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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
A Sound Money Populist.

1t is probable that there is no more
ardent supporter of the sound money
cause in Minneapolis than @. B. Maben,
one Of the leaders of the Populist cause.
II believe thoroughly in sound money" !"
said Mr.. Maben yesterday. II want to
see tho Populist party take tho right
kind Of position on this currency ques-
tion, and view with considerable alarm
the attitude that some Of the leaders
have already taken. can't for the life
Of me SEQ how silver coinage would help
the people Of Minnesota. Silver legisla-
ton is class legislation pure and simple,
and all the remainder of the states not
producing silver will havo to pay for
granting the privileges that Populists
propose to the silver states. There is
moro sound money sentiment in the
party than is sgenerally supposed. When
the national convention is held it will
develop that great many of the con-
servative leaders will oppose taking an
outspoken stand in favor Of the white
metal. Tho silver men say they will
carry everything in Minnesota. They
will probably have a great deal OF
strength, but it will not last long. This
silver talk is ON iridescent dream Of O
few theorists. If tho Populist party sao-
rifices everything to it and makes the
silver plank tho dominant issue in the
present campaign, I am afraid for ita
future. "--St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
Church Directory.

Reformed Church-Rev. G. A, Whitmo1e
cas- or. Services bi.weekly alternating
morning and evening. Services " ednes'
day. 2 D. m, Sunday School 2 p. m.
Guild each Lords Day 8p. m. Other SER
vices announced from the pulpit.
Lutheran Church-Rev. J. H. Barb, pas
t,r. Services, Sunday 10 A. NJ. and $50 p.
u. Sunday School, 3. P. II Prayer Meet.
ing, Wednesday, GAS P.
United Brethren Church-Rev E. Z. s..
Castle Pastor. Regular Services by ap.
appointment from the pulpit.
Glass Meeting every two weeks at 10 a. m
PRAYER Meeting every Thursday evening.
Sunday School Pm.
Mite Society Semi monthly, Wednesday
evening at o'clock. w. Mis-. Meeting
Monthly at Parsonage.
Moravian Church: Rey NJ. F. Oerter, Pas.
tor. Sunday School every Sunday, ga: m
Preaching services will be held every other
Sunday as heretofore, alternating morning
and evening at 10 and 7:3O respectively.
Methodist Episcopal Church - Kew.
N. Fl. Courtney Pastor. Services every alter
nate Sunday at 10 A. NJ. and 7.3O +. M
Sunday School at A. NJ. Prayer Meeting
every Wednesday evening at t7.5O r. M.
81. Stephens Church, Protestant Episco-
pal.-Rev. R. Whlttingham, Rector. Ser.
vices every Sunday at 1890, a. m, and
Service on Fridays at p. IN.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
No. | 5
sEcTIoNALlsM AND FREE SILVER.
Un-American Attempts to Prejudice the
South and West Against the North and

Un-American Attempts to Prejudice the
South and West Against the North and
East.
The advocates Of the silver standard
find their strongest support in the
southern and western states, and their
chief arguments are appeals to the peo-
pie of those sections to vote for free
coinage because it is not wanted by the
north and east. The attempt to obscure
the real issue Of silver monometallism
versus our present system, in which gold
and silver are both used as money in al
most equal amounts, by stirring up Sec
tional hate and prejudice, has been par
TALLY successful, SO that large numbers
Of the citizens Of the south and west
have come to look on the people Of the
north and east as enemies and oppress-
ors.
The existence Of this hostile sentiment
toward tho longer settled and richer
sections Of the country is both unreason-
able and dangerous. Unreasonable, be.
cause it is based on the false assertion
that our financial system favors the
north and east, while, as every sensible
man knows, the currency laws are ex-
actly the same for every state and terri
tory in the Union. 1t is true that there
Is not so much wealth In the south and
west as in the other states, but this is
because the north and east are older
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established far longer than in the states
which are mainly devoted to farming
and cotton growing. In recent years q
great change is taking place, new cotton
and wooden factories, iron furnaces and
steel mills, and various other industries
arc rapidly being built, and if this de-
velopmcnt of tho vast national resources
Of the south and west is allowed to 60
on unhindored by Populist and silverite
attacks on capital the northeast will be
surpassed in the number and magnitude
Of its manufacturing enterprises.
To garry on this establishment OF new
industries great amounts OF capital are
necessary. And here lies the chief dam
ger Of tho cheap money sectionalism-
By representing the people Of tho south
and west as dishonest repudiationists,
who are anxious to cheat their creditors
out Of one-half Of their just dues, the
agitators for debased currency will
check the flow Of surplus capital from
the older states to tho sections where it
is most needed. This will increase the
poverty Of tho men who now complain
that they arc poor, and will tend to
magnify their hatred and jealousy Of
the people of the north md east. Then
instead of harmonious union we shall
have continual strife and discord, to the
mutual loss of all parts Of the country.
This is the direction in which tho sill
verites are hurrying. To oeffectually kill
out this unnational and anti. American
sentiment tho free coinage agitation
must DO routed in November.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
Silver and Prices.

