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The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

The peace and security of the republic, of
the maintenance of It's rightful influence
among the nations of the earth, demand a
power commensurate with Its POSI-
ton and responsibility. We therefore ia
vor the continued enlargement OF the navy
and a complete system of harbor and sea-
coast defenSeS.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

sMontAna gave Cameron / vote.
Total number OF votes cast. 922,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

From the hour of achieving their own
independence the people of the United
struggles OF other American peoples 10
free themselves from European domin-
alton: We watch with deep and abiding in
OTIS against cruelty and oppression, and our
best hopes go out for the full success of
their determined contest for liberty.
The government of Spain has lost con-
troll Of Cuba. and being unable to protect
the property or lives of resident American
citizens. or to comply with its treaty OBJ
legations, we believe that the government
of the United States should actively use
Its influence and good offices to restore
peace and restore independence to the
island
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

We V restoring the early American
policy of discriminating duties for the
~upbuilding of u merchant marine and
the protection of our shipping in the for
eign carrying trade, so that American
ships, the product of American labor In
American ship yards, sailing under the
stars and stripes, ann officered and
owned by Americans. la regain the
carrying Of our foreign m
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27
GETS SOME OF IOWA.

or national committecmer
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-06-27

We believe that the repeal OF the reci-
procity arrangements negotiated by the
last republican administration was a
calamity and we demand their
renewal and extension on such terms
as will eQualize our trade with other
nations. remove the restrictions which
now obstruct the sale of American prod
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
PRINCIPLE BEFORE PARTY.

Plain citizens without partisan frills
or letters, and concerned supremely for
the safety of the country in the pres
ence of gathering perils, will have their
own reflection when called upon to con-
suit the interests of one or another
party organizations in determining
their attitude with reference to the
pending political contest. With such
citizen there is no solicitude for the
solacement of any sentimental parti-
sanship or for the aggrandizement of
any party organizations. He is pre-
pared, if need be, to resolve himself into
committee of one, and party of one,
to fight to the end in that character
and plump his vest-pocket vote down
where it will do most cool for the one
cause uppermost in his thoughts-for
the country's credit and honor, for it's
financial integrity, for it's social safe
ty, for its constitutional liberty and
rpetuity.-Galveston News (Dem.).
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
A LITTLE CATECHiSM.
The Questions and Answers which MIR
Bryan studiousiy Avoids-The Shorter
Silver Cntechism.

