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THE PRIZE WATERMELON.

Some months ago, Mr.. w. w. Mitch
ell. southern representative of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad, offered So
apiece for the two largest watermelons
grown in Georgia in the season of 1895.
Circular letters were sent out to all
melon growers in the state. making
the offer.
Mr.. ]. W. Conner of Eden, Georgia,
succeeded in carrying Off both prizes.
The two melons We're grown on Mr..
Corners farm in Effingham county,
near Eden station. on the Central rail
read. The melons were forwarded to
Atlanta by express, where Mr.. Mitch
ell. on behalf of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad. presented one to Hon.
Wm. Mckinley and one to Hon. w.
]. Bryan. the two presidential candi-
dates. The express company sent the
melons free special service being
given. and representatives Of the Bal
timore and Ohio being on hand 10
make the presentation both at Canton,
Ohio. and Lincoln. Nebraska The
melons were packed. one in gilded
basket in a bed of golden tinsel, tied
with gold ribbon stamped. Single
Standard" and one in a silver basket
in silver tinsel. tied with white satin
ribbon stamped ''16 to l. Each melon
weighed forty-seven pounds, was said
to be Of high degree. satisfying to the
eye and luscious 10 the taste.
Besides receiving such gifts as fruit,
melcns and other deIicacieS, each pres
idenJiai nominee almost daily gets
presents OF all sorts and kinds. some
eulblemaric Of good luck aud auguring
euccP>s, others OF affiliated trust anu
respect Hcrseshces. four-ieaf clovers.
rabbits feet. loye-birds and various
other tokens insuring the triumphant
election 81 each are among the many
benefacrions received
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VERY MISLEADING.

The goldbug papers are continually
harping about the difference of per
capita circulations of silver Mexico
and gold standard United States. The
per capita circulation of the United
States is given at $23.5 and that Of
Mexico at $5.11. The figures being
correct how can Mexico have greater
prosperity than the United States, they
ask.
In the first place the United States is
not yet a monOmetllic country. In
the next place the per capita circula-
ton of the United States is less than
$3.50, which figures cover all the
money destroyed, burned up and
otherwise lost. AS for Mexico, there
is but little question that the per cap
ita circulation is twice that officially
stated. But admitting that the Of
fetal figures for bob countries are cor
rect, the per capita of Mexico is in
actual circulation while the per capita
of the United States is largely held
by the banks of few cities, and rs not
in circulation among the people.
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people OF Maine. and that is to decline the
nomination so kindly rendered me, and I
assure you that no one regrets this more
than do.
+ I wish to return many thanks for the
many congratulations from friends
throughout fhe state. and had harmony
existed IN the party it would have been
a great pleasure to me to accept the
nomination. 1t Is very evident, from the
free expressions of opinion, that il I
wish to secure the vote of the Democratic
party, shall be obliged to harmonic
with both gold and silver platforms. and
that cannot do under any circumstances.
There Is but one thing for me TO do, and
that is TO thank you. and through you the
Democrats Of Maine. for the high honor
conferred upon me, and most respect
fully decline the nomination. Yours very
truly.
This is an index that the Democratic
party is divided hopelessly in Maine.
one state which Mr. Sewall promised
would give its electoral vote for free
silver 1t is also an index that the
Democrats are surrendering to the Pop
u1ictS
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REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

Delegate conventions OF the Republicans
OF sedgw1ck county viii be held August
tth and Sth to nominate county and dis
trict candidates for the Offices 70 be filed
3. the November. Isss. election. as follows.
to-vtt:
At Clearwater OF August sth. =; o'cLock
p. m. 20 Nominate q candidate for repre-
sentative CT the Sixty-ninth district
In the city OF Wichita On August 9Th at
the Auditorium. at O'Clock q n. 20 aors-
mate candidate for representative Of me
SSx;y-sevsa;h district AZ $50 o'cicck a
n. 20 nominate a candidate for represent
ative ot the S.xty-essat district aas also
commissioner Of said district Al Il
O'Clock g. m. TO elect twenty-five dele
gates AID slterzates 70 TIE state convea-
tioa AID 20 nominate the folso~fns
county oncers. to-wis. State Senator,
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ALONG rHE kansas sILs.

