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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
TOO BROAD A STATEMENT.

FREQ Coinage Would Make Demand for
Many Additional Days Labor.
Maj. Mckinley in his formal letter ac-
cepting the republican nomination for
president declared that the free coin
age of silver would mot make farming
less laborious or more profitable. 1t
would not start factory or make de.
mand for an additional days labor"
If free coinage will mot start fac.
tory or make demand for an addition
al days labor" then what becomes Of
the stereotyped argument that the pro-
duction of silver will be enormously in
creased and the country flooded with
it? How can the production be largely
increased without giving employment
to more men in the mines? How can
more men find work in the mines with.
out adding to the working force of the
reduction mills? How can more mines
resume operations and more mills start
without creating demand for more
food, clothing, machinery and supplies
of every kind? How can all of these
things occur without eastern farms and
factories getting some of the benefits :?
So, if we look at it simply as matter
of silver mining, the statements entire
ly too broad, and Mr.. Mckinley had bet
ter think little UNCONSTITUTIONAL BIZ
metallist.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
natural. All the economists of the

natural. All the economists of the
modern American school, since
Walkers famous work of over a
dozen years ago, agree that the
wages of labor are drawn from the
labor product. When the product of
labor falls in value the wages OF
labor. unless there is some compen-
sating element must fall also. The
steady depreciation of staple labor
products, therefore, due to the APP
probation of the dollar is hardship
not only to the employing industry
but to the labor employed in it. That
is common sense and common his
tory. The past five years of depres-
sion, in which wages and labor con-
ditions generally have shared in the
general depression in returns, present
a painful object lesson of the truth of
the above economic proposition.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
Melville {. keith, M. D.

proprietor OF the SANITARY Cottages
Of Bellville, Ohio, invites CORES
pondence from those who are sick
and distressed,in body OF mind and
specially asks those persons who
have in vain tried other physicians
and found no benefit, to write him
and obtain a knowledge of the laws
of life and to become we'll and stay
we'll. There is no use of being
sick or crippled up by Rheuma-
tism, Nervous Troubles, Paralysis,
Cancer or any other chronic or So
called incurable disease. You can
be cured. DR.. Keith's methods are
entirely different in theory and in
fact from poison giving medical
men and he cures where all others
have failed. No poisonous drugs
are used. Every step is made
plain to you and you are educated
in the qcays and zaaos OF life as you
go on to health.
Doctor Keith uses plants, foqc-
ers and herbs which are not pois-
onous and this Doctor gives you
rules about diet and other habits
which are sure to cure every cur
able case where they desire to be
we'll.
Correspondence Immediately an
swered.
Valuable book sent free to your
address by return mail. Send
postal.
No charge for consultation thro'
the mail.
Address postal card and have
some of the laws come to you free.
Have your eyes opened to the
true laws of life and do not take
any more .poisons and physics that
do your oody harm rather than
good.
References from the Nations
choicest citizens.
Remember the man; remember
the address.-Melville @. Keith,
M. d., Bellville, Richland County,
Ohio, U. S. A.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
LIKE TWO ACRoBATS.
How Money and Morals Send 10 Eacl
Other in the Now York Conscience,

How Money and Morals Send 10 Each
Other In the New York Conscieacs,
Morals and money are curiously
blended in the New York conscience.
They are like two acrobats; they bend
each to the other. Four years ago New
York declared democracy was q great
moral motor advancing to strike down
the dragon of protected monopoly. Low
tariff meant large imports and the port
of New York kept the tollgate. The
now fierce southern briguaier and wild
eyed western populist was fondly pat
ted on the bnck by the New York "busiy
ness interest" Then the Gotham press
bubbled over with loving tributes to the
democratic yeomanry of the south and
west. Suddenly New York has dis
cerned that these political fungi threat
en- public safety. A comparison of their
editorials of August, 1892, and August,
1896, would cause the parallel column
artist to grow sick with envy
THAT same humanity that influences
the seller Of cotton to diminish the
whole product, the seller of iron to limit
its production, and the railroad presi-
dent to discourage the construction OF
competitive lines impels the seller Of
primary money to work to restrict its
coinage. Thousands of men are moved
by this inspiration and are hardly con-
scious OF it. In this particular the seller
of money is no worse and no better than
the seller of anything else, but he is not
justified in dressing his campaign in a
moral linen buster to conceal selfish I'M
dergarments.-C. J. Haden, in Atlanta
Constitution.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25


