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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

President Tracy of the Repub-
lican league, said in his opening
address at the Cleveland con-
vention that free coinage was
something that the Republican
party cannot indorse. This
sentiment touched a responsive
chord in the hearts of a large
majority of his hearers and was
received with a storm of ap-
plause. 1t will be remembered
that when Senator Jones desert
ed the Republican party, declar-
ing that he could no longer act
with them because that organic
alton was unalterably opposed to
Tree coinage, it raised a great
furore among the high councils
OF the G. 0. p. The Senator
knew the sentiments of the Re-
publican leaders on the silver
question, and the truth of what
ne said is confirmed by the &C
ton OF the Cleveland convention
No one who believes in the free
coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio of 16 to l can conscientious
ly support a party that is oppos-
ed to it. A free coinage Repub-
lican is as much of a paradox as
a white blackberry -Ketchum
Keystone.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

The wouldbe troubles in the
Occur d'Alenes on July 18th was
only a farce. The Governor had
his soldiers" on hand just the
same. The Miners Union up
there had not even threatened
any trouble. Their parade and
exercises passed off very pleas
antly, as it did for two wears
past. Mac wanted to gain for
himself a little prominence
that's all,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

The circus clown hit the nail
squarely on the head when he
said that the three greatest men
this country ever knew were,
Washington, Lincoln and Cleve-
land. Washington freed the
American people; Lincoln set
slaves at liberty, and Grover
freed the American laboring men
from work.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23
n rEsT VOTE.

AS the question of Equal Suf-
frage will be submitted to the
voters of Idaho in 1896, the ques-
ton is creating considerable in
terest, and test votes are being
held in Idaho by some of our ex-
changes. We believe this ques-
ton should have been left for
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23
BzLLoT.
Woman's Suffrage.
NO.


Remember votes not duly
signed cannot be counted. This.
ladies', will be the best opportun-
lty you will have to let your true
sentiments be known, and we
urge you to take advantage of
it. If the women of Idaho want
suffrage, the MESSENGER will
not oppose the law.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

Mr.. Bower and Miss Bowersox
of Eugene, Oregon, were married
recently The young lady simply
took off her sox and the ceremony
was oyer,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

The Horr-Harvey debate com
menced In Chicago on the 10th.
Horn is an advocate of the single
gold standard, and Harvey is
the great silver advocate of
Coins Financial School.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

I'VE re-publish the test vote
plan in this issue, hoping that
the ladies of Custer county will
take more interest in this mat
ter. 1t is for them to say wheth-
er they desire Equal Suffrage or
not-not for us.
n TEsT VOTE.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

-~J 'N oCaNe cAOSC tOhUcbiuS
464.4 grains of gold, SIG grains
of alloy. AS the value of the
464.4 grains of gold at 500. 81 per
ounce, is $50, the government
would lose the cost of alloy and
of mintage if there were no mint
charges.
Free coinage of gold and silv-
er at the ratio of 16 to 1, does
not mean that the government
shall coin those metals free of
charge for anybody who takes
bar of the value of $1OO of either
metal to the mint. Silver men
do not ask for that, What they
want and what they mean by the
free coinage of silver on an CO.
uality of gold, is that the mints
shall coin both metals on private
account, as was the custom from
the establishment of the mint in
1892 up to 1873, subject to charg
es for parting, alloy, etc.
AT present the mints coin gold
on private account subject to
certain charges, but they coin
silver only on government ac-
count, and the government
chooses to have only a very limit
ed quantity of the metal coined. |
rs it prefers to issue interest
bearing bonds to the gold syndi-
cate, to coming legal tender
standard dollars with which to
pay its debts.
Silver men do not want the
government to buy an ounce of
silver, though the gold press
md speakers allege they do.
ALI they ask is that the mints
hall be used, as the founders of
he government intended thew
hould be, and as they were until
he infamous Act of 1873 was
'laced on the statutes, for the
of gold and silver for
he public, charging reasonable
ates for the service. If eyerv
lint in the United States was
un to it's full capacity the total
oinage of silver would not much
xceed one dollar per capita for
ne population of the United :
tates; and the requirements of
demanded that at least
nat much money be added an
ually to the circulating medium {
the country. AS it is now. @
specially in the agricultural h
'ates, the products of which s
aintain the balance of trade +
18th foreign countries in our a
'vor, there is not money enough g
circulation and enterprise is a
aralyzed owing to the corrupt y
oney influence of Wall street b
i'd England. II
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23
There seems to be o general

