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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-25
OGREN AND RELIGION IN
POLITICS. ISL.

Two weeks ago Mr. Ogren in
the Gazette stated that the reli-
gious press was out ZEN MAssE"
against the silver movement.
This we took exceptions to last
week, and now Mr.: O. makes this
statement:
"Last week the Willmar Tri-
bune denied my statement that
the religious press of the coun-
try is against the free silver
heresy. If the people in these
parts did not read anything but
the Willmar Tribune, such a de-
NAL might serve it's purpose.
The fact of the matter is how
ever that eminent clergymen
from all parts of the country rea-
lie with the rest of the intelli-
gent people the dangerous tend
ency of the Chicago platform
and have already spoken. Many
will take active part in the cam
paign and preach the pure doc
trine of sound money and pre-
servation of the government,
the Willmar Tribune to the con-
trary Notwithstanding"
We did not deny that "many"
ministers would "preach" poll
tics as MIRO. says they will, but
what we contended was that
there were many who would not.
''En masse' means "altogether'
and leaves no room for excep.
tions. We know there are ex-
ceptions, and numerous ones too.
We have in mind half dozen of
clergemen right in our vicinity
who do not favor the gold stand
and though they might not pub
licly air their opinions while on
duty, and among our acquain,
tances of the clergy we know not
one whom we would accuse of
"preaching' politics, either for
one side or the other. Every
citizen, be he minister or other.
wise, has a right to his opinions
and to discuss them as a private
citizen. But we believe that
CLERGYMAN makes grievouS
mistake who while exercising his
calling inthe pulpit will mingle
partisan politics with his dis
courses, be his convictions in
that line what they may. Our
public schools must always be
conducted in an bipartisan spir
it no matter what the politics OF
the teacher are and surely the
the church should be held aloo1
from participating in politica
campaigns. The mission of the
church is something Of infinite
more Importance than the ques
ton of political issues or parties
and that church which chooses
to ALLEVIATE a part Of it's mem bers
by the discussion of subjects in
the domain of the state, will not
only harm itself, but will incur q
great responsibility. Religious
freedom is guaranteed to every
man by the state. Why should
not the church give every man
political freedom? We are not
talking of ministers as individu.
ais, but of the church as an in
stitution. Mr.. Ogren's statement
when viewed in this light re-
fleets a grave charge which we dc
not hesitate to say is to large ex
tent false.
| V. E. L.
/
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-25
Every GOLD ad vocate$ tells us

Every gold ad ocate tells us
that the free COMA ge 81 silver
would make this country the
dunn ound Of al the silver
of e,wolld Ho wand what
way Silver can sent here
only "a tWe, way irst, asa gift
sto2us or.in. chang for some
thing thin Is and aa va IA Ye no gold 70
give them and they Hould not
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-25
WHO LIES?

Mr. Haselto IN last weeks
gold press Of W lima i stated
that he was JUS flied in chilling
People Party menl liars, because
they insist that silyer was de.
none lied ia 4. 3 ~ stealth He
insists that the bill which con-
tanned this wood huck 8 really
was passed openly as a bill tosda-
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-25
OPINIONS OF AN AUTHORITY
ON FINANCES.

