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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.

Inc railroad question demands the at
tention of the executive of the state and
OF the officers appointed by him to admin
lister that important branch of executive
responsibility. It should not be an
proaehed in hostile spirit, however hos
Tile the railway interests of the state NAV
De to our political success. Both durinr
the campaign, and if charged with the re-
sponsibility of administration, am sure
that those of our people who support me-
Tor the great office for which I have been
nominated will neither advocate nor seek
70 ENFORCE any measure tending to cripple
any legitimate interest in the state, much
less one SO closely identified with the de-
Felopment and welfare of our great COM
monwealth. But, upon this subject we
snail Insist, as we shall in all other cases
that there shall be in this state no power
higher or greater than the law and the
duly constituted officers for it's execution,
Livery railroad corporation shall have the
strong arm OF the law applied in good
1alth Tor its protection, but we also pro-
pose that it shall submit to it's rule as we'll
to the humblest citizen
1na1 transportation rates, at least on
certain commodities, are unrcasonably
hgh and higher than in our sister states
less favorably situated, is a fact easily
demonstrated The Republican party in
Its platform in 1890 pledged itself ITO Sc
cure the reduction Of rates on grain, lum-
Der and COAL" How it has redeemed the
promise, let the people answer. In the
section of the state where reside, on the
line OF the Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul and the Chicago and Northwestern
companies, where am the most familiar
with the situation, rates on grain more
especially, instead of having been reduced,
have been advanced from 10 to Is per cent
IN the last 10 years. This fact remains
true, though those companies have made
nominal reductions at few points since !
called public attention to this state of at
lars at Minneapolis some weeks ago. The
people have a right to demand, and it is the
duty OF those in authority to see to it that
no greater burdens are imposed upon ou1
producers than justice and fair treatment
to all interests demand. No radical action
Is proposed, but we intend to see to it that
rates are adjusted with reference to the
Interests of the producer as well as the
railroad magnate. That such is not now
the case is best shown by the evidence OF
Mr. Stickney, president of the Kansas
City road. On Aug. last, before the in
terstate commerce commission, he testi
fed: II tell you gentlemen this scheme
of rate making is what makes anarchists
1t says to the farmer, DO as I want you
to, or I'll see that you don't do anything
else High rates are charged the farmer
for shipping his grain, and then the rich
grain merchants are given less cut rates.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22
FREE SILVER THE REMEDY.

For this state of affairs our opponents
offer no remedy. The gentlemen who re-
Gently met at Indianapolis propose the
pet scheme of the bankers for issuing
bank currency. I do not believe for
q moment that the American people will
ever again farm out the function of issu-
ing money to private corporations, and if
congress did provide for an issue of bank
currency, the increase in our circulating
medium by that mean3 would afford only
temporary relief. 1t would not affect the
prices of our great staples which are fixed
by the markets Of the world. Nothing
but the restoration of silver to its position
as standard money can affect the general
level Of prices throughout the commercial
world. Why should it not be restored2
Why should not the minis be omen to
silver as they are to gold? It is conceded
that it was a mistake to close the 1nints
to it. No statesman in any country has
ever claimed or received credit for his par-
.ticipation in its characterization On the
/ contrary, every legislator connected with
that act has repudiated any knowl-=
: edge Of how or why it was passed and has
.apologized for his connection with it. s.
II is said that we cannot have free coin.
age OF silver at it's present ratio for the
reason that the silver bullion In q silver
dollar is worth only IS cents q TO nv
mind, it IS 8 most remarkable thing that
silver bullion il worth as much as tt Ia
measured in gold. The use for money has
always been the principal use Of the
metals. hen that use was largely taken
away from silver and made to rest alone
on gold it was but natural that the metal
Disseminated against should fan III value
Us colnpared to the favored one. The use
which IN article serves constitutes its
value Two things which serve the same
purposeand have the same use have the
same value by IS q coined silver dollar3
Of the snme yainesa gold s6iollarf &c 81.
not becanse &c IS redeemable n gold Is
mot redeemab leS s. any thing It's 81.
scnuse II does the work Of the gold dollar
/ The silver dollar pays STORE bills pays
debts pays taxes leeds the living and
bnries the dead inst the ahIne g 30 gold;
dollar Int sWhy it han the same salues
I exican or eanalli
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22
TAXATION.

