The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-23
For the REPORTER.
The Outlook.

and the largest United States flag wa
unferled at the top OF the Effel tower and
all of the conspicuous places, and INCL
Sam was given the right of way.
Washington was the greatest English
man ever born and Lafayette was con
temporary with him, riding his steed
beside him 10 the life and death struggle
for liberty, and when it WAS announced
that the children OF America had do.
mated the monumental statue Of Lafay
cite as thank offering of his great
ness and goodness and sacrifice for the
good of the children, the Frenchman-
heart was melted into tenderness and
love. Thanks be to Lafayette he has
erected himself a monument In history
and In the hearts of the Americans ~
lasting as its granite hills. They wanted
to form an alliance with the United
States and II the nations would arbtrate
their disputes what blessing it would
be to mankind. A forerunner of thai
| good time coming when cannons, swords
and muskets all useless will be made into
implements of husbandry.
Mr.. Bryan says that money, trusts and
imperialism are the all important ques-
lions before the people, the platforms
may be expressed In two words, expan
sion and contraction. | will give little
practical experience with money over 60
years ago.
My partner and | went West. Our
money was mostly on Augusta bank
bills. In Canada and up the lakes our
money was not current, discount OF 10
per cent was demanded Ut Buffalo. W.
went on board the boat in a rush for the
ticket office. We called for tickets and
passed the ticket seller the money on
Augusta bank. He would not take the
money nor pay any attention. He was a
young fellow. We saw an old gentleman
go in the office and we Immediately
called for tickets and passed him the
money, he got his counterfeit detective
and after a careful examination, said
your money is good at home but not
current here but he gave US tickets for
which we were thankful. AS we were
considering the money question one If
those smooth, slick, majestic gentlemen
with heart over flowing with love and
humanity, of which the country is so
full, said he was going East and for
accommodation he would change some
money. We gave him ten dollars on the
Augusta bank and he gave US ten dollars
on Detroit, Michigan bank to which city
we were going. When we got to Detroit
we found the money worthless, the bank
had failed. We then went to Fort
Wayne, Indiana, where General Wayne
was four years in subduing the indians
III OHIO and Indiana. Some parts of the
old fort was then standing. The money
from those petty local banks was un-
safe. They called it wild cats money.
There was some money in circulation on
a Louisville, Kentucky bank. which was
good being backed by the State Of
Kentucky.
What is the meaning of the gold stand
ard? 1t simply means that the word
dollar any note or other obligation repre-
sents dollar of the value of gold dol
lar. 1t does not mean that all debts
shall be paid in gold it does mean there
shall be no other money than gold. We
have the gold standard now and we have
had it ever since 1873 actually though
not specifically declared by law until the
passage of the financial law last winter
The best financial law ever devised by
mortal man, no discount, no detectives
every where backed up by Uncle Sam
That is good doctrine, any man that
would throw stumbling block In the
way of it is a demoralizer of the indus
| trial business OF the country. Up here
in Maine we think Mr.. Bryan and Mr..
Stevenson and their wives are real nice
respectable folks, not entirely exempt
from the infirmities that flesh is heir to.
We have known wise people to have
wildcat notions.
Trusts: To trust in God also to trust
in ones powers to grow, expand in
riches, glory and honor as has been the
case with the United States for the reas-
on OF its expansion internal and exter-
nal, having faith and trust in accom-
plishing great and grand results, like
building mills, factories, railroads and
the vast Improvement with the rich
mans money giving the poor man grand
advantages, which otherwise he could
not have had, doubling the wealth of the
country in few years.
Never were there so many appliances
for the use of every kind of metal and
the development of its finer uses, never
so many occupations for busy hands,
never such an army of workers so well
paid as today, and never before were so
many men ana women comfortable
housed, fed and clothed, never so much
money per capita, never was the ship
Of State sailing over lfe's rough sea with
more canvas spread to the gale than now
with Capt. Mckinley commanding with
great hopes to out-ride the Democratic
breakers. The United States havr
thrown off their infancy and grown to
the stature of sovereign nation with
all the privileges and powers Ct nation.
Ii can do all that any nation can honor
ably do. All accessons of territory
have been approved generally. When
they bought Alaska some said 1t was
worse than money thrown away but it
has proved of vast wealth to the nation
Now this horrible war has given us man
islands of the sea, and what TO do with
them Is now the question. The unfor-
seen results of the war with Spain has
placed us in an unforeseen and unexpect-
ed relation with the world.
The Philippines are ours by the laws
of war and treaty and purchase. No
one questions the title. 1t is as good a
title as the State of Maine. Well now
what are we going to do with them.
Give them the laws and government of
the United States, acknowledged by all
as being the best government on earth
and God knows 1t is bad enough-not
send man there delegated with power
to take the flag down as Cleveland did
in the Hawaiian Islands, and like the
Hawaiian citizens they will thank the
! United States for the liberal laws Ell
acted them.
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