for political power of a race of
farmers who supplied most of the
Gathers of the Republic" who were
for many years the controlling power
within it, but who are now losing
their land and with it their political
weight. The agricultural population
OF this country will, in fifty years, be
poor and illiterate, made up of hired
laborers, on great estates of tenants
and of proprietors of small patches
of ground, which they will cultivate
with the spade and of whose produce
they will eat only what cannot be
sold." s. l.. CARY,
Jennings, Louisiana.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25

pl.U
Here is a shrinkage of 20 per cent
in the wages of the nine industries
which furnished the investigating
committee with the most complete
and therefore most reliable returns.
1t is significant that the senate in
vestigation did not cover agricultural
wages. The Penny Press is therefore
compelled to supply the deficiency
from the following returns of the
government agricultural department.:
Day wages in harvest with board;
1869, 50 20; 1875, 81 20; 1879, 81 80; 1882
s1.4S; 1885 $1.40; 1888, 81 81; 1890, ST. 30;
1892, $1.30.
Average day wa ges in harvest with
board; 1869, ST. "a; 1875, 81. 80; 1879, ST.;
1882, $1.15; 1885, $1.1O; 1888, 81 OF; 1899
S10s.
Average day wages for ordinary
farm labor without board; 1869 SID:
1875, $1.Os; 1879 81 cents; 1882 90 cents;
1885, 81 cents; 1888, so cents; 1890, 90
cents; 1892, 50 cents.
Average day wages for ordinary
labor with board; 1859, $1.Oa; 1875,
rs cents; 1879, SO cents; 1882, 81 cents;
1885 67 cents; 1883 81 cents; 1890 So
cents: 1892, 81 cents.
We therefore find that the reduc-
tiop in agricultural wages from 1870
20 to 1899 was about the same as fer
the nine industries above reported in
the senate investigation. It Is rea-
sonable that the wage reduction in
the various industries should be much
the same, for the labor, supply and
demand in the various Industries
naturally tend to equalization. 1t is
therefore probable that the average
reduction of 90 per cent in the wages
of the ten largest industries named
represents closely the percentage of
wage reduction in the general in
dustries and occupations of the
country for the eighteen.year period
ending with 1891. If we further add
the wage-cut since 1891, the wage re-
duction for the twenty-three years
since silver decentralization in 1873 is
in the nelghborhood of 40 per cent
or, about the same as the deprecia=
ton in the price of staple labor pro-
duets since 1878.
in fact. the average reduction in
the prices Of 100 staple commodities,
as shown in the senate tables from
1878 to 1891 and continued down to
1896 on the basis of Rradstreet's
prices, is almost exactly 40 per cent:
and this similarity in the rate OF re-
duction in the wages of labor and the
prices Of labor products is logical and
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
STATE PLATFORM.

e of IOWA in
the platform adopted by the national demo-
cratic convention at Chicago in 1896 as a true
principles We recognize in the cand-
1ates named by said national convention noble
and patriotic champions of said principles. and
Recognizing in the financial issue the great and
controlling question of the present campaign
re invite all voters, irrespectable of past party
affiliations, who are in favor of the interests
and prosperity of the great masses of the peo-
pie, to join with us in carrying the election this
fail to the end that financial releJ may be given
and prosperity restored to the cOllntry.n
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
Disastrous bank fail

Disastrous bank failures are ane
nounced every day. The sound mon
ey cranks have created such panic
and SO reduced the amount of money
in circulation that they cannot COL
lect their notes and therefore cannot
pay depositors even 5O-cent dollars.
With enough money in circulation
to transact the business of the conn
try and the faith Of the nation
pledged to the payment of every note
printed, there could be no such los.
ses. The people would save millions
every year by abolishing the national
banking system.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
FOR SALE.

