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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

with ballots. we nevertheless fac. ,o,,
t .me issue that the young rennb,,n uay
rance raced In II. when the e,itters Vi
the ro piUoa ana the sky was black with
M ,oiilhg smoke OF burning Paris. +, I,
,ot merely dishonesty against hnna -, IS
~. ~ socialism against law ana nay'
c,n,n,,, nave hoisted the red flag Of the
stripes. '' inc stars and
sc..no in ~, VINO saw it can ever forget the
tbo a., III me Republican convention whnn
IA p1,i ~ TOOK It's courage in both band
ana dehed the enemies within its i,,aa .hs
f,nn, S III le, from Utah read an addras.
the mn ,,ae SILVER camps threatening 10 ruin
ms declaration was met with sho,,, rue,
e,i iaiiu MOI upon the order Of his eoinnp
oiom y ana lnlpressively that score ~ nn,
nlarched out of the convention tn i m,shf
Nehtion rose, and as the last OF tbase III III
~ouia nave mad the party barter its nr,n'
tbe ror votes passed out of the building
~ stsat assembly burst into tumultuo,n1S,
cheerlns. The Republican marry h.s
gone through the furnace of tempta,i i,au
anu, me very smell of the fire Was hm,,
slackened "A band high IN in tho i'i,is
started strain Of music. in an insien,
Yen thousand men and women were sins
ing: " were sing
The flag Of our country forevar
Ihree cheers for the red. white and
- The band stopped after a single stanza
put those 1900 voices went on IT,;
ald not sing as men ordinarily sin.
Ihey sang with swelling hearts ana erit.
ing nands and streaming eyes 'rba,,
sang as their forefathers sang their tarrj.
pie hymns, when the sword of the Puritan
sihote the riders of a king. Not as a song
o. rejoicing. but as a summons to battle
dld mat mighty assembly sing the song
OF the nag As they pledged themselves
their ilVes ana fortunes. to keep its pure
folds free from STAIN there seemed In
SOUND through the deep diapa son of thai
sweilng chorus the rattle of the flint
locks at Concord bridge and Yorktown
inc ringing OF the cutlasses that swung
behind Hun and Decatur. the deem
lhroated booming of the cannon of Gettvs
pufs. rom bennington and the Cowpens.
from lundys Lane and New Orleans
from the deep bosom of the Atlantic and
the Medlterranean, from the living grave
of Andersonville and the heights OF Took
out mountain. invisible singers Joined In
that mighty cath that the nag our fathers
carried Oh from height to height. th.. tIap
that bears today no faint of shame shall
never be trailed in the black waters Of dis
honor. but shall fly as of old AZ Inc
masthead. its red, white and blue pure az
he sun.the stars and the sky above il the
pride of the American people. the inspira
lion of the world.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

Wall street is being blamed for the
fluctuations in the stock market and
for the apprehensiOns that agitate
the commercial world. Undoubtedly
spectators play upon the fears of cap
ital as well as upon its hopes for
capital is very sensitive. But it is
significant that the gold reserve has
dwindled at the rate of about a mil
lion a day since the Popocratic con-
vention. Surprising Bryan and Sewall
should be elected in November. Of
course it would require a free coinage
Congress to adopt free coinage. but
would the foreign investors, who at
best know very little of the conditions
in this country. and the more timid
of our own investors stop to think of
that wouldn't there be the greatest
scramble ever known to wiring the last
dollar from every debtor before he
could have a chance to pay with a
cheaper one. and wouldn't the money
SO withdrawn from the arteries of the
country contract circulation, destroy
enterprise, seek employment in other
lands in short wouldn't there be the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

gold standard. and at a low rate OF inter
est because borrowed on gold basis We are
asked to repudate the contract. to
change our standard of value and TO pay
our debts in dollars worth half as much
as those which We have borrowed. In
such 4 contest for common honesty there
can De no question OF the result. The
American peopl" viii not repudiate their
debts. their credit and their character.
They win repudiate Reputation.
The United States stands face TO face
today with a great crisis. the greatest We
have known since the civil war. We
stood for principle then-we stand for
Il principle now We faced then the
party sought to old the issue and died
as towards deserve to die. The Demo-
cratic party cSpoused the cause of inter-
est, and lost. The Republican party dared
to stand for principle. and the Eepubli-
can party won.
The demand has come again that the
name OF the country be proStituted this
time by 4 reputation of half its debts
public and private Again there are wild
spirits who talk of secession if this deg
radiation IL not made lasting and legal !;
again the Democratic party espouSes the
cause of sectionalism and national dis
grace: again the Republican party eS-
pouses the cause of unity and the nation
al honor.
The men who oppose us may be sincere
Most of the men who followed Jefferson
Davis We're perfectly sincere but the issue
nevertheless. is as the issue of ii. and the
victory shall be as the victory Of Ga.
The nation viii meet the threat of
Colorado as it met the threat of South
Carolina.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23
The Shorter Silver Catechism.
On. Y. World.)


