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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23
THURSDAY. JULY %, 1896.
THE POSITION Oh rnE TIMES.

THE TIMES is
For Democratic principles pure and
indebted.
For the maintenance Of the credit OF
the country-public and private, national,
State. and individual.
For the faithful observance Of con-
tracts made in accordance with the gold
standard Of value which has prevailed
sn this country for over sixty years.
For the continuance Of the gold standard
of value. as that best for the interests
al all the people Of, this country. and
especially for all who live On wages.
salaries. or other fixed incomes.
For the use Of silver TO the fullest ox-
tent consistent with the continuance OF
gold in free circulation.
For free banking aud the repeal Of
the 10 per cent tax on state-hank notes.
For the preservation of law and order
and the greatest possible liberty Of every
citizen consistent therewi.n.
For honest elections as the safeguards
pf our liberties.
THE TlMES is
Against the taxation or one citizen FOR
the benefit OF another. under the gmse
o. bountios. of a protective tariff. or in
any otLcr form.
Against any tax which creates classes OF
citizens and disariminalos I'm favor Of
one class as against another. All citizens
are and should be equal before the law.
both in receiving its benefits and bearing
jts burdens.
Against the free. unlimited. and indie
pendent coinage Of silver by the United
States as a delusiye scheme, fraught with
incalculable trouble and loss 90 our
country.
Against all assumption OF authority or
Interference by Government I'm the lawful
business of citizens
Against the Government ownership or
control Of railroads tccsruphs. or any
business which citizens can do.
Against the Government forbiddlng con
tracts TO pay borrowed money I'm the kind
OF money borrowed. which have been
lawful for thousands OF years. and which
in themselves are just and right.
Against all forms OF Populistic paternal-
Ism or Anarchisiic inccndiarism.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23
ALTGLLD AND CONTRACTS TO PAY
GOLD.

The Daily American, Of Newark, Ohio
states that Governor Altgeld sold the
Newark electric road four years ago, and
made the $4,000 OF bonds FOR which ii
sold all payable in gold coin OF the
present standard of weight and fine
ness. The paper says that the mort
gage. recorded in Newark, proves this to
be fact.
We have 10 means of knowing whether
this is true or not. but it seems hardly
possible that a respectable newspaper
would make a specific statement OF this
sort, which could be 50 easily contradict
cd and dlsproycd, II it were not true
We have not the slightest doubt that
Altgcld is capable OF doing just tins
thius. The world knows that the most
blatant irce-coiners Of the silver States
ha0ltualy make their securities payable
ia gold coin when they have occasion
to take contracts to pay money in the
future, and We see no reason TO suppose
that Altgcld IS an more sincere than
many OF the other humbugs that have
been exposed.
1t Is generally conceded now by tho
advocates Of free coinage that free COIN
age viii not raise the silver dollar 10
the level Of the gold dollar and keep il
there and. this being so. it is perfectly
natural that when one Of them takes a
contract 20 receive money payable in
the future he should make II payable
in gold coin.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

one OF the ablest weekly journals in
the country is The outlook. We read IL
regularly. and with instruction and pleas
ure. We have had occasion. however, to
disagree seriously with it's financial views,
which were OF the bimetaliic order. 30
called. In its last Issue. however. 1t
takes occasion to bid farewell to The sill
yer party, evidently with great sorrow.
IL said:
With the statement that the dcmonetiza-
ton OF silver has resulted In great fan
OF prices and In corresponding depression
and distress Tho outlook is In fullest
sympathy. As IL believes that Populism
Is the logical outcome Of the policy OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

