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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
Maryland All Right.
Washington Special.

Governor Lloyd Lowndes who carried
Maryland last fall by 1900, predicts a Me-
k1nley majority of 20 900 in November.
Free-silver sentiment is rampant in the
lower part of the State and there is more
or less Republican detection in the western
end, or tongue, but III the northeastern sec
ton, where the farmers are well to do and
of a high grade of Intelligence, sound mon
ey sentiment dominates. The city of Bal
timore, which for thirty years and more
was the great Democratic stronghold and
the home of the most corrupt political gang
that ever infested an American city. is now
in Republican control The election ma
chinery. which in former days was mere
counting machine for the manufacture of
corrupt Democratic majorities, is in honest
hands. The press of Baltimore is unani-
nous for sound money and the vote OF the
city is expected to show very large Re-
publican ma iOrity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

he is going to carry New York He believes
that as firmly as he believes in his own
ability TO make a speech. MIR. Bryan
managers do not believe anything of the
sort. and If they could control the young
man they would not permit him 10 waste
any more of his time in the East. Con-
trary to the judgment of all experienced
politicians Bryan insists upon making a
dead set for New York instead of degoting
his energies to the West and South, where
he might have some chance 10 win. Unless
all the men of experience and judgment are
mistaken, Bryan will miss carrying New
York by at least 100000, and ii may be twice
thrice as much
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

No one can read the speeches of Major
Mckinley and Mr.. Bryan without remark
ing the contrast between them. In the evil
dence they afford of extent and variety of
information, sound principle and sound ar
gument, genuine patriotism and true
craftsmanship. the speeches of the Repub-
lican candidate are immeasurably superior
to those of his opponent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

premiums many years in gold. A large
part of these companies are European cor
porations. They would really owe gold to
the policy-holders who had been burned
out, because they had received gold, but
they could and doubtless would pay them
in deprecated silver. And this simply that
a few mine owners and SPECTATORS may
write their wealth in eight figures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Chicago Post.

do you consider him a good fnancier?"
(which kind-public or private?
whats the difference"
"All the difference in the world. Do you
mean a government financier or Just a
plain. ordinary home financier?"~
II don't believe / grasp your meaning. y
well. it's just this way: If you mean n
man who knows all about the finances Of
the government and could give John Sher-
man cards and spades and then beat him
out on telling what ought to be done TO
keep the country prosperous. he's a bird;
but if you mean a man who's able to
handle his own finances SOS to make his
business pay and keep his family clothed
and happV he isn't in it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
An Illustration.

intrinsic value and market value have
nothing in common said the Boston man,
VINO was arguing the money question.
On, they aint?' asked the Chicago man.
fhey have not" reiterated the Eoston
man. The market value of plate of
beans is cents. The intrinsic value"
He paused, lost in the contemplation Of the
illimitabte
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Governor OFerrall, of Virginia, has told
n correspondent of the New York World
that Mr.. Bryan would have made speech
es for the Populists against him In 1893
had he not gone to him and told him that
he would personally follow him. After
that declaration Mr. Bryan hesitated and
then promised not to speak for the Pop
e1Ifc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

The report of the fire insurance compa-
MES, as given in the State Auditors re-
port, contains much information but IL
does not contain the amount of insurance
which foreign companies have written in
Indiana. There is no way of estimating
the total. but it must run into the tens OF
millions, since the gross amount paid fire
insurance companies by the insured for the
six months ending June 80, 1894, was ST.
CT, 1865. This means about ST. 900 year,
so that the gross amount of insurance
written on Indiana property cannot be less
than $3.50. 200. The losses paid during the
six months referred to were 81. Oh, S45, which
means about s2,24e,c00 for the year The
receipts in excess of the losses In Indiana
for year are over 81 100000. Year after
year the policy-holders in Indiana have
been carrying insurance on their property,
often paying high rates. but paying them
in money as good as gold. II the free-silver
losses which would thereafter occur on the
large volume of insured property would be
paid in silver. If silver were at a large
discount which IL Is generally believed
would be the case these Indiana policy
holeers who had suffered loss would be
paid In deprecated silver after paying their
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Two shows under one canvass
Anybody know body.
Livin up in Maine,
Has place to trade body,
Since the late campaign?
Ilka leader has his party,
I they say hae twain,
For both the Pops they smile at me
Since they haze heard frae Maine.
Anybody hear a body
Tumble in the mud?
Anybody fall, poor body,
With a sicknin thud?
Ilka leader has his party,
Sewan has name,
And both the Pops they smile at me,
Since they haze heard frae Maine.
Amang the chaps there's ane. perhaps,
Would take the place himser.
And what's his name or where's his hame,
l dinna fear to tell.
Ilka leader has his party,
1 may haze twain.
For all the Pops they smile at
Since they haze heard frae Maine.
Memo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
A HumiIiating Spectacle.

