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The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
THE DRIFT TO BRYAN.

The Indianapolis News is confronted
with problem. The News cannot ex-
plain; satisfactorily to itself, what it
calls "The Drift to Bryan" The News
says:
The unaimity with which the demo-
Gratis of the eastern states are falling in
line for Bryan is one Of the remarkable
political phenomena Of the times.
Every one knows that there is almost
no sentiment in the east in favor of l6
toll or of the more populistic features
of the Chicago platform. The vote of
four years ago abundantly demonstrat-
ed this.
In these four years the current has
been against Bryanism; general pros
perity and the progress of legislation
have strengthened and deepened mems
confidence in. the gold standard and
shown the weakness and failacy Of the
arguments of those who desire to de-
base our money. And yet in spite Of all
this, the eastern democrats. who, four
years ago were opposed to the surrender
of populism. are in, state after state,
expressing their allegiance to the Chi.
cago platform, and instructing their
deleeates to vote for the nomination oi
bryan. Even New York state is in line
While 1t will not instruct for Bryan, il
will recognize him as the party leader
land will promise to be regular in it
democracy this year.
The question invariably arises: Ar
the Democrats of the east sincerely con
verted to Organism, or have they seel
the futility Of opposition in the face o
the sentiment Of the west and the south
and SO decided not only to make n,
.. effort but actually to fall in line? w
are inclined to think that the secont
theory is the correct one. But what
ever the explanation, it is apparent tina
Bryan will have no opposition at Kansa
City. It will not be surprising if he ]
nominated by acclamation. Probably h
is the choice Of the great mass Of dem
ocrats Of the west and south. In th
populous states Of the east neither b
nor his doctrine has any greater hol
on the people than four years ago.
l>And this leads the Omaha World
HHerald to comment as follows:
The News In the habit Of sayin
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
PUTS IT PRETTY HIGH.

Il Ex-senator Quay of Pennsylvania is
quoted as saying that "the election or
defeat of President Nc cKinley is ques-
ton Of $500. .OOO, 600 to Pennsylvania"
THAT is a pretty high estimate Of the
! value Of protective tariff to single
state, and we ask every western farmer,
every coal consumer. every patron Of
the Standard OIL Co., every man who
fuses iron or steel in any form who is
expected to pay this vast sum to the
industries Of Pennsylvania? Are you
willing to vote such bonus from your
pockets. from your children, to enrich
rthe monopolie of the great state Of
Pennsylvania? That is question the
consumer as we'll as the other fellow
should consider at the coming election.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

that the money question Is no longer
an issue. Does it not .knss that even
if the money question we're an issue,
there are other issues at this time
pressing for solution. ss the News
would take an impartial glance at the
administrations record il, would read
lily discover the solution for its prob
lem. Men are turning in deep disgust
from tue Mckinley administration be-
cause of its favoritism for trusts, its
adherence to Imperialism, itss snnbusi-
ness like and dishonest methods and
Its general un-American policy.
Men are turning from Mckinley to
Bryan because they know that whore
one Is weak the other is strong. They
believe Mr.. Bryan to be a sincere and
honest man, and they think that q
strong will and determination accom-
panies his sincerity and honesty.
Therefore, they are willing to trust
him, many of themin spite of the fact
that Oh one question they disagree
with him. They have been told by re-
publican organs that the money ques-
ton is not one Of principle, but rather
one of policy. Long ago they learned
that our institutions, our form of gov.
ernment are based upon well-defned
principles, and they know that the de-
struetlon of these principles means
the ultimate destruction of our gov
ernment.
1t remains to be seen whether Bryan
has "no greater hold" on the people
of the west than he had four years ago.
Even the Indianapolis News does not
contend that he is any weaker in this
section. Itis admitted that in the east
and in the middle states Bryan is much
stronger than he was four years ago. 1t
will probably develop that likewise
in the west he is much stronger than he
was four years ago.
Is it not strange that some republican
newspapers should be SO thoroughly y
blindedfby their partisan prejudices al
to failto recognize in. the events of the
day certain unmistakable signs? These
signs point to Mr.. Bryan's election; and
yet, instead Of recognizing their import
these orgep4a aste their time in the en-
deavor to find some explanation tina
will be more satisfactory to the republi
fcan cause.
The "drift to Bryan" has set in. l
will continue until the polls close il
November. No man can take an intel
ligent observation Of the political stu
alton to-day without being impresse'
with the thought that all the recog
nized political Indications point to N,
Bryan election.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

