The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-25

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SUNDAY. OCTOBER 25, 1896.
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HEIGHT PAC
The vgistration of voters in Chicago
b concluded on Tuesday reached an as
q gregate of 3S3,515.
The New York World estimates that
I the rise in the price of wheat means Il
profit. of Sl35,S99,ol5 to the farmers
Captain Glass has been acquitted Of
ell blame for the grounding of the bat
ueship Texas in Newport harbor last
summer
& DR.. Becker says there Is s3,5CoOon
worth of gold "in sight" within fifteen
miles of johannesburg, South Africa. but
Ut is underground.
District Attorney Clayton has been
removed from Office. His son was that
he was free silver man and son-in-
law of Senator Push.
An Atlanta bank failed last week for
Z s2I5,oOO because S4l coo was checked
5out of it. And yet, observes the Mem
; phis Herald, the goldbugs argue that
money will be tight if Bryan is elected
Editors Dana and Pulitzer are now
political bed-fellows, but the Chicago
Dispatch says they are growing rest
: less and Joseph has his nose pressed TO
the wall while Charles is lying on the
outer rail.
Perhaps President Cleveland has done
all In this campaign that was possible
for man in his position to undertake
without laying himself open to the
lcharge Of offensive partisanship, says
& the Washington Star.
1t is now claimed by some of Tile gold
organs that the father of William Jcn-
$ nings Bryan made gold speech in 1865.
Well suppose he did, is man never
going TO be forgiven for his sins even
Enough he repents of them?
The complete registration in New York
scity was 33lls0, and in Brooklyn 207. 33s2.
/ or total of 5SS,513. Chicago's registra-
ton will be 100000. or 10000 greater than
New York city's. and $4,000 under New
flfork and Brooklyn combined.
While there is not the slightest dam
ger that Mckinley Will carry Virginia
In November. remarks the Roanoke
4 Times, the leaders of the silver party
are determined not TO relax any In theh
EFFORTS TO make assurances doubly sure.
Editor Rucker, of the Alparet,a Tr,e
Press, Of Georgia, is all right. He is one
OF those Democrats who champions his
I own views before the National Conven-
Stion declares the party platform. bu.
Nnthen yields to the majority and stands
by the party, remarks the Atlanta Jour
NAL.
D The Washington Post observes that
now the question naturally arises, If
Mr.. Bryan was lecturer of the silver
trust and was receiving a large salary
Tor going about the country making
speeches, what in the dickens did he
want with that measley little job Of
press agent for New York thea:e.?
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Mr.. Watson, it is said, would rather
lose an arm than to see fusion between
the Ponul!sts and Republicans. The
other day he said he would give his r.eh.
4 hand to see Bryan elected. Mr.. watson
Z IS fond of putting up parts of h!= anal-
4 omy against certain political contingent
YScies. If he is not careful he Will loga
his head entirely, thinks an exchange.
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The Chicago Dispatch very truly :e-
marks that The preacher in politics cuts
sa sorry figure at best. and he is a ,hous-
and times more likely TO do the cause
he esponssg harm than good. To begin
with. he is by profession 0 dogmatst,
/ and is at a great disadvantase when he
enters a field where here ate two sides
ito the question and the laity has a
chance 70 talk back.