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The advocate., 1896-10-28
THE KANSAS POPULIST BUGABOO.

AAAG 0AANOHAO Va OhAOA OONAOOOe
The people of Minnesota are to elect
q Governor next Tuesday. and as 1t be-
comes more evident daily that Mr. {.
Lind, the "fusion" candidate, will be
chosen, leading Republican papers are
trying to frighten the voters by hold
ing up before them the Kansas POpu'
list bugsboo. One Of them says "the
news that Lind may be elected Gov
ernor of Minnesota Is just beginning
to be circulated In the East, and this is
attracting considerable attention, and
has contributed toward the sudden
withdrawal of losnable money from
this State. The fact that Minnesota
may elect a Populist Governor Is q suf-
ficient threat on credit, based on the
experience of Kansas and Colorado, to
in their minds warrant a conservative
policy 80 far as Minnesota is con.
cerned."
How oddly these one.sided people
get these things cross'wlSe in their
minds. Populists have never injured
either the property or the credit Of any
locality or State. They have only
called attention to the disastrous work
of the speculatOrs and asked for re-
form.
So far as Kansas is concerned, the
State had been Well-nigh ruined before
the Populist party was formed. Inter
est rates had ranged from 2 per cent.
to $50, and farms were sold under fore
closure, during the first six months Of
1890 at the rate of $500 q year. On
the lst day of January of that year the
farm mortgages in force amounted to
upward of $17O,OOO,OOO, on which the
average annual interest, including ex.
ira charges, averaged fully per cent,
The exodus Of our population began
two years before that date.
The fact that no improvement in the
condition of the State has come under
the present "business administration"
as was promised, ought to have some
weight with the critics.
Other States have suffered during all
these gold standard years. Farmers in
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa,
and all the other agricultural States
have Jared quite as hard as those of
Kansas, yet PopuIists were not in con.
troll in any of them, nor had they any
spprecisble influence there.
1t Is only of late that the correctness
of Populist estimates of the situation
are seen to have been correctly made.
What they predicted is now present,
with more to follow. Populism will
save the State and the nation, not de-
stroy them.
The advocate., 1896-10-28
THE WORK OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.

THE WORK OF THE STATE COMMITTEE.
The State committee is the subject Of
criticism in some quarters. 1t has had
anything but a pleasant time In this
campaign. 1t has been almost entirely
without funds. 1t has kept up a lively
fight on the least money any State
campaign of magnitude was ever run
on. The Chairman and Secretary have
been embarrassed by numberless dis.
advantages. It is a great wonder that
as effective work has been done. The
party at large does not understand the
details Of committee work, or there
would be, as there should be, strong
disposition to credit the committee
with having done remarkably well.
The advocate., 1896-10-28
TO SHAWNEE COUNTY VOTERS.

Shawnee county voters have an op-
pOrtunity this year to make q general
change in county affairs, It ls unde.
nlable that such a change Is desirable.
This county has been In the control Of
one party and one set OF men too long,
The silver ticket is made Of new, clean
men who represent all of the different
silver parties. Their election means
that the court house influence will
hereafter be for silver.
The present officers have not made
an enviable record. Their action does
not indicate high regard for the tax.
payers interests. For example: The
District court cost S4S, 784 from 1886 to
1889, $5O,669 from 1889 to 1893, and
$65,S57 from 1893 to 1895, the last four
years being Hszen's term. In addition,
the Judges action In permitting the
merely nominal punishment Of Police
man Gaines for the murder Of Alfred
Cruger has not commended him
strongly to the people. Extravaganza
and unwise financial management Ia
shown In almost every Office, but 1t
would seem that the Commissioners
had been the most proalgate. Funds
were kept In an insOlvent bank and are
still tied up. Levies for extensive i'm
proVements have been hustled on the
people In the hardest of hard times.
An attempt was made to sell the old
court house when 1t would bring moth.
ing. Little leaks are permitted In
numberless cases. In one township
the board paid fsvorite $55 for q por-
tion Of road which he had fenced and
to which he had no title. NotWith.
standing the purchase, the fence ia
still up and the road is being used for
private purposes. The citizens Of q
large township were deprived Of the
WaterWorks tax in order that the city
might have the revenue. In the same
township voters are required to 90 to
out.of.the-wsy places to vote because
Of false economy on the part Of the
county board which leads 1t to decline
to afford reasonable precinct divisions.
County administration has been such
that the tax levy has continually in
creased, and still the treasury is empty.
A change is necessary and can be 80.
cured by supporting the silver ticket.
The advocate., 1896-10-28

matter prepared by the "Middle-of.the
road people, is being circulated by the
Republicans. When the Peoples party
State committee issues anything Of the
sort the names Of Chairman Brelden-
thai and Secretary Upton will be at
tsehed to It.
The advocate., 1896-10-28

