The Butler Weekly Times Newspaper, April 18, 1895, Page 4

ia 4 | 13 J. D. ALLEN Eprtor. ]- D. ALtLen & Co., Ptoprietors. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: The Weext.y Times, published eyery Thursday, will be sent to any address ane year, postage paid, for $1.00. China is paying handsomely for the information she has gained in war. W. Jennings, editor of Demorest | magazine, died in New York last week. Foster Pollard and Frank Harris; two colored men who killed ex con- stable Isaac Kohn, Dec. 7th, 1894, are to be hung in Kansas City. J. D. Iler, a big brewer of Kansas City, bas failed. Itis said he was foreed to the wall by the cutting of the price of beer. The liabilities are said to be $162,000, assets are placed at $350,000. Webster Davis, of Kansas City, boss Filley’s candidate for governor, says that if he is a candidate for governor it will be on the platform of “free silver and a modification of the McKinley tariff.” It is said boss Filley has selected Mayor Webster Dayis, of Kansas City, as the republican nominee for governor and what boss Filley says goes, silk stockings and the Globe- Democrat to the contrary notwith- standing. Sedalia Bazoo—The upward ten- dency of prices on all farm products is so natural, so strong and steady that is it already beginning to have a beneficial effect on the western mar- ket. Money is getting more plentitul, gonfidence is returning, and capital is losing its timidity. The outlook is bright. J. W. Scott, proprietor of the Chi- eago Times-Herald and Chicago Evening Post, died suddenly at the Hollard House, New York, Sunday afternoon. He arrived in New York Friday evening with his wife and aieee and intended to visit Cape May and Virginia Beach on a pleasure trip. He was born in Walworth county, Wisconsin, in June 1849. John Perry of Kansas City has secured the appointment to the re reeeivership of the National Bank of Kansas City, which voluntarly sus The action of the Illinois demo-| cratic committee in calling a June convention to consider the currency question, has precipitated the fight | on that issue all over the country. | Never since the slavery question | was settled has an issue caused | so much intense interest and excite- | ment two years before a national | election as this finance question, and | if it can be met and settled in ad.| | vance of the party conventions it | will be a good thing. | There is, of course, a diversity of | Opinion as to the wisdom of the ;committee’s action, which the re-| | sults alone can demonstrate, but it! is true beyond cavil that the interest of the people are better served on all great questions when they are agitated and thoroughly discussed. There is no doubt but what this is now,and will be in the next nation al canvass, the great and overshad- owing question before the American people, and while we do not expect a full settlement of the national financial policy, it should result in long strides in that direction. This is a question upon which the best judgment and honest, conscien- tious opinions of our greatest states- men and brightest minds differ widely and irreconcilably. One is just as firmly convinced that the free coinage of silver at a ratio of 16 to 1 is a panacea for all our financial illa, as the other is that the adoption of such a policy would be ruinous to our country. Both extremists can not be right—both may be wrong ir many ovaterial points, and a full and fair discussion may lead to a com- mon ground upon which all can able upon the question. ead all sides carefully and try to arrive at the proper solution for the public good. Bullheuded obstinacy in hold- ing to a hastily formed opinion does not denote firmness of character and honesty of conviction. Honest opin- FOR SAFE CURRENCY. President Cleveland Replies to the Chicago Committee. Time for People To Reason.— What the Situation Confronting the Country Demands. People Will Not Sanction Schemes That Mean Disaster Government, Chicago, IIl., April 14 —The busi- ness men and citizens of Chicago who invited President Cleveland to visit Chicago are to be disappointed. The invitation read: “As business men and citizens of Chicago, irre- spective of party affiliations, we respectfully invite you and Mrs. Cleveland to a public reception to be tendered to you in this city, to express our deep sense of apprecia- tion of your statesmanlike and cour- ageous action in maiotaining the financial credit of our government Nor Endanger }and your uncompromising attitude in favor of the preservation of a sound national currency.” This even- ing the Hon. Henry S. Robbins, who is said to be the author of the move- ment and a member of the commit- tee, received the following letter: To Messrs. Wm. T. Baker, George W. Smith, John A. Roche, T. W. Harvey, David Kelly and Henry S. Robbins. Executive Mansion, Washington, D.C, April 13.