Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-08

crIuI representation IN the Senates the
fruition of well-laid plans to captures
the Democratic convention; the unexl
ampled coalition of forces and the disj
content and unrest arising from a pro-
longed depression were factors f~avorai
bic to the success of silver which will
never be found in combination again..
1t was silver's supreme opportunity this
year-its leading champions so regard
ed it-and such a chance will not recur.~
Gold Democrats and Protection.
There is a report abroad that the sill
yer men propose to divide the sound
money men by supporting n tariff bill.
They hope by asserting to Republican,
demands for a protection act to irritates
the sound money Democrats who are!
now leagued with the Republicans. The
plan Is astute, but 1t will not be a suc4
cess. The sound money Democrats who
assisted Mckinley either by supporting
him outright or by voting for Palmer,i
appreciated that they were aiding the.
election of a Republican and a protec-,
ZIONIST. They cannot expect the Re-s
publicans to abandon their BELIEF nj
protection, nor will they be apt to be-!
driven away by that policy. They went
into the alliance, If such it may be.
called, with their eyes open, and win
not now claim they have been deceived.
The silver men may plot as they please,:
but their day is gone and they can new
er gain such strength as an %organiza1
ton as they did in the late election.
The Republicans propose to enact a pro-
tective tariff as soon as possible, butt
they have no purpose whatever OF
alternating the support or injuring the
feelings of the gold Democrats. There
is to be no extreme protection legisla-
ton, but an act will be constructed that!
will give us the requisite protection andl
revenue ut the same time. 1t will be-
scientifically drawn and prove bene-
fetal. With the revenue question dis
posed of n industries stimulated BY
protection, the prosperity that will fol-
low will destroy the silver agitation
and leave the field free for the consid.
GRAFTON of remedial currency legisla-
ton. That cannot be had yet, but the
discussion Of the question will be adj
vantageous If agitation is avoided. The
silver men will find they have little e
son for existence, and that the organi-
zation that now stands for national
honor and safety will not be dismem-
bered by the tactics proposed. The
union will be continued until it is rel
quired no longer, and even then many
of those who supported Mckinley this
year will remain in alliance with the
Republican party. The good feeling
between Republicans and gold Demo-
Gratis will not soon disappear.
The Attacks on soldiers.
Senator Gallinger did a good service
in showing in u mild and moderate way
the humbuggery of President Cleve-
lands references to the pensioners Of
the Government. The men who fought
during the var were the most charita-
bic after the fighting was over. They
We're in it, and they knew what service
meant. Thus it has happened that
many of the bravest and most consist
ent defenders of the pension system
have been soldiers on the other side.
1t has also happened that those who
have been most bitter are men who
never smelt powder, and who stayed at
home when the country called. That
Mr.. Cleveland sent Il substitute to the,
war is n matter of familiar history, but
1t ought to be no reason for his harping.
upon the alleged abuses Of the pensions
system. Only 1G7 convictions in PEN
sion cases have occurred within tina
year, md these, as a rule, were not
against pensioners. AS the number ON
h pension rolls is far above 100000.
it can readily be seen that the proporl
ton of attempted fraud amounts to-
nothing. The critics who stayed at
home and made money while these mem
forsook everything dear to them, and
went to the front. simply show their
W meanness and cowardice when
they abuse their betters, who did their
duty and did not skulk because there
was danger in the work.-Baltimore
American.
Director Preston's Report.
The report Of Mr.. Preston, director Of
the mint, contains some interesting fig.
ures. 1t will be noticed that the orig
inal gold bullion deposited with the
mint aggregated $GS. 1888. Most OF
this was American gold. During the
last fiscal year we coined SIS, $751; 9O
gold and $7,5OO,SS2 in silver dollars.
But from July 1 to Nov. / we coined S.
7S2,1OO silver dollars. In other words.
the silver dollar coinage during the first
half of the present fiscal year will be
greater than that for the whole Of the
last fiscal year. Mr.. Carlisle seems to
feel justified in this coinage, but 1t does
seem as If it were unnecessary and un-
wise.
1t is decidedly interesting to note that
the commercial value of silver for the.
last fiscal year ranged between 7O.2O4
cents and 6G.0S1 cents per ounce. But
since July 1 silver bullion has fallen.
and now it is worth just n fraction over
| fl cents nm O1lncp Tho oom,,nroSop