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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

Candidate Watson seems to be
the doubling Thomas.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

The musk melon sleeve is the latest.
How sweet:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

First Summer Girl-You know that fe,-
low l was engaged to last summer? He
came down on a wheel, you know:
Second Summer Girl-Yes; he is here
again this year.
First Summer Girl-Yes, I saw him this
morning He had four wheels this time.
They were ON a baby carriage.-Boston
Transcript.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

for straw. His enemies will say that
that it is easier to talk through
ington Star.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

Thomas Watson has discarded his felt
Tor straw. His enemies will say that
that it is easier to talk through.-Wash-
ington Star.
As for Mr.. Bourke Cochran, he is a
type. He stands for a. class of Democrats
VINO nave never been able to rise within
the party organization, and who, there
tore, seek to crafty their vanity by max
ing a great noise outside of it. Nobody
ever heard of Bourke Cochran until Tam
many rescued him from obscurity and
enriched him with office and emolument.
Then he came to Washington as a mem
Der of congress and then he lost the con-
fidence of his benefactor and was retired
to private life. He is a profuse and fluent
talker, but man of no influence or fol-
ashington Post.
The, Transvaal volksraad has just
passed a. bill to allow the children of the
English residents to be taught in the lam
guage of their parents. AS the Uitlanders
are four-ffths of the population and pay
ntne-tenths of the taxes for the support
of schools, it is really kind 10 concede
them so much. The incident shows how
much leeway the Beers have to make up
before they reach civilized methods of
ann Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Thomas Bracket Reed, as candidate
for reelection to congress from the First
Maine district, is a more interesting fig
ure today than the Republican nominee
for president Careful readers of the
daily newspapers can scarcely fail to note
that the talk and comment is mostly
about Bryan, and that comparatively lit
tie is said about Mckinley. Where is the
Republican who believes that that would
have been the case if Reed had been
nominated at st. Louis kansas City
Star.
THE birds We're a splendid lot. Over
sixteen hundred were killed. These are
the humane sentiments expressed in ONE
of the press dispatches about the trap
shooting tournament at Chicago It may
be sportsma n-like to force pigeon into
a box, and then murder him with a shot
gun when he tries to fly away, but we
fail to see t.-Springfield Republican.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

They don't have the melons now that
they did when you and were young"
said the landlady to the Cheerful Idiot,
and the Cheerful Idiot, who always re
SCENTS any remark about his approaching
don't have the same melons now, but [
do think we have the same butter In
d:anapolis Journal.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

The ratio of 16 to l means that the
number of grains of pure silver in a
silver dollar shall be sixteen times the
number of grains of pure gold in a gold
{ dollar.
A PROTEST. AGAINST BULLDOZING.
The vapor stove manufacturers, who
O., have announced through the presi-
dent of their association, that if the
silver people carry the election in No
vember the vapor stove factories will
all be closed permanently. This an
nouncement brings forth a strong pro-
test from the Kansas City Star, which
is as much opposed to free silver as
the vapor stove manufacturers can
possibly be.
The Star declares that in plain IAN
guage this is simply threat to in
timidate voters into supporting the
Republican ticket. Such without
question is the intention. Then it goes
on to say vapor stoves will continue in
use whether Mckinley or Bryan is
elected in November, and the compa-
supply the demand; thai the factories
viii not be closed as long as there is
any chance to sell their output 1t
then proceeds to say that this is an
old campaign dodge and 1T is a mighty
mean one, and that its purpose is TO
J jrf
that the success of one of the great
national parties means destruction to
the industries of the country. THAT
is a poor way to reach the people of
a free and enlightened nation" it con-
tinues." 1T is a policy which is cer-
tain 70 react upon itself. 1t is akin
to the practice sometimes resorted to
by the stock brokers to influence the
market in the interest of political par
! ties. The whole scheme is un-Amer-
lean and ignoble. 1t is an insult to the
! judgment of the voters, who know per-
fectly well that there can be no such
thing in this country as a. party of any
considerable following which carries
with it the power to paralyze enter
prise and 10 disseminate ruin"
All that is very true. This method
of campaigning has been very common
in the past, and will doubtless be prac-
| ticed i'm the future. In the present
campaign advocates of the gold
standard are endeavoring with all
! their might to frighten the people into
the belief that free silver will mean
death and destruction to them, though
they know better and do not believe
what they say. 1t may be set down
as an incontrovertible fact that when
majority of the American people
decide upon any policy, financial, COM
mercial or what not, the nation is
not going to destruction, even though
/ large portion of the people may
deem that policy very far from being
a wise one. How silly and how absurd
! for manufacturers to declare that if
free silver policy is adopted by this
country they will close up all their
works. To do so would be for them
to destroy the source of their wealth
Moreover, when they make these
4 threats they do so with the very pur-
! pose of bulldozing those who are more
or less dependent upon them for en-
ployment 1t IS a cowardly thing to
do and has a strong tendency to create
4 that most deplorable of all social con-
dftions, hatred of the classes by the
masses. Let voters be appealed to
with reason and not with threats
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11
UNLIMITED COINAGE OF SILVER
Vernal. Utah. Aug. l

