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The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22

The Republican party proposes Lot
TO disturb our present coinage laws,
and advocates the enactment of a pro-
tectiye reciprocity tariff.
1t is claimed that the free and un.
limited coinage of silver at the ratio of
10 to 1, will increase the volume of our
currency, and thereby restore to COM
modities the value alleged to have been
destroyed by the repeating law of 1879,
and thus alleviate the suffering of the
present panic.
ANY relief hoped for from the free
and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of is to l is clustered around
these words: "That it will increase the
volume of our currency"
Win the enactment of principles
advocated by the Democratic party in
crease the volume of our currency I?
Let US see.
Suppose we commence the free coin
age of silver and place into circulation
our mint capacity of S4O,OOO,OOO the
first year. At the same time we coin.
mence trading with the world under a
tariff for revenue only" at the end
OF one year we find, as such tariff has
demonstrated, that the balance of trade
is against us to the extent of $4,000.
GOO; or, in other words, that we have
paid out S500OOOOO from our currency
more than we have received. Have
we increased the volume of our cur
rency?
On the other hand, suppose we do
not disturb the present currency laws.
We commence trading with the world
under Republican protective reci-
procity tariff. at the end of one wear
we find as such a tariff has demon.
strated, that the balance of trade is in
our favor to the extent of from 49,
100000 to S1OO,OO0OOO. What is the
result? Have we not increased the
volume of our currency to that extent.
Again, any increase in the volume of
currency which would impair the value
would afford no relief, because one
would counterfeit the other, and it
must be admitted that the free coinage
of silver would draw into question its
value.
No one will question the value of
our money today, and confidently
submit that if an increase In the vol.
ume Of currency, without impairing
its value, is what is desired by nv Re.
publican friends who are advocating
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
they will not obtain it by voting the
Democratic ticket, but, on the other
hand, if the Republican party is re.
turned to power we win add to our
national wealth, increase the volume
OF our currency without disturbing the
relative value of commodities, because
we shall have done it in legitimate
manner.by returning value for value,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22
PREPARING TO VISIT M'kuNLEY.
Commercial Mckinley Club VIII Make
a Great Demonstration.

The commercial Mckinley Club No.
is making great preparation for its trip
to Canton on Aug. IS. 1t will leave
Chicago at8:15 o'clock and will reach
Canton at s o'clock in the morning,
The club will be Joined at Canton by
delegations from Indiana and Ohio, and
1t is expected that between 1000 and
1000 commercial men will be in line. All
members of the fraternity are invited to
meet at Canton on the goth inst. and
make this the greatest demonstration
of the campaign.
G. j. Corey, at the head of the Com
mercial Travellers department of the
Republican national committee, is get.
ting very encouraging reports through
travellers en- route from all points in
the West. "The Boy Orator can't
touch drummer. They arc loaded
for just such game" They have felt
the "cross" during the past three years,
and are now working for better times,
which means Mckinley times, and
they are shouting day and night, on
trains, in the hotels, and ON the streets
for ian honest dollar and chance to
earn it. :" They say the farmers have been
fooled, but are getting their eyes open.
ed. With 10000 ambassadors of com.
merce talking, and all the other agen-
cies enthusiastically in line, there is no
doubt that the people of this country
win be educated and will vote against
the RUNE owners and their agents.
Mr.. Corey also has eight people as
busy as bees in his department and on
the street enrolling the travellers rep
resenting the different lines of business.
Merchants in all lines of business are
assisting, and the membership of the
Commercial Mckinley Club No. /, runs
up into the thousands. Additions are
being made at the rate of 500 day.
One list of commercial travellers, num- |
bering 10000 names, was received by
the department on Monday. Among |
all the travellers heard from thus
far, but one-from Grand Rapids, Mich.
has declared for Bryan. Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22
BUSINESS AND POLITICS.
Mr. BrSan's Declaration from a, Bust.
ness Mans Point OF View.

