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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19
A DEMOCRAT BROTHERS. DILEMMA


The editor of 4 Kansas Democratic
paper. an eX-UniOn soldier with an
honorable record, a man of strong con-
yictions and a clear conscience, bent
on serving God, his country and his
fellow man, on reading our editorial,
"Who is the Financial Fool" writes
Us personal letter, in which he pro-
pounds the question: "What are you
going to do about it," our fellow
citizen farther on bewails the fact that
while he and ourself are undoubtedly
in harmony with the great body Of the
members Of our respective parties in
being convinced that 4 great injustice
if not a palpable wrong, has been done,
yet the fact remains that the chiefs
of both parties, are manifeStly bent
upon perpetuating that recognized
wrong.
We can only reply that the silver
question is not a political question,
per Sc, it is not a party question, as
yet, nor even a sectional question, as
some would have US believe. 1t rises
above the problems of politics, above
the issues Of parties. 1t is a question
of bread and butter. 1t is a question
of life and death. 1t is a question
which involves the truth of that clause
of the Declaration Of independence,
which holds that all men are born
free and equal and endowed with GER
tain and sure rights among which are
all the privileges pertaining to an
honest life and to every kind of equal
ity, even to the pursuit OF happiness.
In the settling OF this issue is involved
all of these guarantees and all for
which our forefathers fought.
As for anything farther, all power
inheres in the people, the viii of the
majority being omnipotent. rising Su-
periOr To crowns and rulers and even
to all human enactments which fail of
embodying the convictions Of such
majority. Next in potency to the will
of the majority comes the sway and
might of selfish wealth. which Subsi-
dies the ruler and feeds and clothes
and arms and pays his soldier. To
overwhelm the soldier, TO COW the pOlit-
/ zeal ruler and TO paralyze wealth, or
ganization is essential There is no
other adequacy. Therefore We unhes-
itatingly answer our Democratic
+ friends question, By saying that in
sticking to our respective political or
; On Tii-s films wa will gain tho SuiftaSr
and surest realization Of the demands
of the great body of the people.-the
shortest cut TO demonstration. \
! peaceful revolution i possible in q
single campaign, where otherwise the
same end might be postponed for years
/ through any new politica! party which
might be devised or organized.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

that the whole crew will be thumped
into moral insensibility. He has held
up to all recalcitrant appointees. the
imbecility of two or three poor Smikes
Of his official family. till all seem re-
signed to the periodical dose of brin-
stone and treacle. But this applies
only to office-holders. Like the YER
liable Squeers. he is autocrat and pre-
ceptor only in his own household. He
circuiates in his own little orbit, and
swellS at the echo of his imperlous
commands, but the rank and file OF
his party care as little for his mandates
rs for those of his baron bosses His
Nickleby will be in every township
and voting precinct on next election
day. and he will be there for business.
Neither will his treacle, nor his letters
or orders intimidate those who are TO
decide the fate of silver as money
metal. Let him write and illuminate
his threats. Let him stack up his mill
ions from fees and perquisites and
speculative deals. Let him lord ii
over the few over whom he holds the
reins of authority. His day will be
brief, and soon he will be reduced To
the ranks Of private citizens. Mean
time all well regulated civilians will
keep their heads and retain their senses
In reality Cleveland is nothing more
in these matters than medium be
tween a few purse proud autocrats in
New York, and the irresistible, sover-
eign people of the whole country.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19
WHO IS MR.. COIN?

