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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08

There is one bad feature common
to the arguments of all who advocate
either free silver, or a continuance of
silver purchases and coinage. They
all seek to intiame the public mind
against the linanciers of New York.
They unhesitatingly impugn the the
motives of the men of Wall Street,
and try to make them appear as pub
lie enemies. This the silver men do,
30 that the people will give heed to
their wild yagaries instead of the
authoritative declarations of men of
experience in great financial matters
But every sensible man should realize
that it is to the interest CT New York,
as well as it to any other portion of
the Union, to have the whole country
prosper. In the last issue of Harper's
Weekly, this propensity of the silver
men to try to advance their own
cause by deerying wall Street." is
discussed in very sensible article,
which concludes with the following
paragraph:
Nobody Will pretend that the Wall
Street tinanciers are sentimental phi
lanthropists eager to sacrifice them
selves for the benefit of their neigh
bors. They are shrewd business men
keenly alive to their own interests.
But that these shreWd business men,
knowing as they do that their for
tunes are indissolubly bound up with
the general prosperity of the country.
should at the same time be such con-
summate idiots as to form a plot for
the Introduction of monetary policy
which would undermine the prosper
ity of the larger part of the country,
a policy that would ruin their Gus
TONERS, and thus kill the goose that
lays the golden egg, is too superlative-
" preposterous TO find belief among
sensible people. The Wall Street finan-
ciers are as much interested in having
PLENTY OF MONEY in circulation as
the rest of country. And the rest of
the country is as much interested in
having GOOD MONEY in circulation as
are the Wall Street financiers. This
wall Street" bugaboo, set up by
the free-silver coinage agitators, is an
especially silly continuance, fit only to
brighten little children and persons
whose reasoning powers are at a
lamentably low ebb.''
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08

Too many people are disposed to
look upon the currency question now
before congress, and the country, as
a question too vast for common I'M
derstanding. But such is not the case.
The compulsory coinage of silver has
proven to be very hurtful, and to dis
continue such coinage is the simple
plain duty in the premises. The prop
osition of President Cleveland that
1.-THE people of the United States are
entitled to sound and stable cur
rency and to money recognized as
such on every exchange and in every
market of the world" is simply in
controyertible. The way to obtain
such money is plainly stated in the
following from Harper's Weekly:
With silver produced in the guam
titles that have come from the mines
In the last generation, and with its
steady disappearance from the stand
ard money of advanced countries, it
can never be the safe basis for the cir
culating medium of the foremost
industrial country in the world. We
must rest our money, in the language
used by President Cleveland, on a
basis universally recognized by civil
lied communities. That must be gold.
Let us signify this by repeating once
for all, and without conditions the
Sherman act. SO much done, we may
stop to consider how far we shall use
silver for essentially subsidiary pur-
poses, and how far we shall provide
for the growth of currency on gold
basis But with silver as a standard
money, or with silver threatening to
become standard money-With free
coinage and with Sherman acts-let
us have DONE
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08
Babyland for September

Has charming frontispiece, BLOW
ing Bubbles" Through the Farmyard
Gate " tells pretty story about the
Wise Pigeons. There is story about
Ethel, and something about Babykins,
who does such droll things, and a
dainty story in verse, besides pretty
pictures and rhymes enough to inter
est and please baby and mamma until
the next Babyland comes. The price
is so cents a year, 5 cents a copy. D.
Lothrop Company, Publishers Boston.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08

On good terms, my farm in the town
of Linden, Iowa county, Wis, sit
uated one and one-half miles south
east of Edmund station. Land all
g cd, on limestone sub-soil and in high
cultivation; consists of 800 acres OF
good prairie land, except about &c
acres of timber that would supply
farm with plenty of wood and posts
This is one of the best equipped
stock and grain farms in this part OF
the state. The house is a large two
story frame building. The barn is
40x100 feet, with 20-foot posts, and
11-foot basement; well watered with
windmill, cistern, spring and branches
Now stocked with full blooded
Clydesdale horses, Short horn cattle
and Shropshire sheep. Will sell with
and without the stock and crops to
suit the purchasers. DO not write
unless you mean business, Please
call and see the farm, or address
G.. CoLLARD, Edmund, Wis.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08
A Matter to be Explained.

