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Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
New York Cotton Market.

New York, Dec. 3.-Cotton dull; middling uplands ' 11-1Gc; middling gulf, 15-16c; net receipts, 1909 bales; gross receipts. 3,l56 for Warded none; sales, 5, f54; spinners. 54; stock, 244 229.
 Total today: Net receipts, 36, 4e2; exports to Great Britain. 14,011 to France, 254Ol; to the continent, none; to the channel, none; stock, 1,2lT, ,206
 Total so far this week: Net receipts, 227735: exports Great Britain, 57,096; to mel, none.
 Total since Sept. + Net receipts 3,7i4,- 297; exports 1 Great Britain, goo, 467 to France, 305, ,6S7; to continent, 778,410
 New York, Dee. S.-Cotton futures closed weak snleS 172 1,l0 ha
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
Notice of Hire of Convicts,

Bids will be received by the undersigned for the hire of all the convicts sentenced to hard labor for the county of Macon, for the next twelve months commencing Jan. l. 1S97 And the court of county commission, at their regular term, first Monday in Jan ,Iary next. will accept either, or reject all of said bids. w. H. HUNT,
 Judge of Probate. Macon County. uoy1g-6t
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
In Wall Street.

coeiIn, sl2i, s$,el5; currency, sI3,Sss 7os.
 The security markets at the stock ex- change started off weak on lower cables from London and moderate sales for for Paul and Rick Island also induced sales for turn The pressure to sell at no time reached important proportions and soon after the opening the market took on a firm CT tone. The St. Paul statement proved to be more favorable than generally expect ed and this had a tendency to check aggres- sive action by the bears. For the fourth week of November the decrease in gross reported by the company was a little over $l5l, 0C0, which had been freely predicted that the loss would reach nearly $300,O0O During the afternoon the tendency was upward, but operators were not disposed to branch of the Presidents message. The Gran gers were strengthened by the declaration Northwestern directors and semi-official statements to the effect that the road had earned its entire dividend on the preferred the common and a surplus of s600O0 during the first six months of the fiscal year. Oma- of Of the dividend T runors. s Denver M n and Rio Rio Grande, preferred. advanced from. 42le to AZ on the declaration of a semi-annual prevailed for. the. giIt-edged investment stocks and Lake Shore advanced to 155, Hndson M to # so @ ana Was in ad Ss mand to cover short contracts and South crn railway preferred improved on vague
 
 industrials Sugar was heavy, selling at 1154s @116A, closing at 116, a loss of A per cent. for the day. The stock was sold on the aggressive attitude assumed by the Ar buckle Brothers. Consolidated Gas first ad- yanced 3A to 164h and then receded to 1922. Laclede Gas fell from "A to 2113G22A. Chi- cago Gas was strong and advanced about 9 per cent to 76ss. It was stated that the company will have big surplus after pay ment of the 11s per cent. dividend. It is al- so announced that a number of holders of the stock who have been fighting the re- organization have at last given their as- sent to the plan. American Spirits was bought on Chicago rumors that a. trade agreement will be perfected with the out side spectators. Speculation closed frm Net changes show gains of AQ2 per cent. Total sales were 179, 125 shares. Including 31 300 Sugar; 17,5O0 Chicago Gas. 15,200 St. Paul and F, 200 American Spirits.
 Bonds were strong. Sales footed up
 Money on call easy at 1kd2 per cent; last Joan at IF and closing offered at 1k
 Prime mercantile paper, 4q4A per cent.
 Bar silver, 6S1sc =,
 Sterling exchange is firm with actual bus ness in bankers bills at $4S31sT4. 83A for sixty days and S496h@496A for demand
 Posted rates, $4.84G4S71a.
 Commercial bills, $i821aM483ia.
 Mexican dollars, 90 11-16q5l 11-lec.
 Government bonds steady.
 State bonds dull.
 Railroad bonds, hrm
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
Chicago Cattle Market.

Union Stock Words, H., Dec 3.-Receipts, 13, 900; market firm.
 Cattle-Common to extra steers. $s.50@ 5.60; stockers and feeders, $2. .S0141 cows and bulls, Sl. .50a3.9O; Texans, $2. 65GTa4O
 Hogs-Receipts, 5000; market firm to 5c higher; heavy packing and shipping lots, 8 32003.5O common to choice mixed, s3. 25l $50; choice assorted. s34oQ 350; light, $3.30 dl3.50; pigs, $2.S0Q3.50.
 Sheep--Receipts, 14,000; market steady: in- ferior to choice, $2Q3.70; lambs, $3.25q510
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
Dry Goods Market.

