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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
FIAT" MONEY.
That Il the Real Scheme Of the Third
Party Iaadera.

That Il the Real Scheme Of the Third
Party Leaders.
The boasts Of the leaders Of the PEG.
Plies party that they are certain to con-
troll sentiment in the next house, and to
iictate the choice Of president through
he Fifty-second congress, are of particu-
Tar interest to the silver states, where
he missionaries Of this movement are
now working. The leaders Of the Peo-
Pies party In the present congress have
omitted no opportunity to show that
their pretended attachment for free coin
age was only a step toward an absolute
Hatism which should abolish all coinage
and substitute government legal tender
notes based on tn, credit Of the govern
ment alone.
General Weaver was admittedly fiat
money advocate during the last terms Of
his congressional career. His successors
like Simpson, Of Kansas, and Watson,
Of Georgia, are open advocates Of ex-
pansion OF the circulating medium by
congressional enactment and the assist
ance OF the government printing Office
On Jan. 5 last Jerry Simpson introduced
a bill in the house Of representatives "a.
r. 1859, which was referred TO the COM
mittee on judiciary and ordered to be
printed.
In this remarkable production the
fifteenth section provides "that one year
from and after the passage Of this act
the coinage Of gold and silver coins
above the denomination Of twenty-five
cents shall cease, and three years from
the date of the passage of this act such
coins shall no longer be legal tender
and the United States shall provide for
the redemption Of all such coins at their
face value By exchanging for them legal
tender paper money, and manufacture
them into bars and keep the same on
sale"
This programme, which has been fire.
quently discussed by the leaders Of the
Peoples party at Washington and which
comprises the ultimate programme Of
that organization, would deal a fatal
blow to the mining industry Of the west
and at once destroy the home marketfor
silver. 1t is a matter Of interest to know
what claims the advocates Of such
scheme have upon the honest silver
miners Of the west for support in their
attempt to seat in the White House the
most bitter enemy which silver has had
in the past quarter Of century.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
Mrs. Lease Stands by Il.

A desperate attempt has been made
by the Populist press to discredit the
interview with Mrs. Lease published
in the Chicago Inter Ocean on account
Of card sent out by Mrs. Lease herself.
Her card simply denied dispatch
which was sent from Wichita and
which represented her "a advising PEG.
pie to vote for Harrison. The Inter
Ocean interview has no such words,
though the inference was strong in
that direction. But If farther proof
were needed that the Inter Ocean
report was correct II is found in this
dispatch from Ottumwa, Iowa, where
Mrs Lease spoke last week;
"She denounced In scathiDg terms
the treatment Of Weaver, herself and
Mrs. Weaver in the South. She de.
clared that there had not been an
honest election In the South for the
last twenty five years, aud that Georgia
could as well have given 900 Demo-
cratic majority as 10000, the way they
counted. She said she had been mis-.
represented In dispatch which stated
that she had said that a vote for
Weaver was equivalent to vote for
Cleveland, and the Populists should
therefore vote for Harrison, condemn
ing IL as unqualliedly false. When
asked " the interview with her IN the
Chicago Inter Ocean VI October II was
correct, she replied that II was"
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
Tin PLATE TRUTHS.
Lower Prices Since tho Mckinley Law.
Also Higher Rates for workmen.

Lower Prices Since tho Mckinley Law.
Also Higher Rates for workmen.
That sterling Democratic paper, the
Baltimore Sun, publishes a letter from q
Baltimore Gamer, who testifes to the
reduction in prices of tin cans since the
Mckinley law went into effect. He says
1--WE buy nine sizes; formerly paid for
No. 1, 0 cents; No. 2, 81 cents; No. 3,
~ cents; No. 4, 10 cents; No. 8, 10
cents; No. o, 80 cents; No. Z, SO cents.
No. 8, 40 cents; No. 0, IS cents.
1--WE now pay for No. /, 4 cents; No.
2, 4 $1,000 cents; No. 3, 624 cents; No. 4,
cents; No. 8, II cents; No. 0, 25 cents;
No. Z, 30 cents; No. 8, 81 cents; No. 0.
&c cents.
THE fact Of the above reduction in
price will be borne out by every large
buyer of these cans in this country"
Regarding the question of wages he
adds: II have the wage books of my
father, who employed from 30 to 10
men. These books run from 1910 to
1860.
II find that the wages paid during the
whole Of that period was from 81 to $40
per week, according to the character of
the work-only two men Of the number
being paid the extreme amount named.
The same class Of workmen are now
paid from 50 to $l5 per week.
Look at the present condition Of our
working classes; compare it with what
it was. Are there any willing TO submit
to the old state Of things or be put on a
level with the miserable pauper labor
of EuropeY'
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
Be Careful.

