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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30
cuba's DlsoOuragins Experiment.

Cuba is furnishing nearby example
Of the beauties Of government regulation
of the value Of money ON the Bryan
plan. Captain General Weyler had
deficient supply Of cash, and 80 he had
the Banco Espanol put out lot Of pa.
per money and issued a stringent edict
that everybody should take It at par
with gold. AS the island is practically
under martial law, here was govern
ment control Of the currency at its best
If you didn't take the bank bills at par,
you were liable to be shot. Even Bryan
couldn't do more for silver than that
But did the ediot keep the bank notes at
par? Not for a day. Almost instantly
they were at a discount, which soon
amounted to 30 per cent. Even with
guns and bayonets you cannot make 80
cents equal dollar. Weyler has had to
give up trying. He has finally allowed
the Havana Stock Exchange to quote the
value of the bank bills in gold. We
were going TO say that this proves the
powerlessness of law to establish the
value of money, but we remember in
time that Cuba has less than 2, 900, 900
population to our 20, 600, 900; that she
never put down the greatest rebellion Of
modern times that her inhabitants are
not the richest. proudest, most intelli-
gent people ON earth, and so we are not
so sure. Her case Is only part Of uni
versal experience, but we have changed
all that New York Post
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30
aepunIArloN Anp nlsAonoR.


Hest Sermons.
During the fiat money and unlimited
paper currency excitement Of 1877 Mr..
Beeoher delivered famous sermon ON
Thanksgiving Of that year ON the perils
Of the day. In it he used this language;
Whenever in any nation there Is
such an attempt to tamper with stand
ards that the moral sense Of man is be-
wildered and liberty is given to unprin-
cipled men at large to cheat, TO be un.
faithful to obligations, to refuse the
payment Of honest debts-whenever that
takes place, IL is all the worse IL done
with the permission Of the law. hate
the devil riding ON law worse than
do the devil riding without law under
him. Whoever tampsrs with established
standards hampers with the very marrow
and vitality Of public faith. sss The
danger into which we are running is
hidden under the mystery Of finance and
the currency. Ali money is but a repre-
sentative Of property. As now, by facil-
ity of intercourse, all the world is one
open market, the need Of one and me
same standard Of money, uniform, uni
versal and unalterable, becomes imperi-
GUS.
"Gold is the worlds standard. Gold
is the universal measure Of value. Other
kinds Of money there are--silver, cop
per, paper-but they all must conform
TO gold and be measured by IL and be
interchangeable with IT, IN hxed and
definite proportions Gold is king in
commerce. All other money must rep
resent gold No vote of legislature can
change the nature Of commerce, the ma
ture of property, the nature Of it's repre-
sentative in money or the relative supe-
riority or inferiority of different cur
rencies Gold came TO Its supremacy as
a representative of property by the long
established consent Of mankind. Con-
gress cannot change it for the world,
nor even for this nation, except upon
past transactions. II may give impu-
nifty to men to cheat confiding creditors,
but it cannot rule the value Of currency
in all future transactions.
'"The crime of paying debt in cur
renoy inferior in value to that in which
1t was contracted, base at all times and
anywhere, has a deeper guilt and q
baser infamy in our case. When in our
mortal struggle capitalists were solicited
to lend their money to us on the faith Of
the nation, we were too glad, most
grateful, for their aid Then they were
not graspiRg and swollen Insurers. Oh,
mol They were benefactors. We rejoiced
in their bounty and gave thanks for
their confiding faith in our national
honesty. Now, our dangers past, we re-
vile them, finding no epithets too vic.
lent, and strive to pay them, not gold
for the gold they lent our misery, but in
dishonest measure Of an inferior
metal.
In the court Of the commercial
worlds conscience we shall be convict
ed of endeavoring to cheat the men who
came to our rescue in the dark day.
This congress would not have existed
nor any government of the United
States but for the strength given to ou1
armies by foreign capitalists, and now
to return their aid by base treachery
is to deserve an infamy as deep as the
lowest depths Of hell. But woe to those
men, bull headed, without eyes, who are
attempting to undermine the integrity
and simplicity of the nation"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30
coLoNEL INeeasoLL on MoNEY.
He States Some Plain Truths In his Own
Unique way.

