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Iron County register., 1898-02-24
HE WORKED A CLEVER GAME.
The Young Lady Clerk Would Not
Take an Infected Nickel.

Out in the western part of town is a
neat little bakery, behind the counter
Of which presides a trim and tidy maid.
a tramp came into the shop a few days
ago. The weather wasn't very cold, still
he shivered and trembled.
"A loaf of bread, please, num-" he
stammered, putting a nickel on the
counter and keeping his hand danger
ously near it.
The girl lifted n loaf from the shelf.
wrapped it in paper and handed it to
him. AS he took it he looked at her
with ali agonized expression in his face.
would you please tell me, mum.
where the nearest hospital is?" he
gasped.
why, are you sick? ?" queried the bak-
cry maid, compassionately.
81 believe l am! They have been hav-
ing the diphtheria where 1 live, and
must be getting it right now!''
''Get out of this p!ace!" shrieked the
frightened girl. "How dare you come
in here? Here. take your dirty money!"
"All right. num-" said the tramp. SUBJ
missively. shambling out with his hand
. clutching his throat.
At the nearest corner brother tramp
awaited his coming.
did it work. Bill?" he asked.
ITO perfection, Buffer! Here is the
loaf and the nickel is right down there
IN my pocket."-St. Louis Republic.
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
OPINIONS AND POINTERS.

Witnesses in the Hanna case in
Ohio have developed French reticence.
Atlanta Constitution.
Tile republican crew loves to
save the ship of state--and incidentally
to sharesin the salvage. Argus.
Deficit continues. Prosperity does
not appear, but on the contrary we have
wage reductions and strikes and
wretchedness. So much for Dingley-
ism.-N. Y. World.
If the senate of the United States
permits Mr.. Hanna to remain for seven
years, how lonesome he will be without
an administration to run after the 4th
of March, 19O1.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Dingley tariff will be an in
cidental and unintended good in COM
pelling the republican party to accept
policy of retrenchment. Let us be
thankful even for blundering which
puts check upon extravagance.-Phil-
adelphia Record.
1t is a remarkably good season
for trusts. New ones are springing up
here and there day by day. The tend
ency to consolidation of capital and mo-
nopoly of trade has received notable
impulse since the revival of Mckinley
ism.-Boston Post.
Our enormous export trade in
cotton, wheat and corn can be seriously
cut down if retaliating Europeans
choose to perseveringly seek other
sources of supply. We want no com
mercial wars, yet with Dingleyism we
can hardly prevent them.-St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
1t is an old provcrb: ''Whom tie
gods would destroy they first make
mad" Can it be that the republican
magnates who are so eagerly subordi-
mating patriotism and everything else
to the attempt to make a showing
for the Dingley bill really imagine that
they can go before the country on ths
record they are making?-
Boston Herald.
president Mckinley" remarks
the Portland Eastern Argus, ''has made
over 1000 nominations, and so far none
Of them has failed of confirmation by
the senate" Why should they? AL
most any president can get his nomi-
nations confirmed If, in his eagerness
for second term, he is willing, as Nc
Kinley seems to be, to make himself a
mere executive clerk for the appoint
nent of senatorial protegcs. - Albany
Arguss
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
Doing Good.

Goodness is an attribute that is no
, only a resident of the soul, but its guam.
thy and quality are determined by its
manifestations. 1t cannot live unless
it does-it must be doing. Nor does
it wait the bidding of those who crave
its display. 1t asks permission; it
seeks opportunities. We all pray that
we may be good. but what is our mo-
tive? 1t is simply that we may enjoy
it ourselves? 1t is a delightful state OF
heart and mind, greatly to be coveted
richly 20 be enjoyed; but it prompts
us TO be doing, exercising the virtue.
Nor is it n difficult task-rather
pleasant duty: while, on the other
hand. these who go the round OF Of
fetal duty in a perfunctory and me-
chanicai style find those duties irksome
and distasteful, and the service lack
ing the proper and right motive is
more of a burden to others than to
themselves. We must do good for the
love of it, AMI though not as wisely
ivre as some think. perhaps for lack of
experience, it might be better done.
Put the spirit in which it is done more
than cOmpensates for the order of its
doing. If one has the goodness he will
learn how best to use it.-Detroit Free
Press.
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
MONEY IS NEEDED.
silver as Well as Gold Necessary for
CURRENCY,

