TELE CITIZEN" latere* at PeeteSee at Batler as 2d rtuiMtt* fp.llll C. ICS LET. - PaklUfcer THURSDAY. OCTOBER 1. 1886. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS. NATIONAL. PRESIDENT, vetlliam Mckinley. VICE PRESIDENT, GARRETT A. HOBART. STATE. Co ICGKESS-AT-LARG E . GALUSHA A. GROW, S. L. DAVENPORT. COUNTY. FOB. CONGRESS, JAMES J. DAVIDSON. FOR STATE SENATE, W. H. RITTER. FOR ASSEMBLY, TAMES N. MOORE, JOHN DINDINGER. FOR SHERIFF, W. B. DODDS. AST) RECORDER, w. J. ADAMS. FOR PROTHONOTARV, R. J. THOMPSON. •FOR CLERK OF COCRTS, ISAAC MEALS. FOR TREASURER , CYRUS HARPER, FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER, HARMON SEATON, JOHN MITCHELL. FOR COUNTY AUDITORS, W. S. MOORE, O. R. THORNE., FOR CORON-ER, JOHN L. JONES. REPUBLICAN MEETINGS. The Republicans of Buffalo twp. raise a McKinley pole at Silrerville on Thursday the Bth. J. M. Painter and Dr. Bhow«ltei will be the speakers. At Porte rsville "Wednesday evening, Oct. 7th, speakers—J. B. Showalter and Newton Black. At Saxonburg, "Wednesday evening. October 7th, speakers—Col. Thompson and S, F. Bowser. At Brans City, no definite arrange ment!. A grand Republican rally will be held in the Opera House in Butler on Thursday evening October Sth. at which good speakers will be present. Among the number Senator J. W. Lee of Pittsburg and Gen. W. W. Bingham ol Philadel phia are expeoted. An nouncementa by posters later. NO NOMINATION. While the Republican Conferees for the Butler-Armstrong Senatorial district were in session in Butler last Friday, Newton Black of this county and Sam uel Cochrane of Armstrong Co. wired rtioirman Elkin of the State Committe to come here. Mr Elkin did not come, bnt one of his secretaries, Mr. J. B. Rex arrived in Butler, Saturday, and that afternoon was taken to the room where the conference was being held and intro duced to the Conferees by Messrs Black and Cochrane, who then retired. Mr. Rex handed Mr. Reynolds, presi dent of the conference, a letter from Mr. Elkin authorizing him to vote in the conference, or in other words making him a member of the conference; this Hie Butler county members promptly protested against, but Mr. Reynolds or dered another ballot, and allowed Rex to vote; read the result as being 4 tor Meredith and 3 for Ritter, and declared Meredith the nominee of the district. Then the Armstrong Co. crowd bolted for their hotel and took the next train for Kittanning. The Butler Conferees continued in ses sion and declared Mr. Ritter the nomi nee of the district aad made out papers to that effect. Both candidates appeared in Harris burg, Monday, and filed their papers, and as we undeTßtand it, the Secretary of the Commonwealth will pass upon them, and then the matter will be appealed to the Court of Dauphin county. The whole matter will turn or rest up on the right of the State Chairman or State Committee to interfere with the nominations of a district without the con sent of both candidates, and as there is nothing, and should be nothing, in the rales authorizing such interference, it wss unwarranted and without precedent, and is and should be resented by the Re publicans of this county. The question is not now one of the rights of Mr. Ritter, but of the rights of the Republicans of Butler county, which have been invaded, and we owe it to our selves to resent this invasion. It this matter is allowed to pass it will set a pre cedent that will be dangerous and disor ganizing. We cannot afford to do so. No nomi nation has been made for State Senate by the Republicans of this Senatorial district. [P. S. We expected this paper to con tain a statement of this affair signed by the Conferees, and the same was prepar ed, but it is deemed proper to with-hold it until after the Dauphin Co. court has passed upon the matter.] The Republicans of Northampton held their nominating convention at Gaston last Saturday. It was a big gathering of delegates and spectators and Abie's Opera house where the meeting was held was crowded. The Hon. W. S. Kirk patrick, of Reading, was given the privi lge to name his own conferrees, which he did. The following was adopted: "Resolved, That we the Republicans of Northampton county, in convention assembled do declare our opposition to the re-election of J. Donald Cameron to the United States senate, and hereby re quest the candidates for assembly nom inated by us this day to use all honorable means to defeat him and elect as United States senator some one who by his prin ciples and practices, will fitly represent the Republicans of the state of Pennsyl vania. IF you read between the lines of the memorable speech delivered by Mr.Glad stnne at Liverpool, one can see that he means to tell Lord Salsbury that the peo ple of Great Britain desire a complete reversal of the policy which has been followed by the British Government for the laat three quarters of a century in relation to the Eastern question. He means to teil the Prime Minister that Libera la as well as Conservatives would ▼iew with satisfaction even an occupa tion of Turkey by the Czar, if that price must needs be paid for the rescue of its Christian population from the blood thirsty madman of Constantinople. STATU Chairman Kllcin cast some Rex Rays upon the Republicans of Butler ttmnty last Saturday, but they were ir jMfiiljff Md fcdlvd of tkclr purple. SILVER KMCRfi An Object Lesson from the Noted British Colony. The governor of British Honduras, sir Alfred Moloney, (rives in The North Amer ican Review an interesting ac«yjunt of the experience of that colony under the silver standard and its successful passage to the gold standard, an experience full of in fraction at this time. Honduras had nat urally followed its neighbors In the use of silver money, but some four years ago the depreciation of the currency had reached such a point that credit was destroyed and trade and industry para lyzed. There prevailed "a constant worry and a bewildering uncertainty which re sulted practically in the conversion of legit imate trade Into speculative gambling; as can be appreciated when it is known that the value of the Guatemalan silver dollar, the local standard, varied no less than 50 percent, within eighteen months.'' In 1861 the purchasing power of the "sol" equalled 72 cents, gold; in October. 