4 Vireinian in Chicago Graphically De
scribes the ,itna ion.

rfiihts the 'ttNt ''''
Editor of the Times
Slr-As "a ylrg.uan and having the best
interests OF the Old state aAd hef people
at heart, l desire 90 consiAtniate Inc
Times upon the stand 10 his taken Oh tne
money question.
The American people are to-day stand
ing uoon the threshold of an impending
crisis. The great vessel OF prosperity is
out. far out upon the ocean oil commerce.
battling with the waves OF dscohicnt ana
strife. on near the horizon can be seen
a cloud that threatens 10 bear down upon
her and wrcak vengeance upon the grand
est. nOblest vessel that cVrf set saa-ihe
great ship bearing onward heF cargo
American energy. industry ana prosperity,
purchased, with the price or the ho"oI OF
our great nation. That black ana dam
nabie cloud assufes immense proportions.
The rumbling sounds can be neaid IN me
distance. The angry waves lash the
sides of the great vessel, peal after peal
OF thundeC and as the lightning red
glare uluniines the heavens. one sees
written across the face or the cloud the
words. Anarchy and Socialism, Repudid-
ton and Dishonor, but we are told the
cloud has a. silvery lining.
The pOpuistlc- Democratic party, IN con-
vcntion al Chicago, has declared ltsef
In favor Of the free and unlimited coin
age Of silver al the ratio OF 10 TO ]. and
asks the support Of all honest mem They
do not stop al that. but embodics IN IT'S
Infamous platform the income-taN law.
II this element ever gets the reins or
government. God help the people. Ihey
do not know for what they ask. Men
stand upon street corners and try 10 en-
thuse their fellow-men. In their mad
enthusiasm. 90 all questions you near
only is 20 l. To all-cntreaties for sober
consideration OF the ques-on they yell
like Howling Deryishes. Is 20 l.
They attempt no explanation, bat IN
their mad rawlings YOU hear the cry, Down
with the capitalist" and not infreduent-
IS one hears wall and Lombard Streets
and many who have taken up this mad
cry do not know II wall street is In New
York or London.
During the French Revolution, when
all was chaos and strife. men and women
became almost demons. Drunk with a
wild enthusiasm. they ran through the
streets yelling as they ran-"To the
Guiiotne''-"To the Guilotine." Her tenn
pies we're desecrated. and over their mas
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

We print elsewhere this morning a letter
from the Hon. W. y. Petit. Of Flu.
wanna county. Virginia. witch undertakes
TO show that free coinage OF silver IS
true Democratic doctrine.
We were very much surprised 60 find
Mr. rettt commencing his paper thus:
"Ars these organs ignorant OF the fact
that the Constitution requires the coinage
OF both silver and gold into lcgal-tondcr
money! We answer that they are.
and that Mr.. Pcttit Is so. too. and every
body else Is also. because the Constitu-
ton does not require any such thing.
The Constitution forbids the States TO
make anything but gold and silver legal
tender for debt. and II does not say
another word from beginning 10 end
about either gold or silver. Now. this
provision OF the Constitution has no
relation OF any sort whstver to
Ave- Npwer that Is conferred upon
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

protection. so u believes that the extreme
free-coinace policy which has taken
possession Of 50 large part OF our
population Is the logical outcome or gold
monometallism. There has been and Is
great and widespread distress throughout
many sections. caused by the fall OF
prices IL is simply blindness 10 DENY TINS
fact, or TO deny TO the great majority
OF men who are now advocating the free
coinage Of silver entire honesty OF Dur-
pose. With the remedy Tor tho present
distress proposed by the frce-coinage
men The Outlook has. however, no SYM
pathy. in its judgment the free coinage
Of silver by this country alone would
invite disasters greater than those which
have already fallen upon our productive
interests. la the judgment OF The out
look IL would do more than this 10 would
fasten upon the country for an Indefinite
period the policy Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the recommendation Of gold, from which
the country Is now suffering, but the
monOmetallsm OF silver. which, save that
the silver product IS larger than the gold
product, would. IN our judgment, be even
more unsccntihc and unsatisfactory. IL
would postpone indefinitely the adoption
OF a genuine himctallic policy among the
great commercial nations. II would very
seriously impair our credit abroad. where
the feeling IS generally entertained that
the policy OF free coinage II adopted by
this country. will moan practical repu-
diation OF a considerable percentage Of
our foreign debts: and it would create
distrust which for years 10 come would
ALLEVIATE foreign capital from this country.
This country might be able 10 live indie
pendenily OF Europe for q time. as Europe
could afford 10 1--we Independently Cf
b..
policy on the part either OF America or
OF Europe would be shot-sighted and
ruinous I'm the long run. The Outlook.
therefore, is unquali1edly opposed 10 the
free coinage OF silver as am Immediate
remedy for present dlnicultles.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23
Hon. GEORGE ID. WISE.

