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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
Moving to Make IL Unanimous.

New York Sun: John Milton Thurs
ton Of Nebraska has introduced into the
senate, by request, a curious pension
bill, which was first exhibited by a Ne
braska member Of the house Of repre-
sentatives some five or six years ago.
1t proposes to pay to every negro born
In slavery a pension of from "a to SIS
a month, according to age, and gives to
every former slave more than 20 years
old $500 in cash. The author means
well, but his scheme is incomplete. He
ought to amend 1t by providing pen
sion for every negro born free; and
then, to prevent hard feelings and avoid
discrimination, he should have the gov
eminent pay a pension and a bonus to
every white man. Pension everybody.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
Totals .sl75. 5sS 27s s1s5. 421. 1o2

The difference between the totals, 1t
will be seen, is 1882, s26 This Is the
net saving" But il will also be OBJ
served that the difference between the
two appropriations is 10,225,7 59. That
Is, this house saves on pensions $751;
067 more than il saves on all six bills,
including the pension bill. 1t actually
votes away about s333,OOO more for
other purposes while saving" nearly
$40 900 on pensions This from the
party which borates the present ad-
ministration fol- saving on pensions is
particularly COOL.
II this is all the republicans can find
to brag OF at this stage of the proceed
ings how will 1t be when the session
comes to an end? Not one of these
bills has yet passed both houses, and
there is no telling how much any of
them will carry when II goes to the
president. 1t is an old trick for the
house to be economical on paper and
ask the people to believe that its wicked
partner. the senate, is to blame for all
the extravaganza.
Besides, the foregoing bills are ONLY
about half Of the whole number and
do not include those offering the best
openings for extravagance-thes undry
civil, the naval. the Notifications and
the rivers and harbors bills. These are
reserved, as usual, for the close of the
session-the time when the logrollers
and the men with jobs get in their eff
fective work with the conference COM
mittees. If the republicans can find
nothing but the pension bill to brag of |
at this stage where will they probably |
find themselves after the adjourn
ment?
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
DEAR VS.. CHEAP MONEY.
The People Getting an Insight Int
Mysteries Thereof.

The People Getting an Insight Int
Mysteries Thereof.
One Of the mysteries Of the present
situation is the fact that SO many an
parently intelligent and fair minded
Americans have permitted themselves
TO be blinded TO the real nature of the
financial issue. Americans are natu-
rally honest and in many cases their
judgments seem to have been COM
pietely warped by appeals to them In
the name Of honest money" It is to
be devoutly hoped that as the issue be-
comes more clearly defined they may be
able to grasp the fundamental truth
that money may be dishonest" by be-
Ing too dear" as well as by being too
cheap"
In every financial transaction there
are two sides. Dear money" IL good
money" to one side, but It Is frequently
ruin, and always injury to the other.
Let those who have been deluded by the
specious cry Of sound money" make a
note OF this. and they will have taken
an important step toward a correct So
luton Of the monetary question. Let
them then proceed to investigate how a
dollar that is appreciating-that is, in
ereasing In purchasing power-works
as between the monied classes and
those who are in debt or engaged In
production. Just little figuring will
give them ideas that they never had be-
lore. When they proceed In this way
they will soon discover the reason vhy
the money centers are 20 unanimously
against what they are pleased to term
cheap money" Dear money" gives
them an enormous advantage. It en-
riches them while they sleep. At the
same time the more the dollar grows I'm
value the harder 1t is for those to obtain
II VINO have to depend upon their own
sxeruons. This was the natural effect |
of demonetfzing one Of the precious |
metals and basing all values upon the
'ns which was retained. Hence the
~ OF distress and demand for relief
hat for more than twenty years has
gone up from the producing classes in
very country that has adopted the
Iold standard.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
MOVEMENTS OF SILVER Bull
LION.
Statistics on Shipments ~ Gathered By
British Authorities

