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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

HoYT made very pat" illustration
when he told his audience Thursday
night that the aspirants for Vice-Presi-
dental honors, Sewall and Watson,
reminded him very much of the Irish
man who told a friend that he had a
very good joke on his wife-that is, she
had presented him with two babies
and that she only had lone clothes" j"
According to Watson, Hoyt thinks
that warts should be known hence
forth as Sewalls.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

A REPORT being circulated that can
didates in the Republican county ticket
will cut each other at the polls next
Tuesday is only Democratic campaign
scheme and common lie. Republicans
to whom the false statement is made
will no doubt take pleasure in brand
ing it for what it really is. If the
Washington county Republicans ever
stood together for the finish they are
standing there now.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31
Vote for Athey for
Recorder.
Republican Meetings.

Newport Village, Oct. 81, w. H.
Leeper and C. S. Dana.
Upper Lawrence town house, Oct. 81,
R. c. Dawes and c. U. Shryock.
Limerick school House, Oct. 81, T.
w. Moore and Z. r. Alderman.
Scottown, Oct. 81, F. j. Clemenger
and B. e. Guyton.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

81 was troubled with that dreadful
disease called dropsy; swollen from
head to foot. Burdock Blood Bitters
has completely cured me. 1t is a most
wonderful medicine" Joseph Herick,
Linwood, Ont.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

TODAY is Republican Flag Day
throughout the United States, regard
less of the fact that Chairman Jones
stole good idea from Chairman Hanna.
Let every loyal follower of Mckinley
and Republican principles fling to the
breeze the starry banner which the
Republican party has ever looked to
for its inspiration.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

BUT THE PRICE OF WHEAT IN
1896, WITH THE GOVERNMENT
BUYING NO SILVER BULLION, HAS
RISEN FROM 81 CENTS IN 1895 TO
70 CENTS, AND IS LIKELY TO GO
TO 81 IF PROTECTION AND SOUND
MONEY PREVAIL IN THE. ELEC-
TION ON NOV, 8.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31
Bee How 1t Works.

A firm in Mexico owed the Brown
Bonnell Iron company of Youngstown,
O., bill of $16.11 for angle iron. To
pay same a draft of s31.74 had to be
sent, owing to the bill being upon a
gold basis, while Mexico has free sill
yer coinage, gold being at a premium
of 81 per cent.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31
Rucklen,s Arm cn sslye.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped
Hands, Chilbleins, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale bv w. FL. Styer.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

UP at New Matamoras Thurday night
Messrs. Dawes and Shryock met with a
splendid reception. The town was
simply alive with enthusiastic Republi-
cans, many of them being horseback.
The gathering was so large that an
overflow meeting had to be held.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

Hundreds of precious little ones owe
their lives to DIR. Thomas Eclectric
Oil, the sovereign cure for Group and
all other throat or lung diseases.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

The soothing, lung-healing virtues
of the newly cut pine are all embodied
in DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup, the
sovereign remedy for coughs and colds,
and lung troubles of all sorts.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

The fall in the price Of silver from
1893 to 1913 was so great as to pre-
vent the Gil iculation of gold altogether
in this country, with free coinage"
at the ratio of 1893. In 1888 the COIN
age ratio was altered to very near the
commercial ratio, or 1888, but silver
rose in price after that so much that
by 1853 it had ceased to be used as
money, and the value Of fractional
coinage was then reduced. After the
discovery Of the new silver mines the
price fell SO rapidly that one nation
after another found 1t necessary to re-
strict the coinage.
HIS COUNTERPART.
Which Was It-Abraham Lincoln or
JeT Davis?
1890.
I'VE denounce arbitrary interference
by Federal authorities in local affairs
as violation of the constitution" etc.
w. ]. Bryan.
1--WE denounce arbitrary interference
by Federal authorities in local affairs
as violation of the constitution" etc.
jeff Davis.
HELP GET OUT EVERY VOTER
WHO WILL VOTE FOR MKINLEY
NEXT TUESDAY.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

Do you scratch and scratch, and Won
der what's the matter? Doan's Oint-
ment will instantly relieve and perma-
nently cure any itchy disease of the
skin, no matter of how long standing.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-31

JUDGE LEEpER spoke Thursday eve
ing, on invitation, at Plantsyille, Nor
gan county, the scene of the Judges
boyhood. 1t is needless to say he put
the truth at his old friends about right.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
Leedy's Financial School.

