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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The desperate silverites notwith.
standing repeated exposures. are still
resorting to forgery to aid their cause.
Their latest scheme is revealed by the
following editorial from the London
Financial News of September 10Th:
The silver party in the United States
continues to bring itself into discredit
By circulating false and garbled ex-
tracts from articles in the Financial
News. and in some cases, as we have
shown, it does not even stop at down
right fabrication. The latest trick to
which it has descended is to print as
an editorial from this journal few
sentences OF an article of ours tackled
on report which we printed in 1894,
Of a speech by Senator Cameron Of
Pennsylvania, and, this is now being
circulated as ian editorial from the
London Financial News, gold bug. !"
The party must be in desperate straits
which is compelled to resort to such
dirty tricks,
The party is in desperate straits.
The defeat that stares it in the face
makes it's followers utterly reckless in
their campaign methods. But even
forgery will not save them.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Gold is the worlds standard. Gold
is the universal measure of value.
Gold is king of commerce. All other
money must represent gold. No vote Of
Legislature can change the nature of
commerce, the nature of property, the
nature of its representative in money or
the relative superiority or inferiority
Of different currencios. -Chauncey NJ.
Depew.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
FALL DRESS sTUFFs

Covert Cloths were never so
temptingly pretty. New color
plays and loom tricks. 4o in,
SI.25.
And these-SI.5o and 81
Diagonal Covert Cloth
Sharkskin Covert Cloth
Whipcord Covert Cloth
Fine-twill Covert Cloth
Atwood Cashmere, age
So in. wide-the goodness
you've known at 37Hc; the
color range of the new sea-
son.
PLAIDs-
Two hundred and forty-two
styles at the counters devoted
to Plaids. 25c to $I,a5.
Black-and-white and blue-and-whits
checks for skirts, Atwood, "a in,
37tac,
Ohm WANAMAKER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

j. Lawrence Warren, milk dealer.
aged "a years, died at Oak Hill on
Lancaster avenue. on Saturday night
He was takon i'll on Thursday with
spinal meningitis. He leaves wife
and child.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

When candidate for Congress nomi.
mated unon platform which declares
specifically against 'the free coinage of
silver at any ratio. goes about preach
ing the doctrine of free silver coinage
without reserve, his Reputation by
those who indorss the platform is not,
TO be wondered at. In scf-respeet they
can do nothing less than repudiate the
candidate who repudiates their prin.
cinles.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The story comes from Fairfax Court
House, Va, that Just before tho in
vasion of the State by Candidate Bryan,
an Old negro preacher in that town,
made the following prayer at church
meeting:
30, Lord, save this country from tho
hands of them who is trying to bust it
up. Give us plenty of work and good
money for it, SO as we can take care
of our wives and children, and buy
good bread and meat and pay for it.
We want to keep politics out of our
churches and out Of our prayermeel-
ings, but we can't help asking Thee to
keep a lookout for that poor, miserable
sinner, Bryan, who, we hear, is coming
into this State, hand in hand with
Satan. We ask Thee, don't LOT him do
no harm; and, If it amt aslsin' too
much. please forgive his sins that he is
committing every day, and then knock
tho stutlin' out of him next November. +"
Here is suggestion to those
preachers who insist upon mixing
politics with their preaching. The
old darkey shows them how to do it
without the miserable Discrimination
that in many cases reaches the extent
of absolute falsehood.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Mr.. Bryan is disposed to condemn a
minister for saying that the Chicago
platform was made in hell, and although
it may have been unministerlal in the
minister TO make the statement, yet no
less person than Senator Hill-a
politician and not minister-goes 80
far as to term the Chicago platform a
hellish invention designed to please the
anarChistic sentiment of Tillman,
Altgeld, Most and Dehs." II thus
appears that there are politicians who
use as bad, language as some ministers.
Let Mr. Bryan vent his wrath upon
Senator Hill.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

st. Petersburg, Russia, Sept. 30 1T
is announced here that the Russian
commercial fleet trading with China.
Japan and Corea will shortly be in
creased by the addition of five large
6teamers
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