The Questions ana Answers which MIR.
Bryan studiousiy Avoids-The shorter
Silver Catechism.
Q.--What is the financial condition of
the five Central American republics?
A.-They are all now on single silver
basis, but Costa Rica will soon go on
geld basis.
Q.-What is the premium on gold?
About IS per cent.
Q.-What is the silver money actually
WORTH About 50 per cent. of it's
face value, but it is quoted at par and
gold at $50 to 100.
Q.-What wages are paid in this sill
yer? A.-Indian laborers on coffee plan
tations in Guatemala get IS cents daily;
native unsl<illed laborers receive 40 to
so cents daily; craftsmen get as high MS
81 or $i.25 daily-according to circum-
stances.
Q.-What is the cost Of living? A.
The hotels OF the cities in Guatemala
| charge So per day for ordinary board,
such us Americans require. The people
live mainly on native fruits and maize.
Flour costs cents per pound-it costs
| less than cents here; butter, 40 cents;
ham, 81 cents; beef, cents; mutton,
10 cents; pork, cents; coffee, IL cents;
rice, cents; lard, % cents; potatoes.
| cents; fresh fish, 20 cents; salt, 3
| cents; raisins, so cents; soap, 10 cents.
| The prices of horses and cattle are
about the same as in the United States.
| Q.-Are these prices the same as in
other Central American states? A.
| They are fair average. In Nicaragua
flour costs 10 cents per pound; native
butter, 60 cents; ham, 3S cents; rice, 10
cents; lard 25 cents; potatoes, cents:
salt, cents; soap, 10 cents; sugar, 20
cents. The wages paid are higher,
craftsmen receiving from 81 to so per
day. In the railway service ticket
agents get $50 per month; station mas
ters, $50 to $50; conductors, $50. "Or-
binary laborera, cartmen and farm Ia
borers receive from 40 to 80 cents per
day. Rents for houses of the better
class range from $40 to 500 per month
| in the towns.
| Q.-What is the rate Of INTEREST," A.
From 10 to IL per cent.
| Q.-Is banking profitable? Avery.
Salvador and Guatemala have each three
banks; Honduras and Costa RIGA, two
each. Their shares are at high pre-
MUM and not for sale.
Q.-Is business profitable? A.-No.
The banks charge such high interest for
the use of credit and shave the business
man so close that there is little or no
profit left for him.
| Q.-How do they shave him? A.
| Through the variation in the value Of
the dollar, or peso, which rises and falls
with the fluctuations of bar silver in
the London market. IT Is worth one
day SO cents, the next day 81 cents, the
next 81 cents. If n man borrows 900
pesos for 30 days the bankers shave Off
80 to cover possible loss when repaid.
in addition to interest. On silver basis
he skins the business man alive.
| Q.-Who Is the business man? A.
Mr.. Bryan's answer is: "Fhe man who
tolls upon the farm is as much busi-
ness man as the Wall street capitalist"
i Ne accept the answer az true and
'acxe the above for your consideration.
err theory?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
HOW PARITY is MAINTAINED.
Clear Explanation by Secretary Carlisle
as to the Effects of Limited and Unlim-
tied Coinage.


In reply to a question from life in
surance policy-holder as to the effects
of free and unlimited silver coinage,
Secretary Carlisle wrote:
I'm case free coinage of silver should
be established in this country, L pre-
sumo insurance companies and all other
institutions would continue to make
their payments by checks and drafts
on banks as heretofore. 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 dollar or their equivalent, in
stead of gold or it's equivalent, as is now
the case. ..
Il presume no one supposes for mo-
ment that it would be the duty of the
government to attempt to keep the
standard silver dollar, coined free for
private individuals and corporations,
equal in value to gold dollar, or, in
other words, that 1t would be the duty
of the government to attempt under
system. of free coinage to maintain
the parity of the two metals. The dol
lars would be coined on private account
and delivered to private individuals and
corporations as their own property, the
government having no interest what
ever in them, and being, therefore, un-
der no obligation TO sustain them by
guaranteeing their value.
"Under our existing system all silver
dollars are coined on account of the
government and are issued by the gov
eminent in payment of its expendi-
lures and other obligations, and it
would be an act of bad faith, therefore,
to permit them to depreciate."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
LONDON PRICES RULE AMERICA
TEXchange.1

Exchange
l cannot understand how an Ameri-
can farmer will be benefited by the
adoption of free silver. American
wheat, corn, etc, sell in London in close
competition with same products from
Russia, the Argentine Republic and
Egypt. If the crops from those coun-
tries are heavy prices will be low, and
the American farmer has to accept those
prices for home consumption, except
slight charges for freight, etc. In other
words, London prices rule the American
market, and l fail to comprehend how
free silver will advance prices to bene-
fit the farmer.
HENRY MOORE.
Brooklyn, July rs.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

