The Union Leader from Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania • 4

WEEKLY UNION LEADEK. WILKEB-BARBE, PA. VI II DAY, OCTOBEK 23, IbOG. A Qt'KSIIOJi OK COSFlDEJiCE. Highest of all ia Leavening Power Latest U.

S. Govt report UNIOIi-LEADEK, Published at 1 yo. i Kortl Main Street, Wllkas-Btrre, By E. F. BOGERT.

THjs county campaign. The eiiief efforU of the Democratic county committee up to the present time have been devoted principally to the instruction of tbe voter upon the currency issue and what may be termed the new planks In the Democratic platform; that is, the income tar and bi-inetallisro. Very few Democrats in this county had paid any attention to the currency prob AS TO RKPCBUCAX CLAIMS. As election day approaches it becomes mora difficult to form a orrect opinion of what tha result will be. The Republican eanjjMtigu managers are claiming everything in sight and already bave Major McKiuley's electoral vote figured above the three hundred mark, but no thoughtful man, either Democrat or Republican, can agree with them.

When the Chicago convention enunciated its platform and nomina THE WAR OF THE STORES. The American Association of Newsdealers, Booksellers, and Stationers, has been in convention in Boston and ha been discusi-lng tbe qaestion, not by any means for, the first time, of meeting the competition of tae largo department stores, wherein one may buy many books at prices far below those which the bookseller must obtain in order to keep soul and body together. The members of the Association bave endeavored strenuously to remedy this condition of things. DO WE BKAD LESS? Recent statistics show that the large public libraries of the country are not nearly so well patronized as formerly. ted Bryan and Bewail last July every Republican paper in the land declared McKinley had the "softest fnap" ever falling to the lot of a presidential candidate, not even excepting Graint's phenomenal majority iu They declared the Democratic party hopelessly divided, almost annihilated, and predicted it would never again be an organization, lIle UetiareU About a mouth ago that white Bryan had a more than equal show of being eleetediinmediately after the Chicago convention, that the chances were now he would beaten very badly; that the silver craze was waning iu the west; tint the western farmer had come to UU second sober thought herenee to or acquiescence in it.

It about the linaucial situation and it took time to explain it, labor to de-remedies. It is. curious that while feud it; the untiles must be reached confident nredictions like these were I and educated and it has' Itecu no sligiit making, the money dealers of New tack. Teiis'of thousands of doeu- York were pouring funds into meuts have been mailed and ilie McKiuley campaign fund-. Some I iated, hundreds of speeches have So long as Major McKinley in his numerous Canton speeches confined Himself to (flittering1 generalities aoout a dollar as good as any other dobar in tits world, opening up the mills and mines and remarks of kin dred nature there was not much op portonity to criticize bis words; but when be enters into any details there no trouble In finding subjects of criticism.

In one of bis speeches last ween he said: What we want mors than anvtbimr else In order to find this opportunity to labor is a restoration ot oouudenoe. Willi conn-dene shaken money eeeka iu biding place and Koes out of tha channels of business sna legitiaispjnituufacturluff enterprise. 1 U0 not snow of a siugie batter Illustra tion of Ins valua of conQdenceto the coun try loan is found in our omn axrjerieiice aurinj- the last twenty year. You in remember that? this country re sumed specie Dtymeut January 1, 1ST9. We had outstanding then, aa we have now tU44.tXiu.uuO of what is commonly known as Kreeuback currencv: every dollnr of that from that date was deeutable ia sold noon prusrttiUUon at the treasury otthe Liuiled States, bo great was the confldenca of the oeonltt nt tlie ability of the country that fioiu 187a to IKS but 46 ooo.OoO was wMsenttvl lor rs- deuiption and the uold taken out: iti 000..

000 in fourteen years, and yet in tits last uiree ana a hair years-, sines eoiilidenca has been disturbed, mors tltau fcioO.OOO.OOO of greenback have been presented to the treasury of the United Stales for redemption and the itold taken out. Tha holders of these greenbacks had been made earful, ami they were only mods so because the treasury o' the United fcutes was not collecting enough money to pay its bills, that the revenues of the treasury were iuadrqtiatu' for public expenditures, ami alarmed as they wera they sent their greenbacks back for redemption and took the gold out. The gold rewerve, was enci cached upon and from time to time we have been compelle I to sustain it, to borrow money to put gold ia His treasury ot the Uniled States. Here are statements that are false, conclusions incorrect and arguments unsound. For instance, iu speaking of the greenbacks he says that every dollar of was redeemable in gold, when the actual contrary is true.

