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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
Mr.. Sewall's Letter.
Boston Herald.)

AItnur Sewall has bad cause to de-
fend. but the public certainly had n RIGHT
70 eNpect something better from him in
ms letter accepting the vice-presidentiaj
nominatlon than repetition of the dem
IN this country. If there are any such
classes Mr.. Sewall belongs to them as
conspicuously as anybody He ought TO
IeaVe ms sort of talk TO his Populist Ri
something that Watson can fairly claim
sort OF a patent on. and it doesn't sound
quite so absurd coming from him
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

THE Tammany candidates for Con-
gress, vote them all down." exclaims
the New York Sun. Verify these are
times that put political habits to the
test and no man can adhere to them
and maintain his self respect without
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
COVERED
.HUMOR

.o men ,. was thirteen years old began to have
sore eyes ana ears, and from my ears a humor
spread, doctored with five different skifuI
was Ec,e uma they did me no good. Ny disease
my head, face, and body NOBODY tbo aln bte 7
R nuuiu nve, ana would not have hut for CUTIcrnA
Mn aa l used four boxes of CurIcrn.
af az c raSes Oh SuTIcuRA soar. and three bottles
~ that Time bnt now it is SO thick can h.r al.
COMP IT, ! am sixteen years old. WEIGH ~,
mss inEAN GRANDEL, Clayton, NY.
r,suKa sos UeRs Ts.A7xEsr Warm bath. with CIR.
Of humor cures. IA "EsoLvENT, greatest
soxr s sntcu F. the world. Price, curcuR. sc
~ Cahn. CoRP.. Sole Props Boston. GUTTER Dsuo
"o~ 70 Cure Every Skin Humor," mailed freq.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

Here's whata newlyappointcd Demo
cratic postmaster at Albany Me. thinks
of Mr.. Bryan's chances of success
After receiving his papers, he studied
'he matter over and decided he had
rather have his liberty and the privi-
iege OF going cunning than he had 2
government ofiice.so he sent the papers
back to Washington" says the oxford
Democrat
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

II Is not very courteous habit to
cut down small fir and spruce trees Ia
OBTAIN the houghs. and later, commit
trespass on a neighbours land bv draw.
ing the cut down trees and convertino,
mem 10 the trespasser's own use
Machias tnlon.-How gentle and
courteous Verify such smooth speech
was not in Pope's mind when he wrote
Al every word a reputation dies
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
Daily gtnnfbtf apnrnal.
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR.

No notice whatever will be taken OF un-
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return of rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers, Au-
gusta. Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
4 Side-split.ing Feature Of a Great show

AR. se%all. as a knight of the mass.,
, ,ha rie, inc classes: as an arraigner Of
trusts and banks: as a belabore, az 1 nus
snlt WIN the Populistic club. is doing ths
c ,,,,,., &c, m the Bryan-Sewali circ me
NAV Mm,sh on nov IL never before is the greatest
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

1t would be interesting to know how
the stay-at-homes of this week in
Georgia and Florida are to vote in
November.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

Anyhow that postal card vote in
Chicago is about three to one in Nc
Kinley's favor.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

If Turkey really has refused passage
of the Dardanelles to the American
cruisers, it is pretty certain Russia
is back of it, What then?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
anger discounts Even the Rncordinu.

philadelphia Ledger,
ne general tenor of Brother pr,,o,
,ieTn ,ho indicates that he does nor q" he >
rapher. anger Is stenog-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

a Washington county community is
having the first new house that has
been built there in 80 years The name
Of the place. spare our bushes. Is Eass
kennebcc,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

BRYAN TOLD THE WESTERN
FARMERS THAT PRICES WOULD
ADVANCE UNDER FREE SILVER
THAT THE PURCHASING POWER
OF OUR PRESENT DOLLAR is TOO
GREAT.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

Watson will now have more leisure
to attend to Sewall
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

and honey cost him $50 the other day
He stole them on separate occasions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
OF OHIO.
FOR vICE-PRESIDENT,
GARRETT A. HOBART
OF NEW JERSEY.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Electors at Large:
JOHN F. HILL of Augusta.

