The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1896-11-13
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PERSONAL AND POLITICAL

PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
W. p. ST. JOHN. treasurer of the
democratic national committee and
chairman of the national committee of
the silver party, in discussing the re-
suits of the election said that the
people had declared themselves unmis-
takably and the next four years should
amply test the single gold standard in
the United States and the silverites in
the senate ought not TO stand in the
way of legislation by the majority.
CUBAN leaders at Jacksonville and
Key West, Fla, recently declared that
the relations between the United
States and Spain had reached crisis
in the matter Of the Competitor prison
ers and that Spain was disposed 10 pro-
coed in high-handed way in regard
to the prisoners without regard TO
treaty rights, which would cause either
the United States TO intervene or Span
TO ANONYMOUSLY back down.
SENATOR JONI SHERMAN gave out a
signed statement at Mans field, O., on
the 5th Eating that he hoped the pres
ent gold standard would be mann
tanned with the largest use of silver
that could be maintained at a parity
with gold, that prompt changes should
be made in the tariff laws TO supply
money for the current expenses of the
government, to create a surplus TO pay
outstanding bonds and TO protect
American industries
Mr. BRYAN sent the following tele-
g. 1 - IL -
to Maj Mckinley: Senator Jones
has just informed me that the returns
indicated your election, and l hasten
to extend my congratulations We
have submitted the issue TO the Amer
lean people and their will is Law"
A ROCKFORD. ILL.,, dispatch said that
friends of Thomas g. Lawler, ex-com-
mander-in-chief of the g. A. r., will
urge his mace 20 President-elect Nc
Kinley for the appointment of commits
sioner of pensions when the proper
time arrives.
A TABLE prepared by the Associated
press from returns up to midnight of
the 9Th showed the election of 2Ol re-
pu blicans to the national house of rep
resentatives 12f democrats, 10 popu-
lists fusionists and independents,
number which perhaps should be
slightly increased, as few of those
classified as democrats have independ-
ent leanings.
Mr. BRYAN sent reply TO the Chi
cago dry goods house declining the
offer of s25, 900 year to attend to the
legal business of the firm, stating that
during the next four years he expected
TO devote much of his time TO the ad-
vocacy of bimetallism
WILLIAM J. BRYAN on the 9Th issued
an appeal to bimetallists, urging them
to renew their allegiance to the cause
of free silver and continue the agita-
ton by retaining their already organ
lied silver clubs, holding regular m eet-
ings and circulating literature or the
subject. and before the year 1900 he
thinks the people will be ready 70 de-
mand the free coinage of silver at the
ratio sixteen TO one without waiting
for the aid or consent of any other ma
ton.
THE New York Herald said on the
9Th that the New York anarchiats held
post election meeting, and il was de-
cided TO tolerate" or give thu repub-
licans a trial. A warning was written
in Greek and sent to certain republic
an leaders that they must not crush
the working man or their deaths would
follow. II was signed by The Red
Hand" Mark Hanna, Thomas C. Platt,
Chairman Hackett, of the republican
state committee, Chauncey NJ. Depew,
Senator Quay, Warner Miller and
Frederick ). Gibbs, national commit
teeman, received copies
CHAIRMAN HANNA, of the national
republican committee, proposes to
have officers in charge of headquarters
at New York or Chicago, from which
literature will be sent out and speak
ers assigned to keep up the fight
against free silver.
THE live stock men of Omaha. Kan
sas City and the west generally have
inaugurated a campaign to secure for
Farmer" samuel Allerton the position
OF secretary of agriculture in McKin-
ley's cabinet
THE campaign for the free coinage
of silver viii be waged with vigor dur
ing the next four years in preparation
for the election of 1900 The directors
of the American timetable union, who
constitute the bulk of the silver leaders
in three parties, have decided to main
tain headquarters in Washington, from
which to send out literature.
SENATOR BUTLER, chairman of the
peoples party national committee, has
issued manifesto to the people of the
United States, giving an analysis of
the reasons why the silver forces met
with defeat, criticising the money
power, lauding the populist party and
stating his fears that a gold standard
administration cannot bring prosperity
TO the wage worker, and that during
the next four years the peoples party
will be the nucleus around which all
patriots will gather.
MISCELLANEOUS.