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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

"a fable, the moral of which is in the logic
of IT'D
Democratic rooster once
Was travelling incog.
When on the way he CHANGED to meet
A Populistic frog.
AS each rehearsed his tale of woe
And toll of fruitless years,
They wept and wept and wept and wept
Exuberance of tears.
Misguided people," sighed the frog.
They do not heed my croaks.''
MY Growing now" the rooster sobbed,
Seems not to strike the folks"
Alas. alas. the frog rejoned,
"Alack!'' the rooster cried,
And then in lachrymose accord
They sat down side by side.
Then said the frog. as in his eyes
There flashed sudden light.
Il have plan, a glorious plan
To set this matter right.
Our captive country yet shall have
Her year Of jubilee;
The scheme is this: I'll swallow you,
And then you swallow me-"
No sooner said than done. At once
The rooster went to soak.
The frog no longer frets the night
With melancholy croak;
And when their friends came by that way
They neither one were there;
They looked and looked and looked and
looked,
But they weren't anywhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

Candidate Bryan told the people at East
st. Louis yesterday: You can't tell much
about a man by looking at him. i think
1t Is far better to take the platform and
study II and decide whether you like it,
and he assured them il elected President
he would carry out the Chicago platform
to the letter. No better assurance could
be given that he is a reckless and danger
Gus man. While people are studying the
platform they should study also the char
acter of Mr.. Bryan's following and the
influence he represents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17
Financial Definitions.
New York Press.

In response to many inquiries as to the
meaning of expressions commonly used in
the discussion of issues involved in this
campaign. The Press has prepared the fol-
lowing brief table of terms and equivalents:
Free Coinage-The melting and stamping
into money. without charge for the service,
of all silver bullion brought TO the minis.
Sixteen to One-The ratio sought to be
maintained by law. according to which
sixteen ounces of silver shall equal in value
one ounce of gold
Commercial Ratio-The ratio of actual
value the rate at which gold and silver
can be exchanged. 1t is now thirty-one
ounces of silver to one of gold.
Sound Money-A currency of which every
dollar is exchangeable at par with the
standard dollar of the country-in this
country n gold dollar.
The Gold Standard-The measure of value
adopted by the leading nations of the world
a basis for their currency-the coin
(gold) in which AL obligations are finally
redeemable.
Fifty-cent Dollar-One which. owing to
the depreciation of silver, is intrinsically
worth only this amount and maintains its
face value only by reason of The govern
ment's pledge TO keep il at a parity with
gold
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17
Warned from the Pulpit.
Detroit Free Press.

There are other orators, it seems. who
employ scrptural language In discussing
the question of money standards. DR.. NJ.
Woolsey Stryker. president of Hamilton
College. delivered a sermon in New York
last Sunday. and in conclusion made the
following reference to the Chicago plat
form:
Standing here on such day as this
must say what l deem 1t a duty 20 say: /
refuse TO believe that this great land of
ours will ever snore away its strength and
be shorn for any bride of silver pieces upon
the lap Of such seductress. / refuse 10
believe that this country. which has learned
the meaning of the sixth commandment in
fire and blood. can at the behest of a KEEP
tomaniac horde sink into national dishonor
In the name of our Nation and of our Ma
tons God and OF resolutc Christian honor
let us pray and strive that we shall not go
so far: that when the cry arises. The
Philstines.' we shall have the strength, in
the spirit of Christ. who was sold for thirty
silver pieces, TO beat the enemy back.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

J. H. b., Indianapolis: The Mexican
minis charge nearly per cent. for coinage.
Probably the reason that silver of other
countries does not flow to Mexico to take
advantage of the free coinage is that the
demand of that country for money is so
limited and it's product of bullion is so
large that the dollar falls to the gold
value of the bullion in Ii when the coinage
is redundant. The same thing would occur
here under free silver coinage. The dollars
would be dollars in name only and would
be worth simply their value as bullion after
the first squirt of speculation should be
over.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17
Washington dispatch in the Journal of
yesterday said:

yesterday said:
Owing to the fact that the amount OF
silver dollars in the treasury available for
the redemption of treasury notes has BE-
come reduced to $1O,6595S2 ard will be
further reduced by redemption during the
current month: the coinage of silver dol
iars py the minis will be Increased from
one and one-half million dollars TO three
million dollars per month from the 1st of
August, and will probably be continued at
that rate In order that the treasury may
have a sufficient stock to redeem treasury
notes presented in exchange for silver dol
lars.
AS this has some bearing on the none
tary situation few words of explanation
may not be out of place. The coinage of
silver dollars referred to is for the purpose
of redeeming treasury notes issued under
the act of July Ii. 1890. This is the act
commonly known as the Sherman law,
which required the government to pur-
chase 100000 ounces of silver monthly.
and to issue in payment therefor treasury
notes redeemable in coin. The purchase
clause of the law was repealed in 1898,
since when no purchases of silver have
been made. The last treasury statement
showed that on the 1st of July there were
in the vaults of the treasury silver bars or
bullion of the value of sl19.9s9 .sli purchased
under the Sherman law. At the same time
there were in the treasury s37S.6l4,O43 in
coined silver dollars and s15. $40 in sub
sidary silver coin. The repeal Of the Sher
man act left the government free to coin
the silver which had been purchased under
it and required the coinage of as much as
might be necessary for ile redemption Of
the notes issued in payment for the bull
lion. The present coinage is to maintain
the redemption fund of these notes. 1t will
add materially to the number of standard
silver dollars. but not to the governments
stock of silver, since it will be Of bullion
now on hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

