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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

No DELEGATE to any democratic or
populist convention in the state of
Kansas has neen favored with pass
over any railroad, yet it is we'll known
that nearly every delegate to the
republican state convention had passes
for himself and friends, and it is like
wise known that passes fell like snowl
fakes over the state for the use of the
goldites who might agree to attend
dude Gene Hagan's convention at
Topeka. But to the everlasting credit
of the sturdy democracy of this great
commonwealth not one in thousand
was seduced by "free pass and all ex-
penses paid" The fight this year is
certainly between the plain people
and the corporations.-Newton Jour
nal.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10
A Senseless Statement Refuted

Special to the Kansas City Times.
Mexico. Mo-, Sept. 4.-The re-.
peated statements of the gold bug ora
tors that the silver dollar if worth
100 cents simply because it is redeem
able in gold, caused Attorney S. M.
Buckley of this city to write to the
Treasury department to ascertain
whether it is fact. He has received
the following denial.
Treasury Department, Washington,
D. G. August. 81. 1876.-Dear Sir:
DIN reply to your letter of the 18th inst. +,
lou are informed that the government
yoes not redeem either standard silver
dollars or silver certificates in gold.
The standard silver dollars are stan.
dard coins of the United States, and
are therefore not redeemable; while
silver certificates. being receipts for
standard silver dollars deposited in
the Treasury, are redeemable only in
such dollars. Both these forms of
money are, however, received by the
government the same as gold IN the
payment of all bebts due to the United
States. -. Respectfully yours,
G.. s. Hamlin, Acting Secretary.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

REPUBLICANS complain about the
advocates of bi-metallism "arraying
one section of the country against an
other" How long did the republican
party keep in power by arraying the
north against the south? It comes with
poor grace for that party to denounce
sectionalism. especially when it is
not the west against the east, on the
silver coinags question, but the west,
the south, the north and the middle
states-or their interests against the
interests of few people in the ex-
treme north east, the point that 10 in
closest touch with avaracious old
England.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

The Kansas State Fair is held at
Wichita now, instead of Topeka.
Wichita people make one feel at home
when attending any state gathering
there, something that politician rid,
den Topeka never did do. The State
Fair opens September 21st to 26th In
elusive. and all railroads leading into
Wichita make a rate of one fare for
the round trip.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

w. P. G. BRECKENRIDGE, the lib.
rtiae, Herr Most, the anarchist, and
Genl Mosby, the guerilla chief are
all for McKinleys gold standard idea.
We wish the goody. goody Mckinley
ties JOY in their associations. 1t is a
relief to know that the above trio is
not with the silver advocates.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

COOKIE. of the Claffin Leader, OBJ
jects to his shortcomings being made
public. The more he whines and
kicks about it, the more peoble will
notice his deplorable failing. We
really feel sorry for him; he NIGHT be
a man if one of the many wheels in
his head was only a balance wheel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

How THE republicans do love the
gold standard democrats! Not a re-
publican paper in the land but has
lauded them to the skies, just as they
did the straight-outs two years ago
before election. When the goldstan-
dard democrats vote for their man,
and not for Mckinley, we wonder if
the G. o. p. will love 'em so much.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

A TRAIToRous pretender in politics
is as much to be despised as religious
traitor and pretender, and in time
either will be found out. A man who
publicly assures party candidate he
is his friend, and pledges his support
and then privately coaches the
enemies of that same candidate, will
not long be secure on his perfdy.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

A MONTH ago the Tribune man of
this city wanted "twines" j. e., a double
standard. Now he says he is not ready
for the twins until Midwife Queen Vic
says it is best for him to have EN-.
What fix he must be in!
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

BRYAN is now Is electoral votes
ahead. l l in Ala bama and in Arkan-
sas, to for Mckinley in Vermont.
And that is about the way the nation
al election will.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

OCTOBER Sd will be the greatest day
in the history of Topeka. William
Jennings Bryan, the next president OF
these United States, will speak there
that day. Topeka's broad streets will
not hold the people.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