The Republican club OF saHna - IN the
fed for Scraps with 1s5 members.
The Topeka papers charge tha; Nor
riITs managers are greatly ezagssrztinz
has strength
TIE Bran re- a. saiina are rather
CONTAGIOUS. They ARE now organizing =
Bryan R13abncan club.
Caherhese. TIE ReDubiEezu gold star
dar,I man. vii Dez; Vincent In the Fffsh
district About half the Popnissss %
not Ike Vincent They want a nan
named Gains.
IN the EuIs z-i Martin debate az y--ss-
cine Lodge there Is 10 doubt. according
20 the Pop paps-E. that Esg,s~ Won and
10 1o1bt aonor1inx 10 the Repu5lisaz
pzp~rz. tazt ne eadn't
T1s- Ez1nvood Advoos-e so.sz. BY way
% Comment OK ne Lyons R~y1bH-sz's
se<snasioa ef The De-nocra.sc reEet 20
Prize and Swili.~ that raas Is 70 he
campaign OF sd1cztfon"
Jerry Simpson zan he ro-a4,A-eE. Tae
Poraissts 1. th@ SEVENTH fistrtct are cow
81 urs;e- his issA- Thy a.. - s.4res-
They want % &c, ~ % hin. bat e-eryoss
of then - afrz-d % rszke TIE move
Tie Barber County Intsx .4ys sEsf TIA
eorzra1tte~ =-lI prOa@1Sy rst2srzE s~=-
ais name from The tsckst- wisb&rs~
uoth11ss Watson - The boT tAat viAl
hzss 20 co-1s t0<a = asTtoty eceE
Two y=z-s sxo ~ sz1aa Rsp-sz-z. |
ut soos~ frr-n = Rs9ati1cAs eassei1sts
so- nzy-or ard f0zxh- hs=l To c@z1s- |
6.s. - r0~ q Bran nzn- But TIE na2n |
sAorn ss- Ee2zsisc11 ssSDAEts4 s also {.
= Brye. raA l
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wHERE rHrY rEIL DOWN.

The St Louis rangle not only i'm
proved McKinley's chances all along
the line in a marked degree, but il
knocked out the only chance the Ne.
| braskan had.
The Populist convention nominated
Mr.. Bryan and rejected Mr.. Sewall.
1t took Mr.. Bryan because it believed
he was Populist 1t named as rum
ming mate with him Tom Watson OF
Georgia, a Populist of unquestioned
standing in the party.
1t is rather to Mr.. Sewall's credit
that he was left off the ticket at St
Louis. The aggregation of radical, un-
balanced, hysterical people who COM
| posed that convention objected to Mr..
Sewall, but were satisfied with Bryan.
That is pretty tough on Bryan 1t
puts him in the same class with Tom
Watson, and shows the country just
how he is regarded by those who know
him best.
The action Of the Populist conven-
tion in rejecting Mr.. Sewall and nom-
mating Bryan is the best evidence we
have yet seen of BTyan's unfitness
for the presidency. The Populist con-
vention selected Tom Watson for vice
president, a ranting. loud-mouthed,
shallow Populist who once slipped into
congress as Democrat, left his party
and joined the Populists, and has been
beaten every time that he has run for
congress since To make sure that
O man of this stripe should be chosen,
the convention nominated him before
it nominated the candidate for preSi-
dent Then, reversing the usual order,
it chose as his running mate a man
whom it regarded as equally satisfac-
tory in temperament, opinion and
record 1t thereby ciassed Bryan with
Watson. and Watson with Bryan. The
Populists were assured by men who
knew Bryan best that he was as good
PopuliSt as anyone in the convention.
That gives him standing before the
country which conservative, thought
lul DtUDie Will uO hcll W Slu0g.
Had the Populists nominated Mr..
Sewall as well as Mr.. Bryan it might
have been said that they were willing
to accept successful business man Of
large property interests and holding a
high place in the commercial world |
because he was for free silver. If
they wanted to make free silver the |
main issue Of the campaign, they |
would ignore Mr.. Sewall's position on |
other matters and accept him in order I
to unite all the friends of free silver. |
But in rejecting him the convention |
showed that it was opposed to the ma
tional banking system, that 1t was OPP
posed to the development Of railroad |
and shipping enterprises, that it was
opposed to the thrift and industry that
makes fortunes along the line Of le-
gitimate endeavor. Rejecting Sewall
for these reasons, while at the same
time the convention accepted Mr..
Bryan, leaves Mr.. Bryan in a very
uncomplimentary position before the
When the Populists picked out Mr..
Bryan as a suitable running mate for
Mr. Watson they stamped their ticket
as undeniably Populist, with all that
the word implies.
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Nice

