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The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-22

Mrs. r. C. Donaldson, of Everett, was
in the city on business this week.
The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-22

The colored people Of Lexington, KY,
will hold their annual state fair Sep
TENDER to II.
The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-22

The executive committee Of the
Washington State Association are MAX
ing arrangements for the meeting to be
held in this city on August 25.
The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-22

The venerable Harriet Tubman, who
has spent her life in advancing the in
terests of the race, is about to establish
at her home in Auburn, N. Y, a refuge
for aged and INDECENT colored people.
The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-22
HAE@akAl H. 1IAA Who can think
kMAEtEh-NEE NERHA of some simple
w SSsEAO0 E1ta AAQSA thing to patent?

Protect your ideas; they may bring you wealth
Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & CO., Patent At*or.
neys. Washington D. c. for their 81 800 prize offer
and list Of TWO hundred Inventions wanted
The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-22

The Christianburg Institute at Cam
bria. Va, has been placed under the
jurisdiction of Tuskegee, and hereafter
the same line of work will be pursued
as in the older school,
The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-22

A company of Negroes in Texas are
going to start bank They have
capital stock of $135,OOO to begin with.
They expect to do a big business.
The Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1894-1???, 1896-08-22

DIR. Ernest Lyon, of New York, will
be the only Negro on the advisory com
mittee of Mark Hanna during the pres
ent campaign.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
THE REPUBLICAN PLATFORM.

l. Tariff, not only to furnish adequate
revenue for the necessary expenses Of the
government, but to protect American la
bor from degradation to the wage level
of other lands. .. Reciprocal agreements
for open markets and discriminating du-
ties in favor of the American merchant
marine. 3. Maintenance of the existing
gold standard and opposition to free coin
age of silver except by international
agreement with the leading commercial
nations of the world. 4. Pensions and
preferences for veterans of the Union
army. 8. A firm, vigorous and digniied
foreign policy land all our interests IN
the western hemisphere carefully watched
and guarded" &. The Hawaiian Islands
to be controlled by the IniteE States; the
Nicaraguan canal TO be built; a naval sta
tion in the West Indies. Z. Protection OF
American cifi1ens and property In Turkey.
3. Reasse"tion of the Monroe doctrine.
Eventual withdrawal of European powers
from this hemisphere and union OF all
English-speaking people on this continent.
3. The United States actively to use inilu-
ence to restore peace and give independ-
ence to Cuba. 10. Enlargement of the
navy. defense of harbors and seacoasts
II. Exclusion Of illterate and immoral i'm
migrants. 12. Reapproval of the civil SER
vice law. 49, A free ballot and an honest
count. IA. Condemnation of lynchng. To-
Approval Of national arbitration. 16. Ap-
proval of a free homestead law. II. Ad-
mission of the remaining territories, rep
resentation for Alaska and abolition OF
carpet-bag federal officers. IS. sympathy
with legitimate efforts to lessen intemper-
ance. ~. Sympathetic reference to "the
rights and interests of woman"-COn-
densed by the Times-Herald.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
The War on the Banks.

