The Princeton union., 1900-09-20

statute books and the free and unlimited |
coinage Of silverFat 16 to i, shall take It's
place. .8 5s
The relative mportance Of the Issues j do
not stop to discuss All Of them are i'm
portant. d w chever party is successful will
be bound in conscience sto3carry into admin
is.rat!on and gislation its several deelara-
stions and octrines.s One declaration will be 4
as obligatory as another, but all are not i'm.
mediate. fS,f3 i III 5t}E DIE Sg
49, 1t Is not possible that these parties would
treat the doctrine Of 16 to I, the Immediate
realizatlo OF; which is demanded by their
several platforms, as void and imperative I
In the event that they should be clothed
With power. Otherwise their profession of
faith Is insincere. ~ is therefore the im-s
sperative business Of those opposed to this
financial heresy to prevent the triumph Of
The parties Ssw hose union is only assured By
adherence to the silver issue. ~ 4s 4. n 39sS
Facing Grave Peril. ss.s.
81 Will the American people, through indif-
ference orfaneied security ]. hazard Il he over
throw Of the wise financial egislation OF he
last year and revive the danger Of the silver
standard, with all Of the inevitable evils OF
shattered confidence and general disaster
which Justly alarmed and aroused them in
1896! ;5E 55 !. S.. ..8s
The Chicago pla form 81 1896 ii farmeds
inits entirety by he Kansas City conYen-
ton. Nothing has been omitted or recalled
so that all the perils then threatene are
presented anew with the added force OF a.
deliberate relf fHrmation. Four years ago
the people refused to place the seal Of their
approval upon these dangerous and frevoln-z
Ftionary policies, and this year they will not
full to record again their earnest dissent
Faithful to Pledges u q
its principle Of a tariff which supplies sut-a
fcient revenues for he government and ade-
quate protection to our Enterprises and pro-
dncers, and OF reciprocity, which opens for
eign markets to the fruits OF American Labor
and furnishes new channels through, " hich'
to marke the surplus OF American farms.
The time honored principles OF projection
and RECIPROCITY y were the drst pledges of Re.
publican victory to be written into public
law. Ss5f .,# "a aSsi
The present Congress has given to Alaska
q territorial governme MT for which it#ashad
waited more than II quarter Of ia century;
| has established q representative government
/ in Hawaii; has enacted bills for the most
liberal treat tment OF the pensioners and their
] / widows: has revived the free homestead
/ policy. 51s4s 2 8s
In Its greet financial law 1t provided for
4 the blishment OF banks S; OF issue with q
j capital8of $4,000 for the benefit OF villages
i and rural communities, bringing the oppor-
i tunity for profitable business In banking
4 within the reach OF moderate capital. Many
are already ayailing themselv es Of this priv
Il lilege. 5iS
il Some Convincing Figures.
q During the past year more than SIS, ,oo0, 900
81 OF United States bonds have been paid from
n the surplus revenues OF the treasury and ii
a addition $50, 600, 600 OF q per cents matured
8 called by the government, are In process o.
u payment. Pacific Railroad bonds issued by
Ia the government In aid Of the roads I IN ths
. sum Of nearly s44, ,oo0, 600 have been pait
3 since Dec. 81, 1897 .# The treasury balance u
!. IN satisfactory condition, showing on Sept
S135 600, In addi tion to the $3.50 200, ,0O,
Z I gold reserve In the treasury. The govern
ment relations WI tn the Pacific railroad
D have been substanti iall " closed, $124, ,421, ,OO
being received from these roads, the sgreate
4 part in ca sh and the remainder with ampl
securities for pay yments deferred.
ii Instead OF dminishln as was predicte
a four years ago, the volume Of our currenc
II is greater per capita than II has ever beer
j. III was $21.1O In 1896. sI II had Increased I
s 5000 on July 4, 1900, and SIG. .s5 on Sept. 4
J. 9 10OOss Our total money on July i. 1896, wa
! $1,J ,J06, 434, ,966; on July 800, IT was 81
0e2. .425, 400 and 81 oos, 6sss, on Sep
81 1900. 81 95s5}
sT'rosperity m General. n
Z Our Industrial and agricultural conditio,
< are more promising than hey have been 4
many Is ears; probably more 30 than thu
e have ever been. Prosperity abounds ever
4 where throughout the republic. ia rejoi
= that the Southern as we'll ia the Northe
ii States are enj oying a full share OF these ii
,s proved national condit itions and that all q
IL cont ntributing so largely t. our remarkah
81 Industrial development. 3sg
to The money lender receives lower rewar
81 for his capital than * II were Invested
active buslness. S The rates Of interest i
lower than they have ever been In this cou
dsItry, while those things which are prodlc
r. On the farm and In a he W workshop. and I
To- labor producing them, have adxanced
is va lue. l5fss ss
Id Our foreign trade shows d satis factory q
increasing growth. rheS mount of sours