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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-04
,nrlMlpAT,No EMPLOYEES.
Railway Corporations Rounding Up Tbsav
Men for Mckinley.


The desperate fear OF the railway
corporations that Bryan will be elected.
and that they will be brought under the
law, is shown by u circular that has been
sent TO all railway operatives in the
country, urging them To organize into
"sound money clubs. and informing
them that sucn clubs will be opened at
every railway station and division head
quarters in the country. Tie circular
is issued anonymously, but as II refers
10 leading railway periodical for
"literatur.- and blanks, and ms this
periodical is published in the interest OK
The CORPORATIONS and not that OF the
operatives, it is clearly demand on the
part OF these corporations that their
employees support Mckinley. A signifi-
can't fact is that the circular is being
published by republican papers, which
! by the force of circumstances have beer
compelled TO become supporters OF the
monopolies.
III the men to whom this threat Is adj
dressed still possess the independence
that they have already exhibited, the
effect of the circular will be directly
opposite to that which was intended.
The shrewdness of the scheme of open
ing club rolls at every railway station Is
manifest. IL gives the companies abb
solute knowledge of what men join and
what men do not join, and in this way
the preparation of black list Is re-
duced to the simplest lines. This circular
carries a deeper threat and a holder in
suit than any the railways have ever
dared before to fling in the faces OF
their employees.
II will be interesting to note what re-
ception this precious document Will
have Mt the hands Of the American Rail-
way union, the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
| tive Engineers, the other organizations
, OF railway operatives and organized Ia
Dor in general. For we may be sure that
, this is only the beginning of compre'
! hensive movement by nll extensive em-
blowers of skilled and unskiIled labor to
organize their men into Mckinley clubs,
with the implied threat of discharge an
the alternative Of joining.
, The railway corporations have
5 special cause for alarm over the pros
5 pect Of organs election, as the demo
4 cratic national platform demands not
t only the proper regulation of transport
/; tation and the defeat of the funding
bill, but an enlarger,e mt of the powers
$ of the interstate commerce commission
: as well. Every intelligent railroad man
c must know that tocurtail the enormous
power welded by the railroads would
= effectually put a stop to black lists ano
e those numerous other devices which
d railroad companies know SO well how
e to employ in intimidating and enslav
ing their employees. If there were nd
n other issue before the country than thai
If of bringing these arrogant and op
lie pressive corporations under the law and
making them the useful agencies thai
they might be, the democratic party
would have n good reason for existence
n San Francisco Examiner.
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TIE Hackers OF Mckinney.

The philanthropy which raised oven
500, 900. to save Maj. Mckinley from
bankruptcy was not disinterested.
The man who sincerely believes other
wise is in danger Of the padded cell and
should consult brain specialist. The
men who took up that collection ex-
pected TO get value received for their
contributions, and they are the very
men who are now and who have been
for six months straining every nerve
toward the election of Mr.. Mckinley
TO the presidency. They want to see
the color of their money again. They
are the men who expect TO profit at tho
expense of the people II Mckinley and
McKinleyism come into power. They
are the men who dictated the original
Mckinley bill and who hope to dictate
another and a worse one when they get
cor troll OF the government. These are
the men whose collar Maj. Mckinley
wears. These are the men upon whose
bounty he has depended for ten years
and whose will ne will execute should
he enter the white house.--Chicago
Chronicle.
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srnE RED FLAG OF ANARCHY"
Republicans Resort to the Old "bioody-
shirt" Methods


There is q superabundance OF talk
about the red flag OF anarchy these
days, and certain renegade sheeis
wax wroth at what they term "r'koiu-
tionary action" at Chicago. The mosI
careful reading of the platform adop-
ed by the democratic party IN us ma
tional convention fails to reveal the
slightest trace of anarchy. The req
aag would have been woefully out OF
place in the hall where that strong,
able and conservative political docu-
mcnt was prepared. over no better
nor more representative gathering OF
American citizens could the beautlfui
Stars and Stripes have ever foated. IL
was a convention where the democracy
of the United States was well repre-
scented and that democracy has always
voiced the will of the people. Probably
never in our lattcr-day history has the
voice of the people OF this country been
heard SO clearly and with such eio-
| quence of truth.
