& PATJ110TI0 APPEAL.
Gon. Siokloa to tho Old Soldlora
.of tho Union.
Ho Cnll on Thoin to I'tit I'litrlntlmii
Abovn I'urly, und Ntitnil Onoti Moro
for UinCotintryV IVncn, Wul-
furo mid Honor.
' New York, Sept. JS. Tljf following;
letter, addressed by Gen. Daniel Sickles
to lils old comxinloiis in the union
n miles, Ih made public lioroto-dny:
My Dour Oomrndo: I nrk yon to con
nldo.r nnd reflect upon tho snored Interests
Involved In tho present Hltimtlon of our
public nffitlrs. I know you love your coun
try. You hnvo given to It I ho best proof
of devotion nmn can glvoyou luiVe de
fended It In battle.
Let mo urge you nnd every union vctornn
to lay nr.ldc purty fooling now and unite
for nntlonnl honor nnd for law nnd order,
nn you illd in '01 to wm uguinst treason nrui
rebellion. Tho present crisis seems to mo
n vltnl to the welluro of tho country ns
thnt which culled tin to the field before.
Home of tho principles for which wo
then contended nro uguln at stako Sec
tionalism, repudiation nnd mob rule nro
threatened. Many of uh wcro obliged to
chooiio between our country and our par
ty In thoMo days. I feel thnt this Is a
time when all true patriots should stand
together, preferring their country, Its
honor, good faith and untarnished name
above all mero pnrtlsun considerations.
Reviving Keetloniil Unto.
Mr. Uryan and many of his supporters
nro trying 19 combine tho south and west
ugalnnt tho north nnd enct This Is sec
tionalism of which tho rebellion wus tho
offspring. Will you follow these guides
Into dangerous paths, or will you not
rather follow Washington In "frowning
upon tho Hist dawning of every attempt
to alienate ono portion of our country from
tho rest, or to onfceblo tho ties which now
link together tho various purts7" Section
alism linn become hateful to most of our
old ndversarles In tho south, who have
outgrown tho nsperltles of tho war, nnd
nro now as loyal to their united country
ns any of us. Union votorans who fought
for ono union, ono constitution and ono
destiny, can never favor any candidate or
party Hcoklng to array ono section of our
common country against another.
Hllver Means Repudiation.
Mr. Uryan proposes to pay all tho cred
itors of our government In silver This
Ih repudiation. It would d"grndo and dls
Kraco uh as a nation In tho eyes of tho
whole world. Among tho creditors or tho
nation nro tho pensioners If you consent
to pay In debased silver tho bondholder
who lout his money to tho government to
nrtn and feed and clotbo Its troops, you
consent nt tho samo time to a reduction
of one-half of tho pensions awarded to
the war veterans, nnd to the widows nnd
orphans of thoso who nro not living. All
tho creditors of tho government must
ntund or fall togothcr. Muny of you are
pensioners, or tho friends of widows nnd
orphans who are pensioners. Many of
you have deposited your savings In savings
banks. Most of you nro tollers at tho
plow, or In tho workshop, or dependent on
nmnll' salaries, In public or prlvato em
ployment. To all so situated tho payment
01 wages and pensions and your savings, In
nllver, not rcdeomnblo In gold, as proposed
by Mr. Urynn and his hybrid allies, would
involvo sovcro looses and hardship. Tho
ot of all tho necessaries of life would
ho doubled, while tho value of tho money
In which wnges and pensions would bo
pnld would bo reduced nearly ono-half.
On tho other hand tho farmers would not
bo benefited, because they must sell their
products for money worth only a llttlo
more than half Its present value, bnsed on
a gold standard. Kvory producer and
ovory workman would thus suffer. All
business would bo deranged. Employment
would bo dllllcult to tlml. Wagos would
-udvunco very slowly, If at all.
Washington vs. llryim.
