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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22
MONEY IN CIRCULATION.
A Daily Increase of s352,3 1904 for
Eight Yenr-

During the last eight years OF Republi-
can administration the increase in the
volume of our currency has amounted
to S352.3O1 per day, or more than $780,
OO0,0O0 per month-the total Increase
being Si,o14,7lG,5G1. This increase has
been chiefly and directly due to the poll
cies of sound money and protection.
By the act passed Dec. is, 1899, by q
Republican Congress u42 Democrats vot-
ing against 1t and only IL voting for 1t
In the House of Representatives and %
voting for 1t and 2 against II In the SEN
nte). and signed by President Mckinley,
the gold standard was sanctioned by law.
and according to Alton ID. Parker was
then firmly and irreveeably establish
ed" Just as free silver would have
driven gold from the country according
to the famous Gresham law that bad
money drives out good money" so this
positive committal OF the country to the
gold standard resulted in large gain
OF gold to our currency. The increas-
ingly large output OF gold from Alaska.
California. Colorado and other Western
Stntes remained in the United States
instead Of being driven out. as wonld
have been the case had free silver tri-
umphed In 1896 or 1900 Not only this.
but the United States gold standard drew
to this country much OF the gold produc-
ed in South Africa and other parts of
the world.
The policy Of protection also contribut-
ed to our ability to keep our own gold
and get more gold from other nations, for
1t made the balance of trade favorable.
since 1t tended to increase our exports
over our imports. Instead of sending
gold out of the country as in Demo
cratic times. TO pay for goods that Amer
lean labor at home might just as well
have produced. the Republican policy has
been TO cause gold to be distributed at
home for work done just AS well at home.
or the present amount of money lin
circulation about As per cent is gold
which mostly represents money saved to
the people OF the United States by the
Republican policies of sound money and
protection.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22
THE PRoDIGAL PARTY.
Biblical Story that Fits the Dsme rr.sv
81 Today.
portland Orcgonian.)


portland Orcgonian.)
The Democratic party is like a cerfnsa
son which wandered OF into a far coun-
try and filled his belly with the bpsks
which the swine did eat But when he
came to himself he said. will arise md
go back to the home OF senss and honesty
which / left and will ask to be taken
back as a hired servant on probation.
will admit that | was wrong and have
now seen the light and l hope to be re-
stored through good behavior to my for
mer place In the confidence of the folks
at home and decent people generally
That Is to say. the Democratic party
could be conscientiously likened to the
prodignl son IL 1t had acted on the lines
just laid down. But the attitude h sc-
tually assumes Is something entirely Diff
ferent. Without explaining or reprobst-
ing his actions of 1896 and 1900 WHEN
he voted for Bryan. Judge Parker asks
the support and confidence of all gold
standard men because he somewhat pal
roDizingly recognizes the gold standard
as ''irrevocably established" He does
not animadvert upon his own conduct In
leaving home or even upon the quality
OF the nutriment which the far conDfry
OF populism afforded the Democratic
pnunch.
As near as we can make II out. fhs
Democratic idea Is that the Elder Broth
err should be thrown ont on the world
and the Prodigal Son installed as mss-
ager OF the estate.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

power and prestige under the sponsor
ship of the Republican party was moth
ing short of marvellous.
The great victory for the gold stand
ard cured the uneasy. panicky conditions
that had prevailed in the money market
1t was possible in 1897 for great i'm
provements to be financed by railroads
and other corporations. The investor
came out of the woods where he had
been during Democratic times and
bought bonds that represented cash to
be expended in more rails. more bridges,
more cars, more machinery, more sky
scrapers and more other things that re-
CURED enormous consumption of iron and
steel. But the increasing ability of the
country to buy more iron and steel was
met by increasing necessity for larger
consumption. The railroads suffered
from car shortages because they could
not buy new cars fast enough to keep
pace with the increasing business that
came to them. In almost every line
of industry the calls in the iron and steel
industry for material increased so rap
idly that it was a difficult matter for
the iron and steel manufacturers to hire
new men fast enough for the additional
work to be done, and to otherwise keep
up with enormously increasing consump-
ton. But the Republican policy of pro-
lection not only operated by its general
business effects, to stimulate the increas-
ing consumption, but also to force the
increasing consumption to be met, not
by larger foreign imports of iron and
steel. giving more work for the foreign
ers to do, but by increasing domestic
production. giving more work for Amer
lean laboringmen to do at continuously
increasing wages.
Consumption and Production
Here are the figures as to how both
consumption and production of pig iron
almost trcbled between the Democratic
year 1894, through the Mckinley and
Roosevelt administrations. up to the year
1901.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

