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TO BUFFALO NEXT YEAR.

AS was generally anticipated, the
National Encampment has decided to
90 to Buffalo, n. Y, next year. This
decision pleases every one. The En-
campment has been in the West four
years in succession now, and it is time
that it went East, to give the Eastern
comrades who have settled in the West
an opportunity TO visit their old homes,
with their families, and for the West
ern comrades to renew their acquaint-
ance with those who live in the older
States.
No city in the country can give a
handsomer entertainment to the Ma
tional Encampment than Buffalo. 1t is
one of the most beautiful cities in the
world, and has in and around it some
peculiar attractions not found in any
other. The people there have been
wanting the National Encampment fol
several years. They made a very de,
termined effort for it at Louisville last
year, and so impressed the comrades
that there was little doubt of their sue
ceeding this year.
We predict that the crowd there mex,
year will be larger t''~~ at any gather
ing since the Nation. 4-ncampment a,
Washington in 1892. Mckinley viii
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FREE SILVER AND PENSIONS.

FREE SILVER AND PENSIONS.
IF an advocate Of Free Silver is met
with the assertion that fIse Coinage will
cut all pensions in Two, he grows red in
the face and replies with a volley Of
explosives and deniala - :
But these are no argument.
What he may say is Of little conse-
quence in the face Of absolute facts and
actual probabilities.
Every Free Coinage man says that
his pet measure will reduce the value OF
the dollar. He claims that silver is
not deprecated, but gold has appreci-
ated, and that instead of the silver in a
dollar being worth but 81 cents, the gold
in dollar has become worth 200 cents.
Be that as it may, the pensions are
now paid in a dollar on a gold basis.
Their purchasing power is measured by
that dollar, whether he calls it worth
100 cents or 200 cents
If silver is made the sole standard,
their purchasing power will be measured
by it. This is only half that of gold.
Beyond all doubt-beyond all posi-
bic contradictions Free Coinage OF
Silver will reduce every pension one-half
and it will remain so.
We are too old to make another fight
of 80 years to get pensions where they
are to-day.
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AUDITORIUM FILLED.
Fully 1000 People Enjoyed the Speeches
and Music.


and Music.
The assembly at the Auditorium was the
banner event of Tuesday. Fully 4,0e0 sol
diers and ladies filed the large audience
room and enjoyed the program of songs and
speeches which had been prepared for their
entertainment.
The platform was occupied by distin-
guished veterans, citizens and their ladies.
Among others were Gen. Daniel Sickles of
New York; Col. Dudley, of Boston; Arch
bishop Ireland, Admiral Richard Meade, of
the United States Navy; Maj.-Gen. Daniel
Butterfeld, Mai. Chill Hazard, of Pennsyl-
vania; Gen. Mulholland, of New York
Mai. Wilkinson, of ST. Paul; T. j. Charlton,
Superintendent Indiana Reform School at
Plainfield; w. II. Ketchem, Attorney-Gen-
eral of Indiana; L. l.. Robbins, A. d. c.,
New York, and the ladies of the local Recep-
ton Committee.
Seibert's band played medley of popular
airs, after which Rev. j. Paul Egbert, Chair
man of the meeting, welcomed the visitors
for the people of St. Paul.
Rev. Egbert introduced Gen. Daniel
Sickles. The General replied to the well
come of the veterans in a strong plea against
sectionalism. / believe with Washington
that there is no North, no South, no East. no
West, but one country forever indivisible."
Miss Maud Burdett sang Barbara Freit-
chic and Miss Marie Collins recited. They
were followed by Maj. K. III. Hendershot, tine
original drummer-boy of the Rappahannock,
and his son, who drew forth the applause of
the audience by their fife and drum lmita-
ton of locomotive.
After the Mendelssobn Quartette sang
My Old Kentucky Home" the Rt. Rev.
Archbishop Ireland was introduced. He de-
livered a ronsing patriotic address, filled
with lofty sentiment.
Capt. Jack Crawford recited; E. o. Kim
befly, the soldier singer of Wisconsin, sang !;
Rev. Henan Cleveland. d. d., read an adj
dress, and the meeting was closed by the
audience singing America"
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After the singing of To Thee, 0, Country"
by the Apollo Quartet. Gov. Upham, of Wis
cousin, was introduced. Gov. Upham said
that here in St. Paul the Ex-Prisoners of
War have met with their usual luck-they
were again in captivity.
The Modoc Club, of Topeka, Kan, sang
"Up in Old st. Paul." and had to respond
to an encore. This was followed by fife
and drum selection by Maj. Il. II. Hender-
shot and son.
Gen. Russell A. A1ger, of Michigan, was
introduced. Gen. Alger complimented the
city of ST. Paul on its greeting to the G.AR
As looked on the old soldiers in line to-
day could plainly see that the ranks are
thinning" he said; but, thank God, we did
what we could to preserve our country. l
tell You that if war were declared tomorrow
we have Loco, 600 men we could put in the
field, and inside of six months we could
have an army of 100000. with the old
Grand Army to raise wall of fire that no
enemy ON earth could pass over"
Gen. John r. Brooke, u. S. A, reviewed
in brief address the trials of the old SOL
diers on the field of battle.
Mrs John A. Logan contrasted the situa-
ton in the United States with that of
Turkey, where the Sultan must have a
guard of thousands of troops to escort him
to church to say his prayers. How loyal
every American should be for the blessings
he enjoys in this free land" she said.
Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the Boys are
Marching" was sung by the audience, fol-
lowing which Capt. Jack Crawford made a
short speech and recited his poem. The
Soldiers Farewell" was sung by the
Apollo Quartet.
Assemblyman J. L. KiIgore, of New York,
National Vice Commander of the Prisoners
of War Association, made a spirited speech.
Mr.. Kilgore then sounded the sentiment of
the old soldiers by remarking that on the
third day of November they would again
be found defending the Nation. The audi
ence applauded this sentiment wildly, as it
did also the speakers castigation of Senator
Tillman for Boosting on the floor of the
Chicago Convention that he came from a
Secession State.
The program concluded with the singing
of Aud Lang Syne" by the audience.
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
How Thaddeus Stevens GARRISON Helped to
Save the Republic.

