Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 24 July 1896 — Page 4

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FRIDAY, JULY 24. 1896.

THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

National.

For President,

WILLIAM M'KINLEY, Ot Ohio. For Vice President, GARRETT A. HO

BART.

Of New Jersey.

State.

For Governor,

JAMES A. .MOUNT. For Lieutenant Governor, \V. S. HAGGARD.

For Secretary of State, W.D.OWEN. For Auditor of State,

A. C. DAILY.

For Treasurer of State, F. J. SCHOLZ. For Attorney-General,

W. A. IvETCHAM.

For Reporter Supreme Court, CHARLES F. 11EMY. ForSupeiiniendent Public Instruction.

D. M. GEETING. For Statistician. S.J.THOMPSON.

For Appellate Judge, First District, WOODFIN D. ROBINSON. For Judge Appellate CouTt, Second District,

WILLIAM J. HKNLEY.

For Judge Appellate Court, Third District, JAMES B. BLACK. For Judge Appellate Court, Fourth District,

D. W. COMSTOCK.

For Judge Appellate Court, Sixth District, U. 7.. WILEY.

District.

For Congress.

CHARLES B. LANDIS. For Senators. ROBERT CAKRICIv. SAMUEL R. ARTMAN. For Joint Representative.

JOHN M. IvELLAlt.

County.

For Judpe of the Circuit Court, MELVILLE W. BKUNEU. For Prosecuting Attorney,

DUMONT KENNEDY. For Representative, EDWARD T. McCREA.

For Clerk,

BANKINC. WALKUP. For Treasurer, WILLIAM JOHNSON.

For Recorder,

"WILLIAM H. WEBSTER. For Sheriff, R. C. HARPER.

For Coroner.

PAUL J. BARCUS. For Surveyor, HAliVEY E.'.WYNEKOOP.

For Assessor,

HENRY M. B1LL1NGSLEY. For Commissioner, 2d District, HENRY W. HARDING. For Commissioner, 3d District,

ALBERT T. HORNBAKER.

ADVICE FROM THE SUX. The New York Sim, a Democratic paper, says: "Every Democratic vote cast for William McKinley as the representative of honest money and the nation's hon­

or and the preservation of Democratic institutions, will do just twice as much service for the common cause as can be done by a Democratic vote for a third candidate standing no chance of election. Let every Democrat who appreciates the magnitude of the present crisis keep this fact steadily in mind: His vote for McKinley and Hobart is worth double his vote for the

best Democrat that the sane part of the party could put ap as a protest against the iniquity consummated at Chicago Is there any sincere Democrat who, understanding all that the election means for our beloved country, is willing to cut his vote in two this year to deprive his ballot of onehalf its efficiency?"

•AXOTI1KR CAUSE OF CONFUSION. If the gold men sometimes cause confusion in the minds of their followers by predicting directly opposite evils as results of free coinage, the silver men are surely equally confusing. Some of them say that under free coinage the silver bullion in a silver dollar would rise in value to a parity with gold. Others say that gold will fall part way and silver will rise part uqtil they meet',6omewhere about 75 cents. While still others boldly proclaim that gold Las appreciated to twice its value before 1S73 and that what we need is dollars worth half what they are now worth, in short 53 cent dollars as measured in gold. If the silver men cannot agree among themselves as to the results of their

policy how can they expect thinking men to support it? Now take the first horn of the dilemma. If the price of silver should rise to a parity with gold at the ratio of 16 to 1, that is, if the 53 cents worth of silver bullion that now constitutes a dollar should become worth 100 cents there would be the enormous profit of 4 7 cents to the mine owner in addition to the profit which he now gets. There is no more rea son why the government should thus give silver miners this abnormal profit than that it should offer to buy all the wheat in the world at twice its present market price. This would be class legislation of the most odious description. But we do not for a minute believe that free coinage would raise the price of silver except perhaps temporarily.

