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The Commoner.
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VOLUME-3, NUMBER 38.
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Mlddletown (0.) Signal: The reason
Mr. Roosevelt docs not dcraa'nd Mr.
Payne's resignation Is because he fears
the Paync-ful disclosures which might
follow.
Urbana (0.) Democrat:, Tho Wall
street editor, who says that American
securities have fallen off $6,000,000,000
in values, erred. Ho should have said
in price.
Indianapolis Standard: The author
ities at Washington are catching tho
postofllce rascals with baited hooks one
at a time. To use tho drag net might
stnggor tho party.
Windlo's Gatling Gun; Job's wife
advised him to "curse God and die."
In advocating the nomination of Gro
ver Cleveland the Chicago Chronicle
offers lhe democratic party the same
advice.
Crete (Neb.) Democrat: The stat
ute of limitations barred every action
against Perry S. Heath August 1, and
not an effort had previously been made
to push tho frion.. of Hanna before the
law relieved him of all danger of
prosecution. "
Defiance (Ot) Crescent-News: The
republican leaders and the republican
press are treading on dangerous
ground in their attempting to prove
that Johnson Is a boss. Many of thoir
followers are so used to a boss that
they may flock over into the Johnson
camp.
' Scrlbner (Neb.) News: It was su
perfluous for Mark Hanna to deny the
rumor that he intended to resign the
chairmanship of the national repub
lican committee. That pet ship sub
sidy scheme must be landed before
Mark relinquishes his hold on mat
ters politically.
Grand Island (Neb.) Democrat: We
gather from the revised philosophy
taught in tho republican school that
government-backed greenbacks are not
"safe" money, but that asset-backed
bank notes' are "perfectly safe," no
matter how fleet of foot the guardian
of the assets might prove to bo.
Grand Island (Neb.) Democrat:
Roosevelt's edict is that a Mississippi
ncgress, wholly objectionable to the
postofllce patrons, must bo kept in
office, but a Delaware white woman
entirely satisfactory to her office pa
trons, must step down and out at the
behest of a corrupt political boss.
Tiffin (O.) Advertiser: Renubllcan
leaders are making all tho trouble on
the money question. And yet it has
iieen but a few years since when these
flame leaders were telling the people
that the money question was "set
tied." The question now is, whether
they were lying through Ignorance, or
simply to mislead and deceive the
public.
Spencer (la.) Hc-ald: There used
to be talk in administration cifcles
that indicated a belief in the existence
of good and bad trusts. The admin
istration has changed its mind and
row believes only in the existence of
good trusts. If there had been any
bad trusts they would surely have been
prosecuted under the criminal section
of tho Sherman anti-trust law.
David City (Neb.) Press: When the
Kansas City platform was reaffirmed
at tho late convention without a dis
senting voice, it is well to take cour
age, and go forward with more In
terest, Every democrat must remem
ber that prompt performance of duty
this year gives a better promise that
rothing will be doncnext year which
honest men will have to apologize for.
Wausau (Wis.) Herald: The Madi
son State Journal, stalwart republi
can, has tired of imperialism and is
now advising the national republican
administration to "about face" and
get out The Journal says the only
thing this nation can do with honor
to to get out of the Philippines. A re
public with an honorable record be
hind It cannot afford to do anything
else. Colonialism is out of its line.
Harlan (la.) Tribune: President
Francis and the St. Louis exposition
managers gave Secretary Shaw a very
swell banquet and requested the sec
retary to place at their disposal the
five million dollars promised by con
gress, but he refused as a technical
ity had not-been complied with. You
should be an Influential Wall . street
broker in a pinch, Mr. Francis, and
the money would pour in as noisily as
hail on a tin roof.
David City "(Neb.) Press: The
Omaha Bee says the west is not clam
oring for asset currency. No, the
west never clamored for the goM
standard, nor a prohibitive tariffa
tariff on lumber, and a great many
things which they always come
around to in the end, because they
think more of their party than they
do of their people's interest Tho east
always stand for their selfish inter
ests, regardless of party, and the west
always "crawfishes."
Rockville (Ind.) Tribune: The
Nashville American says that Hostet
ter's Almanac has a larger circulation
than The Commoner. Since the pub
lication mentioned for comparison is a
good, honest old almanac, and is dis
tributed gratuitously, the American
may be right and still The Commoner
might have a very large circulation
much larger than a certain paper that
democrats would not read even if they
could gebit on the same terms that
govern 'the circulation of this ancient
and honorable almanac.
Eureka (111.) Democrat-Journal:
Governor La Follette of Wisconsin
said in a recent speech: "No despot
ever lorded it over a race of serfs
more imperiously than these corpora
tions lord it over this present genera
tion." A correspondent of a corpora
tion owned paper write that this ut
terance "angered thousands of citi
zens." And so it should, but It should
have angered them against the tyran
nical corporations, and not against
the honeBt governor, as the correspon
dent would havo us 'believe.
