Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1900-09-20

the nation to protect its markets tne
world over or abandon them. We
must decide whether the verdict and
| Judgment of four years ago for honest
money shall be set aside and held Tor
naught, and in its place be entered a
decree for free silverN and the adop-
tion OF an unstable and unreliable cur
rency. Shall we continue the prosper
ity that has been ours ever since Will
liam Mckinley and the Republican
| party went into power, or shall we go
back to revolution Of our financial
policy and consequent distress and dis
turbance?
Shall we in truth, continue TO be the
greatest nation on earth or shall we
not? This is the question. And these
| questions are serious ones that demand
your closest attention and mine, and
believing myself in progression, pros
| perity and honest government and re-
| specting the flag and trusting in the
| greatness of the American people, |
say To you in all candor and from the
| bottom OF my heart, that my first duty,
| If elected aud shall be To stand by the
| principles OF our "Grand Old Party, ="
at all times and and under all circum-
stances, for | believe that such posi-
| tion is for the best interests OF Ameri-
can citizenship in all directions
ELECTION or UNITED STATES SENATOR
II you agree with me in what have
said in respect TO the Importance of
this campaign, and my belief as TO
what the outcome ought to be, you will
also agree with me that in the election
of a Republican legislature lies the
safety of the people, and that although
the Office to which you have nominated
me, specifically only effects your To-
cal affairs, yet it might be more far
reaching if it should happen that the
vote OF one senator or one representa-
tive was needed to elect United
States Senator this winter, and after
wards if it should so happen that by
the lack of that vote and thereby the
lack OF a senator from Michigan, the
senate OF the United States was made
Democratic, the Importance of the Of
flee OF state senator or representative
would be felt, and recognized with full
force.
OF course none OF US expect any such
conditions TO surround us, but in the
history OF nations, stranger things
have occurred, and therefore, it is OF
the most Importance, that the legisla-
ture OF Michigan is Republican, and L
know OF no better place TO attend TO
that than right here in the eighteenth
district, and If | am elected, | shall
certainly cast my vote and use my in
tlnence TO elect TO the senate of the
United States, man who has proven
himself the embodiment OF integrity,
capability and conscientious discharge
Of dutles.s-A rwtoscan pe depend-
ed upon, before all else to see TO 1t
that there shall be no divurgence from
the principals and tenets of the party
and its platform, and who will stand to
the fore in maintaining the admins
tratiOn and upholding the dignity and
honor of the nation before the whole
world, at all times and under all cir
cumstances.
STATE AFFAIRS.
| believe in the economic manage
ment of the affairs of the state, but |
do not believe In an admin istration
that is so cheapened that the great
commonwealth of Michigan shall not
stand out as one OF the foremo.t states
OF the Union in its educational facili-
ties, and In its care for its unfortunate
and depraved, and it shall be my aim,
il am elected to do what / can for the
maintenance OF a general state govern
ment, based upon the principles OF
economy and progress. ! do not ex-
pect that |, as your representative,
will be able to do more In this direc-
tion than other members Of the same
body, but | shall do what / can con-
scientiously, and with single purpose
of keeping taxation within the narrow
est limits in view OF the population
and growth Of the state, and its legiti-
mate and proper advancement. / shall
stand for such appropriations for our
public institutions as will amply pro-
vide for the continued maintainance OF
our educational institutions OF which
every citizen is so justly proud, and for
the protection of our asylums for our
unfortunate and depraved. Such APP
preparations carefully made and care
fully looked after not only rebound to
the credit TO the state but are pro-
lection and safeguard to society.
HONESTY IN OFFICE.
believe every man who holds
public office has a sacred duty TO pre-
form and any man who violates that
duty or in any manner fails to do that
duty at all times without fear or favor,
Is uOt WOTGHy vi bHe trust imposed In
him and most emphatically do declare
that any man who takes or receives
penny of the public money illegally
or criminally should be punished to
the full extent of the law.
STATE TAXATION.
The Constitution of the State of
Michigan provides that the Legisla-
ture shall provide uniform taxation ex-
cepting on property paying specific
taxes and taxes shall be levied on such
property as shall be prescribed by law
and it is provided further that the
Legislature Of the State may provide
for the collection OF the specific taxes
from the banking, railroad, plankroad
and any other corporation hereafter
agreed upon. There has been a very
great misunderstanding of this provs-
ion, by the people generally. There
are two kinds OF taxes recognized by
the laws Of the State. One is what is
called an ad valorem tax or In other
words, a tax based solely upon the
value OF property, while on the other
hand specific tax is one derived from
the gross income of the property. An
ad valorem tax Is used TO meet our
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