A correspondence the Chicago Inter
Ocean says;
THE silver people seem to be laying
much stress upon the supposed contra
diCtton contained in the platform of
the Republican party, wherein decla.
ration is made to sustain our present
monetary standard aud a pledge to ia
For an international agreement for the
free coinage Of silver. They claim that
consistency demands if the single gold
standard is desirable at present It
should be the same for all time to come.
and, on the other hand, If free coinage
by international agreemen is the prop.
or thing the Republican party lacks
courage in not declaring for it regard.
less as to what other countries may do,
This argument is the key with which
MIR. Bryan expects to unlock the
White House doors between this and
next November, as declared in his
speech at CentTalia few days since.
From q business standpoint this at
tempt to hang the Republican upon
one horn or the other OF an imaginary
dilemma appears as rather weak eff
fort coming as It does from a man
who hopes to sweep this country like
wildhre, even though handicapped as
he Is by the unique platform construct.
cd by amatuer WOrkmsn at Chicago.
"For some time past an effort has
been made on the part of good people
OF many countries tending toward a
general disarmament Of all the powers
for the purpose Of establishing univer.
cal peace. That the purpose is noble
and its contamination most desirable
none who loves his fellow man win
deny, but unless an agreement can be
effected between all Of the powers of
the entire world Of such binding inn
Portanee as 20 cause them all to blow
up their forts, scuttle their navies, and |
destroy all of their implements of war. |
fare precisely at the same moment it |
would not be possible to carry it to |
successful issue. Should any country |
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22

say to the rest of the world: We be-
lieye this is right, and, because we so
believe, we propose to carry out the
scheme on our own account: we will
blow mp our forts, sink our vessels of
war, and destroy our ornaments. We
are brave enough and strong enough to
do this what would be the verdict of
the rest of the world, ard what would
be the result? The world would de-
clare that such people had become so
vainglorious that their reason had tot
tered and that they needed protection
from themselves, and the other nations
would do the protecting. When the
lands and wealth of such a country had
been divided and the country no longer
existed on the maps, the deluded people
would exclaim: we we're strong, but,
parting with the very elements of our
strength, we are now oVerrun, and our
country is in the hands of the despoil.
ers.
"That business in sense is warfare
cannot be denied. Our competitor in
business is our enemy. We watch his
movements and march as he marches,
assault and retreat. If we see weak
spot in his methods we take advantage
Of it. Should the American people per-
init themselves to be deluded into bas-
ing their monetary system upon sill
yer foundation, they are throwing
away their strength to defend their
commercial prosperity from invasion
by those who will retain the golden
power. They will place themselves at
the mercy of all civilized countries,
and when Generalization settles upon
them they will cry out: we were
strong, but, putting our strength aside,
we are now in the hands of the despoil-
ers.'
The Republican party is not lacking
in bravery. 1t says to the world: we
will Yield up nothing until you are will
ing to make similar concession. We
will not place our people at your mercy.
We have other aims. We will restore
prosperity; we will furnish work for
the idle, and when the fires are lighted
in all the factories. and plenty once
again reigns throughout the broad land,
the crown of thOrns will turn to a gar
land of flowers, aud those who labor
will arise to bless the "cross of gold.""
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22
Thai "cRIME OF laza .

Fort Madison, Texas, July 20-To
the edltor.-Dear Sir: For the past
Few weeks l have been attending the
financial schools that are being con.
Quoted in our midst by ex.Greenback.
ers, ex-Populists, and ex.Democats
which seem to constitute the present
Altgeld-Tilman. Bryan Popocrat party
OF this place. have been told without
any variation in any of those instruct.
ors that by a premeditative, secret Grim
mai act of Congress in 1873, which de.
monetized for short time only 8, 600.
OOO silver dollars, the purchasing power
OF every gold dollar in the land has
been doubled. Now l notice by re.
cent statement of the amount of our
currency we have: Gold, 1927 600 600.
silver, $685., 100000; paper, $4sOOOO 600,
Total, 81, 7S2,OOO,OOO. And every silver
dollar and every paper dollar is equal
IN purchasing power to every gold dol.
lar. was taught in school that for.
babe doing evil that good might come.
put II | could believe that such great
good had come to us through the crime
SO called, of 1873, would be in favor
OF hunting up every one of those living
criminals and sending them back to
congress with instructions to repeat
the crime. Wonderful Wonderful Nv
simple act of Congress the purchaS.
ing power of 81, 7S2,OO0OOO has bean
doubled. Would you advise me to talro
a complete course, which will end Nov
) next, OF have / learned enough9
s. j. MASON,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22

