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Border Signal.
MOTTO: 'THE INDEPENDENT VOTER IS THE HOPE OF THE NATION."
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VOL. 1
EARLBORO, OKLAHOMA TERRITORY, FRIDAY, AUG. 14,1896.
NO 9
IOWA PEOPLE GREET HIM AT EVER!
STATION ALONG THE LINE.
SAYS PLEASANT THINGS.
Leave Des Molnen at 6:80 In the Morn-
ing, Accompanied by General Wea-
ver, Who Introduces Him to the
Crowds—Talks of the Com-
ing Presidential
Campaign.
Grinnell, la., Aug. 1C.—Early break
fast was served at the hotel to Mr.
and Mrs. Bryan at Des Moines and at
6:50 they went to the depot where 2o«
or 300 people were assembled. Gen-
eral Weaver accompanied Mr. Bryan
to Newton and Mrs. Watts of Dei
Moines rode with Mrs. Bry^n as far
as Colfax. The train was a local
passenger.
At Altoona about twenty men v^ert
on the platform and they cleared un-
til Mr. Bryan appeared. General
Weaver said they were neatly all Re-
publicans who had fallen into line for
silver.
At Mitchellville there were 20o peo-
ple at the depot and Mr. Bryan shook
hands during the brief stop.
Colfax was reached a few minutes
before 8 o’clock and about 1,000 peo-
ple, many of them miners with lamps
in caps, were present General Weav-
er introduced Mr. Bryan as the uext
president and he paid compliments to
General Weaver as a pioneer for free
silver. The train was moving as his
last sentence was uttered.
At Newton at 8:15 there were about
1,200 people on thn platform, on box
cars, on buildin g and in carriages.
General Weaver presented Mr. Bryan,
who said: “If 1 am not mistaken,
your town bear- the name of a man
who is given credit for starting the
law of gravitation. Some of the laws
of finance—I may say all the great
laws of finance—are as certain in their
operation and as irresistible in their
force as the law of gravitation. If
you throw a stone in the air tou say
it will come down. Why? Because
it is drawn toward the center of the
earth The law upon which we base
our fight is as sure as that, Tfwe
have a gold standard prices will ao
down.”
At Kellogg the 500 people Wo. :. ap-
peased when Mr. Bryan shook hands
with as many of them as could push
through the crowd and there was no
demand for a speech.
At Grinnell 2,000 people wore in
waiting. In the midst of the hand-
shaking there were many cries for a
speech aud Mr. Brvan responded,
though a freight train partly spoiled
the speech.
Iowa City, Iowa, Aug. 8.—At Brook-
lyn about 500 people listened to a
short address which Mr. Bryan de-
livered from a wagon.
There were 2,000 people at the Mar-
engo depot, but only about half of
those present could get within hear-
ing distance of the rear platform.
Mr. Bryan spoke as follows: “L. ies
and Gentlemen: The name of your
town, they tell me, is Marengo, and
it recalls one of the great battles of
history. I have been told by some of
those who met me in the train that
the battle fought at Marengo was no
more bitter as a struggle than the
battle that is going to be fought here
for the purpose of restoring the gold
and silver standard of the constitu-
tion. I am glad to hear of it, aud I
wish you success in your efforts. I
am not going to enter into a discus-
sion of politics, because 1 have not
been notified of my nomination.”
At Downey 1,300 people cheered as
the train passed, and at West Liberty,
where the train stopped for twenty
minutes for dinner, over a thousand
people greeted Mr. Bryan. lie de-
clined to say anything for the present
when his attention was called to the
decision of the gold standard Demo-
crats to hold a national convention at
Indianapolis. He was shown a dL-
patch announcing that employes of
Pittsburg iron mills had been called
upon to contribute to the McKinley
campaign fund, and said: “I very
much prefer that they contribute their
funds to McKinley and their votes to
the cause of free silver.”
