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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31

mittee expects a majority of over
$4,000 for Mckinley, and $4,000 for the
state ticket. The gold Democratic
state committee is certain that its
electoral ticket will poll $4,000 votes,
and that almost all of the sound
money Democrats will vote the Re
publican state ticket
The Popocrats are not only handi-
capped by the bolt of the middle-of-
the-road Populists, but also on account
of dissensions of various varieties
within their own ranks. For instance.
one crowd of Popuiists who are sup
porting the fusion sell-out ticket are
fighting Breidenthal, tooth and toe
nail. They have blocked every effort
of the chairman to raise campaign
funds, and Breidenthal says that he
has only had 5000 to use since the
Abilene convention. His pet scrip or
fiat paper scheme was nipped in the
bud by some of the papers belonging
to the Reform Press Association, and
the PopuliStS, as a rule, have failed to
send in any subscriptions whatever.
Added to Credentials troubles is an
internal strife going on within the
ranks of the Democratic branch of
the combination.
John Martin and David Overmeyer
are both candidates for the United
States senate, and they are secretly
knitting each other wherever they can.
1t is not generally known that Over
meyer is playing for this high office,
but he has told friend of his ambi-
tion. He is devoting his energies in
supporting members of the legisla-
ture whom he knows will stand by
him, and is doing what he can in a
secret way to see that those who favor
Martin stay at home. Martin is max
ing similar play. The seat of war
between these two Popocratic leaders
is in the Sixth congressional district,
where a large number of Democrats
have been nominated for the legisla-
ture. These men have given up the
task Of even attempting to elect the
Popocratic state or electoral ticket in
their scramble for legislative offices.
These facts are known to Senator
PETER, George M. Munger and other
Populist candidates for the senate,
and their friends are now engaged in
the same kind of fight. 1t is sort
of a double cross political scrap in
which every leader is for himself and
the "devil take the hindermost."
This is why Chairman Breidenthal, in
his letter, told Vincent: ssYou can
realize some of the difficulties of run
ming an ordinary one-hoss campaign"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31
Defeat Would Be Lucky for Him.

1t is because we believe what he has
said so plainly and simply would come
up to torment him in the White
House, that we are convinced that de-
feat would be the best thing that
could happen to him. He has told
the farmers that they would get twice
as much for their crops if he were
elected. and he has also told the work
ingmen that their wages would buy
just as much with free coinage as
they do now. He has made this so
clear that no one can mistake him.
Many farmers and workingmen will
vote for him because they believe
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31
An Unlimited Supply.

1.-THE old idea of the alchemiStS that
gold could be made out of other things
is exploded, isn't it?"
swell, not exactly. Bryan seems
to hold to some such theory as that
Bryan. OF what would he make
gold?"
s"Wind; just plain wind. He hopes
to make matter of $50, 900 year for
four years out of it, but it's pretty
evident now that he will be disap-
pointed. Chicago Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31
A Rope Breaks

The cord of Misrepresentation with
which the silverites have endeavored
to tie the price of wheat, or, as they
called it, agricultural prosperity, to
free silver has parted in every strand.
1t is clean and unsplicable break.
The coinage of silver and the price of
wheat have no connection. We wait
to hear the mistaken but honest free
silveriteS confess their error.-New
York Sun.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31
CAMPAIGN COMMENT.

After all, the tariff is the main
question. 1t matters not how good,
or cheap, or plenty money is, unless
duce has a market. Free silver is only
subterfuge, sop to the ignorant
and blind to the unwary.
Four years ago, free traders advo-
Gated our dependence upon old Eng
land and the markets of the world.
Now they have become free silver
men and advocate monetary impos-
sibility independent of old England
and the rest of the civilized people.
80
The Bryanites told US some time
ago, and for years, that silver and
wheat went up and down together
Since wheat went up and silver down,
they tell us that the price of wheat is
regulated by supply and demand, but
that silver follows corn. Such dema-
goguery deceives no one.
80
If money is a measure of values, then
the volume of it has no more to do
with fixing prices than the number of
yardsticks has to do with fixing the
price of cloth. A dozen yard sticks
used instead of one, since they are all
of one length, will not increase the
length or value of single yard of
goods SO measured, and one will do
the work as well as hundred.
So
The unit of cloth measure is the
yard. 1t is not muslin yard nor a
shifting yard. 1t is not a steeIyard
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31
ASSISTING A VOTER.