One of the charges made in the less
| scrupulous Democratic prints in con-
nection with the free silver controversy
is that in May, 1893 the bankers of the
| country entered into a conspiracy to
| contract the volume of money and
banking currency then in circulation
and produce the money panic and COM
| mercial crash of that year, their pur-
pose being to force the repeal of the sill
yer purchasing act OF 1890. Quotation
Is made from an alleged circular claimed
to have been sent out from New York
to the interior banks and calling upon
them, at given time, to retire one
third OF their notes and call in one
third of their loans. The point sought
10 be established is that the banks rule
the country and that the way to save
the country is to abolish the banks so
far as relates to their power Of issue.
and adopt free coinage.
1t is unnecessary to tell intelligent
men that no such circular was ever dis
tributed. 1t appeared for the first time
in a political novel called "The New Pill
grim's Progress" the author of which
veiled his identity behind anonymity.
Since then it has been going the rounds
Of the Populist weeElies, travelling fas-
ter than denials for the reason that the
Populists apparently prefer to think i'll
of banks: and it has recently made it's
way to the Free Press and Times Of this
city, papers that appear to be willing
TO print any bit of trash, however alb
surd, that will help on the lncitement Of
class prejudice and social unrest. For
this reason it may be worth while to
make inquiry as to the course of the
national banks of the United States
during the year 1893 We quote now
from a1Jetter by J. l.. McCreery written
for the Washington Post:
First, as to the national banks conspir-
ing to retire their circulation. Their out
standing circulation on January J.. 1885,
was $lGS, 900 Un round numbers): on
January /, 1894, it was s196 .0O0 Their
conspiracy to diminish their circula-
ton consisted in increasing their circula-
tion $2s,C0O,OO0 during the year. Second, as
10 their calling in their loans. 1t is fact
within the memory of.men now living that
we, the people, three years ago became
alarmed at the financial condition and be-
gan to withdraw our money from the
banks before they began to call in their
loans. Between May and October /. 1893,
we, the depositors of the country. with
drew from the national banks s3Os, 900, 900
and from private banks sell ,OOO0, ,OOO-mak-
ing total Of more than S5OO.O0OO 900 in FIVE
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

..,o. . .,, g.. ., M . ,,,r,.
ns ea "o"a " WI" 49, ~. ss-w s" .s =
saS aau h % SoO~' ,'s ." a,, ',oar,nc.. 80"
-, III. 80 W',S,n, w NJ Ion.
,a,L ana ha ,.rsnaaaa no aca,rs, mS
ha,,.r inaars,, - ,hro,,, ~, no, toh an,
"a ..,s ,v,,h hi,,, u IA n latter FROM =
1r,.na r.,n,rman.,,n. nim, 10 n marty IN
| tync;nnati u,ho w,owa ,,iwa ms work wa
| ,yant 80 ,o q, o',., ana anyagaa
aoa an s,aam,hant s,,ing 4, T,inc;,
natl and na,1 our 80 With dirty staia
hanL ro.s ~,h,.,, - aho", al ,hs ,nonsv
to he sesn n was Imctv bit that wa
nrsn,;d our far. for ,hosa who maid after
the hoat was unasr waw wers discounted
50 ner cent on most ~ not ali the hills
| ,ha,, oo.roa
| When we raac,sa Cincinnati, there did
NOT see,n m no no. .nomch In Tho c,tv to
scare setting bsn an HOY nest Wa
found the nnrtv =, whom we we're directed
but his works were closed There did MOI
seem IA ba anv noss;hie show for and
,. inc emn,ovmant In that o,,v W.. hoard. .
| Cd ,notber sta,mar ,na went f,,r,.,ar nm
| the Ohio rivar IN portsmouth Here Wa
started ON foot I'm through the state Of
| ohio our funds h.iny entirely exhausted
we begged our wav along for several
| days tin We struck a iob A new lock was
being built In the canal and otner re-
pairs. The nav we received was 50 cents
| a day and board and hunk in a temporary
shanty.
At This Mace hens egrs were retailed
at the Store for. 4 cents a dozen and other
farm products in proportion.
| Hubbard did not remain very long: he
| left in disgust and tried to induce me to
leave also, nut l had no use for him SO
| stuck to work as long as IL lasted; tnen
went on a canal boat to Cleveland. When
l rea ched there l was III and could not
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

