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Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-12-15
The War Against silver.
winnemucca silver State.

i Winnemucca Silver State.
The President and Secretary of the
Treasury have renewed the war
against silver, and the former, in his
message, and the latter in his annual
report, have arraycd the whole power
of the Administration against standard
dollars. The Secretary tells Congress
that there has been decrease ia the
tcirculation Of standard dollars for the
year ending November 1st, in which
the amount coined was $27 ,0O0, 900.
There are now II, COCOON of those dol
lars in the vaults of the sub-treasury
in San Francisco, and 27,OO0,0OO of
them in the Mint at that place. That
large accumulation, lie says, is useless,
as the call for them is limited, and he
thinks all the old arguments against
standard dollars retain their force.
The President says, in respect to the
coinage of silver dollars and retire
ment Of silver certificates, that he has
seen nothing to alter, but much to
confirm, his former sentiments. It is
not apparent to him why it is desira-
bic to continue the coinage of silver
dollars, and declares it necessary to
provide by legislation some mode of
freeing the Treasury of them.
II Congress is friendly to the silver
interest it can readily rid the Treasury
OF the coins by redeeming bonds with
them and paying portion of the ex-
penses of the Government in silver
dollars. A Government that disburses
about $4OO,OOO,0OO yearly can easily.
t SO disposed, pay out $4,000, 900 in
silver dollars, the amount of that coin
ninted last year. The Government
makes profit of from IL to Is per
'cnt. on silver, which jusS belongs
o the miners who produce bullion,
ut this is matter of no consequence
o an administration whose financial
ol'cy is directed by the national banks
nd gold men. Senator Jones, who :
romised his constituents that the pas.
age of the silver bill was on]v the
penlng wedge of legislation that
'ould be enacted to benefit silver mi
ers, should hasten to Washington and
'deem his promise by advocating the
assage Of an act to pay percentage of
he national debt and the expenditures
the Government in silver dollars
1d relieve the Treasury OF the excess
those coins stored in its vaults. or
such law cannot be passed, issue
liver certificates to represent those
inns, as we'll as all that may be c,in
OF them under the provisions Of the
Iver bill. r
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-12-15

1
A young French painter was, not
long ago, showing the Shah of Persia
his picture of Herodias bringing ia the
head of John the Baptist. The Shah
asked him how many minutes were
supposed to have passed since tho
head was cut off. 1.-TWO minutes {"
said the painter. The Shah then told
him that the lips ought to be wide
open and of ali ashy white As the
artist was unwilling to be convinced
the Shah clapped his hands, and a
slave appearing, drew his sword and
with one tremendous sweep, severed
his head from his body. He then
pulled out his watch and two minutes
after stopped down, picked up the
bleeding head. and walking to the
picture, held the real head by the side
of the painted one, and said to the
frenchnan; Monsieur, you can see
tor yourself that tho lips ought to be
ashy white and wide apart, aud YOU
VIII learn to bolieve the Shah in flu.
turo."
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-12-15

Vice-President Cakes says the Nor.
thern Pacific is earning at the rate of
S9,OOO,oOO per year. and the whole
line will be in operation by next Sep.
TENDER.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-12-15

