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Middletown transcript., 1896-05-09
TOWNSEND TOPICS.

William Lyman has opened his bakery
again.
Miss Ida Hodgson is visiting her sister,
Mrs. James Wilson. of Torresdale, Pa.
Mr.. William shockley moved from
Greensboro to this place on Thursday.
Miss Retta Townsend, of Crisfield, has
been visiting relatives here during the past
week.
The new creamery is receiving quite a
uantity of milk, and is giving general
satisfaction.
A minstrel troop from Baltimore has
been holding forth here for several evenings
this week.
Eight persons Joined the M. E. Church
on Sunday morning, six by certificate and
two on probation.
Mrs. Chandler has returned from Crump-
ton. where she has been visiting her
mother for several days.
Mr.. Cowgirl, of Dover, was in town on
Monday, and closed a contract with Mr.. G.
NJ. D. Hart for wind mill, and tank, which
will supply his dwelling and outbuildings
with water.
The Good Government Club" will give a
Pie Social on Wednesday evening. May 13.
There will be short literary and musical
program rendered. The admission will be
10c, each person will be served with a glass
of milk and piece of pie.
At meeting of the Epworih League on
Monday evening, Mrs. A. L. Ma.oney and
Elmer Pritchard were elected delegates to
the District Epworth League Convention
which is to be held at Cecilton in June.
Mrs. Guile Hart and Mrs. Clara Lattomus,
alternates.
The Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs.
James Taylor, on Tuesday evening, at
which time the election of officers for the
ensuing year took place. They were as fol-
lows: President. Mrs. Kate Atwell; Vice
President, Mrs. Smith; Secretary. Mrs. Law
renee Smyth; Treasurer, Mrs. Lizzie Scott.
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A Baby Show.

There will be contest in the Town Hall
in Middletown the latter part Of this month
subject to the judgment of five personl
selected from five different towns as judges
of the contest. and the mother producing
the finest model Of child two years old
will be entitled to solid gold watch; one
year old, to gold watch and chain. and
under one year old to pair Of gold brace.
lets. The competition will extend to Della.
ware and Kent and Cecil counties. Mary
land. The mothers will be entitled to free
admission, otherwise IS cents will be
charged. Those wishing to compete will
please address Geo. w. Ingram. Middletown
Del. Bring along your little cherubs.
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TO OUR SUBSCRIBERS.

We shall begin this week sending out
for the second time. subscription bills. and
as soon as it is convenient we trust our
subscribers will remit the amounts due.
A dollar year is small matter but hun
dred annual subscriptions means hundred
dollars. Several hundred means several
hundred dollars. We should like to have
subscription list with no arrearages over
year. Such subscribers are the most ap-
probation readers, and advertisers like
them best.
The label on your paper should show the
date to which it is paid. IF there is any
mistake we wish to correct it, and having
adopted system of checking subscriptions
we believe we can guarantee against errors
in the future. Let the TRANSCRIPT hear
from you.
Middletown transcript., 1896-05-09
Birthday Party.


