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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
SILVER AND THE POOR MAN.
Cheap Money Disarranges AL Business
Relations.


Every crank who ventures to proselyte
for free silver seems to think that The
poor man is his most promising game.
The doctrine he presents is that more
money is needed that the poor maj may
have plenty. He does not say how the
poor man is to get any more money,
which is the important thing, nor that
@ cheap money is the one thing the poor
man can stand less ably than the rich
man. The poor man, the w~orkingman,
or the farmer, are served only when
they have the best money Obtairable.
| Suppose for 4 moment that free silver
should drive the gold dollar out of cir
culation. The first effect is on the poor
nan. When Re receives his weekly
waGes it is paid in the cheap money.
He is the first loser. lie can buy less
with it than with the higher priced
money. of course. If he happens to be
earning $40 q week n the dollars are
cut down from a gold basis to n silver
LaSi, he will get L. dollars, worth pos
sibly 30 cents each, or $40. instead OF
lie value that prevails when the geld
standard is accepted. With cheap money
prices will go up. What he buys he will
have TO pay more for. Manufacture
crs are not going to produce their wares
and sell them for the same number of
iaoHcr. The poor man will catch it in
both directions.
Cheap money disarr0nges all business
relations. There is no such n thing as
ore standard for class and another
for another class. The talk of the debt
or's money and the creditors money is
bunko. Every man is debtor and cred
itor all the time. The nottingham is
the creditor while he is earning his
wages. until he is paid. He is a debtor
for the few things he buys without pay
ing for when he gets them. As he pays
cash for much of what he buys, and al
lows all his wages to stand until the
end of the week or month, he is q cred
itor more than he is q debtor. The cheap
money, which is to benefit the debtor,
would benefit the employer who owes
him wages, and who pays the wages in
the deprecated coin.
There is but one standard desirable,
and that is the best dollar that can be
made. The standard is now fixed at a
trife more than % grains of pure gold.
The aim of the country is to keep all
other dollars, gold, silver or paper, up
to that standard and not debase or
cheaper any Of them.-Pittsburgh
Times
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
Where the Germans Stand.

Out of 502 German newspapers to
which circulars were sen By the Ger
man-American Sound Money league a
short tine ago, 35i are in favor of tho
free coinage of silver. Over 100 of the
500 German papers have Thus far failed
to make any reply to the committees
circular.
The party that oyerlooks the German
vote need not worry itself about official
responsibility. The Germans constitutc
but Il small percentage of u politi-
clans, but are an important class ON
election day.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

The Republican, president to bcelcct-
ed in November should b. supported
by a good working majority in both
branches of Congress. that the prin-
ciples advocated by the Republican
party may be put in full force and
effect. To that end there should be
unceasing work for the Republican
nominees for congress in every dist
riot and for the Republican nominees
to every state Legislature ha wing Il
United States senator q elect.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
I.ryan the E'akir.

MI. llliam j. bryan mas cOulc 10
Kentucky and Kentuckians have taken
his measure.
He i i boy orator.
He i Il dishonest dodger.
He j. y daring adventurer.
He Is II political fakir.
He is not OF the material of which
the people Of the United States have
ever made Il President. ncr is he even
of the material Of which any party has
ever before made Il candidate fOr the
presidency.
Honest and earnest advocates OF free
silver who heard him last night III
in their hearts be deeply ashamed OF
their candidate. Not once did he rise
to the plane of serious argument. Not
once did ne manifest an appreciation
of the dignity of his position. Not
once did he treat his great audience
frankly and fairly. Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

shall vote for Bryan and Sewa.l,
or Bryan ANA Watson. and don. yoJ
forgetit,, Why:
Because Mrs. Ham"rGown %" q
divorce from Ill" some Two yeas arc.
The Court compelled me to pay he.
500 a month As long as she lived,
This is $1,000 year. II Bryan !,
elected, and We have free ~silverthis Is
only Sj% a month, or $3.50 a year. Tor
see | have GOOD reason Cor voting fol
Bryan.
Mrs. Hammcrdowr came from /.
long-lived family. Her mother died
at 81. There are others like mt
New York Sun.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

1t is a singular but creditablc fact
in the history of the G. a. Il. that as
its membership decreasest hrOughdeath
and other causes its aggregate contri'
buttons for charitable purposes stead
ilv Increase. The decline in member,
ship in six years has been $1,000,
while It's money b~enefactions for the
year ending June 20. lS!H. reached
$2II.9I9. or about SD. 600 more than
for the previous year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

\ revenue tariff. such as Mr.. Bryan
and his party advocates. proposes to
accomplish but one thing, the raising
of sufficient to meet the run
ming expenses of the government. The
WilsOn-Gorman bill did not ven ac-
complish that: it only succeeded in
raising the bonded Indebtedness OF the
country.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

