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The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

the other points Of the party's creed,
foremost among them the tariff and In.
come tax plank. and those Of less im-
portance, planks relating to federal in-
reference in State Affairs, the denun-
citation OF Republican Congresses, the
civil service plank and the declaration
against third terms for President.
The plank against the Pacific railroad
funding bill WAS frst suggested by the
State Democratic convention OF Cali
fornis, which instrucse led tho State dele.
gates to propose such plank to the
convention. Ex.Congressmsn Ca ninetti
and Congressman Mcguire, of California,
made . CANVASS Of the committee on
resolutions in behalf Of the proposition,
and Senator White, who WAS o member
of the committee. succeeded in prevail
ing upon 1t to pledge the party to the
policy Of opposition to the funding plan.
Senator Vest, Of Missouri, drew the
plank on pensions. The expression OF
sympathy with the Cuban revolution
lists in the platform was first brought
forward in the form Of plank written
by James Creelman, the Newspaper cor
respondent, but Congressman Sulzer, of
New York. modified the statement to
meet the views of the leaders.
So far as the much discussed sugges-
ton OF platform OF one plank, de-
claring for free coinage at 16 to 1 goes,
1t WAS never seriously entertained by
the committee on resolutions.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
oIrY'S WELFARE PARAMOUNT.

Now that the deadlock in the choice
OF president Of the City Council has
been broken by the election of q man
so we'll qualified for all the duties OF
the position it Is hoped that body will
bury all past differences and go to work
for the promotion OF the best interests
OF the city. Harmony of action Is very
essential at this time to the welfare of
the municipality, and 1t Is the part OF
patriotism for each and every one to do
all that he can to insure this In the de.
Iiberationssof the city Legislature. It lie
taken for granted that all are equally
anxious for the city to thrive and pros.
per, whatever their individual views as
TO the means to this end may he. Its
spirit of mutual forbearance Is exer.
cised all will soon be we'll and the city
will move smoothly along on the road
to substantial prosperity without jar OIL
interruption. The people are more anx-
ious for the proper management Of the
city's affairs than for the success OF any
one man or set of men. With O cosmo
politan population like that OF Roanoke
those in authority can afford to BIZ
broad-minded and generous, and such al
must admit their course should be.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
AUTHORSHIP OF THE pLArFoRM


AS there Is much curiosity to know
the author or authors OF the Chic ago
Democratic platform, the following in
regard to the matter from the Washing.
ton Star OF Thursday evening, will be
of intereat:
One man may be. to all prac :icsl pur-
poses. credited with the authorship Of
the Democratic platform. This honor
belongs to Col. Charles II. Jones, pub
lisher OF the St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Colonel Jones wrote the first draft OF the
declaration OF principles. The docu-
ment was arranged and worded by him
after consultation with Senators Cock
rell and Vest and other Democratic
leaders, and his draft was adopted by
the committee on resolution after three
minor planks had been aided and some
changes made in the wording, which did
not affect the principles or spirit OF
Colonel Jones work. The most vital
plank of the Democratic declaration,
that of dealing with the financial cues
tion. and outlining with consider able de-
tail the articles of faith held by the sill
yer leaders, was almost entirely the
product of the st. Louis publisher
pen.
He also crgsta,lIzsd Into verbal form
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
EVEN STEVEN.

Cleveland, OHIO, July Io.-The Cleve-
lands batted Esper all over the lot in
the first game with Baltimore to day,
while the Orioles could do nothing with
Cuppy. In the second game Wilson was
batted by baltimore, and replaced In
the third inning by Wallace, but he,
too, was hit hard Attendance, $500.
First game-Clevelsad, 10 runs, 90
nlts' error Baltimore, o runs, 8 bits.
l error batteries:: Cnppy and Zim.
mer; Esper and Clarke.
Second game--Oleve,and, 6 runs, is
HIT. errors; Baltimore, runs, IL
hits, errors. Batteries Wilson, Wal.
lace and thinner; Clarkson and Clarke.
Umpire, Hurst.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

