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The Meeker herald., 1896-11-07

There is nothing very startling in the
result of the election when several self
evident facts are considered. In the
first place the Republicans had the most
perfect political machine ever put in
operation; and secondly, millions of
money to place where 1t would 90 TIE
most good. Backing up these two all
potent factors were the combined money
power of the nation and all the interests
that have been made rich and powerful
by class legislation during the last
fifteen or twenty years. Opposed to
this vast. aggregation of wealth and
power were the hosts of Democracy,
enthusiastic but unorganiZed, battling
for a cause and principles that will live
long after the temporary triumph gained
on Tuesday last by Gold has been for
gotten.
Hindman increased Sheridan's ma.
iority about 100 by his electioneering
trip through this county.
50
AS feared, the power of the great un.
scrupulous press of the east the power
of combined capital; the power of the
old leaders of both old parties; the full
power of the present administration
the power of an ignorant clergy; the
power of unlimited money all combined,
made altogether force too great to be
turned aside by the champion of the
people and of human rights But the
brave man goes down to defeat with
more laurels than any other defeated
candidate ever won. = Tribune, Salt
Lake.
Colorado can stand the Mckinley vic
tory better than some of the states that
gave the gold candidate such large ma
jorities.
~
For sale cheap-a pitchfork. Apply
to Thos. j. Hindman, Craig, Colo. u
~
Colorado is assured of an able and
clean administration of its affairs for
the next two years.
~.
What sort of war would it be be-
tween the United States and Spain! If
Spain cannot whip few poorly armed
Cubans, what headway could she make
fighting the United Statesp These
questions are all the answers needed to
the foolish talk about Spain declaring
war against us if we recognize the indie
pendence of Cuba.
God help the country. for no one else
can, If the time ever comes that any one
political party can truthfully lay claim
| to all the love for our national flag.
The Meeker herald., 1896-11-07
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The Meeker herald., 1896-11-07

l; Is wise boss who does not at
tempt to regulate the length of the BIZ
cy:le skirts worn by his employees.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
CREDENTIALS MOVE.


Hs FIles the Names Of the Kansas Fue1en
Electors ~ Bryan and Watson Asn.
TOPEKA, Kan. Sep. 2l.-Chsirmap
Breiden,hal Saturday fled certificates
Of the nomination Of candidates BY the
populist state convention with the
secretary Of state. The Bryan and
Sewall electors nominated BY the demo
Gratis, and afterward BY the populists,
we're designated 10 the certificates %
Bryan and Watson electors. Mr.. Breid-
enthal exp aimed that this was done to
avoid the possibility nj q complication.
the populist convention having nomi'
mated them on q Bryan and Watson
platform, the understanding, how.
ever, being that If elected they should
vote for Sewall. 1t is said the
democrats and populists have q per-
feet understanding about the matter
The designation Of the fusion electors
as Bryan and Watson electors will not
prevent the middle-of-the.road popu.
lists Of also putting up set OF Bryan
and Watson electors, providing the
name OF their party does not conflict
with that OF any other party now in
the field. For instance, the middle-of-
the.roaders cannot call themselves the
peoples party.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24

1t is not merely the women who like
to buy things cheaply. No one cares tc
pay anything more for an article than
he can help. Men who work for wages
or on salaries naturally desire that their
income shall go as far as possible in
the satisfaction of their wants. Farm.
ers, too, in behalf Of whom the plea for
high prices is most frequently made,
are not overload Of paying big prices
for the things they buy. And they are
buyers as well as sellers. The whole
tendency of civilization is toward lower
prices and higher wages.
Talk about making an UNLIMITED
demand for silver by free coinage at
sixteen to one is folly. The amount of
silver money which can be forced into
circulation is strictly limited by the
needs of business. Free silver or no free
silver, the people will not use more Of
the heavy and bulky silver dollars than
they do now.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
"The Free Coinage Problem.

"The Free Coinage Problem" is the
title of penny magazine or pamphlet,
by Lewis n. Lembitz, of Louisville,
Ky. 1t contains one of the fairest and
best discussions of the money question
to be had at any price. 1t contains in
very brief space and in simple language
as much of the early history Of money,
especially in this country, as is neces-
sary to understand the present situa.
ton. 1t discusses in logical, unbiased
and impartial manner the probable eff.
fects of the proposed free coinage legis.
lation upon all classes, and especially
upon farmers and wage-earners. Itpre.
sents vivid picture Of the present hard
lot of many farmers and shows what
kind of money will be for their best in.
terests.
This little 4S-page magazine contains
more of monetary history and facts
and more of sound argument, than
many books which cost 100 times its
price. 1t makes 1t possible for any in.
telligent laborer or farmer who can
spare one cent to become well informed
on the money question before he casts
his vote. Ten or fifteen copies can be
ordered at once for ten or fifteen per-
sons. Otherwise it will cost two cents
to send one cent. Address Present Prob
lens Publishing company, 81 Park
place. New York city.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
Douhlc Standard Mamie Sugnr.

