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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05

IT IS a pretty we'll settled fact
that William Mckinley will be
the nominee Of the republican
party for president and the hollow
ness Of all this wild enthusiasm in
that party for this man and pro-
teotion Is only too plain to the
nor sensible and farsighted men
of the party MS can be learned by
simply perusing the daily press of
the country, and disaster is sure to
follow the party if it wins on that
issue alone. When the democra-
tic party came into power, they
Inherited the great depression
which fell upon the country like
some destroying plague, as a ma
tural result of former legislation
and conditions largely brought
about by the republican party and
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
TAUBENECK's LETTER

The letter Of Mr.. Taubeneck,
chairman of the Peoples Party
National Committee, published in
last weeks UNION should be read
and carefully considered by every
one as it contains some things
which we should all take to our
selves. We should not be too
ready to jump at conclusions when
we e anything published in the
old party papers derogotory of the
leading men in our party, no mat
ter what position they hold; but at
this time it appears with double
force to our national committe as
they will do everything in their
power to break the harmony in the
party and to prevent any possible
union Of al the opposing forces.
we do not say it is not the duty Of
each and every one to be on their
guard, on the contrary that is just
what they should do, but 1t is
all out of place to Jump at conclu-
sions as some have done and rush
into print with denouncatorv edi-
torials and letters when the imaei-
nary grievance rests solely with
some old party fa]sehood. These
seeming discussions have a very
injurious effect on the outside and
the tendencies are to drive the
tlmld voter-who is afraid Of los
ing his vote-from us, as he secs
nothing but discord, aud as he
thinks. no chance for success.
Let each one do his duty in choos-
ing good representative populist
to attend conventions and they
will attend to their duty, never
fear.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05

The cyclone which passed
through St. Louis last Wednesday
afternoon was perhaps one Of the
most Obstructive of any yet in the
history Of this or any other coun-
try, In an instant over five hun
dred souls were hurled into eter-
nifty and thousands Of others lay
bruised and bleeding amid the
ruins Of their homes and the debris
and rubbish Of sthe stricken city,
while millions Of dollars Of pro
perty was destroyed in the same
length Of time. This seems to
have been the Capitalization Of all
the cyclonic energy Of the season
at this point. but it is quite pro
babls that some Of the many other
tornadoes Of this spring we're just
as powerful as this one but did not
happen to strike a great city. This
seems to be a season in which
these deamons of obstruction are
more numerous than usual and
their frequently is a subject for
scientific Investigation as to the
cause and an inquiry into possible
representatives.. 1t cannot be de-
MED that they are more frequent
than in former years and there
must be a common cause. It has
been contended that the great
belts of railway and telegraph
lines are a cause disturbing the
electric currents; however this may
be, it is 9 subject which ought t
engage the scientific mind.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
D JUNE 5, 1896.
POPULIsT STATE CONVENTION.
The Populists Of South Dakota

The Populists Of South Dakot'
will meet in delugate convention
in the city OF Huron. Tuesday
July IA. 1896, at Il a. m: for the
purpose of electing seventeen dele
gates to represent the Populis'
party Of South Dakota, in the Pop.
ulist National Convention to be
held in the city Of St. Louis, July
22nd 1896, and for the purpose Of
placing in nomination. candidates
for the following named offices:
-Four presidential electors.
Two representatives in congress.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State.
State Auditor.
State Treasurer.
Attorney General.
Superintendent Of Public In
struction.
Commissioners School and Public
Lands.
Commissioner Labor and Stats
tics.
One Railroad Commissioner for
all of South Dakota lying west of
the Missouri river.
One Railroad Commissioner for
all'of South Dakota lying east Of
the Missouri river and south Of the
second standard parallel.
One Railroad Commissioner for
all Of South Dakota lying east of
the Missouri River and north Of
the second standard parallel.
And the transaction Of such
other business as may legally come
before such convention.
1t is recommended that an alter
nate to each delegate be elected
and that 10 proxies be allowed and
that the delegates or their alter
mates present at the convention be
empowered to cast the full vote Of
their county.
The basis Of representation for
each Of the organized counties will
be Il delegate 1t large and one
additional delegate for each fifty
votes, OF major fraction thereof,
cast for Hon. Isaac Howe, for
for Governor in 1894. The coun-
ties will be entitled to delegates as
follows:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05

