Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 27, Petersburg, Pike County, 11 November 1898 — Page 8

lEPiiBUCU) CURRENCY REFORM. In my lad two letters I .have tried to dwiefiy but correctly explain the working sad effect of house bill No. 10.886, whioh the house oommitte on banking and currency favor, and whioh will doubtless become a law if the party in power have a majority In the next oonjroes The bill is so repulsive to the oommon people, providing, as it does, .for the demonetisation of oar present .silver dollars and the surrender to the banks of the currency of the country, that the Republican leaders naturally try to shirk responsibility for it. Bat the evidenoe which connects them with .this measure and Identiiee it with their proposed "comprehensive monetary legislation” is so complete and clear that .the same evidence in a criminal court .would convict a man of murder. The very phraee need in their state platform was eoiaed by the Indianapolis monetary oonventioo which inaugurated this currency reform soheme. -That con motion was composed of men who had supported McKinley in 189®, and its work reoeived his especial commendation in his messsge to the last oongress; the leading footor in the Indianapolis monetary convention, Hugh EL H*nm, is a prominent candidate for the senate should the Republicans control our legislaturet the convention's bill was introduced in tht house by Overetreet of Indiana, who is race more their candidate for congress and whom renomiuation was urged at the time by the Republican management on the ground

that he Mood for this currency legislation; the bill slightly amended has been fevorahly reported by the house oom* mittee who recommend its passage; this reported biU is known as H. H. No. 10,888. and the action of the boose oom* mittee in reporting it far passage estops the party from disclaiming it now; their notion wae manifestly the result of a oancos and almost every Republican member signed a petition asking for its report. Besides, Mr. Hanne deolaree in a pablic letter theft a careful poll of the house shows that cne friends of "sound money" will support the me This currency retom was oonooived by a convention of " business men," It remains now for the oouimea people to' pass judgment on it. b will not'do to •land Idly by aad await the action of the next oongrees. If that congress is Republican we know what currency reform they will give aa 11 means that our silver dollar* shall eease to be standard money, bat, by being made redeemable in gold, shall sink to the level of mere token coin. It means that the volume of our standard money shall he 7itraded, making gold the sole mousy redemption. It means making oar Sblic debt, now payable in com, a bt payable in gold alone. It means i destruction of our government our* nenay and the substitution of a national bank currency to take its place—-a currency whose volume can be absolutely oeutrolled, that oau be expanded or contracted at will, -leading to speculation or panto, inflation or bankruptcy of the W~ttt at the pleasure and profit of the to.w. A Republican congress means the passage of this legislation, and then in any attempt to change it or repeal it, we will be met with the (fid argument of "vested rights." with which the iwer'kap defended all of Its morney eowe HttTp§tiOOI> The time to speak out is now; aad Ku the issue impending la this elec- , we may confidently appeal to men of all parties. You may be a ‘middle of the iimd" Populist aad disinclined to accept bimetallism as the beet eolation or the end of the financial question. In this campaign we am both fighting for oar lives, fighting to the end that, in 2905, we may be able to renew our struggles for our respective ideas. The final triumph of gold redemption, the demonetisation of ue oomed silver that |a loft us, and the establishment of national bank oorrency which will be achieved in their proposed "currency reform," will make both oar efforts ^Minima and vein. Let us stand together. Let os not lose a vote. Let ua hot waste a shot in defending ourselves against the farther encroaohmente of tbe hanking power. Are you a Republicans' Well, you may not be prepared to aooept bimetallism. aad perhaps the tree coinage of silver daud not be restored under this administration even though we oarried the coming elections. But you surely io not want our volume of standard money contracted still mors; you surely do not wan* to see the money function taken away from the silver dollars al

may cornea BY Duuuag a au*n subsidiary com, redeemable in gold; you surely do nol went to we oar national debt, mow of Whloh vu created on a green back bates end ell of whioh la bow on e coin beets and payable in either oar ooinad silver or gold, made payable in gold alone; yon surely do net want to we oar government ratify its paper money simply that the national banks may issue their currency te take tie plane.* Upon thaw issnw we may oertainiy agree, ana three ere the living Issuer of this campaign. Thaw aad not matters of party pride or colonial expansion or the glorious raminisceuoas of a war,' go te determine the suooew of rear life and the prosperity of your your lire Du&iue&s* The pressed miiston of the Democratic party, the object to be attained by Democratic success in the coming polls, is. above all things, to prevent a Anther contraction of our standard money. To preserve the contractual option of paying oar ooinad bonds in either gold or silver; to maintain the sovereign and constitutional right o the government te issue all money; and lo prevent the grant to notional bank of the power to issue and control the jmlmae of our curreuoy. The culmination of a eigne tic struggle is at hand, and above aU other questions ruses the interrogatory “who shall pule in this republic, humanitv or wealth? Who shall issue and control our money, the national banks or the people speaking through their congress m the constitution provides?" What wiH your answer be? Hnnmv Woim ' : 1 i