Statistics on Shipments As Gathered b
British Authorities
London authorities on the movement
Of bullion estimate that shipments oil
silver to Asia in 1895 amounted to about
&c. 000. 900, a falling OF as compared with
recent years. On the other hand, ex-
ports to the continent Of Europe in
creased f2.5OO.OOO over the previous
year. Mexican dollars have been In
good demand all the year in the East,
and the price has closely followed that
Of bar silver. with a premium Of about
IL per cent In favor Of the coin. The
imports Of gold at London were largo
amounting to about csc, OOO, 900, includ-
ing FIJI, 450. 900 from the United States
Ito which, however. f3,275,OOO was
shipped. $500. 900 from South Africa,
and 1920. 900 from Australia, while In
dia and China shipped f3. 800, 900 to Lon
don.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
The Logical Candidate.

Chicago Chronicle: Senator Thurs-
ton is right. His eulogy of Mckinley
Is f1lsome in the extreme. but he "a
right in thinking that Mckinley is the
only logical candidate of his party. He
Is right because, as he says. McKin-
ley's is the 'one name which means
more than any other name upon the
great issue Of protection; the one name
which is attached to the most perfect
protective tariff law ever enacted nv
the congress Of the United States"
Not that Mckinley originated or
framed that most perfect" law. for he
did nothing Of the kind. He simnIv
handed the representatives of the sew
eral favored interests blank sbaets .,
paper and asked them to write what
tney pleased. What they wrote he and
his party associates enacted into Law
Mckinley himself was not the suthor
OF the law. He was merely one q, tho
puniishers- But his name is associates
win the law. and therefore he Is NJ.
party's logical candidate
His party long ago ceased IN ha .,
thing but the organized agent a, ~.
iaW-made and law-sustained ,oonono-
lists and licensed plunderers II h.
been nothing else since HAYES shsn
doned the southern republicans IN 1s71
from that time to this its business ha.
been to accumulate party fat by snr,ch
ing favored classes out Of the earn,ns,
OF the people. In the pursuit ., th,s
business IT has propitiated the s,,vs-
kings and thereby brought a disast-on.
panic upon the country. In the nn-
suit OF this business its orxan. snd
leaders have been lying about thu
causes OF the panic for two wear. A.
though they admitted the truth in The |
summer Of 1893. inc
MCKINLEY is Just the man ia, IN. |
party. he Is the Wiling tool Of -
nopoiy He really believes that the -
% make the people rich il to tar them |
enormously and force nine-tenths :,
hem to pay enormous tribute 70 The |
'ther one-tenth- &c doesn't kuov .nv
'etter. The benencisxies Of the spolis.
Ion system want Just such a dune H. |
ook after their interesfk
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
The Other Or Il Gored.

Minneapolis Tribune: Speaker Reeds
arbitrary methods, when they were d.
rected to keeping an obstreperous mi
nority In check, and to furthering re-
publican legislation, were accepted by
his colleagues as a necessity. But when
they are exercised over an overwhelm-
ing republican majority with the object
OF advancing the cars presidential as
pirations there are marked signs of re-
volt.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
GRINDING THEM DOWN
SAD CONDITION OF THE BRIT
ISH PRODUCERS.
Feresd to Gold STANDARD slavery "hhe
China. Japan and Mexico fo
Ahead ON n silver Basb-A Necessary
Conclusion to Il AL

