Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 August 1896 — Page 2

THE INDIAK APOLIS JOURNAL. SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1898.

revision when he came to New York, and he promptly canceled his former plans to spend a week nt Bath as the guest of his running mate, Sewall. This visit. It is now announced, has been deferred until the latter part of September. The explanation of this postponement is simple. The State election wilt be he:d in aiaine about the middle of September. If Mr. Bryan were In New England before that time no power could keep his mouth shut. He would be certain to inject him?e!f into the local campaign, and. indeed, could hardly refuse to do so, since the Bryan Democracy of the line Tree State revolutionize d the State ticket to make it tit the Chicago platform. Every intelligent Democrat in New Engiand. from Mr. Sewall down, admits that the Republicans will carry the State at the September election, and the presence cf Mr. Rryan In the State pending the campaign, would only make the Democratic defeat more pronounced. Consequently, its manHgers have told Mr. Bryan that he must keep cut of the State until after the t!cc-U$n-DEMOCUATIC cL,vns.

Call for the Qnailrennlal Convention to He Hold nt St. I.oul. WASHINGTON'. Aug. 13. The officers of the national association of Democratic clubs have begun th? work of preparation for the" St. Louis convention on Sept. 20. A letKr from Chairman Jones to President Black, urging Immediate and energetic attention to this wcrk by the officers of the national association and of all associated clubs has been received here, together with a draft of the call for the convention from 3dr. Black, who is at his home in Pennsylvania. The letter indicates a purpose to have a thorough popular organization throughout the country. Chairman Jones's letter to President Black is as follows: "In view of the great services rem'ered to the Democratic party in the past by the organization of which you are president. 1 take the liberty of writing you to urge that you push the organization of clubs with all possible energy in ail the State3 of the Union. If you can have clubs organized in every tovvnthip and school district in the country in every ward in the cities and towns you will, in my opinion, accomplish great results for the D-mjcratij Xarty. PUase give immediate attention to thU most important matter, and urge upon your State and county organizers, in all a ctions of the -Union, the necei?ity. for prompt and energetic action." President Black to-day railed the second fiuadrenniul convention of Democratic clubs to meet at SL Louis Wednesday. Sept. 30. Each Democratic club, league or Democratic society on the roll of the national association will be entitled to one delegate for each hundred members in good standing, but no club or society will be entitled to more than five delegates. Wherever the rlubs or societies of any State cr Territory, including the District of Columbia, no less, than ten in number, have formed State, Territorial or district associations or shall hereafter have done so, such associations will be entitled to eleven delegates at large. The call is addressed to all popular organizations under any name which suport Bryan and Sewall, or fusion tickets in ehalf of the Democratic candidate for the presidency, and which may seek enrollment with the association for the purpose of intelligent and general co-operation in the penning, campaign. "It may be announced." says the call, "from the information received at these headquaters that the present campaign will le in a large rnca.ue a. campigr. of clubs, and that tho approaching convention, to be held in the heart of the controlling States, will be one of the greatest political assemblages in the history of the world. It will ehow the power of the people in their home organizations and demonstrate, in advance, the overwhelming triumph of their cause, despite the mighty interests openly syndicated on the ether side to crush and deMroy it. Organized Bryan clubs of every name and description are cordially invited o escort their delegates to the city and convention hall, where ample accommodations for such bodies will be reserved outfide the seats occupied by the delegates. Parades, mass meetings and entertainments will be under the management and control of the St. Louis committee in co-operation with the executive committee of this association." WILL THY AGAI.V. IJrynn Will Endeavor to Knthtie Xew "Yorker with Ills Illouenei. NEW YORK, Aug. 15. William J. Bryan, Mrs. Bryan and Mr. Sewall Went to Irving-ton-on-tbe-Hudson this morning, where they will remain for a few days, the guests of John Brisbane Walker. They reached there at 11:13 a, m. and were driven at once to Mr. Walker's residence, overlooking the Jludron. A crowd of ' townspeople- w ere gathered at the station and cheered the. party lustily. Mr. Bryan responded by raising his hat. On the way to Mr. Walker's liouse Mr. Bryan and Mr. Sewall were cheered by the employes of the Cosmopolitan bindery. At Mr. Walker's residence they were introduced to Mr. Walker's wife, his father, mother and son. David S. Walker, and-to Captain Chapln. of the United States army, who is a guest of Mr. Walker. Mr. Bryan will speak in New York within the next two weeks. His speech will be extemporaneous, but will aim to answer criticisms which Bourke Cockran may offer nt the gold standard meeting on Thursday idRht. This Is Mr. Bryan's own arrangement and unle the campaign committee changes the programme or the national committee interferes he will carry out Ids plans. The candidate has shown a good deal of tirmness in having his own views favored, as was evidencI in his wish to have Chicago for national headquarters, nnd he may assert himself in this matter. To all inquiries T.Ir. Rryan says: "The matter is uruler consideration, and no absolute decision has been made." Mr. Bryan has felt qult keenly the criticisms that his speech did not please the people, and If he follows out his plans nnd speaks in New York it will be undoubtedly a brilliant effort. Mr. Bryan gave out the following statement relative to the preparation of the tpeech of acceptance: "The speech was written in Nebraska. From the 1hginning 1 expected to ' read it. but was almost persuaded to abandon Iho idea after lea vine home. Some ln?lted that reading would be a. disappointment to those present. 1 appreciated the force of the suggestion, but finally concluded that it was better to disappoint those who listened tlfan to risk an unfair or impartial report by the opposition press. In writing the speech I did not purposely follow the plan of any former speech, but made no attempt to avoid arguments or Illustrations previously employed. In discussing the money question my sole aim was to crowd as much material as possible Into the speech without making It too long. and I therefore 'tried to bo brief in tho statement. The speech was written two or three times, as new points or arguments suggested themselves. One copy was lroucht with me and one snt by express to provide against loss. Two paragraphs which occurred to me on ih? train were added after I reached New York. Only two persons saw the speech after my arrival, and they suggested no change." Mr. Bryan further said that in future editions of the Chicago spe-ch the quotation marks would be omitted from the sentence containing the metaphor of the "cross of gold." It was a mistake, he said, to Inclose the sentence in quotation marks, as the words were not quoted from any one. In a palatial summer home overlooking the Hudson, and facing the wonderful palisades. Mr. Brynn and his wife bgan today a rest of a week or ten days, "and I intend to make it a rest." said Mr. Bryan, emphatically, this afternoon. "I shall prepare my letter of acceptance and answer only letters or telegrams that are urgent and must he answered. I would like the Associated Press to say thit I hope persons desiring to communicate with me will wait .until