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From Lincoln 70 LorImer.

Chicago Chronicle: A few years ago
Hampstead Washburne, beng then
mayor Of Chicago, kicked out Of the city
employment a man named Lorimer.
Time has passed and the leading re-
publican Journal Of Chicago presents
to its readers an interview with this
same Lorimer, now a statesman at
Washington, stating that in his opin-
ion the people Of Chicago have honored
him sufficiently, both locally and in a
national sense. and he is perfectly con-
tent to remain one of their representa-
tives in congress and abstain from look
ing after the United States senatorship.
In no other party that ever was heard
OF, ever formed amongst men, ever toll
Grated among honest people, save the
republican party, would such a situa-
ton be possible.
This discarded serving man in the
city hall, quietly considering in the
columns Of the leading republican jour-
nal not only of Chicago but Of the
United States whether or not he will
take the place which Lincoln sought
after in vain and which Douglas long
occupied.
Even in this interview Mr.. Lorimer is
patronizing. He will give the senator
ship to Mr.. Hopkins, a sop to that gen.
tleman, doubtless, to soothe him for
his defeat by Tanner.
But what comes Of the promise made
repeatedly and earnestly by the same
machine Of which Lorimer is a con-
trolling part. that after the selection
Of Cullom there would be recognition by
the republican party that a colleague
must be sent to Cullom from Chicago?
Chicago, it is apparent, then, is to be
ignored, even the renowned kicked-out
clerk in the water Office sacrificing him
self to soothe the troubled soul of Hop
kins Of Aurora.
There was time in Illinois when the
republican party did have the breed of
noble bloods and gave them play and
scope before all the people. And now a
Lorimer leads the republican party by
the nose.
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DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
VOICE OF OUR PRESS AGAINST
M'KINLEYISM.


Chicago Chronicle: The Hit com
mittee Of the house Of representative:
wants censure pronounced upon Tnom'
as F. Bayard.
tits characteristic of republicans thai
whenever they have the power they
seek to deny the freedom OF speech
Adams tried it in the alien and sedi-
ton bill, Adams being federalist, the
precursor of the republican party OF To-
day. During the war of the rebellion the
republican party in the state department
rang its little bell and every Tom, DICK
and Harry the country over who said
things that were not relished by the
administration was sent TO any one OF
the numerous Notifications OF the Unit
ed States.
There is no attempt by the Hit COM
mittee to answer the speech OF Mr.. Bay
ard. There is merely insistence that ne
shall be rebuked for speaking.
Let us turn to Mr.. Bayard's speech for
the purpose of ascertaiEing what he
said that so wrings the withers OF the
republican party: in MY own coun-
try" said Mr. Bayard in IN address On
individual freedom delivered before the
Edinburgh Philosophical institution on
Nov. last, Il have witnessed the in
satiable growth of that form OF state
socialism styled protection, which l be-
lieve has done more to foster class leg
islation and create inequality OF for
tune, to corrupt public life, TO Danish
men of independent mind and character
from the public councils, to lower the
tone of national representation, blunt
public conscience, create false stand
ards in the popular mind, to familiarize
Ii with reliance upon state aid and guar
dianship in private affairs, divore eth
les from politics and place politics upon
the low level Of a mercenary scramble,
than any other single cause"
Mr.. Bayard is right, though all the
Hits in congress were 10 thunder
through their committees in the house
of representatives to the contrary. They
ask that the gag law shall he applied
to statesmen who utter truths eternal.
They can succeed because they control
the house, but the more it is sought TO
stife the voice of conscience and honor
and true craftsmanship the more the
truth will be pronounced.
The little Lilliputians of The house are
seeking to tie down the Gulliver at St
James.
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TrAdo Rennrfa

Trade reports from the commercial
eenters always have prosperity lust "a
coming" but halting on the way he.
cause OF the silver spectre ahead. When
the country was thrown into a manic
In order to force the repeal Of the sher-
man law, we were to have prosperity
at once. after It was repealed. II didn't
come.
Before the elections Of last year wa
were most positively assured that the
business stagnation was owing To the
craze for free silver" and that the
triumph Of sound money" at the noII.
would bring a flood tide Of prosperity
Sound money" won. but the prosnerItv
failed to materialize.
We have been plunged S162 900 Ooo
more deeply into debt, and still pros
perity is away on In the dim distance
But 1t Is always In sight, and Il Is onIv
necessary to give Wall street the leeIs-
lation 1t demands. to bring It to every
poor mans door.
Destroy $500. 200. 900 of our currsuc,
and add $500 zoo. 900 to our interest.
bearing debt. and we will be hapny-
according to the Wall street idea
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lIberately at work to protect the Man
nsas,er factory at the expense OF thoss
An Calcutta and Bombay.
The Englibh government Of India IS
very strongly In fnvor Of bimetallSm'
and some Of the ablest bimetallists IN
the world are, or have been. members .,
that government What they wanted
was the restoration Of silver, not It's ex-
c,us,on from the mint. The closing Oh
The mint was not q policy Of desire. b'It'
a. expressed by President Andrews
one of despair. National Bimetal-
list.
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What Have Republican, po,.,