The plank in the Chicago platform
declaring against q third term for Pres.
ident meets with theapproval of great
moi or.ty of the voters Of all political
parties. II any one thing is settled In
the minds Of the American people 1t is
that no man ought to be elected Presi-
dent after having twice filled the Office.
President Cleveland whatever his real
sentiments on the question may be, has
done himself much harm politically by
his silence on this subject. He ought
never to have sspired to reelection In
the first place, and II he did he ought
to have hal sense enough to have
learned long ago that there was no
earthly chance Of his Ealing the presi-
Dental office for third term.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
WON AND LOST.

Portsmouth, Va, July 1O.-RoaDoke
and Portsmouth split even to-day. The
visitors won first and the locals the sec.
ond game. Roanoke was unable 10 hit
Boyd In the second game.
First gsme-Portsmouth, 2 runs, 9
hits, errors; Roanoke, runs, 8 hits, /
error. Batteries-R,ands and Rollins;
Coons and Lynch.
Second Enthusiastically, runs,
16 hits, 3 errors Roanoke, runs, S
hits, errors. Batteries-Boyd and
Rollins; Pul.e and Williams. Umpire
MoDermost.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

1888 Commodore John Rodgers was the ia.
ther OF the famous Admiral John Rodgers
or the Union navy. The commodore him
self was the son of Scotchman who foucht
in the Revolution He went to sea at 10
and was captain of merchantmen ut 49,
In early manhood he entered the navy
The country was then engaged in hostiIi-
ties with France When the Constellation
fought LInsurgente. Rodgers was execu-
tive officer of the American ship. He served
with gallantry in Tripoli, and as captain of
the President fired the first shot of the war
of 1872
S7Tt-Sir William johnson, famous pioneer and
Indian manager. died near Johnstown. N.
Y; born in Ireland 17l5
s60-Alexapder Hamilton killed in n duel by
Aaron Burr; born 1857.
1a6-Miolan Carvalho, famous French prima
donna and the original Marguerite died at
meppe.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
THEY BROKE EVEN.

Pittsburg. Ps., July s-Two games
were played to-day and the teams broke
even Neither game Was brilliant. In
the first ,he home team could not hit
when they should and In the second
game the case was reversed. Abbey
was knocke out Of the box In the sixth.
Attendance s, 500.
First game-Pittsburg- 9 runs, hits,
4 errors; Brooklyn 4 runs, 0 hits, Q rr.
rorP. Bs;ssriet: Hawley and Mer%l.t:
Payne and Grim. Umpire Beta.
Second game Pitsburg IL runs, 10
hits, errorS; Brooklyn ru- 10. IL hits
errors. Batteries: Foreman and
SIgder; Abbey, Dsub and 3urrell.
Ump.re Belts.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
WON BOTH GAMES.

CINC NNATI. July 10-The Reds won
both gamea from Washington by
punched batting and on the bad fielding
work of the visitors Burke In the frat
and Blown IN the second game made
sensational left-hsnded ca ches: Al
tendance IL 900.
First game Cincinnati, runs. o hits,
0 errors Batteries: Fisher and Waugh;
James and Mcclure.
Second game-CiDcinnali, 12 runs. 80
hits. ] error; Washington. 4 runs. hits,
errors. Batteries: Foreman and Pei,z;
German ard Mcclure
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
THE BOY ORATOR OF The PLATTE
CONTINUED from first page. }

mand, however, and the chairman de =
clared the motion carried.
Another wild scene followed; again
the guidons were torn from their
sockets and paraded about. Boies and
BLAND banners, flags OF all descriptions
joined In the rally about the standard
of Nebraska. The standards OF New
York, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New
jersey and all of the New England
States were left standing. In the nidst
of the confusion on Senator Jones' mo-
ton At $3.50 the convention took n re-
cess until p. m.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
WE'RE NOT IN 1T.

