Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 33, Petersburg, Pike County, 23 December 1898 — Page 5

SOUND MOSEY ISSUE PERTINENT ANO EXCEEDINGLY PERr PLEXING QUESTION TO REPUBLICANS. lui* DlMtMMMNl In nn lntt'lllcant MM) l'i»mpr»httii«iT(> Mamirr—Ciikcinm H«i lUpratwIlr Kmx>|uIimI I to*- VUti# MetNl m Kouuit Money and Today It JU •t Good M Gold. Politicians of the Republican parsuasion from different sections of the state in consultation, hare decided that the wain issoo in the campaign shall fee the silver issue, “without entering into the discussion of the war administration or any other question.” It is not to be presumed that the “stiver issue” is to fee the only issue, however ardently the Republican party may desire only one issue. But if the Democratic party should di em it prudeut to accomodate the Republican party in this regard, sufficient facts will be submitted to the people on the silver issue to make the situation exceedingly interesting to ♦he gold standard “sound tuouej” Phil*

r y lyfe l t miues. In the outset the inquiry, what is meant by ‘'sound money ?” is pertineut and exceedingly perplexing to the RepubHoau party. The most distinguished men of the party, iu answering the question, are driven nolens vole ns by the constitution aud thelaws e»acted in oou fortuity with the constitution. as also the history of the government since its foundation down to 1873, to admit that “sound mouey” is coin, and that the term “coin” relates to silver dollars as certainly as to gold dollar*. Hence, silver dollars are “sound money,” aud every effort of the Republican party, since 1878. to rob silver dollars of their tight to be regarded as “sound money.” have ntterlv tailed. Necessarily the dis«'U«si >u of tlie.“silver issue” requires refetence to the financial policy of the Republican fraud upon the people perpetrated iu 1873. intended to establish the gold standard, and which, discarding tin* government option to pay government obligations, principal and interest, tit gold and silver, and paying them iu gold, practically did establish the gold standard, but always in derogation of the welfare of the people and the rights of silverbat, as has been remarked, uover tor an hour making the silver dollar less than eouod money. In 1 Stitt an act was passed to “strengthon the public credit,” which the Republican party hoped would discredit silver a* “sound .money,” but instead, the act confirmed the sound mouev quality of silver, by making all the obligations of the government, the payment of which in the absence of a stipulation to pay in “lawful money or other currency,” should be paid iu “coin” or gold and silver. In this very act designed to strengthon the public credit, silver, as sound xnouey, was explicitly declared The next move was to pass an act providing for the resumption of specie payments, and authorising the secretary of the treasury to redeem Uuued States uotes la “coiu,” or iu gold and silver. Here again the “sound money” quality of silver dollars was declared. Bat the gold standard advocates, as persistent as ever, sought to have the term “coin” expunged from the bonds ot the government and the word “gold” substituted. It was a desperate move and, had they succeeded, silver would have fallen to almost helpless depredation and w >uld have oea-od to be “sound mouey.” But they did uot sutxotjd. On the contrary, they met with a Waterloo defeat, as is shown by the following

