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The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-09-12

difficult to obtain" SO says Nc
Kinley. That is to say: Ii the
worlds stock of gold was doubled
tomorrow, gold would be none the
less difficult to obtain; If the
number Of cattle was doubled,
cattle would be none the less
difficult to obtain; If the number
of positions for laborers was
doubled, working men would find
the securing of employment none
the less difficult, etc. Ogden
Standard.
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-09-12

"Since the silver dollar would
equal the gold dollar in value the
former would not be any cheaper,
and therefore, none the less
The Union. [volume] (St. George, Utah) 1882-1898, 1896-09-12

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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

Our morning papers pencil
pusher goes into spasms Thursday
morning over the fact that Free
man Knowles is a candidate for
congress on the populist ticket and
that this ticket has been endorsed
by the democrats of this state. It
endeavors, by showering upon Mr..
Knowles all the epitbets imagin-
able, to prejudice a few timid
voters. But it won't work. Ev-
cry true American citizen realizes
the great straits into which the
traitors have plunged our country
and as fully realize that the men
We need in our legislative halls are
men who have some life, are alert
and posted on the needs of our
country and who have the courage
of their convictions and dare to
say and do what is right, regard
less Of the injured corns of a few
bankers, money-changers, shylocks
and slaye-drivers. Mr.. Knowles
is called radical. He may de-
serve that name. These are rad
ical times-radically wrong-and
it will take radical measures,
backed by radical men, to preserve
our government.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11
KNOWLES
Eulogized by One Who Has
Known Him.

Please give space for a few words
in answer to the SANDER and abuse
in the Daily Journal of September
3, of the populist candidate for con-
gress.
l believe in endorsing Freeman
Knowles for congress. The demo-
Gratis have done the proper thing.
Whoever casts a vote for him at
the coming election, will have the
satisfaction of knowing that it will
be for a man who throughout his
entire life has sustained a character
which is without spot or blemish.
l have known him over thirty years
and always to his credit; away back
in the dark days Of our civil war,
actuated solely by motives of pa
triotic duty, he went to the front as
a volunteer in the service of his
country'and made an honorable rec
ord. He suffered all the horrors of
Andersonville as a prisoner for nine
long weary months when he was ex-
changed through the efforts of an
aunt who was a nurse in one Of the
hospitals at Washington, D. c.
Hardly more than a boy he re-
turned to his widowed mother in
Iowa and commenced the struggle
for a place among men. He taught
in the public school, labored in the
field and gave his honest labor for
the honestly earned dollar.
Always a student and close reader
and thinker he drifted into news
paper work until finally he located
IN the Black Hills. His record here
ne has no reason to be ashamed of.
His paper among outside exchanges
has the reputation of being the best
and brainest of any published in the
Hills.
Whoever votes for Freeman
knowles as a candidate for congress
need have no fear, in case he is
elected, of any combinations or con-
donation that will reflect on the
party he represents.
Ii he is an anarchist we had q
great many like him away back in
the sixties, the bones of manv of
them lie under the sod of the srnnv
south, and if a repudiator we hope.
the Lord will send along any
amount moro just like him-ever
ready and willing to repudiate the
wrong and uphold the right.
E. HOWE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11
Bauoting on the Train.


The Journal has been polling
trains around over the country dur
ing the past few weeks in order to
elect Mckinley. Now, there was
some balloting done on Monday
mornings passenger train between
this city and Sturgis and while Nc
Kinley carries the day among the
occupants of the Pullman coaches,
he isn't in it in the long run. The
vote stood as follows: Smoking car,
Bryan %, Mckinley 9, Palmer z;
Chair car, Mckinley S, Bryan 4,
Palmer 0; Pullman sleeper, Bryan
z, Mckinley 9 and Palmer 0. Totals,
Bryan 20, Mckinley % and Palmer
Z. The train did not stop to get the
votes of those who were too poor to
ride on the train or Bryan would
have had a majority that would
place him beyond the hailing dis
lance of Mckinley. The Journal
forgot to say anything about the
train balloting in this instance.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11
Anarchy.

