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The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14
WHAT FOOLS.

Hey, there! you horney-handed fell
low in patched overalls. You have
been voting against government rail-
roads haven't you?
Well. sit down, l want to tell you
some things that you need to know.
There are i'll this country, Canada
and Mexico over 1,175,O00 freight cars
There arc p per cent more cars in
this country, according to the report
of J. Il. Cayanaugh superintendent OF
car service, G. G. G. & St. L. Ry., than
are necessary to do all the business.
The freight cars Of this country rep
resent an Investment Of nearly $780,
100000.
Each company has its own cars and
must have enough to do all the bust
ness Of its road at it's busiest season,
and when that is done, the idle cars
are rvtting on side tracks. Mr..
Cavanaugh estimates that it costs the
railroad companies Of this country
25,t00,000 every year TO look after and
handle freight cars that would never
be needed if the system was under
one management.
Under government ownership all
cars would be available on all lines of
roads. There would be no necessity
for the thousands of surplus cars now
required, neither would there ever be
car famine and valuable produce
rOtting because it could not be moved
to market.
But, my dear old horny handed
freight payer, you have been so busy
serving your 6. o. p, that you could
not stop to think OF these things. You
q q rn n to
your chin and must drown unless you
get relief. and yet it has never occur
red to you to ask for anything larger
to float out on than bottle cork.
II the government operated the
railroads there would be:
l. A uniform system permitting
the handling OF the greatest amount
of business with minimum number
OF cars.
9. Decrease in empty and foreign
mileage.
3. Saving in Switching at terminals
and stations.
4. Reduction in train mileage.
5. Decreased in inspection, repair
shops, aterials, maintenance Of way,
car repairs, Wheelage over foreign
roads, clerical work, telegraphing, etc.
The dear freight payers, however, do
not seem to care for such trivial
things as saving Of 25 million dollars
in just this one direction, to say moth
ing of the many times that sum which
would be saved through government
railroads in other directions. but are
content if only they be permitted the
gracious pleasure Of carrying torch
and yelling for some tool the corpora
ton wants ia otfice.-Appeal to Rea-
son.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14
WOMEN AT WORK .

On Sept. 18th some earnest women in
Chicago organized the National Silver
League, and elected for president Mrs. W.
Fl. Duncanson; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. H. p. Huey; national organizer. Mrs.
NJ. +. Walker.
The membership has steadily increased
until now 1t numbers $50. several having
joined from other counties in Illinois, and
one each in Iowa and Indiana
This league is not organized solely for
work during the present campaign Its
object. up to Nov. at least is to promote
the restoration Of silver TO it's constitutional
place as basic money on the same terms as
gold. at the ratio of 16 to l, and the election
of William Jennings Bryan, for which it
will work up to that date.
But it is designed to continue the work Of
agitation and education in the interest of
economic and industrial reform, and a gov
eminent of the people. by the people, for the
people, after the campaign is closed.
1t is hoped that women everywhere will
organize leagues and clubs for the same
purpose. and become auxiliary to the ma
tional body.
1t is also desired that women everywhere
should become members of the national
league. For this it is only necessary to
send your name and address and a dime to
the corresponding secretary at the Clifton
House, Chicago, ILL.,, which is the head
quarters.
Now sisters, everywhere. who realize the
need of deliverance from the control of the
oligarchy of wealth. founded on special
privileges, deltverance from an increase Of
our already enormous bonded indebtedness
and the need Of promoting the general wei
fare, help us now by pouring in your dimes
into the treasury of the national league by
encouraging us with your personal SYM
pathy and cooperation and by working in
your own localities to restore to the people
the blessings of life, liberty and happiness.
of which SO many are now deprived in
consequence of our imperfect financial.
economic and industrial systems.
The regular weekly meetings of the league
are held at the Clifton House, on. FRIDAYS.
at $50 D. m. Each meeting has had an
increase Of membership and enthusiasm.
1t has been very difficult to find hall for
holding continuous meetings. vacant rooms
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14
the GREAT CRIME OF 1879.
MR.. GORHAM, SECRETARY OF
THE SENATE AT THE TIME
MAKES A STATEMENT.
Proves by the Records That Silver
Was Secretly Demonstrated, and
Nails Sherman to the Cross.

