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These latter do "rot seem to understand that they arj -uncler any legal or moral obligation rto pay for a newspaper. ', ,;j I "! SAVE YOUR STATE. : .The financial issue which Is now the issue in our national politics and is' engaging the, attention of the people of this country from ocean to ocean, from the Canada line to the Rio Grande, as it never did before, is one of vast importance and de mands the, most serious thought and consideration, In common with the piople of other States the people of North Carolina have taken a deep in teftst hut as it is natural hey should for they in common with the people of other States are vitally interested in having it settled and rightly set tled. But there is another question, which has not been so much , dis cussed, in which they are ! quite as vitally . j. interested as j they are in; that and y this1 is, iho is to I govern North Caro lina and direct her destinies tor weal or for woe? This is a question which cones home to us all, whatever oar opinions may be as to the gold dol lar, the silver dollar, the single stand ard or the double standard. We may differ, and honestly differ as to that, bat among honest, true North Caro linians there nan and shntild'ihe no Terence as to the oartv and the i.UAsto should rule North Carolina. This is a year in which ballots .are mighty, tor they are vested "with a mighty responsibility. As they are cast so shall, it be determined1 who shall be our Governor for the next four years, who shall be our Judges, who shall be our law makers, who shall represent' us in Congress, who shall succeed Pritchard in the U. S. Senate, who shall be county offices, who shall be our magistrates, so that this election has a wide scope and reaches all the way from the little township, through the various State offices, to Congress and the Presidency. This is or should te enough to stimulate the patriot ism of every citizen who values his - franchise as a freeman should. ' The opponents of the Democratic party have picked up hope and cour age this year from the fact that by combinations two years ago and from apathy in the Democratic ranks then they won a victory , and got partial possession of the State. Having failed to effect a combine 'j this year each of the opponents de V cided to give us battle, trusting to. . complications to win. We have the advantage this, year of fighting a di vided instead qi a combined! opposi tion, and we have the advantage, toov of having a party .better, united, more zealous and aggressive than it was two years ago, when thousands f disappointed and indifferent, if not disgusted Democrats remained away fromj the polls and let the elec tion go by default. : j . It would be a sad reflection upon intelligence and' patriotism of . . the conservative people of thisState to suppose, for a moment that they do not fully comprehend the impor- '. tance of this election and the neces sity of active effort to save thVstate from the calamity of falling intothe hands of either of the opposition par ties which are straggling for it and are not united now as they were two years ago because the Republi cans, who used the Populists then and! betrayed them since, insisted on having the better 'part of the spoils. As it is there has been bargaining and bartering in many coanjtles be tween the Republicans and Populists . who hope thus to control the Legls- ture and county offices, and Control the election of Senator Pritchard's " successor. :' u'.' ' , ::r If they should succeed j by virtue of these combinations in . counties j to sejenre control of the . legislature, arid the Republicans -; eiect their candidate for Governor, which would be a dire calamity in "self, the -Republicans would have control of the State? machinery, and as t ar as the Populists are concerned would be masters of the situation and would plan to hold possession of the power they won, without further complicating entanglements with weir Populist allies, i With men who are as thoroughly unscrupulous as the leaders of the Republican party are we know what this means, and we know that it would mean a great deal of trialrtribula latlon, humiliation, : unrest and op-presslon-for North Carolina. They Would go just as far in their efforts to retain the , power they won as their courage and audacity dare no, for they would be under no restraint as to public opinion, which they never respect when it runs counter to their schemes or ambition.' : it McKinley should be elected they will have the co operation of the power at Washington, and will have its moral and material support In strengthening their lines and in carrying out their schemes to retain their grip on the State. With Re- .pablicans filling the postoffices, in ternal xevenue offices and other Fed eral offices in the State, they will have zealous co-laborers in strength ening the Republican party for fu ture contests, so that when we bat- tie to save the state this time it is not tQ save it for this time only,' but for the years to come and save it we must. MTHOK. mention. There is a good deal of specula tion and prediction as to the situa tion in Ohio and Indiana, and some of the other central Western States, the Republican figurers claiming that McKinley will carry them and the Democrats that Bryan will; but one thing is quite apparent and that is that the Republicans are basing their calculations very much on the votes in the towns and cities where they are scheming to control the work men in shops and factories. In view of the counter claims the following extracts from a letter of J. H. Hyl- sop, a Republican canvasser in Ohio and Indiana, which appeared in the Indianapolis News, a. Republican paper, is interesting as throwing some lisrnt on the situation in those