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The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
ABOVE MERE PARTISANSHIP
One of the Republican Party's Strong
Points Illustrated.

One of the Republican Party's Strong
Points Illustrated.
One OF the strong features Of the
republican party is it's manifest ability
to rise promptly above mere PARTISAN
ship and respond to the broader de-
mapds of patriotism. says the Cald-
we'll Tribune. A striking illustration
Of this was had in the popular branch
of congress the other day by the pass
age of a strictly ministration meas
ure and the temporary waver, or
modl fication, of republican policy. In
his special message, the president
made strong appeal to congress to
enact a measure which would relieve
tho treasury from the constant drain
which was being made on 1T and in
dictated plan which, in his opinion,
would secure the treasury from further
danger. The treasury was represented
as being in a most depiorable condi
ton, hanging constantly, as it were,
on the ragged edge of bankruptcy.
The republican representatives did
not believe that the plan suggested by
the president was the best method of
relieving the strain but appreciated
the necessity OF doing something and
doing it promptly. Therefore, rather
than risk an executive veto which
might follow an effort to enact a law
comfortable to Republican ideas, and
thus intensity the difficulties. the
administration measure was passed.
The president was supported by a re-
publican house as he had never been
by the democracy and this against the
policy and Judgment of the repubi-
, cans and wholly in obedience to IA pa
triotic sense ofsduty. In forming a
tariff measure, theg republican were
inspired by the same high motives.
l TLey sincerely believed that the re-
storation Of the Mckinley Jaw would
cure most, III: the ills with which the
country swasaff1i cted, but they realized
that it would be asking too much of a
president who stood on a platform de-
nouncing McKinleyism as legalized
robbery to expect him To sign such a
bill; therefore, a moderate measure
was formulated which the president
could approve without outraging his
conscience or his politics. 1t is rev.
enue measure on protective lines and
differs from the German Wilson law
in that it is a free trade measure on
deficit lines. The bill authorizing
the secretary Of the treasury to issue
short time emergency bonds was passed
by the lower house because the presi-
dent wanted it, and the tariff bill was
modified in Difference to the free trade
policy of the administration. In both
The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1896-01-11
HEALTH
HEALTH
Is Precious
Preserve it by taking bottle of
SCHERMANSON'S
Restorative Tonic
Whenever you feel out of order.
FROZEN TO DEATH.
Terrible Experience of Two Trappers IL
the Mountains Neal AthOl.

the Mountains Neal AthOl.
Coroner Sabin of Occur d'Alene
City, stopped in town Sunday night
on his way to Athol where he had
been called to hold an inquest over
the body of one L. w. Bronson,
trapper, who vas frozen in the noun
tains about seven miles from that
place. Bronson and one companion,
whose name we have been unable to
learn, were caught in the snow storm
on last Thursday, which was much
more severe in the mountains tina
elsewhere, and losing their way were
compelled to remain out all Of Thurs
day night. To add to the horror of
their situation all the matches which
they had with them had become wet
and they were unable to nulid d fire.
The terrible experience was TOO much
morning, while his companion froze
both hands and feet.
The result Of the coroner's inquest
was in accordance with the above
facts.
LATER-R. G Thompson, of Athol,
was in the city yesterday and gave
some additional information of the
occurrence. He says the men started
| from their cabin in the mountains for
Athol on New Years day and were
out two nights without food or fire.
| The distance from their cabin across
the mountains to AthOl could be easily
covered bp men on snow shoes in a
half day, but binding snow storm
overlook these men soon after start
ing on the journey, causing them to
lose their way. The survivors, name
is Dick Snyder, young man quite
we'll known in Rathdrum. The young
man is now in a hospital at Spokane
and reported to be getting along nice
ly, though his toes on both feet will
have to be amputated. Bronson was
was man about so years of age and
had had considerable experience in
the mountains as trapper and pros
pector.
|
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12
Tiger and Fish Stories,

An Englishman at Il dinner
once told a tale of q tiger he
had shot which measured "a
feet from snOut to tail.tip.
Every one was astonished.
but no one returned to insin-
uate a doubt of the truth. of
the story. Presently a Scotch
man told his tale. He had
once caught a fish which he
said he was unable to pull in
alone, managing only to land
it ut last with the aid Of six
friends. "It was q skate, and
It covered two acres" Silence
followed this recital, during
which the offended English
man lett the room. The host
followed. After returning he
said to the Scotchmnn: "Sir,
you have insuIted my friend.
you must apologize. " 81 din
ma insoolt h,n," said t h e
Scot. eyes you did, with yonr
two-acre fish story. You mnst
ii pol , g ize." "Well, said
the offender. slowly, with the
air Of one :Inaking a great
concession, "teIl him if h c
will take ten feet off that IT,
ger, | will see what [ can do
with the fish.-ArgOnaut.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12

