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Irrrrnsox,s SECRETARY

JRFFHRsoS's SECRETARY or THE
TREASURY OK THE DOUBLE STANDARD.
Albert Gallatin, secretary OF the
treasury under Jefferson and one OF The
greatest statesmen this country has
produced, and 'one'whose especial fame
Law in the realms of finance, in letter
addressed to the treasury department
December 81, 1929, defending the
double standard and answering the OBJ
lection that il gave the debtor the
option OF paying in the cheaper metal,
1. That in half the cases which oc-
cur the metal cheapest at the time to
payment is the cheapest, not because
Il has fallen since the contract for pay
ment was entered into. but because ths
other metal has risen; and that in such
cases the creditor suffers no loss Of be-
ing obliged to receive the cheapest
metal, while the debtor wouh suffer
both loss and injustice II obliged to
pay in the dearest
2. That the rise aud fall in il ilue
OF both metals, as compared wiia pfl-
modities, are m re frequent and lci
greater than the fluctuations in .lc r
relative value.
And he therefore argues that, as
body proposes to abandon the use %
gold and silver as money on account u
their fluctuations as measure of Tho
value Of commodities, there is less
reason for objecting 10 their double. ol
alternate use on account Of their muol
smaller fluctuations rrla'ivo)T - e.
other.
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A month ago, when Governor Til
den's letter Of acceptance appeared,
there was formal figuring up Of the
States and q careful estimate made OF
the probable result. Certain States
were put down as certainly Republican,
others Rs surely Democratic, while a
third list was made on the doubtful
States, upon the votes of which the re-
estimate made at that time New York,
Connecticut, North Carolina, Nevada
and California were generally conced-
ed to the DemocratA BY this count
they figured mp 172 ELECTORAL votes for
Tilden. only thirteen short Of major
ity. BY carrying Indiana they hoped
10 secure the required number, and
thus an easy and certain victory was
figured out for the Democratic candi-
date. ., - N r- l,,-r
But during the month just past sew
eral important things have happened.
The Republicans Throughout the North
ern States have strengthened their
cause by O series OF Congressional
nominations unprecented for ability
and high moral character. (2) TIE
New York Democratic leaders, under
the instruction OF Mr.. Tilden, have at
tempted TO play desperate game OF
trickery and frand: as a consequence,
their party in New York is 80 disor-
ganized, demoralized and discouraged
that New York steps over from the list
OF doubtful States into the column Of
those-if not practically sure for Hayes
and Wheeler-at least doubtful in their
support OF Tilden. (3) California and
Nevada are so clearly Republican that
they may with confidence be put down
for Hayes and Wheeler. The eloquent
and impassioned declaration of Senator
Booth for the Republican ticket is just
the influence needed to secure the
nine votes of those two far-off Pacific
States for Hayes and Wheeler. In
New Jersey the revulsion against Til
ien is sweeping and complete. A
month ago it was counted surely Dem
ocratic. Now Ben Wood, the veteran
Democratic gambler of New York, who
Always bets to win, is Offering odds of
swo to one that New Jersey will give a
for Hayes. III. upon the ba-
sis of all these facts, we now recon-
,truct the estimate, it will stand as
follows:
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NUMBER 1889.