They were, except some gold certificates, all redeemable in coin, and by joint resolution of a Republican congress the standard silver dollar was made a full redemption medium. What can be thought of a man who deliberately makes such a falsa statement? 1 He also itoints to the fact that during tlie last three years or so that two hundred million dollars in greenbacks have been presented to the treasury for redemption in gold and that this is an indication that there was a lack of confidence. Let us see about this. While this amount iias been presented for redemption practically the same people who presented them bought over 203,000.030 worth of bonds face value and paid for the privilege of -this investment a premium of over $31,000,000. Now if it is true that the presentation of in greenbacks showed a lack of confidence, what shall we infer when the same people pay nearly premium toobtain poses-sion of another kind of government paper? Is not the only intelligent inference that these paoplp were not at all lacking in confidence in the government but that thuy did it to get some of the government's interest bearing obligations.

1 It well be remembnred that the Morgan-Belmont syndicate paid a premium of $3,797,943 in order to obtain $03,313,000 of these bonds. The total paid by the syndicate made $05,112,043. At the time this syndicate made this investment the same bonds could have been sold in the market for $73,531,700. This shows that the Morgans and Belmouts had so much confidence in Uncle Sam that they were willing to pay nearly $3,000,000 for the privilege of investing in Uncle Sam's obligations and that at the same time other investors had so much confidence that for the same privileges they would have heen willing to pay $8,418,757 more than the Morgans and Belinonts paid for this privilege. Does this indicate the lack of confidence suggested by Mr.

McKinley or does it not rather suggest that the time has come when the gold power must be dethroned? The taxpayers are especially interested in having an economic, honest and wise administration of the commissioner's offic, one of the most important offices to be filled this fall. All the requirements will be found in John Guiney and Patrick Finn, the Democratic candidates. With, these two men in the commissioner's office the taxpayers would feel that their interests were in safe hands. Elect Finn and Guiney. In accordance with instructions from State headquarters tho Bryan voters are not taking much part in the Chicago Record postal card ballot.

One feature about the ballot is pe culiar; it snows mac in uiiicago three Republicans will vote for Bryan to every two Democrats who. will vote for McKinley. The Hoboken minister who left the pulpii because he had been a failure in twd years' experience has failed in the saloon he opened six months ago. He did not appreciate tho fact that Hoboken people will stand bad preaol iug longer than bad whisky. LITERARY NOTES.

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Leading Democratic Paper in Luzerne County. ToLli, Ko 16 OFFICIAL PAPER OF TUE COl'XTY. Tai I'kios-Leadek Had Its onglu lu 1S18. The Wvoming Heraul as estaUioiiea ikal year. It was with Hie Wgouuiuj Tlie HfWibiiraii farnirr was estaolib-i-d In iKSaiid absorbed the iu lfcw.

lu It became the Lint-rue Jinno-rat. wnicfl in turn whs absorbed by tie Luit-rtie Cnwa, estate halted IMS. The I.kadlk wan cttaL-Ksiied lit 175 rim In htY-nliiiliir the I MOS-i-tllkB, which is Hie leading Dtiuocrftllc fIer of coumy. is puoLslied t-uery Friday moi uL nnd the aubscrtjitioa price Is ti.60 per ear. It paid strictly in advance oaly tl.OOfrlU lie asked (or tlie year.

All t'oic-musK-aUons and business sliould be atautstked ILItS-UiKKH, Pi. lie Welfare of tna People is Ssprjawlii AT'VK KATES. lis Witttv rrln Eturov Lfal-ik-. i-j cbaria tor at tae nt ot tv it.ui, pr squmt un not.) at for -oct miernoc. laih EOttees he i Sk bn.T acd VltlLV I tree.

u- lwrs wiil be rwesij-five i i'! :ar.t-i wii! bo pubitetiec at the raieof cu Kr. J. 11- A A-iil. lO Park ltuw iDnies IluudiL. New i tbonzedlo com ram lr.r ti.

iMUjr and V. eetiy l.s:o.-jUat cur rau-s. WILEES-TiAKhK, OCX. The SUliStTipi iCD 0( the WfEltIT I'NION- t.r.AlEa tor lf.14 te ccids IM.Mlt peryr. Il MiciIy.iu advaiKf CDe iisiveii I-if lii member tills, and yim in- lur'er fur we dollar It must be puld lor strictly la aavauce, tuSscrltxi tor 11 htw.