Mr. Uryan assails tho obligations of pub
lic nnd prlvato contrncts. Ho would not
pay tho public creditors In tho monov they
have tho legal and moral right to demand
nnd receive. This would destroy the pub
lic credit. Mr. Urynn snys the government
hna no uso for credit which Is foolish.
iWnBhlngton, In his farewell address to his
countrymen, ndmonlshed us to "cherish
.public credit, ns a very Important sourco of
ntrcngth nnd security." Mr. Uryan would
despoil tho citizen of his right to recover
;wliut Is duo to blm from his nolghbor, ac
cording to tho tonor of an obligation law
fully made. This would destroy conlldenco
between man and man. Public credit and
national honor nro Inseparable. When
our pcoplo censo to feel a patriotic pride- In
tho honor of their country they will surely
loso n Just sonso or personal honoiv-and
when both of those sentiments ure lost,
tho nation Is lost.
Tho constitution of tho United States
declares that "the validity of tho public
debt of tho United States, authorized by
law, Including debts Incurred In payment
of pensions nnd bounties for services In
Buppresslng Insurrection or rebellion, Hhnll
not bo questioned." This pledge to all tho
.world Is consecrated by all tho sacrlllces
and Buffering of tho secession war. Wo
must make It good.
Tim Attack 011 tlm Supremo Court.
Mr. Hryan threatens to reorganize tho
highest court In tho land so that Its de
cisions shall satisfy tho demands of tho
populists If elected ho would mnko tho
Judicial department of the government
obedient to his will. IIo would destroy tho
Independence of tho courts of justice.
U'hla would overturn tho frnmework or
our constitution. This would bo revolu
tion. Mr. Urynn proposes that sllvor shall bo
tho money of tho country. There Is no
nation In which silver Is tho standard or
value whero tho wages paid for labor
arc more than a frnotlon of tho wnges paid
to tho American workmon Nobody un
derstands tho evils of a depreciated cur
rency better than tho veteran soldier mid
Bailor, becauso they wore paid during tho
war In paper money not tin n redeemable
in gold. This was tho host our government
could do for us during th" war, and wo
made no complaint. Often this paper'
money was worth loss than W) cents on the
dollar, while tho cost of everything you
bought wus doublo, but your pay was not
Increased.
An Knoiny of Order.
Mr. nryun denlis tho authority of tho
president and tho courts of tho United
Htutos to Interfere with mobs. Thoy may
with Impunity disturb tho penco, destroy
property and llfo, Interrupt trnvol between
tho states, and obstruct tho United States
mails nud Jntorstato ns well as foreign
commerce, but the government must look
on, powerless, helpless, paralyzed This
la mob rule anarchy. It Is Impossible to
oxuggcratu tho gravity of this Issuo. It
really overshadows all others, bocituso It
touches the foundations or noelul order
and' civilization. This now doctrine Is
worse thnn tho njd secession heresy you
put down with your bayonets. Lot us al
ienee tho now heresy with our ballots,
While many veterans mny not ngreo with
somo of MaJ, McKlnley's polltlcnl views,
wo nro oil, ( hopo, far moro
widely HCpnrato-J from the ruin
ous policy of his adversary. Wo
fool as Stephen A. Douglas felt at tho be
ginning of tho wnr, when ho gavo his sup
port to Lincoln, saying: "Glvo mo a coun
try where my children can llvo In poucc,
and then we can navo room to settle our
political differences afterward."
Not Democratic
To those who, llko myself, lmvo ad
hered to the democratic party, let me say
that tho platform and candidate pre
scntedt by ho Chlcngo convention aro
not democratic. Thoy am disowned nnd
denounced by millions of tho best demo
crats In tho land. N'o man of recognized
authority In llnanjo Indoson tho financial
policy of tho Chicago platform. You aro
not populists, nor socialists, nor revolu
tionists. Jtcnd tho platform adopted by
democratic national conventions In former
years und you will see that tho last Chicago
convention rejected all tho best traditions
of our history and adopted much of tho
revolutionary creeds or the populists and
iron nil Vorlli.u mil .,i..ii,.... ....,. . .
Altgold, Tillman &- Co. Thov ror.iiill.itrri
vhLal , . yo'"' V'l.rty uml your Principles.
us'fiJarthn?"1"" yvrnuuvori. Lot
What .Molt tutor Htiimln 'or.