SAY, who said Barney Sheridan
was a gold bug? His Paola Spirit is
getting in some of the strongest ticks
for Bryan and free coinage of silver
of any paper in me west.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10
Democratic Senatorial Convention

convention of the democrats of the 35th sena-
tora district hereby called to meet at Ellnw God
Kansas, on Saturday. September 10. 1896, for the
purpose OF placing in nomination state senator to
the democracy of the 35th district in the
approaching election.
The basis of representation for such convention
Will be one delegate for each 100 votes or major
fraction thereof cast for John Armstrong in the
general election of 1892, follows
Rice county, 10 delegates.
Barton county. II delegates.
Stafford county, - delegates.
Convention will be called to order at 1:30 p. M
F. n. COOPER, Lyons, Kans.,
Chairman
T. w. MosELEY, St. John, Kans.,
Secretary
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

The eastern gold1bugs are getting
desperate. In the Academy of Music.
New York, on the 9th inst, Rev.
Thomas Dixon, a gold-mounted divine
began an abuse of Bryan and his fol.
lowers, when speaking on the text:
'The Political Crisis" (not taken
from the bible) half the audience left
the services, and one man called the
political pretended preacher a liar as
he left the hall. At another place in
the same city, on the Saturday evening
before. a meeting of several thousand
working men being addressed by MEM
bers of the Bryan club, when the
police dispersed them On the grounds
that the meeting disturbed some of the
aristocratic residents, when as a mat
ter of fact there were no occupied
residences within block of where the
meeting was being held. The plutoc,
racy is getting desperate.
Free Coinage as Relief From the Ills
Of the Day.
Frank II. Cooper, of the big firm
of Siegel, Cooper & Co.,, of Chicago
and New York, the biggest retail
firm in the world, has just returned
from Europe. Said MIR. Cooper:
"We can make everything over
here that ID made abroad, but with
Mr.. Mckinley as president our cur
rency may become even more con-
tracted than it is today, as single
gold standard. if adopted. would work
ruin to this country and make times
harder than they are.
81 can't see anything but good to
result from the free coinge of silver
True, it will benefit the mine owners;
it will also benefit the miners and
benefit the west. It will give the
farmer money; it will make better
prices for farm products; it will make
the farmer buyer in our markets.
sTimes can be no worse than they
are at present. Our currency is not
expansive enough for the demands of
the people. France has $40 per
capita of money in circulation, and
its people are prosperous and happy.
We have but $50 per capita. We
need money and free silver coinage
will put an end to business stagnation.
'sOur factories are closed and our
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

THE democratic and peoples
national platforms were made by
western men and they stand for western
interests. Eastern men and eastern
interests made the republican plat
form and are backing it up with all
their allied millions in money. Are
they, the republican hackers, looking
after YOUR interests or their own? Is
it not more reasonable to suppose that
western men know best what is to the
interests of western people than do
eastern men? Besides, the eastern
laborers and mechanics are just as
strongly in favor of the free coinage
of silver as are the western laborers
and mechanics. In the east, how
ever, coercion, bulldozing and other
un-American influences are being
brought to bear on the laborers to in
fuence their votes for the single gold
standard; so that the hope of the sue
cess of bi.metallism rests with the
western, southern and middle states.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

Ar LEOrr last week Chef. Long,
the beautiful, plead with tears in his
eyes for the farmers not to vote for
free coinage of silver, as it would
E'make so cent dollar, and would be
a glaring reputation of half their
debts" Then he promised them that
if elected he would try to get bank.
ruptcy law passed-so they could re.
pudiate ALL their debts. Poor Chef.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-09-10

T. w. MosELEY, ST. John, Kans.,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Annual Report nj Secretary Francis
Made rriI G.

