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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Boss Platt is fighting desperately
against McKinley's nomination, and
Sunday made public a statement in
which he maintained that tho Ohio
man not only could not, but should not
be nominated for President by tho Re.
publican National Convention. He
claimed that Mckinley WAS too radical
on the tariff question and utterly un-
sound on the money question. "If
Major Mex inley has any real convc-
tions on the subject of the currency"
says Platt, "they are not revealed in
his votes or his speeches. He voted
once for the FREQ and unlimited coinage
of silver. He voted to override the
veto by President Hayes Of the Bland
bill, and at different times he has voted
in direct conflict with these votes. lie
has described himself as 'bimetallist,
as in favor OF the free coinage of both
metals. His Ohio platform proposes
another experiment in silver coinage,
such as the Bland. Allison act, or the
Sherman law, with the parity between
the metals enforced by Legislation.
This, in my opinion, should and will
remove Mr. Mckinley from the list of
Presidential possibilities by the timc
the Republican convention meets "
Platt is right in his Mckinley est,
mate, but he is not likely to succeed
in bis effort TO defeat McKinley's
nomination. Tho Republican party
seems committed to Mckinley and free
silver coinage.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14


The issue of the campaign is very
pertinently stated in the following ex-
tract from the last financial circular
Of Hambleton S Co., bankers, of Balti-
more:
We can adjust ourselves and our
business TO any tariff system, but we
cannot afford TO have any question as
TO the maintenance OF our currency and
exchanges upon gold basis. There.
fore, it is OF supreme Importance that
the party which utterly repudiates the
doctrine of free silver and comes out
honestly and squarely for gold stand
ard shall be successful, And, if we
are not greatly mistaken, tho business
mon of this country will lay aside all
party preferences and support that can.
didate and party which prcnounces for
gold standard. MIR. Mckinley is
supposed to be not altogether sound on
the currency, but tho party that he
will represent, il selected. will, it is
expected adopt sound money plat
form and declare for gold as measure
of value. III go, that party will be sue
cessfu, especially should the Demo.
cratic party temporize on the currency
tNNHh'pIf CAf Wv
Republican party Htraddle the question
and the DEMOCRATS nominate man,
like Mr. Russell of Massach usetts,
upon straight.out gold platform,
neither Mr.. Mckinley nor any other
nominee would he heard of in the con.
test. In other words, the States which
represent the wealth, population. com
merce, industries end business Of this
country will support gold standard
candidate, be he Republican or Demo,
crat.
Politics is a subject we do not like
TO touch upon in our financial circular,
but the maintenance Of our currency
upon a gold standard ia vital, and is a
subject so interwuvend with finance
that it cannot be ignored. Wa cannot
afford to 90 through another period OF
doubt and uncertainty, and il is our
most pronounced opinion that the
American people will settle this ques.
tion at the next election. So convinced
are we of tho SUCCESS OF the party Of
sound money, that we are satisfied that
we have already come TO the end of our
troubles, and look for Improvement in
trade and values,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Even two Republican conventions in
the little State of Delaware could not,
combined, make positive, specific
declaration in favor of sound money.
Each had to throw sop to the silver
tics in the shape of an endorsement of
the free coinage of silver through in
tternational agreement upon bimetal-
lsm.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Another sponsor for MclInley's
soundness on the financial question is
Ex-Governor Alger of Michigan, who
is coming to New York for the purpose
of assuring Eastern Republicans that
Mckinley favors sound money. But
why should not Mckinley settle all
doubts of the matter by speaking for
himself? What others may say for him
proves nothing as long as he maintains
his present policy of silence and re-
iterates, as he did to a New York
Herald correspondent who recently
asked him for his financial views. the
parrot-like expression, ~ have nothing
to say" The people o; the country,
however, have something to say, and
they will not venture upon tho hazard
Gus experiment Of electing TO the Presi-
dency man who il silent upon the
most momentous question of tho day.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Mckinley and his friends are now SO
sure of his nomination that Friday
they held a conference in Cleveland, to
consider the question of running
mate. Speaker Reed is their favorite
for tho nomination for Vice President,
but it is said that the Gar is not in
clined to play second fiddle TO anyone.
With him it is first place or nothing.
Quay would be tho most fitting candi-
date to run with Mckinley. The plat
form of such combination would be
protection, corruption and free silver
coinage.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Mckinley knows the lueen's English
we'll enough to say plainly whcthar N
not he is in favor Of the gold standard
tor man who aspiros to tho Ire-i
dency Of this great country. his silsora
unon this vital issue is contemplate.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Senator Lodge of Massachusetts is
anything but consistent. A short time
ago, in the Massachusetts Republican
State Convention, he assisted in the
adoption of the following resolution:
The Civil Service laws, which remove
the public service from the control of
fayuritism, patronage, and politics,
should he honestly and thoroughly
enforced, and the classified service OK
tended wherever it is possible.
or course, Senator Lodge and his
fellow Republicans did not believe a
word of this declaration. II was mere
hnncombc But President Cleveland is
firm believer in Civil Service reform,
and last week signed an order placing
nearly 30 600 officers under tho classi.
fled Civil Service system. Now Soma
tor lodge says that "there arc many
porsona WHO Will claim that the Presi
don't has been too sweeping in his
atost extension Of the classified
service. Senator Lodge only makes
himself ridiculous by such talk, and
shows that no matter what his pro-
fessions may be, lie is at heart a
spoilaman and not a friend of Civil
Service REFORM
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

