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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-18
LOCAL NEWS.

The bank of Mr.. L. E. Mumford, of
Cape Charles, opened for business
this week.
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Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1896-01-18

Boss II inch is boss of the road.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08

No party, by the mere adoption of
a platform couched in fair terms, can
escape accountability for its past.
It's record, equally with its pledges,
will be looked to by the voter, and
the record will be scanned more
closely than the platform in the case
of the democratic party, because the
people have learned to place little
dependence in democratic campaign
pledges. Who can point to single
democratic promise that was re-
deemed after the victory of four
years ago? For years the democratic
party has gone before the people on
platform declaring for the free trade
principle, and when the party had
the power to enact such policy, it
dared not do it, and instead passed a
measure denominated by the party's
president as "per6dy and dishonor," J."
measure wholly out of joint with
pretended democratic theories and a
dismal failure as a revenue measure.
The most prominent plank in the
democratic national platform of 1892,
next to the tariff, was the financial
declaration, which demanded the re-
peal Of the 10 per cent tax on state
bank issues. The tax stands to-day;
no effort was made for its repeal.
While it is true the tax should not
be repealed, the declaration and the
subsequent failure to carry it out,
serve to show the dishonesty of the
declarations Of the national democ-
racy. So it will be with the platform
Of 1896. A free silver platform at
Chicago will be mere clap-trap to
catch western votes. The democratic
party cannot escape the gold-bond
record of the present democratic ad-
ministration. The adoption of free
silver platform would be no more cer-
tain to control the action of the de-
mocracy, if successful, than were the
free trade and state bank tax declar-
ations of the platform Of 1892.
Democratic pledges are mighty
weak stakes to tie to in these troub-
lous times.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08
A Remarkable Record.

One of the most remarkable rec
ords of our political history, aside
from times of war, has been made
during the present democratic ad-
ministration. We refer to the in
crease of $262,0O0,00O in the public
debt of the nation in these years of
most profound peace. In preceding
years, under republican manage
ment, the reduction of the public
debt had gone steadily OH, and the
people seemed to think it must of
necessity continue from year to year
until the whole bonded Indebtedness
was paid. During these years of re-
duction of the debt, the country was
always under republican laws. True,
Grover Cleveland for four years had
occupied the presidential chair, but
during his first term he was forced to
administer republican statutes, be-
cause the almost providential inter-
vention of a republican senate pre-
vented the enactment of democratic
legislation. Never since the war,
until 1892, have the democrats been
able to enact any laws carrying out
their peculiar and fantastic financial
doctrines. Then for two years the
democratic party held undisputed
sway. Those two years have resulted
directly and visibly in an addition of
$262,000,0O0 to the public debt
which would be paying pretty dearly
for the temporary alteration of the
American voters in '92, even if dem
ocratic supremacy had cost only a
hundred and thirty-one millions for
each year of absolute control.
Our democratic friends will admit
no more than this. They pretend to
believe that the panic and hard
times, the closing of factories, scarci-
ty of money, low prices and general
stagnation of business, were bound
to come. But the fact remains that
such calamities did not come until
the advent of democratic rule; an
other striking fact in this connection
is, that the depression came exactly
as republicans had predicted it would
come on the repeal of the protective
tariff and an abandonment of the
protective policy, and that it came
in spite of the democratic promises
of high prices and great prosperity,
so freely made on the stump and in
the press in the campaign of 1892.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08

THE reported large decrease in the
importations of English goods tends
to prove the correctness of the re-
publican theory that under revenue
tariff there comes a time when, in
consequence of the inability Of the
people to buy imported goods, Gus
toms duties fall off and the treasury
collapses, while under a protective
tariff the people prosper and have
money to spend for foreign luxuries,
and so pay more to the government in
the form Of duties on Imports than
they do when times are made hard
by an anti-protective policy.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08
Republican State Convention.
TO The republican, electors Of the state Q
Michigan.


The state convention Of the Republicans Of
Michigan is hereby called to meet at Lockerby
Hall, in the city OF Grand Rapids, on Wednesday,
the 5th day of August 1906 at O'Clock a. m, for
the purpose OF nominating candidates for state
Offices and the transaction of such other business
as may properly come before the convention.
The delegates from the several counties in each
congI essional district are requested TO meet in
district caucus at o'clock m, on the day OF
the state convention, and select candidates as fol-
lows TO be presented TO the state convention for
confirmation: One vice-president, one assistant
secretary, one member each of the committee on
credent ials, "''permanent organization and order
Of business" and resolutions" and 10 transact
such other business as they may deem necessary
Under the resolutions OF 1855 no delegate will be
entitled 10 seat in the convention who does not
reside in the county he proposes to represent
In accordance with the resolutions of 1876,
every county will be entitled TO one delegate for
each FIVE hundred of the total vote cast for Gov
ernoT at the last election November, ISo4), and
additional delegate for every fraction amount
ing 10 three hundred, and each organized county
will be entitled 10 at least two delegates
In compliance with the resolutions adopted in
Detroit June a. 1890 the secretary of each county
convention is urged to forward the secretary of
the state central committee, Detroit, by the
earliest mail after the delegates the state
vention be chosen certified list of such delegates
entitled 10 seats in the state convention from
their respective counties.
REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Van Buren county will be entitled to twelve
delegates.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08
All the People

