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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
LOW PRICES,
Not Beneficial to Any But Those who
Control the Money Supply
They Foster Trusts.

For 20 years bimetallists have claimed
that the demonstration of silver en-
HANGED the value of gold, forcing down
prices, leading to business depression
and distress. In answer to this claim,
the gold champions have stoutly in
sisted that low prices are an advantage,
especially to the poor man, because
dollar will buy so much more. 1t
has been repeatedly shown that this
argument is correct so far as it applies
to those who already have the dol
lars,' or who are in the enjoyment of
practically fixed incomes. If the bulk
of q mans fortune is in money, or
claims payable in money, it is plain
that as the purchasing power of the
dollar increases, he is able to command
more and more of the things he needs,
and, in effect, he becomes richer.
But it should be equally plain, that
any advantage thus acquired must be
at the expense of other people. Assum-
ing that there is a certain absolute
amount of property in the world, if a
man with 100000 in money is enabled
by it's mere appreciation to command
twice as much of that property, it
should be perfectly obvious that some
other, or others. must be able to COM
mand less-the result of which will be
grave injustice. In short, the appre-
citation of money gives an advan-
tage to those who can control it in
large, or in certain amounts, to the
injury of owners of wealth in other
forms. The idea entertained by some
economists that cheapness Chat is,
money of high purchasing Power) is
beneficial, applies to cheapness caused
by better facilities for production, lead
ing to greater abundance. Even this
claim cannot be sustained, because the
benefits of such increased production
should go to those who do the pro-
ducing, and not to those who hap
pen to control the money supply. But,
when the argument is applied to a case
where the cheapness is caused by a
scarcity of money, it is SO monstrous
in its absurdity that the use of it by an
honest manis almost incomprehensible
| That the demonstration of silver by
eff the supply of that metal for none
| tary use, tended to make money
scarcer, is SO self-evident that it is al
most waste of time to argue it. There
| is not a business man in the world who
does not recognize low prices as an
evil when applied to his business.
. There is not trade journal on either
continent that does not deprecate
fall of prices and welcome Il rise. AL
most every day through the columns
of the public press we are informed of
business houses failing, and factories
closing because of low prices. Not
only this, but we find the greatest al:1
most powerful concerns in the coun-
try forming trusts and combines to
prevent further fall of prices. With
out the slightest effort at concealment
the formation of these trusts is pub
licly proclaimed, the reasons given, and
the acts justified by the unfavorable
conditions that exist
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
Foremost.

The intelligent reading public are
fast catching on to the fact that the
leaders and the ablest advocates of the
free coinage of silver at sixteen to one,
of an American system of finance for
the American people, are also foremost
in the war against the aggregated
trusts of this country, are also foremost
in the criminal aggression and impe
rialism of the gold standard party. In
fact the bimetallists are the only party
who are the true and loyal friends of
the declaration of independence and
the constitution of the United States.
The imperialism of the Hanna admin
istration has already driven many of
the brainiest republicans of 1896 into
the ranks of the bimetallist for the 1900
campaign.-B.E Eddy.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09