How Thaddeus Stevens Ciarkson Helped to
Save the Republic.
Thaddeus Stevens Clarkson, the new Com
mander-in-C Chief Of the Grand Army of tho Re-
public was a candidate before the Louisville
National Encampment last year, but finally
declined to enter the race against Gen. Walker.
He is well known and well liked in the Grand
Army. especially in the West.
He was born at Gettysburg, Pa, in ls40.
He was educated three miles from the great
battlefield of Antietam. He enlisted April 10,
1861, within two hours after the appearance OF
President Lincoln's call for u, 900 men for three
months in Co. A, 1st Ill. Art.
He went to Cairo; served under Gen. Grant
there; re-enlisted for the war July 49, 1861 /;
was promoted Dec l, 1861, to Adjutant OF the
18th III. Cav; served with that regiment. and
on the staff of Gen. John w. Davidson, partici-
pating in the battles with that commander on
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with Marching Through Georgia Hon.
William A. Ketcham, of Philadelphia, de-
livefed a brilliant speech, in which he re-
viewed the careers of Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan.
The Campfire a. Market Hail Thursday
night attracted an interested and enthusiastic
audience. The event was in chargs of Col. /.
III. b. Beebc as Chairman. STEMS Band fur
nished the music. The program was somewhat
changed from the original plans. but was
nevertheless satisfactory one. The speeches
were all brief bat excellent. The speakers
confined themselves chiefly to reminiscent talks
of war days. Col. J. +. Chase, residing in
Florida, related his experiences with the 5tb
BE. battery He is one of the medal of honor
men. and was struck by % pieces OF a bursting
shell Mt Gettysburg. Later he lost an arm.
DEPARTMENT Commander Van SAINT was re-
ceived with cheers By large number OF Min
ncsota vets who were in the audience. He
spoke briefly Rev. frank Bruner of Chicago,
introduced by Capt. Van SAINT. He paid
glowing tributes TO Lincoln and Grant, and
illustrated the various types of true heroism
from their lives His address was brief Col.
II. II. Richmond was the last speaker Of the
evening. He spoke in glowing terms OF tho
Encampment
The last general Campfire was held at tho
Auditorium Friday night. There was. COM
FhtdetNeIy, Only u SnalI NUMBER present. auu
they were mostly GAR. men who had brsved
the elements in order to greet the newiy-elected
Commanders Chief The affair was praeti-
caily reception to Clarkson.
When Clarkson appeared in the room he was
greeted with cheers. He made a short address
in which he thanked the members of the
Grand Army for electing him to the position
which he characterized as the greatest in the
gift OF the American people. He spoke feel
ingly of the Grand Army, and its work in the
past and the present. He told Of the trials aud
troubles Of the soldiers, and paid a glowing
tribute TO the women Of the country. Had is
not been for the women, he said, the mothers,
wives sisters. and sweethearts of the boys in
blue, the flag would not now ficat where it does,
above any other on earth. His remarks were
received with the greatest enthusiasm and APP
plause.
Capt. Henry A. Castle was the chairman OF
the evening. and opened the meeting with
short address. He was followed by Che Men,
delssohn male quartette. which sang Who
Was George Washington 2" Gen. Thomas @.
Lawler was received with great applause, and
spoke entertainingly for several minutes.
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have been elected by an overwhelming
majority, prosperity will have set in
with volume and force increased by the
four long years Of interruption, every
body will have employment, wages,
money to spend, and the desire to spend
it, and the 31st National Encampment
will bring quarter of a million veterans
to the banks of Lake Erie and the
neighborhood of Niagara.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-10

