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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02


was SO, PASS in 1894. Opening the report to
the page cited. a table is found which reads
that the met receipts from such de-
posit after paying all the charges, is
s6.242.SS, that the interest on the cost OF
the bonds at 6 per cent was s5,740.5o," and
that the profit on circulation" was s5023s
Those are the full figures. The person who
made the above statement did not tell the
whole story, because it was his aim to de-
ceive the scores of people to whom this
lying pamphlet is given as official reports"
and facts from other reliable reports
OF course, such pamphlet might be ex-
pected to contain the garbled extract of
the late Mr.. Blaine's speech against the
coinage of 92-cent dollars, in February,
1SIs No roundup of all the lies ,circu-
lated by the tools of the silver mine owners
would be complete without it. Opening
Munchausen's pamphlet at random, the fol-
lowing is found on page 70:
Abraham Lincoln said: IF a government
contracts a debt with a certain amount OF
the money volume before the debt is pald,
it is the most heinous crime a government
could commit against the people.
Abraham Lincoln may have made that
statement, but if he did it could not have
applied to anything that has occurred in
this country since his death. When he was
murdered the only legal-tender money in
circulation was $500 0O0,0 900 greerrbacks. a
small quantity of gold collected as customs
duties and paid as interest on the public
debt ard in use in California. At the
present time $346, 900 of legal-tender
notes, 1929, 000, 900 of treasury notes, 4a3006,
600 of silver dollars, and, with the late i'm
ports. $500. 10000 of gold are in the coun-
try-over 81 500, 900, 900 of legal-tender money.
Silas NJ. Shepard appears as the godfather
of this most wonderful assortment of Mum
chausenisms for the deception of the peo-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02

In the presidential election of 1892 Cook
county, Illinois, in which Chicago is stu
ated, gave Harrison III 254 votes and CIeve-
land IA, 604. In the vote for Governor Alt
geld received 1891 and Fifer 113,12] Mr..
Cleveland's plurality in the county was
Sc, $50, and in the entire State 90 $685. Alt
geld's plurality in Cook county was sc, S42
and in the State %, sos In the State cleo
ton two years ago the Republicans carried
Cook county by 51,395 plurality, and the
State by 1873, 427.l In that election the Popu-
lists cast 1886 votes in Cook county and
59.91S in the State. This year the Popo-
Gratis are counting largely on the foreign
vote in Chicago. In 1892 the city cast 259. SAT
votes, of which 12S, 212 were cast by natural
lied voters and 131, 335 by natives. At that
time there were AZ, 005 naturalized German
voters, 23,57S Irish, 1874 English 10S3S
Swedish, 4.S32 Norwegian and others in
smaller numbers. This year a great many
naturalized voters, especially Germans and
Scandinavians, viii vote for sound money.
and with the large gains the Republicans
will make among business men and
throughout the State there is every rea-
son to believe they will carry the State by
a large ma jority
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
A BAsELEss STORY.


One Johnson. connected with the Bryan
national committee, has returned to Chi
cago from this city and given out that
the Indiana Republican State committee is
dissatisfied with it's sixty-day poll and ad-
mits that it shows $4,000 doubtful voters
This man Johnson, or any other man who
claims to have Information regarding the
Republican poll OF Indiana, either lies him
self or has been deceived by liars. The
members of the committee have not seen
the sixty-day poll which has been footed
up, and no one will see it who will be likely
to speak of the details. 1t is enough to
say that the sixty-day poll is satisfactory
to the executive officers of the committee
1t is the most acc rate poll that has been
made for years. and one which will be sus-
tanned by the thirty-day poll and the count
on the night of tho election. The number
of counties in which the Republican out
look, compared with the last election, is
In the same number OF other counties the
improved situation will give gains which
will double all possible losses in the other
dozen.
All that is needed to give Mckinley the
electoral vote of Indiana by a large-sized
plurality is for the Republicans and all
others who feel the importance of defeat
Lag silver monometalasm to quietly but
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
MckinIey's Visitors.

