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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
Republican Meetings.
Private j. M. DalzelI.
of Ohio.
AT AUDUBON,
October 81. 7:3O %. m.
H. w. HANNA-ASMUS BOYSEN

H. w. HANNA-ASMUS BOYSEN
At District No. 4, Greeley. Monday,
October 26.
At District No, 6, Douglas, Tuesday,
October q.
At District No. /. Melville, Wednes-
day, October %.
At District No. 8, Hamlin, Thursday,
October 20.
At Cameron Center, Friday, Oct, 30.
At Sharon Center, Saturday, Oct. 81.
HON. SILAS WILSON
At Melville Center, Thursday, Oct. %.
AT Viola Center. Friday, Oct. 80.
At District No. /, Oaktield, Wednes-
day, Oct. %.
THEO. +. MYERS
At District No. 6, Hamlin, Saturday,
Get. "a.
HON. NEILS GRON
At Kimballton, Monday, Oct. &c.
J. H. MOSHIER.
At Old Hamlin, Monday, Oct. 26.
At District Hamlin, Tuesday, Oct.
At District Greeley. Wahlert school
house, Wednesday, Oct. %.
At Oakfield Center, Thursday. Oct. 90.
At Gray, Friday, Oct. 30.
SENATOR JULIAN PHELPS.
At District 8, Cameron township, Oct.
%. 7.3O.
At District 7, Douglas, Wednesday,,
Oct. %.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
THE REAL PLUTOCRATS.
Silver Mine Owners Make 100 Per Cent =
Year and Still Cypress Labor.

There can be no question about the
ability of the operators to pay their men
50 per day, or even more, at the ruling
price of silver and lead. There are about
4, 600 metalliferOus miners i'll this dis
trict, $500 CT whom are employed IN
the producing mines and the remainder
i'll nonproduccrs aud development work.
The annual pay roll Of these 2, 800 men,
at So per day, would amount to 81, 49,
500. Add to this s., 900, 900 for pump
ing, orc hauling, smelter charges, ETC.,
and this is liberal, considering the fact
that percentage of this orc is treated
free by the smeltcrs because of the val
liable huxing properties they contain,
and we have total expense for hall
ding the annual product, of about $780,
900 tons, of Sc, 737, 800 The production
of this camp during 1895 was little
over $40, 10000 Deduct from this the
operating charges, and the silver barons
have q net profit of 50, 2G2, 500.
At no time during 1895 did the num-
Der of shipping mines exceed 20. Nearly
every one of these is capitalized OH pa
per at $1,000,0OO, but in no instance
will one of them represent an original
investment of 81, ZOO, 900, and it is safe
to say / 5 could not show an expenditure
of $50, 600 prior to their being placed
on self sustaining basis. But admit
the former figures, and this will repre-
sent al actual cash capitalization of the
% mines of $500, 600, off of which
the poverty stricken silver mine owners
are drawing "a yearly dividend of So, =
262, 800, or about 1870 per cent per an
mum. These figures will apply to any
silver-lead mining camp in the state. -
Denver Cor. Pittsburg Dispatch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
What Is the Matters

The great trouble in this country is
that we have not enough to do for our
people. We had every man employed in
this country in 1892 at rhe best wages
that had ever been paid 10 any working
man in the world What j. the matter
now? 1t is the same country and the
same splendid population, he same fac
tories, the a2mo en2rgy and enterprise
and skill that We had four years ago.
What's tho matter with the country,
commercial mcn Of Cincinnati? 1t is
tho lack Of confidence, you all cry with
one voice And why this lack of conf
dence? ask you, commercial men of
Cincinnati. What we want in this first
instance is restoration Cf confidence
you are right about thaT--and the only
way TO have confidcucc ii the govern
ment and among the people Is for the
government 10 adop5 i revenue policy
that will supply enough money TO pay
its expenses. William Mckinley.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
for religious offerings by this system
he is always in debt.