GRoUND-HoG JOE seems to be
worried. about the barb wire down
the walk at the court houss. Now
don't get too wrathy about this as
it was placed there by a died-in-
the-wool republican; by and with
the sanction of q staunch republi-
can board Of county commits:
sioners. Why not get out an in
junction? Anything the popu-
lists do is subject to an injunction
"you know"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05

4AAlSD e01Jll4Mlssz419 Is Nnos 11lyexs Anan|
. handle in1 ~ That viii make
i possible Tor Ill favoring this
measure to unite IN . general cam
paign for success. To use it is
PLAN that the gold mon made .
quiet but most vigorous but sue
cessful fight to carry the gold
standard principal in the republi-
can party, as they felt that it stood
a better show Of success than did
the democratic party. When this
was accomplished it was to their
interest to devise some means to
divide the sill yer forces and it looks
very much as though the gold men
themselves were behind the silver
move in the ranks Of the unterri-
fed-not that the masses Of the
party are opposed to free coinage,
but they have given assistance to
the movement in order to concen-
trate the gold forces on the repub-
lican party and if possibl, divide
the otber-thinking that silver
populists and republicans will not
support the democratic party with
its last four years record so wildly
before their minds. We believe
they have reasoned well and I'M
derstand human nature better
than any Of US. Just what the
outcome will be time only a tell
but one thing is certain, it will
complicate matters and it looks as
if the white metal men are to be
divided in the campaign Of 1896.
Here is q very forcible object les
son demonstrating the advantage
and need Of the referendum.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05

blnndef ol ,iling snsct nv law
~ relievethe people and thus have
earned tho condemnation Of all
right thinking people. The re-
publicans were anxious to give.an
excuse for the hard times which
would lay the blame at the door OF
the opposite party, set up the howl
that it was the result. Of the policy
of the democratic party-free trade
and began demanding protec-
ton; for what reason no one is able
to give an intelligent answer as the
tariff was not lowered enough to
make an average of four per cent
and the present tariff will average
about forty-six. This wall for a
return to protection necessarily
put M. Mckinley in a conspic-
ious position, simply because he
was the introducer, not the author
Of TIE last tariff bill by his own
party. 1t was easy to make peo-
pie believe that this Was the cor
rect diagnosis Of the cause Of the
hard times and especially those
who are tariff worsh1pers. This
war cry was started by the greater
papers Of the country and was re-
echoed by all Of the little sheets
throughout the land and could not
be checked, which has placed Mr..
Mckinley in the lead for the nom
nation. Look at this in any light
we chose, this whole cry and Nc
Kinley's present success is upon a
false basis and is sure to end
in disaster and the wiser men now
see it, but it is too late to stay the
tide. No sensible person, when
he reflects a moment, will believe
that the great monopolistic manu-
f~acturer, needs any more protec-
ton, O If he should get it that it
would help the country generally.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05
Cheap Flour.

A.C. Boland il still in the lead on flour
feed and grain. He has just received
10000 pounds Of Swansdown flour
which he proposes to sell at prices not
to be had at any other place in Rapid
City. Farmers will do we'll to call be-
fore purchasing and get prices.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-05

In addition to the above number
OF delegates each unorganized
county will be entitled to one dele
gate in said convention.
L. HI. NULL, Chairman.
r. d.. DowDELL, Sec. State Cen
trail Committee.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
The RESPONSIBILITY OF Directors

