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The advocate., 1892-04-06
SOME COMMENTS ON THE COMMENTA'
TORS
TORS,


TORS.
To the Editor Of The ADVOCATE.
There have been two points raised In
comment upon letters recently published
over the signature of H. A. Higgins in
THE ADVOCATE. Both Of them were en-
tirely expected and awaited with
perfect equanimity. One was entitled
"a Soldiers View," by Mr.. Q. A. Bald
win, and disputes both Senator PETER
and myself, as TO the parity or deprecia-
ton Of the United States currency during
the war. The other was by Mr.. A. NJ.
Fuller, and was upon the exception
clause in the currency proposed in the
article entitled "What We Might Do
About It."
As to the first, Mr.. PETER would be
the right man to justify his state
ment that, compared with wheat or
corn or cotton, tobacco, beef, pork or any
of the products Of labor, or with labor
itself, the paper money remained at par"
However, as the Senator is otherwise
employed, l am happy to be able to show
the truth of his argument, and l hope TO
satisfy Mr.. Baldwin.
I shall give the export price of wheat
for q few years sthe basis in such a
discussion, merely pausing to assure the
gentleman that all other food crops, and
all manufactures in which our produc-
tIon was suthclent for our consumption,
followed an almost exactly similar ratio.
In the case Of importatiOns or products
in which we were not self supporting,
the partial blockade of cur ports added
another element which raised prices.
Wool, for instance, held it's parity with
gold, being at the average price OF 1928
cents in gold, from 1860 to 1866 inclusive,
which was substantially it's price for
many years previously.
The average price Of wheat per bushel
was for the years from 1850 to 1860, $1.26;
for the decade from 1870 to 1880, $1.27,
and from 1860 to 1855, inclusive, it was
in currency Sl.39, but in gold only $lOO.
Now it Is not only conceivable, but cet-
tain that wheat should advance In price
during great war which took from the
productive force Of the wheat country q
million men, and fed them with the ex
travagant consumption attendant on such
conditions, and 121 cents was certainly
a very modest advance; but 1t is utterly
beyond credence that the great food crop
of the civilized world should have fallen
261S cents, as 1t did in It's relation to
TO gold.
Here is the table Of gold, wheat at cur
rency prices, and wheat at prices reduced
to coin standard for the years named
The crop year at that time ended Sep
tember Both, and the table Is so calcu-
lated.
The advocate., 1892-04-06

DO with an argument on nr6G princlples.
Now, II in 1860, the United States de-
sired or expected to purchase anything
or to borrow anything from England, It
was necessary that she pay for the pur-
chased thing or repay the debt In q COM
modify. The same thing is just as true
In 1892. Next-the steps are short and
sure-the United States must make pro-
vision to obtain that commodity. We
did expect as a nation TO be obliged to
buy some little munitions OF war, ETC.,
and to borrow some things from foreign
nations; and it was essential that just
that provision for O final indlsputable
and international payment In something
having actual value should be made-I
speak of values conventional and not
intrinsic, be 1t understood, for there Is no
Intrinsic value in any thing, not even in
land. This payment In commodities
might have been made In wheat or beef
or tobacco or wool, pursuant to proper
agrt ement, but by sort Of world wide con-
tract, dating back several centuries, such
payments have been made In the precious
metals as convenient for all parties, and
whatever the substance Of final payment
was to be, 1t had to be obtained on the
part Of the United States by tax "ln
kind" There were two ways Of taxing
us for this purpose-dlrect and indirec,
but by either Of them, 80 far as the
proceeds were to be used internationally
they must have been collected in gold OF
silver.
Consequently, in order to make for
elgn purchases or repay foreign debt,
the United States would have been COM
PEELED then, and would be to-day to re-
fuse as that portion Of It's income, any
thing which is only money and nothing
else.
The United States, Mr.. Fuller, must
buy In the worlds market with gold,
just as you must buy In your more
limited sphere OF trade with wheat or
corn or whatever you produce to obtain
money with. You must tax the soil for
wheat and the nation its people for gold.
Money to you and exchange to Uncle
Sam are the same thing, mere phantom
OF which commodities having actual
value are the real presence.
The exception clause, In the past, now
and for the future must stand In regard
TO at least part Of the receipts Of our
general government, until we have the
certainty that the balance OF trade, as
between US and all the world, will be
more in our favor than the amount OF
any purchase we, as q nation, shall de-
sire to make. That iS, the United
States must receive at least q part Of Its
taxea t'in kind" III. A. HIGGINS.
The advocate., 1892-04-06

