Gold Hill news., October 13, 1900, Image 9

| the Treasury
D epartm ent, he w ill at once
discover that the present advantage
which la accruing to him comes abaoluta-
ly directly from I he ta riff law now o n the
TO
statute hooka of the ,'n lte d Htatea. And,
then, If he desires old times, with old
prices and old short days of employment, ill» Expectation« Baaed on Hopes thaï
» U IH IH V
( H T O H K H i n , IM M »,
he had better vota for W illia m .b u llin g *
Others Will Formel.
Bryan.
Hut If the laboring man wunta a eon
tiauation of the present prosperity of the
Bryan argues that the Constitution • •
United Htatea, be certainly cannot, with
tend* In fu ll by its own force to every
out incnn»lafency, vote for Bryun. An
foot of land tinder the American flag.
other view of It. Let the laboring man H e hopes thut the American people won’t
take the present price of hl» labor ami fl."d out before November ttist the U nited
take the present price» of all the thing» Htatea courts, from the lowest to th
he buys upon which hl» fam ily In »ub highest, have decided by overwhelming
and supported and educated, und und irresistible decisioua
that he is
Only Question Is Whether Wage- aisted
then take the prire of hi« laieir of I Mat w roug.
and the prices existing then, he w ill di»
H e I» running on a platform declaring
Earners Want Hard Times.
cover, without any hesitation of intellect, for the fraud of free »liver. 11« hopes
th at present conditions are fa r bettei that the gold Democrats who have re­
than old coudltlnu», th at, waiving the lit turned to the Democratic party on the
tie Increase of coat of living, the balance
Democratic Policies Drove Thousands to sheet show» favorably to him. No man issue of íiiiperlalÍHin w ill not erase to
believe in his readiness to betray it.
can deny that and there is no inMn in the
the Streeta Before and W ill Do So
lie I» running on « platform on which
United Htatea who has done more to iiupcrlalÍHui I» said to !«• the paramount
A faio If Bryan la Succeaaful.
break down the lutere»!» of lalm r by pro­ Issue.
H e hopes that the silver inen
moting and cultivating u nfair and unjust won't take this portion of the platform
competition than has W illia m .1. Brvau, seriously.
of Nebraska.
II. G R O H V E N O K .
H e i» running as a Democrat.
li e
In the eddying fl«ht, amid din and roar
Athena, Ohio, Kept. 17, 1900.
hopes the Populista won't lay
it
up
o f the fallen gun» of Imperialism and
against him.
P r o s p e r it y f b r W h e a t G r o w e r s
li e i» running aa a Populist, H e hopes
inilitarlani, there la danger the people of
W hen the Democrat» were experim ent­ the Democrat» will forget It.
thia country may loae sight of the fact ing w ith free trade In the United States
lie is running as » silver Republican,
that the election of M r. Bryan meana the the consumption of wheat was 3 . 0 hush-« li e hopes that the silver Republican*,
overthrow of the protective ta riff system els per capita. T h a t waa In lfWM. Tn mainly men of »he West, won’t give him
and the Introduction of m free-trade pro 1899, under the M cK in ley administration, up because o f tlid r belief in expansion.
the consumption was 5.0ft bushel» per
lie i» running us the avowed friend of
grain into the policy of the government
capita. T hia Is ample demonstration to Aguinuhlo.
H e hopes that this won’t
O u r people have abort memories and they the farm er as to how prosperous manu­ drive the American votes against him.
aometiiuea forget and need to he remind­ facturing interests bring prosperity to the
Ho every D em ocratic hope of llfljO baa
wheat grower.
error or humbug back of it.
ed.
Supplement
B u m a m sibfo
HOPES BB FEUS.
THE NEWS.
WHAT BRYAN’S ELECTION
MEANS TO LABOR.
fB U I.E IC B T»
M U T O ,I FETTICÍEW.