Hon. George ID. Wise has long been a
descuedly popular man IN Richmond, but
no has added immensely TO the esteem
in which good men held him by his manly
declaration in declining to be a candi-
date for Congress in the coming election.
Mr.. Wise knows that the free coinage Of
silver by this country alone at the ratio
OF 10 TO ] would be destructive TO every
interest in the country. and like a man,
he refuses TO give his assent TO that un-
wise proposition by Offering himself as
candidate for Congress upon the Chi
cago platform, which demands free COIN
age by this country alone at that ratio.
Mr.. Wise shows. too. I'm his statement
that he perfectly understands the real
part which silver should play i'm our
monetary affairs. and what are also tho
real needs of the people in the presen.
condition Of things. His statement indi-
Gates that he knows there can be only
one standard and that silvers part
most useful and necessary parts TO
furnish the subsidiary money that the
people need for change. lie also shows
that me perfectly understands that it is
the tyrannical and oppressive tax on The
issues of state banks which deprives the
people Of all opportunity to use their re-
sources as a basis Of credit, and thus
throttes them ana depri les them of their
natural media Of exchange.
Mr. Wise may not 20 to Congress this
time, but he will have the consolation
OF knowing that his course secures him
the respect and esteem Of many men
value
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23
Virginia.

.r,ero Law land beneath the Southern
, ,oreIy land for royal favor meet
hro,,n1 her brow veil tine soft clouds
And sn,ering sands the sea shed at her
And broad across her breast fell shadows
ncot toto
~, sun-heams w.nught--down, sitting
through the trees,
And winding streams. lern-sringed' mace
music sweet.
Where pchlly fingers. touchcd the wa
terry keys
And nlled tho forest aisles with slum-
brous melodies.
And boasted she Of sons and daughters
fair.
Who held their fathers 'mong the caval-
And natriotlsm wore-a Jewel rare.
And when from out the rift set wide by
years
The Northern hordes swept down. with
hopes and fears
She clrt her sons for war. Yet blinded
Fate,
Set wrong DER night. and worn with srlef
and tears
Virginia turned where-proof OF North
crn nate
lm-ir ,ay nei sc-ui-fs siFvss ana ncarn-
stones desolate.
There lies a lana beneath the Southern
sun.
brl~cr. gran1er noller land to-day.
A land whose fiery heart IS sull unwon.
Whose Southern faith was strengthened
lv the fray.
who holds her heroes with their coats
OF gray,
As Rome her sacred gods OF history.
And on the worlds worn waits IN brave
array.
She writes her heroes names. and bold
and free,
Carves high with war-stained wound
marked hand tho name Of Ice.
-BrstOl Courier.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23
A CONTRADICTIONS,

The statement which has been published
in an esteemed contemporary that Mr..
Joseph Bryan and Mr.. William l.. Royal
have avowed their intention to vote for
Mr.. William Mckinley for President is
unauthorized and untrue. Not having
any nominees standing on a recognizable
Democratic platform they have asserted
that they had no candidates 10 vote
for at all.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

The squad Of doctors in attendance
upon Mr.. Vanderbilt announced a day or
two ago that the patient was much bet
ter. lie had wigglod his right foot twice,
which went ia prove, according TO a
hard-hoartod journalist, that the doctors
had been pulling his leg.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23
The Schooner Gets AWAY.

The schooner "A. and NJ. Carlisle"
which was loaded with railroad ties at
the wharf IN Rockets. OF the Southern
railway was detained Tuesday afternoon
on account OF the low tide. and could
not 90 out until late AZ night. The
schooner had not run aground. however.
as reported. and when the tide came IN
the craft found no difficulty In getting
away.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23
ap26- SUI. tu.th1y
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BILLIARD. POOL. and PIGEON HOLE ia:
BLEs, 5000, upwards Best grades Billiard
cloth at sl2 SO and 81, for both Bed and Cush-
ions; Cues 1880 per dozen and wards. Best
Cue Tips, IS cents per hundred. assorted sizes.
Composition Pool Balls guaranteed not 70
break IN two years, 5000 per set:
The Dean competition Pool Ball, nnest ana
most perfect ball sde stripes or numbers viii
never wear OF gueran teed not % break In TWO
years. $40 per set. full and complete line BIZ
lard and Pool Table supplies on hand. Oiiee,
Bank saloon aud Drug store fixtures. $50 and
upwards. Counters. show Cases (for all pur-
poses). All sizes French Bowel Plate Mirrors 20
order; Church and Lodge Room Furnlturei
Stained Glass Windows for Churches and
Dwellings &c. Beer Pumps and Beer Draw.
ing outfits cOmplete Restaurant and Hotel
Refrigerators and Freezing Boxes.
Ny Billiard and Pool Tables are not sur.
passed by any other make for accuracy ana
perfection. Ny Cushions are the liyest aad
most durable made. Tables oycrhauled, rev
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Write for catalogue. Out OF town orders VII
have my prompt attention.
je2-tu th.su
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

NILTLK N HOLIIIl.
The Condition kansan lin d. in That
Ecpubiic.