If there is any additional argu-
ment needed to confirm the fact
that we need and must have some
kind OF a plan of voting, Austria.
lian or otherwise, which will al
low each voter to cast his ballot
as he pleases, without being mo-
lested in the least. the conduct
Tuesday is sufficient. 1t is pit
liable sight to see people dragged
up to the polls and voted like 80
many hogs or cattle, which be.
Ionged to Hanna-Mott and Com.
pany. That was the scene at
Wilkesboro township. If that be
"a free ballot and a fair count. u
God save the State" and Ma.
tion. Surely in such instances
"the signs Of the times indicate
the downfall of the Republic. p
Wilkesboro Chronicle.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12

that a trust il a menace To
private welfare and tO public
safety; before that wear ar
rives the evils OF Il gold stan
dard will he even more evi-
dent than they are now and
the people will then b. ready
to demand an American q.
nancial policy for the Ameri-
can people, and will join with
us in the immediate restora-
tion of the free and unlimited
coinage of gold and silver, Mt
the presnt legal ratio of 16
to l, without waiting for the
aid or consent Of any other
nation.
'WM. J. BRYAN"
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12

When you ask a man to sub
scribe for your paper and he says:
"Oh, | never read much, and be-
sides, times are too played tight,
Immediately apologize to him for
the mistake and leave him. Lite
is too short to waste time trying
to teach a jackasss hos to sing
soprano. All gentlemen nova
days read newspapers-and LOTS
of them. Show us a man " h o
lives for years in a town Or coun-
try and never subscribes for the
paper published there. and We
will show you a man whose head
is shaped like a piece of pie, With
the point up. and whose ignor-
ance is only exceeded by his gi-
gantic gaul. A country newspa-
Wr il an institution that works
day and night for every decent
man in the country. therefore ev
cry decent man is in honor
bound to.assist in it's support.
The great trouble is that some
swellhead galoots fancy t h It
they are making the editor a
present when they take his paper.
We have the profoundest sympa-
thy for the man who lives in the
country for years and never sub
scribns and pays for his county
paper. If that poor fellow was to
encou 1ter an idea in a lane h e
would turn aud fly the other way
with the tail of his garment beat
ing the atmosphere. Don'twaste
much on such cattle. One ofthem
has not enough sense to !. e e p
warm in llades. Texas HarpOon.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12
SUNDAY.

No man can ever know God in.
tellectuaily. The knowledge Of
God does not come in that way,
Shakespeare, Milton, Bacon, Dan
te, Goeathe, Byron, Tennyson,
however great, however intellec-
tual, however learned. some OF
them were, could never know Je-
hovah with the mind, for knowl-
edge OF God is not a possibility
OF the mind. Men carnally, may
not understand that or believe it,
but it is true. God himself EN-.
phatically 10 states. The carnal
mind is epnity against God" 1t
is the province of the soul to pos
sess this knowledge of God. Man
must KIN ow, can only know God
through the affections. 1t is pure
ly; solely heart work. Love God
and you will know God. This is
the one. sole way. Men have tri-
ed to find out God by processes
of pure intellection, hut have in.
variably, most egregiously fail
ed. 1t is too high for them. IT. is
impossible to thus discern a II d
know God. God cannot be reach
ed IN that way, by That process.
1t is love and love only that o.
pens up the way of the true
knowledge of heavenly things. In
no other way can it be attained.
God conquers by love only. The
greatest man of the centuries, the
marvellous Napoleon, under
stood this thoroughly well Turn
to his conversation with General
Bertrand, at st. Helena. and s e
this 1t is the most eloquent ar.
gument for the divinity of Christ
we ever read. There is nothing,
we lplieve, in the theologies Ofthe
nations TO equal it. 1t is full,
rich, splendid, eloquent. L e
e, eat genius-not in war only.
but in craftsmanship, in finance,
In legal neutrality-suspicious.
t lat Jesus Christ had conquere ]
the world by love. Gods own law
of knowledge of him is this; III
any man love God, the same is
known to Him" The avenue be.
tween God and man is never en-
tered and pursued by man except
through love for the Father.
"Gitts, knowledge, tongues are
/ only means towards an end.
Love remains the completion and
perfections ofUur human being,
lIst as stem, flower bud and leaf
in the tree are all subservient to
the fruit. ."-E. W. Robertson.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12