1894, atthetime of the establishment of the new standard, it was represented by 50 cents, net, above which it has not been quoted since. Governor Moloney says: "With no direct cable connection and •with an exchange rate continually vary ing, calculations as to prices were con jectural goods had to bo figured capric iously In anticipation of a fall, whether one occurred or not, or at a rate ruling at the time of importation; and when sold, as was frequently the case, at a credit of six months or more, serious loss was often experienced. Consequently, traders were dazed, imports decreased, selling prices had to be constantly readjusted and greatly advanced and the main burden fell upon the consumers, whose income, wheter fixed or as wages, had not cor respondingly increased. These became discontented nnd irritated with the ex porters, who were the few persons who really made money during the period, as they worked with the depreciating and realized in the appreciating money. Enter prise was discouraged. Sales of property were suspended. As material had chiefly to be Imported, builders fought shy of contracts, as they never could tell how they would come out. Tho shrinkage of the value of the "sol" meant correspond ing loss to most and had a most demoral izing effect, tending to destroy prudence and thrift. Progress under such circum stances was Impossible." This picture would apply to any country attempting to do business on a silver basis at the present time. Honduras sought and found a remedy. With the consent of the crown a coinage ordinance wa» enacted, which demone tized the then existing currency; provided for its redemption within a specified time at a prescribed rate, which was fifty cents to the dollar, determined by a committee of experts and representing the ratio of the new to the old currency which ruled at tho date of the change, and eroctod tho gold dollar of the United States of America Into the standard coin of British Honduras. It Is Instructive to observe, while Mr. Bryan is proposing to introduce thi Span ish-American silver dollar as the standard coin of the United States Instead of the gold dollar, that a progressive state which hag had experience with the silver dollar has found relief from Its financial trou bles by adopting our gold dollar as Its itandard, and with it the other well tried features of our metallic monetary system M confirmed in the famous act of 1873. The Honduras ordinance made the gold coins of the United States mint legal ten der for the amounts of their denomina tions In dollars, ns well as the British sov ereign and half sovereign for tho amounts of $4,867 and (3.433 respectively, and estab lished for domestic circulation a subsid iary coinage, at par with gold, comprising fifty cents, twenty-five cents, ten cents and five cents sliver pieces and the bronze cent piece, fixing 110 as the limit of legal tender In silver and fifty cents for mixed metal or nickel coins. A separate ordi nance authorized the issue, against Rold, of a colonial paper currency, in notes of fl, $2, $5, 110 and SIOO, and any multiple of one hundred, fully secured, being in effect gold certificates for the more convenient transfer of gold actually on deposit. The requisite amount of gold, notes and silver in the new coins having been im ported, the time for the redemption of the demonetized silver dollar was fixed from Oct. 16 to Oct. 27, 1891, during which period the old money tendered in sums of SSO and under was exchanged at the proscribed rate for the new currency; for larger amounts deposit receipts were given and cashed within one month from their date. The demonetized "sols" were shipped out of the colony and sold for what they were worth, tho amount realized being used to pay for tho money that was sub stituted for them. Only about one-third of the number of the dollars demonetized has so far had to bo replaced by the co lonial token money, tho difference being made up by notes which, lieing convertible on demand into gold, serve all the pur poses of currency. The gold standard has now been estab lished two years, and at no time has it been found that there is more silvor sub sidiary coin than is required. 011 the con trary, It has liecu in constant domand, and never at a discount, its issue having beeu carefully limited to the actual require ments of the poople for small change. No distnrbanceofany kind accompanied tho establishment of the gold standard. Not a single commercial failure resulted, and the staple Industries of the colony have shown a marked increase. Not only has the volume of trade expanded, but there has been an increase of over 40 per cent since 1804 In the number of import era, because of the greater stability of trade conditions. "The laboring classes, the backbone of the colony, have largely benefited as re gards wages, the dollars now earned equal ing the number formerly received by them in 'sols.' Savings bank deposits have in creased. Land and house property, whether In town or country, has Increased 100 per cent, in valuo, commanding now in gold the same amount received formerly in the money It replaced. "During the whole of last year ninety toys' drafts on England were at $4.80 to the pound sterling, a few bills being sold during the summer at $4.82, and during the Christmas season some'at $4 75, on ac count of a slight fluctuation In supply and demand; drafts on the United States have generally been at par. Tho sale of bills Is no longer a monopoly nor the capricious thing It wus. Accommodation has ceased to bo a favor and hus become u matter of business." In conclusion Governor Moloney says: "The dominating question hero hus been for years tho currency problem; It has been coquetted with und never seriously faced for various reasons Into which it Is unnecessary now to enter. It can be fairly claimed that the facts noticed In this