them unfastened. The view looked east and
showed an infeld with stream on one side,
which l knew must drain the ponds and
sv7amps of the lower Harlem flats in the vi
cinity of McGowan's Pass, and empty itself
culverted, still runs under the city in the
into the Sound river. This stream, now
ncighborhood of East One Hundred and
Tenth street, 49,
The sight of it's brush grown banks and
the oncoming night suggested way of es.
cape, but a boat would have been necessary,
and even with this there were the jaws of
He'll Gate and the river patrols to overcome.
think 1 had plumbed the depths of
every possible chance to get off the island
and on to the main, but saw no way out.
Sound river too boisterous in either run of
the land. To pass the Harlem was not pos
STOLE, both banks being sentried by the
enemy, and thus l was held betwixt the
/ "barrier gates" the lower lines, and the two
rivers. In time every foot of this ground
that would succpmb. ~ 2, MI ~ =
( But the end was not yet. l was we'll
armed and stronger by dram than when
C0luS icAI OPSu Lie WluuOWS, cuAUSIuS
my seat to the long table, partly stretching
nyself along the bench to render me less
conspicuous. From here commanded a
view of the front door and all within the
room, being myself quite in the darkness.
Thus l waited for full quarter Of an hour
with dead silence all about until the black
brought in my food and candle, setting the
light at the end Of the table farthest from
me, pulling down the windows, and drawing
the curtains, though it was far from being
chilly. i was about to resent this disposition
sof the candle as a piece Of impertinence, az
cit barely cast shadow at that distance,
when ] suddenly considered the advantage
of being in gloom, and 80 let it bide. !
finished everything before me in short order,
and, as though the man had anticipated my
wants, my plate was Immediately recharged
with liberal supply Of. ham and eggs, while
% bowl Of bonnyc bber was placed beside it.
Now, instead Of withdrawing as he had
done before, the black sat himself Opposite
me, With every wink the whites Of his eyes
sns piping III the light Of the distant candle.
After watching my jaws N gradually slow
down a. I drew near the end of the supply,
and while Il gave = long igh sof relief and
comparative comfort, he lsaned slowly i6f.
ward and spsa 81 I'D
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
A Sufficient Money Volume.

The question is asked: 'What is a
sufficient money volume?' This is east
~ determined by considering what is
the prime purpose of money in a COM
mercial and industrial way. This
prime purpose being to secure full and
constant employment to all at good
profits, if they are business men, and
to their employees; a sufficient money
would be enough volume to serve this
end, by making the demand for labor
and its products great enough to en-
ploy all at good profits, if they are
business men and at good wages if they
are laborers. We have not such money
volume now.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
ROBS THE DEBTOR CLASS
The Injustice Done by DemOnetiza-
ton of Silver to the Great
Majority of People.

Increase in the value of money robs
debtors. 1t forces every one of them
to pay more than he covenanted-not
more dollars, but more value, the
given number of dollars embodying at
date of payment greater value than at
date of contract. Decrease in the value
of money robs creditors, necessitating
each to put up in payment of what is
due to him with smaller modicum OF
value than was agreed upon. Such loss,
whichever the direction of it's Incl
dence, is a misfortune not only jura1y,
but also economically, free play of ex-
change among men. In case money
gains in power over commodities SO
that prices fall, quite special degree
of this friction is experienced. Under
such circumstances money and titles to
money become rich forms of property
to hold, apart from the interest upon
them, that is, apart from the use of
them. Money is thus no longer freely
exchanged, as it should be, fer other
forms of capital, but is either boarded
or loaned to such as can thoroughly
u0ouA ALo AOIu1 IL Ill hAAus ~ WALL, VI
course, be quoted as ''easy" at such
times, but this will by no mems be
proof, as is often assumed, of it's con-
tinuance in it's former plep tifulness
relatively to- the volume of tt ade, but
of precisely the reverse. Interest is
low in such a case not becaut:e money
is as abundant as before, but because
it is not, it's scarcity having induced
fall of prices and so paralysis in indus
try. Again and again in recent years
the London Economist has reported
money as easy, but bullion in demand,
low interest accompanying actual de-
crease in the volume of treasure. Many.
of our brightest writer's upon the mon
etary problems of the years just past
have apparently failed to master this
point.-Illinois State Register.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
What the Trusts Fear,

The people know that the sham cry
of 'Down with the trusts means alb
solutely nothing. They know that
even the trust magnates would not OBJ
ject to it. The people do know that the
proposition to restore free coinage of
silver at sixteen to one and the aboli-.
ton of national banks of issue short,
a reaffrmation of the financial plank OF
1s96-is what the trust magnates. fear.
They know as soon as such legislation
is put into operation the death kneH of
every trust that curses the country will
have been sounded, Nearly ever scom-
bine now in existence has been formed
since the free coinage of silver was
feloniously suspended in 1s73-:I Illinois
State Register. ( sSs,.#{.s.. s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
First Law of Society.

Self-preservation is the first law of
society as well as the first law of
physical existence. A monopoly tends
toward industrial aristocracy; it tends
to create condition wherein a few will
control all the means of production,
and transmit that control from genera
ton to generation, while the masses
struggle for bare living, with no hope
of progress or Observation-Disclosures
j. Bryan. s b u 5s;;s. d Il.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
His Superb Climax.

