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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
The Baring Failure.

For a time the beneficial effect. n,
the Sherman law were quite apparent
The monetary stringency then exis.inV
In Wall street was relieved by the
monthly issues Of treasury notes ana
business improved. But in the istter
part Of 1890 the great banking house ~
Barring Brothers in London failed
threatening disaster to the entire COM
mercial world. The Bank of England
was hard pressed. and borrowed Sic.
10000 In gold from the Bank Of
France.
Large blocks Of American secur,t,a.
were returned to this country ana
thrown upon the market. and during
1881 about ssS.ooo. 900 Of gold were en-.
ported In excess Of imports. Sun bust,
ness moved along smoothly. As RoId
was exported. the Sherman notes tool
us place. and while financial storm,
were raging in Europe, and even OF n
Tar Australia. In America AN Wa.
serene. And so matters stood until NJ
was elected. In the fail a.
BimstalIist.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
The Degenerate Senate.

lime was, and in some measure oo,
tlnues. when the senate of the Unitad
States was composed largely OF mere
piutocrats. They were the cbamnions
OF protection. They made for re-
years citadel in which tariff robhe-,,
was intrenched and they defand..5 q.
year In and year out agains, non,,,.S
assault through the house of represent.
aUVes. Men who out of their richa.
mad debauched their fellow citizens .,
state capitals, ordering a tosa from,
legislators as they might a coat fror,
tailor, had at least the snaach $50
bearing OF gentlemen. They had M,
oegenerated into mere blackguards The
senate is still potent to save protected
industries, its latest effort being IN ha
haIf OF the mining camps wbera ELL.
Is produced. Continuing boIdine -
thing Of the old lines and traditions =,
the senate, 1t is no longer comnosed
In the main Of men of gentlemanly con
duct. con-
What shall be thought Of . ,,h,,.
oooy supposed to be courteous and die
mined that receives with loud and ,oS.
applause and laughter the traves,1
made by a backyard from Nc,
upon one OF the well-known bvmns :,
tne Christian church? Does NOT a hodn
tnat thus demeaned itself share n ,ss
alatrioes uttered by the speaker, sone
1 rsS reserve was manifested when
truman broke the rules of decen.v 49,.
~hen the scurrilous. Jester Vest - s
iormeo' the audience was in symnathx
Inc senate Of the United STATE :.
me refuge Of broken-dovn confedsr.
lite origadiers. maniaeaI moutbers "a
who have bought ths,r
way through state capitals. In ,s
tie. properly enough, the priviis.s
lass nnds its readiest opponents "a
nsoience impudently furthering . -
Inoiushingiy assails the executive IN
er who has stood dauntIess for 49,.
etVeen the senate and national di,-
redit.
Small wonder that Mr.. Villas hav,n.
bid the true story OF the land lerislse
on which Vest. Of Missouri. was seek-
lg to further. remarked: IF thers 4. |
, Be any missionary effort I think the
sople would Be glad TO have It directed |
d far from herein the senafe "-Ex
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

eome writer has said that war n a
game that were people wise kings
would not play at. II looks as II
the time had come when no king dare
play with war to a very great extent
without the consent Of the people.
There was a time when a ruler waged
war and a defeat did not shake his
throne unless the enemy were able to
march into his own country and con-
quer It Now II q king be defeated In
an expedition that he has sent out. the
people call him to account In no uncer-
tain language. The example Of Italy
and Abyssinia is to the point. During
the war between Russia and Turkey
there was a time when II looked as II
the Russians would be defeated, and Il
b said that during that time the car
aged perceptibly, fearing the effects Of
disaster. A Russian defeat would
have meant insurrection In his own en-
pire. This accounts In a very large
measure for the extreme reluctance the
nations Of Europe have Of making war
on each other. even when there seems
to be an abundant cause. This STATE
Of things Is propitious for the future.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

one-half the crop exports Of The
country not many years ago passed
through the port Of New York. Now
that port enjoys one-seventh OF this
export movement and its share is still
shrinking. The drift of corn ship
ments Is southwark. Baltimore Is gain
Ing. but Newport News and Norfolk
are gaining faster and New Orleans Is
an Important port Of shipment. With
the completion Of the new line from
Kansas City direct to Sabine Pass an
other important port Of exit for grain
win have been opened.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