Richland Democrat.
Reports from all parts of the coun-
try are unanimous in telling of better
times and returning confidence. How
this fact can be made to correspond
with the cry of many people that the
trouble came through apprehension on
the part of manufacturers of mater
ial change in our tariff policy, is a
matter to be explained
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08
Can't Get 1t Through Their Skins.

"My son. said father, disposed to
combine moral with physical persuasion,
after larruping his boy, ''can you now
tell me why I was obliged to correct
your"
That's it!' replied the youngster,
'sfrst you fog me, and now you want
to know what you did it for!''
The foggings twice administered by
the people of the United States to the
Republican party since the passage of
the Mckinley bill appear to have left no
greater impression upon the leaders and
organs of that organization. They smart
under the castigation and resent it, but
with sublime forgetfulnesso of their der
ELECTION they are running Mckinley for
new term of Office and are talking of
trying Harrison again. These worthless
were beaten, but it is not believed that
the voters of the country know what
they did it for.-Philadelphia Record.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08
Interesting Literature.

The Bread Winners, the authorship
of which remarkable American novel
is still undetermined, has appeared in
a new edition in Harper's Quarterly.
The latest addition to Harpers' Frank
lin Square is novel of Australian
political and social life, Half a Hero,
by Anthony Hope.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08

The indications now are that within
two weeks the repeal of the Sherman
law will be an accomplished fact, and
that within six weeks tariff measure
will be laid before the full COM
mittee for its consideration.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08

All that honesty, experience and
skill can do to produce a perfect pill,
has been employed in making De-
Wits Little Early Risers. The result
is specific for sick headache bilious
ness and constipation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08

The people of the country demand
the repeal of the odions Mckinley
law as well as the odious Sherman
silver law. Both will be repealed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08
Store in Edmund,

For rent, after Oct. 1st. Good pros
poets for man of right stamp. In
quire of William Jewell.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08

The Democrats in congress have set
about redeeming the pledges made in
the Democratic national platform Of
1892.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08
Farm for Sale.

will sell my farm, consisting of three hum
dred and eighty acres, situated in the town
of Mineral Point,5A miles from Mineral
farm is well watered with plenty of running
water. Will be sold as one farm, or as two
to suit purchaser, and there is. two good
dwelling houses and good outbuildings. Will
be sold on reasonable terms with low rate of
interest if necessary. For particulars, APP
ply to owner on the Mineral Point road.
33W3 WILLIAM lOSkIEG.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-08

That the United States is to have
sound and stable currency is now es-
tablished beyond a peradYenture.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28
THE RIGHT MAN.
Cleveiand's Choice for Commissioner of
Pensions.

President Cleveland wisely took his
time in selecting the man whom he
would name as commissioner Of pen
sions- The abuses which had prevailed
in the Office, its conversion into polit-
zeal bureau and the lavish use of the
public moneys for the promotion Of par
tsan purposes, all demanded the selec-
ton of a commissioner whose abilities
and character would insure against a
continuance of these evils The presi-
dent canvassed the situation and at
length found the man for the emer-
gcncy in Judge William Lochren. of
Minneapolis. No one could enter upon
the duties of the Office with higher in
dorsements or with record calculated
to inspire greater public confidence.
The republican legislature of his own
state unanimously declared in his favor
and his political enemies have only
good words for him. lie has never been
an o.sicesecker: and the honors he has
enjoyed have all been a voluntary recog-
milton of his worth by the people who
We're in a position best to Judge.
In the fact that Judge Lochrcn was a
brave and gallant volunteer soldier the
veterans of the war have the assurance
OF sincere and sympathetic friend ut
the head of this department. They are
also insured, as is the entire citizenship
OF the country. that he is without sym
pathy for the frauds and coffee cool
ers' who have falsiied their claims
against generous government and are
drawing upon its revenues without the
shadow of right to justify their shame
less procedure. 1t is assured that dur
ing the administration of Judge Loeb
rem the pension rolls will be disgraced
by no more unworthy names. and that
all possible will be done to give the de-
serving veterans the well-earned dis
tinction of being upon roll which is
one of honor from beginning to end.
The operations Of the Office will be con-
fined to its legitimate functions and the
public moneys will not be squandered
with view to the advancement of par
~ interests. As soldie- and citizen,
the record of Judge Locnren is one to
inspire perfect confidence throughout
the entire country
1t is true that a man of greater polit-
zeal fame might be named as the com
missioner Of pensions; but the presi-
dent. like the people, wanted to best
meet the demands of the public service,
and to this end every other considera-
ton was very properly subordinated.
The condition Of the department called
for man equipped Us is Judge Lochren
and the president simply waited unit,
the man was found. - Detroit Free
Press
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28
THE SPRING ELECTIONS.
Public Opinion stilI in Favor Of the Dem
Ocratic Party.