DEMOCGATie XAIIO.VAL 'i'K'KEi'. 0R I'HKSinKNT, WILLIAM .1. HltVA.V, N'eDniskv FOB VICE PKKSIttKMT, AliTilLi: MiWAU, MalDJ. STATU COKIiSKSS DEVV1TT C. IiKWU'T, Ilradlord romity.

JEKOMET. A1L.MA:., Couuly. DEMOCRATIC OIM TICKET. tOK CUNUUKSS, JOHN SI. UAII.MAN, SuntlcokO.

FOB 6ESAT0K, 21ST DISTBICT, I). J. McTAKTY, KreeUuid. FOB COfKTV THKAHCKKK, RtDOtru. C.

HlTfJlUilt, Nuttticolca. ICR KECIKTKK OK VVIl.l.S, JOHN J. DUIMLIM, Sugar Notch. FOB COUNTY C0MMIHS10SKK.S, JOllN.liUlNNEY, WUkes-Barre. I'ATKICK FINN, Jiluer's Mills.

fob cocwrr ArnmiKs, A. C. GOOD, PHILI1' IJNDiaiAN.V, Uazleion. TflK man who is "long" on wheat still smiles serenely. The war cloud in Europe appears to be materializing again.

Mr. Bryan's quotations from Republican leaders' silver speeches are the best hits of the campaign. Pn.ESH)KM' Cleveland did not register this year and consequently will not vote at the coming election. Recognition of Cuba would be a Dice Christinas present, but why delay? Thanksgiving will be here soon. Tom Reed said in his Boston speech: "We do not need to talk of protection for this country." Wonder how McKinley liked that? With some surprise the eastern Republican papers are now saying: "In-galls is talking for gold." No doubt about that And there are others.

Speaker, Rked's voice has given out, Tom Watson's lungs are in bad Bhape, but Bryan made twenty-three epeeches in twenty-four hours the other day. Colonel Bob Ingkrsoll favors gold for the United States for the reason, perhaps, that ho is not taking any steps towards that city whose streets are paved with it. COffGRKSSMAN GkOROE B. McCLKL- XiAN, who has been renominated by Tammany Hall, is not an ardent silver man but he has come out strongly for Bryan and Sewall. A month ago the gold bugs were telling us cheap wheat was a public blessing.

Now they are in conniption fits because it is going up with the failure of the East Indian crop. The widow of the late James Q. Blaine has experienced considerable trouble on account of the marital troubles of her children. One of her daughters bos just been divorced. Luzerne, county should have representatives at Harrisburg who will look after the interests of the people.

Elect Daniel J. McCarthy Senator, und the Democratic representative candidates. JXq one can question the superior taient of John Garman and his eminent fitness for the duties of Congressman. He will be an able efficient representative of the interests of Luzerne. Vote for Garmah.

Ma.t. McKtNLKY demands a restoration of higher taxation on what people eat and wear and use. Not on luxuries, not on bank, not on trusts, not on corporations, not on anything that robs the people, but on everything the people use. No one dare question the' honesty and integrity of John J. Brislln, Democratic candidate for register, nd no one believes but that Mr.

Bris-lin will conduct the office in the same satisfactory manner as his predeces-or, Messrs. Davenport and Weaver. Vote for John Brlslin. Goto standard advocates eay that owners will make SO cents profit Try silver dollar. They also say a.i the silver dollar will be only a 50 Now, If the silver dollar worth 100 cents to the tnln wttieb it must lx for him to euU profit it must also be i titi to the uext man.

I i lem, and the number who had even a slight acquaintance with the funda mental principles was very small indeed. Pennsylvanians bad been taught for years that the tariff was the only unknown economic factor, and all political discussion was confined to various tariff feature. But the action of the Chicago convention in taking a progressive and firm biand upon the free coinage of silver, giving to that metal its full rights and legiJ steading with gold, was a surprise to nearly every one ia Luzerne county, and at first they were simply dazed by the proposition. It looked like partial repudiation or at least a doubtful exiteriment and Democrats were slow to give their ad- been made to.accotuplish tliis. Incitlentally, of the county campaign for the electioii of the i'eiuocraiie county iicKet was also carried along, but it was first neces sary to secure the good will of the voters towards the national nominees.

