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The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01

under the constitution congress alone
had power to coin and issue money;
and In his veto Of the bill to rechartsr
the United States bank he declared
that this power was . governmental
function, could be exercised by con-
gress alone, and should not be dele
gated to corporations or individuals.
He denounced the bank and denied the
constitutionality of Its creation.
Against the advice of Webster and
Clay. against the decision of the Su-
preme court, in the face of friends and
foes alike. he took his stand and
fought the fight to a finish against the
most gigantic monopoly which Amerl-
ca at that time had ever known"
The Republican organs have been
eulogizing the memory of Andrew
Jackson with fulsome praise. They
seem to be afraid OF him even In the
spirit But he comes out Of his grave
on occasions and speaks to the Ameri-
can people in such clear language that
no man can be deceived.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01

A New York banker has Just re-
turned from Mexico and was inter-
viewed by the New York Tribune, but
the Arizona Gazette insists that the
Whitelaw Reid organ was afraid to
publish the truth about Mexican pros
perity. The returned banker did say
through the Tribune that the republic
is prosperous, paying off its national
debt and furnishing hundreds Of thou
sands of new laborers with employ
ment every year. There is more
money coming into Mexico than ever
BEFORE" quoth the banker; banks are
being organized all over the country
and everything is in cheerful condi-
tion. The Americans and English are
putting up great sugar mills and open
ing up the tropical belt to the markets
of the world. Here the Arizona paper
takes up the interview and explains
why the Tribune cut it short.
There are no panic scares there.
The monetary standard is stable. The
supply of money is sufficient for the de-
mands of trade. In fact. 1t is the
abundance of money that starts trade
and keeps it up. Every Mexican pro-
ducer is making money and is happy.
While other nations are boarding their
currency, that of Mexico is in circu-
iation. performing the functions for
which 1t was created.
I; Mexican statesmen and financiers
attribute the prosperity enjoyed by
their people and the republic to the
unlimited use of silver as medium
of exchange.
"They have currency which is not
constantly appreciating in value to
the detriment of all other forms OF
wealth: currency which cannot be
cornered. manipulated or controlled
by few to the injury Of the many. A
currency which foreign financiers can
not limit or lock up at pleasure. A
currency which enables the producing
classes of Mexico to realize from their
products more than the bare cost OF
production-in short, currency which
is satisfactory to and sufficient for the
tradesmen and producers and to every
body except the usurers and the money
changers. who have been scourged
from the temple of Mexican progress"
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01
Object Lessons.

Last year, before the trust was fully
organized, the farmer sold his wheat
for sixty-five cents bushel and bought
keg of nails to patch up his fence,
etc., for S1.55. Now he sells his wheat
at the same price and pays $3.85 for
the keg of nails-that is, he gives
nearly three and one-half more bush
els of wneat for the nails.
Again: The workingman earning 50
week, who put a tin roof on his front
porch last year. paid S245 for the box
OF tin, anu had $685. left out of his
weeks wages. This year, with the
same wages, or 10 per cent increase,
he pays S4.85 for the box of tin and
has $4.15 left out of his weeks earn
ings- No doubt he has discovered who
pocketed the difference and why.
1t is true that the farmer does not
live on nails alone, neither does the
workingman put tin roof on his
porch every week. These are but sin
gle illustrations of hundreds of the
blessings bestowed upon us by the
trusts. Is the citizen protected7
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01

That there should be an afiliation
between all who labor is the only sure
road to success in protecting the rights
OF labor. Mr.. Bryan believes all should
join.
Some people have tried to separate
the laboring man who works in the
factery from the laboring man who
works on the farm. 1 want to warn
the latoring men in the factories that
they cannot separate themselves from
those who toll on the farm without
inviting their own destruction. l beg
the laboring man in the factories not
to join the monopolies to crush the
farmer, for as soon as the farmer is
crushed the laboring man will be
crushed, and in a test of endurance the
farmer will stand it longer than the
laboring man.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01
| hat
Mysterious
Major.

