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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
Mckinley Prosperity.

Practically every department. of
the great Columbia Iron Works, at
Johnston, Pa, shut down last Satur-
day night, throwing at least 1000
men out of employment. Cause,
"dull times"
Fawcett Bros. wholesale grocers of
Savannah, Ga, have failed. Their
estimated liabilities are $50, 700, with
assets unknown. The cause of the
failure is poor collections and failure
to secure returns from advances
made to farmers.
Isaac Smiths Sons & Co., of New
York, dealers in umbrellas and para
soils, assigned last Saturday to Ed
ward Smith without preferences.
This is one of the Oldest houses in
this line in the United States; it was
established in 1902.
Harvey A. Meyer, carriage manu-
facturer, of Syracuse, N. Y, Satur-
day gave chattel and estate mort
cages on all his property to the State
bank of Syracuse and the Salt Spring
National bank to secure liabilities of
$2OO, 600. He also gave the bank a
bill of sale.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
No Battle Abbey.

CHATTANOOGA, September 3.-The
movement inaugurated by Charles
b. Rouss to perpetuate the history
of the Southern Confederacy, was
promoted by the action of the board
of trustees, whose first session was
brought to a close tonight on Look
out Mountain. The idea of a battle
abbey has been abandoned as i'm
practicable, and the structure to be
erected will be called the "Confed-
crate Memorial Institute" Col.
Robert G. Wood, of New Orleans,
will continue to act as general man
ager. The Fourth National Bank of
Nashville will be designated as
treasurer and depository of funds.
General Jackson of Tennessee, Col.
Robert White of West Virginia,
General Briggs of Kentucky, and
General Ross of Texas, were consti-
tuted an executive committee. The
plan for raising the necessary funds
provides for the appointment of
agents in each county to make a
thorough canvass in every state in
the south. Fifteen states, the Dis
trict of Columbia, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory are represented on
the board. The charter holds good
for fifty years. 1t is estimated that
the institute will involve an outlay
of at least 100000 before its compile
tion. Its chief mission will be edu-
cational in character by collecting
together the correct facts at issue in
the history of the late war. The To-
cation of the memorial hall will not
be considered until after the money
has been raised.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
BRABSTER VESTS LETTER.
The Dear Dollar Democratic Convention
Palmer Another Edition of Cleve-
landau Attempt to Fool the
PeOpIe-A Plea for

Union.
Were it not serious menace to
the institutions of the Republic and
the liberties of the people, the So
called National Democratic Con-
vention which has just closed its
antics at Indianapolis would be
bowling farce. But that conven-
ton being part of the scheme to
enslave the American people, it
must be regarded seriously. If a
little boy be found in possession of a
flobert rifle, the fact in itself is not
of great Importance; but the con-
sequences may be serious, if the boy,
as boys have done, should take it in
his head to point the rifle at his
brother and pull the trigger. SINH
larly with the aggregation of sleek
individuals who met at indianapolis
and who there manifested their
contempt for the people who have
produced the wealth which they
now enjoy.
Speaking of that contemptuous
feeling it is well to quote from the
Washington Posts article upon the
rump convention. The Post said:
Nothing could have been more
marked than the contrast between
this convention and the gathering of
the Populists at st. Louis. That
was an aggregation of the long
haired and long-whiskered, discOn-
tented agitatOrs and erratic reform
ers of the unsuccessful and the en-
vious, striving after something
which they had not and hoping
through visionary, not to say revolu-
tionary, schemes to better their for
lorn condition. The chasm between
Lazarus and Dives was as nothing
to the width of the abyss between
the unkempt and disordered Popu-
lists and the prosperous gentlemen
who comprise the national Demo-
cratic party"
These gentlemen, these dear dol
lar Democrats, who represent the
same class as the prosperous gentle
men who nominated Mckinley at
st. Louis, met with the purpose of
nominating a ticket which would
help to elect Mckinley and thus
perpetuate the reign of gold mono
metallism, monopolies and trusts,
Will may OS lul ely "hlopelSu
hope that before 1900 they aud their
Mckinley allies might be able to
subvert this republic into an empire.
The speeches made at the conven-
tion were so insulting to those who
work for a living that it is wonder
that the laboring class of the city of
indianapolis did not scourge the
money changers and corporation
lawyers out of their beautiful city.
Their ticket is Palmer, of Illinois,
for President, and Buckner, of Ken
tucky, as his running mate. The
former, who is venerable in naught
save years, obtained the nomination
because he has proven himself a
double of Grover Cleveland in that
he was elected to the United States
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
PALMER AND BUCKNER
Nominated for President and Vice.
President
BY the Gold DemOcrqts-The Chicar O
Conventions Work Denounced by
the Boilers.