80 acres of land with good buildings
and waterfall under cultivation except
acres, situated miles northwest of
Cresco and 3 miles northeast of Bon
air; also house and four lots in village
OF Granger; all for sale at u bargain.
For farthe information call on Mrs.
CAROLINE BRoNNER, on the premi.
ses, or address her at Cresco, Iowa.
101 cot
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
Probate Notice.
To Whom it May Concern:

TO w IIOIII IL INHy CUHCCTI:
You and each of you are hereby notified to
appear at the Court House in Cresco, Howard
county, Iowa. on the 18th day OF October A. D,
1875, at $50 O'clock p. m, to attend the probate
OF an instrument purporting 10 be the last Will
and Testament of Jtha Cynch
late of Howard County, Iowa, de-
ceased, at which time and place you Will
appear and Show cause, If any, why said
VIII should not be admitted to probate.
In testimony Whereof have hereunto sub
scribed my name and affixed the seal of said
S. S. CULVER.
41W3 Clerk OF Dist. Cour
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
FARM FOR, sALE

One mile west of Kendallville and
about s miles northeast of Cresco:
consisting of 1853 acres in fine state
of cultivation. The Kendallville
school house is on the farm, which
has two good unfailing wells, new
barn 34x4O, a comfortable dwelling
house and an abundance of timber
for the farm. For price and terms
address PHILEMON TOWNSEND,
s3m6 Kendallville, Iowa.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
You Arc Invited

to become we'll and strong. An in
vitation is given to you to get rid
of your sickness and diseases and
remain we'll. Sound in Body.
Sound in Mind. The time is at
hand when these sicknesses will re-
main only on those who are ignor:
ant Of Natures laws or who will
not obey them.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25

Bourke Cochran Of New York who
derisively said 1.-THE farmers of the
west work their jaws more than their
farms has been employed by tue
gold syndicate to come west and i'm
struct them how to vote.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
Announcement.

l hereby announce myself to the
electors of Howard county as candi-
date for nomination to the Office of
County Auditor, subject to the de-
cision Of the Democratic free coinage
nominating convention.
MERRILL Bowers,
Cresco, Sept. 10, 1906.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
FOR SALE.

My valuable residence property.
corner of Peck and Oak streets, near
the public school building, consisting
OF three lots, plenty of ornamental
trees, good 10 room house, good eel
lar, barn, good we'll and out build
ings. Enquire of DIR. HI. G. PRICE.
oo'@o G resco, Iowa
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25

Dear money makes money the
master, everything else is servant. y
VIM. Mckinley, Feb'y 18th, 1891.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
|NGREssIONAL TICKET

For Representative in Congress-4th
District:
FRANK D. BAYLESS, of Clayton.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
The Fall of Wages,

The Penny Press of Minneapolis
proves by official figures that since
the demonstration of silver in 1878
American wages have fallen 1916 per
cent. Its article should be read and
carefully considered by every wage
Garner in the country. The Press
says:
The local organs of the gold stand
ard-the same that three months ago
formed that notorious combine to
destroy organized labor in the Twin
Cities-are now publishing a table of
statistics prepared by Edward Atkin-
son and other gold standard advo-
Gates. This table fails so completely
to make case for the gold standard
side that the Penny Press gladly, the
other day, published it entire and ex-
posed its weakness. The Journal is
now compelled to admit that the
table, faulty as it was in its premises,
showed that American wages rose
GIL points during the thirteen years
of free coinage, ending with 1872, as
against 1.5 points for eighteen years
OF the gold standard, ending with
1891. The reduction of fully rs per
cent. in wages under the present
gold standard" since 1891 is, of course
not referred to in the table or by the
journal. The net result, however,
with the recent five-year period in
cluded in the investigation stands as
heretofore mentioned in the Penny
Press, as follows:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
Announcement.

