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The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22
SILVER DENOMINATION.

Our country for years has been
blessed with ample harvests: no war,
no pestilence has scourged us: we have
had no great army or navy to maintain:
we have lands and mines enough for
all. Still men By tens of thousands
are idle: unrest ana apprehension have
seized upon the minds of the people
like a pail a mighty depression has
settled upon the Business of the country.
What is the trouble:
| believe it dates back from the legis-
latiOn Of 1873, which. so far as our coun-
try was concerned. took from business
half the world's standard money.
By a law IS old as the civilization
which invented money prices in coun-
Try are regulated by the volume of real
primary money-the perfect measure of
values-in the possession of it's people.
The result Is that civilization itself ad-
vances or recedes az the volume of pri-
mary money expands or is contracted.
Failure of the precious-metal mines
caused the decline and fall of more
than one ancient nation.
England demonitized silver in 1916.
The act wrought suffering unparalleled
upon the people: panic succeeded panic:
the common people became so poor
that thousands were shipped away to
lands to prevent their starving:
more than once the country was on the
verge of civil war, and the trouble was
cured until the gold from the
rplacers of California and Australia
which nearly all gcavitated to Lon
con-res stored the country's financial
equilibrium.
fifty-seven years later the same sim
istes' legislation was enacted by our
OWE Congress. At the same time-as
before, in England-specie payments
had beed suspended; the people were
not thinking much of metallic money:
no business men or organizations asked
for the law: no newspaper advocated
it: the Nation knew nothing OF it: sill
e was better than gold, and. with the
weight of debt, then on the Nation.
the states, the cities, the corporations,
and the people. 1t was clear that we
needed vastly more honest money than
could be obtained. It was at a time,
too, when the commerce of the world
was expanding with leaps and bounds:
when the world al turning to AIS as to
h~umanity's evangel; when the CONT
nent to the south was waiting for re-
demption through US, and there was
never before, because of our place and
situation, such a call for more and
more honest money.
Still, the legislation was accom-
plished, though not City, probably not
fifteen, men in the United States knew
what was intended by the law.
The demonstration of silver by our
own and the leading nations of Europe
was equivalent to throwing away half
OF the worlds real money. The result
has been the reduction OF the values of
all forms OF property so per cent. when
by gold. Il am aware that
this is disputed, but the fact that the
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

every fiery paragraph, it is before us.
and we cautiously take up our smoked
glasses to peruseit.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

westward the course of empire
takes its way" will be exemplitied in
the election of VIM. j. Bryan.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

DR.. Hersey is making an excellent
newspaper of the New Northwest.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

Colonel jim Brown of the Butte
Times suffered a slight Inconvenience
Saturday IL the matter of the destruc-
ton OF his printing Office by fire. The
fire is either the work of some incen.
aiary whom the roasting colonel has
touched in the right spot, or the result
OF spontaneous combustion. caused by
the negligence of the office boy in not
placing n of Jim'e red-hot editorials
in the ice chest when the Office was
closed Friday evening. Another has
suggested that a lock of Jim's titar-
hued hair did the work. But flood
nc flame does not cheek the career of
Butte's ''ThInderer." Slightly dis.
figured. but still in the ring. it made its
appearance two days overdue, quicker
than the phoenix bird, the fowl that is
always referred to on such occasions.
could have done the job itself; hot on
the trail OF its enemies, promising
fpeedy vengence, proclaiming its life in
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22
Delegates.
County

Iho republican county committees Of
the several counties in the state will
proceed to call county conventions &:
usua4 ana elect delegates and alternate
delegates to said state convention a.
above appOrtiOned. II the matter OF
nominating candidates for Judges OF
the several judicial districts the com
mlttee recommends that in AZ eases
Whe: e the district IS limited 10 one
County. the regular county convention
make the nomination - the same time
It dominates candidates for all 0thes
County officers. In other cases, where
the district is composed of more than
one county, let the delegates to the
state convention from the counties com
prising a district meet atthe time and
place OF the state convention and there
agree upon and make the nomination
TO- same, being guided by such instruc-
tons if any. as have been given by
their respective county conventions.
The following rules have been adopt
ed foT the government Of the republican
state conventions in Montana. are now
in force:
Flfst-Delegates and alternate dele
gates shall be elected in future to state
conventions, and in the event cf a fail
ure OF q delegate to attend, the alternate
delegate shall cast the vote of the dele
gate whose alternate lie is.
Seoond-1n the absence of the dele
gate and his alternate, a majority of
the delegation from that county shall
cast the vote of the absentee.
Third-1n the absence of all the dele
gates a.d alternate delegates from any
county, go vote shall be cast for such
county.
FourtE-ln the county in which the
state convention shall be held, when
any absent, there shall be no vote cast
in their behalf.
Fifth-Delegatcs and alternate dele
gates mus be republican residents of
the county which they represent.
BY orderof the state central commit
Tee. LEE MANTLE,
Chairman.
THOMAS CUMMINGS, Sec'y.
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

