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The advocate., 1894-05-16

rope, 1t is fair to infer that the gold
barons over there had some interest
in the deal. Whether this be true or
not, the average American citizen
will hardly be able to distinguish the
advantages Of being robbed by a ma
tive rather than foreign pirate.
But this is not all there is in the
scheme. The bonds as originally is
sued were payable Sin legal money
of the United States" which at that
time consisted Of gold, silver and
treasury notes; and republican con-
gress and republican administration
have, by subsequent acts, made them
payable in gold, thereby multiplying
the burden of the people and the
profits Of the gold bsrons. No demo-
crat had any hand in this scheme. It
was republican in ITS origin and in
it's execution. The democratic party
is guilty Of enough, God knows, but
this is not one Of it's sins. Don't let
your prejudices run away with your
Judgment, governor. Be fair.
The advocate., 1894-05-16

SEVERAL correspondents in answer
to our request for postal card opin-
ions respecting the initiative and
referendum as a party platform are
branching out into lengthy srgu.
ments upon the subject This was
not our idea in making this request.
We SIMPLY desire opinions without ar
gument and 80 briefly expressed that
q postal card will contain them, so
that a large number of them may be
published each week in order that
the general trend of public sentiment
upon the subject may be ascertsined.
These lengthy communications will
defeat the object we had in view be.
cause they consume so much space
that only few can be used.
The advocate., 1894-05-16

OLD SChWab, the anarchist pardoned out
by Governor Altgeld, is tearing around
making blood 'Curdling speeches again. If
SohWab is smart, he will keep his mouth in
Herr Altgeld'S bailiwiOk. -Emporia Repub-
loan.
Why don't you publish what Mr..
Schwab says and let your readers
judge of its "blood-curdling" charac.
ter. You have shown yourself here
tofore to be a very unfair and preju-
diced witness upon this subject, and
people have mighty little confidence
in your testimony. Besides this
there ls a fair prospect that the Vot-
srs Of Kansas will not be frightened
this year nor influenced by prejudice
as they have been in former years.
They will be governed rather by an
educated judgment, and in a cam
paign Of this character your occupa-
tion will be something like Othelo's.
The advocate., 1894-05-16

other for Eastern papers from which
the Capital copies it. So long as
they con6ne their efforts to the
Peoples party, however, il is all
right, and even Mr.. Stacy's stuff in
this line would still be copied with
out apology. Oh, what journalisml
1t requires a very high order of in
telligence and moral character to run
the Capital.
The advocate., 1894-05-16
CHICKENS COMING HOME TO ROOsT.

The Capital of Sunday morning,
May 6, devotes a column and half
of it's editorial page ''in reply to
the columns of abuse and lying mis-
representations of A. G. Stacy" It
SO happens that the said Stacy has
been giving some attention to the
affairs of the Capital and its editor
recently, and this is what has ex-
cited the ire of that great moral
daily. In justification of this edi-
torisl the Capital says:
We feel chat we owe our readers an
apology for taking the necessary space TO
expose this corrupt and malicious sCoundrel
but we feel it due TO ourselves and the news
paper fraternity TO give the facts, etc.
Now the ADVOCATE does not pro-
pose to be a party to any attempt to
damage the business interests of the
Capital by a republication Of Mr..
Stacy's purported exposure Of it's
financial or private affairs. The
Capital has on several occasions at
tempted to embsrRss the ADVOCATE IN
this way, but we shall not follow it's
disreputsble example in this case.
Nor do we propose to undertake any
defense Of Mr.. Stacy. We have ex-
posed his character as a correspond
ent on several former occasions. The
Capital has understood 1t thoroughly
for years, but so long as Mr.. Stacy
confined his "lying and misrepresen-
tation" to the Alliance, to the Peoples
party and to Peoples party officials,
it manifested great readiness to give
his stuff publicity as the very finest
quality Of republican gospel. The
Capital has re-published pages of his
fake correspondence from Eastern
papers without ever thinking of offer
ing an apology to its readers or of
exposing the scOundrep who wrote
it. Since Mr.. Stacy has turned his
attention to the Capital, however, it
has become necessary for the editor
of the great moral daily to round
him up. It is only a case Of one of
the Capitals favorite chicks coming
home to rOost, and there is really no
occasion for so much fuss about it
There are others of the same brood
that the Capital still has under
its wing. There is D. o. McCrsy
for instance, who writes the same
quality Of stuff, the one dl-
Eectly for the Capital and the
The advocate., 1894-05-16

