Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 11 September 1896 — Page 4

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1896.

THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.

National.

For President,

WILLIAM M'KINLEY, Of Ohio. For Vice President..

AKItETT A. HOBAKT. Of New Jersey.

State.

For Governor,

JAMES A. .MOUNT. For Lieutenant Governor, W. 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. KETCH AM.

For Reporter Supreme Court, CHARLES F. REMY. For Superintendent Public Instruction,

D. M. GEETING.

-•. For Statistician. S. J. THOMPSON. For Appellate Judge, First District,

WOODFIN D. ltOlUNSON.

For Judge Appellate Court, Second District, WILLIAM J. HKNLEY. For Judge Appellate Court, Third District,

JAMES B. BLACK.

For Judge Appellate Court, Fourth District, D. W. COMSTOCIv. For Judge Appellate Court, Sixth District,

U. Z. WILEY.

District.

For Congress.

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

JOHN M. Iv ELL AH.

y. County.

For Judge of the Circuit Court,, MELVILLE W. BIIUNER. For Prosecuting Attorney,

DUMONT KENNEDY. For Representative, EDWARD T. McCREA.

For Clerk,

RANKIN C. WALKUP. For Treasurer, WILLIAM JOHNSON.

For Recorder,

WILLIAM II. WEBSTER. For Sheriff, R. C. HARPER.

For Coroner.

PAUL J. BARCUS. For Surveyor, HARVEY E. WYNEK00P.

For Assessor,

HENRY M. BILLINGSLEY. For Commissioner, 2d District, HENRY \V. HARDING. For Commissioner, 3d District,

ALBERT T. HORNBAKER.

FEDERAL IXTJSRFEHEXCE.

Mr. Bryan, in his letter of acceptance, swallows the whole of the Chicago platform, hook, line, bob and sinker. He says:

It will be noticed that, while the United States guarantees to every State a Republican! form of government and is empowed to protect each State against invasion, itis not authorized to interfere in the domestic affairs of any State, except upon application of the Legislature of the State or upon application of the executive where the Legislature can not be convened. This provision rests upon the bound theory that the people of the titate, acting through their legally chosen representatives, are, because of their more intimate acquaintance with local conditions, better qualified than the President to judge of the necessity for Federal assistance.

It it possible that we are to fight over again this question of State supremacy? Is it possible if Mr. Bryan is elected he will not cross a State line to uphold a national law? Is he to stand back and keep hands off while an organized mob tramples interstate and national laws into the dust'.' Is he to be a disinterested onlooker at another Chicago riot and refuse to act for the reason that Governor's Altgeld's "more intimate acquaintance" with this "local condition, better qualify him to judge of the necessity of Federal assistance." What has a Governor's "acquaintance" got to do with a gigantic mob violating the Federal laws, if he does not prevent it? The very fact that he is acquainted with it and takes no steps to quell it stamps him as a traitor and a President's arm should be long enough to span the breadth of every State and seize the neck of every traitor beneath the tlag.

THE St. Louis Globe Democrat sums up the campaign thus far in these striking words: The people are Hocking in whole train loads to see McKinley, and Bryan is Hocking in a palace car to see the people.

COIXaMEANS GOLD. .,p,

To the Editor of the Journal.

I assert that by the act of Congress in 1878 silver was restored to where it was before 1873 with the two excep tions, viz: It was refused "free coinage" and was allowed to be contracted against, that is, where a contract spe cified "gold", silver was not a legal tender. That at the present time there is no law to prevent the payment of any bond outstanding against the United States in silver coin. That iu the law of 1S70 thejoption was expressly reserved to the Government to pay the bonds in "coin", gold or silver, that Charles Foster, Secretary of the the Treasury under President Harrigave the option to the bondholder, thereby allowing them to sleet which of the two kinds of coins they should receive in payment, and that Secretary Carlisle has followed the same practice, thereby making the bonds practically payable in gold only. Now I ask you to be be candid in the matter and say if the above is correct. If not, why not? J. R. E.

