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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-29

Jan. IL, 1898, Charles B. Reade:
Jan. IL, 1892.
For expenses incurred as assistant
Sergelnt-at-armS of the senate, viz:
Cash paid for carriage nire. Decem-
ber 20 and 81. 1891. for the use of SER
geant-at-armS' office. on account of
the funeral of Preston B. Plumb.
late senator from the state of Kan
SaS .,......
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-29

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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
ALGER'S CONFESSION.
The Man Who Stultifed Himself and As
sociates Gives His Case AWAY.

The price Of silver is down no more than is
the price of every product in the country
They might as well demand that the country
put up the price of copper, iron or wool as IL
put up the price of silver.-Gencral Russell A.
Alger.
Here is a plain, u~nCQuivocal confos
sion from Il nan whoha more than any
other man to do with the qualification
OF the Michigan delegation at the st.
Louis convention. General AlgCr admits
that the price of silver has gone down,
and that the price of every other prod
uct has gone down accordingly. These
are facts which no intelligent and hon
est man will deny. If the prices of
wheat, com, potatoes, wool and cotton
and silver and all other products have
depreciated-that is, if you can buy a..
much with 80 cents worth of silver as
you used to with 81 Worth-thcn
the price of gold must have appreciated.
There is no other conclusion that can
logically be drawn. The price of gold
can be estimated only with respect to
its purchasing power, and if the metal
in a gold dollar Will buy twice as much
in the markets of the world as it would
20 years ago then that dollar has dou-
bled in value. 1t is absurd to maintain
that gold alone of all thc'pr0ducts has
remained standard. Such an argument
is but the assertion of the doctrinaircs
and has no basis in fact.
General Alger has expressed Il fact
which cannot be controvcrtcd. He has
admitted the truth Of the basic cnntCn-
ton of the advocates Of free silver. He
has unintentionally demonstrated the
righteousness of their cause, and why,
i'll the name of all the gods, should he
insist that the only honest dollar which
this country can maintain is dollar that
is 81? The Michigan delegation went to
the st. Louis convention ON Il platform
pledged to bimetallism. The members
of that delegation, led by General AL
ger, disobeycd the tacit instructions Of
the convention which nominated them
and voted to maintain an appreciated
single standard. They return home,
and General Alger confeSsCs to the JUS
tice of the silver cause, but still insists
that the So dollar is the only honest dol
lar. This may be good Republican poll
tics, but 1t Is not patriotism, and all
the glowing rhetoric III the world can
not make it other than Il miserable sub.
terfuge. Detroit News.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
The Trsmp's Device.

"Madam," said the tramp, as he put
his nose through the CRATE of the base.
ment door, "kin I ask a favor of your
"Well, what is it:" demanded the
housewife inpatiently.
will yon give me a description of
the outcast what dropped dead at your
table the other day? I fear it was me
brother"
"What do you mean? No outcast has
ever dropped dead at my table,"
Then l have been deceived, heartless-
ly deceived" continued the tramp.
"The lady in the yellow house across
the street told me that a man had died
while eating n Of your meals"
Step inside, my man, and / will tell
You all about that story. That hateful
creature across the way is my deadliest
enemy. She told you that story to hurt
my reputation as a cook. Now, to prove
to you that her insinuations are absurd,
and that my cooking is as good as any
IN this town, I will ask you to try it.
How do you take your chocolate?"
with cream and buttered toast he
replied in sympathetic tones as he push
ed his legs under the table. New York
World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
What Free Coinage viii Do,

l think the free coinage of silver
would benefit materially the great mass
es of our people in Mississippi and in
the south and throughout the Union. 1t
would tend to reduce the value on pur-
chasing power of the gold dollar, now
unduly and abnormally appreciated
throughout the world, and it would to
that extent deprive holders of money
and securities for money of an unjust
advantage now held by them. Under
the present system wealth has so con-
centrated i'll a few great financial GEN.
ters that it is in the power of a few
men, acting in concert, to derange at
any time the business of the world by
locking up the present insufficient sup.
ply of money, and thus produce panic
and disaster. They will resort to this if
they think that thereby they can pre-
vent free coinage and al overthrow of
their dangerous monopoly. This has al
ready been threatened. In the end, how
ever, the cause of the people will tri-
umph. Senator J.. 2. George.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