In speech at Brooklyn, Chauncey
M. Depew said: In 1873 the locomotive
passenger engineer on the New York
Central received $50 per month, and
now his average earning is $3.50 per
month the freight engineer then re-
ceived $50 per month, and now he
averages 500; then tine fremen received
$40 per month, and now $50 in the
passenger service and $50 in the freight
service; then trainmen and brakemen
received from $50 TO s35, and now they
receive from $40 to $50; the trackmen,
who constitute the great body of labor,
received 3I1@ cents day in 1873, and
now they get 81 50" And yet the ad-
vocates of free silver coinage are wild
to "restors the conditions that existed
prior to 1878.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The Delaware Democrat of George
town, which has never yet given en-
dorsement TO the Populist platform
adopted by the Chicago convention,
thinks that the Sound Money Demo-
cratic State Convention went further
than they should have done'' in nomi-
mating candidate for Representative
in Congress. 1t holds that the Demo-
cratic candidate for this Office was
regularly nominated by a Democratic
convention, and that no protest was
made against his nomination for any
reason whatever. Then the Democrat
adds:
The silver question was what caused
tho convention to nominate candidates
for electors and Congressman. The
same question will enter very largely
into ithe nominations of members OF
the General Assembly. The Legislature
| will have to elect United States
Senator, and the State Senators who
hold over until 1897 will have votes in
the election of Senator to succeed
Senator Gray.
If those Democrats who acted with
/ the Honest Money League cannot sup
port Mr.. Handy for Congress, how can
they with any consistency vote for
members of the General Assembly who
will support free silver man for tho
United States Senate? The latter will
have a vote upon the silver question as
well as the Congressman and being ono
OF smaller body will have much more
influence upon legislation.
Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof. " The members of the Legisla.
ture are State officials, with purely
State duties to perform. The election
of United States Senator, is merely
an incident in their line of duty, with
which they will not be confronted
until they assume their legislative
duties, long after the money issue will
have been settled by the votes of the
people at the election in November.
The money issue Is one that Congress
first and possibly the President later,
alone have the power to settle. There
fore, the candidates for electors and
Congressman stand upon all fours with
respect TO this issue. The Congress-
man is not State officer, and in Della
ware he is nominated by State con
yention solely because the State com
prises but single Congressional dis
trict. In States that have more than
one Congressman, the candidates are
selected by district conventions.
The Sound Money Democrats are
in opposition to the platform and nomi.
nees of the Chicago convention, be-
cause they stand for debased cur.
rency, reputation, an assault upon the
Supreme Court, and spirit of defiance
to a government of law and order. TIC
repudiate the Presidential nominee and
support candidate for Congress who
endorses him and tho platform upon
which he stands, would be the rankesi
Inconsistency on the part of the Sound.
Money Democrats of this State. They
were but true to their principles in the
course they pursued.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Tom Watson telegraphs to the New
York World that he fears defeat for
Bryan. Watson is simply realizing
what is apparent to every man in the
country whose reason is not clouded by
fopulistic prejudice.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Emerson Palm, who was recently ar
rested on suspicion OF being wanted in
Lancaster, has been liberated.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Populism, so far as | have ever
been able TO examine it, is sonorous
defamation based upona fundamental
misconceptich of facts. wv. Bourke
Cochran in speech at Baltimore,
last Saturday night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

NY us DldCk SOOuS. nat the
crucial test-or nearly. Apply
the test at Wanamaker's.
Helpful hints Of the newest
stuffs follow
Cheviots-
Soc to 81 II yard-Priestley's fne-twill
Cheviots, Lupin's Diagonal Chew.
OTIS, Lupin's Granite Chsviots, and
dozen other makes.
75c to $3.50 a ysrd-The great family
OF Fancy Cheviots-a dozen between
prices
Other staple weaves are included.
el.50 to $3.50 4 yard.
The new Curl Cloth In wool
Camel's-hair Jacquards
Canvas weaves
| Potato-sack
Sail-cloth weaves.
Serges-Foreign and Dcmes-
tic
s71ic to $3.50 a yard
Fine-twill Serge Diagonal Serge
Rongh-twill Serge Storm Serge
Camel's-hair-
75c to $3.50 yard
Fine twills Coarse wills Zibelins
CamePs-hair black goods promise to
he leading favorites this season.
Soft, quiet elegance.
Mohairs-
Csc to Sl.5O a yard
/ Plain standard Mohairs and the non.
uiar Sicilian weaves Lustrous and
uncrushable.
Fancy Mohairs-
sl.bo and Sc yard
Diagonal, Crepe, Sharkskin, Grants
and the host of pretty designs classed
with the higher grade of Mohairs.
Crepons-Mohair--
81 to 81 n yard
Figured, crepey. curly, striped, wafis
and boucle weaves. Novelty and
extra wearing qualities combined.
Black Novelties
Large and small silk-and-wooI bro.
caded figures, fresh from the great
French dress goods artists. Black
goods elegance The French manu-.
facturers are the acknowledged lead
ers in producing high grade dress
stufls. A special feature in these
novelties is the poplin weave bro.
caded heavily with silk. We have
aimed at the most elegant designs
and exclusiveness.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
wANAMAKER,S.

