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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-14

A copy Of IA Epoo.." newspaper oi
M.drid, hss been received 10 New York
which contsins the address recently Dc
livered before the Geographical Society
Of that city by Csplsin Conc.s, Of the
Spanish Navy, 10 which he commented
90 the people Of this coun,ry in mso
uer Tor which be was ompelled TO spolo
siz. by Prime Mitister CsnovU del
Castillo. TO whom United States Miuis
ter T.yIor com planned. Tbese .rs come
OF the remarks obi cied 10 by Minister
Taylor:
Toe elius,. OF the United Ststes has
sacb ffi~ci on its peJpie thst the third
setet.tiou itbout nit sliog sitb the 10
disus. h.ys the sane shaped skuils ~ the
ladisns
Tue jsvslopmen, Of the Uni'si States
is du- nuly 70 the Uultr OF tbs rsoe snd
high s.lare, They care oaIy fr the
mighty doIlsr. and DO DOT care 10 repre-
sent .us,Lias to the sofld's history.
TIE poll lci.us and standardization are
the mot immoral 10 the world. and at
batoast. 90 QUE osres to sit neit to 9
90 i,tet,o or = member OF thi admpistrs
tioa.
The beIlsetebi Captain commanded one
Of the c.r.vels vhieb came 10 tbs counlry
duriss The Colunbi.n celebration. aud Of
the things be sss si a nornsl college and
al West Polsi be ssid;
Il the norusl college sas I 900 strong
Girls working ss carpenters. AT Wes,
Poia, The cadets we're locked 10 cells study
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-14

Thrre w.s sn old colorsd man who VAS
seuer.I taototum al a oeftsin summer ho
tel. Whoever rose early 10 the morning
was ceftsin to nnd him among tbs howsis
and bis cheerful Good mawnin. Sab, was
by no III ans the least piestsut thing
shout very pleasant establishment. How
ever. peopls are seldom hired for the sin
pie task Of saying % jod morniog" aud
the oil m.n = duties a. gsrdnsf did DOT gp
pear " be oncrooa Moved by cnfiJtity
Sc 10 shat .l.e bs might bsyg to DO. oDe
d ihs guests passed 10 ne morning v ID
70 qnssiion blg.
W. J, uucl-. .sld be .ff'r ZONE general
.lifuisntpg. ~h.t 90 you DO besi les TAX
tns caie Of The f,Ssfs'
Hs.l. re. pondrd IL. oil mtn thought
fullv, 'sttss tai keer ~ III. u ,@sf.
rlr.,s ut n. in'o.o-s sud black the
.emm,n'- Doots snd m.k-s tue iss efa IA
ssh
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-14

A case sss being tried 10 . Kentucky
court room. Au old mao oi somesh.t
di.feputsble appearance bad jus, given ini
port.ut testimony aud the lawyer whose
cause .nfered by his sistsnebts stfovs 10
every .sy 70 coniuse aud trip him, bu, 10
vsin. Tue sitptss stuck 10 bic story. sad
did DO, lose be temper 10 spite Of tbs u
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-14

He r OIs of tb- iriio~s st tue eiuD
said geese often live 70 br 100 shs- Hos
delighted you must be al tbs prospeei ot
such . long lIfa.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-14
VOLUME g

