Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1897-12-09
PARAGRAPHS WITH POINTS
Brief Political Comment ON M, -
Public Affairs.

inc returning pTOSperIty IL estimated nou~
at something less than o~ne-fourth NJ Nv.
per cent.
The Kansas State Board of Aeric,,.,,.
estimates the total value of Kansas an
ricultural products for 1897 to be SIZE
100000, the greatest since 1890.
Editor Mclean of Washington. D q
has surrendered his house in Cincinnot;
rented temporarily for the Ohio camnaicr
to establish" residence in Ohio.
With only $3.50, 600 Of silver coined
by the United States minis last year tho
silverites cannot make out a strong cas-
about discrimination against silver.
A free trade tariff: general depress;o,
and distress. A protective tariff: nros.
perity and plenty. This has been simn,v
the history OF the country since its FIRST
President.
The Chinese WALL" due to the Dinc,ev
law, dom seem to be seriously interior.
ing with our export trade. In fact. thu
trade is larger with the wall than il Vas
without it.
Wheat has one up again, but the On.
mmltyltes have 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 railroaa
earnings and the bank clearances Mt the
present time and one year ago indicate,
an astonishing change in the business ~
the country.
Indications ia Washington tend to tho
probability of IN early r~eopening Of neco.
tiations for the adoption of a treaty Of Ar
bitration between the United States and
Great Britain.
What has become Of the three Senators
OF the Capitol who went boldly forth tn
discover why Japan fell into the hands Of
the money power" and abandoned the
silver standard?
Wheat, silver and Bryan! Last year
they all stood together, but they have
since parted company, though Bryan has
been trying to keep pace with silver in it,
downward course.
The total value of the agricultural pro.
ducts OF Kansas for 1897, according tn
the report Of the Board Of Agriculture Of
that State, is $4,000. 900, the largest
in the present decade.
"The first six months OF the Mckinley
administration were 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.
w~ithstanding the fact that q protective
tariff law is in operation. 1t was % per
cent larger in September, 1897, than it
was in September, 1896.
"Uncle Hold" Boies continues to 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 bene6-
cent provisions of the Wilson law.
1t Is not known what amount Bryan
received for his speeches in Ohio, but it
is thought he made good terms in view Of
MS Willingness to accept payment in sill
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
most notable addition to the list is the
prospective successor Of Arthur p. Cor
man in the Senate Of the United States.
The increase in the postal receipts of the
country for this September over those Of
September Of last year simply augments
the evidence piling up on all hands to
a 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 a hundred thousand tons Of Ala
coal going to Mexico for the use Of
her railroad locomotives in competition
with English coal, it looks ms though .
new field is open to the South for her rich
products.
1.-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
and a Republican Congress-
John Sherman.
The export trade OF September was the
OF any month in the year, and
was greater than in any September for
years. 1t amounted to $lu4, G91, 7G, q
gain of over % per cent over that Of the
of a year ago.
Mr.. Eryan kept up his calamity cry in
Ohio this year despite the fact that the
October statement Of the national banks
Of the country showed that the individual
deposits in the national banks were $685.
in excess OF those Of one year ago.
Mr.. Bryan was heard to say some
ago that he would be glad il the
Mckinley administration could bring
prosperity to the country. That was very
patriotic, but has anybody heard his ex-
pressions OF satisfaction since it has
Conservative estimates state 100000
600 as the figure which will probably be
reached by the gold reserve of the Treas
ury Department before the end Of the
crop season. This state Of affairs pre-
sents something OF Z contrast to the last