joint resolution passed t>v congress m 1878. five rtnut subsequent to the fraud perpetrated n» 1873: That all «»t the bauds of the United States issued, or authorised Xo be issued, under the said acts of congress hf mu before recited, are payable, principal and interest, at the optiou of the govern meat of the Uutted States, in stiver dollars, of the coinage oft the linked States. containing 412** Brauis each o: . standard Hirer; and ttu»t to restore to its eoinugr such silver coins as a legal tender m pnmea: of said bonds, pane.* pal and interest, is not in ri l it urn of the public faith, nor in derogation ot the rights of the public creditor. | Here again the “sound money’* quality of silver dollars was specifically recognised by congress. a (act wnich no Republuau will dare to coutradicu It i* a fortress of truth, which h ts with* Mood and will contiuue to resist every attack wade upon it* But, again on the “sound money” lasue about which Republican* anticipate ah easy victory, it is worth while to state that ou Feb. 28, 1878. an act of congress was passed re* latiug to the coinage of silver dollars, and reads as follows: !*' That there shall be coined, at the several mints ot the United States. Hirer dollars of the weight of 418>* grams troy of standard «lvt r. as provided in the acf of Jan. 18, 1837, ou which shall be the devices aud superscriptions provided by said act; which corns, together with all silver dollars hereto:ore coined by the United States, of like weight and fineness, shall be a legal tender, at their noiniual vain**, for all debts aud dues, public and private, eacept yjhere otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract. And the secretary of the * treasury is authorised and directed to purchase, from time to time, silver bullion, at the market price thereof, not less than $2 600,000 worth per month, ■or more than $4,000,000 worth per mouth, and cause the same to be coiued monthly, ax tost as so purchased, into such dollars. • This testimony is absolutely couoiu- >/ give. By the acts of oongrees the silver dollar is as sound as the gold dollar nr j| any other gold coin. It is a legal tender in all cases where gold is a legal tender. It is not redeemable in gold, and at the legal ratio of 16 to 1 possesses all the debt paying qualities claimed for gold. More could be said along this Mum of fact and argument, but enough kns been said to utterly confuse and nonfoand Republicans, who may have the gaU aud guile to attempt to show

that tine silver dollar now In circulation is not every whit as sound, as firmly established as a coin, as fixed in the confidence of the American people as are the gold coins of the government. It vrill be well if the people bear these facts in miud when Republicans seek to mislead them with regal'd to what constitutes “souud money,” and to ask them to explain in what regard gold possesws "soundness which, does not equally attach to silver? It is one of the inquiries they will uot auswer by facts, and which they cannot auswer by argument. Instead of one or the other they resort to word jugglery about gold parity, foreign couutries, tho “dO-ceut dollar” and other twaddle with which they hope to confuse the subject and perpetuate the reign of the Republican party. Bat the rank and file of the people, who see little gold and vastly more silver, are becoming satisfied that their interests can be greatly promoted by the coinage of more silver dollars, ami that the prosperity of the country cannot be established upon an enduring bases by a financial policy which seeks to strike down and degrade one-half of the ooiu curreucy of the nation. FROM 1896 TO 1898 CAMPAIGN OF 1896 A NOTABLE EVENT IN AMERICAN POLITICS.

Ua(« Corruption fund of th« Urpnhltr* tni Turn*.I Our to Mark lUiiim—Kuglxiiut’* luiorokt In thr Welfare of the United titntn-* Not Kutirely Ui«**IO»h Will »*• No DitWoa ol Ueiuuemta In ludlMi* This Year. The campaign of 1896 was in all regards a notable event in American politics. It was practically a single issue campaign, which may be variously stated without doing violence to history. It was a campaigu of bimetallism against monometallism, a caiupaigu of Democracy against plutocracy, a campaign of the silver dollar against the single gold standard and a campaign of America against England and ail foreign nations which seek to shape the financial policy of the United States, of America. - It was a notable campaign m other regards. To defeat the honestly expressed will of the American people, a huge corruption campaign fund was created by the liberality of trusts and placed in the hands of Marcos Aurelias Hanna, a political knave, hir distribution “Where it would do the most ginxi.” That is to say. where its debauching influence won Id secure the largest number of vote* for McKinley. And tha' its potency was all that was expected by those who supplied the money, goes, without the saying. History repeats itself. The campaign of 1895, th *agu not “national” in the sense thut the campaign of 1S98 w is uatioual, is neverthe less, national, began*© it is a cJm• paign iii which bimetallism—silver and gold, free and unlimited coinage of eil ver vs. demonetisation—and the United. States against dictation from any foreigu power relating to our financial policy is up tor debate and decision at the polls. We have heard much of late of England's anxiety to form some sore of an alliance with the UuitedS ms, tipos the theory that the two nation*. banded together, wool t he able to way a seep ter of movers:Ki; t . a \ - nothing about oar torn; of govern mem, nothing whatever, whether it is demo cnitic or plutocratic; she simply wants to know if the financial puiicy of tin country is in gousommeo with her vi-w> upon that important subject. It the United States, under the sw .y of Butten influence and British gold, create.

