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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
NEED FOR A BIG ARMY.

The interests behind Mckinley want
a big standing army. They want it
for use at home. They want it sta
toned at the great industrial centers.
1t comes handy when capital can't
make labor do its bidding. And if
these interests can't get it one way
they'll get it another. They got a
war tax to pay the expenses of the
Spanish war. That war has been over
nearly two years. But the tax goes on
Just the same. They need the money
for bigger army. A republican con-
gress won't reduce the standing army.
III it ever gets through with foreign
conquest the regiments now abroad
will be stationed at convenient points
at home to act as policemen over our
own working classes. There is method
in all this military madness.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Mr.. Schurz's main point against Se,.
retary Cages 'scare'' statement WAS
that the republican party had had con.
troll of both houses Of congress and the
executive, and had excated what pur-
ported 10 be gold standard law; that
Mr.. Gage was accusing the republican
party Of fraud and its platform and
speakers of wilful faisehood when he as.
serted that the gold standard had not
been thoroughly enacted, Mr.. Gage, in
bis reply. published recently, does not
even refer to Mr.. Schurz's main point.
He instead makes the point that MIR.
Bryan said in 1896 that if he was elected
he would maintain the gold standard
"no longer than am able to get rid Of
it," But Mr.. Gage does not note that
Mr.. Bryan did not say or suggest that
heWould violate law and nsqrp power
in order to get rid Of an enacted gold
standard.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The Toledo Bee; analyses modern re-
spublicanism as follows: ''To be re-
publican under Hanna is to renounce
altogether the principles on which Am
erica and American prosperity are
founded. To be republican, according
% the conditions Of to- day. is to re-
nounce Washington, Lincoln and Grant.
Because to be q republican you must be
30 imperialist, q Hannaite, . royalist,
il you like, anti.republic. anti.freedom,
anti.eyerything that enters into the
welfare Of the United States Of Amer
ica ~
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
~>r~>rN,jN,rN,rN
GAGE SCORED BY
, CARL SCHURZ.
Spreading False Alarms a ReprehensibIe
Thing for Secretary of the Treasury

Carl schrz the great publict letter
Cage secretary of the upon the
latter to retract his Interview 90
seeks to alarm business interests suggesting
Bryan elected could direct his secretary treasury
IN silver all government obligations payable In
charges Secretary Gage with having DO
under cloak Of protecting creditors
Schurz points out
adopt would put the country upon an
gold basis that adopted
Dill which the executive
obgarlon made PAYABLE In coin doubtless
the republican party opportunity
the obscurng
Gage for Of false alarms Of this kind Finally
the secretary OF the that
dcates really exists still Is in
which Is overwhelmingly republican,
make impossible
metals the redemption Of obligations
and courts de-
tense OF Secretary Cages position.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Look at the price OF hogs!' said a
Mckinley man to neighbor, last week.
Well, let's look at the prices. No
doubt this man belieyes that Mckinley
made the prices what they are at pres.
ent, and has fixed the prices since he has
been president.
The following are the market quota
tions for the first week in September
for eight years.
These quotations may be obtained
and our figures verified by referring to
the files of any paper carrying Chicago
market report and, shows the highest
prices paid. Read il:
1895 -. ... So 90 per hundred.
1894 90 per hundred.
1896. 90 per hundred
1895 5.25 per hundred.
Average price for the past four years
(including the two sspanic" years, J
$5.sl4 per hundred.
Now look at the prices during the
four prosperity" years.
1897 SO per hundred.
1898 25 per hundred
1899 ................ ..... s 90 per hundred
1900. ..:............. 40 per hundred.
Average price under Mckinley Pros.
perity" $4.7s2 per hundred.
Yes, look at the price of hogs!
Did Mckinley make the prices in
1897, '9s, '99 and 1900?
Will you say he did?-B Bloomfield
Democrat.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
HANNAlTEs SCHEME To. STEAL

