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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-27
&1OO Reward.
passed.

One hundred dollars reward will
be paid for the conviction of the
parties who have been poisoning
my sheep. E. K. SEEsE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-11-27
Pardoned by the President.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-The president
has pardoned P. L.. Whitesides, alias
Fayette Whitesides, convicted of intro
ducing liquor into the Indian territory
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
BUILDING ON SAND.
To the Editor of the Eagle.

To the Editor of the Eagle.
Senator Vest is reported by the Post
Dispatch newspaper of St Louis 10 have
used substantially the following language.
in his speech before the Missouri Demo-
cratic state convention, held at Jefferson
City, Mo, Aug. ). 1895:
He charged the Republicans with
steaithily depreciating silver. The de-
monetization of silver was the result OF
conspiracy of bankers, for whom John
Sherman was the secret agent. It was
deed of darkness done at night. Senator
Vest said that Senator Allison OF Iowa
had told him that the bill demonetizing
silver had been doctored after it left the
committee which framed it
Gold has gone up 10 per cent in twenty
years. and with the rise of gold the prices
OF commodities had fallen The gold men
wanted honest money. they claimed. but
still they clamored for a 5oo-cent dollar.
This was a life and death struggle be-
tween the masses ard plutocracy. and
God give the people of this country the
strength ana wisdom to win
Shakespeare writes: The easiest thing
in the world is lying" Is the foregoing
an accidental OF intentional fabrication.
born OF necessity in the absence OF truth,
TO draft into the service Of free and Urli-n-
tied coinage OF silver lie. which by con-
slant repetition shall be as good as the
truth? Is the alleged crime OF 1875 to be
"a good Morgan for this campaign"
The act OF 1879. TO which Senator Vest
refers. is or should be entirely familiar 10
him he knows that the following Il a
faithful history OF that act- The BIZ
was originally introduced in the senate
April 8. 1871, was considered through five
sessions OF congress and became G law
Feb. - 1913.
Section a Gs originally introduced 81
th> session OF is7e. provided thai the gold
dollar OF IS grains should remain tAe
standard q value and be the unit % CON-
putato1h Section 10 provided THAI TIE
weight OF the silver coins should be for
the half-SoILa- lse grains. with proper
tomato values fc- z5-cent pieces end
dimes. ard should be legal tender for one
dollar. TIE silver dollar was TO where |
mentioned IN the bill. ard the language /
OF secttvn IS - NO coins ochsr than I
those mentioned shah hereafter Be 4
coined
The committee IN charge OF the coinage 4
eet made an elaborate report. covering 4
upwards o ninety pages OF TIE Co1srcx-
ssonsl Gloke. On page II OF this report 1
.,ssie i Is7a are The following words:
The eoiraxe OF the silver dollar p.eve -
end the rezsoSs sor ts.z
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
AI.rGELp AND OLD GOLD.

The charge that the governor of ILL
nois is a demagogue rather than the
patriot he pretends to be seems amply
sustained by much and accommodating
evidence of late. That his demonStrsl-
ton for silver is insincere and only to
catch votes has been pretty effectualiy
proven. Altgeld, as is known, is a
very rich landlord. He owns business
blocks and houses in Chicago which he
rents. He makes his leases all pay
able, not in lawful money of the United
States, but in gold. A facsimile of
his gold-lease has been procured and
is now on exhibition. 1t is dated April
4, 1896, and is between the Unity Com
pany and Thos O'Neill and others, and
leases rooms SO5 TO SO7, on the eighth
story Of Unity block, Chicago, for $40,
payable in standard gold coin of the
United States This lease is one Of
those used by Jno. Z. Altgeld, president
of the Unity Company, Chicago, and is
the form of lease printed especially for
and used by said company. This Alt
geld is the same person who, though
governor of the great state Of Illinois,
is the head and front of the free silver
agitation. Publicly he is in favor of
the free coinage of silver, yet in his
private business he will accept nothing
but gold coin" in the payment Of rent
This is a specimen of Altgeld'S duplic-
ity. No wonder one of the leading
Democrats of Illinois says of him:
Governor Altgeld has violated every
principle of decency. There never was
such example of a man so lost to all
sense of proprieties attaching to his of
fee; Of his position as a servant of the
people. He stands as self-confessed
Anarchist -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
CYCLISTS ANNUAL MEET.