Take the other horn of the dilemma. Let the value of a dollar fall to the value of the silver bullion in a dollar as it most certainly would. Then the price of all articles in the market would immediately rise to almost double the present price. Wages would rise but very slowly and there would be a series of strikes for higher wages and labor troubles such as the country has never known. Pensioners, beneficiaries of insurance policies of all kinds, bank depositors and all other creditors would be paid in money with half the purchasing power of our present money.

THE Indianapolis Sentinel, the leading organ of the silver men in Indiana, frankly admits that free coinage would depreciate the currency and cause a panic. Then without much spirit, attempts to defend depreciated currency as a good thing and dismisses the panic with the assertion that it would be unreasonable. The truth is the editor of the Sentinel is opposed to free coinage, as the files of that paper up to a month before the Chicago convention will show. Having surrendered his convictions and principles for the purpose of retaining the name of Democrat it is no wonder that his editorials are rather weak. He does not believe in the cause he so feebly defends.

THERE is talk of electing ex-Presi-dent Harrison to the United States Senate. Nothing would please Indiana Republicans better than to see Ben Harrison again in public life and in such a position where his influence on legislation would be great. If Ben Harrison will accept the office every other candidate should gracefully step aside.

G. W. L. Unowx, whom the ArgusNcivs is booming so ardently and enthusiastically for Congress has announced as his political motto the pleasing phrase "Free Silver or Bullets This popocratic and traitorous squeal is characteristic of the man and of the organ behind his absurd political aspirations. J-

WOULD it be any advantage to the farmer to get twice as much for his wheat and have to pay twice as much for his clothes? In other words is it an advantge lo receive and pay out two silver standard dollars instead of one gold standard dollar?

WE do net believe the present council is a brick sidewalk council, Mr. M. Y. B. Smith to the contrary notwithstanding.

BOWERS.

Hay making about all done. Mrs. Chas. Gordon is better. Floyd, the little son of William Bundy, is very sick.

Mrs. Morgan Hampton visited Mrs. Phillip Miller, Friday. Mr. Dunn transacted business at Lebanon the past week.

Mrs. Frank Corns, of Colfax, visited relatives here Saturday. Mrs. Simpson, of near Colfax, visittd at Wm. Bundy's, Wednesday.

Mrs. Hamilton, of Clark's Hill, visited her mother, Mrs. Dr. Ware. Sunday. Mrs. Gordon returned to her home at Lafayette after spending a few weeks at the bedside of Mrs. Charles Gordon.

CALIFORNIA.

Dick Laymon commenced to plow for wheat this week. Jim Graham is working for Mrs Sarah Cowan this week.

Mrs. Sarah Cowan visited relatives in Boone county this week. Charley Patton will sow wheat this fall on Alvin Break's farm.

C. S. Cowan has sold about 130 gallons of raspberries this season. John llill and wife, of Boone county, visited relatives here this week.

Charley Quillen, of Crawfordsville, has been working for J. B. Cowan. Ed Swank and William Jackson are helping Hiatt Jackson put up his hay.

Charley Hawk and Tom Allen are attending the Normal at Crawfordsville.

J. B. Cowan and family visited relatives near Mellott the first of the week.

A Baptist basket meeting will be held near Mt. Pleasant church Sundav, Aug. 2.

A1 Schleppy will move from New Richmond to Mrs. Etta Groenendyke's farm in the near future.

J. B. Cowan and family, and Wm. Messmore, of Mellott, spent Wednesday night at Mr. Stout's, near Wesley.

Miss May Tribby, of near New Richmond, and Mrs. Mabel Tribby, of Rouiney, spent last Tuesday with Miss Janie Cowon.

The arrangement for THE JOURNAL correspondents' reunion at the fair grounds is good, and should make an interesting meeti/ijr.

AT THE COURT HOUSE.

Marriage License. Stephenson and Minerva

Clio L.

Sparks. Nathan O. May Ellis.

Williams and Blanche

New Suits.

Nancy Felton vs. Millard Felton. Divorce. Margeret A. Russell and Wm. T. Cox and Ida Cox. Foreclosure.

Christopher Walkup and F. M. C. Walkup vs. Jane Walkup et al. Partition.

