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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-02

Here now comes up this thoroughly
un-American question of the rich against
the poor. Some criticism is already lev
eled at this movement because those en-
gagged in it are representatives of proper
ty in their respective localities. 1t is
characterized as the rich mans move
ment. Property is banding together to
carry its ends. and those ends are mimi
cal to the wage-earner and the farmer
This simply is criminal nonsense. There
IS not the slightest warrant in reason fOI
any such statement. The paramount is
sue of the campaign is business issue
1t relates to the very life blood of bust
ness-whether that blood shall be puri
fed and kept pure. or Initiated and inn
poverished. Surely that proposition
reaches and interests everybody. And
another point. What authority is there
for the assumption that in moving in his
own interests the business man is NOV
ing against the interests of other men
Under a free government all interests
are allied. The business man cannot
prosper if the wage-earner and the farm
er do not. 1t is impossible. If the crops
fail the mines and factories are idle
so that the farmer and the wage-earner
have no money. how can the merchant
or the banker. or the manufacturer
thrive? Where is business to come
froprf On the other hand. if times arc
good and confidence prevails. all feel the
benefits alike. Not all in equal degree
of course. That could not be. That
never has-heen. That never will be. But
to the extent of their stake in the game
when the winnings are large. the farmer
with the business Washington
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-02
THE WISE KANSANS.
How They Sought to Increase Thei
Wealth by Legislative
Enactment,

F. A. Stillwell has prepared leafiet
purporting to give history of certain
events occurring near the close of the
| Nineteenth century. 1t was declared to
be a period of depression, during which
| it occurred to the wise men Of Kansas
that they could legislate themselves into
affiuence. The governor assembled the
| wise men and said:
A Kansas policy for Kansas is the
need of the hour. Wheat is hard to
raise, and the yield is light and uneer-
tain; but we are great on corn. Make
We, therefore, a law in accordance with
which sovereign and august statute corn
shall be put upon a par with wheat.
They shall be interchangeable, and the
price of corn shall be the same as the
price of wheat.
The wise men passed the law as the
governor had advised and all the people
of the state rejoiced, for their cribs were
full of corn. They could hardly contain
themselves till the governor had signed
the bill which raised the price of Kansas
All the people now felt rich They
bought many luxuries and the most Of
them went in debt. Then the farmers
from other states began hauling their
corn to Kansas. 1t seemed as if the coun-
try was all corn and it was all headed
for Kansas. The people of Kansas took
their matchmaking is, they took the
corn and gave up their wheat:
The farmers from the other states
thought Kansas people were queer, but
they kept bringing them their corn. Corn
came in and wheat went out.
When the other states saw this vast
accumulation, the price of corn began tn
decline till it could be purchased any
where except in Kansas for 10 cents q
bushel. In Kansas the price was still
40 cents, which was the price of wheat.
but there were no buyers. When the
autumn came the Kansas people did not
have any wheat for seed. Then they
sent to the neighbOring states and i'm
plOred farmers to exchange wheat at a.
parity with corn. But the farmers said :
I'VE will exchange one bushel of wheat
for four and One-half bushels of corn
Our law" replied the Kansas people,
puts corn and wheat at a parity. They
are equal, for our wise men said they
should be-" And the farmers replied:
Your wise men are asses; let them eat
your corn" So the Kansans went back
home and all their people were in de-
spair.
Then the governor again assembled
the wise men and said to them. "Most
consummate, picturesque and glitterinE
COLL darned fools. There is but one
piSser 1901 imam yourselves. IL IS ne
who addresses you.
"We thought we could bluff the ever.
lasting law of supply and demand with
our statute. We thought we could leg
islate value into thing and make our
people rich by a law. We thought
we were patriotic. We were idiotic.
Let us honestly acknowledge our as
sininity, repeal our fool law. get back
into line with the other states and imag-
inc no more that we are wiser than the
whole world. Do this, and may we live
long enough to know that the other
states have ceased laughing at our folly
and that our own state has ceased ours
ing us for it."
Then the wise men repealed the law,
pie recovered from the effects of the corn
scare.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-02
guarantee it legal tender with gold I'M

