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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
BLAINE MISQUOTED.
HE WAS PLAINLY AND UNEQUlVO-
CALLY FOR HONEST MONEY.

His Reported Declarations Concerning the
RECOMMENDATION OF silver Were Garbiod
To Suit tho Purpose Of tho Politicians.
The Speech as Found In tho Record.
The Populists recently have distribut.
ed in Indiana large number Of hand.
bills containing the purported express
sions Of Secretary Blaine on tho silver
question.
"The greatest Republican states
man, as he is called in the handbill,
is quoted as unconditionally opposed TO
the gold standard, and it is made to ap-
pear in the two paragraphs that the Gis-
tinguished statesman would have re-
pudiated tho ST. Louis platform if Ee
had been alive today.
The handbill purports te quote from
speech delivered by Mr. Blaine in
1880, but Mr. Blaine made no speech
on the money question in that year, and
the author OF the handbill is mislead-
ing. The paragraphs in question, how
ever, are found in speecs delivered by
Mr.. Blaine in the United States senate
on Feb. 2, 1878. Standing alone, these
paragraphs make it appear that Mr..
Blaine was rabid antigold man, but
when road in the order in which they
appear in tho text the dishonesty OF the
authors of tho handbill appears
The senate had under consideration
house bill No. 1908, 70 authorize the
free coinage of the standard silver dol
lar and to restore its legal tender char
acter Almost at the outset Of his
speech Mr.. Blaine said--aDd this is part
Of the quotation in the Indiana circular
''No power was conferred on congress
to declare that either metal should be
money Congress has therefore in my
Judgment no power 10 demonetize silver
any more than to demonctize gold; no
power to demonetize either any more
than to dcmonetize both. Few persons
can be found, / apprehend, who will
maintain that congress possesses the
power to demonetize both gold and sill
yer, or that congss~s could be justified
in prohibiting the coinage of both, and
yet in logic and legal construction it
would be difficult TO show where and
why the power of congress over silver
is greater than over gold-greater over
either than over the two. If, therefore,
silver has been demonetized, am in
favor of accommodating it. If its coinage
has been prohibited, am i'll favor OF
ordering it 10 be resumed. / I it has been
restricted, ana in favor Of having il
enlarged.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
TIE REAR END PLATFORM.

DO you wish for information?
DO you desire an explanatory
The best place o get 1t aDyw here,
Is TO go to the railroad station,
There take up good location
Near the rear end platform OF car.
Do you want to know about Bryan?
Gold and silver or wrought iron?
The best place know OF anywhere,
Is on the station platform,
When the way trains slowing up some.
Get near the rear end platform OF the car.
DO you want to hear MoKinleyf
Depew, Lippitt or Governor Dingleyf
Ihe best place to hear them anywhere
Is to seek rail track near station,
And shout for long ofation,
Right out the rear ond platform OF car.
DO you like to think OF Grover?
Well his veto times arc about over,
The best place 10 think ] know Of any
where
Is at the railroad crossing
When the train is scooting, rocking,
And he's standing on the rear end plat
form of the car.
Providence, Aug. 10, '06.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
Mrs. Lofter Condescends to Try
Cable-Car.

The car started forward, SIC WHY, but with
that rapidly increasing speed 40 mislead-
ing TO the upright traveller. Mrs. Loiter
leaned deferentiaily toward her SNOWY
yis-a-vis, and laid her hands caress1ngiy
upon his shoulders. They tnen bounded
gracefully toward the door, with a step
that was neither a watz nor POLKA, ut
which was executed in such perfect time
that the ordinary observer woult have
suspected previous rehearsal. Althoul h
differing widely in color and in social
Standing these two travellers were, for The
time beiDg oertainIy one in movement.
This movement was perhaps more OF a
gallop than a polka, and although hsr-
moniously executed became little 100
hasty at the finish. The exhibition was
brought 10 close by her partners back
coming In violent contact with the iamb
OF the docr. Although the dance Itself
was practically over, Mrs. LolIer continued
for moment to press heavily against her
dusky partner and TO one unaocustom
to these conveyauces her action might
appear of questionable taste, oven IL
prompted by the warmes. affections but
TO those familiar with the Broadway
ca ple-cars there was nothing unusual in
llAis 'ANtPi, tnt
costly ettire OF the leading lazy, and this
added & certain novelty and richness to
tie general effect. AS Mrs. Letter, hot
with. Indignation, released herself and
stepped away from the grinning object
OF Ter caresses, a seat was offered which
she gladly accepted. Once in II she had
leisure TO look about. Although inward.
ly revolving against the sickening episode
in which, TO her everlasting humiliation,
she he'd just taken so conspicuous part,
her glance swept the low of opposite
faces with naughty composure. she. bit
her lips and there was defiance in her
eyes as she noticed n general smile
throughout the car. Having no sense of
humor herself this cheerfulness seemed
tho acme OF human insol6nce. From Mrs.
Lofter's Ride, by j. ~. Mitchell in
yugust Scribners.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

