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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1896-04-01

The papal bulls of the eighth and
ninth centuries were written on cot
ton paper of a fair quality.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

Principal Graves believes it time to
act in relation to the cigarette habit
among school children and will recon-
mend the expulsion from school of such
as he finds addicted to the evil. He
makes a strong argument in support of
such a step. He believes it practically
thoroughly addicted to the cigarette
habit. If so. and his statement is
plausible. and if they are nuisance
in school as is contended on what ap-
pears to be good ground. what reason
is there why the schools should suffer
and the victim remain to contaminate
the others? But there should be some
way of saving the poor foolish lad from
himself. though this is hardly an I'M
dertaking for the school officials in
performance of the duties of their re-
spective positions. The boys likely to
be expelled under such rule would be
for the most part those who have not
parents sufficiently interested in their
welfare to interfere in their practices.
those who especially need the instruc-
ton and discipline of the school ROOM
There ought to be some way in which
the individual who sells or procures
cigarettes for that boy may be prose-
cuted to the full extent of the law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
oAny KENNEBEC JOURNAL. FRIDAY OCTOBER 70 1895.

ity does dictate that we do everything
practicable to aid the victims of Tur-
kish fanaticism, give generously, send
succor, agitate for better conditions
in Turkey, lend our influence to have
those nations who by reason of their
selfishness are indirectly responsible
for the trouble, do their duty We are
almost inclined to believe that il dy-
Mantle could be placed under two
thirds of the Turkish nation and the
blast fired the world would in the end
be better. But should this government
and this people attempt to do it? or
course not, neither should we imperil
our own welfare to do that which the
resolution proposed and which we do
not believe would really provide much
relief. but would establish dangerous
precedents and would be a lasting in
jury all around
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

Chairmen Butler and Jones might
just as well stop estimating. What
ever wild statements they may lend
their names to will not have one-tenth
the influence or convey one hundredth
part the information contained in the
announcement that Hon. William r.
Morrison, for years one of the leading
Democrats in Congress and prominent
ly mentioned for the presidency before
Bryan was heard of, has made fat
footed declaration for the sound money
Democracy and against free silver
Bryan and Altgeld. Now Mr.. Morri
son, Familiarity and formerly known As
horizontal reduction BILL is a very
conservative. cautious man in politics.
and has been perched upon the top
most rail of the fence for a long time
He also is a very keen and experience
observer of political affairs. Accor l.
ingly his announcement is all the as
surance anyone need ask for that after
due deliberation he has decided tina :.
free silver. Bryan and Altgeld have no
show of winning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

have those in his employ whose poifti
cal views agreed with his. But CO.
ercion or not, his act was politically al
least. one Of the most foolish possible
for a man so situated to make, AND
when he had recovered his temper hi
saw it and made what amends he
could. 1t would be idle to argue that
a good many employers, believing az
they must that the success of Popo-
cracy would be terribly disastrous Ia
them, would not like to influence theiI
employees to vote their way. They
would be less than human il they did
not. When that influence is reasonable
and within proper limits it cannot be
objected to. And it ought to be per-
fectly plain that when it is not the en-
ployer loses more than he gains be-
cause of the secrecy in which the en-
ploye may cast his vote, in all the
aside, for sake of argument, all the
higher and patriotic reasons why there
should be no coercion it is seen to be
hnpracticable and impotent to affect
the result. Accordingly all this Pop
ocratic talk about it is buncombe made
for the purpose of exciting antipathy
of employe toward employer. We be-
lieve it will fail utterly and rebound
upon those responsible for it.
But while it was so absurd to pirate
about we believe Mr.. Hanna did right
in noticing it, for the absurdity of some
of these things does not dawn upon the
minds of all until too late. If there
may have been an intelligent wage
worker who ever believed that the Re
publican party favors coercion or
would countenance it, he cannot longer
do so in the light of Mr.. Hanna's an
nouncement that the national commit
tee will do all in its power to prevent
and his call upon the Popocrats for
proof of any attempt at coercion or
grounds for any of their numerous
complaints. The Popocratic plant of
coercion is bOsh, whine. an insult.
lie. and they know it and they will
not. for they cannot, bring forward ev-
idence to support it, There will be
more coercion in one of the solid Bryan
states than in all so called doubtful
states"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

We have a monetary system of our
own, without dictation from or con-
sultation with, any other nation in the
world, and we have the right and pow
er to change it or abolish it altogether,
whenever we choose" So said Secre-
tary Carlisle in his speech Thursday
evening, and he told the truth. Is
there anything in such condition of
affairs that should cause Mr.. Bryan to
go about the country eXhorting the
people to rise in revolution as they did
in 1916, telling them the cause now is
as great as it was then; that we must
declare our independence once more?
4Assuredly not. Mr.. Bryan only talks
that sort of nonsense to cajole a few
into voting for him. Mr.. Carlisle goes
right to the heart of the whole matter,
when he says of this proposition to
change our currency laws: 1T is not
a question of power; it is not a Iues
ton of national independence, but it is
Il question of national prosperity and
national honor"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
This Talk About Coercion.