!, At n recent meeting of the State Bar
association of New York state paper
was read by Henry W. Jessup entitled
Are Directors of Corporations Held TO
a Sufficient Accountability? The ar
ticle has attracted great deal of at
tention by reason of the succinct man.
ner in which modern corporation meth
ods We're exposed and still more by
reason of what the author advanced as
a possible means Of reforming the
present discreditable methods. The
author called attention to the fact
known that the officers and not the
directors are the real managers of the
corporation and that they often so man
ipulate the trust reposed in them as to
become privately wealthy while the
stockholders of the corporation are left
without a share in the profits of the
concern and almost equally without
a means of redress.
Mr.. Jessup called attention. in this
connection, to the fact that while re-
dress to the stockholders is obtainable
theoretically through court of equity,
in reality this mode of procedure is
comparatively unavailable because
stockholder must first notify the court
that he has exhausted all means within
his power within the corporation be-
fore he can be permitted to institute a
litigation which usually belongs within
the province of the corporation. A
complaining stockholder must also offer
affirmative proof of misconduct on the
part of those intrusted with the man
agement Of a corporation when at
tempting to establish fraud in fact.
As possible remedy for some of the
many evils the author suggests an
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

found in the box than the number OF
votes named in the list kept by the vig.-
lants.''
A; the opening of the poll IN this ii'-
uici. Thomas u. Davies requested To nave
representative liz the booth while the vote
was being cast AIR. David NJ. Jones and
myself, the duly-e.ected vigilan:s of this
cis;ric:. with the express purpose OF
avoiding any possibility of such a charge
as the one now made, granted this re-
quest. representative from each side
was chosen, MIR. Frank Jones being Sc
lected by the Mo!r- Davies Westpfahl
delegates, and Mr.. John T. Lewis 10y the
Ripp,e-Williams-W -Widmayer delegates.
When the first vote was taken, Mr..
Frank Jones placed himself by my side.
ana from that time anil the vote was
completed, had an oppor- unity to see cv.
cry vote that was ?oncd and when the
count was completed, made the follow
ing statement: "Wel;, nobody eau say
this was not "A fair count"
Every precaution w.ihin our power was
taken to insure 4 fair election; each bal
lot was numbered aad deposited as 1t was
received from the nands OF the voter
While counting the votes, IN four or five
instances two or three ballots were folded
inside the ballot which was numbered and
these We're divided between the two sets
OF delegates. The frluduicn: votes were
thrown out, there no. being more tnan
eleven Ia all.
Mr.. FRANK Jones now has the i.oor; II tie
has any regard for truth or honor. lie will
liease come out and corIoUorate this
statement. John NJ. Edwards.
Scranton, Pa, Jan. IS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
Another FalsehoOd Exposed.

Concerning the charge in Mondays
Republican against Committeeman
Wolf, of the Fourth district OF the
Nineteenth ward. the following afii-
davit VIII possess interest:
Before me- W. S. Millar. an alderman in
and for said county. appeared Joseph
Wolf who. being duly sworn. deposed as
follows: That | was a vigilance commit
teeman In the Fourth district of the Nine
teenth ward at the recent Republican city
primaries: that before u ballot was taken
the ballot box was sealed by the two cam
didates for delegate in the presence OF
Charles w. Westpfahl, the Independent
Republican candidate for city controller:
that when the balioting had been ended
the two candidates for delegate, John
SteinmetZ for Mo.r and Fred Zeigier for
Ripple, were called in to examine the seal
and open the box, which they did. pro-
nouncing 1t satisfactory. that they both
watched the count, and that prior 10 that.
the Moir delegate had two witnesses sa-
toned at the window to see that every bal
lot was correctly placed in the box:
that during the balloting quart
of whiskey was kept on tap by
the Moir supporters in a coal
shanty on the alley and voters for
Moir after being handed a drink We're
told to vote two tickets If necessary; that
the Moir delegate himself. John Steinmetz.
offered two tickets, one of which was
handed back to him; that S;e!nmetz' -
brother-in-law. who followed him at the
polls also tried Is vote two ballots, one
of which was likewise handed back; that
after the count nine unnumbered ballots
were found In the box and rejected; that
every numbered ballot represented a BONA
fide name on the vigiances list of voters:
and that Steinmetz, at the close or the
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