Louisville. KY. July 10.-The Phil.
lies were not in the game until the
eighth inning to-day. when they gave
the Colonies quite scare by knocking
McDermott out Of the box, Cunning
ham finishing out the game. Attend
ance, 1850.
Louisville, 10 runs. 10 hits, 8 errors;
Philadelphis, runs, 9 hits, / error
Batteries: McDermott, Cunningham
and Miller; Oarsey and clements. UNI
pire, Mcfarland.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

Nothing new or exciting has been re-
ceived from Cuba for some weeks with
the exception of the expected duel be-
tween General Bradley ohnson and the
Spanish general, Ampodia. The for
mer pronounces the idea Of duel pre-
posterous, and so there Is nothing in
that report General Johnson 1t seems
wrote disparagingly Of the Spanish and
Cuban troops and thus excited the ire
Of General Ampodia. Nobody sup
poses General johnson is afraid to meet
the SpAniard, whose challenge was 30
irregular that 1t was not noticed, and 1t
is hoped the matter will all blow over
without further talk Just now the
Spanisrds seem to have all they can st
tend to. and perhaps little more, in
keeping back the rebsllious Cubans.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
AMERICANS HONORED.

The treatment received by the An
cient and Honorable Artillery in Eng
land Is highly creditable to our British
brethren across the sea and very COM
plimentsry to the members of that re.
spected organization and through them
to Americans generally. In spite of
past differences Americans and English
men generally have high reepect for
each other, and it is evident from tho
developments on both sides of the At
lantic since the Venezuelan misunder-
standing that the people Of neither
nation desires to have the present
friendly relations interrupted. Too
many great interests OF civilization and
humanity would be involved in q con-
fllct between Great Britain and the
United States for any such unfortunate
occurrence as war to be for moment
desired by any one who wishes for the
advancement Of the English speaking
people, now such an important clement
in the progress and enlightenment Of the
world. The Boston Artillery Company
attention at the hands OF the British
people generally, but on their visit to
Windsor Castle were specially honored
by the queen and her household, all OF
which will, II 1t were possible to do 80,
add to the high respect and esteem held
by the people of this country for the
model ruler of the British empire.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has gone to
Buzz,rds Bay and the National Capital
has been deserted by the great ma jority
OF the leading officers OF the Govern
ment; but no matter where they may be
Mr.. Cleveland aud ell OF those ascot
ated in authority with him are watch.
ing with deep interest the proceeding.
OF the Democratic national convention
at Chicago, upon whose platform and
nominees for President and Vice. Presi.
dent so much OF vital importance to tho
psople of the United States depends.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
COURT OF APPEALS

Wythevi.le, Va, July 10 Especially
In the supreme court of appeals the fol-
lowing proceedings were had to-day:
Engleby vs.. Harvey, argued and sub.
mitted.
Noel vs. Noel, argued and submitted,
Canadian Va Ashworth, continued.
Nouns vs.. Radford Trust Company,
partially argued.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
The Motive.

Why have you pursued me all these
yearsf" wearily demanded the princess of
the drama.
II don't know answered the willy mis-
creant, "unless twas to GU chance
to wear all your costumes. /,
Drawing his mantle more closely about
NM nc nodded to the leader Of the orches-,
'ra.-Detroit Tribune.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
BELOW THE MARK.

Washington. July 10 For the sixth
time since March /. 1893, the gold re-
serve OF 500, O0O. 900 was to-day invaded
by the withdrawal from the Nav York
sub treasury OF 1918, 400 in gold coin
and Sl6, 400 in bars, making the total
withdrawals for the day 1894, TOO, leav.
Ing the true amount Of the reserve $780,.
l7I5IS
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
GREAT FREE TRADER DEAD

Toledo. O., July 1O.-Hon. Frank
Hurd died few minutes before 9 O'Clock
this morning. His death was caused
by several strokes of paralysis, the first
occurring at 2 o'clock yesterday AFTER
noon. He wAs oae OF the most elo-
quent, forceful, luminous and consistent
Tree traders who ever sat in Congress
and was native Ohioan. born in Mount
Veraon in l941
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
STATE LEAGUE srANpENG
DoWNED THE GIANTS.

