The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-11-07
FRENCH VIEWS OF AMERICAN POLITICS
Extracts From Remarks Made by
DR.. B. j. Bling, of Paris. France, at a
Dinner Given at Voisin's, When
the Presidential Election was Dis
cuSSed.

DIR. Bing said :-Gentlemen-I have the
honor to be acquainted professionally with a
great many politicians in high places, and am
quite a student in political matters, but IN
that respect | am ashamed of myself
Laughter.
The greatest mistake politician can make
is to tell the truth, but they are eager that
others shall not deceive them.
What seems to engage the thoughts of all
Europe, and indeed all foreign countries, is
what to do in case the Americans adopt a
high protective tariff. Well. they all mean to
retaliate, and we shall have an expensive tariff
wal, something like we had after the Mckinley
Bill passed. and other stupid bills of the same
kind previous TO it, call these bills stupid
because the Americans have the greatest
amount of soil produce to dispose of, and
more bread stuffs and cotton to sell than all
the rest of the world put together, and a high
tariff can only injure those who have much to
sell. (Cries of hear, hear.
Gentlemen-I do not think it makes much
difference to the people of the United States
who is TO be President, but it will make a
great deal of difference if the Americans in
sist on another high tariff, as there will never
be any more foreign market for the farmers,
and land will have literally no value.
1t was pointed out and even promised by
the advocates of the Mckinley bill that land
would boom up and there would be II season
of prosperity as no country ever saw before,
but the contrary took place.
Why do not some of the small land owners
who are Just on the eve of losing their little
holdings ask the Mckinley stump speakers to
guarantee them not to lose what they have
from any high tariff tricks? Do you think
they would give such guarantee? Not they.
"
heads of poor people when big promises are
being made for their benefit and their votes.
Hear, hear.
The American farmer has never been re-
presented and never will be. He is forced to
obey laws which make him, and him alone
pay his honest debts, he is always to be blessed
but never is blessed, has been obliged for
years to look on the stupid legislation which
brings him to poverty, and a poverty which
does nobody any good
To be able to have large revenue TO steal
from, which was the sole object of the Mckin-
ley bill under numerous disguises) the Re-
publican politicians never thought about
profting or taking any advantage of the i'm
mense influx of gold which has made business
SO good all over Europe. What splendid
monopoly the Americans would have had
feeding the inhabitants of the locust eaten
South Africa had it not been for the impudent
bluff to the amicable and reasonable PROPOSE
ton on the part of the Transvaal and Orange
Free State.
The Germans and French seem to under
stand this bluff game called protection, and
RAISE them another Mckinley bill which
breaks their bank and the game stops for
want of capital. In the mean time gold bar
is becoming drug in the market, except in
the American market, and when the several
hundred South African mines all get to pro-
ducing at the rate of $4,000 per day each, to-
gether with the numerous West Australian
mines, to say nothing of as many more in
prospect in other countries,-I say when all
these are in working order, the few tons of
silver the Americans have won't build a
childs play house alongside of such bulk of
gold ingots. The United States own and
control most of the few tons of silver that
really do exist, and it is great pity they can
not make some use of it. The policy Of re-
monetizing silver is not disastrous as McKin-
ley now says, and in few years silver will
most likely be at premium, and we may see
the time thst the King Silver Dollar will be
about the size Of the present fifty cent piece.
Mrs. Andra Rarnha .l,o1 - Ec.ol -