That is what is troubling these east
ern monopolists. The reign OF Wall
street Is over. The people have de-
clared themselves and the south and
west have refused to longer submit tc
the dictation of a handful OF eastern
CAPITALISTS. And through their chosen
ORGANS YOU may hear the bankers howl
They are hurt in their Vulnerable spo
the pocket.
Great issues might be at stake, TIT
people of the prair.es. the population
of that magnificent sweep OF countr.
west Of the Mississippi, might be SUI
fering from every evil oppression
brings in its dreadful train, an. thes
so-called American citizens would re
main unmoved, impressive. They oul'
subscribe few dollars, perhaps
Easy enough to throw handful o
the hoard wrested from the hard hand
of producers to the sufferers and cal
II "charity." They would then e
placidly on, unheeding. But touc
them in the purse-you hear them or
, aloud to Heaven.
Anarchy has no place in this cour
try. The atmosphere of the west an
south-our west, our south-is to
poor to contain the hideous micrope
that ire engendered only in the slum
Of great cities. The people have bee
patient so long that their revo
,. against pltocratic rule is surprising
: that is all.
t The platform adopted at Chicago
, democratic to the core. 1t is suprem
( ly democratic. in that it expresses ~
! will of the people
!. The cry of the red flag is suspicion
lv like the old time waving OF "
d bloody shirt 1t has the same color al
e tone. 1t is intended TO have the san
!, evil effect.
d But the people have already spoke
e In convention. They will support the
y declaration next November at u
polls.-Tammany Times.
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sr,des as thin as paper--but the tempta-
Ion was too great. We succumbed.
made for the landing, and we entered
the dark path under the evergreens;
the lantern slashed quiyering cleft
through mist and shadow. 1T was full
midnight when we reached the shore
of the lake. The boat was easily found
among the bushes; the paddle had been
removed, but had taken the precaution
to bring my own.
Carefully steadying ourselves in tine
tottering craft--it was not built for
novices-we pushed out on the still,
black surface. There was not breath
of wind, and scarcely n murmur came
from the deep forest wall that pail
saded the shore. AS i made the sort,
steady strokes that drove the light skiff
swiftly onward, the almost impercepti-
bic srumpline and rustling of my
clothes was the loudest sound that |
could hear; to Perk in the bow even
this was quito inaudible. II the canoe
were urged too fast, trickling ripple
at the bow gave warning. The stream
ing light of the lantern wavered over
the water and flashed along the shore
"Perk," said, softly. 1--WE had better
run dark until we hear something"
And so we glided on for hours, skirt
ing miles of shore. At night, in the
forest, all things seem weird anc
strange; by the witchery of gloom ant
mist the most familiar landscape il
transformed like the uncertain scenery
4f l,xrx af.b inn
the stars that could keep any idea o.
direction. A little group of project
ing rocks doomed up like mountains
until we We're close upon them, theT
sunk almost to the level of the water
A clump of dead trees thrust up theil
gaunt arms against the sky with al
effect that was night-marish. Yet al
this, like the quivering Of our daint,
and mettlcUbmc canoe. only added
Joyous thrill to our delight; and a
l pressed back the sprngy blade of IN,
maple paddle, and drew forward tn
Keen edge through the warm. sof
liquid for another stroke, there was al
Understandable exhiaration. Who coul,
say what adventure was in store?
AT last we landed on little islet, an,
stretched our stiffened limbs on be,
OF aromatic needles under the stunte,
pines. The temptation to sleep Their
was almost irresistible. but we coul
mot afford to linger long. When W
resumed our course the night was IA
advanced. The great dippcr in tn
north was slanting its handle down
ward the woods were full Of chiry
ings; there were little splashes Al
along the shore as the boat floatcd or.
