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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30
FARMER Rows.

In his address at Monmouth, ILL.,,
Mr.. Bryan very neatly rebuked an
Omaha minister. The latter had de-
clared that the prevailing hard times
were due to generalization of farmers
sons, the boys being encouraged to go
off to the cities to compete in over
crowded professions, leaving the farms
to take care of themselves In COM
menting upon the statement, Mr.. Bryan
said:
1 say, my friends, that hope these
words were not uttered by the bishop,
because 1 hate to think that any man
with the love of God ever used such
words. To talk about the over-educa-
ton of the farmer boy and to lay the
difficulties of these times TO this, IS
the most cruel thing ever uttered. Sucn
sentiment means reversal OF conol-
tons and d return to the dark ages.
How can you tell which is the smart
est of the farmers boys, and educate
him? Shall we appoint commission
to select the one to give an education?
1t certainly was remarkable ex-
PLANTATION that the minister offered, ana
the rebuke was timely and just. Mr..
BRYAN knows the Importance of the
farmer boy in the life of this country,
and he was the man above all others
to reply to the reflection cast upon the
sons of the soil. 1t may be added that,
If the farmers boys were not educated,
d very large proportion of the educa-
tfonal work of the country would be
thrown away. The mind of the lad
who grows up in the country is fruit
full soil for the germs OF knowledge,
and education of that class results In
far more advantage to the nation than
that lavished upon all others.
Full and sufficient proof of the de-
STABILITY of educating the sons OF
farmer families is found in the admit
ted fact that the farm furnishes pre-
ponderating proportion of the brains
and force of the country. 1t is well
known that the progress of the nation
is maintained 'bybsthe vigor that is
drawn from the agricultural element
The tendency Of life in the cities is to
enervate and the rule is for families en-
joying all the opportunities of wealth
and metropolitan surroundings to run
down. While they are in process OF
deterioration, the boys from the coun-
try districts are stepping into the
places for which the sons of luxury are
becoming incapacitated.
So well established is this that the
students of such subjects do not hest
tate to saw that the nation itself would
soon lose strength and go into decay
were it not for the fact that this fresh
blood from the country is continually
surging forward to grasp the reins and
urge on the car Of progress. Yet men
like the Omaha minister would curtail
the educational opportunities of these
young men upon whom the nation is
obliged to rely for renewal of its
strength and vigor!
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PLAIN CONDITIONS.

