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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
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WHEAT AND SILVER.
Price of the Former Is Rising and the
Latter Going Down.


Latter Going Down.
One of Mr.. Bryan's strong points
in his appeal to the western farmers
is that the low price Of wheat is caused
by the decentralization of silver. To be
sure, wheat was higher in 1875 or in
1881 than it had been in 1870. but facts
are unimportant in connection with
"the crime of 1873" Wheat has unques-
tionably fallen in price, and so has
silver; therefore, If we initiate the price
of silver, the price Of wheat must rise.
If the decline of wheat has been due
to the decline of silver, how does 1t
happen that the price of wheat is now
rising, while that Of silver Is still go
ing down? In the last week of August,
the price Of December wheat in Chica-
go was 30 cents a bushel. On Satur-
day last it was 81 cents, an advance
of IA cents, or more than 20 per cent.
in five weeks. At the former date the
price Of bar silver in New York was
671s cents an ounce, and on Saturday
it was 65% cents, decline OF per
cent.
Clearly the prices of both commodi-
dies are regulated In the same way, by
the worlds supply and demand. We
than we consume, and the price at
which we can sell the surplus abroad
determines the price it will command
at home. When the foreign demand
is small--or the supply from other
countries abundant-wheat declines;
when exports increase. prices rise
again. ti
Even the most confiding Populist
must perceive that the recent upward
movement in the grain market has not
been brought about by free coinage or
by the promise of 1t. Silver has not
shared in the advance, as 1t should
have done by the Populist theory, be-
cause there has been no increased de-
mand for It, and bushel of wheat
will buy actually more silver today
as well as more iron or steel or alumii
nium-than when 1t was selling at
dollar. And with the rise in wheat.
the quotations of Bryan stock decline.
Philadelphia Times.
Turkeys representative In London Is
Greelr byzQAtiopality ana . Chris
tan By relQ
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
SILVER COINAGE.
Over Nine Million Dollars Worth Coine
In 189S.

Over Nine Million Dollars Worth Coin ed
The impression prevails, in many
quarters, that the act of Nov. 1, 1893,
entirely stopped the coinage of silver.
This is not so. The act repealed the
section requiring the government to
purchase 1850, 900 ounces of silver each
month for coinage purposes, and added:
''And it is hereby declared to be the
policy of the United States to continue
the use of both gold and silver as
standard money, and to coin both gold
and silver into money Of equal intrinsic
and exchangeable value, such equality
to be secured through international
agreement, or by such safeguards Of
legislation as will insure the mainte-
nance of the parity in value of the
coins of the two metals, and the equal
power of every dollar at all times in
the markets and In the payment Of
debts"
The coinage of silver has still con-
tinued. In the fiscal year ending June
30, 1895, silver dollars were coined to
the number of 1850, oil, and subsidiary
coinage TO the value of IS, la, 469, Civ
ing total of 80, O69, $50 for that year.
The coinage of silver dollars for the
next fiscal year was larger yet, though
the official figures are not athand.
The amour of silver certificates out
stanulns No /, 1873, was $324S55e, 532
and of standard silver dollars in -circu-
lation SCI, 672, ass. total of $3.50, s24, 9s7,
and this was at the height Of our COM
mercial and industrial prosperity. On
Nov. 1, 1898, the amount of silver GER
.ificates outstanding was $342, 400, 5Q4,
and of standard silver dollars in cirq1-
sation, $5s, 1854 ,O92, total of $500, 1884,
SOC, and this was in period of COM
nercial and industrial depression. The
aggregate of the two kinds of circula-
lion was 1885 greater in the
latter than in the former period, and
this is another confirmation of the fact
that scarcity of silver currency is not
the cause Of the present dull times or
tow prices. The latter condition is
traceable much more directly to the
reduction OF duties by the Wilson tariff
act than it is TO any scarcity of money.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

These figures are for actual ship
ments. There is no guess wor}f or un-
certainty about them, and they show
why the price of wheat has fallen.
The amount offered for sale in these
markets has steadily increased. The
competi - which the United States
has met /. these markets has steadily
increased, and the price of our surplus
in these markets affects our home
price.
One notable fact revealed in these
tables is this, that the low price Of sill
yer has not stimulated the shipment Of
wheat from India. Silver has reached
its lowest price since 1893 and the
shipments from India since then are
not so large as in previous years. The
idea that the fall of silver makes In
dia a more dangerous rival is an err
rOr.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
manages Made I'm the Document After the
Convention Adjourned.

