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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27

There. are a sight of things your Uncle
Sam couldn't do. He might pass laws
every day OF the year declaring that
water shall run up hill, but every
drop of it would continue to run down
hill.
"You are silly enough to think that
because ! have put my stamp on fifty
cents worth of silver and had 1t ac-
cepted as one dollar that / can make
money out of anything or nothing.
Let me tell you something. So long
as I do not put my stamp on any more
silver and greenbacks than / a re-
deem in gold, l can apparently make
more money. But it weakens my
credit and costs me more in the long
run than it does to put 100 cents in
every dollar and to keep my credit A l.
This is the conclusion I have some to
after much trouble and worry from
trying to please you fat money PEG.
pie. Often during the last thirty
years have / been on the verge of
bankruptcy.
"Let this tree, against which I rest,
represent my currency system. 1t
stood firm and sound until the fat
money worm-now called Free Sill
ver'-got under the bark and began
to eat at the heart. 1t still stands,
when it is half eaten away, though /
was afraid it would topple over during
the last financial storm. Do you think
that it would continue to stand if /
should allow that fat money worm to
eat clear through it? If you do your
uncle will dirown you. Anyhow, I'm
going to kill that worm; I'm through
monkeying with the fiat money PEG.
pie. / want the soundest currency
system in the world, and be CAD I'm
going to have it."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27
FOR CURRENCY LITERA.
TURE.

The demand for literature on the
currency question IS something phe-
nomenal. Probably 8 900, 900 pamph-
let's and books on this subject have
gone into the hands Of the American
people during the past three months.
Fully half of the 90, 900 newspapers
and periodicals in this country are de.
voting considerable space to the silver
question. This means that our think
ing people have taken hold of the cur
rency question and are studying it as
they seldom study a question. That
they will reach a sound, safe and
practical solution Of the problem is the
opinion of all who believe with Lincoln
that ''you can't fool all Of the people
all of the time"
The two great sources of supply for
books and pamphlets on the currency
question are the Coin Publishing Com
pany and the Reform Club. The
Coin Publishing Company has proba-
bly, sold over 1000, 900 books and
pamphlets since last January. 1t has
sold nearly 500, 900 copies of "Coin's
Financial School," which has become
the text book and bible Of the 16 to l
free-coinage people. The Sound Cur.
rency Committee Of the Reform Club,
of New York. has sold and distributed
fully 1000. 600 pamphlets and books
on this great question. II has distrIb.
uted 200, 900 copies of "Coin's Finan-
cial Fool" one of the best OF the
thirty or more replies 30 "Coin's Fl.
~nancial School," and $50, 900 copies OF
ga Financial Catechism. Both OF
these pamphlets are published as num-
bers OF Sound Currency" single cop
les of which are sold at five cents each.
So great has become the demand for
literature on both sides OF this ques-
ton that the Reform Club has estab-
lished a supply bureau at 81 William
street, New York City. II has Oh
hand nearly every valuable book o,
pamphlet in print and has reprinted
many essays and speeches, the demand
| for which has suddenly revived.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27

il hoard. The banks, trust compan.
les and individual capitalists would
therefore be the great gainers-a. the
expense of their depositors.
"Again, the great life insurance COM
panies of this country have for some
time been investing their funds
throughout the country upon gold Sc
curities- Ii our free coinage people
had their way these gold securities
would still have to be paid in gold by
the farmers and business men whose
mortgages these companies hold but
every widow and orphan, every owner
of life or benefit insurance would have
the amount coming to her or him prac-
ticaliy cut in two, to her or his loss,
and to the gain of the company, which
could dispose of its gold at a premium.
81 am not in favor myself OF robbing
anybody. But if one is to go into that
business he ought at least to be as de-
cent as was Robin Hood-steal from
those who have most and give some
what of the plumber to the others who
have too little, and not rob poverty
with the result Of increasing ealth. +"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27

