Hope Republican, Volume 2, Number 16, Hope, Bartholomew County, 10 August 1893 — Page 2

REPUBLICAN. Bv Jat C. Smith. E INDIANA Unoi.anp has been experiencing' .period of extraordinary drought. Up to July 14 the drought had lasted 102 days, being forty-four days longer than any like period of dry weather in the past twenty-eight years. In London the people have enjoyed what they term a “spell of glorious weather,” but the agricultural districts have suffered greatly. It is worthy of note, and all who miss the treat may well count themselves among the unlucky ones of earth. Twenty thousand watermelons are to be sent to Chicago from the State of Washington by special fast train, and they will be cut up into 1,000,000 pieces on the day of the dedication of the Washington State building in September, and the world is invited to the most gigantic free lunch ever spread tor mortal mpn, not excepting the one where tbfe\multitude dnce upon a time feasted on a very scanty supply of loaves and fishes. ( The extra session of Congress which will convene Aug. 7, will be the twelfth meeting of that branch of the governmet by proclamation of the President. President John Adams called the first extra session and it convened May 15, 1797. Subsequent extra sessions were convened Oct. 17, 1803; Oct. 26, 1807; Nov. 4, 1811; Sept. 19, 1814; Sept. 4, 1837; May 31, 1841; July 4, 1861; Oct. 15, 1877; and March 1879. The precedents established by these- extra sessions indicate that the repeal of the Sherman law will be accomplished, as past meetings of this character have uniformly performed the duties for which they were called. It is a fact not generally known that enlisted men in our regular army may buy an honorable discharge from the service if they so desire. Recently marines have been adn.it ed to the benefits of this rule, provision for this purpose having been made by the Fifty-second Congress at its final session. There are some variations in the rules governing the matter. In the army and marine corps the enlisted man must have served a year before he can be discharged, while regular sailors in the navy only need to serve three months, and a naval apprentice can buy his release at any time after enlistment. There is a great diversity of rates governing theSe purchased discharges, ranging from $120 in the first month of the second year for a regular army soldier to $100 for an enlisted man in the marine corps at the same period, and a gradually decreasing schedule according to the length of service. The new rules were adopted with a view to stop desertion and have proved to a certain extent effective, the per centage of desertion having preceptibly decreased.

PniLADELDHiA,the “City of Brotherly Love,” has always been noted for its philanthropic citizens—men of large fortunes and larger hearts—who realized the duty that the accumulation of vast wealth imposes on successful business men. Girard, miserly in his own habits, was one of the earliest of these princely givers, and the institution that bears his name has for years and years been a monument to his memory and a fountain of intelligence that has yielded great returns to the world at large, Conspicuous among the men of this character in later years have been George W. Childs and the late A. J. Drexel, but recently passed away. George j W. Childs is probably the most indefatigable giver of any age or country, and he was ably seconded by I Mr. Drexel in many of his benevolent projects. Mr. Drexel’s will al- j so seeks to continue the good work j that occupied so large a portion of his thoughts during his life time,and ■ forms a fitting finish to a wmll-spent j life. The institutions which he I cherished during his life have not' been forgotten. One million dollars I are left to the German hospital in I [Philadelphia, and $1,000,000 are vested in trustees, who are to apply j the income toward the erection and j

