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The age-herald., 1897-10-10
BIRM|NGHAM'S PROPOSED AMENDMENT
AND WHY IT IS NEEDED BY THE MAGIC CITY
 IMMEDIATELY.
Her Industries Are Growing and Now Outrival Those of Other Cities in the State---Peter Turneys Plan
 for Tennessee Suggested for Alabama

IA "Birming gG1am Amendment" has heretofore been refused by a neglect at the polls that may or may not have been a shift of Ina nds upon the only boom. Boom victims are widely scattered vet CTS and there is such sentiment as compensatory revenge even among the fabitues of the temple of liberty. All Hhat is of the goneby
 All Alabama is deeply interested in the pending Birmingham amendment. 1t has nothing to do with the public schools. It makes no provision for future outlays. It is limited solely to the purpose ex- pressed in the caption of the act. The caption reads:
 r'Provfding a special tax of one+half of 1 per centum for the city or Birmtng- ham to be applied to the payment of the interest on the bonds of the said city and for sinking fund to pay off said bonds at maturity"
 The debt of the city represented in the bonds is practically an assessable value to the state. The money raised on the bands is now invested in property or re- fleets itself in property that is taxed by the stalte within the city limits. The city asks the state for permission to pay the interest on the bonds and finally to cancel the bonds and thus confilm for ever the taxable character of that prop erty.
 The proportion of self-interest is vea'y plain. Birmingham is a large 6actor sn the state income productiveness of Jeff ferson county and Jefferson county, in the days of increasing silver currency, under the Bland-AIlson law, paid about one-fifuh of the state's income. Give her the chance and she will do that much and more, always.
 T'he special tax proposed is temporary
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
Mourners Dug the Grave.
rom the Cincinnati Enquirer.

From the Cincinnati Enquirer. gi
 The unusual scene of mourners at A funeral digging the grave of the ons to be inferred was witnessed a few days since at private burying ground on Lick Run, near the Potter's field. Ths funeral was a Jewish one, and the re-S mains to be- inferred were those of Mrs. Levine, who came originally from Springfield, O., but who had lately lived in Newport. It seems that AIr Levine had represented to the officials in charge of the csmetery that he was in very poor circumstances, and had thus se cured burial at the lowest possible figure. When the funeral cortege ar- rived at the cemetery the mourners were surprised to learn that the grave had been dug only one foot It seems that there had been soms hitch in the pro- ceedings. The sexton said he had or ders not to proceed with the work until instructed by the proper official to do so. The excited mourners waited but a very short while, and then, securing picks and shovels, they began throwing the earth out of the grave in every direction. The sexton watched th= job compIacently until he saw that the earth was being scattered so that it could not be used again. He then offered to finish the job, and tha mourners climbed out of the pit
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
Buried His Money to Avoid Alimony.

From the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
 Dubuque, la, Oct. 2.-Conrad May a man who figured here in a divorce Euit, acknowledged in court that he had bur- jed $45,000 on his farm in Wiscons n to save aImsef from paying alimony to his wife. He refused to say where it was buried, but yesterday it was discovered by farmsr who was hunting squirrels. He was crossing Mays land when his dog ran a gopher into his hole. The farmer began to dig for the gopher, and was astonished to come across a number of shot sacks containing gold, silver, and paper. It was, in fa.t, Mays buried treasure. May heard of the find, and claimed the money which was paid over to him by the finder in all over $45,000. ],
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tained by fresh African importations. The time had to come when mortgages on the plantations to procure subsist- ence for the non producing negro wo- men and children had to stop. It has come. Consequently little negroes on reduced rations become fit subjects of consumption. pr. Bondurant of the Alabama Bryce hospital, says the pro- portion of consumptive insane admitted there is much greater among the blacks than the whites. never heard of but one consumptive negro in slavery times. His master took him out of the field work, mounted him on blooded horse that had a springy gallop and made him whip to the fox and deer hounds. He got well and was we'll for fifteen years before the war. He died in less than two years of the later dispensaton.
 Peter TurnIey stands above his fel- lows in rugged character original mind and a successful leadership. Four years governor of Tennessee he was persuaded to abandon an apparent life . tenure of the chief justiceship to accept the other office as the only man of his party who could win it. Four years he commanded a fighting regiment of Tennessee infantry for the Confederacy. Now he writes from his small form, the source of most of the democratic doc- trine
 MT Turney proposes to save Tennessee S40,000 a year in pay of useless 1egis- iators, legislators that are too many as we'll as too trifling for use. He says one senator for each congressional district and two representatives would carry to the state house all the practical sense the area contains and the interests pos sess. Apply Turneys rule to Alabama and we would have nine senators in- stead of thirty-three as at present; eighteen representatives, instead of the 100 that leave undone and do with questionable benefit to the state.
 Looking over the field, one might reach the conclusion that MT. Turney does not begin at the beginning. Our platform orators and press complain of the supremacy of the courts over the law makers. The truth is we need for state and nation repaired, amended con- stituions. We need in theory and prac- tice the sensitiveness of the British sys- tenn to public opinion, but we have it not We are the victims of absolutism, not by the courts alone, but by the in- ability of the people to repair and amend the organic laws. We approach anarchy by reason of the despotism of party that
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
Opening Drives.

