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The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
The Australian Ballot.

The Australian ballot law. OF a
modified form of it, ia in force in
forty of the forty-ive States of the
onion. The States which adhere to
the old method of voting are Della
ware, Florida, Georgia, North Caro-
lima and South Carolina.
The Australian ballot is q great
drawback to Mr.. Hanna in getting
Mr.. Mckinley OF the right road to
the White House. He has millions
Of dollars with which to purchase
votes, but the men who are willing
TO sell their elective franchise are
not to be truated At the polls. and
after they've got the money in their
pockets they will be pretty apt to
vote according to their convictions.
Consequently Mr.. Hanna il kept in
constant state Of perturbation
and is no doubt awfully sorry that
be took the job of plotting McKin-
ley along the rocky road which
leads to the White House.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
What They Say.

That Idaho will give Bryan a ma.
jority Of $1,000 votes.
That the Republicans are yelling
for Mckinley to get off his front
porch aud get move on him and
the Major says it's no use for he's
got 20 show.
That Senator Shoup tainted on
the spot when some Salt Lake wae
pinned q Is to ! badge on the lapel
of his coat.
That Mcconnell says if Bryan is
elected that he'll have to take the
job Of teaching draw poker at the
Blackfoot asylum.
That Senator Shoup got only
$500 out Of the Mckinley. fund
and Poker Bills mad as q hornet
because Hanna forget all about
him and Shoup wont whack up.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
The Maine Election.


An election was held in Maine
Monday for Governor and other
state officers. Powers rep. was
elected Governor by majority OF
46,138.
Two years ago the Republicans
polled 64.2S per cent !; the Populists,
4.91 per cent, and the Prohibition
lets ESQ per cent of the total vote
of the State. With the efforts they
have made this year and the fact
that some Of their best speakers
have been on the stump during the
campaign, while the Bryan men
have let the State 60 by default.
any thing less than two-thirds of
the entire vote for the Republicans
will indicate that they are losing
ground in their strongholds.
As the State gave the Republi-
cans plurality Of 38,978 in a total
vote of 1O8,271 in 1894 it seemed
scarcely necessary for the Republi-
cans to carry the State Monday, but
it was deemed essential to offset the
effect of the Alabama and Arkansas
elections. Mr.. Hanna's lieutenants
protested to be satisfied with 10000
majority, but they did all that
money could do to make it twice
that, as any falling off in the ma
jority of two years ago would indi-
cate a change Of sentiment in New
England and that would have a
bad effect in the west.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

William J. Bryan addressed an
audience of fully 1900 people at
Kansas City last Saturday from the
seat of a tally-ho coach. A thou
sand workmen were assembled at
the depot to welcome Bryan upon
his arrival. In the course of his
address, Mr.. Bryan said:
"Our opponents say open our mills in.
stead of our mints, which reminded him
of the man who said his horse would 60 all
right if be could get his wagon started.
What use is there for the mills unless
people can buy what the mills produce,
and how can you start them As long as
those who produce the wealth in this
country, particularly the farmers, are not
able to make enough out of what they
raise to pay their taxes and interest.
There is no more effective way Of destroy
ing markets for what mills produce than
to lower the prices Of the products the
farmer has raised 40 they will not bring
HIM enough 10 pay for raising Them"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
Hanna's Barrel Did It.

The. Nevada Republicans held
their State convention last week
and adopted a platform declaring
for Mckinley aud the gold stand
ard as follows:
1.-THE Republicans of Nevada, in State
cow ention, renew their allegiance to the
principles Of the Republican party as au.
thorltatively procloimed by the st. Loui,
platform and officially represented by
our standard. bearers, William Mckinley
and Garrett A. Hobart"
Two years ago the Republicans
of Nevada declared the silver ques.
ton to he paramount to every other
They told the people that the act OF
1873 was a grave wrong, that it in
creased the burden of debts; that
it paralyzed the productive energies
of the entire country; that it de-
pressed business of every kind, ex.
cept the money lending; that there
could be no permanent return OF
prosperity to our country until sill
yer shall have been restored to it's
full use and position as a money
metal; and as the only perfect
method of restoring it, demanded
its free and unlimited coinage at
the ratio of Is ounces of silver to
one ounce of gold by the United
States acting independent and
wholly regardless of what other ma
tons may or may not do.
Compare the two platforms and
note the complete somersault that
the pie counter contingent of the
6. o. p. of that silver producing
state has turned.
Hanna tapped barrel and said
magico presto, change! And they
changed.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
War On Dubois.

