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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
FOR FREE
The Convention Adopts N Platform
with but One Plank

The delegates. as usual. came together
slowly for the afternoon session. Chairman
st. John raped for order and introduced
the Rev. Mr.. Hagerty, who made the open
Ing prayer. AT the conclusion of the invo-
cation G. w. Baker was called upon for a
report from the conference committee. He
said that the time was too short to reach
a satisfactory conclusion. There were not
more than one hundred men in the confer
ence and only two hours In which to dis
cuss the methods TO be pursued, He read
the resolutions which were adopted at the
conference. On motion of Mr.. Turner Of
Kansas the report was accepted and
adopted by a unanimous vote.
The report Of the platform committee was
then made 10y Senator Jones of Nevada.
As he read the platform he was frequently
interrupted by applause. Tn platform
reads As follows:
The paramount Issue at this time in the
United States Is indiSputably the money
question. 1t Is between the gold standard,
gold bonds and bank currency on the one
side, and the bimetaliic standard. no bonds
and government currency on the other.
On this issue we declare ourselves 10 be in
favor of q distinctly American financial
system. We are unalterably opposed to
the single gold standard and demand the
Immediate return to tie constitutional
standard of gold and silver, by the
restoration OF this government, independ-
WHY VI aAHy iNA'AP ~ VI az 49,
strlcted coinage of both gold and silver into
standard money at the ratio of IL TO l.,
aud upon terms of exact %, ality as they
existed prior to 1873, the silver coin to
be a full legal tender equally with gold for
all debts aud dues, public and private. and
we favGr such legislation as will prevent
for the future the decentralization of any
kind of legal tender money by private con-
tract. We hold that the power to control
and regulate a paper currency is inseparable
from the power 10 coin money, and hence
money should be Issued and its volume con-
trolled by the general government only and
should be legal tender. We are unalterably
opposed to the issue by the United States
OF interest-hearing bonds Ia time of peace
and we denounCe as Il blunder worse than
q crime the present treasury policy con-
Cured in by & Republican house, of plung-
ing the country In debt by hundreds OF
millions in the vain attempt to maintain
the gold standard by borrowing gold, and
we demand the payment Of all coin obli-
cations Of the United States, as provided
by existing laws, In either gold or silver
coin, at the option of the government and
not at the option Of the creditor.
The decentralization of silver In 1873
enormously Increased the demand for gold,
ehhaI cling its purchasing power and low er.
ing all prices measured by that standard
and since that unjust and indefensible act,
the prices of American products have fallen
n, on an average nearly 80 per cent. carry
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
FLOODS IN THE SorTU
Hundreds of Thousands 81 Dollar,
North Of nc.trn,ni

I'll
Cincinnati, July 26. - The CONNER.
cial-Tfibune special from Wheeling
w. Va. states that the damages from
food and waShouts during the past
twenty-four hours in West Virginia
and Southwestern Ohio is almost he.
yODd estimation. There was not only
an unusual rain fall. but cloudbursts
at different points, causing small
streams to do much o damage
than during any OF the highest floods
ever known in those Realities. In nd.
dition to several washoutS the Ohio
River railroad is blOCkaded by long
landslidcS ncR' BairSyille. There are
four landsFdcs on this road between
SisterSville ard Co"hransville and four
trains are tied up by them. The Fair.
mount, MOrgapStown n Pittsburs
railway. the West Virginia Central,
the Cumberland Il Baltimore, the
Roaring Creek Il Charleston, Dry
Fork. Grafton y BollingtOn. the West
Virginia x Pittsburg and the Monon.
gahela River railways are also badly
washed. Advicas from ClarkShurg and
Grafton report clOudburstS at those
points. \ dispatch from Caldwell,
Ohio. states that the towns of Aria,
Belle Valley. Dudley. South Olive.
East Union, Har:ietsville, Garlic and
other towns are submerged.
A dispatch from S~istersville, ". Va,
states that the damages in the oil
fields will amount to hundreds Of
thousands of dollars. The riggings
have been washed away, the tanks
and docks overturned.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
MANY LIVES lvy1
FATAL CLoUDBURST OCCURS X
COLORADO CANYON,
OF water Sweeps Down n.,,
Creek Canyon md Caus..
destruction to Proper, -
DroWns n Number az
Nearly n Score of Liv..
TO Have Been Lost

