Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-11-13
Western Kansas World.
Established March 4, 1870.
Official Paper of Trego County.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER Is. 1897.
PROSPERITY POINTERS.

climb over the protective Chinese
wall of the Dingley law.
OF course the Dingley law has moth
ing to do with the return of prosper
ity, but nevertheless it is strange that
they should both come along at about
the same time.
1t is strange that Democratic edi-
tors and statesmen who are reviling |
the Dingley law as oppressive and I'M
constitutional never advocate return |
to the just and ample Wilson law
Mr.. Bryan says, among other Bry-
anetic statements, that the first six |
months of the Mckinley administra-
tion was the most disastrous in the |
history of the country. No comment
is necessary.
Monthly deficits will soon be thing
of the past. The Dingley law is get
ting into normal working order and is
increasing its revenue week by week
in most satisfactory manner to the
measure.
The revival of all Industries and
the commencement of prosperity in
all parts of the United States were
the natural and necessary results of
the action of the President and Re-
publican Congress. John Sherman.
According to the official reports of
the government, compiled under a
free-trade Democrat. the farmers of
the country lost in decreased consup-
ton and decreased values one thous-
and million dollars a year during the
last Cleveland administration
Alabama is furnishing 100. 900 tons
of coal to Mexico for her railroad loco
motives in competition with English
coal. Here is another important
American industry finding foreign
market. English coal cannot success
fully compete with the products of
the rich fields of the South.
When citizen of Mexico wants to
take trip costing 300 he gets to-
gether $3.50 in Mexican money. every
dollar of which he works as hard for
as an American citizen works for a
gold dollar, and this is free-silver
prosperity. The people of the United
States will be long while accepting
this kind of prosperity
1t is a simple matter of American
history that Democratic free trade or
low tariff has brought just such de-
preston in greater or less degree as
was experienced under the Wilson
Gormanism, while Republican protec.
tive tariffs have brought Just such
prosperity as was witnessed under I'll {
mckinney law, and is now coming
back again under the Dingley protect
i've tariff.
Southern Populists continue to ex
press their antagonism to fusion Will
Democrats. Congressman Howard
an influential Populist from Alabama
is quoted as saying that it will be i'm
possible to again draw the Populist
into support of the Democracy. HI
feels that his party has been betraye,
by the Democrats, and that the Popu
lists VIII never again support til
Democrats in a national election,
Calamity has been the cry of tn
Democratic orators in the recent can
paigns, from Bryan down. In one {
his Ohio speeches. Mr. Bryan dive
exultantly upon the statement thu
"hSdo udu ldllcll Ucli GENUS DolOW I'll
dollar mark. 1t happened to be
fact, however, that at the time of Ia
speech wheat had again advanced
the dollar mark, but Mr.. Bryan faile
to notice this unimportant fact.
The appointment of John Kasson
Commissioner of Reciprocity is an e
ceptionally strong one. Mr.. Kasst
is eminently fitted for the positio
being a diplomat of experience al
note. While representing this cou
try at the courts of Germany and AL
tria. he brought about commercial /
lations between those countries al
the United States. affecting our j
terests most favorably. Mr. Kass
is hard at work organizing his n,
bureau.
In spite of sorts of persuasion a
even threats on the part of the Den
Gratis, Governor Boise states that
will no longer support the free-ar
unlimited-coinage-of- plank
the Chicago platform. He has Civ
out for publication letter staff
that while he wants to see silver
use as currency, he is convinced I'll
any proposition for the free and