In the matter of taxation, the thought
full citizen cannot escape the conviction
that both our laws and our methods of ap-
plying them are defective. 1t is subject
deserving the earnest attention of our
people. Under the present system, the
largest share falls on property employed
in production, while many forms of &C
cumulated wealth escape entirely, and the
burden generally is unequally and I'M
justly distributed. To remedy this evil,
wise legislation must come to the aid OF
better methods of administration,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22

9aestionable Kind, Is another question.
w NJ o':h {, views on this question I can best
a. 1Iss by stating that while in public
s s,,e = was called upon to appoint nearly
oV 81 my constituents to Office. That I
t CIV succeeded in selecting the best and
L IL among the applicants is not likely.
- : l<''led It was an error of Judgment, but
! Hescr made an appointments with refer
e .. 20 any personal political interests.
Ne'her did demand any political service
OF Solicit or receive money contribution
t y; - or indirectly from any of them.
:; the:r lips are not now sealed by party OBJ
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22
SAME RULES GOVERN MONEY.

The Same rules which govern the prices
Of other commodities govern the price OF
money. If corn is more plentiful as COM
pared to wheat in one season than it; was
the previous year it will take more corn to
procure a given quantity of wheat than it
did before. u, all products have been
produced in larger amount than has
been the increase in money, it will take
more of the commodities to secure tho
piece of money. The farmer who takes
load of product to market does so to pro-
cure money. If money. has become
scarcer as compared to products, he is
compelled to give more of his products for
the dollar, and that is what he has been
doing since 1876 The gold standard adj
he Sherman act, adding $500, 600 ounces
of silver to our circulation monthly,
prices advanced almost Immediately.
Wheat and all agricultural products rose
with the price of silver. The Hon. Jerry
Rusk, secretary of agriculture, said OF its
effects, on page of his report for 1890:
1.-The recent legislation looking to the
restoration of the binetallic standard of
our currency, and the consequent en-
hancement of the value of silver, has un-
4uCSGAOudUly Il1tu HUGH " uO Will UIS' 1 g
cent advance in the price G. treals. The
same cause has advance. the price of
wheat in Russia and India and in the
same degree reduced their power of COM
petition. English gold was formerly ex-
changed for cheap silver, and wheat pur
chased with the cheaper metal was sold in
Great Britain for gold. Much Of this adj
vantage is lost by the appreciation of sill
yer in those countries. 1t is reasonable,
therefore, to expect much higehr prices for
wheat than have been received in recent
years.
President Harrison, in his message to
congress in December, 1890, said:
''The enlargement of our currency by
the silver bill undoubtedly gave an up
ward tendency to trade and had marked
effect on prices, but this natural and de-
sired effect of silver legislation was by
many attributed to the tariff act''
The fall in prices of our export products
affects us nationally as it does the in-
dividual. It makes it more difficult to
make both ends meet. We produce and
export more cereals, meat products and
cotton from year to year, but without ap-
probably increasing the value of the total.
We exported:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22
COMPARISON OF ENERGIES.

Mulhall, the great English statistician,
in an article in the June, 1895, number of
The North American Review, in making
comparison between this country and
Europe, says: "f we would compare the
energy Or working power Of the United
States with that of other nations the fol-
lowing table would suffice to show at q
glance:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22
STATE ISSUES CONSIDERED.

You refer in your letter to the trusts
and combinations which prey upon the
people. So far as it lies in the power OF
state law and state legislation to destroy
and prevent their unjust exactions, that
power will be invoked and applied But
it must not be overlooked that condi tions
which promise no profit to legitimate
business are prone to produce combina-
tons and trusts in the hope that the gain
which cannot be gained legitimately may
be secured through the creation of 3
monopoly "A strict enforcement of the
obligations of common carriers, fair, open
and equal rates Of transportation, will 60
far toward destroy ing the efficacy OF
trusts and combinations for the oppres-
sion Of the people. Few attempts at mon
Op0ly succeed unless they control the ia
cilities for transportati0 Ion. 80
While the national questions are enti-
tied to great cOnside atiOn at the hands Of
the electors, the state issues equally merit
their attention The last legislature, In
response toa we'll defined public senti-
ment, passed an act to regulate the selec-
5tlOn andapp ointment q the large number
of persons employed IN subordinate posi-
tions in the civil service Of the state. Our
present governor vetoed the bill. think
1T important that this question be called
slpa s. fentinn a: lie ynta1s 30 that ans
other legislature BE IetErI cd
again respond to the popll:a1 .ss.s - I
do not believe that the people sof inc
sofa desire that the Offices created Tor saei y
+ service should be used "a bribe the cleo.
tors and Tor the promotion of personal
Rmbat ton Thaf s. 1alIl re- officers who are
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22
JOHN LIND.
His Letter Of AC-
Cepta11Ce. s.