Should keep themselves healthy and es.
pecial care should be given to this mat
ter at this time. Health depends upon
pure, rich blood, for when the blood is
impure and impoverished diseases OF
various kinds are almost certain to re-
suit. The one true blood purifier is
Hoods Sarsaparilla. By its power to
purify and vitalize the blood it has
proved itself to be the safeguard OF
health, and the record of remarkable
cures effected proves that it has won
derful power over diseases 1t actually
and permanently cures when all other
preparations fail to do any good what
ever.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08
JAPAN has long had American sym

JAPAN has long had American SYM
pathy, and now she wants to have a
hold on the American pocketbook
and do our manufacturing for us,
Japan is industrious, ingenious and
enterprising; but in another year she
will have to pay for coming into
American markets. There is not a
doubt about that. Uncle Sam has
to look after his own boys and girls,
and he will. The talk "America is
no longer an infant, and can COM
pete" with labor than lives on rice
at rs cents per day is all nonsense.
We might do so, but we won't.
Inter Ocean.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08

The annual adjustment of the salaries
of postmasters affects offices in this
county as follows Bangor has been ad.
vanced from fourth To third class. De.
catur has been Increased from $1,000 to
$1,000, South Haven from $1,000 to S17OO
and Paw Paw has been cut down from
$500 to Sl400.
Reports from some wheat that has
been threshed show yield of from four
to eight bushels per acre. Not enough
threshing has yet been done to deter
mine whether the light yield is prev
alent condition, but it is certain there
are many pieces where there is much
straw and little grain.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08

THE prospect of split at Chicago
is the most interesting thing in cur.
rent politics to-day. If the demo,
cracy splits, the detection will be
much more serious than the republi.
can bolt at St. Louis, in that more
leaders will leave the convention
more electoral votes will be involved
and the financial support of the dem.
ocracy will largely be lost. Verify
this is year Of political uncertainties
and the democracy bids fair to be
Gin the swim" with one of those bolts
that are so fashionable this season.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08
The American Coinage in June.

From the Inter Ocean:
The treasury department has given
out the coinage report for June. 1t
seems that our mints were by no
means idle during that last month Of
the fiscal year. The number Of coins
struck off was 2,7S0,615. This must
have kept the money mills grinding
away pretty fast and steadily. There
were twenty-six working days in the
month, so that the actual number Of
pieces struck off daily was almost
half a million.
The total value of these coins was
$4,623,92 OF these 140,9S2 were
gold pieces, amounting to S2,471,-
2l3, but about three -fourths of them
were minor coins made of nickel
and copper 9,496,2l0 in number,
worth $202,019. Then there were l.
643, ,423 subsidiary silver coins (halves
quarters and dimes), leaving just l.
100000 dollar pieces.
From the monetary, rather than
the metallic, point of view the new
coins are divided into two classes.
First the full legal tender coin, good
for the payment of all debts, public
or private, large or small, and second,
those which are legal tender for
only small amount. The first are
standard money" or "money of
redemption," the second "token
money!" or money of convenience in
small transactions, mere pocket
money. The first class embraces the
silver dollar no less than the gold
pieces, the second class embraces
equally the subsidiary silver and the
nickels and coppers. The first class
contains 1,640,9S2 pieces worth $3,-
971, ,2l7, the second II ,l39, ,633, worth
s652,711.
This June coinage throws strong
and clear light upon the financial
pledge embodied in the republican
platform. That platform pledges the
party to maintain ''the existing gold
standard" That is, the republican
party promises the American people
that every one of those million and a
half of silver dollars shall be kept on
a par with gold, shall be as good as
gold. The party does not propose
to deprive the silver dollar of its full
legal-tender quality, but rather to
maintain it. The act of 1873 did de-
prive silver dollars, what few we then
had and all we might afterward coin,
of their legal-tender quality. 1t re-
duced the dollar piece to the subsidi-
airy level. But the act of 1878 restor-
ed 1T, and that restoration the party
is pledged to maintain inviolate.
The free. silver democrats are try
ing their best to fool the people, and
make them believe that the republi-
can party is the enemy Of silver dol
lar, when, as matter of fact, the
The true northerner., 1896-07-08

DAVID 3. Hill was turned down by
the Chicago convention, Daniels of
Virginia being chosen as temporary
chairman yesterday afternoon. This
was the first blood for the sllverites-
the first step towards bolt by east
ern gold men.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08

the real enemy of that coin is the
free silverite, who proposes to de-
base its money value TO the 50-cent
level of its intrinsic value.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08
Personal.

