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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-11

/ DR. Donovan was in town, Thursday,
| called here in consultation over the case
| If Mrs Reed. Miss pettngill and Mr..
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
The Gold Bugs Don't Agree.

Goldite campaign literature is very
strange conglomeration. One docu-
ment tells us that we have little need
of any money at all, that 05 per cent of
business is done with checks and
drafts.
Another documents tells us that the
probability Of free coinage will drive
5000, 900, 900 of gold money out of the
country and the loss of that much
money would produce such calamities
as the world never suffered before. So
it seems that checks and drafts won't
do the business without money after
all.
Another document says that free
coinage will dump all the silver of the
world into the United States.
Another document says that the sill
yer of the world would, if compressed
in single bulk, constitute cube sixty
six feet on each side and could be hid
den out of sight in any of the great
modern commercial buildings.
Another document says the sole idea
of the free coinage men is to initiate
the currency. Another says that free
coinage would produce a terrible con-
traction by drying gold out of circu-
lation and to this our own Parson An
drews agrees.
And so it runs through the tons and
tons of gold bug literature, No two of
the documents tell the same lie. A
man who would try to believe any two
of them true, would go mad.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
Seven Facts.

First-That the demonstration of
silver, which has prevailed up to this
writing, both in the United States and
Europe, has had the effect of advanc-
ing the value of gold about 40 per
cent.
Second-That this has been accom-
plished by depressing the value of all
other property to that extent.
Third-That about 40 per cent of the
property and producing resources Of
the people have thus been transferred
to a comparatively small class OF men,
whose stock in trade is gold invest
ments.
Fourth-That in the exact proper
ton as gold has risen the burden of
debt and taxation has increased, and
that in proportion as property and la
Dor have declined the capacity of the
people to pay their debts and taxes has
diminished.
Fifth-That the silver discount is
creating bonus of more than 80 per
cent in favor of the farm productions
of India and Asia, which to that eX-
tent cheapens the wheat, cotton and
various other productions of the Unit
ed States.
Sixth-That these lamentable condi-
tions have been produced by apti-sil-
yer legislation.
Seventh-That they can be undoue
and prosperity restored by 'pro-silver
Legislation. louisville Courier-Jour-
nal.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
The English View,

The students of finance in England
view the situation in America from a
double standpoint, and as it effects the
large interests in tins country from a
selfish standpoint; the other as to the
interests of the Americans and their
power to legislate for themselves.
The following from the Lincoln Finan-
cial News, would show that America
is large enough to go it alone and the
backing she would have in cutting
adrift from the English gold standard
''There is a plain moral in the re-
mark that if the United States would
venture to cut herself adrift from Eu-
rope and take outright to silver she
would have all America and Asia at
her back and the command of the
markets of both countries The bar
rier of gold would be more fatal than
any barries of a custom house. The
bond OF silver would be stronger than
any DOul VI 1ICC lIduC' IhCIC Cttu DC
no doubt about it that if the United
States were to adopt silver basis to-
morrow British trade would be ruined
before the year was out Every Amer
lean would be protected, not only at
home, but in every other market. Of
course the Uuited States would suffer
to some extent through having to pay
her obligations abroad in gold, but the
loss of exchange under this head would
be mere drop in the bucket as COM
pared to the profit to be reaped from
markets of South America and Asia,
to say nothing of Europe. The marvel
is that the United States have not
long ago seized the opportunity. 1t
has been a piece of luck that it has
never occurred to the Americans to
scoop us out of the worlds markets by
going on a silver basis, and it might
serve us right if, irritated by the con-
tempti6lc apathy of our government
toward the silver problem, the Ameri-
cans retaliated by freezing out gold.
1t could be easily done"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
Working The Old Soldiers.

