Supplement .TO- THE DALLES CIIRONICLE. glTl RDAY. OCTOBER SO, ItMMt, FAVOR M'KINLEY AND CONTINUED PROSPERITY Peculiar Position of the South era Business Men. Emphatic in Favor of Sound Money and Protection, and Are Satisfied to Ut Well Enough Alone. The South Is becoming thoroughly awakened to the fact that th policies of (he Republican party protection, expan ioa and iound money are those tha will best promote the industries of tt at section of the country. The Manufac turers' Record of Baltimore has collected snother broadside of Southern opinion on the issues of the day, this time from bankers. The Southern bankers as rule coincide with the opinions of the manufacturers, and here Is what some of them say: K L. Foster, vice-president of the Hunk of Anderson County, Coal Creek Tenn.: "While I was a Democrat and voted three times for Cleveland, I do not see what could be done from a mere human standpoint that would be more disastrous to the business Interests of thi rnuntrr. and therefore to every interest than the election of Bryan. The gold standard of money must be maintained imperialism or no imperialism A. S. Reed, cashier, Bertram, Texas "While a very large majority of peopl in this section will vote for Bryan for President, because he Is their party nom inee, still the honest conviction of the best business men is that they would really prefer to Fee Mr. McKluley re elected, believing that such re-election would the better tend to insure a contin uinre of the present prosperity." II. F. Schweer, cashier First National Bank, Denton, Texas: T firmly believe that Itryan's election would bring finan ial disaster over our beloved country, ' degradation to our flag wherever it floats MrKinley's election, continued prosper ity and all nutions honor our dug wher ever it is thrown to the breeze. II. V. Showalter, assistant cashier, Ritchie County Bank, Harrisvllle, W Va.: "Democrats and Republicans both say that times are better now thnn ever In-fore in the country s history. Mckln ley, protection and sound money is the ry from all lips. Joseph S. Duvis, cashier First Nation al Bank, Albany, (la.: "The conservative business men of the South, almost with out exception, regnrd the doctrine of free, independent and unlimited coinage of sil ver as a menace to the country's pros perit.v. But what the result wauld be should Mr. Bryan be elected would re -quire a prescience beyond human to de clare with certainty. VV. K. Satterfield, cashier People's Na tional Bank, New Iberia, La.: "The coun try has never been so prosperous as since the election of Mr. McKluley. We want to ee his good work continued. No Bryan." 0. W. Saxon, president Capital City Bank, Tallahassee, Fla.i "The political party that maintains an honest, stable currency, with open doors for foreign rau, will, in my opinion, best subserve the business Interests of the country.' J. K. Ragsdale, Blair, S. C: "The av erage business man believes that the elec tion of Mr. Bryan to the presidency of the United States would cause a money panic, V. A. IMper & Co., bankers, Uvalde, Texas: "We are doing well; be satisfied and let It alone." W. S. Wilson, cashier Deposit Bank Kminenre, Ky.: "It Is my opinion that the election of Mr. McKinley will be for th business interests of the country. Im perialism Is only a scare that we care nothing for. I am a Democrat, but I am convinced It Is to our Interest to make oo change in the President." P. A. Ball, cashier American National Bank, Fort Smith, Ark.: "This section of country never before enjoyed so great a degree of prosperity as at the present time. We are well satisfied with Me Kinley's administration, and for my part apprehend that change would prove most disastrous to every business enter prise." A. K. Watson, president First National Bank, Marlin, Texss: "The busiuess out look Is good. In our opinion the election ' Mr. Bryan to the presidency would be "fy disastrous to every business inter "t In the country." William Powell, cashier Bank of Cul lden, Culloden, (Ja.: "I am a Northern While he (Mr. Bryan) might not be ol to foist his free silver Issue upon the country, It would be dangerous to give fcim the chance to do so, and only for race question, I believe that this ould be the verdict at the polls of many "nsands of the voters of Georgia." O. K. Lnttrell. cashier Bank of Brew ton, Rrewton, Ala.: "It seems to be the 'nnsensus of