Annual Report nf Secretary Francis
Made reh, c.
WASHINGTON. Dec The annual
report of Secretary of the Interior
Francis has been made public. 1t deals
with oil the GiIairs of the various
branches of the interior department.
during the PAST yeTr and makes num-
Der of impCEtant Recommendations. 1t
proposes a solution OF the vexcd prob
lem of the tond-aided roads by accept.
ing lump sum in settlement of the
government claim d"a,s exhaustive.y
with the pension administration, re-
views the Irocress OF the Dawes COM
mission neg t.at.ons aud touches upon
various ma, crs Cf especial significance
i'll the West. The report opens with
discussion of the public domain. Ii
shows that the total number of acres
disposed of up to June 20 last was 9l6.-
600, ,OCO, le"vIng pubic domain still
vacant estimated at over 600, 900. .0oO,
not including the district of Alaska
with On area of over $50 100000 acres.
The Pension nep,rtmeut.
The total amount paid by the govern.
ment in pensions ;Sld the cost of dis.
bursting the same for the last 81 years is
81, ,034, ,Sl7,7 1896. This lacks only little
over $346, III, 800 of being equal to the
high water mark of the interest bearing
public debt. The present number of
pensioners, which is 970,6S8, is greater
by 1868 than in 1893, when the maxi.
mum annual cost was reached, and is
greater than ever before This is due
to the death of old soldiers and the con.
tinued payment Of allowances to their
heirs, while the amount paid is de-
creased through the death of invalid
pensioners leaving no dependents. The
pension policy of the department has
been to make the pension list a roll of
honor, rather than to save money 20
the government.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
iowa Ce.pCressiona ! luraIit!es.

DES MONIES, Dec. The following
are cong! e>s,euai pluralities in Iowa,
all being Republicans Clark, First
district, 1886 Curtis. SecOi.d district,
3.3z0; Henderson. Third district, 10, ,423
Updegraff. Fourth district, 1860
Cousins. Fifth district, 1865; Lacey,
Sixth district, I,2Ol Hull, Seventh dis
trict, 6246 Hepburn. Eighth district.
S2S Hager. Ninth district, 2.;tS2 Dolli-
yer, Tenth district. lO,9GS; Perkins,
Eleventh district. 6,S26.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Judge Smith of the Mitchell circuit
has decided an interesting suit called
the Spa rks case. This is a case where
John Sparks, a merchant here, gave a
large and alleged fictitious mortgage on
his stock OF goods to secure supposed
indebtedness. Two Sioux City firms
and other creditors attached the goods
disregardlng the mortgage, and sold
enough OF them to satisfy their claims.
The mortgage brought suit for dam
ages. A verdict was rendered in favor
Of the defendant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
y Congress meets to-day. Now th'
country must suffer.


Aug. J. Bogel, the leading druggist oi
Shreveport, La, says: "Dr. Kings New
Discovery is the only thing that cures
my cough, and it is the best seller |
bave" j. F. Campbell, merchant ot
Stafford, Ariz., writes: "Dr. Kings New
Discovery is all thas is claimed for it; it
never fails, and is a sure cure for Con-
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say enough for its merits" DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption,
Coughs and Colds is not an
experiment. It has been tried for a
quarter of a century, and to-day stands
at the head It never disappoints. Free
trial bottles at G. II. Woods drug store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
*@MORSE & MUNRO.@>

the present regents are voted out Of
office by the adoption of the new amend
ment, as Auditor Nipple declares they
will be if it carries, should not Gov.
Sheldon at once appoint five new mem
bers to fill the vacancy? Well, suppose
he did and they were not confirmed by
the next senate, what would they
amount to? Better not run the risk of
~upsetting the present settled policy OF
the schools for months officeholding.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

The old lady was right when she said,
the child might die il they waited f0r
the doctor. She saved the little ones
life with few doses Of Ono Minute
Cough Cure. She had used it for croup
before.
FRANK SIXTH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
10 | s
4 Maine Town Threatened.