Alter dinner Mr. Bryan addressed
the people from the porch, sa.vingi
“Ladies and gentlemen: 1 Mippose
that this is what may bo called an
after dinner speech, since 1 have just
finished an excellent dinner. 1 am
very glad to see you and to give you a
chance to meet a candidate. I believe
it is the duty of any person who is a
candidate for ollieo to become ac-
quainted with the people whom he is
to serve if elected. There is an old
fashioned idea which to my mind is
the idea to be entertained in this coun-
try, that the party chosen is nothing
but a hired man. no matter how ex-
alted the office or how lowly. He is
simply employed for a certain time at
a certain salary to do certain work
and the people employ him, not be-
cause they desire to, but because they
are too numerous to do the work
themselves.
“And you have the right to ohoosa
the persons who are to do your work
and to watch them all the time they
are at work. In other words we live
in a land where the government de-
prives its just powers from the esnsent
the po w*
prs of government, but all the
utl\ority of t.hn&a who tfOYtrc « ii-
rived rrom tfie people inemxelves, ana
it is my opinion tha* the people
ought to keep themselves in a posi-
tion where they can exercise as much
restraint as possible over those who
temporarily serve them. This is the
best country in the world. You pick
out a person, put him in office; he
serves you awhile and then steps
down and becomes one of you again,
and someone else takes the place, aud
•o we go cn from time to time. I am
glad to have a chance to see some of
the people whose servant I shall be if
in November I shall receive a consti-
tutional majority of the vote of the
people."
GRAND ARMY OF THE HBPU KLiC-
bPE< IAL TRAIN TO 8T. PAUL.
The Missouri PacIHr Hallway will run
one, Leaving Kansas City, August 31st.
All the Western lines leading m the
direction of St. Paul are making* giant
efforts to secure the major proportion
of the Grand Army travel that will
move to the Minnesota city, account
the Natkmal Encampment which will
be held September 1st to 4th.
Always alive to the wants of its pa-
trons, The Missouri Pacific Railway
will, on Monday, August 31st, run a
special train from Kansas City,leaving
at 10:30 a. m., running via Omaha, in
connection with the Northwestern
Line. This will be known as the offi-
cial G. A R train for posts from West-
ern and Southwestern Missouri, South-
ern and Western Kansas. Gen. J. H.
Lyon, Western Passenger Agent of the
Missouri Pacific Railway, who is a pro-
minent member of the Grand Army of
the Republic, will be in charge of the
train, and all those desiring accomoda-
tions should address him at 800 Main
Street,Kansas City, Mo.
THE h JT WEATHER.
West of tho Mississippi the Hottest of
the Year In Missouri and Kansas-
Kansas City, Mo.,Aug.10.— The of-
ficial temperature here to-day was 101
degrees with a warm breeze blowing.
The United States report issued this
morning says:
“Yesterday was the hottest day
this year west of the Mississippi river,
especially in Missouri, Kansas, Ar-
kansas, Oklahoma and Texas. Every
weather bureau station in those States
with the exception of Concordia, re-
corded 100 degrees or more Oklahoma
City recordeu 104.
“The high temperatures also ex-
tended into Minnesota, and South Da-
kota, Huron reporting 102 and St.
PaulO 2.
“The highest temperature on the
records of this office occurred yester-
day afternoon—102.2 degrees, two-
tenths of a degree higher than the
maximum on July 13, 1800. In the
extreme Northwest, tho lake region
and Ohio valleys, moderate temper-
atures prevailed.
“During the past twenty-four hours
light showers fell in the Dakotas,
Nebraska, Montana, New Mexico, and
moderately heavy showers in Minne-
sota and the upper Ohio valley. A
slight shower fell In Eastern Missouri
and a sprinkle in Southwest Kansas.
At ? a. m. the weather was generally
fair in all sections.”
HEAT IN MISSOURI.
While Humanity Is Sweltering, Many
Horses Are Dying From Heat.
