THE CHANDLER NEWS, KIM DAY JULY 27, 1000.
A Self-Convicted Demagogue.
It is only necessary to go back
to the speeches delivered by
Bryan in IH1XJ to prove the falsity
of the premises on which he asks
support There is from liis own
lips an ocean of testimony against
himself. His opinions and pre
dictions of four years ago are
utterly riddled and ridiculous.
He is on record "in hundreds of
speeches and in his book entitled
"The tirst battle." According
to his own statement he spoke to
nearly a thousand audiences dur-
ing the last presidential cam-
paign and traveled IS,009 miles ,
In the* main his argument was
that gold had been greatly appre-
■ ciated by a conspiracy against
silver; that prices had been
forced down and business para-
lyzed by the threatened gold
standard, and, that only the,
free coinage of silver at the old
ratio could save the masses ol
the people from ruin. He con-
tended that unless the mints of
the United States were opened
to all the silver offered from any
part of the world, and this silver
coined into legal tender dollars
at the ratio of 16 to 1, -there
would be 2Gc wheat, (5c corn and
8c cotton. At the time these
assertions were scattered in a
thousand speeches the. market
ratio of silver was over 30 to 1.
The free coinage dollar would
have been worth only -Ific.
Bryan made a speech at Horn-
ellsville, N. Y , on August 2r>,
1896, jn which, he declared:
"They know the gold standard
encourages t he hoarding ol
money instead of expending it'in
the development of the resources
of the country." The exact op-
posite'of that statement is known
to be true. Bryan continued:
"And now this policy of hoarding
is driying thousands and tens of
thousands of workingmen out- in
the streets, where they beg for
the privilege of working for their
daily bread.'" Bryan could see
the calamity but not the true
cause. The defeat of his financial
delusions stopped the hoarding,
revived conlidence and restored
prosperity. Under the gold
standard the tens of thousands
of workingmen found abundant
employment, at better wages,
and payable in 100c dollars'. It
was the threat of a debased cur-
rency that caused general busi-
ness distress and the hoarding
of money, and Bryan was the
chief champion of the sham dol-
lar he said was the sole remedy.
Even since his defeat Bryan
hugs his currency fallicies with
undiminished ardor. In the
preface to his book, published
after the election, he writes: "I
repeat that we are on a declining
plane; that we are going down,
and that under the gold standard
gold will be dearer still, demand
for gold, and every new demand
will increase the purchasing
power of gold and depress
prices." These prophecies have j
been completely refuted. Bryan I
no longer pretends to give a
reason for free silver. He just
sticks to it in 1900 because lie j
favored il in 1896. To a Colorado
delegation he said the other day: j
"When Colorado forsakes tliej
principle of It! to 1, and when the
people have ceased in their sup-
port of the principle, 1 will lie j
found still lighting even though
alone " Bryan fenced his prin
ciple upon the democratic con-1
ventipn, though the delegates
representing two-thirds of the ]
electoral votes "were opposed to
it. They submitted rather than j
split the party and let Bryan run i
on the Sioux Falls ticket Mr.
Bryan's unfitness to be trusted,
with high posit ion in this.govern-
ment may be judged from his!
own wo rds. —G l<>be-Democrat.
Royal Baking
Powder
Makes
The Food
More
Healthful
Will Taylor.
