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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

THE double standard is a broad
gauge, we'll equipped road connecting
the fields of labor with an active mar
ket, over which are passed the prod
ucts of the waving fields of Industry
to the busy mart of Prosperity. The
single standard is narrow-gauge
jerkwater" concern, which is either
operated on a subsidy or is constructed
solely to mset the trade requirements
of some grasping corporation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

ULLMAN & RANKIN. ool.gamblers
of Wall street, have sized up the polit-
ical situation enough to issue a card
of probabilities upon which they base
accepted risks on each State. WASH
ington is conceded to Bryan, and bets
are based on odds OF 3 to /; Oregon is
not quite as sure and the ratio on
Bryan is 5 to 3. California is esti-
mated at even."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

Col. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
yNssnt-alnsye asgp|dbHgi,iHsoxfs n 1t
dpsbted,yd RadHeastaSt hsot.nn money,
few Nssrse sgsn and ths9T,e9paidara-
ton" which he passed was $40 bill.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

A DEVASTATING gale passed along
The coast Of Georgia Tuesday morn
ing, badly damaging the city of Bruins.
wick. The loss of property at Savan-
nah was equally large, and the aggre.
gate of damage foots up half million
Of dollars. Many persons were injured
and several killed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

any State has authority to establish any
other standard or displace this standard.
When the foundation of our none
tary system was laid this was what
Alexander Hamilton, the godfather
of Republicanism said, in 1871:
To annul the use of either of the
metals as money is to abridge the guam
tity of circulating medium and is liable
to all the objections which arise from a
comparison of the benefits of full and
the evils of scanty circulation.
Neither could the exclusion of
either of them be deemed in other re-
spects favorable to commence.
Abraham Lincoln said contraction
of currency after debt had been in
Cured under a certain amount Of
money in circulation, before the debt
WAS paid would be "the most heinous
crime government could commit
against the people"
James A. Garfield left these words
on record: Whoever controls the
volume of money of any country is
absolute master OF all its industries
and commerce"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

REBEL GEORGE" the goldbrick
swindler pardoned out of the Walla
Walla penitentiary by Gov. McGraw,
will hardly be of service on election
day. He is again in hoe for a swindle
perpetrated in Sacramento, Cal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02
PEOPLES STATE NOMINATIONS.

Presidential Electors,
NJ CATION, of Whitman
|. y. MAXWELL. Of Whatcum.
G. ". CLINE. of Whatcom.
Il. G. NEW MAN. of spokane.
congressman,
JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS of King.
W. c. JONES, of spokane,
Governor.
JOHN Il. ROGERS, of Fierce.
Lieutenant Governor.
THCRSTON DANIELS, of Clarke.
Secretary of State.
WILL D. JENKINS, of whatcom.
Auditor,
NEAL CHEATAM, of Garfield,
Attorney General.
PATRICK HENRY WINSTON, of Spokane
Supreme Judge,
JAMES B. REAVIS. of Yakima.
State Printer.
GWIN HICKS, of Thurston.
Supt. of Public instruction,
F. J. BROWN, of King.
Treasurer,
e. W. YOUNG, of Whitman.
Commissioner of Public Lands,
ROBERT BRIDGES, of King.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

THE Tacoma News, who was on the
ground and can speak from observa.
ton, says that the late tilled-cheese
convention OF ID" Democratic" goldbugs,
could very appropriately be denomi-
mated a convention of dummycrats.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

WIN. C. WHITNEY, ex-Secretary of
the Navy, was united in marriage at
Bar Harbor, Me-, Tuesday, to Mrs.
Edith C. Randolph. 1t was an infor-
NAL affair; no bridesmaids nor best
men.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

THE few gold-plated Democrats in
this State are being staked out very con-
spicuously as decoys.-Tdcoma Neaos.
Speaking OF "decoys," it is generally
wooden ducks instead Of dead ducks"
that are used for water decoys-isn't
it9
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

