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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30


WHAT AN HONEST CONGRESS
WOULD DO.--The right of the Sugar trust
10 aid In buying elections and, by conse-
quence, legislation to fill its pockets. hay
ing been formally established by judicial
decision, what should congress- do about it;
This congress viii do nothing. It Is
dominated by the party which has behind
II all the trusts. the united power OF tho
predatory ana privilege seeking wealth Of
the whole country This congress and this
administration can not turn upon the trusts
without being In ungrateful rebellion
egainst their creator,
But q congress elected by the people and
impelled TO act IN the public interest would
make swift response 10 Judge Bradley S
acquittgl Of llavemcyer and Soarlcs by re-
iucing the Sugar trusts ability to contrib
ute TO campaign funds The senate tariff
bill proposes TO give this monopoly pro-
lection worth In cash about $4,000. 001 n
year--to make IT II present OF that vast sum
In addition to what It is entitled to for tho
sugar which IT sells TO the American PEG
pie. An honest congress would deprive the
Sugar trust OF protection altogether And
this could he done without affecting the
revenue BY placing a duty on refined
sugar that should he equivalent imply 10
the duty collected on the raw sugar used
by the refinerics of the trust, Messrs
Havemeyer and Scarles and their partners
would be driven out Of the business of cor
rup,ing our public life for their private
profit and reduced to their proper rank as
makers and sellers of sugar.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

Ths modification methods q Mark Hanna
AMI General weyler have a striking s-m1-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

Tom Reed convened himself last Mon
DAY. apuroved tho Journal and adyonrned.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

the last day before making M the YER
dict-fcason sometimes brishtens Hp In me
diving hour.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

as that curicw law hollis ont. We know
when they are going to turn IN.
Here Is genuine Mckinley optimsst.
The ftaiy Herald says:
After one has completed the days work
ard wlthsiood thc vicissiiudCs accom-
panying Il. how nice. how pcasant and
how refreshing II Is 10 go home ana s!t
on the gallery IN the COOKING shade at
eVcntlde hV the side OF a dear, sweet and
loving wife, where duh care $ never pres
Ont. This IS Nfe In its CralitN. aud one
THAI Is not happv undcr such glorlou,
environments Is dead 10 the sweetness of
this. the grandeSt country we ever saw
IL Is so seldom We ever hear such a
soraphlc uttcraaoa such bloomlnS bur
gconng content as the above, that ii is
as refreshing as q gourl full OF butt0tmilk
rEh, out OF the spring house.
The Kosse Cyclone save:
Political maneuvcrings IN Ohio now In
dictate that Mark Hanna Is sim IN power.
aad ho VAL continue as senator.
Ye4 u-ul tho fourth OF next March.
1rhe Texls sun thinks tho vertscope
nccis phcnogaph attachmcAt before IT
VIII week Satisfactorily II SAYS:
The rictures of the prize fighters at
work must be defective IN one regard.
The pictursss can't talk
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30
From the LouIsyllle plsnatch.

From the Louisville Dispatch.
THE WALL or THE LoST-The last
plea of the convicted criminal is made to
the Judge. assigning reasons why sentence
should not be pronounced. Some times the
prisoner stands silent and receives the
sentence some times he enters q weak
denial of his guilt. Occasionally he has
the nerve TO attempt justification Of his
conduct. The latter is the course OF that
confessed and convicted and convicted trail
tuf TO democracy. the Courier journal. A
large ana representative convention OF tho
democracy OF Kentucky has found II tnlity
OF high crimes and msdemeanors, and ii
enters It's plea against the justice OF the
verdict by claiming that 1t has the regular
credentials and the genuine commission of
democracy.
IL is desertor and traitor In open re-
beilion against the authority OF the dsnl-
ocratic party. and II has been denounced
Nv the party in State convention ahsein-
hled as the hired cmissary OF the enuny
what VIII It's false plea avail IL? What
insane conceit Possesses its editor when he
pirates OF party regularity and talks c: a
regular commission? The Chicago rom
Vention. from which the Courier -jumnal
boited. was called by The regular demo-
cratic authority. That convention was rem
'NSehtdtlNe OF Tue voters .of the party. It's
expression was practically a unit for it's
platform and candidates, and six and n
haii millions OF freemen supported that
niaiform and these candidates. while the
conrier-Journal and its handful OF boilers
nelied only 5000 votes In Kentucky and
anout 10000 in the Union.
Ihe commission OF which IL boasts was
signed by Mark Hanna and its credentialg
came from Wall street and Europe. II is
the worshlpper OF the molten image of the
soluen calf, and II is crusader for th,,
unholy cause of pelf II Is wearing the
s'oieh livery or Jeffersonan aud lack
sohlan democracy to serve the money down
ana IN its title To public respect is slammed
an over with fraud. treason and corr,lp-
ton. The mental condition of lis odi,nr
ls distrosslngly pitiful. when he closes hIs
eyes at night visions OF Cleveland. tho
traitor IN his own camp, haunt Mis- disor
aenSd fancy. and while he defends his
presidential aspirations against this nrch-
eohspirator. he sees Blackburn and Hardin
anu the whole OF the 225 900 KentucLv
democrats driving him over the precIpIce
INTO the houomless pit OF political perdi-
ton. where neither position nor nowar
neither honors nor, rewards. await him
aroused from his uneasy slumhers ~,
SPRINGS up and challenges all the movers
-, uehncraoy 10 war OF annihilation
iher" YVES time when he knew the nnta
o. democracy and one blast upon his b,,ein
morn were worth a thousand men hut IN
gay there are none so poor as to DO him
reverence. His course toward derocracv
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30
The Beaumont Enterprise Is not an an.
giomaniac- 1t says;

