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Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Chairman Faulkner, of the Demo-
cratic Com ereasipnal Co ttee,e is
in receipt Of letters nom various
parts of Pennsylvania, showing that
the free silver sentiment is growing
there. congressman Mutch1er
of the Eighth district, tells me that
we will make very large gains in our
representation in Congress from his
state" said the Chairman. Gin the
Eighth district Mr.. Hart was elected
two years ago by q majority, as re
collect the figures of 1876. We will
carry the same, district now by q
majority variously estimated at
from 5000 to 1000. This indicates
the wonderful change that has come
over the State, and Is due entirely to
the agitation of the subject of free
coinage. The Democratic represen-
tation In Congress from this State
will surprise the Republicans. We
have made a very careful canvas of
the situation, but. do not propose at
this early day to indicate what our
expectations are"
This is wise. No one wishes TO be
considered lunatio and prophecy
based on the above would indicate
political dementia.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

The oratorical flourish of the
crown of thorns and cross of gold Is
not, after all, a sample of Boy
Bryan's free coinage of figures of
speech at least, not in all its luxuri.
ance. Representative Mccall, of
Mass, in a speech in the House.
Jan. 20, 1894, in opposition to the
Wilson tariff bill, said:
Do you regard your bill with re-
ference to labor? Ready as you
have ever been to betray It with a
kiss, you scourge it to the very quick
and press a crown Of thorns upon
its brow.
Nearly eleven months later, Dec.
22d, 1894,-in a debate on currency
and banking, the Boy Orator took
this passage, and with some mutila-
ton and addition, ,-omitting the apt
reference to the betrayal and the
scOurging, and adding a clumsy al
lusion to the cross, delivered 1t as
follows:
will not help to cruelty man.
kind upon a. cross Of gold. 1 will
not aid them to press down upon the
bleeding brow OF labor the crown Of
thorns.
In his speech at the Chicago con-
vention, he worked it off in the fol-
lowing form:
We shall answer their demands
for gold standard by saying to
them You shall not press down
upon the brow of labor this crown OF
thorns. You shall not cruelty man
kind upon a cross of gold.
And now the Boy Orator, detected
In literary theft, and in duplicating
his alterations Of the stolen goods,
pleads guilty; and in the revised
form of his convention speech pre-
sents the passage in quotation
marks.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
MONEY AND The CREDITOR CLASS


when the Measure Of value Varies, the
L.aborcr Gets the Worst OF It
Probably no question that has ever
been made a political issue appeals more
strongly TO our selfishness than the mon
ey question. The value of all the prop
erty we possess is expressed in the terms
of money, and not our property only but
our labor.
A horse, COW, corner lot, share
Of stock, bond OF a note are all meas
ured as to their transferable value by
money. They are worth so much. So
Of our labor, whether in the professions,
the shillful trades or in more manual
employments. We are worth so much
an hour or a day or week by the serv-
ices we are able to render, and we are
paid accordingly. The result is, IL we
are not fools, that We want the best
money that circulates In exchange for
our services or our property, and the less
our income the more we want the best
The contention, therefore, seems un-
answerable that a government or a COM
munity should establish the highest
standard of money whereby TO measure
those exchanges of labor and property
which constitute the business Of the
world. II this is not done, and the meas
ure Of value becomes variable, who suf-
fers7 The men who have large resources
behind them or the men who have moth
ing but their hands and brains9 Most
assuredly the latter, A well known
banker Of this town has often been heard
to say that the money standard did not
and could not affect him, for he could
make money whether we were ON a gold
or silver basis. So he could, and so can
any capitalist IL Is the man who de-
pends upon his labor that would suffer
by deprecated currency.
It is the creditor class Of the COM
munity, therefore, which is most inter-
ested In preserving the stability Of the
currency and it's high value But Of
whom is the creditor class oomposedi
Manifestly of those 10 whom something
is due from day to day, from week to
week and from month to month. These
are the laboring people, the men at the
desk, at the counter, at the forge, al
the bench and at the plow. The toilel
who patiently wields the shovel and
the pick when nightfall comes is cred
itor, and he is entitled to be paid foI
his days labor In the best money the
country affords And 80 throughout the
whole round Of employment where men
and women receive wages
Is IL not, then, inexplicable that q
large proportion Of those who In the
sweat of their face earn their daily
bread, laying by perhaps triae from
week to week toward a rainy day, de-
posting 1t in a savings bank-that
these should be led away by the cry fol
cheap money! What do they want with
cheap money, or ''poor mans" money
If there is any difference, why should
they not have rich mems moneyH-Chi
cago Times Herald.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Stop bothering your head about the
figures 10 to 1. leave the gold standard
out of the question. for there is no di-
rect issue upon it. and consider the real
issue, silver.
A lump of silver Of q certain size,
871N grains In weight, is today worth
58 cents. The Bryan proposition is that
the government shall stamp IL dollar.
That would be fat money making Of
the same sort as the governments set
ting its printing presses TO work and
turning out without limit dollars Of pa
per.
1t is fat dishonesty. 1t Is pregnant
with trouble for every man, laborer or
capitalist, who lives by industry, and
1t would leave to the United States the
hurt of lasting mistrnst in the mind Of
every industrial investor and leader,
American or foreign Beat II Is the
American voters beat the Populists four
years ago-by 10 TO 1.--Exchange.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
nryan,. speeoh a plsmal rallure.