Mansfield,Mo., Aug. 10.—The most
damaging drought this section has
experienced in many years is preva-
lent throughout Wright and the bor-
der counties further south. Thera
has been no rain tor three weeks, and
gs a result late corn won’t make over
half a crop. Pastures have been cut
chort and stock of all kinds are suffer-
ing for want of rain. The mercury
registered lot yesterday, breaking all
previous records.
Webb Citv, Mo., Aug. 8.—At 3 p. m.
yesterday tho thermometer registered
107 in the shade, being the hottest of
the season bv 6 degrees. The intense
heat is killing many horses.
IN FAVOR OF REVOLUTION.
File Irish National Alliance of America
Issue* tt Fiery Address.
New York, Aug. 10.-—William Ly-
man, pre*>; .it of the Irish National
alliance, a> . other officers have issued
a long address to men of the Irish
race denouncing John Dillon, member
of Parliament, and the proposed con-
vention of the Irish race. It concludes
with the • delaration: “There is no
hope for Ireland within the scope of
the British constitution. To revolu-
tion alone she must look for her re-
demption. God save Ireland.”
Depositors In Possession of a Baulc.
NEVADA, Mo., Aug. ! 0. — When, in ac-
cordance with a court order to take
charge of the Conkliug Bros.* banks
here and at Bronaugh aud the branch
banks at Richards and Sheldon, which
had been reported by the secretary of
state as conducted in an unbusiness-
like manner. Receiver C. M. Shortel
and Deputy Sheriff W. W. Hill went
to the Bronaugh concern they found
about 150 depositors present, who said
the money in the bank belonged to
them and they d id not propose to have
it taken away. As they were responsi-
ble pf^sons l to ke.v of the building
was.#, ft iu their charge.
I ewelllng for the Svnato.
Wichita,Kan ,Aug. 10.—The friends
of Governor Leweliing of this county
have entered him in the race for
United States Senator. Their plan is
to first send him to the State Senate,
end they propose to nominate him
next week for that office. They claim
that Lcedy, if elected, and Leedy’s
friends, will be for him, and that they
have promises to that fifeot
THE VOICE OF LABOR.
"NO CROWN OF THORNS, NO !
CROSS OF GOLD.”
The Empire State of New York Stain
pad Ins to the Caoic of Humanity—
Letters to the New York World from
Wage-Earners.
The New York World, which has
ieen fit to bolt the Democratic ticket
ind platform, has opened its columns
lo the discussion of the silver question
rrom the standpoint of the wage-earn
srs of that state. The letters now being
printed on Its editorial page must
prove poor consolation to the editor.
Here are a few of them:
Wants More of a Good Thing.
To the Editor of the World: I have
been a subscriber to your fearless jour-
nal since its birth under its present
management S83), both daily, evening
md Sunday, and have tried (successful-
ly) to shape ray moral, social and po-
litical standing by its teachings. There
Is no such coin as a 50-cent dollar In
this country, nor is there any intention
>f circulating such by the free-silver
idvocates. It is beyond question that
the present administration believes in a
gold standard, yet it authorizes the
minting of 371% grains of silver In a
standard dollar and calls it a legal ten-
der. If It is legal to-day (which it is)
the Chicago platform only asks for
more of this good thing. What a ter-
rible howl those trust magnates and
gold manipulators set up, alwaye about
election time, for the benefit of the
workingman, and after election, what-
ever is the outcome, cut his wages
down 15 to 25 per cent under the plea
of retrenchment or over-production.
The gold standard men have had full
swing for many years. What have they
done for the workers and consumers?
On the files of the World can be found
many object lessons, which, unfortu-
nately, the laborer neglects to husband
up, of manufacturing companies send-
ing their products to Europe and sell-
ing them cheaper than the home con-
sumer could buy them.
