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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10 1896
Democratic Ticket
For President
WITiLI AM JENNINGS BRYAN
Of Lincoln Nebraska
fFor Vice President
ARTHUR SEWALL
Of Bath Maine
The republican outlook is as gloomy
as the democratic outlook is bright
The immense crowds which turned
out to hear Bryan in Ohio were not at
tracted by idle curiosity
Taxation tariff excise or direct is
rightfully imposed only for public pur
poses and not -for private gain
That is democratic doctrine and al
ways will be m
Inventors are workiug hard to find
a substance for bicycle tires which
cannot be punctured Why dont
-someone utilize the average campaign
orators cheek
McKinleys letter is a solid cube of
crystal New York Tribune
Thatfs right Anybody can see
through it and gaze upon the power
which dictated it
The reception given W Bryan at
Columbus Ohio was never excelled
and only approaclied in magnitude by
thafc siven the1 staunch democrat
Thomas Hendricks
When the McKinley bill first went
into effect there was a surplus in the
US treasury of 106000000 When
it went out of effect this surplus had
been turned intoa deficit of 69000
O00 McKinley Inows this
There are in ttiis -country 139 trusts
with a total capital of 1507060000
The capital of the various trusts ranges
from the 60000Skewer trust to the
100000000 dressedbeef and provi
sion trust and the 75000000 sugar
trust They all support McKinley
When fusion fuses we are willing to
support it but when fusion merely
means obliteration of the party it is
time to kick The democrats of the
52d representativedistrict should lose
no time in calling a convention to
nominate a man for the legislature
There is every reason to believe he
can be elected and it should be seen
to that a man is put in the field
Lets hear from somebody on this
question
Apropos of Phil Armours offer of
d0 cents worth of meat and a Mexican
dollar in change for an American dol
lar the Wahoo News Era says it can
do better than that Its home butch
er offers 50 cents worth of meat and
2 worth ofsPSftugese gold bonds for
1 Portugal has been on a gold basis
since 1853 Mexican bonds are qubt
edln London at S4i while Portugal
carget1ut264for her bonds The
gold standard should use better argu
mentftban Mexico
At the senatorial convention at Gor
don last Saturday the republicans
nominated Wm B Ely of Ainsworth
for state senator from this district
Dr Ely is a straight republican and
an ardent gold standard man he hav
ing written numerous strong articles
on the finance question but it is
doubtful if be will make a strong run
for the senate- As a man Dr Ely is
we believe without fault but he is
jiot a man who appeals to the people
The DiimociiAT congratulates Dr -Ely
on the houor he has received at the
Hands of his republican friepds
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PUBLIC DEBT AND TARIFF
chat from week to week are causing
consternation in the ranks of the op
position and will continue until elec
tion McKinley is for high tariff and
nothing else He wants a return to
the condition which caused the panic
of 1893 and it is that which makes us
unalterably opposed to bim So much
has beerf said of how the democratic
party has run this country into debt
and of how much debt was paid by
Harrison under the regime of the Chi
nese wall McKinley tariff that many
people actually believe all they hear
and read on this line The treasury
department has recently issued a
memorandum of thev receipts and ex
penditures of the government for the
last few years and from this we learn
a few facts
In 1889 the receipts were 87700
000 in excess of expenditures in 1890
the excess was 85000000 The Mc
Kinley bill took effect in October 1890
and during tbefiscal year ending June
30 1891 the excess dropped to 26
000000 In 1892 the year that is
always spoken of as the Great Mc
Kinley Year the excess was only
9900000 In 1893 it was but 2
300000a7i in 1894 the excess was
turned into a deficit of 69800000
and the expenditures of the government
were 16000000 less than in the pre
ceding year The McKinley bill was
in force during the whole of the fiscal
year 1894 So much for receipts Now
let us look at the debt
From March 1 1885 when Cleve
land became president to March 1
1889 the public debt was reduced
341448449 and available funds in
the treasury exclusive ot the l00
000000 gold reserve 230348916
During administration the
debtwas reduced 236572666 and
the available funds on March 2 1893
were only 62450575 In addition to
the ordinary revenues there was cov