Can The Pieayune think of any legisla-
tive act or government policy, however
wisely devised for the general good of
! the whole people, that does not greatly
favor some while it does not favor 9TH
ers? As "A matter of fact, however, ac-
cording to The Picayune's w state
ment (whethcr it be taken "a-comin or
a-gwine'), there is no ground for this
bugaboo story about the great benefits
the silver owners are to derive from free
silver coinage.
If the 80 cent dollar" theory of The
Picayune be true, the miners can reap
no profit from their silver bullion more
than they are nov getting. If the dol
lars they will have coined are to be
worth only 80 cents, how III the name
of Julius Caesar can they derive any
profit from a transaction wherein they
must lose at least 3 cents on each dol
lar they havc coined? The silver bullion
III Il silver dollar is today worth moro
than 30 cents, and if The Picayune cor
rectly states the case there would be an
absolute loss instead of an enormous
gain to the owners of silver bullion in
free coinage. But The Picayune did not
mean that, for that is too self stultify-
ing a position even for The Picayune to
take OH the financial question. | believe
that it is a principle OF law that where
a doubt exists as to the true meaning of
any clause it must be construed in har-
mony with some other existing clause
on the same subject. Now, by the ap-
plication of this test will we endeavor
to arrive at what The Picayune did
mean when it spoke of the enormous
profit that free silver coinage would
bring to the owners of silver bullion.
Here is what The Picayune stated in a
very positive sort of way on March 2,
1898:
"Such, i'll brief, are the goldbugs,
but it will be worth while to inquire
who are the silver bugs. First and fore
most are the silver miners, who by the
adoption of free silver coinage will at
once have the value Of their product
raised from 70 cents an ounce to 1879
cents an ounce"
Now, 1919 cents an ounce is the COIN
age value Of silver, and this statement
therefore is an unequivOcal declaration
that all that silver needs to restore it
to its old value is free coinage at the
old ratio. But The P%icayune's state
ment involves also the admission that
the present low value of silver bullion
Gas declared i'll terms of gold was the
direct result of the demonstration of
silver.
Therefore the characterization was an
outrage and robbery of the silver men,
and II restoration of the old order of
things, which would be All act of sim
pie justice TO them, would at the same
time make their products as valuable as
ever. The old mint price of 81. 80 per
ounce would be at once restored. If the
value of silver should be 81. 80 all ounce,
who will begrudge it to the men who
have silver bullion? And how can The
Picayune find it in it's bowels to com
plain and rant about a so cent dollar
that would distress and injure the poor
workingman when by its own logic
and reasoning such "a dollar cannot re-
suit from free silver coinage?-O. p. @.
in New Orleans Times Democrat.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
The Gamblers Candidate.

There isaclass Of people in that great
center of commerce, New York, who
care nothing for the national honor. Its
population embraces u great number OF
men who live by their wits, who pro-
duce nothing, who add nothing to the
general wealth, who i'll Go respect make
the world better for having lived in it,
who get the best of every person and
everything they cam, not excepting the
government of the United States. 1t is
these people, without regard to party,
that Governor Mckinley is made to rep
resent i'll his candidacy for president.
There is not a farmer or WOrkingman
in the state of Ohio who can be in prac-
tical sympathy with the platform on
which he stands, The goldbugs of the
east have shrewdly taken a western MAJ
for the presidency and gagged and bound
him. They Will apply the lash withou,
mercy when they want him to speak,
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
EQUAL DOLLARS.
A Few Pertinent Questions Asked of the
Goldbug Presidential Candidate.