They Ton Not. Neither Do They spin.
The New York Board Of Trade and
Transportation has passed q resolution
In which II AYERS that a wise and care
full consideration OF our currency and
finance tending to place them upon q
stable basis, would, In its Judgment.
be most conducive to the prosperity of
the whole nation. In that view the
board urges upon congress that Il give
attention to. the pressing needs Of the
country. The board will send to every
member Of congress a copy Of this res
olution.
But to what useful purpose? As
long ago as last December. in pur-
suance Of his duty as chief executive
Of the United States. the president sent
to congress statement asking its con.
sideration Of the question Of currency
and finance and urging action that
would be conducive to the prosperity Of
the whole nation, but congress has
done nothing.
What sort Of mole-eyed business men
compose the board OF trade that they
fancied for a moment the republican
politicians and spoils hunters held in
the hollow Of Speaker Reeds hand
would allow any legislation of any
character not In Speaker Reeds opin-
lon conducive not to the prosperity Of
the country, but to the furtherance,
first, Of Reeds presidential ambition,
and, next, to the welfare Of the treas
ury rakers who are the leaders OF the
republican party?
Does not the board OF trade Of New
York know that this is deliberately a
do-nothing congress? Where have been
Its eyes. its ears, all these months since
December?
Do these traders In New York i'm
agine that they will find among repub- |
lican politicians. candidates for the
a man Of the courage and |
of Grover Cleveland?
II they do tn y are dub OF observa-
ion. The stable business interests OF
he country will have no help from con-
'ress or from the republican politicians
'ending the presidential election.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
Dodrinr Condemned by Roth p.,,,..

New Orleans Times-Democrat: It is
to the credit Of the political honesty of
the country that the financial plank
OF the Ohio republicans has met with
no favor whatever anywhere, and that
both the single and double standard
men equally demand that the candi-
dates and parties shall speak out and
array themselves on one side or the
other. 1t is to be hoped that the re-
ception Of the Ohio plank will have a
good effect on the other politicians and
will convince them that lodging and
straddllng do not pay.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
Pot . Dollars Worth of silver Into IN.
Dollar.

Pot Dollars Worth OF silver Into IN,
Dollar.
This contention is frequently beard
but 1t shows an absolute Ignorance o.
the entire question.
The very essence Of the trouble 4,
that by demonetizing silver the GOLD
dollar has been made too valuable. It
In fact, has grown to be a 2OO-ceut
dollar.
now We are told that more silver
riust be put into the silver dollar. 50
that 1t, too. may become a 2OO-cent
dollar. II the gold dollar had stood
still and the silver dollar had fallen
one-half, the demand would be rust
But instead, the silver dollar has stood
still Tor nearly sol while the gold dol.
lar has doubled.
This doubling has come from incfsss-
Ing the demand for gold. The bImrtal.
list proposes to diminish this demand
by transferring portion OF It to silver
thus, as stated elsewhere, lowering the
value Of gold. raising the value Of sill.
yer, and bringing them to a common
level. somewhere between the present
values Of gold and silver bullion.
To first lower the value of silver By
shutting 1t out Of the mint, and then
propose to restore the value of tho dol
lar by putting into It twice as much
silver, Is not only illogical but dis
honest.
Reopen the mint to silver Just - Il
was before 1873. Then II the silver
dollar fail to sustain itself by the side
OF the gold dollar. the question OF
changing ratio, that is. putting in more
silver, may fairly be considered
National Bimetallist.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
Cullom's Humiliation.

Springfield Register-Never, In the
political history Of the country. has
there been anything like the defeat of
Senator Cullom in his own congress
sional district. No other man was ever
subject to such humiliation. Defeat
has been the portion OF hundreds and
thousands in the party, and will be in
the future. but It was reserved to sena-
tor Cullom to be practically ignored in
his own home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
More Room Needed for wh0oper..

