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Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18

gress. A few sound-money DEM
ocrats in either body will not
suffice to relieve the country from
anxiety. Against them will be
their platform, the tremendous
weight Of party pressure, the or
gsnization in both houses, and
finally the influence and disciplin-
ary powers of the President. A
signal example OF what the latter
can accomplish was given when
the purchasing clause of the Sher-
man Act was repealed, and a strik-
ing demonstration of how Mr..
Bryan would use those powers was
afforded by his attitude toward the
Kansas City convention. From
"Bryan's Financial Policy: A Re-
publican View" by the Hon. Geo.
e. Roberts. in the American Re-
view of Reviews, for October.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18

of getting him several thousand re-
publican votes In this precinct, LID.
Miner never mailed any congressional
documents In this office nor saw any
mailed and III. NJ. Harden never
mailed to exceed half dozen copies
and they were properly distributed
and delivered. In the next place, on
Oct. 9th, only one man called for the
matter which they claimed to have
mailed and II he was German his
ancestors invaded Ireland a mighty
long time ago. The attack made
upon me is one of the most rotten and
corrupt political deals ever put up in
this county and even had 1t come from
reputable source, 1t Is doubtful II
very many Of those with whom / have
associated during the past ten years
would believe that | am either a fool
or knave, but, coming as it does from
an alleged political club, fathered by
man whose few remaining mental
faculties will have totally disappeared
before this campaign Is over, and
nursed by one whose daily bread is
provided by his relatives and the re-
publicans of this town and who every
week, through his disreputable sheet,
howls for boycott on republican bus
mess men because they will not pro-
vide him with pie, feel that 1t may
prove boomerang to those who have
1t ere the political clouds
roll away on the 9th of November.
This sort Of political work must be
SO long as you have in exist
ence party which is determined TO
win regardless OF the means used to
gain the victory, and, perhaps, it is as
well that l should be the target for
their shafts rather than a man who
can be OF more service In keeping the
country out OF their clutches. In
closing desire to sag that my record
as a citizen and an official In this town
are open books, containing no pages
Of which am ashamed and / court a
full and free investigation at any
time. Resp. yours,
GEO. FL. CHASE.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18
THE REPLY.
State Of South Dakota 80
Countv Of Rrookinps 90

State OF South Dakota 90
County of Bro0kings,
/, George Fl. Chase, postmaster Of
White, South Dakota, being duly
sworn, depose and say that all mail
matter received at this office since l
have occupied this position, has been
properly distributed and delivered &C.
cording to the requirements OF the
Postal Laws and Regulations of the
United States. GEO. III. CHASE.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of October, 1900.
[sEALl r. Fl. HOLDEN,
Notary Public.
The above afiidavit ought to effec-
tually answer the attempt which was
made last week to blacken my official
character by the Bryan Club" the
existence Of which was never sus-
pected until it sprang into promin.
ence as barricade behind which the
Pettigrew forces hide while they dis
charge their mud batteries at men
who have the temerity 70 protest
against their very questionable politi-
cal methods. This attack upon me is
a surprise only in that was deemed
Of enough importance to be q target.
Ii has been known for some time that
that sort of q campaign would soon be
commenced by the fusion forces be-
cause the chairman of their ways
aud Mesns' committee imbibed q
little more liquid enthusiasm than he
could carry short time ago and gave
the whole snap away together with
the names Of those who were to be the
subjects OF the attack. The reason
for commencing the dirty work here
80 soon is the fact that the republi-
cans Of this part of the county have
been particularly active this fall and
the fusion forces find themselves face
to face with certain and ignominious
defeat, hence, like drowning men,
they clutch at any straw which prom
ises to keep their heads above the tur.
bid waters OF Salt creek. Unfortun-
ately for them, they have chosen the
wrong breed Of chickens and their
own heads are now sore from the raps
they get as the fowls come home te
roost. With regard to their alleged
affidavit, wish to say that it is a
cleverly drawn document In that II
makes a number of insinuations and
no positive assertions. while the max.
ers thereof crawl behind the Bryan
Club in order to escape arrest fol-
criminal libel. l am informed that
the document was drawn by J. c.
Jenkins, the pop candidate for state
senator, and 1t ought TO be the mean.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18

