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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
May be Elected.

London, Aug. 1S.-The st. James
Gazette this afternoon, publishes col
umn leading article, pointing out that
Bryan's chances of election to the
presidency of the United States is not
hopeless, concluding with the remark
at is impossible to doubt that thou
sands of Americans will vote for Bry-
an and flee silver mainly because they
think it will mean deadly blow to
English capitalists and financiers, who
have sucked the gold from the country
and impoverished its artisans and
farmers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
A HOME THRUST.

The Union County Standard, an able
paper published at Westfeld, N. j.,
delivers this below
Mckinley and protection !" Since
silver was demonetized in 1873 this
country has passed through two panics,
one of them under high protection, and
both preceded by a contraction of the
currency. Deny it who dares This
country does not need Mckinley pro-
lection ; but it does need the restora-
ton of silver as primary money, as it
was before it was dethroned in 1878 at
the dictation of the money sharps of
Wall street who were traitors in the
war and today, having got the country
on the "gold basis" have withdrawn
gold from circulation with the result of
debt and bankruptcy for the people. 1t
is always safe to conclude that what
ever non producing Wall streeters want
the people should be against.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
STEWARDS DUPLEX SAFETY PINS

AS an investment, q building assooia-
ton is better than bank. They give
a higher interest and better security.
They are better than insurance policies,
because their benefits are enjoyed in
life; better than banks because they
can not fail, and better than other in
vestments because they are safer and
pay better profits. They encourage the
acquisition of individual homes and
tend to increase the prosperity of the
masses. New York Mail and Express.
SIX FER cent. couPonShareS ofthe
maturity vRiue of 800 each are
sold at $50 per share. Interest pay.
able Scmi-an@ua1y, on presentation
of maturing coupons. Investment
7vifhdra7Va6le at any time after SIX
months, on so days notice. Funds
secured BY a deposit, 7OitA the
TOnes6OrO BANKING and Trust
Company Of first mortgage real
estate securities an double the
amount, Security absolute. Income
sHre and so coH1enicnt TO collect. Il
pair of sharp scissors clips the
coupons, yomr NEAREST bank caSAes
ii. Good as geld. Write or see,
Tate L. Earnsst, Secretary, Mag
Hetic Building and Loan ASsocia-
tiOn, Johkson Cay, Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
CaSarrh Cured.

No remedy is as effectual in eradicating and
curing catarrh as Botanic Blood Balm, (B. B.
b. 1t purities and enricheS the blood, eimi-
mates microbes, bacteria, ETC., and builds VI
the system from the first dose. Thousands OF
cases Of catarrh have been cured by its magic
power, For all blood and skin diseases, it has
no eqaul. Buy the old reliable and long tested
remedy, and don't throw your money away or
substitutes, palmed on as lust as good" Buy
the old reliable Botanic Blood Balm. Price 81
per large bottle See advertisement in this
paper. For sale by druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

If inconsistencies were jewels John
G. Carlisle would possess an enviable
collection. Here is the latest from
Congressman Berry Gust before the
Chicago convention Carlisle said that
he felt satisfied that the free silver peo-
pie would control the convention and
make the platform. OF course do not
believe with them, but 1 am demo.
erat and will be for the democratic
ticket. This is what Carlisle told me. >
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

BRYAN's speech didn't please the
New York Sun. The Sun expected a
ford, sky-scraping, spread-eagle batch
of rubbish, but instead it was a clear,
emphatic, epigrammatic declaration of
principles backed up by argument that
the Sun can only answer with a scowl
and cry of 53-cent dollar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
For Representative :
w. w. DEVAULT.
MCKINLEY ON SILVER.