States. He says: ' r ' I was astonished to find so much de testation of Mr. McKinley. Old Repub licans bad seen through, the follies ot protection, and ther condemned his ad miaiatration in Ohio as the worst the State ever had. They have no faith in him. and would not support him on a. free silver platform. I do not pretend to say that this feeling is general among the Republicans in Ohio who are going ior free silver, but I did not talk with one of them who was not first influ enced by this view and adopted other arguments bi i defense, j Some even admitted - that free; : silver would leave them jast where they are, bat they are tired of supporting a party that did nothing and promised everything. They took a malicious de light in showing their independence alter a lifeloog slavuy to party. Some even admitted that free silver might do no good, but they were not going to support a fraud or a weakling in the Presidential chair. It was impossible to answer the accusations against the Re publican candidate, for his lack of policy or opinions. I never witnessed such contempt for a candidate, and nothing will remove it except definite proof that free silver is worse than weakness and a consuming ambition to b President." Speaking of the extent to which the free silver "delusion" had spread among the farmers, he says: "The universal cry was for better Drices for farm products and the coinci dence between the ' demonetization of silver and the fall in prices is one fact that has seizsd their minds and no dis Iodcment of it is possible by any ordi nary argument. The bncolic mind 'is peculiarly susceptible to arguments based noon coincidences, and it is not eaiv to demonstrate the pou hoc fallacy to them. The best illustration of this is the tenacity with which thousands of them cling to the inSaence of the moon on ootato cropi. fences, barn and house roofs, and various other matters of im nuance. Thev Dlant their potatoes and certain other crops at a certain time of the moon and no argument can convince them of the follv of their notion, which comes down from the earliest periods of human history. When people ot this kind are seized with an idea like free sil ver nothinor but lis conseauences-will ever move them" . This isn't putting a very high esti mate on the intelligence of the farm ers of those States, whlchhave been boasting of their fine common school system, the beneficent effects qt Re publican rule and all that sort of thing, but It is about the average es timate that the gold standard men put upon the intelligence' of the farmers of this country, who are not enmnetent. . according to tneir no tions, to vote upon questions Involv Ing dollars, which these gold stand ard people seem to think they alone understand and thex, alone ought to settle to suit themselves, v There are very few, Jf any, of the advocates of the sold standard in. this country who do not profess to be bimetalllsts, and anxious for bl metallism, for the free coinage and largest use of silver provided we can have "international agreement," that is an agreement by which the lead ing gold standard nations of Europe will consent to the coinage of silver. They say this while they realize the fact that no such agreement is prac tlcable without the assent of Eng land, and that there is no likelihood of England assenting because Eng land's position on- the money ques tion is dictated by the money com bines lust as our financial policies for thirty years have been die tated and shaped by ; the money powet in this country, r Hence It is nonsense to talk about waiting for "international agreement" before this country takes action on the coinage rf silver. Hon. Benjamin Butterworth, for several terms a Re publican member of Congress from Cincinnati, is now supporting Mc Kinley, as the result probably of a conference with n that eentleman at Canton not Jong ago. Mr. Butter worth doesn't believe much in the uauuueu agreement ia&e, ior as. late as last ; April ; he wrote to Senator Teller a letter I which was read by the Senator in the course ?of a speech made in the Senate from which the following is an extract Is it not four to suDobse that the Capitalists of England and they are the capitalists of the world will be easily persuaded to agree or consent to bi- metalUsm ? Why should they ? How is it to their interest to do so, while we consent to make it to their advantage to refuse? Thev have doubled the value ,of their, credits by demonetizing silver. anatnus in effect doubled the interest received by them. , . : ; - i The United States blundered into the trap and within a year beggared a million of her citizsns. and if we adhere to. the blunder will beeear 5.000 000 more, and double the burden of every debtor and burden bearer in the land. It it be said the United Sutes cannot act alone the answer is, conditions are such that she must give: notice that she will act with England if the Utter con tents; otherwise she will act alone. 4 it isenjamin .Butterworth were a consistent, honest man, instead of a mere time serving.machlne raled par tisan, he would be supporting Wm. J. Bryan as Senator Teller is doing, inslead of Wm. McKinley, for this is precisely what the platform on w,hicb Mr. Bryan stands j does, it serves notice that the United States "will act alone."