1t is rather "small potatoes" to
charge a man with changing his
name and using such a thing for
campaign argument. It puts a
premium upon the question: of in
telligence and the REGISTER has
faith enough in the American peo-
pie, especially those in this state,
to believe that such rot is given
little attention in a decision to
vote for a governor on either
ticket.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18

The republican club of this city
is constantly growing in numbers
and now has enrolled over $50
members. The officers of the
club are G. A. Mathews, president;
Geo. A. Roskie, LIST vice president;
Ole Hanson, I'd vice-president; P.
+. Loucks, secretary. Frequent
meetings are being held and ad-
dresses made by local orators.
1t will prove an important factor
in rolling up the majority in this
city for the republican ticket.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18
.what Could Bryan Do For silver7"

We have seen that while pro-
tected by the Cleveland admins
tration as effectually as it could be
under any gold-standard law, the
country suffered from apprehen-
sion of what was threatened. If
Mr.. Bryan should be elected now,
would there, or would there not,
be gronnd for apprehension as to
what might follow? !?
The gold-standard law received
IL Democratic votes in the House.
There is greater probability that
the next House will be Democrat
ic than that Mr.. Bryan will be
elected: and, if the latter event oc-
ours, it may be accepted as certain
that the House will be Democratic
by much larger majority than IL.
The free-silver element will organ
ize the House and elect the
Speaker, and control legislation.
In the Senate there are now "a
votes to sustain the gold-standard
law, counting one in the Pennsyl-
vania vicinity. But the two Dem
ocrats who voted for it, Lindsey
and Caffery, win be replaced or
March 4 next by free-silver Sen.
ators already elected. Seven Re
publican Senators who voted fol
it are likely to lose their seats a'
the same time, if the sentiment o.
the country is such as to elect Mr.
Bryan. They are Baker. OF Kan
sas; Carter, of Montana; Elkins, o.
West Virginia; Shoup, of Idaho
Thurston, of Nebraska; Warren
of Wyoming; and Wolcott. of Col
orado. If Mr.. Bryan is elected
he viii almost certainly carry al
of these states; and il he carries
them, it is to be expected that they
will elect free-silver Senators
Nine votes deducted from th'
sound-money strength leaves tn
Senate tie, with q free-silve
ce-President in the chair.
1t is apparent, from the forego
ing, that if MFR. Bryan is electe'
there will be no safe and reliabl'
majority against him in eithe
branch Of Congress,it is impossible
for any man to give his influenc
to the election of Mr.. Bryan with
tout aiding him to control in Con
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18
some Politics at white.

The following affidavits appeared In
the White Enterprise last week:
State OF South Dakota
County of Brookings. 90
L. ID. Miner, president, and n. M.
Harden, secretary Of White Bryan
club, of White, Brookings county, s.
d., being duly sworn, state that on
the lst day o: October there were
mailed 38 parts Of Congressional Rec
ard, under the frank of John J. Lentz,
member OF congress from Ohio, to 3S
German Americans, 80 Of whom got
their mail at White, s. d., aud 30 far
as an ants know but two OF said parts
OF Congressional Record have been de-
liyered to the persons to whom they
were addressed.
On Oct. 9th thirteen OF said Ger
man American citizens, to whom said
mail was addressed, called at the post
Office at White, s. D., and asked the
postmaster that he deliver to them
the said mail which had been sent to
their addresses, declaring that such
mail had not been delivered. The
postmaster stated that he had put the
mail in their boxes and did not know
why it had not been received.
The affiants declare that other mail
has been placed In the postoffice
which, in their opinion, has not been
delivered to the persons to wnom 1t
was addressed.
For that reason il was determined
to copy the names of the persons to
whom the said parts Of Congressional
Record were addressed, and to make
inquiry IL same was received. The
mail not having been received, il Is
atlantis opinion that the mail was
wilfully destroyed by the postmaster
at White for political reasons.
The above was signed by L. D..
MINER, president and II. NJ. Harden,
secretary, and subscribed before j. M !.
Farrell.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18

The strong effort that is being
put forth by the populists to carry
Yankton county (R. j. CANDLES
home county, should be convinc-
ing evidence to most people that
r. f. Pettigrew at least does not
think the Republicans favor Kit
tredge rather than Gamble for U.
8. senator.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18

WuSu "G3e
are diseased
they contaz,ni-
mate every
drop d blood
made from
the food they
act upon, and
this contaii1i-
nation 10 car
ried through
the " hole
body. II may
settle In the
nver, kidneys,
heart or iungs
but the root
Of the disease
is In the stom-
ach. Cure
the stomach
and you cure
the disease.
In pesrAsa
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18

