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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

that there is practically no difference
as to whether the will OF Congress
was expressed in the form of a man.
date clothed with the technical forms
OF law, or by concurrent resolution
which no less positively expressed the
intent of the law-making power, and
any Secretary OF the Treasury, who
was vested with discretionary power,
if he had been FREQ from Wall street
influence which has dominated the
White House under every administra-
ton since the war, would have been
guided by the will of the people rs
expressed by their representatives in
Congress, whose acts are L" the Supreme
law" OF the land.
The cheap john assertion of the
Surveyor General that "The Popo-
cratic party seeks to repudiate one
half OF all public and private debts by
their payment in a silver dollar, worth
only so or SO CENTS" we have only to
present plain simple facts to refute.
When silver was demonetized in 1873,
that metal was at a premium Of two
per cent, and all property, the basis
of valuation for redemption of bonds
and all other government or private
obligations, was measured by it. A
thousand dollar bond was represented
by say thousand bushels of wheat in
the bin; thousand dollar mortgage
was secured by a certain number of
acres of farm land, or other property
that was satisfactory to the holder of
the bond. Silver, farms, machinery
and cbattels of all kinds we're then 100
per cent. property. indebtedness was
incurred upon that basis. and the dis
honesty of exacting payment on a
gold basis now is augmented by the
consideration that the change to .
gold standard was made surreptitious-
ly, and as the result has shown, ex-
pressly to "corner" the redemption
money and double its value to the
holders of bonds. 1t was the instinct
of the Shylock which prompted this
usurious act, but even the Jew OF Ven.
ice did not demand more than was
expressed in the bond, nor to be paid
two pounds Of flesh for the one stipu.
lated on plea that flesh had fallen
in value after the contract was signed.
Mr.. Watson's assertion that as the
unit OF coinage had been transferred
from silver to gold in 1873, that all
government bonds issued since that
act are payable in gold, is certainly not
based on tenable ground when five
years afterwards Congress by such an
overwhelming majority adopted the
Matthews resolution and enacted a
law providing that silver dollars shall
be legal tender for all debts Except
when otherwise provided in the con-
tract" II the Government bonds
were intended to have been paid in
gold, Congress had already provided
way in which that object could have
been clearly and legally expressed, but
that such an intent (the essence of
legal enactments) WAS wanting is
plainly shown by the adoption of
specific resolution to that effect.
The remains Of the combat are now
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

A NAIVE ADMIssIoN.-Ths Olym-
plan is led very innocently to remark
from existing conditions that, Be.
tween McGraw's pottering and perfidy
in this matter capitol construction
and Rogers possibility of election,
there is little chance of any work be-
ing done on the capitol for four years"
We can excuse the lugubrious refrain,
for the sake Of the admission which
constitutes the premise; and we are
willing to concede that if Mr.. Rogers's
election to the executive chair will
have the effect attributed, four more
long years Of waiting is in store for us
before the capitol assumes the classic
outlines designed for it. But Mr..
Rogers says that, as Executive, he will
labor to have the capitol built on pre-
cisely the plan formulated by Mr..
Scobey when he was a member of the
Legislature. Is not that satisfactory,
when the dawn of peace and the re.
turn of prosperity under President
Bryan brings about monetary condi-
tions which will enable the State to
float it's warrants on the land grant?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

ISN'T it little inconsistent in the
Oympian, after its TRADE OF abuse OF
the boss fakir of its party, Governor
McGraw, to endorse the little joker
that he turned uppermost for Govern
or in the late " she'll game" at Tacoma?
Is it expected that his tool, if he
reaches the executive chair, will be an
improvement upon himself? Can the
stream Use higher than its fountain
head?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

PATRICK HENRY WINSTON, Peoples
nominee for Attorney General of this
State. had this to say to a Seattle
Times reporter on Tuesday: 1.-THE
union of silver forces in Eastern
Washington is in perfect condition.
There is no friction anywhere. The
action OF the Ellensburg conventions
meets with the unqualified approval OF
our people. Bryan and the State
ticket will carry every county in East.
ern Washington and will come down
to the Cascade mountains with not
less than 10000 majority"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

