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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

/ commeroIal vaiue oI the silver puiron
and the face value on the silver dollar,
goes to the government for the benefit
of the people.
Farmers and Laborers Would suner Meat.
If there is any one thing which should
be free from speculation and ductuation,
it is the money Of a country. 1t ought
never to be the subject of mere partisan
contention When we part with our Ia
Dor, our products or our property, we
should receive in return money which
is as stable and unchanging in value as
the ingenuity of honest men can make
it. Debasement of the currency means
destruction of values. No one suffers so
much from cheap money as the farmers
and laborers. They are the first to feel
its bad effects and the last to recover
from them. This has been the Uniform
experience Of all countries, and here as
elsewhere. The poor. and not the rich,
are always the greatest sufferers from
every attempt to debase our money. 1t
would fall with alarming severity upon
investments already made, upon insur-
ance companies and their policy holders,
upon savings banks and their depositors,
upon building and loan association
members, upon the savings of thrift,
upon pensioners and their families, and
upon wage earners and the purchasing
power of their wages.
"Good Money Never Made Times Hard"
1t is a mere pretense to attribute the
hard times to the fact that all our cur
rency is on gold basis. Good money
never made times hard. Those who as
sert that our present industrial and
financial depression is the result Of the
gold standard have not read American
history Alright or been careful students
of the events of recent years. We never
had greater prosperity in this country,
in every field of employment and indus
try, than in the busy years from 1880
to 1892, during all of which time this
country was on a gold basis and en-
ployed more gold money in its fiscal and
business operations than ever before
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
Put This In Your Pipei

If you are q farmer with an overdue
mortgage or with one that must soon be
renewed, beware of free coinage. It
may get you into trouble. Dollars will
be cheaper with free coinage, just as they
now are in Mexico, but interest will
surely be nearly double what it is now,
or about equal to present rates in Next
CO and other silver standard countries
Unless you are prepared to pay your
mortgage at once, you should study this
interest question before voting for cheap
dollars
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
COLONEL lNGERSOLL ON MONEY.
He States Some Plain Truths In His Own
Unique Way.

He States Some Plain Truths In His Own
Unique Way.
Following is an extract from the
speech Of Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll
at Chicago on Oct s.
Money that is money needs no guar
antee. needs no hacker; it is always
good. No matter how many nations 60
down to dust, good money remains for
ever the same. We have q man running
for the presidency on three platforms,
with two vice presidents, that says
money is the creature of law. If the
government can make money by law,
why should the government collect
taxes? According to Mr.. Bryan, our
fathers were the friends of silver, and
yet our dear old fathers in all their
lives only minted 5000, 900 of these sa-
cred dollars. Now see what the ene-
mics of silver have done. Since 1878
the enemies of silver have coined over
430, 900, 900 Of these dollars, and yet
silver kept going down. We are coin
ing now over So, 000, 900 a month, and
silver keeps going down.
Senator Jones Of Nevada, in 1878,
voted for the law of 1878. He said,
from his speech in the senate. that God
had made gold the standard. He said
that gold was the mother Of civiliza.
ton. Whether he has heard from God
since or not do not know But now he
is on the other side. Senator Stewart of
Nevada was there at the time, but voted
for the act of 1878 and said that gold
was the only standard. He has changed
his mind. No government can afford to
be clipper on coins.
A great republic cannot afford to
stamp lie on silver or gold or paper
Honest money for an honest people, is
sued by an honest nation. You cannot
make paper dollar without taking 4
dollars worth Of paper. We must have
paper that represents money. / want it
issued by the government, and want
behind every one of these paper dollars
either dollar in gold or a silver
dollar worth 100 cents, so that every
greenback under the flag can lift up its
hands and swear, Il know that my re-
deemer liveth. " That was where was
30 years ago, and that is where I am
tonight.
For nations and individuals, at all
times, everywhere and forever, honesty
is the best policy. Better be an honest
bankrupt than rich thief. Poverty can
hold in its hand the jewel honor-a
jewel that outshines all other gems. A
thousand times better be poor and noble
than rich and fraudulent Nobody can
be helped by free coinage except the few
people who could pay their debts if they
were willing. Some say that it would
help the mine owners. It would not.
Coming this bullion into dollars would
not increase its value, because you could
coin the bullion of the whole world and
the supply would be greater than the
demand. Have freecoinage tomorrow,
and there is not silver mine owner
that would make dollar-not one-by
changing it into American coin. 1t
would only be worth what the bullion
is worth i'll the open market.
We want good money-good, honest
money. And there was never any real
prosperity for nation or an individual
without honesty, without integrity, and
it is our duty to preserve the reputation
of the great republic.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
The Dollar of the Constitution.