months that We took out OF the hanks and
hid away, until the storm should blow
over. Now l rise to inquire. How could
these banks do otherwise than call In
their loans in order to obtain this $780,
100000 imperatively demanded by their
depositors, unless they We're to close their
doors and stop business entirely? But let
us see what they really did. On April J.,
1892, the New York clearing house banks
had on hand $l5O,0OO00O, which was sls.-
100000 more than the reserve required by
law. ON April l. 1893. they had on hand
$l20. OO0, 600. of 81. l.000.0O0 more than the re-
quired reserve. Then came the panic
and the general withdrawal of funds by
depositors. On August IL, 1898, the amount
on hand was less than $77.OO0UOO. or Sl6,-
1900 less than the amount required by
law. In other words, these New York
banks had loaned all the money they had
legal right to loan, and also sl6, 800
more from their PRESERVE" which the law
prohibited their loaning. The same thing
was done by national banks elsewhere to
such an extent that in the aggregate they
loaned more than $40 100000 that by law
they should have kept locked up in their
safes and held as reserve. So much for
the national bankers conspiracy to di-
minish their circulation and call in their
loans.
1t is an accepted principle in jurispru-
dence that the testimony of witness
who is caught in one falsehood is not
entitled to credence in any particular
unless thoroughly corroborated. Here
the Democratic press is caught bearing
deliberate false witness. There is no
excuse for the circulation OF such trans
parent falsehoods against the banks.
1t is demagogic begging of the ques-
tion that belittles and unsettles the
whole controversy for free silver. No
statement on the silver side will here
after deserve acceptance as true until
thoroughly corroborated from reliable
sources.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
FORMER DEMOCRATIC TIMES.
Editor of The Tribune.

Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: The following excerpts are from
an editorial written by Thomas +. Wat
son, the Popuist candidate for vice presi-
dent on corporations and banks:
"In 1882 we had no national bank-thats
| big fact, to start with. In 1872 we had
compromise tariff, which was gradually
being lowered. We had the principle of
bimetallism, both gold and silver as money
metals, on an equal footing. The entire
public debt. bonds and all, amounted to
only $a),OO000O. The nation was practic-
ally out of debt and the government was
being run according to the dictates OF the
honest economy which seeks to spend less
| than the income
"The special breed of Democrats with
whom yes means no. and which makes
point Of first denying the intention to
do the very thing 1t is actually doing,
and has meant all along to do. was still
an embryo in the womb of the reluctant
future.
"Such was the political tree of 1912. Its
fruit was general good times-no beggars.
In 1896 we have everything in the way Of
governmental policies which We did not
have in 1872. The government has re-
versed it's practices in each of the par
tculars we have named. Hence. the tree
is just the opposite to what 1t was in 1872.
80 are the fruits"
As Mr.. Watson was a lawyer living in
the south he must have known very little
about the condition of affairs among the
wage esrners and farmers of the free
states north and west. He says there
was general good times-no beggars."
That might have been true in the then
slave statess but II was far from the truth
I'm the states where there were no slaves.
Here are a few facts from personal ex-
perience and observation in those beauti-
full times of 1872.
The writer was one of small party who
went west in the fall of II in consequence
of dull times. During two months pre-
ceding the first OF ~ we were engaged in
huskng standing corn in a 500-acre field
belonging to Unce Sam. For this the gov
ernment paid us Is cents a day, agout $3.50
month and board. Early in January We
left for Fort Leavenworth on foot and
walked all the way across Missouri to St.
Louis seeking work as We went along.
That being. at that time, a slave state,
about the only employment a white man
could get at that season was "niggar
driving But >as I was not cut out for
that sort of business / did not accept
position.
One of the party named Hubbard and
myself crossed the Mississippi river and
started on foot into Illinois. The first
attractive farm house We came to we APP
piled for work. The parties wanted help,
as they had grist mill and saw mill and
land to be cleared. They offered $500
month and board. / engaged, but Hub.
banrd went further and Jared worse, for
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
One Cause of Unrest.