''a 's' MafiA hH fnu swsYf he sad
shsssloped .tth nul Jeps. .ad ,hat.y,
. started iu to.a.
hos.cs lnquirrd the eld m.r.
Nc, eioycles, tepIi i h. site.
One or tso'
Twc one lot each
That settle. u. said The Oh man. We
can catch ihem before they get to The par
1 sons.
rhsy'ty both good ride /. suggested hi.
wife
| Thsl's SO admitted the ola man. saa
they could best cit er one Of us aiaue.
bot sefe poserinl team vLea 90 set
together, Hanush. C.u yoa leave ypnr
hskin tors little wkilsi
II snythin burns, e.n bake again, aha
AL 'entsutioasl,, bnt II Mart. get. away
With blll Joaes she's gone iot suod.
CIT on your bloomers 10 bairy, thrr,
exclaimed Tho old msn. I'm he sillin The
tandem wheel out OF the soodshod mean
while sud lf.e don't make those two scor
ohe's think there'sa vhitlsiod after them
it'll be funny
DO yoa SUPPOSE lhoy forgot about tho
tandem2
Maybe they thought we'd forsoltsn how
to ride II, replied the old mau erImly "a
he made his back into the form OF an ato
just to satisfy himsoli that ho had not for
gotten how 10 do II
Add that night, 1 Bill Jones look ed
loDsinely up at the wiadow OF tho room
where be knew bis lair one WAS connnod,
be bitterly ropfo,ched himself for his fol
ishness IN thinking that a single wheel
could get away from a tandem and he
swore softly 10 himself that when neIl he
tried to take the msi away ho would have
q seItuplst, fully msnued sui with ma
suIiliary gas engine attachment,
COW and a mule we're bsrnessed toae
ther and hitched to . plow, and y woman
vas holding the plow aud ripping The soil
Of Kansas up the back vt great rate ~
| rode along the highway halted to
watch the novel sight, an the woman
stopped her team aud came strdinR across
the iurows to say:
Hello, striugerl Did ye stop ut the
shsntyp
Yes, stopped Tor drink.
Was the children all figbl2
sswseyen or eight playing on the grass
md having good time Where's the old
nan7
Pegged ou last fall
Do yoG mean be diei2
Didn't do nuthin else fur about three
months, and finally cot there. Yes. he's
zone to better land, aud I'm working to
,sy of his debts.
Then you are = widow. OF coursep
Ssrtinly. Coin to settle out yere9
Possibly.
Msrriedf
No.
Wsnt me1
No.
Stranger. shskel she exclaimed ~ sha
anne nearer aud extended her hand, You
re critter IS knows your gate, you are,
I'D 1t does me good TO meet you. Lands
live bat the men who come along bete
net know 'nuh to pou nd sand, aud
'sste about three days week on 'em
'sut critier to say yes or 90 right Of the
sndle aud have done with IT, 50 you
ont want me aud the 'ums and the mule
nd the COW and the claimi
No, ms am.
Nun sed so long gee up thar you crit
srs. and git around the Il cid siore snoth
! feller comes slongl
- -
q l. al
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-14

] have the most remarkable telephone
10 my honse, remarked . resident Of the
western addition. ] noticed that at times
| could bear very distinctly The oonversa
lion 10 the neIt house. Suddenly 1t
would break of short 10 tho middle OF
sentence snd could not hear smother
word II would become sudibls again
nst ~ suddenly.
BY series Of experiments have fout 4
out that the sound is conduciet by ito
water ruuniog thro ngh the pipes. when
the water 10 turned on ia my honse can
hear sll the conversation iu one OF the
rooms next dolr in which there is run
ning water. When | turn OF tha water oil
sound stops uddrnly.
told my neisL Dor OF IT and We have
PIT 1t TO prsclicAl use. Wien ! wIsh 10
speak TO him tap on ths window, he
turns on the water 10 bis houss sod liz
tens while | talk TO him over the water
pipe 10 al ordinary tone OF voice. When
| have flushed be turns of The water Ia
bis house sud turn 1t on in my house
aud listen. In that way We eau carry on
long conversations with AS mach ease as
II be we're 10 the room with me: S'iil
our houses are about twenty ieet spsrt.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-14

Bnys.-WbdI A uss biej ole .ulil Aui
sJain rot IRON tbs one Jon D. 90 tbs
stn.r day.
q iyss YOu let it bi lr,o osers@o
~ 40 -ho arts IL tue neat block sG1
,io1 4 s.Uth,r ~ feeDgpizs mr.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-14
wsy III. s,sp, m,ai s.ii.s.

Tue old nan wAs thoushiiul.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-05-14

There is log cabin ou the Santa Fe
trail, and where tr.velrrs always find q
hesrty welcome. Dutch Jake and Msris
are kuosn to every ooe 10 that section OF
the couutry, and they are universally res
pecte6 for their many kindly traits
Their little farm is lr1 iuc'iye ard mod
el Of nestness
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09
WE CAN'T STAND THAT EULOGY.

