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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16
The Farmers Loss.

The speaker took up the question
of prices of agricultural products.
He said that during the first three
years Of Cleveland's administration
this country consumed258, 900, 0O0bush-
els less wheat and 100000 600 BUSH
els less corn than during the last three
years Of Harrison's administration.
Exports have also fallen off vastly. and
we have largely lost both the foreign
and home markets. Hundreds of
thousands of men have been thrown
out of employment, and therefore
there has been less demand. All
this has resulted from the change in
the industrial, not financial, policy of
the government. There would have
been millions of dollars more in
circulation and times would
have been much better, had this
policy not been changed. The farm
ers have received ST, 1000, 100000 less
for their products during the last
three years through the idleness of
the people and their consequent eco
nomy than they otherwise would have
received
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16
Lind's consistency"

1t is charged that Mckinley voted
in 1890 for free silver. Mr.. Lind is
making this statement all over, but
he does not tell the whole story. Nc
Kinley and Lind voted for motion
to consider a bill for free coinage
whenever the value of the bullion in
a dollar should be worth dollar.
Taking 100 cents worth of silver to
the mint and having it coined into a
dollar is a different thing from TAX
ing So cents worth. Bland has been
the great champion of free silver for
years, and he said in the debate that
whoever voted for the measure voted
against free coinage. My friend Lind
has only told a half truth.
1 have more respect for a
clean cut liar than for
one who tells half truths. applause
A man who does the latter does it for
a purpose. Who is consistent today,
is it the champion of sound money,
protection and reciprocity, Mckinley,
or the champion of free silver and
Populism, Lind? The policy of the
Republican party is infinitely super
ior to that of our opponents. The
speaker referred to Major McKinley's
soldier record, which caused applause,
and closed with an eloquent perora-
tiOn.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16
TOWne Answered.

Mr.. Tawney took up some Of Con-
gresham Towne's arguments and re-
futed them. The law of money does
not depend upon any law of govern
ment, but upon the law of human ma
ture and selfishness. If man has a
good and bad dollar, he spends
the bad one. "This is illustrated
every Sunday when people pass their
clipped coins into the contribution
boxes" said the speaker. 1t follows
as sure as the law of gravitation. A
man will fall from tree as well as a
boy, and the country in it's present
strength will not do otherwise than it
did in it's infant weakness. A differ
ence of only two per cent. In the value
of our coins under our first laws drove
gold out of circulation, as silver was
the more valuable. Thos. Jefferson
in 1906 committed the first crime
against silver, for he closed the minis
against the coinage of standard silver
dollars, and none were coined until
1886. Not even could the subsidiary
coins be kept in circulation, as
the bullion for shipment was worth
more than the coin. l have yet to
find the first man who ever saw a
standard silver dollar in circulation
from 1884 to 1873. How do the free
coinage people hope today to keep in
concurrent circulation a coin worth
100 cents and one worth So cents, when
the law of nature is just as strong as
it ever was? The Louisville COm ier-
Journal challenges Bryan to name any
country which has ever been able to
keep the two metals at a parity under
the free coinage of silver. France
changed the legal ratio twenty-six
times in her effort to keep both in
circulation. Finally gold left the
country until 1849, when the discovery
of gold in California caused silver to
become the more valuable and leave
until 1866. If no nation can keep the
two coins circulating side by side, un-
der free coinage of silver, then we
would have silver mOnometallism un-
der such a policy. A contraction of
the circulation due to the disappear
ance of gold would follow that would
excel anything of the kind in the past.
Is this people going to take any more
hair of the dog that bit us four years
ago?
Since 1878 we have coined 434, 600, 900
standard silver dollars, and the Re-
publican policy has kept them in Cir
culation along side with their little
yellow brothers. Under the present
policy we keep both gold and silver at
home. The per capita circulation in
the country increased from 1872 to
1892 from little over S18 to $24.44, so
there has been no contraction of the
currency.
The government is in honor bound
to keep the silver dollar on parity
withgold, land law maintains the val
ue of the silver dollar by making it re-
deemable in gold, the same as notes.
Up to six months ago, our gold, silver
and notes passed at par anywhere in
the world, less the cost of sending
them back.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16
a Peculiar Party.

