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HILL ON BIMETALLlSM.
What He Said on the Money Question Less
Than Three Years Ago.


Q Sherman law
~ do not believe in single gold standard nor
single silver standard, but do believe in the use
of both gold and silver the standard money of the
country, and in their free coinage at mints at
proper ratio and without discrimination of metal
against the other
1.-The Sherman law is objectionable because it
directs the purchase of silver instead of providing
for the free coinage of silver Purchase price,
price means commodity, and the treatment of silver
commodity means its derogaton from its in
trinsc rank money metal Gold has free coin
age and hence it has no price in the United States
1t has the right of free coinage into full legal tender
for the people who bring it, TO any amount, to the
minis Silver coming nations have not purchased
silver They coin it for the people just gold coin
ing nations coin gold. 1t is the absence OF the free
coinage of silver, the existence of limited and
strcted coinage that compels government purchases
of silver and such purchases absolutely prevent
parity Free metallic coinage is essential to the
parity of the two metals, and nothing else will sue.
cessfuy and satisfactorily maintain such parity.
The British new-fangled theory of gold mono
metallism is an ignorant nsular weak minded theory
like their theory of taxation without representation
before 1776 Return to the bimetasm of
1873. 1t is permanent remedy for financial
difficulties Free silver coinage has not failed The
country has not tried free coinage since ii was
willingly abandoned in 1873 but it has tried a
limited and restricted coinage, Silver purchases, the
accumulation of silver bullion and deprecated cur.
rency all of which have been forced upon the coun.
try by monometasts through miserable compromises
obtained from silver money. Why not try the only
remedy that has not yet been applied The insult
fcency of present volume of currency seems to
be everywhere conceded, and yet there is
countabe reluctance to establish permanent hnan-
cial system under which that deficiency be easily
supplied.
al have heard intelligent men frequently say
Let us have dollars worth of silver in silver
dollar and everybody would be satisfied This is
very narrow and superficial view of great problem
for the solution depends little upon mere matter of
ratio.
eff the ratio is changed, it should not be
arged, but diminished, and put at 5a so as to cor
respond with that of the Latin Union.
:" 1t is said that the presidents message contem
plates the establishment of gold standard the
policy of this country If he really favors the single
gold standard, l absolutely decline to follow him in
his new departure | shall refuse to follow any adj
minstration which seeks TO place the democratic
party in false position, which seeks to lead it away
from its traditions away from the currency of our
fathers away from the path of safety, away from
democratic principles and platforms and into the
camp of the enemy The president must rely upon
republican votes to carry out any such suicidal
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OPENINGS FOR CAPITAL.

TCNhN SulInN-tIs
Fully $1,000 year IN sent out OF
Tcras Tor printers INK. An nsrHeiucnt
on the part OF Texas publishers to pltron-
i.c q Texas faetory would doubtless cause
the es,a blishms II OF one here anu save
TINT ainonnt to the State.
AZ simple a proces ~ as liz The mahutac.
turc Of axle grease, and Az abundant aud
cheap a. Is the material IN Iekss ott "
winch N Is made, there is not pound
made In this State. Here Is a ine open
ing for capital and enterprise,
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haven't seen fve-dcllar gold piece
9u five years VIII vote for the gold
standard. Nobody reeds to be told
tbui gold mouev is a stranger 10 Tho
pockets of an Overwhelming major ~
the bankers ma robbers of the world.
When ~ pee of il strags away from
the bakers COT nlcr. look out for an
other contraction The money of u.s.
ur"rs must rot circulate among honest
ptODis
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You must force Of thorns the brow Of Labor
cruelty mankind Gross of Gold."Wiiam J. Bryan.
on A CROSS OF GOLD.
Py Robert Ashc.)

