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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Silver TO money standard? Not much. 1t
Is the metal of the bald-headed old rObber capt.
talists who have more sweat-shOp mines and
more millions in bonds than they can count
Give the poor man a show. Pewter is the
standard for the poor man. So long rs we are
out to soak Wall street and men with dust, let
us be impartial and allow every man who has
untold millions to join the lodge and look Mt the
guillotine. Soak the bonanza kings, too! Down
with silver! After it gets cinch, it, too, will be
used to Cypress the people AS has gold. Look
at the wages in silver countries. See how the
rObber barOns plunder the people there! The
people want the pewter standard. After the
pewter standard has been in Office for a season,
and after men with unholy wealth, got by work
ing, have begun to Cypress the poor man by
getting all the pewter into their hands, the
thing to do will be to change to the mud stand
ard.-Worcester Telegram.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Now they charge the wheel with breaking up
the corn doctoring business. Since the women
got to riding the wheel they no longer use the
old mans razor, and as 4 result the razor trade
is falling off, and the old man is now able to
keep his razor sharp enough to do his own
shaving, and so the barber business is not so
good as it was. The barber, of course, does not
use so much soap as formerly, and those fac
tories are running short. The soap men are
not, therefore, advertising as much us they did,
and so the newspapers do not use so many
printers, and the printers who are out of Il job
are not able to buy so many goods, and so the
mel chants find trade falling off. This train of
disasters ought to be coupled onto the crime of
'73 in some way, but we don't see how. Prob
ably Mr.. Bryan can find some way to hitch it
on. He has htched on about everything else
NOnpareil.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

"The tariff OIL oats is fifteen cents
per bushel. The market price 10 ten
cents per bushel. liz this tariff 10 the
farmers blessing why does lie not re-
cefve fifteen cents per bushel or more !?
The gold standard Is to blame. Farm
ers Think" The above wrong, either
by reason Of lack of knowledge, or with
misleading intent WAS published In
bold type by the Advocate last week.
Anyone who knows anything about
the tariff Oh agricultural products,
knows that the tariff OF oats In not
fifteen cents per bushel. The tariff on
oats Is twenty per cent advaloreni, that
is, twenty per cent Of the value or
price. Thus starts this campaign Of
education with Il statement absolutely
wrong. This campaign in which truth
and candor are 10 he leading lights,
and, in which honesty and fairness are
to be aimed ut, is commenced with n
statement that is in complete error.
Would 1t not be well in instructing the
people, to instruct them right, and to
give facts that are facts.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Granted that the silver folks obtain their de-
sres, will not the arguments they use return to
plague them? What is to prevent the nickel
mine owners stepping in and demanding that
another divide be made, that their "white
metal" may have a boom? After them shall we
not allow the copper delivers their innings also?
II n debasement OF the coin is good thing for
the people they cannot have too much Of it, and
the work of depreciation should be carried
along the whole lines Of American metallic pro-
ducts, not excepting iron. Iron was ut one
time in the history OF the world coin metal; If
our friends are bent on going backward they
need not stop at recent centuries; they might
carry the experiment to the use of cowie shells,
which are even now currency in certain parts
of the wOrld.-BOOne Standard.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
AN EVEN BREAK.

The Adair base ball club came to
Audubon overland TO meet the home
team in game Tuesday Rain stop
ped the play after the fifth inning
and arrangements were made for
the Adair boys to stay over Wednesday
for another game. The result was
one apiece.
TUESDAYS GAME
Audubon was in good form and
prevented their opponents from scor-
ing during the five innings played,
and made five scores by timely hitting
III the first and fourth innings, going
out in one, two, three order in the fifth
In order to get in out of the rain.
Griffin pitched an excellent game, al
lowing but two hits and striking out
nine of the fifteen Adair men put ont.
Friese caught i'm his usual good form.
In fact the home team all did well.
The Adair boys were no doubt handi.
capped by their long drive, but put
up good game in the field. Kerr, the
first baseman for the home team had
u finger badly bruised in the fourth in
ming.
Here is the tabulated place to smile:
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

There Is only one silver country in
the world that has one-fourth as much
circulation per capita as the United
States. Mexico has s47l, Central
American States 1913; Japan s4O9,
India 1888, China sos, Straits Settle.
ments 1926, and South American
States sl7.22 per capita. The large
proportiOnate circulation I'm South
American States is accounted for by
the fact that they have $40 OOO, 600 gold,
$3O,eOO,0OO silver and $3.50, OO0, 600 un.
covered paper in circulation. The
countries. named above have about
half of the earth's population and
more than half OF all the silver coin in
circulation in the world, yet their ag-
gregate stock of gold is not one third
that OF the United States. These are
important facts in this years cam
paign In this nation for those who de.
sire to truthfully discuss the financial
question with their neighbors and vote
intelligently next November. Cut
them out and keep them OH call in
order that you may be able to show
them to your free and unlimited silver
coinage friends when You hear them
talking about the money circulation
in the free silver countries. The cir
culation, per capita, in the United
States on July l, 1896, was s2l.l5.-
Register.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
POVERTY AT BOTH ENDS.