The speeches of Mr.. Bryan on his
trip East were poor stuff, and, COM
pared with the addresses made un-
der similar circumstances by any of
the men the country has learned to
consider great, showed melancholy
flatness. There are several young
lawyers in Newark who would be
quite as effective, and, if married,
they would be a trife more reserved
in their display of matrimonial fell
city. The question which has been
in the minds of all was it possible
that, in spite of his training and
tendency to loose talk, the man was
genius such as America has so Of
ten seen springing from the most
unfertile soilP Granting him every
excuse, and forgiving violation of
taste which would be objectionable
in men who have seen more of the
real world, it is impossible not to
realize that the candidate who was
nominated for a hyperbolic speech is
composed of the thinnest material
that has yet assumed to be all wool.
The exultation over the curious
crowds at the railroad stations, the
cheap demagoguery of taking an or
dinary passenger sleeper, the shout
ing himself into laryngitis on the
steps of car, hoisting his wife for
exhibition to the multitude on plat
form cars and talking, talking. talk
ing, with rarely trace of thought,
all showed the failure of the man
under test and answered the ques-
ton that was on the tip of every
tongue. The toy balloon has been
pricked. Newark Sunday Call.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

silverites pretend 10 doubt that the
result Of a 16 to free coinage law
would be TO bring ON panic. Is there
one advocate Of silver who has money
loaned out wh' Roold not want to call
In his loans IL be knew that after GER
tain day he would be paid In dollars
worth half OF those which he had loanedl
Would not all other owners Of capital be
equally alarmed by the threat Of pay
ment In 80 cent dollars. and would not
their natural desire TO protect them
selves against loss result In financial
panioi
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
FREE SILVER.

Having received numerous in
quiries as TO the meaning of free sill
yer coinage, sixteen toSone," we
publish the following explanation of
the subject:
It means in practice that sixteen
ounces of silver should be held as
worth as much as one ounce of gold.
One ounce of gold, American coin
standard of fineness--that is, nine
hundred parts of pure gold to one
hundred of alloy, will coin in gold
dollars 1880. Sixteen ounces of
silver, American coin standard of
fneness-that is, nine hundred parts
of pure silver to one hundred of al
10y, at the rate of 412H grains to
the dollar (the weight of the present
standard silver dollar) will coin
$1S. so in silver dollars. These six
teen ounces of silver can be bought
in the markets of the world to-day
for 1924. There would, therefore,
be a profit of $500 on an invest
ment of 1894, being about 81 per
cent, if a holder of silver could take
it to the mint and coin into silver
dollars. The advocates of free coin
age favor a law that will allow any
holder of silver bullion-or, in fact.
silver of any kind (as the latter can
readily be melted into bars) to have
the right to take the same to any
mint of the United States and con.
vert it into silver coin free of charge.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
Havs TA.y OorDsrod sAs Copps, Csassf