First pistrict-EDWIN PARSONS of
Kennebunk. -
Boothbay Harbor.
Third District-FRED ATWOOD Of
Winterport.
Fourth District-ALBERT H. SAWYER
Of Calais.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

A Hope mans fondness for mutton
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09
Sewa!i the Philanthropist.

portland Press.)
There won't be ANYTHING for tba ~,
Ar'hnr Sewall to do after the third NJ r'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-09

Bangor feels better over the water
works dilemma since it heard that a
3-foot eel had wiggled through Port
lands filter
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22

For four years they have enjoyed the
brand of prosperity, Joy and happi-
ness" which came from taking his ad-
vice once, and they will not be fooled
again. They want no more free
WOOL" They want no free silver" to
boost the price of their grain, when
they now see it increase in value day
by day without free silver, and while
silver deer eases in value. They want a
market for their products. They want
the mills to open once again, SO that
the idle men may go back to work, re-
ceive wages, and be once more able to
buy good American food, and plenty of
it. That is what the farmers of Ohio
and the farmers of the Nation want,
and they will decline to take the ad-
vice of Mr.. Bryan regarding the best
way to achieve that result.
The farmers have learned to estimate
his advice at its true worth, and this
time they say "Thank you, but, we
rather guess not Your sort Of pros
perity, joy and. happiness is too much
like skinned milk. We prefer to live
on something more substantial than
fine words. s."-Commercial Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
TRUE DEMOCRATIC DOCTRINE.
Jefferson, jackson and Benton We're for
Gold Standard.

Jefferson, jackson and Benton We're for
Gold Standard.
Jefferson, In 1883, wrote: "Just
principles will lead us to disregard legal
proportion altogether, to inquire into
the market price of gold in the several
countries with which we shall princi-
pally be connected in commerrce and to
take am average from them. 1 very
much doubt right now to change the
value, and especially to lessen it."
The house committee in 1921, report
ed: 'It is sufficient to know, by un-
happy experience, that its (rntio of IF
teen to one) tendency is to rid us of a
gold currency and leave us nothing but
silver"
The house committee in 1894, report
ed: "The desideratum in the monetary
system is @ standard of uniform value.
We cannot ascertain that both metals
have ever circulated simultaneously,
concurrently and indiscriminntely in
any country where there are banks or
money dealers, and we entertain the
conviction that the nearest approach to
an inwariable standard is it's establish
ment in one metal, which metal shall
compose exclusively the currency for
large payments"
Andrew Jackson, In 1886, wrote:
"There is no fraud In gold. It is un-
changeable and will do it's office every
where and at all times. Labor impar.ts
an invariable value to It,"
Benton, in 1884, said in debate: 1T
(gold) has an intrinsic value, which
gives 1t currency all over the world to
the full amount of that value without
regard to law or circumstances. 1t has
q uniformity of value which makes it
the safest standard of value of property
which the wisdom Of man has yet dis
covered. It's superiority over all other
money gives It's posssssor the choice
and command of all other money"
Following this debate the act called
the administration gold BILL" in
tended to put the country on a single
gold standard, was passed, 145 to SO in
the house and IS to in the senate, and
signed by Andrew Jackson, president
The house committee, in 1853, report
cd: "Gold is the only standard of value
by which oil property is now measured.
1t Is virtually the only currency of the
country. We desire to have the standard
currency to consist of gold only, and
that these silver coins shall be entirely
subservient to it, and that they shall be
used rather as tokens than as standard
coins"
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
In The Oil Fields.
OIL MARKET.