1orning was on hand.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-04
Mr.. BRYAN'S DENIAL.
rhe Democratic Candidate IL Not EN-
pioycd by Mine owners.

william j. Bryan, for the first time
since Senator John M. Thurston, as al
legged, declared that he Bryan) was in
the employ of mine owners, made an
official denial, coupled with chal-
lenge TO the national republican COM
mittee to come out in the open and ac-
cuse him or forever be silent. Mr..
prysn's attention had been called to the
controversy between Senator's Thurs
ton and Stewart. and he determined to
settle the matter If possible. lie there
fore demands an open charge, which he
says he will refute, with details OF his
private life and financial affairs, or
silence. lie says:
II have already denied this charge on
several occasions. but the rciteration of II
by Senator Tnurston, a distinguished resi-
dent OF my own state, justifes me in an
swerfng 1t again. 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 bmetallic league or association.
Aside from my editorial salary OF about
$50 month, paid by the Omaha World
Herald. and a small amount derived from
the legal profession. my income since my
retirement from congress has been derived
entirely from lectures before Chautauqua.
lyceum md lecture bureaus. which have
usually paid me q fixed sum, and from
contributions made by the people or the
localities where | have spoken. In some
Instances l have received nothing at all.
In most cases 1 have received no more than
enough to pay my travelling expenses. In
only two instances. i think. has my COM
pensation exceeded 500. and In these In
stances II was about 500 at one place and
about $500 at the other. The first plat
form on which ran for congress in 1880.
before l was known politically outside my
own state. contained a free coinage plank.
md my republican opponent that year was
an advocate OF free coinage. In the cam
paign of 1892 again ran on n free coinage
| platform. In 1894 I again ran on a free
coinage platform. and my opponent for the
| senate, Mr.. Thurston. while opposing un-
| limited coinage at sixteen to one, Insisted
that he favored bimetallism. wrote the
| free coinage plank on which l ran in 1ega
and the free coinage planks In the Ne.
| Iraska state platforms In 1891, 1894 and
1926, and tried to secure the adoption OF
free coinage planks In the state platform
In 1892 and 1883. l only mention this to
show my advocacy of free silver Is not
OF recent date. Having made this answer
20 Mr.. Thurston's letter. / shall hereafter
take no notice OF individual or newspaper
comment on tho subject. III the republican
national committee will say officially that
have ever been employed to deliver
speeches by any mine owner. group OF
mine owners. or by any association sup
ported 10y mine owners. am ready TO make
a statement showing In detail all money
| received by me for spcechmaking.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-09-04
OUR PROSPECTIVE GAIN.
Bryan and Free silver VIII Work Much
Good to the People.

Many men are seriously asking them
selves the question: What are we to
gain by electing Bryan and declaring
Tor the free coinage of silver?
The first gain viii be secretary OF
the treasury who will smash the corner
in gold by paying out silver or gold at
his pleasure in redemption of treasury
Totes No man can say this would be
dishonest because this is the privilege
of the government expressed in every
obligation of the government except
ing gold certificates. II is the privilege
exercised by the Bank of France with
out fear of panic or gold premium
THIS gain will come at once after the
Inauguration of President Bryan.
The next gain will he the assurance
conveyed by this change of policy at the
treasury that there will he no more
bond issues, no more increase of the
bonded debt. no more Increase Of tine
annual interest charge. Will not this
be worth ginning? Is it not benefit
to taxpayers of to-day and for genera
lions to come?
This next certain and natural gain will
be renewed activity in all the mining
camps of the west. This will quickly
put more money in circulation, employ
more labor and increase the output OF
both gold and silver. Gold is very
largely bi-product of silver mining
and the new life that will be put into
silver mining will result in a larger
output of both metals, and consequent.
w a larger volume of money. good. "hon.
est money" hard money" Gods
money" ms the men of Zach Chandler's
time used TO call gold and silver.