In Iowa potatoes have been selling
year as low as cents Il bushcl Oats
have been selling for cents bushel,
barley for l2 cents a Dushel and other
products of the farm at corresponding
prices. No one need be told that such
prices are not remunerative to the
farmers. If the farmers must con-
tinue te sell their products at such
prices they will find themselves unable
to meet their fixed charges, such as
taxes. Fortunately such prices can
not long continue for the causes will
be speedily removed.
But how is it on the other end?
How does the man in the city fare?
Does he fare sumptously under these
conditions2 Not at all. Thousands
of families in the large cities are but
scantly supplied with food though the
products of the farm are ruinously
cheap. What benefits it that potatoes
are only 2 cents bushel when the
hungry man has not the 2 cents with
to buy? Cheapness Is not the end of
all things. There is such thing as
things being too cheap, Men out of
work cannot buy. What do they live
on? God knows. 1t is wonderful OH
how little human beings will exist in a
pinch, and we now have a national
free trade pinch. Take wheat, the con-
sumption per capita, that is per man,
woman and child, in the country has
decreased half since the days Of Harri-
sons prosperous administration. Peo-
pie in the cities simply eat less and
they eat cheaper or coarser foods.
They have to do so.
This brings us to the other end
again, the farmers end. The farmer
raises an abundance of products of all
kinds, but he cannot sell them. He
cannot sell them because the people in
the cities are too poor to buy them at
remunerative prices. We have glutted
markets. The farmer cannot prosper
unless the city men, the laboring
uldDDCo AZ thO NAoASos PhOoPNA' w WIN
after "the markets of the world" four
years ago. But 95 per cent of what is
grown on the farms of this country
must be consumed in this country.
What we export is small compared
with what we consume at home. The
home market is of the first Importance.
But 1t Is that we have ruined by throw
ing labor out of employment or reduc-
ing time or wages of employment. "The
markets of the world" are theoretical.
They are visionary. And even these
visionary markets we have not realized.
We sell less abroad now than we did
when we had protection. But we buy
more. Even barley has been imported
under the Wilson bill. A year or so
ago ship load of barley was brought
from Russia to Milwaukee. AS if we
could not grow enough barley to supply
Milwaukee? Do we want to continue
such q policy s-Register.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

In 1880 under republican tariff and
reciprocity there was exported from
the United States 1882, 776 bushels of
oats valued at s4,5lO,O55, while We i'm
ported only 2l,436 bushels valued at
$3.50. In 1895 under democratic rule
and the German. Wilson bill we ex-
ported only 57O,257 bushele of oats
valued at s2OO,S6s, while we imported
3OS, 1908 bushels valued at $50. SOL.
Under republican rule we exported in
value 563 times as much oats as we i'm
ported while under democratic rule.
We only exported 215 times as much
as we imported. The importation of
oats into this country in 1895 was as
much as the importation of any three
years preceding that time. 1t does
not take much thinking to show what
is effecting the price of oats, and where
money has gone that paid for it.-At-
lantic Telegraph.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
THEN AND NOW.