Currency.
The world needs much money, and
will need more of it in the future. A
number of the prominent nations of the
earth are now practically on paper
basis, having never been able to obtain
enough metallic money to make specie
payments possible. More than two
NHsousand millions of dollars of gold and
silver are yet necessary to the curren-
cies of the world before this out-stand-
ing paper can pe taken up. Here alone
is gulf that will swallow up the pro-
ducts of several Klondikcs.
The world needs vast coinages of gold
are constantly being sustained. Den
tistry alone is using up a large amount
of the precious metals, both of silver
and gold. In this country it is esti-
mated that gold and silver to the value
of two thousand millions has been used
in the dental business and that most of
this metal has gone into the grave
yards, and the rest is on the way there.
But the use of gold and silver in the
dental arts is an incident of civilization.
What about the swarming millions of
people that are even at this time being
brought under civilization and under
the hand of the dentist! Where civiii-
Zation goes, there the dentist goes with
his supply of gold and silver for his
work. In the savage lands, where the
sun of new era is even now rising,
stand a billion people, whose mouths
are ready to swallow up the precious
products of Australia, Peru and Alaska.
hoinor ord
manding that their names be placed on
the scroll of civilized nations. With
their birth commerce springs up, and
with it comes the demand for curren-
cies that are recognized as such by the
nations of the world. These reach out
their hands and ask for the golden and
silver treasure. Whence shall they be
supplied? When the whole earth has
been placed on commercial basis the
problem of the currencies will indeed
be stupendous one, for the reason that
the earth gives no promise of being able
to supply the money metals in suffi-
cient quantities to meet the demands
of trade. What does the entirc worlds
harvest of gold and siler amount to
when scattered among 1, 1,500,000,000 peo-
PAO' IL IAAS y RAANSS "NA
to be $3OO,O 900, the per capita would
be but 20 cents, and this 20 cents would
have to supply currency, dental mate
rial, gold for watches, rings, bracelets,
settings for stones, material for plates
and household utensils, gold leaf, gild-
ing, silver knives, forks, cups and a
thousand other articles of use and lux
ury too numerous to be recited.
And where is all of this vast supply
to be obtained? The history of the
world shows that countries and conti-
nents become exhausted of their pre-
cious metals. With ali the new inven-
tions for extracting the metals. are
they finding any new mines in Europe?
No; the once rich Europe has been prac-
tically exhausted, and the same is true
of the long accessible portions of Asia
and of Africa-yes, even of South Amer
lea and California. Australia even has
become lukewarIn. Only in lands new
ly accessible are rich mines being
opened. The world needs both of its
money metals.
TT n TrITTR STON
Iron County register., 1898-02-24

the rain Low developing to a torrent,
even with such diverse unpleasantness
to fiji i'ner mind, the girl had not failed
to perceive that this was no clod-pated
ranch1nan who had come to her relief.
He was clothed in the brown duck of
the miners common wear, his panta-
looms tucked into the tops of n pair of
high, heavy boots laced across the
instep, the soft felt hat pulled low over
his eyes more than anything else be-
traying his occupation in its splashes
Of candle-grcase. But Dorothy knew
her Rocky mountain world too we'll to
think of gauging the mans position
by the chance appearance ofhis clothes.
That he was engaged in mining was
evident; but he might be tyro from
the east, out of luck and toiling for
daily wage; or he might be the owner
of the richest property in all the dis
trict. Whatever his present standing.
there was that in the modulations of
his voice, in his niceties of speech, which
told of sometime environment very re-
mote from the rude life of the mining
camp. That he was a gentleman ap-
peared to her beyond question, while
her woman's instinct had been quick to
decide that he was one to be trusted;
moreover, there was something about
him that struck her as oddly familiar.
Was he one of the boarders at the lho-
tel, and had she seen him there? There
seemed an assured friendliness about
his manner which implied some meas
ure of previous acquaintance. You
will show me the way? 2" she anxioSlsly
exclaimed, flushing little to be de-
Iron County register., 1898-02-24