ered into the treasury 54200000
which had been held in trust as a fund
for the redemption of national bank
notes
The panic of 1893 was the legacy
left United States by the repubulican
party and the people will not forget
it
A STRONG ARGUMENT
It isnt any wonder the people of
Lincoln ieel sore when they contrast
the actions of their candidatefor pres
ident ou the pop ticket and the candi
date Tho lesides at Canton Hun
dreds of people visit Canton very day
and Mr McKlnleys residence is of
some value to that city Bryan is put
ting in his time chasing around over
the country placing himself on exhi
bition making a cheap show of him
self and is ot no particular benefit to
his place of residence Gordon Jour
nal
What a powerful argument that is
against Bryan What a wonderful
contrast in favor of McKinley we
dont think McKinley the petted
tool of the corporations the joss of
Canton sits in his temple and his
deluded worshspers come some
times hundreds of miles to
see him and hear his mumbled plati
tudes Every delegation is treated to
the same food regardless of their con
dition in life His worshipers are well
able to pay their way to Canton and
ride in special trains They dress in
broadcloth and wear kid gloves This
is not to their discredit but it shows
the kind of men who are supporting
the joss Bryan goes among the peo
ple and is one of them He seeks
neither adoration nor adulation
The object of the foregoing clipping
was to create the impression that peo
ple do not want to see or hear
Bryan but the edge is all taken off it
by the following from the Canton O
Repository which intended the article
as a slur
There is one thing it can be said
Mr Bryan is doing -if fce is not getting
the votes And every broadminded
American who loves to see fair play
will rejoice in the justice of the state
ment As a king bee railroad excur
sipn attraction he beats the balloon
ascension in every way
This is a campaign of education
When a mill or business house closes
republicans say it is on account of the
fear that Bryan will be elected presi
dent When a new business starts or
an old one resumes it is because Mc
Kinley is sure to be elected Great is
the republican Theprosperity of -the
nation depends upon him when he
winks idle capital flocks to his side
and when he frowns it slinks to jts
hiding place
Since January 1st 1896 the United
States has exported 36000000 worth
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Whvdid the New York bankers
The tariff facts given in Tiie come to the rescue of the US treasury
a month or so ago and replenish the
gold reserve They are the same men
who forced the last bond issue and
they could have forced another one
just as easily Another bond issue
would have made Bryan president
without an effort on his part or the
part of his friends t
Cleveland is fishing Whitney istalk
fag McKinley is studying up on the
financial question Hanna is frying fat
out of the usurers and monopolists
Hill is wonderinghowhe can climb
down off the fence gracefully and
meanwhile the great common people
of the United States aregetting ready
to vote for William Jennings Bryan
next November Norfolk Independ
ent
The Norfolk Independent the pop
ulist paper started last spring by our
friend H E Austin of Ainsworth is
no more That is we think it is no
more you cant always sometimes tell
whether a populist paper is dead or
only sleeping Bro Austin writes his
own obituary but says the paper will
ffprobably be continued under a new
management Mr -Austin-says he lost
300 on tho paper in the last six
months
PASTE THIS IN YOUR EAT
For some time the Omaha World
Herald kept an article with the above
caption standing at the head of its ed
itorial columns it having been taken
from the London Finaucial News To
try and make out that Bryan men
were liars and forgers A C Piatt of
Lincoln wrote to the News in London
enclosing a clipping entirely different
from the one published by the Omaha
World Herald and the News editor
denied the authorship of the article
which was -perfectly right and proper
But eveninee the World- Herald pub
lishes all the facts in the case there are
some papers which persist in publish
ing the statement that the World
Herald forged the article mentioned
Anyone can obtain all the information
they want about this matter by calling
at this office and looking over our files
of dailies
BRYAN AND MCKINLEY
Mr Bryan in going west leaves be
hind him in many respects -almost
agreeable impression He is SF oldy
gallant and attractive young leader
and he says what he thinks without