The Beaumont Enterprise Is not an an
giomanac- Ii says
There Is a great deal of slussh being
written and said about the reign Of queen
iciorla. and The uhinuest Of Il all culnc
from 1Fllnaee. No doubt her reign has
been an Improvement over others, but the
hideoUs skeletons OF the starving In India
ih" oppressed IN ireland and the butch
t'.ias In Africa, all protest AGAINST remot--
IN or hY implication connecting her throDe
with that of Jehovdh.
Tho Eorald Is TOO busy printing the
ra@e' 10 engage in silly twaddle with any
n""slaper or alleged newspaper, either
IN Fori Worth or out OF Fort Worth.
Tho litclld ia printed for a higher ana
hetier purpose 1t Is too bie ani too noble
70 Waste dime and ammunition in any
Other than iu legitimate sphere, Dis
gruntled ana disappointed contemporaries
can mex atsd nag at the Herald 10 their
hearts content, but ore OF these DAYS
they VIII conclude, that such tomfoolery
q not the mission of u newspaper, Fort
Worth Herald,
That's the iden. Readers OF a news
paIar 10 not want TO be bored with the
quarrels OF editors, Discussions on mat
tors of Importance Of public character
are all very VOL. but controversy should
end at that
Houston Is revealing In the prospect OF
extensive street improvements. and Is de.
fefm.noi that tho paying fund secured
from tho sale OF her new bonds Shall not
he Wasted In The eNiraNagant methods
heretofors IN I'aeiice' Phe most nave.
ntcnt and Of the hest quality for The leaS,
money Is the Houston idea. and " must
be admittei that n is not bad ono
San Antonio Express.
Wal, we're making some progress-ids,
how much win bc seen when the bids are
opened on tho 9Th.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

"unless there Is somo exhibition of n't-
son IN the caosing hours OF the session."
Saws the Pittsburg Dispatch. Tho li2ih
ren.ral assembly OF Pennsylvania VIII be
written down failure" Our experience
down here is that It VIII pay 10 wait until
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

n number ~ the United States supreme
ipdges OF being tainted with a mild torn
OF anarchy The beat must be terrible In
Calves ton.-linusion Post.
Read the. Tribune again. nn1 yon
VIII find u Nas the critics Of the court
pnd not the court that the Tribune con-
dephei. Tho Tribune anchors - fn'th
10 the suprene court. Right or wrong
the supreme conrt is always right Gal.
weston Tribune.
The Post smoke advls"aly, You accuse
the critics. AL critics, az the supreme
court OF haWn. anaroMstio microbes
Please po'nt out a sevener criticism than
that OF tho dissenting Judges OF that cour,
on tho inoome taN doclslon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

Mr.. william Waldorf As'or Is great
find" for she Prince and Princess OF
Wales. Every time they clear iheF
,hr'l,S "a hts vicinity he coughs up rev
thousands for them. Ills American ten
ants pali one half the cost OF the princess
iuhllea ainner 20 the Lonlon poor
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30
The segun Anchcc remarks:

Statistics say that murder has been
largely on tho incrNase during the early
months of 1881. " seems that tho advance
oil civilization Is going backwards
Yes, fhlngs usually advance backwards.
The Form Worth Register asks: "Did the
legislature complete It's work." We hope
80,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