Any voter who cannot read English,
or who is disabled, shall, upon request.
be assisted by two election officers of
opposite political parties, appointed
for that purpose, who shall mark the
ballot as directed by the voter. No
Intoxicated person shall be entitled to
assistance in marking his ballot.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31

oYoung Mr.. Bryan will long be re-
membered as the walking delegate for
panic which failed to connect. In
quiry will show that the plain people
simply eliminated its enactment
clause with club.-Ex.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31
A Decisive Fact.

One chief reason why Maj. McKin-
ley will be elected and Mr.. Bryan will
not be is, that the wage-earners of
the country have acquired knowledge
of the fact that there is not coun-
try in the world that has free coinage
of silver in which a fair wage is paid
for days labor.-Hartford Times.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31

The price of potatoes, also, has
taken jump. Beats all how Hanna
is carrying on.-Ex.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-31
HOW TO MARK YOUR BALLOTS.
A Few Pointers for New and
Old Voters.
READ CAREFULLY And HAND TO A FRIEND.
Save Yourself and Election Judges
Trouble by Reading and Follow
ing These Instructions.

For the benefit of such of our read
ers as are not familiar with the Aus
tralian ballot system of voting, we
give below few pointers, which will
be of assistance and may, possibly,
save some trouble to the voters and
judges. A careful perusal is requested
of all our readers, in order that there
may be no question, when the votes
come to be counted, as to who has
been voted for and who has not:
PROCURING A BALLOT
After giving your name and resi-
dence, if voter, you will receive
ballot from one of the judges, with
his initials endorsed thereon Retire
at once, alone into any vacant voting
booth to prepare your ballot. You
will find printed on the ballot, in col
umns side by side, all the candidates
of all the parties to be voted for at
this election. At the top of each col
umn you will find the name of each
party ''ticket,' or list of candidates,
as Republican, Democratic" '.Peo-
pies Party" prohibition" etc.
PREPARING A BALLOT.
To the left of each name on the bal
lot you will find a square, thus n;
make mark, thus, y, in the square at
the left of the names of the persons
you desire to vote for Tor write the
names in the blank spaces, making a
mark, thus, X, at the left of such
names). Your ballot will be counted
only for the names marked. Do not
in or or
except as indicated above. Before
leaving the booth, fold the ballot so
as to conceal all names and marks on
the face of the ballot leaving in view
the printed filing and initials of the
judge of election Endorsed on the out
side. Leave your booth and hand your
ballot to the judge in charge of the
ballot box, and leave the enclosed
space without delay.
WHILE PREPARING BALLOT.
You shall not remain in the enclosed
space longer than ten minutes; nor In
a booth longer than five minutes, if
other voters are waiting. You will
not be allowed to take a ballot from
the polling place before the close of
the election, nor to vote any ballot
except the one received from the
judge. If you spoil ballot in pre-
pairing it, you must return it and get
another. If you decide not to vote,
return your ballot and retire from the
inclosed space.
ASSISTING A VOTER.
Any voter who cannot read English,
or who is disabled, shall, upon request.
be assisted by two election officers of
opposite political parties, appointed
for that purpose, who shall mark the
ballot as directed by the voter. No
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-05-21

Now are any of the boomers of
West Yaquina bold enough to stand
up and say that there is no attempt
to corrupt the people in the interest
of that place by the use of money?
The events OF the past week have
been too plain; too glaring.
Money is being put out to debauch
an election. Men without principle
are putting it wherever they think
they can influence man, and they
have gone SO far as to import the
most notorious election boodler that
ever disgraced the politics of the
state. 1t is a shame; an outrage;
scandal. But the people will
rebuke it at the polls. 1t will take
more than one Sol King to carry
the county seat over to the boom
town lots at West Yaquina.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-05-21

The Populists have been crowd
ing the campaign in this county
in the way of speakers. Last week
Hon. Harry Watkins, of McMinn-
vile, stumped the county in the
interest of populism, and this week
Hon. Thos. Burkhart, of Indiana,
has been pouring floods of oratory
upon us. Both gentlemen were
fluent speakers, and evidently old
campaigners.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-05-21
Number II.

