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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-07-23
THE PLATFORM.

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adopted in Chicago. Wegi~e
only q brief synopsis.
The money plank declares
that the constitution named
silver and gold as the money
metals of the U. s., and the
first coinage law made silver
the unit and admitted gold
to free coinage. The act of
1873 it affirIns demonetized
silver without the knowledge
or approval of the people
and 1t has brought disaster
to our industries.
"We demand the free and
Unlimited coinage OF both
silver and gold at the present
legal ratio Ot 16 to l without
walting for the aid or con-
sent of any other nstion.
We demand that the stand
ard silver dollar shall be a
full legal tenner equally with
gold for all debts. public and
private, and we favor such
legislation as will prevent for
the future the demonetiza.
ton tf any kind of legal ten
der money by private con
tract"
1t stongly opposes the is
: suing of interest bearing
bonds in time of peace.
The national banks were
:: denounced.
All debts, dutlesetc. shoulC
Ue paid with money issued by
: tho government.
The Mckinley tariff was
condemned and a tariff fol
revenue only endorsed, witt
no changes except to meet
the expenses of the govern
ment, until the 'Hnney ones.
ton is settled.
rhe income tax VAS JUS
and congress should Use al
constitutional power to EN-
force it.
Immigration la were ad
: vOcated to exclude panpel
lahorerS from competing Will
{ Americans.
The Interstate cOmlnerr'
4 commission should bavp mo,
j power to prevent dlsclimina
Il tiOn etc.
; Economy was recommend
2 ed and the reduction of use
y less offices advocated.
2 The interference in local al
!! fails by the government wa
: den cunced.
}. The efforts of congress t.
d pay the Pacific Railroad bill
I was denounced.
y Union soldiers should hav
! "a pension and no name arbi
y trarlly dropped from the pen
u sion rolls.
!! The admission OF the ter
s I1tories of New Mexico, Okla
:, hOma and Arizona was ia
: vOred.
u Alaska should have a dele
-e gate IN congress and the Ian,
y and timber laws be extende
l. to it.
J. Sympathy for Cuba wa
Ie expressed, and the MonrO
-" doctrine endorsed.
y We are opposed to life ter
u ure in the public service. W
IL favor appointments base
upon merit, fixed terms {
office and such an admins
u tration OF the civil laws g
:, will afford equal Opportun
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more important to do than
To EXHIBIT himself at fashion
able social entertainments.
M. Bryan was thus des-
crihed a few months a gO)
when no one had any idea
that he wonld he the candl-
date, this year at any rate;
'Dryan is a collegia te schol-
ar. and has stored away in
his capacious Uranium much
of the golden grain Of wis
dom and little of the husks;
and it is all there for use, eli.
ther as argument or eInbel-
lishment. Some men are 30
ugly and so ungainly that it
is a positive advantage to
them as public speakers.
Some men are 40 handsome
and graceful that they are
on good TERMS with the audi
ence hefcre they open their
lips. OF thu latter class Bry-
an in a shirling example.
His appearan; ;e is passport
to the affections of his fellow
men,"
Hon. Arthur Sawall, OF NJ.
who has been nominated for
Vice President, gives the tick
ct a geographical balance
which will unquestionably
add strength to it. He has
had wide experience in poll
tics; having heen pron,i-
nently identified as q mem
ber OF the National Commit.
tee with the management Of
every drmt,cfntlc national
campaign of recent years.
Mr.. SewaIl is Il successful ship
builder and business man.
It is generally believed in
Washington that the popu.
list and silver conventions
which are to meet at ST,
Louis next week will eudoa sc
Bryan and Sewall aid the
Democratic platform. There
il much talk in Washington
OF the probability OF Pres
idpnt Cleveland ard the mem,
bers OF his cabinet joining
with the sohnh money demo
crafts in a movement Tor the
nomination OF an independ
ent democratic ticket on /
gold platform, but it is base(
more upon conjecture thar
upon fact. 1t is, of course
certain that a considerable
number osmen who have beer
demOcrOtic leaders will REFUSE
To support Bryan and Seaal
and the Chicago platform
that was indica ted by the re
fusal OF the most OF the gUi(
men to take any further par
in the convention after they
were defeated on the plat
form. But will they carr,
any considerable number u
delnOCi attic voters with them
That is the important ques
ton. Senator Gail, of Fla.
now in Washington was ask
ed if he thought the gol'
democrats would bolt. FL
replied: Many OF the leader
will, but the masses will not
, The trouble is that the lead
: ers are not in touch with tn
masses and do not kno'
Z what they feel. The bank
: and the big newspapers wi
+, oppose Bryan and Sewall bu
] that will help elect them"
8 When the common earth wOrl
= is cut in two, to the tail thel
4 ! 4.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-07-23
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

