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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
MIXING OIL AND WATER.
Gold Standard Democrats, Republl-
cans and Populists to Fuse in
Texas

Fort Worth Tex, Sept. 9.-Up to 1
o'clock this afternoon the Republican
state convention had not been able to
organize for work, and it is evident
that the permanent Organizat ton will
not be effected before night.
An immense crowd packed the city
hall this morning and the confusion
and disorder was so great that the hall
had to be cleared of all but delegates.
There seems to be no doubt that there
will be fusion with Populists and gold
standard Democrats. The Republican
national committee has representatives
here working in that interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

Republicans on sober second thought
were more than ever convinced of the
correctness of their views. I believe
that is the case not only in this state
but in other states also and I think the
silver sentiment is strengthening and
hardening everywhere.
Silver clubs are being organized
every day in the state. There was one
organized at my home Peabody last
night. 1t starts with two hundred and
seventy-three charter members. They
have elected w. H. Calbech, president,
and 7. A. Slaymaker secretary"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
Not DR.. Minnev,s Office.

TO the Editor Of The State Journal.
In yesterday evenings Journal it IS
reported that the joint in 712 Kansas
avenue was ordered closed. I feel sure
fee occupies the whole floor and is
open to my patients and the public.
There is no room for a joint and from
the nature of our business, which re-
quires a clear eye and a steady hand,
we could not patronize such an instf-
tuition if it was so convenient as repre-
sented.
Respectfully,
J. e. MINNEY,
712 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
neath of ]. d. Beronius.

J. T. Beronius of Kansas City, No,
son of A. v. Beronius of TIC Polk street,
this city, died at Kansas City Monday
night of typhoid fever. He had been
sick but thirteen days. He leaves q
wife and one son. For several years he
has been employed as shipping clerk
for the Kansas City Paper company
The remains were brought to this city
this morning. The funeral services
will be held at the residence Of A v
Beronius, 716 Polk street, tomorrow
morning at Il O'Clock. The interment
will take place in the Topeka ceme-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
HENRY B. PAYNE DEAD
One of the Richest Men in Ohio Passes
Away.

Cleveland, o., Sept. 9-Ex-United
States Senator Henry B. Payne died
this morning at 9 o'clock at his home
595 Euclid avenue. His death was due
to a stroke of paralysis, with which he
was stricken a few days ago.
His son, Colonel Oliver B. Payne of
New York, and his daughter, Mrs.
Chas. w. Bingham, the only surviving
members of his family. were at his
bedside when he passed away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
BIG BANK FAILURE.
Union National Bank of New Orleans
Suspends.

New Orleans, La, Sept. 9.-At II
o'clock today the failure of the Union
National bank was announced. Stephen
Chataron is president of the bank. It's
capital stock is $780, 600 and it claimed
to have besides a surplus of $4,000
The bank failed to clear this morning.
It's doors were opened for a short time
but closed at 10 o'clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
western Union Dividend.

New York, Sept. 9--The directors of
the Western Union Telegraph company
have declared the regular quarterly
dividend of IL per cent, payable Octo-
Der Is. Transfer books close September
49, The statement for the quarter end
ing September go estimated, net reve-
nues, 81, 500 OOO interest on bonds and
sinking fund, s243, 5O0 balance. 81. 1885,
500; dividend of IL per cent, 81, ,191, $50;
surplus for the quarter, S164, $40.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
matters Council win Act On.

At the council meeting tonight Coun-
Gilman Roundtree will ask that bridge
be built across the cut at Eighteenth
and Kansas avenue. The cut acts as
q drain for Walnut Grove and grows
deeper with every rain. 1t is fast be-
coming dangerous, and hence the de-
mand for a bridge. Councilman Nettels'
new garbage ordinance may be dis
Dosed OF tonight Political influences
may prevent its passage, for it would
disp1ace four sanitary officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
Death Of Luther Palmer.

