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The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-26


silver dollars in return for silver bull
lion. The latter part Of this is true;
the government would not purchase the
silver, and would not in itself make a
demand for silver, but with the mints
open to free silver coinage, every man
with debts to pay would make a de-
mand for silver and every debtor would
be buyer of silver bullion or dollars
as long as any could be had cheaper
than gold, just as every debtor would
be a purchaser of silver dollars today
and no debtors, save those with gold
contracts to meet, purchasers of gold
dollars, II silver dollars could be had
cheaper than gold.
Mr.. Gage asserts that debtors would
not In general, under free coinage, use
silver in payment of their debts, that
most debtors would prefer to keep
their honor and integrity" that "many
will do it at any sacrifice" and that
only "a few will forfeit both for the
most paltry consideration" But debt
ors do not consider today that they are
forfeiting honor and integrity when
they offer silver dollars or silver GER
tlficates in payment of their debts, and
creditors do not hold them in any the
less respect because they do so. And
1T would be the same under free silver
coinage.
1t is said that the case would be diff
ferent, that silver dollars are now
worth just as much as gold dollars,
that they would not be under free coin
age. But what makes silver dollars
and their representatives. certi-
fcates-worth just as much as gold
dollars today? Nothing at all, save the
fact that debtors use them in payment
OF their debts when they are more plen-
t1ful, whenever the banks pay them out
in preference to gold or greenbacks. If
debtors did not SO use them silver dol
lars could not now be kept at par with
gold. And as they are kept at par to-
day-nanely, by the commercial de-
mand for them. so the new dollars
coined under free silver coinage would
be ktpt at par.
1t Is indeed asserted that so many
would be coined under free coinage
that they would more than fill the de-
mands for money, that there would be
no demand for gold. If so, gold would
go to a premium, go out of use as
money, be exported to where it could
30 used as money. But If 1t did. the
volume OF money in gold standard
countries would be ,appreciably ex-
panded and gold cheapened, while the
demand Of the American people for
money falling solely on silver would
cause that metal to rise. And as our
domestic exchanges equal the ex-
changes, domestic and foreign, of all
continental Europe, excepting Russia,
there is no measure Of doubt that sill
yer would rise until it reached par
ity with gold that would fall. Indeed,
there is no reason to suppose that the
Tree coinage of silver would disturb the
present parity between gold and our
silver dollars. 1t would bring the COM
mercial parity OF gold and silver to-
gether. leaving the parity between the
gold and silver we now have in use as
money undisturbed. This would be
ehected by rise in the purchasing |
power OF silver bullion. and a coinci-
dent decline in the purchasing power
of gold and silver dollars, which decline
would be measured by general rise Of |
prices.
WHARTON BARKER.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-26
Learn to Labor ana 70 w.,+.

The greatest enemy OF modern re.
form Is politics. Is the agitator who
cannot labor as did Jacob. When he
failed to get his wife at the end -
seven years he labored another sever.
Southern Mercury.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-26

Notwithstanding the existence of the
gold standard, there is comparatively
no gold coin circulating in the country.
Stuart Enterprise.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-26

The Unheavenly Twins.
ublicanism and Cleveland democ.
racy still 80 hand IN hand Nebraska
independent.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-26

We will not have honest money until
We put honest men in congress.-Ennis
Populist.
The Louisiana populist., 1897-11-26

What the laboring people need most
is not muskets, but sense.-Tacoma
Sun.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
True AmcrlcAnism.

Behold what great fire a little
matter klndleth! Senator Summers
speech on the Alabama question, which
excited only passing notice here at
that time, set all England ablaze. The
reason Of this Is plain. The English
people have been constantly deceived
by Americans travelling in that coun-
try as to the real state Of feeling to-
ward them in the United States. There
are but few Americans who are repub-
licans or democrats to the core; and
when they go abroad and dine at the
tables of English monarchists they
shed their Americanism with alacrity,
and toady to the ignorance and big
otry Of their entertainers, and assever-
ate that the warmest fraternal feSllngs
are cherished by the people of the Unit
ed States for their English brethren"
whereas the fact is, there is a strong
and deep-seated feeling in America Of
resentment or hostility to Great Brit
ain. Do not misunderstood us. We
are not for war with any nation; on
the contrary, we are for building up
this nation in wealth, in civilization, in
refinement, in political strength, in mil
itary power, in all things that go to
make us broad and tall and great; and
then we are for having this nation, in
the majesty Of it's might, stand for
peace, for humanity and a common
brotherhood. Is there not, at last, to
be realized on earth the conception OF
a missionary nation--a people too
great and too numerous to be anything
else but magnamimous and kind and
loving? Let us give the pulsations OF
the mighty heart of this nation to the
welfare of the world, and settle all pet
ty national quarrels in a spirit charac-
teristic of a generous and mighty
eople.-New York Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