Morrison, Colo. July %. A
burst In Bear Greek canyon, inst oppua
here, at 3 o'clock last night hroUos
down a solid wall OF water ION !
high, which not only did great dan'as
to property, but caused the lose
fifteen or twenty lives. The kno.a
dead are Mrs. Miller and throa AMY
den. and a party of campers, tifteen I.
eighteen in number. who were ,ir,a
in n small house just below town
Viola Foster, a little Denver
who was with this party, was sqs4
by people who heard her cries TEJ
much has been learned On this sido n
the creek, but as all bridges are goD.
and the water is still high and swift,
nothing can be learned from the oib
er side. Searching parties are out q,
both sides Of the stream looking 70,
bodies of dead end injured. II h
feared there has been more loss ~
life, rs there were scores Of peonls
camping along both sides Of tie cra.
both above ana below town. Wires
are down in sE directors.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
More Armeninns M~assacr"d.

London. July 26.-A dispatch 10 lle
Chronicle from Constantinopie says
that the latest accounts received tnele
are to the effect that 40 prosperous
villagers around Van have been w.
stroyed and every male over cru,
years of age killed. The total kliieu
are plaCpl at l2SOO.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
PriAOnera Rclenscd.

Havana. July a6..-In hopor OF the
birthday of the queen regent III pc.
litical prisoners held in Havana. o.,
the same class of offenders detained
at Santa Clara and S3 at Guanapay
have been liberated. There were 20
deaths from yellow fever in the mn
tary hospital ut Guanatay on Nedhes'
day
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30

.o-od ond we. therefore. believe Il to be
80 srnreme duty of this convention to
odopt a pIstform Of its own and nominate
\ ticket Of its own.
Nr C,yey of Ohio also offered a minority
rasort proposing the following as q substi.
tute for the plank in regard to the employ
mant Of idle labor In time of depression:
1--WE demand the passage of the non-lnter.
est bearing bond and good roads measures.
Majority Report Adopted.
Mr. Nslettc Of Rhode Island also came
forward with 8 third minority report lie
prefaced its reading by saying tbat he
could not Subscribe to the principles enun-
ciated by the najouty report, which an
nounoeaent created no tide hubbuD, ana q
Kansas dol,gNe suggested that it be voted
ulon without bcias read. Mr. Valette's doe
umept proved TO be a sort of new d",lara-
tiou of independence The various piaAks
were offered with lasStter, calls ana cries
Of order. Tue reading had not proceeded
very far when some one moved TO reier the
report 10 the committee on resolution, when
| motion prevailed anad a considerable dis
play Of cath sis AM. Mr. Nalette grew an
cry at the sutnmar manner In which his
report was disposed of. With flushed face
and passionate posture he declared That
tbc,plstfSrin represented his views, and he
would maintain them as long as he had
breath In his body. Senator Allen tried
10 Calm nun. DuI tile lSlclt lSldIu utlfSdtt
only grew more incensed. He waved his
arms violently. and for a moment 1t looked
as il be intended to personally assault the
chairman. Suddenly some one cried put
him out" and severa! policemen came for
ward from the wings and bustled him down
the steps. He was aiterward elected from
the hall.
w. II. Henry OF North Carolina with
drew his name from the minority report,
saying that it had been placed there under
q MISREPRESENTATION. On motion of Mr.. Kelly
of kaIisas the previous question was or
dercd. All the amendments were laid on
the table. and the platform as reported by
a majority of the was adopted,
not without q few cries of dissent. Some
Nebraska delegate moved q recess until =
O'Clock. 4 Texan moved to amend ana
make 1t 6 o'clock.
we want TO get through tonight" ne
yelled. when we meet here again Wen
never adjourn no more till were done.
You fellows better go home and eat a
whole lot"
Both motions were defeated.
Henry ID. Lloyd Of Illinois moved to pro
coed 10 the nomination of n vice president.
The chair said that the molten was un-
necessary, as that was the next business
in order. The states were called.
When Alabama was called. Col. i. g..
Bowman mounted the platform and placed
in nomination Barney Gibbs of Texas. Be
fore he entered upon his speech, however,
the convention decided TO take a recess Of
an hour and a half.
The Vote by States.
Following n the yes and nay vote by
states on the motion to adopt the minority
report, recommending the nomination for
vice president before that for president.
The totals DO not agree with the official
figer"s announced, but the ASSISTANT sec
~retarv, who kept the tally. admitted that
his totals were too large. a miStake Of about
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
Riots.

