THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 28 , 1891.
convention sees flt to RVO ! It to the putjiii I
want It published In full and not garbled , ns
It will bo If wo do not give the papers a
copy. "
"If it H Rarblcd It will bo used ngalnst us
by qur enemies , " continued Mr. Uoot , who
for Homo tlmo had been trying to get the
floor.
"You mncnlfy the enemies , " sold a dele
gate from Ohio. "TUla enoay business Is nil
talk. "
This settled the address , nnd It went to the
press committee.
Once moro the convention got down to busi
ness , nnd Mr. Oroatof Ouster county moved
that the chnlr appoint ncommltteo on resolu
tion ! ) .
A delegate from Iowa thought thnt the
members should bo tmrncd by the states.
The president know of no rule for such
action.
An amendment wn * oltcred thnt the tide-
Rates from tlio several states select the mem
bers of the committees. The amendment wus
defeated nnd the original motion carried.
The president nnpointed the following gen-
tlcmcnon the committee ! Oroatof Ncbrailtn.
Fitch of Ohio , Bates of lo'wa nnd Toolo of
Wisconsin.
A resolution was rend from nlllanco No.
1,423 of Iowa , nsking that the convention
adopt n design for a badge. The matter was
referred to HevlEOOf Nebraska , llullotln of
Missouri nnd Wright of Iowa.
An Illinois delegate nroso to n question of
privilege. Ho risked to to bo allowed to In
troduce the following resolution ;
Itosolrol. That Ills thnwlnhof thoNntlnnnl
runners' Alliance that the legltlatiuo of Illi
nois Bolciot for tire United Htiitossenato u. tuau
who IH fuvorablu to the \\olfuro \ nnd prospcuts
of tlio alliance.
It wns decided to send a telegram to the
nllliince members of thu Illinois legislature to
stand fast nnd not lose courage.
Milton Ocortfo tluiuglit it foolish to tele
graph un Illinois mini to stand fust.
After some discussion the objectionable
words wcro stricken out and a telegram an
nouncing thnt a resolution had passed was
ordered sent.
Another delegate said a similar struggle
is going on in Kansas In the effort to elect
1'folfTtT to the genato. Ho wanted a similar
telegram sent to Topeltn ,
A ladv delegate from ICnnsns nsked to
speak. She said that while I'feiffcr Is editor
of the Kansas Farmer , hols no friend of the
farmers.
Hakcr of Iowa said the convention had no
right to Instruct the 1Cunsas legislators how
to vote ,
A f torn lengthy dlseusslon the Kansas reso
lution wus laid on the table.
The report of N. B. Ash by , the National
lecturer , was culled for , lie spoke ns fol
lows :
lowsVo
' " \Vo have every reason to feel hopeful over
the strides that the alllanco lias made during
the post year. I have visited the state nlll-
nnces of Minnesota , Indiana , Missouri , Iowa ,
South Dakota , Illinois , Nebraska , Pennsyl
vania , Ohio nnd Hew York. I found them
nil honlthy nnd rapidly Increasing In mem
borship. During the past year wo have
organized five new states nnd will soon bring
others into line era long. 1'ho alliances nro
composed of good men nnd ran accomplish
much good for the farmers. " \ \ o want to nuke
honest volets end break down thoapathv :
wo want to cultivate the Idea that the alii-
unco is not organized to give men public of-
Jlcos. If wo do not \vo will aeon bo on a par
with the old parties nud our members
will bo us nrdont ofllco seekers as the repub
licans and democrats of toduy. Some of our
alllanco men huvo manipulated county nnd
otato conventions , but 1 will not nnmu them.
They think they are cap.iblo of controlling
tuo affair * of the government , but I say wo
do not want to onrourngo this. Lotus keep
out of politics , for If wo enter the swim wo
uro bounn to bo corrupt.
"I now want to speak of finances. In this
I regret to sny thnt our order is not up to the
standard , nnd it is a difllcult mutter to col
lect the dues.
' Wo should have uniformity nnd adopt
some form of private work. While I would
not favor an oath bound society , I would a
uniformity of work so that wo may bo able to
iccognlzo one another.
"I wanted to give up the membership of
the order , hut I llnd this impossible , though
I can say thnt Nebraska Is the banner state ,
\ / ns It has 2,000 local alliances nnd (55,000 ( mom-
* 'hers ; Ohio has TOO alliances nnd 8,500 , mem
bers , while Pennsylvania Is doing nobly ,
owing to tno work of Mr. Morgan. Iowa has
accomplished many things , but there yet re
mains much to do.
' 'One ' thing I can say. the alliance never
met under such favorable circumstances ns
today , nnd now is the tlmo for cnrylnc on
' - t tbfrftowfwirk thfitwo haw before us. " * " "
"Since the adjournment of the St. Louis
convention 1 huvo been Industriously "work
ing to form a co-operative union , and on Feb
ruary If I shall bo in Chicago to confer with
the Farmers' Mutual Jicncilt association to
tc& what can bo accomplished.
"Ono great work of the allinnco is to edu
cate the farmers to get at the truth of all
great questions and thus fit them for good
citizenship. In the local alliances lies this
great reform , for out of them grow the state
nud national assemblies. To accomplish this
work wo must ua bound together in our
township , county nnd state organizations. "
The report of August Post of Iowa , secre
tary and treasurer , wns submitted. It
showed that during the year 1MOUO ) circulars
and constitutions hud been pi In ted and dls-
tiibuted , In milking his report ho said :
"Co-oporativo purchasing is rapidly grow
ing In fnvor , nnd its effects nro being felt , as
wo nro already get our goods much chenpor
than before wo introduced this plan.
"Wo must nslc nnd secure legislative reform
formnud above all things wo must
declare against trusts , which strike at the
bulwarks of the nation. Wo Icnow that
property does not pay its Just proportion of
the tuxea and wo want moro stringent laws
on tlio question of usurv. Wo want toplaco
ourselves lu a position where wo cannot only
foster but control the public schools. "
Mr. Post was about to sit ilown when Mr.
Hoot suggested that the treasurer's report
had not boon submitted. Mr. Post then read
from another paper the folio whig :
On hand at the end of last year. . . . , $ 13I.OC
liccolvodduring the year.- 1,804.60
Total receipts 11,48300
Expenditure ? 1,201,00
Balance on baud | 238.TE
In addition to this there is n balance of $200
duo from the treasurer of the Ohiostato nUl-
UlIOO.
UlIOO.Mr. . Hoot wanted the report submitted to
the president nud two ether members.
The president said thnt ho had examined
tlio report nnd knew It was correct. Ho did
not think it worth whllo to have it turned
over to a committee. The report was ac
cented.