The wife of Mr.. Leonard
Wells, OF east Brilnfield Mass.
had been suffering from ner-
raIgia for two days, not ue-
ing able TO sleep or hardly
keep still, when Mr.. Holden.
the merchant there sent her
a bottle of Chamberlain's
Pam Balm and asked t h n t
she give it a thorough trial.
On meeting Mr.. Wells t h q
next day he was told t h a t
she was all right, the pain
had left her within two hours
and that the bottle Of Pain
Balm was worth IS 90 if it
could not be hadfor less. For
sale at SO cents per bottle by
druggists.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12

given to the country and the
world the most marvelousex
hibition of energetic endur-
ance and fluency OF speech
that has ever been exhibited
in the history Of any coun-
try.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12
IMPORTANT.

Don't delay having courthouse
painted while the season is here.
Don't have your paint wasted
and your work hall done BY an
inexperienced painter, as paints
cost money. l will be glad to de-
your painting and paper hanging
ing this season. Ten years expert
ence Best OF reference given,
j. P. ABSHER, Boone n e.
6-23-3 m,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12
HR. BRYAN SPEAKS.
Ringing Words from the Champion Of
the i'eople's Canlc.

brvAn to-day gave out the
following:
To the BimHtalli ,ts of the
United States: ;
"Lonsci0us that millions Of
loyal hearts are saddened by
the temporary defeat, l beg,
to cff4r a word ~ hope and
pncOurnR1ment., No cause ev-
or had supporters more brave
earnrst and devoted than
those VIII have esponsrd the
cause of l'ilnetallism. They
have fought from conviction
and have fought with all the
zeal which conviction inspires
Events xii! prove whether
they are right or wrong. Hav
ing done their duty AZ they
saw it, they have nothing to
regret. The Republican can
di.iate has heen l,eralde,i as
the advance agent OF prosper
lty. This policies bring real
prssperitysto the American
people. those who opposed
him will share in that pros
perity. II. ION the otherhand.
his policies prove an injury
to the people generally. those
of his supper ters. VIII. do
not belong t" rhe offirp-hold-
ing class or the privileged
elasses. will suffer ia common
with those who opposed him.
The friends Of hi-mptallism
have not been varquished.
they have simply been over
whelimed. They believe that
tn. gold standard il a con-
spiracy of the money chang
era against the welfare of the
human rare, and until con-
WINGED of their error. they will
continue the warfare against
it.
THE contest has been wag
Ell this year under great en-
harrassrnpnts and Il ga nst
great odds. For the first time
during this generation public
attention has heen centered
upon the money question as
the paramount issue, an d
this has been done in spite of
attempts upon the part ol
our opponents to prevent it.
The Republican convention
held out the delusive h " pc
of international bimetalIism
while Republican leaders la'
hored secretly for gold mono
metullisnl. Gold standard
Democrats have publicly ad.
vocated the election ofthe In
|, dinnnpolis ticket. while they
l,bored secretly for the elec'
tion OF the Republican ticket,
The trusts and corporations
ha We tried to excite a fear u
lawlessness, while they have
been defying the law, and A
merican fina hciers have boas
ted that they were the custe
,iians of national honor while
they were secretly barterins
away the nations financia
independence. But in spit'
of the Efforts OF the admins
tration and it's Supporters;il
spite Of the threats Of m one,
loaners at home and abroad
J in spite 0f the coercion prar
tice.l by corporations and en-
piOyers; in spite OF TRUSTS ant
syndicates; in spite OF an Zen
ormous republican campaigl
fund; and in spite of the inf,
ence of u hostile daily press
bl-matallism has almost tri
! unphed inits firstgreat fight
.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12
The Campaign Of PresIdsats.

