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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-25

Of Missouri came into town unex-
pectedly. and Immediately upon his
arrival at democratic headquarters
held a long conference with Senator
Jones and State Chairman Heinrich
sen. one OF the subjects under dis
cussion being the chairmanship Of the
campaign committee. II. f. Shively.
democratic candidate for governor OF
Indiana. also called at headquarters.
National Committeeman W. s. Shee-
han is at the Auditorium, but has not
yet called upon Chairman Jones.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-25

Pittsburg. Aug. 23.-Ail departments
OF the Spang Steel 4 Iron oompany's
works at Sharpsourg have been shut
down indefinitely. throwing out about
700 men. The action on the part OF
the company was a great surprise 20
the employees. The announcement
was made to-day that Tibbey's Flint
Glass factory at Sharpsburg will re-
sumo NEXT Monday with non-union
workmen at a reduction of 20 per
cent over last years wages
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MONTANA COAL.


Of the Gcologicsi survey.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.
st. Paul, Aug. 2i-Professor Parker
has prepared. under the direction OF
the geological survey. a report upon
the total coal production OF the Unit
ed States for 1895. In speaking OF the
coal product of the Northwestern
states. the report says. THE produc-
ton In Montana In 1895 was l,50i.ls
tons, spot value 32.s5o.s0s. The an
nuai coal product Of Montana has
shown an uninterrupted increase
since 1887. and the output for 1895
shows a phenomenal gain Of over 81
per cent. over feS<. the value increase
being more than 30 per cent; the
number Of employees increased from
l,7s2 to 2.ls4. and the overage working
time from 1872 to s25 days"
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To wa.hlns ston's Republican convsatlon

Tacoma. wash. Aug. 24.-The ad-
vance guard OF visitors to the repub-
lican state convention. which will as
semble here on Wednesday, arrived
this afternoon consisting of about 100
delegates, candidates and other
prominent republicans. The candi-
dates for nomination for governor are
Hon. Edward Whbtson of North "a
kima, 8. q. Cosgrove of Garfield. p
c. Sullivan OF Pierce and Editor J.
Oh Scobey OF Olympia.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-25

wawano. Cal. Aug. A.-The Stoneman
house. In the Yosemite valley. with Its
entire contents was burned this morn
ting. The Stoneman was built In 1888. II
cost $4,000 and belonged to the state Of
California
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Quisley Democratic Primaries.
,ecial Dispatch to the Standard.

Bonita, Aug. 24.-The democratic
primaries at Quigley passed OF very
quietly. The delegates I'm favor of +.
L. Protesting for county treasurer
won easily. One hundred and eighty
votes were cast.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-08-25

Washington. Aug. 2i.-The president
has appo,Dted Levi T. Griffn OF Detroit
pension agent At Detroit. vice Harrison
IL. Wheeler, deceased
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: oae anu Jones Consult.
Chicago, Aug. 2i.-Governor Stone
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MR.. BARTON BOLTS.
A Maryland Democratic Elector De-
clineS to Serve and Will
Vote for Mckinley.
LETTER OF WITHDRAWAL.
He Cannot Reconcile Himself TO the
Dangerous Error of the Money
Resolution

Mr.. Randolph Barton. who took conspi-
cuous part in the last campaign In Maryland
in advocacy OF the election Of Mr.. John L.
| Hurst for Governor and who was chosen by
the recent Democratic State Convention ils
one of Maryland's presidential electors. sent
the following letter on Tuesday. to Mr.. Hat
tersley W. Talbot, Chairman of the Demo-
cratic State Central committee:
Dear Sir: desire to withdraw my name
as Il Democratic elector for the State OF Mary
land.
Il have hestated to do this because did
not wish to appear to give undue importance
to an office which has become by custom
purely perfunctory and because I wished to
give to the political situation the calmest
consideration in my power, hoping that my
profound adherence of the declarations con-
tanned in the Chicago platform would wear
away.
1T might be possible for me to dismiss the
resolutions aimed at the Supreme Court and
President Cleveland and the civl-service law
as mere generaities intended to sooth the
spleen of such men as Tillman and Altgeld
but to the dangerous error of the money reso-
luton | find it impossible to reconcile my
self
II can think of no class of our people,
from the day laborer to the capitalist, who
will not suffer disastrously by the dcusion
that imitation brings prosperity. | cannot
believe that men in their sober senses, men
not driven by financial stress and disappoint-
ment. would depart, as is proposed from the
only solid basis on which the world as one
great family must do business.
"Unimportant, therefore, as it may be,
whether | vacate the place or not, do not
III to identify myself with political party
urging the measures offered to the people in
the Chicago platform.
II am most reluctantly forced to the con-
cusion that Mckinley and Hobart at this
time represent the best interests of the people
of the United States, and l shall vote for
them.
Every respectfully,
RANDOLPH BARTON.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25
WHAT 1T MEANS TO WORKING
MEN.

