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The advocate., 1896-07-01

one Electoral ticket can be agreed upon
among silver men without regard TO
party, let that be done, arranging the
candidates for ElectOr among the sew
ersl parties according to their numerl.
cal strength at the polls, the under
standing being that after their election
they shall determine among themselves
how they can best carry out the wishes
of the people who elected them, and
then, as body, vote solidly that way.
This course would unite the anti-gold
vote, and 1t would not interfere with
existing party organization, though it
might pave the way for ultimate union.
Then, In order to combine the silver
vote on snti-gold candidates for Con.
gress and for members of State Legls.
latures that will choose United States
Senators, combinations could be ef-
feCted In the various districts, csndi-
dates being selected from the leading
party In the particular district. On
State tickets like cooperation could
be easily effected by fair division of
candidates according to party strength
on a ticket to be supported by the
united silver vote.
The ADVOCATE urges some action
that will bring out the snti-gOld stand
ard vote; and as we do not see any
prospect of an immediate coming to-
gether in a single national body, we
have Ventured these suggestions as
what appears to us to be the most
effective and practical way of getting
the vote without at present forming
permanent union, which seems to be
out Of the question now.
The advocate., 1896-07-01

authority and effort 10 divide traffic in equit.
able parts between rival carriers.
Judged from the standpoint of the
railway manager, this argument iscon-
elusive. 1t is the same with men In
other lines of business. When cOmpe-
tition becomes 80 active and energetic
that expedients are resorted to to get
or maintain the lead, 1t is necessary to
combine in order to maintain profits,
and If such combination cannot be
successfully effected the strongest
among them, or if not he, then new
man, forms corporation or trust and
thus crowds out all the rest. Depart
ment stores, great meat packing estsb-
lishments, merchant milling houses,
and the like, are familiar illustrations.
There are Two sides to this as to all
questions, and both sides are entitled
to a hearing. The ADVOCATE is Of
opinion that problems of this kind
will find their ultimate solution In
system of public ownership and man
sgement. This does not mean conis-
cation of existing properties. Very
far from it. The time is fast approach.
ing when most if not all our railroads
will be unable to pay the dividends
which are legitimstely pressed upon
them. ChespneSs is the order Of the
day. But that chespnesS does not sp-
ply to debts. If the gold standard for
money is maintained long, railroad
companies cannot maintain them
selves on their present capitalization.
Nothing short of government owner
ship can In the end satisfactorily sd-
just the inevitable difficulties Of the
railway situation.
The advocate., 1896-07-01
CONVENTION DATES.

NATIONAL.
Populist. st. Louis, July %
Democrat, Chicago, Jnly7.
Silver, st. Louis. July u.
STATE.
Popullst Abilene, August5
silver delegate, Topeka, July Is.
Prohibition, Topeka, July IS.
Democrat nominating, Hutchinson, Augusta
Republican, Topeka, August II.
CONGRESSIONAL.
First district, Populist, LeAvenworth, Aug IL
Fourth district, Popullst. EmpOris, Aug. IA
Fifth district, POpulist, Junction City July %
Seventh district, Populist, Larned, August g.
JUDICIAL
Eastern division, northern department, Pop.
ulist, Topeka, August4.
Central division, northern department., Pop
ulist, ConcOrdia, July "a.
Central division, northern department., Re-
publican, junction City, August lS
The advocate., 1896-07-01
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION AND SENATOR
TELLER.