Goldbug Presidential Candidate.
In his address to the modification
committee Mr.. Mckinley said:
1.-THE money of the United States
and every kind on form of it, whether
of paper, silver or gold, must be as
good as the best in the world. 1t must
not only be current at its full face value
at home, but it must be counted at par
i'll any and every commercial center of
the globe. The sagacious and farsecing
policy of the great men who founded
our government, the teachings and acts
of the wisest financicrs at every stage in
our history, the stcadfast faith and
splendid achievements of the great par
ty to which we belong aud the genius
and integrity of our people have always
demanded this and viii ever maintain
it. The dollar paid to the farmer, the
wage Garner and the pcnsioncr must
continue forever equal in purchasing
power to the dollar paid to any govern
ment creditor"
If under the ''cxiSting gold stand
ard" every dollar, "whetllor of paper,
silver or gold" is ''thc best in the
world" why was it necessary for this
country to issue $500, GOO, 900 in inter
est bearing bonds to obtain gold?
If under the "eHisting gold standard"
every dollar, "whcthcr of paper, silver
or gold, " is ''countcd at par III any and
every commercial center Of the globe -
why was it necessary for the govern.
ment to issue 5000, 900, 600 i'll bonds to
obtain gold?
If under the 'cXistiug gold standard"
every dollar, "Whcthcr Of paper, silver
or gold, " j. equal III debt paying
power, " why was it necessary for the
government to issue $500, O0O, 900 in
bonds to obtain gold:
II 'the dollar paid to the farmer,
the wage Garner and the pensi0ncr'' is,
under the "existing gold Standard -
equal III debt paying power to the dollar
paid to the foreign creditors OF the gov
eminent, why was il necessary to issue
$500. 600, 600 in bonds iii order TO 'tmain-
tain our credit abroad by paying our
foreign creditors in gold:
Under the 'eXisting gold Standard"
which Mr.. Mckinlcy's platform says
must be preserved. " the silver dollar
which the wage Garner, the farmer and
the pensioncr gladly accepts isHut equal
in debt paying power to the gold dollar
when the foreign crcditoro Of the govern
ment is to be paid off. Mr.. Mckinley
knows this to be true and he regards
very lightly the intelligence of the
American people when he ilnagines
that he can lHatkc them believe that the
equality of the American dollar, oifec-
tually destroyed by the gold standard,
can he restored by 'presclying'' this
same gold OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES World
Herald.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

In fact, if foreign investments We're
stopped altogether for a spell, the Unit
ed States and the vast bulk of her peO-
pie would be better off. 1t would be the
worse for the American goldbug CAPT
talists and spectators, of course. They
would lose much of their profits. But
that loss would be the American PEG.
pies gain, for it is out of the univer-
sally fleeced American people, and more
particularly the American producer and
the American ~workingman, that these
profits ultimately come.
Therefore it is that five-siXths of the
American people do not care a snap of
their fingers for the ~displeasure of the
Lombard street capitalist, and that they
bid him go his way while they go theirs.
1t is by reason largely of these unneed-
ed foreign investments, anyway, that the
brokers of the east are screwing IS and
20 per cent interest for money loans out
of impoverished debtors in the west,
and that they are foreclosing mortgages
On the homesteads of these poor people
every day.
The goldbug lender who exacts from
the borrower, labor or products equal to
$50 cents on the (gold) dollar has had
and is having his inning. The borrow
er, who is the producer and worker, is
going sOon to take his.-New Orleans
Times-DemOcrat.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
Saving Him.

"Johnny.' screamed his mother,
"why are you sitting on your brothers.
chest? You'll kill him."
Il know it, retorted the urchin.
But if let him up he'll go swimmin
and be d'swncd, Adams MASS. }
Freeman.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
VOICES IN THE WTNU,


There are voices in the wind:
They are calling.
They are souls of human kind;
They are falling.
Hear their voices, dim with sorrow,
They are striving for the morrow,
From their pangs we all can borrow
They are falling.
Let US sing the songs of sadness,
Still rejoicing.
For the many songs OF gladness
Now arc voicing.
On the morrow up to heaven
Our souls will swift be given,
While to sorrow they are riven-
Though rejoicing.
e. Henry Payne in Vanity.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
She Took Him Down.

Marlow-Milson is a gruff old fellow,
but | saw a woman take him down nice
ly during one Of his fiery speeches yes
terday.
Baggs-Indeed?
Marlow-Yes; she was his stenog
raphor, You know. New York World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
Something Higher.

She-I hope, dear, you We're not
thinking of business in church this
morning. You know your thoughts
should be of higher things.
He-Well, was thinking Of that S22
bonnet of yours. Is that high enough,
think yOu?-Yonkers Statesman.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
A Side Hit.

