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SUPPLEMENT. LOUP CITY NORTHWESTERN. I,oup City, .... Nebraska Friday, Oetober 19, 1900. Nall It Fast Forever. THE "IDLE’' SOLDIERS. 9 From the Baltimore American. (“Thin country has a hundred thousand ■oldiers walking around in idleness."— W. J. Bryan.) Walking around in idleness. Wherever the flag's assailed; Meeting the foe with an idle might That never yet has failed. Lawton, and I.iseutn, and Logan, too— (’apron—the list is long— Went to their death in “idleness," And their "idleness” was wrong. Grant and Sherman and Sheridan— Why should we call the roll? They idled nway in the idle fight— In fights that tried the soul. "Walking around in idleness”— Braving the leaden hail; What of the glow of a nation’s pride? Is that but an idle tale? "Walking around in idleness," Over the Pekin road; Scorched and worn by the galling sun, Lugging an idle load. Fighting with idle energy. Cheering with idle hreuth— Thinking, with idle love, of home, And dying an idle death. Private Smith, with on idle groan. Gone to a home above; And idle tears mark the idle woe And the idle mother’s love. "Walking around in idleness”— Lawton and Liscum, too; Legions more will come idly when There are idle deeds to do. SOME DEMOCRATIC TRUSTS. (From the Chicago Inter Ocean.) Merely to expose the sham of Mr. Bryan's present anti-trust campaign, we cite below u few of the trusts—only those with #10, 000,000 or more capitalization— organized before Mr. McKinley's inauguration, and protected and nurtured by the Democracy be tween March 4, 1803, and March 4, 18U7: Shares When and formed, bonds. Am. Sugar Co.1H*7 *37,!«fi.0(10 Con. Ice Co.I'd 15 il,235.UX> Natlonnl Salt Co... 18x0 12.0 K), 000 Nat. Starch Co.1X00 11.603,000 Sperry Flour Co. (Cal.) .1X02 10,000,001) Cht. Iteef Combine. 18X5 Fnknowu Ain. Spirits Co.18x7 3fl.035.:t00 Cal. Wlnemak's Co.1804 lO.OOO.uOO Chi. Brew. & Malt. Co.1881 22,080.000 Mil & Chi. Brew. Co.1X04 25,050,000 Am. Tobacco Co.... 1800 51.0X0,000 Nat. Wall I’ap. Co .1X70 35,431.500 Standard Hope Co..1X88 22,412.000 F. S. Leather Co...1803 130.3X8,000 F. S. ltubbcr Co....lM)2 52,F*1,0)10 Am Schl Fur. Co.. 1802 11,500,'00 Central Lumber Co. (Cal ) .lxr.fl 70,1)0,1(10 Am. Win. Class Co. ixoo 3o.()ro.<Hsi l’gll. Plate C i-s (5 .1 sol 10.oh ,o.hi Am. Cotton till Co..1x83 ;i!..5"::.7oo Am. Llns'd till Co..lx»7 28,500100 Aar. < ’hem. 1'o.IX! o 5o,(;oo,i».o Slaml till Co.1S72 97,2.54),(ou Fuel & Iron Co. Col ) .1x02 20,837,000 Coal, Iron A It. It. J Co. (Tenn.l .18X7 30,<in 1,04)0 1 Lake Superior Con. J Iron Mines . 1X03 28,722,tS)0 4 Am. (Sewing) Mach . '' 1803 in 1 on.i ihi 4 Union 'l v pets rlter 4 1 IHM I-,. 15.0 II 4 * : ! ■ 11" 11 Co. 1XU3 lO.fH 4 I stor. Lot cd..lxxx is 1 „.(• 4 Ceil F cetrii Fo . . . |»J« 20.5 I ! '• 11 < West. I ' 1 -■ 1 1 • - , i Aii.ii- Copper Co |smi 30.1,1 ■ cisi t Notiunal load *'0 lso| 2',A-'-,.n* I Brooklyn Wharf A t Warehouse I'11 1MI3 .'IO.ishi.ihn) * We«t K|e« Assn ix»: r , .... * I I Match 1 ' Aggregate eapIt Cisa 11 n *1 • Here are ihirty-seren great cor 1 poratbina — price fixing cotubisn tlons or trusts with aggicgate capital of inure lltau #1 last.iasi, <«N), ail of which lived, pr«*|ieri d and waxed fal unopposed „tol uua*-uilcd during one to <1 ght years of Detlloerntie rule 4 ct Mr. Bryan ha* the impudence to tell the American people th»i trusts are fostered Ik the Iteimh lican party and fought to th> death by the tvmoeract ■ K •••'!• M* Km let lluitoua l'l» iu WtarMtiik I he witur >Ut * •>,** rtlng »«.. -mm » a I In-. I into a hide u- * • I<m|>r r ilar* at Jtuxiifh W tail* *< ' liAA hi* |*4|u r be ! “'ke>l i»>.