THE 'FRISCO WRECK.
No Moro Fatalities Llkoly from tho
Rooont Ballrcmd Acoidont.
MISTAKEN FOR A WILD TURKEY,
A Hunter AccldontnllyHliot ly u Comrade
A Miner Killed imil I'oiir OIIiits Seri
ously Injiirod by it llinwwuy fur
Hliot Ills Jlrnllior.
St. Louib, Oct. 27. Indications nro
that tlicro will 1)0 no moro fataltlcs nS
tho result of Sunday's collision on tho
St, Louis A Sun I'Ynncisoo railroad near
this city. All tho Injured, so far as
known, aro recovering and will bo
about In u few days. H. V. Clark, tho
trainmaster of tho road in charge of
all trains between Ht. Louis and
Springfield, Mo., has this to say of tho
accident: "Wo have nothing' to eon
coal, and I lenow it will all come out
in tlio ond, ho I feel safo in saying that
lilamo for tho acoidont lies entirely
with our conductor and engineer on
tho excursion train Uoorgo Atwood
and Joseph Dryden. They are both
good men and have been years of serv
ico In tho railroad business on our road
and on other systems. Wo trusted
them iih wo have trusted no other em
ployes. Atwood was besido himself
with grief at tho awful results of his
mistake. The road has nothing to sny
for itself, and no explanation to intilcu,
further than that mistakes will hap
pen on tho finest systems of railway.
Wo all make mistakes, and this was
ono of them, fatal in its consequences."
MIBTAKKN l'OK A WILD TUHKKY.
Ki, lli'.No, Ok., Oct, 37. N. (1. Crump,
association cattlo Inspector at Darling
ton Indian agency, four miles west of
El Heno, was accidentally killed by
David limner at daylight yesterday
morning. Urunor and Crump, in a party
of four, had gone wild turkoy shooting
and when tho Hock scattered Urunor
shot at what ho supposed was a turkey
moving on tho ground. It was tho
lioad of Crump that ho had scon, and
tho shot took effect in the center of
tho forehead. Death was Instantane
ous. Crump had been cattlo inspector
for many years, was an odd fellow in
all its 1 ranches, and tho funeral will
bo conducted by that order. Ilo leaves
a wifo and six children.
KII.I.KD ON A ltUNAWAY OAU.
Siiamgkw, l'n., Oct. 37. 15y tho run
ning away of a mine car on tho Mid
Valley Colliery railroad yestorduy,
looter Guliok, a minor, was killed, hiH
brains being dashed out against a tele
graph polo, and tlohn II. Iluhlot, An--drew
(Jerbor, James Trewitt and
JMlchael Dutehke, laborers, sustained
in1urios that may prove fatal. Tho
runaway car crashed into several
loaded ones standing at tho foot of the
oteop incline.
SHOT HIS YOUNOKIC llltOTIIEK.
Gutiiwh, Ok., Oct. 27. As Albert
innd Louis Pluger, aged 17 and 13 re
spectively, sons of Albort Plagcr, of
Howard township, this county, wero
trying to shoot a rabbit which hud
taken refugo under an old building,
Louis, the younger brother, came
around tho corner unexpectedly just
ns Albert fired, the entire charge strik
ing him on tho head and killing him
i instantly.
ALICE PLATT HELD.
tfl Wuinnn Clinrgod with n Crime That May
Coist Her Hur I.lfo.
Kanrab City, Mo., Oct. 37. Notwith
standing the fact that sho was mado
awaro yesterday that strychnino in
email quantities had been found in
email pills contained in a boltlo taken
from her trunk, Alico Piatt, tho ac
cused murderess of tho Mussey chil
dren, still re wiui ns adamant to tlio
threats and pleadings of tho dotectives
aiuFrcporters and sticks to her first
statement that sho is innocent Sho
1s no longer suspicionod of being a
murderess. Der case has taken on a
more serious form and sho is now ac
cused of a crimo which, if proven
against her, will cost her her life. Sho
was arrested last night on a warrant
sworn out by C. F. Mussey, father of tho
little girls, charging her with tho mur
der of Elizabeth Mussey, tho four-year-old
daughter who died Friday evening.
