davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
TEST HOTE ON TRUsTS.

The rulings of the Supreme Court
having shown that. as the constitu-
ton now stands, Congress can only
regulate trusts engaged in interstate
commerce, the following amendment
was introduced in the House of Rep
resentatives and pressed to vote on
June /.
Section 1. ALI powers conferred
by this article shall extend to the
several states, the territories, the
District of Columbia, and all territory
under the sovereignty and subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States.
Section 2. Congress shall have
power to define, regulate, control,
prohibit or dissolve trusts, monopo-
lies or combinations, whether exist
ing In the form of a combination or
otherwise. The several states may
continue to exercise such power in
any manner not in conflict with the
laws of the United States.
Section 3. Congress shall have
power to enforce the provisions OF
thisarticle by appropriate legislation.
The clause saving all rights of
states was inserted in the hope of
getting states rights democrats to
support the amendment. Neverthe-
less the vote stood 14s republicans
for and $50 democrats against, and
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

1t is over year since Bryan made
that speech denouncing each and
every monopoly, but he is repeating
the same doctrine today. October
10th, he asked in his speech at Nash
vile, Michigan:
DO you know Of any good mono.
poly in private hands? Do you know
of any man good enough to stand at
the head of any monopoly, and deter
mine the price of that which others
are to user"
Well, there is certain book known
as "The First Battle" which is an
article of merchandise, and an alb
solute monopoly in w. ]. Bryan's
hands. Quite an expensive one, in
deed, to many poor men, who have
felt that they must have it. On the
reverse side of the title page of that
interesting work we read:
Entered according to Act of Congress,
in the year 1896, BY William j.
Bryan,
In the Office of the Librarian of Con-
gress, at Washington, ID. O. All Rights
Reserved.
On the next page is warning by
the publishers against any fraud
ulent limitations"
And there you are.
This is the absolute, unprotected
monopoly which in four years has
made William j. Bryan rich man.
If it were not for Bryan's absolute
monopoly of the book, farmers,
workingmen and the horny-handed
sons of toll in general could have
secured the work for one third or
even a quarter of what they have had
to pay for it.
No honest man will denny Mr..
Bryan's right to his book, or his
privilege to make what he can out of
it. 1t has always been the policy of
this country to respect the rights of
authors, and to give them a mono
poly, or, as the law puts it, ian ex-
elusive right" to their works.
The wrong is that man enjoying
this special protection, and getting
rich by making poor men pay
higher price than he could get under
the free printing of his book,-and
free trading in it,-should in his sell
fishness declare that other people
shall enjoy no such privilege, but
have every vestige of protection
taken away from them.
A fine man that to set up as an
instructor for the liberal hearted,
protection favoring people of Amer
lea! Would Bryan destory all patents
too9 They are monopolies, one and
all, like his copyright.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
BRYAN'S RESIGNATION.

The statement having been made
by Secretary of State Dobson in his
speech at Newton, Iowa a few nights
ago that Colonel Bryan resigned his
commission in the Spanish war after
the regiment was ordered to Cuba,
it was denied vehementiy by certain
democrats who challenged the truth
of the assertion. There was no ques-
tioh in the minds of those who knew
the history of the events connected
with the sudden departure of the
doughty colonel from Nebraska from
the front, as to the truth of Mr.. Dob
sons statement, but in order to
absolutely prove it and furnish evil
dence that cannot be controverted, +,
telegram was sent by J.W Richards
to Adjutant General Corbin at Wash
ington with request for information
on this point. The following tele-
gram in answer was received at
republican headquarters today:
Washington, D. O. Oct. 2s, 1900.
j. w. RICHARDS, Des Moines, Iowa:
Replying to your telegram, Colonel
Bryan's resignation accepted Dec. 10,
1898 His regiment belonged to
Seventh Corps, which waa directed
by orders Nov. 4, 1898, to prepare
for movement to Cuba. His regiment
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
The lamest argument we ha