ever known IN the history Of
politics in this or any other
Of the world. de
was nOmina ted at Chicago
on the 10th of July, and
since that time he has travel
cd 1881 miles. delivered
5Y2 speeches in 447 towns
and cities covering ~ states.
1t il estimated also that his
audience aggregated 2,O0O.-
600 of people.
Until 1850 no presidential
candidate had ever taken the
stump, except Stephen Doug
las. who was a law unto him
self and WAS one of the ablest
iSputa"ts this nation ever
produrei, took the hustings
when a candidate against
Lincoln, Breckenridge a Il
Bell aud traveIsed the coun-
trv from New Orleans to New
England, travelling hree
thousand miles and deliver.
ing 65 speeches. Lincoln, who
then regarded IA the only
man able to cope with Dong
las on the stump, made no
snnpchrs and wrote no letters
except those of mere courte.
Nv, from the time of his nO'ni
nation until his election. In
1864. Lincoln and Mcclellan
were the candidates aud lin
coin delivered \ speeches and
travelled $50 miles. Mcclellan
mn,ip two brief speeches in
the campaign, but did not
travel at nll.
In 1863 Grant made three
speeches, notabl. chiefly for
their brevity, and Travelled o.
YER 400 miles, and deliver
ed 8 sp-prhps. III 1872 Grant
did not travel at all and
male nh speeches, while Gree
ly travelled over 1000 miles
and delivered 70 speeches.
In 1876 Tilden made 2 very
brief speeches and did no t
leave New York, while Hayes
delivered 6 speeches and trav
pled about 1900 miles. In
1880 Garfield veled 1890
miles during the campaign
and delivered 81 speeches,
while Hancock did not leave
his headquarters and deliver
ed only 2 hIipf speeches.
In 1884 Blaine Travelled
nearly 5000 miles and del v
cred 1875 speeches. W h e
Cleveland delivered 3 brief
speeches and Travelled only
800 miles. In 1888 Cleveland
delivered | speech and did
not travel at all, while Harri
son delivered Sc speeches and
did not travel over 200
miles. In 1892 neither Har,
rison nor Cleveland went IL
bout in the campaign a n d
Harrison delivered but 2
speeches and Cleveland 4.
Bryan's campaign covered
the whole country from Bath
Me-, in the far East, to Char
lotte and Memphis in t h e
South, and West to Grand
Island in the interior OF Ne
braska. goiEg North as far
az Fargo in Dakota, Duluth
in Minnesota, Marquette in
Wisconsin an d Mackinaw
City in Michigan, while the
whole central belt ofthe cOun
try between Maine and NJ.
braska would require h u n :
dreds of dots on the map to
locate the Places where he de.
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12

work ut the three national
cOmlnittees which have Join.
ed 10 the management of this
campaign. Cooperation be-
tween the members Of dis
tinct political organizations
is always difficult, bu, it has
been less 40 this year t h a n
usual. Interestln q common
cause Of great Importance
has reduced friction to a min
imum. | hereby express my
personal gratitude to the in
dividual members, as we'll az
the executive officers OF the
national COMMITTEES OF t,h
Demo:ra Populist and Sil
yer parties for their efficient,
untiring and unselfish Ia bnrs.
They have laid the founda-
tiM for future success and
will be remembered as pi0.
neprs when victory is at last
secured.
"No personal or political
friend need grieve
becansp of my defeat. Ny am
bition has been te secure i'm
mediate legislation rather
than enjor the honors oi ol.
flee. Therefore, defeat brings
to me no feeling Of personal
loss. Speaking for the wife
who has shared my labols
~ well as myself | de-.
sire to say that we have been
amply repaid for all that we
have done.
I'm love of millions of on
fellow citizens, so kindly TX.
pressed. In knowledge gain
ed by personal contact with
the people and in broadened
sympathies, we find full com
pensation for whatever ef-
forts we have put forth. Our
hearts have been touched by
the devotion of friends and
our lives shall prove our ap-
preriation of the affection
which We prize lin the richest
reward which this campaign
has brought.
''In he fa 'e of an enemy re
joiring in this victory, let the
roll be called for the engage
lnent and urge all friends OF
bimetallism to renew their al
legiance to the cause. II we
1are right, as we believe W.
are, We shall vet triumph. Un
ril convinced of his error let
each advocate Of bi.merallisln
continue the work. Let all
silver clubs retain their o.
gahization, hold regular meet
ings and circulate literature,
Our opponents have succeed
ed in this campaign and must
now put their theories to the
test. Instead of talking a
bout sound money and ar
honest dollar they must now
, elaborate and defend a fnar
; ciaI system. Every step ta
J ken by them should be pub
} licly considered by free silver
} clubs. Our cause has pros
. peied most where the money
question has been longest di'
> cussed among the people Dr
. ring the next foul years il
J will BIZ studied all over thi'
: nation. even more than il
has been studied.
"The year 1900 is not fal
! away. Before that year ar
rives international bimetal
lism will cease to deceive; be
fore that year arrives thos'
J who have called themselves
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12
AYE RS
- Hair vigor

After using one hottie Of this
preparation, my hair was restored
falling out." Mrs. HERMANN,
$50 E. 8Sth St., New York, N. Y,
Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1896-11-12
Restores
Gray Hair to
Natural Color

'More than q year ago, my hair
ont. Though / Cried many RENE:
dies for it, nothing ! used satisfied
me until ] commenced TO use
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-10-10
WENT TO A BRIAN MEETlN'.
There a Farmer Pinds the GrasshOpper
a Standard of Value.
THE CORNERS, Oct. 6, 1896.