Comrade McKlnley stands for all that
America must now uphold. He has been
chosen us tho candidate of tho party whM
is resisting national dishonor. You and
I can do no better than glvo our votes to
put comrnde, who manifested his love for
his country by shouldering his musket nnd
serving for nearly two years as a private sol
i or. ills promotions were fairly earned by
his courage and his faithful performance of
the duties of an enlisted man In the ranks.
Ills comrades may well trust him. He
will see to It that tho principles for which
you nnd ho have suffered and sacrificed so
much, and for which so many of our com
rades gavo their lives, nro preserved and
perpetuated. A few days ago I met many
thousands of our comrades at St. Paul
during tho national encampment. Among
that vast multitude 1 only heard one voice
and that was for "McKlnley and national!
honor." Once, only onco did I hear tho
namo of Uryan, und then tho cry wns: "No
uso for Urynn 1" This will bo reechoed by
tho American pcoplo In November "No
uso for Uryan!"
Defeat or Jlrynn Hiiro, Hut It Should Uo
Miula C'riiMlilng.
In thlH contest wo must not be satisfied
with mero success. Tho defeat of Mr. Ury
an Is sure. It is our patriotic duty to mako
his defeat and the defeat of all he repre
sents so crushing that neither he nor Ills
allies can hopo for polltlcnl resurrection.
Comrades, let us stand together onto
moro for our country, Its peace and wel
fare and honor. Lot us put patriotism
above partisanship. Let us stand together
touching elbows ns Comrade McKlnley
stood with you in tho ranks In l&Gl. Fra
ternally yours, D. SICKL123.
HOW WILL YOU VOTE?
Tho I,lnei of Division Itotiroeii tlio Two
Turtles.
IIONKSTY.
Everybody w h 0
wants cheap money
that Is, money
which Is loaned at
low rates of Interest
should vote for tho
party which Is
pledged to maintain
ine present, standard
of vnluo under which
our stock of money
has Increased n it d
Interest rates hnvo
steadily declined dur
ing tho past 3 yeurs.
Kverybody w h o
wants a stable meas
ure of values which
will bo Just to both
debtors and creditors
and will best serve as
a medium o f e x
ehango should vote
for the gold stand
ard, which the ex
perience of all coun
tries hns shown o bo
better than silver.
Kverybody w h o
wants the country to
be prosperous, confi
dence restored, capi
tal auutuinnt n 11 i
banks willing und
nble to make loans
should vote with the
men who stand for
honost money and a
stable financial system.
DISIIONKSTY.
Kverybody w h o
wants less money or
wants his money to
bo worth only one
hair of Its present
value should vote ror
. tho party w h 1 c li
promises to give us
D3-cent silver dollars,
which will drive our
JGOO.ODO.OOO or gold out
or circulation.
Kvorybody w h o
thinks his wngos aro
now too high or that
tho prices or his ne
cessities aro too low
should vote ror the
sllverlto candidates.
Kverybody w b o
knows that congress
cannot create a dol
lar's worth or prop
erty and that ir tho
government makes
somo men rich by
law It takes tho
wealth It gives them
from somo other men
should voto for tho
party which Is op
posed totheidcathat
the government's flat
muices money vulu
ablo; Kverybody w h o
believes In common,
everyday honesty
and In tho obliga
tion of debtors to re
turn as good money
us thoy borrowed
must of necessity
voto this year
ugalnst tho party of
repuuintion.
WI
Kverybody who
wants to see hnrd
times, brought on by
lnck of confidence on
tho part of Investors
and business men,
nnd a llnancinl panic,
caused by the gener
al calling In of loans,
should vote with tho
silver agitators who
are unsettling trade
nnd industry.
Kverybody w h o
believes that tho
government can and
ought to mako some
men rich by Issuing
flat paper dollars or
half flat sliver dol
lars should voto Tor
tho party which will
try to carry out
those schemes.
Kverybody who
thinks that men who
borrowed 100 cent
dollars should be en
abled by law to pay
their debts In dollars
worth f3 cents should
voto for a debased
and fluctuating sil
ver currency.
HIDDEN GRAHAM.
Quality Not Considered.
