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The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08
EDITOR DANA'S ADVICE.
Democrats Should Vote for McKln-
ley and Not Sacrifice Prln-
ciple TO Party.

New York Sun: The political reasons
for not putting up an honest-mouey can
didate this year Oh genuinely Demo
cratic platform are strong and obvious.
The nomination of another Democratic
candidate would contribute 10 the per-
sonal comfort of Democrats who are re-
luctant to vote for Mr.. Mckinley, but
il would accomplish nothing else. And
this method Of voting for principle only
would surely lmperil the result In many
a close state.
Better far to vote for principle in
A way that will count.
Every Democratic vote cast for Will
liam Mckinley as the representative Of
honest money and the nations honor and
the preservation Of democratic institu-
tons against the wild horde now pre-
pairing 10 attack them, will do just twice
as much service for the common cause
as can be done by a Democratic vote for
a third candidate standing no chance Of
election.
Let every Democrat who appreciates
the magnitude of the present crisis keep
this fact steadily in mind: His vote for
Mckinley and Hobart Is worth double
his vote for the best Democrat that
the sane part Of the party could put up
as a protest against the inquiry consum-
mated nc Chicago.
Is there any sincere Democrat who,
understanding all that the election means
for our beloved country, ~ Wiling To
cut his vote In two this year; 10 deprive
his ballot of one-half it's efficiency
IL will be said that there are such
Democrats. IL will be said that there
are Democrats who can persuade them
selves under no circumstances TO cast
their votes for any Republican candidate
for President. Perhaps that Is so. Let
them register their protest against Chi
cago by refusing TO vote for presidential
electors. Let them concentrate their
partisan enthusiasm upon the state and
local tickets. They will help In this way
20 defend the nations honor and the
continued existence Of the institutions
which the -rcpudiators and the revolutions
lists are nssailmg. They will help, IL Is
true. only half as much as II they voted
for Mckinley and Hobart. but they
would help not one particle more
than that by bcstowing their votes upon
sound-moncy Democrat nominated for
the sake Of their personal comfort and
political consistency.
On the other hand. there are hundreds
of thousands of Democrats, IL not mil.
lions of them. who see In the present
crisis n call 10 duty only less urgent and
inspiring than that which summoned 70
the front thirty-fye years ago our 10 tri-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08
OPPOSE CHEAP MONEY.
The Building Associations Pass Resoiu-
tions ON tae Money Question.

At the annual meeting of the United
States League of Local Building Associa.
tions held In Philadelphia, July -. the
following resolution ON the money ques-
ton was adopted;
The United States League Of Local
Building and Loan Associations, ia con-
ventiOn assembled. declares: l. That IL In
the sense of this meeting that the interest
of all shareholders of building and loan
assoca tons In the United States de-
mnnds that the present standard Of value
upon which our monetary system has
been based since the resumption of specie
payments In 1878 shall remain unchanged
and inviolate. .. That we believe that
the interest Of every class In the COM
munity, and especially those of the great
wagc-enrning class, imperatiyely de-
mands that the present standard of value
whether coin or paper. shall be equal In
value 10 every other. 3. That patriotism
demands that the dollar" bearing the
mint mark of the United States shall be-
the equal of the dollar of the most adj
vanced nations and entitled to full faith
and credit all over the world; and TO
that end IL must be maintained free from
all suspicion. debascment, or population.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08
Senator Palmer Ont.