CONTINUED on page 6vel
The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-08-22

In 1890 the property of this country
was estimated at s72, GOO, 600, 900; that of
Austria $1,000, 600, 900. Since then,
the depreciation in this country has
been more than all the aggregated
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
NO MISTAKE MADE.

The wisdom OF the choice of the Repub-
Iiean party In it's nominee for mayor Is
even more apparent today than in the heat
Of the convention. On every side the ut
most satisfaction is expressed at the NOM
nation of Frank ID. Black. His praises
are being sounded on every side. and he
Is felt 10 be an unassaiiabie candidate.
His modest demeanor when he accepted
the nomination charmed all who saw the
incident. and hts declaration that In the
administration of city affairs he saw only
business. and no politics. has made all eiti-
gems feel confident that common sense, and
not sentiment. will rule the city from the
mayoralty chair.
The uneaslness OF the past few weeks
has been entirely allayed. and twenty-four
hours time has demonstrated that the dele
gates are everywhere recognized as hss-
ing taken a wise course. Capable as some
of The ether candidates were. the accidents
oE public life had placed them In such re-
lations 10 one or another of the interests
represented In the convention as 70 make
them less acceptable to all than Mr.. Black
undoubtedly IL.
Oxer-confidence must nevertheless, be
guarded against. Every citizen who values
the good name az this city. must make IL
his duty 20 be az the polls on the day OF
election.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
SEATTLE As A MINING CENTER.

The Spokane Review. In = very lively
and tubiiant editorial over the prosperity
brought TO Spokane by the mining activity.
rather skittixhiy fbes Seattle on its Sc
datenexx. Spokane" II says, and the
smart cities OF Montana. are more attrac-
tive 10 mining men than are Seattle. Ia
coma or Portland: quite as metropolitan,
ard gayer In the bright life that charms
after the solitude of the hills: and they
win continue Is draw in and hold the
wealth created in the mining campo"
Seattle does not begrudge Spokane the
good fortune which has. after years OF
faith and patient effort. rewarded her en-
too early to assume that no other city in
the state can compete with her. The con-
ditions are not the same: the enormous
mineral deposits tributary to Seattle are
50 located that transportation Is difficult
and consequently expensive Seattle has
a vast field of industry in the forests
easily reached and cheap'y worked. Spo-
kane has no such resources. and the atten-
ton of her business men was directed by
necessity to mines as the only means
by which to build up her commerce.
Seattle Is year by year getting nearer
TO the point when local mines shall be de-
veloped. and before long the ramifications
OF that activity win reach into
every canyon and explore every creek
along the Cascades. from the Columbia up
through the Methow district TO the British
lire. and beyond that away into the great
treasure house of Alaska
But Seattle Is not blind TO a hint given
even In jest. The day is not far distant
when mining men will find in Seattle the
material attractions which tend to the
advantage of men having mines to sell or
gold dust to dispose OF. 1t has taken ten
or twelve years ito cultivate in Spokane
that distinctive breezy atmosphere which
peryades the true mining center" and
though Seattle may not be able TO ''cui-
tivate an atmosphere" the spirit of pro-
gress which has inspired her efforts in
other directions will not fail her when
the opportune time comes for heartily en-
,ering into the development OF her tribu-
tary mineral wealth.
Already much attention is being given
in an experimental way to the encourage
ment of mining men. and there is every
indication that the next two years Will
witness rapid strides toward the concen-
tration of mining capital in Seattle. So
great are the possibilities, moreover. that
the success of this city will not interfere
with that of Spokane. and each In its way
win add to the wealth and prosperity of
the entire state.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20

