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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-10-28

The fool politician fights friction
Nthe wise one ''soft soaps" it.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-10-28

An old bachelor says that a rich
and pretty widow meyer comes
a-miss.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-10-28

No ether N. D, has 80 man, -.
his credit No other NJ. ID hss - "
many wonderful cures. So-calied :;
less " cases, chronic cases, inc, +:
cases bave III been cured, not -.
twice. but stsusands Of firne@ 81. &.
NE Of that remarkable remedy 'e
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-10-28

Nice carpet rugs and art squares
at A. G. Young's furniture store.
2d&Wtf
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-10-28

Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-10-28

Mr.. AND MRS. CHAs. WOLFE.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-24

No class % citizens il more deeply tn
terested in the continuation of the Re-
publican administration than tire amer
lean farmer 1t - matter Of history
that rural prosperity and Republican
rule are coincideat. 1t is equally a mat
ter of record that agricultural de-
preston. mort gage foreclosures and low
prices for farm products accompany
Democratic administration OF national
affairs The prosperity of the farmer
depends upon the prosperity Of all other
Industrial elements of our population.
When the Industrial classes are efn-
ployed at American wages their con-
sumption Of farm products is on Hb-
eraI scale and they are able and willing
10 pay good prices for the necessities ana
luxuries of life
Under such conditions there is a good
market for all the farmer has for sale
When the reverse is true and workHen
are Idle or working scant time at cut
wages they are forced to practise pinch
ing economy and the farmer necessarily
loses part of his market. The American
farmer is prosperous when Well-patd
vforkmen are carrying wefl-flled dinner
pals. a condition which has accompanied
Republican supremacy since the birth OF
the party. Idle men. tramps and soup
houses. familiar sights under Democratic
rule. furnish but poor markets for farm
produce.
During the last four years the farmer
has shared with the business man. the
manufacturer and his workmen, the rail-
WAYS and their employees, and the va
rioHs classes Of our citizens. in the gem
-raI prosperity following the return %
protection. Ills markets have increased
Goth al home and abroad, and with this
Increase have come advanced prices for
what he sells and advanced value of that
which he retains On all farm products
the rate OF duty was reduced by the
Wilson tarin. and in most cases that Of
he Mckinley tariff was restored by the
Dingley tariff. This increase has had It's
effect in checking the importation OF
manufactured articles of farm produc-
ton and thus has saved to the farmers
a share Of the home market
THE WHEAT CONSUMPTION.
Prior 10 the election OF 1892. and the
depression which Immediately followed
81. the amount OF wheat retained for coli
sumption i'm the United States was about
SIX bushels per capita. on some occa-
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pacity. Such foreign-buiIt vessels
were owned by American citizens prior
TO January |: 1900. are 70 be granted
American registry for ten years and 70
receive one-haif as much compensation
is paid to American vessels, II their
owners build and put into operation
mitted. American vessels built subse-
quent 10 January l, 1900, are 10 receive
compensation under twenty-year con-
tracts, as are such vessels as We're, prior
10 January l. 1900. being built abroad
for American citizens, provided equal
tonnage to that so built shall be built
in the United States by their owners
The act remains in force for ten years
Payments are not TO exceed nine million
dollars a year. Should the amount due
the vessels exceed nine million dollars
then the act provides for prorating the
amount to be paid to each vessel so a
to keep the payment within the maxi
mum sum provided. This provision places
no limit upon the number OF vessels that
may be built in the United States and
share in the compensation. 1t only
limits the total sum TO be annually paid.
Nor does II admit any toretgn-bullt yes
sci to American registry subsequent TO
its passage. ITS purpose is to secure the
construction of all the ships hereafter re-
quired for our foreign carrying in the
United States. The rates of COmpenSa-
ton are UNIFORM for all vessels sail
and steam. under twelve knots speed.
and are fixed at IL cents per gross ton
per 100 nautical miles sailed outward and
inward for the first 1900 miles on a for
eign voyage ana cent per gross ton
per 100 nautical miles sailed thereafter.
For vessels over twelve knots speed
extra compensation. based upon extra
cost of operation. is provided. All yes
sells are to carry the malls free of
charge one-fourth the crews must be
American citizens. and for each 1000 gross
tons of shipping one American boy Is to
be carried and educated in seamanship
and navigation. Small bounties are pro-
vided for deep-sea fishing vessels and
their American crews. The bill provides
that the vessels receiving compensation
shall be available for charter or pur-
chase by the United States whenever
needed and no such vessel can be sold
to foreigners without the consent of the
Secretary of the Treasury.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-24