tention to the disparity Of the metallic
ratio. He said:
''The question before congress then
sharply defined in the pending house
bills whether it is now safe and ex-
pedicnt TO offer free coinage to the sill
yer dollar of 4l216 grains, with the
mints of the Latin union closed and
Germany not permitting silver to bo
coined as money. At current rates OF
silver the free coinage of "a dollar con-
tanning 4I216 grains-worth in gold
about 92 cents--giyes an illegitmato
uals shall pay their obligations in the
degraded money that would give tho
creditor only one-half the debt that is
due him.
The people of the United States have
thus made two experiments in the line
of cheap fat money and paid fearful
reckoning for both. IT is no stain upon
the people or the government that they
issued continental money during tho
revolution or irredeemable fat money
during our civil war. II was the only
way by which means could be provided
for tho maintenance of the republic,
and the sacrifice, great as it was, was
insignificant III comparison with what
it accomplished.
After two experiments in cheap mon
ey, what honest citizen could desire a
repetition of it when there is no grave
public necessity, when the national cred
ii is suffering only from the effort to
depreciate the currency and when both
the government and people are abun-
dainty able to pay their obligations in
the same honest dollars which entered
into tho original contract?-Philadel-
phia Times.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
What Mr., Blaine Said.

Read by itself this appears to be a
pretty strong denunciation of the action
of congress, smacking strongly of the
"crime of 1878" order of oratory which
has been flooding congress for years
past. In the very next paragraph Mr..
Blaine said:
However men may differ about
causes and processes, all will admit
that within few years a great disturb
ance has taken place in the relative val
ues of gold and silver, and that silver is
worth less or gold is worth more IN the
money markets Of the world in 1878
than in 1878, when the further coinage
Of silver dollars was prohibited in this
country. To romonCtiZe it now rs
though the facts and circumstances Of
that day were surrounding US is 10 will
fully and blindly deceive ourselves. If
our characterization were the only cause
for the decline in the value of silver,
then remonetization would be its proper
and effectual cure. But other causes be-
yond our control have been far more
potentially operative than the simple
fact of congress prohibiting its further
coinage, and as Legislators we are bound
to take cognizance Of these causes. The
decentralization Of silver III the German
empire and the consequent partial or
well nigh complete suspension OF coin
age in the governments OF the Latin
union have been the leading dominant
causes for the rapid decline in the value
of silver. "
Mr.. Blaine then gave his reasons
why the remonetization Of silver is i'm
practicable and was so "unpatriotic"
as to base his objections on the noncur.
renee and want Of cooperation Of tho
European nations He says:
"By our line Of policy in joint
movement with other nations to re-
monetize is simple and direct. The
difficult problem is what we shall do
when we aim to re-establish silver
without n cooperation of European
powers and really is an advance move
ment to coerce them into the same pol
icy. Evidently the first dictate Of pru-
dence is TO coin such dollar as will
not only do justice among our citizens at
home. but will prove protection-an
absolute barricade--againss tho gold
monometallists of Europe, who, when
ever tho opportunity offers, will quickly
draw from us tho sl60, 900, 600 of gold
coin still here. And IL we coin silver
dollar Of full legal tender, obviously
below the current value Of the gold dol
lar. we arc opening wide our doors and
inviting Europe TO take our gold. And
with our gold flowing out from MS we
arc forced to q single silver standard,
and our relations with the leading COM
mercial countries Of tho world are at
once embarrassed and crippled" !"
Disparity Of tho Ratio.
When Mr.. Blaine delivered this speech,
the silver contained in n standard silver
dollar was worth 92 cents in gold in
stead Cf - ccrts ~ now. Although this
was difference 81 40 conts in favor Of
the silver dollar Of 1878, as compared
with that OF 1895, Mr. BLAZING called at.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
Poor goldl

