Crawfordsville Weekly Journal, Crawfordsville, Montgomery County, 16 October 1896 — Page 2

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FRIDAY. OCTOBER 10, 1896.

If the government can make money by law why collect taxf.s?—Journai,. For downrightfiiinpering idiocy such a question takes the cake.—Anjus News.

For downright argument and unanswerable logic the Aryus News takes the whole bakery.

No Bryanite has ever answered the question how it wouTd be any easier, under free coinage, for a poor man to get silver from the silver kings than it is for him to get gold from the gold kings. The question has been put to Mr. Bryan but he invariably dodges.

IN the last month of Harrison's administration the debt of the United States was $5S5,017,100. On July 1 last the debt had mounted to SS47,3(53,890, an increase of S3G2,340.71)0. Neither Bryan nor any of his followers have suggested a plan to stop the growing deficiency. What do they propose to do?

IT is estimated that our import of cheap goods manufactured in Europe in 1895 would have given one-lialf a million of American wage-earners employment for a year, equal to§lf0,000,000 in wages. The vVilson bill took this employment from American wageearners and paid this vast sum to the wage-earners of other conntries.

VEVKISV

minister in Crawfordsville

will vote for McKinley and sound money and their unanimous position should, and no doubt will, have an iniluence on those who are honestly debating what stand to take in the campaign. A minister does not makj up his mind how until he ha6 given the issues intelligent and conscientious consideration.

THE Republican party denies that money is the creature of law and then goes right along legislating value into money and making more millionaires. —Argus-News.

Conversely the Bryanites believe that money is the creature of law, that they will legislate value out- of the money and make moie pavperx. That is the inference to drawn from the above bit of wisdom.

THE committee sent by the Chicago Trades and Labor Assembly to study and report upon the condition of the toilers in "cheap money" Mexico, finds that the cheapest thing in that country of expensive living'is human labor. Wages are wretchedly low, the comforts of life beyond the reach of the masses, and upon the whole "the American workingman is a prince compared with the workingman of Mexico."

THE Memphis Scimitar, the only evening paper of the city, with a large constituency and always Democratic hitherto, has declared for McKinley and liobart and for the Republican State ticket, it takes this course because Bryan, on his recent visit, made a special appeal in behalf of the freesilver Congressional candidate. The SclrniUir advocates the re-election of Josiah Patterson. the Democratic sound-money candidate.

CANDIDATE BRYAN is one of the men who has so persistently and piteously howled about the protective tariff, claiming that it had a tendency to increase the price of commodities to the cont-uiner. Lie has gone about the country in other days, led great gatherings of labor into an uproar and frenzied indignation over the tax which the robber barons proposed to put on the workingiuan's dinner pail. He is now going about the country with a dolorous lamentation that the workingman's dollar is "too good'' and that the contents of his dinner pail cost too little.

"CIIKAl"' AND "JJHAH" DOLLAliS. "A dollar should be worth 100 cents —no more, no less," says the Arytts-

News. And that is just what every dollar in our currency is worth now, whether that dollar is gold, silver or paper, and there the Republican party proposes to keep it, but Mr. Bryan in nearly all his speeches iterates and reiterates that we must get rid of "the hated gold dollar" for the reason he asserts that it is a "200-cent dollar." If the gold dollar is a 200cent dollar then all our dollars are 200cent dollars, because they are all on a parity and equal with gold. His reasoning is that the purchasing power of our dollars£is too great, and hence the low price of commodities. It iB in­

credible that intelligent laboring m^n can be persuaded by Mr. Bryan into believing that the dollar we now have is "too good." It is incredible that a sane man should base his appeal to the wnge-workers to vote to change our currency system on th3 contention that the dollar now paid to laborers "buys too much." While the "dear dollar" is the burden of Mr. Bryari in all of his speeches, yet he strikes out, occasionally, as he did in his Madisui Square Harden speech and in liis speech at Memphis, to say that the "free and unlimited coinage of silver at a ratio of 10 to 1 will raitc the price to silver bullion to 81 2!) an ounce,'' which is exactly equal to ti gold dollar. That is to say, he confesses that the bullion value and the stamped value of a silver dollar should be the same, ur.d that the measure of value. in the case should be gold. When he speaks of making the bullion value of a given quantity of silver 100 cents, he means making it worth as much us a gold dollar, which is equivalent to saying that the gold standard would be maintained under the free silver policy, and that silver would be measured by it. That is not the idea he intends to convey, of course, but. his logic leads invariably to such a conclusion. To say that free coinage would impart to the bullion in a silver dollar the value of a gold dollar is certainly to recognize the gold standard as a right and necessary thing, and the only true test of value. But could there be anything more contradictory in the two positions of Mr. Bryan? If the gold standard is a bad thing and ought to be driven out of the country, which is the burden of most of his speeches, how can he reconcile this proposition with his contention that it is a good thing and that free coinage will raise silver to an equality with gold, thus making both dollars 200-cent dollars? Neither the Argus-News nor Mr. Bryan can distinguish the difference between a dollar made from silver worth SI.29 an ounce and a gold dollar.

