The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-08-24
NOTES AND OPINIONS.


NOTES AND OPINIONS.
1t is reported that Bryan shuts his eyes
and stops his ears when running in his
palace car through wheat fields where the
thresher is pounding out the golden grain
that has knocked the bottom out of my
platform. - Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Jersey City Journal speaks words Of
comfort thus: "Cheer up, ye Silverloons,
and do not look sad. Join in the process
sion and you will meet prosperity in spite
Of your internal discord. You may also
stand show in 1900 if you change the
ratio to 100 to 1. Long shots sometimes
VIM
For several weeks the British news
papers have been in a condition OF violent
rage at Secretary Sherman, at the
Hawaiian annexation policy, at the big
crops and general prosperity here, and al
other persons and things American
Nevertheless neither the policy nor the
prosperity is going to be changed.
Bryan's discoverer. the man who pro
posed him for Congress when he was first
nominated, says Organism in Nebraska
is dying out-prosperity is killing it
This is the condition of things all over the
country. That s, 100000 Popocratic vote
of November, 1896, would probably shrink
to $500, 900 or 1850, 900 if the vote was
held now.
Some people didn't realize until 1876
was half over that prosperity had re-
turned. There are a few persons who
think now that the good times may be
switched off and delayed for year or two
Reasonable people, however, laugh al
these doubters. The bounding grain and
stock markets and the humming mill
wheels show that the business stagnation
is over and the good times are at hand
St. Louis Glo6e-Democyat
The Jersey City Meas favors the abol
ition of Freeholders, and in criticisine
Hudson's ''freebooters' says: ''The true
reason for the robbery and corruption
now prevalent is the size of the Board. II
is impossible to hold any one properly ac
countable for his acts in body OF nearly
thirty mem bers, wherein sixteen or eigh
teen always act together in compact
phalanx. In the present case the blame
is all the harder to locate, as party lines
have been crossed and the evilly disposed
members of both parties have agreed tc
share the plumber Of the taxpayers.
AID astra per aspera is the motto o.
wheat. AID McGinty per Populism is the
motto of silver.
As wheat bobs up among the stars while
silver goes down to the original levels
whence it came, the voice of the tin horn
demagogue is heard in the land announc-
ing or calling for new issues.
What shall the slogan be? All sorts Of
answers are heard. War on railroads
war on insurance companies; war on
aliens; war for socialism; war on coop
Grafton and consolidation war on sound
money; war on United States courts wal
on anything if only the CORY path leads tc
office.
But meantime wheat goes up and silve,
goes down Can it be that Bryan was a
liar Also Leedy? Also Lease Also PEI
fer Also the restr-Kansas City Journal
The cordial relations existing between
President Mckinley and President
Hobart have been the subject of remark
ever since the present administration
came into power. 1t is fact that there
has usually been either silent estrange
ment or open antagonism between the
two highest officers of the Government
and these strained relations have beer
attended by scandals. There are polite
reasons, altogether apart from personal
antipathy, to explain this lack of sym
pathy. But Mr.. Hobart's straightforward
character and hearty nature, which wiz
all who come in contact with him, have
proved superior to all considerations Of
policy or selfshness, and he has found il
Mr. Mckinley the kind Of man to appre
ciate at their true worth the manly quail
tiles he possesses. Adv1tise,.
Not for several years have the tele
graphic reports from various cities in ali
parts of the country been as encouraging
or shown as uniform improvement as this
week. The markets are called crazy by
some, but fairly represent the people
whose confidence in the future is strong
and increasing.
Nothing appears to check it. Rumors
of injury to crops are not sufficiently sup.
ported to have much influence. The one
temporary hindrance is the strike of btu
minous coal miners, which interferes, a:
yet, little with industries, and seems
likely to terminate within week.
The demand for money improves, tax
ing from New York to the interior about
half million more than was received
during the week, and offerings of com
mercial loans are much larger. including
considerable iron and steel paper, and the
course of foreign exchange is generally
interpreted as an indication that specie
imports cannot be long delayed.
The greatest gain has been for agricul
ture. Corn has advanced little in price
but is moving very largely, so that the
last years surplus may soon be marketed
unless the new crop turns out better thar
many now pect.-Dunn's Re0ie 10
Aug. ri.
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