Owing 10 the peculiar manner OF
electing a President, many votes are
thrown away and lost at every presi-
Dental election.
The voter must understand that no
man can vote directly for either Presi.
dent or Vice President Of the United
States,
The names Of the various candidates
for these two Offices placed upon the
tickets have not the remotest effect in
determining the result Of the election.
The names Of Cleveland and Steven
son, of Weaver aud Field, and Of
Harrison, and Reid might be scratched
off OF every ticket voted in the United
States next month and the result be
exactly the same as though left on, or
every vote cast might have the names
OF Weaver and Field upon II and still
Weaver and Field not have q single
electoral vote.
The only votes which are counted in
determining the election Of President
and Vice President are the votes for
PRESIDENTIAL Electors on each ticket.
In Kansas we have ten Presidential
Electors on each ticket.
Every man who wants his vote to lie
counted for Harrison and Reid must
see that the names Of the ten Republl-
can presidential electors are upon bis
ticket.
II any man desires TO vote for llar-
rison and Reid and the Peoples Party
State ticket, In order to have his vote
counted he must scratch of the names
Of the ten Peoples Party presidential
electors and write In their places the
names of ten Republican presidential
electors.
1t will not change the effect OF the
ballot in the least TO erase the names
Weaver ami Field and write in their
places the names of Harrison and Reid,
IL names OF the Weaver electors are
left on the ticket.
Direct votes for President and Vice
President are not counted.
Votes for presidential electors are
counted.
The presidential electors receiving
the greatest number Of votes in each
State elect the President and Vice
President Of the United States.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

These women make bricks for their
living in free trade England.
There are no women brickmakers in
the United States.
There never will be if the husbands
and fathers and sons Of American wom-
en- VIII 1t so, 1t is true enough that char
ity could begin at home, but what man
wants charity for his family when the
Republican party offers protection from
the free trade ills which necessitate
charity One person out of every twelve
in Great Britain has to have parish help
to keep from starving. Do you know
that the Democratic party is seeking to
bring about free trade in this country,
and that free trade is another name for
"brickmaking womenT"
1t is source of pride and happiness TO
our American workmen that their wives
and children are better housed, better
clothed, better fed and happier and
healthier than are the wives and chill
dren Of any other workingmen on earth.
Republican protection makes it possible
to thus provide for them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
Trnata and the Tariff.

About all the average Demo.Pop
speaker can think Of to talk about is to
declare the tariff responsible for trusts
and combines, entirely oblivious Of
course to the fact that In free trade
England there are more and greater
trusts than America ever dreamed of
and that while we have laws curtailing
their power free trade England does
not. 1t Is moreover u deceptive aud
essentially fraudulent argument, because
in this country by far the most import
ant and the most effective combinations
are those which have no assistance or
advantage and never had assistance OF
advantage, from protective duties.
The Standard Oil company never had
TO assist 1t any duty on refined oil.
The combination of coal carriers never
had to assist II any duty whatever on
anthracite coal, nor can there be found
anywhere bltuminOus coal OF such
quality and 80 located that 1t could be
imported free of duty to take the place
of anthracite. This was demonstrated
under the reciprocity treaty with
Canada, when imports Of soft coal j,
through free of duty, almost entirely
ceased. Yet an appeal TO prejudice
may sometimes be effective, though 1t
has no sound re ason in IL.
The tariff is Of necessity an enemy Of
the combinations, because its especial
object is to stimulate such home COM
petition In the manufacture that
prices to consumers must be reduced
1t is an open question whether the
combination Of retiners aud dealers
would not control the sugar market rs
effectively II there was no duty on
refined sugar as IL does now but the
duty all the time offers an inducement
to persons to engage In refining sugar,
Whether the present insignificant duty
of seven-tenths Of a cent on binding
twne is not more beneficial TO the
combined manufacturers than the old
duty Of 81 cents may fairly be doubted,
since 1t Is not strong enough to stimu-
late much additional competition. The
combination in steel beams, on the
other hand, was clearly destroyed by
tue enormous increase Of capacity to
produce and to compete, which the
tariff had encouraged, rather than by
the reduction Of duty.
All such combinations are hostile "a
the Republican policy and to the main
object Of protective duties. The Re.
publican party is hostile to them all
and by special legislation has sought Ia
destroy them. II In this instance oil
that 1t has not succeeded, the fact does
not give any excuse for the charge that
monopolies are created by the tariff
and tolerated by the party. Demo
cratic Legislatures have passed many
stringent laws for the same purpose
and Democratic officials lsbored zeal
ously to enforce them without any
effect whatever. The result thus far
is that tho protective tariff itself has
broken down aud destroyed more com
binations and monopolies than have
been destroyed by any or all laws
State or National, aimed directly al
fviNa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
Mr.. Bnrton's apeech.