There is some kicking now about
the nominees on the Republican ticket.
but all this bad blood will pu"ify be-
fore the third OF November and all
rood Republicans will 70 to the polls
and vote the ticket without Il scratch.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

The ChicagoC Chronicle Democratic) },
concludes an article on AltgelG as fol-
lows: Thus Il politician. denouncing
corporations, i the president of IL cor
poration. Denouncing classes, he be-
longs to the landlord class. y profess
ed s~ilverite. he eXacts gold leases from
his tenants. Protesting a philanthropic
regard for debtors, he uses a cui
throat lease under which his debtors
for rent may be evicted. harrassed
ami distressed. No landlord in Ire,
land holds his tenants by Il form OF
lease so oppressive as hat under
which tenants of the Unity building
hold the rooms rented tothem by John
p. Altgeld."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

The Populists of this county are not
going to stay with the Democrats.
They are going to meet and nominate
r straight Populist county ticket.
That will settle the hash for ne DEM
OcratS.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

Prof. Vandiver left the Normal
School this morning to be gone ii
month. He announced, We understand.
that he would not draw his salary for
the month he expects to be out of
school. The Professor is becoming
very generous since his nomination 20
Congress.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

OF the eight congressman elected so
far this year every one is a staunch
Republican. 1t looks as though a Re
publican President wouldb be supported
by a strongly Republican Congress.
This is what is needed TO bring about
the return OF prosperity.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
No, Certain Th.t Fire VIII Burn.

In 1890 silver imitation was author
lied. As q result, in 1893 there was a
financial collapse. The country has not
yet been able to right itself, but the
crazy advocates Of cheap money insist
upon e renewal Of their wild expert
ment.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

The Republican ticket nominated at
Jackson last week does not please all
the Republicans. Somebody was dis
appointed and of course all are not
satisfied with the ticket. That a to
be expected. y ticket could notb Ne plac-
ed in the field thatwould satisfy every
body.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 10. 1886.
REPUBLICAN, TICKET

For President.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
For Vice President.
GARRET \. HOBART.
For Governor.
ROBERT. Z. LEWIS
For Lieutenant Governor.
\. c. PETTIJOHN.
For Supreme Judge.
RUDOLPH HIRZEL.
r. Il. and Warehouse Commissioner,
GEORGEM NJ. STILLE.
For Secretary OF State.
WIN. P. FREEMAN.
For Auditor.
JOHN G.. BISHOP.
For State Treasurer,
JOSEPH F. GMELICK.
For Attorney General.
JOHN KENNISH.
FOR Electors at Large,
B. 3. UPTON and JOHN B. HALE
For Judge St. Louis Court of Appeals,
Il. E. ROMBAUER.
Fol
Judge Kansas City Court of Appeals
JAMES BOTTSFORD.
For Congress.
JOHN y. SNYDER.
For State Senator.
THOMAS Il. GREENE.
For Representative.
JOHN J.. SAWYER.
For Common Pleas Judge.
ALEXANDER ROSS.
For Sheriff,
BERNHARD GOCKEL-
For Treasurer,
AUGUST UDE.
For Collector,
EDWARD W. FLENTGE.
For Prosecuting Attorney,
EDWARD D. HAYS.
For Assessor,
!. FRANK CALDWELL.
For Surveyor.
JOHN +. COTNER.
For County Judge-District No. |
I. B. MEGEl
For County .Judge-Distric No. ,
FREDERICK HORN.
For Public Administrator
JULIUS f. UMBECk.
For Coroner.
DIR. BRASE.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

The Republican nominees in this
county must not think a Republicans
nomination for a county Office is
equivalent to an election. They must
get out and hustle. They can all be
elected but they must do some work.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

When Mr.. Bryan was in Congress
he voted for the free wool of the Will
son bill. Il am for free wool. he
openly boosted. Mr.. Bryan contri-
buted to the extent of his powers in
reducing the value of American sheep
and the price of the product of Amer
lean wool growers.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

Judge John ]. Sawyer will again
lead the Republican party of this
county to victory. There i no other
man in the county who can poll a
larger vote than Judge Sawyer. His
name at the head of tho ticket makes
the ticket q winner.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

In his speech putting Col. G. {.
Thilenius in nomination for the Legis-
lature at Jackson Saturday l.. H.
Graessle made the effort Of his life.
Mr.. Graessle was listened TO with pro-
found interest and his oratory aston
ished the convention.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

When The convention turned Judge
Barrels down they turned down Il
good man. Judge Barrels made a
splendid county Judge.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