One Of the ablest Of the Irish menu
bers in the house Of commons was ones
delivering speech againstthe rapaeip
of the Irish landlord.
# This is the way he reached hin -
max 5; 55.8.. sS
~ believe, Mr.. Speaker, IS one ct tho1s
fellows owned land "a the heart %
Africa, he would n't be there 8 week
before be would have his bands il tie.
pockets Is tie naked ssvale 6.
6oment a
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
s..ImmateFial.

"Hello!" said the voice at heother end of
the telephone, is this Grindle -
y es. - { IS
81 Did you write up that story Of the man
who had inherited a million dollars and was
going to try his luck in grain speculation?
81 9sag 81 VI
Proofreaders say they can't make out
from your copy whether you meant to say
he will find brokers ahead or he will find
breakers ahead. n
Tell EN- it's all the same. Either one will
do. Ring OF !!'s- Chicago Tribune
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
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I i FIGHTING QUAKER. !.

I Here was 4 ,at Last pinned down 70 closeE
quarters. I had hoped they would al, then.
drink themselvessd runk and leave, but the
sharper's intention 81 remaining ~ night,
il necessary, togeth with the known hard
mess sofS head of the sveraas troopsr nads.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
Gold VIII Go I'm. ].

Before the demand for gold to put
India, japan and Russia on the gold
standard is 5supplied that metal Willie
worth double what it is at the present
time, and the general level sof prices
throughout the world will decline more
than one-half. The gold standard, win
enrich creditors and rob debtors. e#s
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
sInxle RIeaneanea..

If marriage makes one of two it must
be a continuation of single blessedness.
f. Chicago Daily News. 1SaS2S'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
Revised Proverbs. z

A thing of beauty is a joy forever, if sorae
other fellow happens to possess it.
You can lead horse to water, but you
cannot make him drink, but when you sue
coed in getting a man up against the bar he
loses his horse sense. ssS5. .s 81 y
It's long lane that has no turning when
the treasure you are IN search Of is '.just
around the next bend. # 81
Fortune knocks at many mans door
when he is out chasing the GROWER Chi.
cago Times-H Herald.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09
5The Peonle,s Queafion

. Money has no politics. - Silver knight
Watchman. IS. .5 B
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09

Was ever partisan fanaticism in call
ing white black, and black white, bet
ter illustrated than in the Minneapolis
Journals editorial disquisition, that
strikes and labor troubles are an evil
dence of good times and prosperity?
This was even too much for its CO.
laborer, The Times, which impales the
false logic thus: .. ..t,.. -:
''Strikes are sign of good times-foz
whom2 -
For the victims of monopolizing
trusts which have raised the flag of en-.
forced idleness in towns and whole
communities in order that moneybag
may be piled on moneybag by curtail-
ing production and forcing demand
greater than the supply? Good times
for these people? 49, .=.... ~
"May God pardon such logic in the
face of such troubles as are brewing
in state Of ebullition, fer nobody else
will" TN = g.. s. c.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09

Mr.. Frewen, who is large stock
raiser on his English estates, commits
stoned one of the Minnesota delegation
to ascertain rates and prices for ship
ment of refuse wheat from the Mime
apolis mills which he may export as feed
for his stock.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-08-09

One of the personal pleasures of the
Chicago gathering was meeting with
Sir Moreton Frewen, the great English
bimetallist. Mr.. Frewen's personality
is as delightful as his battle has been
able and brave for the cause of bimet-
alllsm. Mr.. Frewen said that he had
been in company with Hon. c. A.
Towne for some time before leaving
England; that Mr.. Towne is now in
Brussels, and may be expected home
early in September.
Graham guardian., 1899-06-16

In speaking of the Fourth Of
July celebration to be held at
Pima the Los Angeles Times OF
May 30tb, gets off the following
joke at the expense of some of the
voters OF that town.
The Fourth of July grafton at
Pima will be delivered by Mark
Smith, from whom a letter has
been received expressive of graft
fication at the invitation extended
by the committee. There IS a
peculiar fitness in the selection
When Republican George Cheyney
was defeated by Smith In the race
for Congress, the latter secured all
the votes in Pima, save one.
Cheyney, when the returns came
in, swore an oath that be would
90 to Pima for no other purpose
than to find that solitary man and
shake HIM by the hand. He made
the trip, but was made skeptical of
humanity forever afterward, for he
found hundred who swore they
had voted for him. Pima is the
largest town in the Gila valley,
with population of several thous.
and.
Graham guardian., 1899-06-16
FRIDAY. JUNE l6 1898
ANOTHER DISARMAMENT PROP
OsITION.