(By Robert Ashc)
EmhlazenSd on our banners high.
Attracting by its honesty,
The millions of our land
To once aga proclaim the truth,
In accents loud and bold
"Manktnd can not he crucined
Upon cross uf god'
This legend is our battle cry.
-, ,l%ill sgiGe us night and day
our flcmcn to 3.smly.
Bur ftends from evory rank OF life.
W. welcome to that fold.
"W here man can not be cruCinc0
Upon cross of geld"
What though the power of wealth ordains
The people to dordc;
Enough true manhood vet remains
II sweep that power aside.
And IN ito place again proclaim.
That ttuth SO nohly tCl3;
"Munkiud can not lie crucihed
Upon cross of gold.
Nights sable mantle disappears.
The morning beams are bright;
Tho eli erishcd hopes of waiting years,
Triumphant. loom In sight.
Then ma our legcn6 10 the mast
Let every eye behold,
"SCu can not CCucify mankind
Upon cross of gold"
All hail the advancing hosts Of right,
An hail the hero grand,
Who hears our legend through the fight,
Which shall redeem our land.
when class, and caste, shall cease TO be,
Nor men be bought and sold.
But live fer higher aims in life
Than worshiptrs a gold,
From the Machinlsts' Monthly Journal
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America are the actual slaves OF the
money combination. that is why the
moleycd patriots II moth lNrlies
l,udlation" tho men and measures tInt
would undertake to free the people,
and appeal to the people They hRN h,
trayed 10 wait until England FiVos
hpss
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[F VOICE OF LABOR IS A RINGING CALL FOR W | RRYlY

condition, and he should add TO the
IoWrr OF organization the exercive Of
the ballot for the abrog4 tion ~ un.
s mnd9i, sony restrictions upon his + ghts
nnu we formulation of SUI IA statutory
nrovls,ans as will bring him al ietst
an equitable adjustment OF his eh s.
re mas II In his power and ,sh iuld
ssHNrc.se " to. right The wrongs viii
lshee ana spells Of partisan u llit IS
hhu cast a few votes for himself lr
me me 's sdr IN ih.s, If he ,nesleets to speak
tnn,iivvr h himself aSa,, m TIE soden ,Srpor-
cmisioned retreat and let the respcn-
Simllly rest where II has always t.
'ohsed-upon himself.
WHERE THE BANKERS COME IN.
i:NoMQTlNE FlREMEN'S MAGA-
ON Ihe capitalists OF the East
nave acted In The capacity OF "com.
mission agents inVit ng and investing
t,s Hons Of European do lars in
american enterprises. They. of course.
nave retained fair commissions. In
some Instances such as "wld, az
railroaa and "salted" mine schemes
dealings, The Eastern banker has
acted as a middle man" between
European capital and American II
Nestmtnts aud as such has ! rgcly
shey collect a commission far pa ing
the .nves Iment, another for col ting
rentals and vet another for G.. : ne ont
Undesirable Investments. II = thu, -
parent that the Eastern bank rs are
the friends and agents # European
investors and 1.-THE collec, rs oil Il
comparatively bankrupt Nation.
HOT SHOT FOR BOND BROKERS.
JOURNAL. Cornciaa organ OF
the International Assoc IN ton of Ma
chin Slsl Great and startling changes
arr tax nE place, history is being made
Partly politics are all shaken up; party
lines arc strained Realty 10 party and
advocacy of partisanship are giving
place 10 honesty OF purpose aud devo-
ttom to principle. The veil : rent. work.
ingmon see clearer than they over hid
before what forces have been at work
what tactics are employed to keep
them IN sub1ugation and to prevent
iheir emancipation. On the one side
the money power, strongly introuched
IN official power by years of schom ng
ana corruptonA pulHnG ana strainiug
for supremacy. Never before has the
outlook been 50 cheering, Government
Is 10 he founded on intelligence and
equality, ard not upon the wishes ot
the plutocNts and their uuholY Lee
sirCs, that are sucking ana sppp ug
The Likelihood of our people. The gov
ernmcnl partnership that Is ~ "Nis-
i"nce with the mowers mat be aud the
favored classes. Is about To he broken;
the people have come to the rcalizt-
ton Of the fact that all must have
equal recognition before the law: that
all must share In the prosperity that
thought, Drawn and muscle has re
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ated. and that all are cnt tied to equal
liberty end opportunity.


