Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-11-06
PROSPERITY POINTERS.

The MeXicans missed the greatest
opportunity of their lives when Will
lam Jennings didn't visit them.
Those living in the vicinity of
large manufactures are not ''kicking"
against the effcts of the Dingley law.
The proportion of those who fail to
see the returning prosperity is esti-
mated now at something less than
one-fourth of one per cent.
With only 1888, 100000 of silver
coined by the United States minis
last year the silverites cannot make
out strong case about ''discrimina-
tion" against silver.
Wheat has gone up again. but the
calamiteS have some consolation left
in the fact that the New England
mackerel catch is 60, 900 barrels short
of that of a year ago.
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 its downward course.
Parties who shouted for instant ac-
tion by the administration on the
Cuban question now admit that the
course of the President was that of
wisdom and diplomacy in dealing
with this delicate question.
The export trade of September was
the heaviest of any month in the year,
and was greater than in any Septem
Der for years. 1t amounted to S!04.-
691, 705, gain of over % per cent over
that of the September of year ago.
1t is understood that Mclean paid
Bryan for silver speeches in Ohio in
gold coin of STANDARD weight and
finenesS." This was against McLean's
principles, who pays in silver and de-
mands gold. but Bryan was firm and
he had the upper hand.
1t must have caused Mr.. Bryan a
stitch in his side when he went
through Ohio and noticed on all sides
signs of prosperity where last year he
found the conditions reversed. and
where he predicted that without free
coinage of silver no Improvement was
possible.
But little credit will rebound to the
Democratic editors who are attempt
ing to decry President McKinlev's
action in the appointments of Il special
reciprocity commissioner. In view OF
the Democratic record on reciprocity.
their best policy would seem to be to
turn to other fields.
BradStreet's statement of business
conditions shows a continued healthy
gain throughout the country. Tie
hn a1n min Of 1nc
nearly % per cent greater than those
of year ago The business failures
were also nearly third less and the
North American exports of wheat
We're % per cent more than year ago.
Mr.. Bryan .'eXplains'' very satisfac-
torily, to himself, why silver has
fallen fifth of its value since lie was
roaming the country last year, while
at the same time wheat has advanced
so per cent in value, but now and then
he runs up against farmer who can't
see through his logic. 1t is remark
able how some farmers can't be con-
WINGED.
According to the Popocratic argu-
mentS of last year a vote for McKin-
ley meant to the farmer wheat at
twenty-five cents a buShel. but one
for Bryan meant a dollar bushel for
wheat and then every dollar was to
be worth two dollars, so that the
farmers were to be eight times as well
off with Bryan as with Mckinley for
President. All right as theory.
The official figures show that the
gold reserve increased nearly $1,000
600 in the first half of October,
reaching total of more than $780,
100000. The reserve is getting 50 I'M
wieldly as to cause the Treasury OIL
cials considerable annoyance. This
is a novel sensation for the Treasury
employees whose experience in that
department dates from the incoming
of Clevelandism.
1t was thought that the mails and
wires would be kept hot and humming