The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-03-13

appreciated py our company.
The Treasury Reserve.
The Treasury gold reserve is SIS, 069. 395.
Since the balance Of trade with Europe has
been In favor Of our country, the demand
notes have ceased to act us an endless
chain to drawthe gold out OF the Treasury.
This shows clearly that it was not the
character Of our paper money that exerted
the evil influence so much us it was our
neglect to impose duty heavy enough to
prevent our Imports oyerbalancing our
exports So long as we can keep the bal.
a1ce Of trade in favor of our country, and
our receipts Of money equal our expendi-
lures, we need issue no more bonds to take
up the greenbacks In order to oblige tho
money loaners Of our country. The asser-
ton that our business depression was
brought about by the paper money Of our
country is as false as false can be, and we
are astonished that any sensible man
should make it. There was great deal
of misrepresentati about the Sherman
purchase act of silver, when the tariff
views Of Mr.. Cleveland and his party
friends were respon sible for all the trou-
BILE. 1t did not matter that the change Of
the tariff did not take place until 1891 tho
evil effects of the proposed change were
felt the very day that Cleveland was elect
ed. The business of the country was do
stroyed by the anticipation Of changes that
would be made. Every family determined
to wait until the tariff should be redu ced,
when clothing of all kinds could be- pur
chased at lower rate, the retailer of
goods was left without customers, aud he
in turn ceased to order from the manufac.
turers and as a result the factories were
soon closed or commenced running OH
short time. The same was the case with
machine shops and every branch of trade,
causing the streets TO be filled with idle
mep, whose families were forced to beg for
bread
Tbs ssagnation Of business soon affected
the railway companies, and their forced
discharge of hands only aggravated tho
condition Of affairs. The revenues of tho
government fell off the reserve fund was
used to pay current expenses, and bonds
We're issued to make up the deficiency. 1t
was n9t the character Of our money that
led to this state Of things, but Clrveland's
tariff policy, and II he docs not realize this
fact he must lack perception
Since the election of President Mckinley
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conditions, confidence has been restored
and the people are more hopeful Of the
future. If Congress shall almond the
tariff so as TO raise revenue to meet cur
tscton to industries the character of our
money will give us no trouble.
The last Legislature two years ago, was
. Republican body, and the Democrat
- papers from one end Of the State to thu
other, gave that body anything but com
plimentary notices. 1t is true considerable
useless time was spent in trying to elect
United STATES Senator, which unfOrtu-
nately resulted in the seat remaining va
cant until this year, when it was filled by
Democrat. But pray, what has the
present body accomplished in its Session of
nearly three months? What bills have
they passed that could not have been az.
cjmplishcd in the first month they were
il session! The partisan bills to make
the state DcmucraLc are beginning TO
make their appearance ana will be rushed
through under the party lash And this
Is called legis!atlng for the good of the
people.
THE Constitutional Convention very
properly refused to consider a cOmnuuica
ton on Thursday when they refused to &C.
ctDt the inYi a!ion Of the Democratic
League to come to Wilmington, and hear
Benjamin r. TiIiman ON Tuesday next.
Men Of the IilIman stripe should be
stun ned instead u. given the welcome
hand by any community, He is an An
archists Of the very wJ.sl stripe and is
calculated 30 lcnnrut mnrc slIte and dis
c)rd than any other half dozen mcu in the
country. He caused much blcodshed and
discomfort in hi, STATE Of SGuh Carolina
b. his arbitrary rulings in the State dis
pcnsary eases that brought di.gracc upon
Its fair name
IHE P"llce Commission has offered
reward OF $!OO to any person or persons
Who will give any positive information
showing tho manner and form of Mrs
Stanley Tuchton's death. 1t i, probable
that City Council and Gov Tunnel will
be asked to offer reward. We think it
nothing more than right and proper for
our authorities to offer reward for the
arrest and conviction of the person or
persons who caused the death of Mrs
Tuchton, One thousand dollars wOuld
not be any too small a reward to bring the
murderer or murdererS to Justice, These
mysterious drowning cases should be thor.
oughly Investigated.
JUDGE BALL on Thursday fined Susan
b. Mcconnell $50 and costs for striking
Der nephew, Horace w. Taylor, which she
could i'll afford to pay, but she either had
Y pay the fine or be sent over to New
Castle jail, Tony Stannard on We'd.
nesday assaulted Il colorel man at Third
and Tatnall streets, knocking him sense,
Jess He was fined $50 and costs by Judge
Ball on Friday, Either Miss Mcconnell
was too severely punished or Stannard
Mas not aped enough But then it is
worth finding out that justice is not al,
ways tempered with 'mcrcy.
ATTORNEY General White has offered a
reward of $500 for the arrest Of John
Gordy, o farmer residing about five miles
from Milton, who is supposed to be the
man who murdered the woman found
6oatipe IN the Broadkill creek at Milton
on Thursday. The woman had been hit
sn ths hsad, which caused her death, then
Dor BODY Was cast into the water. The
murder has caused great excitement at
MILTON AID # the murderer had been cap,
tuffd be probably would never have had
q chance to stand trial for bis diabolcaI