TII.K BIO SILVER TRUST. After investigating the matter it is found that those silver mine owners of the west have grown rich oil thengold mines. They also lost a good deal of their gold mining for silver.— Aryus-Ncws.

The Argus-News has a very tender side for the silver mine trust, aud mourns over the great loss it has sustained in mining the white metal. It is careful to say nothing of its great profits. The States of Colorado, California, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Nevada and Utah have 73 silver mines, of which the aggregate capital stock is 5324,160,250, and which have declared dividends to the amount of S17G,'.)74,239, ranging all the way from 10 per cent to 120 per cent. This tock is all owned by about one'hundred men. And here is where the silver conspiracy was born. The silver trust is tne most mammoth trust in the country. It is composed of millionaires and multi-millionaires, and they are furnishing the money to run the Bryan campaign. The mine owners of Utah aloue were assessed §500,000 to the campaign, and a committee was ap pointed to make the collection. Secretary Merrill, of the Silver Mine Owners' League, in appealing for this sum stated that it was ouetwelfth of the additionol proSts they would reap if a free coinage law con Id be passed. It has been given out that the above named States have raisi-d SO,000,000 toward the election of Bryan. .. An agent of this trust was through the State a few weeks ago and it is a noticeable fact that the Silver State Committee has since then been supplied with an abundance of funds,

HAMi LTOXVS. isRVAN The Republican party stands for the maintenance of the two money inet&is in the fullest possible circulation, and upon an absolute equality in purchasing power as coined. The Populist combine stands for unlimited coinage at a ratio which takes no thought of intrinsic value, and with no provision for parity or pledge to even attempt maintenance. Alexander llu, traitor, stood herein where the Republicans stand. He set forth with great fu'lness the facts as then existing as to the intrinsic value of the two metals, and then justifies his recommendations as to ratio on the ground of its being the nearest practicable attainment to exactness. The ratio adopted by Congress in 1792 was recommended by Hamilton on the ground of its being the nearest possible to an international ratio. But the especial significance of Hamilton's report on coinage is the clearness with which he points out what would be the practicable ellVct of coinage which would violate that ratio. He says first that it would lessen the volume of money in the country by driving out the more valuable. or, in other words, the one undervalued would be sold as a commodity. The ex'act words of his proposition are:

One consequence of overvaluing either metal respect to the other is tho Vanishment of that which is undervalued.

He supports this proposition' by observing: If two countries are supposed, in one of which the proportion of gold to silver is as 1 to 10, in the other as I to 15,

gold.being worth more and silver less iu one than the other, it, is manifest that, in their reciprocal payments, each will select the species which it values least to pay to the other, where it is valued most. Besides this, the dealers in money will, from the same cause, often find a profitable trallic in an exchange of the metals between the two countries. And hence it would come to pass, if oilier things were equal, that the greatst part of the iri!d would be collected in one, and the greatest, nart of silver in the other. The course of trade might. in some degree, counteract the tendency of the difference in she l«gal pronortions, bv the market value: but this is so far and so often influenced the legal rates that it does not prevent their producing the effect which is inferred. Facts, too, verify the inference.

Here follows a statement of facts as then existing. But Hamilton gives other reasons for not giving to either coin a legal vflue above its intrinsic value, among them that it would depreciate property. The farmers of the country are being told by advocates of free silver that it would enhance the value of their land and its productions. Hamilton maintains precisely the opposite. Ihs position on this point is most clearly stated in connec tion with a proposition to disturb what he aptly terms "the balance of the intrinsic value," which is exactly what the Bryanites do propose, only going vastly further in that direction than anybody advocated in those days. The effect of such disturbance, he stated with positiveness, would be to muke "every acre of land, as well as every bushel of wheat, of less actual worth than in times past." These are the very words of the greatest financier this country has ever known.

