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The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

Ana dress up Miss Dorothy fore you are
through
In ,slo orange silk and black stockings.
while srowball, the Kitten that lies at
her feet.
In bow OF pink ribbon viii really look
sweet
And now, fellow workers. It's pleasant
10 tell.
The Browns Ike on work so. awfuily
well
Were 10 80 right ahead 'll the whole
house is done
So meet me next week ana IN promise
you fun. Douglas Z. Doty.
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30
PICTURES OF PAINT-BOx TOWN

u TITTTN n |" ITINTI
This IS a parlor loo painf-Box Town.
In the beautiful home 81 Dorothy Brown
sweet Dorothy there, meant 60 greet YOU
snow
But she's fallen asleep IN her chair. ana
30
Let's quietly all 20 mix and 10 paint
To make So look pretty ana tasty ana
quaint
And then when Miss Dorothy opens her
eyes
I'm sure she viii think it the grandest
surpriaol
The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-30

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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

wouldn't be surprised II pa was wrong.l
Anyway, she was goin' to let time proved
all things to her. If Mckinley was
elected and times got better then she'd
know that our money system doesn't
need changing. hl IL times got worse,
then she'd think the Populists were
right, or If BryCl was elected she'd
Anna had said I 4 surely would be-
the simplest way 81 proving which side
was right, but Nary, she knew right
now that IL 10 | was just what we
needed, that IL meant sixteen dollars
where we have oae now, and anybody
ought to know tAat would be good
thing, and then Winnie and Anna laugh
ed and said she had better find out the
true meaning of &c to before she com.
menced to argue"
IL hope" Cynthia thought to herself.
that Winnie will be loyal to the Popu-
list party, for they may give her the
candidacy for Superintendent"
Cynthia had now finished milkin' and
gone to the kitchen. to help the girls
with the evening work Suddenly the
door flew open. and Simon plunged into
the room. lie had returned much soon
er than usual and Cynthia wondered
what could be the matter He seemed
mad" and without saying n word to
explain his distorted appearance, threw
n postal card on the table. With NJ
heavy crash his fist came down after
1t, From the noise produced she might
have thought he used n sledge hammers
Simon Grey, you'll break that tn
BILE Are you crazy?"
| mo, sir! But darn the luck! Read
that Internal card and find out for your.
self"
Cynthia. picking 1t up, read these
words:
'W---, Pa. Sept. 10, 1896.
''Mr Simon Grey, Boonsville:
Dear Brother--I am coming to make
you visit. VIII arrive Wednesday on
the west-bound train.
"Hurrah for McKinley!!
EZRA GREY"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
DEAR BOY LETTERS-No. 2.

My Dear Boy-You say that you have
read Mr. Bryan's speech at Indianapolis
and that there are some things in it that
appear to be reasonable"
Well, Mr.. Bryan is a very pleasant
speaker and can make a plausible show
ing when he has very weak case. He
is clever, respectable gentleman who
learns his bread by the sweat of his
jaw" and he has learned his trade very
well. But let me call your attention to
a few solid facts for you to consider be-
fore you feel inclined to yield your mind
to his brilliant generalities about impe-
rialism.
1. Mr.. Bryan's record proves him to
be an unsafe leader. He is a theorst
rather than a practical man of affairs.
In every campaign in the past and upon
every issue heretofore presented to the
people for settlement, Mr.. Bryan has
been mistaken. The results have proved
that he was mistaken. The natural pre-
sumption is that he is mistaken now
When a Democratic Congressman and
also a Populist leader in 1892, Mr.. Bryan
was very sure that free trade was the
thing needed to insure prosperity in the
''robber tariff was making it hard for
the farmer and the wage Garner to live.
He and those who believed as he did
succeeded in convincing the people, and
the Wilson bill, free trade measure, was
adopted and became a law. Three years
of bitter experience proved that Mr..
Bryan and his friends were mistaken.
Factories were closed laboring men were
without employment; capital found no
productive investment, and the produce
of the farm brought no adequate return
to the farmer from 1893 to 1897 while
this free trade bill was the law.
In 1896 Mr.. Bryan and his Democratic
Populist following dropped the tariff is
sue like a hot potato and took up that
of free silver During that campaign he
declared that if the free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to 1 was not adopt
ed, If a gold standard continued to be
the law and became the fixed policy of
the country, that prices will go down is
as certain as the law of grayitation :"
that 1.-The rich will grow richer and the
poor poorer" that there will be q de-
crease in the amount of money in circula-
tion;" that "the army of the unemployed
will continue to increase"
Results have proved that Mr.. Bryan
was again mistaken. Every one of his
predictions turned out to be false. We
have now a protective tariff and the gold
standard law. Prices have gone up in
stead Of down, while the rich have grown
richer, the poor have shared in the gem
eral prosperity, the amount of money in
circulation has largely increased, and la
Dor was never more generally employed
nor more adequately rewarded than now
Is it not fair to presume that the gen
tleman who has always been mistaken
upon every other leading issue is mistak-
en- about Imperialism, which he declares
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
CHAPTER III.
Supply and Demand.


