The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1900-07-21
THE COUNTRY WANTS No CHANCE.

outside Of the pale Of partisan politics
and get the views and words u those
who view the national questions from
an impartial standard. Even in the So
called independent papers il j. not al.
ways possible to get impartial views
from the reason TINT former environ
ments or training has left certain
|prejudices or influences upon them that
il is next To impossible for them tu
shake off, For the common every day
Gil izen there is no better channel TO get
his impartial views through than the
trade journals whose interests and pur-
poses is the welfare and prosperity OF
the business interests of the country
first and last. For that reason We
commend to our readers the following
taken from the American Manufacturer
The sense OF permanent security which
must surround the investor 81 capital
20 secure the best results ia the develop
mcnt OF resources and commercial
activity is the keynote in the majority
OF business situations. II those semi
speculative cases are eliminated from
consideration, then that feeling OF sccur-
ity IL the sole keynnte of all business
situations which are permanent md
profitable 10 communities and states.
Safety, permnnency, and harmony OF
commercial relations support the Whole
business structure. For that reason
the American Manufactures believes it
will add something TO the advantage Of
its readers hy discussion Of the
political campaign which has just
opened by the denomination OF Presi-
dent Wm. Mckinley fora second term,
aud the re nomination oi William
Jennings Bryan for the presidency on
the Democratic Populistic, ctce plat
form.
Mr., Bryan dominated The Democratic
National Convention. and the committee
saw III TO force the money Issue to the
front us the one upon which the battle
must be fought That issue was fought
out four years ago, but Mr. Began
believes it retains sufficient vitality for
another campaign. What will be lost to
Mr.. Bryan will be gained by the whole
country. His former effort was made
at time when by thorough exploita-
ton lie mustered sufficient following
among the PopulIstic and disgrunilcd
class OF agitatofs TO follow their feel
ings rather than their Judgment. Dis
tortiop of facts aided tie campaign
somew hat, but with tie advantage OF
unrest in different sections OF the coun-
try, tie people decided in the way beet
understood BY politicians, that they did
not care to experiment with Mr..
Bryan's money theories. Ills reputa.
tiUn for shrewdness will suffer consider
ably ty his determined stand to make
silver the issue OF the campaign. follow
ing years OF greatest prosperity.
Tho Mckinley administration and
Republican, promise oil relief on the
financial question were simply prospect
four years ago; today they are matters
Of proud record both 20 the leaders Of
the Republican party and President
Mckinley. Every promise has been
kept by the executive and Tie party
lpatlets. There is nothing to regret,
nothing left undone, and nothing TO cx-
.plain. The promised Improvement in
business camo in the greatest revival Of
trade the United States ever Witnessed.
The promise oi stability in finance has
boon kept. business men who were
timid before have thrown their resources
into irudc dovclopemept that has
been astounding in its results Within
the past three years the trade of the
United States has gone into every hnbit-
able country OF tho world, forced its
way iuto quarters that were formerly
tightly closed ~ American goods. Com.
petition for foreign countries hus been
cut down until now the fear is all on the
side 81 the European producers, who see
their markets slipping away from them
month after month. And this In The
face oi the highest prices and highest
wages for nany years. American trade
has increased by millions u dollars
annually, while the new trade. that
which cume through legitimate business
has added many millions
70 the aggregate.
For this reason the American manu-
facturer believes IL " III perform service
for it's friends, the manufacturers and
their worknen, by dispassionato
81 the conditions Which
have prevailed during the rnst
three years as compared with Demo
cratic promises and Democratic practice