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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-25

BALTIMORE 1fD Aug 24-Nireinia
81 rtv GH ll. C.ue0liiltr Gas stock.
80 asked. to. honls 5s. 100.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-25

Union STOCK YARDS. ILL. Aug
- cattle. Receipts. 2o"D. market weak
81 rtfIg. lower: common 20 extra steers.
e. Dbl -fl 81. stockeTS anI feeders. 50
~. COWS ali bulls p 21N2 -. calves
e. p9n5A5. Texans 81 T0r3so, wcstcrs
RANGERS So fvfASa
HOGS Receipts. 10000; market weak and
sl,io, lower. heavy packing and shipping
iof-t 80 Sp43 20. common 90 choice mixed.
e oh(i'l mi choice asSprted 80 5O03.GU.
nrht, So 2O03GO. pigs. S32JW3O
Sheon- Recciyts "OuOlt market Arlpc
lower islerior 20 choice S2Wa5pi lambs
s. on 10.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-25

UNION STOCK YARDS. ILL, Aus.
NEW YORK. Aug. 24.-ln recent re-
norris of the Try goods various indcatios
k~.-. L4A.a p1aed, pointing 10 the develop
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-25

4P. M-August, 4 2o-e46fs so-04. sell
arr September. 4 2g-04. sellers. 6eptesa-
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-25

Tho King Of Pills IS Beechams'
BEECHAMS.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

ABOUT the most amusing thing in
political matters this year, is the
CHASTITY attempt of democrats to .sneer
at what they allege to be the aban-
donment Of principles on, the part of
some republicans, who believe in free
coinage under certain conditions.
The democracy, both nationally and
in this state, repudiated practically
every principle, or alleged principle,
they ever had, except the free trade
policy, and swallowed the entire popu-
list platform. In fact there is no
democrat party; these people are popu-
ulists, they are now running the popu-
list party. Are they doing it for prin-
ciple? Well, hardly,-principle is an
unknown quality with the political
leaders of the new deal. They want
the offices and are willing to make
any combination or promise, to get
them. The best men in the old dem
ocratic party are not going to vote for
Bryan.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04
Gold VS.. Silver.

The drift of party movements is
tending rather to allay than to en-
courage public distrust, says Clews
Financial Review. 1t is now clear
there are to be three parties in the
field; the republican, the democrats
proper, and the populist-democracy
The first impression produced by this
new party distribution was that it
would be unfavorable to the chances
OF Mr.. Mckinley and the sound money
cause; but the second thought is less
favorable to that view. 1t is unde-
niable that the organization of the
sound money democrats will divert
from the republicans large number
of votes; but it is likely to take many
times more votes from the Bryan
ticket, and that, in some of the doubt
full states, may give to Mckinley a
majority or plurality which he would
not otherwise secure. This, of course,
is matter on which opinions may
easily differ, but it is certain that the
more sagacious republican leaders are
now entertaining no fears about the
outcome of this new disposition of
party forces. The junction of action
between tie democrats and populists
will have a tendency to lessen the
danger of that combination to the
country. There is doubtless very
large number of democrats who will
act with the dissentient democrats,
even though, in doing so, they may
vote unwillingly against silver, rather
than commit themselves to the VOL
emily disloyal and populistic platforms.
In fact, there is undoubtedly no little
probability that the free silver vote
may be nullified by the other grossly
unpatriotic planks of these platforms.
Public opinion is coming to attach
less and less Importance to these re-
evolutionary threats. They are regard
ed as symptoms of tendencies, but not
as extensive as any really formidable
body of settled American sentiment.
Men of sober judgment refuse to be-
lieve that the United States has sud-
denly reversed its regard for the most
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04
And No Other Way.

