Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-06-14

The growth of exports as Will be seen
Is simply enormous, over 90 per cent
with Europe alone.
1t has so happened that under demo
cratic administrations, which, under
free trade. according to their doctrine,
foreign trade ought to be large. has
been small. From the Inauguration OF
Jefferson in 1901 to the close OF Buch-
anan's administration-a period OF al
most sixty years-there was an almost
constant balance Of trade against the
United States. In 1852. when the coun-
try was turned over to democracy and
free trade, the balance OF trade was In
our favor by 1907. 900, 900. n In 1893 the
balance went against US by SIS, 000, 600.
Our democratic friends seem TO be who'll
ly unsuccessful when II comes TO matters
OF money. During Mr.. Cleveland's last
600, one-half OF 1t drawing 8 per cent, one
bonds through a syndicate.
When the Spanish-American war began
Mckinley sold $500, 000, 900 OF bonds bear
ing 3 per cent interest and sold them TO
the American people direct, without pay
Ing a commission. This difference was pro-
duced by the lack OF confidence In Cleve-
land and the presence OF confidence In Nc
Kinley.
Republicans always had good success In
managing the financial affairs OF the gov
eminent.
Republican prosperity has not been
wholly to the advantage Of any one class.
Wages have been advanced, farm lands
have increased In value, and farm prod.
ucts have been higher than at any period
since the civil war.
In 1892 we were urged to reform the tar
In TO destroy Carnegie and his unneces-
sary profits. In 1902 we are asked to adopt
free trade or to take some step in that
direction TO stop the pihng up OF wealth
on the part OF Pierpont Morgan. In 1892
the free trade election did not hurt Car
nnOin Inn AID ErnEt Nnn IV nsFA nlGA
Are we TO repeat this experiment?
The rule has been in recent years that
when the democratic party is In power
the country either necessarily or unnec-
essarily takes alarmm.
The times have been but few In recent
years when the democratic party has
been patriotic enough TO rise above party
stance was when the appropriation was
made to prepare for the war with Spain,
the other the ratification of the treaty
with Spain by which we acquired the
since hat the party regretted its action
In both cases.
The most notable instance OF a prosper
Gus country being driven to ruin was
when Grover Cleveland became president
the second time In 1893. People acted has
tily, and even before the inauguration saw
their mistake, but too late to correca the
same. President Cleveland took an over
flowing treasury and stopped the over
flow. He took q triumphant commerce
and put an end to business. His presence
In authority and that of mis- party so
demoralized our financial system that II
was impossible to get into debt or get
out. His independent action In enforcing
the law In Chicago was the one thing that
his supporters especially did not indorse
and since his action In that case has Is a
name that is never spoken In orthodox
democratic conventions.
The democratic party has been so un-
mindful of the country's interests that
not one of Its platforms during the past
forty years could be enforced by law withi
out destruction TO the material interests
Of the country. And II the Bryan plat
form OF 1896 had been enforced as It was
interpreted by Mr. Bryan and Governor
Altgeld from the stump a government by
the people would rave had the severest
test that had been applied since the firing
on Fort Sumter.