One of the first bits Of advice which
Mr.. Bryan had to impart from his over
flowing abundance of political sagacity
was that laboring men should make
sneaks of themselves and wear Nc
Kinley buttons with a firm purpose to
vote for Bryan. Since then both Bry-
an and his managers have been talk
ing as if the laboring men of the coun-
try We're either sneaks or were in such
a condition of servitude that it would
not be safe for them to openly declare
their opinions respecting the political
questions at ISSUE Now we think it
will be generally conceded that either
supposition is insulting to wage work.
ers as a rule. Where is the man earn
ing wages or a salary, who doesn't feel
gets in the way Of pay. and that it
would not only be intolerable on the
part of his employer to try to coerce
him into voting opposite to his belief
but that it would be cowardly on his
part to be coerced?
AS a matter of fact this cry of CO.
ercion is extremely silly. In nearly all
the states there is a secret ballot and
under this system a man can vote and
his employer be none the wiser. Would
1t not be the most short sighted policy
imaginable for an employer under
those conditions to arouse the indigna-
ton and opposition of his employees?
or course it would, and the solitary
substantiated instance we have seen
reported was where a Missouri man
made an ass of himself in discharging
his employees. Indeed it did not an
pear that he was trying to
coerce them; he was so mad
to think that they We're going to vote
against what he believed to be his own
as we'll as their interests. that he dis
charged them, not because he eypected
in that way to make them vote for Me-
hinley, but because he was goine tn
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

Our total imports of gold since the
present inflow began and including
that on the way and engaged for i'm
portation. now aggregates ST. 000. 900.
$4,000, 900 to $4,000 900 more is expected
and that, including the output Of our
gold mines. we will close the year 1896
with net gain of about $75,000.00O of
gold. New Yorks imports Of gold
reached 81 .S34. 279 last week.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

1t is estimated that upwards Of $780,
1000 has been added to the value of
the grain in cribs, granaries and ele-
vators of the United States by the ad-
vance in prices of wheat, corn and
oats during the past six weeks. At
been going up the price of silver has
been going down, quite effectually
demonstrating the utter absurdity of
Mr.. Bryan's contention that the price
of wheat and other cereals had fol
lowed silver down." and could only be
advanced again by raising the price of
the white metal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
Lncoln on the Crime Of 49,"


one Patrick Fitzpatrick who is run
ming for Congress on the silver ticket
in the first district of Minnesota in a
speech the other night undertook to
quote what Mr.. Lincoln said about the
crime of 1873. He had been quoting
various statesmen And now he said,
hear what the immortal Lincoln said
on the subject" Mr.. Fitzpatrick never
got any further, Hoots, shouts and
Kisses drowned him out. The public
nave been very forbearing as regards
the crime of 1873. they have stood a
good deal of bald lying about ii. but
the attempt to quote Mr.. Lincoln who
had been dead eight years when the
act was passed was a little too much
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

We would call attention to the COM
municatlon published in this paper re-
speeding changes that have been made
in the methods of conducting our SUI
burban schools. The results which
Kew. Mr.. Wyman refers to as having
been obtained, certainly seem to be
most gratifying. or course differences
OF opinion are expected in all cases
where radical change is made. but it is
beyond question, that in the main con-
cehtratlon of schools and better quail
hed teachers must be had in the rural
IL the country children are to
i'aVe school advantages comparable
WIZ" tnose of their city cousins.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

IF there is a laboring man in the
the money he is now receiving for his
wages is too good for him, that it is
buying too much food, too much cloth
ing for himself and his family, or that
1t is paying the rent for a better house
than he and his family ought to live
in, it is his duty to vote for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1"-Secy Carlisle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
A Bryan Tariff WctimlAssaulted.
tBelfast Journal.)

Not long journey from where we
write is a faithful pastor. n year ago
foliinS IN luxury on a salary of seven
huhdred dollars year, who now owing
70 the stopping of work in the mills. is
receiving from the two parishes to
which he ministers. d salary OF fiVc
hundred and fifty dollars with which 10
support his family of four. the frail
wite needing more help in the house
mold than the small salary can furnish.
-iospel Banner.
rms is one of the luxurious class of
ioafers not in sympathy with the dis
'resses OF the Muses. recently de
nounced on the stump by Candidate
Bryan.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

drawn in his peregrinations about the
country. 1t Is admitted that they have
nothing approaching an organization.
and have undertaken nothing like a
careful and systematic canvass of the
voters. These facts ILLUSTRATE the diff
ference between the backing for the
two sets of predictions. and show why
much more to be relied upon than those
of Bryan and his followers.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