Tho chicago Time'.lIorah slys that
somebody has discovered a dangerous mi
crohe In printers Ink, Now we know
what's tho n,atter with the Gal Dal News.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

N"ylcr Is going 10 hgnt It out on his
line until the iast unarmel foe expires.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

The rrince OF Wales indorses every
mart % his mothers seegn except Its ter
,,,i-,ti IA STILES
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

The Tyler Do acknowledgements says;
corslcana has n curfsw law. and III
Observer thinks IL a good thing.
Yea it's mighty hard TO tell how GU
boys are going 10 turn out. but SO lon
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

That Boston man who proposes 10 walk
on the ohio river from Ptitshurg TO Gin
csnnaii mast Ike hard work. He would
hnl much better walking on Buffalo
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

A ChanuuGuo loctunr has for his sub
lest. Making a Full Man" y Texas bar
te1icr can give him pointers" on the
sue!ect that womb lnAke his ha.c cnrl.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-06-30

There = a story on its rounds that Mark
Hanna has Invested IN some Spanish Sc
cur.ucs. Poor Cpha,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
NOVA.

DIED-at her late residence in Troy
township, Ashland county, O., August
10, 1897, Mrs. Michel Frey, Jr., aged 70
years, 5 months and 6 days. The de-
ceased was born in Germany, and in
early life immigrated to American,
Funeral services were held at her late
residence on Sunday, August 15, con-
Quoted by Rev. Logan Markles OF the
M. E. Church. Her remains were taken
to Ashland and placed in the vault.
Arthur Vanasdal and lady, Ed. Arnold
and lady, Frances MOrr and lady, Of
Ashland, were the guests Of MIR. and
Mrs. j. N. Fulmer, last Friday.
Mrs. Ruby Walker and family, Of
North Amherst, and Elpha Hazel, Ol
Oberlin, visited with their aunt, Mrs. G
Bishop, and host of other relatives dur
ing the past week.
Miss Flossy Johnson and Miss Ini
Latta, of Savannah, were the guests o
Miss Ina Pixley few days last week.
MARRIED-at the M. E. parsonag
by Rev. j. D. Lea, Sunday morning
August Is, 1897, Mr.. Graham GOrdol
and Miss Lille Vaughn, both Of Nova
The young couple left at once for LAX
Erie where they expect to spend seyera
days with friends. May their life's joul
ney be a long and happy one, is tn
wish Of their many friends.
George Phillips and wife visited relt
tives at Mansfield during the past weel
The Ashland County soldiers and sal
} ors' reunion will be held at Nova 0
J September 8, 1897. All soldiers and sal
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
so Years of Cures.
CORRESPONDENCE.
BAKERS CROSSING.

E. B. Dirlam and family, of Lodi, and
Clarence Dirlam, of Clyde, were guests
at 0. H. Dirlam's, Sunday.
I Lena Knapp is visiting in Homer and
Lodi.
William Arndt and wife, of Sullivan,
were guests OF Elmer Knapp and wife on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Murray attended
the funeral of Mrs. RawsOn at Elyria,
last.
NJ. N. Hill and wife, of New London,
spent Sunday at E. D. Bakers.
Val. Beeman is home from Shelby.
Mrs. M. W. Laborie has been visiting
her father, in Wellington.
j. N. Herlabus, Of Belden, o., is visit
ing his sisters, Mrs. Susie Root and Mrs
Mary Laborie.
Ernest Wheeler has returned from his
visit in Indiana.
E. D. Baker attended the reunion o.
the 128th regiment at Sandusky, Aug
ust 18.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
A rree Coinage Fable.

A Fox borrowed some Gold Dollars
from his Neighbors. When the time for
repayment came, he said: my friends,
Gold has appreciated since last year,
when borrowed this money from you.
Anyhow, l dislike this Scramble for
Gold. Ipropose to restore Silver. Ishall
pay you now in Silver Dollars, coined al
the ratio of 16 to l, under the new free
coinage act. d"
The Industrious Beaver, speaking fol
the rest, replied: "These may be
Dollars, but they will buy only hall
as much as those we gave you. II yor
have no objection, we would, prefer
Gold Dollars. Gold is good enough fol
u.s.. Whereupon the Fox became angry
and declared that the Beaver and hi
Companions were Minions of the None.
Power.
Moral, Some borrowers would lik
to pay their Debts with Cheap Dollar
Sound Money.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
Nine Kinds of Money.

