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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
X DOCTRlNA;RES.
They Are Announcing Themselves ~
Friends of Silver-Real Bimetallism.

They Are Announcing Themselves ~
Friends of Silver-Real Bimetallism.
One of the evidences OF the rapid
growth of the free coinage sentiment is
that even the doctrinaires are coming
into the fold.
For a long time the gold bureau has
been treating the voters to doses of
financial economy furnished by college
professors and others whose supposed
knowledge OF money and it's functions
made them eminent judges of the ques-
ton i'll hand. 1t was the proud boast of
the monopolists and the gold appreciat-
ing conspiracy to arrogate to themselves
the wisdom and the learning of the
country and to regard the advocates Of
silver as wild eyed and long haired ig-
noramuses running loose we the hills
Of the west or madly Aisporting them
selves in the plains of Texas and the
far south. 1t was with quite a flourish
that they would quote this or that emf
nent professor who went ON to prove
that the concentration of all values was
in the grain Of gold and hat the sum
OF all lunacy was in the silver dollar.
Doo willy iS q WOuuCI1uk 1lSuU Ill the
Weakened conscience Of a determined
people, and as soon as it was determin-
ed that this people was no longer to be
misled or controlled those who hitherto
regarded them with an air of patronage
began to think that perhaps there are
more people in the world after all who
know something about finance than the
studious d~octrinaires who reside within
the precincts Of New York or Boston.
Now they have come to the conclusion
that we have a wise and great people
and that all wisdom is not confined in
their own narrow sphere.
The fact that Professor Benjamin An
drews of Brown university has come out
in a letter stating that he has no rea-
son to doubt that the free coinage of sill
yer at a ratio Of 16 to 1 is desirable is
important. The professor acknowledges
the stab which the administration has
given to the white metal, but assuming
an air of prophecy he looks beyond the
present period Of doubt and uncertainty
and intimates that it is a matter of
time when silver will be the main metal
and gold will be fighting for a place in
h coinage OF the country.
"The vast output of gold" he says,
Gin recent years, as compared with that
of silver, impresses me that free coinage
by us alone would not lead to displace-
ment of u gold; hat therefore free
coinage would be SAFE"
For the benefit of those traders in
public confidence who would destroy
silver when it suits their purpose, and
who would as readily destroy gold when
that would suit them, it may be stated
that the bimetallists who have fought
the battle of the free coinage of silver
are still in harness, ready to fight the
battle of free gold coinage whenever the
sharks who play in the waters of the
single standard develop that kind of an
appetite. The financial system of the
United States is based upon the free
and unlimited coinage of both gold and
silver, the NJ equal with the other, on
terms of perfect mutually, and the peo-
pie are going to see that this condition
Of things is preserved Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
CANADIAN DEVOTION.

TO appreciate the bitterness of an
imosity between England and Am
erica, and the total ignorance of the
former as to our sufficient ability to
manage our own affairs, read what
the Toronto World says anent the
nomination of Bryan:
From IL point of view, we are
somewhat pleased with the democrats
of the United States. That party
contains the scum of the nation. and
the recent Chicago convention has
fully established the truth that under
lies the celebrated American epigram
which points out that, while every
democrat may not be a horsethief,
every horsethief is a democrat. We
are somewhat pleased, we say, at the
recent demonstration of this horse
thief and repudiationist party. This
time their dishonesty and thievish in
tentions are directed against the Tn
tied States. Great Britain need no
longer lose any sleep over the threats
of Americans. They carry within
themselves germs of self-destruction.
The republic is honeycombed witt,
pestilential microbes. The nation
that is in cold blood debating wheth-
er or not it will pay its just obliga.
tons is pretty far advanced into de.
cline. While the demand of the sill
ver!tes may be turned aside this time,
we may rest assured hat the horse
thief party will keep at it until they
have consummated the villianny they
have in view. Let us no longer lose
any sleep ove the threats of the
lnlted States. They are themselves
on the verge of disruption. Within
~ years we may see the octopus
split up into two, or even three, re-
publics, and then there will be so
much fighting between themselves
that they will have no desire to twist
the lions tall or infuriate the Canad-
ian beaver.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
WALL STREET MYSTERIES.