Pittsburg, Oct. 10. The new we'll on
Big Sewickley creek, owned by Fort
man, Miller & Co., and located on the
Davis farm, is quite good producer,
the best yet drilled in that locality.
The salt water was exhausted yester-
day morning when it started to pump
oil at the rate of go bbls. day. This
is that company's third well on that
property and will be incentive for con-
siderable new work in that locality.
North of Gregg station, the Forest
Oil company has drilled through all
sands on the Tidball farm and will
have small fifth sand pumper.
The South Penn Oil company has
drilled its test we'll on the Mackay
farm, south of Cameron, Marshall coun-
ty, through the Gordon and despite
the showing made when first drilled
into the sand, will not have profita-
BILE producer. This was an important
wildcat and when it began to show
some oil was thought to be the start
ing point for a new Gordon pool.
Wildcatting is still quite alive in the
river front counties. In the Volcano
district, Wood county, Stewart & Co.
are drilling at a thousand feet on the
Shaffer farm on Walkers creek.
In the Clay district the same COM
pany and Hochstetter & Tenant are
drilling in the hundred-foot with a
wildcat on the John f. Thompson
farm, located on the Stillwell creek.
In the Marietta district, Marietta
company has rig up on the Irison
farm, located a mile up the river from
Williamstown.
On the Moonesteta, a Wheeling COM
pany is drilling at 500 feet; this is an
important test we'll located on Hoaglan
run.
In Peasants county, Union district,
the Briggs test we'll is drilling in the
Big Injun, but has not found the pay.
Patton & Co. have drilled in a 2O-bbl
Cow Run sand we'll on the Cook farm
on French creek.
In the eastern extension of the Cairo
field, in Richie county, the Central
Production company's we'll on the d.
c. Pew farm is producing 10 bbls.
day from the salt sand. Several new
wells will be due in the Cairo develop.
ment this week.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
. Restore the Zero Freezing Point.

In the haste in which the democrats
at Chicago prepared their platform
they forgot to include the plank de-
claring in favor of restoring the nat
ural freezing point of zero. Mankind
has suffered and shivered tremendously
because of this inhuman standard of
temperature, adopted undoubtedly at
the instigation of coal barons and quack
doctors. Without waiting for the aid
or consent of any other nation, let US
proceed to lower the freezing point and
to reform our climate in the interests Of
the masses.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
Coal Run.

Quite a number from here took in
the excursion to Canton.
Mrs. Charlie Smith and son, Lewis
have returned from Constitution, where
they have been visiting friends.
Alonzo Hall is going to put out a
large peach orchard on his land just
back of our village
Married, Sunday morning, at the
residence of VIM. Dement,, Miss Bertha
Harmon, of Noble Co., and Joseph
Dement, of this place, Rev. S. p. Moody
officiating. We wish them success
through life.
Mr.. E. r. Alderman, of Marietta,
gave political address here Saturday
afternoon, which was very fair, clear,
candid and forcible, and was free from
any harsh or unkind feelings towards
anyone.
Mr.. Free Henderson has moved back
to the river from his farm on Olive
Green, where he has been Lying for a
year Or more.
Mrs. Ralph Startling and her sister,
Mrs. Bowers, of Cleveland, are visiting
friends in Marietta this week.
Mrs, Florence Scott, who has been
here for the last two months, returned
to her home in Nelsonyille, Tuesday.
, There have been several cases OF
sore throat here, among the children,
but all are better.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
Republican Meetings.

Oct 2sd. Thursday evening, Scott
Town School House. Fl. S. Culyer and
e. j. Miller.
Oct. 2Sd, Friday evening, Briggs
School House, E. j. Clemenger and B..
II. Guyton.
Oct. ESD, Friday evening, Putnam
School House. FL. S. Culver and E. j.
Miller.
Oct. Gath, Saturday evening, Water
town, D. w. Martin and R. A. Under
wood.
Oct oath, Saturday evening, Sand
Hill School House, w. II. Leeper.
Oct Gath, Saturday evening, Whitti-
ken School House, E.. r. Alderman.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get bottle
now and get relief. This medicine has
been found to be perfectly adapted to
the relief and cure of all Female Com
plants, exerting wonderful direct in
fuence in giving strength and tone to
the organs. If you have Loss of Appe.
tite, Constipation, Headache, Painting
Spells, or are Nervous, Sleepless, EX-
citable, Melancholy or troubled with
Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the
medicine you need. Health and
Strength are guaranteed by it's use.
Fifty cents and s1.00 at w. Fl. Styer's
Drug Store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22

EVERY man on the Republican county
ticket is worthy the support of every
voter in the county. The ticket in its
entirety is made up of men peculiarly
adapted for the positions for which
they have been nominated.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
BoIEs AND HIS HiHED MAN.
Tho Laborcr Showed Hlmsolf to Be'Worth
IIis Wages In Good Money.