Joseph M. Pittman vs. Catharine Pittman. Divorce.

NEW RICHMOND.

Several are already plowing for wheat. Harry Burk, of Richmond, is here this week.

Uncle Tom Hall, of Alamo, was here Wednesday. Elmer Harrison visited near Hillsboro Sunday.

Jno. Mehan, of Brown's Valley, was here Saturday. Lloyd McDick left for Atchinson, Kans., Monday.

The wind and rain Sunday beat the corn down badly. Fred Taylor has had a spell of quinsey this week.

Lou Emery, of Covington, was here Monday on his bicycle. Wes Haines is now driving 770 horses to his produce wagon.

Jno. Hollin's daughter Lelia, is quite low with catarrha lever. The Record is now connected with the outside world by telephone.

New peaches, apples, potatoes and corn are among our latest products. Mrs. Nettie Beach has been suffering this week from catarrhal trouble.

Mrs. A. D.Snyder is at Dr. Eastman's Sanitarium, at Indianapolis, for treatment.

W. P. McMillin fell out of his hay loft Friday and was badly shaken up and bruised.

Rev. Shagley and family are spending the week at the Battle Ground camp meeting.

Geo. Bonnell went to Missouri Tuesday to look at a farm with a view to locating there.

A. D. Snyder shipped from here to Chicago this week three cars of cattle and four cars of hogs

Mrs. Hattie Storms, of Lafayette, visited at her fathers, Uncle Jack Kerr, the fore part of the. week.

John Bible brought in to our merchants Monday ten bushels of apples which the wind of Sunday blew down.

With two newspapers New Richmond can feel proud, but her citizens must "toe the line" or be written up.

The lightning Sunday destroyed our telephone connection by the misapplication of the "cut off" at the central office.

Jno. Ward won over S600 on the famous Raceler Saturday, and yet the local sports didn't think he would be "in it."

The cholera is among the hogs northwest of here. An epidemic is feared and many are selling their stock in advance.

C. N. Vancleave, Wm. Thomas, Will Archey and Chas. Wasson, of Crawfordsville, were here Tuesday on various business matters.

Every JOURNAL subscriber in this place ought to endeavor to get one or more additional names, on the already large list coming here.

Chas. Mitchell and others scooped the aging Flint Creek, near Romney, Monday for goggleeyes and catfish, getting a barrel or more as a result.

Harry Beach, of Thorntown, was here Wednesday, the guest of Sam Beach. Harry is traveling in the interest of the Loveless Maeufacturing Co., of Lafayette.

Our neighbor, Wingate, has been courting all week and the high court of Justice Razor has been a veratable attraction. Ben Swank is picking the plumbs to his liking.

Ed Kite, of Newtown, and Leb Kite, of Clinton, Iowa, with about twenty other relatives, attended a reunion of the Kite and Rice families, at John Rice's, near here, Wednesday.

About thirty of our boys, were in attendance at the Crawfordsville races Saturday, viewing the races and "whacking up" where the "quiet moves" caught them on the wrong side.

Esquire Ebright issued the papers wherein Jacob Fisher is plaintiff and Miss Hattie Morris is defendant, Fisher having made a present to Miss Morris of a SI gold watch last Christmas, and now, since Miss M. has ceased to be his sweetheart, he endeavors to recover the same in a suit set for Saturday.

Two of our boys and two of our neighbor boys in Tippecanoe hunted, killed and carried away 22 prairie chickens from the field of Garland Wray Monday and were sooa yanked up before a township judge and lined SI each, but the sum being less than the statute valued their violation of the law it is now possible and probable that the Tippecanoe prosecutor will require -them to dance to more music.

MT. TAIiOK.

Kelley Cunningham is on the sick list. Wm. McMurray's infant son is very sick with malaria.

The new school house at Highland is on the road as they have finished the well.

Lige Warren's barn is nearing completion and he will soon begin on his new house.

Mr. Schuler and Mr. Johnson's barns are completed and have a new coat of red paint.

