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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
."poor Mans Money"

Among the transparencies carried by
the shouters for Bryan at Des Moines
Friday evening were some bearing the
words, "Silver is the poor mans money"
vote for the poor mans money" and "a
200-cent dollar is a dishonest dollar"
Such sentences show the drift of the
public mind and reveal only too plainly
that with many people the silver ques-
ton is one of prejudice rather than one
of reason. What is the meaning of the
phrase, "Silver is the poor mans mon
ey?" We doubt very much if the man
who carried that transparency could
have given an intelligent answer. Under
present conditions silver dollar of the
United States will buy just as much at
home or abroad as gold dollar. 1t
makes no difference to the workingman
whether he receives his weekly wages
in gold or silver coin. The amount of
goods he can purchase is the same. I'm
til the agitation of the silverites drove
the gold of the country into hiding places
workmen were often paid in gold and
when this silver craze is squelched they
will again receive gold as a part of their
wages.
There is one way, however, in which
silver can be said to be the poor mans
money. In those countries where the
coinage of silver is unrestricted the wage
earners are emphatically poor. A list
of those countries is printed in another
column this morning and the wages paid
to skilled and unskilled laborers given. AS
was shown by the well-authenticated let
ters from Mexico published in the Re
publican on Friday and Saturday the
price of the necessaries of life in these
countries is double the price paid i'll the
United States. Is this ''the poor mans
money" that the wage-earners of the
United States are to vote for? Are they
willing to sink to the level of the Mexi-
can peon or the coolie of India? If so
the way to do it is to vote for the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. If n
free coinage law such as is contemplated
by the silverites be passed, one Of two
things must happen. Either the silver
of the entire world must be lifted to a
parity with gold or the silver dollar of
the United States must sink to the level
of Mexico and other silver countries.
In that case the wages of the working
man will be cut in two and he will in
deed have cause to talk of poor mans
money"
Why should not the laborer continue
to be paid in good money?-Cedar Rap
idS RnDublipan
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
guarantee it legal tender with gold un-
der it. It would take 0.00O.00O to

guarantee it legal tender with gold un-
der it. 1t would take $4O0,O0O,000 to
do this-16 to l. Can we do itT"
How about Mexican and India sill
ver?" asked the Populist.
"Ah, that would come to us like a
deluge! We have no tariff against sill
yer. 1t would pour in upon us; 1,200,-
600. There has been mined during the
last 400 years $10,000,0 100000 worth of
silver. The world mined $209, ,165.0O0
worth of 50-cent silver last year. This
would come rushing in upon us. We
would be the dumping ground of the
world. We could not coin it, and when
we stopped our guarantee all our coined
silver would fall back from 16 to 1 to
81 to 1. We would have the 50-cent
dollars of China and Japan, with no gold
in our treasury, and be the laughing
stock of the world"
"Well. who would be benefited by free
coinage?" asked the Populist.
There are 5000 of them. Their work
men are paid in silver, paper or gold
dollars worth 100 cents in gold. The
mine owner is working for silver
worth 53 cents. The farmer is getting
money as good as gold for his wheat
and cotton now. With free silver he
could get no more for his produce nor
And, by and by, if we went, on coming
silver ad libitum, silver would go down
like the old greenbacks in 1868. That
went down to 80 cents on a dollar,
while gold stood still. You could buy
wheat then for $3.50 in greenbacks or
50 cents in gold. You could buy farm
in 1863 for $50 an acre in greenbacks or
$40 in gold. Do you want that to occur
again"
The Populist was silent.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
Who Control Silver Mines Z?

"Does Wall street own or control any of
all the silver mines of this country? II So
what is her object In being SO still about
It'll. j., Dresden Kan
You seem to think Wall street is n
woman. We doubt if the majority of
the Populists who talk so glibly about
"Wall street" know what it is. The
United States subtreasury in New York
is on Wall street; SO are n number of
hanks and brokers' Offices. When prop
erly used "Wall street" is simply a gen
eral name for the dealers in New York
in stocks, bonds and other securities.
The silver mines are owned by cor
porations, and their stock is dealt in by
New York brokers, the same as other
stocks. "Wall street" is not keeping
Still about it. The fellows who are
Keeping still are the great silver barons,
who are pushing free coinage, and spend
ing money like water to make it win.
They don't want the voters to know
that free coinage at 10 TO would, by
putting the country on silver basis,
make the value of the dollar depend
ON the market price of silver bullion,
which they, by speculation, could run
up or down, and really put the entire
money Of the country at their mercy
Toledo Blade.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
dollar, he says, that has brought down
oil tLis. nll...-.l .n l., M; ~. -,,..

dollar, he says, that has brought down
all this alleged calamity upon us.
Nobody but the mine owner would be
benefited if silver should go up from
hardly suppose that Mr.. Bryan is run
ming this silver crusade for the sole and
exclusive benefit of handful of million
aire mine owners.
His whole argument Is for cheaper
dollars if it has any sense or point at all.
He entices farmers to join in the cru
SADIE by suggesting that they can pay
He is like the unjust steward who said
to the debtor who owed his lord a hun
dred measures of oil, take. thy bill and
sit down quickly and write fifty"
He tells the wage-earners that it would
be a good thing for them to get their
pay in cheaper dollars and that in some
roundabout way cheaper dollars would
give them steadier employment.
He tells the holders of insurance poll
cies that it would be a blessed thing for
them to have their losses paid in cheaper
dollars, because the companies, would
would, the aggregate of premiums ex-
ceeding the aggregate of losses, and the
premiums being paid in cheaper dollars.
He tells the depositors in savings
banks that it would be a nice thing for
them to draw out cheaper dollars than
ihcy put III IL uOh Luey
may not be able to draw out anything,
or they may find it necessary to draw
out all their money to meet living ex-
penses.
By such puerilities he seeks to induce
people to swallow the free silver pill.
But we observe one strange oversight.
Mr.. Bryan did not explain how cheaper
dollars would benefit pensioners. He
might have told them that they could
more than make up their loss by dead
beating their landlords and butchers and
grocers. But he lost his opportunity.
Perhaps he will attend to that in his
formal letter."
When it comes to that he may think
it best to make it little clearer, if he
can, how workingmen, policy holders, de-
positors in savings banks and investors
in building and loan associations would
be benefited by getting their pay in dol
lars worth anywhere from 10 to 80 per
cent. less than the dollars they are now
getting, or the dollars they deposited, in
vested or paid in premiums.
There is ground remaining TO be COW
cred in that formal letter." though the
"informal" speech was two hours long
Chicago Chronicle Dem.).
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
Questions for Wage-Earners.

History teaches that in all cases where
the cost of living has suddenly increased
as n result of deprecated money wages
have invariably been the last to respond
lieve that with 53-cent dollars as the
sole money of redemption the wages of
the $4,000 railway employees would be
doubled? Would the salaries of the
100000 school teachers be doubled?
en- and children who work in factories
be doubled? Certainly not.-Galveston
Npws
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1896-09-05
To William j. Bryan.

You shall not prod the sides of labor
with goads of silver. You shall not inn
pale the laborer's wife upon the prongs
American.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Diane 60 POitlers.

Whi.o tNc RbbCSS Of Soyons, being
still untri2l by tho stress of battle,
went Sinloss upon her still orthodox
way there lived just across the river
on tho manor of lEtQilo y sinner OF
q gayCr sort-Diano do PoItiers.
Tho castle of the Star dates from tho
fifteenth century, when L0u!S II
dwolt theraGS governor Oi Da1phing
ana wGs given lessons il how 10 ID
king. Diane tho boAutiful-"t ,
most beautiful, as Francis ] GAL
laHily called hcr-tr0nSformCl tho
fortress into bowor and gave TO 1t
(or accepted for iD tho appropriate.
ly Giry name Of the ChatC&u dI
Paplll0n. There she lived long aft
CT her butterfly days wero over.
There. oven, si:e received tho visits
Of Henry II, her dead lovers son.
AID IL Il way, although tho CGstio
OF tho Butterfly Is sill. factory
now, sho lives there still, just IA an
other light lady beautiful, Queen
Jeanne OF Naples, lives on III nearby
provence, i0r Diane 5 legend at!n -
vital IL tho countryside, ana tho cd
people still talk about her az though
She Woro alive among them and call
fcr always. not by her formal tito
Of tho Ddchcsso do Nalentinois, hut
by her love tito OF ia bello dame
DO l'Etoilo. "-TDamaS a. Janvicr in
Cent tury.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

The war scare with England seems to be
about over. There,is no change in the act
uarl state Of affairs so far as we arc concern
ell. England ovInces a willingness TO settle
the bou ndary question with Venezuels in a
peaceable manner but ifany steps have been
taken looeing to suci, settlement they have
NOT been made, public, The United States
fas carried her point. Our position in q
nut sh ell is That England shall not forcibly
wrest from Venezuela territory to which
both countries lay claim, as long as she re-.
fuses 70 submit tho question TO a pcaceable
settlement.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

The' Q seems TO be something rotten either
elsa in the men Who are running it. 1t
seems to &c impossible for Congress to do
anything Of late years. 1t is admitted by
verybody that our - stem uf finance is rot
ten to the core, that il am ounts to gigantic
process by which the rich may fleece the
!! people, the situation has been understood
for years: and the feecing busines has been
going on for some time, the atministroti On
admits the evil ani asks for relief. and act
ua'ly kept Congress sitting through Christ
Cong ,,.s doe, nothing. What good is Con-
gress d. ing any way? The last regular scs-
ion wss duly beld and the Records were
filed upas ususl, but the financial evil though
und crsood WAS not remedied, and the tar
lit legislation was mtkshi.t aud an excuse
to lay before the people. The little blank
book entitled "Wha, Congress Has Done
expressed the opinron OF the people.
Most Of the Representative aud Senator'S
too. seem to til nix great deal more about
holding their seas and being on the popular
side than about ther dut ty to their country.
The gr eat ,qucs ton on al o ccasions is what
effect will th; or that curse have in the
coming campaign. Tho demande of the
people are ignorcd, aud the good of the coun
tay at large is Il secondary question. Our
difficulties are multiplying an our hopes Of
relief &c. smaller and mailer. 1t will take
II prophet, yea, more than prophst, to tell
what is going TO becoms of us.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

Wednesday was The last day fer paying
'veasurer wns busy making out AMI issu-
.ng executions.
There ars about as mary deilnquents as
usual. Few, if any were ciught 10y ,n"
failure to extend the time for payment.
Many Of those who wait. for the tiTe to be
extended could pay ot almost any zine, but
would walk until the last day or TWO how
ver loug the time were cxie ndsd. Well
the interest amcuuts TO 5 omc,bicg and the
pleasure Of possessing to more, perhaps.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
BEN FRANKliN'S KITE.


Tho Instrument with Which the Great
Philosopher Faced Possible Death.
1t was a square kite, not the cof-
FIN shaped affair shown in story book
pictures. To the upright stiok Of
the CROSS franklin attached his
pointed rod-a sharp wire about q
foot long-and provided himself
with q silk ribbon and key, the
ribbon to fasten to the string after
he had raised tho kite as some pos.
sible proteotion-how much he did
not know-against the lightning en-
tering his body, and the key to be
secured to the junction of the rib
bon and string to serve as a con-
ductor from which he might draw
the sparks Of celestial fire if it camo.
When the thunderstorm broke, ho
went out ON tho open common near
Philadelphia and faced death-faoed
the tremendous power Of tho light
ming stroke, before which all people
of all ages had quailed in terror,
faced what most of the world then
believed to be tho avenging blow Of
an angorod God. True, he believed
that electricity and lightning were
the same thing and therefore had no
different properties or effects, but he
did not know it.
The best existing theory which
accounted for electrical phenomena
at that time was his own. The laws
Of electrical conduction OF resist
ance, now so familiar, were not oven
suspected. Who could predict that
tho lightning would obey any law?
Besides he had produced tremendous
shocks with his Leyden jars in series
and had killed birds with thom.,
More than that, he had been terrs
bly, shocked himself by tho Same
mcans-stunned into insensibility.
and nearly killed. He had said
again and again that an ELECTRIC
shock, if strong enough, would blot
out life, though without q pang. If.
his idea was correct, if his convic-
tion was true, he was now about to
face an electric discharge beside
which that of the most powerful Of
man made batteries would seem
weak and insignificant.
All the world knows what hap
poncd. The kite scared up into the
black cloud whilo the philosopher
stood calmly in tho dTcnohing rain
watching tho string until finally no
saw tho little flbers Of the heml,
raise themselves. Then without o
trcmor be touched his knuCklc to
the kGy-and lived. For tho spark
cracked and leapcd to his fnger ns
harnleasly rs did that from his old
familiar electrical machine and al-
lowed him to charge his jars with it
with the s(me impunity.
Ec sent the story OF what ho had
done abroad without n particle OF
trumpcting. He was not a GiJcov-
ercr for revenue. No stock markets
awaited the announcement Of his
claims; 10 newspaper stood ready to
blaZo forth his achievement in tho
interest OF tho money iugglcrs. His
own narrative barely fills ono Of tho
little columns OF Tho GcNtlomon'3 .
M0"G2inc for Oct. 10, 1852, ard e
hasa, ia end only tie initials T. /
Park Benjamin i'll Cassier's Maga-
zinc
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

AuaEAH,rGa, M htben.an phiios1.
phcr who byc3 n the fith centl 2
h2!ogo Ch"ist, fought thaS wind - -
the result Of .2retaclion; VhEt tao
rainbow wis !UO Tcsult q roNec. ion
and IJtraosion; thay tho JIool ,
light was al borrowed from tIp
snE, and th1t the fixed stars were OF
immense size and far beyond tIa
Gun. st Louis Republic,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
FINAL DISCHARGE

NJ office is hereby given that ID. A. Town
~ send Administrator Of the estate #
Rev Thos. W. Smith deceased, has app ic
to Jason NJ. Greer Judge of Probate, in an
fo- the County Of Union, s. c.. for final
discharge as Administrator.
IT Is ORDERED, That the i7,b day &c Feb.
runry a. d. 1896, to fixed for herring Of
Petition; 50 . Anal settlement Of said Estate
jason W. Greer,
st. C Probate Judge Urion CountJ
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
To My Frioud /:

wi h to here express ou"
hcariEul thanks and sincere appreciation e
the kindness and many expressions Of sy IL.
pathy extended by oar f..cnjs un0, tn.
sad occasion of the death OF eur !in.e
daring Water We assure these frio "a :
that their kindness and sympathy will cv,r
bc trc,surcl Al cur ;aemorics. our liz, ,
dar!ir IS sleeping, swectly resting in tn
arms o! jesus.
,b,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
Tho Missing stanya.

a verse cf Hoods Song of tho
Shirt cut Cut fer Typographical
rcAsors by Mink lemon is given by
Eir Spiclnann III his History Of
Punch" 1t trcada:
scam and yus5ot and band,
Baud ! ,Ussct and sealu
Work, work work,
Like an 'ugl... .Act works by s!,al4,
a 1lu.. t.. ...;.g OK i. .ou IND ToOi,
That -, iu4 1f.sEu4,n's sais
Nit.,.,v 4" q. IN - pond.r and cIsa1
lE h.l.-t O. iU,I-G lle.k.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
ysop1s vvPIOrS TIMES

Tho Legislature is in scss on this week
Tbs most Important b uslne.s Of ihe frs, wv,
days wasthe hearing Of the Cover noes mes,
sage. We will give sy nopsis OF that liz
s;ru ment next week.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17
APPLICATION FOF
HONEST AD.

y otico Is hereby gvcN tiat Mrs. Nainit
IN ". Bctenbaugh widow of Michue Bc,cL-
hnu2h deceased, and Bm och, i.i!.a, " ,lhc
Be.euhsugh daughters 0, the sid NsIoie
W. Betenbaugh, and the anii Micaal! g. cU
haugh deceased, mare ii cd their petition
before me TO have homes cad ossgrvi au,!
SC: of for the pcncht OF IhC ssit peu'iu.c:s
from the real md pcrsorri nTuIcr;y %. tAt
said Michael Bc;"utan"4 ! ceased
Notice is further elvou al the "a -.
.itlon wilt come un i,r hcUiug ayI =.
on the 3rL day Of Fcp. oJG. 1t, II ocion,
\. NJ.
Q. II. re.L2.
Ja lC--4t. Master Cniou I,ugiy
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

Jaa. u iS96. It.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-17

Tola' $GlG7.Jj
The evening times., 1896-11-14
LEASE WILL Be ANNULLED
Probable Action in the Convention
Hal Controversy.
Conference to Be Had Between the
Commissioners and the Adjutant
General of the Guard.

With the view of settling the dispute ove.s
Che Convention Hail lease to the iocai
military, the COMMISSIONERS nave invited Tie
edIuIant general OF the District National
Guard 10 a conf, renee The commissioners
have no authority to cancel the lease, but
it is probable, nevertheless, that 1T Will
be annulied, and tnar Jiic Guard will re-
turn To its old quarters ut Center Market.
In that eNenu, a. ivdsU ."o ga .iIc b"tJaiionS
vii. do Their driiiing III their own arnoFy
buildings, as was the case before the re-
moval TO the present quarters.
TIE rent liaiu for Convention HAN Is Si,-
500 for aDuuu uEiIU inUnJus OF Ihe year, anu
the total expense incurred FOR both tne
armory anu the drill nall Is about sl l,ooO-
The offer Of the Center Market Company is
To lease the old quarters, with hSht ana
heat included, for $4,000 per annum, out,
as inuIcaitu, Une ACCOMMODATIONS therc
are not sufficient for the entire command.
There is no ;iuthurity vested in the Com
mi sSionerS respecting the lease, except
the clause in a late enactment WhicN en-
powers them tu supervise anu cohlroi Ihe
expenditures. The law is also cohslrueu
TO confer upon the board the duty OF ap-
proving the lease. This they dld Wheh
Convention Hall was rented although as a
matter of fact til contract wasexecntedb be-
tween the adJutant general OF the militia
and the owners of the hall. II could not
have been carried ont without the approval
of the Commissioners.
Tie law says the adjutant general shall
rent suitable quarters for the Guard, with
the approval OF the commanding general.
There is nothing in the act to warrant in
reference by tine Commissioners with the
pending contract, and the only prospect Of
securing Il cancellation OF the lease is by
either of the parties to give notice, ac-
cording to the provisions of the agreement,
-or through the Intervention of the Com
missioners as mediators, to secure mutual
release.
Gen. Ordway, from the dual position he
occupies, rs Stockholder in the North .rn
Liberty Market Company and as com
mander of the National Guard, Is in
rather embarrassing position. He is in
Clined, of necessity, and as matter OF
choice as well, to do what he can 10 protect
the interests of the Guard, but he Is
handicappeh because of his other interest.
The evening times., 1896-11-14
AUCTION SALES.


NOTICE is hereby given that l claim ad1
the lien given by section IL OF an ac1
OF Congress, approved July z, 1854, con,
cerning mechanics liens (U. y. Revised
Statutas, chapter 143l ON three'quaggeir rte
no top single buggy, the property OF VIII
liam West OF this city for repairs done TO
the same and materials furnished, amount.
ing to thirty -One dollars and siXty-eight
cents, with interest thereon at SIX per
cent, from May /, 1896, and that unless
the said Indebtedness is paid before that
date ! will sell said buggy at public auc-
lion to the highest bidder on SATURDAY,
December 8, 1896. in front OF the auction
house OF Sloan & Co, No. 14O1 u ST. nw.,
at 12 o'clock noon
WILLIAM REIsER;,
November 13. 1896. no14.2 q .2s
NOTICE Is hereby given that l claim
the lien given by section 3 or an act
OF Congress, approved July 2, 1884, con,
cerning mechanics liens tU. s. Revised
Statutes, chapter 143l On plaeton, the
property of John X, Shields, for repairs
done to the same and materials furnished,
amounting to thilty-three dollars. with
Interest on the same from November i,
1895, at six per cent, and that unless the
said Indebtedness is paid before that Gate
] Will sell said phaeton n" public auction
To- the highest bidder on SATURDAY De-
cember s, 1886, in front OF the auction
house of Sloan & Co, No. 14O7 u ST. NV,
at IL O'Clock noon.
WILLIAM REISER-
November 13, 1896. Bo14,2 u ,2S
The evening times., 1896-11-14
Southern Railway.
(PlEDM0NT AIR LINE.)
tschedule in effect June IA. Is96)

fSChedule in effect June Ia. ieSO.)
All trans urrlve and leave Pcnns yIvanla
passenger station
at Manassas for Strasburc. DAILY, except
Sunday, aud at LyncnbuFK with the Nor
folk and Western, uaiIy, and with the Ches-
apeake and Ohio, daily, Tor the Natural
Bridge and Clifton Forge.
IIIo IN. Daily. tha UNITED STATES
FAST MAIL. carries Pullman Buffet Sleep
ers New York and Washington To Jackson
vile, uniting ut Salisbury with Pullman
Sleeper for Asheville and Hot Springs, N
c, Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn. and
Augusta; Z ullman Buffet Sleeper. Washing
ton TO Galveston, Tex via Montgomery.
New Orleans ami Houston, and Pullman
Charlotte and Atlanta.
4:UI D. m.-Locai ior Front Royal. River
ton and strasburE, Galy, except sunday;
i6:43 p. m.-Daiy WAsHINGToN AND
TIED, composed Of Pullman Nestibuled
Puliman Sleepers rev York to Asheviile
and Hot Springs. N. C.; New York TO
Tampa, VIA Charlotte; Columbia, Savannah
phis via Birmingham. New York to New
Orleans wa Atlanta and Mont Gomery. Ves-
tlbuleu day coach Washington TO Atlanta.
Southern Railway dining car. Greensboro tI
liz Tbs IN WASHINGTON AND OHIO
DIVISION leave washington 9:Ol a. 10.
daily and 4:4o p. m daily, except SuS-
day. day. and 6:25 8. M. Sunday oily. ii Tor
Round Hll; 4:3: p. m. dai1y, except SUN
day, for Leesburg: and 6:25 p. m. daily for
Uerndon. Returning. arrive at Washing
Ton 80 a: m- anu 500 p- m. daily. from
Round Hill, and 1:ob a. rn- daily, exceps
daily, except Sunday. from Leesburg
through trIins sron the South a.fi1e at
Washington 6:42 a. m. 2:2O p. m, and
$40 p. m, daily, Manassas division;
1000 "a. IN, daily. except sunday, aud
$40 a. m, daily, from charlottesville.
Tickets sleeping car reservation and in
formation furnished at offices, 81 L. and
1900 Pennsylvania avenue and at Pennr
eylYania Railroad Passenger Station.
W. II. GREEN, Gen. Supt.
j. n. CULP, Traffic Manager.
W. A. Turk, Gen. Pass. Agent.
L. S. BROWN N.Geu.ASent Pass. Dent.