adoption of the laws prevailing in
ers of the directorates of corporations.
fixing definitely certain well known
functions and certain unchanging re-
sponsibilities upon different branches
of the management. In this way any
person becoming a stockholder in cor
poration knows exactly whom he is
trusting and who are responsible to
him for mismanagement. 1t is be-
lieved by the author of the paper that
this system could be introduced in our
laws without serious trouble and that
it's effect could not be other than bene-
fetal.
While the premises Of the author as
to the present inequitable state of af-
fairs cannot be questioned and while
the remedy prepared would perhaps in
a measure remedy the evils complained
of, he overlooks the fact that it is large
ly upon the stockholder himself that
the blame for his misfortune must fall.
1t is the stockholders who elect the di-
rectors and it is the directors who Sc
lect the officers. If they elect for di-
rectors men whom they know can at
best but take a slight interest in the
affairs Of the corporation, 1t Is they who
must take the responsibility for their
losses. People go into corporations
with the slightest inquiry, not as to
whether the directors are reputable
men. but into the more important ques-
tion as to who holds the larger part Of
the stock and what 1t will be to their in
terest to do with the corporation.
. Men whose only interest in a corpora
tiOn can be in "wrecking" it,;
that is. in sacrificing everything
for personal gain, are blindly
voted into the management by
carelessly signed proxies, the value and
Importance Of which are almost univer-
sally overlooked; yet the Importance of
which is really the keynote to an hon.
est management of corporations af-
fairs.
With corporation officers as with
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

vote. called Zeiger. the Ripple delegate. to
him. took his hand and said that the poll
ing had been fair and square in every par
ticular and that neither would have any
cause for complaint. Joseph Wolf.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
twenty-elghth day of January. 1896.
W. s. Millar. Alderman.
State of Pennsylvania, County of Lack
awanna, SIS.
!. William Hoffman, a member of the
vigilant committee. acting with Mr. Wolf,
corrOborate the above statement and de-
clare it to be true in every particular.
Wilhelm Hoffmann.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this
twenty-eighth day of January. 1896.
w. S. Millar, Alderman.
1t is interesting to note that in the
Providence wards request by the Rip
pie delegates for the admission of wit
nesses to the booths was denied by the
opposing faction; why. we can only
guess.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
THE REASON WHY.

love my fellow-boarder's Vile
Though she in years surpasses me.
And though her gentle, blameless life
Is free from guile as life can be;
And though l swore some years ago
To a dear girl, through peace or strife,
No other love I'd ever know
Yet still l love my neighbours wife.
Her little girl Is Q years old,
SO you can see she's on in years:
Yet to my statement / will hold,
Though 1t may start my fond wife's
tears,
The mother loves that little girl
As l adore my children three,
Nor do / foully plan to hurl
These lambkins into infamy.
My neighbor's girl in school doth learn
The secrets of pianO-play,
And at school, when the rest adjourn,
She practices an hour a day;
But her good ma does not permit
Her, on her joyous childish life
To "thump" at home one little bit
Wherefore l love my neighbor's wife.
Chicago Record.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
MIGHT CUT BOTH WAYS.

From the Harrisburg Patriot.
The Republican party in Lackawanna
county is to be somewhat depleted. Con-
gresham Scranton intends to put in Jail
a number OF Republican election officers.
This effort to cut down the Republican
majority in February is not calculated to
secure the approval of many party lead
ers. Besides the precedent once estab-
lished of sending Republican leaders" to
Jail there's no guessing what may become
of a number of Pennsylvania's conspicu-
Oul statesmen.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
NOT IiIDEROCND.

From the Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t is sometimes enormously claimed
that the sympath!es OF Scranton are with
New York rather than with Philadelphia
The claim Is not substantiated by an edi-
torial in the Scranton Tribune, which pa
per declares that New Workers are RI
diculOusly inaccurate in their verdicts in
the fields of literature and art and that the
froth and scum of the country. rejected
at home. float on the top wave of noto-i-
ETY. in New York
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
LETTER FROM MR.. EDWARDS.

Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Scranton Republican Of Mon
day. in its charges of fraud or attempt
at fraud In the recent primary elections.
furnishes at least one conspicuous example
Of malicious lying. refer to its allegations
concerning the First district of the Fff-
teenth ward. Here 1t asserts: There was
q deliberate plot to cheat Mr.. Davies out
Of the delegates In his home precinct, and
that there were forty-five more ballots
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
UNMASKING A LIAR.

1t accepted principle in law that the who will deb-
erately lie about thing will lie about another Such mans
testimony worthless point into which senerest enters
Below in parallel columns present statements da
meay opposed each ether The column to the LETT from
editorial yesterday mornings Republican, written by Hon.
Joseph A. Scranton member OF congress from this district The
column right is letter by Rev. A. +. Chaee pastor OF
Asby Methodist Episcopal church of Green Ridge which ap-
peaed in last nights Truth We ask readers carefully to
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
NOT GOOD TASTE.
From the Scranton Times.

From The Scranton Times.
Ii is not good taste to drag religions into
political controversy. Those who know
Mr. William Conneil best will not for 4
moment believe he would threaten the
withdrawal of any pledge he may have
made toward lifting IA church debt If all
of the official members ana the whole con-
Sresation should vote against any polit!-
cal candidates he might favor. Mr.. Con-
nell is generous to a fault i'm his phiian-
thropy, and while We do not agree with
him politically We believe in manly war;
fare. Let the fight proceed. and corrup-
ton at the polls be unearthed. but in do
ing so there is no excuse TO drag in the
church
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

The Truth would in the long run be
happier if it were not so eager to detect
in addresses like that Of Rev. DR.. Nc
Leod reflections not meant by the
speakers. We agree with it that re-
ligious rancor is fruitless. Therefore,
let's drop it,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

The Scranton Times grows indignant
because The Tribune said that honest
vigilance committeeman would be fully
Does the Times think that
honest men should be prosecuted?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

men in all business concerns. some are
honest and some are dishonest. 1t i:s
upon the stockholder that the respon-
s.bility OF the choice must rest: and he
should be willing 10 shoulder 1t intel
lieertly
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

The average jury valuation of a hu-
man life would pay for one-tenth of the
proposed viaduct, and n viaduct on
West L.ackawanna avenue would save
more than ten lives
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

The Republican who is willing to Will
fy his own party because it will not do
as he wants it to do is a good thing to
push along. He isn't needed and he
will not be missed.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

of scalping honest Tom Davies in 1894.
The information would have interested
him, and perhaps refreshed his men,
n,.,-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

We regret that Captain Moir did not
see fit to accept our courteous invita-
tion to call around and get the name
Of the man who was our authority for
saying that Fellows boasted to Moir
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29

Mr.. Scranton was not the only one
who was amused" at Fellows take
down in the matter of the twin afil-
davitS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
REPUBLICAN CITY TICKET.

For MayOr-E. II. RIPPLE.
For Trcnsurer-DANIEI. WILLIAMS.
For ContrOllcr--F. J. WIDMAYER.
For rAssessors-CHARL FOWLER.
CHRIST FICKCS.
WILLIAM DAWSON.
Election Day. Feb. lS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-01-29
TO the Editor Of the Truth.

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regaed with daily column of accusations from Mr. Scranons
pen aimed OF whose political prominence this
he is enviou and jealous II Mr. Scranton would deber-
aey lie about respected of the gospel whose
fence the emery OF requesting that be
reced would he not also lie about those against whom he
has repeatedly declared desperate and unscrupuous war;
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-02-03
89c Kid Gloves.

Parlor Cabinets reduced from
$1,000 to $22 so. China Closets
$I2. so up. Ladies French
Dressing Cases $3.50. Folding
Beds at S22 so