"The party of bimetallism must be
the party of protection" Our "Silve1
Republican" friend should consider
this well before voting for free trade
A party that fails to protect other
industries will also fail to protect silver.
The Ledger is unalterably fo- silver
but thoroughly believes in the assertion
OF Mr.. Hyde, which is quoted above.
Protection and bimetalism will come,
fully, through the medium of republic
canism.-Medical Lake Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

WHAT is true of lumber business is
true Of other branches of trade and
commerce. The effects of the present
administration is now set forth in an
address issued by the Mississippi Val
ley Lumber's association showing the
cut this year has been curtailed more
than 70 per cent and that the saw
mills are idle while the importation of
Canadian lumber has doubled. The
directors declare that this state affairs
is due to reduction of the tariff on
lumber and the fear of free silver.
They advise members to impress these
facts on their employees and point out
that the maintenance of a protective
tariff and sound money is a matter of
business, and not of politics .-Ex.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

BRYAN and the silverites are making
a great ado because Mr.. Blaine once
favored silver dollar. 1t may be we'll
to point out, however, that it was a
silver dollar that he advocated that
should contain dollars worth of sill
yer, and not 53-cent dollar, and if
Bryan's dollar is going to be the same
as the present dollar, what is the use
of changing? If it is going to be worth
less than the present dollar. what is
the use of trading off good thing for
some hing simply because it isn't so
good? The silverites should have deci-
ded before they entered the campaign
whether they wanted the value of
bullion to be doubled or the value of
the dollar to be ved.-Ledger.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

A CONTEMPORARY figures out tina t
this year fully 100000 bicycles will
have been manufactured in the United
States. Nearly all these have been
equipped with wood rims. Each rim
requries2 feet of lumber, and allowing
one-third for waste, that would mean
100000 feet of lumber used for rims
during the year, The most of this
material is rock elm. It is now pro-
posed to introduce the wood handle
bar. Like the wood rim when it was
first brought out the idea of using
wood handle bars has been ridiculed,
but its good points are becoming recog-
nlzed Hickory and little ash will
be employed. The use of wood instead
OF steel piping will tighten the weight
OF the machine, a result which is highly
desirable.-N.W. Lumbermen.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

WHEN Patrick Henry Winston was
let down with such dull, hard thud
by the popullst two years ago when he
wanted the nomination for congress,
he seemed to be under the impression
that the populists' think tanks were
out of order, as he disgustingly in
quired of friend "What in hi have
they got to think with, anyw ay?"
The wiley colonel will have an oppor-
tunity to think big long think after
November on what the people at large
think about chronic office seekers.
The Winstonian party will again be
in order.-Ellensburg Lo CALLER.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

ONE of the profitable results of the
present agitation of the silver question
is a concise statement in September
Review Of Reviews of the pros and
cons OF the question:" Would Ameri-
can Free Coinage Double the Price
of Silver in the Markets of the World
The affirmative view is supported by
Charles B.Spahr, Phi. D., of New York,
and the negative by Prof. J. Laurence
Laughlin, of Chicago. Each of these
writers is "a recognized authority on
the question of the standards.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

OUR fusion friends have an abund-
ance OF assurance as usual, and are
claiming the earth or at least the
lions share of it in the u. S. Yer
mont held its election Tuesday an d
rolled up 5000 more OF majority
for the republican ticket that is usual
electing the entire list. This certain
= does not look as if Mckinley senti-
ment was waning in the East, aud as
the votes are counted later we will find
that the republicans will have a few
electors outside of the territory the
pOpocrats concede us.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

IT seems to us unreasonable and I'M
just to advocate the violation of any
existing contract; as we'll as impossible.
If two persons have entered into an
agreement in good faith, the second
party certainly has no moral right to
repudiate his part of the contract.
The proposition in financial matters
does not differ from a "dicker" where
in one party sells another a horse, and
expects at another time certain horse
in exchange. He enters into the
agreement with full knowledge of it's
terms and, presumably, makes the
best arrangement, and if he is an
honest man will not think of turning
over Il mule or some other animal in
full settlement, if it be not satisfac-
tory to the creditor. We do business
on basis Of confidence in our fellow
man-if that confidence is lacking
business will be greatly restricted.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

