People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 January 1897 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

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Sentiment against the Pacific Funding Bill is assuming proportions that promise its defeat. A bill giving the President power to appoint delegates to an international Bimetallic Conference is to be introduced shortly in the Senate. Thos. Mahony, populist, has been elected sheriff of Leadville, Col. It is hoped that his known friendliness to the miners may lead to conditions that will permit of the withdrawal of the militia at an early date. Senator Jones, of Arkansas, has been placed at the head of the steering committee of the Silver Democrats and Republicans and the Populists who intend to oppose the confirmation of recent goldbug appointees. Thequestonof free homesteads in the Indian lands is before the committee on Indian Affairs and the measure providing for the opening of the land purchased by the government as free homes, is being fought by Tom Platt. In South Dakota, the fusion forces in the legislature have been so far unable to agree on the Senatorial caucus. The populists have 18 majority in joint session. Populist candidates are Loucks, Kyle, Koontz, Goddy and Plowman. Interest in political matters has neccessarily flagged during the holidays. The center of political events. Washington, D. C., has been deserted by all save a few to even the Christmas time brought no respite from axe-grinding.

In Idaho it is desired to remove the naturalization fee of five dollars, as the payment of this sum by the ten thousand woifien who have recently been granted suffrage there, would be a serious drain on them while the money is not needed by the state. J. S. Bradley State Chairman of the People’s Party of Texas, has issued a lengthy letter telling of the amount of work done in the last campaign on a • voluntary fund of $1,119, and urging the support of party papers and harmony in the ranks. * - Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, sailed for London, January 3, to be present at a Bimetallic confab to be held in that city by one representative from each of the five great European powers. It is understood that, although he goes by invitation, he is heartily endorsed by republican leaders. We have again been regaled with an elaborate account of the New Year’s reception at the White House. Seven thousand people lined up in a cold drizzling rain to wait to shake hands with the President and Mrs. Cleveland. Such incidents tempt one to use the Carlyslian description of the people, “mostly fools. M