tected in intent study of his looks as
he glanced up.
Certainly. But you will have to let
me lift you on your horse, Miss Mere
dith; with your wrist you must not
try TO help yourself at ALL" he said,
in a matter-of-fact way, STOPPING lit
tie to be heard above the noise of the
storm; and with the words his strong
hands closed about her waist. raising
her to the saddle as though abe had
been a child.
"You need not have done that" she
protested, rather sharply. 81 could
have mounted myself perfectly we'll"
II beg pardon, but I am sure it was
better you should not try" he imper-
turbably returned, picking up her whip
from the ground. 1T is such a mercy
that it is not the left wrist; you can
hold the rein all right" he went on,
with gratulatory smile. "And there's
another silver lining to the cloud.
Ther9's an old shack of a shaft-house
up the draw there, where we can get
under cover until the worst of this is
over
But my father is waiting for me at
the Grubstake mine," gasped the girl,
ducking her head before a furious on
slaught of wind and rain. "I must get
there as soon as possible"
But it is not possible to get there
in such deluge as this" he protested.
He had mounted his own horse, and
now rode up beside her. "Your father
could not expect you"
"Oh, but he would. He would be
frightened. 1 must get there"
'See here, Miss Meredith" he impa-
tiently exclaimed, with an air of driv-
ing an unwilling bargain, you cannot
go on in 4 storm like this. 1t will be
raining cats and dogs within three
minutes. If you will only let me get
you under shelter, will ride ON my
self to the Grubstake, if you say so, and
let your father know that you are all
right All, you must!" he insisted, a.
Il fiercer gust swept down the rough de-
file, causing the girl TO crouch low over
the horses neck.
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
A BUSINESS MAN WANTS LIGHT.
Some Pointed Queries Concerning
the Gold Standard.

Some Pointed Queries Concerning
the Gold Standard.
The following letter was recently adj
dressed to the New York Journal of
Commerce. So far as we know that pa
per has refused to print the communi-
cation. This is the favorite plan with
goldbug editors when confronted by
logic in favor of the Chicago platform.
We print the letter here word for word:
''The secretary of the treasury, in his
report published in Messages and Docu-
ments. 1S96-1S97,' page 29I, says that a con-
servattve estimate of the total deposits In
all banks of the United States aggregate
over $1,000. 900. On page go he says: 'On
July ]. the total gold and gold certifi-
Gates holdings OF the banks of the country
on that date was $500. .793, ,367.' Now If all
obligations are to be made payable in gold,
as is desired by the gold standard party,
the total assets to sustain liabilities will
be but six cents on the dollar, and If the
circulating notes and silver dollars are to
be made payable in gold, there would not
be five cents on the dollar as basis for
this huge debt to rest upon. Would not
this make a very unstable basis? 1t may
be said there Is about double the amount
of gold somewhere in the country, but are
there not other vast liabilities as well?
THE trainers of the national bank act
thought 25 per cent. reserve in large cities
and Is per cent. in smaller cities as little
as could safely be gotten on with, which in
practice is found too small when panic
comes. What, then, would be the fate
of banks when the slightest financial furry
or demand for gold came, with such a
small basis as five per cent? Would not
every bank in the United States have to
close up in a very short time?
1T may be said that the banks would
pay in notes, but as the notes would be
redeemable in gold they would be pre-
sented for exchange into gold at the same
time that depositors were eager for their
money, making a double drain on the
banks
THE secretary OF the treasury, on page
2S1, says: From May to October 8, 1893,
depositors called upon national banks to
pay, in five months, $29S, 900, ,000 Now as
national banks have not nearly half OF the
total deposits, 1t is only reasonable to as
sumo that more than double as much
money was withdrawn from banks during
that period as there was gold in all the
banks. What, then, would have been the
time payable in gold? Would not all the
banks have suspended?
IF the circulating bank notes are made
payable in gold, will there not be quickly
formed even in quiet times, agencies to
present notes for the gold at banks or
other places of redemption, for the pur-
pose of creating demand for gold to re-
plenish their stock, and would there not be
created, in consequence. a gold room OF
such magnitude and power that the one
which existed after the war would be in
significant and lenient in comparisonf
Would not banks outside the ring be the
first to cry out against its exactions and
the gold standard?'
Iron County register., 1898-02-24