The Populist state central COM
mittee of Kansas has put out news
paper supplement containing sketch
of the life Of John W. Leedy, the
Popocrat nominee for governor. In
it this expression occurs:
"Forsaking agricultural pursuits
less than six years ago because he
could not make a living for his fam
lily, he Geedy) determined to investi-
gate the causes Of financial depres-
sion, and in so doing has fought his
way to fame.'
While this biographer has neglect
ed to state how Mr. Leedy made a
living for his family while engaged in
the study Of finance, it is not mater
ial, because there are so many ways
in which reformers may make a living
after they quit work-such, for in
stance, as taking in washing or nego-
tiating notes Of hand at the local
banks. While there are sundry
promises to pay in existence down in
Cotfey county, which abundantly ac-
count for how Mr.. Leedy filled his
stomach while filling his head with
"hggers," and without further dis
cussion Of this phase of the question
we will proceed to an investigation oil
how much he learned during this six
year period of absorption. X. G
journal.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
The Coming and Going.

1t is one OF Bryan's frequent re-
marks that while some are leaving
him and the Democratic party others
are coming. There is a wide differ
ence in the kind Of men who are COM
ing and those going.
Some who have gone; Grover
Cleveland, John &. Carlisle, the en-
tire Democratic cabinet, Senator
Lindsay, Senator Gray, Senator Pal
mer, Senator Gallery, Senator Villas
Gov. O'Ferrall, ex-Gov. Buckner, en-
Gov. Waller, ex- Gov. Jones, ex-Gov'
Lee, ex-Gov. Flower, Burke Cochran,
Fairchild, Bragg, Whitney, Bynum'
Fellows, every prominent Democratic
leader in New York except Hill and
hundreds Of others Of equal influence
Those who have come: PETER
Pennoyer, Bloody Brides Waite, Ton
Watson, Weaver, Sockless Simpson
Silver Miner Stewart, Silver Miner
Jones, Coxey, Carl Browne, Debs
Mary Yellin' Lease. Il ..ss,5f
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
The Kansas Cow.

Secretary Coburn has done the
State and agricultural interests a
service in issuing Of report devoted
to dairying. 1t shows what can be
done with the humble COW. She has
been one Of the saviors of Kansas.
The others are the pensions and the
hen. Last year there were $1,000 Of
her and the product was an average
of $9.65 per animal. In 1887, when
the statistics commence, it was $701,
showing the steady increase in quail
ity and utilization Of milk. The cows
Of Kansas paid S4,972,445 last year
and Dickinson county got 100000 of
it. What Kansas needs is a better
combination OF creameries so that a
more definite market may be secured.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
What It Costs.

American Investments: Since Kan
sas began saturating herself with a
sinking Populism, and monkeying
with laws impairing the obligations
of contracts, not less than SlS, 100000
has been Withdrawn from it by in
yestors. And until she will relegate
the disloyal, un-American ingrates,
Simpson, PETER and Others Of their
ilk, to the regions Of forgetfulness,
she cannot hope to command the re-
speet Of investors. 1t does not re-
quire an especially gifted seer to d
termine the cause of her retrograde
movement since 1890.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
Proud Of Burton.

The Clay Center Times has highly
complimentary editorial on j. H.
Burton in which it says: "He is a
grand orator with all the dignity
and carefulness of statement that
marks the true statesman. 1t will be
noticed, too, that the enemy never
quote, in consoling terms, extracts
from his speeches. They do not have
the malicious satisfaction Of using his
sentiments as clubs against the Re-
publican party. On the contrary,
Republican documents all over the
country fairly TEEN with splendid
sentences from his ready tongue.
Clay county is proud Of him as a
neighbor, and there are more OF our
people today who wish to see him in
the United States senate than ever
before. A man who can show such
development in four years and is SO
true to the spirit Of his party would
make a very creditable showing in the
United States senate
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
Nine Pacts-R. ID Them.