The lamest argument we have
yet seen advanced was that which
originated in the 0ttumwa Demo-
crat. 1t boots the idea of Mr.. La
cey's influence because the Federal
Judgeship and the senatorship did
not both come to the Sixth district.
The president had the appointment
of the Federal Judge and the Iowa
state legislature the election of a
United States senator, both of which
were entirely without Mr.. Laoey's
jurisdiction. Why does not the DEM
ocrat say something about the min
ing and land laws which Mr.. Lacey
got through congress, the game law,
the rural delivery routes which are
being established in this district and
the new Federal building in Oska-
loosa, also the hundreds of pension
matters which Mr.. Lacey looks after
for his comrades.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST, sEwYoRE

have to adjust anew their relations
and, as commodities are influenced
by world prices, they would reach
the new level first, and wage-earners
would lie under disadvantage.
Under such policy, any one who
had 371I grains of silver could take
it to the United States mint and have
it coined into dollar and returned
to him for his private use and bene-
fit. All debts and obligations of
every character, calling for dollars,
could be legally discharged in the
new dollars. Bank depositors, the
holders of life insurance policies,
lenderg of money, and wage-earners
would all fare alike.
Inasmuch as every important nation
of the world, except China ard Mex
leo, has adopted the gold standard, /,
the United States, by leaving it
would isolate itself in trade relations
from it's cheif customers,
The nations which have common
standard of value have a broad and
stable basis for mutual trade. Their
currencies bear such relations to
each other that the variations be-
bWOOu GuCh Cdu HcN6T Il6
cost of shipping gold. The value OF
certain sum in the money of one
country can always be calculated in
the money ofanother. Our statesmen
are now in all parts of the the world
quoting prices and persuading buyers.
Every risk that they lie under which
does not ais lie against their COM
petitors tends to reduce their profits
or exclude them from the market.
The Mexican dollar last year, had
range of six per cent as compared
with the money of all gold standard
countries, and all the international
transactions of that country were
involved in it's fluctuations.
The Mexican dollar has had a
range of three per cent in the last
three months. With -four at S5 per
barrels, if an American mill with a
capacity of 1000 barrels per day had
a contract in Liverpool, or Hamburg,
for future delivery, fluctuation of
three per cent in the value of our
currency to gold would make a diff
ference to that mill of $3.50 per day.
We cannot hope to become a great
industrial or commercial nation
under such handicap as that.
Whatever ground there may have
once been for the claim that the sup
ply of gold was inadequate, has been
removed by the rapid increase in
gold production in recent years. The
total production of gold and silver in
1873, valuing silver at Is to l was
about SITS, 900 900.
In 1899 the total production, OF
gold alone, was about 1915, 900 00O
and but for the war in the Transvaal,
would have reached s340. .000, 900.
With all fields increasing their out
puts, the production of gold alone,
next year will doubtless equal twice
the output of both gold and silver il
the year 1873.
In view of this fact, 1t would seem
to be clear that there is no prospect
for dearth of money and hence nc
possible warrant for such derange.
meut of business relations, such far,
reaching injustice, and such com
mercial convulsion as the opening o,
the mints to the free coinage of sill
yer at 16 to would involve.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
A PERTINENT QUESTION

The Ottumwa Courier propounds
the following question to Mr.. Steck:
"Mr. Steck is asking the voters of
the Sixth district to send him to con-
gress. What does Mr.. Steck propose
to do if he should get there? Mr..
Steck is posing when at home (Ot-
tumwa) and in certain other parts of
the district as a sound money demo.
crat, yet in Davis county he is hob
nobbing with the rankest populists
and is giving at least tacit consent to
their populistic rawlings. Mr.. Steck
himself, as shown by his address at
Bunch, takes to the bushes on the
money question and absolutely dodge 8
the issue, Has Mr. Steck the cour-
age of his convictions, has he the
straightforward manliness to declare
himself upon this momentous issue?
Will you answer, Mr.. Steck? Are
you in favor of the immediate res
! toration of the free and unlimitea
coinage of silver at the ratio of l6 to
1 as demanded by the Kansas City
platform, and the platform upon
which you are running for congress?
| Will you or will you not vote for
such law If introduced in congress?
Provided, of course, that the people
of the sixth district should do so
foolish thing rs to elect you to that
body.n
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
-Franklin Mcveagh, the "

Franklin McVeagh, the well
known Chicago grocer and gold DEM
ocrat, is out in letter giving reasons
why he viii support Mckinley and
why business men generally should
do the same. He says that free silver
is the issuo in this campaign, all de-
vices of a paramount issue" to the
contrary Notwithstanding, and that
the dangers of 1895 are still at our
door and will be as long as Mr..
Bryan is an actual or even possible
candidate. Mr.. Bryan's personal
qualities we're reason for opposing
him four years ago; they still remain
and constitute conclusive reason
now. ''He is not" says Mr.. Mac
Veagh, "a fit or safe man for the
presidency. He is still "a man who
cannot be trusted with any great
question" The Philippine question,
Mr.. Mac Veagh says, can wait. The
good work of saving this country
from Organism must first be COM
pleted.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
BRYANs OWN TRHsT.