BUSINESS men are demanding thRt con-
gress pass the Wilson bill. Business men
demanded that the Sherman law be re-
pealed.-Kansas City Gazette.
Aye, and republican votes repealed
it In order to "restore confidence and
revive prosperity"
The advocate., 1894-05-16
Is THIS A FACTG

The republican party never Ieg1slated HoE
the benefit Of foreign powers. Il never
coined or printed dollar in the interest Of
the Bank Of England or the gold bsrons Of
Europe.
Governor, is this true? Let us
see. In this very article from which
the above clipping is taken You speak
of the mischievous consequences Of
CIevslandism, but you fail TO point
out specifically wherein Olevelandism
differs from republicanlsm. Have
there been any changes IN our laws
since Clsvelandism supercsdsd HaE-
risonism? Yes, one; the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law has been
repealed. Who repealed it3 Was it
not done by republican votes9 Could
it have been accomplished without
them? What other laws have been
changed? Who placed the laws upon
the statute books which govern Mr..
Oleveland's administration? Are
those laws enforced differently by
Mr.. Cleveland from what they have
been and would be again by repub-
lican presidents What legislation
have we upon our statute books that
is in the interest of foreign powers,
and who put it there? We would
like something specific on this sub
ject.
You say 'the republican party
never coined or printed a dollar in
the interest OF the Bank Of England
or the gold barons of Europe" Have
we any variety of dollars, my dear
sir, that the republican party did not
coin, or for the coinage of which il
did not provided When did Clevs-
land or the democratic party provide
for the coinage of any dollars? Have
we any dollars that have been coined
in the interest of the Bank of Eng
land or the gold barons of Europe~
III so who made them?
We did have that kind of dollars
at one time. When the republican
party, by it's representatives in con-
gress in 1862, authorized the creation
Of dollars and by the very act Great
ing them placed the stamp of dis
credit upon them; it made just the
kind Of dollars that the Champion
speaks of. Those dollars were good
enough for the soldier and the SOL
dler's widow and orphan children;
they were good enough for the
farmer who furnished in exchange
for them the bread and meat with
which the army was fed; they were
good enough for the man who fur
nished the clothing with which the
army was supplied; they were good
enough for all American citizens in
whatsoever occupation engaged ex-
Cept one. The man who upon the
approach of danger hid away his gold
and refused to even loan it to the
government as means Of saving the
republic; for that man alone these
government discredited dollars were
not good enough, and brilliant little
scheme was devised by q republican
The advocate., 1894-05-16

l ODASs W4o4 WAC 3~AA NSA~A~S ~
fused to loan money to the govern
ment, these purpOsely discredlted
dollars Uere made and used to de-
fray the expenses Of the war. The
government bonds were an invention
designed for these patriotic gold
bsrons to speculate upon, and they
knew very well how to do 1t. The dis
credited dollars were legal tender ex-
cept for two things-dutles on imports
and interest on the public debt? Wh0t
public debit Did the reader ever
stop to reflect that there was no pub
lie debt to speak Of when the law was
enacted for the creation Of these dol
lsrs9 The interest which these dol
lars wouldn't pay was on the debt
yet to be made. How was that debt
made? By the retirement of the dis
credited dollars in exchange for the
interest-bearing bonds. II worked
in this way: The merchant who i'm
ported q cargo Of goods from for
eign country must needs have gold
to pay the duties, as the government
declined to receive its own paper dol
lars. Who had the gold? Where
must the merchant 60 to find it,
Why, to the patriot who hid it away
when the war broke out. Nobody
else had any. What had the mer-
chant with which to purchase this
Colds Nothing but the discredited
dollars, and he had to strike the best
bargain he could with the govern
ment fsvorite for whose benefit these
dollars were made. The price ranged
from $1.25 to $2.85 Of the dlscredited
dollars for one of gold. Having made
trade Of this kind with the mer-
chant, the gold baron was now ready
for deal with the government, and
he lost no time in investing his pa
per dollars in interest.bearing bonds
at par.
It's In this way that the bonds were
issued, and Senator Morton stated
that they actually cost the gold
barons an average of not over 60
cents on the dollar. The merchant
on the other hand, having secured
his gold, paid it over to the govern.
ment for duties on his cargo of goods.
About six months later, the first in
terest payment on the bonds became
due; and the government returned
the gold to its former owner, and he
was then ready for another victim.
Soon afterwards this same republl-
can congress provided for the pay
ment Of the interest on the bonds in
advance so that the gold baron didn't
have to wait six months for another
deal.
There is also another beautiful
feature to this scheme. The mer-
chant, Of course, was obliged to add
to the cost of his goods, not only the
duty on them, but also the premium
which he paid on the gold; and the
soldiers wives and widows, and the
people generally, who receiyed only
The advocate., 1894-05-16

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The advocate., 1894-05-16

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special club terms.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23
UNDULY EXCITED.