Another and decisive gain will be tho
rush of capitalists to make investments
in property. Now their money is gain
ing in the banks because its purchas
ing power is increasing, just as real rs
tate under certain conditions gains in
value from the public increment ant
the owners make gains by not doing Z
thing themselves because others arr
doing for them. But as soon MS fire.,
silver coinage is n certainty these mer
will see that money Is going to &c
cheaper and property dearer and there
fore they will seek investments and al
kinds OF property will rise in value
This will have tendency to start in
dustries. employ labor, swell values an'
boom business. Thus will the prescn
depression be lifted and all be mad
prosperous. the laborer as well as tn
banlcr.-Port Huron (Mich.) News.
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HUNT In A STOLEN BOAT.
Tale of Two Boys Who Floatod for
Deer and Bagged a Buck
A Night ON Lake Massawepie-stiii ra"'
ding in ~ Cedar skin-Pl"yins
the Sportsman and Play
Ing the Fool.
IcopyRIoHT. 1861

"All right" said Perk. Lets 90 H.
we we're Floating for DEER ierk
,nnd /. on Catamount pond. Ihere was
mo moon. but the starlight hitereu down
through the darkness ana maze IL trans
lucent Perk sat in the bow OF the boat,
!. tac;ng forward. with a doube-barreled
shotgun, heavily charged, lying across
his knees. Close beside him lay a
loaded rifle. On his head was rude
leathern cap, surmounted by dark
lantern, so adjusted as to cast beam OF
light along the sights and out into the
Gloom when he aimed his weapon. j
sat in the stern and piled a noiseless
paddle. We were mere boys - Perk
about is. and two or three years older
--.but we understood our business. IL
was not the first time that we had hunt
ed in the Adirondack woods.
Already we had padded twice aroun'
the pond A mammoth bullfrog, fai
an the inlet, shook the air with his bel
lowing; now and then the lily-pad'
rasped along the bottom OF the boa
with startling loudness; otherwise al
was still. We felt that the case wa
hopeless on the Catamount
Lets cross to Massawepie and hun
there" / whispered.
1--WE can't lug the boat over the eur
ry," objected Perk.
"But we can hook old Breeze's canoe
] think know where he left il"
Hank Breeze was a guide who ha
been camping on the lake, but he ha
started out with his party the day bt
fore We knew that he was very choic
of his boat--a frail cedar craft, wit
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waters in a stolen boat. II seemed to
me, however, that Perk had not done
his job thoroughly; so to make assur-
ance doubly sure, cut the throat again.
Meanwhile, in the very heat of our
action, the shadowy pail of night had
melted away. The dim but all-per-
ynsive light Of early dawn had paled
the stars and showed the wide expanse
of the lake, gray with scIrrying mist.
We headed our heavily-laden skiff
straight across to the landing at the
we were far from Shore the boat was
sunk almost TO the gunwal, uagnified
by the vapors, the lake seemed like an
inland sea.
Just then--was it an optical illusion?
Il thought perceived n tremor agitat-
ing the body of our victim. Certainly
that hind leg was quivering. Perk, when
his attention was called to the matter
got the same impression. The leg was
I, twitching; the creature was not dead.
We had heard many extraordinary tales
of wild animals. apparently dead. that
unexpectedly revived, to the dismay OF
the hunter. And il our buck should
spring to his feet noV--alas for US.
We were panic-stricken. Remember.
we were only pair Of boys, and our
bark was frail, and the shore appeared
very distant. 1t did seeem foolhardy to
take unnecessary risks; why not keep
on the safe side? So l crept down on
the bottom of the skiff, got out my
knife and cut the unhappy victims
throat for the third time, almost sever.
ing the head Even the excited magma.
ton OF boy could not put life in him
now. We proceeded with renewed con
fidence and soon reached the landing
where, though sadly incumbered with
guns and paddle, we succeeded IL
dragging our booty across 10 the Cat
amount. Reembarking in the clumsy
tub in which we had started the night
before. we soon crossed the pond; and
suspcnding our trophy on an oar. bear
ing it on our shoulders after the fashion
of the Isracltsh scouts who brought
in that monster bunch of grapes from
the promised land just as the rising
sun had lighted his glorious red bonfir'
in the eastern sky, we marched int
camp exultant. And who will blnm'
us II we did play the fool little owe
our first deer?