] hereby announce myself a candi
date for the office of county audito
subject to the action Of the Republi
can nominating convention.
Forest City, Aug. 81, '96.
Il. j. WILLIAMS.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25

Inn n
1S72...... 1eS
no q
o''''''''.........
Percentage of wage increase:
1S6O-72, free colnage.....67.1 per cent
1921 gold standard. per cent
lS9l-96, gold standard. .25. o decrease
In other words, thirteen years of
free coinage increased wages in this
country two-thirds while twenty
three years of the gold standard have
reduced wages 1915 per cent.
The Penny Press regrets to state,
however, that even the above show
ing for the gold standard, poor as it
is cannot. be allowed to stand. The
United States senate investigation
committee in order to make a show
lug for the gold standard at all, was
obliged to fill in lot of occupations
from which there are few or no re-
turns. The industries from which
the returns were most complete
showed, with one exception, an actual
reduction of wages from 1878 to 1891,
as appears from the reportof the very
authority from which the Journal
gets its table:
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25
STATE TICKET

STATE TICKET
or-Electors-at-Large:
Horace Boies, of Blackhawk.
Gen. James b. Weaver, of Polk.
For District Electors
First-A. F. Kuhlemeir, Des Moines
Second-Thos. Stapleton. of Iowa.
Third-C. w. Green, of Butler.
Fourth-A. l.. Himle, of Winnesheik
Fifth-Louis Metzgar. of Marshall
Sixth-Perry Engle, of Jasper
Seventh-C. G. Lumis, of Polk.
Eighth-D. G. Bradley. of Appanoose
Ninth. j. Shea, of Pottawattamie
Tenth. B. Butler, of Webster
Eleventh.. T. Roe, of Monona
For Secretary of State:
MAJOR L. H. KARR, of Clark.
For Auditor of State:
G. w. DAVIS, of Louisa.
For Attornev-Gener
WIN. ID. BOIES, of Sioux.
For Treasurer:
JOHN FOLEY, of Chickasaw,
For Supreme Judge:
L. r. BOLTER, of Harrison.
For Ry. Commissioner-Long Term:
AMOS STOECHEL, of Davis.
For Ry. Commissioner-Shor Term:
THOS. j. DENSON, of Fayette.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1896-09-25

In the late Encyclopedia Dictionary
page 3ll2, under the heading
"Metalic;;" "The legal obligation of
a national mint to coin both gold and
silver at fixed ratio between the
two metals, coupled with law
giving debtors the power (unless pre-
vented by special contracD to satisfy
their creditors by payment in either
Of the metals thus coined"
To show the effect of the gold
standard prices upon the farmere,
will give l. few figures of the last cen
sns. In toYa from 1880 to 1890, the
number of Owning farmers increased
1921 while the number of tenapt
farmers increased 1G, 500. And in for
ty-seyen states and territories the
number Of owning farmers increased
155,951 and the number Of tenant
farmers increased 500, 3ST.
In commenting upon these figures
Mr.. Powers, in an article pu blished
February 1925, in Lippincott's Maya
zine, said; 'sThe economic change is
already producing political changes.
The populist movement of the day is
the beginning Of the dying struggle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-27
Arthur Smiths Great Feat at
Wheeling.
Rode His Wheel 295 81 Miles
In p Hours.
HAD MANY ACCIDENTS.
Beat the Former Best Record
BY is Miles.
Other Sporting News of a Gen
eral Nature.