There Is not free coinage country
in the world today that is not on
silver basis.
There is not a gold standard coun-
try that does not use silver money
slong with gold.
There Is not a silver standard coun-
try that uses any gold with silver.
There Is net . silver standard coun-
try that has more than one-third as
much money in circulation per capita
al the United States.
There is not q silver standard
country in VIII a the laboring man
receives fair pay for his days labor.
There is not q silver standa Z
country in which interest rates are
not higher than in gold countries.
There have been more countri
turning from silver to gold stan
dald during the past century than
the reverse, showing tire tendency Of
nations.
The dropping Of the old silver dol
lar from mintage was not demonet :
cation and was not surreptitious' Y
done. Silver has demonetized itself.
History fails to reveal a single in
stance where a nation in our present
condition has bettered itself by adopt
ing free coinage.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

Mr.. Bryan in his sneers at the vet
Grams Of the late war has an able imi-
tator in Coin Harvey who refers to
them as "old wrecks Of the rebellion,
who have lost all their honor and pa
triotism." Harvey thinks the old
soldiers a set Of fools because they
didn't convert all their money into
gold, as be did.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
An "Honsst Dollar."

One Of Mr.. Bryan's pet theories
with which he holsters up bis fake
campaign is that we want a dollar
that is absolutely staple in purchas-
ing power. The absurdity Of his ar
gument is shown up by the Chicago
Tines Herald. 1t calls attention to
the fact that the available gold and
gold certificates in banks and treasury
vaults Oct. / amounted to q little
over $400,000,OOO. Suppose the
United States had wall cutting 1t
off from all commerce with other ma
tons and that the $500, 1000, 900 con-
stituted our entire circulating med
ium. II the crop Of wheat in the
United States amounted to AGO, O0O,-
900 bushels in 1895, as it did in 1894,
the value Of this wheat crop would be
measured in our $500, 100000 Of cur
rency, provided we had no connection
or intercourse with any other coun-
try. This is a seli-evident PROPOSE
ton from which there is no escape.
II in 1896, instead Of having crop
OF 46O, OO0,O 900 bushels Of wheat, the
crop had been 92O,0O0,OO0 bushels
and the circulating medium remained
the same, it is very clear that dollar
would buy twice as many bushels in
1896 as in 1896. According TO Mr..
Bryan, then, if the dollar Of 1895 was
an honest dollar the dollar Of 1896
was a "dear dollar" and a "dishonest
dollar" According to Mr.. Bryan, in
order to maintain the integrity Of the
dollar the circulating medium should
have been increased in quantity to
keep pace with the increased wheat
production, SO that the purchasing
power OF the 1896 dollar would be no
greater than that Of the 1895 dollar.
This is Mr.. Bryan's idea Of an
"honest dollar" 1t is wrong. The
purchasing power Of an honest dollar
constantly varies with the production
and consumption Of all commodities
A dollar that purchased the same
number of bushels of wheat in year
when the crop was bountiful that it
purchased in the year when there was
only half crop would be dishonest
dollar. The illustration can be ex.
tended to all the countries OF the
, globe and to all commodities.
III gold dollar is the standard FOL
measuring values it cannot become .
"dear" dollar in the proper anc
rational meaning Of that term. If i
requires more bushels Of wheat to gel
a gold dollar this year than it requir
ed some other year 1t means increased
production or diminished consump-
ton or both.
An honest dollar is one which whef
melted will yield bullion equal to the
face value Of the coin.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

Ed Little has added to his Pop
speech and is giving his audiences hot
stuff now. Up at Jewell the other
day he pleased the Pops greatly.
"Law makes money" tickled them
and down with the bankers" elected
applause. THAT any money is good
the world over said he ais all bosh. p"
10 prove his proposition he cited an
instance in his own experience, that OF
peasant girl in an unfrequented
part of Ireland who asked him to take
a rs cent piece of silver she had as
she could not get the grocer down at
the cross roads to take it for potatoes.
In coming years Edward will thank
his friends not to bring up any re-
marks concerning this campaign.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