st. Louis Mo-, Sept. 14.-Ex-Gev
nor Charles p. johnson created de-
cided sensation at the Bryan meeting
in the Auditorium Saturday night
when he read a letter from Colonel
George G. Gorham. OF Washington, d.
c.. who was Secretary Of the Senate
In 1873 when the criminal demoneti-
zation bill was stealthily put through.
Colonel Gorham has been a Republic
can all of his long life, and has been
high in the councils of his party when
he was in active politics. His letter
openly charges Senator Sherman Of
Ohio, with having deliberately de-
ceived his fellow Senators in order to
have the crime consummated:
His words are these:
From the record, which l have
faithfully reproduced, it is impossi bic
to reach any other conclusion than
that the confidence Of the House was
abused by Mr.. Hopper, that the conf
dence OF the Senate was abused by
Mr.. Sherman, and that by their Joint
efforts the most important piece Of
legislation OF the century was carried
through Congress by stealth, and the
double standard. which had existed
by the will Of the people for more
than 80 years, was taken away from
them without their consent OF knowl-
edge, in the interest of aliens, by the
manipula tions described. The men
who did this work did it furtively and
fradule ntly, because they knew IL sub
NIT nd 81 Eo 70 = ,o Ii 80 NJ
gress its overwhelming defeat would
have been insured"
Colonel Gorham's letter is an ex-
haustive one, but it is filed with
some startling facts taken from the
records OF the Senate and House. He
points out that Senator Sherman
made three attacks upon the double
standard before he accomplished his
foul purpose by stealth.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14

AS an evidence of TIL b(nefits to be de-
railroads. we may cite q few figures from
across the pond. to substantiate the move
ment for national transportation.
The railroads. street icar lines water
works, docks. telegrapha and telephones.
are principally owned Ia New South Wales
by the government. and out Of ASH miles
of railway but "a miles In owned by prf-
Vate enterprise. Fare Is LIZ cents per mile.
and in 1894 10.o00. 00o passengers were car.
ried. The total. earnings of the railway
system for that year were ISL. and
the operating expenses amounted to G., 591.-
az. leaving the net earnings for the year
mentioned 81. POI, 500.
The government borrowed money to build
these roads and paid per cent on the loan.
1t now owes $3.50 600 600 original debt. but
has an annual income above the interest to
be paid of 81 100000 All mail and freight
sent out by the government goes free. En-
gineers receive $3.50 per day, and common
laborers 81 go .-,.
We have in the above a magnificent ex-
ample of what the people can do with
institution that would otherwise rob and
pillage them. In the country alluded to
labor is paid more than the same labor In
the United States, and fares and freight
are more than half cheaper. yet the govern
ment clears each year over and above the
interest ON an enormous debt $2,50l,O eco.
Aside from this the government Of New
South Wales has saved i'm land retained for
the foundation of these lines more than
the cost of the entire system, which would
have been granted to corporations had they
built the roads instead of the government.
If such strides can be made in a new
country like Australia, there is no reason
why the United States couldn't go them
one better We are behind the times, and
political shysters and corporate the
stealing the last of our virtue.-St. Louis
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14

having been refused to the advocates of free
silver. But It is expected that a room in
the Chicago Opera House will be ready i'm
mediately where good speakers will be
heard daily from Y m. to 10 p. m, up to
the date of the election. Any speakers who
visit Chicago during October are cordially
invited to assist with short speeches.
Send In names and addresses at once, to
help the work of the campaign.
Lucinda b. Chandler
Viee-President and Superintendent of Press
b. Work. Woman's National Silver League.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14
REFORM LITERATURE.

