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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-05


Ike to have the knitting very much, in
deed--if you think wise. warden.
The warden gave a superior smile when
asked II he intended TO grant Pomeroy $
needles" he said. why, with one pair
o. strong needies mat man wpuln Worn
lie ootiId do If ''N'
Apples and poars were gent into his cell
the next morninr, hit they were bluntly
refuspd pomernv remorkinr. ar a little
fluit is all / have earned vor can take Il
He is visited regularly every two months
by his mother. who is often ACCOMPANIED
nv Pouleroy's sister n Young rirl His
mother IL n srnall dernyIre woman who
has always led a Quiet life of respectabil-
ity. Sh,. Is n tlressinaker. Pomeroy writes
her al Intervals
Pomeroy is particularly sullen lust at
nreseni' He has recently been moved into
a cell in the new part of the bullding
This cell Is one OF q long row which open
into n corridor There are cells on both
sides of the hall and an officer patrols IN
and down dny and night In the heavy
iron door Of each cell is n tlnv' circular
shaped slice. by making use Of this slide
and suddenly turning on the electric light
each convict Is brought under the eve of
the officer Pomeroy preferred the old ar
rargemen. when his r., n was i'm an iso-
lated part of the building.
He is very fond of a game Of checkers
Under the old ieoI1fed arronpenent Of
cells it was the custom with Po,neroy and
the men who were confined in M coils
adjoining his to ulov al ctecl,ers cailinr
the moves from eel Ia cell zach man
had n hoard peperalt,, NJ ho,1n ,,an,i
facttlre. and the ohecker, wore hits ~ ma
per
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THE LATEST jokes.
Funny Things the Comedians Said Last
Week.

Funny Things the Comedians Sad i"nst
Week.
From the New York World.
Smith and Cook are at Proctor Pleas
IRE palace. Their act and their Jokes
have not changed for years, but this may
be because their funny sayings always
90 well. Here is one Of them:
Cook-Wby did you leave the Hoffman
house?
SMITH didn't like Mrs. Hoffman's
cooking.
Here's another:
Cook-Did you notice me in my coupe
this morningI
SMITH couldn't see behind the bars,
but / knew you were there.
In .'The Shop Girl at Palmers the
ater there are Il few:
Miggles you 20 In for wheeling!
Bcrtie-No, but l keep rabbits.
Appleby-She ran away with the ice
man.
BERTHE Bent-Thnt was cool thing to
do.
Bertie--Are you dining anywhere on
Thursday?
-Thursday--n
Bertie-How hungry you'll be on fri-
day!
''When my friend McNIanus arrived
at Castle Garden" says John w. Ran
some. the ruler of New York. ut Kos
.cr 4 Rigrs. "he was about Ms green AZ
I'll :, lilla ETA. Some enc had told him
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that you could pick up gold in the streets
of New York. and he actually believed it.
Wen. sure enough il was just his luck
to find u So gold piece in Battery park
the day h. arrived. and he had hardly got
us far as Bowling Green when he picked
up another 50 gold piece. Then he met
MI old blind man, who appealed to him
for money.
Here, says McManus, handing over
the two gold pieces, take this Shure
it must be the divil's own curse for n
man to be blond in n country where ycz
can pick goold roight up from the
strate
w. T.. Browning is the comedian in
the burIesque show Mt Anrons Gaiety
theater. Some one announces the arrival
of Trilby.
Il don't see how Svengal can get
near Trilby," he says, NOW that the
doors Ben Bolted.'
last summer:" asks Jordan of William
son in u back-face turn at the Gaiety.
NO" is the reply.
We'll, what are you going to do this
winterf'
Pick and shovel"
S'Now ladies and gentlemen, 1t affords
me great'--bcgins Jordan.
iolu on, there, intefJects Nilnau-
son.
What do you mean, sir, by interrupt
ing mel Don't you know that gentlemen
do not like to be interrupted in the middle
Of n scntenceT
Not ut all There are lots OF gentle
men who would like to he interrupted in
the middle of sentence. They're in,
Sing Sing"
Al Pr6ctor's Pleasure Palace Smith and
Cook again:
. G9ok-Hoyy do you like the Brooklyn
smith--Ob. they're just killing!
Cook-And the patrol wagons!
Smith, was simply carried away with
them.
Cook-What was that terrible crash l
heard in your room about 3 o'clock this
morning?
Smitll--That was me-falling asleep.
Kaye and Henry are In their sidewalk
conversation at Proctor's theater. Kaye,
rugged as a tramp, asks:
WHAT do you call those places where
they sell liquor?"
Saloons. of course"
II am getting absent-minded passing
them Sunday"
Later OH Kaye says:
with me capital is out Of reach and
labor out of the question"
The O'Brens have boxing specially
at Keith's. 800,
II now make special offer Of $1,000
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Silks and SatinS.
Additional cuts in prices to make them f1y