Ladies' 40-guags black and stainless Hose for 19c.
 Child's ribbed Hose. fast black for 10c pair; full, regular and seamless.
 Very neat designs in good coloring, new Silkolines, 7c yard.
 Opening day we offer you 15c fancy Sslkeline 9c yard.
 Thrse spools bsst sewing Thread, re- liable brands, for 10c.
 Three cakes Glycarine Soap for 9c the box.
 Good seven-foot window shadss. open ing day. 121hc.
 Opaque, Holland Shades for 24c; cost 50c elsewhere.
 child's eiderdown Cloaks Angoa fur trimmed, 69c.
 Immense line new print cloth, pretty patterns, should b= 71Ac, for 5c.
 Extra long waist glove fitting Corset for 39c. Only found at Caheen's.
 Jackets, all the rage for the season now before you. Remember they ars quite the proper garment. We offer you tomorrow the very latest creations. You win loss the opportunity of seeing a completes unbroken assortment, if you fail to see them tomorrow. The price range is $5.9S to $35. Nothing but new est and best styles will be shown. Stock nowhere else in Birmingham like here! See if there is.
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
CURIOUS FEATURES OF LIFE.
The Basso silenced by a Chat.
the Indianapolis Journal.

From the Indianapolis Journal.
 J. Russell Powell the basso at Gen. tral Avenue M. D. church, was to have made his farewell appearance at the services Sunday morning, and a. large number of the friends of the promising young singer had come to hear him sing his last song there. MT. Powell had two of the best numbers in his repertoire for that morning and was in excellent voice when he reached the church, but most curious circumstance silenced his voice temporarily. Just as MT. Powell step- ped into the church doorway a small gnat flew into his nose and caused him to sneeze violently and the sneeze brought on severe cough, which in turn ruptured one of the small blood vessels near the vocal cords. He took his place in the cfroir but soon found that he could not utter a sound audible five feet away. MT. Powell left the choir and Dr. l.. c. Cline, who was in the
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vestments, as to the great bulk of them. Herein lies an argument that the people of Alabama owe it to themselves to per- init Birmingham to shut off the drains upon her of sending annually Hundreds of thousands of dollars off out of HIe state to pay interest by extingul,Ehing the debt as the amendment provides
 Birmingham now rivals Selma as a cotton market and approaches MonIt- goknery.
 The cotton mills now here will soon be followed by others.
 The grain mills here will be followed by others under the recent freight ad- van'tages secured.
 The wagon trade possible to Birmang- ham and largely now enjoyed here is not possible ito Mobile, Selma or Mont gomery i'm the same degree.
 iBI,ming ham is a large and growing distributor of tropical fruit trade
 Atlanta and Sir. Louis are the great live stock dLhstributive cenIterts of the state Birmingham is rapidly advancing i'm this profitable line, and is destined to reap a rich reward for herself and all the state from it.
 Now that there is to be an arm of the sea tn fhe form eff a slack water canal running by our doors, the impetus to be given thereby to the coal, iron and steel and marble and building stone industries that must have this city as headquarters is passing all calculation.
 Birmingham is the quick silver be- hind the glass that reflects the phenome- mad wealth of the state. All that the state has, in every variey of yield, finds here ready and growing market. Therefore 1t Is timely mention to the good people of Alabama of their duty to the Birmingham amendment. Vote for upon it and forget nct.
 A negro doctor of medicine over at Brunswick Ga., Is given to the study of race vital statistics. He is alarmed at his discoveries. He says the negro stands badly by the test. The race is losngthe character for health, propa- gation of kind and rational happiness it enjoyed for two centuries in the south- ern states. It is said the numbers im- ported from Africa to the Western Hem- isphere in round numbers was 4,O00, 900. Of these the United States received 375, ,000, which had multiplied to 4,000, 900 when the gale of freedom struck the ship of state. In all the other coun- tries of the Western Hemisphere the race rapidly perisned and its presence in considerable numbers was only main
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
Feather Boas.