1t was a very unique and charming af
t air. that birthday party given by the
Epworth League in the lecture roc m
Tuesday evening: The floral decorations
were exquisite, the arrangement of palms
ferns and other ornamental plants and cut
flowers, together with the handsome lamps
and pieces of statuary, made beautiful
effect and revealed the taste Of an artist
in the fair designer.
The following literary and musical pro-
gram was rendered, and the audience which
was as large as the room could comforta-
bly, hold, was much pleased.
Orchestra music; Piano Solo. Miss Allie
Mckee; Vocal Duett and Quartette, "Sil-
yer Threads among the Gold" Mrs. W. E.
Bernard Miss Mabelle Taylor, DR.. W. E.
Bernard and Will Vanzant Select Read
ing, Miss Lottie Jones; Address by the
Pastor. Rev. l. L. Wood; Chorus, ben
Bolt' Misses Jessie Culbertson, Lizzie
Hopkins, Addie Johnson, and Blanche
Messick; Recitation, Warren Elliott; Vocal
Duett, Buy Flower" Misses Jeanette
Schreitz and Grace Parvis; Piano Duett,
Misses Mary Maxwell and Sailie Jolls; Rec
itation. "Curfew shall not ring tonight"
Miss Katharine Vanzant.
The pieces were all well rendered, Miss
Vanzant. who has good deal of dramatic
talent being much complimented. DR..
Ritchie, President Of the League presided.
After the program refreshments were
served and when the money bags were
opened the sum of sixty-one dollars was
the handsome amount realized, fifty three
of which was clear gain. The committee
charge of the entertainment merit all
the praise given it, the social features of tie
evening being especially enjoyable.
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Its folly to lose your poultry when the
use of Bragdon's Poultry Remedy is guar
anteed to you for 25 cents.
Mrs. N. c. Barnett is opening more new
goods to day. The fastest Sailors of the
season are amongthem.
As the season advances the headwear in
creases in beauty and variety, as a peep al
Misses Echenhofer's window will prove.
Their patrons come from "far and near"
Mrs. Barnett is prepared to furnish the
trade in all kinds of dressmaking supplies,
Innings. trimmings etc.
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Mrs. Fannie Lockwood announces that
she win continue the millinery business Of
the late Miss 8. A. Howell at her old stand
on West Main street. She has full new
stock of spring goods, and is showing some
of the most stylish trimmed hats aud bon
nets Of the season. Patrons old and new
will do well to inspect her goods.
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ODESSA NOTES.

Il
| Mr.. Jos. g. Brown was Philadelphia
visitor on Saturday.
| Mr.. Frank Tucker. of Philadelphia, sper
Sunday with his parents.
Mr.. Jonathan K. Williams Is again Sc
riously i'll at his home near town.
Mrs. F. B. Watkins was a Philadelphi,
visitor on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Neal Townsend was the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Geo. L. Townsend on Saturday
and Sunday.
Miss He'en Dure. of Philadelphia, i.
making prolonged visit to her numerou.
friends in Odessa.
Mr.. Harry Rose, formerly of this town
but now engaged in business in the Quaker
City. was Sunday visitor to Odessa.
The Mite Society of the M. E. Church
was very pleasantly entertained by Mrs. 2.
T. Atherly on Wednesday evening.
Mrs. VIM. R. Davis and son Mailly, left
for Wilmington on Wednesday where they
will be the guests of Mrs. Benjamin B.
Gauze.
Word comes to us from the Delaware
Bay that Mr.. Geo. Green of the firm of
Green Bros. of this town is meeting with
co considerable success in his sturgeon FISH,
ing.
Several members of the bicycle club en-
joyed run to Wilmington on SATURDAY., or
to speak more correctly. they "made" the
run and enjoyed the ride home on the
train.
1t is source of much qualification to the
people of Odessa that the Watkins Packing
Co. has decided to run the cannery during
the coming summer Work will begin
about July 18th.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Odessa Creamery Co. was held on Tuesday
morning in the Creamery Building. The
patrons will receive for their April milk
Scots. per hundred lbs or 1S cents per lb for
butter fat.
Messrs. Hudson, lynch, and Bunting, of
were the guests of Prof. Geo.
A. Bunting on Sunday. They came on
their bicycles through the rain and muddy
roads and took away with them very poor
impression of bicycling in Delaware.
As the day for the Republican Primary
elections draws near there is great deal of
interest manifested in the probable out
,ome. Addicks has invaded the town and
lis lieutenants and ill-gained wealth are
in evidence. These same Ad-
iicks forces ANONYMOUSLY defeated in Port
Penn and Middletown have determined to |
make Odessa their stronghold and the out !
ome remains to be seen. Led by a man
Who but recently Topped over from the
Democratic party, and championed by a
lired negro mouthpiece who publicly
eclares that a"picture of Abraham Lincoln,
he saviour of a nation and the emanci-
ator of race should not occupy a
lace in the cellar of his home" If such
amnable and outrageous principles are to
x the destiny of our little commonwealth,
hen let men who will sell the god-given
ight of an honest voice in their own gov
vote for Mr.. Addicks and repent
their leisure, but we do not we cannot
elieve that there are enough men, who
an be bought as dumb animals to carry
lie Primary Elections. There are a few
nd there will be few more. for as every
ock will have its black sheep, so will
very community have its citizens whose
rlnciples are blacker than the blackest of
he sheep. We hope and believe that the
Republican Party" will triumph and the
name of Addicks will be buried
eHeath an avalanche of honest Republican
ntiment. If not, God help the State.
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They Took the Prize.