street-car conductor in Chicago was
asked by a free-silver delegate if many
street-car men would vote for free-silver
ticket His reply was: mo. very few. We
do not see how free silver is going to help
Us. II we have free silver. and bread and
meat are doubled in price. how are we go
ing to live on our present wages? The
company is forbidden charging more than
cents for a fare. and If the company can't
get double fare how can it pay us double
wages" The same reasons would apply to
many other employments.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17
many other employments.

Mr.. J. T. Flynn. editor of the Populist.
Of San Francisco. and a delegate at large
to the bimetallic convention in st. Louis.
says the Popu1ists Will vote for Bryan
whether the convention indorses him. or
not. When asked IL Mr.. Sewalrs wealth
would count against him with the Popu-
lists Mr.. Flynn said IL would not. and add
ed: The Populists are not opposed TO
wealth; it is the manner of accumulation
they object to-" In other words. IL man
Is in favor of free silver the presumption
Is that his wealth was accumulated hon.
estly. and vice versa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17


Mr.. Bryan's oratorical powers are not
marked by great versatility. Ii has been
shown already that his speech which car
ried the Chicago convention of its feet ana
made him The nominee for President VS.
mainly one which ne had delivered week
earlier ia Joint debate He detained *
to the convention as spontaneous burst
or pure eloquence, but the body OF II ana
its closing passage. with its crown OF
thorns and gross Of gold. had been deliv-
cred only few days before 10 another au-
dience. Now IL appears that even this iirst
audience had IL at second hand. for ne
closed a speech. delivered before q cornmi,-
tee OF Congr s. on Dec. p. 1885,. in opposi-
ton TO bill exempting the notes Of state
banks from taxation. as follows: II for one
VIII not yield to the demand. l viii not
help TO cruelty mankind upon cross or
gold viii not aid them 10 press down
upon the bleeding brow Of labor the crown
OF thorns." Possibly fhis Was not It's first
appearances whenever the boy orafor OF
the Platte" gets undoP the spell OF nis own
s0io toll i,rssissibly from his tonsce F For
ures are perfect Nobofy can tell what ne
means by them. but they ore. sonorou- IA
oenvery and have Biblical devor " Eicn
Slves them the aspect OF true propnecy
" nen shouted forth by q man with waving
pair and upturned eyes, they strike every
body who Is dissatisfied with the way the
, mor,a u moving - u <v>Fy soul Of elo-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

We do not attach much Importance 10
Mr.. Bryans declaration that he is the child
of destiny. and have always felt that
the entire claim of destiny was summed up
by old John Haywood when he said that
wedding is destiny and hanging likewise"
have bitter time of Ii. Napoleon died In
disgrace at ST. Helena and Grover Cleve-
Temporary success is usually associated
with destiny, but the score of men who
have been elected to the presidency cause
people to forget the thousands of politicians
who have believed that destiny" would
lead them to the White House. One sue
cess Is remembered above a thousand fall
ures, and after Mr.. Bryan's defeat in No
lief in destiny. That which he calls by this
pleasing name Is nothing more than su-
preme egotism and a plentiful nerve.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

The following resolution. adopted by the
Republicans of Iowa., lis a very concise
statement of what the free and unlimited
coinage of silver would bring about:
We are opposed to the change to single
silver standard because it will decrease and
not increase the supply Of money in the
country; because. instead of restoring con-
f1dence. 1T will destroy credit; instead OF
inspiring enterprise il will spread alarm
instead of aiding the debtor ii will involve
him in bankruptcy; instead of furnishing
employment to labor 1t will make more un-
certain and unremunerative that which ii
has and instead of benefitillg the producer
and farmer 1t will injure them. and. finally
because ii would do infinite injustice and
involve our country in reputation and dis
honor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17
Met nm Old Friend.

Il cannot but admit my condition, your
Honor" said the dignified old gentleman
who had been carried to the police station
the night before in a state Of collapse.
but the circumstances arose from my
meeting an old friend Of my younger days
-an old friend from Kentucky"
Il have the honor of being a Ken
tuckian," said his Honor. land l will let
you go. By the way. who was the old
friend? He may be friend of myself"
The dignified old gentleman first got
himself near the door and then said, in a
soft voice:
sJohn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

The New York Staats-Zeitung. German
Democratic, warns Mr.. Bryan that eff he
effal of the crown Of thorns upon the head
OK the wage Garner and the crucifixion
upon a golden cross with which he closed
his brilliant oratory in Chicago he may be
Kissed. as here we believe in common
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