increase of s42, 600, 900 of currency per an
mum which ne said Secretary Sherman
had asserted would be necessary to cor
respond with the increasing population.
have been more than answered by the
events since that time. When Mr.. Bryan
was making these assertions the amount
of gold and gold certificates in circula-
ton in the United States was $49S. AS. a42
tJuly 1, 1886. and on July 1. 1900.
sA15.4fi. 400. the total money in circulation
on July l, 1896. was 81. sos. rs, 200. and on
July /. 1900. s., os2. AIS. 1876. and the money
in circulation per capita, July 1. 1896
S2l15; July l, 1909. $3.50 Thus the per
capita of money in circulation in the
United States has increased 25 per
cent. the total money in circulation -
Per cent. and the gold In circulation 81
Fer cent since the supporters of the
silver theory were telling the country
that the only method of increasing the
currency of the country and bringing
about prosperity was by the free and I'M
limited coinage OF silver at the ratio Of
Is to /. The increase in currency. instead
of being the So. 900 900 for which he said
no provision had been made, has been
Sl25, 0o0.0o0 per annum and nearly all Of
i. under the laws which existed at that
time:
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MORE AMERICAN
SHIPS NEEDED
Expansion Will Increase
Opportunities for Trade.
Ninety-two Per Cent. OF
Vessels Now in Export
Trade Are of Foreign
Register.

The tremendous balance of trade I'm
favor of the United States during the
administrator of President Mckinley di-
reefs special attention to the necessity
of building up an American merchant
marine efficient to carry out the goods
for which other countries are waiting,
and the possibilities for trade with half
civilized portions of the globe into which
the American soldier and. following him
the American merchant have entered ac-
centuates the Importance of early de-
velOpment.
At the present time there is paid to
foreign shipowners the enormous aggre-
gate of between $l75, 000,0eo and S20o,e00, =
coo for carrying 81 per cent. of the ma
tons imports and exports Only s per
cent. of the foreign carrying trade Is in
American bottoms. Our foreign com
merCe employs nearly 1000, coo tons OF
shipping, about $50 900 tons of which is
under the American flag. and az this five
eighJhs is sailing shipping Five hun
bred millions of dollars would be re-
quired 10 replace with American the for
eign ships now engaged in our foreign
trade The building of new ships and
the repair Of old ones would involve an
annual additional expenditure of S50o00.
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600 Three times as much more would be
annually disbursed by these American
shtpowners for the maintenance and
operation of their vessels. Fully 80
600 additional workmen supporting
million people, would find employment if
we built and operated the ships employ
ed in our foreign commerce
There are several reasons why Ameri-
can owners do not build and operate
ships in our foreign trade, namely: l. 1t
costs Is per cent more to build ships
in the United States than ii does abroad.
This is due to the irregularity and un-
certainty of employment, and to the
higher wages paid in our shipyards
compared with those abroad: With
steady and permanent demand for ships
We should through economies that would
be introduced and efficiency attained soon
be able TO build cheaply as abroad,
maintaining the American standard of
wages. .. 1t costs from 80 to 40 per cent
more in wages paid and food provided
on American ships than it costs on for
eign ships. 3. Foreign governments pay
sides. sunvenuons, construction and nav
lgation bounties naval reserve retainers
and other aids to their merchant ships.
Great Brital l paid last year in this way
s., 81. 1871; Germany paid s1.S94. go and has
greatly increased the amount this year;
France paid 1852, 242; Italy paid S2.lS5.
266: Russia paid s1,3T1 1877; Austria Hun
gary paid Sl,724 2i9: Spain paid s1.e29, s27.
and Japan paid 50. +e2,1O7. It must be
cannot successfully compete with foreign
ships possessing the triple advantages
Of cheaper construction. cheaper opera
ton and government aids.
To meet the necessities of the case
the Republican party has persistently
striven to secure the passage of a meas
IRE destined TO build up American ship
ping for the foreign trade. and to that
end has supported the Payne shipping
till. v hich embodies the views of the
friends of the American merchant ma
rine in Congress, and the recommended
tons of President Mckinley and which
has the Endorsement of nearly three hum
dred of the most representative com
mercfal and agricultural associations in
the country. This measure IS now pend
ing. and tine result Of the election win
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PRODUCTION OF GOLD.
Enormous Increase in the Worlds
Permanent Stock of This Ac-
cepted Money Metal.