II there Is any day more dear than
another to the heart Of every patriotic
citizen OF this beautlful' land Of ours,
it is Independence Day-Fourth of July
the day we celebrate as commemor-
ating one Of the most heroic and praise
worthy struggles for liberty in the his
tory of the world.
After years OF encouragement and
defeat, years when hope seemed dead,
and when the undertaking of the hand
full of brave men appeared in every way
too much for them, the light came,
the clouds broke away, and the sun
shine of success streamed In upon their
almost broken and dismembered hearts
and fortunes
With literally nothing left to begin
with with everything sacrificed upon
the altar Of their country, with the foe
formidable rich, respected on land and
sea and known and tried Of all men,
the outlook for the Colonists was dark
and disheartening almost beyond pre-
cedent. rlBut then their sublime cour-
age never faltered, their determination
knew no yielding, their hopes were
high and their ambitions limitless.
Sturdily, cheerily and bravely they
went to work to reconstruct and re-
habilitate out of the wreck Of the dis
integrated remains Of monarchial out
post an independent republic-a homo
for the homeless, and a land and
country that should be Of the people
and for the people.
Who shall tell of the hard work, the
dark days, the weary hours, the ach-
ing heads and tired hands that this
day, this red-letter day. the day Of all
the days of all the years OF the history
of this great nation, represent! Who
shall tell OF the anxieties, the appre-
tensions, the sleepless hours of dark
ness and the alert hours of daylight
through which that unequaled band OF
patriots passed during the first months
after the declaration Of independence,
when they threw off at once and for
ever the British yoke, denied and de-
fled the mother country, flung away
their swaddling clothes and sprang into
the arena to fight--again, If need be,
to suffer, to toll, to strive to develop
and to bring into glorious fruitton
this wonderfully beautiful idea OF
American independence!
One day, one object, one spirit, one
hope, one glory, and to make the most
of this day, to fill 1t brimful Of life,
light, good cheer and good time gen.
orally should be the purpose of every
responsible American citizen who calls
this beautiful country his home.
And it is a day for powder and can
non, bonfire, crackers and torpedoes,
and small boys and games and uproar-
ious fun; a day for long strolls
through quiet meadows and along
shady lines; day for soldiery, and a
day for sentiment, and in its honor let
us burn powder and blow horns and
make the very clouds vibrate with the
reflex action of our patriotic enthu-
siasm. New York Ledger.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

troops among us; for protecting them,
by a mock trial, from punishment for
any murders which they should COM
NIT on the inhabitants of these states;
for cutting off our trade with all parts
of the world; for imposing taxes on us
without our consent; for depriving us,
in many cases, of the benefits OF trial
by jury; for transporting us beyond
seas to be tried for pretended offenses;
for abolishing the free system of Eng
lish laws in neighborlng province,
establishing therein an arbitrary gov
eminent, and enlarglng its boundaries,
so as to render 1t at once an example
and fit instrument for introducing the
same absolute rule into these colonies;
for taking away our charters, abolish
ing our most valuable laws, and alter
ing, fundamentally, the forms of our
governments; for suspending our own
legislatures, and declaring themselves
invested with power to legislate for us
in all cases whatsoever. He has alb
dictated government here, by declaring
us out of his protection, and waging
war against us. He has plundered our
seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our
towns, and destroyed the lives of our
people. He is at this time transporting
large armies of foreign mercenaries to
complete the works Of death. desola-
ton and tyranny, already begun with
circumstances Of cruelty and perfdy,
scarcely paralleled in the most bar
barous ages, and totally unworthy the
head Of civilized nation. He has con-
strained our fellow citizens, taken cap
tive ON the high seas, to bear arms
against their country, to become the
executioners of their friends and
brethren, or to fall themselves by their
hands. He has excited domestic insur-
rectlons among us, and has endeavored
to bring on the inhabitants Of our
frontiers the merciless Indian savages,
whose known rule OF warfare is an I'M
distinguished destruction Of all ages,
sexes and conditions. In every stage OF
these expressions we have petltioned
for redress in the most humble terms
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

