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THE INDEBTED FARMER DEB ASEMENT OF THE CURRENCY WILL NOT HELP HIM. l'oor Wages to tlie Laborer TVonld Leail to Si'Curtailment of tlie Coflsuiuptioii of Farm Products--Prices Would Rule Lower. ° • '. • • , A correspondent writes: Among farmers this argument is used: Suppose a farmer owus 1(50 acres of laud, ori which he owes $100p. This year he has 1000 bushels of wheat to sell, the proceeds of \vhieh he expects to apply on the debt. At present this wheat is worth 50 cents per bushel, or ?500--half the entire debt, Under free -silver he would, get ?1 per bushel in . HOnieiit dollars, or SlOOO-^'uougU to dis­ charge the debt. How should this argument be met V ' , » Thi\,i&ange from the 100-cent gold dol­ lar- to., the 50-cent silver dollar can be of no possible benefit to farmers who are out of debt, or to farmers who are in debt Imt have contracted to pay in gold. These'4 two classes embrace a majority of all the tillers of the soil who own, or claim fo own, land. But there are many farmers who have bought land on time, or who have bor­ rowed money to stock or improve the farms they own, and have not bound themselves to pay in gold. Before these farmers vote for free coinage, thinking it will aid them, they should study the subject carefully. A change of the standard to cheap free silver will wipe out one-half the value of all the notes, mortgages, de­ posits , in savings, national. . state and private banks: stock of building and loan < associations, life insurance policies, and money in- han»f. There will not be a transfer of wealth from one set of per­ sons to another, but it, destruction of • wealth,;.;' ; ' "0":, ... V..." ; ;• • ' , These losses,, enormous- in the. aggre- ,gate and distributed all over the country, tmce.ssarily Will bring on a terrific. panic;, which will paralyze all"trade for a time ami throw .out of employment several millions' of wage-enrnetH. Those who do have work. Will got uo .'more 50-cent free' coinage dollars t|«in they get now 100- cent gold dollars! Thus the purchasing power of their wages would be cut down one-half. This, universal industrial collapse and destruction of the purchasing powvr of the mass of the community would lessen the demand for all farm products, and thus depreciate their value. This would be inevitable. Men \vith no wages'or with half wages cannot buy the accustomed quantities of food.. The 45 millions living in the cities and vil­ lages, belonging to the industrial classes, would have to economize rigorously in their food purchases. They would buy the least possible,- of the poorest quality, they could get along with. There Would not be the demand for beef, veal, mutton, pork, eggs, butter, cheese, milk, fruits and vegetables which exist ordinarily. In view of this de­ creased demand the producer--the farm­ er--would have to lower his prices of- his I>rodncts would be left on his hnnd< Tims every farming community would suffer. The agriculturists of the United States would lose hundreds of millions, owing to their inability to market their products. They complain that prices are low now. They would find prices much lower than when there was no demand for what they had raised. The cotton planters would not suffer as much by the free coinage panic as the Northern producer of foodstuffs. Nor would the tobacco growers of the border states. But they would not escape alto­ gether. for it is impossible to injure the lorty-tive trillions of town people with­ out all the rut-ill part of the population suffering more or !»»ss. The farmers must know that the city people are their be>'t and chiefest cus­ tomers and that when they are in dis­ tress-and-cannot, buy the farmers-"cali­ mit sell, and consequently suffer. Farmers who are in debt and who vote for If! to 1 50-eent money will lind to their disappointment, if they elect Bryan and a Poppemf Congress, that they have overreached themselves, and have made the payment of their mort­ gages still more difficult. For the panic will reduce consumption, and they will get no more cheap dollars than than they get now good dollars. No debasement of tho currency which brings on a widespread pau'e of unprece­ dented severity, which may last for years, cjm be of any benefit to any farm­ er. though he be in debt. His mortgage will l>e du.< in five years at the farthest, and tli" hoped-for double prices to be paid in cheap dollars with which he can cheat hU creditor will not materialize in time to help him.--Chicago Times-Her­ ald. , M'KINLEY'S RECORD. He is a Safe I.eador on Kvovy Nntiona IsMiie and Ouestion. The beginning of Maj. McKinley's fourteen years of congressional service was in 1ST7. After attaining distinction as a soldier and a lawyer, his ambition for a wider field in which to exercise his talents led him to announce himself in 1N70 as a candidate for Congress, lie was elected by an unprecedented ma­ jority. notwithstanding the fact thai lS7(i. was an unpropitious year for the Republicans. McKinley then, began that career which made him one of the most con­ spicuous and influential figures in Re­ publican statesmanship and national leg­ islation. There was a great -deman l in Congress at that time for men of cour­ age and conviction, as well as of ca­ pacity. There were grave questions de­ manding settlement or adjustment and serious problems were knocking at the door of the national Congress for solu­ tion. The Forty-fifth Congress was called to confront a most disheartening condition of tfcneral prostration result­ ing from the war. The nation was then .struggling with an enormous debt, the government's finances were in a chaotic condition, the Southern states were still secretly resentful, if not openly hostile, and the greenback inflationists were on the rampage for repudiation and fiat money. These conditions called for level heads and steady hands in leadership and council. .McKinley was recognized at once as a man to In* trusted. He was regarded by both sides of the House as a coming leader; a man with a future. He was credited with sincerity as well as ability. His subsequent career more than justi­ fied that early estimate of his character. There were others who, entering Con­ gress at that time, made their mark in the debates of the House, as well as in the less reoortive though more trying and useful work in committee. Among the most conspicuous and-'1 liant was Thomas . B. Ileed, who was destined to become McKinley's principal rival for the highest, honor within the gift of the American people, During this Congress Maj. McKinley