Mr. Tawney spoke OF the peculiar
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16
The Chicago Platform Dissected.

The POpocrats are ashamed of the
Chicago platform, and dislike to dis
cuss it. But it is before the people,
and the Republicans were not re-
sponsible for it. The speaker read
the clause in the platform with re-
spect to the right of the federal gov
eminent to exercise any power with
in state without the consent of the
governor of that state. He said that
no man whose construction of the
constitution is as narrow as that
plank in the platform can ever be
president of the United States. ZAP
plause.) Mr.. Bryan CONSTITUTES as IN
constitutional the section under which
the secession of the Southern states
was put down. A government
which.has no power to enforce its own
laws is no government at all. The
doctrine in this plank is that of
state rights, which was shot to
pieces during the war, and the vet
Grams will see that it is shot to
pieces by ballots in November.
The Popocrats also propose to
increase the number of judges in the
supreme court in order to secure
certain decision. A more dangerous
theory of government could not be ad-
vanced. The Popocrats also have
revenue plank upon which their
speakers are very silent. If our Popo-
cratic friends would talk more about
raising an adequate revenue to run
the government and raise less hell
about silver they would stand a better
show of succeeding at the coming
election. (Applause). There has been
a deficit IN revenue every year that
the present administration has been
in power, and this deficit is now $780,
100000 year. With more revenue,
there would not have been such lack
of confidence in the ability of the gov
eminent to meet Its obligations.
When the Republicans in the last con-
gress presented bill to raise more
revenue, the Democrats would not
even consider it.
The Popocrats are only discussing
the silver plank of their platform.
They present three propositions,
which we will consider. They declare,
first, that the Republicans have this
year declared for something new on
the money question; second, that the
Republican party has destroyed half
of the metallic money of the world in
striking down silver by the crime of
49," and, third, that the country has
not prospered under the existing
money standard and the policy of the
Republican party.
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Prosperity Under Republicans.

In regard to the latter proposition,
it will fall to the ground if it can be
shown that there has been remark
able prosperity during Republican
rule. The wealth of the country in
creased from 5000, 100000 in 1860 to
S62, 900, 100000 in 1890. The average
wealth per capita increased from $3.50
in 1860 to 81, 800 in 1890. There was a
vast increase in the capital invested
in industrial enterprises, in the num-
Der of men employed, and in the
wages paid them. Under Republican
policy there was prosperity, and does
anyone present believe that it was
the existing gold standard which
plunged the country into unparalleled
distress in 1893? This prosperity was
under policy which the Republicans
are this year pledged to restore, if
again put in power.
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No Crime of III.

The Popocrats say that silver was
demonetized in 1873, and that this act
struck down half of the coin money of
the world. Demonetize means to de-
prive money of it's legal tender value,
and demonstration can be accom-
plished in no other way than this.
When the act referred to was passed,
there were but 100000 silver dollars
coined, and they had the same legal
tender qualities after the passage of
the act as before it, If non-use is de-
monetization, the act of 1884, increas-
ing the ratio of silver to 16 to l, is re-
sponsible, for it drove silver out of cir
culation. The law of 1873 did not
provide for the future coinage of silver
dollars. Up to that time there was
free coinage. but the mine owners
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16
The Speech.

When the curtain rolled up, Presi-
dent Young, of the Mckinley Sound
money club, introduced Congressman
Tawney, saying that the Popocrats,
whatever else they may claim, do
not have the gall to claim that they
will carry the First and Second con-
gressional districts.
Mr.. Tawney opened by speaking in
very happy terms of his colleague,
Congressman McCleary, whom he
spoke of as the leader on the sound
money question. He said that from a
couple of days spent in the Second
district, he was convinced that the
people intend to continue to have the
benefit of Mr.. McCleary's services.
(Applause.)
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16
No GRIPPE
Tie Real Creditors.