Chicago Chronicle: With great fo,r
ish Of trumpets the republicans Nh
held vast majority in the house NJ ren.
resentatives and organized the sens,.
Of the United States. told the beonla :,
this country what they proposed 70 A. -
Wen, what have they done, In g.
sion since the first day of Decemher ,..,
what have they done? Nav We No,
have some specification, Tbev ~
fessed themselves to be wopderfnIIv
siited In the matter Of creating uublIc
confidence. increasing public revsnnss
making everybody, whatever his buss'
ness and however conducted r,ch 49,
happy. But what have they Toner Il,
US Try II we can get down to a spee,sc.-
ton II they are competent. surely
three months ought to demonstra.e tbat
by their fruits they are justified IN theIr
claim VIII they tell rs OF apythIn,
they have donef
The house passed q tariff measure
The senate now gives practically public
notice that the tariff measure shau.t
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CHARLES HOWELL

Our correspondent is all right on the
main idea-the necessity for united ac-
ton. He makes one mistake though
that Of expecting too much.
There are at least ten million voters
IN the United States who do not even
know what the Initiative" the refer
endum" and the imperative" mean as
tfose terms are used in our politics.
Where they are understood there are
wide differences Of opinion concerning
their merits.-National BImetallIst.
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The aggregate CT the public debt of
the United States on Jan..31 was. ae-
cording to the treasury statement
1eS1, 1So. 1SS. This total includes GER
ud0tes and treasury notes Offset by an
equal amount Of cash in the treasury.
amounting to ss62, $40, ia. The aeere-
gate Of interest-bearing and non-inter-
est-bearing debt amounted to 81 .1a4
eSS015, which represents a net decrease
for the month amounting 70 $751;. 44e.-
50. The certificates and treasury notes
show decrease Of $5,4S0, 800. and BY
chasing these as debt q net decrease "a
shown. The gold holdings of the
treasury amounted on Jan. 81 to sss.-
Sys5s.57 and the silver holdings Ia
$505. AZ. s1s.sS. The gold reserve had
fallen on that date 10 $4s, S45, 5o7 and the
net cash balance amounted to 1921
7te,271-27. leaving an aggregate cash
balance In the treasury at the end OF
the month amounting to s171, 5s1, 1881
This represents a decrease of Ss.l3s.
4ss.es Tor the month. The government
receipts for the month OF January
amounted to So, 2s7, 670.21, which rem
resents an increase not far from 81. Oo0.-
600 as compared with the preceding
month. and over S1.loo 900 as COM
pared with the corresponding month
81 last year. The internal revenue re-
ceipts. which exceeded those from Gus
toms IN December last. fen below them
IN January by more than $500, 900,
but the 6isproportion between them il
less than IL was in January Of last year.
The expenditures for = the month
amounted to ss2.52s. siO.s5, which rep
Iesents an increase ofover ss. zoo. 900 as
compared with December last, but a
decrease Of nearly si.oo0 900 as COM
pared with January. 1856.
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CLOSING OF INDIAN MINT.
IL Was Par. OF the Conspiracy to Rob
American Producer.