when questioned for news Of Major
Brown.
Major Brown, miss! Why, there is
nothing amiss with him!" she had re-
turned decidedly. "He looked as we'll
as anybody need last night when saw
him tanning you down stairs"
But what small comfort poor Evelyn
derived from this information was
speedily destroyed by the maids an
nouncement a little later that the
major had evidently oversight himself
that morning, as, in passing down the
corridor. she had noticed that long
after the usual time his door was
closed, and his boots and hot water
were waiting on the mat outside.
1t was thus that Evelyn, in state
Of strange hopelessness, had dressed
and gone downstairs. She had pre-
pared herself for the worst. She felt
she would not be astonished then
whatever happened, and yet every step
which sounded on the corridor, every
time waiter entered the room, she
started up as white as ashes, dreading
the news that might come.
1t was. therefore, almost as great a
shock when. CHANGING to look out OF
the window, she behe!d. strolling leis-
urely across the lawn, a tall, well-built
figure, which she recognized at glance
as the majors. And this had been the
cause of Lady Howard's remark con-
cerning the necessity for some little
excitement as diversion from her
thoughts!
And perhaps Lady Howard had
never spoken with greater wisdom;
fer, having. satisfied herself on the
score of the cup of coffee, which she
had quite made up her mind had beeL
fatally druggeG. all the feelings of hor-
ror which Evelyn had experienced
when the suspicion of the forgery had
first fallen upon Major Brown, but
which she had forgotten in the alarm
that followed. returned to her now
with force which seemed ten times
increased in its intensity.
Never before in her life had Eve
lyn known day which proved itself
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01
CONTRACTING THE clRcULAT-
ING MEDIUM.

There should be added to the follow
Ing resume of the Republican financial
bill the fact that we are $500, 900 900
short on gold coin in circulation. Says
the National Watchman:
AT time when the trade of the
United States is rapidly expanding.
when we are annexing distant islands
for the purpose Of creating more mar
kets, and when domestic industry Is
assuming new activity, the Republic
an majority in congress Is pressing
bill which will reduce the volume of
ultimate money by $475,O0O,O0O or
thereabouts. The coined silver Of this
country is now, under the law, ultimate
money, the same as gold. When the
pending currency bill becomes a law,
silver will cease to have that function
and gold alone will be ultimate money.
1t Is not currency that lne world is
reaching out for, but ultimate money.
1T Is easy enough to create currency for
circulating purposes, but to obtain the
coin with which to cover it is quite
different thing. Just now we have an
abundance of gold, but how was it in
1893, and how will it be six years
hence? The degradation Of s475 0OO.-
900 of silver will merely tend to in
crease the strain on gold, and this in
the face of an expanding commerce and
growing markets, which create an in
creasing demand for ultimate money.
All other considerations aside, and
there are very many which should de-
feat this dangerous measure, the un-
derlying principle of the bill is con-
traction of the money of ultimate re-
demption, and this means the certain
destruction of commercial and indus
trial prosperity. In any measure. par
ticularly financial bill. there is vast
dlference between certain unfavorable
conditions which it might create or the
deliberate disregard of an underlying
principle of political economy. This
bill does both. While it would estab-
lish many vicious conditions, 1t would
be possible for the business of the
country to finally adapt itself to them;
but when a vital principle is set aside
the result Is certain to bring disaster.
In this bill it is being sought to trans
act larger volume of domestic and
foreign business on a reduced volume
Of ultimate money, and this to the ex-
tent Of nearly $5OO.00o,O 900. It is need
less to predict the result. That will not
be as much matter of surprise as is
the fatality with which the Republican
leaders are pressing the bill. They have
apparently become color blind as to
coin. and can see nothing but the yell
low metal"
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01
ABBOTT ON HARvEY's BOOK.