The secretary of the Honest Money
League" of Chicago, transmits us, by
yesterdays mail, book which he as
sures us, in personal letter, is most
convincing and exhaustive reply TO
Coins Financial School"
Upon our table there is an accumula-
ton of a dozen or more books and
pamphlets each and all claiming to
have accomplished the same feat.
Mr.. Coin, therefore, seems to have
been pretty effectually and numerously
done up"
thousand other writer's, are, however,
unanimous with the declaration that
there is nothing in COINS Financial
School to answer; in fact, that none
of his writings are worthy serious
moments consideration, being all mere
clap-trap, 4 play upon words, and
garbled aggregations Of mistated facts.
In confessing that we have but hast
lily glanced through but one Of the six
books written by the author attacked,
we have nevertheless been interested
in the man who has won fame and for
tune in the briefeSt possible time by
attempting, in a simple way, to solve
an important public problem which
had come to perpleX and annoy a whole
nation of people.
William Hope Harvey, the author Ct
COINS Financial School" is Scotch
Irish. born in West Virginia in 1871,
and was raised 10 hard work on Il
hillside farm. His education was
acquired from his fathers meagre Ii
brary and at a country log school
house. Becoming of age he studied
law and after admission TO the bar
married 4 Miss Anna K. Halliday, 4 girl
living on the opposite side Of the Ohio
river. in GallipoliS, in 1876. and he is
now the father of two boys and two
girls. His early life being passed in
hard work his Sympathies have ever
been with the laboring man. To the
fact of his having taught school. while
single, may be traced the character or
the idea and title OF the book which
in reality made his fame. His sue
cess after his marriage. in accumulat-
ing money was more than the average
one. and a few years ago ne moved
to Denver where he hung out his pro-
1 fesSional shingle. Becoming interest
ed in the labor and money questions
he practically abandoned his profession
and opened cut in a war under the
declaration that The greatest danger
/ OF the country is the gradual but sure
/ establishment Of 4 plutocracy." lie
/ went TO Chicago three or four years
ago where he has given his time in
prcmulgatlng his convictions, working
/ day and night. The first public notice
that he attracted was his defense OF
RandalTs Industrial army. which had
been thrown into jail at Ia Porte, Ind
lie secured their release. 81 a lawyer
ike way Although q fair and rather
forciful speaker. his writings have
| made his fortune he is not only
unQueSuonably honest in ali he says
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19
.NDJE SILVER BASIS.

The fear Of a silver basis, for Amer
lea, seems a paralyZing one TO many
When embodied in a threat by gold
bucite. it is considered the decisive III
timatum. as disaster the ne plus ultra
The rehabilitation of silver means the
disappearance of gold and fiat basis
they say, which would be followed by
languishing enterprises, n total de-
struction of confidence and a speedy
and final collapse of every conceivable
commercial and financial interest IN
utter ruin. In contravention of such
an ipse dixit the Eagle has quoted from
that single gold standard organ the
London Stats, also the conclusions OF
an ex-governor Of the Bank of England,
both of which eminent authorities,
while promising that independent sill
yer action upon the part OF America
must drive gold from our circulation
still admitting, that as for Americas
interests great prosperity would fol-
low.
But now. and later, comes the London
Financial News with a sweeping opln-
ion as to the results of an independent
silver policy and a single silver STAN
dard for America The editorial Is
too long to quote. The writer, how
ever, declares that SHOULD the United
States venture to cut herself adrift
from Europe and take to silver she
oil on--if.
her back and would command the mar
kets of both continents" The editor
makes it plain that the barrier of gold
would be more fatal to England under
such action upon the part OF America
than any United States custom house
under a Mckinley bill, for the reason
that the bond of silver between Amer
lea and the balance of the worlds great
markets would be stronger than any
bond Of free trade. Further along the
editor asserts that there can be no
doubt about it that if the United States
were to adopt a silver basis tomorrow
British trade would be ruined before
the year was out Every American
at home, but in every other market.
Of course the States would suffer to
certain extent, through having to pay
her obligations abroad in gold, but
the loss on exchange under this head
would be a mere drop in the bucket
compared with the profits to be reaped
from the markets of South America
and Asia, to say nothing of Europe.
For a financial organ Of gold mono
metallic government such emphatic lam
guage is fraught with prophecy. The
writer marvels that the United States
has not long since seized the oppor-
tunity presented TO them in the silver
question, and astoniShed that our
national silver conference out of cOun-
tenance for its discourtesy, and indie
pendently reap the prosperity which
was within such easy reach and, which
we seemed to decline only because of
England's selfish attitude. He con-
cludes with these remarkable words
touching a possible silver basis: 1T
has been," he says, "a piece of luck for
us that it has never before occurred
to the Americans to scoop US out Of the
worlds markets by going on silver
basis, and it might serve US right if,
irritated by the contemptuous apathy
Of our government to the gravity Ofthe
silver problem, the Americans retaliate
by freezing out gold"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19
BIRTHSTONE AND TREACLE.