CHARLES KELSEY GAINES.
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We were Just entering dusky coss
when heard cracking sound in the
bushes. l laid my hand on the edge of
the boat and pave IL slight shake; but
Perk gas already alert, and pale
beam of light was searching the reedy
shore. listened. Some heavy animal
was certainly making his way down 10
the lake. and under my tremulous but
practiced touch the canoe glided like
phantom toward the spot where he
seemed likely TO emerge. He was not
two rods away when ] steadied the
| boat and Perll turned the full glare OF
the light upon him; and he had nos
heard sound. What a moment was
| that! lie was standing up to his
launches in the shadows, and had
thrust his nose deep among the lily
pads. He never raised il. Perks we'll
aimed gun belchcd forth its thunder
Gus blast of fire and shot and the whole
circle of the cove was illuminated as
by lightning fash. The stricken
creature sunk down without strug-
gle.
Thus far the oldest hunters in the
woods could not have improved upon
our procedures; but now that the deed
was done the BOY broke loose in us, and
we fairly went mad with excitement
With two frcnzied strokes OF the pad
dies | drove the boat upon the very
back of our prize.
"Give him the other Darrell" ! shouted
as we surged forward, and Perk blaze
away over the side, with recoil that
[ almost capsized us.
"Give him the rifle!" shrieked, "ant
make sure"
Perk caught the weapon, but som
! race of sanity had come back TO him
l. md he refraned The poor beast wa
: stone dead. and the second shot had no
I touched him. But was still possessed
Il with the fear that he would suddenl.
s lump mp and run away; and that. afte
lour success, would be notifying beyon
It endurance. ! sprang into the water
much to the alarm Of Perk,who Judge
r tie depth by the blackness caught tn
deer by the head and pulled his nee
2. across the edge of the boat. Then Per
crept cautiously down and cut til
al throat, after which we managed to hea,
"a the wet, heavy carcass into the cano
E. 1t was a young buck, fat as butter: be
re ter luck never attended two youn
b scapegraces, trespassing on forbidde
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We think IL about time for Nc
Knley to assert himself and exhibit
himself as representing something
more in this campaign than the inter-
ests which everybody knows Mr.. Hanna
to represent. lie should shake Off the
domination OF this millionaire manage
mcnt and bring his campaign back into
the hands Of the common folks, where
IL properly belongs. for this issue OF
honest money affects the poor vastly
more than the rich.-Springfield Re-
publican.
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So the republicans are going - make
the tariff the leading issue of the cam
paign. DO they think that by such a
course they can convince their sound
money" brethren that Mckinley Is
strongly i'm favor Of the geld standard?
That is what they want much more
than they do any tariff. Itis what will
affect their interests morc.--R Rochester
Herald
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II the rest OF the republican lead
crs had not combined for six years TO
fool the country into the belief that
Mckinley was great man and the au-
thor Of a sublime national policy. they
would not have been crushed at last
under the weight Of an idol Of their own
construction.--N.Y y. Journal.
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Maj. Mckinley Is progressing.
He Is now discoursirg eloquently con-
corning the war Of the rebellion and ex-
pccts TO rcnch the currency question by
easy stages along about November A.
Chicago Chronicle
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What condemns Mckinley is tha

Y What condemns Mckinley Is that
the men who organized the pool to pay
his debts are the same who are now in
the consolidated Hanna trust Their
relief Of Mckinley was not bcnefac-
ton, but an investment. They have q
mortgage on the candidate. And II the
candidate becomes the president whc
can doubt the foreclosure f--6t roui4
Peat. nianatch.
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Seven sons in the army is the record
Of Mrs. Kcvcth, Of st. BrcAvard. Corn
wall. Queen Victoria has sent her 500
her engraved picture in a frame, and
letter of her private secretary. asking
for her photograph and that OF hei
sous.--Nilitary Gazette, Caicago.