-»•*»■ I him mi.4 hu i.Otl A It'fr KuimImi of Hit il for >aU*, kwl »<* Mi hiluWj ||# aahr I lb# (iMVkM^f If A# >ll<I Ml k«vy 'I Ki» *> liuiNMit fur >ali ia*i »aa i>»)4 1 iNi l b*#(t Vf» I **H V*» Thrf Mill AA AMOA AA I f»t »»• I >1# h*4 ii|. At Br*l «llh I be tame hud. her of I "lb. but bare t*-|4»t»*ab#4 Af *♦•*> k uf Mi K>ale« bul' m* lour ltd t due A tui# A-i tbex- M-iiu Im'i .i.m %. i »*e bam m Ik* |(Al M I bddfbi I -era A’* Ad IdJ aa fwiba • nruaJ JaAeAt * *4 A CENTURY'S GROWTH OF THE COUNTRY. History of National Expansion from Jefferson’s Time. The Life of the Nation. Like That of ao Individual. Depends l'pon Its Ability to Develop and Grow. An intelligent youth, fifteen year* old. who reads the daily papers, said to his father, who is a student of polities; “Father, what is the meaning of ‘im perialism’ as used in the Democratic platforms and by Democratic speakers, particularly Mr. Bryan; aud what do you mean by expansion?" The father nnswered: "My boy, ’impe rialism,' correctly defined, means ‘per taining to an empire.* The use of it, as they intend it to apply by the party you spenk of, is pure demagogy a clap trap effort to esteh votes in the coining election. These men have erected an air castle and are pelting it with words. But few of the inen of brains who use this term, ns applied to the condition* in this country, believe it to he true or correct. They have a mistaken idea that they ran scare the American people by pro claiming against a bugaboo of their own creation. In this they are mistaken. The American voter is quick to detect hum bug and is not easily scared even at the threat of real evils. It is possible that some of those men really believe what they say on this subject. If they do, they are in the uufortU{inte position of those of whom it is said, ‘they believe a lie to be damned,' for these men will he politically damnpd at the election in November. Outside of these parties there are some declaring against 'impe rialism' vrho are misled by diseased ini aginations and who, while being honest, are simply foolish.” “Well, father, what do you menu by ‘expansion?' ” "I use the word in ita ordinary sense, my boy, which is tlyi 'enlargement of sux^ face.' ” "Yes, I understand that, but this is a political term ns used now. Does it meun the ‘enlargement of the snrfaco' of the country?” "Certainly, and but for expansion this eountry would have beeu very small in deed.” “When did it begin to expand? Who was the first expansionist?" "look at the map ot the United States and you will see that the colonies of Great Itritain which revolted in 1770 were Massachusetts, which included Maine: New Hampshire, Connecticut, Khodc Island, New York, which with New Hampshire included Vermont: New Jersey, IVnnsylvnnia, Delaware, Mary land, Virginia, which included Kentucky. North Carolina, which claimed Tennes see; South Carolina and Georgia. All these colonies, with the outlying terri tories claimed by them, had only 482,3151 square miles, with u population of about 3.000,000. Just before the Revolution George Washington, then a colonel of Virginia militia, was the first expansion ist. He aided in driving the French out of Fort Utiquesne, where Pittsburg now stands; helped in annexing to Virginia all the territory which now comprises the States of Ohio. Indiana. Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin. There were no white inhabitants save a few French on the lakes nnd in Illinois. These Stutes cover 2H3.3t51 square miles, about three-fifths of the area of the colonies. At the taking of the census of 181(0, ter years ago. they had a population of 13, 4(11,8415 and wealth valued at $15,041, (535,522. Washington’s expansion proved to be a very valuable one." "Who was the next expansionist, ami what did he do?" "Thomas Jefferson was the next. In April, 18o3. he purchased the territory of Louisiana from France. Igyok at that large map. All thp States and territories which you see west of the Mississippi river to that irregular line which extends from the Gulf of Mexico to the Cana dian border, near the Pacifii ocean, were included in this purchase. At the time the purchase was made it was declared valueless, and Jefferson was denounced as bitterly by the opposition at that time as McKinley is now in fact, more bit tciTy. In ls|o. the first census after the purchase, the entire civilized population was 77.401 The area of this purchase was 1(74,873. square miles, more than double that of the original colonics, and comprised what is ii‘>w the Slates of Louisiana. Arkansas, Mis-ouri. Iowa. Minnesota. North and South Itakota, No In ask i, Kansas, part of Colorado, nearly ail of Wyoming, nearly all of Montana, the Indian Territory and the l’< iritory of Oklahoma In l8t.il the population of those Slates was 12.1(53.8118 and their wealth was $11.5ti.">,3.“>2.54*>. eleven hill ion five hundred and ninety five million tints1 hundred and fifty two thousand j five hundred and forty dollars. T h*8#* 8 I !i (m iii>lit’t| iivt'i hup half ill* w h 11 * I in* n rt} out* Naif i In* cofft •t*»|i »»f tU** I’Miititrj, a ip I tin* \«Hr v% i KI «l*» Mill Nrttrr Th«% Nun* htailv on#* Ihtni of tht* total rail urn n.ilrif. mol ! ir? f r*-at iiridliirri* of i uMIt, *hr« |i, I htigs niol N«>r*« * \ii*l i« • their |• i(m|u< i Ufl* • H|*4« 1*1 t* Ul III lltf.ltti f Wllfll irrigat i*'ii t* r»*faMi»hril. »» it KiMtit will l*‘. tit*’ |*r*H|t|< t« uf thaw Hum wt|! In’ •InitMrtl or \ ml tit*-1 a |« I.tt* ail mm.**' .*f tht« pur*haw that t an nrtrr l«> r>tiiiia'*’l in t*i Htri . nht . ti U ti**> ,, u tri’t >1 lit*- M *i - ;i(ii iiih .1* ft#r*<u, . ttiir* ha« Ita- t*** **• •! • it t*. |* .* «** . ,| «,(t. u . • i■ ’taa4.t**t th* Wttri , ... ,• j,, tt* 1**1' '*t,t ta* t *i*t* i i»- * ai*'i>t< 4 ) tl**iau af tula. Motor; la tuia*uti*l l«; it..; *aright, it* w ho i* Itarat; four grain* mahr a la nut wnght, twi-nty t’.-fiut». *at.t* •ill*’ olimr ami twrlir unit* r* uiw puttml I'hr »iltft ih’llar tartgh* I! , gtaiti*. a ml 91 a* ttrar a* It an la* ri|a«*M*| iuu lMg’ ml; in print nrtgh* II till p”ta*l* »*» a ft.*' im t*»«f m i mt; atw ami «n*' half |<.*nn*l* In ai*’ir ilnpola llir *a» f n*Mthl tar.g.t '■* ir^n. m marl; ttft; nm* i* m.*l« PARDON ME, BUT l ardon iu»\ but If ,iuu were going to rent your farm to a man. you would feel surer of getting your money if that man had had some experience in farming, wouldn’t you? If you have a job, a steady job, and you knew tiiere was going to be n change of managers of the business, factory or whatever concern it is that hires you. you would feel safer if you knew that the incoming manager hud hud experi ence in managing your line of business, would you rot? You'd feel more certain of his running the business successfully, wouldn't you? You'd feel surer of hold ing your jolt, wouldn't you? If you are hustling around for a job, you'd rather j get one if you could, on a farm, in a i factory or in n business that is run l»y an experienced manager, wouldn't you? Pnr you'll figure it that your jolt would lie more likely to pan out, to lie a steady one, wouldn’t you? And; When you take a ride on a railroad train, you wouldn't feel particularly com fortable if just before flic train was to start you saw a young dry goods clerk climb up into the engine cab