Hope Republican, Volume 1, Number 28, Hope, Bartholomew County, 3 November 1892 — Page 3

til'iADffijS FLAMES. Second Largest Fire In the West Sweeps That City. TERRITORY, TTO THIRDS OF A MILE IN WIDTH BY THREE QUARTERS LONG BURNED OVER. Anlatancs Sant From Chicago— Fire miga Aid Id the Work of Ruin—A Number of Casualties—Lou Katlmated at from 87000.000 to 80,000,000 — The Red Sky Above the Stricken City Was Observed from the Toivor o£ the Auditorium at •Chicago 8S 'Hies Away—An Appalling Disaster, f Special from Milwaukee, WIs., Oct. 38 tags: The lower portion of the oast side of Milwaukee wont up in a whirlwind of flamo to-night. The burned portion comprises tho wholesale district and the --North western railway yards and gas works. This portion of the city was thick, ly Inhabited by Italians, Roles, Gir.nans and Irish, most of whom are poor and have lost everything. Tho loss will ho between $7,000,000 and $9,000,000. The lire started shortly before fi o'clock fn tho wholesale liquor house of A. Blade & Sou. on tho east side of Water st., between Detroit and Buffalo sis. Tho wind at limes was blowing fully sixty miles an hour. As the fire broke through tho roof tho hurricane caught up tho b ands, and whirling them across the block, flung them full on tho sovon story building of Bubb&Kippon Buffalo st. Before tho engines ould arrive tho Kipp building ■was a mass of (lames. This was tho beginning of tho oud. Tho sparks wore caught up by the galo and whirled hither and thither, while tho dromon, lighting i bravely in tho molten shower, found their

efforts powerless to stay iho progio is of the flames. A general alarm was turn** Infringing Uio entire fighting force of th° .'fifty into action, but it was unable toa (a V the steady march of the flames which now wore rioting blocks away. From 011 It was a steady, conquering march. The big streams of water looked likes 1 t ll * r * i Suus playing against the roaring s«» of flame. ./ From Bubb& Kipps the lire had eaten Backward to E. Water s<- hut. there it was held by hard lighting- th® A ro companies enveloped in smoke and flames, uudistlnguishablo except as the wind hurled the curtain apart at times for a second* ■be flumes throw themselves v \g«i on the territory to the oc. ward. There no engines ogress and they rioted down »Jr, stopped for a moment in sen that street and Miin jumped over that and ■ uuimpod career toward ' mile awav, carrying destruction, ruin and despair to poor Funi. lies who wore in tiie path. These people hurriedly left their homo, carrying with them what they could, and, where this was impossible by the spread of the hurricane

of lire, fled swiftly, not stopping to look behind, only glad to escape w.th their lives. Mixed In with the small wooden buildings which were the dwelling places of these unfortunates, wore huge wholesale houses. The lire king made no invidious distinction. The big trade warehouses went with the humble home. The only difference was that they stayed longer witii the former. The territory burned out is in tlie shape of a slightly obtuse triangle. Uoiighty estimated It is a space two-thirds of a mile wide and three quarters of a mile long. The scones of Chicago's big firo were repeated! Hundreds of poor householders cari'h* in their arms, in carls or wagons, whatAor they had boon able to seize and save before they were obliged to fly from their burning homes. They did nit feel safe until they hud put, the Milwaukee river between them and the destroying enemy. At the gas house the flames wore up aloiig.