Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1898 — Page 5

WASHINGTON LETTER.

(From oar regular correspondent.) 001. Ike Hill, whose long connection with the Howe has made his judgment good on Congressional politics, said: “We have got the republicans sure. Nothing short of a miracle can save them. Why, I believe that we will gain four Congressmen right in the President’s own state.” Col. Hill says that General Gosvenor’s recent offer to bet SIO,OCX) that the democrats would not gain a Congressional District in Ohio was S’ a blufF, and that he will ly undertake to make Gen. ivenor a present of SI,OOO, if he will put up the money to back his offer. * * * Mr. McKinley knows the correct thing when he sees it, even if he doesn’t always do it- He is said to have done some very vigorous kicking about the eastern political tour that Boss Hanna has arranged for him, beginning with his appearance at the Philadelphia Peace Jubilee ceremonies, and extending to New York City, and possibly Boston. It is creditable to Mr. McKinley that he should have kicked at being used for such a purpose, but the credit he will get wilt drop to zero if he makes the trip after all, and it is the understanding in Washington that he will. It will show that he dare not refuse to do what Hanna directs him to do, even when he knows it is not right. * * It is a little bit puzzling why the administration allows time to be wasted by the Peace Commission, at Paris, in discussing various propositions of the Spanish Commissioners concerning our paying or guaranteeing the payment of any portion of the Spanish bonds, charged against Cuba, if it be true, as has been claimed right along, that the American Commissioners had positive instructions before they left Washington, to the effect that this Government would under no circumstances either pay or guarantee the payment of one dollar* of Spanish bonded indebtedness of any kind. It seems as though even Spaniards could have been made to clearly understand that position without wasting nearly four weeks discussing it, if that really be the position of the administration. * * * There is a wide gulf between the civil service commission and Perry Heath, First Assistant Post-master-General. Perry issued a notice the other day to all Federal office holders that there was nothing in the Civil Service law to prevent their jumping in and whooping up things for republican candidates, and that the administration expected them to do it, or words to that effect. The Civil Service Commission has issued a circular to the members of the seven hundred boards of examiners throughout the country, warning them against “pernicious political activity,” under penalty of removal from the Boards. Inasmuch as the members of these examining Boards are, in almost every instance, Federal office holders and that their removal from the boards would not affect their offices, the penalty is not a severe one by any means. *.* Young “Jim” Blaine, who by grace of pull holds a captain’s commission in the volunteer service, has gall, if he has nothing else. The whole country knows that he was ordered home from Manilla, whither lie went as a staff officer, because he was fonder of intoxicants than of duty, and the opinion has been frankly expressed by officers that he ought to be courtmartialed and dishonorably dismissed from the Army in the interest of discipline. That being the situation, it was thought that favoritism of the rankest kind was shown when the War Department ordered that Capt. James G. Blaine should be honorably discharged because there was “no further need for his services,” and that “Jim” would jump at the chance of being let down so easily. Not he. As soon as he arrived in Washington, he succeeded in having the order of the War Department held up until he could see Mr. McKinley and try to have it withdrawn entirely. Great as Jim’s pull undoubtedly is, it is doubtful whether Mr. McKinley will consent to his remaining in the army. * * * The republican bosses are hot after the republican office holders in Washington, both voters and non-voters.- The voters have all been given to understand that if they do not go home and vote they will be blacklisted, and to remove their last excuse, the republican Congressional Committee is offering to furnish them with transportation when they say they are unable to pay for it themselves.

But this transportation is not to be a gift. Every voter who avails himself of the Committee’s offer is told that he must make a “voluntary” contribution, within a given time to the Committee, of an amount equal to the cost of his railroad ticket, or take the consequences. Boss Quay’s man is sending letters to Washington to bulldoze the Pennsylvanian office-holders into not only going home to vote but contributing sls each to the campaign fund. In his letter asking for the money he says, “unless a vigorous and aggressive campaign is waged, we may lose three or-four districts.” Unless the reS>rts made to Ex-Representative err, Secretary of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, are wrong, the republicans will lose those Congressional Districts in Pennsyluania, regardless of what sort of a campaign they wage, and they stand to lose many districts in other states as well.