z
particularly cereals, and more particu-
iarly Wheat, suffer as silver suffers; de-
preciate in price as silver depreciates in
price.
In other words, they say that as the
peoples money is discredited, the peo-
Piles products are discredited.
In support of this oft-repeated asser-
ton they point, or rather did point,
TO the decline in the price of wheat for
the last few years.
This "say so" had nothing to stand
preston.
1t never seemed to occur to our free
silver friends in their anxiety to score
advantage by bald assertion that the i'm
mense wheat fields of Russia, India and
South America had a particle to do with
the price of wheat. AS it never seems
to occur to them that the wonderful
increase in production as we'll as the
cheapened cost of production of silver
large has anything to do with the price
of silver.
They just chung and hung to the coin
cidence with tremendous tenacity, and
had free coinage Of their hobby into an
axiom:
"As goes silver, so goes wheat"
Alas for the stability of axioms that
are founded upon fallacies.
They are as unsubstantial as the
mirage.
They are as untrustworthy as the
house built upon the sand.
Notwithstanding that silver continued
20 decline, wheat in August, 1895, part
ed company with it, and in 80 days
Jumped nearly 20 cents upward and
left its former associate in misery too
astonished for utterance.
Wheat should behave!
Such unseemly conduct has ruthless
ly butchered the prettiest child of the
ory that was ever born or sucked.
Coin will have to rewrite and remodel
his inspired volume on finance.
1t has been suggested that possibly
the free coinage of the chinch bug and
the Hessian fly had something to do
with the advance in the price of wheat
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
WILL MINE OWNERS CRuClFY
AMERICAN LABOR?

Congress in 1853 passed an act making
silver coin subsidiary and limited it's
coinage and tender. The countries COM
posing the Latin union did likewise i'm
1865, as did Germany in 1870, the gold
standard now having been adopted by
most all the civilized nations of the
world. India, Japan, Mexico and some
of the South American republics are
still silver countries. Chill, however, a
silver-producing country, convinced by
bitter experience, has just adopted q
gold standard
What hideous spectacle does Japan
present, where the hours of labor COM
mence at five n. IN. and close at six p.
M; where wages paid to the best work.
men amount to 81 cents in our money!
Mr.. L. j. Smithers, consul at Hiogo,
says in the consular report for 1894
that the great difficulty in introduce
ing American -four in Japan is that
the people are too poor to buy it. This
is the banquet that the silver disciples
invite our wage-earners to participate
in!
1t was 30 pieces of silver that figured
in the conspiracy that betrayed Christ.
Will American labor be betrayed and
crucified by the silver mine owners of
the west?
The revolutionary platform which
these heresy hucksters have construct
ed repudiates the national debt and de-
grades the nation. 1t declares against
issuing Understanding bonds in time
of peace and agrees to open our minis
to the free coinage of all the silver soup
ladies and shaving mugs in the country,
at the same time making dumping
ground for the silver of Europe.
HARRY X. l.. JOHNSON.
Baltimore, July 20.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

the hands of socialism, zealotry, fanat-
icism and dishonesty.
1T ignores and scorns all those who
would applaud and jeer ut the cruci-
fixion of the credit of the government.
which has been, and God grant that it
may continue to be, the savior of civil
and religious liberty, the friend and the
asylum of the poor and oppressed of all
nations"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17

At the outset, let us say that the Sill
yer league can scarcely be blamed for
its zeal in behalf of the white metal.
If it were possible for the wheat
raisers and the corn growers of the
United States to double the price of
their products by legislation, who
would stop to censure them for extraor-
binary exertions in that behalf? And
60 of the Silver league.
But the object of legislation is, or
should be, the greatest good to the
greatest number; and we are surprised
to discover that our friend Bryan, who
three years ago plead early and late
against protective tariff, which he
claimed robbed nine men for the bene-
fit of the tenth, and was class legisla-
ton of the most vicious type, should
have turned nimble somerset when
he comes to discuss the silver question,
and now pleads early and late for leg
islation in the particular interests OF
Colorado, Utah and Nevada.
Bald statement from whatever source
should not be accepted as Gospel truth.
This age demands, and should have,
facts and proofs.
Coin and Bryan are both in the habit
of saying that since 1873 the prices of
farm products have been going steadily
down, by reason of the demonstration
of silver, arguing, of course, that under
Ats reconciliation, and free coinage,
the prices of commodities would again
go up.
The truth is there has been no gen.
eral decline in the price of farm prod
ucts since 1873.
Up to two years ago statistics show
that instead of a decline in the value
Of farm products there had been gen
eral advance since 1873.
This will apply to labor as we'll.
Of course, overproduction invariably
reduces prices, and the cheapened cost
of production necessarily acts in the
same way.
But our friends tell the farmer in
all confidence that the low price of his
wheat is due to the decentralization OF
silver.
They never satisfactorily explain why
this is true, but because silver was de-
monetized % years ago, and during the
past four years wheat has declined,
they Immediately jump at the conclu-
zion that it is from the same cause.
Will Mr.. Bryan and his school insist
that the recent decline in the price OF
horses comes from the same cause?
Won't they admit that the free coin
noe of bicycles. bloomers and electricity
has had something to do with it?
Why not use horse sense" when we
deal Nth the money question?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-09-17
What Money Ought To BE:

@. What is the indispensable quality
and first requisite OF money? a. That
it should be universally acceptable.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
FRENCH vloLlNs ARE BEST.

German and English Instruments Are
Lacking Tono and Finish.
Probably there is no musical instru-
ment made in such infinite diversity of
quality as the violin. The lowest
grades come from Germany, and are
sold at retail from So to 81.
Even the very cheapest, when proper
ly played, says the Boston Globe, yield
very fair tone in skillful hands.
though, of course, the carrying pow
er" is small. These fddles are made
from woods stamped into the required
shape under great pressure, the backs
from maple or sycamore and the tops
from pine, the whole being finished off
very rapidly by somequick-drying spir-
it varnish. Very often fancy label,
bearing the name of some well-known
maker now dead, is pasted inside, in or
der to delude the unwary; while at
times a semblance of antiquity is art
fully impaired, the marks of wear
being initiated remarkably well. Oc-
casionally it happens that people who
have slight knowledge of violins are
taken in by these ingenious frauds.
France unquestionably holds the
first position in producing high-class
modern violins. The English instru-
ments are usually heavy, both in SUBJ
stance and in tone, while those of the
best French make IRE nearly always
exquisite in model, workmanship and
tone. The finest Strads, Amatis and
all the glorious rest are copied with
O fidelity little short of the marvellous.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
RARE DOLLARS OF 1904.

The Die Was Made But None Wore
Coined TIL tho Year 1856.
WAS talking to well-known numis-
matte the other day about the dollar of
1904, for good specimens of which such
fabulous prices are paid by collectors,
ana he gave me some interesting infor-
nation, says Washington correspon-
dent OF the New York Commercial Adj
vertiser. The reason the dollars of 1904
are so scarce is that none were coined
that year, there being an excess of coins
OF that denomination in circulation.
In 1903. as is always done, the dies were
made for the succeeding year, but none
were coined until 1856, when Director
Pollock Of the mint found the old die
OF 1904 ut Philadelphia, and in order
to complete his own collection offered
to exchange with numismatics. How
many were struck OFF is not known.
but one of these belonging to ex-
Director Lindeman was sold at auction
In New York for $40. Upon the early
dollars coined around the rim Of the
coin was cut the words: Unit. one
hundred cents" This is termed the
Acollar" by numismatics, and there is
no collar upon these restrikes. Hence.
It Is useless to look among the old dol
lars that were In circulation for one
sSaEins the date Of 1904.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
IN. JAPAN.
The New Woman Is Largely In Evidence
In tho Flowery Kingdom.

