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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
For Assessor.

I hereby announce myself a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for Assessor for
the Second District of jefferson county. West
Va. CHARLES NJ. RONEMUS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
%Prosecuting Attorney.

We arc authorized to announce COL.
FORREST w. BROWN as a candidate for
reelection to the Office Of Prosecuting Attor-
ney of Jefferson county, subject to the action
of The Democratic Primaries
ApriI z. 'o6.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Prosecuting Attorney

We are authorized to announce JAMES NJ.
MASON, Jr., for the Office of Prosecuting At
torney of Jefferson county, subject to the
Democratic Primaries.
ADril IL.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
sherif.

We are authorized and requested to announce
EUGENE BAKER as 4 candidate for Sheriff
of Jefferson County, subject to the Democratic
Primary
Baker-l
April 2S.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Prosecuting %ttorney-

We are authorized to announce wM. h
WILSON us n candidate for the office of
Prosecuting Attorney of Jefferson county. sub
April II.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
For the L~eoislature.

At the solicitation of friends, I hereby an
nounec myself as a candidate Tor the Honse OF
DELEGATES from this 9TH Delegate District.
subject to the decision OF the Democratic
Primaries JOHN P kEARFoOF-
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26

Mr.. Jacob Ferreli, one of the oldest and
most highly respected residents of Shepherds
town, died at his home in that place May IS,
in the nth year of HIS age
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Eor CouncIIman.

We are authorized to announce Mr.. C.. NJ.
HOUGH as a candidate for Councilman for
the First Ward OF Charles Town.
April IL.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Justice of the Peace.

We are authorized to announce Mr.. c.
election az Justice of the Peace of Charles
Town District-subject to the action of the
Democratic Primary.
Anil %
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Notice

Having disposed of my stock in the Garter
House Bar, notice is hereby given to all par
ties indebted to me that Immediate settlement
must be made. In my absence from town my
books will be found with Mr.. J. p. West at
said Bar, who is authorized to receipt for ae-
counts in my name. After fifteen days all uu-
paid accounts viii be placed in the hands of
n collector. HI. CARROLL.
Nav Bins
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
For Councilman.

We are requested to announce Mr.. RoBT.
H PHILLIPS as n candidate for Councilman
from the Sd Ward of Charles Town
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Eor Councilman.

Ed. sP1RrT-Piease announce Mr.. T. C.
GREEN as a candidate for Councilman for
Ward No. g. He has served the people wisely
and faithfully, and should be retained
Anril Il
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Stock Notice.

Stock found running At large within the
corporate limits on the new addition Will be
taken up the same as elsewhere, and the law
GUSTAV BROWN,
May II, Mayor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
For Sale.
NOTICE !

All persons arc hereby cautioned against
violating the town ordinances by depOsiting
the bodies of dead animals within one mile of
the corporate limits. as the law in regard to
the same will be strictly enforced.
GUSTAV BROWN.
April 81. Mayor.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Corporation Election.

An election of town officers viii be held on
Thursday, Hay 28th, 1896
A MAYOR. and three counciImen-one for
each Ward-will be chosen
FIRST YARD.
commissioners-J. L. Hoof, Thomas w.
DAVIS. Michael Sonders- Clerk. w. Locke.
Voting pIace-Town Hail.
sRcoSD WAR;
Commissioners. w Carney. W. P. Eas-
terday. s. C. Farmer. Clerk-W- L. Hedges
Voting Piace-Citizens' Engine House.
THIRD wAHD.
commissiouers-A D. Barr, L. Dinkle.
Frank Ronemus. Clerk-J- H Soland--
Voting PIace-Court-House.
GUSTAV BRo w.,
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
For Mayor.

Mr.. GUSTAV BROWN has proven one of
tho very best Mayors that Charles Town has
ever had. and the people earnestly desire his
reelection. lie Will be supported by
AnriI "a. MANY VOTERS.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Eor counciIman-

Mr.. Fl. II. COOKE will be supported for tn,
Town Council in .he Third Ward by
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26

The Parkersdnrg State Journal issues an
interesting, Handsomely illustrated trade
edition-something very c%reditabIe.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Notice ]

AN 1sr.ies ore hereby cautioned against the
violation of section - of chapter z of the towD
ordinances, in regard to riding bicycles on
payements or sidewalks, on u street at q
dangerous speed, or after dusk without lighted
lantern. a penalty of from 81 to So is pro-
vided. and the same win be enforced
GUSTAV BROWN,
Nav 10. Mayor
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-05-26
Attention ! Co. 4.