Cowboy
Rearóla
(be
loaiouatiugg
Made Against Col. RooaevelL
Hioux Falla, H. D., la Senator P e tti­
grew’s home, and the Senator said in a
recent speech there that Col. Koosevelt
did uot lead hia regiment Ht San Jusu
H ill, hut waa six miles in the tear. A t
the recent Koosevelt meeting in the town
many of Col. Koosevelt’» old regiment
came to greet him, Nome of them tra v ­
eling quite a distance, and one rough
rider came 150 miles. T his particular
cowboy heard of Senator P ettigrew ’» ut­
terance for the lirst time while in Sioux
h alls, and mounting his horse he would
ride to a street corner and issue thia chal­
C H A P T E R IV .—(Continued.!
“Certainly; 1 want good times, but If
ae got them I ’d never thank a Repub-
ilcan administration for It.”
"Suppose Bryan had been elected and
times Improved, would you thank him
for It?”
"Indeed. I would."
"Then you are partial, Simon. Why
not think if such were the case that
It waa a Populist scheme to deceive the
people?”
"Because Bryan’s an honest man."
"H ow do you know?"
“ How do I know anything? My paper
saya he’s honest."
“ But how do yon know It'a the
C H A P T E R V.
The Road to the Poorbouse Missed.
Inauguration day had passed and
Wm. McKinley of Ohio was President
of the United States.
Vlnnle Grey had acted In the capacity
of County Superintendent of Public
Instruction since the 1st of January
and she was delighted with her new-
work and Warble County waa proud of
Political Simon'« daughter.
On this particular morning, Vlnnl«
was alone In her office looking over her
morning’s mail. There were burliness
letters for her to answer; ah, yes, and
there was another letter. It was from
her Boonsvllle lover. How It filled her
heart with Joy! It seemed to her tb«
"See
here.
How
do
you
know
he’i happiest morning of her life. 8he felt
M r. Bryun was a member of the F ifty -
dishonest?"
that she had a thousand things to be
second and F ifty -th ird Cougrea»ea ami
"I don't. Neither do I know he la thankful for. Glen Harrington re­
took a very active part at ouce upon ta k ­
honest. I am not personally acquaint turned her love; her folks at bona
ing hi» sent. In the F lfty -tn lrd Cong re»»,
ed with the man, but I do know that were beginning to see better times;
of which I was a member, the Wilson hill
he has charged outrageous high pay for prices were getting better for fann­
waa under <‘on»ideratlon. I t wa» the pas-
making speeches over the country. It ers’ products. "Yes,” she meditated,
aag« of that hill which plunged thl» coun­
seems
to me that a man who hates the "there are a great many things to bo
try Into ruin. I t doe» uot make any differ-
rich, and so dearly loves the poor, thankful for.” Hhe had great faith In
• •ne« what people »ay about the origin of
would not care to accumulate wealth so Republican times, and she believed*
hard time», the Intelligent laboring man
of thia country know» very well that ho
’nst. taking the dollars out of the labor- that in two year», at least, her father
■ceaaed to earn a living for himself and
er’s pw-kets. I tell you. Simon, If would be able to pay the mortgage on
fam ily l*ecau»e of the demoralization of
times get (letter, you ought to change their home, without her assistance.
hoainea» eauaed by I lie repeal of I he Mc­
I f he wasn’t able, she would take a
four politics.”
Kinley law and the paaaago of the Wilson
’’Just wait ’till thyy get better. You’ll part of her salary and pay It for him.
act
I t waa that which precipitated
have to wait ’till doomsday for times The mortgage would never be allowed
wage» to the lowest ehli that they have
to take the old home. As she sat la
to
improve under Republican rule.”
••ecu for many a year. It wa» thut which
Political Simon then walked Into the her office, meditating over the pros­
sent man hlng columns of hungry men
store a ml placed bis basket of eggs on pects of the future, there came a tap
over the country demanding food. It wa»
at the door, and then It flew open, and
the counter.
the pokonge of that hill that made It pos­
sible for any Intelligent man to listen for
"W hat are eggs worth to-day?” he Vinnle was surprised to see her father
standing in the doorway.
a moment to the speeches of such men aa
inquired of the clerk.