PAltKKKSI'.UKU

Merle James is no better. Work has begun on the Crawfordsville and Greencastle gravel road.

Mrs. Malinda llyten visited relatives near Ladoga the first of the week. The Ladoga Leader correspondent says we are to have a wedding soon.

Miss Etta Gardner atlenden teacher's institute at Ladoga last Saturday. Miss Bertha Hyten. of Shannondale, visited here last Saturday and Sunday.

Mrs. M. ,T. Brown, of Boone, Iowa, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Gardner.

Miss Maggie Go"if is learning the millinery trade with Mrs. Wilson, of Roachdale.

A large delegation from here will attend the Republican rally at Crawfordsville next Saturday.

Mr. and Mrs. Grider, of Roachdale, and Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, of Ladoga, were the guests of Will Johnson and wife last week.

Miss Bertha Goff will take charge of the school which was to have been taught by Miss Stilwell until the latter become able to resume her duties.

POTATO CKEKK.

Oliver B. Dodd returned to his home in Galena Saturday. J. A. Dodd transacted business in Crawfordsville Saturday.

Tell Cook moved last Thursday on the Peter Townsley farm. Henry Binford and Mr. Emery are driving a well for C. N. Martz.

C. Tribbett has a large force repairing the gravel roads under his charge. 01 Delashmit and Tell Cook went to Crawfordsville on business last Saturday.

Mrs. Bell Custer, from near Cottage Grove, visited home folks Thursday last.

Frank Little and wife, of near Linden, spent last Wednesday at S. K. Blue's.

J. L. Brown says he intends to attend every Republican rally that comes along.

Cliri6 Cook and wife, of Colfax, Sundayed at C. Maguire's, of Sulphur Springs.

Mrs. James Dykes, from near Colfax, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Art Paddock, this week.

Mart Dukes and wife, of Colfax, and Mrs. ,T. A. Dodd, were the guests of S. K. Blue and wife Sunday.

J. A. Dodd sent two sweet potatoes to his brother that weighed 5 lbs. and 5% lbs. Can anyone beat that?

C. N. Martz raised 14 bushelsof Irish potatoes from one-half bushel of seed They were of the Early Ohio variety.

Win. Martz and wife, of Sugar Ridge, were guests Sunday of Chester Butcher and wife, near the Martz school house.

SWAMv COM.I:GIC.

Eli Grimes has built a new shed to his burn. J. \V. Evans and family whnt up to Ladoga Saturday.

George Warbritton and wife agreed to disagree and have parted. Thomas M. Kelly and Bessie Ege were married on Thursday, Oct S.

A. W. Shrader went up to Parkersburg to hear Hon. C. B. Landis speak

Henry Evans has made four gallons of apple cider so he can make apple butter.

G. W .lones and wife, of Crawfordsville. came down Saturday to see Geo. Grimes.

Henry Evans has sold his young mare to a horse buyer from New Ross. Consideration Sl2.r.

Rumor says there will be a wedding in Swamp College in the near future. You may guess who.

Will Nichols and wife are staying at G. E. Grimes' this week, helping take care of Mr. Grimes.

Joseph Grimes aud wife, of Crawfordsville. came down to see the former's brother, who is sick.

The Russellville Glee Club made some fine music at the. Landis speaking at Parkersburg last Thursday.

There are 25 Republican, 18 Democrat and 2 Populist voters in Swamp College. November 3 will tell the tale. L/Rebecca Smith, of Indianapolis, daughter, of G. E. Grimes, came down

to see her father. Mr. (./rimes has ttie fever. Mort Shrader came near getting killed lant Tuesday. He had tied* a cow to the fence and was trying to mill* her. The cow became restless and iried to get loose. In her efforts she became tangled up in the ropes and fell over on Mort. It was a narrow escape from death, and he now goes around on crutches.

liKOlVN's VALI.KY.

William Rice, of Crawfordsville, was here Tuesday on business. Mrs Louie Mayhall, of Laaoga, attended church here Sunday.

Several from here went, to Indianapolis last week to see Bryan. Miss Treva Rice, of Alamo, is visiting relatives here for a few weeks.

Aunt Fannie Davis, of Ladoga, is visiting G. S. Davis and family this week.

