The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-07-04

in time of peace to sustain its credit and to
pay its daily expenses. This policy should
be reversed, and that too, as speedily as
possible. 1t must be apparent to all, re-
gardless Of past party ties, or affiliations,
that it is our paramount duty to provide
adequate revenue for the expenditures Of
the government, economically and pru-
IDENTIFY administered. The Republican
party has heretofore done this and con-
fidently believe it will do it in the future,
when the party again has been entrusted
with power in the executive and legisla-
tive branches of our government. The
national credit which has thus far FORUM
ately resisted every assault upon it, must
and will be upheld and strengthened. If suf-
ficient revenues are provided for the sup
port Of the government there will be no
necessity for borrowing money and in
crecsins tho public deht~ y,
> The Real Source OF Complaint.
The complaint of the people is not
against the administration for borrowing
money and issuing bonds to preserve the
credit of the country, but against the ruin
Gus policy which has made this necessary.
1t is but an incident, and a necessary one,
to the policy which has been inaugurated.
The Inevitable effect of such a policy is
seen in the deficiency of the United States
treasury, except as it is replenished by
loans, and in the distress of the people
who are suffering because of the scant de-
mand for either their labor or the products
of their labor. Here is the fundamental
trouble, the remedy for which is Republi-
years of Republican control, follow
fhoro ctoodx
reduction of the public debt, while the
gold reserve was sacredly maintained, and
our currency and credit preserved without
depreciation, taint or suspicion. If we
would restore this policy, that brought us
unexampled prosperity for more than 80
years, under the most trying conditions
ever known in this country, the policy by
which we made and bought more goods at
balance would be quickly turned in our
favor and gold would come to us and not
60 from us in the settlement Of
all such balances in the future.
The party that supplied by legisla
ton the vass revenues for the conduct Of
our greatest war, and promptly restored
the credit of the country at it's close, and
that from it's abundant revenues paid a
war, and that resumed specie payments
and placed our paper currency upon q
sound and enduring basis, can be safely
trusted to preserve both our credit and
currency with honor, stability and invio-
asa a5 Ss haar @ & 9Vr We sSS e s L
upon to guard IL with the same sleepless
vigilance We hold it's safety above party
fealty, and have often demonstrated that
party ties avail nothing when the spotless
credit Of our country Is threatened.
The Money of the United States
and every kind or form Of 1t, whether of
paper, silver or gold, must be as good as
the best in the world. 1t must not only be
current at its full face value at home, but
commercial center of the globe. The saga
cious and far-seeing policy of the great
men who founded onr governments; the
teachings anda Of the wise inancier at
every stage in our history; the steadfast
faith and splendid achievements of the
great party to which we belong, and the
always demanded this, and will ever main
the wage Garner and the pensioner, must
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debt-paying power to the dollar paid to
any government creditor. The contest
this year will not be waged on lines Of
theories and speculation, but in the light
Of severe practical experience and
New and Dearly Acquired knowledge.
The great body Of our citizens know what
they want, and that they intend to have
They know for what the Republican party
stands, and what It's future return to
power means to them. They realize that
the Republican party believes that our
work should be done at home and not
abroad, and everywhere proclaim their
devotion to the principles Of q protective
tariff, which, while supplying adequate
revenues, for the government will restore
American production, and serve the best
interests Of American labor and develop
ment Our appeal. therefore. : not toa