The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-10-14

VOLUME 81.
POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS.
BY A CONTRIBUTOR.
SILVER and wheat keep together.
Yes. They are both about dollar a
bushel.
WANTED, Three silver envoys who
went to Japan to see what Japan
meant by stabbing silver in the neck.
Report two weeks overdue.
THE quarantine against Mr., Bryan
is still vigorously maintained in Ohio,
Maryland, New York, and all other
states where the Democrats think
they have any show of success.
TANI9IANy's tiger has given Mr..
Bryan the rough paw. He besought
the New Workers to make silver the is
sue of their campaign, and they de-
iberately turned his proposition
down.
The calamity howiers should take
off their smoked glasses and look
around. They will find that the fac
tory smoke il the sky will protect
their orbs from the too dazzling beams
Of the Mckinley prosperity.
THE receipts under the new tariff
law are steadily mounting upward.
For the second half of August, the
first half Of September, and the second
half of September they We're, respec-
lively in round number, $4,000
&10,000,oGo, 81, 100000.
IT Is about the time OF year fer
Professor Wilson to make another
"eNplanatiou' on the interesting Ques-
ton of tariff bills. lie probably has
uot yet had time to examine the work
in-sS OF the Hing!ey bill, or to compare
it with his own effort in that line
THE soUnd-money Democrats see
now that they were wise iii standing
fYnly against the silver craze. it is
being abandoned by even tie men
WHO led last years fight, and the bulk
Of the Democracy is making ready to
fall in line with the former leaders Of
the party.
IT Is very kind of eX-Congressman
Towne to keep out of Ohio during this
closing month of the campaign, anG
thus relieve Chairman O'Myers OF the
necessity of resorting to government
by injunction" to rid the Democracy
OF his utterance in support OF the free
,ll,-., ,,latform, which they are now
Keeping carefully in the back ground,
HAVE the gold bugs captured Col
orado? That State, it is now an
nounced, will add 100000, 600 to the
gold of the country this year from her
own mines. and it is probable that
the total gold production of the world
in 1887 viii aggregate $3.50, coo TO
Il sum vastly greater than is needed to
keep a pace with the growth of pOpu-
iation and business of the world.
THE demand for Mr.. Bryan as a
sneech-maker seems to be waning. It
is now announced that he has con
sented" 20 appear at an Arkansas
county fair and make Il short speech
Tor $500 This is a big drop from the
s. 500 figure which he made for The
Ohio Democrats. Come to think oi
it, the Ohio people did not close With
His 81 800 proposition.
THOSE blasted Britishers continue
TO send over gold into this country
Every few days bring announcements
ot another shipment OF British gold
and appeals are made for its occept.
ance BY the Treasury, which now has
more of the yellow metal than it needs
Are they determined to embarrass the
Republican administration by forcing
gold into the Treasury when it does
not want it"
PROTECTION means increased man
ufactures at home.
Increased manufactures mean in
creased employment.
Increased employment means in
creased earnings.
Increased earnings mean increased
consumption.
Increased consumption means in
Il e. al