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The Gazette and Land Bulletin VOL 3- B MMN OF I* BY SENATOR ALLISON OF lOWA’ lo wa Senator sums np the Great Public Questions T \<,w Before the People of the United States. fhe Veteraa Beaatar from Defends tMe Beeest -OF THE— republican wjwt \ N D predicts that it will be approved BY THE NATION. r . F the Republican Party in the coming campaign for the Presidency is to be judged by the record of • of the present administration, it can point, first, to the prosperity with which the country is now A blessed. This prosperity began with the inaugu- T ration of President McKinley and the installation „f. Republican House of Representatives, the people hav in«‘ faith and confidence that the promises made in the pre ceding campaign would be redeemed at an early day. I resi due Kinlev called an extra session of Congress, and the i)i, l2 le V law, so called, was passed, and became a powerful factor in the restoration of prosperity. Moreover, the suc cess of the Republcian Party in 1896 made it impossible for four years! at least-for Mr. Bryan and his fol lowers to Urov our credit and our money together, These two thing- united gave F >pe to the country ; business revived and the wheels of industry began to move, and employment at fair wages was soon to be found for all " Thelitnation now is marked contrast with that of only a few rears a»<> In 1893 the country passed through a panic ;,f aList unprecedented severity. The election of Presi dent Cleveland, and his party’s a y oM ’® d dtrex- our industrial policy by a change in the tariff the direc tion Of free trade, had the effect of paralyzing our indus tries. and thus forcing our laborers to quitwork Wi h this came a just fear that our money standard was hkfdy to be debased bv the infusion into our circulation of so much silver that it would be impossible to keep it at par with gold. These two things uniting brought on the panic and although late in 1893 Congress repealed the P u^ ia - '”p clause of the Sherman act, so as to discontinue fu p chases of silver, nevertheless, with the tariff question still a menace, the panic was only partially checket . A similar alarm again seized the public mind at the time of the last Presidential campaign, when the Democratic party for the first time made an open and positive declara tion'in favor of the free coinage of silver at the ratio of to 1 without the aid or consent of any other nation, thus placing that party in favor of a change of the money stand ard from gold to silver, Its action had the affect of con tinuing the depression in our industries and trade 1893, so that in 1896 there was an unrest which for the time kept business at a standsiill, and the country was financial ' It was then declared by Mr. Bryan, and by those> who followed him that it was impossible to restore pro p unless free coinage of silver should be provided for by our legislation. They argued that if this were not done, then , because of the scarcity and consequent appreciation of gold, there would bean aggravation of the situation then existing, lhe Republicans, on the other hand, insiste i ia e true road to prosperity, and to the restoration o e con ditions existing before the panic of 1893, depen de upon ie election of President McKinley, upo the reestablishment ot his party’s policies, and upon the preservation and the maintenance of the gold standard of money, they propn- that if these things were not done, prosperity wou quickly come again to the people of the United Sta cs, se cured i>v the preservation of our money standard, the reviva °f our industries, the extension of our markets, am t ie Ml employment of labor—this last bringing, in turn, en larged markets for our agricultural products. hi the past three years every prediction made by the e publican party has been realized and verified, and every promised made has been faithfully kept; whilst every pro pbesy made by our political opponents has failed. Before 1896 the Democrats and the Republicans alike re- c °gnized, in their national platforms, that the gold stand ard should be maintained, and that all money should be kept at a parity by our legislation. It was an accepted doc Jrine that free coinage of silver would bring monometal resulting in the banishment of gold and a debaset standard of money. h is an axiom in economic science that with free coinage Bte value oi the coin can be no greater than that of the ma. Waycross and Brunswick, Ga., and Tampa. Fla., Jan. 27,1900 terial of which it is made, and that therefore the silver dol lar under free coinage would have the same value in the world’s market as the bullion from which it is fabricated** as is illustrated in Mexico. When the declaration for free silver was made in 1896, the value of silver as compared with gold was at the ratio of thirty two