WHAT CAUSED THEIR SHOCK.
ADVOCATE We read
and hear a great dtil about ,H' pm.
form adopted by the democrat party
at Its convention ia Chicago. The dem
ocratic goldhug Papers anu we repun-
Nran prototypes nave lolncu nc
voices in one long continuous now
against 10. We confess to experiencing
"A fee ng of surprise ourselves wh d
We read the platform adoplrd NJ tihl-
caro- II was so different from those
usually cmana,ng from NE on p1iiE
conventions that We Conll hdfiiN h'-
leve that It had been adopted ny u
democratic convention Us i,h"t was
so clearly IN the interest OF th' popp!o
,hat va do not wonder that IT gave
nlutocracy n snock aud caused II 70
hold up Is hi.ads IN holy hFrpr az
the audacity Of the men VINO a"oP''u
nv keeping in'act the present stand
nrl the multi-millionairts rhn main
,,tn rontrcl III the MONEY markct TINS
they must do 4 they succeed IN carry
nc ont thr!r pr. sen me ul iu' hnA
oiiear-hy The New York World World
yoIo.1 the sentiment OF the hrlStocfacy
cFtids country when II procli.med thdt
"Ths American laborct must make up
his mind hence not 10 pe SO ilu.h
better off than the Europ"sh iaeN'tt.
Men must he conteuted To WORK Tor
los v.1pes In This way the working
man will be nearer TO that slauoh OF
life to which it mas pleased Goa 10 can
HIM 80. ha ,.,u
d tho American woikirgm"h ntlnlt va"
money kings to rule? We think not
UANNAS BREAD RETURNING
,rtrr rRIrIC organ Onconta Trades
Council -Mark a. Hanna rs "NperIeuc-
ine r.trihutlve ius'clc, 4rd u lusi nnw
,vnud.rlhr why he didn't KNOW before
tbtt mere we're so many rrgaMzcd Ia
hor,ap men IN tire United states. the
brad Of me labor crusher Is rtturn-
ing.
FREE SILVER ONLY \ PART.
LABOR Advocate loIFan % ~. Troy
IN " Central Federation of Labor
The issue Of II TO Is rot Ne only -.
sue of the campaign. The other plAnks
~ M Chicago platform are OF gredt!r
innortaure than even the money
Aus IL ia the entering wedge Of
S,r,9i,unrnoth reform. which VIII u Storo 10
10 ople control ~ the natural and
arttdrial mouopoiirs Of the country
navy held BY individuals and used as
an engine 81 oppression against the
PeTr To-day the free" worHingmsn Of
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.,,oort Bryan ard Sewail, labor
Nd, its own answer'
single labor paper in tho United
:. for Hapna and Mckinney
single labor leader Of National
.. who does not SPEAK for the
=, democracy as the hope OF the
.s workers
40 labor papers have thus far re-
| nom, ommittal as it is the arowed
= If few such journals and of c@'
| labor Organizations TO reserve poliu-
,,,on to the il dNGual But all of
| thor labor pGpels. except these few
openly for the Democratic candidates
he democratic platform.
,s,al quotations from the utterances
,slers and papers are gwen below.
ARoR's ATTITUDE 10 SILVER.
\. American Federation of Labor, one