OUR esteemed contemporary, the Mar
ragansett Times, is one of our most es-
teemed contemporaries. We have always
regarded it highly, because il is one Of
the best examples OF suburban news
paper making in the United State II is
substantial aud digD Ided, so much so,
that IL not infrequently overawcs us
after to6iroe indulgence in such OF our
more frivolous contemporaries ss the
Pascoag Herald and the Newport Enter
prise. Imagine our dismay and surprise,
therefore, at the evidence that the
editor Is away from homo and a pranciug
South County journalist, with a soul
that only stops short at libel suit Is
having full swing in the Times office,
as witness the following editorial:
"Chicago wants no Moore failures" n
this doesn't make the editor OF our es-
teemed contemporary, tho Pawtuokct
Gazette and Chronicle join us in the shed.
ding Of li.icr tears, then thi, is the
month oi January, there is snow on the
ground, aud we miss our guess generally.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
Providence, Aug. 10, '06.


One hundred dollars is still needed to
continue the Fairgrounds through
August. Ten of them are now located
in different parts OF the city, one on
Benefit street having been opened during
the hot weather OF last week for the
children on Constitution hill. The at
tendance has teen larger this year ana
the leaders have been~SSry successful in
their management, the experience OF
last year having been OF great assistance.
Friends OF the work, especially those
who have not already given, are asked
to help make up the sum of 200 still need
ed to carry on the work TO the end OF
this hot month. Contributions should
be made as early as possible ana may be
sent TO the treasurer, A. W. Fairchild,
10 and IL Arcade.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

While che silver mine owner is appeal
Ing to the Iaborcr for his vote the men
who work I'm the Colorado mines are strik-
ing for decent wages. VIII tho laborer
help to enrich the mine owner mt his own
expense? The mine owner will not pny
him any higher wages. and he will pay In
n deprecated currency.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
MONDAY, AUGUST II, 1896.

AS an esteemed Democratic friend OF
ours remarked: "we might like TO try
the silver experiment, but not In such
times as these when the country is all
run down and the people in no sh ape for
any fooling with uncertainty"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

IF we were to judge by some OF the
references Incorporated for demonstration
in silverite oratory we might be led to
conclude that this is the age Of fable.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

theories OF cure may be discussed at
length by physieians, but the sufferers
want quick relief, and One Minute Cough
Cure VIII give il 10 them. safe cure
for children. II " the "only harmless
remedy that produces immediate results"
Johnstons Pharmacy, 8S3 Nestminster
street M,tzpcrs fhs.macy, 23o North
Main street; Alireds Pharmacy, sl1 Eddy
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

HENRY CLAY declared that he would
rather be right than be President, and
somewhat conversely Tom wATsoN al
lows taat he would rather be Vice
President than DO left.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

THE silver question is not the only
problem that is wide open and unsettled.
The propriety OF women becoming BIZ
cycle riders and of persons OF both sexes
bathing together in the same ocean are
subjects that arc creating no END OF dis.
cusslon.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

A READER calls attention to the fact
that the Boy Orator OF the Platte is
named with singular appropriateness,
not alone because the River Platte is
250o miles long and only six inches
deer, but also because that showy
stream has mouth that is a mile wide.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
AM ERIcAN MECHANICS.

State Council Secretary, Charles W. Littsll
1858 Westminster street..
EIawoop-Elmw wood and Pottsrs avenue
EoLUNBiA-39o Eestminst@r street.
PRovIDEacE--gj wost,p ster street.
MOUNT VERNoH-AImy's Hall, second and
fourth Monday evenings.
DEEEEDER-Odd Fellows Hall, Academy ave.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
Body NIutilatcd by Dogs.