Particularly some nsw Emu and Mar about collars from Palr's-there are two grades, respectively $1.75 and $2.50.
 Real Ostrich Collars range in price from $1 upward.
 Real Ostrich Boas--36 inch-$3.5O and higher. Real Ostrich Boas-45 -$4.75 ana higher.
 Real Ostrich Boas--54 inch-ss ant higher. 1, Beautiful Collar Capes, made from thu breast of the "Grieve Bird" price $20 $25 and s35.
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
Girls Fall Reafers.

The New Empire and Box Back Elf fects-Novelty Mixtures, Frieze Cloths, Fancy Boucles and Cheviots, beautifully trimmed in braid and in combination de- signs--.sizes to 14 years. They've just opening sale, to bsgin tomorrow. P The $5 Jackets for SS.75.
 The $7.50 Jackets fer ,$5.
 Girls and Misses Fall and Winter Jaekets--sizes14 IA to IS y+ars-the Russ an blouse effects and new double-brsasted Fly fronts-novelty mixtures, ffieze cloths, fancy curl cloths, covert cloths and clevioss.
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CAPES AND COATS.

 der realize what of
  s hereo
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Information for Patrons.

From the Utica Observer.
 When patrons of small laundry in the upper part of the city failed to get their wearing apparel Saturday evening they found the place closed and this note pinnned on the door:
 "Closed on account of sickness till Monday. I'm not expected ito live"
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Ladies' Capes.

Ladies' capes.
 At $6.9S we offer an elegant line of Ladies Capes, made from splendid quality of black Kersey, richly tr.mmsd with braid and jet, fancy star shaped storm collar, silk faced, double wauts au plait, richly braided, special price $69S.
 At $475 we offer a Ladies Cape made from all wool Boucle cloth, medium weight and length, very full sweep, wau- teau plait back, handsomely trimmed on upper cape, storm collar and back, with rows of braid, wonderful value, spe- cial price, $475.
 At $975 we offsr charming Cape, made of excellent quality silk velour, medium length, extra full sweep. richly trimmed. with braid and jet in beautiful designs, de=p roll collar, the entire gar ment edged with black Thibet fur fine quality lining, a wonder for the price. s975.
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NUMBER 226,

audience, was summoned to attend hfni7 MT. Powell's injury to his voice will not prove serious
The age-herald., 1897-10-10
FALL DRESS GOODS.

full thonged with sWen of quality exclusive 
 frst line duplicated this 
  Mohr Pop fron$2 $2o pc yardand flo ofm  te-co
  marked for Monday at $l1f in
  of sNondays prc Is Nc Suitngs5 all an they goneconhenclhs Hoho va shevla
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Gloves and Handkerchiefs.

