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The advocate., 1896-10-14

floors OF the new apartments, together
with the imported Oriental rugs, beau.
tlful silk tapestries. leather covered
divans and easy chairs, and all Of the
other luxurious appointments that will
be paid for by the products of wealth
with wheat selling for 80 cents, corn
for l21S cents, oats for 7 cents, potatoes
for Is cents, hogs 21S cents and horses
worth about $50 per dozen for canning
purposes.
"Whst about the charges that have
been openly made In reference to the
changes. ellminatlOns and additions to
the specifications for the completion of
the State House in the interest of ia.
Vorite contrsctorsP What sbout the
number 0f useless employees who have
been carried on the rolls as assistant
superintendants, ETC., and paid out of
the State House fund? While Mr..
Cole Is engaged In the explaining bust.
ness, will he inform the public about
these thingsP Will he also state why
he permitted the Governor and Attor-
ney General to brow beat him into pay.
ing the sum Of $l1, 900 for the expense
of the militia encsmpment in 1895,
when he knew that 1t was in plain vic.
lstlon Of the law? And has the fact
that he Is a candidate for re election
anything to do with his refusal to per-
nit an enesmpment to be held here
during the Fall FestiVitiesP IF It was
right to pay this sum of money In 1895,
would It be wrong to follow that prece-
dent and allow the bills this yesrP"
The advocate., 1896-10-14
The Cunning Old Coon.

EDITOR ADVOCATES John Sher.
man, In his recent defense against the
charge that he was the prime C nspirs-
tor In the demonetlZstion fraud of 1873,
sets up that he actually voted against
the bill on Its final passage. Probably
he did; for that Is an old and well.
understood dodge Of a member of
Congress or of the Legislature who ad.
Vocates and secures the passage Of a
bill in his own interest, but which he
fears will raise sheol with the people,
to vote against 1t on its passage and
give some flImsy excuse for so doing.
So with John Sherman in this case,
The records show that he reported this
bill to the Senate, and advocated 1t
throughout. And besides, at the first
international monetary conference, at
Paris In 1867, before any Of the CONT
mental nations of Europe had demone.
tized silver, he actually led the way
and declared that the United States
were ready for, and in favor of, de.
monetization. And yet hear the srtful
old dOdger noWl
No man In our history has done more
cruel injury to the toiling interests of
the country and of the world than this
man who has so thoroughly built up
his own financial fortune, while bring
ing ruin to thousands and hundreds Of
thousands Of his fellow citizens and
fellow men. A similar policy of de.
monetizstiOn and contraction of the
money measure of value insugursted
and carried out by Sir Robert Peel In
England In 1916 brought devastation
and ruin to every interest but one
THAT Of money In the empire, and re.
duced the number Of lsndholderS from
10000 to 10000, where it has since
remained, while France has million.
And In that case, the father of Sir
Robert saluted him with the we'll
known expression that "thouRh you
have made your own fortune, you have
ruined your country" G.T.P.
The advocate., 1896-10-14

We want to put the ADVOCATE In
every home in Kansas. In order TO
accomplish this, we will send the paper
to any address from now until January
I, 1897, Coz IS cents.
The advocate., 1896-10-14
COSTLY REPUBLICANS.
Something About the Cost OF Supporting
Them In Office.


Them In Office.
The following is taken from the Sep
tember 26 issue Of the Kansas CITY
Times. It was prepared by J. F. Jar
rell, the Topeka correspondent, and
the article referred to ss previously
published Is the article containing q
statement Of the income and expendi.
lures Of the various departments:
ga short while ago the Times pub
lished o comparative statement showing
the cost Of the Populist and Republi-
can administrations In Kansas for the
years 1894 and 1895. The Republican
politicians became alarmed on account
Of the publication. A hurried consul
tstlon Of the leaders was held, and It
was decided that J. England ChsllinOr,
who Is paid 1926 month and expenses
for working in the interest Of the Re-
publican party, should proceed to use
his well.knOwn system Of juggling
with figures He was told to contra.
dict the statement taken from the
official records, which favor the POpu.
lists In the matter OF economical sd-
ministratiOn of State affairs.
"After two weeks of earnest effort
Challinor submitted the result of his
labOrs to Chairman Simpson, who sp-
proved 1t. In order to give the state
ment some standing with the people, 1t
has been signed by State Auditor
George E. Cole. The Republican State
committee will circulate the statement
Rs campaign document.
"Mr. Cole admits In the Chsllinor
statement the correctness of the figures
published In the Times, but says the
Legislature made appropriations for
1895 for purposes not covered by appro-
pristlons made In 1894. He then pro.
ceeds to give list of such spproprls.
tlODs, amounting to the sum Of
1892. .S23.l5. If Mr.. Cole will examine
the items of the expenditures pub.
lished In the Times, he will discover
that he Is mistaken, for only few of
the sums he mentions were included
therein.
The advocate., 1896-10-14