an, OF Nehr., the Democratic
candidate President needs
no Introduction to the dem
ocrats OF the u. s. although
he is only 36 years old--the
yhungest man ever honolpd
with the presidential n0mina
ton; his two terms in Con.
gress did that thoroughly.
He was a member OF t he
Houspin .he, fifty second and
fifty-tllird congresses and
would probably still he a
member il the republicans
had not gerrymandered the
first district of Nal,r., which
he so ably represented. In
each of the congresses in
which he sat ne had the hon
or, although he was one OF
thu youngest members, OF
making the speech that was
most widely circulated. The
first cf those speeches was
delivered March 10th, 1892,
and WAS against the Mrkin-
lev tariff law. That spe' G 1
made his fame, and may be
considered as having been
one Of the direct causes of his
having been nominated TO-:
President by the CliirdgO con
vpntioh. and was more wide.
" distributed rs a campaign
document bv the Delnoc, attic
Congressional Campaign com
m,ttee than any other speech
On The subject, and h. be
came in a day one of t h e
most talked about men in
Congress. The ,ther speech
was made at the extra sns-
sion of Congress. called to re
peal the purchasing clause oi
the Sherman silver law, and
WAS against reppal. That
speech was ut the Tune and is
still regarded rs one OF the
ahlpst arguments ever madt
in either branch OF Congress
for the free coinage OF silver
and millions Of copies have
heen sent out by the silver
and millions of copies have
been sent out by the silver
men, and it will probably hf
even moro widely circulated
during theco ming paign
Mr.. Bryan is Thoroughly
democratic in his manner
and ways OF living, is easil,
approached, always affabl'
but never "gaegy." He is
member of the Presbyterian
church and when IN Washing
TON he always attended witt
his wife, the New York Ave
PRESBYTERIAN church. His wifi
il, like himself, a LAWYER, bu
she did not study law will
the inttntion of prarticing
hut merely took the diplo
ma in order to make hersel
more companionable to he
husband. Mr.. Bryan ispoo
and he never makes any at
tempt to appear otherwise
When in Washington he ant
his family-wife and thre
childrpn--occupifd a pa I t
ments-in the house of a resi-
dent of The unfnshionahle Sc
tion in the immediate vioin
ey Of the Capitol building
and with the exception OF a
occasional lecture before tn
Y. V. G. A., in which ne take
n deep interest, his time wa
devoted to his congreseiona
duties and to study. After b
,,Jo h;o Hrot crooc
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-07-23

river and other water ways
should be improved.
This il bnt Il brief state
rnptit OF the principles advo.
Gated by the democratic par
~.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-07-23
wliliam Jennings Bryan.