| even 1Or the puECnAso VI DOnus anu III
despite Of the exception clause; while
gold absolutely ceased to be money at
all and became a commodity, which the
government elected to buy under un-
favorable conditions, for a certain pur-
pose, and which consequently gained In
price, became the instrument of speculR-
tiOn instead Of trade, and fuCtuated al
most as wildly as cotton. The soldier
was not wronged In his pay, but, II there
was wrong, 1t was to the whole people
alike by the forced purchase Of gold, Rpd
anyone who sold wheat during the war
Is just as much entitled to be reimbursed
80 cents per bushel for his crop during
those years, as the soldier is to have his
pay increased to an equality with gold.
Now as to the exception clause. In
my own rough draft of bill, had some
hope that it would be excused on the
plea presented by Master Easy's nurse.
She had been Grant and unfortunate
and was reproached by Mrs. Easy with
the possession of child without ostensl-
BILE authority for the same. The only
defense she could make was, "Please,
ma'am, It was such little one." But I
have a better justification Of the excep-
ton clause, which even In Its origin is
not quite defenseless. I refrained from
raising any such matter OF dispute as far
as possible, because whatever we do
must stand of itself and not as buttressed
by any antecedant wrong. We desire a
certain legislative course, not because Of
anyone else's dishonesty or mistake In
the past, but because it Is philosophically
and in principal, the right course now.
No matter about John Sherman. 1t is
not because Judas Iscariot betrayed his
master that we should be faithful to the
Prince Of Peace. / was desirous
to have let the legislative acts OF the
sixties alone, but, If 1t can not be 30 en-
tirely, Mr.. Fuller shall surely be con-
vinced that 1 am yet alive and not
ashamed of having been Republican.
may, probably never vote the ticket of
that party again, but my life will be
without q regret for any ballot which my
hands have ever cast thus far.
Whatever Is mine to say in this matter
shall be said now finally, and l will not
continue a profitlesS argument further
than to show reason for the faith that
is in me, nor will any further structures
in this direction be answered by me.
Here are two propositions in regard to
money, which think no one will be in
cllned to dispute, except it be some gold
broker.
First-There Is no such thing as an
international or worlds money, not even
of gold, Mr.. Carnegie's "a. B. G." book
to the contrary Notwithstanding. AS
final proof of this allow me merely to refer
you to the statement of Mr.. Thomas Bar
lng-quoted by Mr.. George Wsrd-that
In Calcutta, in 1854, 1t was impossible to
raise single rupee on $4,000 of gold,
bearing Brltain's superscriptlOn.
Second-Money Is not, except by a
mere convention restricted by national
boundary lines, final payment at all;
but such final payment is made only by
commodities. Even among ourselves as
citizens Of the same commonwealth,
money, as such, Is merely an lnterme-
diata atan in obtaining naYment In the
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-11-25
Did Cleveland Swear /?

The papers are making grea,
to do as to whether Mr. Cleveland
used profane language in reply to
certain New York politicians who
demanded promises from him be.
fore his election AZ 10 certain Off.
ces. II Grover did .'esk,s,' ,hese
fellows out on sucL q demand, the
great body If people, whose rep
resentativs he is, without approx
ing the Nrofsnity, will allow tba,
the pNvocation was great, bu,
Whether be did or no, il 10 more
important TO the pride OF HE sup
psr,ers TO know that he firmly re-
fused to pledge Offices 10 secure
their support. This is one Of the
cOrrupting influences Of the day
offering Offices in advance to 90.
cure votes. Such demands come
not from true men or true friends
and is an insult to any candidate.
Democrats are proud that Cleve.
land refused to make any such
promises. The man, or men, who
put such price upon their votes
or influence, are unworthy Of pub.
lie place.
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TINE EOR REFLECTION.