Real French Kid, four bottom, all col ors, cream, white, black, tan and brown, 59c pair.
 Fine embroidered all linen, regular soc handkerchiefs, now 24c. Mems all linen Handkerch.efs, 15ceach.
 Child's hemstitched, colored border, school handkerchiefs 39c dozen.
 Chlld's school hankerchiefs, now 19c psp dozen.
 Opening day we drop tha price half.
The age-herald., 1897-10-10

No such stock of Child's Reefers as we show tomorrow, ever shown in Birming- ham bsfore, without exception. Ages 2 to 12 years. The very swell new cuts
 are here in abundance for your criticism. Large assortment of Infants and Childs Eiderdown Cloaks. The pretty, dainty kind.
The Lamar register., 1897-01-30

or consolation was given to their sill
ver-republican allies; not one crumb
of comfor. thrown to them.
Milton Smith was elected chairman
OF the democratic state committee to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Frank p. Arbuckle, thus again
shelving Q. s. Thomas. Mr.. Thomas
has been the most prominently men,
toned for office, and most frequently
defeated of any democratic states
man in Colorado.
Governor Adams has returned from
Leadville, having given up trying to
compromise the strike, and is now
devoting his attention to the "strike
for spoils" going on between the leg
islsture and. state officers In the
meanwhile the troops are still in the
field helping in the good work Of
making a deficit in the state treasury.
Every prospect pleas.th and only
man is vile"
The Lamar register., 1897-01-30
TRUSTEES s,Lk.


WHEKEts, r.. Y sssiisyi es ~ ss~d q
= = =. ss 4 slss ses.,y ssss ~ Si,ss
= ~ "a d4E ~ Ap<sl- issi. IA eoes !. pS<S
Il oa4Fsgel 70 Hssry >. Ai.irieh. a. trsssse, ~
Gssss, q frssss, sss .nd s.ass q Csiosais. 10
vi; n eass bali 81 u The sosthsasf gear
- a. y s-sftna ss<hisra lisl, n ss,-nsahlP
s-s- 4 he sslsh ~ rrlseip4I xssidisa. eoa-
ttsiaE ~ Azr-- or ls.., tnslndinx all tatsr
~ ri re-, 80 ,',s .is:s ss.s iasa a 1ss esrSI s
AL CsaNi Csssnpany. esayrytnx sss eabse tssos
. water pes ssrssnd x tie tasSi b.ia< sseos'ied
s-ss a hi. rrs,i .sst-. for ths sasA of .iS
t-siF-d ssslai dollars, dstsd March So,h1 l-yl.
- EsTabls % the order % the taisfsd2 sssr
hAss Gaapanr on tho rrxt dAy OF March, lF-i,
taFsttsr vita interest thcrcaa .eui- xnBuRlly A.
saysa b tra coapons of t-s1tyfo1r lssttel
tlTsiy % ts.s nsst asy. a March aad ssptsuib-r
q Zach yrar. with trr1rr~, 90 said eo4E-tn notrs
= ths rate 81 t~o per eest per fno1ts H'sf ma
Eisrezs. .sld i-..i af trus, provide. that in
49, - d-fsnls Ia tn. pssmsat 81 said n9te, %
~ Ii,s, g ,ssts, 20 e ,aS Pr .sth s his % .se
tsz-5Fs In tFast 10 .eil the said prenisr- Or anJ
sAft tksfsof. and all right and eiai,y q reaeiinp
slyas ihsr-in al public anc,ioa Tor cash; and
Whereas, IL Ia proyidesi In and bJ SAD aeel o'
s,i ss.i "a case q the dHsis % sasot ,lns,Ss - ta
a. a; sny time whea action may b te1e ~
Tie eI.rltloa % the trusts under said deed ot
tEst, then the legal holder pf said note rA1, "
Nfiting daily ackno~ieetxcd, APPOINT saee"ss"s
Il trust TO the said Henry j. Adsteh and
whereas. the said HcnrJ J. Aldrieh e .n.Fa'
is0a the state OF Colerado and unable 70 So
ast the legal holder % the sAid nose has, ~
rritiaS duly appointed the nndsfsishsu
I9strr 20 act - successor of said henFS =, ". "
dFseh, a. recorded In the Office OF the soeao
t.sfk and recorder Of Proxefs county Ana s'a''
o. Colorado. aud
WherpAs. default has been made IN the PAY
rsui Of the princtpsi OF said note and OF tntrIet
aas March lst, i-ss. and all interest," s@nD @
sesesut thereto. aeI no part OF The . sAne
ANs been paid. and tho legal holder o. sald 80 80
has DECLARED the whole OF said Prinel PAL ~ ii
ADD interest due aud pay able, and has frinsstsn
sale u said premises under said decd ol uus.,
Wow, Therefore. tho undersigned a. sneh uun ~,
tse, vii on Monday. February st. ~, A. ata. e
osi9ek In the forenoon, at tho wsst M Iuui p,s .o
% the court house. in the town OF Lam -
~ county, Colorado. sell the above de@sr 49,
pfnp-rty and gstsr rishfs, all interests stpla
tanning thereto aud all the right tltis1 penep
szd eluity OF redemption OF the s1la .l lLa II
sSAdey. bis heirs and assigns for the -
bess priee the same will bring IN casu tot IL IT,
purpose Of paying uaid note and all tntefess IN %
tessD0n up 10 time uf sale toSether win INC
eosta and expenses OF executing thts rustir
Successor In Trust and New irastee.
pate Of first publication Dtcalnbcr %, leeos
Data % last publieatien January u. iSs''
The Lamar register., 1897-01-30