Houston aud Helen Naudain, Of Balti-
more, the little grandchildren of Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Houston, were prize winners at
q recent jag breaking at the Wesley Ep-
worth League. in the Monumental city.
The first prize was awarded to Houston.
whose jug contained the largest amount of
money and the second to his sister Helen.
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Reduced Rates TO ST. I,on,s

Reduced Rates to st. L ouis.
The Republican National Convention will
meet in St. Louis June 10th. For. this oc-
casion the B. & Ohio r. R. Co. will sell Ex-
cursion Tickets from all stations on its line
East of the Ohio River for all trains June
IL to 15, inclusive, valid for return pas
sage until June 81, at one fare for the round
trip.
The Baltimore & Ohio is direct line to
st. Louis, running two solid vestibuled fast
express trains with through Pullman Sleep
ing Cars attached every day in the year.
For rates and other information apply 10
nearest B. & O. Ticket Agent.
Middletown transcript., 1896-05-09
THE CHURCHES IN MIDDErowN.

THE CHURCHES IN MIDDETOWN.
Bethesda M. E. Church.-Rev Isaac L.
Wood, Pastor. Preaching every Sabbath at
1880 q. M, and 7.30 p. m. Sabbath School
every Sabbath at p. m, A. g. Cox, Superin-
tendent. Prayer meeting, every Thursday
evening, 7.30 O'Clock. Junior Epwort b
league and Egworth Cadets every
sion Circle, Monday: nights at Parsonage.
Women's Foreign Missionary Society, first
Friday night of each month. Women's Home
Missionary Society, first Thursday night Of
each month. Mite Society, first Saturday
night Of each month. Official Board meeting
hrst Friday afternoon Of each month at $50
o'clock.
Forest Presbyterian Church.-Rev. F. n.
Moore, Pastor. Services held every Sabbath
morning at 1880 O'Clock, and every Sabbath
evening ut 7.30. Sabbath School will be held
every Sabbath morning at 915 O'Clock,
III. G. Ellison, Superintendent. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening. Young Peo-
Sunday evening at 645 o'clock. Junior So
ciety Christian Endeavor every Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
Services at Armstrong; Chapel the first
Sabbath Of each month at p. m.
st. Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church.
Rev. VIM. ]. Wflkie, Rector. Holy Commun-
ion on the first Sunday In the month at 1920
vine services every Sunday at 1880 o. M, and
80 p. m. Morning Prayer and Litany every |
Wednesday and Friday at 10 q. m. Even |
ing Prayer on Friday at $50 p. m. On all Holy |
Days service at 10 q. m, and $50 p: m: Sun
day School at 9.45 o. m. Adult Bible Class at |
p. M, the Ladies' on the first and third FRI |
days Of each month at p. m, the Boys Club |
on Friday evenings at 7.30 and the Junior |
Auxiliary on Saturdays at p. m.
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HYnaanial.

