Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1898-02-17
What time the calamity shriekers

What time the calamity shriekers
are going to have revising their argu-
ments OF 1895 and the subsequent year.
They insisted that farm products could
not advance without the free coinage
OF silver, yet as has been already
shown, practically every article OF
farm production has increased from 10
to so per cent. In value without the
adoption OF their pet theory. They
also insisted that the adoption of pro-
tective tariff would damage oar foreign
markets, yet the sales abroad OF our
products and manufactures in the six
months since the Dingley law went
into effect are in round numbers $50
600, 900 greater THAI in the correspond
+ ing six months OF the preceding year
under the Wilson tariff. The figures
just published by the Treasury De-
partment show that in the first five
months operation OF the Dingley law
the fourteen countries which protested
against its enactment, with an implied
threat that il enacted they would dis
criminate against our commerce, have
bought from us 1900, 900 more in
value than they bought in the cor
responding five months of the preced-
ing year under the Wilson law.
Some people contend that the gov
eminent can make any quantity OF
money it pleases by merely stamping
the value-as, by stamping zone dol
lar" on fifty cents worth of silver or on
a half cents worth of paper. II this is
so, why do not all the governments of
the world make all the money they
want? Why are they so foolish as to
nse any gold or silver at all in their
coinage, II paper or leather would do
just as we'll? The fact is, that Gold,
being the standard of the civilized
world, paper money or leather money
or silver money cannot be worth any
thing more than the paper or leather
DR. silver that is In it, unless there is
gold behind it-uuless it is at any time
exchangeable for gold. Let it once be
suspected that a government is not
lble to pay gold in full for any OF its
currency when called upon, and from
hat instant the value of that currency
qisappears.-Howell Republican.
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The farmers of the United States
ught to be very we'll satisfied with
he first years developments under
President Mckinley. Despite the
democratic assertions that the adop-
. hon OF protective tariff would ''de-
sroy our foreign markets." the sales
81 agricultural products abroad in the
calendar year 1897 were $3.50, ,5l4,
Shlch is the largest sum ever realized
~ the farmers OF the United States
foy sales OF their products to other
carts OF the world, the next high
Ging in the last year of President
&c expectation OF farm products
amounted to $712, $50, 1872. The mo-
Gent President Cleveland and his free
Sade Congress came upon the scene OF
stion, 1893, there was a drop in the
Eportation of farm products amount
Sg that year to $619, 135, 633; in 1894 to
ely s573, 1856, 474; in 1895 only $545, l5,-
x, and in 1896 1864, 962, sos.
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SRegarding Cuba, Congressman Nc
ell said In Grand Rapids last Satur-
Ky: Il think it would be we'll If the
Senited States does not move too quick
Kin the recognition and annexation OF
aba. There is a war debt down there
nearly five hundred millions OF dol
SIS. II the United States takes Cuba
lore she has established her own
vernment, Uncle Sam will find him
saddled with this big debt. II, on
other hand, Cuba establishes her
dependence and has a form OF gov
kment of her own. the debt will
hain with Spain, and should annex
on then occur, the debt would not
Ee to be assumed by the United
tes."
The fact that the forces OF Demo-
vts, Populists, and silver are to be
hbined in the approaching Con-
ssional campaign makes 1T neces-
Ply that all friends OF sound money
I'D honesty in national affairs shall
TX together 10 the nomination and
tGtion OF members OF Congress.
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The Greatest Discovery Yet.
Lei. M. Heplne, editor, Tiskilwa, ILL.,,
lief" says: I'VE wont keep house
lout DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Presumption, Coughs and Colds. Ex-
Jmented with many others, but ever
the true remedy until we used DIR.
g's New Discovery. No other rem
can take its place In our home, as
r. we have a certain and sure cure
X Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough,
r. 1t In idle to experiment with
lSsr remedies, even II they are urged