ana uiamimu* uw gom M»uuam, r>ru-, ish *t«te-tuen diseoTorm that cue fact that the United 8tau< has yielded ti her superior will, and that being ONE on the gold standard question, the chut obstacle to souie other lot iu of alliance itt removed, aud ev.ueutly b'x-ks forward with serene eoau'aic-uev to a time wheu our Beneutvt Arnold* will stand lorth as the ehw * of our irustaud syndicates wheu they ox jdbit their views iu and out ot congress, aud British spies, instead ot being ams>wi and huusr, will continue fbeir quest i>r American girls, the daughters of our Arnolds, aud carry their matrimonial swag to England to build and repair castles aud bring the two uatums into such harmoutons rvl>under tlie gold suiuJard, that ut case of an election of a president, the Hotb« chtlds aud British lords, barons aud other titled aristocrats will < oumbuie as Uberuiiy to a corruption fund as any ol the pards of llauua, or uuy ot the pots of the Ding ey law. It were supreme folly to 01101“' matters. The patriotic men of the United S tates are engaged iu a war of em tueiputiou from British domination. n» shaping a financial policy, a p aev ruiuous to the produmag classes ol the oouutry, aud which, as has been repeatedly declared in congress and oat o oougress by capable men, as a policy which places the libel ties of the people and our free institutions m pen!. It is known, and has been repeatedly declared. that the-e who are working to permanently establish the gold standard iu the United States are cheek by jowl, hand in hand, with the money barons of England and are, therefore, obnoxious to the charge of being American tones working to establish British supremacy iu our financial policy, to create and perpetuate a gold standard, as treasonable to the welfare ot oar peopie as if the demand were made to tear from it» anchorage the constitution aud substitute for it an edict of the autocrat of Russia. What is there to prevent the consummation of a scheme so nefarious in its woof and warp? The answer w, nothing under heaven bat the patriotism. the integrity, the independent (pint and intelligence of the Amar.eau l^eople. It were fbUv to deny that in Udft a large number of Democrats in Indiana

I ' ■ » abandoned the Demooratio party. They had been good and true and strong and trusted Democrats. They were, doubtless, conscientious and believed that they were acting for the best, at least such is the generous theory of thousands of their old comrades. who, as Joseph E. McDonald was wont to^say, “have fought a hundred battles for the Democratic party, and never one against it.” And now, if reports are true, thousands of these Democrats who wandered away are coming Uaek to the old fold. Nothing could be more natural, or more in keeping with the eternul fitness of things. They have fouud the Republican camp unhealthy, as pestilential and objeotiouahle as Colouel Stadebaker’s description of Camp Tampa. As a campaign manager they cannot indorse Mark Hanna, and as for McKinley, his piety is as full of blowholes as Carnegie’s ariuorplates. Memories of the «ood old Democratic ships, on whose quarterdeck Jefferson and Jackson had walked in command, was too sacred to be thrown iuto the limbo ol Republican odds and ends, and 1,000 times, doubtless, daring their captivity they remembered the old battleship bearing the “Flag of tne free hearts’ hope aud home,” cleared for action aud bearing down upon the enemy, and re

