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Iron County register., 1896-10-22
A Blow at National integrity.

By the demonetiation of silver in
1873, done, as believe, in the dark by
stealth, without the desire of the peo-
pie and against their present welfare
and their future prosperity, blow was
struck at the integrity of the United
States, under which it has reeled and
staggered for the last % years In spite
of continued discussion in the congress
of the United States, in spite of con-
crosses elected pledged to the restora-
tion of the white metal to its use as
money, in spite of the growing dis
tress of the agriculturist of the na-
tion, and the narrowing profits in all
business, in spite of all true principles
of monetary science, this economic
evil has been persisted in; and now,
more than 20 years after the great
wrong against the people of the United
States was wrought, it is sought to take
another step which inevitably must
stifie industry and overwhelm our peo-
pie with greater indebtedness.-Cla
ence E. Allen, VI. G.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
INDIANS IMPROVING.
Annual Report of Commissioner Brow
inz-Great Progress Made.

/ Annual Report of Commissioner Brown
inz-Great Progress Made.
D. NJ. Browning, commissioner of
! Indian affairs, has made his annual re-
/ port to the secretary of the interior.
He says that with no outbreak or dis
turbance during the year the progress
of the Indians generally in education
and civilization has been uninterrupted
and substantial. The main effort now
is and for many years must be to put
the Indian upon his allotment, get him
to support himself there, protect him
from encroachment and injustice and
educate and train his children in books
and industries. AS a first step, so far
as treaty obligations do not interfere by
requiring the payment of moneys and
issuance of rations or annuities, the
Indians are given to understand that
the government will not feed and cloth
them while they remain in idleness.
Such funds as are available for the pur-
pose are devoted to starting Indians in
homes. If an Indian will go upon an
allotment and work to improve it, the
government will assist him in building
a house, getting his farm in operation
and making him practical farmer.
The commissioner says the government
goes further and pays the Indian for
his work. The regular Indian employees
the government paid last year 100000.
A great diversity of crafts and indus
tries is the outgrowth of advanced
civilization. The reports from Indian
agents, he says, show that Indians in
many different ways are coming to earn
their living. They have supplies for the
government, raise crops to sell, raise
and sell live stock, work in the woods
and on irrigation bitches, and in many
minor ways contribute to their own
subsistence.
The entire Indian service, with few
exceptions, is now under civil service
regulations. Exceptions are made as to
Indians who are employed under non-
competitive examinations.
Progress in educating the Indians is
reported very satisfactory, in spite of
many difficulties encountered. The en-
rollment during the year was %, ,352, an
increase of 315 over the previous year.
The average attendance increased $50.
The reduction of the number of con-
tract schools has been made in accord
ance with provisions of the last Indian
appropriation bill, and in 1897 there
will be an expenditure OF S257. .S2s on
this account, against S463, sos this year.
The commissioner urges the passage
of the bill now pending in congress to
prohibit the sale of liquor to Indians
who have become citizens. He says the
correspondence in his office shows that
the Indians IN the west and northwest
who have received allotments are be-
coming demoralized by the liquor
traffic.
The commissioner reviews at length
the disturbances at Jackson's Hole,
Wyo., and says steps have been taken to
prevent any conflict between the Indi-
ans and local authorities.-Chicagn
Post.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
THE oEPREclATEb DOLLAR.
Plea of the Benehciarfes of the Single
Gold Standard.