ounces of the former to one ounce of the latter, the bullion value of a silver dollar being about fifty cents. Free coinage of silver has been for three years the shib boleth of the Democratic party, the one thing above all others they wish to attain ; and if we are to judge from the repeated utterances of their platforms favoring this idea, and their promised nomination of Mr. Bryan for President to represent it, their purpose is to force this issue of disaster into the campaign of 1900. This when our country is so prosperous; when money is everywhere so plentiful, and the best money —the money of the world ; when notwith standing the prophesies of disaster made in 1896, there has been added to the stock of gold in the United States, within three years, some four hundred million dollars, so that we have now performing the function of money more gold than it held by any other nation —nearly twice as much as Eng land or Germany, and largely more than France or Russia. As far back as 1888 the Republican party declared in its platform against all combinations of capital organized in trusts or otherwise to control arbitraily the trade among citizens, and recommended to Congress such legislation as would prevent the execution of such schemes. The Demo crats were silent on this subject . In 1890 a law was passed making illegal all trusts and combinations in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States. In 189*2 the Republicans reaffirmed their position. The Democratic party, in the same year, for the first time, made a declara tion against trusts, demanding the rigid enforcement of the liws already made, and recommending such further legisla tion as experience might show to be necessary. The Democrats came into power on March 4, 1893, and continued in power until March 4, 1897. I hey had full control of Congress during the first two years, and of the Senate during the last two years, but in nether House of Congress wss any effort made to modify, amend, extend, or improve the law of 1890, except the insertion of a sec tion in the tariff law of 1894, proposed by Senator Morgan of Alabama, applying the law to combinations in relation to imported goods, which was adopted without objection of either House. . . In 1894 the Supreme Court decided, in a case brought before it, that under the constitution Congress does not have the right to control or restrain the production of any article of commerce within|a State, and that the regulating power of Congress does not attach until there is a sale and purchase, and until the article purchased starts on its jour ney from one State to another. . ~ . bo the question as it stands today is. how to deal With the mono oolies and illegal combinations, and not whether they should be dealt with at all. The Republican has not up this question in the past as I have shown and who can truthful Iv sav that we shrink from facing it now? After all, it is a question, ( /nder our dual form of government, how f r Congress can go °has what extent the State must exercise their power. Cong as has tried it ard nearly all the States have tried it. Republican and Democratic States have made drastic laws on the subject. 1 know Ff no one in any party who is not willing to ame , nd b t ! l^ e^’e^s d strengthen them where they cau be strengthened b X amendments nor do I know of any one who does not welcome cy ry P actiod suggestion having in view the strengthening of these laws, both St In e trvi l n" a to°fild remedies to remove the evils of trusts and com bination "efforts have been made to find cause of the.r Mr. Bryan traces them in part to the scarcity of «" s,n R from the failure to adopt free comage and from the g aPP-c at.on 1 aold which he seems to think nas taken place, resulting in naru gold, wmen ne seems i manufacturers, during the times and falling prices, nc keening period of depression sought trustsi as means "fat would no do’ubt destroy them-and all legitimate business and industries besides. in the Some attribute them to our protect.ve system m the ♦oriflV'htit if thev had their origin here, they <sere curiously late in ol h..»ia h ' h J e '£' ..InSX ™»l.« constitutional. On the othe » t towarc j the ceutraliz- against the -tendency of the s • face of this Congress will tion of K. ov e[ n^ e " ta ‘ p “ w s er ; cad ftse’f into all the States by the ex not be likely to to y p p-eneral government. ercise of powers not £ ra » t * ceive d k by the “holier than thou” at- But the public will not be de Question deserves and will titude of the Democratic party, a n parties and all students of receive the Beriou* consideration of all parties economic problem . cn me Democratic leaders have P *h iVwelHettl d that the ean acquire tern or ? r; an d that when it has been so aS. •“ "“ a " ™'“ island of Luzon, there hav. was overl i )ro wn; the other to with raVffimrandn'a’v; n P^\ n lo CO ahen:te\eXy. Congress can do this; but who will propose and who will vote for u. , t provide the Filipi- lam sure that Congress suited to their needs and nos with the fullest me .