Times BeIle Fourche): The first
act of a criminal is to charge crime
to his prosccutor-if by any means
a pretense can be found-ln defense
of his own acts. In charging the
silver forces with anarchy the state
ments below are anarchy in them
selves, and would be upheld and EN-
FORCED, rather than DENOUNCED by
law. 1t would be legalized anarchy:
The people be damned-Vander-
bilt.
The best meal to give a tramp is a
leaden one.-New York Herald.
The capital of this country is Or
gained at last.-New York Tribune,
The battle with socialism will be
brief, but it will be hot.-Rev. DR..
Hitchcock.
There is 100 much freedom in this
country rather than too little.-In-
dianapolis Journal.
These brutal creatures (strikers)
can understand no other reasoning
than that of force. What they need
is force, and enough Of it to be re-
membered among them for genera
tions.-N. Y. Tribune.
The simplest plan, probably.
when one is not a member of the
humane society, is to put a little
strychnine or arsenic in the meat or
other supplies furnished tramps.-
Chicago Tribune.
There seems to be but one remedy
and 1T must come-a change to land
owners on one hand and tenant far
mers on the other, something SINH
lar to what has existed in the old
countries of Europe.-New York
Times.
Hand grenades should be thrown
among those who are striving to OBJ
tain higher wages, as by such treat
ment they would be taught a valu-
able lesson, other strikers would
take warning by their fate.-Chi-
cago Times.
The American laborer must make
up his mind henceforth not to be so
much better off than the European
laborers. Men must be contented
to work for less wages. In this
way the workingman will be nearer
to that station of life to which it has
pleased God to call him.-New York
World.
The old English system of i'm
prisonment for debt would be pre-
terable to Our present bankrupt law.
- Chicago Times.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11
Silver Meeting.

Sioux City Journal: Wednesday
evening as advertised IN our last
issue, j. r. Kelly, of Flandreau, de-
livered an address upon the free
and unlimited coinage of silver to a
large and a%ppreciative audience.
The effort was a brilliant one in de-
tense OF the principles advocated by
the silver party. He pointed out
the errors of following gold bug
legislation in the interests of the
non-producing few, the millionaires.
the corporations and the money
changers of Wall street. He
directed attention to the present
condition of the producer and the
calamity wall of the Wall street
bond holders. He furnished STA
tistics covering all statements made.
Ills arguments in favor of the free
and unlimited coinage of silver were
clean and telling and left no trace
OF doubt as to the speakers belief
in benefits to be derived by the
country atlarge from this class Of
legislation. His criticism of par
tlsan blindness in following the
empty plate of the politician was
cleVcrIy drawn. He is an able and
convincing speaker and is verv en-
thuslastlc as to the silver cause in
this state. Quite a number If
flerre citizens were in attendance.
Owing to the rain which fell nearly
all DAY the plan OF having a torch
llght procession was dispensed
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11
Pooh BAIL

Judge Gardner has returned to
Rapid City after an extended visit
in sevral eastern states.
In an eloquent article in his "oh6-
clalorgan" he gives his opinion as
to the certainty of the election of
Mckinley. Well that is all well
enough as far as it goes. GAS the
best laid plans of mice and men aft
gang a glae," so, opinions are off,
times set aside and decisions re-
versed.
The silver party are expecting
Mr.. McKinley's case to be tried in
the Peoples Court on the third of
November. 1t is on that PRESERVE
power, they r relying.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

Sioux City Journal: South d.
kota has a carload of farm products
IN st. Paul on exhibition durino tho
u. A. r. encampment. Some Of the
corn stands fifteen feet high and
other products are of the best.
South Dakota is always prepared to
show something good from the
farms. 'no
What a fortunate thing for Me-
hlnley that the Moon fxer got into
Iowa., Minnesota, Michigan and
Illinois before election day, and that
the universe was settled back into
its normal condition instead of "reel-
ing in dizzy uncertainty" Now
the great question that is causing
the great world to throb in sspain,
u anxiety" is, will they stay fixed?
or Will those states like the Nc
Cain case, properly adjust them
serves at the proper time? And as
the wind whistled through his
whlskers it said "have YOU heard
from Arkansas?"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

The fight IS still on between
the loyal American citizens and,
descendants of Washington's fol-
lowers, and the arch enemy of
American liberty, the money power
OF Europe. Just as earnest, de-
termined, straight-from-the-shoul
der lighting is necessary today as
it was when the opposing forces
first crossed sword. if not q little
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

FRANCE has nine hundred mil
lions of gold surplus, and over six
hundred millions of silver, while
its legal tender paper money is
three times the per capita of the
United States. This gives her the
advantage of being able to avoid
any contraction of her currency by
any monopoly. All her money
measures of value being legal
tender.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