Five days had passed by since the
postal card from Ezra Grey was re-
celved. 1t was now the day for him to
arrive In Boonsville.
The County Convention OF the Peoi
pies Independent party had been held,
and Winnie Grey was successful In re-
ceiving the nomination. She was now
candidate for County superintendent
of Public Schools in Marble County on
the Populist ticket.
Political Simon was very proud Of his
daughter, and only one thing marred
his happlness-the awful fact that his
brother Ezra was Republican.
His first impulse after reading that
"Hurrah for Mckinley" followed by
three exclamation points was to give
his brother cool welcome but after
much thought and consideration he de,
cided to treat him all right as long as
Ezra didn't let his nelghbors know that
he was Republican. lie felt, II 1t be-
came known In Boonsvllle II would dis
grace the Grey family, especially as he
had said so much about sending for his
brother to give series of lectures In
favor OF Free Silver.
It was n bitter cup for him to swal
low, but there was no way to escape.
SO when Ezra Grey stepped from the
platform of the train Simon grasped
his hand and gave II a hearty shake, mt
the same time taking secret survey OF
his clothes to see II he had a Mckinley
button on TO his satisfaction there
was nothing about his person to Inform
people Of the awful truth; so with real
delight he introduced him to all he met
as his brother, Mr.. Grey, from Pennsyl
vania.
Just as they were preparing to start
for home Ezra Grey's keen ear heard u
group of men, near by, discussing him.
One OF the men, evidently n Populist
was heard to remark
Talk about the Populist party being
composed Of ignorant men, and then
look at that fellows face. Would you
call him an lgnoramusY
BY this time the two brothers had
started up the dusty road, and Ezra
Grey heard no more of the converse
ton.
"Say, Simon" he said, did you hear
those fellows discussing me? They
seem to have the impression that ! am
Populist. Wonder how they ever
happened to think thatY' he said, laugh
ing.
Blame me for that" said Simon. Il
told them that | had brother back In
Pennsylvania capable of making
speeches, and thought OF sending for
him to lecture for Free Silver in these
parts through the campaign. This was
before / received your card, Of course.
Is 1t possible, Ezra, that you have not
yet seen the lightF'
Ezra Grey chuckled, In spite Of 81.
mons solemnity.
"The light? Is that the name they
have for the silver delusion In this part
of the country? So you are Pop, are
you. Simon"
Indeed am. am proud OF that dis
tinction."
"Well. Simon, | am truly sorry that
you have been led into the silver trap.
have spent much time studying the
subject, and am thoroughly convinced
that free silver is not what we need
and that 1t Is fraud"
CTo be continued)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
NOT TO BE CAUG HIT WITH CHAFF

to be the paramount issue of this cam
paign?"
=. Your father remembers two cam
paigns before this when imperialism and
militarism were the keynote of the Dem
ocratic war cry. The first was in 1864,
when the mighty Lincoln, whose name
you bear, was a candidate for reelection.
| was not quite old enough to vote for
him, although | was carrying an Enfield
rifle in the Union army, and remember
how unjust it seemed to me because /
was old enough to fight and not old
enough to vote. l remember that our
Democratic friends said that the re-elec-
ton of Lincoln meant the downfall of
the republic and the establishment of an
empire by force of arms.
The same cry came to the front in 1872
when Gen. Grant was a candidate for re-
election. "Caesarism," "nepotism" and
military tyranny" were the sum and
substance of every Democratic speech,
and the downfall of the republic was pre-
dicted if Grant should be elected
Well, the logic of events proved that
our Democratic friends were mistaken.
Lincoln and Grant were elected, but the
republic lived on. No empire was estab-
lished. No army tyranmzed over the peo-
pie. The nation grew and prospered.
Free speech, free schools and a free press
not only continued, but enlarged their
privileges and powers.
In this letter L have shown you that
the presumption is against the Demo
cratic position.
In every campaign for forty years the
logic of events has proved that the Dem
ocrats were wrong and the Republicans
right. 1t is not unfair to presume that
such is the case this year.
SOTTR EATIIED
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Why He VIII Vote for Bryan.