The Mohawk valley was settled by
the Dutch, as your readers know.
When the country was new, Yankee
peddlers came through the settlements
and purchased the crop of maple sugar.
On one occasion a green Dutchman
sold a Yankee his maple sugar far be-
low the market price, and his neighbors
teased him for being deceived. He
said, in reply: "You wait and | will vix
him next year" The next spring he
sold his crop OF sugar to the same Yam
kee at the same price. When his neigh
bors rallied him, he said II am no fool.
! made the sap that sugar was made
from Of half spring water" The green
Dutch farmer had just as much com
mon sense as those cranks who assert
that so cents worth of silver and an
equal amount Of water will make a dol
lar worth 100 cents in gold at the pres
emit standard.-N. Y. Sun.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24

He who iampers with the currency
obs labor of It's bread. He panders In
deed to greedy capital, which Is keen
sighted and may shift for itself, but he
beggars labor, which Is honest, unsus-
pccting and too busy with the present
to calculate for the future. The pros
perity Of the working classes lives,
moves and has It's being in established
credit and a steady medium Of payment.
All sudden changes destroy it. Honest
industry never comes in for any part Of
the spolls in that scramble which takes
place when the currency of country
is dlsordered Did wild schemes and
projects ever benefit the industrious
Did violent fluctuations ever do good to
him who depends on his daily labor for
his dally bread2 Certainly never All
these things may crafty greedlness for
sudden gain or the rashncss Of daring
speculation, but they can bring nothing
but injury and distress to the homes Of
patient industry and honest labor
Daniel Webster, Speech at New York,
1887.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
A THOROUGH CAMPAIGN.
Missouri Gold Democrats Meet at St. L0uii
and Arrange for Thorough Canvass,


Missouri Gold Democrats Meet at st. L0ul,
and Arrange for Thorough Canvass.
ST. Louis, Sept l9.-The state com.
mittee of me sound money democrats
held meeting here yesterday. The
committee chosen to select a name for
the state ticket which could be used
without any legal objection suggested
that the ticket be headed the Palmer
and Buckner Democratic Ticket. "
This was approved, and petitions will
be at once circulated to secure the
necessary number Of signatures to
comply with the law. An energetic
canvass is to be made OF the state. An
encouraging letter from Chairman
Bynum, of the national committee,
was read. In IL the statement was
made that all efforts possible would be
made by the national committee to aid
the Missouri state committee in its
work to thoroughly canvass the state.
Speakers literature and a full line Of
campaign forces will at once be enlist
ed In the work in behalf Of the state
and electoral ticket, Candidate Trim
BILE will open the gubernatorial cam.
paign at Mexico September 20, and
Bourke Cochran will speak here on DC.
tobcr 8. TIE committee decided to
make nominations in all congressional
districts and also place in nomination
. county ticket In all counties
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
WHAT 1AEoovERNMkNrc GAN DO
4x-Prssidsat Harrison - tAs RsWess Il
0evernment.


0evernmenG
will tell you what this government
can do alone. 1t can fix it, money unit.
1t can declare by law what shall be the
relative value Of an ounce Of gold and
an ounce Of silver, but 1t cannot make
that last declaration good. 1t is unques-
tionably fully within the power Of this
government to bring this country to
silver basis by coming silver dollars and
making them legal tender. They can do
that. This government can say you shall
take one Of those dollars in discharge OF
any debt owing to you for one dollar,
Notwithstanding you may have loaned
gold dollars; but it cannot say, and en-
force its decree, II you should call out
the regular army and navy and muster
all our great modern ships and adj the
militia, and put William j. Bryan in
command Of them-it cannot enforce
the decree that one ounce of gold is the
equivalent of sixteen ounces of silver.
Not only that, not France and England
and Germany can do that unless the
markets respond. Why? You may
make me take silver dollar for debt,
but II I have bought my goods at gold
prices you cannot make me give as many
yards of cloth for silver dollar as I
have been in the habit of giving for
gold one.
II have gold dollar in this hand
and silver one in that, and you declare
they are equal, and can take that gold
dollar to bullion broker and get two
dollars for it, know it Is a lie. II I
have nothing but gold dollar, and
sugar is 20 pounds for one dollar. | will
not give that gold dollar for 20 pounds
of sugar. will take 1t around to
broker and get two silver dollars for It
and get the 20 pounds Of sugar and have
one silver dollar left. So it Is, my
friends. We can OF ourselves, OF our
own wisdom. declare the unit of value.
We can coin silver freely. but we can.
not make sixteen ounces Of silver equal
to one ounce of gold unless it is. And it
Is not unless the merchants take it at
that rate. That is where all this thing
comes in. 1t is trade, it is the merchant,
1t is the man who exchanges and deals
in these things that fixes the relative
value, and if you do not take the value
he fixes the gold dollar will go back to
the gold vault and the gold will go out
of circuation.-Ex-P President Harrison
in His New York Speech
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24

