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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

From Fargo, in North Dakota. T
hear from reliable people whom | have
met in this city and on the train COM
ing here that Senator Hansbrough's ac-
ton in coming out for Mckinley has
frightened Republican prospects mate
rally there. and it is now asserted that
the state will do as well as it's name
sake to the south of it. Hansbroughs
term expires next March, and had he
followed Pettigrew's bolt in South Da-
kota the fight in his state would have
been a bitter one. The greatest OBJ
stacle in the way of Republican success
has been the factional fights that have
been going on for two years back.
These have now been settled. so far at
least as Mckinley is concerned. Cass
county, in which Fargo is located, and
Grand Forks are the largest in the
state. Both have been Republican by
a good majority, having only about 100
Populist votes in each of them. but it
is believed this year that each will in
crease its Republican majority nearly
500 votes Fargo has a uniformed
marching club of over 500 Mckinley
voters, fifty or more of whom are Dem
ocrats. and the Grand Forks Republic
cans are determined to make as good a
showing particularly as they have
been charged with lukewarmness. be-
cause their candidate for governor
failed of nomination. In Fargo the
Republicans are somewhat handi-
capped by having free silver Republic
can running for state senator against a
sound money Republican.
In other parts of North Dakota the
has ~unfayorable as we'll as
favorable aspects, according to locality.
On the Missouri river slope, compris-
ing Burleigh, Morton, Emmons, Nc
Lean. Kidder. Billings and Mercer
counties. the Republicans will make
their best showing, and net 2200 ma
jority will come from there. The
James River Valley Republicans began
to drift toward Populism four years
ago. but / am informed that the vote
in those counties will be as good this
year as in 1894. and that Dickey county
in which the Populists
have had half the total vote, will give
full 200 majority for Mckinley Two
years ago North Dakota gave Re-
publican majority over Populists and
Democrats of nearly 5000. In 1892 the
vote for presidential electors was so
,lose that the three men divided, and
Harrison Cleveland and Weaver each
received vote.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

| gent man would be expected to surpass
| the argument of an intelligent boy.
But whatever may be thought OF nif
argument, the fact cannot beoverlooKeo
that he has deliberately attempted 10
deceive the people. He has told US inthe
| East that unlimited silver coinage
would raise the price of silver to the
price of gold: he has told them IN the
West. where he believes the people are
| ra scally enough to want to get out or
having their honest debts. that I'M
limited silver will give them cheap
dollar with which to pay those debts
contracted in good dollar Then as
SOD to their consciences he tells them
gold has risen as the price of wheat
has fallen, although that idea was
long since exploded. He has told his
hearers that free silver would do away
with trusts If he believes that sort of
have charge of primary school. He
knows better. Bryan is not fool. By
that we do not mean that he is pro-
found thinker, for he is not. No one
who has followed his career can find
the slightest good evidence that he is.
But he is a shrewd politician of the
demagogue stamp. Every success he
has had in politics has been due to an
upheaval of the discontinued. He got
to Congress on the wave of Populism
and when that subsidized as common
sense got the betterof it he subsidized with
it He is shrewd enough to see that
his only hope now is to excite as much
of an upheaval as is possible. He stops
at nothing. While relying on the
prejudices Of a generation in the South.
the mining interests in the West. the
discomfort of labor in the big cities,
owing to the depressed condition of
business that Bryan himself was in
strumental in bringing about. he APP
peals to the dishonesty of every debtor
he tries by artful words, smooth and
specious, but as false as false can be-
to inflame discomfort, to incite class
hatred. 1t is all on his programme
He knows that to further his ambition
he must do it and he is acting on the
policy, The country be ID. if only
I
with anything to that end. He con-
sents to grace Tammany hall with his
few there were, have left it in dis
gust. He garbles and misquotes the
utterances and writings of distin-
guished men knowingly and purposely
he helps to spread statements and i'm
pressions that he knows to be false; he
has given his hearers to understand
that Blaine favored the Is to l idea
now advanced, when if he had read the
speech from which he stole paragraphs
he would have known better; he is
party to the circulation of forged and
fraudulent circulars, at least such are
being circulated by his managers and
he makes no effort to correct them
Among these are the Financial News
forgery, the panic circular" forgery.
the Lincoln quotation forgery and we
might go on. Isn't it about time Mr..
Bryan was publicly recognized for what
he is?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
Sewall's Acceptance.
(Hartford Times.)