arti cle demonstrate that a satisfactory settle ment of tho much vexed question, cur rency, has at last been arrived at. I'ublle credit re-established on a sound basis has been repaired and enhanced Stability and rate of exchange equaling those ob taining in any country have been secured. Thcro is reason no longer for hesitation to invest cupltul; before capitalists naturally shrank from putting money into a conn try where a barometrical money value and rate of exchange existed. Now gold is paid for in gold and the country's pro ducts are worked and realized in gold In fact, a money has lieen established which la of the sume value to everyone whether payer or payee. Unquestionably tho Change ha. been so far a valuable boon to the colony, ani It may lie reasonably an ticipated that it will prove to be a still greater one in tho future." Honduras is but a small country, yet the laws of value me of universal applica tion and the evil effects of a depreciated currency and the n°od effects of a sound currency may be studied as well on a small scale as_on a large. The confusion from which Honduras has escaped was simply a small example of what tho United states would suffer from an attempt to find a standard of value in silvor. The ovape was made by the adoption of the scientific coinage system of the United States as it was before the silver agitators had de stroyed its consistency and integrity by the Bland and Sherman experiments, and our own passage to financial security is to be effected by imitating the good sense of the people of little Honduras. HUMMING OF A HUMBUG William J. Bryan and the Iluziiug or the Drone. '"The farmers should stand together," says William Jennings Bryan, "and pro tect themselves from the drones of socie:y, who produce nothing but laws." In professional lifo Mr. Bryan, we be lieve, is a lawyer, and in public life he has been for two terms a representative in congress from the state of Nebraska. It was as a congressman that he became known to the country at large, and yet in congress, according to his own social class ification, he was simply one of 'the drones of society, who produce nothing but laws." In his speech at Dover, in Delaware, on Monday Mr. Bryan warned the farmers to be on their guard against these drones. "Just as long as the noa-producers make the laws," he told them, "it will be more profitable to bo a non-producer of wealth." in this way he has himself been a law maker Instead of a farmer, a drone of so ciety, according to his own definition, in stead of a wealth producing worker? It strikes us that the buzzing of this drone sounds very much like the hum ming of a humbug.—N. V. Sun. * SENATOR Slli.ltMAX, 1808: *1 "No itingl* measure will tend in this direction more th:m the adoption of a J fixed international ntandard of value, by which all products may be meas ured, and in conformity with which the coin of ix country may go with its flag Into every and buy the pro ducts of every nation without being discounted by the uioney changers." Am 1 Wrong? If a dollar worth a dollar—honest coin— without deceit—one may melt it, one may smelt it, but its value won't retreat. Melt ten dollars—silver dollars—in un biased melting pot, and the silver "slug" resulting only sells for "five the lot." Melt gold dollars—melt an eagle In aforesaid melting pot —and the golden slug quickly sells for "ten the lot." Will you tell me—kindly tell me—how these dollars equal are—if a little glowing furnace puts on only one a scarf There was never yet equation that de manded legislation to establish right to be —an equation is equation—else it is a fallacy? And I'm thinking—quietly thinking— that a poor man has poor sense—if he votes to have a dollar that will melt to 60 cents. —Chicago Financial Gazette. Confidence, Not Money. The free silverite will tell you that all this country needs is an abundance of money—nnd then good times will follow. These men very well know that they are stating an untruth. Monoy is locked up in the banks awaiting investment, and the only obstacles to a free circulation of money are the uproar and consequent dis trust that these repudlatlonlsts have cre ated. There is ample money in the United States for all business necessities. But there is no confidence among those who own It, and until this confidence is re stored by tho defeat of tho Bryan ticket we can expect little business activity.—Shen andoah Herald. THE mrejMnffi Splendid Reports Received trom Every County. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 28.—The meeting of the Republican state committee at the Thirteenth and Walnut street* headquar ters last Tuesday was attended by about two-thirds of the ontiro membership. Tho Fhiladelphians present were Mossrs. C. H Heustis, Harry Hunter, H. S. Moore, P. Laubach, J. I. Baxter, E. A. A brains and Thomas J. Powers. Chairman Elkin, In opening the pro ceedings. made a neat and appropriate speech, in which he said it was expected that the Keystone state would, in No vember next, givo the high water mark majority for McKinley and Hobart He descriiied the character of work that the headquarters had done, and said that in the last eight weeks 3,000,000 documents had been distributed among tho voters of the state. He stated what these docu ments wore. Three hundred *nd sixty thousand voters had heard addresses, and 700,000 two cent stamps used. There had also been distributed 102,000 photographs of McKinley and Hobart and 100,000 cam paign bnttons. Ilepresen tut Ives from various counties were then heard from. Allegheny promised, through Mr. Johnson, 40,000 majority, and Mr. Stevens said hundreds of Democrats in the western part of the country were willing and ready to vote the Republican ticket. A "10 to 1" Vote. S. B. Cochran, of Armstrong, said that although his country was an agricultural district there would be about "10 Demo crats to 1 going tho other way." E. M. Pennell, of Bedford, also made a gratify ing report, while Mr. Plank, of Berks, said the "Gibraltar of Democracy" was swim ming into the sound money column, and