1OlColo.
Yaquina, already connected by
rail with the timber belt of the
Cascade mountains and the Will
lamette Valley, has made market
that has returned to the farmer
millions of dollars. AT all times
markets have been better, and
producers have secured price in
advance of other markets on account
of these government aids. This is
certainly test of what improve
ments will bring.
The Willamette river must be
improved from the city of Portland
to the head of navigation at Eugene,
with free lockage at Oregon City
sufficient to maintain boats during
the entire year. There is at all
times water enough if properly
managed to justify this course by
the government. No estimate
could be made of the loss already
sustained to the producer and
business interests of the Willamette
valley by this delay for the past
rs years, and l might ask why SO
important a waterway is neglected?
Fourth.-I am opposed to COIL
tinual changes in the legislation of
our country, and am of the
opinion that we have more legisla-
ton than is necessary for prosperity
and successful business.
Fifth.-I am opposed to the
funding bill" of the Central Pa
cific railroad.
Sixth.-There is no doubt that
all public salaries are in excess of
all other prices, and they, therefore,
should be reduced without delay,
to better a growing evil on all
systems of government.
Voters consider you, our situa-
ton, the creditor will continue to
knock at your door until something
of permanent relief can reach your
labor. Who of you have any as
surance that profits can come to
you until legislation is for your
interests. Stop and mediate upon
these important questions.
The foregoing statement is my
personal views on these the leading
questions of the present campaign.
regret that I cannot meet you
personally, and take this method
of presenting my views to you.
JEFFERSON MYERS.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-05-21
An Address by Hon. Jeff. Myers

Salem, Ore, May IS, 1896.
To the Public:-
I have received many letters
since my congressional nomination
as to my position on the political
questions of the present day. My
impression is, that the first and
paramount question to be con-
sidered is the financial question:"
and I believe there should be no
doubt expressed to the voters on
this; no "straddle," but an abso-
lutte position on one side or the
other.
When a majority of the voters
believe in certain views, they are
certainly entitled to representa-
tive to express their views in the
representative part of the govern
ment.
First.-On the financial ques-
ton" I am in favor of the free and
unlimited coinage of gold or silver,
independent of any foreign power,
into standard money, at the ratio
of I6 to I, and upon terms of exact
equality, as they existed prior to
1873. The silver to be full legal
tender, equal with gold for all
debts and dues public and private,
and I am opposed to any discrimi-
nation by the government against
either gold, silver or currency of
the country, and that all money
shall be equal at all times.
Second.-I believe that the
tariff question" should be con-
sidered as business proposition,
and as we deal with it locally in
every day life, and there is no
question but that we receive a
benefit by the proper kind of
tariff, outside of the government
fax, but there certainly should at
all times be conditions that will
protect the producer to the fullest
extent, as it does the manufacturer
and business man, and this is the
| kind of tariff I want. Equality to
| all. Discrimination to none.
Third.-That it is important that
the best and most economical trans
portation be had for the producer
to the market is beyond dispute.
Nothing will afford this better than
Goods water ways" for free
transportation. Every harbor that
will admit of a benefit should be
improved, and especially should
the completion of Coos, Siuslaw,
Yaquina and Tillamook Bays not
be delayed longer for the growing
commerce of Western Oregon.
Coos Bay gives to the trade OF
Southern Oregon, competition and
a market for their fruit, timber and
coal, the quality of the fruit and
coal cannot be excelled in the state,
and why should it be subjected to
transportation rates at present, de-
stroying the value of production.
Siuslaw will add thousands OF
dollars to our wealth by the valuable
timber that is compelled to seek a
market at this bay, and create a
vast field for investment, and work
| a. l. 4
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-05-21

Keep it fairly before the people
Doodle boom town lots and high
taxes means West Yaquina; home
people and low taxes means Toledo.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1896-05-21
Ioedo Lincoln County, Oregon, Thursday, May 1896.