President Powers announced the following
committee on constitution nud by-laws :
Asliby of Iowa , Bradley of Nebraska , George
of Illinois and IHislmeU of Ohio.
J , Burrows was callud upon for un address
upon "Tho Future of the Alliance. " As ho
stopped to the front ho was loudly applauded ,
nnd after this had subsided he said :
"I have had no tlmo to prepare n speech , ns
every delegate from No oraaku , knows. Dur
ing the past month I have worked twenty-
six hours out , of every twenty-four , nnd I
hope you will excuse mo from speaking upon
the future of the alliance. [ Cries of "No ,
no ; po on. goon. " )
' Then ill must speak I will say that to
speak upon nuy subject of great Importance
require * careful thought.
" 1 lave you over thought ot the alliance !
IIuvu you over thought that the aspirations
it souks means something better for you , for
mo , nud for nil thu toilural
' I want to now protest against money
ruling the world ns it now does. You
know that nil of the great reforms originated
among ; the lowly , and why ahould not this
great reform which wo now seek ho born
within the ranks of the tillers of the soil ) i
\vant to enter my protest against the unequal
uccumulatlon -wealth In the hands of a
few , nnd If you will seek the pages of history
you will Und that this Is an era similar
to that of tbo French revolution. Them
monarch * wcro In power and organized soci
ety was much Illto thnt of today. The rich
I were snatching what thov could from the
laboring classes. When the nibble broke
into the king's ' ttaluce the condition , of affairs
I \ttn much the aarno as now. Wo huvo banks.
I telegraph companies nd corporations , all
I ofwhich uro organized nnd protected
I by a law extorting from this
I jiooplo not only one-third , but oven
I two-thirds of thu earning of the poor , which
I ura transferred to the coffers of the rich.
U'ho people of this country uro being driven
to tho. wall , not only iu the largo cities , but
in'tho country , anil the time is rapidly u-
I pracld K when aristocracy will hold tbo
I power lu tno nUitoi nud at Washington as
I llnnly as it did In Franca
I "This was doinoustrutod m this state but a
I fciv weeks ago. You Unow the history of
I this of which I BiHult , aud it Is not necessary
I for mo to roneat It.
I "As I said before , the great reforms wcro
stnrtwl by the lower classes. The French
were Inspired by Voltaire nnd Palno , nnd the
promulgnton of tbo American revolution by
Ideas practically the same. Education U now
diffused through the masses , nnd when wo
,3k oursclvc.1 of the future of the nllinnco ,
ire tnunt appeal to hope , ami In doing this wo
itist believe that It has a brightfuturo. For
10 present our work must be confined to ccr-
ln classes.
"Tho conflict of today li between the
lasses and the masses , and the tnnsscs that
mvo been termed tbo mudsills and clodhop-
icrs of society must lo brought up to the
itnndiirci of prominence to which they nro
jntitlcd. It wns not many years ngo when
' ho fanners wcro the mudsills of society , but ,
hank God , they are now becoming the pillars
f society.
"Thoro Is no passion so absorbing and do-
rndlng ns the eternal strnpgle for gold
vhich has taken possession of our
> eoplo , and with this in view I
ay that not only our country stands
n danger , but every Institution Is mcnnccd ,
During the past two week's 1 have been
irought face to face with this fact. I have
eon where I have Been the hidden hand of
a nits and railroads reaching into the pock-
ts nnd placing- the accursed stuff within the
reach of the courts nnd the legislators. If
.ho nllinnco docs not reach out Its hand and
lay this course I tremble for the future. "
"Wo must continue to organize and make
iur Inllilunco felt ; or must find out what laws
ro needed nnd work toward that end. Wo
i-ant to know tlmt the government of the
ountry is in the hands of competent and
rue men. Wo must not say that nil we have
.o do Is to educate the masses , for thcro is
itill greater work. AVe must have the kov ;
ho key to political power.
"Thoro are many ways to got possession of
.his , one of which U by the orgunliution of a
iow partv , though I do not think wo should
: et together ana send delegates to form such
, party. Just how it should bo done I am
lot prepared to say. There has been n great
leal of discussion about mcrclng all of the nl-
Innccsand labor organizatloiiH under one
head for concerted action. Ono year ago ,
, vhon I went to St. Louis , I thought
hat could bo accomplished , but
don't know about it now.
n this state wo tnado an attempt last suin
ner to do a llttlo merging , but it was a fail
ure. Wo drew up our principles and circu
lated our declarations among the people who ,
20,000 strong , signed them. You know the
result. Many men stood by them , but others
did not. Wo went Oeforo the people In No
vember and elected our governor , and If God
nnd the supreme court Judges are willing ,
iuid an honest vote can bo reached in the log-
'slature , wo u ill scat him. [ Cheers. ]
"I would adopt n platform upon which hon
est men cannot differ , nnd I would put It hi
tno form of n declaration. I would ignore or
ganizations , and now I tell you that If you
follow this lulvico the alliance will sweep the
country in IStKJ.
"Whatever is done , the nllinnco ultimately
ncnns political action , and thcro is no dis
guising this fact or keeping it from the
public nny longer.
"I now ask vou , friends and brothers ,
, vhnt nro you doing " ' [ Cries ofVo , are
'ottlng them all along the lino. " ]
As Mr. Burrows took his seat ho was ten
dered n veto of thanks , nnd the building re
sounded with long and loud cheers for the
[ Jlianco nnd a third part } ' .
Mr. Hoot moved thnt a committee of flvo
w appointed to request Mr. Burrows to moro
tolly outline his plan of work for bringing
about tbo now party movement.
The motion was lost sight of fora moment ,
but finally Hoot of Nebraska , Parrott of
Ohio , ICennnrd of Indiana , Baldwin of Illi
nois nnd Wcstfall of Iowa were appointed as
luch committee.
Secret work was then discussed and n mo
tion wns made that a committee of ono from
each county bo appointed to submit a report.
A lady delegate raised an objection , stating
that the constitution does not provide for
such proceedings.
Mr. Uoot thought the wont should bo
secret , nnd should boot such a nature us to
show "thnt the mudsills have moved. "
Mr. Hoot urged ttiat by a conference with
a committee it would save time , as the com
mittee could report to the convention.
Mr. Furrow of Iowa thought tboro wns a
colored man In tlio woodpile , "lor , " said ho ,
"If any consolidation is to be tallied the
members of this convention want to know
something moro about the piau than simply
what information can be gained from
a committee's report. " Ho had heard con
solidation talked , but did not think it could
be accomplished.
A letter was received from W. E. Stillwoll
and other members ofthe _ Farmers' . .Mutual
Benefit association , asking for the npppolnt-
mentof a committee to confer upon the po
litical situation.