- 1 : The New York Times, - which is opposed to Bryan, thinks the few papers friendly to him made a mis take in trying' to conceal the fact that be was too severely taxed by his labors in New York to address the outdoor meetiags after the meeting in Tammany Hall, where he' made what they admit to be "a masterful speech." Itadd$: For our part We hive nothing but admiration for the pluck and endurance Mr. Bryan has shown in his remarkable tour over the country.' And no man could have done what he has done whose habits were not essentially temperate and who did not use his strength with as much skill and resolution." . . . iW i They are beginning to discover that they have something more than boy orator" before them, i An Indiana man, who in a dream saw MCJumey in tne . sty noiaing aloft a crown of thorns, wou'd like to know what it means. Perhaps it means that Bryan is going to knock McKinley sky-high or perhaps it means that the Indiana man was hot proof against a big bait of sausage, Limburger cheese, and track of that kind before he retired. When CoL John R. Fellows. of New York, an exiConfederate,. ad- dresses Southern audiences he should not fail to repeat his speech in New York some year igoj in which; he expressed his gratitude to the Gov ernment for not hanging him, as he said he deserved to be, for taking up arms against it. I CoVi John R. Fellows, Originally of Arkansas, but now qf New Yprk, who, in the disguise of a Democrat, is doing missionary work for Hanna in some of the Southern States, will not make votes for McKinley, but will have the opportunity of seeing a very nice country. v.-t When asked if he was going . to vote fdr Buckner, an Alabama soldier who served under him when he sur- - '- m ' rendered Fort .Donaldson; replied, Notmuch. Gen. Buckner surren dered me once when I couldn't help mvself. bat I don't intend th4t he shall doit again." v : 1 The Louisville Courier-Journal, gold, remarks: "Even if we con cede that the Chicago ticket is the Democratic ticket, there is no Dem ocratic ticket in Kentucky." What's the matter with the C.-J.'s Decoy ticketi . Haven't they been calling that Democratic? Wheat is advancing in Liverpool and the gold standard people in this country have the assurance to say that it Is because of the "progress of sound money" in this country; when the fact is because of the demand caused bv a shortage in ' the world's supply. " ; I - - "No one suffers so much from cheap money as the farmers and la borers," says Mr. McKinley. I And now will Mr. McKinley please in form us when the farmers and labor ers ever suffered from cheap money ? The Louisville P Courier-Journal, which illumninates for Palmer and Buckner. has discovered that "Mr. Bryan's work is telling on his physi cal strength." Maybe so. But It is also telling on the other fellows. Oolambua County Jemoonta. Mr. J. H. Maxwell; editor of the Co lumbus county News, was a visitor in the city yesterday. He says that a win ning ticket has been nominated in Co lumbus eountv bv the Democratic con vention which assembled at Wfciteviue. Sheriff . M. Shipmas. Register of Deeds L. W. Stanly. - Treasurer J. P. Stanly. . Commissioners E. D. Meares, Joshua Smith. H. H. Holton. r i Surveyor Manuel Wright. I Coroner Ira.Sasser. ; J Senator I. A. Brown. , i. HmiiA of - Renreseniatives -T- W. G. Burkhead. . , 8UPEIIIORCOURT. ' NEWS FROM. RALEIGH I BRYAN ST. LOUIS. I tbeirmboU of aathothy with little ' V , , ury Bfad a Vardlot for Plaintiff In . , Caaa of Bat nett vs. tha W , f ' j , . V. tt S. H. B. Go. x -y - i- Yesterday in the Superior Court, was consumed ; In taking testimoov in the suit of Mrs. Fannie G. Pritchard et al. vs. Capt. E. W. Manning et aL: an action in which the title to a piece of property on Wrightsville sound is invo'ved. Mr. E. S. Martin and Mr. Iredell Meares ap peared for the plaintiff and.Messrs. M, Bellamy & Son and John D. Bellamy, Eiq., represented Mr. Manning. J . j . The jury in the case of T. B. Burnett ys the W., N, & N. Railway Co. et al after being out all night,' came into Court at 9 a. m. and handed in the fol lowing issues, which had Seen submitted to tbea: ; - ''." 1. Was the plaintiff Injured by the negligence of the defendant as alleged in the complain'? V Aaswer Ycsr 1 . Did the plaiotifi-contribute to "his injury : by his own negligence? An swer, No. ;-:' : ' : y'-. 8. What damage, if any. did the plaintiff lustain?. Answer, $3,000. Ia the action the complaint alleged in bnef, that Mr. Burnett was in a passen ger coach attached to a freight train at the Surry street depot, to go to the seven mile' post to see a friend; that in switch ing the engine Struck the ' pat seoger coach with such violence that the plaintiff was knocked down in the aisle and received a gastrin the head which seriously injured him and laid him up for some time. It was charged that the defendant railroad was excessively rough in switching, and that through its negli gence the "plaintiff was injured. He therefore sued for $5,000 damages. At 6 15 p. m. Court ao jiurned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning, j Senator Morgan to Speak la Wilmington Next Satntdar Right. ' A telegram was received here yester day that United States Senator Morgan, ot Alabama,! one of the greatest and most eloquent free silver orators in the United States, would make a tour of this State. spsaVing at Fayetteville on the 9th oi this month and in this city on the night of Saturday, October lOih. The Executive Committee of this county. has decided to have the speaking out doors, as no hall in Wilmington is large enough to i accommodate the large crowd which it is expected will come from the surrounding country to hear the greatest silver advocate of the South. Big preparations will be made by the committee to receive Senator Morgan. Announcement. , , ? The announcement is made to all in terested! in the North Carolina State Weather Service, of a change in the, nims of 1 the Service, and its establish- ment on an independent basis. ' - The official designation of the State Weather Service Division of the United State Weather Bureau has been changed" recently to ' Climate and Crop D vision," and in accordance therewith the name of the State Weather Service becomes: "North Carolina Section of the Climate and Crop Service of the Weather