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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
Before anil After Election.

England will never consent to silver
reconciliation, for the reason it is
the great creditor Nation Of the world.
There is but one way to get the !gold
to maintain parity, that is by buying
it, and the only way to buy it IS to is.
sue bonds. Since 1894 we have in.
creased the National debt by 1852, 000,-
900 in the purchase of gold. This
costs us in interests $4,000, 900
O year. Another bond issue would
have been required for another $780,
100000 before this, but for the fact
that gold spectators got scared as to
its effect on the elections, and "pa-
trioticallJ' snapped their gold for
greenbacks, aud 50 averted the threat
ened bond issue few weeks ago.
After election it will be differ ent.
The Treasury will be loaded up with
gold. and the:gold sharks will recon-
mcnce their raids for gold and force
another bond issue. The very green.
backs they received in exchange for
gold month ago will be utilized to
draw that gold from the Treasury.
What is to prevent? They are not to
be blamed. 1t is their business.
They make money by it, going and
coming. -Pittsburg Post.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
An American Citizen Arrested.

Samuel J. Tolon, an American citi-
zen and recently resident Of the prov
ince of Matanzas, Cuba, has been ar
rested on board of the Ward line steam
ship Sehaca, on a political Charge and
is now in custody on shore. Mr.. Tolon,
who is said to be a merchant Of promi-
nence, was arrested just as the steamer
was on the point Of sailing. tits said the
police have been trying for twenty
days to effect his capture. The United
States Consul General, Gen. Fitzhugh
Lee, has been communicated with and
it is reported that lie has entered pro-
test against Mr.. To|on's arrest and has
communicated with the authorities ut
Washington.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
SMALLPOX in Cuba.

The Spanish minister las received
m official letter from The surgeon
general Of the Spanish a:uy i'll CUBS,
declining al offer Of vaccine virus, as
I'LL the troops have been reyaccinated.
Smallpox does not prevail among the
soldiers, but among the people o.
small towns and harlets ia the int
rior of the island. The surgeon.gen-
eral states that smallpox IS decimntll4!
the rebel ranks. The government Of
Cuba is sending vaccine virus to IN.
terror towns. During the epidemic OF
1SGC-67 the city OF Santiago de Cnos
lost over 5000 by smallpox, nearly
all colored people.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
TIE COTTON CROP
Last Years Yield but l.lts.s NE. q
Seven Million Bale, N 3.

1e''eS.. III 81
The totals Of Secretary Hester, .
nual report Of the cotton crop i y, 81
United States we're promulgateae, ss5ss
Tuesday morning. They show :!
ceipts OF c,ttou.sat all Uaitel st..s. Y
ports for the year Of 5.42G, 246 N.Y., ANY,
against 5000: III last year oye,Isas
S773, 4G5 against LOST, 1ol; Southss,
consumption taken direct i,om inss' 4
ior Of the cotton belt, S63, G 35 s,,a;,., Il
So7 1913, making the cotton crop a 4
United States for 1896 amount IS
7,15J7,3ih bales against 1851 81 ,,.t
year and 1919, sl7 the year ue;ore. =
Mir. Hester has made a. ;!.vesi;e,,,
ton Of the consumption }: cotton /,
every mil in the South, incluain.
wooden mills that have used cotton ana
the results show u to;s! Of 9O4 ,ol
bales, Lrt Of this 4l,oG6 we're taEsn
from outpot:s included il port "a.
ceipts. It;i. total shows thai The a;lJs
OF the South have used nearly a ttll
maze than during the veac l79;-a.
aid that the Sonth has Consumed
more cotton thsn ever hetto.e known
il its history.
He makes the actual cos:oa crop o,
Texas. including tn India" f.;yrait,rv
1889, 49, bales, or, say l,--:6,3375 lts,
than last year aud states thar me actual
production Of the Indian. Terrs.9rv
vas G4,34) ba'cs. His renort on the
crop Of the different States i given as
follows in thousands Of bales:
North Carolina, 1854; Soatn \ ero,i.
ma, GG4; Georgia, 1,o79: Alabama, 800;
Florida, IS; Mississippi, $50; Louisi.
ana, 430; Arkansas, GEO; Tennessee,
etc, 252; Texas, 1890; total crop.
bales, 1851, 900. The crop of Okls.
homa which is included Il Tennessee:
amounted to 1856.
Mr.. Hester's report which was issued
Tuesday contained interesting facts in
relation to the increase in tia spinlles
Of southern Mills ana to ..ew mills
which will come into operation during
the new commercial year. He shows
the number Of spind!es tina. lave been
affected by bad trade and unsettled
monetary conditions which lie state,
have lessenel the years consumption
to the extent of about 1900 bales.
He makes the average weight of the
crop 6 $4,000 pounds per ha,- less than
last season aid says rh.: it equal
$4,000 bales az last year $ crop and Chat
at last years weights this years croI
would have been much less.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
The Cheap Dollar Buyaboo.