THIS is a Scotch-Irish campaign.
Mckinley, Palmer and Bryan are all
Scotch rishmen, with the clearest strain
of the blood in McKinley's veins, but
one or two of his ancestors being English
women. Palmer is more English. while
Bryan's ancestry is as much mixed as
his political views.
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Talked Of Grant and Sherman.

There was well-attended Campfire
Wednesday night at Market Hall. The
musical features were good. Maj. NJ. j.
O'Connor presided at the meeting, and de-
livered short addr. IS of welcome to the
visitors. The Troabadour Quartet gave q
number of selections during the evening,
and the Duluth City Band also contributed
to the enjoyment of the audience. Capt.
Jack Crawford seemed to be in excellent
form and rendered some capital sketches.
Mrs. Myra G. Grinnel delivered an address.
The Modoc Club also rendered vocal selec-
ton. Miss Julia Lobdell gave an excellent
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-09-10
LIFE OF MCKINLEY.

The Life Of Maj. VIM. Mckinley"
by John McElroy, contains, in addition
to the biography, sketch of the Repub-
lican National Convention, the Platform,
the votes for Mckinley and Hobart, etc.
It has all the facts in the smallest posi-
bic compass. Sent to any address for
5 centA
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LIFE OF GEN. SHERIDAN.

No. IL of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
LIBRARY is now out. 1t is Life of
Gen. Phil II. Sheridan, by John Nc
Elroy. 1t is handsome 32-page book
let, containing in compact, concise form
all the salient facts in Gen. Sheridan s
wonderful career. It is illustrated by
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Dinwiddie Courthouse, the war horse
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NO MORE SIDE SHOWS.

The people of st. Paul did everything
possible for the comfort and enjoyment
of the National Encampment, and they
have our warmest gratitude.
But there was one lesson Of the En-
campment that should sink deep in
our hearts for future guidance. We
want no more side shows at National
Encampment. The irrepressible jealousy
between St. Paul and Minneapolis led to
the latter's securing the National En-
campment of the Knights of Pythias, as
a counterrattractiona t TO- y Paul's show,
and beside, the State Fair was going on.
The result was an intolerable crowd,
which sadly interfered with the enjoy
ment Of the occasion. Though the
street railroads pressed every car into
service, and ran them az close together
as possible, they were crowded to suffo-
cation, with great jams at every street
corner, of people unable to get on. The
distance between St. Paul and Minneap-
oils is only about 10 miles, yet it fire.
quently took three hours to go from one
city to another. There were very many
places of interest that the comrades
wanted to visit with their families, but it
was practically impossible, and given up.
Let us have it definitely understood
in future that wherever we 60 we are to
be the sole guests of the city. We
bring big enough crowd to ell any
city to its limits of comfortable enter
tainnent, and to add any other organiza-
ton is to make an uncomfortable jam.
THE POLITICAL "GREEN GOODS" MEN.
Even the dullest kind Of man ought
to know
That a dollar which he can get for
so cents worth of work or produce he
cannot palm off on somebody else for
100 cents.
That he is much more likely to be
cheated in this sort Of treachery than he
is to cheat some one else.
That the men who are working the
"green goods" game on him, pretend
ing to help him fool and swindle some
one else, are really only trying to fool
and swindle him.
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The Free Silver men want to do
something that has been tried million
times, and always failed. That is, they
want TO change human nature by law,
and make men want something that they
do not want.
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THINK Of the monstrous assurance of
Tom Watson in asserting at Dallas,
Tex, that Mckinley and Hobart rep
resent the enemies Of labor" Never
was there more fragrant falsehood.
Mckinley and Hobart represent the
true laborers Of the countryside men
who have actually made it by hard
days work in the fields and the shops
The laborers TO whom they are opposed
labor only with their mouths
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TAKE out the epithets and the absolute
falsehoods from the Popocratic argu-
nent, and there is about as much left as
there is in an egg after the she'll has
been broken.
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LA FAYErrE Post, New York, came
very late into the, canvass with their
Commander, Admiral r. w. Meade, as
candidate for COMMANDMENTS Chief, but
they made brilliant fight for him, and
the Admiral made many friends by his
appearance and speeches in the Encamp-
ment. He is man with the true ring
about all that he says or does, and he
grew greatly on the comrades. One
thing that hampered his candidacy very
much was that it was conceded that the
National Encampment should 60 to
Buffalo next year, and it was felt that
that was all that New York should ex-
pect.
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THERE were some very good things
in Bryan's Labor Day speech at Chi
cago.
He quoted them from Abraham Lin
coin.
Still, he is entitled 10 the credit of
knowing good thing when someone
else says it
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recitn,ion. and the Tronbadours followed
with Marching Through Georgia Hon.
William A. Ketcham, of Philadelphia, de-
livefed brilliant speech, in which he re-
viewed the careers of Grant, Sherman and
Sheridan.
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ALUMINIUM is getting SO cheap that it
is in order to form party to remone-
tie it. @
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1896-01-02
WELCOME NEW YEAR.