PHrLADRLrHIA, Monday, Sept %, 1896.
We're ready for the new
season with this sixteen-acre
store filled with Four Mill,
ions Of Dollars in merchan-
disc. More than a score of
buyers cross the sea each sea.
son to gather what the old
world has produced toward
home beautifying and for the
personal needs Of Philadelphia
shoppers. More than half a
hundred watchers keep track
of the new world productions.
A little army of almost four
thousand helpers here today
to attend to your wants. Wan
amaker's stands unique among
a world-ful of stores.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01


A comparison between the pending
campaign and the Greeley campaign of
1872 is drawn in an interesting manner
by the Philadelphia Ledger. Greeley
was first nominated by Liberal Republi-
cans opposed TO General Grant for
second term, and his nomination was
endorsed by the Democrats by an
almost unanimous vote. 1t was re-
ceived with enthusiasm, and for a time
it looked as though the Republican
party would be defeated. Greeley con-
Quoted personal campaign and was
greeted by crowded houses everywhere.
The utmost enthusiasm prevailed, but
there were middle Of the-road" Demo
Gratis who preferred Grant to Greeley,
and some who could not vote for either,
SO two other tickets were put in the
field. Greeley continued to stump the
country, but Grant remained in the
seclusion of the White House. In the
keantime, however, the Republicans had
GYen perfecting their party organiza-
the. At that time there wero great
many States holding elections before
November The returns therefrom were
taken as straws, showing which way
the political wind was blowing, and
much TO the surprise of every one they
showed Republican gains everywhere.
This had dispiriting effect on the
emotional followers of Greeley, and ut
tho November election he was over.
whelmingly defeated both in the
electoral and the popular vote.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Referring TO tine political situation
in New York State, the Rochester
Herald, which supports Bryan, admits
that there are thousands Of Democrats
.'who are not believers in free coinage,
but who, as d proof of their loyalty to
the decree of the supreme party tri-
bunal, viii cast their ballot for Bryan
and Sowall, We're it not for the adj
heson Of this element the Democratic
vote on the night of November ID
would be hardly worth counting
But how much better it would be if
they would throw "party regularity"
to the winds, vote their honest senti.
ments, and thus make the Sound
Money Democratic vote of the State
something indeed worth counting"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

favorite argument OF the advocates
of free silver coinage is that it is neces-
sary in order to increase the volume of
currency, which they claim has been
materially reduced during recent years.
They assert that the reduction has baen
5000, GOO, 600 since 1889 As a matter
of fact, however, the volume of cur
rency has been increased since that
year. On September LIST, 1899, it
amounted to 81, 800, 099, 24O, and on
September lst, 1896. the amount was
81. 539 lG9, GA, showing an increase of
Sl49, OFT 39l. Here is another free
silver coinage argument smashed into
smitheresns by simple statement of
fact But that is the way with all of
them. ... .r..
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

Tho representatives of the National
Democratic party of Delaware, in their
State conventionW Wednesday night, made
an admirable selection in nominating
Thomas +. Bayard, Jr., for Repre-
sentative in Congress. Mr. Bayard is
of family that has been prominent in
the affairs Of the nation for over
century, and possesses the traits of hon
esty, truth and bravery that have ever
characterized the Bayards in public as
we'll as private life. He is a grandson
of the United States Senator who was
in Congress when tho Credit Mobilier
scandal involved SO many public men
in It's corrupt manipulations and whose
course was SO honorable and manly as
to induce the Investigation COMMITTEES,
in its report to Congress, to publicly
commend it as an example worthy Of
all emulation. He is we'll equipped, by
education and natural ability, for the
Office OF representative in Congress,
and if patriotism, instead Of partisan
ship, could but actuate the voters of
Delaware in this campaign, he would
be sent TO Washington by AN overwheu.
ing majority at the election in Novom-
Der.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The long statement issued by the
State committee of the Addirks Re-
publican party Of Delaware, which is
printed in full in this issue of The
Gazette, is simply an apology for
existence. 1t shows that party--or
rather, the faction of a party-brought
into being by such practices and
dominated by such influences as charac.
terize the Addicks party, feels the
necessity of apologizing to the people
for presuming to ask the endorsement
OF their suffragsu at the polls.
There is much truth in the bare re-
cital which the statement contains of
the events which led to the disruption
of the Republican party of Delaware,
and its division into two hostile fac
lions. 1t is true that the Higgins Re-
publicans proved boilers at the cunven-
ton OF May 18th, at which majority
OF the delegates showed their degrad-
ing subservience to the influence of
money in politics, but that bolt was
the most manly and commendable thing
that the Higgins Republicans, as
political factor in this State, can claim
to their credit. They had, in the past,
countenanced much that was akin to
the methods by which they were finally
transferred from the majority to the
minority column, but the political cor
ruption which they had so long en-
couraged finally became so scandalous
that they could not stand it, and the
revolt ensued. Then the conscience
and morality of the party rallied to
their support, so that to-day the fac
ton known rs the Regular Republicans
is the one that voters of that faith who
have any regard for honest methods in
politics naturally rally around.
1t is not liksly that any Of the Regu-
lar Republicans will be affected In the
least by the Addicks apology. They
have made stand for honest politics
and revolted against corruption and
fraud. Their position is commendable,
and no matter how vigorously the Ad.
dicks Republicans may apologize for
their existence, they cannot make any
favorable impression upon the minds
of the honest voters OF Delaware.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01