The ice cream supper here Saturday night was not very well attended on account of quarterly meeting at Mace

Since we must mourn the loss of our Swamp College scribe we hope he will be with us again reunion day, which is so near, and be able to tell some more snake stories.

MONEY to loan. C. A. MILLER.

-M.

WALNUT CUAPEL.

Many are marketing corn at 22c per bushel. Ray Whitely, of Advance, is visiting at J. E. Moody's.

Geo. Linn went to Waynetown Tuesday, on business. Wilmer Harris lost several sheep by th dogs last week.

Roy Galey is attending the Crawfordsville Normal. R. B. H. Martin is buying wheat et Whitesville for J. J. Darter.

Union prayer meeting hero next Wednesday evening. Come. Hog cholera has already begun its destruction of hogs in this locality.

John Borry will build a new house this fall where the old one now stands. Will Simpson and family, of Crawfordsville, spent the week with W. K. Harris.

T. A. Davidson will erect a new house on the McLaughlin farm in a few weeks.

Herman Bratton and Floyd Smith went to the Shades Sunday for a week's airing.

J'Shep,"

the black spaniel belonging

to Wm. Campbell, has acquired such an appetite for fresh mutton of late that on Tuesday he was forced to pay up to the shotgun committee.

Wheat, oats and rye all threshed. Wheat and rye were almost failures, but oats are something more than ordinary. The following is somewhere near the average per acre: Wheat, S bushels: rye, 10 oats, 55.

The "silver question" is a popular fad just now and probably as serious as it is popular. You hear it debated over the goods boxes so much that you feel assured that the person "that knows most is meekest." When you hear the wind continually blowing from the same quarter you may bet that it is "10 chances to 1" that there's nothing in 'em.

NEW MARKET.

s. R. Fish went to Chicago with his cattle this week. Mrs. Mollie Wingert, of Covington, is visiting her parents at this place.

Alvin Bowers will run the engine at the elevator which is now ready to run.

Mrs. Hattie Britton, of Frankfort, and Mrs. Childers, of New Market, visited Mrs. J. A. Hicks Wednesday.

George Davis went home Saturday night and forgot his horse and left him in the livery barn over Sunday.

The correspondents, of New Market, intend to attend the reunion and bring a basket also. The correspondents should: all attend and bring dinner. The JOURNAL did their part last reunion and now we should do the same

Messrs. Armstrong and Lynn, of Mace, passed through here Tuesday enroute for the blackberry country, when their horse became frightened and ran into a hitching post, tearing the shafts from the buggy. The boys were unhurt They mended the shafts and went on their way rejoicing.

DIAMOND RIDGE.

E. Dice is repainting Chas. Bratton's house. Mrs. Davidson is nursing a very bad sore finger.

Miss Nellie Hipes visited Linden friends last Sunday. Albert Linn has been working for T. A. Davidson the past few days.

The wind Sunday night blew down a great deal of corn in this vicinity." Jehew Chadwick and wife were the guests of Jasper Foust and wife Tuesday,

Clarence Berry is delivering several loads of corn to H. B. Martin of Whitesville.

Mr. and Mrs. Davids, of near New Market, were seen passing through his- vicinity a few days ago.

Persians Continue to Murder. •WASHINGTON*, July 23.—The Turkish legation has received from the sublime porte the following telegram under yesterday's date: "The acting vali of Van telegraphs that the Persian tribes continue to cross the frontier, committing murders and acts of pillage."

Hees Fatally Sting a Woman. MUNCIE, Ind., July 23.—Mrs. Eliza Paxson, an elderly woman, while helping to move some beehives, was set upon by the infuriated inserts and so badly stung that her life is despaired of. A man whom she was helping escaped uninjured.

A E O A I O N S

Prevailing Prices Ifor Grain, Cuttle and ..... Provisions 011 July Jig. imitunupolis.

WHEAT—Easy: No. A red, 51)£c. COiiN—Steady: No. 2 mixed, 25%c. OATS—Strong So 2 mixta, lbe. CATTI.E—Heavy dry led steers, C4.10® 4.25 shipping and export steers, 3/JU: common to fair steers, S3.U0(t£3.5U feeding bteer.-,, i'-i [email protected] medium to choice hellers, 5j.(A)(0)y.ti5 medium to choice cows, ••r2.2r«i3.25 veul calves, 5.25. Market slow.

