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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

rhs Democrats Must Coms 70 the scrntehl
On ths Tariff
It Is all very we'll for the democrats
70 beguile the hours with speculation
on finance. but they need not flntter'
themselves that the campaign Ia to be
fought on any monetary issue. On tho
contrary. the ono thing the people Of
this country are fully determined upon
and propose to keep steadily In mind -
the restoration Of industrial prosper
ity. The tariff overshadows every thing
else. and will hold its own at the front.
The democrats would like nothing 50
well as 10 shift the line Of battle. but
they cannot do IL The people WON'T
have It. Four years ago the demo-
crnts declared: I'VE denouncc the re-
publican system of protection as
fraud, robbery Of the great mass Of
American people for the benefit OF the
few" and the great mass of tho Amer
lean people responded by the vernacu-
lar of the ballot: THAT is So" Since
then they have changed their minds-
They have come to the conclusion that
the republican system of protection. so
far from being fraud and ROBBERY. "
their especial friend and benefactor.
This rs n conviction. a sentiment. and
n purpose, n trinity which will not be-
put aside by any other consideration
less practicable. Experience has dem
onstrated to the American people that
they robbed themselves by falling vic
Tins to the democratic fraud Of free
trade. They will allow nothing 70 come
between them and the utter overthrow
OF tho party which led them to be their
own worst enemy.
in his effort TO divert attention from
the tariff. Wherever democrats discuss
the political situation they are dumb al
oysters about the tariff. and seem to bo
thinking OF nothing but gold or silver.
This is equally true of the Olney boom
ers In Boston. and OF Senator Jones,
of Arkansas, at Little Rock. However,
they may differ on finance and however,
ready they may be TO discuss the diff
ference. they are oil perfectly agreed
In the policy of ignoring the tariff. But
the tariff VIII not ignore them. Our
butchered Industrial prosperity Il not
TO be dovned.
The truth Is, the American people
have at last satisfied themselves that Ia
IL preposterous and ruinous folly for
them 10 pursue policy which puts out
the fires OF domestic industry. and IL
the democratic party wants to stand
In line again for public favor IL must
accept this decision as finality. Per-
haps IL will, but mere evasion will not
atone for the desolation actually
wrought, and still going on.--Chicagc
Inter Ocean.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07
cRlPPLEs INDUSTRY.
The Democratic rarin Is Fatal to Busi-
noss.

The fact that dozen American
wooden factories have recently BEEN
forced 20 suspend operations. while n
much larger number are only able 20
run ON half time, is n significant COM
mentary on the workings of the Wilson
law. The reason for this partial par
alysis of one OF the most important of
our domestic industries Is evident to
every man who reads the statistics
showing the importations of foreign
woolens. which the Commercial Adver!
tser published short time ago.
These figures showed that. while we
imported only 1896. s7e of wooden fab
RIGS In 1894. our imports of these goods
leaped up TO s57,404.sb3 In 1895. This
tremendous flood of foreign manufac-
tured products-a large proportion OF
which are of the cheapest and most un-
desirable sort--hns glutted the Ameri-
can market, forced many fine mnnu1
featuring plants into wasteful idleness.
and robbed an army of American wage
earners OF pay and employment
No matter how you look at IL, the
democratic tariff is an utter failure. 1t
affords neither sufficient protection nor
sufficient revenue. II necessitates con-
tinucd borrowing TO pay the expenses
of government drains the treasury of
gold 10 pay for European products shat
should be made at home. and cripplce
American industries In n hundred ways
General and permanent prosperity "
impossible until this nbominnble uaens-
ure Is either repealed or revised from
top to bottom.--N. Y. Commercial Adj
sertiser.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

