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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-13

MI. n. l.. BOSarC Tor SlerlH
was an especially we'll deserved
compliment to a man who is a
martyr in the cause Of down-trod-
den humanity. For understand
Mr.. Bogart issnot now out of his
employment and blacklisted for
anything he has done in his own
interest. The A. R. U. strike
was inaugurated to give the poor
ly paid trackman and section
hand his just recognition. Some.
one above the ranks of these
manual laborers had to espouse
their cause, and Conductor b.
CART, on account of his high
standing was chosen to represent
them. His cause won, but he
fell at the front Of battle. Every
man who is earning his daily
bread by the sweat of his brow
in the employ of a mighty cor.
poration and every farmer who
has a boy that may some day be
compelled to do. so, should step
up in his booth on election day
and cast his vote for A. T. b.
CART for sheriff. Ely this act you
can in some measure recognize
the worth Of humanity and prin-
ciples and make M. Bogart feel,
that though the R. R. revenged
itself on him Tor his fidelity to
his fellow men, you the common
people of Kandiyohi county have
in so far as you can redress the
wrong done him, and protested
against the iron handed treat
ment of him by the railroad COM
pany. The peoples party, true
to it's sympathy for the A. R. U.
cause in particular and the labor
cause in general, did itself honor
in placing Mr.. Bogart On It's tick
ct for the responsible Office Of
sheriff.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-13

0. S. Reigstad of the Town of
Arctander was nominated for
this Office. Mr.. Reigstad is a
farmer. He has served as coun-
ty commissioner with credit and
is a highly respectable and COM
petent man. The delegates from
Norway Lake and Arctander
came down to the convention and
requested that their locality be
recognized by the nomination of
Mr.. Reigstad for register of
deeds. Everybody conceded tho
business Of their request, Mr..
Reigstad will make an efficient
officer and is a veryIstrong can
didate.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-13
John T. Otos was nominated

John T. Otos was nominated
for clerk of court. Mr.. Otos has
lived in Willmar for % years.
He is one of the many able men
that the peoples party has got
from the prohibition party. Mr..
Otos is a very competent bust
ness man. careful and accurate.
He is very popular all over the
county and is'one of the strong
est men on the ticket. John Otos
is a force in the peoples party
and his untiring energy for our
cause deserves the recognitionhe
has been given. John Otos is
just the man for clerk of court.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1896-10-13

person ever make such a remark.
The statement Was made by Prof.
McCleary as an appeal to pref
udice, ignorance, and passion,
arguments which we'll become
he>advocates of the gold stand
ard, which is so good q that his
party is pledged to destroy it.
: Again, he says, "bimetallism
never did work in any country,
and never will work." And yet,
he is a member of the Republican
party which is pledged to give us
bimetallism as soon as s.Mam ma"
will give her consent. But the
BIN etallic system was good en-
ough for Washington, Jefferson,
jackson. and Lincoln, and for the
first time in the. history of our
country have we produced a pro
dizzy in craftsmanship, who has
discovered that the financial
system, of our nstitution, won i
work, and never did work. The
craftsmanship Of our great he.
roes who .builded our republic;
Of Bismarck, who made the Ger
man empire great; Of all the econ
omic writer's since Adam Smith,
are at last, discoye red to be only
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
The Perpetual Black Crook.

The best of spectacular dramas have
ever been received with hearty approval
and reception by our theatre-goers,
and the visit of the gorgeous Tompkins'
BLACK Crook" at the Auditorium Tues
day evening promises to be, in every
way, red letter event in the present
theatrical season. The magnificent
manner in which this notable revival
has been endorsed by the public was
forcibly illustrated in New York dur
ing the past season, when it enjoyed
the memorable run of twelve months
at the Academy of Music to crowded
houses. There will be three grand
ballets, one of which, "the Ballet of
Gems, will rival the splendors of the
Orient. In this ballet electricity will
play an important part, as hundreds of
electric lights are used, and the result
will be a sumptuous stage picture. The
grand march of the Amazons is another
marked novelty wherein the genius of
the stage director is manifest. In this
march the stately fgurantes will be
clad in brilliant armor, and their be-
wildering movements and manoeuvres
will eclipse all previous efforts of har-
monious and artistic stage pictures.
The premiers are NN.le Micari and Mile
Kraskee, of the leading theatres of
Paris, st. Petersburg and Milan. sup
ported by bevy of beautiful coryphees
especially selected for their grace and
symmetry. Among the prominent nov
elites are the Musical Marionettes and
the renowned Ballet International. A
fin-de-siecle innovation will be the
unique "Trilbe Ballet. The special
ties are mainly European importations,
and embrace the Brothers Rixford.
The "Stalacta" will be impersonated
the most beautifully formed lady or
the English speaking stage. No ex
pense has been spared to make the
''Black Crook" the grandest spectacu
lar attraction now touring the country
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
a HEAVY LOSS.
low 1t Was Sustained on Life Insur-
ance Policy.