Denver special to the New
York World: Henry w. Pink
ham, pastor of First Baptist
church here, and a friend of pre-
sident Andrews of Brown Uni
versity recently wrote to Mr..
Andrews, asking these questions:
l. Do you favor the free coin
of silver at the ratio of Is to 1 by
the United States without waiting
for aid from other nations?
9. Could the United States,
having adopted such free coin
age, maintain the practical parity
of the gold and the silver dollar?
3. Would not free coinage by
the United States alone lead to d
complete displacement of our
gold? Why not?
4. Would not the effect of the
recent in creased production of
gold as compared to silver be
counter balanced in the event of
free coinage by the stimulous
thus given to silver mining and
by the influx of foreign silver?
5. Would not the advantages
of free coinage be more than
negatived by the injury to our
credit, thus causing a withdrawal
of foreign capital?
In reply President Andrews
has written:
My Dear Pinkham: | was de-
lighted to receive your letter of
the 9Th, and will endeavor to
answer your questions in their
order as we'll as I can.
II. lido.
"2. I believe so.
20. I do not think so. People
would not hoard or export gold
in face of a movement certain. to
cheaper gold. It seems to me
rather likely that the rehabilita-
ton Of silver by us would be the
occasion Of setting free vast
amounts of gold now boarded for
military and other purposes.
"a. This is partly answered
under the last. Further there
would be no influx of foreign sill
yer. Undoubtedly free coinage
by US would increase the total
amount of silver produced, and
the new silver could not be mined
also low a marginal cost as at
present prevails. The marginal
cost would be on the contrary in
creased with the output, so that
all tendency from this source to
lower the gold price of silver
would be negatived. The very
prolific silver mines now are very
few. n. + 80 ss s =sS .s...
{. IS. Quite the reverse. After
possible first shock our credit
would improve after free coinage.
It is our present course which
must speedily lower our credit.
How long could a man or a firm
continue to have credit who Dor.
rowed each year to pay q large
portion Of his running expenses.
Yet on . gold basis this course is
inevitable, and that is at this mo-
msnt the reason Why foreign len
doris are % al our sec rites
There must Be . chang IS we
would ayoid bunk rnptciy With
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-25

unconstitutional by the Supreme
court by a vote Of 5 to 4. The
four dissenting judges had the
following to say in presenting
their opinions:
J. Justice Brown said:
| "The decision involves nothing less
than the surrender of the taxing power
to the moneyed classes. While have
no doubt that congress will find some
means of surrounding the present cri.
sis, my fear is that in some moment OF
national peril this decision will rise
up to Illustrate its will and paralyze
its arm. l hope it may not prove the
first step towards submergence of the
liberties of the people in a despotism
of wealth.
Justice Harlan said:
SIN my judgment this decision
strikes at the very foundation of ma
tional authority, in that it denies to
the general government a power which
is, or may be at some time, impera-
lively needed,in a great emergency,
say in case of war X The
practical if not the direct effect of the
decision to-day is to give certain
kinds of property a position of favor
itism and advantage that is inconsis-
tent with the fundamental principles
of our social organization, and to in
vest them with power and influence
that is perilous to that portion of the
people upon which rests the largest
parts of the burdens of the government,
and who ought not to be subjected to
the domination of aggregated wealth
any more than the property of the
country should be at the mercy of the
| lawless.'
Justice White said:
'The injustice of the conclusion
points to the error of adopting it. It
takes the invested wealth and reads it
into the constitution as favored and
protected class of property, whilst it
leaves the occupation of the minister,
the doctor, the professor, the lawyer,
the inventor, the author, the merchant
| and all the various forms of human
activity upon which the prosperity of
the people must depend, subject to tax
alton without apportionment.'
Justice Jackson said that he concur
red fully in the opinion expressed by
Justice White, and declared that: -
''The decision reverses the common
rule of taxation by exempting those
who are best able to pay and forcing
the burden upon the shoulders of
those who are the least able to pay"
In concluding, Justice Jackson said
that in his opinions the decision was
''the most disastrous blow ever struck
at the constitutional power of con-
gress. It struck down an important,
vital and essential power of the gov
eminent. It left the government, in
case Of necessity, without power. to
reach by taxation in any form that
vast incomes derived from the real
and personal property Of the coun-
try,' i &
Just think Of it.. Four .anarch-
lists" right on: the Supreme
Bench who believed in the
=
"confiscatorjal' income tax.GVote
for Mckinley and all of you farm
ers and laborers who have an in:
come Of over four thousand a
year will be safe from the ter
rible income tax. Bryan is in
favor OF. an income tax, because
he:says it will tend to equalize the
burdens J Of supporting the gov
ernme mt. Nc Kinley's organs
say it will be an essive ia 4
upon the people & .. 5=..=.=.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-25