The stock exchange has no Bryan
so far as is known, but on SATURDAY
it worked itself into quite a fair imi-
tation of the Chicago convention hys-
terics. One of the members frantical-
~ waved an American flag, and there
was a great cutlery and uproar against
"Bryan and populism." The tumult
ended with the organization of a
Bankers and Brokers' Mckinley
campaign club consisting of demo
Gratis and republicans.
These men may mean we'll, but
they don't seem to know that any
demonstration which they may make
is not calculated to help the republi-
can ticket. They ought to have re-
ceived a strong hint from St. Louis
and to have learned for certain from
Chicago that anything which "Wall
street wants is quite sure to be hot
ly opposed by immense bodies of vo-
ters in other parts Of the country.
Nor is this feeling without reason.
Many of the wrongs and grievances
complained of by the voters who sent
the two-thirds majority to the Chica-
go convention are real and Just.
While not upholding the remedy
they propose, we have never for a
moment lost sight of the fact that
their grievance is great and their
complaint in some part well founded.
1t IS the concrete and combined
power for which "Wall street. is the
symbol in the popular mind that has
made a monopoly of transportation,
that has brought all the great prime
necessaries of life-iron, steel, coal.
oil, beef, sugar and IA hundred Others
under the control of trusts and
combinations that Cypress labor at
one end and rob at the
other.
1t is oval street. that has de-
pleted the treasury Of gold and ex-
acted u~surious millions from the GOV
eminent in forced bond sales to .spro-
tect its credit"
1t is you, gentlemen Of the gam
bling exchanges, manipulators Of
money corners, organizers of swind-
ling trusts, wreckers of railroads,
shearers of "lambs,' tax dodgers, and
absorbers of money that you never
earned, who have done more than all
the ignorant blunderingat Washing
ton and ali the demagogy at the
south and west to raise the s'spectre
of anarchy and populism" at which
you now stand afri ghted.-N. Y.
World.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

Herr Most's paper, Die Freiheit is
whooping it up for Mckinley. 1t
looks as if Mr.. Bryan is not sure of
even the solid anarchist vote. 1t
is evident that Hanna is buying up
the anarchists and disreputable elias
SEES in some of the undesirable states,
and that Johan Most and Col. Breck-
enrldge are among the recent mere
enary converts. The Helena Indep.
endent says: "Republicans are sing
ing %hosannas, and McKinley's mug
Of joy is stopping over"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

If a travelling peddler comes along
and tries to sell goods, ask him if he
will take your butter, eggs, and 9TH
or farm products. Ask him if when
your neighbor gets ready to build a
road or bridge I'VE a creek or slough,
if he will be willing to donate a few
dollars to help it along. Tell him
there is a poor widow down the road
who would be thankful if he would
donate a few provisions. Finally say
to him that money will be very scarce
next season and ask if he would mind
trusting you for a few dollars worth
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
FROM McKINLEY'S STATE.

A letter from E. l." Walker Of Fe-
licity, Ohio, a lifelong friend Of our
editor, bearing upon the political sit
u%ation, says:
Everybody here is of the opinion
that Bryan and free silver will have
a walk-over. \ free coinage club
has been organized at Chilo, and it is
reported that every republican in
town, except one, has joined. Ar
engagements are being perfected for
an early and enthusiastic ~organiza-
ton here. | do not look upon this
question as "A party issue. And there
is no doubt in my mind that if all
the silver forces combine they can
easily elect Il silver congress.
This letter was written under date
of July 20, before the big populist
horse show had raised its tent.
Its author is engaged in mercantile
business where he has good opportu-
mites to meet the people of the town
and of a populous surrounding coun-
try, and to know their various opin-
ions. From our personal knowledge
of Mr.. Walker, he is abundantly able
to weigh political conditions, and to
properly interpret the signs of the
times. lnasmuch as be resides in
in Nckinley's state, his letter bears
the more significance.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