Mr. John Fiske, in his Critical
Period In American History" describ-
ing the widespread distress caused by
the "cheap money" in circulation just
after the Revolution, said: 'The worst
features of this financial device is that
it not only impoverishes people, but be-
muddles their brains by creating false
end fieeting show Of prosperity. =. . =
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

Subject to slight change when official sta
tistics are accurately determined.
The Mckinley tariff customs revenue
averaged slightly more than $3.50, 000,-
600 for each of the years 1899 and 1898,
the average ad valorem rate on dutiable
imports being 40. 10 per cent, and on
free and dutiable only 22.87. During
the two free trade tariff years the GUS
toms revenue averaged only $155, 837,-
447-$85, 900, 900 year less than under
the Mckinley law-while the average
ad valorem rate on dutiable imports
was 40. 80 per cent, and on free and du-
table imports it was 20.14 per cent,
only 2. 23 per cent less than under pro-
lection.
We have shown that our imports Of
dutiable goods have been slightly larger
under the free trade tariff than under
protection. We have shown that the
customs revenue has decreased at the
rate of $35, 900, 900 a year under the
"tariff for revenue only" and we have
shown that the free trade bill gave the
people $170, 900, 900 less of "free"
goods than the protective tariff. Had
the Mckinley bill been in existence
during 1895 and 1895, with our total
dutiable imports Of SITS. 667, o7S during
those two years, the customs revenue
derived therefrom, on the average Nc
kinney ad valorem rate on dutiable
goods of 49.16 per cent, would have
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

in 1895 or 1896 as we did in 1892 or 1898, but we
| assume that we would have had as large a
| trade of imports in 1895 or 1896 as in 1902 or
1893 had the Mckinley law remained in effect.
We also understand that the differentiation
by reason of the ad valorem idea of collecting
tariff has had much to do with the amount
collected, and had. specific duties been impos-
ed the collections under the German bill
would have been larger. REPUBLICAN.
This is an interesting question and
opens up good point. We first give
the total value of our imports, also sep
arating the free and dutiable, for the
two Mckinley tariff fiscal years of 1892
and 1898 and the two German tariff
years Of 1895 and 1896:
IMPORTS.
Per cent
Free. Drtiable. Total. of free
1892 $45S O74 Goa $780, 80 741 $S13 Col, 345 $500
1893. 444, 544,211 421, s56,71 $3.50, 4O0,922 513
1885, 1868, 233, 795 $685. 736, 40 731, $780, 19 400
1885,. 800, 7s6, 1903 400, 908 779,717306 47.6
This exhibit is, of itself, extremely
interesting. 1t shows us the hollowness
of "free trade" tariff, so called. AL
though our imports during the two Cor
man tariff years have been $168, 600, 900
less than in the two Mckinley tariff
years, there has not been one dollars
worth of benefit to the people through
larger imports of "free" goods under
the free trade tariff.
During the two Mckinley years our
imports of dutiable goods amounted to
$777, 1888, 452, while under the free trade
German bill they aggregated S779,-
667, 07S in the two years, or 81, 2S3, 626
more than. under the thigh" and sex
tortionate" Mckinley bill The "relief
from the burden of taxation" promised
by the free traders has resulted in
Taxation" on 1888, 626 more goods
in their two tariff years.
But the fun is to be found in the
"free" list. During the two Mckinley
years we imported free" goods worth
5000, 61S,8l5 while the "free trade"
ESQ called) bill of German, Wilson 81
Co. gave us only $733, 020, 1913 worth of
'free" goods, or $3.50, 59S, 622 less than
the "extortionate" and "robber" tariff
of Mr.. Mckinley. More than the entire
decrease in imports under the free
trade bill, has been in free" goods
that the Mckinley protective tariff gave
to the American people free of duty,
while the "free trade' tariff has given
them more dutiable goods and $780,
600, 900 less of goods upon which no
duty was paid. Next we give the actual
revenue derived from customs during
the two periods:
CUSTOMS REVENUE.
Average ad
valorem rate of duty.
On free
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