The ARGUS is not the custodian
OF Mr.. Edmund Messengers poll
ties, and is not ut this particular
time disposed to make inquiry. We
are IN receipt of Gozen letters
asking about Mr. Messengers poh.
tics. We have gwen space to some
TWO or three. Orr Republican
friends seem to be unduly excited
over Mr.. Messengers candidacy,
and one of the correspondents vi no
signs himself Unknown" but too
big coward to sign bis real name.
gives few brays to purify his
breath. 1t is evident he is Jealous
of both Leader Shaw and Mr.. Mes
senger because the Good Being en-
dowed them with more brains. We
have no space to waste on such
towards.
In answer to the other CORES.
pondents We would say, that 1T is
presumed that MIR. Messenger is a
Republican. 1t can be stated posi-
lively that if Leader Shaw will
vouch for Mr.. Messengers Repub
llcdnlsm, that it Is genuine and
there is no room for doubt.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Hhereas, 1t has pleased the Su.
preme Chancellor Of the Universe.
in His infinite and unerring wisdom
to remove from our midst the be-
loved wife of our esteemed and
knlghtly brother, Past Chancellor
William NJ. o. Dawson, and
Whereas, We recognize that in
this dispensation of Providence, our
brother sustaIns the greatest loss
that can befall one in this life:
therefore be it
Res0lOed, By Brown Lodge. No.
30, Knights of Pythias Of the Grand
Jurisdiction of West Virginia. in
regular meeting Assem- bled, that our
fraternal sympathy and heartfelt
solicltude 60 out to Brother Dawson
IN this dark, sad hour Of sore be-
reayement; and that the kIndliest
Offices Of this lodge be extended to
him, to the end that 80 FIR as posi-
bic. the loss Of that companionship
the highest and hottest known to
mortals-may be supplied by that
fraternal fellowship and untiring
devotion, which is characteristic Of
and should always adorn our order.
ResolOed, That while we all deem
ly sympathize with Brother Dawson
and bis only son in their great loss
Of wife aud mother in this world.
we can but congratulate them on
the noble womanly character and
christian faith, the browning glory
OF her closing life, that gives an
assurance Of her triumphal entry
into tho better land
Rcs0ired, That these resolutions
be spread upon the record and made
part Of The minutes Of this meeting.
and that q copy thereof be furnish
cd TO Brother Dawson; olso that
copies thereof be furnished for pub
LEGATION TO the Pyfhian Banuer and
to each Of toe county papers.
j.. NJ. WoTHING,
GRO. 4. WILLIAMS.
) SLiDELL BROWN,
Committee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23
TEACHERS RESOLUTIONS.
Adopted by the Preston County Teach.
ers' Institute In Session at
Terra Alta.

