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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28

hr. Isaac O. Ralphsnydor, Of
this place, is announced as a candi-
date for the Democratic Nomina.
ton for Governor of this State.
His announcement first appeared
in the Wheeling New8 Of few days
ago, and it is emphasized by the
cards circulated at Slstersville dur.
ing the late meeting Of tho Edi-
torial Association. His campaign
headquarters are located in this
place. Mr.. Ralphsnyder is a life
long Democrat, and during bis
residence in Preston county took
quite an active interest in politics.
-Farmoht IHder.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28

Gold Standard prices for wool
will be about 12i cents per pound.
Yet there are full grown people who
will have tho gall to say that the
low prices are owing to tariff laws.
We sympathize With them. CiarkS.
bury Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28

With a Democratic free silver
candidate for President and free
silver State ticket from top to bot.
tom, West Virginia will give a
Democratic majority of 10000.
With a Democratic gold standard
candidate for President on either a
gold standard or mongrel platfei m
and Cleveland worshipping State
ticket, West Virginia will go Re-
publican by at least $4,000. A
mistake made by our district con-
ventions on June 18th cannot be
corrected. -Logan Banner.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28
CURRENT cLIrPISas.

Interesting Itcms Selected From Our
Exchanges
a Florida exchange denonnces y
contemporary as vegetable
monstrosity with radish hair, turnup
nose. corny feet, cabbage head
and the habits of dead beet
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28

If silver is such bad thing for
the farmer and laborlng man, will
some of our monometallists please
explain why it is that England with
her millions of gold has more
pauperS than any other civilized
nation on earth, while France a
country that floats more silver alone
than this country does of all kinds
of money has a happy and pros.
porous people with it's wealth more
equally distributed than any other
nstion. - arks6ury Tribune.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28

The Sentinel congratulates that
popular young Republican of stall
wart Preston county Republican
growth, Frank NJ. Thomas, on his
election at the State Convention as
alternate to the St. LonIs Conven.
ton. Mr.. Thomas, while holding
his voting citizenship in the county
of his birth, has his headquarters
in this city, and we are pleased to
know he contemplates making it his
future home. Grafton Sentinel.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28

hr. John Bell Bigger, who has
ben clerk Of tbe Virginia House Of
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28

May %, 1896. I
Senator Qnay rs soing to. see Nc
Kinloy to dicker for place in the
band wagon. and Speaker Reed is
thinking unprintabie thoughts.
The Republican opposition to Nc.
Kinley has about reached the col.
ihpsing point.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
What is Con sistency?

Ed JOURNAL: Republicans are fire..
quently twitted for alleged inconsist-
ency on account of their attitude on
the silver question, and the Shelton
Tribune publishes standing copy Of
the Republican resolution adopted be-
fore the Everett convention, for which
it has cur unfeigned thanks. But the
editor is slightly off when he says
"the Republicans declared for free
silver" Let rs see what is the extent
of our inconsistency:
That resolution is in favor of "com-
plete reconciliation of silver" "gov
eminent buying and coming silver
bullion, retaining seignorage," and i'm
posing "duty on imported silver"
But the resolution contains no dec
laration in favor of "free coinage"
much less "Free and unlimited (unre-
stricted) coinage of silver"
Nor did the resolutions assume that
the silver question was the main issue.
On the contrary they emphasized the
fact that Republicans were everywhere
in strict accord on all important vital
issues, and for that reason it was un-
necessary to enlarge upon them. There
is much less difference in the position
we then took on the finance question
and the National Republican platform,
than there is between our position and
the fusion platform.
Speaking for myself individually 1
do not believe in "free coinage" of
either gold or silver, though in times
past it may have been expedient to do
SO. Why should the government be
at the expense of assaying, refining
and ceining bullion free for the wealthy
holders? The principle is abhorrent
to our sense of justice.
The government should purchase
the bullion, retain enough to pay ex-
penses and make some allowance for
abrasion, SO that after the coins have
been long in circulation it may redeem
them without loss to itself or the hold
ers.
No one who ever was trHe con-
slstent Republican would bolt ticket
headed by such an eminent. practical
statesman on the best platform ever
presented by the Republican party, for
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18