He States Some Plain Truths In his Own
Unique Way.
Following u an extract from the
speech Of Colonel Robert q. Ingersoll
at Chicago ON oct. 8
Money that lie money needs no guar
antee, needs no hacker; il is always
good No matter how many nations go
down to dust, good money remains for
ever the same. We have man running
for the presidency on three platforms,
with two vice presidents. that says
money is the creature of law. If the
government can make money by law,
why should the government collect
taxes7 According TO Mr.. Bryan, our
fathers were the friends of silver, and
yet our dear old fathers I'm all their
lives only minted 5000, 900 of these sa-
cred dollars. Now see what the enc
mics Of silver have done. Since 1878
the enemies Of silver have coined over
480, 900, 900 of these dollars, and yet
silver kept going down. We are coin
ing now over 81, 900, 900 a month, and
silver keeps going down.
Senator Jones of Nevada, in 1878,
voted for the law Of 1878. He said,
from his speech in the senate, that God
had made gold the standard. He said
that gold was the mother of oiviliza-
tion. Whether he has heard from God
since or not do not know. But now he
is ON the other side. Senator Stewart Of
Nevada was there at the time, but voted
for the act Of 1878 and said that gold
was the only standard. He has changed
his mind. No government can afford TO
be clipper ON coins.
A great republic cannot afford TO
stamp lie on silver or gold or paper.
Honest money for an honest people, is
sued by an honest nation. You cannot
make paper dollar without taking a
dollars worth of paper We must have
paper that represents money. want it
issued by the government, and want
behind every one of these paper dollars
either a dollar in gold or a silver
dollar worth 100 cents, so that every
greenback under the flag can lift up its
hands and swear, 81 know that my re-
deemer liveth." That was where was
30 years ago, and that is where l am
tonight.
For nations and individuals, at all
times, everywhere and forever, honesty
is the best policy. Better be an honest
bankrupt than rich thief. Poverty can
hold in its hand the jewel honor--a
jewel that outshines all other gems A
thousand times better be poor and noble
than rich and fraudulent. Nobody can
be helped by free coinage except the few
people who could pay their debts if they
were willing. Some say that it would
help the mine owners. It would not.
Coming this bullion into dollars would
not increase its value, because you could
coin the bullion of the whole world and
the supply would be greater than the
demand. Have freecoinage tomorrow,
and there ia not a silver mine owner
that would make dollar--not one-by
changing it into American coin. It
would only be worth what the bullion
is worth in the open market.
We want good money-good, honest
money. And there was never any real
prosperity for a nation or an individual
without honesty, without integrity, and
it is our duty to preserve the reputation
Of the great republic.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30
Editorial.
THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN.

THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN.
To the voters of the Eighth Con-
gressional District:
Upon the question of the election
of Congressman to represent this
District in the next Congress, does
it not occur to the voter that this
District would be better served by
having as its representative one who
is a member of the political party
which will have majority of Con-
gress, and therefore control its or
ganization and workP Every candid
citizen, who has observed the drift
of political events, is ready to con-
cede that the next Congress will be
Republican. Neither is it seriously
contended on the part of any intel
ligent man that Major Mckinley
will not be the next President of
the United States.
If, then, the next Congress will be
Republican, and the next President
likewise Republican, do not COM
mon sense and selfish interests die
tate that this District should have
Republican Congressman What
influence or weight could the ablest
of Democratic Congressman from
this District have with a Republican
majority compared with Republi
can representative? This District
has vast business interests which re-
quire the active Intervention and at
tention of its representative. The
citizens generally have or may have
personal matters which require the
active assistance of their representa-
tive. No man can expect that a
Congressman from some other Dis
trict in the State is going to give
this attention and assistance. Every
Congressman has the business of his
own District to look after without
concerning himself with the inter
ests of some other district. The
voters of this District have it in
their power to send to the next Re-
publican Congress Hon. WILLIAM s.
KRKPATRIoK, citizen of recognized
fitness and of such reputation that
he viii be able to protect and speak
for his constituents and thereby
avoid the humiliation of appealing
to and depending upon some strange
Congressman TO do this work.
These considerations ought to
weigh with every voter. It mat
ters little whether the voter is Sill
yer or a Gold man, a Democrat or a
Republican. The money question
will be determined and put at rest,
in all probability, by the election of
a Republican President. The result
means the maintenance Of the pre-
sent standard, which the next Con-
gress win not attempt 70 disturb.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30