Candidate Urynn has u grent deal to
Kay nowtulnys about the "quantity" of
money in circulation, is ever in the his
tory of tho world bus the quantity of
money had less to do with its value or
purchasing: lower than at present. Dur
ing; the war, when both gold and sil-
or were driven out of circulation, "shin
plasters," stamps and other forms of
paper tnoney took their place. To-day
Ihe use of credits is almost universally
employed in the settlement of accounts.
Not less thnn DO per cent, of business
transactions are adjusted in this way.
From tills single fact may be gleaned
how little sense there is in the Brynnito
babble about, "cornering gold." It is
not quantity, but quality, of money
that counts. During- the last 18 years
the quantity of gold money In the
United States hns nearly doubled, and
during this era the country readied tlio
diinax of prosperity. N. Y. Commercial
Advertiser. W
CMoKlnley's election will put money
in circulation, men at work and credi'l
above par. Chicago Times-Herald.
ananMi
M'KINLEY TO DEMOCRATS,
honest
United
other.
Chicago Conunerclnl Mini Wolcomod at
Canton.
Saturday, Septemlier 1.2, was a great
day ut tho home of Maj. McKlnley. Tho
Commercial Democratic McKlnley club
of Chicago paid the republican uominee
for presidential honors a visit In force,
find gave the noted Ohionn n ronsinir
greeting. In response Mr. Mckinley
said :
"Mr, Hoffatadt and Gentlemen of tho
Democratic Commercial McKlnley Club
or Chicago: Your call Is most gratifying
to mo nnd most encouraging to tho causo
in winch wo nro Jointly engaged. To lmvo
this largo body of commercial men, repre
senting every branch of mercnntlle Inter
est In tho great city of Chicago, belonging
to another political party than tho ono
with which I am associated, pay m3 a
visit, is peculiarly significant nnd demon
strates In n most striking mnnner that
tho great conservative forco of ull par
lies can bo relied upon to unlto In every
crisis of country. Tremendous cheering.
"That you should have traveled nearly
400 mllen to bring me assurance of support
shows your deep sollcltudo for tho honor
of your country and signalizes tho Inter
est which Is ovorywhero felt that the
good faith of tho nation shall not bo
broken and that Its credit und currency
shall not bo degraded. Great upplauso
and cries of 'Good, good.' It shows, too,
that party lines, strong as they aro, aro
not strong enough to prevail ugalnst tho
country's highest and best Interests. Tro
mendous cheering and cries of 'That's
right.' What Gov. Morris siMd long years
ago Is peculiarly applicable now: "Lot
us forget party and think of our conn
try.' Cries of 'Wo will.' Our country
embraces both parties. We must endeavor
therefore to servo and benefit both. This
cannot bo offoc.ted whllo polltlcul dtlu
nlons array good men ugalnst each other.'
Good la tho l'roNout Campaign.
"I somotlmes think, my fellow-citizens,
that possibly tho dangerous menace of
rree silver and an Irredeemable unlimited
paper currency which now confronts us
was needed to convlnco tho wholo world
that the old sectional lines aro obliterated
und that tho domination of party Is not
tenacious enough to control against the
country's weirnro. Tremendous cheering
and cries or 'Hurrah ror McKlnloy.' If
this shnll bo demonstrated It will bo worth
to national spirit, to patriotism and tho
nntlonal honor ull that this campaign shnll
have cost or anxious rear and apprehen
sion. Appluuso.
"You havo said, Mr. President, that you
nro still democrats. Laughter. I cannot
expect you to bo otherwise; but now, as
In tho days or tho war, men or all parties
aro united under tho standard borne by
tho immortal Lincoln great cheerlngl
who stood ror tho national union and tho
flag or our fathers. This year, moved by
tho samo sentiment or patriotism, you unlto
with the republican party becauso it car
ries tho. glorious banner on which Is In
scribed American honor and Amortcan
prosperity. Tremendous cheering and
cries or 'Hurrah ror McKlnley.'