Only two or three years ago the SUBJ
treasury scheme, g plan to- system
of Government pawn shops in which
all kinds of farm products would be
pledged, was everywhere urged and
demanded by the political schemers
who ''farm the farmers" Adopted by
the Ocala convention of the National
Farmers Alliance, and endorsed by
all the Populist leaders, it seemed as
though it was one of the bedrock
principles of the cheap money move
ment.
To-day who expounds or defends
the ''sub-treasury" scheme? Where
is the brilliant logic by which it was
shown that the country's only safety
lay in its immediate adoption? Where
the eloquent tongues which pictured
the blessings Of money based on corn,
cotton, pork or tobacco? Gone, all
gone. Nobody talks ''sub-treasury"
plan any more. Not even a Populist
can be found to advocate il. Unlim.
tied greenbacks, or dollars with fifty
cents worth of silver and fifty cents
worth of fiat, have taken its place.
How long before the rest of the cheap
money decisions will follow it into
oblivion?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27
"COIN'S FINANCIAL FOOL"
HIS s~oLILoQUY.

HE oOflLOSOhs
! want a bogus dollar, just based on mere
! hate the "gold-bug's" gold one that is
worth a hundred cents;
For I'm a ''Silver Beetle" as all the world
can see,
And except my precious humbug, you will
find no bugs on me.
lean give you learned statistics from Rome
to Adam Smith,
And quite a miscellaneous lot OF f~allacies
TO prove that all our troubles IN paa.os new
or old
Are but the rank production Of q dollar made
from gold.
Ibrook no British meddling with the "white''
stuff that / laud,
For what care we for England or tho folks
who live ~'sabroad2"
They tell us two and two make four, as sure
as I'm alive,
And so to be American / vow thai they
make five.
Does anybody think the Yankee Nation can
not say
That anything's a dollar and make its value
stay2
Should England ever dare to, by the Revo-
lutions birth
VIC VIII suddenly annex ner OF wipe ntr
from the earth"
We need a pile Of money, and 1t isn't Eng
lands right
10 refuse the kind we offer. II she does /
want to fight.
Hori II We Yankees legislate that water runs up
hill,
In spite Of all creation l will bet you that it
Will.
know the silver bullion that the people had
TO buy,
Piled up, would make q monument broad
base and six miles high.
Beeides the minted silver, which nobody takes
away,
But We ought to keep on buying itin spite Of
what they say.
7 don't care a continental for Wall Street OF
Grover c.,
Tor all the bloared 'gold-bugs' are as mean
ae they can be;
Do I've sent broadcast my phamphlet as q
sort Of "Summer school,"
~ show the folks the wisdom OF "Coin'f
financial Fool"
/ -losa pent0p. r. zarpers Weekly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27
UNCLE SAM'S SOLILOeUY.

Uncle Sam is not sleeping; he has
simply shut his eyes to do some sober
thinking. He is soliloquiziug about
as follows:
"These noisy free coinage people
make me tired. They pretend to want
prosperity, but are doing their best to
scare it away. They want to borrow
money at low interest; and yet they
favor laws hat will make it unsafe to
loan money at ordinary rates OF in
terest. Then, too, they're such big
fools as to think they can get rich by
making cheaper money and more OF
it. They imagine that if their Uncle
Sam says fifty cents is 100 cents it will
double their wealth. My dear nephews
and nieces, / do not care for such ok
pressions of faith and confidence at
the expense of your common ems
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27

The st. Louis Republic (Dem.) be-
lieves that true Democracy will favor
sound money. 1t declares: "Not only
does the past of the party condemn
the silver monometallism of the 16-to-1
politicians, but all educated financial
authorities On earth, including the
ardent bimetallists, are pronounced in
opposition. If the party ever does
pledge itself to free coinage of silver
at 16 to / with bullion selling at sixty
FIVE cents an in gold, it will
have to fight against the colleges, the
business men, the solid farmers, and
all other intelligent, educated, re-
sponsible, and moral forces"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27

Arguing about the monetary unit
established in 1892 is q pure waste of
time. 1t matters not what may have
been the intention of our forefathers.
Wise and great and good az they were.
they could not tell the changes which
would be made by the enormous in
crease in the amount of silver mined.
The gradual progress of the country
has made necessary wide departures
from the plans Of our first Federal
Government. The fact that gold is
the standard of value Of nearly every
civilized Nation. should lead us to
adopt the same standard even though
we were still on a silver basis. APP
pealing to the history of one hundred
years ago has no weight on present
Issues. What We want now is the best
possible money, and there is no
In shouting about "the dollars Of our
daddies."
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27
The average farmer or ~workingman
not for O moment think of Civ.