On the whole. the democrats have
done well in the spring elections. Chi
cago elected democratic mayor in
spite of the formidable revolt in the
party against the nominee. In Cincin-
natl and other Ohio towns the demo-
Gratis divided the offices with their op-
ponents, and got fair share. In St.
Louis the republicans got all the Offices
but one, and this is about the only vic
tory Of which they have right to
boast Rhode Island has given dem
ocratic plurality for governor, and has
elected two democratic congressman.
both Of whom were in q minority at the
November election.
These results are all the more sipnifi-
can't when wo compare them with the
April elections four years ago. The re-
publicans had then just succeeded in
displacing the democrats. who had had
control of the executive branch OF the
federal government for four years. The
distribution Of patronage was in active
progress then, as now, only republicans
were taking the places of democrats,
instead Of democrats succeeding repub-
leans The spring elections OF 1889
showed a remarkable revolt against the
party that had just succeeded to power.
Chicago, which two years before had
elected republican mayor by 10000
majority. chose democrat by $4,000.
Cincinnati. which had given Harrison q
big majority divided the Offices. St.
Louis went democratic, and a majority
OF the town elections in Ohio. Indiana.
Illinois and Iowa showed democratic
gains. Rhode Island. which had given
Harrison s.iS6 plurality in November.
lsss, gave democratic plurality Of
AID. II is true that the conditions Of
suffrage had just been changed In that
state, and number Of new voters ID
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28

mitted. but the republican vote. which
had been 20, .Gs in April, 1855, fell OF
TO $50 i'm April. 1859. while there was
u large increase in the democratic vote.
All these things, taken together,
were construed by democrats a. mean
that the people were not well satisfied
with the new administration. The re-
publican press tried 10 ridicule this in.
depreciation. but mark what followed.
Ohio elected democratic governor in
the November following. Indiana.
which went republican in 1855. has
been carried by the democrats every
year since. The same may be said u
Illinois Iowa elected democratic
& vernon in 1899, and reelected him in
iso.. The symptoms OF dissatisfaction
were. therefore. correctly interpreted
in the spring Of 1889. by the democratic
press. inasmuch as subsequent events
fully supported what it then said.
The elections Of this spring are sig
nitcant to this extent. that they fail To
show any marked change in public
opinion since the November election.
The democratic party retains the con-
fdcnce OF the masses of the people,
which is a good deal more than could
be truly said of the republican party
four years ago.-Louisville Courier
Journal
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28
THE SWEEP or DEATH.