Bureau." The reason for this change is that the State services are really concerned with the climatology of their respective districts. In the words of the Chief: "It is desired to empha size, the distinction between 'climate' and 'weather.' The term 'climate' refers especially to seasonal meteorological conditions and to the variations between places in their average meteorological features. The work of voluntary ob server, and crop correspondent has to do almost entirely with 'climate and not with 'weather,' which latter term refers more especially to the drift of changing air conditions from day to day. ' Revenues Cuttera Morrill end Colfax to Xxohince Omoera and Crews. ' The officers of the U. S. revenue cut ters Morrill and Loijax nave maae arrangements to change ships. So, Capt. Mitchell, of the Colfax, will re main here in command of the Morrill, and Capt. Herring will take command of the Colfax, which has been ordered to duty at 'Jacksonville, Florida. Both vessels were in port yesterday, and after consultation between Capts. Mitchell and Herring it was agreed, that aa the Colfax and Morrill would meet at Charleston, S., C, within the next few davs. the change of officers and crews should be made thete.. . ' : " Citizens who ' have met the ' officer and crew of the Morrill regret their de parture, but are rejoiced to know that the officers and men of the Colfax- will remain here. Ciaoked a Bate. : Burelars entered the establishment of the Robert Portner Brewing Company, corner ot Eighth and Brunswick streets, Tuesday night by drawing a staple irom the front door. Alter securing wnai loose change there was in the money drawer in the office, two holes were bnred in the doors of a laree iron sate ana either dynamite or powder placed in tht' holes and touched off. It did the work, but the burglars must have been frightened away, as the money oox in the safe was untouched. , The books and Valuables in the - sate were oaaiy damaged. Mr. Otto Banck, the agent here, has no cine to tne tnieves, oui h is thought there were at least three in the gang. . Gotten Beoalpt and Exports. : . Receiots of cotton at Wilmington yes terday were 1.888 bales; same date last year 8.858. Receipts for the month of September 4&,27 Dales, against x,oio the same month last year. The stock at this port is 87.037 Dales; stock same date last year 20,899 bales. EportS for the month of beptemoer were 23,578 bales; exports same month last year. 1,785. The CJnarantlne Station.' ; r The Southport Leader says that Messrs Moat, and Asoinwall have come from New York to put in shape and test the apparatus for fumigating vessels at the station. This wo k and all other work is expected to be completed by November 1st. and the station in tuu woraing con dition by thattlate. The boring of the artesian well is progressing ; at a ocpia of seventy-five feet hard granite was struck, through which boring is neces sarily slow. , - . CONCERNING COtN ON DEPOSIT IN TAUK T0 A GREAT GATHERING OF Progress, and youo women ia yellow ) plTAfl fflS Bftfcitre rtfc tinnTu .nn u. I I ffOCfct Slid faatS WCfC COD8D1CUOQS ID Xht I ' I l V 1 I'V fl I I I 1 M A City Ordinance Faaaer Reg. airing Saloons to Close at 11 O'olodk at KUtnt-Beward : ' Offered for Arrest xf a Mttrdeter The Tobieoo M:k-t Stste Fair. Special Star Correspondence a " Raleigh. N. C, Oct. 8. . Chief Clerk Denmark, of the Treasury Department, gives out the following cor rected figure s concerning coin on de posit in the banks of North Carolina, ac cording to the recent quarterly report: ; ,:T Of gold coin there is $509,880 on de posit ia the banks, while there is only $828,807:95 in silver on deposit. This is a very remarkable showing. The total amount of currency on deposit in Nortl Carolina banks is $621,182 83. v I Mr. N. B. Brongbton - will make his canvass for the .Legislature on the Dem ocratic ticket in Wake county. It was thought that Mr. Broughtoa would de cline the nomination a few days ago. - uavernor carr oners S150 reward for the arrest of Clint Van Hay. of Iredell county, charged with the murder of William Balden. . The Board of Aldermen last meht passed anordinance. which is effective ianuary 1st, 1897, requiring all saloons to close at 11 o'clock. This was a com promise measure agreed to by many of the liquor men. The Prohibitionists are hot satisfied and their leader, Rev. Mr. Tuttle, announces that he will make the prohibition fiht in this i city next May. He says a candidate for mayor will be put in the-ficld against the. two old par ties.-. ; ' -. ' 1 Gov. Carr appoints Mr. T. C. Robert son, of Charlotte, an additional commis sioner from North Carolina to the Ten nessee Centennial. 1 J Hit. Vanderbilt's manager writes that he will make a large exhibit of cattle at the State Fair. Chairman Manly has gone to Winston. A Democratic circular, which is really an exposure of attempted fraud by the Republicans, has made its way to Re publican headquarters. Chairman Hol ton announces that he will have a lot of them printed for use. I K , . The tobacco market Is doubling its capacity in this city. Ic is expected that 3 000,000 pounds will be handled here this season. I f-!l" POPULIST CRISIS. Mj. Oothrie'a Course Olapleaalnc to the Iiesders or the Fart j Threatens to kUput All Their Plans 3ena- tioaal Devflipmeou ' ExDeotcd. J Special Star Telegram. . Raleigh. N. C, October 3 A crisis is near at hand in the Populist party. Maj. Guthrie's course in condemning Republicans and praising Democrats for their stand for silver has brought this about. Yesterday, he advised Populists to vote tot Kitchia for Congress and not to waste their votes on Dolby, Populist. This has riled local Populists and they are swearing loudly to-night. , Chairman Hal Ayer is talking openly about Guth rie s course, which be savs is in opposi tion tojbe outlined policy of the organi zation.' Chairman Ayer will advise Pop ulists to vote for Dolby. It is reported on the streets that Chairman Ayer said publicly that if Guthrie did not desist in his present policy of advising Populists to vote for Democrats against regular Pcpjlist nominees he would advise the Populists not to vote for Guthrie! Guthrie was summoned here to-day by Chairman Aver and other Populist leaders, but he did not come. The pro gramme was that be should be lectured by Cy Thompson and Ayer for assum ing his present attitude. 