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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24
TRoLLEY AccIDENr pRorES rArAL

Br.dgeton. Aug. q (Specia)-Mrs Susan PIERCE
who struck by n trolley-car In front OF her
home. In Gouldtown. last Wednesday afternoon
died this evening from the effects OF her injuries
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24

This is Congressman John ]. Gardner's way
of Illustrating how idiotic il is TO propose that
the Government shall transform 80 cents into
100:
The Legislature of this State might enact meas
ure declaring that donkey should hereafter be
called BY the people OF the State giraffe but That
law would not add inch to the neck OF the
donkey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24

sOUND-MONEY DEMOCRATS TO MEET.
Tho Hudson County members Of the Provisional
State Committee appointed at the conference OF
sound money Democrats of New-Jersey, DR. Leon
ard J. Gordon and Otto Grouse havo issued a call
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24

1t will be feather in their caps II Jersey
City wheelmen succeed in getting the Board of
Works to construct a cycle path between the
ferry and the Boulevard. And the town
wouldn't lose anything by It, either
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24

Paterson and Newark have rival baseball mines
The diamond enthusiasts Of the respective
towns get stirred up as much over games be-
tween the teams though they were excitapie
amateur politicians settling the currency prob
lem. Whenever Newark wins or is credited
with a game the Paterson men yell, Fraud.
ROBBERS Thieves and these expressions
are echoed by the local papers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24

Statesmen may come and statesmen may g
but the manifestoes Of the Essex County De
uocracy go on forever.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24

Paterson appears to he greatly In neeo OF
an energetic, wde-awake branch Of the Society
for the Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29

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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
That so Cent Dollar.


The republican party appears to be
unfortunate in choosing principles that
cannot be sustained with facts. They
must resort to lying in order to get
votes.
We all remember four years ago their
attempt to bolster up the Mckinley
tariff by the falsehood they circu ated
that the foreigner paid the taxes y
Well, that falsehood was exploded
and the republican party defeated. This
year they champion the gold standard
and they find il so unpopular that they
right lying. They tell the people III
will only be worth so cents; you can
as you can for one gold dollar"
Let us get at facts. The constitution
says: hat Congress shall have the
right to coin money and to set the value
thereof" Congress has coined the sill
yer dollar and made it the standard of
value. And so long as the Constitution
remains the highest law in the land
then SO long will the silver dollar be
equal to any other dollar in this coun-
try. According to that constitution the
stamp Of the government fixes the value
of that money. dare any one to point
out any money made by our government
AID made full legal tender that ever
deprecated one single cent. Our gov
eminent made the trade dollar but ass
ed law that it should not be legal
tender, the consequences was that in
1886, you could buy five trade dollars for
for four silver daddy dellars, although
the trade dollar had more silver in it
than the American dollar. This shows
conclusively that it is the government
stamp and the legal tender quality made
by Congress that sets the value on mon
ey and not the intrinsic value OF the
material contained in the money. In
further proof, the intrinsic value of the
silver dollar to-day is only SO cents yet
you can buy just as much with it as you
can with greenback or a gold dol
lar. But our gold bag friends say the
government is kee ping the parity of sill
yer with gold. How? There is no law
in existence that compels any one to
redeem silver with gold. Well if money
must have intrinsic value to keep it at
par what keeps the national bank mon
ey at par? Five twenty dollar national
bank notes weigh less than an ounce,
worth about 3 cents, and yet that ounce
of paper money will pass readily for one
hundred dollars. 1t has not the one
hundredth part of intrinsic value that
the silver dollar has yetit goes all right.
1t is not redeemed in either gold, silver
or greenbacks. A portion Of the gold
bug party proposes to retire the green
back and treasury notes and in lieu
thereof allow the national banks to
strike six hundred millions more of their
money. Now, my gold bug friends if
money must have intrinsic value what
kind OF paper are you going to make
this six hundred millions out Of, so as to
give it the intrinsic value of six hundred
millions of gold. As the Post is the
mouthpiece for the gold bugs Of Monon-
gala county will it please answer?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
Hoods
Best to take after dinner; -
prevent distress, aid diges- "6I>
ton, cure constipation
Purely vegetables do not grippe
or cause pain. Sold by all druggists. Is cents.
Prepared only by c. l. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.
THE GREAT
SALE

Will positively take place SEPT.
9th, 1896, at which time the Wool
len Mill will be in full operation
and the great Seneca Glass Works
Buildings we'll advanced to com
pletion. 40 or so houses must be
ready for the working people by
November lst. The Glass Com
pany guarantees the rent. A pos
tive 10 per CT return on the in
vestment and no risk. Lot own
ers should commence at once. Do
not let this enterprise anguish for
want of houses to accommodate
the people. All intending to build
at once can buy lots without wait
ing for the Public Sale by applying
to
M0rgantOWn Building 4 Inrsstmsnt Company,
EN-. GRANT. General Manager
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29