THE CORNERS, Oct. 6, 1896.
Mr.. EDIToR:-I presume you would
like to hear something about politicks,
as it is rather scarce article in the pa
pers these times. 1 tell you they're
bilin' hot out here. Invent to the Brian
club t'other night and want to tell you
about it. The first speaker was very
substanshal, venerabel lookin' old
farmer. When he got up, ses to
nabor, '.There's the kline of a man the
farmer wants to represent him." Ses
he, kline snapplsh like, ,i"It's all in the
turn out.'' Ses 1, eff that's so i'le bet
bet my old, bline mare on the slick
chap" seen feller like him with
them shinin' collar and cuffs on) at our
county fair an he turned out square
boxes out of an ole hat an piled them
up on the platform till they wud fill a
wheelbara. The ole gent told us he had
bin Republican forty years an. worked
hard for them, and they wud give him
nothin'. They put HIM off at the pri-
mary; then at the county convcnshun;
then at the state. go he got tired and
sed: "This is government of the
peepel an every man for hIsself, so he
Joined the popocrats," He told us then
about Senatur Mitchell startin' out
silver champion an then goin' back on
them an sed he (the speaker) wus sorry
he done it. He then told us about the
Republicans gittin' scared, and after
feller named Moody, in Chicago, ad-
visen' them to appoint day for prer
an ask God TO help them to elect Nc
Kinley; but he sed, I'VE are goin' to
elect Brian anyway, an if God wants to
be on the, winin' side he will: stick right
by us.'.' He then sot down., Tremendous
aplaws.
The slick feller then got up an told US
he was goin' to confne hIsseh to the
6nanshul question. He cemenced to
holler as hard as he could shout ''The
Lord God made the heaven an the
earth.'' He repeted this three or four
times till his wind Civ out. Then he
sed, make not of this, for the gold bugs
will tell you the Republican party an
protection done it. Defening aplaws.
He then sed, ''I don't believe there's a
Continued on fourth page.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-10-10
To-NIeHT's PARADE.
The Greatest Political Demonstration in
the History of The Dalles.

The uniformed Mckinley club and the
Mckinley Zouayes will meet at head
quarters at O'Clock this evening and,
preceded by The Dalles band, will take
up the line of march. The parade will
last an hour, entering the Vogt opera
house at O'Clock. The speaker OF the
evening is the Hon. Geo. H. Williams,
ex attorney general of the United States.
The headquarters, in the Pease &
Mays warehouse. corner of Second and
Laughlin streets, presented busy ap-
pearence this morning. Some of the
Zouaves, who were not present at the
practice drill last evening, were being in
structed in the manual of arms The
uniforms are very gay. The cape uni
forms are gilded, the Zouave red and
blue. There are forty of each, compris-
ing two companies, which will be under
the command of Capt. Chrisman. Each
soldier will carry wooden gun, sup
piled with torch. There will be about
hundred more independent torches
besides. In the procession will be seen
a number of transparencies. It will
form at Mckinley headquarters, corner
Second and LaughlIn streets, promptly
at :l5; thence south to Third, east to
Monroe, north to Second, west to Union,
south to Fourth, east to Washington,
north to third, east to Armory,
Arriving at the opera house, the stage
will be filed with mammoth glee club.
who will enliven the occasion by num-
Der of campaign songs, set to popular
airs.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-10-10
aoLLMENr AND ATTENDANCE.
Total
Total 40
a
THE CHURCHES.

Lutheran services at the courthouse ::
Sunday y-school at 10 a. m. Morning
service at IL a. m. Evening service at
z 80 p m.
The Congregational church, corner
Court and Fifth streets-sunday services
as usual: At IL a. M. and Z 80 p. m.
worship, and sermon by thepastor, w.
G. Curtis. Sunday school Immediately
after the morning service. The even
ing service will be on the topic. Young
Men of the Church. Meeting of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian
Endeavor at 80 p. M. Topic, "God or
Mammon; Matt. 6:19-24. All persons
not worshipping elsewhere are cor.
daily invited.