FREE-e4 page medical reference book, giving VAL
liable information to any man or woman afflicted
with any form of delicate disease. Address the
leading specialists and physicians of this country.
DIR. HATHAWAY 4 CO.,
20 Dearborn ST., Chicago, Ill.
The true northerner., 1896-07-08
Republican Congressional Convention.
TO the Republican Electors Of the Fourth
Congressional District:

The district convention of the Republicans of
the Fourth Congressional District of Michigan is
hereby called 10 meet at the Opera House in the
City OF Three Rivers, on Wednesday the I2th day
nominating candidate for member of congress
and for the transaction of such other business as
may properly come before the convention.
The several counties of the district will be en-
titled to representation as follows:
Allegan ..............is Cass s.................Io
Barry ...:......n St. Joseph ..... ..... II
BerTien .............Io Van Buren, ..... ......I IL
FIR. gibson,
NJ o. ROWLAND,
FRANKLIN WELLS, c,,,,;,,oo
NJ. S. KELLER,
]. o. BECRAFT,
w. II. G GOODMAN,
The true northerner., 1896-07-08
Republican County Convention.

republican county convention for the county
of Van Buren will be held at the village Of South
Haven on Thursday, the soth day of July, A. ID.
1906 at ten o'clock m, for the purpose of select
ing twelve delegates to attend the republican state
convention to be held at the city of Grand Rapids
on the 5th day of August, A. d. 1896, and for the
purpose Of selecting twelve delegates TO attend
the republican congressional convention TO be
hereafter called, and for the transaction of such
other business may properly come before said
convention.
The several townships will be entitled to repre-
sentation in said convention, as follows:
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-20

ratio of 16 to / WAS not the exact COM
mercial ratio, silver being undervalued.
Then the silver dollar disappeared. In
1858 1T was necessary to take some of the
silver out of our subsidiary coin to keep
1t from being sold for It's bullion value
This country has never been able to
keep the two metals in concurrent cirou.
lation. when both were coined on an
equality. The same is true of France.
All through it's bimetallio experiment
one metal kept driving out the other. A
very slight variation between the legal
and the commercial ratio has always
proved sufficient to set GreSham's Law
in operation. Mr.. Reed never made any
assertion to the effeou that the legal ratio
controlled the commercial ratio or said
anything that could be tortured into such
an assertion. What Mr.. Reed said was
that in all our free coinage experiments
heretofore we had fEoaght to make the
legal ratio conform very closely to the
existing commercial ratio, while in the
experiment now.proposed we were paying
no attention to the commercial ratio at'all
proposing legal ratio Of Is to /, when
the commercial ratio was 80 to /. Filth
er the Biddeford Times is grossly igno-
rant OF 1T ia deliberately trying to deceive
its readers.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-20

Some one who forgets to sign his name
sends us the following on postal card :
a. How many depositors in savings
banks ever deposited gold?
C2) If free silver is coined will not there
pc just the same amount Of gold In the
United States?
(3) Won't silver dollar today purchase
just az much as a gold dollar in any part
of the United Statesf
~ We are not looking out for England,
]. Very few ever deposited actual gold
dollars. But all of them deposited dollars
based upon gold, and equal in purohas-
ing power to gold dollars.
q Perhaps SO, but it won't be in cir
culation. The cheaper currency always
drives out the dearer one.
Yes, because the government is
pledged to keep it at parity with gold
and can do SO because its coinage is limit
ed. When its coinage is unlimited the
government will be under no such obi
CATION aud GUILD not fulfil it if 1t were
The purchasing power of the silver dol
lar will then fall to the commercial value
of the metal in it, which is now SO cents.
4. No, we are not looking out for Eng
land. England, or her colonies seems to
be looking out for herself by refusing our
silver coin now, so that if it falls English
men will not lose by it.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-20
CURRENT COMMENT.
HUMORS OF THE CANVASS,
New York Post.

Tom Watson continues to furnish spice
for the Bryan campaign canvass. His
latest pronunciamento is extrem civ
divertipe. He pokes all manner of fun
at Bry an. with the most patronizlne air.
telling him that his Invasion of sthe
enemy's country" WAS ridiculous fail
ure; condemns him for saying nothing in
his Madison Square address On national
banks or the tariff and finds the explana-
ton in the fact that Sewall is a national
banker and proteotionist who sis even
now acting in league with the Republi-
cans to secure legislation which will lew
tribute upon every American consumer
of foreign goods in the selfish interest of
the New England shipbuilders of whom
he is one;'' oharacterizes. Sewall as "the
soothing syrup of the campaign for the
monopolists, who is relied upon to keep
Northern and Eastern Democrats from
wailing too much under the infection Of
Bryan's Populistio prociiyities;'' says
that 1.-THE North and East will almost
surely be controlled by the gold stan tard
men," and concludes: IF the free sill
yer fight is TO be won. the sooner the at
tention Of the managers isssgiven to those
two sections from which the votes mus
come, the better. Much precious time
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-20
AVOICE FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
DIR. Horatio Stebbins Warmly Commends
Mr.. Reeds Speeches.