Democratic Ticket.
STATE AND CONGRESSIONAL.
For Supreme Judge
JOHN BURNETT, of Benton County
For Congress, First District
JEFFERSON MYERS, of Linn Co.
COUNTY.
For County Clerk
B, F. JONES, of Toledo.
For Sheriff
C. A. MILLER, of Yaquina.
For Assessor
HURLEY LUTZ. of siletz.
For Treasurer
S. A. LOGAN, of Newport.
For Commissioner
]. R. BARCLAY, of Tidewater.
For Superintendent
MADGE DUNN. of Elk City.
For Coroner
WIN. WAKEFIELD of Little Elk
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Salem, Ore, May IS, 1896.
To the Public:-
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-01
MARTINS FERRY.

DR.. AR Ong and son spent yesterday
with friends and relatives at Mt. Pleas
ant.
Prof. Thos. Mitchell returned last
evening from a couple of days visiS
with his family at Mt Pleasant.
One plain drunk was run in Saturday
night.
Miss Bertha Bartholomew spent yes
terday with friends at Mingo.
The Martins Ferry ball club defeated
khe Irwias of Wheeling yesterday after
noon on Tunnel Green by score Of s 20
Z. Vickers, of the Martins Ferry team,
won the game by knocking home run
with two men on bases.
Harry Chessel leaves this morning,
after short stay with friends and rela-
tives here.
David Lewellyn, JOS. Hilton, Thos.
Lloyd, and Winfield Clark returned Sat-
urday night from Detroit, Mich, where
they have been for the past week at
tending the convention of A. A. of C.
and S. w.
The Never Sweats" leave this morn
ing for a months fishing trip near
Yorkeville.
VIM. Saltkela spent yesterday at
Deep Run with friends.
Roscoe Out and VIM. Joy spent yes
terday at Coleraln.
Caut. Orr found large sum Of money
yesterday on the pike back of town.
The owner can have it by calling on
him and describing it.
Louis Beemer is down from Pittsburg
visiting relatives.
Miss Ella Colman, sister of Mrs.
Louis Seabright, is i'll with uphold
fever at'her home at Colerain.
Sam Huskins and wife spent yester-
day at Smithfield with relatives.
Last evening Rev. S. j. Boyle deiv-
cred the baccalaureate sermon at the
Presbyterian church to the graduating
class of the high school. Rev BogIes
discourse was eloquent and entertain
ing to the large audience present, be-
sides being beneficial and instructive to
the class.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-01

far toward making western teams so
much stronger relatively at home than
on the road. Baltimore is the only east
ern club which gets full and undivid-
ed pull" from its spectators. New York
and Boston are too metropolitan, too
dignified, to give their teams the real
genuine essence of root"
In several Western cities. particularly
Cincinnati and Pittsburg, they work
every trick OF the game against visit
ors. The new b. whereby the old
ball, when foul, 5 held out till a new
ball gets into the visiting pitchers
hands is carefully practiced, and with
good effect. New York lost game in
both cities by that trick. Doheny was
forced to use new ball in the sixth in
ming at Cincinnati. and it lost the game.
have often wondered why, at the Polo
ground, foul balls are hustled back with
all despatch when the visiting pitcher
is in the box, and, if any difference, less
haste is used to get it back when the
Giants are in the field. 1t is laxity
OF management which costs games, and
some day, I'll illustrate the point with
a case in hand.
In Cincinnati, where they have only
one left handed batsman, the left hand
er's box" at the plate is filled with
very loose dirt that the left handed Wis
itors cannot get firm foothold. This
was worked on the Baltimores, New
Yorks and Philadelphia. Ewing's idea
is that, though he handicapped one of his
batsmen. he made it uncomfortable for
from three to five of the visitors, and
the percentage was largely in his favor.
These tricks of the game count in the
season, and the club which doesn't get
IN with them loses many points.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-01
BASE HITS.

