The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-09
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were held up and cars and their con-
tents destroyed, the United States
mails held, and riot generally prevailed
in that city. The anarchist governor
Altgeld, failed and refused to send
state troops to quell the rioters, and
made no efforts to protect the public
interests, and finally the people of the
city were forced to appeal to President
Cleveland, who promptly took meas
ures to:'suppress lawlessness. This action
the popocratic platform denounces as
the arbitrary interference by Federal
authorities in local affairs as viola
ton of the constitution of the United
States, and crime against free insti-
tutions." They believe it is all right
for few rioters, generally from the
lowest elements of the community, to
destroy individual and government
property, paralyze business, obstruct
the mails and raise cain generally.
That is where the anarchistic element
of the party comes in, and accounts in
part for the fact that the business men
of the country are dropping party
politics and allying themselves on the
other side. The Chicago riots delayed
over Eastern mails fully a week, and
at least one Shelton merchant had
some goods destroyed. And Bryan's
party says it is all right.
The free silver papers all over the
country are deliberately falsifying the
position of the republican party by
calling it the "gold standard party"
and also by insisting that the present
hard times are due to the present
iniquitous financial system. we all
know that this depression began in
the winter of 1928, and according
to both Dun's and Bradstreets, the
depressing effect was noted by the
close of the month of November in
which Cleveland was last elected and
his free trade idea was bound to come.
The republican party has always been
and is now, in favor of bi-metallism. 1t
is not, nor has it ever been, pledged to
the single gold standard, but it believes
that international bi-metallism would
be preferable to the existing gold
standard and is pledged to accomplish
this as soon as possible, by the only
means by which it can be successful.
The party has always been friendly to
silver; having accomplished all the
favorable legislation, so far, and it is
strictly with the principles of Blaine
and it's old leaders on this question
Put dollars worth of silver in dollar
don't perpetrate fraud on the people
that's all we ask.
The fusionists are saying hard
things of the "sound money demo.
Gratis" because the latter are endeav-
Orlng to have their ticket fill the
second place on the state ballot, under
the head of the Democratic ticket
In this case the fusion ticket would
appear third, under the head "Peoples
Party" which, by the way, is the style
OF ticket nominated at Ellensburgh
1t is nothing more or less than a popu-
list ticket, headed by populst, why
should they object.
Now that the election is onlv a
} month off, it is time for earnest active
work for the local, as well as for the
national ticket. We place before our
readers the county ticket and ask them
to compare it critically with the popo-
cratic ticket. In regard to efficiency,
there is certainly no reason why any
republican should not support his own
ticket, and as efficiency is the chief
requisite in a county officer, there is
every reason why democrats and others
should support it.
| While Bryan was studying up a
tariff for revenue only" that did not
raise revenue, and moving American
workshops to Europe, Mckinley was
studying home markets and the value
OF manufactures to labor. The people
see the difference 1t is no wonder
Bryan wants to keep protection out
OF the canvass"
BRYAN orators have said that "wheat
and lax and cotton, etc., fell as silver
fell." But wheat has gone ups cents
per bushel, flax 6 cents, and cotton
$lO per bale. Has silver gone up?
Is it a rule that won't work both
ways?-Inter Ocean.
WE can we'll understand why pop
ulist should vote for Mr.. Bryan, but
we can't conceive of a we'll regulated
pop walking up to the polls on election
day and marking a cross opposite the
name of VIM. c.. Jones, the fusion.nom-
inee for congress who spoke here last
week.
/ The republicans are not making
much noise nowadays, not nearly so
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