Tho warrant was read to hot- in hor
oll at the polico holdover, and sho
will bo arraigned and committed to
juil to await tho result of tho analysis
of Elizabeth's stomach. In caso
strychnine Is found in llio stomach of
the dead girl in sulllcient quantities to
have caused death, Miss I'latt will be
.held without bail for a preliminary
hearing on a charge of murder in the
.first degree.
A Hlg I.lbol Suit fulls.
Nrw Yoiik, Oct. 27. A year atjo tho
'World published an article on Dr. Ash
ton Buchanan Talbott, of Philadelphia,
tin which it was stated tho physician
.had a penchant for marrying "old
ladies and rich ones." For tho latter
statement, Dr. Talbott brought suit
against tho World in tho United States
court, asking 50,001) damages. Tho
trial ended with a verdict hi favor of
tho World.
Tlio Long Pension Caso.
Wabiiinoton, Oct. 27. The Long
Lochren pension caso was dismissed by
tho supremo court of tho United States
to-day, upon tho authority of previous
decisions of that court to abate pro
ceedings against public ollieers who
have died or loft the service. Commis
sioner Lochren having rositrned ills of
fice, Judye Long's case Is dismissed.
UNITED STATES PRISON.
Jteport of llio Warden of tho T.rtivemvortli
Institution Number of 1'rNonrra, fiUfl.
LKAVKNWOUTH.Kan., Oct. SO. Ward
en French has filed with tho attorney-general
tho first annual roport ol
tho United States penitentiary. The
penitentiary was organized as a civil
institution January 1, 1805, and tho old
military prison coascd to exist on tho
Bamo date. There were 020 convicts
received at tho prison during tho year.
Tlicro wero O.'i discharged, and the
number remaining at tho end of the
year was S35. Of tho inmates, ISO aro
under 20 years, 305 aro under 30 years,
101 under 40 years, and 00 from 40 to 50
years of age. Of tho number commit
ted, 457 can road and write, 20 read
only, and 1,11 aro illiterate. Those
born In tho United States number 587,
and J13 wero foreign born. Of this-num-ber418are
white, 137 colored, 04 Indi
ans, 5 Chinese and 0 Mexicans. In
their conjugal relations 331 aro mar
ried, 35 widowers and !J0t single.
HOME FOR VETERANS.
Tlio W. It. C. Institution nt. Ht. James Form
ally Dedicated.
St. Jamks, Mo., Oct. 20. Notwith
standing tho terrible accident to tho
excursion train bearing tho members
of tho O. A. 11. posts, tho Women's lie
lief corps, Sons of Veterans, and ofll
cers of the homo association, tho dedi
cation of tho Women's Kclief corps'
homo for veteran soldiers and their
wives took placo yesterday, and was
witnessed by ono of tho largest gather
ings over assembled in south central
Missouri, fully 10,000 persons being in
a tendance. The parade was over a milo
long, reaching from tho depot to the
grounds. Ono of tho features was a
"living flag" composed of 200 girls and
young women, ranging in ago from 0
to 20. He v. Jamos llagerty and Con
gressman Unrtholdt, of St. Louis, wero
tho principal speakers.
A PREACHER'S COOLNESS.
Ho Saved IIIh Audience from Doing X'anlo
HU-lclcen by Ii'lro.
Ciiioaoo. Oct. 20. lly raro presence
of mind Ilcv. James Vila Make saved
his audience from panic and possiblo
awful results of a fire, which broke
out just as tho morning service was be
ginning at the Third Unitarian church
yesterday, and which destroyed tho
main part of tho building. When tho
pastor took his placo in tho pul
pit his attention was drawn to
smoko in tho lobby leading to
tho Sunday school room. Ho
remained standing until tho or
ganist had ceased playing, and then
requested tho congregation to retire
quietly by tho rear exits. His manner
so reassured those assembled that a
panic was averted. Tho church was
almost entirely destroyed. Tlio loss is
placed at $35,000,
RIGHTEOUS PUNISHMENT.
A I.lltln (Mrl'H llriitut Assailant Itotighly
Jlnudlcd by Indignant Kurmorrt.