asked myself 10 what this remarka-
BILE social atmosphere was due. What
influence il was that held band of
men, hundreds OF miles from the re-
straints of civilized life, up TO its high
est requirements OF decorum and po-
lite intercourse. How was il that there
was such perfect freedom and safety
for sweet-faced young girls, with long
golden braids or flying chestnut curls,
and souls as pure as their broad fore
heads, in such surroundings. / found
my reply in Mrs. Custer. 1t was her
presence alone that made all this possi-
BILE: She followed the General through
all his campaigns, her constant aim be-
ing TO make life pleasant for her hus-
band and for his command. General
Clusters officers were remarkably at
tached TO him; to man they reyered
and admired his wife. She was with
him not only in the idleness OF sum-
mer camp life, when days passed in "a
dolce farniente resembling holiday
picnic; but in ruder and more danger
Gus enterprises she was, as far as ha
would permit, his constant companion.
In response to the bugle-call "Boots
and saddles" given at any time Of the
night, and announcing n sudden mount
and forced march, she needed only five
minutes for the completion of her tot
let. Eight minutes included the luxu-
ry of bath.
As looked Mt this cultivated and re-
markable little lady, SO quietly unas-
suming, who
walked within heated glare
Her presence making cooler air"
/ did not wonder at the frankly-express-
ed opinions of one of the Generals
staff, a gentleman whose high social
and education had never
his national brogue, and
who was suspected of exaggerating il.
out Of patriotic pride, who preferred
with Mrs. Custer to dane
ing attendance on the young girls, and
defended his preference thus:
81 don't loike young leddies; they
are so thrilling and frivolous. Iprefer
the society OF married women"
Gen. Clusters staff was peculiarly
one. 1t contained repre-
sentatives from many of the European
The most representative Amer
lean was, perhaps, Col. Tom Custer, in
bis buckskin suit, broad -brimmed hat
and crimson necktie. with long, futter-
ing ends-gallant Col. Tom, who pos
sessed more medals for rebel flags ta-
ken during the war than any man in
his department = Lizzie w. Champ
ney in Independent.
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three very Grav. offen.c..

Tilden now stands before the conn
try virtually convicted Of three very
dishonorable charges.
1. We have Horace Greeley as q
strong witness that Tilden as Chairman
Of the New York Democratic State
Committee in 1868, conspired with
Tweed and his gang in New York city
10 elect Hoffman Governor by the
most scandalous and outrageous sys-
tenn of ballot-box stuffing that has ever
been equaled in the history OF cleo
tions. LiI A
2. We have the records of the courts
of four States and the testimony OF
scores OF swindled stockholders, prov
ing that Tilden was the devil in the
play, wherein the farmers, manufac-
turers aud small capitalists OF the West
were literally robbed Of their invest
ments in railroad enterprises by the
'.gobbling up" process which he at the
head Of a gang of manipulators and
schemers, adopted for getting posses
sion OF those enterprises, and so con-
solidating or managing" them as not
only 10 enrich himself by robbing hon.
est stockholders, but to turn them into
powerful and grinding monopolies, TO
the hardship OF the Western farmers,
manufacturers, merchants, traders and
other shippers aud travellers.
3. We have Tilden's own affidavits to
prove that he is q perjurer and swind-
Ter Of the Government, he having, in
lS68, sworn that his entire taxable In
come for 1862 was less than 5000,
while recently, In court, as defendant
in suit Of the parties interested in
one Of the ''gobbled mp" Western rail
road companies. 20 recover some OF the
plumber he aud his gang had illegally
wrested from the stockholders and
mortgsge holders. he swore that IN ls62
he had received $40, 900 as lawyers fees
from that one company alonel
Here, then, are three specific and
very fragrant acts OF dishonor and
criminality which have been establish
ed against Samnel J. Tilden, the Dem
ocratic candidate for President Of the
United States. He does not deny any
of these charges. and his friends, apol'
ogists and organ-grinders have thus
far utterly failed TO give anything like
an explanation that Is at all satisfactory
10 honest OF fair minded men. Is tins
the man the people Of the Republic
want for their Chief Magistrater
L
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The above fearful indictment ought
TO be enough Of itself to settle all pre-
tentions OF the Democratic party TO
anything like honesty. II they stole
nj the above rates in the earlier days
OF the Republic, what would they do
now il placed in power, with the OPP
portunfties presented for saddling on
the country the payment of the Con-
federate war debt and the host OF
Southern war claims which would pQur
in for settlement?
Now, Mr.. Editor, IL the above is not
satisfactory to the Democratic reform
ers we will give them an additional
dose for your next Issue. s. s. b.
WAsHISoroS. ID. c., Sept. 9. 1876.
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Here is arecord of but one branch OF
the public service. in which the Dem
ocraey plundered the National Treas
ury OF nearly q million dollars, and
that, too, IN the space Of about two
years. which fact can be substantiated
by prosf. . Col. John Spencer was Re-
IN fsss' Mr. wSosbary % made " com, ona
plaint against Mr.. Spencer, Mr.. VIM.
Hendricks responded TO Mr.. w. in be-
half of Mr.. Spencer, saying ''that il
would, to some extent, produce excite
ment IL be fCoL y. } was removed, as he
has many warm and influential friends,
both in Fort Wayne and Dearborn
county, from which former place he
removed 10 his present residence, bet
ter let 10 be. ."Y Mr.! Woodbury conclu-
ded 10 lst IL be, and says In reply TO
Mr. Hendricks, 81 am happy TO inform
you tliat Mr. Spencer'sl explanations
have been such that he will probably
continue in Office" Mr. Spenceris OK
plantations were: :sh my Democratic
friends think that Fought not to leave
until we hold an election Tor President.
on the TIN of November, until which
time Ihave concluded 70 wait.
We append statement from the
records OF the Treasury Department,
showing balances due the United
States from deiaulting Democratic Of
fcers Of customs from 1890 TO 1861,
81, ,323, GAG. 49, 3df sdA3m Lr-
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PULLMAN PALACE CARS.

