People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1895 — JOURNALISTIC JABS. [ARTICLE]

JOURNALISTIC JABS.

Men who were a year ago sneering at Coxey and his plans are now seriously studying them.—Nonconformist. W. C. Whitney, a rank goldbug of New York, and Governor Matthews, who is a free silver man, provided his party is willing, are talked of as democratic candidates for president and vice president next year.— Tipton Union Dispatch. A great many great financiers are afraid that if we remonetize silver it will drive gold out of circulation. If they will tell us where gold is in circulation, we will investigate and report.— Progressive Farmer. The democratic and republican parties have been “killing” each other since the war; yet if either were in danger of going under for good would risk its own life to save it, [f they did not have each other to “kill” both would die.—Chicago Sentinel. It is rumored that there -is a movement on foot for the combination of all existing railroads in the U. S. under one control. If that is true, the one control should be the United States government. If not, the combine will be far more power ful than the government.—Progressive Farmer.

The two old parties would like to bring the tariff quest! >n to the front again, but me pe-. pie will not have it* so. The finance question is uppermost, and will have to be met in 1890. The speaker who can talk nothing but tariff will not be in-de-mand.—Loganspor; Advance. The gold bug press everywhere are trying to create tne impression that the people in the east are a unit in favor of a gold standard. To make a test of public sentiment the New York Mercury submitted the question of free and unlimited coinage to a vote, which resulted in 18,151 responses, no one person allowed to east a second ballot. The ballot stood 17,338 for free siiver and 813 against it. If submitted to a vote silver would win by an overwhelming majority.—Logansport Advance. Just now the people seem set on a determination to hear joint debates. Scarcely had Mr. Harvey respectfully consigned the remains of his esteemed opponent to its last resting place until Gen. St. John, the great prohibitionist, and Gov. Tillman take a tilt over ihe question of abolition or government ownership of the liquor traffic and the judges decided in favor of Tillman. These debates are all right to educate those who desire education and those who prefer to remain in ignorance must be governed by the wise.— Nonconformist.

A man up in Michigan had £2,800 deposited in a Lansing bank. There came a “run” on the bank and fearing its failure he drew out his money. The bank did fail and passed mto the hands of a receiver. The receiver then brought suit against the man who drew out his $2,800 on the grounds 'that he knew the bank was insolvent and the law was that no depositor should have the advantage over another. This leaves the case standing about thus: If you deposit money in the bank and the bank becomes/insolvent and “busts,”

you lose your money because you didn’t know; If you happen to discover that the "bank is insolvent, and draw your money out. you must pay it back and lose it because you did know. \ou see its the best banking system on earth. There is no getting around it. The banker is protected on every side. Great banking system! Glorious country! Let go another bunch of firecrackers.—W. S. Morgan. An old reprobate, 72 years old. who for most of his life has been the king of forgers and counterfeiters, is again under arrest, and a gold newspaper has a word of praise for him because he is not in favor of free silver. Take him to your arms, brother, and hug him all you want to. \ou need comfort, and get it wherever you can, even if you go to the penitentiary for it.—Farmers Voice. England is very much distressed by the widespread silver sentiment that has developed in her 44 American colonies. That sentiment may yet lead to a declaration of independence hereabouts. Farmers Voice.