All the wealth accumulated in this coun-
try during the last twenty-five years rests
on a gold basis and is measured by the gold
property values, leases ground rents and
contracts of every kind. some of which
have many years to ruin. To overturn the
basis upon which these values rest would
cause financial revolution different from
any the country has ever experienced, and
probably by far the most disastrous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

De. H., Hazelwood: /. The United
States had what amounted to silver
standard from 1900 to 1854. while the ratio
was 10 to / because the general European
standard was 15ls to l. which sent gold
abroad, where ii was worth more 2
Years ago silver held a prominent place in
the worlds commerce. but never was 1t less
prominent that at the present time. all in
ternational trade being based on gold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

There are painful evidences that Chair
man Taubeneck, of the Populist national
committee. has not received those substan-
tial evidences OF regard from the silver
leaders which are essential to politicians
who are not jawsmiths exclusively for
their health
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

DR.. Gordon, of Portland. Me-. was elected
a member of the Democratic national COM
mittee by the Maine delega ton over Mr..
Sewall on the money issue before the latter
was nominated. The Democratic candidate
for Governor is sound-money man on a
sound-money platform Mr.. Sewall has
suggested new convention to make a new
platform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

A prominent Democrat I'm Maine says
that Mr.. Sewall cannot carry his own ward
or his own family. Members of his own
party there say that he ''is protectionist
for public and private reasons, just as he
II silverite for personal and private rea-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

II the name Of Arthur Sewall. which is
found In the list OF stockholders of several
national banks and prosperous corporations
IN the East. should appear among the
shareholders in silver mining companies, it
should create no surprise
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

Many thousands of people remember to-
day that candidate Bryan helped to place
"the crown OF thorns' free trade upon
their heads. and that If he could have had
his way the thorns would have been more
numerous, sharper and longer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

and self-control necessary 70 a true APP
probation of athletics-Whats that? Three
strikes? Why. the ball couldn't have been
reached with n telegraph pole by the best
batter that ever lived, Take that umpire
out and soak his wooden head, Robber.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

The thrift of the seven million of savings
bank depositors and other small savers OF
wages was made a crime by the Bryan
convention. but a seven-miilion dollar an
mex as a candidate is the proper thing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17
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do you sell good. honest goods, my
man?" asked the fussy- man.
Well" said the baker. thoughtfully
rubbing -four on the end Of his nose. Il
have an idea that the soda crackers are
square. but to tell you the truth. am
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

Mr.. Sewall is all that the Crankfest con-
vention has denounced. except that he IA
vors free silver. He was put on the ticket
because he is the richest man in Maine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

Should Mr.. Bryan be elected. the places
OF business in his native city will be closed
by order Of the sheriff, rather than the
request of the Mayor. as was the case on
Tuesdav
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17
81. LoUIs-Unlon News company. Union Den

The sound-money Democrats in St. Louis
have held a conference. the general senti-
ment of which was in favor of an indie
Deudent ticket
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

There's the bicycle face and the bicycle
back,
With its queer. altitudinous curve.
And the bicycle tongue. in the middle hung,
And the scorcher's bicycle nerve.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

Philadelphia Press.
Read Mr. Bryan's speeches II you want
TO know just what kind OF man wants to
be President Follow them day by day
power. Watch him use II and see how
shallow his talk Is.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

No. said the gentleman in the grand
stand. lit will be long time before
woman acquires the evenness Of temper
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-07-17

people But there is reason for that-hs
has been on the pay roll of the silver mo-
nopoly.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-31

1t behooves every citizen in city,
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the stirring events that will occur In
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within the next nine months. The re-
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eve Of the most exciting presidential
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Rewards Offered.

Whereas, information has just reached
me that upon the 11th day of June, A. D.,
1896, Levi Heirzstein and Merejildo Galle-
gos we're murdered In the county of Quad
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upon conviction of said criminals.
Done at the executive office, this, the
10Th day OF June, A. d. 1896.
Witness my hand and the great seal Of
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Governor of New Mexico.
By the Governor:
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Secretary Of the Territory of N. M.
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The CatskilI Branch.

Last Saturdays flood entirely de-
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Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf road,
forty miles in length. running from
Trinidad, Colo TO the Maxwell land
grant in New Mexico. 1t was known
that the road was disabled, but the
wires being down, the extent of the
injury was not learned until yesterday,
when a party OF inspectors zane in.
So complete has been the destruction
of the road-bed that the receiver said
to-day that he thought the old line
would be abandoned, and q new sur
vey made over a more desirable route.
The line is a valuable one, as nearly
all the railroad ties used In this section
of the country come from the vicinity
of Catsklll.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-07-31
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Ayers Sarsaparilla enjoys the ex
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Manufacturers of other Sarsapalillas
sought by every meal to OBTAIN a
showing Of their goods, but they were
all turned away under the application
Of the rule %iorbidding the entry Of
patent medicines and nostrums. The
decision Of the Worlds fair authorities
In favor OF Ayers Sarsaparilla was in
effect as follows: layers Safsaparilla
Is not a patent medicine. It does no.
belong to the list of nostrumss 1t is
here on Its merits"
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