dent: that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain inallenable rights; that
among these are life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness. That to secure
these rights, governments are insti-
tuted among men, deriving their just
powers from the consent of the gov
erued; that whenever any form of gov
ernment becomes destructive of these
ends, it is the right of the people to
alter and abolish 1t, and to institute a
new government, laying its foundation
ON such principles, and organizing its
powers in such form, as to them shall
seem most likely to eject their safety
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

interrupt our connections and CORES
pondence They, too, have been deaf
to the voice OF justice and ccnsan-
gulnity. We must, therefore, ac-
qulesce in the necessity which de.
nounces our separation, and hold them,
as we hold the rest OF manklnd-ene-
miles in war, In peace, friends.
We, therefore, the representatives
Of the United States Of America, in
general congress assembled, appealing
to the Supreme Judge OF the world FOR
the rectitude of our intentions, do, in
the name and by the authority of the
good people of these colonies, sol
EMMY publish and declare, that these
united colonies are, and of right ought
to be, free and independent states; that
they are absolved from all allegiance
to the British crown, and that all po-
litical connection between them and
the state OF Great Britain Is and ought
to be totally dissolved: and that, az
free and independent states, they have
full power to levy war, conclude
peace, contract alliances, establish
commerce, and do all other acts and
things which independent states may
of right do. And for the support Of
this declaration, with a Arm reliance
on the protection Of Divine Providence,
we mutually pledge to each other our
lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honor JOHN HANCOCK,
President Of Congress and Delegate
from Massachusetts.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

Its gorgeous dyes
The milky baldric of the skies,
And striped its pure, celestial white
With streakings Of the morning light;
Then, from his mansion in the sun,
She called her eagle bearer down,
And gave into his mighty hand,
The symbol Of her chosen land.
Majestic monarch of the cloud!
Who rear'st aloft thy regal form,
To hear the tempest trumping loud,
And see the lightning lances driy-
en-,
When strive the warriors OF the
storm,
And rolls the thundcr-drum OF
heaven
Child OF the sun! to thee tits given
To guard the banner Of the free,
To hover in the sulphur smoke
To ward away the battle-stroke,
And bid its blendings shine afar,
Like ralnbows on the cloud of war,
The harbingers Of victoryl
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our repeated petitions have been ans
wered only by repeated injury. A
prince whose character is thus marked
by every act which may define a tyrant
is unfit to be the ruler OF a free people.
Nor have we been wanting in atten-
lions to our British brethren. We have
warned them, from time to time, Of at
tempts by their legislature to extend
an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us.
We have reminded them of the clrcum-
stances of our emigration and settle
ment here. We have appealed to their
native justice and magnanimity, and
we have conjured them by the ties Of
our common kindred to disavow these
usurpatlons which would inevitably
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
A webster Aneedote.

Once while Mr. Webster was address,
ing the senate the senate clock COM
menced striking, but instead of strlk-
ing twice at p. IN. continued to strike
without cessation more than forty
times. All eyes were turned to the
clock and Mr. Webster remained ST.
lent until the clock had struck about
twenty, when he thus appealed to the
chair, "Mr, President, the clock is out
of order! l have the floor!"--Argo-
maui.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

the most sacred relic Of our infancy as
u nation. 1t has been printed ana re-
printed as it should be. Every Ameri-
can should know 1t by heart EVERY
foreigner coming to our shores snoulu
TamiIlarize himself with 1t before enter
ling upon the privileges of citizenship
Yet it is safe to say that 1t Is not rea1
much nowadays. Fifty years ago the
reading Of the declaration was part
the part-of every Independence Day
celebration. or late decades the custom
has disappeared almost entirely. IL
ought to be revived. No celebration Oh
che day should pass without Its being
Head and without its history being re-
told.
The immortal document was drafted
iby Thomas Jefferson, amended slightly
Iby his colleagues of the committee OF
the Continental Congress, and reported
and adopted on July 4, 1776. On June
18th of that year Richard Henry Lee
of Virginia, offered in the name of his
state a resolution in congress:
"That these united colonies are, and
OK right ought to be, free and indie
pendent states"
This resolution was seconded by
John Adams, of Massachusetts,; the de-
bate upon which began on the follow
ing day, and continued two days.
On July 2, 1776, Lees resolution was
called up, and delegates from twelve
colonies New York not voting unani-
mousIy declared that these united
colonies are, and Of right ought to be-
free and independent states"
But as the declaration was not re-
ported and adopted until July 4th, the
anniversary of independence was flxed
ON that day. The document, which
had been relegated to committee fol
preparation, is as follows:
When, in the course of human events
fE becomes necessary for one people tc
dissolve the political bands which
have connected them with another, anG
20 assume, among the powers of the
earth, the separate and equal station
to which the laws of nature and Of ma
fure's God entities them, decent res
pect to the opinions Of mankind re-
qulres that they should declare the
causes which impel them to the separa
zion.
We hold these truths to be self evil
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

A wooden monument has been erect Z
ed over George du Maurler's grave
over the place, that is, in Hampstead
churchyard, where the casket contain
ing his ashes has been buried
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01
THE DECLARATION.