has carefully picked ont OF their set
tings the twenty-six most bcllicose. alb
solutist. imperialistic sayings of which
President Roosevelt has ever delivered
himself. These arc the qnlntessenee of
his bloodthirsty expressions. Nothing
that he has said has ever gone farther
on the road TO military despotism than
these twenty-six things.
Ex Parte Argument.
or course. as every reasonable be-
ing knows, such ex partc argument is
not fair. IL were easy by choosing out
all OF Jeifcrson's sayings on one side to
prove him an ardent expansionist, or by
picking out OF all his writings on the
other side to prove him n bigoted con-
tractionist. He could be shown up as
n protectionist, II all that he said in
favor OF that principle were collected to-
gether, while all that he said against 1t
were omitted. Or by reversing the pro-
cess II could readily be demonstrated
that he was an absolute and perpetual
free trader. Ii could be shown that
he was n practical anarchist, advocating
a revolution every twenty years. that
the tree OF liberty might be kept well
watcred with blood. Or by emitting this
class OF his writings and combining the
opposite class he could be represented
as constantly enjoining implicit obcdi-
ence to the law.
1t Is useless to multiply examples. By
such narrow scheme of special plead
ing the wise man could be shown fool.
because wise men sometimes are fool
ish. The most foolish man could DO
shown n sage. because foolish men some
times are sensible. The gutter drunk
ard could be proved n tectotaler. for he
has occasional periods of complete So
briefly. Such a method is wholly false.
The World knows 1t and resorted to 1t
Only because its case was weak.
II you would judge what kind of a
President Roosevelt would make the
fairest method is to consider what kind
OF President he has made. But IL you.
for some reason which 1t is not easy
10 conceive, refuse this test, and pre-
fer TO judge him on what he has said.
do not read merely stray words aud
sentences gathered and arranged by his
enemies. In all fairness read these
words In their proper contexts. Read rs
much of Roosevelts writings as you have
time for. You will find them the express
sions not of bloody and despotlc intel
lect but OF a clean. strong, honest mind.
instinct with patriotism.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22
AS TO IMMIGRATION.


They are coming, the less fortunate
coming u this American continent to
secure better life for themselves than
they have in their own land. They are
coming from the less prosperous parts OF
Italy, and from Bohemia and from Hun
gary and from Poland, and throughout
all that wide northern Siavic region
wherein is oppression of the Jews. In
other words, they are coming from every
where. From Europe the most oppressed
and, in some cases. most unintelligent
classes are coming here to find better
conditions for themselves, and meanwhile
to necessarily infuse new element Of
blood here as well MS a new element of
thought and religion and general drift
of being. We accept them and their
blood and the infusion of their genera
tons for the future. We accept them, in
the broadcast sense, with the idea that,
by and by, there will become n homo
geneity OF the races which will take care
of itself. The Morse in all his varieties
is, of course, part OF us, but the assimi-
lation OF the Latin in all his varieties is
another thing. We are trying to be big,
broad Christians and make no distinc-
tons.
Certain laws have been enacted under
the regime OF the Republican party, and
the manner IN which they are being en-
forced illustrates, ms well as could be,
the earnestness of the present ndminis-
tration, in allowing the filtering into this
country, IN all generosity, OF those who
seek better harbor for what there Is in
life. 1t is but fair to the Republican
party in this campaign that every voter
should think Of all that the party has
done in the enactment of laws and the
enforcement of them, in all HberaIity, as
to perfecting the immediate business well
fare of the country and as to controlling
the amalgamation OF its future blood.
This Is one Of the side issues of the
campaign TO which the attention of every
voter may well be directed.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22
Per cent