Jno. NJ. Palmer, of Illinois, and
Simon Bolivar Buckner, of Ken
tucky, two white-haired veterans of
the war, rival commanders of Blue
and Gray, were nominated for
President and Vice President by
the national convention of boiling
Democrats, which met IN India
napolis last week, on brief but
emphatic platform, which repu-
diates the doctrines enunciated by
the Chicago Convention, indorses
President Cleveland and his ad-
ministration in glowing terms, de-
clares for the gold standard, tariff
for revenue only, liberal shipping
laws, currency reform, civil service,
and economy in public expenditures.
The spirit that animated the con-
vention was contained in this de-
claration of the platform: THE
Democratic party has survived
many defeats, but it could not sur
vive victory won in behalf of the
doctrine and policy proclaimed in its
name at Chicago"
When nominations for president
were called for it was apparent that
Palmer would be nominated over
his protest, as the opposition to
Bragg had concentrated upon him.
These two names were the only ones
presented to the convention. Palm
er was nominated on the first ballot ;
the vote being, Palmer 1917 and
Bragg 12419.
There never was any doubt about
Gen. Buckner's nomination for vice
president. When Chairman Caffery
instructed the secretary to call the
States for nominations for vice
president, the latter called but one
State, Kentucky" and the band
struck up, MY Old Kentucky
Home" William +. Browder of
Russellville, KY, placed Gen. Buck
ner's name formally in nomination,
and the nomination was unanimous.
Senator Villas, chairman of the
committee on resolutions, read the
platform to the convention, and ii
was adopted by rising vote.
Then, after doing all in their
power to arrest the onward march OF
true Democracy and forward the
interests of Republicanism, the first
convention of the National Demo-
cratic Party" adjourned.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
PALMER, THE GENERAL
Ordered the Disfranchisement of Ken
tucky's Soldiers as Governor.
Even Those Who Had Given Food to
the Weary and Wounded In
cluded.

FRANKFORT, KY, Sept Am 1865
Gen. Palmer, the bOlter nominee for
President, was Military Governor of
Kentucky. and. just before the
August election of that year he
issued the following order, which, if
it could have been enforced, would
have practically disfranchised near
ly every Democrat or Southern
sympathizer in the State. After re-
viewing the causes for issuing the
order lengthy and vituperative
preamble, he classes those who are
to be disqualified under four sec
tions, viz:
81. All Rebel soldiers, whether
parOled or not, and without regard
to the fact that they have or have
not taken any of the oaths pre-
scribed by law, or executive or
military orders, or have registered
under orders from the headquarters
of the department of Kentucky.
''2. All guerrillas and others, who,
without belonging to the regular
Rebel military organizations, have
taken up arms against the Govern
ment, or have in any way operated
against the Government or people of
Kentucky, or any other State or
territory.
"3. All persons who by act or
word, directly or indirectly, gave
aid, comfort or encouragement to
persons in rebellion. This applies
to all persons who have voluntarily
furnished any Rebel force or person
with information, food, clothing,
persons, arms, money, or have har-
bored, concealed or otherwise aided
or encouraged them.
~. All persons who were or have
been directly or indirectly engaged
in the civil service of the late So
called Provisional Government of
Kentucky, or who have in any way
submitted to either of said pre-
tended governments, all agents of or
contractors with or for either of said
pretended governments are dis
qualified from voting.
"All persons of the classes afore-
said are required to abstain from
interference with elections, and
will, if they shall in any manner in
terfere therein, by voting or appear
ing at the polls, be at once arrested
and held for military trial. Aid
will be given to civil authorities to
enforce the law and to preserve the
peace"
BY command of Gen. John NJ
Palmer, E. B. Harlin, Captain and
Assistant Adjutant General.
Official, Ben. w. Sullivan, First
Lieutenant and Acting Assistant
Adjutant General.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

