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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
ANOTHER VANDERBILT WEEDS.
Miss Gertrude Leads to the Altar Mr..
Harry Payne Whitney.

Newport. r. l., Aug: 25.-The wedding
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Cornelius
Vanderbilt, to Mr.. Harry Payne Whit
ncy. oldest son of the former secretary
of the navy, William c. Whitney, took
place ut noon today at 'Thc Breakers"
the Vanderbilt summer residence. Al
though the wedding has been awaited
with great interest, it was. in n way, Il
disappointment to the exclusive set in
society here, owing 10 its simplicity.
This was necessarily so on account of
Mr.. Nandcrbilt's health, his physicians
thinking it unwisc for him to undergo
anything but the quictcSt ceremony.
Therefore outside of the immediate
bridal party only about fifty persons
We're present.
The legal marriage ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. George +. Magill, ID. d..
rector of Trinity church. of which Mr..
Vanderbilt is Il member. 1t was origi-
nally intended that Bishop Potter should
act in this capacity, but Rhode Islands
law fOrbids Il clergyman from another
state 20 perform Il wedding ceremony
here.
Therefore the plan was changed and
Bishop Potter delivered the bencdiction.
The members of the bridal party advanc-
ing from different apartments along the
upper hall met at the middle landing of
the grand staircase. Thence the bride
and groom together proceeded to the
pricdicu. where the words making them
one were spoken.
The bridal party left Newport on
private car No. 493 with special en-
CINE at O'Clock today. but no one would
disclose their destination, although 1t is
believed they will proceed to LennoX,
Mass
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

The Atlanta Constitution says: Dan
iel Webster said he was clearly of the
opinion that neither congress nor any 9th
cr authority could legally dcmonctize sill
ver.' But who was Daniel Webster,
anyway, compared to Eckels, or j. Sterl-
ing Morton, or Hanna, or Sheehan, or
Cochran, or Matt Quay? Go to, Daniel!
You are back number" Yes; that is
it. The Constitution and papers of its
ilk want no reference to statesmen. Any
thing of that kind smacks of too much
conservatism and sound sense for them.
They will none of the teachings of history
or laws Of science. They want to weave
their tinespun web of baseless theory to
the end. Quote not Webster to them
they are only bent on ''illegally demonetiz-
ing" gold with fiat silver.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

Mr.. st. John, who watched over Bryan
so carefully while in New York, and it
is supposed speaks for his party, has
this to say: Money doesn't have any
intrinsic value. Its value is fixed by law.
Do you know that we never had any
thing but fiat money in this country? Let
me say to you that money is creature
of the law. Technically there is no such
thing as gold silver or paper money.
Money is simply the stamp of the gov
crnment." If this is so, then why all
this cry for more silver? Why not
simply stamp all the paper that can he
manufactured and let it so ut that? If
fiat money is all that is wanted there is
no necessity for paying the silver mine
owners 100 per cent premium for their
silver. Bryan should head off his
friends.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
4 QUESTION OF WATER.
The |. X G. \. Said to Be Contemplating
Moving Its Repair Shops.

Taylor, Tex, Aug. 25.-(Special)- "A
gratifying rumor to be heard on the
streets is to the effect that the Interna
tional and Great Northern Railway re-
pair shops are soon to be re-established
at Taylor. That on account of scarcity
of water at Palestine, to which point the
repair forces were removed from Taylor
about ten months ago, the shops will
soon be re-opened here. The water sup
ply of Taylor is abundant and trst-cass
in every particular-a six inch main ex-
tending from this city to pumping sta
ton on the San Gabriel river five miles
north of Taylor-and it is the hope of
every one here that the familiar faces of
crstwhile shop forces here may soon again
be seen upon the streets.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

The August number of the Texas Med
zeal News, published by Drs. J. W. Nc
Laughlin and T. ]. Bennett, is Il very in
teresting number. Among other arti-
cles, is one by DIR. A. III. Schcnk of Ken
ney, Tex, on ''Thc Treatment of Appcn-
dicitis Considered From a General Stand
point" The editorial wrangle with the
Texas Medical Journal is still on. Both
these medical journals are credit to
Austin and should be found in every
home in our city
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

