END OF THE 1896 POLITICAL CAMPAIGN

Cortland Evening Standard, Saturday, October 31, 1896.

END OF THE CAMPAIGN.

Closing Demonstrations Held In Many Cities.

DOINGS OF BRYAN AND M'KINLEY.

Palmer and Buckner Meet With a Disorderly Reception In Missouri—Other Gossip.

   PARIS, Mo., Oct. 31.—Generals Palmer and Buckner arrived here in their trip through Missouri and were met at the depot by 500 people.

   It proved an unwelcome greeting they received and the party was compelled to pull out without accomplishing anything.

   As the candidates stood on the rear platform with the heads bared a number of young men pushed up with a big Bryan banner and shoved it under the noses of the generals.

  Several efforts of General Buckner to speak were interrupted by cries of derision, many in the crowd yelling:

   "Look at the McKinley aid society."

   Stung at this last fling, General Buckner pointed at the banner and said:

   "Let me tell you who and what constitutes the McKinley aid society. In 1892, on a sound money platform, we elected Grover Cleveland, but the last elections in Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky and Ohio were disastrous, because you, you shouters with your heresies, drove the party into failure and contempt. Hold up the banner. There is the emblem of the McKinley aid society. Look at it."

   The train had to pull out to get away from the banner carriers.

   Many in the crowd expressed regret at the occurrence.

   At Fayette Generals Palmer and Buckner received even worse treatment than at Paris, and for a time violence was threatened the [National Democratic] candidates.

   The party was greeted by a howling mob, which seemed bent on causing trouble from the moment the train stopped. No sooner had the two generals emerged upon the car platform than a Bryan banner, bearing the inscription "Fayette Democratic Club," was thrust into General Palmer's face by its bearer. A citizen named Williams tried to urge peace, and the gold men rallied and rushed the banner back. This only made the disturbers more ugly.

   A man tried to punch General Buckner with a flag pole and Williams seized it and the crowd rushed upon him and began beating him.

   The rioters then tried to get at the generals and strike them with their banners.

   Scores of men fought around the car end, women were pushed about and knocked down and many blows were exchanged.

   An old farmer climbed on to the rear end of the car and shouted: "You are carrying Missouri for McKinley." He was pulled down by the crowd.

   After five minutes of fighting and screaming and blowing of horns, the train pulled out without the candidates even trying to make a speech. The most of the rioters were young men and belonged to the so-called Fayette Democratic club.

William McKinley.

DEMONSTATIONS AT CANTON.

Chauncey Depew Among Major McKinley's Visitors.

   CANTON, O., Oct. 31.—The demonstrations have been continuing in Canton all week with an increase of vim and parade effects. Chauncey M. Depew made enthusiastic comment of the marvelous scenes enacted here. No more novel or grand campaign sight has been presented in this campaign of notable features than the one which greeted Major McKinley in the afternoon, when he returned from the depot, whither he had accompanied his distinguished guest, Chauncey M. Depew.

   Most conspicuous in the throng of people that crowded the yards and streets about his home were thousands of public and Catholic parochial school boys of Canton waving American flags and shouting for McKinley. Back of them and all around them were the school girls of Canton, and still further in the rear were the fond parents of those children, men and women of Canton, in countless numbers.

   The affair which attracted this assemblage was arranged by the schoolboys themselves. When they decided to call on Major McKinley to pay their respects it was early concluded to carry out the plans pursued by older people, and this was accomplished most successfully. Major McKinley was visibly affected by the demonstration of his old neighbors and their children, and it was with much feeling that he delivered an address in response to the greetings. This was the fitting demonstration with which college day ended.

   The demonstration of the students, according to Mr. Henning, one of the men in charge, was participated in by representatives of 45 institutions of learning. They hurrahed and yelled and made the town resound. Besides a response by Major McKinley, the students enjoyed an address from Chauncey M. Depew.

William Jennings Bryan.

BRYAN IN WISCONSIN.

Democratic Candidate $peaks In Many Towns From His Car.

   MADISON, Oct. 1.—Mr. Bryan's speeches were made at Green Bay, Depere, Kaukauna, Appleton, Neenah, Menascha, Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, Chester, Juneau, Watertown, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson, Janesville, Evansville, Madison and other Wisconsin towns. None of them was of more than 30 minutes duration except the addresses which were made at night at Madison.