—Gentlemen: I am much gratified by the exceedingly kind and complimentary invitation you have tendered me on behalf of many citizens of Chicago to be their guest at a gathering in the interest of sound money and wholesome financial doctrine. My attachment to this cause is so great, and I know so well the hospitality and kindness of the people of Chicago, that my persoual inclination is strongly in favor of accepting your flattering stand. invitation; but my judgment and A full and fair investigation |estiun. of the proprieties of my would mean the discarding of officiai place oblige me to forego the ‘adi d th tudyi ‘a enjoyment of participating in the PreLaCice ee e studying 8nd! occasion you contemplate. I hope, analyzing all the evidence obtain | however, tiut the event will mark the beginning of an earnest and aggressive effort to disseminate among the people safe and prudent financial ideas. Nothing more im portant can eagage the attention of patriotic citizens, because nothing is so vital to the welfare of our fel- low countrymen and to the strength, prosperity and honor of our nation. ions must be based upon what the individual conceives to be a logical conclusion deducted from true and correct premises. How can an hon- est opinion be formed when only one side of a question is considered and very often only « superficial smat- tering of that. The eyes of not only this country, but of the world,are now on Illinois, The situation confronting us de- mands that those who ought to be first to see impending danger should no longer remain indifferent or over confident. If the sound-money sen timent abroad in the land is to save us from mischief and disaster, it must be crystallized and combined and made immediately active. It is dangerous to overlook the fact that a vast number of our people with pended business a few weeks 9go./and the outcome of the agitation|scant opportunity, thus far, to ex- There were thirty-five applicants for|now going on in the democratic] amine the question in all its aspects, the position and contest wasa warm | party in that state is watched with|have nevertheless been ingeniously one from the time the bank closed|the greatest interest and forebodes| pressed with specious suggestions it’s doors ‘till the appointment was made. Senator Palmer of [Illinois is against calling the silver convention of his state. If a state expression of the party is to be taken on the question, this is the year todo it. There is no election close at band, which elimlinates politics, politi- eians and office seekers from the eonvention and the matter can be ealmly and considerately discussed. In questions of this kind the tail should not wag the dog. the most portentous results to the democratic party avd the United States government of any questioa ever before agitated. Hon. Charles H. Mansur, assistant comptroller of the treasury depart ment, and formerly a member of congress from Missouri, died at 7 o'clock, Tuesday morning at the The funeral will take place at Rich- mond, Mo. Mr. Mansur was born in Philadelphia, March 6, 1835; came to Missouri, August 30, 1856, and located at Richmond. The same year he moved to Chillicothe, his present home. He was a leading democrat in this State, being a which in this time of misfortune and depression find willing listeners pre- pared to give credence to any scheme which is plausibly presented as aremedy for their unfortunate condition. What is now needed more than anything else is a plain and simple presentation of the argument in favor of sound money. In other National hotel, Washington City. | words it is a time for the American | people to reason together us mem bers of a great nation which can promise them a continuance of pro- tection and safety only so long as its solvency is unsuspected, its honor unsullied and the soundness of its money unquestioned. These things are ill exchanged for the illusions of Judge Horton, chief justice of the|member of the State Central Com | debased currency and groundless supreme court of Kansas, has resign- ed, and the governor has appointed Judge David Martin to fill the place. Judge Horton will return to the practice of law. He gives as a rea- son for resigning that the salary al- lowed was inadequate compensation for justices of the supreme court, after deducting the demands made upon him for religious, charitable and political purposes, and having given so much of his time to the! strong and steady that it is already people he now feels that it is his| beginning to have a beneficial effect duty to do something for his family. In Butler the republicans fused with the democrats, and were snow-|timidity. The outlook is bright.— In Rich Hill the repub- licans fused with the populists, and were swiped from the face of the mer ee eee me city of Harrisonville was finished Tn Butler the republicans did no such thing. In the township elec- tion there were three tickets in the| lights and 1,000 incandescents. The field, democratic, republican and | streets will be well lighted and lights populist, and the democratic ticket | generally used in stores and dwelling ed under. mittee from 1864 to 1868, a delegate several times to the national con-|, disregard of our financial credit | ventions of the party, and a member of the Fiftieth. Fifty first and Fifty- second congresses. He was appoint- ed by President Cleveland to be Sec- ond Comptroller of the Treasury and then, under the Dockery Treas ury reorganization to be Assistant Comptroller, which office he occu pied to the time of his death. The upward tendency of prices on all farm products is eo natural, so on the western market. Money is getting more plentiful, confidence is returning and capital is losing its Sedalia Bazoo. Harrisonville, Mo., April 14.—The electric light plant purchased by the yesterday, and the lights turned on last night with satisfactory results The plant has a capacity of fifty arc hope of advantages to be gained by and commercial standing among the nations of the world. If our people were isolated from all others and if the question of our currency could be treated without regard to our relations to other countries, its character would bea matter of comparatively little im- portance. If the American people were only concerned in the mainte- nance of their precious life among themselves they might return to the old days of barter and in this primi. tive manner acquire from each other the materials to supply the wants of their existence But if American civilization were satisfied with this it would abjectly fail in its high and noble mission. In these restless days the farmer is tempted by the assurance that though our currency may be debased, redundant and uncertain, such a situation will improve the price of his products. Let us remind him that he must buy as well as sell; that his dreams of plenty are shaded by the certainty that if the price of the things he has to sell Must Be No Wild Experiment—| was elected by a good majority. In the city election neither party nom- wated and there were but two Piattsbarg’s Great Fire. is nominally enhanced, the cost of the things he must buy will not re- Plattsburg. Mo., April 15.—Fire | main stationary; that the best prices tickets voted, City and Citizens, and | started this afternoon in the Stonum/|which cheap money proclaims are in the fight for - supremacy politics was not mentioned, as the contest hinged on the manner of collecting evenue to defray the city expenses. | control. The loss will reach $300,000. livery barns and, spreading, has now | unsubstantial and elusive azd that consumed the entire south side in-|even if they were real and cluding the court house and at 7/he must necessarily ‘be left o'clock p. m. the fire was not under | hind in the rave for their enjoyment. lconvinee the wageearner that it | there were benetits arising from a |degenerated currency they would jreach him least of ali and last of all | In an unhealthy stimulation of prices |an increased cost of all the needs of | his home must belong to his portion, | while he is at the same time vexed |with vanishing visions of increased | wages and an easier lot. The pages | of history and experience are full of this lesson. An insidious attempt jis made to create a prejudice against | jthe advocates of asafe and sound |currency by the insinuation, more {or less directly made, that they | |belong to financial and business | \classes and are therefore not only | lout of sympathy with the common} |people of the land, but for selfish and wicked purposes are willing to | sacrifice the interests of those out- | side their circle. | I believe that capital and wealth, |through combination and other | means, sometimes gain an undue| advantage; and it must be conceded | that the maintenance of a sound | currency may in a sense, be invested | with a greater or less importance to | individuals according to their con-| dition and circumstances. It is, since it is utterly impossible that | janyone in our broad land, rich or| poor, whatever may be his occupa | tion, and whether dwelling in a center of finance and commerce me in aremote corner of our domain, can be really benefited by a financial | scheme, not alike beneficial to all | our people, or that any one should be excluded from a common and universal interest in the safe charac-! ter and stable value of the currency of the country. | ; In our relation to this question } we are all in business for we all buy | jand sell; so we all have to do with! financial operations for we all earn | }money and spend it. We can not | jescape our inter-dependence. #Mer- chants and dealers are in every neighborhood, and each has its shops and manufactories. Wherever the wants of man exist, business and finance in some degree are found related in one direction to those whose wants they supply, and in another to the more extensive business and finance to which they are tributary. A fluctuation in prices at the seaboard is known the same day or hour in the remotest hamlet. The discredit or depreciation in financial centere of any form of money in the hands of the people is a signal of immediate loss every- where. If reckless discontent and wild experiments should sweep our currency from its safe support, the most defenseless of all who suffer in the time of distress and national discredit, would be the poor as they! reckon their loss in their scanty} support and the Jaborer and work- ingman as he sees the money he has received for his toil shrink and shriyel in his hand when he tenders it for the necessaries to supply his humble home. Disguise it as we may, the line of battle is drawn between the forces of the safe currency and those of silver monometalism. I will not be lieve that if our people are afforded an intelligent opportunity for sober second thought they will sanction schemes that however cloaked mean disaster and confusion, nor that they will consent by undermining the foundation of a safe currency to endanger the beneficent character and purposes of their government. Yours very truly, Grover CLEVELAND. Mr. Robins was seen by a reporter and eaid: “While the business men j Rich Hill, Mo. All Run Down Hearty and Well Hood’s Sarsaparilia. “I became enfeebled and run down from Since Taking 172 to 132 pounds. I then commenced taking Hood’s Sarssparilia and now I am hearty and well, can work hard and eat my meals with relish, which I could not do previously. Formerly my food distressed me, now I can eat heartily. This is due to the beneficial effects of Hood’s Sarsaparilia. 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The highest market price paid for all kinds of Country Produce. _BENNETT-WHEELER MERC., G0. who extended this invitation hoped for a favorable response, they fully realized the difficulties in the way of the President's acceptance. His inability to overcome these and to come to Chicago will be deeply re- gretted by them, as the ovation which would have been accorded him here would have given a great impetus to the honest money senti- ment throughout the West. Still, his letter will have almost as wide influence, as it speaks on this topic with his usual courage and direct- ness.” PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS. Democratic and Republican National Committeemen’s Opinions.—Their Ideas of Issues and Preferences of Candidates. The Republic Bureau, 146 Times Building. New York, April 13.—The Even ing Telegram of this city has polled the members of the Democratic and Republican National Committee on three important quéstions bear- ing on the presidential contest in 1896. The result of the canvass is particularly interesting because of the prominence of the men whose views are given. The telegram sent a circular letter to each Democratic and Republican National Committeemat and to the chairmen of the State and Territorial committees, requesting answers to these questions: 1. What city do you favor as the place of holding the next (Republi can or Democratic) National Conven- tion? 2. Whom do you consider the most available candidate of the (Re- publican or Democratic) party for the presidency in 1896? 3. Upon whet issues should the| eampaign be conducted? The answers covera wide range of territory and contain the views of leading men in both parties. It is established beyond reasonable doubt | that the Republicans will make their fight in 1896 on the tariff question. There will be no other issues from the Republican point of view, but the tariff will lead. The leading Democrats of the country favora continuance of the fight for tariff reform, but the great stress is laid on the currency ques- tion and the preponderance of opin- ion would seem to indicate that the currency wil] lead the Democratic campaign. It is the same old story of the South and West against the North on this question. The Dem- ocratic committeemen from the West ery loudly for the recognition of sil- ver in the currency, and the South- ern men are scarcely less vehement. As tothe convention cities to ba selected by the respective parties, there is great differences of opinion Of the Democratic chairmen of State committers and members of the Na- tional Committee. there are ten in favor of holding the convention in Chieago, five for St. Louis, four for New York. three for San Francisco, one each for Denver, Kansas City, Omaha, Washington snd Louisville. Of those who answer the question as to the Democratic candidate nine are in favor of Adlai E. Stevenson of Tllinois, two for Governor Beies of ows, one for Governor Matthews of Indians, one for Wm. C. Whitney. Tt ought not to be difficult to| seunaies, maigestion, sick headache. 36¢ one for C. S. Thomos of Denver and one for Postmaster General Wm. L. Wilson. The West clearly leads. Those who express the opinion that the chief issue will be that of finance numper 20. Friends of tariff revision as the predominant issue | are found to the number of eight. A rather peculiar feature of the Democratic canvass is the fact that not one National Committeeman nor chairman of a Democratic State com- mittee has recorded -himself as fav oring the selection of Mr. Cleveland as the next candidate of the party. The nearest approach to naming the President is made by a committee- man who states that the candidate of the Democratic party should be aman who holds views on the financial issue as sound as those | of Mr. Cleveland. : | Asa whole the Repablican Na | tional Committeeman and the chair- men of Republican State and Terri- torial committees favor McKinley as the presidential candidate in 1896. ‘The figures are:McKinley,13 (the un- lucky 13;) Harrison, 4; Reed, 4; Alli- son, 2; Morton, 1; Senator Sherman, 1; Henry M. Teller, 1. The Republican leaders divide as follows on the convention city; Chi- cago, 9; New York 4; St. Louis, 4, San Francisco, 3; Denver 3; Cincin- nati, 2; New Orleans, Milwaukee and Salt Lake City, 1 each. Special Rates. To those desiring to attend the Grand Chap- ter Royal Arch Masons and Auxilliary Orders April 22nd to 27th at St. Louis, Mo The Mo. Pacific Ry. 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