RIGHT OF CRITICISM th» a itnifnWnthm Onflnsri A disposition has been shown by some newspapers to challenge the right of journalistic criticism of the administration's war policy. If this position be oonrect and such a doctrine can be enforced, then ftee government in America is at an end and despotism is folly in throned. When the country is engaged in war, the maimer in which it is bring conducted and the purposes which the administration has in view are of vital importance te the people. To say that the administration cannot be criticised because there is a war on is equivalent to saying that it can with | impunity perpetrate any outrage far- | reaching and everlasting iy character upon the plea that it is a “war measure.” The principal reason given was that such criticism tends to destroy confidence in the administration and determen from enlisting. In some cases that may, be true, and criticism should never exceed the bounds of propriety. If it does, it may i become treasonable. But, on the other hand, if the polioy of an administration be weak and vacillating, if it fail to oonduct the war with vigor or divert it from the purpose for whioh it was inaugurated, if it adopt measures that appear to be both unnecessary and injurious to the country, if it show gross j favoritism or attempt to use the war to secure a partisan advantage, in any or all of such cases criticism is not only justifiable, but it is a duty whioh every patriotic and self respecting journal owes to the American people. When a war is in progress, the great body of the people do not think of much else. If the conduct of the war cannot be discussed, the lips of the opposition are just about sealed. A war administration has great advantages anyway. Having absolute control of operations, to a considerable extent it can conceal its blunders and at the same time claim all the glory of | success. If its shortcomings and mistakes cannot be pointed out by the opposition, the latter has almost nothing upon which to go before the people. Had there been a strong peace party in the Unitril States urging that the war against Spain were unjust and ought to be stopped, the case would be altogether different. But it so happens that there was no “peace party.” There have been a few individuals who were anxious for “peace at any price,” but so far from constituting a “party,” they were merely a fair sized fraction of the president’s own party. The complaint of the Democrats, Populists and Silver Republicans has been that the war was not vigorously pressed; that the manner of its oonduct was not consistent with the purpose for which it was inaugurated and that it made it a pretext for the enactment of financial legislation, wholly unnecessary, virions and indefensible. The parties constituting the “opporities” have done their full share in the prosecution of the war, and they naturally feel that they have a right to talk about the manner in which it was conducted. If they have not, it would be quite as well to hold a plebiscitum and elect an emperor at once.

THE NEW PROSPERITY Workingmen Are Told That W»ge Reduction! Are One of It* Fwtam. The Dewoeratio newspapers in the state of Ohio have had two happy incident* lately to amuse them, says the Kew York News. One was the defeat of Boss Hanna’s local candidate for oangra» by a very decisive majority, which is assumed to be an indication of the waning popularity of the boas, and which somewhat compensates those Ohioans who believe in honest politics for their disappointment at,the refusal of the United States senate to consider the purchase by Banna of his own seat Bat a still more cheering sign of the times and lesson of retribution they find in the Cleveland nail factory strike. Among the demonstrations of love for the gold standard with which we were treated in the famous campaign of ISM that of the Cleveland nail factory was distinguished for its enthusiasm. Of course the employees had seldom if ever possessed or seen a gold dollar, bat they figured ds the most devoted friends of that coin. Their parade was told about in the columns of every newspaper that wanted a subsidy from Hanna’s committee or was anxious for a bank discount. It was an outburst of musio, fireworks aad banners that was glorified by every supporter of the “advance agent of prosperity. ” And uow these nail workers have experienced a cat in wages and say they cannot live on the reduced compensation for their labor. Iu spite of the consoling suggestions of Tbe Iron Trade Review they do not find that the reduction is an improvement of their eondi

won. to Do sura, l ae Keview tells them that “wage reductions are a feature of the new prosperity,” but the workers do not see it in that light Their feel* inga are hurt since by two successive reductions they lose nearly 50 per cent So they strike But for the war, which b*t involved an expenditure of #600,000,000 and has ! taken #00,000 men, mostly idle, from the competition of the labor market, what a terrible reaction would we have had by this time in conseqneuoe of the attempt to bring the country to a gold standard! The bond hill signed by McKinley might very properly be called a bill to authorize the secretary of the traaauy to take #400, 000,000 cash oat of circulation and to replace it with that many notes of private hanking corporations based on #400,000,000 internal bearing i debt, for j effect of | Jlercury. 3*I - Hi that the will be bend t the inevitable bill—Balia*