The members of ca. /. list Regt. w. Va N.
g., will assemble at their arm0ry, with uni
forms and caps, ut 10 q. M ON Saturday, May
80, 1896. to lake part in the observance of
Memorial Day iu Charles Town. BY order of
j. NJ. PYNE, Capt.
JNo. G. ELLIOTT, LIST Sergt.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
Free Silver and Prices.

Ii prices rose under free silver, it
would be because of debased and de-
graded currency, but they would be
measured by the standard of values
elsewhere. When Bryan predicts
rising prices he admits degraded and
debased currency.
There is no use in imagining, be-
cause Stewart and his fellow mine
owners coin 800, OOO,O 900 more of silver
a year, that we will get any of it.
What we need here is that stability
and confidence that has made Eng
land great and wealthy. England sup
ports 81, SOC, GOO, 00Oof credit with $780,
100000 of cash reserve, while we can
only sustain $3.50, 100000 with the same
backing, on account of our constant
agitation, which undermines conf
dence. On Nov. 3rd something will
be heard to drop. A few weeks ago it
looked as though great wave was
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
Gold the Ultimate Redeemer.

Gold is accepted all over the world
as the final coin of redemption, and
we must take it. The Mexican silver
dollar is worth only fifty cents in our
money. 1t shifts in value, and every
time it shifts, the broker makes some
thing. Degraded currency seeks it's
level. Before Mexico can take it's
place with the commercial nations Of
the earth, it must adopt sound finan-
cial system. The confidence that re-
demption can and will be maintained,
is absolutely necessary, besides gov
eminent stamp and promise to re-
deem.
The speaker said that he would
prove by the anarchist Altgeld that
the limit of silver coinage has been
reached, because he (Altgeld) places
the gold clause in his contracts. ZAP
plause).
A voice: lis every Democrat an
anarchist"
Gen. Clapp: "Is Altgeld every
Democrat? After election Altgeld
and his followers will be scarcer than
oysters at a church festival" Gap
plause).
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
Inventive Genius.

Modern civilization has set in mo-
tion inventive genius, which invades
the ranks of labor by mechanical de-
vices. BY the latter, one man can to-
day accomplish what it took score
to do few years ago. All the appeals
to passion can not change this fact.
Under protection there was stimula-
tion, but still surplus of labor, so
that was not complete remedy. A
remedy does not lie along any one line,
but in many. The crown of thorns is
here, we must wear it more or less,
and the question is how can we wear
it the most lightly. The boy orator
of the Platte has driven the crown
down harder on the brow of labor.
The volume of business is represent
ed by the clearing house balances.
Towne says that the S64, 900, 900, 900 of
this last year was ali wind because it
was not cash. A check will feed and
cloth laboring mans family as well as
the gold or silver. The $4,000, 100000
of money in the country is a mere
bagatelle beside this vast sum. What
is the $l00,000,000 of difference be-
tween the two parties, compared with
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
HANDRAO AND GLAPP
The Former Leaves Only a Few
Tattered Remnants of the
Free Silver Wind-bag,
Which He Punctures
Over and Over Again.
Gen. CIapp Shows Who is Press
ing the Crown of ThOrns Down
on the Brow of Labor. Flo
quently DenOunces the I'm
holy Anarchistic Union.

The demonstration at the opera
house Thursday for sound money
was one of the most enthusiastic that
has occurred in the city during the
present campaign. The house was
filled, and for the first time the sound
money advocates placed no restraint
upon their enthusiasm, which fairly
dubbed over. The speakers, Judge
Flandreau, staunch Democrat, and
Gen. Clapp, Republican leader,
were in excellent form, and were
arrousedand stimulated bytheir warm
reception and by the efforts of several
"smart alecs" who thought to annoy
them by asking numerous questions.
There was no mistaking the tenor
of the crowd, however and the Pop
ulists thought it the part of wisdom
not to irritate the audience too far.
The meeting did great good, and a
number of converts were made.
The Concordia band was present,
and opened the meeting with a fine
selection.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
Necessity For Confidence.

