Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1896 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT PUBLISHED WEEKLY. DEMOCRATIC PRESS PUBLISHING CO. LEW G. ELLINGHAM, EDITOR. $1.60 PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. Entered at. the Postotlice nt Decatur. Indiana as Second-Class Mail Matter. THURSDAY, SEPT. 10. OUB TICKET. FOR PRESIDENT WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN OF NEBRASKA FOR VICE-PRESIDENT ARTHUR SEWALL OF MAINE STATE TICKET. Governor I*. F. Shively Lieutenant-GovJohn C. Lawler A update Judges—First district. Edwin Taylor; second dist.. F. E Gavin; third dist.. Theodore Davis; fourth dist., Oalando Lotz; fifth dist., G. E Ross. Secretary of State S. M. Ralston Auditor of State Joseph T. Fanning Treasurer of state Morgan Chandler Attorney-General J. G. McNutt Reporter Supreme Court Henry Warrum Superintendent Public Instruction........ Prof - W. B. Sinclair State Statistician ...O. H. Downey For Congress JOHN R. BRUNT. For Joint Representative—Jay. Adams and Blackford. JOHN P. McGEATH. For Joint Representative—Jay and Adams. JOHN T. KELLEY. For Prosecuting Attorney DAVID E. SMITH. For Auditor. NOAH MANGOLD. For Treasurer. JON AS NEUENSCH WA N1 lER. For Sheriff. PETER P. ASHBAUCHER. For Surveyor. WILLIAM E. FULK. EoF Coronet - '. DR. CHARLES S. CLARK, For Assessor. ELIAS CRIST. For Commissioner—First District. JOSEPH E. MANN. For Commissioner—Second District, SAMUELOOAK. POLITICAL CALENDAR. David E Smith, Linn Grove, Saturday evening, September 12. John T. Kelley, Hisey’s school house, Jefferson township, Saturday evening, September 12. Richard K. Erwin, Geneva, Sat-ufday-evening7SebTem‘bef ’l2. No cross ot gold, give ns the free and unlimited. The goldocrats and boltocrats always have the laboring man at heart—in a horn. Do you want better prices and a r ady market for your products. It so vote for Bryan the true leader of Americanism. A vote tor Bryan means better homes and more comfort and hap piness for the’ little-ones. Every poor man is interested in the cause.of silver. ) After stating 1 repeatedly ihat silver dollars were worth but fifty cents, the Journa><msrnidges and places their value atz <One hundred cents. The admission is timely. Give us Biyan and we will pay the bondholder in either gold o or silver, get, it into circulation and have peace, plenty and prosperity in abundance. No cross of gold goes. Bryan addressed a multitude of laboring people at Chicago Monday- His address upon that occasion contained the usual high order of culture and brilliance. Bryan’s all right. McKinley is afraid that this country will be flooded with cheap silver. We will agree to pay him fifty-three cents an ounce, for all he delivers in our back yard. He can’t deliver an ounce and he knows it. The republicans are still claiming victory for gold from the Vermont election. It so happens, however, that the democratic candidates in that state were running on a gold platform. They are easily satisfied. The democratic state committee is bankrupt so far as funds are concerned to carry, on the campaign now at hand. On the other hand a million dollars is being spent by the republicans and their committee. The cause of the common people shall triumph in spite of the ' barrels of corruption used by that gr d y ~ —‘s m> ” . . ■ L’

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President-elect Bryan will speak in Fort Wayne some time in October. Adams county democrats I will relish this piece ot information. After a tour through northern Indiana, Governor Matthews returned to Indianapolis inspired with enthusiasm and pleased with the political brightness. Indiana is for Bryan. ‘ The republicans after enjoying the encouraging news of Vermont, can now turn to Arkansas, and view the largest democratic victory ever accorded in the' state. The silver wave is coming. McKinley can stay at home and the people flock to hear him. Bryan has to go out and hunt up his audiences. It he staid at home he would not have none.—Journal. The above assertion is both chestnutty and u n trii p . Republican literature now embraces the speeches of Hon. J. G. Carlisle and other gold democrats who are employed by a gold bond s .mdicate. This literature they take pleasure in presenting to the toiling laborers. The nehve. While the republicans are explaining the necessities for a gold standard in our monetary system, they should also make plain the reasons their party always heretofore recognized that metal in all their former platforms. As political acrobats they can not be beaten. Perry Belmont of the BelmontMorgan Bond Syndicate of Wall street was one of the leading figures in the late goldocrat conven*ion at Indianapolis. Os course hi was there in the interests of hi* syndicate. The farmer and the workingman were conspicuous b_\ their absence. John P. Frenzel ol Indianapolis, President of a street railway Co., and an enemy of organ, ized labor was also a prominent figure and has been named as a member of the executive committee. Thus it will be seen, in its true light what the purpose is of these men who are advocating the gold standard. A McKinley urgaa describes the class of peon’s who went to hear Bryan at Cleveland as “men wearing slouch hats, Jefferson collar, in tljieir shirt sleeves, with their thumbs in the armholes of their vests, and standing with their feet apart.” Well that’s pretty good argument. We presume from this that the paid delegations who visit McKinley wear the silk tile, spider tail coat, a dude collar, a gold headed cane in one band and perhaps a S2O 00 gold piece in the other to keep his hands engaged, with gold eye glasses on his nose and with toothpick shoes standing on a circle six inches in diameter. Well, we know of no law so tar preventing a man from wearing a slouch hat, or a Jefferson collar, or even going up street, in his shirt sleeves. How would Lincoln have, looked in a standing collar, gold ■ gi.iss, s iud in toothpick shoes?