beating about the bush Whether one
is or is not able to agree with him in
his free silver views he cannot deny
toliim the courage of his conviction
Mr McKinley has not shown the
frankness and courage that liave
characterized Mr Bryan For months
he presenteda sphinx like silence con
sidering what would win him the most
votes Nor are some of the forces be
hind McKinley such as to encourage a
lover of goodgovernment The trust
we still have with us and Mark Hanna
his chief backerfis the embodiment of
the trust idea Does it not look as if
the government in case Mr McKinley
should be elected would be adminis
tered by the trustsfor the trusts and
with the trusts New York World
MEXICO
The money question is getting
mixeder and mixeder as the small
boy puts it James H Kennedy for
merly of Iowa but for 25 years a resi
dent of Mexico says under oath One
falsehood most heard is that you can
take an American silver dollar into
Mexico and get two Mexican silver
dollars for it or that you can get a 50
cent meal and throw -down an Ameri
can dollar and they will give you back
in change a Mexican dollar I brand
this as utterly false in every respect a
lie manufactured outf whole cloth
I assert that a Mexican will not accept
an American dollar either gold silver
or paper for any amount but will re
fer you to a broker where you can sell
your silver dollars as bullion for Mexi
can money they then will trade with
von Tho largest hotel in the Citv of
Mexico will not accept American mon
ey under any circumstances but will
invarably refer you to a broker
I assert that Mexico jn the present
decade is making strides of advance
ment greater than any other nation on
earth Twenty five years ago we had
eighty miles of railroad now we have
near 8000 miles of railroad We are
building factories on -every hand
Twenty eight years ago when the
French army was driven out the Mex
ican government was left penniless
not a dollar in the treasury We can
pay our entire national debt any day a
be made for it
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CHAPTER XVI
Fighting the Hostiles
Ehe scene of our story is now car
ried to a point not far from the Little
Big Horn river in Montana In a
beautiful little valley can be seen hun
dreds of white tents hundreds of cav
alry horses while through thejismoke
of scores of campfires here and there
gleam cut in the rays of the setting
sun a reflection from the bright bar
rels of the deadly Gatling guns and
hardly less destructive field pieces It
is a lively and yet a sad sight this
evening view of the camp of General
Terry
Here and there about their camp
fires can be seen many a laughing
group of hardy frontier cavalry
Taking them as a whole the world
cannot furnish jollier bravermen nor
more able riders and fighters than our
border irregulars the scout trapper
and cowboy
On a little mound near the river be
side a large tent a group of officers
are conversing Amongthem we see
the golden hair of General Custer A
broud shouldered man is addressing
the others It is General Terry
Well boys the general was say
ing I expect that bv this time to
morrow we will have met with the
hostiles There will I think be some
severe fighting for the scoundrels are
well supplied with Winchesters and
Remingtons We had therefore bet
ter let our fighting Custer lead the
advance column You all know that
it has ever been the boasfc of his men
that a sufficient number of Indians
could not brought together 0 whip
bueroevemaUiivairy r
We have already proven our fight
ing ability Generalfereplied Custer
smiling
That youhave George my boy
said Terry I trust you will be able
to persuade oldSittingfBull to tran
quilize his warlike spirit when you
meet I wish we had the discon
tented old ruffian together with Crazy
Horse in the guard house for a
month or so and I think easy terms
of peace could then foe made with
them But whom have we here
Glancing around the officers ob
served two imoun ted men riding up
toward them from the camp below
They drew rein near the officers and
the elder of the twoaddressed Terrv
General Terry I presume said
h9j inquiringly
That is my name sir replied
Terry pleasantly -What can I do
for you
My name is Preston -Henry Pres
ton General I have business with
one of General Custers men a man
by the name of Lane and if it is not
too much trouble I would like the
the General to order the roll of Major
Renos detachment called as the man
is pretty certain to try to avoid me
Then as he observed impatience
showing in the officers faces Preston
continued I would not ask this Gen
eral were it not that it is a matter of