New York Sun: st. Louis has got TO
be enlarged. 1t is absolutely out of
the question to pack into it one-fftieth
OF the number Of delegates who are
bound to go there. The ST. Louis hotel
keepers seem to be both accommodate
ing and imaginative, and they will not
give the cold hand to any visitor. Yet
the briefest knowledge Of mathematics
and OF the unreasonable popularity
known as the impenetrability Of matter
will serve to show that even IL all
the residents Of ST. Louis leave town
during the convention and Chauncey
Ives Filley offers to the pilgrims the
hospitality OF his unequaled hat, the
hollow model Of Iron mountain, and
cloud cots are anchored over the city,
there will not be room and verge
enough for the struggling millions Of
whoopers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

Strikes, lock-outs and other trade
disputes In England last year numbered
US. About 100000 people were sf-
iected. In the preceding year there
were 1.o6i such disputes. and the num-
bsr In the year 1893 was 7S2. In 1894
at'out $4,000 persons were directly az
teeted. and in 1893 the number affected
was about $4,000. The large number
affected that year doubtless arose in
part from the exceedingly precarious
condition in which many lines q bug;
ness found themselves.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

The Wlrnebago county. Wis, board
has decided to adopt the workshop plan
as followed In Brown county for the
encouragement Of tramps. A four-acre
tract OF quarry land on the south side
VIII Be purchased and a workhouse
erected thereon at a total cost Of $500.
II Is expected to be in running order by
July i. 1t appears from the bills pre-
scented by Justices and constables that
over 400 tramps have been cared for
oT the county since November /, 1895.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

Another factor has entered into the
regulation Of the prices OF the woods for
1886. Reports from Australia say that
millions Of sheep have died from
drouth. The figures are placed ct
100000. The statement hardly seems
credible. but II II be true II can but
AFFECT the price Of wool all over the
world. From this loss alone It is esti-
mated the wool clip for this year will
be 10000 bales short ia Australia
alone.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

At last the question as to how the
stars should be arranged In our flag
has been settled. We presume that our
readers know that every time q new
state is added to the nation a new star
IL added to the flag. and every time a
new star Is added to the flag q new
arrangement Of all the stars is neces-
sary TO give the banner q symmetrical
appearance. With the admission OF
Utah. therefore, there had to be such
an arrangement that forty-hve stars
would be accommodated. A great many
suggestions have been made by writer's.
but none Of them adopted Finally the
secretary Of navy and the secretary of
war agreed 70 plan and this plar has
been approved by the president. The
Is very simple. Ths
forty-dye Is divided into two sets Of
tventY-four and twenty-one
The twenty-four Is divided into Tires
,sts Of eight stars each, and the twenty.
me into three sets Of seven stars each
they are then placed together alter.
lately. Thus At the top Of the field
'ppears a row Of eight stars. below thai
] row OF seven stars. and below that
row Of eight stars and 90 on.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
An Sorts OF Fat GOOD.

Lewiston Sun: In frying the fat, :"
no discrimination is practiced as to the
kind Of money. Anything goes that, in
the language Of Mckinley, is "a cur
rency OF gold. silver and paper with
which to measure our exchanges, that
shall be as sound as the government
and as untafhished as its honor"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
Cough

and nothing seemed to do her any good.
happened to read about Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and had her give it trial. From the
very first dose she began to get better.
After taking q few bottles she was com
pletely cured and her health has been the
best ever since" MRS. ADDIE PECK,
Y Railroad Place, Amsterdam, n. Y.
al will say that my mother has not
stated my case in as strong words as I
would have done. Hoods Ssrsaparilla
has truly cured me and am now well"
CORA PECK, Amsterdam, n. Y.
Be sure to get Hoods, because
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
Chinese Doctors.

A Chinese doctor Is employed by FAM.
les by the year at a rate, according 10
their means and his reputation, of from
one cent to five cents q day, as long a,
every member Of the family Is Wei
When one falls Ill the Doctors pay stop,
until health Is fully restored,-New York
Mail and Express.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
-. Puxr,u-E.sser NunS,,.