"Gentleman, I am profoundly Impressed
by this cnll, and whllo differing from me,
as you havo stated, In minor policies of
government, yet I welcome you, every ono
or you, as patriotic citizens associated In
this great contest for tho triumph of law
and order applauso for nntlonnl honor
and public and private honesty. Renewed
applause and cries or 'Good.' Our rree
Institutions will never perish so long ns
tho peoplo are guided by the spirit or pa
triotism which you have exhibited in tem
porarily turning away from your party,
becauso you bcllovo its success endangers
public and private credit and Is a menace
to public and prlvnte morals. Knthusias
tlc cheering nnd cries of 'That's right.'l
KnllRtcd in 11 Noble Ciiiirc.
"It is a noble causo which engages and
Inspires this largo body of commercial
men. Cries of 'Right, right.' Standing
by constitutional authority and law Is the
highest obligation of American citizenship.
Renewed cries of 'Right, right.' Standing
by tho public falih Is a cill or supreme
duty. Great apolause. Preserving the
public credit untainted nnd tho currency
uncorrupted, nnd both above chnllengo
anywhere in tho '.vorld, Is the command or
simple honesty an 1 good morals. Cheers
and cries or 'Good, good ' T uppreclato
tho grave responsibility which, by the ac
tion or my party and the force of circum
stances, has been placed enon me a re
sponsibility" which would almost be Impos
sible to boar but for tho consciousness that
I havo tho sympathy and support or pa
triotic men or nil parties from one end or
this country to the other rGreat cheer
ing and cries or 'Wo will stand by you,
major.
"One or tho phases or the political strug
gle this year, my fellow oltlzens, Is whether
wo shall hnvo gooJ monoy or whether we
shall havi poor money. C "leg or 'We want
good money.' The mere sjntement or the
contention ought to bring the answer, as
It has rrom you, .vlthout argument or elab
oration. Kverybody ought to want good
monoy. Honest money Is tlm only kind ror
peoplo great cheering and tho
Stntes government will havo no
Renewed cheering and cries of
'Hurrah for McKlnley.'
Against I'roe Colungo of Silver.
"There are a good many people, doubt
less, who believe that free coinage of sil
ver at sixteen to ono will keep every dollar
as good as It Is now nnd result In giving
us more money. Uut will It? Cries of
'No, novor.' All authority In our country
and throughout tho world Is ngalnst It.
Is It reasonable that the stamp ot tho gov
ernment can make f.2 cents' worth of silver
worth a dollur? ICrles of 'No, no.' Such
a proposition Is opposed by reason nnd ex
perience, ir It cuu make K! cents' worth or
silver equal to 100 cents, then tho sumo
power can mnko anything which It may
see lit to cnll a ilollor equal to 100 cents.
Great applause and cries or 'That's so.'
Then why have any real value in our money
at all? Cries or 'Oood, good.' ir the gov
ernment's stnmp can Impart It. then paper
with suclfn stamp would answer the samo
purposo, and, besides, would bo tlio cheap
est and most convenient Great cheering
and cries or 'You are right.' j
"What Just and honest reason enn bo
found that our money ahull not bo good
and equal to tho best In he world? Loud
cries or 'None, none.' We do not have
anything but tho best In tho United Stntes.
Tremendous applause and cries or 'Hurrah
for McKlnley, our next president.' We
hnvo tho best monoy now, and that Is what
it has been since 1S79. Th.i Is what It will
continuo to bo ir tho republican party Is
given control or every branch or tho gov
ernment. Great applause and cries of 'It
will bo given that, all right 'i That Is what
It will no; bo ir our enemies triumph. Re
newed npiluuso and cries of 'They won't
triumph.'
Until Standard Advncateil.
"If wo were starting out now, gentlemen,
to originate a new llnuncl.tl system, would
we mako n different one from that we now
havo? Cries of 'No, no.' Wo might in
somo minor particulars, but would we not
uelect tho mtal for our standard which
was the most stnble and unfluctuating In
valuo and tho one most generally recog
nized by tho lending commercial nations
of tho world? Cries of 'Yes. yes. We
would mnko our standard of thnt metal
which was tho steadiest In price. We would
not ovorlook tho fact for a single moment
that gold will soil for as much before It
Is coined as It will cll for afterward. Is It
not best for nil Interests to have a standard
of money of a metal which sells for as much
In bullion as it sells for when minted, and
Is Just as vnluablo out of tht mint us In It;
that loses nothln,;, even If It Is smelted,
and which Is of tho same value If every
mark of tho governments stamp Is ef
faced? Loud cries of 'Yes yes.' A metal
whoso market valuo Is the samo as Us coin
vnluo Is BUrely a safer ntttndard than a
motal whoso market valuo Is 4S cents less
thnn Its coin value.