The silver miners want FREQ coinage
to put up the price Of their product The
farmers want it to cheaper dollars.
1t cannot do both. If, as the silver
miners contend, free coinage would so
advance silver as to mako the bullion in
= silver dollar worth 100 cents, then the
silver dollar would be as hard to get
and as costly to the farmer as the gold
dollar is now alleged to be. One or the
other class of free silver advocates would
be disappointed in tho results of free
coinage.
Again, the most numerous class or
free coinage advocates consists OF men
who think that the so called demonetiza-
ton Of silver depressed the price OF farm
products, and therefore that free coinage
would enhance such prices New York
World,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
THURMONT, Frederick County, Maryland Thursday July 23. 1896

ard in order to meet the competition OF
China and Japan mean that we must
out wages down to the rates of Asia
Official statistics Of India show ad-
vances Of wages in selected localities
from the period Of 1901 to 1899 Of
about 20 per cent, or little less; dur
ing tho same period the average increase
Of rice, wheat, barley and four kinds Of
grain which are consumed at home and
are not affected directly by international
trade was moro than 81 per cent MIR.
]. A. Anderson, Calcutta merchant,
speaking to tho viceroy four years ago
in behalf of the Indian Currency asso-
citation, made this statement in support
Of the demand that India should have
the gold standard. or that some means
Of arresting the decline OF the rupee
should be devised: "Tho largest crop in
India is the Bengal rice crop "** 1t
constitutes the chief food Of the people
of this province. If we take as basis
Of price the description called ballam
we find that whereas, before the rupee
began to fall, tho value ran from I. to
Q rupees per maund in al ordinary sea-
son, in the past two years, with fairly
good crops, the price has been 3.8 to a.
rupees per maund, while kaserie and
similar cheap grains, used by the very
poorest people, have gone from s to 10
annas per maund up to 1.S, and even 2,
rupees per maund. That incredible
hardship is thus caused to the wage
earning classes cannot be doubted"
No one will deny that when our paper
currency during the war deprecated
prices were at once marked up in pro-
portion. In the case Of many articles
that advance was greater than the de-
clino Of the dollar. But at the same
time wages rose very slowly, in spite Of
tho immense demand for labor cause by
tho transfer Of laborers to the army.
There is absolutely no room to ques-
ton the universal fact that deprecia-
ton OF the money unit is at once and
fully reflected in all articles that arc
subjects Of international trade, that
they arc reflected more slowly in articles
Of domestic production that do not en-
ter into foreign trade, and that wages
rise moro slowly than any prices In
the meantime, Of course, the wage earn
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23