A dispatch from Burkcs station, in
Fairfax county, reports =. II. McCaull
the Republican candidate for Congress
in the Eighth district, as saying in
discussion there:
What we want is not more money
but active money Five dollars in active
circulation does more good Than 100000
locked UP in a safe. The Republican
party has given this country the best
monetary system in the world Every
dollar is the equal OF every other dollar.
/ was interrupted at Culpeper by the
question. Do you suppose there is a gold
dollar in your audience?' My answer was
no, and why? Because unGer Republican
administration the silver dollar was worth
as much as the gold dollar"
We earnestly protest against Mr.. Nc
Caulls eulogy of the Republican party.
1t is true !. has held us 10 the gold
standard. and in that way it has kept
lis tied TO the sine qua non Of a sound
financial system among civilized people
al this day. But Il has grated other
provisions upon that all-important foun-
dalton. one which Offsets it good with
many evils. il fastened upon the country
tho tyranncal provision Of law which de-
prives the people OF their local banks
with which TO furnish them the necessary
media OF exchange. and. maddened BY
years of distress which mis- piece Of I'M
necessary tyranny has inflicted upon
them, many-too many-have turned TO
the panacea that charlatans and dema-
gogres nave offered them in free silver.
This provision of the act Of Congress
which depriyes the people Of their local
banks is responsible for the danger that
now confronts the country. And not only
was this tymnnical measure fastened
upon the people, but to 1t was added the
Socialists idea that the Government OF
the United States was TO exercise a pa
tornal superintendency over the contracts
the people make. by the machinery Of
their national bank law with its examiners
and reports TO chief detective. These
two features that the Republican party
has grated upon the gold basis
have brought upon us all the
ills we now suffer from. or are
threatened with. But Mr.. McCaull
was perfectly right when he said it is
not more. but active money that we want.
We want all abridgements Of every sort
upon the free circulation Of money in
Guiding credits. removed. Give US a fixed
and unvarying standard Of value that Is
never under any circumstances TO be
tempered with. and perfect freedom in
raising and passing credits, and these
credits will swell at the banks TO any
volume whatever that the people want.
Every one will ;hen be able 10 borrow
all the money he wants if he has good
security of any kind. and no one VIII
o,,o- again hear Of scarcity Of money,
though the per capita were reduced lar
below its present amount.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09
BREAK IIIP.

State Sensfor James y. Stubs said IN
speech at Gloucester Courthouse on
Wednesday:
THE Democracy Of this district viii
see that William \. Jones will be returned
TO Congress by 1900 or 1900 majority"
II Mr.. Stubs meant that Mr.. Jones
will receive three or four thousand more
votes lawfully cast than his opponent
he has perfect right TO indulge himself
In that sort Of harmless vagary. Blu;
II has come 10 be so well understood that
stuffed ballot-boxes are now the reliance
for elections in parts OF Virginia. that the
average citizen takes alarm when a
statement OF this sort is made and fears
It is the threat OF some sort OF unla gf,u
trickery.
II Mr.. Jones can get four thousand
more votes than his opponent. Mr.. Tyler.
can get. why then in Heavens name
let him have the seat In Congress. But
IL Mr.. Tyler receives more Of the ballots
Of lawfully qualified voters than Mr..
Jones receives. then give him the place
We think II . great misfortune to vir-
g,aia Ter any one Of her congressmen
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09
THELAW OF TEEIAND.

In all the abuse Of Mr.. Cleveland and
OF Mr.. Carlisle .or their efforts to main
tain the parity Of silver with gold, it is
not strange that the new light Demo-
Gratis" never refer TO the law Of the
land which fixes the policy of this Gov
eminent in regard TO the use of gold
and silver. We publish an extract from
the Sherman law July IA, $500 and from
the Law. lepealng the Sherman law (No-
vember l, 1881 from which it will be
seen that the viii Of the people was i'm
perauvely laid down for the President
and the Secretary Of the Treasury by
Congress itself. See what it was:
1t being the established policy OF the
United states 10 maintain the TWO metals
on a parity with each other upon the
present legal ratio, or such ratio AS
nay be provided by law.-Act OF Con-
gress, July IA, 1880.
1t is the policy Of the United States TO
continue the use of both gold and sill
yer as the standard money, and TO coin
beth gold and silver into money of equal
Intrinsic and eXchangeable value, such
equality to be secured through internal
tional agreement, or by such safeguards
Ct legislation as win insure the maintc-
nance of the parity Of value Of tho
coins Of the two metals and the equal
rover of every dollar al all times in the
markets and in the payment Of debts
Act Of November l. 1895.
The "new-lght Democrats" have aban-
doned all that and propose 70 have
silver monomotalsm and no gold.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09

Mr.. T. W. Wood. seedman. has been
sowing the seeds Of free silver in all parts
OF the Commonwealth In the form or
pamphlet. which he has prepared on that
subject. The pamphlet contains many
remarkable statements, but the most re-
markable OF all is this: william j. Bryan
when he retired from Congress a poor
man. was offered $4,000 per annum to
represent a railway controlled by the
Standard OH Company. but refused IL.
deciding that he would not represent
monopoly"
That statement. as they say in newSpa
per circles. is an exclusive Tor SIT
Wood, or TO use the more vulgar express
sion. "a scoop on all his contemporaries.
There IS mystery here. No one KNOWS
how it happened that Mr.. Bryan mas
concealed this great fact from all the free
silver papers Of the country and has con-
fded it to Mr.. Wood to be used IN Ills
pamphlet on seeds and silver.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09
To-DAy's MEETINGS AND EVENTS