DO you know that more people have
heard Mckinley since the campaign COM
menced than have listened to Bryan said
railroad man last Saturday. The state
ment is an astonishing one. In nothing
has the Ohio Major shown sagacity more
during the campaign. The result is that
hundreds of thousands have gone upon the
pilgrimage to Canton, and the continuous
stream of eloquence, the warmth of well
come, beside the pleasure of the journey
itself have all combined to make every
one who has undertaken the trip satisfied
and pleased with himself.
The movement Cantonward is gathering
head instead Of showing signs of diminu-
ton. Careful estimates on the part of
those whose business it is to handle the
crowds place it at beyond zoe, 600 by the
has been diligently swinging around the
circle, cannot show anything like these
numbers of citizens who might have seen
him without expending a dollar or losing
more than couple of hours. His hearers
do not average 10000 day. and the necessi-
tiles and inevitable iterations that seriously
detract from his reputation a speaker
or orator. The positively chilling effect of
rear-platform rhetoric presents a striking
contrast to the enthusiasm reused by the
well-set, pregnant sentences of the Ohio
man.
The phenomenon under notice rises to a
distinct achievement the part of the
railway managers concerned, and tribute
should likewise be accorded to the thirty
ing, beautiful city which is so fortunate
as to number Major Mckinley among liz,
citizens. An admirable public spirit pre-
walls in Canton which prevents extortion
and shows that the cordiaiity and hospital
;ty noticed are the spirit of more than one
political party in the town.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
4 MATTER OF INDIFFERENCE

Some weeks ago the Journal said that to
Republicans who are the best Informed
regarding the situation in Indiana it was
a matter Of supreme Indifference whether
the Popocrats and the Popuists fused
did not, since the most of them would vote
the Bryan-Sewall ticket. Indeed, it was
matter of surprise that the Populist State
convention did not indorse the Democratic
electoral ticket When the matter was re-
ferred to a committee with view to
joint electoral ticket it was "a surprise that
the deal was not made at the first meet
ing of the Democratic and Populist COM
nittees That it was not was because
the Populists' committee knew. from the
ardor of their wooers, that they would not
be discouraged with two or three rebuffs.
When, at the conference about two weeks
ago Paul Vandervoort was here as the rep
resentative of Watson, the Populist con-
ferees made such a bold stand that those
who knew Populist statesmen remarked
that the right man had not come. When
Mr.. Patterson, the millionaire representa-
tive of the Silver Trust, appeared, these
experienced lookers-or remarked, The
man and the hour have arrived" And they
had. What the deal involved more than
what is on its face is now a matter of
conjecture.
Very soon after the Chicago convention
adjourned several of the more prominent
Populists here went into the Popocratic
camp. 1t their. design to make the
Populist State convention a failure. For
that reason Mr.. Shepard did not make
move to get reduced railroad rates until
the Sunday before the convention when
he must have known that it was too late;
and even then, when he had to make an
appearance of doing something, he went to
a Republican who has no connection with
railroads. To-day the Populists who are
real believers in Popocratic heresies know
that they have been sold out. Some of
these men will not vote for the combine"
electoral ticket because they believe that
it was secured by treachery and venal con-
Siderations.
The point which the Journal would en-
force is that the fusion Popocratic ticket
does not materially change the situation
The decker brought about by a Colorado
mine representative in part, has Disguised
a considerable number of Democrats who
would have voted for an electoral ticket
made up of men who have been Democrats,
who will not work if, indeed, they vote for
such a ticket. The detection of the sound
money Democrats will offset the votes
which will be won from the Populists. All
that is needed is for Republicans and the
believers in sound money to keep at their
work with the zeal which they have shown
since the middle of July.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
SILVER'S WORST VICTIMS.
How Savings Bank Depositors and
Others Would Suffer.