Tho Laborcr Showed Himself TO Be'worth
IIis Wages In Good Money.
Hired Mani heard that in your Des
Moines speech you said prices are SO
low that you have either got to get
more for your oats or else cut my
wages.
Boies-Y You are right.
Hired MAXWELL, which are you go
ing to do?
Boies-I am going to get more for my
oats.
Hired Man-How2
Boies-By lessening the purchasing
power of money. Free coinage will
give us dollar which will only buy
five bushels Of oats instead of ten BUSH
els, and that will be the same as get
ting 20 cents for my oats.
/, Hired MAXWELL, what are you going
to do about my wages?
Boies-Oh, I'll pay you just the same
as I'm paying you now, $50 q month.
Hired ManlAre you going to pay me
in these new dollars?
Doies-Certainly; the same kind of
dollars that get for my oats.
Hired Man--These dollars that can't
buy only half as much of anything as
the old dollars?
Boies-Yes, yes; the same sort of dol
lars.
Hired Man-Then, as I understand it,
you propose to get twice as much for
your oats and pay me only half what
I'm getting now?
Boies-Why, no. I'll still pay you $50.
Hired Man-But this 500 won't buy
only half as much stuff as now, you
say, for the purchasing power is to be
lessened one-half; so with my $40
can only get $40 worth of stuff. Your
scheme would bring you twice as
much for your oats and bring me only
half as much for my work. Is this
fair, do you think?
Boies-Well. every man has to look
out for himself.
Hired Man-So see, and I think I'll
look out for myself nnd vote for ON
honest dollar for an honest days work.
Council Bluffs (Ia.) Nonpareil.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
Wages Go Up Slowly

Every cheap money experiment ever
tried in this or any other country has
demonstrated that,while prices respond
quickly to changes in the value of
money, wages respond but slowly.
Hence, though wages appear to rise
when currency is depreciating, they are
in reality falling. The difference in
rapidity with which wages and prices
go up has been illustrated by prices
going up in elevators, while wages walk
up the stair steps. 1t is certain that
wage-earners always lose and never
gain by being paid in a deprecated or
depreciating currency.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
No Reason.

Even though the farmers may be
right in thinking that they are not as
prosperous as they ought to be, it by no
means follows that free coinage will
improve their condition. Because a man
has rheumatism is no reason why he
should take the advice Of quack doc,
tor who prescribes o big dose of ipecac.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
"The Crime of ,73.n

The following explanations why the
silver dollar should no longer be coined
were made in the house Of representa-
tives April o, 1872:
1t has become impossible to retain
an American dollar in this country ex.
cept in collections of curiosities.-
Judge Kelley.
The silver dollar "has long since
ceased to be q coin of circulation. y
v The gold dollar should be declared
the money unit."-Mr. Hooper.
The principal change proposed by
the bill was in more clearly specify
ing the gold dollar as the unit of value.
The time has come in this
country when the gold dollar should
be distinctly declared to be the coin
representative of the money unit
Mr.. StouPhton. +rf
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
Eryan and the Farmers.