A poet IN n pathetic obituary N the
Medicine Lodge Cresset speaks about re-
membering the lullaby h's mother sang
10 him Is IL fact that babies r-nem-
ber The lullaby with which they were
soothe3 10 sleep IN early bsbyhood
Miss Tena Knox. the head vsiir-~s OF
an easang house az Rinsle,y which rscsns-
u burrs-i down. - sad to have lost 8 90
In diamonds in the hre. Head-waifresses
often 90 things Ike thst Without think
Ing DID she have them insured. ans 70
not. why didn't s5sy
Few fasteners have any it4a OF h0~
bitter tbs Popgi.z,s OF the west really sr~.
Their uttsrare>s are -onnstirnss ths rnoss
int.ssrrc~t and unfair anf v-5.no1s
thing ever peuref Ar '-O'i sosfisr>
contributes ne foiloxinx 20 the klors
Review: T'fss Rothsrhilss are on of tns
oldest. r7ozst wealthy. crafty. sTsricioas
families OF Egru9e. and thsir psvsr n
felt tnrouEho1t re civilized world TIER
ancestors. aAso. nsa,ss t5etr nsrs>s inrrsor-
tai on ihs pages % t,ofh sacred AMI pro
fare history Turn % yo-fy Bible ssA
r.ast how Trey res4t~f ard spf. upon fhs
Saver o< r,a.kf-d. stripped hfr. crown
e9 him wta sborzS. erselHe1 HIN anf
then xamh5es fo- hss clothing Tn-sr
fssslns-s proved rerrsnsrHtfvs sn4 has
tircs grown % inussss@ proT,oTt1oas-
Taey no< prr,Do~e 70 further extend ta-r
tgElrofss through fhsf- aresfs Ia ia
w-hi-e HOo~e and TaB srrs~t. sssz.s~s ~
~ yellow Trust sf MeKinssy. H&1as
r. CO. urt-I every instszs;r@oszs Ara~rfszxa
.as beez crgsn~; ritb q wreath &c
tso-rz. ss-<vD~1 20 shs h~s-. ssS ests<< "a
ihesr gotten cross Al - -stcn ih~y
rropo~e 80 zoro-ns5fsA BY Sor~r,S~~ 4
vo.9-s yez. ssy rca7 ws-r~Tsr vea
49, a has--~< -f.essi. hngs-sp~>~1. rrl-Dx-
ross--s. sasro,-co-s- s~~'s-s sns:fvss-rs1. r-s.
ssrzzr~ss ba - f1< 80 sse~nv s,-xes es
ssexIzk~y All WAL x;r--r Fx.rfo+s-
A-ssrscass. are yos for B-1sa sn4 ~,
fr-- c0-aAgs - b1<s god sz6 silver a.
g 20 - TAKE yopr ekssoe ass 50. sisAsr
,he ssseas or tss ss;rss<te peeee-zsr. IA
So~~rne>--
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live stock imported. when American stock

live stock imported. when American stock
increased 20 cents per head. since 1Sse. Is
absurd: also is 1T absurd that the value
dropped nearly SO a head within a year.
Other facts proven are that the Ameri-
can cattle market has been supplied by
ic5,o0 head of foreign cattle during the
first German tariff year. and by ooo0Io
head during eleven months of It's second
year, more than it was supplied with un-
der the Mckinley tariff of protection for
American farmers In less than two
years foreign live stock has taken the
place Of s5.ooo head OF American 1--we
stock With our cattle worth SIS per
head, our cattle growers have been In
jured to the extent OF $4,000 in less
than two years Of Democratic tariff re-
FORM
We feel that a. condition has confronted
the farmers. They must be in need OF a
change-a change back to the Mckinley
tariff times of protection for American
farmers
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FACTS FOR CATTLE RAIsERs.
From the American Economist.

No. H.-The Stockmen of my district are
very much interested in the question of
protection, on account of the large i'm
portationS OF Mexican cattle under this
admin StrstieG. Have you the complete
statistics? This question overshadows all
others among the cattle growers of sew
eral western states, Kansas included /
understand that section II of the wilson
German act Is the same as the Mckinley
act, but the regulations of the depart
ment are so lax that practically meat
cattle are admitted free without any re-
str!ctons. CHESTER I. LONG. NJ. c.
MeHcine Lodge, Kan, June %. 1885,
We deferred responding to Congressman
Longs request till in receipt of the state
ment of cattle imports for the month Of
May. these enabling us to bring the facts
down to the latest possible date, as fol-
lows:
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OKLAHOMA OUTLINES.