Stylish and practica. fashions in
gowns, wraps and underwear for Ia
dies, misses and little folks, artistic
millinery designs, charming illustra-
tions and most interesting text ac-
companying them, these are few Of
the features which make the Febru-
ary number of the STANDARD DESIGNER
a leader in this particular line Of
publications. There are directions
given for bicycle fair, which will
undoubtedly be of service to mary
church and social societies desiror 8
of making money for some especial
purpose, and good Saint Valentine is
paid proper respect in a charming
little poem, illustrated in an equally
charming manner, and clever little
story. Two pages on the latest styl, 8
in hair dressing, with appropriate
PICTURES. will probably be of service
TO many, as will also the hints of
fancy work, the toilette, household
advice and cookery.
The Lamar register., 1897-01-30
CHURCHES.

Tho uuiissi Prr-byt-rians hold services syerS
s.bb.sh Al II a M and % A. m. Sabbath
I.C. RISKfS. Pastor.
NE CHrHcu At LAMaK-Seryiees held as
sii.,.1.. Prrarhiag every Sunday At II a. m and
: !. n Sunday School At ssS a. m.
c. Z. DE La AATER. Pastor.
CMufsrrAs CHrEcH At TLssaA-sundayse school
.v~rY SUNDAY a. 20 s. IN. Services each sunday
Al ii a. "a. and p. N
N.TyALLEI SUNDAr-scHooL-At May valley
sehool Hoase At o'clock D. m. Every one cor
daily Invited TO attend.
G.,x.n.N e. CauRcH-Seryices even. Sum
A. s,eofas and Sanday-sehcol at : - o'clock
n N, Eyerybody invitsd 10 attend.
v A' q. $. FRKScu, Pastor.
MEY.P.s.C. E--Nsets every Sunday eycp-
ing At 80 At N. E Church Al yonhs psop'e
Ai' LUcr N. NOVELS. Prs.
DoAk NELSON, SEES.
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cIu oneials.
SECRET SOCIETIES.