'Ayer, Thomp son and wortn were in consultation to-night about Guthrie's course. Cy Thompson stated to-day that Guthrie's attitude will lose nlm many Populist votes. Next week's Caucasian will contain sensational political developments. f Chairman Ayer received telegrams from thirty-two counties to day that the Populists had passed resolutions favor ing fusion with the Democrats. Ayer wired to the chairman in each county to take no such action, stating that he had written more fully by letter. Btraok s Gold Mine. Charlotte Observer The squad of convicts grading and macadamizing on the Salisbury road, four miles out from Charlotte, yesterday struck a gold mine. They were given the privilege Of netting rock from an Old quarry on Esquire D. G. Maxwell s Sugar Hill farm, through which the road passes, and at an early hour yesterday morning a' courier came galloping into town to tell the 'squire that the nanas - naa aug into a goia mine. The courier said that thev were digging Out rock that was beaded with gold. Five minutes later the 'squire was seen going out of town a la John, Gil-4 pin. He returned later in the day with a bushel of ore, which is now being as sayed by Mr. Carnahan. The stuff looks rich and the gpld miners say it is fine ore. 1 he vein is mteen leet wiae. ; SERIOUSLY INJURED. i . Mr. J. T. Reynolds, Foremen of the Carpen tering: Fotee at the nTevaasa Oaano works, j.--; . ..j . Mr. J. Thos. Reynolds, foreman of the carpentering force at the Navassa Guano Company's factory, wasseverely hurt yesterday while at work placing a cable over a drum in the' acid shed. He was on a gangway about twenty feet above the floor, and while the workmen with rope' and tackle were tightening the cable the tackle gave way and the wire cable struck Mr. Reynolds, knocking him from the gangway to the floor. He fell on his hip and side and was picked up by the employes unconscious. He was placed on the tug Navassa and brought ' to the city and sent to his home, corner of ! Eighth and Wooster streets, where 'Drs.Th.omas and Harriss attended him, finding that two ribs on the right side had been broken and that he had received internal injuries. He was unconscious for some time, but afterward showed symptoms of improve ment and at last accounts : was thought to be better and resting easily. The ; British steamship Glen mavis cleared yesterday for. Liverpool, Eng., with 6,119 bales cotton, valued at $248,500. Vessel and cargo by Messrs. Alex Sprnnt & Son. GATHERING His Journey from Ci loinnati Speeches ; - Indiana aad Illinois .Towna-Snihn- liattlo Greet lag from Thoutaada ' AU Alone the Boats, By Telegraph to rue Morning Star. " Cincinnati. October 3 The depar ture of Hon. William J. Bryan from Cin cinnati for Sc Louis this morning was a quiet one." The Presidential candidate spent the nip ht as the gnest of J adge James P. Tarvia in Covington. After a hasty breakfast Mr. Bryan was driven to the Grand Centtal depot in this city. where he was joined by his travelling' companions, Congressman Benton Mc Milhn, ot Tennessee, Ben C Davis, his private secretary, and Allen ,W.,Clark, chairman of the Indiana Silver League. , Just before 7 o'clock, the time of de parture, "Mr. Bryan came - out on the platform of the car. . around which 200 people had gathered. He spent the lew minutes in - shaking hands with those who desired to, using both hands and leaning down over the railing with con siderable effort. The crowd cheered as the train pulled out. I North Vernon, Ind., October 8 . When Mr. Bryan ascended the platform beside the tracks at Lawrer.cebarg.-the familiar countenance of ex Congress man Holman, "The Watch Dog of the Treasury," was the first thing he saw. Judge Holman presented the candidate, who made a ten-minutes speech to the 2.000 or more enthusiastic people. The audience at Aurora, Ind., was slightly larger than that at Lawrence burg, and was equally enthusiastic. Step ping from the car platform to the speaker's stand by the side of the track Mr. Bryan made another brief address. He took big chances of catching cold by siadding bareheaded in tbe chilly morning cir. j - i' A whirl and a rush was all' the several hundred inhabitants of Milan, gathered at the station, saw of the Bryan train. They did, nof see the candidate at all Oigood was reached at 8 55 p.m.; and had Mr. Bryan for fifteen minutes. It also had a brass band. The candidate talked from a regulation stand to an au dience of nearly a thousand, many of whom came in from the surrounding country in farm wagons. - St. Louis October 8. It was through the country that ; he knew so well as a boy and young man that Wm. J. Bryan proceeded after leaving Vincennes, Ind. Vincennes bad made a holiday of the. Democratic candidate's brief visit, and a great crod. estimated in the neighbor hood of 7,000, made him welcome there. At Lawrenceville, the first stop in Illi nois,: Congressman McMilIin, of Ten nessee, assisted "Mr. Bryan in addressing 700 or 800 people At Olney, the "former home of John Turner, Republican candidate for Gov ernor of Illinois, Mr. Bryan was given a cordial reception. The streets about the railway station-were jammed with hu manity, and many were obliged to find places of vantage on' neighboring