Vernal, Utah. Aug. l, 1896.
To the Editor of The Herald:
VIII you answer through the columns
of your paper what you understand to
be tine meaning of unlimited coinage
OF silver" as that expression is beng
used today in politics? Does 1T mean
that those favoTing that measure would
have us admit free all the silver of the
world that might apply, and that we
would coin the same at the ratio of 16
to l, or does unlimited coinage" refer
to the product of our own country?
A SUBSCRIBER.
Free coinage means that silver and
gold bullion shall be coined without
charge by the United States minis.
Unlimited coinage means that all the
gold and all the silver presented at the
United States minis shall be coined into
money 1t makes no difference whether
the silver is the product of American
or foreign mines.
The ratio of 16 to l means that the
number of grains of pure silver in a
silver dollar shall be sixteen times the
number of grains Of pure gold in a gold
dollar.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-11

How He Explained It.-He was very
deferential, but he was a deacon in the
church. and he felt that he had right
to criticise
u hope you'll pardon me-" he said, If
I suggest that your sermons are-ah-,
TOO prosy, l suppose? suggested the
minister.
"Oh, no, not that; but too long
But you mustn't blame me for that,
returned the minister pleasantly. If you
knew a little more, | wouldn't have TO
tell you so much. "-Chicago Post.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04

entrenched in the hearts of the people for the
good they have done must espouse those pin
ciples that are for the best conditions of the
people, or they will cease to hold the peoples
allegiance, and they will die of their own use
lessness and corruption. New parties that pro-
fess to be parties of reform should see to it that
they are not ga sounding brass and tinkling
cymbal, for they will ultimately stand adjudged
before the people.
We would say to those who are placed in
power by the new arrangement that the saloon
held no influence i'll unfying the people.
In the great uprising Of the masses of
the present time on the money question-an
uprising in which political parties have been
ruptured and whole states have broken
old-party allcgiance---the saloon played no
part Education and the spirit of inquiry
were throughout the land, and behold, old po-
litical landmarks were swept aside, and those
who sought to stay the political alignment were
left in the vortex. So, too, the spirit of re-
form is throughout our state, and that, too,
without party preferment, only as principle
dominates to the benefit of society. The silent
educaiien is everywhere working that precedes
the destruction of old political methods, domi-
mated by the saloon; and we predict that there
are those who will know the depths of the vor-
tex in this true reform in our state If this is
not correct, then shame to the professions of
refoim Shame to our Christian churches!
Shame to the temperance organizations! Shame
to the fathers and mothers i'll our state!
The better elements have one common cause.
Are they weaker than the supporters of the
saloon?
Let us all unite and contest every inch of
ground against the encroachments of our COM
mon enemy and, without question: the victory
is ours ELIZA HUDSON.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04

MORE PROSPERITY.