Have They cOrnsred ths Copper CeneSS
A majority Of the letters from the
workingInen In your columns claim that
gold has appreciated In value since 1878
and that this appreciation has been
caused by the wicked bankers who have
cornered all the gold Has any one sug-
gested that these wicked bankers have
cornered all the cents1 In 1873 It re-
quired 12e cents 70 purchase only ons
ounce Of silver. Today Ii requires only
90 cents 10 purchase this same one
ounce Of silver. In 1879 II required 1876
cents to purchase one bushel Of wheat.
Today 6S cents will purchase one bushel
Of wheat And yet 100 cents will pur-
chase the same amount Of gold today as
it could In 1878. Clearly, then. IL is
this bad little copper cent that has
caused all our hard times and not the
gold. Let us compel all Of our creditors
TO accept five mills instead Of ten for
oent-Common Sense in New York
World
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

The silver men give away their case
when they say that free coinage will
increase prices The one universal
human interest Is cheapness. The ideal
condition would be one wherein all de-
sirable things were produced without
any cost at all Every advance toward
that condition-that is to say, every
eheapening of the necessaries Of hfe-ts
q great gain for everybody. On the other
hand. every increase In the price Of tho
necessaries Of life is a direct and grew
Gus hurt 10 the people.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

mo American silver will be taken
here after the 81 of July"

here after the 81 of July"
OR THIS
ITO the Public: Noticeis hereby
given that on and after August first
United States silver coins win not
be accepted in trade at this place" !"
At some of the banks American sill
yer can be sold at a discount of 10 or
12 per cent but most Of them will
not take 1t except from regular de-
positors.
Whati it win be if the silver fellows
have it their own way, depends on
the amount of silver in the world.
Democracy made promises to the
people in 1899, which it failed TO
keep. The tariff reform has become
a stumbling block and by word. Can
it be trusted to do better with the
silver question, reinforced as it is
with Populists and Anarchists va
garies?
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

A fine ounce of gold is worth $40. 81.
Sixteen ounces Of silver are worth
e11.20
CongFess-oan legislate until II h black
In the face without making the ounce
Of gold worth less or the 10 ounces Of
ailYeE worth more. New York Press
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
TryIng . DsIuds the Farmer.
petroit Free Press, lpem.l

The chief hope of the free silver
men is in the American farmers and
it is not fattering TO the class. It is
based on the assumption that they
can be deluded into the notion OF
being helped by nominal raising of
prices, which comes from debasing
currency ON which all our business
has been done since the return to
specie payments in 1878.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Chairman Hanna is well satisfied
and thinks the Western prospects
encouraging for Mckinley. He is
more than delighted with the cam
paign work done, and about Sept. /
he will open up all along the line
with speakers and from that time on
make an aggressive fight.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Since the primary election the
Democrats are claiming that the
party is this county is stronger than
ever. Judging from the number of
good people here now using SMELL
ing salts we are not inclined to say
nav,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Measured in the cheap money Of the
war period wages advanced little and
prices great deal Cheap silver dollars
would affect labor now in exactly the
same way. The working classes always
suffer most from a debased currency.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

"You seem to have impressed the
Queen of Sheba very favorably, I"
observed Hiram, King of Tyre, hand
ing over the freight bill for his last
shipment of cedars of Lebanon.
"She says you are the most brilliant
conversationalist she ever met"
"H'm-yes, mused King Solo
mon, biting into pomegranate. II
let her do most of the talking. -
Chicago Tribune.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Entered at the post office of
Milford, Pike county, Pennsylvania,
as second-class matter, November
twenty-frst, 1895.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Bryan is a man to move audiences,
if the way his hearers tumbled out
of the garden the night of his mott.
flcation, is any indication of his
powers,
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
SHALL PROTECTION BE ABAN.
DONED?