New York, Dec 3-There has been fair attendance of buyers in the dry goods mar ket today, but their operations have been confined within quite moderate limits in staple and seasonabe cotton goods and in woolen and worsted fabrics for mems wear and in dress goods and silks.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
A Systematic Treatment.

Persons afflicted with diseases of private nature can be treated successfully at home. Write for my book private diseases and question blank which will be sent you free of cost in plain sealed envelope All correspondence held strictly confidential
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
Notice to Contractors.

Birmingham Ala. Dec i, Isse Sealed proposals will be received at thls officeT until F o'clock. noon, Wednesday, Dee a 1896. for delivering chcrt f. -o. b. Bir;nifmhan. for grayeling 7th@ ave. from fSigned) JULIAN KENDRICK, la-i-JG-tf City Engineer.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
New Orleans.


 New Orleans, Dec. 3.-Sugar tseady, open kettle, according to grade, 3 11-l6c; cen trifugal granulated, 3Mc: white, 3ssQ35sc; yellow, 3-16Q3 7-16c; seconds. 21s@3c. Refined sugar, strong; powdered and cut tioners IA" 4Bc.
 Molasses, dull; open kettle, 13925c; cen- trifugal, according to grade, 5Q15c syrup. 14G 19c.
 Flour, patents, s5.C5@5.15; extra fancy. S4.G59475.
 Corn, No. 2 mixed. 35; do. white sacked, 36c; yellow, 36.
 Oats, No 2, western. 251s026c; choice. 27c. Bran, 60c.
 Pork, $50.
 Dry salt shoulders, 41k@4ssc: short clear rib sides, f1sG45sc. Bacon shoulders, 5A@5ssc; short clear and short rib sides, 5A45ssc. Lard compound, 4A@43sc; pure, 4AG5c. Hams, 10d10%e.
 Coffee. Rio, fair. 147sc; good ordinary, 12Ac: common He: Mexican, good 17%c; fair 17Zc Cotton seed oil, strictly prime, crude in bulk. 171k@1Sc; in barrels, 19Q19lhc refined. 23dIAc.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
St. Louis.

St. Louis, Dec 3.-Flour dull; firm. Wheat, higher; December, 91%c nominal; May, 931Ac.
 Corn, higher; December 21c; May, 241sc Oats, higher; December, 200 nominal; May, 294c.
 Other articles unchanged.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04

NORTHERN ALABAMA RAILROAD
 COMPANY. Time table No. 2, in effect September 2, 1S96. at eco a. n.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04

Trains Nos 57 and 5S carry Pullman vestl- bulo sleepers between St. Louis anI Jack sonvile and Montgomery and Port Tampa. Trains Nos 8 and 3G carry Pullman ve3ti- bule sleepcrs between Cincinnati and Jack gree reclining chair cars between Mont eomery and Savannah on trains 57 and x. No. 33 connects at Dupont With through sleeper for Port Tampa.
 Train No. s. leaving Montgomery at 7:s5 n. m, connects at Port Tampa with Plant sRtean,ship Rt line for Key West and Havana Any informa ton regarding routes. rates and Schedules will be furnished upon appli- cation to - . ,De,,y D n
 Montgomery, Ala
 U. w. WRENN, r. T. AI.,
 Savannah Ca
 II. C. McTADDEN, 4. C. P. A,
 Savannah. Ca
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
s,r,,s Cotton

Su;las Cotton. ssf <ee 4s New York. Dea 3.-Spot cotton here was unchanged with Sales of 5i bales for spin
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04

Schedule In effect Nov 8. 1896. Direct connections at Savannah with the elegant passenger steamers of the Ocean Steamship Company for New York. Boston and the east.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04

To KNOXVILLE, HOT SPRINGS, AsHE- WILLIE NORFOLK. WASHINGTON and the EAST.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
TO CINCINNATI and LOUISVILLE.

TO NEW ORLEANS, vrCKSBURG and
 SHREVEPORT.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
ALABAMA MINERAL RAILROAD CON-
 PANY. Effective June 10, 1894. ATTALLA TO CALIRA

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF
 TRAINS. Trains marked thus @ run daily. Thus @ daily except Sunday.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04

BIRMINGHAM & ATLANTIC R. R. co Time table No. 21, taking effect a. m. July
 f. 1896.
Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04

West Dound-Read down. East bound Read up.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-08-24
the LITERARY FIELD.