^ ure *. should be independent; but it capacity. It ■ntP-s.ble tha^« hey f Shou d P of Xle e s P a o relr«,ha a :i " g a-ong and vigorous iocal government to protect their interest. {ln Afro-AinericuTL-Newspapers 1898-1901, n0.... 5 .....) REV. SAMUEL JOSEPH PATER i ) The above well known character was born in Green ville, S. C., Aug. 17 1865, and was carried to Florida March, 1872 by his father, Isaac Patterson, who went direct to Palatka, Fla., land ing there on Friday, and moved to East Palatka on the same day, and he and the above named went to Palat ka for supplies th > next day and the fatner drown ed, hence he never returned to his family of wife and six children, alive. Destituted of food and clothing, Rachel his wife, struggled on and raised her children in the fear and knowledge of God. Rev. Samuel Joseph Patterson by hard labor and honesty without a father’s care made for himsolf a rep utation in the financial world that is hard to be surpassed, when considering the source from which he came. He is also in the ministry and his four years of labor he has TAMPATOPICS. If you want a copy of the paper call and see us, even if youJ sub scription has expired we can not af ford to have you discontinue your paper. B. J. McCullough, a first cla-s barber at 306 Polk street, makes cul prices to ministers, wd cap and do work at your home, when you cannot call. The Continental has been re paired and is now open. Firs class lodging and meals, coo pdrinks and every thing needed furnished in all styles to suit you Call when visiting our city. A. B Hutchinson manager. Do you want from $3 to $2O per week while sick, a"d leave relatives or friends $lOO, to $2OO at death? Then join the R. B. g. of Washington D. C. Call and see names or lhe many who are being helped. Y, K. Meeks and Co . agents.tf. You can get from 3to 2o dollars per week when sick or suffering from an acc dent from 400 to 700 dol'ars a Jour death if you join the Royal Benefit of VX ashing ton. Call at 402 Central avenue You can join between 2 and io years ot ag Call on Col. Z. D. Green for all work and legal business, as lie is well equiped to accomplish any business given him. ttt RevY K. Meeks of Tampa, rep resenting tbe Royal Benefit society Washington D.C. which insures persons from ». to 70. years old and pays from fe. to «ro, a week wh.le sick and $lOO. to $4OO, at death. This is a strong and reliable society, and does what it promises, as seen by its 1000. members in Jacksonville, and the many else where. added more to A. M. E church numerically also fi nancially than many of those who have spent a life time in the work. He was first to add the Cubans to his church roll. Two Cubans were added last Sunday neith er could speak English, in terpeting was required Rev. Patter sen, in a few words, is a high tone Chris tian gentlemen and a busin ess man of rare exception, He is Business Manager of the Hillsborough Furniture and Undertaking Co., and con ducts a large grocery business He has never bjught a glass of [beer nor whiskey nor danced in his life. He stands at the head of several secret societies- he owns some real estate and has some money. He has the flattering offer of a scholarship to the Wilber force, by the Annual Con ference. In a summary we cannot say more than he is a worthy Christian gentleman*. The Fla- M. E. confer»*nca adjourned Monday afternoon Rev. Daniels was re turned io Tampa Rev. V. K. Meeks- to Lakeland: he also has Homeland and Alitira as his work. The Presiding Elders are all reta : ned and the Palatka District changed to Ocala, west Fla. was added to Gainesville, the East Coast to Jackson ville part of the Gainesville to Ocala District. Rev. P. Bwearinger ministerial, and Mr. C. H Hail of Ben - nington Fla. lay delegate. Tampa was selected aS the seat ot next confereneee- Hot withstanding the many lectures and ad/ices to our people on economy many h re compared to the following id— ustra’io a: A certain mule with a tag on his fore leg bearing the direction of ship ment Ihe mule ate the tag and the colore yonth who was minding him came runntn and exclaiming ” Master dat mule dun ea up wlarhim gwine,” Thisisihe condition of th n: wh > live tnyound their mean» or spend more than they make. Miss A della and Mr, w. A, Armwoods who rendered such valuable assistence, were omitted in our last communication Dear Editor of the Gazette Sir: may I have the honor to say That the paper of mv friend, Mr, J W. Dancey, made me a present fo r 3 mos. I am proud of it; it is a good paper after the three month expires, you can add my name to your sub scription ’list*' D. D. Jeffrey, Titus, Ala.