Oct. i, 1896
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT.
RALLY AT PAWNEE.
A Grand Silver Ra'ly was Held at Paw-
aw City Yesterday.
e speakers were United States Sen
Joy William V. Allen, Hon. J. H.
Brbady; free silver candidate for con
gress from the First district, and Hon.
Judtre Gregory, a free silver republican
of Omaha.
Judge Broady opened with an address
to a large audience, which was listened
to with marked attention for two hours.
NINE-TENTHS FOR BRYAN.
Wonderful Showing pf a Poll of Rail
road Employes In Chicago.
Chicago, III., Sept. 26. The polls taken
by railroad employes in Chicago, on
roads which are not exercising intimida
tion and bnlldozing, show that more
than nine-tenths of the railroad men
will vote for Bryan and free silver. A
vote wns taken yesterday by the em
ployes of the Belt Line railway. Three
hundred votes were cast, and of these
287 were for Bryan and the remainder
were for McKiuley and Palmer.
A prominent member of the American
Railway union who brought this infor
mation to national democratic head
quarters asserts that when the railroad
men of Chicago come to cast their votes
in November this will be found to be the
proportion of the entire railroad vote in
this city.
IN bTARK COUNTY.
: The SJver Sentiment Unusually Warm
in that Locality. '
Silver people who have been reading
about the great crowds that are flock
ing to Canton to greet the goldbug nomi
nee are requested to read the following
letter written to the secretary of the
Lincoln bimetallic League:
Dear Sir: Will you mail me at once
your best literature tor distribution
rnrougu our suver ciuo 01 Beventy-nve
members. This is McKinley's county
j t 1 . i t
and the silver sentiment is beginning to
"boil '. A silver club at nearly every
. cross roads school house.
Yours etc.,
M. M. Bauer, Lake, Stark Co., 0.
All Join Hands.
Nelson, Nebr., Sept. 25, 1896,
To the Editor: As the election ap
proachesall the reform forces become
more closely united and more enthusias
tic for Bryan, Sutherland, and free silver,
We have recently had two rousing rallies.
The first addrassed by Q. M. Hitchcock
of the Omaha World Herald and the
.11... t it nrir nr vf t i
V. J. Sniythe candidate for commissioner
'pf public lands and buildings, secretary
of state, and attorney general. Each
of these speakers discussed the issues of
the campaign in alogical forcible manner
and won the favor and confidence of the
voters of Nuckolls county. Mr. Porter
and Mr. Wolfe toucbedupon state issues
and showed clearly that Governor
. Holcomb is handicapped in his endeavor
the legitimately invest the state school
fund. ;
Nuckolls county has been in the van of
reform since the inception of the popu-'
list party and may safely be counted
upon for 500 majority for the entire
ticket this fall. A school house campaign
is being made by able local speakers
who are winning may votes from the
opposition. . C. G. Sooy.
A GREAT REMEDY.
For Suflererg from Piles.
Dr. Radmond, a specialist in the study
and treatment, of Piles and rectal dis
eases, recently stated that the Pyramid
Pile Cure, the new discovery for the cure
of piles, was the most remarkable rem
edy he had ever seen or tried in one re
epect; and that was the instant relief ex
perienced in all cases, no matter' how
severe, from the moment the remedy was
applied; this was the more surprising to
bun, because he had carefully analyzed
the preparation and no trace of opium,
coclune or similar poison could be de
teiced. .'hysiciaus look with great favor up-
onthe Pyramid Pile Cure, because it is
rapidly taking the place of surgical op
erations and because it is so simple, so
easily applied and contaius no -mineral
or other poisons so commonly used in
pile cures.
Dr. Esterbrook reports that the Pyra
mid Pile Cure not only cures the various
forms of Piles, but never fails to give
immediate relief on the first application,
no matter how severe the pain or dis-
comiort may be.