Lot No l comprises elegant assortment of Fancy
Figured Silks and Plain Chinas were 25c reduc.
ed to l9c yard, now. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 15c
Lot No. comprises entire selection of Fancy Fig
ured Silks, Changeabe Striped Satns E. X
Surahs in solid coors Plain Satns and large
variety OF odd pieces to close out, 35c,
duced to 25c yard, offer choice of these
lines at........ Observation-Disclosures. l9c
Lot No comprises elegant line of popular shades
and evening Silks, in Striped Figured and Bro.
ms, Fancy MORE Satins, Plain Real Japanese
Silks, Fancy Check Tafetas, 40c and SOC a
yard, reduced to Sic and 3Sc choice of the
line goes for &c
Lot No. comprises line of 24inch Changeable
Striped Satlns Plain Satins, 22nch Checked
jacquard Tafetas, 30-inch Fancy Drapery Silks
27inch Plain japanese Silks, 24-inch best Figured
japanese Silks, extra Fine Double Warp Fancy
Striped Surah Silks. former prices soc, COO and
75c reduced prices 42c, 49c and Soc choice
of the entire lines to close Observation-Disclosures. 81 &c
Lot No. comprises popular line of Changeable
extra Fine TafIeas, 24-inch Double Warp Surahs
in Checks and Stripes, 22inch Evening Shades
Fancy Brocade japanese Silks 22.inch extra
quality Silk MORE Antique, Evening and Popu-
lar Shades 75c and S5c yard, reduced to
SOC and 69c yard, offer choice to close. 49c
Our entire lines of Black Gros Grain Silks, Black
Peau de Sole Black Satins and Satin Duchesse, Black
Taffeta Black Armure Black Surah Black Turquoise,
Black M DIRE, Black Japanese Silks, Black Satin REadame
Black Satin de Lion Black Faille-n fact entire lines
of Black Silks at additional cuts in prices to close out
stock on hand
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Dress Goods.

We offer 22.nch Wool Filling Henrietta, reduced
from 1Oc to nc per yard, now .......
% inch Fancy Changeabe Wool Filling Chameleon
reduced from 15c to 10c yard, now ...
slinch Wool Filling Fancy Brocades and Changeable
Chameeons, reduced from 25c to 15c yard, now
S4inch Wool Filling Henriettas, popular shades re.
duced from zoe to &c yard, now............
S6.inch Wool Filling Henrettas, popular shades re.
duced from 25c to 19c yard, now ......
3s.inch Wool Filling Henrietta, popular shades, re.
duced from BIC to 2lc per yard, ............
Double width all Wool Trcots, Black and Colors re.
duced from Sic to 22c, Observation-Disclosures.
4O-inch Novelty Sutings two tone effects reduced
from 4Oc to 25c yard, now. Observation-Disclosures.
3Sinch Navy Blue Storm Serge, reduced from 4oc to
26c yard, now Observation-Disclosures.
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Clothing Departm't.