opinion among the leading Business men that the business and com jn'rcial Interests of the country will be "t aubserved by the election of Mr. Mc- n nVnpl' ,ht the election ,r Bryan would be adverse to all busl oeaa." J- B. Carter, president Orlbhle-Carter Wholesale Grain Co., Sherman, Texas: ,or Presidential candidates I do not jn ink It advisable to make change at l particular time." "it W.' A'nen Kalrmonnt, W. Va.: "ryan s election would mean disaster to u"lnes, destruction of public confidence. r,urn of panics, the reduction of th. n'l repetition of l.!?"" of tnr.Milp which filled the trlii '" ,h Inocratlc admluis- A 0. Hour H . ' ""urnsn, uitucns' National ,v ' "iHshoro, Texss: "I believe that '"in" interests of the country be Injured less by the election of McKinley (baa Mr. Brsr " 'DEAR BOY" LETTERS NO. 8l My Dear Boy: So old man Skinner saya that there will be war. in the Philippines for twenty years yet; that we" will soon see the time when men will be conscripted, in every township for service in Chiua, and that we are bound 'to have financial crash next spriug. and then the poor people will see me naruest times the ever saw. Well, I guess the oi l man is a trplosl Democrat. He eertaiuly has ail the symptoms. Perhaps I had better tell you whst the symptoms are. There are certain constitutional char acteristics which -distinguish the Demo cratic party and opposite characteristics which distinguish the Republican party. When I tell you what they are, you will see wny i want you to be a Republican i. ine Democrats are pessimistic. They always look on the dark aide. They perpetually expect evil ahead and see nothing but the evil in the things that now are. l on pick up an average Demo cratic platform and you find it full of purases like the following: "We protest. we denounce," "we disapprove." "we view with alarm." One of the strongest reasons against the party Is that they are always striving to make the people uiseontented with their lot and to fill them with anxious forebodings for the future. Right in the middle of abundance and cheer and victory, they Insist that we are all going "to the bow-wows, Now it is the nature of Republicans to be optimistic. The Republican party sees the bright side. Thankful for the bless ings of the past, they look forward with confidence to the future. Thev exDect good things and the expectation helps bring good things to pass. They rejoice in tne greatness and highly favored land. prosperity of our They look upon our schools and churches, our farms and factories, our army and navy, and their platforms contain phrases like these "thankful for the past," "we rejoice," "we congratulate," "we point with pride." Tbey bring to the people a song of nope and cheer and content. Be a Republican, my boy, and "keep sweet." Don't let yourself get soured and pessi mistic. 2. The Democratic party seems unable to learn from experience. One reason why I fit in easily into the Republican party is because 1' can learn from expe rience. Eight years ago I was a free trader. I read about free trade in a book and was convinced. It was a very uice book and the free trade theory was pre sented in a very nice way. I still Insist that free trade Is a nice thing In a book so long as you keep It in the book; but when you take it out of the book and ap ply it to wool and eggs and pig iron and things, It doesn't work worth a cent. The experience of this country from 1893 to 189 made me a protectionist. But our Democratic friends bave failed to learn the lesson. In their platform this year they still denounce our protective tariff law. If there is anything positively settled by the experience of mrtions, it is that the best standard for a nation's currency and for the world's currency is gold. For centuries the nations bungled along en deavoring to keep up two standards, sil ver and gold, with the result that the comparative values of the two metals were constantly changing and the cheap er one driving the other out of circula tion, making currency scarce, values un certain, exchange troublesome and com merce difficult. Through experience, the nations, one after another, learned that the honest way and the best way is to have one standard and that standard the best nioney-gold with a hundred cents' worth of gold iu the dollar. We have learned that, since a standard dollar is measure of value, it should contain the value