The BryaniteS want to strike down
the creditors in their efforts to bene
fit the debtors. Who are the debtors
and the creditors? The national
banks recently owed SI0O,000,000
more to their depositors than was
due them on loans. With good
times, the banks can pay their de-
pOSitOrs easier. There are 1000, 000,-
900 of deposits in the savings banks of
the country, and 10000 depositars.
Who are the people in this city who
deposit in your savings bank? 1t is
the poorer class. They put their lit
tie savings in this bank to be loaned
ed out that they may get the interest.
The bankers are the debtors, and the
depOsitOrs are the creditors and
money power There are more than
100000 bank depositors in the cOun-
try. The labOring man is creditor,
also. He is not paid his wages in
advance. AS. long as work must pre-
cede payment, So long will the labor
ing man be the creditor. His en-
ployer is the debtor. Under free sill
yer the employer can pay the labOrers
in cheaper money, and he can take
his time to raise the wages. The
III OCiu OUUCh up
in single night and double the price
of their goods when free silver comes,
but how about wages? The laboring
man is the first to be hit in any
change of money values in our country,
and he suffers greater and longer
than any other class.
Bryan and his men are lately try
ing to show that there is a conspir-
acy somewhere on the part of the
money power to Cypress the people.
1t is the bank depositors, the men,
bers of building and loan companies,
and the policy holders Of insurance
companies who are the bogy money
power" Any man who, like Bryan
and his men, seeks to array labor
against capital, one class against an
other, INJURIES his country. You can
not destroy one class without involv-
ing all in a common ruin. Bryan, in
his efforts to arouse class prejudice
and ride into the white house, may
discover that there is more patrio-
tism than prejudice in the people of
this country.
OF the two policies to be voted on
in November, one is theoretical and
the other is practical. One is expert
mental and the other has been tried
and found not wanting. We will take
no chances if we vote to return to the
policy under which we have had such
great prosperity.
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only used the minis to have the bull
lion assayed and certified to, and then
shipped it to foreign countries where
the market was higher. This cost
the government something, and the
government decided that it would not
stand the useless expense longer.
After the law was passed, the mine
owners paid this expense. There was
no secrecy about the passage of the
act. Five hundred extra copies of the
bill were printed. The bill was dis
cussed again and again, and was finally
passed open and above board after
full and lengthy discussion, as proved
by the Congressional Globe.
The demand in the Chicago plat
form for the free and unlimited coin
age of silver means that anybody from
any part of the world could bring his
silver to the United States and have
it coined. The coinage of every 1OO,-
900, 900 silver dollars costs S15,O00 so
that the cost to the people would not
be very free. The speaker explained
what the expression "sixteen to one"
means. None of the silver men favor
iilver monometalllsm. All want BIZ
metallism, and that is what we want.
If the silverites get silver monometal-
lism, it will not be what they vote
for, yet this would be what they would
bring about. The government don't
buy any silver, but simply coins it.
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organization known now as the Popo-
craft party, which combines men of
all kinds of theories and heresies.
There are ultra protectionists,
ultra free traders, advocates
of government ownership of the
railroads, wild cat money people, ad-
vccates of socialism and anarchism.
No one will deny that success of any
party depends upon homogeneous
leadership. The policy of the party
in power is the policy of the govern
ment, and under such divided leader
ship of the Popocrats, how could any
decided policy be maintained? Were
they in power, it would mean repu-
diation, national dis honor and the
running of the government.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16
A POpocrat DOWned.

A Popocrat in the audience asked
why the government stamp was not
sufficient to keep the value up.
eff the stamp of the government is
all that is needed to keep the value
up" said Mr.. Tawney, "why in the
name of God should we buy Al cents
more silver to put into the dollar?
Great applause). Why could the gov
eminent not stamp unlimited quanti-
ties of white paper?"
The Popocrat continued to ply
questions to the speaker that showed
how little posted the former was on
the question.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16
SOUND DOCTRINE.
AWNEY'S GRAND
SPEECH.

The Issues of the Campo ign Ham
died i'm a Clear and Telling Manner
John Lind Called Down on a
Statement Regarding rlckinley's
Silver Record-The Real Creditors
and "Money Power" Are the Small
DepositorS and Laborers-The Chi
cago Platform Dissected and Free
Silver faIlacieS Exposed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-16

lie to l that both gold and silver
men will buy their underwear at our
st,re this fail Mudel Clothing and
Shoe blouse. lIt2
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-17
MEMBERs or mr. DATIsJURF.
John \. Titchett Tell of the Experience Oh
Himself and Brother.