SOUTH BARKLEY.

—Wanted :--A little more rain. —Lottie Turner visited Mrs. L. B. Hewitt Monday. --Jim Knight did business in Rensselaer Tuesday. —Lewis Brown is visiting Lewis Burton in Momence, 111., this week. —John Fanson and A. L. Bowles did business in Rensselaer Monday. -Twelve men from Indianapolis went to work on the new railroad Monday. —Lem Stock well, land agent from Tenn., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Baker, this week. --John Hefferline of Rensselaer, visited Ben Clouse, of dredge-boat, ‘■Minnie,’ - Monday. Bud Han mond of Remington, bought *lO bushels of potatoes of John fiieth Monday. —Harry Gifford loaded a car of onions at Smithtteld, on the C. & W. V. R. R. Monday. --The dams that were in the dredge ditches all summer were blown out Friday. The ditches are nearly dry now. —T. to. Callahan and John Fanson attended the “Uncle Josh Spruceby” play in Rensselaer Tuesday evening.

SHARON.

—Frank Duvall did business in White county last week. —Mr. Kimple, of White county, was a Monday caller. —Mr. and Mrs, Kntple of Seafield, were callershere last week —Mrs. Mala Garrison was numbered among the sick list of last week. —The eldest daughter of Mr. Dave Holan is down with typhoid fever. —Chas. Slaughter is improving his place by putting down a drilled well. —Messrs. Thos. and John Harris of Remington, were Sunday callers here. —Geo. Hosmer of Rensselaer, was looking after his farms here last week, —The Rev, Peter V’. Hinds was a business caller in Remington last week. —Joseph Scheatz, of Danvers, 111., who has been here building a barn for his tenant, Mr. Schaurich returned home last Saturday. —Messrs. Hammond a nd Harris were in the north part of the county the first of the week, and bought a load of potatoes and onions. —The democrats of Jordan Tp., attended a meeting at Egypt school house last Wednesday night. The speaker was Mr. Glazebrook, of Rensselaer, and he was greeted with a large and attentive audience. —White county parties have been seeking an outlet for their ditches and have been surveying along the Milman route with a view of enlarging that stream and pour the water down on an already inundated territory. —Judging from information given us by old time republicans there will be an additional eclipse other than the six recorded in the almanac. The last one will be of the republican party for it is given up by all classes that a change is a necessity.

BLACKFORD.

—Weather damp and chilly. —Corn husking is in full blast on N. R. —Will Ray is hauling tile for Andrew Arnold. —Chris. Morgeneg is shucking corn for Elias Arnold. —The hog cholera is about stamped out in this locality. —The new Sandridge school house is nearly completed and school will begin next Monday. —Gifford’s railroad is still on the boom, Several men near Blackford are working on the road. —The schools in this vicinity are having a good attendance, averaging from 80 to 40 pupils each. —Frank Lakin bought several fine young stgers last week. He has several horses which he would like to trade for cattle. --The Pull in brothers, with "Uncle” James Snyder, went coon hunting one night last week. They got one coon, two’possums and oqe mink. —The German Baptists, or Dunkards, will hold their annual big meeting at the Dunkard Chapel this coming Saturday and Sunday. Everybody invited. —The eldest child of Mr. and Mrs. John Marlatt died of scarlet fever last Tuesday. Several other members of the family are sick with tbe same disease. —Chas. Reed, a very popular young man of Barkley tp., and Miss Nora Meyers, were married last Sunday evenirg. Tbelr many friends wish them much happiness and good luck.

REMINGTON.