The average farmer or workingman
would not for o moment think of Civ
ing an opinion on a question Of astron-
omy OF chemistry in opposition to the
teachings of special students of those
sciences. Yet on the far more intri-
cate and difficult question of finance,
svery voter thinks himself fully COM
peteut to contradict the conclusions
of men who have spent many years
studying the problems involved in the
currency and banking questions. 1t
would be q little more becoming in
our crossroads financiers il they
would admit that hearing or reading a
few free coinage speeches does not fit
. mar to give an intelligent opinion
on such q complex problem. There is
. great deal more to the money ques-
tion than the issue between our pres
emit financial system and the silver
standard of Mexico.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27

With free coinage we would use far
less silver money than al present,
when il is used as a basis for silver
notes, which circulate on a par with
gold. Mexico has free coinage, and
yet her IL, 900, 900 people can use
but S45, 000. 900-less than 81 per
capita. At this rate, this country,
with free coinage. would use less than
$500, 600, 600 instoad Of the $500, 000,-
900 In silver, which We are now using.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27

"We only want to restore the con-
ditions which existed in 1873" say the
silverites. That is, they want less
than q million silver dollars in circu-
lation, instead of the six hundred
millions of silver money now in use.
They want an inflated paper currency,
without specie for Its redemption.
They want to get rid Of our six hun
dred millions of gold, practically none
of which we had in 1878. Is this what
they mean when they clamor for ''the
conditions of 1892"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27
SMALL CHANGE.

II the Governments stamp can make
al silver bullion worth $1.29 per
ounce, why can it not make it worth
$3.50 or So per ounce? Why does not
che Mexican Government stamp make
all the silver in that country worth its
coin value?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-06-27

The Florida Citizen (Dem.) says:
"The Democratic press OF the State,
with the exception of one or two
newspapers, is decidedly in favor of
sound money!"
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27
INDUSTRIAL SOUTH.
A Banner Week I'm the Way of New
Enterprises.

Banner Week I'm the Way Of New
Enterprises.
The week was one Of the most nota-
ble in the history of the South on &C
count of the number of new enter,
prises, the magnitude Of which have
been made public. The Manufactur
ers' Record Of Baltimore Nd, has re
ceiyed official information that the
Southern Railway Company will make
its principal tide-water terminus a.
Norfolk, and has secured control O.
over two miles of water front on which
to erect warehouses, wharves, eleva.
sc=s and other buildings. The Delta
Southwestern Company will build
thirty miles of railroad near New Or
leans, also a 50,000-bushel grain ele-
vator, two 3000-ton compresses, and
establish a new shipping point on the
Mississippi river, making an invest
ment of over 81, 500, 900. New York
parties are interested in it. Other
projects reported during the week In
clude q 800, 600 5000-spindle, a 1900
spindle and a $3.50. 900 mill in North
Carolina, ell for cotton manufacturing
purposes, in South Carroll a 6000-
spindle, also one Of 4000-spindles will
be built, besides several additions to
plants in both States. A 5000, 900 cot
ton-seed company, $125,0 900 lumber
company, a $500, 900 land and lumber
company are to locate In Arkansas. A
$40, 900 implement plant and a COM
pany which will develop 10000 acres
Of land will locate in Tennessee, while
Texas enterprises include q $500
lumber company, $4,000 cotton-oil
company and $4,000 land company
West Virginia reports a $500, 900 lum-
Der company, also several cotton and
oil mills. In. mississippi a $40, 900 oil
company is to begin operation this sea-
son, while in Georgia and Florida in
clude reports Of works for making
cider and vinegar, ice plants and lum
Der mills.
The activity In building is evidenced
by q SIS, 900 church proposed at Jack
sonville, Fla, 500, 900 association
building at Galveston; $780, 600 Office
building at New Orleans, and hotels in
Georgia and Florida for resort pur-
poses.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27