Prosperity has made labor scarce in
Kansas and the thriving farmers are
compelled to import men TO harvest tina
crops these days, said a well-known
wheat farmer who has just harvested
100000 bushels which brought him $40,
600. He said in the course of CONVEX
sation. II voted for Mckinley four years
ago, but this year am going to vote for
Bryan" asked him why, il conditions
were so prosperous. WELL" he said,
flour years ago could get all the labor
wanted at dollar day, but now I,
have hard work getting men at So and
even IS, and we farmers are too busy
paying off mortgages to hunt the men.
up" 1t strikes me that some people arsI
hard TO satisfy.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Eating on is Cents a Day.

A New York yellow journal is vigorous
ly advocating the election of William j.
Bryan for President, and at the same
time daily printing articles to prove that
it is possible for a man to live on fifteen
cents day wages. This is very con-
sistent thing to do under such circum-
stances. With Bryan President there
might soon be such state of affairs that
the working man would be glad to earn
fifteeA cents day, and it is good thing
for hip to be informed that he can live
well apd grow fat and prosperous on
that misunderstanding to the yellow
Democratic organ in question.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

81 prefer to trust Mckinley and infu-
ence the policy of my party later in a
way to give the distant lands the best and
freest government possible. | cannot
trust party that has been instrumental
in forcing the adoption of the treaty in
the Senate and now holds the President
responsible for doing his duty. | cannot
trust a party which is so anxious for the
rights of the Filipinos, and tramples
these sacred rights under foot in our land
in the South. Rabbi Hirsch.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Talks by Prominent Men.


II tell you, increase and multiply and
expand is the law of this nations exist
ence. You cannot limit this great repub-
lie by mere boundary lines, saying Thus
far shalt thou go and no further Just
so far as our interests require additional
territory, in the North, in the South, or
on the islands of the ocean, | am for it"
Stephen A. Douglas. one of Lincoln S
opponents in the election of 1860.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

"Go into any city or town east of the
Missouri and north of the Ohio rivers, and
you will find so per cent of the business
men hostile to the supremacy of the Dem
ocratic party. | have not seen one bust
ness man who is not confident that Pres
ident Mckinley will be reelected. and
this very confidence may prove disas-
trous. Over-confidence is the only dan
ger which threatens the Republicans. IL
the business interests were not so sure
of success there would not be any doubt
about the result in November. There IS
sense of absolute security in the bust
ness world which is highly compliment
AIRY to the Republicans, but over-conh-
dence may beget apathy. That is the
only thing we have to guard against. =
Chairman Henry G. Payne.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
A Story in Nine Chapters, as follows:

A Story in Nine Chapters, as follows
/. The sign on the house.
2. Supply and demand.
B. Simon's fight for his honor.
4. Cynthia grows skeptical.
.. The road to the poorhouse missed.
g. The Spanish-American war
Z. Winnie Grey's remarkable speech.
s. The ideas of the Irishman,
Q. Healing of the breach.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

at any period in our history, on account
of more help being employed and also
because of higher salaries. In fact, the
general average of wages is higher to-day
than at any time within my knowledge,
Anticipating. | might say that the gem
eral outlook for all trade is very good and
we have at this moment no reason TO
question the satisfactoriness of the last
six months of the present year IL. A.
Selfridge, of Marshall Field X Co.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
The Prosperity Alphabet.