Every day evidence accumulstes
tending to show that the convention
to be held at Chicago next week will
begin and end as a distinctly Demo
crst body. And that is not surprising.
Why should it-why could it be any
thing elseP The Republican party
appointed the time of its convention
without consulting any other party.
Democrats did likewise. POpulistS
alone considered time as q factor In
the matter of fixing a date for their
convention. They alone appointed a
day that should fall after the other
parties had named their candidates
and published their platforms. This,
of course, was not done for the benefit,
advantage or convenience Of our op-
ponents, but for our own.
In this state of the case, and In view
of the sharp fsctionsl quarrel In the
Democrat party, it is unreasonable
that its convention would accommo-
date Its action or It's preferences to the
desires of persons or factions outside
it's own party lines rather than to those
within. And 1t is for these reasons
that consideration of Senator Teller's
qualifications as a candidate of that
party for the Presidency will hardly
be deemed either wise or prudent.
AS to Senator Teller personally
taking him as q man, citizen, q
statesman, there is and can be but one
opinion, and that is altogether fsVora-
BILE. He is clean, able, honorable and
conscientious. Nothing better can be
said of anybody.
In case the Chicago convention
should continue in session until the
Populists meet at st. Louis; or should
it adjourn without platform or cSndi-
dates, awaiting the action of the st.
Louis meeting; or If in some other
way 1t were made manifest that Dem
ocrsts are ready to meet all other anti
gold standard people on middle ground
for the purpose Of organizing q new
and permanent national party, Mr..
Teller would be the best representative
Of all these elements whose name has
! yet been mentioned.
The advocate., 1896-07-01

To COMPREHEND the Importance of
money in the economy Of modern civil
izatlon and the delicscy of It's high
Office, one need only imagine the con-
dition Of men ii all money were with
drawn from use q day or q week or a
month or year.
The advocate., 1896-07-01
RAILROAD MANAGEMENT AND THE IN
TERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.


On the I'd day of March, 1894, the
Senate Committee on Interstate Com
merce had a meeting for the purpose
of hearing arguments and statements
of railway managers in favor of legis-
lstlon amending the interstate COM
merce law so to authorize what is
commonly known as pooling. Rail-
road people have all along insisted that
the transportation business of the
country could be and would be more
economically transacted, and with
better and more uniform satisfaction
to the people at large, II the compa-
nies were permitted to so arrange the
carrying trade that they could prevent
determinations among their members
and thus establish and maintain proper
and reasonable rates of toll on carriage
of persons and property.
These views were very clearly pre-
sented at the committee meeting above
referred to by Mr.. G. r. Blanchard,
Commissioner of the Central Traffic
Association at Chicago. That was bis
official title, but he said he spoke for
himself only. He introduced his ar
gument by quoting a paragraph OF a
statement made by him before the
Committee on Commerce February IL,
1879, when the Reagan bill was under
discussion as follows:
To the paragraph prohibiting joint con-
tracts l oppose the logic Of the last ten years
with all their contest and receiverships, the
almost unanimous sentiment Of the thought
ful mercantile public and the belief Of every
railway officer whose opinion is worth the
consideration OF this committee, that such
railway contracts, being restricted in this
country as to excessive charges by its water
routes, are intended to and will secure the
public against determinations, are, in ma
tlonal, corporate and individual sense, de-
sirable, and that they offer better panacea
for mercantile Ills than the provisions Of this
act
After discussing this idea at some
length and answering questions asked
by members of the committee, Mr..
Blanchard tersely put the whole argu-
ment In this sentence:
All efforts to stop discrimination have
failed and win fail unless accompanied by
The advocate., 1896-07-01

The communication in srecent issue
of the ADVOCATE from the pen Of G..
G. Clemens In which he discusses the
Question Of what the National conVen.
tion should is do causing considerable
discussian. All are agreed that all
voters who think alike should vote to-
Rether, but how to accomplish the re-
Its not easily settled.
The advocate., 1896-07-01

To A large proportion Of men the
loss of money would mean starvation
within thirty days. So diversified our
interests, so manifold our occupations,
so delicate the machinery Of the social
world, that money is an absolute ne.
CeseitV,
The advocate., 1896-07-01

The st. Louis Globe Democrat
quotes from a speech made by jeff
Davis In which he favored the gold
standard. A large number Of people
who do not have q high regard for this
country and government agree with
Davis on that proposition.
The advocate., 1896-07-01

THE absence of money throughout
Chrlatendom would be practically
equivalent to building an impossible
wall around every city and town.
The advocate., 1896-07-01
WHAT SHALL WE DO TO BE sAVEDG