Q. What silver-standard countries
have free coinage? A. Not one.
There is not in all the world a mint
open to the free coinage of silver nj
any ratio.
.. Does not Mexico coin all silver
brought to her minis? 4. Yes; but she
charges SAL for each 100 coins. and
the coinage Is at IL 81 Ia /, So that she
recoins European SILVER at n cost To
the holder of about 10 per cent. and
American silver at a cost Of per cent.
q. Does not India free coin silver?
y. No. The mint was closed three
years ago
q. Does not Japan coin free? A.
NO The mint closed some years ago.
1t coins subsidiary silver on govern
nent account. as all minis do The
currency is Bank of Japan notes S134. -
0oo0o0. redeemable in full legal-tender
silver coin. These notes correspond to
our greenbacls Of 1868. except that
they do not go below 50 per cent. dis
count.
Q. What is the resulto A. That the
finances are disordered. There is no
security for business. There is no
fixed standard of value The Ven
tdollar) is worth SO cents in gold one
day and II the next, as the price of
silver fluctuates in the market. exact
~ as our greenbacks huctuatetl.
q. Is this true of all silver standard
countries? \. 1t is true of each and
all. There is not one in which bust
ness is not speculation. because there
is no fixed standard of value.
q. What is meant by "a silver
basis?" a. That the notes issued are
redeemable in silver: that silver is the
money Of final redemption.
9. What is its practical effect? A.
To drive gold out of circulation and
out of use as money. either as cur
rency or as q reserve for redemption.
as it is now used by our banks and by
the government.
q. Is this a universal result? a. 1t
is. There is not a silver STANDARD
country in the world in which gold
circulates or is used as money The
mere valuable money is always hoard
ed or sold in speculation as a COM
modify
q. Would not the adoption of free
silver coinage prove a measure of con-
We have now? A. 1t would. More
than $5000Oo.oo0 in gold coin and GER
tificates would be Immediately driven
out of circulation or use as money. Ii
would tax the silver minting capacity
for ten years to make good this de-
1iciency.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23
PRESS COMMENTS.
Hailed With Delight.

~
The announcement that Speaker Reed
will accept denomination to Congress is
hailed with delight everywhere and well
it may be. The 55th Congress will have
~ ~ VA hio, WIN proDieIhS as serious as any
since the years that Immediately followed
the civil war. Next to the presidency of
the United States. there is no official po-
sition that affords larger opportunity for
guiding the course of great affairs that
falls to the lot of the speaker of the ma
tional house of representatives Every
ward with pride and confidence to the
prospect that the speakership will CON
tinue to be filled by the sagacious. re-
sourceful, incorruptible imperturbable
'brainy' man from Maine. With McKin-
ley in the presidential chair and Reed in
the speakers chair. working each in har-
mony with the other, as they have al
country will be safe; and soon. once
more, it will be prosperous and happy.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

Eighteen years ago men who are
now declaring that nothing short of
free silver will give us prosperity were
then saying that nothing save green
backs would ever permit return to
prosperous conditions. Within that
time this country has prospered as
in the world ever prospered.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

The currency of the United Staes is not
to be- debaSed by q change TO the silver
standard. The nation that stamps its
coins with the motto in God We trust
shall never pay its debts and base its
finances on dollar whose very title
would be 4 lie.
The lists are drawn, and the great
masses of Republican voters have pro-
claimed their choice of a leader with no
uncertain sound. Not the Republican
party only. but every American who loves
his country and would keep her. not in
the rear, but in the front rank of the
nations of the world. stands today behind
the soldier.the congressman the governor
the gentleman. the patriot. whom the
great masses of the RepubliCanpaT have
lifted up to leadership upon their shields
1t is with no perfunctorY loyalty. hut
with heartfelt devotion that MaSsachu-
setts does homage to William Mckinley
of Ohio
Our candidate for vice president is "A
worthy lieutenant. The man who led
the great crusade for good government
when men OF all parties drove the race
track gamblers from the control of New
Jersey is conspicuously well fitted for
leadership in his campaign where the
fierce fire of a great ana dominating
principle Yields together native and
naturaliZed. Protestant. Catholics and
Jews. men Of all parties and men Of no
party. into a weapon that shall smite
asunder the common enemies of our COM
mon country.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

blacklist panic this country ever suf-
that Bryan and Sewall are not to be
elected. The country cannot afford
such an extravaganza.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

No notice whatever will be taken Of un-
igned communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
rsturn of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publishers, Au-
gusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

Gen. Daniel +. Sickles says he shall
vote as he fought for the Union. and
will carry New York by 100000. Really
it is bewidering to keep tally of the
new recruits, they're coming in so
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
For Representatives to Congress.