MIR. Sewall out-Herods Herod in his
formal Endorsement of the worst things
the silver men proposed and carried
through at Chicago. He speaks OF the
deadly evil of the gold standard" but
he makes his own contracts payable In
gold. He adds nothing whatever to
current discussion of the topics of the
canvass. He might have written me
too" and let it go at that.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
Free Silver Prosperity" in india.
Gardner Reporter-Journal1

India is a free silver country and the
following quotation from a missionary
sermon. in which there was no thought
of politics is interesting as showing the
thrifty condition of the rank and file in a
silver country. There are 40.000000 of
such poor people in India who never in
their lives get more than one meal a day
and every night 10000, 900 lie down on the
ground to sleep. hungry. and the average
income OF every man, woman and child
in India is less than one cent a day
These are official statistics" The silver
ties have not been able to name one free
silver country where the workmen gets
good pay. even compared with the rates
of buying. One such would be better
argument for free silver than thousands
of prophesies of what the United States
will avail to change conditions existing
elsewhere when it adopts free silver
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Henri Hurries Home.
Boston Advertiser.)

Last night the moon. that slowly rose
above kentuckys fertile plains the
blood of all spectators froZe. because that
moon bore crimson stains. Far in the
East n bright light shone and swiftly.
loudly. nearer drew. and with a low un-
earthly moan. the screech owl from its
shadow flew. Loud sounds We're heard
strange. awful words that made the
hearers shake with fright. now sweet as
songs of singing birds. now laundering in
their ponderous might. Old settlers saw
these portents great. They heard the
skies recoil and crack. and whispered
soft II kalkilate that Kunnel Watterson's
gittin' back
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
Good Wheat Prices Help the Cause.

In ls92 Harrison captured the elect
oral vote of the state by S344 plurality.
but the Democratic and Populist vote
together exceeded the Republican by 1877.
the poll was: Harrison, 34.SSS: Wea-
yer. 1904; Cleveland, 90S1. Two wears
ago Sheldon (Rep) mad a majority of
9Vh' over the other two parties. the
Populists casting 26,56S and the Demo-
Gratis only $685. With Pettigrew and his
fellow delegates boiling. it is not sur
prisrng that Republicans at first de-
spared of success, but hard Work nv
the committee. broke the clouds away
apa the INCREASING price of wheat.
while silver has been going down. has
opened the eyes of a good many farmers
inclined to Populism. South Dakota
sends yearly into the outside world
over S0,000.000 bushels of wheat and
nearly 20.O00.OO0 bushels Of corn. The
low prices the past three years for these
two cereals alone have meant a great
deal to the Dakota farmer. but so. too
does the substantial rise in price that
has just come in anticipation of Me-
kinley's election.
What is true of Sioux Falls and Min
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
(Belfast Age. BRYAN De

,Aitnough Belfast does not differ from
thousands of other cities of ifs siza Nc
nave not heard of its possessing any
nioated bond-holders. soulless CORPORA
uons or wild-eyed anarchists. that We
Ieau SO much about. and which are said
70 De 50 common. A show possessing
tneSe rare curiosities would draw n Large
a""ience II 1t should come to Belfast.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

nehaha county respecting the chang.
In the tide and the probable submer-
sion OF Pettigrew holds good pronor-
tionately In the leading counties Of ~.
state. Turner, Hutchinson, Bon Homnoa
iankton and Brown, I am told, show
that the Republican vote OF two wear,
ago at least will be polled There ara
some directions, OF course. for Petit
grew was not without a strong follow
ing; but there are believed to be three
Democratic votes gained for every Re-
publican vote lost The sound money
democratic vote will go to Mckinley
me action Of their leaders In declin
ms to put Palmer-Buckner electoral
ticket In the field has met with favor
Tor the fight Is so close that every
Democrat who wants to defeat BRYAN
realizes that he must support McKin-
ley in order to do it, One OF the certain
Indications that Pettigrew and his fel.
low Popocrats feel that they are losing
ground Is the fact that they induced
Bryan to speak at Huron and other
places the other day on his way To
Minnesota. Bryan was dazed when
told that the Popocrats were getting
the worst Of the battle and that thew
needed his help.
1t Is evident. too, that the Popocrats
are paying more attention of late to the
legislative ticket than to the national
fight. Senator Kyle wants another
term, and Pettigrew is helping him
get ii. The struggle for the Legislature
is conceded to be closer than the ma
tional for state ticket fight Neither
Pettigrew nor his fellow Popocrats are
relaxing their efforts, though, in any
although they no longer
boast that Bryan has the state. At Gus
ter the other night Pettigrew arraigned
his old party in the most abusive way.
and declared that any man who served
Bryan's cause for the next thirty days
would do his country better service
than those who spent three years car
rying musket for the Union
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
Reed as a Rebuker.
New York Mail and EXPRESS

tNew York Mail and Express.)
Speaker Reed whom the Popocrats ac-
cused of piling up the Republican ma
Kinley." is now carrying his rebuking
policy into other states by making mag
niticent campaign speeches wherever the
campaign managers send him. Mr.. Reed
is one of the liveliest and most energetic
rehllkerS in the business
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

New York Democrats-what few re-
main-are fairly treading upon one an
others heels in their haste to disclaim
all responsibility for the proposed visit
of Governor Altgeld to that city.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
9aily $enuehtf Sunrnal
TERMS: $500 PER YEAR.