Abundance of work.
Better times.
Calamity dethroned.
Duty performed.
Expansion realized.
Free silver exposed.
Gold standard continued.
Hawaii annexed.
independence to Cuba.
Justice to all.
knowledge promoted.
Liberty extended.
McKinley's reelection.
National honor upheld.
Opportunities improved.
Protection assured.
Quantities of employment.
Roosevelt n winner.
Stability of credit.
Trade extended.
Union forever.
Values upheld.
Wages increased.
"Xs" more plentiful.
Yankee Doodle Dandc.
Zenith of prosperity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
YOUR FATHER.
Germany Prosperous Under Protection

Germany adopted the protective policy
in 1878 and in 1881 and again in 1885
the tariff was made higher and the en-
forcement more stringent. Ernest Il.
Williams in the National Review Eng
lish) contrasts the development under the
protective policy.
In 1S65-69, under free trade, the aver
age annual production of coal was 49,
042, ZOO tons; in 1859 it was S5,29O,-
600 tons.
In 1S65-69 the pig iron production av-
eraged 1,165,000 tons; in 1899 the pro-
duction was S.142.000 tons.
Prosperity follows protection
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

Originally, Croker was genteel
tough. He had his uses. Then he grew
rich, the devil knows how, and set up for
vulgar swell. Now he is the merest
flash sport of the la-da-da variety, all
shirt front and sinners, and quite bereft
of brains. In the long run, what Hill
will do to him will be a-plcnty Henry
Watterson (DemocraD.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06

What | want to say is this: We are
on the eve of a campaign second in inn
portance to none other in the history of
our party, campaign on the issues of
which depend our future prosperity.
don't propose to discuss these issues but
| want to say few words to sound
note of warning which the Importance of
this campaign justites me in saying, not
only to the Republicans of New Jersey
but to the Republicans of the whole
country. 1t is your duty and the time is
at hand when every man. no matter how
humble, how prominent or influential is
called upon to contribute all the efforts,
all the influence in his power to perpet-
uate this administration. / tell
you, my friends, in all sincerity and hon
esty, it will not do to take anything for
granted, not to neglect a single effort, nor
miss trick. We are confronted by a
desperate foe. The fate of Organism
hangs in the balance If killed now, it
is killed forever."-M A. Hanna, in AS
bury Park speech
Our business, that is, the retail house
for which speak, has each year for sew
eral years, handsomely surpassed it's
predecessors. The last six months have
shown greater sales by large percent
age, and there is more general satisfac-
ton than has ever been shown hereto
fore. Our pay roll is much larger than
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-09-06
Germans Commend Expansion.

Commenting on the recently published
report of international trade, the Weser
Zeitung says that expansion pays glori-
ously in the case of the United States,
and advises Germany to pattern herself
after the new world. 1t points out that
four years ago the trade of the United
States with Cuba amounted to only ST.
100000 while it now reaches $1S,000,-
600. Likewise four years ago the trade
with Porto Rico. Hawaii and the Phil
ippines was $2.000,000, $4,O0O,O0O and
100000 respectively. Now the Porto
Rican commerce amounts to S4,OOO,OOO,
that of Hawaii to $4,000, 900, and that
with the Philippines to S2,5OO,O0O.
Money Is Cheap.
Western towns and counties now Dor
row money at about 31a per cent. Truly
prosperity benefits everybody.
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
HEAT FELT MANY BLOCKS AWAY.
A REMARKABLE SCENE WITNESSED FROM
THE TRIBUNE BUILDING

