Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-03-24
POLITICAL DRIFT.

ECIhe prospect for clover is better
than it has been since 1S92.-St Louis
Globe-Democrat.
|In travelling about the United
States Mr.. Bryan can hardly fail to be
impressed by the fact that 1.-THE enc
my's country IS much larger than it
was few months ago.-Chicago Times
Herald.
rTThe question of international BIZ
metallism will have early and earnest
attention. 1t will he my constant en-
deavor to secure it by cooperation with
the other great commercial powers OF
the world.--PrcsjdepI Mckinley.
IPresdent Cleveland is reported as
having saved the bulk of his salary
this term" But as FAR as heard from he
is more lucky than the great bull, of his
subjects who have been at their wits
ends to live upon theirs and eat regular
meals Chicago Inter Ocean.
rTProbably Grover Cleveland never
! heard sound republican doctrine as
frankly and strongly proclaimed by any
speaker as he did i'm the inaugural adj
dress of Mr. Mckinley. And he was in
"A position where he couldn't get up and
leave the haIl.-Indianapolis Journal.
rFCleveland's last administration has
been a dire failure. Ills foreign policy
has not met the appreciation of the peo-
pie, and the only wise thing to he placed
70 his credit is his maintenance of the
national honor against the efforts TO
drive the country TO the silver standard.
lie leaves the white house one Of the
most unpopular of prcsidcnts.-To
Blade
DJapan's coinage ratio of silver to
gold is not 1G TO ], but % 10 to1. The
Japs have done just what Alexander
/ Hamilton and Thomas jefferson did
| they have recognized the truth that the
I coinage ratio and the commercial ratio
/ must be the same in order TO insure the
| equal purchasing power Of coins Of
| equal face value composed respectively
| Of the two metlls.-Milwaukc Wiscon.
/ sin.
/ rTThis cabinet is n remarkably stronq
| one, as it. seems TO be- generally con
coded. 1t is composed OF men of the
T. very highest charactcr and ability.
7 Evidently there was a tone of prophecy
in the words whicl President Mckinley
/ used in his Marquette banquet speech a
. little over % year ago. when. i'm conn
a''t .N. wa fa'NNNN.I| If H.I'.I |IIIIf mo
great enough to surround himself with
great cabinet Chicago Inter Ocean.
CTThc McKiulcys made "bcaufiful"
/ departure from Canton. Few presidents
have been more popular with the people
among whom they have lived. Mai.
Mckinley and his family arc happv i'm
the respect of the people because they
have lived near the people am the time.
No ono who has followed the life of the
president can doubt his sincere desire
TO promote the happiness oud the pros
p"rity of the pooplc-Gowa state Req.
. lister.
c[From an the business ccutcrs the
cheering tidings come Of on improve
mcnt iu business. The end OF the III
fated Cleveland administration has
come, and every business interest is
glad. The Wilson bill sGU throws its
shadow over the land. but 80 is urdcr-
stood that it's term of life will end i'm an
probability, with the close of the Gscal
year ON June 80 ncxt-Only four months
in the future. Then this inIustrv-de-
sToying, defcit-producing statute will
be wiped of, and in its place we shah
have law which will restore the con.
ditions on which prosperity is again
Possible,-Toledo Blade