The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1896-09-18

In its issue Of September 4, THE Re-
PUBLIC published a supplement con-
/ tanning map Of the states and an esti-
mate Of the electoral vote. At the bot
tom few quotations from prominent
public men on the silver question we're
given. Among them was one from
John Sherman. This has been dis
puted but The REPUBLIC can assure its
readers that it is authentic. Mr.. Sher-
man is quoted as saying: 81 was strong
" il favor Of the single standard of
gold, but other arguments showing the
dangerous effect upon industry by
dropping one of the precious metals
| from the standard Of value outweigh
ia my mind all theoretical objections
to the bimetailic system" This was
included in a letter from Mr.. Sherman
to Mr.. GrOesbeck of Cincinnati, o.,
dated July 10, 1878. That letter has
| been published numerous times and
quoted in the house and senate By
many prominent speakers. The reason
for its denial is obvious.
A recent bulletin of the census bu-
reau gives information as to the extent
Of farm mortgages in the various sec
tons Of the country. 1t shows, what
will surprise most people, that farms
in New York, New Jersey, and most of
| the other stern states, are more heaYi-
ly moTtgaged than those in the west
and south, the great agricultural re-
giOns of the United States. The farms
in New York, for instance, are mort
gagged to 43 per cent of the value, while
those of Kansas are mortgaged only to
30 per cent. The New Jersey farms
are mOrtgaged to 80 per cent of what
they are worth as compared with only
30 per cent on the farms of Nebraska.
It has been suggested that the candi-
| dates for congress in the Sixth district
stump the district together, and itmust
be admitted that such an arrangement
would at least be decidedly interesting.
It would further diminish the promul-
cation of unfair sophistries and half
truths which are always in evidence in
the modern campaign. The plan Of
having opposing candidates campaign
together may be somewhat decadent,
but it must be admitted that such a
course would enable the voters to get
a better line on the men that ask their
support.
B, J. McGrew of Auburn, Neb., a
bicyclist touring the west, met with an
accident last Thursday night that
might have been worse. His wheel
broke down at Colby, and he took the
train for Goodland to secure repairs.
He was carried by on No. 5, and when
it met No. at KanOrado he sought to
change trains and get back. No. 6 was
standing still and 5 moving, but he
thought the reverse was the case and
stepped off with the result that he
took a header, brusing himself and
spraining his wrist.
The National Tribune, a paper de-
voted to Fe-fighting the late war, is
sending out thousands of copies of its
papers free to the veterans (but paid
for by Hanna). The editorial columns
are filled with rot as to how the SOL
| diers' pensions will be reduced one-half
under free coinage. The owner of that
paper is u pension attorney and has
made a fortune out of the old soldier
by unreasonable fees charged for pro-
curing them a pension and now wants
to coerce them in their franchise.
Only 9O6 persons in /, 100000, accord
ing to medical authority, die from old
age, while ], 200 succumb to govt, 1890
to measles, 2,700 to spOplexy, 1000 to
erysipeias, 1900 to consumption, $4,000
to scarlet fever, $4,000 to whOoping
cough, 10000 to typhoid and typhus,
and 1000 to rheumatism. The averages
vary according to locality, but these
are considered pretty accurate as re-
CARDS the population of the globe as
whole.
Dispositions were being taken this
week in the case of the city vs.. w. F..
Sager, and G. M. Millisaek VS.. w. F.
Sager, which will be heard in the
United States circuit court at ST..
Joseph, Mo, next month. Sager was a
stakeholder in the Sherman County
bank and the plaintiffs are seeking to
recover on deposits held by the bank
at the time Of its failure.
Coal-Deaier Scott in. commenting
upon the trusts raise in the price of
| Pennsylvania anthracite coal says that
it cannot be sold here for less than Sl4
per ton, higher by about So than it ever
was before. Garrett A. Hobart, the re-
publican nominee for Vice-president, is
one of the prominent members of this
coal trust, one of the most offensive
monop0lies fourishing in America.
A Canton CO., man interviewed sew
eral hundred workingmen who we're on
the excursions to see Mckinley and
found in every case they were having
their expenses paid and their regular
wages also. The Mckinley campaign
idea seems to be to get a crowd of men
to Canton even though they have to be
paid to make the trip.
The wheslmen are not in power at
| Colby. The council have recently
passed an ordinance sffixing a penalty
for riding on the sidewalks. Old-fash-
Toned people at that place are still OF
the opinion that sidewalks we're made
to walk on.
A sailor from the United States
crusier Baltimore spent couple Of
days in Goodland last week enroute to
/ San Francisco. Like ali sailors return
ing from a furlough, he was on the
"sWine train"
The fourth annual congress Of the
Kansas irrigators will be held at Great
Bend from October 10 to II. These
meetings are of great interest and in,
estimable value to the practical irri-