A DEADLY HUKRIcANE-Me1ican
cities have been fearful sufferers from
late wind storm. kilograms from
Mazatlan, dated Tuesday, state that
the town Of Altata has completely dis
appeared as a result of a recent hurri-
cane. Every house was destroyed,
burying the inhabitants in the ruins,
and the only thing left standing is a
portion of the custom house. The
bark Elena and schooner Rebecca are
probably lost. The town OF Elota was
wiped out of existence, only one house
remaining. Nineteen persons were
drowned there. Other towns destroyed
are Tecuma, Escalares, Silado and
| Cerotas. The inhabitants of all these
towns who escaped death are without
food, shelter and clothing, and the au
thorities have taken immediate meas.
ures for their relief. 1t is rumored
that yellow fever has appeared a,
Manzanillo.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

The Democrats are on the: lrlHsn ~.
"Oly" , -. ..., -,. .d
u Issp. to- keep up with their Own
band-wagon.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02
Irving NJ. Scott, in ON able article
in the Overland for July, gave as. the
cause for hard times these reasons:

cause for hard times these reasons:
Had both silver and gold been demon
etized in 1873, it is quite likely that, at
present, the commercial ratio of silver to
gold would be Is to I, or less.
They do not disprove, nor tend to dis
prove the fact that money-legal tender
mOney-is very scarce in this country !;
the fact that its scarcity is largely due to
the decentralization OF silver; the fact
that the Hard Times we are enduring
are consequent to no little extent to the
money scarcity thus effected.
That on gold basis, money in this
country is scarce, is evidenced by the
fact that we by necessity issue bonds to
the amount of hundreds of millions of
dollars obsequiously paying the bond
takers-mostly foreign-a large premium
on the gold received from them.
The prophetic vision of James G..
Blaine, saw in 1880 what has since
been so fully realized:
Il believe the struggle now going on
in this country and in other countries
for single gold standard would, if sue
cessful, produce widespread disaster in
and throughout the commercial world.
The destruction of silver as money and
establishing gold as the sole unit of
value must have ruinous effect upon
all forms of property except those in
vestments which yield fixed return in
money.
Here is an expression from no Iess
authority than Daniel Webster, the
great legal expoupder;.,.,, ...- go.
is1'ahpte4aiHlt IF she. oppHi5fi ttiatoaola,
and isilveF bat qratesu ftedl by pohEiesss'
constitute htiier Illegal istmHasls of, fniy
country, and that neither Congress nor
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

The conclusion of a three-column
article from the London Bankers
Magazine, republished in the Oregon
ian Of Nov. Is, 1895, shows the great
danger to the money powers of two
great an output of gold from the
mines, and after suggesting several
remedies declares, at may be time to
think should these remedies fall of
the heroic remedies which have been
tried elsewhere. The right of free
coinage Of gold may hare to be sus-
pended an England, as the free COIN
age Of siirer vas suspended in India
and under the Latin union. Behind
that again would stand the last resort
of all, Limitation Of the legal tender
power. If the gold shut out from the
mint lost value in consequence, that
rould be matter for the producers to
adjust as other producers hare to do.
From the evil of excessive currency
there is but one remedy, whatever the
currency may be, it is restriction; and
for metallic money the only known
methods of restriction are first. linn
tied coinage; second, limited legal
tender" The foregoing are the exact
the words from said article.
Now, il the contention that gold has
the same value, whether coined or not,
is true, then limiting its coinage could
not restrict or have any effect what
ever. But the writer of that article
know what he was writing about and
shows plainly that the unlimited coiu-
age OF gold by England at the standard
value by law of eighty shillings and
nine pence per ounce ia just what
maintains the standard value of gold
all over the world, and so would the
unlimited coinage of silver by the
United States affect its value.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02
A Palpable Fraud.

