Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, October 24, 1896, Page 4

oe —— THE BENEFITS OF SILVER, Would Is Mortgaged he Cincinnati ire free How Free Coinage ] om would the an e on his farm? ? CHIO FARMER. ay in which a farmer Affest \" ne i |, unaalted: | d it afiect the one‘ hold-/} | usually raises money to pay his mort- | gage or the interest on It is by selling hi products. If these are constantly ing in price it is the same as though his mortgage and the interest on it were getting greater. In other words, it takes a er his preduéts to y ber of de ater number of bushels of re the same num- instead of bor- wheat when wheat was hel, and had agreed to of wheat per year in- ld have been no of e fairness of the transac- If he had borrowed it for ten ve delivered sixty t every year, and at the end of te ears would have re- turned 1,000 bushels of wheat, and eve worth § pay = terest. doubt tion. rybod — have said that he was an hone The farmer who ten years ago, uoweyer, borrowed $1,000 and agreed to pay $60 a year interest, f has had to g r year to pay his debt is now n 1,000 bush- to dis- , year it will take mo: wheat The does not rmer is very > objects hy > man who demands twice the considered honest. nited coinage of gold \d stop the fall in prices ucts. er of money the loan 13 should re- due, money the 8 e is entit e no le ad to € s The with the g is that has t iving an un- ent to money lenders securities calling for a fixed f dollars. We maintain that all t d and all the silver we could get a y we should have 2 dollar whose purchasing power would not be increasing year by year, and sreby robbing the debtor. At the ne time it would return to the cred- itor the full amount to which he is justly entitled. STRONG APPEAL TO LABOR. John N, Bogert of the American Federa- tion of Labor Analyzes the Speech of yninee and Makes Predictions, speech is very timely. It is more n an address to the workers in ago—it app to the toilersevery- It will bring out and crystalize 2bor sé ent” of the entire y. The npts to suppress this sentiment w develop it, engthen anl > determined 1 parts of 1 now be fo- m the issue! s candidacy. His strong expressions in behalf of the common people; his quotati from Jeffé n and Line of proper f the ents, placing them 2 a ons of bankers, railroad natesand monopolists in their rela- 3 with general pub! all these touch ‘the responsive chord among d farmers. distinctly a people's 1 belive the plain people of this country—whom Abraham Lincoln jioved—feel that they again have a sandidate for president whom they can trust as they have not trusted any oth- er candidate since Lincoln. The his- tery of our country shows four such true representatives, appearing at cyclic intervals in this country—Jeffer- son, Jackson, Lincoin, Bryan. These men were defenders of the rights of the people. They were,called to lead- ership at cr iods of our his- tory. We are now at_a critical pe- riod. The crisis brought forth the mbediment of the well be gola- en opportun to be embraced with zeal and utilized as the chance of a lifetime. And, thank God, that, al- though capital is banded together as never before, there is a steadily grow- ing unity of purpose among the work- that will, by eltction day, 1 power and give an en- be coiadss to the new and true y considerable! num- en will vote fot Mc- ly since this far-reack- sterous. iN BOGART, state Branch of Organizer New the Ameri r way. for wh ney fee! point strongly contended, the opening of the mints to silver would’ cause money now hearded to seek investment ed labor ts | sweep | t and a repudiator, | 1 and | | ts have so | and increase the’ value ofall forms of | and especially of. rea} is now so greatly de- good) pi estate, pressed. Why He Objeets to Them, Ex-Congressman rsney of Michi- gan, as witty as he is bright, never in- @ulges in abuse of the goldbugs. In a speech the other day he used the term “goldbug”’ with apparent inadvertence, | Pausing te explain, he said: . “I rare- ly use that word, fellow-citizens. We have. nothing against the goldbugs, more tan we have against the bed- bugs. they get their living.” What we object to ts the way | | | Bryan carrying the country! ptibly | nty-| pecome twice as val- | red in all commodi- | | twenty-four years ago. ‘THEY DODGE TAXES. THE “HONEST MONEY” MEN OF THE | CITY OF CHICAGO. Public Plunderers to Shield Themselves | Within the Folds of Old Glory—Waving the Flag with One Hand and Plundering with the Other Is Altogether Too Com- mon in This Country. Chicago, Sept. 28, 1896.—[Special.]