h strongest labor organizations in the
~, mas oss''ie" ~ 'so ''' 49,. ,yo"
aoAs III S", ','n.' s."' ,.ra az
Ne" i"'N 49,, ni ' .'.,., ~, a.,
N Of 10 10 /. The resolution follows:
ksud. Tina, 1t % the deliberate Judg.
nj Of the American Federation %
Iai0r In delegate cunNtnti II assembled
fsi ccnlIesS siuuiu iS-v""St .'.e Idw
ny Wh IVY, ~ ~ ~" - ,.l1 AK II.
ElmNea 'ondse VI fptn "iu "'nu S''N
itr lAl-p o. ~ ." H. NC -. nus va
ln.rissn law Vi vpu'"So as ~ W. WY
w. MIL Mnem "a ,t,,.,,, ~ ,,, 80
aOu, ueoa' , ' ,,'onlo enH tNn,
.So1 Vii he Am 6u'., W, W tb M,
sems n ~ ~ ~ word. '''O'' ""' '''''
N.Y., 81 f,r,hor ria, ,.,c,, a., ,,o
p,Seration he sInt h, No n,'s.sJi. nj
! The Federation To The president OF The T
hisu inte5 S Z, 10 0 wee patslaon.
/. house Of consr' rs. to Secrctarv car.
De. to tie. chairman OF the finance
.m Ss,e of Tho b", s 'ar rt e un 10 each
,nna, cnrncrs ,,...,,,.n, -, -, a.,
~ VI me Amer
\ ftdefation OF Labor passed through
" York the other lay while on a tour Of |
IN Of tho Eastern citl.s. When nsk,h
put the attitude Of wcrkingmen regard
ssvg ana Inc democratic candIdhtes,
'' ,m.r,o,r r.o.r.,,o. -, ,o.
krt tines aGclorsd ilself fer gilvsr. It
Razor / NE lrce Hnd unlimited coin
r. CT silver al The ratio of 10 10 /, with
waiting ftr 4giian by any other nd-
or hauohS' IN se declarations wcr" |
SN AZ ths conventions help oy tire |
Ie's,'Gl at 'hicago IN 1893, Denver il |
ana IN ms 'ilN IN 1879.
nov 90 you stan' politically" MIR |
y1N,s WAS men ask q.
can't reply
,r
{RfAN MAY CARRY EVEN OHIO.
|, v' %su'"'i' Is o'san'aer Tor the AMER
,eus'a''oh OF Labor FOR the South
District OF Ohio. In an interview at |
|Nsylle recantly ba s,fa.
"a e"',' no saul
Nv many 10 to laboring men. They nrc |
sai rS g'sfSa's4ed , W1 All, tie o aemo
,@S'a al ticket this. fan simply he
Sanred *, sara 'hn situation 50
salast capital. The ranu mill ,'', ass
,ss viii he surprised al inc silver
ksk siai"I In N nus state among the
h f + = l1eo OPP, II Is Is whom | ind
lnge in ne si,uot a." an W '%rE Is ,, H193
me very close 10 rarrving ora
A,,re are 1904 popnlis,s In tbls s,',.o
Unless am badly mistaken tho,,
EeKinley y Manu. 40, IrEan. When tho
Eiy victory in M, sam s'aln n' mas m
gey Do moi, ranii,, ~ am iure
IN with The vari,,, w. S,I'h-, u OF II,
good dgbtin e'' rro p,"P'e' ONO VIII
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KANSAS CITY MIDLAND MECHANIC
The talk OF o0-ceut dollar from
Subsidized Anglo-AmeriCau press,
should mislead no intelligent man. The
Individual does not exist who will ever
live 10 see dollar with Uncle SAINTS
brand worth only ~ cents Bul the
coterie OF Wall street plOtserS who
workingmans dollar will md thcir Of
fort to be boomerang Of most deadly
power.
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TALK ABOUT THE HANNITEs.
COAST, AMAN'S JpIfRN AI-p'ha hnl

