busi
ness man.
"You tell them that these people are
willing to risk bimetallism, and then
these financiers rise to the full height
of their moral stature and say that the
people must have the gold standard
and that they will ram the gold stand
ard down the throats of the people,
whether they want it or not, because
they love the people. Laughter and
cheers. Now, my friends, do you be-
lieve this is their reason? Shouts OF
"No."l 1 am afraid it is not. When
find q man who says that he wants a
thing because it is good for him I
thiuk that he is pretty natural sort
Of fellow. But when see man who
wants to do something for me against
my will, and tells me he is only feeling
for me, am careful to see that he does
not reach me-" Laughter and cries Of
"Hit 'em again."l
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
Mckinley and Business.

Mckinley is called the "advance
Igent of prosperity" but in 1890 he
was the advance agent of disaster. The
volume of business of the country in
dicates better than anything else
whether it Is prosperous or not. For
the three years prior to the passage OF
the Mckinley bill, and for the three
fiscal years after its passage while it
was IN full operation, the clearings of
the seventy-one cities were as follows:
Before Mckinley. After Mckinley.
1883 SAC. 54l 900 900 1892 .S62, 100 O00. 900
1889. 56,l75, 100000 1898. 81, 30a0aO,O0>
Inadequate as the German tariff bill
was in many particulars, it stopped
any further decline, and the clear
ances last year reached SOL, ,511, ,000,-
900.
The tariff of 1883 had the same ef-
Sct upon business--unsettling it.
The volume of business shown by tho
clearances before and after it was as
follows:
Before 1888 Tariff. Aitor 1888 Tariff.
1880. :d9, ,a01 roo. 900 1884 s44. 200 900, ,OCO
1881. . G3471 900. .OO0 1885 =. Al, ,474 ,O0O, 900
In 1886 business had accommodated
itself to the changed conditions, and
slowly increased each year until in
1890 it had almost reached the volume
of 1881. Then Mckinley hit it an
other blow between the eyes that
knocked it out again.
In 1894, thanks to McKinleyism and
the Republican silver imitation act,
the business of the country was less
, than in 1881. There is 40 reason to
suppose that the Republican show will
come up to the gaudy posters of its
"advance agent" any better in 1897
than it did in 1890. New York World
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

A year ago all of fashionable Lon.
don was quite daft over the notion of
skating on artificial ice, and the rinks
made such huge profits that specula.
tors formed company to build great
National skating palace. Now this
company has gone into the hands of a
receiver, and another enterprise,
similar, though less ambitious, is also
on its last legs. The explanation is
the one which serves to account for
everything nowadays-nameIy, that
everybody is cycling.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

New styles of pets are coming into
vogue. Narragansett women the past
season discarded pugs and led about
Angora cats in pug dog harness. And
an enterprising citizen of Alaska has
lately captured and tanned a young
whale, broken it to harness, and now
dashes over the briny deep at the rate
of twenty miles an hour or less behind
his strange steed. Next, the ST..
Louis Star'Sayings presumes, every
lady on the sea coast must have her
whale,
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

"Wo might just rs we'll understand
that We cannot fix by law the wages of
labor" said Mr.. Mckinley to Penn.
sylvauia workingmen on Saturday.
Wonders will never oolse. Here il
the fnther OF that veteran campaigner
-"protection means higher wages
writing its epitaph with never q sob
and never tear New York World.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
Which End?

Perry Patettic lin the roaO-Why
don't you go in? De dogs all right
Don't you see him Vaughn his tail?
Wayworn Watson (at the gate)-Yes
and he's growlin' at the same time. ]
dunno which end to beleve.-Cincin
natl Enquirer.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

United States Consul O'Hara, at San
Juan del Norte, Nicaragua, says:
"Four hundred bicycles in Nicaragua
would bring about more wagon road
improvements in five years than have
been made during the country's 400
years of civilization.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
TOO SEVERE A TEST.

"Pythias, old man," said Damon,
his voice trembling, "you know how
it is. would die for you willingly
nay, gladly. But when you ask me
to admit that your wheel is superior
to mine, you ask more than I can
yield"
For the nonce neither OF them did a
thing but sob loudly at the bitter ex.
igencles OF the occasion. Detroit
Tribune.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
HARD HIT,

Mildred-"Have you heard the news
about Charlie Kinks and Mabel Bux-
ton"
Adelaide-"No, what is it?"
Mildred -"He's is in Lore with her."
Adelaide Glow do you know?"
Mildred-"H worked two hours at
stretch last night, trying to teach
her mother to ride the bicycle. -
Cleveland Leader.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

The British crown is the heaviest in
the world. The Prince of Wales,
however, will never be able TO at
tribute his badness to that fact, OBJ
serves the Washington Star.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
HannN's Friends VIII Ec the Gainers

Mckinley reminded the West Vir.
ginia editors that they have an incroas.
ing supply OF coal oil, ard he thinks
1t ought TO give them an increasing
interest in protection. Bus he fails
TO remind them thas tho profits on it
will accrue to Honua'a friends in the
Standard Oil Trust.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
A SUFFERING BUTCHER.