YES I IT HAS BEGUN I CHE LIKE NEVER SEEN BEFORE IN PETERSBURG. Boxes after bojces of Dry Goods, Cloaks, Clothing, Boots and Shoes from the great Newman failure in Chicago. Thousands and thous- | ands of dollars’ worth of goods at auction prices. This vast pile of merchandise has been shipped to our two stores and will be on sale from j day to day until sold. This is a chance that comes but once in a lifetimeytind while J,tis somebody's loss 'tis your gain. While there is enough ! goods to supply multitudes, they’ll melt away like snow in July. Be wfse; be up and doing; the best things go first. Bring your wife and attend this great sale. You should lay in your full winter's supply; yes, even for two winters at these prices. Put this hill in your pocket,attend this sale and behold with your own eyes these miracles. Compare these prices for yourself:

Peoples’ Dry Goods Store.

Dry Goods From Chicago Failure. Thousands of yards Calicoes, black and while, Turkey reds, dress styles, fast eolura,Chieago price 5e.,.. 8je Full width Shirting, round threat!,, good colors, pretty patterns, Chicago price 6c, sale price... 4c LL Muslin, full yard wide, for Underwear or Sheets, Chicago price 5c. .'.. 4c So pieces cotton Flannel, full width, pretty fair quality, sale price....... 5c 500 yards good heavy toweling, rough finish, stands hard use. 4c Extra size gray Blankets, pretty border, stitched edge, sale price...96c Bed Ticking, full 88 iuches wide, pure indigo colors, sale price. 7c large tan Swausdown Blankets, so(t as down, wave borders, regular cold » resisters, sale price.........1 48 100 pairs Blankets, full size, good weight, natural gray, ml or clue border, taped edge, for this sale-48c Bleached Table Linen, 58 inches wide, pretty patterns, Chicago price 40c, sale price.—.25c Chicago Cloaks and Capes. There are hundreds of Capes and Jackets in this shipment of every style and price. Here are Cloaks for the humble and Cloaks tor the rich, no matter what your station in life, you’ll fiud a garment to fit your purse. One lot Ladies* Jackets, fine material, good and warm, but ribt up to date in style, worth $5 to 8. sale price... .1 48

Ladies’Jackets, beaver, boucle, latest styles, seams all bound and faced, large buttons, new collar, price.4 99 Ladies’ .Capes, full length, 88 inch sweep, fast black aatinelle, two rows braid down front, worth $1.50 this world over, sale price...69c Ladies’ Capes, good weight, with three rows fancy braid, metal ornaments, full collar, Chicago price $3.25 . 98o Ladies’ plush Cape, genuine box plush, 5 inch collar, fur trimmed, Chicago price $4.....2 48 Ladies’ fine Capes, Dobson plush, silk lined, full sweep, collar edged witii fur, silk braid and bead trimmed, Chicago price $8.50, our prioe.__4 96 There is not a style of Jacket for 1898 that is not shown in this vast stock, mcludi tug all the new colors in blue, tan, covert, etc., and ail sold at reduced priqes. Chicago Shoes. One lot infants’ lace Shoes, with soft soles, sale price. 8c Infants’ Moccasins, stitched with silk, silk strings, Chicago prioe 25c. 15c Infants’ Dongola K id button Sbes, pat* ent leather tip, sewed soles.21c Ladies’ Dongola Kid Shoes, button or lace, with tip, K or EE, sale price .. 94c Ladies’ flue Kid Shoes, lace or button, coin toe, pretty tip, solid leather soles and counters, sale price...1 48 500 pairs ladies' fine hand sewed Kid Shoes, .stock fine as can be made, all sizes, not quite up to date, regular $3.50 and 4 grades, sale price.1 98 Ladies’ winter Calfskin Shoes, no seam iu back, riveted seams...95c

The Star Clothing House.