der it. 1t would take $500, 100000 to
do thistle to 1. Can we do it!'
"How about Mexican and India sill
ver?' asked the POpulst.
"Ah, that would come to us like a
deluge! We have no tariff against Sill
yer. 1t would pour in upon us; 700
OOO, 900 people would unload on !O,OOO,-
600. There has been mined during the
last 400 years $4,000. 100000 worth of
silver. The world mined 5000. 10000
worth of 50-cent silver last year. This
would come rushing in upon us. We
would be the dumping ground of the
world. We could not coin it, and when
we stopped our guarantee all our coined
silver would fall back from 16 to to
81 to /. We would have the 50-cent
dollars of China and Japan, with no gold
in our treasury, and be the laughing
stock of the world"
"Well. who would be benefited by free
cOinage?' asked the POpulist.
''Well. no one but the mine owners.
There are 5000 of them. Their work
men are paid in silver. paper or gold
dollars: worth 100 cents in gold. The
mine owner is working for silver
worth 53 cents The farmer is getting
money as good as gold for his wheat
and cotton now With free silver he
could get no more for his produce nor
no better money than he is getting.
And. by and by, if we went on coming
silver ad libitum. silver would go down
like the old greenbacks in 1863. That
went down to 35 cents on dollar.
while gold stood still. You could buy
wheat then for $3.50 in greenbacks or
81 cents in gold. You could buy farm
in 1863 for $50 al acre in greenbacks or
$40 in gold. Do you want that to occur
again.
The POpulst was silent.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-02
Questions for Wage-Earners.

History teaches that in all cases where
the cost of living has suddenly increased
as a result of deprecated money wages
have invariably been the last to respond
to such conditions. Does anybody be-
lieve that with 53-cent dollars as the
sole money of redemption the wages Of
the $4,000 railway employees would be
doubled? Would the salaries of the
10000 school teachers be doubled :?
Would the wages of the 100000 wom-
en- and children who work in factories
be doubled? Certainly not.-Galveston
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-02

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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-02
To William j. BRYAN.

You shall not prod the sides of labor
with goads of silver You shall not inn
pale the laborer's wife upon the pronga
American.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-02
"POOr Mans Money!"

Among the transparencies carried by
the shouters for Bryan at Des Moines
Friday evening were some bearing the
words. "Silver is the poor mans money
Vote for the poor mans money" and "A
2O0-cent dollar is a dishonest dollar"
Such sentences show the drift of the
public mind and reveal only too plainly
that with many people the silver Ques-
ton is one of pre- udice rather than one
of reason. What is the meaning of the
phrase. ''Silver is the poor mans mon
ey!" We doubt very much if the man
who carried that transparency could
have given an intelligent answer Under
present conditions IL silver dollar of the
United States. will buy just as much at
home or abroad as Il gold dollar. 1t
makes no difference to the wOrkingman
whether he receives his weekly wages
IN gold or silver coin. The amount of
goods he can purchase is the same Tn
Ill the agitation of the SilveriteS drove
the gold of the country into hiding places
Workmcn were often paid i'll gold and
when this silver craze is squelched they
Will again receive gold as Il part of their
wages
There is one way. however. in which
silver can be said to be the poor mans
money. In those countries where the
coinage OF silver is unrestricted the wage
carners are emphati<ally poor. A list
of those countries is printed in another
column this morning and the wages paid
TO skilled and unskilled labOrers given AS
was shown by the Northumberland let
tiers from Mexico published in the Re-
publican on Friday and Saturday the
price of the necessaries of life in these
countries is double the price paid in the
United States. Is this ''the poor mans
money that the wage-earners of the
United States are to vote for! Are they
willing to sink to the level of the Next
can peOn or the cOOlie of India? If so
the way to do it is to vote for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. If a
free coinage law such as is contemplated
by the silverites be passed, one of two
things must happen. Either the silver
of the entire world must be lifted to a
parity with gold or the silver dollar of
the United States must sink to the level
of Mexico and other silver countries.
In that case the wages of the working
man will be cut in two and he will in
deed have cause to talk of poor mans
money"
Why should not the laborer continue
to be paid in good money?-Cedar Ran.
ids Republican.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-02
Who Control Silver Mines .