People who have suffered from piles
for years are often astonished at the in
stant relief experienced from the first ap
plication. Another important advan
tage is the fact that anyone can use the
reined v without detention from business
or interference with daily occupation.
Sold by druggists at 50 cents per pack
age. '
Send for free book on cause and cure
of piles. -
Bryan's Boston Welcome.
Boston, Mass.,' Tep., 26. One stop
only, and that South Framingham, was
made by candidate Bryan on his trip
from Worcester to Boston. Three cheers
were given him there by a gathering of
several hundred. Mr. . Bryan did not
speak. George Fred Williams, Alexan
der Troup of New Haven and Jeremiah
T. O'SulIivan of Lawrence, one of the
free silver men in the Massachusetts del
egation at Chicago, accompanied Mr.
Bryan to Boston.
Concerning a number of inquiries
about the condition of his health, Mr.
Bryan said last evening that he was
feeling strong and well ' and was reduc
ing exertion to a minimum by resting at
every t opportunity. Between stations
yesterday he would lie 'down in the
drawing room of his special car, and
manage to recuperate in that way.
Mr. Bryan arrived in Boston at 5:37
yesterday afternoon. He came over the
Boston & Albany railroad and was met
at the station by a delegation of the
Rryan-Sewall-Williama club. About
20,000 people assembled to get ' a
glimpse of the democratic candidate.
A greas deal of care had been exercised
by the police to handle the crowd at the
station. When the train rolled in the
crowd surged upon the police and swept
them away. Again and again they
made a noble stand to control the crowd,
but each time they were forced up against
the side of the train that had brought
Mr. Bryan in.
When Mr.- Bryan appeared upon the
platform of his car there was a cheer
and a mighty rush by the crowd. The
police resorted to force, and at last
pushed the crowd back and made way
for Mr. Bryan and Mr. Williams. The
candidate then walked through the
station, the crowd yelling all the time.
When he finally reached the street, where
his carriage was waiting, the, crowd
cheered vociferously.
Mr. Bryan quickly entered the carriage
and was driven to the American bouse,
where, after a short reception, at which
a few members of the bimetallic union
and Hon. Arthur Sewall of Bath, were
present, he took luncheon with prom
inent silver men.
Mr. Bryan was due to begin speaking
on the common at 6:42, but it was 7:30
before he finally arrived there, and he
found gathered about the temporary
stand that had been erected from 50,000
to 75,000 people. Police officers said
that the crowd numbered at least 75,000.
Mr. Bryan said it was the largest gath
ering he had addressed.
After the cheers had subsided he de
livered his speech.
18 1 r A TRIFLE?
That Common Trouble, Aoid Dyspepsia
or Sour Stomach
Mow Recognized Oft a Cause of Serious
. '; . 1 Disease.
Acid dyspepsia, commonly called heart
burn or sour stomach, is a form of indi
gestion resulting' from fermentation of
the food. The stomach being too weak
to promptly digest it, the food remains
until fermentation begins, filling the
stomach with gas, and a bitter, sour,
burning taste in the mouth is often pres
ent. This condition soon becomes chron
ic and being an every day occurrence is
given but little attention. Because dys
pepsia is not immediately fatal, many
people do nothing for the trouble.
Within a recent period a remedy has
been prepared solely to cure dyspepsia
and stomach troubles, It is known as
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets and is now
becoming rapidly used and prescribed as
a radical cure for every form of dyspep
sia. Stuart's dyspepsia Tablets have been
placed before the public and are sold by
druggists everywhere at 50 cents per
package. It is prepared by the Stuart
Chemical Co., Marshall, Mich., and wblie
it promptly and effectually restores a
vigorous digestion, at the same time is
perfectly harmless and will not injure the
most delicate stomach, bnt on the con
trary by giving perfect digestion
strengthens the stomach, improves the
appetite and makes life worth living.
Send for free book on Stomach Dis
eases. Trusdale at blue Springs.