First District
Second District-NELSON DING
LEY, JR., of Lewiston.
Third District-SETH L. MILL
KEN Of Belfast.
Fourth District-CHARLESA A. BOU-
TELLE Of Bangor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

AS yet the appearance of the army
worm has not been attributed to
decentralization of silver" 1t must
be an oversight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23
How Will Il Help Him?
Eastern Argus, Dem.)

1t is claimed by the champions of
free-silver coinage. says an exchange.
that the effect of stamping fifty cents
worth of silver metal as one dollar.
and compelling everybody in the
United States to accept it as full pay
nlent for one dollars worth of goods.
would be to largely advance the price
of all commodities. This is doubtless
the fact, but no free silver advocate
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

The truth of the tragedy aboard the
Herbert Fuller must make the writer
of sickening SenSationalism feel his
utter insignficance in the presence of
reality. 49, AZ
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

There needn't ne any elbowing
among the middle of the road" Pop
ulists and their brethren for broad is
the road over which Populism and
pOpOcracy are travelling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

North WATERFORD has a fox that was
seen to leap eight feet from the ground
snatch hawk circling low and trot
off unconcernedly with his prey. The
reporter was too cOnsiderate to mention
it, but doubtless the fox called around
with the story, casually remarking that
the paper would want something to
fill up.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

Mr.. Hanson isn't afraid to acknoWl-
edge what he intends to vote for Some
others prefer to say one thing and
mean another.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

Thirteen letters have been discovered
in William j. Bryan's name. Call him
"Bill' and spoil the ''hoodoo."
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

Read Curtis Guilds speech and you
will surely go to hear him. the next
opportunity you have.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

Shipmaster Sewall should quell
mutiny on board.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23
SUMMING UP.
Curtis Guilds Speech at the Mckinley and
Hobart Ratification.

The great issue of this campaign is not
of economies. but of morality. Every dol
lar of the existing debt of the United
States has been borrowed on the existing
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

series of pastime sermons such as
Echoes from Base Ball Game, -
'Spokes from the Bicycle" etc. Per
haps he doesn't have as long a summer
vacation as some pastors enjoy.
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hotel?
This story of a Parkhurst cat is
vouched for. Mrs. S. 0. Reynolds.
who lives at Green Ridge, having
more eats than she wanted. recently
gave a eat and four kittens to a lady
living two and one-half miles away.
The eats were put in bag, deposited
under a buggy seat and carried home.
Nearly two weeks after this, the old
eat came home one morning, bringing
with her a large rabbit. After much
purring and mewing she laid down on
the lounge and had nap. Soon after
however. she disappeared but the
next morning she was found ON the
doorstep with three kittens. This is
a true story.
Free silver isn't making much head
way down in Machias where they
struck what is believed to be a gold
vein the other day How it will pan
out remains to be SEEN
Whitecaps called on Perry hus-
band and beat him for beating his
Wife. When he went to the author-
ties to have his assailants arrest
ed he found that his wife had got
ahead Of him and he himself wa4
arrested.
A lot in the cemetery was a Fal-
mouth pastors gift to a couple he
married.
Ii is said that the town of So. Port
land, by reason of a legal bubble is
not holden for the town debts
We can't believe the rumor that Fl.
Fairfield is to do away with sprinkled
streets at this time of year.
Thunderbolts are about the only
campaign weapons likely to make an
impression, this weather
! . to be sportsman, and Oh for Just
one breeze from Kineo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

They do not tell you. what every bust
ness man knows. that in 1895 the money
in the United States amounted to S34 SO
per capita against $lS.5S per capita in
iS7S
They tell you that the price of grain
and cotton has gone down since 1873. and
that the appreciation of gold has caused
Il general drop in prices.
They ignore the fact that until the de-
feat of protection the price of labor did
not decline but steadily advanced. They
ignore the fact that the decline in wheat
and cotton is due chiefly to an enormous
increase in the production of those staples
not only in the United States. but by
Europe. Asia Africa and South America.
They also ignore the fact that with this
increase in supply there has been de-
crease in demand, and right here in the
American market. Thanks to our recent
tariff legislation in part,and in part to this
silver threat to business. the American
mill operative is less well employed. He
eats less, he buys fewer clothes. The
average American citizen consumed in
1895 IL bushels less, wheat. l.3 bushels
less corn half a pound less coffee.a pound
less sugar. pound and half less cot
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

! Q to be sportsman, and Oh for JUS
one breeze from Kineo.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

