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Fort Scott Industrial Union from Fort Scott, Kansas • 3

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THE JUDICIAL CONVENTION. The Fcrt Scstt Industrial Union. ounct and never wink 1 To see the interests of the silver miners, of the wheat find cotton growers, sacrificed with speaking in Union Hall, in which as many as possible from the country, as can do so, are earnestly to the tune of millions never disturbs uiged to participate Friday, October 17, ISOO. It is specially reauested that such his equanimity in the least. erily organizations accepting this invita- the present silver bill, as a.lminister- rurmtiire tion will make report to me of their The Republican whip has lost ilt popper.

It don't pop worth a hymn: "We ate coming Father Abraham, six hundred thousand strong, shouting the battle cry of freedom." In three weeks four great states will be torn from the tiger clutch of Plutocracy and given back to the people who own them. The blood and nerve that 115 years ago illuminated Concord Lane for-, ever lives again and again do the embattled farmers fire shots that echo 'round the The Independent People's Party is a predestined winner in Minnesota, Hon. Stist-hens II. Allies, of Linn County, was Unanimously Adopted for Judge of tub (Sixth Judicial Disxeict by the People's Party. The convention met in the rooms of Couch Boyle promptly at 2 o'clock p.

and was called to order by electing Judge Sharp, of iidertak mg. ed, is a fraud 1 It is clear that the great mining, cotton and agricultural interests of the country are to be sacrificed until a free coinage bill for silver is passed, and then the people can take care of themselves. Think of it Flere are a lot of Shylocks in New York striking hands with another lot in London to destroy the valiie of silver. They refuse report to me of their approximate numbers who will participate, and make preparation for this Grand Rally not later than October 15th. ly order of Executive Committee.

Thomas Cochran, Chairman County Central Committee, of People's Partv of Bourbon Countv. All kinds of Furniture and Cofllns kept constantly in stock. Undertaking a specialty. The patronage of Farmers' Alliance and South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas. vent this fall.

General Uice and C. R. Nujsura talked to a large gathering at Coal Harbor on Monday night. The people are showing an interest in the discussion ot the economic questions at the present time never before known in the history of the country. The people of Marion township met in convention and placed in nomination the following candidates: For trustee, Chas.

Eastwood; justice of the peace, Jacob Anderson; township clerk, S. Ji. labor organizations especially solicited. Do not forget onr place of busi ness. "Up guards and at -them." Unborn generations will laugh or weep according as tli farmers of those states do their duty on election Girard, to the chair, and E.

C. Wilson, secretary. The chair, on mo NOS. 12 and 14, SCOTT AVXTJE, FORT SCOTT, KANS: openly to loan money on silver bullion and tell you to yonr face that they do not consider it security for money. Ye Gods, think of it Think you the people of the west and south will stand this sort of thing? day.

If in six months after the organi Appointments of Mrs. E. S. P. Stiteler the People's candidate.

West Plain Satnaday evening 11th; Uniontown, Tuesday evening, 14th; Oak Dale, Wednesday evening, loth; Berlin, Thursday evening, lGth; Devon, Fridav evening. 17th; Gilfillan, Saturday evening, 18th; Gibson, Mondav evening, 20th; Por- zation of the Independent People's Partv it is victorious in four great tion, appointed the following named gentlemen a Committee on credentials: Messrs. Iliatt, Lawler and Latimer, and on resolutions, Cochran, Goss and. Lawler. During the absence of the committees a general discussion was engaged on the DO YOU WANT ANYTHING states the Plutocrats will drop their hands, quit stealing and turn over the government to the people, and thus save themselves the mortification of Most certainly not They will hurl from power men who make or admin ister laws so that such conspirators can flourish.

The names of these trust companies, bankers and brokers who are engaged in this conspiracy should be printed under the head of Traitors in every newspaper in the land. -IN- terville. Tuesday, 21st. Other merits of the prospective candidates speakers will be in attendance. The committees on credentials then Crockery or Glass.

THE NEW CONSPIRACY AGAINST appearing, tney reported eight dele having it wrenched from their ro hands in 1892. Every farmer who loves God is loyal to justice and believes in a higher civilization for man will sacrifice himself to the uttermost in this supreme hour. SILVi It. The "Silver Dcl'ar," Cleveland; Ohio. It was generally supposed and gates from Crawford county, five from Linn and nine from Bourbon IF SO, GO TO Holt; treasurer, John Sesler; constable, John Keller.