"That butcher looks very sick.
What's the matter with him ?" said
Hostetter McGinnis to Colonel With
erspoon.
Another butcher has started mar
ket near him, and he has got SO much
competition to deal with that he has
had to lower his prices"
"But he looks as if he was suffering
from some physical pain"
$50 he is. His ribs, loins and 9TH
er parts make him feel sore. Texas
Sitter.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
A CANDID COMES Sion,

"I wish you would tell me-" said
the agent who had long been on Mr..
Snaggs's trail, what is your insuper-
able objection to insuring your life?"
81 don't mind telling you," replied
Snaggs. "The idea OF being more
valuable after am dead than while 1
am alive is distGsteful to me. PITTS
burgh Chronicle-T Telegraph.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE.
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD BY TH
FUNNY MEN OF THE PRESS.

The New Physiology Credit-No
Chance for Escape-Evidently
Condensed-Reparte ETC., Etc.
There's the bicycle face, and the bicycle
back
With its queer, altitudinous curve;
And the bicycle tongue, in the middle hung,
And the scorcher's bicycle nerve.
indianapolis Journal.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
BEToRE AND AFTER.

Evening Caller have been won
dering who those companion-framed
portraits are, one beautiful young
girl, the other wrinkled, sad-facsd
old woman"
Pretty Hostess -"Oh, that's ma, be-
fore and after marriage. New York
Weekly.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
HOW IT HAPPENED.

Josh Medders-" How did you ketch
your cold, Jay?"
Jay Green-"A lot of us young peo.
pie went to give Miss Sally Smiles a
surprise party, the other night, and
she kept US standin' out in the rain
while she curled her hair. Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

Mary, that young Splnncrs
has been paying great deal of atren-
ton to you of late. DO you think he
means business" Mary with a far
away looll)-"I am afraid he does,
mother. He is the agent for bicycle
firm, and he has done nothing but try
to sell me a cycle ever since he has been
coming here."-Puck.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
1t costs more to run New York City
a year than it does to run the State.
About $40, 900, 900 for the State and
over $50, 900, 900 for the city.

Many a man passes his entire life
without learning how to live; ''igno-
rance causes more unhappiness in the
world than anything except starva-
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

Russia has the most rapidly increas
ing population of any country in Eu-
rope. The growth in the last hun
dred years has been fraction under
100000 annually.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19

"Neyer mind brushing me of, por-
ter" said the careful passenger on the
sleeper, "you couldn't find spcck of
dust on my clothes"
"Dat am SO, boss, but if You amt
no objection I'll jest go through the
motion with my brush, ksse must
feel dat l earned dat quarter youse
goin' to give me. Detroit Free
Press.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
REPARTEE.

"My friend" said tho traveller,
"have you knife about you?"
"Naw; but you'll find fork in the
road yander."
you're bright, amt you?"
"Naw, I'm Brown. Atlanta Con-
stitution.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
NO CHANCE FOR ESCAPE.

"Strange that Emeline never got
over her infatuation for that man."
''No, you see he never asked her to
marry him. Chicago Record.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
EVIDENTLY CONDENSED.

Mrs. Kilduff-"Do you use con-
densed milk?"
Mrs Mullins 81 thiEk 1t must be
condensed. There is never more than
pint and half in q quart. Judge.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
THE EARLY BIRD.

''Yes," said the business man to the
clergyman, "I've lost good deal of
time in my life."
"By fritting it away, I suppose?"
"No; by being punctual to my ap'
pointments. Boston Courier.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
ALL LOOK.

Lady (applying the test-"Ach +!
what pityl The handsomest gentle-
man in the company has got Il splash
on his waistcoat"
All the gentlemen present look down
in CONSERVATION at their vests. West
falishes Volksblatt.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
AN EARLY INSTINCT.

Benevolent Gentleman-"Don't cry,
my little man here's a dime for you.
Now tell me what you will do with it ?"
Small Boy-"Match yer to see if it's
two or nothln'. Life.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1896-10-19
THE IMPORTANT PART.

Employer -"Mr. Jones writes me
that you insulted him yesterday"
Bill Collector tell you just
what happened"
Employer -"Tell me, first, if he
paid his bill. Puck.