heir own interests? Many will
still persist in making the fight
this fall as one between parties.
How they can do this with the
issue SO clearly defined as it is. is
a mystery. England is the great
creditor nation of the world.
Seven hundred million dollars is q
conservative estimate of the
amount of interest she annually
receives from investments abroad.
This is paid in food supplies for
her people and raw materials for
her factories. Consequently, if
she can persuade, coerce or COM
pei other other nations like the
United States into adopting her
single gold standard her purchas-
Ing power is doubled-for seven
hundred million dollars she will
receive twice as much food sup
plies or raw materials. Is it any
wonder that England favors such
a. financial policy? Is it not a
travesty on American indepen-
dence for American citizens to adj
vocate such a measure?
But it is rot necessary to accept
the testimonies and arguments Of
your own loyal fellow citizens on
this important subject; go over the
water, if you think it necessary,
and consult your British friends.
An editorial published in the
London Economist in 1883, said.
England being the chief creditor
nation of the world, it is to her in
terest to keep the volume of money
as small as possible in countries
from which debts are due in order
to get more of their products in
payment of interest due to her citi-
ZenS.
In 1888 the Queen appointed a
commission to investigate the
question Of bimetallism. We give
below an extract from their report:
It must be rendered, too, that
this country is largely = creditor
country of debts payable in gold,
and any change which entails a rise
in the price of commodities gener-
is to say, a diminution Of
the purchasing power of gold
would be to our disadvantage.
At a meeting of tho British and
Colonial Chambers of Commerce,
held in London in 1886, Sir
Robert N. Fowler, a member of
Parliament, a banker, and ex-
Mayor of London, said:
The effect Of the depreciation of
silver must finally be the ruin of
the wheat and cotton industries of
America and be the development of
India as the chief wheat and cotton
exporter of the world.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

IT was remarked by someone on
all the railway employees wearing
Mckinley buttons. One trainman
remarked that they have to wear
them just the same as the rest of
their brass-buttoned uniform to
show in whose employ they are,
but THEIR VOTES ARE
STILL THEIR OWN.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

more; and that's what they are GO
ing to get. Hard truths are going
to be said and if Tiers are any
whose corns begin to hurt they
had better pull their feet across
the big pond, where they belong,
at their earliest opportunity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

Editor Skinner Of the Bald Noun
ar News, and Miss Lizzie Trimmer
OF hot Springs were united in mar
rage IN Deadwood on Tuesday.
Both bride and groom have nun.
erous friends in Rapid CITY who
will join in wishing them we'll.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

The next time your republican
goldbug friend springs that old
chestnut on you about the 30, 900 re-
publican majorities in Vermont, call
his attention to the late returns
from Arkansas.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

A decision in the case of plutoc-
racy VS.. the plain people of Iowa
and Illinois has been rendered by
Judge Gardner.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

Iowa, Illinois, etc., have gone
solidly for Mckinley. 1t for a
time looked very bad for this gen
tleman in those states, but Judge
Gardner has been down there and
he has fixed everything all O. K.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

JESSIE GRANT, o of General
Grant, has come out hat-footed for
the peoples party. The silver
craze is dying out
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11
WHY REFUSE TO sEEq

How long will the people refuse
to recognize the truth? Why will
some persist in upholding a system
which is totally antagonistic to
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11
AMERICANS TO THE 'FRONT.'

AMERICANS TO THE 'FRONT.'
AS we have stated before, the
fight is on. This will bear repeat
ing as some few are yet sleeping
soundly in their tents and have
failed to hear the cry to arms.
The issue is clearly defined
There is no chance for a position
on the fence, but every M has
got to get down on this side OF the
other. The question is not a new
me-. Neither is it one Of the old
bones of contention which have
been thrown to the people for
their amusement from time to
time and for the sole purpose of
distracting their attention from
the fact that that their rights to
a fair portion Of the good things
on the plate we're being swallowed
by the lion Ger the way.
A strong effort was made along
In '76 to crush out the indepen-
dence and bury the liberties of
American citizens, but it failed.
The question was at that time de-
cided upon the field of battle.
Our patriotic forefathers, by
throwing aside petty jealousies
and quarrels and fighting shoulder
to shoulder as true brothers and
loyal citizens, were enabled to be-
queath to their posterity a free
government. Yet Immediately
following the close of this strug-
gle, a prophesy was made that
England would yet own America.
What she failed to accomplish
open and above board with her
troops, she now threatens to &C.
complish through a foul and
treacherous manipulation of our
finances. being ably assisted by
our modern Benedict Arnolds.
Will the American citizens quietly
submit to the annulling of their
constitutional rights in this man
ner by the descendants the fred
coats" Of rs?
1t is time for action, Decisive
action. Our duty as American
citizens calls again for the laying
aside of all petty troubles, preju-
dices and hobbies. We have a
common enemy to fight and over
throw, and on our success rests
the safety Of American homes and
Preside. The great common peo-
pie are recognizing everywhere
throughout the country and are
rallylng around a common stan
dard. Their hearts beat just as
warmly with the love for justice,
home and county as did their
fathers in the early days of indie
pendence, and by a united effort
they are determined to win.
Here in Pennington county we
have our share to do. Let US do
1t manfully. Let a ticket be
placed in the field composed of
men whom we know to be loyal
Americans, with her best interests
at heart,and standing on an Amer
lean platform built by true Amer
lean citizens. With such a stan
dard around which all might
gather we will march ON to certain
victory. This can only be accom-
plished by individual and personal
as we'll as party interests, being
made subservient to the good of
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

A MITCHELL telegraph operator
has been discharged because he is
q silver man. Free America
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-09-11

The effect of the depreciation of
silver must finally be the ruin of
the wheat and cotton industries of
America and be the development Of
India as the chief wheat and cotton
exporter Of the world.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-25
Brains and Dairying.

