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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-23
A Word of Explanation.

The fight for the right is terrible
struggle. The world never before
saw anything like it. We are battling
With an enemy infinitely rich and
Infinitely cunning. He is determined
TO destroy our free Institutions He
attacks us at every point. We are,
for instance, too poor to print the
whole of our paper-we must econ
OmiZe to live. Hence we are COM
PEELED to procure a page of news
from an association. The result is
we find lot of headlines and COM
ments adverse to the principles of
the party we represent. What can
we do? If we go to another COM
pany it may be worse. Our readers
want the news and plutocracy gar
bles them. Then we have a page of
alliance extracts-moStO of them very
able and interesting-but the cloven-
foot appears there also. We find
article after article cunningly de-
vised to devide our people and drive
them away from support of free sill
yer and into the arms of the gold
bugs. One of the cardinal points in
the peoples party platform last year
was the reconciliation of silver;
and yet here we have populist edi-
tor, (for man is regularly employed
to get up these pages), at work fight
ing free silver, and insisting on the
wiping out of gold and a completely
nOn-metallic currency; which this
congress is about as likely to give
the people as it is to cut up the
moon into medals and distribute
them among the citizens. The very
devil seems to be in these people.
Their trickery is boundless. They
buy up everything that is "buyable." "
If the people would only stand by
us we would give them paper every
page of which was printed in our
own Office. But it is hard to ask it
in these terrible times. in the
meanwhile, brethren, only hold us
responsible for what is our own, and
observe how satan sticks his horned
head out of every loop-hole and Gre
vice. I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-23
Striking Confederation of Populist
Principles.
A Minneapolis paper saws:

"A AlHuedpOlIS paper says:
" A curious condition of things has
grown out OF the panic in St. Paul.
As Jne currency was withdrawn from
the German-American and other
DankS in that city, there was a good
zeal OF speculation as ITO what the
deposltors. and especially the smaller
ones, did with their money. It was
found that far less than was exnect-
ed went into the vaults of the safe
deposit companies, and the wonder
was what was done with it. It was
surprise to learn finally that in the
course of a few days over forty thous-
ana dollars were invested in pOstOffice
money orders, most of them on
the postoffice in Minneapolis. OF
course these orders are not present.
ed, except when currency is desired.
puU held, like checks or drafts. the
holder being able at any time to con-
vert Them into currency"
This shows that the only thing the
people have any confidence in. in
these trying times, is the govern
ment of the United States. This
proves:
l. That the people would to-day
hoard greenbacks, if they could get
them, in preference to anything else.
z. That full legal tender paper
currency is the true solution of the
financial trouble.
8. That if we had government
savings banks the government would
to-day have three-fourths of all the
money OF the country; and by lend
ing 1t out. on real-estate security.
at three per cent. per annum, it
would end usury, panic, contraction
and hard times; and at the same
time lift the producing classes, the
source of all wealth, into dignity.J
respectability and prosperity. |
Why do we not have them. Even
our neighbor, Canada, has thems
Because this country has been gov
erned by the capitalistic class, which
does not want the people to escape
from it's clutches. How does it rule
the country? Through the daily pa-
pers and the two old parties. How
are we to get relief? Sustain the
peoples party newspapers and smash
the two old parties. Are not prospef-
lty and free institutions worth an
effort? If so-talk to your neigh
bors. Circulate populist literature.
Bring the fresh air of truth to the
asphyxiated and almost perishihg
people. Open the windows and let
out the damnable coal gas of lies
and bigotries. I. d.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-23
BulldOZing the Slaves.

