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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
Organism.
500 Valley News.

The most appalling feature of the
present campaign is the spiritof anarchy
and murder the Organizes are fostering.
Ii every thoughtful maj or woman would
stop long enough to consider the signs
Of the times az developed by this cam
paign it will make them shudder. What
will the harvest be? The wind is being
sown aud the whirlwind will surely fol-
low ii prompt remedies are not applied.
A woman OF more than ordinary intel
ligence, remarked not many days ago
that if Mckinley was elected she hoped
somebody would kill him before he could
be inuugurutedl That woman il n muir
derer at heart. A man went raging up
and down the streets of Sioux Falls Mt
the time OF Bryan's visit there swinging
a rope and shouting that the rope was
to hang Mckinley with. That man only
needs a few followers and he is ready TO
lead a mob to deeds OF murder nnd vio-
lence. A pop remarked in the hearing OF
the writer, hast week, IA price ought to
be set on Mckinley's head" He is a
most dangerous sort OF man in any COM
munity. He wants to commit murder
or have it committed. but he wants TO
make some money out oi the murderons
u abFattfohs ANoN We uoiti III III Y y
onsness, to our readers, does a cause
which produces such effects. commend
itself to your sober Judgment? Are lead
crs safe or wise who infiame passion, fos-
ter prejudice. and create hatred? We,
have yet to hear OF a Mckinley mar or
woman, hoping that Bryan, ii elected,
would die a violent death before being
installed in the white house and we hope
that no one will be 40 devoid OF man-
hood as to barber such u sentiment, To
be sure. The News would regard lis cleo
ton ms Il great public calamity, but it
would not Justify acts OF violence 0rmob
rule. We have stood nearly four years
oi disaster under democratic rule and il
necessary we can stand four years more
and whatever the outcome of this cam
paign We should school ourselves TO nc
cept the result and adopt our selves to
tie condition a minority OF the people
prefer as expressed by their ballots.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
POpocrat inconsistency
Mitchell Gazette.


Isn't there more or less inconsistency
IN this demo-pop free silver campaign?
Just read over two planks in the plat
form and the utterances made by the
leader OF the party and ii will be an easy
mltter OF discernment. The party de-
clares for free and unlimited coinage OF
silver without waiting for the consent
foreign nations: and declares for the<pcyE
icy OF free trade. In the first plank they
refuse, as they put it, to be guided by
England in financial matters, and in the
second agree to adopt England's policy
OF free trade, d policy which accomplishes
more harm to the industrial and farming
classes than all the pretended benefits
free silver will give them. -Four years ago
Mr.. Bryan Travelled over a good scope OF
country telling the people that this coun-
try was badly in need OF England's free
trade policy, but Mr.. Bryan discovered
to his sorrow that he had miserably
failed in bringing relief to the people
which he anticipated would come. He
fooled the people in that measure
and now he is travelling over the country
a mission which he is Offering to the
people on the same basis that he did his
Tree trade policy. The people trusted
once in the sagacity of Mr. Bryan and
him wanting. Is there any reason
why the people should becomehis dupesa
second time?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
Don't Vote Against Good Times !