The nearly ruined British agricultur-
list will not find much to dispel MS inei-
ancholy in the speechifying at tne
Farmers Club. The dominant note was
doleful throughout; prices have laiien
30 low that even a turn OF luck IN Que
branch or another makes very httie
difference on the whole. Thus, In tns
North Of England, where the harvest
was tolerably good and the hay crop
up to the average, "the price OF meat
was so low that II would not more than
pay the growth Of corn in the South.
II Ia the same dismal story all rouno'
as the chairman added that barley
wheat, oats and potatoes are selling al
so low a price as to be unremuneratiVe.
Clearly, therefore, the only chance OF
saving the industry from complete ruin
Is to adopt some means for so cheap
ening production as to leave margin
Of profit even at present prices. How
that can best be done rests with the
government to say. 1t has committed
itself to making the rescue OF agricul-
ture its first effort in parliament ana
judging from what ministers have let
drop from time to time. 1t may be taken
for granted that the fiscal burdens on
land and railway freights will be SUD-
stantially diminished. Even then, how
ever, II appears to be very doubtful
whether this salvage operation will,
by itself, accomplish its purpose. The
20 an-nnaTQfa
the lines suggested by Lord Winchilsea
and Lord Claude Hamilton at the late
conference. II the middleman could
only be swept away, thus allowing con-
sumner and producer to come into d.
rect touch, the agricultural problem
would be happily solved.-London
Graphic.
So 1t Is with agriculture everywhere
except In silver-standard countries. The
demonettzation of silver doubled the
value Of the unit by which all commod-
tiles are measured. At the same time It
threw the agriculturist In gold-standard
countries open to the competition of
those producing on the cheaper basis
Of silver. As retail prices did not fall 80
rapidly as wholesale. and as debts, tax-
IS and some other things have not been
at all, the result has been al |
most ruin to both the English and the |
American farmer The effect has not |
been quite so disastrous to the manu-
acturer, because more indirect and |
ardy, and in a measure he has been
bile to protect himself by combinations
md trusts. But he is now beginning
o feel II both directly and indirectly.
The building Of mills and factories In
dexico, India, China, and especially
apan, is a cold fact that he cannot ig-
ore. That the factories in those coun-
ries produce on a silver basis, is an
Their fact that cannot be denied. That
his gives those countries an advantage
exchange should be apparent TO
very business man who is not conn
letely blinded by his prejudices. These
lets being conceded, that the restora-
on Of silver Is the only true remedy.
q necessary conclusion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
4 Am an American"

Some men boastingly proclaim: &c
am Democrat and others, st am a Re
publican" When President Cleveland
talks Americanism our hearts joyfully
respond and we feel proud to say. 81
am an American"
1t must be exceedingly gratifying tc
every true American to find that our
president proposes to stand I'D and II
necessary fight for an American policy
the Monroe doctrine. 1t Is hardly q
part Of the law Of nations, but 1t Is a
good. sound American policy and we
can enforce 1t without going to war.
Now that the ice Is broken ESQ to
speak, and the president finds that we
can declare war without international
conference" and without England's
consent" perhaps he will progress in
Americanism until 1t is stalwart enough
to hold and maintain that we can coin
an American silver dollar without "a
conference" and without anybody's
consent"
AS long as England can control our
monetary policy Cas she does now) she
has no need to go to war with US to keen
US down and our producers in distress.
Over $4,000. 900 in gold went to England
to-day from our treasury by Schle-
heimer ct al. on paper, that calls for
coin" not gold remember, but simply
coin"
The president orders all these to be
paid In gold coin and so the silver IL left
Idle In the treasury and another bond
issue Is imminent to replace gold I'm thu
treasury and another ten-milion steal
INTO the private contract bond syndicate
composed Of Englishmen, English
Americans and the presidents late
partner Stetson.
More than 100 years ago we declared
our political independence and By
seven years war established Il. Tina
and again we have declared our conn
mercial Independence by tariff. almost
prohibitory, without even a suggestion
Oh conference" And now we have nro-
claimed distinctly to the world the Mon
roe doctrine. But can we maintain tas
Monroe doctrine II we allow England
70 dictate our monetary policy, do Won
lhinkE No, we can have no real indie
'endenee In any respect unless we have
mo control our own monetary system
and money supply. Independence An
mat respect is the one thing we need |
mo must have or all else comes to
iausnt PERRY PRENTIss.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
Booms for Trading Purpose. Only.