and begin to yank the lever. Now would you? You wouldn't want to lie working at the mouth of a mine and know that a poet was running the hoisting engine, would you? YouM lie afraid of your corpus, eh? Now. when it comes to polities, don't you think a man ought to try to show just ns good sense in voting as he does in his trnde nr business? Bryan is long on wind, we can all agree on that; but Murk has got the engineer’s license. He's been over the road. But Bryan claims he has an entirely new method, a method of his BUM'S LITTLE ROY ASKS SOME (jlESTIOSS. A Colloquy that Ended in Talk About the ••Goblins.” Mr. Bryan, the handsome Democratic candidate, was on the Lincoln train to day. A bright little boy. his son tJeorgic, sat by the candidate and was asking childish questions. “Pupa," he said, “what did the Hun garian miners out in Colorado mean when they shook tlags marked 10 to 1 in Roosevelt's face?" “Why, my son." said Bryan, as he beamed on his boy with loving smile, “why, the miners meant that they want ed our money to be 10 to 1. That is, they wanted it so tiiat 10 ounces of sil ver would be one ounce of gold.” “But, papa, Itl ounces of our coined silver will buy one ounce of gold now, won't it?" asked lieorgie, opening his eyes wide. “Yes, my son. Congress did pass a law making that ratio. Sixteen ounces of our coined silver will buy one ounce of coined gold now." •'Then, papa," said Hcurgie thoughtful ly, “if gold and silver are now Itl to 1 by act of Congress, what more tlo they want? What do they keep yelling for 'It# to 1’ for?" “Well, my son," said Bryan thought fully, " ‘Itl to 1' is all right for the farm er, mechanic ami business man, bur the miner want* more for his silver. He wants to sell his lti ounces of uncoined silver, which is really worth in the mar A MISCHIEVOUS DONKEY. RAILROAD ACTIVITY PROVES GENERAL PROSPERITY. MILES OF RAILROAD BUILT. Year. Mile*. 1 §90 .. 4.441 1895 . 1.650 1800 . 4.500 1900 . *5.100 * Estimated by Interstate Com merce Commission. NUMBER OF RAILROAD KM PI.OVKS. 1899 .. 928,024 1805 . 785,034 Republican increase. 143.81X1 THE WAGES PAID THEM. 1800 . $522.967.Six; 1805 . 445,508.261 Republican increase. . $77,450.63.1 GROSS RECEIPTS OF RAIL ROADS. Year. Amount. 1892 . $1.169.1*36,810 IS!)4 1,066.943,358 1899 . 1.313.610.118 Decrease of $102,093,482 Im-i w •» ii 1892 and 1894. Increase of $24(5,000,700 between 1804 and 1899. TON'S OF FREHIIIT CARRIED ONE MILE. 1899 . 1895 . Republican increase. 38.439,742,202 NET EARNINOS OF RAIL ROADS. 1809 .'. $450,041,119 1895 . 349,(551,947 Republican Increase.. $100,990,072 (Jain in number of employes, amount paiil in wages, tonnage ami earnings during McKinley’s adminis tration over 1895: (iaiu lit 143,899 in number of em ployes. (Jain of $77,459,035 in wages. (Jain nf 203.002,412 in tons. (Jain df $298,1138,050 in g'n*s earn ings. (Jain if $100,990,072 in net earn ings. • Jain nf 2,750 in miles built. ii«i, for running tlir government steam I toiler. He'* eraay to try hi* new meth od and if *he hu*t*. *he eitn bust Much maintain*, though, that you can't monkey with a steam engine *Twont do to let [ the water get too low. and you've get to ■ hovel souiethiug beside* air into the tire bog. llryan said in lwint That juat bum a* Mack go I'lli the boiler would ekjdode, the Hi.id ! u tilll*| become fei'eelosed at auction, the right of way given over to foreign iu lions ami the inhaidtulit* of the lei i : lory along the route would become (i.ril* ' fen Hit. I'our year# have |»a*»»«d a» iy and Hie old engine is still doing hi* They've lengthened out hi t boiler some and hitch1 ; *d on several new i *»• be« The eagle | stilt on the row cat, bet and has both eyes feeled for oto11net 1 Otis I'h* n* was | a l *r* *-i * rttter got on the track **n*e |*Ut the eagle screeched *0*1 Ma* k. he tt|!urd on liftv ntdlloi* dollars of extra stesir* i ts*.