While the greasuations OF tne
earth are discussing the propose
ton of the worlds disarmament
and attracting the attention OF al
civilized people, it is time '"a'
some attention be turned 10 nome
disarmament. That in a com
muni,y making any pretenuons 70
civilization men should carry con-
cealed weapons at their viii, shoot
mn the town for amusement or
terrorize the community by open
ing up battle right IN the crowd
ed streets has become intolerable
and must not longer be permitted
This thing has been carried on
in Stafford to such an extent thai
the law abldiag and peace loving
citizens are calling for protector
for themselves and families, and !
il does not cease they will be com
PEELED to adopt some radical mea
sure to compel the observation o
law.
We trust the peace officers vii
give this matter their immediate
and vigilant attention. Every
man found upon the streets car
rying concealed weapons shoul'
BE- arrested and given the iul
penalty of the law, six months u
the county Jail. No man needs
GUN on his person unless he
hunting trouble and in that cas-
one is generally not sufficient
Give all who are accustomed t
carrying guns to understand tha
IL must cease, compel them,
necessary, to lay aside their arm
and our city will have no NOR
shootings up, the people will no
be called upon to bear the burdc'
of criminal prosecutions for gul
plays.
Public opinion has been wrough
up to such pitch through recen
events that there IS no alternative
left, the carrying of concealed
weapons must either cease volun
tarily or through the operation o
the law or the people OF Satfor'
will be compelled to take drast'
measures that will long be re
membered by the offenders.
Graham guardian., 1899-06-16
FOR CHICAGO PLATFORM.

Among other things at the
great banquet in St. Louis couple
o weeks ago the Honorable Champ
Clark said:
First-We will not only re
affirm bat readopt the Chicago
platform Of 1896, word for word,
syllable by syllable, abating
neither jet nor title of that second
Declaration of Independence.
Second-We VIII put into our
platform as strong an antitrust
plank as the American language
can makc-the American language,
mark you, not the English-which
will restore to every citizen of this
republic the inalientb Bile right te
earn his bread by the sweat of his
face, which will guarantee 10 every
laborer the enjoyment Of all his
wages, and which will once more
make possible that competition
which was supposed to be the life
of trade until the republican party
created a countless brood of trusts
which are sucking the lifeblood of
the great body of the people. In
my judgment, the best way for
congress to smash the trusts is to
place upon the free list all things
used or made or sold by the trusts.
Graham guardian., 1899-06-16
dyspepsia and worms in Horses.