Cincinnati Aug. 1.-THE dead body
OF an unknown woman was found on the
farm OF Jacob Ycrger at New Richmond.
The body was mutilated, and the head
most severed and unrecognizable. Dogs
had torn away the head and hands as
The hndv lnw IN q Mhnnt field.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

AS an American industry silver mining
should ha,s It's measure Of protection,
but II ought not 10 ask the American n
people 10 give 1t all the earth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

ANY person desiring THE NEWS left
st his residence in any part of the city.
can send his address without remittance)
10 this office and it will be given tn the
new sdealer who serves papers IN the
district.
Persons leaving town can have THE
NEWS mailed to them. postpaid, for 20
cents per month, tho address being
changed as often as desired.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

"Whero is New York now9" shouted
Tillman to tho mob. New York, with
its 80 electoral votes, is in the Repub-
lican column for this election, where
the Tillmans and Altgelds have driven
It. Now York World.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
KNIGHTS OF pYTHias

Grand Keeper OF Records and Seal, William
A. wilson. Room 545. Butler Exchange.
Telephone 1855.
WHAT CuEER-whst Cheer Hall. 81 South
Main street.
RHODE IsLASp-27 Westminster street.
bMITHoNIAs - SInittopian Hall, Gladstone
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

NANsEN did not find the North Pole,
but, in the nomenclature of a familiar
game of childhood, he may be said to
have been "warm.''
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

III Is now said that BILLY BRyAN's
Madison square Garden speech was au
effort delivered yer ago In alabama
woE1s5 over for the occasion. the imagi.
nation falters at contemplation OF whst
tnst spssch must hove hssn Ike before
r1is Nesksa org.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

TIE gin OF CAB will carry its aspiring
possessor pretty far but 1t has never yet
been reckoned as predominant in the
making Of Presidents
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
Canadian Town Flooded.

Barrie. Ont, Aug. 17.-This town was
deluged by a cloudburst last night. In
tome OF the streets the water was foot
deep and many cellars were flooded
There was a bad washout on the Grand
Trunk railway.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
Full Associated Press Dispatches.
HIGH WATER MARK CIR
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News Readers

will confer q favor upon the publisher IL
they will send Information TO this office
OF any news stand or railway train where
Q Providence paper should be on sale and
THE NEWS "a not offered.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

TBE fall and death Of two aeronauts in
one day reminds us that even balloon
ing is not always absolutely safe.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Orders that Meet this Evening.
ODD FELLOWS.

HoPR-Odd Follows Hall. o7 wevbosset street.
MEsTMInsT - Columbia Hall, WeyLosset,
corner Richmond street.
NORTH 6TAn-Odd Fellows Hall, Chalkstone
avnnuo.
ANcuoR-Odd Fellows Hall. Msnton avenue.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

billy ERYAN viii not go TO Msino,
and ARTHUR SEwA<~ hesitntcs a little
himself about going thoro
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
RED M EN-.

Srsnt Chief OF Records. william r. Brown, Is
Eddy street Telephone ll26
corner winte street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

1t would seem that in turning their
backs upon the leader who restored tho
party 10 power after a retirement of a
quarter Of q century aud in becoming
the sponsors of vitiatcd currency the
Democratic politicians who controlled
the convention at Chicago have pre-
pared the way for another Waterloo
and for defeat as overwhelming and
disastrous as that which overlook the
Democracy in 1860, when the enlight-
cned and humane sentiment CT the
country ropudiatod that corrupted or
ganization because Of its cowardly and
soryilc devotion 20 the awful sin of hu-
man bondage Kansas City Star.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

HENRY WATTERsoN will sojourn among
the Alps until after election. Another
frost for Democracy.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

wiiiiara ~ Stewart OF Nevada aud John
II. Aitgeid of iiiinois believe In silver.
but their rents and the debts due 20 them
arc payable ia gold.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17

SER the mills ageipg and the mints
Will sIsri UP automatically.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-17
Disparity Of tho Ratio

When Mr.. Blaine delivered this speech,
the silver contained in n standard silver
dollar was worth 92 cents in gold in
stead cf 80 ccrts, ~ now. Although this
was n difference 81 40 conts in favor Of
the silver dollar Of 1878, us compared
with that OF 1895, Mr. Blaine called at.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-09-24
Keep Cool, NV Brother.