I get hack to New York city." Mr. nnd Mrs. Walker In the afternoon escorted Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr. Sewall through the p!ant of the Cosmopolitan Magazine. In every department that the party entered the employes gave them rousing cheers, to which Mr. Bryan and Mr. Sewall responded with bows. Mrs. Bryan came in for a large percentage of the ovation, and smiled and bowed to the giris and men who cheered her. They then returned to the cool verandas, where they Fperit the rest of the afternoon. The plans of the party contemplate leaving Irvington on Monday morning for Bed Hcok. Dutchess county, and remaining there for Just one week. John W. Cutrlght. formerly of, Lincoln, Neb., and now of Washington, has been appointed private secretary to Mr. Bryan, and will accompany him to all pofnts. HOME VIEW OF DRY AX. Climax of 111 Fame Was Benched at Mad tuon-SquMre Garden. Lincoln (Neb.) Special to Boston Transcript. There la very little comment In this city over Bryan's failure In New York. Bryan's strength in Nebraska has disappeared almost entirely. A poll of Lincoln shows ho cannot carry , his own ward. This is a fact. The State will give McKlnley 23.000 to 40,000 plurality. The people who .re well acquainted with Bryan by actual association with hint were satisfied when he ran off speeches committed to memory that he tTwUll fall, and they expected nothing eL

of him In New York. Mr. William Dech. the father of Populism in Nebraska, and heretofore one of the strongest men in the party, yesterday made public an. interview to the Call, to the effect that he would not support Bryan. The Call of this city expresses the sentiment of -the people of Nebraska editorially: "The formality of notifying Mr. Bryan that he was nominated at Chicago is ended. The moat that can be made of the event has been done. In the attempt to make a great mass meeting of it and give the candidate an opportunity to display his oratorical powers on the seaboard, at the most populous center of American Intelligence, and on the very threshold of Tammany Hall, the freesilver Democrat has made a failure. Mr. Bryan's appeals for free silver and every other rotten plank in the Damocratls platform fell on the ears of a multitude which, it is well known, has not as yet accepted him as the standard bearer of the Democratic party. Mingled hisses, calls and confusion greeted his words of acceptance of w'aat would have been a great honor to any one representing the best sentiment of the Democratic party. Mr. Bryan declares th!tt debtors have the riht to choose the coin in which payment shall be made, whether it is equal to what they borrowed or not. No honorable citizen, or candidate, or patriot, or friend of the common people will ever advocate any such principle or policy. It is the rank teaching of a demagogue, who will sacrifice private and public honor, and disgrace the entfrc Nation to satisfy his greed for of.lne. In his Madison-square effort Mr. Bryan reached the climax of his public career. His meteoric ascension vill have an ignoble descent, as he deserves for his desertion of every landmark, tradition and principle sacred to American history and experience and revered by the American people." SPEECH BY SHERMAN. (Concluded from Flrnt Puce.)

view and discard forever a standard of value? And what but gold can be that standard? What other thing on earth posseSFc? the requisite qualities? (Jold is the articulation of commerce. It is the most potent agent of civilization. It is gold that has lifted the nations from barbarism. It is the common denominator of values. It makes possible the classification of labor .and the interchange of commodities. Gold has intervened in bargains made between men since the dawn of civilization, and it has never failed to faithfully fulfill its part as the universal agent and servant cf mankind. The value of gold is not aftected by the stamp of the government.' "Senator Stewart, of Nevada, in the same debate on the 12th of June, lvl, said: 'Sir, the laboring man and the producer is entitled to have his product and his labor measured by the same standard of the world that measures your national debt. Give him such a standard, give him money as you require from him. You require it frrm the producer. You revquire from the laboring man gold to pay the interest on your national debt, which is right, which cannot be avoided if you mean to save national honor; but then give him the same money with which to pay that debt. Th question will never be settled until you determine the simple question whether the laboring man is entitled to have a geld dollar if he earns it. or whether you are going to cheat him with something else. That is the upshot o? the whole thing. Everybody has to say that the laboring man was entitled to a good dollar. That was fought over. They will light it over again and the same party will win. There have been a great many battles fought against gold, but gold has won every time. Gold ner has compromised. Gold hus made the world respect it all the time. The English people once thought they could get along without gold for awhile, but they had to come back to It. "Senators Jones and Stewart, and all the Representatives and Senators, of the silver States were urgent and honest in saying that gold w?s the best and only standard oi" value, but they changed their minds when the largely-Increased and increasing production of silver in Nevada and other States reduced the market value of silver blow that of gold at the established ratio of 16 to 1. Then they wanted a market for their silver. They wanted to nay existing debts and obligations contracted upon the gold bas's in silver, but took care In their contracts, to stipulate for the payment of gold to them, and this has been and is now the general practice in the silver States. RESUMPTION OF SPECIE PAYMENTS. "When the coinage law of 173 was enacted all of the States except those on the Pacific coast conducted thoir business upon the basis of greenbacks or United States notes, then at a discount of about 13 per cent. Neither silver , nor gold .was" used in domestic transactions, but we collected our customs duties in gold coin and conducted our foreign commerce In gold, the money of the world. It was not until January, 1S73, that the first step was taken to resume specie payments, nor did we resume until January. 18,9. During this period sliver rapidly fell in market vaiue below gold at the ratio of 16 to 1. Prior and subsequent to 1S73 many changes were made in coinage by the leading countries of the world. Germany in 1S71 changed its standard from silver to gold. France, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium had in lS5f entered into a treaty called the Latin Union to which other nations became parties and by which the coins of each of these countries were received and paid out by all of them. This important arrangement was fir!t modified and finally abandoned, and sold became the standard of value in those countries, but in all silver was coined and largely used as a subsidiary coin, precisely as in the United States. "In anticipation of the resumption of specie payments the resumption act of 1S75 provided silver coins, of dimes, quarters and half dollars, for the redemption of the fractional currency then in general use in our country. These new silver coins gave great satisfaction. They were limited in legaltender qualities to $10. At this time Mr. Bland, of Missouri, introduced hl3 bill for the free coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 on the demand of the holders of silver bullion. Silver had then declined below that ratio. 