Dove Lodge. Masons, Masonic Temple.
Damon Lodge *. Of F.. Corcoran Hall.
Union Lodge, /. o. .. f.. Odd-Fellows
Han.
Unity Lodge. I. o. o. f, Powel's Hall.
Opachisto Tribe, l. o. r. NJ. Cersleys
HAIL.
Monacan Tribe. l. o. r. NJ. Jr. o. U.
a. NJ Hail.
Fraternity Lodge X. OF H., Central
Hall
Mutual Lodge. X OF H., Druid's Hall.
Dale Lodge. X. OF H.. Owens Hall.
Old Dominion Council. a. l.. Of H.,
Druid's Hall.
Anchor Lodge. Golden Chain. Schiller
Hall.
Richmond Lodge. Golden Chain. Central
Hail.
Tin. sheet-Iron and Cornioe Workers.
Eagle Hall.
Enterprise Council. Jr. o. U. A. M.
Schiller Hall.
Rescue Council, Jr. O. L. A. NJ. Jr. o.
l.. a. NJ. Han.
New South Council. Jr. o. U. A. NJ,
Eighth and Hull streets.
Trinity Temple. l. o. G. T.. Central
Han
Richmond Lodge. l. o. G. T., Belvldere
s~--s.
o-n-hsnd Lodge l. O. G. T.. Springfield
Hall
westEnd Lodge. ]. o. G. r.. Gatewood's
Hall
Company A. First Regiment. Armory.
Y. T. Lee Camp. c. v. Lee Camp Hail.
Friendship Lodge. X. OF T.. Toney's
Hall.
Virginia Lodge, Shield OF Honor, Smiths
Hall.
Aurora Council, Jr o. Z. A. NJ, Iaube's
Hall
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09

The Fredericksburg Star wants TO know
why woIkingmen in Richmond were re-
Gently paid off in gold. and says that
IF a working man had at any time
I'm the last FIVE years taken up one OF
his coin treasury notes TO a Richmond
bank and asked for gold ne would have
had an .nquisition OF lunacy ordered on
him, but now he can have gold galore.
We knew. OF course. that this state
ment was not true, but in order to
strengthen its refutation we called on 4
Richmond bank president. a gentleman,
by the way. who is well known IN Fred
ericksburg. and he said that prior to 1888
when the silver question began to be so
vigorously agtated. the banks OF Rich
mend not only did not refuse to pay out
gold TO depositors, but that 1t was
hard matter to get a depositor to take
gold, and that in all transactions between
the banks themselves. gold was never
taken if it could be avoided. for the rea-
son that it was expensive TO transport.
This banker also said that the banks
OF Richmond did not really refuse to pay
out gold until about the time Of the
Chicago Convention. and then only be-
cause the threat of free silver had tempt
ed many people to hoard gold. a thing
which the banks have invariably discour-
aged.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09
-, r v MrREDIrH's RESIGNATION.

Mr. Meredith has closely followed MS
resignation as president Of the fowha'ah
Club with his resignation as CITY Al
torney Of Richmond.
The latter had not been expected
h,,t no ..nreferred not to hold the ONCE
under the existing circumstances De-
cause he believed that members oil the
Council had. at his recent election No'eu
Tor bir, who would not have done 50 II
,hev had thought he would not swallow
the Chicago ticket and PLATFORM MI
Meredith handsomely releases these gen
tlemen and himself from the results OF
any misconception in the matter, and by
this striking evidence of the depth OF
his convictions in the stand he has taken
for sound Democracy, increases the high
esteem In which he is already held by
his fellow citizens.
Such men form the very framework OF
any party worthy 20 survive. There Is
no clouded brain or jellyfish backbone in
their composition. They have clear con-
victions of duty. and the courage TO carry
those convictions out.
II remains to be seen what course the
Council will pursue about this resigha-
ton, as this phenomenon with Office
holders-of whom 1t has been said that
few die and none resign-is Of such rarity
that we can recall no precedents for the
Councils guidance.
There will be no difficulty in finding
volunteers TO take Mr.. Merediths place,
but there will be great difficulty in find
ing some one TO Fill il.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09