spoke nine times, and only once on the tariff, which, however, was an exceedingly-able effort that af­ forded a hint of the future distinction that was to come to him as the foremost champion of the great doctrine of pro­ tection. It was also during this session that the Monetary Commission made its re­ port to Congress, representing widely different views on this complex question. It was accompanied by an executive message, and supplemented by a report , 1 rom Secretary Sherman. Strange as it may seem, both branches of Congress Were disposed to favor free and unlim­ ited coinage, of silver. The fight was precipitated m the Senate by a resolu­ tion offered by Senator Stanley Matth­ ews. declaring that "all bonds of the I nited States are payable in silver dol­ lars of 411P/;. grams," etc. If passed the Senate by a vote of 43 to 22. It passed the House under suspension of the rules by a vote of 189 to 79. Be­ ing a concurrent and not a joint resolu­ tion. it was not sent to the President In the meantime the House passed an act, introduced by Mr. Bland, providing for the free and unlimited coinage of silver dollars of 412% grains. This act was passed under suspension of the rules by a vote of 163 to $4. It was at this critical point that Maj. McKuilev proved .himself a genuine statesman and a cour­ ageous and strategic leader.. He threw himself into the thick of the fight and .co-operated with Secretary Sherman to spike the guns of "the opposition by mak­ ing doubtful concessions and securing modifying compromises. It was under these conditions that he voted with the majority and„uiateriaHy assisted in car­ rying through the House the Bland- Allison bill, providing for limited coin­ age and an international monetary con­ ference. This bill was vetoed by the I resident, but it was promptly passed over the veto by a vote of 196 to 78 in the House, and of 40 to 19 in the Senate. This showed conclusively the strength of the silver 'sentiment in Congress. If it had not been for the broad gauge statesmanship and leadership of Sher­ man and McKinley the country would have then been forced upon a silver basis of currency. . His, position then was identical with his attitude on tlie compromise silver act in 1890, when be declared in the House debate on that measure; 4 .. I do not propose by%my vote of mine to force the people of the5 United States, the farmers and laborers, to the cheapest-money nf the world, or to any policy which might tend in that direction. Whatever dollars we have in this country must oe good dol­ lars, as good lii the hands of the . poor as the rich; equal dollars, equal in inherent merit, equal in purchasing power, Whether they be paper dollars, gold dollars or silver dollars, or treasury notes--each convertible into the other and each exchangeable--for- the other, because each is based upon aft ' .equal value and has behind it c<pial secur­ ity ; good not by tlie tiat of law alone, but good because the whole commercial world recognizes its inherent and inextinguishable Value. There should be no-speculative fea­ tures In our money, no opportunity for speculation in, the exchanges-of the people. They must be safe and stable. Thus sjt the, very beginning of his con­ gressional career he exhibited those qualities which" make him the man of destiny„ today. Patriotic and prudent, conservative and cliivairic, he took his stand on the safe side of every question, and generally,-held the strategic point in the- contest against -all combatants. No wonder that the, people now turn to him for deliverance from the ° perils that en­ compass the nation. The greatest living authority..on the tariff, be is.^also a safe leader on- every issue and question.^-New York Press. • THE SILVER QUESTION. Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler Discourses on Its Moral Aspects. I nless I mistake the signs of the times, the principle of universal suf­ frage will he subjected to a more severe strain this year than at any previous time during the present generation. The Civil war imposed but a slight strain; slavery was a sectional institution, which went down under the superior forces of the free states; and the preservation of the nation's life appealed to all classes, rich or poor, educated or ignorant. The humblest hodcarrier in an Eastern city, and the roughest miner in a Western camp, could understand why the flag should be fought for and the Rebellion suppressed. The issues then were plain, distinct and simple. The great, burning question which is to be submitted to the suffrages of thir­ teen millions of voters this year is one that requires some stitdy and intelligence to comprehend it;--aid an--honest--oon- science to decide the nioral issues in­ volved. The currency question is far more vital than high or low tariff, or any policy towards foreign nations. It fixes the value of every dollar that the shop­ keeper puts into his rill, every dollar that the housewife carries to market, and every dollar that is put into the contribution box on the Sabbath. Dis­ honesty in the current r taints every business transaction in the land. Un­ happily there is no--question on which there are more plausible sophistries cur­ rent and more demagogue»sh appeals to unreasoning prejudice, /the silver in­ terest. also, is immensely powerful, and its propaganda have sown it.» specious literature broadcast. There is hardly a barroom or grocery in the Soyth. or a saloon in the vast West, in v.-his-h tracts or papers cannot--be--found i:i \d v ocac.v ~ of "cheap money." or "the dollar of our fathers," or "the poor imtn'u coin." or some kindred financial farrago. It is not surprising that the free sihvr lun­ acy is widely extended and deeply seat­ ed. Politics and finance belong to the do­ main of ethics, and there are son.-e moral aspects- of this free silver agitation for all good citizens. One of them hi the current delusion that there can be a dou­ ble standard of values. This is ,'js ab­ surd and as immoral as the use of two yard sticks in a dry goods store, or ftjo kinds of a multiplication table in a count­ ing room. Yet thousands of ignoraut voters in every Southern and Western stiite are made to believe that both u gold and a silver standard are possible- and are desirable. <21 Another immorality connected with this free silver crusade is the temptation which it offers to the debtor class to di>.