—Sheriff Reed was in town Tuesday. —Weather a little better than last week. —Dr. Pratt of Goodland, was in town a short time Monday. —Editor Walker, of the Wolcott Enterprise, was in town Monday. —Mrs, Cal. Creek and daughter Della, of Pontiac, Kansas, are visiting relatives in Remington. —Strange how some good people will preach temperance and vote the opposite in county politics. —With good weather, this week will com* plete the work of laying the cement walk around Exchange block. —Fred Bowman returned last week from Chicago where he had gone to take a position in a wholesale drug house, not having been successful in securing the position. —Bert Green of Goodland, has oh exhibition at the Star Cash Grocery an Acetyline gas out-

fit. It seems to be giving satisfactory results: making a light almost if not entirely equal to electricity at a very much less cost. —Peter Brooktnan. a Remington man, was run down and killed by a Chicago and northwestern train at Chicago white crossing the tracks on a bicycle Monday. Brooktnan leaves a wife and four small children. —John Sutton, a former Remington boy but now of near Hutchinson, Kan., and wife, who have been visiting the latter’s parents, Mr, and Mrs. Isaac Westfall, for a few days, left on the 0:38 a. m. train Tuesday morning forhome. f —ln regard to the charges made by the Republican county papers, why don’t they give theirauthority? It would be an easy matter for any one to write such articles. But when the authority is hidden it don’t look just right. Give your authority, gentleman, or keep still. —ln view of the fact that democrats were at the head in directing the movement in nearly every decisive battle In the Spanish-American war, it is very amusing to note that the republican speakers are a unit in their efforts to make the people believe that the republican party is entirely responsible for Spanish defeat. —The republicans realizing the uncertainty of electing any of their candidates in this county or congressional district, are making every effort possible to stay the tide, and are moving heaven and earth for speakers and running them into the county, but the people are awake and every speech only makes republican defeat more certain, —The speaking by Congressman Crumpacker at Exchange Hall Monday night was not the success that had been hoped for. Notwithstanding the-fact that the band was called out to attract a crowd, there was by actual count less than 75 voters in the house and one fourth of those were known democrats. The only applause given was by a few radical republicans at the reference by the speaker to j “The Splendid Administration of President McKinley.”

The fight for better and more economical county government being waged by the Jasper County Democrat should appeal to the sense and judgement of every taxpayer in Jasper county. For years tax-ridden by one of the most extravagant political rings that ever preyed upon a long suffering people, the turning point has come. There are times when a long suffering people refuse to listen to appeals to "stand by the ticket” and vote for their own interests. We believe that this is one of those years in Jasper county.—Delphi Times.

THE "WHITEWASH” BRUSH.

De Scribes an' de Pharisees knowed deir b'z, When de sepulchres made a big smell: Dey jis’ done close ’em, and leave ’em as dey is An’ dey whitewash de outside well. Chorus: Den git out de whitewash brush. An’ tech up de sepulchre’s stones: You's sho' fo’ to fail es de kalsomine pail Don’t kiver de dead men's bones’ Boss Alger he 'pinted some fust class men Fer conductin’ of de G. O. P., But for pupposes o' war dey was—nine out 'o ten De wust lot you ever did see. Chorus: But get out the whitewash brush An' teach Up de sepulchre's stones; You’s sho' fo’ to fail es de kalsomine pail Don’t kiver de dead men’s bones. Dey says dat our sojers done fonght fust rate, But dey stahved 'em an’ let ’em to die. I guess Marse Alger's not gwine for to wait Till the common f jlks find out why. Chorus: He'll git out his whitewash brush An’ tech up de sepulchre's stones; He"s sho' fo’ to fail es de kalsomine’pail Don’t kiver de dead men’s bones. Dey’s a heap o’ widows, an’ dey’s orphans, too, An’ poh sick sojers an dead. Dat never would ’a been—you knows it’s true Es dey’d been tukken kyar of an’ fed. Chorus: So git out de whitewash brush An’ tech up de sepulchre's stones; You’s sho' to' to fail es de kalsomine pail Don’t kiver de dead men’s bones. Dere’s seberal gin’rals an a heap o’ small fry Dat's suttenly shakin' in deir shoe; Es dey don't took out, dey'll find bye’n bye Unc)e Sam he knows who’s who. Chorus: Den git out the whitewash brush An’ tech up de sepulchre’s stones, You’s sho’ so to fail efde kalsomine pail Don’t kiver de dead men’s bones. I kinder'specks Marse Alger himself Aint as comfo’table as he was. But he play like de ’possum, a’ make b'lieve deff. An’ hope we don’t bodder him; cos— Chorus: He’a got out his whitewash brush. An’ *s teching up de sepulchre's stones; He don’t mean to fail efde kelaomine pail Can kiver de dead men’s bones. —New York Times.

