Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1900-05-31

ism IS not making any perceptlDle
gains.
The wage-raising employers are also
raising Cain with the Democratic plat
form makers.
The per capita circulation is now
$26.5S. This is another Democratic
prediction destroyer.
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The Hon. Arthur Sewall is going
abroad this year in preference to going
on the Chicago platform again.
In addition to its other troubles the
Democratic party now has a severe case
of bifurcated Populism on its hands.
Abdul Hamid shows a disposition to
| join Aguinaldo in holding out in the
hope of Democratic success in Novem-
ber.
| A Republican platform will fit any
State in the Union. A Democratic
| platform would be embarrassing if it
were to stray over a State line.
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During the ten months of the current
! fiscal year ending with April 80, our
exports were S135, ,94S, S57 greater in
value than in the corresponding months
year ago.
The scarcity of issues for Democratic
campaigning is shown in the eagerness
| of the leaders of that party to lug in the
South African war and other foreign
questions.
The Republican party has always de-
pended upon commercial tranquility
and prosperity for its success. Demo
cratic hope is founded upon strikes and
business depression.
In April we exported $40, 485, 765 more
than we imported, and we exported
| $50, ,130, 900 more of American products
and manufactures than in April, 1899.
Expansion still continues.
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The Virginia Democrats didn't do
particularly bright thing when they
Kissed Admiral Dewey. The Demo-
cratic party is not so heavily stocked
with heroes that it can afford to hiss
them.
The Kentucky Democrats are clam
oring for the election of United States
Senators by the direct votes of the peo-
pie. At the same time they are COM
mitted to the policy of electing COVER
nors by the skullduggery of partisan
| legislatures.
Secretary Hay quickly made it clear
to the Boer ENJOYS that the Admins
tration could not do more than it al
ready has done to bring about peace in
! South Africa. The United States Gov
ernment acted promptly when an OPP
portunity offered, through the appeal
made to the representatives of the
various nations at Pretoria, and was
the only nation which did act. AS its
offer of mediation was then courteously
declined by England no further oppor-
tunity is now afforded.
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| Democrats who are so eager to show
their hostility to Great Britain by try
| ing to involve the United States in a
war with that country on account Of
! the Beers in South Africa, are at the
| same time doing their utmost to secure
| the passage of an act of Congress that
would permit British built ships to be
registered as American. Democratic
preaching is different from Democratic
practice.
While interested in watching the
| contest between the two German steam
| ship lines as to which shall build the
| biggest and the fastest steamship for
| their trade with the United States, the
| American people should not forget that
| they are paying the bills. If we did
our duty to our country we would be
building those ships in the United
States, and manning them with our
own citizens, as the shipping bill, still
unacted upon in Congress, provides.
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Protection has built up the great land
industries of the United States until
they are able to make the country un-
precedentedly prosperous. Free trade
upon the sea has SO decimated our
shipping during the same time, that we
have but one-third as much tonnage un-
der our flag to-day as we had forty years