The above is a restatement of the old fight between greenbacks ar,d gold, except that silver has been substituted for greenbacks. The greenbackers were beaten twenty years ago, but they now turn up in the form of free silverites. In 18i9, when the bill "to strengthen the public credit" was passed, the opponents of the bill were vehemently in favor of the redemption of the bonds in paper, as they are to-day in favor of their redemption in silver. They seem to have an .'nstinct for the payment of debts in a debased currency. The act of 1809 said:- "It is hereby provided and declared that the faith of the United States is solemnly pledged to the payment, in coin, or its equivalent, of all obligations of the United States not bearing interest, and of all interest bearing obligations of the Utited States." To find, out what was meant by "coin" in 1809 we must go to the debates in Congress. The acts of 1834 and 1S37, passed by a Democratic Congress and approved by a Democratic President, put this country on a gold basis. The act of 1S53 followed in the same line. Cyrus L. Dunham, a Democratic member from this State, in advocating the act of 1853, said: "The committee desire to haveithe standard gold and gold only." It was made to consist of "gold and gold only," and the act which made it so was passed by a Democratic Congress and signed by a Democratic President. When they talked of coin" in 1SG9, again in 1870 and in all subsequent bills, they had gold, and gold only, in their minds. The coinage of the country is proof. When the act of 1S6!) was passed there had been less than six million silver dollars coined, while there had been nearly a billion dollars of gold coined. The subsidiary silver had been debased and its legal tender limited, by the act of 1853, to Sp5. It is absurd, therefore, to talk of silver having anything to do with the acts of 1809 or 1870. Gen. Schenck, Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means, in calling up the bill "to strengthen the public credit," spoke of what a dollar had been held to mean ever since the beginning of the Government, and said it meant "a hundred cents or its equivalent in coin." Then he spoke about the declarations of the agent of the government at the timte the bonds were subscribed for, that they should be paid in gold, and he begged them to consider that "lawful currency" was a different thing. Farther on he said, "But how and by what process are we to come back to a gold standard—that is the problem to be solved." It was the old standard, the standard everyone had in mind. Coin was but a synonym for gold. The thought of silver never entered the mind of one who took part in the debate. But the debate went on. In the course of it, Senator Hendricks said: "The proposition is that the Government shall not redeem at all unless Treasury notes are equal with gold in value." Again, he said, "It is proposed to make the legal-tender obligations of the Government gold obligations." And still again, "The proposition is that the bonds shall not be paid till the Government can pay in gold." Senator Williams, of Oregon, spoke of the "general understanding that the bonds should be paid in gold or its equivalent," and that the "treasury notes were to be worth their face value in gold." Senator Sherman spoke, and his words were, "I think it is important, in order to legalize gold contracts and remove all doubts about it, to pass this bill." All through the debate, "coin" and "gold" were used interchangeably, the one as the equivalent cf the other, not one member, either of the Senate or House, for or against the bill, using silver. It did not enter their minds. As before stated the fight was between greenbacks and gold, and not between silver ver and gold. The act of 1870 provided that the bonds should be ''redeemable in coin of the present standard value, at the pleasure of the l-nited States." "Gold and silver" are not mentioned, notwithstanding the assertion of our correspondent. Neither the policy of Secretary Foster nor that of Secretary Carlisle were different from the policy of any of their predecessors from Secretary Hamilton down. As a matter of practice since the resumption of specie payments the bonds have mostly been paid in greenbacks, for the reason that they have been the equivalent of gold and the holders

AT THE COURT HOUSE.

marriage Licensee.

Jesse Button and Lillie Button. Elsworth M. Bly and Katie Hays. John Guillams and Hannah J. Brown. Edward McCord and Susanah A. Wetzel.

Jackson A, Bonnell and Alberta Switzer. Fred B. Chesterson and Bertlia M. Sutherlin.

CIRCUIT COURT.

Josie Miller vs. Charles T. Miller. Divorce. Stricken from docket. B. F. Billings et at vs. Pho^by Vanarman et al. Partition. Commissioners' report made and approved.

Citizen's Bank vs. 'willy and John L. Goben. On note. Dismissed. Levi Wilcox vs. John L. and Mary Goben. Foreclosure. Dismissed.

J. A. Foster and Harry C. Martin vs. M. J. and Margaret Carroll. Complaint.. Dismissed.

Frank Smith vs. Katie Smith, vorce. Defendant makes default. Mary'Bratton vs. Seth Bratton. vorce. Defendant makes default.