Tx governor stone mas been only a
lew days IN charge OF the eastern cam
paign ior the democratlc natlonal COM
mittee, out ne mas already succeeded IN
laying pare one OF Hanna,s neiariously
oold ana corrupt plans ior carrying q
state which Is normally democratic, but
whicn, uniess the wholesale deoauchery
OF the election machinery by the repub-
slican scheMers VINO are conducting the
cam paign iof Mchlniey IS defeated, Will
nave lts electorial vote stolen for the
prayer1ul Y :. ~ cA lniey. from informas
ten baseasson Fs:ssnai investigation,
sup pMea SpX = Y Altea states senator,
aoseInol Ss0no n.s ascer sa'sae that az
= ths rs p.hn, ssfeauy see on i0es:
lla1laiaite 20 lllllt'ee W c'fonize West ~
v'rRll'ia VIII tnollsands o. negroes from
lennsyiyahia' .ae Dis'rlce ol OolunDla, .
MArylano ana virginia. a tram load O. q
tnese coionizers passed througn Wasn-
jlns.oh iasc week anu many VI CheH were
taiKeu 70 WINE az the s'ation IN 'nat
Guy Wy 'he senator VINO gave the IN
lofma'ion 10 vice chairman stone OF the
uemocratlc natlonal conhittee.
lney sa'a they were gong 20 west
virginia " Mork on u ral'roao' 1ne name
ol ~hich none oi 'nenn knew. lney nad
IDeen hireu W rell'a'n .nere III al'er tne
elec'lon anu ha'' already receaveo 'nelr
wages ior tne month oi august, al
tnough 'hey hao never struck a hcK OF
"ork'
lnrough coloh'Aation anu tne laVisn
asF TX pehai.ure q money West virginia was
ca!r'eo ioi mckinney ~ 1870 Inns year
!! Is considered sale lot Tue 1emocratic
'lche' oy uec'sive hlaJoll'y.
:. ICY u''os on'y s,A'y uays 'es'uelcs
~ .'ie s'a'e 70 ehe'tie any one 70 Vote'
an'' .ie repuoi'cah nlanagefs are gettlnR
.ne noa.efs in.o 'l'e s.s'e mus early IN
tne ac'ion 70 ne equipped lor stealine
'ne s'a.e 'ol ehe plous Mr. Mchlnley IN
INoyemoer.
colon'za'lon WIN oe resorteu 70 oy the
repupncahs ~ otner states. Milhons OF
dollars nave peen placed IN t1anna,s 9 Gus
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
HOW SUGAR PRICES HAVE GONE
up IN ID WEEKS.

The rapacious sugar trust has again
put the screws on hapless and defence
less householders by advancing the
price Of refined sugars five points which
makes the present wholesale cost of
granulated 6.l5 cents.
This Is the ninth raise the trust
has made In the price since 1t OBJ
tdined absolute control of the mar
ket, three months ago.
The facts regarding the recent sugar.
war are we'll known. The public now
realize that the pretended war was like
some of the recent Horton law prize
fights-a fake pure and simple, in which
the rebel companies who put up the
bluff and seemed sure winners ''laid
down" when the dear public's money
was all in.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
STATE Tx CkET',.,
For aecrsllasy of state, s-s3
q. b. CRANE. OF Polk County,

t08 S3eCfStNE On 9S0tes srs7
8. B. CRANE, Of Polk County.
81 81 For Auditor ef state,
/. NJ. GIRSON, of Delaware County.
For Treasurer.
II. +. WILLIAMS, of O'Brien County.
For Attorney General,
e. J. HARPER, Of Dss Motnes County.
kssHsfsa {; SSsgsfs%ges %ssss sssts County.
For Railroad Commissioner,
T.. =. ANDERSON, Of WinnebRgo, County.
For Electors at Large,
JOSEPH EIBOECK, of Polk County.
O.. HI sMAt:KEY, of Wapello, County.
For District Electors.
I Fffst-F R.MILLER, Washington.
fecnnd-F. ID. KELSEY. jackson.
Third--JOHN ELWANGEK, Dubuque.
Eourth-M. ]. CARTER, Winneshiek.
Z Eifth-H. M. REBOK. Tama.
SIXTH. q. WILLIAMS. Mahaska.
Seyenth-C. g. LOOMS, Polk.
Eishth- M. B. MARING, Appanoose,
Ninth-J. j. SHAY, Pottawattamt
Tenth-L. ]. ANDERSON, Carroll.
Eleventh-W. W. STOWE, Dickinson.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The rumblings from New York are.
that unless the republicans hump them
selves that state is good for Bryan by
1000. Either Hanna is working to
scare the people or the prospects cf Nc
Kinley are growing murky.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The trusts are very quiet just at pres
ent and will remain 80 until after the
election. If Mckinley should he sue.
cessful they will not lose any time in
beginning work. The small dealer and
the workingmen will then realize wha,
the giant corporations and combines
mean
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
What Hanna calls republican apathy
II taking on more the appearance Of a
republican revolt against Imperialism.