houses. Mr. Bryan delivered his speech from a temporary stand, and was cheered vigor ously. He said in part : I was brought up in Southern Illi nois and was taught that the syence of politics was an honorable science in a Government like this, and every "citizen ought to take an interest in politics, and that every cit z;n should regard it his duty to make the Government just as good as possible. My friends, Andrew Jackson stated a great truth when he said there were necessary evils in gov ernment; that if evils existed, it was onty when people were indifferent to tbe dutus of citizenship and -allowed a few men to use the instrumentalities of gov ernment for private gains." A voice Like they did when 'they demonetized silver. f Mr. Bryan Yes, that is a striking il lustration of how a few men will seize the Government and use it to advance their own selfish interests if the people are not always vigilant. They demone tized stiver. You ask them why, and you will had tnat at tne, time u was done, it was not generally understood. The newspapers in this land -did not point to the American people the effect ofemonetization when that bill was under .consideration. They did not know it. Tbey did not taik about it, they did not understand it, and yet, for twenty years the people have been try ing to undo in broad light that which was done in the darkness Of the night. (Great cheers): ' "Sometimes they have secured the House ot Representatives, sometimes they have secured the Senate, sometimes free coinage has passed one House and sometimes the other, but the free coin age of silver has never passed ; both Houses during the same Congress. . At. one time they passed the Bland act It was a compromise, but when it went to the President he vetoed it and they had to pass it over his veto, and. my friends, from the time that silver was demone tized until now, the lew financiers in the Eastern States have been able to control tbe financial policy ot every President who has occupied the chair since 1878. (Cheers) "The President has a veto and It is necessary for two thirds of both Houses to concur in any act of legislation before it can be passed over his veto. There fore, if the financiers are able to control the President thev are equal to two thirds of the people of the country rep resented by the two Houses of. Con gress. We passed through both Houses a bill to coin tbe seigniorage, to com into dollars fifty-five millions Of silver that lie idle in the Treasury. It went through both Houses. It had a large majority op the Democratic party in both Houses, and enough Republicans to etve it a large majority in ootn Houses. But it went to tbe President, and tbe President, according , to the wishes of financiers of New York, vetoed, the bill and stood between the people; and tbe relief which they desired. ; I "Well, now, my friends I can have no power except as that power, is given by the voters of this country. An official is nothing but a public servant. He exer cises authority for a brief time, only be cause the people by their ballot desig nate him as their choice to fill the office to be filled. You have a right to choose!. I am not here to beg for your votea. I am simply here to tell yon the platform, upon which I stand, and to tell yon how I stand upon it, and if elected, it will be carried out to the very letter, it matters not what may follow. (Great cheers.) If that platform suits you, if these policies ruin you, then my irienas i may expect your votes. (A voice : And youll get them. - Republicans and Democrats both.') . . . -i ; ! The most encouraging reception of the day was at Flora. People had come into the town by wagon and teams all the morning and afternoon, and the candidate found an audience of at least 8.000 awaiting him when he arrived: During the twenty, minutes stop Mr. Bryan was taken to the City Park, near by the station, and made his speech there. On tbe return to the train a great mob surrounded bis carriage, yelling all the time and embarrassed bis passage, despite the special police en gaged for tbe occasion, who wielded their symbols effect - - - At Xenia a Republican rally; was in progress, and young women in yellow frocks and bats were conspicuous in the crowd of several hundred gathered on the i platform to sea thecsen go by. There were Bryan men thereto we ver, tuui buj hui a iiui a&tcft iuc uyiug train. ' . - J i And then came Salem, the little town in ".Egypt." where the candidate was born and where many of .his relatives live It seemed tike the whole popula tion of the place bad assembled at the railway station. - Salem has a Ladies' Bryan Club, and its members, were there" in force,- carrying their banner;1 As the train came to a standstill a great shout went up. Mr. Bryan, standing on the platlorm, was ."Cousined" and "Billied" to his heart's content for a minute or two: Then he made a little speech, in which he said : :-irr:'i v--'y v j - "Friends, we have stopped here for out a minute, but i was anxious to stop longer, not only to see you again but to tell you that if you have heard any ru mors of my failing, health that they are from the enemy. (Great applause.) I feel as well as I did when ther Campaign opened, arid I wilt be able, if I am any judge of my strength. tO keen no this fight just as I have been keeDlne it no un til the day beforothe election, and unlets an j signs iau, unless I am a poor juage ot indications, you will have such a ratification meeting in this town one month from - to-night as : you - have never had before. (Tremendous cheer- mR).i . K "Now. I want to give vou a chance to' near otnets. You have heard me often. I want to give you a chance to hear my colleague in Congress, who is along wuu me anu aoes nis share in lightening the burden of speaking, -1 talk a while