In conclusion, allow me to call the at-
tention of your workingmen leaders to
an article in this day’s World (July 17),
entitled “The Causes of Discontent,”
and for every honest reader of that ar-
ticle I will guarantee a silver voter.
JAMES J. MEADE.
Fre# Colnnci Would Help.
To the Editor of the World: In grant-
ing that the free coinage of silver
would help the farmer by raising the
price of his wheat, corn, cotton, hay,
pork, beef, chickens, eggs, butter, po-
tatoes, etc., you have in fact pointed
out the red string whioh leads to the
solution of the whole question.
The farmers and agricultural work-
ers are the backbone of the country,
being in vast majority of all the other
producers of wealth.
By raising the prices of farm prod-
ucts the farmers would be benefited di-
rectly, thereby enabling them to pay
higher wages to their help.
This would again have a tendency
to increase the wages of “laborers, me-
chanics and artisans” in two ways:
1. Being more money in agricultural
work, a great part of the oversupply of
“laborers, mechanics and artisans” that
depend solely upon the wages they
cannot get a chance to earn In the cit-
ies will turn to agricultural pursuits.
2. The laborers, mechanics and arti-
sans left In the cities will get higher
wages by an increased demand for their
products from their fellow-workers on
the farms, and also by having steady
work be more able to meet their gro-
cers’ and butchers’ bills than they are
now with farm products cheap, but
work only for half the time.
N. HOWESTOLL.
Konin* Rnilnt)ii.
To the Editor of the World: The
ralue of silver and gold as mediums of
txchange is dependent upon the flat of
:he people, and while it does not follow
that wealth is thereby created, yet It is
s fact that increase in the volume of ex-
:hangeable money has a reviving ef-
fect upon business.
Immediately after the government es-
tablishes free coinage at 16 to 1 the
price of silver would at once jump to
that figure, and if, as we are told, sil-
ver would pour in upon us from all
parts of the world for coinage at our
mints, why lot It come on, for the re-
sult would be that as they could not ex-
change it for gold they would have to
pay it out for our commoditiee or use
It for other purposes In this country,
| which would he beneficial to us. There
would be no such thing as a 50-cent
dollar unless we yield to foreign dic-
tation, which is uu-American and trea-
lonable. RUNNIE REIGH.
Higher Price., Higher Wage..
To the Editor of the World: Higher
prices for the farmer means an in-
creased capacity to purchase for him-
self and family the articles which we
workingmen are engaged in producing.
A greater demand for our products
ACTUAL CONVERSATION IN A RAILROAD FREIGHT HOUSE.
“I say, Jim, what does 16 to 1 mean?”
“It means that there are now 16 men
to every job that the company has to
give out.”
"I guess you're right, Jim; there were
Just sixteen men in line looking for
that Job yesterday. But if Bryan is
elected, what will 16 to 1 mean?”
“That there will bo sixteen Jobe te
one man from Maine to California.”—
(With apologies to Chicago Times-
Herald.)
means a greater demand for labor,
which results in either the employ-
ment of more hands or higher wages—
eventually both. I shall vote for the
Democratic nominees because the nom-
ination of candidates and adoption of
platform were done fairly and squarely
by two-thirds of my party. This to me
is law, and inasmuch as I should obey
any legislative enactment, even though
I did not personally approve of it, so
do I feel, though I was not in sympathy
with my party’s action, I should bow to
its decree, work for its success and
then try legitimately to reason my
brothers to my idea of right. But bolt
—never! “God hatee a quitter.”
JAMES BENSON.
For Brynn and a Sound Money Hon..
To the Editor of the World: Every
Democratic newspaper before ihe Chi-
cago Convention denounced McKinley.
Did he change since? Do you not think
that a man like Bryan is more for the
plain people of the country than Mc-
Kinley? Don’t you think that if a free-
silver hill would pass Congress that
McKinley would sign it?