rampant, free-trader like Bryan on a
free trade, free silver, anarchistic plat
form even though the finance plank
might not quite meet his expectations.
A consistent bi-metalist is as much
opposed to the single silver standard
as to the single gold standard. And
as between the two every right think
Ing man must come to the conclusion
that the gold standard is the better.
There is little silver in every gold
coin and a considerable amount OF
silver must necessarily circulate along
with gold for small change. While no
gold will circulate as money under a
silver standard.
And in fact we have a very large
amount of silver in circulation now.
Much more than we ever had at any
former period and more per capita
than has any silver standard country,
this in addition to our gold and
paper currency.
Reason as well as the experience OF
all nations which have tried the ex-
pertinent advocated by the mongrel
platforms demonstrate to certainty
that an attempt to carry out their
, theory will bring us to a silver basis,
and because we are opposed to this de-
grading policy we are accused of incon-
sistency.
We are inconsistent because we re-
fuse to ally ourselves with a party
holding such visionary, absurd and
contradictory principles as the free
and unlimited coinage of gold and sill
yer and the characterization of both
gold and silver. Hard money and ir-
redeemable paper currency; gold and
silver money, but iron, rags or old boots
are just as good; fiat money and no
money at all; honesty and repudia-
ton; laws to compel the people to do
so and not do various things, and no
power in the government to suppress
lawlessness; the imperative mandate
and no arbitrary assumption of power /;
laws to enforce the will of the people
and the right of every person. to do as
he pleases, etc
We are rated as inconsistent because
we refuse to support party composed
of such discordant elements, and adj
here to a party that has given US
honor, dignity and prosperity in the
past and promises good government
and stability in the future. 1t is not
the countries with great natural re-
sources that become wealthy and
powerful, but the countries that hus-
band their resources develop industries
and produce and sell more than they
buy, producing balance of trade, in
their favor.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18

GALL men have mot the time and
opportunity to study questions such
as that which is nov the chief issue,
but when men like Thomas B. Reed,
whose name is synonym for honor
and his word tower of strength
among his people, speak out in assur-
ing tones they are wise to trust him
who has never misled them, rather
than to wander off dancing to the
novel notes of a strange piper in search
of land Of which they have only
heard in fable.-P.I.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
after all of Mr.. Bryan's talk about

AFTER all of Mr.. Bryan's talk about
the "laboring man and the Masses"
says the Hoquiam Washingtonian can
anyone point to single instance
where his efforts have been made to
aid them? He was rank freetrader
IN congress. He has made his living
by lecturing, the only field where he is
a success, he is an orator. He was a
failure as lawyer, a failure as news
paper man and failure as statesman
in congress.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
A Serious Campaign.

It must occur to every voter that
there is something unusual in the
campaign of 1896, something startling
and something inimical to the welfare
OF the country. What could justify
old hide-bound partisans of a lifetime
coming boldly to the front and assert
ing that they would repudiate, at least
temporarily, their party, whose mem
cries are dearer almost than life, and
cast their votes for the presidential
candidate of national party, the
chief creed OF which they have
always bitt erly opposed.
They are the prominent men OF their
party, they have led it on to victory in
other days and feel it to be almost in
separable, so the separation must have
cost many hours of serious considera-
ton. And why should they do this?
Few of them are in politics as bust
ness, they can have no mercenary
motions, for they can hardly expect
Office or emolument. No, let us give
the great majority of these men the
credit of being sincere, for honestly be-
lieving that their own welfare is con-
cerned in the contest.
Their numbers contain many who
are prominent in trade and business
life: and in the general prosperity of
the people lies their own prosperity.
If the working people cannot prosper,
then every single root and branch of
the country's business must suffer.
These men cannot be termed ign GRANT,
or unread, for they represent fully as
much intelligence, and far more pa
| triotism than those they left behind.
We cannot escape the fact that the
business interests of the country, or
rather ten thousand of them, are
endangered in the attempt to unduly
protect one industry; the stability OF
our money, that which every individ-
ual in the land demands in exchange
for his labor, his products, or his stock
in trade, is threatened and rendered
doubtful; and the prosperity of the
4 "plain people," of this county, (and
this includes all outside of handful
in Wall Street) jeopardized.
Scan the men who are foremost in
the opposition movement, in state or
in the nation, and very few OF them
are considered men of mature minds,
! good judgment, or men to whom we
could place the vast interests of this
country and feel that we were safe,
come what may,-and in whom the
business interests could feel confidence
; enough to reach out and expand.
When the lines are fairly drawn, a
great many conservative, conscientious
people, will find themselves in a COM
bination of every discordant element
in this country, and cannot help but
see that they are, at least, out of place.
And this is why many lifelong dem
ocrats will vote for Nc Kinley, although
they have no love for the republican
policy of protection. Of two evils,
choose the least.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
The Skunk Was Probably Killed.