According to the kilograms yes
terdsy the coal miners strike in
Pennsylvania is ended. The ope-
rators have accepted the demands
of the miners organization.
Brookings weekly register. (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1898-1903, 1900-10-18

On AL subscription accounts not paid at
the end Of each year twenty five per cent
will be added Tor cost of collection.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-28

Spring hats are still of the youth
youthful. Some OF them have not yet
been admitted to the xearer's kingdom.
and still others are only creations to be.
Perhaps then remarks upon the subject
may yet be allowed. The Brooklyn
Life has very amusing and pointed
picture in it's Easter number.
The central figure is that Of a woman
walking, supposedly in Easter garb. her
hat trimmed with lifs-like, life-size
birds. On either side and above her on
the branches Of trees that are lightly
outlined are birds singing, after the
style Of elaborate musical creations, the
anthem, "Where Did You Get That
Hat ?" "Where did you," sing two
little birds together; get that hat,
where did," continues another; ibid
you GET" chants a third; "that hat"
sings fourth, while others take up the
refrain. "where did-did you get that
did you-get that-hat-where- where
where did you get that hat, where
did" and so on.
The theme OF the picture is not as
forceabie as it would have been yesr
or two ago. for this season the etiquette,
but not the morals of millinery his for
bidden aigrettes, wings and birds.
There are 30 many birds this year; that
one cannot but wonder, if their carol Of
joy is cot in gratitude for the good luck
Of their southern sisters who because
their pIumage is finer and gayer,, have
been until this season the perpetual
prey of the millinery sportsman. 1t is
pitiful indeed, to think Of all the wee
families OF herons that have been left
motherless and hence have starved TO
death, for it is only curing the moult-
ing season that upon the mother heron
appears the beautiful egret. "Oh, lit.
tie birds, take warning. you may think
that humanity. 80 called, is growing
more humane, but pray be undeceived,"
and rather say, "Oh monsieur VIrot,
Madame Louise, il you please, do con-
tinue to put silk and lace and fiuffiness
upon your hats, for what you say is law.
We know that the pretty women and
the lovely girls have never dreamed of
how much the gay birds they have
worn, wanted to live, in order to build
their houses, and sing their songs in
the air where freedom is supposed to
be. Nor have they considered that the
result Of plucking that egret was the
breaking up OF happy home Oh
monsieur Virot, Oh madame Louise,
please do not tempt the women again.
Mrs. Angie F. Newman spoke re-
Gently at public meeting in Craig,
Nebraska. for the benefit of the famine
sufferers in India. She lecturei also at
Wayne and from there went to Fender,
where she sT oke twice. The frat le..
ture was on "The Land OF the Pyra-
mids,' and the second was Experiences
10 Honolulu" Mrs. Newman has al
ways been an interesting speaker. Each
year and each new voyage only add to
her broad experience, to her liberal
conceptions in thought and action and
Interest AZ lecturer.
Senator Thurston, Mrs. Thurston and
Mrs. Thurston's sister, Miss Purman
arrived in Omaha the first OF the week.
Senator and Mrs. Thurston will visit
Lincoln May the second, during the Re-
publican convention.
The City Improvement Society met
on Thursday morning in the rooms of
the Union Commercial club. Mrs.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-04-28