New York World: The skirmish line
Of the st. Louis convention has already
been thrown out. In addition to the
four serious candidates, Mckinley. AL
lison, Reed and Morton, the state re-
publican machines are discovering
favorite sons and taking" booms for
them. The list Of bogus or mushroom
candidates already includes Cullom OF
Illinois, Davis Of Minnesota. Bradley Of
Kentucky, Henderson of Nebraska and
Alger of Michigan. There is no serious
danger Of any of these more or less
eminent statesmen getting in reach of
the nomination. Their booms are in
tended solely for trading purposes.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
Trying to Break Reed. Reserve

Philadelphia Record: Some forty re-
publican members Of the house Of rep
resentatives who are persuaded that
Speaker Reeds do-nothing policy has
been inspired less by patriotic consider
atoms than by desire to promote the
safety Of his presidential boom, have
held several conferences recently with
view Of initiating a movement which
shall compel him to take a stand on the
issues Of the day.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Atlanta Journal: The protectionists
and free silverites in both the democra-
tic and republican parties show an in
creasing disposition to flock together.
BY all means they should do so. Their
ideas of the functions and power of the
government and Of the rights Of the
masses Of the people are identical and
1t would be happy thing for the coun-
try IL we could huddle them together
and smash them at once.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
VOICE OF OUR PRESS ALL OVER
THE NATION.
The sham Battle Nonsense OF the Re-
pabIIcaa Cres shown Up - The Real
Record Being Made BY the Present
Congrss-soms Striking Figures

Chicago Chronicle: Nation saves
money. Republican congress effects an
economy Of 100000 Makes Q re-
form record" With these words In its
loudest type a local republican organ
heads a special telegram from Wash
ington.
Let II be borne In mind that this
party which is said to have effected an
economy Of SO. 600, 900 through its rep
resentatives In congress Processes TO
be the only fast friend OF the veteran OF
the union army. It processes to be the
party which is the refuge and the
strong defense Of the pensioner. Its
organs and its talking agents have been
denouncing the present administration
with more than quinine bitterness for
purging the pension rolls and In that
way effecting a saving in the public
expenditures. With unbounded feroc-
ity they have assailed the secretary OF
the interior and the commissioner OF
pensions as the implacable enemies OF
those who laid down their arms and
legs and other portions of their anato-.
my in defense Of their country.
Bearing these things in mind, let us
see how this republican congress has
saved 100000 before 1t is half
through voting away money for its
first session. The house has passed five
bills thus far and the
which they carry. according to
the special telegram referred to, are as
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Having paid his money to he q RAJ,
editor. Mr.. Astor undoubtedly mas just
cause for complaint. and we are plessed
% see that he intends to get his moneys
worth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Il appears to be the fate of every I'm.
trinslcally good movement IN our day
that Il has to run the risk of becomin,
. lad We are face to face with vhs,
may Be called q municipal extension
fad- Every city In the union b hent
upon swallowing its blanket. like tho
sceenfrie boa constructor. The real
problem before most OF our American
cities e not how to spread them ont
thinner. but how to govern them h.tts-
4 q net more territory that they nsea
but more wisdom to make the noet ~
nhst they have.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
A Sore

two inches across formed and in wall:
to favor it / sprained my ankle. TS..
became worse; could not put NV ~
on and thought i should have to S,,.N
at every step. / could not get apv "a,
and had to stop work. Tread Of eu,.s
q similar case by Hoods sarsapsriTl, -,
concluded to try it. Before had d.
ell Of two bottles the sore had hsalad :,
the swelling had gone down. Nv
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
Bearing. IN. s,...

Let the United States keep all Il. sil.
yer at home, and there viii soon come
q scramble for that metal. But 80 Ions
as Uncle Sam. the principal silver uro-
Queer OF the world. bears his stock. hov
can ne expect the big nations to bull
itf-Peoria Journal. - SO4'
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

The bimetallic system existed I'm th,.
country rom 1913 to 1873 and ON,
mints were open free to both gold ana
silver. and all over the world our sSl-
Yer was accepted at about $40 ney
ounce. But for the combined essor,
Of me money ioaners. the bond deals,s
M me gold syndicate who souehe ~
m,xe money dearer BY establishIn1 az
seio standard. that would be ,hs -. -
''u-cieSeiand PialndeaIer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
A ConsIdernbl. nin.,.n..

