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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

ents the work of one century to.
ward organizing the people into
effective action under our institu.
tions. 1t is the craziness of mo-
mentary impulse to say that all
the labor Of the past 80 years is to
he thrown away at the very in
instant defeat has been changed
to victory. When the Democratic
party is divided, what is next? ?
Does anybody suppose that the
complex art Of good government
has been mastered by the Populist
leaders? Gould Weaver, Simpson
and Donnelly be trusted to do
more than Cleveland, Stevenson,
Crisp and Wilson? There are
three possible parties-De mocratic
Republican and Populist. Admit
that Cleveland and Wilson are not
in perfect accord with the West
ern and Southern majority on the
phase of the currency question now
uppermost. Is there not a
promise in their sincerity of char
acter and proved ability which can
not be found in the weathercock
careers of Donnelly and Weaver?
Perhaps all this is too insignifi-
cant for serious treatment. 1t
would certainly be if some men in
resonsible positions had not been
betrayed into initiating the wordy
agitators. 1t is worth while to say
to them that the American Union
is absolutely secure for all the time
the youngest child who shares the
blessed heritage will see. And the
Democratic party will go ahead to-
ward the fulfillment of its purpos-
es. The West and South will be
it's majority and its directing in
tluence. They seek no sectional
advantage only sectional equali-
ty-and that they will win within
the Democratic party by the
means of votes cast under approv-
ed methods of organization.
Those who seek personal glory
through agitation of third party
can desert as soon as they please.
If they are not Democrats in all
that Jefferson Democracy means
they ought to desert. The party
duplicates no man. And if they
do not desert, it may be that they
will be discharged. The Demo
cratic party cannot waste time
over the vagaries of self-se eking
individuals.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02
NOT A REMEDY.

The house of Representatives
has, so far as its ability goes, re-
pealed the purchase clause of the
Sherman Law, and there is little
doubt that the same will be done
in the Senate either by the passage
of the Wilson bill or the Voorhees,
substitute.
That the Sherman Law is unwise
and foolish no one doubts, and it's
repeal has been demanded by
every Democratic convention that
has met since its passage, but that
its repeal will give the country re-
lief from its present financial
troubles may we'll be doubted.
1t is pretty generally conceded
that there is scarcity of currency
ut this time and the stopping of
the purcase Of 4,5O0 fine ounces of
silver pr. month by the govern
ment will amount to contraction
of the volume of currency at the
rate of the price of the silver pur-
chased each month, for the reason
that 1t will stop the issue, or re-
issue of silver certificates.
That the repeal can have any
pther effect on the currency ques.
tion seems too visionary for sub
etaEtial description.
There are however other features
of the Sherman law which congress
seems inclined to leave in full force
and effect, as instance the clause
authorizing the Secretary of the
Treasure to coin so much silver
monthly AS he may in his discre-
tion think proper, not to exceed
two million dollars, but under this
administration this will most like
~ be left unused, because the idea
seems 10 prevail IN government cir
eles that there ~ sufficient curren-
py te Heet the demaads of trade,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02
REPUBLICANS WORKERS.

st. Louis Republic.
In an advertisement published
in a postal journal, supposed to
reach the Postmasters of the coun-
try, the New York Tribune puts in
large print the staten ent that the
people were deluded in the elec-
tions of a year ago "into striking
blindly at the very system which
prevents farmers from going Into
bankruptcy" After this panegy-
ric of the protective tariff the Re.
publican organ addresses its re-
marks to the Postmasters and
urges every one who is holding
over to form a Tribune club among
the patrons of his Office "before he
retires to private life under the
new regime" The advertisement
futher says: "It will be a pleasant
legacy to leave to the party which
has come into power"
We have no means of knowing
how far the entreaties of the Irib.
u,ae have increased its club circula.
tion. At any rate we know thai
Republican Postmasters are an
active part of the Republican ma.
chine. They assist is distributing
high tariff literature and work fol
the party in warm and cold wealth
er. The Republican post office is
central business Office for the Re.
publican party in every neiehbor'
hood which is unfortunate enough
to be left by Messrs. Bisselll and
Maxwell In that condition.
Colonel Ratio Rose has the reaI
American conception OF the dispo'
sition of offices. The country is
governed by parties and If one
party does not use the Offices fol
the perfection Of its Organization
the other will. II there is no Dem,
ocatic Postmaster to help his party
there will be a Republican at work
and Republicans know how x
work for party. ~
Republican Postmasters ought
to be as rare AZ huckleberries In
December, or as anything else ont
OF season,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