Four years ago, democratic speakers
and papers told the people how they
would be benefited, III the democrats
were allowed to rule. The people were
enjoying prosperity, times were good,
the best they ever had. But they were
entitled to better times, said the demo-
Gratis, and would have them too, il
power were given to the democratic
party.
And those orators promised, oh, how
they promised! dollar and quarter
for wheat and double the 1892 prices
for every other farm product.
And the people believed them, and
gave the democratic party full rein in
governmental affairs and that party
proceeded to demonstrate how it kept
promises.
That sl.25 promised for wheat never
came. But the farmer did get the full
benefit of decrease OF $500 in the
price Of wheat between January /, 1892
and January I, 1896. The decrease in
corn in the same time was 171Sc, in
oats l6kc. in barley csc, i'll rye 4l1<c,
and every other agricultural product
in proportion.
The democratic party promised good
times and general prosperity for all.
Uncle Sam was especially prosperous.
From March l, 1893 to March l, 1896
the official records of his chief book
keeper, the secretary of the treasury,
showed an increase in the public debt
of $685., 5S0,9lO, and the deficiency to
March II, 1896, amounted in all to
S522, 1851, COG, all of which is a part Of
the proud record of the democratic
party.
with the record of the past four
years before them democrats have no
desire to approach the people with an
appeal for free trade and the markets
of the world" but they are just rs full
Of promises az ever. Free trade did
not bring prosperity as they said it
would, but they have something new
that is warranted sure remedy for all
ills. OF course the warranty is dem
Ocratic one, but democratic warranties
are known to be good, they proved so,
you know in the past four years.
The promises are the old ones, but
the saving remedy is new. This new
remedy is nothing less than the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at Il
ratio of 16 to l. Nobody has ever
tried this remedy with a success. The
countries that use it are the most be-
nighted and least prosperous of the
earth. But it is just what is needed in
the United States says democracy.
They didn't know four years ago
what the country needed. They say
they were mistaken. Now they say
their new scheme is the one thing
needful. Yes, they say so, but who, in
the light of its past can believe what
the dem ocratic party says?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Ex-senator George W. Jones died at
his home in Dubuque Wednesday
night, aged "a years. George wallace
Jones has had remarkable career.
Born at Vincennes, Ind. April 12, 1904
he was drummer boy in the war of
1872, and won distinction in the Black
hawk war. He was the last delegate
in congress from the territory of Mich
igan, the first delegate from Wisconsin
and the first United States senator
from the state of Iowa. and he selected
the names Wisconsin and lows. He
has known every president since
Monroe. was the escort of Lafayette,
WIS the business partner of Daniel
Webster, was the colleague in congress
of Thomas III. Benton, Sumner, Doug
las, Seward and Buchanan, was tho in.
innate friend of Calhoun, Van Buren,,
Clay, Fremont, Jefferson Davis and
Franklin Pierce, was o minister to
South America before the war, was a
party to seven "affairs of honor"
caught the dying victim Of the Cilley.
Graves duel in his arms, was imprison-
ed by Seward on suspicion of being in
collision with Jefferson Davis, was
the Chesterfield of Washington society
nearly fifty years ago, was once the
richest man in Iowa, but in his latter
years has had little income except a
pension of $50 month, granted eighty
years after his service as drummer
boy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Base hits, Audubon 9, Adair 2;
three base hit, Griffin; struck out, by
Griffin 9, by Ward 2; bases on balls, by
Griffin 2, by Ward l; batteries, Griffin
and Friese, Ward and Herbert.
WEDNESDAY, WATERLOO.
The home team went down to defeat
yesterday through poor base running,
errors at critical stages, together with
a few bases on balls. 1t was the best
played game of the season, no scores
being made except in the first and
seventh innings. In the first Adair
made four runs none of which were
earned, and Audubon responded with
two. Blanks were drawn up to the
seventh, when Pitcher Griffin was hit
on the knee by batted ball, which
nearly put him out of the game. At
ter few minutes, however, he resum-
his position in the box, but before he
could steady himself Adair scored
three runs, making total of seven
Audubon got one in their half, after
which both sides were retired in order.
Adair played fine fielding game,
and while they made but five safe hits
to eleven for Audubon, they came in
the right time, and resulted in scores.
Here's how it was we don't smile
again.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

McClure's Magazine for August is to
be a midsummer fiction number with
stories by Octave Thanet, Stephen
Crane, Clinton Ross, E. w. Thomson.
and Annie Eliot. Stephen CIanc's
story will exhibit the hero of his sue
cessful novel, "The Red Badge of
Courage" grown an old man but still
capable of a fine act of bravery; Clinton
Ross will deal with Perry's historic
fight and victory on Lake Erie; and
Annie Eliot's will depict a sprightly
love episode in Yale and Harvard
boat race.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

One question to be answered by every voter
by his ballot is, is there sufficient money in the
United States to do the business OF the country?
In making up his mind on this question, the
voter should remember that the good times OF
1892 were carried on with exactly the same eur
rency that we have today Capital.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

It's case Of mixed pickles in politics this
year. as 1t was in 1850. Here Is Detroit, Mich,
for example, where the Tribune-the leading
republican paper OF the state-has bolted the
st. Louis platform, and the Detroit Free Press
the leading democratic paper-will have none
Of the Chicago creed and supports Mckinley.
Wonder il these papers hsve snapped sub
scription lists along with their change of polit-
ical convictions? 1t win be sour grapes to their
readers II they have not.-Capital.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

The entire production of silver in
the United States does not amount to
as much as the corn raised by Iowa
alone. The free coinage of corn
would help Iowa more than the
free coinage of silver, and there is no
more reason why the government
should pay the mine owner 81 for so
cents worth of silver than that it
should pay the Iowa farmer 81 for so
cents worth of corn. The mine owner
promises that he will see to it that the
price of corn is doubled, if the Iowa
farmer will first help him get the price
of his stuff doubled, but why should
not the Iowa farmer go to work for
himself and insist ON the government
paying him his so cents profit direct,
instead of handing it over to the silver
man and simply taking his word for it.
-Nonpareil.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