BANGOR, Me-, Dec. 5.-Word has
been received here that Corinthian
about 20 miles northwest of this city, is
threatened with destruction by fire.
There is no fire department in the place
and the citizens are fighting the flames
with buckets with little success.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Is the name OF the Northern Pscific'e
new tourist book for 1896. The cover
design will prove happy surprise to
lovers OF the artistic, and it's illustrations
will be fully up to the standard OF its
predecessors. One Of it's principal char.
acters recounts a hunt after the we'll
known, yet rare, Rocky Mountain or
White Goat. made by the author in
September. 1895, in the deties of the
Bitter Root Range. One at all inclined
to big game hunting will want TO read
about that hunt. An account OF a trip
through Yellowstone Park on horseback X
will also prove interesting. Six cents in
stamps sent to Chas. Fee, General Pas
senger Agent, St. Paul, Mimi, will
secure the book
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

The Best Salve in the world for Cnts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fe,
yer Sores. letter, Chapped Hands, Chill.
blains, Corns, and all Skin Erupsions
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed t" give perfec,
satisfaction or money refunded. Print
ten cents per box. For sale by G. II
Wood.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
Remember that you get fresh breat
at the Model Bakery day.

Excuse me-" observed the the man in
spectacles, "but am a surgeon, and that
is not where the liver is." "Never you
mind where his liver is, retorted the
other. 1T it was in his big toe or his
left ear DeWitt's Little Early Risers
would reach it and shake it for him"
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Rivers Tributary to Puget Sound Again
on the Rampage.

TACOMA, Dec. 7.-Three inches of
rain in four days, together with the
rapid melting Of six inches to a foot of
snow. which last week covered the val.
leys tributary TO Puget sound, is caus.
ing another food The Puyallup,
Green, White, Black and Stuck rivers
north of Tacoma are higher than they
were in November. Traffic on the Sc
attic branch of the Northern Pacific is
suspended, the White river bridge hav-
ing been swept away.
Water is a foot deep IN the streets of
Auburn, and large part of White,
Stuck and Fuyallup valley farm lands
are similarly covered. The Green
river is higher than ever known before.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Via any steamship line crossing the
Atlantic, at lowest rates for ii at cabin
second cabin and steerage, both Outward
and prepaid, apply to III. r. Wood, agent
OF Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail.
way, at Madison, s. d.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
EIess Fsc Rilters.

Electric Bltters is medicine suited
for any season, bat perhaps more gener.
ally needed, when the languid, exhaust.
ed feeling prevails, when the liver is tor.
pid and sluggish and the need Of tonic
and Alternative is felt. A prompt use oi
this medicine has often averted long and
perhaps fatal bilious feyers. No medi
cine will act more surely in counteract
ing and freeing the system from malaria
poison. Headache, Indigestion, Ccnsti
patton, Dizziness yield to Electric Bit
ters. SOC. and S1.OO per bot..e at .. III
Woods drug store.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Two men are reported ss having been
lo.t on the reservation west OF Pierre
during the recent storm, one Koch, a
German and another, DR.. h. NJ. Ken
redy. a sheep rancheman.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

To cure all old sores, to heal an indo-
lent ulcer, or TO speedily cure piles, you
need simply apply DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Sa!ve according to directions. Its
magic-like action viii surprise you.
FRANK SMITH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
HOlstein Cows.

Having more stock than l care TO win
ter. / would dispose OF few Of my good
n,ilch COWS. A good heavy team for
sale. Also, wanted to hire, reliable
young man to take care OF COWS. Come
and see them. f. r. G. Gross,
6 miles northeast Of Madison.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Bradstreet Reports a Moderate Volume
of Business,