Those silver Republicans who cling
to old party allegiance while voting for
Bryan, hoping that something will de-
veiop that will make them feel at home
in their. chosen position, cannot under
stand what the attitude of the Re-
publican party is toward those who
have constituted the silver wing of the
organization.
When the st. Louis convention met
it was resolved by those in control OF
the party that the free silver senti-
ment within the party SHOULD be finally
stamped out. 1t was there resolved
that there should be no further con-
cession to that sentiment; that the
free silver men should be effectively
disciplined and given to understand
that they must change their views or
leave the party. No attempt was made
to conciliate the silver men, and, in
effect, the action of the convention de-
clared to them: I'VE shall be glad TO
have you remain with us on a gold
platform; but if you cannot do that
you will have to leave us and join
some other political association"
Sc plain was the party's policy made
that the silver leaders in the conven-
ton were obliged to walk out and
formally renounce their allegiance to
the Republican organization.
If any one supposes that the Re-
publican party, since the convention,
has changed its determination he is
sadly mistaken. Every step taken sub
sequently has shown still more de-
termined purpose to put an END to
silver sentiment within the party and
to punish those who have been con-
spicuous as free coinage Republicans.
The fight in Idaho furnishes 4 illus
tration of the purpose of the uarty.
The national Republican managers
were particularly DESTROYS of retiring
Senator Dubois to private life. TO ac-
complish this object a vigorous Nc
Kinley campaign was organized in the
state. Dubois had been unable to
effect consolidation of all the silver
forces on a satisfactory basis and
launched an independent Republican
ticket If that ticket should be sue
cessfuI he would be returned. The
only certain way 70 Gafeat it il to ser
Republicans to vote the Mckinley
legislative ticket.
1t is not hoped to carry the state for
the Mckinley electors nor for the Me-
Kinley candidates for the legislature;
but it is hoped 10 draw away enough
Republicans to insure the success of
the fusion ticket, though the election
of Popuiist senator would follow.
To effect this result the ReprDlicen MS
are conducting the most vigorous cam
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Dwellers in cities might get along
with more restricted facilities # it
were necessary, as they have side
walks to walk upon and street cars to
ride in, and it would never be a very
serious matter to reach the branch
postofiice. Farmers on the other hand,
finding it equally necessary to secure
or mail letters. must often travel miles
through rain and over muddy roads to
accomplish it.
1t is certainly true that mail de-
livery in the country would make life
on the farm much more cheerful; it
would enable the farmers to take the
daily papers. keeping them in constant
touch with the pulse of the country.
It would broaden them, increase their
interest in the general affairs of life,
add to their stock of knowledge imme-
diately available in the conduct of
their own business, and making life
less isolated, add to the happiness and
contentment of those who chafe under
the conditions that shut tn I'm cut from
Immediate knowledge of what is going
on in the rest of the world.
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paign they have ever carried IN in the
state, and it is done with money and
literature furnished by the national
committee.
A Populist senator would be for free
coinage. just as Dubois is; and if there
were any disposition to sonciiiate The
silver men and hold ont hope 70 them,
the national committee would not take
a course tending to elect Popuiisst
over Dubois head. The natl ,ral riaL-
ayers do not propose 10 hold out any
hope to silver Republicans; they do not
want to conciliate them; and, to en-
plastic their determination, they would
consign those to oblivion VINO rave
been leaders of the free coinage idea
within the party.
Now, what is TO be expected CT a
man who. with full knowledge of these
conditions, accepts an election 20 the
national house or senate as a Re-
publican? What encouragement is
there for a silver man to send an
avowed Republican to either body?
The men elected, going there as Re-
publicans and under the coalitions sur
rounding their election, would be
obliged to act with the Republicans;
and, if they should dare DISPLAY any
of this heretical, ostracized silver SEN
timent, they would be disciplined
vigorously and at once. They would
have to be Republicans. but they would
find that they could not be for free
coinage and hope to have any standing
Or influence.
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COUNTRY MAIL DELIVERY.

In all parts of the country much in
terest viii be taken in the govern
ment's experiment Of free mail deliver
les and collections in farming COM
munitieS At it's last session congress
appropriated $780, 900 to be used in test
ing the p7acticabilty OF giving the
farmer the same postal conveniences
as his city neighbor. In twenty-five
states one county is to be selected as
field for testing what promises to be
successful step toward the comfort
of the citizens of the country who till
the land, do much of the hard work
of the commonwealth and receive few
of the advantages paid for by annual
taxation. When postmen ride from
farm to farm, communication will be
so easy that daily newspapers, fire.
quent correspondence and close COM
munication viii be the rule. Then the
farms will lose their reputation for
being rather lonely places and the task
of going to the postoffice will be rele-
gated to the past with all the other
bygone tasks that used to make life
hard.-Omaha World-Herald.
The World-Herald is correct in stat
ing that the experiment will be
watched with great interest There
have been great doubts about the
feasibility of inaugurating such
system, but such far-reaching posi-
bilities are involved in it that it must
attract the earnest attention of all
who make a study of matters bear
ing upon the welfare of the people.
The difficulty heretofore has been
that the government has devoted it's
attention almost exclusively to inn
provement of the mail service in cities.
The number of deliveries has been in
creased and is constantly being in
creased; sub-stations are widely estab-
lished to facilitate the collection and
delivery of mail matter in the outlying
districts of the cities. and it has even
been seriously proposed to attach a
letter-box to each house so that the
citizen would not have to walk so
far as the corner to post his letter.
Tt is all right to afford the best pos
sible mail facilities for the residents
of cities but the improvements have
been pushed forward without stopping
to consider the claims of the country
districts. A proper balance has not
been maintained. If either class is to
be Disseminated against, it should be
the urban, not the rural, residents.
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Colonel Ingersoil's argument that the
free coinage of silver would be of no
benefit to the American silver miner
because it would allow foreigners TO
ship their silver bullion into the
country and get ali the benefits oG the
minis is worth the serious attention of
the people of the silver states. Free
silver would probably be as disappoint
ing TO American industries as free
wooi-San Francisco Cab.
VIII the Call please inform waiting
public what mint benefits there would
be for anybody if free coinage did net
increase the bullion value of silver?
And i might also advise it's readers
what possible harm might accrue If
foreigners did bring silver and have 1T
coined into American dollars, keeping
in view the fact that they would have
20 expend those dollars for American
property or products of some kind to
get them into circulation.
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WITH THE TIDE.