called the shouts of Democratic hosts as victory after victory was yarned for good government, they have resolved to returu to their old home, and who so blind and bigoted as to say them, “nay,” Not one, let themootuo to swell the chorus, when in fancy the good old ship, that has withstood the gates aud the billows is seen with vision almost divine, and when Democratic hosts in chorus, exclaim: We know what master laid thy keel. What workmen wrought thy rifca of steel. Who made each mast, ami sail and rope. What anvils mug, what hammers beat, I In what a forgo and what a heat Were shaped the anchors of thy hope. Aud the Democratic party uu;ted, unitied in purpose and determined to win, will be found invincible. M’KINLEY ANiTlLGES | - -| *_ATT£R‘S MANAGEMENT OF THE WAR DEPARTMENT ProilnrllTe of Cyclones of Nutloual lad'^natiou— Rm.w’h Why the t*rea*«le»t j App.duied ll>m -w-oroiary «»l War, Ko»w log the Keeord That la ou F.t*- Against tioieml A g* r Now lu the Archives ot the t»i>vcromet>t. The management of the war depart raeur, under the official control ol Secretary Alger, has beeu productive of cyclones of natioual indignation such as j the country never before experienced. To shield General .Alger a heartless clique, aided by a subsidised press, has been eufjaged iu extenuating the criminal bluuders of the war department. The tacts set forth embody a series of horrors which have become more appalling the more th© misguided friend© ot Alger hive sought to obscure them.; The idiotic subterfuge, that the ar-j raigiunvuc of Alger aud the war deper meat, originated in malice, a ; it-! p, so to make political capital out «X_ etyudiisous which have shocked tne coun ?ry i run ivuter to circumference, huimu t'. c effect to stilt farther intensity sue universal oonviotien, that thousaud of lives aud nuiold suderiugs have resulted from igqorauce, neglect, red tape, stupidity, cupidity and the general duworanzauou of the war depart-1 meat.

i In tats connection an appeal is uiaue i I to history - to show that General Alger j ought not to have been mode seen-1 ary | of war. , He was a general m the civil> war. and, upou a grave charge, was subjected to arraignment before aj conn martial which senteuegd him to he diseharged from the army, or, iu other] I wuu>. “rccotinaeuded” that he should ] I or discharged from the army. The foot i j stands as a part of Alger’s army record j I 1’tns ouo black and “damned soot” ha? | [ not isHm exp.aigod, and tao-e who.tvu* ! I -ututrh the ooar; and rendered tut ver- I I diet reiu.-o to change it or intimate tha; j | it was less than just. Pre.-ol uc McKinley knew all the | | facts. Tun records were at his emnj mau l, and yet he took the responsrbtl- j j tty of pMtcaig this ip.au with a tarnishedi nud’ary record, this man wn.*m a j ccortunirual recommended should be ] i discharged from the army of the United ] i States, and piaceo him where nc oould once more comma still graver on visas, ] and extort from the high court of public j | opinion lac verdict that he ought never I to have been made secretary ot war aud | that he ought to be dismissed from the [ office. \ President McKinley is alone responsi- | ble for the appoiutxneut of Gemral Ai- | ger as set rotary of war. The mere fact j that the senate confirmed the appoint- j men* cuts no figure in the shameful i bosiue^N and it is but justice to say that whatever wrongs have been committed by the war department uud«*r Alger’s ! ad rnunsi ration McKinley is j an ay re* sponsible, in fact, primarily responsible, because, with his eyes wide open, and with Alger's leopard record before him, he placed him iu command of the department. In investigations relating to great crimes cue supreme purpose on the part of courts, attorneys and the people is to ; find a motive for tueir commission, ana the quest is seldom abortive, hence the J query: What was McKinley’s motive iu selecting Alger to be his secretary of j war? There is not the remotes* proiM- : biiity that McKinley wifi ever disclose j his reason for ah act that to others ie ! utterly inexplicable. Nevertheless, the ! j people will investigate as best they ashy j and arrive at sunk conclusions as surface indentions make plausible. General Alger is reputed to he a man of large wealth. To elect McKinley president required a corruption f and uf