These celebrated cars are run on all night trains
on all the lines Of this road They run between
Chicago and Omaha. chicago ana ,,..la. SsdaF
chicago and Freeport. Chicago and Marquette.
Chicago aud Green Bay. Chicago and Muwau-
kee. Chicago At 81. Panl.
This Il the Only Line running these cars be-
tween Chicago 81. Paul or Chicago and NIL
waukee.
At omaha our Sleepres connect with the over
land sleerers on the Union Pacific Railroad for
all points west of the Missouri River.
All Ticket Agents sell tickets by this route.
W. H. STENNETT,
General Passenger Agent.
MARvnS HIGHT, General superintendent.
maritodecsl
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TIIDEN.
HAYES.


In this it will be seen that Mississip-
pi and Louisiana, either of which with
a fair election would go Republican.
are given to Tilden; and New York,
North Carolina, Indiana, and even New
Jersey are classed among the dought-
full States But even with this over
liberal estimate, Governor Hayes Sc
cures 164 ELECTORAL votes-within 81
OF a majority. III among the doubtful
States he carries New York alone, he
will be elected. There is the most
abundant prospects that he will do
this. Even il he loses New York and
carries Indiana and California, or In
diana and Connecticut, or Indiana and
New Jersey, North Carolina and Cali
fornia, he will still be elected. The
truth is he will do more than all this.
The Republicans are gaining ground
and the Democrats losing every day.
The rottenness in New York is death at
the heart OF the Democratic party.
The Republicans are making strong
nominations and no mistakes; the
Democratic canvass has been a success
sion OF blunders. The Independent
party is back in the Republican lines,
and their great, powerful newspapers
are working as valiantly for the Repub-
lican ticket as they worked against il
in 1872. The New York Graphic, an
Independent paper which first suggest
ed Tilden's nomination for the Presi-
dency, turns from the Democratic
middle in disgust and calls upon the
friends OF Hayes and Wheeler to
"charge along the whole line and make
the defeat of Tilden rout, TO destroy
the Democracy so entirely that it can
never rally under the same name for
another national struggle"
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CHICAGO
and Northwestern r. Y.
Buy your TICKETS via the CHICAGO a NORTH
WEsTERS RAILWAY or
For San Francisco.
For San Francisco,

