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Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
south carollna,s shame.

South Carolina has had listle cause
to point with pride' TO her repre.
sentation in the United States Senate
during the past few years. When the
courtly and accomplished Hampton
was succeeded by Senator Irhy, il was
merely the incident OF statesman
giving place to harmless nonentity,
but the advent OF Tillman as the sue.
cessor Of Butler placed blackguard and
u butfoon in the chair once filled by a
Calhoun and Hayne.
Senator Tillman made his formal
debut Wednesday in epeech in the
Senate which simply attracted atten.
tion by it's vile abuse and shocking in.
vectiee 1t was the very acme of dema-
gogy. The theme of his coarse TRADE,
naturally, was tho free coinage Of sill
yer. and his sentiments were as cheap
az the fiat money ho advocated. He
denounced the President as a tyrant,
and Secretary Carlisle as a Judas, be.
cause they were firm in their attitude
against tho folly Of free coinage, and
ended his torrent of rant in the follow
ing sensational manner:
The struggle from 1861 to 1865, which
drenched this fair land in blood, was
TO emancipate four million black slaves.
We are fast approaching condition
which will place the collar of industrial
bondage around the necks OF ten times
that many white slaves A day of
reckoning Will come, unless there is no
longer a Just God in Heaven, and when
1t does come, woe be unto those who
have been among the oppressors of tho
people. The present struggle ia un.
fortunately too like that which pre.
ceded the late civil war, inaamuch az
it ~ sectional. The creditor and the
manufacturing States of the North and
East, those which have grown in
ordinately wealthy at the expense of
the producing classes Of tho South and
West, are urging this policy with tho
bosotted blindness of Belshazzar.
1t was easy TO see,' the Senator
said, in conclusion. that the struggle
Tor the new emancipation had begun.
There were millions now on the march.
and they tramp, tramp, tramp, tramp
the sidewalks hunting work and tho
highways begging bread, and unless re
lleI comes they Will some day take n
notion to come to Washington with
rifles in their hands 10 regain tho liber.
ties stolen from them, or which their
representatives have sold. -
But South Carolina is not alone in
her shame over this dissraceful oxhi-
bition of charlatansm in the Senate.
The Republican party has portion OF
the responsibility to bear. For it was
TO the Popu!ist sentiment aud the Pop
ulist Senators whose chief exponent
and most popular leader are embodied
in Tillman, that the Republicans in the
Senate surrendered at this session, in
order to obtain control Of the organiza.
tion of that body, They arc ''reaping
the whirlwind" lite sooner and far
more vigorously than they anticipated.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
THE NAZARETH WAIST

UP at Nazareth, Pa, a man
ufacturer of women's knitted
underwear brought out this
satisfactory WAIST FOR BoysAND
GIRLS. Evidently a woman con-
jured up the idea, but the man
did the pricing-and that has
been done with as much COM
mon sense as characterizes the
making Of the garment. Waists
all-sufficient for children from
one to twelve years old, suited
Tor all seasons; well knitted
and shaped, and supplied with
buttons for attaching all the
garments a waist should carry.
And THE PRICE Is FIFTEEN
CENTS. Two finer grades are
made--25c and soc.
Nowonder the selling grows
bigger and bigger as the good
news spreads.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
narri.on Not a Candidate.

Ex- President Harrison has made an
announcement with respect to his
alleged candidacy for the Republican
nomination for President, and IL is one
that will give much qualification to the
avowed aspirants for the honor. lie
says be does not have any desire TO 20
back to the White House, and there
fore does not wish to be considered as
a candidate for tho nomination. His
letter, which was written TO Captain
John X. Gowdy, chairman of the In
diana Republican State committee,
under Mondays date, is as follows:
Hitherto have declined TO speak to
the public upon this matter, but scores
OF friends TO whom | have talked and
many scores more TO whom | have
written will recognize in this expires.
sion the substance of what have said
To them. TO every one who has pro-
posed to promote my nomination, l
nave snid: No; there never has been
an hour since | left the White House
that have felt wish to return to it, "
My Indiana friends have been most de-
voted and faithful and | am their
grateful debtor. The Republican party
mas twice in national convention given
me Endorsement, and that is enough. |
think the voters OF our party are now
entitled to have new name.
For the sentiment, great or small,
that has been manifested for my nomi.
nation am grateful, and Of that wider
respect and Kindness breaking party
llnos--which have been shown me 10
mAnV | "a la,
ciative.
| cannot consent that my name be
presented to or used in the st. Louis
convention. and must kindly ask my
friends TO accept this as sincere and
hnal expression upon the subject
Benjamin Harrison.
or course thero are destinations that
do not decline, and this letter is one
that will not absolutely remove tho ex.
President from the field of possibilities
in connection with the Republican
nomination. Tho convention may
choose to Voluntarily confer upon him
the honor that he now says he does not
desire. But he is unusually explicit in
withholding his consent for the pre-
sentation or uso Of his name in the
convention.
Mr.. Allison and Mr. Reed will
peruse Mr.. Harrison's letter with
great deal of pleasure And when Mr..
Allison considers how much nearer In
diana is TO Iowa than to Maine, he will
doubtless reach the conclusion that in
the fight for delegates that might have
gone tG Harrison he will have the man
from Maine at decided disadvantage.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