1.-The laborer," he explained, 'gots
that amount for full yen's worth of
work, but when he buys anything ho
pays for it in the deprecated coin and
gets only 55 cents worth for what is
nominally yen's worth Of labor. -
Wages have not gone up and tho price Of
commodities has not lowered appreci
ably, while the purchasing power Of the
money has been cut in two Most of the
Japanese get about 19 cents day for Ia
Dor, and this goes just half as far as it
did before"
Chile has in the past 90 years slipped
from the gold standard to tho silver
standard and then to currency Of ire
deemable paper even moro deprecated
than silver. The report on the resump-
tion of specie payments made by Min
lister Strobel shows that the prices Of
imported articles rose just as fast AS tho
peso went down. Tho price Of the sim
pier articles Of domestic production
rose, but in lower ratio, and tho rates
Of wages had also risen, but in still
less degree. In Valparaiso, where for
eign trade affects everything, wages had
doubled, but tho peso had lost nearly
two-thirds Of its purchasing power. 30
that the advance Of wages had not kept
pace with the fall Of the peso. In the
north Of Chile wages had risen much
less, and in tho south there was even
less advance. In discussing the mon-
etary situation q Chilian writer said:
1.-THE majority Of Chilians have reached
at this moment an uncomfortable and pre-
carious situation. Laborers have seen
their wages increased, but their habita-
tions. food and clothing have increased
In the same or greater proportion to
their wages" It was the loss sustained
by the greater part of the people by de-
preciated money that drove Chile last
year to resume specie payments on the
gold standard.
In an account Of the influence Of the
silver standard on Mexico, Minister
Romero said in The North American
Review last year that wages were ris-
ing. but had not yet risen very much.
But he spoke Of beans, though domes-
ito production and an export, as having
doubled. Beans are the staff Of life in
Mexico and had risen from to 16 cents,
while wages had only risen slightly.
Indeed, all the advantage that Mexico
is alleged to have secured from the sill
yer standard is due to the fact that real
wages, wages on the gold standard,
have been carried down by the decline
Of silver. The capitalists, whether land
owners or manufacturers, who can pay
wages In silver and sell their products
for gold, have been very prosperous, and
1t is the desire to get wages down that
has led some manufacturers and planters
in this country to advocate the silver
standard Mr.. Teller and others who
say that we must adopt the silver stand
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
Mothers influence.

Who can overestimate it9 For good or
evil it is far reaching. Her name, the first
that falls from the lips Of the prattling babe
is often the last whisper of the dying sage.
God bless our mothersl How important then
that they be shielded from those weakening
diseases which too often wreck their consti-
tutions and render them wearied, fretful IN
valids, prematurely aged and ambitionless.
Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription has done
much to emancipate woman from this thral-
dom and may lie taken by the most delicate
with absolute certainty of benefit. For nurs-
ing mothers and all debiitated or rundown
women, 1t Is the most effective restorative
tonic to build them up. To those about
to become mothers it is a priceless boon. 1t
lessons the pains and peris of childbirth,
shortens labor, promotes the secretion of an
abundance of nourishnent for the child and
shor,ens the period Of confinement.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23

ers arc suffering by reason of the re-
duced purchasing power of their wages.
The working people in Germany under
stand this SO we'll that the Social Demo
cratic party has protested against any
revival Of bimetallism, which is desired
only by the great agricultural land
lords and some of the exporters to Asia
The substitution Of the silver dollar
for the gold dollar here would at once
increase nearly or quite in proportion
to the depreciation of silver the prices
Of wheat, corn, all animal foods, sugar,
tea, coffee, cotton goods, woolens, Pc
troleum, coal, iron goods, tobacco, hop
products and spirits, for all Of these ar
ticles are bought and sold International
", and no change we mako in our cur
rency laws can possibly change the real
prices. The Englishman would pay tho
same number Of shillings for bushel Of
wheat and tho same number of pence
for pound Of cotton as now, and those
prices would mean about twice as many
silver dollars as now.
If an Englishman pays 8 shillings
for bushel Of wheat now he would do
SO after we had gone down into the sill
YER abyss, But the equivalent Of 8
shillings then would be dollar and q
half, while now 1t is only three-fourths
of dollar The wage earners will not
get their wages doubled. and they will
discover that there has suddenly been q
terrible rise Of prices. AS the farmer
will also have to pay double prices for
every article he buys at the store he
will get no benefit from tho increased
prices except in tho discharge Of previ-
ously incurred debts. To the agricultur-
al class, as whole, this is far smaller
matter than tho demagogues say, and as
all farm mortgages were given within
the last few years, while the decline OF
silver has covered quarter Of CEN
tury. they have no equitable ground for
relief.
As dollar will buy only half as
much on the silver standard US it does
now all taxation will have to be in
creased In proportion, and this already
falls heavily upon the farmer.
In view Of these perfectly familiar
facts II is impossible to adequately de-
scribe tho stupidity of tho wage earners
who are giving support to the free sill
yer craze. Of all persons in the COM
munity they are certain to lose the most
in proportion to their means and to lose
it the most rapidly.-Journal Of Com
meroe and Commercial Bulletin, July 2.
1895.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
Our Honor at Stake.