80
view all these but call attention
to one point ii N lee leary's
speech.
" He says on. page 35, replying
to Mr:.To Wne's speech
='' Shortly after 1870 the world S
production Of silver began to in
crease enormous y The pro-
duction Of silver was becoming so
large that it was hard to find a:
market for the product.
Does Mr.. McCleary tell the
truth-or, in more polite Ian
guage-is he mistaken, or is he
ignorant of the real facts?
Mark: 1T. was hard to find a
market for the product" the sill
yer produc1-says McCleary.
And yet Mr.. McCleary and all
the other. gold men tell us that
from 1884 to 1873, we couldn't
keep our silver and were on a
gold basis'' because our silver
in a silver dollar was worth in
Europe two cents more than our
gold dollar.
And that was true-leaving out
the "gold basis" nonserse-for
If we were on a gold basis then,
we are on a silver basis now.
And thus Mr.. McCleary tells the
people of this country that the
reason why silver was demone-
tized, in '73, Was because we
couldn't find a market for it.
Isn't such talk as that shame
full ina member of congress?
Let US see about it.
In the year of 1872 this nation
had outstanding bonded indebt-
edness amounting to So, 263, 251,-
1928.
In the year 1873, our bond debt
amounted to 1884, 428,993.
In 1874 it elm bed to $2,25l, :
690,468.
Now listen! Every dollar Of
this Indebtedness was payable in
silver dollars, and yet Mr.. Me-
Cleary tells us, with the assur-
ance of pedantry, that silver was
demonetized in 1873 because
there was no market (demand)
for it. Surely we might have
paid some of our debts with it.
Listen again:
DR.. Linderman, former direc-
tor of the mint, gives in the SEN
ate report of 1875, a table show
ing that from 1910 to 1868, silver
at our present ratio ( Is to 1 was
worth premium over gold, rang
ing from one to five cents on the
dollar. "NO market eh?
Then again: In 1873, the ma.
ton had outstanding $346, 100000
in greenbacks all of which were
and are interchangeable for silver
dollars.
mo Market" eh?
Now we will give Mr.. McCleary
the reason why silver was demo
netiZed, as we believe, and this is
it:
BY means of our extensive sill
yer and gold mines we were rap
idly paying off our national war
debt. This the money loaning
combine (bondocracy) and their
bankers did not want. What
they want is q permanent, bond
ed Indebtedness yielding them a
safe, sure investment and from
which they. can draw every three
months a sure interest income
from the toiling masses. Hence
they secretly secured a congress
which demonetized silver and
thus deprived the people Of this
government of their ability to
pay the bonds and mortgages
held by the gold gambling plutoc-
racy. That was the reason. :
Certainly none but the creditor
class, whose interests McCleary
champions. were interested in
demonetizing silver and making
primary money scarce:
It is an axiom: Of the law in all
lands when a crime is commit
ted, to ask. what party or W hat
party or what person is benefit
ted by it. .-:. ~, 81 ,... :. .z..S
What was the motive for the
act? .s.= ...5= =.s: <.s: . IF. y. n.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-08-25
THE INCOME TAX.

The income-tax was declared
unconstitutional by the Supreme
court by a vote Of 5 to 4. The
four dissenting judges had the
following to say in presenting
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17
The silver philosophers very wisely

The silver philosophers very wisely
say that no man will sell silver for less
than a dollar when it will be accepted
for a dollar at the mint. Very well.
Now, who is to get the benefit of the
difference between the 50 cents that it
is worth now and the 81 that it will be
worth" when the government stamp
Is on it? The laboring man, or the
farmer? No; for they have none Of it,
and they can't get it for less than what
the mint allows for it. The silver
owner, then, who is the only man who
will have silver to sell is the only man
Who will receive direct benefit. Con-
sidering the number of silver owners,
and comparing them with the number
of Ia borers and farmers this looks like
fattenins dozen silver men on
million working men.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17