The senate for rree sllver oolnnre.

The United States Senate the "sil
ver-plated Senate" I" as il is apty desig
mated by the Philadelphia Record or
Saturday passed the bill providing fol
the free coinage of silver, which had
been substituted for the House Bond
bill. The bill was passed by vote of Is
ayes to 30 nays, and the division was
not upon partisan lines. Democrats
and Republicans voted both for and
against the bill, but the Populists Sen
ators were unanimous in its support.
Twelve members, six for and siz
against, were paired.
The bill, as passed by the Senate,
provides that from the date of the act
the mints Of the United States shall be
open to the coinage of silver, and the
dollar shall be Of tho present weight
and tineness 1t also provides for the
issuance Of silver certificates and fol-
the coinage Of the seigniorage now in
the Treasury, and authorizes the i'm
mediate issues Of certificates upon the
same in advance of ii being coined.
One section ofthe bill provides that
no bank note of less than ten dollars
shall hereafter be issued and those out.
standing of less amount shall be taken
up and cancelled as rapidly as possible.
Section provides that the greenback
and treasury notes shall be redeemed
in standard silver dollars or in gold
coin, at the option of the treasury, and
the greenbacks when so redeemed shall
be Immediately reissued.
The Senates enactment, it will thus
be seen, not only proposes to continue
but to intensity the evil financial con-
ditions that have already wrought so
much injury to the country. II is for.
tunate that the sentiment In the House
is against the measure, aud that Presi
dent Cleveland would veto il, even il
the House should vote in its favor.
But still, the result is none the less
disappointing and dangerous 1t shows
that as far as the Senate is concerned,
no action can be expected that will
tend to improve the existing financial
conditions. The Senate is d stumbling
block in the way of reform.
The complexion of the vote by which
the bill was finally passed, including
the pairs, is quite interesting. II was
as follows:
Afiirmative--Democrats, "a; Republi-
cans, IS; Populists, g.; total. As,
Negative Democrats, 10; Republicans.
26; total, Al. Throughout the proceed
ings Senator j. Donald Cameron of
Pennsylvania, steadily voted with the
silver men. There was 10 partisan
politics in the final test. Republicans
and Democrats joined in supporting tho
measure, and Democrats and Republi-
cans united in voting against il. Only
the Populists stood without break in
their ranks. Tho result is significant
as showing how both the leading
parties are hopelessly divided upon the
currency question.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
Ho Would Not couptepanc. ! pe,,


There are rumors that some of tho
ardent Republican politicians who are
laboring so zealous!y to induce the
United States Senate to seat Colonel
Henry a. du Pont as the Senator from
Delaware, have allowed their zeal To go
far outrun discretion as to propose a
very disreputable deal. They are
anxious to secure the votes of the
Populist Senators in Colonel du Points q
favor, as without at least two of these
votes, on a full roll-call, he cannot be
seated, and to this end the alleged deal
is directed. 1t is in the form of a
pledge, so the report goes, that il the
Populists will vote for Colonel du Pont
or refrain from voting altogether, which
will be as effective ii determining the
result, Colonel du Pont will agree not
TO vote against any of the wild finan-
clai schemes Of the populist Senators
We do not believe that Colonel din
Pont would permit himself for an in
stant to be made party to such an
arrangement. lie IL d friend of sopnd
money and would not temporize upor
the question Of honest finances. even
for the purpose Of securing a seat in
tho Senate. II thus deal with tho
Populist Senators is really being al
tempted, it can be set down az an ah.
solute certainty that it is wltbout
Colonel du Points knowledge. much
less his consent. And there can Ia no
doubt that he will Indignantly "a.
pudiate It, should tho rumor Of its ok.
istcnce prove to be true.
The interests of the State Of Della.
ware will not be affected, whetber
Colonel du Pont is admitted 70 The
Senate or his credentials turned down
But the state would seriously suffer in
reputation should tho matter ia a..
termined by any kind Of a deal And
as far as Colonel du Pont is concerned
the case will 70 decided upon its
merits. ieadstrong advocates nny
feel lmpelled TO resort to extreme avon
discreditable methods in his behalf
hut they will Ito 81 without his knowI.
edge and appreciation. or this we r..,
assured,
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