'One ounce of gold was worth more than sixteen ounces of silver. The Bland bill, if it had become a law as it passed the House, would have demonetized gold. Such was not the purpose of Congress. When the ..bill came to the Senate an amendment was made on the motion of Senator Allison which changed the scope of the bill and authorized and directed the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase from time to time silver bullion at the market price not less than J2.0e0.00) nor more than $4,000,000 worth per month, and cause the same to be coined into silver dollars as fast as purchased. It also provided that any holder of the coin authorized by that act might deposit the same with the Treasurer of the United States in sums not less than $10 and receive certificates therefor of not less than $10 each, and that the coin deposited should be retained in the treasury for the payment of the certificates on demand. This bill so amended passed both houses. It was known a the I?!ar.d-Alll-son act. It greatly added to the difficulties of resumption, and for that reason was vetoed by President Hayes, but became a law over his veto. Undcj . its provisions the United States purchased over 2r-l.ooo.000 ounces of silver at the cost of $W.27r.260. It was hoped that this enormous purchase would arrest the decline of silver, but in spite of it silver steadily declined in market value, and at the present price the loss to the government on the 'purchase of silver under this act amounts to over $100,000,000. THE SHERMAN PURCHASE ACT. "When Congress met in December, 1SS9, there was a strong desire in both houses to utilize silver as legal-tender money under conditions that would not demonetize gold. As the" result of long discussions in both houses and after a conference between them a bill was passed July 14, 1K, by which the Secretary of the Treasury was directed to purchase from time to time silver bullion in the aggregate of 4.",00.000 ounces a month at the market price, and to issue in payment of such purchases treasury notes of the United States which were made a legal tender in payment of all debts, public and private, and were redeemable by the Secretary of the Treasury in gold or silver coin at his discretion. This measure, it was thought, would arrest the decline in the market value of silver and enable the Secretary to maintain the two metals on a parity with each other ut the ratio of 16 to 1. But the market value of silver continued to decline. The government purchased under the act of July II, Khj, lGS.WO.OjO ounces at a cost of $1&009,0,jO. This proved to be an expensive experiment, and the act was repealed Nov. 1. 1VZ. This repeal was accompanied by the following declaration, made a part of the repealing act: " 'And It is hereby declared to be the policy of the United States to continue the use of both j'old and silver as standard money, and to cc in both gold and silver into money of equal intrinsic and exchangeable value, such equality to be secured" through International agreement, or by such safeguards of legislation as will Insure the maintenance of the parity in value of the coins of the two metals and the equal power of every dollar at all times in the markets and In the payment of debts. And it is further declared that the efforts of the government should be steadily directed to the establishment of such a safe system of bimetallism as will maintain at all times the equal power or every dollar coined cr Issued by the United States in the markets and in the payment of debts;.' "This declaration, made by Congress and aprroved by the President at a time when .th; public mind vas centered upon the silver question, la a wise. statement of public

policy that ought to be acted upon without regard to party divisions. This bill passed a House of Representatives fresh from the people by the vote of 2C3 yeas to 118 nays, and the Senate by the vote of 43 yeas dgalnst S2 nays. ThU act was not a party vote, but It la. I believe, the expression of opinion of a majority of the two great partiestof the country. "And here, fellow-cltlzens. we ought to stand. I appeal to Democrats and Republicans alike. We are all interested in having a sound and stable currency founded upon gold and sliver. "We cannot by law fix the value of either metal or coin or of any of the articles that enter into, the wants of life. The great law of demand and supply, affects the value as it does iron, copper or zinc. All have fallen in Biarket value by means of new discoveries and improved methods of production. SHRINKAGE OF OVER $145,000,000. "I have here a statement of the Director of the Mint, dated July 21, 1SS5, showing the amount and cost of silver bullion purchased under the acts of and ISOO. and Its value at the present market price, showing a shrinkage of ovar $143,000,000: " 'Hon. John Sherman. Mansfield. O.: " 'Sir I have the honor to state In reply to your letter of the ljth inst. that the aggregate amount and cost of silver bullion purchased under trm acts of Feb. 2$, 1S78. and July 14. 1SH was as follows: Fine ounces. Cost. Act of Feb. 28. 1S7S..231.272.01S.C6 Act of July 14, 1SM..1G3,G74.GS2.33 153,931.002.25 Total .439.916.701.09 $161,210,2.16 Worth at to-day's market price

for silver, namely. per tine ounce.... , $318,333,310.75 Less in r'irchase S143.S71.932.21 " 'R. E. PRESTON. " 'Director of the Mint "We had July 1, Jast. in actual circulation among the people of the United States $1 309.723.20". as stated by the report of the Treasury Department, which I will read: Cold coin J430.12S.4S3 Standard silver dollars 52,173.958 Subsidiary silver 59.999.80.1 Cold certificates 42.320, 75 j Silver certificates 331.259,509 Treas'y notes. Act. July 14, 1S90 . 93.217.361 UnPed States notes 225.451,353 Cur'y cert'f's. Act. June S. 1S92.. 31,840.000 National bank notes 213,331,927 Total $1,509,725,200 - "We had also at that date $184,519,381 in the treasury, mostly gold and silver, held for the redemption of United States notes and silver certificates as follows: Gold coin I111.SO3.340 Standard silver dollars 37S.614.043 Subsidiary silver 15,730,976 Gold certificates 497,430 Silver certificates 11,359,995 Treas'y notes. Act July 14, 1S90.... 34,465.919 United States notes 121.229,658 Cur'y certificates. Act June 8. 1S72. 130.000 National bank notes 10.C63.620 Total $6S4.519.9S1 "All these forms of money have been maintained by the governrrtent at par with gold and they travel the circle of the world without diminution of their purchasing power. Though silver bullion has fallen to nearly one-half its former value yet we have used it and maintained silver coin made from it at parity with gold at the ratio of 16 to 1. . DEMOCRACY'S PROPOSITION. "But now we are brought face to face with a proposition which if agreed to will make silver the sole standard of value for all debts and credits, for the wages of labor and the purchase and sale of property. The Democratic party at its recent convention at Chicago adopted a resolution in favor of the free coinage of silver at the ratio of sixteen parts of silver to one of gold. We know that in the United States and in all countries in the world thirty ounces or more of silver can be purchased by one ounce of gold. With the tree coinage of silver gold will be demonetized. Nothing can be more certain than that the cheaper money only will circulate. The United States has thus far maintained its silver coins at a purity with gold coins only by its exclusive monopoly of coinage and by limiting the amount, but with free coinage of silver there could be no limitation. Silver bullion in every form will be pressed upon (hb mints and with the mandatory duty of free coinage, silver dollars will soon till the channels of circulation and the gold dollar will be hoarded or will be quoted and sold as a commodity at about 194 cents of the silver coin. Silver will stand as the par of value and gold will be quoted at its commercial value. "Let us contemplate for awhile the in evitable result of the free coinage of silver even if I repeat what I say. It would violate every contract for the payment of money made since Jan. 1. lS7y. The resumption act, which went into operation on that day, provided for the payment in coin on demand of all United States notes presented for redemption. All forms of money, whether of silver or gold, or paper, were then maintained at par with each