Evening Star Newspaper, September 19, 1896, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, $3 A MONTH) SIXTEEN T0 ONE, FREE AND UNLIMITED Doctor McCoy Waives All Per- sonal Fees DURING =MONTH OF SEPTEMBER For Thix Month, but Only for This Mon He Will Allow All to Place Themselves Under ‘Treatment at the Nomin: Rate of $3 a Month Until Cured—A Brief Description of “The ‘Preatment That Cares.” MANY WHO HAVE VISITED THE OFV¥ICES DURING THE PASP YEW MONTHS HAVE FELT THEY COULD NOT AFFORD THE MONEY NEC- Essary Fok “THE TREATMENT. WHEN LOCTOR McCOY ESTABLISHED A NATION- AL PRACTICE IN WASHINGTON IT Was HIS PLAN TO GIVE- EVERYBODY AN OP- PORTUNITY TO OBTAIN THE BENEFITS OF HIS TREATMENT, WHICH Has DONE SO MUCH FOR THE THOUSANDS AND ‘TENS OF THOUSANDS OF THE SICK AND DEAF IN OTHER CITIES. IT Is STILL $ PURPUSE TO DO THIS, DOES NOT PROPOSE TO REDUCE oT Do IT, IN FACT—HE WILL FUR THE TIME BEING ABOLISH IT ALTO- GETHER, AXD GIVE FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEM BEI “SERVIVES FREE, CHARGING ONLY FOR THE MEDICINES, MAKING A UNI- FURM RATE OF $$ A MONTH. THIS RATE WILL ONLY BH) GINEX. DURING SEPTEMBER, AND WILL APPLY TO OLD AND NEW TA- TIBNTS ALIKE, AND AVIEL BE MAINTAINED UNTH. A CURE IS EFFECTED; THAT 18, ALL NEW TIENTS WHO APPLY BEFORE 0C- YOBER 1 AND ALL OLD PATIENTS WHO RE- NEW BEFORE OCTOBER f WILL BE TREATED UNTH. CURED AT THE UNIFORM RATE OF $3 A MONTH. Doctor McCoy’s Treatment, that has lifted the darkness and blight of the word “in- h from hundreds of thousands of these cases of Catarrh in the Ears, Bronchial Tubes and Lungs, works its curative action for two reasons: (). It reaches every sore spot from the oritice of the none to the deepest part of the lungs, to the innermost recesses of the middle ear. (2). Instead of irritatiag, infaming and feeding the fires of the disease, it soothes, quiets, heals and cures. What Is this treatment that cures these condi- tions ones regarded incurable By what process pes it re ore the diseased membrane, remove the petson ard relieve the soreness of disease? Let the expertence of patients cared and betng cured tell. How It Cures Common Catarrh. Here is a patient taking treatment for Catarrh of the Head. He breathes the soothing medication through his nostrils, and the nasal channels open up, the stuffed-up feeling in the head leaves, and bi an breathe naturally through the nose again. ‘The dull pains across the front of the head fade away, and the naxal membrane 1s soothed until the inflammation and soreness are all gone. The bad odor of the breath passes away, and the lost sens: of smell returns. The dropping im the throat is check, the nose does not stop up toward night eny more, the sneezing and snuffing have ceased, and the discharge from the nove grows less and less and foaliy stops altogether. The disease has been checked and eradicated ‘from the system before it even reached his throat. It bad not been driven down into his throat, or foto bis lungs, or into bis card, as so often fs dene by other treatments. How It Cures Catarrh in the Throat. Here is another patient who had Catarrh of the Head. He caught cold after cold, and the disease spread down Into his throat. He breathes and drinks in the disease-banisbing medication. It Dathes the membranes of his head and thruat. The sorrness of the head and throat becomes less, and the desire to hawk and spit sy disappearing, ihe sense of taste f¥ returning, and the voice again Decomes soft and melodious. There is no more gagging and vomiting in the morning. No longer does every exposure to the weather result in a stuffedap throat, that becomes sore and inflamed, amd no longer does he find Ets throat and tongue dry as chips when he wakes from an unrefreshing sleep. Cures Catarrah of Vocal Chords. Here is another pattent who contracted Catarrh that extended from the throat into the glottis, the gateway that opens to the windpipe and lungs. ‘The dicease attacks the vocal chords, this sensitive instrument of the human volce, and soon mars its swret tones or destroys them altogether. Here sits inhaling the seothing preparation. She had been ten months silent, and the treatment has al- rewly restored oer voice. Wlo can say what joy she feels in being restored to the usefulness and the pleasure of conversation? How It How It Cures Catarrhal Deafness. Here ts another who for years had been a sufferer. Every fresh cold seemed to stay lonzer than former colds, and he noticed that his ears got stopped up and bis hearing became duller and duller, and there were ringing and beszing noises in his ears.- The Catarrh had passed upward and backward from the throat along the Eustachian tube leading from the throat into the ear. He had Visitel throat doctors and ear doctors and catarrh doctors without relief. In this condition we find hit inbaling the mever-failing medication, and soon he notices a change. The noises in the cars stop, there is no more dissharge, the hearing gets better, and finally the tubes of the ears open up and soni thing seems to give way tm his head. His hearing had completely returned. No wonder he considers the result a marvel. Hew It Cures Bronchial Catarrh. Here ts another patient who was always sensitive to the weather. He contracted catarrh of the head, and $t passed to his throat, then down the windpipe and into bronchial tubes. He coughed at night so tat he could not sleep; there was pain behind bis breast bone and under the shoulder blades. When he coughed he brought up a frothy, grayish material streaked with blood. He lost appetite and strength. He tried congh symps and different modicines to no avail. He now breathes in with fall inspirations the restoring and soothing medicine. The sore spots along the bronchial tubes be the cough ceases, the pain leaves, the appetite and strength retwm. He is again a well and happy man. Catarrh of the Lungs. Here t* another pitiful case. He had all the history of colds and catarrh, extending downward from the Rose to throat, to glottis, to windpipe, to the bronchial tubes and then into the small tubes of the Iungs. His cough always troubled him. He raised lunce quantfties of vile-looking material, he had hay fever every afternoon and could not sleep at night. He had no appetite, and his strength end ambition failed, He had..night sweats every once im a while, and feared that bis «nd was near. See him after fear: months of treatment: A new man! The healing and soothing medication has time after time’sought out every nook of the dis- ease even to the extreme depth of the lung cells, amt bathed and coated and healed the membrane. ‘There is uo more of the nasty discharges, no more cough, rie more fever, no more palp, no more ight sweats. The appetite returns, and with it comes back strength and ambition. The cheeks fill out and regaju theft color. The step becomes buoyant. He has been saved from a lingering but absolutely sure death. McCoy Systemof Medicine Dr. J. Cresap McCoy, Dr. J. M. Cowden, Consulting Physicians. 715 13th Street Northwest. Office Hours, 9 to 12 a.m., 1 to 5 p.m., G6 to 8 p.m., datly; Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Politica! Inforiation and Statistics. Every one interested In politics can find fullest information upon past political events Ii The Evening Star Almanac. Ta- Dies have. heen prepared with care, showing the vote by congressional districts in the last congresstonal election, state election returns for 1892 and: 1994; and the electoral votes from 1789 to 1892, with other valuable statistics. In addition, there is an interest- ing chapter upon the money of the United Btates. 25c. per copy. : <-—_—_~— i Discussions of Some of| the Points’ in the ‘Controversy. X. Y. Z., writing to The Star in further discussion ‘of the probable results of six- teen to one free and unlimited silver coin- age, says: There is another point of view from which this subject may be advantageously surveyed. What will be tts effect upon our present silver coins? At present every sil- ver dollar is as good as a gold dollar, for back of this silver dollar stands this great government, pledged to maintain the pari- ty of the two dollars, but the moment this pledge is withdrawn by the adoption of “free sliver’ the normal relation of the two metals at once obtains. One of two things must necessarily follow; either the entire world supply of silver. will be lifted up to a par with gold or the whole of our silver mgney, being ‘detached from Its as- scciation with*gold, will ‘at onve fall to a level with silver bullion. That a sane man can believe that free silver here will in- crease the demmercial value of silver 59 Per cent, or even one-half that amount, ar- gues on unexampled credulity. This na- tion may adopt for itself the 16 to 1 ratio, but it cannot make sixteen ounces of silver exchangeable for one ounce of gold in the marts of the world. Economic as well as natural laws defy coercion. Doubt- less no one expects this. There is no power in free silver to lift the world’s supply to par. It follows then, of neces- sity, that our silver coin must part at once with a portion of its purchasing power. The government will be no longer pledged to maintain its parity. Its association with gold must be severed, and it must take its place with the new coinage and share its fate. No distinction can be made between what has been coined for the government and what will be coined fer the bullion owner. They will be of equal value and must be iréated alike. Supposing, now, that gold, instead of go- ing to a premium of 8 per cent, which marks the present difference between gold and silver bullion, goes only to 25 per cent, a very reasonable supposition—then ensues an immediate depreciation in the value of our silver coin and certificates of 25 per cent. If we assume that these amount to only $60,000,000, this means a virtual loss of $125,000,000 falling upon those who happen to hold this money. While it is a real loss to them, it is also in effect a con- traction of the circulation to this amount. To this is to be added the depreciation which will take place'in the value of all paper money; and, furthermore, it must be borne in mind that, in ‘accordance with the Gresham law, which nas been found. oper- ative in similar cases, all gold will be withdrawn from circulation, and thus a still greater contraction caused, which can- not be counterbalanced by the coinage of years. It does not require prophetic fore- ight to see that 16 to 1 free, unlimited, is likely to play havoc with our finances, and to intreduce an era of unexampled confusion, if not disaster. It is, however, but just that every phase of this complicated and many-sided ques- tion should be fairly considered, and due weight given to every argument presented. Only thus can sound and stable conclusions be reached, which is the end of all honest discussion. Those advocating the 16 to 1 policy are effusive and persistent in their declarations that its adoption will result in more and cheaper money; more money of course meaning a larger per capita cir- culation, and cheaper money—silver dol- lars of less value than the present worth of our silver and gold coins, This seems to imply the suspension or reversal of the laws which have hitherto been supposed operative within the financial’realm, and it is possible that a wider generalization may show those laws to be but partial, and subordinate to. some larger law. It is, however, on the supposition that money will cheapen—that a 5% or a 60 or a 75-cent dollar will be available for the payment of debts—that farmers and wage earners, the common people, are urged to vote for the policy. It is constantly affirmed that this policy will be advantageous to debtors because they will then be able to scale their debts, and pay them in money of less value than that in which they were contracted, and then the effort is mare to identify capital with credit, and labor with debt, and to array capital and labor against each other as creditor and debtor, the object apparently being to persuade the common people that by paying their debts in cheap money they can, in a measure, “get even” wiih the capitalists, by whom they have been so oppressed, and who have so long had their innings. é But who, in fact, are the debtors in our pepulation? Who is it ctpon whom these cormorants, the capitalists, are so raven- cusly preying? There are about 5,000,000 of our laboring class employed in manufactur- ing and mechanical industries. How muc! on the average do these laboring men and women owe the money lenders of Wall and Lombard streets? What amount of bills payable is it supposed these same capital- {sts hold against the 3,000,000 employes of the transportation systems of the country? How much have the 4,000,000 of the two s¢xes. engaged in domestic and personal service. borrowed either at home or abroad? What claims have the “money sharks” to- day against the three million laborers on cur farms and im our mires? These fifteen rillions constitute the bulk of our wage earners—the mass for whom such profound sympathy Is everywhere expressed by the “free silver’ enemies of wealth; how much all told do these fifteen million laborers ewe? What advantage is it to them to have “cheap money” to pay debts? They have no grievance against capital which they wish to avenge, and the effort to per- suade therr that they have is anarchistic in its character. Capital is really their hest friend. Debts undoubtedly they owe. but they are in sums of a few dollars, and to local merchants chiefly; to suppose that they would be willing to defraud their friends aud neighbors by paying these debts in “cheap money” is a reflection upon their tegrity which they will not be slow to resert. Who, then, are the debtors who are to be benefited by the 16 to 1 arrangement? If any, then, chiefly the great railroad, manufacturing and other moneyed corpora- tions of the land. These it is that owe bonds and stccks, and interest thereon to the amount of billions, and that pay mil- lions in wages every year. Then there are the savings banks, life insurance compa- nies, building associations and similar in- stitutions, which owe billions more. It will appear that the great bulk of the debt of the country is owed, not by the.laboring. or middie classes, ‘but by corporations, or moneyed. institutions, which in the popular mind are identical with capitalists. If “free silver” is to benefit the debtor, then it will surely be a'beon to this class. Let the matter be considered from anoth- er point of view. The laborer receiving 31 per day wages.is creditor at the end of a year, his wages not having been drawn, to the amount of, say, $390; at the end of cach month, $25; of each week, $6, his employer being the deotor. There are’at least fifteen million wage earners in the United States. If these are employed at the rate of only $1 per day, then labor is creditor at the end of each day ‘to the amount ‘of $15,000,000; of each week, $90,000,000; of each month, $375,000,000;of each year, $4,500,000,000, and some one is debtcr to the same amount Who is this some one? Certainly none oth- er than the. employer of. labor, which in the main ie capital. : It is again. evident that if “free silver” is to benefit the debtor, then the employer of labor, and. not.the laborer himeelf, is to be the chief beneficiary. It 1s imma- terial whether the wage earner allows his wages to accumulate or is paid at the close of eaclr day."1 a creditor, he is by the contention of free silver placed at a disadvantage, ‘the debt due him is paid in “cheap money.” The fact will certainly be’that He will’ be paid a dollar at its face value for his day's labor, and when he cotfies to spend it for food and raiment for himself and family, he will find that it wil! not “go as far’ as a dol- lar used to do. Whether-it will be to his disadvantage or not will depend upon whether his wages; under the new regime, have been proportionately increased. How the great mass ofthe: people are to be benefited because free silver will make the payment of debts.easivr, with its cheap dollar, is by no means so obvious that he who runs, or even stands, may read. The fact is that no policy which assumes to give gne class the-advantage over another can be in the long run either a wise or a wholesome policy, and that the effort to array one class against another in this country is both despicable and dangerous. On the whole, one cannot say with-any assurance that 16 to 1, free, unlimited, will for a long time add anything to the per capita value of circulation precedent to higher prices or cheaper money. Should this, however, be the result, it is very far from being certain that higher prices and cheaper muney will in any measure help to make times better or to ameliorate the condition of the common people—the great object for which ft is proposed. No silver sun appearing above the horizon will usher in that brighter and happier day for which all are watching and waiting. ‘To create a demand for labor, to provide work for the great army of the unemployed, to make it possible for the wage earner to earn Wages, to employ our own rather than for- eign workmen in producing what we con- sume, to make the nation a busy hive of industry, creating wealth, und laying up in store for future use—this 1s what is re- quired if a brighter day is to dawn. ‘Till our statesmen can show a more sure and excellent way to accomplish this then by free silver, and adopt a policy that will approve itself to the moral convictions of the people, we must continue to watch and wait. Silver's Demonetization by England. In relation to the demonetization of sil- ver by England the following extract from McLeod's “Elements of Banking’ will be found of interest: The original measure of value in France, England and Scotland was the pound Weight of silver bullion. No coin, however, of this actual weight was ever struck. But the pound weight of silver bullion was cut into 240 pieces, called pence. Twelve of these pence were called a shill- ing or solidus; and, therefore, twenty shillings or silidi made a pound. These 24) pence actually weighed a pound of bullion. Now, let us denote the pound weight of metal in the form of bullion by the symbol, pound, and the pound weight of metal in the form of coin by the symbol—£. Then we have—24# sence equals 2 shillings equals 11 equais 1 Ib. Now, it 1s perfectly clear that if the pound weight of bullion were divided into @ greater number of pieces than 240 that greater number would still be equal to the pound weight; and if we denoted by the symbol £, 240 pieces or pence, irrespective oe thee TS me should have the one equ: OL us the n one can pl umber of pieces Now, this is what has been done in the coinages of all the three countries above mentioned. The sovereigns of these coun- tries were frequently in want of money to pursue their various extravagances; and as they could not make more money, they adopted the fraudulent and surreptitious plan of cutting the pound weight of bullion into a greater number of pieces, but they still called them by the same name. By this means they gained an Hlusory aug- mentation of wealth. As they could not multiply the quantity of the metal, they at various times falsified the certificate. While they still called their coins by the same name, they diminished the bullion in them: egy es coined more than the original mber of pence out of a ani Pe pound weight of The consequence of this was very mani- fest. As 240 pence were still called a pound, or £, in money, whatever their weight was, and as more than 240 pence were coined out of a pound weight of bul- lion, the £, or pound of money in coin, began to vary from the Ib., or pound weight of bullion. Edward I began this evil practice in 1300, when he coined 243 pence out of the pound weight of bullion. Subsequent sovereigns followed the same evil example and this falsification of the certificate increased till in the time of Elizabeth no less than 744 pence, or ¢2 shillings, were coined out of the Pound eight of bullion. Then we have manifest- y— 744 pence equals 62 shillings equi 2 equals 1 Ib. Fe eee ae As there are 12 ounces in the und weight of bullion it is seen that each Gans was coined into 62 pence, and hence as the value of bullion is measured by the ounce, the mint price of silver was sald to be 5s. 2d. the ounce. Afterward gold was coined as money concurrently with silver, and gold pieces were struck and made to pass current as nearly as could be done at the value cor- responding to the market value of goid and silver. Thus there was for a con- siderable time a double standard. In the reign of Charles II the African com- pany brought home a large quantity of gold from the Guinea coast. He had it coined into pieces called guineas, which were intended to represent the £, or twenty shillings in silver. But the mint rating did not agree with the relative value of gold and silver in the market of the world, and consequently the value of the guineas in the market never corresponded with their value ag rated by the mint. In 1717 Sir Isaac Newton, the master of the mint, reported to parliament that the true value of the guinea, according to the relative market value of gold and silver at that time, was 20s. 8d. A royal proclamation, however, v.as issued declaring them to be current at 21s. and then in the lan- gusge of the mint the price of gold was fixed at £3 17s. 101-2 an ounce. Gold and silver coin were then made unlimited legal tender for debts of any amount. But as gold was overrated by 4d. in the £, and silver was underrated by 4d. in the £. Gresham's law acted, and in the course of the century, merchants univer- sally adopted the custom of paying thelr debts in gold as the cheapest medium, and the silver coinage was exported, as being depressed below its true value in this country. Gold, therefore, began to be congidered as the measure of value in England. In 1816 this custom was adopted as law. and gold was declared to be the only legal measure of value; and the pound, the legal tender, or measure of value, became the equivalent in gold to 20s. in silver. * * * In former times gold and silver money were equally legal tender to any amount, and their relative values were fixed by law, but gold and silver vary in their value with respect to each other in the market of the world, and consequently, even though they may be rated truly at one time by the mint, yet in course of time their value, ac- cording to the mint regulations, is sure to get out of adjustment with their value in the open market; and, by Gresham's law, the one that is underrated with re- spect to the other, disappears from cir- culation, and gives rise to great incon- venience. Locke, therefore, in 1694, pointed out that a nation should adopt only one metal as the legal measure of value, and n.ake any other that may be used sub- sidiary. This principle was adopted as law in 1816; gold was declared the only legal terder to an unlimited amount, and the silver and copper coins were intended only as small change for the gold coin. The coinage of gold is free to the public, but the coinage of silver and bronze is re- tained by the government. In order to prevent the effect of Gresham’s law, the value of the silver coin is artificially raised. Instead of 62 shillings being coined out of the pound weight of silver, as before 1816, 66 shillings are now coined out of it, but four of these are kept back for the ex- penses of coinage. The sovercign, how- ever, is declared to be of the value of 20 of these shillings, which are thus artificial- ly increased in value about 6 per cent. In order to prevent injustice being done, sil- ver coins are not legal tenaer for any sum above 40s., it having been intended to make the double-sovereign the monetary unit. —_—_—>_—_. Mr. Blain Prophecy, ‘To the Editor of The Evening Star: About the time that the tariff bill of 1888 was under discussion, Mr. Blaine, in a speech made in Boston, sald: “I love my country and my countrymen. I am an American, and rejoice every day of my life that I am. I enjoy the general prosperity of my country, and know that the workingmen of this land are ‘the best- fed and the best-clothed of any laborers on the face of the earth. Many of them have homes of thelr own. They are surrounded by all the comforts and many of the lux- uries of life. I shudder, however, at the thought that the time must come when all this will be changed, when the general prosperity of the country will ‘be destroyed; when the great body of workingmen in this land, who are now so prosperous, will hear their wives and children cry for bread; that the day must come when the great ‘factories and manufactories of this land will shut down, and there will be the si- lence of the tomb. And the reason why it. will be so is this: The great southern wing of the democratic party are determined to establish the doctrine of free trade in this land. They will be assisted by their north- ern allies. The fight is now on, There is a great body of-visionary but educated men who are employed day by day In writing free trade essays and arguments in favor of that doctrine, which find their way into évery democratic newspeper in the land. “The great body of our people have never experienced ~ mselvea the sufferings which always fesult when the protective principles are laid aside. Poisoned and ex- eited by the wild statements of these writers and the demagogue appeals of dcm- ocratic speakers, the result will be that in the very neardiMture these forces which are now working will be strong enough to de- feat at the phils the party advocating the doctrine of protection. It must inevitably follow that uncertainty and doubt will en- 8 “The business men of the country, fear- ing the destruction, will decline to engage in business; ®0nsequently mills will shut down, and thew workingmen will be ‘hrown out of employment. The people will then see, as we have never seen before, that they cannot Be prosperous and have work while this prificiple is threatened. In tha midst of this suffering, they will learn that the only way that they can be prosperous and happy 1s to vote for the party that will build up the industries by which they have gained a livelihood, because they can see clearly that when a manufactory is shut down there is no demand.for the thing which they have to sell, and that is—their labor.”* Were the prophecies of Jeremiah, Isalah or Daniel more literally fulfilled than this remarkable latter day forecast? W. B. BENHAM. ee NO PLACE FOR THEM. Mr. Bryan Denounces Democrats Who Support <he Third Ticket. William J. Bryan's reception at the Au- ditorium in Richmond, Va., last night was one of the most, if not the most, enthusi- astic receptions of his campaign. The Au- ditorium was packed to the doors and from floor :o gallery, when the democratic nom- inee arrived there at 8:45. Some . other meetings have been greater in point of at- tendance, but Richmond must be given the banner for the amount of enthustasm ex- pressed. Ten minutes elapsed before the cheering that followed Mr. Bryan's en- trance ceased, and there was another out- burst when he was presented by Senator Daniel. There was much disorder during Mr. Bryan's delivery, but he managed to make himself heard by nearly everybody. On the conclusion of the Auditorium speech he addressed a great throng from the balcony of the Jefferson Hotel, where he is stopping. His speech was short, and on the general lines pursued by him in his other speeches. In the Auditorium speech Mr. sald: “Mr, Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen—it gratifies me much to find in the capital city of this great state so marked an evi- dence of the interest which the people are taking in this campaign. I do not aome to instruct you on the subject of finance. It would be a useless task to add anything to that which has already been said by the distinguished Senator, who has brought to the investigation of the money question that ability which he has carried into all his work and who adds to ability eloquence to present and to eloquerce a magnificent courage to defend democracy as it was taught by the fathers. (Applause.) To such @ state represented by John W. Daniel (applause) no apostle of bimetallism need come to add in the work of educa- tion. I am not here as a campaigner. 1 am simply passing through the state be- cause I would never have come to Vir- ginia with any thought that my presence here was necessary to secure the electoral vote of this:state. (Applause.) I am the nominee of three conventions, but I do not appeal to the votes of any man on the ground that I am nominated by his party. I have a higher claim to your suf- frages than party tles can give me. appeal to you as the only candidate to the Presicency, who believes that the American people can have a financial pol- icy of their owh. (Applause.) “If there is ‘4 man who respects party regularity, he cannot complain of the man- ner of my wmemination. The democratic convention which met at Chicago repre- sented the voters of the democratic party more truly, more completely than any con- yention which has been held in recent years. That,.conyention was regularly eafled by the regular authorities and dele- gates were chosen, in every state in the regular manitier. “and, more thin that, the issue joined be- tween the friemds of free coinage and its enemies was tought out before the people themselves in the highest tribunal known under our form of government. (Applause.) The voter, not the bosses, ran the Chicago convention (applause), and I am proud to be the nominee of the conventions which gave expression to the hope, the aspira- tions of the common people of the Jemo- cratic party. (Applause.) “But, with all this claim to regularity, I do not ask a single democrat to vote for my election, if, in his heart, he believes that my election would injure his country ‘To me a party is but a means to an end. And I shall not feel unkindly toward any democrat who honestly and conscientiously puts his country above his party and votes against me, if he believes that the policy for which I stand would bring injury to our common country. But, my friends, I want the man who leaves the democratic party to find his reason in his head or in his heart, and not in his pocket-book. (Great applause.) With Bryan or Against Him. “How can you tell whether a man is hon- est when he tells you that the election of the Chicago ticket would tnjure his country? I will give you a way to tell. Any man who thinks that my election would injure this country can prove it in just one way, and that is by voting for the republican candidate to make sure of my defeat. (Cheers.) Don’t tell us that your conscience would not permit you to vote the democratic ticket, and then vote for a bolting ticket. The Bible tells us of the man who hid his talent In the earth and who was condemned because he neglected to improve his opportunity. I want to say to you that the ballot is given to the citizen as a sacred trust, to be used according to his judgment and his con- science, and that no man tn the hour of peril has a moral right to throw his vote away. (Applause.) “Why is it that some democrats or some people who used to be democrats spend the day telling how the election of the Chicago ticket would ruin this country and then re- fuse to cast their votes for the only man who can defeat the Chicago nominee? (Ap- plause.) I will tell you why. It is because they have not the courage to bear the cdium of being republicans. (Great ap- plause.) We are engaged in a great strug- gle, one cf the greatest struggles in which the people of this country were ever en- g<ged in a time of peace. It is a struggle between democracy on the one side and plu- tecracy on the other, and there is no middle ground for any man to stand upon. (Great applause.) They who are not for us are against us. (Cries of “You're right.”") We would have more respect for them than if they were honest encugh to go where they belong. (Applause.) Not a Contest for This Year Only. “Now, as I, pave sald, we appeal to no man to go cpntrary to his judgment and censcience. Byt I want to warn you who are contemplating desertion from the demo- cratic party agishis time that the man who in the face of quch an enemy elther goes to the rear or ig;:found in secret conference with the enemy is a traitor upon whom the brand shall be) placed, and he shall not come back in. (Great applause.) These assistant repablicans, whose hearts are willing, but whose flesh is weak (laughter), may as well tinderstand now that the con- test with which we are engaged is not a contest for thts year alone. I b@lleve we shall win nowetBut whether we win now or not we have begun a warfare against the gold standard which shall continue until the gold standar: driven from our shores back to England.” (Applause.) ‘The remainder of Mr. Bryan’s speech was a free coinage argument similar to that de- livered many times. Bryan oo—___—— Funeral of Mrs. Curry. Mrs. Hannah Singer Curry, wife of Wil- liam W. Curry of 1510 9th street, who died Monday at her summer home, in Oak Crest, Md., was burted in Rock Creek cemetery. yesterday afternoon, services be- ing held in the Church of Our Father. Dr. Edwin C. Sweetser of the Church of the Messiah, Philadelphia, conducted the serv- ices after the ritual of ‘the Universalist Church. Messrs. J. W. Webb, Chas. Mat- thews, H. E. ‘Williams, Dr. Howell, Capt. Leonard and Capt. Torrey acted as pall- bearers. —_—— Moses’ fourth annual furniture sale. $18 cerduroy couch, $11.75.—Advt. ¢ 1896-TWENTY-TWO PAGES. THE NATIONAL GUARD Rifle Practice to Begin at the Ordway ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION Current Gossip in Regard to the Drill Hall Question. —>—_—__ NOTES OF INTEREST The ordered rifle practice of the troops of the National Guard at the Ordway range will be conducted accordirg to the foHow- ing schedule: ist Battalion, Monday, September 28; 2d Battalion, Tuesday, September 2); 3d Bat-~ talion, Wednesday, September 30; 4th Bat- talion, Thursday. October 1; 5th Battalion, Friday, October 2; 6th Battalion, Saturday, October 3; 1st Separate Battalion, Monday, October 5; Ist and 2d Separate Compantes, ‘Tuesday, October 6; Engineer Corps, Wed- nesday, October 7; general staff, general non-commissicned staff and the field and staff and non-comm’ssioned staff of regi- ments and battalion inspectors of rifle prac- tice, Friday, October 9. Organizations (excepting the general staff and officers and ncn-cor.missioned officers required to soot with it) will be reported at the Pennsylvania railroad station promptly at #:#0 a.m. on the dates spect- fied, in undress uniform, armed and equip- In case of wet weather, overcoais will be worn. The general staff and those associated with it for rifle practice will re- port at the Pennsylvania railroad station on_the day specified at 11:40 a.m. Practice will be at 200, 300, 500 and 6u0 yards. Two scores will be fired by each man and they will be recorded. Government employes will be given cer- tlficates for one dey of duty performed un- der the requirements of this order. Battalion commanders, it is provided, will detail twenty men for duty as markers, to be workei in reliefs. Markers will report for instruction in the rifle gallery at 8 o'clock of the evening preceding the day on which their command will shoot. Officers and enlisted men not properly uniformed, or who being commissioned or enlisted prior to April 1, 1896, have fatled to complete the gallery practice prescribed, will not be permitted to participate in the 1egular practice. No person other than the range officer, or some one designated by him, shall signal the markers or hold communication wiih any person in any of the pits. On days set apart for official practice sighting shots may only be fired on tar- gets set apart for pool shooting. Pool tic! ets mey be purchased at the range office. Private George E. Cook, Company A, En- gineer Corps, will be arnounced as a dis- tinguished marksman in the next general orders to be issued from headquarters. Interesting Rifle Matches. The annual meeting of the Nattonal Rifle Association will commence at Ordway Wednesday, October 21, and continue dur- ing Thursday, October 22, Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24. Entries must be made to the executive officer of the association, Maj. George H. Harries, not later than 22 o'clock noon, Monday, October 19, and each entry in any indi- vidual match must be accompanied by an entrance fee of 25 cents. The first day's shooting will include: A company match of teams of five men, each man to fire five shots at 200 yards. A battalion match of teams of ten men, each company in the battalion to be repre- sented. Ten shots will be fired by each man at 20) yards. Both the company and battalion matches are open only to teams consisting of enlisted men. A regimental match of teams of six men, consisting of officers or enlisted men. Each man must fire ten shots at 20 and 500 yards, and there will be one skirmish run. A heavy marching order match, open to battalion teams of ten men, of the in- fantry and engineers. Each company in the battalion is to be represented. The teams must be commanded by commisston- ed officers of the line. The members of the teams must report in heavy marching order, carrying in addition to the regu- lation fatigue uniform, a blanket bag with overcoat therein, woolen and rubber blank- ets, haversack, belt, with bayonet, canteen and tin cup. The team will assemble at the 300 yards firing point and proceed at double time to the 600 yards firing point, then turn to the right and march 4) yards in quick time, next move to the rear, pro- ceed 100 yards in quick time and then move in double time 300 yards. This will bring the team again to the 600 yards firing point. It will thence move at double time to the 300 yards firing point and fire three volleys at silhouette figures, the firing to be ccmpleted within sixty seconds. A time limit will be placed on the marching feature of the match. At the conclusion of the volley firing an inspec- tion of the teams will be made, and if any portion of the equipment is missing penal- ties, to be agreed upon later, are to be at- tached. On the second day of the meet the Mer- chants’ match, open only to enlisted men; the Magruder match, and perhaps The Evening Star match will be shot. The third day's program will include the cham- plonship match and the May medal match. The latter is expected to be unusually in- teresting because the distances are 300, G00 and 700 yards. It is quite probable that other medals and prizes will be awarded in these two matches, among those having promised to donate trophies being Captain Allison Nailor. The fourth day of the meet will be de- voted purely to matches open only to members of the Rifle Association, for cash and other prizes. Guardsmen may become members of the association and thereby be entitled to shcot in the association matches by paying the inittation fee. The matches each day will begin at 9:30 a.m. and continue as long as firing is possibile. Necessity for Drill Facilities. Now ‘that the awakening in National Guerd circles has begun, after the regular summer season of inactivity, the chief topic of interest among officers and enlisted men is the matter of a drill hall, or rather lack of drill hall. The general under- standing seems to be that the contract for the use of Convention Hall by the Guard for drill purposes has been or is to te annuled. However, the management of the hall claims to have no knowledge of any such action or intention. The super- intendent of the armory also has received no instructions in regard to the matter, and unless orders are issued to the con- trary will open the doors of the drill en- closure-October 1. The ice palace will not be opened until the latter part of November. So long as the weather continues fair it will be possible for the companies to drill on the ;streets, but with the coming of winter maneuvering outdoors will be found impracticable, if not impossible. It was ttoroughly demonstrated last winter that interest in the several organizations, and in the guard in general, rapidly wanes with the discontinuance of drills. The men are ordered to report at the armory for drill, they do so several times with no result, and finally, and naturally, give up in disgust. Company commanders are drill hall is provided for regular work during the coming winter they will be un- able to recruit or maintain their com- mands at even the present conditions of ef- ficiency. Not a few guardsmen are suggesting that it would be wise policy to again secure the querters over the Center market, a locality that was popular with almost every one connected with the brigade. At the old armory n> complaint was forthcoming, for Certral Hall was available for use every evening in the week. In this connection there has been recalled to memory the reported offer of Architect T. F. Schneider, made a year or so ago, to erect an armory of granite on D street between %th and 10th streets northwest. The building, . a0 it was planned, would cost about $175,000, and would be arranged so as to prayide ample facilities for drills. The idea was to rent this proposed armory to the guard, with the hope that it would ultimately be purchased by the government. The-leasa of the structure at 446 L street will ex- pire in February, 1898, and not a few mem- bers of the organized militia of the District are living on the hope that a new and suitable home will be provided for the bri- gade by that time. - A Free Silver Company. At the L street building one evening dur- = ing the past week the captain of one of the strongesi companies of the guard fell into a reminiscent mood and pointed out the dif- ference in the condition of things as they ‘were at the old quarters and as they pre- wall at present. At the Center market, he said, from thirty to forty members of the company were in the habit of dropping into the company quarters every evening, while at the new building it is almost necessary to resort to law to get the men to report. This particular organization was ordered out for parade last werk, and sixteen men “were line, with one officer present. Since that occasion it has been known “The Free Silver Company,” sixteen men to one _—*. ’ ‘At least oie company commander has an- nounced his intention of making application ‘for the use of the rifle gallery as a drill hall if,other accommodations are not provided. he approach of winter naturally calls to}. tention the momentous questions of light ‘and heat at the armory. As has been the case since possession of the building was taken by the Guard, the rooms and hall- Ways are supplied with but half the number of incandescent globes, to which they are entitled, and no indications are noted that the lights lacking will be supplied. It is -also understood that the owner of the bulld- ing promised to place a light above the en- tranc> to the building, but that, also, has failed to materialize. ' Maj. Alexander Pays a Visit. ‘Major Winthrop Alexander, the brigade’s inspector general, Wednesday evening last, Icoked into the condition of Company B, 3th Battalion, and the quarters occupied by that company. It is understood that a re- pOrt had been made to the effect that the «quarters and property of the company were in a condition diametrically opposite what As considered correct and proper, and, there- fcre, Major Alexander was directed to in- vestigate. What he found and what his conclusions are,will probably remain known emly to Major Alexander and the powers that be, at least for the present. Proposed Change in the Third. ’ A rather unusual and checkerboard move of certain officers of the staff of the 34 Battalion, so it is stated, is on the tazis. By mutual agreement of the officers con- cerned and with the consent of Major Frederick T. Wilson, the battalion com- mander, it is understood, that First Lieu- tenant Lutner H. Reichelderfer, adjutant, is to be recommended for commission as in- spector of rifle practice; First Lieutenant Frank E. Gibson, inspector of rifle prac- tice, is to become quartern aster, and First Lieutenant C. Fred. Cook, quartermaster, will be the new adjutant. Both Lieutenant Reichelderfer and Lieu- tenant Gibson are pursuing a course in medicine, and they requested that the changes described be ordered that they might arrange their military duties in such @ way as to allow them the greatest possible amount of time to devote to their studies. Gocd Werk by the Battery. At precisely 4:15 o'clock on the afternoon of Tuesday Captain H. G. Forsberg, com- manding the Light Battery A, received orders to assemble his command, proceed to Garfield Park, which is some distance south of the Capitol, and fire a salute of fifty guns. Now, the battery had not been together for drill for some weeks, and the orders were wholly unexpected and a com- plete surprise. However, promptly at 7:45 o'clock, Captain Forsberg and about thi: men moved off from the armory, with two napoleons. The command had horses, and was fully equipped in field uniform. In ad- dition, rain was falling, but nevertheless the battery moved to the designated point and fired the required salute. It was good work and a severe test; one, though, that demonstrated the thorough efficiency and reliability of the artilery end of the Dis- trict National Guard. Plans for Ride Practice. In the brain of Capt. Eugene C. Edwards, Company A, 2d Battalion, there has been fcrmulated a plan, which, Capt. Edwards thinks, will give a much-needed impetus to rifle practice throughout the brigade. The plan is to turn over to each organtzation, at the conclusion of the season, an amount of money, equal in dollars to the number of members of the organization who have qvalitied both in the gallery and on the range. The funds required, it is proposed, shall be set apart from the congressional appropriation for rifle practice, and Capt. Edwards is convinced that the proposition, if carried into effect, would at least double the number of men who qualify, greatiy increase the proficiency of the brigade in marksmanship, and prove a success all around. Capt. Edwards intends to consult with Maj. Harries and Gen. Ordway, and endeavor to have hfs ideas carried into effect. A suggestion in the same line is forth- coming from Maj. Harries. The latter thinks it would be profitable to pay, say to the organizations qualifying ‘their entire membership in the gallery and on the range, as sharpshooters or marksmen; +» to organizations qualifying similarly 80 per cent of their membership, and $25 to or- ganizations the membership of which has fired the required official scores. History of the Brigade Team. A history of the membership of the bri- gade rifle team of the District National Guard, since its organization in 160, is not other than interesting, just at this time. During the six years of its existence twenty-six men have shot on the team, and they are Bell, Pollard, Graham, Capt. Cash, Stewart, O'Brien, Harries, John- stone, Vale, Smythe, Hutterly, Walter Cash, Dickey, Laird, Hornebaugh, Young, S. I. Scott, Weatherald, Appleby, Carleton, Rotramel, Leizear, Moyer, Cook, E. W. Scott and Albertte. Of the entire number mentioned, Capt. Bell is the only man who has shot on the team during the entire six years. Stewart was missing this year, Lieut. Hutterly in 18% and Sergt. Dickey and Lieut. Laird in igve, Capt. Pollard was absent in 1892 and 1883, and Graham did not shoot fn 18% ana 1894. Capt. Cash was on the team during 1890, 1891 and 1802, as was Maj. Harries, the latter becoming team captain in 1892, and continuing so to the present time. O'Brien, Johnstone and Vale shot the first year of the existence of the team. Smith and Walter Cask were members during the first three years, while Himebaugh was in- cluded in the lists of 1891 and 1892, and Young in those of 1892, 1893 and 1806. S. I. Scott and Wetherald made their debut in 1st and have been on the team ever since; Appleby started in a year later. Carleton was of the party that contested for the Hilton and interstate trophies in 1883 and 1895, while Rotramel was included in the team of 18%. Leizear was a mem- ber during 1898, 1894 and 1895, and Moyer shot in 1893 and 18M. George Cook began his carcer on the team in 184. The new faces of 1896 were E. W. Scott and Albertie. Militia Camps im Mississippi. The practices of Mississippi troops in comp are described by the Army and Navy Journal as follows: ° “The recent encampment of the Missis- sippl National Guard at Jackson demon- strated that the Guard as yet is under very poor discipline, and the principal object of the camp seems to be to furnish a good time to the officers and men, amusement for the citizens, and a chance for a num- ber of pretty girls to act as sponsors and maids°of honor. These interesting females invariably appear on the field at guard mount and other ceremonies in open car- riages to the admiring eyes of the military and others, and are usually accorded a column of ‘space each day in the news- in descriptions of the dresses, good locks, efc. “There was a dancing pavilion at the camp, and, of course, each company held @ reception in honor of their sponsors and maids of honor, and all had an elegant time.. There was the usual street parade in the city, fireworks and a sham battle. ‘During the latter a very bitter feeling was generated between two of the opposing Tegimenta, and after the battle a free fight was almost indulged in, but was for- ‘tunately prevented by wiser counsels. Dur- ing the last night in camp no guards were ‘out after ~10-0'clock, and the men did pretty much as they pleased, and sleep ‘was almost out of the question. “Many of the men had a supply of blank cartridges, which they fired at frequent intervals, and with the numerous pranks and yells of the men, from all accounts, ‘the last night in camp was indeed hideous for any one who wanted to sleep. It would ‘pay the state of Mississippi to endeavor to make arrangements with the state of New York to-give their National Guard a tour of duty at Peekskill for a week, and also to have-New. York camp instructors over them. They would then learn something of discipline and other necessary military duties, but they wouldn’t get a junketing trip.” . Notes. ‘The basket ball team of Company A, 24 Battalton, will practice regularly on Mon- day and Friday evenings. The first and only dance of the coming season of Company A, 2d Battalion, wild. be held December 1. Maj. Edward BR. Campbell of the sth Battallon hax not yet r-turnel to the city from his. vacation, During his avsence Capt. Harry Walsh of Company A is in commardé of the battalion. First Lieut. Richard J. Harden, Compiny A, 4th Battalicn, ts at Providence Hospital undergoing treatment for typhoid fever. Capt. Harry Douglas King, Company D, 2d Battalion, will return to the city Mon- day evening neat, after an absence of sev- eral months, recuperating from a serious illness, The company, under command of Lieut. Stutz, will meet Capt. King at the depot and escort him to the armory. The rifle range at Ordway will be open for voluntary practice Mondays, Wedne days and Fridays, from 2 p.m. to 624 p.m. In view of the approaching ordered yy tice, all guardsmen who can possibly do so are urged to take advantage of the oppor- tunities offered to ircprove their skill in cutdoor firing. The Officers’ Association of tne 24 Regi- ment will resume its monthly meetings in October. An effort will be made by the arsociation to secure the adoption of @ service Medal at the earliest possible mo- ment It is hoped that sharpshooters’ crosses and marksmen’s buttons for last year will b+ forthcoming at an early date. The delay in securing the decorations has been due to the fact that the possibility of inter- rational trouble necessitated a rush of werk in other directions at the Rock Isiand arsenal, and the manufacture of crosses ard buttons was discontinued The second separate company was s¢ greatly pleased with the work of its rifle team at Sea Girt that it has already de cided to send two teams next year. An effcrt is also to be made by Capt. Wiggins to organize a team from the s-parate com- panies of the guard to compete in the mental match at the Jersey mee: of Sergt. A. S. BieClain, Company A, 6th Battalion, has re2eived appointment to a position in the navy pay offic», Boston, and he will, therefore, probably sever nis con- nection with the District & Private Horace M. Bell, Company Battalion, has returned to Ith N. to resume his studies at Cornell University. —_——_—__ A LINCOLN MAN'S VIEWS. A, 6th N. ¥., He Says That City Will Give McKinley 3,000 Plarality. A letter has been received in this city written by Mr. Jos. Burns, for many years & resident of Lincoln, Neb., to his brother. Mr. Burns’ views are regarded as worthy of much consideration by eestern business men with whom he is connected. Mr. Burns says he is not fcr free and un- limited coinage of tie silver cf the world, Lut perhaps would be for the coinage of the silver produced by the American mines, and putting a tariff of 30 cents per ounce on all foreign silver. “I do rot know,” he writes, “how much your section hae suf- fered within the dast three years, Dit for us of the west, I cannot picture to you the misery and want that was caused, as I believe, largely by the tariff tinkering, and the distrust and loss of coafidence t investors should be lesson enough to last us for the next twenty years. I look on free silver as I did on free trade, ouly with more suspicion, and T am going to do all I possibly c+n to prevent such a calamity. 1 rode over one hundred miles in a lumber wagon to the railroad and seven hundred miles by cars to come home and assist in preventing the possibility of such a thing, and did this at my own expense, so you will see hew earnest I am in this matter. At your age snd mine our care should be for the future welfare ef our adopted country that our children may enjoy all tne | ings that with proper legislation this coun- try affords. I have sen so mach misery all around me among frienas and neighbors in the past three years that nothing on earth would indvce me to add by any vote of mine to their misery. I am fighting as I Lever did before to get the deluded peo- ple back to where they belong, for the ra- turn of prosperity, the opening of the fa tory, the employment of our nile men, thus filling once more the dinner pail of the American workman with American-raised bread and beef, and putting American clothes on the back of his wife and chi- dren; In fact, placing them back where they were four years ago, in good homes, with prosperity and plenty, so that t can enjoy life as God intended they should. I find on my return to this beautiful but distressed city, where I have made my home for fourtcen years, that the men who have suffered are thinking for themselves, and all of Mr. Bryan’s sophistry and elo- quence cannot fool them again. Mr. Bryan helped in Congrers four years ago to bring about our present condition, and, as a_re- sult, this city end county will give Mc- Kinley 3,000 plurality over Bryan. 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