The populist address opens as fo

The populist address opens as fol-
lows:
THE conspiracy of gold and monopoly is
nearing its elimination. Every advance it has
made during the last 25 years mas been by adroit
and stealthy processes. These would have been
impossible If it had not had its agents and CON-
federates holding positions of public trust in
the legislative, executive and judicial branches
of the government Neither the benedciarieS
nor the tools of this conspiracy have any par
ticular politics. In name the last admlniStra-
tion was democratic. The present admInistra-
tion is called republican, but it has ingloriouS-
ly practiced ana defened the perndlouS policies
of It's predecessor.
AT length the selfish and brutal interests be-
hind this conspiracy deem themselves strong
enough to dispense with the caution and du-
plicity hitherto necessary to their success. The
administration boldly aVowS its Endorsement of
their schemes against the liberty and prosperi-
ty OF the people. Within few weeks it has
formulated and sent to congress bill, the
leading purpose of which is, in the words OF the
secretary of the treasury: To conMit the
country more thoroughly to the gold stand
ard This country has, dur ng the past
"a yearS suffered enough of the blighting
effect of the gold standard, so far as fraudulent
legislation and executive uSurpation have been
able to establish it. 1t is now boldly proposed
to legaIize what has been done in defiance or
law and to use the power secured by fal sc pre-
lenses from a long-suferins and o-truStful
people to put upon this infamous design the
stamp of alleged popular authorization.
The only hope of the enemy is to divide US.
Therefore let Us be more united and harmoni-
ou; than ever, and. further, let us organize
without delay vigorous campaign in every
sta.e aid congressional district. county and
IreClnG-
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
THE TARIFF ST EAL.
1T Was Passed to Protect Trusts and
MOmOpOlles.

1t vas TaSSGd 10 TFOEGCE anu
MOnOpO1lcs.
Gradually the people are beginning
to find out why the tariff law was
passed. 1t was not passed to secure
revenue nor was it passed to improve
the condition of wage-workers. It was
passed to protect trusts. Its operations
have increased the profits ot all the
great combines of this country and
have caused vast number of new COM
bines to be formed. At the same time,
and as a necessary consequence, the
cost of living has been increased, the
trusts being placed in a position to
charge consumers more for the neces-
stiles of life. That little differential on
sugar alone costs the American people
500, 100000 a year. The treasury of the
United States does not get enc cent out
of this vast tax on the consumers. The
workingmen see their wages reduced
and the trust puts $20,000,00O in it's
pockets and insolently demands:
"What are you going to do about it?"
Such oppression cannot go on forever.
1t was made possible through fraud, in
timidation and misrepresentation. All
these forces are now recognized by the
masses, and there is going to be such a
revolution in 1900 that the trusts will
have no occasion to ask: ''What are you
going to do about it?" This question
will be answered at the ballot box by
an outraged and indignant people.
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
The administrators deal will

The administrators deal with
the Morgan crowd of railroad monopo-
lists is progressing famously. Morgan
has secured control OF the Union Pa
cifc. McKenna has been placed on the
supreme bench, John w. Griggs has
succeeded him as attorney-general and
Mark Hanna has commission as sena-
tor for seven years. With such COM
bination in his favor, if Morgan can't
make money as fast as he likes, then.
verify, there is no limit to human cupid
ftv.--St. Louis Republic.
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
URGE UNION ON SILVER.
Three Addresses as a Result OF
the Washington Conference.
Consolidation of Silver Republicans, Demo-
Gratis and PopuIists on Financial
Lines Recommended by Leaders
of the Respective Parties.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The addresses
on behalf of, the democratic, populist
and silver republican parties, which
are the result of the conferences which
have been in progress among the lead
ers of those parties at the capital for
the past few weeks, have been issued.
They seek to unite the members of
the three parties in future elections
.1nOn the financial issala
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
Mr. Mckinley

Mr.. Mckinley SIS not disposed to
make the De LONE nnpleasantnessp per-
sonal." Inasmuch as Senior De Lome's
insults attacked the president in his
personal character as well as in his Of
fetal capacity, Mr.. McKinley's forbear-
0nce is subIime.-Kansas City Times.
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
Democratic Address.