Let us see what the extent of the loss in
these three laSt-named directions would be-
There are in the United States about 5000 :
O05 depositors in savings banks. Their ag-
gregalS deposits are estimated by the best
authorities at $500. 600 900, a sum fully
equal to the entire stock of money in the
country. These deposits are not made paw
able. only in gold. If we were to pass to
81 cents, which would be legal tender for
all debts, these 81, 800, 600, 900 would shrink
in a night to 1854, 900 900. Who would lose
the other $S45, GOO. 600? Would they be capt.
millionaires? Not bit of it, They would
be the Woodworking heads of families de-
voted fathers and mothers Sa wing for their
children and their old age, widows and or
phans. and deserving and ambitious youth
seeking to lay the foundation for active
and useful lives. There would be no es-
cape for them from this depriva ton which
In many instances would turn Il life of
simple comfort into one Of want and mis-
cry We have here single class of D.
100000 persons who have the bes; of rea-
sons for looking upon gold as the true
money of the people.
Yet these do not greatly exceed the hold
erS and beneficiarieS of life insurance poll
cies. There are in this country no less
than 600 holders of life insurance poll
cies and certificates, amounting in gross
to S9.463. 100000 sum nearly six times the
entire amount of money in the country
These holders have been paying their
premiums for years in gold or it's euuiya-
lent, expecting to have il p.,iI pack to their
families after their death, or on their poll
cies becoming claims The policies are not
payable in gold alone. The companies ana
asSociation did not agree To pay them In
that coin only. The average annual pay
ment for claims is COO. so that IL
we pass to a 53-cent dollar this will be cut
down to sss,oooo 900. and the annual loss to
the widows and orphans of the land
through this source Will be Sc. 100000. In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02

this case, also, the loss will not fall upon
the rich. 1t will fall upon the most help
less and will be robbery of the most de-
serving of all our citizens, for the man VINO
insures his life for the benefit of those are
dependent upon him must be q worthy c1ti-
zen. This is another class who have e1-
cellent reason for looking upon gold as the
true money of the people.
Finally, there is our army of $4,000 PEN
sioners. drawing annually from the nation
al treasury $140 900. goo. Their pensions are
not payable in gold alone and would be
paid in silver. Their annual receipt would
drop from $40 5000 to $74. 900 and the
other s&, 800 900 would not come out of the
pockets of the rich, but of the poor veter-
ans of the war, who have been given this
aid because they are supposed to have de-
served well of the Nation and are not able
to support themselves. AS greater part
of the persons affected in this case are
voters it is interesting to see how they
are not able to support themselves. As a
greater part OF the persons affected in this
case are voters. 1T is interesting 10 see how
the loss will fall upon the different states.
In Ohio there are 105. leo of them and their
nois there are S67S of them. and their loss
would be nearly S., 100000. In Indiana there
are e9,s50 of them, and their loss would be
over SIS 600. 900. Surely this is an aspect or
free coinage which rises above partisan
ship: for. the late Congressman Harter.
of Ohio. said OF it, the Nations good faith
to it's living soldiers is not only called in
question by it, but if it becomes law the
widows and orphans of the Nations dead
they died to save. This is third class,
then who have excellent reasons for look
ing upon gold as the true money of the
people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
RELIGIOUS MANIAS IN AMERICA.
Our Short History Is Full of Examples
of Mental Epidemics.

Boris Sidis, in the Century.
Turning now to the American, who some
what resembles the Hebrew both in bust
ness ability and Righteousness. we find so
cial suggestion working in him on larger
and grander scale. The American is highly
suggestible and the short history Of his
national existence is full of Instructive
cases of mental epidemics. A few instances
will perhaps suffice for our purpose.
At the beginning of the present century
a mania of religious revival swept over the
continent of northern America, and reached
its acme in the camp-meetings OF the Ken
Kentucky was held at Cabin Creek, and
continued four days and three nights. The
scene was awful beyond description. The
shouting, the sobbing, the fits of convul-
sions made of the camp a pandemonium.
Religious suggestion soon affected the idle
crowd of spectators, and acted with such
virulence that those who tried to escape
were either struck by commissions on the
way or impelled to return by some UNI
spread with great rapidity and spared
neither age nor SEX
The communicating of Indian Creek, Har-
rison county is especially interesting and
instructive for its bringing clearly 10 light
the terrible power of suggestion. The meet
ing was at first quiet and orderly. There
singing and shouting, but still nothing eX
traordinary occurred. The suggestion, how
ever. did not fail to come. and this time
it was given by child. 4 boy of twelve
mounted log, and raising his voice. be-
gan to preach II few m roIIn; he n be
drop into hell, unless you forsake your sins
and turn to the Lordn' At that moment
some one fell to the ground in commissions.
and soon the whole mob was struggling.
some camp-meetings the religious mob took
to dancing, and at last to barking like
the posture of dogs, moving on all fours,
growing swapping the teeth and barking.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02