convention Adjourned.
Five or six weeks ago complaints
came from Democratic sources that
some one connected with the national
democratic committee had made un-
authorized additions and changes in
the party platform after the Chicago
convention adjourned. The platform,
as adopted, was offensive to or
derly and law abiding citizens in
some respects, and it failed to
make any enunciation on certain
subjects of great public interest.
To meet these deficiencies some of the
party leaders added number of para
graphs. In the first the Monroe doc
trine is reaffirmed.
: In the second they added to the SEN
tence, 1--WE are opposed to the life ten
ure in the public service" the words
Except as provided in the constitution, u
SO that it might not seem to add an
other threat to the one already made,
of reorganizing the supreme court.
They also added this paragraph,
aimed at the A. p. A.: 1.-The constitu-
ton of the United States guarantees
to every citizen the rights of civil and
religious liberty. The Democratic
party has always been the exponent of
political liberty and religious freedom,
and it renews its obligations and re-
affirms it's devotion to these fundamen-
tai principles of the constitution"
This also was added to the para
graph respecting immigration: 'And
as labor creates the wealth of sthe
country, we demand the passage of
such laws as may be necessary to pro-
tect it I'm all it's rights. We are in
favor of the arbitration of differences
between employers engaged in inter-
state commerce and their employees
and recommend such legislation as is
necessary to carry out this principle"
Officers of the state central commit
tee in Detroit have lately charged the
Republican state central committee
with garbling the platform, because
tn pamphlet which they printed, Civ
ing the declarations of the different
parties, did not contain these para
graphs.
The fact is these paragraphs were
not in the platform as reported to the
convention. They were not adopted
as amendments and they were never,
in any way, authorized by that body.
The copy which the Republican state
central committee used in preparing
their pamphlet was cut from the De-
troit Tribune of July 8. 1t was COM
pared with the platform as given in
the Chicago papers of the same date,
and with the platform as given in the
Republican Campaign Text Book. 1t
is identical in phraseology with
the official copy furnished by the SEQ
retaries of the convention to the Asso-
ciated Press, and published in almost
every morning paper in the country at
that time. y is the platform as re-
ported f convention and adopted
by that Idly without amendment.
The paragraphs quoted above did not
appear in print until after the
. convention adjourned. They are APP
parently the results of an afterthought,
added, without authority, to make
good deficiencies of the genuine docu-
ment; added in the desperate attempt
to disarm the criticism and hostility
with which thousands of Democrats
received that extraordinary exposition
of combined Democracy and Populism
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

We begin by saying that we will levy
10 duties on anybody and we declare
hat It would be contrary and disloyal
20 the glorious and sacred doctrine of
Iree trade to levy a duty on anybody
:or the sake of what we can get by it.
This may be noble but It Is not bust
aess.-Lord Salisbury.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

Republican reciprocity treaties
opened profitable markets for the prod
ucts Of American farms, but these
treaties were abrogated by Democrats,
who are now trying to catch votes by
posing as the friends of the farmer
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
SWIM OUT, OH, BRYAN.

am q wondrous craft upon
The sea of politics,
And for the sawed-off dollar, sure,
I'm putting in big ticks.
My voice is my protector, and
The foe 1 never fear;
For every day my friends all stoop
To whisper In my ear:
Swim out, oh, Bryan!
Swim out and don't you care;
Your metaphors will put you in
The presidential chair.
Just chase the vicious goldbugs
And grab 'em by the hair;
So swim out, oh, Bryan.
Swim out!"
I am the greatest orator
That ever spooched speech.
I have SMILES original
BY the scores within my reach,
Original by some one else;
But that fact doesn't queer
Ny friends, who stoop to pat my back
And whisper in my ear:
Swim out, oh, Bryan!
Swim out and bruise the air,
Fill all the world with words, my boy
Some day you will get there;
Keep your mouth forever open
And you'll sit in Lincoln's chair;
So swim out, oh, Bryan,
Swim out!'
My wonderful prosperity
For memorizing words,
On earth has ne'er been equaled quite;
Ny vocal chords are birds.
With this great combination
To mankind It must be clear
Just why my friends all shout with gies
And whisper in my ear:
Swim out, oh, Bryan!
Swim out and don't you care;
Disseminate holocaust
OF words upon the air;
Don't worry over logic,
Just talk and you'll get there;
So swim out, oh, Bryan,
Swim out!"
Tn sorry for the atmosphere;
It's overworked, know.
NV words have raised mighty heat
And set the sun aglow.
| But, now that I am started, twill
Be hard to stop, fear,
Especially while my friends insist
And whisper in my ear:
Swim out, oh, Bryan!
Swim out for everywhere;
Tear up the Unabridged am spreaf
It's words upon the air;
Just chatter on necessarily,
Your, lungs will win, weAtveay
q, So sym 3Ektch @ENH 81 =
8IUmA6btM =.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