Miss Minnie GaJev, of Waveland. is visiting Misses Ora and Nannie Davis this week.

Thomas Kelly and Bessie Edge, of Russellville, were married last Wednesday.

William M.ahan and wife of Russellville, were the guests of relatives here last Sunday.

Robers Goff and wife and Dora Hurtman at tended the rally at Ladoga/ last Saturday.

Mrs. Fannie Goff and Dora Hurtman went to Crawfordsville last Wednesday on business.

Mr. Jerry Pitts and family, of New Richmond, were the guests of relatives at Reno last week.

Mrs. William Bayless and family attended a surprise dinner at Charley Rodgers' last Saturday.

Charley Williams. Charley (iilliland and Will Todd attended the opera at Crawfordsville Saturday night.

Please don't forget the entertainment here next Thursday night, Oct. 22 I'.verybody is cordially invited to attend.

Several from here attended the political speaking at Waveland last Saturday. W. T. Whittingtou was the speaker.

NOKTII MACK.

G. W. Pattison is hauling his hay to Market. The sick in this community are all on the road to recovery.

Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Wiseman, of Virginia, are visiting friends here. Misses Lena and Maggie Smiley have been visiting their aunt in Cass county.

G. W. Linn and family spent Saturday and Sunday in Frankfort with friends. [73

Win. Stafford and wife, of Crawfordsville, spent Sunday with the latter's parents here.

Lewis Rayle and wife, who have been visiting relatives in Indianapolis, returned home last Friday.

Dora Ward, Homer Chambers, Jane Ward and Chas. Clark attended meeting at Providence Sunday night.

Rev. Riley preached to a large audience last Sunday morning at Mace His text was "The Lord Reigneth."

Mrs. Nancy Linn, who has been visiting friends and relaii'.e: here, returned to her home in Iowa last week.

The largest crowd that has ever been in Mace assembled Friday afternoon to listen to the political speech made by Chas. B. Landis. 1

Quite a. number of members of the Mace McKinley Club attended the political speaking by Chas. B. Landis at Darlington on Frieay night.

Mrs. Emma Crane who a week ago was not expected to live, is beginning slowlv to recover. Hopes are entertained that she will at last get well.

Mifs Lulu Bunn. who has been staying with her sister, Mrs. Mollie Armstrong, started for Kentucky last Monday where she expects to enter school

A tramp belonging to the Salvation Army came into Mace Sunday morning. His purpose for coming seemed to be to preach the gospel to the loafers at, the stores. He thus spent the remainder of the day and Sunday in this way. closing Sunday evening with a temperance lecture for young men. He left Mace Monday morning.

Kr«»p Coiimtr** Pruif-s,

The following table of comparative prices iri the United States and in Mexico were compiled by Mr. Campbell, mayor of T-l Paso:

Uniic.l Mexico

Raron. per S .11 nam. rev lb I'1'Match s. pur prrovi (0 l.'.O Pickles. 5 «al. U«s (i.Ti'i Vinegar. Bid. k«tprs ii'i 1.40 Baking sort 11 per dozen... l.«M 8.40 Salt, --lb sucks 4J .10 Baking powd-.-r 4.-0 H.uo Molasses, per sal l.iXI Beans, por ll

IC

Cheese, por lb lL'jij

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Candles, per box ».*» II.7.1 Dried peaches iv .viplus... .11 Cornstarch, pur lioaen... l.lli l.'.Hl Uotlu-, per 1l .:JJ .11 Soup, por 1"X 3.7." Sugar, pel* sa'K l!l.7.j Flour, per sacll Jj.Su Hue pel' lb .I)'. .HMj Canned tomatoe-*, case.. 7.!U

According to the same authority Mexican labor is paid from 75 cents to $150 per day in silver, which is equivalent to o'M cents to 7a cents in American money.

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THE QUESTION PLAINLY STATED.

Frco Coinaco of Silver Would Eo a Monntrous Injustice.

Tho free coinage of silver as defined by the friends of thrit policy in the bill pcnd'iig iu -the United States senate means that any person owning silver bullion to the value of $32 may deliver it to any United States mint aud receive l'or it 100 legal tender dollars. It means that the government shall coin, free of charge, in standard or legal tender silver dollars, all the silver bullion that may be presented to it, and thus jiay a premium of 48 per cent to every holder of silver bullion.