-ido the retort on the east side of the won.s, which is stored full of gas. The two big retorts north of the works were also inviting food lor the flamos. There was not oven one feeble stream to contest the progress of the lire. The malt house of llanson & Co was on (ire and the round-house of the Northwestern road was ablaze in a dozen places. Every street, looking south was a molten hell. Assistance had been asked for from surrounding cities and Chicago The efforts of that portion of the department to the western fend of the lire had been directed tow ard bolding it from any retrograde march, and In this the men wore successful. The flames showed to isidcrnble eccentricity in their ravages. They would jump across buildings for a block leaving them untouched to return later and wipe them out in spite of the efforts of the firemen, who fought gallantly against the heavy odds. PHngart & Co.’s confectionery story was burned at 11 o’clock and the fire spread to Gornecko <fc Co.’s candy manufactory at the corner of E. Water and Chicago sts. On Uroadwav, south of Chicago, having mot with no assistance, the lire pressed more rapidly, and the. gas ■works wore soon burning, as wore tho llanson malt houses. Capt. Davis of the revenue cutter Johnson tendered his crew to Chief Eoley for use in fighting tho (ire. They wore gratefully accepted and relieved tho firemen In places where thev hud become exhausted by their hard fight. This reserve force came just in time and the Johnson’s men fought gallantly and effectively. The Fourth regiment, under command of Col. King, was called out to assist in guard duty, and the crowds in the vicinity of the bin ned district numbered thousands and the police force was in need as assistance, a platoon of tho Fourth which was assembled at tho armory was sent to bouse of correction, near which institution a (ire was reported raging, while there were no police for guard duty, all tho men being busy at Jin other fire. Companies E and F worn used for guard duty along Detroit st. whore there were piles of house hold goods which had been hastily removed from tho burning houses. Company A was on guard duly around the Northwestern yards whore thieves had

I taken advantage of tho dro to attempt the loot lug of box cars. Even in the heat of the battle with tho dro It Is apparent that tho heaviest sufferers will he the poor people who have been driven out of their homes. On every hand are heard accounts of narrow escapes whore families just gut out with their live without anything hut tho clothes they stood In. In tl o majority of cases no insurance was carried. The lire district Isas barron as the Amor lean desert,except for hero and thero a chimney stack which has resisted tire embrace uf the (lames and stands pointing a blackened Ougcratthe ' ruin below It. From Detroit street and Broadway to tho lake the sun will rise on a barren plain. I It was about 9 31 o'clock when the first building on the corner of the Milwaukee gas company s plant begun to burn. The . gas wont out in many parts of the city, and it was feared the works were doomed, 1 hut after 11 o'clock tho groat oil tanks were still Intact. .1

Tho Bethel Homo, near tho gas works, caught drosoon after. With this 11ammol’s livery stable, on Broadwav. containing bumbo is of horses, was in the path of the I amliig cyclone. Borne horses were safely tat eu away while a i u nber were st upended. Tito Laura Oallm klin.erga"'cn‘lie'limited, despite tho dynamiteAround on Kr o street the George Tool 10 ' - Iron foundries and the Kledbnrg viiietfj 1 .! works w ue a so di stioynd, together ",,‘1 innumerable snail buildings, saloon 9 1 ‘f. rosi on us. Tho valuable property?; ' . Milwaukee gas company was aln’?',' tirnly saved. When the dro i„, head that way the tanks wore f , ■ low the level, leaving nothin#, hie above the, surface. Tl.t» ,““' s almost encircled tho works ' v ,1m, muiilcatii.g to them. W.. "’“j*,"?™? burned on tho oast, tho » V o! firctorv and other hulld'"* 'turos i’i while there were count 1 cs*_ s ti uc 1 0 res in Haines on tho north, l DiO )Oi*lv was , coal pile. 'I 1 l.fl UnfsiHMit itself 0,1 the extreme casterpX whel | destroyed the Hansen Ul At\i?ldnlvhl n nas •'•‘ought to have done s worst- but the dames are still raghig arnontf bho acres of burning and ruins. Hausen s malt bouse, in a few "rod* ol ,he border of Lake Michl-g-ui with 1111 adjoining elevator, made a 1 briliiat display when they caught. At 11 -3 > Leldertorf’s, hack of (he ships in the Hock between hudalo and Erie streets, wa p on lire. Tho tire department was working at the Frencko candy factory (jnld cb Franks is surrounded hydro, but «t midnight is cous dircd safe, although I Its saving is scarcely ‘ess than a miracle.