The following has been chosen by the
Peoples Party national committee as
popular and desirable list Of books on
the financial question:
Peoples Party Campaign Book (of
Handbook on Money Compiled by
three experts Observation-Disclosures. 25c
Shylock, Gordon Clark ........ 25c
Coins Financial School, w. H. Har-
Vey .......... ....... Zoe
Tale q Two Nations, w. H. Har-
vey ........... Csc
Silver and the Science of Money
William NJ. Stewart ............. 10c
Effects Of the Gold Standard, DR..
w. H. Smith ................. Csc
The Bankers Dream, T. ]. Proctor. 25c
The American Peoples Money, Ig-
natius Donnelly ............ 25c
Seven Financial Conspiracies, Mrs.
S. E. V. Emery .................. 10c
Net a Revolt Campaign Book,
Thomas e. WatsOn) ............. 25e
Stories Of Ancient Rome Thomas
%. watson. .......... ........... 10c
Capitalists on a Strike, r. T. Butler. loo
Grover Cleveland on Tramp. Rrab-
ster West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 25c
Senator Jones Great Speech on the
Money Question, 1893. ......... 25c
The national committee has made az
rangements. to buy these books from the
publishers at wholesale rates. In order
ing them from us you give us the profit.
which usually goes to the retail dealer:
and this profit is at once placed in the
national Campaign fund.
Some of these books can only lie Sc
cured Of this committee.
Send all orders to j. A. Edgerton, Sec
rotary PEOPLES Party National Commit
tee, WASHINGTON, D. G.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14

Thomas Jefferson said: Il believe that
the banking institutions are even more dam
gerous to our institutions than standing ar
miles, Already they have raised up an
aristocracy that has set the government at
defiance The issuing power should be
taken from the banks, and restored to the
government and the people. to whom it be-
longs. Let the hanks exist, but let them
bank on treasury notes."
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14

The rich some times build hospitals
for tho poor, but they create the poor
who occupy them. They sometimes
bestow charity upon tho poor; bat
they withhold from the poor what be-
longs to them and would make charity
unnecessary. They sometimes build
churches and pay preachers to tell the
peer about the Glories OF the world to
come: but they also infringe upon the
rights Of the poor in the present
world Y. Commonwealth.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14
COMPLETE RETURNS FROM ARKAN-
SASS

sAs.t,
Little Rock. Ark, Sept. lS.-Complete Of
fetal returns from the regent election shows
the following vote for governor: Jones
(Dem), 81. 124: Remmel1 {Rep.), S. 1885, Files
Pop) 1889: Miller Pr99. ,742; total al. 12o
The state vote in 1892, before the poll tax
law was enacted was 1S 1S6, of which the
Democrats had 9ou5. The vote In 1894,
held under the present poll tax law, was
1a6. 9SS, Of which the Democrats had "A, 500
Senator Beck. Of Kentucky. one Of the
finest and ablest Of American statesmen. in
his place in the senate in January, 1879
said: II know the bOndholders and mon
nopolists Of this country are seeking to de-
stroy all the Industries Of the people I'm
their greed to enhance the value OIL their
gold. 1 know that the act Of 1873 did
more than all else to accomplish that result.
and the decentralization act Of the Revised
Statutes was IN Illegal and demonstrations |
fraud. want to restore that money to
where it was before and thus ali. in pre-
venting the contamination Of their de-
signs
They call that man q statesman whose
car Is tuned to catch the slightest pulsa-
lions of pocketbook and denounce as a
demagogue anyone who dares to listen to
tire heartbeat of humanity.-W. J. Bryan
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14

tendencies. socialism virgin few years
gain such strength thatotAe issue Of the
struggle that will then.3aRe place will be
doubtful. r. LEWIS
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14

In writing d oAveRtfseRa In tAls
paper our DatRoAs VIII eonfss . fAYee
~ saying GAat tAsv saw the a1v0s-
tiseHoAf In the Representative
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14

Ripans Tabules cure c0nstipa ton.
Ripans Tabules: one gives relief.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14
THE LANDLORD. GETS IT ALL.