* didn't hid any f* **' Men t* Hi I* him the ft»*t a Her was so * II* Of a ad »> itt' *1 th* * I '0.11*‘| hat the r, main# Hesa'i.c ■ f th* fact that the ' signer h<iw* * * t did under!.the to «r,**s the tra* k there have i**en #* reral iay*a taut bran* he* addled in the r**ad JOHN I I \ | M *M 11 IN HUAI 111 Hr tars'* I le* ir«*« aw,I I l*>* k t »*•*««•»* t» s dmg H ef I i it*.* bate soi * : . ,»«.*. *, t f .. *kfsp ski. b is tiftM a! of the t»* i oie.iig H.sttia * nd itiatr. lb ".fcl « *i l to# lly fat ****** 1 ef »<. t* M f 4 In ‘I ■ ■ f |H*< |l l| < u I K t« i * Iri tbt| §.*41 •••• i|* t i*f H ««* * M K hU) « tin * »* UU fti f^lfcr4<4(4 4tf * Ml |H try,,* k W«*«* Uei le»s than eight dollars, fur sixteen dollars' north of gold." "Why. papa, that would 1m* paying a fifty pi i- cent bonus nu silver, wouldn't it? I' would be buying it ut twice its v.iille It would be just like the govern meiit buving all the hogs and corn and cotton it twice their luurkct value, wouldn't it? That would Is* nice for the farmer, papa, hut the miners wouldn't In- in it. would they?" ''t ieorgie, bush," interrupted the boy'a father, *'lin•, papa, I will hush in a minute, I, 1 -ay f the gov i i tinn-pt should buy all i I lie miners* silver at twice its market | value Hie farmer and tbe mechanic >voiildti i Is' in It. would they, and ** llu*li t ieorgie, don't talk -o much. > at don't understand that we are using ilie IH to t' to foot the miners until after | I election.'' I Hi* I -re, papa," »» d * ieorgie “if j we should give an ounce of gold, worth ' sixteen dollars all over the world, for stx teen ounces of sever only worth eight dollars. we%| have to buy all I be -liver in the world hi!lions of dollars and " flush I ieorgie* hush I" mte! ruplcd to* father " Ah*I bye sod bye papa *XaM i i, mi go "the rest of the worbl woiitil ; iigye ail 'Hr valuable s -hi and we would tnn> ik ■ heap silt. < worth lit tin's ,i, ibi do i> | see papa it » alt a J-ki |i tlsl lie i tali lh> i- ft* ' Ii s iik• *-■ a > * ,,si |t * a scarecrow and ’ lirsrftr," said the kyrihg father, "y*-U I must hush I'hvV Will userhea* you" phen the fond father put bis arms • round *i» g'e amt gave font a b.g ha i totMa is eat Hat it t is Mg.* ‘ - l‘d HS> k|i III ( dictate, winking ***• *t» ■« ’he nwbhws | •mi |•** III A Story of Country Life. *«■ - •« r a aw ***• ■—-- •*... BY ALMA L. PARKER, GUIDE ROCK. NEB. CHAPTER VI. (Continued.) "Cynthia, you are not the loyal Popu list that you used fo be, I'm sorry to say. You seem to think that every tnliiff grand and good comes from Mc Kinley. You seem to have the impres sion that lie was the hero of Manila, but I tell you that man's name is Dewey. Now, Dewey, no doubt, is a great man. I'd just like to know what his politics Is. I'll bet he's Populist." "Well, I suppose that when Schley or Sampson sink that other fleet we'll have another hero.” "Yes, If they ever do, but they haven’t found them yet. They don't seem to be In any hurry about it. either. They're drawing big pay, and they're not anx ious to find the fleet very quick. I haven't any faith in them or McKin ley, either, but (Ieorge Dewey is all right so far as I know.” Political Simon got very impatient, and spent most of the time fault-tind ing. CHAPTER VII. Vlnnle drey's Remarkable Speech. Another autumn arrived. The Span Ish-Amerlcan war had ended. Cer vera’a fleet bad been sunk In almost as miraculous