low 1t Was Sustained on Life Insur-
ance Policy.
On the 18th day of December, 1882,
Mr.. Luigi NJ. de JEST, q civil engineer,
residing in the City Of Mexico, took out
o policy for $4,000 on his life in an
American life insurance company, hav-
ing its headquarters in New York city.
1t was proposed to him at the time by
the company either that the policy be
issued with the premiums payable in
United States currency. in which case
the $4,000 would be payable in the
same currency, or that he have it issued
payable in Mexican money, the pre-
miums also being payable in Mexican
money AS Mexican silver dollar was
at that time worth SO cents in American
curre1fcy, and as he was living and do
ing business in Mexico, he chose the lat
ter course.
Mr.. De JEST died March l6, 1895, and
the claim was paid by the life insurance
company, as it agreed to do, in 10000
Mexican dollars The widow in the
meantime had removed to her former
home in Pittsburg, Pa, where she now
lives. To use the money she was obliged
to convert it into United States currency.
She did so and received exactly S5,347.-
60 for her $4,000. The pursuance by
Mexico of its free silver policy has re-
suited in the steady decline of their
dollar in value, and instead of receiving
even IS, 900, which she would have done
had her husband died the first year, she
received but $5,347.60.
Every dollar paid by her husband on
this policy was intrinsically worth more
than had he paid American silver dol
lars, as the Mexican silver dollar con-
tains 41711 grains of silver with
a fineness of 972 while the American
dollar contains but 4l2l5 grains with a
fineness of 900. The explanation of this
widows loss lies i'll the fact that the
American silver dollar was backed uI
by the custom and established policy Of
the government to keep all Of its dollars
equal in value to gold dollars, whereas
the government of Mexico is committed
to the free and unlimited coinage Of
silver as it is proposed to commit this
country. Should this government adopt
this Mexican basis of currency, what
guarantee have the holders of policies
in American life insurance companies
that their policies will not depreciatt
and be paid at 53 cents on the dollar as
this was?
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
a couNrRy,s PROGRESS.
IL It True That ''thc Gold standard Makes
Hard Times"

IL Il True That "the Goid standard Makes
Hard Times"
Said Candidate Bryan in his Albany
speech: "The gold standard makes
hard times"
For 20 years the gold dollar of 25.S
grains has been the legal unit Of value
in the United States. For 20 years gold
has been the legal standard for pay
ments. For Do years gold has been the
actual standard.
1t is going none too far to say that all
the prosperity this country has ever en-
joyed has been experienced during the
past 43 years.
The happiest period Of 15'years in our
history was from 1870 TO 1898. The in
dustries, agriculture, commerce and
business in all lines fourished. The
general development was never equaled
in any part of the world.
Large sections of the west practically
uninhabited in 1879 rapidly became
populous. Not only was the land
brought under cultivation, but factories
were established near the farms.
The iron and coal deposits of the south
were developed during that period, and
manufacturing industries sprung up in
every state Nearly three times as
many cotton mills were built in the
south between 1879 and 1893 as were
built during the previous 100 years, and
the increase of spindles was more than
$40 per- cent.
There was no less wonderful develop
ment in the northwestern states. Every
where energy, enterprise and progress
were marked. All elements of the pop.
ulation shared in this unprecedented
prosperity.
Then came the change in national
policy. No sooner had the Democracy,
on free trade platform, come into
power and begun the work of tariff re.
form" than the doors Of the mills were
closed, hundreds of thousands of men
thrown out of employment, industries
brought to standstill, and the greatest
and richest country under the sun found
itsel in the grip Of distrust, demoraliza
ton and panic.
Mr.. Bryan was member of the ways
and means committee that launched the
economic policy which well nigf
wrecked all interests, industrial, finan
cial and commercial.
Now, as the candidate of part,
which seeks to deceive the people as Il
the cause of present conditions and tt
blind them to the responsibility for th'
general disaster, Mr.. Bryan goes arount
the country bawling that the golc
standard makes hard times.
| Times Star.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
THE REASON WHY
The American Dollar Is Worth Two
Mexican Dollars.