This has been 'successfully done, ami now tha local candidates are interests of the being cared for. Everywhere" the Democratic nominees go they are receiving assurances of hearty support, and they have already traversed a large portion of the county. All the county candidates are admirably fitted for the duties of the several offices to which they aspire, they are clean, honest meu, and tlie people are tired of the Republican court house ring, its barnacles and henchmen. The Leader has in previous issues called the atteution of its readers to the several cadidates and pointed out their individual qualifications. For county treasurer Rudolph C.

Hitch-ler is confidently presented for the suffrages of the people with a full endorsement of his ersoiial honesty and integrity, the two great requisites for a man in such a fiduciary capacity as the custodian of the county funds. Every dollar received by htm will be faithfully guarded and honestly accounted for. For register of wills John J. Brislin is weil fitted by education, training and actual experience, having been the deputy in that office for nearly three years past and he is thoroughly equipped for its duties. For tlie office of county commissioners the Leader is safe in asserting that the party, in John Guineyand Patrick Finn, has made as good nominations as the people have had.

There uoes not exist a single solitary reason why they should not. receive every Democratic vote, and from all indications they will cut deeply into the opposition vote. There is no disguising the fact that.one of the Republican nominees will lose at, least a housand votes iu the county nnd hit defeat is. already assured. Some of the Republican leaders virtually concede this, still the Democrats must make assurance doubly sure; over-confidence has lost many a battle.

The candidates for auditors are especially well qualified and Good and Liudeinaun will be the men. As to John M. Garman ho is so well known and his possession of the attainments requisite in a congressman is so generally conceded it seems almost unnecessary to say a word in commendation. In an ordinary campaign he would easily defeat his present competitor. The gold defection will cause him to lose some votes, but they will be made up tweutyfold oy young uepuuucans wno nave a proper idea of what a congressman should be and know.

The indica tions are Mr. Garman will lead his ticket and be elected by a largo majority. All that is requisite now is fot every Democratic voter to go the polls and mark a cross in the circle at the top of the second columu of the official ballot. The election officers will do the rest. i read a pamptiiet published oy a Buffalo banker iu which he said that upon tlie prosperity of business men depended the prosperity of the Tarm er and laborer.

My friends, there is no person iu this audience but who knows that the proposition stated by the Buffalo banker is false. Instead of the fanner and the laborer depending for prosperity upon the business man the reverse is true. The business man depends for his prosperity upon the fanner and the laborer. Farmers and laborers are the foundation of society, and upon that broad nnd firm foundation is built the commercial fabric. The business man stands upon the shoulders of those who toil, and the banker is simply a roof for the building.

You can take off the roof and put on another one, possiuiya oeiter one man tno one taken off, but when yon take awav the foundation the whole building collapsos. W. J. Isryaiu A New Yohk woman by some mistake has three times been summoned to court to serve on a jury. The last time she wrote a letter to the Judge saying that she would be "pleased to serve, if accepted, but she did not wish to be annoyed by such notices If forbidden by law to act on them.

The judge wrote baik that he would see to it that she was not further annoyed, but ho was sorry she could not serve as juror. It would probably have puzzled him to give any reasonable explanation of tlw law which restricts jury sorvioe to the sex which can least afford the time requisite for it. Some time ago ex-President Harrison announced that he would make no more campaign speeahes. The Republicans, however, seeing that Indiana was going agosnst them, have induoed him to reoonsider his determination and lie will 'now endeavor to redeem the Hooslor State. They bave tried to induce book publishers to refuse department store orders at the trade discounts But the publishers pointed oat that it they received an order from a department store for a thousand copies of a work and an order from the neighboring bookseller for a hundred copies of the same, it was simply a matter of business with them to sell the thousand copies on quite as good terms as they sold the hundred.

An. effort was made to get authors inter ested. But the authors were mora anxious about making sales than regulating the manner of them. Then It was proposed to fortn an alliance with publishers for mutual protection. But since the publishers wera unaware that they needed protection from the department stores they saw nothing mutual in the relations of the proposed compact, Sc nothing has been done.

The book seller, like many other retail dealers, must make the best of the new con ditions and ttriye to get a profit out of those things which the department store does not think it worth while to handle. So far as we can see the bookseller must begin branching out and advertising widely, like the original department store man of 2f years ago. Ha must sell handker chiefs or laces or some other article which the department stores sell at a profit, at a price as much below de partment store prices as the department stores sell books tinder the boob' store prices. Then we shall see trade wars and more advertising and every buyer will be happy. STATE NEWS.