Blue Springs, Neb., Sept. 25. Judge
Trusdale of Chicago spoke to a large
and enthusiastic crowd of citizens at the
Bryan headquarters Tuesday night, and
the candid way in which he presented the
silver question carried conviction to the
minds of the republicans. And it was a
sight to hear an ex-official trying to an
swer the arguments. .,
THE MORNING PREVARICATOR.
A L.ittle Instance of the Terrible Habit it
Has Gotten Into. ,
In this Morning's Journal appears the
following:
Cortland, Neb., Sept. 24. (Special.)
The ladies of Cortland have organized
a McKinley and Hobart glee club with a
membership of forty-five. At their last
meeting they elected the following offi
cers: Miss I. L. Grotjan, president; Miss
Fu-iie Mickel, vice-president; Miss Edith
McN;ckIe, secretary; Miss Adelia, Clark,
treasurer. The-Bryan club' organized
last night with an enrollment of twenty
seven, there being persons in it from the
age of six to forty-six."
In the Cortland Herald published last
evening appeared the following:
"A young ladies' McKinley glee club
of twentj'-two members was organized
on Saturday night a week ago, and they
sang at the Saturday night meeting,
making a neat and imposing appear
ance. It enthused the Bryan young
ladies to activity and on Tuesday night
of this week they met and formed arous
ing Young Ladies' Bryan club of thirty
four members."
It will be seen from the above that the
Journal has only placed the number who
joined' the McKinley club twenty-three
above the actual number and those who
joined the Bryan club at seven belbw the
total enrollment. "
But, then, that is pretty reasonable
for the Journ al. It usually magnifies
things all the waj from five to twenty
five times their actual size.
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LET THEM ANSWER.
A Writer Wants th Republicans to
Give Him Some Reason.
Centhal City, Neb., Sept. 25, 1896.
To the Editor: Will you give me
space to ask a few questions of our. op- j
pouents on the political issues of the
day? 1
First Will our republican friends tell
us why we need an international agree
ment to establish a ratio of silver to
gold? All the leading nations of the
world have changed their ratio and so
has the United States up to this time
without any assistance from an outside
party. Why do we need help now? Are
we in our second childhood and need a
guardian? Must we go back to bib and
rattle? ,
Second All the great statesmen (?) in
the republican party who have spoken
this fall say that to have free" coinage of
both metals will raise the price of pro
ducts at least 50 per cent, and some say
100. Now, if these great men tell the
truth, then we must infer that when the
free coinage stopped our products were
cut down one-half in price, for one prop
osition follows the other. Do the repub
lican leaders lie to us? Now if they do
not, then one can see the crime of 1873.
We producers now ask that this in
justice be repealed, and give us back what
was illegally taken from us and make
restitution after twenty-three years of
class legislation and legalized robbery.
Mr. Sherman Bays that free coinage
means "fraud and robbery," that we
must put a 53 cent dollar on par with a
gold dollar. Now he says we have kept
this 53 cent dollar at par since 1879, in
fact we have, as a nation, been commit
ting "fraud and robbery" for seventeen
years, and must go on until we can clean
our record by an international agree
ment! And still he wishes to-preserve
our nation's "honor." If a man or na
tion has been guilty of "fraud and rob
bery" for seventeen years, has he much
honor to preserve?
Again, be says that free coinage meaas
that a man may bring his bullion to the
mint and have it coined free, and then
the government ceases to control the
coin in any respect. Does Mr. Sher
man know that he is telling a falsehood?
No man can tiebase a coin without being
guilty of counterfeiting. This is very
good evidence that the government has
a claim on every dollar we have in our
pockets.
Again, Mr. Republican, why is it that
the nations using silver are the most
prosperous? That is, have the least
debt compared with 'assessed valuation.
The debt of Europe is twenty-seven times
our own, and the valuation two and one
half times our own eleven times less
prosperous.
Do you wish to engage in business
with parties whose debts average over
one-eighth of their capital while our own
is about one-sixtieth?