The Jackson Cash-Book nan sees
the hand writing on the wall. He is
about ready to admit that John A.
Snider will be our next Congressman,
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
HOW SAVINGS WILL BE LOST.
Providing q Free Silver Law Goes Into

-
Providing . Free Silver Law Goes Into
Force.
There will be millions of mad farm
rs, workingmen, clerks and profession
Il men when they go to draw tAeir hf2e
ayings out Of bank after we have gone,
,r decided to go, to a silver basis, should
we foolishly decide to go there via b
tixteen TO n short line. The 4,S755A
sepositors, who have s1.s1o,ss7.o2s "a
savings banks, would all suddenly con-
elude to withdraw their savings and 20
convert them into gold before we should
drop to the silver basis. Only . small
percentage could obtain their deposits
before the doors of the banks would
close. The great majority of depositors
would have to wait until we had aetu-
ally reached a silver basis before they
could Withdraw their deposits, and this
picture shows the kind of money they
would obtain. 1t will not be the fault
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

The advocates of free trade and free
silver who promise so much for their
theories. and blame so much on thu
coinage law OF 1873, have frequently
been asked to explain the great pros
perity from 1873 up to the time The
Republican policy was set aside ny
| Democratic success in lS92, during
which time the country had neither
free trade nor free coinage of silver.
| Major Mckinley yesterday discussed
that prosperity in a forcible amer
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

Nearly everybody in Scott county
is for free silver. There is not an
iron bridge or Il brick school house
in Scott county.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

The Indications are that the ltepub-
licans will carry Missouri by about
Twenty-Five thousand votes. This will
be a happy change.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

Hubble township is a big Republic
can township. but it got nothing in
the Republican convention. Hubble
will have its day later on.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

The Democrats are respectfully re-
quested to cast their eyes over the
election returns from Maine.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

BRYAN draws like Il circus. Curlos-
itv always catches the people.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

Old man Kies is Il good old soul
but he was not tall enough To rcach
the office of Representative.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19

Of the bank officers if the banks are un-
able to return as good money as they
received. They have loaned the banks
funds outat interest and, eXceptfn cases
where officers have suspected the honest
intentions of their country and inserted
the gold clause in mortgages, the banks
themselves will have to accept depreci-
ated dollars in return for the full value
dollars loaned. They will, therefore,
have only cheap dollars to return to
their depositors. These depositors, then,
are the real creditor class of this coun-
try. Instead of being few and wealthy
there are over 100000 900 of them hay
Ing deposits in all kinds of banks and
In building and loan associations, and
their average per capita deposits are
only $500. This country will not go to
a silver basis without the consent of
large portion of these depositors. II
they do vote to put it on a silver basis,
several millions of them will be kicking
themselves the next morning after they
find out what they have done
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-09-19
NNOUNCEME
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
Ave are authorized 20 announce
DR. SAM 5. HARRIS

As an independent candidate for
Representative of Cape Girardeau
county in the Legislature.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

o,ber institutions seemed 10 me to indicate tnat ne
new buildings might best be obtained tnr0usn s,s
from rich and sagacious men or good VIZ. ~ @ nc
short interval between that day ana this the con-
hjned Influence and efforts. of president uus,ce.
facuIties and alumni and the shining example oi
President Low. have brought much to pass; and 1t
is my privilege to-day to bring you the nearly co,
gratulations Of the sister universities Oh tle ,tn
ston Of this spacious site, OF these iisns p'h ~
ings and of numerous important additiShs 10 me .is
material and intellectual resources OF 'he u"'0''
sty IT,, ,,,or
congratulate the city too. that It's chief uhiPer-
sty is to have here setting commensurate VII"
the worth Of It's Intellectual ana spiritual lhnune-, f
No American community proht so much rom rom
the presence of a strong and progressive ufVeis'y
as can this great city, at once maehiIs an ar u
squalid majestic and ignoblc. at once freedom
pride and Freedoms reproach. universities are no no
longer merely students Of the past neui,auve
observers OF the present or critics al sdie
OF the actual struggles and strifes OF the worklhB
world They active participants In all the run
spoken word, by pen and pencil, through Iapora-
tories libraries and collections through courts.
churches. schools charities and hospitals Trey pro-
mote the forward movement OF society ana help 10
open Its onward way. Columbia University. in It's
recent history amply illustrates this truth for II
has contributed effectively to the advancement or
architecture, pedagogy economics political science.
sociology chemistry, physics. engineering and biol
ogy, in all which subjects the City OF Newly ork.
and the country at large. have interests Of inca-
culable magnitude
STRONGER ALL THE TIME.
The influence of Columbia. and OF all well-con-
Quoted American universities. Is to become
stronger and stronger time goes m Our free
institutions are going to receive great service
from the universities theS have fostered. Whenever
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
Call for Estimate.