six months ending December 81, 1895
and now Mr.. Cole admits In his 'ex
plantations that this claim was untrue,
"Ln the same wFlte.up It was set
forth that the saving by the State
Board Of Charities for the six months
ending December 81, 1895, was G67,.
28S 81, and Notwithstanding this claim,
Mr.. Cole offers as an excuse for the In
creased expenditures by the same
board, amounting In the year to S43,-
557.27, the assertion that there had
been an additional number Of inmates
to provide for. There was no such
wonderful influx of inmates to these in.
stituti0ns to have caused the large dis
crepsncy between the reported savings
Of the six months -$67, ,283. Sand the
actual excess Of expenditures-S4S,.
557.27-as shown by the official records.
If the statement as made had been
true the Republicans would have saved
sufficient amount to have met the
entire expense Of maintaining the In
sane Asylum at Osswatomie for q year.
"Cole does not explain why, with a
decreased number Of prisoners at the
Penitentisry, the expenses of maintain.
ing that institution have increased
$12 086 86 for the year 1896 over that
of 1894. If Mr.. Lynch's receipts were
S5,6l8 50 less on account Of the removal
Of the United States military prisoners,
he consequently did not have to feed
and care for that number of inmates,
and his expenses should have de-
creased. The public believes that the
decreased earnings iS very largely the
result of gross mlsmansgement in the
conduct of the ceal mine, whereby the
output Is not Of a merChsntsble quail.
ity, aud as q result no contractor can
afford to bid the market price for the
coal. o. s. Hiatt surrendered the con-
tract to handle the coal and presented
a claim of several thousand dollars to
the Board of Directors for damage and
loss to his business on account Of the
poor quality Of coal furnished him,
and later, when the board rejected q
bid of $l.4215 per ton from a man en-
gagged In the business, and accepted
one at Sl.25 per ton from q dealer in
Arkansas City, this action was not re-
gsrded as being In the interest Of the
State, but was thought to be a little
private deal for the benefit Of the Off
cisls.
"Mr. Cole wants to know If anyone
will deny that during the miners
strike at LeAvenWorth In 1894
Governor LeWelling did not d.
rect Warden Chase to take from
all other occupations every available
convict and place him in the coal mine,
and that this action increased the re.
ceipts from that source during the
year. In the first place, the Governor
did not direct any such action to be
taken; second, Warden Chase did not
act In accordance with any such in
structiOns; third, there was no strike
of the miners Of LesVenworth In the
year 1894, DOR at any other place in the
State, but such groundlesS charges and |
accusations are in perfect accord with |
the plan of the campaign mapped out
by Mr.. Cole and his associates.
The advocate., 1896-10-14

'Mr. Cole asserts, however, that the
Legislature made these appropriations
and it was the duty of the officers to
obey the law and spend these sums,
and the political history of the State
shows that the average Republican
official is not disposed to allow such an
opportunity to escape him. Mr.. Cole
charges that the Popullst Senate was
equally responsible with the Republl.
can House FOR the increased sppropri.
RtiOnSs kut & q we'll known that che
The advocate., 1896-10-14

"This is clearly shown by the follow.
ing list: Agricultural College, S17,-
O97.92; hospitals, ETC., nine in 1894,
thirteen In 1895, SO, 800; Normal School,
Sl9,231 80; continuation of work on
State Ho1se, S1l3, ,75l 81; bounty on
sugar, S5,SSl; Mary E. Thorp, $1,000;
pensions for Park and CoVey, $500;
g. A. R. Commission, S4,O7l.43; Board
Of Irrigation, SlS,974 80; State UnlVer-
sity, S9,8l723; q total Of Sl99, ,475. So,
which he admits the present admins.
tra'ion has expended In excess Of the
amount for 1894, and this In addition
to the sum Of Sl59, 9,l35.87, which the
Times claimed 1t had oost the Taxpayers
Of the State In 1896 over that Of 1894,
for purely administrative purposes.
"Even If Mr.. Coles figures were cor.
rect, the Populists saved the State
SSS8. .6ll.SS in one year on expenditures
alone. Added to this sum S46,Sl2.89
excess Of receipts by Popullsts over
those Of Republicans, makes q grand
total Of @4O4, ,924 IL ln favor Of the Pop.
uliSt administration.
The advocate., 1896-10-14