TULARE, Cal. Sept. Last evening
Thomas Slater, employed on the ranch
OF John F. Allen, shot a skunk in a
cellar where seventy-fve pounds Of
giant powder were stored. A terrific
explosion resulted, shaking the coun-
try for miles around and totally wreck
ing the house and blacksmith shop
near by. Slater was thrown about
thirty feet and instantly killed.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18

II our mines produce 100000 600
ana there is balance of $3.50 100000
against us we are growing poorer. Re-
publican policy produces a balance of
trade IN favor of this country. Under
democratic policy the balance of trade
is against us. Bryan processes to be a
democrat In all things, save in the
single item of finance. I. w. WOODS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
Sent it to His Mother in Germany.

Mr.. Jacob Esbensen, who is in the
employ of the Chicago Lumber Co., at
Des Molnes, Iowa, says: ~ have just
sent some medicine back to my moth
er IN the old country, that l know
from personal use to be the best medi-
cine in the world for rheumatism,
having used it in my family for several
years. 1t is called Chamberlain's Pain
Balm. It always does the work" 81
cent bottles for sale by Frank Tuell.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
City & County Official Paper
Republican National Ticket.

For PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18

BRYAN hats are now becoming
fashionable along with Cleveland
badges.
SOME are born with honOrs, others
fall heir, or acquire them by theft, and
still others have honors thrust upon
them. The Editor has been appointed
executive committeeman from Mason
County for the National Democratic
Party.
Some people are anxiously counting
another four years of hard times, and
this too, with their eyes wide open
knowing that it will come with Bryan
and his policies, and admitting it
Sensible people want good times te
come as quick as possible and only ash
which will bring it.
***
BY 1900 the great national debt
which was started with the formation
of our government would have been en-
tirely cancelled if we had renamed Will
the policy which paid over billion dol
lars of the debt in eight years, and thu
people never felt it. It was at it
lowest ebb, six hundred millions il
1893, and Mr.. Cleveland's second tria
has increased it nearly one-half.
One pretty coed rule, among other
to bear in mind, when some enthusias
starts to bore you on the financia
question, is to ask yourself if you woul,
take his advice in an ordinary bushes
transaction. We know several loca
financiers who can settle the govern
mental problem with one hand TICK
behind their backs, while their ow,
goes by default. The trouble with u
is generally with ourselves:
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18

The Olympia says: ga vote for
Mckinley is vote to open the mills
on Puget sound. A vote for Bryan is
vote for free lumber" That's so, and
we have had a taste o. that, already
in numbering.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
Nervous

People find just the help they so much
need, in Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t fur
nishes the desired strength by puri-
flying, vitalizing and enriching the
blood, and thus builds up the nerves,
tones the stomach and regulates the
whole system. Read this:
81 want to praise Hoods Sarsaparilla.
MY health run down, and had the grip.
After that, my heart and nervous system
were badly affected, SO that I could not do
my own work. Our physician gave me
some help. but did not cure. decided
to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. Soon could
do all my own homework. have taken
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
County Ticket.