The wage earners have been in
jured by gold standard, and have
expressed themselves upon the sub
iject with great emphasis. In Feb
ruary, 1895, petition asking for
the immediate restoration of the
free and unlimited coinage of gold
and silver at Is to ! was signed by
the representatives Of all, or nearly
all, the leading labor organizations
and presented to congress. Wage
earners know that while a gold
standard raises the purchasing pow
er of the dollar it also makes it more
difficult to obtain possession Of the
dollar; they know that employment
is less permanent. loss of work more
probable and unemployment less
certain. A gold standard encour-
ages the boarding of money because
money is rising it also discourages
enterprise and paralyzes industry.
On the other hand, the restoration
of bimetallism will discourage hoard
ing, because, when prices are steady
or rising, money cannot afford to lie
idle in the bank vaults. The farm
ers and wage earners together con
stitute a considerable majority OF
the people of the country. Why
should their interest be ignored in
in considering fiscal legislation? A
monetary system which is peculiar
ly advantageous to few syndicates
has far less to commend it than a
system which would give hope and
encouragement to those who create
the the nation's wealth. Ertract from
Vim. j. Bryon's Speech al Madison
Square Garden. Aug. I2. 1896.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29

We demand the free and unlimited
coinage of both gold and silver at the
present legal ratio of is to /, without
waiting for the aid or consent OF any
other nation. We demand that the
standard silver dollar shall be full
legal tender equally with gold for all
debts, public and private. Democrat
ic National Platform, 1896.
Free coinage means that silver and
gold bullion shall be coined without
charge by the United States minis.
Unlimited coinage means that al
the gold and all the silver presented
at the United States minis shall b.
coined into money.
The ratio of 16 to | means that the
number OF grains of pure silver in {
silver dollar shall be 16 times tn,
number OF grains of pure gold in {
gold dollar.
BY full legal tender is meant thai
when debtor offers either gold O
silver to creditor in any sum what
ever the creditor is bound 70 accep
the same and discharge the debtor
from his liability.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
Easton News Notes.

EAsToN, Aug. 24.-The threshing ii
this community. is all done. The yielc
OF wheat and oats was fairly good.
The Harvest Home was not SO largely
attended on Saturday on account OF the
rain in the forepart OF the day. Several
people from distance came in spite O.
the rain and the people seemed deter
mined on a picnic in the afternoon
Quite crowd had assembled, and the
band enlivened the occasion with splen
did music. Revs. McNemar and Selb,
being the only speakers present die
their part well and the people were well
entertained for an hour. The attend.
ance in the evening was very large and
every one enjoyed the Festival and had
a good time. Yet there was few who
seemed to have come for the express
purpose of stealing everything they
could get their hands on
Miss Anna Pugh, of Uniontown, was
recently visiting Miss Cora Vandervort
Mr.. and Mrs. John Linn and daugh.
ter Jettie, Of Eldora, were visiting their
daughter Mrs. Charlie Hare Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss Anna Posten and brother Walter
of Masontown, Preston county, were
calling on their friends here Saturday
Miss Lima Hartley, of Masontown,
came over to attend the picnic Saturday
Rev. Selby preached two very able
sermons at Avery Sunday morning and
night.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29

LOUISVILLE, Aug. 25.--Our people are
done harvesting Wheat and oats are
damaged some and the grass is heavy
but damaged by the high water.
Our people are blowing and getting
ready for another crop.
Mr.. F. j. Brock went to Faismont
Monday on business. which will. keep
him in town several days.
Miss Lizzie Jolliff, Of Luther, was Wis
ting Miss Lille Hood last week.
Mrs. Low, Of Fairview, is visiting her
uncle Joshua Low.
Mrs. Lima Hoffman who has been
sick for some time is still improving.
Hood, son OF David and Mary Clay
ton, is confined to his room with typhoid
fever and is getting along nicely
Rev. Watts preached an able sermon
ut Mount Hood last Sunday to good
this was his last sermon
Tor this conference year. Hope that he
may be sent to this charge the coming
year Us he is liked by ali.
The majority OF our young people will
attend the quarterly meeting at Nor
gan's church Sept. 9Th and 9th.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
Definitions Of Value.
Correspondence Pittsburo Post