In his speech before the Chicago
Conference on Trusts, September IS,
1899, William jennings Bryan said:
Zone trust magnate may be more
benevolent than another, but there
is no good monopoly in private hands,
and do not believe it is safe for any
man or group of men to monopolize
any article of merchandise, or any
branch Of industry"
Rather broad statement that. Mr..
Bryan is much given to radical state
ments, but one would have thought
he would have stopped short OF
denouncing any monopoly of .'any
article OF merchandise
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
CARL ACHnRZ ~ 1aa6.

"And at what price will the ulti-
mate result be gained in the case OF
Mr.. Bryan's election? At the price
of the most violent and destructive
crisis on record, such q crisis as can
only be brought on by sudden sub
version of the standard of values and
of the whole business credit, At the
price of infinite business paralysis
and distress. At the price of the
ruthless spoilation of the savings ac-
cumulated by the toiling masses. At
the price ofrobbing our war veterans
of half the value of their pensions.
At the price of greatly increasing the
number of unemployed by discourag-
ing enterprise, and of curtailing the
value of wages of those remaining at
work. At the price of the respect of
the world for our intelligence and
practical sense. And worse, far worse
than all this, at the price of some
thing that has never been forfeited
since this republic was born-at the
price of the greatest good nation
can possess and for the. preservation
of which it should shed it's last drop
of blood-at the price of our national
honor. For this nation, so rich and
powerful, would stand before the
world as wanton, reckless repudia-
tor, as nothing better than fraudu-
lent bankrupt, This will be the cost
of the experiment. Are you willing
to pay this price?"
If the above was true in '96 why is
it not true now? Bryan is running
on the same platform that he did four
years ago with several additions, The
money plank is identical with the one
four years ago and it was this plank
that brought out the trade by Mr..
Schurz. Organism is just as danger
GUS in 1900 as it was four years ago.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

-Keokuk County News: The Sixth
congressional district is a close one.
The wavering voters can turn the
scale, therefore it is essential that
the friends of the Republican prin-
ciple and OF John F. Lacey, see to it
that the Republicans are at the polls
on the day of election. John F.
Lacey is one of the ablest men in
congress and he should be returned.
We want our ablest and best men in
congress as there are many difficult
questions to solve in the next two
years, and it is essential they should
be solved for the best interests of the
country. Let we'll enough alone.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

New Sharon Star: There is no
question about this county, district,
state and nation being carried by
good republican majorities if every
republican does his duty, goes to.the
polls on election day and votes the
republican ticket. Claiming to be a
republican and failing to vote the re-
publican ticket is a mighty poor way
of proving your republicanism, and
is equivalent, to being democrat.
Patriotism and loyalty demand that
you do your whole duty.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

-On an average, every acre of
farm land in Iowa is worth $40 an
acre more than it was four years ago.
Steers have advanced still more in
value, and every other farm product
brings much better prices than were
received before Mckinley was elect
ed. Will you vote to sustain present
conditions or to go back to good
old democratic times?" You must
decide for yourself whether you know
enough to vote for your own interest.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
Expansion

The Ley Brothers are evidently ex-
pansionists OF the worst sort. They
believe in sending their goods into
all markets. They sold a large bill
of house furnishings and fittings to
Ottumwa yesterday. The,bnl was OF
such magnitude that it was necessary
to send one of their meI, wan Mar
tinstein, to ottumwa to look after
the proper handling and setting up
of the goods. This is but one Of
many similar bills that Oskaloosa
has been sending into Ottumwa and
other large places OF the state. Os-
kaloosa goodsaand prices are all
right.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
THE SALT OF THE EARTH.