realize n development fund" Thou
sands of dollars worth of stock is sold,
and the promoters do not yet know
whether there Is enough gold in the
prospect 10 pay for the printing of
the highly-colored certificates. Often
there is not, and the shareholders
suffer.
With this capital, shaft is sunk
(about three feet square), and II good
ore Is not found In ~ or 100 feet. the
prospect Is abandoned. and there is a
howl-from the shareholders Ashaft is
sunk on each of the several hundred
prospects, each hoping to strike the
continuation Of the rich vein or forma-
fion extending from the original minc,
and over these shafts ore shaft houses.
This, several hundred men are en-
ployed, and saloons, dance houses, gam
ing houses, and, of course. newspaper.
naturally follow. A few of these
mines become producers. yielding ST.
900 or more month, but the great
majority remain prospects," and are
soon abandoned. This working of
prospects" by the sale of shares is re-
sorted to by those who think they
have good thing and want TO dig into
it--at the expense of others-seliing
only enough Of the stock 20 pay for the
work. There are others who prefer
b. sell out. on a blind guess. and take
the chance of missing o good thing. or
a bad one.
The man who has money does not
prospect. and when he does find mine,
or locate a prospect, lie must make
sacrifice TO the capitalist. OF invite the
masses to join him In the speculation.
j. NJ. ScANLAND.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

In league with some capitalist. will tel
the prospector that the ore will run
about $e to tho ton, with an attempt
at looking wise.
But the prospector IN shrewd. II he
does wear bucksLin pantaloons. An
other assayer tells him that II Is $40
ore. when II Is really $50 ore. They
smilingly ask him; Where did you
get it?" He grufiiy replies; "In the
mountains" He then comes TO Dem
YER. hunts up capitalist and sends In
a piece Of this rock for visiting card.
He is at once admitted. The prospector
and the millionaire ''talk the matter
over" and the millionaire has his own
assay made. He knows that the pros
pector has not the money TO work the
claim, and offers 10 buy II for small
sum, which often Is accepted. The
prospector. with his few thousands of
dollars. has grand time for a few
months, and when he Ii ''brol<e" he
applies TO the capitalist for a grub
stake" OF $50 or 500. and returns to
the mountains i'm search of another
find. In few weeks his provisions are
exhausted. and his second application
Is bluntly refused by the man who has
made 100000 OF more by the pur-
chase. He applies to another, and an
other, and year after year he goes
through the same routine. changing
lis base of operations from California
to Colorado, and thence to other points
where the boom Is on. A few strike IL
rich, but sell out too soon, and others
reap the benefits of their years OF toll
the throng OF millionaircs-and forget
their prospector companions.
When prospector has found good
mine, the news rapidly spreads. and
there is great rush TO the new dis
trict. The new arrivals begin stalking
Oft claims. commencing at the very
edges of the first claim. and in "a hours
the district tor several miles in cach de
rection resembles a patchwork quilt.
1t Is stased off like boom land town.
only on a smaller scale. A vein of
ore, In the original claim, gives IL o
value of 100000 or more, according TO
It's richness. width and thickness. Tho
other claims are valued in proportion
TO their relative distance from the
original mine; though the vein may
stop short and not enter even the ada
cent prospect So all Is speculation.
except as TO the first mine, which Is
styled producer" The others are
called prospects" and some OF them
IRE very remote. Prospects" are cap
iializcd. usually. at si.o00.ooo. the
shares having par value of ST.,
or supposed 10 have. Strangely, they
are sold mt few cents each. This In
done so that the ''prospectors" can
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07
SHAFT HOUSE,

they rush wherever they believe gold
may be found.
There are. In the west, thousands OF
''prospectors" who follow no other vo-
cation than. that OF mining. They
are not experts" az mining par
lance goes. and laugh at the "wise"
opinions Of experts" who have
learned mining by theory. Several
experts have stated that by the
very nature of tho formation gold
could not exist" in the mountains now
known az the Cripple Creek district
the richest In the world. The prospec-
tor trudges over the mountains, exam
lining pieces Of rock as a botanist does
flower. and when he has found good
indications" lac camps. That Is. he
and suffering. A few hold on. and join
ties his burro TO n stake. unloads his
months supply of provisions. and with
his pick begins TO dig. He finds piece
of rock glistening with golden psrti-
clcs. His trained eye estimates that a
ton Of that kind OF rock should contain
$40. 500 or $1,000. He continues TO
dig to satisfy himself of the extent Of
the vein, or deposit. After stalking a
claim Of ] 500 By 800 feet. and posting
notices. he puts several OF these "speci-
mems" In his pocket. and himself and
his burro tramp back 70 the city. One
OF the professional sssayers, pcrhapc
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07
CARPET TRApE FAcTs.
English Manufacturers Not Now Com
planning of Yankee Competition.