American Producer.
A correspondent writes from Ga.
lena, Ill. as follows: Hon. H. F. Bar.
tue, Chicago, Ill. My Dear Sir: In
Your reply to Mr.. T. E. Diamond in The
Blmetallist Of Feb. 8, you gave two very
strong reasons why certain classes in
England were interested in the further
SEPARATION Of the standards Of value in
lrdia and England, but overlooked an
o-her very strong reason. England's
Interests are three-agrIcultural finan-
cial and manufacturing, its commercial
being we'll included within the latter.
The fall In the gold value Of an India
rupee had already seriously affected
English manufacturing by discourasing
commerce between the countries owing
to the fiuctuating Of exchange and a
gradual rise Of the same. This stimu-
lated domestic industry n India to the
detriment OF Birmingham and other
centers Of activity In England.
While the money power controls Eng
lands policy. when its interest is at all
menaced, England's Official ear be-
comes very sensitive to the protest Of
her other interests. With the English
land owner. the money loaner and the
manufacturer all demanding a common.
sacrifice from the British dependency.
1t was granted with alacrity that a fur
Their vantage be not granted TO the
India farmer, that the money loaners'
tribute be not endangered and that the
English factory be not put to q further
disadvantage.
II every intelligent voter in the I'm
Ion could read the Bimetallist from now
until election the fate of financial
emancipation would be in no doubt. In
Ignorance Of finance lies COLDS great
hope. Respectfully.
N. H. cI.EARY.
Mr.. Cleary Ii right In saying that the
English manufacturers were being in
jured By the competition of East Indian |
factories. but he Is mistaken In think
Ing that the mint OF India was closed on
that account.
The suspension Of coinage on public
account In India was the act of the East
.noian government itself. permission OF
me British ministry having first been
obtained. In doing this. the Indian
government was seeking to save its.If
nom the disastrous consequences Of a
further and heavy decline In the eold
vaine OF the rupee. The government
= nat country would scarcely 9, de-
+.
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Only One Explanation Possible.

New York World: The Mckinley
editors open their campaign with the
astonishing claim that wooden mills I'm
this country are closing because the
wicked democrats untaxed their raw
material The editors insist that wool
en- manufacturers cannot thrive unless
the cost Of wool is enhanced by a tax.
They fail to explain how it is that the
wooden mills Of every other country in
the world, even those having protective
tariffs, managed to thrive with free
wool Nor do they tell why our cotton,
SILK, leather and boot and shoe manu-
facturers get on so well with unta xed
raw materials. The real explanation of
the alleged phenomenon is the old one:
The boy lied"
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win They Practice Eeonomr,

Chicago Chronicle: Senator Frye of
Maine says in the hearing of the coun-
try that the tariff bill is as dead as
Julius Caesar.
Didn't Mr.. Frye, didn't every repub-
lican, didn't Speaker Reed, iidn't Ding
ley. chairman of the ways and means
committee, know that that tariff bill
was never presented with the idea that
it wouldIive? Did they not know that
1t was mere play before the country,
a pretense and a fraud? That tariff
bill died a-bornin'. 1t was as dead as
julius Caesar before it left the house.
Republican statesmen assert that the
country is falling in arrears, that there
is an increasing deficit by reason Of a
diminution Of receipts. If that is so
and tie measure designed to increase
revenues is as dead as Julius Caesar.
what are republican statesmen to do
about the matter? An obvious way is
open to them. They can retrench.
From the example the country had of a
Reed congress, which reached 81. OOO.-
100000 Of appropriations, not much
may be hoped, but the statesmen. ac-
eording to their own showing, are con-
fronted by an absolute necessity.
Wherefore, IL there is any relish of sal
Walton in them, they must resort 10 the
one possible means out of the difficulty
They must economic.
Until congress shall have adjourned
We Will not know what the appropria-
lions are, but appearances indicate that
before 1t adjourns this congress will
make total appropriations larger than
ever were ventured before. They will
make them not because the country
needs them, but because congressmen
want the rake-off in their districts from,
river and harbor appropriations from
public buildings. from private pension
bills, from all those means which con
gressnen learn are personally beneficial
to themselves In a political way.
Having accomplished nothing thus
lar. the republican congress has con-
fessed its inability to make afirmat,vo
egislation looking to an increase M raw
enue. which 1t says is necessary. Ie,
rs now look to see what in the NAV 40
needed economy 1t can accomplish
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Cannot Rise Above Parry po,,,,.,