that it represents All civilized people In the world have learned this except the Pop;:!Mlr-Dein ocratic party., .They coipe out this year of onr Lord 1900 and propose to roll back the wheels of progress and return to the financial ways of barbarism Now the Republican party does learn by experience. It keeps up with the pro cession. When a thing has been tried and found wanting, the Republican par ty drops it. When a thing has been proved to be good by experience, the Re publican party sticks to it. My boy, the Republican party is not perfect by a long ways. It has some men in It wno are not good. Any great party must have some such In a world like this. It may sometime make mistakes. But the broad political principles of the party are true and right and it is the party that learns from experience. You be a Republican and you will not be sorry. YOUR FATHER. Who Fill the Dinner Pall ? Every full dinner pail contains these articles: 2 ham sandwiches 5 cents eggs 3 cents Bread and butter 2 cents Tomato 2 cents le or pudding 3 cents Sugar, salt and pepper 1 cent Fruit cents Drink 2 cents Total 20 cents The farmer produces all of these ex cept the coffee or tea, and perhaps not II of the sugar. ft Is to the Interest of the farmer to see that the wage earner has a chance to live such as he has enjoyed during the Republican administration. Too Mnrh Prosperity for Wlckn, Jack Wicks, the sawmill proprietor of Quicksilver Mountnin, Mont., has Joined the Missouri rallroan nagmeu in uei iar- n against too much prosperity. Jack Wicks is going to vote for Bryan. He says so himself, and is entirely frank bout the reason. "Why." he Is reported to have said, three and four years ago I could get all the help I wanted at almost any price I (fored. and could put pay uays on two or three months If I chose, and the men ould stay with me. ."Sow I am paying ..,t tlwiiM L-..H at.. I men a moum " - ave hard work to get tni m ami uanier work to keep them. If I even look cross wise at one of them, ne cans rnr nis nine nd his money. I don't flare to lei a pay ay go by or my camp woiiki soon ne de serted. Vote for Mciunicy anil seep up this condition of affairs? vvcii, i guess not." Money In Circulation. The money In circulation In 1870 was 175,212,71)4; In 1900 It was $2.00I,(.K3,- vio hr t ines as great. nu im under gold stsndard wuere an uonsrs sr of equal value. .- ,,, mm ALL TH HUE rUCDtCED AT HOHE. Striking latance of the Va'ue of Protec tive Taiiff. The Democrats have a fashion of claim ing that the tin plate duty is an impo sition on American consumer. Without the duty which was originally imposed by the McKiuley law of 1SJMI, tin plate manufacture would never have been be gun iu the I'uiteJ States. To-day nearly all the tin plate used in the country is of domestic manufacture. The factories give employment directly to thousands of men and Indirectly to other thousands who produce the iron which goes into the plate. The I'nited States Imports and produc tion from 1892 to 1S!)N, inclusive, have been as follows, in long tons: Production. Imports, Total. 287.275 808,337 289.328 333,211 279.533 340,44!) 394.137 1302. 1S!I3. 1S!H. 1S!5. 18! KJ. 1897. 1808. . 18..S0K 2;W.473 253, 155 215.008 219.545 119.171 83.851 07,222 55. 1.82 74.200 it3.f.i;u lt!0.3f,2 25ii,598 32(1.915 Total. ...1.005,780 l,22tl,4S4 2,232,270 Prices have gone down as the result f home manufacture. Domestic. ,. $5.84 ,. 5.15 . . 4.57 , . 3.i',t Imported. $5.34 5.15 4.57 3.00 3.03 8.90 1892 1803 18!4 181)5 1890 3.40 ist)7 ann 1898 9 4.00 The creation .of the tin nlate Industrv stands as one of the most marked In stances of success In the history of the country. The Republican nrtncl) protection la directly resnonsible fop the establishment of this new industry on American sou. ikjsuis boiled doavn. "Shall we run our mills full time, our mines and our fuctorles full tim and find a market for our surplus abroad, or shall we shut down one third of our producing capscity in order to oblige Mr. Bryan? There is the labor question boiled down, and that is the main issue or a part of it 'I contend that the main issue of this campaign is free silver, and every collateral issue that has been injected in this campaign has been for the purpose of throwing dust In the eyes of our working people." Chairman M. A. Hanna. FARMERS HOT DECEIVED BY BRYAN'S ARGUMENTS. The total Increase of the value of