Dk Soro, Mo., Oct. 20. Near Black
well tho ten-year-old daughter of
Frank E. Settler, a wealthy farmer,
was brutally assaulted by Barney
Courtway. Tho little girl, with tlio
seven-year old slstor, was returning
homo from school and was stopped at
a lonely spot surrounded by heavy un
derbrush, by Courtway, who stopped
in front of tlio girls, pointed a revolver
at tho oldest and made her follow him
into tho woods. A posso was soon on
tho trail, and Courtway was captured.
It was only a fow minutes until an en
raged crowd of sturdy farmers relieved
tho constable of his prisoner, and tho
fiend was tied to a tree, severely
whipped and otherwiso mutilated and
turned loose.
PATTISON'S LONG RIDE.
Needless Cruelty Imported on a "Willing and
Valuable Horse,
St. Louis, Oct. 20. Harry IT. Patti
son, of the Third cavalry, has reached
Jefferhon Barracks after accomplish
ing a remarkable feat ol horseman
ship, lie rodo from St James, Mo.,
to tho barracks, 113 miles, in 31
hours and 23 minutes. Ho rodo tho
samo horse all tho way, tho ani
mal ho had ridden during tho entire
praetico march to Springfield, Mo.,
and return. The horso was examined
by the veterinary surgeon and pro
nounced uninjured. It is thought tho
authorities in Washington will not ap
prove tlio useless strain imposed on a
valuable animal.
CAME TO LIFE TO VOTE.
llooslor IVho "Was Prepared for llurliil Will
Cast a Ballot.
Jkfit.hsonvim.k, Ind., Oct. 30.
After an illness of several days Wil
liam Gray, residing at Chestnut Hill,
died, to all appearances, llu was laid
out and mourned as dead, and an un
dertaker called to prepare tho body for
burial. No sooner had tho undertaker
arrived than Gray showed signs of
animation. Suddenly he sat upright,
stared at tho surroundings, and, after
regainiug his senses, inquired tho
cause of griof. Ho said ho would get
well and vote November 3.
FUSION ON ELECTORS.
Itcpuhllriius llavo Combined In Ono Stato
and Domot'i'atH in 31).
Cjiicaoo, Oct 20. The republicans
have straight electoral tickets In 41 of
tho 45 states, having effected a fusion
in ono only Texas wiih tho "middle-of-the-road"
populists and gold stand
ard democrats. Tho democrats have
straight electoral tickets in only 15 of
tho states,having effected a fusion with
tho populists and free silver republic
ans in 20 of tne others, a conclusion not
havlnir yet been reached in tho re
mainder af tho states.
FOR SOUND MONEY.
nishop Seymour, of Illinois, Is Dorm on
Jtrynnlsm.
Tho following letter from Bishop
Seymour, of Springfield, III., was given
out by C. Vey llolmnn nt tho national
democratic headquarters October 23t
"Hprlngflold, 111., Bishop's Houho, Oct. 13,
1890. My ancestors, for throo gonorntloiifl
on both my father's ntid mother's side,
wero born In this country, and I liavo lived
ooro on my native soil for over CO yearn,
"I liavo always, Hlnco I wan ablo to np
proclato tho valuo of our political Institu
tions, felt tlio greatest admiration for them
as on tlio wholo tho wisest and best which
liavo ever been vouchsufed by a merciful
provldeneo for tho government of any na
tion. "In Jho oldon times I was taught and T
cntno from observation in mature years
to roposo with ontlro eonfldenco In tho
patriotism and loyalty of my follow cltl
ions, that they as n body would guard our
liberties as a sacred trust, placed In our
hands for tho bencllt not only of ourselves,
but of all mankind.
"Tho grand old parties of my boyhood
and youth, known then us whig and demo
cratic, woro allko equally truo to their
country's Bafoty and honor. They woro
divided on questions of policy and practical
politics.
"As a clergyman I abstained from voting
bccaiiHo my relations wero such that In
qualifying myself Intelligently to cast my
ballot I might, without meaning to do so,
Irrltato and antagonize many pooplo whom
otherwise I might permanently lnlluenco
for their good. My slnglo ballot wan not
worth tho sacrllleo when tho country, I
was confident, was safe In tho hundd of
either of tho great parties.
