Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-09-14
!xPENSNENESS OF BRYANlsM,
Why the Nation Could Better Afford to Give the Demo.
cratic Candidate Royal Pension than to
Suffer Him to Be President.
lvdends to Labor. Wealth to Farmers and
Pich Strike to Miners.


workmen, a general lowering OF the
wages Of those still kept at work. ard
the loss Of profitable markets to the farm
ers who supply the workmen's ..diuner
pail"
Secondly, the Wilson law, though in.
tended to be "a tariff for revenue oply."
was drawn up on such grossly erroneous
..'e~' 's.'ia"tes py secretary Cariisle that
even Iaied 70 produce the revenue nee
esSAry 70 pay the current expenses OF the
government.
Revenue Producing Protection.
The total deficiency caused by the four
years operation OF the Democratic tariff
law was $155 1864, 1873. 1t was this lack
OF revenue which forced President Glove
land into the burdening OF the country
with S2d2 .33O,692 of new debt. The only
way by which the Government could fully
pay its current expenses was by drawing
on its gold reserve. The only way by
which President Cleveland could enforce
his c0rnmendable resolve to protect the
gold reserve. and thus prevent his admin
is'ratton from going out with the coun
try hopelessly busted through free sill
yer. was by the issuing OF bonds
success both as a revenue producing and
as protective measure. Within few
months from its passage all predictions
were verified. and the receipts for No
vember and December. 1897. and Janu-
airy. February and March, 1898, exceeded
the monthly disbursements Of the treas
NY
The Circulation Of Gold.
An interesting phenomenon noticeable
In 1897 was the appearance OF gold in
even the channels of common circulation.
Anybody who wanted gold coin, perhaps
FOR the novelty of seeing what had be-
come rare sight. could go to bank
ana exchange paper or silver for gold,
| and find that the banker made the ex-
change not reluctantly but very gladly.
| Bryan had pointed to the apparent scar
| city OF gold coin. and to the difficulty that
mad been attendant on keeping up the
gold reserve, as proof of his theory that
the volume OF gold was too small to form
sumclent basis for the money circula-
ton or the country. But after bryan
was given leisure to write up The First
| rattle, goid ceased TO be scarce. Tor It
had come from hiding ana nobody es-
peciaily wanted II. since doubt had been
50 eonip'e.e'y removed ana our own peo-
PIE as wen as the "hoie world mao been
gwen SO thoroughly TO know that all
xmas OF american money were Just as
eooa as eoio' every Dr. then why should
soiu De especially wanted when other
MINUS Oh money were not only JUST az
gooo' out were more handy to carry!
The Full Dinner Pail.
In the autumn of 1897 there was an
enormous crop of wheat in the United
Suites. Other wears. however have saen
bumper crops but mighty poor prices and
no prosperity. Kansas hns seen corn
through heavy crops become SO cheap
that il was used for fuel
| But in 1897 there was a demand for
| wheat, corn and other grains. The full
| dinner pail" of the American workman
was becoming new factor in the ratio Of
demand to supply Of farm products. The
mills were again being opened through
| the passage Of the DinRley bill. Capital
was becoming more aggressive in enter.
prise and saw profits. not losses. in bust
ness expansion,
| With the American wortinum.n in
such a position that his dinner nail had
to be filled first. the foreigner was mn
! into an excited impatient worr;some
mood. America desnite ira enormous
crop. contrary to precedcnts vas not
selling liherallv Conseouon,,v n.;os.
went hoom;no inward Ths overa,o 80
per bushel on the farm reached nearly 81
. ,ena Al to'4 !, mao been 70 cents, In
100 ~ s 'nan - eeu.s' anu III 1910 II
80 MS
r"e,sn ihoheS ana the money OF the
popua.eu sen.ers VI the East began pour
.ns .nto 'ne great agricultural area OF
tne M'ooie west.
| 1ne farmers VINO nao been barely able
10 Keep the WOLF from the door and pre-
vent loss OF mortgaged homesteads. now