World Herald, Duluth, Minn.-There
was an attempt here to swing all of
the old army and navy veterans into
line for the Republican ticket, but the
effort fell fiat, and out of the $50 vet
Grams in Duluth only thirty-two sign
ed the roll pledging their support to
the little Napoleon. After the an
nouncement of what the meeting was
called for, there was dramatic si-
lence. No one had word to offer. One
of the comrades then arose and in a
weak and timid voice read the follow
ing pledge:
1.-THE subscribers hereto, veterans of
the United States army and navy,
hereby organize the Veteran Republi-
can Escort club. We affirm our loyal
ty to the republican party and pledge
our support to the Republican ticket
One veteran, democrat, was on his
feet in moment, protesting that he
couldn't sign that, but that he was
going to vote for Mckinley and Ho-
bart. Another veteran protested that
he was going to vote for Bryan and
Sewell, as were hundreds of other vet
Grams who had formerly been republic
cans, and he denounced the scheme as
an attempt to swing the veteran vote
to Mark Hanna and the syndicate.
The old soldiers voted the scheme
down.
A new resolution pledging the sup
port of "signers' to Mckinley and Ho-
bart and Morris was introduced and
carried, those opposed not voting.
Everyone was invited to come forward
and sign, but only thirty-two did so.
The large proportion of the veterans
here are very indignant over this move
and several who were on the fence
have now declared their intention to
vote for Bryan and Sewell.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
Travelling Men See It.

The organization of a travelling
mems Bryan club has double signiti-
canoe in favor of the democratic ticket
No class of men is in better position
to know the condition and needs of
trade than the army of travelling sales
men who meet at frequent Intervals
the representative voters in all corners
of the country.
They are the first to feel the depres-
sion of business and learn the causes
that contribute to it They discuss
business with the merchants, who dis
cuss it with the farmers and the labor
ers. They know that the return of
McKinleyism and the continuation of
the present financial condition will
mean greater depression and harder
times.
Not only are the travelling men in
position to know the condition OF bust
ness; they are in position to be of great
service to the cause of good govern
ment. They exert potent influence.
They have the opportunity to meet
numbers of influential men in different
localities and to do campaign work Of
great value. The travelling men can
do better campaigning than ALL the
speakers on the stump.
With the enthusiastic support Of the
organization of travelling men the
people haye an assurance that business
is on the side of the democratic ticket
and that the campaign business will be
taken care of.-St Louis Republic.
The election of Bryan will be a great
victory for the people. 1t will be not
only victory over the disloyal and
misguided American voters but over
all of the gold standard countries in
Europe. We have and need no bark
ing from foreign countries, there are
loyal Americans enough to score a vic
tory over the republicans assisted by
the combined money power of the
world.
1t is duty you owe to the cause to
see that your neighbor has an oppor-
tunity to read something besides gold
bug literature.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
LewelIing for State Senator.

The Sedgwicll county Populists and
Democrats both held conventions in
Wichita on the 18th. An agreement
was made by a conference committee
composed of members of both conveu'
tions in which it was agreed to give
the democrats county attorney and
probate judge, the populists to nomi'
nate men to fill all the other Offices
L. D. Lewelling was nominated for
state senator by reclamation. When
his name was placed in nomination
there was great enthusiasm and con-
siderable time consumed in secondiug
speeches. Among those who seconded
the nomination was Charley Lease. He
said he wanted to show that there was
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
1t Is Contagious.

