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SUPPLEMENT. O’NEILL FRONTIER. O’Neill, .... Nebraska Thursday. November 1, 1900. KEEP THE FLAG FLYING. THE NEW STAR-SPANGLED DINNER Oh, ea.v, can you see, by the far Eastern light, What so proudly is hailed at the twi light's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, after many a fight, I'n lands near and fur, is so gallantly streaming? And the thnnks in our prayers, rising high in the air, flive proof to the World thnt our flag is, still there; Oh, say, let that star-spangled banner be waved O’er the lands we have freed and the peoples we've saved! Oh, thus be if ulways, whenever we stand i Between the oppressed ami a King's I desolation! j Blest with victory and peace, may the , heaven-reseiied land Fraise the I’ower tlint hath made us a powerful nation! And onward we must, for our cause it *s just; And this be our motto, "In (lod is our trust;” Let the star-spangled banner in triumph be waved O’er the lands we have freed and the peoples we’ve saved! MARTIN SAXE. WHICH WILL YOU HAVE? McKinley with fields of waving grain; or Bryan with a wilderness of weeds? McKinley with running spindles; or BryaM with rusting niachluery? McKinley with solid dollars; or Bryan with empty pockets? McKinley with a Tull dinner pail; or Bryan with hunger at the door? McKinley with roaring furnaces; or Bryan with dead ashes In the pit? MoKInley with crowded school houses; or Bryan with crowded soup bouses? McKinley with National Industry; or Bryaa with otir markets free to foreigners? McKinley with Increasing busi ness; or Bryan with general bank ruptcy? MoKInley the practical statesman; or Bryan the air castle builder? McKinley the agent of prosperity; or Bryan the apostl • of poverty? McKinley the true and tried; or Bryan the theorist? McKinley the reliable American; or Bryaa the political acrobat? McKinley the performer; or Bryaa the promiser and false prophet? The answer rests with YOlT. INCREASED WORK FOR CIGARM AKERS. This is a comparison that will be appreciated, especially by those working in the tobacco and cigar industries. The following are the official figures for the fiscal years euding June SO: Cleveland’s administration: 1803 .*4,814,107,117 1804 .. 4,000,917,433 1805 .... 4,103,07*2,440 1800 . 4,‘239,755,043 Total.17,282,842,033 * Eight months under Harrison. McKinley’s administration: 1807 .•4,003,100,007 185>8 . 4.010.037,307 1809 5,077.287.824 1000 . 5,903,170,381 Total . 20.014,504,097 * Eight months under Clevel«nd. THE INCREASE UNDER MC KINLEY’S ADMINISTRATION WAS 2,731,721,700 CIGARS, i At an average of 05,000 cigars r per man per year, it would require [ more than 10,000 cigarntakcrs to ► supply this increase in production, ( and this does not include the addi * tional number of people necessary ► to supply this estra 10,000 men ^ with material. ► WHO WILL TAKE THE RE 1 SFONSIBILITY OF CHANG l ING THESE IMPROVED CON* ► DITIONS? THEY ARE AS l GOOD IN ALL OTHER l TRADES. Wages to Be Paid In Good Money. Now will we ever consent that the wages of labor or its frugal savings shall be scaled down by permitting payment in dollars of less value than the dollars accepted as the best in every enlightened nation of the earth?—President McKin ley’s speech at the baminet of the Na tional Association of Manufacturers of the Uuited States, at the Waldorf-As toria, New York, Jan. 27, 1808. [ Labor and Industry Prosper HAS RECOGNIZED LABOR McKinley Gave More Appointments to Wage-Earners than Ail His Pre decessors Combined. President McKinley ban recognized la bor in appointments more than all bis predecessors combined. The following are some of his appointments: PETER B. LAIRD, stone-cutter and member of Local Assembly 1563 of the Knights of Labor, Brooklyn, New York —Commissioner of Immigration at Que bec, Canada. Appointed 1897. DAVID HKALY, journalist, writer on labor topics for fifteen years, ex-chair man of Nntiona! Executive Board of the Knights of Labor—Commissioner of Im migration at Vancouver, B. C. Appoint ed 1899. CAMERON MILLER, coni miner, Secretary Miners’ Union, Ohio—Immi grant Inspector. Appointed 1898. FRANK SARGENT, Grand Master Brotherhood Locomotive Firemen—Ap pointed member