Clark aud Jasper Counties, IN tho state
L 81 Mississippi. Again Torn by u Dread
fui Tornado-Over Forty Persons Known
to Have neen Killed aud >earIy Two
Hundred Others InJured-Pttiful freaks
of the storm King.
MERIDIAN. Miss. April ei.--Clarkc
and Jasper counties OF this state suf-
fcred from tornado Wednesday night
at Z clock more deadly To human life
and in the destruction Of property than
the one Of three weeks ago II fol-
lowed almost in the tracks OF its pre-
decessor. Over forty persons were
killed and nearly 200 more or
less injured. These figures may
be increased when ali Of the
stricken districts are heard from. The
destruction To property will amount to
hundreds Of thousands OF dollars. En-
tire neighborhoods have been literally
swept of the face of the earth.
The tornado's path was through a
vast pine forest. broken here and there
by farms Huge trees were uprootcd
and carried for the distance of mile.
Near the town Of Pachuta lived the
family OF William liarton. consisting
Of himself. wife and three children.
Their bodies, except that Of the young
est child. were picked up over a mile
away, mangled and entirely nude
Their brains had been dashed out
The child had miraculous escape 1t
was found half mile from its homo
early in the morning. uninjured, but
piteously crying for its mother.
William Fisher lived near the station
with his mother. wife and five children.
They were blown away, and searching
parties have been out all day, but none
Of their bodies have been recovered. A
child of Sim McGowan was found dead
in n tree. a mile from its home. Four
negroes were killed outright and fam
lily OF nine negroes persisted.
The country stricken is strewn for
miles with debris and along the path
way of the tornado are found all kinds
Of household goods. dead cattle and
poultry. The picture is indcscribably
piteous one. Happy homes swept
away and dashed 70 pieces
as il they were cocklc-shells;
children crying for their par
ents, and fathers and mothers
searching among the huge piles of de-
bris for the missing ones. Such is the
scene The telegraph wires were
snapped in twain as though they were
pipe-stems. and the poles lifted up and
carried through the country at frightful
velocity. The whole country is in
mourning. The ministers and physi-
clans are at work Every messenger
from the remote districts coming in
brings sorrowing tales OF suffering and
death. The wind is still high. and rs
each cloud has appeared the people
would look frightened, huddle to-
gether and PRIV
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28

CONTEMPORARY COMMENT.

Under the Harrison administra-
tion the census bureau furnished the
twin scandal TO the Raum affair.--N. Y.
World.
Mr.. Cleveland Is opposed to bill
letting his relatives on the treasury.
Mr. Harrison will probably look on
this as an unexplainable perversity. -
St. Louis Republic.
1t was very unkind in Secretary
Carlisle 70 mar Maj Halford's European
trip. but the condition of the treasury
will not warrant such expensive relics
Of Harrisonianism.-N. Y. World.
The appointment of Col. Broad
head ms minister to Switzerland is very
gratifying 10 his friends in 81. Louis
and it goes to show that Secretary
Gresham has found out where Missouri
is at--St. Louis Republic
Republican organs. with their
wonted fairness, are denouncing the
president because he has not settled the
silver question, wiped out the trusts
and reduced the tariff This is but a
fair sample Of their political methods.
II insults the intelligence Of the people
by assuming that they will believe the
president possessed of the powers vested
exclusively in congress. Detroit Free
Press
--Majah Mckinley does not know
what the democrats will do now that
they have full swing. 1t was to lie ex-
pectcd that the major would not know
as much since his parachute collapsed
last November as he did before he took
that terrific tumble. In saying, how
ever. that there is no longer any ex-
cuse for pretensc; no longer any room
for hypocrisy" he spoke wisely and
knowingly. Prctense and hypocrisy
also got the g. b. last fall st Paul
Globe.
A republican paper which has
made its special mission the defense Of
pension extravaganza against every
criticism or attack hangs its harp oa
one string upor the willows with tho
doorous wall that pension commits
sioncrs for the last ten years have been
considered successful according to the
number Of certificates they could issue
in given time. but things have
changed" There are times OF deep
emotion. dearly beloved when words
are entirely out OF place. Let ms step
softly and steal away in silence, lcav-
ing the gricf-striclen alone with their
sSfrow. Louisville Courier-JournaL
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28