For Representative, Goth Dist.
WILLIAM CALLOW.
Assessor,
ELI B. ROBINSON,
For Auditor,
THOS. McLARTY.
For Clerk,
L. J. MORRISON.
For Attorney,
ELMER E. SHIELDS.
For Treasurer,
w. H. MAXWELL.
For Sheriff,
SAML. CALDWELL.
For School Superintendent,
G.. B. GUNDERSON.
For Surveyor,
r. B. DANIELS.
For Commissioners,
LIST Dist, GEO. WEBB.
3rd Dist. JOSEPH CARSTAIR
For Coroner,
A. F. CHAPMAN.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18
State Ticket.

For Presidential electors,
l.. d. ANDREWS, of King.
JUDGE SOL SMITH, of Klickitat
JOHN w. GONNA, of Pierce.
w. X. KENNEDY, of Ritzville.
For congressman,
w. H. DOOLITTLE, of Pierce.
S. G. HYDE, of Spokane.
For Governor,
P. G. SULLIVAN, of Pierce.
For Lieutenant Governor,
j. w. ARRASMITH, of Whitman
For Supreme Judge,
JOHN P. HOYT, of King.
For Secretary of State,
J. H. PRICE, of Pierce.
For Treasurer,
J. A. KELLOGG, of Columbia.
For Auditor,
]. E. FROST, of Kittitas.
For Attorney General,
E. w. ROSS, of Cowlitz.
For State Superintendent,
ED. l.. BRUNTON, of Walla Walla
For Commissioner of Public Lands,
w. T. FORREST, Of Lewis.
For State Printer,
o. G. WHITE, Of Columbia.
For Senator 17th District,
GEORGE w. MORSE, of Island.
For Superior Judge,
MASON IRWIN, of Chehalis.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18

BRYAN hats are now becoming
fashionable along with Cleveland
badges.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-18

For VICE PRESIDENT,
GARRETT A. HOBART.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-04
Il Pocket Dictionary.

Filibustering-Am motion to adjourn
by Republican.
Saving wood-=A term applied to
the act of kicking a reporter down
stairs by public official.
Function--Cold beef and mustard
mt the house of regular advertiser.
Duel-A word used to describe the
Preliminaries of IN amicable adjust
ment
Demise--Death of man good for
his funeral expenses.
Brawl-An affair of honor between
private citizens.
Man--An animal that cannot drive
nail in the bottom Of a mahogany
table with the back OF hair brush.
Accomplished - Homely, stupid,
cross eyed Newspaper word used in
speaking of one division of the female
sex. The opposite of "ravishingly
Observation-Disclosures Post.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-04
She VIII Always Believe 1t.

A little tot was riding with her mo.
ther and baby brother on the Tiburon
boat last week Her mother had con-
fided to her the fact that the doctor
had found her little brother in the
bay wet and cold and had taken him
to his present home to be thawed out.
They had become so fond of him that
they had decided to keep him.
A few moments later she was on her
knees on the bench looking over the
rail into the bay to see if she could SEQ
any more children. Suddenly she
seized her mothers arm and scream.
ed: ooh, mamma! Look! There's
two niger babies" Mamma turned
in time to see couple of porpoises
sink out Of sights. f. Post.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-04
JONES CONVICTED.

The jury in the Jones case found de-
PENDANT guilty in the United States
District Court at Carson yesterday.
The defendant did not take the wit
ness stand in his own behalf ut the
second trial, and it is doubtless as
well for hun that he did lot as his
testimony ut the former trial preJu-
diced rather than beneftted his case.
He is now without money, friends or
reputation and he goes to a felon'
cell from which he will emerge, if he
survives the ordeal, broken in mind
and be y.
1t is believed by persons who were
in position to know something about
mint affairs that Jones and Heney are
not the only persons who shared in
the stealincs, and it is surmised that
Heney has informed the Government
officials who some of the others are.
If such is the case the end of the mint
shortage is not yet, and Tiers may be
sent to keep company with Heney and
Jones.
When the shortage is disposed of 1t
will be in ORDER to investigate the
transformation scene in the State
Treasury, as the public desires to
know how $4,000 or $4,000 standard
dollars of 1893 happened to be in Tie
treasury vaults when the change Of
administration took place.
Let no guilty man escape though
every member Of the Carson ring,
which run the politics and the govern
ment of the State for years, wear
stripes at the public expense Reno
Journal.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-04
THE BOSS OFFICE CLERK,
How He Sells Tickets to Make q Thin
House Look Full. .....' F.. ...