"During the civil war tho conditions woro
changed. It was not tho Issue of tho
triumph of a political party which was at
stake, it was tho safety of our United
States, and I voted as a citizen doing all
that ho could to protect his country from
ruin.
"When peace came at last I returned to
my old wuy of thinking that our natlvo
land was safo in tho eustody of either of
tho great political parties, now called re
publican and democratic, and 1 again re
mained away from the polls, so that I
have not cast a ballot, suvo once In u locul
election, In ovor SO years.
"But 1 have lived to see, as I bellcvo, our
liberties at tho present tlmo put In ap
parently grcak peril by the delusion, If not
the madness, of a considerable number of
our people, urged on by leaders who seem
reckless of ulterior consequences, provided
they win an immediate vlcto.-y. Oncu more
I mean to voco under tho same constrain
ing motives which Impelled mo to cust u
ballot during our civil war.
"Lot mo specify throo reasons among
many which force mo In conselenco to vote
at the coming election, In the reverse order
to their Importance.
"1. The Issuo raised by tho advocates of
tho frca and unlimited coinage of silver at
tho ratio of sixteen to ono strikes at the
national honor and our commercial In
tegrity ua a people, and threatens with a
prospect of serious lnjuiy and embarrass
ment all classes of the community, Involv
ing the suffering of poor and rich alike.
"With many thoro previrils an absolute
Ignorance of tho natiiio and purposo of
money, and henco they are easily misled
by sophistries which confuse and bewilder
them.
"Aloney la a medium of exchange for the
jonvcnlcnco of buyers and sellers. Origin
ally men exchunged the raw inuteriuls or
uruclcs of trade by agreement on tho oc
casion. Next they used gold und silver in
their crude state, weighing them at tho
time the mirguln was made. In process of
tlmo, for the convenience of all concerned,
when Bottled governments wero estab
lished, It becamo ono of tho prerogatives
of tho stato to placo Us signature upon the
coins, which formed the current money of
tho people, regulating their value by u
llxed standard. Tho government did not
r.iako tho money. This Is a function which
a government can no more do than It can
create u world. Tho valuo of tho coin,
whatever bo tho metal, lies In its Intrinsic
worth and Is not Imparted to It by tho gov
ernment's stamp.
"If tho government puts allctltlousvaluo
upon tho coin which It Issues then it utters,
In the name ol tho nation, a falsehood and
oonw ono In tno end must be cheated, und
this hardship for the most part falls upon
tho poor, because they are less ablo to
protect themselves.
"Tho depreciation of the coin of a coun
try ti an old trick of kings. 1 scarcely ex
pected that It would bo adopted us an ex
pedient by a great political party, or
rather, a coalition of purl Its, In theso
United States of America ut tho end of tho
nineteenth century.
"Tl.o government cannot creato values.
Those who do this aro tho citizens of tho
country, tho farmers and planters and
miners, who, with tho help of God, bring
fresh crops and stores of wealth from the
earth, and tho mechanics and artists who,
by their labor and skill and genius, Impart
valuo to tho raw material and glvo us
splendid buildings and paintings and
sculpturo and literature and marvelous
applications by Inventions of tho forces
and resources of nuturo to tho use of man.
"Tho source of values and the lncreaso
of values coma from tho sons of toll In all
the departments of labor, whother of tho
hand or brain. They come not from tho
government, they never did, they do not
now and they never can. Tho government
may lssuo In some form or another prom
ises to pay, and If tho peoplo have confi
dence In tho stability and Integrity of their
government then such promissory notes
or tokens will be received at par or oven
abovo par, but those notes or tokens aro
not money, they aro simply promises to
pay money. To bo respected tho money
must be back of them and tho valuo of such
promises will bo measured by tho degree
of faith which Is reposed In tho ability of
tho government to redeem them. It Is a
mathematical certainty that there can bo
but ono standard of value In the last resort,
as thero Is but one standard of measuro
and ono standard of weight. Wo cannot
lmvo two yard-sticks, ono of two feet and
tho other of three, and compel tho peoplo
by law to employ them and sell by tho two
foot yard-stick and buy by tho three.
"All such legislation must ultimately
fall, and outnll grievous Buttering upon the
nation which allows Itself to become tho
prey of such Immoral teaching and prac
tice. This la not thereforo a mere question
of policy, It Is an Issuo which Involves
morals, It ptrikes at our national honor,
it la a challenge which sharply Inquires,
simll our country toll a falsehood or stand
by tho truth?