II. H. Stanley waa appointed postmastei at Tylorsburg. Tim Schuylkill Valley Christian Endavoi Union meets at oh Tuesday. Andrew Andreas was instantly killed at the Williams colliery, Pottsviile, by a faiL of coal.

The Christian Endeavorera of Schuylkill county, closed a two days' session at Pottville Saturday evening. Plans have been drawn for the early re building of the Providence Hosiery Mills. recently burned at Bristol, Two footpads held up and robbed of $69 Lack iwanua Station Agent lienry Sayrea at tleriryviile, near Stroujsburg. John Radebach, aged 85, of Penueld, was maimed and tossed into a creek by a train. but rescued alive, near Falls Creek, Tlie brake rigging on a Western Mary.

land freight car at Alteuwald broke, and the car ran away, clashing into a freight train at Kussell, four miles down tha road, wrecking both engine and oar. The United Mine Workers of America convened at Pottsviile and pledged the mselves in writing that they would work for and vote for measures to be introduced iu the Legislature by the mine wurkerr aud for measures for their beuefit. In jumping on a Iraight train" Edwaia McCJarin, of Columbia, fell under the wheals and was killed. While driving across the Lackawanna i tracks at New ilford, Lewis Knoil, of Montrose, was struck by a train and in- stautly killed. About 200 delegates attended the eighth meeting of the Grand Lodge.

Ancient Order United Workman, in Pittsburg Tuesday. Two years waa the sentence of Thomas Scott, of Lancaster, who stabbed Margaret Taylor. Tho woman's cotset saved her life. The Emig Grove United Brethren Camp-raeeling Association has decided to locate tlie new camp near Hanover, on the Western Maryland railroad. Lehigh Valley Railroad workmen at Mahanoy City were jacking up a gondola car where the implement broke and Foreman Levi Becker was crushed to death.

Justices Lawler and Cardih, of Shenandoah, and iioyle aud Jones, of Mahanoy, will appeal from Judge Pershing's decision declaring their election illegal. An unsuccessful attemp't was made early Tuesday morning to wreck tho second section of the Pennsylvania's rtouthwesturn express near Millergtown, Nobody was hurt. Asher Biibfer, who has been on trial at Easton for the past week for the murder of Daniel Ehly, his stepfather, on June 1 last, was acquitted Tuesday evening. The defendant on the witness stand admitted shooting Ehly, but claimed It was an accident, the revolver goiiig off ia a scufile. The verdict was a big surprise.

In a desperate struggle with John a burly burglar, at William Peun Tuesday, Constable Joseph Peters had two of bis fingers broken, but he lauded the big offender in jttil at the point ot a pistol. Pittsburg Episcopal churches are using for the present political campaign prayer arranged by Bis'nop Whitehead, a-iLing, among other things, that God will "bless our land with honorable industry, sound learning and pure manners, pre serve our unity aud keep ua from lawless-nees and violence." For the first time in the history of Pennsylvania the corner-stone of a publia school building was laid in Williamsport under Masonic oeremonies. Thu affair occurred at the new Washington school build bur, In the presence of 1300 members of the Masonic fraternity, the public officials of the city and the public school teachers. While surveying a tract of land In Crook township, Lvcoming county, G. B.

Fry and Joseuh Boost en. countered a large black bear. A revolver waa the only firearm tbe men had, and with this they put seven bullets into bruin. Fry then attacked it with an ax. The boar fought furiously, but was finally killed.

Tlie pistol ball did little else but stun tlm brute. The bear weighed 200 pounds dressed. Ex-Congreaaman Mutchlor, of Easton, has finally succeeded iu getting the Monroe leuders to support Barber for Con- gross and Democratic harmony now appears to be an assured thing. Ex-Oolloo-torC. B.

Staples, who opposed Barber at first, acoompampanled that gontlemen on a trip through t'ike county iu the interest of Barber's candidacy. Ttils Is believed to mean that an understanding exists between Mutchler and the Monroe loaders and the possible saving ot the dietrict the Democrats. THEY FOOLED WITH GUNS In tho Wrong Place and Pa-isngors on a Trolley Car Were Frightened. Wednesday three old cliapplos who love to carry a gun, not for huiithnz satta boh Just to carry a gun, boarded a I'ittston car. They were three sheets in the wl nd, as all hunters are who do nut hunt, but merely carry a gun.