In Clothing Department we have had no mercy on
original COST and have with the determination to unload
all retail stock reduced prices more regardless
of the losses will sustain
Our lines of Gents heavy Wool Tweed Cashmere
Pants were 81. SO, reduced to ST. 15 ...... csc
Our Gents All Wool Scotch Cashmere Pants, were
Sl9S reduced to ST. s. Observation-Disclosures %
Our Gents 1928 Cashmere Pants, reduced to 81 9S
now Observation-Disclosures. LAO
Our Gents So. so Cashmere Pants reduced to 50 6S
HOW .............. ~
Our Gents $4. so Cashmere Pants reduced to 49, 80
Observation-Disclosures. o.
Our Gents Cashmere Suits which such bar.
gain at 49, So reduced to 81. rs a Suit, -. 9S
Our Gents heavy Cashmere, Suits, 81. so,
duced to So. as Suit, Observation-Disclosures. 2. 6S
Our Gents heavy all Wool Cashmere Suits, were Sc so
Suit, reduced to $4. 9S, Observation-Disclosures. g. IS
Our Gents heavy all Wool Cashmere Suits, ST. SO
Suit, reduced to $500, w................ 3.9S
Our Gents heavy all Wool Cashmere Suits, SS 90
Suit reduced to SIS. rs w................ 25
Our Gents Black all Wool Chevot Suits, S. 90
Suit reduced to So. o. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. S. 25
Our $40 90 Gents all Wool Cheviot Suits, talor-made,
in Black Navy and Brown, reduced to SIS. 75a
Suit, Observation-Disclosures. 6. 25
Our $3.50 Gents Fine Cheviot Suits, reduced to
So S3 Suit, now. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 6.75
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rREE no hALp HEAps.

we win mail on appl!catton, ffep u
:, st:on how 10 rroE hair upon q ~
hssd atom falling hair and remQx
dissssss A ~ S sTi AIssn sssss ,S
Ohio. (. Is ts;;: 3: h
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BLACK GOODS-Continued.

4o-inch Priestly Black Silk Warp Henrietta reduced
from ST. 25 to csc yard w............... SO,
40-inch Silk Warp Eudora Cloth, reduced from ST. IS
to 81. 10 yard, ......................... SS
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Carpet Department.

In this Department we mean to close out every inch
of Carpeting hand branch stores do not handle
Carpets We have made extraordinary cuts in prices
order to clean the entire within the next three
weeks.
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Our Lace Curtains.

"a yards long Nottingham Curtains, SOC pair
reduced to SOC, now ......................... 25c
yards long nottingham Curtains, SO inches WIDE
Csc pair, reduced to 45c now. .......... 35c
30 yards long Nottingham Curtains As inches WIDE
sl75 pair reduced to si.s5, now 49,. ST. 10
yards long Nottingham Curtains, As inches wide
We're So 25 pair, reduced to 81. 65, ...... 1925
Irish Point Lace Curtains.
3 yards Irish Point Lace Curtains AZ inches wide
SIS. 90 pair, reduced to $3.50, .s19s
81 yards Irish Point Lace Curtains SO inches wide
S. 90 pair reduced to Sa.9s, ....... 275
80 yards Irish Point Lace Curtains So inches WIDE
So 90 pair, reduced to S4. so. $50
81 yards Irish Point Lace Curtains SO inches wide
were ST. SO pair reduced to 5000, now - 45o
81 yards Irish Point Lace Curtains SO inches wide
49, SO pair, reduced to ST. so, ...... 498
81 yards Irish Point Lace Curtains So inches wide
were So 90 pair, reduced to ST. SO, now Sis
81 yards Irish Point Lace Curtains SO inches wide
So. 90 pair reduced to S. So now...... 6.25
Our entire line of Portieres, Rugs etc, all at add
tona cuts in prices to close out stock promptly.
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CLOTHING DEPARTMENTS ntinued.

Our $12 SO Gents extra Fine California Cashmere
Suits reduced to So 49, now. .,....... 9 ~ 7ns
Our entire line of Chdren's and Boys Suits At AL
ditonal cut in prices to close out remainder Of out s
Choice OF line OF Gents White Shirts and Fancy
Percale Laundered Neglige Shirts were soc and 4 NJ
$l00, reduced to 73c and SIC, we offer now at . 59c
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HOUSTON DAILY POST SUNDAY MoRNrNe JANUARY s 1885,


HES THAT Will SOON CONVERT
the WHOLESALE BUSINESS M ~ "N = N"ess
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-08-13