Springfield, ILL.,, July 11.-Senator .foGn
NJ. Palmer has come out openly against
the Chicago platform and nominees
Bryan and Scwall. He said today that
he personally knows Of 900 Democrats
In this (Sangnmon) county who VIII not
support the ticket. and he thinks thero
are twice that number who will not. Ho
continued;
"No Democrat, so far M | have been
informed, will support the Populist ticket
nominated at Chicago. My own plan 10
that the Democrats OF Illinois, la co.
operation with Democrats of other states,
call a convention aud nominate candi-
dates. | favor local tickets Ia all The
congressional districts and In all the
counties, in order To preserve the Demo-
cratic organization"
Having thus stated his views as 10 tho
course That ought 10 be pursued tho
senator was asked IL he thought there.
was any danger 10 be expected from the
silver movement. He replied:
Not a particle. MIR. Bryan will re-
ceive the support Of the semi Populists,
called Democrats, the real Populists Who
are soon TO hold convention in -.
Louis, and those fellows Vut West who
have no conscience Ina this thing, but who
own the silver and want 60 sell it. Wo
will whip them out of their boots. Wo
ought To have fought them a year ago..
ana | wanted TO do H. but the people
seemed inuisposed 10 move In the mat
ter. We VIII hight them now, however.
and give them enough OF IL.
= mere ~ nothing IA the Platform but
10 to 1, aud there H. nothing ma the n1mI-
nee but mouth. lie il a good tallker. ho
In nne talKer, but when that ~ SAID e
is all said. Al the same time l think ho
ID the right sort OF a mnn Tor n conyen-
ton Of that character 10 nominate. LA
suits a gathering Of that kind
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR CLASSES.
From n Pamphlet Entitled "The silver
Snake"


What has been said about the merits
OF the question In n philosophical sense
is plnin and seems sound, but may there
moi he other reasons why silver should
bc coined az the ratio OF 10 TO
What other reasons can there BET
We'll. such reasons as those given with
respect 10 the debtor class as against the
creditor class.
Name some.
III IL said that the country for the past
twenty years has been gradually getting
into the hands of whit Is called the cred
itor class, which II alleged To be a very
small proportion OF the population, while
the great majority have fallen into the
debtor class aud into the absolute con-
troll of the others. Now IL Is alleged that
these creditors, as n rule, are harsh and,
practically owning the majority OF the
people and able 20 dictate 90 them, are
Sucking" what IL called the life blood
out Of the country.
Who are these terrible creditors who
are doing thisf Name q single class.
Well. the bankers and money lenders,
for instance; the money power" MS u Is
called.
Then the country IN gradually getting
into the hands of n class of which the
bankers are the representatives,. and
these vampires" are sucking the life
blood" out OF the country, crushing the
energy out Of the people and enslaving
them. That IL the argument then, Is III
Well. YOU are from Rockford. III. Let
us take the situation right In Rockford.
That city, as we understand ". h the
second largest furniture manufacturing
place I'm the world. being next 60 that of
Grand Rapids. Now. II what Is said
about the terrible class Of creditors be
true. and VI what ~ said about the awful
condition Of the debtor class be true, the
trouble must be rs apparent In Rockford
"a In any other place In the country, and
there the people who have created the
wealth. the workers. are gradually be-
coming the slaves Of those who simply
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08

question whether gold or "A silver
standard IN the better. IL is n direct
fruit of the Democracy's unwise agita-
ton against protection: palpable dem.
onstration that the tariff Is cmphatically
an issue in this nmpaign.-Scranton
PaD Tribune
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08
A VITAL ISSUE.
The Republican Party's Consistent
Stand as Regards the Tariff.

From 1878 to 1892, the period OF maxi
mum national prosperity under Republic
an economic policies-which the first
Cleveland administration, lacking con
troll OF Congress-. was unable TO disturb
the foreign movement of our gold gave us
practically no concern. Ii is illustrated
in the amended tnblc.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08
No Excuse for the Insult.

Montgomery (Ala.l Advertiser: Thou
sands aud thousands of Democrats In
Alabama will learn with mingled emo
tions OF anger and shame that Demo
cratic national convention declined 60 de-
clare of Grover Cleveland the simple
age, and fidelity" deserved commenda-
ton at the hands Of Democrats The in.
tense Indignation which this action
causes Go over 10000 sound money Dem.
ocrnts I'm Alabama Is heightened when
the voice Of the Democracy OF the state
Is recorded as In favor Of this insult %
their leader. The intensest heat aud
craftsmanship In favor of free silver cum
not excuse II. A few more such blows
will render inevitable the outbreak OF
dIssension which years VIII not quiet OF
cure
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-08
To Attempt the ImpossibIe.

form is n wide departure from the plat
form adopted by the last Democratic
state convention at Saratoga. IL was
so wide a departure that the New York
delegation felt compelled To abstain
from participation In the nomination Of
candidates on that platform. IL re-
mains for the coming Democratic state
convention 20 formulate the policy of
the New York Democracy. That CON
ycntion, in nominating presidential elec-
tors. will point the way 10 Democrats
which shall lead To the preservation of
the party-the preservation of it's un-
sullicd honor and integrity. The party
which this year celebrates It's Tooth an
niversary will not he permitted to 40
down TO a dishOnorable grave.
The herald., 1896-03-08
SOME ASPECTS OF OUR CIVILIZATION