Show me conclusively that we Ameri
cans should not stand up for America
every time. That we must now with
one-fourth of the wealth of the world go
back to the cradle and bottle and cringe
and creep up to those devils, who during
our civil war encouraged the south to
fight on until we were all dead, and then
they would reap the reward of blood
Such are these loving friends of Europe
whom we wish to kiss and slobber over,
Go to the polls and vote for England
and the other friends we bad in lob l
and I860, and when you come from the
booth ask for a glass to see your face
and notice the blush of shame and cow
ardice on it, if you have a drop of red
blood in your veins. Then go home and
see if your food will not taste sweet, and
if your wife don t brand you a coward
One hundred and twenty years ago we
had "sand" and now we creep and cringe
and crawl up to our enemies and ask
them to snub us again.
M. M. Halleck.
A Happy Couple.
'jquira Moore and Bis Estimable Wift
' Interest a Reporter,
From Tribune, Greeley, Colorado.
Among the many good people residing
in Greeley, Colorado, squire Moore and
bis amiable wife are the best known and
the most respected. This happy couple
were born in West Riding, of New York,
England, in 1820. In 1848 they emi
grated to this country and settled in
Derby, Conn., where they resided for a
number of years. While there Mr. Moore,
who was highly respected by his neigh
bors, was elected a member of the state
legislature in 1867.
A reporter called on them recently and
was received cordially and in response
to his inquiries, Mrs. Moore said: "For
four years I was miserable, hardly a
week passed during that time butwvliat
I suffered from extreme lassitude. The
least exertion fatigued me. At times
when I was sewing or reading, I would
be troubled with tingling sensations,
like the pricking of pins in hands, feet
arms and legs. Occasionally I would
suffer from profuse perspiration, the
water fairly running from my face and
hands. Then for days it would seem im
possible forme to enjoy a minute of
warmth. I would sit in a rocking chair
alongside a roaring fire in the stove
wrapped up in blankets, yet while mv
face would be scorched, the rest of my
body would be chilled. ,
"Finally despite my opposition, my
husband called in a physician, who at
tributed my ailment to rheumatism and
prescribed for that complaint. A dav
or tw( afterwards he changed his opin
ion, sayingl was attacked with la grippe;
also changed his medicine, but to no
purpose. 1 was goingfrom bad to worse.
Tim tingling sensations were resumed.
At times I would be incapable of doing
anything with my hands and my hus
band was fearful that! was suffering
from partial paralysis.
"Uue evening wane, reading the New
York Tribune, he read to me a state
ment of a wonderful cure perfected by
Dr. Williams' Pink Pills. He and I had
at times read similar testimonials de
scribing the great powers and virtue of
these pills. But this night in particular,
I was impressed with what he read and
told him it wouldn't do any harm to try
a box. The next morning he purchased
a box of the Pink Pills and I commenced
taking them according to directions,
three times a day. Within a week I felt
better, and when I had finished that box
I untied my husband to get, ine another
and he laughingly complied, saying,
'conceit is as bad as consumption, but
even if you think they are doing you
some good there is a great relief xper
ienced.' After that he purchased for me
about a dozen more boxe, and for neH rly
two years I continued taking them. The
result was I regained my strength, the
tingling in arms and legs, Hands and
feet ceased and the frequent sweats
which I had been subject to left mo.
"That is," she laughingly remarked, "as
new as you can make a woman who is
now in her seventy-sixth year." Aud in
truth, Mrs. Moore's closing remarks are
well founded, for she is aa hale and
healthy looking as any woman could be
who has lived ber great age.
(Signed) Anna Moore.
Subscribed and sworn to before me a
Notary Public, this 23d day of May,
1896. , --A-
My commission expires May 14th 1900.