General utility will best be pro-
noted by a due proportion of both
metals If gold be most convenient in
aree payments, silver Is best adapted
20 the more minute and ordinary circu-
alton. Hamilton.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

There are good indications that even
"the solid south" Is going to disap-
point "the revolutionists' when the
vote in November Is counted, in such
states as cast honest ballots and count
the ballots as cast.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

The trouble with the country is that
we import too much from abroad that
ought to be made at home, and, while
the manufacturers of Europe receive
our money, our own workingmen are
without wages and our home markets
without customers
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

When Billy Bryan shakes hands
with the toilers Of eastern Pennsyl-
wanna he will probably explain why he
voted for free' coal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16

Turkeys representative In London is
Creek byzNatippality ana . Chris
tan by rn1Q
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-10-16
is ONLY ONE REMEDY.
TO SECURE HOME MARKETS TO
HOME PRODUCTION.

And That Is Protective Legislation Which
VIII Keep Out the Foreign Comp etitors
OF the American Farmer-Free Coinage
OF silver VIII Not DO 1t.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
WATER WORKS.

Tie commissioners of public wOrkS
TO lH elected for the town of Union iulder
ne, of General Assembly, approved
March >, 1896. have absolute control OF
the negotiation of the bond. and all
funds arising thcicfrom. They have
also absolute control OF the construction
and operation of the water works ;nd
electric light plant. They can bSsuc
s4O. 600 of six per cent bonds to run forty
wears, and are allowed to use only ;ss
mrlly us are necessary.
The town council are authorized TO
assess and levy and collect i'll addition to
to the annual tax lcvics for other
purposes. Il sufliciGlt annual tax from
he taxable property la meet the interest
t. l.comc due upon said bonds; and also
tu raise the sum of at least one fOTtleth
part of the entire londtd debt rs il sink
inp fund in aid of the retirement and
layIncnt of said bonds. The sinking
fund shall hc under the control and
nrllag, mcnt uf the commissioners of
public works. and shall le applied to said
boI;;,S
The amount of extra taxes the first
war would lc about S3, 400. Viz: u per
cent interest Oh S4n, 600 would I've &, 400
and one tolticth part of the bonded debt
would I've 81 900, the two together making
~, 400. The next year it would be Il
Ter cent ON $500 and one iortieth part
of the $3. 600 which would be less than
81. 600. viz: 500, the two together making
S3.3l5. In this way after the first
wear the tax will decrease each year
besides the town will get Il revenue
10y water rates and use of lights. Every
one can see the necessity of electing good
business mem and taxable property
owners as commissioners uf public
works. The town tax late will lie i'll
creased al out five or six mills At first
then decrease each year Us the ralua ton
ut property increases. street tax will
remain the same. tlucc dollars and no
Juurc. The great majority Of the people
are iii favor of an arteSian we'll lis the
source of water supply, but of course If
we elect good and ,ilicicnt commissioners
,Erv will Investigate the subject
thoroughly before acting. Consequently
we should all Vote for good. cilicicnt. and
,,rngrrSSiyc business men. don't let our
personal feelings rule It's. but our iudg-
ucn.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