industries are protected. The commits
sion itself reports unanimously that the
relative decline of the iron and steel In
dustry cannot be attributed to natural
disadvantages or want of skill and en-
terprise on the part of either of British
manufacturers or workmen, but Is due
to the fact that their competitors in the
United States and Germany, having Sc
cured control of their home markets by
means OF tariffs and the regulation of
their export trade, are in position to
export their surplus products.
Increase in Wages.
The value to labor and to the indus
trial and commercial interests of the
United States of the development OF the
iron and steel industry under Republican
rule will be apparent when it is real
lied that the wages and salaries paid
in iron and steel manufacture in the
United States have increased from $50.
2I3,956 in 1890 TO S132, 00O. 900 in 1900.
The growth and Importance to labor of
the iron and steel industry is illustrated
by the following table, the figures being
part of the official report of the United
States Census of 1900:
Iron Ore Regions Get Benefits.
The extraordinarily good times which
came to the iron and steel industry Of
the United States brought exceptional
prosperity to our iron ore regions, the
United States soon assuming greatly
increasing lead over its closest COMPETE
tors, Great Britain and Germany.
From the Democratic years, 1895 to
1901. the latest date where Official data
is available. the production of the three
countries was.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22
SUGAR TRUST POLITICS.
Close Relations of Wall Street and this
Democratic Party.

Democratic Party.
(New York Letter in Los Angeles Times.j
When New York State was being got
into line for Judge Parker. Hayemeyer
put on guard for Parker one of his own
men, Cord Meyer by name. Cord Meyer
is the sugar trusts representative In
Democratic councils. The Republican
party is able to get along without having
a sugar trust representative in its coun-
ellis. but IL Democrats come into power,
it will be Cord Meyers happy duty to
make sugar stock go up and down on the
New York Stock Exchange and to let
1t be known to anxious statesmen when
1t is going up and when II Is going down.
Do the people out West know that In
New York, when the Democrats desire to
enrry an election. they go out and tell
the district leaders that n certain stock
on the New York Stock Exchange, say
Manhattan Elevated. will go up SIS per
share In case of Democratic success?
That is what they do. and 1t does go up,
too. and that shows how close the Demo
cratic party is to Wall street in New
York. where Parker and his cohorts come
from. They buy elections with stock
tips. and Cord Meyer. Billy Sheehan and
Belmont arc extraordinarily good tip
sters.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

The iron and steel industry is often
referred to as tue barometer of gen
eral business" 1t reflects conditions OF
depression or prosperity throughout the
country in a remarkably sensitive way
for there is no business nor industry
In the country which does not share
closely in the various conditions which
make steel either king or ''pauper,"
and, ms Andrew Carnegie once said.
steel is always either king or pauper"
When times were hard. as during the
period of the last Democratic admins
tration, 1S93-1s96, there was indeed an
open door into the palace OF King Steel
for the wolf of poverty to enter and
make Steel a Pauper.
II was shown then that when panic
and depression visit the country, steel
feels the effects the most sharply and
the most quickly Of almost any COM
modify.
THE RESULT OF DEMOCRATIC
Policies WAS NOT ONLY TO
HEAVILY CURTAIL THE AMERI-
CAN CONSUMPTION OF IRON AND
STEEL, BUT TO GIVE AN OPEN
DOOR TO THE FOREIGNER TO
SUPPLY WHAT DEMAND THERE
WAS LEFT. In two years, from 1892
to 1894, represented by the change from
Republican to Democratic rule, the pro-
duction of pig iron in the United States
dropped from $3.50 tons to 6,657 1888
tons.
The financial depression that existed
through the Cleveland administration
made it difficult for railroads to float
the issues of bonds that were needed to
raise money for new rails, bridges, cars
and other equipment involving large
consumption of iron and steel. The same
was true of the building trades, and
other industries which can use iron and
steel only as their business can expand.
and. whose business instead of expanding
during the last Democratic administra-
ton, was forced to contract.
Remark Bile Change Occurs.
After the election of President Nc
kinley the enormous gains both in our
consumption and our production of iron
and steel, attracteS the attention of bust
ness interests throughout the world
Steel. which was Pauper under the
Democratic administration, once again
was King, and like King Cotton and
King Corn, the growth of his worldwide
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