The production of gold increases each
year and .nasmuch as IL is not Destroy
ed or consumed. like many other conn
modities, the additions from the mines
annually increase the world ; stock OF
the money metal. excepting the small
proportion which is used up In the arts.
the proportion thus saved avera ging
perhaps 70 per cent of the world s prod
Get Keeping this in mind IL Will be seen
that the result of the last half century
Of gold production in the total amount
mined is mare than twice as great as
that in $50 years preceding. and has SO
enormously increased the world ; perma-
nent stock of this accepted money metal
that Ii seems of itself to offer an lmpor-
tant, If not complete, explanation OK
the fact that during that half century
in which the product has so greatly in-
creased practically all the nations of the
world have abandoned the double stand
ard and adopted this rapidly increasing
and generally accepted measure OF value.
The arguments made In 1896 that there
could be no sufficient addition TO the cur
rency OF the United States without the
free coinage of silver. and the assertion
of Mr.. Bryan that the Republican party
had made no provision for the necessary
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-24

per bushel in 1870 to 8 cents per bushei
in 1899 a reduction Of IS per calt. Freight
rates from the Pacific Coast to New
York show a reduction of 80 per cent.
Freight rates on live cattle from Chi
cago to New York fell from 50 cents
per 100 pounds in lSs0 70 = cents IN 1888
hogs. from as cents TO % cents, sheep,
from IS cents 10 . cents. and dressed
beef from IS cents to 40 cents, while
refrigerator car rates on dressed hogs
fell from 80 cents in 1887 TO 40 cents m
1888. Freight rates on wheat from New
York TO Europe also show a marked
reduction.
FREE SILVER AND THE FARMER
The Democratic party in 1896 made an
assault upon our financial integrity
that laid d heavy hand upon the already
sorely afflicted farmer The domestic
market for farm crops was given a Iinal
blow through the cessation of all
business enterprise and prices OF farm
products fell 10 point where prOduc-
ton was not Only Improbable, but at a
loss. American history fails TO show
more distressing condition Of the Ameri-
can farmer than was presented when
the Republican party met in convention
in June 1896 Business was paralyzed,
labor was idle, capital retired. farm
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-24

since the opening Of the current fiscal
year by Increasing receipts both from
customs and Internal revenue. Six
months Of the C1rrent fiscal year have
Eow elapsed. aE6 FOR the half year end
ing December 81. Iss9. there was an ex-
cess ~ receipts over expenditures aggrc-
eating 81 JZb5l This absorption Of mon
- from an active Use IN trade and CON-
Eserce INTO the Treas lIrEs whore il could
serve 10 present useful purpose. was the
source 9f apprehension 70 the rubEie.
ard II anxiety to the department To
get his money in circulation Secretary
G1ge gfsred 10 bay for the sinking
fund, ans part or ali of &-5.fsE ss5 OF those
Issues u Go-.erurlent bonds zarsr rlzttzr-
iug-i- the IS If 1873 and the = OF
~ the total o33zstar sdi1g Ess1es Of
= nlch amounted n sos, SO 40 The price
81 which thu Government would bgIg-
these bends were fixed a. the current
market price q Tire dsE preceding thss
announcement. Tz1s proposition was
kept open until December g IsSs bus
e1ly szs-5 J.65a Of the bonds were pre-
sented for sz3e n response 70 the De-
partue1t's Offer
IN the purchase Of this amount the
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-24

Philippines when a permanent and lib
eral form of government shall have been
established there and the consuming
power increased through development
of the producing and exporting capacity
of tSb islands. It is fair. therefore, to
ASSUME that the market which these
ISLANDS will afford will soon reach $50
cC0,0F annually, and may be doubled
theiA producing capacity develops.
Not least in Importance is the fact
d dhat ,Aey assure th an open door to the
the countries commercially adjacent to
the Islands being about 81 200, 000. 600 an
nuaAy
Th4 bill was drawn TO meet every re-
quirement of the case Conditional upon
the bull ling and putting into operation
Of new tonnage equal to 25 per cent. of
that for which compensation is sought.
owners of existing American vessels are
to obtain contract from the Secretary
of the Treasury emitting them to fixed
amount of compensation for ten years,
so long as their vessels are in operation
for the foreign trade. and carrying ex-
port cargoes equal to one-half their
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determine whether it is TO become law
or whether the present conditions are
TO be allowed 10 continue or possibly
grow worse.
The Philippines are first in the con-
sideration of an expanded market for
American manufacturers They can, first
of all. supply a large part of the $3.50, 900,
600 worth OF tropical and subtropical
product which this country annually i'm
ports Hawaii and Porto Rico assisting.
and they will Immediately supply a mar
ket TOR from $50. 900 geo to $4,000. 900 an
nuafiy. The fact that our own exports
TO the Hawaiian Islands have grown
from s., 90z. 155 In 1898 to SI3 500 las in 1900
indicates the growth in the importations
which may also be expected in the
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-24

from SIT .cG0, 600 in 1882 TO ST 900 IL
iss5: cotton from KS. GO 800 in 1872 n,
S261.0Oo,ds0 in 1896, and potatoes fror1
sl03, 90. 60 In 1ss2 to 81 0o9Jl9 IN 49,.
while in ali these cases the figures Tor
later years show a marked increase
ia values over those under the Wilson
act
LOWER FREIGHT RATES
one of the important facts % interest
70 farmers Is that freight rates haze
fallen with greater rapia4ty than prices
Of farm production The average rate by
all rail r. 1870 was 35-3 cents per Dushei-
and III 1880 Ill cents a fall OF = 20 per
cent, while the rate from Buffalo ~
New York by canal feii from H. cents
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-24
EXPANSION OF TWO KINDS. :
Democrats Desired More Slave Ter.
ritory; Republicans Footholds
for Commerce