he was frequently in conflict on points oi
procedure. During the memorable fight
against the SO called force bill Mr.. Crisp
was the leader of his party on the floor,
displaying remarkable self control, alert
ness, boldness and patience. In the COM
mittee room-and Mr.. Crisp at one time
or another was a member Of all the i'm
portant committees-he showed unweary-
ing industry and grasp of detail.
In the spring of 1856 Mr. Crisp was
chosen speaker pro tenn during the absence
of Mr.. Carlisle and while serving in that
capacity he made his first speech advo-
eating the free coinage Of silver.
Mr.. Crisp had displayed such ability as
a parliamentary taotioian that he was Sc
leoted by his party in the first session of
the Fifty-flrst congress to make the fight
against enforcing Speaker Reeds rules.
The Republicans won in the end, but only
after some of the most exciting scenes ev-
or witnessed In congress. When the Dem
ocrats secured a majority In the next con-
gress, Mr.. Crisp was chosen speaker after
a contest with Roger @. Mills of Texas
Mr.. Crisp added to his reputation by the
fairness of his rulings and his uniform
courtesy, although he and Mr.. Reed some
times olashed as Of old.
At the time of his death Mr.. Crisp was
q candidate for United States senator from
Georgia, and would undoubtedly have
been chosen to that honorable position.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30

Il is more money the Bryanites want.
Now, which nations have the most
money-those with the gold standard
or those with the silver standard?
The silverites are fond Of talking
about per capita circulation.
Under free coinage Of both gold and
silver the United States had per cap
ita circulation in 1900 Of g. 90, in
1888 Of $s. 60, in 1859 Of $14.69, in
1879 Of $1S.19. In 1894 we had per
capita Of $24. 2s; in 1895 we have one
Of $21.10.
The per capita circulation Of the
world is about $5. 10.
The per capita Of the gold standard
countries is $18.
The per capita Of the silver standard
countries is nearly "a. 80.
The gold standard countries have a
per capita Of silver alone of s.. 40.
The silver standard countries have a
per capita Of silver Of 90. 80, the rest Of
their small circulation being mainly de-
preciated paper.
The gold standard countries, with
less than one-third of the worlds popu-
lation, have very nearly two-thirds Of
the worlds currency circulation.
And yet Mr.. Bryan would take the
United States from the gold standard
and place it upon the silver standard. -
Louisville Courier Journal.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30

NEW YORK, Oct. A.-FLOUR-state and
western dun and easy city mills patents. S4.&
@5.15; winter patents, S445Q4.00; city mills
clears, S440Gtf.55i winter straights. $40.
WHEAT-No. 2 red declined sharply under
lower cables, foreign selling and high money
receipts from the west; December, 70 7-l60
775kc.; January, 7Sc.
CORNING. 2 declined under big receipts.
fine weather and sympathy with wheat; De-
cembor, 5l14c.; May, 3416g3lj4c.
OATS No. 2 quiet and easy; December.
S31<e. track, white, state. 2103lc.
PORK-Quiet; mess, Ss.50d9; family. 5000
@l2.50.
LARD-Dull and easy; prime western steam.
S4.00. nominal
BUTTER-steady; state dairy. 149lsc.; state
creamery, 125f02Oc.
cHEEsE-steady; state, large. 71s9lO1sc.;
small. 7j<0lO54c.
EGGs-steady; state and Pennsylvania. 100
&C.; western. lh6l0c.
SUGAR = Raw firm; fair refining, SIC;
centrifugal o6 test. &c.; refined, frm; crushed.
SO; powdered. 10.
TURPENTINE-Q Quiet; 261f02oc.
MOLASSES-F Firm. New Orleans. e0937c.
hlCk-flrms domestic, 33(Q6c.; Japan. $40
go.
TALLow-Dull; city. s3fc.i country. 80.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30