Luther Palmer, aged IS years, died of
pneumonia at his home near Meriden
this morning. He leaves a wife, three
daughters and two sons. The remains
will be brought to Topeka and the fun
eraI services held at the residnece of
the deceased's sister, Mrs. R. A. Rand
lett, 700 Jefferson street. tomorrow at 2
o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
Bicvclers. AttentionI

All those who are interested or will
participate in the Bicycle Parade on
Tuesday evening, September 29th, dur
ing the Reunion and Festival are re-
quested to meet at the city council
chamber, corner Seventh and Kansas
avenue on Friday, September 11th, at
D. m J. B. DONCYSON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
TO BUY MACKINAC.
With the Intention of Making an
American Monte Carlo.

nah and David Holg, wealthy Chica-
goans, are, it is stated, endeaVoring to
purchase Mackinac island at the
northern end of Lake Michigan
tt is said to be their intention to
spend half a million dollars or more to
make the resort similar to Monte
Carlo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

It's the new $40 Grand Trunk rail-
way system train for New York over
the Lehigh Valley railway. No extra
charge is made for unusual comfort as
the traveller is supposed to be entitled
to the best that goes He certainly gets
it over this route l. R Morrow, city
ticket agent, 1OS Clark street, Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
Snow in Rhode roland.

Narragansett Pier, Sept. 9-The worst
storm of the season, accompanied by
snow and sleet, has ragged all day. The
surf is higher than since the spring
storms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09
An Arm Disloeated.

Mrs. Frank Cox, residing on Klein
street between Third and Fourth
streets. was thrown from a wagon while
driving on Lake street yesterday art
ernoon and sustained a dislocation Of
the right arm at the elbow and a NUM-
Der of severe bruises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-09

Charles s. Gleed and family return~
ed last evening from New York.
The bee., 1896-09-17
Demonetizing Horses.

What has been the matter OF late
with the horse1 He can pull just
as much and eats no more There
are horse races now just the same
as before, and men stand arou nd
the speed rings in the hot sun and
jabber and lie and swear just as
they always did. And they pat
winning horses on the neck and
kick losing jockeys just the same
as they always did. And they go
out to one side and squirt tobacco
juice into the Jimson weeds and
put up jobs on each other as they
always did. Why then the deca-
dence OF the horse1
The following statistics show the
humber of horses and their value
in the United States for the years
named;
The bee., 1896-09-17
Thinks Bryan Is Doomed.

Mary Yellen Lease while riding
on the train between Topeka and
Kansas City INDUCED in a little
prophesying TO a correspond
ent. She said:
"When the historian of the fu-
ture writes the story of this cam
paign he will assign two principal
causes for the defeat of William
Jennings Bryan. The first will be
David b. Hill, Of New York, and
the second, Hoke Smith of Geor-
gia. Hill has no use for Bryan or
free silver and his support of Bry-
an is actuated by purely selfish
motives. II Bryan Is elected he
hopes to control the Federal pat
ronage of the State Of New York.
Sincere reformers will not coun
tenance this open trafficking in
Government Offices and many of
them will vote against Bryan or
not vote at all.
"Hoke Smiths apparent support
OF the ticket will lose to il thous-
ands OF the votes of old soldiers.
and in Kansas alone this influence
will cost the cause of free silver
10, 900 votes. When Smith re.
signed his position in Cleveland's
cabinet for the ostensible purpose
of aiding Bryan and Sewall he did
SO at the instance of the gold bug
plutocracy, knowing we'll that his
influence would contribute largely
to the defeat of the cause which he
processes 10 champion"
Mrs. Lease does not have much
hope for the election Of Bryan. In
fact, she admits that he is doomed
to certain defeat. He is journey
ing to the West and gong down
with the sun.
The bee., 1896-09-17
Bimetallism.

Is the United States a bimetallic
countryl Yes, practically. Whyr
Because it has the dollar as its
unit of value, and gold as the
standard OF value and limits the
coinage of silver to an amount that
can be redeemed in gold. And
every dollar, either OF silver or pa
per, being maintained equal to a
gold dollar can be exchanged for
il at any time under the present
law. Since 1873 we have used
over $500, 900, 600 in silver and sill
yer certificates.
The partisan free silver club
OF Louisville recognizes the effect
that the wild theory would produce
(that of driving all our gold abroad
and substituting silver monome'
tallism) by the following declara
ton defining their idea OF bimetal
lsm:
ave believe that all the benefit:
OF bimetallism will be reached i
Oae-AaV of tie wOyi9 uses geld onl,
and the ether AaU OF the worlc
uses siIVsy only THIS is, in fact
the oaiy bimetallism the world ha'
syey ksowH, 10 any large extent,
The bee., 1896-09-17
What Stewart rleant by Gold.