maintenance of an art gallery, museum or other public institution in the neighborhood of the Drexel Institute of Arts and Sciences, established by the deceased banker, some years since. Such men are, indeed, an honor to any city, race or country, and their example may well be emulated by the rising generation and those who have attained great success in business as well. Who shall say that the spirits of the founders of Philadelphia, the plain old Quaker, William Penn, and of Benjamin Franklin, who in later years cast such a halo of benignant kindness about the old-fashioned square where his remains rest today, do not yet linger and influence the actions of the leaders of the business world in the arena that they formed and filled in the past with such distinction and love for their fellow men. The claim of the Clan-na-Gael that Irish Nationalists enlisted as English sailors on board the war ship Victoria were responsible for the loss of that vessel, and that they sacrificed their own lives in order to deal a deadly blow to the English navy, will be received by the world at large with incredulity. The further claim that the English army and navy is honey-combed with Irishmen *who have enlisted in the service of their traditional enemy in order to betray it at every opportunity is even less entitled to credence or belief. The mystery surrounding the sinking of the Victoria has not been very satisfactorily explained unless we accept implicitly the testimony of officers who are personally interested in having all blame attach to those who went down with the ship, but the “cock and bull” story that Irish treachery is responsible for the catastrophe seems pure invention and baseless fiction. English officials have never been considered imbeciles, whatever their faults may be in other directions, and the claim that they have enlisted sworn adherents of a secret organization, or even Irishmen whose wrongs have from time immemorial been a source of bitterness between the two countries, in sufficient numbers to be in any contingency dangerous, is the most attenuated tale of the season’s sensations. Some Kansas farmers appear to' have lost faith in artificial means for producing rain. More properly speaking, it is probable that they never placed confidence in the success of the various experiments that have from time to time been conducted in the West looking to an established control of the floodgates of the skies. A convention of leading agriculturists is to be held August 7, at Great Bend, Kan., for the purpose of devising-means to carry forward a general irrigation scheme that is to be supplied from artesian wells. Lakes and reservoirs are to be constructed for the purpose of storing water that it is claimed can be procured at a depth of 75 to 100 feet in unlimited quantities. The scheme is probably feasible if sufficient capital can be secured, but recent experiments of a similar character in other localities have been attended with disastrous results, the artesian well in one place discharging such a powerful stream that the piping was washed away and an uncontrollable torrent issued from a constantly widening crevasse that wrecked property of great value. The arid plains of Kansas, however, afford a fine field for experiments of this kind. The continued efforts of the unfortunate farmers of the West “in this direction should make every Indiana fanner more than ever content with the lot in which Providence has placed him. Irrigation schemes are not necessary for his prosperity, although drainage tc carry off the superfluous moisture, lacking in so lamentable a degree in the West, has in the past engaged his attention and absorbed a considerable percentage of his profits. Each year, however, sees this drawback growing smaller, and the day is close it hand when swamps and swales will be a curiosity in the groat Hoosier State. A black mare employed at a hotel in Skowhegan, Me., leaves drummers’ trunks at certain stores in the morning, and after dinner she will of her own accord back up to those very stores to get the trunks. She knows the time tables and seldom rr’sses a in

FREE SILVERITES COUNCIL r .,arge Gathering of White Metal AdvocatesThe Proceedings—Speeches—Resolutions— Some of the Prominent Men in Attendance. Tho national convention of the Bimetallic League met at 10 o’clock, Aug. 1, In Ihlcago.with a largerattendance than any previous assembly of like character in tho history of financial agitation. Among the prominent men in attendance are Gen. A. J. Warner of Ohio, Congressmen Bryan of Nebraska, Bartine of Iowa, Gov. Waite of Colorado,-Senators Stewart of Nevada, Mantle of Montana, Shoup and Dubois of Idaho, Gov. Kolbe of Alabama, T. M. Patterson, of Colorado. Editor Goodwin,