Malaria, that fell atmospheric poison. is
oisarmed OF its terrors. and health in
sured to thousands residing where the
noxious exhalation periodically infects
the arr. and engenders intermittent and
remittent fevers. by Hostetter's Stomach
btters: the most popular. as it is the
les. In numberless localities where the
uemand Tor sulphate of quinine was for
merry immense. the hurtful alkaloid has
safe, popular and effective substitute.
Whicn Is prompt in action and entirely
nf ~ 1t nullifies the influence
oi miasma by giving Il more ac,,v-
purse TO every vital function, quickening
and enriching the blood, overcoming /
ase,mdency to biliousness, and promoting
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

'n sioes are making very confident
r'eu'e'ions on the approaching cleo
wi Inc predictions of the Republi-
800 "asers' however, are the re-
a'' VI a thorough organization. and
-, seo upon careful canvasses of
'''e Individual voters. The nred;ot;,ns
~ iopocrats are mere guess work
'' II on anything. upon the LARGE
N'ehces that the Boy Orator hos
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

There has never. since this chain of
lakes was fished. been SO many fish
taken as during the season of 1896.
Ihere has never, in any known former
year. been so many trout on the spawn
ing beds as at the present time. There
has never been year, previously, when
the flsh have been so well protected.
Rangeley Lakes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
That Resolution.

The resolution passed by the Amer
lean Missionary Association at its
meeting in Boston. Wednesday eve
ming, to the effect that this people and
to offer asylum to those Armenians
who have escaped massacre, is cal
culated to excite criticism for several
reasons. With all due credit for the
beneficent work which the American
Missionary Association has accom-
plished, and with full sense of the duty
which dictates of humanity impose
upon generous people. it does seem
that the resolution adopted by that as
sociation at this time is in bad taste
Had the association passed a resolu-
ton to the effect that the duty OF ex-
tending succor to those poor Arme-
mans devolved upon our foreign
mission associations, it would have
been more to the point.
1t is useless to ignore facts and the
essential ones should be consid-
cred. This country has already
more of that class of immigrants
than it has been able to assimilate.
with the result that they are a stand
ing menace. Their standards of living
are so low that they can take employ
ment from those of our own citizens.
who have been educated to a higher
plane of living. Much hardship and
suffering has thus been imposed upon
those whom it is the first duty of our
people and government to protect.
1t is not known that the foreign mis-
sion associations have helped the peo-
pie thus thrown into misery and want
through the injurious competition with
Objectionable foreign pauper labor. In
deed whatever of help those have re-
ceived has probably come from local
charitable organizations than from the
American missionary association.
Another pertinent fact, which il
seems to us has bearing upon the
case and which we cannot afford to
overlook. is that, whatever the foreign
missions may have done toward the
ameIioration of disadvantageous con-
ditions surrounding the Armenians at
their homes. they assuredly have done
nothing to lessen the spirit of fanaticism
which is principally responsible for the
awful massacres. Indeed this govern
ment has had no slight duty placed
upon it in protecting American mis-
sions in that country. The reason
seems to be that there is a deep seated
antipathy on the part of the fanatical
Turk toward the Christian missions
That fanaticism he will have so long as
he lives. his hostility to American mis-
sions will not cease until his breath
ceases. Is it not reasonable to sup
pose that the efforts of our foreign
missionaries have served to intensity
the fanaticism of the Turk and to rem
der the condition of the Armenian
more precarious? Under the laws
those missionaries have a right to do
as they are doing in Turkey and this
government and this people should
protect them in that right, but does it
devolve upon this government and peo
pie to sacrifice our best interests and
endanger our future welfare by afford
ing asylum TO the oppressed of all
lands? We wish it might do this but
the time is past, we believe, when it is
ment and the American people owe
duty to themselves, and we
believe this duty cannot be ner-
formed by offering our land as an
asylum to all who may come. Human
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

To eXculpate the New York police
boodlers on the ground that they We're
unjustly convicted owing to intense
feeling at the time, is not creditable to
the sober second thought of New York
cnJI,.tc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
PRESS CON MENIS.
Still in the Air.
tBiddeford Journal.1

What is the proportion Of oxygen
and nitrogen in the aira" asked a
Biddeford teacher of boy in the
chemistry class.
''l6 To l." was the reply. and while
the class laughed. the teacher mourn
fully admitted that there is good deal
OF that in the air. just now
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

The newspapers are giving less space
to Bryan than formerly. This is due
to the fact that he is getting stale, and
their patrons have no longer any great
desire to read about him.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

TERMS: $500 PER YEAR.