It is rumored that some lives were lost i fu tiie Iti b i <fc Kipp factory, as many of | the employes were at work whoa the 1 flames suddenly descended on the big building. Up to 11:30 p. m. two dead fire- | men had been brought to the morgue. The most brilliant feature of tiie groat I (ire was tire burning of the towering ole- | valor pud malt hot.si of tiie Hansen malt company. Tho elevator, after smoking at the upper windows, suddenly burst into flames, and from the lower windows to tho top of tiie high ventilating house it was all ablaze. As a heavy blast of wind struck it the flames swept across tho street, and In an instant the malt house proper, with its tail tower, broke out In spots of flickering lire. The elevator was so strongly built that it maintained its form long after the hottest period was | past and from the lower floors tiie burn- j iug grain poured into the streets like the down pour of Niagara. Then from tiie windows of the largo houses and from tho oaves came jets of bright, green flames gas from the healed malt. It was not long oeforo tho entire building was ablaze and the roar was tremendous. A largo ventilating wheel in the face of tho upper story was burning and wbTling away like a huge St. Catharine’s eh ml. The heat was intense within a block of tho malt house and when (.be smaller malt house was thoroughly aflame it was a close call for the retort house of tiie gas company; only the most vigorous work of tho saloon men with a hydrant hose and buckets of water saved the wooden saloon that adjoins tho retort house. Tiie house was i completely surrounded by lire. Tho stir | rounding houses wore mostly smnll wooden structures, though they made a hot, I brilliant, tire. Tho tanks of tho gas houses | which had been lowered were subjected to ] another season of Intense heat when tho Held berg vinegar factory went up. This j factory, covering nearly halt a 11 ck, was regarded as safe. When thostables opposite were bn nng the flames swept across ! the street, but did not oven crack the glass In the windows. Twlce.throetimes the lire seemed lo catch hold of tiie west part of tiie- building, and once there was fair start but no damage was done. Three frame houses between tho fac o y and the engine house caught, and In a low minutes wore ablaze. That settled the fate, not only of tiie great factory, but also of the engine house, which burned furiously from the ground to the top of tho observation tower. Fifteen long trains of freight, ears stood on tho Northwestern tracks. When a billow of lire leaped cross Van I!urea street and touched tiie south end of a freight house a million deHart’ worth of property was doomed. The south end of tho freight house was filled with oil. Soon tiie smell of burning petroleum tilled the air and a volley of explosions shook the earth, and an instant I iter a shower of burning cinders floated off toward the lake, covering a thousand freight, cars full of merchandise. The wave of fames swept onward, cot s lining everything in its path. Just as tiie lire had reached tho northwestern freight house a man broke through tho crowd and rushed to a doubled deck car. The car was filled with geese. The geese were released and driven down i.lie track to the north. They screamed and attempted lo fly away, but their long confinement had made them unequal to the emergency. Before a distance of a block had been traversed the geese had scattered and a mob was pursuing them among tho freight cars. Hundreds of J men with a live goose under eacli arm i stood and watched tiie scene and no one questioned their right to carry tho fowls. Leading insurance men say that about ; one-half tho loss is covered by Insurance. ' At 3 o'cl< ck Saturday morning tho flames were got under control. Tho Chicago lire department was called upon for j aid, and reached Milwaukee about 11 I o’clock. Tho fames could ho distinctly j observed from tho tower of the Audltiorlum Building at Chicago. Just ono mile cast of Bcllcalrc, O.. I Friday night, tho President’s train, re- 1 turning from the funeral of Mrs. llarri' son. struck some heavy object, the char- i acler of which is unknown at this writing, 1 breaking several slats on the cowcatcher and also breaking one of the dmwhcads between the compartment car Esperanza and tho dining room car Continental, i This accident caused a delay of half an hour for repairs. Tho accident was un-1 known to tho President and other ottsson- 1

::ie last samitesT^ The Simple but Ixnpressi'v® Serv * Ices at the White H° u£3e ’ ,-ior^ 1 Tribute* A T’rof nilon «f Beautiful ' to Mrs. Ilsrrl* 0 "* _ . . nV0T the remains of Funeral exercise* °J # w their removal Mm Harrison. were held in the to Indianapolis for P ||# nouse at M O ’ cloclf east room of the ' th# 27tIl , T1 wuro on thtr raornlne Ju acc0rdanc9 with th» hr of and s president and family, often i w 8 )CS 0 . tl* ab there bo no attempt at express' 5 ’ A „ hour botoro the services be- | a sp Jj^; c »sket was brought downstairs f tl>o room In which Mrs. Harrison had 1 died- P* aco( l ln 1,1,0 ceu ter of the room* jiroctly nndernoalh the middle chandelier. A t either end of tho casket stood an 1m- ' „ionso sago palm, wlioso graceful waving liranchcs reached nourlr to tho ceiling of I tho magnificent apartment.