No notice whatever will be taken Of I'M
signed communications.
THE JOURNAL CANNOT BE HELD
RESPONSIBLE for the preservation or
return OF rejected communications.
Address all communications relating to
subscriptions and advertisements to
BURLEIGH & FLYNT. Publishers. Au-
gusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
Shall We Change the Standard.


AS good as gold" is Il saying as old as
the hills. 1t is the metaphoricaI standard
of excellence. We are now asked to re-
ject the idea contained in this world-old
proverb and to substitute for it a new
one: LAS good as silver" Are you ready
for the question?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Mr.. Bryan denounces politics in the
pulpit" which is simply another way
of telling the clergy of this country that
they have no business to denounce
theft, If it chances to have the endorse
ment of political platform.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Tom Watson announces his intention
to stump Kansas Poor, bleeding Kan
sas. There appears to be no end to her
woes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

The only thing lacking to complete
the circus-eXtravaganZa aspect of the
Bryan tours was a charge for admiS-
sion. This is now being had indirectly
by assessment.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Bryan is not above the cheap adver-
Using devices of the fourth class show
man. as witness his recent meeting in
Minneapolis, for ladies only"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Don Carlos appears to have formed
tirnidity from studying the history of
Democratic diplomacy the past four
vparS
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

1t is not surprising the Illinois Popo-
Gratis want another parade in Chicago.
The last one was colossal fiasco.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
England as a Land Grabber.


Lord Rosebery's remarkable statement
as to the extent of the territory acquired
by Breat Britain within IL years-about
the extraordinary love of land grabbing
which has always characterized British
craftsmanship. The British empire now
extends over 100000 square miles, and
was at any former period. Looking al
the vast territory and the vast population
winch she rules in Australia and Oceanica
II, III ASIA. IN AFRICA and in America one
marvels at her evident purpose to sill
spread her power - ''ii'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

How often we learn of an instance
where child is too old to want to
children who have had better advan-
tages and is not old enough to know
that he shouldn't keep away from
school on that account. AT Belfast
Supervisor Brick says that there are
many large scholars who are having no
schooling because they are little slow
in learning and do not care to go to
the same school with the kids" others
did not make great progress and soon
left school. He proposed having a sub
scription raised for special school
for those in the city, who needed the
schooling.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

The stay-at- home voter comes out
this year to vote for Mckinley.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
Why. indeed.
New York Mail and Express

SS.T
Doubtless Mr.. Sewall is correct when
he says that he is simply Following in
>ternational custom in putting the gold
payment clause into his shipping con
tracts. But has it occurred to him that
that is precisely what this government is
doing when it pledges that its obligations
shall be payable in money as good as the
best in the world? If International GUS
tom is the proper sort of sauce for the
Maine goose, why isn't it the correct
thing for the national gander2
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
Foreign Demand for American Wheat.

su nne l ,ha o. 81 Amspiican breadstufrs TO
without .rSa.z. .uI cpean market continues
II .yse abatement 1t is not speculative,
of wheat, which has been phenomenal. if
not unprecedented during the past month.
ne actuatlng cause. of course is the
paftiai failure of the sources of supply
In other countries. The effect of these
conditions must be most favorablv felt in
THIS country. The farmers have seen the
price OF wheat rise Ii cents in the month
of September. while the demand for their
product continues to exceed the facilities
for transportation. They have n FOOD
market and a large one
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

The Clinton "cusses" appear to have
tipped over very animated bee hive.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
FOR PRESIDENT,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY
OF OHIO.
FOR pICE-PRESIDENT,
GARRETT A. HOBART
or NEW JERSEY.
FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS.
For Electors at Large:
JOIIN F. HILL of Augusta.
JOEL WILBUR of Avon.