= GENTLEMEN - Having received vour
communication advising me Of nv selec-
ton by the Democratic party of the
state OF Mlnnesota rs it's candidate for
governor, 1 beg leave to submit to YOU NV
acceptance of the high honor conferred nv
the convention of the party. In so doing
I deem it proper to state that I have also
accepted the nomination of the other great
party of this state-the Populist party
and that In doing so, I stated to its dele
gates: IN convention assembled that T
should accept the nomination by the
democracy OF the state of Minnesota.
when formally advised of it, as I ac-
cepted the Populist nomination, not AS n
Democrat, not as Populist, nor as a Re-
puDhCan, but as citizen of our great
state, In hearty sympathy with aims and
endeayors OF the united reform forces and
ready to do my share of the work in the
pending struggle. This struggle is to So
cure the adoption in the nation of a finan-
clnl policy which will tend to relieve the
working and producing classes OF tho
United States from the existing paralysis
OF business, the loss Of profit in produc-
ton, the enforced idleness of labor. and
the misery brought upon our people by
the gold standard, as we'll as to release our
great state from the small clique of indi-
vlduals, who, under the name and through
the organization of the great Republican
party in this state, have not only con-
trolled its action, but have also in former
years prostituted your party, to give aid
10 their schemes, to defeat the will of the
people, to prevent the passage of whole
some reforms in legislation and admins
tration, and to further the personal inter-
este of those in control.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22

I stated Il as my conviction that 4 We
ceased to utilize more silver for coinage
wheat would sell for 40 cents bushel in
Minnesota. Nota dollar of new silver
has been added to our coinage in three
wears, and 40 cent wheat is upon u.s.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-09-22
EFFECTS OF DEMONSTRATION.

The story of its 'cmonetization has been
30 often told thu; it needs no repetition.
Our country, tho. h the largest producer,
consented to the degradation of one of it's
important products. The demonstration
Of silver had the desired effect. By limit
ing Its coinage and depriying it of it's full
money functions, it cut off one of thel two
sources for the supply of standard money,
impaired the bank reserves of the CONNER
clal world, and, as result, circumscribed
credit, and brought on an era of falling
prices.
The worlds production is largely car
ried on on credit. The banks are the great
arteries for conducting the worlds circu-
lating capital to the points where it may
be most proftably employed. Bank IA
ci1ities and improved methods of business
enable us to economize the handling of
money to great extent, and by rapid
transit it's circulation is accelerated.
Nevertheless, the fact remains as trne as
ever, that credit is, and of necessity al
ways will be, limited by the extent Of the
bank resources. A banker who says that
he can carry on his banking business
without an adequate reserve is either
fool or an early client in the bankruptcy
So>Ao OSSOAAo3 UAAC S51C<hu cSuoAAOAACy oAA
finance and gold standard advocate be-
cause he was an Englishman, says:
while the elasticity Of credit may
certainly give prices more free fight, in
fanmation of credit must be checked by
the well defined boundary or available
capital, which consists in the last resort
of the reserve of notes equivalent to gold
in the banking department. Of the Bank
of England. Prices may temporarily rise
or fall independently of the quantity of
gold in the country; ultimately they must
be governed by this quantity. Credit
gives certain latitude without rendering
prices ultimately dependent of gold"
page 80, Investigations in Currency and
Finance.) And again (page 1867: 1T is
the aggregate of coin and gold in circula-
ton or reserve, in short, the supply of
gold as compared with the work it has to
do, which determines the range of prices"
While Professor Jevons here uses the
term gold, it should be borne in mind
that it was used with reference to the
English system which recognizes only
gold as ultimate redemption money, and
that the principle is equally applica-
bic to silver and gold or "coin" in coun-
tries having the double standard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01

Impure blood is the cause of boils,
pinlples and other .eruptions. Hoods
Sarsaparilla purifes the blood, and
cures these troubles.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01
MISS H0LT's RECEPTION.