The white. haired milIionaire
from Nevada changed his views
10 sut his pooketbook Senator
Stewart said in 1874;
nGold has made the world re.
speet IL The English people once
Thought thev could get along with.
out Gold for a while but tbev had
TO GO back To IT, do not
care how much Won discuss il or
how MANY resolutions YOU pass:
thev do not make any difference:
YOU must come 10 the same con.
clus;on that all peonle bave--that
gold ,s recognized as the universal
standard of value. II is
idle to talk about compromising on
any other measure of value; the
world will not accept itA. The
wheat will be measured from the
same standnrd-pold-in Illinois
as il Is in Liverpool, and any man
can figure il. IL was a lat
he party in England once, but
il grew wonderfully. IL has been
The bee., 1896-09-17
Business Prosperity Unnecessary
According TO Bryan.

Addressing those whom he calls
"the peasantry," Bryan said al
know a banker in Buffalo who wrote
an article the other day in which
he said that upon the success of
the business men depended the
success of the laborer and farmer.
Think of that. There is not per
son in this audience who would
make that mistake"
Wage earners should be shown
that the only persons that can pos
sibly reap any benefit from the
votes of working men for 5o-cent
dollars are office-seekers, owners
of silver stocks and spectators
who make money from the mislor-
tunes of others.
The wage Garner should observe
one thing. Some are trying to
make this campaign OF sentiment,
but it is no such thing. Those
who appeal to the prejudices and
feelings Of the voter forget that
the question before the country is
simply one of cold business.
If the business men belive
protection and sound money
favor their efforts they will invest
their money and try to make it earn
fair interest in case such policy
is declared for by the voters,
and if the voters declare
against this they will put the
money in the banks and keep it
there. The labor will be unem-
ployed and the workers viii. suffer.
The process of shifting from the
the gold to the silver basis would
be disastrous to the toilers of the
country, and this fact should be
impressed upon their minds.
The bee., 1896-09-17
In this contest, patriotism is

In this contest, patriotism is
above party and national
honor, is dearerthan any party
name. The currency and
credit of the government are
good now and must be kept
good forever. What we want
is a sound policy, financial
and industrial, which will give
courage and confidence to all,
for when that is done, the
money now unemployed be
cause of fear for the future
and lack of confidence in in
vestment will quickly appear
in the channels of trade.
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
The bee., 1896-09-17
Must Preserve Our Credit.

Credit plays a great part in the
silver question. lfyour merchants
buy goods from England, you will
find that credit amounts TO great
deal, and on a silver basis we will
pay big sum for this
credit, This is why mer-
chants do not want silver basis.
They say. that on a silver basis you
will scale down our debt one half,
Would you do it, and deprive the
man you owe OF one.half of what
you owe him1 Shall the nation
do it1
81 say no, and not from senti-
ment do | make this statement, but
from selfish reason. We must
preserve our credit in the world,
and il we adopt silver basis we
will ruin it the world over. We
want no silver basis to help us out
OF these hard times, because the
silver basis is dishonorable. Dis
trust brought on these hard times
in 1893, and hard times will last
until we turn down these Silverites
aud when we settle this thing for
good and all in November we will
hear no more of hard times"
THOMAS b. REID,
The bee., 1896-09-17
Mexican Dollars for Sale.

| am prepared to furnish Mexi-
can dollars at the market price,
(now 81 cents each), to all advo-
Gates of Free and Unlimited Coin.
age of Silver, in an quantity, from
one piece to car load lots. Cash or
certified New York exchange must
accompany all orders, Car load
lots, OF twelve tons, contain up
Nlrds OF four hundred thousand
Mexican dollars.
These Mexican dollars contain
more silver than the standard dol
lar OF the United States. One
hundred OF these dollars Qor sale
to-day at s4 dollars) will coin IoI
Bryan dollars and pay wages and
debts to that amount.
Buy now and make 81 per cent OF
your money.
HENRY BoURLAND,
Earlinglon, KY
The bee., 1896-09-17