MAJOR MCKINLEY, In his address
to a Michigan delegation, the other
day, said "there is one thing that the
Republican party Is dedicated to, and
that is labor" If that statement Is
true, how are we to account fer the
passage Of the alien contract labor law
Of lS643 And how can we explain the
fact that 70 many thousand sllenS are
The advocate., 1896-10-28
ABOUT REPUBLICAN CLAIMS OF VICTORY


At present the Republican press is
using all Of its available space in max
ing claims Of victory everywhere. This is
done to influence the Insignificant num-
ber Of voters who want to be on the win
ming side. The voter who knows what
he wants, and votes for that, cares moth
ing about these claims. It is not argu-
ment to tell him he Is beaten. It has
the effect Of spurriDg him to greater
effort, AS q matter Of fact, the elec-
tion will be close. It may be made
safe If silver men pay no attention to
Republican claptrsp and estimate Of
result, vote right themselves and see
that every silver voter goes to the polls.
Let silver men do their part well.
The advocate., 1896-10-28

SEE that everything is done to insure
Q fair count. Trust little to Repuhli-
cans, Watch them all Of the time,
The advocate., 1896-10-28

A CIRCULAR signed ''Populist State
Committee" which contains . lot Of
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
Are the Cubans Fit For Selt-iovern.
ment?

We are reminded once more that there
are men at Washington who say that
If Cuba were separated from Spain the
people there would soon give prof of
their unftness for self-gove-nment,
and who next say that the government
of the island oy Spanish royalty is the
best thing for it.
We reply to these men that the un-
fitness of Spain to govern Cuba has
most certainly been made manifest to
the whole world, while the assertion
that the Cubans are unit for self gov
ernment has not word OF proof at the
back of it.
What kind of government is that
of Spanish royalty in the kingdom OF
Spain itself? What kind of Govern
ment is that which Spain maintains 10
Cuba? One would far rather say that
the Spaniards are unfit for self-govern-
ment than that the Cuhans are unfit
for it. We are disposed to believe
that the Cubans are better fitted to
govern Spain than the Spaniards to
govern Cuba. The most noticeable
thing about the Government of Spain
is its imbecility; the most noticeable
thing about Spain's rule in Cuba is It's
irratiouality. There is not in Europe
a Government more incompetent or in-
corrigible than that OF Spanish ROYALTY.
It has broken the power that once be-
louged to Spain. has been the cause OF
the loss of nearly all her colonial pos
sessions, has provoked domestic and
foreign strife, has squandered the
country's revenues. has taxed the peo-
pie into poverty. has cramped their
energies. has mortgaged the national
resources, aud has become dependent
upon Jewish money lenders for the
means of existence.
Spain fit to govern Cubal Why. the
fGovernmeat of the kingdom OF Spain
is a reproach to civilization.
And how shameful and rlionous Is
Spain's government of Cuba. Her
rule there has been marked By despot
ism, corruption. rapacity, stupidity,
and arrogance. She has made exae
tions at once monstrous and vexatious
She has trampled on the rights of tbs
Cuban people. When these peoplt
found her rule uuendurable. and re
VOTED against it. she has repeatedly
sent the most savage Generals in he
army 10 destroy them Whatever ma.
be said about the fitness Of the Cuban
for self-government, spain has certain
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
y IuraIshea abanaaas pr00I d hsr q.

" furnished abundant proof OF her IN
fitness to govern Cuba.
The people of all the great colonies
that Spain once held on the American
continent learned from long experiences
that Spain was nnit TO govern them.
Since they drove her away, the world
has seen that they are much better Oh
under self-government than they we're
under tie abominable rule of Spain. In
our time the people of Cuba say that
Spain is unit to govern them, and that
they regard themselves as capable OF
governing their own country. We do
not doubt that. when they shall win
their independence. they will make IL
manifest that they are entitled to the
right OF self-government by tho judi
cious exercise of that right.
The truth is that before any people
can gain the experience needed to at
them for self-governmeut, they must
be in possession of their rights and
liberties. No people could ever ac-
quire this experience under the tutel-
age of Spanish royalty and aristocracy,
under Bourbonism or. Carlism, under
Canovas or Weyler.-N i. Ssn.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
Retaliation as a Remedy.