In recent editorial Of advice to the rent
ing farmer, the New York Tribune says:
Farmers everywhere complain. often just
w. of high rents, and of the exactions Of
landlords. etc, but then the landlord COM
plains loudly also Of tax collectors, and Of
small returns upon his investment, and al
this sort of thing; and now here is point
for the renter of lands-farm fewer acres,
half the number, if YOU please. and double
the yield. If you can pay cash rent and
are Il good farmer, pay it and get the full
benefits of your superior methods, but if
YOU cannot pay cash farm fewer acres any
way, and make the yield large, and your
landlord will beg you to stay.
All of which reads fair. But the writer
of that has not been a student of history
and is unfamiliar with ,denant farming, il
he does not know that the landlord will
raise his rent just fSst as the earning
power of the land is increased. 1t is SO in
the cities; it is so on the rsnted farm. De-
troit recently secured % 3rcent fare on its
street railway lines. Already the landlords
are said to be raising rentsto point which
will absorb all the benefits of the reduced
fare was expected to bring to the public.
Let the farmer show his liability to make
soon be paying the samel4e for one acre
he did for two. ii
The best advice to the a4nter is don't be
a renter, Get a piece E{bf Land of your
own And still better Ks to bring about
a condition under whic & nIay have ac-
cess to mother earth & fhs landlord
the lord of lapd.fnd qfhar direc-
ton employment for histtaIsht armers'
Voice.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14
CAMPAIGN DOCUMENTS.

The National Committee will furnish the
following list Of Campaign Documents at
prices quoted below
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-10-14

The treatment that Mr.. Bryan received
at the hands of those worse than Apache
Indians-the Yale students-scions of the
bankers, boodlers, and usury bugs-that are
robbing the whole people, recalls the
treatment given one of the commonw callers
who passed through Princeton, N. j., in
1894, and suppressed by the Associated
Press. In passing through the old historic
town, where stands the most ilustrious
college in America, in which was educated
Morris, the great financier of the revolu
ton. Carl Browne spied out by his
buckskin coat and pressed to give a lee
ture on the CoXey bills by quite a number
of college students congregated about the
post office. Having been warned that he
could not expect fair treatment he frankly
told them so. They guaranteed him a fair
hearing and nothing daunted, he set up his
panorama right in front of the college
building at p. In few minutes there
was a bowling mob of LOGO students, with
all kinds of class caps and class yells, sur
rounding him. He could neither speak nor
leave, although during every lull he tried
to do 50. After an hours constant din, tina t
seemed more like Il scene from one of
Rider HaggardS stories Of savagery, they
then dragged the wagon along for few
hundred feet, and as they failed in getting
me speaker excited or mad, which they
were evidently trying to do, they next took
off the wheels Of the vehicle and as the oc-
cupant put on his overcoat and bid them
good night, and had laid down on his back
as many could get hold of the wagon
lifted it up to overturn it. At this juno
ture police officers, who had witnessed the
whole transaction. came forward and ar
rested Browne for "disturbing the peace"
AS the mob had stolen Brownies hat he
made a turban out of the remnant Of an
American flag that the patriots had
torn up, and with that on his head he was
taken to the mayors office, who was has
tily summoned for the purpose tried and
convicted and sentenced to the workhouse
at Trenton, n. j.. for 80 days. but some
newspaper men, with some spunk of man
hood and justice left .interceded with the
mayor and he revoked the sentence and
the 'inyited' speaker was allowed to go on
his way. This is mentioned to show the
tendency of the times. The descendants Of
those. who rob the people are like their an
cient prototypes of luxurious days when
people were 'butchered to make Roman
Ol;l
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-25
PLACER MINING.
Party Leave for the San Juan
 Taking a Placer Machine.

A. Nicola, whs is the inventor of . rlscsr mining machine which. it is said has been demonstrated to be . succsss in sav,ng 6ne geld, left yesterday ~'th An outfit for . aoins on the San Juan river, about seven miles from San Juan where the machine will Do used in working claim belonging to F. 0 Tester.
 There are bars all along the San Juan river thai are rich in placer gold but it is fine and difficult to save by tho ordir ary processes of placering- and if Mir. McOla's machine is all he claims for It he has . valuable invention and one that will come into extensive use in this portien of the country. Mir. Nicola was accompanied by two or three other men and the party was equipped with . placer machine, e wagon load of supplies and few pack burroe.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-25
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

An old, well-sried remedy. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been used for over fifty years by millions of mothers for their children while teeth ing. with perfect success. It soothes the child, softens the gums, sllsys all pain. cures wind collie, and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. It is pleasant to the taste. Sold by druggist m every part of the world. Twenty-Five cents a bottles Its value is incalcu- liable. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Win elow's Soothing Syrup. and take no other kind.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-25
SANTA'S SWEETHEART.
A Romantic Physician Seeks
 Her for a Bride.

