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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23

upon the farmer mind the truth.
the great truth. still remains that
the mind of the business man must origin.
ate all the plans for the employment of
lhie labor, and whether these Industries
are little by little enlarged each year. en-
Ivy! ny more ana more men. or whether
they are little by little narrowed each
year, employing less and less men. de-
(.endS, not upon the Judgment or the no.
htlcal views of the men EMPLOYED. but
upon the Judgment of the men who en-
ploy. When the farmers in the country
ana the laborers in the city suffer them
serves 10 De led into some great national
movement which the business mind be-
HeVes Is dangerous. then this business
mind. in order to protect the interests over
winch 1T presides. begins the process of
narrowing Its Operati ons to suit the new
conditions.
a farmer may believe in free coinage
ana laDorlng man may believe in free
coinage. bnt If the business mind of the
country on which both the farmer and
me laborng man is dependent is y fra;d of
free coinage. then the threat of fro 90
coinage, instead of breathing new life in
10 industry, strikes it with the PARALYSIS
of death pa "i' S'S
Every earnest thinking man in .his
country at this time. whether he be-
farmer or labOrer. above all things
""oNe all party or personal preferences
uesires 10 see the industries of the marion
revived because labor can find cmplov
ment and farm produce find marker i,
no other way AZ
when all the arguments have heen nv
iausted on both sides, the whole ouas-
non narrows into this proposition. thar
activity in industry is dependent mon
tnc confidence the business men have in
me financial and tariff policy of the ma
'ionai government. Farmers NAV have
CONFIDENCE IN some untred and catchy
proposition. and the laboring man nav
nave confidence and even he enthusiast
ne out If the mind of the business man
heSItates then industry languisbes A
Thousand labOring men may stand r.,dv
TO TO go TO work i'll Il factory. And the
Il. Ihrmers may stand ready to provide
'hese iabOring men with food. but If tho
managers of the factory are afra;1 ~
start it. then it will not start II nav
appear to these thousand laborers and
10 10 tnese farmers that the managers of
me Factory are unreasonable. and ,bat |
tney nave more power in the nation than
they ought to have, but the truth will
remain forever. that mind. and NOT ma
Jorities. Is the controlling force unon
winch the industry of the nation denands
and that the Judgment of one trained
business mind is worth more to a om.
nnnIty than the Judgment of many MON
VINO work with their muscles on ,La
farm and in the factory.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23

during the many weary months after
the Wilson German tariff had given the
death blow to the wool industry free
trade journals assured their readers that
the blow would not be fatal In time the
industry would revive. Considera BILE pru-
dence was manifested as to dates, but the
prediction was confident that in the
course of time the industry would re-
cover from its paralysis. The PhIadei-
phla Record was one of the most san
guine of these free traders. That journal
simply knew that its theories could not
be wrong. Free wool must and would
enable our manufacturers to recover the
home market for wooden goods and grad
ually get good hold on the markets
OF the world. In, recent issue the Rec
ord threw up the sponge. 1t admits that
free wool is not strong enough to carry
free silver. The confidence with which
it attributes the failure of its free wool
theory to some other persons free silver
theory would. If transferred to the money
market: revive business even in these free
trade times. Says the Record:
The dlstrust engendered by the Sill
yer craze has checked sales of manu-
goods. increased the percent
age of idle mills and so narrowed the
outlet and crippled the financial re-
sources of Eastern distributors of wool
that the latter have practically ceased
markets, and in many cases have re-
fused to make even reduced cash adj
gances on consignments-"
The silver craze did not materiaIize
until free wool had had nearly three
Years in which to show what, it could
lustry went from bad to worse. Now
he people are asked to believe. that
rec silver did all the mischief.-St 10
eph (Mn) Herald
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
Give il to the Indiana

'Let us restore the conditions that e1-
listed prior to 1873 says Mr.. Teller.
Very well; let us tear up all the rail-
roads that have been built since them
let Us reduce the acreage of wheat and
corn and cotton to what it was then: let
us send back to barbarism those parts Of
the world that have since been reclaimed
to civilization, let Us plug up the Rus-
sian oil wells and destroy the wheat
fields of India and the Argentine: let Us
smooth over the hills of LeadviIle and
Cripple Greek and fill up the mines. and
reduce the production of silver from
$11O.OO0OOO year to SEQ. OO0. 600 let
rs kill off about 1000 600 of our people.
50 a. to make the population what it was
IN 1873; let us have a paper ba sis for onr
money as we had then. and gold at 3
premium of ID cents or more on the dol
lar-in short let us try to turn back the
hand On times dial and make everybody
AZ happy and wealthy as all the peopls
are now alleged to have been before
1S73-Colorado Springs Gazette.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
silver Dollars Are Legal Tender