The American Dollar Is worth Two
Mexican Dollars.
So many. references have been made
to the difference between the purchas-
ing power of the present American
standard silver dollar, the product of
limited coinage and the parity law, and
the Mexican dollar, that what will Ger.
tainly be accepted as an authentic opin-
ion will be useful to the people.
In The North American Review for
June, 1895 the Mexican minister. Senior
Romero, writes as follows:
"It is rather puzzlipg and bewIlder-
ing to some travellers who go from this
country to Mexico to see that United
States silver dollar, containing less
silver bullion than Mexican silver
dollar, was exchanged there for two
Mexican silver dollars, when pure silver
was at about SO cents an ounce. But in
such an exchange the Mexican silver
dollar is sold for the price Of the bullion
it contains, while the United States
silver dollar is the representative of q
gold dollar and is, therefore, merchan-
disc bought to pay debts in the United
States or Europe"
The United States silver dollar is the
representative of gold dollar and has
the purchasing power of gold dollar by
reason of the credit of tho government
which adds to the value of the silver
bullion conventional value, raising 58
cents to 100 cents This is possible only
under limited coinage of silver. If we
go to the silver standard our silver dol
lar, like that of Mexico, will cease to be
the representative of gold dollar and
will buy no more proportionally than
the value of the. silver bullion it con-
tains That is, in Mexico itself, where
it now commands two dollars worth OF
commodities, it will be worth less than
the Mexican silver dollar, although two
Mexican dollars are given for 1t in ex-
change at the present time.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05


much confidence in their candidates
strength, and they are only hoping ne
will squeeze through. If they had any
sort of faith that Bryan would carry
the state you would hear them claim
ing it by big majority. Their omis-
sion to do so is one of the best evil
dences of Democratic weakness.
The popocrats are jubilantly telling
each other that William r. Hearst and
John Brisben Walker have promised
their National committee enough mon
ey to make vigorous campaign DUR
ing the last two weeks of this month,
and that John r. Mclean has promised
to take entire charge of and to foot all
the expenses of the campaign in Ohio
and that he intends to conduct such
fight as to soon have the Republicans
frightened about Ohio. Republicans
haven't the slightest objection to this
trio of wealthy publishers putting
some of their surplus money down the
popocratic rathole, but they laugh
when told about that Ohio scheme. IL
reminds them of similar scheme as to
New York, which the popocrats have
now entirely given up.
Some of the popocrats would ike TO
charge Senator Butler, chairman OF
the Populist National committee, with
treason in connection with the Tom
Watson business, but they do not dare
do it at this stage of the campaign.
Butler has got more political sense
than any of the populists who have
vet obtained national prominence have
displayed. He keeps the popocrats
guessing as to whether he is with Tom
Watson in his continued demands for
the dropping of Sewall or whether
Watson is acting against his wishes
ant advice. 1t is said that he also
keeps Watson guessing. 1t will not
surprise those who have made study
of this man Butler, since he proved
himself dictator of the Populist nation
al convention, to see him play sensa-
tional part in the closing days OF the
campaign. But, whatever he does or
does not do, it may be set down as
certain that it will be in the interest,
or what he believes to be the interest
of his own ambition.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
Republican Meetings.