docs Wall street own or control anv of
all the silver mines of this country? If so
what Is her object in being SO still about
it?"-H. j., Dresden, Kan
You seem to think Wall street is a
woman. We doubt if the majority of
the Populists who talk so glibiy abont
wall street" know what it is. The
United States subtreasury in New Yorl,
is on Wall street: so are a number of
banks and brokers' offices. When nroo-
erly used "Wall street. is simply a gcy-
eral name for the dealers in New Yorl,
in stocks, bonds and other securities.
The silver mines are owned nv cor-
porations, and their stock is dealt in bv
New York brokers, the same as other
stocks. "Wall street. is not keeping
still about it. The fellows who are
keeping still are the great silver barons
who are pushing free coinage, and spend
ing money like water to make it win.
They don't want the voters to know
that free coinage at Is to / would, by
putting the country on silver basis.
make the value of the dollar depend
on the market price of silver bullion.
which they, by specula ton, could run
up or down, and really put the entire
money Of the country at their mercy
Toledo Blade.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
WILLIAM PETIT.

William Petit. OF the few men who were
nermanent guests at Demonlco's. died there on
Thursday night from pneumonia after an Illness OF
loss than a week. Mr.. Petit born In Phila-
dephia and was IN his nifty fifth year at the time
OF his death lie came to New-York about twenty
five years ago, and for twenty-four years he IVed
at Demonico's, where he was well known 10 all
the regular guests. Those who knew him best de-
scribe him as having been man OF marked rehhe-
ment courteous and cultivated. exacting III MS
methods and a Chesterfield In department lie
WAS poptar with all who came In contact with him.
either socially or In business, and while ne WAS
courteous to ALL he bestowed his friendship on few
Men who met him daily at Delmonicos or at the
New-York Club rarely knew him to extend nos
nitalIty TO his friends to accept any at ther
hands and an invitation TO sit at Mr. Pettits tape
was sure TO cause comment ,, =,
For wears Mr.. Petit dlned at the same ,ap'c
Demonico's and he regular AS 10 MS ON
nrr-hour that his coming could be counted upon =, :,
the minute. With the same regularly ne W." ~ n,
The New-York Club daily and II Is SAID OF MN va.
I'm the days OF the Broadway stages men nc, tn.u
watches by Mr.. Pettits appearance AT tne 49,
regular and mehodical In his business as ID m i
private life and no TRANSACTION was ~ y FIR
enough to keep him at his ONCE one minute a'tv i
his time for leaving He was at the time OF , n,I
Ssaan No. as Froni-st. a business which he
founded when he came to New-York -. lab,
THE funeral took place at Demonico's last n i
Mr. Petit often expressed his fears OF prcma,ui,'
burial and In keeping with his wishes the pUny W.
he cremated to-day at Fresh Pond. The pallps E
w,Il he DR. r. s. Robertson. ]. Henry French. VI;
iIabirshaw Frank Work. Charles {. Delmohioo All"
Colonel NJ. j. OBr1en
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
APPOINTMENTS IN QUESTION
THE LEGALITY OF THOSE MADE WITH
OUT COMPETITION TO BE TESTED
CIVIL SERVICE REFORM ASSOCIATION NAMES A

CIVIL SERVICE REFORM ASSOCIATION NAMES A
COMMITTEE To DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT THE
LAW HAS BEEN VIOLATED BY OFFICIALS.
The Civil Service Reform Association held meet
ing at O'Clock yesterday afternoon. at which
committee was appointed to investigate thoroughly
the legality OF appointees recently made by Brook
yn's city officials. especially by Commissioner
Willis. of the Department Of City Works The
meeting held behind closed doors, but the re-
suits were announced later.
The appointments Of Commissioner Wills were
discussed and the Civil Service laws were applied to
them. 1t was said by of those present that
there could be doubt to the invalidity or some
OF the appointments. Others were inclined to be-
lieve that the appointments were made within the
spirit OF the law and perhaps within Its letter. also
The committee chosen consisted OF William u.
Low, Stephen Perry Sturges. Henry Sanger Snow
and j. Warren Greene After the meeting of the as
ISOLATION the committee selected Mr.. Greene as chair
man and made Charles r.. Woodbridge secretary.
The committee VIII do nothing uhtii O9,rpora'iVUn
Counsel Burr gives his decision on the validity OF the
appointments. II Mr. Burrs report SATISFIES the
committee there will be no necessity for II 10 take
action. If. the other hand. his construction Oh
the law appears to be too broad or II his decision
permits the appOntees TO take their ofnceS without
complying with all the requirements OF the statute.
the committee Will interfere. The most likely course
of action Will be the serving OF an Injunction against
way assist the employees TO receive their pay, re-
strainIng them from paying the salaries on the
ground that the employees are holding their omces
Illegally. 1850 ,,.,
MIR Greene said last evening: There Is no politics
whatever In our movement: We propose TO insist
that the Civil Service laws shall be strictly enforced
Members OF two or three parties are on our COM
mittce. and the men whose places are IN question
are from all parties. We are determined In our
whose object il good government regardless or
party interests. shall be strictly observed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.