STRANGE as it may seem three are a
great many people in the country who
actually believe that the st. Louis
platform means single gold standard
and an entire. disuse of silver. This
Idea OF course has been propogated
and enlarged upon by the adherents
of Mr.. Bryan. But the platform does
not mean, nor can it be honestly con-
strued into language that would bear
that Interpretation. The platform
does mean continuance of the pre-
sent conditions until a chan ge can be
brought about by an international
agreement. What are those condi-
tons as far as gold and silver are con-
cerned? There is today $4,000, 900
in gold and about 450,000,OOO silver
dollars including silver certificates;
each dollar worth as much as any
other dollar and freely passes wherever
business is done for one hundred cents
Silver dollars are legal tender for all
debts public and private, and the minis
are continually turning out more
which are represented by silver certi-
ficates, except about $50 ,000,O 900 which
is used for change. The Bland Alli-
son act coined nearly If not all the
American output of silver, and yet it
continually fell in price. Another
singular side to the controversy IS that
notwithstanding the demand for more
silver, from time to time, the govern
ment has failed to keep over an aver
age of $60,000000 in the hands of the
people although extra and liberal eff
forts have been made in that direction
such as paying transportation charges.
Kent Journal.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04
R. ". KEEFE.
Political Parties.

Bring on your political parties; let's
have plenty of them. There are
only ten now, as classified by an east
ern paper, and here they are:
l. The gold republican party.
2. The free silver democrats, among
whom are (a) those who want populist
support aud (b) those who don't want
populist support.
3. The free silver republicans.
4. The gold democrats, among
whom are (a) those who will support
Mckinley and (b) those who will NOM
mate candidate of their. own.
5. The prohibitionists.
6. The boiling prohibitionists.
Z. the Bryan populists, among whom
are (a) those who favor Bryan and Sc
wall and (b) those who are for Bryan
and against Sewall.
8. The anti-Bryan populists.
3. The voters who are on the fence.
10. The voters who have taken to
the woods.
AS the state and local campaigns
open up the list will be extended to
suit the requirements of the occasion.
-Olympian.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

AT Iowa Falls last June, in response
to Mr.. Carlisle's statement that "the
adoption of free coinage by this coun-
try alone would produce a panic the
like OF which the country has never
known, affecting all classes OF people. .
Mr.. Bryan admitted that this result
would follow, and called it a medicine
which the country needs. A medi-
cine indeed
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

fundamental political institutions OF
the country. They view such sum-
ersault as virtually an impossibility to
human nature. But if so many dem
Gratis are unprepared to commit them
SELVES to political revolution linked with
1T In the same platforms? All the
probabilities arising from the nature
OF the case lead to the conclusion that
the populo-democracy will be found to
have overleaped itself and will con-
sumate its career next November in
overwhelming defeat.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04
Samples of Mr.. Ronald's Argument.


Following are few statements
made by J. T. Ronald, in his popo-
cratic speech last Saturday evening,
together with some criticisms by other
eminent authorities:
Mr.. Ronald said: Immediately
after the Bland bill passed congress
over the veto of the president, silver
jumped from 81 to 1.20 per OF. and
kept there"
Director of the Mint "The average
price pr fine or paid by the mint in
III was 81. 1926, in rs (the first year
of Bland-Allison purchases, it was
$I1617; 10, $1.1244, etc.
Mr.. Ronald During the first
century after the discovery of America
the enormous discoveries of gold gave
Spain so large proportion of gold
over silver that she arbitrarily raised
the ratio of gold to silver from 1915
to Ii and held it there for 100 years"
Cyclopedia Britannica: average
annual yield of precious metals of the
world from 1893 to 1920, 20 million
francs gold, 109 millions francs silver,
ratio lib. Yield of 100 years to 1920 /;
gold 1927 million francs, silver 1902
million francs. ratio 1920, Is. Pro-
duced by excessive yield of silver"
Mr. Ronald: "Gold from Portuguese
colonies enabled Portugal to charge 16
ozs. of silver for one o. of gold for 100
years to 1865"
Brit: cratic during the period in
question varied from AT to 15.2 and
silver yield exceeded gold nearly two
to one for the whole period"
Mr.. Ronald: "Silver would not
come to US under free coinage because
it is worth more than S1.29 in all
countries except Mexico and Central
and South America and then they
have not enough for themselves. The
ratio in China is Is to I, in Europe
l5a to l, consequently gold would rush
in and not silver" "France is now
unable to get sufficient silver for small
coins and is actually making half
! franc pieces of gold"
Associated Press dispatches say sill
yer is now offered in N. Y. for 668c per
OF. If it is worth 1-15th as much as
! gold in China, Mr.. Ronald could make
vi 600 per ton by taking some there.
He might likewise relieve the scarcity
which he says exists in Europe and
pocket about $4,000 per ton on a
cargo and sell it at their legal ratio.
He could bring back few specimens
of these microscopic gold 91c pieces
which he says they are coming.
Mr.. Ronald's speech was largely
made up of such misstatements, which
although Of little Importance in them
selves, serve to show the character of
argument the free-silver speakers are
making.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