Ignorance and design are pro.
ductive of much mischief. The
former is the tool OF the latter, and
is often set to work suddenly and
unexpectedly. In word, the me-
cessity arising from want of spe-
Gle is represented as greater than
it really is. contend that it is
by the substance, not with shad-
ow OF thing, we are to be bene-
fitted.
Depreciation keeps pace with
the quantity Of the emission, and
articles for which It is changed rise
in a greater ratio than the sinking
value OF the money. Where then
is the farmer, the artisan benehteds
The debtor may be, because, as ]
have observed, he gives the shad-
ow,in lieu OF the substance; and, in
proportion to his gain, the creditor
OF the body polite suffers, Whether
il be a legal tender or not, it will,
as has been observed very truly,
leave no alternative. 1t must be
that or nothing, An evil equally
great is the. door it Immediately
opens for speculation, by which the
least designing and perhaps the
most valuable part OF the commun'
ity are preyed upon by the more
knowing; ana crafty spectators
shall therefore only observe that
SO many people have suffered by
former emissions that, like a burnt
child who breads the fire, no per
son will touch il who can possibly
avoid IT. The natural consequence
OF which will be that the specie
which remains unsupported viii be
instantly locked up"
GEoRoE WAsHIaoToN.
The bee., 1896-09-17
Democratic Doctrine.

The proportion between the
values of gold and silver is a
mercantile problem alto
gether. Just prin-
ciples will lead us to disregard
legal proportions altogether;
to inquire into the market
price of gold in the several
countries with which we shall
principally be connected in
commerce, and to take an
average from them. A COM
mission should. therefore be
appointed to inquire what are
the proportions between the
values of fine gold and fine
silver at the markets of the
several countries with which
we are or probably may be
connected in commerce, and
what would be a p.oper pro
portion here, having regard to
the average of their values at
those markets, and to other
circumstances, and the coin
age of gold and silver at our
mints should be at the ratio
thus determined.
THOMAS JEFFERSON.
The bee., 1896-09-17
Why the Farmers Prices are Low.

The farmers market is at home.
Ii his prices are below the average
1t is because his home market is a
poor one. In it he sells thirds
of his wheat, 81 per cent. of his
corn and -tenths OF his meat
and pork, nearly a third of his
cotton, a quarter OF his tobacco,
and practically all of his hay, wool,
fruit, fowl and dairy products.
Farm prices. as whole, and taken
decade by decade, fall when the
supply all over the world is in
creased; but tall below the aver
age, such as exists now, is, due and
due solely to poor home market.
The farms, dairys, and stock
ranches engage 8, ,384,IIa persons
IN work. In trade, manufacturing
and mechanical professional and
other work there are I4,354,e58
engaged These latter persons
consume the product OF the farmer.
If they have plenty of work they
have money to spend and the
the farmers market is good. A
careful and statistical estimate
shows that between 8, 900, 900 and
9, 900, 900 of these wage earners
have had their ability to buy re-
duced by these hard time3. AS
they could not buy as much the
surplus became greater.
Efforts being made to sell when
no demand existed prices fell. In
1892 this country took $50, 900, 900
bushels of the wheat crcp, and
consumed 1000, 900, 900 bushels
of corn. But in 1895 although
there were at least 5000, 900 more
people they only used 3I6, 900, 900
bushels of wheat and /, 400, 900, 600
bushels of corn. And other pro-
ducts of the farm and DAIRY shows
a similar decline of consumption.
The farmer is suffering from idle
mllls, mines and furnaces, not from
idle mints. Restore confidence,
not an obsolete coinage act and
timid capital will emerge from Sc
clusion and demonstrate the re-
dundency of the currency.
The bee., 1896-09-17
DANIEL WEBSTER.

al don't believe that you can
legislate up the value OF anything
any more than | believe you can
make generals heroes by legisla-
ton. The Continental Congress
tried legislating value up even by
resorts to penalties, but the mex
orable laws OF trade, as independ-
ent as the law Of gravltation, kept
them down. ! do believe you can
legislate a value down, and that
you can do it by attempting to leg.
islate it up."--Roscoe Conkling,
February 4, 1862.
The bee., 1896-09-17

Here is what "The Detroit Trib.
une," one of the foremost free sll-
verjournals of the country, says;
1t is the contention OF rational
defenders OF free coinage that it
aUOKld not raise silver to parity at
the existing ratio, and upon that
fact they base chiefly their claim
that free coinage will bring relief.
We insist that free coinage is a
gOoI INing. because under it the
dollar as al pysSeaf <rpyeSSed by 23. q
grains of gold metal tOiH disa1peay
at once and never return to oppress
us.
Mr.. Bryan says: "We contend
that free and unlimited silver coin
age by the United States alone will
raise the bullion value OF silver to
its coinage value and thus make
silver bullion worth Stag per
ounce in gold throughout the
world.
The bee., 1896-09-17
Republican Doctrine.