Of certain section Of the democrats.
accompanied by t.eit newspapers has
done more good than their Voies or IA
nuencc viii ne able TO counterlct 1t
has shown that no matter whW their
minor differences may be- when Il.
comes to the pr mary question OF con-
trolling the medium OF cNChang tho
monev-and Ny that means controu-
ing industry. the money dealers are 1t
unit. They constitute one party the
party Of peli--with common instincts.
common cuas and common means Of
ATTAINING them. l'hat this class has
been driven to reveal its Identity and
declare opon war Is one good result Ut
least OF ,he Chicago convention.
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MArAooRpA COUNTY COTTON.

Fay city BrcIr.
cotton pickers are In active demand on
Can,y Planters ar, checrfully paying
N cents pei hundred for picking and sun
there fro not enough pickers TO be had
10 Keep up with the crop.
Dr. EoIlIln Informs IN that he counted
stNenty-thr'e opch DOLLS ou one stalk over
on his caney plantation one day this week
and that was only an average OF The best
stalks. That's the XII d OF cotton Caney
tnigos.
caney cotton planters say they do not
want any more rain. Rain does them
more harm than good It damages tho
STAPLE Of the open cotton, retariH pick
ing, causes the present blooms ana snl,ires
~ throw on and there has been no
lack of moisture there ls more cotton In
sight now than they can get picked even
with dry favorable weather.
King cotton jumped up n slalf cent In
one day last week. 4 few jumps like that
would certainly make tmca good In Texas
ana especially our tancy planters. We
arr pnning our farm 10 the iieocy staple
and we hcu"Vc that we nave here the best
cotton country on earth and our future
usyDiopmeut will prove II. We can raise
mort cotton nt less expense here than
anywhere and for that reason We can
grow II at greater pfotlt.
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WHAT HE FOUND.

Morrison Discovered a Cordial and Earn-
est support Of the Ticket.
Washington, August li.--.tSpcclal 20 the
Republic - Gllam II. Morrison. chair
man Of the interstate commerce comms-
son, has just returned 10 Washington
from an official trip TO Illinois and Mis-
souri, Ia conversation with the Vrpuhlic
correspondent thas evening Colonel Nor
rison Ha,d that whilc his business IN tho
West did not afford much time for gotung
political information, nevertheless, ne dis-
covered everywhere nmcag the old fash-
blnrl democrats Of the states named
very cordial and earnest support of the
ticket.
ur cmrse,' said MIR, Morrison. "thore
are exceptions. but those who usuniiy COM
troll and conduct political matters are very
carnoa IA their declaration that tho
States will go for Bryan and Sewa.l."
CclcnOl Morrison, on the day of Bryan's
nomlnation. expressed his purpose To givo
the ticket cordial support, bat II is only
fair TO say that the money plank adopted
ny the convention Is at variance with his
Views Mr.. Morrison added
"'rhc silycr scntiman, of the leading and
directing idea of the democratic campaign
has been growing fnst for several months,
and I do not see what. IL anything. will
atop IL, aud without further growth IL
seems 20 be- all sufficient 10 success. To
me II seems that the popular movement
behind the silver people IN THIS campaign
s. different from auythiug witnessed in
r'ccnt years, OF course. Il grows largely
oU nf buSiuc~s conditions and the gercr-
ally uusitifarttGy Industrial situation,
inNufflciont pr'rcs aud want OF prof table
employment. 10 boEin with, there was.
of course, a good DIAL of agitation by NO.
called leaders, Later on 4, has come 10
h' largely a movement or the people
thcms elves. OF coursr, Bland aud u few
others wcr' leaders of the movement
whrn II wns not 80 promising for sue
cess Many of the newer so-calied leaders
have rushed to the front ana have taken
a. MIA At h.u af mn ~
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thing putting any obstacle on the track
10 retard or wreck its progress Will b.
ueait with in as summary a manner as
ms tory progenitors OF the past.
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WHAT HANNA REALLY WANTS.
m) SOUND MONEY-M AR

Gus Aurelius Hanna ~ chiefly known 10
workingmen of Cleveland. his home,
for his unrelontlng hostility To lanor
UNIONS and for hs Success in destroy
inp the seamcu's Unions Of the lever
lake reg ans, IN wreehins the mine
workers unions OF Pennsylvania, IN
SOU lchng the unicus of his own
sire 81 railway cmploNes aud for equal
SUCCESS In all other OF lis projects
for the "protccttn" of the dear
dogs"
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THE BENEvOLNNT GoLDRuGs.