of Industrial Commis sion, but declined to serve owing to the desire of his organization to retain him aa Grand Master. M. D. HATCH FORD, coal miner, President United Mine Workers of Amer ica-Appointed member of Industrial Commission, 1898. JOHN L. KENNEDY, printer, mem ber of Typographical Union. Appointed member of industrial Commission, 1898. JOHN FARQUHAR, printer. Ap pointed member of the Industrial Com mission, 1898. EDWIN C. MADDEN, locomotive en gineer, member of Brotherhood of Loco motive Engineers. Appointed Third As sistant Postmaster General, 1898. W. G. EDENS, railroad brnkemnn, member of Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Appointed Superintendent of Free Delivery, Chicago, III. CHARLES H. L ITCH MAN, shoe maker, cx-Grand Secretary Knights of St. Crispin, ex-Genernl Secretary of the Knights of Lftbor. Appointed member of Industrial Commission, 1900. JOHN THOMAS, coal miner. Ap pointed Immigrant Inspector in territory opposite Buffalo, in Canada, In 1898. ROBERT WATCII0RN, advanced from Immigrant Inspector to Special Supervising Immigrant Inspector, 1899. ADOLPH J. YOU, locomotive engi neer, member grievance committee B. of L. E.—Special Immigrant Inspector, Puget Sound district. Appointed 1899. ROBERT D. LAYTON, axraaker, member of the Axmakers’ Union, ex Grand Secretary of the Knights of La bor-Special Immigrant Inspector. Ap pointed 1898. T. V. POWDERLY, Commissioner General of Immigration, appointed 1897. Was "Initiated into the Machinists’ and Blacksmiths’ Union In 1870, and remain ed n member until the dissolution of the organization in 1877. He became a member of the Knights of Labor in 1874, and is still a member. Was a member of the Industrial Brotherhood from 1874 to the dissolution of the organization in 1878; Is nn honorary member of seven teen different labor organizations In as many States. This list, nnd it falls far short of being complete, shows that President McKiu ley has given more appointments to labor than all of his predecessors since the foundation stone of the government was laid. PLENTY—STARVATION. Of course it docs not strictly pertain to the subject to record au interesting fact with regard to the general labor situation in Omaha, which presumably is a typical Western town, but it may nevertheless be recalled that the Omaha World-Her ald was Mr. Bryan’s personal orgnu in 1800, and during that campaign it made the prophecy daily that in the event of McKinley’s election the depression and distress among the working classes would be widespread. The best proof of the falsity of this prophecy is found on the want pages of the World-IIerald. A recent issue at hand contains the ad vertisements of two females and seven males who want situations, while on the same page the “help wanted" advertise ments ask for 107 females and 115 males. This is in addition to the “agents want ed,” and docs not include the advertise inent for 1,000 men for railroad work. The calamity prophecy was a failure in Mr. Bryan’s own State, as it was else where. Omaha had its share of hard times In 1803-1804. Wage Garner*. “The whole free silver movement is s conspiracy against wages.’’— Bourke Cockran. 1890. Wages under free silver: China— Unskilled labor.10c to 20c per day Skilled labor.20c to 40c per day Mexico— Unskilled labor.45c to 00c per day Skilled labor.50c to $1.80 per day In the United States under gold basis: Unskilled labor.. .$1.00 to $1.50 per day Skilled labor.$2.00 to $5.00 per day Which is the best for you? Ask the Railroad Men. Railroad men are prosperous beyond precedent. If you do not believe it, ask them. The condition of the railroad men Is shown by the following short tablees: ' Men employed 1S09.928,924 Men employed 1895. 785,034 Increase .143,890 Wages paid 1899.$522,907,890 Wages paid 1893 . 445,508,201 Increase .$77,459,035 Employment Seeks Labor. We have goue from industrial depres sion to industrial activity. We have gone from labor seeking employment to employment seeking labor. We have abundant and unquestionable currency the world over, and we have an unsur passed national credit—better than it has ever been before in onr history.