"Bill him in hell remarked Breid-
enthal when he was asked where Tom
Watson should speak in Kansas. We
fear Breidenthal is allowing the CAM
paign to worry him. He should not
be so angry at the middle-of-the-road
Populists. There are likely to be
10000 or more Of them and they'll
cut some ice even II it is a warm fall.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
pom Incompetency,

The Republican state central COM
mittee has issued book showing up
the merits Of the present state admin
istration and comparing its work with
that Of the Populist administration
which preceded it. The material TOR
the document is prepared by Samuel
T. Howe, member Of the state board
Of railroad commissioners. The hg-
ures are taken from the records OF
the various state departments and are
absolutely correct.
One Of the strong features Of the
book is the showing made OF the in
competency Of the Populist manage
ment Of state affairs. Errors in the
school land sales account under the
Populist state auditor are shown to
the amount OF $42,32S.48, An IN
stance Of these errors is this: The
treasurers Of Ellis, Norton and
Wabaunsee counties paid to the state
treasurer on school land accounts
$6,525.6l. These, instead OF being
entered to the proper counties, were
credited to Douglas, Morton and
Shawnee counties. In the general
bond account, ledger +, errors were
found amounting to $426,5oIo3'
A comparison Of the expenditures
for all departments Of the state on a
fair basis shows that during the last
fiscal year the Republicans saved
1852, 1852 over their Populist pred
ecessors in 1894 and S146,937.37 over
the same crowd in 1896. These COM
parsons clearly demonstrate that
had the Populist administration
adopted the Republican economical
policy as to expenditures there would
have been saved to the state the sun
Of 5000, 1880 for the two years they
were in power.
An itemized showing Is made as tt
the cash saving made and as to ttt
reforms instituted in each Of the de-
departments and state instilu ons.
The book shows that the expenses
Of the three Republican legislatures
1885, 1887 and lSS9-aggregate slH
7o6.0s; Of the three legislatures o
which the populists formed a part
S26l, 1912. The difference Is wy,
Os5. 40 and it shows that Populist as
sistance in taking care Of the publl'
affairs Is very expensive, as the excess
cost thereby created was almost one
half Of the entire expense OF the thre'
Republican legislatures
The Pop administration under Lew
cling was unquestionably the wors
the State ever saw and 1t would be n
less than a calamity to put in powe
that gang again Kansas has ha'
under Governor Morrill, an honest
busnesslike, honorable administra
ton, Let us keep it up,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

Kansas City Journal: When they
get through roasting those Yale stud
ents, the Bryan organs should turn
their invectives loose on the old sold
iers who howled down a free silver
orator at Lawrence for merely calling
Abraham Lincoln a "traitor and
anarchist
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

Henry George predicts that Ohio
"will be very close" George is a
New York writer for a Bryan paper
who has taken a three days trip
through the Backeye state and is
about as capable Of making an esti-
mate on the vote there as blackbird
is Of wearing dress, slit.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

Ed Hoch has prepared an elaborate
article showing that Doster is a
socialist and proving it by his own
speeches and writings. The only
thing that robs 1t Of its effectiveness
is that Doster will admit the impeach-
ment and the kind Of people he is
training with will howl that a social
ist is exactly tie '.in' Of ch'cf JUS
tice they want,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
srlrarlce,

W. D. Vincent, Populist candidate
for congress in this district, was edi-
tor Of the Clay Center Dispatch when
in July IS, 1898, he wrote and pub
lished editorially this sentiments
"Gold is a splendid thing from which
to manufacture heather gods for fools
TO worship, but it is not fit for
money" That is the plank upon
which he stands, How does the FIJI !
district like itp
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
Trades Unions on Mexico.