The Pocatello Tribune, one of the
ablest and brightest silver organs in
the State, has this to say regarding
the antagonisln to Senator Dubois
The opposition to Dubois in the Repub-
lican ranks has it's origin in the personal
suimosities of Mcconnell and ShOup.
They know that they have killed them
selves by their betrayal of silver and are
now willing to 60 the extent of disrupting
the Republican party rather than allow
Dubois to receive the endorsement he
has earned from the people Of the State.
The Populists are doing everything in
their power to assist Mcconnell and
Shoup in their attack on Dubois, and
with oil their boasted friendship for sill
yer. they are doing their utmost to cripple
the Cause Of the white metal by sending
au untried man 10 the Senate in Fred T.
Dubois place.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

Senator Walsh, of the Democratic
National committee. who is now at
Boise trying to get the silver forces
of the state together, had a long
conference Wednesday evening with
the Democratic and Populist exec
utive committees. It is stated that
the Democrats have consented to
recognition of the free silver Re-
publicans, but the Populists are
still holding out and demanding
that the letter of the compact be-
tween the Democratic and Populist
State conventions be carried out.
Silver Republicans believe that the
Democrats will consider themselves
released and defer to the earnest So
licitations of both National com.
mittees and take such action ~ will
fully recognize Senator Dubois and
his silver Republican friends.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
Silver Sentiment in Nassachusetta

Reports from Democratic prima-
ries held in Boston and many of
the cities and towns near by show
that the Democrats in the eastern
part Of the state have declared for
Bryan and Sewall, for tho rati6ca.
ton of the Chicago platform, and
for George Fred Williams as their
.standard-bearer in the comiag GU
bernatorial campaign I'm all the
caucusses thus far heard from, the
gold standard men have composed q
minority 30 small that it is almost
out Of sight.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
The Electoral Vote.

There is considerable speculation
a. to the relative chances Of Bryan
and Mckinley in the ensuing cleo
ton. There are AT electoral votes
and 224 are necessary to = choice.
Conceding New York to Mckinley
he will have III votes certain,
namely: Connecticut s, Maine 6,
Massachusetts 10, New Hampshire
4, New Jersey 10, New York SO,
Pennsylvania 80, Rhode Island (,
Vermont 4; total III.
There are 217 votes conceded to
be certain for Bryan, namely: Ala.
bama II, Arkansas s. California 9,
Colorado 4, Florida 4, Georgia 13,
Idaho 8, Kansas 10, Kentucky Ii,
Louisiana 8, Maryland 8, Mississip.
pi 8, Missouri IL, Montana 8, Ne.
braska 8, Nevada 3, North Carolina
II, North Dakota 8, Oregon 4,
South Carolina 9, South Dakota 4,
Tennessee IL, Texas Is, Utah 8,
Virginia IL, Washington 4, Yves,
Virginia 6, Wyoming 3; total, 217.
The doubtful States are Delaware
3, Illinois "a, Indiana Is, Iowa Is,
Michigan IA, Minnesota 8, Ohio %
Wisconsin IL; total 113.
Any of the doubtful States, ex.
cept Delaware, will give Bryan the
election. Minnesota with 9 votes,
Michigan with II votes and Illinois
with ID votes are said to be almost
certain for Bryan, and any Of them
will elect him. On the other hand
Mckinley must carry all the doubt.
full States, except Delaware, to Sc
cure his election.
It is claimed by many that New
York and New Jersey will give their
electoral votes to Bryan. Should
these claims be substantiated Nc
Kinley will not get an electoral vote
outside of New England, except
Pennsylvania, and Bryan will have
the largest majority ever given a
Presidential candidate in the cleo
toral college.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
The gold barons and bloated

The gold barons and bloated
bond holders are developing such a
wondrous love all of q sudden for
the "poor working man." 1t is pit
iful to hear their plaintive cries to
the voters not to elect Bryan, be-
cause if this country adopts free
coinage the working man is the
one who is going to suffer. Truly
it is a touching spectacle to see
such men as Rothschild and Nor
gan so deeply moved over the dan
gers that threaten the weary laborer.
It's about like Mark Twain weeping
over the grave of Adam.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