The following letter from DR.. Horatio
Stebbins. of San Francisco, who was for
many years pastor OF the First Parish
Church in this city to gentleman in
this city, will be read with interest:
San Francisco, Aug. 10, 1895.
There is no uncertain sound in the
bugle all of Mr.. Reeds speech at AL
fred and Portland. Its echoes resound
through the mountains and valleys of the
laid from shore to shore. 1t is clear as
| the eastern horizon when the sun is
| strong, simple as the new moon and
star, and heroic as when the dying pa
triot breathes: 'Dulce OF decorum est
pro patria mort"
Honorable and upright men may have
different views of the great ethico-eco-
nomic question now before the country.
1t is the moral paradox of history that
in the conflict between right and wrong,
men may be equally honest on either
side. But honesty is not a sufficient
guarantee of right Experience, reason
and intelligence only can give honesty
any claim to respect as a guide Of con-
duct. An honest party man not only
believes in the principles and the policy
that hs advocates, but he brings the
light of experience, reason and intslli-
gence to focus upon his theme. and thus
rises above party, as some mountain
height rises above tho mists below
Mr. Reed Is party man, as Is right
for him to be. But the peculiar dignity
of his speech that draws the wondering
eyes is when he brings out the essential
ethic of the theme, and with respect,
and self-respect unsurpassed in political
discussion, appeals to men Of the oppo-
site party, reminding Them Of their past,
and of the heroes of their line. 1t was
a saying Of William Pitt Fessenden that
party that had lost its idea and princi-
pie had no reason to be. And Hannibal
Hamlin, with a true humility that is
the background of all courage, declared
himself to be for freedom and country
alons.
MONEY represents the common sense,
the sense that is in common, of right
and wrong. In the question before the
country, economics are practical ethics,
and thus is vast resource like measures
of sunlight in coal beds of the earth,
stored in the common mind. To this
resource of good sense, right reason and
common honor. Mr.. Reed appeals. and
thus has given the keynote of the great
theme. HORATIO STEBBINS.
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-20

We observe that the Hon. George Fred
Williams says in recent address that
''it is the most ignorant and uniformed
persons who are the most positive in
their opinions. Only short time ago
he was positive that free silver would be
ruinous to the country, and led the
Democratic opposition to it in the House
of Representatives. Now he Is equally
tion. Will Mr.. Williams kindly inform
the country what it signifies for man to
be equally positive on both sides of a
question:?
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-20

True, MIR. Reed. Whenever both met
ais were coined without limitation and
upon terms of equality, their market
value and their coinage value were the
same, because they could not be other
wise. -BiddefordTimes
This is the exact opposite of the truth.
Under both our coinage acts-1792 and
1S34-silyer and gold parted company.
When the former act was passed Is to l
was very nearly, if not quite, the COM
meroial ratio, but in the ooarse of few
years the ratio changed and gold disap-
peared from oirculatlon. In 1884 the
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-20

has already been lost. Let Mr.. Arthur
Sewall retire from the ticket, join his
son Harold, and make Mckinley speeches
allsover New England, and lst..Bryan and
Watson join hands aud soltdify the West
and South. In no other way can the free
silver foes be whipped -
We have never had the specta Gle of
candidate for Vice President treating the
candidate for President in the way Wat
son is treating Bryan, and it adds i'm
mensely to the humor of the CANVASS. n
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-20
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The Biddeford Journal says that six
weeks ago Democratic Candidats for
Congress Staples WIS against free coin
age and said SO. There is 10 doubt too
that at the time of his nomination the
men who urged his selection believed
that he was opposed to that policy. What
has changed his mind? M
The Portland daily press., 1896-08-20
State Election, Monday, Sept. IA.
National Election, Monday, Nov. 8.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WilliamMCKinley
OF OHIO.
FOR VICE PRESIDENT,
Garret A. Hobart
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR GOVERNOR.
Llewellyn Powers
OF HoULTON.
For Representatives to Congress /:

IT REPRESENTATIVES, III UuslSE6sS
First District-THO.AS B. REED,
Of Portland.
second District-NELSON DINGLEY,
JR., of Lewiston.
Third District-SETH L. MILL
KEN, of Belfast.
Fourth District A. BOU-
TELLE, of Bangor.