and then 1 turn him over and let the crowd hear him, and in that wav I am saying myself for ' places in. which ! is much more need of talk than there is in Marion county." (Cheers). ; When the candidate concluded more cheers were given. He introduced Congressman McMilIin, who talked to the crowd about bis personal knowledge of Mr. Bryan, while the latter went .on the forward platform of the car and shook hands with relatives and lriends. Small crowds saw and cheered Mr. Bryan leaving Salem, Sandoval, Car lisle, Breeze, Trenton, Haviston and O'Fallon, where short stops were made. East ST. Louis, Itfc ; October 8 Presidential Candidate Bryan's approach through the railroad yards of East St. Lbuis was announced by tbe blowing of whistles and the ringing of bells. The assembled yard men immediately recog- nizeu tnat tne : apostie ot lo to l was travelling through Jheir midst, and when tbe Bryan train pulled up for transfer at tne onuge entrance at least l.ouu work men surrounded the candidate's car and demanded a speech. - Mr. Bryan grace fully acknowledged the salute of his au- aience oi railway employes and was then: escorted! to a, temporary stand,. where he held forth to the multitude in part as follows: ! "They tell you that tbe interest of one man is the interest of all. I tell you that there are questions where men s in terest differ. I might point you out one. J remember that in tbe House of Rep esentatives a bill was presented to compel the trains engaged in' inter State commerce to put such couplers tn their cars as. would protect the lives nd limbs of their employes. I remember thatior one whole night we stayed in ses sion trying to. get that Din belore the House. (Cheers.) From evening until daylight next morning we occupied our places in the House of Representatives, and l know that there, when we were try ling to save tbe brakemen and tbe switch men and the conductors and the en gineers and the : firemen, we found against us the railroad attorneys, who jsaid that it would cost too much, (Ap plause and cheers). t "I. know that tbey measured tbe cost of putting a coupler on a car against a human life. ; (Great applause.) And ' my friends, when we j insisted that we bad . no right 1 to treat the lives of other people's brothers in a different way from what we treat the : lives of our own brothers, i we could not touch tbe hearts oi those men i who were sent to Congress by rail roads and obeyed them when they got there- My friends; I point that, to yon, I point to that as an instance where the interests of one was not the interests of all. If the railroad president and the 'railroad manager can compel his employes to vote for some rail road man to help the railroads when ever a question comes up between the employer and the employe, that man for whom an employe is com pelled to vote will look ont . for the interests of the employer. who com mands the vote and for the Interests of the employe whose votes are traded for." (Cheers ) : Mr. Bryan said tbe laboring men had caused the adoption of the Australian -ballot system. There never was a better opportunity to illustrate the priceless value of tbe Australian system than ; now. He said, in conclusion, they can' threaten to take the bread from your chil dren, they can threaten . to turn you out of work, but when the day comes to vote thev cannot keep you from registering a free man's will. (Cheers fot Bryan and Altgeld.) j LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE: By Hon. Wm. J. Brjan of the Nomination for President Made by the People's Party. .. j , Br Telegraph to the Morales' Star. , St. Louis, October 8. William J Bryan to-day gave out his letter accept ing the Populist nomination. It reads as follows: '. . j Lincoln, Nib, Oct 8, 1898. Hon. William Allen, Chairman: and j Others: members of the Notification W Committee of the People's Party: Gxntlxmen The nomination of the People's party for the Presidency of the United States has been tendered me in such a generous spirit and upon such honorable terms that I am able to ac cent the same without departing from the platform adopted by the National Convention at Chicago. I fully appre elate the breadth of the patriotism which baa ' actuated ; tbe members - of the People's party, who, in order to con solidate the , sentiment in favor of bimetallism, have beep willing to go outside of party lines and support as their candidate one already named by the Democratic party and also by the Silver party. I also appreciate the fact that while during all the years since 1878 a large majority of tbe Democratic party and a considerable minority of the Republican party have; been consistent advocates of the free coinage of silver at tbe present ratio, yet since the organiza tion of the feopie s party its members have unanimously supported such coin age as the only means of restoring bimet allism By persistently pointing out .the disastrous effects of a sold standard and protesting against each successive step towards financial bondage, the Peo ple s r party have- exerted an Impor I t -i . . m. w f f i riii s u r a k . . Absolutely pure. A Cream of tartar baking powder. Highest of all in leavening strength. 