Upon looking about the room the president
dlscovoj-od the Illinois gentlemen in the
room and asked them to present their views.
Mr. Koot objected and favored the confer
ence committee.
This raised a chorus of objections , members
arguing that as the "men from Illinois wcro
present they should present tueir views to
the convention nnd not to the committee.
A delegate from Iowa thought this should
bo left with the committee on resolutions.
Mr. Westfnll moved that a declaration bo
sent out to nil alliances , asking them to sub
scribe to the principles to bo formulnted by
the national alliance , aud como together in
convention ut * > oino future date. The motion
prevailed.
Mr , Pratt of Nebraska favored reporting to
the convention. lie did not want any star
chamber committee report.
Mr. Shaver of Iowa said that all the cour
tesies of the floor would ho extended to the
Illinois gentlemen , and for this reason op
posed tlio appointment of n committee.
Mr. Parrett of Ohio said : "Wo want to
meet those gentlemen on the rostrum nnd
Judge for ourselves of the merits of their
plan. Then wo can approve their course or
vote It down. "
This ended the discussion , and a substitute
to the motion wus adopted , by which the gou
tlcmcn will appear before the convention thi <
morning.
The evening session wns held In the hall in
the Young Men's Christian association build
hip , where addresses \\cro delivered by D , H
Talbot , N. U. Ashby nnd Milton George.
The urogrnihino for today IH IIH follows :
0:00 a. in. Ueport of committees and mis
ccllnncous work.
11:00 : a. m. Address by Miss Eva Mc
Donald , state lecturer Minnesota state alii
an co.
1 : SO p. m. Election of oQlccrs and misccl
lanoous business.
M'KESIVEX'f I'OWfUtH'
lie Urges Itofonus In Money ,
Transportation nnd Other Matters ,
Sometime before the hour for convening
the delegates assembled in the council cham
ber , where Mr. Dushwell of Ohio stated that
ho would receive subscriptions for the Nu-
ttoniil Stockman , of which ho Is the editor.
Mr. Ashby of Iowa passed around a circular
descriptive of n book on funning.
At 2 o'clock President Powers
arrived and seated himself In the
chair usually occupied by 1'rosldeut Tom
Lowry of the council. Ho Immodlntulj
called the convention to order nnd issued an
allot to eject all Interlopers. Thodoorkooper
performed-his work and reported that all ol
those In the hull wcro tried aud true alllunc
inon.
inon.President
President 1'owors then stated that no hai
not rend the programme nnd consequentl ,
did not know 'ho order of business
Several members tried to take advantage o
this lack of knowledge upon the part of th
president nnd demanded tbo appointment o
the committees.
"I am not roudy to appoint any commit
tee , " responded the president ,
"Then let us huvo tbo address , " cxclaltno
a dozen members.
Secretary Post was called to the chair , am
stepping down from the platform , Mr. i'ow
em snoko as follows :
Brothers of the National Alliance : Th
industries pt a country may be considered in
two departments. These that consist prlnci
pally of manual labor or that occupation
which may Uo successfully followed with hu
llttlo systematic thought , aud these whicl
depend for success chlolty on sy/stoinatio nn
continued mental training. It 13 true thu
the host anil noblest typo of manhood ant
womanhood consists in a Judicious combinn
tlon of these qualities. And the mcntu
tiunt who towers above bis follows b.
his strength of mind , bit clearness o
logic or lllffuts of genius , it lie docs notturr
these quullllcutlons to some practical use , 1
no were to bo commended than the ituplt
bmined , hard-juusclod athlete who. thoug
an adept iu the sporting urU of his ciast , has
llttlo moro sense than the brutes whos
itrencth nnd agility ho emulates. Thoactun
worth of industry or labor may bo measure
by the actual production of the ueoosjario
or couiforu of life uhlch it brings forth ,
or the benefits to mankind which arises
rom It. A man tnny think as ncutely ntul
art in as skillful nnd shrewd n manuer to rob
u safe or a railway train , or to gain the nd-
vantage of his fcllowmcn in trade or bar
gain ns the honest farmer or mechanic in
heir laudable avocations. Hut while In the
ono case the whole effort U to get possasslon
of thnt which rightfully belongs to another ,
by violence and fruud , the other tends alto
gether to Increase the actual wealth lu the
vorld. The one earns , whllo the other profits
) y his earnings.
The actual producer , I think , is tlio true
vorker. And Industrial organisations prop
erly speaking , nro these whoso members make
t a business , by their own labor nnd thought.
0 change the powers and substances of
lature into that which may bo of service und
use to man.
The inurchnnt on the contrary , whllo thcro
s labor connected with his calling , deuonds
nostly for his profit mul success on What Is
called skill In trade , which , whllo It some-
tines refers to using good Judgment lurucnrd
.0 the tlmo ntul price of bis purchases mm
Miles , oftcner icfers to n faculty or skill of
juylnc ; at u lower , and selling at a higher
> rlco than justice would permit or honesty
ulmit of ,
Hut the fact that- many of our people nro
nignued In occupations that , Uro in them
selves mixed with evil , does not render those ,
engaged In them necessarily worse than other
nen , nor remove them from clnims to our
consideration. But it does , and shouM ren
der them ineligible to membership in dis-
.inctlvcly labor organizations. The man who
jams enough bread for himself und family
> v the swuut of his brow , nnd Iu ad-
iltlon earns the big profits of
ho ( successful merchant , the usurious
nterest for the proswrous banker , the oxor-
iltant rates fer the railroad company nnd thu
surplus of taxes to bo squandered by the cor
rupt ofltceholder and politician , has some In-
.crests that nro not shared by nny of these
eclplonts of his earnings and which can ouly
jo sustained by such combination of strength
us can ouly bo obtained , by systematic orgun-
zations of these whoso Interests uro Iden
tical.
It would naturally follow from these
considerations that each separata branch
of Industry ehould huvo its fopurato
irganlzatlon. The blacksmith has peculiar
ntcrcsts in relation to raw material ,
tools , etc. , w hlch are different from the car-
xHitcr , aud both of thcso from the shoo-
nakcr , and so wltti all tbc dllTcrout trades
mid occupations. And all other's differ from
the mrmorln this , that whllo people may for
u tlmo go barefooted or without shelter , the
products of the farm nro absolutely necessary
every day , ana alt the tlmo , for the very exist
ence of every member of a civilized community.
But while trades unions nnd Knights of
-.nbor assemblies nro necessary In the cities ,
ind the farmers' nllinnco and other Idudrod
organizations are necessary in the country ,
hero are interests which are common to nil
-hcso , and ror which some general organiza
tion is absolutely necessary.