Our Revolutionary forefathcrs left
but one blot to tarnish their bright REQ
ord-their continental money was not
redeemed. That error we must not re-
peat. Our first duty is to see to it that
our country does no act to discredit her
fair namo. America has vast bonded
debt, incurred in suppressing the rebel
lion. 1t has agreed to pay that debt,
principal and interest, in q currency re-
deemable in gold. Ever since the re-
sumption of specie payments we have
declared gold to be the ultimate cur
rency Of redemption. Every man at
homo or abroad who has purchased q
bond Of tho United States has acquired
that bond with the understanding dis
tinctly expressed in our statutes that 1t
was to be paid in something equal to
gold. If we propose to pay principal or
interest in anything loss than that, we
propose to pay in something different
from the promise, in something less val
liable than that to which our national
faith has been pledged.
Governments cannot be sued. That is
all the more reason why they must be
true to their promises. If an individual
repudiates his contracts, the courts are
at hand to keep him to his obligations.
But when'a nation repudiates, there is
no remedy. Nothing but its honor is at
stake. But when we say that, we confess
that everything is at stake. America is
not bankrupt asking for money from
her creditors. She is able to do all that
she has agreed. Shame upon the man
who by his vote or his conduct would
repudiate her solemn undertakings.
This is no mere party question. Parties
are but the instruments of public policy.
They arc the creatures of the time. Tho
nation will outlive them. It Is our
country to which are due allegiance and
our love, and that allegiance is worth
less and that love is unfaithful if wo do
not cherish her good name beyond all
price. William Dudley Foulke.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
Congressional Nominations.

Whatever may be the result Of the
next presidential election there should
be no doubt about the congressional
elections Many congressional districts
in some Of the most rabid Of the silver
states can elect sound money candidates
II reasonable amount Of work is done
in them. The friends of honest money
should SEQ that good mon arc nominated
In all such districts. Often the battle is
won or lost at the primaries. See that
you do your duty by attending them.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
SILVER AND WAGES.
ACTUAL WAGES ARE Low AND FALL
ING IN silver COUNTRIES.

Testimony From Nicaragua, Japan, Chile,
Mexico and India-Hfgh Authorities De-
clare That Silver Benefits Only Employ
ers of Labor-Cheap Silver Dollars Would
Certainly Lower Real Wages In This
Country--small Working Farmers Would
Gain Nothing Unless They Owe Big Debts.
Taxes Would Have to BE Increased.
A couple Of weeks ago Mr.. Isham
sedgwick Of Richmond, Ind, who is
interested in the Indiana Coffee COM
pany, doing business In Nicaragua,
wrote to the indianapolis Journal that
the company paid common laborers 40
cents a day in silver and the men boarded
themselves. Their wages at the time Of
writing amounted to 1871 cents day
In gold-the company had just sold in
Nicaragua draft for $1,000, United
States currency, for 2, 40 silver dollars
but these same workmen had to pay
IS cents a yard for ordinary yard wide
muslin. Mr.. Sedgwick added, "As an
employer Of labor / should certainly be
in favor Of free silver, but as an Amcri-
can and o lover Of my country give mo
sound money-a dollar that Is worth
dollar everywhere OH earth"
A few days ago Bishop Thoburn ut
tered his protest against the free silver
propaganda on account Of what he wit
messed In India of the injury to tho
working people done by deprecated
currency. Mr.. Dun, our minister to
Japan, has spent many years in that
country, where he was in business be-
fore receiving diplomatic appointment.
He Is cousin of young Thurman, tho
author Of the Ohio silver pronuncia-
mento Of 1894. which carried the DEM
ocratic party down to the worst defeat
1t ever experienced in that state. He Is
in Springfield, o., and on Wednesday
he said that Japan adopted the silver
standard about tho time wo dropped the
silver dollar. The silver yen is now
worth about 55 cents.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
A Two Edged Sword.