   All except the Madison speech were made from the rear platform of his special car. This arrangement proved of immense benefit to Mr. Bryan physically, saving him the wear and tear of making his way back and forth through immense crowds of people, eager to press close to him and also in saving time.

   From almost the beginning of the day's tour the train ran ahead of time, bringing Mr. Bryan into Madison so that he began his speech in advance of the hour scheduled for his appearance.

   There was no semblance of disturbance at any place till Janesville was reached, though it was apparent from the display of yellow badges [gold] in many places, that his audiences were not entirely in sympathy with him. Still there was respectful attention even on the part of those who wore the colors of the opposition and the silver men were at all places demonstrative.

   Mr. Bryan has given out a statement denying in detail the stories to the effect that he is or has been a member of the A. P. A. or any similar organization, and stating his position on the sectarian school question.

PAGE TWO—EDITORIALS.

What is Money?

   Two hundred years ago the money system of England was in a state of great confusion and the best statesmen of the nation were considering the best means of restoring it to order,

   John Locke in writing to a friend said:

   "The affair in our money, which is in a lamentable state, is now under debate here. What the issue will be I know not. I pray for a good one. I find everybody almost looks upon it as a mystery. To me there appears to be none at all in it. 'Tis but stripping it of the can't which all men that talk involve it in, and there is nothing easier. Lay by the arbitrary terms of pense and shillings and consider it in grains and ounces and 'tis as easy as telling of twenty."

   The contest at that time was exactly such as we are now engaged in, and raised the same issue. Silver was then the standard in England, as it had always been, and the coinage had become debased through clipping. The question was, How shall it be reformed? Up to that time an ounce of silver had been coined into five shillings. A large party in the state demanded that it should be coined into six and maintained that each shilling would remain just as valuable and would buy just as much as if the ounce of silver were coined into only five shillings and therefore everybody would be so much better off.

   The idea naturally became quite popular, just as it is with us at the present moment, when many people are of the opinion that there is something magical about a government stamp and that 50 cents' worth of uncoined silver can be made worth a hundred cents by putting it through the mint.

   It was to combat this idea that Locke wrote his essay on the money question that settled it for all time in England. He stripped the issue of all its ambiguities by treating money as so many stamped grains of metal. "An ounce of standard silver," he said, "can never be worth an ounce and a quarter of standard silver; nor one ounce of uncoined silver exchange for an ounce and a quarter of coined silver." Everybody who reflects at all, says the Chicago Times Herald, must see that this is true, but it would be more clearly seen if we ignored, as Locke suggested, the arbitrary terms of dollars and cents.

   Suppose a coin instead of being stamped "one dollar"' bore the inscription "this is 412 1/2 grains of standard silver," or "this is 25.8 grains of standard gold." The government weighs out the precious metals because of their superior convenience as a standard of measurement for other commodities, and if, instead of our using the term dollar, we should use the term ounce, the exchange could be just as readily effected. So many ounces of silver or so many ounces of gold for so many bushels of wheat or pounds of cotton.

   From this point of view the money question is as simple as the table in addition. The confusion begins when the term dollar is applied to different metals at different weights, and the government makes them both legal tender at the same value. Then we get lost in a tangle.

   Nobody in the world objects to the free and unlimited coinage of silver as such. The objection is to fixing its price in relation to gold and to debts. The government has just as much right to fix the price of wheat or of cotton in relation to gold and say that so many bushels of wheat or pounds of cotton shall be equal to one ounce of gold as to say that sixteen ounces of silver shall be worth one ounce of gold.

   It has often been suggested that the legal tender quality should be taken from both metals and unlimited coinage given to both. That would leave them to stand on their merits and immensely simplify the money question. This is the manner now in all international business transactions, where money goes by weight and not by tale. There are economists who think that the system could be advantageously adopted in domestic transactions.

Mark Hanna.

HANNA'S STATEMENT.

McKinley Has 311 Electoral Votes Sure and Probably 26 More.

   CHICAGO, Oct, 31.—Chairman Mark Hanna of the Republican national committee furnishes the press a statement today declaring that he is confident that McKinley will get no less than 311 electoral votes. He says Kansas, Virginia, Washington with 20 votes are probably safe for McKinley and that Missouri and Texas with 32 votes are doubtful. He gives Bryan Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, South Carolina, Utah, Idaho, having a total of 78 votes.

HALLOWEEN LAST NIGHT.

A Very Enjoyable Party Given by Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Cobb.