market price thereof, not exceed
ing one dollar for 37l.25 grains Of
pure silver, and to issue in pay
-ment for such purposes treasury
notes of the United States, be and
the same is hereby repealed. And
it is hereby declared to be the
policy of the United States to con-
tinue the use of both gold and
silver as standard money, and to
coin gold and silver into money
of equal intrinsic and exchanged
BILE value, such equality to be se-
cured through international agree
ment, or by such safeguards Of leg
islation as will insure the main
tenance of the parity in value of
the coins of the two metals and
the equal power of every dollar at
all times in the markets and in the
payment of debts. And it is here
by futher declared that the efforts
Of the government should be steadi-
ly directed to the establishment ,of
such a safe system of bimetallism
as will maintain at all times the
equal power of every dollar coined
or issued by the United States in
the markets and in the payment of
debts.
1t will be seen on comparing the
two bills that the repeating clause
in the substitute is identical with
that in the house bill. In the de.
claratory addition of the house
bill the faith of the United States
is pledged for the parity with 9TH
er legal tender money of the silver
dollars already coined, while in
the declaratory addition of the
Voorhees, substitute the parity OF
all silver and gold coins hereafter
issued is also pledged and the in.
tention to maintain bimetallism as
a principle, to be put into practice
when safe arrangement can be
made, is announced. Practically,
however, the difference between
the declarations Of tie two bills is
not much more than that ",twixt
tweedledun and tweedledee.n
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02
DEMOCRACY AND UNION.

st. Louis Republic.
Ambitious public men would
better be cautious about attaching
names to hints of dismembermen
of the Republic or to foreholdings
of Democratic party.
The people have not decided
whether the hints and forebodings
are dreadful or ridiculous. De-
pend upon it, when they do decide
the rash prophets will get the
worst of the decision.
Nations and parties are not
wrought into organized shape
while you wait. The ideas, hopes,
fears and interests of millions have
been poured into the crucible. In
crisis after crisis the mass has been
hammered by events into an in
strument of public purpose. Little
by little, after many a costly strug-
gle, mistakes have been eliminat-
ed and the inapplicable has been
removed.
The fight of the people against
power and privilege has been un-
der way for centuries, and every
heoric word that has been uttered,
every drop of blood that has been
shed, has its condensed representa-
tion in the American form of gov.
ernment.
If there had been no Civil War,
the hints of separation might be
entertained willingly by dissatisfi-
ed elements. But there are few
living Americans who can think
without horror of the consequences
which followed with cruel sudden
ness upon the utterance in the
Charleston convention of words al
most identical with those which a
few facile persons of demagogio
instincts now let slip. "You &c
your way and we go ours" said the
orators of 1860. Yancey, the elder
Bayard and body of brave and
able men listened while from theil
ranks was flung the warning
"Soon this will cease to be q wal
of words"
War and separation are tempt
ing themes when there is no wal
and no bleeding memory of war
The fighting instinct is easily a.
reused in any of our American
races.
We have had war among our
selves and we want no more. We
will have no more, and it will be
long before we will have tolerance
for men who talk of separated sec.
tiOns and hostile States. No, gen
tlemen OF the ready tongue, you
must wait until the destruction II
repaired and the awful recollection
of the dead and MANNED fellow
countrymep is dim before you car
speak of divided nation with
safety to your POLITICAL futures.
And too much sail for the ballast
ID carried by some light Oratorical
crafts which have threatened the
Democratic party with division
| and defeat AS the nation repres'
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

MANY people think and talk Of
gold and silver as money, but they
are not money. Each is only Il
metal with fluctuating value un-
til the law of fiat intervenes. The
money value of both is created by
law.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02
The Wilson Bill in The Senate.

The Wilson Bill passed the
House on Monday and was sent to
the Senate.
On Tuesday Senator Voorhees, re-
ported back to the senate from the
finance COMMITTEES, as a substitute
for the House bill, his own bill,
which is already before the senate.
Of the two measures the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer says: "It has
been given out that the silver men
will fight the house bill or its sub
stitue at every step of its progress
and will endeavor to defeat it alto
gether if they cannot so amend it
as to make it more favorable to
silver. In view of the unexpected
ly large vote given for the uncon-
ditional repeal bill in the house
the possibilities are strong against
the success of the program of the
extreme silver advocates. Unless
conditions arise that are now un-
discoverable, the chances favor
the passage of the Voorhees, bill
sooner or later and there is no rea-
son whysit should not be acceptable
to the majority in the house should
a conference committee report in
favor of retaining the filmy silver
tail attached by the senate to the
solid gold body to the house bill.
The bill as it passed the house is
as follows,
Be it enacted, etc., that SO much
of the act approved July IA, 1890,
entitled Gan act directing the pur-
chase of silver bullion and issue of
treasury notes thereon, and for
other purposes" as directs the Sec
rotary of the treasury to purchase
from time to time silver bullion to
the aggregate amount of 100000
ounces, or SO much thereof as may
be offered in each month, at the
market price thereof, not exceed
ing one dollar for 37l.25 grains of
pure silver, and to issue in pay
ment for such purposes treasury
notes of the United States, be land
the same is hereby repealed; but
this repeal shall not impair or in
any manner affect the legal tender
quality of the standard silver dol
lars heretofore coined; and the
faith and credit of the United
States are hereby pledged 10 main
tain the parity of the standard gold
and silver coins of the United
States at the present legal ratio, or
such other ratio as may be estab-
lished by law.
The full text of the Voorhees,
substitute already before the SEN
ate bill, and now again reported as
a substitute for the house bill reads
as follows:
Be it enacted, ETC., that so much
Of the act approved July IA, 1890,
entitled "An act directing the pur-
chase of silver bullion and issue oi
treasury notes thereon, and for
other purposes" as directs the sec
retary of the treasury to purchase
from time to time silver bullion to
the aggregate amount of 4,5OO, 600
ounces, or SO much thereof as may
be offered IN each month, at the
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