HOGS—Packing and good to choice, $3.uog:i3u lightweights, *&30<&3.<ju, pigs and roughs, ?~.15(i2..Ni. Market lower.

SilKKl'— Common to choice lambs, $2.75 @5.50 export ewes and wethers, a.45: common to choice sheep, $l.00(j»3.25 bucks, per head, ^2.00(^4.00. -Market weak.

Chicago Grain and Provisions. WHEAT—Sept. opened 50%c, closed 5Gj£c. Dec. opened 5'Jc, closed 5b%c.

CORN—Sept, opened 20 ic, closed 2like. May opened 28% c, closed 28^c. OATO—Sept. opened lTj£c, closed 17ic. May opened 20closed zu%c. lJORK—Sept. opened $0.20, closed $11.02. Jan. opened $7.00, closed S0.b2.

LAUD—Sept. opened &J.32, closed $3.27. Jan. opened $3.70, closed $3.02. RilJo—Sept. opened *3.30, closed £3.25. Jan. opened $3.47, closed $3.42.

Closing cash markets: Wheat 55^c, corn 25%e, oats 17^c, pork $5.'J5, lard £1.22, ribs *3.30.

Cincinnati Grain Hint Stock. WHEAT—Firm: No. 2 red. 5bc. Coi:x—Easy No. 2 mixed, 2Uc. OATS—Firm No. 2 mixed,

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CATTLE—Steady at $2.25^4.10. Hoes—Firm at $3.75 SHEEI' Dull at [email protected]: lambs, dull at [email protected].

Toledo Grain,

WHEAT—Active Na 2 cash, GlJj'c. COHN—Dull No. 2 mixed, 27c. OATS—Steady No. 2 mixed, l'Jc.

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East Liberty Live Stock.

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CATTLE—Slow at J2.00Z{4.30. HOGS—Slow at $2.25(&!i.yo. SHEEI'—Dull at $1.00 (& 3.75 lambs, dull, at [email protected]

DAVID B. HILL'S LOGIC

EXTRACTS FROM HIS SPEECH IN THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.

lie Exposes the Fallacy of the Free Coinage of Silver and Declares Against the Keckless Advocates of Sectionalism.

Choice Paragraphs Worthy of Study.