was $501,444,474. This and the enormous gain to the farmers. The TOTAL INCREASE Farm animals Corn Cotton Oats Hay Potatoes , Wheat Barley Rye Buckwheat Total $830,040,201) The figures on farm animals include the value of horses, mules, cows, other cattle and sheep, but not swine. The farmers are not to be fooled by Mr. Bryan's statement made in accepting the Populist and Free Hilverite nominations. Mr. Bryan then said: "The prosperity argument which the Republicans bring forward will not deceive the farmer." Neither will the possession of the man-made dollar In the farmer's pocket deceive him. He knows enough to continue prosperity. Only a D n Fool. An Ohio sheriff was taking a erasy man to tne (. ominous asyiuui inr umrr day on the train. At the next station another sheriff with another lunatic got on. J lie snerins anew rui n uim-r sun got talking, placing the two crasy men In the seat before them. They also, of ourse, got Into conversation, one asking his neighbor where he was going. "I am going to the asylum at loliu, - bus." said Craxy No. 1. What Is your trouble T asked Lraj No. 2. "Business reverses and heavy financial losses several years ago upset my mind snd I have been gradually growing worse. Now let me aak where you ( ie going." "Why, I am going to Columbus to en ter sn asylum, too." "Indeed, what is the matter with you?" "Imperialism sent me crasy." "Imperialism, thunder; you are not craiy at all, you arc only a d-n fool." SrULL THIS RETURN? (From the Chicago Inter Ocean, Dec 13. 1S93.) Boston, Mas., lH-c. 13. A circular was issued to-day to landlords'by the a sociatious for the unemployed, .asserting that MO.iaiO workniea having as many persou depeudent upon them, are unable to find employment and asking that no rent be required of such uutil they are employed. Another appeal, addressed to the citizens of Boston, ask them to see that the city provides work. A move ment is qn foot for a procession of the unemployed on the common, and a meet iug in Faueuil Hall next Tuesday. Factories Are All Iuy. J. W. Knaub, the chief inspector of the Ohio department of workshops and factories-, has just made his annual re port for the year ending Nov. 15, JS99. The year work ended on that day, the date being fixed by statute. He says re garding the general conditions: "Evrrywhere the inspector found the factories crowded to their fullest capacity and straining every point to fill their or ders. The hum of the machinery was as music to the ear of the mechanic, and seemed to serve the purpose of lightening the burden of his lahora and leave im pressed on his countenance the smile of contentedness." This is why Ohio will go Republican this year. B. H. Roberta Doubtful About Utah. Brigham II. Roberts of Utah will be well remembered by the American peo ple on account of the struggle over his seat in the House of Representatives. Mr. Roberts is a Democrat. Here are his ideas on Utah: "Cand" compels me to admit that Utah is a doubtful State. Four years ago Mr. Bryan carried it by 61,000, but there has been a marked change in senti ment since that. time, and It is a serious question whether the Republicans will not win this fall. Most of those who had left the party on the silver Issue have returned to the fold, and there Is a strong sentiment in favor of expansion." farm animals between lSOtl and 1S99 increase in crop values represents an total gain is as follows: IN VALUE-1809. $501,444.474 138,203,143 71,221. KI3 05,(i2,942 23,780,573 17.14(1,482 8,942.730 7.103,015 ,. 2.253,349 881,338 , More Freight Carried. According to "Poor's Manual of Rail roads," which Is about to be issued, the quantity ef freight carried by all the railroads of the United States in 1899 was 1211,091,000,000 tons-miles; that Is, the equivalent of carrying one hundred and twenty-six billion nine hundred and ninety-one tons of freight the distance of one mile. This is the largest on rec ord hi the history of the country, and is mly another proof of the prosperity of the nation. IIke Joseph's Coat. My platform Is like Joseph's coat, A crazy quilt to get a vote. The wildest hobby I will mouut. If I ran call it paramount. Come ye to me who nurse a sore, And I will cure yon evermore. On one thing only I'm intent I wait te be your President. I sum un FAMILY. I Sf us A Story op BY ALMA L PARKER, GUIDE ROCK. NEB. CHAPTER V. Continued.) "Well, dou't worry, father. 1V the best you cm, and If you can't pay the mortgage I'll pay It for you." "You are a gooil girl, Vlnnle. My! but we'd 1 proud of you If you'd only let (ilea Hartlngtou alone." Vlnnle smiled, but she did not an swer him. They had argued that sub ject so many times that she tried to avoid It. Well, Vlnnle." he suld finally. must bid you good-by, and hurry back to BoouBVllle to buy those calves 'fore Harrington gets them." So saying, be was gone. The next day Vlnnle received a pos tal card, stating that he bad got his revenge ou "old mau Harrington," so she presumed he had made bla pur chase. 'ine spring ralna came. The un shone and nourished the growing corn. The wheat crop had ripened, and har vest time arrived. The price of wheat was getting higher every day. When Simon's wheat was threshed he order ed it put la a bin, to wait there for the highest market price. He now spent his time watching the markets. "Cynthia," be said one day. "It looks as though we may get $1 per bushel." "I don't see how It could be. Simon, when McKinley Is President." "Well, you needn't think that Mc Kluley has anything to do with It. It's because of the scarcity In foreign lands." "Oh," said Cynthia, and she wonder ed if Simon had suddenly turned Tnto a "supply and demand" theorist. "There Is one reason," he continued, "why I hate to see wheat go up, and that la because It gives the Republi cans a chance to crow. They never stop to reason about the scarcity of an article." "I heard the other day that silver was goln' down. Why Is that, Simon?" "Oh, that' the Oovernment's fault. I dare say that those silver miners hate McKluley." "I don't believe It Is right, Simon, to blame the Government with everything bad, and for every thing good give something else the credit. I don't un derstand how silver can go down and wheat go tip, when the Populist speak ers used to sny they always fluctuated together." "They do fluctuate together usually. but you must remember, Cynthia, that there are exceptions to all rules, and this case is simply an exception to that rule. That's all." There must be lots of exceptions to rules this summer. I think If there's many more, some of the rules will have to be changed. I never saw eggs and butter a better price this time of the year. Wonder what corn will be worth?" "Well. Cynthia, that will be Jnst ac cording to the extent of the crop. Last year corn went down to 10c and the country Is full of old corn. If we should have another big crop It won't bo worth h n skin', la my opinion. Con ditions have to be Just right to get good prices when we have gold standard money." Well. I hope, Simon, that the price of corn will be auother exception to the rule, so beside paying the mort gage we might build an addition on the house." "Don't count on anything of that kind, Cynthia. If we can make enough to eat and wear we ought to be satis- fled, for that will be doing exceeding well during the next four years. We may all go to the poorhouse yet." "I guess there's not much danger, with the granary full of $1 wheat." And so It proved to be. Simon sold his wheat for $1 per bushel and paid every cent of the mortgage. Many of his neighbors did the same. Corn was a good crop, too, and high priced, and Simon decided to husk tt. "I am so glad, Simon," said Cyn thia, "that your predictions do not come true." "It's Just another exception to the rule," said Simon. "'Peers to me." said Jlmmie, "that you're klud of cornered, pa." Cn ATT Ell VI. . The Spanish-American War. The following winter the Maine was sunk by a foreign foe, and over :00 American sailors murdered. Simon was extremely anxious for us to lick Spain "then and there." But resident McKluley, knowing that we hould not make an accusation without roof, waited until It was proven that he Spanish were the perpetrators of the crime, and until this nation should be Iu readiness to settle the difficulty ulckly. "I never saw the like," said Simon; how outlandish slow they are up there n Washington. I suppose Mckinley's waltln' for Hanna, or somebody else, to 11 him to go. I'll bet If Bryan was resident of the United States Spain never would nave sunt tne .Maine hey'd have been afraid to. I tell you f I was President of the United States ml another nation sneaked around and blew up one of our ships, or pitched onto us. In any way, I'd do the same as Country Life. if another man had struck me. I'd strike back, quicker than lightning. I wouldu't wait for a proof, or to get my weapons all polished and In order. I'd Just simply give 1)1 iu the full benefit of my bare fist. I would lick him. Just as 1 am." "An, pa," said Jlmmie;" I remember one time of your pitching onto a man Just as you were, aud he made you say 'enough. ' " "Jlmmie, you don't know what yon are talking about. I was discussing th affairs of nations. I tell you. It Is un American like, to let them Spaulards) thluk us afraid of 'em." "Pa." said Anna, "If yon don't watch yourself, you will be a perpetual fault finder. I believe out government will settle this dlttlculty all right. Any way, they surely know more about It than we do." "Never mind, my daughter; you'll get tired a-waltln' till McKinley declare war against Spain. I dou't believe he'll ever do It. He don't care anything; about the starving Cubans, or our na tional honor. He Is there for the pur pose of helping the rich men; be dont care how many helpless people starve." "Well, Simon," said Cynthia, "so far he hasn't hurt us any. 1 never saw times Improve faster for the laboring? classes. Wages are high: evervbodr has work, and prices for farmers' prod ucts are getting better all the time." Their conversation was here Inter rupted by Mary entering the room. Sh had been to Boonsville aud brought th mail. "War Is declared." she said. "Is It possible?" said Simon In as tonishment. Hurrah for McKinley!" Jlmrala- shouted. "Jlmmie!" said Simon, Impatiently. - "Be quiet Who told you, Mary, that war la declared?" "The newspaper says so," said Mary. aud so It proved to be. Simon wa "fooled" again, as Cynthia expressed it, for in big, black letters the paper announced that war had beeu declared against Spain, and the President had called for 75,000 volunteers. Boonsville was In a state of excite ment, and young meu commenced to talk of Joining the army. People won dered how Jong and disastrous the war would be. : Political Simon said the war would provl what klud of stuff McKinley was made of. He said he bad no contldenc in him for managing a war. Ther never was but one Republican that ha ever knew capable of doing such a thing, and that was Abraham Lincoln, and If he was a-llvlng to-day he would not be a Republican. All eyes were now toward McKinley. A great responsibility rested upon hi shoulders. As commander-in-chief of the army and uavy he was at the head and directed all. , About the first order be gave was ta the Asiatic squadron, and we all know . Its result. Commodore Dewey, following tho or der of bis commander-in-chief, sunk the Spanish fleet iu Manila Bay. No such battle had ever been known tu th history of the world, and Dewey be came a national hero. In the meantime the Flying SquadroA and Admiral Sampson's fleet went in search of Spain's Atlantic fleet, sup posed to be near the West Indies. Young men were still hurrying to th front, and among the volunteers waa Glen Harrington. t was bard for Vlnnle to bid hint good-by, but be said he felt it his duty to go. Long were the farewell words. and Vlnnle'a eyes followed him as h walked away to board the train that was to bear him to the coast. She was proud of her lover, and she admired him, more than ever, for wanting ta be a soldier, yet the thought of his go ing tilled her with dread. Many soldier boys would lay dowa. their lives. Would be be one of tlios called to die for his country? The thought filled ber with dread and the true meaning of war came t her. Simon was very much surprised when, he heard that Glen Harrington had enlisted. 'Cynthia," he said, "I am glad he's gone, and I hope he'll never return." "Why, Simon CJrey, bow dare yon talk so?" I didn't exactly mean that I wish he'd get shot, but I wish he'd stay In Cuba. It would make one less Repub lican vote In Boonsville, besides savins us the unpleasantness of a Republican son-ln-la w." Well, Simon, we might get a son In- nw with a worse fault than votlrf th Republican ticket. Let's not rldlcnl lir Republicans now. They have don all right so far. Walt till they do. wrong." (To be continued ) Value of the New Industry. The value of the American tin plat produced In the United States from ISirJ to 1898, both years Inclusive, was $70,- 107.000. All of this vast sum would ha Knur abroad but for the establishment of the industry in America, made posMhl by the protective tariff. That's Rtpub licniui '