No notice whatever viii be taken Of I'M
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return Of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers. Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

Bryan gets about one-fourteenth as
many votes at Harvard as did Mckin-
ley. Bryan will want the colleges
Organized along with the supreme
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

We notice that even the sanguine
Butler isn't saying very much about
Wisconsin now days. We should say.
from all reports, that Republican
be very conservative estimate.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

The blossoming of postmaster booms
all over the country are a far more re-
liable indication of what the result will
be than all the wind worn bluffs" of
Popocratic chairmen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

Where are you going, my pretty maid?''
AS far as the merry-go-rOund, she
said.
Whom will you see there, my pretty
Made
Everybody in town." she said.
My sister Is there in the giddy whirl,
My brother Is riding with his best girl.
My father and mother each mount steed.
And canter around at a furious speed.
My uncle is purchasing tickets galore
While my aunt is waiting to ride just
once more.
My grandmother sits in a steadier seat
And whirls around with the music's beat
My cousins Harry and Frank and Fred
Are anxiously waiting at home in bed
While their mother patches their pants
and then
They will hurry forth to ride again.
And out in the crowd are the grave and
gay
Beguiling the time as best they may.
Standing the merry go-round beside.
Ready to mount at the words free ride
May ! go ride with you, my pretty
maid?"
by all means, let's hurry kind sir" she
said
La Mouche in Ellsworth American.
BROOKLYN, Oct. &.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
Totals ......3, O67, 1927, 1903 3, 49,. S2s, 495

A poor Lewiston woman who has
been for years supporting herself and
five children and trying to get pen
sion, finally found the missing link in
the evidence and received $4,000 the
other day.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

The members of the silver trust
should find some good fat place for Mr..
Bryan after election. He has certain
" done his best for them.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
Wants II and Mas No Security 10 Give.


candidate Bryan asserts that gold is
worth twice as much today as il was
, mon.n twenty years ago. ana yet he can
BORROW ii. on fair security. at lower rafm.s
OF interest than ever before in his life
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23
Wheat and Silver.


The Cleveland Plain Dealer. a free sill
yer organ. makes gallant attempt to
e ,S the free silver argument from
fact that wheat is rising while silver is
falling by the following:
-, IT mas never been claimed by bimcta,-
liSts that the downward movement of
wheat and silver bullion prices kent The
same pace day by day. Temporary causes
AFFECT the price of wheat as of other A.
th.cies. Occasional spurts do moi affect
the general downward movement as shown
years" e' vi
This is ingenious. as is also the Plain
i neaier $ comparison of wheat prices in
tne period lSIl-15 with those of 1919,
with view to showing that the decline
IS on precisely the percentage of the de-
cine IN the price of silver during the
ments IS conclusive Here is Il table OF
ive-year periods compiled by John HYDE
OF the department OF agriculture. to which
me ram Dealer ought to give lis thought
ful attention:
Total ex-
ports of
domestic Average
wheat and price
flour. Total value per
Feriod. 900 Bushels in gold. bushel.
June 80; 1872 2ol5lG,s6l $685.. 6ss. SO s1.1e9;
June 30. 1877 sis3ss,561 1877 ,599. oSs 114i4
July 1. 1914, 10
June 30. 1882 1885, ,G92 SCI. S72 4eo 1aa,
July l. 1882 to
June 30, 1887 GAO 2S6. 627lb 657. 321 $40 I 0ose
July l. 1881 to
June 30. 1892 649 SOB 6S)1h 6j3. 1e7 III aaoo
July l. 1892 to
June 80, 1895 5ol.oOs.4sl 1893. 165. 7l9, .7s47
Totals ......3.O67, 1927, 1903 q, 1888 S23, 495
The Plain Dealer will observe that this
t thnie does not bear out the statement
that there has been "a general down
ward movement since the demonrtiza-
ton of silver. % far from that the periods
during which~the price of wheat ranged
the highest is that from 1877 to 1882 in
elusive. During the first fifteen years in
cinded in the foregoing table the price of
silver dropped more than IS cents an
ounce. or from $1.325 to $1139 But dur
ing the same period the price of wheat
advanced two and a half cents per
bushel. The fluctuations in the price Of
wheat are easily explained by changing
conditions OF the crop in our own and
other countries: but 1t will puzzle the
ram Dealer or any other silver advocate
10 snow any connection between them
and the fluctuations in the price of sill
YER.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

1t was a somewhat surprised Port
lander who found rats had eaten q
package of red peppers he brought
home the night before.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

The American people now quite gen
orally look upon Mr.. Bryan as "a dead
fly in the ointment"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

An PASSPORT firm has invented al
empty can tester that will save tn,
sealers much loss.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

The fall in silver is slight compared
with drop in Bryan stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

The OVercoat thief regards this the
season of harvest. His pickings from
unprotected hat trees i'm Portland have
been rich.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-23

Busting Bluehill has yet to learn the
sorrow of duh times. So saith the
local chroncler.