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of Utah, H. G. Taubeneck, and a long list of well known people. The convention was called to order by Chairman Warner. Mayor Carter H. Harrison made an address of welcome, strongly endorsing the purposes of the convention, which was re"pondcd to by T. M. Patterson. Allen W. Thurman, of Ohio, was elected chairman and delivered the following address: Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Convention —The fight between those who believe that the circulating medium of ihis country should be hard money—that is, real money, gold and silver, and paper redeemable in the same—and those who believe in the use of soft money—that is, paper promises to pay—money redeemable In other promises to pay—is on. The late demand in the East to have the Government issue bonds, and the cry that is now made for the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law, charging it, regardless of facts, with all the ills that flesh is heir to, ought to make this perfectly apparent to every thinking man, for should the Sherman law be repealed without substituting anything in lieu thereof, it means the linal destruction of silver money as a measure of value, and no ma>. can tell when it will aver be again restored to its former place. No matter what may be said of the contrary, this means for years and years to come, its reduction to token money, after which the issue resolves itself down simply to the question whether the paper money of the country is to be issued by banking corporations upon the debts of the people, or upon other kinds of corporate securities, or whether it is to rest on the broad and safe basis of gold and silver. This is so, because gold alone certainly cannot afford a sufficient basis upon which the amount of circulation medium required by the people of this country, can safely rest. If this is not so.why is it that we see this tremendous scramble for the yellow metal? If there is not only a sufiicient amount of gold w.lh which to carry on the world’s commerce, but also a sufticient amount upon which the credits of the world can safely rest, why is it that whenever any of it, to any amount, begins to flow from one coun ry to another—that is, simply obeys the n tural laws of trade —wo immediately h a.- cries of distress? Vet, every one knows that we do, and to regain it exhorbitant premiums are paid for it. Jf things are as they should be. why is there »ny danger because a certain amount of metallic money leaves the country? We 3o not give it away, do we? On the contrary, do not those who take it give value received for it? And is not this what money is used for? If this be true, and 1 Jefy any one to prove to the contrary, why, then, is it dangerous to use it, and more, why is it particularly dangerous to use itout of the United States, if, by so ioing.we can obtain more in exchange for it than we could if we only exchanged it among ourselves? M oney in this sense is simply an exchangeable commodity, just like any Dther commodity, and if it is advantagemis at some time to exchange our commodities with people other than ourselves, why it Is not so with this one? When things are in a normal condition, no harm ran follow, but when they arc not normal, when the basis upon which things rest is not an ample one. then it will prove dangerous to have anv of this basis taken away, lint this proves mthing other than under such conditions it is langerous to use money in the way in which it was intended to be used, and when von can not use things in this way. mmething is decidedly wrong. That is the condition existing to-day. I m< st lirmly believe, and therefore, if onr circulating medium Is to rest upon gold alone, practically the whole of it will bo based nmply upon faith, and faith means fiat money. At the close of Mr. Thurman’s remarks loud calls were made for Mr. Powderly and in response the labor leader made a brief speech favoring free coinage at the rate of 16 to 1. Ignatius Donnelly, of Minnesota, followed in a speech of an hour’s duration, in the course of which he indorsed the recent speech of Gov. Waite of Colorado. A mass meeting at night was addreseed by Senator Stewart and Congressman Bryan. At Wednesday morning’s session addresses were made by ex-Senator Hill and others. Senator Allen, of Nebraska, made a brief speech in which he pledged the People’s party to the cause of silver. “I do not come hero to talk politics,” he said, “but I want to say that so far as the Populist party is represented in the United States Senate it will not be found wanting. [Applause. 1 We may not understand the parliamentary maneuvering as well as some, but I tell you we will be in sight of the fox all the time. [Great laughter.} Onr party is pledged now and all timfree coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 G .. .. or lAiionfltD, after rep’