VIII be ready the early part Of Aprr
Everything In It win be new and orIr'
mai II win contain articles by Cant
Chas King, u. s. A, ex-Gov. Geo. "
peck. of Wisconsin, and other noted wit.
err An entertaining number, well Mus.
rated. Send ten Q0 cents to Geo. n
Heafford, publisher, AIS Old Colony
building, Chicago, Ill, for q copy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
WaLrad. Other FoIloN.

Chicago, Minneapolis, st. Paul, Council
BIuffs, Kansas City. st. Louis, Salt Lake
Ogden. San Francisco, Portland Butte
Helena and nearly all other principal point,
In Tie United States. See that your tlcks,
reads via this popular route. No trouble 10
answer questions. Call at Ticket ONCE 9ii
nth ST., cor. Curtis. or telephone 457.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

Eight years ago Miss Meme Hay and
Elisha WAR OF Laporte. Ind. were mar
Red. and they have Just let the cat out
OF the bag. Who said a woman couldn't
keep a secret?
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

An Oregon contemporary Think
there should be some legislation con
corning the horsemeat industry. We
think 1t extremely doubtful whether
Q horse measure Of any description
could 90 through the United States
senate without . free silver rider.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
At the Baccarat Table.

A stout gentleman with rubicund VIAax,
halls a walter: "What time Is it?'
"a quarter past midnight"
"Ah! by the powers, and my wife Il e.
Meeting me home for lunchr'-Le Fixsro-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18
They An Deceive rh.n..lv...

Columbus Press: Governor Morton
prides himself ON being a gentleman:
Mr.. Mckinley prides himself on being a
statesman. and Mr.. Reed prides him
self on being humorist. OF the three
IT Is probable that the Ohio man most
deceives himself.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

Don't let a fool annoy you; work him
- eAse you can accumulate a IIttI.
sense yourself, q fool b Z treat ~
i1E $500 plsss'
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

Say not that the former times were
better than the present for it 4 mis-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

= $1,000 a given by all Dimetalhsts' ant
.hav do not intend that any gold stand
a-d;.t shall define bImetallism for them
TO Mr. sherman Is right. there is not
roId standard country on the race o.
the earth, for they all use SILVER ~
email amounts and as Limited iesAI
tender. a.
Rnt genuine bimetallism means the
,,ocIno nj the two metals upon a pre-
cisely equal footing In the matter Oh
coinage and legal tender, the difference
IN relative quantities being PROVIDED
for nv the "ratio'-that is. the quantity
a, the one which shall be equal as
money to a given quantity Of the other.
Az for example, sixteen ounces OF Sill
yer to equal one ounce Of gold.
This is bimetallsm, and when Mr..
Sherman gives his definition. as Sen
ator Teller broadly intimated, he IL
either grossly ignorant or grossly dis
honest.
Senator Hoar very earnestly repu-
dated the idea that he was a gold
monometallIst." Well, then, what does
he mean BY persistently adhering to
monetary system based absolutely upon
gold, and which is defended upon the
theory that the gold dollar Is the only
true and honest dollar?
When did he ever propose anything
different from what now exists? He
denounces Cleveland as a gold mono
metallist, and yet every vote he has
cast upon the monetary question has
been directly in line with Mr.. Cleve-
lands wishes. Empty defamation In
favor Of bimetallism Of an imaginary
sort is never going to do any good, and
when accompanied by adverse votes, II
stamps the declaimer as a fraud.
Absolutely the only difference be-
tween Sherman and Cleveland 10 that
the latter wants to destroy the green
backs directly, while the former would
do It indirectly by locking them up, and
making them issuable for gold alone.
While neither Senator Carter nor Sen
ator Teller made an actual threat Of
boiling. their language admits OF but
one Interpretation. II the republican |
party does not take n firm stand for |
genuine bimetallism, there will be q |
bolt that In all probability will place
II IN a minority. It is impossible TO
draw any other inference from their
At the same time II is equally clear
that, constituted as the republican par
ty is. with SO large a proportion Of its
strength In states completely d9min-
ated by the money power. II cannot
possibly take such a stand. Hence a
break In the republican
column seems inevitable.
Those who have carefully studied
his great question Of money are firm
n the conviction that II completely
'Vershadows the tariff in Importance.
That while selling our great staples IN
he foreign market in competition with
ilyer-using nations. no tariff caa ma
erially improve existing conditions.
1t Is therefore plain that tho silver
question is to be the great issue in
Ss6, and those who conscientiously be-
ieve that the constitutional money OF
ne country should be restored, must be :
repaired for independent action.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