Plea of the Benefciarfea Of the Single
Gold Standard.
The trusts and pIutocrats and the
gold gamblers are very mucsa panied to
think that the poor workingman is
sought to be made the victim Of prop
osition to foist deprecated dollar on
him. It is really wonder that the
tender hearts of the trusts ct al. haven't
beggared them long before this Truly,
no such concern for the poor man has
been manifested recently as that which
| the money power is expressing for him
is to-day suffering the pangs of famine
and his family are sharing these pangs
because of conditions for which the
money power is directly responsible.
The gold syndicates thought it would
be a fine thing to spring financial panic
for the sake of the profits that accrue
to panic-makers, but the people do not
share in those profits and their condf-
ton is not improved by the profound
sympathy of the money sharks.
There are millions of poor working
men in this country who would be glad
to earn a few deprecated dollars; who
are ready and most anxious to get work
at any price. They can't do it, how
ever, because the conditions that have
been imposed on them by the panic
promoters are not of the kind that
makes work plenty. The Cincinnati
Times-Star reports the state of affairs
in it's immediate locality, and the gem
eraI condition is reflected in its report,
in the course of which it says: IF any
man cares to get an adequate idea of the
straits to which good mechanics of this
city are put by reason of lack of work,
let him visit any of the new buildings
row in process of erection. IF he keeps
his eyes and ears open he will discover
competent bricklayers and stonemasons
Offering their services at almost any
price and often offering them, too, as
hodcarriers. So much are they in need
of work that they arc willing to do it
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
The usEs oF SILVER.
A New Argument Advanced on the Gold
Standard Side.

A New Argument Advanced on the Gold
Standard Side.
New so-called arguments" against
bimetallisn are coming forth at inter
walls. None of them seem to be able to
last long in the full blaze of daylight.
One of the latest and most absurd of
this array is the following, which was
sent out by Henry Clews 81 Co., the
Wall street bankers:
IF the government adopts free silver
coinage it viii increase the danger from
housebreakers more than ever before. be-
cause the silver can be melted and sent
70 the mint without II ever being traced
by its original owner. Housebreakers will
thrive at the expense of the rich That,
however, is an argument In favor of the
populists, as they are down on the rich.
''HENRY CLEWS."
Mr.. Clews, however, goes only q little
beyond his friends of the Wall street
press. After having denounced all
Americans who are advocating the
iree coinage of silver as regulators,
swindlers or crazks, and after graveIv
arguing that Mr.. Bryan himself is in
sane, the seokesmen of Wall street
scarcely outdo their record by describ-
ing the free silver movement as an eff
fort in behalf of burglars. Probably
they would find the most sinister mean
ing in the casual suggestion that if
more silver were in circulation as money
and less stationary in the form OF
punchbowls and loving cups there
would be a wider distribution of pros
perity throughout the land Punch
bowls never stimulated trade.-N. Y.
TouruaI
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
BOND ISSUES TO AID GOLD.
How the Money Power MiIks the Treas
ury of Gold.

How the Money Power MiIks the Treas
ury of Gold.
Prof. Frank Parsons, of Boston uni
versity, writes as follows in the October
Arena:
The recent issue of $2s2, ,0OO, COO of
bonds in time of peace illustrates an
other serious evil of the present none
tary system. The necessity the govern
ment is under of redeeming greenbacks
in gold upon demand enables schem
ing men to draw large amounts of gold
from the treasury and then say to the
government: Your reserve is getting
low; you must have gold or you will
be in danger of failure to keep your
promise in respect to specie payments
issue bonds and get the gold bacl.
again. So the schemers get bonds for
their gold, sell the bonds alta premium.
take the greenbacks they get for the
bonds and draw the gold out OF the
treasury again, until the government
is frightened into new issue Of bonds.
and so On in an endless chain, with
premium profit for Wall street on every
issue of bonds. and nothing but accumU
lating debt for the nation. When bonds
ore issued in time OF war the govern
ment gets a substantial equivalent, but
these millions of bonds that are issued
to keep up the gold reserve have Sc
cured to the people nothing at all of
any real worth to them. The specu-
lators rendered no service to the gov
ernneat-they simply drew out gold
in order to speculate on the bonds that
would be issued to get it back. The
government might start with $50, ,0o9, 900
Of gold in the treasury, and, through
the repetition of the above process,
iszEe billion of bonds, and at the end
be just where it started, with $50, ,0o0, 900
OF gold in the treasury and not a thing
to show for the billion of debt but the
keeping of foolish promise that Is of
little advantage TO anyone except the
schemers who have found out how to
gear it TO a bond printing press and
make it turn the peoples millions into
their Golfers as fast as they dare to
turn on the current.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
The REAL ISSUE AT STAKE.
Senator Jones. OF Nevada, Writes OF the
One Great Question.