Jesus Eulialiahta, a Mexican, is in Jail
at Guthrie for forgery.
The State National Bank of Oklahoma
has sles, II in Individual deposits in it's
vaults.
About a5 per cent of the wheat and cat
stubble in Oklahoma county was planted
to Kafir corn.
The FL Reno baseball club. from the last
accounts. was still alive and on the quick
scent of fight
1t takes the Choctaw passenger train
Just eight hours and fifty minutes to run
from Wister to FL Reno.
Leo Vincent. according to Frank Greer.
is not at all satisfied with the free homes
plank in the Populist national platform
The Enid Wave says those Popursts
who value principfe more than corrupt
leaders will vote for Bryan and sewaM
The ri Reno Republican is ready TO
prove that Judge Bryan, William Jen-
ning's father. was a Copperhead OF the
worst sort.
1t is thought that FL Reno and Okla
homa CITY will finally consent 10 remain
in the same territory despite their base
ball clubs.
In one Oklahoma town a reference Is
made TO the N w. c. T. L. But tbs New
Woman very rarely belong TO that or
ganization.
Oklahoma has had some rather hard
fights over baseball. but the racket be-
tween Oklahoma City and Fl Reno caps
the climax
II r. sad that free silver would raise
street car fares TO 10 cents. The Enid
Wave triumpbantly points out that Enid
has no street cars.
General Manager wood OF the Choctaw
road, informs the people OF Fl Reno that
he cannot give them better service until
the local business improves.
The Guthrie Capital says that tire free
homes plank in the national Democratic
platform is ''for unappropriated lands"
and would do Oklahoma no good.
Oklahoma City and FL Reno have ap-
pointed committees to confer and tx up
that baseball row. The FL Reno Star
says the boycott viii be withdrawn
Dawson says the electors for Watson
getting the most votes viii be elected
MAY be he will He must have a ma
jorfty OF all
An aged Indian and bis squaw walked
into an Fl Reno hotel the othrr day and
took dinner Indians have been known /
70 do this before but this IL the FIRST |
time that the buck didn't leave the |
sqlaw out IN the back yard TO eat thera
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conduct their own business, and must
resort to a combine In which all agree
TO fix prices commensurate with their
greed They do more than this: in
forming the trust they mutually agree
that nobody else shall manufacture
these goods. and will ply the same
game as other existing trusts to en-
rich themselves at the expense of the
public.
Much is being said and written about
the cause Of hard times. but here is an
evil that escapes the notice it deserves.
The baneful results Of maintaining
high prices on any given article now
is doubly oppressive because Of the
low prices which the laborer. the farm
er and the stock-raiser must accept
for his product If corn was 80 cents
bushel. wheat 81. and beef and pork
in proportion the producer could stand
the extortion, but when he finds al
most every article he buys subject to
the dictum of combine he feels the
load growing heavier day by day and
year after year. There is no trust for
the farmer and the wage-earner. He
must take what he can get for his
labor and the hardly-earned fruits of it.
This is not only unfair. but the system
is worse than slavery. No language
is too severe to characterize such
means for fleeing the public. 1t is
moderate to say the promoters of these
combines are worse than highway rob-
bers. The latter. at most, can only
steal from few, while the former de-
liberately rob everybody. The crime
is exaggerated by the further fact that
these combines are. for the most part.
made up of the wealthy class. They
are the millionaires who have the
money to swing the great industries
of the country, and by debating prices
and controlling the output, are able to
determine to just what extent they can
enrich themselves by robbing every
body else.
The plea of ruinous competition Is
specious and gratuitOus TO say the
least. If they are unable, under the
natural law of trade to hold each other
level on prices let them quit the busi-
ness and try something else. 1t is
equivalent to saying ''we are unable
to control ourselves through fair COM
petition, but by forming a close corpOr-
alton we can dwell in harmony and
all get rich together Thousands Of
eulprits are serving sentences behind
prison bars for less offences than this
all prevailing custom of combines. 1t
is as much q crime against the ma
terial welfare Of every inhabitant as 10
take away his political liberty, and the
time is not far distant when such legal
lied robbery will be put down by
statute or otherwise. Neither one man
nor combination of men, can enrich |
themselves by simply fixing an arbi |
trary schedule on staple articles of |
The spirit of our insti- |
tutions contemplateS equal rights to |
all, and the whole people are the SOW
ereign power to determine how far
-hese extortions may be tolerated. Let |
he reform begin and that soon. Let |
he penalty be even more severe than |
hat prescribed for common thieves,
md it will soon end the trusts.
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Dave Hill is not only a great poll
tician. great fighter and a great man
generally. but he is great prophet as
well. Four years ago he said to the
Democracy Of this country, Elect
Grover Cleveland again and it will
end the Democrat party" Mr.. Hill
may as we'll be placed up among the
greater prophets.
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When ingalls, has completed his I'm
ancial conviction the country is going
to see one Of the most dazzling prisms
OF astounding and overwhelming gem
eralitieS possible with civilized man.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