Bradford is about the last town in Eng
land from which one would expect good
word for Major Mckinley in this or any
other campaign. 1t is the center OF the
Yorkshire wooden manufacturing district,
which suffered great loss of trade under
the Mckinley tariff act and has enjoyed a
boom under the present one Mckinley is
known to stand for protection to American
Industries. and if he is elected with Re-
publican Congress English wooden manu-
featuring interests will suffer again be-
cause Republican legislation will give the
preference to American interests. Not
wthstanding this the Daily Argus. pub
lished at Bradford, says in leading edi-
torial:
In spite of the fact that Mr.. Bryan is
definitely pledged to a policy of free trade.
while Mr.. Mckinley is definitely pledged
to protection, the general feeling IN this
district is in favor of the return OF the lat
ter Had any one predicted four years ago
that it would be possible for the Bradford
worsted industry as whole, depending as
it does SO largely. for its prosperity on a
free entry to American ports. to be found
arrayed on the side of Mckinley and high
protection there would have been reason
able ground to express doubts as to his
sanity But impossible such change
of sentiment would have appeared -FOUR
y
actually occurred. Bradford wishes no evil
to the United States, and Bradfordians
would prefer to see a perpetual reign of
interpreted by the recent letter OF the
Republican candidate and the recent dec
larations of Republican newspapers-rather
than see people united to this country by
many ties of blood. tradition and com
MERGE plunged into the whirlpool of ma
tional disaster and national disgrace which
would infallibly be it's fate if the people
were foolish enough to adopt the policy of
Mr.. Bryan, policy as impossible of reali-
cation as it is crude and shallow in the
theories on which it is based.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
What Cummings Said.

New York Special in Chicago Post.
Candidate Bryan met Congressman Amos
Cummings by appointment yesterday after
noon and urged him to make the run for
Governor of New York, vice Thacher
withdrawn. The answer he got chilled the
candidate to the bone. Mr.. Cummings re-
fused gently but firmly. and when asked
why replied that this was not a good year
for Democrat to be prominent in New
York.
'Pshaw, Amos" said Bryan, you can
carry New York They are with us"
Stop" said Cummings. Il could jolly
you If | wanted to, but what's the use?
We are licked out of our boots in New
York and am not out for a record-break-
ing performance side of the political
ledger. / can't afford it. / couldn't sit in
the game afterward. The best Democrats
can hope for in New York this year is to
pull off a few congressman, and I am one
OF the candidates for salvation in that
quarter More than that, L cannot get the
nomination for Governor now If / wanted
it. not even with your Endorsement. Hilrs
running this thing, and if you stick your
nose in you will get the worst of it, No,
Willie let me out this time
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02