the bulk of the Democracy would be found voting the Itcpublican ticket. Mr. Hamilton, of Blair, stilted that the mochanlcsof the Altoona shops, who were now idle, would show why they were idle by voting for McKinley and Hobart in November, and there would be a Republi can majority in the county of 6,000. Mr. Dodge, of Bradford, also promised an in creased majority from that county. Mr. Black, representing Butler county, admitted that there were few Republicans tainted with the free silver craze, but this would l»s more than offset by the number of Democrats who would vote the Re publican ticket Mr Mahlon, of Centre, a minority county, reported that the county would lie carried by fully 500 for the entire Republican ticket. Mr. Gra ham, of Cla:ion, predicted that hiscounty would be taken from the Domocracy and placed in the itcpublican column. Arnold Complimented. Mr. Shaw, who spoke for Clearfield, com plimented Congressman Arnold in that district, and said that what the Demo crats were principally doing was attempt ing to steal tho congressional district, but that they would not be able to defeat Ar nold. Mr. McCrea, of Clinton, said his county became Republican throe years ago. In the farming district thiro was some free silver sentiment owing to the industry of the free silver people and tho negloct of the Republicans, but ho was hopeful that McKinley would carry tho county by from 600 to 700 majority. Mr. Brown, repre senting Columbia, described dissensions among the Democrats thcro which the Re publicans were taking advantago of. Mr. Huddle stated that Delaware was thoroughly organized, and that 8,700 ma jority would be given for McKinley. Mc- Kinley would win in Erie, It was reported, but there might be some difficulty about tho congressman unless Crawford helped them out. Tho Largest Majority. "The largest majority ever known." was promised from Forest,and Senator Brewer, speaking for Franklin, said the ' gold Democrat was abroad ill (lie land," and that 8,000 majority would lie given for tho whole ticket. Mr. Chisholm, of Huntingdon, said the majority there would be remarkable, while Mr. Robinson, of Indiana, promised a larger majority in proportion to the popu lation and vote than any other county In the state. Dacka wanna was reported to !> • ready to givo 4,000 for tho Republican ticket, and Lancaster predictedu majority of between 12,000 and 16,000. Captain Clarke, of Law ! renco, was hopeful that McKinley and Hobart would be given a substantial ma jority. Mr. Collins, of Lycoming.sald his county was nominally Democratic, but just now there was m strong gold sentiment among the Democrats, and he looked for a ma jority for McKinley of between s<X> and 1,000. Mercer "All Right." Mr. Haywood said Mercer county was "aU right," while Mr. Sherman, of Mif i flln, spoke of the number of Democrats who were going to vote the Republican ticket. Senator Saylor said Montgomery gave Garfield one majority, but McKin- I ley's majority would be counted by the j thousands. Northumberland reported, through Mr. j Kline, who said tho Republicans in that district were prepared to render a good account of themselves. Messrs. Moore and Barter epokebriefly for Philadelphia, and Dr. Christian, of Sullivan, said that county would astonish its neighbors. Union county was described as having no silver Republicans and no silver Demo crats, while Mr. Jordan, of Wyoming, said he was confident that county would do it self credit York county was described as being all right for McKinley, but there was a possibility of trouble over the con gressional fight. Boyer Makes a Speech. Chairman Elkin stated that he was well pleased with tha result and then paid a compliment to Executive Chairman Henry K Boyer for the work he had done. Mr. Boyer was introduced and given a cordial reception. Ho contrasted the re ports jnst made with those made to him immediately after the Chicago convention, and said people would hardly believe that it was the same organization that was re porting. Chairman Boyer, referring to a boast made by a Tillmanite that the silver peo ple had compelled the Pt-nnsylranians to "spend their money at home," denied that the money was being spent at home. It was being spent for the nation, and he as sured the committee that its executive was living on "mighty short rations." He hoped the Republicans of the state would help the coinmitte« raoro in the future. "Pennsylvania is easily good for 300,000 majority," he said in conclusion, "and I confidently expect Philadelphia to give 160,000 majority." THE CRIME OF 1873. What It lteallj Was, and How I* Cam# To B« Committed. It is alleged that the law of 1873 was en acted surreptitiously. Mr. Bryan is quoted as having said that the free coinage men only ask for a restoration of "that system that wo had until it was stricken down in the darkness without discussion." Within the last ten years the facts of the legisla tive history of that law have been pub lished over and over again. They arc to be found in the report of the comptroller of the currency for 1878, page 170; In "Mac phcrson'B PoUtlcal Manual for 1890, page 157, and in "Sound Currency," volume HI, No. 13.