a manner as the Asiatic fleet had been. We were now a bigger nation than ever before, for the war had extended our dominions, by Spain ceding to us Porto Rico and the Philip pine Islands. Also the Cubans had lK*eu given their freedom. We also had avenged the Maine! What a blessing It had been to those islands to exchange Spanish rule for American! Simon was glad we had been at war, because, be said, it bad made better prices for farmers’ produets. He had never neeumulated money faster than since McKinley's election. The reasons he gave for good times were the scarcity of farmers’ products and the late war. Instead of going to the noorliouso they enjoyed luxuries i in their own remodeled home. Boonsville had just given (Jlen Har rington and the other soldier boys, just returned from Cuba/ u reception. Vinnie’s term as Superintendent of Schools was almost over and tin* Hreys wondered if the Populist convention would renominate her. It seemed evi dent that they would, for she hud given perfect satisfaction. mm m m m m It was time for Hie convention, and ! Simon was once more a delegate. lie was as enthusiastic as ever, and eager to know whether Vinnie would be re nominated or not. Vinnie herself was interested and de termined to attend the convention. It had been whispered to her that she would again receive the nomination, and for this reason she wished to be present. She had no desire to have j her name printed on another I’opullst ticket. Vinnie viewed the convention of Popu list delegates with keen interest. It seemed to her that they were lacking in the old-time enthusiasm. Was it possible that they, like herself, were beginning to realize that Republican times were not so bad after all. and were not anxious for a change? The chairman called the meeting to order, and after the necessary Intro ductory business had itecu attended to. they proceeded with the nomination of tin* several candidates. Finally the chairman announced that a nomina tion for County Superintendent was in order. "Will some one make a nomination ; for Superintendent?" the chairman, na hi. A man from the Itoonsvllle iltdoga t Ion arose. "I lielleve," he said, "that It is the will of this convention to give I our present Superintendent the notnl 1 nation again. I make a motion that we give Miss Vlnnle tirey the nomi nation for County Superintendent. And then the crowd yelled. The motion soon wax xeoomled. “Any one else wish to make a notnl nation for this ortlee'?" said the chair man: Intt the crowd was xlletti. "Thell I suppose It is the will of this convention to choose Mi«« tirey iinuni moii'ly hy acclamation Will xoiue one kindly iimke it motion to that effect?“ Instantly Vlnnle had arisen in the rear of the room and said lu u clear voice ••Mr. Chairman," "Miss tirey," said the chairman. "The gentlemen of this convention i have Im*»*n very kind to me. I thank I them very much hut I cannot a*>ept 1 the nomination," V.nii.c • declaration was a surprise to atl. and wax followed hy a laugh. "She's just gaslU said «•» * Wants to is* navel. said -mother * Nominate tier ai*> way.' said a third "What s tie* reason piu won t a* ept Itf' *«!d a fourth.. "tinier*** »huut<-d the rliliwta hut " |o |m ft them Vtuuie r»'»e again Mi** tirev.* *i i tim shall win Mr CHairwau, the g Mlraneu of Hits I , «<4vveIIiloll seem aIVVkills to knew the ; reasoU w hy I w II Hot a><ept the t«ix ] l««ilu« Mav I hate the pr v leg. uf tell !