The Salt Lake Tribune, of the 23d
says: "William Balderston, editor
of the Boise Statesman, was in the
city Tuesday on his way to Colorado
to spend a vacation. Mr.. Balderston
says that Bryan will carry Idaho,
but the situation is too badly mixed
to predict other results" We are
glad to hear that the editor of the
Statesman has come to the conclu-
sion that Bryan will carry Idaho.
That is quite concession for the
editor-in-chief Of Mckinley organ
to make. It's. no wonder that Mr..
Balderston felt inclined to lay down
his faber and take vacation. He
just concluded that pleading the
cause of the goldbugs in Idaho was
loves labor lost.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

William J. Bryan spoke at Louis
vile, KY, Monday night to an aud
fence Of 10000. Mr.. Bryan in al
luding to the false theories of the
goldbug press said: II know of
many things to make the people
forget the pledge they made on the
first of the year never to swear again !;
but / do not know of any one thing
to make anyone break that pledge
more justly than the gold editorials
rs they appear from day to day in
the Mckinley organs throughout
the country"
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

Wallace Tribune Pop. }: To catch
the labor union vote, the Mckinley
heelers in Idaho are putting up a
job promising to use their best en-
deavors to send Ed Boyce to the
United States senate. 1t was only
two years ago that this gang of po-
litical contortionists were trying to
send Ed Boyce to the penitentiary
for life, and they would even have
hung him if they could. He was
branded as an anarchist, a social
outcast, and no epithet was too bad
for him. The scheme is to turn
over the state to the Populists for
what few votes they can secure for
Mckinley electors.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
WILLIAM J. BRYAN.

B.O. Flower, editor of the Arena,
in the September number, pays the
following tribute to William J.
Bryan, our next President:
William ]. Bryan represents the states
manship Of age and the vigor of youth.
His career hae been marked BY ability,
candor, consistency, and fidelity to the
cause Of justice and the interests Of the
wealth. creators of the nation.
He 10 no "n4ortgaged candidate;" the
stencil of syndicates, trusts, and rings has
never tainted the atmosphere which sur
rounds him. He has never been afraid to
speak, nor sought to deceive voters BY the
we'll known trick of the mere politician
who, when confronted by vital question,
replies: II have nothing to say" He has
never been . wabbler; on the contrary,
be has ably, forcitly, and logically die.
cused the burning issues of the hour in
Congress, through magazines, in the press
and on the platform; and more than this,
he has always placed himsel! on tho side
of the people against plutocracy.
Physically, mentally and morally be ia
splendid type Of man. He has IN old
head on young shoulders, but it is the head
Of q free, honest, candid statesman instead
of an intriguing demagogue. He has
the statesmanship, courage and conscience
of jefferson, jackson and Lincoln. He
is the tribune of the people.
He has behind him magnificent con
gressional record. He preferred to b
defeated for the United States Senate
rather than betray the cause of the people
to plutocracy.
He is, in the truest sense, manly man
and those who know him best describe bis
home life a. being characterized by thai
beautiful simplicity. genuine affection,
and sturdy morality which must underlie
enduring civilization.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
A Word to Gov. Mckinley.

Maj. and Gov. Mckinley: Are
you not the least bit troubled when
you see yourself supported by the
Morgan Belmont syndicate, Bourke
Cochran, the New York World and
Sun, the Philadelphia Record, by
kilograms from Grover Cleveland
and letters from Secretary Carlisle
and all that long array who and
which for six years past have been
denouncing you as the enemy OF
native land?
Are you not just little troubled.
when you know that all those
men and journals hate you as
much as they ever did, and only
turn to you now to try, through
you, to defeat a heroic effort which
is being made to once more give
prestige and justice to the masses
as against the classes?
When you think at night of the
speeches you have made during the
day to the gaping crowds that have
come to see you, and reflect how
infinitely small, after all. is the hope
that you have been able to hold out
to them, have you secret fear that
a majority of the American people
will likewise see through them and
realize that there is nothing in
them?
You promise work to idle men.
Who is going to pay them? You
hold out the hand Of hope to the
farmer and know his crop this year
will not pay the expense of harvest
ing; you talk hopefully to CON-
mercial men and know that, were
you to call any one of them out of
the crowd and ask him to honestly
answer whether it was not true that
his light sales this year had been be-
cause the people had had no money
to buy with, his answer would he
"yes." Do you not see how hollow
is your promise that some slight
changes in the tariff will cure all
this?
You know there are two classes
of men in this country. One class,
from mine and farm and factory,
creates wealth; the other, who in
trading upon the products of mine
and farm and factory, eternally seek
to draw more than their fair pro.
portion of that created wealth to
themselves. Which class is sup.
porting you?
In the old days when you asserted
your native personality and indi-
viduality, you were greatly loved.
Were you not happier then than
you now are, as the mere figure
head of aggregated wealth and all
embracing corporations and trustsY
Salt Lake Tribune.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