Jefferson, in 1888, wrote; Just
principles will lead us 70 disregard legal
proportion altogether, TO inquire into
the market price Of gold In the several
countries with which we shall prinoi-
pally be connected in commerce and TO
take an average from them. 1 very
much doubt a right now to change the
value, and especially to lessen IL. p"
The house committee, in 1891, report
ed; ut is sufficient TO know, by un-
happy experience, that its tratio Of 10
to 1 tendency is to rid us Of a gold cur
rency and leave us nothing but silver. Z"
The house committee. in 1884. report
cd: "The desideratum in the monetary
system is a standard Of uniform value.
We cannot ascertain that both metals
have ever circulated simultaneously,
oonourrently and Unfortunately in
any country where there are banks or
money dealers, and we entertain the
conviction that the nearest approach to
an invariable standard is It's establish
ment in one metal, which metal shall
compose exclusively the currency for
large payments"
Andrew jackson, In 1885, wrote I:
''There is no fraud in gold. Il is un-
changeable and will do its Office every
where and at all times. Labor imparts
an invariable value to II.
Benton, in 1884, said in debate; "It
lgoldl has an intrinsic value, which
gives It currency all over the world to
the full amount of that value without
regard to law or circumstances. It has
q uniformity Of value which makes it
the safest standard Of value of property
which the wisdom of man has yet dis
covered. Its superiority over all other
money gives to it's possessor the choice
and command Of all other money"
Following this debate the act called
the administration gold BILL" in
tended to put the country ON a single
gold standard, was passed, 145 to SO in
the house and 30 10 in the senate, and
signed by Andrew jackson, president.
The house committee, in 1858, report
ed; "Gold Is the only standard Of value
by which all property is now measured.
1t is virtually the only currency Of the
country. We desire to have the standard
currency to consist Of gold only, and
that these silver coins shall be entirely
subservient to it, and that they shall be
used rather as tokens than as standard
coins.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30
An Unworthy Citizen.

Silverite Orator-What we want is
more money.
Skeptic-Would free coinage make
more money!
s. O.-Certainly. 1t would give us
both gold and silver.
S.-But wouldn't free coinage at 10
to drive gold out Of circulation, In ac-
oordance win the Gresham law?
S. O.-My friend, Mr.. Bryan pro-
poses to repeal any law that is working
in the interest Of the goldbugs and Shy
locks.
S.-But the Gresham law Is a natu-
rel law, like the law Of gravitation.
S. O.-My friend, you are pessimist
and don't know that you are a citizen
of the grandest country on earth-one
that can without the aid or consent Of
any other nation" repeal even the law
Of gravitation itself if it should become
tool of Wall street. Shame on you'll
You don't belong to this country. As
was saying
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30

In 1878 farm products were lower
than ever before since the civil war, and
the "greenbaokers" were arguing that
the preparation for resumption on Jan.
1, 1879, had produced the hard times,
and their advocates tried to posptone
the date for resumption. But resump-
tion came Jan. /, 1879, and No. 3 cash
wheat sold at s15s; by May it was up
to $1.01A, and by December. 1879, it
was up to $1.8SH. Corn was 2926 in
January, 1879, but in December, 1879,
it was 43H.
Such faots need to be borne In mind
at this time, when so many false the
cries are afioat
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Ex-Governor Boies and His Hired Man.

Ex-Governor Botes and HIS Hired Man.
Hired Mani heard that In your Des
Moines speech you said prices are 30
low that you have either got to get
more for your oats or else cut my wages.
Boies-You heard right
Hired MAXWELL, which are you
going to dor
Boies-I am going to get more for
my oats
Hired Man-HowP
Boies-By lessening the purchasing
power Of money. Free coinage will give
rs a dollar which will only buy five
bushels Of oats instead Of ten bushels,
and that will be the same as getting 30
cents for my oats.
Hired MAXWELL, what are you go
ing to do about my wagesf
Boies-Oh, I'll pay you just the same
as I'm paying you now, $40 a month
Hired Man-Are you going TO pay
me in these new dollars?
Boies-Certainly; the same kind Of
dollars that get for my oats
Hired Man-Those dollars that can't
buy only half as much of anything as
the old dollars2
Boies-Yes, yes; the same sort of dol
lars.
Hired Man-Then, as understand
1t, you propose to get twice Is much for
your oats and pay me only half what
I'm getting now9
Boies-Why, no III still pay you
$40.
Hired Man-But this &20 won't buy
only half as much stuff as now, you say,
for the purchasing power is TO be less
ened one-half; so with my $40 can
only get $40 worth of stuff. Your
scheme would bring you twice as much
for your oats and bring me only half as
much for my work Is this fair, do you
thinkf
Boies-Well, every man has to look
out for himself
Hired Man--So Isee, and think I'll
look out for myself and vote for an hon
est dollar for an honest days work. -
Council Bluffs (Ia-) NonpareiL
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30
GO OUT AND VOTE.