The declaration of the Republican
National convention that the present
gold standard must be maintained is 9
menace to the peace and prosperity Of
the people of the United States. The
membership of that party, If permitted
untrammeled to vote their feelings on
the subject, would cast an oVerWhelm.
ing majority the other way. The dele
gates to the convention would have
voted it out two to one. 1t was not
until the influence Of the money power
was brought to bear on them that they
changed their minds, and now Maj,
Mckinley wants a "full dollar"
The die is cast. The country Ia
brought face to face with the most
dangerous power In ChristendOm. The
hands Of this money power, In one way
or another, are resting on the private
possessions Of every property owner in
the civilized nations. One-hslf the
homes and 80 per cent. of the business
of the world are In debt to this re-
mOEseless power. Year by year Amer
lean homes are slipping away from
their former owners. Interest and
rent are destroying the manhood Of the
people.
And now we are warned by the most
formidable political body on earth that
this regime must be continued. The
situation Is alarming. What are the
people going to do about itP What
ought they to dOP What ought Popu-
lists and silver Republicans and Dem
oCrsts to do in this grave emergency
What ought refOrmerS of every name
dOp
That something ought to be done we
all concede. And 1t Is easy enough to
say "let Us get together" But can we
do thstS 1t Is possible, of course, but
looking at things just as we find them,
is it probsblep-is 1t practicable this
yearp
The situation is altogether different
from what 1t would have been If the
gold men In the Democrat party had
secured a majority Of delegates to their
National convention; for, In that event,
they would have dictated the platform
and the candidates; they would have
been the party, and the silver men
would have been In position to aban-
don the party and unite with other
silver men In other parties who, to-
gether, might have formed new party
and put out platform and ticket on
which all the opposition could unite
temporarily at least.
But now that the silver men have g
majority In the convention, they viii
provide the platform and ticket; they
will represent the party and dictate the
policy. Under such circumstances Il
is not at all probable they would enter
tain q proposition to turn their backs
on a party In which they are the ruling
members. 1t may be set down as &
thing certain, the ADVOCATE is In
clined to believe, that these sllVel
Democrats will prepare a Democrat
platform and nominate Democrat 81
q candidate for the Presidency. Il
anything is yielded to outside pressure
1t will hardly 60 further than to name
as Its candidate for the Vice Presiden
lnoroo ,oo0 holnnnIDn e. kho Dou,,lick a,
The advocate., 1896-07-01

The situation demands the careful
and thoughtful consideration Of all
men,
The advocate., 1896-07-01
For Congressman.

For Judges Of the Courts OF Appeals.
Eastern division, southern department.,
......................M ManfOTd SchoOnOV0F
Western division, southern department,
......................... B. +. Milton
Western division, northern department
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. w. McElTOy
The advocate., 1896-07-01
POPULIsT NOMINATIONS.

For Presidential Electors.
Sixth district. F. Egan
The advocate., 1896-07-01

Entered ct the Postofice at Topeka, Kansas
% gecond.class matter.
The advocate., 1896-07-01

NATIONAL REFORM PRESS ASSOCIATION.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-22
As TO A bond ISSUE.

The reserve fund which the govern
ment holds in its hands TO strengthen
1t whenever occasion shows a necessity
for the administration to draw upon 1t
has been maintained a long time, but
sometimes under most unfavorable cir
cumstances.
We notice that on Monday last, in
Kansas City. these unfavorable circum-
stances were emphasized by men who
ought to have been doing at the time all
they could to enable the government
to prevent a monetary panic and all
its dire consequences. All the Kansas
City banks on that day ceased issuing
gold, either ,n payment Of checks, or
on withdrawal OF deposits. We quote
Kansas City telegram:
Cashier Rule, OF the Bank of Com
merce, who returned from ST. Louis this
morning, said the banks there will take
the same action.
"The reason given by the bankers here
for this move H. that il was the evident
intention OF many depositors to with
draw their deposits in gold. and hoard
the yellow metal, in the belier that IL
will 80 TO premium"
We have never looked with a favorable
eye upon those government loans which
were issued on the authority OF the
resumption act; but we cannot ID otfer-
wise than approve loans which the con-
dition of the Treasury renders absolutely
necessary Hence, we read With pleasure
the following telegram from Kew York:
New York. July ?0.--The banks Of
10 ~ q n
government and supply gold to the Urea
sury Department from their vaults in
exchange for legal tenders. The move
ment TO this end was started by Frede-
rick n. Happen, president Of the. Gallatin
National Bank.
president Frederick d. Tappen, of the
Gallatin National Bank. late in the day
received pledges from New York banks
to contribute in the aggregate Y0.oOOOo9
in gold 10 the United States Treasury in
exchange for legal tenders"
1t is hardly too much to say that the
fate of Mr.. Bryan and the Democratic
party is wrapped up in the proposition
for a new issue OF government bonds
to be used in keeping up the reserve
fund. The shrewdest financiers are at
sea in this matter. Here we have the
statement confidently made that 1.-THE
Treasury officials who have had con-
fidential relations with all former bond
issues say that it will be much easier
and more advantageous to the govern
ment, If a bond issue has to be made, TO
do IT before the gold reserve reaches the
limit of SCO,OOO,OOO. If the national banks,
however, It is said, come to the relief
of the Treasury, a bond issue may be
averted altogether, certainly for the next
few months"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-22
VIRGINIA..