Representative Dockery, of Missouri.
thinks he can break the endless chain by
means OF a bin which would remove the
place where greenbacks can be redeemed
in gold from New York to st. Louis His
theory evidently Is that IL the gold export
ers had TO pay expressage on their green
backs and gold between New York and
St. Louis the profit of exporting would be
lessened. Hence, less expectation would
occur. The express charges between New
York and st. Louis certainly would have
TO be added to the rate of exchange before
Il could reach the point which would make
expectation profitable This is super
fetal way of treating great problem, and
while Mr.. Dockery's bin might work fav-
orably. 10 a certain extent. no great money
system could be built UP on such fiimsy
foundation.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20

cy Of e1zs 81 81. or about - per cert OF the
total. This enormous delinquency could
not Be equally distributed over all funds
because while only g per cent Was para
IN On eli taxes. the payment Of interest
could not be evafed ard the difference bad
to b taken from the already shrunken
income intended for general purposes
In 1894 water rates were reduced 70 con-
s1nners Is per cent ard IN fss5 further re-
eucfso1 OF per cent went into effect
This reduced the revena. Of the water de-
psrssent from SIG. zs1.is IN 1855 TO slizs -
IN Las. The income from fines. licenses and
fs.s also fell on from 500 .s3-S IN isa TO
81. sss.es in Isss
As compared with 1850. the saving IN the
zaiary fund alone was the eDoTmous sum
OF sfIsT&. Or about one-thlrd OF the entire
amount The general fund disbursements
were less by s34.izg. The fire fund was
less by 80. SO The saving in the pub
lie health department Is nearly $1,000 In
street lighting. the difference between 1896
and 1886 is over sis.eea. In the library de-
partment the differences In favor of Repuo-
lean administration was nearly S.eo
These are facts which cannot be ex-
piaiued asay. They show a firm and I'M
finching adherence to the pledges made
hy the Republican party two years ago:
and no better showing has ever been made
at the end OF any administrative term
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
REPUBLICAN STEWARDSHIP.

The platform adopted by the Republic
ans Of this city had some stirring passages.
bat the plank which calls for most atten-
,lon st thus tnoueRt . that which deals
with municipal Affairs. The record of the
present administration so Tar as material
results are concerned. Is such as to entitls
II TO commentator. and to Justify re-
newal Of confidence on The part Of the peo-
pie Ia It's party pledges
Two years age. when she Republicans
succeeded a Democratic administration.
the city was in turmoil. a great public
work had been turned into a political re-
oruiting ground. hundreds OF men were
employed on the sewers as a bait fer their
votes. and bosses aud foremen who knew
absolutely nothing OF construction were
on the elty's pay roll. hired FAR less 70 sa-
pergntend the work than TO drum - votes
for another Democrats tiokaL
Those scenes remind the voter Of ali the
scandal and extrayag anes which have been
followed by two years et comparative
quiet, Of ssricly business methods IN ad-
ninlster,ng the GAYS affairs. ana an econ
enay witch has called foe constant watch
fulness Applying rigorous economy to q
city government IS no easier than Il IS to
reorgAnlsu a hoasehoif on more economic
plan. IL Is often dsfacal, 60 determine
what may be dispensed alta without ira
pairing efficiency. II "a not an easy mat
ter Ia sat down salaries With equal Justice
10 tie quality Of the SKIN Sc D. eOnpen&at-
al. Indeed i, Is probable thas IA some cases
salaries acre scaled 10 Poiat. ana RI
trenchrasntS were ereeted tes;ln4aIe oniy
h. ta.e tnsNcrAals law Of necessity.
But the result has been that the eitS .
credit has been maintained. ara no var
rants have eaen issued. No nes debt
either sy temporary loan. er issue 81 bonds
or warrants, has been ereated. Net only
las cash keen paid for ~vsFythl bas
sGeo q the taxes levied for EeserAl eN-
pensem has been necessarily sprise.s - The
payment os interest Euessh. toe. Vas
sAves 20 meet the expenses 81 IanaarY ara
Fseeuary of this y~ar. whteh should ~
met b ths current Tax levy. hat whose
funds are not available. osing 90 the cpe-
ration 81 the nsN resenae iAs.
The ,Ax levy % tSs4 sheala have produced
IN fSx the Sum ef ssss Ssa.s. There was
esnsSted eaiy -. -; =. having csasssn-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The Prince of Wales has his life insured
for 50, 80. 900.
Mrs. william n. Morrison. of Illinois. is
seriously Ill at Washington city.
President Kruger, of the Transyaal re-
public, holds his public receptions between
s and ! clock IN the morning.
The crown princess OF Denmark has the
distinction of being the tallest woman IN
Europe. She IS six feet two inches IN
i-eight.
Fx-Empress Eugene, In her latest viii,
has consti,utsd herself the Egamo.n nn , be
all the male children born In flAHee ON ''s
birthday of her son.
The rossfp regarding Nine. PATHS re-
ttre,uent from public life has no Iouhdauo'i
in fact. She has arranged 10 appear ~ n
opera in London during the season OF 1871.
As the result OF Colonial se ,,
Phillips. Farrar and FITZPATRICK ana Col
Rhodes have been released on BAH at Jo-
hannesburg.
German journal saws that Prince Bis
marck now possesses all the ri u "a, uSs
orations. and has exhausted al the nom
ors that IL Is possible for the emperor 10
confer upon him.
Richard Croker is the latest accession 70
the ranks OF the amateur dog fanciers. ne
has entered al the coming 9essn rnTm "a q
named Pandora.
Early wiaowhood appears 70 be the sad
destiny of many members OF tne brlush
royaI family. The queen herself was MD
owed at a. the Empress Frederaek at e.
the Princess Beatrice at -.
John T. Harrington. an ex.Kenttlc khan.
now Judge advocate general OF the Cantor
MA rnilitia. Who il in Frankfort, Ky, lob
byfng for the Southern Pacinc. mas oeen
sued there for an old debt OF S,oH'
- s-onrraxsrnan W. NJ Cocker. OF Ten
nssses who sied few DAYS ago. was the
man who caught John Quincy Adams IN
his arms when Adams fell IN the eorrioor
of the capitol at Washington eiss sHofeiy
before his death.
Senator Wolcott Is described as looking
enough ike Olney 10 be MS brother. al
,housh he il much younger IN years than
The secretary They are OF ano9t tie sSfle
psya The SANE short neck and broad shout
As-z
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
A PoPULIsT ON FUSION.