Samuel j. Tildcn, that great democrat
whom all democrats love 20 honor, once
said: principles are The test of political
character" Upon that test the sound
money democrats are willing to rest their
cause without fear or favor.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

Austin has certainly had her reign of
crime lately. But the unusualness of it
I'll has made it the more conspicuous.
The heated term will soon be over and
normal conditions will again obtain.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

The Galveston News repeats this warn
ing uttered by the Baltimore Sun: "Some
of the warehouse men of Montgomery,
Ala, are opposed to Bryan and Sewall,
and dispatch states that this has arous-
ed the anger of the white cotton planters,
most of whom are in sympathy with Mr..
Bryan, 'and so intense is the feeling that
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
TRAVELLING AGENTS.
Maj. ]. S, Crawford.

4NIHJ.
ii. A. Reilly.
The above gentlemen are our only an-
thorized travelling agents. The public is
rautiOned not to pay money to any one
who may represent him or themselves as
travelling agents for this paper, as all
authority heretofore issued to any other
person is hereby revoked.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

How is this? Candidate Bryan'a
speeches appear to be causing Il slump
in silver. 1t has been going down for
several days. This is positively contrary
to the expectations of the free silveritcS
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

The Dallas News is of the opinion that
"The state campaign of 1898 will be full
of surprises, but Mr.. Crane, the anointed
candidate of the Culberson regime, will
doubtless draw the greatest surprise"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

The Houston Post asks: "What's the Use
of the common people talking about gold
dollars, they haven't got any of them"
But could not they have a good many of
them if so many people would not do like
the Post, desert their sound and well cS-
tablshed principles simply to trail along
in the sinuous path of politics?
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
NEGRO KILLS NEGRO

Calvert, Tex. Aug. 25.-rwo negroes
named Will Hill and Tom Jones got into
a quarrel Sunday over n game of cards
on the Salter plantation, which resulted
in Jones being shot and killed.
The officers arrested Hill yesterday
and carried him to Jail at Franklin
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

Ii Hung Chang should visit Austin
and admiringly gaze upon the state capl-
tol yard.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

You have probably noticed that no man
objects to boomers so long as the Wom-
en- Of his own family let them alone.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27

Bryan has cmphatically declared he is
not democrat, and his speeches con-
firm his assertions.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
DIED OLE LOCNJA W.

Palestine. Tex, 21.-(Special,ll:-iLittbHi9s
LATHE Gordon. aged 10 years; dieu nail
morning of lockjaw, caused by IL"
piercing her foot several days ago
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-08-27
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The oasis., 1896-10-17

world has proflted by the depreciation in prices. In those countries where gold has been the standard the work ingman has shared in that profit. In those where silver has been the monetary basis, capital alone has pro fited by the universal fall in the cost of production. Bryanism means that at one fell swoop the American work ingman shall be deprived of his share in the profit brought about by the wonderful improvement in machinery in the last quarter of a century.
The oasis., 1896-10-17
BAREFAoED DISTORTION.

With no little gusto the Bryanites have quoted letter from Prince Bis mark to Governor Culberson of Texas, in which the great German statesman was presented as having said that in- dependent action by the United States at this time would hasten an interna- tional agreement for free coinage of silver. A correct translation of Prince BIsmark's letter has been published by leading German newspaper m Texas, from which 1t appears that Prince Bismark wrote wrote-not ;in- dependent action but-'a substan- tial step' taken'by the United States now would doubtless lead to the adop- tion of an international bi-metallism which would remedy the financial ills of the commercial world.
 As correctly translated the letter of the German ex-chancellor is q boom erang for MT. Bryan and his cause, for the substantial step to which he alludes Is just what the republican platform proposes taking, and just what President Mckinley will take.
 But the substantial step which is the phrase used by Prince Blsmark, and independent action" which MT. Bryan and Governor Culberson have said he wrote, are widely different propositions; and in presenting so palpable distortion of the words of the great German both Mir. Bryan and Governor Culberson have thrown over themselves a cloud of suspicion under which high minded men should not be content to rest.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