George W. Butcher vs. estate of Mary Butcher. Claim dismissed. Simeon Tague vs. Mary P. Tagite. Divorce. Defendant makes default.

Margaret A Ilussell and Win. F. Cox et al. Foreclosure. Defendant makes default.

Thomas A. Patterson vs. John E. Williams and Mary Williams'. On note. Plaintiff awarded S05S 30 and costs.

John L. R. Disher vs. Elizabeth Disher. Divorce. Defendent makes default.

were willing to receive them. The S259,000,000 that Secretary Foster redeemed were not all paid in gold. Of course silver was restored to coinage by the act of 1878. By that act it was coined ou government account and not on individual account, in this respect it was made to conform to the act of 1853. The silver dollar was made a full legal tender for any amount, except when not otherwise specified in the contract. This exception, however, is not a provision adverse to silver, because the Supreme court has decided that a contract to pay in any specified kind of money is legal, and can be enforced. And it is safe to say that the court will not be packed to overturn this decision.

UNDER the McKinley bill this country allowed free entrance to German sugar and protected the home manufacturer with a bounty. Through reciprocity Germany opened her markets to American flour and American meats in exchange for the*open sugar market. Since the repeal of reciprocity Germany, Austria and France have successfully excluded American food products from those countries and curtailed the American farmers' market in those lands so that they are only a fraction of what they were four years ago. Thus through the repeal of reciprocity, through the retaliation against American food products that followed and through the present tariff that without protecting the American farmer at all does not even raise revenue sufficient to support the government, there has been lost to the American people a foreign market for over one-third of the export product of the American farm, the mill and the factory.

l'OPUI-ISTIO CA 1.1..

'onie Demoeratsof all the land, Come, come and join our free silver band. The silver kings we mean to crown. And turn everything just upside down. U!

Our platform declares clear as tones of thunder. That from old principles v:e part, asunder. Law and order long have had lull sway. Now anarchy and riot shall have their day.

The Onion armies shall stand aside, And the federal courts we will over-ride, Tlie States in themselves shall rulesupreme, Which was secessions dearest ana fondest dream.

Many Democrats to our great wonder. Have come out all loaded with our thunder. Four years ago they were for Cleveland and gold. Now for the free silver kings they are enrolled.

Why the groat change who can tell, Many are the guesses and some guess well. Ah, dying from repeal of the protection laws, Like drowning men, they reach for straws.

But now from early morn till setting sun, They will help us bowl sixteen to one. And we have howled the gold all out of sight, Now howl silver in to our kings delight.

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Elizabeth Woodworth vs. Edward Woodwortli. Divorce. Defendant makes default.

Foster it Martin vs. Eli/.a V. Galloway. Complaint. Dismissed. Win. Sutton vs. estate of Win. Corns. Claim. Dismissed.

J. A. McClure vs. estate of Zeriah C. Fulwider. Dismissed. I. O. O. F. vs. town of Darlington. Complaint. Dismissed at plaintiff's cost.

Hugh B. James vs. Wabash Valley Protective Union. Judge pro tem T. H. Palmer declines further jurisdiction.

Petit jury called for September 21. Mary Bratton granted a divorce from Seth Bratton.

Elizabeth Woodworth is granted a divorce from Edward Woodworth.

New SultH.

Illinois Condensing Company vs.Tom C. Garwood. On note. Eli Horner vs. Eli Burke et al. Suit to set aside will of Jacob Horner.

George Runyanvs. Rebecca Ann Gibson. Complaint. vf.:

Real Estate Transfers.

List of deeds recorded in Montgomery county, Ind., and ready for delivery. Furnished by T. T. Munhall, Recorder and abstracter: Jane Walkup et al to Boolier li4 acres Walnut tP W Miles, admr, to Servles, 8 acres Scott tp 862.00

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lot in city Sheriff Montgomery Co to LonStonebrakcr, lot in New Market

To live lives thus undeflled.

The beautiful trees of the forest. And the tiny flowers that bloom. Were to her emblematic of Heaven.

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And when we carry the day. it's a sure thing That we double the wealth of every silver king. The double will bo the king's and no mistake. And our pay will be the noise wo make. WAVEI.AND. Ind., Sept. 10,1890. G.