Senator Jones, of Nevada, Writes OF the
One Great Question.
Senator John p. Jones. of Nevada,
writes as follows in the October Arena:
It is a good thing for the American peo-
pie that the financial question is now
clearly defined, and that they have for
saken all other controversy in order to
give il their undivided attention. As a
ration we are patient and longsuffer-
ing. We have for many moons heard
the tinkle of the goldbug in the land,
and we are at last alive to its meaning.
We have seen high and low tariff tried.
We have heard of the wonders that were
TO be accomplished by the repeal of the
Sherman law Then came bond issues,
about which the less said the better, and
a lingering panic which has reduced a
large section of the people to a condi-
tion verging on despair. We have seen
caressipg clauses in the platforms of
the political parties promising the re-
habilitation of silver, and many other
promises that have been cast aside and
entirely forgotten after victory was at
tanned.
Now the people know that neither
protection nor free trade, no matter
which in itself may be the better, can be
OF any real utility to the country until
the money question is settled and set
tied rightly. This is important, because
only one great question can be attended
10 at a time. This issue, once properly
disposed of, others may be advantage
oisly taken up. This one is the essen
tiaI preparation for others.
It is not exactly convincing, l should
think, to intelligent citizens for the op-
ponents of the constitutional money
system to denounce its adherents as the
followers of ''craze," ''heresy.'
There was a schism and a heresy
brought into our money system by
these same gentlemen in 1873, and the
country has never been really pros
T,erous since that time. The time is
now approaching for the elimination of
Iron County register., 1896-10-22

"a new slang phrase is picked up end
worn out in a day in the great cities OF
the country" said a commercial travel
er, ''but sometimes years elapse before
it is ever heard OF in rural districts.
was sidetraclzed in a little mining camp
in southern Oregon few days ago and
was playing freezeOut with some of The
natives. In the course of events got
three tens and made a small bet. a Dig
red-shirted hoosier opposite raised me.
/ raised him back, and he came back at
me with another raise.
well, I'll have TO call you,' I said
My name is mud
HE raised up from his chair, seized
my hand in his big paw and shaking il
enthusia sticaliy, said in all seriousness:
"'Glad to know you. Mr.. Mud. My
uame is Jenkins San Francisco Post
Iron County register., 1896-10-22

in the humblest possible way and at
minimum wages. Distress from long
idleness has brought about this condi-
ton"
The gold gamblers are on the verge Of
tears because they fear that the dollar
of these unfortunate victims of plu-
tocratic rapacity and greed will be de-
preciated, and in order to avert such a
calamity they ask these unfortunates
to vote so as to continue existing con-
ditions. The few beneficiaries of the
single gold standard ask its countless
victims to stick to it and suffer, and to
trust TO the chapter of accidents for
that relief which is sorelv needed. But
it may reasonably be doubted that any
important percentage of Americas
wage-earners will vote to rivet the
chains that bind them as the effect of
alarm created by the gold gamblers
cry of deprecated dollar.-Bingham-
ton IN. " Leader.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
PARITY.
An Illustration of the situation by James