TIE Flagstaff astronomers have dis covered that the planet Mars and Venus each make just one revolution on their own axes in the revolution around the sun, making the day and year coincident and of equal length on each planet. Now the question is: Is their day a year long or their year a day long?
The oasis., 1896-10-17

THE demopops are growing lustilY over the Georgia and Florida elections to conceal their chagrin at their heavy losses in the Connecticut town elec- tions. They could always make any showing they pleased in Georgia and Florida: but in Connecticut votes are counted as they are cast.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

THE hand is that of Esau, but the voice is that Jacob''-the foregoing quotation is probably as close to the text as Bryan ever gets. But although the democratic party wears populistic whiskers, it can't fool the people with it's voice. That is also popullstic.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

TIE very truthful democratic news papers of Arizona continue to print that lie which attributed to the Lon don Standard an article predicting great things to result from adoption by the United States of free silver policy.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

A BROOKLYN Baptist preacher has just died leaving fortune of S200,00O, made in selling eggs and poultry. Newspapers accounts omit to mention whether his eggs or his rel liglon were of the hardshell variety.
The oasis., 1896-10-17
THE ULTIMATE RESULT.

Just two hundred years ago England had an experience with debased coinage. For coining bullion the crown took portion which was
 known as ''seignorage.p The necessi. ties of successive monarchs caused them to increase the amount so taken, and the coins as they came from the mint were gradually of lighter weight, although of the same denominations. Finding the coins thus "clippedp the people took to clipping them on their own account, until finally there were none but short coins in circulation, and shillings of nominal value of twelve pence varied in valuation from three pence to nine pence, according to weight. Tie inconvenience and loss in commercial transactions were incalculable, and reform was de- handed. Finally in 1896, under the ministry of Lord Liverpool, 2 com mission was appointed to reform the coinage of the realm, Sir Isaac New ton, one of the greatest men of the race, and Wm. Locke, who wrote, wrote the famous disquisition on ''the Human Understanding" were the commissioners named. The commits sion decreed that to replace the clipped coins and take them out of circulation without loss to individuals, the gov ernment should bear the loss, and full weight coins were exchanged at the mint for those which were scant in weight, or clipped It is stated that the short coins so received in exchange for full weight we're just one-half in weight of the bullion coined to redeem them.
 Should Bryan and a free coinage congress be elected and enact law throwing open the hints to free coin age of silver at i5 to 1, the United States will quickly be upon a system of debased coinage. This assertion is made advlsedly, based on the fact that the ratio of production of gold and silver was last year IT. tc lin 1894 it was 30 to l), while, when the IS to coinage ratio was adopted the ratio of production was only 13 to l. With gold and silver pro- duced at I'll to 30 ounces of silver to of gold, the commercial ratio cannot possibly be brought to 16 to and gold will not be coined. The silver coinage would be a debased currency by the difference between the prevailing com mercial ratio and the coinage ratio of 16 to l. But the people of the United States would not long stand such a monetary system and there would soon arise an irresistible demand for reform and restoration of the present system. h the meantime the United States would have coined millions of dollars in debased silver, every dollar of which would have to be redeemed with it's face value in gold money. That will be the ultimate outcome of what the Bryanites now propose to do. That would mean a direct loss of millions of dollars to the people, be- side the indirect loss which would flow from the dimlnution, ad interim, of the purchasing power of the money which the wages of labor would be paid.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

THE London Economist editorial forgery and the bold distortion of Prince Bismark's letter will go down in history as companion democratic forgeries with the famous Mercy let ter which lost California to Garfield in 1880.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

AN OKLAHOMA evangelist who de- clared from the pulpit that "all wo- men who dance are immoTaln was last week mobbed by an infuriatcd congre- gation. That was case where the preacher should have held his peace.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

MANY of the financlers and states. men of Mexico look forward with hope to the day when their great republic will adopt the single gold standard, with a wide use of silver as subsi- diary coinage.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

