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The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-02-05
NOTES AND COMMENT.

Geneva May l.
The Venezuela cOffee crop Is valued at
100000 annually.
Canada will make an increased appro-
priation for its militia.
There were 1883 miles OF railroads in
Europe January l, 1895.
The Kansas City Times is 10 be sold at
foreclosure sale February 20.
The Argentine government has placed an
internal revenue tax on tobacco.
The National Board Of Trade Is demand
ing that the greenbacks be retired.
Cincinnati is one of the sentimental cities
which has adopted municipal flag.
The number Of liquor licenses issued In
New York city during 1895 was 1,O9O.
The Republicans and Populists Of Louis
lana win vote the same ticket this year.
Susan B. Anthony has been reelected
President Of the American Woman Suffrage
Association.
The town Of Affection, Wis, has pOpu-
lation Of 100 and there is not woman In
the number.
Mrs. John w. Mackay spends 5000
month on flowers TO decorate her sons
grave at Paris.
Hundreds OF people were unable to get
into the hall to hear Debs speak at st.
Louis last week.
John Tyler oldest SON Of the President
Of that name, died In Washington January |
s0, aged rs years.
Henry Clay Evans, Governor Of Tennes-
see, wants to run for Vice President on the
Republican ticket.
The Usage tribe Of Indians wants to be
separated from Oklahoma and be attached
to the Indian Territory.
Land Thief Steve Elkins, Of West vir-
ginia, would accept the Republican nomi-
nation for the Presidency.
Mississippi is local option State, and
there are but fourteen counties Of the sew
enty-6ve that are wet county.
A boom has been started in Wisconsin
for ex-senator SpOoner for the Republican
nomination for the Presidency.
Senator Teller stated In the Senate that
he had personal knowledge that Harrison {
would have vetoed free coinage bill.
Ambassador Theodore RunyOn, who was
Of our government ct the
German court, died at Berlin January %. Q
1t is worthy Of note that Cleveland man
lged to be taking an outing when Tillmsn
made his speech. II was the peoples
inning.
President james Monroe died In poverty.
lo one suspects that Cleveland will be !
hat unfortunate. Monroe was probably
lonest.
The Standard Oh trust, which has been =
capitalized at 100000 has been reor-
Ianized as a corporation with q capital
Itock Of S2,OOO,OOO.
The Mayor and number Of the members :,
I the Council Of Dubuque, L., have been :,
indicted by the grand jury on charge Of :
salary grabbing"
Mrs Sarah Dick Is cashier Of the First -
National bank Of Huntington, Ind. She is :.
he only female cashier Of national bank ;,
q the United States. :
The reports printed in leading Prohibit Al
lon papers would indicate that st. John u
n that ticket II he wants 1t.
Senator Sherman, Of Ohio, declares in an :,
Interview that ''when it comes to an issue :,
4 regard to money, the East win be against :,
ho Myo,t f..o. nootfxxo ~ ~ rk., - "
The advocate. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1897, 1896-02-05
WITH FIERY TONGUE
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the messages for 'the purpose of point
ing out the evolution of a tyrant, and
Of showing the transition from a con-
Scientious, lsw-sblding chief msgls.
trste to an arrogant and obstinate
ruler, who ignores the law and issues
bonds at will. He not only issues
them, but does it secretly with his law
partner as q witness to the contract,
and has created the suspicion In the
minds of millions Of his Countrymen
that q President of the United States
can use his high Office for private gain.
The suspicion, like a damned spot,
has been burned into the brains Of the
people and will ho more 'out' than
Duncsn's blood could be washed from
the lily hands Of Lady Macbeth"
He predicted that he was the last of
the Democratic Presidents who would
be elected by the party as now organ.
lied.
"The Democratic party elected him
and reelected him and would have no
other leader. It must bear the 0dium
Of his Official misdeeds, his utter lack
of leadership. He has never been q
Democrat, measured by the standard
of Jefferson and Jackson. His opin-
ions and policy on finance have been
those of Sherman, who is not Repub-
licsn measured by the standard Of Lin.
Coln."
He congratulated Sherman on his
victory In the special session, and said
he (Shermsn) had the proud satisfsc-
ton of "knowing that he has brought
the party which he so hates to it's knees,
and has lived to see many Of his old
antagonists enlisted under his banner
Of monopoly and class privileges.
eff he (CleVelsnd) was honest In the
start land am willing to grant that
much), his associations with Wall
street and his connection with wealthy
men have debsuched his conscience
and destroyed his sympathy with the
masses"
In discussing the gold standard he
said:
''Rothschild and his American agents
gFaciously cOndescended to come to the
help of the United States treasury In
maintaining the gold standard which |
has wrought the ruin, and only charges
q small commission of $40, OO0, 900 or 30
on one little transaction. Great God,
that this proud government, the rich
est, most powerful on the globe, should
have been brought to so low pass that
o London Jew should have been ap-
pointed It's receiver to have charge Of
the treasury. Is there a man here who
can think of 1t without blushingP"
Sand what are the people going to
do about itp Why are these iniqulties
permitted, and the outrageous and I'M
lawful actions Of the executive IN.
checked No man here denies the as
sertlon that it is unlawful to issue
bonds to pay the current expenses Of
the government, and yet 1t has been
done. There has been lame explans-
ton attempted, that redeemed green
backs had to go into the general fund
and be reissued, but If they were Sc
cured for the gold which the bonds
have been issued and they were not
mad 20 nov nnrrank arnanaaa whara
The herald., 1896-09-16
SOME GREAT BIMETALLISTS