When it is remembered that the silver producing interest embraces but an infinitesimal portion of the people of tho country as compared with those who produce iron, coal, cotton, cottons, •woolens, wheat and other produ of the farm, the monstrous injustice01 government paying to 0110 petty class of producers nearly double tho value of their products should make every honest minded citizen recoil against it. In short, free silver coinage means that iho government shall buy all the silver bullion offered at nearly double its market value.

But the paternalism of tho government toward the silver producers in paying nearly double the market valuo for all their product would bo bu a small portion of tho appalling wrong that must be done to the country by the establishment of such a financial system. The day that the free and unlimited coinage of silverc.n a basis of 1G to 1 shall bo adopted by this government would witness the entire change of our financial system from a gold to a silver basis, and this government would take rank with tlic pagan and semicivilized nations of the world, and forfeit the credit and confidenco of the great civilized nations that liavo so largely aided our advancement, and without which we could not maintain commercial and industrial prosperity for a day.

When the government wanted to borrow money, it would be required to pay $2 for §1, as Mexico, China and Japan now do, and labor would have little if any increase in wages, while the dollar earned would produce only 50 cents' worth of the necessaries of life.—Philadelphia Times.

If Free Coinages Wins.

Chump Citizen—Now that Bryan is elected I thought I'd come around to tho mine ai'd get: a littlo "free silver."

Uncle Sum—My dear bey, you've made a big mistake. "Free silver" didn't mean that every man who voted for Bryan could walk up to the mint and help himself. It meant that if you have silver bullion yon can bring it here and I will put my stamp 011 it "free" of charge to you that's all.

C. C.—But I haven't any silver bullion! U. S.—I didn't suppose you had.

C. C.—I don't know how to get any. I'm a poor workinjjinan. U. S.—.lust so. "There are others," millions of them, like you.

C. C. But how can I grit seme silver bullion? U. S.—Work for it. But you might as well work for something else, for my stamp 011 silver wouldn't change its value particularly. You'll have to hustle for a living now as hard as ever— harder, in i:»ct.

O. C.—But don't I come in somewhere? U. S.—Vvh}-, if the silver owner owes you a dollar for work or goods, ho will pay you with 51 cents' worth of silver, instead of with a 100 cent dollar, aud you have 11ii.de him a free gift of 49 cents' worth of work. You don't coiuo in. You art left out.

The Riglit of Bolting.

"No con-, .jntion," says Mr. Bryan in a letter written last February to Mr. Georgo M. Carden of Dallas, Tex., "can rob me of my convictions, nor can any party organization drive mo to conspire against tho prosperity and liberty of my country." These sentiments are exactly those of tho sound money men ot the United States today. In refusing to be bound by the Chicago convention they are exercising precisely the same right which Mr. Bryan exercised iu 181J9, when ho bolted tho gold standard and when ho so vigorously defended the privilege of doing so.—Hartford Times.

Silver Down, Wheat Op.

Has any one observed any sympathetic relations between tho prices of wheat and of silver lately? While tho price of wheat has gono up about 20 per cent during tho last mouth, the prico of silver has been sagging until it is now worth only 05 or G(i cents pur ounce— that is, until the silver in a silver dollar is worth only 51 cents. If wheat and silver don't get together at this critical period for tho whito metal, its best friends will desert it 011 election day.

Wli:tt Io You l)o "With Dollars?

Spend them. Do yon wish to get as little or as much as possible for your dollars?

What good will it do you to take in twice as many dollars from other people if other people ave to take twice as many dollars from ycu?

There arc two sides to the cheap dol-

Prominent Illinois Democratic Newspaper Out for Palmer.

BItYAN IS KOT A DEMOCRAT.

Jfo Democrat, of Political Jntefrrity Can Hesitate lii'tivt-cu I'aliner and liryan—• Trito Democracy Met at 1 uiliniiapolis and Held Vast to Teachings »1' tlic