A bunch of confederate bonds, ag-
grcgating $l45,600 was sold at
Charleston, S. G., the other day at
$3.50 per thousand.
Nine thousand one hundred feet OF
railroad tunneling 10 required by the
Northern Pacific railroad to cross the
Cascade mountains.
Poor Senator Logan is evidently
very i'll at ease in his mind because
General Grant has come out in favor
of doing justice to Fitz-John Porter
The ranks of tho immortal 500 are
rapidly disintegrating.
An important ruling has been made
by Commissioner Mcfarland that will
establish a precedent. 1t reads: an
case of simultaneous applications for
timber culture entry OF tract in tho
same section, registrars and receivers
are requested to sell the right to the
highest bidder as in homestead cases
Ex-vice President Colfax has
emerged from obscurity long enough
to say that he does not despair of Re-
publican success in 1884. The out.
look must indeed be bad when the
opinion Of such prehistoric and long.
ago-forgotten politician is delved for
in order to encourage the weak.heart-
ed and doubling.
A very rare silver coin has just been
unearthed near Brunn, Moravia. 1t
bears on one side the portrait en- relief
of Attilla, King Of the Huns, with the
inscription, "Attilla Rex" and on the
other the outlines of fertilization.
with the word "Aquilija." 1t is sup.
posed to date back to the time of Tro.
Jan, and hence is about 1880 wears
old.
A Washington special says: A $
gentleman just received a note from ,
Captain w. Page Mccarthy. asking !
the loan of his duelling pistols, from ,
which it is inferred that Senator Rid .
dleberger has sent challenge Nc }
Carthy is cousin of Fitz Hugh !,
Lee, and served on his stuff during the ;,
war. He is almost dead shot and +
man of undoubted nerve. Five years f
ago he fought Mordecai, near Rich ,
mond, and ween wounded leaned ;,
against tree and insisted on second =
shot.
The report of Postmaster General
Howe, for the fiscal year ending June u
so, 1882, shows that the total dis Il
for the postal service were y
$40, 4S2, OIL; ordinary receipts, SAL y
biz, 1902; receipts from money orders, :, ;,
s360,767 Excess of receipts. 1894. ~
1888. For the first time in 81 wears I'll
The postal service has not been bur- q
len upon the Treasury. The defcien. p'
y Of the previous year was $2446- Va
1873, and in 1880 the deficiency was nc
100000 ia
1t is understood that Secretary Lin !.
DIN will recommend slight increase :.
I the army, but Congress is not like +.
to appreciate his arguments. No ~
ndre Indian wars are ANTICIPATED '" y,
no settlement of most of the Western -
ountry by the whites has progressed i.
'r enough to render any smeuta on -.
ne part of the Indians poworless to -.
o harm without the resistance of
trong military force. The strength
the savages appears to be thor. 'o'
nghly oversoughed. and with the ex. 81
option OF little numbering along the 'u'
-exican border. 10 further trouble is svl
,pscted. Reasons for the increase of Nle
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
How Far Should Subordinate
Oranges Criticise the Acts OF
Public Off ciaIS.

Thefollowing questiQps were sub
mitted for consideration, with the
request that answers be published
in the Journal Of agriculture:
lis it, or is it not, proper for a
Subordinate Grange to review the
public acts Of officials in State and
national governments who are cho-
sen to position of trust, giving ex
pressions of approval for efficient,
honest, and faithful services rens
dered? On the other hand, when a
public servant proves dereliet in the
disharge of his public d1ties, is it
or is it not proper to give expression
of disapproyal?'
In reply, we answer affirmatively.
1t is proper for a Subordinate
Grange to examine the. acts Of men
in official positions, and when
their official acts are commenda-
BILE TO give them your hearty ap-
provaI, no matter whether the Off
cial belongs to your favorite party
or to an opposing party. For be
travail of trust, or dereliction of du
ty, it is proper to give your disap-
proval, as readily if the incum bent
belongs to your own party, as you
would if he belonged to an oppos-
ing party.
[ would say in addition to these
answers, that the question may ap-
pear to some as being of delicate
nature; but, when properly viewed,
and from nonpartisan standpoint,
it's delicacy is removed and The
subject is one of merit and worthy
OF consideration by every citizen.
Inlelecting an individual to office,
from constable to legislator, from
Governor to President, the person
chosen should be selected on account
of his peculiar fitness and quallflca-
ton for the position. The individ~
uaI should be possessed of undonbt.
ed integrity, and his fidelity should
not be sweryed by temptations ana
schemes concoeted for any seifsh,
nurpese Officials possessing these
Qualifications would serve tbe peo>
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
COLUMBUS, MISSISSIPPI, 8, 1882.

passing OF resolutions of commen-
dation, or of condem nation will
not change it, or relieve us from
bearing unjust burdens.
The only hope left the farmers is,
to unite their efforts in the Grange,
where they can instruct each 9th
er, and co operate together upon
principles of right and Justice, and
then &C. as honest American citi-
zens in securing their own rights
and elevating their manhood 90 a
higher sphere of usefulness in the
world rather than TO be only pro-
ducers of wealth for others, and the
tools of demagogues. Official acts
for the good of the whole people,
should meet the approval of all par
ties. Official acts for selfish purpo-
ses, and detrimental to the general
welfare of the people. should meet
the disapprovai of all parties; and
were this the practice might it be
quite a stimulent to official to act for
the public good.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

