Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1896 — Silver and Protection. [ARTICLE]

Silver and Protection.

Unless the demands of the silver men are recognized and conceded there will be no tariff legis lation enacted cither by the present congress or the next. The silver men will control the next senate. They will not yield to the behests of the protectionists. The Wabash Times explains the situation correctly when it says: ‘ln 1890 the free silver men in congress cooly informed the eastern protectionists that whenever they would promise to push thro’ some leg:slation in favor of silver, they would vote for the McKinley bill and not before. The result was a trade by which the McKinley high protection measure and the Sherman silver law were enacted. But the eastern Republicans, atter the law had been passed, broke faith with their fellow conspirators and helped to repeal the silver law at the instance of a Di mocratic administration. Now the sil er Republicans of the west remember this get of treachery, and calmly sit back in their chairs with folded armsi waiting until the protection Repupfcais get ready to pass a free silt er measure as a part of the higti tariff law b fore they will permit any action whatever to be taken And until the attorneys for tm eastern manuiac.turers agree 1 t- go into cahoots ; with the attorn >ys for the silver mine owners thtre will be no legl islation.”

Fair Oaks and Neighborhood. Bruce Moffitt is delivering barbed wire to everybody at 2 cents ; er pound Thomas Florence is building a line residence on his farm near Virgie O. W. Harrington has a large and well selected stork of dry goods and groceries at Virgie. Thomas Boyles has moved his saw mill from the McCoy ranch i o the 8. P. Thompson ranch near ?arr.j Tom Mallatt has added a large and well selected assortment of dry goods, groceries, tobacco and cigars to his already extensive stock of goods, at Fair Oaks. The Easter Supper, for the ben» efit of the Fair Oaks Christian cLurch.was a grand entertainment. Proceeds about sl2. Wm. B. Austin has a fine ttnes ment property in Virgie—at present unoccupied. The rock foi the foundation of ;he aew church building at Fair Oaks is now on the ground. S. P. Thompson md Jas. Babcock visited the Halleck nursery recently. Jas. Newcomb, of Valma, made ; ?air Oaks*a flying visit lastJSatun. day, and visited Halleck’s nursery. He ordered a spring, 1897, delivery for a large orchard. Noah Arnold, of Barkley towns ship.is erecting a substantial residence The Germa a hereabouts are enterprising, economizing and sensible. They are procuring fruit rees at Halleck’s nursery, Pembroke. Wm. Cooper is done plowing his raw land, and his farm looks like a small town. There is strong pressure being brought to bear upon him to accept a nomination for county commissioner, with a supreme confidence that he can be elected. Hefty. Did Not Hold Good.—The old rule that Easter Bunday occurs the Ist full moon after the vernal equi - nox did not hold good this vear everywhere, says an exchange, as at al points east of Pittsburg the moon fulled on March 29th, befors midnight, making Sunday, March 29th, Easter Sunday. This ie something tha* had never happened before that can be ascertained, and accordingly April sth was fixed as Easter Sunday by the almanac makers.