Those thrw wora runny to-the point of pointing their sung lit each other. The passensors, especially the ladies did not likt that kind ot sport. In fact one Indy been me aflTeotud so fetidly that an attack ct nervous prostration wa threatened. And all the time thu At ill. ductor either did not see or didn't went to see the men who carried on the gun poling.

The hunters place was out el the car at that time. TUE STAR SPANGLED BANNER. (Used by the Republicans as a Political Hand Oh, say have you seen, lu the streets of our town. The Ua uaat is loved and reveiei by the nation Disgraced and debauched by the tag that 's lack OQ To cheer the liepubs in 'heir sad This political la to a liitJe wliire rjr, A disgrace to our beautiful nai: liw star apaDgfed batiu riii shame has to liOJl And Hie uatnes ot. McKinley and running mate tote.

on the nifrht of parade by the sick J. O. P. The flairs were as a bid tor loud But true patriots all were ll-gustd to see This vnicncM plain twit bad Biueerlnir. It iu bumola Utate tual tue llaga lUUSOIa-irruccd.

And with Uy-by-nlgai dodder lta beauty de-(aTd Yel the Star Spangled bancer In shame has to do. And the names ot McKinley and running mute tole. They may enout themselves hoarse for Mc- Kiulev and Hobe, For tor tae gold bur, and bo.ijus protec-tioii: Thcy'rx "some nuoipUns now, but tney don't own globe. And hi ust haul la their hums when they're through with election Ne'er cotuiuur they must, tor the people can't tnint The parly milch lnogrer-H's ure got to bul Then the star spangled baua again will ne'er And fie names or MeKlnlev and running mate tot. HA.Mi OUT Til FLAG.

Saturday, October will be flag day, the lost day oj the preliminary work of the campaign prior to the grand battle on November 3. Let everybody hang out the American flag on the 31st of October Democrat, Republicans. Prohibitionists, Populists, Mugwumps, and men of all parties, by whatever name they call themselves or are distinguished. Hang out the American flag, pure, unspotted, uudefiled! Display the stars and stripes, the symbol of forty-live united States, the emblem of union of seventy millions of free arid patriotic people! Display Old Glory unamended! Paste no man's name across it! Inscribe no partisan motto upon it! Fiy it it to the winds in the full significance of its thirteen stripes and forty-five stars, and nothing less, nothing morel Let every man unfurl the flag with this seutiment in his heart: "Not your flag, not mv flag. but oui- flag.

Fiy it not as a sign of division but as the emblem of unity. Let no man, let no candidate, let no party claim this flag as his personal prosperity; it is an heirloom handed down to us by our forefathers, not to any one In severalty but to us all jointly and in common, to hold in trust to be bequeathed by us unsul lied, untarnished and nndeflled to tha Greater American nation that is to follow US. Let us all, Democrats, Republican, or by any other party name we call ourselves look up to that flag with love and confidence. It represents the majesty of our nation, terrible to our foes but kind, benignant and protecting towards us. And f-i we gaze upon it, fnlly conscious oi wonder ful import to ns and the rest of man kind let us thankfully remember that no matter who may be elected the chosen one of our nation that "government of the people, for tlie people, by the people shall, perish from the earth." Leslie in the Sunday Telegram says of our candidate for Congress: If Mr.

Garman should be the lucky man, Luzerne countains will not be ashamed of him, nor the least afraid that he will array himself in any way against them. He is a shrewd, level headed man, and the person who would burn him for a fool, would find wise ashes. A few years ago he came here from Wyoming county. He wus then a po jr, struggling young lawyer, but being full of energy and push, he wasn't long iu going to the front. He is a good lawyer, wit ty speaker, and a decidedly companionable man.

THE estimate for the rnuning expenses of the War Office in Washing. ton is reduction in the annual expenses for salaries and con tingencies in that ofilc.es of from the estimates of four yeaes ago. This is but one of the many illustra tions of the elllc.ienoy and fidelity of the administration of the War Department under Secretary Lamont. The Secretary's rare executive ability, has been felt throughout the Department, and competent judges of all parties highly commend his reoord. The history of the Republican par ty for thirty years has been to so leg islate as to increase the purchasing power of money and decrease the value of the products of our farms, our laborers and miners.