To the Editor OF The Times:
sir.-I have read your issue or the ga
inst, giving the excellent picture ana
description Of the petit jury, cahea 10
try Jefferson Davis. the President OF Inc
Confederate states OF America, Ior urea
son. on May 18th, 1867 My Dlo.Aer, S.ti
les l.. Fitchett. and myself, John a. Fit
cbett were called and served or that
famous case, as you stated We "elc
both born ia Richmond Va
our mother and father are buried IN
Hollywood cemetery. We lett Richmond
early I'm 1863. being then only boys. Gun
mother being a strong Union woman was
granted a pass, FOR herself and two chli-
dren, my foster sister and myself who
crossed tho Confederate lines at Suffolk,
Virginia. Brother had previously gone
north. reaching tho Union lines at VIII
liamsburg. Virginia. We both enlisted in
the fitu Pennsylvania Cavalry, Nolun-
teers, at Philadelphia, pennsylvania.
Brother was badly wounded, August 20,
1864, at Reams Station Virginia, losing
the use OF his right arm
was injured at Reams Station June
esth. 1864. last day Of Wilson's raid, my
horse being killed. throwing me on my
head. / was left on the field, supposed to
be killed. The war over, We all returned
to Richmond. The prejudice was very
bitter against us Brother and / were
insulted everywhere. and all called us
Yankees. traitors &c. At Il bah at John
Minor Bolts park. we were assaulted but
held our own. Later we We're assaulted
in front OF Cen. Terry's headquarters,
where / shot at one of our ASSISTANTS.
We both were arrested and thrown into
old Libby Prison, without bail.
We stood trial, were convicted and
sentenced 10 six months In prison at the
county jail. and fined 500 each. Gov.
Francis II. Peirpoint, then Governor.
pardoned us Immediately. but being I'M
able to remit fine. we remained in jail
three months Finally through the eff
forts OF Marmaduke Johnson, We were
set free.
After serving on the Davis jury. brother
was appointed Superintendent OF the Ma
tional Cemetery, at Arlington Heights.
Virginia. and Is stiil serving tn a similar
capacity. being now stationed at Matches
Mississippi. am now living IN Min
neap0lis having been in business here
for years, and have here hosts Of
friends.
The first speech ever delivered on the
CAPITOL grounds at Richmond. where
cOlorod men dared 10 meet. was delivered
By me ] also made "A speech I'm front OF
the courthouse against the unjust dis
elimination OF the courts In sentencing
colorcd men to unmercifui whipping. at
the whipping-post aud white men. con-
victcd OF like crimes, were let on with
out the whip. 7 am now strong Re
publican. and for Mr. Mckinley for Pre-
sident. With only kind feelings 10 all
the Confederate boys. and love and ar
lection for my relatives in the South.
and my schoolmates OF Richmond. / re-
main yours respectfully,
JOHN 4 FTTCHETT.
Minneapolis. March 9th. 1896.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-17
They We're Driven 10 IL.

'Gentlamen." declared the proprietor.
such conduct is dissracoiul. Ii so hap
pens that there was nobody else in the
dining-roOm at the time 10 see II, and SO
some measure of scandal Is spar ID the
house. But why did YOU strike the man
'Of course, we apologize said one OF
the pair. and we deeply regret the pain
ful occurrence. but we were driven TO IL.
When We FIRST entered, one Of your wait
ors seized my coat In such an awkward
and precipitate manner as 10 break OH
two butt ms. but I do not mind that es-
pcciaiiy. That was enthusiastic welcome
Then the man who took my friends hat
dropped ii on the iour, and accidentally
steDped into IT, but ! am sure Ii was "a
nishap and unintended, so neither OF us
felt bitterly toward him. Then third
peace. killer trod UPON my freshlypolished
shoe. and painfully compressed my toe
but no one would believe hc had designed
to do it. The person with my friend .
hat in carrying It and his top-coat 10 IN.
rack allowed the latter garment 10 tran
across the floor sleeves hlncmost Dnf
Won could readily SEQ he was still excited
about the hat. and was, therefore e1'
cusable. But when az this moment the
inperious head waiter appeared and cai-
ed Come this way, gents" 1 just waited
until he had Enthusiastically pronounced the
word gents and when We were positive
he had used the term, we both Tell upon
him. as becomes men OF seif-respecI 900
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-17
A NATIONAL HIGHWAY COMMISSION.