other and have been so maintained ever since. During all this period, gold and sliver coins at par with , each other have been the standards of value of all loans, contracts or purchases, and the faith of the United States was pledged for their maintenance at parity with each other. Although silver bullion declined in market value, the coins made from it have been kept at par with gold ccins at the legal ratio of 16 to 1. But if the free coinage of silver is authorized, then the market value of silver bullion becomes the standard for the payments on all contracts made in the past, the present of future; 412'i grains of standard silver bullion, worth now 53 cents, can, with free coinage, be coined into a dollar upon the demand of any holder of such bullion This dollar is delivered to the owner of the bullion and is not supported by the fiat of the government. The government does not undertake to maintain Us relative value with gold. The government stamps it "This is a dollar.' Its purchasing power is 53 cents, but its debt-paying power is one dollar. It is to be a legal tender for one dollar of debt, but in the purchase of any article it is only worth 53 cents, for the seller of the article can fix his price according to the kind of money offered. It is the doctrine of the Populist and the Anarchist, but It is in direct opposition to the traditional policy of Thomas Jefferson. Andrew Jackson and the Democratic party. A GREAT WRONG CONTEMPLATED. "When we contemplate the great amount of debt and credit that is unavoidable in a vast but new country like ours we naturally shrink from any measure that will either rob the lender or do Injustice to the borrower. It is impossible to estimate the wrong and injustice that will be done to creditors by, the scaling of nearly one-half of debts due them. The very threat to do it will load to the prompt and harsh collection of debts before free coinage can become a law. I am advised that already debts that would have remained uncalled for have. In fear of such a law, been enforced. It is certain that before a free coinage bill can become a law the wide distrust caused by the" pending of such a measure will lead to the rapid collection of debts, the sacrifice of property and deepen existing financial difficulties growing out of insufficient revenues for the national as well as for many State governments. "It is sometimes said of creditors that they are bloodthirsty Shylocks, aristocrats, biood-suckers, extortioners. It may he that there are amorr money lenders some men who merit these epithets, but the great body of the creditors of our country are among the thrifty, industrious and intelligent men and women of every community. One great body of creditors here is the 970.000 Union soldiers, their widows and orphans who are creditors of the United States to the amount of over $140.OOO.tOO a year for services and sacriiices in the Union army. It would be an act of perfidy and meanness beyond expression for this great country to pay them with money cf less purchasing power than gold coin merely because the overproduction of silver in the United States has reduced the market value of silver bullion contained in a silver dollar. To take advantage of this decline in order to reduce the value of the pittance to these pensioners is worse than to rob the graves of the dead. "There Is another class of creditors that the free coinage of silver will greatly injure. It is the depositors in savings institutions and kindred organizations, who. according to official statistics, number nearly 5.000.000 people, and whose deposits amount to more than $1,800,000,000. Will you cheat them by reducing the value and purchasing power of the dollars they have deposited? ALL CLASSES WOULD SUFFER. "Free coinage would also wipe out nearly one-half the. value of life insurance which provident people of the United States have paid to secure In case of their death some support' and protection to wife and children. It will affact injuriously the multitude of clerks and employes who depend upon monthly pay, and will reduce the purchasing power of all salaries of officers and employes in the public service of the United States and ot every State, county, city or township In this broad land. But by far tK greatest injury resulting from the free ' nage of silver will fall upon the workmen. Their wages are now based upon . ney of the highest value, upon gold coin of standard value. Under free coinage of sllverthe value of the silver dollar will fall to 53 cents in sold. or. as I have already said, the hundred cents of the sold dollar

will be worth 194 cents of the silver dollar. With free coinage of silver every workingman can nnd ought to demand enough silver for his dailv wages to be equal to the purchasing power of his present wages in gold. The struggle between workinjman and employer will then commence, and no one knows .better than the workingman how difficult it Is to get an advance of pay. We have strikes and strife enough now, when the workingman gets his pay in gold coin or Its equivalent, but what will be the condition when he Is paid in cheaper money of the same nominal amount, but of less purchasing power? Every sentiment of Justice will be on the side of the workingman in his struggle for good money or increased wages in cheap money. "Of all the evll3 which a government can inflict none can be greater than cheap money, whether of coin or paper. That dollar is the bes dollar that buys the largest quanitlty of food and clothing. That dollar is the gold dollar, fcr it buys more food and clothing than any other dollar, and it will also buy a silver dollar for 53 cent, if the coinage of silver is made free at the ratio of 16 to 1 of gold Experience has shown that the United States can make the silver dollar buy as mucn as the gold dollar, but It can only be made by the government buying silver bullion as needed and coining it Into dollars on government account. This has been tried. Every country of Europe, except possibly Russia, republics and monarchies alike, maintain the gold standard and silver coins at parity with gold at even a less ratio than the United States, and now Russia has hoarded over $400,000,000 ot gold in preparation for the gold standard "which she will adopt. "We have now in the treasury belonging to the government over 379.Oj0.C0O silver dollars represented . by certificates, and also silver bullion costing over $113,000,000 in treasury notes in active circulation and maintained at par with gold at the ratio of 16 to 1.. The free coinage of silver is an invitation not only to American miners, but to all miners or holders of silver in the world to deposit their silver in the mints of the United States and to receive in exchange therefor a silver dollar for every 4122 grains of standard silver deposited. But that silver is worth In the market only 53 cents. Why should we receive this bullion from , the owners of silver mines at nearly double its market value when we have such a vast hoard in the treasury, which we hold with difficulty at par with gold? The only object and effect of this measure will be to degrade .the dollar, to lessen its purchasing power nearly one-half to enable debtors to pay their debts at 53 cents for a dollar and to cheat the public creditors who hold our bonds. If this policy should be adopted the United States will take Its place among the nations of the earth as a bankrupt, closing its business at 53 cents on the dollar. AKIN TO REPUDIATION. , "There is another element of meanness in this free coinage of silver. The United States has always paid its bonds In gold