The tide went out with sob and sigh
Speak low, my dear, speak low
Without word or tear was their last
good-by:
Yet hearts may break although eyes be
dry
Speak low, my dear, speak low.
What's for woman except to wait
Winds are wild and nights are dark:
Love is a fever that's fiercer than hate,
1t burned in her veins from early till
late
Winds are wild and nights are dark.
She watched the waves in their ebb and
flow
Life is long to waiting heart:
And dreamed the story she dare not
know
Ali the dreary day till the sun was low
Life is long to a waiting heart.
died
Speak low. my dear, speak low
An empty boat reached the old pier side;
And a girls soul fled with the outward
tide
Speak low, my dear, speak low.
English Illustrated Magazine.
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oAurAIeS MISREPRESENTATION.

In one of his recent speeches, Major
Mckinley made use of the following
language: With what shall always
seem to me an unaccountable rash
ness, it is proposed at the end of 120
years of glorious national life-pro-
posed, in earnestness, for the first time
in our history-to cast reproach upon
the honor of the American nation"
The Republican candidate and other
orators OF his party have INDUCED in
much of that sort of statement; but,
nevertheless, it is not altogether hon
est. Throughout the campaign the
plan has been to try to make the voters
believe silver men are avowed repudi-
ationists. Republican speakers-Mc-
Kinley at their flead-have proceeded
as though the Democratic platform de-
clared, I'VE are opposed to the pay
ment of debts and therefore propose
to cancel half of all existing obliga-
TONS" The controversial style has
been very generally abandoned and
the declaratory style substituted for
it. Not being willing that the silver
men should be placed before the coun-
try in a correct light, the Republicans
have abandoned argument and resorted
to Misrepresentation and denunciation.
Mckinley has led in this, and in doing
so he has shown that he is lacking in
candor.
Major Mckinley has perfect right
to argue that the policy of the Dem
ocrats would result in dishonor, but he
has no right to state that the Demo-
Gratis directly advocate national dis
grace. Neither Bryan nor his party
proposes to bring dishonor upon this
government
In another portion of the same speech
it was stated: The voters of the
United States are asked to say by their
ballots that they are willing that our
national obligations shall be redeemed
by the government in money worth
only about one-half as much as the
government received for them, and that
the pensioners of this government
the men who were willing to give the
best they had; the best that any man
f1S@9~e7.7S'9 tiASAA O0Ii nave
their pensions cut in two"
No Democrat has ever announced
such a purpose, and in fact, the Demo-
cratic party distinctly disclaims any
such purpose or desire.
OF course it is a very delicate mat
ter to determine how far man can
properly go in stating deductions as
definite purposes. It would be per-
fectly proper to make an argument
intended to show, or statement claim
ing, what the result of given policy
would be and then to put the matter
in declaratory form, but in the entire
speech from which the extracts are
taken there was only one line, and
that entirely disconnected, suggesting
that there was any deduction about
the statements made.
We expect erroneous methods from
obscure and careless men, but those
standing in such prominent positions
should avoid them.
Democrats have not been altogether
guiltless in this respect. but there has
been no such glazing misrepresentation
on the Democratic side as Major Nc
Kinley has INDUCED in.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