^.The bill was before congress three years, was explained and debated again and again. The faot that the silver dollar was dropped was expressly pointed out. It is net now Justifiable for any man who claims to bo honest and responsible to as sert that It was passed "in the dark and without discussion." Tho fact is that no body cared about it. It is noteworthy that the act is not In "Macpherson's Manual" for 1874. It was not thought to be of any Importance. It was not until after the panic of 1873 that attention began to lie given to the currency. To that I, who write, can testify, since I tried in vain be fore that time to excite any intorest in the subject. I was once in the gallery of the house of representatives when a question of coinage was before the house. I counted those members who, as far as I could judge, were paying any attention. There were six. What is It necessarry to do in such a case In order to prevent the claim, twonty-five years later, when countless interests have vested under tho law. that the law is open to "reversal" because it was passed "in the dark?" How can a law bo passed through con gress surreptitiously? We have indeed heard of bills being "smuggled through" in the confusion attending the last hours of the session, or an amendment, or under a misleading title, etc. There are the rules of order, however, by which all legislation is enacted. All laws which get through tho mill arc equally valid. There never has been and never can be any distinction drawn between them according to their legislative history. In the present case there was not tho slightest manoeuvre or trick, nor is there even room to trump up an allegation of the kind. It Is said that "the people" did not know what was being done. How do they ever know what is being done? There is all tho machinery of publicity, and it is all at work. If people do not heed (and of course In nearly all cases they do not) whose fault is it? Whols responsible to go to tho 10,000,- 000 voters individually and make sure that they heed, lest twenty-five years later somebody may say that the fact that they did not heed lays down a justification for a new project which certainly i« "a crlmo" in tho new sense which Is given to that word here? The act of 1873 did not affect any rights or interests. It took away an option which had existed since 1834, but had never been used, and for ten years before this act was passed had sunk entirely oat of sight un der paper money inflation. Secretary Boutwell, when he first brought the mat ter to the attention of congress in 1870, ex plained the proposed legislation as a codi fication of existing coinage laws. I.ater it took tho shape of a complete simplifi cation of existing law, history and fact, in order to put the coinage on tho simplest and best system as a basis for resumption. As we had then no coin, we had a freo hand to put thu system on the best basis, thero being no vested rights or Interests to bo disturbed. That this was a wise and sound course to pursue under tho circum stances Is unquestionable. Thrco years later, by the rise In green backs and the fall in silver, it came about that 412 H grains of sliver, nine-tenths fine, was worth u little less than a green back dollar. The old option would, there fore, if still existent, have been an advan tage to debtors. Complaint and clamor for the restoration of tho option then began, but to give such an option, after the mar ket had changed, would be playing with loaded dice. Tho European countries which still retained the option abolished it as soon as silver began to fall, and wo, if wo had retained It open until that time, ought to have done the same.—Professor Sumner la Harper's Weekly. SENATOR SHERMAN, 18(18: " "No dingle meuHuru will tend In this direction more tliun the adoption of a fixed International Mtandard of value, by which all products may he meas ured, and In conformity with which the coin of a country may go with Its flag into every «ea and huy the pro duct* of every nation without helug discounted by the money changers." •_ e A WORD TO LABOR. Th«r« Is Only On« CVrtnln War to Ad vance the Wages of Labor. The men who vote to bring their work into competition with the work of foreign laborers must expect to bring their wages to a level with tho lalnir of that foreign competition. They must not expect that American manufacturers can pay higher wagos than are paid by foreign manufac turers, If tho American product Is sold for tho saino price as the foreign product Is sold. To get up a strike for higher wages, murder "scab workmen" and destroy property, and then go to tho polls and vote for admitting tho products of foreign "scab labor" is a species of lunacy which has no equal. We say to the moil who so violently oppose tho use of the army to put down riots: "Put them down your selves." Vote to reserve American mar kets for American products, and there will be iio cause for strikes to raise wages. Wages will advance as the prices of man ufactured goods advance, anil not any «oen«r—MeadrUie Xrlbujj# mm AND Ml® Fine Record of the Next Presi deut of the United States. REPRESENTS THE TOILERS In the Great Cause of Protection to American Industries. COMPARED WITH BRYAN. McKinley Won IlfpFirst Tubllo Reposi tion u the Defender of the Coal Miners, While Mr. Uryan Won UU First PoMle Recognition in a Speech iu Favor of Free Trade and Equal Opportunity for Euro pean Industrie* in American Markets. Voter* Take Yonr Choice! The Democratic managers are seeking to represent Mr. Bryan as the especial rep resentative of the toiling masses. But Major McKinley is, In fact, a better repre sentative of the men who toll on the farms and In the shops than is Mr. Bryan. He represents the cause of protection to Amer ican Industries, while Mr. Bryan repre sents the cause of free trade in labor on American soil. But outside of the eco nomic politics represented by these presi dential candidates, McKinley won his pnblic recognition a 9 the defender of the coal miners, while Mr. Bryan won his first public recognition in a speech in favor of free trade and equal opportunity for Euro pean industries in American markets. Major McKinley came by his present position not only through brilliancy of intellectual achievement, but through fidelity to a fixed principle. His recom mendation to public office was a defense of laboring men who were on trial for burning the works of a coal mining com pany at Massillon, O. The miners were on strike, and during the strike some one fired the works. More than a score of miners were indicted and placed on trial, charged with incendiarism. Major Mc- Kinley was a young attorney at Canton. He had never been thought of for public office and had no ambition for any other success than that of a lawyer. Ho was a friend of the miners on trial and he was engaged to defend them. Public opinion condemned tho men without trial, but ■William McKinley took up their cause with snch earnestness and made