just and equitable standard of values,
we can if necessary, by act of congress,
reduce the number of grains in a gold
dollar till it is of the same value as the
silver dollar. We can legislate the pre-
MUM out of gold" Isn't this an ad-
mission by q free silver advocate that
the free coinage of the silver dollar will
deteriorate its valuep The contention
of the free silver men here is that the
free coinage of silver will not Mexi.
canize the silver dollar. 1 am unable
to reconcile this contention with the
admission quoted above.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22
PROTECTION WILL DO IT.

A writer of note recently presented
the following:
The present contention of the two
political parties asking support briefly
stated, is:
The Democratic party is advocating
the free aud unlimited coinage of sill
yer, at the ratio of IS to 1, and a free.
trade tariff.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22
poLLiVER or IOWA.
Extracts From q Speech Made BY Con.
gresham DOllITer On the Occasion
Of His Fifth Nomination.


II want to talk of the history and
philosophy Of money, so as to answer
the free coinage argument. That argu-
ment is based on this one proposition:
That in 1873 the government destroyed
half the metal money Of the nation.
"The history of this nation shows
that from 1892 to 1873 the government
made heroic efforts to maintain the
parity Of gold and silver and that the
commercial value of the two metals al.
ways varied so as to keep one or other
out Of circulation. The total output
Of standard silver dollars from 1892 to
1873 was 100000. Subsidiary coin to
large amount was ninted. but the
act of 1873 did not affect that. In 1853
It was impossible to keep even a I0-cent
piece in circulation, because silver was
at a premium. The government re-
duced the amount of metal in all coins
under 8 in order that they should cir
culate.
Bryan has people crying over the
crime of %. tell you in reply that
the government meyer took a cent from
circulation. Instead of that since 1873
over 500,OO0,OO0 of silver dollars, good
for payment of all public and private
debts, have been put in circulation.
What is left Of Bryan's argument?
"Silver advocates say everything has
declined in price, / can prove
that what the farmers have to
buy has declined 60 per cent. This de.
cline began in 1866, which shows there
may DO a decline in goods without
decline in silver. Since 1873 there has
been no decline in beef, eggs, butter
and cured fish, and from 1851 to 1887
agricultural products more than held
their own.
Following the demonstration of
silver find that the products of the
farmer steadily advanced In price until
1875; then declined in 1881; rose until
1883; declined until 1880; advanced I'M
I'll 1893, and have since declined. Gov
ernOT BoieS, who seems to be trying to
get into the Mckinley band wagon,
says in his 1902 report that never have
times been so prosperous.
Il make this assertion, and call on
any one 10 disprove IL, that prices for
agricultural products from 1880, to 1896
averaged higher than from 1873 to 1880,
and the people who say otherwise are
simply in the hands of political bunko
steerers and shell-game mon. The
Democrats found you people getting 35
cents for corn and % cents for oats:
now it is l5.cent corn, and oats three
bushels for a quarter.
II sat next to Bryan IN Congress.
The burden of his talk was calamity
wipe out the tariff and prices win
double That was the panacea-free
silver was not mentioned by Demo.
Gratis.
"The Democrts then said: You are
lame, but our DIR, Bryan can fix you
We believed them, they put us under
the opiate of boy oratory, and when we
came out one leg was gone. Now they
say: DR.. Bryan was slightly in error;
come unto his Office again; he cut off
the wrong Leg
"Dr. Bryan now says; 4 have a new
remedy, discovered in Idaho; called six
teen to one; or the 80 cent dollar; war
ranted to kill or cure; the Lord only
knows which,"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22

The Free Press predicts that, when
the full meaning of that extraordinary
platform framed at Chicago and pro-
mulgated as Democratic principles is
realized, the Democratic voters who
cannot subscribe to such un-American
and un-D democratic doctriues will mum.
Der hundreds of thousands.-DetrOit
Free Press (Dem.)
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22
AN ADMISSION.