   The home of Mr. and Mm. Frank H. Cobb on Monroe Heights was made merry last night by a Halloween party given by them. About seventy guests were present. As the guests arrived the rooms were darkened and they were met by six ladies, dressed in white, Mrs. F. H. Cobb, Mrs. C. H. Price, Mrs. C. A. Lownsberry, Mrs. George C. Hubbard, Miss Ella Walsworth and Miss Eleanor Miller. These ladies acted as witches during the evening, and Mr. Randolph H. Miller acted the part of the devil.

   While Miss May Parker played the weird music, the witches danced around the kettle of fire. After the witch dance was over all sat around the fire and. Mrs. Hubbard told the fortunes, past and future of the gentlemen present. While this was in progress they were surprised by the appearance as ghosts of several of the business men who could not come before, and Mrs. Hubbard also read them their fortunes.

   Later in the evening elaborate refreshments were served. All had a most delightful time. The guests present included those who were present at the celebration of the anniversary of their marriage a few weeks since.

BREVITIES.

   —Everybody is decorating this afternoon for the grand parade to-night and the streets are full of people from all over the county.

   —A regular meeting of the hospital board will be held at the hospital on

Monday afternoon next, Nov. 2, beginning at 8 o'clock.

   —Next Sunday will occur the twenty-fifth anniversary of the ordination of Rev. L. A. Ostrander, pastor of the Lyons Presbyterian church.—Geneva Times.

   —Miss Marie L. Morton has taken the agency for the National Life Insurance Co. of Montpelier, Vt., and will look after the interests of that company in Cortland.

   —New advertisements to-day are—A. Mahan, pianos and organs, page 6; Baker & Angell, fall and winter footwear, page 5; G. J. Mager & Co., the free coinage, page 7.

   —C. H. Drake's half in The Record company, on which B. E. Miller, the other partner, held a mortgage, was sold at sheriff's sale this morning and was bid in by Mr. Miller for $300.

   —To-night is Halloween and the police ask that business men be particularly careful about taking care of their signs, etc., when closing up to-night and they may thereby possibly avoid considerable annoyance.

   —Mr. George A. Crossman this afternoon received from New York a gold bug badge such as thousands of Republicans are wearing in that city to-day. It is a novelty and is about three and one-half inches long and wide. So far as is known it is the only one in the county.

McGRAWVILLE.

Crisp Local Happenings at the Corset City.

   Dr. E. A. Didama of Cortland is now treating Fred Clegg who is on the sick list.

   Mr. D. W. Carr, salesman for the McGraw Corset Co., was in town to-day.

   Mrs. W. T. Bushby and children and Mrs. Mark Brownell of Cortland and Mrs. Thompson of New York are guests at C. B. Warren's.

   Mrs. Townsend received the sad news this morning of the death of her mother, Mrs. Van Sickler, at Prattsville from grip.

   Mr. Albert Mudge is farming for George Flint.

   Over a hundred young people were present at a school's social in Academy half last evening. Cummings and Maybury's orchestra furnished music. Refreshments were served and a good time enjoyed by all. Following is the program as carried out:

   Miller Boy.

   Boston.

   King William.

   Spoons.

   Jim Along Josie.

   Refreshments.

   Going to Boston.

   Magic Music.

   Three Deep.

   Gossip.

   Jim Along Josie.

   Mrs. N. W. Smith and daughter Winifred entertain a number of their friends at tea this afternoon.

   Miss Gertrude Vincent is visiting friends in Cincinnatus.

   Nice wool felts 90 cents each, cigarettes 3 cents each, black tips 13 cents each, at Mrs. P. W. Chaffee's.

   Mrs. Flora Warner Brundage, widow of the late Hiram W. Brundage who died last January, passed away at her home on East William-st. last Friday morning. She has been in poor health for several years and had been a great sufferer. Since her husband's death she has been despondent and death was doubtless a relief. She has lived in Bath for the greater part of her life. She was a teacher in Haverling for several years before her marriage with Mr. Brundage twenty years ago, and highly esteemed by associates and scholars. One sister, Mrs. A. A. Abboft of Medina, O., and three brothers, John S. of Medina, O., Ralph H. of McGrawville, and Seth L. of this village remain to mourn her death. The funeral was observed last Sunday afternoon. She was a woman of lovely Christian character and will be missed by a large circle of friends.—Bath N. Y. Advertiser.