Richard Olney and VIM. L. Wilson.
msmbers Of Cleveland's cabinet, sup
porting Mckinley in 1886, have come
ont for Bryan, and Cleveland himself is
reported to be writing letter declar.
ing for Bryan.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The Manufacturers association Of
Fall Riyer, Mass, has Just issued notice
sof 9 10 per cent. reduction in the wages
Of 81. 600 operatives on September u.
The .'full dinner pail" argument is full
OF reduction blow-holes.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

jorities in both houses of that congress.
The executive, too. will be in their
hands. They will, therefore, be able to
make such laws as they please. They
will thus have full power ard ample
opportunity before the Inauguration of
the next president TO pass any legisla-
ton required to make it utterly impos-
sible for any president to break down
the gold standard in the way you, Mr..
Secretary, describe in your inter-
view. A simple enactment in two or
three lines substantially providing that
it shall be the duty of the secretary of
the treasury to pay in gold or silver,
at the option Of the creditor, all kinds
of indebtedness Of the United States
now payable in coin may be sufficient.
CAN REMOVE ANY FEAR OF CHANGE.
And if there should be another flaw
in the present law dangerous to the
gold standard sip any other way you,
( IN /. Secretary, able fnan aler ss you
ARE, Will surely detect it ind 6nds
ilsgisiatise remedy and have ii ready
in the shape Of a well.matured bill 10
be submitted to congress at the open.
ing of the session, In short, the re.
publicans, controlling both the leg
sislative and the executive branches Of
the government, will next winter
have ample power and opportunity to
do what they ought to have done at
the last session-to put the currency
law in such q shape that the gold
standard cannot possibly be shaken
by executive action, no matter who
may occupy the presidential char.
and thus remove, to that extent at
least, the basis Of our. monetary sys-
tenn from the changefui game of party
politics.
'Do you see any reason for doubt
ing that congress at it's next session
will do; this? 1t is quite evident that,
If there is any substance at all in
your predictions of disaster, the re-
publicans in congress cannot refuse to
doit without proving that the pro-
fessed solicitude for the republican
party for the maintenance of the gold
standard is arrant hypocrisy. But if
there be any wavering am convinced
public opinion will, in case Of neces-
sity. compel them to take the neces-
sary steps.
URGES AsRETRAcTiok.
"You will thus have to admit, Mr..
Secretary, that when you sounded your
note Of alarm you had overlooked the
most important fact that you and
your party friends-that is, the re-
publican majority in congress, led by
the administration Of which you form
SO influential part will be able
easily and promptly to remedy the de.
fects Of the law which you have de-
scribed as source of terrible danger,
and therefore your note of alarm was,
to say the least, a mistaken one. II
may suggest itself to you as matter
worthy of grave consideration whether
you should not,retract what you have
said, in fairness to the busi mess com.
munity, which should not be unneces.
sarily disquieted especially not by those
in authority. ! am sure many Of your
feliOw.citizens are anxious to know
8hat You may have to say ON thi.
aspect of the situation.
Very resRectfully yours,
q. ScHuRz. E
Bolton Landing. Lake George, N
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Governor Prneree Of Michigan says:
II am republican, but I honestly be-
lieve that, with the Ohio crowd in con.
troll, the best thing that could happen
the republican party this fall would be
the success Of the democratic party"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Senator George L. Wellington. Of
Maryland. who managed the Mckinley
campaign in 1896, has come out square.
ly for Bryan, and says Bryan will carry
Maryland by plurality Of $1,000 to 20
600.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
hbOuf
Spices!

When q druggist buys
spices he has u chance to
exercise his judgment and
! conscience. Spices are COM
monty adulterated and
there are often four or five
grades. They are among
the little things that a
druggist handles, but this
is a store that looks after
little things and we allow
no spices to come here that
are not exactly what they
should be. 1t will pay you
to come here for spices, for
we guarantee the strength
and reliability of those We
sell.
v. :, N YERS 3 GO.
Druggists.
,.,.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13
COUNTY 3 TICKET.