In one breath our goldbug friends
howl "50-csnt dollar" and in the
next they declare that free coinage is
al for the benefit of the silver mine
owner. Well, if the silver miner will
only set a 50'ceut dollar for his so
cents worth Of silver, wherein is the
benefit to him. But, if on the other
hand, he gets a dollar for his $50
cents worth" Of sil7or, the silver dol
lar under free coinage must be, not
50.cent but lO3.cent dollar. There
is no one quite so inconsistent as the
argumentatiye !.n:>'. 's. - Wheeling
Register.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
Three Hanged ut Paris.

At 1l:O5 Friday morning George L.
Wheeler, white, WAS hanged at Paris,
Texas, for the murder Of Robert Nc,
Cabe, III the Chickasaw nation, in June.
1895. He lay in wait for his victim
and shot him, i'll the presence of hiss
year old son. Immediately after the
removal of Whce]er's body the trap
was again adjusted and S:.as Lee and
Hickland Greelansl, tie .vo negroes
who murdered Edward 7. Caucy, JEFF
Maddox, Paul Apologize and al IN
known man on the shanty boat ON Red
river on Nov. 4, 1895, We're placed up,
on the gsllows. They were dropped at
1905. All three of their uecks were
broken. The negroes were hanged
separately at Wheeler's request, as he
did not want to be hanged with them.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
Election Riots III Madrid.

The elections for members of the
councils general i'll Madrid, Spain, Sat
urday, have resulted in the return &
large ministerial majority. Serious
rioting has taken place at Barcelona,
where the electoral college ballot box
was smashed and knives and revolvers
were freely used Several persons
were wounded during the disturbance
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
Brazil VIII Make Amends.

The Brazilian legation in London
has issued a note announcing that there
Is every indication of u peaceful anu
cordial solution of the difficulty wrlcn
has arisen between Brazil ana Italy,
regarding the claim Of the latter com,
try for indemnity as result of no
recent aud past outragas il hrazi! up
on 1taliun subjects.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
Watereh Stock and an Honest Dollar.

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany and the Bell Telephone Company
have been consolidated, and the CAPT.
tai stock of each company has been
increased fifty per cent. The owners
of the stock in each of these com.
panies are the greatest howlers for m
honest dollar. They are also the
greatest waterers OF stock in the coun-
try. The telephone business has uu-
fortunately cut down the profits Of
the telegraph business. Competition
would soon have forced both COM
panies to lower their rates; conse-
quently, they pooled their interests
and formed trust to keep up prices,
and at the same time watered their
stock ossput more money in the treas.
ury. 1t is perfectly legitimate
for these calamity howlers to deal in
initiation, and to combine to make the
people pay dividends on watesed stock
by paying more for telephone and tel.
egraph rates than they are honestly
worth; but when it comes to the M.
tion's increasing the currency by add.
ing to the stock Of gold similar stock
OF silver, or making tifty-three cents
worth Of bullion worth a dollar IN
money, there are no more fierce, ag.
gressive and uncomprising adherents
OF National honesty and National
honor. and no more bitter and ven
omous foes Of reputation than these
masters in the art of ballooning cor
porate values. New York Suburban.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
A Mysterious Drowning.

The bodies of Rev. Thomas Reeser,
pastor of the Evangelical Lutheran
church, of Hollidaysburg, Pa, and
one of the most prominent clergymen
OF central Pennsylvania, and John D.
Love, leading merchant of Holidays
burg, were found lying on the bank of
the Juniata river, near Flower Springs,
Friday. The two gentlemen had been
spending Thursday on a fishing trip.
AS both were known to lie expert
swimmers there is suspicion of foul
play.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
PEARL ERYAN'S MtEDEl;ERS
Plot TO LiEcrate jackson and Wal.
ling Uncovered.

