Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1897-10-07
Political Bird Shot.

Mr.. Bryan has not yet issued his sched-
ule Of prices for speeches in Mexico.
Those wretched Ohio editors will not
stop talking about John McLean's gold
bond.
The Western farmers are not burning
corn this year; they are burning mort
cages.
The silverites insist that the rise in
wheat is due to scarcity only. But how
about wool?
Wool has made rs big an advance as
wheat in the past year. Is that the result
of scarcity too?
The free traders are not shouting about
that recent sale Of American tin in for
eign markets.
Altgeld Ito McLean)-Why didn't you
take warning by my fate and keep that
gold bond out of sight!
A bushcl Of wheat now calls for two
ounces of fine silver. Last year one
ounce was more than sufficient.
Silver has fallen % per cent in value
since March OF last year and 20 per cent
since the November election Of 1896.
Bland, Tillman and Bryan admit that
there is temporary" prosperity. a year
ago they said even that couldn't come
without free coinage.
Forty thousand farm mortgages, aver
aging 81 200 each, are being paid off in
Kansas this fall That's whats the mat
ter with Kansas" now.
Over 100000 in British money COM
ing in to San Francisco from Australia to
pay for American wheat. How is this for
British goldbug control?
Was it the gold powers Of Great
Britain that sent statistician Mulhall over
here to show that this is the most pros
porous country in the world!
Mr.. Bryan should hurry up with his
Spanish lessons. If he doesn't hasten his
trip to Mexico, another crime against
silver is liable to be committed.
Tom Watson says all the silver men
will have TO join the Populist forces. He
thinks the Democrats are going to heave
over the 1Gto.1 theory altogether.
The silence in the vicinity of Yellow
stone Park. where Mr.. Bryan is neglect
ing to speak up about the relative values
OF wheat and sik$., is becoming painful.
The Democrats have laid aside their
usual cry about increased prices under the
new tariff law. They see that low tariff
is no longer popular, even with their own
people.
VIII wonders never cease? VIM. j.
Bryan i'm II recent article in a New York
paper on wheat and silver, says those
who advocate free conage may be
wrong.
Speaking OF the growth OF exports of
manufactures under free trade" will the
Democrats claim the recent foreign sales
OF American tin as due TO their non-pro-
tcctivc theory?
The fact that the banks have larger de-
posts than ever before and that rates of
interest are low seems to weaken the Pop
ocratic theory that this country has not
money enough.
According to Tom Watson, there will
not be a sixteen to-one- frce-coinage man
left in the Democratic party this fall. He
says that the only place for them Is in
the Po2ulist ranks.
People who are wondering what the
Democrats will find for an issue in 1900
should postpone their worry, rs there may
be no Democratic party 10y that time, the
way things are going.
The Kansas farmers are paying off 40
millions of indebtedness this year. How
lucky for the Popocrats that this didn't
happen n year ago. They wouldn't have
carried an elector anywhere.
Is this country really so badly off for
money when I'll: banks have larger depos-
its than ever before in their history and
money is loaning ut lower rates than at
any time in memory Of the present genera
ton?