From a speech in the house of representatives
June "A, 1890. Congressional Record, Vol Il
Page 8, Al.
~ am for The largest use OF silver
In the currency of the country.
would not dIshonor 1t; would give
It equal credit and honor with gold
| would make no discrimination.
would utilize both metals as money
and dIscredlt neither. ! want the
double standard"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

The growth of the silver sentiment
in Washington, d. c., is of such gigan-
tic proportions that it is unsafe, from a
gold standpoint, to transact govern
ment business there on gold basis.
No less than a dozen of prominent gold
men, some of the cabinet officers, are
out for Bryan.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

MCKINLEY is reported to have said
that it was good deal better to open
the mills than the minis. If the Major
has as hard time opening the,mills as
he did his mouth, the American laborer
will be out of a job long time. Mack
is q quack.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

The following republican counties in
eastern Tennessee elected democratic
officers Washington a sheriff, Hawkins
trustee, Greene a trustee, Claiborne a
trustee and sheriff. SO it would seem
that when their money is to be handled
the people prefer that democrats should
do the handling.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

81 HAVE never at any time or under
any circumstances been in the employ
of any mine owners, individually or
collectively, directly or indirectly nor
have [ ever been in the employ of or
paid by any bimetallic league or associa-
ion.-Wm. J. Bryan under date of 18th.
The KnoxvilleJournal will please note
the above, as Mr.. Bryan will probably
not issue another denial for a week OF
so, and the Journal might forget.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
FOUR" TO ST. PAUL.

On account OF the Thirtieth Eneampment G.
A. R., at St Paul Mimi, Sept. to 4, the Big
-Four Route will sell tickets at ONE CENT per
mile from stations on its lines. Tickets good
going August 80 ana 81 and September good
returning until September l5 with privilege OF
extension until September 30, 1895. See nearest
agent for particulars as to routes. 634-2t
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

OLD Senator Wilson, of Massachu-
sets, said of the money question cit
will never be settled until the people
are arrayed ON the one side and the
bankers on the other side in contest
such as the world has never SEEM"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
NOTICE.
TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue OF the power vested in me by deed
of trust bearing date January 9th, 1893, l will
sell lots Nos. Is and 10, Carnegie addition, on
which is located the r. S Boyd brick block, for
cash in hand in bar OF the equity of redemp-
tion on the 18th day of September, 1895.
694-4t JAS. A. MARTIN. Trustee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
Book Agents, Attention

and Sewall, or Halstead's life of Mckinley and
Hobart We give the very largest commissions
We give you go in cash besides If you sell 100
books. We pay freights TO you. We give credit
We ship books promptly. Every Halstead or
Meteaf book sold in the country comes from
our place. We are headquarters Deal direct
with manufacturers. Books sold at 81. So Out
fits FREE. Send six cents for postage and
save eXpressage. L. +. McGREAL & BRO,
6S4-7t Philadelphia, Pa.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

BoURKE CooHRAN's speech in Madi-
son Square Garden in answer to Bryan
was evidently prepared to refute the
charges that Hanna had given him
$3.50, 900 for the campaign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

THE New York Sun thinks that Bryan
is trying to ape Lincoln. This is good
news, for if this government is ever
taken from the hands of the plutocrats
some man will have to initiate Lincoln
as o leader of the common people.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

Mr.. BRYAN is an ADLER man than Mr..
Mckinley He is better read and bet
ter informed upon public question than
the Ohio candidate. On the stump face
to face before the people Mckinley
would be whipped to death by the Ne
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

WHAT fearful condition of morals
must exist in this country when the
foremost minister, the great Talmage,
becomes an "anarchist"-i. e., favors
the cause of silver Here is what the
eminent divine says:
eff the silver people win, believe
there will be such revival in business,
such booming in industries, which
are now inactive, and such general
shaking up of commercial interests that
the country will be sure to prosper. :"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

WHEN John Sherman and Bourke
Cochran can find no argument in favor
of the gold standard, what can be ex-
pected of the Chattanooga Times and
the Memphis Scimitar !?
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

