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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
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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
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Bran.i in I'.rd »"•! l.'Jd
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I / /Vliormin.l imitation* Ai DrußtffU. er ««»<i 4c.
I L W in »tani;'i f-r t-aUmroliti *o4
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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*
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