The question of business co-operation on n
scale of national ningnltcdo is a very im-
lortant ono , and to bo made productive of
asting benefit , will require such careful con
sideration and such close and practical study
is I huvo been unable to give to the subject.
1 would ouly suggest that until such nu ar-
nngeinent of the industries nnd business of
-ho country is made , thnt the .productions of
.ho labor of every individual will add BOIUO-
-lilng to general comfort and prosperity ,
hero will bo room for improvement la that
direction.
But it is in relation of those organizations
to government , that the greatest necessity for
co-opera'tion exists No effective arrange
ments of a national character for the conduct
> f the business Industries of the countrv can
jo made , and prove of benefit , without being
in effect laws of tbo orgnuizations which
ndout them. And so to prevent general aud
continual conflict with the laws of the tjov-
ornmcnt , the government Itself must bo con
trolled by these societios.
How this cun bo accomplished , 1 think. Is
tlio most important question which should bo
considered at this session of our alliance.
Two gcncrul.plnns nt once present them
selves to my miud for attaining this object.
The first , that wlilch has the sanction of the
political history ot hitr country and the prejudice
'
dice arising fropr our own 'political cduca-
I4on. A now political party. Tbo other ,
independent political notion , which has been
partially , .but surprisingly , successful in a
[ lumber of the states duriuu the past years.
To the lirst proposition lyum doeJdcdly op
posed for the following reasons , viz. llrs > t :
Such a political party is not vractlcnblo for
industrial organizations , Snch societies aim
fit reforms. And .although a party formed by
tiite > raleht , and .would attho Jlritt , bo formed
an such prTnciplesTis at the tlniu Were advo
cated by all , no such platform could bo
adopted unless on such vague presentation of
principles as would bo of llttlo practical ben-
elit as an assurance of wholesome political
action , tbat would not In cutny ports soon be
come obsolete , anil of no effect.
Witness , the two parties which have dl-
vldod the government during the last thirty
years. Each of thorn wns forired ou prin
ciples which were definite and practical nt
the time , but long ago they have boon lost
sight of. and instead of tno conteution be
tween thorn being on principle it is a strife as
to whlr-.li can the most successfully apply all
the deception nnd corruption attending mod
ern politico to galu thu spoils of ofllco and the
management of the public treasury.
It is not possible to conllno a political party
to any ono class or condition in society.
From motives of principle or policy , mou of
all classes would vote wltn the now indus
trial party , for it would bo largo and power
ful enough to bo sought after as the
possible winning side. You could not
reject the vote of a man because
ho does not belong1 to your society.
The reMilt would bo , your now nartj wxmld
embrace bankers , lawyers , professional poli
ticians , men who nro not Interested In you ,
or your prosperity , except In BO far as your
political triumph may giyo tnem a
power and JuJlucnco over you und then hav
ing n foothold in your party , they would soon
gala the asucndaucy the siuno us they now
possess In the old parties , and you would
realize you only had the old party machine
under u new nnmo. In fact the essential
underlying principle of u political party Is ,
that these who vote with you may bo your
political masters and compel you to vote as
tney dictate , or punish you with political
ostracism and the party lasn , ,
1 believe in pledges. I believe men ought to
be willing to pledge themselves to cacti other
to vote for good men or good measures ; but not
to vote for men or moasurcs because u nm-
Jorlty of any party or class gf .men , may de
mand it.
But tbo important question is : How mny
political Independence bo made successful }
Inu&wor : Every now party Is formed b ;
independent political action , and all tluit 1
necessary for its success is that Its principles
should bo held by u majority ol the voters of
the country or locality ami that they bo en
abled to nominate nnd concentrate their votes
on such men us nro true to these principles.
Now as success bos been achieved In this
way in several Instances , nnd that wlthoul
'
tho' aid of any definite plan , but arising as It
wcro on the spur of the moment , it does seem
reasonable that by following out n definite
plain system for such action every year thai
success would bo the rule nnd not the excep
tion.
tion.What
What Is the reason that in every great
question of reform , or every measure for th (
public good which may bo suggested nm
brought forward it is so difllcult to got people
ple to vote together ! It ls > because they are
arrayed ngalnst each other in axisting polit
ical parties nnd these parties will not suuo
tioa such combination to sustain the prlnci
plo as would bo effective , but insist that their
numbers must bo arrayed against each other
onpartisan lines.
Surely sotuo bettor way to reduce righteous
principles mto legal cimotmants may bo dc
vised.
Permit mo to suggest n plan for your con
sidcrutlon. Iet this ulllunco discuss nnt
agree upon such measures asit shall deem ex
pedlent to form a basis for political actloi
for this year und noit. Place this by cbrros
pondonco before the other great Industrial or
guulzatious , and with their concurrence let t
convention bo called at some central polqt for
the uurposo of comparing views and lljuvlly
adopting us n national platform a concise sc
of principles which cun bo cordially sup
ported by all. Thou publish them' to'tbo
world and lot the remainder of the your t >
spent in disseminating thoao principles ani
preparing for the gnat struggle In l&ti.
Tee subjects on which those principles are
founded should bo tlioso which nro most vita
to the prosperity of tbo people , the hones
laborers ot the whole country , and which can
bo so impressed on the majority of the people
ple that they can bo adopted and curried out.
I think they may bo all included iu the fol
lowing list : Money reform , land reform
transportation reform , ballot reform , and th
suppression of any vice thnt Is tolerated b ;
law to the peril of our untloual prosperity.
Tlmo will not permit ine to give any mor
than a glaneo ut ouch of thtwo uutijocU , but
hop that during our Bonslon they may Ix
discussed in suoh u manner on to lead to
Icflnlto line of Action on ench subject. Hut
( during the discussion It should appear that
irnctlcnl unantfhltr cannot bo arrived nt on
my subject , U fortho present should not bo
ndoptod for poltth'M action. And In prcsent-
ng my views tok'lly ' on thcso nubjects , it is
101 in my dogmatic spirit , but rather ns n
earner anxious to ; draw out Ideas-from you ,
ny brothers , to ? Strengthen or modify my
own.
Money Is n ereilttlro of l w. The intrinsic
rtluo of the material of which it Is manu
factured does i < ot dd tolls value. The pcco
of paper , il by 7. Jnviius , which is Issued by
ho government . .and is named ? l,000 , will
mrchnso Just nS uHich and pay Just as largo
ulebtns the 0110 Hundred $11) ) gold pieces ,
vhllo the mttnl tould bo bartered lor the
bor nnd miUqnol to manufacture $1,000,000
of the paper moncv , So , whllo the ? 1,000 bill
vill flu acontrnctforf 1,000 al,000,000 worth
of gold or diamonds would not pay It if the
creditor choose to refuse. Nor docs the
'promise to puy" odd ono iota of value to the
nil. Let the stamp be reversed and just"
'ono thousand dpllnra" bo printed on the
wpor without nny quullllcatlon and the gold
M stumped "promise to pay , " and their rela
tive value as a circulating medium in this
country "would not bo changed , But if the
gold were stamped "receivable for all debts
except taxes , " the paper would ROOU bo con
sidered worth the most.