TRENTON N. j., Dec. 1.-Two men were
shot one of them seriously, to-day, i'll fracas
between two men who were seeking employ
nent on the Trenton reservoir.
Hundreds of men out of work congregated
at the reservoir site, hoping to get employment.
Among the crowd were many Hungarians and
Italians, and these the other workmen tried to
drive away. This attempt was resisted, and
one Italian named Salvador drew a revolver and
fred several shots into the crowd. One man
was shot in the side and arm. His condition
is considered serious. Another man named
VIM. Lennox was shot in the arm. Salvador
was arrested.
This was fight for bread.
Fowler & Sons Packing Company, of Kansas
City, will reduce wages of employees 10 per
cent, Jan. 1.
Receivers have been appointed for the Bank
of Commerce, of Buffalo, N. Y.
In the little city of Monroe, La, there are
forty families utterly destitute of food. The
citizens are collecting food and funds for them.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04
THERE were 900 failures last week.

THERE were 900 failures last week.
THE next struggle will be between the trusts
and the people. Where will you stand, reader'
Pointer.
THE next four years will be the best for po-
litical education this country has ever seen.-
Pointer, Providence, R. l.
BROTHER RICHARDSON, of the Journal has
orr sincere thanks for his kind words i'll noinl-
mating w. O. Champe for state printer.
GROVER THE FAT is after the scalps OF post
masters who took part in the recent campaign;
that is. those who talked for Bryan and silver
A NUMBER of papers still continue to abuse
Tom Watson. The time will come when they
will be glad to do him honor. Tom Watson Is
human, and liable to err, but he is grand
noble mana true reforlner.
THE Champion of Freedom and Right, the
Chicago liquor organ, contained some very III
teresting matter last week-some things we
want our good Christian Republicans to read.
II will appear in the AGrrATOR next week.
ACCORDING to the Chicago Record, 1880
families in that city have applied for relief al
ready this winter, and the relief fund is eX-
hausted. Last winter, there were, altogether,
40 600 families assisted by the relief society.
MCKINLEY has formally rendered the treas
urv nortfolio to Mark Hanna Mark is like the
o;r1 who had been courted seven years by a
Young man. When he popped the question,
she hid her blushing face behind her fan, and
said: ooh, Billy! this is so sudden"
THE Iowa Homestead, "non-partisan" ag-
rcultural paper published at Des Moines' Du'
but which, in reality, has favored the Kepuo-
lcans in the past, boldly declares that Mark
Hanna bought up a number OF Western agri
cultural papers. The publishers OF the Home
stead were approached with proposition from
Hanna, but they spurned the offer.
REV. PARKHuRsT, of New York, says there
are 100000 faithless husbands and wives IN
that city, who are leading double lives, and
that they are among the upper class of society
These are the people who talk so loudly about
"national honor" PATRIOTISM" etc. New
York city always was the sink-hole of iniquity
and always Will DC ulli d liuai- ""'N '">>P'
the CITY off the face of the earth.
THE Populist and Democratic county com
mittees met last Saturday, and agreed to en-
dorse the following candidates for appointment
Vim. Schoouover, for member of the STATE
board of charities; w. H. Mellen, member o.
board of pardons; R. S. Ayres, warden OF ths
pententiary; Rev. H. ]. Hassard, chaplain o.
penitentiary; Geo. Kirkland, J. N. Vickery
and G. c. Corpue for pententiary guards C.
W. Harris farmer at reforinatory; Col. Chas
McCrum, adjutant- general; Capt. F. M. Mich
oils, position in state arsenal at Topeka. Al
are excellent men, and we would like to see
each man get the job he is after.
THE SANTA FE STANDS BY KANSAS
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04
LETTER FROM BROTHER BROWN.