The Pioneer-Press of August II
says editorially:
"We want to say to every senator
and representative, republican or
democrat, that the day ON which
he gives a vote that caters in any
degree to the free silver element or
is open to the reproach of an in
tended compromise will be the most
disastrous in his whole career. Ger
tain things are forgiven to a man
in politics, and there are some emer-
gencies in which people overlook a
mistake. But this is not such a
time. Men have voted wrong on the
silver question itself, and afterward
risen to places of honor and trust.
But the man who votes wrong on it
at Washington this month should
call on the mountains to cover him.
He will have signed his political
death warrant"
This is cracking the party whip
with a vengeance. The Pioneer-Press
has probably heard that some of the
members or senators from MinnesO-
ia were "shaky." on the question of
following Wall street and Thread
needle street to the ruin Of the peO-
pie; and so it seeks to terrify them.
But who are the men who, in the
midst of the calamities and horrors
which now beset St. Paul, urge the
PiOneer-Press to make such threats?
We do not believe there are any.
They have enough to do to keep
their heads above water. They are
simply existing by each others toler-
alton and forbearance. We heard
of prominent business man Of St.
Paul, who, the other day, was drawn
on by creditor for s. so; and he had
to hustle around among all his
friends to raise the money. Not
long since an ex-millionaire of Chi
cago committed suicide because his
check for $26 had gone to protest!
Men under such conditions do not
threaten congressman with distruc-
tion unless they intensity the hor-
rors of making money scarcer. But
they have got k1efer, the ST.. Paul
congressman, frightened, so that he
is working as if he lived in New
York.
Where then do such articles
come from? They are sent out from the
east and PAID FOR. Even the car
toons come from the same source
The plutocracy cracks the whip ever
the editors and the editors crack the
whip over the congressman; and SO
we are ruled and ruined.
If you don't like it, brethren, get
up petitions, and write letters to
your congressman, and let him under
stand that newspapers like the Pho.
neer-Press do not speak for the peo
pie but for their editors. I. D.
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as currency..... 70, ,45D5SS.VU @1ooo, 1U4.0( 40
In circulation. es1o,sse, ,s42 IL
Divide this among 61,717,936 peo-
pie, AND. 1T GIVES US THE
GRAND TOTAL OF S4.97 PER
CAPITA!!!
And now the scoundrelS want to
demonetize silver; stop the further
issue of silver certificates or coin;
make gold the sole money-metal,
and smash the whole people of the
United States. "Blood and Bridles!'
It is enough to make the very wom-
en- seize the old shot-guns and rise in
insurrection. Talk about the Boston
tea-party, and the stamp tax. Why
we are degenerate race of fools,-
tramping after old-party banners in
to the poor-houses. Shame on such a
race.
And France has $50 per capita, and
100000, 900 of silver in circulation,
and is the most prosperous in fact
the only prosperous country,- to-day,
in the world.
"How long! Oh Lord! How long,"
I. D.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-23

What pity it is that the north
pole may remain undiscovered owing
to the death of a few donkeys.-St.
Paul Globe.
III. P. Hall called the editorial staff
of the Globe around him, read that
paragraph, and called for volunteers.
He said it was an outrage that
Peary's expedition should fail for
want of a few jackasses. Half the
staff volunteered at once; but Hall
was obliged to reject nearly all of
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-23
VOORHEES, BILL
General Weaver PunctureS it
With a Pungent Pen.
THE MASK TORN OFF.
ERIE, Pa, August 10, '93.

ERIE, Pa, August 10, '93.
The Voorhees, bill now pending in
the senate, to grant to national banks
currency equal to the face value Of
the bonds, completely discloses the
animus underlying Wall Streets op-
position to the Bland Act, the Sher-
man Act and the Free Coinage of Sill
yer. They contend in one breath
that the free coinage of silver or the
issue of legal tender coin notes to
purchase silver bullion will ruin the
country and bankrupt the people,
but that the issue of national bank
notes redeemable in any kind of law
full money will restore prosperity and
avert calamity! Is it possible that
an intelligent people shall longer fail
to understand what is going on in
the councils of the money kings?
With either the Bland act or the
Sherman act in force. the banks can
only partially control the volume of
the money. With free coinage they
realize that their control over the
volume is forever gone. The people
will then have an independent
source of supply and control the
profits of their own toll. Hence the
great question of civilization-who
shall control the volume of our mon
ey-the people or the banks-is now
the uppermost question of the hour.
In every calamity the money pow
er steps in and demands new conces-
sions and new grants of power. They
have purposely brought on present
distresses that they may wrench
from a suffering people another
pound of flesh to be cut from near
the heart of the nation.
1t is about time that the people
should step in and demand recogni-
tion and compel our lawmakers to
obey the constitution which places
the control of our circulating
medium in the hands of congress.
The constitution has expressly taken
away from the states and from in
dividuals the power to issue or create
money. What right has congress to
return that power to those from
whom the fundamental law has tax
en- it?
BY their great haste to secure au-
thority to issue their notes at the
par value of the bond,. they have
openly conceded the necessity for a
material increase in the volume of
our money; and the secretary of the
treasury, in approving the VOORHEES,
bill, has certified to the overshadow-
ing necessity for the increase. But
neither the banks nor the secretary
are willing that the people shall be
relieved unless they will consent that
their government shall first issue the
money and then bestOw it upon the
banks as gift. People must ther
go to the banks-the dispensers OF
sovereign favor,-and borrow theil
own money at high rates of interest
The banks are willing that the mon
ey shall be inflated, provided they
alone shall profit by the imitation
Let the people rise as one mar
against this threatened iniquity.
J.B. WEAVER.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-23

them for not coming up to the re-
quired intellectual standard. Small
ley went through triumphantly, and
his expressions of pride and delight
could be heard for three blocks.
n
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-23