The Pittsburg Post says: "If every
city of the country received the nomi-
nations of Mckinley and Roosevelt
with the same stolid indifference as did
jPittsburg, we fail to see where the en-
ithusiasm Is to come from. Never in
. our recollection was there the same lack
of interest or anything remotely APP
preaching enthusiasm as was noticeable
about the newspaper bulletins. McKin-
ley was excepted, because there was no
recourse. 1t appears to haye been tine
same everywhere. All the correspond
sents unite in picturing the dull and spir-
zlitless character of the convention, on
which thousands Of dollars had been
tlavished with the intent to make it 9
.corker.' /"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Mark Hanna is going to recuperate
from the strain Of the Philadelphia
convention bya trip on his palatial
yacht on board of which he will have
as his guests number of millionaire
The result Of the cruise
win be a large amount of "fat'' in
iHanna's hand to use in subverting the
will of the people. Every precaution
should be. taken by the democrats to
prevent corruption Of the ballot box by
1.-THE Ohio boss.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
soldiers, roads and highways and pub
lie domain, and to hoodwink the work.

soldiers, roads and highways and pub
lie domain, and to hoodwink the work
ing people there is paragraph favoring
the establishment of new Cabinet
office-that of Commerce and Industry.
There is no thought of taking any such
step. This is only campaign sop.
1t may be said of this proposition, as of
many others in the resolutions, that
the whole machinery of legislation has
been in the hands of the Administration
party for many months and not wheel
has been turned.
The declaration on the Civil Service
is cowardly and evasive. "We com.
mend the policy of the Republican party
in maintaining the efficiency Of the
Civil Service" That's all. Not a word
about several thousand Offices having
been taken out of the classified list so
that Mr.. Hanna might use them in his
work of political degradation. Not a
syllable An the wholesale blackmailing
of Federal offceholders and employees
last year to produce party corruption
fund for use in Ohio. The declaration
that the Administration has acted wise.
ly in it's effort to secure for public SER
vice in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii and
the Philippine Islands "only those
whose fitness has been determined by
training and experience" is enough to
set the pictures Of departed statesmen
which embelllsh the hall to "making
faces" at the delegates. "We believe
that employment in the public SERVICE"
says the platform writer, "should be
confined as far as practicable to their
inhabitants" He is an ignoramus, in.
deed, who does not know that the po-
sitions in the islands have been looked
upon as money. making enterprises for
party servants. The carpet-bag system
prevails. and it is as hoggish and dis.
honest as it was in 1.-THE south just after
the Civil War.
The paragraph on the South African
war is timid and meaningless. 1t is
without meaning save as it betrays q
fear Of offending the British Govern
ment. II reasserts the Monroe doctrine
after almost having destroyed il.
The promises that the war taxes will
be removed and that Cuba will be de-
livered over to it's right owners are
worthless. Why we're these things not
done while Congress was in session.
The manifest purpose is to continue the
war taxes and add more to them to pay
the enormous expense Of establishing {
standing army and maintaining an I'M
perialistic policy. 1t is also the Ad
ministrations design to rob thelCubanl
Of their money and their island, and tn,
adoption of two columns of insincer'
resolutions will mislead only the ig
norant.
The Administrationists at Philadelphi,
haye encouraged the democrats a
Kansas City to "make no mistake. =
j, Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

The New York Press continues to
warn republicans not to be too confident
about New York. 1t says: "New York
lis not what it was in 1896, in 1895 and
1894. 1t is an open battle ground. 1t
must be fought for, and hard! And the
candidate or party fortunate enough to
win it must do so in terrific, if not a
desperate struggle" ;"
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
ghimu:

OF the 700 trusts organized since
McKinley's incumbency only one is
objected to by the republican bosses and
that is the ice trust of New York which
went to pieces long ago and which had
two directors of its fifteen who were
democrats(?), of the Cleveland kind, all
the others republicans.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
The Kansas City convention will not
fail to nominated strong ca ndidate for
vice president on the ticket with Colonel
Bryan.