Sacramento, ogden, Salt Lake Cheyenne, Den
yer, Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, lankton,
Sioux City, Dubuque, WinOna, 81. Paul, DuInth'
Marquette, Houghion, Hancock, Green bay,
OshkOsh. fon du lac, Madison and Milwaukee.
IL you want TO 20 90 Milwaukee, Oshkosh, ~
Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth Fort Garry, WinonL'
Council iBiuffs, Omaha, Lincoln, Denver, Salt
Lake City, Sacramento, san Francisco, OF hun
dred other northern, or northwestern. points,
this great line Is the one you should take. The
track is OF the best steel RAIL- and all the appoint
ment are nrst class In every respect Its trains
are made up OF elegant new Pullman Palace
DrawinR-room and Sleeping Coaches, luNurlOus,
well lighted and well ventilated Day Coaches,
and pleasant iounging and smoking cars. dhe
cars are all equipped with the celebrated Miller
nc' raS sns satstT AIR Brasss and every
other appliance that has been devised Tor the
safety OF passenger trains. All trains are run ~
telegraph. In word this GREAT LINE has the
best ana smoothest track, and the most elegant
and comfortable equipment Of any roadt the
West, and has no competitor In the country.
so1ib .Is ne e traIns Of me csIcaro North
ern Railway leave CHICAGO as follow:
For Council BIufss, Omaha, and
California.
Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars through 10
Yer Sc. Paai and Minneapolis, two
through trains daily. with Pullman Palace Cars
For Green hay and Lake superior
Two trains daily, with Pullman Palace cars at
tached, and running through 20 Marquette.
Fer mii W. gauk ce, four through trains dei-
ly. Pullman cars on night trains.
For Wtnona and points In Minnesota, one
through train daily.
For Dubuq ne, via Freepert, two through
trains daily, with Pullman Cars on night train.
FOR Dubuque aud In Crosse, via Gun
ton. TWO through trains daily, with Pullman
cars on night train.
For sioux city and Nnnkton, TWO
trains daily. Pullman cars TO missouri 'Ahe,
Junction
For Lake Geneva -Four trains daily.
For Rockford. sterling. kenosha.
JanesviIle, and other points, you can have
from two 20 ten trains daily.
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The most mortifying inflrmity in hu-
man nature, 10 feel in ourselves or 10
contemplate in another, is perhap cow
ardice. To see q coward done 20 the
life upon the stage would produce any
thing but mirth.
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Democratic speaker in South Car
olina asked his colored hearers IL they
bad enough 10 ent. Their answer was,
"p1enty, plenty" "who gives il to
your" be inquired. Nobody gives il;
we work for it," they cried. "what
do you own now that you did rot have
before the war;" said he. "Our wives
and children" was the stunning ans.
ver. That Democrat had no moe "a
say.
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quested Governor Tilden TO appoint
one Of these conyicts, who is an valu-
able ally at election times, TO q valua-
BILE position. 0thex men, without
reference to party, Of 6ourse protested
against the appointhent The ap-
Pointment was however made by the
Governor, and the appointee is now
drawing salary from the State Treas
ury. Perhaps these are acts which
become q ''good Governor" aud man
who Is using reform" capital.
Governor Tilden lays claims TO re-
ducing the debt aud taxes of the State.
In the first place an Executive cannot
do this; in the second place the chang
es in these items, which did occur in
1875, we're the result OF legislation by
O previous Legislature and by an
Of the Constitution, adopt
ed In 1874; and in the third place the
State taxes we're never so high in the
history OF the State, into S56S, 900, as
they are the present year.
The annual State taxes for several
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CANADA SOUTHERN R'Y.
CENTENNIAL ExCrRsI0NISTs