The following letter has recently ap-
peared in several of our exchanges
which are republican in politics, and,
if intended as a campaign effort, is
about the weakest stroke yet made.
Here is the letter
Elkhart, Ind, Aug. 1, 1896.
GENTLEMEN
To protect ourselves in time of panic
and financial distress-which we re-
gard as inevitable if the unexpected
should happen in November-we have
decided to add the following condition
to all contracts made for newspaper
advertising:
at is also agreed that should the free
silver candidate, Bryan, be elected. the
DIR. Miles Medical Company have the
privilege of cancelling this contract.
From this date contracts without this
clause will not be accepted.
Respectfully,
DIR. MILES MEDICAL Co.
For our republican brethren to &C
knowledge their gullibility by being
duped into giving free advertising
space to firm that isn't burdened
with correct business ideas or habitual
promptness, doesn't augur well for the
mental endowments supposed to be
possessed by successful newspaper
man. That it is a scheme of the DIR.
Miles Medical Co. to secure vast
amount of free advertising is too
palpable to require proof, else why
was this great protective letter sent to
republican papers only? The firm has
large number of contracts with dem
ocratic newspapers, including The
COMET, but this latter class was over
looked by DR.. Miles company in the
distribution of its letters, and the cause
is patent. Under the false guise of
portending dire financial calamity in
the almost certain event of Bryan's
election, they grasp the golden cord OF
sympathy attached to their gold-bug
allies and pull it for all it's worth.
If DIR. Miles medicines we're just as
represented and were placed before the
public on their merits, it would not be
necessary to resort to such questiona-
BILE methods or adopt such subterfuge
to secure public attention and prospec-
tive patronage.
In regard to DR.. Miles reservation
of contract rights, We desire to cay
that unless he is little more prompt
in meeting his obligations with The
COMET he need not be surprised if we
assert OUR right to cancel contracts
Bryan or no Bryan. Evidently the
DIR. Miles Medical Co. is suffering ter
ribly from an overdose of its "nervine. I"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

WHATEVER else can be said of John
Sherman and his speech, it can not be
denied that he is consistent. Sherman
has always been the Jesse James of the
goldbug crowd.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

The enormous sales of Sutherland's Eagle
Eye Salve is evidence Of the wonderful merits
Of this valuable ointment, put up so attractive
II in tubes and sold for Is cents
For sale by Mcfarland s Co., druggists.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

WE can't for the life of us see why a
Wall street mans daughter should have
a more royal bridal outfit than the
farmers daughter. y estfeld IN. j.
Standard,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

braska candidate. The private life of
Mr.. Bryan is as. pure as that of Mr..
Mckinley. He is poor man, and it
will be q poor mans campaign.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

BoURKE COCHRAN has the advantage
of Bryan in one particular nobody
will ever claim his speech.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

IT was cruel in Bryan to use some of
his old arguments, but any old thing
was all right for w, BOurke Cochran.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
For Electors by Districts

For Electors by Districts;
First-W. A. OWENS.
Second-H. HANNAH, of Roane:
Third. B. MADISON, of McMinnl
Fourth MCMILLAN, OF
Wilson.
Fifth. J. BEAN, of Moore.
SIXTH. w. RICE, of Stewart;
Seventh-E. E. ELSICK, of GILES,
Eighth. r. GILBERT, of Carol
NINTH. Z. JONES, of Weakley.
Tenth-N. w. BAPTIST, of Upton
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

THE extra session will give the re-
publican payers something to talk
about. They have exhausted the 3d.
cent dollar.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

THE difference between o silver mine
owner and gold mine owner is q
years.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

OLD "Per Diem" will get another
whack at the state of Tennessee.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
Here's What MIR. Gray Has to Say.

BROWNSVILLE, Tenn, June 10.
can not too strongly recommend
"Owen's Pink Mixture" for teething
children, and | never expect 90 do
without it, while the children are SUI
fering with the dreaded summer COM
plant while teething. john 7 GRAY.
Sold by all dealers, % and 80 cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20
A CASE OF NERyINE.