Jennings Drvap, VINO ma
been made the nominee of the
nominee Of the demOcratic1
party for the Presidency, has
been rapid and striking in its
successive steps. He is only
SO years OF age, having been
born in Marion county, III
March 10, 1860, and if elect
ed will be lhe youngest man
who has eyer occupied t h e
Presidential chair.
His elementary education
was received in the schools
OF Salem, ILL.,, which was sup.
plimented by an'S academic
course. The trend Of his mind
was towards a legal etluca-
ton and to shine as a law
yer. The foundation for his
carepr in this profession were
laid in the Office OF the Ly-
man Trumbull, from which
be was admitted to the bar.
He got his start rs a lawyer
in Nebraska, having located
in it's first Congressional dis
trict, from which, in 1899, he
was elected TO Congress-.
In this year the single tar
iff bills were discussed, and it
was in the debates on these
that he first achieved pronii-
npnce, exhibiting considera-
ble kno Wedge in his speech
es of economic q questions. Du
ring the course of one Of his
speeches, which was in reply
to the position OF republican
speakers of the day, the
House extended his time and
he spoke about three hours
in all. Next day he found
himself famous.
On the tariff he stood for
the lowest tax consistent
with the necessities Of t h e
goveannent, and was assign
ed to the Ways and Means
Committee by Speaker Crisp;
quite an honor to a Oung
man. Mr.. Bryan became one
OF the leading champions for
fee silver IN thu Fifty-third
Congress-, and especially at
the extra session for the re-
peal of the purchasing clause
of the Sherman act.
He was one of the subcom'
mittee having in charge the
Wilson tariff bill, he, with
McMillen, OF Tenn, suggested
the incorporation of the in
come tax in that measure.
At the close of the Fifty
third Congress Mr.. Bryan re
3 tired th Omaha, where he be
came editor of the World-Hel
aid, of that city, although
I, his home for many years han
!, been at Lincoln, LeDl aska.
Mr.. Bryan is about the me
dium height; his face is clear
y shaven, and he resembles )
! }. Randall in personal ap
pearance.
He is a strict churcl1man
and on several occasions du
q ring his residence in Washing
ton addressed the Y. NJ. t.. A
and other religious bodies
G He is earnest and enthusias
, tic i'm whatever cause enlist
ed his sympathies, and it Il
not doubted that his person
r ality will largely influence tn
\ approaching campaign.
: An ordinary railway engln
j is equal in strength to3OO hoIst
Football has been played i
England for more than 500 yrs
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-07-23

Football has been played in
England for more than 500 yrs
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-07-23

An ordinary railway engine
is equal in strength to3OO horse
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10

The most singular situation in French
politics since the founding Of the third
republic has been presented during the
recent winter. The constitution of the
state declares that cabinet shall resign
when a vote Of parliament is pronounced
against it. The quarrels Of French
cabinet have heretofore been with the
lower house, the chamber Of deputies,
never until now with the senate. The
house. being the larger and more influ-
entail, has always had its own way in
deposing an Objectionable ministry. This
time, however, the tables were turned.
The Bourgeois ministry was supported
by majority of the chamber Of depu'
ties. The senate was unalterably op-
posed to it's policy and the senate mean
time claimed the same right as the house
to down a ministry opposed to it. The
fact that the crisis has been generally
regarded with feeling bordering on in
difference by the public shows that under
republican government the excitable
French people are learning nobly to keep
their heads on and remain cool when
tempests arise in the political teapot.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10
The True Labor Question.

The True Labor Question.
Labor Commissioner Carroll D. Wright
has ideas of his own on the present SO.
cial strife. He considers this strife inev-
liable. It is the heritage Of the Aryan
race. In lecture Colonel Wright said
lately:
have come to the conclusion that the labor
question Is something more than the adjust
ment Of any process, method or condition. The
labor question is simply the everlasting and
undying unrest that, born in the human breast.
east, almost around the globe, until they seek
again their starting point. They have been
fighting with obstacles from the beginning.
overcoming them and meeting with new ones.
In strife they have populated the earth and
brought us civilization, and we today have in
our veins the lifeblood that ran in the veins Of
those Aryan ancestors Of ours. We have inner
tied all the unrest and all the push and drive
that have made them powerful everywhere.
Strife has been necessary to all progress; but,
while of old the conflict was one of arms, it Is
now one Of ideas and views There has been a
change from militarism to industry: hence we
have economics. Society Is now struggling
with the so called unrest. The labor question
is the everlasting struggle to reach higher
place, to secure something better than human
ity had before.
The only real remedy for existing evils is to
be got not by abolishing but by softening the
inevitable strife.
The true remedy Of present evils consists in
the practical application Of the highest ethical
principles. and these are perhaps best found
In the Christian religion. There Is coming q
revival in which we shall have q religion that
shall include the whole church, industry, com.
MERGE and the whole social fabric.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10
to bring about delay.