Indianapolis Sentinel: Who ever saw
a more pitiable spectacle Of incompe-
tency and imbecility than is presented
by the present congress? 1t has not
an idea above politics. and politics at
that Of the cheapest and worst kind
1t would not even have gone through
the farce OF a pretended consideration
OF the evils Of our money system II the
president had not dashed it into action
by special message. At no time has
1t risen to the level of statesmanship
At no time has 1t shown even a decent
interest In the welfare of the sixty mil
lions Of people for whom 1t is supposed
to legislate.
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The great Siberian railway is max
ing good progress. Last year S63 miles
OF track were laid. bringing the terminus
to krasnoyarsk, a distance Of s,074
miles east from St Petersburg, and
thus completing a continuous mail
route from the capital to the bank of
the fenisei river. OF the 4.572 miles
from Chelysbinsk, the starting point
near the Europe-Asia border, to vladi-
vcstoek on the Pacific, l,659 miles of
track have been laid, besides tb, branch
Of $50 miles from Chelyabinsk to Eka-
terineurc. which is also completed.
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The following dispatch comes from
Fender. Neb.: Three Indians on the
Winnehago reservation secured a jug
OF whisky and, after imbibing, stripped
Tor an old-fashion war dance. When
they had exhausted themselves they
sunk into a drunken stupor and were
found dead this morning." This Is
PROOF positive that the war dance Ia
not suited to the modern Indian. 1t
might have done very well for his an
cestors and the romantic braves that
frisk about the pages Of Cooper's novels
but the up-to-date red man is not built
on the same plan and should ATTEMPT
nothing more complicated than a polka
or q two-step.
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Quay Taking Everything I'm Sight.

Springfield Republican: Generals Har.
rison and Alger continue to smile and
say, No. ! thank you" but Mr.. Quay is
accepting everything that is passed his
way and rapidly reaching out for more.
The Pittsburg papers call attention to
the fact that Of the forty delegates now
elected to the republican convention the
largest number are pledged to QUAY.
while the solid republican south Is ex-
pected to 60 for him in great blocks
OF fSe." His campaign is apparently
being taken seriously In Pennsylvania
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SILVER is THE ISSUE.
TARIFF WILL CUT NO FIGURE
IN THE CAMPAIGN.
rhs PopuIIsts Looming Up as the Great
est Power In American Fol!tics-sare
Of . silver President 10 IsoT-shsdows
Of Coming EventG

Day By day It becomes clearer that
tie great issue Of 1896 will be, whether
TIE American people shall return 10
The honest money OF the constitution
b. the complete restoration OF silver
or permit themselves to be dragged 70
their death and destruction at the
wheels Of England's golden chariot.
That is the issue and there Is no
blinking II. The senseless driyei about
~50-cent dollars" and honest money,
presents an issue that is absolutely
false, and II the people will study the
question a little they will see 1t.
There is no question Of "hfty-cent
dollar" involved. 1t is a one-hundred
cent dollar or "two-hundred-cent dol
lar" which the gold dollar actually is.
The republican convention goes to
st. Louis. In that convention there Will
be a tremendous struggle over the
money plank. The extreme silver men
will have nothing less than free coin
age at 16 to /. Unless they get II, there
will doubtless be several spokes
knocked out OF the republican wheel
then and there.
The democratic convention comes to
Chicago, but no one looks for repre-
sentative convention. Two-thirds OF
the democratic party are for free coin
age. II the administration and the
money power together do not capture
the convention It will certainly be a
grand triumph for the people.
II the sentiments Of the rank and file
OF the party do not find expression both
III the platform and the candidates.
there will not only be some spokes
knocked out Of the democratic wheel.
but the hub will go too. That is, these
things will take place IL silver demo-
Gratis are true to their principles, as we
believe they are.
Then the populist party is looming up
as an unquestioned power in American
politics. In the creed Of this organiza-
ton there is much that is good, and
II has in its ranks some very able and
admirable men.
The more conservative Of its ele-
ments understand that they cannot ex-
pect to win in the near future on all OF
their issues. In order to win at all, they
must plant themselves on middle
ground, where the dissatisfied elements
Of other parties can meet them.
Should they conclude to make bimetal-
lism the paramount issue, 1t may lead
20 combinations that will revolution |
LIE the country.
On the 22d instant a conference of |
leading men was held in Washing
ton for the purpose Of outlining q pol |
Icy. This conference was composed |
o! men from all parties and all sections,
and was fair representation OF the
average silver sentiment Of the coun-
try.
The national executive committee of
the populist party has appointed a COM
mittee to confer with the American
Union at Washington.
Thus events thicken and the tide OF
silver sentiment rolls on.
The campaign of 1896 bids fair to be
the most momentous and exciting OF
any since the close Of the war. and the
ghost" Of free silver, Of which we have
heard SO much, will be the grand GEN.
tral figure of the play.
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Light II Breaking.