Real Estate Transfers,

Minnie B. Sayers to Nellie Freeland et al Oct. 21, und 1-7 wHe nw 10-16.7, Newton S6OO AddaD. Crosscup to Albert R. Hopkins, Oct. 2!C und 1-5 Its 11.12 blk 6, It 10 bl 8 Rensselaer, S4OO. Martha A. Fredline to William A Isley. Sept. 22, und % wH nw 34-28-5, Hanging Grove, $1,400. William A. Isley to Martha A. Fredline, Sept. 27, und Hse ne 38-28-5, Hanging Grove S7OO. William A. Isley to George J. Fredline, Sept. 27, undtt sw ne 38-28-5, Hangiug Grove, S7OO. Marion L. Spider to Joseph A. Norman Oct. 22, It 17 Owens sub-div of sw 18-28-0 5 acres, Rensselaer, SSOO. Allice M. Wallaee to OscaM. Marquart. Oct. 18. undtf ne sw 86-88-6, 40 acres, Wheatfield. SIOO. Tina Kohl to J. J. Mettlcr. Oct. 26, ne ne 2231:6, Walker, SI,OOO.

Bring your buggy, wagon and harness wants to Judy and The Lief Buggy Company and they will supply you. They have the material and ability to do it.

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

The Jasper circuit court has been grinding out cases this week, of which we mention the following: Perry Hull, the Gillam tp, “horse buyer” was tried by jury and plead guilty cf getting property under false pretenses and was given an indeterminate reformatory sentence of from one to five years. Claude Gray, the young man charged with stealing money from his fellow employes in one of the northern townships, was discharged the state’s principal .witness having gone to South Dakota. Dosoetha Schroder was given a divorce from Christopher Shroeder on her cross-complaint, and SIOO alimony and attorney fees. Judge Kent arrived from Frankfort Thursday morning. He sustained the motion of the defendants in the tax cases to make complaint more specific. Although the complaint could have been amended in a very few minutes, the attorneys agreed to amend same on or before the first day of next term. This disposes of the cases until after the election. In the Iroquois ditch case. Judge Kent asked for furthertimetoin vestigate the q uestions pre - sented to him. as they are new ones. It was agreed by the attorneys that he should render his decision next term.

Good correspondence stationery cheap at The Democrat office.