oErESr CalFrEE. No. q. r. A. M.-stated
CoaTueAiiens lst Aad Ard wedn.-dAys- :,
A. J. HuTTEI., II. 2.
L. wtEr MEEEHSH. Secretary,
A.-LaxaN LaDaH No. %, meets on
tbs ar; Ead third saturday evening ot each
meath. z. J, HoLNE-. W. NJ,
co. LUcH. seers,ary.
Io.o.F.-LIMAE IyopsE No. 10 msets every
Tuesday. N . n. All neEnheTe OF this lodge
AL al staitir-. k=shsfs of the order are cordt-
ally Invited 70 astsad. 2. A. WArEK-, N.G.
:. r. hrrH, sec.
wooDAEN OF THE CANT
No. n meets The last Saturday in even month
a; .. N. Visiting nsishsors !, are alwAS. vel
esssi- Gnn- T. fEAsT' u
n. o. 7. M-LaMaR TNSr 40. u meets at the
Assarir haii the last Wednesday In each month.
All khi<hts invited 10 attend tsSi.ws.
c.N.LEE. R-K.
TuE LAzsH FrSn pEyANrxExr meets at the
Hoz~ Hsass % tho hrst Tuesday IN each
ulnuth atsp N Oscaz Rtkkh- Chief.
JoE 7. LzNLEss. sce-
o N A.-ALExASpEE REALs No. ~ meets
r,rrY NeaAay at I D. m. Visiting members
soFdiAIlJ invits~i 10 attend
GRANADA sOcIETiEs.-
AFhA M.-GEGsApa Lopok No. y meets
saiaarJAy nishts on or before each fun moon
nnd t~o weeks thsr~sftrr. =,
CT. NeFHEEsos, seo'J.
Lo.o.F.-sEAxADa LopSE No. IS meets ev-
err Saturday nisht- -, a
W.. NcKESIIE. s~s'y.
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NOTICE.
U. S. LAND OrrIcE.. LAMAR. Colo, I
December 18th. 1895.

December 18th. 1895. Z
COMPLAINT having been entered at this Office
" by James A. Millinger against Catherine
Hicks and Michael Finity, agent, for abandon-
ing Homestead Entry No. ti2l. Pueblo series,
dated June 5th. 1876, upon the southwest quar-
west, in Prowers County, Colorado, and alleging
that said tract has not been settled upon or cul-
tivated provided by law, with view to the
cancellation of said entry, the said parties arc
hereby summoned to appear at this Office on tho
18th day of February, 1897. at Q o'clock A. NJ,
to respond and furnish testimony concerning
said alleged abandonment.
1919 c. b. THOMAN, Regis er.
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REGISTERED
JERSEY COWS

From dams Of royal tested pedigrees.
A few for sale at prices suited to the
times. Also limited number of
grades, and two Jersey Bulls if ap-
piled for at once. The herd aver
ages % per cent cream.
DAVIS & MCDANIEL,
Nepesta, Colorado.
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The Legislature.
DENvEn, Jannary 2S, lS97.
From our Denver Correrpondent.I

Inc WORK OF Legislation Is stlll re-
tarded by the work of reform" The
.reformers,'' who were elected in the
interest of silver to state offices, are
not on speaking terms with the ''re-
formers who were elected to the
legislature in the interest of silver.
The consequence is there is a dead
lock strictly in the interest of silver.
and the state is suffering the conse-
quences. Colorado is undoubtedly
getting an allopathic dose of reform,
and the effect is so startling that one
OF our Denver dailies actually pub
lished an entire edition without men
tioning ''the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio OF 16 to |"
the first tine in fifteen years.
Only one bill has passed both
houses so far, and it is a bill appro-
priating money to pay the members
of the Legislature and their clerks.
As similar bill to pay the salaries
of the state officers has not been
pushed with equal celebrity the gov
ernor refuses to sign the Legislative
appropriation, and this painful dead
lock promises to continue. The more
impecunious members have been
forced to pawn their railroad passes
to raise funds, and they are bowling
for a compromise.
The pay roll as presented to the
8 a'e auditc shows that the 100 mem
bers have employed 127 assistants of
various kinds at salaries aygregating
about $500 per day. The auditor
has refused to issue vouchers for the
claims on the ground that the law
authorizing SO many employees was
not legally passed. This is the re-
taliation for the threats that have
been made to reduce the exhorbitant
appropriations that have heretofore
been made for the auditors office.
While these two factions of "re-
formers" are quarreling over the
spoils, the business which they have
sworn to transact is tagging, and no
prospect of any Legislation exists at
present, or as long as there are any
state funds in 8 ght
The democratic state central COM
mittee met in this city this week and
passed relolutions that must have
been an eye opener TO their silver
republican allies. They resolved
that Colorado is democratic state;
that the victory in this state last fall
was democratic victory, that the
state ticket elected was composed OF
democrats; that the democratic party
was entitled to all the credit of the
victory; that the state would continue
to be controlled by democrats; that
the populists were unworthy of con-
sideration; that the democratic party
was the only silver party, and the
only one worthy of confidence. Not