49,. Even if were true that free coin
ageotsixteen to one wouldraise the price
of silver, how would that benefit the
great majority of the American people
Not one person in thousand owns sill
yer mine or has silver bullion for which
he wants higher price. But everybody
wants to buy silver in the form of man.
ufactured articles of use or ornament,
and therefore wants it to be as cheap as
possible A scheme for making glass
ware or hardware dearer would not re-
ceive much favor from the consumers of
those goods. Is it at oil likely that the
consumers of silver manufactures are
anxious to pay more for them?
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
NEWS NOTES.

A dispatch from Louisville, KY,
says democrats and populists have
fused on electors In that state.
The post office department has issued
an order prohibiting the use Of the
mails to the bucket.shop operators of
Chicago.
The supreme court of Arizona has
upheld the constitutionalty of the law
inficting the death penalty on train
wreckers or train robbers.
The annual convention Of the Ger
man Catholic National associa ton is
in session at Detroit, Mich with over
1000 delegates in attendance.
AT Guthrie Ok, Samuel H. Harding,
an old soldier, who attempted to take
two claims in the same county. was in.
dicted by the United States grand jury
for perjury.
Ogden, Utah, and adjacent country
was swept by a terrific storm on the
10th. Scarcely one OF the large build
ings escaped damage and the property
loss was more than 100000.
The plant and business of the Harri.
son Telephone Co., of Topeka, was sold
at sheriff's sale and bought by the
Missouri & Kansas Telephone Co., with
which it will now be consolidated.
The federal grand jury at Wichita,
Kan, indicted Mrs Nellie Thomas, Of
Leavenworth, for pension fraud. 1t is
alleged that the woman was never
married, but swore that she was vet
GRAMS widow.
AT Traverse City, Mich. fire occa-
stoned loss Of S5O,OO0 to the Oval
Wood Dish Co, WHO'S. factory is the
largest of the kind in the world. Two
hundred hands are thrown out Of work
temporarily.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24

aow I'm Coiaags wosld lnisrs thu
FarnsrA
The chief strength Of the sixteen t.
one agitation lies in the belief that II
would benefit the agricultural classes
This IL a serious error. The facts Of
all human experience show conclusive.
ly that free Eilver would cause wide.
spread and prolonged injury to the
farmers Of this country.
The mere threat OF free coinage would
greatly injure the farmers by causing
an immediate calling in Of all loans
through the natural desire Of lenders TO
get back money worth as much as they
lent. Hundreds Of thousands OF farmers
would be unable to pay their mort
cages, and their farms would be sold al
a sacrifice. No new loans would be
Forthcoming, as the owners Of capital
would not invest so long as there was
any danger that by change in the
money standard the value of loans
would be cut In two. As the chief COM
plant Of the farmers now is that inter-
est is too high and capital too scarce,
the effect Of policy which would make
capital scarcer and dearer can be
figured out by each farmer for himself.
A second way in which free coinage
would hurt agriculture would be by the
financial panic which would inevitably
follow the overthrow Of our present
sound financial system and the adoption
Of the unstable cheap silver standard.
With the millions Of bank depositors
demanding their savings, the machinery
Of credits, by which so large part Of
the country's business is done, would be
suddenly stopped. Merchants would be
unable to buy goods for lack Of credit;
manufacturing industries would be
closed down, as in 1903, and millions
of workers would be idle. Men out Of
employment do not buy as much farm
products as when they are at work, and
the farmers who now complain of the
lack of markets for their produce would
find themselves with large part Of
their crops unsold. Would not this be &
serious injury to agriculture?
Another evil which free coinage would
bring to American farmers would be
the unsettlement of their trade rela-
tions with the great gold standard com
mercial nations. which purchase each
year $600,000,000 worth of our surplus
farm products. The adoption of the sill
yer standard, with its constantly fuctu-
ating scale Of prices, would prove the
same barrier to commerce between this
and other countries that it has to trade
between gold standard Europe and In
dia, China and Japan. Do the farmers
want to curtail and unsettle our foreign
trade?
These are some of the ways in which |
free coinage at sixteen to one would
hurt the farmers. No advocate Of 49,
cent dollars has ever been able to show
a single way in which it would help
them.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
NO COERCION.
Employees Of the Gould Lines Can Vote Ac
cOrding TO Their Convictions.