English Manufacturers Not Now Com
planning of Yankee Competition.
Carpet manufacturers in England
have not been complaining recently
about the competition of yankee car
pets" or that they must "shut up shop"
IL the English market was 20 continue
flooded" with protected Yankee car
pets" We wondered II they had be-
come resigned 10 their fate and had
"shut up shop" or IL they had managed
10 squeeze little of the wages out of
their poorly-pnId workmen aud had
continued business at the old stand.
The British board of trade returns for
1895 throw some light upon the sub
ject. We trust we are not anticipating
the democratic papers In stating that
co.. 500 yards OF British carpets were
shipped 10 this country last year, an i'm
crease of 453. 900 yards. or 900 per cent.
over the British shipments 70 this mar
lxct i'm 1894. The money gain To the
British manufacturers was & $4,000.
say 100000. Evidently their factories
ere still running 10 good business. IL
only remains now for the free traders
TO explain how the American carpet
manufacturers have been benefited by
an increase OF 800 per cent. In our inn
ports OF british carpets during the first
complete year OF our free trade in wool.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07
Democrntln Roo,ter..

Not long ago l was in the city of
Plainheld. N. j.. city OF 10000 inhab-
itants and rapidly becoming fashion
able suburb of New York. strollc1
into barber shop. always like to talk
10 barber. He knows everything and
has n cheerful way Of letting go of H.
So asked HIM how things were coming
on in Plainheid. lie said things were
bnd enough Inv Plainfeld. asked him
what was the matter with plainheld.
''Well." said he, these New York roost-
crs don't help town much asked
him what he meant ''Why," said he.
Il mean those fellows doing business
In tho city OF New York. They buy
what they need and get shaved before
they start home. and just roost in
Fiainfield." And as l crawled out OF
that democratic BARRIERS chair / made
up my mind 70 do everything l could
by vote and by speech TO prevent the
democratic party from converting the
people of the United States into English
ROSTERS. doing business In London and
merely sleeping In the United States.
Hon. j. T.. Dollivei, NJ. c.. Of Iowa.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

still mad rush of gold seekers and adj
venturers TO all these points. The gold
product OF tho past year is estimated at
5000, ,o0o--greater than ever before
in the worlds history. OF this amount
the United States produced Is per cent.
and of this 100000, Colorado pro-
duced $17.o00.000, about half of this
coming from the Cripple Creek district.
Thus IL will be seen that q district three
miles square produced one-sixth OF he
gold product OF the United States. This
years estimate from Cripple Creek is
s1,o0o,000 a month. II the other dis
tricts in Colorado, Utah, Montana, cali
fornia, Arizona, Alaska and New Mex
leo. but slightly increase, the yield will
be about S75.0oo.ooo this year. And II
the fields IN the other parts OF the world
increase proportionately gold must
soon become \ drug In the market, and
will necessitate remodeling of the
basis of finance. II viii become as
plentiful as silver, and also cause a re.
vision of politics. 1t will solve the
problem at which our statesmen are
hammerirg. by upsetting their theories
and giving them new conditions to con
slider.
A recent estimate shows that there
Is 5000, 100000 OF gold in the United
States. and ut the present rate of pro-
duction the amount would be doubled
IN IL years. Unless business and pop
ulation increased proportionately per-
haps silver would be at n premium.
The cause OF this widespread gold
fever is due mainly to science and
the invention Of improved machinery.
which greatly lessons the cost of pro-
duction. Without giving expert de-
tails" that would need explanation, the
matter may be illustrated with tho
statement that during the Leadyiile
boom Is years ago, ore that did
not yield at least ten dollars TO the
ton was thrown awny as useless. 1t
just about paid expenses. Now there
is profit in ore that yields only three
dollars TO the ton. Improved ma
chinery and the new scientific nrecess
of extracting ores take almost the last
particle of gold out of the rock. and
as effectually ns the life is squeezed
out OF lemon. These improvements
have caused a revival in the mining in
dustry. and the wild rush Of ''pros-
pectors" to the new fields. Or. rather,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