For Auditor
GEO. CARTWRIGHT
s. Of High Point.
For Clerk of District Court,
ARTHUR E. MOORE,
of Decatur.
For County Attorney.
MARION WOODARD,
Of Leon.
For Recorder.
CHAS. h. BROWN.
of Bloomington.
For Member Board OF Supervisors,
VIM. III. HAZLET,
Of Center.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Thomas Jefferson was defeated in 1896
and elected in 1890. William Jennings
Bryan will complete the parallel by de-
feating Mckinley in 1900.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Lex i y = - i, J.
THE republican policy means that
We shall have a form Of republic here
and practice of despotism in the
orient. The republicans said in 1895
that we could not have double STAN
dard OF money-now they have a
double standard Of government. They
said in 1896 we advocated 5O-cent
dollar, yet they have an s5 per cent.
citizen in Porto Rico, and we don't
know what per cent. of citizenship the
Filipino is to have. In 1895 the re-
Rpubhcans said every dollar must be
az rood as every other dollar, and We
say thAt every citizen shall be Is good
q every other citizen and that the
same consfi sfitution shall protect them
Al. .,,-AY J. Bryan. Is,.' 81 !.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

The bluest blue makes the whitest
white, that's Russ Bleaching Blue.
Refuse fraudulent limitations.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-09-13

Here is richness! A mass meeting
was held in Texas to express indigna-
tion against the '.lynchin9s Of negroes
in our sister state Of Ohio"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10

An original and decidedly nnvcl con-
cOction Of farcial conglomeralions, for
which the master mind Of purely up
roarious comedy, Willie Erwin j. re-
sponsible, win be give, an Important
hearing az Byrd-Add opera house
Tuesday nighi, AprD l0th, on
which occasion additional interest
will he gwen The presentation on ac-
count Of the exceptionally uuted array
OF talent engaged. When AIKEN into
consideration that such ahie artists
As Boyle & Graham. May DOnohue,
Alta De K0rman Ell CLARK. Gerald
Griffin, Andrew Leigh. Mead & Ben
nett, aud others Of equal prominence
are ia The big cast, some idea may be
had concerning the wOrihness Of the
attraction. His Better Hair' is es-
teemed above ali as one of the COM
meudable bookings made Tor The pres.
ent theatrical season, and, As such,
il will doubtless enjny a c0nspious
place % the happy memnrie- OF thoso
who will await themselves uf its in
rilatiun.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10
THE KILLING OF WHALES.
There Is Little of Excitement or
Danger in the Pursuit as 1t
Is Now Carried On.

DR.. Frederick w. True, of the Smith
sonian institution, who has just spent
two months in whale hunting in Green
bay, on the northeastern coast of New
foundland, reports an interesting ex-
,perience. He was sent out by the in
stitution to study the fishback whale
and of the 9s animals caught all but IL
were of this variety. The story-booL
romance has gone entirely out of whal-
ing as pursued by the Newfoundland
crs. There is no frail whaleboat, with
the grizzled Old harpooner in the bow
TO strike the whale, but instead lit
tie steam craft and a powerful gun.
The gun throws large iron har-
poon, with crossarms which lie against
the shaft until it strikes solid body
and then project out and imbed them
selves. The head of this harpoon is
icigar-shaped and sharp-pointed and
explodes as it strikes the whales side,
generating gas which serves to keep
the fish afoat after the wrecking effest
of the shoclr on its internal organs has
left it lifeless mass. A stout rope is
attached to the butt of the harpoon,
and by this the whale is kept in leash as
it threshes madly through the water
in vain effort to escape its unknown
enemy. Death rapidly ensues, unless
as sometimes happens, the projectile
goes through the fish from side to side,
when a second shot is necessary.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10
THE ELECTRIC FAN.
IL Has a Promiaing outlook for the
Future in the Lands Beyond
the Seas.

The fan-motor is n peculiarly Amer
ican invention. 1t made its appear
ance upon the scene about IA years
ago and met with immediate and
hearty approval During the few
years of its history it has been rapid
ly improved and has now reached n
state of high perfection, says the
Electrical Review
Certainly the man who first
thought Of making little breeze
machine was public benefactor.
The amount of discomfort that has
been relieved by the familiar whiz-
zing fan is almost incalculable and
there can be no doubt that it has
really prolonged and doubtless saved
many lives. 1t is strange that in
countries where the climate is more
oppressive in the summer months
than it is even in the United States
there should not be a more wide
spread use of these fans. The new
eastern possessions of the United
States and the vast area beyond
should open a large market to Amer
ican manufacturers of such goods.
The punkah has been in use in India
from time immemoriaI, but its days
are certainly numbered If the silent,
efficient American electric fan ever
becomes fashionable in that country.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10
ENGLISH TELEPHONE SERVICE
1t Is the Worst In the World and the
Prices Are Extorti0n-
ate.