The Chicago s-Herald is indulg-
log in some mighty honest talk for re-
publican paper now days Another OF
its editorials is furnished our readers to-
day.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

1T is evidently hard for Mckinley to
say no. His record in presidential vetoes
was just four. Harrison sent in -,
Cleveland s43 (in two terms), Hays 8
and Grant 46.-Des MONIES Leader
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

The republican platforms handling
of the Philippine question aud the ship
subsidy job shows that the bosses OF
that bossvridden party are afraid to
show their hands upon either.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

Don't take peck of any old kind OF
pills to cure a pint of disease when
dose of MorleyS Little Liver Pills for
Bilious People will cure you while you
sleep. Sugar coated. One dose. Sold by
L. Van Werden.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

The St. LOUIS Republic says: If
Thomas B. Reed, of Maine, isn't careful
he'll be arrested on charge of lese
majestic for sneering at the imperial
ticketlof Mckinley and Roosevelt.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

When Teddy Roosevelt announced
that Mckinley was possessed of a choc-
olate eclaire backbone. he didn't sup
pose that he would play second fiddle
on the national ticket.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05

When Roosevelt was nominated for.
syice. president he was releeated TO the
sweet subsequently. His ante nomina.
zion attitude would seem to prove that
he knew what was going to happen to
him 80. - -
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
REPORTER SERIES VOL. XIV. NO. As
TIM MET.ABLE
C. q. r. ~

SOUTH NORTH
Freight... 1920 a. m. Freight. ... 400 3. m.
Passenger. 80 a m. Freight 80 pm.
Freight.....ll:5O p. m. Passenger. ..S:40 p m.
K. & w.
GOING NORTH,
No. ll-9:35 a. m.-Dally except SUNDAY ard
Wednesday.
No; l-a:ao p m.-Passenger : Daily except
No; 17-7:oo a. M. Freight-stock express
Sunday only.
II No. ls.s:05 Q. m.-Freight Stock express
GOING SOUTH,
Sunday. o"ssp'
: Nc No l4-s;oo p -Freght-Daily except
No. ls-1l AS a. m.-Freight-sunday only
tor all points west and northwest our
sMTalnsNo.:l IRA makes direct connection at Osceola
NO lay over there at ALL making the best CON
nectlons for points in that territory
A. g. THARP. Agent
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1900-07-05
Con uresslonal Convention.

District will meet in delegate convention at
Corning, ISwa, on Wednesday, July 18th. at
1880 forthe purpose Of nominating . cand,, ca, y,
snch other business rs may properly come be-
fore the convention. All voters IN sympathy
with the democratic platform ana IN iavor OF
VIM. I. BRYAN for president are cordially In
yited to take part in the county conventions
Tor the selection of delegates:
The ratio OF representation by counties Is as
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
FOUND DEAD.

Mrs. Emily Willocks, aged 73
years and a resident of the Hermc n
neighborhoon, was found dead in
bed Sunday morning, says the Elk
ton Progress. The deceased had
been subject 20 spasms for years,
but retired to her room as usual
Saturday night. When the family
went to her room to call her to
breakfast Sunday morning she was
found dead in bed, and is supposed
to have expired in one of her par.
oXyisms.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

had found a way Coebel could be
killed and no one find out who did
=. Youtsey said it could sc done
from the Secretary OF States office
and showed some steel bullets.
Witness told Youtsey such thing
should not be done. Ex-0ov Brad.
ley told witness he had heard Goe-
bel was to be killed and said it
must not be done. Witness saw
Youtsey again and the latter said
the idea had been abandoned. Gull
ton said Powers distributed the
money among the various captains
who were to bring the mountaineers
to Frankfort
Don't know, said the witness,
"who furnished it, Gov. Taylor
furnished me the money to bring
the Jackson County crowd,
Witness heard w. r. johnson, of
Jackson county, talk about killing
Goebel with nitro-glycerin. Wit
ness said Gov. Taylor did not want
the mountain men to 60 home Wit
ness said Powers said they ought
TO be sent away, as they had not
done what they were brought there
for. Witness told Taylor what
Powers had said. Taylor replied
that Powers was hot headed id
fool, but be would wait and every
thing would be all right.
Witness said Taylor sent word
to Powers that he would pay the
expenses Of the men. Witness went
to Berry Howard and others at
Taylor's instauce and told them
that the Governor wanted them to
remain and not go home as Powers
wanted them to do.
On the day of the Nan Meter
Berry contest Gov. Taylor sent or
ders by witness to Assistant Adju-
tant General Dixon to have the
troops in the arsenal ready to be
called out at moments notice.
The court adjourned with Culton
on the stand and his examination
will be resumed tomorrow.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
SHADE STRONGER
Was The Local Tobacco Market
This Week.