Genuine courtesy and refinement are
rare in almost all parts of the world;
they are certainly rare in America. The
deficiency does not exist in the lower
classes alone. 1t is conspicuous
among those favored by fortune.
Where in any other of what are called
the great centers Of civilization could
one see grosser exhibition of
boorishness than was recently dis
played by the well-to-do crowds at the
horse show in New York in their be-
havior toward the young Duke and
Duchess of Observation-Disclosures and
men crowding and hustling to get
place from which to stare at the newly
married pair, vying with each other in
the shameless manifestation of the
want Of self-respect, as we'll as of de-
cent regard not merely to conventional
but to actual propriety.
But more serious, because more
widespread and permanent exhibition
of the lack of due regard for manners,
is the neglect-common to all classes
Of society-of the proper domestic
training of children. The frequentand
notorious self-sufhciency and imperti-
Indifference of parents to the essential
and most commonplace considerations
of domestic discipline and parental re-
sponsibility. The spirit of unchecked
independence and of selfish willfulness
permitted in childhood develops into
youthful lawleesnes and resistance to
restraint. The hoodlum of the street
corner and the rough loafer of the vii
L. A. hoi 10 tn.
dents of our colleges. The difference
stance anil degree.
The manners and morals displayed
in intercollegiate contests in athletic
sports in all parts of the country fall
little short of national disgrace, for
they result not only from the character
of the contestants. but from that Of
the community at large from which
they are drawn, and which encourages
the barbaric instincts of youth by its
Indifference to fair play and by the eX-
cess of its hysteric applause Of victory
won by any means, fair or foul. The
intercollegiate game has become an
evil not only in college life, but in the
life of the nation itself, for there is
nothing of higher import in that life
than the cherishing of the sense of
honor and of the sanctity Of honesty in
all competitions. The wholesome and
honorable practice of athletic sports ia
one of the most important elements in
the education of youth. The practice
of them, not for the sake of their true
ends, the development of manly and
vigorous health but for the sake of
unhealthy excitement and of getting
the advantage of opponents by con-
cealment, fraud or violence, if it cannot
be won by legitimate means, is simply
source of moral corruption.-The
Forum.
The herald., 1896-03-08

sequently the rapid evaporation from
the skin of bodily moisture reduces the
temperature, and prostration from the
heat is almost unknown, and sunstrokes
never occur. During the summer fogs
often prevail, rolling in about sundown
and retreating usually at sunrise, al
though often staying until noon or
later, near the coast. This causes cool
nights, and cooler days. The low foRs
do not have the disagreeable chill
which is characteristic of the fogs of
the east, and the nigh fogs resemble
clouds and are practically such.
Charles Dudley Warner writes of the
summer here: my belief is that the
summer climate of Southern Califor-
mia is as desirable for pleasure seekers,
for invalids, for workmen, as its winter
climate"
Some people live here in tents or
lighthouses the year around and are
comfortable, and sea bathing is often
INDUCED in in the winter. The man
in charge of the bath houses at Santa
Barbara stated that he had seen over
300 people bathing in the surf there on
Christmas Day. There is no reason
why this should not be, as there are
many days in the winter as warm as
the average summer day, and the tenn
perature of the ocean remains about
the same all the year. The following
table will show the difference between
the temperature Of the Pacific ocean on
the Santa Barbara channel, and the
Atlantic ocean at Newport, Il. |.
The herald., 1896-03-08
KAISER WILLIAM ON PARLIAMENTS