There seems to be general
misrepresentation of the meaning
of the term free coinage.
Many persons believe that gold
and silver were coined free of
charge at the United States mint
prior to 1873, when an act was
passed prohibiting the coinage
of silver on private account and
limiting the legal tonder of silv-
er coins to five dollars. Such,
however, was not the fact. The
mint charges ON gold bullion, or
on coins below the standard
weight, and not required to be
parted, were one dollar per
1000 ounces. For parting bull
lion containing gold and silver
the charges ranged from two to
six cents per ounce, according to
the quantity of gold (Which it
contained, and if there was base
metal in the bullion an additional
charge of one cent per ounce was
made. For refining silver bull
lion less than 1917 fine the charge
was two cents per ounce. There
was also a charge for tougher
ing, and a charge for alloy,
the total charge for coin
ing loo ounces of silver $8.68.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

Or If, on the other hand, you
have no desire to become a vot-
er, send us the following:
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

/ the present time the i'm
sion prevails that if a twenty
sr gold piece is melted the
or can take the metal to the
ed States mint and exchange
Or twenty dollars. Those
labor under that impression
have their minds disabused
he idea if they try the ex-
nent. No deposit of bullion
SIS than one hundred dollars
ceived at the mint, and there
par charge of ten cents on
500 value, a toughening
ge which ranges from one
to two cents per ounce, and
10y charge.
/ ounce of fine gold--48O
isis worth $20.67. A
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
Charlaa.N. Hull fer Clsrk.

1t is Of considerable Importance to
any organization or business firm to
have Its records well kept. The
county clerk is to the county what q
secretary is to any corporate body.
Through bis hands 60 the original
entries, bis Office complies the re-
ports, be Is the one who meets with
the commissioners and acts as the
boards secretary. For this import
ant place the Republicans have
selected a gentleman entirely worthy
Charles N. Hull, Of Lyon. Mr..
Hull is not only clean, upright,
honorable gentleman, but is a bust
ness man who knows business ways.
He has made a record for skillful
management in the p0stmastership
Of Harrington and knows how to do
things right. Such a man deserves
recognition and the Republicans
made no mistake when they put him
on the ticket. He is a hustler, as
we'll as a well-posted citizen. No
Jobs which the Pop gang seems to be
counting on will 60 through bis
office. He is man the people can
trust and they will do IT, too, and
elect him clerk.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
------------------------------
A Stampede Of Two Pops.

A Dickinson man seems to have
wandered over the line into Clay
county and got talked about, accord
ing to this from the Times: An up
per Sherman Pop was in town n few
days since and talked gleefully Of the
stampede from the Republican party
to the Populist party now on. He
compared 1t with the landslide of
1890 and talked so loud and long that
q Pop brother took him to one side
SO that he might give facts and
figures In detail, 1t really simmered
down to two boys just coming Of age
from families so rank that they won't
allow their boys to read any other
than Pop literature. This reminds
us Of a story Prof. Garfield used to tell
There were two street car drivers
in Lawrence and that was all, because
two cars more than did the business.
But the two men were overworked so
far as hours are concerned. One day
one Of them poured his woes into
Canfeld's ears, who was then new
man in Lawrence. Garfield SYM
pathzcd with him and finally asked
in his innocence: "Why don't all
the street car drivers strike and get
up public demonstration" and his
eye wandered over Massachusetts,
street, SO wide aud lonesome. This
aroused the ire and scorn OF the
driver both at the same time.
Strike" said he, strike; now
wouldn't two men play hell strikin'
and ragin' up and down Massachu-
sets streetp' Now wouldn't two
petty Pop gains in Sherman town
ship in the face Of all the losses there
and in the rest Of the county play
hip
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
REsUBMlS SION FAVORED