Senate upon his pledge to support
the caused of bimetallism, and he
broke his pledge as soon as he took
his seat. Buckner was thrown in as
a sop to the South. The outcome of
the convention shows that the nom
tOilers who composed 1t regard
Illinois and Kentucky as States
which are likely TO cast their cleo
torial vote for Bryan, and by these
nominations they hope to divert
some Democratic votes from him
and thus secure the election of Nc
Kinley. In fact, all the delegates tO
that convention were ready to ad-
nit that their ticket had no hope of
success, and it was simply put up to
insure the election of Mckinley and
the subsection of the farmers and
wage earners who are now objecting
to the system which conveys into
the hands of few all the wealth
which they produce.
They had another object. Until
this year the money powers and cor
porations have been able to deceive
the people by see-sawing between
the Republican and the Democratic
parties. In one Presidential cleo
ton their money and influence was
used on one side, in the next it was
used on the other, and the leading
politicians were aware of this fact.
1t was a Roman circus in which the
plain, common producing people
furnished the gladiators and the
blood, and also paid the expenses of
the entertainment. The Chicago
convention and the Peoples party
convention inaugurated new era.
They caused a new alignment-the
producers on the one hand and the
vampires on the other. That did not
suit the vampires. They decide
that the wealthy and corrupt Wild
have hitherto styled themselveo
Democrats should hold this Indias
napolis convention and assert that
they are the only Simon pure Demo-
Gratis, partly, as already stated, to
defeat the will of the people, and
partly that in four years from now
they may be able to say, "Your de-
parture into the realms of Populism
was mistake, as Is evidenced by
the defeat of your candidate. Now,
come back to us. We are your old
leaders. Twice we have elected a
Democratic President, the great and
good Grover Cleveland. He stands
ready to lead you once more" They
really believe that in this way they
can fool the people.
These are facts. Now, let us see
what is the duty of every reformer,
no matter what his former political
affiliation. 1t is this: To unite in
one party. 1t is impossible this year
at this late stage of the game to do
this, but it is possible for all reform
ers to unite upon one electoral tick
ct, which should be Justly appor-
toned between Watson and Sewall
by conference committee of Demo.
Gratis and Populists.
Meantime, pending this union,
wish to say to allreformers that they
must refrain from any personal
quarrels or recriminations. Every
man engaged on our side in this
campaign, whether Democrat, silver
Republican or Popu!st, has the
same object in view, the salvation Of
the Republic and the amelioratior
of the condition Of thepeople. Work
lose no opportunity of showing a
neighbor that in the election OF
Bryan lies the future prosperity OF
himself and his descendants, anC
strain every nerve to defeat the enc.
mics of the Republic next Novem
ber. BRABsTER WEST.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

Don'tthink that your liver needs treat
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See what's the matter with your stom-
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Sick stomach poisons liver and then
there's trouble. Shaker Digestive Cor
dial cures stomach and then alls well.
That's the case in a nutshell.
Shaker Digestive Cordial is no secret.
Formulas on every bottle But it's the
simple honest way it's made, the honest
Shaker herbs and other ingredients of
which it's composed, that make it so
eflicacious.
Any real case of indigestion and bill
iousness can be cured with few bottles
of Shaker Digestive Cordial. Try it,
Sold by druggists, price 10 cents to $lOO
per bottle.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
STILL ALIVE.
The Man Killed in Texas was Not Lee
Bailey.