Miss Annie Morrison, of this town. was
married ON Wednesday afternoon. to
Mr. George Hushebeck. The Ger emony
was performed by Rev. Mr.. VanDure, pas.
tor of Bethany Presbyterian Church. in
Philadelphia. Mr.. and Mrs. Hushebeck
will reside in Philadelphia.
Middletown transcript., 1896-05-09
To Whom it May Concern

Having bought out Mr.. M. N. Willis ice,
lclaim to represent him in the ice busi-
ness. have an experience ofover 35 years
constant service in the business, and what
promise you will fulfill. George Booth.
Middletown transcript., 1896-05-09

A handsome costume is often spoiled by
IN unbecoming hat Mrs. A.. NJ. Mckee is
an expert in suiting hats to faces. She in
yites you to call and try on some Of her
new hats.
Middletown transcript., 1896-05-09
Unclaimed I,ettars.

List of unclaimed letters remaining in
the Middletown post Office which can be
had BY saying they are advertised
Or. MARSHALL
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ms6Nkls
Little Lines About MehA6a 11pel
and What They Aral3t6fIfx ..sf

Little Lines About Meh5Ada 1ine
and What Thev Area tiie.
Mr.. Carlton Ceyington. of Ns~y ork,
| visiting his sister. MrssW. E. Barnafas
| Mrs. Samuel J. Speal, of Camden, Del
is the guest OF Miss Anna M. Freeman.
Miss Sallie Grassland, of Wilmington
spent Sunday with her mother in town.
Miss Sarah Petherbridge of Trenton
N. J. is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. G. Cox.
| William E. Wright Esq, Of Philadel
phia, spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs
M. B. Burris.
Mrs. Jno. W. Roberts, Of near Smyrna
visited her mother. Mrs. Manlove Wilson
yesterday.
Mrs Mary Appleton, Of Wilmington,
spent Sunday and Monday with her sister,
Mrs. J. H. Emerson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin B. Burris will spend
Sunday in Wilmington. guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh c. Browne.
Mr.. Harry Clark. of Philadelphia, was
the guest of his brother-in-law. Mr.. J. C.
Parker. on Wednesday.
Mrs. Louis M. Barnard entertained her
brother. Mr.. J. Reynolds Clements, of POGO
moke City. on Wednesday.
Mrs. John C'endaniels and little ones,
Jack and Ruth. of near hestertown, are
visiting their friends in Middletown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enoch M. Purnell and
Mrs. James A. Grifflths. of Philadelphia.
are guests Of their sister. Mrs. Edwin Pret-
lyman.
Mr.. Walter Beasten has accepted po-
sition with the Capelle Iron and Hardware
Company, Wilmington. leaving here on
Monday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen Boyer, and
Miss Bessie Boyer returned home on We'd
nesday from visit TO Atlantic City and
the Quaker City.
-Messrs E. M. Vaughan and A. M.
were elected members of the
State Pharmaceutical Society at the annual
meeting in Dover on Thursday.
Joseph L. Cahall, Esqr.. of Geor getown
DEL, Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Del
aware, A. F. & A. NJ, made an official visit
o Union Lodge on Tuesday evening.
DIR. Herman Parker, of Philadelphia
Who spent several of his early childhood
,ears in MiddIetown. was the guest of his
lncle, Mr.. J. c. Parker, on Sunday last
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. H. Lingo. of Phila-
lelphia. are visiting their mother, Mrs.
Merritt. Her daughter, Mrs J. C.
'taats, Of Fairlee, Md. is expected to-day.
Mis- G. o. Perry. of Brooklyn, N. Y,
lev. F. P. Swezey, of Hartford, Conn.,. and
)r. F. NJ. Tiffany, of Philadelphia are
uests of Rev. w. J. Wilkie at the rectory.
Mrs. Frances Beasten and d aughter,
fiss May, have returned home. Mrs.
'easten who has been very ill for some
Months, at her brot her-in-law' Mr. Rhoades
ear town, is much better.
Rev. F. Fl. Moore has been in Phila-
elphia this week since Monday morning,
t the bedside of his mother, who fell and
roke her thigh on Sunday night while suf-
,ring from an attack Of vertigo. Her
xtreme age and feeble health add to the
,riousness Of her accident. Mr.. Moore has
ie sympathy of his many friends here in
is affiiction. He expects to return this
7ening and will fill his pulpit tomorrow.
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W. q. BUCK,
Founder and MaChinist
"

Located in the old buckle SHOPS,
Middletown, Del.
Repairs oil kinds Of Machinery, Castings
made to order, Plumbing, Steam and Gas
Fitting. Bicycles and Light Machinery .
speciality. All work guaranteed satisfactory
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES.
aS-Oiye hlm = call. apr.lstf
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Ghe cytliddleto,un Granstript
MAILS CLOSE.