OVERSTREET BILL

Dangerous Scheme Designed to Establish the Gold Standard ——————— And Permanently Demonetise Sliver—The Nefarious Scheme Wholly In the Interest of Goldbugs and Their Allies. Taking into consideration the herculean efforts of the Republican party and those who have acted under its auspices to bring about what the goldbugs denominate "comprehensive and enlightened monetary legislation” by congress, people who attach value to facts, will be prompted to investigate carefully to find the facts which will enable them to airive at rational conclusions relating to the schemes of goldbugs and their allies to circumvent the people and foist upon them a currency system utterly at war with the welfare of the country. The pioneer advocates of this "comprehensive and enlightened monetary” scheme to erect a gold standard, degrade silver and give the national banks unlimited control of the currency, hailed from Indianapolis, and the "monetary convention,” which they had the great satisfaction of organising was made np of delegates, as the title page of its report shows, from "boards of trade, chambers of commerce, commercial dabs and other similar commercial bodies of the United States.” And it is interesting to note that the great agricultural interests and the great labor interests of the country wen not invited to send delegates to the "monetary convention,” nor were then any representatives of these great interests in the convention. As now organized, "boards of trade, chambers of commercl, commercial dabs and other similar commercial bodies” include gamblers on 'change in all agricaltnral products, stooks, bonds and geld. To have 4u the "monetary convention” only delegates from commercial bodies, such as have been named, was strictly in accord the goldbng idea of finance—of the superiority of wealth over men who produce wealth; of gamblers on 'change, men who "corner” commodities; bucketshop statesmen, who have in their nomenclature such slang as "put,” "call” and other gibberish, quite as intelligible to the "plain people” as the slang terms used by "knights of the jimmy”—terms which an honest farmer or an honest mechanic could no more understand than if these delegates to monetary conventions were to use the "dick” of hot ten tots. It is important in disonasing the labors of suoh men as composed the monetary convention to know, not their personal antecedents, bnt their business status, or employments, associations, eto. They were goldbugs, as devoted to the gdd standard as savages are to their fetich, and regarded the 6,500,000 Americans who voted for Bryan and bimetallism as “idiots,” "anarohists,” "lunatics,” demagogues, and dangerous to the pea os and welfare of the oountry, and that for some inscrutable reason members of boards of trade, gamblers In grain and gold, should meet in convention and prepare u bill to be presented to oongrese to bring about a "comprehensive and enlightened monetary” system of flnanoe for the nation. When the Fifty-fifth oongress met in its aeoond session there was a flood of bills introduced, nil bearing the imperial stamp of goldbugism, as for Instance there was the Walker bill, 5,181, Then Mr. Walker of Massachusetts, not content with 6.181. introduced bill 10.888, and, not yet satisfied. Introduced bill 10,888. This done, Mr. MoCleary introduced bill 8,736, “prepared by the special tbe banking and currency committee.” Finally, Mr. Overstreet of Indiana introduced bill 5,865, prepared by the board of trade delegates to the Indianapolis monetary convention. The bills offered by Mr. Walker and Mr. MoCleary, though their authors sought by cunning worthy of a fox. by playing tricks with words equal to u juggler handling caps and balls, and by duplicity, worthy of a Machiavel, could not obscure the real purpose they bad in view, which was to establish goldbugism ou an enduring busts in the United States, and it may be said that the monetary convention— Overstreet's bill, which it Is proposed to ommiiM, in frankness of declaration in favor of all goldbng heresies was much more la consonanoe with straightout talk on the mousy question. And as Mr. Overetrset’s bill may be regarded as a quasi Indiana production, it is proposed to, show Hie people of Indiana what is in store for them if the bill or any similar tall became a law. The Issue of the gold standard vs. free and

unlimited coinage of silver at the ntk of 16 to 1 la in the campaign now going forward In Indiana, and this being tens it becomes specially Important ‘for Democrats to fully oomprehend the scheme, and thwart the designs of goldbugs at the polls In November. WhM Does the Overstreet Blit Prepeeef In discussing the seheme embodied in the Overstreet bill, it Is not required to analyse the sophistries and vagaries upon which tbe gold standard advocates rely to make black appear white, and vice versa. Such discussions are along labyriutbian pathways, which ending nowhere, simply confute those who attempt to find their way out of the maze. In replying to the question, what does the bill propose? it should be said Us purpose is to oopy the laws of England, France, Germany and other countries and establish in the United States, regardless of all interests, except the interests of the rich, a gold standard. And this gold standard is secured in the first section of the bill as follows: "That the standard of unit of valtw shall, as now, be the dollar, and shall consist of twenty-five and eight-tenths grains of gold, nine-tenths flne.vor twenty-three and twenty-two one hundredths grains of pure gold, as represented by oue-tenth Dart of the eagle.” That is the gold standard, if The bill becomes a law, and a law it will become unless the Democratic party defeats the Republican party at the polls in November. That there shall be no misunderstanding regarding the gold standard, which Section I establishes, the fact is clinched as follows: “Section 2. That all obligations for the payment of money shall be performed in conformity with the standard provided for in section 1.” Here it is seen that section 1 provides a gold standard and section 2 provides that all obligations for the payment of money shall be in accordance with that gold standard. Besides, section 2 destroys existing contracts between the government and the bond holders. At present all government bonds are payable, principal and interest, in "coin,” either gold or stiver or both, but section 2 of the bill under consideration says: "That all obligations of the United States for the payment of money now existing or hereafter to be entered into shall, unless hereafter otherwise expressly stipulated, be redeemed and held to be payable in gold coin of the United States, as defined in the standard aforesaid.” In this is seen the hand of the bondholder. Ho was sufficiently potential in the Indianapolis monetary convention to provide that his bonds, principal and interest, now payable in "ooin,” shall be payable in "gold coin,” and his influence was felt to the extent that he had it inserted in the bill that there should be free coinage only in gold, as follows: "Section 8. That there shall continue to be free coinage of gold into coins of the denominations, weight, fineness and legal tender qnality prescribed by existing laws.” The bill deals curtly and contemptuously with the silver dollar, to tbe extent. if the bill the convention ooncocted and which was introduced in congress by Representative Overstreet beoomes a law, as Sec. 8 provides.