We are gracio"sly pleased that
the Miner for once is able to advo
cate the silver standard. Two wears
ago 1T was "A bowling Cleveland or
gan, and had the Chicago platform
Endorsed Cleveland, we question
whether the Miner would have had
the sand to assail the party. The
HERALD has risen above party.
Did the Miner ever do as much?
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

We presume there has never been
a newspaper on this green footstool
that mentioned ali the local happen
ings. 1t is often that some one comes
or goes that the reporter does not see.
1t may happen that the same family
may thus be missed several times.
They get the impression that the re-
porters do not want to mention them.
Now, this is generally II mistake.
When it comes to local news the re-
porters are always anxious to get it,
and it matters little to them whether
the person the item is about is a per-
sonal friend or not. They always
want the news.--Qui gley Record.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

The Spanish army is still killing
thousands of Cubans daily, although
the natives Of that island were. re-
ported quite scarce for the last e a
son or two. 1t is a poor day when
the Spanish aided by the correspond
ents do not bag l,3O0 to 1000 ma
tives.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

Congressman Hartman as usual is
is just ii little in advance of the rest.
His latest idea is to arrange a series
OF joint discussions of the silver ques-
ton between Bryan and Mckinley,
Teller and Sherman, and Reed and
Towne. Mr.. Hartman has gone east
to see Mr.. Bryan and Chmn. Jones,
aud should they indorse his idea, for
NAL challenges will be issued to Me-
kinlev, Sherman and Reed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

10 ilifllN ali
ardent republican advocate, is sup
porting Bryan-and the people,
Great Falls News.
Right you are, brother. We do
not support Bryan for his sake, nor
for democracy's sake. But because
he is THE candidate who has refused
to wear the plutocratic yoke, or to
bow the knee to Moloch. The times
demand that the people rise from
their slumbers and break the shack
les of Impending bondage before they
are fully forged. The party which
thirty years ago saved this union is
today consplring to work It's ruin.
To wait for international bimetallism
means a perpetual gold standard.
A perpetual gold standard means
perpetual depression, perpetual
bonded debt, and perpetually falling
prices. We firmly believe in the
doctrine of protection to home indus
tries, but we will not follow that
economic principle to the destruction
OF our priceless liberty. Mckinley
ism, with goldism, foreruns the pro-
ducer's despair-the debtors woe.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

The use by the gold press of such
epithets as fools, fanatics, anarchists.
cranks, repudiationists, ETC., does not
make votes for Mckinley. And if
goldbugs have an argument to offer
it is high time they introduced it.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

james Taylor of Greenville, Mich,
gloried SO much over McKinlev's
nomination that they had to throw
him into the asylum. This should be
an awful lesson to w. f. Sanders of
Helena.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

Mistress-Mercy on me, what a kitch-
en-! Every pot, pan and dish is dirty,
the table looks like a junkshop, and
why, it will take You a week to get
things cleaned up! What have you been
doing?
Servant-Sure, mum, the young led
dies has Just been down here showin me
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

The Miner is defending a princi-
pie for the party's sake. We de-
fend a principle for the principles
sake. We defend Bryan because
he is right. The Miner defends
Bryan because he happens to be "A
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
Free Coinage is Assured.
ne o"i"" 10 n White Metal Is Acknowledged to he Rriv,t.
or Than Ever Before.

Those Iowa democrats are made
OF the proper material. They break
down the idols of all that trust in
gold and build a glorious temple in
the cause of financial truth. The 70.
publicans of Colorado are no less
clamorous for the humiliation Of the
gold-bug hosts. For they have
turned down such able men as VOL.
colt, Howbert and all who were not
SO staunch in their faith as Senator
Teller. From every hill and valley
comes the swelling chorus of those
who hoist the standard of indenend-
ent bi-metallism. All the talk about
fifty cent dollar gets the LAUGH
when the people learn that F. a.
Preston keeps everything in the line
of staple groceries and that he still
takes the 80 cent dollar at face VAL
ue IN exchange for anything to be
found in the market. Goods a.
reasonable prices.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

The HERALD favors the free coin
age of both silver and gold at the ra-
ito of 1871. How does that strike
you?
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01

The supreme court has decided
that the registration books shall not
nnan until tho 6ret Tuoedo, =, r..
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-08-01
THE DEBTORS WOE,

The Neihart HERALD, formerly an
ardent republican advocate, is sup
porting Bryan-and the people,
Great Falls News.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Gripping the Fire Department.