The Man Killed in Texas was Not Lee
Bailey.
The HERALD published an account
some time ago of man being found
murdered in Texas, and in his valise
was letter from Mr.. H. l.. Hend-
ley of this city addressed to j. Lee
Bailey, who formerly lived here.
The murdered man was a tramp and
a stranger in the community, his
name being unknown, and the let
ter suggested that it might be Bal
ley, and the sheriff of that county
wrote to Mr.. Hendley to inquire if he
knew anything of Bailey's where
abouts. Mr.. Hendley. answered at
the time that he did not, but few
days ago he received letter from
Bailey, stating that he was still alive
and kicking, and that somebody, the
man who was killed-nO doubt, had
stolen his valise and clothing, and
among other things the aforesaid
letter.
Mr.. Bailey's friends accept his
statement as conclusive proof that
he has not been murdered, and are
GLAD to learn the fact.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
ELECTRIC BIrTERs.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen
orally needed when the languid, eX-
hausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of tonic and Alternative is felt. A
prompt use of this medicine has often
averted long and perhaps fatal bilious
fevers. No medicine will act more
surely in cOunteracting and freeing the
system from the malarial poison. Head
ache, indigestion, constipation, dizzi-
ness yield to Electric Bitters. SOC and
81 per bottle at Woodbridge & Iryines'
Drug Store. mays ly m
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
Mcdowell School.

The Mcdowell School opened on
Monday the 9TH with fun attend
ance in all grades. The prospects
for an unusually successful year are
very fattering. The directors have
added another grade and teacher
this year. The school now has nine
grades and is under the manage
ment of Miss Mary E. Blackburn,
Principal, and Misses Mary Beecher,
Winifred Moore and Lily Roberts,
associate teachers. Messrs. John
Moore, John Burns and Simms
Latta were out to see that every
thing started smoothly.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
A GOLD MANS ESTIMATE.
At This Time Bryan Would Carry New
York by 100000.

York by 100000.
Washington, Sept. 3.-Col. John
Byrne, the chairman of the New
York Sound Money League, the
institution under the auspices of
which Bourke Cochran delived his
Madison Square Garden speech, re-
turned to New York City yesterday
from tour of the state. He set the
Republicans and gold bug Demo-
Gratis in furry by declaring that if
the election came off now BRYAN
would carry New York by 100000
majority. Testimony of this kind
from an ardent Mckinley man and
a bitter opponent of Bryan, may be
worth considering. Mr.. Byrne said
that nearly all the farmers of North
ern and Central New York, ire
spective of past party affiliations,
were going to vote for Bryan.
There is no serious danger of any
Southern State. The South will re-
main solid, according to all reports,
including Kentucky, North Carolina
and Maryland.
The Democratic managers here
are still of the opinion that the Nc
Kinley Aid Society at indianapolis
will benefit Bryan more than Nc
Kinley. They claim that all who
would support the third ticket would
vote for Mckinley anyhow, and that
it was so many votes diverted from
him.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
To Give Him n Rest.

Wife-Well, doctor, how is it with my
husbandg
Doctor-Fair to middling, so to speak.
He wants rest above all things have
written out prescription for an opiate.
Wife-And when must give him the
medicineY
Doctor-Him? The opiate is for you,
madam louisville Home and Farm.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

STAHLMAN's editor of the Nashville
Banner, who has the job of working
up the gold bug remnants into a
Republican Aid Society, wears out
his time, much like his masters ass,
for naught but provender."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

THE wealthy curled darlings of
our nation" with money in their
hearts and patriotism in their pock-
cts, held right nice, we'll dressed,
little meeting at indianapolis last
week.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11
NEWS AND COMMENT.