Nine different kinds of circulating
medium-just think Of it-gold, silver,
nickel, copper, legal tenders, national
bank notes, gold certificates, silver GER
tifcates, treasury notes, and all called
money, about 81, 200, 600, 900 of which
relies on the faith and credit Of the
government for sustenance and rests
on the vacillating, sensitive business
disturber and breeder of panics, turmoil
and strife-viz, the gold reserve, which
varies more or less from day to day and
runs up and down the scale from $4O,-
900, 900 to $3.50, 900, 900, the minimum
being little more than per cent OF
the liabilities and the maximum about
10 per cent thereof! Can any sane man
convince himself that this is safe con-
dition of affairs, and can be maintained
indefinitely?
Owing to certain conditions prevail
ing at this time, we are for the time
being lulled into feeling of false Sc
ourity and our efforts to adjust the
finances of the government seem prac-
tically abandoned. Present conditions
cannot be expected to continue in
definitely. <.
A very slight increase in imports OF
sales of our securities by foreigners
would largely increase the flow Of
gold in that direction, and, as usual,
the uni protected government vaults
would be called upon to supply it. Their
we will have a repetition of the endless
chain farce, further issues of bonds
business conditions seriously disturbed
and an abundance Of material for thu
enemies of sound finance.
Therefore, why not take the matte
up without delay and dispose of it in
manner that will forever eliminate from
politics the questions that were SO bit
terly contested during the last cam
paign, and not wait until we are force'
to do so. In times of ease prepare TO
stringency, and then there will be n
stringency. William @. Little Of st
Louis.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
Bryan,s Diminishing Dollar.

1t is now a 40 cent silver dollar in
stead Of a 80 cent dollar OF course il
Mr.. Bryan could make 90 cent dollar
as good as a 100 cent dollar, he could
do the same with 40 cent dollar. And
if he could do it with 40 cent dollar
Why not with a 90 cent dollar? And
why not with 10 cent dollar and q
cent doilars Then why have any value
ut all in dollar? Why not make dol
lar out Of nothing?
And the deuce Of it is for Mr.. Will
liam J. Bryan that wheat keeps on go
ing up while silver goes down. Tough
on him, but the country can stand it. =
New York Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20

lOrs are cordially invited from adjoining
counties to be present to help make it a
day long to be remembered.
Miss Ida and Maud Walker and Ruby
Fast drove through to Brighton last
week, where they spent several days
with their aunt. Mrs. Ida Burge.
One Of the heaviest rain storms OF the
season passed through Nova last Sunday
evening. Mr.. Kirkpatrick's barn was
struck by lightning and burned down,
with all its contents
Mrs. John Phillips is on the sick list,
at this writing, with rheumatism.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
ROCHESTER.

Mrs. C, E. Wheeler, Of NOrwalk, Is Wis
iting her father, Mr.. John Skees, OF this
place.
DR.. ]. G. Dignan visited his former
home at North Fairfield, last Thursday
and Friday.
Justice Tinker and wife, Of Cleveland,
visited his mother, Mrs. E. D. Tinker, OF
this place, over Sunday.
| Mr.. j. Motter, Of Cleveland, visited
friends in this place, Saturday and Sun,
day.
Miss Roselle Lawler visited friends
and relatives In New London, last week.
Rev. and Mrs. Lash are making an ex-
tended visit with relatives in Athens.
He will also attend the yearly Baptist
conference which convenes at Middleport
before returning home.
/ DIR. Smith, of Canaan, was guest OF
his friend, DR.. ]. G. Dignan, over Sunday
Mrs. Russell, Of Wood county, is visit
| ing at Mrs. 8. G. Mann's.
Mr.. Cutshall, and wife, Of Pennsyl-
vania, are visiting his sister Mrs. Tink-
er, of this place.
The temperance concert Sunday even
ling was success in every particular.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Ashcraft and little
IsOn are visiting friends in Wycliff.
| Mrs. Lang, who has been very Ill, is
slowly improving.
Mrs. Sophie Bartholomew and hel
mother, Mrs. J. Robishaw, have gone tC
Ashtabula, to spend the summer.
| Mr.. Coats, Of this place, died very sud
denly Of heart disease last Thursday
The funeral was held Sunday at the M
| E. church, Rev. Mayer officiating. HI
leaves an aged widow and several growr
sons and daughters to mourn his loss
Their many friends here sympathiz'
with them in their sad bereavement.
Mrs. Sarah Swartz, Of Cleveland, II
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo
Choat, OF this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Phillips are rejoic
. ing over ! little daughter, whose birth
day will be August 10.
: The many friends of Mr.. Ole Hanle!
gave him complete surprise last Satur
day evening, it being his twenty-firs
birthday. DR.. Dignan in behalf of hi
friends presented him with fine chai
as a token of their esteem and regard
He also in behalf Of the parents, Mr.. AM
Mrs. J, R. Hanley, presented him with
Ane gold ring as memento Of this hi
twenty-frst birthday. Ice-cream an
!, cake was served and all enjoyed fin
.. time, after which they left for thei
homes wishing him many happy return
Of the day.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
HOW TO FIND OUT.