Republican Managers In Iowa Sud to he
Working for Anti-Prohibition L,gisla-
tors
CHICAGO, Oct. l6.--A special to a
morning paper from Des Moines, Ia,
says that it is stated on good republic.
an authority that the republican state
central committee has completed poll
Of the preferences Of the republican
candidates for the legislature in the
matter of the resubmission OF the pro.
hibition amendment and has found
that majority of them favor resub-
mission. The situation has alarmed
the republican managers both within
and without the central committee, who
are anxiously working to further the
interests of Senator Allison as presi-
dental candidate. They were afraid
that if the legislature which re-elects
Allison to the senate should 90 on
record as favoring prohibition it would
prejudice Allison as u candidate for
president in the eyes Of the repubt
Leans of other states. Under these
circumstances special effort will be
made to elect anti-prohibitionists who
have been nominated by the repub-
leans in several close counties, in orr
der to keep the republican legislative
caucus from being too strongly dom-
mated by the prohibitionists.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
Why Il Il for HOPKINS.

W. A. Hopkins Is a well qualified and
worthy candidate for the position OF COM
missioner Of this district, We want a man
for this position who will attend to tho work
Of this Office In business-like way, that Is
the reason we are for Hppklns--lsolom0n
Sentinel.
The way to test man is to ask
his neighbors' opinion. Mr.. Hop
kins' neighbors are qualified to speak.
He has lived in Solomon over 20
years. What is their verdict For
nine years successfully he has been
elected on the schoolboard by the
citizens regardless Of party. He is
considered q clean, honorable, up
right gentleman. That is why Solo,
mon is for Hopkins.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
George Huffman for Sheriff.

The Republicans OF Dickinson
county have learned few things in
the past four years and one Of the
most important Of these is that the
way to win is to vote the ticket
straight By not doing it they have
lost the sheriff twice in this county
when no excuse whatever for such
action existed. This year they will
remember that and will sec to It
that there Is no such occurrence
again.
They have q candidate whom they
can support with the certainty Of
putting into office one Of the best bus
inessmen, one Of the squarest and
most capable citizens this county
possesses. George Huffman never
deceived friend, never went back
on bis word, never did q dishonest
act. lie Is known throughout the
county as u straightforward man
worthy Of the place. He has lived
here for two decades and is Repub-
lican with the kind Of backbone that
wins respect not only from the party
but from those who belong to other
organizations. No mud thrown by
the Pop press sticks to George be-
cause the people consider the source
and know that he Is IN every respect
above being injured by any such
means.
From every township in the county
come reports Of hearty support for
Huffman for sheriff and we are glad
to know IL. We believe that Mr..
Huffman will make ono Of the best
sherifrs Dickinson county ever had
and we look to see him receive
handsome majority that will show
the high esteem in which he is held.
He deserves it and the party will give
it, for as we said before the Republi-
cans have learned to be Republicans
throughout-from top to bottom.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17

The Monitor lamely attempts 10
make its readers believe that the
mass convention which nominated
Mr.. Sterling was Of Republican origin.
Its editor was not present at the con-
vention or he would have seen such
leading Populists as G. c. Sherwood,
NJ. billing and others among Its
managers, while it isgenerally known
that another Populist living near
Nick Robson, F. D. Jones, was the
chief organizer Of the movement.
The matter will cut little figure in'the
election but such as It is the Pops will
be the injured parties. The Repab-
licans are satisfied with George Huff
man and will elect him. The Moni-
tor is getting pretty poor at the de-
luding business.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
xudslinginR No Qualification.

II John H. Mahsn imagines that be
is going to win any votes by organic
ing a systematic method Of mud
singing he mistakes the tempera-
ment Of the voters Of this district
The four or five columns Of villifica-
ton and SANDER which Mr.. Mahan
has personally engaged bis socalled
newspaper supporters to hurl at bis
political opponent only demonstrates
the weakness Of his cause. The peo-
pie are not Influenced by any such
rot and especially will they see that
no man is elevated to so important an
office as district judge whose only
claim to the position Is his ability to
sling mud at his opponent. II Mr..
Mahan desires to hold what few votes
he has, he would do well to call in
his mudslingers.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
A SPANISH OUTRAGE