Chicago, July 1O.-The Colts did their
hitting at just the righs time to-day
and defeated the Giants easily in q yery
dull and lifeless gars. Attendance
1900.
Score: Chicsgo-11 runs, ID hits, /
error; New York-5 runs, IA hits, 3
errors. Batteries-Griflth and Kiat-
ridge; Clark and Wilson. Umpise-
EmSlIe,
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
WON BY GOOD FIELDING.

ST. LOUIS. July 10-The Browns to-
day won another game from the Bean
Eaters by good fielding aud batting.
Attendance 1000.
Score: st. Louis, 12 runs, IL hits, 9
errors; Boston, IL runs. 16 hits, 4 errors
Batteries: Hart and Mcfarland; Lewis
and Bergen.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

The SUCCESS of the Leander College
crew, the winners 10 the recent contest
with the Yale crew at the Henley
regatta, shows that the latter were foe
men worthy to be met and goes far to
compensate for their defeat. inasmuch
as IN the subsequent eco a.ests Leander
WAS the winner and none OF the records
WAS equal to the frat, which proves that
the Yale crew commended with the best
boatmen in England and were next to
them, both in regard to time and en-
DURANGO. II WAS generally expected
that Yale would be beaten, but the re-
suit showed that with time and practice
America may yet send over crew that
will win the great challenge cup.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

With every purchase you get check
dollars worth of checks entities you TO
a guess. Guess right, and get SEQ in gold
See H. c. Barnes, "He puts UP prescrip-
tions.''
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11

When Baby was sick. we gave her Castorfa.
When she WINS Child, she CT ed for Castoria.
When She became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them Castoria.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-07-11
This Date In History-July IL,

l70S - Battle of Audenarde ;
Marlborough and Prince
Eugene defeated the
French.
h@ = John Quincy Adams,
sixth president of the
United States, born at
Braintree, Mass. died 1913.
2Tl - Commodore John Rodg-
ers, American naval hero,
born in Philadelphia; died
The advocate., 1896-02-19

and the borrower at the other, tell q
part of the story, and they were all
Differed by redeemers who held
high places in the councils of the party.
Experienced menI Experienced in the
art of perpetrating robbery and I'M
blushing frauds, and through political
influences escaping the penalty Of their
crimes. To these might be added the
numerous bank failures, the bankrupt
redeemer newspapers and whole host
Of corrupt politicians, the paid hire
lingS of the corporations who haYe con-
trolled the financial and other legisla-
ton Of this country, resulting in wide.
spread ruin and disaster to the wealth
producers, and unless a change takes
place in the near future, Mr.. Butler
and many of his kind will find them.
selves "busted" tramps.
CASUAL OBSERVER.
Topeka, February 10.
The advocate., 1896-02-19

Secretary, is entirely devoted to taxa
ton and is remarkably thorough and
valuable. The first large edition was
soon exhausted and another is being
printed. It can be had by sending
IS cents for postage, and ia worth
that many dollars to an investigator.
IL is making equitable taxation the
chief issue in Illinois State politics.
BY permission of the ADVOCATE we
will continue this subject in another
issue.
The advocate., 1896-02-19

Hon. Barney Gibbs, of Texas: 'It is
doubtful If Rothschild will permit his heirs
to spend $500 on funeral when he is dead.
yet these living representatives (Congress)
Of a plain people will borrow SIC, 900 from
him, on bonds, to bury at public expense
one Of their number who may have died Of
govt contracted in the patriotic discharge
Of his duty in the marble-lined restaurant
Of the Capitol"
The advocate., 1896-02-19
Not Finance Alone.