Ten years ago the American far
mer would have scoffed at the idea
of giving two bushels of wheat for
100 lbs, of bran; but if he wants the
bran to-day he must do it.-Peoples
Voice. II present tendencies are not
soon arrested this may be true here.
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OF this amount the official report
claimed that $712,416, ,SS3.36 were in
the o. S. treasury; and 81 ,3S7, $751; )
835.11 were in circulation among the
people as money. 1t will be seen
that the figures do not greatly differ
from those of the report of Aug. l.,
1898.
The U. S. treasurer, however, ad-
mits that the certificates of deposit
are simply representatives of money
in the treasury, which cannot. be
counted twice, and hence, with a
sweep of his pen he reduces the ag-
gregate from $2,O99, 1868, ,71s.47 to $1,-
666, ,O94, ,42O.47! Why then were they in
cluded, except to deceive the people,
who will read the report and not the
explanations.
Mr.. Dunning first shows, from the
treasurer's report, that the gold and
silver bullion held by the Us. treas
ury amounts to $76,439, ,5Ss. This is
not money, any more than pork or
wheat would be. 1t is commodity;
stamped bars of metal, and cannot
be called circulation. This reduces
the metallic money in the treasury
from $27s, ,543, $3.50 to $2O2, 1O3, ,997 .36.
In the next place the estimates of
the gold in circulation is mere guess
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work. No allowance is made for the
amount used in the arts. The Com
mercial and Financial Chronicle of
Feb. 9, 1889, vouched for by the Sec
retary of the treasury as good au-
thority, says there are at least $780,
OOO, 900 of the total that cannot be
accounted for. "This is big cut in
to $3.50, ,O63, 3,5O5. The same authority
shows that on January lst, 1888, the
treasury claimed to hold 1924, 1884, 677
of gold; but deductlng gold certifi-
Gates issued against it 'only about one
hundred millions cam be tound!" The
same writer cOntinues,-"nOt one
individual in every hundred receives
in ordinary business transactions
gold certificate or gold coin once in
twelve months"
Mr.. Dunning then proceeds to
show that the entire silver coinage
of a country wears out in thirty
years. John Sherman confirms this.
The treasury claims that everv silver
dollar coined since 1878 is still in cir
culation and eight million dollars be-
sides; and that no part of the sub
sidiary silver coin has disappeared;
although the government has been
claiming for years and now claims
that there are $5,916, ,59O.47 of frac-
tional currency,-paper 'halfs' and
quarters" and ten cent pieces, float
ing around while every body nows
that not one has been seen,-except
as a curiOsity,-fOr twenty years.
What has become of it? Lost, sunk
in seas and rivers, burned up ip no.
tells, worn out. And congress de-
clared June 81, 1879 that So, 1915, 1884
more had been lost or destroyed.
Fourteen millions in all out of $685.
600, 900 issued vanished. And is not
the same thing true of the silv er and
gold coin? And yet this fraudulent
government of ours, to help the
plutocrats, claims that the people
have got it all!
But this isn't the worst of it. The
law requires the national banks to
hold large amount of money in re-
serve for the protection of their de-
positors. This is not circn nlating
among the people. 1t cannot be in
two places at once. How much is it?
It is $333, Ill ,465. Then the state
banks and savings banks also have
to keep reserve of from ten to
twenty-five per cent. Mr.. Dunning
estimates this, (at ten per cent), as
$233, ,427 ,242. Then there are 3,647
banks that have not reported. Place
the reserve says Mr.. Dunning at $10,-
600 each, and it gives $36, 100000; or
grand total of bank res serves of
$6O3, ,OOS, ,7O7, which must be decucted
from the 81, 1887, ,551, S35 of total, NOM
inal circulation, leaving but 1884,
543, 1913 for the use of the people I!
Why did not our lying servants at
Washington tell us all this when
they took the trouble to figure up
the per capita circulation at $24.O2?
How particular they were about
those two cents
Here are Mr.. Dunning's concluding
figures as to the real currency circu-
lation, of the United States:
Amount outstanding as per
treasurer'S Statement..... $1,666, ,094, 420. AZ
Amounts to be deducted:
Loss in gold
coin. $2OO, 900 100000
Loss in silver
coin. ...... 10000, 100000
Loss in paper
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Amounts to be de
Loss in gold
cO1n.............
Loss in silver
cOln..............
Loss in paper
currency..... :.
Loss in fract ton
al currency.....
Held as reserves,
total.
Held in U. s.
Treasury. -.
Coin sent abroad.
Bullion counted
Arp
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-08-23
e2OO,OOO,OOO.OO
@,OOO,oOO.oO
5o,OOO,OOo.oO
6,916. 100000
6O3,OOs,7OT.OO
337,144, 4,0S9.36
61,605, 5,504.M