| When tho doors were thrown open to admit the first arrivals the scene was strikingly beautiful. Tho chandeliers cas 1, a flood of n o'low light, tho windows hav- , ing been darkened. Tho several mantle* pieces were banked with ferns and flanked at each end by a larger palm. Around tho carkot were grouped the groat wealth of floral offerings, through which tnc friends of Mrs. Harrison, present and absent, tos- ' tided to their appreciation of lior worth w hile living and their sorrow at her doatb. They filled ail the space on cither side of Hie ci shot, almost to the windows on tho cast and the door Into the corridor on the west, connecting tho apartment with tho private portion of tho house. It Is practically Impossible to give a list of these 1 tributes. Among them wero wreaths from Queen Victoria, presented through tho charge d’affairs; from bha diplomatic corps; Mr. and Mrs. Vice President Morton, and hundreds of others. Shortly after 9 o’clock the first of those who attended the services in tho East Room, entered tho White House,and from [ the time of their appearance until tho services began a constant stream of social. I official and political friends of the Harrison family came through tho gates of tho mansion in vehicles and on foot. There ■ was little outside the White House to indicate any unusual event, except the presence of so many carriages and tho few blue coated policemen at the gates. Two score of people gathered about tho eastern entrance and along the iron picket fence and looked with interest across tho lawn, carpeted with dead leaves, at the . whito columns and drawn blinds of tho I executive residence and tho arriving and 1 departing carriages. These two score of spectators wore plentifully augmented before tho conclusion of tho services in tho house, and when tho funeial cortege moved out of the Whito House gates tho steps of tho Treasury wero crowded with people, whilesoverai hundred others gathered along the sidewalks la the vicinity of ! the mansion. | Mr. Whltolaw Held was one of the oarll" i cst to appear. A number of diplomatists. Including BaronFava, the Italian mlnisj lor; Minister Guzman, of Nicaragua; , Scnor Romero, tho Mexican charge d’ affairs, and Marquis Impcriaii.the Italian charge d’ affairs, came together. Chief Justice Fuller, Justice Gray and Mrs. Gray, Justice Brown and Mrs. Brown, j Justice Brewer and Mrs. Brewer, Justice j Blatchford, Chief Justice Richardson, of I the Court of Claims; Senator Proctor I Commodore Ramsay, Admiral Jonott and many other persona of note. Tho tall clock over the usher’s desk in the public hall way, just outside the East Room, tolled out ten strokes, when the first sign of the beginning of tho ceremonial appeared. Down the long, carpeted ■private corridor came tho honorary pal 1 hearers in double (ilo, each dressed in somber black. Vico President Morion and Secretary John W. Foster headed the line, while following them In tho order named, came Secretary Elkins. Attorney General Miller, Postmaster General Wannmakar, Secretary Tracy, Secretary No1)10 and Secretary Rusk. They wore as2 signed to scats in the first row, nearest tho catafalque. At tho end and to one side of the private corridor that enters tho East Room Isa broad staircase, and down this eime tho mourners. At the head was Benjamin Harrison, tho husband, his official position forgotten for the time being by tbo assembled friends in tbo sympathy which went out from tho hearts of ail those present. Leaning on his arm was Mrs. J. Robert McKee, tbo tender and loving daughter, whoso devotion to her mother know no fatigue. Tho face of the President was of a deathly pallor, and the traces of mental suffering were deeply marked. Mr. Russell B. Harrison, supporting his wife. followed the father and sister. Then came tho venerable parent of tho deceased mistress of ttie Whit 0 House, the Rev. Dr. Scott, escorting Mrs. John F. Parker, the niece of Mrs. Harrison. Mr. Robert McKee and Mrs. Mary S. Dimmlck. tho son-in-law and niece of the dead woman; tho Hon. J. V. L. Find- I ley. of Baltimore the President’s cousin* and Mrs. Findlay, and Lieut. John F. Parker and Private Secretary Halford were the others composing the family party. They came slowly down ttio long corridor, past tho banked palms and flowers, past tho great portraits of former Presidents of tho United States, and entered the room of death. All rose to receive them. The mourners seated thorn* salves to the south of the catafalque whora the palms and banks of flowers, to a great extent, shielded them from observation*