THE way in which demopopulist newspapers in Arizona are railing at TnE OASIS would indicate that this paper is doing effective service for the republican party.
The oasis., 1896-10-17
PRICES IN 1873 AND NOW.

tios, discounts, etc. The one factor
 which concerns the worker is thus ex-
 pressed: "How much food, fuel and
 clothing did my days wage buy pre-
 vious to 1873, how much does it buy
 now, and what will be the effect upon
 the wage should the United States
 return to the monetary system of
 ls73?"
 In 1873, at the time silyermen tell
 us that silver was demonetzed, the
 writer was working for salary of Sll0.00 per month. A suit of fine clothing such as can now be bought
 for S3O.00 then cost 5000, and ready
 made suit such as now costs ten dol lars then cost twenty dollars or more; a suit of underclothng which now costs three dollars then cost five dol lars; hat which now costs three dol lars then cost six dollars; pair Of socks which now costs twenty-five cents then cost fifty,and SO on through the entire range of articles which the workingman buys. There has been in those years a corresponding reduc- tion in the price o. nearly everything the American workingman eats and wears. Now the assertion of the Bry- antics is that the country is suffering from business stagnation on account of the fall in prices, which they claim has been brought about by demonetiz ation of silver, and consequent appre- citation in the purchasing power of gold, and that all that is necessary to restore good times is to oremonetize sil- yer and bring about the old level of prices.
 But how will that operate upon the wages of the worklngman. Take for instance the man who is now filling the position once filled by the writer. That man is still paid sll0.00 per month, and all his fellow employees are working at the same salaries paid the men who filed their places in 1873. In the intervening years they have grad uaily accustomed themselves to a higher standard of living-because their wages buy more--so they now live as well on Sl10.00 as their prede- cessori of 1873 could have lived had they been paid s20O.0O. To remoDe- tize silver would actually cut their living in two, for their wages would be reduced to the old standard: which would prove tremendous hardship. Since 1873 there has been steady im- provement in the condition of Ameri- can workingnen, which was con tinued and permanent until the free trade panic of 1893. Even in these three disastrous years there has been no deterioration in the condition of most of those who have had steady | but it has been the diff fculty of obtaining employment and it's irregularity which have made the hardship suffered by the great mass of American workingmen. Now, to di- vert the minds of the workiDgmen of the country from the real cause of all their woes, the party responsible therefor proposes to over throw the existing monetary system for one which will deprive them of all they have gained since ls7a in securing a higher standard of living. The Amer ican workingmen should not for one moment lose sight of this central and controlling fact.
 It is not decentralization of silver which has brought about the great in the prices of all the neces- saries and comforts of life, in the United States since 1873. Improved
The oasis., 1896-10-17

SILVER is falling in price, but wheat and corn are raising. There must be a screw loose somewhere in the compu- tations of the Bryanites.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

ITI hardly probable that the Amer ican workingman will vote for another four years diet on "the rooster he wore in his hat"
The oasis., 1896-10-17

SOME people in Nogales are getting so much accustomed to voting that after November 3rd they will be at a loss for amusement
The oasis., 1896-10-17

IT IS refreshing to again read straight republican doctrine in the Arizona Repnhlican.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

MR. BRYAN's managers continue the pleasant diversion of claiming everything.
The oasis., 1896-10-17

ARIzoNA's abandoned silver mines will never be re-opened by the demo- pop party.
The Lamar register., 1896-01-04

bitches. BY this means the farmers
can learn in advance when te, expect
bead of water About one hundred
miles of telephone have been put up
in Prowers county the past year.
All these and many other improve
ments have caused and still cause a
steady demand for work, and there
viii be ample employment for all
throughout the winter.
In spite of the disappointrnents Of
1895, owing to the seed failure, it
has been year of such great and
useful improvements, that it better
prepares us to take advantage of tho
possibilities which the future years
offer Its disappointments can be
lived down, but its improvements viii
remain with us for years.
The Lamar register., 1896-01-04
CHURCHES.

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The Lamar register., 1896-01-04
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