Cyclists all over the country are pour
ing into Louisville TO attend the ma
tional meeting of the League of Ameri-
can Wheelmen, which convenes today,
tomorrow and the day following. Be
tween fifty and sixty thousand BIZ
cyclists are expected, making it the
biggest thing of its kind In the history
of the organization and of the bicycle.
In 1894, at Denver, $1,000 cyclists at
tended the annual meet, and at Asbury
Park last year there were 10000 de-
voices of the wheel.
Hitherto the great features of the
annual meets were the parades of all
the cyclists. AS matter OF cold fact,
these We're reported to be dreary af-
fairs, both to the riders and the special
tors. The conventional bicycle is no
longer an oddity to anyone, and an
endless stream of tens of thousands of
cyclists must have become fearfully
monotonous. This year instead OF such
a parade there will be n parade limited
~ 1AAAoA AIts- bNRo- AO NAhO WIN 4C>o
than ten uniformed members being per-
mitted to enter To create a spirit of
rivalry among the clubs prizes OF many
kinds will be given. Tie best drilled
club will be rewarded. so will the best
uniformed club and the club with the
largest representation
Another unique feature will be a
manufacturers pageant. composed OF
at least twenty floats. Each float Will
represent some particular incident in
the history of the bike, and suitable
prizes viii be given TO the floats dis
playing the most ingenuity. OF course
the principal event will be the races.
and enough Of these have been arrang-
ed to satisfy all hands. The Fountain
Ferry track on which the races will be
decided is said 10 be one OF the best in
the country, and IN the opinion of
many. it eurpasses all others The sur
face il OF cement as smooth as il can
possibly be made. and the corners are
banked so as to allow speed OF -
for a mile without danger OF Shipping.
The location OF the track l. ideal.
Within short distances . beautiful |
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
PROHIBITION IN KANSAS.

In the Epworth Herald, organ of the
League, appears an appeal to save
prohibition TO Kansas. The appeal is
for money to employ one "Wm. r.
Smith, a successful lawyer in Wichita,
who has had years of experience in
fighting the demon rum; man who is
favorably and well known throughout
the state; a man who when the late
terrible fight was on in Wichita was
offered 5000, cash, by the liquor or
ganization to ease UP on the fight and
quietly withdraw"
The language above quoted is taken
from the appeal. II is by such rot that
well meaning and good people are
swindled out of their money in the
name of temperance, and for the sup
port Of humbugs. who if not deadbeats.
have been something worse. The as
sertion that Smith was ever offered 3d.
600, or any other sum by the liquor in
terest to cease his fight is unquestion-
ably a barefaced lie. From what we
know of this man Smith we would not
offer him $500 or $500 to do anything
that he could do and avoid detection.
or otherwise he has been accused
wrongfully by those who know him
best, and wrongfully held to be guilty
by the courts. This appeal comes
from a State Temperance union of To-
peka, and is addressed TO Sunday
schools. churches. and Epworth league
societies.
The reference to the Wichita fight
and Smiths effectiveness therein, we
take it that it is somewhat unfortu-
nate, viewed in the light of results and
Smiths subsequent abandonment OF
the work. And while speaking of the
enforcement OF the prohibitory law.
what Is the matter with Topeka as a
promising field for this Temperance
union, which is asking people to put
up for the support of Smith. If all
We hear be true the Illicit flow OF in
toXicants in that So-called "cleanest-
city was something fearful
on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
of only the present week.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