Mh.ton A. Lyons. Notnrv Public.
v Dr. Williams' Pink Pills are sold by all
dealers, or will be sent post paid on re
ceipt of price, 50 cents a box, or six
boxes for f 2.50 (they are never sold in
bulk or by the 100,) by addressing Dr.
Williams' Medicine Company, Schenec
tady, N. Y.
GIVEN M'MINLEY BUTTONS.
Employes at Swift's Packing House at
Kanaaa City Influenced.
Kansas City, Mb., Sept. 25. AtSwift's
packing house, yesterday, when the time
checks were given out, each employe was
offered a McKinJey button.. Some re
fused them, some took them, but said
they would not wear them, and many
others refused point blank. Reports of
the matter caused a good deal of agita
tion in laboc circles in Armourdale to
day. It was stated that some who had
refused the buttons had been discharged
last night, but this is denied by the firm.
This method of campaign work was
severely criticised among workingmen, a
majority of whom : are for Bryan.
F. W. Wilder, acrlng manager of the
Swift plant, said this afternoon to a Re
public correspondent, thai the firm was
for McKinley and proposed to use every
honorable means to bring about bis elec
tion. This, the members thought, thev
had a right to do. The buttons were
bought in Chicago and one had been of
fered to each of the men.
"Will a man's support of Bryan affect
nis joo.' ne was asked.
' "No, sir," answered Mr. Wilder. "We
are not that narrow-minded a house."
The men, however, believe that the dis
tribution of the McKiuley buttons was
an attempt to bulldose.
FALL FESTIVITIES AT ST- L0UI8
September 9. to Ootober 24th, 1896
A Grand Continuous Reign of Mirth, Mel
ody and Mystery.
The committee having in charge the
at. juouir fan festivities, which have
contributed so much to the pleasures of
me gooa people 01 the Mississipi Vallev
as well as those residing in adjacent
states, again announces its program
covering the nineteenth annual season
of mirth, melody and mystery. After a
voluminous cniTosnnndaio nm-rlnrl nn
with the aid of Uncle Sam's postal serv
ice ana mysterious messengers from for
eign lands, it was decided that all the
novelties of the world, including' the
queens of song, kings of humor, princes
oi meioay, ana wiseacres 01 mystery
could by land, water and aerial flight
reach St. Louis September 9th. 1896
and take their places on her carnival
stage, where no curtain will drop be
tween me iwingnts 01 September th
and October 24 th. ,
The first attraction announced on the
program of gilt is the opening of the
inirteentn annual St. .Louis exposition,
whi.h throws its doors open to the pub
lic September 9th, and for fortv days
and nights, until October 24th, will be
the home for all wishing to be delighted
with its magnificent displays and enrap
tured by the strains of Gilmore's and
Innes' peerless bands. . ..
The master of ceremonies next an
nounces our newly discovered but hio-hlv
esteemed friend, King Hotu. suoremo
high chief of the Fnnnv Fnllnan Thn
jolly king with his band of humorous
cnaps wui entertain ine young and old
011 Saturday afternoon. Onrohnr jm hv
a mirth-provoking parade through the
aecorarea tnorongtiiares of the city.
Act No. 8 of the nroirrnm of irnM will ho
delineated bv the St! TjTknin fuir n annota
tion through its thirty-sixth annual ex-
niDition. 1 he stage for this event will
be set on the morninc of Mnndnv. V.