Bryau In 189<J.
“Good morning. Vlnnle.
How ar«
"Two cents more than they were be­
On the floor of the House In the de
fore election," the clerk quickly re­ you?” he said, taking her hand.
bates on the Wllaon hill Bryau took tho
Very well, thank yon, father. How
sponded.
e itre in e free trade ground. H I» »peerhes
are the folks at home?”
"W ell." said Simon, who knew the
are on record and the laboring men of
"W e’re all well. I thought I ’d corns •
’ Ierk was Republican, "you needn’t be
the country can rtnd them and read them
down
to the county seat this morning
io d—d glad to tell I t I see that Ke
H e especially announced himself aa In fa­
to see you on a little matter of busi­
vor of absolute free-trade upon many of
publicans like yourself are dreadful ness.”
the lending products of the farm , notably
j naughty because price« are a little I>et-
Very well; what la It?”
wool, which he inaisted should Io) put
! :er, lmi you’ll grin the other way wheu
Why, Bob Wright, down there la
upon the free Hat of the W ilson hill.
this little McKinley wave breaks.
Boonsvllle, has some calves he wants
W hen that hill waa passed by the eon
"M r. Grey, whenever this wave, as
eurrence of the House in the six hundred
to sell, and I want to buy them.
you cal! It, breaks. It w ill turn into
Riiicndniima of the Senate It was Bryan
Though extremely anxious, 1 havn't
foam of prosperity. Juat notice.
ami H<’ii Joa. Itnlley, a reprenentative
the money to buy them with. Thought
"IIo w easy," said Simon, "some peo­
from the State of Texas, who in their
maybe I could get the money from you.
ple are deluded. I see some fellows out
ecstasy seized the champion, who wa» the
I don’t know as there’s any money la
putative father of the law , the H on. W .
there on the street a-shakin' gold coin.
’em, or In anything else, as far as that’s
I,. Wilson, of West V irginia, and carried
’ I expect they inherited the pieces as
concerned, but Joe Harrington la
him <>u their nhoulder» In a trium phal pro­
in heirloom In the family, and they
countin’ on buyin’ these calves, and
cession through the House of Kepreaenta-
have beeu keepln’ them all these year«
that’s the reason I want ’em. I ’ve Imea
iiySS.lSlL? l 4.* cloak-room ann a saturnalia I
I to get a chance to show 'em now, to
of Joy resounded from those premises. I t |
a-lookln' al, this time for a chance to
prove that all our gold isn’t in England get my revenge on that man, nnd now’s
was B rja n who favored Jhe introduction
pr the Government vaults.”
• <f foreign m aterial into thia country free |
my chance. My! but he’ll get mad. I f
, "Why, Mr. Grey, everybody can have I step In ahead of him, and knock him
of charge. It was Hr.van who demanded
gold now. Confidence la restored, and out of the bargain by gettln’ thoso
»hat ail inw m aterial aych aa wool, coal, .
iron and everything which eu'ereu In to ]
gold will once more circulate. Just take calves he’s Veen calculating to buy.”
the m anufacture of goods, should be Im ­
a check to the bank, and see if the
" io u shall have the money,” said
ported free, and it was hia influence,
b ank er w o n ’t ca sh it In g o ld .”
Vinnle, rather amused nt her father's
more than any other m a i l ' s , that brought
Political Simon doubted very much method of revenge. "H ow much will
about the terrible result w ifh which we
what the clerk said, and resolved with­ yon Deed ?”
arc so fum ijlar.
in his own mind to go back home and
v J*
Bryan's earnest demand th at
“ Well, there’s ten of ’em and ho
bring two or three hogs to town. If they wants $7 apiece. I t ’s really an out­
put wool on the free list, and In that de­
weren't very fat. just to prove in bis rageous high price, but I won’t stop
flate he declared that he did uot care
own mind that the clerk was mistaken. ■ for thnt. W hy last spring a maa
whether it benefited or hurt the wool
grower.
It wae Bryan who drove the
Sooner than Cynthia expect» d, 8 ’mcn couldn't get a bit over $5 for such
la r lfl on eonl down to aurh an extent aa
• came home. During the campaign it calves."
to flood the Eastern markets with coal
, had been his custom to stay so long in
"Maybe they are worth more than
and stim ulate the growth of the develop­
town that she was surprised to see bln» they were then.”
ment of coal in the British possessions in
return In an hour.
“Well, the Republicans say they ar*.
the northeast, and practically drove ua
“Cynthia,” he said, ns he entered the bnt I don’t think so. We ain’t havin’
out of the seaboard markets with the soft-
house. "I have decided to sell two or a bit better times than we had. in splto
coal of Central Hia lea.
I t waa Bryan
three hogs while this McKinley wave of their predictions. I ’ve been think-
who advocated the low ta riff on agricul­
1 lasts, for no tellln’ what they’ll be !n’ of writing to Ezra and telling him
tu ral product» and utterly refused to dis­
worth after a while.”
crim inate or allow discrimination In favor
that he Is a false prophet.”
of the product» of the W e»t and Middle
i "What did you get for the eggs?”
Have you received any letters from
West. The laboring nun of the country
“Two cents more than before. You Uncle Ezra latelyT ’
and the farmcra of the country, before
make the hens hurry and lay before
Ye«; we received one Just the other
they plunge themaelvea Into tho vortex
they go down.”
day.”
that is being held out, ahnuld get B ryan ’s
i "Maybe times ain’t goln’ to be as bad
What did he write?"
record and read It. I t la a very Intercat
as predicted.” said Cynthia.
I don't remember exactly what was
lug chapter in the personal polities of th a t
"Now. Cynthia, women as a rule have in the letter. One thing that disap­
gentleman. T he platform made at X a n ­
ana C ity la very adroit in laying the foun­
weak minds, and are easily Influenced, pointed me Is the fact that he’s still
dation for an enactment In Congreaa,
and I ’ want you to be on your guard. Republican. Every letter I get I ex­
should Bryan lie elected, aatiafactory to
Better prices for a few days Is the bait pert to hear that he’s turned Populist,
THIRTY
TOMS
OF
FEM
ES
M
i
s
t
a
k
e
n
.
flirti» T in ts
hia history and record. N ot daring to aa
these
gnldbtigs set to catch people on but so far my expectations have been
H e said: “ You shall not toss
anil protection directly he camo at It in
their
hook,
but I trust none of my fam ­ in vain. He wrote that he thought
M
ankind
upon
a
cross
SAVED BY CIHLDRE1
the platform which he personally con
H t h U I B Ï BUMS.
ily will bite.”
prices would get better for the farmer.
O f shining gold."
ducted as follow a:
i “ I suppose you are right. Simon, but He said If I wished to make money
“ Nor press his brow w ith thorns,
" T a riff laws should be amended by put­
Chicago's Penny Havings Society hHs
Nor tread upon his corns
I time will prove all things. Accordin’ now was the time to speculate. Buy
ting the product» of truals upon the free
Adversity of 0 hers W ill Be Welcome
W heu he is old."
to your brother Ezra, success of the all the calves and other stock that I
list. • • • W o condemn the Dingley only been established for a few years,
News to Democrats.
ta riff law a» a truat breeding measure, but Its deposits hove Increased as fo l­
Populist ticket would not bring any could,and hold them for higher prices."
lows:
li e snld: "N o fires w ill burn.
sk illfu lly devised, etc."
benefits.”
"So yon are taking his advice?"
No wheels, no spindles turn.
Y ear ending June 30, 1 8 9 8 ... . . .s in , h o
T hat la the platform of the party de
"Cynthia,
don’t
you
ever
mention
"No, Vinnle; 1 am going to buy Bob
" W a n te d — H ard
times
Items” is a
W itho u t my hand
nominated the Democratic purty and Y ear ending June 30, 1 8 9 9 ... . . . 33,9» .0
Ezra's idea of things. It has made me W right’s calves for the express pur-
Is
at
the
nation’s
helm;
whose nomination M r. Bryan accepted. Y ear ending June 80, 1 9 0 0 ,,, . . . 71,703 " H e lp W an ted ” ad Bryan ought to put
enough trouble without alluding to It. jkisc of outwitting Joe Harrington.
D ic ta to r of the realm —
The original Populist party, whose candi­
W illia m C . H ollister, who Is acting in the newspapers to aid him In his la ­
In an indirect way, Ezra’s Republican What does Ezra know nbont running a
C
hief
of
the
band."
date M r. Bryan now in, I refer to the president of the Chicago Penny Havings
borious search for instances of indus­
Ism Is the cause of my sore head. I f he farm? He's lived nearly all bis life In
fiioux Falls nomination, also places Itself Roclety, says that it Is operated entirely
li e snid “ the metal white
knew how I have suffered for him, for a city, and is green as a squash, when
on record In a slm ilnr attitude. So M r. on a philanthropic basis nnd stipported trial and commercial distress. Probably
I’s strictly in the fight
the honor of the Grey family, I have an it comes to country life.”
Bryan, w ithout any apology for tho paat, by voluntary contributions.
There are nothing would more please him just now
<1 luggt>d it in».
"Ills Judgment Is good, though, on
stand» upon a aeries of platform s all only two Rnlaried officers, young ladies, than to hear of workingmen in the coun­
i Idea thnt he’d turn Populist.”
W e 're on free silver bent.
squinting in the direction of free trnde, at the office In the Schiller building.
"Maybe we had better write and tell almost every subject.”
try whose dinner pails are not full.
W itho u t the world's conseut
add in the event of hia election, w ith a
" It Is on some subjects, to be sure,
T h ia system is In operation only in half
; him then."
In his speech in M ilw aukee he gloated
And It will w in.”
Congreaa subservient to his dictation, aa the schools In Chicago, yet the amount
"Great heavens, no! I f I ’d have licked but still he doesn’t know everything.
was the convention at Kansas .C ity, we of money deposited by the children ls»t over the fact th at a dock man in New
the daylight out of Ilnrrlngton, as I He has his fallings like all other ha-
The voters heard him shout.
mny look for Just such legislation ns pre­ year averaged 80 cents for every child H aven had discharged some employes,
first
intended to, It might do, but as man beings.”
Then straightway went about
cipitated this country into the condition In the Chicago school district, and GO
that pig iron production is less now than
"To change the subject,” said Vln­
he’s able to be up and around it would
T o give him fits;
w ith which we are all fa m ilia r.
I t is cents per capita for h II the children in
at
the
high
point
of
last
year,
and
thnt
nle,
"have you planted your corn yet?"
They
said
"we
want
no
stuff
I
be
belter
not
to
refer
It.
Just
let
hard
therefore very unwlae for the people of the schools in which the Penny Havings
"Yes, w-e Just finished planting a fear
H a lf money nnd h alf bluff.
Massachusetts cotton m ill men are said
flic country to be led away from tho two Society Is operated.
times prove his mistake to him. He'll
A dollar worth four bits."
days ago.”
great propositions of M r. Bryan's life,
be a Populist— uiind, body and soul
The weight of last year's savings was to he thinking of reducing wages.
the two propositions for which he stands, th irty tons of American pennies, an enor­
"How does the wheat look?”
'fore
many
years
roll
by."
A fte r exploiting on these Items, he snld
It took bis breath away
the two propositions which make up B ry- mous m aw of money for the little ones to exul tingly:
" It looks splendid, bnt I don’t expect
Simon and his wife continued to talk
"E ven the prosperity that
W hen the people hail their say
anlsm, to w it, free nnd unlim ited colnagn put by In the banks w ith in one year.
to get much out of It, for silver’s going
for
some
time,
and
then
Simon
went
the Republican party hax boasted of has
In N —O - V .
of »liver, nnd free trade, and follow off
I t w ill be noticed that the Increase be­ not reached all the people, and even that
I back to Boonsvllle with his hogs, re- down right along, nnd Bryan said
B ut he’s got his second wind.
a fte r the illusion and delusion of lin- tween the amount deposited In 1898 and
which we have Is on the decline,"
| turning In the evening with a $20 gold whenever silver went down wheat
perlnlisin.
Thinks
he’ll
i»*t
again
be
skinner!;
1899 was 70 per cent. But between 1899
The reason Bryna Is so anxious to
i piece.
went with It, or when silver went up
W a it and tee.
I f the intelligent agriculturist w ill take nnd the year just ended the Increase In
know of misfortunes befalling working
"W e’d better keep It for a curiosity,” wheat went up also.
the prices of his products in 1890 and the amount of pennies deposited was con­
C.
L.
FR
A
ZER
.
men Is because he fears th at they w ill
said Simon.
Highland. Cal.
"I do wish Bryau hnd l»een elected,
compare them w ith tho preaent prices of siderably more than 100 per cent.
perversely consider the maintenance of
the commodities, nnd then take the Ding-
"And liogs are a better price, too, are for If we had free coinage of silver,
T he children would certainly not be their present prosperity to be the "para-
C o t t o n C o n »il n ip t Io n D o n tile s .
ley ta riff law , he w ill a t once discover to able to save their pennies If their par­
they, futlier?” Inquired Vitinle.
he said sliver would rise In valne^
mount" Issue w ith them instead of "im ­
T he iotton comumption in the United
w h at he is indebted for the advnnee in ents did not have the money to give
“ Yes, everything Is Improving to de­ therefore whent would rise.
perialism .” I f some great calam ity could Htatea In 1894 w ts 15.91 pounds for ev-
prices. I f the laboring man w ill take first them, and the exhibit made by the C hi­
’I f whent would be worth what It
nly happen
to the workingmen between | cry man, woman nnd child. Good times lude people.”
,
the price of his labor in 1H90 and then tho cago Penny Savings Society is certnin-
It seemed to Vlnnle a very pleasant ought to be, there would be a good
now
nnd
election
time it would perhaps J brought hy the M cK in ley administration
price of his labor In 1900 and then tako ly a straw shorting that the people of
make it really sound plausible to say have raised the per capita consifinption , dehtalon, and four months Inter It prospect for me to pay the mortgage
the tnhlc of Importa of foreign m anufac­ Chicago have experienced more Hnd more
that "there I» no prosperity now; there­ Io 27.14 pounds. The people dress b e i-! ■teemed to her to be lasting a long with It.
I suppose now wheat will
tured goods in 1890 and back of thnt time good times and prosperity during the Re­
fore maintenance of prosperity Is not the .er nnd buy more articles mnde from cot- ' while; thnt the McKinley wave must tumble, nnd we all know it waa l«iy
and then take the Im pvrts of foreign publican adm inistration of Preaideut M c­
issue, so you -.an vote for me uud A gui­ ton than ever 1» fore In the hi»u>v/ of i be a large one, for times continued to
enough last year.”
arwla now, as shown by the statistics of K inley.
naldo.”
the country
Improv«.
‘ To be coutiuued.)
ANOTHER
lenge:
I.ndies and Gentlemen— I have heard
that there are people in this town who
say Col. Roosevelt was away in the rear
at San Juan and did not lead hia regi­
ment in the charge that waa made that
day. I was In that regiment and follow­
ed Col. Koosevolt up thut hill. M y cap­
tain was killed and several of my" com­
pany.
I saw that tight.
1 wa» in it.
Whoever says that Col. Roosevelt did not
lead his regiment in that charge is a liar,
scoundrel, a coward and dare not tell
me no to my face."
Then he would wait a minute, ride to
the next bloek and repeat the same chal­
lenge.
The Incident will keep Senator P e tti­
grew quiet for awhile, li e may he kept tru th ? ’’
busy in explaining what he meant.
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