ut is notable however, that as
time went on the occasional lndlifer-
ence of his youthful days gave place
to q respectful, even II not dovout'
attitude with reference TO religious
matters. In II feeling OF spiritual III
difference to the church, 1t Is not sur
prising that, neglccting spiritual
reasons, ho wrote, rs Virginia colo
mel. The want of chaplain does re-
fleet dishonor upon tho regiment, rs
all other officers arc allowed. And
when ho was urged to have public
prayers in camp, so as to eNcltc tho
curiosity and foster the conversion
of tho Indians, ho ignored tho rec
ommondation.
"As to tho Sabbath, he Conformcd
to tho local Virginia habits. After
service tho day WAS largely given to
riding, visiting, dining and to those
innocent amusCmcEtS and gather
ings that many thon believed to bo
essential safeguards of II commune
ty. From his childhood ho travelled
on SuHulS "HcHcNSt OtCttSlOIi It-
quired. Ho considered it proper for
his negroes to fish, and on that day
made at least ono contract. During
his official busy lilo Sunday was
largely given to his home CORE
spondencc, being, as no says, tho
:,ost convenient day i'll which to
spare timo from his public burdens
to look after his impaired fortune
and estates.
."Tho dominating trait OF Wash
ington's iifu WIS - spirit OF equity,
which is the nearest approach 10
perfect justice. Nowhere, as far as |
know, did Washington quote the
golden rule. But if an attentive
study of th;a mans Ccrrosrondrncp
REVEALS any single ru,c OF conduct as
permcating his business and social
sRai.s i j. represented by TIC
'-."pai i!asaa&G, Aa "a Wpu.a
Scrip 80 tn yuu, do ye
that mon Shou!u 49,
also to them likcwiSc.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
PICNIC At ~.\\Ti,
Editor | lnion Times:

Editor mon Times:
S\NTU'. May -. irmu Tim" un-
memorial Santur has nc,.m noted tur her
fair women The men in. lud around
Santur recognizing their worth. grace.
and lcauty and wishin" Ia Sow their
appreciation OF thr S;ilnc ~ some lIHgLh,r
form. conceived thr idea several dnN>
ago of giving them Il complimentary l"lc
III ii with women iu. their W;,tchv.pld
for them I" think. WAS ln:t tuan'.
Consequently, Il few days h:irr neatly
printed invitations We're NcI.t olI Ia some
thing more than huEditd al ~autUy',
people old and Noul~. L. aIt""H Il GrIr
champctrr. THURSDAY cN"!lin-. Na, 2l~i.
AT the Baptist church grove. comp.i&.,..-
tary to the Young lihi,S. The follow iHE
committee l.. B. .Ictci. II. y. Porter.
-. +. Gillian and W. L. Jones irpt>rl,.
ing lS il does nearly every class ami ~"
of men. VIZ counting lnIm. dude.
bachelor mId married lurm. were ap-
pointed on arrangement. IHrcmlMu:lt,r
went indil>trlnuSiy lo W"TN. |NI ~ u few
minutes after thr idea W?S first ruur"iNrI
money enough VAST iur,hr"il.lE Iu .II>Dr"
il supplied Buckets a.. .,. water.
Plates of cake and WATERS III zee cream
could bc seen ALLOW" lhr l'Hd> I'll li"
walters in every direction. j.. +.
Gillian and ". +. .Iomr, uIr;ialh"d lllr
serving and Wcr" mit'G IL il".r efforts
TO make the occasion rmIuNI!l,. iui' CN,rN
one present.
cannot bring the uujc:. iua CLOSE
without first Cumm,It;Ia; IN a. i"yh."
WAY OH the beautiful >rrn' p'>,ul,vI.
The grove at Salem cl,ur!. j. known iar
and wide for the lrautN AMI nlLn'ii..rnrr
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
WASHlNGTOn's SPIRITUAL SIDE
lie Was ;:nn:izrd. but There I, No Esi
dcnCc That He EIer Took Communion.

-. W, ;:c.,;,,L ~, ,TI,,, =, A. -,
dcncc That He Ever Took Communion.
ErUclml y. w. Grcyly. f.. : A.
contributed q most interesting. chap
Ter Oh Tho Per :DnIl Sido of Wash
mgSuu' III Tho ladies' iiomo Jour
mai. In considering WASHINGTON y
religious lifo cor nrlirG tho biogrn.
phar ,naE", the preface: This cf
fort t. depict Washington as very
ucTOUt from his childhood. rs Il
strict >nhr2tdrian and aS III init
mato NnlrNGA! communication with
the church J. G"E"t:"ally contradict
ed by biz o,vn 'rtter.i. >
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

We will offer some big inducements TO Cash Buyers
fer the next fifteen days. No blowing. No bats,
bat actual bargains in first quality goods, bought
from first hands and bought low down.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
IT'S PAPA WENT OUT To SMOKE.
whilo Baby Took Part I'm u Comedy OF
Errors In tho Cssr.

