The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-10-24

Conlf1loner Comment.
Extracts From W. J. Bryan,s Paper.

J. Bryan's Paper.
The Tarif Rake-off.
a Belfast concern recently purchased
10000 tons of American steel at price
No per ton lower than the price pre-
vailing in the United States, the steel
to be laid down in Belfast. In other
words, the American steel maker paid
the ocean freight to Belfast and sold
ms product cheaper by S. a ton than
he would sell it to an American con-
sumner. How is he enabled to do this?
BY having the benefit of protective
tariff, which enables him to charge
his American customers just that much
more than they would. have to pay If
competition were allowed. The Chi
cago Tribune (rep) admits that "A tar
I'LL such as that on steel is indefens-
ible."
More so than atiany other time the
American people have deep interest
in unfolding the law and adhering to
justice Should Mr.. Taylor be returned
to Kentucky the men of Kentucky would
see to it that that proud common
wealth acquitted herself creditably It
may also be said that the republican
leaders, who assume such devotion to
the administration of justice, who pose
as firm adherents of law and order, are
condemned and will be condemned in
the sight of fair and intelligent men
SO long as they persist in protecting
man accused of participating in an
assassination, even though that man
be- very eminent republican politi-
clan.
Congressman Babcock has been vis-
iting Europe and on his return to this
country gave to the newspapers an in
terview in which he said:
what saw and heard in Europe in
regard to trade interests and the influ-N
ences exerted upon old world industri-
al conditions by American competition
has served only to strengthen the
views have long entertained, that
our tariff should be revised to meet
new conditions. Indeed, regard that
as conclusive"
IT the republican party opposes tar
iff revision it is safe to predict that
Mr.. Babcock, if he adheres to his
views, will find himself stranger to
the patronage crib.
The populist committee of Jasper
county, Missouri, has adopted resolu-
tions repudiating the new party move
ment, and declaring that, while it be-
lieves in perfecting and keeping the
populist organization in the field,
also believes that SO long as the den
ocratic party maintains the position
taken in 1896 and 1900 it is the besS1
| for the populists to act with the dem
ocrats. This is certainly wiser
course than that pursued by those pop
ulists who assume that the demqsratid
party will be republicanized, anGlS
proceed to encourage the reorganT
by declaring against fusion.
The announcement that Mr. GoqY
the man recently nominated by pMs
Nebraska republicans for regent of
the state university, was among those
who borrowed state money of Treas
urer BARLEY and failed to return same,
has created CONSERVATION in the repub-
lican camp. As number of other re-
| publican leaders are suspected of be-
ing in the same fix it may become me-.
cessary for republican conventions
hereafter, before proceeding to nomi-
nations, to appoint a committee to Wis
it the penitentiary and examine Mr..
Bartley's schedule of uncollectable as.
| sets. Al.
A reader of The Commoner inquiries
whether the silver dollar is an unlim-
tied legal tender It is, except where
specifically excluded by the terms Of
the contract. The law of 1873 srs-
pended the coinage of silver, but did
not affect its legal tender; but the law
of 1879, providing for the purchase and
coinage of silver bullion, provided also
for the unlimited legal tender of the
silver dollar except when contracted
against. While the advocates Of the
gold standard have desired to limit the
legal tender of standard silver dollars,
they have not yet succeeded in doing
SO.
The Daily News and Sun of Griffin,
Ca, held it's fourth annual reunion Of
employees and correspondents recent
| ~. The News and Sun is one of the
staunch democratic papers of Georgia
and the success of the reunion indi-
Gates the popularity of the paper in
its vicinity. Senator Clay delivered an
address and took occasion to deal a
few stalwart blows at the Hanna
democrats as he called those who
claim to be democrats and yet support
republican principles.
Andrew jackson Montague, the dem
ocratic candidate for governor Of Vir-
GINA, has the brand of his democracy
\ ssblown in the bottle.'' as it were If