Nashville American: In 1892 the Nc.
kinley tariff was the law Of the land,
and our manufactures exported
amounted to one-sixth Of the total ex-
ports In 1895 the Wilson tariff was
the law Of the land. and our manufae-
lures exported amounted to one-fourtb
Of the total exports.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

VIII Prior, who eloped with a girl
ON twelve hours acquaintance, may
properly be said to have been as pre-
Vious as his name indicates.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
Quay No. =. D.nr.rou. .. msK,,,.,

Ne Mckinley.
Davenport Democrat: People have
been holding their breath and wonder
ing where Matt Quay was going to come
In In the republican scramble. Now
they fnd out But even Quay would
not be as detrimental to the fortunes of
the United States as McKinleyism of
the genuine stamp, such as we had .
little while ago.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14
Plain spe.kinr p.n.na.A

St Louis Post-Dispatch: For oncs
me country should be given national
platforms the meaning Of which can
not possibly be mistaken by the dulle.t
minds. The straddles Of the past have
been Wearisome and disgusting. Lat
every party speak plainly to the people
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Tne Valkyrie is for sale and can he
nao Tor what her sails cost. Even at
mat her notoriety will prevent anv
great rush of would-be purchasers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

A temperance banquet was given to
tne mayor OF Southport, England. re-
Gently. at which the drinks were oranes
champagne. ginger champagne lemon
ade, ginger ale. gingerette, waterine
and coffee. .-e
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Es-ss.s,s - sas E.pubsl,... r.-sx.
New York Times: It-is not xfthort
pleasure that the impartial Observe
recognizes that II il to the republican
party that the senate owes its present
eesradatien. and IT is to the republican
party that the degraded senate cfrers
its Greatest political Incubus ana dan
ser.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

II has long been conceded that
money talks. but never was n MOI
eloquent Of patriotism and loyalty than
when offered for the purchase Of our
new national bonds.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Another dead line has been drawn
across Cuba by Gen. Marin ana En-
insurgents are breaking across 1t lust
= mas been their habit In the last
spain Is asked for more troops
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

When Mrs. Chang looks over her
Loo dresses II must be bitter thought
to her that her husband is without q
yellow Jacket.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

We are able to announce that the
women are still In Washington, n spite
OF the declaration of Senator Hill to the
ehect that they ought to 90.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

TAree times as many American horses
nave been sold In England this year
e. we're called for In 1894. and the,
average price at the ports Of shipmep,
has been SIS. They are used chiesv for
dranght In London. ~
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Aetty Green is suing two CHICAGO
men Tor selling soil from her farm.
aetty Is bound that nothing capable of
Deing turned into dust will escane her
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Every time they discover a Rold min.
N georgia somebody starts a news
paper on the spot This is wise for :,
seneraiiy takes irst-elass gold mir
b. r,ln one.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Abusing Bayard and Neglscting It's Duty.
Louisville Courier-Journal: Con-
gress occupies its time in a partisan
effort to censure Mr.. Bayard for ex-
pressing an opinion not shared by a
majority of congress and in instructing
the nations Of the earth as to their
duty, meanwhile neglecting its own
duty to afford the people OF the United
States the sadly needed relief which It
is In the power Of congress alone to az
ford
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

1t is evident that the queen can say
nothing as gracefully as any OF her
trained diplomats, and say it In just as
many words.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

The politician never begins to tall
about rising above party" until after
his party has quit electing him to Of
dee.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Owing to the fact that the Turks are
experiencing a feeling of lassitude the
sultan has decided to grant amnesty to
the Armenians.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Very courteous burglars they have in
Indiana. When they called on Gov
matthew's they left their cards. bu,
that was about all they did leave
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

Portraits of Emperor William can
now BE- had for half price in London.
This should be lesson to unruly grand
children.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

or course there may be an aldermanic
ethical standard. but II there Is the
average man would have to stoop over
70 reach II.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

While the sultan and Queen Victoria
are writing pleasant letters to each
other 1t is perilous for any one to even
feed the oppressed Armenians.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

The man who tells you he has see:
better days has undoubtedly expert
enced worse nights.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-03-14

We can't afford to 60 to war witt
England. 1t wouldn't do. What should
We do with our heiresses?