Hon. Thomas Moonlight a prominent
aud able Kansas Democrat, who is now
minister to the republic OF Bolivia. has
recently written 20 a friend IN Kansas
the following letter.
Il am IN d country having for us imam
cial basis silver. NOW permit me IN all
frankncss and in the spirit Of pure eis-
interested friendship. and with an abid5
ing faith and deep love for the Demo
cratic party. 10 say that II you were
here or In any other free-silyer country
you would at once see the misery and
wretchcdness caused by n currency below
par value In the commercial world. Clerks
in the stores here who would receive IN
our country so per month get only 40
Bolivians In silver or It's equivalent, equal
10 about SIS American money and nnd
themselves Laborers receive per diem,
and find themselves, from p TO - cents IN
silver. equal 20 about p cents In Amerl-
can money. Mechanics receiye on on aver
age one Bolivian per diem and ind them
selves. equal 10 about a. cents in American
money This condition H. true. more or
less. OF all countries having silver for
basis Ia all countries where silver Is
basis there exists specie ~ sem-siavery
among all the wage-workers. ana partic-
ular'y among laborers and farm-hands."
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23
GfadpesS Comes

nth better understanding OF tho
w transien tnature of the many phys
;ca, ills which vanish before properet-
forts-gentleefforts-pleasant efforts
rightly directed. There Is comfort ~
tbs knowledge, that so many forms OF
s snJ m are not dueto any actual dis.
ease. but simply to a,constlPa's .,,'annas
tion of.the-systen, which the pieasans
family laxative, Syrup OF tigs' 2roinpr
lv removes. That is why II Is the oniy
remedy with millions of families, and ~
evervwbere esteemed so highly by an
who value good health Its benencia
.tfects are due 10 the fact, that it's the
one remedy which promotes internal
clcanliness without facilitating tho
organs on which il acts. IL Is thereiote
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chase. that YOU have the genuine arr
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fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and SOFA ny
altreputable druggists
II in the enjoyment of-goou neai'li,
and the system is regular, laxatives OF
other remedies are then not needed IL
afflicted Nth any actual disease, one
may be commended tothe most skllltU
nhysicians, but if nnced-of laxative
one should have the best, and with the
yveIlinforrned everywhere, Syrup OF
Fiys stands highest and is most largely
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ap2s-su, u.th1y
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

Mr.. Cauihorn Jones. who was knocked
off the Chesapeake and Ohio trestle last
Monday night, was getting along very
nicely yesterday morning. lie is still
at the Retreat for the Sick.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

Mr.. Frank j. Parater. Jr.. is spending
few weeks In the Blue Ridge Noun
tains.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-23

The price Of The Times l. two cents per
copy and ten cents per week. delivered
within the limits of Richmond and hanches-
ter. Sunday paper three cents
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-05
a Criminal Candidate.

The republicans OF Illinois have
discovered that John X. Tanner.
whom they have tumbled over each
other to nominate for governor,
was once convicted Of the crime OF
murder in Clay county and sentenced.
the Chicago Times-Hcrald asserts to
be hung, but another authority
maintains the penalty was term in
the peni,entiary. Tanner g. capped to
Missouri ut the time and after living
there year was captured by the
Clay county sheriff and brought back
TO Illinois. Along In the sixties, Just
after the war. Tanner lived in STAN
ford township. in Clay county. He
was u wild young fellow aud the peo-
pic prophesied that he would never
amount to anything. In the neigh
borhood lived Tom Erskine, whose
brother had married sister Of Tan
ner. As the story runs. Tanner aud
Erskine quarreled over y woman and
rs n result there was bad blood be-
tween the men. One morning in
May. 1867. Tanner was driving along
tho road by Erskine's farm. Tanner
had been working on the road and
Erskine was chopping wood inside
the fence. Tanner stopped his team
aud began qaarreling with Erskine.
Hot words passed aud Tanner made
rs u to get of his wagon for the pur-
pose Of assaulting Erskine. Erskine
promptly threw his AZ ~ Tanner and
Tanner drow one Of those old time
four barrel pepperbox pistols and
shot Erskine down in his tracks. lie
ther drove home. put up his team
and fled to Arkansas and then to Mis-.
souri, aud lived in the brush until
sheriff Finch got track OF him by his
wife leaving Clay county to Join him
In hi, hiding place. Finch followed
her and found Tame. living in n lit.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-05