If the farmers of the country un.
derstood how their interests are af.
fected by the legislation of Congress
they would speak out in trumpet
tones in condemnation of many
measures now before that body
and In earnest support of others
The measure that of all others should
receive their condemnation is that
TO recharter the National banks.
Petitions and resolutions should go
up from every Grange in the land
demanding that no National bank
charter be renewed.
And the measures that should
have their support are
The Inter State Commerce bill;
The bill making the Agricultural
an Executive department; and
The Ship Railway bill.
The first measure is in the inter
ests of the Money Power-the
most dangerous, unscrupulous and
wicked power that exists on Ameri-
can soil.
The three last measures are dis
tinctly in the interest of agricul-
ture, and if they meet with oppo-
sition as they have done, it will be
from the tools of the money Power
and Railway monopolies. Farm
ers, Patrons. of Husbandry, labor
ing men of all classes, speak out
for your interests, earnestly and
fearlessly. and do it without delay.
And the only way in which this
can be done is by petitions to Con
gress from individuals and resolu-
tons from organized bodies. Send
on your petitions and resolutions.
and Congress will listen to your
demands.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
Number 81.

interests and professions do like
wise. Partisan politics, religious
views, temperance differences, all
are laid aside, and all their power,
all their force, concentrated and ap-
piled wherever they can see an
opening, and they are generally
successful This is the existing
state of affairs, and however much
we may deprecate it, it is no use
to howl, make faces and tear our
hair, and declare we won't submit
to it, until we can grow and main
tain power competent to cope
with til. IN Kansas Farmer.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

the farmers to erect Clement At
tachment factories, manufacture
their cotton on their farms and sell
1T exclusively in manufactured
form. If our farmers could be in :
duced to look at the question OF
Isthmian transit from the stand.
point of their own interests. thew
would give the Ship Railway their
most earnest support.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

A Strong Protest against Monop olies
and Machine Politics.

n oCronS froteSt against MonopOlieS
| and Machine Politics.
One of the most favorable aud en-
couraging signs of the movement
now being made against the cen
tralization Of wealth by the great
monopolies, is the interest that is
being taken by the farmers in the
discussion of these questions. At
the recent meeting of the New Jer
sy State Grange, the splendid res
port which we give below, was
adopted and is beirg promulgated
to the people of that State, and
ought to be read by every farmer
and tax payer in the Uuion. The
report says:
"Belicving that the enormous
growth of the wealth and political
influence of monopolies, has sub
verted popular government, and
threatens the existence of our re
public, we therefore, earnestly So
licit the assistance Of all good citi
zens and farmers of our country to
re>establish government for the
people, by the people in lieu
of government by corpora
tions. To justify our belief, we
cite that the capital ofthe railroads
is given at So, 500, 900, 900, telegraph
capital at $4,000, 900, standard oil
800, 100000, ard bank capital Ga
pure monopoly if the "green backs
ho wis h rowp nc 20 advoootoJN
$3.50 900, 900. An aggregate of S.,
100000 900. The capital of the old
United States bank wasls32, 900, 600
Since 1880 the population of this
country has quadrupled, while the
capital of the combined monopolies
is ninety eight times the capital of
the institution in which Jackson
and his party believed menaced the
life of the republic, and believing
so destroyed. We cite that these our
corporations have debauched pol
itics; that in many elections, their
money controls the result. The in
telligent, thinking, uncorrupt mass
of citizens are practically disfran-
chised. Of what worth is the shad-
ow, if we have lost the substance of
the ballot? In some States the rail-
road controls the election of United
States senator's. The Pennsylvania
Railroad has one of it's officers in
the u. S. senate. So has the Balti-
more and Ohio. 1t is said and be-
ieved that the railroads control the
senate and supreme court Of the ma
ton. Yet, more alarming, the New
York Tribune, after saying "the
time is near at hand when the
banks will feel compelled to act
strongly" states ''that meanwhile
very good thing has been done, the
machinery is now furnished by
which, in emergency, the financial
corporations of the east can act to-
gether at single days notice, with
such power that no act OF Congress
can overcome to resist their dici-
sion." A late Congress was COM
posed of 120 bankers, SO lawyers,
and of the remainder IA were mer-
chants, % manufacturers, doctors
and 4 chants-no farmer among
them, yet we outrank, in wealth
and mbers, and all other classes
combined. What has been the ef-
feet of the legislation of these men
on agriculture? You know its ef-
fects in the east, but what OF the
west? An Iowa farmer. an ex>con-
gressmen, has made this matter o
subject of inquiry. He declares,
whereas few years ago Iowa was
40 free of encumbrances that it was
said man could walk across the
State without stepping 90 mort
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
The Future of the south.