The Populists Of Pawnee county have
actually nominated their county can.ii-
dates by the initiative and referendum
pan
The kiasnsaer Democrats have at
tempted mighty hs JOB by asking the
Populsts OF the territory TO indorse Cali
iahan.
The editor of the Arzpahce Bee COM
pares man to a skunk. because hin
methods OF defense and orense are .
stink"
The Prohibition party viii get mighty
small vote in Oklahoma this fall The
national Prohioitsonists did not indorse
free homes
One editor In eastern Oklahoma not only
charges that a brother editor Is subsidized.
but also charges that 81 worth OF public
printing does the lob.
That resolution passed by the okiasoma
Democrats at Oklahoma City. offering
sympathy to Cuba. seems 10 have failed In
its purpose up to date.
In some parts OF western Oklahoma
shade az this TINE Of year is more precious
than sold The only place II is sometimes
found IS under the BID of a wagon
r. F. Proctor CT Pswnee has taken O
pumpkin vine and trained IL 10 climb a
blackjack tree. and now beautiful Big
yellow globes hang from every branch.
according TO local paper. which may b
hbbing
Guthrie Capital: There were over 100
OF the ieading Republicans OF Oklahoma.
including the territorial committee. at
the conferences In Guthrie last Thursday.
The financial question was thoroughly
csnvasseSA Not man construed the ct.
Louis financial platform inLarmosl.ous
with the Oklahoma platform. All de-
ciared 1t bimetaiiic declaration for gold
and silver upon a parity. The existing
gold standard was unanimously declared
to b. on government coin obligations only
bonds. grcerbacks and Sherman bill
notes. All acknowledge that We have In
the United States true himetallisYn--ths
only absolutely timetable country IN tho
world Much enthusiasm was manifest
ed by these Republican leaders They
were consona-nt In the opinion that tho
Republicans can win in OklahouAa more
easily than In the psst-tba; there - moro
reason for success In counties. territory
and nation than ever before since tho
BIRTH of the party There was no. a
single sold stanfari'' man at that con-
ference. There are none in Oklahoma
There are none In the Republican party
That party Is a bimetallic party now, M Il
always has been.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

park, where is located an excellent
hotel. Here the racing men can al
ways find Accommodations
The great beauty of the track is that
the man on the inside has very little
advantage over the others. The
stretches are long and wide, and as
the highest speed is always made at
these points the riders have an even
chance.
Six national championships are to
be contested, in which amateurs and
professionals will compete. With every
prize other than cash or official cham
pionship medals, a receipt will be given
from the dealer from whom it was pur-
chased, showing that the price at which
1t was listed was the price paid for it.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
ALONG THE KANSAS MILF
in the patriotism OF the various parties 10
not visible to the naked eve

in the patriotism OF the various parties 10
not visible to the naked eye.
blacksmith firm at Arsoula makes q
speciality of repairing threshing- mac hns
traction engines.
10 Bristow. the governors private $50
rotary. Is getting most OF the credit for
the saving OF Morrill,
colored barber AZ Winfield who has
white wife shocked the town the other
night by publicly beating her.
Andy Riddle Of Minneapolis. b. zssd TO
b. slated for the late George r. Anthory's
place as state Insurance commtsLoner.
II ia said that the politicians In Topeka
have o@cided 70 pull the campaign through
this year without the asd OF the n~wrpa-
peTs.
The vice president 81 a Bryan club at
Iarned slept over II the other night and
got up and announced he would vote for
Mckinley.
without pensions" a western editor r~-
marks. the nation would hear a Er~at
deal more about finance from Kaosas shan
she hears now"
b. complBenfed for his agility az an Old
man. on the finance question. rather t1A-
be charged with vacillation.
Tse fact that the taste Of Kansas mil
liners far cxeeest- that ~ the par-slaas
Is shown By the statement % Mr. I>-Ass
that her headgear r. Imported.
II Is fhe opinion on all ssges that the
ahffsfftr~, r.nS<r - ILL.,
Will break out again before the sI@csion-
The fact is that fusion ai-no~, siwa1.
fuses IN Kansas Theor-ifraiiy considered
4 woEIle APPEAR rupo~zfsle for two o2r-os-
ing parties - unite but they 90 70 ysaFfy
in Kansas.
There are only about 10 r1sn IN kAs-
sas who cssDot b made % confess n
private that theY know comparatively
little o. nothing about the truth % ire
ananclsl alaicuity.
II ~ sals that Mckinley not oesy Ssnis-f
having maze al saxz<sfssn; 70 vis., To
pekz IN August. bat - claimed % have
70 aogslzint<ncs ~itA = FAC n&zaee Ton
Anderson Dear Dear.
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fe-,.zy, Il via Ee had ;A@ Oh bso-dy
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
OKLAHOMA OUTLINES