The fact Is , whatthe government labels as
nouoy , it is bound to receive as money , nnd
what will pay the government will pay nny
subject of the government , unless otherwise )
proscribed bylaw.
But money , when manufactured by the
rovornracnt , Is of no use to the people except
it be , put into circulation.
There are two ways in which this might bo
accomplished , cither of which would be far
better than the present system. The one , to
citlmato how much per capita would bo
necessary to furnish a sufllclcnt supply for
: ho business of the people , nnd then to issue
that nmount of currency nnd apply it to the
expenses of the government , in the mean tlmo
remitting government tax and duties in a
correspond Ing amount.
The other , to issue such nn amount as will
jo Just enough for the best interests of the
wojilo and loaning to thrui on good security
Ivltnout interest such mouoy as they need in
; nolr industries , limited In amount to any one
mlividual.
The advocates of the ilrst plan seem to
overlook the fact that no adequate amount
could thus bo put in circulation without
making a complete change in our revenues
s\ stem necessary , to t > o followed lu a short
time by a recurrence to the old method ; or
adopting yet another untried method of sup-
nortingtho expenses of the government.
The method of loaning to the working
[ looplo without interest I think the most
feasible and least objectionable. If money was
thus furnished by the government on a term
of few years to individuals , but perpetual to
the pceple. and absolutely without interest ,
the hoarding of money would bo stopped , ex
cept It bo in the case of a few misers , and all
the money lu tbo country would soon be in
circulation. In fact , the very design of
money is opposed to accumulation by Interest.
It Is only intended and needed as a medium
of exchange , and should no more bo subject
to accumulation than an order ou the bniicr
for bread or on the grocer for sugar or coiTeo.
If it man is unable to work hu ought to bo
supported by law. But if ho is nblo to
work , the property which ho may have and
which .renders him not only Independent of
aid by law , but the loss dependent on his own
Industry for support , should uever bo made a
means of oppressing his fellow men. This
may bo avoided by the government making
perpetual alternating loans to the people. So
long as the Industrie * aud trade of the coun
try uro conducted on the principles of compe
tition the power that controls the
money of the nation controls the na
tion. And when the people's government
manufactures aud furnishes to the in'oplo n
ll\od amount of money per capita , sustains it
at thnt ratio and keeps It all In circulation ,
Uicn , nud not till then , will labor and the
products of labor receive certain adequate
reward.
On the question of transportation but ono
solution of the difficulties seems to be loft us.
Anticipating the attempt of the people to en
force their demand to bring the railroads
under the control of law , combinations .nnd
consolidations have been effected to aim nt ,
and bid fair to practical 1 y apply a uolicy which
shull enable the conpaules or company ( forl
think they nio.virtually now butouo ) to dic
tate their own tOrms oi operation and rates
for service , on to subject the people of any
Ipculitvor1 of the whole country to tlio al
ternative of being'deprived of railroad ser
vice nnd thus starve them into , subjection.
There is but ono effective remudy for this ;
mid that is for the government , which has
always admitted Its obligation td furnish
ways of trnnsportntion for tno people , by
giving to corporations nnd indi
viduals privileges by charter to pro
vide ana operate such roads , to
tnko them into its own hands nnd furnish
that service for its people which the corpora
tions have f ntled to render. How this should
ho brought about , whether by pure-huso or
confiscation , I shall expect to hear discussed
by others before wo close this session. Suf-
lli-o it to say thnt it Is not consistent with
true patriotism to permit an institution so
necessary to the people to bo run nnd man
aged In such n manner as to not onlylmpov-
oiish them , but to endanger the safety
of the government Itself. A premed
itated connivance of these compa
nies with foreign .invasion , or domestic
insurrection might easily place our govern
ment nt the mercy of its cnmnles. And the
same disposition which leads them to rob tlio
people would lead them to rob or destroy the
government if they conceived it would bo to
tliolr advantage.
Land reform Is attended with as many dif
ficulties ns any question with which wo have
to deal. How to preserve the rights of prop
erty , the obligations of the povernmcutj and
the natural rights of the tillers of the
soil , may well purzlo tbo wisest philoso
phers. It seems to mo the only oloarwavis
for government to recognize the God-
given right to the soil of these who till It
( not have it tilled ) , nnd that this result
should bo brought about in the least injuri
ous nnd most equitable manner possible.
Ballot reform may bb resolved Into two
questions : Who shall votoj and , how shall
Uioy vote !
Iii regard to the first , I think it is tlmo to
consider whether thu ignorant and vicious
population , which exists In a greater or less
degree in all our cities , shall bo allowed not
ouly to vote , but to control the votes of
others , while Intelligent women all over our
land are deprived of all share in n govern-
itiant which affects their interests to fully
as great n degree as that of men.
And why the foreigner , ignorant ofour insti
tutions , Ignorant of our langunge. aud per-
hups opposed to all restraints of law nnd
order , should bo permitted to vote after a
rusldonueof butu few months on payment of
n paltry sum for Ids papers which nmhaps is
furnished by toiuo scheming politician , nnd
taking the oath , the obligation of which ho
does not recognize ; while our own sons ,
wno at sixteen years of ago nro bet
ter quatlllcd to exercise good choice
and sound Judgment'In voting , are required
to wait llvo years ibabro they are treated ns
full citizens or allowed to exorcise th9 rights
of freemen. The prjnciplo embodied In the
Australian bailer fvUem no doubt would bo
a great improvement on the present plan if
properly guardodil But in many cases
whnro It has rbecu adopted the best
features have liison so changed that
it cauuot be much Improvement. The
object aimed acr thould bo to insure the
secrecy of the ballot , ! To make some degree
of Intelligence in. 'tho voter necessary , To
roudor bribery uhsafe nnd to remove the
voter us far us posKlblo from p trtlsun preju
dice nnd to facilitate the success of-independ
ent nominations.