Will Taylor, of Chandler town-
ship, announces this week matj
he is a candidate foi' the office of i
register of deeds of, Lincoln
county, subject to the decision of
the'republican nominating con-1
vention. Mr. Taylor is a sou of ,
T. J . Taylor, wjio, at the opening j
of this country, was appointed I
as its tirst register of deeds and I
who, at the tirst election was re-
elected to that office. Will w;is
therefore raised a republican,
and since he became a man he
has never wandered from the
faith of his father nor faltered in
his steadfast support of the re-
publican ticket. Me, was born
iu Indiana thirty years ago and
located in Guthrie when Okla-
homa was thrown open to settle-
ment. When the Sac and Fox
country was opened he secured a
claim in this county, and he has
lived here nearly all the time
since then, being engaged in
farming most of the time. For
three years he bought cotton in
Shawnee during the ginning
season, and he is therefore ac-
quainted with nearly every fann-
er in the southern part of the
county. He has many acquain-*
tances in other parts of the
county and confidently expects
to enter the convention as one of
the strongest candidates in the
race for this office. Will posses-
ses^ good common school edu-
cation, and his qualifications |ff
have been increased by his busi- j®
tiess training. If nominated ho;  
will undoubtedly poll the largest Qjc^L^<)rnat,? ;uuj during his resi-
vote that has ever been cast ^',l,jenc0 ;n this county has made
many friends who wish him suc-
'cess in his candidacy.
Royal Baking Pow-
der possesses pecu-
liar qualities not
found in other leav-
ening agents, which
arise from the supe-
rior fitness, purity
and healthfullness of its ingredients.
Royal Baking Powder leavens the
food perfectly by its own inherent
power without changing or impairing
any of the elements of the flour.
Thus the hot-breads, hot-rolls
and muffins, and the delicious hot
griddle-cakes raised by the Royal
Baking Powder are wholesome and
digestible, and may be eaten without
distress, even by persons of delicate
digestion.
Alum baking powders are low priced, as alum costs but
two cents a pound r but alum is a corrosive poison and
it renders the baking powder dangerous to use in food.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW YORK.
a register in this county.
W. G. Pardoe'.
J udge Wr. G. Pardoe, of Stroud, . r-Isrn„ n,,.,
is a candidate for the office Of Flynn Clu
county attorney of Lincoln coun- Pursuant to the call published
ty, subject to the decision of the.last week, a number of republi-
republican nominating conven-;cans met at club room Saturday
tion. Mr. Pardoe was admitted l night and effected the organiza-
to the bar in Pennsylvania in I tion of a Flynn republican club,
1883, having been graduated which starts off with a member-
from Monmouth college in ,1881. ship of nearly a hundred. Hie
For the past seventeen years he' following officers were chosen:
has been engaged in the active! President, J. B. Underwood;
practice of his profession. He vice president, (<. W Schlegel:
settled in Oklahoma at the open : secretary, E. W. Hoyt; treasurer,
ing the territory, and when the N. li. Battle. The next meeting
Strip was opened he located 'at if the club will be held at- repub-
Newkirk. where he resided until lican headquarters tomoriow
the present town of Stroud was night, ami a general invitation is
started. Besides his successful | extended to the friends of good
professional experience, Mr. j government and honest money
Pa-doe possesses special qualiti- to be present. Some important
cations for the position of county plans will be discussed and an
attorney by. reason of having interesting meeting is expected,
filled that office for four years in The membership of the club is
Dawes county, • Nebraska. Mr. growing rapidly, but it is desired
Pardoe has always been an active to enroll among its members all
loyal republican and ho is a the voters in this vicininity who
hearty supporter of the republi-■ believe in a party organization
can platform and the national that holds principles higher than
administration. He is a thorough the spoils ol office.
Speer Items.
Crops in this neighborhood
seem to be doing nicely, but
crab grass seems to be doing
better.
We had a good rain Tuesday
morning.
Wm. Shoop sold seven head of
young cattle Monday for *100.
Very good price.
There is a protracted meeting
being held at the Oak Grove
school house. Last Sunday 40
were baptised.
C. P. Shoonover and his two
children, who left here for Kan-
i sas for their health on June 25,
I got back to God's country on the
! i9th of this month. They only
went as far north as the Strip.
 J. R. S.
The regular meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will be held on next Mon-
day afternoon July :30th, at the
M. E. church at 3 o'clock. All
members are urged to be pres-
ent as there is special business.
Mus. C. E. Fekgukon,
President.