"As You believe in free silver" said
a man, ''and owe ME a dollar, pay me
63 cents and we'll call it square" 4"
Look here" said the debtor, I'm not
for free silver as hard as all that"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

1t would be sad, sad thing IL at the
end of this great and glorious nine
teenth century the Leweilinss and
Simpsons should discover that the
Populist party was an instrument used
by Republicans TO break the solid
Sn1Ifh N
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

Carlisle says that in case Of free
silver the government would not guar
antee the value OF the silver dollar.
But Mr.. Carlisle would not happen to
be making the treasury reguia lions at
that time. The free silver dollar would
nav taxes
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

Bryan does not deny that he openly
confessed in Iowa a short time ago
that free silver would bring on panic
in this country. There has always
been too much of the spirit OF ven
geance In the silver side 1t gains very
few votes. Most men are not venge-
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Party chaos does not endanger the
government The American people
are all tangled up today. 1t will do
them no injury. They will think large
~ for themselves and win do the right
,hiuU
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The eastern papers are now full of
the facts about fusion. The eastern
papers. of course. say fusion is i'm
possible. 1t is possible. Ii has work
ed in the west and has bumped our
Republican heads several times.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

Mark Hanna says bluntly that the
issue in this campaign is % elect Nc
Kinley. The issue for Mckinley for
four years will be TO restore good times
TO this country, SO they Will at least
be visible
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

The country wants TO know what
Bryan. Sewall and Watson are going
to do, and the country is going to con-
hue wondering until the Corbett-
Sharkey fight detracts the country'S
attention entirely from politics.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

The one dollar silver certificate Just
issued by the government is said TO
be one Of the prettiest pieces OF paper
money ever put out by the government
This is no doubt expected by Grover
70 mollify the silver advocates soma
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

Mckinley is not a straddler. He is
for the Republican financial plank.
He is also for the protective tariff
plank when all his political mana gers
appear 10 be ready 20 straddle tariff.
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1t will pain and offend great many
good gold Democrats in the east who
want to dictate to the Republicans to
see that Mckinley is still for a pro-
tectiYe tariff
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

Most Of the paper money of this
country has something about customs
and duties" upon it When 4 Kan
saS man reads these words he feels
as though man outside a seaport is
not citizen of the country.
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The truth of the whole matter is that
we want a commercial foundation so
stable that every presidential cam
paign cannot loosen the foundation
SfoDeS
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ANOTHER TRUST

Now il is an incandescea: lamp trusr.
Ii seems that the manufacturers of
this class OF sOo.is are unable TO re-
strain their tendency 10 cut prices
In other words they are incompetent 10
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

If we are to have a campaign of edu-
down that corner every day would de-
eide between them which is the scholar
and which is the teacher.
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'Duty y ce- cent "a rzso---r-

Every farmer 81 TIE Tinted S-ete-
saoult st11y these facts earnestly s-r
diligently Thy prove coaci1ssvsi- TIE
disastrous ef,ect Of ar al ~alo-era rzrs-.
that K Increases iEnp0-ts by Siv4zz the
fo-s-zu sA.Sper = chance 20 szezr % .
lie Thas there has b~<n a retuestc1 %
over ~ Per head "a Tie yaiss AZ sorexz
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

If Tom Watson really had the silver
issue at heart he would withdraw.
What Democracy needs is 4 strong
man with club authorized 10 rub a
little plenary power into Watson's
dumb head.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

Sam Peters is still in the race and
there is reason to believe that he is Civ
ing Governor Morrill, some violent ap-
prehensions, Notwithstanding that gen.
tleman'S lovely serenity.
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Bryan is securing the Bible and he
will have some metaphors at the ac-
ceptance in New York that will curl
your whiskerS.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

Says Texas paper: ave have every
iarist In the Bible, Matthew 27:29,
we find the expression crown of
thornS' used"
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

In speaking of Watson's nomination
the Philadelphia Record smiles to
think that the tail should be made be-
fore there was any dog to be wagged.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

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Bryan sent a portrait of himself to
Mr.. Sewall. He did not send one to
Tom Watson. Watson will probably
buy one, hang it up and turn its face
toward the wall.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

The silver cause is not going to pass
away in a month or two. The silver
craze Will stay SO hong that our old
friend, Mr.. Timid Capital, will really
become quite courageous.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

From the way the life insurance
pear that they had canvasSed their
patrons and not found silver man
among them.
The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-08-01

One of the Rothschilds, my Populist
friend, has been advocating the re-
moneti1ation of silver in England
since 1869. Great horrors. But true