A correspondent in an eastern paper
says: Yesterday / called Mr., Scan.
lan's attention to the following state.
ment on page l43 of Coins Finaneia,
school: with silver remonetized and
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22

Hardy & ThOrp have just received a
fresh stock of "Pavito," "Walter Scott"
and LADY Aberdeen" cigars. These
are staple and first-class cigars.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22

II you have ever seen little child in IN.
agony OF summer complaint, YOU can Teali1s
the danger Of the troubles and appreciate he
value OF instantaneous relief always afford.
cd by DeWitt's Collie 4 Cholera Cure. For
dysentery and diarrhoea it is a reliable
remedy. We could not afford to recommend
Blatehley. ~ H.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22

Small in size, but great in results. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers act gently but thoroughly,
curing indigestion, dyspepsia and constipa
ton. Small pill, safe pill, best pill. H. D.
BlatchleY, druggist.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22

Persons who have coughing spell every
night on account of tickling sensation in
the throat, may overcome it at once by dose
of One Minute Cough Cure. H. D. Blatcho
ley, druggist.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1896-08-22
VHs PkUh 8 AN. TO 9P,I
EVERY DAY.
Caldwen Tdoho

To whom g may concern: Juno ~ 1886
d,,rs - gaSeE gned had Dr. Gee WO treat me
bbuILg say sickness and found his Treatment y,
Sg,atic tSsSSess. was gIieVOusly AFFLICTED with
Tee ives treatment to afiiCted humani itynu ~
JOHN T. SEBREE,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29

special train consisting Of a dining
car and three sleepers. containing the ex
cursiouisis to the Pan American congress.
which was In session In the city of Mcxl-
60 recently passed through Houston last
night for New Orleans over the Southern
Pacific, from whence It VIII proceed to
Chicago, The party, which consisted OF
about fifty physicians. left Mexico CITY
Saturday morning. November q. and af
public, departed for home.
Among tho party Wee nr Louohcrt Of
Germany "A surgeon IN the Goriuan army
md Drs. ortiz Audrade, and Guardla OF
Caracas, Venezuela. The latter three were
commissioned by their government to make
an effort TO secure the next session of the
congress, which they succeodod in doing.
Another physician famous internal ionally
with the eKcursionlstA was DR. Van dc
Neer OF New York, who iH particularly we'll
Known among his profession IN this coun-
try. TO Post reporter he said:
we have had delightful trip and Wis
tied many places Of interest on our route,
You can say. and believe every excur-
slunst aboard the train viii bear me out
that the southern Pacific has the finest
roadbcd that We have encountered on the
trip The employees are all courteous and
rcomed to defiant In making II especially
pleasant for/ls.'
:, a 4. numD/ of ladies' accompanied tho
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29

themselves and dependent members of
their families. and under the new agree
ment no such practice Will be tolerated
Beginning January !, not only must re-
quests for annual or time passes proceed
from the president vice president. general
manager or general superintendent OF the
applicant company. but restriction will APP
ply also to trip transportation, and this liz
what has aroused the general freight and
passenger agents to make decided pro
test.
Under the rule one general passenger
agent can not request transportation from
another. and all passbooks heretofore given
them to use according 70 their discretion
Will be withdrawn. After the first of this
year when an employe of the freight or
passenger department wishes pass over a
line other than his own. 1t will be the
president or general manager Of the ROAD
who considers tho case.
While The general passenger agents do
not relish the idea Of denying them the
granting and requesting of passes, 1, is
likely any protest they make VIII avail
little The pass agreement was drawn up
by the presidents on very tight lines and
they express a determination to see all lis
clauses rclglously carried out.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29