A few weeks ago the Chicago trades
unions in order to find out the truth
about free silver countries sent a
committee, non-partisan, to invcsti-
gate the country and report. The
report relates the pitiable condition
of labor under free silver and closest
This epistle does not abound in
hi h sounding platitudes on the sub
lime and beautiful in that country,
bnt on facts that still exist and are
ready to speak for themselves to those
who will 60 and seek as we have done;
and should they do SO they will feel
as we do, that the American working
man is a prince compared to the
workingman Of Mexico; that in this
country all stand equal in social and
political life, and in that political
right they should exercise with care
the faithful discharge Of their duties
unprecedented and unbiased, by su
porting such principles as will do I G
greatest good to the greatest number,
Irrespective Of party politics or the
machinery Of either party, who may
manipulate conditions and measures
for personal gain to the detriment Of
the whole people
The trades unions adopted the re-
port almost unanimously and nearly
every member will in consequence Of
its nature vote for sound money.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

walter, said Nixon as he changed
d few figures in the Cheevcr township
poll 50 as to make it appear that the
Pops are not losing, d always
thought the Democrats were mighty
slick, but we've fooled 'em this time,
amt wepn
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

PETERS speech on silver this year
commences with Epaminandos and
Artaxerxes, touches Napoleon and
Chimbarazo and reaches the free coin
age act Of the United States little
after midnight. Dear old man, he is
true to his idols. Official life has not
dimmed his drearlness or rubbed one
spot from the platitudinous volum-
inousness of his remarks.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

Should such a calamity happen as
the election of Leedy and Pop legis-
lature with Doster and Allen as two
thirds OF the supreme court any man
who would invest a dollar in Kansas
in the next two years would bea rank
sucker. Nobody could tell what kind
Of idiotic laws and rulings would be
inflicted on the State.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

Bryan to the debtor; The silver
dollar will be cheap, worth only 30
cents and you can pay you debts
easy.
Bryan to the capitalist: Hush sill
yer will be worth 1929 and the silver
dollar will be worth as much as the
gold dollar.
Chorus Of debtor and capitalist;
Rats!
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15
Archbishop ireland for Mckinley.

AIcnDlsuOp AIeaan" AV1 ASAAAfSy'
No more significant utterance has
has been made in the campaign than
the signed statement by Archbishop
Ireland Of the Roman Catholic church
who in response to a non-partisan re-
quest from a number Of Minnesota
businessmen has come out boldly Tor
sound money and Mckinley, denounc-
ing Bryan and the spirit Of secession,
Reputation and anarchy that are the
associates Of his campaign. he
says:
II stand by the platform and the
presidential candidates Of the Repub-
lican convention Of St. Louis. ] am
opposed to the platform and the pres
idential candidates Of the Democratic
convention at Chicago.
1.-The days Of the civil war except
ed, at no time did so great peril
threaten the country as that which is
involved in the political campaign OF
today.
1.-The platform Of the the Chicago
convention threatens the country
with destruction Of order, with law
lessness and anarchy.
"Msny adherents Of the movemeI
do not perceive its full meaning; bit
let them beware; they are lighting
torches which, borne in hands OF
reckless men, may light up in the
country the lurid fires Of a com
mune.
is the whole business Of America
| to be imperiled by leap into an ex-
pertinent, which those very men who
/ advocate it confess to be only an ex-
pertinent, and which experience and
common sense condemn?
,But will not the farmers be bene-
htedp Will they not receive a higher
price for their productsP IT may bf
a higher price-but not higher value
.Of what use is it to have dollar
instead Of a half dollar If the dollar
can purchase no more than the hal
dollar?
Sand will farmers receive ever
nominally a much higher price thar
thew do nowp The best market Of thu
farmers product is his own country
And, il his own country is impover
ished, il factories are closed, If labor
ers in cities are penniless, the farme
will receive but little for his har
vests.
He explains the free silver craze Of
the theory that the country is ike
sick man who will grab at any quacl
remedy in hope Of recovery. This b
says is quack remedy Of the wols
sort, decidedly disagreeing with SOM
Of Abilene's statesmen, who howeve
are not quite so far up in the worl'
as Archbishop Ireland, one Of TN
leading Catholics in America.
The opposition to Bryanis CROWNS
every day and this is but anothe
evidence Of the turn Of sentiment.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-10-15

After Mr.. Cochran, in his Auditor
ium speech, denominated Mr.. Bryan
and all bis followers as Populists, he
proceeded to say: II never come
into the presence Of Populist and
get bis intellect into operation that |
am not struck with the weird and
awful things which Providence allows
to run loose" Great head has Mr.
Cochran.