INV
the children Of the Capitol school, sec.
ond grade. OF squad Of juvenile inspec.
tors. The children Of Miss Soper's
room elected:
Msjor-Glen Mosely.
Paper policeman-Bruce Ogden.
Paper Dorothy Baker.
All the children form a lookout com.
mittee. A special lookout committee
was elected consisting Of hammersmith,
Edgar Knowles; wireman, Isaac Green
stone; broom brigade captain, Margaret
Mansfield; sidewalk inspector, Earl
Trenholm. On motion OF Mrs. Laid, a
committee of four was appointed 10
draft constitution for these SQUADS.
Mrs. WEIGH, the vice president, pre-
siding in the absence of Mrs. Tayk r.
appointed Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Blish, Mrs.
s. H. Atwood and Mrs. Hodpman.
This committee will meet at the home
of Mrs. Baker. the chairman. at 10 A,
M. on Monday, April Both. The DR. D..
osition that the children act as ir spe,.
tors and members has awakened come
opposition, one mother expressing the
fear that in picking up soiled papers
the children might catch some disease.
1t is quite aside. from the purposes of
the organization of the children into a
city care-taking association that thew
should pick up anything actually re-
pulsive in smell or to the sight. But
as the healthiest children play out of
doors most Of the time il is hoped 10
take advantage Of their young enthu-
siasms to the neatness of the city.
They may in time influence their par.
ents who throw out tin cans, swill and
other refuse into the alleys.
The Monday Night Euchre c!ab met
with Mr.. and Mrs. Sine on Monday
evening. This club is becoming we'll
known for its many good times. Those
present were: Messrs. and Mesdames
Caeebeer. Hutchins, Garoutte, Jewell.
w. j. Turner, L. c. Clark, Hibner and
Mrs. Miller.
Mrs. d. D. Muir went to CHICAGO for
few days this week.
Mrs. Beeman Dawes and her chill.
dren, are the guests of Mrs. Ross
Curtice.
Mrs. G. G. Wilson entertained the W.
r. P. @. club on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Campbell and
sons will leave on Saturday for their
ranch in Colorado. Mr.. and Mrs..
Campbell have both left a deep i'm
press upon Lincoln, where they have
lived for 30 many years. 1t is with re.
gre: that Lincoln sees 60 many of it's
older residents leaving.
Mrs. w. F. Kelly gave a breakfast at
twelve o'clock noon on Thursday. The
guests we're: Mesdames G. M. Lam
bertson, 1. M. Raymond, George H.
Clark, 8. b. Burnham, w. B. Kirby.
W. A. Green, d. E. Thompson, Oliver
Rodgers and Willard Kimball. In the
centre OF the table was bowl of beau
tiful bride roses. Five courses all OF
which we're in their way chef doeuvres
were served.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Morrill, gave a
dinner on Tuesday evening in honor of
Mrs.. West and Miss Morrill,, of Rock.
ford, Illinois. On Monday the people
OF Lincoln learned OF the beauty and
power in Miss Morrill's playing, and
hence it was with unusual pleasure and
anticipation that the guests gathered at
The age-herald., 1900-10-26
BOLD ALEXANDER
 IS RECAPTURED Leaped from the Chief of PoliCe'S Office and Fled to Mis-
 Sissippi

The negro James Alexander, who was arrested Wednesday on a charge of having burglarized the tent of Civil Engineer Ma ble on the Ensley Southern Railroad, and who afterward, while confined in the of flee of the chief of police, jumped out of a second story window and escaped, was arrested last night in Amory Miss. An officer will be sent for the prisoner today.
 A railroad man notified the chief of po- nv1 of AmoIy the negro was readily recognized when he appeared on the streets of that town. The Alexander case is re- marlkable in several ways. The robbery of which he is accused occurred ten miles from. Ensley and for some time no clew could be found as to the guilty person. Ftnaslny Alexander, who had been living on the south side of Birmingham, was sus- pected and Officers Burke, Patton and Mur- phy placed him under arrest and strong evidence against him was developed.
The age-herald., 1900-10-26
IMPROVED SERVICE
To Texas and the West Via Meridian
 and Shreveport

Effective October 2S, the Alabama Great Southern Railroad will inaugurate new schedule between Birmingham, Texas and the West, via Meridian, Vicksburg and Shreveport, thereby reducing the running time between Birmingham and the Lone Star State twelve hours
 This service will be complete in all re- spects consisting of elegant Pullman sleep ing car, Yestibule day coaches and dining car, on which meals will be served a la carte. This train will depart from Bir- mingham, as at present, 10:10 p. m arriv- ing Dallas, Fort Worth and other north Texas points early the following evening, or twelve hours quicker than via any other line. A close connection will be made at Longview, Tex, with the International and Great Northern Railroad for Austin, San Antonio Palestine and intermediate sta- tons, shortening the schedule several hours
 Parties contemplating a trip West should bear in mind that by availing themselves of this new service they can reach the end of their trip almost before they realize it has commenced; and what has heretofore been considered a tedious undertaking may now be looked upon as pleasant journey. It is now possible to eat a supper in Birming- ham one day and take the same meal the day following at your destination in the far limits of Texas.
 Write or call on R. M Ellis, Travelling Passenger Agent for detailed information.
The age-herald., 1900-10-26
NEW STOCK CARS
 FOR K. [. M. & B.
Shipments of Live Stock Very Heavy-P. Sid Jones Re-
 turns from the West