In the excitement of victor,
many rash things are natural,
said, and many propositions mad,
that, il carried out, would worG
Injury to the party aud the eoun
try. Fortunately there lie time III
reflection before the Democrats
will be called upon to take tie
reiDs Of the government III its
hands. and the next Presiden' lis n
man OF conservative teuds,cles
and deliberate in action. Every.
thing will be settled down before
he enters upon the duties Of his
office and the policy of the party
will be tolerablv well mapped out
by that time, The interests ia
vOlved-to say nothing Of the
question Of party supre macy are
too vast to permit any rssh act 10
interfere with them. Tie Demo-
cratic leaders feel thei respon.
si6ility, snd don't pro- ose to Wild.
ly Overturn the Republican system
without having something better
ready to put in its pace. They
will have reform, but they will Sc.
cure 1t with all due care for the
business interests at stake. They
will make Q government for lbe
masses Of the people, but they
will do 1t by processes that will
not ruthlessly sacrifice any class
OF industrial or commercial enter.
prise. In short, their Legislation
will be for the bene6t OF all alike,
without favor TO any person OF IN.
terest. And M that II will be IN
grand contrast with the Republi.
can system, under which trusts
and monopolies fattened and grew
on the PROFITS they extorted from
the people at large.-Coyingion
Commonwealth.
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Cotton Crop Loans.

The Cotton Committee organ
lied as one Of the results Of the
Farmers Alliance meeting in
Memphis seems out Of date. iii,
were necessary for Southern farm.
ers and planters to pursue their
industry under the shadow Of the
crop mortgage to the end Of the
chapter, such q committee might
possibly be Of some use in help.
ing them to get loans at a lower
rate Of interest. But the expert.
ence OF the past year or two has
proven that close economy, even
pinching economy, for a time is a
far greater help TO the cotton
grower than the crop mort gage
could ever be.
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The Illinois Idea.

1t is evident that what has come
TO be known ia politics as the Hi
nois idea is to become widespread
and popular. That idea involves
the nomination Of candidates for
United States SenatOrin the State
conventions held preceding the
election of members of State leg.
islatures which are to choose y.
s. Senators. The candidates of
parties will In this way be made
" 4. ~ a Aa-AkA>I>-AL-
and position upon all public ones
tons can thus be ascertsined, and
the people can choose between
them in choosing between the leg
islative candidates Of their parties.
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EVERY good business man, say
the Savannah News. whether he
be OF Democratic or Republican
faith, desires that business con.
ditious should improve under the
administration that will assume
control Of the Government next
March. IL q man In business
wishes for anything else, or works
tor anything else, he 10 not u good
business man, aud should make
partisan politics his speciality.
Henry Clews the well.known New
York banker. u Republican la pol.
tiles, in an open letter, gives some
sensible advice to business men
on that line. lie points to Mr..
Cleveland as a man who, having
filed various positions OF public
lrnst, Inns q record without q stain:
whose economic policy is sound
aud Who mag be trusted implicitly
with the power the people have
given him. Under such an execu.
tive, aud regarding the demand
OF the people for q change, 1t is
tho duty Of business men In a!l
lines Of trade, Mr.. Clews says, to
accept the situation without mo.
rose or vindictive feelings, aud
make the most Of the OppOrtuni.
ties offered. " all Republicans
In business would &C.
cept his advice the four years be.
ginning with March, 1898. would
be sucn an era Of prosperity rs
he business men have seldom
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-11-25
Sch cookbook Ring.

The circular Of our State Super.
intcndent of Public Schools, ad.
ding number Of new text books
and emitting q number now in
use, ia provoking much comment
throughout the State. Ii 10 claim.
ed that 1t will add many thousands
Of dollars to the cost Of patrons
OF our free schools In forcing them
to buy new books and not using
those already bought. Mr.. Head
~, Secretary of State, who 10 q
member Of the State Board, die.
sents from the action of the other
members. and has published o let.
ter setting forth his objections.
He appeals to the Legislature now
IN SESSION 90 rurerpUse ..a -s-r~-
the people from this unnecessary
expense. From his statement,
there is no doubt whatever that
the people will approve his course
and condemn that Of the State
Board.
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S320,OOO short.

Mr.. Carter, the Chairman of the
Republican National Committee,
has published u circular, address.
ed to leading Republicans, setting
forth the fact that his Committee
10 e225.OOO short in money to pay
the &asaimate expenses Of the late
Republican campaign, saying that
Republican subscribers scented
defeat before the election and re-
fused to pay the amounts they
had agreed to. This, perhaps, is
no Democrats business, but isn't
II a fearful comment upon cam.
paign management. Their cam.
paign expenses must have reach.
ed into the millions Of dollars.
We suppose 1t is to be expected
that political campaign commit.
tees should have money to defray
tho legitimate expenses, such as
furnishing printed matter to set.
ting forth the great issues Of the
campaign intelligently, but who
believes that such matter costs
INTO the millions Of dollarsf And
Why not leave such matters to the
newspapers Of the country who
publish the same without pricef
These immense campaign expens.
es 90 into corruption funds, into
pools for election betting, &c.. and
unless checked will pull the Re.
public down on our heads.
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ILLINOIS HAS C~ME TO stray.