mystery to herself and friends, then,
her mother should come TO her aid.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegeta BILE Com
pound will, at this time, prepare the
system for the coming change. See
that she has it, and Mrs. Pinlham, at
Lynn, Mass, will cheerfully answer
any letters where information is de-
sired. Thousands of women owe their
health to her and the Vegetable Cor-
pound, and mothers are constoutly
applying to her for advice regarding
their daughters
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

been 1882, II "a, ooy-or S1yI, oD7. 45o b
year MS against the actual average Gus
toms revenue of $l55, 1877, 447 that has
been collected under the German bill.
The deficiency of the treasury depart
ment would have been reduced by $685.
300, a year and the people would
have had $50, 600. 900 more of "free"
goods each year upon which no duty
was collected under the Mckinley pro-
tective tariff.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

The farmers complain because they
cannot find markets for all their prod
ucts. How would the doubling of prices
under free silver enable the working
men of the cities and factory towns to
buy more than they do now?
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
30 to s"-Nothing to Ate.

Pat-How do you sthand on the silver
question, Moike?
Mike-Mep Sixteen to wan is moi
platform.
Pat-'Tis, is it? Well, me laddybuck,
if you and the long phiskered cranks
win I'm thinking that by next winter
ivrybody's platform will be, Nothing
to ate. detroit Journal
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
The Declaration of independence

Was written by the man who said,
"Just principles will lead us to disre-
gard legal proportions altogether, to
inquire into the market price of gold in
the several countries with which we
shall principally be connected i'll COM
MERGE and to take an average from
them" But W. ]. Bryan says it is dis
graceful to talk about adjusting our
currency to the currencies of the world.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
NO DEBT OR DEFICIT
HOW PROTECTION WOULD HAVE RE.
SUITED.

There Would BE Large Increase In Treas.
ury neutrality-suspicious. of Specific Du-
ties to National Finances-Free Trade
Does Not Mean Free Goods.
would like to SEQ q comparative statement
as TO the amount y revenues that would have
been collected for the years ending June, 1905
and 1896 (taling the year 1902 or 1893 as q
basis), on our foreign iinportstions under the
Mckinley law and what was actually collected
under the Gorman-wilson law. OF course we
nnda-sta I'D. th~A VOC siiA not ,iranovt "a much
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

IN such crisIs rno poorest peope. rnose
who earn their bread by the sweat Of
their brows and have no margin of 40
cumulated capital. always suffer the
most. Above all men ii is the laboring
man who needs sound money and stable
valuaa -
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

"We must do something for silver"
say the cheap dollarites. Why? The
value of the annual production of eggs
in the United States is twice as large
as that of our silver bullion Yet no.
body claims that eggs should be made
legal tender for debts
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

A brilliant complexion is beauty In It.
self 1t pleases the eyes OF thoughtless
people and the minds of thinking people.
They know that really good complexion
Is a sign of health, and created by Nature.
There are different ways of initiating fine
complexion cosmetics, which deceive no.
BODY. but ruin the skin and make the user
look silly and prematurely old stimuants
which only give a temporary flush danger
Gus drugs which drive pimply disorders
from the face back into the blood. All
these counterfeit" compilations are un-
safe and easily detected. But the genuine,
unmistakeable, much admired color and
clearness of health can only be obtained
by clearing all bilious matters and humors
out of the blood.
The first step towards creating a good
complexion by Natures own method is to
get the blood clear, and the circulation free
and active. There is no complexion so sal.
low, muddy or pimply but il will be cleared
and frightened by DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery. II Is the best natural
complexion maker on earth. II sends the
fresh glow of real health to the cheeks by
thoroughly clearing all bilious and eruptive
humors out of the blood. 1t strengthens
the digestion and regulates the bowels in
a mild, natural way. 1t gives brighter color
to the blood and not only beauties the
comp1exion but makes the eyes brighter
and the breath sweeter.
If the bowels be very much constipated,
IL will be advisable to take small doses of
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets, conformity
with the use of the Golden Medical Dis
covery." One or two each day -just suf-
fcient to get their laxative and Alternative,
or blood cleansing, effect will be sufficient.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-24
general to be judge of the court of