Lebanon (Mo.) Rustic: Grover
Cleveland says he expects to fish till
tho end of his career. And why not,
may we ask? It Is certainly fitting
that he should. We believe in the
shoemaker sticking to his last, and
therefore it is certainly right for Gro
ver to stick to his rod and reel to tho
end. The manner In which he has
used them is far more commendable
than anything else he has ever done
that we can now call to mind. But
why make Grover talk so much? 'Let
him fish on forever undisturbed.
Fulton (111.) Journal: One or the
mysterious features of the DIngley
to riff law is the duty on wheat As
everyone knows, tho price of wheat is
regulated by the Livemool mnrit
and this duty never brought a cent's
vorth of benefit to anybody. On the
oiher hand, it prevents American mill
ers from grinding thousands of bushels
of wheat harvested at their very doors
and American railroads 'from hauling
the wheat and flour. Of course, the
existence of such a duty is due mere
ly to an attempt to make the farmers
believe that they, too, are protected.
01ney (111.) Democrat: Just how lit
tle has been accomplished by Presi
dent Roosevelt in his spectacular trust
fighting is becoming more and more
apparent daily. The era of official cor
ruption during the past four years has
never been excelled or equalled dur
ing the existence of the government.
A thorough renovation of all depart
ments is badly needed. The misdeeds
of this administration will never be
revealed and punished until the dem
ocracy is again praced in power. Men
of all parties are realizing this fact
and are becoming convinced that four
years more of the rascality that has
been practiced during the past four
would bo exceedingly dangerous to
the welfare of the nation.
Manson (la.) Democrat: Chicago
Is having a terrible time with her la
boring people, if recent reports arc to
be believed. Several large manufac
turing concerns have been "driven to
seek locations in small cities and
towns on account of the arrogance of
labor' in Chicago and now comes the
announcement that the Pennsylvania
and Northwestern railways will defer
the elevation of their tracks for a
year or two because of the "present
high price of labor and material." Tho
track elevation will cost over $4,000.
000 and this amount will be retained
in tho coffers of the corporations just
to punish labor. Labor should havo
known better than to ask for its rights.
When tho laboring men got their
eyes open and began to ask for their
share of the prosperity pie, their "ar
rogance" was too much for the fat
bellied boys with the mutton-chop
whiskers and now they are going to
see that the laboring man don't get
any job at all until he is starved into
accepting their' terms. This is pros
perity with a vengeance.
ANCESTOR'S INNOCENCE SHOWN
A dispatch to the New York Tri
bune unber date of Utica, N. Y., Aug
ust 1, says: There is an interesting
story in connection with the finding
of the gold and silver money on the
John S. Rockwell farm, in Butternut
Valley, Burlington township, Otsego
county. It was told yesterday by a
great-greafc-great-granddaughter of
John Johnson, who burled the money
shortly before he was taken prisoner
by the Indians In 1778.
John Johnson died a firm believer in
the dishonesty of a daughter whose in
nocence has been demonstrated to the
descendants by the finding of the old
English coins on the Rockwell farm.
The daughter had always protested,
her innocence, and grieved over the
accusations of her unforgiving parent,
but he never relented, and even de
nied her his best wishes upon hor
marriage. ,
Johnson emigrated from Derbyshire,
England, about 1774, and settled on
what is now known as- the Rockwell
farm. According to the family history
Johnson was not wealthy, but for
those days he was comfortably well
off. One daughter married Robert
Garrett, and they lived on an adjoin
ing farm. Johnson, his wife and hi"
remaining daughter lived on the farm
when the Indians began to raid the
white settlements In Otsego county.
Then came the bloody massacre at
Cherry Valley, in 1778. Property was
destroyed and valuables taken by the
Indians and their white allies. John
son, like other settlers, buried his
treasure for safekeeping. Johnson's
daughter was with him at the time.
It was none too soon, for three days
later the JohnBon and Garrett families
were prisoners. They were taken to
Canada, where they were held as pris
oners of war for fiv years.
After their release, in 1783, the
Johnson and Garrett families started
for Otsego county. Johnson began to
seek his burled treasure, but it could
not be found. The search was exten
sive, but it produced no results. The
unmarried daughter was the only pos
sessor of- the secret, and Johnson ac
cused her of taking tho money. She
denied tho charge, but Johnson could
not be persuaded that she was inno
cent Hei refused to speak to her, and
it is said by descendants that he
never talked to her after that. She
lived in the family home for a few
years, and then married and moved
away. Johnson died, still believing his
daughter a thief.
As time rolled by there was no
trace of tho buried treasure, and
among the many descendants of the
family there was a division as to the
guilt ancl innocence of the daughter.
There were thoso who believed sho
had been greatly wronged.
Mrs. Rockwell, on whose farm tho
coins were found, says there were
thirty-three gold coins,- dated from
1761 to 1771; thirty-seven silver coins,
dated ftom 1661 to 1671, and several
copper coins. The gold coins had a
likeness of King George HI. There
are many descendants of John John
son, and Mrs. Rockwell Intends to sell
the coins to these descendants for
nominal sums. They were found about
ten Inches belo.7 the surface.
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