Though we fight not with bullets. but
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

ThunderbOltS are about the only
campaign weapons likely to make an
this weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

Ii is said that the town of So. Port
land, by reason of a legal bubble i!
not holden for the town debts.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-23

We can't believe the rumor that FIT
Fairfield is to do away with sprnkled
streets at this time of year.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-05-22
then, I N

absence. The learned, refined, fastid-
ious man of the world-the deep thinker
and laborious student-marveled at the
utter dependence he had come to rest
upon that simple, unlearned, unpol-
ished nature.
There is but one thing genuine" he
muttered, as he saw the children for
saking their play and fruit to watch
anxiously in the direction the raft
should return. Toms good heart is
more than all my scientific knowledge,
my laboriously acquired heritage.
Even here, on this deserted island, am
1 taught my own worthlessness. Oh,
the past, the past-if it were in the
power of mortal man to undo it!'
A black cloud settled on his face.
His thoughts were evidently with some
painful scene in his past life, for his
teeth gnawed impatiently at his pallii
lip, his eye flashed, and on his high
forehead the veins lSnotted themselves
like cords
A CHEEKY halo, answered by glad
shouts of the children aroused him from
the painful reverie. He hurried down
to the beach, thankful to see Tom pad
ding back to the shore.
Here i am" shouted Tom, safe
and sound, you see, and bringing you
good news. oh, but, sir, I couldn't help
thinking il our folks had only trusted
the old hulk, and not tried the boats,
how many it would have saved. But
what does poor weak cretur know
about it?-the Lords the best Judge"
AS he drew the raft on shore he went
on in a livelier tone, while he unluaded
it's contents.
There, sir--theres a keg of spirits OF
some kind. 1t may come handy when
the rainy season sets in. Here's chist
of clothes, and this ERE, l think, is
mighty fortunate, for l know all about
it, l brought this trunk out Of the
cabin myself and put it in the hold,
and heard the maid say it belonged to
Lady Eleanor's mother, that she was
going to meet. You know they was
mighty particular to call the little
thing Lady Eleanor, so l s'pose she is
one of the nobility. Here, little Ellie,
it's yours; and when're older maybe
you won't be sorry to have some pretty
clothes to wear-better than Tom can
manufacture. We must be nice with
'em, though, for maybe they'll prove
some time who you be-"
He turned then to hand Mr.. Vernon
small clasp Bible-the Beacon Light of
their deliverance.
Here, sir, thought you'd be thank
full enough to see this. 1 calculate
you'll comfort us all out Of it when the
blue days come"
He was STOPPING down, ready to lift
out another chest, and astonished that
the book was not taken as joyfully as
he expected; he raised himself and
looked at his companion keenly.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-05-22

The raft looked like q frail, unsea-
worthy thing when it was done, With
out nail to secure it, only bound to-
getner with great thongs OF bark; but
Tom was quite satisfied, and had no
fear, and early one fine morning, as
they sat round their palm-leaf break
fast cloth, announced his intention OF
starting Immediately.
Mr.. Vernon wished to accompany
him, but to this Tom would not con-
sent
mo, no." said he. "Wait till find
out what is the risk. Suppose we both
go, and are lost-whats to become Of
the children? Toms the one to CO."
"Tom is hero" replied Mr.. Vernon,
with emotion. 81 wish you would let
the children call you Mr.. Harris. 1t
pains me to hear them so familiar with
you, who are in reality our leader and
king"
Tom laughed.
Lord bless you sir, I shouldn't know
how to act with handle to my name.
I've alters been Tom from the time
went to school to Parn my letters, and
faith I've eenamost forgot 'em it's so
long ago, and Tom l shall keep on.
You can't teach an old dog new tricks,
and / should feel as silly as land-iub-
Der in the shrouds during blow if
anybody called me Mr.. Harris. Now
then, I'm Off"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1896-05-22
ITO BE CoNTINUED.b
Meanwhile the Building Might Fail


Mayor Hooper has received legal
opinion from City Solicitor Elliott as
to the power of the city authorities to
close a school building which is con-
sidered dangerous to the lives Of oc-
cupants. Mr.. Elliott states that it is the
duty of the fire commissioners to ex-
anime the building to see whether it's
condition is in violation of the law and
IL 1t be so found to report to the inspec-
tor of buildings, who, with the ap-
prevail Of the mayor, is authorized to
make the repairs necessary. If, pend
ing the making of the repairs, the
mayor is of the opinion that tho &C.
cupancy Of the building Is hazardous
to the lives of the scholars it would
seem to be his duty to request the
beard of school commissioners to make
immediate provision for the housing
of the scholars elsewhere and, in the
absence Of such provision, to close the
school.-Baltimore American.