In another column we publish today
selection from the mastery address
OF Hon. J. X. Burton in joint debate
with Mr.. Davis at Gypsum City. 1t is
that portion of his talk that Was de-
voted to the money schemes of the
Peoples Party and to Davis financial
monstrosity 10 the way Of land loan
system.
It is Davis pet scheme. On 1t he
made his canvass In 1890 and by 1t he
deluded many a poor farmer to vote for
him Ia the delusive hope that In some
way, at some time 1t would become a
law and part Of the fat money to be
shoveled ousso recklessly would come
to his pocket.
The analysis Of the bill is an analysis
of all Peoples Party financial schemes.
They are all on the same wild basis
and no voter should fail to read and
study Mr.. Burton's comments. They
show the utter foolishness Of the
scheme and no sensible man can think
over the matter a minute and then
conscientiously vote for the authors Of
such measures.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

There is a howl going up IN some
of the Democratic papers GU account Of
the heir to the British crown going to
horserace on the day Of rennyson's
funeral. What are they talking about
Is there any more improperly IN tie
Prince Of Wales attending the races on
the day of the Laureate's funeral than
for the President of the United States
to go fishing on Memorial day as was
the case with during the administta-
ton of the late Mr.. Cleveland2
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
HOW the South Sees Ola.

Tho Macon fCaA Nawa coptaina
- -. 49,,
ln'e'N'e"S WIN 'eao'"e o'''NenS anu
businessmen OF the city concerning the
egging of Weaver and Mrs. Lease, n
very large majority of whom. if we are
IN ha,,eva tho Nsws sndnrsad thu
treatment as uue any N"rtnein nah
who goes South to disrupt the Demo
cratic party.
The News has the fnllowing IN saw
o,,,as;a,,, =, ,ha, 4, Kanaaa 49, a'',
ou''o' '"''' VI """' ~ Na"'"' VI "",
NOrtherh STATE Wohld he deemed ny all
parties as an outrage on free speech
and free discussion,
n,,,,,.ss caoro,, ha, haar roo,.
ssnt,d ~ them as 6"a missinnarv so;i
,viny f,IIow ,eadv fnr ,hs tb;rd nsr,v
nlnw 10 r,n |, nm and nlant ,ha sa.ds 20
,heir chimaricaI scha,pas go and dno,riDsa
N,Itsr must have hasn thair J,ssan
nnin,mon, Win ,hes roaltgsd hs, ~
rod nm a,ains, ths varv Snrirssa ~,
nemocracv WV WY ''''''' W
Tha Ease Weavar c,mh,,o,io,
ana ~ h.g. 80 var" aino,Ia
mtndsd FAR n have a,e. yor n,",
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
Democratic Attempts at Fraud In New
York City.

The Republican campaign managers
have discovered great preparations for
frauds by the Democrats Of New York
city. Colonization and repeating, fraudu-
lent registrations and purchase of voters
were among the plans outlined and being
put into operation. The Republicans,
under the leadership Of Committeeman
Martin, of Pennsylvania, have arranged
to defeat these plans. A house to house
canvass has been made in New York
city, where the law authorizes such u
canvass Over 5000 men were stimuli
taneously put into the various wards
and voting precincts Of the city, and
householders, keepers of lodging and
boarding houses and others and voters
themselves required to give accurate in
formation as to the right Of each voter
TO vote
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
Who's for Free Coinage.