Bill Bryan was citizen
OF more or less renown,
A Populist leader exc was he
OF famous Lincoln town.
He wanted to be President
And in the White House stand,
Preceptor of a Nation
And leader of the band.
II am an orator. he said,
LAS all the world doth know,
And my good friends the Popocrats
Will help for to 60.
The Popocrats they said "All right.
We need a man like you,
For if you ride to Washington,
Why, we will get there toe"
SO Billy got upon a car
And rode with might and main,
And probably other man
E. er rode so fast a train.
he rode by night and rode by day,
And travelled uD and down,
And never failed to speak did he
At hamlet or at town.
At every place where'er he saw
Some people by the way,
My friends" he said, pray stop, my
friends,
Until l have my say"
And as he whirled across the land
Past city, swamp and fen,
The people in great numbers came
To see the talking man.
And every time he ope'd his mouth
The wonder still it grew
That exc his greatly swollen head
Could carry all he knew.
And when he got TO Washington
He stepped not on the grass,
But said unto the multitude
MY friends We'll let that pass
No sooner had he talked his way
Gross river and cross plain,
Than. turning round from Washington,
He talked back home again.
He rode by night and rode by day,
And travelled up and down,
And never failed to speak did he
At hamlet or at town.
At every place where er he saw
Some people by the way.
My friends he said, pray stop. my
friends,
And let me have my say
Anl so he talked his way back home
Clear back to Lincoln town.
Where he had been citizen
OF more less renown.
And when the people of the place
Saw him come riding back,
They shouted, with one accord
Come, all hands, clear the track
And give unto our citizen
OF less renown
A suitable reception in
This goodly Lincoln town"
Now may the gift of CAB live long,
And Bryan long live he;
And when he next raids Washington
May I be there to see
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
why Mckinley Studied Tariff.
Akron (O.) Journal.

How William Mckinley took UP the
tariff as a special study is something but
few people know. 1t was on the night eX-
President Hayes died that he related the
story. Governor Mckinley was seated in
a big chair in front of the CRATE in his
private sitting room and the only light in
the room was that sent out by a glowing
bed of red Goals. The news of the death
of the man who had been his colonel at
the opening of the war and who had been
his lifelong friend, had affected the Gov
ernor greatly and he sat with clasped
hands and a far-away look in his eyes, n
picture never to be forgotten.
when Major Mckinley was sent to Con-
gress and the ambitious statesman con-
suited his old commander as to how he
might make himself of the greatest SER
vice. The advice given was to take up one
branch and make a speciality of it. When
asked as to what branch of the country 8
needs would he treat, President Hayes re-
piled, I'm my opinion the question of the
tariff is and will be the greatest question"
The advice was needed and to that is due
the present fame which William Mckinley
enjoys.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
wORKINGMEN AND SILVER.
The Effect Upon the LabOring Man of
a Change in the Monetary Standard.

n Change in the None Standard.
October Century
The workingman of this country is to-day
receiving, on the gold basis, the highest
average wages ever paid for labor in the
history of the world. At the same time,
prices of commodities, food clothing fuel
and other necessities and comforts of life.
were never lower in price than they are
now. The silver advocates claim that these
prices have been reduced through the ap-
probation in the value of gold and it's ex-
elusive use as the monetary standard of
value. Their claim is demonstrably false,
but in making it they admit the existence
also forced to admit the existence of I'M
precedentedly high wages paid in gold or
it's equivalent 1t comes about. therefore,
that the WOrkingma1 can buy more for his
money than he ever could before in the
world. What inducement can be offered
to him to make him desire to change from
to change to silver in order to force up the
prices of commodities; they can give the
Workingman no assurance that his wages
will be raised If he were to receive wages
that would have only half the purchasing
power that those which he receives now
have, and if at the same time the prices
of what he buys were to be doubled, what
would be his condition?
He would be in the situation thus out
basis. That transition might be made in
night. Prices of commodities would be
doubled instantly, for. they would still be
reckoned IN gold, and would be fixed in
the markets of the world Indeed the
chief reason why the advocates of silver
desire to have it for standard is that
do not promise a doubling of wages. The
farmers who are told that if we have
silver standard they will get twice much
per bushe for their wheat and corn and
oats as they get now, are not told that
they would also have to pay double wages
for labor If they were compelled to do
this in addition TO paying double prices
for whatever they had to buy in what re-
spect would they be benefited by silver?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-02
As to an Alleged Scare.

They are scared" is the expression en-
ployed by the St. Louis Republic to de-
scribe the state of mind in which the op-
ponents of Bryan and free coinage find
themselves at this interesting stage of the
campaign. TO be scared or mad. used to
be considered the best fighting condition for
the Republican party. In order to bring
out the last man and the last dollar the
Republican managers and organs used "a
exaggerate the chances of defeat in order
to get up a scare. and resort 10 various oe-
vices not now In vogue to arouse the anger
OF the brsthrrn- So. ii 1t lie true that "tfev