The repeal seems to be mighty
stride toward single gold stand
ard and when the people fully com
prehend IL, congress will hear
something "drap."
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

WHAT the country needs is mon
ey, not paper promises to pay, and
silver coin redeemable in gold, but
gold and silver, both equal as legal
tender and interchangeable.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

THE single gold standard means
either confiscation or reputation.
The creditor class hope it will be
the former, but they are most like
ly to find it is the latter.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

IF congress adjourns without
doing the bid ding of the people in
the matter of bi-metalism they had
better take a sea voyage during
the recess.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02
DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET.

DEMOCkATIC STATE TICkETs
Governor,
LAWRENCE T. NEAL,
of Ross.
Lieut.. Governor.
VIM. A. TAYLOR,
of Franklin.
Supreme Judge,
JOHN w. safer,
OF Darke.
Board of Public Work,
LOUIS b. WILHELM,
of Summit.
Attorney General,
JOHN p. BAILEY,
of Putnam.
Treasurer,
D. G. BLACKBURN,
of COshocton.
Food and Dairy Com.
d. H. McKEOWN,
of Hamilton.
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET.
Probate Judge.
VIM. f. BOWEN.
Sheriff.
CHARLES +. BRANDT.
Clerk.
DANIEL III. LAPPEN.
Prosecuting Atty.
JACOB B. RIASON.
Commissioner.
GEORGE WEIDNER.
Infirmary Director.
ISAAC A. WRIGHT.
Coroner.
DANIEL HEFT.
Surveyor
JAMES w. DAVIS.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

THE repeal of the silver purchase
clause of the Sherman law is right
so far, but the remainder of its
provisions must be modified.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

Lanes medicine moves the
bowels each day. In order to be
healthy this Is necessary.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

WONDER if Mckinley will make
a sheet of tin at the campaign
opening.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

HON H. S. BUNDY was nOminat-
ed for Congress in the II District.
Score one for Foraker.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

WHAT has become of that tin
industry.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-09-02

OF course and luckily all can get it. On the diamond
when several players rush for ball. it's of too many
cooks spelling the broth. When it to 50 shoe
though there's pair for everyone and every wants
pair Usually it's very bad put your foot in it; it's all
right in this case though and you can't put your feet in
pair of $2 shoes What everybody is
the fashion that's why footwear fashionable We
have finer line of Mems Shoes that sell from ESQ to
500, but that will give you more Good Solid Wear
than 200 shoe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06
Bureau of information.

sThe Burlington has recently estab-
lished in convenient quarter of its ele-
CANT and commodious passenger station,
at Chicago, an Office designed to afford
travellers information on the thousand
and one things they need to know, with
regard to routes, rates, connections and
accommodations. IT has been placed in
charge of an experienced man, supplied
with all railway guides, maps and time
tables, and is known as the Bureau of
Information"
1t is place to which all travellers may
apply for information and receive full
and correct answer. This is the only
Office of the kind west of the sea-board
cities, and it cannot but prove help aud
convenience to the travelling public. All
trains of the Burlington" enter and de-
part from this station, and the intelligent
and valuable service of the Bureau may
be enjoyed by all patrons of this line.
A special pamphlet will be issued by
the burlington" in the near future, Civ
ing accurate information as to 'How to
get to the Worlds fair grounds" "How
to secure rooms and board at the various
hotels, boarding and lodging houses
Trustworthy agents will be at the c..
B. & Q. depot in Chicago, to impart al
information to visitors. Arrangements
will probably be made by which some
trains will be run direct to the Worlds
Fair grounds without change or delay.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06