Restore again the policy of the re-
publican party and reverse the balance
OF trade In our favor. and the effect will
be, as IL always has been heretofore. TO
stop the outflow Of gold from our shores
and bring 10 us instead the yellow met
al sufficient 20 make good the balance
OF trade in our favor. The real seat OF
the present trouble Is largely II not
wholly due 10 a false economic policy
insisted upon by me opposition In the
face OF overwhelming facts ns well as
the logic of the present unfortunate
condition OF our national well-bcing.--
Hon. Robert J. Gamble. NJ. C.. OF South
Dakota.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

The returns Indicate that the number OF
democrats VIII exceed the number OF re-
publicans by 100 Tariff bills passed BY
this house VIII not be CONTEMPORARY
pigeonholed by the senate 10 which they
win be sent.-N. Y. Times. November O..
lS92
True. They were carefully revised
20 the exteat of some COO amendments.
But IL would have been far better for
the country had the entire misfit been
'contemptuously pigeonholed." AS II
was. the members OF the house OF rep
resentatives who passed such tariff
as the Wilson bill were "contcmptnous-
ly pigconholcd
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

"Hang the lucki" exclaimed Mr.
skinnphllnt. II forgot 10 notice how
much money ! had In my pocket when
started downtown this morning. /
found so cent piece on the seat when
got up TO leave the car. and don't
know whether IL had dropped out Of
my pocket or some other man had lost
L. l can't tell whether I'm half dol.
lar ahead or whether I've Ind mar
row escape from losing half dollarl"
-Chicngo Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

The demoeratic organs persist in
speaking Of the recent bond issue as
q popular" loan. Let us examine into
the matter, and see how much II may
be called popular" The bids amount
ed In number TO little less than 4.700;
only ass were for $1,000 and less, the
other bids being for larger sums, and
generally coming from banks. bank
ers. trust companies. etc. OF the S5s
small bidders. PSI were outbid by Pier
pont Morgan and the other Wall street
men. leaving only ~ who will get any
bonds. and all that they get will aggre-
gate less than $4,000. Thus, out of this
loan of 500. 100000, only $4,000 goes
20 the people. That does not strike US
as being very popular" loan.---San
Francisco Argonaut.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

Magistrate--The young woman says
that your continued staring az her
annoyed her excessively.
Prisoper--I never Intentionally an
noyed n woman In my life, your honor.
Magistiate-Thcn why did you stare
at her so Professionally
Prisoner>-Because she Is pretty. and
couldn't help II.
Young Woinan--Let him go, judge
Bay City Chat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07
MINING CAMP METHODS.
How Claims Are Discovered by
Professional Prospectors.
rhsy Usuaily Sell Their Rights TO Capital
ists Who Immsdiatsly Proceed 70
Flood the Market with Large
blocks OF stock.


Mining pooms move in cycles. and
rise and fan like the restless waves of
the ocean, and those who follow these
periodical booms may also be compared
70 the "ceaseless waves, never ut rest"
The present is the greatest boom in
the history of the world. II not only
covers the United States. including tar
of Alaska, but we find 1t in South Afri
ca, Venezuela. New Zealand. Austrzlis
and South Australia. The gold fever
seems to have broken out simultaneous
ly throughout the world. and there IL
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07
DECREASE IN DIVIDENDS.
How Railroad Business Is Affected by the
Tariff Legislation.

Tariff Legislation.
Railroad presidents and railroad
stockholders have had many interest
ing "object lessons" since 1893. They
nre not quite so ready now to say that
the tariff has nothing TO do with the
railroad business. They thought it
had not, though, in 1892. Then they
were expecting 10 order more engines
and more freight cars so as TO be able
20 supply the demand of shippers of
farm stuff as soon as they began to
rush theirproductsfo forward in the effort
TO capture the markets of the world.
That breach in the wall of protection
was 20 let farmers get their stuff out
Of the country, and the railroads were
ready TO haul IL to the seaboard so that
il might lose no time In getting out
and, incidentally, paying freight bills.
There Is, everywhere, n significant ST.
lence now as TO how many markets
were captured. Let us try and fathom
the mystery. Here is n table showing
the total receipts of grain at Atlantic
seaboard from 1892 to 1895:
GRAIN RECEIPTS AT ATLANTIC sEABoARD.
YEAR. Bushels. Average
1892. ......... ........... az. see, 100
hy5............s....... 81, sSn sol- <h4Vo'<4V
iSs4......... ........... fg5
1895 ............. ...,..l59. 62i go i57.15s.2is
A drop of 123,000,0 900 bushels within
a couple of years must have sidctraclSed
many freight car and rusted many an
engine. No wonder that 10000 railroad
hands were laid OF in 1894. The tariff
may have nothing To do with the rail-
road business directly, but it is mighty
significant that an average of 244.-
100000 bushels of grain were hauled
TO Atlantic seaboard during the two
years of protection, 1892 and 1893. while
the average was only l57.ocO,ooO BUSH
els during the two years OF the demo-
cratic administration. And this does
not show the smaller quantity hauled
to our home market points in 1894 and
1875 owing 60 the lighter consumption.
Nor does IL take any account Of n
couple of million barrels less flour
hauled TO Atlantic seaboard because
reciprocity had been fraud and was
abolished. Honestly. now, Messrs.
Railroad Presidents and Stockholders,
don't you think IL would be pretty
good move TO build up that wall of pro-
lection again. and TO have few more
reciprocity treaties, instead of letting
our foreign trade transactions result
for the benefit OF the foreigners and
against ourselves?
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