BY the calendar il appears 10 have
been some two weeks since Grover
Cleveland wrote his last letter. An
other effusion is about due, and we may
expect to awake any morning to wade
through n column of his straddling
comments upon sound money" Ma
tional honor" and the like. Fore
warned is forearmed for all harm
from his silly twaddle. People who
read. knowing these bi-weekly bulle-
tins from Wall street, are TO be filtered
through the president. and sent out ex-
cathedra from his office. know in adj
vance what the contents are to be,
hence no one is either frightend or
concerned rs 10 the date or phraseology
employed.
The ineGably funny feature OF these
letters IS the laundering commands
intended for his own party leaders.
His party policy is defined thus and so,
nd each epistle embodies the threat
by all that IS good and had. that the
dropping Of heads VIII b. a. falling
Sheaves in harvest time, il they should
fail or quail IL their adhesion 10 The
gold standard. II must b. allowed
here that human nature Is 4 vulnerable
quantity. and that these threats are
not without results upon the cuckoo
subordinate who draws = fat salary
in gold or its equivalent Thes.,- ST
,ea.r are IN. select few - whom be
an dictate terms Very respectfully
hey submit 10 ihe regular spanking
for the revenue there ! IN H. Ru' y
this thin. continues lhess = DANCE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

At Perry the job of city physician was
let out TO the lowest bidder.
Mrs La Hare at tSillwater is not going
to have an easy time of it.
An Indian Trritory paper calls the sec
rotary OF the interior HokuS Pokus Smith.
l.. l.. Bridges of Guthrie. was invited to
make Memorial Day address in st. Louis.
The treasurer of the Oklahoma Fire
mems association is Mr.. Stream of FL
Reno.
Perhaps Mclaughlin Of Chicago would
like to tackle Jerre Johnson OF Kildare,
in joint debate, too.
The Edmond Republican calls on the
city council in earnest to exterminate the
surplus cats Of the town.
Tomorrow George LANG will stand
ready to prove his assertion that Enid
is the best town in the territory.
Len Slime of Woodward. is said to be a
dead likeness for Paderewski and Bill
Bolton is a marker for Henry VIII.
The Republican convention at Enid to-
morrow shows that occasionally the Santa
Fe railroad fails TO hog everything.
A Ponca City man claims to be an old
acquaintance OF Nelly Bly,. which is not
improbable. Nelly is quite old herself
Pitzer recently made the statement that
Guthrie, the capital, belonged TO the ter
ritory. Oklahoma City will sell her rights
cheap.
Sheriff Oden is creeping up or the
pedestal and the first thing people know
will be the favorite son Of Woodward
county.
DR.. Murray has forfeited his SO bond
for appearance which he gave the Okla
homa authorities. who are now sorry they
didn't make it 500.
There is a wave OF fault-hnding with
Indian agents sweeping over the territory
And while the Dawes commission is pres
ent the agents DO not like it.
VIII Bolton has not been IN the cattle
business much but he can tell whether a
steer has the anctinomycosis by looking
into his left ear, every time
The Oklahoma papers are free and easy
as a rule There Is a girl named Layover
down In Oklahoma somewhere and the
papers don't hesitate to joke about II.
The editor OF the Alva Chronicle at
tended all the divorce SUITS recently tried
in that city and he suys he Goes not
blame the men for wanting 20 break away.
Six divorces were granted at one sitting
OF the district court al Alva last week
The eastern part OF the territory hash
a monopoly OF the divorce business By q
long shot.
Judge Haven ought 20 aIJend the Enid
convention and explain 70 the boys MS
scheme for being elected United states
senator from Oklahoma, a few minutes
lust for the sake OF satisfying his wife
Two county officials got drunk al XII
dare recently and had a gay old time
H..~wT 80 2 Z
TO know who the bruies are. Most Of the
men in Oklahoma VIII lay for those Eel
lows az the next election for not inviting
them 10 Join the party.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