coin or its equivalent. In the darkest hours w of the civil war we stipulated to pay our bonds, principal and Interest in gold, or Its equivalent. All of the war debt has been paid in this way. A portion of it was paid by the sale of bonds bearing a lower rate of interest, but we exacted from the purchasers of these bonds gold coin or its equivalent even while our notes were below par in coin. About $347,000,000 of these securities are now outstanding, of which $262,000,000 was sold by this administration and paid for in gold coin. It is one of the objects of those who advocate the free coinage of silver to force the government to pay these bonds In silver coin reduced in value. It is harsh to express this opinion of a measure favored by many good people, but I cannot regard it in any other light but as both a fraud and a robbery and all the worse If committed by a great, rich and free people. A citizen who should commit such an offense would be punished by the courts or denounced as dishonest, but a nation like ours is beyond the power of any tribunal but conscience and God. "Now, fellov-cltlzens, I have said all I desire to say at present on the free coinage of silver. I have the confident hope that the great body of the Republican and Democratic parties representing the conservative elements of our people will stamp their rebuke upon this measure of infamy and thus preserve intact the honor, the credit and glory of our great country. This matter of the free coinage of silver and the degradation of the standard of value Involves not only questions of money, but of honor and good faith. When their honor is involved, the people never fail to respond. They have complied with every promise and paid every debt contracted since the organization of the national government, as it became due. They have paid fcur-fifths of the debts contracted during the civil war, ar.d the prospect was hopeful that all cf it would be paid-before the close of this century, .but this reversing our standards of value has like the fire bell at night startled ami alarmed our people. Let i;s settle It by following the action of Washington, Hamilton. Jefferson, Benton, Hunter,. Lincoln and 'Grant; let us maintain silver and gold at par with each other at the legal ratio of 16 to 1 until a conference among nations can prescribe common standards of value. In the meantime let no act be done, no policy be adopted, no expedient resorted to that will tarnish the honor-of this great Republic. Senator Sherman's speech was frequently Interrupted by arplause. FORAKEirS' ELOQl EXCE. An Off-llnnd Speech Instead of the One He "Wrote for the I'rons. When Governor Bushnell next introduced Senator-elect Foraker there was deafening applause. The audience was expectant, and Senator Foraker was alive to the situation. He said he had prepared bis speech for the press in advance In compliance with an urgent request, but that he would speak as the impulse of the moment prompted him; and it was a remarkable speech that swayed the immense audience at his will. It was replete with pungent phrases and brilliant metaphors. Senator Foraker snid: "We have a new question this year. The Democracy have started a new issue; they made a new issue Why is it they have made a new issue? Did not the Democracy know every thing there was to know from the beginning? I will tell you why it is we have a new issue. They have run completely out on the old. They were whipped to a standstill before they started cn the tariff, and they were defeated before they started in on the tariff, because unlike 192 we all of us understand the tariff question. You cannot find a laboring man anywhere In the United States who does not now understand It without an argument that if you make a product across the water in some other country you do not have to make it In this country. That if you make it over there there is an increased demand for labor over there, and that much less demand for labor over here. That is what the laboring man haa learned. "The farmer has learned something, too. Times have been pretty hard on him. He Is selling his products at the cheapesl price ever known since before the war. He has found out that to have a good demand and to get good prices for his product he must have a good home market. "And there is Uncle Sam himself. He has found out something. In the twentyseven years the Republican party controlled this country, after the close of the war down to 1S02, we paid off and canceled forever more than $1,700,000,000 of the public debt. During the three years and a fraction of Democratic free-trade rule they have paid off nothing, but have increased the public debt by more than ?2-;2.000.000. Uncle Sam is just now calculating how long, at that rate, it will take him to get out of debt. He has made up his mind, like some other people did in 1&D2, that he wants a change, and he will have a change, just as soon as the law and the Constitution will allow it. "Now, my fellow-citizens. I would rather take the judgment of John Sherman on a financial proposition than the judgment of Mary Ellen Lease.' I: -would rather, on a profound constitutional or financial question follow the leadership of IJenjamin Harrison than that of 'Pitchfork' Tillman. I would rather trust Governor Bushnell than Governor Hcgg. no matter how fat he may be. And I would rather follow the leadership of gallant Governor McKlnley, with all these great representatives of sound money, sound principles, sound patriotism and sound every thing eb?e supporting him, than to take 'the Roy Orator of the Platte with all these people controlling him. BRYAN'S SPEECH. "I read a day or two ago and It took me a day or two to do it the speech made by the 'Boy Orator of the Platte.' when he was notified in New York. It occupied eight columns close print. I read every word of it. and when I got done with it I thought I knew why he was called the 'Boy Orator of the Platte.' Geography tells us that the 'Platte' Is a very peculiar river. They say It is a thousand miles long and only six Inches deep. As I closed the reading of it I had another thought about him, and I said out loud. 'Mr. Bryan made himself by one speech and now he has unmade himself by one speech. No man will be ever President of the United States upon that speech. "What is the nature of this case? There is a great effort being made to create impression that the Republican party has changed Its position in regard to this matter. That is not true. The Republican party has not changed. It Is more explicit in Its declaration this year than ever before, because the circumstances were such as to require a more explicit declaration, but the Republican party, his declared this year for Identically the same thins it de

clared for In 1S52. I know; I vr there. Our declaration in 1ST2 and our declaration In lS9i are both declarations In favor,- as I said a minute ago. of bimetallism when ou can have it. and we think we can have it by an International agreement, but declarations In favor of maintaining until then, the. existing gold standard and rot being allowed to be driven to a eilver standard. "Now, what Is the policy that we have been having? That is, the policy we have been having for twentythree years? Senator Sherman has been telling you how we have maintained gold and silver at a parity. Mr. Bryan seemed to think he ought to say something on that point: and he stated In that speech made" at Madisonsquare Garden, to which I have referred, that we have been able to maintain silver dollars, counted in the ratio of 16 to 1 at par with gold because the silver dollars are a legal tender. That is not the reason at all. The reason silver dollars are maintained at par with gold is because silver dollars and every form of United States money are redeemable In gold. THE MEXICAN DOLLAR EXAMPLE. "I saw that they were sellng Mexican silver dollars on the streets to-day and I thought I would like to fee them. I want not to palm any of them off on anybody, but I sent down and got a couple of them. I have them here. There are two Mexican dollars. (Exhibiting same.) I bought them for. one United States silver dollar. There are six grains more of pure silver in each of these Mexican dollars than there Is in this United States silver dollar. These Mexican dollars down in Mexico are a legal tender. They are worth down in Mexico, whero they are a legal tender, just what they are worth up here In the United States. You can buy in the City of Mexico with one of our silver dollars, two Mexican dollars, or practically that, a few cents' difference. Why Is it? Is it because the Mexican dollars are legal tender? No. It is because the Mexican dollar has no redeemer. (Great laughter and applause.) When you