for religious offerings. by this system
he is always in debt.
This form of slavery has been forbid
den by law for number Of years, but
two-thirds of the poems do not know il,
as they can neither read nor write, and
their masters take good care not to teach
them this fact. Organized labor is uu-
known here, which is considered great
blessing. But that country today that
has the best system of trade organiza-
tions and the greatest number of union
men per capita of its population is the
foremost ill wealth, progression and tho
happiness of its people. The cry is raised
that there are no poorhouses in Mexico,
but that is 10 indication Of the absence
Of poverty, as your committee can fully
testify without fear of contradiction, as
the. voice of the mendicant supplicating
aims rang in our ears all through the
country. In the cities Of Zacatecas and
Guanajuato, with populations of 40, 600
and 10000 respectively, we failed to
get butter and potatoes Oh the tables Of
the best hotels On inquiry we were in
formed that if we paid II "a pound for
butter it would be purchased and kept
for our exclusive use.
Your committee would caution Amer
lean workingmen against going to Mex.
leo without sufficient funds to bring
them back or to have employment Sc
cured before going there, or they will
be obliged to subsist OH cactus and the
sap Of the teGuila plant while doing the
country. On asking AL American who
was conducting prosperous business in
one of the cities which we visited why
it was that the foreigners all seemed to
be making money, 10 matter what bust
ness they were engaged in, he, with
characteristic Yankee frankness, re-
piled: THE laborer here is different
from the laborer in the States. Here Ia
Dor is cheap and we have 10 brains to
contend with. From the Report Of
the Committee of the Trades and Labor
Assembly of Chicago Sent to Mexico to
Investigate Labor Conditions Impair
TALLY.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22

The Bryan theory of good
times rests in great measure
on the claim that with money
more plentiful wages will adj
vance. The GlObc-DcmOcrat
famous correspondent, Walter
Il. Stevens, writes from Guada-
lajara that since the railroad
was built through that part OF
Mexico the farm owners or
hacicndadOS have been rccciv-
ing S3 for II farcga of corn,
which they used to sell for 30
and 80 cents. The wages OF
labOrcrs today are rs to 20
cents, exactly what they were
when corn was selling for one
eighth of its present price.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
County Ticket.
WAGES RISE SLOWLY.
Free Silver and How 1t Would Hurt the
WOrkingman.

Free Silver and How 1t Would Hurt the
workingmsn.
1t is claimed by the champions OF
free silver coinage that the effect OF
stamping 90 cents worth of silver metal
as 81 and compelling everybody in the
United States to accept it as full pay
ment for 81 worth Of goods would be
to largely advance the price of all com.
modities. This is doubtless the fact, but
no free silver advocate has yet explained
why the workingman should desire to
have this take place.
What good would it do the American
wage Garner if free silver coinage should
be fully as successful as its promoters
desire in doubling the prices of all the
articles of necessary daily consumption
in the workingman's home? How is it
possible that he himself, his wife, or
his children should be made any richer
or any happier by forcing up the prices
at all the stores where their daily food,
clothing and supplies are purchased?
There is only one way in which the riot
of high prices which free silver is ex-
pected to inaugurate could even leave
Che workingman as well off as he is ut
present, and that is by raising his wages
Just as fast as the prices are raised on
all the things which he has to 90 to the
market and buy.
But the experience of all imitation
periods has been that while wages have
eventually risen as well as other things,
they have not risen nearly us quickly
nor as high. In other words, the price
of labor has been the last thing to feel
the lift of currency initiation move
ment. Thus, for example, in our civil
war days the result of the imitation of
the currency by the repeated issues of
greenbacks was that the prices of all the
necessaries Of life rose to very high fig
ures, exactly as the free silver coinage
people expect and desire to raise them
now.
Taking prices of commodities and
wages in 1860, just before the war be-
gan, as at o normal level, the record
shows that by 1865 the prices of food
and clothing and general family sup
plies had been multiplied 22 times.
But the record also shows that the aver
age of all wages had only increased by
one-half. So that, while the nominal
rate of wages at the close of the war,
compared with the rate of wages before
the war, was about as $50 is to 100,
yet the net purchasing power of wages,
allowing for the higher prices of every
thing, had declined in the same time
from 100 to 60.
In short, the spectators, contractors
and middlemen had take all the cream
off the milk of initiation and left the
unfortunate workingman the skim
milk of nominally larger wages. which,
in reality, would not buy him nearly as
many of the necessities and comforts of
life as he used to be able to buy with
the lower wages that he had before the
war. And as it was it would be again
if we tried the experiment of fat silver
money. The workingmen of this coun-
try will not permit the experiment tC
be tried. New York Recorder.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
A Question Still Unanswered.