76, ,439, ,5SS. 90 $1,355, ,04. .57S.36
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Amount outstanding as per
treasurer'S Statement..... $1,666, ,O9 42O. 4
Amounts to be deducted:
Evening journal., 1893-12-22
Sporting News Notes.

Frank Ives offers TO play Schaefer 70
matches for 50, 500 a side, one to be q
six nights encounter, 600 points a night.
at 14-inch balk line. anchor barred, aud
the other to be 400 points at cushion
caroms
Two school boys fought six rounds
with bare knuckles at Akron, o., on
Wednesday. in which gore flew to the
satisfaction OF the blood thirsty spec
tators
Dan Creedon claims the middleweight
championship of America, because he
says he posted a forfeit to 6ght Fitz-
simmons, and the latter failed to cover
the money. Now, Ted Pritchsrd. cham
pion of England, wants TO fight Crsedon
for 81 600 a side, either in England or
America
A warrant fer the arrest Of Max Frank
one Of the Ivy City bookmakers. was
issued at Washington yesterday. for
making books at the meeting, which was
summarily closed few days ago The
Ivy City Jockey Club will make a test
case Of It,
Horace NJ. Leeds, the Atlantic City
lightweight puRilist. states that he re
fused to meet Billy Ernst in New York,
because the purse was too small
j. A r Elliott, Of Kansas City. de-
feated Frank Glass. of Morristown, at
Newark, n. j., at craftsmanship, yes.
terday. Elliott killed 1875 birds out Of
possible 200.
Charley Mitchell will start for Jackson
Vile, Fla, on Monday.
Tommy Ryan and Billy Smith were
matched yesterday to fghu six rounds, in
Boston, on January 8.
Evening journal., 1893-12-22
NEW WASHINGTON srREeT SCHOOL
It VIII BE Completed BY January l..
Workmen Putting In the Desks.

1t VIII BE Completed BY January l..
Workmen Putting In the Desks.
The new Washington school is now al.
most finished and were it not FOR some
extra work which is being done in the
basement the building could have been
handed over to the Board Of Education
as Christmas gift, as the contractor
anticipated. 10 is expected that by jan
uary 1 the work will be completed as
well as the vanishing.
Workmen began to put down the board
sidewalk this morning. This Is ouly
being laid until the ground becomes
thoroughly settled. The desks have
arrived and will be placed in position
Immediately.
Samuel II. Baynard In speaking Of the
matter this morning said that 1t had
been a very lucky building There have
been no setbacks and the work has gone
straight ahead Neither were there any
accidents, and the public seems TO
be well satisfied with the handsome
buildiup
Evening journal., 1893-12-22
TeLEaRApH MIRGs IN DANaER.
A Largo Safe Removed From tho Wcsteri
Union Telegraph Building.

A Largo Safe Removed From tho Western
Union Telegraph Building.
There WAS lively scene at Third and
Market streets yesterday afternoon An
effort was being made TO lower q safe
from the second story of the Western
Union Telegraph building TO the pave
ment. A large crowd collected 10
watch the riggers bring the huge
safe TO the ground The door from
which 81 was to be taken. opened only q
few inches above long piece Of timber
which supports hundreds Of wires run
ming into the building A liueman OF
the telegraph company was stationed
near to see that the wires were not in'
iured.
The rlggers had not allowed for the
distance that the safe would have TO be
lifted. II It had been lifted out, hun
dreds Of dollars worth Of
damage would have been done.
knot in the rope prevented the
safe from being raised an inch
hipher and 70 would have rested with all
it's weight on the board supporting the
wires The riggera did not appear 10
notice this, and every one was expect
ing 20 see the board broken and the
wires torn down. They were stopped
in time by the employees Of the telegraph
company. The ropes were read iuHted and
the safe was moved without mishap.
Evening journal., 1893-12-22
JOSEPH STOECKLE'S FUNERAL.
All That Was Mortal of the Famous
Brewer Buried This Afternoon-Not
Enough Carriages In the city.