An American Vessel boarded After II Wig
or0us Protest from Capt. Miller.
NEW YORK, Oct. l6.-A special from
Havana says: The American brigan.
tine Harriet g., which arrived at Nueva
Vitas week ago with cargo Of coal
for the Puerto Principe railroad, has
been boarded In the bay and searched
by an armed Spanish force, whose com
manding officer accused the vessels
master, Capt. Miller, Of having
brought arms and munitions for
the rebels and struggled them
ashore. Capt Miller denied the charge
and protested against the outrage. Al
nothing of a compromising nature was
discovered by the soldiers during their
search, he has filed formal protest
before the Untel States commercial
agent, to lie forwarded through Con-
Williams to the state de.
partment at Washington.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
Not Fooling Anybody.


The Demo-Pop axers at Abilene are not
foolng anybody In this neck o the woods.
Hope Crescent.
Why should they fool anybody
on earth, come to think Of itp The
way they have jerked the wires'to
put up gang list Of candidates that
represent nothing but an organized
greed for Office couldn't fool blind
man. The "Demo-Pop fxers' are
political towards and nobody knows
it better than the members Of their
own parties.
Their kind Of politics cannot in
spire courage. 1t cannot call for
troops for thirty days or for the war.
1t can only fight in the bush, hunt by
night, hide by day and deceive the
people all the time. No party ever
succeeded with fusion. Fusion from
time immemorial has been spurned
by all conquering forces. 1t is the
compromise that has defeated the
best general. The children Of Israel
fused with the Canaanites and were
forty years getting over the effects
Of it.
The Populists will never get over
the effects Of trading principles for
offices in Dickinson county. As a
fighting party, they are utterly in
capacitated even now. They stand
no show to win. The men who think
and the women who feel the iniquity
Of DESERVING old standards, are
against the leaders who are trafflcking
with once sacred principles. "Good-
bye, Old Party, Goodbye" is not the
war cry Of today. 1t is Goodbye,
Old Principles, Goodbye" There is
no talk now about the sub-treasury
scheme. There is no talk now about
the land loan scheme. No documents
are being circulated abusing the
money power. No speakers are on
the stump denouncing Cleveland for
acting with the gold bugs. The man
who goes to fusion gathering now
does not hear anything about the
bond issue. He only hears 1t reiter-
ated that the Republican party must
be defeated.
The Demo-Pop fusion outfit in
Dickinson county is frightened out
OF ten years growth. The leaders
are SO scared that they dare not 60
into the fight openly. They are max
Ing what they call still hunt and it
will be still-born hunt from Judge
down.
The old fire has burned out. The
backbone Of the Great Red Dragon is
broken; only his tail is wiggling, and
it will only wigglc till shutdown.
Pooling anybody The "Demo-Pop
iixers" iooling anybody We should
| eav MT
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
TO RESTRICT PASSES,


The Coming Meeting Of Onicers Of Western
Lines May Abolish the Free List
ST. LOUIS, Oct. l8 The executive Of
fcers OF the western lines will meet In
st. Louis In two weeks for the purpose
Of taking action upon pass agree
ment for the coming year All Of the
great railway systems west Of st.
Louis and Chicago will be represented.
The present agreement regulating
and restricting passes has oper-
ated in a more satisfactory man
ner than the executive officers
had expected In the light Of
the effort the previous year. It will
be determined at the St Louis meeting
whether further restrictions shall be
embodied 10 the 1896 agreement or
whether the western lines will make
radical departure and abolish the free
LIST
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
Pennsylyania's Drouth