"I do not menu that anyone In particular
who advocates tho double ntandnrd Is re
sponsible for advocating dishonesty, but f
am persuaded that he Is mistaken In his
own reasoning, or Is mlbled by others, and I
am anxious to open his eyes to tho fact
that such Is tlio case.
"2 Tho present presidential conflict in
volves tho essential character of
our national supromo court. It
l proposed to Invrdo the sanctity,
I may call It, of thnt august tribunal, and
bring It within tho menu of paity polities,
bo that the dominant tuctlon will have tho
control of It, as well as of all other depart
ments of tho government legislative, ox
eoutlvo and Judicial,
"Thin blow, aimed at our highest court,
Is far-reaching In Its conscquonces, nnd,
If successful, will strike down tho greatest
conservative dofonso which our constitu
tion provides against hasty and faulty leg
islation and the approaches of annrchy.
"Tho supremo court of our country ia,
porhaps moro than anything else, the most
proclous creation of our constitution. It
plnces us, in Its office and functions, at an
Immenso advantage over Great Britain,
With hor, when a law has passed the two
houHoa of parliament and received tho ap
proval of tho sovereign thero Is no remedy.
No matter how Iniquitous tho act may be,
thero Is no resourco. Tlio nation must sub
mit. With us thero Is a remedy, ond that
romody lies In our supromo court, com
posed of Judged appointed for llfo, and
consequently lifted nbove tho Influence of
party and dependenco upon the favor of
tho peoplo. Now It Is proposed to romovo
tho safeguard which makes our supremo
court a unlquo feature of our political
system und reduce it to ti.e level of partisan
BWay.
"This proposal Is nlmost as bad as aiming
a bullet at tho flag of our country.
"3. In tho present campaign tho moat
studious and persistent efforts seem to
have been mado to array the poor against
tho rich, tho laborer against hla employer
nnd ono section of our country against
nnother. I do not believe that our political
orators havo been conscious that tho drift
of their speeches has been to excite class
and sectional prejudice. The eager desire
for success has blinded their eyes to tho
effect of their appeals, and they havo gone
on, day by day, striving to win voica ny
clalmlntr thnt tho east was tho enemy of
tho south and the west, and that capital
was tho foe of labor.
"In any country, but preeminently In a
country like ours, governed by popular
suffrage, such teaching must soon provo
fatal to our existence. It must lead, and
It will lead to Internecine strife, to anarchy
and revolution. This teaching Is not only
pernicious, but It Is absolutely false. Tho
classes of society nre mutually dependent
upon each other for their well being. The
poor cannot get on without tho rich, nor
tho rich without tho poor. It would bo
dlilicult to decide which has tho greater
noed of his brother, the laborer, who does
tho work, or tho employer, who pays the
wages.
"I am not saying that there aro not bad
rich men, nnd equally bad poor men. There
aro. I am not denying that capital often
has Its faults, as well as labor has Its sins.
They havo. But I am saying that tho rich
nnd tho poor, and cnpltal and labor, aro
mutually dependent upon each other, and
I am persuaded that It Is tho part of all who
lovo their country to do their utmost to
promote their cordial sympathy and gen
erous cooperation.
"Wo aro members ono of another; wo
need each other; wo must help each other;
wo must bo pitiful, tender-hearted, forgiv
ing ono another; wo must lovo as brethren.
Thon wo will grow In all good things, and,
moro than 'tho mistress of tho world,' wo
will bo tho bonefnetress of mankind, the
healer of tho woes of the nations of the
earth. GF.ORGE F. SEYMOUR."
TRUTH ABOUT BRYAN AND YALE.
A Student There Writ en u Letter to Ills
I'lilhor In Iti'ply to Crltlcltmi.
A Chicigo man who has a son nt Yale,
and who wrote a letter to the latter in
regard to the Hrynn episode in New
Haven, ha.s just received tin answer
from his son, who gives the truth of
the affair as follows:
"You spoke rather cuttingly of the con
duct of Yalo students when Bryan wao
here. I have no doubt that tho accounts in
tho Chicago papers were grossly exag
gerated and they may havo misled you.