William ]. Bryan, of Febraslza, is
now in Ohio, urging the farmers of
this state to vote for free silver. He is
the same man. who on March 16, 1892,
declared on the floor of the National
House of Representatives:
''If it (the Democratic party comes
into power in all the departments of
this Government, it will not destroy
industry, it will not injure labor; it
will bring prosperity, joy and happi-
ness, not to a few, but to everyone,
without regard to station or condi-
tion."
Did he speak the truth when he ut
tered these words They sounded a
sweet and joyful prophecy, but sad
and woeful has been it's fulfllment
Yet today he is appealing to the farm
ers of Ohio to vote for free silver and
Democracy, and today his promises of
better times under Democratic success
are more lavish than they were four
years ago. Perhaps he has forgotten
the prophecy just quoted, but the farm
ers have not forgotten it,
And that Mr.. Bryan who now asks
the farmers of Ohio to vote for free sill
yer and for himself is the same man
who, on January %, 1892 in the Lower
House of Congress, made this state
ment:
ut is immaterial, in my Judgment,
whether the sheep grower receives any
benefit from the tariff or not whether
he does or does not, whether the wool
manufacturer collects a compensating
duty from the consumer of wooden
goods, and pays it over to the wool
grower, or collects it and keeps it all,
and therefore doesn't need it. l am
for free WOOL"
Democrat President and Congress
were elected in 1892, and the prosper
ity, joy and happiness to everyone
without regard to station or condition"
predicted by Mr.. Bryan, was bestowed
upon the Nation in the shape of the
Wilson-Gorman tariff bill. The peo-
pie never want prosperity and happi-
ness" of that brand again. 1t closed
the factories, threw the workingmen
out of their places, deprived them of
their wages, thereby destroyed the
market for the farmers products, and
reduced the prices of the farmers
grains and vegeta bles
Yet today Mr.. Bryan is appealing to
the farmers of Ohio to believe him and
trust him and his theories. He de-
clares that the gold standard, which
has made every silver dollar worth 100
cents, is the cause of low prices for
farm products, and that they can not
increase in price except under free
coinage of silver. Yet even when he
so asserts, the prices of wheat, corn,
rye, barley and all the staples of agri-
culture are steadily increasing, while
silver continues to slump, slump slump,
Does Mr.. Bryan imagine the farmers
of Ohio have forgotten that he voted
for free wool, thus contributing to the
loss of unknown millions of dollars
which they have suffered through the
adoption of the policy which he urged
and advocated? Does he expect that
the piLched and all but bankrupt farm
ers will reward him for that action by
their votes of Endorsement?
The farmers have learned a lesson.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
The River,

The Kanawha was down for Charles
ton at o'clock Wednesday evening.
The Steamer Lorena arrived down
from GAINESVILLE Wednesday morning,
her first trip since the accident to the
Ice Harbor lock.
The Ruth left Wheeling at four
o'clock Wednesday evening for Sisters
vile and will make daily trips be-
tween the two cities. 1t is reported
that the Barnsdall will connect with
her at Sistersville for MI points be-
tween that city and Marietta.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22

81 am an old soldier of the Rebellion.
A year ago 1 was in bed all winter
with chronic rheumatism. Three doc
tors failed to give me relief. Two bot
ties of Burdock Blood Bitters put me
on my feet 1t is worth it's weight in
gold" w. B. Knapp, Litchfield, Hills
dale Co., Mich.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
suckien'. Arm cn saive.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale by w. H. Styer.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22

Bicycle riders, football players and
athletes, generally, find sovereign
remedy for the sprains and bruises and
cuts to which they are constantly liza
BILE, in DR.. Thomas Eclectric Oil.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-22
STEWARDS ARGUMENTS.
Sound Logic for the Worlkingman to Con-
,sider.

Sound Logic for the Worklngman to Con-
slider.
The question will never be settled
until you determine the simple ques-
ton whether the laboring man is en-
titled to gold dollar if he earns it, or
whether you are going to cheat him
with something else. That is the upshot
Of the whole thing. y u y There have
been q great many battle fought against
gold, and gold has won every time. /
do not care how much you discuss it or
how many resolutions you pass, they do
not make any difference. You must
come to the same conclusion that all
other people have-that gold is recog-
nized as the universal standard of value.
1t is the measure by which your wealth
must be tested. It has been and always
will be the touchstone of measurement,
and when you depart from that and try
to figure up any other measure which
the world does not recognize you get
into confusion. Attempting to reconcile
them, it is idle to talk about. 1t is idle
to talk about compromising on any
other measure of value. The world will
not accept it. We have the experience
of every nation that has tried it, and it
has been tried in almost every civilized
nation. y Do not let us try to de-
ceive the American people. Do not let
us try to make them believe by some
hocus pocus of legislation that we can
give them something of real value-we
can give them q measure of value that
is better than the universal standard of
mankind. Do not deceive them in that
regard. Let them know the facts now.
I believe that it would be highly injuri-
Gus to this country to again initiate the
currency. need not enlarge
upon the evils Of deprecated cur
rency. This country has felt that too
severely to require that should men
tion them. 1t matters not what kind
of deprecated currency you have, it
necessarily entails many evils.