Many of the. plain people" Of tho
United States have wondered what 'i ;s
1saa .t when It is said that Congress in
in the country. The figure is fo moHey
but somewhat obscure The D aurae
News comes to the rescue. It saws: SIP" e.Rr
the legislation of 1873 the minis Ds
not only closed to silver but The we're
money of the country was demonet tnedr
it was deprived of its legal tender o,.S,;'
ty. Thus the silver money of the con
try was struck down. GULL
The News is in error. Section ~
the act of 1873 contained a proviso tho OF
this act shall not be construed To q f ia.
any act done, right accrued, or penalty
incurred, under former acts. but ava,.y
such right is saved" This ianeneaSs
preserved the legal tender quality Of tSe
silver dollar. since the right to pay ones
oe1ts In silver dollars was one of the
rights accrued under former acts. which
nothing contained in the act Was permit.
ted to destroy.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
Remember This.

When Bourke Cochran, in his recent
great speech in New York, uttered the
following sentence. he uttered sentence
which should be posted over the door of
every honest laboring man, whether Re
publican or Democrat. in this country:
II can take a SO gold piece and defy all
the power of all the governments of this
earth to take 5 cents value from it.
can 90 to the uttermost ends of the
earth. and wherever l present it. its
value will be unquestioned. unchallenged.
That gold dollar the honest masses of
this country, without distinction of party
divisions, demand shall be paid the la
borer when he earns it, and no power
on earth shall cheat him ont of the
sweat of his brow."-Galesburg Evening
Mail
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
He is Mistaken.

In his speech at Springfield. o.. ON
Wednesday. Candidate Bryan spoke of
no peasants in this country, and tho
man who attempts to make such a class.
itication is unworthy the support of
the free American sovereigns. Every
man is a prince and no man is nea 3.
ant. With the ballot in his hand. the
voter ranks with Vanderbilt. The rich
man of today may be the poor man to-
morrow. and ne who is not endowed
with wealth at this moment NAV he a
before the close of q dec
ade. This arraying of the people of
the United States into classes is the
most pernicious thing that has ever been
attempted in this country, and the
who are engaged in the un
righteous attempt deserve the contempt
into which they are sure to fall.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23

In all parts of the country women have
organized campaign committees, WORKING
under the direction of the Woman's hn.
reau OF the national Republican commit
zee: Iney distribute literature and use
their personal influence with bnsha nds
brothers and other relatives to secure
their votes for the good cause. paving
especial attention to first voters.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23

Almost the first thing done by Mrs.
Foster after opening her headquarters.
was to issue an appeal TO the patriotic
women of the country, urging them to
organize committees or clubs for study
of the issues of the campaign. and to
help promote the cause of national unity
and protection. The responses have been
most gratifying. coming as they have
from Oregon to New Jersey. These
women are directed in their work Of or
ganiZin" and advised how to make their
efforts effective. The weapons of the
women are personal appeal and litera-
ture. These are used to convince the
women that their own personal welfare,
including the interests of children and of
the home. are on the side of the Repub-
lican party. This conviction assured
little doubt remains as to how the vote
Influenced by these women will be east.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23

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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
WoMAN'S WORK IN THE CAMPAIGN

never was there before presidential
campaign in which the women of the
country have taken such an active mart
as In the present struggle.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
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bis 18th day of
i, DUNBAR Clerk,
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23

In the Chicago headquarters Mrs. Fos-
ter's chief assistant and secretary is Mrs.
Alice Rosseter Willard. who has wide
experience in general business and news
paper work in this country and in Eng
land. Next to her comes Misc Anna
Brophy of Dubuque. La. Miss Brophy
is not only valuable for her educa ton
and wide general knowledge. but because
every piece of work which passes
through her hands receives her critical
attention as to its correctness, IFS ac-
curacy. Miss Brophy is chief stenog-
rapher.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23
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The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23

In three states of the Union. Wvo-
ming, Colorado and Utah, women have
me same voting privileges as men. but
ttenihlhe interests in the campaign are
Dy no means limited to- those St.tas
Intelligent women all over the cnrn,.n
seem to feel that the contest has an i'm
portant bearing upon the welfare of their
households. They think that the cause
vi projection and sound money is bounE
up with the prosperity of the family
ana they feel great interest in the Re
p9Diican presidential candidate because
VI tne nobility of his character and his
devotion to his home life.
The Woman's bureau is under the di-
Irectlon of Mrs. J. Ellen Foster. the we'll
known orator and political writer of Des
MONIES: la for several years presiIent
OF the Woman's National Republican, as
soclation The bureau is esta blished i'm
commOdl0uS quarters in the Auditorium
annex. chicago. quite away from the
noise and activities of the national com
mittee, where Mrs. Foster is provided
Win every convenience, and assisted by
capable aids. ~
The Woman's Republican association,
is composed of thinking. active women"
women intensely alive to the best inter
e est or their countr- and homes. The
omans ASSOCIATE is not n suffrage
ASSOCIATION. Many of its members do
not believe in suffrage at all. II il not
moral reform association, although
many or It's members are engaged in tLe
pnlianthroples and reforms which llu-
mi this decade of our national history.
;! hey do not seek to utilize the Repub-
mean association to advance any of these
ITioIihs- us members are simply, and
all the time. Republicans. laborins for
the support of the principles of that
party and for the election of its candi-
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-10-23