''o'Sc Glssing Of London is a write,
WI" u"iVes INTO the lives OF the mac -.
anu presents In clear. unvarnished re,l.
''''o SNe'oh"s the troubles, sorrow, aud
n''le ronics of their existence lie T.,
'"o "'S' winter to deal seriously with Tho
si''' "lndl"- lower classes of Landau
'lVhehS seized upon the grotcsou,. in !,
WINE "lSslng gives it up mercilessIv and
codly. ''e'''S anu
rlSSihs himself says that from oxro,,-
o''e ne Is convinced that the lower cIass,.
LONDON are mentally, morally and
PnESically the most sdualtd human ho,,,o.
gu earth. lie speaks from L,o,,.,..,,,..
Nheh he was 20 years old no
'''" stranger, with but a few sbut-
ihsS to his name. He came ,r,,,, en-,
.'''''" Wakefield and had the firm i,,or-
,,,,a 'N'"S IN himself a name aud for
IL, "'''lhH' His lodging was "A non,
,anl, ." 'nnHh quarters ana there no
N'ltlng much. little of which ,.,.
49,, ''N re was proud ana preferred g.
No.. month at writing to o1rn a mound
'oll at clcrkship to carn tbro.
'"' amount. lie had many s,r,c.
anu OFTEN went hungry. at ono liz
''""eod to living in a cellar vni.h
''"''' Tor shillngs a week A. ,i,,,
"' on ne was forced TO turn bi. ,,.,,....
"'"uoh to use and took a rov ,,,,,,,,.
cure. enough 10 So
was Hnrro indcd with poor noo,,o
' nNe4 their life In his vri,tn'.'
'V'S not treat of the lowest. mos, ,.,.,,.,
S' VI LONDON the strata Of eo.io., !
''' WIN HE criminal and prorco,l. ,,,
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POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Mr THOMPSON, scu OF the former arch.
| drmu,'' "i , ,1,k, mas jus, been appointe,
l'.%nSI >, So, ,''Il,,lr II Liverpool iail.
Inc Inc thrltiinsss Of MIR. Goschen in charg.
inE ms parliamentary guests at Inc -
" "' review sovereign FOR expenses.
a. y: Muller, wealthy merchant Of
r.. hkirrt, ind. has Offered to ,.ivc en-
op t. anyone WHO viii restore Ills si,.h.
,1.' 'hrea Years ago by L stroke Of ra.aiy-'
Mrs. N,rs ca,hanoo salisbury. ~.hAi.rer o,
tEc ,ly surviving member Of ' tho r ',n'
.lN' celebrated her Nard birt hd;tv d, Itnr,
Greene. NJ, last week =" 'o''
.. Myron =. King. chairman Of the Iu-
diana natioaul commit ecm,u and prlyate
~,''o.ary of Governor Matthew'S is n
great advocate Of Wheeling. amd thinks -
oil frsAt hcnrht to an humanity.
lr John Wesley Gadsdcn. VINO has lust
Of ih ,n M, auI .i'ny'gYhia Was known as ono
VI ne United states. lie proved thit
pl'iro pneumonia was Contagious
General vs. %. Franklin. the war vet.
Gran VINO is at the head o. the Nauun.n
Nou'iH mona commissioners. and hl4 III
ways rteu 4 conservative democrat lniu.
ley ''' NoN'h-
y correspondent of the Boston Tran.
Ssrlpt suHR SIS az a memorial OF Harriet
-, 'SU'r St'Na IN erection IN Washington
OF lhl ohhl institution ara hospital ns
" ''I'"b 9'i"oI tul colOrcd nurses.
". D. Warner, president of the Balti.
more l'hGuc, VIII n asked If he rod. ,
wheel sad; 80 no. hut wheels witnm
" n.elS are giving me lots OF trouble
for an>t hiuS of the kind
Professor :. L. Sanford of Mercer uni
Nofa'tY irorSia. no died the oth,r t..v
NaN l"t many Years recognized AS urn
nl inc leading educators oi Georgia ana
" me hu.huI OF "A popular SERVES OF
~ sultan Nuduilah Of Fcrouk. who Is
kept hN or az Rrit1fn NJ Singanorc has
had ms allowance Increased Slu0 a month
IN tho sround that, bong an ori intli
prince, Win m,tc iuuu one wife he
nrcds the money to meet his household
! fotahN the last survivor OF the men
Who 'ugnt - 'ho July revolution of 1870
NJ Pierre l|ourdcresm, " wears Of age
l'' l.t,t iHi'r bus annual p'lrritu,.,
ne hhmh of July in the Palace lie la
AID granHvh !dren.
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money or receive a
nxed income. The
well being of the ma.
tlun-iye. of civlllza-
tn itse.r--drpcnds
upon the prosperity
Of the masses. Whai
shall II profit ma -
every day If such a
have a dollar which