The following 10 IN editorial from tho
Sussex journal Of Saturday. As it has
since heen determined that tho Repuh-
lican party is ''to be controlled by this
class of people," the comment becomes
even more pertinent:
II the Republican party is to be con
trolled by this class OF people, then a
partisan convention will be the result
The State Democracy is advocating a
bi partisan convention from no fear of
defeat in the coming campaign. Demo.
cracy expects TO win, and yet we be.
lieye that better results can be obtained
by bipartisan convention than by a
Democratic convention. We want no
partisanship or bias to enter into the
network of the new Constitution. We
want Constitution by tho people and
for the people. Whether or not we
shall have such, depends entirely upon
the Republican leaders of the State.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Now would be good time for the
Business MEMS Republican Club to
meet and resolve. There is ample
material for it to work upon since the
result of Saturdays primaries.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
wANAMAKER,s.
puIADELPHA, Monday, May II, 1895.
MATcHLESS MAY
MERCHANDISING

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, May II, 1895.
MATcHLESS MAY
MERCHANDISING
More convincing becomes
the evidence that the reign of
abnormally low prices is near
its end. Selfpreservation is
forcing producers to take he
roic steps to stem the tide.
Fortunately few thus far have
gone to the extreme Of shut
ting down. Our efforts to
distribute the great blocks Of
goods have done much to pre-
vent this necessity. We are
ready to do more. Vast op-
portunities are offering for us
to take entire stocks on hand
at such prices as can be
quickly realized. They are
here, and coming.
The benefits are for Our
Public.
May, 1896, will break rec
ords as a time for money-sav-
ing.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

The result of Saturdays Republican
primaries was not so much an Addicks
victory as Higgins defeat. The Re-
publican voters wero evidently tired Of
the insolent, dictatorial rule of their
late boss, and hocked to the first leader
that offered himself They made his
dethronement sure by defeating him in
his own ward, whore no ran as dele
gate. The extent of the Republican
revolt against him is shown by the re-
turns The disgust at Higgins must
have been deep, indeed, when even Ad-
dicks was preferred as the party's
leader.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

California Republirans, in their
state convention "Wednesday. adopted
two significant resolutions. One was
Us follows:
Va hereby declare that the emphatic
sentiment Of California is in favor Of
the nomination Of that wise and able
siatesman, that pure and unsullipd
patriot, that true and loyal American,
that penreRs champion Of protection,
William Mckinley of Ohio, and the
delegates from this State are horehy
directed and instructed to work and
vote for tho success Of the said
William Mckinley as long as there il
a reasonable prospect of his nomina-
ti0n.
The other consisted Of tho following
positive aud nnequivocal declaration
We favor tho free and unlimited
coinage Of silver al the ratio OF l6 to
|, and the making cf silver as well ag
gold legal tender in payment of all
debts, both public and private,
There is no Ohio "straddle" about
this. The California Republicans are
in favor of Mckinley and free silver
coinage, and they say so in terms that
cannot be misunderstood.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14


A striking instance Of tho intolerance
of the negro in politics is shown by an
AsheviIle, n, g., dispatch to the Nav
York Evening Post. Ii saws that in
MANY parts of tho South ii ia very
dangerous for negro 10 vote f6r a
Democratic candidate for oliicc. lie IL
Liable 10 lose his life by assassination
and ~ nearly every section of the South
the ciIcnder is boycotted in a business
way and made social outcast Al
the city election here few years AGO
sam Miller, a respectable negro man.
voted for the Democratic candidate Tor
mayor and aldermen. He has sinre
obtained permission TO carry reyoDypr
to protect himself from tho Republican
negroes who daily threaten him. lIs
wife has deserted him because of Li.
vote, being influenced In this action
it is said, by her pastor. The negro
preachers have great political bower
among their congregations Ono niphf
recently Miller was wayaid by several
negroes who struck him On the head
with stones and sticks, and he is nov
confined TO his bed
IT has not been many Years since
there were in Delaware some rather
sensational incidents showing fine
danger incurred by any negro possess.
ing sufficient Independence 10 cut looso
from the Republican party. Political
tolerance has yet e be eaned by the
negro votersoi tho country.
The voto-b buying system in Della.
ware is Democratic institution, :" sayf
the Morning Newa, inau.urated II,
tho Democrats generation ago" " Om
neighbor is wrong. Laca history anc
tradition credit the origin Of the per
nlclous system to the old Wing party,
nearly three generations ago. How
ever,it matters not which party ia re
sponsible for its birth; both partie.
have responsibility as to IFS con
tiaued existence. We are glad 10 20,
that tho Nows. since the defeat of i'll
faction Of the Republican party Al
Saturdays primaries, is in favor d
eradicating the yoto-bnying evil, ROOT
and branch. We hope it will continu,
u the good fight 10 tho end.
Remarked disgustcd Republican or
Saturday night 1he Republican
party had load enough in carrying Hig
sina, Bach and tho roung Mems Re.
publican Club. IN attempt to carry
AdniieI;s will brcaE It down com
Plotely " Worry true and party ought
T. be broken down when it Deliberately
chooses such corruIl and unworthy
! leadership,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