Will. OF course, wish 10 see all the sights COM
forfably and cheaply. To this end the Gauta
southern H'y Company has, though IT.
connections In the West and Northwest, placed
on sale a large number Of Tourists Excursion
Tickets at greatly reduced rates, by which pas
sengers can not only visit the Centennial EXhi-
bltion at Philadelphia. but can, In addition, visit
the principal eastern cities. with an opportunity
OF stopping az any of the great number OF famous
resorts "a New York and Pennsylvania. The
Canada southern II the only liDe from the
west running directly % Niagara Falls, giving
passengers, from the train. wonderful pano-
ramlc view of the Mighty Gaturact- Horse
shoe Fall, the Great na pids, and landing
them directly az the Fails. The track Of the
Cnnadn southern Is an air hne, laid with
steel rails OF the heaviest pattern; there are no
curves or grades; wood Il used for fuel; coaches
are furnished with the Winchel Patent Ventila-
tor. ensuriug perfect freedom from dust With
~ conplete system Of magnldcenf ParIor,
sleeping ana Drawing Room lCars
from Chicago, Dctroit md Toledo, and
its admirable connections a. NtaErn Fails
mud BusfnIo with the New York Cen
trni and Erie Railway the Canada south
e,n Il fast becoming ths fayorfte line to
the East. Tickets via this popular line can
bcprocured AZ all ofices of connecting lines, OF
~ the C0mpany's own ofiicee.
Any Information can be obtained by addressing
FRANK SNOW.
Gent Pass. and Ticket ACT,
DErHofT.
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lss1,isz 90

NJ. lam wss recsiyer OF public mon
les at vandalia, Illinois, June, 1894.
Secretary Woodbury. entered com
plaint thai Mr.. Linn was neglecting
10 deposit the naoney ne reeefvsd IA III.
records that the complaint and cor Al.
. Dependence continued for nearly 80
four years before the Secretary In ~
formed Mr.. Linn that his resignation
had been accepted BY the President.
ana he, the secretary, regretted very
. much thai 40 large balancs of Gov .lu,
ernment money remained In MT.
due from Mr.. Linn. $500
There D bat little doubt that n MT.
a Linn was 10 take an,acfiys psrt In
the present canvass he, would vote
] for Tltien and Referm. friguoo All .iI
Mr. Chlaress was receiver at Greens
burg. La. balance due..l .g-A...... tff,s
Mr.. A, J. Allen was receiver &C Talla-
hassee, F'la., balance dine 4. Az. 2s,6'
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IA ia one characteristic OF Genius 10
do great things with little thing.
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samuel Swartout. New lot CO.. ~ 80
lectOr. 80. -. ...-L f..... t ,3oo 035 6o
Walter Bradley, Fairfield. Connec- ,-.3-.
ucuf, Collector Observation-Disclosures. s.s0T ~
Jesse Hoyt, New York coliector sfs,s1i 20
J. n Hogan, Mobile, collector,.,. is,ssI 0o
tor. -. !...,.... sissss -
: lsctor 80, 80, .,,., .,,,,r,. A,sIe G.
or..........'! ~. s..I.IR. ! ..... s,1ss 80
Oliver NJ. Hyde. Detroit Collector. ls,ssa I5
T, D. King. san Francisco, collec-
B. 9. sanders, ssn:Fraacisco, Goi. -.
NCoiiector.. :. G..-,...sl...s. ao,io1 50
Vim. stotts Ksoknk. lows. spryey-
Augustus Semen, New YORK, Coiiec.
tor. - ..--. - - :. .....-.--. $50 y
John Boston, sayasnah, Collector. s,i57 ~
NJ. Shaener, Milwaukee, Collector. e,467 81
T. v. latham. Brownsville, Texas,
Collector. .. ..................... ls.ss4 10
Richard P. Hammond, San Fran
cisco, Collector r........-......... sTei92 "a
Total. s7,s9s, ,ss4 IS
Statement of balances due the Uni
ted States from defaulting deposito-
ries, banks, bankers and assistant
treasurers, under Democratic admins
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Last week the City Treasurer of De-
troit received s52, ,295. 92 and disbursed
S33, ,90S.6
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PASSE NCERS

fave the privilege OF stopping OF at any point
nd OF visiting Washington city, en-route 70 the
/" without extra charge.
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PARTY GRATITUDE.