Gays tnat the report Of the killing ~
capt. Campos, said TO be son - G. =
Sanposi is without o1ndation. as =
aiso the report coming via Tamna that
= da dsaanguinary battle was fought ON the
lztn' IN which many we're Killed ct
am surprised, said he, cat the sva-
eemstic manner in which this prona-
sanua OF misinformation is sent ont
from from the centers of Cuban sympathy
o"npa' Key West, Jacksonville
GJTainesville and Nassau. Bermuda
mere IS great public question. IN
which the facts, if known. wonld nor
mt the public to form their Judgment
Out tnese centers keep furnishing re-
ports OF bloody battles and killing Of
generals, although no such battles or
casualties occur. The reports show on
sneir lace that they have been MANN
iactured. One of them took the ac-
connt OF battle which occurred IN tbe
american O civil war and fitted in alleged
Spanish and Cuban details.
cUBA's SUGAR CROP.
Consul Parker. at Saga La Grade
Cuba, under date Of June 10Th reports
70 the State department upon the suoar
crop. He says: The sugar crop of
lo94-90 having been marketed, leaves
no doubt Of the material decrease from
the yield of the previous year. This.
together with the very low price real
ized by the planters for tine advance
came too late to benefit the producers.
leaves the sugar growers of Cuba in a
most helpless condition. They now
frankly admit that they will not be
able to secure loans with which to
make the coming crop, which means
that not exceeding one-half of the area
will be planted and corresponding ne
glect In the cleaning ofthe present crop.
In truth the condition ofthe planters Of
tins island is distressing; and the end
Is not yet; for when it is recalled that
fully one-third Of the inhabitants de-
pend upon the inhabitants for employ
ment and living and that the owners
thereof cannot obtain money to engage
their labor it is evident that actual suf-
fering must ensue.
= INTERNATIONAL POSTAL SERVICE.
Postmaster-General Wilson had an
interview with Director Holm, of the
Universal Postal Union, and the com
nittee appointed to arrange for the in
postal congress to be held
lere in 1897 A number Of matters to
9e brought up at the congress, notably
he question of the cost of transit Of
nails through intervening countries,
we're discussed.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27
slAssEY,s LIBEL SUIT.
Rev. Sam Small One OF the Defendants
I'm the Case.

Rev. Sam Small One OF the Defendants
I'm the Case.
The big libel suit in which Hon.
John E. Massey, superintendent OF
public instruction of Virginia, sues the
Norfolk Pilot and its late editor, Rev.
Sam Small, for S50,O damages,
opened at Norfolk Monday. This case
is one of the most notable in the his
tory Of that State. Massey is a sharp
old politician, and one of the most de.
termined fighters in the State. One OF
the defendants lawyers is Hon. John
s. Wise, now Of New York but former
ly Of Richmond. Massey and Wise
met in this suit for the frat time since
some time in 1889. During that year
these gentlemen we're candidates for
congress from the State at large. Wise
won, and Massey contested his seat
While taking depositions in a lawyers
office here during the contest, Mr.. Wise
Flapped Massey in the face, on account
OF his questioning some statement he
made. The affair was the sensation Of
the hour at that time.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27

Mr.. George B. Green, State presi.
dent or New York, in an eloquent
speech placed in nomination Gen. r. A.
McAlpin for president, and he was sec.
onded by Gen. Carr, OF Illinois, and
nearly all Of the States seconded the
nomination.
Gen McAlpin was elected president
by acclimation and a committee Of three
was appointed to escort him to the hall
which was done, and the newly elected
president expressed his thanks for the
honor conferred upon him. He said
that as long as he should remain presi-
dent of the league the only motto
should be: ''Work, work, work.
The States were called for vice-presi-
dents and members Of the executive
committees.
Vice-Presidents we're elected as fol.
fows, VIZ; Alabama, W. H. Horner;
Louisiana, DR.. +. A. Williams; Missis.
sippi, Joshua Stevens.
Shortly after o'clock the convention
adjourned.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27

Corbett VIII do His Training for the
Big Fight at Dallas.

big Fight at DalAas'
A special from Terrell, Tex, saysi
President T.. II. R. Green, Of ths
Texas Midland Railroad, has r60sifSd
Champion Corbett's acceptance 81 the
formers invitation to train al this
point. He has informed Mr.. qfken
that he viii probably spend the month
Of October as his guest In this city
President Green states that training
quarters for the champion viii be
erected somewhere on The line Of the
Midland near the city and has expressed
himself as ready and willing TO expend
$1,000 or $4,000 in order to afford Cor
bett every facility for getting in fight
ing trim.
President Green and Champion Cor
bett are warm personal friends. The
invitation which tho champion has ac-
cepted was extended jointly By Presi
dent Green and Major J. b. Grinnan,
president OF the Terrell Board OF
Trade.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27
Letter From
Hon. j. Nee. Martin,