The address to the democrats, after
attacking the republican attitude on
the money question, says:
THE country has for ii years been so thor
oughly committed to the gold standard, partly
by law and partly by the government, that its
effects seen and felt on every hand; wages
are reduced: work is harder to get; the weight
of debt is doubled; the value Of land and other
property is reduced one-half or more, until the
lives of the people are made bitter with hard
bondage" 1t is certainly not in the interest OF
humanity , have this condition OF things more
thoroughly established.
THE copGinued rise in the value of gold, or,
which is the same thing, the continued fall of
prices must inevitably transfer the property OF
all those engaged in active business, the actual
creators of wealth, whether by hand, brain or
capital, to those who, avoiding the risk and ef-
fort of active business, only draw interest.
The increase of 145 per cent. in the value of
money, caused by the increasing scarcity, from
1919 to 1849, admitted by leading advocates
of the gold standard, found expression at
that time in extremely low prices and
conditions of unparalleled distress. The
discovery of gold and silver in
extraordinary quantities, and the great increase
i'll the volume OF metallic money resulting
theretrom, relieved this distress and brought in
it's stead wonderful prosperity. Prices TO e,
business fourished. producers prnspered, all
were happy. Substantially this condition
would have continued if both the precious met
ais had been allowed to remain in use as money,
because they were being found in nearly Sufti-
cient quantities to increase the volume OF mon
ey i'll proportion to the developments of busf-
ness. A wicked conspiracy, however, de-
priyed one of them of the money function
This was done with the deliberate purpose OF
raising the value OF the other by rendering the
supply of metallic money relatively scarcer as
compared with the demand. From the hour Of
the consummation of this crime mankind has
suffered commercial disaster and social distress
il. almost constantly measure. Just
iI proportion to the growth of arts and civiliza-
ton and the expansion of commerce, business
and industry, the inadequacy of the volume Of
gold is felt its scarcity emphasized, its value
ipo o1
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
The Rrtort Conrteona-

Dawson-What is your business, may
/ ask?
Boorish Stranger-I'm a gentleman,
sir. That's my business.
"Ah! You failed. see."--odda anG
Ends.
Iron County register., 1898-02-24
To Free Silver Republicans.

The silver republicans appeal was
signed by Chairman Towne, eight silver
republican senator's and representatives
and Fred 7. Dubois. Congressman
Newlands, of Nevada, representing the
silver party, concurs in recommending
the unifcation of the silver forces in
the coming campaign. This appeal
concludes:
While this issue remains unsettled, demo-
crat, populist and silver republican must stand
shoulder to shoulder In common cause.
United, we can save the republic, the last refuge
of self-government, the QUE remaining hope OF
liberty to succeeding centuries. The policy OF
our foes is to divide US, that they conquer US
Let not self-interest, pride, careessness folly
afford them hope that we shall furnish arms
against ourselves. In every state and congress
sional district in the Union the closest cooper
alton should be our watchword. After full
counsel together, we should, wherever there Is
q contest, choose strong champion of the COM
mon cause and to him should be given the true
allegiance and earnest support of every oppo-
nent of the party of gold and monopoly. The
man or organization that in this grave crisis
becomes responsible for discordant councils or
divided energies does not deserve the blessings
we are all striving to preserve.
Patriots and citizens, we call upon you to
unite in this great common service of citizen
ship and patriotism. No man need surrender
MS party convictions. No existing OrPanlza-
tlon need be abandoned. While striving to
overthrow a common enemy, no good service is
served by emphasizing points which we diff
fer. But until this final assault OF the enemy
upon the last ramparts of our industrial and
social independence is repelled, until the con-
troll OF the money system of the country is res
cued from the hands of special interests and
secured to the whole people the members of the
great armies Of political reform in every part
of the United States should act in mutual JUS
tice and harmonic cooperation for the gen.
eral welfare. TO this object, thus urged upon
our friends elsewhere, we hereby pledge joint
ly and severally, our earnest and constant en-