get the Mexican dollar you are at the end of your business transaction. That is money. That is the highest money they have in circulation. But when you get the silver dollar of the United States you find it worth a dollar In gold, becaus If you want the gold all you have got to do Is to ask for it. That is all you ever had to do under Republican rule. "Now, my fellow-citizens, has It not been wise that we have pursued this policy? Haven't you been proud of the currency of the United States during all these past years? Has not it been the pride of every patriotic American that as our gold would travel around the globe so, too, would every dollar of our paper money, being redeemable in gold travel everywhere and be everywhere honored at its face? We have had a stable currency. As Senator Sherman has pointed out. we have haxl an abundant currency. . There has not been any trouble with It until during the last two or three years. Until Mr.- Cleveland came into power the second time you did not hear any complaint about our money, did you? You did not hear of any trouble with the gold reserve? "All this trouble has arisen since then. Why? simply because, as every intelligent man knows, they adopted a policy of free trade as contradistinguished to a protective tariff policy, and the first result was the paralysis of business, and the second result was deficient revenues to the government. When people see that a government takes in less money than it has to pay out they begin to get distrustful of It. When the creditors of this Nation saw the Democratic party in power and saw the kind of a policy it entered upon and saw fhe results they got uneasy; they commenced demanding payment, and then you heard for the first time that there was a gold reserve, and, as the singer said awhile ago. It was 'tumbling down,' and soon bonds had to be issued. "Now, my fellow-cltlzens, the best remedy for this whole trouble is to put the Republican party back into power; restore the policy of a protective tariff, relnaugurate the policy of reciprocity and give to the American people an economic administration under which the government would have enough revenues to live and everybody engage in business In this country and every laborer in the country find something to do." (Prolonged aplause.) WOODFORD'S SPEECH. The New Yorker Tnlks to a Lnrge Audience in the Evenlncr. The crowd at the meeting to-night was the largest ever seen at a political gathering in this city. Every foot of seating and standing room in the Immense tent was occupied. Previous to the speaking the Columbus Glee Club, famous In political campaigns, stirred the enthusiasm with campaign songs. Lieutenant Governor" A. W. Jones presided and made a brief speech, in which he characterized the Democratic national platform as one of anarchism and bankruptcy. He said the Democrats stole the Populist platform in order to be admitted to the Populist church, and characterized Watson as one of the horns of the Democratic dilemma. In introducing the speaker of the evening, Hon. Stewart L. Woodford, of New York, he paid a high compliment to that gentleman's record in politics. Mr. Woodford's speech was remarkable for Its logic, and created a very strong impression. He introduced his address with a tribute to the late Gen. Thomas Ewing, with whom he held joint debates in Ohio during the greenback agitation of 1S73. The Democracy then denied the wisdom of resumption, he said; Ohio then voted against inflation .and for resumption, and he believed the result in Ohio would now be for making the silver dollar as good as the gold dollar as it voted twenty years ago to make the promissory greenback equal to gold. Our mints are open to-day, he said, to the free and unlimited coinage of gold, without charge and without restriction, except as to weight and fineness. The Democracy demands the free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. In this demand they are supported by -the Populists. The Republican party pledges itself to promote an international agreement for the unlimited coinage of silver, but insists that until such agreement can be obtained the existing gold standard must be preserved. The Democracy demands that the legal-tender paper shall be redeemable in coin. And the People's party demand that the volume of circulating medium be speedily increased. Continuing, he said: "Honest fulfillment of Populist pledges would put us on a paper basis, redeemable in paper and in paper alone, and Just where no civilized land in the world is today. It would be a currency of soap bubbles, redeemable in soap bubbles, affording no basis of foundation for any superstructure of business, farming or labor. Irredeemable paper money always begets and compels speedy and continuous increase. And such increase has always ended in repudiation. The world has had three experiences of Populist finances within the last two hundred years." In referring to the issue of 5241.000.000 of paper money by the American Continental Congress. Mr. Woodford sain: "Neither patriotism nor courage could keep this continental money afloat. But one thing could do it. and that was redemption in coin. That one thing the Continental Congress did not try, and the entire continental currency was repudiated. This is a hard word; but it is truthful. That money had paid our forefathers for their winter marches in the snow of Valleye Forge. That money had bought the liberty of the Nation. Our forefathers had not the wisdom to redeem or attempt to redeem this currency in coin, and it was repudiated. In March. 17S0, Congress, by decree, authorized silver to be received for this legaltender money at the ratio of 1 to H0. That was much better than 16 to 1. In December, 17S0, they had abandoned any attempt to redeem It at any ratio or in any manner. It was dead and unburied. If Congress did not, would not, or could not keep the legal-tender national money of the revolution at par with coin, is it honest or wise for us to attempt the experiment now? Are we braver than our fathers? Are we more patriotic than our fathers? Are we more honest than our fathers? "Mr. Bryan Is the candidate of the Democratic party and of the Populist party. The Democrats declare Just as do the Populists that all paper which is made a legal tender shall be issued by the government. Here their agreement with the Populist party stops. The Democracy declare that such legal tender paper shall be redeemable In coin. By no possible interpretation of the Populist platform am I able to find either purpose or willingness on the part of the Populists -to redeem such paper in coin. The difference, if honest. Is radical. Courtesy requires us to believe-that the difference is honest. I state this for the second time here. so that you may fix it In thought. The Democratic path and the Populist path here should part. And If both parties are honest those paths should part forever. Where does Mr. Bryan stand? And which flag does he follow? The flat? The Populists trust Mr. Bryan and therefore I dare not. They have read the Democratic platform with its promise of payment in coin and yet they who believe in constant and Increasing issues of irredeemable paper believe in Mr. Bryan. The fact Is there is cousinship between the rllver dollar worth 53 cents and the paper dollar worth nothing. It is a ccuisinshlp of depreciation. The silver dollar Is Just 47 cents nearer nothing than Is a gold dollar. And the 43 cents of fiat and of nothing Is the ligament that binds the Populists and. Democrats together." Brief speeches were made by-Senator-elect Foraker, Congressman Watson. Judge L. Y Klnsr. of Younsstown, and Hon. Kinxnett Tomkins. of this clUr.