Chas. l.. Gardner. of the firm Gard
ner & Frost, is ON a carriage drive,
accompanied by his wife to Bangor and
Belfast this week.
Vim. 5. Phillips of this place won
fourth money in the one mile bicycle
race at Fairfield, Tuesday. the time
being 232. There were seven starters,
and three heats.
Saturday afternoon asst Sheriff Niles
received telegram from deputy in
Oldto~n, to arrest one Henry Holmes,
who "a, en- route to this place by the
tain of that day. the charge being
theft. NiIes found his man, locked him
up in the Jail over sunday, and Monday
morning receiving second telegram
from Oldtowp. requesting that the
prisoners baggage be searched and the
articles stolen returned. This was
doue, and upon payment of costs
Holmes was allowed his liberty.
Landlord Washburn Of the Mohiean
House at Lake George adyertises Il
grand ball, preceded by an extensive
display of fireworks, at this popular
resort ON Thursday evening next, Au-
gust 10Th, which cannot fail of being
Il pleasant time to all who attend.
Music for the ball will be furnished by
kendalls orchestra. and the fireworks
will be under the supervision of two
Boston gentlemen, and of such magnifi-
eence, that it will repay anyone to
attend for this exhibition alone. should
it rain Thursday, the affair viii occur
the first pleasant evening following
The outlook is hrst-eass for some
fine races over Farview Park in this
place on Tuesday afternoon next. Au-
gust 18th. In the $50 and 81 classes
there have been 10 entries in each. and
while the 2.25 class entries do not close
until Friday night, there are already
booked six good horses. with more to
follow. At the low rates of fares
offered over the different electric ear
lines running into towL. there should be
IA great crowd present to witness the
fun GA that afternoon. Ia addition to
the races we learn the management
have arranged Tor game Of ball the
same afternoon between the Madison
and Oakland teams. \ good band of
music will be in attendance and the
admission is only - cents.
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Tax Payers.

Please remember that taxes are due
when the books are put into the col
lector hands. All persons re-
eeiYing notice from the collector must
Know that legal steps may be taken to
collect any time after II day.. | can be
found most hours of the day and even.
ing, sither at Chas. Fairbrother's office,
or A. G. Blunt's store. | want your
Taxes now. Respectfully,
f. F. FAIRBROTHER, collector.
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M crit

8 what gives Hoods Sarsaparlla its great pop
ularitY, increasing sales and wonderful cures.
The combination, proportion and process In
preparing Hoods Sarsaparila are unknown
to other medicines, and make it peculiar to
itself 1t acts directly and positively upon the
blood, and as the blood reaches every nook
and corner of the human system, all the
nerves, muscles, bones and tissues come un-
der the bene1cent influence of
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Job Printing.

rsa lob Printing Establishment connected
ia lug SOMERSET RERoRrER is prepared to
Tthr classes of work, the richest as well as the
90 o. common Jobs. Competent and expert
enyeo s%p9ySSa snf aes
sto ya and business cards in great variety.
Gln lsrs Of dances, bills of fare, programs etc,
ennrinted in great variety of styles on short
notice T reg printing 6a,ei s a9sebtGn
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The girls aro running away with 4
poor fellow nowadays. With the bicycle
girl, the golf girl, the tennis girl, the
seaside girl, the hunting girl, the fish
ing girl, the riding girl, the rowing
girl the football girl, the fencing girl,
the mountain climbing girl, the gradu-
ate girl, the new girl and the old sum
mer girl, the youth of today lives in "a
never ending quandary - Memphis
Commercial-Appcal.
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Leeuwenhook and Humboldt both say
that "A single pound of the finest spider
webs would reach around the world.
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urw ADVERTISEMENTS.

varn-H. 0. Bartlett.
sis%oes-Gardner & Frost.
SUI SnO Goods-Cash Gro. Co.
1 1at Waye-W. b. Steward.
n nor store-C. NJ. Barnard.
Is sContractors-Sele
6 6o Noney-Chas. F. Ward.
oos,rt Waists-W. p. Ordway.
S6hisnsolution-Weld & Greene.
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grauellcrs' Guide.
New York, New Haven and
Hartford II. II.
November 20, 1896.