The boN-oficc man of one of our
theaters let me into little secret the
other day that proves the existence Of
gray matter and science behind the
theater window. We were speaking.
says the Boston Traveller, of the de-
pressing effect of small audiences, when
he remarked: 81 assure you that it is
fine art to distribute small audience
so that the people in it will not feel
Isolated. If the ticket seller knows
his business he will so apportion q
small sale that sparse house will ioe
made to look full. This is done by q
nice acquaintance with his chairs and
the science of distribution, four or five
people being seated here, as many more
there, and twice as many there, the OBJ
ject being to make little collection
of heads visible in whichever direction.
one looks, and the squads so grouped
as to cover the beggarly array of empty
benches by bringing the heads in range
of one another. a.
"a clever man will seat an audience
of 300 so that it will look like one of
GOO or 700. .... ..
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-04
AN AGED LOVER.
woosd WAsa ass Years ola. Was Jrlsod,
Yet Lived Seven Years Longer.

trA Yet Lived Seven Years Longer.
Two remarkable cases of longevity
were recalled recently by CONVERSE
ton between several gentlemen in this
city,says the Shelbyville Gazette. They
were discussing the death of Rev.
George Mccall, the veteran Baptist
preacher, when it was authenticity
stated that Mr.. McCalrs great-grand-
father lived to the ripe old age of 1877
years. He was bachelor at 100 and
took O notion to get married. He car
ried out his idea and was married.
Three sons were born to him, and he
lived to see the oldest son old enough
to vote.
This was considered remarkable.
but gentleman in the crowd, whose
character and standing religiously and
socially are above reproach, told an
authentic account of the life of his
ETcat-uncle, who was one of Georgia's
pioneer citizens. This old gentleman
lived to be 100 years old. He lived in q
log cabin, in the northern end of which
was cut square hole. The old man
turned the head of his bed to that hole,
and slept that way in the warmest and
EoiuSS' "SaIhSi. Ills "ile oIeu "nen
he was about 90 years old, and for
many years he lived as widower. At
the age of rs he. cut an entirely new
set of teeth, and at the age of 1913, one
morning, he saddled his own horse,
sprang into the saddle, and rode 80
miles to address n widow and to ask her
to be his wife He evidently was re-
jected for he rode back that day and
lived seven years longer.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-04
TRIED TO BRIeE THE COURT
Gave the Judge the Cheap Cigar He Had
Bought for Himself. 80

A down-cast lawyer had n tough case
on hand at recent term of court, and
before it came on he laid his forefinger
to his nose and evolved an idea. The
presiding judge loved good cigar,
and the lawyers happy thought was
to propitiate him and make him friend
~ to his case by treating him to the
best the market afforded. The disciple
of Blackstone was not in the habit of
smoking good cigars himself, so when
he bought a 25-center for the court
he bought a cheroot for his own use.
Armed with these he sauntered into the
judges room and after little chat
passed out cigar, asking the judge if
he smoked. The court accepted grace
fully, but before many whiffs were
drawn the Mortified lawyer discovered
he had given the judge the cheroot and
was putting the Havana himself. The
Judge politely tried to look pleased as
the smoking proceeded, but the lawyer
has since made no attempts to bride
the court.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1896-05-04
A Pertinent Answer.

An amusing correspondence recently
took place between Wisconsin farmer
and local boiler firm. The farmer
wrote as follows: "Dere Sires I have
1000 akers of trees that want cut. I'm
pore but I'm willing to pay too hundred
dolers fer IN engin that will do my
work." and he went on to explain just
what sort of nm engine he wanted. The
boiler firm saw that the engine neces-
sary to accomplish the devastation of
his virginia. forest would cost $4,000,
and they informed him to this effect. A
week passed and then The following
pithy epistle came from the Wisconsin
woods: 'Dere Sires what n all git out
wud want Of an engin or boiler II 1
he'd $3,O00?"