life and death to me
Well friend Preston you will have
to talk to Custer here he can doubt
less assist you
Follow me Mr Preston said
Custer pleasantly and we will see if
the man can be found
Following the generals lead the two
men proceeded toward the northern
part of the camp and while on the
way Preston told Custer part of the
story The general seemed deeply in
terested and on reaching his quarters
sent for Major Reno Soon after he
arrived his companies were ordered up
and the roll was called Lane and
three others were missing but their
absence was explained by Captain Mc-
Carthy of Lanes company who stated
that Lane and three other soldiers
had been sent down the river some two j
Mystery
Br IOt LEACH
Author of The Adventures of Don Enrique Romero etc etc
Copyright 180G by the Author Allrights reserved
IN NINE INSTALLMENTS EIGHTH INSTALLMENT
The Democrat offers a prize of
500 for the best solution of the mys
tery on which this story is based A
prizeof 300 will be given for the
next best solution 200 for thethird
best one years subscription for the
fourth and six months subscription
for the fifth best solution
morning they prepared to camp with
the soldiers
At midnight unbeknown to them
the scouts returned and reported the
hostiles in force under Crazy Olorse
and Sitting Bull some twenty miles
down the river Toward morning
Custer and several companies of the
Seventh advanced
On arriving near the hostile camp
the force divided the detachment
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under Reno to march into deadly peril
that of Custer to their death
At sunrise on that bright JuneTnorn
ing Preston and his nephew started to
overtake the troopers of the Seventh
Theyrode steadily forward until 10 a
m and were beginning to look for
some signs of the troops when as they
rode out on the top of a high ridge
near the river they suddenly heard the
sound of heavy firing and saw a cloud
of white smoke iloating up from
among the river trees about a mile and
a half distant
They are fighting already Uncle
Henry said John and -see the
troops are retreating
Out from the wood came a body of
cavalry and after them with wild
yells and the rattle of rifles came a
cloud of Sioux warriors
The troops swiftly retreated drag
ging their Catlings and field peices
with them to the top of a steep flat
topped hill distant perhaps two miles
from where the Prestons stood then
turning suddenly upon the Sioux who
were pressing close upon their heels
yelling like fiends they poured a crash
ing volley fairly in their faces which
sent thenvin wild disorder to the foot
of the hill
From the edge of the timber the
Sioux commenced a scattered -fire on
the troops who had begun throwing up
light breastworks and planting their
guns
Half an hour later having received
re enforcements the Sioux charged the
hill top in a body withttheir fierce yell
of Hi yi yip yi hi yah firing
of
Dwu
adily as ithey advanced
Now therein be music tUnclelk
exclaimed Johnexcitedlyrandhe was
aright- there was As he spoke the
blue circle in the centre became
wrapped in a pall of white smoke
through which thejrediflash of the car
bines and pistols pouredout sheets of
flame while the wavering roar of the
deadly Gatlings fired by the full bat
tery at a time drowned the fierce war
cry of the Sioux asif it had been but
the crying of wounded doves and the
ground jarred arid trembled to the
thundrous roar For a few moments
nothing could be seen through the
dense smoke then the two watchers
saw small groups of warriors fleeing
madly for the timber they had met
with a warm reception and were for a
time content to rest
All afternoon at intervals- of a few
ihours the Sioux charged -the hill ever
to fly in panic before the awful fire
which was each time poured forth
from the tiny circle of heroes in blue
who were holding their grouud with
the bravery of the ancient Greeks
At daybreak just as the hostiles
were preparing to renew their attack
on the exhausted troopers the column
of Terry which had pushed forward
during the night appeared and with
yells of rage the Sioux fled for the
mountains
CHAPTER XVn
The Finding of Harry Lane
The two Prestons had passed the
night near the point from which they
had witnessed the battle with the
Sioux fearing to advance or retreat as
the woods had been full of hostiles
At daybreak just as they had saddled
up Claude Duval and his aen sudden
ly rode up and Claude exclaimed
Good morning boys what luck have
you had
Not much as yet Claude answered
John when he had recovered from his