JOEL WILBUR of Avon.
First District-EDWIN PARSONS of
second District-A. r. MCPHERSON of
oT Third District-FRED ATWOOD of
WinterpOrt.
of Calais,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Seven talented unmarried Portland
ladies have for some time had what is
called an S. U. b. club. 1t was only
recently discovered that the mysterio,,e
symbols 5. U. h. stood for SIEVE
appreciated blessings" Such s@h .n-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

The drunken. brutal husband has the
least excuse for being jealous, but he
usually is.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Would that it could be close time
the year round on shooting accidents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Marketman Lombard on Congress
street, Portland, has been chuckling in
his sleeve Of late to think how he duped
the travelling public and created a stir
in natural history circles by the osten-
sible piscatorial monstrosity which he
exhibited at his store a week or two
ago. Science was upset and ea-faring
men We're nOn-plussed. 1t now turns
out to have been nothing but common
skate fish. with the hood and head of
the fish distorted by means of strings.
These curiosities have been as thick as
flies the past week, and nearly all the
fish men in Portland have had them
hung out in front of their markets.
At H. A. Sargent's market on Congress
street there was one of unusual size.
and the fantastic head which was
formed looked almost as large as a
small dog. A marketman on Federal
street had one hung up wearing
glasses. and with clay pipe in it's
mouth. startling spectacle for a den
izen of the deep. Science and history
can now settle back into the same old
rutS.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

The pond in Pepperell park. Saco, is
frequently visited on Sundays by
wicked urchins who instead of spend
ing their time in Sunday school stay
around the brink of the pond and sail
toy boats on its ripping and seductive
element. One of them got his reward
in a funny way last Sunday. He had
waded into the pond about up to his
knee to secure his boat which was
drifting away and had just started to
return to shore when on that strand
appeared a special cop. Terrified by
visions of dungeon cell. the boy wad-
ed and splashed across the pond in
water nearly yard deep. and Chamber
ing up the farther bank, made off.
dripping wet, across the fields and
fences and disappeared under the
bridge on James street with his yacht
under his arm.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

This is a great season for the in
spector-o of nedicatedj juices to get in
his fine work.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

"Breathes there the man with soul SO
dead
Yestermorn not to lift his head
And in rapture cry. Aha. the SUM-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

They wiped the mildew from the
Topsham pumpkins Saturday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17
Bar Harbor is agitating for a golf
club as the ''propah thing

The laugh is on one of the well
known druggists of ROckland He had
been troubled for some time by the
presence around his house of one of
those animals with the offensive smell
whose appearance is somewhat similar
to a cat. Finally he determined to en-
terminate the pest, and borrowing a
gun. went home and retired, plans of
the summary death of the animal run
ming through his dreams. At an early
hour he loaded his fusee and started
out, only to be met with the sight of
the dead body of his foe, which had
been slain some hours earlier by the
housemaid armed with club
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Portland is likely to become known
as honeymoon" city, from the null
tiplicity of bridal couples that have
been here of late There were three
from Bangor last week. two from Gar
diner. four from Aroostook county.
two from York county. and seven from
New Hampshire and Massachusetts.
There Will be more Of emf Mckin-
ley's elected.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

The number of tramps in Maine this
fall is almost unprecedented, the Oldest
inhabitant recalls nothing like it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Empty -four barrels are in demand at
this season of the year when the apple
crop-or such part of it as can find a
markets. waiting shipment. The
prices which apples are bringing this
year, don't allow of fancy prices being
paid for empty barrels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

A ruralist was initiated into the mys-
teries attendant upon electric cars in
the following graphic manner The
motorman of a car on the b. 0. 20.
road first noticed this fellow stand
ing in the middle of the track near the
Veazie line wildly waving both arms.
That, 1t was learned, was what he
considered the proper method for sig
mailing the car to stop. The man was
clad in fur coat. cap and mittens and
took seat in the rear with the con-
ductor. it being an open car. b..
the car had reached Mount - ~
man said he guessed IA: ,,.a,,,a rs ~: :,
side and turpi.~fs~ ne ""uio go III
.sLad hin, ,.j.fng to the conductor
..be, y,,,;ise now to get in stating that
Has not used to riding in such
things. One of the windows happened
to be down and for the purpose of jolly
ing the passengerthe conductor pointed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

James Love of Wesley, was at church.
Sunday. when some one entered his
house and took his pipe and tobacco
and Monday night his barn was en-
tered by some person. and a bag of
beans taken therefrom. 1t is evident
that some one in that vicinity does not
love James.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

The Maine newspapers, says the Ok
ford Democrat. can now revive that
story about bear and deer getting on
the electric railroad track in Oxford
county Saturday morning a partridge
walked around the corner of Odd Eel
lows block on the sidewalk. up the
steps and into the post office. John
Martin and w. A. Porter saw the bird
from Porter's store and went over and
closed the post office doors and cap
tured the game Uncle" John says
this is a sure omen of the death of the
Democratic party,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Taxpayers VS.. Tramp will be an in
teresting case before the next term OF
Names general court
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

Houlton hopes to have 1000 registered
voters for the November election. It's
citified airs will then be more notice
able than ever
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

This week Portland had the organ
lied women and next week will have
the Odd Fellows
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-10-17

A brindle bun dog has been killing
off all the $50 cats he could find in Bel
fast. His scheme of financing felines
does not meet with approval although
the price Of every cat he kills more
than doubles-in the owners mind