The market this week was a
shade better than last on allgrades
of both leaf and lugs and the sales
were made up of all kinds of the
weed. The sale of lugs was
especially heavy nine hundred h ogs-
heads changing hands. There
was also considerable good leaf
offered, with a sprinkling of ine
leaf. While offerings were un-
usually heavy, reflections were
small, nearly all of the weed going.
off at satisfactory prices. Good to
fine leaf ranged in prices from $3.50
to S12.5U. Good to medium leaf
commanded from $3.50 to 81. Com
mon to medium leaf sold at from 81
to $3.50, and lugs ranged from SIS TO
$3.50.
Receipts are light and are not ex-
pected to improve until the present
growing crop is ready for the
market.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

Beginning August lst 1900 the
grocery firm Of e b. Clark & Co.,
will do a strictly cash business.
Our business has grown to such
proportions that it cannot be satis-
factorily conducted on any other
basis.
The new system which We will
adopt Will enable us to sell goods
at very nuch lower prices and il
must necessarily prove adyanta-
geous to all parties Concerned.
Wth no salaries Of book keepers
and collectors to pay out, buying
for cash aud selling at The smallest
possible margin, we can provide
the citlzeus OF Hopkinsyille and
Christian county with oceries at
prices never before hea q Of IN this
region.
And that is what v are going
to Go. We hope, and r,neye, our
new plan Will lose az none of the
many regular customers we now
have, and we are confident that the
inducements wewill be able to offer
will bring much more trade to our
store.
We wish to cordially thank the
public for the excellent patronage
we have at all times enjoyed during
our entire business career, and re-
specttully request its continuance.
E. b. CLARK g. Co.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
Overland Trip.

Rev. John O. Smithson and family,
of Highway, Clinton county, are
visiting relatives in South Christian.
They made the trip of about $50
miles overland, camping out en-
route, and were on the road four
days. Rev. Smithson has charge
of church at Highway.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

|. The readers Of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded oesease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages and
|that is catarrh. Halls catarrb cure is
the only positive cure now known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
'ing a constitutional disease, requires
a constitutional treatment. Halls Ca
.tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
aurfaces Of the system thereby de
stroying the foundation of the disease
land giving the patient strength by
up the constitution and assist
'inng nature to do its work. The
prOprietors have so much faith in it's
curative powers that they offer One
Iundred dollars for any case that it
- cure. Send for list Of testimonials.
Adress. r. j, CHENNEY q Co.
Toledo, o..
Sold by all druggists 75c.
Halls family pills are the best.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
Americans In China.

The perIls and hardships Of
Americas citizens in China, where
they are being burned and tortured,
would be taken more to heart by
the people of this State if they were
not thinking so much about their
trip to the Lexington Horse Show
Fair and Carnival, Aug. 1918.
Many free features. See posters
and small bills. Reduced rates on
all railroads.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
Many in One.

With twelve different tbeaters,
a dog show a monkey show, a pony
show, a wild animal show, a streets
of all notions, elephants, camels,
donkeys, etc. the Lexington Far
provides the most extensive enter
tainment ever conceived. The Ar
cadian Villa, the most gigantic
feature ever concocted,
is open day and night. August l3-
Is. Reduced rates on all railroads.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
DISSOLUTION NOTICE.