Call, have an examination made and opinion
given. An estimate will be made at the lowest
possible cot consistent with good work. This is
fair proposition, and one that everybody can take
advantage Of with no trouble to themselves except
calling at my office. If you can't call, write for
my pamphlet, which will send you without
charge And one word Of advice: Don't neg glect
your teeth; don't continue to suffer with them
don't have them extracted; don't put off coming
to me when just little Of your time spent in my
operating room will put your teeth in good condi-
ton ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT PAIN and
without much cost Remember that part of
the face has more to do with its beauty than per-
feet teeth, and if you haven't good teeth, let me
supply them.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
YOU Will, NEVER LOOK WE'LL
WHILE YOUR TEETH ARE BAD
Bridge and Grown Work.

My bridge and crown work is substitute for
bad teeth and is perfectly natural and as service
able as natural teeth. You know what crown work
is, don't you? 1t is setting gold or porcelain
front tooth on natural root in such manner as
to prevent decay Of the root and make the tooth
as good as natural tooth in every respect. My
Bridge Work is filing an empty space, or an
almost empty mouth, with teeth as good as the
natural teeth. WITHOUT THE USE OF A
PLATE IN EITHER UPPER OR LOWER
PART OF THE MOUTH. These are the best
methods or operations in all dentistry and are ex-
clusvely mine. OF course thing as good as
this has many imitators, but not having been
taught by me they are like schoolboys who are
not under proper direction, and they are careless
and inefficient. So if you want the real work done
in the right way come to me.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

tust sentiments widely dinusei through sn tne " 20
OF the people can furnish sufficient eur", '"n,ver.
wise frblic action, night determinations D'
eal suffrage may be relied on questions " r.lg-
ing independence union. personal liberty ar" rriil
ious toleraton turn such sentiments - Do,
hs wisely settled by the mass OF the peope, It,
wh~n the tudicous dete rmination OF a pup'S
denends on careful collection OF facts Keen nmr
instion sound reasoning and sure ior'n'hup.,
Renublic must soon follow. as All otheI .raIr.i
GOVERNMENTS already do. the ADVICE OF hiE IA
men who have made themselves by Ionh 80 4yuaa
observation experts In the matter IN i"i.i, Int
tions of currency, taxation educatloii an. rS,,ons
health belong TO that class OF puonc lr,, s",
which absolutely require for their sat'Sn at, % y, ox
tinrnent the knowledge and trained juds'eh. ol - e
, .n.. nj No the only Wise decision which universal
sufyrae ec can make upon them IL the ucc's'9n "a -.
ahids 6v expert opinion. The more compicalen anu anu
didic,,it the public business becomes, the ino'" %
rnssina the need Of expert management. anu SOU. s
INV other management VIII be simply ruiious ~" NV
TIE ernerts needed are going 10 be traineu III ~,
american universities. which. Ike Coiuihphi, n1
tain at large centres OF population WI
schools for all the learned and scieh''"c p'o'''
sions. 49, ...o ,,d oxnect that the
o,.ars ~ Neu-York will pour riches al the ec. VI
Cnin,nb,a. but they know that however inuch ->e"
~ NAV do for the university Columbia VIII 40
hnndred- fold more for the city anu 'ne 80,
throuah the multfarious services or her sons '"ub
there 10 discharge well their duties 10 Society
Nv this time darkness was beginning 10 stea'
over the Heights and the audience was als
missed with the benedcton by bishop io'''''
Columbias gala day was over.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03

When Mr. Hewitt had finished, Charles w
Eliot, the president of Harvard University, was
introduced to the audience. President Eliot said
Only six years ago the close of the festivi-
ties which marked the happy inauBura ton OF Pres
ident Low, / ventured to say that columbia's SIS
ter universities ardently wished she might acquire.
In the common interests OF all learning and philan
thropy, much greater endowments than she then
possessed and particularly might get grounds and
buildings worthy of the principal seat OF learning
in this rich and splendid mart. The experience OF
New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
DENTAL
WORK.

1t is pretty hard to give the very best work
that can be done in dentistry at very low cost
that is, it is not quite satisfactory as getting
big price for it. However, because of MY NEW
INVENTION l am able to adjust my prices so
that anybody can afford to come to me and get the
best work of which | am capable without feeling
that my charges exorbtant. | don't wish
that it won't pay to do it, but do mean to
say and to make it very plain, that you can get
better grade Of work of me than you can Of
any other dentist in this country, and at price
that will be entirely satisfactory.