Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-06-18
How the Advocates Of the
200 Cent Gold Dollar
Travel.
Luxury and Corgeousness on
Wheels. Private Cars.
Costly Service.
The Farmers of North Dakota
Have an Interest IN the
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is of interest to note how the favored
few this policy protects are faring and
how they are represented at the St.
Louis convention. Farmers of North
Dakota who have been selling Pillsbury
bis wheat at runious prices, can reflect
on what they will continue to do, if the
present money policy of the country is
adhered to four years more. A dispatch
from st. Louis, describes the arrival
and the movements OF the advocates of
the gold standard as follows:
In every railroad yard in St. Louis
the private cars of monopoly stand in
rows, while their owners and the dis
tinguished guests who are occupying
them rally around the standard of their
idol, gold and Mckinley. Nearly every
railroad president or general manager IN
the east or northwest has rendered his
private Car to the cause of protection s
great leader-their friend from whom
they expect so much. Millionaire mer-
chants, iron and steel kings, flour manu-
facturers, lumber r-makers and all are
here to aid IN the 6ght-and they came
IN private cars.
Rows of them stand in the railroad
yarys at Twentieth and Clark streets,
just south of the splendid new union
station. The Sixteenth street yards are
so filled that it is almost impossible to
run more trains into that section of the
railroad property. Some Of the cars are
gay with streamers and bunting. Nc
Kinley's name is emblazoned in letters
three feet high on the sides of the cars
and his stern features look out from the
platforms. They are all for Mckinley,
the cars, the owners, the guests and even
the colored porters who serve the vine
and cigars. And of these commodities
there is no lack.
The cars are decorated and furnished
luxurlously as might be expected. No
Pullman palace coach can compete with
them for magni6cence of appointment
and detail Of comfort. From the heavy
hangings over the doorways to the army
of spruce servants employed in the
aggregate they are sumptuous. The
buffet compartments are stocked like the
wine cellar and kitchen of prince. The
daintiest OF foods and richest OF wines
are there in profusion. The aroma OF
costly cigars pervades the cars-and, Of
course, all this isn't paid for. 1t comes
through the courtesy of the railroad
presidents and managers, who look to
their friends for future favors. It is all
part of "the fund.-" a contribution to the
cause OF 'sound money"
NATIVES ARE AMAZED.
St. Louis has never before seen any
thing of the kind. The natives flock
down to the yards to gaze at the luxu-
rlous travelling equipment of the Nc
Kinleyites, and few of them take time
to wonder who is putting up" for all
this and Why Is it done. Families come
to see even the outside of the palace cars
with the forbidden word ''private' en-
blazoned on the doors and the the lordly
porters posing for the multitude.
Among the ex-governors and leaders
Of the gold standard luxury-for the-rich
policy, who came to the conven ton in
style, thanks to the courtesy of an obig-
ing railroad corporation, is Governor
Merriam of Minneapolis, who came With
his wife and family in the private car OF
Thomas Lowry. president OF the Mn
neepolis, st. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie
roalroad company. This car contained
a distinguished party, for beside Cover
nor Merriam and wife it consisted of
Senator Pierce and the wife and son of
President Lowry The car is one of the
most elegantly appointed OF those in the
yards. Nothing is lacking which might
contribute to the comfort and luxury Of
the party en- route and during it's stay
in st. Louis, and the company foot the
bills. The governors seem to have Jared
remarkably we'll at the bands Of the
railroads, for Governor McGrath OF
Oregon came in the private car OF Super
intendent Burley OF the western division
Of the Northern Pacific.
One of the most notable instances of
the private car habit is furnished by G..
A. PilIsbury of Minneapolis. head Of the
big -four combine and one OF the heaviest
millers in the country. He came down
to work for the gold standard in the
private car of General Manager Chute
of the Minneapolis and St. Louis rail-
road. Pillsbury brought party of
eighteen. In this connection a story
was current today that the gold bug
managers have "barrel' without q
head, and with the spigot wide open.
The word "expense" Is never heard at
Mckinley headquarters. The dear
co,ored brother is taken in and well
coined to mysterious conferences: Money
for any object which will further
or assist cause Of "sound money" is
Forthcoming in any quantity. and it is
estimated by those who have closely
observed the trend Of events that the
Mckinley men have spent no less than
S25O,OOO IN St. Louis alone, and that a
sum of equal magnitude has been dis
tributed around the country for private
cars, special trains, expenses of delega-
tions, wines, dinners and other forms Of
"jollying" for the delegates.