In letter OF advice to an in
quirer who asks how to treat q
horse out Of condition and troubl'
ed with worms, veterinarian
writes as fellows in the National
Stockman and Farmer.
Regular feeding, regular water
ing, and good grooming have more
to do with keeping o horse thrifty
thar the amount of food fed. Ii
kept in cold barn or an over
heated, foul.aired one, a staring
coat, and i'll health will follow, let
the food be ever so good. Worms
thrive best where digestion is de,
ranged. Some horses have poor
digestion simply because they have
been bread that way. Others have
poor digestion because they were
| i'll fed when young, by feeding on
stomach distending plan. That is
to say, they were fedsa large
amount of coarse food to give them
stomach distension so that they
would have capacity to hold much
food. and the result was the di.
gestion was weakened by trying
to get nutriment out OF innutri
tive substances. Therefore many
a horse grows up dyspeptic, sub
iect to collc and the development
of worms. You may have u horse
of the order named, and no medi
cine will ever restore hlm or make
him what he should be. | wal
suggest that you first give 'thi'
horse wheat bran mash every
morning for week. In each on,
put one of the following powders
which have the druggist prepare
Santonin one ounce, pulverizeC
sugar and salt each four ounces
Mix and divide into seven powders
| Give this before he has eaten an,
other food and wait an hour be
| fore giving him any other foo
after he has eaten it Ifthe worm
do not pass freely before the las
| p wder is given give an ounce 0
Barbados atoes and tablespoon
ful of ginger dissolved in pint Q
water as drenGh. This will
physic away remaining worm:
Then if this horse has but littl
, work to do begin line of feedin
like this: At regular houl
morning. noon and night. feed biz
hay, which should be mixed ha,
t clean and bright. Give only whs
. he will eat in an hour. His graf
make oats and wheat bran i
equal parts by weight, and I
every ten pounds add one of lii
: seed oil meal. OF this feed whe
+ idle three iourths of pound {
b the mixture to every hundre
i weight of horse, in three feeC
daily. If worked moderately ad
a fourth or a third, owing to tt
J work required of him. Water hi
+ regularly three times a day an
J. groom him once, and if kept in
: cold barn, blanket him with
large, all,wool blanket Try th
line of treatment for six weel
e and report if he doesn't imp ov
Graham guardian., 1899-06-16
Remarkabis Rescue.

Mrs. Micheal Curtain, Plainfeld,
H., makes the statment, that she
caught cold which settled on her
lungs; she was treated for a month
by her family physician but grew
worse. He told her that she was
a hopeless victim of consumption
and that no medicine could cure
her. Her druggist suggested DR..
Kings New Discovery for con
sumption; she bought a bottle and
TO her delight found herself bene
fitted from first dose. She con
hnued its use and after using SIX
bottles, found herself sound and
well; now does her own houseworh
and is as we'll as she ever was
Free trial bottles Of this Grea
Discovery at all dealers in drugs
and general merchandise. Larg'
bottles 80 cents and 81 90.
Graham guardian., 1899-06-16
Encounter With Bears

Charley Johnson, a cattleman,
brings to Clifton the news of quite
a blood curdling encounter OF
several cowboys with bears on
Indian creek. The men, three in
number, were rounding up bunch
of cattle, and in so doing ran them
into clump of bushes. In en-
deavoring to get them out of the
bushes they ran into three bears
that were in the act of devouring
the remains of COW which they
had killed. The mems first i'm.
pluse was to kill the bears, if pos
sible, but having but one revol.
yer in the party little could be
done. One of the bears turned
around and received two shots
from the revolver when they re.
treated by running up the canyon,
where they met another cowboy
of the same outfit who seeing the
bears coming and not being armed
Immediately gave them the right
of way, and wheeling his horse
proceeded back on the trail, the
bears following him. They soon,
however struck his trail and catch
ing up to the fleeing cowboy kept
swapping at his horses hind legs
fer quite 8 distance, injuring them
badly. The bears then made up
another canyon and disappeared
-Erd
Graham guardian., 1899-06-16

What is Kodol Dyspepsia Cure?
1t is the newly discovered remedy
the most effective preparation ever
devised for aiding the digestion
and assimilation of food and re-
storing the deranged digestive or.
gans TO a natural condition. II is
a discovery surpassing anything
known to the medical profession.
Stafford Drug Co., Stafford II. p,
Wightman, Pima. I'm
Graham guardian., 1899-06-16

Bundles of grain never burst
when bound with genuine Manila
twipe, but often do with common
binding twine. One pound Of
Manila twno will bind nearly
double the grain that a pound OF
common binding twlne will. Gen
uine Manila twine for sale by r
l.. Rogers, Pima. lift
Graham guardian., 1899-06-16

If you suffer from tenderness OF
fullness on the right side, pains
under shoulder blade, constipation
biliousness, sick headache and feel
dull, your liver is torpid and con,
gested. DeWitt's Little Early
Risers, will cure you promptly
pleasantly and permanently by re
moving the congestion and caus
ing the bile ducts to open and flow
naturally. They ARE GOOD PILLS
Stafford Drug Co, Stafford, n. P
WIghtman, Pima. I'm