December IA,
NJ Special Agent Mutual Reserve
burg Miss:
MY DEAR SIRI have carefully inspected policies written for ns
by When many points the
contract thas objectionable but
promptly forwarded them Home president Of the com
pny h signature took
all OF them to satisfaction The policies only safeguards
essential to the security Of all the policy holders It differs respect
policies written BY the old line companies except materially
e the security to the assured equally
almost
proportions to be TIE faithful
the Much has been published hostile agents.
detrimental but Investigations
exageaon and the result Of either envy pleasure
mending the policies regards
yerg truly yours, j. McC. MARS
few figures showing how you annually
your life insurance.
EXAMPLE,
Policy 100000 Age
Would old system company e38 90
Annual
Annual Of .sl51
Annual during expectation life improved per
pound interest would amount to.... $4,000 90
Correspondence invited.
Thos. M. Searles, Special Agent.
p. o. Box 81, Vicksburg; Miss.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27
A MISSOURI TRAGEDY.

AL Webster Groves, suburban town,
ten miles west Of the city Of 1t. Louis,
between 8 and 4 o'clock Saturday after
noon DIR. Frank Settle shot and in
afantly killed Mrs. Jane Peterson, his
aiater-in-law. Mrs. Peterson's sister,
Wra Horish, attempted 70 stay hia
murderous arm, and Settle leveied the
revolver al her. She fell with bullet
Ia her breast.
settle then r-sssed the muzzle OF the
weapon against his temple and sent 9
bullet into his own brain. de dropped
lead They had quarreled over triv,
ial division Of property.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27

at noon to-day lightning struck the
Orphans Home building, now in course
Of construction, says a Galveston, Tex,
dispatch Of Friday, killing Fred Self
ert, young man employed on the
building, burning all bis clothing from
his body and tearing q shoe from his
foot. When picked up BY friends his
body was found 70 be completely
charred, hole having been made ia
the head. Fred Hartnn was struck by
falling timbers and painfully injured.
Bertie Mann, son Of the contractor. was
fatally injured by being thrown from
ladder. This i'm the second time this
building has been hEKuok by Aehtnfus
0cr.tanwsf,n for 1885
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1895-06-27
THIRD DAYS SESSION.


The third and closing days session of
the Republican National Leagues an
nual convention found the delegates
harmonious as well as weary. The sill
yer agitation has been at white heat all
week, but the unanimous actlO1 OF the
committee on resolutions had ended
that matter.
The assembling Of the convention
was delayed until almost noon by the
meetings of the officers Of State
Leagues, the new executive board. the
committee on League work and other
organizations engaged in routine bust
ness. The old executive committee
was also engaged during the forenoon
closing up its business.
The most interesting feature Of the
days session was the contest for the
election of a secretary. The names Of
John F. Byrnes, Colorado; w. G.
Edens, Illinois; L. +. Walker, Nebras-
ka; M. ]. Bowling, Minnesota; were
placed in nomination.
Although Mr.. Walkers name had
been Withdrawn, yet he received some
votes. Before the result of the ballot
was announced changes we're made
from Byrnes and Edens to M. J. Dow
ling and the latter's election was made
unanimous, without a count.
Messrs Humphreys, Of New York;
Laughlin, Of North Dakota; Byrnes, of
Colorado; Kelley, Of Minnesota, and
Edens, Of / illinois, we're appointed to
escort Mr.. Bowling to the platform.
Mr.. Bowling assumed the duties Of his
place without making a speech. A
strong vote of thanks was rendered
Hon. A. b. Humphrey, the retiring
secretary. Votes Of thanks we're also
rendered the citizens Of Cleveland, ex-
President Tracy and other officers.
The election Of a treasurer was referred
to'the Executive Committee. AT 1:10 |
p. m. the convention adjourned sine die. |
The election of Mr.. Bowling to the po-
siton of secretary over Byrnes, the free
silver candidate for position, is con-
sidered as the rather significant feature
of the whole proceeding.