Yes; even the precious metal that most Important one silver, which our fathers so prized and used so extensively to their credit and profit, hns been depreciated in value that the monopolist and money lender might increase the purchasing power of his gold. The English Home. Secretary, Sir Matthew White-Ridley, has expressed in decided terms his views as to the in the cose of the so-rtilled dynamite conspirators. That there has been gross bunging somewhere is evident; and it is not improbable that the resignation of the leading officials at Scotland Yard will be announced before the last is heard of the brilliant captures of Tynan and his friends. Moreover, the matter will certainly be brought before Parliament.

The blacklisting of employes making progress in this country. In some of the industries a Workman is bliikllsted If he is a member of an organization to (ulvanoe and maintain wage. In others a workman Is blacklisted If he doesn't join a McKinley organization. He catches It going and coining. He will be damned in this matter of organization if he does, and damned if be doesn't Even the problem novel of this year has failed to attract the usual number of readers, and students of social questions are trying to explain this sudden change.

The bicycle is blamed for this literary defection. It is said that men and womeh, youths and pr's, who nsed to send many of their evenings; scanning the pages of popular books, now enjoy scorching during the twilight and evening hours. This explanation may be partially true, bnt there must be other reasons that will partially account for the apparent indifference to literary relaxation. For one thing hard times have changed domestic conditions. Women do more household work these days.

They also try to save expenses by sewing and re. modeling old garments to suit the prevailing changes in style that the modistes are constantly inventing. Men find it so hard, to make money that they either work more or worry when they should be enjoying some relaxation. Even the boys and girls are kept busy. This year's political unrest also con tributes to-the disinclination to read.

The money question is being studied by many itersons who have been used to read novels'. Newspapers that devote considerable space to the expo sition of financial doctrines and theories are very largely read, as the ncreased and constantly growing circulation of such papers as the New York Journal sufficiently attests. Therefore the public library figures do not necessarily imply that the people of this country are becoming less fond of reading; they simply tell a story of decreased ready money, increased work and general pre-occu- pation. THOUGHTFUL 31 R. CARNEGIE.

Mr. Andrew Carnegie.the industrious gentleman who has accumulated several million dollars by constantly working the infant industry racket, has lately returned from England after a rather long-prolonged stay. He says that English financial circles are hoping for the election of McKinley and then adds that "all thoughful meu are for gold." AS Mr. Carnegie is for gold and he has accumulated a great deal of it by means of special tariff legislation we iufer that he is a "thoughtful" man. There was a little trouble at one of the Mr.

Carnegie's steel works in June, When the work- ingmen on Ins pay roll objected to a reduction in wages just after Mc Kinley had protected hii infant industries, Mr, Carnegie "thought" it would be a good idea to import a few Pink'ertons to shoot at the aforesaid workii.gmen. This was certainly "thoughtful" upon tlie part of Mr. Carnegie. As another sam ple of his "thought fulness," attention is called to the fact that when he secured a contract to furnish a lot of armor plate for government vessels he was "thought ful" enough to conceal a lot of blow holes and other imperfections in the plate. The mere fact that Mr.

Carnegie exercised his "thought" in this armor plate matter is evidence that he is for gold for all he can gijt, and not overly particular about the means to oe employed, uut we are sorry to note that while the thought ful" Mr. Carnegie was "thoughtful' enough to cover up the blow -holes he is not. "thoughtful" enough to under stana mat tlie people are doing a little thinking for themselves these days. Wednesday, October 23, will be Donatiou Day at the Home for Friendless Children in this city, aud the attention of the fanners- of the county is called to ttie fact that sup plies of all kinds will be received with special gratitude. Clu'ldren from all parts af the county are received at the Home, and it is therefore in cumbeiit upon all contribute toward the supjtort of this eminently worthy institution.

It is hoped that there will be generous response to the appeal of the management, which appears in another column of the Leader. Although it is not positive thing that the auditors will be awarded their offices, the people will make no mistake in voting for Good and Lindemann for this position. They are away ahead of their opponents as far as ability is concerned. Vote for Liudemann and Good. Bynum has been very successful, it is said, in soliciting "honest money" contributions- from the New Y'ork capitalists.

He can now put a few more shouters out to tell the people free coinage is a scheme in the interest of the silver mine owners. For county treasurer the Democrats have a splendid candidate In Rudolph 0. Hitchler. Competent and accommodating, Mr. HUohlur will fulfill the duties of treasurer with an eye single to the interests of the tax payers.

