The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-04-17
WATERFALL Montana.
t., Gth 1907

his Montana Home.
WATERFALL MONTANA.
Jan. Sth, 1897.
Editor NEW DoMiSroS: Enclosed l
send you three American silver dollars
each bearing the United States stamp
witch alone creates its value. Please
credit same on my subscription to your
paper, the NEW DOMINION, an honest,
able advocate of free coinage Of silver at
the ratio OF Is to /, honest money, good
for all demands other than where spec
fled it shall be paid in gold. This
gained you will cease to read OF silver
bullion fiuetnating ON the market or Of
| fifty cent dollars.
Free coinage of silver viii make
voters intelligent enough TO know that it
is the United States stamp alone that
creates the value of American coin,
England all other foreign nations to the
contrary notwithstanding. 1t viii teach
them that the free coinage of gold and
silver will prevent the grasping monopo-
lists Of the United States from the vile,
disreputable practice OF specializing on
the labor and toll OF that part of our citi-
Gems whose sweat creates the wealth of
our country.
editorials in the gold standard. Han
naizsd, Mckinley papers OF the East
that the election in last Novembe-
settled for all time the free silver ques
ton. Also that in the next Democratic
National convention the gold wing would
rule the convention and the party, thus
making a clear case of the tail wagging
the dog.
A little latter noticed some of the
editors and politicians had seen the
hand writing on the wa 4 and it did not
require a Daniel to interpret the writing
for them, 100000 American voters
who could not be bribed nor inundated
rallied under the banner Of free silver
and its clean, pure champion, William
j. Bryan. The silver question dead and
buried? No, a thousand times no.
At the first note from the silver bugle
in 1900 there will be a resurrection such
as has never been seen in this country
of Jeffersonian silver Democrats. Like
the corn or wheat cast into the ground
it raiseth itself and bringeth forth many
fold.
March 22nd:
AT the time OF writing the foregoing |
| fully expected the oft promised return
of prosperity. A few days since found
what Hanna and Mckinley lromised-a
little prosperity.
/ found it in this way. On my Jeffer-
son river ranch, there is deep slough
about mile long. 1t is fed by many
springs and in many places heavy
growths OF willows and cottonwoods
boAder the shore. There are several
families of that most intelligent, well
behaved animal known as beaver in this
slough.
Their title to the property antedates
mine and finding them valuable in build
ing and keeping in repair their dams
from which irrigate my land and also
being self protectionist, have pro-
tected the beaver from the trappers.
Several families in town wishing a
better quantity of ice than they could
get from the river | sold them some from
my beaver dam and in that way got
little prosperity. Thinking that it has
not reached you yet enclose the
promised money. But who shall l
thank for it, Mckinley? Justice de-
clares in favor OF nature and the good
beavers. Long may they live and pros
per.
On Monday morning the 10th left
home with young man to look after
sQIit tdlllt WultI lidd 6tTdNtu Oii SDlnt
ten miles in the upper part OF the valley.
We were both well mounted. After rid
ing few miles / stopped in the road to
talk to neigbor while my man rode on.
| was detained longer than / expected
and was anxious to overtake my partner.
/ rode at a pretty rapid gate While
going at full speed my horse fell, catch
ing my right leg under him. The shock
was severe one but escaped without
any broken bones. However | was
much bruised blood gushed from my
mouth and nostrils and my right side
was partially paralyzed. This is the
seventh day after the accident. We
have three good resident physicians and
two good drug stores all doing well.
They are kept up by the numerous ac-
cidents sustained in working the mines
which surround the town in every
direction
We have had splendid winter, very
little snow in the valleys and plenty on
the mountains. Our stock has wintered
well on the range. The present weather
is excellent sugar making weather but
We lack the necessary trees. But we
can more than make that loss up by
growing beets for a factory when the
time comes.
My health has never been better until
my accident while ! regret that my
wife's has been bad for the past two
years.
expect to be one Of party OF Mon
tana pioneers who i'll visit Washington
in March, 1901 to witness the Inaugural
ton Of Hon. Wm. j Bryan as President
OF the United States.
Yours ever truly,