Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-12-10
PARAGRAPHS WITH POINTS.
Brief Political Comment ON Men and
Pablo Affairs.

riculturNl prOuuctS Tor 1881 10 ne SAiOs.
100000, the greatest since 1890.
Editor Mclean of Washington D. O.
has surrendered his house in Cincinnati,
rented temporarily for the Ohio campaign
to Establish residence in Ohio. q
With only $153,OOO,O00 of silver coined
by the United States mints last year b
silverites nnot make out a strong case
about Discrimination" against silver.
A free trade tariff: general depression
and distress. A protective tariff: pros-
perity and plenty. This has been simply
the history of the country since its first
President.
The ''Chinese WALL due to the .Dingley
law, o seem. to be seriously interfer.
ing with our export trade. In fact, that
trade is larger with the wall than 1t was
| without it. +
Wheat has gone up again, hut the ca-
lamityites AVE some consolation left IN
the fact that the New England mackerel
catch is 10000 barrels short OF that of .
year ago.
The comparison between the railroad
earnings and the bank clearances ut the
present time and n year ago indicates
an astonishing change in the business OF
the country.
Indications in Washington ten to the
probability of an early reopening of nego-
%tiations for the adoption of a treaty Of mr.
bitration between the United States md
Great Britain.
What has become of the three Senators
of the Capitol who went boldly forth to
discover why Japan fell into the hands OF
silver standard?
Wheat, silver and Bryant. Last year
they all stood together. but they have
since parted company, though Bryan has
been trying to keep pace with silver in its
downward course. ~,
The total value of the agricultural pro-
ducts of Kansas for 1897, according to
the report of the Board of Agriculture of
in the present decade.
"The first six months of the Mckinley
administration We're the most disastrous
in the history of the country.'-W. J..
Bryan. This is well in line with most OF
Mr.. Bryan's remarks.
The export trade continues heavy. not
withstanding the fact that Il protective
tariff law is in operation. 1t was % per
cent larger in September, 1897, than It
was in September, 1896.
CAS1C AAOu DOleS continues 10 pro-
test that he had nothing to do with the
construction of the Chicago platform.
There are Others who wish that they were
in a position to similarly. assert.
With all the Democratic vituperations
against the oppression and wickedness OF
the Dingley law, We haven't heard any
wish expressed yet to return to the benef-
cent provisions of the Wilson law. {.
If iS MT l,,o,,.n ,,L,k .-..-A 49,
received for his speeches in Ohio, but it
is thought he made good terms in view of
his willingness to accept payment in sil-
yer. Mclean dislikes paying out gold.
The receipts under the Dingley law con-
tinue to increase month by month, and it
seems likely that the prediction that it
will meet all running expenses Of the Gov
eminent after January will prove true.
Still the Republican strength in the
South continues to grow, and the latest
and most notable addition to the list il the
prospective successor of Arthur r. Cor
man in the Senate of the United States.
The increase in the postal receiptsef the
country for this September over those of
September of lust year simply augments
the evidence piling up on all hands to
show Il condition of increased business.
Secretary Wilson wants the establish
ment of agents of the Government at all;
the embassies, to secure information for
the benefit of American farmers, and to
help in the extension of our foreign trade.
With n hundred thous,na TOM. =. ~.
bama coal going to Mexico for the use OF
her railroad locomotives in competition
with English coal. it looks as though n.
new field is open to the South for her rich
products.
"The revival of all industries and +h.
commencement of nrosner;tv in oil na.+s,
OF the United States were the natural
ana necessary results Of the action of the
PRESIDENT and a Republican, Congress."-
Jonn sherman.
The export trade of Sentcmher NJ. N.
heaviest OF any month in the wear and;
was greater than in any Sentemi,ar for