grows more valuabl
dollar lowers thu
standari of c!villza-
.i5n and brings dis
trcss to the people
What shall II prom,
us. If IN tryi9g to
raise our credit by
increasing the pur-
chasing power of our
dollar. we destroy
our ability 90 pay the
debts already con
tracted by lowering
he purchasing pow
er of the products
debts must he paid?
If IL Is asserted-as
it constantly Is as
scrtcd-th that the gold
W tn which thcs"
>, andard Will enable
us to borrow more
mon Y from atroad,
| reply that the res
, raj IN Of bimetal-
l,sm will restore the
parity hctwe2 n mon.
ev and property. and
/ hus permit an era o.!
prosperity which Will
enable the American
ncoplc to become |
Ioancrs of money IN
st,aH Of perpetual
Even II
sc desire 90 borrow, !
low long can VIC
continue borrowing
indcr "A Sys TEN |
which. by low ring
he value of prop
,rty. wenkons the
'oundltions upon
which credit rests :
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ity for Il, aud this
'uonrli5u olsundod
ma the in
tegrity of mon "
has been the Gauss
Ct the hard times
through which this
country g passing,
from which they
VIII not escape until
the seal Of popular
condemnation l.
pla rcd upon the pop
ullStic agitation
watch unlermines
the foundation OF
credit.
Now, my friends
IN the larger trans
actions of life. there
: no money used at
all. For instance, a
farmer soils a cargo
of whc-' in Chica 20 ;
drafs is drawn for II
on London. Tina {.
draft Is sold here inI
New York,and prob
ably bought by al
merchant who owes
for a consignment
Of silk at Lyons.
a check Is re-
m.tted to Chicago,
in payment of ;nel
craft The farmeri
draws his check
against that check
for all the debts
which he owes forl
planting h $ crop.f1r
transferring II. and
for the expenses off
living. Here is AL
exchange between n
cargo of wheat andl
a cargo of silk. Tn
which money plays
no part, e%cep: Tor
mental fixing of
rates at which these
commodities are eX-
pended.
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wanted the university 20 establish q
homeopathic department IN the medi-
cal college At Detroit The university
refused TO comply with the demand. and
the legislature asked Tor 4 maaiamus 20
comiel the regents 10 carry out the pro
visions of It's act. The supreme coar,
decided that the legislature had no right
TO interfere with the management of the
university.
II Buffalo bayou were In an Eastern
state 1t wouldn't take long to clean It
out.
huitoriaily. the News Is somewhat shy
on the subject. bu, the staff correspond
ents are whoop.nE up he prov osed Texas
fusion all along the line.
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COCHRAN WAGES.
Now. | will imagine
that Mr.. Bryan HIM
self may believe that
in some way or other
he Is going TO benc-
fit the toilcrs of this
country. He says he
T., hut he declines to
show MS how. For
my part. | am will
ing 10 state here
that II MIR. Bryan
could show mt ny
any means known 10
heaven or known on
earth. any means re
vealcd to the com
prrhcusion of man.
wages could lac in
creased. / will bo
ready TO support him
here and now. | do
not make this STAIN
mont through any
pretepsc of special
"a IfAAttata fAt. a.. ,...,a
~, ~ 'I"il iu' liio ~ IN
Mi!o MOTHS win ms
. . o"ch a pre-
, .c,,,' , hia'ic IN thc
h'" W a nv, 'Nh'l'l
nHhNas' u.s., Wouin mere
~ insult ana as
oreui' II g inteIll-
Gcnce 10 which IL Is
addressed, | reuuat
that | would support
any measure calcu.
lated to increase the
rate of wages. he
cause I know ~ no
test of pro pcrity an
Solirteiy iufallihlc OK
rept the rate OF
wages paid to labor
ers. Whore the rae
OF wa gcs Is high.
there must be pros
pciitN. Where the
rate of wages is low. +
here must ucceesar-
lily he distress II
then. Mr.. Bryan can
chow me that by tho
portion OF his ni,n-
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WHAT GOLD DOES.
BRYAN slto W =