An now , my bvWhirs , how Is it with our
own organization" ) Is there not something
moro necessary UfcfuwurQ uniformity of con
stitution nnd pau } 6 as to give gronUjr eni-
clency and permanency toour society )
Should there nW ) io moro systematic nnd
doUnlto Informatfon-Vrovided for. so that wo
may know tlio fooling * , plans , nndaction of
all parts of our brotherhood ? If the secret
work has advantages of power and per
manence , ought it lI8t bo adopted ) And if
that is concluded on , should there not bo. In
addltionto the peculiar-work , or system for
each state , a general mystlo bond by whluh
brethren from all parts of our country ahould
DO rocoKubrod and welcomed i > .v each other I
Should there not bo sonio prescrHwd active
work for cnchnf our officers to perform * Are
wo not by our lacij of system and tmr In-
dctlmtfl , loose organization as a national so
ciety , laying pursolres liable to ho absorbed
bv other moro compact oniaiilzations , whtcn
although buying the same general objects in
view would not bo so conpsnlnl to our
brotherhood ) 1 ask your earnest considera
tion of those matter * , and trust that you
will leave nothing undoun which seems neces
sary to the efllciont and successful execution
of the great work wo arc attempting.
Lot us not Ixj deceived. It is no tlmo for
bojV plsy und mock dotnonhtrutlous. There
was a time whcu ilia corporations anu moilet |
upon us with unruftltrf
on tempt. That condition is changed.
rhreo million voters cannot be drawn up In
Ino In an army without attracting general
mention , oven though their discipline may bo
mperfoct mul their lines disconnected. The
'iieniy ' Is already marshalled for the bntMo.
iVo must conquer or suffer Ignominious
defeat.
Be not deceived. This people must bo re-
doomed. If wo nrovo unworthy of the trust
vo have undertaken , God will raise up other
nstrumcnts to nccomplhh His will , for lie
ins purposed great things fur this nation and
Ip will accomplish them. But we , how
hull wo answer for our lost opportunities I
What will our children think of Us I How
hall wo answer on thnt day when nations
il societies are put on trinl ns well as hull-
Idunls ?
Lot us acquit , ourselves llko true men ; let
is cncoumgo each other ; lot us close tip
ho lines ; lot us lift up the banner of
rccdom on high , lot us puss the word Oown
nlong the ranks , "The I'eoplo , God , and Our
Jntivo Lnnd , " Lot us shout the Imttlo cry ,
'United Wo Conquer. " nud our foo.s will bo
irultenSd. Light will break forth ns the
uoruing. Liberty will triumph. Ourcoun-
ry will bo redeemed.
< t < Iowa n.nd Dakota
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2 * . [ Special Telegram
0 Tun BEE. ] I'ensions were granted today
Lo the following Nobrasknns : Original In-
alid Joslma II. Evnus , Cnllaway ; Jacob II.
Jrown , Wayne ; William Brunka , Claries ;
afayotto Groess , Superior ; Thomas J.
Jhurchwoll , Fnirbury ; Myron F. Barber ,
Stromsburg : John E. Danhuer , Central City ;
JeorgoAllword , Cortlaud ; Ira Bennett , Hulo ;
HchnrJ , Black , lloldrogo ; Albert
; \ . Master man , Omaha ; Samuel Mott , Wes-
on ; William Mttrlln , Hiilgler ; William II.
Hamilton , Albion. Increase Ell F. Chltten-
dou , York ; Kobort Grant , Lincoln : Georpo
W. Knight , lunvnle. IMssuo Wilson S.
HIchnrds , Fall-child ; Camllius S. Smith.
Jouglas. Mexican survivors Kathau P.
Britten , Lincoln.
Iowa : OrWnnl .Tosqm W. Oliver , Fair-
Hold ; James L. Daniels , Murslmlltown ; War
ren II. liakor , Slgournoy ; Gustavo Charles
clnstedt , Clinton ; Ansel . I. Mann , Perry ;
oronz Knnbe , TSlnrshnlltown ; Lawrence ( . ! .
ilardlny , Kinsley ; George Shuler , Dumont ;
loscph Hart , Wilton Junction ; Peter Klrloy ,
Ulsaourl Valley ; William Shaw , Princeton ;
Gcorgo Shnncr , Pilot Drove : D.wid Sho-
waiter , Panora ; I'oter Woodriug , Celweln :
William H. H. AlcCuba ( deceased ) , Milton ;
Wyattll. Bell , Vm ton ; Herman P. Manly ,
storm Lake ; John W. Ainloug , Spring Hill ;
Wesley L. Brandt , Baxter , increase John
S. Ford , Grundy Center ; Anson Tolman ,
HookUauidssChnrlos il. W. Payne , Welsh ;
Mortimer W. Nelson , Huudolpb ; James B.
3ook , Florls ; Samuel L. Bqulroi , Newton
; { cibHue Lockwood Johnson , Janesvillo ;
James James , Corning. Hclssuo aud increase
-David 13. Dougherty , Evans : William T.
[ Iglo , Bancroft. Original widow's ' , . etc.
Lucotta il. Putton , former widow
of William H. II. McCnbe , Milton ;
Mary A. Manchester , former widow
of James S. Wright , Vllliscu ; Etnily D. ,
widow of Jacob A. Edwards , Maquouotn ;
\Jary \ O. Klco. former widow of Jiiinoa H.
llrow , Uecorah : Minors of .1. 11. MclCieraan ,
Kcokuk. Mexican widows Martha W. ,
widow of Isiuic Preston. Stiles.
South Dakota ; Original Nathaniel J.
House , Canton : Samuel Kbbert , Dolan , ( de
ceased ) : George K. Hopklus , Estellino ; Horace
ace II. Warren , Wolsoy.
WIXJ ! 1 > OG& AXIt FOWL.
They Are r.x'illiillnn nt the .South
Dilcitn I'et hUiok Hinw.
MiTCinii.T , , S. D. , Jan. 27. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun Biin.J Tno state poultry and
pet stock show opened hero today. The
3ntry of fowls makes a splendid axhlblt of all
the high bred grades ot chickens. The prin
cipal exhibitors thus far nro : J. M. Mcl'hor-
ren of NorthUcld , J. W. Ilussell of Tripp , W.
S. Anderson of Aberdeen , E. A. Dumie of
Mitchell , J. T. Hcatlnnd of Marion Junction ,
( JcorgoMuuiby of Marion , 0. A. Saxbv ,
Madison ; C. B. Blllinghurst , AshlonJ. ; M.
Urayer , Dolaud. There are many others
who have inndo smaller entries than theso.
F. W. Sheehibergor , LittH , la , , is the poultry
judge. T.ho exhibit ol canines ia nn interest
ing one. There are .English mastiffs , Irish
and cocker npatiiels , Scotch nnd skye terri
ers , English grey hounds nnd n variety of
butters. Tomorrow occurs the coursing races
after the Jack rabbit for a prize of $ . ' 00. The
show will not close until Friday. A largo
attendance la expected the uoxt two days.
Itcliind the Times.