A Sid Hit.
Mrs. Biggs-Two detectives always
follow me whenever I go to a grand
function with all my diamonds on.
Mrs. Snaggs-Indeed? Hasn't your
installment plan jeweler any more con-
fidence in you than that?-New York
World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
THE SILVER MINE OWNERS.
The Claim of the New Orleans Picayun
That They Would BE Enriched.

THU H"cy "UHIN DE LnrICH6u.
Now, Mr.. Editor, | want to ask how
the silver owners are to be enriched by
the free coinage of silver? Even though
the silver owners should be enriched
thereby, does that fact count as an ar
gument against the restitution. of the
rights of silver if its free coinage would
result in a general benefit to IA majority
of the people? The Picayune advocates
a small duty on imported sugar, but to
be consistent it ought to oppose any
c.,ol d..4r q 8, &lo uronnd- tbnt-i it Monld
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
Marriage Certificates.

"You say, Mrs. Smith, that you have
lived with the defendant for eight years.
Does the court understand from that
that you are a married woman?"
"1n course it does"
"Have you a marriage c%ertiicate?"
Eyes, your honor, three on 'em-two
gals and "a boy. "-Pick-Me-U UP.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

Appealed to His Sympathies.
"What do you think of the pugilistic
championships" asked a quizzical youth
Of the old ~janitor.
"Does yer mean prize tightin, boss?"
eyes"
II 4 no much bout it, sence Peter
Jackson done got outen de push. But I
hyah's er good deal talk over de chal-
lenge dat Corbett issued. l amt got no
pus'al information, noh friendship in
de 'casion whutsomever. But I hyahs
some talk bout Bob Persimmons, an I
kahn help er hopefulness dat a gemman
BARN dat name'll come out on top. -
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

TIME SCHEDULE.
Northern Pacific time card In effect Monday,
June IL.
ARRIVE AT HELENA.
No. 5, Pacific Express, west bound $40 q. nj.
No. o. Atlantic EXPIRES. east bound, 900 q. III.
No. 8 Livingston and Missoula local,
daily except Sunday .............. II 100 q. m.
No. 4, Missoula and Livingston local.
daily except Sunday ............ 2:W p. M.
Sunday. ..... .......... 49,. 9:3O a, III.
ly except Sunday: runs from Basin
days, from Elkhorn on Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays. .......... $50 p. IN.
No. 1O2, Rimini mixed, Tuesdays only $50 p. m.
DEPART FROM HELENA.
No. 5, Pacific Express, w~estbound, 3:4b a. N.
No. ., Atlantic Express, eastbound, 2:00 a. nj.
No. 8, Livingston and Missoula local
daily except Sunday. !. 80. II :O5 a. m.
No. 4, Missoula ana Livingston local
daily except Sunday .........,..... 2:1Op p. m.
No. 2. Marysville mixed, daily except
No. 10, WRicies and Boulder mixed,
daily except Sunday, runs to Basin
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
to Elkhorn Tuesdays, Thursdays
No ~ ioi, Rimini mixed Tuesdays only lo:5S a. n.
Through tickets to Japan and China, via Ia
coma and Northern Pacific Steamship Co.
For information, time cards, maps and tickets,
call on or write
AID. EDGAR,
GENERAL AGENT, HELENA, MONTANA,
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

Complied With His Request.
Say, Wilkins, that So bill you loaned
me last night vas a counterfeit"
We'll, you said you wanted it bad"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-29
THE EDITOR WAS SILENT.
Candidate Bryan Puts TO Flight All
Assistant Republican Editor.

