Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-06-24

the free and unlimited coinage of silver.
 If the country cannot have Nc Einlsy and free silver both, il can improve its present condition very much by Mckinley alone.
 The more overwhelming the re- publican victory in November is made, the sooner good times will return to the country.
 This promises to be the greatest yesr for political Hops" of any ia the history of the country. The Hopping will not be all done from one party either.
 Strange how diffescat men look when they are away from home Of course, no one dares to doubt the accuracy of the portraits drawn at &. Louis by the newspaper artists.
 The announcement that Speaker Rsed will engage iu the practice of law with President Cleveland al the Jose of his present term in Con gress, Is prematurs. MT. Reed has decided to make the race for Con- gr.ss again.
 Editor Reppy. of the Florence Tribune, announces his departure from the Republican party. He fails to state in what particular political camp he intends to pitch his tent, but the indications are that he will be with the pops.
 Democrats affect to believe that they See s ray of light for their party on account of the action of the republican convention. They had better keep their crop of crow ing roosters penned up until after their own convention gets through with business.
 An Ohio man telegraPhed to Senator Teller as follows: Il do not regard you as representative republican. Upon reading this aloud to his friends, the senator re- marked: Il agree with him. but I don't see why he should go to the expense of a telegram to tell me what already know"
 Our democratic contemporary gives the populist leaders the fol- lowing swiPe this morning: Scratch the bsck of popuIist leader who expects to get an office and ysu will knd him 6 republican every time, a man at heart most hostile to the de- nocrscy and a. hart as much a re- publican as ever
 The delegates who walked out of the St. Louis convention were as follows: The entire delegations of Colorado and Idaho; from Utah three delegates; South Dakota, Pet t;grsw; Hartman, sf Montana; Cleveland and Strother. of Nevada. tweu.y-three In all.
 Prince Isenburg- -Birstein, who married sn American heiress. Is be- ing sred for S25, 900, which is claimed by those who introduced him to the heiress and paved the way Tor his marriage Still American gir.s- some of them-fesl flttered to have these Ulercensry for gne-s pretend Jo make love to them. It IS really disgusting 10 respectable people.
 A City ct Mexico telegram says: News of McKinley'S nomination snd the bolt of the silver delegates excited great interest. Public in- ,erest here, while strongly in favor of silver, ;s strongly spprehensiYe of | the United States going on q silver basis, as that would insure ruin to Aexico's growing manufacturing in dustry. Mexico fears that her pres ent prosperity wonld be imperilled l by competition from the United l States, were 1t on a silver basis.
 Mir. Teller's substitute for the financial plank in the republican | platform was as follows: The re- publican party fsvors the use both | gold and silver as equal standard l money and pledges its power to se- l cure free, unrestricted and indepen- dent coinage of silver at our hints al the ratIo of Is parts silver to one of gold. The telegraph says that, Teller as he stood on the platform tO make his final protest to the re- publican party against the adoption of the gold standard policy, was a striking figure. Tall and gaunt. he wore the old fashioned frock cost. of the old time state man; his face wss deep furrnwed with lines" Before leaving the convention SenS- tor Teller shook hands with Chair msu ThurStDn and Senator Foraker.
 That the financial plank of tLe St. Louis platform does not meet with the approval of the republican party in Arizona, goes without the saving. A the territorial conven- ton of the party he'd two years ago. | the editor ol thls paPlr, had the honor of being Q member of the committee on platform and resolu- tions, and a financial plank was in- serted in that platform and adopted by ihe convention. declaring in un- equiVocal terms in favor of silver coinage and expressly s;ipulaiing their advocacy of it. regardless of