On the evening OF Sept. :. 1904. aba
land was at peace, and no inquiries ~
dread Possessed It, Vermont had rasd
Its say. in unmcnning manner. ard
all was calm In city and country. wh,ls
In New York was gathering band. just
q few faithful editors of Democratic
anteccdents. TO talk over the political sit
uation. and incidentally devour that
square meal which. when eaten In pnbl5s
and accompanied by speeches. is called .
banquet.
Among the chivairy which gathered
there was Henry Wattcrson of krn-
lucky. The moment he was seen Mt The
festive board those editors and spect.-
tors who are accustomed to observe tho
usual progress OF events knew that soma-
thing was going to happen. They d.
vined that Henry had been ''srrinx
things" 1t is way he has. And tbrs
he says things.
Time rolled on. The rich New York
vinnds, prepared for the nnaccustofnsss
palatcs of the visiting editors. the fiery
cocktails the generous wines. the nips Of
strong waters. all these had met che
fate prepared for them. And then enms
Wntterson. as chief speaker of the even
ing.
Waiterson Is at times an e1eiiabls
was not only excited. he was painfully
morbidly. scared. And OF all things in
the world. this brave. loyal. chisnirous
American gentleman was afraid OF mn
other brave. loyal. chivnlrous American
gentieman-the President OF the United
States, Theodore Roosevelt.
There was rant about raising the
black flag" 'scuttlng the ship of civil
service" "and "cutting the throat of re-
l.t4 -.
ers turn pale. though they knew no mors
than did the speaker to what these truets-
lent words referred.
The trembling editors listened. nppaIl-
ed. Watterson lowered his voice and
muttered forth charges of ruth and ruin
against Roosevelt past, Roosevelt pres
ent, Roosevelt future. Again he paved
the earth, shook his fists aloft and bel
lowed his predictions OF nm everlasting
| candidate for the presidency. and an sv-
erlnsting President In the person of The
odore Roosevelt, n the Republicans CON-
tinue in power. Wntterson's auditors
thought of Carter II. Harrison /. and Car
ter II. Harrison H.. perennial and ever
blooming Mayors OF Chicago. but, -
these examples OF political longevity be-
| long to the Democratic party, ID Gained
| the nerves OF the wrought-up banuDsf-
| ers, and they were able TO brace mp and
listen to the impnssloned gentleman from
Kentucky. hf
The food OF oratory went on md on.
and when 1t was over the editors felt 70
| lleved, because no seizure of fatal
character had made fitting climax to the
utternnces of the choleric speaker. whose
eloquence has been whettcd for years.
upon the obtrusive angles OF his own
party.
And then the teiegraphic wires bore
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

Gold Democrats who bolted the Brynn
party will be permitted to join the 1iii-
Belmont-Parke organization. provided
they pay big entrance fees The Demo
cratic State Committee of Indinnn .,
preparing to levy n heavy assessment on
gold Democrats who wish 10 vote for
Parker. In other words. the men who
have been revied so bitterly by Mr.
Bryan for supporting Palmer or Met0D-
leg at the last two elections mnsf opsn
their pocketbooks II they wish 10 .ir
hunibly in the Parker bandwagon-
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

In 1901 the 2S.SSI, 40 tons of ore pro-
duced by the United States exceeded by
1903 tons the combined output Of Great
Britain and Germany, which amounted
only to 2S,s45, 5J6 tons.
The high record of production in this
country was reached in 1902, when the
total was 1854. 135. in a combined
world output OF about 81, 900. 900 tons.
Germany reached its highest record in
1900 with 1s.96i.294 tons, and Great
Britain its maximum in 1889, when its
total was 1886, l0J tons.
In 1901. the year when this country
for the first time produced more ore
than Great Britain and Germany COM
binei. the total world output OF ore was
I9.9s1 .935 tons, leaving only 51.O94.45G
for the entire world outside the United
States, whose production was 2S,SS7. 479
tons.
For that year the Official figures. with
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