such a defense that the majority of tho men were acquitted and thoso who were found guilty escaped with very slight punish ment. Old lawyers in Ohio who heard McKin ley's defense of these men predicted a bril liant future for him at the bar, and the mlno owners who had tho men arrested felt that this young man was more dan gerous to their interests as tho champion of labor than was tho miners' organiza tion that had brought about tho strike. Tho miners of that part of Ohio looked upon McKinley as their champion, and that speech made him tho Republican can didate for prosecuting attorney of Stark county. There was a large Democratic majority in tho county, but McKinlcy's defonse of the miners broke down the op position and gave hiin the eloctlon by a good majority. As the public prosecutor McKinley was the friend of tho laboring men, not in pre tense, but in the honest and fearless judg ment he used in refusing to allow his office to be used to intimidate men in the freo exercise of their rights as citizens. When he became a candidate to con gress the laboring men looked upon him as their true friend and hundreds who had voted the Democratic ticket helped olcct MeKlnley to congress and for many years helped him there in spite of the Demo cratic gerrymanders of his district. McKinley becaino the champion of pro tection to American Industry, not because he was a tariff expert, but because he was interested in tho cause of labor, and he represented a district which had many in dustries where wages were dependent on the protection given thom in our tariff laws. Ono of his first arguments in favor of protection was that "the right of labor and of labor's lxsst reward is not only in alienable, for in it lies the power to pur sue happiness, but It Is a right protected in terms by the constitution." In con gress he devoted himself to study of the tariff that ho might lift the scale of wages for the men in tho factories at his own home, and help the wool growers on tho hillside farms of his own district. Ho framed tho McKinley law with tho ono purpose of protecting American labor and to build up new industries for tho em ployment of more labor at home. Ho is tho best champion of American labor, be cause he has dovoted his lifo to tho cause of protecting American industries. As governor of Ohio McKinley was the friend of tho laboring men. When tho Trades Labor union sent to Governor McKinley an appeal for Immediate relief for the destitute miners in the Hocking Valley district the telegram reached him at midnight. He did not wait until the next day, but dispatched messengers to a wholesale grocer, a dealer in flour, another in meat, a transfer company and tho officers of tho Hocking Valley Railroad company. These gentlemen came to hia rooms in tho hotel after midnight, and the result was a special car loaded with supplies started for tho destitute miners at 5 o'clock the next morning. Governor McKinley paid for those supplies out of his own private purse, and the next day he presented tho cause of tho miners to the legislature and to Iho public in a massage and a proclamation to secure more ample relief for the buffering miners. Tho miners of Ohio have never forgotten that McKinloy Is their friend, and tho miners of Illinois also know why they call McKlnley the champion of labor. What has W. J. Bryan done to entitle him to stand tis tho protector of labor, to lift the crown of thorns from his head? The prospect for Bryan in Pennsylvania must be still worse than it is generally supposed to be. when even Tillman at last oonfasses that the Djmocrats have no chanco to carry it. * NKNATOH lHfl'A; "So singla measure will tend In tliU dlrm-li'Hi more Minn t !»•' adoption of a tlx*>d Internal fvtual HlHndnrd of valu#, by which all prodncls may l.»« meas ured, and In conformity with which the coin of a country may c<> with Its flag into every *r> aiol liujr the pro- ' ducts of every nation without h'dtif; | discounted hy the money changers." | A Mn tidier. Candidate Bryan says he is willing to be called au agitator. The inconsistencies of his recent speeches are likely to win him rather tho sobriquet of tho muddler. Brought No Credential*. When Mr. Bryan went down into Ken tucky ho claimed to bo a Democrat, but ho did not take anything to prove his claim. —Galveston (Tex.) News. THE question now is, wliftt aro the peo ple of tho United States going to do about It? The only thing offered to tliem by Mr. Bryau If a depreciated currency, a re vival of tho doctrine of paramount Htato rights and a packing of tho supremo court of last resort with mon who will study how to serveabody of revolutionists with out particular referonco to the constitu tion. In offering cheap money they ap peal to tho cupidity and lack of scruple of the adventurous. In denying the right of tho federal government to enforce Its laws everywhere with its own agents they ap peal to tho vicious class, which watched its opportunity during tho civil war to make trouble In tho rear of the Union armies. In their attack upon the supremo court they appeal toall foes of government by law, those who would rob bylaw as woll as those who rob In dellanco of law. Bryanlsm, therefore, seems to cover tho classes for whom law is mad*, and whose eiistenco in tho absence of restrictive leg islation would lutrodiv 1 " and its Lucurable disorder* ' . V •'» A West Indian tornado swept over the country, from the Florida co ist to the Lakes, Tuesday night, and people were j killed and great damage done at Savan- j nah, Washington, Harrisburg, Altoona, I Chicago, Milwaukee and other places. At Savannah eleven are reported dead, | at Washington the coping was ripped off the White House, at llarrisburg the ve locity of the wind was 75 miles an hour and many houses were unroofed; at Mil waukee four people were drowned by the i upsetting of a barge, etc. UNMINDFUL of the fate of Samson, ' Bryan had his hair cut in Boston, last week. AT Freeport last Monday P. R. Burke of Karns City was made the Democratic nominee for State Senator in this dis trict. THE meeting of the Lincoln League on j Tuesday evening was well attended con sidering the rainy evening, Short ad dresses were made DV Levi M. Wise and Newtou Black. The meeting nest Tues day evening will be addressed by A. M. Christly Esq. and others. At Renfrew Tuesday the Populists re nominated the Democratic ticket. HARRISVILLE. Robait Cochran ami wife who have been visiting Mr». Oocnrau** mother, Mn*. !nlc- | Gill, returned to tlieir home in Butler last week. Chestnuttln? is all the rage now. Will Forker left for Pittsburg. Saturday mortiing.to attend tho school of Pharmacy. The ball gam* Saturday between Sua bury aad Harriaville was quite interesting. Not saying they finished the game. Charles Kerr accompsnied by bis mother left lor Butler this morning, Wednesday. Miss Melow. • I al'pporyrock N'orm.l was the (juest lii .Udth iie!