A healthy baby is the real jewel for which
the wedding ring IS only the setting.
There is no place in Natures economy for
a childless marriage. Welded couples that
are childless arc never truly married.
baby is the tie that binds. The baby is the
pledge that makes husband and wife one in
nature and in fact, and that teaches mutual
selfsacri6ce and sympathy. Thousands of
couples are childless because of the wite's
women fully appreciate the importance of
keeping healthy and vigorous the organs
upon which motherhood is dependent. As
a consequence, they are weak where they
should be strong, and motherhood is either
an imposslbility or toTturesome and dan
gerous ordeal This is easily remedied..
The most wonderful medicine for women
is DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It
acts directly and only ON those delicate or
race depends. 1t allays Inflammation,
soothes pain and makes those organs
healthy and vigorous It prepares for
motherhood. II makes The expectant period
comfortable. 1t makes baby's coming easy
and almost painless and insures health in
both mother and child. Druggists sell it.
II take pleasure in expressing my faith In
Cain, Of Clinton, Allegheny Co.. Pa. "After two
years of suffering I began taking DR.. Pierce's
medicine and now am entirely cured. had
been troubled with displacement Of internal
weakness, but now I am well and happy. will
eheerful1y recommend Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription to all invalid ladies'"
The profit side of life is health. The bal.
ance is written in the rich, red, pure blood of
health. Dr.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure
constipation and make the blood rich and
pure. They never grippe. By druggists.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17
Il GOOD
W5ATGH

was never to be
gotten so easily as now,
and here. With a big
stock to hoose from, |
can sell you a good time
keeper from So up.
If your old watch don't
go right, take it to
,.,,..,,n....". SchIeuder.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17

The Penny Press an active and mis-
guided advocate Of free coinage and
other things, sticks to that old frlld
about wheat being worth a dollar III
Mexico. Yes, it is worth a dollar-a
Mexican dollar, and the Mexican dol
lar is worth 30 cents, and the man who
harvested the wheat got y cents a
day for his work-12 ceiits in Mexican
money, remember-and it would take
him twelve days to earn as much as
the American laborer would earn in
one day, and he could buy with his
wages for the twelve days about half
as much clothing as the American la
borer can buy with his wages for one
day. Let's all move to Mexico, the
Mecca Of the free silverites.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17
StrdVed or Stolen.

A gray Shepherd dog, with long,
shaggy hair, answering to the name of
Ship. Any one returning the same or
giving information as. to his where
abouts will be suitably rewarded by L.
McNaughton, Ashford P. o., town of
Underwood. SGT.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17
Dentistry.

1 have my Office now open over F.
w. Philbrick's store and YOU will find
me there the last half of every month.
If you need work of this kind give me
a call. 35-52t G. NJ. LEFFINGwELL.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17

A bet is not an argument; but the
fact that a sooi deal of money is now
being offered u " cKinley at odds Of
or 2a to l. shows how the outlook ap-
pears to a class OF acute and active OBJ.
servers Of events
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17
Horse and Wagon For Sale.

A good horse and a spring delivery
wagon for sale cheap. Inquire of J. M.
Huntington. Att.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17

Do you know that we make picture
frames and sell window curtains at
rock bottom prices?
37-t.f. BERGEN Bros.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-09-17
Residence for Sale.

l offer my two-story seven room resi-
dence, with three lots, two barns, and
all modern improvements, for sale
cheap, if taken at once. ~
49-t.f w. r. CAsUELL.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
COLEMAN FOR MCKINLEY
A Life. Long Democrat Prophe.
sizes That the Ohioan Will
Be Elected.
His Impressions Regarding the Politi.
cal Sent ment in the Eastern
States.