Jackson and Walling, Pear! organs
Murlcrers. urc not hereafter TO have
the privileges which have Heretofore
been accorded them in the Covington,
ky., Jail. IT has been ioHud that
through visitors an:i gifts Il Eool u
plan for escape had hac,t made. which
was to have been carried mo effect at
6 O'Clock Monday morning. jackson
WAS discovered in whi:re2el CONVERSE
ton with & colored burglar, Walker.
The plo: was revealed by prisoner.
Walker was dragged from lis cell and
a new revolver found in lis pochet
and q saw in his cell. S>e:eral SAWS
were found in Wallins's ce,'. Jack
sons cell WAS searched. i'u7 nothing
found there. Visitors hereafter will.
be closely watched.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
More Cruisers for SDajn.

Admiral Beranger, the minister of
marine, has decided to purchase, in
Scotland, an iron clad of 10, 500 tons
and cruiser of $500 tons, costing
respectively 50, 5000 and 81, SIS, 900
and two torpedo catchers. He has
also 1ecilea to place an order in Eng
land for cruiser Of II, 500 tons.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
Court Martiuledand Shot.

The London Daily Telegraph has
dispatch from Buluwoyo saying that
Makoni's caves have been dynamited
and Makoni was court martialed and
shot. The chief died bravely. Wagon
loads Of booty were found in the cave.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
krupp Rules Out Foreign Workmen.

The correspondent of the London
Standard at Berlin, Germany, says
that Herr Krupp, the gun manufac-
turer, has dismissed all foreign work.
ingmen and officials from his employ,
on the ground of betrayal Of secrets to
toreigu governments.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
Shielded.

Alexander i. Mcintyre, genera! man
ager Of the Cleveland, O., Navigation
company, committed saicide III tfss
city Tuesday morning. The weapon
used was shotgun. The act WIS com
mitted in room over the Detrolt sDa
Cleveland compauy's office, ut the loo'
of Superior street The motive o. 1Ae
deed is not known.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
A Hot Springs Failure.

The VIM. J. Little dry goods COM
pany, Of Hot Springs, Ark, WAS placed
in the hands of W. J. Sumpter as re-
eel: er Monday. under the insolvency
LAW. The liabilities are about $40, 600.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12
Steam Gin Burned.

The steam gin and saw mill OF 7. >.
Lake near Newell postofIce, Ark, wa
burned this week. No insurance; loss
about g, 900.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-09-12

Arthur BalfOur declares that when
gold appreciates it leaves the country
and goes abroad. He said that before
the bond issues. The gold OF the
United States is going abroad. Bal
four declared that the greatest curse
that could visit country would be
appreciation of its standard of value.
The curse is seen in the United States.
Thousands and thousands OF men are
out of employment, and magnificent
farms containing the finest land in
the world are lying untitled and great
factories are still.
The gold man declares that free
silver will drive gold out OF the
country. Ask the gold man what is
driving the gold out Of the country
now. When he declares that free
silver will make gold at Il premium,
ask him what it meant the other day
in England when the Bank OF England
raised its discount rate. Whenever
the supply Of gold in England is
threatened the Bank Of Englsnd raises
the rate of discount; in other words,
places premium on gold, and saves
its supply, When the supply in this
country is threatened the President of
the United States calls for bond
issue, and Americans have recently
seen the debt of the country increased
by $262, 100000. For that amount of
debt the United States Treasury
Middletown transcript., 1896-06-27

The TRANSCRIPT with sincere be-
lief in the Repnblicanism Of many
men.who have acted politically withMr.
Addicks, including majority of those
who accompanied him to st. Louis,
appeals to those men to listen to the
reasoning within their own breasts and
as we all now approach the parting OF
the road, to pause before making their
decision. With us it is neither admiia-
tion or regard for Senator Higgins,
Col. DUPONT or any other man or set
Of men nor yet opposition to Mr.. Ad-
dicks. 1t is loyalty to the Republican
Party. It is Republicanism against
Addicksism. simply that and nothing
more.
In conclusion we urge every Repub-
lican to leave out personalities and to
unite at the primaries on July 11th in
sending men to Georgetown who shall
nominate ticket that shall stand for
Republicanism. Mckinley, Hobart and
Victory on Nov. 81 next. That is pos
sible in the State and iE an assurance in
New Castle county.
Middletown transcript., 1896-06-27
THAT HALF VOTE.