THE EFFECT.
our % y T. uncnts.
while claiming entire
D., disintorcst,iucss for
| themselves, have APP
nt'ed 10 See 81, fish
ross of uearlY cNc,y
{ 50 e soricty w.
'ognizinc The disp0si-
tion at tho individual
voter 10 consider the
eff Il of amy propos-
cd legislation upon
himself, We present
to The American poo
pie tho financial pol
cN outlined i'm tho
Chicago platform, b.
Loving hat /, will
re 4ult IA the greatest
good - the creates.
number.
Tho farmers are or
pusrd to the gold
standard h a.. g. a n "a
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AS TO WAGES. .

BRYAN WAGES.

BRYAN WAGES.
The wage Farmers
have been injure ! by
a gold standard. and
n aV g expressed
themselves upon the
subject with great
emphasis. In Feb
ruary, 1925, a petit
ton asking for the
immediate rcstora .
tiOn Of the free and
unlimited coinage Of
gold ami silver at III
to ! was signed by
Tie rcprc scntttiNcs
of all, or nearly nll,
the leading labor or
carnations ana pre-
scented to congress.
" ace carncrs know
that while n gold
standard raises the
purcha siug power of
the lolldr it also
y, a X C s. II more
,liffic 1t to Oh
tain possession of
3 ne dollar. I Ii ey
know that employ
lneut is less pcrna-
ncnt, loss of work
more probable and
rc employment le :
certain. y go ! q
standard encourages
he boarding of
r.leN because
money Is rising; ii
also 1iscouragcS en-
icrprisc and par
dyes industry. ON |
HE other hand, the |
restoration of hi
nc;allism viii dis
courage boarding
, q" e. "A II : q. " hen
lriccs are steady or
'iSing. money can
rot afford to lie idle
II the bank vaults.
he farmers and
y a &c carners to-
,cthrr constitute "A
considerable major
~ of the people of
he country, w h =
ihouli their inter
SITS he ignored in
considering financial
e gislationr 4 none
airy system which
$ rccuniarily adj
analogous to a few
indicates has far
res to commend 1t
hen a Sy : I e m
which would give
ope and encourage
lent to those VINO
rcate the Nations
'ealth.
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COCIlR ANS ROSY
NtIfAk

VIEW
That gold dolln'
tho democratic par
ty without d!stiuc'
zion Of pnriN drNp.
tous demands shhil
lie paii - me lihor-
"r wh ~ n" earns H..
and that no po" z
on earth shall CHEAT
him nt Tho sweat of
his brow. Now. let
us see now Mr.. Bry-
an proposes IT, deal
WIKI this question. |
have looked through
his speech to iindI
clt just what ii
ttpuk he is going "a
do for the l1horing
man. und | find that
he dism.-st.s hin,
with "A very few and
some very unsitis
factory phrases. But'
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THE TWO SPEECHES.
: WHO TELLS run TRUTH. uns.nr :

~
HRNAN'S VIEW
The Chicago plat
form has bcen con-
ldcmucd by some,
Ih..ause 1t i ssenis
lfrom mn ou'n IN
rnrdcrcd 10y the SUI
lnrcmc cour, dccllr-
ing the incomn ok
law urcnnstitution-
lal Our critics even
lr-o 50 far AS To apply
1.-The name anarchist
Ito those who stand
lupon ,ha plank OF
tho platform u
must re i'ihfu
ncred mat We y
press ! y re cogil "e
the binding force ~
THAT decision so
Hong ns i stin in q" a.
The land Hhcre "
in the platform no
suggestion Of an a. a.
tempt to dispute .,,e
authority Of the nv, S
prcuie court nv ,o
party is simply ~, ~
use all the coh9 !. :
,u,io n al 20 " 9
which rema ms a''er 81.
that dcr'sion' w
which may come
W ,.,. '.,v'' = nc "ey'orsal ny
i iY'', cn,i,.t as /, may
~, 'lr o' e,nr ro consti-
mr., n.t,a !, va IL there
l !. disIova,tv iu
any ,IlI,,cs Far a
, w., venrs the
hu ..'..,,,a court of
sulrcn i.utt,d states
nv s,,.,,sn ned the
ma. , S'" ,.i,{ch nm
prli,,,Cil'' ,,'n income
. =. co,ne twenty
tax mic same
Y'aIs a. s,,st "A inc 4
Cuv !, !. ou, a dissent
W . nv -. an income
"' a. " almost
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HOUSTON. MONDAY. ArG-sr "A. 1sss
OFFICIAL REPLY TO BRYAN.
New York Journal.