Senator Thurston seems to have gone
into eclipse. He made a great noise for
the gold standard in the beginning of
the campaign, but we do not hear
much of him now. His former ufter-
ances must have ,overtaken and 81
fenced him. It is interesting, however,
to know where the Nebraska gold
shouter recently stood on the financial
question. In July, 1893, he said: IF
we coin all the silver produced in
America, over and above what is used
in manufactures and the arts, we will
not any more than keep pace with the
increased demands OF our business
growth. Every dollar issued in ex-
change for silver bullion VIII find Its
way into circulation and new era of
prosperity begin
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

Harvard has nine students from
Csnada, Central America, Hawaii, ia
pan and South America. In the COL
lege ballot they voted seven for Nc
Kinley and two for Palmer, leaving
Bryan in his favorable attitude of iso-
lation from every other nation on
eartil,n says the St. Louis Globe-Isemo-
GRAFT Is there anything strange about
that2 OF course the foreigners are
for Mckinley.
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Cured the Mule.

Washington Star: ST was riding along
a mountain road in eastern Kentucky q
few weeks ago., remarked travelling
salesman to a Star reporter, when
saw mule running toward me with a
single tree dangling at his heels. With
great difficulty succeeded in turning GU.
of his way and he continued to go down
the mountain at q lively pace
"Abont mile further on I saw two
front wheels of spring wagon, and a
short distance away the other wheels and
the wagon box. | looked around to see
if the driver had been hurt, but finding
no one drove en-.
I'm a few minutes / met a man walk
ing down the road rather hastily
Stranger, he queried, did yo' see a
mewl down thar?'
Yes
Did he hev rag over is year?'
g L didn't see any,.
WAL, it's all right. | reckon Ell
stop when e gifts fustered out, an
reckon 'e's cured
What is he cured Off l asked
'Balhdn.' Yo' see heerd tibet grass
hopper put in tn year O. a boss or
new, ed cure i'm from balkin. so
tied a rag over tn critters year so It
couldn't git out, cotched a grasshopper,
put i'm in, an stranger, it's tn bes'
remedy | ever seed. Tn newly didn't
Civ me time to git in tn wagon. never
did see a mewl SO spr.ghti1y. reckon
tn hopper's got out now. an I'll go on
an cotch tn mewl.'
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TALES OF THE DAY.
New Cook was Not n Jewel.

New Cook Was Not Jewel.
New York Journal: Mrs. ]. E. L..
Davis lives on Sixty-third street, near
Fifth avenue.
My DEAR said Mrs Davis to her hus-
band at breakfast yesterday, 81 have at
last found a jewel of a cook. Her name
is Matilda Mause. She's a Swede only
"a years old, but she comes well recon-
mended by the best people,"
Delighted, my dear" said Mr.. Davis.
Il m tired of taking pepsin.'
Matilda arrived later and took possess
sion of the Davis kitchen. Mrs. Davis
sent for her to give orders for dinner.
we will have roast beef today" said
Mrs. Davis.
oh no we won't" said the Jewel.
''W-what?" gasped Mrs. Davis.
Il cook only game on Mondays" re-
torted the queen of the range.
You're discharged" cried Mrs Davis
I'm engaged for month";" said Ma
tilda. land l wont co.
1t took two policemen and a patrol
wagon to carry the muscular Swedish
girl to the Yorkville police court.
1 will not cook roast beef on Monday"
she defiantly told Magistrate Brann.
l fine you 50, said the magistrate
Tho wonder is you didn't go into the
parlor and play the piano.
Matilda had not 50 and was locked up.
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