AAte1 AOuI years, curing Wn1Cn pc.
riod he has at all times been laboring
with voice and pen and organizing
ability to fulfill the mission of go, Mr.
Harvey, author OF Coins Financial
School. comes before the people on
the eve Of the new presidential cam
oaign with new book-in the familiar
style of his former one, but treating
of the later, though not more import
ant, issues which have sprung up since
the time that Mr.. Bryan was defrauded
OF his election. Coin on Money.
Trusts and Imperialism" treats of at
least one OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
had not raised it's threatening head
In '96. During that struggle, too, the
trusts, though already Offering GER
tain menace to the well-being of the
people, had not developed into such
startling proportions as they now pre-
sent. To these issues Coin, in his new
series of lectures, devotes much of his
attention, but the old issue-the issue
that wial arise perennially until out of
the hands of favored class shall be
taken the priceless privilege of issuing
and controlling the money of the peo-
ple-engageS his attention in the open
ing chapters of the book. l do not
think that Mr.. Harvey has ever done
anything SO we'll as his dissection OF
the privileges enjoyed and the further
ones demanded by the national bank
ers In clear and simple style, using
as heretofore the dialogue form, he
dlSnnCSnS fho 80 1T
class that it shall be permitted to con-
troll the money of the people, and
shows conclusively by figures, the au-
thenticity Of which cannot be disputed,
now enormous are the profits they now
derive and hope to continue to draw
from their monopoly. The profit of
the dealer In money is the "unearned
increment" no less certainly than is
the profit of the specula.or in land who
mas contributed nothing to the produc-
tive forces of tie nation. Mr.. Harvey
demonstrates this, though he does not
use this particular comparison, and
believe that his logic will prove as ir-
refutable as his language is simple and
direct.
NAAJ OPAAAOup IulS new UOOk OIL MT.
Harvey's.-notably better than Coins
FINANCIAL School"-by its thoroughly
human treatment of the questions Of
the campaign, deserves and will attain
popularity and circulation quite
commensurate with his earlier one.
1t Is, like that one. cleverly illustrated
by drawings which enforce the teach
ings OF the text, and is given certain
up-to-date and living interest by the
employment of the names of we'll
known men in the course Of the dis
cussions which it recounts. 1t is a
book that will be read by the millions,
and will be most potent weapon in
the hands of the people for their de-
tense against privileged classes.
WILLIS ]. ABBOT,
Chief of the Press Bureau of the Demo-
cratic National Committee.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01
ls-wHAT OUGHT TO BE.

Upon the subject of what constitutes
civil society, Mr.. Bryan in his address
before the antitrust conference in Chi
cago gave expression to the following
thoughts:
Il believe that, in civilized society,
the question is not what is, but what
ought to be, and that every proposition
must be arralgned at the bar of reason.
II you can prove that thing is good,
let 1t stay; but If you cannot prove that
1t is good, you cannot hide behind the
assertion that it is here and you can
not get rid Of it. l believe that the
American people can get rid of any
thing that they do not want-and that
they ought to get rid of everything
that is not good. believe that 1t is
the duty of every citizen to give to his
countrymen the benefit of his con-
science and his judgment, and cast his
influence. be it small or great, upon the
right side of every question that arises.
In the determination of questions we
should find out what will make our
people great and good and strong rath-
er than what will make them rich. "A
good name is rather to be chosen than
great riches Shall we decide the
ethics Of larceny by discussing how
much the man Is going to steal or the
chances Of his getting caught? No, my
friends, we must decide questions upon
higher ground, and If you were to
prove to me that monopoly would re-
duce the price Of the articles that we
have to purchase, l would still be op-
posed to 1t for a reason which, to my
mind. overshadows all pecuniary argu-
ments. The reason is this: Put the
industrial system of this nation in the
hands of few men. and let them de-
termine the price of raw material. the
price of the finished product. and the
wages paid to labor, and you will have
an industrial aristocracy beside which
landed aristocracy would be an inno-
cent thing"
Every citizen ought to be independ-
ent, and there can be no independence
when the individual independence of
the citizen is destroyed. Mr.. Bryan
expresses the idea as follows:
II believe society Is interested in the
independence of every citizen. l wish
we might have a condition where every
adult who died might die leaving to
his widow and children enough prop
erty for the education of his children
and the support of his widow. Society
is interested in this because il man
dies and leaves no provision for his
wife and children. the burdens fall
upon society. But while wish to see
every person secure for himself in a
competency. don't want him to des-
troy more than he is worth while he is
doing that. And believe the principle
of monopoly finds its inspiration in
the desire of men to secure by monopo-
" what they cannot secure In the open
field Of competition. In other words.
II were going to try to find the root
of the monopoly evil, would do as l
have often had occasion to do-go
back to the Bible for an explanation
ard would find it in the declaration
that the love Of money is the root OF
all evil"
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01