> Aid. over Sunday. Frank Baker and wife, of Slipperyroak were tte guests of Mrs. Biter's pire.i's, Mr. and 41 rs. R-il, over Sunday. Miss Bird Sucu, the popular milliner, has a large assortment ol hats and bonnets. Your patronage is solicited. Two llonrishin g meat markets in town. Both doing good business. 1 a number here will attend the ! show at Bntler. Lawrence Cubbison is visiting his moth er for a few days. Mrs. Daisy Kingsberry, of Pitts-burgh, is the guest of her mother. Mrs. Cnbbison. Miss Mary White left for Philadelphia Friday to attend school. Miss Elizabeth McDonald, of Slippery rock Normal conld not return to her duties this week on account of her mother's ill ness. Hemphill Reunion. On Thursday September 17th 18%. The childien, relations and Irieuds of Mrs Sarah Bemphill gathered nt her beautifnl home near Bkastowa in Butler Co , much to the surprise of Mrs. Hunphill. From early morn until noon the people came from far and near to the number of 130. The ladies came armed with well filled baskets and an impromptu table groaned with its load of all the delicacies of tbe season. A number of valuable presents were bestowed upon the heroine of the occasion which she prized highly, and felt quire grateful to the liberal donors who so kind ly rememberul her in her 70th year Buitner the photographer from Natrona was present and secured a fine groupe picture of the entire party and also ono of Mrs Bemphill and her nine children. Mis. Bemphill has nine children, thirty four grand children and three great grand children a majority of whom were present. The whole ali'air was a grand success and after bidding their aged hostess good by and wishing her many re'urns of the happy occasion they dispersed to their respective homes. W L R g' ,A L»•-;>, I ill c POWDER Absolutely Pure. c ream of tartar basing powder. Bigh !■;.» of all in leavening strength.—Latent I itttc'i States Government Fund Report. lilTiL BAKIHO POWOEII Co. 10« Wall at... N. v The SulleiCounly National Bank BUTLKR, PA. Capital paid in $100,000.00 Surplus and Profits $87,962.35 Jos. llartman, President; J. V. Ritts,Yice President; C. A. Bailey, Cashier; John G Mi Marlin. A ss't Cashier. A general banking business transacted. Interest paid on time deposits. Money loaned on approved security. We invite you to open an account with tuls 1 "hUtECTOItS-Hon. Joseph llurlinan, Hon. W. H Waldron, Dr. N. M. Iloover. II M'Sweeney. K K. Abrams. ('. 1". Collins, 1 ti. Smith. Leslie !'. Ha/.lett, M. Klnegai-. W. i;enry Wilson. John Humphrey, Dr. W. C. McCanaless.Ben Masseth Harry Heasley. J. V. nets. Hotel Willard. Reopened and now ready for the accommodation of tbe traveling pub lic. Everything in'first-c BPS style MRS. MATTIE REIHING, Owner M H BFOOKS. Clerk. 1,. <J. W ICK DKALKP. IS Puiijjti and Worked Lumber OF AL- KINDS Doors, Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Shingles and Lalh Always in StocL. LIME. HAIR AND PLASTER OfHc» opposite P. AjW. Depot, Pf TLKK ABRAMS & BROWN, INSURANCE and REAL ESTATE Strong Companies. J*romot Settlements. Home insurance Co. ol New Insur ance"Co. of North America, of Philadelphia Pa. "l'henix Insurance of Brooklyn, N. ami Hartford Insurance Co.of llartlord Conn OFFICE: Corner of Main St. ard the r'-i i < id, north o f Court House, Puller. Pt, . tfiiM n ' Lft '\ > 1i l JL» ' ' ■ . ie ll . I 1 •• v 'I .a,. GIC ji .uHOc, 'MI Ilor » > DEATHS. I>ALE —At her hnm» in Bailor, Sept. 25, ' 1 s»0«>. Ur j . W. S. D*lf. daughter "f Daniel fffitwl, a.'cda-' Jens. LEWIS —At the residence of hi* daughter ! in Petrolic. Sept :JO, HM. Jairee H. I Lewis in lis 82aJ ye.ir. STONI.K At her home in CUv ;wp.. J Sept 20 I*9o. Catherine * <fe of W.J. Stouer, aged 52 years W EIULE—At his home in Pnwpcct. Sat urday. Sopt 2ii, I*:V> >itn'iel Weifle, aged about GO year# M A HOOD—At her home in North Wash- I icgton, Sept. 20, ISIHJ. Mint Iseli Ma j hood, in her 2t>:h year. BYERS— Mrs. Kebecca Byers. wife of the late William Byt-r -. departed this life at her home a! T;outman. September 13, IS9G, aged 7o years, 4 raorth and 13 days Tte interment was at Zion Cemetery Only Think what a lon* train of diseases arise from impure blood. Then keep tha blood pure with Hood's Sarsaparilla The One True Blood Purifier. All druggists, fl. Mood's Pills w* always reliable. cents. A. M. CHRISTLEY, ATIOR.VKY AT LA\t. OfF.ce on North Diamond Strop', opposite the Court House Lower Floor. J M. PAINTER, Attorney-at-Law. ti - w eon p-wt'itlce anl Du-nind. Butler »' i. A. T. BLACK. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Room J—Armory Building. P.. M. ZIMMERMAN. PHYSICIAN A Nil BCKOBOT, Offlceat No. 45. 8. Main ftrtet. <»<» tit bHnr.acy.Butler. Pa. SAMUEL M. BIPPUS. Physician and Surgeon. JOO West Cunningham St. H. H. GOUGHER. Anornev-at-law. OOee' In Vltcliell butldln. Hmler Pa. DR. W P. N4 cILROY Dentist. Formerly known as the "PEERLESS PAIN LKSf> KXTKAf. TOR OF TKKTU." Located permanently ul II! East Jefferson St.. Opposite Motel Lowry, Butler. WUI do Dental onera tlous or all kinds by the latest devices ana up to dale met hods. J. J. DONALDSON, Dentist. Butler, Penn'a. Artificial Teeth Inserted on the latest im •roved plan. Gold Filling a specialty, Ofltce • vi r Sehaul'H Clot Mug Store. V. M .