The battle is ended so far as edu-
cation and persuasion goes. but no
Republican should relax effort until
the polls close Nov. 8.
Get out and vote and see that your
tardy neighbor does likewise. Let
there be no stay-at homes. In this
election it is an imperative duty
every man owes TO himself and his
country to record his will as a free
man and an American. Do not neg
lect the opportunity. If you do you
may regret it when too late. Have
your part in the great victory to be
won for the honesty, integrity and
morality of this nation. In future
years you will point to your vote for
Mckinley as one of the proudest
acts of your lives, and your children
and children's children will rise up
and call you blessed. Vote.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30
SPEAKER CRISP DEAD.
The Passing Away Of Prominent Ma
tiona1 Character.

The Passing Away Of Prominent Ma
tiona1 Character.
ATLANTA. Oct 24--rhe death Of ex
Speaker Charles r. Crisp occasions grea
sorrow in this city and state and will b
deeply regretted throughout the nation.
Mr.. Crisp died at the Haloyon sanitariun
In this city where he had been an inmat
for several weeks. Though 1t had general
ly been known that he was seriously III
bis condition had not at any time been re
garded as critical, and tho news of hi
death was painful surprise to his friend
and admirers.
Charles Frederick Crisp although o.
American parentaRe, was born on Jan
80, 1916, in Sheffield, England, whore hi.
parents, who we're actors, were playing n
a stock company. He was educated In tn,
public schools of Savannah and Macon,
Ga, and enlisted in the Confederate army
the first year of the war, being then only
16 years OF age. He was a lieutenant II
the Tenth Virginia infantry when he wa.
captured and taken to Fort Delaware as 4
prisoner. On his return to his home II
Ellaville Ga, after his release, in June.
1865, he began to read law. Admitted n
the bar in 1866, no soon built up oonsid
erable practice In 1879 Mr.. Crisp was ap
pointed solicitor general Of the southwest
ern judicial circuit of Georgia. and flv,
years later he became judge of the supe
rior court by appointment In 1878 h,
was elected judge by the general assem-
bly, and twice reelected. He resigned tt
accept the nomination for congress from
the Third district, which was equivalent
to an election.
He served as a representative In con.
gress until the time of his death. His
knowledge of parliamentary law was moi
exceeded by that Of any man in the house
except perhaps Speaker Reed. with whom
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30
ALAST WORD.

Before another issue of the PRESS
the numerous questions of the cam
paign will have been settled by the
American people. No doubt it will
be a sensible wise conclusion, at all
events it will be the peoples will
and we have the utmost confidence
in their ultimate judgment. They
may all be fooled once in a while
and some all the time. but they
cannot all be fooled all the time and
if they make a mistake they are sure
to detect and are swift to change it.
Four years ago the country was
misled by the delusive but attrac-
tive doctrine of free trade, the peo-
pie were quick to discern the illusion
and two years later applied the
powerful remedy of the ballot
They have not forgotten this dearly
bought lesson, and they will be
slow to again entrust the party with
power which so cruelty deceived
them then. The country is safe for
Mckinley and protection to Ameri-
can industries and when the free
silver heresy is buried beneath the
ballots as it will certainly be on
Tuesday next such a wave of pros
perity will sweep over this land as
has not been felt in years.
Let every one aid in making it
larger and forever put an end to the
talk of anarchy, reputation and
something for nothing. Get in the
grand procession now.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-10-30

reception it has met with at the
hands of the people. Our aim has
been TO fulfill the expectations of
our readers and to make the paper
better from week to week. How
far we have succeeded in our aim
we leave others to Judge. If the
Press has established itself in your
home and you feel that you can
commend it to your neighbor we
ask your cordial cooperation in ex
tending its sphere of interest and
usefulness.
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q Eour AIortEare overdaes

Have you a mortgage9 Is 1t overduel
II 30. vote for free coinage, and you in
vite the mortgagee to foreclose as soon
as possible after election and before
there is time TO pass free coinage bill
If You don't think 50, just imagine that
you have changed places with your
creditor and then consider what you
would do ak months before the cheap
money sra was expected to begin.