New York Mall and EXOress.
No presidential nominee of any great ma
tional party ever made an undignihed.
blatherslkite canvass like that now being
carried on by Mr.. Bryan. His manner and
methods. well his utteranceS. are
both vulgar and trucking. and they prove
that the is altogether incaDacle of
the decorum and self-restraint which
should distinguish the conduct of candi-
da tie for the presidency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

The Fort Wayne Journal has given the
world letter in which proposition to
bride r. C. Bell of that city, by Offering
to give him portion of the 100000 which
is the aggregate Of the Hanna corruption
fund to come out for Mckinley. The stu
pidity of this forgery is shown by the fact
that the letter is signed by one u. Francis
Forsythe, of No. I'll Wall street." New
York city. The fact that the numbers of
Wall street only to 120, and that the
name of j. Francis Forsythe is not in the
New York directory and cannot be found,
proved the stupidity of the forgery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

A ST. Louis firm, Messrs. w. C. Little &
Co.. recently wrote to a firm of London
bankers, Heinenlann & Co., asking their
opinion as to the price at which a United
States government 4-per-cent silver bond
would sell in the London market. In re-
ply the London firm wrote that such bonds
could not be negotiated at all. They say:
There are no government loans not even
of any of the dishonest South American re-
publics. payable in silver, either listed on
or dealt in on our stock exchange to guide
US as to what value spectators would put
on silver or the promise of the United
States. There is, however, a Mexican rail-
way company 6-per-cent mortgage bond
payable in silver, on our official list, which.
paying regular dividends, is quoteu at 43. 10
per cent Besides the bond you have the
railway to fall back upon. Taking this as a
guide we would say the United States could
borrow. in silver at about the same ratio,
l. e. a 6-per-cent. United States bond might
be salabie at so cents on the dollar.
OF course, the Bryanites will say that I'M
der free silver would not have to borrow
any more money, and Mr.. Bryan himself
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

New 7 ork Evening Recorder.
1t seems that the matters of New York
are nearly all for Mckinley and Hobart.
Politics has lot to do with the hat trade.
Whichever way the election gees the win
ner of the bet goes to the halter to collect.
Nobody seems to know just why a hat is
the favorite wager on favorite sons, but
Bob Dunlap said the other day that a pres
iGential election meant the sale of over
8 900 of his silk ton1crs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
Seriously Answered.
Boston Journa'

Boston journal.
f. II. writes: What is the difference be-
tween the new one-dollar and fve-dolar
bills?"
If he were to ask idly we should accom-
modate him with the ancient jest: The
difference is "a. "A joke synchronous with
How do you spell stovepipe?"
But the handwriting of h. H. shows earn
estness in every line dot and crossing. He
therefore deserves a serious answer. On
the one-dollar bill there is a woman left
handed. On the five-dollar bill there is a
woman left naked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

L wonder what makes him speak in that
explosive manner" asked the Sweet Young
Thing, who had accompanied the Cheerful
Idiot to the play.
think" replied the Cheerful Idiot,
that it may be due to his playing the part
of bum
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Strange as 1t may appear Democratic
correspondents who have been through the
South say that the hostility of the better
element of that section is due quite as
much, if not more, to the attitude which
Mr.. Bryan has assumed toward the SUI
prene Court as to his financial vagaries
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
VIII Blame the Democrats.
Washington Special.