THE SALT Or THE EARIH.
Ottumwa Courier: The persons who
get up the vile caricatures of farmers
and the residents of the rural districts
that are published in the metropoli-
tan newspapers and in the comic jour
nails certainly never saw represent
ative gathering of Iowa farmers, or
else have neither the desire nor the
intention to correctly represent them.
To look into the faces of the ,500peo-
pie who assembled Tuesday at the
village of Bunch, in Davis county, to
hear Major Lacey and Governor
Shaw, was an inspiration. A more
intelligent and attentive audience
never comprised an Iowa rural polit-
ical gathering. There were nearly If
not quite, as many womenin in the audi
ence as men and the young people of
both sexes were much in evidence.
The frank open countenances of the
men betokened a straightforward
honesty of purpose, and manifest up
rightness of daily life. The kindly,
motherly bearing of the women was
beautiful to behold. The boys we're
strong, manly, and clean faced. The
girls were well dressed well behaved,
healthy, and many of them possess
ing beauty that would grace any
drawing room in the land, Intelli-
gent comprehension of the manifold
questions of statecraft under discus
sion was everywhere manifest. Here
was evidently God-fearing, hard
working people, that bore in their
very appearance the impress of the
best and most intelligent citizenship,
The bulwark of the American repub.
lie is to be found in the great agricul'
tural masses. They are the salt oi
the earth.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

In 1896 Col. Bryan strenuously de-
clared that 'under gold standard
farmers cannot pay their mortgages,
and simply have to lose what they
have invested. I" Since then they have
been steadily paying off their mort
cages and investing in more land. No
wonder Bryanites are insisting that
silver is not paramount this year.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

We give place elsewhere today to
extracts from a recent speech by
Judge j. O. Mitchell of Ottumwa.
Mr.. Mitchell has been life long
democrat and his timely words should
be read by every democrat who puts
country above the dangerous politics
advocated by Bryan,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

Look over the republican county
ticket. 1t is a splendid one. There
is not a name on it that is not a
worthy one. The citizens of Mahas-
ka may vote for each man and know
that they are doing the very best for
the community.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

"A good president is entitled to the
corporation of congress, and for this
reason the people of the Sixth dis
trict are going to send Major Lacey
to congress again.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
left Savannah for Cuba Dec. 80 and
(signed) H. O. CoRB1N,
d;rfont c1a,,o.cl

This proofs certainly yincontrovert-
ible. 1t is from the records of the
war department and shows that Col
onel Brysn's resignation was accept
ed by the department,,after the army
corps to which his regiment belonged
had been ordered to prepare for
movement to Cuba.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

the measure failed of the necessary
two thirds majority.
Loudly as the democrats talked,
when it came to a vote they echoed
Bryan's declaration at the Chicago
conference; 1--WE have not met here
to destroy the trusts
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
Thursday is the day you register

The republican county ticket was
carefully chosen in difference to the
wishes of the people and good citizens
can give it conscientious support.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

Your blood goes through your body
with jumps aud bounds, carrying
warmth aud active life to every part,
II you take Rocky Mountain Tea.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
Lacey at EIdon

Eldon, Oct. 24.-Congressman La
cey addressed very large audience
in this city last night. Itwas without
question the best republican meeting
ever held here. 1t was a different
sort of meeting from any we have
ever had. Heretofore the republican
speaker has been accorded the re-
spectful attention OF the audience
but never before has an Eldon audi
ence been SO aroused at a political
meeting as was that of last evening.
Major Lacey's talk was of the kind
calculated to convince. 1t was
pleasing and instructive gand yet
there was that about it that aroused
the boys so that it was next to inn
possible to keep them!stiIl. Kendall
and Rominger had been in the city
at previous times and they had in a
measure paved the way for the meet
ing with Mr.. Laceyslast evening. 1t
was vote winner and no mistake
and its influence will be measured In
ball OTIS on election day.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
Baking
Powder
Economy

The manufacturers of Royal
Baking Powder havea always declined
to produce cheap baking powder
at the sacrifice of quality.
The Royal is made from the
most highly refined and wholesome
ingredients, and is the embodiment
of all the excellence possible to be
attained in the highest class baking
powder.
Royal Baking Powder costs only
a fair price, and is cheaper at its
price than any similar article.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25