In the matter oftelephones England
is probably worse served than any civ.
ilized country in the world, says the
National Review. Switzerland or
Sweden can give her points. A tele-
phone monopoly was created, which
has worked badly. Quarrels of all kinds
with the local authorities have arisen
as to way leaves.
know a factory six miles from the
Marble Arch which has, owing to this
cause, for years been vainly applying
for the telephone. The other day /
wished to send a message to a friend in
a very busy little town 10 niles from
London. The place did not appear in
the telephone directory Yet in
Sweden or Switzerland the smallest VII
Iage is on the telephone
As for the prices charged by the
company, they are extortionate. Par
lament has considered the situation,
but as party government is mainly
concerned with making laws which are
not wanted and neglecting all that
conduces to real progress, no adequate
measures have been taken to right the
system.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10
No Right to UgIIness.

The woman who Is lOvly in face, form
and temper will always have friends,
but one who would be attractive must
keep her health. Ii she is weak, sick
ly and all run down she vii be nerv-
ous and irritable. If she has consti-
patton or kidney trouble, her impure
blood will cause pimples, blotches.
skin eruDtiuus and "A wretched COM
plexon. Electric BitterS is the best
medicine in the world to regulate
stomach, liver and kidneys and 70
purify the blond It. gives strong
nerves. bright eyes, smooth. yelyety
skin, rich complexion. It will make
a good-looking, charming woman Of
rundown invalid. Only 80 cents at
Peoples drug slor5 and a. w. Fore
mans
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10
IN UNUSUAL DEMAND.
Many Passports Issued to Foreign
Born Americans Who Are
Going Abroad.

An unusually large number of pass
ports are being issued by the state de-
partment at the request of congress
men, who are acting for their con-
stituents. They are for persons who
are naturalized citizens, many Of
whom are afraid to go back without
passports. Native-born Americans as
a rule do not get passports when they
go abroad. Representative McCreery,
Of Minnesota, has secured 40 pass
ports for his constituents during the
last five weeks, and in speaking Of
this said:
"The district is purely agricultural,
but the people are well-to-do, and
hundreds of them will go abroad this
year. Two-thirds of those getting
passports originally came from across
the water, and regoing back to visit
the old homes and relatives. They
have prospered in this country and
arc able to spare the money for a trip.
"They own splendid homes and sec
tions of land, are beyond want, and
find times prosperous enough to spare
money for a trip abroad. Many Of
them are taking their families"
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10
NEW CALENDAR PROPOSED.
Russian Astronomers Are Anxious to
Have the world Adopt a.
New System.

The chronological disagreement be-
tween Russia and all the great ma
tions Of Europe owing to the reten-
ton Of the Julian calendar has be-
come an increasing nuisance in pro-
portion as Russia S relations, especial
ly commercially, with western Europe
have continued to increase.
Hitherto the Russian calendar has
been 12 days behind. This week it
drops another day behind, and ac-
cordingly Prof. Glazenap and COM
mittee of the Russian Astronomical
society have elaborated an entirely
new calendar, which, it is hoped, will
be universally adopted. This calen-
dar provides a common year of exact
ly 3e5 days and leap year of 366 days.
This system is so near the real solar
year that no more than one days diff
ference can occur in 100 900 years.
If the Protestant states in the west
do not adopt this system Russia, in
stead of 13 days behind, will be one
day in advance now and two days in
advance for 1920. The committee pro-
poses also the rechristening of March
to .'Peace," in honor of The Hague
conference
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10
HeLost His Grip.
And in the lettor below
he tells how easily he did
u A. .-n.l l.a.a llsad

the new remedy for colds and coughs,
Orloffs Russian Grippe, Cough and
Cold Cure, you viii feel as enthusias-
tic as he does.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10
Breeding Stock at Reduced Rates.

d. ). Warren has decided, as the
season is far advanced. 10 sell the re-
maindef of his horses and jacks at p
percent discount from former prices
in order 10 close them cut Those
desiring 10 purchase should avail
themselvs of this opportunity.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10

Osgood. Mo-. Och. -. 1899. Pepsin
Syrup Co., Monticello, lll. Gentle
men:-i have used syrup pepsin for
sometime aud iind it gives most ex-
cellent results aud Is one Of the best
selling preparations have ever car
ried 10 stock DO not hesitate % rec
omend it, Very respectfully, Dr. 4.
Jones. DIV
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10

The household remedy is Hunts
Lightning oil. All aches aud pains
quickly relieved. Satisfaction or
money refunded. A. W. Foreman.
The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-10

The Bank of Franco last year dis
counted in Paris 2,lOl. $50 separate bills
for less than 100 francs each.