The treasury deficiency for July,
the first month of the new fiscal
year, was thirteen million dollars,
and Sc far in August it has averaged
million dollars day. There is a
reason for this and it is free trade
as embodied in the Wilson tariff
law. This will continue as long as
this law remains in force. 1t is idle
to say that Protection must be re-
legated to the rear in this campaign.
It shonld be brought conspicuously
to the front. The object lesson has
taught the people the need of it.
There can be no question but that
the Government should have rev.
enue sufficient for it's expenses. The
deficiency shows just what the
American wage-earners are losing.
This money should and would go
into their pockets if they had proper
protection against the cheap labor
of Europe. This state of affairs
must not continue.
Mckinley and Congress which
will wipe out the Wilson bill and
pass law in the interest of Ameri-
can industries and workmen must
be elected and the people will see to
it that they are.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
WAS FRIES SILVER IsT.

The free and unlimited coinage of
silver means that the owners of sill
yer bullion shall be permitted to
bring their silver to the mint and
have it coined for them without
charge at a ratio which would make
every S71H grains of pure silver
$1.00, though in the market that
much silver sells for So cents and at
that price brings a good profit to the
mine owners.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Whore Were the Silver PatSlolS Hn t050S
The advocates Of the cheap silver
standard pretend that the white metal
is patriotic, while gold is disloyaL
One-hah of the arguments for 90 oent
dollars consists Of appeals 70 patriotism
for votes in favor Of the American
money" and against the "traitor gold"
Of England
In the happy days before 1873 the
bullion value Of the metal in q silver
dollar was worth on an average about
81. 09. Did the noble hearted, patriotic
silver miners rush 10 pour their products
into our mints, 30 that the country would
have plenty Of money! Not by q great
deal They were the kind Of patriots
who shipped their silver of 70 France
as fast as they could send IL In order 70
get little higher price for 1t. They
knew that at that time metallic money
was scarce In the United States, bat
they didn't care for that They wanted
the highest price for silver bullion, and
they therefore sold IL in the dearest
market Nobody blames them for doing
80. But now that the price abroad has
gone down, and they want Uncle Sam
to give them more for their bullion than
its market value. they talk Of patriot
ism" and pretend that they wish TO get
their silver made into dollars IN order
to benefit tho country. Nice kind Of pa
triots they are--men who will feend
their silver away when 1t is badly need
ed and try to unload IL on the govern
ment when it is cheap and PLENTIFUL
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Every where about Canada, in the
street cars, the stores, the hotels,
railway stations, restaurants and
saloons printed cards bearing this
ANNOUNCEMENT have recently ap-
peared:
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

If Bryans predictions are as far
off, as are his statements of alleged
facts, the proper place for him is in
the weather bureau.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

methods of discussion with which
he has been familiar. The whole
address is the product of an inferior
intellect, and confirms the first i'm
preston that the party nomination
of a mere talker was the seal Of folly
set upon the Chicago convention s
desertion of Democracy.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

0~AAA"A.N AAA~AA 49, ANAAAAIANAAANNH-a
Senator Teller calls himself BIZ
metallist He defines bimetaliism as
the equal treatment Of both gold and
silver at the mints
Senator Teller is q silver monometaI-
list and so are .s1'77naVooates Of free
coinage at 10 u ~. do not ask
''equal'' but ur ni. ent Of gold
and silver at Ae .mints All that the
mint does with gold Is to stamp upon It
the certificate Of its value. II stamps 20
$40 grains Of gold Of standard hneness
before Il is stamped. II is worth dol
lar II melted In the pot IL will bring q
dollars worth Of value In either shape
anywhere in the world.
What the free coinage men ask is that
the government shall stamp 41sK
grains Of silver Of standard fincneas as
. dollar under the arbitrary and obsolete
ratio Of 10 to 1. But this silver is worth
only SO cents. Il will sell for only 6S
cents II melted Il will not pass for q
dollar in the markets Of the world, ex-
cept TO be sent back here, where Its legal
tender quality and the policy Of the
government to make IL exchhngeable for
gold keep It current at Its face value.
In asking this unfair and dishonest
advantage for silver Mr. Teller there
fore demands unequal treatment for the
metala And as free coinage Of either
metal at false ratio has everywhere
and always driven the more valuable
coin out Of circulation. 4 would inevi-
tably precipitate this country 70 a silver
basis, making silver the only money b
redemption and silver or silver notes the
only money In use.
The free coinage men are therefore,
not bimetallists, but silver monometal-
lists. They are cohtEactionista They
would make money soarcer instead Of
more plentiful. pooret instead Of better.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Mr.. Mckinley is speaking to the
old soldiers at Canton, Ohio, last
week said:
DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU THINK
ABOUT IT, BUT I BELEvE THAT IT Is
A GOOD DEAL BETTER TO OPEN UP THE
MILLS OF THE UNITED STATES TO THE
LABOR OF AMERICAN PEOPLE THAN TO
OPEN UP THE MuNTs OF THE UNITED
STATES TO THE SILVER OF THE WORLD. -
Can that sentiment be improved
by any amount of talk, on cheap
money as panacea for business ills.
If there is no work there will be no
wages no matter how plenty money
becomes.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
NOTICE.