The Peoples Patty is making its
boast that 1t will carry Colorado on its
free coinage plank. Why under the
sun it expects 1t is one Of those no Teller
can find out, as Chumley used to put
it, The basis of Peoples Partyism is
land loans and sub treasuryism,
although the orators are not working
at that department much now. In its
sub treasury bill introduced by Jerry
Simpson and now before the Judiciary
Committee of the House, the 10th
section reads as follows;
Zone year from and after the pas
sage OF this act the coinage of gold and
silver coin above the denominations Of
rs cents shall cease"
But this not all. Let every friend of
free silver read the remainder of that
section.
And that three years from the date
Of the passage of this act such coin
shall no longer be legal tender and the
United States shall provide for the
i'uthP'ioh VI MI huOh Oluo ah lhtll
face value by exchanging them for
legal tender paper money, and manu-.
tacture them into bars and keep the
same on sale.n
This sub treasury bill, which con-
tains this outrageous attempt to
demonetize both gold and silver and
thus utterly ruin the leading industry
Of Colorado and bring poverty upon that
country, is the cornerstone of the
Omaha platform, upon which Hon. j.
Il. Weaver is running for the presi-
dency,
Is a party with that kind Of a money
platform likely to carry Colorado or
aaS vskw gassf
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

This picture of women and children
who make dog chains for two cents
apiece in free trade England is shown to
the men Of this country who are invited
by the Democratic party to vote for
such free trade. Does any man in his
sober senses think, with this picture Of
women blacksmiths before him, that
such cheapness would be good for the
country"
If you want Grover Cleveland and his
party to try their experiment-which
might incidentally deprive you of a
home, and compel your wife and little
ones to work at dog chain making as
those English women do-vote the
Democratic ticket.
If you are "old fashioned" enough to
believe that God made women to care
for and ornament home, You are in
sympathy with the Republican party
and will undoubtedly vote for Benjamin
Harrison.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
Down In New York they are organ.

Down in New York they are organ
izing by the hundred democratic
Fishing Clubs" the members Of which
take a pledge to either go fishing on
election day or vote for Harrison. The
fishing is not as good IN Kansas as It is
In New York but thousands Of Demo
Gratis here will each resolve him eli
intoa "PraiIie Chicken Club" of one
and either go cunning for game or vote
for Harrison aud the Republican State
ticket.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

The office of state senator is al
important one this year. The senators
elected will assist In choosing United
States Senator this winter to succeed
Perkins. DO we of the 22nd district
want to vote for man who will help
put Jerry Simpson in the United States
Senate for six years to represent the
great state of Kansas Just think Of
i'll PETER and Simpson as senstorsl
Kansas would indeed he humbled.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

Colorado Democracy has been order.
ed by the National Democratic com.
mittee to support Weaver because IL
will do just as much good to the
Democratic party. They won't do it
but the fact Of the order being issued
shows how the National committee
considers a vote for Weaver in the
Republican States. |, means strength
for Cleveland.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

The loss Of the presidency by the Re-
pubiicans means the loss of the senate
and house. Such n result would be an
undlsguised calamity TO the American
people. 1t does not seem possiblo that
the thoughtful people of the country
would permit such a misfortune to over
take them In the midst of une1ampled
rosperity.-seoretary Charles Foster.
The Democrats when last m conrroi o.
all branches of the government, $4,000,
plotted its destruction They are now
plotting 10 destroy Its three vital prinoi-
pl1s--prOtectlon, reciprocity and sound
money-if they get control Of all Its
branches In the coming election. Your
vote may determine whether they win do
this or not.
would like to know how any soldier
can vote for two men, both drafted on the
same day, against q man who served his
country as loyalty rs Harrison did In tho
time of psrlL-General Henry W. dVsan
N NW1EtpHSgp ksSxRign -, ----
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