FOR NEW YoRK-|4:O5, 1850, xs:oo.
1880, 1910. $50. 1885, x10:SO Am, 1890,
2:O6, '1:SO (parlor car limited). '1:S5.
I;4o, $3.50, S266, 500, %4:17, x4:20.
$3.50, 5;S5. $780, |7:10 1910 (s:15 Bridge
port accommodation, 1910, 9.15 D. m.
Sundays-"4:05. 1850, 500 a. M, x4:3O,
x6:15, 1910, *S:10 S:15, 1910 D. m.
FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem
River-"1:O5, '11:5O p. m. (dally.)
FOR BOSTON via Springfield-.1:1 10,
%lo:lo, *ll:05 a. M, *12;46, $3.50 D. m.
Sundays-'1;1O (night), $3.50 p. m.
FOR BOSTON via New London and
Providence-+2,1O. 1920, '11:35 (parlor
car limited) a, M. s12:05, 1900, 1920.
1855, 1856 p. M Sundays-*21o. 1920.
a. m, 4:55, 1855 p. m.
FOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD.
SPRINGFIELD. Etc.-*1:10 (night).
$40, 500, X10;1O *11:05 a. M, *12:46. 100.
S:15, 500, $500 (6;15 to Hartford), sos,
lo:05 p. m. Sundays-*1:10 (night),
"5:52, S:2S p. M
NEW LONDON DIVISION
For New London, etc.-*2:1O. (nighty.
40 (night), 7;55 1000 (Guilford acc. y
ll;O5, %1l:35 parlor car limited a. M,
*l2;o5, $500, S:O5, 1920, *4:55, Sis. Sis
| (Guilford acc), $685., 11:2O (Guilford
acc) p m Sundays-#2:1O (night).
1920 (night) M, *4:55, a6:55 D. m.
AIR LINE DIVISION
For Middletown, Willimantic, etc.
7:49 a. M 12:4S, 1888, 6:05 p. m. sun
days-*7:15 p. m. Connecting at Mid.
| dletown with Valley Division and at
whitman tic with the N E. r. r. ana
N. l.. N. r. r.; at TurnervilIe with Col
chester branch.
! NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
for Shelburne Falls. Turner's Falls.
| Williamsburg, Holyoke, New Hart
lord and intermediate stations-7:45 a.
m! and 400 p m. For Westfield and
Intermediate stations, 5:55 p. m.
For Pennington, New Hartford and
E puints this side-7:45 a. m. 1904. 400,
5:55 D. m.
BERKSHIRE DIVISION.
For Derby Junction, Derby. Ansonia.
etc.-7:00. 9:35 a. M, 1900, 2:39, 400.
o'5o, l:b0, 1l:20 p. m. Sundays-8:10 q.
M, $3.50 D. m.
For Waterbury-7:OO, s:s5 a. M, 1900.
z'os' a;, 700 p. m. Sundays-S:10 a.
M, 6:ltp. m. (via Naugatuck juno
tony
For Winsted-7:oo s:s5 a. M. 2:ss, $50
p, M Sundays-S:10 a. M
For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown. Dan.
bury Pittsfeld, State Line-9:35 a. m.
400 D. M
tor Albany, Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin~
nati, 81. Louis, Chicago and the West.
We state Line-9:35 a. M, 400 p. m. 4
VI Lltcnneld and points on s., L. a
IA M ~. (via Bridgeport)-s:o a. M,
Express Trains. xLocal Express. I
G. T. Hampstead.
General Passenger Agent. !
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FOR LINCOLN DAY.

complement.
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DEATH OF PROFESSOR sTICKNEY

DEATH OF PROFESSUR STICkNEY
Hartford, Nov. 30.-A dispatch to
family friends in this city received to-
day says that Professor Austin Stick
ney, formerly a professor at Trinity
college, died in New York to-day. He
was sixty-four years of age. He was a
brother of Albert Stickney of New
York, the distinguished lawyer.
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State Teachers Associations Annual
Meetings.
Hartford. Nov. 90.-There was an in
teresting meeting at the state capitol
to-day to consider plans for changing
the ANNALS of the State Teachers as
sociation. AT present the meetings are
held on Friday towards the middle of
October. It was decided to recommend
that the annual meetings of the asso-
citation be held on Lincolr's day, or the
Friday after Thanksgiving. Other
changes will be proposed, reducing the
numbers in attendance. Last October
there We're 1000 teachers at the meet
ing in New Haven. The number was
so large that the assembly was not
able to accomplish its work as it want
ed to.
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A PASTORS CHANGE.