Those present, barely two hundred laf number, wore almost exclusively the official family of-the President and those whoso relations with the family put then on the footing of domestic friends. The services were very brief but Impressive, conducted by Dr. Hamlin of the church of tho Covenant. ■

It was just 10:40 o’clock when tho servloos concluded. The had last barely forty minutes. Tho honorary pall bearers, preceding the casket, fo; mod n passage way on the main portico of tho mansion and stood with uncovered heads while tho eight body bearers boro it to the hearse. The funeral procession thou proceeded to the Pennsylvania railroad station. There was nothing in the procession to Indicate the high position of the deceased. Everything about Ilia cortege was as simple and unostentatious as possible. The string of carriages en tended for two blocks beyond tho hearse. Nearly all tho Government departments wero dosed ! from 10 o'clock until noon, and the employes swarmed out on tho streets, and watched the funeral possession pass. Tho funeral cortege arrived at tlio Pennsylvania railroad station at 11:15 o’clock, whore a large, butsllcnlly decorous crowd awaited it. T’hotian left Washington for Indianapolis at 11:40. AT BEST. Tho mortal remains of Caroline Scott Harrison, wifo of tbo President of tbo United States, were brought to Indianapolis,her home. Friday Oct. 28, and buried at Crown Hill cemetery. The funeral train from Washington arrived at 9:25 o’clock In the morning. On board, accompanying fie remains, wero the President, bis Cabinet and many oilier relatlvoand friends of the White House family. Tho body was escorted to tlio Fiis‘, Presbyterian church, of which Mrs. Harrison liad been a devoted member, and tho funeral sermon was there delivered by the pastor, Rev. M. L. Haines. Tho last stage of tlio long funeral march was from tho church to tho cemetery, past tlio mod est Harrison homestead on North Delaware street. In accordance with tho President's desire the funeral service* wore unceremonious. The people by putting out mourning emblems everywhere* and by their presence at the church, on the lino of inarch, and at the cemetery testified to their loving memory of tho dead, and to their sympathy with their fellow ci I z m, tho President. Among tho distinguished people in attendance wero Vico President and Mrs. Morton, Secretary Halford and Miss Halford, Secretary and Mrs. Elkins. Secretary and Mrs. Proctor, Secretary and Mrs Foster, Secretary and Mrs. Noble. Secretary and Mrs. Rusk, Mrs. A. Sanders and Charles Sanders, mother and brother o ’ Mrs. Rus sell Harrison; Mr. E. J. Eaton and Mrs. B. F. Eaton, Gen. J. M. Schofield and wifo, Chicago; Capt. C. B. Schofield, Chi cago: Gon. Wright, Washington, I). C.; Hempstead Washburn, Chicago; II. N. May, Chicago; J. F. Aldrich, Chicago; J. S. Miller, Chicago; J. D. Ware, Chicago; E, Robinson, Chicago; T. B. Keogh,Chicago; 0. D. Grover, Chicago; O. U. Lannhan, Chicago; J. C. Breckinridge, U. S. A.; Win. Igleheart U. S. A. FOUGHT OVER A WIDOW. Until Will DIO mi cl Sho Is Badly Disfigured. George Barker and Henry Paxton fought a duel with knives fifteen miles from Gold Hill, Idaho, on tlio 28th. Both will dio> and Maggie Brandt, over whom tho men quarreled, will be disfigured for life. Both men are stock raisers in comfortable circumstances, and Mrs. Brandt, who la a prepossessing widow, was employed as housekeeper by a man named Mcserve. Sue bolrothed herself to both of herlovors, and for nearly two months neither of Miom suspected that anything was wrong. Last Saturday tlio two mon mot at Me* serve’s house. To h drew largo knives. They were in a room about fifteen feet square. As the half-crazed men circled about the room they upset and broke articles ol furniture, and at every blow blood flow. Mrs. Brandt stood jnsl outside the door and witnessed Hie affray. She did not call upon any one to Interfere, and It is said she enjoyed tho sanguinary