\IcALPiNE Dentist, Main St. Naemhetics Administered. L. S. McJUNKIN ' and Real Estate Agent, 17 EAST JEFFEHBON ST «I'T!JCR a, Dr. N. M. HOOVER, 137 K. Wayne St . office hours. 10 to 12 M. an to } V. M. L. BLACK. PHYSICIAN AIM) ft'KOKON, Ww Tro >ll tioiKiintr. Hutler, i*a. COULTER &. UAKER. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. DR. S. A. JOHNSTON. )KNT(ST, - - BUTLER, PA. Oold Hilling Patntem Extraction of "Teeth ud Artltleial reeth wtfßJut I'lates a spet laity itroni oxide or Vital fc.nJ Air or Local n.estlietles isel. onice "ver Miller's drojory eas' or Lowry ouae. c-iorrice ofied Wellies lays aod Thursdays DR. CHAS K B HUNT, Physician and Surgeon. Eye. car, nosi and throat a fl;>eeia!ty 132 ana I'U 8. Mi-in Street. Rultiton building VV. H. BROWN, Homoeopathic Physician and Surgeon. OfTce 2.l'i 8. Main St., opp. P. O. Ke.irieoce 315 N. McKeau St. J. B. KREDIN. Attorney At Law Offlce on .Main St.. near Court House Hutler Ha. S. H. PSERSOL. ATTORNEY AT I.AW. Office at No. 104 East Diamono jSt. A. T. SCOTT. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. nice ai N<>. 8. South Dlamoi.d. Bntler. Pa. NEWTON BLACK. »tt'y at Law- omce on Soti'.h side of Diamond nntlftr, PH. ALEX RUSSELL. Attorney-al-Law. Ollice with Newton Black, Esq South Diamond, Butlor »a. C. F. L. McQuistlon. C'LVIT. KMHJCKKK AH) STJKVKVOB Office near Court House Butler Pa DR J. E I' AULK Djntist- Painless extraction—No Gas— Crown md bridge *ork a specially. Office—ln Gilkev building oppisiteP. O. Abury Park. Asbury Park lias tlic best !>cacli on the coast of New Jersey, and "THE FENIMORE" is the best plar to *'.<•;> \tl;ile tlicre. For terms addrcas, THOS. NOBLh, Asbury Park, N. J. (PARLOR SUITS! No better time to select a Parlor suit | than next week, assortment complete, prices the lowest, styles correct. The jg| largest assortment of parlor goods we jig have ever shown, should you not want Jj§£ a complete sun we h?ve many odd pieces to show you. Ask to see our parlor suits at 1130,50, and S6O J §jThe Ones We Told You About M WEEK. M Couches and Easy Chairs, for your sit-' jg| ting room or library, and a large line of JSC s§j| odd Pocking Chairs suitable for any gpj room in your house. Should you not care to buy now come S in and see what we have to show you, then when you want to buy you will know where to go, jjjjfX §XX X X iCampbell ft Templetonj 8 BUTLER, PENN'A. 8 wfe, Jl Unonltnn'o FALL AND WINTER SHOES II lioOl lUil b A " Kua tJi>°ctTo„ ur Carcful WE SHOW YOU More Stylish, Servicable. Lower Priced Footwear Than Any Other Shoe House in Town Besides The Greatest Variety to Chose From. You can examine every particle that goes to make this line of Shoes from the liottoi" up. We show them in every style of toe —Bull Dog, Razor, Needle and Lon don, Double Sole anil Extension Edge. They are up-to-date. Patent Leather, Enamel, Cordovan, Willow Tan Calf Besides this line our Men's Working and 'iiiVL Dress Shoes at fi.oo, fi'2s, f'so, #2 00 and J2.50 are jjreat values and find ready sale. Boys and Girls Sclool Shoes —Made strong, servicable, stylish, heel or spring. c j. \ \ They are water and cold registers; they will y! carry a l>oy or j»irl a lonp road to school. & \ We have them in oil grain, kangaroo, box k» and crack-proof calf, kip, unlinea, veal calf, f \\ in butto.i andlace, at 75c, #I.OO, #1.25. $1.40, JZ || Ladies Fine Shoes in all the newest lasts, j —<T , all widths,at 85c, .00, $1.25, fi.so, #2.00, 1 > \ a #2.50, #5.00. See our welts, heavy soles, at • \ .J 12.00, #2.50 and #3.00. \\ " rmw J~ W Ladies' Warm Shoes and Slippers, flannel \\ 1 ' ; 'JJ j.jij lined, at .15c, 50c, 75c, fi.oo and $ 1.25. \\ 1->4 .Ifc £J They are Crumbs of Comfort. \> Men's an<l Boys' B<KJU and Heavy Shoes, high or low instep, box toe or plain. Men's £ ■- ■- at 75C, , #i.00 11.25, #1.50, #2.00 and #2.50. ■ Boys' at 75c, |i.oo, ft.25 and $1.50. If you wai.t good, servicable Footwear ut one price and where your dollar will buy as much as your neighbor's dollar will, go to -inßntler's Leading Shoe Housed Opp. Hotel Lowry. B. C. HUSELTON. What is Your Need? If you need any thing in the furnish- O ing line we can sup ply you. It you want a hat or cap we can show you the best Up-To-Date stock in the county, at very low prices. Colbert & Dale. 242 S. Main St., liut'.cr, Pcnn'a For Sale. A tnnn of 20 aerex, with a coven rooa. hou.-( , |ZO»id Irull, orchard*, well water, vond -priiiy at the hnOM.'pHflfC boUf fl and Oonvoniert nat-huildingc. K ill I,p " cheap or exchinife frr town property, about a mil'' Irom Butler. _ i'oi particular* inquira at thia olucu. TAFT'S PHILADELPHIA fj —DENTAL ROOMS.— M 39 - sth AV«., PltUburg, P». Ml We're PRACTICALLV<I»I>>«»>f Ml CROWN anil BRIDGE workM IJA Httsliurg—WHY NOT OOM YOURS? <iold CROWNS WJ BRIDGE work reduced toU QUVV W%6 PER TOOTH. AUo theWj PCll.kf.fl" r.nxll.a UHar.l H'.i T. t'NNYROYAf. PILE S vT-T-x. Original Only 'Jen«!■«•- A \ «Arc, aJwkra rvlUblv. i»on« s«k &A X- 4\ I'rugflil for • Wnc'i*k Din Bran.i in I'.rd »"•! l.'Jd ■ «r. ~al«l «l.b bHi Htibor Tiki W 194 »]nn Olhrr. Heflut •»*•'»*«• ▼ I / /Vliormin.l imitation* Ai DrußtffU. er ««»<i 4c. I L W in »tani;'i f-r t-aUmroliti *o4 \*• O "KHlef for l.adl<-«." U ' *>J T *■« _V FT Mall. IO.OVO rntli'onltli. / r€klflir«lrrliuileilCi. M»HI-on •Übr •HLMatLitti'tf- VkU*dm..l*B CONGRESS HALL CAPE MAT, H. J. Ojkjus Saturday, June 2J, 1896. Closes ■ September 30. Hotel modernized at a cost of $40,000. Ye old time lawn con certs by Simon I'assler's Grand Orclies rar Address EDWARD KNIGHT CAKE. Froprietor. FRANKLIN HOUSE KSTABUSHED 1837. Cor. Bates and Larned Sts., DETROIT, MICH. Only a Block from Woodward aod Jeffersoa Aves. Very Central. Near All Car Lloei. J&F' H. H. JAMES, Prop. &FTER *LL OTHERS FAIL r "" ■ CODBUtt lb* O'" Bel M**" DR.LOBB .VJ» It. nPTRWTII HT., PVUM* PA. Thirty yenrn v .miniioui practice In tfi cure of All Jl < hji« sof Mn«n i.n«! wom» n No matt* r froui what ratine or Lu«v lonic atandlng. I v 111 ouar i Uee a cura jy?-rar* UoUi-Jiouu6 too* *A<l mi lift* VMk
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