The first decided sensation of the recent Populist convention at Chicago was the bitter sectional speech delivered by Senator Tillman of South Carolina. He boasted that he represented "the home of secession," and his utterances throughout were so treasonable that he was repeatedly hissed and jeered. Ho was followed by Senator Hill of New York, who savagely resented Tillman's sectional doctrines and incendiary teachings, and discussed the financial issue in a straightforward, logical manner. The following extracts are well worth preservation for the information they contain: "New York makes no apology to South Carolina for her resolution. [Continued cheering and applause.] We get our Democracy from our fathers. We do not need to learn it from those whom my friend represents. Need I defend New York? No! it is not necessarv. She defends herself. Need I defend the attack made upon her and her citizens of wealth, men of intelligence and character? No! it is not necessary. No: I remind this Democratic national convention that it is in the great state of New York and in its ereat city where the wealth that he inveighs against is situated? Bot it is in the great city that never but once in its history gave a Kepublican majority. [Great applause.] When other cities failed to respond. New York was the Gibraltar of Democracy. [Loud applause and cries of "Good! good!"] "Mr. President, I think that the safest, the best course for this convention to have pursued was to take the first step forward in the great cause of monetary reform by declaring in favor of international bimetallism. [Loud applause.] I am not here to assail lhe honesty or sincerity of a single man who disagrees with me. [Applause.] There are those around me who know that in every utterance made upon this subject I have treated the friends of free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 10 to 1 with respect. Iam here to pursue that course today. [Applause.] I do not think that we can safely ignore the monetary systems of other great nations. It is a"question abont which honest men may differ. I believe we cannot ignore the "attitude of other nations upon this subject any more than we can their attitude upon the other questions of the day. I knowit is said by enthusiastic friends that America can mark out a course for herself. I know that it appeals to the pride of the average American to say that it matters not what other countries may do, we can arrange this matter for ourselves. But I beg to remind you, if that suggestion is carried oat to its legitimate conclusion, you might as well do away with international treaties, yon might as well do away with commercial treaties with other countries, you might as well do away with all the "provisions in your tariff bills that have relation to the laws of other countries. In this great age, when we are connected with all portions of the earth by our ships, by our cables and by all methods of intercourse, we think that it is unwise to attempt this alone. Mr. President, I want to call your attention to this single point. I think it is unwise further for this convention to hazard this contest upon a single ratio. "What does this silver platform provide? It should have contented itself wiili the single statement that it was in favor of the remonetization of silver and the placing it upon equality with gold, but instead of that your committee has recommended for adoption a platform which makes the test of Democratic loyalty to hang upon a single ratio, and that 10 to 1. I doubt the wisdom of having entered into detail. I doubt the propriety of saying that 1 o1e or 17 is heresy and 10 is the only true Democratic doctrine. Permit me*to remind you—I see distinguished senators before me, who in the senate of the United States, friends of free silver who have introduced bills for the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 20 to 1—I betr to remind this convention that some of your candidates propose for nomination men whom I accept and whose Democracy is admitted, who have voted time and" time again in congress for other ratios than 10 to 1 and yet you f. i-e proposing to nominate gold men upon a platform that limits and restricts .hem to one single ratio. "With all due respect I think it an unwise step I think it an unnecessary step, and think it will return to plague us in the future. I think we have tro many close business relations with the other great nations of the world for us to ignore their attitude. Your proposed platform says that the policy of gold monometallism is a British poiicy. Mr President, they forget to tell the people of tliis country that it is a French policy also they forget to tell the people of this country that it is a German policy also they fail to remind you that it is a Spanish policy also they fail to tell you that it is the policy of the whole number of governments represented in what was called the Latin union. Therefore, I think—I think it looks a little—just a trifle like demagogy to suggest that this is the policy of the single nation alone. "Mr. President, I regret also to see that your platform reads not any single word in favor of international bimetallism not necessai'ily inconsistent with this platform, and there is no declaration whatever that it is the policy of this government to attempt to bring it about. The minority platform declares expressly that it is the policy of this government to make steady efforts to bring this about. It would be safer to do it it would be wiser to do it. We run no risk upon the great question of the finances of this republic. I do not intend in the brief time allotted to me to enter into any elaborate argument upon this question. I assume that this convention desires, as the people of this country desire, that every silver dollar coined shall be the equal of every other dollar coined. [Loud cheering.] "Why, it is the very pregnant fact that confronts all the world in the solving of this great question, of the immense discoverjT of silver everywhere. The great fact confronts the world that the cost of silver production has been nearly reduced one-half. If the American people were brave, were courageous, if they

iiad the spirit of 1770, as this platform, says, could they, singly and alone, mak& copper the equal of gold? Could they make lead the equal of gold? Must you not take into consideration the great fact of production, the great fact of the lessening of the cost of production in the last IS and 20 years? [Applause.] If bravery, if courage, could produce these results then you could make any metal, no matter what it might be, a money metal. But I tell you, it is a question of economics, a question of business judgment it is not a question of finance. It is a question of business resources. And upon that it is the judgment of the minority of the committee that the safest course is to take the first great step in favor of international bimetallism and stop there.