The manner in which the Treasury
was robbed in the palmy days of the
Bourbon Democracy, is shown clearly
by the amounts paid to the nephew OF
Andrew Jackson, Mr.. A. j. Donelson,
as Foreign Minister:
Outfit as minister. 5000 salary from April
10, 1916. 10 Sept. I. 1913, eel. 500, s5O;5O0 90
Expenditures as Minister 10 Frank
fort, prior to separation of Rus
sian and German missions ...... 2,25O %
At FROM Frankfort ss.ssooo. =. II,2sO oC
Salary from Sept l, iSis. 10 Nov. .--. !.
l, 1919. ..................... lVsoU w
, 1876-07-09

excitement Of the spring OF that year, and still
more to the large transfers between the late
William G. Ralston and William Sharon; ~ OF
these sales represent an o6tensible value OF
Sc, ,263, zoo, OF an average Of nearly quarter OF
million each. .
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
70 the Editor ef The Tribune. e..
CHICAGO, July 5.-1he plan suggesteu tos
the securing Of humes by salaried anu lapotlhg
men in HE most economic way by Q. c. Gibbs
IN your issue of Sunday last is good IN thcory'
and could it be practically applied to any extent
would meet with my hearty approval, out Us
capitalists do not build and sell houses on Inc
plan he proposes bis figures are vaiueiess "nea
applied to the plan pursued oy oullo1ng ano
There are two points in the system OF loans
os made by these associations which Mr Hi1os
does not fully understand. The name "oi1llo-
iur1, is somewhat misnotncr as used oy tnese
associations, these loans being maoe On uhlhs,
provcd and already improved property, as VIGIL
Is for the purposes Of building.
The premium bid for money oy oorIoMs1s ~
not arbitrary at 80 percent as ne seems 70 tnlnh,
the rate Of premium depending e't'1ay 1y apual VI
til. borrower himself, the money on hand 10
inon heinp offered periodically to the highest
h;t1der. II the association to which belong
many loans have been made Us ioW as ~ pes
cent. and some Us high as ~ per cent premium.
Members can borrow from these associatlons
wherever their Judgment or fancy may direct,
hc thc casc With the plan OF Mr.. Gibbs.
There NAV be better plans for the saving ana
borrowinr Of money by the class Of persons to1
whom building and loan associations are In
tended, but thus far they have not been prac-
tico1lv devcloned, SToCKHOLpER.
, 1876-07-09
PUBLIC STIMMING-DATHs.

70 the Editor At The 1Tbune
CHICAGO, July 8,-During this hot weather.
when baseball appears to be all the rage
venture to suggest, through your paper, another
more pleasing and exhilarating eze1cisc which
I am astonishcd the public of Chicago (unlike
other citics) have wanted SO long. have lately
visited several cities, and find that in New York
and Philadelphia ample accommodation is tur-
nishcd for this noble art. I refer to the art OF
swimming. Our city possesses many natural
advantages, which could easily be brought into
play, to supply the public with this mueh-fclt
want. At present no law-abiding citizen can
bathc in the lake without taking boat and
going some distance from the shore. This ex~
nedient can only be indulgedi in by expert swim
mcrs. thereby prccluding the rising generation
from learning the art. .s;.
/ would suggest that the authorities OF TINS
town barricadc or set apart q portion o. the
shore for this purpose, or initiate New ofk,
and erect ttoating- -bnth where, at Small cosl'
bathcrs could deposit their valuablcs "nle cll-
loving themselves. If public subscription
fist was opened the response would be 50 hearty
that tie *sdisidcratum would soon oc sup
pNed. Nv Inst suggestion is that Swimming
Club be formed, and 1t might be started on the
limited liability principle, ant! shall De peasea
to read my other letters with suggestions on
the subject. Yours, etc.. LEANDER'