Bryan will have to look after his run
uing mate, Sewali, who asks, How
can you increase labor's purchasing
power by increasing the price of labor's
products?'' That is just what great
many workingmen would like to know,
but the question is not answered in any
of Bryan's speeches. Exchange.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
The Laborer Worthy of His Hire.

And if anything is to be paid i'll good
money, labor is that thing. If any man
is entitled to pure gold, it is the man
who labors. Let the big fellows take
cheap money. Let the men living next
the soil be paid in gold.-Robert G. In
persoll.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
MissoUri's POpOcrat candidate

MissOUri's POpOcrat candidate
for governor is Il banker, IL plu-
tOcrat. He has been living for
years OF what Bryan would call
the "diS!.OMcSt gains" of ~
highly respected father who
was so wicked as to die wealthy.
This is one OF the many gross
Inconsistencies of the POpOcrat
campaign. Honest men arc be-
coming Disguised with it's false
pretenScS.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22

"We're broke, and we're glad
of it," said Chairman Jones of
the POpOcratic committee Il few
days ago. Mr.. Jones meant that
his committee had just run out
Of money. 1t has always been
short of intelligence.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
The most remarkable rcbuke

The most remarkable rcbuke
Bryan'S campaign of sectional
ism has met was the visit OF
the Confederate veterans to
Canton recently. The people of
this country had enough OF Sec
tiOnalisn 80 years ago. "NO
north, no south, no east, no
NyaStD
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22

Who has the courage to love
Bryan for the enemies he has
made? Read the list of his Op-
pOnents iii the Democratic party.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
How VIII He Explain 1t?

Wheat going up and silver down.
Does Boy Bryan think that, too, is be-
cause he is running for the presidency?
New York Tribune.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
National Republican Ticket.
State Ticket.
ELECTORS.

ELECTORS.
At Iarge--Major Il. ii. Conger aud Hon. Ed
$. james.
First-Felix G. Hughes
Second-.JOhn Cownie.
Third-George II. Richardson.
FOurth-Amos BabcOck.
Fifth--Welcome M0wry.
Sixth-W. A. Nchol.
Seventh--E. II. Addison.
Eighth-Paul Macean.
Ninth--D. L. Heinsheimer
Tentli-E. G. Chase.
Eleventh-IIenry J. laundering.
Secretary sf State, ..............G. l.. DoBSoN.
Auditor OF State, ............C. q. hCCAKlHf'
Treasurer Of State, ........ John HERRlOTI.
Attorney General. ..-MILTON HENLEY.
Railroad Commissioner, ....E. A. DAWSON.
Judge Supreme Court, ......SOrT Al. LADD.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22

1t has been the boast Of the
American wOrkingman that the
class distinctions of England
were unknown here. Bryan and
his supporters are doing all they
can to create these distinctions.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-10-22
A great many voters are ask
ing the question which the

ing the question which the
Irishman put to the silver ora
tor who promised his audience
"mOre money" if Bryan should
be elected, "DO I have to go
after it, OF will they bring it to
me?o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05
A SILVER NAN ON 4 RAMPAGE.
HE CAUSES LIVELY TIME IN THE
FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.
WHEN AROUSED FROM HIS SAUNDERS HE
FIGHTS THE HOTEL DETECTIVES AND
THEN GIVES A POLICEMAN
HARD TCSSLE


