The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-12-20
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,ur recent politics. Some cases here ;
ire too fragrant to need mention. There
8 also another class of disagreeable
people brought forward by such politi-
,al upheavels, who while perfectly hon
sst are no less obnoxious. They are
The people of mediocre ability, who,
because they have followed hundreds
Of other people, imagine themselves
leaders, eritable Moses to lead through
the wilderness. The ordinary demo-
Gratis who voted for Mckinley did so
from what they considered good bnsi-
ness reasons. They regretted to leave
their party, but did what they consider
ed best and made no ADD about it.
They did not proclaim or crate, they
did not pose either as martyrs or heroes.
There were those who did. Some men
took advantage of the situation to pro-
claim what they had done, and we find
springing into sudden prominence, self
protested, self-chosen leaders who have
been an injury to the cause they pre-
tend to represent. Among such as
these on the sound money side is a
certain Rigby of Manchester. No one
would sarmise either from his features
or his conversation that he was any.
thing above the ordinary in intelligence
or learning, and yet this man has gone
about the state, calling meetings and
attempting to dictate republicanism to
men who were republicans while he
was still an unheard-of, unthought-of,
and unthinking. moss back democrat IN
Delaware county. For our part we be-
lieve that the cause of sound money
needs no professional agitators of the
Rigby stripe. We do not believe that
sound money democrats need any Of
his coaching or organizing. and we do
wish that the Hon. Mr.. Rigby would
give US rest.
The House of Representatives has
under consideration bill to charter an
international bank of exchange. 1t is
intended that this bank shall have
branches in South America to the end
that our commerce may be expedited,
and the rates of exchange lowered. 1t
appears that at present all balances be-
tween merchants and business men of
this country and those of South America
must be settled through the banks OF
London. While it is disagreeable to
our national pride to think that Eng
land must be the banker in all our
transactions this could be put up with
but for the fact that it is much more ex.
pensive and in these days of close com.
petition every penny OF additional ex.
pense lessons the sale of American
goods. There are grave questions in.
volved in the chartering of this bank,
and it is very possible that some better
solution could be found, but one thing
is certain and that is that we must have
a lmore American policy on the high
seas, and in our foreign commerce
relations. We must build up oul
merchant marine, provide ample facil-
tiles for the transmission of mail and
the transaction of business. and then
we have failh that American enterprise
and Yankee ingenuity will do the rest.
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i President Mckinley has been making
brief visit to the south, going at the
invitation Of southern legislators anC
southern people. His tour has been q
veritable triumphant march. Indeed il
has been the first time that a republic
can president has been recognized by
the populace of the South as theil
president too. The president has beer
wise in his sayings and doings, he hal
recognized the blacks as citizens al
, we'll as the whites. He has sounded
the keynote OF northern sentiment thai
we are willing to forgive and forget
but that the people of the south mus
abide by the constitution and recognize
the rights of citizenship as Loyalty as d.
the people of the north.
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u While at Savannah the presiden,
made notable speech on the expan
sion question. Mr.. Mckinley is not ar
& expansionist from choice, but from
lduty. We quote portion Of his speecl