Ny brother, Orthodox, as your ar
ticle is free from slang and insults
and ignorance, | will ask you few
questions, while | will not answer ar
ticIes without the real name. If re-
pentence and doing the will of God
will not save a sinner, what will?
Judas did this. What was Peter
cursing and swearing about? What
object caused him to do so save
Christ? You do not wish single
soul lost. Where did you get this
tender and good feeling from? Why
l wish the name Of my opponent is
it would be like boy winking at a
girl in the dark, he might know
what he was doing but no one else
would. When Christ says you twelve
have | chosen, what did he mean, if
Judas was not an elect? When the
Republican party chose Johnnie
Dykes to represent Marion County,
and should elect him at the ballot
box, which they will do, would you
say he was not an elect of the codn-
! ty? / have not so much as limited
that | wanted theological or any
other controversy, though, my Bro
ther, it seems like you would like a
little debate. If so, we can have it
If you wish it. We will combine
Adams race, of course this will con-
cludes Judas. | say the Bible teach
es the final holiness and happiness OF
all mankind. Now, my friend, what
do you say to a little debate on this
in Christian spirit?. leave this all
to what you say, no or yes, will sat.
isfy me. You say if | demonstrated
that universal salvation is in accord.
ance with God's great plan, you
would joyfUlly embrace the doctrine
for whatever God wills is just anC
right. Now, my friend, does mo-
God desire the salvation of all men
Yes, for whatsoever his soul desiretF
even that he doeth; as he has though
so shall it come to pass; as he hal
Ipurposed, so shall it stand. | vii
do all in my pleasure and my coun
Gil shall stand. Will you take thi
as proof? It's all will say a
present,
Yours in Christ,
JOHN 7. BYRUM.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-09-24
Will You Think Of 1t?

Think Of man, and pray for a
man who wrote the article we see in
the columns of the valuable Sequachee
News, and then have the cheek to
try to cover his hideous writing be-
hind the name of Mollie Melville.
In my opinion in all writing and
language, the grandest word is wo-
man. | wish the fair sex to know
that not a word of this article is IN
tended at nor for them. 1t is only
for this wise, self-conceited, bigoted
Mollie. If this slang and CAB was
only directed at me, it might not be
so bad, but when directed at God
who will have all men to be saved
and come to knowledge of the
truth, may God help Mollie to do
this. We all know when argument
is lacking, contempt is present. Now
Mollie, | advise you to lose no more
time in studying the ways of creeds.
Come out on the Lords side. Be
man, not Mollie, before you fall too
low to fear another fall. | say, of a
truth, l shall waste no more time,
nor ammunition on dead ducks; Mol
lie, | love you, God loves you. May
God bless you in time and eternity.
Mollie, will give you friendly
piece of advice, turn your back on
the Devil, turn your heart to God,
and run for life into some friendly
rat hole and pull the hole in after
you, and pray God to enlighten you
with truth. Yes, run from the Dew
IL, straighten your coat tail until the
boys can play marbles on it, and
your hair stands like the quilts of a
fretted porcupine.
JOHN T. BYRUM.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1896-09-24
Old Citizen Gone.

Uncle Jack Brown, the oldest col,
ored citizen of our town, died at the
home of Neal Clark, Friday, Sept.
18, aged 81 years, and was buried be-
side his mother, Sunday morning,
Revs. F. Pryor and S. Gordon, of
Victoria officiating with a large attend
anee of people residents of the town
and adjacent country, and the servi-
ces were orderly and impressive.
Uncle Jack was a land mark.
Born a slave, he, with his mother,
Keziah Brown, was the property of
the late Mr.. Robert Owen and ac-
compamed the, Owen family to this
county in 1853 We knew HIM well
and to his honor and credit, it may
be said he earned and merited the re-
spect of the community.