scone. After fully ten minutes of desperate lighting Barker fell from a terrible wound In his throat. Paxton was also badly hurt. A blow from Barkers knife had almost scalped him. Mrs. Brandt rushed in and attempted to embrace him. when ho cut her nose off and put out one of her eyes. NOT TOO MUCH WHEAT, Tli« World’s Supply and the Home Croii Not so I.arge a« Has Been Estimated, The American Agriculturist in Us November number prints an elaborate review of the wheat situation. It points out that exports from India are falling off and that Russian wheat Is boing hold for an advance, and that the surplus for I export from Australia and South America 1 Is very small. The world’s supply was by no means made up by last year's heavy yield In the United Slates, and the replenishing of those reserves accounts for our enormous exports and the active foreign market at present. The Agriculturist’* verification of tho returns of 1:9;, by conference with Slate agencies for crop statistics where tucli exist, and by its own system of reports, indicate a to'al wheat crop for li'.2 of 493,413,'-0 bushels, it claims that tbp area of wheat lias boon greatly exaggerated, the yield per acre under estimated, and the total cio.i reported at 5 to 15 i er cent, more than was harvested. This year's total crop, by States, appears from tho paper's review as follows, in round millions of bushels; Pennsylvania, 14; Ohio, 31; Michigan, al; Indiana, 31: Illinois, 29; Minnesota, Si; Iowa, 8; Nebraska. 17; Missouri, 24; Kansas, 63; California, 25; Dakota, 66; other 6talcs, 00.

STEVENSON ACCEPTS. His Letter to the Chairman Made Public. The Fore# Kill, the Turin - und the Cue nu«jr UUcuMcd, To tb« Hon. Wm. I.. Wilson, Chairmen: When 1, Id the presence of 30,000 of n»f countrymen, 1 accepted the honor conferred upon mu hy thu convention uvea which yon presided, I promised to iudical* by letter in a more formal manner my acceptance of thu nomination tendered m« hr the assembled representatives of the Ueimcatic party of the United Slates. Since that time l have been engaged conliuukl.y in the discussion belure thu people or munr States of the Uiihn of the issues emphasised by tire convention and represented by our candidate, (drover Cleveland. Opportunity bus lb us been dollied me to write with the cure 1 would like the mure lurmal answer promised to your committee. The full discussion of public questions commonly expected (rout a candidate fur Vice i’rcsidont has been rendered lers imperative by tho complete presentation of tlio democratic creed by ibugenUeinuu with whom i have the honor to be associated ns a candidate on the .National ticket. Ills lie ament of the (Sines now before Urn country for discussion and settlement was so complete that 1 cun do little mure than indorse Ids position and give It tho emphasis of my uaqualilied approval. Tho Bioutoil power conferred upon human government is that of taxation. Alt the great struggles of the past fora broader political liberty have looked toward the limitation of this power by right to tax. a right which should always be limited by the necessities of the Government and lo boneliis which may bo shared by all. Whenever this power is used lo draw tribute from thu many for thu benelitof the few, or w lien part of the people are oppressed in order that tho remainder may prosper unduly, equality is lost sight Injustice hardens into precedent, wnicli is used to excuse now exactions, ami ‘.here arise artificial distinctions which the benetiduries come to look upon in due lime us vested rights, sacred to themselves. It is plain that our present Inequitable system of tarid taxation has promoted Hie growth of such comlit ous lu our land, luvored though it has been by an Indus-' Irloiis and enterprising people, a friendly climate, a pro motive soil and the highest development of political liberty, if the beneliciaries of this system slia 1 he abio to add a now tenure of power lo those they have already enjoyed, the development of these unfavorable conditions must continue until the power to tax will be lodged 1. 