Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-09-17

NO 8
work than there is for mans, hence the
women have been obliged to become the
bread winners"
ton confronting US after twenty-eight
years Of almost continuous carving ont
Of republican policy.
caused the burden OF the family support
to be laid on the shoulders OF the wives
and mothers Of this land?
Mr.. Francis also asked il any one had
heard man asking for bread, or COM
planning of herd tunes between the
years Of 1873 and 1892.
Why yes, the writer remembers of Q
great many. Times were so hard, and
the condition Of the people 10 deplorable
that in 1884, the people declared they
had had enough of the "businese"
policy of the republican party, by elect
ing democratic president.
And again, it was the hard times
previous to 1892 that caused such land
sides of votes in favor OF the democratic
candidate in the fall Of that year. Re-
publican speakers may speak at length
about the prosperous times under repub-
lican administrations, but the people
will not forget that the "Rood times"
were enjoyed by the favored 81 900, whlle
crushing, relentless hard times were the
portion of the working Ga, 100000.
Talk to the Winds and reason with despair
But tell not Misery's sons that life is fair"
FAIR PLAY.
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Notable Conversion.
Dr.. James E. Adams, editor Of the
Advance, the leading organ Of the Con-
RreRstional church in America, spoke at
free-silver meeting in Austin, ILL.,, last
week. The meeting was held in the
opera house, and DR.. Adams gave the
reasons for the stand he has taken in
the financial controversy. He is quoted
as saying that he has been studying the
money question for year, and is 30
thoroughly impressed with the justice OF
the free-silver cause that be car keep
silent no longer. He is booked for other
free-sllver speeches.
Prot. Felmley of the Illinois State
Normal school at Normal, H., also
spoke at the Austin meeting.
A number Of men who have always
voted the republican ticket sat on the
platform, and that thirty leading repub-
licsns of Austin have espoused the free
silver cause.
***
Muzzllng the Penny Press.
The Penny Press, paper advocating
bimetalilsm, is not now sold on the
trains of the Northern Pacific and, it is
said, is prohibited also on Great Northern
trains. A gentleman, thus week, on one
Of the Northern Pacific trains asked the
news agent for copy Of the Penny
Press. The agent said be was not
allowed to handle it by the dealer who
supplied him papers. He did not say
why but SAID if he could sell the Penny
Press on trains he could dispose Of over
hundred every day. A passenger
observed that this was pretty rank in
''free country" and specially as the
agents were allowed to sell books OF
obscene or semi-obscene character, cheap
cigars, and that whisky was sold on the
trains.
This refusal to allow the Penny Press
sold is in line with the statement in 9
dispatch of August 13, to the Chicago
Record, from Sioux Falls, 8. D., which
said: .... t ...
Much indignation ls expressed here
tonight over an order issued by the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad
to the effect that free silver literature OF
any character whatever shall not be dis
tributed on the trains or at stations by
anybody connected with the train ser
vices.
The order is interpreted to mean
that news agents shall not sell SILVER
publications
It is said that the Chicago Times
Herald and other gold papers are
worked off on passengers by news agents
where ever possible.
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Intimidating Voters.
The Capital Friday morning said that
Dennis Murphy, of the we'll known Cigar
firm in St. Paul, is working for the gold
standard on his travels and attributes to
him the statement that silver is losing
ground every day. To The Alert Mr..
MarpLy says that he is not gold man
nor is he working for either gold or sill
yer. He further states that the silver SEN
timent is very strong in Minnesota and
that men are not changing over AS far
as he knows, but that great efforts are
just now being made to coerce and in
timidate laboring men in the larger cities
to vote for the gold standard Several
mills are shutting down. The iron
mines IN Northern Minnesota have