TWO houses curing Gne laDC session were
, these same expenditures. and In almost
every instance the Republicans insisted
upon increasing, not only the sums Of
money to be expended, but also the
number Of employees In the different
institutions and offices.
"They increased the force In the Offices
Of the Secretary of State, the Treasurer
and the Railroad Board, and the num-
beF Of physicians and attendants at the
different sSylums. They also allowed
questionable claims against the State,
some Of them dating back twenty
years, and their total disregard for tax
payers was 80 fagrsnt that even Sol
Miller was tempted to remark that it
was the most reckless, the most worth
less and the most scsndslous of any
body that ever sat In the State.
"The total appropriation made by
the Legislature of 1893 was $685..
1851, and for 1895, $1,000. 1853 Sc: the
excess In 1895 over 1893, $719, ,177. Is.
Mr.. Cole claims that there were items
omitted from the published statement
which show against the Popnllsts, and
cites the expenditures for State print
log as an example. AZ a matter of
fact, the Times list of items treated
the Republicans more than fairly.
They were given credit for receipts
from the OH Inspector and several in
stitutions where the Populist column
was blank, and the Populist column
did not include the Office of State Vet
erlnsry, which was abolished by the
last Legislature through the efforts of
senator John W. Leedy, saving the
State $S,25O per year, and this amount
shows in the total expense to the credit
Of the present administration.
"In the case Of the State Printer, the
expenses for 1894 were increased by
reason Of the Worlds Fair printing,
which was paid for out Of that years
appropriation, and the further fact
that the cost Of publishing official no.
tices has been materially reduced under
q late decision Of the Supreme court, 80
that the actual sum paid the present
State Printer Is In excess of that paid
his predecessor In 1894, as the records
IN the Auditors Office will prove, ex-
cluding the cost of the work done for
the Worlds Fair Commission.
''Mr. Cole next takes no the question |
Of the receipts of the different offices
and departments, and, while admit
ting the correctness of the Times fig
nres, proceeds to offer explanations
why they are less under Republican
than Populist control, and sttrlt utes
the difference to the general business
depression. It is not to be expected
that Q department officer could sue
The advocate., 1896-10-14

great bones Of contention between the
two houses during the last session were
these same expenditures. and In almost
every instance the Republicans insisted
upon increasing, not only the sums Of
money to be expended, but also the
number Of employees in the different
institutions and offices.
The advocate., 1896-10-14

"Mr. Coles claim that the present ad-
miniStration has been more economical
than It's predecessors will hardly
be accepted by the taxpayers of
the State without question when
they think Of the porcelain bath tubs
which have been placed In the offices
for the accommodation Of the occu-
pants, with hot and cold water attach
ments, exquisitely scented soap, i'm.
ported Turkish towels, etc., and the
rich moQustte carpets OovoEiDg the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
Election Notice.

Notice is hereby given TO the elelectors OF the
several wards In the city of Beldtng, in the
county OF Ionia state OF Michigan, that the
annual city election will beiheld on the first
Monday in April being the sixth day OF said
month, at which election the following Officers
are TO be chosen; to.wit: one mayor, one clerk,
one treasurer, one school inspector.
Ward officers will also be chosen in each OF
the several wards, as follows: one supervisor,
one alderman, one constable, and two election
inspectors.
The polling places will be as follows
lst Ward-Chas Brown building ITO North
Bridge street.
2nd Reimbursement under Holmes & Con
nel's store.
3rd Ward-City Hose House on Depot street
The polls OF said election will be opened at
O'Clock in the forenoon, or as soon thereafter
as maybe, and shall be continued open until five
O'Clock in the afternoon, unless the Beard shall
in their discretion, adjourn the polls at twelve
O'Clock, noon, for one hour.
Dated al Bedding, this 18th day OF March, A.
d., 1898. G. r. COwDIN City Clerk
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
AUCTION SALE!