Employees OF the Gould Lines Can Vote Ac.
cording to Their Convictions.
ST. Louis, Sept. 2L-The rumor has
been persistently circulated that the
Gould railway lines have been coerced
in their political views by those in au.
thority, and that sound money clubs
were formed to which on.membership
was equivalent to unemployment In
reply toa question whether coercion
had been used Vice President Warner,
of the Missouri Pacific Iron Mountain
system, replied: mo, there has not
Our employees will vote according 10
their own convictions. A majority of
them are for sound money. This does
not mean that they are republic
ans or democrats. They have organ
lied clubs regardless Of rank No in.
timida ion has teen used, nor will any
be permitted by the management, nor
is any employe in danger OF being dis
charged or in any manner losing his
position on account Of his political
convictions "
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
CLOSE FUSION in KANSAS.
Democrats and Populists Have United In
Nearly All Legislative Districts.

Democrats and POpulists Have United In
Nearly All Legislative Districts.
TOPEKA, Kan, Sept 2L-The Kan
sas silver forces have fused in practi-
cally all senatorial and representative
districts. Joint conventions have been
held in IS OF the 40 senatorial districts,
and in only one instance did the at
tempt to fuse prove fruitless. That was
in The Thirty.Ninth district There the
silver forces have split 1t is thought,
however, that an arrangement shortly
will be made whereby one Of the can
didates will withdraw. Fusion likely
will be accomplished in the other four
districts. or the senatorial candidates
named on the fusion tickets, 20 are
populists, are democrats and " are
silver republicans.
In 9S of the 1875 representative dis
tricts the silver forces have held their
conventions, resulting in the nomina-
ton of fusion candidate in each.
Within two weeks conventions will be
held in the other 2T districts, and the
indications are that fusion will take
place in all. OF the candidates for the
house thus far nom mated, ~ are popu-
lists, 10 are democrats and are silver
repu blipans
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24

Let us all be thankful that the Gnan
cial question has at last been finally
settled
1t Is so easy that anybody might hav'
done 1t.
All that Is needed Is that the gov
eminent Of the United States shal
agree to pay $l.20 to anyone who vii
bring II 60 cents worth Of silver.
II this is done our financial trouble,
will Immediately disappear. Prices will
advance Wages will go up. Everybody
will have plenty Of money We shal
have at once the only perfect financial
monetary system known in history.
The age Of miracles is not past. =
N. Y. World.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24

A depreciation Of the currency is al
ways attended by loss to the labor
ing classes. This portion of the COM
munity have neither time nor oppor-
tunity to watch the Gibbs and flows Of
the money market. Engaged from day
to day in their useful tolls, they do not
perceive that, although their wages are
nomlnally the same, or even somewhat
higher, they are greatly reduced. in
fact, by the rapid increase of currency,
which, as it appears to make money
abound, they are not at first inclined to
consider a blessng.--A Jackson,
Eighth Annual Message.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-09-24
A TRADE JOURNALS SUMMARY.
yvarlsus wsys n which Msnsy Nay -
Obtained

VeFloos WsyS IN which Aeasy may d
Obtainsd.
To man who has no money there arr
several ways to getdt-namely;
(a) Beg II.
(b) Steal II
| (c) Borrow
(d) Secure It by gift.
(e) Trade something for L.
II we are to beg for 1t, we might Just
a. we'll do the best we can. Therefore
dollar based on gold standard Is better
than a sixteen to one silver dollar,
which to-day Is worth about 50 cents In
trinsically.
II we are to steal 1t, we want the best.
A thief who would steal q silver dollar
in preference to gold dollar would be
acquitted on the ground that he was In
sane.
II we borrow II, we want that kind Of
money which will 70 farthest. for so we
can get along with smaller loan.
Therefore gold dollar Is better to bor-
row than a sixteen to one silver dollar.
| II we are to secure It by gift, certainly
we should not depreciate that which we
are about to receive.
This brings us to the e, which Is the
way most money Is obtained. A perth
pent question for each Of us TO ask at
this time u; What have ! got to trade
for money which want? It may be
labor; 1t may be horse or COW; it may
be lumber or shingles; it may be saw
mill. At the present time we can trade
any OF the above and get gold dollar
for every dollars worth Of value, as may
be agreed upon between buyer and sell
er. We can get dollar which Is worth
a dollar anywhere and everywhere.
Now, your labor or horse or COW or
lumber or machinery will be worth just
as much, or nearly as much, next year
as II Is this, but II we have free coinage
at sixteen to one will the dollar which
you get In trade be worth as much as
the dollar you can get now? What will
that be worth? Can you tell? 1t may
be worth 50 cents or more or less. One
day this, one day that, but can anyone
tell? These are all pertinent questions,
and, when carefully considered, must
guide us in voting at the next election in
November, and do not lose sight OF the
fact that II all the silver in the world is
coined into money you cannot get "a cent
OF 1t except by a, b, c, d or e, above re-
ferrcd to.-Lumber Trade Journal