During the recent celebration of the
foundation of the empire, an old gen.
tleman, who wss guest of the emperor,
advised his majesty to introduce q
purely parliamentary system Of gov
ernment as the best remedy for all rev.
olutionary tendencies. In reply, his
majesty said:
"What thing it is you are asking!
Can I take step of the unwisdom of
which I am deeply convinced? Nay
more; shall initiate thing which the
political situation does uot in the least
call for? That would be very unphil-
osophical policy.
sour parliaments have, indeed. ma
jorities, but no majority. Whom is one
to govern with them? hope really
am not an immodest man. l am very
willing to respect an assembly of able
men, but am to call upon them to in
spire me with respect? My people are
at liberty to use their constitutional
rights to put an end to the unblessed
splitting up Of parties, and politically
to separate the whole men from the
half men. Even should the result be
something extremely disagreeable to
me personally, 1 shall be the first to
show complete respect for the consti-
tuition.
II am often misunderstood, though 1
throw no veil whatever over my
thoughts. I fulfill the high mission
intrusted to me by G1d with the best
will, and to the best of my Judgment,
and have no intention whatever to force
my opinions on anybody. So long as
man does not violate the laws, every
body may sling his slipper as he
pleases. When my strength no longer
sufices to enable me to guide our polit-
ical destinies, then / shall cease to be
responsible to God for what happens.
Our nation has given such splendid
proofs of warlike maturity, and my
grandfather was the peerless drill SER
geant in the matter. The political drill
sergeant, on the other hand, is the con-
stitution, which, and on one mans
will, always commands in the last re-
sort.
"The political situation nowadays is
always the work of whole nation, not
of any single man. If you only knew
how detest toadies of all kinds! The
time needs men of solid backbone, men
true to their convictions. Where is
thers majority OF such men? Show
me them in order that may offer them
my imperial salute. God grant that
the second quarter century OF the en-
pires existence may bring about sep.
aration among the political spirits, and
produce a majority which will place
the welfare of the nation above all
private interests. Only in such trans
formation do see guarantee for
healthy inner political development,
which will keep us strong against enc
mics abroad. ."-Berliner Tageblatt.
The herald., 1896-03-08

with bones. While the gambling is 60
ing on the monotonous thump of the
tom-tom is incessant. Sometimes a
buck will wager his sweetheart, whose
affections he has won, pledging to re.
sign her in case he loses.
Their superstition gives the medicine
man his chance. II the causes of many
unexpected massacres could be accu-
rately traced it would undoubtedly be
found that some medicine man with a
reputation as prophet had had ris-
ion in which he was commanded to put
the tribe on the warpath.
The 'sun dance" has been prohibited
by the government, as it was found to
foster and encourage the fanatical and
murderous traits of the Sioux. In the
actual dance no one was hurt but the
young braves, as it was merely test OF
agonizipg endurance. 1t was the cere-
mony in which the young braves "qual-
ified' as full fledged warriors. 1t was
a sort of Maypole affair, in which the
Indians danced around pole while
hanging to ropes. They did not hang
with their hands. Two deep gashes
were cut in the skin of their breasts,
and the rope was passed under the
skin and flesh and tied.
The herald., 1896-03-08
be awarded to one of the unlucky as.

be awarded to one of the unlucky as.
sistants.
The Indians are going to Washington
with grievance. In fact they have a
long list of grievances. They have
been collecting them for a year or
more, and some of them are of much
older daee. Summed uo the grievances
are much the same as the troubles of
the white man. They want more of
the worlds goods in clothing, proven
der or dollars, they don't care which,
SO long as they get them. The Indian
has an exalted idea of the Great Father
in Washington. 10 them he is what
their white brethren call an easy mark.
BY working on his sympathy they have
solved the problem of living without
work. Astute minds have been hack
ing away at this riddle for generations,
but the Indian has found it easy
The Ogallala tribe of the Sioux ma
tion is the particular one which feels
itself ill used. The plainsmen of South
Dakota have no love for these Indians,
as they claim the light of civilization
has not sunk very deep into their
hearts. Every once in while the
corpse of a cattleman is found with
the scalp stripped off. The good In
dian who is asked about it draws his
finger across his throat in sugges-
tive way. This is sign indicating
Sioux workmanship.
The Ogallalas have just had their
dog feast. This is the most important
function Of the year with the tribe.
Two hundred unhappy CANNES gave up
their lives, and it required 100 iron
pots to hold the questionable delicacy
served to the braves. Each one tried
to eat more OF it than his neighbor,
which is a sufficient tribute to the
ltew.
This feast took place in the camp of
Red Dog, about thirty miles north of
the Pine Ridge agency. This camp is
located on the famous battlefield of
Wounded Knee, and nearly every In
dian of full aud mixed blood in the
tribe attended. The eating of dog was
only preliminary to the principal busi-
ness of the council, which was to emu
merate the grievances and select half q
dozen delegates to go to Washington
and see what the Great Father would
do for them.
The most important of the braves
met in big log house where great
fire was blazing in the middle Of the
room. Nearly eighty pots, in which
140 dogs stewed, we're grouped about
this fire. It WAS impossible to got the
o., her forty pots into the house, and
these were hung over small fires built
outside. 1t was esteemed great honor
! y the red men to sit in the house
around the big fire and the eighty
kettles, but the average white man
would regard the others on the outside
as the fortunate ones.
When the dogs had been eaten and
what was left of the feast given to the
women and children the main work of
the council was entered upon. Red
Dog did what little talking there was,
The herald., 1896-03-08