An illustrations of the situation by James
G. Clark.
James G. Clark, the peoples poet, has
written a poetical illustration of the
cause of the lack OF parity between gold
and silver, The illustration presents
the case in a most forcible way and
makes it clearly plain why silver is not
on parity with gold:
Brother Jonathan owned a beautiful horse
That moved like prince on the world'f
race course
Only three and twenty years ago.
But an English jockey came one day
And to Hostler John did slyly say:
That's heliegant 'orse you ave, yo
know.
But the beastIy thing is deuced slow
To what 90 might be If you'd feed i'm 'ay
And take hall the blasted hoats away
And the jockey tipped the hostler's hand.
And sailed away to his native land.
But the horse waxed thin as fauzisheo
crow.
Then the jockey came again and said:
why, the beast grows poor, but I'll bet
That is 'ide will shine and is TANKS win
swell,
And he'll prance on the turf and trot like
'eu,
Or the 'eaviest load will heasily draw
If you'll feed i'm on public faith and straw
And keep i'm away from that greenback
grass
That is making i'm slow and dull as hass:
Now, do this, Johnnie. and over the foam
I'll bear the news to the 'orse thieves 'ome,
And your face shall 'ang on the stable wall
With your Hinglish pals in Rothschild's
stall,
AS the only American financier'
That the Hinglish thieves can call their
peer"
Ind. tipping the hostler's palm once more.
He sailed again to his native shore.
But 10! While the horse grows faint and
weak
The jockey returns and exclaims, with
cheek
AS high and hard as a pyramid
While Jonathan swears and shifts his quid,
And the jockey to Johnnie slyly winks,
And Johnnie appears as grave as the
Sphinx:
THAT silver gray Is a frail, thin cuss,
And ye cawn't trade the hanImaI or on us
Till We bring i'm up to parity
With our blooded Hinglish 'orses. Seer"
And the hostler's honest face looks down
From the Robbers Roost in London town
Iron County register., 1896-10-22


The addition of s10o. 100000 or 5000.
100000 to the worlds money would not
as matter of course of itself bring
prosperity. Even the addition of double
this amount to the stock of money in
the United States would not lead to any
rivalry to the Garden of Eden, or of me-
cessity set the country afire with pros
Perity. Money can do nothing of itself.
Trade and industry are the only roads
TO wealth. But trade and industry are
much more likely to flourish when
money is abundant than when 1t is
scarce. and do not flourish at all when
money is not to be had. An expanding
currency favors industry; a contract
ing currency strangles industry. Under
the single gold standard the currency of
the United States has in the past four
years contracted by nearly 5000. .0Oo, 900.
Under the biInetallic standard it should
have expanded by that amount in the
same time. That is why industry is for
bimetallism.-San Francisco Examiner.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
RaiIroads of ArnerIca.

In no other country on the face of the
globe is the railway mileage anywhere
near as large relatively to the number
of inhabitants as in the United States.
To see this one has only to turn to the
latest statistics on the subject. The
chief nations of Europe have one mile
of railroad to an average OF 600 people,
while in this country the average is $50
inhabitants to one mile of road. This is'
the result of the competition between
different railroad companies. In Iowa,
where the fight is perhaps bitterest. the
number of inhabitants to one mile CT
road is only 243, while Germany, with
very nearly the same amount of mile
age, has 1,S95 inhabitants to the mile,
number nearly eight times as great
Washington Times.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
England and silver.

Tt is reported that the London Chron.
icle looks upon Bismarck's letter to Gov
CuIberson rs anti-English. for the rea.
son that free coinage of silver would
hurt England. It would hurt England
only because it would improve the com.
nercial situation for some rival coun.
try or countries. The country of al
others which would be benefited in its
trade relations is the United States. As
President Andrews, of Brown universi.
ty, has said. this country would dish
England in the markets OF the world
if it were to throw open its mints to the
unrestricted coinage of silver al well as
goid.-DeuFer Republican.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
A RestfuI Trim.

did you get rested?" Fogg asked o1
Henderson on the latter's return from
Europe. "Yes, 1 did" answered the
traveller. ~Got into Liverpool Friday
morning, reached London in the after
noon; went TO Paris next morning;
left for Switzerland the day after that;
stopped there two hours; then started
for Berlin and did it up in a forenoon;
back to England the next day and
caught the steamer just in time.
Rested? BY Jove, I feel like a new
man!'-Boston Transcript.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
The Expianafion

''Uncle Rasbury. why did you name
your dog Moreover"
Dat am CT Scripture name, Marse
John"
'' Moreover a Scripture name for
dog? How do you make that out, Uncle
Rasbury?"
Don't you recolcumlect, Marse John,
where the Scriptures say: Moreover,
the dorg cum an lick hees sores p ".-
Washington Times.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
Rar Prices.