AtOwcsso, Mich, Mr.. Bryan spoke to
o large audience from a stand few
blocks from the station. He had re-
ceived a copy of IL paper published
there, in which certain questions were
asked. He replied to this rs follows !:
Ladies and gentlemen When [
was at OwOSSO Junction, a moment ago,
| received by specia. delivery copy
OF the OwossO Press Of October II.
From the fact that it bore no stamp
except this special delivery stamp, [
assume that it was sent by tho editor
himself. The paper contains some
questions submitted to mo. AS this
paper is not supporting me, I think I
am justified in asking some questions
myself, If ! am expected to answer
the editor OF the O~osso Press is in the
audience?"
A voice: "He was moment ago"
Mr.. Bryan: "Wiu you let mo know
where he is?"
A voice: He has gone where his
circulation is going"
Mr.. Bryan: " If he will not make
himself known, will some one point
him out to mo ,"
voice: "H He has gone away"
Mr.. Bryan: "Well if he is not
tions, [ will wait until ho attends y
meeting and then answer him. J am
informed that the editor Of the Ow0ssO
Press Is standing on that wagon in
the rear OF the crowd and wears Il blue
cap. Now ] will ask him Il question
DID you endorse the iinauc!al plank
presented by the minority at the Chic;.-
go cOnventiOn?"
Nj. Bryan paused. but there was 10
answer.
- repeat the question. You have
asked me questions; you ought to be
willing to answer questions
Pa you endorse the minority plank
at ChicagO?"
Again there was no answer.
Well, my friends, | have spent so
much timc trying to find the editor of
this paper and to unmask u man who
is seeking TO elect u Republican by
pretending to support the indianapolis
ticket, that find have not time left
tota;k TO you. ask you TO remember
that the gold standard mover fought an
open light Those who supported tho
minority plank ~t Chicago pretended
to be afraid that free coinage would
prevent international bnctallism, and
when tney got TO indianapolis they
forgot oil about international bimctal-
ism and declared for tho gold stan
dard. Then they nominated a. ticket
which they did not intend to vote for,
because they were not willing to bear
the odium OF voting for the Rcpubli-
can ticket. | pr0phesy that the editor
Of the Press does not intend to voto for
Palmer and Buckner. prophecy
that he intends TO vote for the Re-
publican candidate, and that he is
receiving money from tho Republican
committee to keep up 81 pretended
fight Tor the indianapolis ticket"
The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1896-10-29

Nick tnley they chcor for, the McKf n
lev who six years ago wanted moro
money, or the Mckinley OF this yc A.
who doesn't want any more money ::
(Checrs)
"Do YOU want the one who six years
ago believed in tho American people
having an American system OF finance,
or do you want the one who believes
pow in the American people having an
English system Of finance? (Cheers.)
"Do you believe in the ono that at
tended q convention and wrote u plat
form which declared that the Ameri-
can people, from tradition and interest,
are in favor of bimetallism or do you
believe in the one who says that the
American people can have bimetallism
whenever foreign nations will let US
huvo it ?" (Cheers.)
The assemblage at East Liverpool
was double that at Wellevillo. An
other Mckinley demonstration was at
tempted there. The yellow was every
where. Women wore it in bows on
their hats and ut thoir throats, white
mon and boys had golden collars and
however, the Bryanites appeared to
be in the majority; but the advocates
OF tho gold standard shouted long
enough and frequently enough TO call
from Mr.. Bryan rep ks similar to
those he made at the Wellsvillc meet
ing.
Nearly everybody on tho station
platform at Smiths Ferry seemed to
be decorated with the Republican
colors, but the train did not stop il
continued on across the Ohio line to
Rochester, Pa, where il arrived as
the noon whistles were blowing. Mir.
Bryan's speech delivered from the
balcony Of the Doncastcr House to
about three Thousand people was cor
daily applaudcd. Although there
wcrc only about six hundred gathered
at New Brighton, Pa, the hcartiest
reception Of the day was given the
nominee, and no responded with II
short speech.
At Youngstown, Mr.. Bryan address.
ed an audience of ladies at the opera
house, In rep ying to the presents tion
OF q bas - "f Gowo~e tNora he. ouotcd
from the jeULer rcau last -. '"v 81
the Westminster Presbyterian Churc..
in Detroit, while Mr.. Bryan was pres
ent, telling of how hard times had af.
fcCtcd missionary work, and said
Nothing has stirred my indigna.
tlon more in this campaign than that
the money changers send money to the
cnufcncS ana missionaries, begging
them To stand by the gold standard
and help them to pcrpetuate q system
Of financial bondage" He added that
this question was first a political qnes-
tion and an economic question and had
become great morai'question as well.
Mr.. Bryan also addressed dense
crowd f'@m his carriage at the Penn
sylvania depot.
On the run from Youngstown Mr..
bryan addressed crowds Of four thou
sand at Alliance, three thousand at
Ravenna, and three thousand at Kent.