'Latest United States Government Food Eefort . ' J ROYAL BAKING POWDER Co.. ' :.. ' ;'1: ' New' York. tant influence in awakening the pub lic to a realization of a nation's political peril, i" in a time like this, when a great political party is attempting to surrender ' the right to legislate for ourselves upon tbe financial question and is seeking to bind the American peca'e to a foreign - monetary system, it behooves us as lov ers of our country and friends of Amen- - can institutions, to lay aide '.for the pre sent such differences as may exist among us on minor quest tots, in order that our strength may be united in. a supreme ef fort to wrest tbe Government ftom the hands of those who imagine that the na tion's finances are ' only secure when . controlled by a few financiers, and tbat : national honor can only be maintained by acquietcence in any policy however des tructive to the interests of the people of tbe United States, which foreign credi tors, present or f prospective,, may desire to force upon us. It is a cause of congratulation that we have in this campaign not only the sup port of Democrats, Populists and -Re publicans who have all along believed In independent bimetallism, but also the active co operation of those Democrats and Republicans who, having heretofore waited for international bimetallism, now join with us rather than trust the destinies of the nation in the bands of those who are holding out the delusive hope of foreign aid while they labor secretly for tbe permanent establishment of the single gold standard. While differences have always arisen in the settlement of details of any plan of co operation between distinct ' poli tical organizations, I am sure that the, advocates of bimetallism are so intensely in earnest that, they will , be able to. devise some means by which the free sliver vote may be concentrated upon one electoral ticket in each State. To secure this result charity towards the opinion of others and liberality on the part of all is neces sary, but honest and sincere lriends who are working towards a common result always find it possible to agree upon just and equitable terms. : l he American people have proven equal to every emer gency which has arisen in the past, and I aurcotifideat that in the present emer gency there will be no antagonism be-. tween the various regiments of the one ;reat army which is marching to repel an invasios more dangerous "to our wel fare than an army with banners. Acknowledging with gratitude your expressions of confidence and good will. I am, very truly yours, . W.J. Bryj Bentwal oi tte Bnmors that H May With- i draw from the Ponulst Ticket ' ' . - Atlanta, Ga j October 2 The pubT" lication in this week s issue cf Thos.. , nratann'aPnn1.V nartv nnn nf an AA.- - torial attack on Chairman Butler, of the - Populist National Committee, has ex- significant in view of tbe rumprs that Mr. Watson may retire irom tbe ticket. The editorial in question is ss follows: Attempts have been made to show tbat Mr. Watson favored fusion in the State of Indiana. This is not correct. Mr. Watson took the position at tbe be ginning of the campaign tbat no Popu list could consistently vote for a single Sewall elector any more than he could vote for a Hobart elector. He filtd with Chairman Butler a written protest against Mr. Butler's fu sion policy. Mr. Butler has ignored Mr. Watson s protest and gone steadily tor- -ward on-his own line. Mr. Watscn's Dotition is now what it was when the Georgia State Convention met. He is for a straight 'middle-of-the-road' ticket. In no other Way can tbe Democratic managers be forced to abide by the St. Louis contract. "Mr. Watson s position has oeen hu miliating and embarrassing and be has been compelled to submit to politics be did not approve.'' j Washington, Oct. ,2 Officials at both Democratic and . Populist bead- quarters in this city say they have no in- ail ovith r,aarfl , " thu r.nnrl that Candidate Watson. con temolates with- , drawing from the Vice Presidential con test. While none of them desires to be -quoted, it is evident tbe report Is con sidered not wen lounaeo. it is. now- ever, considered possible that Mr. ITT . . I 1 J vvaiauu, wuu uds- uijuscu , lusiuu in Indiana - and other States, may - have expressed himself in a way to jus tify the report. The Populist national committeemen here are elated over the - accomplishment of fusion, not withstand-. Ing Mr. Watsons protests, senator Butler says it indicates tbe success of the committee's efforts in States where no fusion has yet been accomplished, -"and above all. that the rank and file of the Populist party will show On election day that they regard the defeat of ; Mc Kinley .and gold monometallism as tbe paramount question in the campaign." Naw York, October .8. A dispatch to tbe World from Atlanta says: "Tbe Atlanta fournal will say that Watson has decided to withdraw as tbe Vice Presidential nominee, of the . People's party.- When it is considered' tbat this paper is the property of Hoke Smitb, who resigned from the Cleveland cabi net tbat be might give expression to his views in support of Mr. Bryan, the announcement concerning Mr. Watson must be credited with much weight." - BBaaaBBBaaaaaBBBB-efBSBBBaBMaaaaBiaMi ' COTTON CROP MOVEMENT. Statement of Secretary. Hatter cf Um Bsw Orleans Cotton Exohaaee. - ' T Tl . t. ,U.U.!.. C . ' New Orleans, October 8.-3ecre- tary Hester's New Orleans Cotton Ex change statement of the cotton crop movement from September 1 to Octo ber 8, inclusive: Ports receipts 991.871 bales, against 447.008 last year, 618.107 year before last, and 417,680 for same time In 1893; overland to muis ana Canada. 600,148 bales; against 17,898 last year, 89 800 year before last, and 23,617 for same time in 1898; interior stocks in excess of September 1, 909.486 bales, against 100,994 last year, 91,689 year before last, and 79,883 for Same time la 1893; Southern mill takings, net, 91 900 bales, against 87.880 last year, 78.883 year before last, and 63,516 for same time in 1893; total brought into sight during thirty-two days to date, 1.85S, 855 bales, against 659.002 last vear. 95, 98S year before last and 583.181 for tbe same time in 1893rbrougbt into sight for week. 895.648 bales, against 280,446 for tbe seven days ending October 2, last year, and 812,952 year before last . - 1 CANDIDATE WATSON. 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