With ruthless disregard for the actual
needs of the local fire department the
House Appropriations Committee has omit
ted from the District Appropriation bill
every item of the estimates providing an
increase in the equipment, save one for
one new engine house, engine, and
hose, and even for this one the commit :
tee disallowed the estimate for the neces-
sary complement of men. 1t disregarded
the estimates and Recommendations for a
slight increase of the salaries Of the under
paid men of the department and entirely
omitted the item for the pension fund. This
may look like economy, but il is not.
The increase in the equipment urged by
the chief engineer and the Commissioners
was intended to give protection TO sections
OF the District which are now either made
quately guarded against fire or not at all.
Three new engine houses, engines, hose
and compliments OF men for them Were
asked. One has been allowed for Anacos-
TIA, but, as stated above, without the men:
the other two, whose immediate territory
OF operations was TO be the suburban set
kUna Park and the Soldiers Home, where
costly residences are being erected in in
creasing numbers every year, We're stricken
out Ia his annual report Chief Engineer
PARIS says: 1t is an undispuied fact that
should fire occur in any of the above
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Growth of Municipal Reform

The progress of municipal reform is one
of the healthy signs OF the tirnes.-Beatrice
Times.
Bribery and Doodle have heretofore played
too large part in elections. and it is time to
call a halt.-Columbus Journal.
The choice of city officers is purely busi-
ness affair. and should be considered In a
business way.-kansas City Star
The community is full of men who will not
accept bribes in office or give them to ST.
cure office. If only such men are elected TO
office. there will be no bribery 10 punish
Columbus Press.
What citizens want is an efficient govern
ment: expenditures made to come within the
instead of increase, the city's debt. All
this the citizens can have whenever they re-
member and act on the fact that they pos
sess the power through the ballot. Let
them be citizens first and partisans after
ward-Salt Lake Herald.
ANY movement To insure a downfall of the
party machine must be honest to begin with
and the Ii boring classes must he Interested.
No good will come of ;ndorSing candidateSon
either of the party tickets. There must he
a new deal Let an organization he per-
f-cted in every precinct and nominations
made before those Of the parties. If any
indorsing is to be done. let the parties. or
either of them, indOrse the straight munich
pal ticket-Toledo Bee.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Civil Service Reform in Maryland.

mo"ted anywhere. IL does not matter
whether Republicans or Democrats are in
power. the tune they sing is just the same
In tn" meantime. the advocates OF the
reform under the lead OF John X. Cowen
and Charles }. Bonapartc. are doing their
very best 10 provide change of opinion
among the members. iii which it Is to lie
hoped they viii be successful
Civil service reform, honestly applied,
makes possible the administration OF pub
lie affairs on the principles and by the
methods that govern the conduct OF the
business of corporations and business men.
AScertained fitness would be the criterion
for appointment, quality OF work and
good cOnduct the factors in determining
promotion or retention in office 1t would
expedite the transaction OF the public
business, because. first, men qualified for
the respective duties to be discharged would
be- selected, and second, they would know
tha' their tenure of office depended upon
their faithfulncSs
These are the considerations governing
the conduct OF every private business Why
should they be less effective in the admins
tration of the puhlic business of Baltimore
and every county in Maryiad?
The evening times., 1896-02-05

mentioned subdivisions (suburban sec
tions) 1t would be impossible for the city
apparatus to reach the fire ground In time
to be of any service People residing in
those localities pay their share OF the mu-
nicipal taxes, and are, therefore, entitled
to adequate protection OF their property
against the ravages Of the flames.
The refusal of the committee to give the
men of the department the slight increase
ot 10 per cent in their pay is checse-paring
economy with a vengeance, for the sum
total of such increase was only $4,000.
The men render arduous and most efficient
service, and their pay is not up to the
standard OF salaries given In other cities OF
equal size for like service. An indefcnsi-
BILE act, however, is the omission of the item
for the relief fund. This works injustice
paid TO men who have become disabled in
the service and it neccssitates the reten-
ton On the force of Others who, by reason
Of failing physical powers, ought to be re-
tired, So that younger and more vigorous
men might be pat in their places.
All these things tend 10 make the fire
department less efficient than otherwise
it would be. 1t is hoped that before tue
bill goes to the President for his signature
the ma jority of the items stricken out by
the commiitee will have been restored.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Its Ghost Still Stalks.