John Oddie sixty-two years old Of good
family living at Cornw ont the Hudson. came
20 this city two days ago to the sights. Last
evening. after having his long. gray whiskers
nicely trimmed. he sauntered down Broadway
stopping at several saloons to quench his thirst
When he reached the Fifth Avenue Hotel he was
feeling extremely low. Mr. Odde is a stanch
advocate Of free silver. and the first thing that
struck him was the white marble flooring and
next the yeowish decorations of the ceiling. He
tucked his umbrella under his arm gazed about
at the politicians and then remarked: by gosh.
compromise between gold and silver"
Then he wandered into the cafe. looked about
and caught sight OF Hotel Detective Forgess's
platinum and gold watchchain. He slapped
Forgess the shoulder ard pointing to his
chain declared. while he held his sides with
laughter: another compromise. by gosh
He then walked over to the bar Fifteen min
utes later the detective found Mr.. Cdde slumber-
ing on one of the settees In the cafe. He reused
him. and. quick as fash Mr.. Oddic struck him
across the head with his gingham umbrella. The
detective seized him by the shoulders. and while
he was trying to force him out Of the door into
the lobby Oddie seized his watchchain and broke
1t into three parts. Policeman Schlottman. Of
the West Thirtieth-s.. station, was called III, and
as soon Oddie saw him he seized him by the
throat and tore four buttons off his uniform coat.
The policeman is six feet tall. while Oddie Is only
about five feet six, but he gave the policeman
tussle before the latter finally threw him to the
floor. Another policeman was summoned. and
they held Odde down until the patrol-wagon ar
rived when they carried him out and took him to
the West Thirtieth-st. station.
The struggle was witnessed by large crowd
in the lobby of the hotel AT the station Mr. Cd
die was loud in denunciaton OF gold. and as he
was led off to his cell shouted: Il see no COM
promise here, by gosh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05
An EXCURSION FULL OF INCIDENT
LIVELY TRIP ON THE HUDSON-A BOY is
DROWNED AND TWO MEN JUMP
OVERHEARD

The Literary Union Of the ST. Eliza beth's Ro-
man Catholic Church. az One-hundred and
eighty ffth-st. and Broadway. had an excursion
up the Hudson to Lnwood yesterday The
steamer Laura NJ. Starin and two barges, the
John Nelson and the Sumner, started at an early
hour In the morning from the pier at One-hun-
dred- and fifty-fifh-st., loaded down with eXcur
sionis.s s. The day proved eventful one for the
members and guests OF the Literary Union.
Comedy and tragedy were mixed in manner
that was not expected by the management.
Just as the excursion arrived off Forest View a
man several degrees the worse for whiskey did
something which nearly cost him his life. He
struck an old Irish woman who struck back
Her friends, attracted by the fuss came to her
assistance. and the man took to his heels. The
chase grew little too warm for the man. and he
made flying leap overheard turning several
sor1ersauts in his fall He was just or the point
of sinking when from one OF the barges
gor q hook In mis- coatcollar and jerked him back
to the deck.
The next unlooked-for part Of the days pro-
ceedings at Linwood. where Michael Sher-
idan. fifteen years DID, living at One-hundred-
and-sxty- y-third-st and Tenth-ave., fel! over
board between the steamer and one OF the
barges. Tha mate OF the Sumner threw off
his coat ana jumped In after hlm, Wnlle one
two others stood ready to give assistance
The boy never rose to the surface, and 1t Is
supposed that ir some way he was drawn un-
der the boats and thus drowned.
When the excursion had started well on
It's way home the of the steamer and
the committee IL charge Of the excursion be-
gan a quarrel over some petty question OF the
arrangement of the gangplanks. Blows fol-
lowed words. but Father Bagley. the priest
Of the parish of ST. Elizabeth. interposed ana
restored peace through the respect his cloth
commanded.
This was not all. Shortly after the last dis
tu..bancc q man who standing near the
rail Of one OF the barges lost his hat. which
tle,y into tho water Without delay he made a
leap after IT, and there was more trouble FOR the
crew Of the barge. The man splashed and
noundered around. and il was necessary to put
out a small bost to save him. When he was at
last brought on deck he took offence at the IN
reference Of the boats crew with the good tline
he was having cooling off In the water and I'M
rnodiatelv started in to clean out the crowd
He was subdued by force.
This ended the main occurrences or the excur-
sion of the Literary Union of st Elizabeth
church and II is not likely that the outing VIII
soor ,a FORGOTTEN by thOsc who present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05

o'clock In the morning. Many transactions Of
this nature were witnessed. and several persons
admitted that they had paid money to the
marshals to pass them through quickly rather
than suffer the inconvenience Of waiting several
hours until their proper turn arrived.
Before leaving his Office Commissioner Samuel
II. Lyman was seen by The Tribune reporter and
informed OF the conduct OF the marshals Com
missioner Lyman, after significantly remarking
Il am not surprised" referred the reporter to the
Marshals office.
Chief Deputy Marshal Kennedy who was In
charge OF the Department in the absence OF Mr.
McCarty. acknowledged that a complaint against
an officer for assault had been made and added
that the matter would be thoroughly sifted ard
acted upon. He said that the deputy marshals
had no right to be abusive or wantonly to use
any force. and declared that any instance of such
conduct IL brought before the Marshal would
be properly passed upon Upon the information
that the deputies had been accused not only Of
accepting but Of soliciting money. Mr.. Kennedy
made no comment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05
A MYSTERIOUS PRISONER.