THE Olympian says that cit took
Senator yesterday long time to get
his boiling apparatus oiled up. but at
last the old thing worked" Yes, and
the d" old thing" is working" all over
the country, and whether it goes off
soon or late the effect is the same on
the 6. OPP
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

THE Goldbug Democrats" who
met at Indianapolis, Wednesday, have
set up John NJ. Palmer of Illinois and
Gen. s. b. Buckner of Kentucky as
straw men in the Presidential race
They are to serve but one purpose; to
afford the goldbugs an opportunity
of lying about how they voted in this
memorable contest while they Sc
cretly record their votes for Mckinley
the Republican tin-god.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

A GOOD Observation-Disclosures Henry
Winston's definition of Pr. is decided
ly "pat." He says that there are
four degrees of mental alteration, one
in addition to the usual grammatical
degrees of comparison. They are
Crazy, insane, idiotic; and to fill q
"long felt want" the past idio,ic de.
gree has been instituted at the Queen
City for the special classification of the
p-T
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

The chaps who are bigger than their
party are gradually being shaken out.
yesterday is the last one to go.-Olym-
plan.
The attempt, however, to "shake
out" the man who has been head and
shoulders "bigger" than his party
John H. McGraw-has proven futile
When a discovery is made of the prope,
medicine to shake him out along with
the other goldbugs which are now in.
Testing the alimentary duct of the &
o. p, there may be some hope OF con-
valescence for the party.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

THE Seattle Times says that the
nomination of w. T. Forrest for Land
Commissioner on the Republican State
ticket is can excellent reason for de-
feating the whole ticket" and prom
ises to give reasons in support OF that
assertion later on.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

OUR colored brother" of the Seat.
tie Republican Is numerically prod
ding the King county delegation at
Tacoma, for ineiiiciency. The only
privilege accorded them was the nam
ing OF member OF the State commit
tee, and bones" inlimates that that
was about all it was entitled to.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04
turned over to Brother Gsby for dis
section at leisure.

PIERCE Is KING Pierce county was
the great tomanowus man in the Re-
publican state Conven,ion-with no
less than four scalps dangling at the
belt as the results of victory, deity
raised from the heads OF Kings favor
ties. 1t is true that the delegation
from King secured the appointment
OF one of their own number on the
state committee, but that was a mere
matter of grace on the part of the VIC
tors To smooth down the asperities OF
defeat. Hereafter Pierce is King and
Kings name is Dennis" in the party
cuu:.sels
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

ROGERS says dollar is an imaginary
thing; it consists of 1000 mills, but no.
body ever saw a mill. Nobody ever saw
the fiat that the Populists want put into
a piece of paper; but anybody with
eyes can see the gold, consisting of 25.S
grains, in a gold dollar.-P.-I.
The gold dollar might be visible if it
was coined by the government, but
the tiny fellow was so small in size
and 50 slippery in nature, that he
never was in much favor or very gen.
eral circulation. Take one of him
now, and knock out the law which
upholds him, and what would he be
WORTH About as much rs any other
metal that is adopted for ornamental
ton. About as much as silver or
platinum. Nobody ever saw the fiat
that was placed in the little fellow,
but it is there just the same, and it is
fiat which now makes him 80 aristo-
cratic that his family refuses recogni-
ton of the poor, faithful, honest, hard
working Silver Dollar.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

THE st. Louis Post Dispatch has Sc
cured authorized statements as to the
measurement Of the physical proper
tons Of the two Presidential nomi-
nees. Each excel in some points.
For instance, Mckinley is 5 inches
larger around the waist and one-half
inch larger around the neck than
Bryan, while Bryan is q inches taller
and / inch larger around the head
than Mckinley.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

THE dutch have taken Holland
again-this time in Vermont, the Re.
publicans rolling up their usual large
majority. This ia the State that
Mark Hanna relied upon, to infuse a
little life into his stsgna,ed campaign
He has confidently affirmed with 9
wink Keep your eye on Vermont
while the gold-bugs were laboring like
tumble-bugs to roll up a majority that
might revive dropping faith and at.
ford fighting chance in November.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04
PRODUCTS.