The following letter has recently APP
peared in several of our exchanges
which are republican in politics, and,
if intended as campaign effort, is
about the weakest stroke yet made.
Here is the letter
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1896-08-20

The finest Mineral Spring in Tennessee, wi
fine curative powers.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10

He was settin' on 4 shoe box at tn corner
NV tn street.
Chawin' plug terbacker an waitin' fer a
While he .squirted his terbacker juice at an
He saw an honest farmer come a-waIkfn.
So he histed up his britches. an he took an
An boldly waded inter him. an, this is what
"Can You tell me- my friend. why the chinch
1Y pug is eatin up your grain:
git so little rain?
Can yer tell re. plodding farmer, why the
army worms around?
Why tn tarnal weller sunlight is burnin' up
Can yer tell me why tn weavil, tn rust an.
Are eatin' up yer substance? Do yer know
Why tn price NV eggs an butter. oats an
Are aefa I an in Wheat the market am fye III.
passin' by?
1.-The reason why these dismal clouds cast
their shadders 'crost tn sun?
Why yer debts are gettin' bigger. as tn
seasons 90 and KUN?
TIL reason fer this trouble is plain enough
ter see,
It's that orful. fearful. nasty thing; tn
crime '73'
Tew be sure. yer didn't know it fer thirty
But it worked this orful havuc, it dealt
this deadly blow
TIL Gold Bugs down in Wall street under
Hav' gobbled up yer earnings in their
sixteen ,rf fo on n@n gi enre vout,s -,
pathic plan"
The farmer stopped and listened. tho II.
almost made him laf.
At the stupid senseless logic NV this whit
An his dander gan arisin' at this ever
lastin' bore,
An he kracked his heels together an he
shuk his fists an swore:
You must think us farmers hav' nuthin'
else to do
But stan aroun' an argify with such tarnaI
You'll lecislate the weavil. chinch bug an.
You'll resoIute the raindrop er know tn
reason why.
You'll upset tn laws NV natur. you'll change
tn seasons round.
You'll stop tn golden sunlight from shinin.
TIL law that fixes prices. you'n change it
jest fer fun
With comm NV tn silver sixteen tew one.
worth Jest twict as much
When melted By tn government an gfv'n
You'll bust up All tn railroads. shops. an
with s ;I hT;y nnnk siiv nonsense nv Won
silver eranks-
things we're all askew-
Some time about November in tn year Nv
That the same gang CIV fellers promised
another treat
you'd gin him dollar wheat
That he'd surely then be happy, an his
forum would be made
Eff he'd jest upset TIL tariff. vote fer Cleve-
land free trade
Now we don't pertend tn know much fer
we never had much show
But there is quite grist O. things that
even farmers know
They know when they've been lied to, an
taken fer a Ounce
An they're goin' tew be id keerfuI that
st Paul Pioneer Press
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
FARMER BROWNS DILEMMA.

We had public zieetin' in the schoolhouse
here last week
And Teller from the city was Invited down
to SPEAK.
He'd studied up the subject of finance In
every light
And claimed that he competent to
shoy. rs what right
He says his gx.:o'c banned country is a-goin'
straight to smash
Unless We get free coinage and increase our
stock of cashs
Hes fingered out a daisy scheme and claims
twill work immense
He wants to make our dollars COST us only
fifty cents
fed take flour bits of SILVER and would
run it through the mint
And stamp it pain lone dollar with the
governments imprint;
The mines would dump their silver and the
nation slick grease.
would grind out brand-new dollars at just
fifty cents apiece
That sounds all right: but since that night
somehow I've wondered
When / buy dollars for fifty cents who'll
take 'em for a hundred?
IF. s. r., in Chicago Times-Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10