Billy McGarrahan has long since Joined
the silent majority, but his claim against
the New Idria Mining Company, which he
prosecuted with unflagging persistency
and unfailing checrfulncss for quarter of
a century before courts and Congressional
committees, is still in the land of The living.
Everybody htwhenpoor rMcGarrahan's
remains were carried to the grave that ii
was not only the last of him, but of his
claim also, but it was not thus to be.
An heir has appeared in the person of a
nephew, who has hied himself to Washing
ton and taken out letters of adniinist ration.
1t is not known that Billy" as he was
Familiarity called, left any worldly pos
sessions. He was not generally supposed to
have left anything tangible TO attract the
aspirations of any relative, and the claim
was always thought to be very uncertain
quantity, so far as its conversion into cash
is concerned, although it was believed to
The evening times., 1896-02-05

be just and fair, and the last court decision
gave it rather better status than il had for
many years.
1t is this aforementioned circumstance,
no doubt, that has stimulated the nephew
to follow in the footsteps of his uncle. The
Court Of Claims has inspired him with hope
just as decisions of other courts and reports
from committees of Congress periodi-
cally used to lift poor old McGarrahan
to the pinnacle OF delight, only to let a
subsequent defeat drop him into the slough
Of dependency. Like the original claim
ant, his heirs will have to battle against
tremendous odds, for lis adversaries COM
mand unlimited resources, and have been
known to manipulate Congressional COM
mittees very successfully.
The McGarralran claim has had a rest.
which most people thought would never be
disturbed. But its ghost still stalks.
The evening times., 1896-02-05
Publicity the Greatest Factor
The Star Must Soon With
draw Another MiSrepre-
Sentation - The Times
Has the Largest Circu-
lation.

II is generally understood that capital,
energy and experience will make almost
any business venture profitable, but with
out publicity neither of these requisites
could insure success. Publicity. there
fore. is the first and most important factor
N prosperity. and the business man
vino understands how to advertise without
throwing away money is generally sure to
succeed. In the struggle for publicity. dis
Greet advertisers have long since ceased to
patronize weekly newspapers, because the
daily brings their ads. more Frequently
under the eyes of readers. ana on this same
principle, The Times, with its two editions
a day, gives advertisers greater publicity
than its less modern, one-time-a-day con
temporarieS. 1t keeps advert iscrs con-
stanty in the public mind and is certain to
bring them larger and more satisfactory re-
suits.
Several months ago The Times compelled
the Star to Withdraw its misleading and
false statement that its circulation was
larger than that of all the other Washington
dailicS combined, and it is about time that
another of its misrepresentaiions should go
through the sword swallowing process
Last Saturday the Star published the fol-
loving:
THE circulation of the Star is many
thousands in excess OF any other Washing
ton paper, and is believed to he fully five
times that of any afternoon contemporary"
The aggregate circulation OF the Star
last week, according 10 its sworn state
ment, was 1s9, ,74S; that of The Times was
243,464, or 53,715 larger Than that of
the Star. As will be seen by the statement
is also sworn to, and in all fairness is us
worthy of belief as that of the Star In
asnIuch as one of these statements is in
correct The Times calls upon the Star to
submit its circulation books to a committee
of well-known citizens for comparison
with those of The Times, and let the verdict
of that committee establish the misrepre-
sentation made in the above clipping from
the Star.
Meantime everybody will read The Times,
because it is an up.to-date, live, progress
i've newspaper. and one that does not
stoop to innnendo to injure a contenlpo-
rHry.