The Kenneth Square, Pa, Express, a
Democratic paper, repudiates Bryan
and Sewall and will support Palmer
and Buckner. The Chicago nominees
are receiving scant support from the
representative newspapers of the coun-
fry
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
BLACK DRESS GOODS

Judge a dress goods store
by its black goods. That's the
crucial test-or nearly. Apply
the test at Wanamaker's.
Helpful hints Of the newest
stuffs follow
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-01
vELUTINA

VELUTINA
Velvet made from cotton
looks like silk velvet; wears
better than most silk velvet,
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-09-12

sjlver rsincs Who are supporting TIE
tree-cninage newspapers, distributing
sea-eoinaga literature. paying the sai-
aries Of frce-eolnaee stnnp speakers
and backing free-oolnage candidates
Are they doIns il for the seod OF the
COUNTRY or for the maEey there u N u
for therselyes1 no men 60 into >peen-
lations that promise 100 per esnt profits
cut q philanthropy or out Of greed for
doliarzE VIII the people Sho have al
loved themselves 10 b imposed apoa
by these si,.er klnKs persist IN =
scheme - i'd milliozs o. millions 10
the enormous fortunes % few score
men By depHying the 7}aia people OF
half the y4lse Of their sayiaEs aad
their vaEesg
The only people ia this country Sho
could profit b the free and nalimiisa
coinage o. silver would ee the ounsFs
OF mines, bAnkragis who visa TO o.
pudiaie their debts and spectators 10
the returns Of he men Who tel Tor
their bread. II this uztssn ever sh5aie
sink TO the level Of = SILVER basis q.
workinEmAn would not be able % lift
his head for 3 Eenerstios 70 come the
farmer EouiI plunge de ply latc dset
because the working classes. Who are
the greatest ooasuuers o. farta fro
dcts. would have their purchasing
power eat in half and tbs waots esaa-
try would eesome the Ticiiu Of the
mouey sharks % the world
But the AgarTlcan people viii cot
commit 50 foolish. % outrageous. %
criminal an zc, a. 20 vote bali OF sAeir
own bslonE.nEs iato the PoesstB Of
rApaeioas ard uncoassi1nAsls silver
kinss.-Nsw York Press.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-09-12

II Is wholly lsanatesial 10 those pce-
people whether Me2iep is on a silver or
a gold bass They themselves are on
> copper basis, and are bound 70 stay
there until theis general plane Of eiyih-
sation Is raised. To hold up Mexico
Is 3 model for America, or as an OK
ample in any point OF view. is simply
preposterous,
Another reason why Mexico can fur
nish no criterion by which to Judge a
monetary system Is that the money
metals are the great staples Of Jro-
duetion in thar country. except as asri-
cultural products are raised for do
nestle use The sold yield IS much
larger than statistics indicate. for he
reason that there Is tax on the ont
put Of both gold and silver. There is
not much attempt to smuEgle out the
silysr-it Is too balky-but great part
OF the gola produced escapes taxation,
and. in escaping taxation. eludes the
statistieians. There Is supposed 10 be
s5,0oo. 600 in gold in the country and
ten times that amount in silver money.
There Is Eaore than that amount Of
each metal produced annually, The
statistics OF 1894 gave the gold output
as 81. so. coo. The actual amount must
have been at least Ss.0o0. go. The sill
yer output was 0.sl7 500, about three
times as much as all Europe, Asia and
Africa produce To 80 to Mexico for
lessons in finance is much like NhS, IL
would be to study their peon hcyeis Tor
models OF workingmen's homes. -Chi-
eago Inter Ocean.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-09-12
s.. yoh,,. T...i Aa-n.is.

Mr.. William p 81 Johh Of New York.
an able and persistent advocate OF the
free coinage 81 silver. While Se.tifyins
IN 1854 before the house committee On
banking and currency. outlined . bIIi
for free coinage which provided -iAa,
the silver dollar noa eKtsiinE SHALL b
eoinable without iimi; in amount on
producing the bullion for Il, aad on sAs
ssrne terms nOw prescribed for gold
lr answer TO the direct sarssloa.
~woald yoar theory pat the country on
a silver hasiss~ be replied: ~Monsa-
tArily u might think Il would i'm
Inediately" He was then asked. How
long wouid thai coadItioa preSzii-- He
ansverei I would not predict the
achievement OF actual himetsliisz in
The GATED States under the BIZ earlier
than two years; thar Is. tEo years A.
the outside. ! shoaid expect &; earlier
I. conditions now existing abroae--eI-
IstinE outside Of France prevail. !
would expect It 70 be accomplished
within one year