The Jack Republicans, true to their
despicable natures, have deliberately
resolved 10 Steal the livery of Heav-
en- to serve the Devil in" by filing
their State nominations under the
head Democratic Ticket" to have it
to appear by connivance of the Gold
bug Secretary of State in the column
designated for organized parties on the
official ballot, the Infamous creation of
a Republican legislature to serve just
such base purpose.
That it is violent stretch of even
this designedly pliable authority to al
low the preparation of such a fraud, is
evident from the ostensible object of the
law. The designation of the precise
position that organized, or existing,
party tickets must occupy, plainly
meant to accord the designated place
to no other than the regular organiza-
ton OF that party. The Jack Republi-
cans are, to all intents and purposes,
a new organization; their avowed OBJ
ject is to defeat the regular Democratic
nominees.
1t was not expected that Republic
can officer who may be benefited by q
fraud would exercise that high sense of
honor which an official oath is intend.
ed to subserve, and where the slightest
concession to political opponent is
to be made.
The attention Of chairmen OF the
several county committees has been
called to this fraud by a circular letter
from national committeeman Hon.
w. H. White, publication of which is
unavoidably deferred till next week.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

OREGON will vote for Mckinley. Ma
Jority! 1OO,00O.-Olympian.
The prediction must make the
Foolkiller's fingers itch for the
fray. Oregon cast but $4,000 votes,
all told, in the last Presidential con-
test. The Populist and Democratic
votes added of 1892, as they will be in
1896, would have carried the State by
$500 Votes S'' S''' ~" -'''' 90 ~
nhbA Gedl d .sniglisll " na!now tn
DR.. Neutrality-suspicious. s&g 81,
Yes, with Prohibitionists.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

Nor Down IN THE CALENDAR.-A
partial eclipse of the moon. August
22d and 23d, closed the astronomical
programme for 1896; but there is yet
to be a remarkable eclipse, on the
Sd of November next, OF the leading
Federal and State candidates of the
Republican party. This eclipse will
be total, and visible throughout the
enlightened world. There will be an
ingress but no egress; the first i'm
mersion will begin promptly At 9
o'clock. Washington, d. c., time. The
number of digits eclipsed will be II
and the computed time OF total OBJ.
scuration will be four years and
thenceforth an indefinite period. The
phenomenon will be general and
hence neither telescopes nor smoked
glasses will be required.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02
The Sustaining Arm Of the Law.

Knocked Out In the House OF Its
Friends-The Claim of Intrinsic
Value I'm Gold Denied Their
Whole Case Given Away by the
London Bankers, Magazine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02
Mr.. Holman, in speech delivered
in the House OF Representatives July
Is, 1876, eaid:

II have before me the record Of proceed.
ings OF this House on the passage Of that
measure. record which no man can read
without being convinced that the measure and
the method OF Its passage through this House
was colossal swindle.' / assert that the
measure never had the sanction OF this House
and 1t does not possess the moral force of law"
Congressional Record, volume 4, part G.
page 1873.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

The simultaneous employment of the
two precious metals is satisfactory and
gives rise to no complaint, whether gold
or silver dominates for the time being
1t is always true that the two metals
concur together in forming the monetary
circulation of the world, and it is the
general mass of the two metals com.
bined which serves as the measure oil
value of things. The suppression of sill.
yer would be veritable destruction Of
values without any compensation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

.hssUBRYAN ItslkssBIl8a 10000 ipssple Eon
Boston Common few days ago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

In view OF this testimony, what be-
comes of the presumptious falsehood
uttered by the Republican walking
delegate" Harry Wilson, at the thea
ter, that the demonstration of silver
was discussed and understood when
the coinage act of 1873 was passed D.?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

AItTIll IL VI. SEWEl.I..
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-10-02

IL was never considered before the House
as il was passed. Up TO the time the bill came
before this House for final passage the measure
had simply been one to establish bureau of
mines: believe use the term correctly now
1t came from the the Committee ON Eoinsge
weights and Measures. The substitute which
finally became = law was never read, and is sub
ject to the charge made against ii by the gentle
man rom Missouri (Mr. Bland,, that it was is-
sued by the House without a know ledge of its
provisions, especially upon that of coinage.
my self asked the question of Mr. HOOPER,
whether it changed the law in regard to coinage.
And the answer of Mr.. Hoot er cert ainly left the
Impression upon the whole House that the sub
Ject OF the coinage was not affected by that bill
congressional Record, volume l. part 6, Forty.
fourth Congress- frat session mace & pl-
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26
A Sesiseus Fire.