"If you were to havo two standards they
must bo equal. If wo would float both gold
and silver freely wo must mako the ratio
based upon tho commercial valuo of tho
two metals. This was tho view of both Jef
ferson and Hamilton, who differed widely
on other subjects, This hag been the view
or wlso men, democrats and republicans,
rrom tho beginning or tho government un
til now. Avolco: 'Well, we aro wlso dem
ocrats,' and laughter. This would seem
to indlcato It. Cheers.
As to tlio Itutlo or Coinage.
"There aro thoso who think there Is some
thing sacred about tho ratio or sixteen to
ono becauso tho fathers established, It;
but tho fathers did not establish It. They
established tho ratio of fifteen ounces of
silver to ono ounce of gold, and thoso who
established that ratio mndo It upon tho
commcrelal ratio botween gold and silver,
and they soemed not to havo been Influ
enced by tho fact that in 1192 tho commer
cial and colnago ratio was ten nnd three-
quarter ounces of silver to ono ounce of
gold. It was not until 1W4 that tho United
States adopted tho ratio of "lxteen to one.
And why was it done? Uecnuso that was
belloved to bo tho real relatlvo value, or
nearly so, between the two metals at that
time, and thoy seemed not to havo been
Influenced by the earlier ratio or lirteen to
one, but determined tho ratio upon the then
values or tho two metals In tho markets of
tho world. Cries or 'That's right.'
"Mr. Jefferson favored the uso of both
gold and silver, and yet while he was presi
dent of tho United States, on his own mo
tion and without tho authority of con
gress, ho ordered tho mints to discontinue
tho colnago of silver dollars. Why did ho
do It? Because ho believed that he could
keep gold In tho country and mako It cir
culate at tho ratio of fifteen to ono by sus
pending tho colnago of the silver dollar.
Ho thought that If no silver was coined
tho gold, although moro valuable, would
How Into tho channels of trade. The faet
was, that gold did not, notwithstanding
tho suspension of tho coinage or the silver
dollar.
"Thero wero no sllvor dollars coined in
tho United States from 1S00 to 1S34. Then
congress changed tho ratio botween tho
two metals rrom lirteen ounces of silver to
ono ounce of gbld to sixteen ounces of silver
to an ounce of gold, and our whole history
has demonstrated that whenever under nny
ratio the one metal was moro valuable than
tho other the more valuable went out of
circulation and the less valuable remained
in, Cries of 'That's right ' The cheaper
metal drove tho better metal out. Cries of
That's right, too.'
Irreversible Lnw ot Trade.
."That Is tho Irreversible law of trade.
That Is tho unvarying law of business, and
It Is an Indisputable fact that whero you
have two standards, the one less valuable
than tho other, the most valuable goes out;
and If we had free coinage at sixteen to
one, whllo the commercial valuo of silver
In Us relation to gold Is thirty-two to one,
gold would go out and silver would be tho
only money with which wo would do our
business ror a 100-cent dollar will not keep
company with n 52-cent dollar. Tremen
dous cheering and cries or 'Hurrah for Mc
Klnley.' And, Instead or our having more
money, wo would have less money with
which to transact the business or the coun
try. Great applause and cries of 'That's
right.' So that we would sequro by this
Mexican system Igreat lavghter a poor
dollar and less circulation. Great ap
plause. That we do not want, and that
wo do not mean to have. Renewed ap
plause and cries of 'We won't have It ' .
"In 1873, when tho free co'nago of silver
was stopped, we wero not using either gold
or silver as money. Wo were using rapor.
We did not use a dollar of silver then We
now havo $550,000,000, of which J 113,000,000
aro full legal tender standard silver dol
lars, and behind every ono of them Is the
government of tho United States. Great
cheering. Tho lack or silver surely could
not havo depreciated prices since 1S73, for
wo have CO times ntoro or It now than wo
had then.