Going north, 7:ss, .. m. 10 Is a. M, 400 p. m
Pouch to wilmington and Philadelphia. For
Odessa, 9I0, l045 q. M, and 500 p. m. For
Warwick, Cecilton, Earleville and Sassafras,
$40 q. m.
Middletown transcript., 1896-05-09

Boys 1t is natural for a
boy to be impa-
Like tient. You know
how he dislikes to
1t try on clothes; how
anxious he is to
get through. and how he
disllkes to "shop." Be-
sides for the goodness
of the wear-things it sells
boys like Sixth a n d
Market because it is
convenient. He gets
his suit, his hat, his
shoes and what other
wear-things he needs in
one place and then he
is off.
Boys Clothing,
Boys Furnishings,
Boys Hats,
Boys Shoes.
Sizes 3 to Is years,
We are open every even
ing.
JAS. 7. MULLIN 4 SON,
Clothing, Sixth
Hats, and Market
Shoes, Wilmington.
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The TRANSCRIPT, $1.OO year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
Gov. LeWelIing to Be Shelved
as a Candidate
For Governor By Members of
His Own Party.
CONFERENCE PLANNED
For Kansas City, Kan., Tonight
to Consider
The Best Way to Get LewelIing
Off.

There will be a meeting of prominent
Populists in Kansas City tonight, pro-
vided the silver convention finishes its
work today And an effort will be
made to induce Ex-Governor LeweIling
to withdraw from the race and either
take the nomination for congressman
at-large or some other place on the
ticket.
There has been a quiet conference be-
tween leading Democrats, ,Populists and
free silver Republicans going on dur
ing the past few days, the result of
which is an agreement to notify Le-
yelling that if he persists in staying
in the race and gets the nomination,
that another ticket will be placed in
the field
LeweIling and his managers, Rufe
Cone and Col. Coal Oil'' Taylor are at
the silver convention today and are
delegates.
A prominent PopuIist said as long
ago as last week that several of the
FOpuIlsts who are candidates for state
offices have come to the conclusion that
ticket.
Since the Chicago convention pro
muIgated its platform and placed Bry-
an on IT, the Democrats have begun to
take quite an interest in state politics.
And one of the party managers said
that they had decided to go to Mr. Le-
yelling at Kansas City and tell him
plainly that in case he must run that
he could not expect any help from the
Democracy.
The silver Republicans are also out
spoken in their disapprobation of Le-
yelling as a candidate
LeWel!1ng who is in town is quietly
asking his friends here today as to
what he can expect and several of them
nave told him straightout that he must
either get clear off the track or take
some other place. From the past rec
ORD OF the governor it is probable that
he won't come down easily as he is
obstinate but the leaders of the Oppo-
sltlon hope to convince him as to the
disastrous effects on his party if he in
SiStS on running
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not go to the length, breadth and scope
of the Democratic"
After yourself, whom does the Ma
tional party favor for president?'
IF the National party had no other
distinctive principle except free silver
we would go over to Bryan bag and
baggage" promptly responded Mr.
Bentley, ''but we have been contend
ing for other principles for years as
Prohibitionists, chief of which are pro-
hibition and woman suffrage"
''Who do you think will be elected
president, Mr.. Bentley?" asked the re-
porter.
Z will answer that question by sim
ply saying that if all the anti-mOnopOly
elements-mind you, I do not say free
silver-can be united, I do not think it
will be very difficult to defeat McKin-
ley. At present, however, this is rath-
er doubtful" answered Mr.. Bentley,
guardedly.
Rev Mr.. Bentley will participate in
the Bryan reception Friday evening
and on Saturday afternoon leaves for
st. Louis, where he goes to confer with
a number of party leaders. Rev. Mr..
Bentley intends to take the stump dur
ing the campaign and will make
speeches in many parts of this country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
WHAT PLUMB WOULD DO.
Senator Plumb's Brother George on
the Silver Movem ent.