The Kansas. City, Memphis and Birming- ham Railroad Company yesterday received thirty-six new stock cars from the South ern Car and Foundry Company at Annis- ton. The Kansas City road sometime ago ordered 300 stock cars from the Anniston company and those received yesterday are the second or third installment delivered.
 The live stock shipments on the Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham road are unusually heavy this season and make heavy demands on the companys rolling stock.
 w. F. Graves, general southern agent of the Big Four at Cincinnati, was in the city yesterday.
 A. L. Roby, travelling passenger agent of the Queen and Crescent system, at Me ridian, is in the city.
 The Central of Georgia road has issued a bulletin relating to the sugar cane in- dustry in the sections covered by its lines. It contains a vast amount of information regarding the growth of sugar cane in Georgia and Alabama.
 P. Sid Jones, district passenger agent and immigration agent of the Louisville and Nashville, has returned from the West, whither he had been in the interest of a colony of Westerners he hopes to locate along the line of the Louisville and Nash vile.
 The Chattanooga and Gulf extension of the Centeral of Georgia has been opened to Sellersyille, Ala, a distance of SS miles. The first train to Sellersville will be run on November 4.
 Superintendent J. T. Johnson of the Gen. tral of Georgia, of Columbus Ga. and Mrs Johnson and Mrs. Anderson were in Bir- mingham yesterday.
 T. C. Tipton, commercial agent of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf road, with headquarters in Atlanta, was in the city.
The age-herald., 1900-10-26

people: that there is great danger under Republican rule of an army larger than this country needs for legitimate purposes and that there is great danger of drifting into imperialism if the country adopts a colonial policy.
 In addition to the hall meetings MT. Bryan addressed three crowds on the streets. At St. Peters Hall when MT. Bryan was talking of monopolsm some one asked: How about the machine?"
 MT Bryan replied:
 '"The machine, if you let the people nave the benefit of it, will bless all the people; but give a monopoly a machine and the monopoly will make the money out of the machine. Not only that, but the monopoly will convert human being into a ma- chine and give him less consideration than a machine receives"
 Referring to the Philipine question, Mir. Bryan declared that God had never made a race incapable of self-government. He said the Republican party had no plan that it dared to announce in the settlement of the Philippine question, but that the real intention was to enter upon career of conquest. As for himself he wanted the flag loved rather than feared and this could not be the case if we were to be- come coveteous people.
The age-herald., 1900-10-26
BRYAN'S TRIUMPHANT
 TOUR OF NEW JERSEY
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 ish war on a high plane, but did not main tain that high plane to the end. For my self. I protest against the toboggan slide from of humanity down to a war of conquest. If the good samaritan has found man beaten and bruised, had taken and healed him and had then said after looking him over This is likely fellow and think 1 will take him and own him the Bible would never have mentioned the act. Yet that is our attitude in relations with the Filipino"
 At Elizabeth MT. Bryan spoke twenty minutes MT. Bryan's line of travel from the railroad station to the public park in which the Elizabeth meeting was held, was brilliantly lighted by Greek fire.
 MT. Bryan's train arrived at Marion, a suburb of Jersey City, at S:15 o'clock, and he was driven, after brief meeting at that place, to St. Johns Hall in Jersey City. At Marion, MT. Bryan was received by committees from the various Jersey City ward clubs, and by throng of people. In his Marion speech he gave his principal at tention to telling the voters not to allow themselves to be either coerced or persuad- ed into voting contrary to their convic- tion5 at the coming election.
 In Jersey City
 MT. Bryan made his tour of the Jersey metropolis in a barouche drawn by four spirited black horses, and he was escorted by marching club of several hundred young men. The tour covered wide range of territory and did not come to an end until near midnight He made four in- door speeches, the first at St. Josephs Hall, the second at the Tabernacle, the third at St. Peters Hall and the fourth at St. Nichaefs Hall in the district known as ''the horseshoe" When he concluded he went to Hoboken where he spent the night in order that he might be ready for the first meeting tomorrow morning, which is to take place there. The halls at which speeches were made today were crowded to their utmost capacity.
 MT. Bryan's speeches were all necessarily brief. He undertook in each of them to show that the trusts are oppressing the