Samples Of mixtures made in imitation Of baking
powders, but containing alum, are frequently dis
tributed from door to door, or given away in
grocery stores. Such mixtures are dangerous
to use in food, and in many cities their sale is
prohibited by law. Alum is a corrosive poison and
all physicians condemn baking powders containing il
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
PURE BLOOD

There is no health possible without
pure blood, ana with pure blood no
disease is possible. Purify and en-
rich this life-current, and good health
will result. Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters is the best medicine in the
world to do this 1t cures indi0ss.
lion, constipation, dyspepsia, BIZ
iousness, Inactive liver, weak kid
HsyS, and prevents nBals IL, fever
and agus. See that our private rev
enue stamp covers the neck Of the
bottle.
1%rESsEs II. lppsilss HOSTETTER'S
induce. an& STOMACH
Sleep BITTERS
The Oskaloosa herald., 1900-10-25
GOOD MEETINGS.
Nate Kendall at Lost Creek and
Lacey at Eldon,

There was fine republican meet
ing at Lost Greek last evening. 1t
was the largest and best meeting OF
the kind that has ever been held in
the place. There was a greatlcrowd
present. The meeting was held in
the U. M, w. of A. hall and lit was
well filed. The speakers were a lit
tie late in arriving, but the crowd
vas patient in waiting for them.
Reuben johnson presided as chair
man Of the meeting. Theimusic Of
the local quartette was excellent and
was cheered to the echo. Hon. Nate
Kendall, of Monroe county, was the
speaker Of the evening and handled
the questions of the hour in a man
ner that was satisfying and convinc-
ing. There we're also few remarks
by Candidates Dewitt, McCord and
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18

travelling equipment which Mr.. Simp-
kins unloaded from a wagon and Of
fered for transportation, he was some
what surprised to see, in the midst of
bandboxes and carpetbags, a coffin;
with all the usual funeral adornment.
The coffin apparently contained a
body, for the sturdy old man handled
It as if it were heavy, and with the
greatest care. The baggagemaster at
once asked for the death certificate.
81 guess don't need none," said Mr..
SimplSins, grinning.
ave can't take the body unless you
show a certificate of DEATH" said the
baggagemaster, firmly.
Simpkins grinned again. ''There
amt no corpse in there" said he.
"There's jest some of my wifes dresses,
and some chiny and tinware, and the
big Bible and some Of my things.
guess / don't need no certifikit for
them, do II I'd jest as soon show yer
what they be-"
The baggageman admitted that he
would like TO look into the coffin, and
straightway Anthony unfastened the
lid and exposed the articles which he
had mentioned, and many others az
well. The controversy had attracted
the attention of the people who were
waiting in the station, and by the time
the owner had raised the lid of the
coffin he was surrounded by large
and curious crowd. Somebody asked
the old man how it happened that he
used a coffin as his trunk, and he ex-
planned the matter In this way:
Three years ago had an idea that
I wasn't goin' to last much longer, 70
thought I'd better make sure of n
good coffin while had money to buy
It. I bought this coffin then, but ] amt
had no chance to use II until day fore
yesterday. Then Mary told me there
wasn't room enough in the trunk for
oil the things we wanted TO take out
west. so I said that coffin would make
a good trunk. / wanted to take il
along, anyhow"
Despite Mr.. simpkins' plausible ex-
planation the railroad officers refused
TO accept bis coffin trunk, and with n
good deal of grumbling he and his
wife transferred the contents to dry
goods box.
The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1900-05-18

attending the vapor process. This diff
fculty is nicely solved by the vapor
bag arrangement here illustrated, the
invention Of Walter w. Bateman, Of
Toledo. o. A receptacle to hold the
liquid or medicinal substances is fitted
with an alcohol lamp which supplies
the heat for the vaporization. Around
this pan is a flexible hood. into which
the head is thrust, through an opening.
and which is made TO Fl tightly around
the neck by means Of buttoned flap.
An air tube is provided which extends
outside the hood, through which air
is supplied for breathing purposes, the
breathing being done through the
mouth, the nasal passages being closed
with cotton. With this toilet vaporiz-
ing apparatus the medicated or other
vapors are collected and retained in
contact with the face. The whole de-
vice can be taken apart and compactly
stored away, this being one of its mer-
itorious features. - Chicago Daily
News.