Estate Of Nelson Holmes, Deceased.
On Saturday, March %, 1895, at ten
o'clock a. IN, at the residence OF the
late Nelson Holmes in Grattan town
ship, Kent county, Mich, we shall sell
at public auction TO the highest bidder.
the following described personal prop
erty, viz:
Live stock: Pair of bay mares, Kit
and Nell, Ia work team; oav horse,
Fred, four year old gelding; two year
old bay mare; two mich cows; about
two hundred sheep; two heifers; three
yearlings; three calves; two sows; five
pigs; eight shoats.
Machinery, ETC.: Moving machine,
self-bnoer, hay rake, hay tedder, two
sulky plows, roller, drill, wheel cult
vator, wheel drag, truck wagon, CON-
mon wagon, corn shelter, pair grain
scales, two buggies, cutter, bob sleighs,
hay fork and rope, three double
harness, two single harness, two new
ground plows, common pillow, shovels,
hoes, rakes, forks, scythes, chains,
crates, cradle snd corn planter.
Such other personal property rs We
may see fit to offer for sale.
TERMS: Amounts OF five dollars
and under, cash; for sums over $500,
we will accept notes for three. six or
nine moaths, with interest at seven
per cent, given or endorsed by persons
known by US 10 be responsible.
Dated, Marcel 8, 1896.
ABBIE S. HOLMES, Executrix,
Grattan, Mich.
ADoLPH b. MASON, Executor,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
N. f. GOULD, Auctioneer.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26

A delegate convention of the republicans of
Ionia county is hereby called. TO be held at the
Opera house in the city OF Ionia, on
TUESDAY APRIL 2s, 1896,
At II: 80 o'clock in the forenoon, for the pur-
pose of electing sixteen (l6) delegates 10 the re
publican state convention called to be held in
the city OF Detroit May T. 1896, for the purpose
OF nominating electors of president and vice
president OF the United States and four a.
alternate delegates at large TO the republican
national convention TO be held at 81. Louis, Mo.
June le 1896
Also TO elect sixteen 40 delegates 10 the re
publican district convention yet TO be called)
TO elect two CD district delegates and two (2l
alternates, TO represent the Fifth congressional
district in the republican national convention
at St Louis, June 10. 1895.
Also for the purpose Of electing chairman OF
the county committee, and two members
thereof for each township in the county and one
member for each ward in the cities OF Ionia and
Belding
Also for the transaction OF such other bust
ness as may properly come before the conven
ton. Each township in the county Is entitled
TO six (6) delegates and each ward in the cities
OF Ionia and Bedding TO three(3) delegates.
Iona, Mich March II, 1926
j. B. CHADDOCK,
Chairman County Committee.
FRED CUTLER JR Secretary
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
Registration Notice,
To THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BELL

To THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BELDING
IONA Co, MICH:
Notice is hereby given that meeting OF the
Boards of Registration of the several wards o
the city OF Bedding will be held on
SATURDAY. APRIL 4, 1896.
at the following named places In their respec
tive wards for the purpose OF registering the
names OF all such persons as are unregistered
who shall be possessed OF the necessary quail
itications OF electors and who may apply fol-
that purpose.
LIST ward-Chas. Brown building, ITO N
Bridge st.
End ward-Basement under Holmes g. Con
nell's store
Bird ward-City Hose House on Depot st.
Said Boards will be in session on the day and
at the places aforesaid from o'clock a. m. Ia
O'Clock p. m
Dated at Bedding this 18th day of March, A.
D., 1895. G. r. COwDIN, City Clerk
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
RErupLIcAN STATE coNvENTIoN.

To the Republican Electors OF the State OF
Michigan,
The state convention OF the Republicans OF
Michigan is hereby called To meet at the Aud
itorium. Detroit. May :, 1896, al II O'Clock noon,
OF President ana Vice President OF the United
States, and electing four delegates-al large ana
four alternate delegates,atlarge 10 the Repub.
lican national convention TO be held at 81.
Louis, Mo-, June rs 1896; also for the purpose
OF selecting a chairman OF the state central
committee and two members thereof from each
congressional district and the transaction OF
such other business as may properly come for
ward JAMES MCMILLAN, Chairman.
DENNIS II. ALwARD, Secretary.
Ionia county is entitled under the call to
fifteen delegates
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
SEED BEANS

To farmers of Ionia County: / will
let seed beans sufficient to plant about
500 acres of the Pea Bean variety Ia
responsible farmers, TO wit. Seed fur.
nished, whole crop to be delivered at
Orleans on or before the 18th OF Oct
ober next, and will pay 75cts. per bu-
shell for same when delivered after seed
has been taken out. Crop to be In
good condition for seed purposes.
w. II. GRENELL.
A. j HALE. Agent
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
REPUBLICAN, CITY CONVENTION.