Miss Carrie Holt last evening gave
an ''at home" to meet Mr. and Mrs
Cote X. Woodruff and Mr. and Mrs
William Bailey.
The elegant residence on North
Blount street was deliberately decorated
throughout with trailing cedar and
palms, until the halls and parlors were
like bit of the tropics. Those re-
ceiving in the hall were Miss Miller
and Misses Badger In the parlors
Mrs. Holt, Miss Holt, Mr. and Mrs
Cote X. Woodruff and Mr.. and Mrs
William Bailey received.
The dining room was beautifully
decorated, pink being the prevailing
color. The decorations we're PM, La
France roses and smiIaX,. and the soft
glow Of many candles lighted the
room.
Receiving in the dining room were.
Mrs. Bagley, Mrs. Herbert Battle. Mrs.
John y. Kcnney, Miss Mordecai and
Mrs. Julian Timberlake.
Invitations were issued to a hundred
and fifty persons, and during the en-
tire evening the house was thronged
with the guests.
The affair was one Of the most en-
ioyable of the social season.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01
DIR kIEBY 81 ED F0E $500.

Dr 6. l.. Kirby has been ut Whining
ton this week as defendant in an i'm
portant civil action. The NIlnin2 on
Messenger gives the following state
ment Of the case
THE case Of Ppm Remington. Of
Gcidsboro, against Or. G.. l.. kirby.
superintendent Of the Insane Asylum
1T Raleigh, was taken up in The lore
noon and occupied the attention Of the
court nearly all day Mr.. Remington
is suing Dr. Kirby for 5000 damages.
IT seems that Mr.. Remington in 1892
took three-years' lease on DIR. Kirby s
farm in the suburbs Of Goldsboro. The
plaintiff sets up that Or. Kirby desired
to dispos@ess him Of the lease right to
the property and that while Mir. and
Mrs. Remington were in Wilmington
IN March, 1898, DIR. Kirby went on the
plantation, broke NE lock, took forci-
Die possession OF the residence and
premises and put Mr.. Remingtou's
household goods out. DIR. Kirby, it
seems. claims that the plaintiff for
fcited the lease Dy abandoning the
property and ue took possession be-
cause be felt that il Was 10 his best
interest to get control Of it,, for the
reason ti1db liit HtdSoi was tdiS ''l' 30
was necessary TO begin farming opera
tions on il in order 10 get in crop for
the year. Mr.. Remlngton's sues pr.
Kirby for violation Of contract and for
forcibly and unlawfuily breaking into
and Selling the property Mesars.
John d. BeIamy. Jr., and DuIiruz
Guitar are Mr.. Rcmington's IaNyl
and Or Kirby is represented by
Messrs Ricaud {. Well, of this city,
and z \ Dnniels OF GnldShOrD.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01
THE PLAQUES OF EGYPT.

Were mighty bad. Not so serious as
are these nervous troubles, but they
are terribly harrassing, nevertheless.
That thorough nervine and tonic, Hos
ettter's Stomach Bitters, renders the
nerves tranquil and strong, promotes
digestion, appetite and sleep, and es-
tablishes health on firm and perma-
nent basis. Nervousness has it's most
frequent origin in Indigestion and
stomachic weakness. This cause of
nervous debility is removed by the Bit
tiers, which impart healthy tone to
the gastric region, upon the activity
is largely dependent. This sterling
and time honored medicine also RENE
dies and prevents biliousness, consti-
patton, rheumatic and kidney COM
plants and all forms of malarial dis
ease. Use it regularly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01
IMPORTANT WILL CASE.
Hon. r. M. Simmons Returns from
BERTHE Superior Court, Where He
Appeared in the Capehart Will Case.