a bill has been introduced in Congress
by Mr.. Charles w. Stone. of Pennsyl-
vania, TO create q national highway COM
mission, to be composed Of one senator,
two members of the House Of Representa-
tiyes, the Director of the Geological Sur
vey, the Chief of Engineers of the Army
and the Chief Of Road Inquiry. The pur-
pose Of this commission is 10 make a
thorough investigation OF the whole sub
ject OF road improvement and report 10
Congress what, If anything, can be done,
within the limits OF The Constitution, 10
promote this important interest. This COM
mission is expected to cooperate with
State organizations. for the purpose OF
collecting reliable Information ana for the
discussion Of the subject of road improve
ment. II is also intended 10 enlarge the
work of collecting and distributing infor-
nation now carried on by the present
oihce OF road inquiry in the Department
OF Agriculture.
There is 10 other important economic
question upon which information is 50
badly needed as that Of the improvement
Of our public roads. The establishment
OF this commission will give a great i'm
petus TO the road movement in the United
States.
While we are unalterably opposed to
anything like the supervision or con-
struction OF our public roads by the ma
tional government. we are convinced that
the government can. within proper limits,
do great deal 10 aid the good roads move
ment in the way of furnishing informa-
sion.
Certainly the proposed commission
seems TO be an improvement on one OF
the very best features OF the Agricultural
Department-the Bureau of Road Inquiry.
That department has at great expense
published a work on the diseases OF the
horse, If 1t will now SUI plem cit that work
by a correlativo exposition Of the diseases
and cure OF roads, it will help both tie
horse and his rider and driver. The es-
tabllshment OF the proposed commission
Is a step in the right direction. and We
hope the bill will become law.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-17
dence of the perfect instruction Of his
alma mater.
Water for The Poor.

A correspondent inquired few days
back through the columns Of the Times
how many persons were furnished water
by the city without charge. There was
the basis Of a complaint in this Inquiry,
so we thought a full and definite answer
should be given to IL. We applied, there
fore, to the City Superintendent of Wa
ter for information, and he replies by
quoting the ordinance that governs the
case, which is in the following language:
An Ordinance Amending and ReordaininS
Section "A. Chapter =, OF the City Ordi-
nances Concerning Nater-Works.
Be IL ordained by the Council of the
city OF Richmond. That section q, chap
ter q, of the City Ordinances concerning
the Water forks be amended and reor-
dained so as to read as follows:
Notwithstanding the preceding proVis-
ion, the committee may grant TO any
poor person. without charge therefor, the
use OF water from a hydrant on another
lot or tenement, with the permission OF the
occupier thereof; or they may grant any
such person water for family use free,
provided he shall pay all other charges
against him for water on such premises
The Superintendent Of the Water-Works
shall keep a separate list OF licenses
granted under this section.
The Superintendent adds the following
statement:
Under the enclosed ordinance persons
are granted water free Each person
wishing to have free use Of water IS re-
CURED TO make written application for
such use. An Inspector of the depart
ment goes IN person and examines into
the condition Of the applicant, both as to
his or her ability TO pay for water. as
well as the moral standing, and II there
is any one In the family on the premises
able to pay. II IT is found that the APP
plicant is worthy and unable 10 pay. the
Inspector reports this to the Superin-
tendont. who refers the name Of each ap-
plicant 10 the committee for their APP
proval. No permit IS granted for period
longer than one year. and each case Is re-
examined the following year before new
permit IS given. and the list Of those
found worthy is again submitted TO the
committee for their approval. No permit
is granted for longer period than one
year. and only tho family charge Of s.
per annum IS then granted. There are
now 1926 permits for the free use Of water.