The Provo Enquirer says: The re-
lease of Sim Duggins in the famous
Bonnet abortion case, on the plea of
states evidence, has queer look to
it. He certainly said nothing ON the
witness stand that would warrant his
release, as payment for his testimony.
The whole transaction is reflection
on the Salt Lake officers, as it now
stands
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

At Manti Mr.. John NJ Zane stated
the genuine Republican position on the
silver question, the position taken by
the st. Louis platform, when he said
that he was unalterably opposed to
the free and unlimited coinage Of sill
x-a,-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

Those wise ones who, after election,
Will know where all the errors in the
conduct Of the campaign of the de-
feated candidates were. and how they
could have been avoided, should speak
I'D now and give the public the benefit
of their wisdom.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

issue, the people Of Utah should be
unit for the free coinage party-root,
trunk and branch. Itiwould have been
perfectly right-just as commercially
correct as it is now sadly wrong.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

Carl Schurz has been explaining in
a very dogmatic way what Bismarck
meant by his letter on bimetallism.
Schurz makes it very plain, to his own
satisfaction, that Bismarck didn't
mean what he said.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

judging by his talk at Riverton. Mr.
George L. Nye, Republican candidate
for county attorney, places protection
ahead of free silver as the paramount
issue All good Republicans do.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

It IS charged against the Democrats
and those who favor free silver that
they are the party of discomfort and
revolution. The progress of the world
has been brought about by those who
were disconnected with unjust con-
6dziorts and have sought to reform and
ioe1er them. And when they have
bettered them it has been called revo-
luton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

Stephen Crane, writing in the New
York Sunday Journal, says: Eyes, the
Tenderloin is more than a place. 1t is
an emotion From his description
one would fancy it to be commo-
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why the Confederacy Failed"

Why the Confederacy Failed" is
the title of an article in the November
Century. One of the reasons alleged
for the failure was the lack of money
on the part of the confederacy, and
that an abundance of currency was
no aid to it. The gold papers are
trying to make much of this and to
use it as an object lesson in the pres
ent campaign. If lack of money was
a prime cause for the failure of the
confederacy, would not an abundance
of silver have removed it, and possibly
have given success to the confederacy?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

Many papers are now publishing pa
thetic articles on "the decline of the
horse The real decline of the horse
is when he balks. And then there is
no use trying to move him with
pathos.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

The opposition. legislative ticket in
this county Is officially recognized as
having been nominated by the McKin-
ley Republicans, having been filed for
the Independent Republicans on petit
ton. Now this presents singular
state of affairs. A number of those can
didates are goldbugs, McKinleyites
apostles of Hannaism- and yet indie
pendent or Bryan Republicans petit
toned to have their names put on the
ballet SO that they might vote for
them.
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Cincinnati Enquirer: Business: He
Miss Luella, love you madly. VIII you
be mine?
She-This really is SO sudden, Mr.. Bis
mis-. must have time to think it over
before l answer you.
He-Can't give you much. Last car
goes in ID minutes.
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To correspondent-The Latin
Quarter is older than the Latin Union.
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Odds and Ends: 81 believe" said the
candidate, that my country calls me-
IF you are abiding to that noise you
heard Just now. said the old farmer,
you are somewhat mistook. 1t was moth
ing but the old mule a-braying in the
back yard"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-10-30

Houston (Texas) Post: Chairman Green
will never dare to exhibit the debt and
credit account of the fusion campaign to
Mrs. Hettie Green after the returns are
in. Fancy what she would say to invest
ments in PoDuist windmills that never
developed power enough to run Republic
can pump.
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Kansas City

Kansas City Times: Tom Reed need
not think he can scare the west with
the threat that the east will cease to loan
money. The east has found lending
mortgages too profitable to sacrifice it
through spite. and as for pressure the
east has already exerted about all 1t can
without running its own interests.
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The battle cry of freedom-free sill
yer at 16 to