HE gold democrats, or 500 delegates
representing AZ states are now in session s'
Az a. indianapolis. and formulating new
democratic ticket and straight dem.
oclaslc platform. This ticket will pain
: los o. votes that would otherwise %
~ Mchiniey, but it will not likely in
lu[e the iatter's chances of success
1HE silver question is q comnarc;.
question, and commerce will settle T.
SO far as it can be settled. s -
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

The Mike Maru, of the N;nnan
fusen kalsha received warm vel.
come at Seattle Monday and the
citizens turned out en- masse 70 nro ne
It's arrival. The Japanese steamer with
the celtic name is the first of new lin; IN;
estao,sned between Japan and Puget
oouna 10 compete for the Oriental
carrying trade. 0n'a'
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

COMMERCE. is what has made this
nation great and powerful and rich.
But we never could have had a COM
merce, worth the name, without money
that was good all over the world Bad
money takes the heart out of all COM
mercial enterprise.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

Four years ago they told us to elect
Cleveland and the country will be all
right; but they failed to redeem the
promise. Nothing more need be said
than that the democratic party has
ever made great promises which it could
not, or would not, redeem.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04
M others

Anxiously watch declining health Of
their daughters. So many are cut off
by consumption in early years that
there is real cause for anxiety. In
the early stages, when not beyond
the reach of medicine, Hoods Sarsa-
parllla will restore the quality and
quantity of the blood and thus give
good health. Read the following letter:
1t is but just to write about my
daughter Cora, aged 10. She was COM
pietely run down, declining, had that tired
feeling, and friends said she would not
1--we over three months. She had a bad
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04
County Ticket.

For Representative, Goth Dist.
WILLIAM CALLOW.
Assessor,
ELI B. ROBINSON,
For Auditor,
THOS. McLARTY.
For Clerk,
l.. J. MORRISON.
For Attorney,
ELMER E. SHIELDS.
For Treasurer,
w. HI. MAXWELL.
For Sheriff,
SAML. CALDWELL.
For School Superintendent,
G. B. GUNDERSON.
For Surveyor,
R. 3. DANIELS.
For Commissioners,
LIST Dist, GEO. WEBB.
3rd Dist. JOSEPH CARSTAIR
For Coroner,
u CHADN{AN
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04
A. F. CHAPMAN.

THE latest political expression is
"my stomach has gone popocratic," in
cases of temporary indigestion.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04
Republican National Ticket.
For PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY.
For VICE PRESIDENT,
GARRETT A. HOBART.
State Ticket.

For Presidential electors,
l.. B. ANDREWS, of King.
JUDGE SOL SMITH, of Klickitat
JOHN w. GONNA, OF Pierce.
w. X. KENNEDY, of Ritzville.
For Congressman,
w. H. DOOLITTLE, of Pierce.
S. G. HYDE, of Spokane.
For Governor,
p. G. SULLIVAN, of Pierce.
For Lieutenant Governor,
J. w. ARRASMITH, of Whitman
For Supreme Judge,
JOHN P. HOYT, of King.
For Secretary of State,
J. III. PRICE, of Pierce
For Treasurer,
j. A. KELLOGG, of Columbia.
For Auditor,
J. E. FROST, of Kittitas.
For Attorney General,
E. w. ROSS, of Cowlitz.
For State Superintendent,
ED. L. BRUNTON, of Walla Walla
For Commissioner of Public Lands,
w. T. FORREST, of Lewis.
For State Printer,
0. c.. WHITE, of Colum bia
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

EVERY good Republican and every
honest meaning man who was former
ly true Republican and every one
who desires clear and succinct state
ment of the prevailing issues in order
that he may vote intelligently, will
read McKinley's letter of acceptance.
THE address to Democrats" being
published by various pie-bald papers
throughout this state, among other
things, states that Eve have as patri-
otto citizens been compelled to be lib
eral!" We can well understand that
if that hungry crowd have shown any
''liberality," they were Compelled" to
do SO.
The Olympian is prodding the gov
ernor for his alleged inaction on the
capitol question and for the alleged
obtrusion of his senatorial candidacy
into various counties, which is creating
q considerable opposition to him. The
JOURNAL said two years ago that Gov.
McGraw's golden opportunity had
passed when he failed to enter the lists
at that time.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04