astounding proportions, running up in* I to the millions. , | The colossal knaves who solicted the | funds with which to debauch the elec* j turn of 1896, had to appeal to men of large wealth, and to secure contributions was required to pledge reward*, j Some were scoured by the pr muse of rewards through the operations of a high protective tariff, by whieh ail the money subscribed to debauch the nation would bft returned to them by a robber tariff, such as the Diugley law. Others; were promised contracts by which they j might rob the government, others by j appointment of favorites to fat offices, i But iu the case of Alger, if he sub- j scribed lioerally, a« he doubtless did. what could Mark Hauua promise him i that would induce him to bleed freely! j He was liviug, and was distained to die j with a blotched military record and a damaging verdict attached, to it. And j he was‘doubtless promised *as a reward j for his contribution, the office of secretary vff war. In that position he would | outrank the military officers who had j recommended his dismissal from the I American army—a disgrace he had been j required to wVur for many years. He secured the coveted boon, and when the war opened with Spain, began to exhibit his incapacity which finally re-j

suited m Such a multitaae of horrors as to defy exaggeration. He stem mod the tide and faced the storm as long as he amid. The miserable tsvaddle about “yellow journalism” and “irresponsible newspaper reports” failed to meet the demand. Tho recitation of stale history about sufferings in other wars, historic and prehistoric, instead of beiug apologies for the horrors which the war with Spain presented, only intensified the nation’s detestation of Alger’s administration of the war department, iu which McKinley and Alger are jointly responsible. If Alger is responsible for the acts of incompetent subordinates, McKinley is equally responsible for the appointment ot an incompetent secretary of war, who is his subordinate. If it is affirmed that Alger should have appointed competent mou, it is equally, indeed, more important that McKinley should have appointed, a competent secretary of war. In this, it is seen that the original blunder was made by the president. And thus it happens, that owing to McKinley’s blunder in appointing Alger secretary of war, horrors have followed horrors, as waves fallow waves iu a storm. A commission to investigate these horrors has been appointed—McKinley could j no longer withstand the pressure. The ] exasperation of the people had reached | a white heat, and, after weeks of delay, I it is.possible that the real culprits wil» | be Whitewashed, while some obseun scapegoats will be found to sink beneath | a burden of obloquy which should have been eternally lasteuod upon the backs ; of others. There is a disposition to shield Me Kiitb'y, but the administration of thej war department is a part of his administration. The faulrsare uot all Alger’s. ; however incompetent he maybe. He j acted umW the directions of the president. Of himself ho could do tiotoing and Washington letter writers for K*‘ publican papers grow eloquent us thi • state the instances iu which Aiger'.r»'commendations were ismomi by McKmlev. Th» two men are nidU<oiubIy j d together, they are the Siamese twin* of war—they must hang together j —nd, *is the investigation proceed . j the more it w 11 be seen tint, as an iu* cm-ivirlev is luhy abreast of his secretary of war.

Two Pointed Quest In us Answered. What is the use of making a better artick than your cotnpt-ritor if you cannot get a better price lor it */ 7 . An>.—As there is no difference in the price the public will buy only the better, so that while our profits may l>e smaller on a single sale they wiil be much greater in the aggregate. How can you get the public to know your make is the best? A ns.—If both articles are brought prominently before the public both are certain to l* tried ami the public will very quickly pass judgment on ihera and u-e only the better one. This explains the large sale on Chamberlands Cough Remedy. The {ample have been using it for years and have found that it can always be threaded upon. They may occasionally take up with some fashionable ucveity put forth with -exaggerated claims, but are certain to return to the one remedy that they kuow lobe reliable, a ml for coughs, colds and croups there is nothing equal to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For sale by J. U. Adams vV Son. d If anvthiug happens to yon or your folks or if you have visitors, a party, a wedding, or anything else that is not mentioned, don’t accuse the paper of partiality because it is not mentioned. We are always glad to print news items but we can't print them uuless we receive them. Don't hesitate to tell us the news. Call 'phone No. 33 any time of the day. A defer Trick. It certainly looks like it, but there is really no trick about it. Anybody can try it who has lame back and weak kidneys, malaria or nervous troubles. We-mean he cau cure himself right away by taking Electric Bitters. This medicine tones up the whole eysUm, acts as a stimulant to the liver and kidneys, is a blood purifier and nerve tonic. It cures constipation, headache, fainting spells, sleeplessness and melancholy. It is purely vegetable, a mild laxative attd restores the System to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bitters and be convinced that they are a tn'racle worker. Every bottle guaranteed. Only 50 cents a bottle at J. R. Adams & Son’s drug store* The several Sunday schools of this place will hold their annual holiday entertainments Saturday evening before- Christmas. Preparations are lieing made for a tag time and to make the little ones happy. .

