Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1893 — A GRAND DISPLAY. [ARTICLE]

A GRAND DISPLAY.

The Finest Exhibition Seen on our Streets for Years. The finest exhibition made on our streets in vears was that of Cook & Whitby’s circus. There is no sham about their mana ement, but everything is real, and a person who could, not look upon such a parade with delight is indeed a strange being. Mr. Willis Cobb promised us a exhibition, and he kept his promise’. Such a sight has not been seen for years, and the immense crowds that hronged tin streets gave vent to their pleasure by expressions' of the most hearty approval. The fine golden chariots, with the five bands of music, the dens of living animals, which were as fine a collection as could be seen anywhere. But if there was any particular feature of the parade that was more notices* ble than another, it was the fine horses. They looked as if their keepers did nothing else but shine and feed them. Such horses as were attached to the wagons and those used for other purposes were enough to pay a person to come miles to see them. No show that ever passed through these streets has displayed so fine an array cf these noble animals, and we do not hesitate to sav that they are without fault or blemish. The whole garade was a glittering success, :om the chariot in front to the steam caliope at the rear. If the inside part of the show is as good as the outside, then it is well worth senir g. We believe from what Mr. Cobb savs that it is, as his promis’s have all been fulfilled ard we will trust him for this oml — Urbana (O.) Daily Times.

A dispatch from Washington Tuesday of last week to the Indianapolis News, sa /s “Congressman Hammond said this i. orning tha ; while he had been disposed to vote for free coinage at an increasu ratio, Secretary Carlisle’s statement showing the great cost to the treasury of changing the ratio o : silver coins had convinced him o : the impracticability of the scheme. ‘I think I will vote for unconditional repeal,’ said Mr. Hammond. ‘I look to the future for bimetalism.’ ”

“We denounce the republican legislation Known as the Snerman act of 1890, as a cowardly makeshift fraught with possibilities o : danger in the rnture, which shoulc make all its supporters, as well as its author* anxious for its speedy repeal. Democratic N a t i o n a Platform. It was repealed last Monday, am its ‘supporters’ accepted the vero diet pronounced in the Democratic platiorm, and cheerfully recorder their votes for repeal. Its author, J ohn Sherman, will vote for its repeal when it comes up for fina action in the Senate.

“We hold to the use of both golc and silver as the standard money of the country, and to the coinage of both gold and silver without discriminating against either metal, or charge for mintage, but the dollar unit of coinage for both metals must be of equal intrinsic or exchangeable yalue, or be adjusted through international agreement, or by such safeguards of legs islation as shall insure the maintenance of the parity of. the two metals and the equal poiver of eves ry dollar at all times in the markets and in the payment of debts; and we demand that all paper currency shall be kept at a par with and redeemable in such coin. We insist upon this policy as especial ly necessary for the protection of the farmers and laboring classes, the first and most detenseless victims of unstable money and a fluctuating cur rency.”— Democratic National Platform.

Mr. Cleveland, in his letter of acceptance in response to the above clause employed the following language: “The people are entitled to sound and honest money, abundantly sufficient in volume to BU> ply their business needs. But whatever may be the form of the i eople’s c urrency, national or State, whether gold, silver, or paper, it should be so regulated and guarded by governmental action, or by wise and careful laws, that no one can be deluded as to the certainty and stability of its value. Every dolla' put into the hands of the people should be of the same intrinsic value or purchas.ng power.— With this condit on absolutely guaranteed, both gold and silver can be saiely utilized upon equal terms m the adjustment of our own currency.”

Wh?n the Sbermat bill has been repaaled congress will no doubt go to work and enact such ures as will give the people “both gold and silver as the st&ndard money of the country, and the coinage of both gold and silver without discriminating against either met tl, or charge for mint* age, of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value, with such safe* guards of {legislation as will insure the parity of the two metals and the equal power of every dot* iar at all times in the markets and in the ment of debts,” This is surely more to be desired than the purchase of silver bullion to pile away in order to afford a market for tne output of the silver states, or the free coinage of dol* lars out of a few cents worth of silver for the 1 enefit and enrich* ment of producers and speculators in the metal alone.

□Senator Yoorh°es is consistent in demanding the unconditional repeal of the Sherman silver law. He, as we.l as Senator Turpie and ever other Di mocrat, voted against the measure when placed l on its final'passage in the senate. Republicans get very sore over the imputation that the Sherman law is one of the main sources of ! the present financial troubles, but ! at tbe same time are anxious and ; eager for its repeal. Why?

Czar Reed advocated and voted i i the House for the repeal of the Sherman silver law, not withstands ing his declarations last fall in the interest of Harrison, that the Res publican party, m its passage, bac successfully solved ths silver problem. —' ■■ ■ • ■ ■I. John Sherman, author of the silver law bearing his name, the other day in the senate advocatec its unconditional repeal. In the interest of Harrison last fall he insisted it would accomplish great good. Now, however, he says i; was a compromise intended to stave off free coinage. John will vote, too, tor repeal.

Every Democratic senator voted against the Sherman silver law; the national convention denounced it. in its platform “as a coward’y makeshift fraught with possibilities of danger in the future which should make all its supporters, as well as its author, anxious lor its speedy repeal” ‘lts euDporters,’ —executing those from the silver producing states—are nowon the anxnus seat ready to carry ent the proposition quoted above.

The Republ.can should give the names of the soldiers of the late war, residing in Jasper couity, who have been deprived of their pensions since the inauguration of President Cleveland. Jay W. Williama is enjoying the visit of a brother from Ohio. Regular term commissioners’ court will commenoe next Monday. W. T. Houghman, of Franklin, Indiana, is visiting Mrs. John Shields. Jojin Healv, wife and child are visiting relatives and friends in Chicago. Jerry Healy with his sister Mag i?ie attended the Frankfort fair this week.

The opening of the public schools has been postponed one week —to Sept. 11th. Mrs. Julia Healy and daughter have returned from California, Missouri. The Monou is doing a rushing business these days iu the passen* ger traffic. James and Ed, Laßue, Burling ton Kansaß, are visiting relatives in Rensselaer. Dr. J. H. Loughridge, Geo. M. R-ibinsou and J. R. Kighi visitod Momense, Tuesday. Henry Thornton has bought the Mrs. Canie A. vdark property, in Thompson’s addition. Frank B. Lyon has disposed of the California, Missouri Herald, and will return to Rensselaer. W. N. Lakm and his son-in-law C. P. Brigham, of Aurora, Neb., are visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity. Revs. Flora and Musselman, of Carroll county, will preach at the Dunkard church, in Barkley twp., Sunday. All invited. Mi. Ricketts, of Missouri, a resident of this county many years ago, is visiting James Welch and other old time acquaintances. Dr. Washburn says that if tbe small pox does not appear among those exposed here by next Sun day there will probably be no more cases in Rtnsselaei. The depot at this place will be decorated by the ladies of the W. R. C., in honor of the national officers passing over the Moaon to the national encampment.

September 26th will be Odd Fellows’ Day at the Columbian Exposition, and from the efforts being made to turn out in force on that occasion it will no doubt be a big affair. t A family rerumon was held a the residence of ’Squire Jas. Yeo* mai, m Newton township, Tuesday, in honor of S. B Yeoman and wife, of Nebraska. About 100 m atteudanr e. The Board of Town Trustees have passed an order “that no pu pil or teacher be permitted to eu ter tbe Public -chool of Rens3el aer until they have produced to the Supeaintendant of the schools a certificate from a practicng phv sician that such pupil or teacher Kas been properly vaccinated since 1890.”