Entered at POstoflce as secOnd-cIass matter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1896-04-18

JULIUS F. TAYLOR. Publisher and Editor.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25
NEW RAILROAD PROJECT.
Steam Road May BE Built from
Scranton to Reach Tidewater.

On Monday a corps of surveyors be-
gan at MatamOraS surveying for a
steam railroad down the Delaware.
Their movements were marked with
secrecy, and all attempts to get any in
formation regarding the project were
unavailinE. All the knowledge OBJ
tained was that by Saturday they
would he in position 20 furnish the
newspapers with the desired informa-
tion. but did not care for any publicity
i'm the matter until their plans We're
perfected.
1t is said that the surveyors are
acting in the interests of the New
York Traction company, and that the
plan is to run steam railroad from
the coal fields at Scranton passing
through the southern portion of Wayne
county, Green township in Pike. and
then to Milford by way of Chucktown
and thence up the valley to Matamoras.
where the road will cross the Delaware
river and across the Erie railroad by
a trestle and connect with the Port
Jervis, Monticello and New York rail-
road.
The report that the road is to run
from Milford TO Scranton emanates
from Milford. although the people there
do not seem to have much faith in the
enterprise. The Chucktown route to
Scranton, however, is on the line of the
old survey Of the Erie Railroad COM
pany, which was made by Major Sey-
mOur before the Erie came to Port
Jcrvis, about 1SiO. and is stated to be
a feasible ne.-Stroudsburg Times.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25
ELECTRICITY FOR HOSTING COAL.
Being Utilized in the Hanover Mines
Of the d., l.. W. Go.

A novel venture is being made in
hosting apparatus at the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western mines at
Hanover. A new dynamo has been put
up which will operate motors beneath
the surface. Two slopes are to be
sunk, one i'm the Ross vein in the tun-
mel and the other i'm the Red Ash vein
in the same mine. Both slopes will
follow the pitch of the coal and will
go down a distance of $500 feet into
what is known as a basin.
The coal from these slopes will be
hOisted by means of electricity. Motors
will be placed in the tunnel at the tor
of the slopes and the current will he
furnished by the dynamo on the out
side. This is the first electric appara-
tus to be used in this section for hoist
ing purposes. Electricity has been
used in the mines in various parts OF
the valley for lighting TIE mines and
pulling cars and IL II proves a success
in this instance. of which there In nc
doubt, 1t will find an extensive use.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-11-25

1t was sold and a new meeting house
built on Light street. In 1895 this
burned down. and was rebuilt on the
opposite corner, the ground alone cost
ing $4,000. on the opening of German
street in 1869 the Light street church
was torn down. A series of farewell
meetings We're held in the old building
after which the congregation purchas-
ed the church and parsonage on Eutaw
and Charles streets for $l20,090. 1t is
known as the Charles Street Methodist
Episcopal church, and is one of the fin
est in the city.
Lovely Lane was obliterated by the
changing of the streets at the close of
The war. 1t took n careful survey to
decide on the spot where the birthplace
~ American Methodism once stood
The historical society of the church
decided to mark the SPOT with an ap-
pfopriate bronze tablet for the instruc-
lion OF posterity. Some time in the
iu'urc II is not impossible that a statue
OF Asblry may be unveiled there. The
surprising thing is. that the Charles
street Methodist Episcopal church does
not rechristen itself the Lonely Lane
meeting-housc. No other church in
America can boast such illustrious par
cntaSe. and the revival of the old
name would mark it with envieblc dis
tinctiOn.