The firm of Cant & Sladeu is this
day dissolved
w. c. Slayden has sold bis sentire in
terest consisting Of stock, fictures etc
aud unpaid accounts to I L. Gaut
who will continue business IN his own
NAM. Parties owing accounts will
please call aud make settlement at
once by cash or negotiable note, with
either T. Cant OF W. G, SIaydeu.
July II, 1920.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

/ Charles A. Towne, in a speech at
Colorado Springs, declared that inn
is the principal issue OF
the campaign. He declared that
Americans had been fighting for
two years in an endeavor to enforce
a proclamation Of General Otis, and
ehat but for that proclamation no
trouble would have occurred in the
philippines.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

A demand for more soldiers is
soming to Gen. Macarthur from
every department of the Philippine
Islands. The present force is not
large enough to garrison more than
half the important towns, and a
serious fight is believed to be in
svitable in Mindanao, Luzon and
the Zulu Islands.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

Articles OF agreement have been
igned by Fitzsimmons & Rubin to
ave the much-talked,of fight take
lace at the Madison Square Gar
len, New York. The date for the
.ontest between the two heavy
is Aug, 10,
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
Electoral Ticket.

MORTON X. YONTs, OF Muhlenberg.
SAPOLEON u. HAYS, of Bell.
WARD HEADLEY. of Caldwell.
a. q. STANLEY. Of Henderson.
EDWARD h. HOBBY, of simpson.
y. T.. O'MEARA. OF Hardin.
DANIEL y. BROOKS. OF Jefferson,
a. hI. FROHMAN. Of Carroll.
VICTOR F. BRADLEY, OF scott.
w. y. PRIZE, OF noyie.
JOS, ID. FELIX of BracIeu.
a IA. sTAMtER, OF Wolfe.
IrgO. w. COLLIER of PulasISi
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

The very latest thing in The way
K organizations is the Anti-Nuptial
league, which was formed among
he young women of the Casino
.horus in New York this week.
Chey feel they are being too much
Worried by "millionaires' whom
when they have married, they usu'
llly have TO support.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

I David B. Hill, of New York, has
to give one week to cam
'paigning in Indiana. The date has
mot vet been announced
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

Lucy Price, wife of Rev. Charles
Price, COL, died at her home on
Durrett Avenue Wednesday. She
had been i'll for several months and
died of dropsy. She was 3S years
old.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

Col. Joseph EibOeck, editor of the
iowa Staats-Anzeiger, who advo-
.sated Palmer and Buckner in 1896,
10Th on the stump and in his paper,
tnnounces that this year he will
FRe his support to Bryan and
stevenson.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
Rubber Tires.

If you want to get real pleasure out
Of your evening drives, take your
carriage to West a. Lee, and have
them to put on set of their elegant
rubber tires. They have the best
equipped plant in the South and
guarantee work and prices.
Give home enterprise chance.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

Nine hundred horses were
shipped from New Orleans Monday,
bound for Cape Town, Africa.
'rhey Will be used by the British
army.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

The First District Prohibitionist
have nominated Dr. J S. Petrie, Of
Bardwell, for congress.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

Col. Jordon Giles, the founder of
Sturgis, Ky, once capitalist of
louisville and Baltimore, is dead.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
WANTED
For Rent or Lease.

Large two story house corr
ner Main and Second ST., 9
rooms, elegant bath, and all
modern improvements and large
stable.
Apply at MOayOn's Store.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
For Rent.

Large House 6 rooms fine
fruit trees and large LOT on High
st. Apply at MOayOn's Store.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20
For Rent.

Three store houses in the Dryer &
Young block, opposite the Latham
Hotel, for the year Of 1900 See
John Young.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-07-20

The famous whiskey Of famous men
is harper Because of its smooth,
exce.laut flavor; because OF its mellow
age No wonder its the fayorate. Ev
cry drop is sterling. HARPER
WHISKEY.
SOLD BY w. r. LONG, Hopkins
vile, Ky
Goto w. A. P'Pool' S W. 7th street
sole agents for old "PADUCAH
CLUB Whisky, strictly pure, for
family use, HopkinsvIlle, KY.
"Jack Tar" Whiskey at Parlor Sa-
loon, cor. w. 7th and Weber streets
fine as split silk.
j. w. P'PooL q j. p. DAVIS.