- charge their debts in a "cheap" currency. It is a very attractive idea to a man who. is heavily in debt that he may pay off his obligations in a dollar that is only worth 50 or (it) cents. That the same sort of depreciated currency may be passed off on to himself does not seem to enter his thick skull. An unstable standard of values is a constant incen­ tive to dishonesty. It bases the credit system on a quick-sand. (.") One of the worst features of free silver demagoguer'y is its attempts to ex­ cite hostility between classes. According lo the lingo of these crossroads poli­ ticians. gold is the money of the rich, the silver is the money of the poor la­ borer: therefore, silver should be thrown into the most enormous circulation, what­ ever be its value. Whereas the most cruel fact connected with this delusion is. that, under a depreciated currency and in it time of financial panic or depression, the poor laboring classes are uniformly the severest sufferers. If the reckless experiment of a free coinage of silver should be carried out, and a widespread panic should ensue. I should not feel half as much pity for the so-called "goldbugs of Wall street" as I should for the poor negro on a cotton plantation or a poor carman in the streets of St. Louis. If 'anyone -wants to see the incendiary at­ tempts to array one class against an­ other, let him read the recent address of the Populists, issued from St. Bonis after the Republican convention had wisely declared for the existing gold standard. That address mingles its eulo­ gies of Senator, Teller with the shame­ less statement that the existence of a gold st and a rd is "a tyranny more grind­ ing than that of czars or emperors," and that "the common people will be in no better condition than that of the black slaves before emancipation!" During the next four months we may expect a del­ uge of this mischief-breeding nonsense among the more ignorant classes in si 11 parts •-of the land. Universal suffrage puts a ballot alike into the hands of the intelligent and.the ignorant, of the wise and of the foolish, and this fact involves the necessity of the most constant, pa­ tient and thorough enlightenment of the masses of our countrymen on the simple A. B. C principles, of honest currency. One of the most dangerous symp : toms just now is the rapid Spread the Populist'ic heresies in regard to the stat/dard of values, the functions of gov­ ernment, and the sacredness of national honor. These immoral ideas have in­ fected many members of both the old parties as well as become the cardinal doctrines of the new party. We had a melancholy exhibition of this in the United States Senate when a senator from North Carolina introduced a bill that really involved the repudiation of national obligations! This measure was denounced by Senator Hawley of Con­ necticut as the "most iniquitous and dis­ graceful measure he had ever known to be introduced into that body." Yet this same disgraceful bill actually passed the Senate, receiving the unanimous votes of the free silverites in the Republican. Democratic and Populist parties! That the highest legislative body of our land-- which once echoed to the lofty patriotic eloquence of Clay. Webster. Wright. Seward, Sunnier and Edmunds--should stoop to such an ignoble travesty of legis­ lation is enough to make every American blush for his country. We hear a great-deal about the duties of Christians in purifying -municipal gov­ ernment, and about the" application of "Christian citizenship" to the role of the "Endeavor society," apd not one syllable ton much in either direction. I submit whether this free silver mania, -which is overrunning the land and rupturing' everyone of the parties (not excepting the Prohibitionists), ought not to be put under the keen lens of Christian: con­ science, and looked at squarely as a question of Christian ethics. An intel­ ligent'democracy,; ruled by reason and conscience, may lie the best of govern­ ments. But universal suffrage--under the pressure of "hard times" and sub­ ject to the gales of popular delusion and the appeals of demagogues--may send, our ship aground." There are some moral questions at stake this year just as truly as,"there were in the campaigns for Unfon and Emancipation.-*- Rev. Theodore L. Cuyierfin The Evangelist. DELUSIVE PROMISES. Trifling with -tlie Currency Should Xot bo'Tolerated by AVorkingmen. The silver orator of the vacant lot tells his audience that free coinage would make money plenty, that if we had more money prices would rise ,and that if prices should rise there would be a great demand for labor at higher wages. As to that, in the first place, free, coin­ age would not make money more plenty for a considerable time. The first effect would be to drive every dollar of gold we have out of use, and that would leave us with about one third less of what, passes for money than we now have. All experience, as well as reason, proves ,fhat this would be the first effect, even if silver and other currency should fall no more than 1 per cent, below gold. But suppose free coinage should give us more money, how would the man who works for wages get any more of it? He has no silver bullion costing him 69» cents, per ounce to take to the mint and get made, into dollars for his owfi -use at the rate of $1.30 to the ounce. The mine owner can rake, off that fine profit of 01 cents an ounce, but. no man who works for wages-can do it, uo not even the man who digs put the ore in thymine.or labors in the smelting works. Prices would go trp. unquestionably, if we had more and cheaper, money- If money gets, cheaper people will not give so much Sugar or cloth or lumber for a dollar of the money la other words, it will take more money to buy the same quantity of sugar, cloth, etc.- How is the workingman going to get the increased slims of money that he will have to pay for his groceries and cloth­ ing? He has nothing to sell but his la­ bor. He cannot sit down ill the evening and mark up his labor and go out and sell it for 10, 20, 50 or 100 per cent, more the next day. The chances are that he will get no more for his labor until long after he has been paying more for most of the things he has to buy, and then only af­ ter lie has been subjected to the further loss and the wearing irritation of a strike. While the mine owners and others on the ground floor of this silver deal are raking in their nice advance of' 85 to 90 per cent, on bullion the man who works for wages will have hard scratching to get enough more to cover half his loss from tlie rise in prices. "But," says the silver orator, "when prices begin to boom everybody will pro­ duce more so as to make money on the rise; workmen must be hired to do the The most thorough and careful statis­ tical investigations prove that whenever prices have gone up under the process of making money cheap they have always gone up more than wages. History also proves that whenever production has been stimulated by the inflation of prices it. has invariably been overdone. Collapse has always folowed. usually attended by panic, and multitudes have suddenly boon thrown out of employment--to stay out until at a snail's pace consumption has overtaken production once more. These spasm of production with in­ tervals of stagnation are about the worst thing possible for labor. The best thing is the utmost steadiness compatible with industrial progress, and that is attain­ able only under a stable monetary standard and system. Trifling With the standard is something that no workingman should counte­ nance for a moment. The toilers of England learned that long ago, and to­ day they warn their American brethren against the seductive wiles of the sil­ verites who seek to degrade the stand­ ard.--Chicago Chronicle. FINANCIAL DEFINITIONS. In response to many inquiries as to the meaning of expressions commonly used in the discussion of issues involved in this campaign, the Press has prepared the following brief table of terms and equiv­ alents: Free Coinuge. The melting and stamping into m o n e y , w i t h o u t c h a r g e f o r t h e s e r v ­ ice. of all silver bullion brought to the jiiuts. Sixteen (o One. Tli# ratio sought to ho maintained by l-.w, according to which sixteen otmci-s of silver shall equal in value one ounce of gold. Commercial Ratio. The ratio of actual vahife. the rate nt which gold and /silver 'can be e:x- changei). ft is now thirty-one ounces of silver to. one of gold. Sound Money. A currency of which every dollar is exchangeable at par with the standard dollar of the country--iu this country a gold dollar. Tb® Gold Standard. The measure of value adopted by the leading nations of the world as a basis for their currency -the coin (gold) in which all obligations arc finally redeemable. A Fifty-Cent Dollar. One which, owing to the deprecia­ tion of silver, is intrinsically worth only this amount, and maintains its face value only by reason of the gov­ ernment's pledge to keej) it at a par­ ity with gold. Campaign Pointers. The sensible voter goes about declar­ ing that the thing most needed is the free coinage of American muscle. Prohibition may be a good thing, but what the country needs now is the "gold cure." A "Strayed Goldbug" writes to the New 'York Sun of what he calls "the eternal fitness of the title, the Boy Ora­ tor of the Platte." He explains that the Platte is 10UO miles long and only six inches deep. Beware of the man or newspaper who seeks to win in the present political con­ test by prejudice. Pitch ill, boys, and we will show' our silverite opponents t*vt the Republican party is made'of pure gold and will pan out 100 cents on the dollar. An oratorical failure for a man who was nominated on his lung power is rather a serious thing. Mr. Bryan's speech had the effect of depressing American stocks in Europe. Its principal effect, however, was the depressing of Bryan stock in America. There is one good thing about the free silver bubble, and that is that when it's biggest it will burst. Scratch a free silver.advocate and you will find an inflationist. He is a man who believes that wealth can be created by act of Congress, and hard times abol­ ished by a law declaring poverty a penal offense. The more the people understand the real meaning of free silver coinage the less likely the country is to be afflicted with that folly. Maj. McKinley will put his record against Willie Bryan's promises and await the verdict of the people. 'Farmers who think they would get a dollar a bushel for wheat under free silver coinage should remember that 53 cents' worth of silver and 47 cents' worth of wind do not make a dollar. It will take more than Bryan's oratory to make the people believe that the wrong is the right. The intuitiqn of women fells them that McKinley is the man to be Presi­ dent, and woe be to the husband who does not follow their advice. It is becoming evident that Mr. Bryan heads too many tickets. *' If a silver basis is a good thing for a nation, why is Russia exerting her best effort to accumulate a vast store of gpld in order to reach a full, gold basis as soon as possible? Russia is now on a silver -basis, and desires no longer to* bo classed with China, Japan. Mexico, Argentine Republic, Brazil. Ecquador, India, Afghanistan and every other in- eonsequented, poverty-stricken iuition on the earth. The nations which are the more prosperous and more powerful spurn a 53-ccnt dollar-monetary basis. OUTLOOK REVIEWED. GENERAL POLITICAL SITUATION IN THE STATE. News of Encouragement to Republi­ cans AH, Alone tlie Line--Eminent Orators Coming to Illinois--The German Vote Is Not f6r Silver. State Politics. A general review of the political situa­ tion in Illinois is full of encouragement to the Republicans. From Cairo to Wau- kegaa, and from Warsaw to Danville, there has been marked activity in the party during the last days of August and the first week in September. The number of prominent speakers who have made addresses during that time has never been equaled in a previous campaign, and the, attendance at the meetingsJias been extra­ ordinarily large.. In every section of the State the people are manifesting an inter­ est ht the canvass and in the issues of the year surpassing- anything of the kind heretofore witnessed. They are making careful.inquiry into the various questions involved--going-into the minutia of the silver and the tariff arguments. Republi­ cans say /fom every quarter that the drift of sentiment within and without tin- party is with tho Republican policy and candiates. Maj. McKinley's letter of acceptance is received as a clear,. compre­ hensive and manly declaration which ill- spires faith and energy. An attempt has been made tp revive the free Silver agita­ tion in t.be hotel corridors and on the street corners of Chicago, agents of the mine owners making it their business to endeavor to offset the.effect of the "sound money" movement. They have been suc­ cessfully met by men of all parties who are for "a gold standard, but the discus- sious have often been as animated as they were at the time of the national conven­ tion, It is said to be the intention of the free coinage managers to send these talk- eps through the State, and they may be expected to put in an appearance at any of the important towns during the month. Republicans, however, are well fortified with facts to meet'icand overcome them. All effect possible was given to the an­ nouncement that Mr. Bryan would be in Chicago for several days and address the Building Trades' Council demonstration. "Sound money" Democrats of Illinois are moving into line for the State and na­ tional campaign. Their State ticket nom­ inated at Chicago with Gen. J. C. Black. O. A. Babcock, W. S. Forman, F. E. W- Brink, Edward Ridgely and other well- known Democrats, is received with enthu­ siasm by the Democratic voters, as is the platform, which is not in any sense equivo­ cal in declaration. The delegates at large to the national convention at Indianapolis were ,T. M. Palmer, Sangamon; .7. C. Black, Cook; W. S. Forman, St. Clair; ,7. P. Hopkins, Cook; B. T. Cable, Rock Island: II. S. Robbing. Cook; C. A. Ew- ing, Macon: It. ('. Sullivan, Cook; all recognized as leaders of the party in Illi­ nois. It was determined to enter upon a vigorous campaign lor the ticket, and it is now said that Gen. Black will make a l?ot campaign. The Republicans of Illinois will have the pleasure of hearing a number of ora­ tors of national reputation this month, among them being T. B. Reed, of Maine; Gen. Harrison. Senator Frye and Con-, gressman Boutelle, of Maine; Senators --Foraker, 'Plmr.-vt-o11 ̂ ind-A-Uî on, The campaign in Cook County was open­ ed Wednesday evening with a great open- air meeting at Indiana avenue and 37th street. The speakers were Gov. D. H. Hastings, of Pennsylvania: ,7as. R. Mann, candidate for Congress in the First Dis­ trict. and Martin B. Madden. Seats had been erected for l(|,(K)(l people, but these did not half accommodate the concourse of persons assembled. The grounds were brilliantly illuminated, and there was an abundance of patriotic music, vocal and instrumental. The addresses aroused tre­ mendous enthusiasm. As a "first gun" from Chicago if was a complete success. Regiments of wheelmen acted as escort to Gov. Hastings from his hotel, the Cook County Republican Marching Club was out in force, and the Thirty-second Ward Republicans turned out 2,000 men, and the Third and Fourth Ward organizations were also in full numbers. An American silk flag was presented by Aid. Madden to the Fourth Ward Club, to be held as the property of the precinct of that ward which gives the highest percentage of votes to McKinley and Tanner. Hon. H. Clay Evans, of Tennessee, spoke iit the Cook County picnic Sept. 5, and was booked for speeches at Kanka­ kee. Danville and Decatur. The itineracy of Roswell (J. Dorr, of Michigan, takes him to Palmer. Sept. 15; Alton, Sept. 10; Mount Vernon, Sept. 17; Salem, Sept. 18, and Joiiet, Sept. 22. Senator Shelby M. Culloiu is to be assigned to Kentucky Sept. 21 to 23. and to Michigan Sept. 28 to Oct. 1. He is booked to speak at Greenville",III., Sept. 20. The unprecedented majority for the Re- puoliean State ticket given by Vermont at the election on Tuesday caused the greatest satisfaction to Republicans out this way. While the Green Mountain State has generally been safe for a fajr majority, the fact that the whole Republican vote went to the polls is a declaration of inter­ est in the campaign in the East which will be an inspiration to Republicans every­ where. Shouts of welcome greet the an­ nouncement of 40,000 for the Republican candiates. It was a complete landslide. In adition to the State officers the Repub­ licans elect every member of the State Senate, more than 200 out of 243 Repre­ sentatives, every county officer, and also re-elect Congressman H. Henry Powers in the First District, and William W. Grout in the Second District by increased majorities. THE GKRMAS VOTE. A Thoughtful People Acting from Principle in the Campaign. In mentioning some of the features of the Republican meeting recently held in Elgin, the Daily News of that city says the German-Americans are a thoughtful people. They act from convictions rather than from impulse. Their love of home and fatherland is the foundation of their social and political institutions. When they left their vine-clad hills, their wide potato fields or pasture ranges, they boxed up their patriotism, loyalty, indus­ try and thrift with their other belong­ ings and brought them along to this coun­ try. On a better soil and a broader land they have made stronger and more vigor­ ous growth. The German-Americans have thoroughly imbibed the eagleism of Uncle Sam. While love of fatherland has be­ come a cherished memory, love of America is a living reality; loyalty to .'the tri-color of Germany has been transferred to the stars and stripes of the land of-'thejr adop­ tion. The new home is more dear than the old because of more complete proprietor­ ship. German-Americans are naturally Republicans. Local questions may cause a division for a time, but they generally get back to the fold. They are for "hon­ est money".,at all times, and will be with the Republican party this'yeaf. Every single Republican seems to be soi. idly in line. We c.\nnot find twenty fres silver Republicans in all this "coiihtj>*anil* there are hundreds of gold Democrats, ji large majority of whom will vote for Mc­ Kinley." J ILLINOIS INCIDENTS. CONFERENCE AT CANTON. Chairman Hitch and Dr. Jamicson with Maj. McKinley. One of the important and interesting events of-the week was the visit of Chajfr- inan CrIf*., flitch, of the State Central Committee, and Dr. T. N. Jamie^pn, Illi­ nois member of the National Committee, to Maj. McKinley, Republican candidate for President, at Canton, Ohio. . They went with the Illinois Commercial Men's Association and were trrante^.af Ipiife pri­ vate interview. In speaking of it Chair­ man Hit.ch said: "Maj. McKinley . was especially anxious to hear something officially from this S^ate --the general character, of tho campaign, the prospects in cities and country, and tlie influences at work for and against Republican-policy. E)r.' Jamiesoh repre­ sentedChicago and Cook County, and 1 spoke for the State at large. There was a great deal said in confidence to the candiate which it would not l)e wise to give general publicity, for obvious rea­ sons. Maj. McKinley has other sources of information as to what is going osi here, and at the conclusion of our inter­ view he expressed his satisfaction w*itb the work of the campaign. Among other things, I told him of the effective work ol the magnificent corps of speakers Who have been preaching the Republican faith in all parts of the State. But I impressed upon him the fact that the most powerful ally the State Central Committee has in this campaign is the country press. I ex­ plained, briefly the methods employed by the committee to furnish literature to the daily newspapers outside of. Chicago, and expressed appreciation of the energy and enthusiasm of the country editor and pub­ lisher. Maj. McKinley applauded the sentiments outlined, and in substance de­ clared that no better work could be un­ dertaken. "1 may add that Maj. McKinley has a high appreciation of Illinois Republicans. The fact that the party was first organized in this State and produced so many of its eminent leaders was coupled by him with recognition of the almost uniformly un­ swerving loyalty of the rank and file of the party. The question in this campaign is whether or not the voters of the State will become fully advised of the real merits of the issues involved. We know the natural patriotism of the people, anr are satisfied that the principles of pro SOBER OR STARTLING, FAITH- FULLY RECORDED. tVhite, Carpenter, and &arney Acqnit- ted of the Charge of Murder--State Fair Ground Captured by Sangamon .County Sunday School Children, All Three Go Free. , Clarence White, Frank Carpenter and Charles Guraey were acquitted of the murder of Thomas J. Marshall Saturday before Judge \Vitides at Chicago. "Car­ penter and Gurney were acquitted on the first ballot: White on the fourteenth. In spite of the stern warning of the Court and the efforts of the bailiffs toward decorum the enthusiasm of the spectators showed itself in a.tremendous shout when the verdict freeing White was read. /The scene in the jail was even more dramatic when the acquitted prisoners were taken back to their cells to be formally dis­ charged from custody. '"The 400 prisoners cheered White to the echo and were an­ swered, cheer upon cheer, by the 'hun­ dreds in the alley outside adjoining the cell room. Illinois .. Endeavorers Close Session. The YoUng People's -fjociety- of Chris­ tian Endeavor of Southern Illinois closed •an interesting three-days' session at Ben­ ton Saturday. About 100 representatives' trom various mparts of the State were present and participated'iu the meeting and discussions of Christian work. A reception was tendered the visitors at the residence of Dr. H. S. Hope.- It was, one of the largest social gatherings ever held in Benton. The following, officers were selected for the ensuing year: President, George C. Glenn, Duquoin; Recording Secretary, Miss Cora Zeber, Benton; Cor­ responding Secretary. Miss Eva Young, Marion. The convention was the largest and most successful gathering in the his­ tory of the Carbondale district, Marion was selected as the next meeting place. Doctor Sues for Damn see. .7. W. Potter, publisher of the Rock Isl­ and Argus, has been sued,for $15,000 by Dr. Claudius B. Ivenyon, a homeopathic practitioner, who says his reputation was injured to the amount sought by the pub­ lication of matters regarding the sudden death of Walter S. Barrett. Dr. Ivenyon s accused by Barrett's widow of having performed an operation on the day of his lua\ V/y, demise. A letter was written to Coroner tection and sound money will prevail if ^ iU 'SL- .i,:.. >!,«» 1 i Hawes by relatives of Barrett asking that | Mr. Barrett's remains be exhumed and of death investigated. The Republicans continue alert and active until election day. This committee is anxious to make a good report to Maj McKinley in November, and so assured him. The candidate for President, by tli« way. was not at as to the-outlook pressed the warmest pleasure over the prospect of a flattering majority for Capt. John R. Tanner for Governor, and the whole Republican State ticket. We came away from Canton imbued with the con­ fidence of the candidate for President, an influence resulting from his strength of character, his reliance upon the judgment of the people, and his own sincerity and honesty. It .was a gratification to us to be able to say our reports indicate that Illi­ nois will be in line for McKinley and Tanner." ! (he AN ILLINOIS TESTIMONIAL. Wide-Awake Quincy Republicans. X Republicans of Quincy are wide awake. A letter from there says: "A McKinley club was organized in ,the Fourth Ward- with 282 members. Good showing for the fijpt meeting, called simply to organize tfe club. Never before have we had suph a campaign in this part of the jStat;1. tem examination was held. Dr. Ivenyon illn* n»r i resilient, uv lii* ; , . all selfish in his inquiries ! complaint until several months k in Illinois, for he ex- after the death ot Mr. Barrett. Sunday Schools Hold Rally.' The first annual rally of the Sunday (schools of Sangamon County was held nt the State fair grounds Thursday, when 3,000 children appeared in a procession, which was formed on the grounds and which moved from the dome building to the grand stand lit Che race course. Here the children in chorus sang several se­ lections, the Fifth Regiment band playing the accompaniment. A program of speech- making and music was given, and the remainder of the day was spent in picnic fashion. Sunday school classes of more thivn-ft^doy.en denominations were repre­ sented at the gathering. -Prize banners were awarded to the schools making the best showing in attendance uiid percent­ age of membership present. Gas Ends His Grief. In a little room on the second floor of the residence at 3222 Prairie avenue, Chicago, awaiting the coming of the coroner, was found the body of Ennuett R. Schall. On the bed beside the body was a prayer book: suspended from a wall gas-jet to the nostrils of the dead man a rubber hose --these tell of Emmett Schall's suicide over sorrow caused by the death of his wife more than a year ago. As a result of the suicide a suit involving more than $100,000 worth of property, which was to have been settled in the September term of the Probate Court, may never be tried. State News' in Brief. William Brandeuberg was killed at Casey by a blow on the head from a club or brick. He was 35 years old and member of a well-known family. Geo. Short, kis brother-in-law, Elmer Short, and Frank Griflin are suspected. Griffith is at large. Mayor Brown, of Roekford, decided to veto the resolution granting a franchise to the Roekford Traction Company on 7th street, over which there has been such a controversy in the Council. The con­ tents of the message will not be made pub­ lic until the next meeting of the Council. Willie Ritzenthaler, the 7-year-old Chi­ cago boy who shot and killed Gustave Drebing. was discharged by a coroner's jury. I'nder the laws of the State the boy is considered too youg to be held re­ sponsible for his deed. Deputy Coroner Corbett severely censured the parents of the boy for allowing him to play with firearms. A sensation was caused among the players and spectators at a cricket match at Chicago Saturday afternoon bv the sudden death from apoplexy of A. P. Broadfoot, one of the players, who drop­ ped dead on the veranda of the club house at the conclusion of the first inning of the game. Mr. Broadfoot was a bachelor, 45 years obi.. The Swedish-Americans of Roekford at a public meeting protested against a fur­ ther use of a certain geography in the public schools because it contaius no map or mention of Sweden. RcScfititions were also adopted denouncing the school board because it does not employ more Swedish teachers. There are at present but four in the entire list of 110. The resolutions demand that the Board of Education shall be made elective, according to law, and that the public affairs of the city be con­ ducted with malice toward none and jus­ tice to all. employment being given regard­ less of nationality. The hearing of the Robert W.'Young habeas corpus case ended at Hillsboro. when Judge Creigfitoq decided that the presumption of Young's guilt of the mur­ der of his wife and daughter was so great that 'he should not be released on bail. He therefore remanded him to jail. The old settlers of Whiteside County held their annual picnic at Lindon Thurs­ day. The'day was perfect and the crowd numbered between 5,0<H) and 6,000. peo­ ple; Thirty-eight members of the asso­ ciation have died since the meeting in August. 1895. The old officers were all ,I5e-elected. „ .... The worst fire of the year, in Jackson­ ville occurred Thursday, ruining the stock of II. K. Buell, hardware dealer. His" loss will be $15,000: insured for $0,500. The loss on the building is $10,000; insurance, $0,250. J. M. Brown, of Essex. Mo., was fatal­ ly wounded in the breast hear McLeans- boro Thursday night by a shot fired by Len Ilungate, Young Harrelson and Fred BiiHiett, . wlip were oi\ their way home from the -fair. Another shot killed a horse. Hungato Is supposed to have fired' the shot and has beeti arrested. Brown is 30 yenrs of age and %s a wife and two children. The shooting is thought to have been unintentional, A Lady of Aurora Testifies to Mr, McKinley's Personal Worth. Mrs. William George, of Aurora, 111., was visiting at the home of .1. F. Dewey, in St. Charles, and incidentally the lattet asked her if she knew William 'McKinley personally. The Chronicle gives her re­ ply as follows: "1 should think I did. We lived in the same block with him. and I used to see him often. He then lived with his father-in- law, Mr. Saxton. My mother (Mrs. Lounsbury) died while we were in Can­ ton, and as I was a girl of 12, with no sisters to share my sorrow or to console me. 1 was naturally very much depressed and.„ utterly disconsolate. I remembet how grief-stricken I was, and how com­ pletely alone I seemed, as 1 sat by the window looking out upon the street the morning after her death. "Suddenly 1 became aware that sonic one was coming up the walk, and a mo­ ment later Mr. McIvinJey was in the room. He stooped, and, lifting me up to him told me how deeply he and his wife sym­ pathized with me. " 'Now. my dear child,4 ne said, 'if you need counsel and comfort and help, such as a mother only can give, just you go straight to Mother McKinley. She'll help you; she'll comfort you.' "After more kindly words and proffers of assistance, he left as quietly and gently as>he came. 'Mother' McKinley was one of the noblest and dearest old ladies in the world. All the stories you read re­ garding Mr. McKinley's tenderness to­ ward his .wife and mother, as well as to­ ward the other members of his family, are true and more than true. He is re­ spected and loved by all who know him in Canton." Frseport's Sound Money Clnb. Freeport railroad men have a "sound money" club 200 strong, with the follow­ ing officers: President, William Mayne, of the Illinois Central; First Vice Presi­ dent, I j. M. Lyon, of the Illinois Central;" Second Vice President, R. V. Holder, of the C. & N". W.; Secretary, M. J. Hanley, of the Illinois Central; Treasurer. L. W. McGovern. of the C., M. & St. I'.: Exec­ utive Committee, W. F. Jones. L. W. •All- bright, Frank Rosner and H. W. Row­ ley. of the Illinois Central; J. B. Sweatt, of the C,, M. & St. P. Gov. Aldgeld pardoned John ,T. Scanloni °f S^infftiehl, vffip has been in jail since 1S92; "boarding out" fines imposed upon 1 him for selling liquor without a license. Some, of theJineH yeif remain" usatiR%d, bile "thp State's Attorney recommended ; Exeefitive eleiffehcyl Scanloh ran a gro­ cery wfth'a saloon attachiii(?ht juSt ®ot- side the city limits;. . ' • ' ' Drivbn to distraction over the loss of his lime fortune* which he* had spent in an effort to effect the cure of an insane broth­ er-in-law, Charles ^Stadek, of Chicago* was sent to Jefferson asylum a year ago*- Six months later his wife was committed to the institution for insane. Their, two children were cared for by a charitable society. Two weeks ago Stadek was re- leased and he started on a search for his little ones. It was fruitless and Mondavi afternoon at 4 o'clock he was found, dead in a barn in the rear of 195 West Harrison street. He had taken poison. _ Charles "\\ ilkinson, of Chicago, tried t«*. ride part of the way home on an Altoii train. He jumped toward a car at the^ 10th street crossing, but missed bis foot^ ing. He slipped from the platform, his coati catching on the steps. Wilkinson was dragged with his head and shoulders- side the rail and just in front of the troeks of the following car. He felt the cloth, giving way, but before it parted he caught the rail with his hand and threw his body? from the path of the wheel. He was un­ able to withdraw his hand in time, and the wheel caught two of the fingers of bis left hand, crushing one and breaking & 7 bone in another. He was taken to the Wesley Hospital and was sent home after hie wounds were dressed. • * Miss Bern ice Stringer, of Elgin. accidentally shot and fatally injured Sun­ day at li p. m., Mart Aidrich, ,*ir. .employe of the main office of the watch factory, was spending the evening witfct her and had a revolver in his pocket. While she was examining the weapon* it was accidentally discharged, the bullet striking her in the breast and passing through the body. A physician was sum­ moned and the wounded girl was taken ta Sherman Hospital, and it is thought that she cannot survive. Aidrich is a well- known cyclist and a prominent member of the Elgin Cycle Club. Miss Stringer is aiso a prominent cyclist and is welt- known in Chicago cycling circles. She i®-. about 25 years of age and was engaged to be married to Mr. Aidrich. William H. ltothmeyer. a patient at the Jacksonville Hospital for the Insane, died suddenly two weeks ago, and a coroner's inquest was held that night, but nothing was known about the matter outside thei hospital, until Saturday. Rothmeyer was^1 admitted as a patient March 10, 18964. from Macoupin County. He was seated No post-mQTt__flt dinner with Kne other patients when ha Campaign Notes. Moline has mounted a McKinley c.lub. Bloomington has a Commercial Travel- elers' "Sound Money" Club. Mattoon has a McKinley club, with an enrollment of nearly 200 at the first meeting. ' g There will be at least six candidates for Representative in the General Assembly from the Danville district. Hon. W. E. Mason. Hon. J. G. Cannon and Judge W. A. Rodenberg, of East St. Louis, speak at Springfield early in Sep­ tember. Hon. William II. Horine, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Committee of the Twenty-first Illinois District, is one of the latest additions to the anti-Bryan ranks. At the \office of the Illinois Central superintendent in Freeport, 111., a "sound money" club, with 200 members, waa formed. It includes Republicans and Democrats employed in railroad work, and a pledge was signed tO work against free silver. •- 1 ~ The Mount Carmel McKinley and Tan­ ner Club was orgdfiized with' an initial membership jbf 800. Tfie Vffieers of the club a£e: William Quinn, president; E. F. Beall and Charles Moore, Vice Presi­ dents; D. E. Kenn, Secretary; arid Alfred McNaii4/ ^Treasurer. The preliminary work of organizing a club to champion the cause of "honest money" has been quietly going 011 in the C., B. & Q. shops at Aurora, developing the fact that shop men as a rule hold pret­ ty sound ideas concerning the comparative purchasing power ox a dollar "under the present standard and under free alverism. Over 000 men have sighed tie roll of mem­ bership. took too large a bite of meat and choked on it. While no one is particularly to blame for the man's death, it seems pecu­ liar that the facts should have been cov­ ered up. The reason was, Jikely, that another patient fell into the reservoir buta few days previous to Rothmeyer's death, and the hospital authorities did not wane the idea impressed upon the people that carelessness exists among the attendants. Directly in sight of her father and onlj? a few feet away from him 12-year-old Zilfa Dunsliee, daughter of E. P. Dun- shee, of Wilmette, was t'cowned while bathing in the lake off the village. Mr. Dunshee. with his daughter and young son, went to the beach for a swim shortly- after supper. They had been in the water for some time when his daughter Zilfa was caught by the undercurrent and swept out. When he heard the girl's cry Mr. Dunshee started to swim towa^liier» but she had disappeared, and he was unable to find her. When be saw that alt hope was gone he left the water and dressed himself, starting to find assist­ ance. A few feet from the shore ho fainted. Mr. Dunshee is secretary of the Staten-Dunshee Company, manufactur­ ers of asbestos at No. .137 Michigan street. Chicago. Seven-year-old Alma Carlson, No. 136 Townseud street, Chicago, wandered from her grandmother's home to Washington Square. While playing there with two little girl friends she innocently darted into the street, directly in front of a north­ bound Lincoln avenue cable car. She was fearfully mangled by the wheels and her life fled in an instant. Men and women, of whom there were throngs near by. averted their faces from the awful sight. The two little girl friends were liysterhjol with grief. The lifeless body was taken home in an ambulance. The bearers found the house locked. The mother, the only support of tho family, was away at work. Finally friends got in and laid the body on a lounge. Wearied with a day's work* the mother returned in the evening. Her sorrow over her dead baby was the piteous, climax to one day's scene in a city tene­ ment district. When the sport of shooting at bottles and tomato cans became tiresome Wed­ nesday, 8-year-old Willie Ilityenthaler, of Chicago, turned his 22-caliber rifle upon Gustave Drebing, 10 years old, and fired, with fatal results. Together with Carl Feit. aged 9, and Peter Clark, one year older, he went to a shed in the rear of 9240 South Chicago avenue to practice shooting at a target with revolvers. The sport finally grew- tame, and Rityenthaler was sent to liis home for a rifle. He re­ turned shortly, and climbed up the slope, of the roof on the opposite side from tho lot. As ho emerged above the top, Chirk and Feit were throwing stones at Dreb­ ing, who, they said, was trying to steal the targets. "Shoot him with the gun,"" cried one of Rityenthaler's companions. Acting on the suggestion, Rityenthaler raised the rifle to his shoulder and took aim. Seeing the gun pointed toward him, Drebing turned around and started to run across the lot, crying at every step, "Please don't kill me, boys." The boy fell forward 011 his face and died almost in­ stantly. Drebing was picked up and car­ ried into the nearest house, where a phy­ sician pronounced him dead. Within an hour all the participants were locked up at the South "Chicago station. Rityen­ thaler was found by Detective Loftus locked up in a closet at his home. The other boys were discovered in a coal shed. A stranger Was killed by an Elgin, Joiiet and Eastern freight train at East Wayne. His right arm bore an inscription, "€r. Rock." together with the Prussian eoatofc arms. Letters to him at Chicago from St. Louis were found in his pockets. Mrs. Jennie Doud, a milliner at Elgin, went to the office of Dr. Truesdell, » dentist in the same building, and saying, "I am going ft take poison," swallowed the contents of a vial of laudanum. Phy­ sicians were summoned and soon had her out of danger. Mr3. Doud's relatives all live in the East. No motive is known for her act. / . ; ... -. ---;. - The G. A. It. of the Tenth Congression­ al District held a two days' reunion $ir Rock Island. W. B. Bruner of RotikIsl­ and, Gen. II. H. Sanders of Davenport C. J. Sea>le of Rock Island and CoL Clements of Carbondale spoke. Da'vid Fleck, the 7-year-old son ofjphn Fleck, of Chicago, while playing with * revolver, was shot and, dangerously wounded. The boy and his brother Thomas, 10 years old, found the pistol ly»ng;pn the mantel in the parlor. The weapon waa discharged and the ball entered the right eye of David, destroying the sight. While the boy is dangerously wounded. It is net thought that the bullet penetrated brain.