“No Silver Dollars Shall Ba Hereafter Coined.” In bo far as the bill relates to metallio currency, it culminated in the declaration that "no silver dollars shall be hereafter ooined.” If the bill becomes a law, which will be the case if the Republican party wins a victory at the polls in November, bimetallism will cease to exist in the United States, and the gold standard advocates, the pintocratio class, will have won a victory far-reaching and disastrous to the welfare of the country. Why? Because one of the primary, original, irredeemable coins of the country will have been struck down and struck out of existence as primary money, and gold substituted, which by increasing the demand for gold makes it dearer, and by reducing the demand for silver makes it cheaper. What is meant by the increased value of gold consequent upon the demonetization of the silver dollar? This question is answered by Mr. Shafroth of Colorado in his speech in congress, May 26, 1898, In whioh he says: "Theinorease in the value of gold cannot be estimated in dollars and cents, because it is the unit of measurement. This increase in value can only be estimated by increased purchasing power. What we mean by increased purchasing power is that it buys more of commodities and property. That means that the owner 'of commodities and property must yield up more of them in order to obtain a given quantity upon the gold valuation than before the increase in value of gold, and that means he must sell at a loss prioe.” Suppose a farmer has a mortgage on his farm for 91,000, which is due and must be paid. It is not the contention that the gold standard has increased the amount of this debt, but that the increased value of gold by the demonetization of silver makes it more diffloult for the farmer to obtain the gold to pay off his mortgage. Before the increase in the value of gold 1,000 bushels of wheat would have sufficed to pay off the mortgage, but as the value of gold has appreciated, he finds that his wheat baa depreciated from $1 a bushel to, say, 76 cents a bushel, in that case he would have to sell 1,888 bushels of wheat to pay off his mortgage. That farmers have been subjected to such losses by the demonetisation of silver is shown by the most reliable statistics, prepared and circulated by the United States department of agriculture, and will not be denied. It is true, as the goldbugs contend, that England, Prance, Germany, Italy, Spain and some other countries have the gold standard. And so it may be said, they have their kings, emperors and titled aristocracy, but it does not follow, in the one case more than in the other, that the United States shapedhave a king or a gold standard. ] In European countries is fountTnot only royal families, a titled nobility.