Mckinley will be elected no mat
ter how the vote of South Dakota is
cast, but South Dakota cannot afford
to be found in the wrong column.
If Dakota should "go pop'-which
it is not likely to dot would be
placed in the same category with
Kansas, which has become the
laughing stock of the union. It's
u have been blighted, it's
trade crippled, its credit and reputa-
ton ruined. immigration has pass
ed it by /; it is spoken of with jibes
and jeers, and the name of the state
is universally associated with crank
ism and lunacy. South Dakota has
stood up bravely against the hard
times-has held its faith all the while.
1t will surely take no backward step
now that the dawn of prosperity is
glimmering over it. Commencing
with next year, South Dakota, in the
natural course Of events, will make
rapid strides to tae front in every
material direction. The resources of
the state are bounteous in the ex-
treme. The country needs only
development to be the ideal place of
abode in almost every PARTICULAR
for the accumulation of wealth as
well as the enjoyment of happiness.
This development will surely come
unless the people of the state de-
liberately drive it away by su 4
ing Bryan and the popocratic 6st,
thereby serving notice on the world
that they are the enemies of capital
and enterprise, and boon companions
of the cranks of Kansas and the an
archists of illinois. "Down with
capitalism THE cry of the pops,
is not calculated to attract enterprise
or desirable immigration to South
Dakota or any other community.
Capital is coming here, enterprise
and prosperity are headed this way.
Nothing can prevent their coming
unless the people of the state drive
them back by Haunting in their faces
the black flag of Reputation, riot,
and c~cafiscation. The South Dako-
tan who votes with the populists
votes to continue tie hard times and
to make them worse ; votes to drive
away enterprise and prosperity ;
votes against the enjoyment Of prof
table employment, good prices,
comfort, and happiness ; votes
against the interests of himself and
his family.-Aberdeen News.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
Sound Honey.
Howard Co. Qa.) Times.


The gold coin OF two thousand years
is just as valuable us when first made.
1t is the silver coin that has constantly
~fiuctuated in price during all these years;
and since it is a staple, reliable money
we want, and not cheap money, ii we
adopt free and unlimited coinage OF sill
yer, we adopt a dollar that fl~uctuates in
value every twenty-four hours, and this
would make all values unstaple, business
full OF doubt aud uncertainty, stop, in
consequence, what manufactures we have
and throw the balance OF the wage earners
OF the nation out Unemployment, thusleav
ing the farmer with absolutely no mar
ket in America. Free coinage would
drive out gold and be able to give us
nothing in it's place, lessen the purchas-
ing power oil the money by bali and that
dependent on market quotations from
day to day to determine it's value. Do
you want that kind OF a condition? III
you do vote for Bryan. Ii you don't,
vote for Mckinley, sound money and
protection, and keep every dollar in the
country just as good as it is to-day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
How Populists Have to Vote.
Egan Express.


Agood honest populist, one who is a
populist because he believes earnestly il
the principles OF that party, told the
writer the other day that he was no
democrat. and was going to vote the
populist national ticket. Ii there is a
man in the state of South Dakota who
will prove to us that this honest-minded
man can vote Tor the popullst national
platform and for electors who will cast
their votes in the electoral college for
Bryan and Watson. we will give the man
furnishing suc,. proof So in gold or sill
yer. The thing cannot be done; and yet
the leaders will go on deceiving and mis-
leading, and the men who believe in pro-
lection and free silver will blindIy votefor
Tree trade and Tree silver, while the man
who believes in law and order will cast
his vote against federal interference, and
thus sanction the old reasonable doc
trine OF Estate rights" which cost this
country 1000, 900 lives and IS, 600, O00,-
900.
Populists in South Dakota must vote
the democratic ticket, or the republican
ticket, or not vote at all, and we chal-
lenge any ma to disproye this state
meDt. 1t will be as impossible for n resi-
dent oil this state to vote for the populist
electors as it would be for a man TO go
TO the moon on a bicycle, and thesooner
honest minded men look into this mat
ter the more respect will they have for
themselves after election.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
?s':l.t!', 70. Farmer,
AS Told by Wheat, Corn,
and Cotton.