For a Republican paper, and one
published in such a hide bound par
tisan city, tho Philadelphia Evening
Telegraph takes reasonably clear view
OF the Republican situation in Della
ware. II says:
1t is really not worth while for any
considerable part OF the country to work
itself into a hysterical fit over the out
come of the recent primaries as re-
ported. Things have been drifting this
way in Delaware for some years past.
1t was the skilful use of little money
at Il critical time, when the opposition
was engaged in an unusually severe
family fight, that enabled the Repubi-
cans to get the Senatorship some seven
years ago. Mr.. Addicks concluded
that he would take the place Of Mr..
Higgins. There was no trouble during
the preliminary contest. 1t was all
right so long as tine common enemy was
being pursued; but when it came to
a division Of the spoils a misunder-
standing arose, and Delaware has been
going on one leg in the United States
Senate during the present session.
Meanwhile the factiona contest was
renewed and Mr.. Higgins has been
bowled out completely.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

There was some very crooked voting
at the Republican delegate election,
Saturday afternoon. In the Second
ward the poll exceeded by 1876 the total
Republican vote at the general election
of 1894, and the charges of balot-box
stulllng seem iustifable. AS the Hig-
gins faction controlled the election
officers, it is n matter for that side of
the house to explain.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

1t is great pity that Delaware has
not law requiring candidates for
public Office to file sworn statements of
their campaign expenses. In Wow of
the scenes enacted at the Addicks head
quarters Monday, when the workers
called for their wages, tho Addicks
statement would prove decidedly in
teresting,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Neither Republican convention at
Dover, Tuesday, had a word to say
about non partisan Constitutional
Convention. Possibly before the cam
paign is over, the Republicans may
wish they had given consideration to
this matter. Equal representation in
the convention will be much better
than none at all.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

a Impressions count. Every time
your name is brought to the attention
of possible customer, says Profitable
Advertising, "lt creates an impression
on his mind. The more probable Gus
toners reached, the more gctual Gus
toners secured Favorable impress
sions conveyed through the right mo.
diums bring business.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
Rev. 0. A. 0rl,e NntHnrt.

Editor The Gazette- Dear Sir: MY
attention has been called to a press
notice which says my face was badly
cut by a glass hurled at me by an III.
sane man. Please allow me TO say the
man did not throw the glass hard
enough to hurt me. Itdid strike INV
head, but did no damage, | am glad to
say. Yours truly,
@. A. Grise.
--7---- -
John w. Russum of Dover has re-
eelved reissue Of pension.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

The storm centre lowered over Dover
Tuesday. 1t split the Republican
party of Delaware, and rent the big
troes on Dover Green.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

Banh's Republican Glasses" in the
last Sunday Star indicated the in
coherency of despair. Ills future is
dark, indeed, as Higgins can now do
nothing for him and Addiclss has no
uso for him.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

In its issue of Saturday last the Mil.
ford News and Advertiser, a serviIe
Higgins organ, had this to say edi
torially;
The present is crisis in, the affairs
OF tho Republican marty of Delaware.
To.day's primary elections will dc.
tormine whether tho party is deserving
OF existence and has proper mission
10 perform, or whether il is undeserv.
ing Of succuss
II the result Of to.day's primaries is
favorable 10 party traitor and whole
sale hrher, the admission must ho
made that majority Of tho PARTY is
tho advocate Of no principle worthy OF
respect or upon which successful
campaign can he made If Mr.. Ad-
dicks shall win to day then the Repub.
lican party of Delaware stands among
her slater States convicted prosti
tute, shameless.
Now that ii is known how the prima.
ries resulted, particularly in the town Of
Milford, where Addicks won sweep
ing victory, it will be interesting TO
note what the future course of tho
News and Advertiser will be. Will it
bow in humble submission to the
party traitor and wholesale briher, {"
"a it did TO Higgins when the latter
bestowed Federal Office upon its edi-
tor, some years ago?
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14

