The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-07-12

souri, farmers never were so prosper
Gus. 1t is not an ideal place for ca
lamity gathering.
A Republican victory in Nebraska
this year would be a fitting climax for
the Democratic campaign on false is
sues.
The governor of Missouri was selec-
ted as one of the delegates to the Kan
sas City convention. He will make a
fine object lesson.
The Chinese pig-tail makes fine
twisting material for those persons who
have been so persistently at work on
the British lions tail.
There is no encouragement for the
foes of the United States in the Philadel
phia platform.
1 L III. u N.
from Ohio politics and sailed for Europe.
Mr.. McLean's experience with the ONO
voters was anything but encouraging.
The situation hunter is gradually
becoming obsolete. The situation now
hunts the man.
The corn crop of the United States
was worth almost 50. 5000 600 more last
year than in 1925
When people can afford to buy pota-
toes the farmer gets better prices for
them That IS the reason why last
years potato crop was worth Slo,5oo.ooo
more than the potato crop Of 1897.
Farmers who grow flax should re-
collect that the flax crop OF the United
States was worth 100 per cent, more
money last year than in l>!'5.
Cotton growers realized So, 0oo. 900
more money for theircrop last year than
they did III 1895. This was the result Of
opening the mills
Farmers paid S>2S. o0o. 600 for the ex-
pertinent OF electin@a Democratic Presi-
dent in 1892. through the loss in the
", l,,.a ,+ tl,ai,, IIva stfal aI,,7a
The average price of cattle on the
farm was sl6.65 per head on January l,
1897. lust before President Mckinley
was inaugurated. Al the beginning of
this year cattle We're worth So per head
on the farm. The increase in the last
three years has been 5opercent These
figures are from the reports of the
Department OF Agriculture. and may be
accepted as absolutely reliable
Democratic campaign stump speakers
are not reminding the farmers that
broom corn that sold for S4Oa ton a few
years ago has been selling recently at
$50 ton.
Mr.. Bryan's return to the tax asses
sor has answered one of his pet argu-
ments. MI. Bryan is not growing
poorer.
Representative Lentz's Coeurd' Alene
performances have been repudiated by
the Democrats of Idaho and Ohio. Are
there any more courts to which the Ohio
mischief-maker can appeal:
The Democrats in the North Carolina
legislature have jammed through the
bill DISTINGUISHING the colored voters.
Now they can resume the discussion of
government without the consent of
the governed
If Mr.. Hearst attempts to replace all
the newspapers that have been driven
out of the Democratic party by the
Chicago platform, he will be a very busy
young man.
The Democratic Nashville American
warns its party managers that it is use
less for them to attempt to carry Ohio
this year. The American has been in
vestigating conditions in the Buckeye
State.
What the country wants, without
dissenting voice, is legislation for the
upbuilding of our merchant marine in
the foreign trade. The Republicans
voiced the sentiment in their platform.
But they did not go to the length that it
should be restored That is the province
of Congress, and the Republicans wise
ly refrained from poaching upon its
preserves.
The Democratic is the only party that