Bradstreet Reports n Moderate Volume
of Business.
New YORK, Dec 7.-Bradstreets
says: General trade continues in mod.
crate volume, jobbers and wholesalers
being agreed there will be no business
revival this year There is some activ-
ity i'll holiday goods. Rains and stormy
weather South and cold and severe
weather West and Northwest has
checked traffic on interior country
roads and otherwise interfered with the
distribution Of merchandise except al
some Northwestern centers, where
more seasonable weather has stimu-
lated the demand for heavy textiles.
clothing, hats and shoes. Through
out the
Central Mississippi Valley
there has been no increase in demand
in wholesale lines, and at the South
trade is characterized as dull. Jobbers
Of dry goods report that sales for future
delivery have fallen off Transactions
In wool have fallen off, manufacturers
buying only as they receive orders. The
situation III iron and steel is unsatis-
factory, with unsettling rumors as to
the success Of tho steel pool, compare
lively few sales Of staple grades and no
likelihood of revival in demand prior to
February. No material change is re-
ported in prices for pork, print cloths
and lumber, while those for turpentine
tobacco, cotton, sugar, wheat and floEr
are all higher.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Pierre dispatch: g. H. Parker, dep
usv in the efice Of the superintendent OF
cnblic instruction, rendered his resigna.
t;or To take effect December l. Prof
MA. Lange, Of Canistota, will be ap
,,c;rtAd TO the position.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07
THE DAILY LEADER
MONDAY, DEC. 7, 1856.
rRRMs OF SUBSCRIPTION
TO ADVERTISERS.

THE DAILY LEADER makes a special feature Of
furnishing information concerning the advantage.
aud resources of the city of Madison and of the
state at large emitting it to the patronage Of ad
7ertIsers of every class.
J.P STAHL, Proprietor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Soothing, and not irritating, strength
ening, and not weakening small but
effective-such are the qualities Of De-
Wits Little Early Risers, the famous
little pills.
FRANK SMyTH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Dwelling house OF seven rooms for
rent. Good location. ~
CHAs. B. KENNEDY
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Scaly eruptions on the bead, chapped
hands and lips, cuts, bruises, scalds,
burns are quickly cured by DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. II 10 at present the
article most used for piles, and 1t always
cures them. FRANK Smith.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

This gives the populists the governor,
attorney general and railroad commits.
.sioners, the rest to the republicans.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

The Aberdeen News suggests that II
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

The Sioux Falls Press account OF the
dolngs of the South Dakota state can
vassing board on Friday last is as
follows:
The state canvassers met at IL o'clock
to-day and canvassed the returns Of
Grant, Jerauld, Hanson, Lake, Potter
and Marshall counties, laid over on ac-
count OF the returns being certified by
county officials not directly authorized
to act. The board took recess TO 2:3O
to consider the returns from Lawrence
and Lincoln, which were returned with.
oat the seal Of the auditor, and of Butte,
and unorganized counties annexed to
Butte, which have peither seal nor au-
ditor's certificate. Interest centered in
Butte and the unorganized counties at.
tached and in Lawrence on account of
the populist majorities there also that
the returns were without seal. Intense
interest WAS manifested. A motion was
was made by Judge Corson that all
counties in dispute except Butte and
those attached and Lawrence be
counted. Hipple moved and Thorson
seconded to adjourn till the 18th 10
allow the abstracts from these counties
TO be corrected and returned for the
count. The board to canvass the presi-
DENTAL and congressional returns met
at this evening, canvassed all the
counties except Butte and the unorgan-
ON day to day till the 18th when they
agreed to meet ond count these counties
uuder the returns as corrected.
The totals on officials, including the
hguIes from counties not canvassed, are: |
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-12-07

Homeseeker, do you want a
cheap home in the best portion
of South Dakota
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1896-05-06
West Hickory.

Pres. Sutley has returned to East
Hickory.
r. Brown has moved up opposite
Trunkeyville.
Mr.. Eastwood has moved into the w.
G. Allen house.
w. a. Hughs has the frame of his shop
up.
Harry Bruner has returned from his
wedding tour and is at his position in the
telegraph office.
Col. Carter was visitor at Riverside
farm last Thursday.
1t is rumored that the tannery is going
to shut down for an indefinite time.
The Epworth League of the NJ. E.
church of West Hickory had a supper in
Austin's hall Saturday evening. In spite
of the rain the receipts were quite large
Herbert Rickor, an employee of River
side farm, went to Bradford Saturday
with a span of horses for Col. Carter.
G. L. King Sports a new wheel, pur.
chased of w. G, wilkins.
The barge yard is summing full time
now.
W. P. Siggins has the glass front of his
building in, the roof on, and is putting in
counters and shelves.