Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-09-08

Muir, Mich.
Whatever tends to make the people
think about their country and their
fellow men is a good thing. Therefore,
one OF the best results of the late war
is the arousing of deep and broad IN
terest in the national welfare. Com
menting on this theme, the Cleveland
Leader very truly says:
zone good result of the war is that
it has given the people something new
to think about. 1t has brought TO the
front fresh subjects for discussion and
it has practically disposed of the main
question on which the great preslden-
tial campaign of 1896 was fought. That
however, might have happened il there
had been no war to divert public atten-
ton. Here and there IA Democratic
political convention refers TO the silver
question in its platform, but the people
have lost interest in it. The reason
for this is plain. All the predictions
of disaster that were made by the
Bryanites In 1896 as result OF the re-
tention of the gold standard have fail
ed of verifcation. In spite of organs
declaration that the country would go
from bad to worse if free coinage were
not adopted, there has been constant
and marked Improvement in the condi-
ton of the people. Business has re-
vived, prosperity has been restored, in
large measure, and thousands who
were idle when the last presidential
campaign was fought are now employ
ed. The people have tired OF the silver
issue any way, but the war has raised
new questions to which they have turn
ed with relief
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A correspondent of the Detroit Free
Press wrote to that paper as follows:
Just think OF it.. That all of the vol
unteer troops sent into the Santiago
campaign the First Illinois and the
Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Michi-
gan are the only regiments against
which not one word of criticism has
been passed. Not charge against
these three regiments that man
skulked in battle; that officers under
{ ire deserted their posts; that the men
were nsubordinate: that they ever for
got the honor Of soldior and that ol
"a gentleman were synonymous. Per-
haps Illinois and Michigan fathers and
mothers have failed to note that every
volunteer regiment returned from the
front has either a scandalous row on or
charge of unmilitary conduct against
it as body, or against some OF Its
members, but it is not so with the First
Illinois and the Thirty-third and Thir-
ty-fourth Michigan
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President Mckinley has shown him
self capable of setting aside precedents
for the public good. A majority of the
people seem to incline to the opinion
that il were better we should escape the
responsibility of governing the Philip
pines, but, if we should be called upon
by the nature of the obligation growing
out OF the conquest OF the islands, we
know that Republican president, sup
ported by Republican congress, will
disentangle the many perplexing prob
lens and develop a policy on which
every American can stand, and at the
same time insure to these captured
islands "a better form Of government
than they have ever before known.
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The Republican county convention
last week made no mistake in nominal
ing Frank l.. Moon OF Otisco to head
the county ticket. MIR. Moon is pos
sessed of a level head and sound judg
ment and his long experience on the
board of supervisors well fits him t.
take charge OF that important Office
and handle it skilfully. His many
friends throughout the county should
see to it that he is elected by goot
large majority. The entire ticket Il
all right aud ought to command thu
hearty support of every Republican il
the county.
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Joseph E. Locher Of Berlin is tn,
Republican candidate for representa-
tive from the Western District OF lonii
county. He is farmer, member
the G.. A. X. and an honorable and re
spected German citizen, who will, |
elected, do excellent service in repre-
sentlng this district in the Legislature
MIR. Locher is vote getter, having
run many votes ahead of his ticket II
1896 for county coroner. He is an oil
resident OF the south part OF the county
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The editor OF the Evans City, Pa.
Globe. writes: zone Minute Cougl
Cure is rightly named. IL cured IN,
child after all other remedies failed.
IL cures coughs, colds, and all throa
and lung troubles. w. l. Benedict.
pob Moore of IaFaVette Ind, saw