Mr. President, I said a few moments ago I thought the safest course for this convention to have pursued was simply to have said that this government should enact a statute in favor of placing gold and silver alike as the currency of the country, and stop there. I do not think, as J. said and will repeat it, it is wise to hazard everything upon a single number. Let me go further. I object to the various provisions of this platform, and I think if the wise, level, coolheaded men, farsighted men, such as is the distinguished senator from Arkansas who addressed you, had prevailed, that platform would have been different. [Applause.] What was the necessity for opening up the question of greenback circulation? What was the necessity for putting in this platform an implied pledge that this government might-issue greenbacks and make them legal tender? "The Democratic party is opposed to paper money. The Democratic party from its earliest history has been in favor of hard money. [Applause. Th© Democratic party thinks that the best way for us to do is to eliminate United States notes and treasury notes from your currency. They are a drag upon your money metals. •. You have to constantly keep supplied a fund for their redemption, unless you propose to repudiate them. Therefore, when my friend from South Carolina and my friend from Arkansas say that this platform says what it means and means what it says, I would like to have some one wiio follows uie tell what this platform means upon the subject of the issue of paper money hereafter. [Applause.] I am not violating, I think, the secrets of the comuiitteeroom when I say that it was avowed that this government might desire to pursue that course, and this is an attempt at this late day to commit the Democratic party to the suicidal policy of the issuing of paper money. [Applause, and a voice, "That is the stuff."] You say you wanted a clear and distinct platform. You have not got it upon that question. It cannot be defended successfully."

A l'l.K.V l'OK IIOXI2STY.

How General Vilas Karnes!l.v Labored to Save Ills i'arty rnn Destruction. One of the most notable speeches delivered during the stormy proceedings of the Chicago convention was that of ex-Postmaster General Vilas. Following area few terse extracts from his earnest plea in behalf of earnest methods and equally earnest protests against the revolutionary policy advocated by the so-called new Democracy: "What pretext, in the face of such simple propositions can any man find tohis conscience who shall refuse such a measure or .ii amendment to this measure. Who loves the name Democrat must welcome it, who believes silver will rise cannot refuse it. Standing upon that simple doctrine and driven by loss of time to a rapid conclusion I say that I protest against the admission that this is a nation of dishonest- debtors. I deny that Democratic doctrine can be based on iniquity. When and where, fellow Democrats, did robbery by law come to be a Democratic doctrine? [Applause.] Can we believe that the American people will give their final judgment to so unjust, so reckless a course of action? In the language of Lincoln, 'you may fool all of the people some of the time, you may fool some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time.' [Applause Sound, sober sense will in the end prevail. Will not thinking men soon see that if you can by force of law make 1(5 ounces of silver equal to one of gold, though 80 to 32 be the market rating, you can just as well declare the two metals equal, ounce for ounce. If you can lawfully take one-half of the debt, why cannot yon take the whole? What distinguishes tho confiscation of one-half the credits of the nation for the benefit of debtors from a universal distribution of property, except a difference in degree? What is this radical scheme but the beginning of the overthrow of all law, of all justice, of all security, and repose in tho social order? "1 solemnly believe you fearfully misjudge the people of America. In the vastness of this country there may be some Murat unknown, some Dan ton or Robespierre, but we have not the people who will tolerate an approacli to the first step. [Applause.] I will even venture a special prediction should this Centaur ever receive a temporary majority it will be quickly turned afloat by universal distress, but should it ever have a seeming success and become a real menace, such widespread disaster will befall as will teach what reason seems to fail to show. When that day ot calamity conies let it be remembered whom were its authors. "Oh, fellow Democrats, why must you launch our old party on this wild career? What inspiration warrants our pursuit of that which the wisdom of mankind condemns? Who teaches us, with authority, a lesson in finance which the world of the highest civilization stands aghast at? Is it possible that this old party of Jefferson, this old Democratic party of constitutional law and liberty, shall thus fall before the machinations of a propaganda maintained by silver mine owners which had its origin many years ago? It was not for such uses, it was not for such an end that the Democratic party was created. I protest with solemn earnestness, with sincerity and personal kindness, that the Democrats of the north ought not to have accepted this resujt. For 30 years they have stood at great personal cost fighting devotedly for the principles of Democracy, until in a restored union, with equal rights shared by every part and every portion of the people, they have seen the triumph apparently of Democracy. And now, in the hour when we thought1 everything before us was well, we are to have this newly given strength ex-' erted to pull down the pillars of thei temple and crush us all beneath the ruins," [Applause.]