w. O. CHAMpE Dear friend: 1t is a long
time that | have been a silent reader OF your
paper. All through the intervening time, l
have been battling against great odds on every
side. Lack of experience and means, and un-
acquainted with the people, it has been long,
unpleasant trial to the present time; but a de-
termined will power has produced what am
representing; and yet, it only produces linn
tied living. With young man it would be
good opening.
The past has produced many little items and
incidents that l would call your attention to if
your time would permit. Very many pleasing
items have seen in your paper, and much
that holds fast to ancient teachings But the
people are bound to become more secular and
silver ducation-freedom produced from
the severest persecution. The people are to
receive four years more of bonded taxation,
producing every conceivable crime, starvation,
want and suicide, but the incoming twentieth
century will reach the end of evil ru ers, which
will awaken the people to new life and conf
dence in man 1t is great regret with thou
sands that SO little good is produced by such
are produced from little germs.
Ever in the past, the people have been
taught to resist and exclude all new ideas not
in conformity with past teachings When that
straight and narrow yoke IS laid aside, and
more of the broad middle the road teachings
are given to the people, then justice and prin-
cpie will be born unto new life. Freedom of
thought is the outgrowth of advanced civiiza-
ton. Then it is that man progresses to
higher plane in life. Forward, aiv1nce co l.
ditlons are not reached by the old ire nnill
circle Within the past few months, M ~
millions of people have been led by Brilliant
Western star, produced from the intellect of
that wonderful braun, known as William J.
Bryan the leader and promoter OF the puwer
that will overprn the tables of the money
changers in 1900. So mote it be.
Yours ever in the cause,
Oswego N. \. JASPER ]. bRoWN,
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04
THE SANTA FE STANDS BY KANSAS.


The Santa Fe railroad was "born' in Kan
sas, and, though much of its stock is owned
abroad, many leading men of the company are
Kansans, and they believe in Kansas and her
institutions. They take no stock in the efforts
of certain class of fellows who are trying to
iniure the state simply because the Populists
captured the state. The Santa Fe company
announces that it proposes to do all in its power
to encourage every laudable and worthy enter
prise in the state-factories where they are
needed to make up the products of the state,
ETC., etc. We have always opposed the wrongs
which we consider have been brought about by
railroad and other corporations; have advocated
government ownership of railroads; and this
we shall continue to do; but wien railroad
company does something worthy of commend
alton, as in the case of the Santa Fe company,
we shall commend it..
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04

THE Garnett Free Silver Club will discuss
the question of Government by Injunction, at
club headquarters, next Monday night.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04
LARGER AND LARGER.

In speaking of the cost of the late campaign
the gold standard papers modestly claimed i'll
the beginning that the Republican campaign
fund did not greatly, if at ALL exceed $1,000
ooo This estimate was increased from day to
day until they reluctantly admitted that Mr..
Hanna had about 50 900, 900 with which to
elect Mr. Mckinley. Now not less than SIo,-
900, 900 has been traced into Mr.. ,Hanna's pos
session by free coinage papers, and nearly all
of this vast sun-four times as much as has
been spent by a party in campaign before
came from few men and moneyed institutions.
If the amount were increased still more it is
probable those who make the computiton
would be nearer the sum actually raised and
spent The Vanderbilt family stand credited
with $3.50, 900; Pierpont Morgan with $780,
900; the Gould family with $4,000, and other
shrewd and graspng wealthy individuals and
families with proportionate sums. Their coll
tributions are in reality investments. Those
making them have definite idea of what the
return will be- In many cases it will be i'll APP
pointments in the diplomatic service-appont-
ments which carry with them certain amount
of social prestige and position. AS far as All
ostentatious and lavish display of wealth is
concerned, the country is likely to be we'll rep
resented abroad. But politicians whose for
tunes are their brairs will not be in it.-Kan
sas City World.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04

THOSE Kansas Republicans who are making
so much fuss about Bryan not carrying his
home county should remember that MorrilPs
majority in Brown is five huHdreq less than two
wears ago; that Secretary Edwards lost Pawnee
county; that Attorney General Dawes lost ClayS
that Auditor Cole lost Crawford; that Carver
lost Saline; that Dick Blue lost Linn; that Ches-
ter |. Lonq lost Barber; that Jack II iris lost
franklin, that Kirkpatrick lost Wilson, that
Ellis lost Mitchell; that Postlewait lost JEWELL
that Ham lost Rocks that Johnson lost Ander-
son; that Pollock lost cowey, and that Elrlc
Cole lost Observation-Disclosures.
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04