We have for years been impressed
with the belief that the Cotton
States are destined to be the manu-
featuring centre of the Union, and
that, too, in a comparatively brief
time. We have striven earnestly
to induce the members of our Order
to give their most earnest atten-
ton to and consideration of their
int&ests in this direction. There
is not Grange community in the
Cotton States, if they would but
agitate the subject, concentrate
their means, small though that may
be in each individual case, and
work cordially together, hut could
put up and operate small Clement
Attachment factory. There is no
Investment, next to cooperative
store, that would yield them greater
profits, to say nothing of the large
amounts saved both in money, labor
and time, by setting aside the gins
and selling cotton in a Manufactured
form.
The leading object of The Pa
IRON has been and will continue to
be, TO arouse the farmers of. the
Cotton States to the paramount i'm
portaDce of these great questions
the establishment of Cooperative
stores and Clement Attachment
factories-and to induce them to
act. The cooperative system is
rapidly gaining ground, and we
are satisfied that within few years
the farmers generally will transact
their business on that system, at
least to the extent of purch asing
their supplies. The movement to
establish Clement Attachment fac
tories has not yet fairly commenced,
for the farmers still lack informa-
ton, and more than all they have
not yet sufficient confidence in
themselves to engage in new sys~
TEN of business-one which ap-
parently requires the highest order
OF mechanical skill and business
tact and experience. But they can
not postpone action much longer.
The rapid growth in the number of
cotton factories around them and
the success which attends them,
Will force the farmers to unite and
act. They will not be slow in find
ing out that small Clement At
'achment factory which pays net
annual income on the capital in
vested of from Is to s. per cent. is
much better investment than an
OLD process factory which pays
from 10 to 20 per cent and requires
al immense outlay of capital.
We advocate the Ship-Railway
oill now before Congress because
tue success of rapid and cheap
'sanslt by Ship-Railway across
tue lsthmus of Tehuantepec will
give the cotton manufacturers of
WIS country control of valuable
uarKets in Asia that are now con-
a'''ed by the English manufac-
'D'efS AID the opening If these
''"rKets will stimulate both The
anutacture and culture OF cotton
~ 'ae South, and will encourage
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
Bankers and Bruisers Above
Law.

Editor Journal of Agriculture:
In the Bankers Magazine for
March is letter from Folger, Sec
retary of the Treasury, to Morrill,,
chairman OF the senate finance com
mittee, in relation TO B rk 5 bill TO
punish by fine or imprisoD ment
any officer of national bank found
guilty of violating section sos.
which forbids the certification of
checks when the depositor has not
the amount to his credit for which
the check is drawn. The substance
of Mr.. Folger's answer to Morrill,
is that the bank officers evade the
present law and will evade any
other one that Congress can devise,
so there is no use in passing
any moro laws on the subject.
He might have said that Congress
having created an all powerful
monster there is no use in trying
to stay its greed, get out OF ius
reach or control it.
| once heard one of those loDg~
haired western men, with a "wlld
prefix to his name telling that he
had been arrested the day before
for a breach of the peace and sen
fenced to ten days in jsil. As II"
was then standing at the bar OF
luxuriously appointed saloon drink
ing 70 his own taste, his hearers
asked how he was there when he
had been sentenced to ten days IN
Jail the day before. "Im eons'd
cred to be in Jail" he replied, as
he swaggared about the room with
the air of one who was monarch OF
all he surveyed.
Let Senator Beck introduce, and
pass if possible all the bills he
pleases, to imprison the the mem
bers of the bank ring, and he Will
get as mush satisfaction out of It
as the town authorities did out ct
their sentence of the "wiid" often
der. u Eo. WILSON
Lexington, Mo-, Mar. "a 1852
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