A few months ago Judge Miller. s,,--
ond viee-president OF the union. made a
silver speech In western New York a.
upon MS return. said: The ignoraues
OF the people upon the question Of b.
metaiiism u astonishing. The farmer.
OF western New York, as elsewhere. are
loEng thelr farms but don't understand
WY That seed was sovn in fruitfuI
sol. To-day NO are recsirinr 49,.
s.lls Tor literature from western Nev
-ork nan any part Of this great nation.
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Purify
YourBIood

Now, q when warmer weather comes and
the tonic effect Of cold bracing air =
gone, your weak, thin, impure blood
win not furnish necessary strength
That tired feeling, loss OF appetite, win
open the way for serious disease, ruined
health, or breaking out Of humors and
impurities. To make pure, rich, nd
blood Hoods Sarsaparilla stands IN.
equaIled. Thousands testify to Ia
merits. Millions take 1t as the,
Spring Medicine. Get Hoods, becaua
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GO A LITTLE SLOW
silver the Only Question on Which
Patriots of America Are United

silver In, Only Question on which
Patriots of America Are United
Editor The National Bimetallist: l
am glad that the great rank and fle"
of the two old parties refuse to longer
be "nosed" about by the leaders tnat
are responsible for the awful conditions
that now prevail, have taken the mi
tiative step to ally themselves Win
the party that has already declared
itself on the question that so vitality
affects US all, and called a representa-
tive meeting of the bimetallists OF the
nation to meet at st. Louis at the time
of the converting Of the Peoples party
in national convention. That Is a-step
In the right direction. Neither OF tno
old parties will offer, either In plat
form or as a candidate for the presl-
dency, anything looking toward tne
free and unlimited coinage OF silver
at a ratio Of 16 to l." independent OF any
other government Intervention. IL s1cn
a thing should happen the money
power" would defeat such party at
the polls, for they have. the machinery
and can do 1t. But II all the reform
forces can and will unite at st. Louis
upon a common platform, with a presi-
Dental candidate who will stand upon
the platform with both feet, declaring
for the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver al a ratio that 1t enjoyed prior
to 1873, and then add the Initiative"
the referendum" and the imperative
mandate" planks, such party conld
and would syecp Inc country. electing
president and a majority OF both
houses of congress. With such a plat
form the issue between the monometal-
lists and bimetallists would be square,
ly made, and the Populists and Prohi-
bitionists would, in the end, gain all
they are now demanding. and the "peo-
pie" would rule; for II any representa-
tive dared to be recreant to the trust
reposed In him, he would be called
home and an honest man placed in
congress who would do the will of the
people. With the Initiative" In the |
hands OF the people, prohibition would |
follow and the saloon that has been |
such an awful curse, would be eliminat- |
ed from the nation; railroads, tele-
graphs, telephones and express COM
pnnies would soon come under either
ownership or control, and
the land question equitably settled.
And not only that, but the government
would issue all the money and the peo-
pie control 1t, instead of its beinK Is
sued by private corporations and con-
rolled by them for their private inter-
,sts as now. In that manner we would
'oon have an ideal republic as intended
by our forefathers by and through the
instead OF a plutocracy as
Tow exists.
There Is not government on the face
Il the earth-excepting, possibly, Rus
ia-that is worse governed than the
United States; and yet no nation, like
'urs. has the semblance OF being gov
rned by the people," II the dear,
cod people will now, in this year, lay
side their party prejudices and vote
while for their own interests, and all
tand together as one man at the polls.
he difficulty can and will be soon set
led. Yours for reform
CHARLES HOWELL
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a Change OF Policy.

Birmingham News: Mckinley saws
that the republican party Stands for a
commercial policy that win whiten
every sea with the sails Of American
vessels flying the American flag" n
this Is true 1t Is quite an Improvement
over the republican policy that has
heretofore been in vogue. by which
nearly every American flag and sail has
been driven from the high seas.
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Spring
Medicira

Your blood in Spring Is almost certsins,
be full Of impurities accuuuh
ton OF the winter months. Bad Yea.
tiIation OF sleeping rooms, impur. n,
in dwellings, factories and shops, over.
eating, heavy, improper foods, iailur
Of the kidneys and liver properly to a
extra work thus thrust upon them, Ar.
the prime causes Of this condition. h
a Of the utmost importance that yoD
The broad ax., 1896-03-21

Thrift" said the youth with the
downy lip. who thought himself an
aphorist "is contagious by example. |"
Even So" said the corn-fed philoso-
pher. Turn loose two or three right
thrifty persons in a community, and
pretty soon the others have to be thrift
y to keep from starving. "-Indianapo
lis Journal.