KNIGHTS or LABOR JOCRNAts-The
deep .ntorcs, which the goldbug bank
rrS are manifoSt.ng IN the welfare or
the workingmen In these presidential
touching. These benevolent iiuamccrs
are positively pHnlc stricken over the
impending dang~t TO the workinSmeu
from FREQ coinage and an increased
volume of money.
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HAD TO EXPOSE THEMSELVES.

WOE MEMS ADVOCATE - Heretofore
the money power hy dividing H. forces
tctw cen the republican aud democratic
part cs has been ahle tc control both
parties aud all hrahcial legislation hLs
had its sanction. Through some means
they los. control OF the chicaro COM
Vent'on. and TIC declaration by that
body IN favor Of tree coinage of silver
haN compelled the milhnulircs who
haNe. heen ma sCler, ding as democrats
10 expose themselves, and they are
rcshng over the political irncc 10
join tn -ir co-couspiraturs. They VITA
now make "A uitlcd effort 10 suhiugite
IN, people and again briig them under
control. W!ll the people he suhju-
gaacd7
GOLD DOLLARS ARE SCARCE.
COMING NATION--Iotr Of 'inteliE mt"
and free American wofkngmcn who
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LET THE PLAIN PEOPLE RISE.
TIE "lNDUsTRIAL CANN1R

LEI TIE PLAIN IE.Dlll. KlSE.
KNIGHTS or LABOR JOURNAl.-rhe
plain people against plutocrAcy Will he
the issue N this fight. no matter
what legend or uun'tN name may appear
upon the standards, and lei us hope
that the plsn people Will rise to the
dignity Of the occasion and once more
place America In a position where IT.
- will lie possible at least that she can
be freed.
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MORE NUMEROUS THAN CRAZY.

ONO RECoRp1.m,John
McBr de, late president OF me ne.
lean Federation Of Labor edilon,-!'
is Tine Eastern cap Ia SIS ana Edst,
"rn Newspapers opere iheir ey
the fact that the irien IS o. neg
Yer are m re numerous han craz,::
Tho Farmers Alliance ile hn.s rs -
lqbor. the American Fen ~ Vn ~
IsGr H., ropuNsts, the r.. upLge %
OF M several heretofore P ,,'b
Statns. n large portion OF tAe pl"n,pi'
ION nary and org1nzad iahor N gen
cal have De laiei in favor o, NE
fr.ss and unl NIT d coinag' o. suEes
at the ratio OF ID 10 J. fne af,rS ~
slIvsr crank $ las one. an , II
they can he mustered under ',r -
rrr there Will hr -ucl q poIl-l H. ~
union his fall that the g. lpnNS VI
H. Fast vii nud their power To- op-
uress the common people ioteNt'
Ana to our mind I can not De R''''A
ria of any too soon
CHANCE TO VOTE FOR HIMSELF
UypnGRAPHIcAL JOURNAL ihela
organ of the Internatlonai
ernphscal Union: what the we
er wants is an improvensAe u Ma
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Signed crmn ,'1 > vi no
'Si'hed NJ 7 NAM "',"u'''a'ion recent y
Fireman n, h'shop, general WORTHY
y nllau inc knights Of Lab r, wro G
IL OWs' comparing the Rrvan go &.
N"s and "havsoo,,s., 80,
Evolutionary MAJ 10y '''4s "i'h TIE
The men pam Is;
s:ssib,y ntt ana Valley Forg Won i
s!or a in s oe apIo 70 p4r.c IA l.
hSeptIoa, mus Gale or White Ito s,
I'd habii,r inelr language, m nners
aase tP5, e men. very probIbly wo ii