People Of central Kansas are com
planning good deal about drouth--
and we don't know that they are
blamable. But they are not alone in
their misfortune. All over the
country Is reported deficiency Of
moisture. The Chambersburg (Pa.)
Spirit this week says edltorially.
The drouth which has continued
for more than a month has been pro-
ductive Of much suffering and alarm
ing conditions in some portions Of
the State. In Franklin county
streams and wells have gone dry and
many farmers have been compelled
to haul water for their stock, while
others are digging deeper their wells.
In Waynesboro there seems a great
inconvenience from the lack Of water
and a great possible danger in case OF
fire. The Spirit has told its readers
of the effect Of the drouth in different
sections.
While the situation here Is serious
enough 1t is not nearly so grave as In
some other sections of the state. The
central counties seem to be most af-
iccted. The Juniata valley is almost
a desert and some of the farmers cart
water five miles. In Altoona water
is only drawn from the pipes four
hours each day and in addition to
this $50, 900 gallons are hauled in To-
connective tenders from Hollidaysburg
daily. Lancaster, Berks, Lehigh and
Bucks counties have empty reservoirs
and dry streams and water is sold by
the quart just as other commodities.
Shamokin is without a supply Of
water and Shenandoah, Mahonoy City
and Girardville are dependent on the
storage reservoirs OF the Glrard es-
tate for water. In our town Of
Waynesboro the Geiser shops will
close down next week because Of the
scarcity Of water, although just now
they are overcrowded with work. In
the western part Of Maryland water
famine has existed for some weeks.
The statistician tells us that this
is the seyerest drouth since 1869 and
more portentous because then the
streams were not so generally dry as
now. The farmer and the laboring
man and, indeed, everybody is anx-
iously awaiting the opening Of the
clouds and the drenching Of the earth
with good, soaking rain.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17

In order to cheer up bis supporters
waning hopes Maban has put out a
"letter Of acceptance" in which he
says that the difficulties Of the Office
0! Judge make me shrink and hest.
tate even at permitting myself to as
pire to the position and to distrust
my own qualifications therefor as
well as the wisdom Of the conyen-
TONS action" Mr.. Mahan is not
alone in this feeling Of distrust. y
Indeed the entire district shares 1t
with him and SO keenly do the people
appreciate the situation that they
will sce to 1t that the cup passes from
hin
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
WANT THE EXPOSITION.

The 'ransas Pass Company Subsoribes
S25O,O0O for an Inter- American AZ
fair.
BALTIMORE, Md, Oct l6 The Aran
sas Pass narbor Co., which Is princi-
pally owned by Baltimoreans, has Of.
fered a s95o,oO0 subscription to an in.
ter-American exposition fund II the ex.
position Is held at Arkansas Pass 1t Is
the desire to hold the exposition In
1898 and a committee has been ap-
pointed to treat with the South Amer.
lean countries. The object Of the ex-
position is to celebrate the establish.
ment of deep water haybor on the
Texas coast.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
Salina Republican: Some newspa.


Salina Republican,; Some newspa-
per has remarked that Ingalls, and
Burton need not expect to have the
senatorial field all to themselves.
And we would remark that the fellow
who has the temerity to enter the
field against these two men from now
on will wish he hadn't, in a very
short space Of time This is an In
gals and Burton year and the citi-
zens Of the state wish the combatants
left alone in this especial tourney
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17

One Of the pitiful things in this
campaign is poor George Anderson
racing the county over, attending
every auction and caucus, trying to
defeat Miss King for register. The
people fairly laugh at him and come
into town on purpose to call on Miss
King and pledge her their support.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
PRAIRIE FIRES.


Largo Quantities Of Wheat and Hay Con-
sumed in North Dakota.
GRAND FORKS, N. D., Oct l6 Prairie
fires are doing great damage to the
farms Of the northern part of the state
and also with those in Rolls and Mar.
shall countless Gu the Minnesota side
Of the river. Reports Of the large
quantities Of wheat and hay,
and, frequently, farm dwellings and
barns, being consumed, are received by
the insurance agencies In this city
daily. The exceedingly dry fall has
placed everything in condition to burn.
The fires this year spread in stubble,
which, in many instances, renders fire
breaks useless. Several of the small
towns have lately had very close calls.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-10-17
Now don't 90 and say some Repub-

Now don't 60 and say some Repub-
lican paper printed this. 1t is an
editorial in the St. Louis Republic,
the organ Of Western Democracy:
"The Populist has become the polit-
ical outlaw In all States where he has
had opportunity to show himself in
his true character as not only inccm.
petont for the discharge Of public
duty, but utterly untrustworthy for
the keeping Of any public trust. Pop
ulism is now only strong where it
has never had the smallest chance to
exhibit its inherent di shonesty and
incapacity."