Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 10, 1896, Page 7

’ i A A INL NON NNN NUR SAN ORO Soo) tn. AA TREISMAN PUREST SO career M R. BRYAN ACCEPTS THE POPULIST NOMINATION FOR THE PRESIDENCY, Retettes panies a nets an Reply to the Letter of Notification Re- Q cently Sent Him by the Populist \* Notification Committee—Mr, Bry- an Makes Many Speeches on His Way From Cincinnati to St. Louis, St. Louis, Oct. 6.—On his arrival here nndidate William J. Br; gave out for publication the following letter of acceptance of the Populist nomination for president: Hon. William V. Allen, chairman, and others, members of the national notification committee of the People’s party—Gentlemen: The nomination of the People’s party for the presidency of the United States has been tendered me in such a generous spirit and upon such honorable terms that I am able to accept the same without departing from the platform lopted by the Democratic national convention of Chicago. I fully appreciate the breadth of patriotism which bh actu- ated the membe of the People’s », in order to consolidate the in favor of bimetallism, have been willing to g of party lines and suppor didate one already nominated by the Deinoeratie party and also by the Sil- nppreciate the fact ll the years since rge majority of the Demo- y and a considerable mi- have ent advocates of free coin- age of silver at the present ratio, yet ever the organization of the party, its members have 1ously supported such coinage as the only means of restoring bi- metallism. By persistently pointing out the disastrous effects of a gold nd protesting against each re step toward financial bond- have exerted an {mportan’ in awakening the lic to a realization of the nation’s nt peril. fn a tine like this, when a great po- party in attempting to the right to legislate for on the financial question and ig to bind the Ame An peo- nm monetary system, it overs of our country American institutions y the pre.er* such dif- may exist among us on or questions in order that our trength may be united in a supreme ort to wrest the government from the hands of those who imagine that The Nation's Finances are only secure when controlled by a few finaneiers and that naticral honor ean only be maintained by servile ac- quiescence in any policy, however de- structive to the interests of the people the United States, which foreign editors, pr nt or prospective, may re to force upon us. it is a cause of congratulation that we have in this campaign Lot only the support of Democi Populists and Republ ux, Who have ° along be- lieved in incependent bimetallism, but also the active co-op tion of those Democr 2nd Republicans who, hay- ing heretofore waited for international bimetal n now join with us rather the destiny of the nation to these who are holding out the delusive 1 » of foreign aid while they labor ly for the permanent establish- of the ngle gold standard. ys arise in the settlement of the details of any plan of co-operation between distinet polit- ical organizati I am sure that the advocates of etallism are so in- tensely in earnest that they will be able to devise some means by whict the f r vote may be conceuivat- party, sentiment views in seek ple to a fore’ behooves ee sit ed upon one electoral ticket in each state. To secure this result, charity n others and Ii rt of all is necessar, nd sincere friends who are 1g toward a common result aly find it pe ble to agree upon just and equitable terms. The Ameri- can people have proved equal to every emergency which has arisen in the past, and I am confident that in emergency there will be sm between the various regiments of the one great army which is marching to repeal an_ invasion more dangerous to our welfare than an army with banners. Acknowledg- i with gratitude your e >ressions of and good will. I am, very truly you —W. J. Bryan kes Many Speeches. On the “ay frcem Ci innati Bryan made fourteen stops in Indi and Ilinois and spoke nearly every time. It was a great reunior. at Salem, IIL, the town where Mr. Bryan was born, Old men who knew him in his boyhood and younger manhood were there to is with Billy. Old acquaint- es crowded chcut the car, all eager to grasp the hand of a presidential nominee who was “born in their midst.” Many of Mr. Bryan's rela- tives were at the depot, > these he met at the forwerd end o. the car af- ter he had addressed the crewd at the back platform. He was deeply affect- ed by the expressions of affection of the people. Mr. Bryan addressed a large crowd at st St. Louis. He also spoke at the auditorium in this city before an immense audience. an Martinelli Arrives, New York, Oct. 6—Archbishop Mar- tinelli, successor to Cazdinal Satolli as papal representative in the United States, was on board the steamer Campania. He is a short, dark man. Dr Martinelli said he had had a rough and disagrecable trip, but that he was ailor, and had not been Zontinea to bis room. 4 Killed His Father, Mauston, Wis., Oct. 6. — George S. Kainie, Jr., of Necadah is in jail here, charged with the murder of his father. Father and son quarreled Sept. 8, and the old man received a blow on the head from which he never recovered, his death occurring two weeks after- ward. ‘The elder Keinie was known William Morris, the singer, poet and author. who of late years has pro- elaimed himself a socialist, is dead in Lordon. HIS CRIMES ARE TOO MUCH IN EVIDENCE, UNCLE SAM—“Not Another Step—By the Eternal! WK INLEY’S LETTER. EVIDENTLY IN AN UNCOMFORT- ABLE POSITION MENTALLY. His Quotation from Cleveland's Message Is Undiplomatic—A Part of His Letter Might Have Been Written by Altgeld or Debs, McKinley’s long-looked-for letter of acceptance is a disappointment to the people. It is a labored affair, and plainly bears the marks of strained mental effort. The Major evidently could have accepted some other style of platfcrm with much better grace and with far less sacrifice of mental ease. It is impossible to account for some portions of his letter, in a manner con- sistent with his acknowledged ability and honesty, upon any other theory than that his mental stress was so severe as to cause him to lose sight of the just and worthy course which otherwise he would certainly have adopted. When he says: “Free silver would not mean that the silver dollars were to be freely had without cost or labor,” and “It would not make labor easier”— “Tt would not make farming less labor- ious’”—he is thoughtlessly guilty of the insulting assumption that the scale of intelligence among our laborers and farmers is so low that many of them need to be disabused of the idea that silver is to be freely given them under free coinage. Under different mental conditions Mr. McKinley would not have lost sight of the notvrious and indisputable fact that it was the organized farmers and laborers of this country who have forced this question beyond the control of partisan demagogues into world- wide prominence, and if he had not lost sight of this fact he would certain- ly have understood that the force capa- ble of bringing about such results could not have emanated from a class of citizens whose understanding was of the puerile order in which his assump- tion places it. It is charitable to be- lieve that Mr. McKinley was not prop- erly at himself when he made this in- sinuation, and jit might be let go at that if this mistake of his, in the mere contemplation of the policy forced upon him by his party, did not compel graver doubts as to what might happen in the event of his being placed in posi- tion to make that policy the rule of the land. The laborers and farmers comprise at least three-fourths of our population, and if Mr. McKinley really believes that this large class of voters are influenced to such an extent by the childish belief which his argument im- plies as to make it incumbent upon him to set them right in that particu- lar, then it follows perfectly naturally that if chosen to the presidency he would not stultify himself nor lower the dignity of his administration by considering even for a moment any suggestion which might come up from them. And this, in turn, means plain- ly that the same old crowd, whose idea of wit is embodied in scurrilous jests at the expense of the “hayseed” farmer and “mudsill” laborer, and whose only conception of wisdom is that it can alone be found in all its purity beneath the silk hats of men whose “business ability” renders them able to live without soiling their deli- cate hands, will control his administra- tion. In his argument for the maintenance of the existing gold standard he says: “Tt is the recognized and sole standard of the great commercial nations of the world with which we trade more large- ly than any other. Eighty-four per cent of our foreign trade for the fiscal year 1895 was with gold-standard coun- tries, and our trade with other coun- tries was settled on a gold basis.” In this he seems to imply that our “foreign trade” is a good thing and ought to be catered to to the extent of making our standard of payment ac- ceptable to thosé with whom we deal. How he can make this argument con- sistent with the other in which he de- clares that protection is of “supreme importance” is for a gold-standard pro- tectionist to explain. To an outsider it would seem that if protective tariffs are of “supreme” importance because of their tendency to discourage free trade, the free coinage of silver, since it opposes the standard of payment adopted by all of the “great commer- cial nations of the world with which we trade,” ought, at least, to be of some importance in bringing about the de- sired object. He declares that “protection has lost none of its virtue and importance. The first duty of the republican party, if re- stored to power in the country, will be the enactment of a tariff law which will raise all the money necessary to conduct the government, economically and honestly administered, and so ad- justed as to give preference to home manufacturers and adequate protection to home labor and the home market.” “Economically and honestly admin- istered” somehow sounds democratic, and was perhaps injected to catch the ear of the gold democrats, who were shortly to be assembled in national con- vention at Indianapolis. But did Mr. McKinley really mean to say “all the money”? Ifo, then the internal rev- enue tax on whisky, tobacco, etc., will have to be repealed. If he did not mean “all,” then why did he say it? Was it because of the “mental strain” already suggested as accounting for some of his peculiar assumptions? Mr. McKinley deliberately says all that about “the first duty of the repub- lican party” in face of the fact that even if his party is fully and wholly as successful as its most sanguine mem~- ber believes it possible to be in this campaign it will nevertheless be utter- ly impotent to enact a tariff law differ- ent from that now on the statute books because the silver senators from the west have flatly laid down the ulti- matum “No silver, no tariff,” and the time of none of them expires under two years. In view of the help which he desires from the goldbug democrats, was it not a little undiplomatic, not to say cruel, to resurrect and quote Mr. Cieveland’s message written for the express pur- pose of influencing the extra session of congress to repeal the Sherman silver law? A part of Cleveland’s message quoted by McKinley is as follows: “With plenteous crops, with abundant promise of remunerative production and manufacture, with unusual invita- tion to safe investment, and with sat- isfactory assurances to business enter- prises, suddenly financial distrust and fear have sprung up on every side.” Now, since Mr. Cleveland’s object in writing thus was to prompt congress to destroy the last vestige of silver as money and thus bring about the gold standard in all its purity, which the republican party says “must be main- tained,” and since Mr.Cleveland, by the help of John Sherman, Tom Reed, and the republican party generally, accom- plished his purpose, it does seem a little unkind in McKinley to quote that very message to show how terribly the “threat of democratic free trade” was already beginning to affect the country. But he does quote it, and with that very object in view, and then further on in his letter he himself declares: “It is not an increase in the volume of money which is the need of the time, but an increase in the volume of busi- ness. Not an increase of coin, but an increase of confidence.” Thus it will be seen that these two great statesmen, Cleveland and McKin- ley, agree upon what is lacking. It was a want of “confidence” shown by “financial distrust and fear” whica kept the people from enjoying the rich har- vests of investments, etc., in Cleve- land’s time, and it is only a lack of the same ingredient in McKinley’s estima- tion that still holds us plunged in the depths of despair. One more quotation from this surprising letter: “We avoid no issue. We meet the sudden, dangerous, and revolutionary assault upon law and order, and upon those to whom is confided by the con- stitution and laws the authority to up- hold and maintain them, which our op- ponents have made, with the séme courage that we have faced every emer- gency since our organization as a party more than forty years ago. Govern- ment by law must firet be assured; everything else can wait. The spirit of lawlessness must be extinguished by the fires of an unselfish and lofty patri- otism. “Every attack upon the public faith and every suggestion of the repudia- tion of debts, public or private, must be rebuked by all men who believe that honesty is the best policy, or who love their country and would preserve un- sullied its national honer.” These are consecutive paragraphs taken from near the close of the letter. The only comment they call for ‘s that the first might have been, with a few immaterial changes, uttered by John P. Altgeld or Eugene V. Debs in opposi- tion to “government by injunction” or the lawless invasion of a sovereign state by the federal military, while the last could easily have come from Bourke Cockran, Tom Reed, or John Sherman, Altogether the letter is weak and may well prove discouraging to republicans, THE TWO PLATFORMS. For the benefit of those who imag- ine that the democratic and populist national platforms have nothing in common, except free silver coinage, we publish the following, showing ithe various points of similarity to be found in the two documents: The democratic national platform adopted at Chicago and the populist platform adopted at St. Louis both de- clare for free and unlimited coinage of mea) at the present legal ratio of 16 o 1, The Chicago platform denounces the issuance of notes by national banks; the St. Louis platform calls for a na- tional currency “without the use of banking corporations.” The Chicago platform (taking the official copy) demands that paper cur- rency which is made a full legal ten- der, or is made receivable for govern- ment dues, shall be issued by the gov- ernment, and be made redeemable in coin. The St. Louis platform, like the Omaha platform, is silent on the ques- tion of coin redemption, but calls for a safe and sound national currency, a full legal tender for all debts public and private. The Chicago platform virtually de- clares for a re-enactment of the in- come tax law; the St. Louis platform demands a graduated income tax. The Chicago platform demands a stricter federal control of railroads, and an enlargement of the powers of the interstate commerce commission. The St. Louis platform calls for gov- ernment ownership and operation of the railroads, “to be accomplished gradually, in a manner consistent with sound public policy.” The Chicago platform declares that all public lands should be appropriated to the establishment of free homes for American citizens. The St. Louis platform demands that bona fide set- tlers on all public lands be granted free homes—and declares against land monopoly for speculative purposes. Both platforms denounce judiciary abuse of power, government by in- junction, and arbitrary imprisonment for indirect contempt. Both platforms declare against the demonetization of lawful money by private contract. Both platforms declare against is- suing government bonds in time of peace. Both platforms demand that the government shall not surrender to the holders of obligations the option as to what kind of money payment thereof shall be made.—Nevada Director. The Location of Hell. Hon, Francis A. Walker, in his ad- dress at the annual meeting of the bimetallic league held in London, July 18, 1896, said: “Were the city of London to give its consent, bimetallism might at once be established on a broad and enduring basis. Of all the vast expanse of the globe, one square mile alone blocks the way to the adoption of a _ world’s money as wide as the world’s trade. The veto of this city rests upon 6 monetary pelicy which has approved itself by long and beneficent operation a monetary policy, the economic valid ity and practical efficiency of whick have been admitted with absolute unanimity by the most distinguished commission which since the great in- quests on the bank charter, fifty and sixty years ago, has been assembled in this country—a monetary policy which the nations of the earth never needed so greatly as today.” Behold the nations of the globe bow- ing in humble submission to the de cree of a den of thieves one mile square. How long, oh, Lord, how long will great nations cling to their nurs- ing bottles? The republican party is the party that wants to ask England. MINNESOTA NEWS. Interesting Happenings in the North Star State. The St. Paul school show a large increase and the board is confronted with the problem of insufficient room. Albert Schufsky was accidentally shot, near St. Paul, while out hunting with a companion. The state agricultural society has a balance of $16,572.50 as a result of the fair this year. Victor Bodeen of Mora, Minn., was killed in the railroad yards at Sand- stone by being struck by an engine. The annual meeting of the Southern Minnesota Bee Keepers’ association was held at Winona. A number of in- teresting papers were read. Rey. W. G. Trower of Minneapolis has accepted a call from the Baptist church of Hastings, and entered upon his pastoral duties. Fire at Track destroyed the livery barn occupied by H. R. Searles, with part of its contents. Loss about $2,000, with small insurance. Frank Bresland, sentenced at Ha: ings last month to sixty days in jail for an assault, was pardoned condi- tionally by Gov. Clough. Fire was discovered in an outbuild- ing near the Brunswick hotel, at F bault, recently. An alarm was given and the flames extinguished with small damage. Anson Hall, an old resident, living ten miles from Appleton, committed suicide by hanging. Long-continued ill-health is supposed to have been the cause. The firm of S. Asplund & Son, deal- ers in groceries and provisions at Lake City, has made an assignment for the benefit of their creditors. Anson Pierce Was named as the assignee. John Wortler’s large barn, four miles west of Woodstock, was destroyed by fire. Children and matches are sup- posed to have been the cause. One of the children narrowly escaped crema- tion. The New York Life Insurance com- pany secured foreclosure of the mort- gage on the Palladin building, a seven- story office building on Superior street, Duluth. The mortgage was for $142,- Burglars entered the postoffice and store at Currie, but only secured a few stamps and small change. They were discovered by means of a burglar alarm in the store, but fled before any one reached .the place. Fire at Little Falls partially de- stroyed a house belonging to the Home Building company and occupied by Emil Nelson as a dwelling. Part of the contents were saved. There was a small insurance on the building. J. S. Manton will discontinue the management of the Commercial hotel at Crookston, and the place will prob- ably be closed up. Mr. Manton has leased the Palace hotel and purchased the restaurant owned by D. McKinnon, He will open at once. At Winona William Wallace was sen- tenced by Judge Gould to 18 months hard labor in Stillwater for larceny in the second degree. He, as well as his wife, who was present, broke down when the sentence was pronounced. Creditors of the insolvent Manufac- turers’ bank, of West Duluth, held a meeting, at which it was stated that Cc. E. Peaslee, receiver of the bank, was managing its affairs extravagantly. A committee was appointed to draw up a petition for the court to remove him. While superintending some work on the City Opera House at Sauk Rapids A. O. Schivner fell headlong to the floor below, a distance of 18 feet, and was seriously injured. He is proprie- tor of the Sauk Center house and a member of the city council. S. C. Lobdill of Spring Valley was re- turning from an outing with his wife, three daughters, Elmer Lloyd and Roy Viall. In passing another team, the vehicles collided and Mr. Lobdill’s team ran away. The car ye was overturned and Mr. Lobdill and his wife were both seriously injured and two of his daughters slightly hurt. Caroline Schwartz, aged 18, was drowned in a small lake on the Chip- pewa river, near Evansville, while out fishing. The body was found next morning in eight feet of water. The position of the arms indicated that she had made a hard struggle, but likely fell out of the boat and the wet clothes dragged her down. Burglars broke into the Chicago & Northwestern ticket office at Marshall and blew up the safe, but there was nothing in it. They took two grips out of the baggage room and broke open a trunk, They then raised the window screen to Dr. Person’s bed room and took the doctor’s suit of clothes, $10 in cash and watch and his wife’s pock- etbook. At Little Falls Judge Searle, of the district court, sentenced Erick Eck- man, charged with murder in the first degree, to imprisonment for life. Eck- man, on Aug. 2 last, shot and instantly killed Daniel Klof in the town of Ran- dall. There was no apparent reason for the deed. Eckman was under the influence of liquor. , The prisoner is over 60 years of age, and that is one reason for not inflicting the death pen- alty. The Auditorium building in St. Paul has passed into the control of the Com- mercial club. The building has a seating capacity of 8,000, and has been the scene of many notable gatherings, the last being the Grand Army en- campment during the first week in September. In taking control of the building, the Commercial club assumes a gigantic task; but St. Paul is now as- sured of a permanent auditorium for the many large gatherings held annu- ally in this city. John S. Pinney, sec- retary of the Commercial club, is man- ager of the auditorium. The Halstad extension of the Great Northern line is progressing rapidly toward completion. The track laying crew is now within nine miles of Crookston, and they are laying down the material at the rate of two miles per day. As soon as the crew com- pletes this work they will be taken over on to the Hope extension, and work will begin there. The completion of the Halstad line is weleomed by Crook- ston business men, as the country open- ed up thereby is full of rich farmers, who have heretofore shipped their pro- duce and procured their supplies through Moorhead and Fargo, but whose trade will !n future be tributary to Crookston. Fall Medicine {s fully as important and beneficial as spring medicine, for at this season there is great Jangor to health in the varying temperature, 2old storms, malarial germs and prevalence of fevers and other di: » Danger may be voided by taking Floods Sarsaparilla Che best—in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Hood’s Pills assist Digestion and cure Constipation. 25 cents. Do Your Best. “When I was a little boy,” said a gentleman one day to a friend with whom he was talking, “I paid a visit to my grandfather. He was an aged man and wore a black velvet cap and knee-breeches with large silver buckles at the knees. When i went to say good-by to him he took me between his knees, kissed me kindly, and, lay- ing his hand on my head, he said: ‘My dear boy, I have only one thing to to you. Will you try and remember it? I looked him in the face and said, ‘I will, grandpa.’ “‘Well,’ said he, ‘it is this- What- ever you have to do, alw: do the bes you can.’ This was my grandfather’s legacy to me. It was worth more than thousands of gold and silver. I never forgot his words, and have tried to act upon them.”—Christian Intelligencer. A well made fur coat that protects the face, ears and limbs is necessary to keep warm in this section, “North Star’ fur coats will fill the bill in all respects, and are guaranteed by the makers, La Finch & Skinner, St. Paul. They ar oldest and largest exclusive fur coat manu facturers. Sir Christopher Wren built forty-twa churches in London; his greatest work is St. Paul’s cathedral. When billious or costive, eat a Cascaret candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c, The Latest X Rays. She—What does X mean on these six for a quarter tickets? He—I suppose it’s the latest X raise —from three to four cents.—Detroit Free Press. Coe’s Cough Batsam Is the oldest and best. 1¢ will break up a Cold quicker than anything else. It is always reliable. ‘Try it. “De Simbe is very polished.” “Yes, you see, he has rubbed up against the best people.’’—Philadelphia North American. ee a Comes ith a better understanding of the transient nature of the many phys- ical ills, which vanish before proper ef- forts—gentle efforts—pleasant efforts— rightly directed. There is comfort in the knowledge, that so many forms of sickness are not due to any actual dis- ease, but simply to a constipated condi- tion of the system, which the pleasant faraily laxative, Syrup of Figs, prompt- ly removes. That is why it is the only remedy with millions of families, andis everywhere esteemed so highly by all who value good health. ‘Its beneficial effects are due to the fact, that itis the one remedy which promotes internal cleanliness without debilitating the organs on which it acts. It is therefore all important, in order to get its bene- ficial effects, to note when you pur- chase, that you have the genuine arti- cle, which is manufactured by the Cali- fornia Fig Syrup Co. only and sold by all reputable druggists. If in the enjoyment of good health, and the system is regular, laxatives or other remedies are then not needed. If afflicted with any actual disease, one may be commendeé to the most skillful physicians, but if in need of a laxative, one chould have the best, and with the weli-informed everywhere, Syrup of Figs stands highest and is most largely used an’ gives most general satisfaction Sunart “Vici” CYCLE CAMERAS ‘The latest improvements in “CYCLE” CAMERAS, be “VENI” “VIDI” “VICI” Folding Cameras, Magazine Cameras, Tripods and Photographie Materiay, First-class double Combination Leuses gu 1r- anteed. Latest Safely Shutters, Pneumatic Release Iris Diaphragm. 4x3, 5x7, }¢x3#4, 8x1. When in St. Paulask tosee the “Cycle Vici.” ZIMMERMAN BROS., 875 Minnesota St., St. Paul, Mion. Send 2-cent stamp for Illustrated Catalogue. Sunart Photo Co., Rochastzr, N. Y., U.S.A. This button with a ten cent bor of CASCARETS, CANDY CATHARTIC, the Ideal laxative guaranteed consti- pation cure, sent FREE on receipt of five 2-cent stamps. Address STERLING REMEDY COMPANY, Coleazos Montreal, Cav. 5 New York. Habit Cured. Est. ini871, Thousands cured. Cheapest and best cure. FRex TRiaL. Statocase. Dr. Mansx, Quincy, Mich. OPIU : i |