Thomas Curtis Of Brooklyn. New
York an old-time Republican and
an adviser of Mckinley got terrible
uneasy over the &. o. p. clamor for
the Major to take the stump, and
wrote him letter begging him not
to ALLOW his friends to pursuade
him to do anything of the sort.
stay at home and We will do our
best to. el<ct you." says Mr.. Curtis.
Now what's the matter with Mac
that be can't be exhibited?
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
NUlice.. Of FOs feiluTe.

TO A. b. RUGGLEs, his heirs and legal rep
reschtatives:
You are hereby notified that have ex-
pended one hundred 1907 dollars ia iaboI
dhd improvements upon the -.
IDAHO
lode mining claim, situated on boyle
mountain, in Warm Springs Greek AIih'i;S
district, Blaine county, State of ldsho, ~
order to hold said premises under the pro-,
visions Ut Section 1924, Revised Statutes VI
The United States. being the amount &c.
luired to hold the same tor the year end'nS
december 81. 1895; that your Proporti"uo ~
the same is $l6Ga being one sixhh en-"
II within ninety go days from the ser.Mo
VI this notice. or within ninety " Gs ~
after this notice Of publication you iah ~ "
refuse to contribute your proportion =.
such expenditure as cO-owner, inciuu,nk
legal costs of this publication, your in 's,v
est in said claim will become the proper!
Ut the undersigned under the PROVISIONS
of said section 23:::4. ,nn
Ketchum, Idaho. March II, 1885,
First publication, March IA, lSs0.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

The Populist state central com.
mittee has placed George F. Moore,
of Wallace, on the ticket as the
nominee for lieutenant governor
vice c. G. Fuller, resigned, because
he wasn't old enough. Mr.. Moore
was Fuller's opponent in the con.
vanfiOn
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

Palmer and Buckner were officially
notified. at Louisville last Saturday
of their nomination by the gold
Democrats at the Indianapolis con-
vention. President Cleveland and
Secretary Carlisle both sent tele-
grams pledging support to the can
Hidatoa
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

Connecticut Democrats held their
State convention Wednesday, in
dorsed the Chicago platform and
pledged their support to Bryan
and SaWall.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

Tom Watson has been notified"
at last-and we are powerful glad
of it. Hope Tom will sleep we'll
after his fitful fever.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

McKinley's front porch seems to
be sort of a Mecca-a shrine where
the goldbugs kneel to worship the
golden calf.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

The judicious combination Of
food and fattery is the open sesame
to the masculine heart.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19

There is strong parallel between
the Tories of 1776 and the gold
Democrats of 1896.
The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1896-09-19
Everything is First Class In
Quality.

Those who favor me with a call will meet
With prompt attention and Kind treatment
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-18