The increase by the Austrian gov
ernment of its customs duty OF glucose
has led to a recommendation by our
Consul General at Vienna that the
United States retaliate By imposing
higher duties on porcelain and glass
ware. The object, OF course, Is to
make the Austrian government aban-
don its purpose.
The plan. however, is open to seri-
GUS objections. Our retaliation against
foreign nations is not SO likely to lead
to a removal of their obnoxious duties
as to their increase. It is human ma
ture to strike back. ard we can hardly
afford to get into a commercial war
that would lead to the restriction of
our grain and stock from the markets
of Europe.
To raise the duties on glassware or
anything else in simply to make our
people pay more for it. Oar trusts
would flourish on such az arrangement.
but it is hard to see how the people
could accomplish any good by thus as
sisting in the robbery of themselves.
We started the tariff war with Eu-
rope. But for our foolish and obnox-
ious tariffs, that robbed us aud iu-
Jured trade. merely to build up and en-
rich few gigantic trusts, we should
by this time have been supplying Eu-
rope with food products, and the low
prices that were with US until the fail
ure of the crops abroad this year would
not have come to pauperize our farm
ers. Our hostile tariff led to hostile
tariffs from Europe. II there we're any
virtue in retaliation, their retaliation
would have driven US to abandon our
hostility. instead of prospering to in
crease it.
Reason and experience alike show
the folly of nations erecting barriers
against trade. The most hostile of all
protective countries is poverty-stricken
Spain; the nearest TO tariff for reven-
ue is also the most osperous-Eng-
land. Nations can not sell without al
so buying. They must exchange their
products If they would be prosperous.
And the only way for nation to be-
come as prosperous as nature allows is
to act like sensible individual and
relieve commerce of all unnecessary
burdens.-K. G. Times
Iron County register., 1896-12-17

Major C. L. Picton Is manager of
the State Hotel. at Denlson. Texas,
which the travelling men SAY is one Of
the best hotels in that section. In
speaking of Chamberlsin'A Collie, Chol-
era aud Diarhoea Remedy Major Pic
ton says: Il have used It myself and
in my family for several years, and
take pleasure IN saying thatI consider
it an infalliole cure for diarrhoea and
dysentery. / always recommend IT,.
and have frequently administered II 70
my guests 10 the hotel. and 10 every
case it has proven itself worthy OF un-
qualified endorsement. For sale by
all dealers.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
Corruption in Kentucky.

Governor Bradley astonishsd Ken
lucky the other day by granting par
don under very peculiar circumstances.
A Republican politician was about to
be indicted by the grand jury for vlo-
lation of the election laws. While the
case was still under discussion, aud
before an indictment was found. Gov
ernor Bradley pardoned the man.
The fact that the Governor pardoned
the man before the indictment was for
mally returned shows that some grand
juryman violated the law iu regard TO
secrecy. This in itself would discredit
pardon. Taken with other c.rcum
stances. it is even more indicative OF
rottenuess.
The pardoning power should logical
II be used only after an accused has
been found guilty OF an oifense. An
accused is in the eyes Of the law inno-
cent until proven guilty. Until the
accused is found guilty. there is no
reason for declaring him innocent.
Ano until court has tried and ac-
cnsed there is no justification for the
executive interfering with she judi
ciary.
Governor Bradley's action, there
fore, in pardoning an accused before
he is convicted. and even before be is
formally accused of an offense, is an
abuse OF his prerogative.
Governor Bradley undoubtedly had
a motive for his act. So far as the
ends of justice are concerned, he could
and should have waited until the
prisoner was tried. But the trial
would certainly have established his
guilt, which. indeed. was not denied.
and the presumption is that 1t would
have unearthed the scandalons meth
ods by which the Republicans secured
an apparent majority in Kentucky.
Governor Bradley's astonishing
knowledge of the secret proceedings Of
the grand jury and his oyer-hasty par
doning of the offender. point to con-
spiracy to cover up Republican elec-
tion frauds. II the full facts had been
revealed, instead of being patiently hid
den, Governor Bradley would scarcely
have been more deeply disgraced. The
prostitution of the Goverporship TO
conceal crime is worse than crime #
self X. c. Times.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
CHURCHES:

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Arcadia College
and Pilot Knob. l.. WERNERT Rector.
High Mass and sermon at Arcadia College
every Sunday at O'Clock A. II. Yespers and
Beuediction OF the Blessed Sacrament at 4
o'clock p. NJ. High Mass and Sermon and
Benedictionat Pilot Knob Catholic Church
At 1880 O'Clock A. II. sunday School for
children 1T 1880 o'clock P. NJ.
VI. Z. CHURCH, Cor. Reynolds and
Mountain Streets, EDw. KoETH, Pastor.
Residence: Gr4uiteyilie. Services every
secoad aud fourth sundays OF each month
at I0:4jA. Il. sunday school 5:dO A. M; M;
Prayer Nesting Thursday evening. All
are UYited.
NJ. E. CaURCH, SOUTH, Fort aill,
between Tronton and Arcadia. Rev. L..
+. AsPL2Y, Pastor. Services every sunday,
atIIA Il. and 1870 P. VI. Prayer meeting
"Wednesday evening, 1880 n'clock. sab
bath school At , 80 a. VI. Ladies' Ait So
ciety, Faucs ttF. P. 81 L1dles' frayrr-
Meet NJ, Friday, =. N. Juvenile Mission
ary S5cieiy a. PirsIat tge, Saturdays 2:3D P
NJ Cnoir Practice aL Church, FRIDAY, 4:30
p. II. All arc c0rliaiiy invited to attend
these services.
BAPTIST CaUROR, Madison street,
near Knob st., IL. T. MORTON, ID. D., Pastor.
Residence IrontOn. Preaching on every
Saturday before ths first Sunday Of each
month at 2 30 P. N. and on the first and third
SUNDAYS At IL A. II. Sunday School every
Sunday At 9:3J A. 81. and Prayer Meeting
every Tuesday evening at 1880 P. n.
Presby terian Church, cor. Reynolds
and KNOB streets, IronsOn. services at IL A.
NJ. anI 1880 a. II. SuniaF SelOOi at 9:20 A.
NJ. TPS. c. -, 6:sJ p. ". Prayer Meets
ing Wednesday, p. VI. q. II. DUTY, Pastor.
sF. PAUL's CHURCH, Episcopal, Ironton.
Sunday Schooi every SUNDAY, aJ $3.50 A. NJ.
LUTHERAN CHURCH, Pilot Knob.
Rev. OTTo PFAFFE, Pastor.
NJ. E. CHURCH, Corner Shepherd
and Washington streets, IrontOn. II. A.
HENLEY, pastor. Preaching eYvTy sun
dav az IL 4. II. and 1880 p. VI. Sunday
school 50 $3.50 a. AI12nd Select Reading at 4
Pm. Literary every Tuesday night at 5.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17

knowing how. succeed. Our lives
have been cast in pleasant places since
our coming. and we take this occasion
to make due acknowledgement to those
who less than a mouth ago were abso-
lutte strangers to US and ours.
E. ID. A.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
NICE PRESENT.

TT BEAUTIFUL ETCHING. l5x1s
Il inches. of the late Eugene Field.
Suitable present. The profit from the
sale of these pictures viii be devofed
20 building the Field Monument at Col
umbia, No. viii be sent, post paid.
on receipt Of City cents. Address. }.
West Goodwin, Secretary, Sedalia. Mo.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
Official Directory.
ENBER or CONGRESS:

Hoy. J. II. RASsY, Thirteenth District,
Piedmont, 10.
u. ). L1xO OFFICE - JAS. III. CLARK,
Register; MtSN RfNG0, Receiver IRON
on, DO.
J.. f&sSk GUESS, Judge Twenty First
Circuit, De Soto, No.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17

For Sale--The Tetwiler property on
main street. Easy terms. Apply at
this Office.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
CITY OFFICERs:

CITY OFFICERS:
Mirror, W. K. Edgar.
WtrshGl. J. T. Marshall.
City A,t0fB ~, l.. r. Wig lie.
Citg CLERK, Arthur HUFF.
CitJ treasurer, Jos. a. Zwart.
Collector, ". II. Fisher.
City COuaCiiGleR-L. j. Giovanoni, j. n.
Bishop, G. a. Buczey, W. ). Scnwab, Geo.
D. Marks and Henri Kendall.
Street COHlmittse-H-nrg Kendall, j. n.
Bishop aud l.. J GiOyauoni.
Fire COmH.ttse-L- J. GioVanoni, Henry
Kendall aud 4 7. BALDWIN.
HsItth C01lmittge-G. ID. Marks and NJ.
L. Claybaugh.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17

Jot-Work of all kinds at this Office
Cali aud see specimens.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
tFFiIAL Dla5GF0aY0 lRS.goUSF Y
COURTS:

CIRcUIF COURT is held on the
fourth Monday ia April and October.
LoUSrY COURT convenes on the
first Monday of March, June, September
and December.
PROBATE COURT is held on the I'd
Monday in February, May, August and No
enber.
OFFICERS:
W. T. GAY, Representative.
ROBERT J. HILL. Presiding Judge Coun-
ty Court.
CHAaLE5 Hart, county Judge, South
ern District.
A. q. JI0YEg, county Judge, Western
District.
W z. EDGAR, Prosecuting Attorney.
". IL. FisaEi:, collector.
W. 4. FLETCHER, County Clerk.
ARTHUR HUFF, circuit Clerk.
JOS. a. ZWART, Probate Judge.
Z. y. u WHITVOETH, Treasurer.
W. f. OfSEAL, Sheriff.
q. &. HENDERSON, Assessor.
G. ~. FARRAs, SR., coroner.
j. l.. HIcXNAS4 School commissioner.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17
Societies:

Sd IRoNTON LODGE, No. "a, K.
E&Ao T.. Ironton, Mo-, meets every 2d
E.SSa9 md 3th Friday ey'HgO each month
NS&J At Odd Fellows Hall.
&sZ Z - HOLIOMAN C.. G.,
Iron County register., 1896-12-17

"For several years I have recommended
your CastoTia, and shall always continue to
do so as IL has invariably produced beneficial
results
EDWIN F. PARDEE, IL D.,
18th Street and 7th Ave-, New York City.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17

Castoria cures Colic, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhea, ErUctaeion,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di-
gestioa,
Without injurious medication.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17

:" The use Of 'Castoria' IS 50 universal and
its merits 50 well known that !t seems work
of superercga;:On to e-iorse it. Few are the
Intelligent families who do not keep Castoria
within easy reach
CARLOS MARTIN, D. D.,
New York City.
Iron County register., 1896-12-17

ECastoria is 50 well adapted to children that
Irecommezd it as superior 10 any prescription
known 70 me II. a ARcEEz, y. D.,
III So. oxford St, Brooklyn, Y. Y.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-05
MoRGANTowN WEST VIRGINIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER

only its fluctuations are seen in the
rise and fall of the average price OF
commodities.
THAT prices wiz rise or fall as the
volume of money be increased or di-
minished," says Prof Walker, lis
law as unalterable as any law of ma
ture. .
Ricardo says THAT commodities
would rise and fall in price in proper
tion to the Increase or diminution OF
money assume as fact that is in
controvertihle. That such would be
the case the most celebrated writers
on political economy are agreed. /"
Many others might be quoted but
as all are agreed on this elementary
principle of political economy it would
be useless.
@ OF what kind of money were
these authorities writing?
A. OF standard money. That by
which prices are measured.
@ Does the volume OF credit mon
ey. that is, money which is redeemable
in other money, materially affect the
relative price of labor and commodi-
ties?
A. Very little, il any. 1t is the
volume OF redemption money or the
quantity OF the metal or metals out
OF which redemption money under the
law OF free coinage is made, and In
which the ''unit of value" by law is
fixed, which regulates the average price
of labor and commodities.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1896-09-05
EFFECTS OF FALLING PRICES

@. Admitting that diminution
of the quantity of standard money
causes fall in prices, can you explain
why falling prices result disastrously
to business, productive industry and
the masses of the people?
@. Asprices fall it takes an increas-
ed amount OF labor or its product to
pay fixed charges. To illustrate from
actual experience: When products
were upon a l00-cent basis, one BUSH
el of wheat would pay one dollars
worth of taxes or at eight per cent the
interest on twelve and half dollars,
or the freight say on ten bushels to
market. Since, through faulty fin
ancial system, prices have fallen TO the
fifty-cent basis il takes two bushels of
wheat to pay one dollars worth of tax
es, while bushel will only pay the in
terest on six and quarter dollars OF
the freight on five bushels to market.
Under this condition fixed charges
eat up the farmers profit and leave
him but little, if any, surplus with
which to buy Of the products OF the la
Dor of Others, consequently the manu-
facturer experiences greatly reduced
demand for his products, the wage
Garner loses employment and the mer-
chant finds his trade diminished and
general stagnation results. The capt.
talist also becomes timid on account OF
the increased number of failures re-
sulting from the general depression.
He draws in his money and is over
cautious about loaning it out. rs
his money increases in value in proper
tion as prices fall, he prefers to let il
lie idle, or to invest ii in absolutely
safe bonds or mortgages. No prudent
capitalist cares to invest money in any
species of property which is falling In
value. He prefers securities which
when prices are falling are correspond
ingly rising in value.
@. Can you quote authorities To
support this economic law that falling
prices bring distress?
A. Speaking OF the results Of fall
in prices. Prof Marshall of Cambridge
University, says:
A fall in prices lowers profit and i'm
poverishes the manufacturer, while 1t
increases the purchasing power of those
who have fixed incomes. So, again, 1t
enriches creditors at the expense OF
debtors; for if the money that is owing