R. M. Chenault is making a thorough canvass of the countv, very to the disatif action of the Republicans. lie is showing up the ring here in Fort Scott in its true light and is everywhere making able and convincing speeches, both on state and national affairs. lr.

John Arnoup. of California, spoke at (i irlnnd on Saturday last to a large audience on the political issues of the day. He took for his text "Why the two old political pirtles must He urged upon nis hearers, whether thev belonged the Fanners'' Alliance, the F. M. I A the K.

of L. or other labor unions, their success depended upon being found together at the polls. OUR CANDIDATE FOR JCDCiE. county. In accordance with in espeically by the good-natured people ot the west that when the new silver II.

Alien ot JEMcassmton. Hon. S. structions to the different delegations, a motion was made and passed authorizing the delegates present from-each county to cast the full bill was passed the conspiracy against silver would end. But in this, as well The People's candidate for Judge of tLe Sixth Judicial district was born in Sinclairville, N.

on the 19tb of March 1847, making him 43 years of age. He attended 3chool at the age of 5 years until he was 15, when be as in many other things, the west is mistaken; for the animus of the gold Where you will find the only exclusive ptor-k in this line in the South west- 1 hey do a wholesale and retail business. Thev cairv-an im bugs is by no means exhausted. It vote of the county. The committee ou resolutidns then reported the following, which was adopted "There is not a section or a line in the entire (McKinley) bill that will open a market for another bushel of wheat or another barrel of pork." James Blane.

It wil; pay you to see Bell before you buy Flour. He bought very heavy before the recent advance, and is Helling for less money than anv firm in the citv. mense stock, including the Cheapest and the Finest Goods to be' had. On the same grade, of goods they undersell even second hand stores. Fruit Jars of all kinds.

Jelly Glasses of all kinds. Extra lops and rubbev is true, on the passage of the silver bill that silver took considerable of a unanimously: tor ever ariety 01 lu-int Jars. JLemonade and Ice Cream outfits. "Resolved, That the nominee of this convention be required to in commenced teaching, which he followed for three years when he began to read law with the Hon. Obed Edson of S'mclairville, which he continued for five years.

He was admitted to the bar on the 5th of May, 1869, at Buffalo, N. Y. Like all young men dorse the principles enunciated in the St. Louis platform." WMU TRPNUIT- Resd and Refcrnisised Tkreughcut it Accomodations First-'Xass: EVERY READER will find The chair then declared the con special bargains in Dress Goods, vention ready to receive candidates Notions, Domestic Cloak and Car THE BEST Si-o HOUSE IN THE STATE. Hammond, K.ins Oet.

General John II. Rice and R. Chenault spoke hi-re last night to a large crowd. The General's ritieism of the McKinley tariff bill and the silver coinage law was a masterly exposition of the rottenness and rascality of the two measures in a two-hours' speech, li. Chenault being called for, spoke about an hour, principally local legislation pertaining to county affairs, making Inany good points, which was well appreciated by the au'licnee.

with aspirations to c'imb the ladder for nomination. The names of pet department during fai- week, Respectfully, White Bros. flatus $1.50 per Day. 1 Day Board, i per Week. 1" S.

West, of Bourbon, and Slephen Ample Room I Accoiuniouiitionia. of fame and fortune he came west, and on the 9th day of September, 18G9, he I. Allen, of Linn county, were j'aced in nomination. A letter Wall Street, Fort Scott, Kansas arrived at Ilolden, Mo. Here he remained until the following February, when he came to Pleasanton, Kansas, rise, and when the first purchases of silver were made it took still further rise, until it reached the figure of $1.21 per ounce.

This price was brief, because then the gold bugs made a new combine against silver in New York and refused to either trade in the stuff as they called it, or to loan money upon it. Into this combine went a large number of the Trust Companies," many of the banks and some of the brokers. The result has been that silver, which is in reality one of the best securities, has been boycotted so to speak and these comprising monied institutions have loaned on all kinds of trashy stock owned and controlled by cliques, but with silver they have done everything in their power to destroy its value. The English conspirators of course signed by Judge West and address ed to Thos. Cochran, was then read, defending his position, which elici where he has resided and been in active practice of law ever since.

The celebrated "Estey and Camp" organs and pianos, constantly in stock; also a full line of all other kinds of musical instruments, books, sheet music, strings, tc. L. R. Kayloe. No.

105. South Maid St. tited considerable discussion, and Kans Oct. 10. Our de raising was grand success.

At the hour appointed the people In the year 1S74, when the gi'Cat on motion a committee consisting of F. Ihatt and two others 'to wait W. Chenaclt, Pres't. E. K.