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The costume Includes
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combination skirt
leggings
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The skirt is divided, but has
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any woman could ask. $3.50.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-05-14
STYLISH BICYCLE
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

Frederic NJ. Bird, In Lippincott
= There is reason to fear that the Language
Is degenerating, that the art of writing
Except in few hands) is suffering a
change for the worse. True, it IL practiced
more widely and freely than ever before,
but excess of quantity may easily step with
loss of quality. OF old our boys studied
grammar or some apology for ID, since the
in that respect; now their minds are fixed
on football. Our best colleges complain that
their entering students do not understand
the vernacular or cannot express them
Latin, but their TRANSACTIONS into our com
mon speech are fearfully and wonderfully
made. BY way OF mending the matter our
universities are giving great and increas-
ing attention to the history and construc-
ton of the language, especially In its early
stages. Anglo-Saxon, middle English, the
Gothic element and what not are pursued
down to the ground, but English las
she is spoke" or as she ought to be Is
deemed unworthy of attention-that is. the
densely practical age, Is theoretic and scho-
lastic, not practical. The subject is primary
that is the difficulty: the preparatory
schools ought to attend to 1t, though as
or Asyrian. or Assiniboian. These have to
be taught, for they are not prevasently
spoken among US, but as TO our own tongue.
Dognerry's idea Is In effect accepted that
reading and writing come by nature. /"
Alas, they do not. and the learner, being
thus left to his own devices, is In this re
spect often like the self-made man whom
his friends pronounced to have been made
but mdiRerentiy. The consequence Is that
We We have scientific experts whose construc-
and popular authors who leave their pune,
tuaton to the printer-which IS PERHAPS
wise on their part. since be knows some
thing eboo< q. end they apparently 20 not.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26
NOT AT HOME.
Unique Invitation Issued by Some
Overly conscientious People.


Overly conscientious People.
New York Evening Sum-
A woman's club that was organized not SO
very long ago in a suburban town recently
built a clubhouse. 1t was smart club
house, too, nice to look upon and con-
veniently planned for receptions, teas and
dances, as well as lectures, Browning
classes and suffrage meetings. AS natural
consequence, it was much in demand for
social affairs, the club women being only
too glad to thus increase their income
from rental. In the morning. for instance,
that exciting event, board meeting, would
be held in the clubhouse. In the afternoon
class would meet within the walls for
the discussion of Alfred Austin's latest,
epic, while in the evening hordes would
gather to trip the light fantastic at one of
Mrs. O'Fay's select affairs. Quite often a
luncheon and a banquet would be sand
WICKED in between the other functions. But
the use to which the house was oftenest
put was what is termed the cat home
namely, everybody-you-ever heard-of-in-
Guided affairs, when in preparing the list
of invitations the directory was simply
taken and q few names representing the
ineligible crossed off, and which were en-
tirely unencompassable by the ordinary
dwelling. To the givers of such functions
the clubhouse was, indeed, a boon. Night
after night revels of this sort were held
within its walls. People who thanks to
small houses, had given up all hope of
comprehensive entertaining, now found ii
possible to pay off old social debts that
had been accommodating for years. The
form Of invitation ran. of course. like this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-26

swarthy to ashen pale. 1t was past en-
durance. Mequinez should no longer
block the light out of his life.
Peace. querida. peace" said Me-
quinez. MY lips shall not mutiny again
until--until-such time as / lose COM
mand over them. And now let me hear
something about yourself. How have
you Jared this morning."
"Ah, you drove 1t quite out of my head
with your kissing" replied the girl with
flash of recollection.
Tell me what It was I drove out of
your pretty head sweetheart, so that I
may drive it in again in the same
fashion
Keep your distance. senior piscador.
I have new admirer.''
Him." quoth Mequinez, who was used
to this kind of news, which had grown
uninteresting from frequent repetition.
Not a piscador this time" went on
Leona. with well-feigned contempt for
her lovers profession. mot even a
mercador. But a gentleman-a gentle
man OF high birth, with velvet to his
doublet and ring TO his finger"
Mequinez moved his head slowly round
TO see if it were a jest. Leona's face
self on one elbow and looked at her
again Leona's face was still grave and
naughty.
Him." said he. "tell me the rest"
HE bought flowers Of me on the bridge
not half an hour ago. and he asked me
10 meet him tomorrow" she continued
Mequinez sat up rigid as a weaving
beam.
You refused. OF course" said he. try
ing 10 appear unconcerned.
quite wrong. The meeting is ar
ranged and have pledged myself to it,
| Now it was the turn Of MeQuinez to
look grave.
Are you not putting your fingers too
near the flre. Leona?" asked he. "Are