Let every Democrat rote for sound-
money Congressmen and the silver
ghost would never be heard of. And
then with a man like Bryan in the
White House 'rusts and monopolies
would not dare to ask favors, nor would
the country have to fear any high pro-
tection bill. M. LANG.
Silver Means Prosperity.
To the Editor of the World: From
the minute the farmer becomes prosper-
ous by an increased income for his
labor his purchasing ability of indus-
trial products will increase and the
workingman and artisan will have more
work. If there Is a sudden increase in
the demands for industrial product,
labor will be plentiful and the number
of unemployed will correspondingly di-
minish; hence an increase in wages.
We have in this country about one me-
chanic or industrial laborer or artisan
to every four engaged in agricultural
pursuits; hence four in prosperity can
and will easily elevate the one less
prosperous. Ergo, we should all vote
for Bryan and silver!
AGRICOLABORIUS.
(ioTernmont V«. Corporation.
To the Editor of the World: Every
man who knows anything at all about
tho currency knows that there is not
gold enough in the world to do 10 per
cent of the world’s business. The issue
is not between gold and silver, but
whether we Bhall have a Government
currency of the precious metals con-
trolled by the people or a currency 90
per cent, corporation notes and 10 per
cent, precious metal. If we are to have
a paper-note currency issued by private
corporations it will be controlled in
Europe, and Europe will control our
trade and labor. As an American I am
in favor of home rule for American
labor, and therefore I favor money of
the mints, a currency of the precious
metals freely coined. There is no other
honest money. B.
Farmer* Will Get Double Price*.
To the Editor of the World: I doubt
if you will print this against your opin-
ion and interest. Shouting for your 50-
cent dollar has no backing. It is sim-
ply throwing sand in the people's eyes.
It Is misleading. Gold would not have
Its present value If it was not used by
nations as money, and the same is the
case with silver. As soon as silver is
re-established by this nation it will at
once jump up in value. As soon as the
farmers, who constitute the large mass
of our inhabitants, receive double the
price for their products will it not en-
able them to buy twice as much mer-
chandise as they can do now, because
there is little or nothing left them after
paying interest, taxes and general ex-
penses? Would not business spring
up all over the land? The greater de-
mand for labor would help the work-
ingmen to regulate wages.
FREDERICK KOEZLY.
r«rarioilcal but Common
To the Editor of the World: The
free coinage of silver and gold is in the
interests of labor because the gold sup-
ply of the world is cornered and con-
trolled by a few hundred men who have
forced its price far above the normal.
In labor and in all commodities repre-
senting real value gold is now at an
actual premium of not less than 30 per
cent., and it has been forced up not less
than 20 per cent, during the Cleveland
administration.
WAGE-EARNER.
To Smash the Trusts.
To the Editor of the World. We see
in this silver a something to smash
iron and other trusts. Men who have
formed coal, iron, oil, sugar and other
trusts have had their fling with every
administration too long. The evils of
free coinage are problematical, but tho
evils we have been suffering are real,
undeniable. If by adopting free silver
we can rid ourselves of the leaders who
have so betrayed us—well. They say
it is dishonesty! The sudden saints!—
THOMAS H. POTTER.
Ilryan on Former Presidents and the
Public.
Now that Mr. Bryan expects to live
in the White House himself it is inter-
esting to recall what he wrote on March
31, less than four months ago, on the
subject of former Presidents and a
proposition to pension them. These are
his worde from the editorial page of
the World-Herald:
Ex-Presidents ought to take care of
themselves as ordinary citizens do. If
it should ever happen that one of our
ex-Presidents should be in need of pub-
lic or private aid, said aid would be
forthcoming. Iu recent years our Presi-
dents have retired in comfortable cir-
cumstances. Gen. Harrison is earning
fat fees at the bar, and his dignity does
not suffer one bit because he is eating
his bread in the perspiration of bis
gray matter. When Mr. Cleveland re-
tires he will not be in immediate want.