Of that life beyond the dark tomb.

75.00

Quillen. admr. to W Yeagley, 46 acres Cial Creek tp "... 2,070.00 Nell' to S Stoner.Vj of 160ucres Clark tp Hannah Easley et al to Geo W Bishop et u.\, lot in city

Ristine, executor, to Mollie lloover, 4 out lots in city Laura

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4,000.00

1,100.00

700.00

Furr to the Valley Mill Co,

800.00

A Crist to Cunningham, tract in city W liurris.admr.to Ulrcli,tract in city.. Chas Hybarger to Catherine Titus, lot in Alamo Orren Stoddard to W A Butcher, 80 acres Madison tp 3,500.00

417.97

500.00

800.00

There was no flower in nature's garden. But what she rejoiced to see. And often now while I'm dreaming

She is pointing their beauty to me.

50.00

N Johnson to N Shepherd, lot in Waveland 300.00 Sallie Harney te Jno Mitchell, lot in Ladoga 250.00

W Bogerto Sallie Boger, pt lot in City 500.00 Sarah A Cash to Charlotte Kyle. tract in Clark tp 1,700.00 Geo E Brewer, admr, to Sarah E

Pitcher, 75 acres Scott tp 3.275.00

17 transfers, consideration.

..$20,896.97

MOTHKK.

[Written for the Journal").

vVntten in memory of my angel mother, Mrs. Mary M. Clodfelter, who died February 23d,

1896,

at the ad­

vanced age of 77 years. She was an ardent loyer of flowers and cultivated them extensively all her long and useful life |. As the harvest of flowers are rippling,

And shedding their fragrance so rare I think of my darllng'old mother, Who has climbed the Golden stair.

Like the modest lily of the valley, She was so pure, gentK meek and mild. How often she told her dear children.

All along her good life's long journey. She sowed with the tend'rest care. The seed that would make others happy,

And adorn her own pathway so fair.

And as the ev'ning of life gath'red 'round her, She garnered the fruit from these seed And oh what a beautiful harvest,—

Without a thorn, thistle or weed.

May her long life bemy example Let me take the advice she has given And when the trials'of life are o'er.

May 1 meet my dear mother in Heaven. MRS. J. It. K'lThiH. 'September 9, 189G.

Money Saved.

A current report is that the sheriffs of certain counties have been charging more on account of hack hire in transporting prisoners than has been spent for such purpose. Deputy auditor Hart, who has charge of the accounts presented by the sheriffs, says: "There was just cause of complaint at the beginning of Auditor Daily's administration on this score against many sheriffs in the State, and some oiiicers higher than the Sheriff. But Mr. Daily adopted a policy of requiring vouchers and receipts for every cent paid out, and thus a great deal has been saved. It was the custom of sheriffs in transporting prisoners to make a lump charge for hotel and hack hire. Itfl seldom ran below §4 or 85, and was often S7.50 or S10. I think that, under the present arrangement one half of the former expenses for transporting prisoners has been saved to the State."

In Jail Aghln.

Marion McGuttin, of New Ross, is in jail again on the charge of being drunk and disorderly. He was run in by the police Wednesday night and yesterday pleaded not guilty. He couldn't furnish the required bond of 8100, so he will rest in jail until Saturday, when his trial occurs.

He Saw No Cliaugeg.

Rockville Republican: D. C. Stover, of Crawfordsville, made his first trip to Rockville yesterday since 1847 when he came here to be "sworn in" as an attorney by Judge Bryant, then occupying the bench.

NO DEBT OR DEFICIT.

HOW PROTECTION WOULD HAVE RESULTED.

There Would Be Larce Increase In Treasury Receipts—Importance of Specific Duties to National Finances—Free Trade

Does Not Mean Free Goods.

I would like to see a comparative statement as to the amount of revenues that would havo been collected for the years ending June, 1895 and 1896 (taHng the year 1892 or 1893 as a basis), on our foreign importations under the McKinley law and what was actually collected under the Gorman-Wilson law. Of course wo understand that wo did not import as much in 1895 or 1896 as we did in 1892 or 1S03, but wo assume that ve would have had as large a trade of imports in 1895 or 1S9G as in 181)2 or 1898 had the McKinley law remained in effect. Wo also understand that the undervaluation by reason of the ad valorem idea of collecting tariff has had much to do with the amount collected, and had specific duties been imposed the collections under the Gorman bill would have been larger. A REPUBLICAN.