The Republican meetings in tho
State do not betoken that condition
Of apathy which some political observ-
ers are sure they detect every time they
take a glance over the field. II is easy
to believe that our friends the enemy
are IN liking half hearted campaign,
but the Republic ms are fun of en'hu--
iasm, full of activity aud inspired by n
well grounded hope in the winning
qualities OF their cause. There never
was at this stage Of the campaign so
much enthusiasm for the Republican,
ticket and there neTer were 30 many.
Democrats openly supporting the Re-"
publican ticket. That doesn't look
much like apathy on our side of the
house. In fact, there is no ltepuhlican
apathy anywhere.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

Not much is heard from the finn Kansas
district but enough 1, gathered to show that
John Davis manages to keep three or four
counties between him aud J. II. Burton
kansas City journal.
by accident Davis got in the same
county with Burton Wednesday and
now he is trying to keep ten counties
between himself and the next congress
man from the Fifth district.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

doubt II since the government of the
United States was instituted anybody at
any time has seen what we call good
times" so general taking In so many In
terests aud spreading prosperity through
out the whole domain of trade.-James
G. Blaine, Oct. IL.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

The Dickinson county friends will be
pleased to know from the following
letter from Senator Hardness partner
that the report Of Mr. Harkness'
injuries were exaggerated:
CLAY CENTER, Kas,, October ell
notice in the papers today an account
Of the injury Mr.. Hardness received
yesterday which is greatly exaggerated
His left foot is badly bruised, possibly
some of the bones are fractured. There
was no other serious injury, though he
was injured along the leg, thigh and
other parts Of his body. The physic.
ians do not think that any operation
will be necessary or that any permanent
injury will result, He will probably
suffer a great deal Of pain but will
eventually recover the full possession
Of his muscular powers, Very truly
yours, A. A, GODDARD.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

When the Peoples Party of Dickinson
county goes to figuring up Nov. 0 on
the reasons why 1t was defeated, one of
the causes may be legitimately set
down as the inane, laundering support
given Its candidates by its local news.
pspsrS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

The county is to be congratulated
upon the success Of the county high
school which has made a so 900 addition
to the building necessary, 1t will give
10 the school about double the present
capacity. 1t is hoped that the work
can be begun this fall. One hundred
and sixty students have already enroll
ed this fall aud more are expected soon.
The growth of the school has been
phenomenal and 1t will no doubt con.
tinue to push ahead with the same
rapid strides. 1t will become In time
one Of the best feeders" for the State
uisiNVRntS.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
Every Truly,
I'D. q. OLINGER.'

| would like to know how any soldier
can vote for two men, both drafted
on the same draft against man who
served his country as Loyalty as Har-
rison did in the time of peril.-[General
Henry W, Slocum at the Washington
Reunion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27
COUNTY TICKET.

For Representative Ssth District,
O, HOFFMAN
ForiDistriot Clerk.
PHI. HALLECK.
For Probate judge.
II. W. PEoK.
For oounty'Attorney,
E.C. LITTLE.
For Superintendent OF Schools.
DAVID Y. sHIRK.
For High School Trustees.
W.T.. HARRIS,
PATRICK sCANLoN.
For County Commissioner, 5 District,
o. RoHRER.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

No man will ever be elected to the
Presidency of this country who has
insulted the soldiers when speaking Of
the question of pensions. -[General
Daniel f. Sickles at the Washington
l(aunfon
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

This is a year when man should
hink not only twice but a dozen times
before he votes ticket which means
disgrace to Kansas and injury to her
good name.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1892-10-27

When Henry Lifts trlks politics II Is
likely to he straight from the shoulder.
This is the way he speaks in the June
ton City Sentinel; ut Is becoming
more apparent day by day that each
and every leader of the fusion move.
ment in the July Democratic cOrven-
ton was actuated by selfish personal
motives. Some have already applied
for their promised rewards, others are
in training for the coveted positions
that were to reward their periidy, while
yet another few have been deuied the
promised prize and are vigorously
kicking, squealing and denouncirg the
unholy deal What honest Democrat
wants 10 pose as the blind dnpe of these
self interested betrayers of their party's
conhdenceY In secret councils they
but laugh at your credulity, and make
merry over the besotted blindness that
permits you to be led like sheep to the
shamblpsh