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DEMS FAIL. TO GET JOIXT SENA TORIAL CANDIDATE INDORSED. r . . . Ronslnfi: Meeting at . nthvllle Addressed by Watnon and OthersState Political Nerrs. Special to the Ir.dljmapolls Journal. THORNTOWN. Ind.. Aug. 13. The Populists held their joint senatorial convention here to-day, but did not indorse the Democratic candidate, as was expected. They nominated W. B. Gill, of Montgomery, a straight-out Topullst, and appointed a committee to confer with the Democrats looking to the withdrawal of their candidate from Clinton county and indorsing Gill. If fusion is not effected another' convention will be called and another Populist nominated. The attendance was so small It would scarcely have been known there was a convention but for the Democrats in attendance in the interest of fusicn. - Popocratlc Nominations. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind., Aug. 15. The Democrats of Madison county nominated their ticket to-day and to-night there is general rejoicing among Republicans over the result. The nominations were dominated by the Populist wing of the party and three of the Topullst candidates were indorsed. The convention was noticeable for the absence of the time-honored leaders of the party that carried every election In Madison county for forty years till the last election. t S. Diven, Judge of the Superior Court, was turned down for renomination by Judge Klllson, of the Circuit Court, the latter throwing his support to Thomas Bagot, who has been here but little over a year. Ex-Judge E. B. Goodykoontz also met defeat at the hands of the ring manipulators. There is much bitter feeling expressed already and many Democrats are planning to defeat to-day's nominees. Shrewrd political observers concede the county will be carried by the Republicans this fall. The ticket named is: Judge Superior Court, T. E. Bagot, Anderson; Judge Circuit Court, E. F. Daily, Anderson; Representative, Dr. William Hubbard, Populist, Anderson: Prosecuting Attorney, B. S. Sprong, Anderson; Surveyor, L. It. Grover, Populist, Anderson; Treasurer, C. F. Dehority. El wood; Sheriff. W. B. Huffman, Iapel; Assessor, J. A. Chapman. Ovid; Coroner, Dr. J. Waltzer, Anderson; Commissioners, G. M. Hllligos. Anderson; and M. Pring, Populist, Pendleton. Griffiths and Forkner Spole. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Aug. 13. The first Republican rally of the present campaign in Richmond was held this eveninar and the demonstration surpassed the most sanguine expectations of those who had its management In charge. The speakers were John L. Griffiths, of Indianapolis, and Judge M. E. Forkner, of New Castle. The assembly was at South Tenth-street Park in the heart of the city. The parade marched through the principal streets Scores of railroad men, chiefly Pennsylvania employes, were in line. They marched two abreast, each carrying a lantern. The crowd at the park was immense. A large glee club sang campaign songs, after which George P. Early introduced Judge Forkner. lie confined himself almost exclusively to the. money question and made many telling points. But the chief interest centered in the speech of Mr. Griffiths. He has been heard hero before and is a favorite with the people of Richmond. Great applause greeted his introduction and even' word that he uttered was eagerly taken in. Republican Meeting: nt Martinsville.' Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MARTINSVILLE. Ind., Aug. 15.-Con-gressman W. S. Kenworthy, of Iowa, spoke in the courthouse this afternoon on the po litical issues from a Republican standpoint. A severe rainstorm came up Just before the meeting and prevented an outdoor meeting and deterred many from being present. The number of people present, however, was sufficient to fill the court room, and felt well repaid for having attended. Judge G. W. Grubbs. of this city, has made several speeches on the money question, and presents one of the ablest arguments In favor of a gold standard of any that has been heard here. He is proving a valuable aid to the Republicans by contributing some n.ost convincing articles to the local papers. The Judge spoke yesterday afternoon to a large assemblage In Morgantown. and to-night is billed for Waverly. The State central committee has engaged his services for several speeches next week in Clinton county. New Club nt Watson's Home. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. . RUSHVILLE, Ind.. Aug. 13. The Republicans of Rushville and vicinity last night organized a McKlnley club five hundred strong. The clubrooms, on Second street, have just been fitted up In handsome style, and could not half contain the crowd that clamored for admission last night. Five hundred people were eeated In the hall and fully that many more struggled for position near the doors and windows. Capt. W. D. Cole presided and stirring speeches were made by Capt. John F. Joyce, Col. E. II. Wolfe and Congressman James E. Watson. The audience cheered every point. Old campaigners say it was the finest political meeting held in Rushville In many a day. ChairmanJ. W. Hanson, of the county committee, circulated the roll for charter membership, and when the last name was entered and the count made they numbered Just 507. The McKlnley Quartet, composed of J. Walter Wilson, Charles Wolfe, Edward Manpin and Omer Trusler, rendered catchy campaign songs. Brynnltes AV'erc Routed Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MATTHEWS. Ind.. Aug. 15.-A -Joint discussion was Indulged In between the members of the McKlnley club, of this place, and the Bryan club, of Parks's schoolhouse, one and a half miles north, last night. The Bryanites were badly routed, and produced such thin argument that their own sympathizers were thoroughly disgusted. For the Democrats Thomas Keggeries, Pierce D. Clark and Wysong spoke. John Heal. A. M. Clark, Cole and Klger spoke for sound money. The question was: "Resolved. That we should have free and unlimited coinage of both gold and silver." The sentiment for sound money and protection is growing stronger every day. . A Republican Pole Raisins;. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WINCHESTER. Ind.. Aug. 13. The Republican employes of Aaron Votaw, proprietor of a hub and spoke factory here, assisted by a number of enthusiastic Republicans, raised a McKlnley pole in front of Mr. Votaw's factory this afternoon. After the pole raising Hon. J. Stakebake talked sound money to a large crowd of eager listeners. To-night Hon. A. O. Marsh addressed the citizens of Daleville on the political issues of the day. There was a meeting of the Republican central committee of this county and the Eighth district committeemen here to-day. No Bryan Pictures in Elwood. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELWOOD. Ind.. Aug. 13. A McKlnley club of 500 has been organvuea here. WorkIngmen are enthusiastic In the matter. Thomas L. De Harity is president; l;. R. Harvey, treasurer, and B. D. N. Jones, secretary. The way the list is growing tho membership will exceed l.CuO in a few days. The silver craze is rapidly dying out among the farmers and the ratio or McKlnley to Rryan pictures in windows is more than 16 to 1. Not a Bryan picture can be found in a home or business house of this city. Mount in Fountain County. Fpeclal to the Jndianaiolis Journal. COVINGTON. Ind.. Aug.l3.-The Republicans of Fountain county opened the campaign in x Patton's Grove. - near Veedersburg, to-day. Large delegations headed by bands came in from all parts of the county. Hon. James A. Mount, candidate for Governor, and Hon. Charles R. Landls. candidate fcr Congress, were the speakers and both were attentively listened to. No audience in the hlstery of the politics of this county seemed to be more appreciative jf w!iat was said nor more enthusiastic. , . Holloway Answers Turple. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ROCKPOHT. Ind.; Aug. 11-Hon. Fred E. Hollqway has made four speeches hi Spencer county, cae' each at Gentryvilie GrandviewJtocport and EurelC and eich

