The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-28
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
BY A CONTRIBUTOR.

THE trifiing fact that gold is com
ing into the country in large quantities
as New York, San Francisco, and
other ports, and that the gold in cir
culation during the year has increas-
ed more than $5O,OOO,O0O, is proving
rather embarrassing to the silver
cause. The total increase in circula-
ton, as shown by Treasury tables,
has been over one dollar per capita
in the past year, or, to be exact
$96, 53S, 249
CAN IT really be that Mr.. Bryan is
more a Populist than a Democrat?
The Bryan Free-Silver Club of
Canton, Ohio,H which was one of
the strongest supporters of Mr. Bry-
an in last years campaign, has re-
nounced and denounced the Democ-
racy of Ohio for it's inconsistency in
naming wealthy bank president for
GOvenor, and a wealthy monopolist
of Washington, for Senator, and has
transferred its allegiance to the Pop
ulist party. Curious, isn't it?
THE heavy increase in iron pro-
duction and consumption and the
largest payments through clearings
ever known in October are indications
which outweigh hesitation in some
markets. The increase in employ
nent of labor has continued with
further accounts daily of works open
ing, increasing force of hands, or
raising of wages, and at every point
where actual production can be tested
it appears greater than ever before.
From Dun's Trade Review.
EVERYTHING seems to be going
against the free-silver theorists
Despite the refusal of the United
States to adopt the free-coinage of
silver, the farmers of the country
received twice as much for the Sep
tember sales of wheat as in Septem-
ber Of last year. The September ex-
ports of wheat, according to Dun's
Review were S6,SG8. S38, bushels
against 1886, 8f5 bushels in Septem-
bar, 1896, but owing to higher prices
this year the money received for
these expectations was more than
double in 1897 than in 1886.
THE matter of transportation has
cut an important figure in determin-
ing the supply, and consequently the !
value, OF the stock of silver in the |
world Prior to building of the Pa !
citic railroads the silver-prOducing
sections of the United States were de
void of transportation facilities, and
simultaneously with the creation of
these transportation facilities, the
production of silver began to increase
enormously, and the price began to
fall. The fact that every pound OF
silver represents several hundreds OF
pounds of ore shows the close relation
of transportation to silver.
UP TO the close Of the operation OF
the Wilson law, the free-traders were
sure that the increase in expectation
Of American manufacturers was the
fruit Of lOw-ta policy. They now
discover however, that the very first
,nonth the Dingley law was in opera
tion showed a larger expectation OF
manufactured articles from the Unit
ed States than had ever been shown
in the corresponding month of pre-
cseding years. This is rather cur
ious, in view OF the agony they exper-
fenced during the recent discussion
of the protective tariff measure over
5he prospect that it would "cut Off
or foreign markets.
DEMOCRATIC orators are disinter-
estedly notified that the speeches de-
livered during the consideration OF
She Dingley tariff law, i'll which it
was claimed that the adoption OF a
protective system would destroy our
foreign markets, are not safe to use
in this campaign. The expectations
and September, 1897, under the pro-
tective Dingley law, amounted to
1882 0OO OO0 in roun6 ru,,I,or, ,,L;1