Humboldt City, Monday September
q. H A Ewing, P Harris.
Savonburg, Elsmore, Tuesday Sep
TENDER %, A F Florence, R H Ben
nett.
Carpenter, Geneva, Tuesday Sep
TENDER %, g H Lamb, Chas Knowl-
ton.
Prairie Dell, lola, Wednesday Sep.
TENDER %, A F Florence, R II Ben
nett.
Jeddo, Salem, Thursday September
"a, 6 H Lamb, Grant BiIlbe.
Union, Elsmore, Friday September
25. A F Florence, r II Bennett.
lola City, Saturday September 26,
J p Harris, E t Metcalf.
Geneva, Saturday September 26,
] G Johnson, r H Bennett.
Cherry Grove, Humboldt, Monday
September %, ] 6 Johnson, Grant
Billbe.
Fair View, Salem, Tuesday Sep.
TENDER 20, E L Metcalf, r H Bennett
Spring Valley, Usage, Wednesday
September 80, G H Lamb, H NJ Miller
Deer Creek, Carlyle, Thursday DC
tober l, G H Lamb, B Smith.
South Maple Grove, Salem, Friday
October 2, ] G Johnson, Grant Billbe
LaHarpe, Elm, Saturday October 8
J & Johnson, H A Ewing
Union, lola, Monday October 5, 6
H Lamb, B Smith.
Old Elsmore, Elsmore. Tuesday Oc'
tober 6, E t Metcalf, H NJ Miller.
Salem, Salem, Wednesday October
/ Z, G H Lamb, Grant Billie.
Moran City, Thursday October s
c + Scott, H NJ Miller.
Crescent Valley, Usage, Friday Oc'
tober 8, E I Metcalf, J B Smith.
Elsmore, Elsmore, Saturday, Octo.
Der 10, c F Scott, R n Bennett
Carlyle, Carlyle, Monday October
u, g Dewitt, Grant Billie.
Olive Branch, Marmaton, Tuesday
October 10, John Francis, b Smith.
Moran City, Wednesday October IA
J P Harris, r H Bennett.
Wise, Deer Creek, Thursday OcUO'
Der Is, S J Stewart. Grant Billie.
Savonburg City, ElsmOre. Friday
| October I6 Up Harris Fl & Ewinp
Local committeeman are expected
to make all necessary arrangement:
for these meetings.
FRANK l. TRAVIS, OSCAR FOUsT,
Secretary. Chairman
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-18
BE SOLD
SPECIAL SALE LIST.

chard and garden, stable, cribs, pens,
sheds, etc, the soil is of the bes, it is a
black limestone soil, this is one of the
hest farms in the county and one ot
the best bargains we have. Must be
sold. Price $500.
No. 200. 80 acres of grass land all
good land aud all tillsble, it is fenced
with post and barb wire, and is with
i'm % miles of lola, Allen county, Kan
sas. Price $1100.
No. 2Ol must sell. 120 acre farms4
miles from lola, good 5 room house,
good stables, cribs, sheds, pens, ETC.,
orchard of all kinds of fruit, wells for
water, about 80 acres i'm cultivation,
balance pasture and meadow, all nice
good land, only u miles from railroad
town, u miles from school, price
$4,000. Easy terms.
No. 1919. Here is $40 acre farm,
and when you come to consider the
location, quality of soil, the fencing
and price you will say that it il GER
tainly very desirable, it is in Allen
county Kansas, it IL in the oil and
gas belt, it is within 2 miles of
Humboldt and is fenced and crOss
fenced into Z fields and is nearly
all in tame grass, plenty of stock wa
ter, and about acres of timber and
the land is all tilable except about )
acres, the soil is good and the fence
is i'm the hest repair, call and see US
or write us about this, price $3.50 per
acre, no buildings.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1896-09-18

Special No. l. House of rooms, 8
closets, pantry, cellar, stable, coal
house, chicken pen, shrubbery, fruit
and shade trees. good well, = lots 50x
120 feet each, II blocks from public
square, price $500, terms to suit.
No. 9. House 4 rooms, stable and
coal shed, well, trees, price 1925.
No. 8. House rooms, hall and
summer kitchen, well and cIstern,
stable, sheds and other out buildings.
cellar, 10 lots all in fruit and shrub
berry, 2 blocks from high school. The
fruit is the finest and of all kinds, one
of the most desirab BILE homes in the
city, must be sold, price S14OO, easy
terms.
A SNAP. No. 79. If you want a
good business property We have a
good stone building right 10 center of
business, building 40xl00 fl, 2 store
rooms below, rooms above, rents for
S675 per year, this is a bargain, gas
light and heat, price $4,000, easy terms.
VACANT LOTS.
No. A.
l lot 5Ox12O, east front, sidewalk
well located, nice and smooth, price
SO.
No. B.
l corner lot, 5Oxl2O, close to high
school, nice smooth lot, $40, and many
other lots at from $50 to 500 each