ATuERroN, the Republican state treasurer
of Kansas, got on a ''high-lonesome' a. Kan
sas City, the other day, and created very
disgraceful scene in hotel. By brandishing
his revolver about and induging III language
more forcibe than elegant, he terrorized sew
eral individuals. He fancied one of the men
in the hotel had 'toucled him for his wad,"
and called in policeman. Atherton's money
something over thousand doIlars--was found
in his own pocket, aud he was taken care of
bv friends He should have been arrested and
heavily fined. This is the Same galoot who
got "b'ilin drunk aud occupied nearly al #
Kansas avenue, i'll Topeka, one Sadly, so,r~
after he became treasurer, an .teT ~, il,qlt-
ed young lady in his off e. Iq,t GO ap4Fe 4
him with honest, sober Uncle Dave IA -fleoower, I
the newly-elected state treasurer, will your
Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1896-12-04

Speaking of being ashamed of Kansas, we
once heard about New York going Io2, 900
Democratic, and nobody ever heard of such
howl being made as is being made over Kansas.
New York city is the hot-bed of political inlqul-
ty, and if ever this government is overthrown
it will be done in these densly.ignorant centers.
And vet, these holer- than-thou fellows are all
ashamed of Kansas. Kansas has been ashamed
of them long time. They should be ashamed
of themselves. Next year there will be Inu-
nicipal election in New York. The chances
are largely that Tammany will get control
again. Still, these kidgloved gentry will go
on being ashamed of Kansas, and few piping
editors who want to curry favor with the ma
tional powers that be will unite with them III
being ashamed of Kansas So tar as the
World is concerned it is not one-ha as ashaH-
ed of Kansas as it is and always has been OF
New York. That is where most of oNr mas
chief has been done that is really dangerous.
Our population is patriotic, They are not
there. New York has fewer patriots to the
Population than any other place in Gods
world Lawrence World (Rep.)
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1896-11-12

final. Still, Mr.. Fellows is in earnest
in his pretty little cock-sparrow way,
and the allegation may be worth look
ing after.
AS for the frauds in Kentucky and
California, they are certified to by I'M
preiudiced witnesses On both sides.
Not only the newspaper correspond
ents, but majority OF the election
officials in California, admit that some
thousands of votes have been dellper-
ately taken away from Bryan by the
returning officers OF certain localities ,
who insisted upon counting the Popu-
list tickets in one column and the
Democratic tickets in another, thus
dividing the Bryan vote and giving a
plurality on Mckinley II TIE two
tickets had differed in anything but
the legend or symbol at the top, their
division in the count would have been
perfectly legitimate. There Was no
such difference, however. The tickets
contained exactly the same names
Both were Bryan and Sewall tickets
and both should have been set down IN
the Democratic column. If the act OF
dividing the Bryan vote on this shall
| low pretext is not fraud, we confess
that we DO not know the meaning OF
! the word.
In Kentucky the chicanery is more
elaborate and more determined. There
if we may believe apparently authen-
tic reports, somewhat opulently con;
firmed by appearances, the returns
from the strong Rep, blican district
the Eleventh, were held back, pre-
sumably for the purpose Of ascertai n
ing to what extent they would have t.
be padded in case of Bryan plurality
elsewhere. This is an old and great l.
approved political device-much. re
sorted to and profoundly admired II
the good old days of robust campaign
methods and iliustriOus bosses. We al
remember how the returns from tn
Coney Island district were held up II
1884, and how, for three whole days
the country palpitated with uncer
tainty as TO whether Blaine or CleVe
land had been elected. 1t turned GU
finally. that Mr.. Cleveland had abou
l,1OO the better of tbs count, and upo
that showing he became President {
the United States. But the "hOld-uI
= expedient is not regarded with fave
S in these later days, and as to this pal
q ticu!ar Kentucky case it looks uglis
5. than usual,
= The-complications, all Of them, al
It to be regretted. Of course Mckinle
e is elected, no matter what may be tt
l. outcome in the State referred to, al
O the country will be spared the unha
j. piness Of a doubt as to the virtue
n the title by which the next Preside