iicic 10 ohe sentence from Bourke
Cochran's speech of last night, which
speech is even below mediocritv. 81
can take dollar gold piece and I can
defy all the power of all the govern
ments of this earth to take ( cents
value from it, This is about On n
par with that statement of Foraker,s
the other day that the reason a silver
dollar is now worth one hundred cants
| is that there is a gold dollar habind ~
to redeem it.
Let the great nations Of the world
that exerted their power so succesffnl-
! ly to depreciate the price of silver de-
monetize gold tomorrow. What
would be the result? Could Ronrke
Cochran take that yo,d dollar thor
and with it buy pa hushals of whaat
or Al bushels of corn? The answer il
SO plain that one of the feeblest n,inds
at Dixmont could give II with naar
| ly double the quantity III wonld Gin
ply be bullion then and would have To
be spoken of as mass> Of GOLD thrown
upon the arts. Does anv man Of sound
sense presume to tell mo that I could
not 90 to jewellers and nnr.hasa
gold watch for much less than hava
| to pay under present conditionss
WHY? Because II wonldn,t no n,anar
1t would be simnlv comno,,;tv ~
value depending upon the. uses 70 70
which it could be nut in the commas,
cial world. Can "all the governments
of this earth take 4 cents In yal,,a
from a gold dollarpr 80
Another sentence. .erba has;s =,
sound trade is sound monev-monev
which is intrinsicallv valuah,a rrhass
words ssintrinsic valuer are tho onas
continually harped into our ears II
/ is high time this ssintrinsic va,,,a,,
idea was exploded. Listen n wha+
the intellectual giants 81 d;Aora,,t
ages have said on This suhiect. Ers+
| Aristotle. s.Value 10 not q o,.1;ta =.
an object. bnt an affaction - az
mind. The sole ORIGIN so,rca 0n no
cause OF value is hnman dasira ! c.
ond, Prof. Perry: "a sudden change
in fashion will freouentlv take a,.ev
at stroke one-half the yalne Of ooods
that were Fashionable bnt ara $500 90 Ne
longer. The matter Is iii there ora
the force of the matter Nc al th '.n.'
but the yalue is one-half ascanod II
| is clear that there Is M inherant o,,a10
ity called yalue in Anytime ), r III
Barbour: ssNothinc can have intr;n
sic value. Things have
no value in themselves: n Is nninion
and fashion brings them into vp,. asa
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29

Political chickens come home to
roost. Everything that Republicans
have done to embarrass the Demo-
Gratis has finally resulted to their
disadvantage, The enfranchisment
of the negro has merely made more
Democratic Representatives and
Congressman, although they have
been solidly voting the other way.
The admittance of the Rotten Bor-
oughs' of the West in hopes of get
ting control of the Senate has lost
it to them by the detection of the
silver Senators. And, now the old
cry of British gold and British free
trade has become a weapon for use
by the Democrats. Honesty pays
in politics as well as elsewhere.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29

The following from the London Eli
nancial News, a periodical Of very
high authority, is said to be exciting
all England with the alsrm-cry Of
what free silver win do for us:
"There is plain moral in the re-
mark that If the United States would
venture to cut herself adrift from Eu-
rope and take outright to silver she
would have all America and Asia at
her back and the command of the
markets of both countries. The bar
rier Of gold would he more fatal than
any barrier of custom house. The
bond Of silver would be stronger than
any bond Of free trade. There can be
no doubt about it that IL the United
States were to adopt a silver basis to-
morrow British trade would be ruined
before the year was out. Every Amer
lean would be protected, not only at
home, but in every other market. OF
course the United States would suffer
to a certain extent through having to
pay her obligations abroad in gold,
but the loss of exchange under this
head would be a mere drop in the
bucket as compared to the profit to be
reaped from the markets of South
America and Asia, to say nothing of
Europe. The marvel is that the
United States have not long ago seiz-
ed the opportunity. 1t has been a
piece of luck that it has never occur
red to the Americans to scoop us out
of the worlds markets by going on a
silver basis, and it might serve us
right If, irritated by the contemplate
apathy of our government toward the
silver problem, the Americans retail
lated by freezing out gold. 1t could
be easily done.
The trade of the world is now In our
hands, but 1t will not long remain
there if the United States goes to a
bimetalic basis with free and unlim.
tied coinage of silver.
With the addition of silver to the
volume of money, everything in
America would take on a new face;
labor and industry would gain new
life. The grip OF the gold standard
on the products of the world would
be loosened and prices would rise.-
Great Britain would lose her markets
in South America, Asia and Europe,
and American ships would not be long
in capturing the carrying trade OF the
world.n
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
Hoke Smiths Successor.