For Senator 18th District,
GEORGE w. MORSE, of Island.
For Superior Judge,
MASON IRWIN, of Chehalis.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1896-09-04
Cough

oooniou w w Her any GOOD.
happened to read about Hoods Sarsapa-
rllla and had her give it trial. From the
very flrst dose she began to get better.
After taking few bottles she was COM
pietely cured and her health has been the
best ever since" MRS. adobe PECK.
II Railroad Place, Amsterdam, N. Y.
90 will say that my mother has not
stated my case in as strong words as I
would have done. Hoods SarsapariIla
has truly cured me and am now well. -
CORA PECK, Amsterdam, N. Y.
Be sure to get Hoods, because
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-31

foot vol, disappear from the village for
II month--"gonG 10 the Clty'--tc tho
w0ndcrmcnt Of the Village, and rcnp-
lrar TO tho pnrnlyacment OF tho village,
clad IN the ,lp-to.dntc cycling costume.
and mounted on shiny wheel. She
"hAl been away to school" WINS all tho
explanation That shc vouchgaftd,
~ a matter OF course, she hnds her
horizon much extended by her ucqulsi-
ton, md sle IN as independent ms ever.
Her latest exploit haa set the whole
town laughing. The rondmnstcr was
ln.lly leaning over his front fence.
chatting with tho town clerk and the
postmaster, when NJ rode Miss pctsry,
with her fav0rltc basketful Of stones,
which snnle shr carefully spilled on his
front walk. l .u g..
81 know you must value these, Mr..
stiles, or you wouldn't leave them on
our roads with such cnrc. 80 I've brought
you Il bnskctful. I'll bring some more
next timG come this way, FOR know
where there are lots" And she did,
too.
or course, the story spread like Wild
IRE, and official inertia was for once
gondcu into efficient action. When he
had picked up the third baskctful out
OF HIS front yard, and was sure she
meant business, Mr. Stiles barncsscd up
his team and mcndcd his ways thence
forth, to the great comfort Of the COM
.munlty, Il was. easter Ia do that than
to live at odds with Miss Bctscy. For
Miss l}ctscyswas 0dd!-'rhc Outlook.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-31
EDUCATIONAL.
Wheeling , Business } College,
WHEELING. W. VA.

IL the best school 10 attend Ir YOU want
To hbcDne practical EtIq.urHS mtn and
wnmcn. for Il Is Tho Hul' school In the
city that drllls Il. stH'icnt- thoroughly In
COMMERCIAL. Law. HtSiEE1Sr COR
K:sFOSDESCE, pE.MhNSIIIP, uyfSl-
NESS EfIaICs. e.tc., rs we'll ns cvcry-
thing that Is SHORT AMI pIsA CT;EAL In
bookkeeping AMI hr,ihmct,c. Thee sub
jects hre taught EiAClLS As PRhC-
IlCEp III onr hes: "ni TEuNt Eucccssfui
busineN houses.
lInntlrtdE Of It's StHNtntS each year
eNemplify the methods tn:snt ia thla
school IN bnstnrSs huu>S in ,:IS anil
other chies in good pn'tti0uS secured
by tho management or tl,r school, nud
through Its reputation for thorough
practical work.
e This school at nil times gives IT'S 6tu-
dents the latest amt most practical work
that Can be obtained IrJn the counting,
ronm. ltH teachers know what bu,iur.s
IL and how 10 teach II. nuio
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-31

CHICAG0-Wheat closed at MI adj
vance of lc to-day after n session marked
by the frequency aud wildness of its
fluctuations. Perhaps the chief reason
for the advance was the easier tone OF
the money market, thought there were
other good and substantial reasons for n
display Of strength, Other markets
were very dull but fairly steady and
show but little change In prices.
Flour firm, .G .eEgl
,Whcat--Cnsh, No. . spring 1lc; No. 3
snrlng OAK GlGG,sc: No. g rcd 75&G374lSc;