calls, responded at great length in a verj forcible speech. In concluding, he said: “.Who Is Grover Cleveland and who I; Benjamin Harrison, and who are theli supporters In Wall Street and Chicago that they dare assume to drive into poverty and'exlle half a million of Americar free men? There is no use crying peaci when there is no peace. Most dangerou; tyranny is that enforced under the form, 1 of law. Our weapons are arguments anc ballots; a free ballot and a fair count. I: the money power shall attempt to sustain its usurpation of our rights by stront hands, as in other lands, we will mee' that issue; that is, if it is forced upon us For it is better, infinitely better, rathei than that our liberty should be destroyed by tyranny that is oppressing mankind all over the world, that we should wad* through seas of blood—yea, bipod to thf horses’ bridles.” (Tremendous applause.. The committee on resolutions reported in the afternoon as follows: Whereas, Bimetalism is as ancient as human history, as for more than three thousaml years gold and silver have come down through the ages hand-in-hand, their relations to each other having varied but a few points in all that va*t per'ol of time, and then almost invarially through legislation; and Whereas, The two rneta's are named together, indissolubly united, in tho constitution of tlie United Stales as thf money basis of this country; and Whereas, Silver, one of these ancient metals, was in the year 1873 without any previous demand by any political party, and by any part of the people, or even by any newspapers and without public discussion whatever, stricken down from the place it had occupied since tho days ol Abraham and the Pharaohs; under circumstances of such secrecy that many Senators and Representatives, subsequently repeatedly and publicly declared that they did not know until long afterward that so grave and great a change had been made in the financial system founded by the fathers of the Republic; and Whereas, The debates In Congress show fiat the parentage of the measure was in part ascribed by the friends of the bill to one Ernest Seyii, a London banker, who, it is claimed, was sentover to Washington by the moneyed classes of the Old World to secure Its passage; and Whereas. President Grant, who signed the bill, declared that he did not know that it demonetized,silver, and. Whereas, The purpose of this attack upon one of the two ancient precious metals of the world was, by striking down one-half of the money supply, to-wit, silver. to double the purchase power of tho remainder, gold, by making It the equivalent of everything possessed or produced by the labor of man. thus reducing the price of all commodities, arresting enterprise, impoverishing the toiler and degrading mankind; and. Whereas. The awful consequences thus prophesied are upon the people of the whole world, for we stand in the midst of unparalled distress and in tho shadow of impending calamities which are beyond estimate. In the midst of these conditions the daily press are clamoring for the repeal of the act of, 1893, called the Sherman act. although the repeal of that act means tho stoppage of the issue of more than thro million dollars of money every month, the shutting off of the supply of the funds for the business of the country, in tlie midst of the terrible conditions which surround us, and ignoring the fact that to hold the balance level between the debtor and creditor classes the supply of currency must increase side by side with the increase of population and business, and in this nation the growth of population is at the rate of about 33 per cent, every ten years, while tho increase of business is much greater. Therefore, in view of all these facts, wc declare: 1. That there must be no compromise of this question. All legislation demonetizing silver and restricting the coinage thereof must be immediately and completely repealed by an act restoring the coinage, of the country to the conditions established by the soundness of the Nation 2. We assert that tho only ’•eniedy for pure metallic financial troubles is to open the mints of the Nation to gold and silver on the equal terms at the old ratio of sixteen of silver to one of gold. Whenever silver bullion can be exchanged at the mints for legal tender silver dollars worth one hundred cents that moment 412% grains of standard silver will be worth 10j cents; and as commerce equalizes the price of all commodities throughout the world whenever 412% grains of the standard silver are worth 103 cents in the United States they will be worth that sum everywhere else and can not be bought for less. 3. That while the “Sherman act” of July 14,1830, was a device of the enemy to prevent the restoration of the coinage, and is greatly objectionable because it continues the practical exclusion of silver from the mints and reduces it from a money metal to a commercial commodity, nevertheless its repeal without the restoration of free coinage would stop the expansion of our currency required by our growth In population and business, widen still farther the distance between tho twprecious metals, thus making the return to bimetalism more difficult. 4. We assert that the unparalled calamities which now afflict the American people are not due to the so-called Sherman act, of. J890, and in proof, thereof w ■ call attention to the fact that the same evil conditions now prevail over all tin gold standard World. We are convinced that, bad as is the state of affars in this country, it would have been still worse but for the Sherman act. 5. That we would call the attention o' the people to the fact that In the midst o' all tho troubles of the lime the value of the national bond and the national lega tender money, whether made of gold, silver or pap T, has not fallen a particle, an we denounce tin attempt.to uncondition ally repeal the Sherman law as an attempt to secure gold monometalisra in flagrant violation of the last nationa’ platform of all the political parties. A lenthy exposition of the ideas of th committee was also Reported for the con side-ation of the convention and wa unanimously adopted. After a number of speeches by Mr Donnelly, Cyclone Davis, of Texas, an Congressman Bryan, the convention, o motion of Gen. Warner, adjourned sin die. ■ . BLACKLISTED. The Auditor of State has blacklisted the Central Ohio Fire Insurance Company of Toledo, on the charge of failing t comply with the new law. Just when the coffee thinks It has goo rounds for complaint thj egg drops i ud settles the whole business.

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