4 day night. are greatly to he deprecatcd
He confronted IN Madison Sluare Gardet
nm audience which was magnificent. no
/ only in numbers, but ia lis high desre,
OF intol!lg(nce. In the main IL was q
friendly audience. Most Of tile people
{ who gathered IN the Garden that night
came ns enemies OF tho free coinage OF
silver and were prepared to applaud any
and all attacks upon that financial theory
But In a gathering Of l. 90 people there
must have been some who came to Qt., -
ton and to be convinced To such Mr..
Cockran's address must have been a dis
appointment.
The grave Importance Of this question
before the American people today. tn
effect which its determination viii have
upon the prosperity OF the nation. the
wide divergence Of pnbltc opinion con
corning 81 and the fact that tho people
are divided hy II into hostile causs ct,
almost equal strength should suggest 20
any onn who enters into thi debate that
patriotism, no less thau common SENSE
compels that discussion should bee con-
Quoted with toleraiior "fth fairness. with
recognition OF the sincerity ana tte hone
csty Of tho opposing fac'ion with coo.
argument and without aspesiiy. IN thls
contest the side ~htch d.sir.a tJ NNiu
wlthou; cornriucl Ions ns, 20 tho RI .thoa nc
winning, D. not tire side Of pafr ism To
discover what o. right and what viii hc
wei FOR the country snou.l hr iee plr
pose OF every honest man engaged Tho
dnty Of tho advocate is not AS Nj. Cook
ran seemed to think ito wsn ia any way
or at any cost THIS IS NOT cnuse ~
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% wives. factories reopen, the avenues 70
IS he employment Of labor are multiplied
ls one Of the trulsms Of the commercial
70 world.
o II mus, be kept In mind that, like mos
Il Of the members of his faction, Mr.. Cock
y ran did not suggest any other currcnc,
. system than the present one, which. with
, hr. Cleyaland's aid. has added t262,@) OK
n 20 the Interest; bearing debt of the Nation
i. and spread disaster thick over the land
a He attacks the remedies which Mr.. Bryan
e Offers. but prescrihes none OF his own.
SO. when we read his appeals 10 and for
the norkingmen we must hold that he
believes the present monetary system the
best for them. Unfortunately IN discuss
Ing the effect OF free coinage on the for
tunes OF wage workers We can not ig-
, more TWO classes OF whom MIR. Cochran
thinks very little. AT the foundation Of
the worklngman's prosperity IL the pros
pcriiy OF the farmers-the Western wheat
growers whom Mr.. Cochran describes as
professional farmers who labor with
their jaws and the Southern cotton
growers whom he regards As "unrecon-
ciled slave holders who would like to pay
no wages Unless they thrive and have
money to spend mills will not run nor
railroads he built.
Now the prices OF American wheat and
cotton are hNed at London In competition
with Russia. India, Egypt. Argentina
| Chill Uruguay--ail countries which are
SILVER using nations. The price is fixed
in gold II 1t be u cents a bushel. that
means g cents and no more to the Amer
lean farmer but the exporter in a silver
using country gets with his q cents a
hushel In gold si.2l in silver. 1t is a dem.
onstratcd fact that prices in the silver
| using communities have not risen so
greatly as to destroy this practical sub
| sidy to their agrculturists. They can
therefore and do undersell our farmers
IN the markets OF the world and thrive
WINE We trying to meet their prices and
a.i" u" business on gold basis. sfarve |
~ '''9' prices 10 rise under a return to hi |
',''''S" WOULD he the prices of wheat |
' ''''oh' me farmers exporting these |
''"t'''S "o"ld again be liberal purchasers
." '"' "oiheS1c markets. Their demands
'V"'t @'urt again the wheels of industry
VIM stimulate railway building. would
'''''' commerce. The multiplication of
opportunities for employment womb In.
'"'o'y increase the earnings of Labor If
""' the normal daily wage. Nor viii ina
'''i p' H'inS he increased in pronortior
'ho opportunities for earning q Uvju,
'"' 'He prices or most commodities womb
iI'f'L-e only slowly. as year nv ycar
WI" Noluhe OF the currency was incr.nso1
ana as demand. growing out of uido-
prosperity Increased also. These mot,
NJ o'Nran saw tit to ignore in his