Last Monday night about O'Clock DR..
Braisted had occasion to go into his drug
store to ill a prescription He had been
back door and scratched a match with
which to light lamp. the result being
an explosion which blew the glass out of
the front and in an instant the whole
interior Of the building was q seething
furnace OF hsme. The Doctor rushed
out into the street, very badly burned.
and the alarm was at once turned in, the
hose company responding with exceed
ing promptness. On their arrival tho
front OF the postofiice building was all
ablaze, As well as the drug store and H.
H. Smiths real estate Office. but in a
very few minutes the boys had it under
complete control.
The heaviest loss falls on Mr.. Braisted,
whose stock and fixtures were practically
a total loss and whose building was SO
badly damaged Us to be scarcely worth
repairing. His loss is estimated at
5000 with insurance Of $500.
S. b. Tucker. OF the postoffice book
store carried u 200 insurance and was
damaged slightly by water.
W. o. Stephens carried $500 on the
postoffice building which was damaged
about cleo.
H. II. Smith had no insurance and no
loss worth mentioning all his books being
in the safe.
]. A. Cramlet carried no insurance and
sustained no loss except few cigars, al
though his entire stock was removed from
the building.
Mrs. Braisted. who was at Alexander
lakes, was sent for at once and 10 now in
attendance at her husbands bedside.
His burns. though very severe and likely
to contine him to the house for some
time, are not likely to prove fatal and he
is to be congratulated upon having got
ten out alive.
The explosion was undoubtedly caus-
ed by leakage from gasoline. benzine or
ether. small quantities o: each being kept
in the store.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26
4 Fias Young Orchard.

A few days ago reporter OF The IN
DEPENDENT force had the pleasure Of ea-
joying the hospitality Of Colonel and
Mrs. r J. Coffey, at their home on the
Gunnison bottom just below town. and
OF inspecting one OF the finest young or
chards in this section Of the state. Mr..
Cofey owns the ground where the Utss
made their last camp in Delta county.
prior TO their removal to Utah. and it
seems very strange that this soil which
but few short years ago was part OF
the great wilderness Of the Ute country
should now be under cultivation and
growing fruit.
Mr.. Coffey has not vet made 4 very
extensive planting and his orchard is re.
markable chiefly for the great variety OF
fruit trees contained. He has 10 varis-
ties Of apples. "a OF plums and prunes.
IS OF pears, 36 OF peaches. 16 OF apricots.
16 Of cherries and OF nectarines. As
an experiment he has budded - kinds
OF apples on one tree and 30 kinds Of
plums on another.
He has also budded black walnut. but
ternut. pear. apple and peach onto 4
cottonwood and his experiments in this
direction will be watched with interest
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

State Engineer Sumner yesterday re-
ferred the charges made against Water
Commissioner Langston Of District No.
Al to Attorney F. c. Cloudy. who will
put them into the form Of q regular com
plaint for presentation to Governor Nc
Intire. Some weeks ago the governor
received petitions from the county com.
missioners OF Montrose county. whore
District Al lies. and a number OF the
farmers and ditch owners over whom
Langston has jurisdiction. asking him to
remove the water commissioner from
Office. They charged that he was in
capable and showed partiality to the
patrons OF a ditch company Of which one
OF his relatives 10 president, to the injury
Of other ditch companies and ranchmen
in his district.
The matter was investigated by State
Engineer Sumner. who gathered all the
evidence together and turned il over to
Attorney Goudy to be put in shape for
the governors inspection.-Denver Re-
publican.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