The Democratic victory In Hi.
nois has assumed enormous pro.
portions. IL has been ascertained
from the returns that Clevelsnd's
plurality WAS over "a 600. This is
n most radical and decidedly over.
whelming change In the sentiment
Of the State. Harrison carried u
in 1888 by plurality Of $4,000.
The plurality Of Altgeld. the Dem.
Ocratic candidate for Governor,
falls short Of that Of Mr.. Cleve.
land by nearly 5000. The result
brings Illinois into the very first
rank as q Democratic State. Her
cOuusels will stand in weight nj.
most equal to those Of New York
In Democratic conventions. I'LL
nois' accession to the Democratic
ranks by the magnificent plurality
Of "a 900 10 unQuestionably Que OF
the most pronounced political
revolutions which has occurred in
the history Of the country. Trnly
the day Of Democratic glory has
arrived.
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DOME TO DEATH.

The Populists, having secured
the ascendancy In the councils OF
the National Farmers Alliance.
and there having been . confess.
cd departure from the charter
principle that the Alliance had
nothing to do with partisan poll.
tics. We may regard the organiza.
ton as having committed hari.
kari. The day Of it's usefulness
is at an end. The wedge was driv.
Ell into the body at the Memphis
meeting, and we do not believe
that We shall hear OF IL again as
an important factor in future cam.
paigns, though the well.paid Off.
GERS may make o pretense Of in.
iueuoe.
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sENArORs ny THE PEOPLE.

The vote of California in favor
of choosing Senators by the PEG.
pie 10 a significant one. 1t can
have, Of course, no effect on the
action of the people in other
States. 1t does not even operate
TO change the method in Ualifor.
nia. The Constitution OF the
United States must be amended
before that can be done directly,
though 1t 10 quite possible to do
II indirectly II the people are in
earnest. II they want to choose
their own Senator, let them name
their man and choose q Legisla.
ture to elect him formally, ne was
done IN Illinois.
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NOW TRY THIS.

II will cost you uothins sad ~ili surei,
do you good, II you have Cough, Cold, OF
sny trouble with Tbrost. Che-' or Lungs
DIR. King. New Discovery toe Cousump
iion, Coughs aud Colds IL guaranteed tC
give reiief, or money will be paid back
Sufferers from La Grippe foapd II just ths
thing aud under its use had speedy and
psrfec, recovery. Try a s.Iaple b-i tie 81
our sspease aud learn for yourself just
how good hing IL d. Trial bottles free
81 &. Holeombs Drug Store. Large siis
bpc and slNO
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PER CArIrA ron rmE sNsANE.

Louisville Post: The bill for the
restoration Of the $50 per capita
for the care Of the insane will
come before the Legislature on
Friday. This is q most meritori.
Gus cause, and the per capita
should promptly aud cheerfully
be put al the old figure. The at.
tempt to unduly economize at the
expense Of the comfort aud care
OF those poor unforiunatcs is un.
worthy not only the humanitarian
spirit OF the age, but is a disgrace
to q great Commonwealth.
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MAD yOU HEARDIrf

Hon. Clint. Randle. than whom
there is no better lawyer, Judge
or lay.ciiizen IN all the Pennyrile
will lie IN applicant for Collector
IN the Greensboro district. Judge
Randie is the Randolph Tucker oil
Kentucky, aud IL goes without the
ssying Of more that he would dis.
charge as q public trust any pub
lie Office to which the Government
or the people could call him. =
Louisville Times.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-11-25

Oh, what an awful program some
of the Republican papers map on,
for the Democrats the mex, foul
years. Hear them:
l. Pull down ell the Custo ON
Houses.
2. Establish free trade, and i'm
pose oil taxation direct on land
3. Pay OF the rebel debt, aud
pension rebel aOldiers.
A. Kill ell the negroes in the
South.
In other words, they are pray.
ing for the Democrats to ruin the
country, SO that ia the next cleo.
ton they eau say, I'VE told you
80 %
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$500 Rev mU0.