Serious Visitation In the Northwest
Causing Suspension of Railroad Traffic.
Immense Losses OF stock and the Al
most Certain Destruction or Enormous
Amounts Of Property whoa tho Snow
Meiis.
greatest fall Of snow in the same num-
Der Of hours in the history of the signal
service fell in Minnesota beginning at
Q o'clock Wednesday night and ending
at o'clock last evening. In the TWEEN
tv-three hours there was fall Of thirty
inches at 81. Cloud, twenty-six inches
at Sleepy Eye. and sixteen inches at
St Paul At o'clock yesterday morn
ing the street railway service at
St Paul and Minneapolis was in state
of almost complete paralysis. but by
hard work a portion OF the trans were
got to work and at night the service
had been pretty generally resumed. ex-
cept on the Interurban line. which
will not be able to run all its trains be-
fore sore time to-day
Steam railway trains were badly de-
moralized. and especially in the north
ern part of the state. Great Northern
trains due here from the north are from
nine To fifteen hours late. a tra... on
the Omaha il stalled with no chance to
get out until the storm abates On
nearly every road entering St Paul
there is delay. The snow is very wet,
and II il disappears in the next forty
eight hours. as seems almost certain,
the food which will result will be of
such proportions that the damage will
be incalculablc. The Crow river al
Buffalo overlooked its banks last night.
and many bridges are in danger The
Red Lake river at Red Lake Falls.
Crookston and Fisher has flooded hun
dreds Of acres of farm lands to such
depth that it will not be possible to
seed it The Great Northern bridge at
Red Lake Falls has gone out. and
there are four others that are expected
TO 60 out before daylight tomorrow
morning.
The Mississippi at st. Paul has driven
several Bohemian families from their
homes on the fats. and large portion
of the west side. including the base ball
park. is under from one TO four feet OF
water.
Last nights reports from North Da-
kota say the loss Of stock by freezing is
very large. A farmer named Newbold
living ten miles north OF Jamestown,
lost fifty head OF horses and cattle.
Another farmer near Ypsilanti lost a
large number by freezing and drown
inu
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28
seven Persons Asphyxiated by Gas iron,
Coal stove.

CHICAGO. April 2i.--Sevcn members
Of the family Of \. j. schultz. living
1t Maynard street and Milwaukee
avenue, were asphyxiated by coal gas.
which escaped from q heating stove
during the storm Wednesday night.
Mr.. Schultzc's mother, aged 81 years,
is in critical condition and her rccov-
cry Is doubtful The other members %
the family are in a safe condition. IL
IL supposed TINT the storm destroyed
the chimney draft and forced the
fumes into the sleeping apartment Of
the house.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28

DENVER, Col. April 2l.-A western
baseball league will be foi med at
meeting To be held next week Denver.
Pueblo, Topeka. Wichita. Kansas City
and 81 Joseph have applied for mem
bcrship. and Des Moines. Leavenworth
and Sioux City are also preparing to
make bids Teams are already organ
lied in Denver and Topeka
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28

OyE Of the great problems Of the day Is
how 10 reach the inebriate. Order up the
drinks for all hands and the chances are
that you will have reached him--Detroit
Free Press.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28

SoxE old dinner customs still prevail.
The Romans used TO recline at Their ban
1ue,s. and the habit ~ lying al public din
uers is common stiil.-Texas Siftings.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-04-28
A SPRING SNOW STORM.

Serious Visitation In the Northwest,
Causing Suspension of Railroad Traffic.
Immense Losses OF stock and the Al
most Certain Destruction or Enormous
Amounts Of Property whoa tho SNOW
Meits.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-09-07
STRONG AND TIMELY WORDS.

In another column will be found
strong and timely letter from Hon.
Fl. E. Taubeneck, chairman of the
National executive committee of the
Peoples party. He calls upon the
people not to be confused over the
multiplicity of details connected with
the financial question. He calls at
tention to the fact, that what money
is made of, how it is issued, and even
the volume or amount of it, import
ant as they are, are mere matter of
details compared with the great
principles underlying the whole
question. The root of the trouble,
the great question, for the people
first to settle, is WHO shall issue the
money and control its volume. The
first question is not the MANNER of
issuing nor the VOLUME, nor the
STUFF it is made of, but WHO shall
manage and control these things.
Shall it be the people, or shall it be
few heartless bankers and specula-
tors? The letter is the ablest arti-
Gle We have yet seen from his pen.
Read it and reread it; study it and
continue to study it Keep it and
study it until that great question is
settled.