"Why should delegate cast a hall
vote for a candidate?" the TRANSCRIPT
has been asked a dozen times in 9
dozen different ways since the ST.
Louis convention adjourned. because
he has no more to give the candidate
Of his choic-," we might answer and
stop there, but wherefore has he only
half vote? 1t is we'll known that
some men are only "half a man,
there being such in every community,
and it would be fair reasoning to sup
pose that few of these fellows got
into the st. Louis Convention and
that they cast those half votes. To
those who read no further this explain.
alton should be satisfactory. 1t is not
the correct one, however.
In almost every political convention
there are contests, certainly in every
National Convention. There were 16S
contests in the st. Louis Convention.
In National Convention every state
is entitled to twice as many delegates
as it has Senators and Representatives
in Congress. In large States these
delegates are selected by Congressional
Districts, with a delegation at large
representing the two Senators. Della
ware has two Senators-Or should have
-and one Representative, thus entit-
ling the State to six delegates in Ma
tional Convention, each having a vote,
or six vo tes in all. 1t is well known
that there were twelve men who
sought to represent Delaware at st.
Louis, and there was a long contest as
to which delegation should be admit
ted, whether the delegates of the "Ad-
dicks Party" who had the appearance
of regularity or the Regulars" Of the
State House Convention who repre-
sent the large Republican vote in New
Castle county and a vote opposed to
domination by bribery at the primaries,
throughout the State. Mr.. Addicks
was turned down because he is not
a Republican and because his me-
thods are unreplblcan. There was
a proposition it was said to admit both
delegations, twelve men with half a
vote each. Had that been done Della
ware would have had twelve delegates
with half vote each. It was because
other contes were settled on this
basis, one such from Philadelphia,
that there we're delegates with only a
half a vote, some other fellows having
the other half which they were at lib.
erty to cast for another candidate. This
is the correct explanation,of that half
a vote.
Middletown transcript., 1896-06-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 70 {.


There are those who never quote
from newspaper except it be with q
doubt as to the accuracy of the state
ment. It is undoubtedly true of news
papers as of individuals, that there. are
certain ones that prefer an exaggera-
tion to the truth, but such are the ex-
ceplion. The average newspaper will
go to mnch expense and trouble to get
the truth, the facts relating to items
Of news. Newspaper misstatements
are usually the fault of persons who
give out misinformation, claiming to
know what they do mot know. So
many people have not learned that even
Solomon does not know everything,
and tina. a well-informed man or
woman can afford to say, II do not
know" rather than to give oata wrong
impression.
The explanations of the s.16 to 1"
silver discussions are said to be numer-
GUS and ridiculous. The curbstone
orator and the parlor idiot each explain
ing to more ignorant audience, when
unchecked, have been outd me on this
subject by the ''free-pass'' politician.
One of these was heard on the Delaware
railroad enlightening his seat mate
as follows: "The 16 to l you see refers
to gold and silver, the coinage of the
metals. 1t means that for every gold
dollar the government coins there must
be sixteen silver dollars coined, if this
free coinage craze idea is adopted.
Is not the explanation plausible2 1t
certainly appeared to be satisfactory to
the parties directly interested. Of
course it is away off and the retailer
of this misinformation without doubt
belongs to the class who have no faith
in the accuracy Of newspaper news. If
be will read and study the following
statement from newspaper he will be
able to explain the meaning of the
phrase, 16 to correctly
SIT means in practice that sixteen
ounces of.silver should be held as worth
as much as one ounce Of gold. One
ounce of gold, American coin standard
of fineness-that is, nine hundred parts
of pure gold to one hundred of alloy,
will coin in gold dollars $3.50. Six
teen ounces of silver, American coin
standard of fineness-that is, nine
hundred parts Of pure silver to one
hundred Of alloy, at the rate of 412a
grain to the dollar (the weight of the
present standard silver dollar) will coin
$3.50 in silver dollars. These sixteen
ounces of silver can be bought in the
markets Of the world to-day for 1904.
There would, therefore. be a profit of
1886 on an investment of 1924, bsing
about 81 per cent, if the holder of
silver could take it to the mint and
coin it without charge into silver
dollars. The advocates of fir; coinage
favor law that will allow any holder
of silver bullion or, in fact, silver of
any kind las the latter can readily be
melted into bars) to have the right to
take the same to any mint of the United
States and convert it into silver coin
free of charge"
Middletown transcript., 1896-06-27
STATE CONVENTION
or THE
Republican Party