tie hut below Poplar Bluff. He ef-
fected . capture and brought the
prisoner back to Clay county and
safely lodged him in jail.
Prior to this capture the grand
jury had heard all the evidence in
the case and in June, 1868, had re-
turned an indictment against John
Il. Tanner, charging him with homi-
eide. Atthe November term Of court
the same year Tapner was placed on
trial and found guilty of msnslaugh-
ter and sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary. He was defended
by Smith, Sneed and Hanna, who
fought desperately to clear the pris-
oner, bot the jury held Tanner gull
ty Of the killing. Richard s. Candy
was the presiding judge q. the trial.
Tanners attorneys, as is customary.
filed motion for an arrest OF iudg-
ment and new trial. The former
was granted and the latter taken I'M
der advisement. At the first day Of
the December special term OF court
Judge Candy granted the motion for
q new trial and released Tanner from
Jail in boads of 81 900.
On motion Of the states attorney
the sase was continued. Again AT
the April term Of court. at the in
stance OF the states attorney, +. d.
Preston. the case was continued. Al
the October term the case WAS again
called for trial and resulted IN a ver-
dict Of not guilty and the discharge
of the prisoner.
This is q mild account OF the Incl.
dent in the life Of the republican
candidate, and is taken from the ST.
Louis Republic. but it is sufficient to
show that he has the blood Of fel.
low man upon his hands.
What wonders are wrought in
politics?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-05
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
Continued from Third Page.


Health and Police-Kennedy. Foss.
Winter.
License and Markets - Penaer,
Wheelan. Gall.
Ordinance - Winter. Schreiner,
Naucker.
Parks-Surmnn. Tindsll, Winter,
Wheelau, Concannon. Gall, johnson.
Printine-Gall, Tindall, concsnnon.
Sewer-Schreiner, Dauber, Ken.
nedy.
Streets Alleys aud Grounds-Nel.
con, Schreiner. Surmau, Gall, Daube
Fender. Msucker.
Waterworks Tindall, Fender,
Winter.
City Attorney Haas submitted an
ordinance dividing the assessment
for the Twelfth street paving into
installments, which was read by the
Clerk. Alderman Kennedy moved
that the Council proceed to act upon
the ordinance. Carried by unsni.
nous vote. The ordinance was then
passed by unanimous vote, on motion
of Alderman johnson.
Alderman Maucker moved that the
City Clerk DO instructed to advertise
for bids for the paving OF
Twelfth street. to DO opened at an
adj burned meeting next Monday
evening. Carried.
Alderman + Iss offered q resolution
providing for the payment of witnes.
ses to the County Court at Morrison
Adopted unanimously.
Tue Mayor nominated Hugh Nc.
Donald for City Collector. Confirmed
by unanimous vote.
Alderman Kennedy submitted a re.
por. from the Health Com missioner
declaring as nuisarces the lot next
vest of the Y NJ. @. A. Bailding and
lot on Fifth and half avenue. Re-
ierred to the Ordinance COMMITTEES
and City Attorney to report an ordi.
nance ccndemning the lots as nu;sas.
nedy,
Alderman Foss offered resolution
authorizing the Mayor and Health
Commissioner TO attend the meeting
OF the Illinois Auxiliary Sanitary
Association at the expense of the
city. Carried.
Alderman Schreiner offered q reso.
luton for the immediate repair oil
the pumps and pumping station. Car
ricd.
Ad burned on motion OF Alderman
DAu Der.
A. ID. HUEsING. City Clerk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-05-05
Cure for ReaSiach

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be the very best. 1t effects perma
ncnt cure. and the most dreaded la
bitual sick headaches yield to its in
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flicted TO procure bottle, and give
this remedy fair trial. In cases o.
habituai constipation Electric Bitter:
cures by giving the needed tone te
the bowels. and few cases long resist
the use Of this medicine. Try il
once. Large BOTTLES only so cents al
Hartz & Ullemeyer's drug store.