AS democratic newspaper the Pas
sale City Herald at once assumes its
place and follows the standard raised
at Chicago by the chosen representa-
tives selected to form a national demo
cratic ticket for the democratic vo
ters.
There has been great deal of rag
baby and scarecrow work done by the
press under the control of Wall steeet.
All the papers of the eastern states
have joined in crying down the silver
men whose chief principle is the res
storation of silver and gold currency
such as formerly blessed our country
in the prosperous past. But when as
sembled in convention they were a
faction, fragment rather, and only
three assumed to sulk like babies, and
refused to vote because they could not
run the convention just as the republi-
cans run their conventions. But this
democratic convention was run by the
people, and the result can safely be
left with them. Let those who can
not vote for the platform, vote for Nc
Kinley and Hobart, but we don't want
the Chicago sulkers to bring home
their sulks. Jump upon one side or the
other, and then let the devil take the
hindmost.
And now let us say right here that if
the silver cause is contagious it is
spreading like the small pOx. If you
strike the Independent worliingmen,
in groups, or anywhere, you will find
eight out of ten silver men. OF eleven
men in one group in North Passaic last
evening standing in front of the new
butcher shop, one was n gold man.
The leaven has n good field to work
upon because thousands are out of en-
ployment, in nearly all large towns.
People are ripe for an open revolt
against both the old parties, and it
looks like the silver cloud hanging
overhead now. Do not be afraid, for
the cry of the gold men will soon end.
The majority have spoken and only
three or four states ont of the whole
number have exhibited their sores and
they propose to go out of the party.
Well, let them go, for where they carry
ten out, 100 fresh silver men as bright
as the silver dollars we propose to re-
store to our country, will come into
party.
Why should we follow lot of kick
ers, anyhow?-Passair City, N. j.,
Herald.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
the dear people of the United States

the dear people of the United States
between now and the Sd of November.
The Silver Republican would like to be
able to handle some of this ready cash,
but owing to a ruling of the disburs-
ing department of the aforesaid syndi-
cate we are boycotted and positively
refused share of this little pickup.
1t is ordained by the chief dispenser
of the aforesaid dollars, that a west
ern, southern, northern or eastern
man who has kindly feeling for a
certain distinguished citizen of Nebras-
ka, whose name is William Jennings
Bryan, shall be forced to worry along
without any of this little job lot of dol
lars. 'And that's what's the matter
with Hanna" This is partially of the
rankest kind, and we shall resent it,
by doing a. we eau to secure the form
alton of another syndicate for the dis
bursment of an even larger number of
dollars, OF gold, silver and paper, to be
paid out on equal terms, and without
prejudice, to all the people of the
country without regard to age, loca-
tlon, or previous political utilization.
We are even willing that Mr.. Hanna
shall share i'll the distribution of this
fund, and we hereby nominate Uncle
Sam as the exclusive manager and dis
burslng agent of the fund, with the
understanding that he shall allow no
one but himself to handle the fund as
agents for its distribution in order to
pilfer from it before it reaches the PEG.
pie for whom it is ntended.-Silver
Republican, Topeka.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20

| OF two statutory coins, according to hiA
own convenience and according to the
contract. This option freely granted,
the commercial parity of the two money
metals will be speedily reached, nor
can such parity ever be seriously dis
turbed again as long as the unimpeded
option of the debtor to pay in one metal
or the other shall be conceded by law
and the terms of the contract. The
present commercial disparity of the
two metals has been produced by the
pernicious legislation which began
twenty-three years ago and which has
not yet satisfied itself with the mon
strous faults that have famed there
from.
"What do we propose to accomplish
by free coinage? We propose to do just
this thing-viz, to break the corner on
gold and reduce the exaggerated pur-
chasing power of that metal to its nor
NAL standard. Be assured there will
be no further talk of a 50-cent dollar
when the commercial parity of the two
metals shall be reached. Every well
informed person must know that the
present disparity of the two uncoined
metals is but the index of the extent to
which gold has been bullea in the
markets of the world. 1t is not an in
dex to the extent to which raw silver
has declined in it's purchasing power
in the markets of the world, for raw
silver has not declined in it's purchas-
ing power as compared with the aver
age of other commodities in any civil
lized market place of the whole globe.
No man shall say the contrary and
speak the truth. This great question
is hot upon us. 1t can be kept back no
longer, 1t is tremendous economic
question that ought to be decided in
the court of right, reason and of fact.
My judgment is that the American
people, in spite of all opposition, are
going to reclaim the right Of transact
ing their business, and in particular of
paying their debts according to stand
ard unit worth 100 cents to the dollar,
neither more nor less, and that they
will not accept the intolerable pro-
gramme which declares in fact if not
in words that they shall henceforth
transact their business and in particu-
lar discharge their debts with corner
ed gold dollar worth almost two for
one"
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
He Can't Dodge It.