We, the teachers OF Preston coun
ty, III Institute assem- bled, do re.
solve:
That ihasmuch as the teachers of
West Virginia have been deluded
for many years with the vain prom
Use that better preparation means
better wages. and as their qualiGca.
tons are greater now than ever be
fore, the Legislature should place
the minimum wages ut $40 per
month for first grade certificates,
aud the minimum term ut SIX
months. And further, we urge the
teachers OF the State to do all IN
their power TO secure as school off
GERS only live, progressive, we'll
qualified men, whose main idea
shall be to elevate the schools of
the State, and not to lower taxes.
That the State levy should be
raised from ten cents to fifteen
cents on the hundred dollars.
Ihdt we appreciate the merits Of
McGuIey's Readers and Speller,
Rays Arlthmetics and Harvey's
Grammar, and ask that they be
retained as text books in our schools.
We recommend the substitution of
Barnes Histories instead Of Holmes
and Goodrich's; Peterman's Civil
Government instead Of Macy's Our
Government; DR.. j. w. Hartigan's
text book on Physiology instead of
Cutters; Frye's Biographies instead
of Mitchell's; Reed g. Kellogg's
Language books instead of Hyde's;
and Groesbeck's Book keeping in-
stead of Mayhew's.
Ihat the text books be furnished
by the State.
Ihat a State board be constitu-
ted whose duty 1T shall be to pre-
pare a list of questions to be used
IN the examination OF applicants for
teachers certificates; that the same
lisC Of questions be used in ali the
counties of the State, aud that all
the examinations be held ut the
same time.
Ihdt the law be so amended that
the Institute shall be held within
tie school term, and the pay of the
teachers be continued during the
Institute.
That we appreciate the course Of
study offered by our State Superin-
tendent, and that we will faithfully
endeavor to carry out the plan Of
work therein laid down.
THAT our County Superintendent
present copy of these resolutions
to our newly elected mem bers OF
the Legislature, and that they be
requested to urge the passage of
laws that will be in accordance
Herewith.
That whereas it has pleased Di
vine Providence to remove from us
our faithful and efficient associate,
Miss Matte Poston, we hereby ten
der to her relatives and friends our
RUFUS HOLDEN,
GEORGE NJ. FORD,
Ill s. WHETsELL,
X. E. BURKE,
THANKFUL j. LIsTON,
l.. IRENE HARsHBARGER,
Committee.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23
TERRA ALTA INSTITUTE.

The Teachers Institute. i'm SEES
sion at Terra Alta last week. closed
Friday afternoon. The total en-
rollment was over 225, and alto
gether 1T was a very successful affair.
There was a festival or entertain.
ment OF some kind every night, and
the teachers passed very enjoya-
bic week. The closing session was
given up TO business. The report
OF the Committee on Resolutions
was adopted without discussion and
will be found in another column.
The certificates Of attendance were
given out and the vote taken on
next place Of meeting. This crea-
ted great interest and considerable
excitement, az Terra Alta was de.
termined to hold the Institute, and
used every means in her power to
induce the teachers 10 come back.
and they very properly voted TO 90
back again. But two places we're
put in nomination, King,yood and
Terra Alta, and the vote was very
close, SO to 93 in favor Of the lat
ter. So long as the people over
there treat the teachers as we'll as
they have been and arc co anxious
TO have them, they should stay with
them Any time they choose to
come to Kingwood Of their own
free will, they will be treat as we'll
as they always have been heretofore,
but we are not wildly anxious about
10 and Offering no special induce
mcnts.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23
TURNER'S SCHOOL HOUSE.
NuMBER II. Anr % 1901

NUMBER IL. Aug. %. 1894.
DEAR EDIToR.-We had the mis-
fortune Of attending a meeting Of
fe" Republicans 1t This place last
evening". 1t strikes US that the So
called society is composed of all sorts
OF humanity excepting good Dem
ocrats.
The assembly. dozed on the brink
OF the roadside till about 8 O'Clock
when they lit one old lantern, giving
scarcely light enough to rival tina;
OF an unambitlous lampyrid, or. in
other words. small fire fly. and pro
ceeded to edo something"
Only one speaker could be in.
duced to talk to the multitude. and
he introduced so many subjects and
SAID so little on any, that no per-
son without paper and pencil, could
keep track of him. The logic o his
DISCOURSE may be discerned from
the following sentences If the
Wilson bill had passed the Senate
Wilson would never have received
another vote in West Virginia
Fifty million dollars, equal to one
half the debt incurred by the late
war, is boarded up in eastern Banks.
We cannot compete with the Eu-
ropean l"borer. There are fifty
million fewer sheep in the United
Slater now than there were before
the Mckinley law was repealed.
Such speeches are sure to
strengthen the Democratic party.
DemocrAtically yours,
OBSERVER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

The AuxIliaries Of The Woman s
Foreign Missionary Society for Nor
gantown and Oakland Districts Will
hold a meeting n the VI Il. church
i'm Kingwood, August 31st. FIRST
service to be- held at 10 q. m. Mrs.
Emma Moore Scott, Missionary TO
India, who has returned to her
home in Moundsville for rest, will
be present and address the meetino
40 1880 D. IN. An urgent request
FOR a large attendance upon all
services is made.
MIS-. II. HEERBASs, Dis. Sec.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23
ANOTHER poPULIsT CONVENTION
The New Party puts up County Tick
ct with Popular Lady Teacher
for County Superintendent.