EDITOR ADvOCATE:-A writer in
the November CbGut0WQWGD uses the
following language: "The serious him
dranee to any high development of the
population of Mexico is the fact that
the land is in the hands of so very
small proportion Of the inhabitants;
about 5000 persons being said to own
almost the whole country. The land
is practically exempt from taxation"
Unquestionsbly this condition in
Mexico is In part responsible for the
degradation Of her people, The great
army of povertY,stricken poems are
slaves to the landlords. Can anyone
who has watched recent developments
in the United States, especially the
West, doubt that the land system
which now curses Mexico will soon
gain full control in this nation, If no
check is put upon present tendenciesP
Every local paper is filed with the
melancholy ''notices of foreclosure"
A few corporations are becoming sole
owners of vast tracts Of the finest land
In America. Where few years ago
all were independent farmers, now
nearly all are tenants. The man who
was unable to make good living on
the entire product Of the farm is now
eTiStiDg upon the share granted him by
the landlord. The few farms yet re-
naming In the farmers hands are, if
mortgsged, partially dependent upon
the precariOus tenure granted by
the Populist stay law, which
was sustained by Justices Mar
tin and Allen. The test case
on this law has been taken to the fed
eral Supreme court, and has been ad-
Vsnced for hearing in May next, But
one decision seems possible in that
court. Their inVsriable subserViency
to ''the Sordid despotism of wealth"
makes almost certain decision against
the stay law, against the people, against
right and justice. AS Lowell has
we'll told it, even now we must
pay for the miserable patch Of earth
in which we are to be buried.
We must pay to others for the bare
privilege of being upon the surface Of
this earth that was made for all. In
view Of all this, is there any Populist
who thinks that we can limit our plat.
form to financeP Or that we can leave
out the question of lsndP
!. G.. RTPPFNTHAI, JR,
The advocate., 1896-02-19

lied In the interest Of land spectators,
why do not farmers expose him ?
Lower prices may have reduced the
average production to $500, which is
$66s5 per month with board and lodg-
ing, or better than average wages of
mechanics who work less hours and
live more comfortably than farmers,
even when paying rent for their dwell.
ing.
Fifty to seventy-fve years ago there
was no farm machinery; horses, cattle,
sheep, hogs and poultry were very much
smaller and inferior than those of to.
day, and at least Eve times the labor
required for the same product. Prof.
Rodgers, of Oxford college, has shown
that from the year 1900 to the year
100 In England, when agriculture was
In it's rudest state and every process
required human muscle farmers were
better off than the English or Ameri-
can ones Of to-day.
Why is it that farmers, mechanics,
lsborers and small business men do not
share In the enormously increased pro.
ductive power Of lsbOrP Why do
times grow harder and the future more
uncertain for the masses as aggregate
wealth and producing power inCresseP
This question cannot be answered by
reference to the money question alone,
for some classes Of property
have advanced enormously In
value, while others have de.
Clined. Change of money volume
changes both numerstor and denomin-
stor equally, and six-tWelfths is still
only one-half.
AT no time have large fortunes been
made more rapidly than during and
soon after the war, when money vol
ume was largest. Labor was better
paid then than now, but not better,
nor so well, In proportion to values
produced and gains Of monopoly, and
interest was far higher from '62 to 20
than since. admit that contraction
was wrong and an injury to debtors,
but that does not explain why the pro-
cess Of Centering wealth In fewer
hands has gone on when there was no
contraction and affected those never
In debt.
To solve this question we must trace
the sources Of large fortunes, and bal
snce the products and the burdens Of
producers. There being only so much
to divide, as some take more than their
share others must take less. To find
why and how some take more will show
why others take less. Large fortunes
are possible only in a rich country, or Q
country Of large opportunities for pro-
ducing wealth, and an able and ener.
getic people to utilize them. All
wealth Is produced by labor, and an in
FAINT, savage, or fool, would natur-
ally suppose that labor produced
wealth for its own enjoyment. Wiser
people know 1t does not, and very wise
ones wonder why 1t does not.
Not enough careful original inVesti-
CATION is done and made public In
reference to production and dlstribu.
ton. Our State Board Of Agriculture
and Labor Bureau ought to do this
work, but never have done anything Of
real value. Henry ID. Robinson, Labor