Someone ought to tell Major McKin-
ley that his campaign is not one of
dead issues, and that every time he
makes a speech on the subject of high
protective tariff he is running himself
hard and fast upon the shoals of the
political high seas.
Nobody cares much about the tariff
nowadays The voting public has taxi
en- it for granted that neither party if
successful, will make any revolution
airy changes in the revenue system.
What the people are agitated about
just now is their currency. Aside from
theory and from the merits of the case,
the mind Of every man who will have a
ballot to cast next November is fixed
on one proposition: lie wants the sill
yer and gold question settled, and un-
til it has been decided business win be
in a state of coma and the county will
not rest
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
Wont Work Both Ways.

Here is an exposition of the goldbug
method of loading their arguments at
both ends. 1t is contended that the
restoration of silver is going to de-
grade the dollar to so cents, and there
is no end of play upon the favorite
goldbug phase, 1.-The 5O-cent dollar"
just as the silver man gets ready to
meet this obligation TO the standard
silver dollar, he is met by another one
which makes the very opposite conten-
tion. That is that the whole original
free silver movement has teen gotten
up by the silver mine owners who, I'M
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20

The new editor of the Mound City
Republic is respectfully requested to
peruse the following: Major Hudson is
not having all the enthusiastic meet
ings this year. Harry Larimer had
one at Tecumseh the other night and
the enthusiasm just bubbled over and
spread all over the surrounding coun-
try. Harry had a larger audience
than Major Hudson had on the same
evening ut Southern school house.
There were forty-one present. At the
conclusion of Mr.. Larimer's eulogistic
remarks concerning Mckinley and his
glowing tribute to the gold standard
theory, he requested all those present
who would join a Mckinley club to
rise Five men slowly arose, two
stood up, and the other three, having
only partly risen, quickly sat down.
Then the speaker asked how many
were opposed to Mckinley and gold,
To his CONSERVATION thirty-fye in
stantly rose to their feet. This was
last Friday night There was no
Mckinley club formed. The atten-
ton of the Capital is called to this ZEN
thusiastic' meeting as it failed to give
an account of it.-Co-operator
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20

der free coinage, will be permitted to
take their product to the mint and, for
every S71.25 grains of it, carry away a
full value coined dollar. Thus the sill
yer producer will make 100 per cent on
every ounce he mines over and above
the natural market value of his pro-
duce. But this thing surely cannot
work both ways. If there is to
be universal falling down to $50
cent dollar" then there can be no
such advantage as is claimed for the
bullion owners If the bullion owners
are to be enriched to the extent of half
dollar on every 371.25 grains Of sill
yer they produce then we are not 60
ing to haye any "5O-cent dollar" The
goldbugs will be forced to choose
which horn of this dilemma they will
adopt. Silver controversialists will
meet either of there points, but they
cannot meet both. Doubtless there is
a good deal of loose talk and claiming
on both sides in the campaign. Mere
mounting answers purpose, but the
purpose is not of long continuance.
Never have the whole people been
stirred as they now are over purely
governmental issue, and there has ma
turally formed around the subject on
both sides a mass of misconception
and erroneous notions which will have
to yield under proper educational lead
areLi,o
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20