Tho demonstration was at no stago cither
boisterous or discourteous. Tho crowd at
the start was ordorly and extremely good
natured. Tho speaker preceding Bryan
mado some very unjust remarks, at which
tho crowd hissed. Bryan got up In the
midst of tho hissing, and with a boneflcent
'Lo, tho conquering hero,' air spread out
his hands, ns a minister does when ho
pronounces tho benediction. lie presented
nn extremely ludlclous appearanco, and
tho crowd laughed. Bryan promptly lost
his temper and burst forth Into Invective.
Ho said wo wero tho sons of dishonest
parents, sont here to spend lll-gotton gains,
etc. Tho crowd objected to this by giving
tho collego cheer with McIClnley on tho
ond. This disturbed the serenity and com
pletely unnerved tho 'boy orator.'
"From that tlmo on tho 'boy orator' was
noticeably 111 at ease. He hurled plenty of
epithets, but no arguments, at the throng,
which was thoro to learn nnd bo converted
by his oratorical eloquence and undisputed
logic, but, alas! tlio ranks of tho 'gold
bugs' remained undeplotcd.
"After ho had given up, a wild-eyed, un
barbored man got up and said: 'For God's
sake, boys, remember tho points Bryan has
so admirably proved In his speech when
you go to tho polls In November,' and then
pat down In the midst of a tumultuous
sllonee. Tho crowd tried to lay Its linger
on any point that Bryan had proved, but,
after a futile endeavor, cheered for Mc
IClnley and dispersed.
"Tho wholo sceno was ludicrous In the
extreme, nnd no ono but a fanatic could
havo failed to see the humorous side. If
Bryan had shown tho least bit of tact or
knowledge of his audlcnco things would
havo boon different.
"By tho way, It may bo Interesting to
know that thero aro 2,300 odd men In Yule
who favor gold, and seven who ure in fa
vor of allvor. This, It seems to me, Is a
pointer on the disk of public opinion."
Chicago Times-Herald.
It cue t Ion In tho West.
For the absolute confidence in the elec
tion of Melvinley expressi-d by the re
pblican leaders in the last few days
there is a solid basis, in making a
thorough canvass of those agricultural
states in the west which were most af
fected by the silver epidemic the re
ports of a wholesale reaction have been
confirmed. The campaign of education
has borne ripe fruit; and there has been
no more efficient teacher than Mr. Ury
nn himself, whose large drafts upon
credulity, instend of attracting support,
have shocked the conservatism and in
telligence of the people. To the whole
body of eastern states thnt have been
confidently counted for Me Kin ley from
tho beginning states of the west are
being added every day. Philadelphia
Ilccord.
tCJ'Ohicno, the place where llrynn
has been most prominently exhibited, is
preparing to f-ive him the worst drub
bing that any political candidate h.is
ever received in that city.--Cleveland
Leader.
A POPOCRATIC PLOT.
Appeal to Workers to 1'orco Issues with
Employers.
In Its effort to stir up trouble be
tween worklngmcn and their employ
ers tho popocratio national committee
is resorting to desperate measures.
Senator James K. Jones, having
found his "coercion" cry a boomerang,
has Issued a manifesto summoning em
ployes to make organized demands on
their employers for two-year contracts
for wages at rates equal to or nbovo
those they arc now receiving, the con
tracts to bo conditional on the election
of McKlnley. In this way, according
to Mr. Jones' arguments, tho sincerity
of capital's advocacy of sound money
ns a policy for tho nation's good is to bo
tested.
ThiB nppcal from popocrntlc head
quarters declares that Chicago manu
facturers have udmltted that McKin
lcy's election is to be followed by a cut
in wages and it insinuates that this re
duction is to be from 10 to 35 percent.
Then, nftcr suggesting thnt commit
tees of worklngmcn go to the employ
ers and ask for nn agreement in writ
ing that wages shall be raised, or tho
present scale be innintnined, "or llnnl
ly demand an absolute guarantee that
no cut In wages shall toliow tne tri
umph of the gold standard," the doc
ument says:
"Workmen arc advised to put their
employers to this test. It will cost
them nothing und may settle a dis
puted point."
licpublicuu managers havo been ex
pecting something of this kind for
three weeks. Consequently they wero
on the lookout for It. They discovered
the other day the matter was being sent
out secretly from popocrntlc national
headquarters as a "special" to friendly
newspapers throughout the country.