This association will meet at Montrose,
Colorado. on September q, 1896, at 10
o'clock a. M. and continue in session
three days. This is to be = grand 70
union OF the soldiers Of the rebellion
now residing in Montrcss and Delta
counties. who carried aloft the flag Of
the Union in that great conflict. Let
US make this Z splendid reunion COM
radss. and to this end let every old SOL
dier enroll himself - member Of this
association. This can be done by giving
your nans TO either one q the following
named officers and each member paying
the nominal sum of . cents to q. W.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

Prof. c. P. Gillette. Of the State Agri-
cultural college at Fort Collins. Colo.
was In the county last week and inspect
ed some Of tho orchards Of the North
Fork country. Said he: Il am making
tour Of this part Of the state and fud
q great many orchards which are already
diseased with insects, but / find the
orchards Of Delta county the most free
Of insects Of any have visited % far.
ind the Codling moth in thres or four
orchards. and to prevent them spreading
both spraying and bandaeing the trses
must be indulged in at once. Great caro-
must be taken in order to exteruinats
thee pests. The Brown Mite I also find
10 getting a start but can b kept in
check by spraying
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

Henry. president. Delta; C. N. Bailey.
secretary, Aontrose; L. ID. Wlmot.
treasurer. Hotchkiss. Colo. Membership
should be secured a. soon As possible to
enable the secretary to prepare the roll
at An early day. For further informa-
tion see posters and inquire Of the
above named officers.
G. W. HENRY, Prest.
c. N. BAILEY, Secy.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

1
lasnI. viii be charged Tor Al Advertising rates
Mrs. Frank Sanders is visiting at
Ouray.
Remember the ditch meeting at Olsthe
on the 18th.
ID. N. Mills went up to Gunnison Mon
day for weeks fishing.
Harry Wilson came down from Lake
City Saturday for 4 visit.
Arthur Brown and C. N. Snider went
up to Hubbard park Friday after elk.
Mrs J. b. Killian returned from their
camp on Dirty George creek last week.
Mrs. Amos Durkee and children are
visiting at their old home in Michigan.
Don't fail to attend the Grand Bicycle
Carnival Tuesday. September lst, at
Montrose.
Frank Gillett came over from Creede
Sunday on visit to his mother. Mrs.
Jason Gillett.
Mrs. Mathers returned Saturday from
= visit to her daughter. Mrs. John Travis,
at Lake City.
A. L. Carleton. OF Hartford, Connect
cut arrived yesterday for visit with R.
J. Cofey and family.
-,
F. p. Hunt and wife and Sam Mcbride
and ~,ifs -spf nm 10 tba North Eork for
n,.,. -s.'.; ~.
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The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

wANrKp-Woman or girl for house
work in family o, three. Address P. o.
box 4 Delta 30.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

Shoes until you can't rest and when
you get them they rest your feet. Nabry
4 Kistler.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

II you have any property for sale
cheap, list it with Baldwin 4 Bailey.
But Il you want = fancy price We can't
handle it,
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

McMurray has started up his coda
fountain and is prepared to supply every
thing in the new line Of fiavors- Try him
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

Bishop takes the lead in making high
ciaee photographs, at the Delta Photo
Studio, now open every day.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

Sporting goods and fishing tackle. end
less variety. Call on F. P. Hunt i Co.
and let them fit you out.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

Call on Miss Nettie Sloan at Mrs. G..
n. Hastings for fashionable Sressmak-
ing. 30.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

Norton 4 Winton will sell ron Tongue
Greek coal for e4oo per ton, the best
coal in the STATE.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

Hot enough for you: Our hot weather
clothing is on the move. Mabry 4 Kist.
Ter.
The Delta independent., 1896-08-26

As 1t is % warm We will not say much
our name il Mabry 4 Kistler and We
sell clothing and gents furnishing goods.