Cincinnati March Elm the Ist District Repub.i-
can Convention to-day thar.es b. Taft was nomi-
mated for Congress The lid District convention
this afternoon nominated Jacob II. Bromwe for
Congress.
Cleveland March GA dispatch to ''The Press"
from Fostoria, Ohio. says the X1I1th District Re-
pubican Convention was he'd there to-day. stephen
r Harris was renominated for Congress By accla-
nation Resolutions were adopted favorng Nc
Kinley sound money and the recognition OF the
belgerency OF Cuba.
Columbus Ohio. March 6.-The Republicans Of the
With Congress District, at Delaware, to-day nomi-
mated Archibald Brand Of Delaware. for Congress.
to succeed L. NJ. Strong. The convention was en-
thusiastic for Mckinley and instructed for him.
declared for Cuban independence. but ignored the
money question j. G. Bowe, of Hardin. and George
Flcheberger, OF Champaign, were elected delegates
to the ST. Louis Convention Both are strong Nc
Kinley men. Bowe having been appointed Adjutant-
General OF Ohio by Governor Mckinley
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
DIED..

aged 49, OF typhoid fever Tuesday Sd inst at De Land
Burial at Port Orange Fla.
BRowN-On Thursday March D. 1925 Lsss'e ~ VII. VIC
rnsra services at the residence of her father No. ~
ssIyces on Monday at p M at residence
cRAwFORD-on Friday. March o. Matilda crswtora l...
Funeral services SATURDAY evening March at oc''cs'
daughter Charles and and Ella KIM:
ave-, Monday, March 0. $3.50 a. m
Friends invited
HAMBILN-Thomas snowden Hambin, son q the lat, late
land in his 55th year. February a. 1895.
HARPER-At Hampstead Long Island on Friday: Msrss
+ 4or r@p Of Nes-Yorf in the ia year Of his
Notice OF funeral hereafter
UpGEAt his residence No 23s Ese-ave.. Jersey City.
Wednesday March Charles aries Judge u.,o.,., r,,.,
pal Church. Jersey City. Sunday March $. at O'Clock
p
KRAus-on March l. 1896. his residence. Hote! sea
Reno, John Kraus. beloved husband OF MARIA
tnsraI from the Church Of the Assumption Yves. 10th.
ST. between 9th and 10th aves.. on Saturday March
Friends ,ssS are s' respectfully invited attend
interment private.
LAwRENcE-3n March 8 Irving g. son Of Isaac 4.
Funeral services his late residence 67S Monroe-ss
Interment Tarrytown Sunday.
PLATT-At the residence Of his srandta.her benjamin.
" Foyd No Is 130th-st., Ntw-York. FRI
day the 9TH inst. Floyd Patt, OF Adene Plat, IN
the thirty fifth year of his age
Boston ass and Kansas City (Mo papers please COPY,
sMAwA. his residence No. 40, St. N,cholas,ays. o.
the late william B. shaw
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
VAII-At Dosos Glen Cove. Long Island. Thursday
March ;. Herbert Vail.
Funeral private
The ken.cS Csmsssry located ,s on c1a the
Depor 10 42d-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS.
BRIDGEPORT REPUBLICANS DINE.
PARTY LEADERS ADDRESS THEM-GOvERNOR