The Osborne Farmer gives the future
political situation as follows: "The party
that has outlived its cancers of nullifca-
ton and secession against the flag of its
country, and which in 1884 and again in
1892 triumphed over the great battalions
OF republicanism, under what seemed to
be insuperable barriers as to principles
aud votes, is not dead or sleeping. Its
decentralization in Kansas is to be follow
ed by such a showing of numbers
as it did not, prior to the inception
OF the peoples party movement, even
dream of acquiring. In. the early fu-
ture, ii is the democratic party, and
not the peoples party, which Kan
sas republicans will be called upon to
face as power contending for the mas.
terry Of the state"
We have always held this same idea
and every day strengthens us in this con-
clusion. Outside of two or three states,
including Kansas-the strongest - the
populists have developed but slight
strength and their power is now on the
wane everywhere.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06

THE Rock Island Railway company
has concluded to make a series of ex-
periments with the view of producing
rainfall. 1t is generally understood that
the secret in producing rain is in causing
sufficient amount of electricity in the at
mosphere to create storm center. There
are several ways in producing this result,
but the most feasible and the most easily
accomplished is by the use of hydrogen
gas electrified as it passes upward. The
Rock Island Railway company will ex-
pertinent along the line of this theory
and will uso their electric batteries for
that purpose. It is given out that this is
the theory of all rain-makers and the on
ly difference is in the different methods
employed to produce the same result
While we have never been sanguine as to
results we feel assured that the theory is
in fair way to be thoroughly tested.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06

AN eccentric and wealthy old farmer
who died in Drakesville, Ia, the other
day had requested that he should not
be buried in an ordinary coffin but in
one made in the shape of a chair. A
cabinetmaker constructed the curious
casket, which was kept on exhibition
in his room several weeks before he
died. It was built of white oak, with
walnut trimmings, and glass panel in
front that exposed the face. The body
was placed in the chair in sitting pos
ture, the wrists were strapped to the
arms of the chair and the legs fastened
to the runGs.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06

A FARMER drove into Edgefeld, s.
c., and tried to sell cabbage at two
heads for five cents to the colored peo-
pie, but in vain, for he was met on all
sides with the cry: BOSS, we amt got
no meat to bile down wild de cabbage"
After receiving that excuse dozen
times the farmer stopped at a grocer's,
bought a small quantity Of bacon, cut
it into slices, put slice ON each, cab
bage head and offered head with a
slice of bacon for five cents. Then he
sold all his cabbages and drove out of
town amid the blessings of the COM
munity.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06

AN insurance order known as Iron
Hall has been placed in the hands Of a
receiver. The society promised some
thing for nothing, counting upon the
national craze for making money with
out working for it, and built up mem
bership of over one hundred thousand.
Life and indemnity insurance is a
scientific business, which must be con-
Quoted upon recognized principles.
Whenever an organization promises to
return more than it receives it may
safely be viewed with suspicion.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06

According to Director General Davis
Friday has always brought good luck to
the Worlds Columbian exposition. 1t
was on Friday that the house located
the fair at Chicago. 1t was on another
Friday that the senate confirmed, this
act. President Harrison put his sigma
ture to the bill on Friday, and on sub
sequent Friday named the national
commission which met on Friday few
weeks later. Columbus discovered
America on Friday and the commence
ration on October 81 next will occur on
Friday. And, best of all, Holman and
his piratieal band of filibusters were
knocked out on Friday and the expo
sition was voted a subsidy of $4,000, 900.
All of which goes to show that Friday
is not such bad day after all.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06

REFERENCE has been made to the
crowded condition of New York City,
where there is anaverage of nearly nine
teen persons to every dwelling. Further
investigation shows that over 40 per cent.
of all the houses are tenements. Out
of 312, 766 families only $1,000 live in
houses by themselves, leaving 275,162
families living under the same roof
with other people. There are s,762
dwellings which contain over ten fami-
lies each. Rents are very high, apart
ments in a fiat renting for more than a
whole house in other cities, and the
purchase of a house, even on the in
stallment plan, offers grave objections.
New York has been called the "land-
lords paradise"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06

ONE OF the things that are greatly an
moving those who are seeking refresh
ments from the Kansas political pie count
or is the uncertainty as to whether the
Martin tusionists or the stalwarts will
dispense the patronage. A candidate
for postmaster at Colby has solved the
problem. He has circulated two petit
tions. The one, to be signed by fusion
lists, declares that he is democrat of the
John Martin faith. The other sets forth
in bold terms that he is stalwart demo
graf and never was anything else. A
Kansas democrat always rises to the oc-
casion when an Office is in sight.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-06

COURAGE must always have a founda-
ton. Courage may be swift, but it is
not rash; it may nightly move the
soul, but is never a mere sentiment.
Truth is the foundation of all real
courage. A man may be mistaken,
says q writer in the Young Mems Era,
as to his conceptions of what is true,
but before he is truly courageous he is
fully persuaded that he is right be-
cause he has taken his stand upon
some truth he believes to be omnipo-
tent.