It was not Intended for publication in
Chicago.
A copy of the address was shown to
Mr. llnnna, and he pronounced it "tho
most desperate they have yet sent out."
"The animus of such an appeal as
thnt to the prejudices of workingmen,"
he continued, "is plainly apparent. It
cannot be disguised. It bIiowb they
renlize their pnly hope lies in getting up
a general strike. But it will prove ns
great a boomerang as did their great
cry about coercion. It will be resisted
by laboringmen just as that was. Ever
since the Chicago day demonstration
their policy hns been to stir up 1 rouble,
believing this would crcnte sympathy
for their candidate and their cause."
Here is the Jones appeal:
"Chicngo. 111., Oct. 22. It is generally '
admitted by Chicago manufacturers that
tho election of McKnlley will bo followed by
a reduction In wages. While the claim Is
mado by somo that the reduction will bo
slight there Is a prevailing suspicion that
tho cut will not bo less than ten per cent.
And fromthat to 20 and even 25 percent. In
factories which have suffered most from
tho gold standard.
"It Is a significant fact that not an em
ployer of labor In the United States so far
as can be learned has publicly or private
ly offered to raise wages If Mr. McKlnley
bo elected. Many of them havo threat
ened to dlschorgo their men If they dared
voto for Mr. Bryan, and havo threatened
to close down their shop or reduce wages
in such an event, but they hold out no
bright promises contingent on gold stand
ard success.
"They will not even promlso to maintain
wages at their present scale. They know
that It cannot be dono. They know that
the gold standard makes a wage reduction
imperative, and they are anxiously waiting
tho closo of tho campaign so as to be able
to put a lower Bcaio into eireci wiwiuui
endangering Mark Hanna's cause.
"If tho worklngmcn of any great fnctory
or of any great Industry nre in doubt as to
tho absoluto accuracy of this assertion
they can easily provo or disprove It. L.et
them appoint a committee and authorize
it to confer with tho employer or employ
ers. Lot this committee ask for an agree
ment in writing either that wages shall be
raised in tho ovent of tho election of Mr.
McKInloy.or that the presnt rate of wages
shall bo maintained, or, finally, demand an
absoluto guarantee that no cut In wages
shall follow the triumph of tho slnglo
gold standard. This will Bottle tho wholo
busnless. Do not take anyone's word for
It. Havo a contract mado and signed, and
lot It sneclfy at least two years In which
there shall be no material wage reduction.
This Is not an unreasonable demand. Mr.
McIClnley Is nnnounced as tho 'advance
agent of pronperlty.' Employers aro ask
ing their men, and oven threatening them,
In an attempt to porpetuato tho gold stand
ard, which has thus far been a failure. It
theso factory-owners and business men
havo any confidence In their political sa
gacity, If they really bellevo that McKlnley
la tho advance agent of prosperity, If they
really bellevo tho gold standard Is a good
thing, they certainly should bo willing to
agreo not to cut down wages Just the mo
ment that peoplo havo voted to havo four
more years of a gold regime. Their con
tldcnco should go to the extent of making
a legal contract with tho men they aro now
urging to voto for 'McKlnley and pros
perity.' "Woriungmcn aro auviscu to put tueii
employers to this te3t. It will cost them
nothing, nnd may settlo a disputed point."
A Sllverlto 1.1c.
The farmer knows that wheat has de
preciated since 1873, and the mine own
er tells him that it is because silver has
depreciated. Because many western
farmers have accepted this falsehood
as the truth, silverites claim that they
understand the currency question bet
ter than sound jnoney men. Hut these
silverites tell but half the story of de
preciation. In 1S55 the average price ol
wheat at Mark Lane, London, was 74
shillings t) pence a quarter. In 1870,
which was three years before the de
monetization of silver, the average price
was 40 shillings 11 pence a quarter. Yet
in 1S70 our mints were open to silver on
precisely the same terms as In 1855.
Tho farmers should ask the sllvei
orators to account for this. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
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