Assignments have been made for the
coming week as follows:
October 9th, Tuesday, Hon. Il. G.
Voorhls at Lowell.
October 9Th, Tuesday, w. 81. Leeper,
at Little Hooking,
October 7th, Wednesday, R. S. Gage
at Centennial School House.
October 18th, Wednesday, Hon. II. C.
Voorhis at Cutler.
October Sth, Thursday, R. S. Gage
and B. E. Guyton at Doop's School
House.
October Sth, Thursday, Hon. II. c.
Voorhis at Murphys.
October 9th, Friday, R. S. Gage and
B. e. Guvton at Rea's Run.
October 9th, Friday, Hon. H. c. Van
Voorhis at Watertown
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
MONDAY. OCTOBER 8. 1896

For President,
WILLIAM MCKINLEY,
or the United states.
For Vice President
GARRETT A. HOBART,
OF New Jersey.
Republican State Ticket
For Secretary Of state, s,,o,oco
CHARLES KINNEY, OF Scio,o TO-
or Judge Of the supreme Court,
MARSHALL ]. WILLIAMS, OF faye''e w.
FOR Food and Dairy Commissioners,
JOSEPH e. BLACKBURN, OF beiihoh' w.
ror Member Board OF Public Works,
FRANK A. HUFFMAN, OF van Wer0 w.
For Circuit Judge, c.
For Common Pleas Judge,
JOSEPH NJ. WOOD, OF Athens Co'
Congressional Ticket.
rSr Congress, 18th District,
n. q. VAN vOORHIS, of Muskingum Co.
County Ticket.
D. R. ROOD, Of Belpre.
Tor Sheriff, ,,., v,ora =.
Wa. PATTERSON, of waterford.
" JOHN W. ATHEY Marietta Towns p.
FOE JOHN OH hsaiSs5tP RATpotPH, Wesley Township.
For Infirmary Director.
VIM. SCHNAUFFER, Newport Township
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
w. r. c. Convention.

The Fifteenth District of Womans
Relief Corps, comprising eleven coun-
ties and seventeen Corps, will convene
in Marietta October sth and 9th. Meet
ings will be held in Buell. Post rooms.
Laura b. Sayre, president of c. B. Gates
Post, is presiding officer. The depart
ment President of Ohio, will be present
at these meetings, and at least one
National Officer. This will be school
of instruction, and every Relief Corps
woman should avail herself of the
opportunity to be present.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
Electric BltterS,

Electric Bitters is medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gem
orally needed, when the languid ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the
liver is torpid and sluggish and the
need of tonic and alternative is felt
A prompt use of this medicine has
often averted long and perhaps fatal
bilious fevers. No medicine will act
more surely in counteracting and free
ing the system from the malarial
poison. Headache, Indigestion, Con-
stipation, Dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters. SOC and S1.00 per bottle at
Stver's Drug Store.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05

With this decrease of two-thirds in
the transportation rates wheat has only
declined one-half in price. while many
other commodities used by the laboring
man have fallen in about the same
ratio with the freight rate. The facts
show, therefore, that what Bryan mis-
represented as an injury to the farmers
has in fact been to their benefit. AL.
though the fall in prices of commodities
has been great :the fall in the cost of
transportation has been greater. Capt.
talists have been the only sufferers, and
the dividends paid on the total railroad
capital of the United States, stock that
aggregates more than five billions, has
fallen to only one and one-half per cent.
The complete reversal of Mr.. Bryan's
argument is the usual fate that befalls
that worthy when he so forgcts his role
as to attempt to deal in facts. Chicago
Tribune
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
ing figures

Why is IL, asks silver man, that sill
yer Will purchase jost as much of ev
erything as it would before the fall in
silver? The answer is, it will not, as to
corn, among other things-corn, the
greatest cereal crop of the country. A
silver dollar will buy as much, for we
have kept that at par with gold. But
silver in the dollar has fallen off in the
years from 1878 to 1896 from 81 00t to
sos cents, and corn has gone up from
80 to 38 cents-silver down so per cent
and corn up 25.-Cincinnati CONNER
cial. Tribune.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. ].
Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract: II
have no hesitation in recommending
DIR. Kings New Discovery, as the re-
suits were almost marvellous in the case
OF my wife. While / was pastor of the
Baptist Church at Rives junction she
was brought down with Pneumonia
succeeding La Grippe. Terrible parox-
ysms OF coughing would last for hours
with little interruption and it seemed
as if she could not survive them. A
friend recommended DIR. Kings New
Discovery; it was quick in its work
and highly satisfactory in results ="
Trial bottles free at w. H. Styer's
Drug Store. Regular size SOC and 81. 90
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
Slightly Mixed.