Appeared in the Capehart Will Case.
Hon. +. NJ Simmons has returned
from BERTHE Superior court where he
appeared for the plaintiffs who sought
to break the will Of the late w. j. Cape
hart who left an estate valued at not
less than $4,000. Speaking of the
contest, the Patron and Cleaner says:
What is perhaps one of the most
famous cases Of the kind ever tried in
BERTHE court was begun at Windsor
last Thursday, Judge T.. T. BOykin
presiding, with Capt. Il. b. Pebbles, OF
Jackson; j. b. Martin, of Winsor; l..
H. Smith, Of Gatesvil1e; w. ID. Pruden,
of Edenton; +. NJ. Simmons, of
Raleigh; and \. Lassiter, of Aulander,
attorneys for the plaintiffs, and
Messrs. Francis d. Winston, of Wind
sor; w. +. Daniel, Of Weldon; K. ..
Burton, of Raleigh; Judge j. NJ. Null
len, of Petersburg, Va; and st. Leon
Scull, of Windsor, attorneys for the de-
PENDANTS or propounders of the Will.
"1he late W. j. Capehart, of RoXobel,
left the bulk of his estate to his widow,
his sons, DIR. \. Capehart, and Leroy
Capehart, and to his unmarried daugh-
ter, Miss Minnie NJ. Capehart, with the
three last named as executors of the
will. which was written by F. ID. Win
ston, of Windsor.
"The estate consisted largely OF
farms in Northampton and BERTHE
counties, and is estimated To be worth
from $4,000 to 100000, the last
named figures being given by the
Windsor Ledger.
Mrs. John T.. Tyler, Mrs. J.. X.
Tyler, Mrs. NJ. l.. Burruss, of Newbern,
his three married daughters, and his
son, MIR. Thomas Capehart, are the
parties who seek TO declare the will
null and void, and they base the suit
on the grounds Of mental incapacity
at the time the viii was written, and
Of undue influence brought to bear on
their father by the other members Of
the family"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01

st the Agricultural and Mechanical
college last night the Leazar Literary
Society held it's third oratorical con.
test for ii medal offered by the Leazal
Charter Class Memorial Association
The motto Of the society is: by
work we shall cong yer"
\ large crowd attended the exercises
last evening, and enjoyed the excel
lent speeches by the young gentle
men.
President Daniel Allen, Of the so
ciety, made the opening address, and
Mr.. W. IT, Turner delivered the adj
dress on behalf of the LeaZar Charter
Class Memorial Association. The
Judges were Justice Walter A. Mont
gomcry, State Auditor Furman, and
Rev Dr. Eugene Daniel.
The orators and their subjects We're:
NJ. J. Green, "The Ability of the South
as Il Manufacturing People" James
Harper, "A Plea for the Armenians.'
George S. Traps, ''1he inhabitants OF
our Food" w. c. Jackson, "The
Cuban Struggle for Liberty"
The Raleigh orchestra furnished
music for the occasion.
The officers of the society are: Presi-
dent, Daniel Allen, Raleigh; Secretary
7. j Smithwick, Sans Souci. The
marshal were: Chief, l.. r. Whitfield
Stainback; Y. D. Ramseur, Henderson,
Vile; Charles S. Siewers, Winston;
w ID. LaRoque, Kinston; q. C. Uzzle
Wilson's Mills: ID. g. Robertson, West
brook: NJ. w Bushnell, Raleigh.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01
NESPER SERVICE.

The Young Woman's Missionary So
ciety of Edenton Street Methodist
church viii hold Vesper service Sun
day night, February End. This will
take place of the regular Sunday even
ing service. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-02-01

HOODS PILLS cure Idver Ills.
Biifcusness, IndiGcgtions ~ Fl Headache
: pleasant IsxAt1re- 81. DruZgisss
Milford chronicle., 1896-02-28

A famous French prima donna when
acting delights in a big basin OF soup,
smoking hot and well favored with
grated cheese. On one occasion she was
engaged for few nights at Marseilles,
and her first thought on arriving there
was to inquire where she could order her
favorite dish. She was recommended to
patronize a humble restaurant just by
the theater, and going there gave her
order in person.
At O'Clock, as arranged, mine host
called his serving maid, and placing a
gigantic tureen in her hands told her to
take it to Nine. c. on the stage. Ho
added that orders had been given to let
her pass with her bowl, and ON the
girls assurance that She would recognize
the cantatrice sent her off with the soup.
Everybody gave way before the servant
carrying the sacred meal of the star,
when suddenly between the wings she
caught sight of the prima donna, who
was singing the finale Of the first act of
"Lucia. -
Ravenswood and his betrothed were
Just about to begin the passionate scene
which brings down the curtain when the
maid entered and placed the tureen on
the messy bank in front of the fountain.
Then lifting up the cover and plunging
in a spoon she exclaimed to the stupe-
faction of actors and audience alike:
Begging your pardon for interrupt
ing you, sir, and the lady, but here's
the soup. London Tit-Bits