BEFORE November it is safe to say that
the farmers will have reached the con-
clusion that they will gain nothing by
selling their products for more dollars in
number if they pay as many more dollars
in number for what they buy.-P.-I.
Such q willful pervision OF fact and
conditions, is unworthy of the source
from which it emanates. If the writer
does not know better, he has no right
to essay the task of teacher; if no
does, he is dishonest, and is unworthy
of such an exalted position.
The farmers, who he seems to clas-
silly as fools, can readily see through
the dishonest methods of that journal.
They can readily see that there are
come things they have to "buy" on
which they will make an even hum
dred per cent. by the appreciation Of
property values which will attend the
reconciliation OF silver. They can
see that it will take but half the num-
Der OF bushels OF grain to "buy" tax
receipt; only half the quantity of any
product of the farm or shop, or days
OF toll to buy the services of that fellow
who sits in csrpeted Office, in sn
easy chair, an hour or two day, to
keep the wheels of government rolling.
He may perchancc see that it will take
but half the quantity OF land to "buy"
off that shark who holds q mortgage
on his home. Will he not gain some
thing by reinstating the money OF the
poor man, as primary money, instead
OF aiding the goldbugs to sustain the
mythical gold dollar which is too
small for coinage. even when sur
charged with the blood OF industry
until it, by fiction of law, represents
two OF the bright silver dollars that
for so many years insured conditions
OF peace and plenty to the sturdy yeo-
many of our country?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

If the Olympia correspondent OF the
P.-L. and Oregonian could ignore party
enough to state the simple truth with
regard to political happenings in thi.
city and county, those papers would
be but filling their primary mission al
news purveyors and might retain the
respect to which their eminence fairly
entities them. 1t is pity that lead.
ing newspapers should be handicapped
by such contemplate policy.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

THIS will be year of early frosts.-
Pr.
You bet; and it is a good thing you
realize it, for the Lord does not always
" temper the wind to the ahorn lamb"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

clared the equal of the full stream, but
that the plug be removed, the gate
opened, so that natures full stream of
the life-giving current could permeate
the other half of the land and reclaim
it from sterilisy imposed by drouth,
and that the other half of the herd
might be relieved from lingering
death for the want of one of the prime
necessities OF animated nature. If Mr..
Winston's remarks needed anything
to give them additional force to illus
trate the point made, the would-be
critic of the pretentious P.-L has GER
tainly supplied that want.
The Oregonian, professedly in reply
to correspondent, finds occasion TO
berate the San Francisco Examiner,
for its advocacy of silver remonetiza-
ton, and in doing SO says that that
journal is 80 VIGOROUSLY ignorant,
dishonest and INSCRIPTIONS that no
honest person has patience to read it.
and no intelligent person thinks it
worth while to contradict or expose it,"
Let us see: The Examiner is owned
and controlled by q man who has
never spared money to obtain the best
OF every service going into the make
up OF a great newspaper. 1t is his
steadfast ambition to make it q sue.
cess. He is a shrewd and discerning
business man. 1t is hardly probable
that he has employed fool and knave
combined to manage its editorial COL
umns, and when we see in every nook
OF the land, in every hamlet all over
the country the big lists OF persons"
who subscribe to and read the Era M
liner, it is hard to believe tina: they are
all dishonest. Still the big Oregon pa
per says so, and it might pass with
some credit among those who do not
know what great crank sits perched
upon the Oregonian tripod. That is
the one fault of . paper that would
otherwise be credit to journalism ::
the Oregonian reflects the individual
ity OF its editor who is known to be q
man OF the deepest prejudice and the
most unrelenting hatred when his
opinions are assailed. He lie, however,
shooting arrows at the sun when he
attacks his big neighbor OF the Bay
City.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