Lille. France. July 26.-The SOCIALISTS
disturbance which broke ont Ses,..
day incident upon the jeerins OF tne
German delegates present at tne cun
SreSS We're renewed to-day ana inans
persons we're injured In the THUS
Numerous arrests were made.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
Nr. Payne Will Act.

milwaukee,, July 26. - Henry U,
Payne. Wisconsin's member OF the
Republican national committee, stated
to-day that he had decided to continue
the campaign work at Chicago as
originally planned. He will 60 TO TN.
cago on Monday and assume a part OF
the duties of the campaign manage
nent. He will insist. however, upon
the work being laid out so as to re-
lieve him from much of the responsl.
bility at first imposed upon him.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
Bile Tra.h

rev York, July 25.-The widow aud children n,
w. X. Newherger, who was n wboIe.,Ia bn,t,o.
dealer In Baltimore and died In lSss b,yo a. -
alleged come into the possession of mining won.
erty near Gunnhon, Colo, worth $500, OuJ. A fep
weeks ago one OF the children In rummaginp
tain worthless trash, Is SAID TO have found > d ead
to w. X. Newberger from W. p. Rose q, Cnrn,
son county Cello; for thirteen lots in the Peters.
Is said TO have developed that on ths Iond a. ~
OF yAs best gold HiHeS in the G.nnison district III
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
Suffered 10 Relapse.

Quebec. July 2~G.-Cardinal Taschea.
eau has suffered n relapse and his con,
dition is serious, The aged prelate
has not been robust for some tile, Ia
for the last few months has ehjo!.dI
fairly good health considering MS az
Yanced age.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30
Gold Reserve Increases

Washington, July 26.-Ne gold Wen'
out for export to-day, and the ON!
withdra walls were domestic. S3oi'lW
in boarding and SJ4O.OOG IN gold par;
On the other hand 81. 49o.OOO in goIu
coin was deposited in the s~ubtreasuly
by New York bankers, making VIC
gold reserve SlO3. GSS. 1GO.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30

o Mountain, Mich, July M.-Wiu-
am iipSiln' aged twenty-sly, and
John iascee aged seventeen, residents
OF Iron Mountain, were drowned ;n
spread lase lake, by the capsizjna 90
lhelr boat. I%ascoe's b, dy has Noon
recovered Matt Garrelle of K,ni
kouna was drowned while bathing ~
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30

New York. July 2d.-The tolai Inv
posts of gold at the subtreaSn'! Il.
the banks to-day were ~Sl.2,Nhooo.: StG.
ing n total since "Wednesday OIL -"
90, 900.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-30

A new pest appears in South
potato fields, .n.
The Indian educatI nal association
It's convention. INN
Senator sherman will take the
against free silver,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-07
The Free Trade Deficit.
tlowa State Register.)

The official national treasury report for
the month OF June. 1896. braZenly says:
Although there was a surplus for June
of S2.3iJ. 45n il Is expected that the figures
for July VIII show a deficit of probably
more than 100000 @" That surplus
for June was created TO decrease the de-
felt for the fiscal year ending with June
to S26942,2i4. which would have been at
least $4,000 600 larger il all the past due
claims against the government had been
paid. II is no wonder that the official re-
port says: The showing for the year
is far from satisfactory to the treasury
officials. and the immediate future prom
Uses nothing better" 1t is also far from
satisfactory" to the people and they will
make certain that the immediate fu-
ture" after the fourth of next March
promises something better. The report
also states that the interest payments in
creased over 81, 30 900 during the year, be-
cause of the sale of government bonds.
But there was one saving during the last
fun fiscal year of the conscript, copper
head and rebel government. Pension
payments amounted to $50 49,. Ole. reduced
nearly 5000 600 from the previous yearC9"
The disabled veterans have been robbed
but all other expenditures increased.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-07

can farmers are intelligent men and
they have thoroughly learned, as a re-
suit of Democratic hard times, that
what they want is the largest possible
market for their products, and to be
paid for them in dollars worth 100
cents. When the working people of
this country are all employed at good
wages, the farmers have just such a
market, and share in the general pros
perity. Free silver will only be an
other wild experiment whose result
will be even more disastrous than the
results of free trade. Keep this fact
before the people. Proclaim it every
where. What we want is a restoration
of the good old times that preceded
1898. We do not want any more tinker
ing and experimenting with uncertain
issues. Four years of free trade are
enough for one generation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-07
Silver Monometailism Disastrous 10 Bmet-
aiiisn,.