The Republican view of expansion diff
fers widely from that which controlled
the Democrats in their ambitions for
adding territory, and especially tropical
territory. What they desired especially
in the case of Cuba, was additional slave
territory and additional power in Con-
greSs through increased number of slave
States. The Republican view of expan-
sion is to secure footholds by which our
commerce will be protected and extended.
The territory which has come under the
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The Gold Standard.

You may try the system of pro-
lection by any test you will, care
not what it is, and il meets every
emergency, it answers every demand.
More than that, il has not been
against the Government either in
peace or in wal. Maj. Mckinley
at Niles, O., August ID, 1891.
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THE BALANCE OF TRADE.

An unfaing indication of the prosperity Of a
country is its balance of trade. AS exports exceed
imports business flourishes and foreign trade
example of the growth Of our export trade under
protective tariff is found in the fact that the excess
of exports over imports in the first three years of
President McKnley's term, from March /, 1897, to
March /, 1900 was nearly four times as much as
the entire excess of exports over imports from
1890 to the date of his Inauguration. March 4,
1897
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The f"


Government dishursed ss1.71I.sss- Whine
holders Of such bonds were given until
December - last to present them for
redemption. offerings to the Treasury
ceased substantially about December
& the price OF the bonds having advanced
in the market TO a point one and one
half per cent. higher than the price OF.
fsrel by the Government.
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Cali the roll of nations which are
for Protection. AT least
$50 million people are in favor of
protection and SO million Britons
aare gainst it: to whom must be
added those Americans whose num-
hers are not known, who, while
living under our flag, seems to fol-
low snosher.-Maj. Mckinley At
Toledo, O., Feb. II, 1891.
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to any unprecedented mind that in case
of Bryan victory this the United
States Senate could not be safely de
pended on to prevent the reversal of the
existing financial law before the end OF
the Bryan administration And there
would indeed. be serious danger of
such a reversal in the first or second
year Of that administration
The value OF the gold standard to the
country Is shown I'm the effects of the
new currency law. passed by the two
congresses since Mex nIeys election. IT
has done for our currency what the
Dingley act did for our Industries and
commerce given stability, confidence,
have been nearly 800 applications for
permission to establish national banks
with capital of less than $50 900 each
showing that many communities where
ne national banks existed Will now be
given the advantages of this service, and
the increase in national bank currency
already amounts to many millions of dol
lars
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-24

Protection has INDICATED itself.
Il cannot be helped By eulogy or
hrrt by defamation; il has worked
is own demonstration and presents
II the sigEt Of the whole world IS
matches tTophies.-Aaj. McKin-
ley at Beatrice, Neb., august 2,
1892.
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awful shri7kage in this form of fsrr,
wealth between 1882 aud 1885 been en-
tirely recovered. but the aggregate now
passes any previous record TO SHOW
the previous hish-water mark. the low
water mark and the present advanced
Shore line the accompanying table pre-
SCENTS IN detail the aggregate valuation.
reported Tor each class OF stock on Jan,,-
airy l. 1SSS. 1895 and 1870
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A CLINCHlNG ARGUMENT.

The best showing of the change in the
condition OF the farmer between the first
nomination OF Mr.. Mckinley and his re-
n1rninaticn Is simple statement of the
prices ruling for farm staples at eacn
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1900-11-24

Our protective system was never
in rebellion against the United
States; It has always been for the
Union and against its enemies
whether at home o. abroad il has
always sustained the flag OF the
country.-Hon. w Mckinley at
Woonsocket, Conn, July 4, 1891.
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Free tr-de results in giving our
money. our manufactures and Our
markets to other nations; protection
keeps money, markets and manufac-
lures at home. Maj. Mckinley at
Beatrice, Neb., August 2, 1892.
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STOCK n 1899 AND lso.

The country IS altogether too busy
with active industry ard thriving
commerce TO listen any longer TO the
prophet OF evil. - President McKin-
ley al Superior, Wis, Oct. Is. 1899.
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date. It is an argument against the
abandonment OF the Republican policies
which cannot be met. The following
Ia bic shows the current market price Of
different staple crops on June !, 1896 and
June l. 1900