Dr. Rodriguez, a stylish looking, we'll dressed and exceedingly courte- ous young specialist physician who arrived here 8 few weeks ago, and who says that he is & grandson of Gomez, the Cuban patriot, IS hasty loser. The Fl Paso Herald says he has quickly developed romance by seek ing Santa Teress, the healer, for a bIiie. He told her frankly the other day that he would have her for his owD, a. which assurance she cast down her eyes toward the floor in the usual man. ner and picked at the corners of'hsr apron in the true orthodox way when such propositions are made. La sepo- rits's padfa was close by. and she said in her s-tless and unaffected way. that rather guessed she'd have 10 ask 'ps," or words to that effect. Bu. at the same time Ia Sante's demure and modest mien was of that peculiar ex- pression which suggested Come some other time and talk to me when pa is not around"
 Dr. Rodriguez then frankly told the fstter that he loved the du,iiul daught- CT, and desired earnestly to marry her i; but Senor Urrea wonldn's have any thing of the kind; he wouldn't have la santa married of; however the gallant swain does not propose to give up the ship, or let el don senor paGre give him the slip. He said as much to a Her. aid reporter this mo ming.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-25
MarYeIou. Rc. nIss.

From 6 letter written by Rev. J. Gunderman, of Dimondsie, Mich, we are permitted to mske this extract .I have no hesitation in recommend ing Dr. Kings New Discovery, as ihe results were almost marvellous in the case of my sife. While l was pastor of the Baptist Church at Rivers Junc- ton she was brought down with Pneunonia succeeding La Grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would iast hours vith little interruption and it seenred ss if she could no: survive ihsm. friend recommc Jded Dr. King New Discovery; it was quick m ',s .ynrk sbi i.ighiy sstisiscsory in re- .uIt--" Trial bottles free st Tombstone and any Drug Store. Regular size Jbc. siU0
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-25
The Discovery s.vod hi. Life.

air. G. Caillouette, Druggist, Beaver syiiie, H., save: "To Dr. Kings New Discovery l owe my life, Was taken with Da Grippe and tried all the phy- scisns, but of no avail and wAs given up snd told I could not live. Having Dr. Kings New Discovery in my store l sent for bottle and began its use and from the first dose began to get bet ter, and after using three bottle WAS up and about again. IL is worth It's weight in gold. We won't keep store Or house without it," Get free { lall the Tombstone Drug Store.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-25

By means of an invention of Dr. Thomas Mckendrick e noted .xper. in electrothrrapeu,ics, of Glasgow, Scotland, it is possible for the deat te hear. To accomplish it the deaf per- son must dip his hands into tub of water. A phonogrsph is used for sup plying the music. The sound waves are directed into . regular telephone transmitter. The transmitter connects with e series of batteries under the tub, connected herewith. The har- mony is carried to the brain through ihe hands. Water is one of the best conductors of electricity known.
Tombstone prospector., 1896-11-25
Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas of Junction City Ill.,, was told by her doctors she had con sumption and tha, there was no hope for her. bu, two bottles Of Dr. Kings New Discovery cured her, and she says i, saved her life. Mir. Thos Eggers, I3o Florida St., San Francisco, suffered from dreadful cold, approaching consump- ton. tried wi,hou; result everything else then bought one bottle of Dr. Kings New Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is naturally thankful IL is ruch results, of which there are samples iha, prove the wonderful efficacy Of the medicine in coughs aad colds. Free trial bottles at Tombstone and Bisbee drug stores, Regular size soc and sr.oo