and when II has secured that everything
| else that IL asks Is that all men shall
he permitted to make any contracts In
regard to 1t that they please. but with
this clear understanding-that the con-
tract. whatever it is. must be kept Just
as made. That is the whole OF sound
financial system, and there - no place
there for stills, or anything else that the
word "stilts" suggests.
Rut the free coiner spurns this per-
fectly plain and elementary requirement
OF sound finance. and he insists upon
mounting his financial system upon stills,
one leg Of which shall be gold and the
other leg Of which shall be silver, though
no &c not really SO solicitous about the
gold leg after all. II that should hap
pen 10 be amputatcd. he would resign
himself to the misfortune without any
great food OF tears. lie imagines, how
e.. er. that he wants stills Of gold and OF
silver.
Well, II he would pay any at
tention whatever 10 the history
of the world. be would learn
that it is just ds impossible to nave
stilts Of gold and Of silver. except in
the modified way in which we have
them now, as it is for him to fly without
wings.
We tried 1t in 1872. when We set up in
the government business for ourselves,
and the stills broke down almost as
soon as we got mounted on them. We
started coinage Of both metals at the
ratio Of Is to /, but because that ratio
did the gold dollar an injustice Of only
one and one-eighth cents. the gold dollars
refused TO circulate with the silver dol
las. and all Of them left the country
as bullion. This made our money 81
yer money only, and IT remained such
until 1894. In 1854 we changed the coin
age ratio OF &c TO !. but that did the sill
yer dollar an injustice 10 the extent or
about one and half cents. and silver
refused to circulate with gold, and our
money became all gold money, and
remained so with the exception Of the
war-paper-money era) until we began
coming silver dollars in 1873.
Now, these trning differences drove
gold away first. and then silver. DO not
all Of US know that with the present
difference between the value of the silver
dollar and the gold dollar. free coinage
would drive all the gold away again
and our stills would break down and
leave us walking again upon one leg?
Suppose we are upon the gold basis
only now, how will We improve our
situation to quit It and so upon the sill
yer basis alone? IT would still be mono
metallism, but with the difference that
we would have greatly lowered the value
OF the dollar - the unit of value
- and thereby we should have
produced a fearful panic and lquida-
ton that would ruin hundreds Of thou
sands Of our fellow-citizens who are now
getting on very well.
For the life Of US. we are unable to see
where the advantage is going to come
to US from such change. though we see
well enough the disasters that will
follow.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09

IN entertain tho ideas about finance that
Mr.. Jones holds. But we had rathT
see the entire delegation OF this state
committed 10 free silver and to all the
anarchy and Populism OF the Chicago
p,atform than 10 see fraud in her cleo
tons tolerated by the public sentiment
OF her citizens at single one OF her
election precincts.
For a long time we told the people az
Virginia that their elections were sys-
tematicaliy corrupt In certain localities
without gaining any attention. but the
exposure we have made of the frauds per-
petrated in fS9i in the election betweer
Thorp and McKenny. coupled with the
facts that Mr.. McNenny gave up his seat
in Congress rather than attempt TO de-
fend them. and that Mr.. VIM. a. Jones.
who was one Of the Congressional Com
mittee that tried the case. was unable TO
say one word in defence of what had
been done. These thing have gone LONG
way we believe. towards opening the
eyes of the people Of the State and max
ing them understand that these elections
really have been corrupted in certain
quarters.
We now feel that we can appeal 10
the people Of Virginia TO stamp out
this villiany with some hope OF success.
The country has agreed that force bills
shall be abandoned. and that the self
respect Of Virginans shall be appealed 10
as the agency for rishting this wrong.
See to it, then. that this confidence is no.
MISPLACED.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09

Can II be that assumption that the pIice
OF silver will rise under free coinage IS
based on the theory that with a limited
demand the greater the supply OF 4
given commodity the higher will be the
price thereof? II cannot be overlooked
that silver bullion Is not like wheat CT
corn or other commodities that are con-
sumed. The silver that is coined into
money will not be destroyed. but viii
be confined to the United States and pre-
served practically for all time 10 come
With no international agreement for the
use Of silver money. It would seem that
the time must come when there would
be enough OF silver dollars and that II
there were a surfeit the price OF silver
would fall. But the silver men say not.
Olly open the minis to the free coinage
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-10-09
Stills WON'T DO.

In the speech ne made at Charleston,
W. Va. on Tuesday last (and the crowd
that received him there was estimated
at $4,000 ex-Preident Harrison said:
Every boy who ever walked on stills
knows that the two legs must be Of
the same length"
Mr.. Harrison's metaphor suggests the
free coiner's dream, but 1t Is one OF ex-
Senator ingalls, irridescent dreams. new
ertheless. a financial system cannot
walk upon stills. and for two good and
sufficient reasons. The first Is that a
sound financial system abhors stills and
everything suggested by the word. A
sound financial system Is the plainest
sort Of matter-of-fact business, which
demands as it's first and essential condi-
tion that the unit Of value-the dollar
shall be fixed and unvarying quantity,