Which system, free trade or nro.
lection, promises the best to Keen
oil OF our people employed ?
free traders or low tariff MGR
believe their system the best. Pro.
tectlonlsts believe theirs the best.
fortunately for our guidance. we
nave experimental with both free
trade and protection. The so called
Tree trade Walker tariff in force
from 1916 to 1860 gave us a mem
ofaole example of hard times. idle
men, beggars IN our streets. the
revenue of the government lnsuffi
Gent, President Buchanan borrow
ing money at II per cent. with
winch to pay government expenses.
mills and factories closed, ware
houses full of foreign goods, mills
ana factories closed, etc, etc.
Then came the war and a GRO.
tectIVe tariff, which made the
country after closing the war very
prosperous, the most so of any
country in the world. But our
prosperity made us wild. W. were
not satisfied !; we must make money
faster. The protection bridge
had carried us over the war and
through specie resumption, and
pald two-thIrds of our national debt
up to 1892, must be abandoned,
We must experiment again with
t%ee trade.
Our free trade friends captured
the farmers vote by making them
believe that they paid all the duty
and derived no benefit from
protection. 1t Is not necessary to
go back "A generation to the free
trade Walker bill t learn the
0IightIng effects of free trade or
tariffs, as the Wilson bill gives
rs now "A burning and living exam
pie. The makers of this bill claim
1t relief to the farmer and fac
and opening to us the mark
Its of the world. 1t did open our
market doors, and the foreign goods
in, taking our gold for
2ayment. 1t did not bring duties
sufficient to pay government ex-
Deuses F.; it closed our mills !; it
.hrew out our laborers and stopped
heir wages ; it destroyed the farm,
RS customers and lowered the
of produce to unheard of
prices.
The free trade theory is very
ice, but protection facts are nicer.
Sow we will show as briefly MS pos
by facts that protection as a
is more benefit to the farm
rs than to any other class of our
Figures will not lie, and
he figures herewith given to prove
ur statements are verified by sta
from the Chicago board of
rade for wheat and corn, and from
Jew York cotton exchange for
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
III Bryan Is Elected.

Our children will be learning tables
like the following now used in Mexico:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
Under protection, we had the
crops ut higher prices.

Under protection, we had the
larger crops ut higher prices.
The foregoing statement shows
that the loss to the farmers on
wheat. corn, and cotton during
three IA under President Cleve-
land and free trade, AS compared
with three years under President
Harrison and protection, has
amounted to the enormous sum OF
81. $40, 600, 600, or 26c. II bushel on
wheat. Sc. on corn, and $ll.S2 per
hale on cotton. Should we take all
the products of the farms. we feel
sure that The percentages OF loss
an the free trade basis would prove
equally large, and the total would
no doubt exceed 81. 900, 900.
This enormous loss to the farm
ora has been the direct result of the
free trade or Wilson bill IN turning
ont the working men (the farmers
customers) from our industries,
which have been huilt mp and pros
nered under protection, commenc
inc with the Morrill, tariff and end
with the Mckinley bill. 4
The farmers WHO vote for FREQ
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29

trade vote their own customers into
the poor house and themselves into
bankruptcy An idle workman
cannot buy sufficient food, saying
nothing of clothes or educating his
children An idle horse gets no
oats but lives on hay. BY the by,
the horse is being displaced by cleo
triclty. The farmers should tarn
their oat fields INTO sugar beets and
thus save TO themselves 500, 000,-
600 now annually sent abroad for
sugar.
Free trade makes things too
cheap. In this county we don't
want cheap labor. We don't want
SIC. cotton IN New York. We
don't want soc. wheat in Chicago.
We don't want free wool, We
don't want a cheap coin that will
not hold its value over night. The
cheap workman is the first dischar-
ged. The grIst don't pay for
grinding. Many WOODEN mills are
closed. No wonder that the farm
ers are discouraged. But now,
farmers, merchants, lahorers, and
bankers are all in the Slough of
Despond owing to the blighting
effects of the Wilson dill and the
threat of free silver.
Mr.. Gladstone SAID protection
might be best for the United States
but free trade was best for England.
Mr.. Blaine said free trade might
be best for England, but protection
vas best for the United States.
Under protection we prospered,
and in four years under President
Harrison the government paid of
two hundred and fifty millions of
debt besides paying expenses. Tn.
der free trade we have not prosper
ed, and under President Cleveland
the government ran in debt two
hundred and fifty millions.
Ii the U. S. can legislate corn to
sell at the price of wheat, then it
eau legislate 16 ozs. of silver to sell
at the price of 1.oz. of gold. All
the nations % the earth stand
ready to sell us 80 ozs. of silver for
l OF. of gold.
Laborors' wages under free cor
age will not advance. There will
be no more dollars to pay for prod
than now. Therefore the farm.
who vote free coinage are voting
53c. dollars .ato their pockets in
stead of 100c. dollars.
As McKinley's prospects rise,
gold pours in from foreign coun-
tries. As McKinley's election be-
comes more assured, the prices of
our products rise. If Mckinley is
elected, assuring protection, this
country will boom as it did under
protection, commencing with gold
assumption in 1870 and lasting
until Mr.. Cleveland was elected
president in 1892.
Can we see, or are we blind p
Does experimenting with free trade
cost us anything !? Does it teach
rs anything !? How long will we
play with a hot poker !? This gen.
had To have an example of
rec trade. 1t has had it !!
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29

* CURRENT TOPICS. ~
A0~1~101~0~0M
Better Times.
Monroe Co. (Ia.) Republican.

49,
Better times are near at hand for the
American farmer and nothing can retard
them but the success OF silver campaign.
Prices Of the agricultural products are
on the upward love. Europe is taking
increased quantities of American grain
and provisions. Australia for u year., at
least, will be a liberal buyero OF our wheat
and Japan seems likely to afford u mar,
ket FOR vast amounts OF our cotton.
These very natural conditions, together
with the certainty that Mckinley will be
elected will lead TO great industrial reylv
al and a consequent increase OF domes-
tic demand for the products OF the soil.
They foreshadow a period of rising pros
perity for the farming interests. And it
Is worth a farmers serious attention
that the coming good times become
more certain Just IN proportion as the
chances OF Mr.. Bryan's election grow
less and less.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
Dollar Wheat.

dollar wheat before Christmas" is
the cry in Chicago now, and between
speculation and Legitimate demand it
may turn out TO have been prophetic.
But the ante-C Christmas present which
the country most wants is the dollar
that shall always be as good as wheat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29

What do you think about TT Do youy dol.
lars buy too much now? Do you want to risk
U certain doubling Of prices for the sake Of u
chance of a small incrcsae in wages? Think It
over, and when you have made up your mind
see that you use all your influence to make
votes for the party Of honest money, and wages
that will I'LL the market basket.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29

The great trouble about reputation
is that you cannot pay debts with il
more than once. In other words, ii in
wolves the crucifixion of credit OH q
cross of rascality. and the loss Of credit
is the worst of misfortuLrs. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
Rough on milford.
Aberdeen News.

1t is rumore,i round this section OF the
country people We're sadly imposed upon
at the Grain Palace on Wednesday oflast
w~eek-that 1T was not Senator Pettigrew
who addressed them, but Milford the
shirt man, properly primed for the oc-
casion. The same suspicion is said to
exist at Eureka, where the same speech
was delivered next day, but it isprobable
the rumor has no foundation in fact.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29

II this country is big enough TO "get
along with a so cent dollar, it is big
enough to get along twice as we'll with
: real dollar.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-10-29
DO You Want 10 Cent Breadq

Circulars addressed ''To the Mistress
of the House" have been sent ont by
thousands by the Wage Farmers Patri-
otto league. They are headed, docs
Your Market Basket Hold Too Much?'
and this is an extract:
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-03
Black Dress Goods.

It's we'll known that our Black Goods
Department Is unex -elled for complete
ness and correctness. Our low prices
have put our sales easily In excess of
any house west of Richmond ito say
nothing OF our Norfolk business). Il
Will pay any lady to examine our Black
Goods before making q purchase. Here
are three astonishers:
54-inch Black Novelty Goods. decid-
eddy pretty and stylish, and wonder in
price-see how wide!-only 81 Lee per
yard. This we will place beside any.
body's Sl25 stuff.
46 inch all pure wool Black Serge,
now going at 81 lac per yard. This is
the SEC value ut all other stores.
40"inch silken-fnish extra fine Black
Henrietta--the Acknowledged black
goods wonder-Ksven Gloss finish SOC
per yard. Nothing better at any other
store fer ESQ.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-03
WATT, REHEW & CLAY.
New Goods for the Early Fall Trade Are Arriv-
ing Daily at Our Store.
Dress Goods.