general, to be judge of the court of
claims.
Thomas Carey and "Happyn Honk,,s
were locked up in Jail al Mena, Ark
Monday charged with disorderly con,
duet. Early in the morning the Jail WAS
disco vered on fire. Before Carey and nd
Hopkins could be resoned. they wers
burned to death. 1t is believed they set
f1re to the Jail, hoping to escape.
Italo Oampanini. tonor well known
In the United States, died near Parma.
Italy, Monday. He was born In 1886.
The Atlantic Baseball league held its
annual meeting at Philadelphia yester.
dny. Newark was awarded the pennant.
An extra tax was levied on the Norfolk
aud Richmond clubs for admission. With
the addition of these two clubs, the
league was organized for five years.
The Joint oommittee appointed by the
Senate and House Of Montpelier. Vt, to
investigate the charges made against the
management of the state asylum for the
insane at Waterbury. made report Mon
day. 1t sharply criticised Superintendent
W. 81. Giddings, also the supervisors of
the Institution. Although no recon-
mendations are made the report is clear
ly against DR.. Giddings
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-24
POLICE LEVY TRIBUTE.
Broad Charges Made by Raines Of
New York.
SAYS THAT HIS LAW is BEING
OPENLY VIOLATED,

And That the Old System of Police Protec-
ton is in yogue-City Again Divided
Into Districts-Committee of Investi-
CATION Appointed.
Albany, n. Y. November 2S.-"There
are between 1000 and 5000 places within
radius of ten miles of Nsw York city
hall, that are selling liquor without a
state license in violation of the state
liquor tax law presumably under police
or some other protection. :"
This statement was made by Senator
Raines at today's meeting of the special
excise committee of the Senate. Senator
Raines is the author of the present ex-
else law which has raised over Sl1, 900, 600
in revenue. He has Investigated the
subject and should know what he is
talking about. Senator Foley, the veteran
Tammany legislator, asked Senator
Raines if he meant to say that there
were that number of places in New York
city receiving police protection in viola
tion of the Raines' law.
Senator Raines replied: eyes uh-
doubtedly they are receiving police or
some protection, for tbs violations in
many cases openly exist"
Another Senator said: "There is no
DOUBT Of the truth of Senator Raines'
statement. l have 1t upon the authority
of one of the best known saloon keepers
of New York city that the old system of
police levyine tribute upon the saloon
keepers is again in vogue. He told me
the city had been divided into districts
as formerly and that they were again
laying tribute to the police captains"
The committee of which Senator
Rainss, Is chairman, which was appoint
cd by the last Senate to inquire into the
Workings CT the Kaines' liquor tag law,
Is TO report the suggested amendments
to the coming legislature. Senator
Raines stated that many places in New
the number of about Z, 600, including the
clubs operating in violation of the excise
law, had United States revenue licenses,
for which they paid and that the
houses of ill fame as rule simply sold
under government license.
A resolution WAS adopted requesting
state excise commit sioner Lyman to fur
nish the committee with list of all suoh
places. 1t WAS decided that the commit
tea should meet in New York city Mon
day. The committee will conduct it's in
designations there during all of next
week and will then visit Buffalo, Roch-
ester, Syracuse and Utica.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-24
Those India Shawls.

The Prince OF Wales, 1t is said, does 90.
casionaIly crack a Joke over his mothers
propensity for giving away India shawls.
At Henley regatta he was on steam
launch with merry party engaged In
scrutinizing the other craft on the river.
Their attention was especially drawn to a
boat containing a pleasure party, one
member Of which was an elderly lady bear
ing remarkable likeness to the queen.
and she seemed bent upon doing all in her
power to heighten the resemblance. One
of the company on board the launch ap-
preached the prince and ventured to draw
his attention to the lady in question, jocu-
larly suggesting that it was the queen
viewing the regatta. just as his ROYAL
highness was leveling his feldglass upon
her she rose, and taking the shawl on
which she had been sitting threw 1t around
the shoulders Of young girl who was
with her. "It is undoubtedly the queen. u
replied the prince quietly. "She has dis
covered herself 1 see that she has inst
presented one of her India shawls NEW
York Tribune.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-24
WRONG AND RIGHT EATING.
ONE MAKES US WEAK THE OTHER
MAKES Us STRONG.

Wrong eating makes US weak, because it
doesn't nourish us. 1t poisons us, because 1t
sets up poisonous fermentation In our stomach
and the poisons go into our blood.
Wrosg eating is eating indigestible food, or
eating more than our stomach is able to digest.
Right eating is eating dieestiole food, food
thar the stomach is able to digest. food that
will nourisn you when it is digested.
Right eating strengthens and invigorates the
body, gives endurance, increases weight and
restores health.
Wrong eating can be made right by taking the
Shaker Digestive Cordial This preparation
made by the Shakers frem simple herbs. roots
and VINE, is delicious, refreshing, and strength
ening TO the body. 1t Is powerful aid to diges-
ton.
1t does not act by strongly stimulating the
stomach, but with its own digestive ferments
acts on the food in the stomach. and reduces.
instead of increasing, the work which the stom-
aeh has to do
This is why it Increases your strength, why it
viii cure you of all the bad effects of indigestion
and of insufficient nourishment and purifies
your system OF afl dangerous indgestive posons,
when nothing else has been found to relieve
you.
Atdruggists. Ten cents for trial bottle.
Write for interesting took to The Shakers 80
Reade Street. New York
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-24
THOSE WHO Persisted FOR FREE
DOM"
A Legacy of Patriotism Left by the Revo-
Iutionary Fathers.

Montpelier, Vt, November 2s.-The
anniversary exercises of the Vermont
society, Sons of the Revolution were held
in Harmony hall here this afternoon, the
chief feature being the Grafton by
Chaunoey NJ. Depew Of Now YORK. presi-
dent Of the Empire State Society. Sons of
the Revolution. At $50 the members Of
the Sons and Daughters of the Revolu-
ton met in Reception hall at the State
House and afterwards, with state officers,
Legislators, etc., marched to the armory,
preceded by band. In the line were the
reception committee, state officers, judges
Of the Supreme court, ex-governoSs, color
bearers and mem bers Of the Sons and
Daughters of the Revelation.
At the armory, fully 5000 people az
mbled, Including delegations from
cities and towns. The exercises opened
with prayer, after which Ex-f3ov. Dill
ingham, Ia felicitous address, referred
in fitting manner to the society and
what it represented.
He introduced DR.. Depew. who spoke
about AN hour, holding the close attep-
tion of the audience. His remarks wa,e
received with great enthusiasm. He re-
called the story of Gen. Stark, who made
the familiar remark to the effect that the
"British must be beaten today or to-
night Mollie Stark will be q widow.
He also referred to the historical clergy
man in Litohfsld. Conn, who during
the Revolution invoked Divine Provi-
denoe to hurl all sorts of disasters on the
British, but to preserve the Americans.
He applauded the spirit which stimu-
lated the people at chat time which has
not yet, nor will ever be extinauished.
He alluded to the military movements of
the armies of the two countries and de.
monstratsd that Americans were quicker
to take advantage, showing themselves
better military men than the British.
He spoke of the patriotism of the present
time as legacy from those who had
persisted for freedom.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-11-24
WE sHALL NOR PART

The frosts of forty winters show above nv
brow,
And glasses aid my tired, faded eyes
am not young nor fair nor happy now.
And yet upon my breast new born hahv
lies.
tiny, helpless, clinging, tender baby how
A little life that must be filed with veal ~
woe;
Not a dainty play thing, not prettv tow
A mind-a soul that must be taught to grow
wonder why you came SO tardily to ma
So little now Is left that can do:
cannot hope, my precious one, to see
What life-the gift gave you-means TO Won.
And yet can love SO strong as this that comes
with you
Be lost because the heart that feels it diesp
All, no, for God is love, and love is true.
I And all the Fathers wondrous plans are
wisel
An SO kiss the tiny, piteous upturned face,
And press the precious form close to nv
heart;
Love eternal laid you in this resting place
We may be changed, my little one, we shall
not part.
Ellen Wycof in womankind