tober 5th, and will not be disturbed un
til Saturday. October 10th. whim tho
curtain drops on a pleasing feature of
St. Louis cai nival. A blaze of light
athwart the darkened eastern skies,
strange creatures of inconceivable forms
darting. to and fro in the heavens and
weird sounds on discordant tomtoms
wafted Oil the hrepZPfl nn iha aund nn
nounceon the evening of October 6th,
the approach of a mvnterinnn
of beings from another sphere. As this
mignty army settles on the streets of
of St. Louis for a triumphant march
through its avenues of wealth and beauty,
His august highness, the mightiest of
the mighty, the astute Veiled Prophet,
is seen in its van. robed in nnrnle nnd rnll
and carrying a wand charged with the
powers 01 magic, in order that the sea
son of carnival be highly successful, his
highness, the Veiled Pronhet. Kinc Hotn
and couriers from the fair association
Slid St. LoiliH ex noni Hi m hnvoiuanuH nn
edict ordering the Missouri Pneiflc rail
way and Iron Mountain route to sell
tickets to St. Louis and return at great
ly reduced rates from all points on their
lines. Complying in full with the edict
of such notables, the management of
these lines will placethe abovementioned
rates in effect. For full particulars and
copy of program giving attractions in
detail, call on local agent, or address H.
C. Townsend, general passenger and
ticket Jgent, St. Louis, Mo. 19
Ex-Kepablican nt Madison. ,
Madison, Neb., Sept., 25, Ex-Senator
Frank Fuller of Wayne spoke here last
night on the issues of the day from the
standpoint of a republican who had seen
the error of bis ways and joined the
forces of bimetallism. The house was
crowded and at every telling point the
speaker was heartily applauded. Mr.
Fuller was met at the train by the local
Bryan club with torches and a brass
bund and escorted to the opera house.
The senator was until recently chairman
of the Wavne McKinley club, which nn.
sition he resigned to take the stump for
isryan.
THE GOLD STANDARD WOLF.
Why the Bently Crowd (lot so Many
Railroad Pastes. t
It is wonderful what a change has
taken place in the hearts of republican
leaders. There is nothing too good for
any bdy who proposea to vote for
Bentley or Levering. Even the Journal
weeps tears bigger that potatoes over
the prospect that the prohibition vote
will suffer a falling off, and the railroad
companies are so interested that they
give transportation to every prohibition
worker, his aunts and his cousins. It
was once, "you. can't win and what is
the use of throwing away your vote."
It is now. "stick, you are right and sure
to win in the end." The difference is
Bryan is now getting the votes, while
then the republicans hoped to get them.
For the last fifteen years there has not
been a snap's difference which old party
won the fight. Ibeywere both equally
corrupt and the temperance man had no
better place to put his ballot tbau to
cast it for the prohibition candidates.
In doing so he was certain to help to
work no wrong. It is different, Bryan
represents a needed reform, which we can
help to accomplish with a single ballot,
then other reforms will follow more
easily.
But the Bently and Levering men say,
keep on voting whether there is a possi
bility of accomplishing anything or not.
They remind us of the man who under
took to teach his boy how to kill bear.
The boy was to follow the old man
through the woods to take the first les
son. After tramping all day long, the
boy saw a big gray wolf only a short
shot away. "Papa." he whispered, "do
you see that wolf?" "Hush, my boy"
cried the old man in an angry voice,
"never stop to kill a wolf when you are
bunting bear." .
The gold bug wolf stands at the doors
of a million homes, 1n this country to
day, and it is the duty of every Chris
tian patriot to give him a shot. The
saloon bear is more than ten years away.
Help us kill the wolf and the bear will
die more easily.
Y e have worked faithfully for more
than fifty years to save drunkard's
homes and have voted the prohibition
ticket tor the past twelve years, now it
is our purpose to give one vote for the
homes of sober men. And who will suy
that it is not right?
We will consider any suggestion from
him who has voted against license, but
not a word from the saloon crony.
We would suggest to the Bentley and
Levering men that it is not more hon
orable to hunt bsar without killing any
than it is to kill a wolf the first day of
the hunt. The reason you get your rail
road transportation is not through love
of temperance but of the gold standard.
Anything to keep you from voting for
Bryan. H.W.Hardy.
Where They Stood in 1804.
Numerous correspondents auk the Post
what were the views of the republican
party on the money question in 1894.
The Post has several times answered
the question and takes pleasure in again
reviewing the ground.
Let ns see what the republican .party
favored in 1894:
Arkansas republicans demanded bimet
allism, "both gold and silver as a Stan
dard money."