Party's Illustrious Founders and Interpreters. *v'-

The Quinsy Herald, one of the oldest and most prominent Democratic newspapers in the state of Illinois, liaa pulled down the Bryan lias and hoisted the Palmer standard. In a recent issue The Herald has an editorial over two columns in length, giving the reasons for its transfer of allegiance. The leading points of the article are subjoined: "The Herald has been a Democratic paper sixty-one years. It is now a Democratic paper. It will remain Democratic. Tlie miscegenation with Populism accomplished in the Chicago platform was never approved by this paper but, so long as only Bryan and McKinley were in the Held of choice, it felt compelled to give the Nebraskan. the weight of preference. But, since the day of nomination in Chicago, Bryan's Democracy has been steadily fading into invisibility, while the Populistic colors of his creed glare in exclusive prominence. "As the campaign progresses it becomes more and more evident that Bryan's on'y legitimate place therein: is at tho head of the Populistic forces. The Chicago nomination merely advertises the fact that Populism is attempting to swallow the Democratic party. The measure of its success in that great gustatory feat will depend

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the number of votes saved for true Democratic principles by the unselfish and patriotic movement of Palmer and Buckner by the National Democracy at Indianapolis. "Mr. Bryan's own record and present attitude forbid that he demand Democratic support. 1-Ie is the nomi-' nee of an alleged Democratic convention, that refused tin.- courtesy of an approving word for the only Dem--crat who has occupied the presidential chair for tventy-eight years. He was nominated on a platform nine parts Populist to one Democratic. The whole trend of politics since his nomination identifies him more and more with Populism. Ilis nomination at'" Chicago wa accomplished by Populistic iniiuences working within tho Democratic parly, and the same influences, dropping their Democratic alias and known in St. Louis by their right name, made him the regular nominee of the Populist party for'president of the United States. "The principles upheld by the great? leaders of the party have been ruthlessly cast aside by this limber-tongued Nebraskan. The teachings of Jefferson, Jackson, Benton. Tilden, Cleveland are whistled do?::-, tho wind by the wordy young champion of Populism. "But Democracy and Populism are not synonyms, and the support of a candidate so identified with Populism and hostile to Democratic traditions has been increasingly irksome to Democrats. The Democratic rejection of the Chicago-candidate and platform has strengthened with the iliglit of time. Kvery day's n-ports have served to confirm what was only too well known before: William J. Bryan is not a Democrat, does not stand on a Democratic platform, and had not been a Democrat for a long time previous to liis appeai-ini-e in this campaign as a champion of Populist principles and the chosen candidate of the Populist party for president. "The Democratic rejection of Populism and its candidate culminated at Indianapolis. There was a Democratic convention. In it was no taint or Populism, no bids for the support of anarchy, no revolutionary deliverances. In the Indianapolis convention there was not a delegate who is not a Democrat, cherishing tho traditional principles and illustrious leaders of the old party. There was

Populism, fiatism, pater­

nalism—only old-fashioned Democracy, holding fast the teachings of the illustrious men who founded the party and then made its history glorious. '"The candidates named are worthy tho platform and the party's best traditions. "Palmer and Buckncr and the platform on which they stand are as truly Democratic as Bryan, Watson, and Sewall and their platforms are Populistic. No Democrat whoso political integrity lias not been contaminated by the dangerous vagaries of Populism can hesitate between Palmer and Bryan if in search of a candidate for whom he may vote and remain a Democrat. "The Herald will not travel in the Populistic procession, but will give such aid as it can to a movement designed to s" ve a future for the Democratic party when the transient vogue of Populist'c vagaries comes to an end rind lli®y a'-e consigned to oblivion with other kindred crazes."

Uryaii Di'^i'ivcs Abnul: Mexican Dollars. Mr. Bryan says that the reason that the Mexican silver dollar can be bought in Wall street at ":t cents is because it is not a legal tender in this country, and that ''oil cannot pay your lay with it or pass it in trade, while under free coinage our silver dollar would be a legal tender, and you could pay your taxes with it and pass it for 100 cents in trade. Mr. Bryan did not tell his audience that tho Mexican dol'ar is a legal tender in Mexico and passes there for a dollar, and that in passing it for a dollar they ask twice as much or more for everything they give you for that dollar as you would have to pay for the same thing across the river in Texas. Nor does Mr. Bryan tell them that while ournilver dollar is not a legal tender in Mexico, we can nevertheless get two Mexican silver dollars in Mexico for one of our silver dollars. —George E. Rogers.

Wheat at 75 cents, with the great reduction in freight charges, means prosperity to the western farmer, and cotton at S1/^ cents means a glorious thanksgiving to the millions in the south. The gospel, according to Bryan, clearly states that neither wheat nor cotton has any right to advance, with silver in the last stages of decline, and their outrageous conduct may fitly be called the "crime of 1896."—Louisville (ICy.) Post.