DON'T Be Too SURE.--The Silver
party must bear in mind that although
the political horizon may seem pro-
pitious, and that in popular parlance
"things are all coming our way" that
many fight has been lost from over.
confidence. 1t will not do to settle
down to belief that = nomination il
equivalent to election, for the enemy
despite his present generalization
still has the prestige OF large train
OF successive victories, and he knows
all the ms and outs which have hith.
erto won victory. Besides lie has
money on his side and it can command
the services of mercenary strikers who
are adopts in those e1pedients which
result in surprises at the polls. BE
vigilant, active, determined, industri
Gus, forbearing, with a zeal tempered
with moderation, "wise as serpent,
and harmless as doves" and all will
be we'll.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

among them. The gentleman who
has made these observations 10 o
staunch Republican, but candidly re-
ports the situation from his own
standpoint OF view, or as it was said by
the great leader of the Israelites in q
time that tried mems souls, "Our
enemies being judges"
GEN. Neal Dow has declared against
the attempt to make SO cents worth of
silver equal to 100 cents by law. He
says that even il accomplished it would
be lie, cheat, II fraud. Gen. Dow is
not candidate for Office, and has only a
citizens interest in the matter.-P-I.
If Neal Dow ever made such an as
sertion, and it is not probable that he
did, he has more than one screw loose
in his head, for he is too honest to de.
liberately misstate proposition. How
often must it be stated that silver is
now worth much as it ever was when
"SoouiCu ny any othcE hItiClo tnuLi
gold, If silver were the unit, as it
was during the prolonged season of
prosperity when the two money metals
iOurneyed hand in hand, one dollar in
silver would be worth precisely one
hundred cents in silver, or q dollar
worth of wheat or potatOes or silk or
cotton, or labor, or taxes, or salaries
or debts. Gold, it is true, might be at
q premium, but what would that mat
ter to the generality of people. The
goldocracy might then corner it as
closely as they pleased and it would
do them so little good that it would
gradually find its way back into ser.
vice content to labor beside its old
time ally.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

A" LOGICAL CANDIDATE."-Iti is eur
prising how soon q phrase which in it's
first use seems to be concise and ex-
pressive, catches on" to the public
ear during political times, and after a
time seems to literally hang on every
body's tongue. Among these is the
expression illogical candidate" A few
days ago it was applied to gentleman
with lightning rod running the full
length of his spinal column, arranged
to be elevated into the political cloud
stratum whenever logical differences
might seem to indicate a passage OF
subtitle fluid earthward. There were,
really, some sound reasons for his pre-.
ferment; 80 he was, by his friends,
dubbed a illogical candidate" for a
certain office. Very we'll had it ended
thus. But 10, and behold! we now
hear of logical can didates from Sena.
tor to Matchmaker, and the word is
occasionally used by men who do not
know the difference between q propo.
sition and cows horn.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-04

% per cent of the barley.
81 per cent OF the Onts.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
"what Piece o. Work Is Mani"

In this scene occurs passage
which seems to me the keystone of
Hamlet's character. It is a phrase
in which the whole tragedy of his
life is bounded as in a nutshell.
Hamlet exclaims, ''There is nothing
either good or bad, but thinking
makes it So y In these words we
find the clew to the failure of many
a potentially great man. The man
who most succeeds in life is he who
only sees one side. The man whose
mental horizon is wide, who is capa-
BILE of seeing the good and evil on
both sides, who wanders from the
highroad of afixedpurpose into the
bylanes of philosophical oontempla-
tion, will not reach his goal so soon
as he who only looks straight ahead
and follows the nose of his purpose
unthinkingly. A demonstration of
this is contained in the written play
of Hamlet, which the brief three
hours traffic of the stage prevents
being shown in action. I refer to
the character of Fortin bras He sees
only one side of things and knows
precisely what he wants. And what
is the result? Well, the result is
that when Hamlet is dead this es-
sentially practical, unimaginatiye
young man comes in, and, in the
language of our modern slang,
takes the cake. - Beerbohm Tree
in Fortnightly Review
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
Village Caucus.

Notice is hereby given that eau
Gus of the voters of the village Of Nor
ris will be held at the Court House on
Saturday, March 7th; 1896, at s o'clock
p. M, for the purpose of nominating
village officers to be voted for at the
annual charter election to be held
March 10, 1896, in and for said vii
lage.
Morris, Mimi, Feb. 26, 1896.
f. E. NEWELL, Chm.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
A FIJI ROMANCE.