California republicans said: "We favor
the free and unlimited coinage of silver
at a ratio of 16 to 1.
Colorado: "The republican party of
Colorado demands the free and unlimited
coinage of silver and gold at a rato of
16 to 1."
Connecticut: "That American silver
as well as American gold should be used
as standard money."
Delaware: "We favor bimetallism and
favor the use of gold and silver as stand
ard money."
Illinois: "We favor bimetallism."
Iowa indorsed the Minneapolis plat-
lorm 01 latf and the "largest- possible
use of silver.
Kansas: "The A merican people favor
bimetallism and the republican party
demands the use of both gold and silver
as standard money."
Massachusetts: Republicans recog
nized the "gold and silvor dollars of the
constitution" the existence of which is
now denied.
Michigan republicans in 1894 said:
"We pledge the republican party ol
Michigan to use every effort in its power
to restore silver to its proper position in
the United States as a money metal.
We pledge this in the belief that perma
nent prosperity will not be assured or
justice be done until silver takes its time
honored place side by side with gold as
one of the two great money metals of
the world."
The restoration' of the Americam bi
metallism of 1792-1873 was supported
by Minnesota as by Michigan. Minne
sota republicans in 1894 said: That the
party "believes in bimetallism, and that
the restoration of silver as ultimate
money to the currency of the World is
absolutely necessary for business pros
perity, proper rate of wages and the
welfare of the people." Irf 1896 Minne
sota republicans repudiate the restora
tion of silver and go back to the gold
standard.
Missouri: "We pledge ourselves to
continueto work for bimetallism."
"Nebraska: "We favor bimetallism
and demand the use of both gold and
silver as standard money."
Ohio: "We favor bimetallism. Silver
coinage should be steadily maintained
and constantly encouraged by thenation
al government. We advocate a policy
which will most speedily
restore to silver its rightful place."
Pennsylvania republicans indorse the
bimetallic plank of the Minneapolis plat
form and demand the expansion of the
currency to "40 dollars per capita of our
population."
lennessee favored bimettalism and
"both gold and silver as standard
money."
South Dakota, Montana and Washing
ton republicans have always supported
free coiuage, along with California,
Colorado and Wyoming; while a major
ity of the republicans of North Dakota
and Kansas have always favored free
coinage.
Such was the attitude of the republi
can party in 1894, before Wall street got
complete possession of the conventions
and platform making. The same soul
I'.ss and powerful machine which de
monetized silver in 1873, stopped silver
coinage in 1893, issued f 262,000,000 ot
gold bonds, now owns the republican
party platforms, bosses, candidates
and all,
An Upen Letter,
Anont the recent comments made by
the goldbug press in this state concern
ing Mr. A. R, Talbot and the desire ex
pressed that he come out and allow him
self to be heard iu this campaign, w
herewith publish the following open
letter: .. . ..
Hon. A. It Talhot-Denr Sir: If the
ttitude of the goldbug press is any in
dication of what the local party ma
chine which calls Itself the republican
party, yet fails to put into practice a
al
ingle principle of that party, is de-
landed of you, you will goon be called
upon to go about the small, envious pol
iticians who nightly abuse, malign and
misquote your old associate for no other
reason than that he has dared to be con
slstent,honest,loyal and brave in his de
fense of the rights of the people of this
great country, in the face of all
opposition and in spite of all per
secution, aa he understood and
now understands the 'interests of
the people. You may not agree with
him in all things but you know that he
espoused and defended these name ideas
when he had everything to lose, even
harmony in his business life, patronage
of his congressional district and the
friendship of his president and party
leaders.
You know that he is honest, that he Is
clean in all his acts and thoughts; that
he is so able in his defense ot the right as
he sees it that these men with whom you
are expected to co-operate in a campaign
of bulldozing, misrepresentation and
mud slinging, do-not try 'to meet
his arguments, because they cannot.