Elk Governor Francis, of Missouri,
has been appointed Secretary of the
Interior, vice Hoke Smith, resigned.
He is gold standard man and his
appointment together with Smiths
resignation makes it more plain that
Cleveland will support third tick
ct. Governor Francis has been very
active in the gold movement in Mis-
souri, but had recently said that he
intended to support Bryan and Sew
all, and his appointment is supposed
to have been intended to check this
movement on his part. He is very
warm friend of the President having
been the most prominent defender
of the administration in Missouri.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
Price of
Silvor pa,

A study of these figures will show
that, Notwithstanding the vastly
greater amount of gold produced, sill
yer continued to fall. In the first
eight years after the act Of '73 it fell
from l.29 per ounce to l.13 per ounce.
There can be no reason for this fall
other than that the law which con-
tinued free and unlimited coinage as
to gold, while silver was demonetized,
banished from its place as primary or
redemption money. This threw silver
on the markets as mere metal-a COM
modify like pig metal, 1t was law
made overproduction, and the fall in
price was the result of the destruction
of silver's greatest Utility. The New
York Freeman's Journal makes this
plain by an illustration.
When one or more of the uses to
which thing can be put is destroyed
or made illegal, the value of the price
of that thing goes down correspond
ingly. This needs no proof, but an
Illustration will make it clearer.
There are two kinds of coal mined and
used in Pennsylvania. The bitumin-
GUS coal produces vast amount OF
smoke in combustion, while the an
thracite produces little or none. Now,
suppose the authorities in Pittsburg
and other manufacturing cities were
to forbid the use of bituminous coal
In order to obviate the nuisance Of
smoke, what effect would that prohib-
ition have on the price OF these two
kinds of coal? 1t would cause fall
in the price of the forbidden coal and
corresponding rise in the price of the
smokeless kind. The latter would
rise in price because prohibition had
imposed on it alone the work hereto
fore done by both kinds. The former
would fall. because its greatest utility
was destroyed, and there would be a
law-made production in the mar
ket.
1t is precisely the same with gold
and silver. Destroy the greater util-
ity Of either and impose the work OF
both on the other and the result must
be rise in the price of one and fall
in that of the other. Decentralization
of either destroys its greatest utility,
for two-thirds Of both are used as
money, hence that is its greatest
utility.
What would be the result of the re-
moval of the prohibition to use one
kind Of coal? 1t would increase the
demand for it because it would be put
to its old use again, and its price
would rise. The demand for the 9th
er kind would be reduced because it
would no longer have to do this work
OF both and as consequence its price
would fall to that point where it was
prior to the prohibition. This is the
result Of the general law Of supply and
demand, or Of production and con-
sumption. 1t applies to everything
that can be put to use by man, in
Guiding gold and silver as metal or as
money,
Apply this general law OF supply
and demand to silver, give 1t the same
utility and tho same privileges at the
mint that gold has and that silver
had for hundreds OF years, and an IN
limited demand will be created and
gold and silver will move toward par,
'ne down AND the other up.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29

1t is common statement Of the
goldite press and sdebaters that the
demonetization of silver in 1873, and
the subsequent decline in the price OF
that metal was caused by overproduc.
tion.
That there is no truth or basis fol
this argument is shown by the follow.
ing report of the bureau of Statistics,
giving the whole worlds production
of gold and silver for the years men.
toned:
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
M'KINLEY'S ADMISSION.



PUTNAM, Conn, Aug. 22.-The
first Mckinley and Hobart club or
ganized in Connecticut opened the
campaign with a fiag-raising on the
famous green at Woodstock. Major
Mckinley sent the following letter:
canton, o., July 26.
Our friends must not fiatter
themselves that the Republican par
ty has an easy task before it. There
is need of earnest, persistent and in
telligent work. Probably never in
the history of the Republican party
has there been greater necessity
for campaign of education and or
gauization. Very truly yours,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY. =
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
Dry Goods and Notions.

We are continually adding some
thing new in the above line to our
stock having now on the road full
line OF Jeans Pants, Cotton Pants,
Work Shirts, Hosiery, Suspenders, ETC.,
and we have big lot of Summer Dry
Goods that we will sell at reduced
prices in the next so days. Give us
a call at HUTCHINSON & JACOBS,
Little Falls.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29
Furniture, Furniture,

We have just in the last few days
added some new Furniture to our
stock already on hand, in the way OF
Bedsteads, Chairs, Rockers, Stands,
Tables, &C., at greatly reduced prices.
While we do not handle the finest OF
Furniture we handle good Ha -dwood,
Substantial Goods, and will give en-
tire satisfaction. See them at
HUTCHINSON & JACOBS.
Little Falls.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29

1t is said that Major Mckinley
will be very explicit on the money
question in his letter of acceptance.
which will comprise 5000 to 10000
words. Maybe that is what he has
been saving up for Perhaps he can
tell now why it was patriotism to
vote that coin meant gold or silver
when he was in Congress and repu-
diation and anarchy to say now that
coin spells ANYTHING but gold.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-08-29

The mint authorities in Washing
ton have found out that the gold pro-
duct of the world is increasing so fast
as to warrant the statement that the
yield for 1896 will exceed 1925, 900, 00O
more than twice the amount pro-
duced eight years ago.