"MIsCHIEF thou art afoot, take
thou what course thou wilt. ~
CIeveland'S 5 stage whisper.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

w. 9. POLLARD BRECKENRIDGE
was the hero of the gold worshipcrs
at Indianapolis. William Jennings
Bryan was the hero of Democrats at
Chicago. Look here, Democrats,
upon this picture, and on this.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

MR.. w. H. GRENFELL is the presi-
dent of the general council of the
Bimetallic League of England.
Like Arendt and Won Kardoff, in
Germany, he has now abandoned
the theory, hitherto generally held
in Europe, that free coinage by the
United States alone would injure
the cause of International bimetal
lism, and has reached the conclusion,
that, if America will lead the way,
Europe will have to follow. He
says: II believe that if the system
were given fair play the United
States is big enough, rich enough
and strong enough to maintain the
par exchange alone and to settle the
ratio of the world. Besides, | be-
lieve tha: other countries would
soon follow her example,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

OUR enemies, the gold standard
fellows, tried to mislead the party
and deceive the people, by working
in a plank for international bimetal-
lism in the Democratic platform at
Chicago. They did not want inter-
national bimetallism themselves.
At indianapolis last week they
threw off the mask, and de-
clared for the gold standard out and
out, with never a word about inter-
national bimetalism.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

MCKINLEY remained at his home
in Canton, o., while his fellow
townsmen went to Columbus to hear
Bryan.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

VERMONT went Republican in her
state election last week, and our
gold bug enemies are actually throw
ing up their hats and shouting, at
this indication that rock-ribbed
Republican Vermont will be saved
to the g. o. p, in November.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

JUDGE THOMAS, Assistant Attor-
ney General of the Post Office De-
partment, has decided that it is un-
lawful to send an ordinary letter by
express, or otherwise, outside the
mails, unless it be enclosed in a
government stamped envelope. 1t
is also unlawful to enclose a letter
in an express package, unless it per-
tains wholly to the contents of the
package.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

THE Supreme Lodge, knights of
Pythias in session at Cleveland, o.,
last week, decided that the heirs of
suicides will be settled with on the
graduation system of life eXpecta-
ton, as used by the American Board
of Underwriters. Thus, if mem
Der is classed with twenty years
expectation of life, and, after being
in the order five years, commits
suicide, his heirs will receive only
one-fourth of the benefits.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

DIR. NOAH PORTER, of Yale Uni
versity, the learned compiler of
Webster's International Dictionary,
no doubt had in his minds eye an
average gold bug when he formu-
lated the following definitions of
ARROGANCE: 1.-THE act or habit of
arrogating, or making undue claims
IN an overbearing manner; that
species of pride which consists in
eXorbitant claims of rank, dignity,
estimation, or power, or which ex-
ats the worth or importance of the
person to an undue degree; proud
contempt of others; loneliness
haughtiness; self-assumptiOn; pre-
sumption" These definitions are
warranted to fit.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

HERR MosT, the chief of An
archists, is for the gold standard.
E. Benz. Andrews, President of
Browns University and al eminent
scholar and writer, is for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of Is to
l. In the eyes of the gold bugs, this
metamorphoses Most into a patriot
and an honest man, while Andrews
becomes knave and an Anarchist.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

"BUT now am cabin'd, cribb'd, contin'd,
bound in
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-09-11

To saucy doubts and fears"
Senator Hill, musing over the situa-
ton.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-04-03
"E Pluribus Unum.-

The circumstances attending the
adoption of the legend "E Pluribus
Cnum" as the motto Of the United
States have never been fully explained
by the historians Ii was probably used
on coins-and some say upon early
colonial flags-long before il was regu-
larly recognized by the leading officials
Of the new republic. The oldest coin
bearing the motto in full is colonial
cent coined by New Jersey in the year
1885. The same year il appeared ON q
small medal recognized among the col
lcctors of coins as the Confederatio. "
This medal was a national token. / he
lieve. and was coined by authority Of
the general government IL bore ON one
side 10 stars and blazing sun, the lat
ter surrounded by the word 'Confeder
alto, - which gives il the name by which
it is known TO the numismatists
The words ir the headline are un-
doubtedly from Virgil'S 'Moretus, a
poem devoted TO a description If n GER
tain salad In the rhyuing recipe he
gives instructions for mixing the proper
herbs and pounding the same in a mnr-
tar until the various colors blend as one.
Some one has very appropriately said
that "the colonies were mixed in tue
mortar of the Revolution and came on,
as one homogeneous nation. -. st.
LOUIS Republic.