The Baltimore American thinks Virginia
will be a good field for Republican en-
terprlse this year. We beg TO differ with
our esteemed contemporary. However,
If the Mckinley people have any idea Of
sending a part Of their big campaign fund
down here we shall raise no objection
thereto. The money will stay here, and
may do some good in some localities, but,
honestly, we don't think Mckinley can
send enough here to make old Virginia
swerve from her place in the Democratic
column.
All the information we have-and 1t
comes from many quarters and many
sources-is to the effect that the largest
country vote ever polled in Virginia will
be polled this year. We believe this
will prove to be true. In our opinion,
Virginians will vote this year who have
not voted for many years beforehand
nearly all OF them ara going to vote for
Bryan and Sewall
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-22

bolt on the part OF the State machine.
Former State-Comptroller Frank camp
bell, OF Bath. had long talk win een"
tor Hin. He said 'srhe average Demo-
crat Of New York, as shown by former
campaigns, is and wishes TO be loyal 10
his party. After what has taken pace
at the Chicago convention 1t may be wen
for the leaders OF New YORK 10 go SOW,
but the party looks to Senator Hili 10
devise some way by which platform can
be adopted at the State convention tnat
will satisfy all good and loyal Democrats,
so that they may be able TO give nearly
support TO their national and state tichiStS
and continue the Empire State in the
Democratic column"
Senator HIN viii go to New YORK on
Tuesday TO join I'm a cruise on JACOB hup-
pert's yacht. The Senator Will be on Inc
water several days. After the party re-
turns he will 20 back to Normandie-by-
the-Sea, to remain until the meeting Oh
the State Committee, on July Sth.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-22

times to make his Inspections. 1t VIII
be a mighty poor and Ineffective inspec-
ton II the inspector waits In his office
for the consumer 20 come forward with
his complaints. We have the habit here
OF expecting too many ordinances to be
enforced In this way.
The public mind is ripe for the passage
OF these inspection laws. and we hope
the City Council will give the subject
earnest attention. And the Council should
remember that what is desired IL in
spcctors who will inspect. There may
be some persons who merely wish TO see
paying places made for their friends to
I'LL, but what our taxpayers are looking
for Is an inspection which WILL as nearly
as possible. make sure that no bad meat
or milk is sold in this city.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-22
THE PRICE OF GAS.
Richmond Management Regarded as
q Model for New York.