—Presi dent McKinley at Clinton, Iowa, Oct. 11, 1898. BRIDGING THE QUESTION HOME TO THE WORKERS. Never before have the wage-earners of the Catted State* been better off than during the yea re 1897-1000—under the administration of Preai dent William McKinley. Before cantina hie vote the wage-earner should ask himself these questions: Is work easier to get than It was in 1805? Are wages higher? Am I living up to a higher standard? Am 1 saving more money than 1 did then? Am 1 better able to educate my children? Are my fellow men in better condition as a class? Is it not a fact that the vast army of wage-earners are batter off phys ically, msntally and financially than they were? What has become of the vast number ot unemployed men who, during the last Democratic administration, walked the streets of the cities and canvassed the farms for work? Bet the wage-earner ask himself these questions and then let him ask whether he wants to vote for the restoration to power of a party that brought the country to the verge ol ruin, that stayed manufacturing by its low tariff theories, and whose success woul d be to Incite panic, a loss of work and an unsettling of the prosperous business conditions the country over. If the wage-earner will do this, and vote as he knows is tru», there will be no doubt about the success of the Republican party in this election. BET HIM KEEP IN MIND WHETHER HE HAH NOT FOUND WORK MORE REGUBARBY UNDER M'KINBEY THAN HE DID UNDER CBEVEBAND. WHEN DID HE HAVE TO BAY OFF THE MOHT? MORE WAGES ARE PAID. MORE MEN EMPLOYED. Whenever the wage-earner is tempted to believe that the men who tol! In the factories and workshops are no better off than formerly, ask him to think back four years only. He knows. When he asks for figures, give him these: WAGE-EARNERS EMPBOYED. Fiscal year. Number. 1890. 7,500,000 1800. 5,300,000 Increase under McKinley administration. 2,200,000 WAGES PAID. Fiscal year. * Amount. lOOO. .... $3,125,750,000 1890. 2,003,750,183 Increase under McKinley administration. $519,999,817 An army of two million more wage-earners, an additional pay-roll of half a billion dollars la the Republican record. The full dinner pall means 'more than a man’s immediate wants; it means the opportunity to earn and save and prosper. Think back four years. LABOR BETTER EMPLOYED THAN EVER BEFORE. Look at tills: Membership of labor organizations employed in 1S97, 1898 and 1899, from oflicial reports of the unions: Craft*. ABruts .100 llrlcklayers and stoue ma sons . TO Itroom makers. Harbors . 70 lllcyele workers. 00 Holler makers and lrou shtp builders. 50 Hrlckmakers .50 Hlaeksmltlm . so Itrewery workers.00 linkers . SO Hookblmlers . 70 Hoot and shoe workers.50 Conductors (railroad) .90 Coopers . 95 Curtain (laee) operators.... 90 Core makers. 40 Carpenters . 70 I ClBar makers. St) engineers (locomotive). 75 engineers (coal-hoisting) .. .. Klectrleal workers."... .100 KuKlners (stationary). dromon (stationary). dremeu (locomotive) .90 Class-bottle blowers.100 Class workers. Cnrment workers. 50 Cold beaters. .. llorsesboers . 75 Hatters .75 Iron molders. 70 —Employment of total member-1 ship. l*er et.— 1897. 1898. 1899. 100 100 75 50 80 90 95 100 90 00 95 95 90 95 65 75 80 92 80 75 75 95 95 95 (15 75 85 88 75 1(H) 90 95 100 98 95 IK) 100 95 98 95 98 97 90 95 95 90 100 95 90 98 100 99 85 191) 19 75 80 90 Agents are employed mostly on commls employed, though not always earning wages Reference to the table of increase o thnt those reporting practically the fit experienced a phenomenal increase in onstrating that McKinley prosperity h —Kraploynient of * total member ship. Per et.— Crafts. 1897. 1898. 1899. Iron, steel and tin workers. 80 85 100 Longshoremen . .....100 1(0 100 Leather workers.100 100 100 Meat cutters and butchers .... .. 50 Musicians ... .. 80 Metal workers. .. 90 Machinists . 70 75 100 Mine workers. 00 80 98 OH and gas well workers. .. 99 Potters . .. 100 Steel and copper plate print ers . 95 95 98 Paper makers. 80 • 90 100 Printers . 70 80 98 Pattern makers. 70 85 100 Stonecutters .50 60 95 Spinners (cotton luule). 90 100 100 Stove mounters. . . 75 Street railway employes.... 75 75 90 Seamen . 70 89 100 Tailors . 00 75 95 Tin-plate workers . 80 IX) Telegraphers . 90 95 OS Tile layers. . . 