On Aug. 20 fall OF snow, the first
OF the season, occurred in Minnesota.
and 1t cannot be denied that 1t occurred
under the Roosevelt administration.
Crops, flowers and garden produce were
damaged, and there was the dickens to
pay generally.
The Republican party cannot deny
that this thing has happened under a
Republican administration. but 1t can do
this: 1t can promise another snowfall
on Nov. 9, so vast that the memory OF
all preceding snow storms will be lost
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

ave want no laws inspired by pas
sion, nor do we want them sdminI.-
tered by seinshuess or incap city. The
best laws. wisely nd IN Mustered, nrc
what we demand, and they can be Sc
cured II we but do orr duty, . duty
comma ded by the sacrifice Of those
who sleep ON this field, and by our avn
interests and the intere~ts of those
who shall follow us."-senator FAIRBANKS
at Freehold, N. j., June "a. 1904.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

The country is indebted to the Repub-
lican party for the national bank sys-
tenn, the resumption OF specie payments
and the establishment OF the gold stand
ard. 1t can well afford to point with
pride to these and other achievements
opposed and denounced by the Democ-
racy.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

The average weekly rate OF wages in
the United States is 179 per cent and IN
Great Britain 100 per cent. 1t marks
the difference between protection and
free trade.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

President Roosevelt said in his specrh
Of acceptance: "a party Is OF worth
only In 30 far as IL promotes the nntiopas
interest" Measured by this Standard
what is the Democratic party WORTH
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

1t is sometimes well TO consider what
might have been. Where would our gov
ernment finances. our revenues. our do
nestle Industries aud our foreign trade
be now II the Democracy had succeeded
in 1896 or 1900?
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22
WAITER ) OMAN VAIL
THIS TIME IT'S r osEvELT TtsAy
HE'S AFRAID OF.

The cassandra of American Politics
utters Dismai Howl. and ntres.s
Prediction. About Roosevelt -s4s
Republicans.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-22

Number OF establishments .........
snPitni 49,: ....-.. ..--....---...
saiaried officials, clerks, ETC., number .........
Wage-earners, average number ................
Aotni WuEts
Men, 10 years and .................
wages .-.:.--....-.. ..-..................
women, ~ years ana over ...............
children, under 10 years ................
Wnkts
Miscellaneous expenses ...................
Cost OF materials used .................,,
value OF products e - pounds EACH. .........
Tons of Products c, 2224 pounds EACH. ...,.
mot reported separately. decrease.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29
YOUNG GIRL KILLED
BY KISSING CORPSE
BLOOD POISONING AMp
SHE DIES IN MosTERR
BEE#AGoHY.

VIENNA, Aug. -sPassionatelX
devoted to her father @ Eato died fess
at Budapest. a naia1la5
ed Anna Boros. threw herself Ilpoa
his body and kissed him onsthe raosfth.
forehead and cheeks. NeSfsday8sher
lips became painful. herEfaeaSssHTelIedsss
and h died soon after III tarribleags
ony from blood poisoning
Her sweetheart was greatly ~
at her death. and Observation-Disclosures
ground beside her graye.arraagedds
that he should be uriedsfheTs Them
his time came. Then. as ne was
to visit the cemetery with his dead
f%ancee's mother, "a setdde1ily
into a neighboring room and sshotshiTass
self dead.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-29

t$ss$sSSSMa
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. e#a*aaanl
led hessIaughtsrsSsh epiIofadgM
along. An odor toheasenss%gasnness
glance az the sacrifcad little
bones. debris.sneryedamessI ggath las
skirts In my land and nessEirscfstys
r found myself sitting oInetninss
IT might have been acllair,ortrse
trunk. or a pile 8ofs board nighs
have been an OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
for all I knew I only SkneW frtssns
with the steady nerves was
in ghoulish glee- omtheSdenths@oE
my hands l moaned tos.sLets
"VFhere?" says the neutrality-suspicious.
Somewhere. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
out of this,
THE Pike?"
NO, no. Let's go see&thesmost@or
namental. the most rivoIous Thing on
the grounds
Wen go see the Partisan dresses
then,
And that's, where we2wentss#Undar
their artistic influence life esufned fis
normal tide:and foweaserenetY. Here
after my knoWledge#of aboriginal 1naTss%
viii 70 taken gladly from the turned
missionary. BUT my contribution rs
aid in his uplfftingWi1a i'll feer,
doubled--LiiS Heraid&FrostSIn thassSf.
Louis be-Dernocrat.8 ##