We wish that every man, who be-
country can alone maintain gold and
silver on a parity with free coinage at
the ratio of 16 to /, might carefully
read the opinions expressed in the
June number of the North American
Review by the distinguished German
bimetallist, DIR. Otto Arendt. That
gentleman is one of the most pro-
nounced advocates of bimetalism in
all Europe. He was a member of the
German silver commission of 1894 and
he is just as firmly convinced Of the
merits of bimetallism and is just as
earnest in his desire to put that theory
into international practice as ever. But
he sees that the theory, which now
organization, will prove setback to
the cause of bimetallism and must re-
suit in silver recommendation for the
United States as for Mexico. He says:
IF it is now desired to perpetuate
the gold standard in Europe, let the
government at Washington adopt free
coinage of silver at the ratio of l to 16.
At present. after the closure of the
Indian mints. this step could not pos
sibly have any other result than to
make the American standard a silver
standard. The price of silver of course
would rise, but not to SO pence and not
permanently. The United States would
have a standard not materially diff
ferent from that of Mexico. All the
disadvantages and all the advantages
Of fluctuating and deprecated money
metallism would be replaced by silver
monometallism; the double standard
would become nominal No bimetallist
can approve of this. Free coinage of
silver in the United States would re-
suit in harm to Europe no doubt: but
also in advantage. Perhaps the harm
would predominant; but one thing is
certain: the absorption of the Ameri-
can gold. the continual supplies com
ing from the American gold produc-
ton, would for a long time to come re-
ieve the European powers of all
anxiety for their gold standard. The
monetary anarchy would thus be per-
petuated for a space of time beyond
estimation. Only by insisting in all
countries in an unequivocal manner on
| the international solution of the cur
rency question can international BIZ
| metallism be attained. mo more eX-
| periments," is therefore the only APP
| peal which the European bimetalists
| address to those of America; no silver
| purchases, no silver coinage. otherwise
| than on the basis of international
| agreement: and no more abortive at
| tempts to bring them about
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-07
The People Want Prosperity-Not Free Silver

The Democratic party cannot escape
attempt to create a silver panic. The
people have suffered enough under
Democratic rule to be conservative in
their political judgments. especially
where that party is concerned. To add
free silver coinage to the list of Demo
cratic experiments is not to supply a
panacea for the evils attendant
Democratic free trade policy. 1t is
simply to burden the country with adj
ditional evils, and make the hard times
that came with Democratic rule, harder
than ever. To turn our mints into
dumping grounds for the product of
the bonanza silver kings, will not help
the industry of Maine, or any other
state in the Union outside of the silver
mining communities, one iota. On the
contrary it will add burdens they have
never borne before. Where is there an
intelligent laboring man who desires to
be paid for his toll in fifty cent dollars
Let nobody be deceived by the wild
free silver acclaim of the longhaired
stripe of statesmen who have recently
secured control of Democratic affairs.
They are simply shouting to attract
public attention away from the record
! of the Democratic party, in it's admin
istration Of our national affairs, during
the past four years. They are Just
now making their fallacious appeals to
the farmers Of .Fthe country but they
will make little Roadway. The Ameri-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-07
PRESS COMMENTS.
M'kinley's Justification.
Chicago Times-IIerald.)