soil at night produces better vsntila-
tion than on the side where the
sun does not penetrate. Some Of the
coldest nights in the winter ice forms
in places a quarter of an inch thick,
but vegetables. flowers and fruit usual
ly withstand it because the freeze u Of
short duration.
The records of the United States
signal service at San Diego show that
during twenty-five years, from 1872 to
1894, out of 8O35 days, 7445 were clear or
fair. During nineteen years, from
1875 to 1894, out Of $685. days there were
6723 days il which the temperature did
not rise above 80 degrees, and only
two days in which it fell to 80 degrees.
In Pasadena out of 365 days, ZIG were
clear, 1O8 fair (partly cloudy and only
IA cloudy; on eight days the maximum
temperature was 80 degrees, and on
the warmest night it fell to GA, while
the temperature reached 80 but once.
There is but comparatively little DIFF
ference in the temperature of the vari.
GUS places in this part of the state.
The following table will give an idca. of
the temperature at about both ends of
Southern California and near the mid.
die:
The herald., 1896-03-08

and the others listened. There was no
arguing or protesting. There we're
numerous grunts, but they we're Of ap-
proval. No cut and dried political ma
chine meeting ever passed of more
smoothly. If Red Dog had ordered q
massacre of the whites or had proposed
that they massacre one another it
would have been the same.
The principal grievances relate to the
procedure against criminals and the ls-
suance Of government annuities. The
Indians claim that when any OF the
tribe transgresses the law of the white
man he is dealt with too severely. Oft
entimes the white men take the law
into their own hands and deal out pun
ishmeut too severe for the crime. If
the Indians attempt to retaliate in the
same way they are hunted down by
soldiers and settlers.
They also assert that the govern
ment is too niggar0ly in it's dealings
with them. They want more gener-
GUS allowances and more liberal treat
ment. The halfbreeds in the tribe are
at the back of both demands, and they
will contribute the bulk of the money
needed to defray the expenses of the
trip to the capital. They are the finan-
ciers and will reap most of the benefit
should the worldly possessions of the
tribe be enriched by Uncle Sam.
The Ogallalas are part Of the great
Sioux family, which has caused the
government more trouble and more ex-
pense than nearly all the other Indians
in the country. They regard them
selves as the natural lords of creation,
and imagine that the government law
ishes money. .and food upon them as a
tribute to their prowess and courage
The herald., 1896-03-08

and in fear of their terrible vengeance.
Since 1868, when Uncle Sam first un-
dertook the task of civilizing them near
ly $50,OO0.000 has been spent, and the
full-blooded Sioux warrior today is as
ferocious as his great grandfather was.
The educated Indians claim that the
whites are responsible for this failure.
They say that the government has
made fifty-two treaties with the tribe
and violated every one of them. In
every case, however, the first violation
was committed by the Sioux, and then
the whites jumped in and completed
the task of annihilating the treaty.
One-fourth of the entire Indian ap-
preparation goes annually to the Sioux.
They are given agricultural imple-
ments, wagons, harness and fences. At
the various agencies the Indians en-
ploy two days in every two weeks 60
ing to and from the agencies for ra-
tlons. They have to be practically
driven to do farming, and are forced to
attend school.
Nothing can ever eradicate the love of
blood and war from the nature of the
Sioux. They are warning nation by
tradition and instinct. Generally