rrzrs< afcNssfsr sor so-se --e-cr nss q,
IN fo- Temple HoCstor-
The Sifs q Judge TaTsaey r. eonaaee
20 b@r rom WIKI EprssEed asks@
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the eoliiaz spirit. ard hs= sectlooaI SCAT
OF hand
The EEtf WsTc sa9<r siEas % x-t,isr
ovf q The I'e-ageratsc parry. These are
oEe-r fiaaes.
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czrnE@sE1 cs<Aah.o-na for lie ReDEosscszs.
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erase bis s.4Oy1Sy TAX year
= rszz = seasA Eeltlssss- sSerz ser
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
one exception the Philadelphia and the

one exception the Philadelphia and the
| Chicago papers, both Republican and
Democratic. are united in the support
| of a single ticket.
But all the time the Democratic pa
pers are fretful and petulant- These
Democrats abhor Mckinley on account
| of his tariff ideas. They abused him
| before and after he received the Re
publican nomination. They were safe
in doing this. they thought, because
the Democratic convention would give
them. to support. gold candidate on
the Democratic ticket. This the Chi
cago convention didn't do. but, instead,
preferred them AIr. Bryan. In the in
tense disgust of the moment the Dem
ocratic papers of the east announced
that in the interests Of the credit OF
the nation. all good citizens regardless
of politics should vote for Mckinley.
Shortly after the Chicago convention
ii occurred to most OF. the eastern Re
publican papers that Mckinley was es-
sentially tariff champion; that it was
because of the tariff issue that he was
nominated and that the tariff was nee
essary to elect him. These Republican
papers began tariff expositions. The
administration of Grover Cleveland fell
under abuse. Republican fight was
being made on good old Republican
lines. Immediately the Democratic
gold newspapers rebelled. They an
nounced to the Republican papers that
if this was to be tariff campaign and
if they were to be insulted when they |
were trying to do all in their power to |
elect Mckinley they would drop out of |
the fight and support Mr.. Bryan.
This peevishness frightened the east |
ern Republican papers and they drop |
ped the tariff issue.
This is the principal reason that the
tariff has SO mysteriously dropped out |
of the campaign. A minor cause Is
that the people, writer's, speakers and
thinkers occasionally demand change
of mental diet. The tariff was trifie
cid. The Democrats had been
whipped on the question
and the discussion, upheld only by one
side, was getting to be truly weari-
some. Every editorial writer, for or
against silver every orator and all the
people rushed to the finance question
as a new and juicy pasture. They are
now RECALLING themselves and until they
take the whim or notion to stop, it is
beyond the power of newspaper, orator
Or campaign manager 10 coax them
pack to the tariff
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
NOT READY TO STRIKE.