"Tho depression In the price or wheat,
about which much Is now said, must be ac
counted for In somo other way. The chief
of the United Stales bureau of statistics
states that tho consumption of wheat per
capita in 1S95 was 23 per cent less than in
1SD2. Do you not think that this might bo
a moro reasonable accounting ror some of
tho depreciation In the price or wheat than
to charge It to tho monetary legislation or
23 years ago? Cries or 'Yes, yes.' It
was the decrease ot consumption and tho
increase of competition no tho suspen
sion of tho rreo colnago ot silver that ac
counts In part for tno low price of wheat to
day. Plain Duty of 1'ntrlotlnni.
"Wo cannot mako prices but we can pro
vide that all prices shall bo paid In full dol
lars, worth 100 cents. Cries of 'That's right'
and great cheering. We cannot reverso
tho laws of common honesty. Great ap
plause. Our interests In the United Stute3
aro mutual and Interdependent, and It Is
tho plain duty of patriotism to protect all
of them from unduo competition abroad
and from ruinous financial schemes at
home. Great applause. That Is our busi
ness this year, gentlemen, and what will
your ballot In November be? Cries of 'Wo
will cast our ballots for McKlnley and pro
tection,' and cheering.
"My rellow citizens, I cannot overstato
my reelings or gratitude and thnnkrulness
ror tho honor or this call. You cannot, I
am sure, appreciate yourselves what It
means to have a thousand democratic com
mercial men, who lmvo all their lives been
democrats, to come to the homo or tho
republican candlduto ror president and
pledge to him their earnest support. Tre
mendous cheering and cries or 'You'll havo
It, major.' I thank you rrom the bottom of
my heart, und, behovo me it will glvo me
sincere p.lensuro to meet nnd greet each ono
or you personally." Tremendous cheer
ing. CT-Wlmtever else mny go unread, we
recommend that every student of na
tional politics, or more especially of
the great llnnneinl questions of the day,
shall rend McKiniey's letter of accept
ance, Harrison's Carnegie hall speech
r.nd Carl Sclimv.'s speech nt Central 1
Music hall. They constitute a great
triology, and embody the whole Jnw
and gospel so presented that he who
runs may read. Chicago Times-Herald
PENSIONS TO VETERANS.
Conmilftftlniinr Murphy Present Illn Annual
Report to Secretary fnine!.
Washington, Sept. 22. Dominie I.
Murphy, commib'sloncrof pensions, has
made his untiual report for tho fiscal
year ended Juno 30, 1890, to Secretary
Francis. In It ho says:
Thcro wcro added to tho rolls during tho yoar
40,371 now pensioners and thoro woro restored
3,873 who had been previously dropped, a total
of 4l,'.'4r. During tho sarao porlod tho losses
wcro 20,393 by death nnd 1.H1 by romarrUgo
(widows), I.C81 by local limitation (minors), ,
552 becauso of failure to claim pension for
thrco years, nnd (J,23H for other causes an ag
gregate of 4 1,03.1. Tho net gain over tho prn
vlous year was only lit, and It may bo
now safoly assumed that tho roll from this
tlmo forth will show a marked and steauy
diminution unloss congress should enact still
moro liberal provisions than aro now upon tho
statuto boo'xs. Tho rnto of mortality
nnionj; our pensioners, particularly nmong
thosu who served during tho wur of tho ro
bolllon, Is rapidly Increasing, tho number
reported decreased during tho year far ex
ceeding that of any corresponding porlod
in tho history bf tho bureau. Tho wholo num
ber of pensioners on tho roll Juno 30, 18U0, was
07J,07a Whllo tho rolls show a slight gain In
numbers ovor tho year Immediately procedlng,
tho amount disbursed for pensions wus J138,
214,761, a doeroaso of $I,50J. 75 as compared
with tho previous year. Thoro wero WJ.Ofll
pension claims pending at tho closo of tho
fiscal year. 2.11,337 bolng applicants for in
creases mado by persons now on tho rolls.