[ The election of Bryan means rei newed prosperity in the business and industrial interests the country over. * . William Jennings Bryan is a magnificent leader, the democratic platform is a promulgation of principles that are progressive and right, and every true American citizen should vote and support it I with all their heart, might and strength. The large crowds that flock to hear Bryan wherever he speaks, gives the republican newspapers the shaker. They try to explain it away by putting forth a dark, dismal tale of woe. Bryan is the center of attraction wherever he goes, and no gold bug newspaper can divert the wish of the people to hear him. Money has notbecome scarce.Thera is more of it in the country than in 1873. The trouble is that the men who have it are holding on to it to see whether there is anything besides wind in this free silver panic. —Journal. Name some one in Decatur or Adams county who “are holding on to it to see whether there is anything besides wind in the free silver panic.” The money of this country is controlled by the money institutions of Wall street and they do it for sneculation only. In 1890 undgr the operation of the Sherman law the republican platform of Indiana said that in. creasing the circulation among the people $50,000,000 a year was a good thing, and that prices of farm products increased. Since that time through the influence of Wall street and agenls ot English syndicates that law has been repealed then a good thing has been stopped according to that platform. The goldites are now opposed to adding another dollar to our circulation thus deprividg the people of sufficient money to do a profitable business on. On Aug. 1, 1896, the circulation was $99,630,000 less than on Aug. 1, 1895. Vote for more money with which to pay your debts and buy the necessaries of life. We wi|l now be led in prayer by Brother McKinley: “Our father, who art in England, Rothschild be tby name; thy kingdom come to America, thy will' be done in the United States as it is in England, give us this day our bonds in gold, but not silver; give us plenty of laboring mens’votes to keep monopoly in power and its friends in office. We know our father, that we have done many things that were wrong, we have robbed the honest poor and brought distress to many a poor man; we know that it was wrong to refund the bonds and make them payable in coin; we knew it was wrong to water our railroad stock, but thou knowest that we made money by that. Lead ns not in toe way of strikers, aud above all, deliver us from the Knights of Labor, Thus shall we have the k ngdom, bonds, interest, power and gold, until the republic shall end.”

While a member of congress McKinley voted and used his influence in behalf of the free and unlimited coinage of silver, 'in his letter accepting the presidential nomination on a Straight-out bond grabbing platform, he declares that the free coinage declaration is a “menance to our financial and industrial interests.” Such bugaboo. We suppose that the farmers who are selling oats at nine cents a bushel, and paying eight per cent, interest on borrowed money, will appreciate such masterly efforts in support of our •‘financial and industrial interest.” What we want is better prices for our products We are not getting them under a gold standard, and that is pretty good evidence that it is time to try something else. Even Geu. John M. Palmer, the gold God of the gold party lately born in Indianapolis, was an advocate ot free coinage of gold and silver in 1891, when a candidate for United States senator from Illinois. Now he is a presidential figure for that great (?) so-called National Democratic party. They named him last week at a national convention of sixteen hundred and nine representatives. That is a great outburst of people for a national convention, isn’t it? And it was strictly a silk bat affair at that. Bank presidents, railway presidents, trust company presidents, fire and life insurance company presidents, corporation lawyers and men of millions were all there. No one else. The common farmer and laborer were not in demand. This is the class of people who now ask you to vote their ticket in oi-, der to defeat Bryan, who was nominated by a regular convention and is the only friend to the poor man now before the„ people. Who will •o you vote for—Bryan of course. In 1890 the republican platform of Indiana had this plank in it on the question of free coinage. “We cordially commend the action of republicans on the subject of free coinage. The law recently enacted was passed in spite of a persistent democratic opposition. Under its beneficient influence silver has rapidly approached the gold standard ot value, farm are advancing in price, and commerce is feeling the impulse of increased prosperity. It will add more than $50,000,000 annually in sound currency to the amount in circulation among the people, and is a long yet prudent stdp toward free coinage.” Will the Journal or some other good brother please construe this platform and make it fit the present attitude of the republican party. Can it be possible that we have such an important admission from the present advocates of a gold standard? And yet here it is in plain English. We will offer - a premium for the names of the dele gates from Adams county to that convention who voted for the same. Come, gentlemen; speak up, who are you? “The Sherman law,” a prudent step toward free coinage?’ But now free coinage is imprudent. It will add annurlly more than $50,000,Q00 to the amount in circulation among the people. Now <n addition to our circulation would mean “cheap money, repudiation, <&c.” Silver has rapidly approached the gold standard value. What! Silver going up in price under a law only partially restoring free coinage? That’s what. it says. Farm products are advancing in price, (this free coinage is a bad thing for the farmer) and commerce is feeling the impulse of increased prosperity. YVhat think you Mr. Farmer, a pretty good thing for you wasn’t it? Yes, the republican platform says so, so you know it must be true. Say, Mr. Kepublican, just read that platform t„wice or as often as you please, then go to some place* by yourself and do a great lot of thinking, and we believe that you will come to the conclusion in your heart that somebody has sold you but. It might be well tor you to paste this plank in your hat. We believe in absorption, and it might do you a great deal of good. .This advice is not intended far Mr. Evarts of the Journal, as his is a hopeless case. ' • \ Y ’ .. 7