Banks are more dangerous to the lib.
critics of the people than standing
armies.-Jefferson.
BY the eternal we will see which is to
rule-the money power or the people,
Andrew Jackson.
Gold is the most useless metal in the
world. Fit only for plugging teeth and
ornamenting fools.-Dr. Franklin.
The theory of the intrinsic value of
money has been abandoned by the best
writer's and speakers.-Encyclope
Britannica.
Whoever controls the volume of money
of any country is absolutely master of
all the industries and commerce.-James
A. Garfield.
Bank paper must be suppressed and
the circulating medium must be re-
stored to the nation, where it belongs
jefferson.
/ believe the struggle now going on
in this country, and in other countries,
for a single gold standard will, IL sue
cessful, produce widespread disaster
throughout the worid.--James G. Blaine.
The bank is the union of the govern
ment and the money power. a union far
mre dangerous than church and state.
John c. Calhoun.
Anything upon which the government
places its stamp and declares it full
legal tender in payment of all debts and
taxes is money; no matter what the ma
teral may be.-Henry Clay.
If q government contract a debt with
a certain amount of money in circula-
ton, and then contract the money vol
ume before the debt is paid, it is the
most heinous crime that government
could commit against the people.-Abra-
ham Lincoln
The herald., 1896-09-16
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Mr.. John O'Leary, Miss Eta Loucks
and Miss Veronica Leary were the guests
of honor last night at most enjoyable
party given at the home Of Miss Etta
Leary on West Sixteenth street. The
pretty home was tastefully decorated
with pepper boughs, smilax and potted
ferns. Bright flowers were also used
In the adornment of the rooms, the
whole producing an artistic effect. The
always mirth provoking game of
donkey" was entered into by the COM
pany with much Zest. The ladys prize
was a pretty vase, the gentleman's
fancy basket There was a dainty re-
past served and the evening was made
complete by a recitation from Mr..
OLeary, a reading by Mr.. Fred Rear
don. Miss Lena Reed sang charmingly,
and there was vocal solo by MISS
Maud Hammis. The features of the pro-
gram were viNin and mandolin solos by
Mr. Titus of San Francisco. The even
ing was very pleasant one and enjoyed
by those present until a late hour. The
guests were Misses Eta Loucks, X. Bell,
V. Bell. Lena Reed, Consuelo de Urquiza,
NJ. Hammis, r. Sutton, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Strange, Mrs. w. H. White, Messrs.
Brent Neal, Harry Wellington, VIII
Reed, Mussleman, W. Wulgus, .Tltus
J. Jacoby, Fred Reardon and Messrs.
Bell.
The herald., 1896-09-16

If the public opinion of the men Of both
sides is strong enough to resent such
interference, yelled though 1t be. with
their Individual and sacred right as
American citizens. there need be no
cause for the discussion of such deli
cate point. a mans conscience
however, must be his own die
it is difficult to see how he can satisfy
the demand of his own self respect by
signing a document that he not only
mas no faith in. but to the sense of which
he is absolutely opposed. If a railroad
man desires to join political club. or
and a few Mckinley clubs within easy
distance, to which he can become aflil-
lated without mixing UP his business
with his politics and without compro-
missing himself with his employer The
scheme as outlined by the Railway
Mems Sound Money league is merely
an ingenious device for employers to be
in possession of a blacklist and to be
armed with a weapon OF intimidation.
Every citizen of the United States, be
he railroad man olSrailroad magnate, has
the incontrovertible right and the sacred
privilege of exercising his franchise as
his own personal intelligence dictates.
The attempt of an employer to inter-
fere with that privilege by coercion or
intimidation is as criminal ard corrupt
as the direct bribe.
The herald., 1896-09-16
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
At THE THEATERS J