The New Woman IL Largely In Evidence
In tho Flowery Kingdom.
During a description of the woman Of
Japan correspondent of the st. Louis
Dispatch says:
The girls middle schools are like our
public day schools. The education
given is excellent and quite up to all
modern requirements, while at the
same time the characteristic elements
of Japanese lady's education are pre-
served.
The traditional accomplishments of
japanese lady were, however, not for
gotten. and there were rooms set apart
for giving instructions in the arrange
ment of flowers, the details of the tea
ceremony, and in playing the goto.
Without proficiency in these three ac-
complishments no Japanese lady is
thought to be completely educated.
The technical and the industrial schools
for girls in Japan are admirable insti-
tutions. One of the most interesting
girls schools is undoubtedly the school
for peeresses at Toxic. In this the en-
press takes the lseenest interest; she
. visits the school every week, and knows
all the girls by name. The students are
( daughters of the "daimios" and noble
men. If the empress had not herself
taken the lead in the movement for the
higher education of the women of tie
noble classes it is doubtful if japanese
noblemen would have consented to send
their girls to a public day school; that
they do SO is proof of the earnestness
with which the Japanese have adopted
modern western education.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
Nat Goodwin Sues for Libel.

Chicago, Jan. 2l.-Nathaniel Carl
Goodwin, .Jr., of New York city. known
on the stage MS Nat Goodwin, has filed
4 suit in the United States court against
the Chicago Tribune for $4,000 dam
ages, alleging the publication of false,
libelous, wicked and malicious state
nent to the effect that the comedian
lad gambled at faro and won $4,000
last Saturday night and SO violated the
law of the state and ordinance Of the
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
Ex-President Tyler.s Son Dxine.

Washington, Jan. 21.-Johr Tyler,
Jr., oldest son of President Tyler,
is lying at the point of death at his
home in this city. He is 70 years old,
and for the past nine years has been
partially paralyzed. His condition be-
came serious about a week ago, and it
is now thought by his physician that
death is only question of short time.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
Acquitted of Murder of Queen.

Yokohama, Jan. 21.-The trial of Gen.
NIiura, formerly japanese minister to
Corea, and the others who were charged
with completely in the coup ut Seoul
last October, which resulted in the
murder of the queen of Corea, has end
ed. All of the accused were acquitted,
the evidence being insufficient to con.
vict them of either direct or indirect
responsibility for the queens death.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
persisted BY FIRE.
Theater Burns In Russia-Forty-Nin Per
,c,, Iy1unl

Theater Burns In Kussla-FOrty-Nlne FER
sons Killed.
st. Petersburg, Jan. 21.-A dispatch
from Ekatorinoslav, capital of the gov
crnment OF that name in South Russia,
gives the details of a fire that occurred
i'll a theater, causing large loss of life.
The fire was discovered while per-
Torrance was going on. The specta-
tors became panic-stricken and made
wild rush for the exits. Many of
them were knocked down, tralnplcd un-
der foot and rendered unconscious.
After the ruins had cooled off suffi-
GENTLY search was commenced for
the dead. Forty-nine bodies have al
ready been taken out. A number of
persons who were known to have been
in the theater are still missing, and
there is scarcely any doubt that their
bodies will be found later in the ruins.
The building was of wood and the fire
spread with great rapidity. Before
ali of the terror-stricken people could
get outside the theater was mass of
flames.
The scene outside was terrible. Those
who had relatives and friends in the
theater rushed about wildly crying for
help to save them. Every effort was
made to save those in the burning build
ing, but the heat was SO intense that
for some time it was impossible to ap-
proach the structure. Even had it been
possible to approach the efforts to save
those inside would have probably been
fruitless, as they were probably suff-
Gated before the fire reached them
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
Could Not BE Touched.

"And you admit that you are pub
Usher of that pernicious form of read
ing known as the dime novel ?" asked ihe
long-faccd man. "Did you ever reflect,
sir, how many have been ruined by
your publications?"
The man with the large diamond
lighted big, fat cigar. "Pho!" said
he. "Ten cents never ruined anybody"
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-01-28
Costly,

Costly.
Hear the sledges with their bellies.
Brazen bellies!
What large expenditure their merriment
compels!
How they shrek out their delight on the
icy air of night,
While accommodating appetites for porter
houses, each.
Then they eat. eat. eat.
TIL the ruin is complete
OF the youths whom sad experience has
i yet, forsooth, to teach.
Truth.