This amount the Lemon CbemicAl Co.
proposes to paw 10 sayone Who will prove
that any one Of the testimonials, concern.
ing the wonderful effects Of Lemon Chill
Tonic, are not genuine. Anyone can write
hatterinr articles ani Sign heiic',us
names, but "Lemoa Chill Tonic .tsnh. st
the head asa Blooi Purifier q general
tonic aud appetizer. Lemon Chill T1lie
is ss pleasant as Lemonade add ss large A.
The regular dollar sine. Ask for Lemon
Chill Tonic add Insist on getting wh,t
you ask for. Take ne substiiule. bat g.i =
drawine your attention 10 its mrria
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RICE PsGRCE's Joke.

Josiah Patterson has the laugl
on Rice Pierce, who predicted that
Col. Patterson would hear from
the people Of his District because
or his vote on the silver question
Rice was correct. He has been
selected to stay at home, while
Josiah Patterson receives q ma.
jority OF 1876, which Ia the larg
est given any Congressional can
didate In the State.-Appeal.Avs.
lanche.
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Interview with Captain "Steve'
Bailey In the Oldham New Era:
captain Bailey" we asked. "are
you ready to be- interviewedr
81 am" he replied.
when will the Legislature ad.
j0urn Z" we asked.
swell, Buck. there 10 one hund.
red and fifty thousand dollars In
the treasury; when the last red
cent is gone and no chance for
more we will entertain q motion
to adjourn, and then l think 1t will
carry."
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-11-25

FAsaEss come fifteen miles to my sior,
TO get Chsmberlsins Cough Remedy
Many Of them, like myself, are nevel
"iihout it in their homes. IL cured ny
boy OF severe attach of Group, and,
believe, saved his lick. Dalton, Lursy
Russell county, Kansas. Tbi, remedy i.
a certain cure for Group, and, II used as
soon as the first symptoms appear, vii
prevent 'he attack. For sale BY Z. A.
Holcombs, Druggist
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1892-11-25

The Republican papers are pre-.
dieting that the Democrats are
sure to make some great blunders.
Well, II they do it won't help them
any, for the Republican Force Bill
party is az dead as a door nail, or
will be by the next Presidential
election.
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NOTHING Less THAN REPEAL.


last Tuesday the people voted
for the repeal Of the policy of CO,
ercion. They emphaticalIy repu.
dated the doctrine embodied in
the Force bill. The politician who
imagines that the people will be
satisfied with anything short Of
the absolute repeal Of the law pro.
viding for Federal supervision of
elections In certain localities, does
not rightly interpret the verdict
Of the people. The people do no,
believe In "Be il enacted" Be il
amended" BE It mOdifed;r they
believe in "Be 1t repealed"
ANOTHER good reason for the
proposed extra session Of Con.
gress 10 given by Representative
Wilson, Of West Virginia who
SAYS: THE true worth and value
Of a tariff bill cannot be tested ia
q short time, aud the first effects
appear sometimes 10 be what they
really are not"
The official count in Ohio gives
one electOr to Cleveland, the can.
didate heading the list in the Dem.
Ocratic column receiving a plural
ity Of the votes cast, while the
other Republican electors pull
through by small pluralities. Un. |
questiOnably this indicates that III
the Democrats had thoroughly
understood the new ballot the On. |
tire vote Of Ohio would have been
cast for Cleveland. 1t was clear.
~ the intention Of those placing
the cross opposite the name Of
the first Democratic elect0r TO
vote the whole Democratic Ma.
Iional ticket.
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Gov. Browns second veto OF
the Corporations bill was based
upon the same reasons given for
its first veto. Ii failed to receive
= constitutional majority on its
final passage.
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Bsekieaas Araies saise.

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u guaranteed 10 give perfect Satisfaction.
or money refunded Price rs cent? per
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yi st
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n, @. & st. l.. X. II.

Train No. 81, IoS ,. ~ Train No. 81, 2.iO p-s.
Trsiu No. 81, ilOi A. =. Train No. %, 900 A. y.
This road makes close connection with
the L. l. N. At Mckenzie going north and
With the N. N. & NJ. V. at PAducah june
ton going north aud the Newbern accom-
mediation going south.