IS the best Republican paper On earth.
but o Lord II il lonesome. 50 far as rep
ressntstive Republican journals arc con
cernea
Oklahoma City star; The horse dealers
IN this territory viii boycott the wichita
Eagle II afew more articles are published
concerning the value % ponies - com
pared with squaws-
KIoxa Journal. wichita Is very. very
sore because its singers got 'scooped'' a.
the Hutchinson jubilee In fact they have
rad case 90 Eulks. and III not come over
IN your yard, etc. etc
Lawrence Journal wichita = crying
Justify because - got none OF the leatrsr
medals a; me Hutchinson jubilee. Wlca-
ia oulNt 70 content herself ~ competing
Tor prizes a. the beer shows
Lawrence Journal. A,chisoa II the
Toughest town ia tie state. LezTeuSoTfh
the d!r;iesi sad wichita the crszlsst- II
= all czuss1 ~ The attempt % those mis-
guided places % gst rlra By drinking
whiskey.
Touska Journal: wIch.,a girls kxv.
been ps,roulzlag rzina reader WHO holds
the!r hands AID tells them al abort fasrn-
ssfxes for - cents lie ts abol; - -
driven OFT q TIE hBs.aess box ~ fse
-llnoEsly i0E prices o. Competing yosaE
uen-
Toveka Capital. TIE wichita EsEis
sent Z sTe--zl zpon5eat % ua8 OF
! z tasre - s1ca a 80 a. Rosa Waltsf=cs
among th- ChsysEEes. ard ~ declares %
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

4 great sensation has been created
e. St Petersburg by the suicide Of a
young officer Of the Imperial Guard.
belonging 10 . very rich and aristo-
cratic family The brilliant officer, in
an unhappy frame OF mind. left a letter
written shortly before his death TO his
mother. in which he stated that he was
madly In love with the young czarina
that his life had become unbeatable.
and that there remained nothing for
him but TO die. Consequently. he put
an end TO his suferinSs by shooting
himself iagough the heart.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

but terribly earnest, SO earnest that he
declares he will use the profits of his
books in aiding the election of free
silver man for president. Personally
he is said to be interesting as q man.
emphatic in his utterances, caring
nothing apparently for the glory or
reward of his work personally. If
not the enemy of the rich he claims TO
be the friend of the poor whom he de-
clares are the undserving victims of the
money power.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Speaking Of musical Wichita and
Nosner and Baytofen. it was in the
Peerless Princess in an early day that
Hoodoo Brown saw his first piano and
after studying the keys for a while
said: THAT things been showing
is teeth there for TWO hours now: why
don't she spIt:"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

This country makes It's greatest mis-
take by not turning over the solution
OF the financial question to the college
professors. This is not a private
opinion. 1t belongs To the college pro-
fesSorS themselves.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

1t is thought that If Pederewski
would cut his hair. slip into a Kansas
jubilee in disguise, he could probably
rake off 4 certificate of one years
tuition at the musical school OF Profes-
sor Whangbang ia Chicago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Mr.. Atherton Will be struck with the
rapid way in which Kansas news
papers retract charges, after all the
sensation in them has been squeezed
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

The distillers say that if they are not
allowed to feed their Stop TO cattle they
cannot make whiskey. This ought TO
be sufficient proof of how much neces-
sity the cow is TO humanity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