<g thsMtV The chairman, seeing that everyone was eager to hoar what she wished to say, gave her that privilege. Ylnnle'a remarkable speech was as follows: "To begin with, gentlemen, 1 have hist all faith In the Populist party. It lias censed to be a party of reform, If It ever was one. I do not wish to crit icise tin* gentlemen of this convention, but I mean the Populist party as n whole. It Is almost entirely composed of fault-tinders, men who are never satisfied with anything. You know ns well as I do that we are having good times, yet how many men In the Popu list party are willing to acknowledge It? If you find one, ten chances to one he will say It Is because of 'sup ply and demand,' or the late war. or something else; the CSovernment has nothing to do with It. Now, suppose tills Is true. Just trace that same man back to a few short years ago, before our last presidential election. He would then have told you that ‘supply ami demand’ bad nothing to do with the regulation of prices, and that notle Ing could bring good times with gold for our standard money. You know ns well as 1 do how they told us that the rich would get richer and the poor poorer: that we would all be slaves If McKinley was elected. Now we know that was not. the truth, for no man Is more Independent to day than the farmer. "The laboring man has no excuse for being idle now. There is plenty of work and good pay. Factories by the hundred have opened, giving men em ployment. They earn plenty of money, ami ran now afford to buy the farm ers' beef and pork. All. yes, It Is sup ply and demand, but there wouldn't be sm h a demand were it not for our new > protection law enacted by our Repub lican Congress. Those men who trav eled over this country, persuading men to join their so-called reform party, were false prophets. Would you con tinue to believe them? You had bet ter trust the sure captain, who never lost a ship. When this People's Inde pendent party started as a party of re form we were all anxious to Join it. We were honest enough to wish to be on the side of reform, but, ah. gentle men, time has proven that we don't need free silver. "Kris' silver will soon cense to lie your liolili.v. for we all now know that we don't need that. They can't deceive us that way any more. I liojie the gen tlemen here assembled will reason In your minds that the man who deceived you once may deceive you again. Many of those who voted for free sil ver didn't know what free silver meant, and, believing that these Popu list speakers and palters told them, thought it was their only salvation. They have been very pleasantly saved without it, and ought to know better now. “Suppose a foreigner came to this country and he didn’t understand the English language, and some people told him that he was a slave; that he’d never get rich until a cyclone struck him. "Why. If he believed what they told him. he'd probably pray night and day for a cyclone to come. If be was wise, he'd first find out what a cyclone meant, then he might come to a dif ferent conclusion: but if be made no study of the subject, no Investigation, of course lie would never understand until a cyclone did strike him; then he would learn to his sorrow what it meant, and he would curse the men who deceived him. "Now, those men who deceived ns by saying we ceuldn't have good times without free silver, were false proph et* Let's not believe them any longer, but change our polities. Let's treat those gentlemen right who have brought good times to our door, and who have saved our country’s honor in time of war. "You. gentlemen, who are favored with the power to vote, I lieg of you to vote sensibly, 'I here Is no one more contemptible than the hypocrite. If you believe one way ami vote another you are committing a slj before Hod. 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