SO interminably long as did this partic-
TO speak to, Major Brown again was
impossible; and SO, rather than under
go the risk Of meeting with him she
absolutely shut her ears to all of Lady
Howard's entreaties and remained In
strict seclusion in her own room, never
once during the whole of the day VEN
turing out Of her customary rambles.
1t was thus probably through sheer
WEAKNESS that Evelyn, tired to death
by her own society and conflicting
thoughts. at last gave in to Lady How
ards persuasions, and allowed herself
to be driven off under the chaperonage
OF Mrs. Courtenay to the little seaside
theater.
The house was packed to overflow
Ing, and loud burst Of applause was
greeting the appearance of the princi-
pal actress, when Evelyn. bending for
ward to catch her program, which had
fallen to the ground, caught a glimpse
of the occupant Of the seat next but
one to Mrs. Courtenay.
Instantly a flash of annoyance rose
to her face as she recognized the in
dividual in question as Gilbert Falk-
land. Turning away quickly. she fixed
her eyes upon the stage, where they
remained for the rest of tie scene.
She had held herself aloof from
him most carefully all the day, never
venturing downstairs at any time when
he was likely to be about, and, though
In one instance she had had the mis-
fortune to encounter him, she had pre-
served the strictest silence regarding
the previous nights proceedings, not
even asking if he had managed to Sc
cure the forged check, nor evincing
any curiosity as to the means he had
adopted.
BEG pardon, miss, but is this let
ter for you? A messenger has just
brought it from the George and
asked for it to be given to you himme-
diately."
The words borne to Evelyn's ears
above the strains Of one OF Sullivan's
most popular airs made Ger look up
in surprise, to find herself confronted
by a small program boy, who was
holding out for her inspection note
directed in her aunt's handwriting to
miss Luttrell- Stalls. No. H."
Dear me. hope there is nothing
wrong" murmured Mrs. Cour.enay in
agitated tones. &
Ito be continued.)
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01
EDITORIAL ErcHlNGs.

While 1t would be very beautiful
thing to give everything to God. still
there are some things which may belong
to Caesar without offense to the Gre
ator. Indeed, it was Christ himself
who said: Render, therefore, to
Caesar the things that are Caesars,
and unto God the things that are
Gods" Senator Beveridge, in his re-
'markable conversion Of the Ameri-
can republic into an apostolic propa-
ganda. does not seem able to draw
the line in his anxiety to curry favor
with his masters, the trusts, banks and
the Republican administration.
Is 1t not suspicious circumstance
that all OK the trusts. banks, money
lenders, ETC., are demanding McKin-
ley's reelection, and are contributing
heavily to the Republican campaign
fund? Some say we cannot get along
without the banks and great moneyed
institutions, and therefore feel it
obligatory to stand in with them. That
is true enough when one wants to bor-
row money, but the difficulty is, the
great majority want to earn it, but
cannot because Of the boarding Of the
money for speculation.
We have gone so deep into the
worlds politics that great standing
army Is said to be necessary to save
the nation. II we had not gone in SO
deep we would not have required SO
much army. would we?
Gov. Roosevelt wants to know: HAS
-any individual been injured by the ac-
QUESTION of wealth by any MANI" Ger
tainly, the man who has been robbed.
II the governor had used the word
"wronged." the United States treas
ury might have been indicated.
There Is altogether too much argu-
ment among our grammarians about
the proper number Of the verb ito be"
used in connection with the United
States. Ought it to be "the United
States is," or 'the United States are?"
By and by 1t will be 1.-The United
States amt"
Gen. Alger is about to publish q
book defending his administration of
| the war department and embalmed
beef. Secretary Gage and a few others
might also write books of explanation
under the title. How l Did It,"
Owing to the impressive, not to say
fierce, demands made by Ambassador
Choate, the British government has re-
leased the American -four seized by it
In Delagoa bay. Thus war has been
averted by the drmness of President
Mckinley.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01
THE LEON REPORTER, .THURsDAY. FEBRUARY l. 1900