The Democrats Of Seattle who are so
anxious TO fuse With tie Jordanite Popu-
lists at the sacrifice OF all principle for the
sake Of a share In the spells should know
what the genuine Popullsts think OF them.
d. NJ Angus. OF Prosser. IN letter 70 the
Populist organ Of Tacoma. denounces the
proposition to fuse with Democrats there
and says: THE Pops of Tacoma are not
SO anxious for Office as to throw their prin-
eipies into the vino press of the Demo-
cratic destruction. popullsts and CO.
workera IN the ranks for freedom. touch
not the unoiesn thing. called fusion. It
will damn 20 the lowest deaths OF destruc-
tioa any new party which allows even its
polluted breath 10 be blown to their siirec-
ton. March IN the middle OF the road
and do not be hywoga IN the state during
the struggle Of % What are a few paltry
Offices won on q uasSea platform, of right
and justice on the one hand. and musty
old myths on the other. compared TO the
influence it viii WELD against us next No
vemearg our party leaders n Yakima
county are OF different composition than
10 get Into the bitches on the rcadsi6e. We
we're offered fusion in ~. we have been
offered it in 's-ws wi have none OF II.
No true PopuliSt viii fuse"
n Is had enough to be Democrat. per-
haps. eat TO be held In contempt BY Pop
ulst - % stink about as low as an adherent
Of Thomas Jefferson could well get.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
GETTING READY FOR WORK.

The first meeting Of the executive com
nittee OF the Washington State Immigra-
ton Society was a success. in that every
member of the committee was present and
eager TO push the work inaugurated at the
recent convention. The committee pro-
poses to be a business body. and to attend
To ITS duties in a basiness-liks way. A
scheme Of action has been adopted, and IL
the people OF the state respond. as they
certainly will. there can be no doubt OF
on abundance of good being done through
this new movement.
The committee proposes to act in the in
tsrest Of the whole state. and the success
thar will attend its efforts will depend
largely upon the support 1t receives from
ali the people. IL has adopted the rule
not 20 incur dollar OF expense unless the
cash is on hand with which 10 pay. This
is a wise resolution, and one which will
enable the society 10 avoid disasters which
have heretofore oyertaken similar pre-
jects. The amount asked for. s20.0e. is
not more than the people of the state OF
Washington ought TO be willing to contrib
uts annually. aad II IL is expended In a
plain. sensible manner. 1t will unquestion-
ably be returned a thousand fold.
The immigration society has been or
ganized none too soon. Even now there
are signs of slight movement of home
seekers from the East. Already there has
been a great influx into the Southwest and
many more weil-to-do immigrants are
bound thither. portion OF whom might
easily be directed toward the Pacific
state organization. The westward move
has siackened within the past few years.
but IL has been but a temporary halt. The
great wave will again rush this way, and
no section can offer greater or more
tempting inducements to immigrants than
the state of Washington.
IL Is evident that the executive commit
tee OF the state society and the auxiliary
associations propose to work In accord
ance with such systematic plans as will
make their iahors effective. singly and
collectively. Already reports are coming
In from all parts % the state. indicating
that there viii be hSarty cooperation on
the part OF citizens generally in all sec
tons. and when the society Is convinced
that the people are behind it with encour-
agement. money and helpful words OF adj
vice. Its work cannot fail to be fun OF very
substantial profit to the state.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20
rug coMINo Of oTrAy.