We are not sure that one of the chic
causes of the present uprising among
debtors for free silver is not outlined
in the following letter from one Jane.
L. Alexander, machinist in the Chi
cago Record:
In 1889 was earning S375 day as a me.
chanic. l bought home and could sup.
port my family. pay my monthly install
ments on the principal and pay the G1a Del
cent. interest. Since 1883 my earning pow.
er has decreased until today l give 'hC
same number of hours and my compensa-
tion is only $3.50. l admit that the neces.
stiles Of life have decreased In price pro.
portionately to my salary. But there Is
one item of expense that has maintained
the same old figure as 1t did seven years
ago, when l contracted the debt. and that
IL the interest and principal on the pur-
chase price Of the home | am buying. And
the taxes have increased slightly. In con-
sequence of the decrease In my earning
power l was Obliged to effect new loan
at the old rates, which was an additional
expense of $780, Now !, q workingman,
and one of the masses. have had my earn
ing power lessened, while the capitalist
and one Of the classes from whom I pur-
Of interest, or. in other words, the same
income that he did seven years ago, and
he has the same advantage of the cheap
hat, shoes or hoe that ! or the farmer ha ..
SO / feel that he naturally would wish q
continuance of the present state OF affairs,
while l feel that a change would better
my condition and not iniure his.
There are several thoughts which sug-
gest themselves during the perusal OF
this letter. We judge from the tone OF
1t that Mr.. Alexander is an honest, in
dustrfous man who is really free to face
with the hardship for which he imag-
ines free silver would prove n remedy,
But as to the latter point is he not mis-
taken? In the first place. why have his
wages fallen since 1889? Why didn't
they fall proir to 1899? If the gold stand
ard had any detrimental effect on the
matter. should it not have disclosed
itself long before 1889? The gold stand
ard has been in complete and thorough
operation in this country continuously
since 1873 (and nominallya much longer
time). Why. then. did Mr.. Alexan-
der's wages suffer no decrease until af-
ter 1889? Evidently the gold standard
oan Justly he acquitted of exerting any
untoward Influence I'm the premises. On
the contrary unless Mr.. Alexander's ex-
perience was exceptional, his wages
must have increased steadily from 1876
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
PROGRESS OF ELECTRICITY.
From the Mexican Herald.

From the Mexican Herald.
Statistics show that there are not less
than G5,0OO,0O0 telegraph messages sent In
the United States every year. The number
of telephone conversations is 10000, coo.
There are 200 central electric light sta
tions and 1000 isolated electric light plants
in buildings of all kinds. These operate
about 100000 are lights and 15.0O0,0O0 in
candescents, as well several hundred thou
sand electric motors. The electric rail-
ways of the country reach 1000, with 1000
miles of track and 5000 cars. 1t Is esti-
mated that directly and indirectly some
2,500,000 persons in the United States are
interested in electricity as their means
of livelihood and sustenance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
MUST HAVE A LIMIT.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Greenbacks derive all their value from
the solvency of the government which
prints them. Silver dollars derive nearly
half of their value from the sOlvency OF
the government which coins them. If toe
many greenbacks were printed, and toe
many silver dollars coined. they would be
at u discount from their face value.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

Mr. Bryan says that at the proper
time he will deny convincingly that
he is in the pay of the silver mine
owners. For his sake we hope he will.
But he cannot deny that he is doing
their work and that II successful at it
they will live on Easy street forever
afterWard
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

In judging such predictions asChaun-
cey f. Blacks that the silver men will
carry Lackawanna county 1t is well to
remember Brother COlbOrn'S story
about the farmer and the frogs. A few
silver men can make a great deal of
noise
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

Says Major Handy: "You can de-
pend upon it that every dollar expend-
ed by the Republican national commit
tee in the conduct of this campaign will
be spent for legitimate purposes. that
the books will stand the light of day
and that there will be no debt carried
through the next four years" On this
platform Mark Hanna can capture ev-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
COUNTY.

For Congress.
WILLIAM CONNELL of Scranton.
For Comm issiOucrs.
S. w. ROBERTS. Of scranton.
GILES ROBERTS. OF North Abingdon.
For Auditors.
A. +. kIEFER. Of Scranton.
FRED l.. WARD. of Scranton.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

The Republican party is entirely
willing to toe the mark on the money
question, and is doing so; but it does
not propose to let the public forget that
II was deficit Democratic tariff which
raised the money question.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
"Thc Republican party stands
for honest money and the chance
to earn ii by honest TOLL"
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.

DR.. Cuyler writes in the Evangelist:
THE utterances of a few religious
journals sadden me- One of them in de-
Tending the free coinage of silver ad-
mits that it will drive out gold, and thus
produce silver monometallism. The
editor also declares that it will give us
cheaper money That really signifies
cheat money; for it will force its 5O-cent
dollar on every poor minister in his
salary, on every servant girl in her
payment from the savings bank, and
every soldier in the receipt of his PEN
sion" The churches this year may
well stand for national honesty and
civic righteousness, not indeed as mere
generalities, but as living duties urg-
ing the election of William Mckinley.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

Ex-senator ingalls, Of Kansas has
declared unequivocally for the gold
standard. The west is fast falling into
line,
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
LEGISLATIVE.