There was young maid in Fiji,
And in number her lovers We're three,
But which she loved best
She needed a test
To tell her, so doubtful was she.
So she stirred up cannibal war
Till the whole land was Redeemed with gore,
And young man number one
Got slain with q gun
But her heart was as light as before.
So she knew that she didn't love hint
That her fancy was only a whim,
Bat still there Were two, ~-1s@
Both eager to WOO,
And still her loves eyesight was dim,
But youth number two in fight
Was captured one terrible night,
And they made him the meat
At a cannibal treat
And she found that her heart was still light
So she didn't love that one, she knew,
But she still was in doubt what to do.
For young man number three,
For all she could see,
Was no dearer than youth number two.
But her fears in due time were allayed
For the enemy made fierce raid,
And, with arrow points filed,
Her last lover was killed
And she lived and she died an old maid
-Somerville Journal.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
Proposals for Building Church.

Sealed proposals will be received
until April 18th for the building of a
church in the town of Scott, Stevens
county, MINI. Plans and specifica-
tions may be seen at the residence of
G. Gaarder. The right to reject any
and all bids is reserved.
c. GAARDER, Chm.
OF EYsTAD, Sec.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
Notice to Teachers.

Teachers examinations will be held
at Hancock on March 3rd and 4th,
commencing at 8 o'clock a. m. At
Morris, west side school house,
March 9th and 9TH, commencing at
l p. m. L. r. MACINTOSH,
Co. Supt.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04

Rev. HAYWARD of Benson deliv-
cred a lectu at the Congregations
al church, Thursday evening, sub
ject, ''Logan'' Mr. Hayward is a
fine speaker and did justice to his
subject. He will come again.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
Town of Framnas.

Town caucus will be held at the
school house in District No. 2, Town
of Framnas on the 9TH day of March,
1896, at 2 o'clock p. M, to nominate
candidates for town officers of said
town, By order of chairman of town
committee.
n. E. SoLsETH, Sec.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
Live stock Prices at Oh

AIVe StOUF I1IOoS az O1I1O'1aU'
HOGS-Market active and generally 10c
higher
Sales ranged at $3.85@4 10 for light
$3.S5@3.S718 for mixed; $375@4.05 for
heavy; So. 1903 so for rough.
CATTLE-Best grades @l0c higher,
Others tirmer
Beeves, S3.2O@4.55; cows and heifers,
Sl.6O@3.SO; Texas steers, 81 80 go; stock
ers and feeders, s.. 80@3.75.
SHEEP-Market steady.
Receipts: Hogs, $4,000; cattle, 5000,
sheep; l. 00O
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
WM.GAUsMANN,
Town Clerk.

Lew Johnson minstrel troupe is
composed of eleven select artists.
They have their own band and or
chestra. The press speaks highly of
them and good performance is as
sured. Morris opera house, Tuesday
evening, March 10. Admission %,
35 and SO cents.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04

When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
7WheE SIC had Children, she gave them Castoria
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04

S. Stewart has the rock hauled
and is making Preparations for
building q grain elevator i'll this
village
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
Three years For Burglarx.

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis, March 4.
Smith, Olson and johnson, held to the
circuit court for burglary, were each
sentenced to three years at hard labor
at Waupun
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04
price of wheat at Duluth.

WHEAT-Cash, No. hard, 632sc; No. |
Northern, 62Ic; March, 65ssc; No. 2
Northern, 59ss 0602sc No. spring, $500
57ssc; rejected, $3.50 $3.50; to arrive, No.
hard, 64c; No. l Northern, 6415c; May No
l hard, 66c; No Northern 66c.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04

VIM. Hiland, is building new
dwelling on his farm, 3 miles west
of here.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-03-04

The public opinion. Group, Whoop-
ing Cough. Consumption inits inscipient
form, Coughs, Colds and Hoarseness can
be cured by using Sayman's Vegetable
Imminent as directed. A large bottle
ifor Soc. Ask your druggist for it. 10