This is an interesting question and opens up a good point. Wo first give the total value of our imports, also separating the freo and dutiable, for the two McKinley tariff fiscal years of 1892 and 1893 a' 1 the two Gorman tariff years of 1895 and 1890:

IMPORTS.

1892 1S93...... 1895 1890

Per cent

Free. Dntiablo. Total, of froo.

1892. ,$45S,074,001 $355,520.7-11 $813,601,345 5G.:!0 1893.. 444,544,211 421,850,711 800,400,922 51.3 1895.. 303,233,7r5 308,730,170 731.900,319 4f 1 1896.. 309,780,398 409,930,908 779,717,300 47.0

This exhibit is, of itself, extremely interesting. It shows us the hollownars of a "freo trade" tariff, so called. Although our imports during the two Gorman tariff years have been $168,000,000 less than in the two McKinlcy tariff years, there has not been one dollar's worth of benefit to the people through larger imports of "free" goods under the free trade tariff.

During the two McKinley years our imports of dutiable goods amounted to $777,3S3,459, while under the free trade Gorman bill they aggregated $778,667,078 in the two years, or $1,283,626 more than under the "high" and "extortionate" McKinley bill. The "relief from the burden of taxation" promised by the free traders has resulted in "taxation" ou §1,283,626 more goods in their two tariff years.

But the fun is to bo found in the "freo" list. During the two McKinley years we imported "free" goods worth $902,618,815, while the "free trade" (so called) bill of Gormau, Wilson & Co. gave us only $733,020,193 worth of "freo" goods, or $169,598,622 less than the "extortionate" and "robber" tariti of Mr. McKinley. More than the en the decrease in imports, under the freo trade bill, has been in "free" goods that tho McKinley protective tariff gave to the American people free of duty, while the "iree trade" tariff has given them more dutiable goods and $170,000,000 less of goods upon which LJ duty was paid. Next we give the actiW revenue derived from customs during the two periods:

CU8TOM8 UEVEKUE. Average ad valorem rate of duty.

On fr:e

On and

Amount. dutiable, dutiable. ..$177,452,1)04 4X.71 21.26 ... 203,355,017 49.58 23.49 ... !52.158,017 41.75 20.23 ...*159,510.270 *351.03 «20.05

Subject to slight change .when official statistics are accurately determined. The McKinley tariff customs revenue averaged slightly more than $190,000,000 for each ot the years 1892 and 1893, the average ad valorem rate on dutiable imports being 49.15 per cent, and on free and dutiable only 22.37. During the two free trade tariff years the customs revenue averaged only $155,837,447—$35,000,000 a year less than under the McKinley law—while the average ad valorem rate on dutiable imports was 40.39 per cent, and on free and^utiable imports it was 20.14 per cent, only 2.23 per cent less than under protection.

We have shown that our imports of dutiable goods have been slightly larger under the free trade tariff than under protection. Wo have shown that the customs revenue has decreased at the rate of $35,000,000 a year under the "tariff for revenue only," and we have shown that the free trade bill gave tlie people $170,000,000 less of "free" goods than the protective tariff. Had the McKinley hill been in existence during 1895 and 1896, with our total dutiable imports of $77S,067,078during those two rears, the cuscoms revenue derived therefrom, on the average McKinley ad valorem rate on dutiable goods of 49.15 per cent, would havo been $382,7i-l,809—or $191,357,435 a year as against the actual average cu: toms revenue of $155,837,447 that hr.s been collected under tho Gorman bi1" The deficiency of the treasury department would have been reduced by $35,500,000 a year and the people would have hud £85,000,000 more of "free" goods each year upon which no du* was collected under the McKinley protective tariff.

The Free Trade. Clnb.

Tlie remarkable dilatoriness with which Deinc::ratic clubs arc being formed throughout the country suggests the use of this emblem as? being fit and appropriate, with which our freo trade tariff reform, foreign industry friends should be clubbed into line by the regular Democrats who led their party into action at Chicago. If there are deserters from the ranks, club them into line. The free traders here seem to be wiltering as badly as the British Cobdenites.