no hard feeling between the Lewelling
and Lease families.
Ed. G. Little spoke at Winfield to
large audience on the 18th.
The membership of Winfeld's free
silver club was increased TO 325 by the
addition of Is converts at the last
meeting. Fifteen added means Is
taken away from the republicans and
is equal to change of 80 votes.
j. G. Bradshaw and DR.. Kuehnc will
hold q joint debate some night this
week at Winfield. Kuehne represents
the Mckinley club and Bradshaw the
free silver club.
Common interests obliterates all
party lines. The money power has for
years disregarded all party ties and
joined forces to gain their ends-and
they have always succeeded. The peo-
pie have recognized the advantage to
be gained by united action and have
joined forces on common issue, silver,
and they will succeed.
Some of the goldbug papers are
threatening panics and hard times
should Bryan be elected. 1t can't be
worse, and, to put it mildly, may be
better.
The republican party lash needs
new pepper and new bosses to pop it.
The party fences are in bad shape and
the effort to keep the voters inside the
party with the lash is failure this
year.
1t is very humiliating on the repub-
licans when they elect some wavering
brother chairman of the county COM
mittee or president of a Mckinley club
for the purpose of holding him in the
ranks and then to have him go off and
join a silver republican league, or to
become president of Bryan club. But
such is frequently the case.
"The existing gold standard must be
preserved" means that the existing
conditions must be preserved. Are yon
going to vote for it, the gold standard,
and help to perpetuate the present
condition of debt, want and misery?
Kansas always leads. In no other
state will the st. Louis republican
platform receive such vigorous repu-
diation as in Kansas.
The true blue Lincoln republicans,
and they are plenty in Kansas, are all
for Bryan.
The strongest argument in posses
sion of the republicans is entirely over
looked by them. Why don't the roliti-
clans of that party go to the silver re-
publicans and say TO them privately:
"You know that for years we have
declared for silver in our platforms
and worked and legislated against it
in congress. This year we declare
against silver in our platform. Exper
fence should teach you that this is the
year when we will work for SILVER.
The weather during the past two
weeks has been moro favorable for or
ganizing North Pole expeditions than
for forming political clubs and as
consequence the reports of new Bryan
or silver clubs have somewhat dimin-
ished. A cool spell will bring a revival
with renewed vigor.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20

II am poor" he said; sit would be
many years before l could give my
wife a yacht" WELL" answered the
girl OF sc; couldn't you commence
with a little smack?" And so It came
to pass.-Puck.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20

There is no installing either the OBJ
jects to be persued or the methods to
be employed by the group Of million
aire advisers and expert political man.
ipulators which Boss Hanna has col
lected together to manage the McKin-
ley campaign. The issue of govern
ment by and for the people against
government by and for syndicate is
becoming so plain that blind man
may see it. Trust magnateS do not
make up enormous slush funds and po-
litical experts do not distribute them
with an eye single to the welfare of
the people.-St. Louis Republic.
II say, come on with your schemes
of confscation, and forced loans, and
graded income taxes, and irredeema-
BILE currency, under universal suffrage,
and if you are sufficiently frank in
proclaimlng the doctrines of your ring
leaders, then, under military necessi-
ty, and even here in the Unsted States
we must get rid of universal suffrage,
and we shall. (Applause.) Rather
than allow these things we will have
one Of the flercest of civil wars"
prolonged applause. REV. Joseph
Cook, to meeting of aristocrats.
1--WE do not come as aggressors
Our war is not war of conquest. We
are fighting in defense of our homes,
our families, and posterity. w. j.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20

The chairma of the republican con-
gressional campaign committee, Con-
gresham Babcock, of Wisconsin,
shows how he proposes to conduct the
campaign by the declaration: Every
body who votes for Bryan will vote for
socialism and anarchy" In the inter-
est OF democratic success we hope the
republicans will continue to canvass in
this vein, but they will soon find the
necessity of appealing to weightier ar
guments, if they have them. Was
Blaine an anarchist when he declared
for free coinage? Was Mckinley an
anarchist, repudiator and socialist
when he voted for the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver? The way the
republicans have begun this campaign
at the east will awaken the profound
resentment of the American people.
In some parts of the west their party
Organization is running free coinage
republicans for congress and the Unit
ed states senate and declaring McKin-
ley a better friend Of silver than Bry-
an. The idea that a great national
convention, representing fully one
half of the American people, was made
up of anarchists, cutthroats and
swindlers is such monstrous libel
that it defeats the mad purpose OF
those who coin the epithets. Keep up
this sort of campaign, gentlemen.
The Democrats have no manner of OBJ.
lection. Hard names don't kill those
they are flung at 1t is the other way,
as rule, in politics and religion
Pittsburg Post.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-08-20
& Political Syndicate.

A political syndicate has been form
ed for the purpose of distributing
some twenty millions of dollars aHorg