1t is not exactly plain how an Okla
homa man can shoot woman and
get out on bail, but an Oklahoma
woman who shoots a woman is forced
10 stay in prison.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

The only way to shut Corbett'S
mouth would be to get into politics,
and then bring a pressure TO bear to
see how he stood on the financial ques-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Ben Harrison isn't dead sure Of that
nomination. Some man may appear
from a deaf and dumb asylum and be
able to please both factions on the
financial question.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

IF we ever should have a revolution
in this country most Of us would be
lodging so much that we would forget
to say: 81 told you So"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19
SLEEK sLAPs AND SLIM SLAMS.

Grth-ia Leader: wichita was a very
be-knlgh;ed town this week.
Caldwell News: The wichita Eagle e
out fat-footed for reconciliation and
free coinage OF SILVER. That IS what Ne
want and must have.
Alva Chronicle: The wichita Eagle
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

It is altogether too sad thing to
Joke about, but Householder does not
belong in an insane asylum half as
much as Chase does in the penitentiary.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Oklahoma doesn't propose to suffer
from a tornado reputation, and it
means to escape by calling them
whirlycOnes.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19
MURDER TEEM-ANYrHrNG.
No more rescues Tor the Eagle.

No. sir.
We have got enough OF il 10 last until
after eternity has expired.
No more barring OF the good right arm
and straddljng into the thickeSJ II the
uneven battle between human deprav-
iJy and wide-eyed. fair-browed limo
cence. No more mounting in hot haste
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

4 woman in Chicago has started a
conversation school TO teach women
how TO talk. Later there will be an
annex to teach men how to listen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

A scientist says there are 1852, 115-
Ola sounds in the human voice.
Live and learn. We thought there
were only 1882 115,O44,415.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

The queen Of the May in Kansas this
year was Weakened early, but the base
burner had been taken out and she
Topped into bed again.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Senator Householder APPEARS to nave
not only lived double life, but 10 nave
drawn enough salary for both lives.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

It is rather suspicious and compli-
mentary to Householder that he is the
only Populist official who ever lost
his mind
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Nelly Bly's aged husband turns out
TO be a pauper. Instead of her marry
Ing him for money he married her for
reDutation
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Later reports say that Lulu Blind
is a cross-eyed Indian girl. Perhaps
that trade Of fifteen ponies was made
sight-unSeen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Wheat in Kansas Is short about
twenty bushels to the acre and ABOUT
30 cents to the bushel.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

There is no hope. absolutely no hope
for the Prohibition party. The frost
has killed the California grape crop.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Taking their cue from the dentists
The gold-bugs might put out a book
offering painless refutation Of Coins
SchQoi
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Grover Cleveland is not fostering
infant industries in this country III
tripIet lots or In any other way.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Miss Helen Gould Indignantly denies
that she viii pose in New York as
living picture, not even for sweet
charity
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Are the people to understand that
that gold interview of Mckinney was
intended as a valedictory?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Rloomprs will be made less loose
when the women can get out the haolt
of putting them on over their heads.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Webster SAYS music means pleasing
sounds and jubilee means festiVl-
ties." This is indeed strange.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

If Harrison isn't going to join the
silver crowd he at least should send IN
his r. S. V. Z.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

And the gold-bugs are inclined to
treat the white metal as white trash
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

The silyerites have a new proverb
which reads: The rich We nave al
ways with you
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Harvey is better known than Coxey
The pen is also mightier than the hoof.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

Harrison may be in that gold con-
spiracy as silent partner.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19
Just In

so dozen of our famous I'M
laundried shirts for men and
boys. 1t is greatly improved
in material and make, but the
price remains the same-5Oc
You can't more than match
it for 25c more. The sl.OO
shirts now 75c.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-05-19

% dress patterns to be
closed this week; light weight
colors assorted, very desira-
bic; worth more than double
the price asked. $40 for
the dress pattern. Goods
displayed in dress goods de-
partment.