The speaker traced how gold went
to "a premium during the war,
by the great issue of greenbacks. He
told how gold would go out of circula-
tion with free silver, and how the
minis would not have the capacity to
coin all the silver, unless the grist
mills were closed and turned into coin
ing money. He spoke of the necessity
for confidence. Mr.. Bryan's election
would he fraught with inexpressible
disaster, for gold would be driven out
of the country. No man would know
what his silver money was worth, and
business could not be transacted.
Think of the result if we should wake
up some morning and find out that our
dollars had sunk to So cents, and likely
to f1uctuate constantly There would
be the worst kind of panic, such as
was never known before in the extent
of the disast ers that would follow.
The United States would be repu-
diator of the difference between 100
cent dollar and So cent dollar. Why
should the silver mine owners have
their bullion doubled in value for
them? Why should Senator Stewart,
of Nevada, take $500 in bullion to a
mint and receive ST, 900 in coin? ZAP
plauSe).
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
Anarchism's Fight.

Nations of the world have persisted
from causes engendered in times of
peace. During war and danger, patrio-
tism is aroused. Not only the Unit
ed States but the entire civilized
world is passing through a period of
unrest. This country is bound,
through free speech and free press, to
be the storm center of this world
wide revolution. The agencies of
modern civilization must fight out on
American soil the struggle, and no
man can tell how it will end. This
present fight is the incipient one in
the great struggle to come. The
spirit of anarchy is here, which should
have been stamped out with an iron
heel. This spirit uses "free silver"
as rallying cry. applause The
silver line of this runs through the
free silver speeches. Bryan urged at
Minneapolis that the voters use
treachery and deceit in wearing Nc
Kinley buttons but voting for Bryan.
and this is sample.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23

them. The present conditions are
symptoms of restless energy
and enterprise. The debt hang
ing over the people is the debt of en-
terprise, hope and ambition, instead
of disaster and ruin. Buildings have
been erected on borrowed money, and
this is the character of the great
mass of debts that seem to hang like
a great pail over the American peo-
pie. If man comes to Mankato,
buys vacant lot and erects a fine
building on borrowed money, it is not
a bad thing for the city, although the
Investment may not prove advantage
Gus to the builder or loaner The
debt would represent not dishonesty
but hope.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
Judge Flandreau.

Gen. Baker stepped forward when
the curtain rolled up, and said that
there were present two gentlemen of
different political parties but unit
ed on one platform at this time He in
PRODUCED Judge Cbas. e. Flandreau,
of St. Paul, who was received with ap-
plause.
Judge Flandreau said that he was
not a stranger in Mankato. Thirty
four years ago he was here to help de-
fend the people from the attacks of
savages. Now he was here to help de-
fend the people from an assault that
was a much worse one-on our pro-
perty, insiduous in it's methods.
There are reformers, and under this
head, said he, have known of more
vicious persons and scalawags than
in any other class of people. There
are calamity howlers, and it is true
that the business of the country is
depressed. 1t has been claimed that
we are under system that has ruin
ed US, but we are far from being ruin
ed. Financial depressions have hap
pened in the past, and the present
one is no moredue to the character
of the currency than were the others.
The people have thought less of
the currency question than any
other, because our system has been
so excellent that the country has
been unusually prosperous. We as
people speculate and overproduce,
and financial panics occasionally are
as sure to follow as night follows day.
Mr.. Bryan and his followers ask us
to cast aside a financial system under
which we have prospered wonderfully,
and TO take up one under which l
will demonstrate that we would not
prosper. Gold has become the stan
dard of value of almost all civilized
nations, because it is the best STAN
dard-the most stable and unyield-
ing. Other things have been tried,
and as civilization advanced gold was
settled upon.
The earliest financiers of this coun-
try decided to adopt gold and silver
at the ratio of fifteen ounces of silver
to one of gold. We prospered as no
other nation ever did, because the
government was founded on the idea
of great personal liberty.
You can't do business.without fixed
and immovable standard of values. A
woman in the audience asked how
about silver as standard, but the
speaker did not hear her.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
POpuIiSt Interruptions.

A POpuliSt asked some impertinent
question about this pledge, and the
speaker replied that every man knows
that this pledge will be maintained if
Bryan is not elected president. Great
applause and cheering).
A voice asked why the rest of the
silver could not be coined as well as
the vast amount that has been.
Judge Flandreau: "There is limit
to the credit of the country. We saw
this during the war. (Applause) If
l bought horse and gave 800 note
for it, the latter would he taken at
par, but if l bought O,OOOOhorses and
gave 500 note for each, my credit
would not stand the pressure and the
notes would sink in value"
The voice: "Who shall judge the
limit?"
Judge Flandreau: Congress and
common sense" applause and shouts
of shit him again.'0
Three or four Populists, including
one woman, persisted in asking ques-
tiOns of such character that it was
evident that they were not asked for
the purpose of gaining information
but apparently to annoy the
speaker and break his thread of argu-
ment. The audience had hitherto
confined it's expressions of disapproval
of these Interruptions by roundly ap-
plauding Judge Flandreau's apt
answers. The woman became particu-
larry annoying, and a man reinforced
her, and the audience finally Kissed
them down in a vigorous manner.
They tried to talk, but there were
shouts of ''throw him Quit"
Judge Flandreau: "No, gentlemen,
don't do that. don't like to be in
terrupted by such questioning, but
will answer any question that 1 am
capable of, and 1 think that 1 under
stand the subject pretty WE'LL"
The woman took her departure.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23