Hartford, Nov 3O.-The Rev. John H
Watson, who was rector at the Church
of the Good, Shepherd in this city for
several years, preceding the Rev. G. G.
Bristol, has accepted call to the pull
pit of st. Johns Protestant Episcopal
church in Kingston, N. Y.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-01

Branford, Nov. 90.-Norcross Broth
ers' granite quarries at Stony Creek in
creased operations to full time to-day
with two hundred employees the full
complement.
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THE RTTsTNEss Room.

Norwich, Nov. 90.-The Falls Cotton
company resumed to-day after four
and a half months shutdown, and
some five hundred employees began
work.
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STARIN'S NEW HAVEN TRANS
PORTATlON LINE.
Daily Except Saturday,

= .yqlEA Str. JOHN H. STARIN, Captain
McAlister leaves New Haven
from Starin's Pier, foot of Brown street, at
10:l5 p. m. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thurs
days. Str ERASTUS CORNING, Captain
Spoor, Mondays. Wednesdays and Fridays.
The STARIN leaves New York from Pier Is,
and Fridays. Tue ne Corning CO Sundays, Tues.
days and Thursdays.
Fare, .75c excursion tickets. $l.s5. state-
rooms, 81 co.
Norton's, 85l Chapel street; Peck s. Bishop,
702 Chapel street; Tontine Hotel, and A.
Goodman s. Co.
Free stage leaves the depot on arrival OF
Hartford train, and from corner Of Church
and Chapel streets every half hour. commence
ing at $3.50 pm. Through freight rates given
anc bills Of lading issued 10 points west,
south and southwest. G. FL. FISHER, Agent.
Order your freight via Starin Line.
The San Francisco call., 1896-07-09
ALTGELD's PLATFORM.

Inasmuch as the majority of the dele.
gates to the Democratic convention went
to Chicago for the express purpose of COM
mitting the party to the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver without qualification
or safeguards of any kind it is no surprise
that the platform speaks upon that ques.
ton with emphasis. But, on the 9th er
hand, it is in the nature OF a def to all
the world and implies an independence of
the commercial world which our farmers
more especially do not want.
The Democracy would needlessly
antagonize our grain and provision pro-
ducers in the markets where they sell
their surplus produce. Moreover, there is
an intimalion that, as Mr.. Boies puts it, as
between all silver and all gold as the
metal for redemption-money the first
named would be preferable. 1t will be seen
that although the platform declares for
the free coinage of both gold and silver it
does not necessarily mean bimetallism,
since in any event silver must be coined.
The difference between the Chicago and
ST. Louis platforms on that question is
clear and distinct. The latter is for the
coinage of both metals in way that their
parity as redemption money will be main
tanned under any and all circumstances.
The Wilson-Gorman tariff act is prac-
tically indorsed. Although the wording
of that plank is vague, yet when taken in
connection with the declaration on the
income-tax question. it is plain to be seen
that the idea is TO add to the free list
and make up the deficit by swamping
the Supreme Court, so that a decision
favorable to the income tax theory Of col
Letting revenue may be adopted, which
shall be the policy of the Government.
The only protection to American labor
provided for is such by immigration laws
as shall prohibit the landing in this
country of competing workingmen oi
that kind. but meanwhile the gates
are to be opened wide to the importation
of goods and wares that are produced by
pauper labor in other countries. The
platform contains the usual Democratic
glittering but meaningless generalities
and the document shows that its making
was in new and untried hands. 1t is just
such declaration of principles as will re.
quire continued explanation by the party.
In short, it is a piece of patchwork through.
ont