An rrportarttr.-u telegraph, tmt ig sre iaat ever Genvercd to tie, newspapers. It is girt again in tins article. It is the information that S per cent, of all ca.Vs of CS tumption can be ctmpWr7: and permanently There is no doubt aboui iThe statemeut is not Sit recklessly, but after thet disputable fact Consumption is not a c ease of the lunrs. Ifis a !icac cf blood, which in weak lunjrtd people Van ifests iUelf by the formation of tubercle in the lunjs and the wasting away 0f nl tissue. The cure for consumption is sirv It consists in the administration of a cine that will assist the lunpt in throwing off tuberculous matter, and that will cl-ans the system so that this refuse matter will lire placed by stronjr, healthy tiwu-s That sounds like a very sinple operation, ar.d yet consumption baffled the combined tned. jcal kill ox the whole world for hundreds of years. Consumption was considered incurable until the advent of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. This prcat remedy is the most wonderful blood purifier and strenjrthcner that the wo:ld has ever known. It is the result of years of stady and experiment, br a scientific pbyician and has been tested in every way by him for over 30 years. It has an unbroken record of success. It cures & pre at variety of diseases, because almost all disease's have their origin and support in impurity and weakness of the blood. As lonjr ts a man's blood is rich and pure, he is ia no danger from diseases. The blood is the medium through which food is carried froa the digestive system to all of the tissues of the body. If it carries impure thin?, or an insufficient quantity of food thir.s trouble will ensue. There is nothing about that so very hard to understand. It is perfectly plain and natural and rational. The ' Golden Medical Discovery " puts the df. gestive system in perfect order, purines and enriches the blood and so puts the whole body into perfect tune. ThU tmllc i eoatjnued in Tr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. This kx8 pajre boolc sent free on rcedpt of 21 orc-ccnt ftarr: to cover cost of tnailmir mty. Wosi.n's rj;.- r:i. ftAKY METKCt Afrt','-r" " AJICSEMKXTS. Price lOe, 20e. 30 c Matinees Dally. To'Mtrrow and all Week, , And Co. of H, in tb hurrah comedy, "A Booming Town" Everybody g-oes to th Park. Klctric Fans and Free lUcycle Chrck Room. r'Singint:Mght,, ntxt Friday. Bicycle Iaoes Capital City Track, Cor. Thlrtletust. aal Monon It. K., Tuesday, August 18, 1896 Afternoon, 3:30: : : : Evening, 8:30 Grand Stand, 50c. General Admission, 25c. IZISSEIAS GARDEN Concert Every Evening. place he has been erected by large an.l en thusiastic audiences. Last night he Fpoke at this place, and took up the speech delivered by Senator Turple in the afternoon, exposing tho misstatements and fale reasoning of the Senator. An Knur Lie to Xnll. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CONNERSVILLE. Ind.. Aug:. 15.-The correspondent to the Sentinel, from thU city, has developed into a modern Ananias, but this development was necessary for harmony with the Democratic ;t;.cy of tlii-j campaign. In yesterday's S-ntin i h says that after four weeks of work the Republicans had only succeeded in getting: nineteen names to their pledge to vote lor McKlnley. Cor.nersville has a McKlnley club 2."i0 strong. Miplewood, a suburb, has Vo) in their club, and the first voters club Has fifty names and growing. The old soldiers are organizing, and now have 1J0 names enrolled, pound money, protection and reciprocity is steadily paining ground here. . In SnUer'a District. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BUTLER VI LLE, Ind.. Aug. 13. Republican candidate for Congress of the Fourth district, tha Hon. Marcus R. Sulzer. spoke to an interested audience of over l.w) people here last nij?ht. The pple are a.nxious to hear soundmoney .argument, and as the campaign oes on they will become more enlightened and will Ihj more adverse to free and unlimited coinage of silver. Wnrruni Salts the Fopocrnt. Special to the Indiancpoli Journal. WINCHESTER. Ind.. Aug. 13. Hon. Henry Warrum, candidate fcr Reporter of the Supreme Court on the Democratic ticket, opened the campaign for Randolph county Democracy here this afternoon. Throughout his speech wan 11 at -footed for free silver, and strong enough as an ultr-t declaration alonp that IIneto suit the most rampant Populist. liaised u 12.1-Foot lnle. Special to the InJianapohs Journal. MUNCIE. Ind., Aug. 13. An old fashioned pole raising occurred in this city last night when Sixth ward Republicans hoisted an ash f taff 125 fect bUh. with a twr ntv-four-foot flag. Walter L. Dall and Edward M. White addressed the meeting of nearly l." people. Under the direction of County Chairman Joseph G. IefHer. the right is ou in full force In old Delaware county. Remy Opens at Hartford City. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Aug. 15. The Republican campaign was opened hAroth!s evening by Charles F. Remy. of Crlurr.bu. candidate for Reporter of the suprerm Court. He discussed the momy question for an hour and a half in an able and convincing manner. Canlfteltl for McKlnley. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND. Ind.. Aug. 11 An important acce5sion to the cause of round money anl Republicanism is that of John Caulfild. pioprietor of the Fulton steam oWr works. He has come out for the Republican cause. St. Joseph County Nominees. Special to the Indlanaplli Journal. SOUTH BEND. Ind.. Aug. 13. St. Josrrh county Democrats this afternoon nominated for Representatives John W. Talbot anl Edward A. Metzger. VANDALISM AT YALE. Ivy Planted by the Class of TW; Molen by Relic Hunters. NEW HAVEN. Conn., Aug. H.-The cla? Ivy planted by the class of Yale. '13. v;h!ch created such a sensation during commence ment because it was taken from the gra of General Robert E. Lee, has mysteriously disappeared from its place by the walls of the university library. The discovery made by a party of Southern gentl-nKa who happened to be visiting in this city, and. having read of the excitement cau?d by the planting of the Ixe ivy, determined to pay ;t visit to the scene. The colr; authorltirs do not know how to account tor the disapiearance of the ivy. and are of the opinion that tt was probably taken by relic hunters. TWO STEAMERS SUNK. Ocennira nnd the William Chlsliolm at the Bottom of Lake St. Clair. DETROIT. Mich., Aug. 15.-Late last night the steamer Oceanica, of the EehiRh Valley Transportation Company's tet. collided with the propeller William Chisholn in the new channel in Lake St. Clair, ar.d both were sunk. The Oceanica was bound up. loaded with coal, from Ruffalo to Chicago, The Chlsholm was loaded with iron ore. and was bound from Marinette to Ohio ports. None of the crews were drowned, the men takhr.s to the rising until hp arrived. The. Oceanica wa valued at $i0.O: the Chlsholm at J120.UOX The boats line in seventeen feet of water it u thntrirht that I the accident was caused by a confusion d , rirnala cr