While BABY TOOK FHs =" - SoAA0SS ~.
Errors In tho Csr.
Cuoer rs it seemed, 10 oEa laugh
ed. Tho young man held tho baby
as though ho had boen carrying
4-week old infants all his lifo. Ho
was u transfer from II North
State street car waiting with other
transfers" for u Lincoln avenue ca
bic going north. No woman was
with him, and he stood on tho cor.
nor, tho listlo ono snugly cuddled III
his arm, its head on his shoulder
and the long baby skirts tucked we'll
out OF tho way. Every woman in
tho crowd commented favorably up.
on tho young mans skill and aptl-
tude, and tho men eyed him with
secret envy and deep respect.
The Lincoln avenue car, Us usual,
was crowded. but n baby in arms al.
ways has tho right of way, and the
Young man found q scat. Before
North avcnae was reached tho crowd
thinnod out, and the passenger who
occupied the corner seat next to the
Young man left tho ca.. N jltfy
tho little, rcd faced baby was plant
ed in rho cC:,~r and in some mystic
rious manI.o. was securely support
cd by the end OF the cor and the
hack of the seat The women smiled
and tho men grinned when tho young
man. leaving ihc baby tucked away
IL tho corner, stepped eat on the
front t,i4tform, wiped the perspira-
ton from his brow and lighted q
cigar. Every block or so he opened
tho door, stuck his head inside and
satisfied himself that tho little ono
vas safe. \ young woman, accom-
--niud by aH ellorly matrop, sat
b. -. aila whenever the car
1,, near 1ho , pa :" out heF hand
and held tho baby in it's cornL..
Just before tho car reached tho
curvo ut Center and North Clark
streets Sho moved up to tho baby
and held it whom the car shot around
the bond.
At tho corner of Scdgwick street
and Lincoln avenue u woman of de-
tcrmined mien and firm lips, so
years old or tbereabout, entered
the car. The only vacant seat was
between tho young woman and her
elderly companion. The young wom-
an, however, moved away from
tho baby, leaving that space for tho
newcomer. Tho latter glanced at the
|, OF In
young woman with ludicrous ex-
preston of surprise, and, rather be-
wiluored, hesitated to take the prof
fercd scat. When she did take it,
sho sat bolt upright on tho edge of
the scat, looking first at tho baby
and thcn at tho young woman, who
apparently was scrcnely uncon-
sciOus Of the suspicious scrutiny.
Tho very next corner tho young
woman Signalcd the conductor. The
car stopped and she roso. Without
SO much as noticing tho baby she
walked toward tho rear platform.
Tho woman next to tho baby gasp
ed. She stretched out her hand i'm
pulsivcly, turned full upon the baby,
and the passengers held their breath.
Sho gaSpcd again, leaned forward,
and then, suddenly rising, called out
sharply: Here, here. Where arc
YOU going? Come back and get your
baby. What under the sum
Then tho passengers broke in with
shout, the front door opened and
~,
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
Friday, May 20, 1896.
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will please send i'll their communica.
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29
TIE STATE BOARD OF CONTROL.

- '
Tie state Board "l '"itl"l are
certainly conducting ANA rGnniig their
business III Il c"liiihtiu;'i'lc way. h'lti
y l"c"ht ru!ii" II 'iicirH Il" d'Hl''iH'l
can |" Il 'alh"l"'' lot 'h''c' .Nh'''''
SlirWsid move WAS il!ahli'% III dispensers
CiNra h"hd WIN come Suihail'! company :
hiN Is llGii'. ai"i IL II our "Ph''h' "'!'i
has been l"f seine ''li"' 'll''t every l"''I'
"ilrh'i Ni"'iId /" !"luii'h |" oo 'i' same
ihih%. ne r\l rc>S companies nave
required 'ilH non" '''h'. anu II ""'h>
admiralty. mere can never u" amy
ir"'lh' III '''' S'''I'll'h' "' P"''''c
'ih''al Nt'll he las |" give S'l'li Il ''i"''
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The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-05-29

At Tn" solicitation OF friends au,
nouncc myself rs II CMsIs,t;i,c Tor the "t,
flee Of Commissioner al PuhIic Work,
forthe town OF Uu;un ". II. SARTOE.
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