Fill bottle or common glass with
urine and let it stand twenty-four
hours; sediment or settling indicates
diseased condition of the kidneys.
When urine stains linen it is positive
evidence of kidney trouble. Too fre-
quent desire to urinate or pain in the
back, is also convincing proof that
the kidneys and bladder are out Of
order.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
silver by the Pouhd.

Silver will soon be quoted by the
pound instead of the ounce if the rate
of decline in price of the last month
continues much longer. The present
price is between So and 81 per pound,
or about that Of aluminium ten years
ago, 1t is already vending its way from
the jewelry to the hardware store,
where it will become a competitor with
copper and iron for use in kettles, pots
and pans. Will our children be selling
it by the long ton as substitute for
stone and asphalt in paving streets?
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
JUDGE FRENCH ON SILVER.
He Repudiates Repudiators and Talks
Plainly About Money.

Plainly About Money.
Judge Nathaniel French, temporary
chairman of the Democratic state con-
vention which met at Des Moines on
Aug. and which declared for "the
honest payment Of our debts" and for
"a sound and stable currency, " spoke
in part as follows:
''Since Jackson's administration and
through act we have had the gold
standard, ,,,pting only the period Of
suspension of specie payments Our
debts, both public and private, have
been contracted on that basis, and COM
mon honesty requires that they shall be
repaid accordingly. The cry of tho Chi
cago convention for the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver at the false ratio
Of 10 to 1 attacks our existing standard,
threatens us with Wholesale repudiation,
panic and ruin. This cry is supported
by the claim that the government is all
powerful and by Its mere fat can dou-
BILE the value of silver and make and
keep the silYer dollar the full equal of
the gold. Some men honestly believe in
this miraculous power, but what they
really want is not free coinage OF silver,
but free coinage of paper.
"Others favor this ratio as an easy
way Of paying debts. Others, made des
perate by present conditions, are willing
to risk any change, hoping for better
times. Ignorant Of the fact that thu
present hard times are mainly due Il
this agitation, they are willing to try {
bigger dose of the stuff which has poi
soned them. Others, whose main objec
in life is to break into office, regard l
as means of getting public job. Be
hind all these is the greedy, crafty co
terie of millionaire silver mine owners
furnishing the funds and pulling tn
wires.
1.-THE silver men say our money is to-
good and too scarce They would max
1t poor and plentiful. The trouble, how
ever, is not due to scarcity Of money
but to scarcity Of confidence. Our mon
ey has increased faster than population
but the silver agitation has awakene
distrust. The remedy is to restore con
fidence. Capital will seek employment
freely only when sure that it will nc
be oonfscated, when sure that the re
turns of the venture will be in the sam
good money invested.
Wealth is the product Of intelligen
labor. The better the tools used and th
more brains mixed with the labor th
greater theresult, but first of all assul
ance is needed that half the tools wi
not be stolen. The good money Of tn
gold standard is the best tool Of con
merce and used by the leading nj
tions. The best is none too good for tf
American people, and the financial too
Of Mexico and China are out Of plat
here.
"Silver has its proper use in I'll
minor transactions Of commerce, ar
when maintained at a parity with gol'
through limitation Of coinage and 9TH
safeguards, serves as a useful tool, whiC
no one would discard. The use of silv
with gold in this way furnishes Il
only practical bimetallio currency"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20
sllvar Not In n.

The fall Of silver to the very bottom
will not stop the fat money movement,
but it will bring back many an honest
believer iu sound money who was led
by specicus Haas TO believe that it was
possible for the United States not only
to arrest the fall Of silver, but to double
it's value by coming the white metal
free and in unlimited quantities. The
real fight is between sound money and
Fat money. silver will be in 1t but q
little while longer Macon Telegraph.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1897-08-20

Apart from the political aspects OF
the coinage question, all our people,
men and women, should know the fun
damental facts concerning the monetary
systems of the world They should know
especially the history Of our own coin
age. In the writings Of Hamilton and
jefferson and the speeches of Webster
are plain teachings which are as applj-
cable now as when they were written
or spoken. All young Americans should
be familiar with them. A-Sound Money