HE Declaration Of
Independence was
the grandest docu-
ment ever penned
by human hand.
The original docus
ment is still pre-
served in the gov
eminent archives
at w a S h | n g t on
where it is guard
ed night and day as
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

Judge-I think have seen you before
Prisoner--I have had that honor, your
honor. shaved your honor last week.
JudEe-Twenty years.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

The Cynic--Well, knew it would
result as it has. The Pessimlst-How's
that? The Cynic-Oh, no sooner do
magazines drop to 10 cents than so
many spring into existence that per-
son is broke il he tries to buy them
all. l.MIiNI
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1897-07-01

VII luC lONho WhSA
pilgrims kneeled,
On the heights where squadron
wheeled,
When a tyrant's thunder peapd
Der the trembling seas.
God of armies! did thy STARS
In their courses" smite his ears,
Blast his arm, and wrest his bars
From the heaving tide?
On our standard, 10! they burn,
And, when days like this return,
Sparkle DER the soldiers urn
Who for freedom died.
God Of peaCe!-whose spirit fills
All the echoes Of our hills,
All the murmurs Of our rills,
Now the storm Is oer;-
o, let freemen be our sons;
And let future Washlngtons
Rise, to lead their valiant ones,
Till there's war no more.
BY the patriots hallow'd rest,
BY the warrior's CORY breast
Never let our graves be press'd
BY despot's throne;
BY the Pilgrims tolls and cares,
BY their battles and their prayers,
By their ashes, let our heirs
Bow to thee alone.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
THE MONETARY COMMISSION
Has a Discussion of the General Line of
 Work to Be Done.

7 Washington, Sept. 24=The monetary commission rssumed it's session here to- day. A general discussion of the lines of work occupied both the morning and night meetings. An adjournment was taken until Monday when it is expected that Chairman Edmunds will announce the committees. There will be three main committees. namely on gold and silver on United States notes and on banking and currency.
 The adjournment will give the members opportunity to attend to thleir private affairs, most of them being business men having large interests. It is brought out, however, that the members feel their personal attendance alt the sessions of the commission and the subcommittee is essential to accomplish the work be- fore them during the next ninety days and for that reason will remain in the city, so far as possible, instead of leav- ing the work to be shaped while they are widely scattered.
The age-herald., 1897-09-25
ATLANTA'S LATEST.
A Suspect Also Refugeed From Mobile. Sent
 to the Detention Camp.

Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 24-Dr. Olmstead reported tonight to the board of health that he was this afternoon called on to examine a young man, named H. R. Lucas. who, it was thought, was sick with yellow fever. The young man came here from Mobile and was stopping at boarding house on Lloyd street.
 pr. Olmstead announced that he does not think the man has fever, but sent him to detention camp as precaution- ary measure, on account of the fact that he has been in the infected dis trict. The young man was very badly frightened, and was more uneasy about himself than were the physicians He had been in Mobile about two weeks before coming here. He went to Mobile from South Florida, and said he had been suffering with the same symptoms before he came to Atlanta. Dr. Olm- stead thinks he is suffering with a bad cold He will be detained at camp for ten days
The age-herald., 1897-09-25

Hna is amused at the testimony that has been brought out by the other side. The proceedings have now got to the stage of acute absurdity. After the ether side have finished their testimony we will submit to the court a. complete and elaborate discussion of the whole question, so as to finally dispose of the entire charge of fraud, telling the whole story of the transactions leading up to the lease, which were those of an or ready won; it was won when Judge Si- monton granted the preliminary injunc- ton restraining any interference with the operations of the lease, and we have nothing to fear. The other side have not produced any evidence or suggested any line of testimony showing in any manner the improper use of money in the whole transaction. Concerning the assignment of the lease after 1895 to the Central Trust company, it was made entirely independent of this suit and had nothing whatever to do with it. The assignment was made in the usual course of business and was not hastened by this proceeding. There is nothing in the charges of fraud. The counsel for the state have abandoned the the- ory on which they started out that there was any actual fraud in fact, and are trying to build up a theory of fraud in 1awD