Although last year's estimato of
5140,000,000 for pensions was $1,
790,020 more than was necessary for
the past fiscal your, the conimissinnnr
duplicates that estimato for the next
fiscal year, stating that ho believes tho
adjudication of many cases will mako
tlio full amount necessary. It is his
intention to push tho settlement of
cases as rapidly as possible. An esti
mato of 81,228,530 is made for miscel
laneous expenses.
The commissioner says tlio paymont
by vouchers has worked satisfactorily
and opposes a return to personal pay
ments. Some difficulty lias bean ex
perienced in tho executions of vouchers
in Germany and tho state department
has been requested to furnish bureau
information as to what persons havo
authority to administer oaths. Thero
aro 001 United States pensioners in
uermany.
Regarding tho revision of the pen
sion list, the commissioner says:
There Is no foundation for tho erroneous Im
pression that it Is tho intention still further to
rovlso tho lists, ns tho purging of tho rolls
which was commenced In 1893 has boon entire
ly accomplished. It ought to bo understood,
however, that thoro htlll exists tho purposo to
maintain tho pension roll as tho nation's roll
of honor.
The report shows that there are 53.
3S2 pensioners residing- in Missouri,
who were paid S7,272,'i20 during- tho
past year; -12,433 residing in Kansas,
drawing 0,821,389, and 2, 199 in Indian
territory, drawing S.132,957.
POST OFFICE REPORT.
It. A. Miixwoll .'Makes the Annual Statement
of tho AfTulrf) of Ills Department.
Wasminoton, Sept. Sept. 22. 11. A.
Mnxwell, fourth assistant postmaster
general, has made his annual report to
tho postmaster-general for the year
ended June 80, 1890. Tho principal di
visions of tho department under his
care aro appointments and inspectors.
Tho report shows that the total num
ber of post olllces in operation in the
United States is 70,300. Of these GG.725
aro fourth-elnss otllces and 3,035 presi
dential, being- an increase over the Inst
fiscal year of 290. During tho year 2,
0.10 post ofliees were established and 1,
750 discontinued. Tho total number
of appointments for the year was 12,
090, and the total number of cases act
ed upon 15,532.
Mr. Maxwell commends tho work of
tlio post oillce inspectors. Tho report
shows that the total number of com
plaints of all classes received during
the past year aggregated 103,037, and
the number of cases disposed of
amounted to 100,205. Only 21 com
plaints were received of carelessness in
the handling of registered matter by
postal employes. The employes in the
postal service handled during tho last
uscai year la.Bfii.uuu pieces of registered
mail, witli tho loss of only one piece in
every 10,254.
Mr. Maxwell points out that there
has been a decrease in the number of
post ofllco and mail burglaries and
robberies, owing to the killing and ar
rest of many desperadoes engaged in
the business. During the year thero
wore 2,071 arrests, of which number
158 wero postmasters. During tho
year there were 10,5(53 complaints
treated affecting foreign mail matter. .
Of these 8,750 related to registered
matter and 5,754 to ordinary matter.
ODD FELLOWS IN SESSION.
Grainl SlroStobbliiH Mukcii Ills Annual Re
port Itobulciih L,o!gcH I'lourixhlng.
Dallas, Tex., Sept, 22 A grand
public reception was tendered to tho
sovereign grand lodge, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, which began
this morning. Gov. Charles A. Culber
son welcomed tho visitors. At tho
close of the reception tho orphans and
widows of members of tho order, es
pecially charges of the odd fellows of
Texas, marched on the stage singing
an ode. The first session of tho grand
lodge was held this afternoon, and
Grand Sire Stebbins presented his re
port. In it he said:
Tho condition of tho buslnoss Interests nnd
tho prospective disturbances in this and othor
countries havo had tholr effects upon the order.
Yet, under tho surrounding conditions, our
growth has not been borlously rotarded. Our
losses In.inoinborhhip.through Inability to meet
tholr obligations, havo been unusually largo
though, when tho strlnglncy of tho times shall
havo passed, many will return.' Tho ad
ditions to tho order havo been fairly
good, and In all branches pros
porlty has provallod to an unlooked-for ox
tent. In tho subordinate lodges tho not gain
has boon 9.100. In thosub-oncampmonts there
has been a net loss of 1,303. in tho Patriarchs
Militant branch thoro has been a laruc
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