The American people hold
the financial honor Of our Gov
ernment as sacred as our flag.
The money of the United
States and every kind and
form of it, whether Of paper,
silver or gold, must be as good
as the best in the world.
The dollar paid to the far
mer. the wage Garner and the
pensioner must continue for
ever equal in purchasing and
debt-paying power to the dol
lar paid to any Government
creditor.
WILLIAM McKINI Ey.
The bee., 1896-09-17

The question before Congress
is, whether il is now safe and ex-
pedient to offer free coinage to the
the silver dollar OF 4I2H grains,
with the mints OF the Latin Union
closed, and Germany not permit.
ting silver to be coined as money.
At current rates OF silver the
free coinage OF dollar containg
4I2K grams, worth in gold about
ninety-two cents, gives an Wsgih-
mate Proffto the owner OF the bull
lion, enabling him to take ninety
two cents worth OF it to the mint
and get it stamped as coin, and
force his neiehbor to take il Tor q
full dollar. This is an undue and
unfair advantage which the Gov
ernment has no right to give 70 the
owners OF silver bullion, and which
deirauds the man who'scss, y, saa a.. ds, ,'-
aake the.fs'sSE asioa Ben &.
RcoiBe h'n6' ~
The bee., 1896-09-17
WILLIAM McKINr Ey.

"GoLD is the one standard
OF value among all enlightened
commercial nations. An hon
est dollar worth 100 cents
everywhere, cannot be coined
out Of So cents worth of silver,
plus a legislative fiat.
GARRET A. HoBARl. .pr
The bee., 1896-09-17
THOMAS JEFFERSON.

In case free coinage Of silver
should be established in this coun-
try, / presume insurance compa-
nies and all other institutions
would continue to make their pay
ments by checks and drafts on
banks, as heretofore; but, in my
opinion, the whole volume OF our
currency would sink at once to the
silver basis, and these checks and
drafts would be paid in silver dol
lars or their equivalent, instead OF
gold or im Equivalent, as is now
the Cur w J. G, CARLISLE.
The bee., 1896-09-17
IT is a fundamental princi-

1T is a fundamental prlnCl-
pie in coinage, recognized and
followed by all the statesmen
of America in the past. and
never yet safely departed
from, that there can be only
one basis upon which gold and
silver can be concurrently
coined as money, and that
basis is equality, not in weight
but in the commercial value
of metal contained in the re-
spectiye coins.
GARRETT A. HOBART.
The bee., 1896-09-17
GARREr A. HoBAkl.

A disordered currency is fatal to
industry, frugality and economy.
Itfosters the spirit Of speculation
aud extravagance.
It's the most efiectual Of inven-
tions to ier,ilize the rich mans
fields with the sweat OF the poor
mans brow.
DANIEL WEBSTER.
The bee., 1896-09-17
"Restore Silver to Its Position
Prior to the Crime of '73."

In the Washington vaults now,
there are 10, 600 tons OF silver the
Government has bought in the way
of "demonetizing" the white met
al. 1t would take more than 500
freight cars to transport this money
metal we have purchased in the
hope of securing bimetallism.
Fancy such a procession crossing
The continent and dumping the
load where it came from.
The bee., 1896-09-17
q Predicts Democracy's
Destruction.

20 thing | know. Forces
are at work which certainly
mean the complete turning back Of
this hands on the dial of Democ
racy and the destruction of party
hopes. Our Southern friends, if
they persist, will be left alone with
their free coinage heresy The
danger IS that another Southern
idea and charge of heedlessness
for the public safety on the hnan-
cial question will do service in the
place of memories of the Civil
War. GROVER CLEVELAND.
The bee., 1896-09-17

Itis a mistake to suppose that
night air in towns is unhealthy. In
most cases it is purer between ten
at night and six in the morning
than any other part OF the twenty
four hours. IL is beneficial to sleep
with the window open four inches
from the top, and the door tightly
closed.