washington SDeclaI.
1t was said at Populist headquarters this
morning that another effort 10 fuse with
the Indiana Popocrats would be made, but
that if fusion failed. X could be charged
to the PoDocrats. 1t IL virtually admitted
that WITHOUT fusion in the Hoosier State
the vote that will be polled by Palmer and
Buckner will give the electoral vote of In
diana to Mckinley
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Those free-trade papers which are show
Ing that the people have made the greater
part of their. deposits in savings banks
since 1873 Incidentally bear witness to the
good results of the protective system.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Gold llism does not exist in any
country in the world, all gold countries
having also large amount of silver in
circulation. Gold-standard countries recog-
nize that silver has its proper place in
well-balanced currency system, but silver
standard countries have no use for gold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Only one thing can bring more money
to the vast army of men and women who
work for wages, and that is by increasing
the aggregate of employment. That can
be done by legislation which will secure
to them the home markets. and not by
coming fifty-cent dollars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
Not "A Patching.

Not n Patching.
She-"AIl the world loves lover" you
know.
Helm. The love he gets isn't {, patch
ing to the amount of affection that is Law.
ished on the workingnan just now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Major Mckinley continues to make ex-
cellent speeches. In point of numbers the
delegations visiting him are surprisingly
large. and in variety they embrace every
class of citizens. On Friday last the num-
Der Of strangers in Canton was estimated
at 75.t3s, and or Saturday twenty-six spe-
cial trains brought delegations varying
from 1000 to 5000 each CT railroad men
farmers, iron and steel workers, CONNER
cial travellers and business men, telegra-
pliers. Observation-Disclosures and hardware
men, Major McKinley's speeches to these
delegations were not only singularly happy
and appropriate, but were full of sound ar
guments clearly and strongly put.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
Oh. What q Difference!

New York Evening SUM-
This joke was sprung at the Buffalo con-
vention and at once became very popular
with the delegates:
What is the difference between Bill Bry-
an and Buffalo Bll?'
Answer: Buffalo Bill has a show"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
Delayed.

New York Mail and Express
If John Boyd Thacher is ever elected
Governor of New York TX will be some time
along in the next century, after he has
distributed the worlds fair medals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
MINIS end Mills.

Louisville Courier-Journal.
The opening of the minis to free coinage
of silver would mean the closing of many
mills to the workingman and the payment.
by those which remain open, of wages in u
50-cent dollar.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

kansas Clty Journal

If Mark Hanna is really doing half the
opposition credits him with he is OF
the most remarkable men of the century.
And Hanna is new In politics. too.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

If Canton, o. could retain all the people
who are flocking there to greet and hear
Mckinley it would rival Canton, China, in
population.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

Under the present tariff there has been
decrease of 30 per cent. in employment
and of 20 per cent. in wages earned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

1890, was due to the short crops. and that
the advance of other prices vas purely
speculative. because they had subsequently
declined
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
only FIFTY Cents.
Kansas city Joul

Kansas City Journal.
Let US have an end to this talk about
"53-cent dollar" There is such coin.
The silver in dollar now is worth only 80
cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
Ts,ev Don,t TbinI. of Tha

Kansas City Journal.
1t doesn't seem TO occur TO the Bryan
managers that the more unreasonable they
make their election claims the less likely
they are to fool anybody.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
The Best They Could Do.

II found fshworm in my hy,rant this
morning" said the wrathful citizen.
Yes said the official OF the water COM
pany. that is the best we can 90 Just at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21