The value OF all cattle on the farms,
Notwithstanding losses In many, In
creased nine-tenths of per cent. in
the first period Of four years, but de-
creased 30.4 per cent. In the second
period of four yehrs--a fact only In
part due to the heavy losses In sheep.
but largely TO the general depression
OF business since the advent of the
democratic party In power - N. X.
Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

eyes. the bond issue was n great
success. But issuing bonds Is not
paying the national debt. That salu-
tary practice was discontinued when
the late repnblIcan administration ne
Washington went out OF Troy
(N. Y.) Times.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

Protection and the development Of
home industries and a homo market
mean peace. Free trade and foreign
markets mem war. = Cleveland (O)
World.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

"Yonng man" said the merchant to
the prospective oflice-boy. "are you
fairly well cducated2"
y be-" replied the boy, proudly
Judge.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

r1It will soon be time for the demo-
cratic presidential nomination 70 60
out on long stern chase for its victim-
Scranton Tribune.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

How = Prophecy of the New York World
Has Been Fulflled.

The next president must be a democrat.
on billion doliarism.-N. Y. World. June "a.
1892
lie did. He did. In the first Is
months of the German tariff he made
the business OF the country almost six
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

billions of dollars less than in the first
IS months Of the Mckinley hill, Study
the figures, Mr.. Pulitzer, and congratu-
late your editorial council upon the
accuracy of their forecast
Rank cLEARTNos
Fourth quarter. 1880. ........ ST.. 6l2. 900 0o0
Full year. 1891. 55,Tl5. 600
81, 327, 57b. 500
Fourth quarter, 1881. si2 63s, 600 900
Full year 1896 .................. 81 S23. $685. 2f9
SCI, 4s1. sse. 2ls
billion Dollarism' business decrease
under his heavy foot" 49,.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

Increase OF the bonded Debt Under
Cleveland.
The bonded debt Of the nation In
creased In two years of Grover and
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

r1If the democrats think they must
have a candidate for president who can
carry his own state. twill be necessary
for them 20 go 70 Texas for him. and
itisn't socverinstingly certain that they
can find him even therc.-St. Loula
Globe Democrat
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

This II one Item Of the grand total
of the cost OF Clevelandism, otherwise
"the change" which the people took 70
into their heads In 1892 they wanted
Cleveland and Carlisle and free trade
congress and Wilson and Bayard came
high. but we bought 'em.--Utica On
" Herald.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

rIrhcrc will never be another secret
syndicate bond sale.-N. Y. World.
There never ought 20 he another bond
sale at all. and there never will be an
other IN time OF peace II the revenue
laws are so reconstructed as TO provide
for the needs OF the government and
democratic charlatans nrc kept from
tinkering them. --Poughkccpsic Eagle.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-03-07

The two issues OF $4,000. 900 each
bear s per cent. interest, and have ten
years life. Interest on these will talcel
$4,000. 900 from the treasury.
The present loan and that of last
year are at per cent. the life OF the
bonds being 30 years. Interest on these
will take sio4,77s,ooo. We have. thers
fore. this exhibit Of the cost Of Clcve1
lnndism in hard, borrowed cash, 10 be