A Republican city Convention for the purpose
OF placing in nomination city officers and trans
acting such other business as may come before
IL will be held in the vacant store in the New
Bedding block, at 80 p. m, March 30. 1895
by order OF city committee.
WARD
Will hold Republican caucus in the Laundry
Building, for purpose of placing in nomination
ward officers; electing delegates TO the county
convention to be held in the City OF Ionia,
April %, 1896, and transdcting such other bust.
ness as may come before il
LESTER GRANT ward committee man.
WARD2
VIII hold Republican caucus in the basement
under Holmes Oonnell's for the purpose Of
placing in nomination ward officers, electing 3
delegates TO the county convention, to be held
In the city OF lonia, April % 1896 and transact.
ing such other business as may come before II.
GEO >. ROOSEVELT, ward committeeman.
WARDS
win hold Republican caucus, at the above
named place, after close OF the city convention,
for the purpose OF placing in nomination ward
officers, electing delegates TO the county con.
ventlon held in the city OF Ionia, April 2s, 1886,
ana transact such other business as may come
before 1t.
w. L. ATWOOD, ward committeeman
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
Cure for Headache.

AS remedy for all forms of head
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We urge all who are afflicted to pro-
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the needed tone to the bowels, and few
cases long resist the use OF this med
iciue. Try it once. Fifty cents and
81 90 bottles at Holmos & Connell's
drug store. (2)
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
NOTICE +!

G.. NJ. Blett, the cyclone building
mover, has moved from Rockford To
this city, 305 Leonard st., and will con.
tinue to do business. He now offers 10
move a small building free, the first
one, or present OF Sl5 on large job
Be sure ana be the first.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26
COMMON COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


Meeting called TO order by Mayor Bricker.
Roll call: Present Mayor Bricker, Aldermen
Spencer Harroun Peck, Jersey. Absent, Ire
land, Hunt
The fire committee offered the following re
port:
To THE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMON
CoUNcIL.--We, the members OF the fire com
mttee would recommend that four Under
writer's chemical fire extinguishers, manufac-
tured in Boston, Mass. be purchased NJ price
not To exceed sl25O each, and that they be dis.
tributed In the several wards at places selected
by your honorable body.
T. FRANK IRELAND,
j. A. SPENCER Com.
EDWIN HUNT,
on motion report was accepted and adopted.
Yeas Spencer Peck, jerseys. Nays. Harroun-l.
Health Oficer Morris made verbal statement
10 the Board as TO the result OF his investiga
tions regarding the source OF scarlet fever cases
Moved and supported that health officer be
instructed to fumigate the residence OF Mrs.
John Rossman as soon as possible Yeas,
Spencer Harroun, Peck, Jerseys. Nays none.
Carried
Report Of City Treasurer as follows, read and
on motion accepted;
To HIS HONOR THE MAYOR, AND COMMON
CoUNcIL:--The following is report taken
from the city's books in treasurer's ONCE,
March H. 1896 DIR. CIR.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26

A mortgage makes man rustic and
1T keeps him poor. 1t is strong
incentive to action and wholesale re-
hinder of the feeting months and
years. 1t is fully as symbolical in its
meaning as the hour glass and scythe
that mean death. A mortgage repre-
sents industry because il is never idle
night or day. 1t is like bosom friend
because the greater the adversely the
closer IL sticks TO fellow. 1t is like a
brave soldier for it never hesitates at
charges nor fears TO close in on the
enemy. 1t is like the sandbag of the
thug-silent in application but deadly
in etfec Is. 1t is like the hand of pro-
vidence--it spreads over all creation
and its influence is everywhere visible
1t is like the grasp of the devil fish
the longer it holds the greater its
strength. 1t will exercise feeble ener-
gies and lend activity to a sluggish
brain, but no matter how debtors work
the mortgage works harder still. A
mortgage is good thing to have in a
family, provided it is in somebody
else's family.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-03-26

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