Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1897-07-29
ment d campaign obligations.

Senator Tillman was very mad
man when Gear Reed made the
house committee on Rules refuse
his request for a special order tor
house to vote upon his Dispensary
bill, already passed by the senate,
at this session. Representative
Elliott, of South Carlina, opposed
the granting of Senator Tillman's
request
According to an expert business
man, the following is the tax that
will be paid to the sugar, tobacco,
and leather trusts, on account Of
the new republican tariff: An aver
age of so cents more for each pair
of shoes; from Is cents to$l more
for every leather satchel or trunk;
from Is to IS per cent advance in.
price of belts, straps, harness and
other leather goods, ] to l cent q
pound more for sugar, and q gen.
eral advance in prices and deteri-
Grafton in quality of all candies
and preserves; an advance of so
cents a box on imported cigars
and general lowering of quality
in all grades of cigars and cigar
cites.
Some of Speaker Reeds admir-
ers are very sore because they &C.
cepted that little fairy story about
the house conferees standing out
for a sugar schedule that would
operate against the trust, and
played sugar stock to fall. Its
tremendous use, which is now his
tory, caught them for large
amounts.
Although Senator Wolcott, Mr..
Stevenson and Gen. Paine may not
know it they are, unless all indica-
tons are at fault, being use as
tools by the single standard gold
men. While they suppose them
selves in Europe for the purpose
of making friends for international
bi-metallism it looks as though
Ties were there merely to.help the
the single standard gold men re.
tain their grip on the United
States. It will be remembered
that these gentlemen were in
structed before their departure for
Europe that all their negotiations
must be conducted through or in
conjunction with the U. s. ambas-
sailors. Therein lies the whole
plot. The us. ambassadors to
Great Britain, France and Ger
many are each as strong advocates
of the single gold standard as Sec.
rotary Gage is. They had private
ly made known the situation in the
United States to the governments
to which they are accredited be.
fore the arrival of the silver com.
mission-that unless the single
gold standard countries came tc
the rescue the silver men would
elect majority of the next house,
the senate already having a silver
majority, and be IN position to
pass free coinage bill. Nothing
more substantial was asked than
that those governments should
agree to the holding of an interna:
tional conference next year, and
now the announcement has been
made that.one will be held next
fall. The date will be specially
arranged SO that the congressional
elections will take place before ii
is known that the conference is q
failure as it is certain to be. The
conference is relied upon to keep
those republicans who believe in
the possibility of international BIZ
metalism in the party traces. II
is quite a nice scheme, but it's sue
cess depends upon the willingness
of many voters to allow themselves
to be hoodwinked into the belief
that the international monetary
conference will do something.
Ten DOLLARS REV ARD.
will Give tho aboua raxuard for