LOS ANGELES THEATER-No more
artistic conception and equation of the
role of Rigoletto has been presented in
this city in the past decade than that of
Maurice de Vres last evening. Verdi
in his eXuberant musical creative fancy
gave in this role a most eXacting COM
bination, in which must be concentered
the highest requirements of both the ly-
ric ard the histrionic arts. With score
fairly blossoming with melodic floriture
is combined all the force and feeling of
plastic delineation of the deepest pas
sions of the human soul. Betimes the
light and flippant fancies of the fool are
but thinly gauzed over the profoundest
play of feeling. like flowers blooming in
the crater of sleeping volcano. OF all
Nerdis operas none present such thor
oughly incongruous play of action as
this same opera of Rigoletto taken as
whole, save as to this central character.
in which all action, all imagery, all the
sinister elements in the human comedy
find adequate opportunity for express
sion and exploitation. Mr.. De Nries
grasped these dramatic possibilities with
a conscientious and a striving spirit, and
he sang the music of the role with the
rare feeling and finish of the true hab-
itue of the high lyric realm.
To take the work of the Hinrich COM
pany as a whole last night. it was emil
nently satisfactory mainly for the above
reason. The male choral work in the first
act was spirited ard of most excellent
quality.
The duet in the second act between
aIr. De Vries ard Miss Bertini as Gilda,
was a brilliant number in its execution.
Miss Bertni's Gilda was not strong in
It's dramatic possibilities. but she pos
sesses sweet. well cultivated voice,
depending more on its sweetness than
power. Mir. Pache as the Duke was ac-
corded warm reception by his Ange-
leno friends. and sang the role with his
customary sweetness and grace. His
great solo of La Donna Mobile was
sung in a most felicitous manner. The
harmonic piece de resistance OF the op-
era thte quartet in the fourth act Tn di
seben rammento mi was very effectively
sung, but would have had more
force had the Duke and Mag
dalena come more to the
front of the stage as is customary, the
environments of the interior inn setting
being usually ignored for the time be-
ing Miss Bernice Holmes of this city
made her first appearance as MaSua-
lena, and was fully equal to the re-
quirements of the role. She possesses
q remarkably good voice, OIL eAcelleHl
quality The work of the orchestra was
an improvement on the preceding even
ing. and Signor Alramoff's Sparafuicile
is deserving of particular mention. rms
afternoon Bohemian Girl Will be given
and tonight Ermani will be given with
a strong cast.
BURBANK THEATER-The Wolves
of New York was presented again last
night to an audience equally as large
as Monday night.
THE ORPHEUM-Anothe packed
house greeted the splendid Dill or at
tration at this theater last evening.
The herald., 1896-09-16
INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY

There is at least one large railroad In
this country whose management does not
intend to attempt any coercion or in
timidation upon its employees in their ex-
ercise of the franchise. The general
manager of the Northern Pacific rail-
road, although an ardent advocate of
the single gold standard, has addressed
& circular to the men, in which he says
the road only asks that they inform
themselves on the question before the
people. To this end the company offers
to furnish the publications of both poll
tical parties to any who apply.
Such an attitude is as entirely COM
mendable as it is rare. There is nothing
oi1icious or dictatory in the desire Of an
employer that his men should be
thoroughly conversant with the vital
question at stake. although in this cam
paign it may be superfuous in the face
of the extraordinary and general inter-
est in the crusade for the coinage of free
silver throughout the country. The
Northern Pacific employees will, how
ever. doubtless be grateful for the sup
ply of political literature of both parties
What contrast such action supplies
with the intolerance and impertnence
of the great railway corporations nearer
home. The old methods of positive CO.
ercion are rendered abortive by the, Aus
tralian ballot. though even this cannot
entirely prevent the Vaccinations of
the dictatory arrangements. In the
majority of railroad centers the employees
for the most part live congregated in
districts near their work. and unhap-
PLY there is nothing to prevent a rail-
road officers saying to his men or letting
them know by those devious methods so
characteristic of this sort of business,
I'VE shall hold you responsible for the
vote cast in your precinct" with the ac-
companying or implied threat.
Another preposterous method has been
already employed in our midst by which
it is designed that the railroad officials
shall be furnished lists showing how
their men intend to vote. The Railway
Mems Sound Money league Is the title
of the machine by which they hope to
attain this end. Applications for mem
bership have been served out to every
employe and the responses and the re-
fusals to sign will be duly noted. A rail-
road man writes to The Herald asking
if he would be morally justified in sign
ing such a circular to hold
his job. intending as he does
to vote for Bryan and free silver.
The herald., 1896-09-16
SILVER EDITION