— The Chicago gold bug papers announce that a movement is on foot to decorate the streets with American flags and bunting in honor of the “honest money campaign.” Imitation is the sincerest flattery. The flag adjunct to the gold standard cause had its start one afternoon in the New York Stock Exchange. The zealous patriots and patrons of Amer- ican labor and industry who compose this exchange, had finished a hard day’s work. They had hammered down several industrial Stockson encouraging McKinley nevss, and were feeling good. A leading gold broker was seized with an inspiration. Pinning a McKinley badge to his breast, he produced an American flag and marched around the hall. Other stock brokers and money lenders followed him. The press accounts declared “that scores of well- known Democratic stock brokers tore | Bryan badges from their breasts and joined in the parade.” This was the inception of the, flag movement in behalf of honest money. It must have been an inspiring sight. Future generations will shed tears when they read how Mr. Ickleheimer, of the well-known firm of Heidelbach, Ickleheimer & Co. (maintainers of the national credit), dashed his Bryan but- ton on the floor and declared for Mc- Kinley, honesty, sound money and fer his beloved country. Bluff, old Ben Johnson once said: “Patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel,” A modern philosopher declared that “Waving the flag with one hand, and plundering the pockets of the people with the other, is a form of patriotism which is becoming altogether too com- mon in this country.” The honest money men of Chicago should lose no time in spanning the down-town streets with flags. Next to honest assessments the Chicago mill- fonaire loves honest money. Let us throw a little light in on these “honest money” citizens who are about to slop over with patriotism. You will get no information concerning them by reading the Chicago papers. Here are a few facts about Chicago mill- ionaires who are now raising a cor- ruption fund to insure the triumph of honest money: Without an exception they are tax dodgers. By systematic bribery, perjury and fraud they evade the payment of their taxes and throw the burden of main- taining erty lders and the working classes. By reason of crimes on the part of Chica honest money million- aires, the city treasury is bank- rupt, the streets are unpaved, and unswept, public school facilities are lacking, and the various municipal de- partments are the laughing stock of other ities and a disgrace to Chicago. Every tax dodger in Chicago is for McKinley, honest money and a perma- nent gold standard. They should rai: the flags at once. It will not be the f time the folds of Old Glory have shielded public plun- derers. In 1872, after the great fire had swept out of existence the larger part of the city, the assessed valuation of Chicago was $347,000,000. The popula- tion was less than 400,000. Today, twenty-four years later, with a@ population of not less than 1,600,000, Chicago property is assessed at $237,- 000,000, Look back at those figures of 1872. What do you think of it? Ac- cording to the sworn statements of Chicago property owners, the city is | worth $100,000,000 less today than it was | It may be that | this is on account of the crime of 1873. | if so, it is a bad showing for the gold government on the small prop- | What Would LaFayette Say. The goldbug organ purloins the muantie of patriotism and seeks to | place the follow of LaFayette in jube role of supporting the British cauuse. What would the revered French patriot, who freely gave his assistance to George Washington, say to any man who sought toenroll him upon the side of oppression? LaFay- ette would spura the suggestion with scorn and hold the man in contempt. How little the Magnet knows of La- Fayette is shown in its spelling of his |name thus: *LaFayfatte.”” lt claims that a French Republican club form- ed here Wednesday night under the stimulus of a liberal supply of re- freshments hada very strong mem- bership of forty, and it published the | names of 39 freunchmen to give color ‘to its statement. Itskirmished in other places than Grand Rapids to make up the list and not one-half of the names published were euroiled upon the membership of the club. Some of the names presented are known to be silverites, and part’ of the membership is tco young to be entitled to a vote. If tbat is a showing of strong member- ship in an organization which is avowedly of a political character, just estimate how small a figure it may cut in the campaign. Ii you_ are Particular About the ac comoda s you get when. traveling, se! the Bur- lington Route as_ your line you will be more than satis: If you are geing beyond Chi- go, St. Louis, Denver, St. Paul or Minneapolis, and don’t know the rate of fare, or the different routes. time, etc write to Geo, P. Gen prompt re L of the Burlington can be found in a ties. : Reclining Chair Ca partment Sleepers and ing Cars:make a combination equaled fo un- comfort in travel. Notice. United States Land Otiice, * Duluth, Minn., August 26, 1896. Notice is hereby given that the offi- cial plat of survey of Township 70 North, Range 24 West 4th P. M. will be opened for filing in this office on Wednesday, October 14, 1896, at 6a. m., and on and after said day wi ill receiye applications for the entry of lauds in said township. A. J. TaAyLor, Register. F. L. Ryan, Receiver. Charles A, Towne. The candidate for “representative of | this district in congress, Hon. Charles | A. Towne, like! others whose names | are illustrious in history, was born on the farm, his birthplace being in the town of Rose, Oakland county, Mich- igan. He was educated in the public schools and the university of Michi- gan, from which latter he graduated in 1881 at the age of twenty-three years. He was admitted to the bar in his native state in 1885. He locat- ed in Duluth in 18go, and was elected representative of this Sixth congress- 1onal district of Minnesota in 1894, on the Republican ticket. His term in congress began March 4, 1895. He upon the famous plank rec- ognizing the principles of bime tallism, in the platform upon which he was elected in 1894, and during his service in congress he has already gained dis- tinction among the most noted states- men of the tme. He 1s a strong and effective worker for the best interests of his district as well as in measures for the general welfare of the people of the Union. His championship ol the cause of bimetallism has given him a world-wide reputation. When the Republican party changed its course concerning bimetallism and gave preference to the monopolistic single gold standard doctrines, Congressman ‘Yowne consistently retused to follow in their new path. A man of such broad views and of such sterling integrity found a hearty welcome in ic, Peoples’ Party and National Silver conventions, and he was promptly given the unanimous votes of these three conventions, which again nominated him for repre- sentative in congress in which posi- tion he has served so acceptably. His election is a foregone conclusion. Notwithstanding the malignant at- tacks of the gold bug press, Congress- man Towne has met the assertions of his opponents, and his gratifying pro- gress through this district throughout the campaign has been the success of a man of the people and for the peo- ple, as against the course of his oppon- ent, Page Morris, whose efforts ap peal most strongly to the money power and to the elements that would strike down taxes on incomes. insisted RE REE ae ate AE Ae SEE BE REE Be eae eat ea ee aE mE ERE a about’ the price o suit. BF fleadquarters. lying up” king yoursel te only to wake up fee! standard. Property in the down town district which recently sold for $750,600 is} scheduled and assessed at $65,000. Great } railroad corporations owning city real} estate and property worth $25,000,000 | are assessed at $300,000. One piece of preperty—a . sixteen story building—~ worth $1,250,000, pays taxes on $65,000. There are some honest money peo- ple for you. They are gotng to drape their buildings with flags and proclaim to the open-mouthed world their hon- esty, purity and patriotism. They are not in favor of repudiation. They de- mand that the people of the United States shall pay their debts. They in- sist that every American dollar shalt be just as good as any other American -unless it is investeé in their They are the guardians of the public morals; the keepers of the put ee SSDSLSS: which aires evade? “The farmers His farm is assessed ar of Mlinots. nearly its full value. What js left after the Chicago board of trade has ab-| sorbed its share of plunder, fs taken | by the tax collector and poured into | the public treasury, to be expended in protecting the property ‘of Chicago's honest money patriots. Waving a flag with one hand and plundering the people with another is a form of patriotism which is becoming SS eWSS "3 What It Did. It can hardly be said that Mr. Cleve- land has bolted from the Democratic \ party. The party bolted from him.— New York Recorder. They Will Hear Him, Mr. Bryan talks because about 50,000 persons a day insist upon it—Memphis Commercial- Appea! Talk about “strong men”—there's it Dow’ t * We Don’t Make Much Talk certain to mean cheaper goods, and eur goods are good | goods—the kind we a Good, Honest Deal, Come W. J. & H. D. POWERS. > VORBDECECROSOUOSS BBBSRBETVOVOEA Don’t Bet on the Election. b But if you do bet and Nisbett & Warriner, Are you Married To the man you've been buy- ing your hardware, iron,steel, sto-es, tinware, lumbermen’s supplies, doors, windows, oils, paints, gl arming tools, sporting goods,cutlery,etc. of | \is tot, milate this cold fact: el] you better articles in the above lines, just as| if not cheaper—than any firmin Northern Minnesota. 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