HELD UNDER HEAVY BAIL BIT DETECTIVES
WILL. NOT TALK OF THE CASE
Detective Sergeant Joseph O'Donohue. Of the
Central Office, arraigned mysterious prisoner In
Yorkyille Court yesterday morning on Il charge of
robbery. The detective had a consultation with
MAGISTRATE Kudlich who said he would admit the
defendant to $1,000 bail.
The latter who gave the name of George Rey-
nolds forty-nine years old, of Long Island CITY
said he could procure bondsman for that
amount He was renanded until to-day
Neither the prisoner nor detective would talk
The offc,r said the case was not ready for publ
cn ion vet and the defendant declared he had no
idea why he under arrest.
Ii was said that Reynolds was already under
sc 900 bail in another case. 49,,
1t Is reported tina: Reynolds is charged with
being concerned In a big robbery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05
SILVER WAVE SUBSIDING.
ENCOURAGING ADvICES RECEIVED BY
MAJOR M'KINLEY.


LETTERS FROM SCORES OF TRAINED OBSERVERS
ASSURE HIM THAT THE CRAZE is
DYING oUT-vIsIToR AT CANTON.
Canton. Ohio. Aug. 4 (SpeclaD.-Colonel Leo
pold Markbeit. Editor Of the Cincinnati voks-
blatt," visited Major Mckinley this evening.
The Colonel was the law partner of the late
President Hayes. as we'll as the comrade-ln-arms
of the late President and OF ex-Governer McKin-
ley. His visit recalls anecdote Of the war. 1t
happened at Carifex Ferry. OF the first
gagements Hayes major Of the 23d Ohio.
was skirmishing. and was about to open fire on
what supposed to be the enemy. But he
caught sight of his partner. whom he supposed
to be locking after the law Office in Cincinnati.
wearing lieutenants uniform of the 2Sth Ohio.
and this recognition prevented an engagement
between Union forces Colonel Markbeit is san
gune of Major McKinley's success. and says
he will be most heartily supported by the Ger
man voters of the J.
Major McKney's letters to-day brought en-
couraCing news from many parts OF the country.
There are indications Of significant character
that the popular interest in free silver in many
OF the Western States is declining More than
half hundred writer's. all Of them trained OBJ
servers state in letters received to-day that the
excitement over the free coinage Of silver has
reached its highest pitch. and the wave Is begin
ming TO roll backward.
dispatch from J. J. Smith Of Franklin. WIS,
which came this morning. says:
The Mckinley and Hobart club. of Franklin. com
posed OF 1896 members all wage workers. and includ-
ing all tho In the town except six, send
greetings t. their standard-bearer
few moments later another telegram was re-
ceved. 1t from Santa Clara, Cal. and read
follows:
a Mckinley Club 100 strong has just been organ
ized for protection and sound money
Major Mckinley received tonight some ad-
vance sheets Of the campaign textbook The book,
which is a manual for political speakers and
writer's will be ready for distribution in week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-05
lOPTOy LET THE WlRRANT STAND.

Albany Aux 4-Governor Morton has refused to
grant A hearing the request that he recall his
warrant surrendering Edward A. Ward OF Troy.
IN the Flemington, VT. authorities the requisi-
,ion of the Governor Of Vermont. Ward is wanted
I'm Remington for the alleged stealing OF horse
and carriage but ne has secured the testimony of
over "A dozen persons In Troy who say that they
saw him I'm Troy at the time when he Is charged
with hiring the conveyance. Wards counsel APP
piled to Judge Griiiths OF Rensselaer, for writ OF
b,heas CORPUS which the Judge denied. Ward
-, 81. ,,.,fo cu.rdon G. Shrauder and his coun-
sI lanes w O'Brien. with Sheriff Collins. OF
Troy appeared at the Executive Chamber today
snd endca vorcd to get n hearing before the Cover
nor on an application that he revoke MS warrant
Covernor Morton. the advice OF Attorhey-'eh-
araI Hancock refused TO interfere or To grant
hearing and the party withdrew. The Attorney
General said that the testimony on both SIDES WAS
positiye and that II was not question iof '"s
Governor to decide