75 Railroad laborers. 70 80 95 Textile workers. 85 StrlkQ. 100 Tobacco workers. 00 75 95 Upholsterers . 50 70 99 Weavers (elastic gore). 97 98 Wood carvers. 55 70 85 Wood workers. 50 80 98 Average .56.4 69.1 92.7 ilon. Their entire membership are always Their pay depends entirely on their snles. ’ membership of trade unions will show 1 membership employed in 1897 have Membership since that year, clearly dom ts reached them. Many More Factories Running. The preliminary report of the census bureau completely disproves the asser tion that the small manufacturing estab lishments have been driven out or ab sorbed by the larger ones. The number of factories, large and small, in the Unit ed States in 1890 and 1900 compare as follows: Year. Number. 1900 . 528,028 1890 . 322,038 Increase.205,390 Bryan a False Prophet. *Tf McKinley and the Republican par ty are successful, and put in power for the -uext four years, wages will be de creased, hard times will come upon us and over the land the price of wheat will go down and the price of gold will go up, mortgages on our homes will be fore closed by the money lenders, shops and factories will close. We will export no goods aud we will import from foreign lands all the goods we use; thus will ruin, want and misery be with us.”—Wil liam Jennings Bryan, 1890. New Michigan Factories. There are in 'Michigan 1,005 factories which were not In existence in 1897. These factories employ 23,000 people, whose yearly wages amount to about $1, 500,000. Of these some had employment in 1897, but many had not. The volume of idle labor has been so decreased that the lumbermen, though offering higher wages than they did in 1890, find it hard to get men to work in their camps. President McKinley a Union Man. In August, 1899, President McKinley was made a member of the Bricklayers’ and Stone Masons' Union of Chicago. He attended a meeting of the union and was addressed by President Gubbins of the union, who said, among other things: “We know that you are the friend of the workingman and that you are deeply concerned in all that concerns him.” President McKinley iu reply said, in concluding his remarks: “The word I would leave with you is this: Improve all the advantages and op portunities of this free government. Your children, your families, your boys and girls, are close to your heartstrings, and my word is to avail yourselves for your children of the splendid opportunities for schooling under our excellent free school system. Give them the best education you can. That is the best equipment for American citizens. (Applause.) Intelli gence and integrity will win their way anywhere. I don’t want you to establish hostile camps and divide into classes. I do not want to see walls against your boys and girls. (Cheering). T would see no barrier in the way of their ambition to occupy the highest places in this free government. (Long-continued applause and cheering.) “But now I must atop—I must leave you. I leave you with my very best wishes and good will, and I go with the prayer that you may always continue to secure good employment at good wages. I know that these things will bring into your homes iove and contentment.” (Con tinuous cheering.) GREY’S FAMILY. A Story op Country Life. BY ALMA L PARKER, GUIDE ROCK, NEB. CHAPTER VIII.—(Continued.) “Well,” continued Mr. Murphy, “It’a been a nachur’l succlssion of ivints thot has placed this adrainlsthratlon in its prissent position. The byes a wor-rkin’ on the Job have been doin’ some dom hard liftin’, with no toirae to listen to aunties, for the dodgin’ of cannon balls. Now, this here argyfyin’s all right In your front parlor, but it cuts no figure with them Mouser bullets. Now, all sensible Americans knows that the United States means to do whot’s right by them Flllipeaners. Mr. McKinley isn’t goin’ to steal anything from ’em. Nobody’s tryin’ to cheat them out of a cent. Whenever they quit their kickin’ we’ll treat ’em in slch a way they’ll be glad we licaed ’em. I think if some of thiin fellers thot’s agin ivrything would go to Manilly and wur’rk on the job, they’d find out thot, while’s they’s pick in’ bullets out of tholr hardtack. These fellers thot’s agin ivrything makes