S. D. , Jan. 27. fSpecIal
Telegram to THU Bni : . ] Six half grown In-
dlnn boys iu the coveramcnt school nt Iowor ,
Brulo agency ran away this morning , but
wcro captured aud brought back by Spotted
Horse nud Old Lodge , two Indians. When
oaught , tbo boys claimed they wcro on their
way-to Pine Kid go ntfcney for the purpose of
joining the hostiles. They probably do not
read the papers nudware not awa'ro of the
fact that thu Indian war wns ended.
An Anti-Prohibitionist ,
Huuo.v , S. D , , Jan. ST. [ Special Telegram
toTni : BKI : . ] James McGregor has been held
to appear before the grand jury to answer to
the charge of violating the prohibition law.
Seven hundred dollars worth of liquors wore
found in McGregor's place by the sheriff.
Thia Is the first case hero under the state pro
hibition law
TWO I'ttKHS OM'IXIOXS.
Irish Journals Give Their Views of
the Condition or A Hairs.
DUIU.IN , Jan. 27. [ Special Cablegram to
Tun UEE.J The Express today says that the
conferences nt Boulogue-Sur-Mor are sim
ply an attempt to discover a pathway for a
decent retreat of the followers of Mr. Justin
McCarthy from n , position too hastily as
sumed. The Express adds that the dissou-
tlon in the Iilsh 'party Is not of a permanent
nature , as the loaders of both sections tiavo
too much to lose to keep open too quarrel
until the general election.
Tbo Irish Times todiiy says that the few
Iiish members of parliament who uro pres
ent iu the house of commons are followers
of Mr. McCarthy and nro slttlug behind Sir
\Villiiun "Vernou Hnreourt nud Messrs. Ar
nold Morlovnnd Henry Lnbouchere , whllo
the Partiullttcs are stumping Ireland und
treating the Boulogne conference as u farce.
A Co-war ily Assault ,
CiticAoo , Jan. 27. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BKE.J The police are looking for Klloy
KuDln , a , negro twenty-one years old who
cnmo hero sonio months ago from Omaha ,
who3s suspected of making ainurderous : ns-
bnulton John llans.borough , captain of the
Lelaud hotel boll boys. Ilansborough dis
charged him about ten days aeo and Kufllu
declared ho would kill Hansborough unless
ho was taken buck. About 5 o'clock yoster-
( l.iy morning ns Hansborough was foavliiK
homo on Harmon court he wus knocked
down , his throat cut and his right eye gouged
so that ity liung on bis ehoek. Ho did nut
fully rcoignUo Hufllu aa his upsailant , but he
believes from his size thnt he wus none other.
The -police hnvu been unable to find any trace
of him. Ilansborough will probably die.
Cut Ills Throat on thn Street.
DBAWVOOU , S. D. , Jan. 27. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Bcc.l D. N. Cooley , a young
man who arrived hero recently from no ono
knows where and who has since posed .as a
private detective , was nrrostod tonight on a
charge of burglnrly. Whllo in the custody
of the ofllcer he managed to pall a razor from
his pocket and cut his throat from oar to car.
The suicide occurred on Sherman street , one
of the mlucipnl thoroughfares of the city , and
created the wildest constenmtlon to the mai.y
people passing ut the time ,
The Council.
The council held a brief aud peaceful ses
sion last evening. The committee Appointed
to Investigate the management of tlio
plumbing inspector's ofllca pioientoa a ro-
part recommending that the Inspector bo
reprimanded for the wirelesa manner in
wtlch his accounts wcj-o kept. The JJallou
eloctrlo light ordinance was introduced and
referred for ono wuok. The ordinance mak
ing tlu ) tux levy u total of U7 mills wus intro
duced.
Gessler's MngioHoadacho Wafers. Cure nil
headaches In'JU mluutos. At all
The Shah of Persia
Though adunocd In years , has hair ol raven
Inc. dray hairs nro slilctly prohibited In
Ills dominions , nnd hence the largo ship-
incuts to that country of Aycr's Mnir Vlor ( ,
by the use of nhlch the Shah's snivels - < a\8
not only their hnlr but their heads. Ayer'l
Hair Vigor rcitoics the natural color of lli
lialr. It should be on eu-ry tullet-tablc.
"Somo tlmengomy hair began to fade nml
to fnll out so badly that 1 thought 1 should
bo bald ; but the u e ot Aycr's Hnlr Vigor
has restored the original color and nude my
hair strong , abundant , ami healthy. It < 1oci
not fall out nny more.-Addle Sbnller.m )
Kaco st. , Cincinnati , Ohio.
"My Imlr ( which had partly turned gray )
was restored to Its jouthfnl color and
I'cauty ' by lli use of nfc\v bottles of Aycr'i
Hair Vigor. I shall continue to mo It , a )
there li no better dressing for the lialr.-
Caldu Unpp , Ueorgcana , Aln.
Ayer's Hair Vigor ,
rmrxitKu nr
DR. J. C. AYEB& CO , , Lowell , Moss.
Sold Jijr ill Urugglitiamt I'crrntiicri.
DIVIDING THE TERRITORY ,
Task of the Firot Meeting of tbo Western
Tmfflo Association ,
A COMPLAINT FROM SALT LAKE CITY.
It Is Not Ijlkcly to Hcsult In n llctluo-
tlon of Ilntcs The Now Fast
ino Iowa's
latest.
CHICAGO , _ Jnn. 27 , | Spoclnl Telegram to
Tnc BKE. ] Tlio commissioners of the now
Western trafllc association held their initial
nectlng toduy. The only subject under con
sideration wus the boundary of the torrltory
over which each commissioner should have
urlsdlctlon. The -whole ground was caro-
: ully Keno over with n view to including the
whole territory of certain llnoj In ono district
f possible , in order to avoid having two
chairmen considering the smiio complnlnt.
li plan will bo adopted ns far ns possible
.Tho commissioners think they will succeed
ii this task nt tomorrow's session and then
the work of the new association will ho ac
tively pushed.
The pooling of the trafllc will not bo 0011-
sidorcd until the figures ou at leabt two
months' trafllc liavo hem tabulated. Tlio
pool will them bo u blind one , each road cnrrj'-
lOgwhiit the commissioners consider moro
.han its share of the trafllc helng ordered to
.uin over to its competitors enough to oven
up. _
Tlin Climax C.ipuoil.
CniCAOO , .fnn. 27. [ Specinl TclcRram to
TUB Bnr.j The Iowa railroad cotninlHslon-
H-s have cappc < i the climax of reduced rates
n thnt state of hostile legislation to railroads.