The several millions which he is cred-
ited with accumulating will help to
keep the wolf from the door for a while
and whenever his reserve fund gete be-
low one or two millions the people will
help him out cheerfully. This govern-
ment will attain more to the purpose
of its founders when the notion that
the people owe their officials anything
is entirely eradicated. To be sure, we
owe the faithful official our apprecia-
tion aud respect. We have paid him
for his time, and he loses nothing in
dignity if he steps from official place
to the ranks of the laborers. If he is
broken down in health or should be
otherwise unfortunate, the American
people would not permit an ex-Presi-
dent to suffer.
(lovernmont Kegolttlon ot Wealth.
On Jan. 14, 1895, the World-Herald
contained an editorial from Mr. Bry-
an's pen on the subject of “vast
wealth.” He said:
“It is possible for one citizen to In-
jure another with a club or with a wea-
pon, but that is not the only way. The
gamblers on the Board of Trade may
injure the farmer by decreasing the
price of his grain, or they may injure
the person who buys farm products by
increasing the price. Whether their
manipulations of the markets hurt tho
one class or the other, they do an in-
jury. Trusts crush out small competit-
ors, and, then having a monopoly, ex-
tort higher prices from purchasers.
There are many indirect methods by
which one person can injure another,
methods by which one person virtually
takes the property of another person
without his consent. If the government
properly restrains each citizen intent
on wrongdoing and fully protects every
citizen in the 'enjoyment of life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness,' many
great fortunes will be prevented.”
FROM THE OPPOSITION.
WALL STREET’S DESIGN.
How'll Thin?
New York Times: We will give our
hearty support to the republican party.
The democratic party is uo longer the
party of Cleveland.
Listen to Thin.
New York Sun. We cannot support
the democratic nominees.
Vole* From Fnglanri.
London Times: The democratic parly
has created a grave error by adopting
free silver instead of free trade. We
hope McKinley will be elected.
Another.
London Standard: The position of
the democratic parly on the finance
question will lose to it the sympathy
of its friends on this side of the water.
NtIII Another.
St. James Gazette: Should the United
States adopt free coinage of silver,
England would be forced to adopt a
plan of retaliation (hat might startle
the world. As we have time and again
said: “Anglo-Saxon union, with the
United States in consideration, is an
idle dream.”
Herr Mont. Against It.
The arch-anarchist says: I cannot
support the democratic party on the
silver issue.
From a Fro-British shorn.
New York Post: Between protection
and free silver we unhesitatingly take
the former. "Sound-money” democrats
should vote for McKinley.
From A noth r r Leafllng; Anarchist.
Henry Clews: If ignorant suffrage
makes the sliver cause successful at
the polls the east (Wall street) has
another card to play (secession).
Chicago Tribune: (Owned In FnglAn<l.(
“This is not the democratic party
at all. Call it the popocratic party.
That’s a better name for it. But
whatever name it goes by It shall
not fasten its (American) financial sys-
tem on this country.”
There are thousands of opposition
thrusts like the above that will make
good campaign material for the demo-
cratic party. Editors should make
use of them and show that there is a
gigantic conspiracy being hatched to
fasten the British gold standard on
this country forever. As soon as the
patriotic people of this country under-
stand the situation properly they will
get under the American banner re-
gardless of former party tics.
Spreading the Truth.
Occasionally Mr. Bryan addressed the
readers on the subject of the World-
Herald’s circulation in this style:
“Will you help to increase the in-
fluence of this paper? If you like the
paper aak your neighbor to subscribe;
if you have a friend who is honest, hut
In error, send him a copy of the paper.
Tho more readers the paper has the
more good it will do. Will you try to
secure one new subscriber? If you can
secure five or ten, or fifty, so much the
better, but each of you cap easily se-
cure one. We rely upon you. Do nol
disappoint us.”
Iu the public schools of Germany th*
bright pupils are separated from the
stupid ones. Medical men do thf
sorting.
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