All That Was Mortal of the Famous
Brewer Buried This Afternoon-Not
Enough Carriages In the city.
The funeral Of Joseph StoeclSle, the
famous brewer, was held this afternoon
at his late home corner Of Fifth and
Adams streets, at o'clock. Rev Paul
Isenschmidt of the German Lutheran
Church ofiiciated. All the morning the
house was crowded with friends of the
dead man who came to get last look at
the well.known face.
The room where the dead man lay was
filed with flowers and designs The
csskeu was almost covered
There were more flowers and deaigns
than have been seen at funeral here for
years. The designs sent by the orders
and societies Of which Mr.. Stoeckle was
a member we're the finest ever seen here
and attracted much attention. Funeral
Director Wilson was in charge
The following are some Of those who
sent floral tributes: Hartmann and
Fehrenbach Brewing Company gates
ajar; the family, a pillow Of roses; en-
ployes of the Diamond State Brewery,
setting sun; Jerome Bell, harp; Joseph
Niedermaier. broken column; Fame Hose
Fire Company, cross; Fred Heiss, Tyre
Mrs, Lengel wreath; Mrs Candy Cox,
anchor; Frank SEWER, heart; David Dan
gel, anchor; Mr. Messing and family,
sickle; Mrs. Lewis Winkler. broken
column Mr.. and Mrs f. @ Mammele,
cross; Q. A. Schafer, New York, cross;
Kufubfo of fbo Mvo4fo Chain orouo %
roses
At the foot of the bier ffty nine bios
SONS were grouped, one for each year OF
Mr.. Stoeckle's life. They were sent BY
George Word and Isaac Dillon.
All that was mortal of Mr.. Stockle was
enclosed in a handsome solid San
Domingo mahogany cssket. II was
hand carved and polished and contained
full cover inside casket. The inside
WAS of tufted cream satin. silver
plate on the lid. contained the age and
name of the dead man. There were also
handsome extension handles
10 was impos ible to secure enough
carriages and Ave street cars were char
tered to carry some of the friends tC
cieties, headed by the First Regimen,
Band, turned ont in a body:
Hermann Lodge, No. 90, l. o O. F.
Delaware Lodge, No. $40. D o. H
Delaware Tribe, No. I, l. o. r. M St
Georges Castle, No 3, K.G + Knights
of the Mystic Chain; German Beneficial
Societies, Nos / and O. Fame Hose Steam
Fire Engine Company.
The hearse was drawn by four larg'
black horses
Mr.. Isenschmidt spoke feslingly Of tn
deceased. BE spoke of bis past life ant
referred to his many good qualities. Tn
pail bearers were made up Of man from
each society Of which Mr. StOeokle was
| member
Evening journal., 1893-12-22
CITY NEWs lN eRIEF.

--Beecher, the photographer, sl5 Market st.
Gold bought for cash. No. lO5 w. sth 81.
-Cummins. the photographer, SO2 Market
street.
Go to Wilmington Photograph Company,
No. 81 u Market street, 80 cents per dozen.
Yesterday Henry @. conrad, guardian Of
Charles Marris Herting, bought his wards
one-fifth interest in the Herting property on
King street for 5000.
William McFadden, Jr.,. Thomas Sands
end James A. Newell. all boys, were ar
rested yesterday on suspicion Of being con-
nected with the stealing OF satohel from
Augustus ID. Miller, of Kenneth Square, on
Wednesday, at Tenth and Adams streets.
Before insuring your life elsewhere, call
at the ofliceof the Equitable Life-in the Equit-
eble Building for Information as 70 actual
results paid TO living policy holders in the
largest, strongest ana best Life Company IN
the world. Anson A. Maher. Manager.
Any person wishing their piano tuned
will attend to it in first class manner and
Will guarantee satisfaction, talso. my or,
chestra will be At liberty for socials and
parties, December Is and week. Orders left at
Singer Sewing Machine Office or No. 9O5 West
Ninth street will receive prompt attention.
Frank Stuebgen.