Headquarters of the Republican State Cen
tral Committee, Wilmington, Del, June "a
A State Convention the Republican
party Of the State of Delaware will be held al
Georgetown, on Thursday, July l6, A. ID. 1896
at IL O'Clock M, for the purpose of selecting
three electors to vote for President and Vice
President Of the United States, nominating q
candidate for governor and a candidate fol
representative in Congress and electine
twelve members of the State Central Com.
mittee.
The convention will consist of one hundred
and sixty Q6O) delegates, apporsoned among
the several districts of the state as follows:
40 to be chosen from the Frst District
SO to be chosen from the Second District,
40 to be chosen from the Third District.
42 to be chosen from the Fourth District
said delegatessshaIlsbe appOrtioned among
the several subdivisions of each district ac-
cord1ng to the apportionment for the State
convention held at Dover on May IL, last,
The election of Delegates shall be as follows:
On Saturday, the eleventh day of July next,
theRepublican voters ofthe several subdiyis.
ions shall assemble at the usual voting places
therein, and shall organize by electing three
judges to conduct the election, who shall
forewith open the polls and receive the bal
lots; provided, however, that in case it shall
be found impracticable to hold such election
at the usual voting place, the voters there
may select some other convenient place in
the neignborhood for the purpose of electing
judges and holding such election.
The polls shall be open continually in the
First and Second districts from D. m, TOT d.
m. and in the Third and Fourth districts
from p. m. to 4 p. m.
Upon closing the polls the judges shall pub
licly count the votes and make certificate
ofelection in duplicate one of which shall
be delivered to the delegates elected and the
other shall be mailed forthwith to the Secre-
tary Of the Republican State Central Com
mittee at Wilmington.
At the election Of delegates to the said con-
vention Republicans only shall be allowed
to vote.
No one shall be eligible as delegate to
said convention who is under political alleg-
lance to any one who is in sympathy with
the treachery which caused for the past year
to be without her full representation in the
United States Senate.
JAMES Fl. WILSON,
Chairman,
Attest: HUGH c. BROWNE, Secretary.
Middletown transcript., 1896-06-27
CURRENT EVENTS:

Spain has decided to send 100000 addi
tional troops to Cuba by the end of the
year.
The degree of doctor of laws has been
conferred on Ambassador Bayard by the
Oxford University.
The Democratic State Convention of ILL
nois rc-nominated John. P. Altgeid for goy.
ernor and adoped a free silver platform.
B. H. Bristow, Secretary of the Treas.
ury under President Grant, died at his
home in New York City on Monday aged
sixty four years.
The Democrats of India and Ohio held
their State Conventions this week and
adopted radical free silver platforms B.
F, Shiveley was nominated for Governor
of Indiana
For the third time since January LIST the
price of coal has been advanced. This last
time an advance of twenty-five cents ton
is to be made by all the anthracite coal
mining and carrying companies, to take
effect July 1st. This will bring coal to the
highest price it has touched since 1898.
A lawyer may keep her hat on in New
Jersey. while addressing the Court, if per-
chance the lawyer is women, according
to Chancellor McGill's recent decision in
the case of Miss Philbrook, when the op-
posing counsel ungallantly called attention
10 he fo ~ hot hol voI
her hat.
Mrs. Alice Fleming, of New York City,
charged with killing her mother, Mrs.
Bliss, by administering poison in clam
chowder, was declared not guilty after a
trial of over eight weeks duration. Mrs.
Fleming and her mother got along badly
and an estate of $4,000 was coming to the
daughter at the mothers death. The trial
was sensational and some of the evidence
unprintable, but such crowds were in at
tendance that there was almost panic on
Monday from the crush.
Diaz, the President of Mexico, has been
nominated for reelection for the fifth o.:
sixth term. He has filled the office for
sixteen years consecutively since 1884, and
served one term previous to that time. He
has great ability as a statesm an and pa
triot and remarkable personal influence.
Under his administration Mexico, formerly
country of outlaws and bandits with no
railroads and the most primitive methods
of communication and transportation, has
become a prosperous State, with good
credit, well equipped army, and there are
dozen railroad centers at the city of Mex
leo today. The Mexicans are wise in hold.
ing on to Diazg.