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The Republican., 1896-07-30

Government, which has repeatedly
declared its intention to keep its
silver dollars at parity with gold
ones. The Government can keep
a limited number of these dollars
now in existance at this parity, but
with free coinage, which would
mean an absolutely unlimited in
crease in the number, the Govern
ment could no longer do this, and
our dollars like those of free coinage
Mexico, would circulate at the value
of their weight in silver bullion,
which is about 539 cents.
The Republican., 1896-07-30
The ST. Louis Convention.

1t would be folly to minimize
the importance of the Populistic
alliance in Mr.. Bryan's interest,
though his Endorsement by the
Socialistic party will doubtless
make it more difficult for him to
placate the sound money Democrats
now organizing against his candi-
dacy. His acceptance of a nom
ination upon the curious platform
adopted at st. Louis by the People S
party will be likely to widen the
chasm which divides the conserva-
tive goid-standard Democracy from
those who are responsible for the
departure of the Chicago Conven-
ton from the old party landmarks.
How far the alliance will affect
the vote in the debatable States
remains to be seen.
The outcome at st. Louis has
really been better than was to have
been expected. Bryan, instead of
receiving the unanimous and hearty
support Of the Populist Convention
was bitterly opposed by a faction
and Sewall was rejected altogether.
This will make it difficult to COM
bine the votes of the Democrats
and Popullsts on Presidential elec-
tors. In Ohio the law is such that
the names of candidates cannot be
repeated on the ballot, so that in
that State at least one part or the
other will have to abandon S tic
ket if fusion is to be Tected.
The Convention has, moreover,
furnished much campaign material
to the sound money Dcmr s, by
the use of which they may persuade
their brethren to repudiate Bryan.
One Populist claimed that the
Democrats had stolen both the plat
form and the cadidate from his
party, and he was about right, for
there is nothing Democratic in the
platform and the candidate is
Youched for as a good Populist
by such men as General Weaver.
He has in fact, been the candidate
of the Populists for Congressman
and Senator and is now their can
didate for President. Why, then
should Democrats support this
alien, especially when his ayowed
purpose is to break down the old doc
trines of Democracy? The st. Louis
Convention furnishes material with
which to draw away from Bryan
the support of the bulk of the
Democratic vote. The sound
money men who are independent
have already broken away, and the
workers who are disposed to cling
to the name and support the Greg
ular'' candidate, may be induced
to follow when they realize that
the man at the head of the ticket
is not a Democrat at all, but a
Populist, hailed as such by the
enemies of Democracy.
The Republican., 1896-07-30

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healthy wealthy wseiqqll az ana syiseA Away
vita the hanks lkf and RdQQw#Ri n tYithh the
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The Republican., 1896-07-30
.NATNNtAERENRltGMRgEET
For Presidentof thd 1End&dEStates,
EWILLkAM rfteKNNIEEY,

1THPPqRgBsts aeqlaFstAaBB Bryan
is a2PePHlistt the s4ilEer rrlmge lmgen that
he sis. a bhimetallista IT, andtbePPepo-
Gratis that be is a free :4ifl8E4ern Imam man.
William. BB4Fyanppl5fea4se eRnHghl}ten
the country as to what he fEeally is?
The Republican., 1896-07-30
"a Death of Mrs, Ann johnson.

Mrs. Ann johnson died yesterday
morning at her home in Garrett
county several miles beyond Frost
burg, aged past eighty years. Mrs.
johnson was connected with some
old Maryland families. Her hus-
The Republican., 1896-07-30
Estate of George S. Lee, deceaseds