Ex-Speaker j. Warren Keifer spoke
to the Republicans at Shelbyyille, Ind,
last night Mr.. Keifer was introduced
to his audience by local politician,
who said ; Ladies and gentlemen, l
have the pleasure of intoducing to you
General A. j. Warner, of Ohio" Gen
eral Warner, as is known, is almost the
father of the free coinage of silver, and
Mr.. Keifer was completely dumfound-
ed Springfield Democrat.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05

Our largest grain crop is corn. Last
year the crCp was 2,16l, ,13S, $50 bushels,
the largest crop ever gathered. At the
average price in Chicago last year the
crop was worth 1850, 600.
In the table, for which we are in
debted to Mr.. Murray of The Price Cur
rent, the gold price of corn.was in Chi.
cago last year higher than. it was. IN the
same market in the. following years and
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
Bucklen,s Arm ca saIve.

THE BEST SALvE in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay, required. 1t is guaranteed to
give perfect satisfaction, or money re-
funded. Price 25 cents per box.
For sale bv w. III. Styer.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05
NE is DEAD WRONG.
Freight Rntes Upon the Railroads Have
Greatly Declined.

Mr.. Bryan's statement in Madison
Square garden that the rates of trans
portation on the railroads SINCE 1873 had
not declined as much as the value of the
products they carry has evoked another
convincing denial from Mr.. Henry w.
Poor, the widely known statistician. In
proof of Mr.. Bryan's gross inaccuracy
Mr.. Poor submits q tabulation of the
pertinent figures taken from official
sources showing that in the time refer
red to the tonnage handled by the rail
roads of the country has increased more
than fourfold, while the rate per ton
per mile for that service now is only
about one.third the rate of 1878. The
table follows.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1896-10-05

Mr.. Bryan spent twelve'minutes in
Washington this week without max
ing a speech, but he was asleep, in a
car S.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-01
A CHILDREN'S WORD.

The subject of manners and NOR
ais Of the younger of the rising
generation in the public schools has
been preached to THE STAR a
number of times. Extra effort IS
made to inculcate moral ideas and
with a considerable measure OF
success. This can be noticed aud
can be substantiated by official re-
cords. Result of the intent and
endeavor to teach manners" is
much less satisfactory. This
branch seems to begin and end
with training the lads to raise their
hats to their elders. An astonish-
ing dereliction or fault, from which
even young girls are not free, is
ready use of the word "liar." Time
and again strangers have comment
ed upon this and the listening resi-
dent cannot fail to now recall the
fact. The word snaps out on the
smallest pretext. The matter might
be referred to a special commission
to report at the next meeting of the
Legislature, or it might be made
the reason for a companion act to
the proposed Curfew regulation.
But perhaps there will be no more
of it after couple of years Of Free
kindergarten.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-05-01
FOR 500 CITIZENS.

On behalf of the 500 people liv
ing in Iwilei, THE STAR requests
construction Of a sidewalk from
King street to Oahu prison, dis
lance of only a few hundred feet.
But small sum will be required
for the much needed improvement
and it will be genuine benefit to
the citizens directly interested, to
the whole public and to the street
system. 1t is realized that an i'm
mense amount of work is being
done by this department in main
tenance and on new thoroughfares,
but the sidewalk, for which petit
ton has been circulated, is almost
to be classed an urgent necessity.
If there is no other way, perhaps
Tailor Low would undertake the
contract with prisoners. Given the
material he could complete the
order in a couple OF days. Atpres'
ent there is a narrow wagon road
from King street to the edge Of
Iwilei. There is but this one route
to the thickly populated suburb.
In wet weather this road is next TO
impossible for pedestrians. In dry
weather it is extremely dusty.
Iwelei does not threaten to revolt
if delivery of the sidewalk is de-
layed, but it promises to harbor no
more cholera and to say nothing Of
minor community grievances with
which it could bother the author
tiles if inclined to be captious.