don and ft vast population kuowm as proletarats, man who have no non voioe In ooci tooling public affaire than so many horned cattle. They ftMthft victims of conditions which the gold standard advocates are toying to eetab-. llsh In the United States, and which will be expedited should Mr. Over street's bill, now pending in oongress, beooaaa a law, because every line, paragraph and section has bnt one purpose in view, which is to establish in the United States, upon the specious plea of a "comprehensive and enlightened monetary** system, a gold standard system of finance. To recapitulate the Overstreet bill, which is an issue in the Indiana oampaign, it is seen that 1. It makes gold the standard of valne. 2. It makes the silver dollar a subsidiary or minor coin. 8. It declares that no more silver dollars shall be coined. 4. It makQS ail government bonds, now outstanding, payable in gold com. 6. It makes nil obligations of the United States payable in gold coin. 6. It makes the coinage of gold free and unlimited and denies to silver tbe coinage rights accorded to gold. 7. In the interest of bondholders ifc seeks to destroy the contract between the government and the bondholders, which under the law makes United States bonds payable in "coin,” gold or silver, payable only in "gold coin.” Under such cironmstances it is not surprising that the Republican press of the state does not want the Overstreet bill to be an issue in the campaign—and the Indianapolis News, than which there is no Republican paper in the state more devoted to the gold standard, sees distinctly that the Overstreet bill is fraught with danger to the party. As an expression of goldbug sentiments the Overstreet bill has less circumlocution and jugglery iu it than is found in any other bill upon the subject introduced in oongress. The bill, as has been said, is the product of the Indianapolis monetary convention, hut the Indianapolis News, now that the people of Indiana begin to comprehend the monstrous, if not infamous, provisions of the bill, declares that the Republican party has never indorsed it. According to The News, nobody seems to have indorsed the Overstreet bill, not even the convention that nominated Mr. Overstreet as a candidate for oongress dared to indorse the Overstreet bill. And yet The Ngpi snyK "Mr. Overstreet deserves groat credit for introducing the commission MB In congress. It is a carefully prCpesed measure, tbe work o t men skilled In finance and economics, and is probnMy supported by a wider and more inflnan tial constituency than any other ftMaa* ore of currency reform that has yetkfttoft proposed.” Notwithstanding anok commend*’ tions, The News, with all of its goldbng proclivities, is afraid that ths discussion of the bill will work disaster to the BapubHcan party and to goldbugism. generally. The News on that point to right. All that is required is to get the provia* ions of the Overstreet bill fairly before the people of Indiana; this done, it will transpire that, as The News dare not indorse it as an issue, and as the Republican convention dared not indorse It as an issne, and as the congressional convention, which nominated Mr. Overstreet for oongress, dared not induna to as an issne, the people at the polls iu November will not indorse it nor any at its goldbng, national bank, money power provisions. It is a oheering sign to see sach a goldbng Republican sheet as the Indianapolis News playing crawfish—bathing down and backing ont—and protesting that the Overstreet bill, oonoocted by goldbngs and introduced in congress by a goldbng congressman, to not an issue in the campaign, bocanee, forsooth, the bill was not mentioned in conventions, though the infamies which it advocates were mentioned and Indorsed. Snob crawfishing and protesting only shows that the Republican party, which lacks the courage to stand by its own issues, ought to be defeated.

REPUBLICAN PARTY’S FINANCIAL POLICY The Republican party’s declaration for “A COMPREHENSIVE AND ENLIGHTENED SYSTEM OF CUMRENCY” If given “THE VITALITY OF LAW” would L Rotlrs 0846,000,000 of grteabaaha 8. Stop Mtuf* of silver dollars. ft. Make •500,000,000 es silver deearable la geld. 4. Make debt ooatracts, public ead pelveto, payable la geld. 5. Tara ever to beaks all power t» lute paper earreaey. a. Secure beak earreaey by assets eatyi 7. leave depositors without protsatloa. ft. Baable beaks to ceatract or eepaad their earreaey at will. ft. Create a bank monopoly. 10. Leave boeeet beaks et the MMf of dishonest onee. U. Make legitimate banking beserdeea. 18. lacrrase the velae of oav debt eto Itftlloßfi Nittfiil ju4. ; prftvtlfo maay hundred mltlioa dollars. lft Open an a venae for wildcat luslhg. 14. Provide a 12-year hoard to coat set earreaey. ■ • • 15. "Make money the master, everything else the servaaU 1 *