to bring about delay.
While 1t is true that Clongh
himself would not expect to make
such public addresses throughout
the state as Republican candidates
for governor in Minnesota have
heretofore p,ade, he has no hight
to assume that the next nominee
will not be as efficient and success.
full a campaigner on the stump as
his predecessors have been.
Ample opportunity should be given
the next nominee to organize his
campaign. and thereafter canvass
the state as closely rs is the Gus
tom of Republican candidates for
governor.
The Republican party in Mime.
sofa will resent any effort to Tx
the date for a state convention 1T
q time when it is unfair to any
candidate or to the party.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10
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Why wear wool?
To keep out cold? No.
To keep in heat.
If the body is supplied with
plenty of fresh air-oxygen-
and proper food, it will gener-
ate sufficient warmth to pro-
tect you on the coolest day
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod
liver Oil, with Hypophosphites.
Is the best warmth-food. Thin
people, people with poor blood
who are easily shaken by a
cold wind take SCOTS Emul-
sion and it makes good blood,
improves the appetite, in
creases flesh, furnishes bodily
warmth, and prevents the i'll
results from colds, coughs,
and exposures.
ss,eieSl professions for fsuesty years. (sk jour doc
eer.) Tbs Is hefasse It is always taAfsNe-aisosys
s1si1or-SIsUsvs contains tie tHSest Noywesias Cod
Iive- on AID Hypophostliss.
Pvt W IN 50 cent asd 81 90 sizes. The small size
~, be esoush to cure Jour cough Or belp Jour baby
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10
A FAIR DEMAND.

A September nominating con-
vention for state officers might
suit the interests Of Gov. Clough,
but it will hardly be satisfactory
to the other candidates, or in ac-
cord with the interests Of the
Republican party. With the aid
Of Chairman Bixhy, Gov. Clough
now has the party ''machinery'
in the state in good working order,
and would be prepared to at once
after the convention begin organ
lied work.
The nomination in September
Of any candidate not in sympathy
with the executive head Of the
state committee would render a
complete organization for the
campaign great hardship to him.
The proposition for so late date
is unfair to all candidates but
Clough, and unfair to the party.
Every member Of the party has a
right to demand that the conven.
4 tion be held at such date as will
allow the nominees ample time for
systematic organization before the
I campaign proper (of public meet.
ing's, speeches, rallies, etc., be.
gins. The date of the convention
should not be placed at a time
which would embarrass the pros.
poets of any possible nominee, and
leave possibly new state com.
B mittee on the verge of election
without time for the best organiza.
ton.
The exigencies Of the case
should not warrant Clough Or
Bixby in postponing the conyen.
ton to late date; they cannot IN
fairness refuse an early one.
Clough has been a candidate since
January, 1895, and for a longer
time than anyone else has been
preparing for the convention.
The party machinery" and the
governors appointees are with
him. With that advantage he
cannot claim the right to 50 long
delay the convention as to embar.
rass the nominee or weaken the
party's opportunity to make the
most efficient contest-for the sole
reason Of hoping for more favor
able date for his personal interests.
lie the other candidates are ready
for convention at about the
usual time, he should be the last
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10

The house did right to strike out from
tho Indian appropriation bill all sums
for the education OF Indian children OF
sectarian contract schools. Experiences
has shown that IL was impossible foe
sea]ous seciarians TO keep from sowing
In the fallow Indj1n mind tho doctrines
Of their particular faith. Tho temptation
was too great to b resisted. Tho equal.
" sealous follower If IN opposing creed
did tho Same when he got hold Of tho
pupil, and tho result was, ON the whole,
not satisfactory. Tho untutored Indian
intellect could not tell whether the Pres
byterian, the Baptist or the Catholic
was the infallible belief. When tho red
child Of nature has disposed Of his
breecholout and thrown aside his toma-
hawk and feathers and learned to read,
write and work for his living, it will be
time to put before him the merits OF
some Of the differing theological beliefs
in America.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10

The death from paralysis Of Edgar w.
Nye, familiarly known to all the world
as "Bill Nye," leaves only two noted
living American humorists. One Of these
is Mark Twain, who has practically re-
tired from the field of writing humor-
GUS literature to lecture and pay his
debts. The other is Charles B. Lewis.
IN. Quad" as ready in pathos and
general story telling as in humorous
writing. But none since Artemus Ward
ever touched the personal heart of his
countrymen more than Bill Nye did.
With all his powers as q humorist he
was as sensitive and gentle as woman.
The paralysis which finally carried him
of in the tide Of his success at the age
Of AZ was evidently already in its inoip'
lent stage when Nye attempted to FILL
lecture engagements early in the season.
He was most successful money Garner,
but the strain Of overwork was too much
for him at last
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10