cents per ounce, or 5000, 600, 600. And
strange to say, the larger part of this
own country In gold standard coun-
tries the commercial value OF
the silver coins in circulation would be
brought nearly to the gold standard.
double the value of SIP, 100000 IN sill
yer coins in Great Britain; $50O,OOOOOO
in France; S213, 600 in Germ INA
Italy: -$15.OOo.OOO in SwitzeEland; So
100000 in Greece; $155. 0OO; 600 in
Spain: $4,000, 900 in Portugal; $50; 0oo.-
the Netherlands; 81, 10000 in Sweden:
IS, 4OO.OOo in Denmark; $4,000, 600 in
Turkey; 100000 in Australia; $!5.-
Straits, besides S625. 900, 600 in this
country, and raise all this money near
ly to par with gold; and yet we are told
to join Mr.. Bryan and his supporters,
but even do not sympathlze with them
in this stupendous enterprise which would
add so much to their wealth, and in
a large degree relieve them from
the burden now resting upon them
of keeping their gold and silver coins at
par with each other in their circulation
But how would it work in the silver.
standard countries? This government
fat of ours would at one fell swooQs sub
n c double n the Rn value sf sd5 10
Mexico SS,00O.0 900 in the Central Ameri-
can states: S3O,0OO.000 in the South
American states, III
and S125, 100000 in China. and would at
the same time double all the private and
public debts of those countries, which
have been contracted on the silver basis.
But Mr.. Bryan's proposition is more far
reaching than that. He asserts that he
believes that this legislative fat on our
part would not only bring the silver now
in existence to par with gold at the
ratio of 16 to 1. but would keep it and
the future production there, although
doubling the price would hereafter
probably double the production.
In view of these facts is there any inn
propriety in inquiring how it is that we,
100000 strong, can affect the money
ute while the 1850 600. 900 cannot by
legislation affect us? And are the people
of Great Britain and continental Europe
and many millions of Americans to be
dubbed .'money-gra bbers' and pluto
Gratis" if they hesitate to believe that Mr..
Bryan has found and carries Aladdin's
Wonderful Lamp, and can produce these
stupendous results? And are the millions
of people in this country who have made
contracts and investments upon the pres
ent monetary standard, which is gold,
and which has been the standard at least
since 1879, and I think since 1884, to be
charged with being unreasonable when
they ask Mr.. Bryan to state explicitly
to their interests, but to the business of
the whole country, if his prediction as
to the rise in the price of silver should
not be fulfilled and the standard of ex-
change should suddenly be changed from
Il gold to n silver basis with no, or at
best slight advance in the commercial
value of silver bullion? j. L. Il. ,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-10-10
THE MODERN ALADDIN.
How Bryan Ignores the Experience
of This and Other Nations with
Free Coinage.

Mr.. Bryan states that he believes the
free coinage of silver, by our govern
ment alone, at the ratio of 1G to 1,
would raise the price of silver to 81 90
per ounce; and he never tires of alleg-
ing that our government is strong, and
rich and powerful enough to accomplish
this result without waiting or asking for
the cooperation of any other country
In making this prediction Mr.. Bryan
ignores the experience of this and other
nations of the world in regard to the
coinage of silver during the past 100
years; but waving that, let us see what
his proposition involves.
I presume it will be conceded by Mr.
Bryan and his adherents that the price
of silver bullion in this country cannot
be affected without at the same time
rise in the price will apply to all silver,
whether in bars or wares well as in
coin. throughout the world.
The figures 1 shall give. except those
1892 are all taken from a report SUBJ
mitted by Mr.. Voorhees,, free silver
advocate. on behalf of the finance com
mittee of the Senate. March ;. 1894.
which report is entitled "Coina &c Laws
of the United States from 1892 to 1891
with an Appendix Relating to Coins and
Currency; Fourth Edition, Revised and
Corrected to August /. 1894. Prepared
Under the Direction of the Committee -
According to that report, page 275.
the production of silver in the world
from 1893 TO 1892 amounted TO 1922
50I.1IG ounces. ard there has heen pro-
lt,ced since 1892 about 600. 0g3, 600
ounces in round numbers Add Ibis to
the other sum and we have 4 total of
& 129 5O1.716 ounces 1 have no .lata
showing the production of silver prior to
1893. and hence 1 cannot give .he Es
ures: but I think it may be safely as
srlmed that it amounted to as much as
the whole amount of silver that has been
lost or destroyed In order to he sura
that we are on The right side however.
LET us deduct 122.5O7.716 ohnces and
state the present supply of silver in its
various forms in the world at 5000
600 600 ounces. This is worth &c cents
nor ounce. or $50. OOO. 900 in the az
gregate. To this. according to Mr.
Pryan's opinion. the legislative fat of
our government alone would add 63