me think ot a ship-wrecked sailor, that was jest like ’em in this respect. The ship he was on went down, and he swam to an island. A native came to help him up the bank. Now this feller was al most drowned physically, but he was still able to blow his bazoo. ‘Got a gov ernment here?’ he said, says he, to the native. ‘Yes, sor,’ says the native. ! ’Wal, I’m agin it,’ said the feller/’ * * * * * * * • “See here, Mr. Murphy,” said Simon, “it is nearly time to retire. Our house is rather limited, and I guess you’d bet ter go on and stay some other place. CHAPTER IX. Healing of the Breach. In spite of Simon's protestations, Mr. Murphy, the Irish traveler, suc ceeded in spending the night at the Grey residence, and in the morning, with jolly good humor, went his way. “That’s just the kind of fellows that are in favor of expansion, Ezra,” said Simon. “.What does he know about such things?” “It may be, Simon, that he isn’t fa miliar with the knowledge of books, but his good common sense, in^pite of his ignorance, has kept him on the side of our most intelligent men.” “Ezra Grey! Who can you point out among our natioh’s noted men that were expansionists?” “Well, Simon, there were George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, An drew Jackson, and many others.” “Why,” said Simon, in astonishment; “Jefferson and Jackson were Demo crats.” “To be sure they were, but they must have been in favor of an expansion policy, for during their administration our country expanded greatly. Wash ington was an expansionist and yet the Democrats and Populists say they are standing in line with him.” “When the purchase of Louisiana was agreed upon through the treaty made by President Jefferson with Bonaparte, the anti - expansionists fought it on the ground that the Con stitution made no provision for our holding ‘foreign territory.’ But in spite of the people that fougl’t the idea, he purchased Louisiana, thereby adding over a million square miles to the area of this nation. If the anti-expansion ists or the day had prevailed, that vast area west of the Mississippi would to day be a foreign country, and the United States an inferior power. “Now, let’s look at General Jackson, the Democratic idol. Without author ity from the government at Washing ton, lie invaded Florida and demon strated the fact that it was completely at the mercy of the United States. Its cession to us by Spain was largely due to his persistence. He looked Into the future, and saw the advantage of our possessing a coast line to the Gulf. Jackson was an expansionist. “When Texas asked for annexation to the Union, the Democratic party was in power. The Whigs bitterly op posed the proposition. “We annexed Texas, defeated Mexi co, and by the treaty of peace In 1848 secured the Immense area now occupied by California, Nevada, Utah, part of Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona, and made tile Pacific our Western bound ary. Had the anti-expansionists hud their way, Texas would now be a for ! elgn country, and this area Just do scribed would be a part of Mexico, In stead of the United States. Then I ! might go on and explain how the anti expansionists howled when the govern ment purchased Alaska. They thought it was awful, yet see how well Alaska has paid us. I tell you, Simon, we can not expand too much. What would Great Britain be, one of the mightiest nations of the globe, were it not for her colonial possessions?” “Well, Ezra, you never enn convince me that the Philippine war is right. You might argue all your breath away, and I would still think McKinley wus making a great mistake.” “Now, Simon, I want to call your at tention to the fact that the Democrats in Congress pushed McKinley Into the Spanish war. They were the war party, shouting that McKinley was a cow ard. So quickly have events crowded upon events, as to cause forgetfulness of the fact, that in the early days of last year the Democrats and Populists goaded William McKinley, Jeered at him, because he hesitated to declare war against Spain. Dewey’s victory at Manila originated expansion. All through the hot summer of 1S98 there were no Democrats, no Republicans, nor Populists—only Americans, rejoic ing in the achievement of Admiral Dewey. Then President McKinley was rumored to have said, ‘Only the city of Manila will be retained. It will be the American Hong Kong;’ and don’t you remember, Simon, what a cry of Indignation went up? ‘Whati’ cried the Democrats and Populists of last year; ‘give up the spoils of victory?’ ‘Whati Haul down the flag?’ ‘Whati Give up the finest thing in the whole business?’ ‘Wha-at!’ “Now, Simon, any reasoning man knows that if McKinley had not in structed the Peace Commissioners sent to ParlB to demand the whole Philip pine archipelago; If he bad turned and given up the Island, as was first pro | posed, I say, you know, Simon, what | the Democrats would be doing to-day. It wouldn’t be natural for them to agree with McKinley. Why, the Dem ocrats and Populist parties would be crazy for expansion.” “Well, Ezra, you can’t deny the fact that one great, intelligent man is in favor pf anti-imperialism, and that is William Jennings Bryan, the greatest man now living.” “You’re right, Simon; that wonderful Bryan Is against the government’s ex pansion policy, the same as he is against every other policy of this ad ministration, but one somewhat re markable fact is that while Mr. Bryan so viciously attacks the policy of this administration In its conduct of Philip pine affairs, he has not yet informed even his party of what ought to be done In those Islands. Would he have the United States troops withdrawn? Would he haul down the flag and give up the islands at this Juncture?” “Well,” said Simon, carelessly, “you have wasted a great deal of precious breath on me since you came last night, haven’t you ?” “Wasted?” said Cynthia. “Yes, that’s right, Ezra. Every time you try to con vince Simon that he’s mistaken about anything you’re Just -wastin’ your breath. He’s one of these kind of fel lers that’s perfect. He never makes mistakes,” said Cynthia, sarcastically. “Now, I believe,” she added, “that when a person sees their mistakes they ought to rectify ’em. Now, I made a mistake when I argued against the Re publicans and predicted that they would make hard times. Time has proven that, and I am ready to rectify it. I don’t want to be agin everything, as Mr. Murphy said, especially when everything’s all right.” “Say, pa,” said Jimmie, “ma’s turned Republican, and Anna jest told Mary, out in the yard, that she’s agoin’ to see Vinnie, and Mary said she guessed she’d go to, in spite of what you say. Too bad, pa, that you have got so much trouble.” “If he’s got trouble, he has no one to blame but himself,” said Cynthia. Then Jimmie ran out of the door, shouting: «. “Hurrah for McKinley!” and Johnny took up the cry, till anybody would have supposed the whole family to be thoroughly Republican. This riled Political Simon up to such a height that he soon forgot his resolu tion, and jumping up, said he guessed he’d have to make a few corrections in his family; and by the sound of the yelps given by Johnny and Jimmie it was evident that they were the first corrected; then he proceeded to tell Anna and Mary how they would have to do if they remained at home; and them in his rage swore that Ezra waa the cause of the whole rumpus. No more was said that day, and Si mon Grey was left with his medita tions. T The next morning, as soon as he met his family, he said to Cynthia: “Send for Vlnnle, mother, and we will have a family reuulon.” YouVnn guess, my readers, what an effect that remark produced. Why, Cynthia, Anna, Mary and the boys all tried to embrace him at once, and they ail cried for Joy. Vlnnle was sent for post haste, and the following morning ns Cynthia waa preparing a “big” dinner for the prodi gal child, the sound of carriage wheels wero heard. “It's Vlnnle nnd Glen," they all whis pered, and everybody scrambled to em brace her first. Simon was on hand, nnd with tears in his eyes helped her alight, and asked her to forgive him. We will leave our hero here, 'mid pleasant family surroundings, and my renders can Imagine for themselves how Simon Grey cast his ballot in No vember, 11)00. (The End.) Pennsylvania Raving* Hanks Deposits. 18ftt) 1804 Niindier. , .073,403 , .408,040 Amount. $324,880,705 204,024,055 ltep. increase. ..200,523 $110,002,050