A recent editorial in the Philadelphia
Times puts the silver question so plainly
that any workingman can understand it.
This is the result:
When you get your wages on payday
you probably receive various notes. Ifyou
read what is printed on them you will
find that they are not all alike. One says
that the United States will pay one dollar
another promises one silver dollar; another,
one dollar in coin; but you never bother
yourself about these differences. The notes
are all alike to you, because you know
they are all of equal value.
Why? Because they circulate interchange
ably and behind them all is the pledge
of the government of the United States to
maintain them all at parity with gold.
And you know that as long as the present
law remains and is administered as it is
now, every one Of these notes is good for a
dollars worth of gold, and has exactly the
value of a dollar in gold all the world over.
Now what does the free coinage Of silver
mean? 1t means that instead OF redeeming
these notes in gold, the United States shall
redeem them in silver. And not with a
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ley, it includes one-fourth of the Demo-
cratic party in the Empire State.
On the other hand in Illinois it has
grown to such extent that the Chicago
newspapers predict that 35, 900 Democrats
in the Windy City, and 10, 900 in the State
will 90 to the polls against Bryan and
Sewall.
In Pennsylvania five Democratic candi-
dates on the electoral ticket have retired,
or are about to retire, and two of them are
to head Democratic sound money organi-
cation on the platform anything to beat
Bryan"
Similar movements have been begun in
Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin,
Missouri, Kentucky and Maryland. One
is under way in Nebraska, Bryan's own
State.
Grover Cleveland and every member Of
the Cabinet will oppose the Democratic
ticket either actively or passively, and
probably most, if not all of them, pas
sively.
These bolts and boilers may be said or
moderate estimate to represent probably
100000 of the $3.50, 900 Democratic
voters in the United States
And there are a good many of them who
are getting ready to make the plunge.
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Distribution of the Free SchOOl-BoOk Tax

On Monday the Comptroller made the dis
tribution of the appropriation of 1850, 900 for
the purchase of text books for the public
schools OF the State. Under this distribution
Cecil receives :2.904.4 3 for white and 1897. II
for coored schools. Protests it seems are
being made by some of the counties against
the method OF apportionmcnt. The School
Examiner Of Washington county protests
that the distribution is unjust and inequtable
to Garrett. Alegany, Washington Frederick,
Carroll, Baltimore, Hartford and Cecil coun-
ties and Baltimore city. He says the injustice
Is worked because the southern and eastern
counties, in which there is Il large colored
population, share twice in the distribution of
the State school fund, and upon this basis the
law requires the distribution of the free
school book fund. Washington county, with
its 1882 pupils. gets but 54957. 80 of the free
school-book fund-compared with Prince
Georges county, which has 5.0O7 pupils and
gets 80. 400 10. or more than Il n pupil. and
ST. Mary's county, with 2.9lS pupils, gets
S3,3662l, and Dorchester county, with $3.50
pupils gets S4,349.22. In distributing the
State school fund the sum of 1925. 900 is first
deducted for the colored schools. after winch
the balance is divided pro rata among the
both white and colored. between certain ages
in each county. Thus the colored schools
share twice in the apportionment. The free
school-book fund is distributed rs the State
school fund.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25

AMONG the latest "bolters" of promi-
nence in Maryland are Mr.. Randolph Barton
an elector on the Democratic ticket, and
ex-Mayor Ferdinand c. Latrobe, of Balti-
more.
In 1898, while Bryan was in Congress
and after he had made his free silver speech,
friend advised him to stand by the Demo-
cratic party and let Populism alone. In
his letter in reply Bryan said: 81 am ready
to leave the Democratic party as soon as
am satisfied that as a party it is welded to
gold standard. The Populists at their
worst are not as dangerous to the govern
ment as the plutocratic wing of both part
les" According to this, if sound money
man had been nominated Bryan would
have bolted. He can not, therefore, blame
Others for not supporting him.
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elf we are given choice between a
change which will aid the debtor by reduc-
ing the size of his debt and a change which
will aid the creditor by increasing the
amount which he is to receive, either by in
creasing the number of his dollars or their
size, the adranfage must be giren tie dcJtor."
Speech of William J. Bryan in the House
of Representatives at Washington, 1893.
Could there be any stronger indication
of the reputation tendencies of the Presi-
dental candidate Of the 16 to Democracy
than the above sentence? If Bryan's per-
sonal morals are straight, his public morals
are dangerously crooked.
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A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE FOR
SILVERITES.

Col. Singerly's progressive Journal the
Philadelphia Record is pouring hot shot
into the camp of the Silverites and re-
pudiationists.
In its issue of Thursday under the above
caption, gives the farmers an object lesson
as to the purchasing power of a debased
currency:
A Philadelphia grain exporter few
weeks ago was unable to effect sale of
wheat in Liverpool because the foreign
buyer at that time was able to import
wheat from Argentina at price several
cents per bushel lower than that at which
the American firm could afford to sell it.
At that time the Philadelphia ship er
could have laid the wheat down in Liver
pool after paying freight and insurance
charges, at about "A cents per bushel. Yet
the price of wheat in the currency of
Argentina at that time was equivalent to
s.. 90 per bushcl laid down in Liverpool.
Does any sane man believe that the shrewd
English importer paid more than three
times the American price for wheat? The
difference was simply matter of rates of
exchange as affected by the Argentine
| p. emum OH gold.
When this transaction took place gold in
Argentina commanded premium of 80
per cent, and the gold price of the wheat
in Liverpool, after the payment of freight
and insurance, was about 70l cents per
bushe. But the victims of the Silver
delusion in this country, who are blind to
the currency depreciating effect of free
coinage, would have the American farmer
believe that if he could get $1.20 in silver
for wheat which he now sells for 60 cents
he would experience a real benefit! The
purchasing power of debased currency is
the real measure OF its value; and the 81 %
in Argentina money paid for wheat in
BuenOs Ayres was not the equivalent in
purchasing power of the GA cents in United
States currency obtainable by American
sellers at the corresponding period. Given
free coinage of silver at a ratio of Is to
the deluded Western wheat producer
might get twice as much nominal money
for his product as he can get today; but lie
would not be able to buy with it one cents
worth more than he could buy with its
gold equivalent, which does not even re-
quire the stamp of the Government to give
to give it value the world over.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25
Assessment In the Sixth District.

In pursuance of n call issued by Barclay
Reynolds, Joseph Lincoln. and others num-
Der of property holders met in Dr.L. II. Kinks
Hall at Risingsun Saturday afternoon to con-
fer on the matter of assessment of property
real estate and stock-and to come to an I'M
derstanding in order that II true and uniform
valuation of property may he arrived at. and
information gained which will enable prop
erty holders to fill up the assessment blanks
correctly.
II. H. Haines was elected president and D.
Webster McNey secretary Of the meeting.
Several speeches were made, after which the
meeting settled down to business, and finally
settled on the scale of valuation as follows:
Lands. So to $50; horses So to SIS; cows.
SO to $50; oxen, $50 to ;f75 per yoke; two
year stock, 80 to SIS: mules, So to 575 hogs,
- to 81 sheep, 80.
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BOLTS AND BOLTERS.

Every state in the North on this side of
the Mississippi and half of the Southern
States have already developed Democratic
bolts of considerable proportions
Fully 10 Democratic newspapers, OF
which two-ffths are in the South and West,
have openly repudiated Bryan and Sewell.
The German Democratic press has revolt
ed so extensively that it is doubtful whether
half dozen German papers in the whole
country can be induced to support the
Democratic ticket.
In New York. the detection is so wide
spread that, according TO Chairman Hinck-
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Pre-eminently valuable for its Local as well ms
General Intelligence, News Communications
are respectfully solicited from all sections of
the County in addition to the weekly con-
tributions of its regular corps of correspond
ents.
Anonymous communications will receive no
attention the name of the writer being re-
Quired in all cases as guarantee of good
faith
To maintain its high standard as a family
journal no offensive or Objectionable adver-
tisements will be admitted at any price.
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OF course Senator German will not bolt.
He never does.
The rule of the machine politician is al
ways to put the party name above party
principle.
That is way they have.
Many Democratic Editors we know Of
are doing the same thing about this time,
supporting their ticket against their con
victions, or in other words putting party
above principle.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25

SENATOR DoN CAMERON says he is for
free silver but is not fool, and will vote
for Mckinley.
This means, that whatever may be his
convictions on the subject of bimettalism
he is not willing to entrust so dangerous
an experiment as free coinage to party
controlled by men holding the opinions of
Altgeld, Tillman, and Bland.
Mr.. Cameron's position is similar to
that of thousands in both the Republican
and Democratic parties
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25
"IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD"
How Tom Watson of Georgia Views
the Situation.

How Tom Watson of Georgia Views
the Situation.
Tom Watson's Peoples Party Paper says;
'The Democrats have Endorsed and copied
us upon the subject of the income tax, the
national banks, bonds and free coinage of
silver. On the railroad question they
took wink in our direction, and their
denunciation of the Pacific funding bill is
clear and emphatic.
''rhe Democrats of 1896 have adopted a
Populist platform out of fear of the PopN-
lists
"Thcy came into our party to get our
principles; why couldn't they take a seat
and sit while?
eff our principles are so good, what's the
matter with our company?
SIS it the genteel thing to come boiling
into our cabin. snatch our chairs, benches
and beds, carry them away to their house,
and then invite us to step over and help
them luxuriate on our furniture?
If they happen along while we are bath
ing and they steal our clothes, isn't it
little tough that they should ask us to
come naked into court and make oath that
the buds are theirs?
Dressing Billy Bryan up in Populist raj
ment makes Billy an attractive figure to
our admiring gaze; but, as long as he re-
mains mixed in with the sheep of the
Democratic flock, we are much inclined to
say to him, in the language of the ancient
anecdote. we love you, Billy, but d-n
your company
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25

A CONTEMPORARY makes the suggestion,
since the emblem of patriotism in 1861 was
the flag, which patriotic Democrats did not
hesitate to wear as a party emblem, that a
new button for 1896 be made, having on it
''Old Glory with some such legend as
''Honest Money" Or 'No Reputation.
1t would be just the button for a Democrat
to wear who intends to vote for Mckinley
and Hobart.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25
A CURRENCY CATECHISM,
Various Questions Answered Explicitly.
What Does "Ie to I" Mean?

1t means that sixteen ounces of silver,
according to quantity in weight of pure
metal" are to be declared in law to be equal
in legal tender value to one ounce Of gold, no
matter what the market value of the silver
may be in fact. At the present time about
thirty-one ounces of silver are equal in mar
ket value to one ounce of gold. If the gov
ernment can, by its declaration. make sixteen
ounces of silver equal in value to one ounce
of gold, it can as well make one ounce of
silver equal in value to one ounce of gold
Sixteen to one does not mean that the posses
sor of one gold dollar will receive in exchange
therefor sixteen dollars in silver dollars.
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dollars worth of silver, mind you, but
with coin containg i12l grains of silver,
one tenth alloy; which is worth anywhere
in the world today about 53 cents in gold.
That is exactly what is proposed, to
scale down the value of all our currency
nearly one half. Do you think that would
benefit you?
We do not think any workingman will
fail to understand this explanation. 1t is
plain and practical.
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thing for which money is paid or by doing
some work for which money is paid If the
Government issues more money it will not
give away that money to any one, and 10 one
will receive money, no matter how much
there is in circulation, unless he sells some
think for money or does some work for
money. deprecated currency will raise
prices apparently, but not really. and it will
not create any more work to be done nor
pay as good wages for work that is done.
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The POpuliSt Convention.

The National Populist Convention which
assembled in st. Louis on Wednesday got
down to business late on Thursday afternoon.
Senator VIM. Y. Allen, of Nebraska, being
chosen chairman. The Bryan men appear to
control the convention. Maryland was rep
resented on the Committee on Resolutions in
the person of Col. Enoch Noyes. of Cecil
county.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25

AND now Mr.. John f. Hurst, the Demo-
cratic Candidate for Governor of Maryland
last fall steps to the front and repudiates
the Chicago platform. l am unalterably
opposed to it-irreconciably So" is his
emphatic language.
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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ELECTORS.
Dorchester county.
Cd District MONITOR WATCHMAN, Balti-
more city.
Sd District ROBERT NJ. WEIGH, Baltimore
city.
4th istrict-ALEXANDER FRANK, Balti-
more city.
9Th District WESLEY NJ. OLER Baltimore
county.
9Th MERRITT WILSON, Garrett
county.
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What Does the Free Coinage of Silver" Mean?

1t means that if the owner of sixteen ounces
of silver, which can be bought in the market
for 1894, will deliver them at the mint, he
will receive therefor $500 in money. Such
transaction will, if silver can be kept at
par with gold, net profit of 1896. or 81 per
cent to the owner OF silver.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25

LOCAL MATTER TEN CENTS LINE FOR SINGLE INSERTION
TRANSIENT RATEs-EeHT CENTS A LINE FOR ONE AND FOUR
cesrs LINE FOR EVERY ADDITIONAL INSERTION. ONE INCH
- SPACE COUNTED AS TWELVE LINES. SPECIAL RATES FOR
-soULsR ADVERTISEMENTS FURNISHED UPON APPLICATION.
MARRIAGE AND DEATH NOTICES INSERTED eRATuToustr
,siTuasiEs WILL CHARGED HALF THE USUAL RATE OF
vssNsiENT LOCAL MATTER.
THE CIRCULATION OF BEING AMONG THE MOST
,NIellReENT CLASSES OF CECIL COUNTY AND The ADJOINING
sounTEs OF MARYLAND PENNSYLVANIA AND DELAWARE THE
pRoPRE CONFIDENTLY RECOMMENDS 1T TO BUSINESS MEN
40 MOST DESIRABLE MEDIUM FOR ReauEERATWE Aovt RTsHe
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Ten Day Trip To Niagara Falls $1,000

The B. d o. will run another one of those
delightful excursions to Niagara Falls
Buffalo, Rochester and Watkins Glen, Thurs
day. July 30th.
A special express with Pullman Palace
Cars attached, in charge of an experienced
tourist agent. will leave b. 81 o. Station.
Washington, $40 A. NJ, Baltimore, 9O5
\. NJ. arriving at the Falls HOO z. NJ,
Stopping ut the following stations:
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25

WE publish in another column "a Cur
rency Catechism," prepared by Mr.. C..
Stuart Patterson, for the Philadelphia
Ledger, in which explicit answers are given
in concise language, to a number of ques-
tions, which are being constantly asked in
the currency discussion.
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who Will be Injured by the Free Coinage
of Silver

First, all brain workers and hand workers.
Tor they will not receive more wages. and
they will have to pay more for their rent.
1000 and clothing; second. all depositors in
savings banks, for the deposits which have
been made in gold, or its equivalent, will te
paid in silver: third the members of building
aud loan associations. for the mortgages in
when their money is invested will be paid in
appreciated currency: fourth, widows and
chlidreh who rely upon the proceeds of life
insurance policies to save them from poverty,
1Jr th"y VIII receive not more than half the
expected proceeds of their policies: fifth. the
holders OF National, State, municipal and
corporate bonds, for these obligations. when
not specifically payable in gold. will be paid
IN the same deprecated currency: sixth. the
citizens OF the Western and Southern States,
Tor those States need capital for their deve-
opment' and shock to public credit frightens
capital away. and. lastly. and chiefly, all
citizens who prize the honor of their country
VIII b" injured, for national dishonor will
follow upon reputation.
{. STAURT PATTERSON.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1896-07-25
Has the Burden CT Debt" Been Increased
Since 1873?

There are few public and corporate loans
which were created prior to 1873. but there
are no individual loans now in existence
which were created prior to that date. The
loans created since that date have been made
upon Il gold basis. and it is no hardship to
require debtors to pay in the same sound
currency in which their loans were made.