You know they cannot, for yon have
worked for months trying to store your
mind with facts out of which to make
one able honest argument to the people
of this state which would prove him '
wrong upon the real issues to be settled
in this campaign and you have been un
able to do so. I will not insult yon by
asking if you will abandon facts and
follow the illustrious example of the
machine, by calling Mr. liryan a dema
gogue and dishonest politician and his
supporters cranks, anarchists and repu-
diationists, but can you prance around
the country tryingtoconvince the people
that a money which we produce and
which our constitution recognizes, which
has been recognized by all eivilization
for 6,000 years, is a dishonest money
when all the wo. 'Id still uses it at a higher
valuation than we propose, and only in
the country that produces it is there
talk of its dishonesty? Can you go to
the people now overburdened with the
weight of taxation, low prices for their
production and general destruction of
values caused by the very trusts which we
have been built up by protection, form
ing themselves into one gigantic money
trust for the purpose of restricting the
currency and further depreciating prices
to maintain the destructive gold stand'
ard; a policy which destroyed Rome,,
brought the after' darkness, destroyed
Portugal.ruiued the agriculturalists and
all producingclasses of Austria-Hungary,
drives the German from his father land,
depopulates Sweden, Norway and Den
mark, destroyed prosperity in Australia
and enslaved Egypt A policy that has
caused the decay of Spain, sown the seeds
4of financial distrust and ruin in United
(States, placed a dozen small and hereto
fore prosperous coanrties in the hands of
British receivers, to works impoverish
ment of the producing population of the
world? If you can do this then you will
be strong enough to listen to the small
bore pollutions, dealing out personal
abuse of candidates (and calling it duty),,
uttering treason to the interest of this
commonwealth, in the name of patriot
ism. Appealing to the old soldier who for
love of country threw life, property.
home associations, health, all - into the
balance to save his country, to come to
the support of a policy which destroys
the prosperity of his children for the pur
pose of increasing the purchasing power
of the miserable pittance the government
pays him in his declining years. Appeal
ing to the teachers of your children to
teach them that because your neighbor
has a conviction and the courage to de -
feud It, he is dishonest, because he wants
to pay his debts in 100 cent dol
lars and complains when a 200 cent
dollar is demanded that he is a repudia-
t-ii . 1 ; .
uuiiiki, wane tne neignoor wno reiuses .
to decorate his house with a donated
picture of the apostle of protection to
the million-heir trusts, is branded as
disloyal to his country. We join the
gold bug press in asking you to name
tne date on which you will wrap the
mantle of the party which once stood
for human liberty, about you aud go
forth to destroy human liberty, because
tne local machine, which was never loyal
to anything but the interest of political
bossism demands the sacrifice.
O. P. Davis.
FIntocrac.T Illustrated.
In answering a correspondent the
New York World quotes from the cen
sus of 1S90 to show that 3,000 families
own over 112,000,000,000,000 over
twelve thousand million dollars of the
wealth of the United States.
At such a time as this, the World is
not likely to be accused of assisting
the Democratic party. So, accepting
its figures, let us see what they mean.
The total assessed value of all real
and personal property in Nebraska un
der the census of 1890 was 184,000,0CJ;
of Missouri, $887,000,000; of Illinois,
$809,000,000; of Kansas, $347,000,000; of
Kentucky, $57,000,000; of Tennessee,
$382,000,000; of Colorado, $220,000,000; of
Texas, $780,000,000; of Alabama, $258,
000.000; of Mississippi, $166,000,000; of
Indiana, $855,000,000, and of California,
$1,101,000,000.
The combined assessed wealtn, real
and personal, of these twelve grem
states of the west and south, as show,?
by th census of 1890, foots, up betwte.;
six and seven billions', while the com
btad wealth of 3,000 plutocratic faci
lies foots up over twehe fcilflons
nearly twice as much.
What more need be Bald T St Lou'
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