Chicago. Oct. 27.-Arthur z. Smith Of
the Lincoln Cycling club reduced the q
hour American road record yesterday
He rode 29594 miles in that time. there
by breaking the former record of 277
miles, held by A w. w. Evans, by
more than IS miles
Smiths ride was extraordinary in
many ways. He is a letter carrier and
as usual reported to his station for du-
" at 6.25 o'clock. From that time up
70 1880 O'Clock he performed his daily
routine work, after which he rode his
" heel TO the depot and boarded a train
Tor Wheeling, where the start of his
ride was to be made. After a short rest
ne began his tedious "A hour grind,
winch resulted 50 creditably.
All was not smooth riding for Smith.
Accident after accident befeu him, his
wheel or his pacemakers as the hours
wore on, until nearly disheartened he
was tempted to discontinue. AS night
approached the mercury sunk lower,
and Smith suffered intensely from cold.
Smith started from Wheeling at 1-51
o. o'clock The course over which he
made his remarkable ride was from
Wheeling to Libertyville and return.
and from Wheeling to Niles and back
to the starting point. The distance for
the two round trips is A 2-5 miles by
official survey. From Wheeling to Lib
ertyyille and return it is q $40 miles,
and from Wheeling to Niles and return
2012 miles. The road is of gravel the
greater part of the distance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-27

making 16 single column blocks. All of
the column blocks We're sawed in two
in the middle leaving on each ticket
eight presidential electors on the top
and two presidential electors preceding
the state ticket on the bottom. In max
ing up their ballots and changing the
rotation of the parties on the ballot it
could make no difference with each
ticket provided they placed each state
ticket under the party designation it
belonged to and under the presidential
electors.
In doing this the local printer ar
range the rotation of the ticket to suit
the county clerk, but in placing the
state tickets he got the state Democrat
lc ticket under the Peoples Party head
ing and the Peoples Party state ticket
under the Democratic heading Now
this would have made no difference if
nothing had been on the state ticket
plate but the state nominees but at
the head of each state ticket, as before
stated are the names of two presidential
electors hence it reversed two names
on each ticket and left two names du-
plicated on each ticket and left out two
names on each ticket.
ITO remedy this there was nothing
necessary to be done but to unlock the
forms and transpose the blocks con
tanning the Democratic and PopuHst
state ticket and put them under their
correct heads.
If the local printer had used ordina-
~ care and taken a stone proof of the
ballot and compared his names with
the sample ballot sent him by US there
could not have been any error.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-27
Chairman of the State Demo
cratic Committee
Returns From Chicago and Re-
assures Silver Men
THAT PARTY LEADERS
In Chicago Believe That Bryan
Is To Win.
No Figures Are Given on Amtic-
ipated Results.

J. Mack Love, chairman of the Dem
ocratic state central committee. has
just returned from Chicago where he
went to consult with the national Dem
ocratic committee. Mr. Love said to
a Journal reporter today:
The national committee has absolute
confidence in the success of Bryan.
Everything is very favorable to his
election.
There is not a state in the middle
west where they are not sure, after a
careful canvass of the situation. that
the chances of Bryan's carrying the
state are much better than those Of Nc
Kinley."
Are not the Republicans also conf
dent2''
yes. they are. but their confidence
is based on their ability to buy the
election at the last minute. They know
that the majority of the votes are
against them and il they cannot buy
them at the last minute they will not
win The committee and the state
committees are watching the matter
and the Republicans viii never be able
to work such a scheme
There have been $4,000 new voters
made in Chicago that have taken out
naturalization papers Their vote viii
be divided between both parties Both
parties are figuring on getting the
LARGE floating vote of Chicago, but 1
think that Rryan's chances are the
best. The Republicans will not be able
to vote the operative vote, even if they
are able to march them in their process
sions. The national committee are fig
uring on both Michigan and Indiana a.
absolutely sure for Bryan, and also
Minnesota
THE campaign is running smoothly
and satisfactorily in all the states so
far as the national committee is con-
cerned.
I was around the Democratic head
quarters in New York in 1892 and can
say that every one is much more con
ddent of success today than they were
then. The prospect of Bryan carry
ing hotly contested states is 100 per
cent better than was Cleveland's at the
same time in the campaign