The record-union., 1896-09-25


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1t has been maintained by several
pro-silver newspapers that the argu-
ment contained in this statement is
unanswerable. 1t IS nothing of the
kind. 1t is only another of those trip
ping, catch penny, plausible statements
SO commonly advanced by free silver
men, and which they proclaim in the
hope that it may catch here ard there
an ignorant vote.
The explanation, however. Of this
very profound" free silver problem
is as easy as to say that and DO not
make ). 1t lies in The simple fact that
the Mexican farmers debt is ooJ Mex
lean silver dollars, equal to $50 Of
American money, while the American,
| farmers debt is 5000 of American
money equal to 81 900 in Mexican sill
yer money It is therefore readily seen
that if the Mexican farmer had 10 pay
his debt in coin of full value the
same as the American does, it would
take all Of his wheat to do it.
| Therein lies the solution of this 'un-
answerable" Mexican puzzle. It is only
another free silver bubble busted"
STOP AWHILE.
| Fresno Republican,: Mr. Bryan
should stop talking long enough to
reply to that Populist apology for lrav-
/ ing nominated him without his consent.
FIe could at least acknowledge IFS re-
ceipt and politely state that he has
rot time to accept at present but will
| do SO after election if the weather is
pleasant and his health viii permit
IS SILENT.
I San Jose Mercury: The Democratic
| party, as represented by the Chicago
| Convention and by Mr.. Bryan. it's nom
inee, has nothing to say for the ship
ping interests of America. Upon that
| subject its platform is silent Mr..
Bryan and his party are free traders,
ard they do not believe in protection
/ III any form. This country now has
/ free trade in the carrying of our for
eign commerce, and Mr.. Bryan is com
mitted to a policy that would extend
free trade to the purchase Of a foreign
| built ships. The indianapolis Conven-
| ton of Democrats advocated modern
ard liberal policies to take the place
OF 'the restricted statutes of the eight
| eenth century" The only statute of
that century which bears upon Amer
lean shipping is the Act of 1892, which
4 has since been in force, which denies
American registry to foreign built
slips. Americans may, if they choose,
own foreign ships under a foreign flag
! This Act is protection of American
ship builders, but it gives no protection
whatever to American ships or their
owners when in competition with for
eign ships in the carriage of our for
eign commerce.
! WING AND WING
Santa Cruz Sentinel: Bryan is for
! SeWall, but is opposed to Watson; Wat
son is for Bryan and against Sewall;
Sewall is for Bryan and against Wat
| sen; one-third of the Pops are opposed
to Bryan and Watson, all the Demo-
Gratis are the same way; half Of the
Pops are against Bryan and Sewan
and half Of the Democrats are the same
way; one wing is for gold; another is
/ against it; one faction favors silver
and another opposes it; Cleveland has
enemies in one wing and friends in
| the other; again he has large number
| Of supporters in one wing who lack the
courage to indorse him. in the other a
large following who openly swear by
| him; and there you have it, if you
have time to figure It out.
AMERICAN SHIPPING.
Los Angeles Express: One of the most
important planks in the platform adopt
ed at st. Louis by the Republican Con-
vention was that looking to the restora-
ton Of the prestige of American ship
| ping and the adoption of a policy that
will give to the American ships the car
rying Of the American and American
! foreign commerce and permit the stars
| and stripes to be seen flying at the
! masthead in every port in the world.
\ Every American citizen will at once re-
cogn1ze the Importance Of such policy
That this policy is in line with the cardi-
nal doctrine Of protection can be seen in
the following plank Of the Republican
platform:
I'VE favor restoring the early Ameri-
can policy Of discriminating duties for
the upbuilding of our merchant marine
and the protection Of our shipping in the
foreign carrying trade, so that Ameri-
can ships-the product of American la
bor employed in American shipyards,
sailing under the stars and stripes, and
manned, officered and owned by Ameri-
cans-n1ay regain the carrying Of our
foreign commerce"
Major Mckinley in his letter Of ac-
| ceptance saw fit to enlarge upon this
point. He saw the necessity Of build
ing up our marine agencies and forcibly
called attention to the benefits to be de-
rived by a vigorous policy in this direc-
ton.
PLAIN AND VIGOROUS.
Tulare Register: At the present day,
it is not violent assumption, this rush
ing out with guns and banners to reg
ulate' the courts of our land could cas-
lily be justified in the minds Of men who
stand upon the streets to let their voices
seep through their ignorance Of the
matter by talking Of the purchase of
lverdicts and the shaping of judgments
by corrupt means. The menacing Of
the judicial branch Of the Government
could easily be justified in the opinion
of a bowling. yelling, hat-throwing
body Of delegates in a frame of mind
which has been reached by the con
sumption Of more pounds Of beer than
of beefsteak. A judgment of court
brought out at the muzZle of a musket
might seem the proper thing to the per-
son who is convinced that a jerky skim
ming Of the codes Of his State qualities
him to pass upon intricate problems of
constitutional law Finally court
standing in awe Of public sentiment as
crystalliZed in the yawp Of q curbstone
patriot could be accepted as the highest
ideal Of popular government in the
opinion Of the fellow whose privilege tC
sit in the county convention of his
party he thinks has enabled him to
scale the nights Of wisdom and look
down into the valley of righteous infali-