The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-28

gsnstor Hi Perkins Nominstes = states-
man for the Democracy.
Al a Randall democrat, have been
aaked TO nominate Grover Cleveland a.
our democratic candidate. 1t is pleas
ant duty to give Mr.. Cleveland's claims
70 the high Office.
i nominate Grover Cleveland becauas
he Is q learned man. profound finan-
cier, q peerless statesman and an ideal
democrat. No statesman can compare
with him.
Blaine and Harrison established =
wicked doctrine Of reciprocity. which
sent our -four and meat free into Cuba,
and all the high-wage republics. but to
day we point with pride TO our noble
Grover Cleveland, who has killed that
infamous republican reciprocity, and
now we keep our -four at home or pay
Spain four dollars barrel to get it into
Cuba.
Harrison loved the Monroe doctrine
and wickedly welcomed the infant Ha-
waiian republic with outstretched arms,
while our patriotic Grover tried to sink
that republic and put a negress on q
throne.
Lincoln, Sherman, Harrison and Sew
ard wickedly believed In n home market.
They selfishly said: I'VE will sell $780,
100000 worth of corn and cotton to Eu-
rope and make our cloth and cutlery
and tin ut home" They made the coun-
try sell more than IL bought, and kept
foreign gold pouring in TO settle the
balance OF trade, till we paid of So. 00o,-
100000 of the national debt. And what
has our noble Grover done? He killed
our selfish home market. let Bradford
make our cloth and Sheffield make our
wares, and pays for them in gold hired
from England at four per cent.
Chief Justice Chase, when Lincoln's
secretary, borrowed $4,000, 000, 900 at
three per cent. in time of war. He bor-
rowcd IL when million free trade demo
Gratis werestabbing at the nations heart
and greenbacks were down to 30. But
how grander was the act of our noble
Grover when he borrowed $50,o00.0o0
in time Of peace at four per cent. and
left II for the republicans 10 pay?
Lincoln. Grant and Harrison wickcdly
paid Off $4,000, 600, 900 of the national
debt made a surplus and kept gold in
the treasury for 30 years, while our
Grover has increased our debt $500, 000..
600 and run in debt for $500. o00. 900 of
borrowed gold.
l am down on Reed and Mckinley and
Morton because they would keep wages
up. start all the mills again-keep out
cheap English goods and make our
workmen rich and proud, but i point
with pride TO our noble Growers policy
which has cut down wicked wages.
humbled our naughty. grasping work.
men and made millions of lovely demo-
cratic tramps.
Elect our noble Grover and our debt,
which will be increased 10 $500. 100000
at the end of this administration win
run up to bihion In the next Our
candidate will make England rich. Eu-
rope will buy our corn and cotton, not
for cash, but pay In manufactured
goods. Our noble Grover will pay $780,
10000 year in gold TO Asia for wool and
let our grasping farmers in Kentucky,
Tennessee and Ohio starve.
The nason is proud OF our inspired
Grover Cleveland and his tariff for
deficit. because 1t enables him TO borrow
gold from England, while simple Nc
Kinley, Allison or Morton would collect
q surplus on the rich mans wines, vel
vets. cigars and kid gloves, and let the
poor mans tea, coffee. sugar, bread and
meat come free.
We nominate our noble Grover be-
cause he will continue to make US poor
and meek and humble nation--Dccntro
he will continue TO make the rich poorer
and make paupers OF the poor-and
when they come 70 vote next time n
vision of past republican prosperity
viii come up before them. light will
strike them. and they will take their
little votes and sweep great Grover into
oflice-or sweep a pompous, empty,
free-trade juggler on the earth.-Eli
Perkins.