JKloct llltchlor. By the advance in" the price of whe'at millions of dollars have been made, not by the farmer who raised it, but by the gambler who bet on iT3 price. Tno price will drop again when the gamblers find enougli suckers to unload upon. Watch and see. The Republicans assert that Illinois, Indiana, Iowa and Ohio are for McKinley without a doubt.

But the manner in which Hanua Is working his financial and oratorical forces in these States gives the lie to this confidence claim. Whoever else wins In this election Editor Hearst lion won. It was an opportunity of a lifetime and it took a genius to rise to it. of their organs now admit that at the very time they were go confidently I predicting Bryau's defeat, they must 1 R.liiiit mat Jlclvinlev coulU not huve i held even Ohio, if the election had taken place a month And while they now claim Oiiio and a great deal more than they are sure of getting. admit in their more candid moments tiiat they do not know how thing are going to go throughout, the middle west, where lies the decision of the struggle.

Their canvassers come buck from those s'ate saying that they cannot tell what will 'happen on election day. All the old data for a calculation have been destroyed party lines have been obliterated, it is "anybody's The Chicago Record endeavored to have a postal ballot taken deeming that it would' be extensive enough so as to form a basis for an intelligent estimate. Under advice from the (State central committees the Bryan voters ceased sending in any more ballots, fearing some Republican schemes. Even with these returns as a basis the deductions made by different computators led to unaccountably divergent results. Each mart figured in his own way and there is no reconciling the differences.

The veteran campaigners, -who are llrm beleivers in political bluffs, still raise their voices in the same profession of confidence that they have used all along, even when they acknowledged afterwards that they knew they were wrong and had made false claims. Senator Quay makes just the same positive claims to-day that be did four years ago when his advice to Republicans to bet on Harrison all the money they could raise cost his delrjded believers hundreds of thousands of dollars. There are several States in which the result is so uncertain that no man living can predict It. Of course he can guess and according to the doctrine of probabilities he is just as apt to be right as to be wrong. A lucky guess makes him a prophet with a chance to say "I told you so;" the unlucky guess he may either deny or forget, unless he has backed up his opinion with cash.

i The very boldness of the Republican claims shows either ignorance or design, generally the latter, for it is considered good politics never to admit future defeat. Brag is a good dog, but holdfast is better. Take no stock in Republican predictions made for political effect. Vote for Bryan and the whole Democratic ticket. The future will take care of itself.

SIC WALL AND WATSON. The way matters are going now, if Mr. Bryan is elected President of the United States, there is some doubt as to who will be its Vice President, as in the event of the success of the Democratic ticket in its fusion with Populists it is probable that Jor Vice President no one will get a majority in the electoral college. Democrats and Populists have fused in twenty-six states, the division of electors being as follows, the first column in each' instance indicating the Democrat or silver Republican who is expected to vote for Mr. Sewall, and the second figure opposite each state the Populist who will support Mr.

Wat son 5 Colorado 8 5 1'liiho 3 Illinois BO 10 Kansas 10 11 4 4 Missouri VA 'i Nebraska 4 New 9 Nortl' Carolina 5 Nortti Dakota. 0 Ohio 18 Oregon 0 Pennsylvania. 28 South Dakota. 2 Utah a 2 West Virginia. 8 Wisconsin 1) Wyoming a Of course all the states named will not elect the fusion ticket; but of those who will, if there be enough for Mr.

Bryan to select him, there also will be sufficient for either of the vice presidential candidates to defeat the election of the other one. Tlie election would then go to the Seuate, where the same condition as that in the electoral college is presented, with this difference: Hie Senate can go to a compromise candidate on whom Democrats and Populists could agree, dropping both Sewall and Watson. As it is now, neither Republicans, Democrats nor Populists have a majority in the Senate; and there probably re enough gold Democrats to defeat any pronounced free silver candidate as a fusion nominee for the vice presidency. There is not money enough in the United States to pay the taxes. If the law required all of the national, State, city and oounty, and other taxes to be paid on the same day, it.

would require nearly five hundred million dollars more to pay them than there is gold, silver, and (taper money in the United States. Is it at all wonderful that tiinos are bard. Just think of it; not enough money In the United States to pay the taxes and then we are told that there Is more money than can And investment. It Is a good thing that all the taxes do not have to be paid the same day..