If the Des Moines Leader is to be disciplined
by it's party bosses why not have it done at a
public meeting where the editors and prophet
ors OF that paper can give proof Of the faith
that inspires them and meet their accusers face
to face. The free slverites seem to be averse
to going Oh record and to meeting the solid ar
gument OF truth
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

1t is not beyond the realm Of imagination that
the populists should nominate the head OF the
democratic ticket and repudate the tail. A
national ticket with one head and two tails
would be unique addition to the political dime
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

The complete novel in the August
issue of Lippincott's is "The Great X.
& A. Train Robbery" by Paul Leices-
ter Ford. The scene shifts from one
part of the West to another; the action
has some rapid and surprising turns,
especially when the actors are con.
sidered. and the result is an eminently
readacle and lively narrative.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Suppose Bryan and Sewall are nominated at
st. Louis upon a platform in some respects DIFF
ferent from that adopted at Chicago, to which
declaration of principles will they pledge allie
glance, the pOpocratic or the demulistic?-Bee.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

SCORE BY INNINGS.
Audubon. 2 0 o 90 l O %
Adair. ......4 O. 90 90 80 o.
Base hits, Audubon II, Adair 5;
two base hit, Creveling; struck out, by
Griffin ~, by Ward 5; bases on balls,
by Griffin 6, by Ward 2; batteries,
Griffin and Friese, Ward and Herbert.
Tomorrow CFriday) the Coon Rapids
aggregation, Boge Rhodes and all will
be here for game. 1t will be a battle
royal as the Audubon boys are deter
mined to even up in measure for the
two defeats they suffered at the hands
of Coon Rapids. There should be
large attendance.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
THE ELECTOAL VOTE.

The electoral vote for 1896 will be
ATT in number; 224 votes being neces-
sary for choice. The states and the
vote to which they are entitled are as
fnllnwa.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Harriet Beecher Stoves books reached an
enormous aggregate sale during her lifetime.
yet her estate only inventories S42,3S3.0s, not
withstanding she had always lived econem-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

The sardlne trust is among the latest. 1t was
organized at Eastport, Maine, last month and
the price of Maine sardines has already been
advanced about IS per cent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

The early potatoes In this county are yield
Ing from IS to 100 bushels per acre on old
ground, and from 100 to 200 bushels per acre on
new ground.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

The best evidence we have that the Bryanized
democracy will be defeated at the polls Is the
fact that the American people always rise to an
emergency.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Why should the government be compelled to
pay 81, 20 per ounce for product, the market
price Of which Is only about 70 cents per ounce?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Those wanting wagon and carriage
work done should call at Wolfe's ma
chine shop.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

The man who says init and the man who
smokes cigarette are made out of the same
material, invariably.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Practically all OF the wild and reckless polt-
ical agitators and hobby riders OF Iowa are now
at home I'm the Popocratlc party.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Imitation Of the sails OF business Is a surer
way to bring prosperity than aii imitation OF our
money.
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TIE AUDUBON REPUBLICAN.
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RI.KCTORS

ELECTORS.
At Large-Major X. II. Conger and Hon. Ed
" James
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23


At Large-Major X. II. Conger and Hon. Ed
y. James.
First-Fslix G. Hughes.
Second-John Cownie.
Third-George II. Richardson.
Fourth-Amos Babcock.
Fith-welcome Nowry.
Sixth-W. A. Nichol.
Seyenth-E. II. Addison.
Eighth-Paul MscIean.
Ninth-D. l.. Heinsheimer.
Tenth-E. c. Chase.
Eleventh-Hsnry j. laundering.
Secretary Of State, l.. DOBSON.
Auditor Of State, &. MCCARTHY.
Treasurer OF State, ........ JOHN HERRlOTT.
Attorney General. 800. MILTON REMLRY.
Railroad Commissioner ,......E. A. DAWSON.
Judge Supreme Court, ......SCOTT NJ. LADD.
Congressional Ticket.
Representative, northumberland. L. HAGER.
judicial Ticket.
Judge District Court, ............N. w. MACY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

Such are the principles and policies OF the
republican party. BY these principles we will
abide and these policies we will put into ex-
ecution. We ask for them the consderate
judgment Of the American people. Confident
alike in the history Of our great party and the
justice Of our cause, we present our platform
and our candidates In the assurance that tho
election will bring victory to the republican
party and prosperity to the people Of the
United States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23

The republican party is unreseryedly fer
sound money. 1t caused the enactment of law
providing for the resumption of specie paw
ments In 1879; since then every dollar has been
as good rs gold. We are unalterably opposed
TO every measure calculated to debase our
currency or impair the credit of our country.
We are, therefore. opposed to the free coinage
of silver except by international agreement
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-07-23
Conversational Ticket.
judicial Ticket.

.................A. L. HAGER.