Mrs. Fosters immediate associates
ana assistants in the work are women
OF capa bilities in various lines. Mrs.
thomas w. Chace. the general secre-
tary, resides in East Greenwich. r. /.
ana from there exercises watchful
care for the work in the New England
states. Mrs. Chace has an extensive ac-
quaintance and is identified with MANY
great charities. philanthropies and soci-
cites, aside from her political duties.
The national treasurer. Miss Helen Var
wick Boswell of New York city, has su-
pervision over the Headquarters of her
state, located at 1913 Broadway. Miss
Boswell has inaugurated the plan of per
sonal visits among the women in the
tenement districts of New York. for the
purpose of showing the women the mean
ing of the free coinage of silver and how
1T will affect the purchasing power Of
their dollars. She finds these women
with well-defned views on the currency
question and ready to defend them. as
they do in insisting that the voters in
their families shall maintain them at
the polls. Miss Boswell has enlisted a
large number of young business women
to help spread the doctrines of sound
money and protection and to help secure
votes for the Republican candidates.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-01-18
IMPORTANT ROUNDUP
Of Gang of Ten Counterfeiters
in New York City.
MONTHS CAREFUL INVESTIGATION
Gave Chief Hazen OF the Secret Service
the ciews to Work upon-The
Gang Composed of Bad
Lot Of Italians.

NEW YORK. Jan. ld.-After a months
cafeful and secret investigation, Chief
Hazen of the United States secret serv-
Ice bureau and several secret service
detectives Wednesday night captured
band of ten cuunterfeiters. Among
The prisoners Ii Niedlo Toranto, the at
legged chief Of the malta In the United
States and Frank Digeroglia, who was
born In the kings palace in Italy, and
mas been In the country. only about
seven months. The other arrests are
equally important, and Chief IIazen
has evidence OF their having handled
or passed spurious five-dollar certifi-
Gates bearing the Grant vignette.
When surprised all the men showed
fight and drew big revolvers, stilettos
and razors upon the secret service
agents. They were disarmed, how
ever, and arrested.
At No. IL Roosevelt street, the head
quarters OF the gang, where Toranto
and his wife were caught, were found
a large number OF counterfeit bills.
The prisoners were taken before United
States Commissioner Shields and held
for examination.
The detectives say that they learned
that the gang had the counterfcits
made in Italy and shipped to this coun-
try in boxes containing groceries. For
a long time the bills spassed the custom
house as macaroni. This was discov-
cred, and the bills were sent in among
other kinds of groceries. The bogus
bills are clevcrly-executed counterfeits.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-01-18
STATUE OF GEN. POE

To be Erected at the 500 Canal by the
Lake Carriers Aaaociatioa.
DETROIT, Mich, Jan. 16.-The Lake
Carriers association. at its session here,
appointed a committee of ten, of which
Gen. r. A. Alger was made member,
to formulate a plan to raise the neces-
sary funds to erect statue at the new
500 canal OF the late Gen. O. NJ Poe.
The committee was given power to act
for the association.
A resolution was adopted urging that
the pension bill now pending In con-
gress for the relief of the widow of
Gen. Poe be passed without delay.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-01-18
FIVE BOLD ROBBERS
ILL Of The TRAIN CREW WERE RosstD.
They Had just Received Their Pay. So
the Robbers Made Pretty Fair
Haul and Made Their Escape
With Their Booty.