crazy quilts and oyster suppers, instead
OF working side by side with men to
tho benefit of greater number Of
needy people.
The speaker showed the influence
ot men in securing desired legislation; I;
now in Illinois the women wanted
money to start a home for wayward
girls, and the men took suggestion
from their application and soon had
received an appropriation from the
Legislature for 5000, 600 for boys
school, while 1t had taken the women
anout 10 years to get the money they
Some say that vicious women Will be
enabled to vote IL equal suffrage is
allowed; yet the bent of women is on
tho line OF morality. In Massachusetts
2 man had not spoken to his wife for
1ive weeks because her name was on
the voting list; but in Kansas a man
who whipped his wife because she did
vote, was visited by-a brass band with
threat that he would be tarred and
feathered If he did such a thing again.
Women are informing themselves on
al! questions and no one is moro
capable than the women of the present
day to vote. (Applausel. In renly to
the objection that it takes too much
time TO vote she gave an instance of
woman who actually spent 20 minutes
IN voting, leaving sleeping baby at
home, and returning in time to have
the fineat batch of bread she ever had.
III the bread hadn't been fine all the
newspapers in the country would have
heard of il. She declared that women
do want TO vote; does the Legislature
want them to? Speaking of an instance
in New York where il was proposed to
cut down women's wages rather than
tho mans on tho plea that tho men
had families to support, she said it
was found by actual count that tho
women workers supported five more
people than the men.
The meeting closed with the bene-
dicton by DIR. Shaw.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
Lean Yenr Calculations.

Tho compilers Of this years issue Of
that unique and valuable publication
known as the Nautical Almanac, makes
full explanation to those who may feel
impelled TO complain because the year
1900 will not he leap year. The
blame, they chow, must rest upon pope
Gregory XIII for condition OF affairs
that occasionally arises to prevent leap
years falling every four years, One
hundred years hence, however, or in
tho year 1000, there will be no change
IN the calendar TO prevent a leap year
at the beginning of the century, though
some calculators have stated that it
would. The conditions which bring
about a lapse of leap year are ex-
planned by the Nautical Almanac in
this wise. 1t seems that when the
Julian calendar was introduced the
equinox fell on March 25th. At the
time Of the Council of Nice, held in
$50, it fell on the 2lst, and when the
reformation Of the calendar was made,
IN l0S2, it had refrigerated TO the 1lth.
In order to restore the equinox TO its
for rner place Pope Gregory XIII direct
ed 10 days TO be suppressed in the
calendar, and as the error Of the Julian
intercalation WAS found to amount to
three days in 400 years he ordered tho
INTERPOLATION 10 be omitted in all the
calendar years excepting those which
are multiples of 400 According to the
Gregorian rule Of INTERPOLATION, there
fore, every year Of which the number
is divisihle by four without re-
maInder is leap year excepting the
c-nturlal years. which are only lean
years when divisible by four after
omitting the two ciphers. Thus 1900,
$500 and 1909 arc common years; 2000
viii be a leap year and so on.
The mean longth Of the solar wear il
found to be 365. 2i22 days, or 800 days,
. hours, is minutes and 4G seconds
Now the Gregorian rule gives 81 inter.
calations in 400 years; 400 years. there
fore, contains 3G5 days multiplied by
400 plus 81, Or that is, liG, 007 davs,
and consequently one year contains 3G5
days, hours, 10 minutes and II
seconds This exceeds the true soIar
year by 2G seconds, which amounts 10
day in 3,323 years. 1t is perhaps
Unnecessary TO mako any formal pro.
vision against an error which can only
happen after 20 long period of time.
hut, as B. 1923 differs go littIe from
1000, it has been proposed to correct
the Gregoran rule by making the year
1000 and all its multiplies common
years. With this correction tho rule
of intercalation is as follows:
Every year the number of which is
diviaible by is Il leap year excepting
the last year Of each century, which is
leap year only when tho number of
the century is divisible BY 4, but 1000
and its multiplcs, 5000, 10000, 10000,
&e., are common years
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
Addicks is the Leader,