"Pm lifelong Democrat, but believe
in sound money, and hope Mckinley will
be our next President"
Thus did William P. Coleman state his
political position Wednesday night. Mr..
Coleman has just reached this City on his
way to the Klamath Indian reservation,
whittier he has been sent by the Govern
ment to settle the boundary disputes be-
tween the whites and Indians.
"Yes, SIR" continued Mr.. Coleman,
I'm what you call a goldbug Democrat.
The goldbug Democrats in the East are
very numerous and will certainly con-
tribute greatly to McKinley's harvest of
votes"
When asked as to Presidential pros
poets in the East, Mr.. Coleman became
cautious.
L will risk expressing my conviction" !"
he answered, ''that Mckinley will be
elected to the Presidency.
81 base this conviction upon the feeling
which seems to prevail in the States. For
example, Maryland ard West Virginia
despite their large Democratic population,
are considered practically solid for Nc
Kinley. According to the estimate of
several prom inent statesmen IN Washing
ton, Maryland's majority for Mckinley
will be between $4,000 and 10000.
I'm Kentucky McKinIey's chances are
at the very least equal to Bryan's, while
all the New England States will be prac-
tically unit for the Republican nominee.
In fact, with the exception of the South
ern States-exclusive of West Virginia
and Maryland-I consider it safe to pre-
dict that Mckinley will carry the day in
all the States east of Illinois and Indiana.
'sAs to illinois, l have found division
of opinion. The population is a mixed
one, politically speaking, and it is unsafe
to predict the result. My personal impress
sion is that the State will go for Mckinley,
and that McKlnley's chances are even
cratic, with majority of $1,000 or 1000
for Mckinley in the City of ST Louis. In
fact. it may be stated without fear of con-
eradiction that throughout the East gen.
trail confidence in McKlnley's election
prevails.
''As consequence business is picking
up wonderfully. Only a few days ago we
heard of 10, 000 or more idle men having
been put to work in the iron foundries of
Pennsylvania and the States near by.
That surely means something. 1t looks
as though the country were on the verge
of better state of things.
But must STOP exclaimed Mr.. Cole
man. ~ did not intend to pose as q
prophet and do not wish to be repre-
sented as so doing. After all. the vote of
the Nations workingmen may go for
Bryan-at least so the Bryanites tell US
but between you and me l think the
Bryanites will find out on the 4th of No
vember that they have been terribly
fooled"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
MILITARY BANQUET.
The National Guard Dinner to General
Graham Will Be Given Next
Monday Evening.

The banquet rendered to General Ora
ham. commanding the post at the Pre-
sidio, by the active and retired officers OF
the National Guard of California has been
accepted. The dinner will take place at
the Bohemia Club on Monday evening,
October II. Thirty or more leading Of
ficers of the National Guard and perhaps
ten or twelve officers of the Fifth Artillery.
U. S. A.. will attend. The State troops
will be represented by Major
James and staff Brigadier-General War
field and staff. General John H. Dickin-
son, retired, Colonel William Macdonald,
First Infantry. and others.
A meeting was held at General Dlckin-
sons Office yesterday afternoon. General
Graham's letter of acceptance was read.
1t was decided that officers of the National
Guard should wear fatigue uniform with
out side arms.
The committee having in charge the ar
rangements for the banquet consists OF
General John H. Dickinson, Colonel ]. G.
Currier, Colonel II. P. Bush, Lieutenant
Colonel Thomas Cluff, Major Charles
Jansen and Lieutenant L. Barrere.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-09
KELLY BIT TERLY UPBRA|DS The EXAMINER

mostly of that paper went to such an ex-
tent that it insisted that the man who
should run against me should have for
the initial letter of his name such letter
as would place him first on the ballot. and
when it came to the publication OF the
ballot itself, that paper in the publica-
tlon of copy of that ballot maliciously
and premedtatedly left off my name from
the sample ballot that it published. The
opposition to my candidacy of that paper
| NAV state springs from several motives.
stIn 1887 for the first time i'll my Lie
it was my fortune to run counter TO Mr..
Hearst. In that year l WAS member OF
the San Francisco Olympic Club, and in
that year we had one of the bitterest cleo
tions that ever took place in its whole
history. l was on one ticket and Mr..
Hearst on the other. / defeated him by
five votes and from that day to this he
has carried his personal animoSity into
the columns of his paper with view to
injuring and running my political life"
Kisses and groans followed this an
nouneement and there were also shouts of
''He can't do it, and Good boy! Give it
to him. Kelly"
Mr. Kelly referred to his past career and
called the attention of his hearers to the
fact, as alleged by him, that it had always
been above reproach. Contin uing, he
said:
1.-TWO years ago, you remember, there
was a hot contest in the Democratic con-
vention o secure the nomination for Rail-
road Commissioner for this district. There
were two very prominent Democrats look
ing for the office. One of them was the
Registrar OF this City, against whom |
have nothing to say personally. Mr..
Hinton was backed up by this paper, and
there was another young man who was
likewise seeking that nomination. So far