Vieo-Pres't. Chenault, Caghier. FIRST RATIONAL BARK. Organized In SS71. reform movement swept over Kansas, be from all di cei CO'l Mr.

Allen was called upon by the Re on Judge West in person. An ad- formers ot Linn county to make the ournment was then taken to await I In order to 1 race for county attorney on their tick tIVATI AWO! 7 more thor- the return of the committee. The reetions. A magnificent pole, nvtr one hundred feet high was hoisted. The young ladies of the neighborhood, dressed in spotless white and b'aulifu! badges ln-iri ng the initials; M.

then stept id to SS300.000 commit'ee returning, reported that oughly advertise our et. He accepted the nomination and assisted in one of the bitterest contested elections iu the annals of historic Judge J. S. West refused to indorse their own fair I have ioined with those in New York the St. Louis Platform.

On motion ic I ront and with hands unfurled to the breeze the i i. fi. Linn, which resulted in the election Largest Paid Up Capital in Southeastern Kansas, DIRECTORS: of Mr. Lawler, of Crawford county, the nomination ot Stephen 11. Allen of two candidates on the Reform ticket.

Mr. Allen took his office in was made unanimous. new Windsor Baking Powder we propose to give away, free of charge, a splendid tubular Lantern with each pound can for 50c. The regular price of the powder is 50 cents without any premium, and it is guaranteed in every respect. The Lantern is no "cheap affair," but is the same kind vou would pay $1 for any where.

Only 600 left. Come before they are all gone. If. L. L.

Penniman, G. C. Kennedy, J. W. D.ivis, R.

T. Wall, E. K. Chenault, E. Kepler, Z'.

A. Mornaday, A. E. Currier, January, 1S75, and for two years made one of the best officials stars and stripes, the emblem of American liberty, after which the meeeting was organized and R. Chenault was called upon and responded tiding ccch.

The crowd was liea rd to say, "Give it to thetn," "That is light; they need it," I'll never vote the old ticket again." li. Osborne was next iu- iiar its jjovti ana v-uenauiu The Pleasanton Herald this week shows up the direst specimen the county ever had. His acts during ot humanity in the person or Rev. the term were made precedents that lleaton, that we have ever had any each and every countv attorney elect Estat knowlenge of. We dp not know e5 troduced ill JM ll.l kH ill I LUV tv.

VI lUx. wLiite metal down in England. More than that, they have published and re published all sorts of lies against silver, to frighten the ignorant and timid. Money has been made scarce, it has been stated no more silver was wanted for India, that there were un told millions stacked up around the smelters, that Mexico and the South American states were going to flood us with silver, that it is worth no more today than it was a year ago, that the Secretary of the Treasury would buy silver when lie pleased and as he pleased and at what price he pleased. No statement has been too audacious for this cabal against silver.

No W. U. BELL, The Big Bargain Grocer. made a short talk, wdiat his politics are, but we will CXpressin. hnnseit please! to see so bet a nickle that he is a Republican, as men of suoh contemptaDle actions ed sinee that time has carried out.

When lie took his office he found that the county money had been spent most lavishly for any and every bill that might be presented by the ring. Mr. Allen put a quietus on this work. WARN1NS TO OLD VETERANS cannot be found elsewhere. Insurance Employment office, 101 Market Street, over Wallace Rnrrers Ntrrf.

many of his old friends on the side of humanity. Tim Hacked was then called for and spoke for a short time, assuring the young ladies who raised the flag that after the first of January they would find him in the probate court room, when he would be pleased to meet them and their Ukioxtovvx, Oct. 15. Mrs A ROTTKX STATE OF AFFAIRS IN PENSION CLAIMS ATTENDED TO PROMPTLY, 'fllC KANSAS PENITENTIARY. E.

S. P. Stiteler, the People's candidate for county superintendent, PATRONIZE AH GLQ SOLOIEB. spoke to a large audience here last Depnty Warden lllggins Emulates ingnt. jiosc or tne crowd were lie has been too monstrous to forge.

li le-time companion, well pleased, but a few moss-back and allowed bills only by law. During the illness and until the death of Judge Lowe Mr. Allen was Judge pro tern, having been selected by the bar of Linn county. Since that time he ha3 frequently been selected by the bar as judge pro ter.i during the choice for a C. R.

ate words, chet rs for tin liepublicans could not stand the Wlrz, of Andersonvllle Fame, and be Is Retained In Office 1y Governor L. IT. nnniplircy. spoke a lew appropri-Then three rousing People's paity, the truth. who vmerican nag ami me iviies Uxiovrowx, Kans Oct.

16. In allies wails To the Old Vetrans of the Farmers' Alliance absence of the judge. In the fall of a late sermon Dr. lalmage asks or Kansas: some questions and answers them CoiiRADEs: When Capt. John raised it to the breeze were given.

Everybody was confident of success. All seemed to be ot one viind, ex-ccp one or two, and they were only hanging out to keep it from being unanimous. Now, as au offset against this new conspiracy, which in New York is so hydra-headed, the Silver Dollar has this to say to the friends of silver in the United States and especially in west and south. First, to the press of these sections: Call attention to the new conspiracy and arouse your people to action against it for this new conspiracy not only is again robbing the silver miners, Tut also the wheat and cotton growers. In fact there is no interest that is not damaged by it except the Shylocks who himself, viz: ''Who builds the Sm th was warden of the Kansas Wholesale and Retail Dealer in railroads? The capitalist Who penitentiary he was a true friend of builds the school houses and col 1S82 Mr.

Allen was a candidate for judge on an independent ticket, carrying his county by 600 majority over the Republican candidate. In the tall of 1881 he was a candidate for state senator from Linn, Miami and John leges? The capitalist! Who does the old veteran. When Gov. Humphrey was elevated to the executive everything that improves the condition of the people? The capital chair he appointed Geo. II.

Case, of ist: lhe laboring men and wo son counties on the Democratic ticket Jewell county, warden, and this ele men of the country ask the fol are depressing all values in order to and was heartily supported by the SAIMLI vated John Higmns to assistant lowing questions: Who corrupts- our legislators? The capitalists! tfardenship, practically giving him entire and absolute control of the Greenback pirtv. He ran ahead of his ticket 1,100 votes and came within 500 ot defeating the Republican can Who contracted the currency and forced people to place mortgages on their homes? The capitalist The early bird gets the Lantern free of charge at Y. Hell's Grocery. (.11 VMl It ALL. V.

Fou scott, October l-WO. To all of the organiiat ions of liour-bon county, to-wit: Farmers' Alliances. Farmers'' Mutual Rene-fit Associations, Anti-Monopolists and Knights of Labor, and Citizens' Alliances. Greeting: The Executive committee of the county central committee of the People's party, having the present campaign in ll-mrbon county in administration of the penitentiary didate, Hon. W.

M. Shean, of John Hides, Pelts and Tallow. son count. Who employees Pinkertons to shoot If a tyrant ever lived, his name is John Higgins, and il an Union In the nomination of S. H.

Allen enrich themselves by their bonds, mortgages and loans. Second, the Silver Dollar would suggest to the banks and brokers of the west and south to make an investigation of these things for themselves in New York, and as custodians of the money and interests of the people in their actions to withdraw their accounts from every institution in New York that has thus conspire! against silver and to place their monies and their business with down laboring men and women the People's trt has made a wise soldier hater ever drew breath on when driven to starvation they use RaceandTrotilngHorseBootsaSpecfaity such means as in their power to Kansas soil soil made sacred by selection. He has had the experience, having been a practitioner ot NEXT TO OLD STAND. 1 better their condition The capi the blood ot the boys who fought over twenty years. He is cool and deliberate and a natural lorn jurist.

for liberty and justice his name is 15 Market Square, Fort Scott, Kansas talists! Who are combining to destroy labor organizations? The capitalist! Who combine and fix No better selection could have been John Hisgrins, and if a man banks and brokers friendly to silver. Thir the Silver Dollar would sug made bv any party. To know him is ever Hve3 who hates the the price ot the products of the to respect him most admired by his farms? The capitalists! Who is old comrades now lying under neighbors. On the 4th of November it that defaults and swindles in THE HOME INSURANCE OF NEW YORK. the sod aud sprinkled by the people of the Sixth judicial dis large amounts and skipsto Canada? trict will show to the world that they Heaven's tears, his name is John gest to everv friend of silver in the west and south to withdraw their accounts from every bank that continues to do business with institutions in New York who are using their money and their influence to destroy silver.

The editor of the Silver Dollar has The capitalist! Who buys judges, jnries and voters? The capitalist! Higgins. I was two years a guard appreciate ability by electing S. H. Allen, of Pleasanton, judge of this INSURES AGAINST LOSS BY FITiE, in this soldier hating institution. And as a rule escapes punishment? and who defends them in their acts district.

LIGHTNTNG, WINDSTORMS ANI TORNADOES, but was summarily "fired" jSeptem just spent several days in New York ot bribery, debmchery and inhu-j manity 'to their fellow man? The! on the cash, Binglo rWt or installment plan, i and reiers to any proiiiifient banljy busi-l ness man America. Insure HOME. Get the bvst; it's the cheapest. high salaried preachers. fmm mm ber 1890, by this Union soldier hater, John Higgins, for no other reason than than that I was a Union soldier.

In performing my duties The Embattled Farmers Marching on To Tictory. It is an avalanche a mighty cata DAVID-CAMP, under Warden Smith I gave the aV SOL1CITOH, clysm a mountainous tidal wave an est satisfaction, and for conferma EPTO-UUININ Fort Scott, Kansas overwhelming deluge or anything else tion of this statement I take pleas ure in referring them to Ex-Warden you like tiat ia vast and Titanic. We mean the recent political uprts I GO AND SEE CHAS. KAUFMAN smith and the entire community ing of the brave and indignant farmers investigating this subject and consequently this report is not from hearsay. Secretary Wiadom seems also to be afflicted with the gold bug fever.

He always had it and it is now chronic with him. He buys just as little silver as possible and that at the lowest possible figure. If he were truly loyal to the cause of the people and had the slighest comprehension ot hi9 great and important trust, he would not only buy his four and a half millions per month but he would buy the few surplus millions of silver in New York witli which the conspirators continually hammer the market. The people all over the country are begging for more money to carry on their business affairs. This silver, were it purchased for 9ilver certificates, would relieve the monetary stringency to ia his now store.

Xo. 4, Market Square. of the great West. -TO- Lansing. Under WTarden Smith two-thirds of the guards were Union soldiers, but the number has been decreasing to less than one-third by The hireling editors of the haughty The man yon have been trading plutocrats are terror struck they tell their perfumed masters that the day this soldier hater.

John Higgins, to of doom is near at hand. make room for his relatives and wiih for twenty years and still at the fnvnt with the cheapest toel of Family Groceries in town The great plain people are shaking paper-collar patriots who earn a charge, hav instructed me to issue to all the organizations of the county thi circular of information and invitation a grand miss meeting of the People's party to be held on the Plaa. in Fort Scott, at 11 o'clock a. on Thursday the id inst. It is the purpose of the committee to make this the grandest demonstration of the people ever witnessed in Bourbon county.

To attain this important object every organisation in the countv must participate. Preparation therefore must commence at once. We urge that cverv organization whose regular meeting does not occur in a week from this date, will have a called meeting of all the laembers possible to get together and appoint a committee whose duty it shall be to personally see every member ami urge attendance each organization coming in a bodv and another committee of arrangements whose dutv it shall be to appoint place.of rendezvous, marshals and have prepared banners and placards inscribed with w-th mottos amplifying our principles, or exposing bv caricature the weakness of our opponents. Now, friends, como. Come in carnages, come in buggies, come wagons, come on horseback.

Put your young men and women in procession on horseback. Let all come young and old, marching "like an army with banners" and let us make "October 23d, 1S90," a memorable day in IJonrbon county, an uprising of the "producers" of those who earn their bread by the sweat of their bro" that will strike terror to the hearts of the political shysters and politicians that live at our expense, mock at our efforts for self-protection, sneer at our organizations and grow fat upon the fruits of our toil. The most eminent speakers of the country will be secured by the local committee here for this occasion. There will also be, at 7 o'clock p. m.

of the same day, a night para le with music, torches and off the chains of the railway pirates- trust thugs-and money-shark brigands livelihood by wily machinations in politics. To secure my resignation TIark! Listen to the rolling drums this Higgins offered me the grossest that extent, take the little surplus off near the stern tramping of the cow kind of indignitiesand insults, but hide boots. I refused to resign, therefore RESTAURAMT. Is the Klost EFFICIENT, the BEST form of QUININE known. in Fever and Ague the Chill Is broken mora qnlekly end permanentlr.

No brain or etomkeh disturbanoa. ho Rintrinjr in fh Mrs. Thft oupleaitant and sometime! eerions cor.Ro-quenma, reRulUiMt it may be, front the injudicious use of Qninis Suiphae, such as affections of the ftipnt and hearing, or impairment of the organ, are arolddd by the use of SSO-XTX3CISrE3. Thlata a troe preparation of oninlne. and not tvus.

In form ot MALARIA there is NOTHI.N3 KNOWN that will take the place of Quinine, but the combination of PEPTO-OUIN1NE Is tnich that while the FULL STRENGTH arfd rateable properties of Quinine are retained, the ill effects of the Sulphate are entirely obviated. In PEPTO-OUININE will also be found the best of remedies for DYSPEPSIA, and further, it will check and break CCLD8 quicker tbaa anythmjr else. AH phrsiclanpwho have need It testify to these forts, and we have hundreds ot letters from them like tho ol-lowtnn; The Intrinsic merit of this invaluable preparation, deserves full attention from every practitioner of imidl-elne." ISAAC MORTON, M. Philadelphia, I'a. "Irepara PEPTO-QUIN1NE as one of the must valuable preparations of modern j.

h. Medical Sape. nitnwls Hospital for tho Insane. Smi PEPTO-OUININE. So mnch oomplsJnt Is toade araoiurst my pati of the sulphate, on account of its asfcrlo and disturbance, that 1 think a form of Quinine without these reults a real God-eend.

W. K. WYSRAM, Si. Baltimore. Md.

PEPTO-QUiNiNE is certainly a remedy of Brest nd incalculable value to the prof eion and oouuu-y." H. 0. BATFS. Sunfoon V. 8.

New Berne, If, O. We have male a careful trial of PEPTO-QUININE tethe Albany Hospitel, and were much pleased with, lhe xeeult" A. VAN DETIVEER. M. D.

Profeanor of SunrorT, etc. "I have cow used PEPTO-QUINiNE tor the past four yfars in MAlarial, Intermittent, Typhoid and Continued Fever, In fan in any disease requiring a tonic or-anti-perlodls, with uniform suoobs. In many case where the 8ulph.to of V'nina Pepto Quinine pro-. duead permiinea etvro. ar.S reiam.ee under tta use are less frenutiiic Sho altav Irritation.

I bare need tho and award the merit to PEPTO-QUiNfNE." IS A AC G. H. of laps l-V'r r-rf-rjsHT a tr.o Huix-hAte of anrt to eifery cawe iri tlie of vr'i' CHICAGO, NEW YQYK, MontrBHl, St. Paul, AND ALT. POINTS EAST AND NORTH without cJiiUige or transfer to Chicago SLLouis, Breakfast beinpr arrred to occupants of the Chu-iig-o eiii-s -5 rs, tyo-n THE il.

K. T. IS ALSO It ia the valiant farmer regiments marching to their places in the battle di8criargea me without warning Other Union soldier guards do not Hoes. know how soon they will be set Hot lawyers uniformed adrift to make room for some politi TIIE BEST 15-cent Meal dead beats hired assassins lackey cal pet. I implore old comrades attorneys Hessian lnk-slingers-trait- TO HE HAD IN THE CITY, ors for cash Pinkerton jail birds the state to rise up in their might and vote against an administration professional politicians and all the you cun pe rvro floors below Star Hotel, v(si Nsrkmil Avenue and Market jsquarv, which tolerates such infamous con rest of the vile Falstallian Horde of duct toward old and broken-down Plutocracy, there is only a little time the market and raise the price of silver to a par with gold.

Mr. Window' has this power. How docs he exercise it? Let us see. It 19 his custom to purchase silver on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays of each week He purchases usually upon these days 375.000 ounces, and this repeated for twelve times in the month gives him the four and a halt million ounces. It is bought, we will say, at 113.23.

Now the government makes a profit 'n coining this of the difference between 113 29 per ounce and 120.20 per ounce, or llk per ounce. Yet, on October 1st while the whole 375,000 ounces were offered to the govern men at from 113 to 111, this great Secretary purchased only 250.000 ounces at 114. Behold a Secretary indeed, whos'e financial ideas are so fine that he can draw a bn.i at. 5:100 of a cent sn ounce, and yet he can sit and see a lot of cotisi iir iter depress price of stiver from l.2t to j-nr Kansas. FOKT SCOTT, veterans.

I have been a lifc-lonsr left Clear yourselves off from the font of war or the invincible columns THET-' LI TIE J. LEUASTEH, ol the farmer hast will convert you carcasses into compost ro poiiitr in the states of The Plutocratic usurpers mast go Republican, always voted my ticket straight, am 47 years old, have been 3 tax-payer in Marion conr.ty, Kansas, 0 years, and am wcli known' by every citizen. K. 13 Kv. Yd.

Inf. ij 7 'i c- tkyoi! rjfis a I far you, 1 asuington republic mml De hek. T'ie great plr.in pnoplo have flared it, it voice is the voice of CjX" Tb handed of liansas.

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