In the course of an interview with A
newspaper correspondent at Dover, on
Wednesday, j. Edward Addicks when
asked if he regarded Colonel II. A. du
Font as legally elected United States
Senator, replied:
| do not. regard it as clear that
Acting Governor Watson had right
to vote as Senator and, therefore,
Colonel du Pont bad not majority of
the votes cast upon the last ballot in
May. '''O' :"
Mr.. Addicks further said: II will
cordially support Colonel du Pont II he
shall be seated, and as long as he repre.
sents my views Of Republican noiicy
VIII continue to do so, but [ am the
leader of the party and will continuc
70 be the leader. With my friends
throughout tho State won the victory
Whlch gave this opportunity ia Colonel
uu font. IL needs the same iusrira-
ilon to win a victory for our party this
lall. That inspiration will not bs
wanting, and thai victory Will be
won. y
" ! won the victory, saws this latter.
day leader of Delaware Rcpublicanism.
and then he adds 1T needs the Same
Inspiration to win victory for our
party this fall " What tins s.inanira-
tlon' is, the people of Delaware we'll
knew. It followed the cuur4e IL the
corruption fund that dolsuehed the
election in Kent and SusseN counties.
and bought the sulfrages of men III the
commodities of business are purchased
1t is the inspiration" that ia already
being felt in the campaign Of tais year,
IN the contribution Of large suns of
money for the payment of the taxes Of
the negroes whose votes are ID be H.
corded in favor of such candidates ne
this "inspiring" leader chooses To
place before the people.
1t remains for the voters OF Delaware
to say if they will permit such de.
grading inspiration to become notent
Al the election in this State ueyt
November
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
THE NEWEST sHIRTlNas

-Four Chestnut street win
dows are eloquent takers Tor
the new SHIRrINGs just ready.
1t is a collection more varied
and elegant than Philadelphia
has ever before had. The
styles are for Spring; but the
buying is pleasantest now
with first pick. And you know
our shirt maker excels.
IoHN WANAMAKER.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
NEW COTTON sTuFFs

More than a hundred new
styles of the David and John
Anderson Ginghams are shown
in the Dress Goods Salon
as bonnie styles as ever Scot
land sent us. These Ginghams
are 35ca yard-and cheap at it.
Then there are hundred
and thirty styles of Irish Dim
tiles, with printings as dainty
as you please. 25c and 3oc.
And seventy-fve styles OF
PrintedOr Organdies fromFrance.
37Hc.
More than sixty styles of
Piques are also ready-plain
piques and printed. 25c to 65c.
All-linen and part-linen
Dress Stufs are raising their
saucy prettiness and asking
for look. Sixteen qualities
Of Plain Linens and seventeen
styles Of Fancy Linens.
Where are the robins and
bluebirds to complete this first
burst of Spring?
Does the variety of pretty
Cottons make choosing easy or
perplexinge At least it is
pleasant to get first picks from
these dainty fabrics.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

Morgan & Wright tires, TO
your fancy. Can better mate
rials be assembled?
The absence of snow has
kept bicycling in continued
favor through the Winter, and
there is no reason why you
should not at once select and
enjoy your Spring mount-$4s
and SIS are the prices-unap-
preached by any other strictly
high-grade wheel. The Con-
tinental for women at both
prices.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

street and evening wear. Our
millinery workers are artists,
and their bright conjuring is
at your service. 1t isn't enough
that a hat is of late shape and
fine materials it must be
suited to you to be effectively
pretty. We try not to be off
ciously suggestive, but the
pleasure of our workers lies in
giving you becoming elegance.
A very few dollars spent in
a hat for right-away wear will
get you in touch with the best
millinery work we have ever
done.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
Senator tiray on SOUND Flrnnc,,

