The advocate., 1896-04-29

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National committee, and 1t is gratifyingtO
know that he has the respect and esteem
Of his home people who know him best.
The New York World addressed in.
quiries to large number Of persons on the
subject Of the advisability Of renominating
Cleveland. Eastern correspondents were
quite favorable, but the majority in the
South and West were opposed to 1t, the
latter basing their objections on his views
on the money question, in addition 10 the
third term proposition.
The Charlotte IN. c. Observer (Dem.)
says that the effort to commit the party to
silver ought to be discOuntenanced by al
that "wear the name OF Democrats" I6
might properly have added that those who
''wear the name Of Democrats" are not
Thomas Jefferson Democrats, and that
they are wearing out the patience Of all
who believe in the principles Of early
Democracy.
All but seven counties were represented
In the Iowa Populist convention. Gen.
Weaver heads the delegation to ST. Louis.
Chairman Taubeneck and Gen. Coxey ad.
dressed the convention. The resolutions
declare for q union Of reform forces on q
common ticket and a platform embodying
the fundamental principles Of the Omaha
platform, with the initiative and referen.
dun added.
The Pennsylvania Republican conven-
tiOn indorsed Quay for President and
adopted the following finance plank:
"FSithful In It's record, believing that the
people are entitled to the use Of the best
money, and anxious to restore and pre-
serve the industrial and commercial pros
perity Of the union, the Republican party
fsvors international bimetalllsm, and until
that can be established upon government
account demands the maintenance Of the
existing gold standard Of value"
II this town had been in Kansas instead
Of New Jersey the New York World would
have given the matter two columns and .
display head instead Of the following half
dozen lines: "The entire town Of HolbeFt-
SON, or MOnteAore, as It's founders first
called It, Is soon to be sold under mortgage
foreclosure by the Sheriff Of Cumberland
county, New Jersey, where the town Is To-
Gated A Trenton building and loan asSo-
citation holds the mortgages, which sggre-
gate s4O,O ,OOO For year no one has lived
in the place."
Tennessee Republicans instructed for
Mckinley and for Evans Of that State for
Vice President. The finance plank Is as
follows: I'VE are unaltersbly opposed to
any scheme that will give to this country
deprecated and debased currency. We
favor the use OF silver as currency, but
to the extent only that It's parity with gold
will be maintained, and In consequence are
opposed to free and unlimited and inde-
pendent coinage Of silver at ratio Of 10 TO
l. We believe that every American dollar
should be an honest lOO-cent dollar always
and everywhere"
A party Of twentY-one Dunkards with
their families are preparing to move from
Anderson, Ind, to North Dakota next June,
to found model Dunkard colony. Two
thousand acres Of land has been purchased,
and each family will have an allotment Of
about eighty acres for farming purposes.
The houses will be built TO form village,
and fine church will be erected. The
laws Of the State viii, Of course, be OBJ
served, but the colony will also have code
Of It's own. Each member viii be required
has for the support Of the church and the
colony as a whole. The prospective emil
grants are all well educated and thrifty.
The following is the Democratic plat