The old year has gone, passed
into the misty realms of the by
cones.
In many respects it was a re-
markable year and has left to its
history writer's, events that will
long be remembered.
Here with us it might have been
worse, though as it is many have
met with reversals and mis-
haps. The saddest part of its
memories is that a number of our
best people who were with us one
year ago today, have since that
time been called hence into the
great beyond. This is a sad but
true retrospectiOn of the great
reaper's work.
There have been some financial
crashes, boil worms ravaged the
cotton fields to such an extent
that where receipts on the cor
responding day of last year showed
$4,000 bales, yesterday they were
below the 10, ,000 mark.
Ardmore did not escape the fire
feind, but on the contrary the
business portion was on April 10,
practically wiped out of existence,
though only to rise from the ashes
in more magnificent splendor.
VIZ lie the ARDMoREITE went
Il ugh that ordeal it still has
many reasons to feel thankful.
During the year just gone it has
made, we trust, many improve
ments; its field of usefulness has
expanded; its facilities for con-
tinuing to give its readers the best
paper in the Indian Territory have
been, greatly improved and its
patrons have been doubled.
We trust the year ushered in yes
terday has in store for all a greater
season of prosperity and a wider
range of usefulness. We also
trust that 1896 will witness a diff
ferent state of local affais as per-
tains to the complex conditions of
the Indian Territory.
The ARDMoREITE is happy to be
able to greet you today and to
. wish sron one and all happy new
year, promising with your support
to give you a still better paper,
as an increased patronage will
justify. Welcome 1896.
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A Distinction without Dinsrenos.

Jinklets-I want my wife to be a
woman who thinks before she speaks.
Plunkett-Why don't you say you are
u confirmed bachelm?-Detroit Free
praSS-
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A private letter to the editor of
the ARDMOREITE, from Clarence b.
Douglas, states that Delegate
Sayers has not arrived in Wash
ington yet. And still the papers,
or some of them, along the Rock
Island complain that Mr.. Douglas
is not doing his duty by towns,
other than Ardmore. Mr.. Douglas
as we have heretofore said, is
working for every town in the
Chickasaw Nation and he is doing
it practically on Ardmore money.
AS far as the ARDMoREITE is in
formed, only very small amount
of funds have been turned in,
saving that which was raised III
this city. That is the situation.
The people of Chickasha and other
Rock Island towns should be up
and doing; they should see to it,
that Mr.. Sayers is fastened on to
Washington. He is needed there
right now. The holidays have
passed. and the committee to
which was referred the townsite
bill will soon make its report back
to the house. Then will be the
critical time. The opposition will
be there in full force, equipped for
the fray and the fate of the bill
viii be decided in favor of the side
making the best showing. While
Mr.. Douglas is capable of handling
the situation, he is entitled to
assistance and must have il.
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TURNER AND HIS GUN
OoURLE-L Eek, THE COWBOY, AND
HIS MODEST RECORD CLAIM.

How He Showed His Dislike For Horse
man Who Rode at a Trot-Finally His
Spirit Was Conquered by q Mild Man
nered Soldier With n Winchester.
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THE ARDMOREITE is in no way
responsible for. nor will it pay
any debts contracted by any en-
ployee of this Office, unless ac-
companied by an order signed by
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