All persons are hereby notified that
throwing or burning papers or refuse Of
any kind in the streets OF the Borough h
prohibited. l b. .af44 t9.r{
By order OF the town council,
j. G. CHAMBERLAIN,
President, pro tenn.
Attest, d. H. HORNBECKi See'y.
Milford, May 5, 1886. ..s.,f
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

Having been appointed to I'LL a vacancy
In the Office of
Associate Judge.
hereby announce myself candidate for
the nomination at the Republican COnven-
tion. Should receive it, and be elected,
shall endeavor to perform the duties OF
the office impartially and to the best Of
WILLIAM MITCHRLL.
July 2, 1895.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY.

OFFICE, browns BUILDING, BROAD ST.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

He who receives a good turn
should never forget it he who does
one should never remember it.
Charron.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

The Newark Sunday Cali commen-
ting on 'Mr. Bryans failure" says.
The explanations of his policy are
vague and his replies to arguments
curiously without fact or reason.
Mexico is a silver nation, and its
currency's condition admittedly bad
but this country is rich enough to
bear the strain which Is breaking
Mexico but why this country should
spend its wealth in behalf of silver
mine owners is not explained.
Compare the address in detail with
that of Speaker Reed and it seems
almost incoherent. There is little
logic, and the habit of appeal instead
of argument clings, in spite of the
evident intention to abandon the
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
Advertising Rates.

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Each subsequent insertion 80
Reduced rates will be furnished on APP
tisers.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21

India With q popafation Of nearly
300. 900. 900, tried in vain 10 keep the
bullion value Of its silver coins at q par
with their nominal value. How can the
70. 600. 900 people Of the United States
expect 10 sncceed where India failedG
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
Legal Advertising.

Court Proclamation, Jury and Trial
List for several courts per term, S2400
Administrator and Executors
notices 3.OO
Auditors notices 400
Divorce notices 500
Sheriff's sales, Orphans court sales,
County Treasurer's sales, County state
ment and election proclamation charged
by the square.
j. H. Van Etten, PUBLISHER,
Milford, Pike County, Pa.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
Editorial.
THE TWO RULES
THE GOLDEN RULE.

MCKINLEY's MOTTO -" Do unto
others as you would they should do
unto you"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
SILVER RULE.

BRYAN's DOCTRINE -" Do others
before they get chance to do you. !"
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1896-08-21
CANDIDATES CARDS.
County Treasurer

To THE VOTERS OF PIKE COUNTY; There
by announce myself a candidate for
County Treasurer
under the title or policy of "People's
ination papers, and solicit your votes at
the general election Nov. 8, 1895
JOHN A. KIPP.
August 5, 1895.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1896-05-07
BIuRed out.

h. E. Hawthorne made play for
sympathy today from his better half,
but didn't win out. He walked into
the house with tragic air and bottle
of black-colored liquid and said: s'I am
now going to give you divorce. When
drink this will be dead man. Don't
call doctor, for it will be too late. See
that my graves kept green. Guggle,
guggle, guggle." And down it went.
Before he could assume the proper pose
to die to his greatest satisfaction, he
threw up the contents of what he had
taken, and as his wife made no move to
send either for policeman or a physi-
clan, and wore an air of absolute lndif-
ference he didn't drink anything more