The Detroit Free Press warns the sill
verites that Gin trying to smite i1nagi-
harry foes lurking In the shadows of Wall
street care should be taken that they do
not do themselves injury which will
prove anything but imaginary.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
Supply and Demand.

There is a great demand for law
that will raise the price Of everything
we have to sell and lower the price OF
everything we have to buy. The Chicago
10 to / platform rises to tho occasion by
Offering a full supply Of just such laws,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1896-07-23
Has Had Exporionce.

Free silver would not give the coun-
try more money-on the contrary, 1T
would reduce the volume Of currency.
1t would not improve the condition Of
the poor man; it would benefit the sill
yer mine owner and the speculator The
south should be the last to Join In the
crusade for cheap money. 1t knows
what cheap money means. 1t has tried
it.--Charleston News and Courier.
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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-19
BRUIN INVADES A SCHOOL.
Pretty Teachers and Pupils Climbed
Over Desks to Escape.

A big black bear invaded a public
school in Williamsport Friday after
noon and caused a stampede. The
schoolhouse is on the edge of a heavy
wood. The door stood open, when
the twenty pupils and Miss Matte
Shearer, the teacher, were startled to
see the shaggy form of an inquisitive
bruin shuttle indoors.
There was scamper over desks,
even the petite and pretty young
teacher forgetting her dignity in
climbing over the seats to liberty.
The door was pulled to after all had
gotten on the outside and two wood
choppers were summoned to dispatch
the bear. They fought the bear with
axes and soon had the big fellow laid
out.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-19
Solid Facts,
Something In the Egg Line Which They
Found Hard to Beat,

A farmer came into a village
grocery in one of our Western States
and exhibited to an admiring crowd
an enormous egg about six inches
long. He had it packed in cotton
and wouldn't allow anybody to handle
it for fear of breaking the phenome-
non. The groceryman examined it
with the rest, and, intending to chaff
the countryman, said
" Pshaw! I've something in the
egg line that will beat that"
"I'll bet you SIS you haven't" said
the countryman.
Take it up said the grocery
man and, going behind the counter,
he brought out wire egg-beater.
There's something in the egg
line that will beat it, guess" said
he, reaching for the stakes.
" Hold on, there !" said the
farmer, "let's see you beat it, and he
handed it to the grocer
The latter held out his hand for it,
but dropped it in surprise on the
counter, where it broke two soup
plates and platter. 1t was of IRON,
painted white.
Z" Some folks think they are tarna-
ton cute" muttered the farmer, "bui
'taint no use buckin against solid
facts"
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-19

The departments of public instruc-
ton, last week issued warrants to the
amount Of 100000 for the support of
public schools in several districts.
State Treasurer Haywood is distribut-
ing the fund at the rate of $500, 900
a week and he has already paid out
about So, 100000. At this rate many
of the districts will not receive their
share of the appropriations before the
middle of the winter.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-19

A new rule adopted by the mayor
of Wilkes Barre is to insist upon each
tramp who comes to lodge at the sta
ton house the second time saving and
splitting four railroad ties. For this
he will get breakfast of coffee and
bread. Superintendent Mitchell, of
the Lehigh Valley, has given two car
loads of old ties for this purpose.
The chopped product will be given to
the deserving poor.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-11-19

Word comes from Sullivan county
that chestnuts are unusually plenty in
that region this year. Also that the
spot hunters" are unusually active.
New York houses have placed orders
for all the birds that can be bought up,
and one man in Dushore has already
this season shipped one hundred doz-
on pheasants to single house in New
York. This means annihilation to
this king of game birds, and is an
object lesson that our legislators should
carry with them to Harrisburg this
winter.