Nothing In the humors of the presiaea-
tlal campaign has caused so much COM
ment as the announcement OF Quay's can
d{aacy. The friends OF Reed are claiming
that Quay Is emily in the Geld In order 70
hold the Pennsylvania delegation for him:
that Mckinley has many warm supporters
IN Pennsylvania and that there was no
other man IN Pennsy lvsnia than Quay v no
could hold the delegation solid Indeed. IL
Is said that the candidacy Was agreed
upon az meeting attended b. Ciarksen.
OF Iowa. Flat. cs New York. and Hobart.
of New Jersey. ara that Quay viii knew
snxly play stalkIng-horss for Reel "a
Pennsylvania. as Morton il unknowfnsIy
playing Il for him IN New York
All this Is PLAUSIBLE enough sns II WI hs
good play 20 make. As q gives tAs leaders
a hola upon three possibilities xav
nothing % Allison. II Morton "a elected
Flatt ana QUAY win. Il Reed IS elected
they win. Y Quay is elected they win.
But "a was 10 less plausible before Mr.
oaay declared that Ne was IN % win =.
Bat now comes NJ. Curtis. the famous
newspaper correspondent AZ washington
City. with the declaration that So far haek
As last October Mr, ?. : 3 HUNT told hin
:, ~as alz belief that casy would - can
estate Ter the nomination ana that ..es
Was rnore likely - head ire next Rapss-
rcan ticket than ANY - ths raen u--,ea
NJ. Curtis expressed tn-sesialsty, bat Re
SAWS thas Mr.. HUNT told bira thai IA VAS
never mere srrioss n RS HE. ~. sx.
planned thai there YEA ass5a4lee against
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20


Samuel HaAlock. OF Port HaEhcck' Is at
the Butler.
Ia. Croker, OF Everett. Is registered
at the Butler
Mr. and Mrs. W. Walker. o. Port Gam
RE are al f1s Butler.
Jchn ri. pdngias. an Insurance agent OF
New WhatcoEa. - at TIC AhiteF.
George O. Mcnamara postmaster al
Port Tssxnsend, is at the Butler.
A A. Richardson. boiea nan 81 VAN
cozsysr, h e. IS at the Northern
r. w. vale. United States poStofiiee IN
specto-. is registered a. tlse Northern irons
Portland.
j. Il. Yakey, prosecuting attorney Of
Kitsap county. IS registered al the Butter
from Sidney.
James Davidson. a big lgnscer dealer
from Michigan. accompanied Sy has wife,
IS at the Rsin3sr-CrsDo.
r Z Whftnsy Of Port EaoAocki I. -.
Sill OF Coupsville A r. AeSaane. q STs'-
homfSh. JAnas Morris. OF Tacoma. a<s-
Frank Duggan. % itsaAassy. AL iaEl1ef-
u1en, arrived at the ptEer last evening
John 3. Wright has been spFoiaied sen.
eral counsel for the Cedar Mountain Soai
Company. M Wright ssss3 81 law VITA
Andrew =. Ruriesgh. sn1 IL now ssta
Samuel H Piles. general cearss- i0E ine
Oregon Improvement Company.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-20

The Manitoba school question Is be-
coming more badly mixed than ever. The
Greenway government proposes 10 make
the schools absolutely secular This prop
osi,ion is bitterly opposed by both Protes-
tant and Catholic clergy. III there are
Catholic schools, there Is certain TO be-
great dissatisfaction among the lay Pro-
testants. and IL there are only Protestant
schools there is likely to be unrest among
the Catholics. To those who have watched
the success of the non-sectarian public
school system in the United States II will
seem that the solution offered by the
Greenway government is the only rational
one.