surprise at the sudden appearance of
Duval whom they had left a couple of
days before some distance from the
camp of Terry
Arent you running considerable
risk Claude asked John after re
counting the events of the day before
I suppose I am answered the
hours before ou a scout for the purpose Texan smilingly but I ani always
of trying to locate the hostile camp i running riaks The boys and I invar
The Prestons were disappointed but iabiy take good care of ourselves how
as nothing sould be accomplished until ever and 1 want to be close by when
you fall in with Harry Lane Fsq
Well Clando said the elder Pres
ton siupe you are- with m we will
try to avoid the troops a3 much as pos
sible and see if we can happen upon
Mr Lane for from what No Name
said I judge he will endeavor to avoid
me Somehow I believe he will prove
to be the murderer of Isabel and if so
He shall taste of border vengeance
interrupted Claude sternly My men
will gladly help to rid the country of
such a cowardly scoundrel
He shall suffer never fear said
Preston but his cowardly life will
after all be but poor satisfaction At
any rate we will first hear his story
after which we can better decide how
to punish him
Youll have to locate himlfirst Mr
Preston put in a voice Jat this junc
ture and with a startof surprise Pres
ton turned to behold the smiling face
of Jones He and the cowboys had
been left iwith Claude
Weil Jones you ana uiauae cer
tainly missed your calling when you
failed to go upon the stage for you
both do the re appearance act to per
fection We are exceedingly anxious
for you to explain how you dropped
down here Where are the boys
said John all in one breath
Xast question is all I can
ber replied Jone3 The boys are I
believe at present engaged in caring
for the person of Mr Harry Lane
about a mile down the river
What exclaimed Preston excited
ly do you mean to say that you have
found -him
What the Indians haveeft of him
rather Mr Preston They have shot
him full of lead and he can not live a
great while If you -would hear bis
story follow me without delay
With Jones leading the nine men
rode down the Little Big Horn and
after proceeding about a mile came to
a little clearing near 2the river where
they caught sight of the cowboys
groupedabout the prostrate form of a
man in buckskin When he caught
sight of the pale face of the dying
scout Treston gave a gaspiof eurprifle
then knelt beside theman iwho with
closed eyes was breathing heavily
Anxiously the ranchman gazed into
his features as he mused Will he
reveal the name of my daughters
murderer Can he explain the cause
for the -disappearance of Charles
I Thompson and Edward Belden Who
were thethree horsemen of the storm
And why was the crime committed
God only knows He is dying a few
moments will decide whether the Pres
tonmystery shall be no longer or for
ever a mystery
At this moment the morning breeze
blew open the collar of the wounded
mans shirt and Preston gave a cry as
the sun glistened on bright object
which hung suspended from a chain
about thejscouts neck It was a tiny
golden 3
TO 3iE CONCLUDED
Out of 200 RR men on the FE
MV that stop at Longpine there are
only two that are in favor of free sil
ver Ainsworth Star Journal
Bro Berkely knew that the above
wa3a falsehood when he wrote it And
furthermore he knew that there are
not 200 railroad men in Longpine And
still furthermore he knew that the
majority of the railroad men are
democrats And still more further
more he knows that not only Longpine
but Brown county will give Bryan a
majority
This is the last installment of The
Preston Mystery prior to the solution
and all those who wish to enter the
competition for the five prizes offered
should send in their solutions at once
Rules for the contest will be found on
another page of this paper The final
chapter will be published on Sept 24
Read the rules on the other page
The questions to be answered are all
asked m the latter part of the seven
teenth chapter which appears above
We cannot inspire confidence by
advocating repudiation or practicing
dishonesty We can not restore confi
dence either to the treasury or to tho
people without a change in our pres
ent tariff legislation jor McKiu
ley
Think of that all you gold standard
democrats This article is taken from
the Canton O Repository Thats
the reason why no democrat can in any
way support McKinley He doesnt
believe in the gold standard he has
only one idea tariff
The nomination of Generals Palmer
and Bucknr by the national democrat
al last liuittB the blue and gray
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