The Ohio Legislature has a brl-
berry investigation on fits hands 1t
is charged that the railroads of the
State organized a regular cam
paign for capturing the State ca
nals, both for possession of tho
beds and to get rid of competition
in the carrying business, and as an
entering wedge a bill was intro
duced giving the lower end OF the
Miami canal to the Belt road OF
Cincinnati. In the House com.
mittee three favored and three op-
posed the MEASURE, while Bloch OF
Cleveland was undecided. So Bloch
was offered $4,000 in gold and $l4,-
600 in stock of the company, and
afterward hundreth of the profits
of the enterprise, and then Bloch
told the House what was going on.
1t is SAID that Bloch intended TO
keep quiet, but a newspaper man
got hold of the facts, would not
promise to hide them, and so Bloch
thought it advisable to make
clean breast. If the investigation
is thorough and honest scandalous
Developments are expected. The
railroads have had powerful
lobby around the Legislature all
winter, and it is said that large
number of members were zap
preached"
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

The railway kings have united,
and their united stringth will be
thrown against the farmers meas
ure-the Ship Railway bill. Far
mers, watch how your enemies will
strike at your interests and be pre-
pared for them.
Send your petitions and resolu.
tons to Congress without delay.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

Alabama.
VIM. JAS. JOHNSON. Secretary of the State
Grange, Choctaw Corner, Clarke Co.
Arkansas.
J. V. SCOTT, Master of the State Grange
Texarkana.
Georgia.
E. TAYLOR, Secretary of the State Grange
Bolingbroke.
Texas.
A. NJ. KELLAR, of the State Grange Ex-
ecutive Committee, Tempe, Bell Co.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

The railway kings" of this coun-
try have just held, a. conference,
composed all their differences, and
will in future act as a until Far
mers, this means continued war
upon your rights and your inter
ests, and when the railway mag
mates unite, there is nothing left for
you to do but to rally to your own
organization and present an un-
broken front to your powerful and
unscrupulous oppressors.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

ton, and wnen presenting ms news 10
the public, either with voice or pen, he
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

;
1en channel y feet deep and 200 feet
vdc was secured, another half million
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

wears various plans to accomplish this
la,,s haen tried. In 1872 a commission
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

THE PATRON is making fine
headway in Georgia
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

to the Grange and support their
own nress. Until they do this.
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08

ed 2b inches too long for the space be-
The patron of husbandry. (Columbus, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-04-08
Branch offices of
AIRhRn.

"7he Patron of HuS6Qndry."
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-05-23

THE Boss SOLD CHEAP.-The Boss
vote against ex-Confederates cannot be
talked away, and it is idle for the Boss
to try through his organ to defend him.
self. He voted with the Radicals, at
their beck and call, to keep ex-Confed-
crates out of the army; he voted with
these Radicals, with whom he had made
bargain that he dared not break Even
the men who fought with him, and by
their bravery made him what ne was,
must be sacrificed tor the sake of his
political henchmen. This servile fol-
lower of the enemies of his people had
sold himself too securely to steal him.
self back again. Boss of the Mahoneites,
he in turn is bossed by the Administers
ton, and his double character of the
master and the slave, by its very dupli.
city becomes easy to detect in the scheme
by which Readjuster- Democrats are to
be betrayed into supporting the Stall
wart Republicans.
decentralization men" is the name by
which, according to one of the Boss
notorious orders, Readjuster-De democrats
are hereafter to be known. The reason
for this change of name is easily found.
The Boss is to have Federal patronage
in return for the help he has promised
to give the Stalwart President, not sim.
ply as Republican, but in any contest
that may spring up between the Stall
wart Republicans and the Republicans
'proper.-Rich. State.