Chicago Sale of Clothing. Men’s good, strong every day Suit, 1 liued yrith good serge, strongly built throughout, Chicago price 5.50 . 3 25 Men’s black cheviot Suits, elegant bus* iness Suits and nice enough for Sunday, sewed with silk and well trimmed, Chicago price 6.50, our price ... ...4 75 Men’s fine cassimere Suits in pretty dark styles, straight or round cut, lined with Italian serge, silk stitched, Chicago price 8.50, sale price.6 25 Men’s fine all wool cassimere Suits, French faced, silk piped, stitched with silk, all tailor made, honestly worth 10, sale price.....7 50 Men’s he-avy gray Overcoats, full length, good and warm, well lined, Chicago price 4, sale price.2 98 Men’s Ulster Overcoats, wide collar and storm proof, extra length, ChiMen’s black Melton doth Overcoats, velvet collar, Italian serge lining, a flue dress Coat, Chicago price 7.50. sale price...5 00 Men’s fine Overcoats, geuuirife American beaver, tailor made, silk piped, a regular heart smasher, Chicago price 10, sale price......,., .,...7 50 Mothers, when you start that boy to school, have him wear a Jane Hopkins Suit and save yourselves all that worry. Boys’ Suits, good and warm, 4 to 10 years, Chicago price 1, sale price-59e Boys* solid school Suits, well made, sizes 4 to 12, Chicago price 1.50, sale 4 50 price 98c

Bovs Vested Suits, the very latest, nicely trimmed, well made, Chicago price 2.50, sale price...1 75 Boys’ Jane Hopkins Suits, reefer styles, pretty patterns in all wool plaids, pants with double seats and Knees, Chicago price 4, sale price.. .2 48 Chicago Sa/e of Boots. Men’s heavy winter Boots, saddle seam, good, heavy sole, Chicago price 2, sale price r.....1 39 Men’s high top silver coin toe Boots, good and strong, Chicago price 250, sale price.. ..1 98 Men’s gold coin Boots, long leg, fine fitting, strong as iron, Chicago price, 3.50, sale price. ..3 Of 25 pairs Men’s fine Calf Bootees. French toes, like picture, worth 4.75.S 29 Full line Boys’ and Children’s Boots, all siaes....J7T.98c up Men’s veal calf Congress ShoesTFrench toes, Chicago price 1.25. sale>pyiee.. 98c Men’s fine satin Calf Shoes, lace or cougress, coin toe, a beauty, price . .1*89 Men’s heavy Shoes, tripple soles, made for hanl wear and tear, strong as iron, Chicago price 3.50, sale price. .1 96 500 pairs W. L. Douglas fine handsewed welt Shoes, stamped on bottom 3, sale price...2 48 Straight Pointers. Men’s $2 Mackintoshes, with Cape, full 50 inches long, sale price ......1 39 Men’s heavy Duck Coats, each. 98c Jane Hopkins double seat and knee Pauts, per pair. .49c

Don’t let another week pass by without attending this great -sale, merchants, to assort up stock- See the elegant presents we give away.

A few dollars will fix you for the winter. Always ask for a card.

This is a splendid chance for

W. V. HARGROVE & CO.. _ _PROPRIETOR© OF----— Peoples’ Dry Goods Store and Star Clothing* House, PBTBESBUEG-, IXTZDI-^SST^.

The Best i'ongh Remedy on Earth. Luther, Mich., Feb. *92. Dr. C. D. Warner, Cold water, Mich. Dear Sir:—I am well acquainted with the merits of your White Wine of Tar Syrup. I have used it oo several occasions when very hoarse from public speaking and when suffering from sore throat. Our postmaster, Mr. Nioholson, had la grippe and it left him with a very bad cough, bad spells of cough every morning for an hour or more. 1 met him on the street three weeks ago aud recommended White Wine of Tar Syrufi, which he commenced taking and today he is a well man. A little girl here had coughed nil wiuter and no cure could be found. I asked her mother to get White Wine of Tar. She did so and in two weeks the child was cured. As you say, it is the best cough remedy on earth. Please send me six bottles by express. Yours Most Resp’y., Rev. E. L. Odlk, Pastor M. E. Church. Sold by Paul Bros. Free Bilks. Send your address to H. E. Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a free sample box of Dr. King’s New Life Pills. A trial will convince you of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of constipation and sick headache. For malaria and liver troubles they have been proved invaluable. They lire guaranteed to be perfectly free from every deleterious substance and to be purely vegetable. They do not weaken by their action, but by giving tone to stomach and bowels greatly invigorate the system. Regular size 35c. per box. Sold by J. R. Adams & Sou, druggists.