It is brainy business where
skill plays a great part, and
that is the reason why there
are so many failures in it.
Good brains are required
along the whole road from
breeding the COW, managing
and feeding her, managing the
farm that shall produce her
food, taking skillful care of her
milk, skillfu11y making up the
product and skillfully selling it
in the end.
Everywhere it is a place for
brains and a good use of them.
The man who engages in this
business and thinks he can get
along with cheap brains and a
cheap use of them had better
grow potatoes or most anything
else rather than cows.-Pro-
fessor Robertson.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-25

in his brow, into the hands of those
who arrested him, be carried the scar,
still crimson, to the gallows, and
Brooks good right hand had made it.
But the faithful soldier of his country
and servant OF his illustrious portege,
was taken thence to an asylum for the
violently insane, and died there in a
week, lost amid all the terrible excite
ment of the time.
Had the better light of this fin-de-
steele day been known then, President
Garfield and faithful Brock might be
living and happy yet, saved by the ex-
positions of the Roentgen ray.
WILL V1ssCHER.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-06-25
w. CT. U. CONVENTION.


The w. G.. T. u convention of the
9Th District was held at Wood Lake
last week.
| Wood Lake is famed for the hearty
hospitality of its people, and white
ribboners fancy themselves especially
favored as visiting delegates. Even
the beautifully arranged decorations
OF flowers, potted plants and notices
at the NJ. E. Church seemed to speak
welcome, and Miss Wizards portrait
smiled greeting from the platform.
The delegates we're most cordially
welcomed by w. H Bohanon on be-
half of the press, by Mrs. Lillian Hall
for the local union, and by Rev. Wy
att in behalf OF the church. Mrs. M.
B. North of Marshall happily respond
ed to the Press's welcome in neat
little poem; Mrs. w. B. King voiced
the unions response, and j. R. Hitch
cock responded to the Church's well
come, in behalf of the visiting dele
gates.
Chas. Hall, Supt. Of public instruct
ion of Yellow Medicine Co. gave an
excellent address on Scientific Tenn
prance Instruction Tuesday evening.
Miss Agnes Hitchcock recited Gam 1
My Brothers Keeper" Grace Chad
bourn gave THE Ballot for Women"
and George Chadderdon was enthusi-
astically received in her character of
The Little News Girl"
The program for Wednesday was
full of interesting papers on the var
ious lines of w. c.. T U. work. The
following subjects were presented and
discussed.
Social Purity.-Mrs. M. Alley,
Granite Falls.
Narcotics.-Mrs. VIM. Tiffany, Red
wood Falls.
Evangelistic,-Mrs. 1. Coghlan,
Wood Lake.
Work among Woodsmen,-Mrs.
Fife Burgen, Princeton.
Outing-Etta Everson, Springfield.
Power of the Press,-Mrs. H. A.
Lusk, Redwood Falls.
A successful School of Methods
was ably conducted by Mrs. R. M.
Barnes, president of the 9Th District.
Mrs. Rowland, a representative of the
Minneapolis outing association, talked
on the outing work, giving plans and
needs for the summer, and made an
urgent appeal in behalf of the poor
children, and poor tired mothers and
little babes, in the cities. A few
children have already been brought
out to Redwood, and one mother
with three little ones will find home
in Wood Lake for the summer.
Mrs. Russels address on Universal
Suffrage was we'll received.
The browning event of the conven-
ton in the way of entertainment was
Gold Medal contest on Wednesday
evening. Four young ladies and two
young men, competed for the medal,
which was awarded by the judges to
Sophie Ostrason of Granite Falls. j.
R. Hitchcock presented the medal
In the interval during which the
judges were making their decision
several fine songs we're sung, and the
popular "Little News Girl" was called
for. Little George was. called back
twice before the audience could be
satisfied.
Those in attendance from Redwood
were Mesdames w. B. King. Ella Nc
MILAN, Wm. Tiffany, J. P. Jones,
Waldron, Misses Helen and Agnes
Hitchcock, Grace Chadbourn, George
Cbadderdon, and j. R. Hitchcock.