Saginaw's the next victim.
The crowd Saturday was the largest
of the season.
Contrary to expectation, Barrett was
not tried against the local sluggers Sat
urday.
The game cannot live in Toledo from
week day receipts.-Bee. Good ball
town, that.
With Shaw behind the bat, the
twirlers do not have TO watch the bases
very closely.
Torreyson offered center fielder Grit
fin, of Washington, position as short
on the Toledo team.
1t is pity the Fort Wayne team is
not in a city where the newspapers
would appreciate its work.
Pitcher Keenan,. of Toledo. made two
deliberate attempts in Saturday morn
ing's game to hit Davis with the ball.
To-day's Interstate games-Saginaw
at Wheeling, Toledo at New Castle,
Fort Wayne at Youngstown, Jackson
at Washington.
McGinness muffed a foul fly in left
field Saturday which a school boy would
have held McGinness has great deal
to learn about the game.
The Youngstown players lack ginger.
A little more enthusiasm in close
games and not so much bench warming
would probably result in better work
on bases.
Wheeling will have some new pitch
ing talent this week. 1t is likely that
both Hawley and Wright, who pitched
for Twin City last year, will come to
Wheeling.
How fondly Wheeling papers coddle
Tebeau! 1t looks as though Wheeling
had line out for the Fort Wayne cap
tain.-Toledo Blade. And Toledo has
gun out for him.
Torreyson thinks Jackson will win a
majority of games from Wheeling, be-
cause the batters are nearly all left
handed. Perhaps the south-paWs won't
get the sphere out of the infield.
Sam McHoverter is as full of ginger
as the national treasury is of silver dol
lars. He was the clown of the game
Saturday afternoon, and his work at
first and at the bat was gilt-edged.
Van Wrinkle, a college player, held
down third for Toledo Saturday. He
went after everything and tried to play
the entire game himself. The bleachers
dubbed him rip" from the fall of the
flag.
The Wheeling papers devote consid-
cradle space telling what a nice fellow
George Tebeau is. Must be the Fort
Wayne kicker has seen the error of his
ways and sought repentance since he
was in Toledo.-Toledo Blade.
Wheeling is crazy over base ball.
The crowds range daily from a thousand
to fifteen hundred. and visiting teams
say they are the noisest "rooters" in the
circuit The crowd won the second
game from Fort Wayne by rafting the
opposing pitcher-Saginaw Courier
Herald. Somebody must have been tell
ing you.
Gunnells has another new base ball
park the third since the opening of the
Interstate season. One park is in the
city, another two or three miles out in
the country, and the latest is between
the two. 1t is at the Casino, where Mr..
Gunnells says several thousand persons
assemble every day. and it is convenient
to three street car lines. Mr.. Gunnells
expects a good patronage. He should
strengthen his team, in order to de-
serve it.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-01
WESTERN LEAGUE.

Mt Clemens, Mich, May 31.-Inabil-
ity TO hit Denser lost the first Sunday
game to the Detroits, although Gayle
pitched a fine game. Catcher frost
was quite seriously hurt by running
into a barbed wire ferce. The game
was for the benefit of the Michigan
cyclone sufferers. Attendance, $500.
Score:
Detroit E. go. ..11OOOOOOO-2
St. Paul =. -. ..O00213OO*-6 s 2
Batteries-Gayle and frost; Denser
and Spies.
Grand Rapids, Mich, May 81
Thornton struck out thirteen men to-
day and his supporters made only a
single error, but the Millers won by
making a home run hit when the bases
were full. Score:
Grand Rapids .2O21O20SO-1O IA l
Minneapolis 52-11 10 6
Batteries, Thornton and Smink;
Healy and Schriyer; attendance, 5000.
Columbus, O., May 31.-Nonnen-
macher, Milwaukee's find, was explod
ed in the box again to-day, eight safe
hits being made off him in the fourth
inning. Barnes finished the game.
Score:
Columbus -. ..OOO6OOOOO-6 16 .
Milwaukee E. ..2O1O102 1*-7 - 2
Batteries, Wolverton and Wilson;
Nonnenmacher, Barnes and Speer.