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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23

on under various acts until about
S,0O0,0 900 silver dollars had been coined
up to 1873. They had gone out of
circulation, however, because they
were more valuable than gold dollars.
This was in accordance with law as
infleXible as the law of gravitation,
and will occur in the future as well as
in the past A committee in Congress,
in 1873, found that the silver dollars
had gone out of circulation, and only
very old men had ever seen any of
these dollars. Congress then decided
to drop the dollar from the list of
coins.
A voice from the audience asked:
"What harm did the dollar do?"
Judge Flandreau replied that the
dollar did no harm, for there was no
dollar. Sensible men do not legislate
about that which does not exist.
prolonged applause.) The dropping
of the silver dollar did not lower the
prices nearly as much as the intro
duction of the bicycle during the
past five years, which has lessened
the price of oats and of horses. ZAP
plause.)
The speaker traced the growth of
the western states, their growing
power in Congress, the opening of the
mines, etc. In 1878, the Bland
Allison act was passed, five years after
the characterization of nothing Zap
plause), under which 433, 100000 silver
dollars were coined. The government
pledged it's faith in that act that
these silver dollars would be main
tanned at a parity with gold. ZAP
plause).
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
YOU NEVER CAN TELL.

You think it easy your steps to re-
trace
Before the last pit fall is gained,
That man can stop short of crush
ing disgrace
And still find his honor unstained.
But sin is so mighty and conscience
so weak,
And under so tempting spell,
Though you may long other pleasures
to seek,
Your weakness you never can tell.
The Ocean of evil, you never can
sound.
Its depths you can never discern,
For under your feet there is treacher-
Gus ground
If away from the good land you turn
You see not the danger, you fear not
the foe,
You whisper the soul, Cali is WE'LL"
You think you know just how far to
go,
But you never, no, never can tell.
You never can tell what moment
you'll slip
Into snares that are cruelty laid,
By those who are willing another
should trip
Where they were so foully betrayed.
A moments indulgence will lead you
to crimes
That merit a prisoners cell.
Then quench the hot fever of passion
betimes
Whose power you never can tell.
You never can tell what moment
you'll hear
The signal of death at your gate,
Whose touch will arrest your thought
less career
And bring your repentance too late.
Refrain then today the allurement or
With earnest persistence rebel,
And strive for prize that is worthy
to win
Whose glory you never can tell.
The above was written by Chas.
OLanighan while confied in pris-
on at Saltwater, Mimi.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-10-23
Gen. Clapp.

At $50 o'clock, Gen. Moses E. Clapp,
ex-attorney general of the state, was
introduced. He said that as he
listened to Judge Flandreau it had
reminded him of the time at the
opening of the war when men forgot
party and stood together for the sole
purpose of defending the integrity of
the nation, as they are now gather
ing to defend the honor of the coun-
try. The voice then as now was
that of Democrat who called on the
people to unite. This is crisis in
the history of the country. There is
most peculiar condition today-the
uniting of two political parties as
different as night and day-Demo-
cracy as it is exemplified and Popu-
lism as it exists. There is no reason
why Democrats should support the
Populist platform. Applause. Samuel
j. Tilden laid down the grand doc.
trine that the government should
rest upon the citizens and not sup
port them. This was the principle
and theory of Democracy, and it af-
fords the evidence why no Democrat
can support Populism, which is so
the opposite of Democracy. Popu-
lism is an eternal clash and conflict
of conflicting interests. 1t means
money wrung from the federal treas
ury, into which it has been wrung
from the people. 1t is a lust for Of
flee and gain, and the fusion ar
rangement is an unholy union, and
must have an unholy progeny, if
progeny it can have.
l and others are partly to blame for
Minnesota Populism. For twenty
five years we have told the farmers
that they, like atlas, have the bur-
den of the world, and that they could
be relieved by legislation. Men have
been elected to high Office with a
leaning toward Populism, and we
truckled to the demand, not of the
farmers, but of the farmer politi-
clans. 1t is time that we stopped
this kind of political policy.