We reproduce in another part Of Ia
days issue, "a liberal summary of the
speech delivered in the United States
Senate on Tuesday last, by Senator
Gray of this State.
Senator Gray speech was a mastery
production. II took up the question Of
national finances, and showed the folly
of the existing system, which not only
permits, but encourages, the debilitat-
ing drain upon the Treasury gold re-
serve through the existence of the
greenback currency Of the country.
lie forcibly points out the absolute
necessity for the retirement Of this
currency, and the removal Of tho
government Of tho United States from
the field Of banking operations.
We commend to our readers careful
perusal of such portions Of Senator
Gray's splendid speech as are printed
elsewhere.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06
MILLINERY

This fag end Of the season
is frightened by the showing
of some Of the daintiest bits Of
headgear you ever saw for
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

The National Board of Trade, ID ~
sion at Washington, Wednesday gave at.
tention tonational finances, and ndopted
a report in favor Of retiring the green-
backs. Its judgment, an voiced by Tho
report, was that the establishment Of
sound, stable and Efficient monetary
system is essential to the restoration Of
confidence and the prosperity Of our
industrial interests, and such rcstora.
tion is an immediate and urgent duty
OF Congress; that the essential pro.
Visions ~ such system should include
the relief OF the government by the re.
tirement and cancellation Of the legal.
tender notes under safe and proper con.
dltions as to time and method; also.
provision for the revision and extension
q the national banking system unler
conditions which viii maintain our
monetary standard and secure To the
country safe and ample currency 10
take place Of The notes 50 retired.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

PHILADELPHIA, Monday, Feb. 3, 1905.
THE CONTINENTAL BICYCLES
are built from Mannesman
steel tubing, Jessup tool-steel
drop forgings, the Plymouth
rim, the Garford saddles and
are fitted with Hartford or
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

We call attee'ion to au adnirable
speech delivered DO Now Yofs is. pror
John y, Aoore which Is rrntea oIsc
~h're in today's paper 1t makes
very interesting reading, as dac4 in
Iast every uiierance upon pullic q!cs
lions py this eminent Deawaroan.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

very pertinentIy and forcibly the
5ussay Journal remarks editorialy in
ITS last issue Tins paper stands for
fair elections ant honest counts and Is IN
always ha found III the van of reform
that mas Tor lt9parposp tho eradication
OF the evil We want some strin MI
law which &ill ma;e it crime oi.5ar
10 BUY or s",I '"'rs, and that will i.
entorclble one.sHlun day. Past election
la"s on voteg have not bee Il
success in ta# sfpie because & 4
parties have A=4 -uiIty Of the erin.
One could not uo4ra tbo other wff.
out being impoa.0. I.et us have
form in this lin
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

Maryland Republicans won on plat.
form recitng that "all public offices
exist for tho good Of the people only,
and it is the right of the people to
have them administered with an eve
single 10 tho public interests. " But
now, as the Baltimore News. tDem. !
points out when an opportunity is
afforded to put profession into practice
by enpport in the Legislature Of a civil
service reform bill, refuge is taken
behind the promise in tho platform
TO give tho people Of the various coun-
ties and municipalities an opportunity
TO pass upon the Introduction Of the
merit system into their civil service.
The pending bill does not provide for
an affirmative popular vote as condi-
tion of tho application of its pro-
visions, but that is only an excuse,
the News Gays. Tho men who voted
for tho Republican candidates were
not thinking about the exact words of
the platform; their minds were on the
logic 81 the situation, which caused
them Justly to look upon the Republi-
can party as bound to do all that lay
in its power to uproot tho system Of
corruption and misgovernment against
which they were contending. -
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

For coughs and throat troubles use Browns
bronchial Troches. They relieve all throat
irritations caused by cold or use of the voice.
Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-06

The House of Representatives com
mittee on foreign affairs has decided,
by strict party vote. TO report resolu-
tlons censuring Ambassador Bayard for
the language used ~ him in his Bos.
ton and Edinburgh speeches, and TX
pressing the disapproyal of the commits
toe OF our representatives. abroad dis
cnssing American political affairs and
displaying partisanship, and the CON
demnation of political parties or other
reputable organizations of American
citizens. The Democratic members
viii submit minority report, in which
n will very properly be held that tho
matter is one about which Congress
las no real right to concern itself.