Clothing and H Furnishing Goods j

It isn’t likely that you will find any Clothing House in the county to fill your needs for. wearing apparel better than we .can. The quality of the goods, the trimmings, the linings, etc., the way the garments are cut and finished, stamps it as superior to the ordinary run of ready-made clothing. The sizes are assorted with due regard to the fact that no two men are built exactly alike. We can fit any style of figure and . any sirg. pocketbook. Men's Black ami Brown Kersey Overcoats, with Velvet Collar, (f>Q r A at the remarkable low price..,.. Men’s all Wool Saits in Blue, Black and Brown Cheviots, well made ami nicely trimmedesipr. $5.00 The largest line of Holiday Gloves, Neckwear, Mufflers, 1 Handkerchiefs, etc., in Petersburg. x Save time and buy where you can buy the cheapest and f have the greatest assortment of reliable goods Vo choose from. r

W. L. BARRETT, •^PETERSBURG, - INDIANA^

999999999999999999999999999999999999999 £99999999999999999999990^ Puny (Children Who would prescribe only tonics and hitters for a weak* puny child? Its muscles and nerves are so thoroughly exhausted that they cannot he whipped into activity. The child needs food; a bloodmaking, nerve-strengthening and muscle-building food, Scott’s Emulsion of God-Liver Oil is all of this* and you still have a tonic in the hypophosphites of lime and soda to act with the food. For thin and delicate children there is no remedy superior to it in the world. It means growth* strength* plumpness and comfort to them. Be sure you get SCOTT'S Emulsion, 30c. and f i.oo, all druggists. SCOTT & BOWNB, Chemists, New Yerfc

NEW GROCERY STORE Announcement to the good people of Petersburg Hint Pike county* We have just pened up to the public a complete and now stock of DIB! Which will he sold at very low prices for cash only, lice are a few prices: Bacon.......8 cts per pound Hams. ... II cts perpound California Hams.8 cts per pound Good Sugar. 20 pounds for SI.00 Cdffee, per pound.. 10 cts and up Hisgen’s Axle Grease.. ...9 cts Rice .5 cts per pound Cheese.15 cts per pound Baking Powder ..10c kind, 5 cts Canned Corn.. .2 for 15 cts Canned Goods of all kinds at the right 'kind of prices. Country Produce taken in exchange. Call and see us ip the MeAtee bloek, lower Main street. J. H. MeAtee & Co. M. L. Jfe L. E. WOOL3EY. Lawyers, All business receives prompt attention. Collections tusk and remitted. Settlements of ©states a specialty office over fitisens’ bank, Petersburg, Iud.

SPECIAL 5003 ISIS for .fa 111S! cr y If you are looking for something nice, call and see our line of Fancy Rockers, Dining Room Tables, all Kinds Diuine Rodin Chair*. $5.00 and up, flue Bedroom Suits, Sideboard*. Dressers, Stands, Tables, Jardmiere Stands and almas' any thing in the Furniture hne at lower prices titan ever before. I • • W. C. ADAMS & SDN. . Telephone !£-2. Mein Street, Petersburg,