VIII the immense stay-at-home vote
come out this year? For years it has
been growing, with good cause, for
our national politics has not been con-
Quoted in a way to inspire the contest
ants with fear for the future govern
ment
Year after year the average man
felt that the success of either party
could not effect him to any great ex-
tent and he took a part merely as q
diversion.
But politics today cannot be used as
a diversion. The Republican side
charges the opposition with being the
imps Of destruction and Reputation.
The Democrats charge the Republicans
with being the go-between of the "a
tional treasury and Wall street
Both sides claim that the government
is in danger. Will the effect of this
sort of talk bring out the steadily in
creasing stay-at-home vote?
There can be no successful denial of
the fact that those who are taking a
part in politics today are remarkably
intense. Men have not in years felt
with the depth and Indignation that
they feel today. So great is this ele-
ment of chagrin that bolts have become
every day occurrences and the fear of
party discipline a mere tradition eX-
cept among the very aStute politicians
In the east the rich men have broken
their ever Indifference long enough to
actually intercede periodically for the
United States treasury. Hundreds of
men have put out pamphlets at their
own expense. We see the officers of
life insurance companies throwing
aside good business decorum and risk
ing the dangerous expedient of mixing
politics with their solicitations for
trade. We find railroad officers, while
not threatening, at least requesting
railroad employees TO vote one way in
q manner which the employee dislikes
to obey.
In every village the financial ques- |
ton RACES Five overflow meetings in |
New YorR in one evening signifies |
more than a demonstration |
of public curiosity. 1t is rather pub
lie intensity.
With this feveriSh activity in poll.
tics it would appear that at least this
year the stay-at-home vote would break
from its mooring of Indifference and
disgust and take a hand. But it is the
best guess to say that it will not.
The sray-at-home vote, as has been
said, is partly composed of the indif-
'erent. But the great bulk Of its COM
position is of men who have wearied
IF the falsities Of politics; of the sell
ish intrigues of all politicians and of
he lies of party platforms. They
nave left the party of their youth and
seeing treachery and corruption in all
PARTIES alike have refused to ally them
selves with any political organization
again.
1t is not likely that they will break
away this year. There is entirely too
treat an anxiety for office in all parties
his year and until that time when
principle, founded on truth and
honesty, overshadows the chickering's
or public place in American politics
he stay-at-hom vote Will stay at
ZONE. Our guess is it will break loose
q an awful torrent in 1900 A. d.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14
THE TARIFF DISAPPEARANCE

We are asked why the tariff is acting
50 mySteriously as an issue in the pres
ent campaign.
There is no doubt that the tariff Is
playing an unusually Insignificant part.
To solve just why this should DE So
might take n day OF uninterrupted dis
cussion.
The first cause Of its being side-raca-
ed is this: The great eastern papers
are all supporting the gold standard
ticket. The Boston. New York with
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

Up to date the Democratic party has
abused Grover Cleveland and his ad-
miniStration more than the Republi-
cans have. This is probably purposed
not 10 offend eastern Democrats. But
what about western Republicans:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

Some time the American people will
gather about a depot and fall back hui
inflated and abashed. This will be
when one of the parties dominates an
RrmleSs man for president.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

The American people have got it in
for someone-they are not sure just
who. but they are going TO let the har-
poon go next November and the party
that is distasDeful TO them at the mo-
ment will catch it
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

For the most part in his tour across
the country Bryan fell into the hands
Of the Populists. This was shown by
the cruel way the men who introduced
him dragged out their speeches.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

Peter Jackson has been arrested for
drunkenness in London. and fined five
shillings. And Yet at one time in the
memory of man Peter Jackson was
one OF the greatest converse tionalists
on this side of the ocean.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

Remark OF an Oklahoma editor:
'There il going To be no end of lying
in this campaign The only safe way
TO judge Of the truth of anything is to
believe only those stories which orig
inate with yourself"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

In the interest of fairness for both
sides orators should understand that
the great plain people" do not swal-
low all the said orators dish out by
a long sight.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

In only four states has fusion taken
place as yet. 1t is hard to accomplish.
The sentiment of a following is not
as strong as the selfish greed Of leader
shin
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

1t may occur to some Of the managers
of the Republican campaign, about this
time, that the tariff was to supercede at
some point in the campaign the finan-
cial question
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

No matter how many times he may
be defeated or how had his actions in
congress may be, the Kansas Populists
are resolved on keeping on nominating
Jerry Simpson till Texas freezes over.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-08-14

There is only one class of people who
are not losing their heads over the
financial question. These are the peo-
pie who are quarreling over the differ
ent makes of bicycles.