NEVADA, Mo-, Jan. IA bold rob-
berry was committed "Wednesday night
at $3.50 o'clock at Nassau. IN miles
south of this city. 1t was pap day on
the Missouri Pacific, and Ave rob
bers, with handkerchiefs over their
faces, boarded Missouri Paci-
de freight train at this city,
and when the train stopped st
the junction, they held up and robbed
Engineer R. @. Campbell. Brakeman J..
O. Sumner, Kinsey J. Hin and Frank
Roberts. Conductor Robert @. Triekett,
Of Butler. was also among the robbed,
and during the holdup one Of the rob
bers shot him in the nose and face.
Five gold watches and something like
$500 in cash and checks were taken
from the railroad men.
The robbery was undoubtedly com.
mitted by railroad men, Judging from
their knowledge OF the train and their
free use of railroad slang. After the
robbery the highwaymen made their
escape.
The train was at once backed up tc
this city and the robbery reported.
Officers went to the scene Of the
robbery on an engine, but the
highwaymen had make good their
escape. An organized gang Of thieves
are no doubt working in thi,
section, as within the past week -four
stores have been burglarized in this
city, and an equal number Of robberies
are reported at Fort Scott, 20 miles
west of here. On Tuesday night the
ticket agent at Richards was held up
and robbed by three masked men. who
were heavily armed. II Is thought BY
the officers that the same gang com
mitted all these robbcrics.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-01-18
u
OTHERWISE uNN0T1CED

DR.. Jameson is to be taken to En-
gland for trial.
Bill Doolin, the outlaw, is under ar.
rest at Eureka Springs, Ark.
w. L. Moody. brother Of the evangel.
ist, died in Kansas City (Mo.) hospi-
tai.
The new Russian and Ecuadorian
ministers were received by President
Cleveland.
The Iowa delegation in congress has
lndorsed Allison as their candidate for
president.
Congressman Cobb, of Missouri, has
introduced a bill for the restriction OF
immigration.
The Colorado Editorial association
held its annual session in the Lead
vile ice palace.
Warrants charging whitecapping are
out for 30 prominent men of Critten
den county, Ky.
W. II. wescott, OF Bureau county,
ILL.,, died at Malcolm, Ark, Wednes.
day, aged "a years
Mrs. Sarah Wagoner, on trial for
murder at Salem, ILL.,, was released, as
the state did not make case.
John L. Peak, the new minister to
Switzerland, is in Washington to get
his instructions for his new work.
Charles A. Millman is on trial in
Kansas City, Mo-. charged with admin
istering poison to Election Judge Fen.
ton.
The Indiana reform school for boys at
Plainheld has been quarantened on
account Of the prevalence of scarlet
fever.
President Cleveland has reappointed
Engineer Melville, OF the navy, TO be
chief engineer, with the rank Of com.
modore.
Mrs. Jemima Staten, for 10 years a
citizen OF Cass county, ILL.,, and q
well-known pioneer, died at Virginia,
aged 80.
II was the German ship Nersus that
sank the steamer Cesgar off Ramsgste,
England, causing the drowning Of nine.
teen sailors.
Maj s, 0. W. Brandon, a candidate
for mayor of Clarksville, Tenn, has
been arrested on charge of violating
the pension laws.
Wiley Cavanaugh tried to intimidatc
his wife's relatives with a gun at Ar.
cola, Ill. He is rejecting upon his
foolishness in jail
The election committee OF the house
has reported in favor OF seating Nc
Clelland, democrat, from the Twelfth
New York district.
Gen. Gomez and escort, surrounded
by Spanish infantry the other day, cul
their way out, Gomez killing Ave mer
with his own hand
Commander l,allington Booth OF The
American Salvation Army has been re
called to London, Notwithstanding he
Is now an American citizen.
Senator Allison was renominated BY
the unanimous vote of the Iowa repub
lican legislative caucus TO succeed
himself as United States senator.
Fifteen hundred OF New York city's
saloons are likely to be knocked out
by judicial ruling of the court OF az.
peals forbidding the licensing of a sa
loon within 200 feet of church OF
school building.
e. G.. Engling, Jr., st. Louis plum.
ber, and one of the principal witnesses
for the state in the Duestrow murder
trial at Union, NO., is suffering from 0
remarkable lapse of memory with re
gard to the crime. He appears to re.
collect everything else.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-01-18
ANGRY sALvATioNlsTS.

The Recall of Commander Booth Dis
pleases the American Army.
New YORK, Jan. 16.-The Salvation
army here is angry over the recall to
England of Commander Ballington
booth. who for nine years has been In
supreme command Of the Salvation
army in the United States. 1t is feared
that the retirement of Commander
Booth and his wife marks the begin
ming Of new policy in the London
headquarters. 1t ia feared also that
the army in America, which has been
built up largely by Commander Booths
personal influence, will suffer II he is
superseded. A vigorous protest will
probably be made.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1896-01-18
HAVANA NEARLY ISOLATED.

Conmuni cation with the Interior Cut on
by the Insurgents.
MADRID, Jan. 16.--A dispatch from
Havana says that the rebels have shut
off all means of communication with
the interior except by the short rail
road from Havana to Tarinnas. The
telegraph wires are all cut. and the
railway tracks torn up, and the only
means of official communication with
the outlying provinces is by means OF
steamship. The principal insurgeni
leaders are said to be. going westward
accompanying conveys of arms and
ammunition.