1 those who are willing and able to pari for the perpetuation of privileges origin? ally conferred by a confiding people (or tlio preservation Inviolate of their owa government. There is no longer pretext yr excuse for maintaining this war tariff in times of peace and more than a quarter of a. century after armed conflict has ceased. , Tlio convention also declared its position on the currency question, in no unmeaning words, when it said in its plutlorm; •• Wo hold to the use of both gold and diver as tlio standard money of the county, and to tho coinage of both gold and diver, without discriminating against either metal, or charge for mintage, but the dollar unit of coinage of both metals must bo of oifttl Intrinsic or exchangeable value, or bo adjusted through international agreement, or by such safeguards 9( leglslat on ai shall insure tlio parity of die two metals, and the equal power of svery dollar at ail times in the markets mid in payment of debts, and wo demand that all paper currency shall bo kept ad par with and redeemable in such coin.” To this plain mid unequivocal declaration in fax or of sound, honest money. I subscribe without reservation or quallli•alion. A safe circulating medium is abioliiwily essential to tlio protection of the onslness inl< r ;sts of our country, while to idio wage earner, or the farmer. It is alf .mporuint that every dollar, whatever its 'orm, that linds its way Into his pocket, •ball be of equal, unquestioned and universally exchangeable value and of equal purchasing power. Another issue of groat moment in the pending contest is the force bill, tlio marfj .iltilde of which cannot bo overstated. It may nica i llie control of the election cf lie presell la lives In Congress by tlio bayonet. Tlio Kepubilean party, by its acts in the Fifty-first Congress, uml by its platform in its late national convention stands pledged to the passage of this bill. That :t. will pass wlien it lias the power, no time man can doubt. To all our people who desire the peace and prosperity of oar jomrnon country this is ail important Mince my nomination 1 have been in, eight of the Southern and Southwestern Suites of tlio Union, and have talked with men of all classes and conditions there. 1 fo ind a general an 1 growing apprehension of evil, which it is lieliovod would result, from tho passage of tho Lodge bill, or similar threatened legislation. I found that tlio industries established by Northern capital during Mr. Cleveland's adminbr,ration wore in a languishing condition, that the immigrat'd! of labor and that investment of capital. Invited lo those States by tliolr then peaceful condition, had in a large measure ceased. Theouaetment of the force bill into a law, while it would threaten tho liberties of the outing people. would undoubtedly retard I,lie material growth of the States at which. It Is especially aimed, would Incite ini many communities rare troubles and ini vite. retaliatory legislation, which would disturb property values and discontinue! and destroy the security of Northern investments. And Its reflex action upon the Northern States would result inn censeso ment less of commercial and trade relations witli the vast territory now be1 coming tributary to their wealth and prosl penty. I say nothing now of the inherent vice of the un-American and revolutionary spirit Involved In the Lodge bill, which was pronounced bv a Republican Senator ‘■the most infamous that, ever crossed the threshhoid of tlio Senate.” I appeal to the instinct of self interest and to the sense of common justice in the American people. The era of good feeling and tenewbd commercial relations, commencing with the election of Mr. Cleveland In 1884, should not be inteir ipted by the Inauguration of a policy which lends to destroy popular representation and and tlio purity of local self-government, which furnishes an instrument to discredited federal power to perpetuate itself, which seeks to keep alive sectional jealousies and strife, which threatens important and material Interests, and which offers no excuse oc 1 palliation for Its existence. oxcent th* I perpetuation in power of a polltloa'. party | which has lost public confidence. 1 accept Die nomination tendered moy [ and should the action of the convention l meet the approval of my countrymen, wifi to the best of my ability, discharge with fidelity tho duty of the Important trust confided in mo. Very resnectfull'y, A. B. SXRVE580N.