tOhicially Reported for TIE ARGUS.
Pursuant TO the call of Chairman
Gibson large and enthusiastic mass
convention OF the Peoples Party as
sembled at Tunueltou on Saturday
last. The meeting was held in the
commodious public school building.
and was promptly called to order
by Chairman Gibson. On motion
of Charles OFT, of Terra Alta,
Henry A. Cool was made temporary
chairman and w. Scott Garner
temporary secretary. On motion Of
jacob Gibson a. committee of three
was appointed OH oroer Of business
and u like committee ON resolutions.
Chairman Cool named as the com
mittee on order Of business-Jacob
Gibson, Err Teets and S. II. Nc
Glnnis; on resolutlons-W. Scott
Garner, Charles OFT and John
Herndon. The committees then
retired for consultation and the
preparation of their reports. On "a
motion to make the temporary or
ganlzation permanent, Mr.. Cool
declined the honor and jacob Glib
son was elected permanent chuir-
man, with W. Scott Garner as per-
manent secretary.
The committee on orde. of busl-
ness reported, recommending l.
The adoption of a platform and
resolutions; 2. The selection of can.
dldates for the House of Delegates:
3. The selection Of candidate for
county superintendent Of schools:
and 4. The selection of county
central committee. The report was
adopted. The committee on reso.
lutions then reported the following.
which, after being read before the
convention and discussed, was, on
motion Of James s. Hunt, unani-
mously adopted.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

Hon. W. Ii. Glover has regular
walk over in his contest with Chris
tian Hartmyer. Chris got mixed
up in his languages and told the
people that Methuselah was the
Father of our Country.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

The question which the Republi-
cans will be called to pass upon
September first is, whether Hon.
Christian Columbus Hartmyer has
really more languages than sense.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

The Tunnelton Camp Meeting has
Oeen In session since last Friday and
VIII close tomorrow. The attendance
has been fairly good and some very in
teresting meetings have been held.
Sunday was the big day and the usual
crowd was present, in spite of the in
clement weather. The rain early in tho
morning came abont the time people
were starting and kept a great many
away, but lots came after the rain and
in the rain.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

EDi1oR ARGUS We Republicans
Of kIngwood District were greatly
surprised TO find Che Journai am
nouucing I'd Messenger candidate
Tor County Commissioner for King
wood District, subject to the deci-
sion Of the RepUbiicQn primary
election When did Ed Messenger
jon $50 Republican parfy2
..a-4 N.llsEl,AA..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

L. S. DAVIS is the henchman who
Is conducting DR.. Lanham's cam
paign, and that is enough to defeat
any man.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

And now the news is gently
waited to us that DIR. Lanham sees
visions Of primary ballot clubbing
IN his nightly dreams since he heard
OF the hiugwood District Conven.
tons Endorsement of Bro. White.
Poor Boss Lanham There is moth
ing left for him to do but to seek
consolation in the arms of his
trnsty and faithful henchmen, Da.
Wis and PERIL.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

The Democrats of the county should
not forget the Congressional Conven.
ton at Martinsburg next Wednesday,
Let there be n good attendance from
old Preston. Any Democrat can go as
u delen ate
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

The Examination Mil has been
grinding out teachers this week
over at Terra Alta, Monday and
Tuesday, a large class ri applicants
were examined There were ~ at
the start, but or 4 backed out and
gave it Up. Yesterday and to-day.
q class Of about 80 hes been work
ing away here. The examination BE-
bdug held in tbe Principals room
at the Academy The Board OF
Examiners De- composed Of Supt.
Lorain Forfney and Mcssrs. Haratio
$. Whetseil and Theodore Scott.
They arc very pleasant gentlemen
anu so lar os We can learn, arc cou.
ductIng fair and practical examIna-
uo.s. We wlii give tLcrcsult next
~,ca, as ihe boz he's promised us
O. ,i..v a.. ,., .....-. -,.--. .... ~,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

There is no law, human or divine,
to prevent the Republicans from
turning over the political corpse of
DR.. Lanham to U. S. Davis and
jon f. Perrill for burial ON the
morning Of September 2ud.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23

The nomination of lady teacher by
the Populists for County Superinten-
dent of Schools of this county is quite
a departure from the teaten track Of
man $ supremacy, and is the second in
stance of the kind in the State The
other is that of Miss Allie Morris. of
Cabeil comfy, who is the Populist nom
inee for School Superintendent in that
county.