The newspapers which have been most
skeptical as to Major Mci<inley's sound
ness on the money question are one after
another coming to the conclusion that
their SkepuctSm Il not sustained by the
facts. The 81. Louis platform convinced
some that Mckinley is sound and his
speech OF acceptance knocked away skep-
ticismS last prop.
The New York Sun puts itself and Ma
Jor Mckinley right in these words:
There is one phrase in Major McKin-
leys speech of acceptance which is
worth u hundred generalities about full
dollars. parity OF the two metals ana
dollars las untarnished as our flag
THE money of the United States =
must not only be current at its full
face value at home but it must be
counted at par in any and every CONNER
cial center of the globe
Now, there are only two ways of MAX
ing every commercial center of the globe
count our dollars at par. One is to per-
suade or compel all the nations of the
earth to take at par American dollars
which are worth less than par and that
The other is to put forth no dollar that
is not intrinsically worth par in the
worlds exchanges.
That means gold dollars or dollars
based on the gold standard, the world S
standard of value.
While objecting, as a matter of course
considering that it is Il propaganda of
free trade. to what Major Mckinley saws
says:
His unequivocal Endorsement of the
sound sound money plank and his declaration in
the world, which must not only be cur
rent at its face value at home but must
be counted at par in any and every com
mercial center of the globe" is reas-
surfing utterance and renders clearer than
ever the Democratic duty and opportu-
nifty at Chicago
Frankest of all, the Philadelphia Re
cord prints in bold letters as the point
statement that the platform adopted by
received my careful consideration and
are plain Words says the Record
them. 1t commits him to the existing
gold standard as his party is committed
and as the honor and good faith of the
nation demand. This declaration was
what the country wished to hear Mr.,
Mckinley has taken the first formal nc.
casion to put himself at the front, where
he ought to stand We give him credit.
He deserves it.
Thus the Qualification OF public opinion
and Democratic public opinion at that
in the east goes on. Every, day Af.lin
Mckinley is more justified and his carr
age and frankness. more approved n is
only question of time when The whoi.
country will recognize in HIS candidacy
its only hope against the flood of finan,
cial heresy which Ii Just now IN.
countrys gravest peril.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-07
BETTER THAN SILVER.
How An Able Ancestor oil Basn Man Pait
His Rent in Rhyme.
(The Bath independently

(The Bath Independently
Allan Ramsay the Scotch Poet was
an ancestor of Supt. John H. Ramsay
of this city and as talented in his lines
as the superintendent is in his line.
When Allen Ramsay was young
man he leased his modest home of a
Scotch farmer and was often as young
and struggling poets are lacking in
ready money but never in ready Wit
On one occasion, when a quarters
rent was in arrears, the poet met his
landlord in the market town and the
farmer invited him over to the hotel
to dine. Allan went and on the way
frankly spoke of his Indebtedness and
his hopes soon to have the sum and
pay.
The farmer said that he was salts
fled as to the honesty of his tenant
and told him not to worry.
Indeed" continued the farmer after
the two had quaffed a few drinks to-
gether of Scotch ale from stone mugs.
Il don't know but that you can pay me
now without any money at ALL"
How" inquired the poet.
''I'll ask you four questions: Who
does God love? Who is it the world
loves? Who does the devil love and
who do l love? If you'll write. in four
lines and as many minutes rhyming
answer to these questions, I'll call the
rent square to date"
Allan replied that he'd try and TAX
ing pencil and paper promptly wrote
as under.
sin:
The devil loves man when he persists
The world loves man when riches on him
And you'd love me could I pay what I
owe.
Your rent is paid" said the farmer
as ne pocketed with much satisfaction
the rhyme
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-07-07
Governor AItgeid's Humor.


Chicago Chronicle, (Dem.)
Governor Altgeld is allowing his tend
ency toward sardonic humor to run away
with him again.
There are forty-eight men in the Illi-
nois delegation. says he. Every man
has an opinion of his own and is ready
to fight for it. Nothing hut an exchange
OF views and the calling of the roll in the
delegation caucus win show what Illinois
viii do on any question.
In the name of the prophet. "RatSi'
With two or three exceptions there is
not a man on the Illinois delegation who
will admit without John P.'s permission,
that he is alive.
Not one of them has an opinion on any
subject that has not first filtered through
the gubernatorial gray matter.
They don't know what to eat. what to
drink or where to sleep without consult
ing his excellency.
They don't know and they don't care
whether they will vote for Dick Bland
Horace Boies, Ben Tllman of the ah-
koond of Swat for the presidential nomi-
nation. The governor will determine
that.
They don't even know who made them
but on this point they have at least Il
faint suspicion. They are inclined to be-
lieve that 1t was John p. Altgeld.
Every man has an opinion of his own"
quotha.
Does Il photograph think?