matters little which way the ticket
reads. so far % effects 60. True,
Grover did inconsiderately twist the
British lions tail In the Venezuela
matter. but William has been gracious
ly apologixing ever since, even to the
surrender Of the whole country to our
British brethren. England would hail
such ticket with its approval, and put
up money to secure Its election. What
difference, therefore. Is the American
people? The men who own and con-
troll the peoples money also own and
control the people themselves.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01

That affair of last night has quite
upset you. You had better take Sam
bo for good run this morning. in
the hope of bringing back some color
to your cheeks; and. as Mrs. Courte-
nay has just told me that her hus-
band has been called suddenly to Lon
don and will not be able to accompany
her to the theater tonight, I shall
send to say you will be delighted to
accept the offer of the ticket il only
she will be so good as to chaperon
you. I believe, child. a little excite
ment will do you all the good in the
world"
Evelyn's only answer was faint
sigh as she leaned back in her chair
and clasped her hasds above her head.
At that moment, with her head throb-
bing continuously and the feeling OF
utter WEAKNESS, which was the result of
sleepless night and hours Of inexpli-
cable worry. the very idea Of play was
intolerable to her. She seemed to have
lived days instead OF hours since the
events Of the previous evening-since
that terrible moment when she had
suddenly lost consciousness. to re-
member nothing more until she found
herself lying, on her own bed. with her
aunt's maid, who had evidently been
left to keep watch, fast asleep In a
chdr by her side.
And then how utterly helpless she
had felt when vivid recollections of
all that happened rose up in horrible
distinctness before her mind! What
could she do? Alas. nothing-nothing
whatever! She had no actual knowl-
edge that Falkland had administered
anything to Major Brown. She could
give no reasons for supposing that the
coffee which he had handed to him
had been drugged. If she reused the
whole hotel she could not possibly
state anything for fact. Yet at the
same time she was haunted by the
thought Of the fearful alternative-the
thought that even then Major Brown
might be lying under the influence of
some frightful narcotic, perhaps per-
fectly unconscious.
AS long as she lived never would she
forget the wretchedness she endured
as hour after hour she lay awake.
watching wearily for the first streaks
OF dawn to break through the closely
drawn blinds. Still. when even eight
had been struck In mufi1ed tones from
the depths OF the little leather travel
n1nLg case-eYeu then, what was there
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01
Monopolle. to tho Front.

Those who studied the trust ques-
ton in 1895 foresaw that an aaminis-
tration placed in power by the aid of
great monopolies could not be relied
upon to destroy the trusts, but many
who could not be convinced by argu-
ment are now being convinced by the
rapid growth and increased audacity
of private monopolies. w. ]. Bryan.
at Omaha, Jan. 8, 1900.
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01
peep Watar Porta..

D0Sp "oE0x fOEG0S
The growing interest In deep water
seaports and cheap transportation by
water, gives added importance to the
Texas. The high, dry ground of La
Porte il in direct contrast with the
greater portion of the Mexican GULF
Coast. Marshes, malaria and fevers are
unknown. La Porte is to be formally
''opened" and introduced to the public
February IA to II, when it is expected
great crowd Of Northern and Texas
people will be on hand to inspect the
much talked of new seaport of the Gulf.
So great Is the interest shown that the
American Land Co.. 1873 Madison St. !,
Chicago, acting as Northern Manager,
Is deluged with letters Of inquiry.
More employment will greatly lesson
the number of crimes,
The Leon reporter., 1900-02-01

There Il Clsss sf People
Who are injured by the use Of coffee
Recently there has been placed in all
the grocery stores new preparation
called GRAIN-O, made Of pure grains,
that takes the place Of coffee. The
most delicate stomach receives il with
out distress, and but few can tell It
from coffee. 1t does not cost over one
fourth as much. Children may drink
1t with great benefit. is cents and 25
cents per package. Try it. Ask for
GRAIN.O