beaumont. Texas, November 2S.-This
morning the differences that existed be-
tween the Gulf and Interstate. the Sabine
and East Texas and the Texarkana and
Fort Smith railroads relative to crossings
for the former over the tracks of the latter
roads were settled by an agreement into
which all of the roads entered and the
condemnation proceedings which had been
filed by the Gulf ana Interstate were dis
missed and the Nses stricken from the
district court docket
The Post correspondent. has not seen
copy of this agreement, but in substance
1t sets forth that the crossing now in OIL
the Sabine aud East Texas viii be moved
al feet from the present location. The Tex
arkana and Fort Smith railroad Is TO de-
fray the expense OF this removal. and the
Gulf and Interstate agrees to cross the
tracks OF this road All .eet above the point
where 1t filed suit 10 condemn a crossing.
This agreement necessarily changes the line
in which the Conii proposed building to the
center of the city. AS soon as the new line
is determined the track will be put down,
and passengers desiring TO go to Galveston
over this route viii no longer have to travel
about a mile in a hack.
Major W. b. benson general attorney.
and L. y. Featherst0nc. one of the officials
of the Gulf and Interstate. were in the city
today closing up details for Beaumont ter
minals for their road. Major benson says
that the agreement whereby the Gulf and
Interstate secures crossing over the
TcXarkana and Fort Smith and Sabine
and East Texas tracks removes the last
obstruction and puts ,hetr road In smooth
condition For a while" said the maj |
they were giving US hail Columbia at both |
ends. but early In the week we convinced !
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29
An Importan, Decision Expected.

a question growing out OF the great rail-
road strike of 1894 as TO whether two cor
porations legally can make an agreement
not 10 employ a discharged omploye with
out a release or the written consent Of the
company dischargine him VIII be decided by
Ji,dpe Windes in Chicago. Simeon W
KIles Pullman palace ear conductor, sued
the company for s25000. alleging that the
defendant entered into a conspiracy with
other companies 20 prevent him from Sc
curing employment with the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad and
the Wagner Sleeping Car company.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29

The International and Great Northern Is
the first line in the United States TO al-
vcrtise Texas as a winter resort anu inc
good work that road will do toward oF'ns-
ing winter tourists to enjoy the supp'0
climate that the coast country ahoras can
not be computed nov. Texas mas "i'''u'
question, those who profess TO know say
the best winter climate of any OF 'n9
'sou,born States. and while heretofore shc
has NOT reached out after the immense
tourist travel which has each year hip,ua
fror, mo cold and unpleasant NoF'llan.''
shc il now in A position 10 elaim' al io''''
a share OF such travel ..,...,r, Com
In presenting these facts Ass'sI sI to o
eraI passenger Agent Price oil ,ne nj p,i-
National whose headquarters arc at -
sstine has issued and VIII oauae w
distributed thousands Of lamp'itlsas .' sn
have heen especially prepared tor Mn, ,ect
,our,ete There Is now a tra'eilhs asha
of this line N the territory np '. ,l on
0tio river and east OF the Missss'ppi 90 J,
,,arsd In this work and the pF"!'t "a
~ carve If II can ne termed rs sueuii,
r-rrrIine that the best OF results wiz ~
tn psmphlet in question is an ar'i soi
--odnc,ion The title page is done III ~
ors showing pretty scenes uon' me "Or-
the Magnolia CITY," Galveston 'A'
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-11-29

The Santa Fc viii have In effect their u
rate TO Galveston aud return today'
Local freight Agent Sanford OF The SANTA
Isc Is confined to his home by sickness
W. A. Reiuhart. travelling passenger
agent for the Southern Pacific, IN In from
a trip over the line.
j G. Gregory. division superintendent Ct
the international and Great Northern. war
here from Palestine yesterday
General Freight Agent tones of The ilo"s-
Ton and Texas Central will return from
North Texas this morning.
Steve Fitzgerald, travelling freight agent
Of the Cotton Belt. with headquarters al
Shreveport La. VIII Sunday In Houston.
j Waddy Tate commercial agent Of tho
Cotton Bolt returned yesterday from
southwost Texas to spend Sunday In Iious-
ton
r. a. Taylor. night operator at the San
IA Fe depot. returned Friday from Gold
thwaitc with his bride, who was formerly
Miss Irene Wilsford daughter Of j r..
Wilsford Of that city. The wedding took
place Thanksgiving Day.