The fall of prices comes from the use
IF gold. Fortunate are those who own
sovereigns, and unfortunate are those
who own commodities, products and
other gcods.-.~George ]. Goschen, ex-
chancellor of the excheouer. England.
Iron County register., 1896-10-22
bismarck Must ne : ..Cran1.. ),

Now that the authenticity of the
Bismarck letter has been established
the work of showing what crank
the German statesman is viii proceed.
IN. Y. Journal.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-14

which had Just came unto him. He went
away leaving an unpaid boardvbiil or
several dollars and owing three or four
persons small sums of money which they
had loaned him. upon the presumption
that he was man Of means.
The stranger n "A short. rather heavily
built man, about 80 years of age, and
spoke broken German. He found little
difficulty in interesting Clerk Cow. ~
Fords. and the popular clerk undertook
to render his guest some valuable as
sstance IN his proposed purchases. the
visitor said that he had considerable
money on his person, and he gave the
clerk an envelope to place in the safe for
him. He then announced that he wanted
TO meet the other guests OF the hotei.
and Mr.. Cow introduced him TO sevefai
of the prominent ones the same evening.
He is said to have borrowed sums OF
money from two or three persons he met
in this way. The stranger pretended 10
be about TO make loan OF 2Vo upop
some property in Jackson Ward, but on
Monday. when the deal was to have peen
consummateh the visitor disappeared
Clerk Cow broke open by mistake the
envelope he had deposited I'm the hotei
safe and to his surprise found only the
three blank checks. The police have been
watching the outgoing trains for the
Young German.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-14
TRADES COUNCIL MEETING.
Interesting Session Last Night
white Bnrbers TO Organize.


The regular meeting OF the Central
Trades and Labor Council was held last
night in Ellett's fIall, with a good repre-
sentation from the various organizations.
The Lecture Committee recommended
having a series OF lectures on economical
questions throughout the year, which re-
commentator tire council endorsed. and
authorized the committee to make all me-
cessary arrangements.
The committee appointed to cooperate
In the early-closing movement reported
the movement TO be declared on for the
present, but they propose to have the
plan 10 close at r. M. throughout the
year go into effect January LIST. The COM
mittee appointed for this matter Is COM
posed of Messrs. Middleton, Chappeii' ana
Murphy.
Mir. McCulloch. presented a preamble
and series of resolutions adopted by the
Tvpographical Union, heartily favoring
the establishment OF a government postal
telegraph. The council endorsed the reso-
buttons.
AT O'clock the council adjourned that
the white BARRIERS OF the city might have
meeting for organization. Mr.. Doherty
stated TO the BARRIERS the object OF tneir
being invited TO attend was ofsanization'
after which he introduced Mr.. hcCuiioch.
who. In a strong speech, set iortn ,no
benefits OF organization, ana urged inc
barbers TO organize and protect them
selves The BARRIERS went into session,
with MFR. It. +. Guvernator as temporary
chairman and G.. F.. Runge as secr' tafy.
After a general discussion they resolved
10 organize. and adjourned TO meet Sun-
dav afternoon at o'clock az Sphpefy
shop. TO east Broad street.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-14
BLANK CHECKS Fon HIS BOARD.
A Young German Suddenly Dfsap-
pears from Ford's Hotel.

a young man OF German extraction
came TO Ford's Hotel last Thursday and
registered from one of the northern cities.
On Monday evening he disappeared as
completely as II the earth had opened
and swallowed him. That's the story In
brief. The details are Of more specific
interest. since the stranger left at the
hotel an envelope containing his vaiu-
ables. which consisted of three blank
checks upon the Commercial Bank %
Hammond. Ind. aizo a bundle Of laundry
aud a hair-brush. which constituted hiS
wardrobe. The visitor came here. ne SAM
with an idea OF investing several tbou-
sand dollars. q part Of an mnerisanee