George Plumb of Lyon county, broth
er of Senator Plumb is a delegate from
that county, he is here and in con-
Versation with a State Journal report
er he said: Il have a book that has
been taken from the congressional rec
ord and contains everything that my
brother ever said while he was in con-
gress. He was always in favor of the
reconciliation of silver and in several
of his speeches said so, but I think the
speech in which he came nearer ex-
pressing his thoughts on the subject is
a short one which he made in 1890
when he explained his vote on some
measure.
1T was not vote of the currency
question. but in his explanation he
said that such f1nanciers as Sherman
and Morrill, and those eastern men al
ways opposed every move that was
made by the country or the people to
increase the currency whether it was
a silver increase or not and that they
ton. when in fact it was only an eff
fort of the people to get enough money
to pay off their obligations.
My brother was always in favor of
silver in fact I know that his views
were the same as the most radical of
the free coinage men are now. If he
were alive now I have no doubt that
him as it has all of us The party has
gone back on its record and the only
thing for US to do is to get together
and organize and fight for the cause of
free silver.
The sentiment in our community is
gaining friends every day. There are
going to be many people who are not
going to come out and announce their
Intentions, but that will vote with US
when the election comes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-16
BANKER FOSTERS ESTIMATE
Said They Had Court House Full of
Bryan Silver Republicans.

Mr. John r. Foster. president of the
First National bank of Garnett, a del
egate to the silver convention and a
lifelong Republican said:
1T is early to estimate how many
Republicans there are in Anderson
county who will vote for silver men
only this fall.
''All our delegates to this convention
are men who have always supported
and voted the Republican ticket W
shall all vote for Bryan this year As
to what we do on the state ticket will
be largely dependent as to how matters
shape themselves hereafter. We held a
large meeting at Garnett the other day
The court house was filled and many
stood up. The meeting was run by
former Republicans and speeches were
made by them. Since that meeting 1
have had many assurances from Re
publicans that they were with us and
would vote with US this fall and will
not support any man who is not for the
reconciliation of silver. 1 think it is
safe to say that at the present time
there are 300 Republican silver votes
in Anderson county and each day will
bring out more
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the salmon grounds in Gaspe. The
ger.
Grand Pabos. the nearest telegraph
station to St. Adelaide, is little dsh-
ing place of only 300 inhabitants and
there are very few facilities for get
ting information at present It appeared
that this morning the guides found that
he slept longer than usual and when
they went to wake him up it was found
that he was dead. 1t is supposed that
he died of heart disease
He was as well as ever when he re-
tired last night. Colonel H. r. Rus
sell and Colonel Francis Peabody. Jr.,
left for Massachusetts with the body.
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SLID OUT FROM UNDER.
Col Whitley Says He Hasn't Left the
Party. It Left Him.

Colonel H. c. Whitley. the hotel man
of Emporia, was one of the first dele
gates on the ground. He shook hands
all around and seemed as much at home
as if he had just dropped down in the
middle of a Republican state conven-
ton. To a State Journal reporter Col
OneI Whitley said:
The sentiment in favor of free silver
in my town of EmpOria, so far as I can
learn from inquiry, is about equally di-
vided in the Republican party. I have
made up my mind that I will not vote
for any one that is not in favor of free
silver and have so announced nv de
term iatiOn. There are many that are
of the same opinion, but they have not
come out for it yet but they are think
ing deeply and Will have the courage
of their convictions before Ions.
Since I have taken this stand on the
question I have been assailed by some
of the papers and they have said that
never was a good Republican. They
seek to question my Republicanism. All
1 want TO say to such persons and pa