Against American Machinery. Free machinery for "manufacturing all things" is the idea of the Democratic candidate for president. But how do the manufacturers of machinery and the wage earners whom they employ, feel upon the subject?

THE COMING MAN.

[Tvmei-"Marchlng Through Georgia."] McKinley, he's tho coming man as sure as you are born. He'll sweep the mighty prairies on the next election morn. Then all the loyal freomen will shout the loud acclaim,

Tlireo cheers for McKinley and protection

cnonus.

Hurrah I Hurrah from mountain and from glen 1 Hurrah I Hurrah for the coming, coming men! The tido is laily rising, to the front 'twill come ag: in,

This grand old Republican party.

It saved tho nation once, my boys, 'twill save it now a^ain From bankruptcy and foreign powers and nil designing men. McKinley is our captain, and he's the choson mun.

Three cheers for tho man that brings proton, tioni

All honor to tho boys in bine who fought so bravely then. Now to the front, my comrades, it is thne to fight again. Our nation is in danger, but we'll freo it once again

By voting for McKinley and protection. —Canton (O.) Repository.

Kentucky Idea of Protection. "The question of so called protection is a living, important, absorbiug question which is engaging the attention of the civilized worlcl." So said Hon. James B. McCreary, Democratic member of cxnigres's from Kentucky, in his speech in the house of representatives, March 18, 1896. Mr. McCreary was, at that time, making a speech in defense of Embassador Bayard. It is refreshing thus, once in awhile, to got at the real convictions of the tariff reformers that the tariff i3 a "living, important, absorbing question." Those protectionist who have swallowed the free trade bait and side tracked tho traffic question would do well to ponder upon such statements from a Kentucky Democrat.

I-eave It Alone*

Labor monkeyed with this buzzsaw in 1892. Better not touch it this year.

English Labor Needs Protection. The working people of England find that competition with countries employing cheaper labor is too oppressive ro boar longer and are demanding, "in the interest of themselves and families, to be saved from the further degradation it will entail. It is not American competition they dread. It is the competi tion of Prance, Germany and Belgium countries whose labor is even more poorly paid than the labor of England. They have come to appreciate at last that nothing but tariffs which are defensive in their characters will save them from utter ruin and destitution.— Hon. William McKinley.

"The Dnty on Coal In Indefensible." This remark was made by the freo trade presidential candidate of tho Democratic party, Hon. William J. Bryan, in the Fifty-third congress when the Wilson bill was under discussion. Bryan is of the regular WiJson free trade brand. He would either olose our coal mines and stop giving employment to labor in our coal producing states, or he would mako our miners work for the lower wages that are paid in foreign countires on the basis of the women coal miners who slave in the bowels of old England.

Bryan Doesn't Care.

Speaking for myself, it is immaterial, in my judgment, whether the sheep grower receives any benefit from the tariff or not.—Hon. William J. Bryan.

We quite believe you, Mr. Bryan. You are too mean, too selfish and too unpatriotic to have any desire to witness any degree of prosperity among your neighbors in Nebraska or any oth er western state. Their happiness is "immaterial" to you as long us your living is assured.

Want American Ships.

Our people aro beginning slowTly to see that the largest producing and manufacturing nation in the world must not depend upon foreign nations for her transportation on the ocean and are beginning to realize that we can build iron vessels as well as we did wooden ships, that we can sail them by t*9 power of steam as well as we did our American clippers by the aid of canvas.

"Cheap."

Judging by the haste with which New York retailers are tumbling over each other to mark down the prices of clothing, the "cheap" goods of the free traders have made "cheap" men 'of us. According to all reports, there is little demand for the "cheap" goods at any price. People find it mighty hard to get food, while even "cheap" clothing is a luxury.

What It Has Raised.

A revenue tariff—the kind Bryan advocates— professes to do only one thing —viz, to raise revenue to meet the expenses of the government—and it does not do evon that one thing, as the Wil-son-Gorinau bill has proved. All that it has succeeded raising is our bonded indebtedness.

Bough on Farmers.

England bought $1,500,000 worth less flour from tho United States during the first half of this year than in the corresponding months of 1895.