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Silaer taken for one hundred cents on the dollar at this office. Try us Mr. Hobart has accepted the republican nomination for vice president. What’s the iise. Bryan’s speeches Are converting multitudes of people to ihe cause of silver. Nq wonder every republican looks sour. The ghost of Mark Hanna is in town. He made his appearance yesterday and is a dead match for the muchly distinguished Marcus A rip rousing silver meeting was held at Preble last Saturday night, at which time Will H. Reed espoused the cause at issue. An entertaining feature of the meeting was the campaign songs of the Preble Glee Club, who are simp'y immense. They sing well, and the composition of the songs fit like the paper on the_w_aJL - William H. Reed held a spirited silver meeting at the Broadbec school house in Union township, 'luesday night. A club of forty members was organized with Clark Brothers president, Abraham Bebout vice president, aud Fred Koldeway secretary. Every one present was enthusiastic for silver. It is becoming more universal every day“The boy orator oi the Platte,' was welcomed at his home at Lincoln, Nebraska, Tuesday, by the entire populace of the city, regardless of party, politics and previous conditions. They rejoiced with him over the brilliant record achieved during his eastern trip and are more than ever determined to elect Bryan and place the silver money of this country wheie it belongs. This money agitation is not a political affair, and for that reason it is the more important to you. The rich and monied democrats have bolted and put up a second democratic ticket. On doing this they hope not for their election, but for the defeat of Bryan and the supremacy of McKinley. Their interests are not in common with yours or ouas. What is good for them is not good for us. It is the classes against the masses. We can whip ’em, so let’-* do it. J. A. Woods of Davy, Ohio, is authority for saying that John Frisinger of onr city, has been reporting among fanners that instead of taking German gold for his horses sold at Hamburg, he was permitted to take American silver at fifty cents on the dollar. In other words a horse sold there fdr SIOO in German money, he was privileged to take American silver therefor and receive S2OO. If this is all true John is telling some mighty big fish stories. It is ridiculous in the extreme, and as false as Bny lie out of whole cloth could make it. They would be mighty big chumps to give him silver dollars for fifty cents that they could get one hundred cents for here. And the cause of silver grows brighter.

Bryan, the giant of intellect, will next tour the south and after that, the New England states. All question of doubt as to-his probable election now vanishes. Tins is strictly a campaign of education and that awful anarchistic silver craze of repudiation and dishonor is gaining daily. The trials of the gold bug are many and full of woe. The gold craze is dying out aud the silver craze is the livliest looking corpse a person ever looked at. For a cherishing example look at the 75,000 majority realized in Arkansas. The people’s cause is bound to triumph. When men array themselves against society, society has a right to array itself against them. When syndicates try to run this government the people who are opposed to syndicates have a —right —to— array — themselves against them, and no abuse that their agents ..can heap upon us, no names they can call us, can drive us from what we conceive to be not only our right, but our duty —to defend onr homes and our firesides against this invasion. The success of the Chicigo ticket is not dangerous to any man who wants to eat the bread he earns. The sue cess of the Chicago ticket is dangerous only to the man who wants to eat the bread that somebody else earns.—Mr. Bry.an at Milwaukee. “The first dirty errand of a dirty dollar is to cheat the workingman,” quoth Benjamin Harrison with truth. And the first dirty dollar sent out on that dirty errand was the single gold standard dollar which in 1873 began to multiply the principal and interest of every debt large aud small that was contracted before the stealthy demonetization of silver. It’s been performing its dirty errand ever since. It has cheated the farmer out of the profit on his toil, the labor of employment and business of its paying customers. It has left its dirty blight on everything it has touched and a debt-burdened people and tressed land are the signs which declare how well a dirty dollar per*/ forms its dirty errand. —Fort Wayne Journal. The republican platform is in favor of bimetalism (free coinage). When? As soon as England eays so. When will she say so? Never. Why? Because she is a graat creditor nation, creditor nations gain by making gold dear. Her incomes are payable in gold, and she has refused all overtures looking to international free coinage. If this coinage is a good thing, as all admit it is, why not just let the United States get itr without asking Great Britain whether it is a good thing for her or not? In 1776 we did not Ask her whether the freeing of this country from her dominion was for her interest or not, but we just went after her and got what we wanted./ We got it with cannon and swprd then, we can get it now by our votes. So just stand up and be counted -for America.