(New York Journal)
The report. just printed, Of the public
owned gas-works of Richmond. Va. for
1885. has interesting lessons for New
York. We have twenty times as great
a population and much greater density.
while the cost OF raw material is also
probably less here than in Richmond.
Yet the price there Is only 81, while here
we pay sl.25 for the privilege Of having a
private monopoly transact public BUSH
ness. The somewhat higher candle
power here will by no means account
for this difference in price. In Boston.
which is much better situated for sup
plying cheap gas than Richmond, but
not as well situated for so doing as New
York. the price Is 81, and the sworn
returns made to the State in 1892 by
the Boston companies indicated that the
entire cost, aside from interest and de-
probation, was only 60 cents.
In Richmond last year the operating
expenses were 20 cents. Experience
there has abundantly shown that 10
cents per thousand feet is ample to allow
for depreciation, while cents will cover
the taxes of the average private COM
pany. Thus the total cost to Richmond
Is So cents. Careful calculations show
that she could replace her works. which
have been entirely paid out Of net
earnings. for s. per thousand feet OF an
nual output. BY selling gas at 81 this
enterprising southern city makes 5 per
cent. on her investment. provided we
value at 81, as we should. the gas used
in the street lamps and public buildings.
Why could not New York city. under
civil service rules. make as good profit
and sell gas at 50 cents. II she only had
the public spirit to undertake the busi-
ness herself, as Richmond has done2
With the removal, under a new and
efficient superintendent, Of some OF the
weaknesses OF the last two years OF
gas management I'm Richmond, a still
better showing is assured there this
year. but New York continues TO pay
sl25 for what at 50 cents would be
widely introduced in the, homes Of the
wage-workers for 1t would then vie
in cheapness with coal as fuel for cook
ing, and be vastly more convenient
As long, however as municipal and ma
tional politics are unnaturally united
and there is so little real interest in
these vital home questions, We must keep
on paying these companies monopoly
profit that permits the floating at par
OF over twice the capital necessary TO
duplicate their plants.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-22
THE GOLD RESERVE.

IT is good business sense, and commend
able patriotism. too, for the bankers TO
come to the help of the government 10
maintain the gold reserve.
1t would be unfortunate should the re-
eerve fan so low as TO bring on panic
and Il would be unfortunate for the gov
ernment to have to try to sell bonds now'
No course that we can think OF would
be so safe or so satisfactory as that now
t-lng pursued by the bankers. We hope
they will stand by the government with
the last dollar of gold that they have.
Let not the businessmen of New YORK
Imagine that a squeeze" just now, or
1ust before the election, would be ian
object-lesson" 10 the free-silvertes. 1t
would be an object-lesson-but Of char
acter the reverse OF what the New York
ers wish. The worse business conditions
grow. the larger will become the number
of people who will look to the election of
Bryan as the only means of relief.
Patriotism, politics. business-sense-
every consideration. indeed-combine to
urge the bankers of the country to hold
I'D the hands OF the government and re-
press the panicky feeling whenever 1t APP
Dears
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-22
GENERAL PANDO.

The people OF the United states feel
as II they would like to laugh at the
Standards. who once a week, or once
month. threaten to come to this country
and "thresh us out of our boots" General
Pando Is the last of these dangerous
heroes of whom we have heard. But ne
writes for Madrid. as the hero or the
next war" between Uncle Sam ana
General Pando ought not TO do. the
last letter OF General Pando's that we
have seen OF is addressed to a New YORK
paper says:
81 do not wish Spain TO declare war
against the United States. 1t would sure
ly be calamity. but ! know positively
that the United States Is not In n cohui-
ton to fight US. They have no arms, no
sh.ps. Our navy is undoubtedly much
better than theirs. II the United States
offends Spain, we can return the onehces
thirty to one"
What a relief to be told that Generai
Pando does not wish Spain to declare war
against the United States; for he dwells
with satisfaction upon the statement That
the United States has no arms and no
ships.
We advise General Pando to cease TO
render himself ridiculous. Now send In
your arms and your ships"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-22
Judge Warwick Stricken with Pa
rulysis.

WARM SPRINGS, VA. July H.-(Spe-
clal)-Hon James w. Warwick was
stricken with paralysis last Saturday eve
ming. and is now in a critical condition
at the home Of his son-ln-law, John w.
Stephenson, I'm Germantown. He is 50
years old, and IL is very doubtful whether
he will rally from the attack.
Mr.. Warwick, although not a lawyer
by profession, was made Judge of the
County Courts of Bath and Highland
counties under the Readjuster administra-
ton. and served in that capacity very ac-
ceptably. He Is grandson of Jacob
Warwick. a man famous in the annals of
this section of the State in the Indian
wars. The old Indian fort near this
place was called Fort Warwick in honor
of Jacob Warwick.
Judge WarwiclS's family consists OF HIS
wife. who was a Miss Gatewood; Mrs.
James A. Frazier. of Rockbridge Alum
Springs; Mrs. John w. Stephenson, of
this place. Mrs. J. II. McClintic, OF Hot
Springs. and Misses Connie and Sallfe
Warwick; John Andrew Warwick, of
Pocahontas county, w. Va, and James
Wood Warwick.