| The South Bend Tribune prints extracts
| from business letters recently received by
| a manufacturing firm of that city from
| two of their correspondents. One is from
| the Kensington engine works. Philadel-
| phia After speaking of the generalization
of trade in general, the lack Of confidence
| and the tinidity of business men in making
| purchases, the letter says:
If you can tell us how far you Indiana
people will listen to the demagogic appeals
of the little man Bryan, how many sore
heads you have discontinued workingInen,
who think they have not been treated right,
irisPhman will hit a head when they see
it, we can tell how the situation will end
We feel pretty sure of the farmer; we feel
pretty sure of the foreign vote, and If you
can hold the laboring people against the
denagogic plea of the masses against the
classes, Mckinley will be triumphantiy
elected The whole question lies with you
people of the middle Western States. The
Lord help you if you follow the discomfort
ed wave that you started in that section
We of the East can stand it longer than
you can. The Lord help US all; that is all
we can say.
The other letter, from the Crescent City
chair works, of New Orleans. La, after
disposing of business matters. says:
There is possibly no doubt but there is
quite as much infection of the silver
as there is in the more pronounced silver
sections of the West. However, as the in
terest here in the question is not deep
as in the West there are more matter-of-
fact arguments based on which is best,
eliminating, of course, the personal gain.
The people, however, who, we believe, as
they sift the matter to the real depth,
becoming convinced of the fact that it will
be an awfully hard thing to get better than
the sound dollar that is worth 100 cents
in any part of the country. AS far as We
are concerned we are free to state that we
are for the solid dollar and protection;
hence Mckinley first last and always, be-
lieving that a restoration CT confidence is
what the country wants to make business
boom. and that is what McKinley's cleo
ton, in our opinion, means.
These letters from widely separated
points are probably fair indication of the
prevailing sentiment among business men
generally. There can be no doubt that
very large majority of the substantial
business men of the country are for Nc
Kiney and sound money and as this class
is apt to do more voting than talking it
IS an encouraging factor In the situation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
The Cheerful Idiot.

present. We can't afford to furnish fish
all we are able TO furnish is bait,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-21
That's what.
Texas site

Texas SltIeT.
The American eagle still screams" says
a Bryan orator. You bet but II $ for that
other 90 cents that he is screaming.
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Son

CAS- sung by Tom Watson. now with the Great
Popocrltic Combination Circus and Menagerie.
Two shows under canvass
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-18
WHEAT is BOOMING
DOLLAR MARX ONCE MORE WITHIN
REASONABLE HOPE.
hicAgo Does . Days Business Seldom
EquAlsd for Excitement and Volume of
Transactions-Clean Advance of 3 "a
Cents Over Fridays Ciose-HlShest
Notch is 20 1-S Cents and the Close
IS 5-8 Cents-Liver pool, Paris and Ber-
Lin Explain the Strength-Advances ut
New York and San Francisco,

Chicago, Oct 17-After a session sell
dom equalled for its excitement and tie
heaviness of its transactions, December
wheat closed today at 755s cents, an ad-
vance OF clean go cents since the
closing bell Of yesterdays board. The
closing figures were not the top ones
by any means, for shortly before the
noon hour 7s1s cents was being bid for
the December option
The advance is attributed to but one
thing: the remarkable strength Of the
Liverpool, Berlin and Paris markets.
Everybody was watching the cables.
They have been showing big advances
Tor several days and foreigners I'M
doubleday have long lines of wheat 1t
was the general impression that there
would be no reaction until they I'M
load, and In view Of the failure of the
India crop, and the sbortness in Rus
STA and Argentine, this seemed to be
a rather remote contingency. Every
offer OF wheat made to Europe today
was acepted.s Liverpool closed with an
advance of 2k pence per Genital and
London reported an equivalent advance.
That started the fun. When the open
ing bal sounded, a perfect roar went up
from the wheat pit, where a Seething,
struggling mass of excited Spectators
We're trying to buy wheat which was
not for sale. December opened at an
of 11s@1H cents and almost
instantly advanced another quarter
Then for a while prices held compare
lively steady. There were plenty OF
spectators who were willing to accept
the profit in such an advance, but
their offerings were eagerly snapped up.
News calculated to "boost" prices con-
tinued to pour in. One of the most in
fuential items was a dispatch from
San Francisco representing two more
cargoes engaged for Indian shipment.
Late Berlin and Paris cables were very
strong and it was stated that all the
grain tonnage on both coasts had been
enga ged for mon tbs ahead One insig-
nificant fact being the inquiry for sail
ing vessels. There was no stopping the
advance. Up it went, till 761sc had been
or exactly cents higher than
yesterdays closing figures. Even at
that quota ton there was little to sell,
but enough was offered to cause re-
action to 1875 cents at the close The
oldest spectators were astonished at
The strength displayed. Talk was heard |
hat If today's advance is any criterion
IT what is to come, that ElDorado of !
wheat spectators. the dollar mark, is |
,nce more in sight
The leading futures ranged as follows: