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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11
Again Notified.

In front Of the State Capitol at
Lincoln, Neh.. last Tuesday, William
jennings Bryan was officially notified
Ivy Chairman Groot, of the Silver
party, of his nomination by that or
ganiza,ion for the office of President
of the United States. In concluding
his speech, Mr.. G. said:
"The Hon. William Jennings BRYAN :;
The National Silver Convention. with an
unanimity unexamplcd in the history Of
national conventions OF this country.
nominated you As its candidate for the
distinguished office Of President of the
/ nltcd states. You are now the cand-
date for the great office of President of
three great political parties, of which
the Silver party is not the least. The
convention selected a committee to
formally notify you of its action, and
we are met, therefore, at this time and
place for the purpose of performing the
pleasant duty imposed upon us bv the
convention. | therefore, in obedience
to the wishes of the committee and the
convention, hereby formally notify YOU
that you have been nominated by the
National Silver Party as its candidate
for President, and request you to accep,
that nomination in the same spirit in
which it has been rendered you. You
are chosen commander OF grand army
composed OF three grand divisions
which is now modifying for the purpose
OF fighting in behalf of humanity on No
vember;', 1886. the most important polti
cal battle OF this or any other age, a bat.
tie which is to determine whether thi.
nation shall he a province of Great Brit
ain and be governed and controlled a.
that nation is, by money barons of Eur
ope, or whether it shall lie as our father.
intended it to be - 4 free, Independent
and sovereign nation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

IT is said that candidate for Rep.
resentative on the Republican ticket
is in the habit of paying frequent
visits to the Bryan Rogers Club head
quarters, to make himself solid with
the people, and on three occasions he
has been heard to affirm. Boys
I'm with you in sentiment, but my
party won't let ME say So" The
boys" have sized the matter up and
about concluded that it is not safe tc
trust any animal that has to wear @
muzzle when it appears in public.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

enccs, repeats, II thy right hand OF
fcnd thee cut it of and cast il from
thee" This divine injunction finds
special application in the rejection Of
a policy that, if we may Judge OF lis
effects so far, will result in depriving
Industry Of her sprinGy step Of Joyous
independence and i'll dimming the
bright eye OF Hope with the scalding
tears OF ,ribulation and anguish.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

The EFFORT TO CoERCE THE Masses.
The threat of the goldocracy that
they would make times still harder"
AS an object lesson to the masses, who
in their obduracy persist in having a
voice in public matters, is being car
ried out with literal exactness. AL.
ready the command has given out to
the moneyed tentacles not to make
any loans or extend credit, not to pur-
chase State, county or municipal war;
rants, and as part OF the programme
of coercion, we now note the closing
OF manufacturing establishments to
starve labor into realization of what
stupendous folly it is to "buck"
against the goldbugs. In the Pr.
of Friday is column, under the
glaring head of Paralysis of Trade"
in which it is noted that capitalists
have closed up many manufactures
to impress the lesson that labor should
not assume to express its opinion
upon financial questions. They have
not considered the danger, however
OF carrying this object lesson too far
Capital needs protection as much as
life, and the man gosded to despera-
ton by the sight of q starving family
is not in reasoning mood, when he
asks for bread to be given stone
Self-preservation is the first law of ma
ture as will be amply shown in the
contest now on.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

THE G. A. X. of this city show a mark
of fealty to their comrade, VIM. McKin.
ley by placing one of his portraits in the
most conspicuous part of their hail.
Oympidn.
Yes; and notwithstanding a large
proportion of the veterans are Demo-
Gratis and supporters of VIM. J. Bryan
a recent order was given for rally
to the support of our comrade," the
Republican tin-god. The G. A. r. is
supposed" to be non-partisan, but
alas! for human sincerity
" You may shatter the vase at the fOunt If you
will.
But the scent of the rose will cling TO it still"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

IT does not require any twisting OF
distorting of the name of the Republi.
can party to make it odious to the peo
pie. Its record does that, and if it,
"orators" and organs find any satisfac
ton in straining their jaws on such
nuts as popocrat" or "demo-pop,'
they are welcome to the privilege al
though it must be rather hard on the
teeth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

E. w. Ross, the candidate Attorney
General on the goldbug State ticket
does not enjoy very high reputation
as a lawyer at his home in Cowlitz
county, and in support of that feeling
it is stated that some time ago he had
for client the Postmaster at Kalams,
who resisted removal from office, and
the postal inspector had him taken
before the U. S. Court in Tacoma to
answer. Ross demanded a change OF
venue to the Superior Court at Ka-
lama, with the result of having his
client sent cover the road" under a
two years sentence. The people OF
Cowlitz seem TO think that such a
damphool has no business to aspire to
any judicial position.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

Miss Wheeler, of the La Mode, has
received q large line OF Sailor and
Walking hats from New York, OF the
latest importation, for early fall and
winter. also Caps, Tams and Sailors
for children.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

SENATOR HILL has been elected q
delegate from the Third Assembly
district of New York, to the State
Convention. A silver resolution was
adopted and instructions were passed
to support Bryan and Sewell.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11
How Goidbugs Worked the Ire sury

nder the Sherman act Of 1890
authorizing the purchase Of 100000
ounces OF silver monthly 10y the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury, a nice little
scheme was concOcted by which the
goldbngs could rob the treasury and al
the same time reduce the 100 million
reserve, making additional issues Of
bonds necessary. The details of the
job were these: Treasury notes were
Issued in payment for the monthly
purchases vi silver at bullion rates.
payable in gold or silver coin, at the
discretion OF the Secretary Of the
Treasury. Mr.. Carlisle, the Secretary,
strange as 1t may seem, from bust.
ness standpoint, followed the prece.
dent set 10y Secretary Foster, under
President Harrison, and transferred
his option in the matter OF the kind of
money to he used in redemption OF
the Treasury notes received for silver
bullion at market rates, to the holders
OF the notes, and they very naturally
choose the dearer metal. This course
could have but one result, to rapidly
deplete the Treasury of its gold, and
finally to attack the reserve of $780,.
! nnn nnn
o0O,OOO long ago set aside for the re-
demption of other notes. BY this
means $2G2,OOO,OOO worth of bonds
were added to the public debt in times
OF perfect peace.
The whole scheme was so simple as
well as so unjust, that it is wonder
the people did not rise up in protest
long ago, and they doubtless would
have done SO had the general public
been let into the fragrant scheme fol-
population. 1t was as simple a.
l. + "a, or the holding open o
Uncle Sans wallet and letting the
money sharp put in his hand ant
take just as much coin as he wanted
in exchange for his notes. He would
take his bullion to the Secretary, WHIT
would buy it at the market price, hand
ing the seller Treasury notes in pay
ment. The seller would then presen
his notes for redemption and demand
gold coin, and the obliging Secretar,
pay out gold while possessing tn
legal right supported by justice, IL
have paid him in, if he chose, tn
same silver for which the notes ba'
been issued. This steady demand 70
gold OF course depleted the Treasury
and the reserve fund had to be re
stored by resort to sale of bonds il
which the goldbugs again gorge,
themselves. And thus the game wen
Oh. The law, under the gold-bu
Interpretation of Secretaries Foste
and Carlisle, became q chain pump
whereby the Treasury could be draine
OF its gold reserve.
Is there any wonder that our publ
J. debt, which was in a fair way to e1
tinguishment within the next genel
= alton, began to climb towards its oil
figures, by this unfair and dishones
: way of distributing the people
money among the money.sharks
Is it any surprise that that the peopl
y should arise in their might to sto
d such nefarious proceeding? Can
u be expected that they will be Statistic
. with anything less than an extirps
y ton OF the gang who have condone
such frauds and brought the natio
y to the verge of ruin by upholding co
~ ruption at the fountnin-head.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

IT is surprising what a sweet com.
panionship has sprung up between the
boiling Democrats and the Mckinley
ties. How blessed it is to see brethren
dwell together in unity! Politics doe.
indeed make strange bedfellows.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

BRYAN ladies in the East have
adopted costume which has a skirt
of sixteen white and red stripes, and
a blue waist. 1t is said to be natty
and exceedingly becoming.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

IT Shove what jack even a man
in high position can make OF himself,
when he declares the "silver craze"
waning and his words are echoed back
with the refrain, "Sixty-five thousand
Democratic majority in Arkansas
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

THE Olympian intimates that Gov.
McGraw rides on free railroad pass.
Is that the pay for services rendered
in defeating railroad legislation?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

BRYAN delivered a splendid non.
partisan Labor Day address, before
the labor organizations of Chicago,
Monday, in Sharpshooters' Park.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

SHERIFF Van De Vanter will poll a
large vote because the people believe
in rewarding faithful servants.-W. Il.
Journal.
Van de Vanter, Van de Vanter?-
let's see; that's the man who had to
elected by q Republican returning
board, isn't it?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

DooLITTLE Notwithstanding his cor
ange blossom" free-silver speech, now
declares a am Il Republican and
stand upon the Republican platform.
Notwithstanding his name, he seems
to have a " stand" for every occasion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

"ONLY SIXTY THOUsAND."-That is
the form used by the Republican press
in announcing the Democratic ma
jority rolled up by Arkansas, last
Monday, for the State ticket, gain OF
10000 over the gubernatorial vote Of
two years ago. Gen. Daniel w. Jones,
OF Little Rock, was elected Governor.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

CONSISTENCY, WHERE ART THOU?-
The acrobatic editor of the Pr, has a
poor memory, and when he "skins a
cat" with the ease and grace of pro-
lessor in his calling, he at once pro-
ceeds to reverse the operation and do
the act backwards, although prestige is
lost in showing how easy it is to flip
either way when one gets the motion.
In the issue of the 4th inst. is a long
article entitled A Chance for Specu-
lation," in which it is maintained that
free coinage of silver will enable spec
ulators to make clear profit OF Al
cents on dollar by purchasing silver
bullion and having it coined into
standard dollars, but it forgets that in
many previous issues the laborer is
told that the reinstatement of silver
will make no difference to him; that
while he will receive twice as much in
wages, he will have to pay twice as
much for every commodity or necessity
of life he purchases. Either one or
the other OF the Pts assumptions is
true. If everything but gold rises in
value with the reconciliation of silver
where will the Spectator come in for
his profits? If they do not appreciate
as it has claimed, where is its argu.
ment" that the silver unit re-estab
lished, while it places the silver dollar
at par, will make everything else OF
corresponding value? 1t is hoped thai
our ponderous friend will choose one
horn of the dilemma and hook himsel
so firmly to it that he may ride with
comfort and not make such shocking
exposure in changing from one to tine
other.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

GEN. JOHN C. BLACK has declined
the nomination for Governor OF Hi
nois on the goldbug ticket.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

GUERILLA MosBY supports McKin'
Kinley, and is enlisted under the
same banner as Most the anarchist,
and Breckinridge, the-$l0 states.
man.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

VICE PRESIDENT Stevenson was in
Chicago this week, in conference with
Senator Jones at the national Demo.
cratic headquarters. 1t is announced
that Mr.. S. will stump the West for
BRYAN.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11

SECRETARY Herbert says the silver
craze is waning. That chestnut was
honey-combed by the goldbug many
months ago.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11
From Oar Regular Correspondent

Bryan may fail to get notice of his full
assortment of nominations prior to cleo
tion.-Oympidn.
These evidences OF the landslide
to the peoples nominee must be ex-
ceedingly Notifying to the g'ldbugs
but it is as nothing to what is in store
when the votes are counted in No.
vember. Then indeed there will be
Weeping and wailing and gnashing
OF teeth"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-09-11
CHEERING NEWS.
THE VERMONT ELECTION NOT
ATALL DEPRESSING.

IL Will rnify the South Nothing
Nas Done For SILVER in That state
Nor Has Anything Been Done iD
Maine-AlabaMa All Right-GOOd
Reports From The :. West''-lIan.
mains Boiling Democrats scored
Good Record for IIOke.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-18
HUMOROUS.

--Maude-"Did you ever notice hos
Algernon's face lights up when he
talks?' George-"Well, you know he's
lantern-jawed." Town and Country
Journal.
Miss Dainty-"Go away, dirty
tramp!" Restful Reddy with digni-
ty).-"Madam, that is purely superfiu-
Gus imputation. We are all mere clay"
Philadelphia North American.
-Wiggles-"Do you believe in spirit
ualism?" Waggles-"Yes, / confess
do" Wiggles-"All right. Then you
won't doubt the truth of this story that
I'm going to tell you."-Somervill
Journal.
-Lawyer--"What is your gross in
Gomez" Witness-"I have no gross in
come" Lawyer-"No income at allf"
Witness-"No gross income; 1 have .
net income. am in the fish business"
--Tit-Bits.
your dad has got to work fur q
livin'," said the boy on the coalhouse.
THAT amt So" replied the boy in the
back yard adjoining. "All he has to
no is 10 SSI On DeucQ anu menu SHOES.
Chicago Tribune.
What are you looking for? We've
got everything worth taking" 81 am
looking" The other burglar contin-
ued his search. for the much larger
booty which the newspapers tomorrow
will say we overlooked. "-Harper's Ba-
Ear.
-"See the lod guy across the road p
said Wheeler to Scorcher; "the meanest
man in town." "What did he did?"
asked Scorcher, with much wit. "He's
got his clothes lined with tacks-points
sticking out, you know. Isn't man in
town dares to run over him."-Indian-
apolis journal. ....
For some reason, just dote on
rainy days." said the young woman
whose specialties are large dreamy
eyes and sentiment. "Well,' said the
short young lady with raven hair and
sharp nose, "if didn't have any spring
clothes, think I would feel that way
myself. "-Indianapolis Journal.
He (passionately)-"There is moth
Ing would not do for you. Twill climb
the Matterhorn; will face the tiger in
the jungle; I" She-"Say no more,
George. Go face the tiger in the Jungle
for me, and when you get back I'll let
you take me to the ."-Harper's
Bazaar. ....
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-18
WHEELING AND HEALTH.
A Danger of Bicycling and How 1t Ma!
Be Avoided.

Danger of Bicycling and How 1t May
Be Avoided.
The greatest danger of bicycling, in
common with other sports, results from
the strain which active exert:on neces-
lily brings upon the heart. That al
important organ tends, like other mus
cles, to lose tonicity under the seden.
tary conditions of the average life, and
readily becomes embarrassed if asked
to perform an unusual work, as any
one who is not in training can assure
himself by climbing a fight of stairs
rapidly, or attempting to run few
hundred yards. Under such conditions
the heart often doubles the frequency
of it's beat in attempting to dispose Of
the increased food of blood that is
driven into it by muscular contraction.
With diseased heart the strain thus
imposed may be hazardous. Several
cases are recorded where a person with
such heart has fallen dead while rid.
ing bicycle. But then thousands OF
other cases are recorded where persons
have similarly fallen dead while riding
in carriages, or while sitting in easy
chairs at home. 1t does not follow, I
presume, that we must all eschew easy
chairs, carriages, and bicycles, but it
does follow that anyone who has rea-
son to doubt the normality of his heart
may wisely consult physician before
deciding to undertake any active exer-
ton, bicycling included.
Even the perfectly normal heart may
suffer permanent injury if subjected
to prolonged and excessive strain. This
fact should be borne in mind by every
novice in bicycling, for it is peculiarly
easy to overdo under the eXhilara ting
influence of this pastime. Presently
the heart gains tone and strength, and
is able to adapt itself to the new condi-
tons; but until time has been given for
this it is the part of wisdom to proceed
carefully, training on" gradually.
Furthermore, the person who is wise
will use reasonable discretion as to the
amount of exertion he will undertake
even when thoroughly trained. AS we
have inherent differences of strength,
each one of us should be in some meas
ure law unto himself as to how fast
and how far he shall ride, keeping well
within the limits of his own strength
and endurance, ard remembering that
healthful fatigue is one thing. complete
exhaustion quite another. The person
who rides for pleasure ard health and
,r,-o reasonable judgment will not feel
obliged 10 cover Ten miles in half hour.
or to pedal up every hill that some one
else has managed to climb. Above all,
he will eschew such inane and harmful
performances as century runs and
similar attempts to cover distance for
the mere sake of covering it. regardless
of consequences.-Harp Weekly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-18
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ABOUT HARD ROADS.

Their Advantages to Farmers Set Forth
by A. G. judd, of Dixon, Ill.
A hard road is road that is by arti-
acial means prepared with a surface
OF much more permanent and solid
material than that of it's natural state.
The kind of material used for such arti-
fetal surface may differ with the local
aty or the use for which the road is in
tended.
The abundance of stone and gravel in
q county makes it possible to build
excellent roads at reasonably moder-
ate cost, and the probabilities are that
they are the only materials that we
shall use in constructing any of the
country roads of Lee county.
Brick, wooden blocks, asphaltum, ETC..
are used for building roads in cities,
but / shall not describe the various
modes of construction, as understand
that they are not included in this sub
5ect.
Let us realize at once that different
compositions of soil require different
treatment in order to make equally
scrviceablc roads. In this county we
have practically three classes of soil
to be recognized: First, black loan;
second, yellow clay; third, sandy loan.
There are certain conditions, such as
springy, quicksand or mucliy places,
liable to occur in localities where any
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1896-06-18
THE ROADS OF FRANCE.
How They Impressed Mary III. Gather
wood, the Famous Novelist.

How They Impressed Mary III. Gather
wood, the Famous Novelist.
Mary H. Catherwood gives a good ac-
lantic Monthly: TOLL free, streets
macadamized and almost dustless, so
graded and smoothed that one horse
can draw a mountainous van along their
surface, and maintained to the remot-
est edges of the provinces. Across the
Beauce, that vast green prairie, the
perfect road ribbons stretch at inter-
walls. Everywhere a constant patrol is
kept over the public work. You can
trace distant road by it's double line
of poplars, standing like slim plumes.
Thought is taken for the irrigation of
he trees also, in land where drought
is almost unknown. a small channel
paved with stones, conducts the rain
fall to depressed basin left around the
roots of each tree.
"By graded do not mean monoton-
ously leveled roads. They wind up hill
and down valley, but the bed is general
ly lifted some feet above the country
surface. Red soil or clay Wilderness of
the north or south is cloven by an omni-
present causeway of powdered flint.
At intervals of few kilometers along
the way small stone tollhouses are set.
And oblong piles of beaten stone, fa-
miliar to IN American eye, are supple
mented by stranger sight, another
proof Of the thrift of France-cords of
black blocks DresSPd from coal waste
stand ready to feed the steam roller"