The styles were never pret.ie: II
you wanted q dress for early fall wear,
you couldn't do better than select it
now before the choicest things are
taken-the new things are being taken
freely. Some nobby stuff now open.
Here are few items:
S pieces 50-inch High Novelties In
the new rough effects, manufactured in
Alsace. Germany,-one OF the sesson's
choicest productions-S1.25 per yard.
This is as good Hs can be prod uced for
Sits per yard.
10 pieces 42.inch Real Scotch Novel;
ties-fashion's fanoy-real nobby stuff,
and bargain at SOC. This compares
easily with the 69c and 75c values ct
other stores.
One full case 81 inch all.wool Novel
ties-the latest creations-A great thing
for children's and misses school dresses,
csc per yard.
One case 30-inch hslf-wool Novelties
and beautiful Scotch Plaids now open,
at only IL lao per yard.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-03
YOUNG MEMS INSTITUTE.
Making Arrangements for Their Annual
Picnic Monday.

Plcnlc Monday.
The Young Mems Institute will hold
their annual picnic at Coyners Springs
next Monday, September Z, Labor Day
The train will leave here ut $3.50, and it is
expected that large crowd will attend.
y variety of amusements will be provided
and good:time is promised to all The
baskets will be in charge of special
committee. The train will leave Coyner's
Mt p. III. for the return trip. The COM
mittee i'll charge of the arrangements is
composed of ID. G.. Harrington, Will n.
Carr, L. b. Forbes, J. NJ. O'Brien, John
II. Wigmore, f. j. Nunan and w F.
Kemp. The following is the programme:
10:30-Address by c. a. McHugh.
1O:45-Phonographic concert (free).
11:O0-Opening of contest in rifle shoot
ing. Prize one half ton of coal
11:15-Opening of contest in archery
for ladies'. Prize, umbrella.
+ 1:3O-Openng of ball room Music
by II. NJ. w. Orchestra.
12:O0-Grand cake walk for BOYS and
girls. Prize, ornamental cake
12:30-Lunch. Vocal music will be
furnished by popular male quartet
1;30-Opening of quot pitching con-
test. Prize, one-half ton of coal Win
ner must beat all competitors
2:0O-Foot race for boys in fantastic
SoSuuiicS' IrlHc, pocket hlllle.
Fifty pounds of candy will be dstrib-
uted for children's sports
2:3O-Acrobatic performance by Arm
strong Bros and Butler.
3:0O-Opening of athletic sports and
contest (open to ally.
4:30-Competitive drill by St. Andrews
Cadets, for handsome gold medal. One
half ton of coal will be awarded to the
private who stands the best general in
spection.
5:00-Awarding of prize to the most
stylish young lady. Pair of kid gloves
5:15-Awarding of prize to the most
graceful lady dancer. Handsome gold
pen.
5:30--Awarding of prize to the hand
soonest lady at picnic, fine lock bracelet
Awarding of prize to the homeliest gentle
man.
5:45-Awarding of prizes for archery,
rifle shooting and quoits.
6:OO-Presentatiou of special prizes by
II. y. ellis
Fruits in season at Crystal Spring
Cafe.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-09-03
Upholstery Goods.

There's economy in fixing up your
old furniture. Have it covered with a
pretty Persian Tapestry. It will look
as we'll 50 new, and costs but 8 trifie,
comparatively.
50-irch Tapestry, linen and cotton,
slightly as we'll as durable. only soc.
This represents the usual 500 value.
50-inch Fine Persian Tapestry, beau
tiful designs ard colorings, extra heavy,
full range Of choicest shades, only 75c.
This represents the best regular 81
value.
Gimps, all colors to match materials,
only Sc per yard. It costs SC and &c a.
other stores.