According to the tanner’s weat her bureau, •twill be a hard cold winter, tor the corn is thickly wadded with silk. It is also | announced that the large quantity of pine needles that are falling portends an unusually cold winter. On the other hand i word comes from the muskrat weather prophet that the winter will be a warm I open one. This prediction is based on the fact that Mr. Muskrat has not made any repairs on his last year's dwelling. file Beat Plaster. A piece of flannel dampened with Chamjberlain’s Pain Balm and bound on to the ! affected parts is superior to any plaster. | When troubled with a pain in the chest or | side, or a lame back, give it a trial. You J are certain to be more than pleased with the prompt relief which it affords. Pain Balm is also a certain cure for rheumatism. For sale by J. R. Adams A Son. n How to Prereot a Cold. After exposure, or when you feel a odd coming on, take a dose of Foley’s Honey and Tar. It new fad*. J. Adams A Sf* P

Beats the Klondike. ! Mr. A. C. Thomas of Marysville, Texas, i has found a more valuable discovery than i has yet been made in the Klondike, for | years he suffered untold agony from con- : sumption accompanied by hemorrhages, 'and was absolutely cured by Dr. King’s New Discovery for consumption, coughs and colds, he declares that gold is of little value in comparison to this marvelous cure, would have it even if it cost a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma, bronchitis and ; all throat and lyng affections are positively cured by Dr. Kiug’s New Discovery for consumption. Trial bottles free at J. R. Adams & Son’s drag store. Regular size 50 cents and $1.00. Guaranteed to cure or price refunded. A Great Deal of unnecessary expenditure of time and money may be saved if you will only keep a bottle of Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsfti in the house. Nine-tenths of all ordinary sickness is from the stomach; keep that organ in proper condition and all will be well. Syrup Pepsin is a specific. Trial size bottles 10c, large sizes 50c and $1.00, of Bergen & Oliphant. n It Hits the Spot. When suffering from a severe cold and your throat and lungs feel sore, take a dose

of folejs Honey - the soreness will lieved, a warm, and healing of.

ana Tar, wneu be at once regrateful feeling the parts affect

ed will experience and you will say: **« bits the spot.” It is guaranteed. J. R. Adams & Son. n Bank Statement. Report of the condition of tbe Pike County State Bank at Petersburg, to tbe State of indiaua, at tbe close of its business on tbe 31st day of October. 1S9S: KBSOl'BCSS. Loans and discounts .50,758 05 Overdrafts . 302 W Other stocks, bonds and mortgages «.06o 00 Due from banks and bankers. 20.845 03 Furniture and fixtures .. 1,000 00 Current expenses... « Currency .a,... 7,105 Specie . 2.x> 90 Cash items. ** 21 Total . .9 WWW IS uabiutiks. Capital stock paid in...... ......... I 25.000 00 Surplus fund . .. . 1,000 00 Discount, exchange and interest ... 1.217 OS Profit and loss .... IASS 00 individual deposits on demand... . «1^38 01 Due to banks and bankers ....... 105 *> Total .. . .* WWW » State of Indiana, county of Pike, Ss: I, John O. Davis^askner of the Pike County State Bank, do solemnly sweay that the above statement Is true. Jcutjt O. Davis, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this tad tin Cfccago, oil fad it on fis a 45 *0 49 R»-vJoiph Sr , | ftQ|} emOMK vfurfss-iirjo ALUIftli St I RUioulwM

Sol Frank’s Big: Store’s Great Lev Price Sale UNTIL NOVEMBER 15tL BOY WINTER GOODS DURING THIS SALE! ioo pieces of Calico, per yardioo pieces of Ginghams, per yard We limit each purchaser to ten yards. We do this in order to give our customers and not storekeepers the benefit, for these are 5c goods 10 pieces Good Quality Canton Flannel, this Great Low Price . ^ Sale, per yard.. . ^ 200 pair Shoes, Genuine Custom Made, worth $2.50 and r\r\s\ l3,oo, this Low Price Sale,... ..

This Trimmed Cape.* .98c A good Cape, fur trimmed collar .. 75c Silk Plush Capes,fur trimmed,$2.50 20 pieces Toweling, 4c kind, I per yard .a#c Floor Oilcloth, 20c grade, for 13c ■ ' -'yi Arbuckle Coffee, per pound ... 109

Ladies' $3.50 Black Skirts, latest style, this low price sale,$1.50 100 pieces Wool Dress Goods, 1 all colors, worth 20 and 25c, this low price sale, per yard, 10c 6c Bleached Muslin, per yard, 4c 20c Red Twilled all wool Flannel, this low price sale....i2#c Cotton Batting, per roll.* • -5C We sell Clothing, Shoes, Blankets and Yams lower than any bouse in Petersburg. 3* ■ Don't forget the place-— zl