That is very good amendment Sena-
tor Hoar added to the bill to regulate
marriage in the District of Columbia.
The senator's amendment is to the effect
that when marriage is to take place
between an American citizen and an
alien no marriage license shall be is
sued to the contracting parties without
a certificate from the minister or consul
of the nation to which the alien belongs
that in the said nation the marriage
shall be valid. This is intended to pro,
teot American women whom foreign
rascals seek to we'd for their fortunes.
In explanation Senator Hoar mentioned
the fact that in France no person Of any
age can contract marriage without the
consent Of parents, if they are living,
while in some countries officers Of the
army and of the government cannot con-
tract lawful marriage with an Ameri-
can girl without consent Of his govern
ment. Needy and scoundrel]y adven-
turers have more than once thus availed
themselves Of these laws to get rid Of
American wives whose fortunes they
had squandered.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10
Widows Of High and Low Degree.

Not many Americans will object to
pensioning comfortably the widow Of a
gallant officer who has died in the serv-
ice of his country, or Of one who has
given to the country the years when he
might have amassed a private fortune,
and has died poor man. But it is the
growing tendency to abuse this custom
and extend it to persons to whom it was
never aneant to apply that many Amer:
leans do object to.
We like what the Philadelphia Times
says on this point:
This matter deserves consideration because
of the growing tendency to grant pensions tc
the widows Of deceased Federal officers. Tho
simple fact that q man has long been drawing
salary from the government in the civil OF
military service is coming to be accepted as 8
reason why such provision should be made fol
his family when he dies, even though the plea
of poverty may be lacking. This Is particular
ly true concerning officers Of high degree, thus
favoring the idea that the larger the salary
has been the greater the right is to a pension.
The manifest injustice Of such q discrimina'
ton ia presented in the law which makes II
necessary for the widow Of private soldier tc
show that she has no means Of support but heI
own labor before she can get the pittance OF
So or $l2 per month, and the proposition pend
ing III congress to so amend this law that she
can obtain pension by proving that her an
nual income does not exceed $500 is being op-
posed on the pretext that it is calculated to
open the floodgate Of improvident expenditure.
When claims Of this order are antagonized, 1t
is time to quit voting pensions for service in
federal offices. f,.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10
c.ttlemen want Reciprocity. I

Csttlemen Want Reciprocity.
3 A few years ago under the reciprocity
treaties this country had with certain
foreign nations the United States ship
ped to Europe $4,000 live cattle and
dressed beeves every week. The number
has now fallen to 5000 week. This
was ono Of the facts brought ont at the
hearing given by congressional com
mittee to delegates from the National
Live Stock association Of the United
States. In other words, the beef and
live cattle export trade Of this country
has fallen OF $40. 900, 900 q year.
In consequence the live stock men have
suffered terrible losses. They have still
tho cattle and the means Of feeding, but
they have not the outside sale. They ct
tribute tho change to the abrogation Of
tho reciprocity treaties. Under reciproc-
ity, however much foreign nations de-
sired to shut ont our beef because Il
came in competition with their home
grown. thar atd not dare do % nader
any presense, because we had . weapon
to use against them in the way Of cut
ting Oh reciprocity agreements. Now.
however, Germany and France raise Z
howl about our cattle being diseased,
and thus rule them out. The falsity Of
this charge was shown by the delegates
from tho National Live Stock associa-
tion. These gentlemen represent year.
" business Of $500, 0o0. 900, and they
petition congress to again inaugurate
policy which will protect the producers
Of American meats and live stock.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10

Many exchanges are inquiring
/. a. to the present whereabouts OF
one "Coin" Harvey. Free silver
was never in greater need of an
active champion.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1896-04-10

However undiplomatio it may be to
tell it, the American people sympathize
almost to an individual with Cuba in
her efforts to gain her Independence. A
good way for prominent newspapers to
show this sympathy will be for them to
Say nothing Of the sailing Of expeditions
in aid Of the patriots till it is certain
these expeditions have safely landed on
the Cuban shores their men and sup
n1iaa