The Herald will publish on Sunday,
September 9th, a large and forcetul
"S;lyer Edition." Besides containing
collation. of the most luminous eXpos1-
tions Of the money question and most
cogent arguments in favor of the free
coinage of silver, it will print copy of
tbe United States constitution, synop-
sis of the financial history of the country,
the coinage statistics of this and other
countries and a complete expose of the
fntrigues of the masters of Wall and
Lombard streets.
Associated with the editor of The Her.
aid as collaborators in the matter of
the silver edition will be several we'll
known financial authorities of more than,
local repute, such as Judge Utley, Sem
ator White, Hon. John Shirley Ward
and others.
Price per copy, mailed to any address,
In quantities of less than 100O five cents,
In quantities of 1000 or more to Demo
cratic or silver clubs, four cents per
copy. Orders, either large or small,
should be sent in as early as possible.
Terms cash.
The herald., 1896-09-16
CONTRIBUTE YOUR MITE.

The spectacle of Vanderbilt contrib
uting 100000 to the Republican national
campaign committee is an object lesson
to the toilers of America. The party
now fighting for the principles of free
silver and industrial emancipation has
no supporters who are able to hand over
their checks for 100000 for campaign
expenses. The parties which have nom
mated William j. Bryan are fighting
the battles of the common people, and
the common people must provide the
sinews of war.
Contribute something to the campaign
fund. No matter how small the amount
it will help to swell the grand total. Send
your contributions to Senator ]. K.
Jones, chairman national Democratic
campaign committee. Auditorium An
mex, Chicago. Send it now. Omaha
World Herald.
The herald., 1896-09-16
MEXICO AND SILL YER

In this important political campaign
while the money question is being in
vestigated and discussed as never be-
fore, Mexico is often referred to both by
gold standard advocates and free silver
champions as an object lesson in sup
port of their respective arguments. A
great deal has been said and written
concerning Mexico's commercial policy
and it's effects upon the people of our
sister republic.
Much that has been promulgated on
one side is contradictory of statements
made by the other side. Thus the gen.
eral public has become more muddled
than enlightened as to the actual condi-
tions in that country.
The Chicago Record, one of the great
dailies that is independent in politics,
has sent a commission to Mexico to in
vestigate its affairs and report thereon
The commission consists of two able
members of the Records staff, William
E. Curtis and Trumbull White, who are
accompanied by an experienced artist.
Mr.. Curtis personally is bimetallist,
but opposed to the free coinage of silver
by the United States Independent of
other nations. Mr. White is a free COIN
age man, and in full accord with the
Chicago platform. The correspondents
are instructed to visit the principal
Mexican cities, interview various ofic-
ials and business men, collate facts, his
torical and statistical, ascertain the eX-
act status of the existing monetary sys-
tenn, and its apparent effects on the
commercial, political and social condi-
tions The results of their careful i'm
partial investigations will be sent to the
Record and published in frequent in
stailments. That they will be eagerly
read by many thousands of truth-seek-
ers goes without saying.
This piece of journalistic ENTERPRISE
on the part of the Record is highly COM
mendable. What the people want is
facts on this all-absorbing question. no
matter how obtained or from what
source. The cause of truth and the nro-
motioh OF good government demand all
the light that can be thrown upon the
leading issue in this campaign.
The lying habit of the Times is hone.
lessly incorrigible; it's editor has neithe,
conscience nor shame. Despite the ab.
solute and explicit evidence furnished
by the Omaha World Herald thai
BRYAN NEVER WROTE A LINE 70,
that paper BEFORE SEPTEMBER L
1894. the Times had again the colossal
effrontery to repeat yesterday it's false.
hood attributing an article in the World.
Herald on November 1S, 1892, to Mr.
Bryan.
The herald., 1896-09-16
THE SAME OLD STORY