HASTINGS ON CUBA
Bridgeport Conn. March 6.-At the annual ban
quet OF the Bridgeport Republican Club in the 4th
Regiment Armory tonight there were over one
thousand persons seated at the tables at o'clock
For more than an hour the feast in progress
and when the tables had been well cleared Of eat
ab,es the speakers and invited guests were invited
to the platform. The guests included all the State
officers except Governor o. V. Coffin. who sent a
telegram Of regret. his absence being enforced by
illness In the gathering Governor ID. II.
Hastings. of Pennsylvania; Senator J. c. Burrows,
Of Michigan: Congressman Willis. Of Delaware;
Speaker Sam Fessenden. OF Stamford; State Sec
rotary W. C. Mowry. State Treasurer G. W. Hodge,
Controller b. p. Mead. General HARRISON, Of Hart
ford. and a number Of prominent politicians from
Hartford. New-Haven and other cities OF the State.
Senator William H. Marigod. of this city, pre-
sided. and first introduced Governor Hastings, who
was greeted with applause. The Pennsylvania ora
tor began his speech in a general way. relating en-
tertaining stories and then launched out into a
speech with but little partisanship in It. Continu
ing. he said:
Congress ought to have the everlasting gratitude
of the Cuban insurgents. The whitest ally that the
people of Cuba have is the United States and
It's people. II Is time let grand old flag
wave while stand ready to protect 1t.
The speaker then drfted TO the Armenian ques-
ton. and said he wished the Government could
give aid. if II had send half-doZen
warshps along TO carry out the work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
PHILIP J. A. HARPER.

philip ]. A. Harper formerly senior member OF
the firm OF Harper & Bros died at his home NJ
Hampstead. Long Island yesterday afternoon from
n complication OF heart and kidney troubles. lie
had been sick for the last two years and was at
tended by DR.. Louis ~ Lanehart.
At Mr. Harper's bedside were his only child. James
Harper: his wife, a niece. Miss Harper. and Dr.
Lanehart
Mr. Harper was prominent Mason and was treas
urer OF Morton Lodge. No. GO. of Hampstead. for
twenty-two years. He was also a prominent volun.
teer fireman. and gave an engine house. ire bell
and hook and ladder outnt 10 hempstsaa sir,as s,
dent and trustee OF Hampstead Village for over
twenty years. l., >,.
York six years ago account OF Ill health. lie
was treasurer Of the Methodist Episcopal Church OF
HempStead for many yearA Mr.. Harper was mar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
GENERAL WOODWARD DEAD.
lie SUCCUMBED TO AN ATTACK or fN"'
MONIA AT MIDNIGHT LAST NIGHT.

General John b. Woodward died at his nome w
25e Henry-st Brooklyn at midnight last night i'''
wife his son and his daughter, and MS pro',e.
Colonel Robert Woodward. were at his beusiue wiz"
the end came o,,
General Woodward died from an attack OF p
monia which followed a chill he receiver 49,
sitting in his office Tuesday. lie went nome ,'
mediately but was seized with another chill WINE
on his way home Pneumonia developed rapu','
and TIE only hope that was held out by MS a''."u
ing physicians that his naturally s'ro"s W"
stituton might prevail over the disease -.
General John B. Woodward was one Oh t"o
known and most beloved citizens of Brooklyn. wheie
for years he had been prominent factor In soc'a''
political and business life. He was born IN oa
St. on May 81. 1885. His family was OF Ola re""'
syvanla stock. He carefully prepared lot cur
lege. He in the class OF 1865 in Colump'a Ia"
School, and by special permission OF professor Da
nard and Professor Dwight he attended DOM ''''o'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-07
upIE<D TO THE ILL-TREATED All i EN-

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir wish to protest against the ordea' Vi ,''s
IN which saw poor trembling Kitten
y. ~. 70, Show on Wednesday last AS the httie
a 49, oar,e ont a child near said, How Tor
,or :, looks it's half starved told her propapiy
:, had been ill., but believe now that It's lie Oh
fear caused its fororn appearance AS IL was
urged TO Jump through the fame, 1t stood shrinking
and uttering low paintive cry Finally IL TOOK the
leap. , e.. 4. .,on ond tbere
and demand it's release from the torture OF ieap
The next cat took the leap after some HESITATION.
hut the last one fine Angora simply refused 10
move and was withdrawn:
cas ,hsnkf, 10 read in The Tribune OF yester-
dav that al one of these cruel exhibitions voice
was raised against IT, and that II was denounced as
..mean and cruel" We trying TO educate our
chiidren to show kindness TO all dumb creatures.
and in their names j beg that never again may
Tho Cat Show be so disgraced r. ). r.
New-York. March 8. 1896