Tliey tod.iy sent nil the railroads doing husl-
vcss in the state nn order lowering the classi
fication. on nearly n hundicd importanUitews
of tinfllc. This order Is effective February 7
nnd lowers the rate about 83 per cent on nil
Lho articles mentioned. The officials of the
Interested lilies ostitnato thnt the order Is
equivalent to n i-eduction on nil traffic ofl ( )
| > or cent , The order was received late
this afternoon nnd already steps are
bolng taken to hold a meeting
of the Interested linci. It was the general
opinion that the order -would bo ignored ns
loii us possible nnd then a light made when
It 1 < broupht into court. The ground of the
contest will ho that this order is u confisca
tion of property , iu tuat it reduces rates to a
non-paying basis.
Knit Tjiikc's Complnltit.
CHICAGO , Jnn. Ii7. [ Spochil Telegram to
Tim BKF. ] A meeting of the passenger ofti-
rfuls of the lines in the Transcontinental and
Trans-Missouri associations was held today
to consider the complaint made by Salt Lake
Oity of the rates made to Utnh ns compared
with Montana and California points. . The
alleged injustice cnmonbout through n lower-
lug of rates to Helena and other Montana
points without a corresponding reduction to
Snlt Lake City. Pendhut the arrival of n
committee from the Salt Luke chamber of
commerce , nothing was done , although xiost
of the roads fnvor railing the Montana rules
rather than to lower these to Utah.
Unnnuird 1'iisL Freight IJne.
CHICAGO. Jon. .27. [ Special Telegram to
TUB BUB. ] The' new fast freight line , of
which T. H. Noonnn has boeii appointed gen
eral manager , is still unnamed. Mr. Noonan
said today that It will consist of the Balti
more < fc Ohio , Ualtimoro & Ohio Southwest
ern , Philadelphia & Reading , Columbus &
Cincinnati Midland , the Big Four system nnd
any additional allies. These roads ci\n \ secure
business which will ho carried to mirt f rom
the seaboard from nil points in this territory.
Agents will bo appointed at nil nvnilablo
points , tbo proipect bolng that the now line
will fairly divide the traffic with its com-
nctltors.
_
A Kroo Illdo Soliewr * .
CHICAGO , Jan. 27. [ Specinl Telegram to
TUB BKE.ITraffic managers of the principal
western roads met today to tlevleo * aomo
means of putting n stop to the misuse of
tickets issued to men iu charge of llvo stoeJt
shipments. Many of these talto Burh n jot )
merely to get n free ride to Chicago , and on
their arrival hero sell the return portion of
tno ticket to a scalper. A committee was
appointed to consider the matter.
by n IVrmiKcil Widow.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 2T. Perry Hymn , widely
known in Grand Army circles as the young
est soldier of the rebellion , and Henry Hurt ,
formerly a hoard of trade man , nro under ar
rest chargca with n real estate swindle. It
is assorted thnt they paid n sm.ill sum on n
largo tract of land south of the city , nnd nd-
vcrtlsoa lots for sulo In exchange for grocery
stores , saloons ; etc. Ae soon us a doeu to the
property wus made over to thorn they would
isortgngo It und lot the busino.sa run itself.
It is needless U ) s'iy that the deedt , thev pnvo
for the rcnl estate wcro valueless. It is in
serted that they have netted ? 20XX , ( ) from
many victims. The exposure came about
through a widow nanioU Graves , who fol
lowed Byam here from St. I'uul a few mouths
npo under promise of inarrlnga , The she
learned that ho hud a wife ami children she
exposed the scheme to the police ,
Died of 11 llriikflii Henri.
NEW YOIIIT , Jim. 27. Mrs. Flack , formerly
thowifo of ox-Sheriff Jnnws A. Flnck , died
this morning. Her Illness dates from the day
she discovered the perfidious inL-thod her
husband took to rid hlmsolof horby ufraudu-
lunt divorce.
We Believe
That S. S. S. is without an
equal as a remedy for mala
rial poison. It cleanses the
system of all impuritios.
I bUFFKUUD KOH.1 VIUK8
WITH JfA AUlAI' I'OJSO.V.
Fmi : , ANI >
uiou : : ix FI.KBH.
/ IK tD rf [ MCKCUHf
COf/TIMfD TO SCT HOUSE
LIH ( no tosr ALL
fl.B. B.JIA.IIA ! COMI'LUrK
Milt rtflMASKNT CUIUJ , AM )
Mr IIUALTII is jiurneu NOW
THAN IT KVKli AVAS.
J. A , KICi : , OTTAWA , l
Hook on blood and Skliulleimoir free.
The hwlft Spoifln Co. , Al'anta , Ga
/M. IIoltmnnftGaA
DidM. ) anil I'liruain /
You
Ever
Hear of the old "woman who
said that she had noticed that
when she lived through March
she always lived through the
rest of the year ?
J \ 7 /M. Ilcllmnn A. Co. )
I I/I / l \Utli and Karnarnt
Yoiv
Ever
Think that because you have
lived up to. the present time
without buying more coal or an
overcoat that you can do so the
rest of the'year ?
/M. Uellnum .1 Do.\
Did Uth nnd Putnam1--
3 7 OIL
Ever
Notice that at this time of the
year the coal dealers and
clothiers generally Congratulate
themselves on their trade , but
7 \ * 7 / M.Hollnmn&Oo.A
/ I'J / j \ Uth and Kiirnuiu./
Ever
Sec such a year as this past one
has been for the aforesaid
business men , when straw hats
would have sold better than _ i
Overcoats , and
flil. llollman XCo.\
Did \ l.tli and I'amaiu./
YouEver
Ever
Yet see a season from Novem
ber to May but that there were
many cold days in February ,
March and April ?
/M.llollimm &Co.\
Did V lulh undi'iunam./
DidYou
You
YouEvei
Evei
Go through a winter in Nebras
ka or Iowa without having to
wear an overcoat , or something >
equally warm ?
/M. Ilelliimn .Vfo , ,
DidM. und Kitrnum J
You
Ever
Have fortune -knock at your
door and play "not at home. "
Not while Ilelhnan is selling
$15 Overcoats for $10.
/M.llulhiuin .Vro.\
Did \ Wtli iinU 1'urmim./
YouEver
Ever
Hear of any house soiling as
many Overcoats , regardless of
the weather , ay they have
done this year.
7 N 7 'AI. Hfillmin ACo.\
/ \ ny v liitli und I'm num./
YoiiEver
Ever
Try to economize ? Then try
again , You will not TJC disap
pointed in licllinan's Over
coats , for they're the very finest
/M. Hi'Uriiim &Cu.A
YouM. unit I'urualu./
DidEver
Ever
Purchase for the price. These
Overcoats arc all prices , worth
a great ( Jeal more , and come ia
a variety of sizes.