THIS Is TO GIVE NOTICE, That the SUBJ
scriber,of Garrett County, hath obtained
from the Ophans' Court of Garrett coun Y,
in Maryland, Letters of administration on
the personal estate of
GEORGE S. LEE,
laie of Garrett county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same. with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated 10 tOs
subscriber, on or before the is, day of FCbra-
Der next; they may otherwise by Jaw be eH-
cluded from all benefit of said estate. AI
persons knowing themselves indebted to said
estG tie are requested 70 make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand jhis 9Sth DAY o.au.y.
1896.
ELISHA f. LEE, Adn-'r.
2l-i Swanton, Md,
The Republican., 1896-07-30

now receives. The intrinsic value
of products would not be changed
by any trick we might llay with
our coins. The prices of products
in the great markets of the world
would not be advanced, and
right here they void not
exchange for any more sold than
before, but they would exchange
for more of the silver dolhrs which
with free coinage as we will pres
emily show would be wo.th about
fifty-three cents each.
But they would by law be:ull le-
gal tender dollars. Your salary or
pension or wages would be paid
with these dollars. They arr the
dollars in which you would receive
your income from investments
unless you have specially contrac-
ted for gold. If any man owes
you one hundred dollars he could
pay you with one hundred of these
coins, which would buy no more in
the markets than you can get with
fifty-three dollars to-day. u your
life is insured for tenN sGAusand
dollars, and you should die. your
family would receive ten thousand
Of the deprecated dollars, which
would only buy as many of the
necessaries and comforts Of life as
five thousand three hundred of the
present honest dollars, If you
have something in a savings bank
or in a building association or
loaned on bond and mortgage it
would come back to you in the
same way in ffty-three cent dollars.
If man has ten dollars in his
pocket and chooses to declare that
fifty-three cents is a dollar he may
think he has nineteen dollars instead
of ten but if he goes shopping and
tenders ffty-three cents for a dol
lar the merchants will very quickly
adjust their prices to his deprecia.
ted standard. When he selects an
article marked ten dollars they
will say: ooh, yes, that is the price
in the old fashioned dollars, but we
must charge you eighteen dollars,
and eight cents" Now, the govern
ment can't create something out
of nothing. 1t can call ffty-thrpe
cents worth of silver a dollar and
make it legal tender for a dollar,
and so compel present creditors to
accept it as payment for a dollar,
but it is impotent as any individual
to give it the purchasing power of
an honest dollar, because every
merchant at once raises the price
of his goods to offset the the depr' =
citation in the measure of value.
But how about the masses who
work for wages or salaries? They
would be chief sufferers, because
they could not at once mark up the
price of their services. They would
continue to get the same number of
dollars as before but could buy
only about half as much with them.
The dislocation of the currency
would derange many industries
and lessen the demand for labor,
so that any rise in wages would per-
haps never again reach their present
high purchasing power. Savings
banks, building associations and in
surance companies would be COM
PEELED to pay in the cheap dollars,
because the moneys intrusted to
them are invested in various ways
and could be collected in nothing
but the deprecated currency. The
active man of affairs would find op-
portunitles in shifting values. and
general arrangement, and if the in
come of the millionaire were cut
down one-half it would not seriously
The Republican., 1896-07-30

How Bimetallism Worked In 1862
and 1868.
Mr.. Francis Wayland Glen writes
to the New York Sun: In 1882 |
The Republican., 1896-07-30
COMMISSIONERS Meeting

OFFICE OF TIE
GARRETT COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
OAKLAND, Md, July 2S, 1896.
A special session of the County Comm
sioners will be held at their Office in Oaklinl
on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1896,
at 9 a. M. for the purpo-e of transacting sny
business that may be brought before them.
By order Of the board,
J. S. MEYERS, Clerk.
The Republican., 1896-07-30
THOMAS r. MCROBIE,
l JUSTICE OF THE PEACE,
OAKLAND, MD.

Office in Felty Building, Alder Street
All business left in my care will receive
prompt attention. 16-lyr
The Republican., 1896-07-30
MISREPRESENTATION

7 EHE BEBUBnGcAS IN spdlsIished dveTyrgi ifrr1rs.
daGfrY nOrninr ah tlie ltslH11wsnI9 rites:
The Republican., 1896-07-30
TFlae Repatbhaan1

HtfEN il a 81 NGlHL Z, lht orlEln q rfpvtHds tor
D. %, Cs-vSTET i, ) oooeaaI cEAh1or.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25

of Springfield on the 22d day of
July, 1896, at ten o'clock a. M.
The basis of representation to
these Conventions will be one dele
gate for each 300 votes or fraction
of 100 or excess east for the Re
publican candidate for Supreme
Judge at the election of 1894, pro-
vided that each county shall be
entitled to at least one delegate.
and that the City of st. Louis
shall elect delegates upon the same
basis and in the same manner as
counties.
The Republican County Com
mittecS are directed upon the issue
of this call. to call Conventions to
meet on or prior to the third Satnr-
day in May, 1896, select delegates.
giving not less than twenty days
notice thereof, and any failure 50
to act shall i'll any county SO failing,
authorize the Republicans of such
county to meet in mass Convention
on Saturday, the :,2d day of May.
at the Court House in said county
at 10 o'clock p. N. to select tn,
! delegates appointed to said county
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25

We regret that the question of
township organization was not dis
c:lsscd at the meeting of the Re
publican county committee last
Saturday. Thorough organization
within the party is a matter Of ut
most importance. and when main
tainca- will frequently snatch Il
victory for the party from the very
Jaws CT defeat. While. we do not
anticipate the defeat of the Repub-
licam party in this county at the
coming election, it would be Just
As well TO give the matter Of organ
ization a little consideration. and
thus make the position of the party
all the more secure. We under
stand it is the intention of our Dem
ocratic opponents to begin their
organization in the school districts.
This ought also to be our plan. \
Republican club in each school dis
trict, or in each township, even.
could work wonders in the way of
increasing party strength. 1t is
time to begin this organization now
and have a solid party formation
by the time the county convention
nnnfS
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
Report of the State Committee,

To the Republican Electors of
Missouri: n delegate Convention
of the Republican Electors Of
Missouri is hereby called to meet
in the City of St. Joseph, on the
9th day of May, 1896, for the
purpose of elccting four delegates
ut large and altcrnates to the Nation
al Republican Convention called
to meet in this City Of St. Louis,
on Tuesday June 16, 1896, for the
purpose OF nominating candidates
for President and Vice President
of the United States. Also. to
elect Il State Committee and for
any other business of a national
character that may properly come
before the Convention.
Also, delegate State Convcn-
ton for the purpose of nominating
candidates of the Republican party
for the various State offices to be
elected by the electors Of Missouri at
the State election to be held ON the
Sd day Of November, 1896, and
Judges of the Courts Of Appeal,
also to select two presidential elcc-
tors at large and one presidential
clcctor from each congressional
district, and for the purpose of
transacting such other business As
may be properly submitted for it>
action, is called to meet ut the City
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25

the clerks acting by his authority.
1t was certainly not the intention
of Congress or the wish of the
country that the law should be
constructed in manner so IN
friendly to those for whose bcne-
fit it was passed. The so-called
''pensionable degree" is simply a
device for preventing the law from
having its legitimate effects. There
is a deep-seatesl Democratic pre-
iudicc against the whole pension
system rs related to the civil war.
and the present Administration
has been governed by the prejudice
in all of its dealings with pension
matters. This is one of the gross
wrongs in the long indictment
against the party now III power,
and it will have Il decided influence
in favor Of the other party which
has always treated the soldiers
Justly and gratefully.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25

IT is most remarkable that men
of high intelligence will permit
themselves to be gulIcd into the be
lief that the Democratic party is
sincere in its advocacy of free COIN
age, and that it is not holding it
out as Il bait to catch votes only
that it may be retained in power
The history of the party on the
silver question since the ''crime
Of 1913 shows that it never deemed
silver worthy of being made a lead
ING issue until within the past two
or three years. 1t is true that it
has maintained Il silver plank in its
platforms in each successive cam
paign, but the plank did not differ,
materially. from the silver plank
in the Republican platforms, and
with the exception Of Mr.. Bland,
free coinage had no champion in
the Democratic party who contend
ed that it could ever be an issue
of sufficient prominence for serious
consideration. Therefore, the sud
dcnncss with which the question
has sprung to the front as the lead.
ing issue Of the Democratic party.
leads to the belief that it bcin" hclC
out as Il blind to catch the unwarv:
Il gilded baublc with which to dc
tract attention from the errors anC
deficiencies of the party in its man
agemcnt of the government. 1t i:
being graspcd at as a drowning
man grasps at a straw to save him
self from sinking.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
The Pension Abuses.
F2OR The CLOSE 0ERocRaT


One of the most forciblc argu-
mcnts in favor of the restoration
of Republican rule is to be found
in the systematic pension abuses of
the present Administration. 1t has
persistently antagonized the rights
of soldiers, and seized every pretcxt
20 discredit and defeat their claims
to money appropriated for their
relief and advantage. This is par
ticularly true us to the interprc
tation and application of the law
of 1890, which provides that all
persons who served ninety days or
more in the army or navy. and
who are now SO far incapacitatcd
for manual labor as to render them
unable to earn their support, shall
be granted a pension of not more
than Sl2 or less than S6 per month,
provided the disability is Of Il
permanent nature and not the
result of vicious habits. 1t is not
necessary that the disability shall
have been contracted in the service.
or shall have resulted from it.
The law does not fix any arbitrary
rule Of adjustment is such cases,
and does not give any discretion
ary power for the rejection of
claims that come within the general
statement of the right to a pension:
but the Pension Office has cstab-
Used a test which it calls ''thc
pcnsionablc degree" and this test
practically signifies the privilege of
disallowing any claim that may be
! presented.
| There are thousands of eases of
soldiers who have applied for pen
sions under this law, furnishing
aiiidavits Of their inability to earn
a living, supported by certificates
of the local Boards of Examiners,
and whose claims have been re-
| icctcd for allcdcd want of the
''pensionablc degree OF disability
In other words, they have been
denied the money that rightfulIy
belonged to them, and branded a
purjurers and impostorS. The
main question Of fact as to their
dependent condition has been put
aside by all sorts Of technical
e*pclicnt>. and the granting of this
form Of pensions has been made
entirely dependent upon the caprice
of the Pension Commissioner or
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
Road OverSeerS.

The Kansas City court of APP
pcaIs has passed upon case in
volving the duties and liabilities
Of road overscerS. 1t was appealed
from Monitc,u county. \ farmer
sued the road oversecr for damages
on account of ditch that he con
sidercd was not Just right, as it
obstructcd the passage to and from
his farm somewhat. The court
holds Is follows:
Road overseerS are statutory
officers. clothed with certain dis
crctionarv powers. 1t is their duty
to exercise proper diligence in
keeping the roads in good repair;
as to how this shall be done is left
to their Judgment. They come
under the scope of the rule, well
established, that public officers
vested with discretionary powers
in the performance Of certain duties,
cannot be held individually liable
for their acts, unless, willfully
maliciously and opprcssiyely exer-
ciscd. They cannot be individually
held for mere mistakes in Judgment.
They are not liable as they honestly
and in good faith perform duties
entrusted to them. -Marlonvlllc
Free Press.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25

which are continually cropping out
in the cities. and to nominate either
Of them would be inviting defeat
to the party upon the eve Of sue
cess. The election of a Republican
Governor III Missouri this year
may be accepted as foregone con-
clusi<.a if the nominee Of the party
Is q man untrammcIei by city pol
itics. Therefore VIC, say. give las
neither Walbridgc nor Davis: but
give lis man who has labored
faithfully for the ultimate success
of the party. and not for self ag-
grandiZcmcnt alone. In Hon. b.
b. Cahoon. of Fredericktown, the
Republican party has gubernato-
rial candidate who can lead it to
,-i.f,rx
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25

THE Independent, altogether,
had the county printing at legal
rates for about twenty-five years.
and probably averaged 5000 year
on it. Therefore. the taxpayers
of this county have contributed to
the support Of the Independent,
through county courts of Democrat
ic persuasion. S4,4Oo. No wonder
it has lived so long.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25

WALBR1DGE, of St. Louis, and
Davis, Of Kansas City, imagine
that they arc the only candidates
out for the Republican nomination
for Governor. Both are likely to
get badly fooled in the convention.
The nomination will go to a man
from the country districts. Both
Walbridge and Davis are too deep
ly embroilcd in the factional fights
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
FOL. COLLECTOR.
We are duly authorized to announce
ROEEEI IL ENE\S

We are duly AIit4lNriZCd O. ANNOUNCE
ROi;ERT II. EN EMS.
of Breton township, a> Il candidate fo,
the ollicc II collector Of the revenue
Of Washington County at the election
to be hclu November I'd. 1876. subject
to the decision Of the Republican con
vcntiOn or primary election.
We are duly authorized to announce
JOHN NJ. HUGHES.
OF Concord township. a> Il candidate for
The otlicc of collector Of the revenue Of
Washington County at The election to
be held November I'd, 1896. subject t.
the decision of the Republican conren-
ton or primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
The Republican State Committc,

The Republican State Committee
met III st. Louis last Friday and
decided in favor of holding two
State conventions. See report in
another column. The meeting
passed off without the slightest jar.
Such harmonious action in the first
meeting of the committee augurs
we'll for the party in the campaign
that is now on. 1t shows that the
Republicans arc solidly united ON
all questions and hopeful of sue
cess ut the polls in November.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
THE President has again extcl

THE President has again extend
ed the civil service rules. This
time he takes the Indian service
under cover and includes cooks and
washerwomen in the classification.
Why not extend the rules so as to
take in everything from the presi-
dency down. and make good job
of the whole affair.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25

lT does not require Il cathode ray
to enable anyone to sec the inside
history of the independents con
nection with the public printing.
Having hogged everything in sight
for more than twenty years, it now
asks for the cob. too.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
FOR SHERIFF.

We are duly authorized to announce
JAMES Il. WHITEHEAD
of Harmony township, a> a candidate
for the office of sheriff Of Washington
County at the election to be held
November Sd. 1896, subject to the de
cisi0n OF the Republican convention
or primary election.
We are duly authorized to announce
HARRY McGREW.
Of Belgrade township. as a candidate
for the Office of sheriff Of Washington
County at the election to he held
November I'd. 1896. subject to the de
cision of the Republican convention ci
primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
FOR ASSESSOR.

We are duly authorized to announce
NORMAN +. RObI NSON.
1T Harmony township, as il candidate
fOE reelection to the Office of assessor
of Washington County at the election
to be held November Sd, lS.6, subject
10 the decision uf the Republican con-
vcntiOn or primary election.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
HEALTH AND
ACCIDENT
INSURANCE.
Fidelity Mutual Aid Assn,
SAN FRACISCO. CAL
For Five Cents Per Day

For Five Cents Per Day
Will pay. according to the hazard of
OCCUPATION. from S. to SO week. when
unable to work through being hurt
accidently.
Will pay, if you are accidently killed,
sos to $500.
Will pay 80 a week when you are
sick and unable to work.
viii pay 800 for funeral expenses.
vii! pay. if you lose hand and foot
or both feet or both hand, Sl3S to S434
IL INSURED,
You cannot lose all your income when
YOU are sick or disabled by accident.
Absolute protection to the member
upon paying s. life membership fee and
dues of s 80 per month.
The Fidelity Mutual Aid Association
is pre-cminently the largest and
strongest Accident and Health Asso-
ciation in the United States.
1t has the required cash deposits
with the States of California and Mis-
rouri. which, together with an ample
seScrvc fund and large assets, make its
cert tiiicate an absolute guarantee OF
the So!idity Of its protection to its
members.
\ two-third> policy costs 81 per
month dues.
\ one-tllird policy costs $3.50 per
quarter dues.
Rcliabl" agents wanted Writ
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
FOR REpR.aCNTATI,E

] hereby an.tOunc" myself as Il candi-
date for reelection a, representative
from Washington County to the 3At
Genera! Assembly OF the State Of Mi>-
souri,, subject to the decision OF the
Republican county convention
EI.EE\E C. HAIUUEH
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
THE Republic and Post t-Dispatch
are both doing good work for the
partv-thc Republican party.

DOES anyone ever see any of the
probate courts printing in the
JOURNAL! Nit. There is Il DEM
Ocrat in office there.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1896-03-25
FOR JUDGE COT NTN COZ RT.
We are duly authorized to ans4Olrnc,

HENRY G. COMPTON,
of Harmony township. as Il candidate
for the Office of Judge of the county
court for the I'd district of Washington
County at the election to be held No
vcmber Sd, 1876, subject to the decision
of the Republican county convention