For Senator. Twcnty-first District
COL. W. J. SCOTT. OF Nescopcck.
Election Day. Nov. 3.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

1t will be apparent to child born on
this day that by yesterdays effusiOn in
the Times Mr.. Merrifield forfeited the
right to have his pants sustained by more
than one suspender at time
Editor Lynett is not himself these days.
combination of high temperature and
Squire Feehley about an editorial sane
tlm Is enough to cause the stoutest
heart to sigh for rest.
From all accounts members Of the local
Democracy are getting together" in q
manner that may require the efforts Of
the police to pull them apart.
There Is suspicion that Nate Vidaver
considers himself bigger man that the
mayor of Scranton.
Astrologer Raphael says that the Sun
was parallel to Mercury yesterday. All
we have to say is don't let 1t occur again,
Rafe.
Midsummer Jingle.
'Tis well. now, to keep shady,
And mind where you are at;
For Old Sors rays may down you
While talking through your hat.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

1t is intensely amusing to notice how
delicate a subject the tariff Issue is
among Democrats.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
STEADY WORK AT GOOD WAGE.

Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Enlarged opportunities to earn 1OO-cer,t
dollars are what the people will get by
electing Mckinley and Hobart and Re-
publican congress.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
STATE.

Congrcssmen-at.Larg
GALCSHA A. GROW, of fSusquehnnna.
SAMUEL A. DAVENPORT, of Erie.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

The gold standard suited Lackawanna
wage-earners to a T so long as they had
plenty of work at good wages; and as
a rule they had both under Protection.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
TOLD BY THE STARS.

Daily Horoscope Drawn by Aiacchus
The Tribune AstrOlOger.
Astrolabe cast: 3.3s a. m., for Friday,
Aug. Z, 1896
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
NATIONAL.

For President.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY. OF Ohio.
For Vice. president,
GARRET A. HOBART. Of New Jersey.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07

04s1A1p A. THH posTosFIcS At SCRANTON. Pa. -
o1ooNp-CLAes MAIL MATER
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sfrinten Iuk," the recognized Journal TOR advsf.
tioer, rat0 TRv SCRANTON TRIBUNE ~ the beea
adveitiaine medium In Northeastern Pennsylvs
Hh. "Phnters' Ink" knows.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-08-07
Miscellaneous.

BAUER'S ORCHESTRA--MUSIC FOR
balls, picrics, parties. receptions, wed.
dings and concert work furnished For
terms address r. J. Bauer. conductor.
III Wyoming avenue. over Hulbert'1
music store.
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supplies. envelopes. paper bags, twine.
Warehouse. 100 Washington ave. Scrsn.
ton, Pa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-02

ton batsmen tempered safely with the
curves and drops OF Griffith but four times
during the first seven innings, and the
quartet were widely scattered. Two addi-
tional hits occurred in the eighth, but they
were of no avail in the matter of runs.
Washington worked a run and a hit in
the first inning, and the prospects were
then certainly bright. After Lush had flied
out, DeMontreville reached second on 4
Wild throw to first by Griffith, stole third
and Tailed on a hit by Setback. The only
other run of the home club was made in
the seventh. Smith, the first batter, led off
with three-ba gger to left. After O'Brien
had been retired from second to first, Har-
Vey crossed the plate Browns out to
Al son. McJames and DeMontrevilie hit
safely in the eighth, but McJames was
forced at third. after Lush and Selbach
had flied to Everett
BY means of three hits, the Chicagos
made their first score in the second inning
Three more were added in the fourth on "a
base on balls and three successive hits
The lead was increased to five in the sixth
on two hits. wild pitch and an out, and to
seven IN the seventh by means of an error
t"o-baSger, passed ball and an out
nat ended the run-Setting of the game
Ihe victory belonged to the visitors all
most from the start, but as a small bow
sorroEfuily shouted to Arson, as he enter
ed ms carriage: Anyhow, you didn't get
both OF en- The score: