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IK XXX V ae eS a The Winchester fo RANDOLPH COUNTY FIRST, THE WORLD AFTERWARDS. WINCHESTER, RANDOLPH COUNTY, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1896. ——— NUMBER 40 WE HAVE A GOOD WOOL CLOTH SHOPCAP WE ARE SELLING AT TEN CENTS. WE HAVE ANY OTHER KIND OF A CAP OR HAT YOU MAY WANT. J.E. OZHARRA. Republican Speaking. G. L. Henry, Sept. 80, 2 p.m... In Lon. Frazes grove, 2 miles. .west of Saratoga and one mile east. of Five Point church, Ward Township. A. B. Hunt, Sept., 30, °.7:30 p...m., Huntsville. W. 5. Diggs, Sept. 30, Olive Branch, 8..A. Canada Sept., 80,. Pin: Hook school house. A. G. Bales, Carlos City, Wednes day Sept. 30. §. R. Bell,Oct. 1, North White River 7:30 p.m. U. B. Hunt, Oct. 1, Arba. U. B. Hunt, Oct. 2, Sheppards Grove, 2 p. m1. U. B. Hunt, Oct. 3, Farmland, 7:30 p. 1. Pam Falghum: is able to” be .out again. 8. A, Canada, Oct. 3, New Dayton, B.L. and ©. L. Watson, Harris ville, Saturday Oct. 5, 7:30 p. m. W.S. Haggard, Oct. 9, 7:30 p. mm. Parker City, W.S. Haggard, Oct. 10, 1:30 p. m., 1g miles south of Harrisville in the Alexandra Grove. 1 Link Bruuheimer is on the sick est. The football team will play Rich mond on the 10th of October, Nathan Ramsey and, familly,of ernie visited his parents here last week. Harry Harman, of Antwerp, Ohio, is visiting his parents Mr.and Mrs. Henry Harman. An infant child. of John Shultz was buried at Old, Dunkirk Cem etery, last Saturday. The Christian Endeavor, meetings of the Christian church will be held on Thursday evenings at 7:30. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Tooker, of Mound City, Mo., are visiting his venerable mother and other friends and rela tives in this city. The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church, have kindly furnished the church with a new and nicely finished communion table. J. W. Thompson is at St. Marys, Ohio, on lopal business. James A. Millett was taken to the daBaue asylum at Richmond on Mon day. Anderson .Allen, aged 30 years, died near Buena Vista last Friday. His remains were interred at Buena Vista Cemetery Sunday, after ser vices by Rev. I. V.D. BR. Johnson, Miss Gertrude Routh, of Cam bridge City, is the guest of Winches ter relatives. The new Militia company will meet in Canada’s hall tomorrow (Thursday) evening. Harry Taylor, one of Greensfork TB’s teachers was a pleasant caller at this office last Friday. Dr. Hastings reports a fine boy born to My. and Mrs. Oliver Thomas on 2 24th. Mother and baby doing well. Wm. H. Bates severely bruised himself Monday by falling from his wagon. He was fortunate in re ceiving no serious injury. The Woman's Club will hold its first meeting of the '96-'97 club year at the home of the President Mrs. M. H. Rubey, next Saturday after noon. The 14th annual re-union of the 7th Indiana Cavalry Association will be held at Union City on Oct. 1 and 8 Reduced rates on the rail roads and free accommodations. “Hark from the tombs a doleful sound! Mine ears attend the org Ye Sliver Bugs, come view the ground Where you must shortly ble. W.O. Pignes, Literacy Bureau, Republican Headquarters, Shelley D. Watts left on his wheel last Saturday morning for Irving ton. The Fall term of school. begun on the 29th inst. He has attended school at Butler College the last two years. Capt. W. W. Macy and wife, of Omaha, Neb., and son Orla and wife, of Columbus, Ohio, were created by many of their old Randolph County friends at the Fair last Thursday. they are all looking well. Harry Reed,a disciple of the art preservative of arts, of Montpelier, was married Sunday evening, to Miss Goldie Long, daughter of Squire Long, of Ridgeville. In the language of Rip, may they live long and prosper. Miss Mary Thomas, daughter of Mr. Oliver Thomas, who has just passed through a severe seize of ty phoid fever, in now convalescing likely, and will, we trust, be out Boon, Chas. Morris who took the bicycle from Mr. Miller, at Muncie, last week, plead guilty to the charge of bringing stolen property into this county, and was sentenced two years in prison yesterday. At the delegation from this city consisting of three wagons drawn by Coffin Bros. traction engine was pulling out for the Union City rally Saturday, J. A. Huff, of Stringtown, was thrown from one of the wagons, and fell on his head. He was con siderably stunned, but continued his journey. Rev. Mary J. Vingent, of the Christian church, who lives at Stone Bluff, Ind., is now making a canvas of the Christian church membership this week, for their church paper, the Herald of Gospel Liberty, the oldest religious news paper in the world. She is making an effort to place the paper in the home of every member of that church. Friday was the best racing day of the fair. In the free for all pace Nelse Randel won 1st; Nicholas B., 2nd; Bessie Lula, 8rd, Time 2,1614. Running race, Cyclone, 1st; Wolter ine, 3nd; Ray Dick, 3rd; Lady Horn, 4th, time 1.46%, Two mile bicycle race, T. Frazier, 1st; Will Boyle, 2nd; Frank Sueil, 3rd, all of Muncie r, H. Crane 4th, Cincinnati. The following program has been arranged for Friday evening's meet ing of the Melkinley Soldiers and Sons of Soldiers Camp, at the Rink, to which all are invited: Music, Hawthorne’s Martial Band Song, Gold Bug Glee Club Prayer, Chaplain Thomas M. Watts 'ransaction of Camp Business, Thirty Minutes Speech, Capt. A.O. Marsh Song, Glee Club Fifteen Minutes alk, Capt. Jno. R. Wright Song, Gles Giuh ‘Talk on Prison Life, Capt. W. a. W. Daly Song, Gree Clu The Daily JOURNAL of last Thurs day contained a brief statement that the residence and barn of Will Rey nard had been burned Wednesday night. We have since learned that the house and barn were located on the farm that Mr. R. recently pur chased from Zimri Starbuck. Will was making arrangements to remove to the farm and had already taken some of his things there.The fire was discovered by John Slack, but had gained such headway that it was impossible to save anything. There is no doubt that the buildings had been set on fire, as there had not been any fire in either of them for some time. The handles had been taken off the pumps, and Mr Slack found shavings and other evi dences that it was the work of a tire-bug. No effort will be spared to trace the guilty party or parties, the loss is about $2,000, on which ‘there was an insurance of $1,200. The Fair last week was not as successful as in former years in point of attendance. This condi tion of affairs seemed to affect nearly all fairs this year. The peo ple have not the money to spend this year. The company will pay its speed premiums, and after paying running expenses will divide the remainder of its money on the oth er premiums. What per cent it will make is not yet known. MARRIED:—By Jesse C. Johnson, at his residence in this city, on Thursday, Sept. 24th, Mr. Charles A. Coats and Miss Kitty Heaston. The groom is the son of Oliver Coats and has taught school in this town ship for several years, and is a worthy young man. The bride is the daughter of the late Phil Heas ton, and is a young lady of many ex cellent traits of character and worthy of the man who has won her heart and hand. They have many friends who are extending congrat ulations and wishing them joy and and prosperity in their journey through life. The JouRNAL extends its best wishes. The inter-state Republican rally at Union City, Saturday, was a com plete success, and there is much joy in the Republican camp therefrom. Although the day was cloudy a large portion of the time, the crowd there by reported as the largest ever in the city, and estimated in number at from six to eight thousand. The city was handsomely decorated, and a parade over three miles in length was mude, consisting of bands, bicy cles, clubs, First Voters club, Mc Kinley clubs and delegations from this and Darke county, marching to the old fair grounds where the meet ing was held. The orator of the oc casion, Hon. Warren Miller, of New York, was introduced by Hon. A. O. Marsh, and was given the undivided attention of the large crowd which occupied the grand stand, besides the many who were unable to gain admission thereto. All who heard hig speech were well pleased. At night the streets were crowded, and the opera houses filled to overflow~ ing, when Hon. Robert Loveland, of Peru, entertained them. The rally was a success in every particu lar, and the sound money movement is marching on to victory. 66 cents for round trip to Portland all week, Alex, Vorhis is reported very bad; much worse than for some time. Our thanks are due our old friend Elijah Peacock for some very choice apples. Miss Mildred Marlatt, of Rich mond, is visiting her old school mates in this city. Albert Diges and family are at home again after a five weeks’ visit with Ohio Relatives. Clinton Fraze, of near Saratoga, was a pleasant caller yesterday. He reports lots of politics and rain in his locality. ‘A Soldiers and Sons of Soldiers McKinley Camp will be organized at Farmland Saturday evening, and at Union City Monday evening. Several of Randolph County’s Republican orators are being urged by many cities and towns through out the state to address their citizens. The usual services at the Chris tian church next Sunday morning. At the evening service Professor Hedgepeth will lecture upon The Genesis and Revolution of Religion.” Our Harrisville correspondent sends us samples of a red core apple, the first we have ever seen. They taste, similar to a common apple, but in point of looks they are far superior. The latest campaigner in this city is that some men who are mak ing Republican speeches in this County, will ‘vote for Bryan. This statement has been traced to the Democratic headquarters. Teachers in Nettle Creek Tp. are as follows: No. {,America. Hunt, 2 Omer Ross, 3 C. B. Gilliam,4 D. EK. Johnson, 5 Samuel BH. Hunt, 6 Jas. WN. Johnson, Prin., 6 Billa 'owlele, Prim.,8 Oscar Wine, 9 Gertie Ben eis 10, Wim. G. Moulton, 10 Myrtle unt. Abner Stafford died Monday, his remains will be interred at the White River cemetery, today. The deceased was the gentleman who had his jaw bone broken, while un loading timber at Adams’ factory a few weeks ago, he is a step-son of Dr. Fisher. W. A. Nichols, of Portland, writes his brother Fred that there never before was such an exhibit at the Portland Fair in every department. Stock has had to be turned away for want of space and every race horse stall is occupied. With nice weath er Thursday and Friday they will be red Letter days for the Portland fair. The following is the list of letters remaining in the P. O. for the week ending Sept. 26, 1896: Joseph C. Barker, Fred Burkett, Miss Mary G Pnun, Miss Ivy Dunham Miss Mamie Bvilsizer, A. Friedman, Jno. H. Johnson, George Lewis, Effie Miller, Asher Newtain, Mrs. Sarah E. Payne, Mrs. Emma Smith, Henry Vickery, George Workman, Mr. KE. F. Tibbett made a short visit with his relatives here, as he was on his way home from the Adirondacks, where he has spent two months with General Harrison. His wife and children had been with her parents during his absence. ‘They all left for their home in Irv ington last Wednesday. The undersigned Local Committee of the Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the M KE, church will be at the home of Miss Mary Monks on next Fridays and all Fridays in October to receive donations of clothing and canned fruit for winter distribution to the needy. All con tributions will be gratefully re ceived and duly credited to the donors. Mrs. JoHN BARNS, Mrs. J. W. Bisop, Conr. Miss Mary Mongus, Wwu l’. Rozell and wife, of Mill grove, attended the State Lair where Mrs. R. had her hand photographed by the X Rays to locate a portion of a needle that had been broken off in the side of her hand over five years ago. The test was successful and the offending piece of metal from which she is a constant sufferer was located. The needle had traveled about two inches toward the base of the thumb and was near the bone. At the District meeting of the K. of P's. at Richmond last Spring a resolution was passed favoring this city as the place for holding the next Meeting, and some preparations have already been made for the event. At the Grand Lodge, W. F. Medsker, of Cambridge City, was made the District Deputy and has announced that the District meeting will be held in his city. The Knights of this city were given the honor of entertaining their brothers of the District, and will not allow the Convention to be taken from them without a vigorous pro test. Mr. Medsker will find the Winchester Knights amply able to protect their rights. The poll raising at Net? last Satur day swelled into a rally. The en thusiastic Republicans of Stony Creek and Nettle Creek Townships pulled up a pole 144 feet long with a traction engine. A thousand people witnessed the imposing scene. Three large warrens containing loads of young people were in the parade. A troop of horsemen in disguise made fun for all. Mr. Arbogast was made master of ceremonies and called the meeting to order at half past two and Introduced the Farm and Glee Club, whose songs made everybody happy. Two asmartial bands helped to make a lively time. The grove where the speaking was to be delivered was vx mile and a half away and the vast throng re quested the speaker to deliver his address beneath the great flag which floated from the tall pole. Mor one hour and a half a thousand people stood and sat in carriages with earnest attention and listened to an eloquent appeal for sound money, protection and reciprocity and the Republican ticket by Hon. A. J. Stakebake. ‘This rally totally eclipsed the Popocratic gathering of one week ago in the grove near by, Stony Creek and Nettle Creek are all right, Mrs. Samuel W. Coddington is on the sick list. The new lodge of I. O. O. F. is to be organized at Modoc on Oct. 9th. Otha Harman, of Antwerp, Ohio, is visiting friends and relatives in this city. Mrs. Flo Confer, of Miaminsburg, Ohio, is the guest of Stephen Clev enger and family. All the members of the Rebekah Lodge are requested to be present next Monday evening. Miss Grace Kelley entertained a score of her young friends at her parents’ handsome home last Thurs day evening. W. A. Jefferies, of Darke P. O. Ohio, was in the city’ Thursday taking in the fair. He called at this office and subscribed for the Old Reliable. The Christian church has been in troduced to a nice paper wrapping and now looks like a new building inside. Russel Coats did the over seeing of the work. Editor E. J. Marsh, wife and chil dren Miss Rea and Masters Earl and Glen, and W. E. Marsh, wife and baby, of Portland, visited Mr. and Mrs. Benj. *. Marsh last Sunday. The rally in Green Township Mon day was abandoned on account of the rain. The retention of good health is of far more consideration than a rally even at this stage of the campaign. A water chain, two ties and a handkerchief belonging to Roddy Wiford were stolen at the City Hotel Thursday evening. The thief was captured at Union City Satur day and the goods returned. Now is a good time to get a start in the swine business,as many val uable brood hogs will be sold at Moorman Bothast’s big sale of Poland Chinas at the Wirt farm in Green ‘Tp., on Thursday Oct. 15th. Mrs. Lizzie Kennard, sister of Mrs. G. W. Jarrett, and Jilbert S. Lott was married on last Wednesday evening the 28rd by Rev. I. V. D. BR. Johnson. They will soon be at home to their friends on the Manning farm near Arbu which Mr. Lott re cently purchased. The Order of the Eastern Star of this city is already making prepa rations for a big re-union on the 22nd of October, at which time they will entertain their sister lodges of Farmland and Huntsville. Each Chapter will do ‘work, a fine banquet will be served, and a general good time indulged in. Mrs. A. B. Hunt had her right ankle and one toe broken by being thrown from wu buggy last’‘thursday. She in company with her father Absalom Hinshaw were on their way to the Fair, and one of the hacks ran into their buggy upsetting it and throwing them out. The back driver did not stop to inquire if anyone was hurt, but drove on. The gas main on the second street north of Fountain Park cemet ery between Main and Richmond Street has been leaking for some time. Saturdays one one applied a match to the leak to see if it would burn—it did, and the rest of the day was devoted to carrying water to keep the bridge spanning Salt Creek from burning. The pipe has been repaired. Hon. J. P. Watts addressed a large audience at the McKinley Club meeting in the Rink last Wednesday night. In his talk he showed that the Chicago platform proclaimed fallacies other than free silver, a fact to which the people are awaken ing. The music by the Gold Big glen club assisted in making the meeting the complete succes that it was. McKinley and Hobart poles will be raised by Wm. Idle, N. W. Cod dington, Frank Mader and §. *W. Coddington, in the north-east part of this Township next Saturday, beginning at 12 o’clock, Hon. A. 0.. Marsh will address the people at the home of N. W. Coddington, at 2p. m, on the subjects of Money and Yarity. The Gold Bug Glee Club will sing a number of pieces, be sides the martial music to be pres ent. Everybody is expected to come and bring his neighbor with him. ‘two miles south of Saratoga. ‘The following marriage licenses has been issued since our last report: Arthur A. Pool and Claud Lumking, Hubert A. Murray and Julia A. Ad dington, George Sipo and Pearl Chaney, James EK. 81. John and Hat tie Riddlebarger, Harry C. Read and Golda E. Long, Lee O. Rebelt and Flora Patty, Joseph Glendenning and Elizabeth HE. E. Thornburg, Charles W. Williamson and Grace Troxtle, Eli J. Ramsey and Jane North, Elbert 8. Lott and Susan #. Kennard, William E. Iisher and Maud M.Tisor, Hail Jones and Stella Gilmore, William V. Pace and Bertha Godwin Peter C. Ohler and Jessie M. Owen, Charles H. Coats and Kittle Heaston. Sunday being George Lasley’s 87th birthday, 28 complete surprise was rotten up by his wife and Charley Monks, who took him to Elza Harris, on business. When they returned they found about 75 guests assem bled and the tables loaded down with good things. The following guests were present: Jacob Tunsley and family, Chas. King and wife, Mattie Hiatt and daughter, L. A. Bosworth and family Mia, Peter Lykins, Ottie Lykens and family, David Caskey and fam ily, Walter Hiatt, Misses Kate and Minnie Hiatt, Edna Hiatt, Monroe Thomas and wife, Chas Lamb, Enos Lykins, Lan Lykins, han Johnson, Jonathan Edwards, Frank Stetson and wife, Jas, Wilson and family, Mrs. Oliver Clemens, Sam Hawkins and family, Mrs. Sarah Johnson, Misses Nellie and Jounie Johnson, Herod Lykins, Alice Lykins, Lou Lasley, Elden Lasley, Thos. Douge, Albert Abshire, Mrs. Philip Lykins, Chas, Lykins, Chas, Monks and wife, Robi, Mumbower, Chas Johnson, Natt Monks, Clarence Brown, and Miss Emma Keagy. Judging all the edibles to de as good as the cake the JouRNAL was privileged to sample, but part of the day’s Program was enough to make it a day of enjoyment. Dance at the K. P. banquet room this evening. Special train to Portland Fair to morrow 7:29 a. m. Will Ginther left Monday evening for Des Moines, Iowa. Perry Coibs and wife, of Alex andria, were visiting here last week. Mrs. Chas. Ashwill, of Sandford, is visiting friends and relatives in this city. Don't move out of your precinct after next Saturday. If you do you will not get a vote. Miss Mattie Railsback, of Cincin nati, is the guest of her sister Mrs. Dr. F. A. Chenoweth. Usual services at the Presbyterian shurch next Sunday. Communion services in the morning. A full attendance is desired. The Republican speakers were greeted by large audiences through out the County last week. The interest manifested in Republican success is on the increase. The fact that Hon. C. L., Henry and Henry Peacock make speeches at the rink tonight ought to draw a big crowd. The music will be first class and enthusiasm at its highest pitch. Let everybody come out, Smith now has another “crime” to talk about. Bro. Pardoner was assessed this week. Crimes are coming so thick and fast that Smith and Pardoner will get dirty-headed trying to keep up with the proces sion of them. Eiverybody is invited to attend the service of the Methodist church. Let it be understood that the poor s are just as welcome here as the rich. All classes are most cordially re ceived. Come to the prayer meeting tonight and to all the services next Sunday. A District meeting of the Woman's Relief Corps of Wayne, Henry and Randolph Counties will be held in this city on Thursday, Oct. 8th. he business sessions will be held in the Knights of Pythias elegant rooms,and a public campfire will be held in the Rink at night. Further particulars will appear in our next issue. Isaiah Kemp, Vestal Haisley, W. P. Marsh and others in that neigh borhood, south-east of Winchester, are preparing to raise McKinley and Hobart poles in the near future. Bryan and his silver mine owners and office seeking disciples will Soon find that the people are against it. Those famous veterans Alger, Tan ner, Sigel, Sickles and Howard will speak at Richmond on Wednesday night, Oct. 14th. Several from this place will be in attendance. To see the greatest survivors of the late war battleing for their old comrade McKinley and sound money as they did for their country in 1861-65 is a sight well worth going many miles to see. A tribe of Red Men was organized at Windsor last Friday evening with 75 charter members, with officers as follows: Will Hammers, Sachem; EB. D. Davis, Prophet; E. C. Friddle, Senior Sagamore and John Deavyer, Junior Sagamore. Muncie, Farmland and Parker City tribes did the work. The new tribe will be known as Minnesota Tribe: 228. Several from here were present. Buck Fletcher arrested a man giving his name as William Baird, of Detroit, Mich., on last Friday evening, on the charge of receiving goods under false pretenses. He went into Lennon’s candy store and made several purchases, giving a Confederate $5 bill,and receiving the change, he departed to the de pot. He was arrested as he was about to get on the train. He plead guilty to the charge yesterday, but has not yet been sentenced. Although the day was quite un favorable, yet the “rally” at the Methodist Sunday school was a pro nounced success. The quarterly re view was given by J. W.Thompson, closing with a beautiful and eloquent summary of the life, character and works of David. HE. L.Watson made a brief and practical address on ov ercoming difficulties and discour agements in life. One minute speeches were made by a number, giving personal testimony to the benefit derived from Sunday school attendance. An infant class took the platform and sang a very pretty song. ‘The entire session was full of enjoyment and profit. The first meeting of the McKinley Soldiers and Sons of Soldiers Camp was held at the Rink last Friday evening, and was a complete success in point of attendance and enthus iasm. President Rommel called the meeting to order at an early hour, and after the singing of songs spec ially prepared for the occasion by the Gold Bug Glee Club, Comrade J. B. Adams, Adjutant of the A. R. post of Greenville, made his first Republican speech. He has for years been a Democrat, but this year proposes to vote for a man to fill the Presidential chair that carried a gun the same as he did, and to vote for honest money. Over two hundred members belong to his post, and only a_ very few will vote against _McKinley. He was compelled to abbreviate his remarks on account for his leaving for home on the 8 orlock train. Hon. I. P. Watts came next, and as he always does at Soldiers meetings, made many re marks appropriate to the occasion. He stated many reasons why the old soldiers and their sons should vote the Republican ticket, both National and State, when they are both headed by men who are of America’s, proudest boast—private soldiers, men who smelled powder. Mr. Watts never fails to capture a soldier audience, as he was ove him self and is in full sympathy with then. The Gold Bug Glee club had any new songs, and were repeated ly encored. Mr. Watts also sang his famous song, “What's the mat ter with Hanner.” “Capt. Fremont Garrett also made many appropri ate remarks. The Camp will have another public meeting at the Rink Friday night on the Campfire style, to which all are invited. ~ Willie Rommel is afflicted with a boil on his left hand, Joseph Brown, and wife,’ of Foun tain City, were visitors at the’ Fair Thursday. William Whartley and wife, of Pennville, visited their son Frank and wife last week. The G..R. I. changed time again last Sunday. See corrected time card on our fifth page. Martin Dull, a former Randolph ian, now living near Bryant, Jay Co., made his annual visit to Win chester during the Fair. Gouprie:—Whack It to’em near and far, Yankee Doodle bold, Sir, To vote Protection up to par and catch the British gold, Sir.” Yankee Doople:— That’s the business now in hand for Johnny Bull so handy, ‘o show Free Traders where they stand, am just the Doodle Dandy.” W. O. PIERGE, Literary Bureau, Republican Headquarters, Mrs. Bates Millinery Opening last week was certainly a success in every particular. ‘The people are fast learning that they can find just the kind of a hat or bonnet that they are in need of at her openings. Her poods are always up to date in style, and prices are always satisfactory. Editor Smith in his last issue says: * We have never used such epithets as anarchists, fools, repudiators, rascals, and all such as these, and made them applicable to the whole Republican party.” . Then you only meant just a few when you said in your issue of Aug. 28th: The gold bar double discounts any other sort that has ever run at large—he takes the whole bakery,— because he is a d—dhog.” Has any Republican paper in Randolph Co. used such language as that during this campaign? Has any speaker used such language? We have a perfect right to presume that every person who is in favor of the exist ing standard would, in stating his reasons for 30 being, say things which you would declare untrue, and therefore is a gold bar,and by you is termed a d—d hog, that cer tainly, then, includes every good Re publican. You have commented on every Republican speaker that you have heard this campaign, and in doing so you have said that they made misstatements, and you in sinuated that they did so purposely, therefore they are gold bars, and in turn are branded by you as d—d hogs. Have Republicans said such things about your speakers? You also said, The most fiendish, dam nable and hellish representations are made by Republican gold bag pa pers.” Then every Republican news paper supporting the existing stand ard (and those not,are very few) is a gold bag paper, and are guilty of that sort of representations. None of the Randolph Co. papers have used such language as that to you or other Democratic papers. We repeat again that you certainly learned your politial lessons in some other county. In commenting in the same issue on a speech in which the speaker said “young men, be Americans,” you said “yes, be Americans, don’t be bastard Britishers.” That cer tainly is an implication that every young man who is going to vote for the soldier-statesman, Maj. Mc Kinley, in doing so in your estima tion becomes a bastard Britisher. The JOURNAL, and we believe every other Republican paper in the county, blushes when they see such epithets in their columns, even when quoted as the language of another. You said for us to be specific and point out your lies, so that you could reconsider the statements. We call attention to the statements in this article to show that in your efforts to prove your good intentions and willingness not to be as bad as Ran dolph county Republicans you get in deeper water. The whole con troversy is over the fact that you were misrepresenting, and that we said you did not learn to do so from Randolph Co, Republicans, or Dem ocrats either, and the statement which we prove false by this article is the very one in which you try to prove that you are not as bad as your opponents is saying mean things, and for this reason this arti cle. All that has to be done to prove our assertion that you did use even meaner epithets, is to compare such words as did hogs, fiendish, dam nable and hellish representations, and bastard Britishers, with the the words anarchists,fools,and repu diators. Now there is your favorite words “gold bugs”—you never miss an op portunity to apply them; in giving that name to the Republicans, the originator probably intended it to be as great a slur as could be made. The other portions of your article are as easily ansiwvered, and could be if thought necessary. No doubt you can prove by newspapers (that are just about as reliable as yours) what you say that great Republicans have said on the money question, but a similar class of statements were used in former campaigns to show that these same men were not Pro tectionists, (and we expect that you used them;) we do not know or care whether they were proven false or not, but we do know that the past four years experience has proven that if these men were not Protec tionists, they were mistaken in their views of that subject. Now honestly, Bro. Smith, do you think you are in a good position to tell voters how to cast their votes, and to tell people about the eco nomic condition of our country, be cause you doubtless told voters in 1884, 1888, and 1892, to vote for Grover, that the country was going to ruin because the tariff made peo ple pay too much for what they con sumed, therefore they could not save enough money to pay their. debta.. now you are supporting.@ platform that turns it. back* on Grover, (and which he won't sup port), and. tell the people that the. void standard is ruining the country because things are too cheap. Your position then ‘or now..was or. is wrong. . which. ever. is, is .another. one of the things we might call on you to reconsider, ge Frankly, you might reconsider everything and begin anew by doing what thousands of Demon are doing—support McKinley est:money, : -
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Wed, Sep 30, 1896
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