As seen from The Tribune Building the spec
tacle most remarkable The writer was in
room on the seventh floor few feet from
window facing City Hall Park The smoke of
the fire had been noticed for few minutes be
fore the first explosion took place This was
followed by two others. and the wave of hot air
was distinctly felt through the closed window
even at that distance. The several persons in
the room jumped back. the one nearest to the
window holding his hand up silently and looking
tnquiringly toward the others No word was
necessary That involuntary movement simply
meant, Did you feel the heat?" All did.
Immediately following the explosions the
scenes in the side streets running into Broad
way, almost defy description The crashes fol-
lowed by the waves Of heated air and falling
pieces of debris Of every description. first caused
the people in the streets to stop. Then panic
seemed to seize everybody, and rush was made
for Broadway. Men, women and children fell
over each other in their efforts to get out OF
those narrow streets quickly as possible
Pieces of tin. scorched wood and metals of vari-
Gus kinds ratified into the streets and helped to
frighten the scurrying crowds
Ten minutes after the last explosion people
standing on the sidewalk in front of The Trib-
une Building picked up pieces of charred tim
bers weighing from few ounces to pound and
a half. The wreck of a gallon tin was
found in City Hall Park a few minutes later
and carried away by the finder a souvenir
Many Of the people who rushed helter skelter
out of Warren and Chambers SITS. and even
Park Place, coming from the direction of the ex-
plosion, had their faces and hands blackened
with CRIME, for the air was charged with SCOT
and dirt.
One of the singular scenes noticed by those
at height above the street the demOralza-
ton caused to the thousands Of pigeons seen
occasionally in the air around the lower end of
Manhattan Island Pigeon lofts are situated on
the roofs of many downtown buildings, and in
of those lofts probably one hundred carrier
pigeons are kept. At the time of the disaster
probably a score or more of the pretty speed
flyers in the air. AS soon as the air dis
turbance took place the birds scurrted back TO
their lofts and then CiTcled around in the air as
If trying to warn their comrades to get out ana
escape some terrible danger. The pigeons con-
fined in the wire cages fiuttered, and seemed TO
be badly frightened, they flew against the
wire inclosure in their efforts to secure freedom
Long after the explosions when only dull
brown column Of smoke Curled up into the air
in the direction Of the North River those
pigeons continued to circle around as if trying
to devise some scheme by which they could free
their imprisoned comrades.
While stories were told about buildings shak-
ing as If Manhattan Island had been disturbed
by an earthquake, The Tribune Building stood
as firm as a rock. and while every body in the
structure heard the explosions none or them
felt the slightest vibration
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30
THE DESTROYED BUILDING.

two girls and an office boy were IN the base
ment when the building quivered over their
heads, and all were stunned by a deafenng
crash. The two girls, who were standing at
a Greenwich-st. window, were thrown backward
to the floor with great force. The room was
Immediately filled with all kinds of debris
and thick yellow fumes of sulphur The men
in the office dashed to the street.
OFFICE BOY RESCUES GIRLS.
Benjamin F. Hackenberg, the Office boy. was
stunned by a blow on his head, but having
reached the door he heard the girls screaming
for help Cropping back in the fumes and clouds
OF dust.rhe found Ella Van Diem half suffocated
near the broken window and covered with
shreds of broken glass. He caught hold of her
and half led, half dragged her out. Half way
TO the door he came upon the cropping form of
May Dunkleman, the other girl and ne caught
her up also. When the three had reached the
street Hackenberg struck in the left arm
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

by falling timbers and glass and on the head by
a bottle of drugs, which the explosion had
thrown high in the air.
Il was not until some moments afterward that
II occurred to any one that any money had
been left unguarded. At this point Robert
Bruce, one of the clerks, called TO a policeman,
and with him went back 10 the bank There
they found about $4,000 lying about on the
floor. There were dimes, half dollars, gold and
bills of all denominations scattered about like
so much gravel and waste paper. They picked
up the money, threw 1t into the safe and shut
the door with a kick.
Miss Dunkleman who lives at No. 21S Sew
enth-st., told of her experience in these words.
There was a fire across the street In the Tar
rant building and Ella and I were watching Il
through the window. All at the roof was
lifted up like the lid OF teapot when the water
begins TO boil At the same time the windows
were burst in, and that was all ! knew until
found myself in the street. / could never live
through another experience like that"
There was panic In the Irving National
New-York tribune., 1900-10-30

Bank when the great building opposite went
crashing INTO q shapeless wreck. ]. A. Denni-
son the cashier returned to the bank after the
first explosion and busy picking up the
coins and bills with VIII the floor was strewn-
There was $4,000 in al lying about In tne
heaps of plaster, mixed in drug labels, bottles
of medicine some brokt some intact, together
with mass OF broken brick and fragments OF
iron While thus employed the second explo-
sion came bringing fresh showers OF DEBRIS lnto my.
the bank Although the cashier escaped win
the money, which he carried TO neighoorlhs
bank he received serious cuts about the nead-
Others In the bank who received injuries Wele
7. A. Bennett. w. VI. Dunlap the paying teIiel'
and F. Van Zandt, the adjuster. MT DuhlaP
was badly cut on the hands with broken gidss'
Charles H. Fancher the president OF the pank,
was at Liberty and Nassau SITS AT the tIne o5
the explosion When he heard the report and
saw the direction of the black mass OF smoke
he said to an associate with whom he was
talking: That's near my bank; I'm gong
The president reached the bank TO fnd All