Editor Herald: The Times of about
August 20, 1896, came boldly to the res
cue, and made as clear as a stack of
black cats at midnight, long mooted
query, to-wit: Was there really any
thing of Thomas jefferson. the writer
of the Declaration of Independence"
and the founder of Democracy in Amer
ica?" Hear the solon of the Times
tripod:
The Times has never once questioned
the sincerity of Thomas Jefferson
nor sought to impugn his personal rec
titude." (How kind! His, II. Js, bones
will now rest more peacefullyO Mr..
Jefferson was good man for the period
in which he lived, but the growth of
an ambitious country (and the birth of
the reguant edition of Harrison Gray
Otis) has got beyond the scope of his
teachings. In letter to John Tyler, he
(the now effete JefferSon) wrote, 1 sin
cerely believe that banking institutions
are more dangerous than standing ar
mics, and that the principle of spending
money to be paid by posterity, under the
name of funding, is but swindling fu-
turity on large scale! Just imagine
public man of any note attacking the
banks in this era of progress The banks
of the United States are what have
helped to develop the region west of
the Rockies as much as any other SIN
gle factor. We have outgrown the swad-
ding clothes of Jefferson's day and gem
Grafton"
What does the 1--WE" with which the
last sentence, supra, begins, personate,
the Times editor. or others, for whom
he has no license to speak in such
glib -flippant and presumptuous man
ner?
This modern, self-constituted critic,
who has the termerity to attack 10
year-old corpse, says: "The banks of
the United States have helped to de-
velop the region west of the Rockies as
much as any other single factor" Never
was assertion further from the truth.
Labor has done more than any other
factor in pushing on to grand success
our New West" development. Any man
of brains who has Travelled over any
considerable portion of our country west
of the Rockies knows this to be true.
1 understand to my surprise) that
Colonel CD Otis was soldier in the
Union army during our late unpleasant
ness. Could it have been there that he
learnt bravery, and now, Herewith i'm
bued, has the courage to assail the
writer of the Declaration of Independ-
ence, seventy full years after he fell
asleep and left behind name that Will
be green in memory when that OF his
after-death assailant will have rotted
with his bones? r. H. WELLS.
Santa Monica, Sept. TO-
The herald., 1896-09-16
HERE AND THERE.

The engagement is announced of Miss
Martha Tufts to Mr.. William Muir, son
of j. A. Muir
Mr.. and Mrs. Sheldon Borden and Mrs.
Burnett have returned from their sum-
mer outing at Redondo.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Strange of Chicago
and Mrs. Stranges daughter, Miss
Loucks, are visiting Mrs. D. M. Leary.
Miss Teresa Smith has left for Clare
mont college, where she will take a
course of music. Miss Smith has been
a great social favorite and will be miss
ed by her friends.
Dr. and Mrs. George L. Cole enter
tanned very delightfully."- yesterday with
dinner at their home on South Hope
street The table was beautifully dec
grated with pink roses and ferns. Gov
ers were laid for eight and delicious
menu served. The evening was brought
to a close by the enjoyment Of music.
The herald., 1896-09-16
MEXICAN PRICES

American papers give prices of about
Mexico do not eat and then comment on
high prices. in this country. The assump-
is due TO the use of silver money is non
sensical The true causes are to be found
in the inherited habit of taking life easily
centuries of neglect to educate the people
and so inspire them with new ambitions,
and their lack of perfection in most handi-
crafts. Silver has no more connection with
the matter than the use of copper cash
in China has to do with the opium habit.
The gold standard papers should use their
reasoning poWers.-NleXican Herald.
The herald., 1896-09-16
CROOUET PARTY.

Miss Gertrude Pritchard entertained
a number of her friends in most de-
,lightful manner yesterday evening with
a croouet party at her home on Santee
street. The guests enjoyed the game by
the light of the moon with additional IL
lumination with lanterns that decorated
the yard. Other amusements were pro-
vided in the house and these, with music
made the time pass happily by. Re
freshments were passed and the evening
voted by all to be most enjoyable one.
Among those present were Misses Clara
Hunter. Winnie Dewey Georgia Over
man. Mabel Colson, Maud Harris, Bessie
Youngman, Grace Banter. Ditha Mar
chant, May Pritchard. Messrs. Clyde
Gould, Will Wilson, 1sadore Whomes,
Carl Sisson, Richard Towers, Ray Rog-
ers. Harold Haigler, Bert Borden, John
Thomas,