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O r > County Reformer 8. R. WEAVER, Editor. VOLUME 1. Plenty of money would put every Idle man to work. Any kind of fusion is straying from the ‘'middle of the road.” Gomi still going out of the country. Repeal another Sherman law. Tim senate tariff bill leaves demo cratic lies on the free list. Hay, that sacred gold reserve is ” mighty low, aint it? Tiik love of '‘pie” is all that is hold¬ ing: the two old parties together. The deck is now clear for the demo¬ crats to make some more promises. Dive ’em another chance and they’ll give the bankers some more bonds. Tmc record of the democratic party ia making honest democrats grunt. Wr denounce trusts—that is tosay^ some trusts.—The Democratic 1’arty. Comk to think, why, ye*, it was tho democratic party that demonetized •iver. Any nation that holds property rights above human rights is bar bariah. Tiik Populists have the bible on their aido and ought to have tho Christians. lii NbiiKos of prominent men have Joined in tho song, good-bye, old party, good bye. Tuk United States (staking the gold cure, hut England is taking the gold. How do you like it? 1 Tim democrats have done one thing they wero elected to do—thoy havo drawn their salary. Dkmockatb who refuso to cat repub¬ lican dishea aro getting out of the so called democratic party. IVk elected congressmen for our . servants, but they seem to be serving Wall street and bossing us. Tim sugar senators didn't do much talking, but the result Bhows that they rawed wood like sixty. I Tiiky are all in favor of free silver and they are all honorable men—if a fellow don’t cure what he Bays. Yks, they turned the rascals out, but the rascals they kept in are as bad or worse than those they kept out. Thk People's party is the only free silver party. Goldbug parties with free silver side shows don’t count. The house swallowed the tariff bill and is now barking at the senate to distract the attention of tho people. Thousands of recruits are coming to tire People's party every day. Reason: It is tho only party opposed o trusts. IIA vino been sold out for thirty years the voters in both old parties are coming in droves over to the pco tplo's party. ITiaikman Wii.son says the senate is a protective tariff body. It looks now like tho house nad about the same disease. The only difference between a gold bug and a bed bug is in the size nnd shape—the habits and characteristics about the same. That senate bill ought to have been disinfected before being sent to the country, but the democratic hou-e was not able to do it. Both the republican and democratic parties claim to be in favor of free ailver. They are in power, why don’t they give it to us? There is millions in that syndicate coal deal if Whitney, Lamont and Cleveland can Induce congress to put coal on the free list If Cleveland’s mission was to wreck the democratic party hit life is a suc¬ cess, and we are perfectly willing to attend his funeraL Wr rise to a question of privileges. Are you a democrat? If so how do yon know you are? What rule do you measure yourself by? A corfohation lawyer has been ap¬ pointed to help Carroll D. Wright to investigate the Pullman strike busi¬ ness That settles it. Protracted hot weather and a pro¬ tracted session of a congress of cow¬ ards and shitepokes is too much for one country to stand. At laat the McKinley bill is knocked out Now look out for good times, end If they don’t come charge it up to the democratic bosses. The man who will change his principle! for the rake of an offtae is a political prostitute, sad we Have Hit tf them ia thlt eratry ^ » ■?$>* .,-,• K- vr^-s^T: Hpal^ f»-*2 ajprajSgBjBEEM.,., AHr- "■. 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Tho Power of tho ltanks Over the Cur¬ rency anti Over tho Husincss of tho Country. - No question beforo the American people is equal in importance to the money question, and no phase of the money question is of equal importance to that relating to the power to issue it. The constitution of tho United States gives congress the power to “coin money and regulate the value thereof.” To coin means to create, and the Supreme court of the United States has said that congress has the power to issue or create paper money, and to make it a legal tender in the payment of debts. In 1840 the democratic party declared that “congress had no right to charter a United States bank.” They further declared that “such an institution was dangerous to the lib erties of the people and calculated to placo the business of tho country within the control of a concentrated money power and above the laws and the will of the people.” That plark was reaffirmed in every platform up to 18f.a Since that time both parties have espoused the cause of the banks of issue. Jefferson said that “banks wero more dangerous than standing armies.” At another time, in a letter to Mr. Kppes, he said, "book paper must he suppressed and the eireulat hip medium restored to the people to whom It belongs.’’ John C. Calhoun said, “The bunk is » union of the e pov ernment and , the money power—a union far more dangerous than church and state.” Henry Clay said, “I con¬ ceive the establishment of a national bank dangerous to the safety and welfare of this republic.” Thos. II. Benton said: “Govern¬ ment ought not to delegate this power (issuing money) if it could. It is too great a power to l>e trusted to any banking company whatever, or to any authority but the highest and responsible government. % I In two of Audrew Jackson’s messages he op¬ posed it with all the intensity of his nature. In his farewell address he said: “The result of the ill-advised legis¬ lation, which established this great monopoly, was to concentrate the whole moneyed power of the Union, with its boundless means of corrup¬ tion, and its numerous dependents, under the direction and command of one acknowledged , i a a l head; a thus or ganizing this particular interest as one hoi] y> aDd securing to it unity __ throughout and concert of action, the United States, and enabling it to bring forward, upon any occasion, its entire and undivided strength to sup port or defeat anv measure of the government. In the hands of this formidable power, thus perfectly or ganized, was also placed unlimited dominion over the amount of the cir culating medium, giving it the power to regulate the value of property and the fruit* of labor, in every quarter tf tat Ualeus aad to bestow prosper* ‘The \ oicc of the People is the Voice of God.” FOl T 0 A I NKS, GA fi iD ay aia r *■ ust si. Ot —* ity or brinfr ru5n npOQ cit y or section of the country, as might best comport with its own interest or policy.” No principle in political economy is letter established than that the volume of money regulates its value as compared with commodities. In other words the volume of money in circulation ti.ves prices. Then the power that controls The volume of money also controls prices of commo dities. Fur this very reason, says Uaiiiel Webster, “Congress was given control over tho currency.” The establishment of the National bank was a surrender of that power. The bankers have used it to their own ad vlUJ t a £e and against the people. The system of national banks, is ’a nut shell is, the people collectively as a government loaning money to the bankers at 1 per cent and borrowing it back at JO and 12 per cent The banker gets interest on what he owes and the people pay interest on what is coming to them. No one doubts the Ktabili( y of the bank notes, because they are backed up by the government the people. They are based upon the wealth and credit of the nation, ^>ut why the people should loan them to the banker at I per cent and bor ro ' v them back at 10 and ,2 per cent, BOme thing that nobody but the banker can explain, and he says “it is business, you know.” Many a demo cratic speaker has pledged the party to rCDeal 1 b>s system, but we find when lhe - v have the chance they walk ‘ n footsteps of the republicans aud rca1 1 /, in favor of granting ^e banks ,ti.l . further pr,v,lege S -Mr. 00 ' '' !n a measure to t . " at ''hen the bill came up to ^ Jol r ' 1S ° 3 »<* ,he twenty Tote was years as - ’ follows: In the Senate. 1 OR l:\TKNDINO tiie charters. Republicans...................... as Democrats........................ a ~ Total AGAINST EXTENSION. Democrats H Republicans 2 - Total 13 In the House FOR EXTENDING THE CHARTERS. Republicans...................... Democrats........................ 22 — Total 123 AGAINST EXTENSION. Republicans CO Democrats.. 5 Ci Grefenbackers eg) — This °tal.......................... 67 was a very light vote. Seventy eight democrats dodged the vote. Had thev come up and voted as they had talked and promised the bill would have been defeated. The democrats have made no effort in the present congress to secure the abolition these banks or of the system. Their pronrses have all fallen to th e ground. Leading journals already concede to the Populists a balance of power strong enough to dictate the next senator from Illinois, and that ance from Chicago alone. The try is largely anti-monopoly and will see to it that Chicago does not corner all the third party legislators. •— Chi cage tissrfhlifht- LOCAL POLITICS. If It Does Not Agree With the Platform and Action of tho National Party Jt Is a Fraud. The effort is being made in the west and south to deceive the people again on the silver question. Although the national platform contained a plank declaring for free silver on an inter¬ national basis, which means an in¬ creased ratio and the consent of Great Britain, that declaration was miscon¬ strued in the campaign of 1892, and nearly every southern and western democratic congressman, and many republican congressmen, were elected on the strength of their declarations in favor of free silver, at the ratio of 10 to 1, and without awaiting tfie ac¬ tion of any other government. Every¬ body knows the result. A majority of both parties voted against free silver. Both candidates for President in 1»92 were opposed to free silver. This is the record and it can’t be wiped out. This means that the government of the United States has practically gone out of the business of “coining money and regulating the value thereof,” and has turned that prerogative over to the bankers, it means that the whole business of this country is now placed in the hands of perhaps fifty bankers and brokers who can contract or expand the currency at will. Who can pro duce a panic whenever they desire and force the government to issue bonds at their bidding In some of the southern states the democrats have incorporated a 10 to 1 silver p]ank thclr pIat form. In CaMfor n j a the republicans have done the same thinp. 11 this is not for the purposb of deceiving the people, why is it? With eighty majority in the house the democrats were unable to pass a free silver measure. No sane man claims for an instant that the party w-ill be able to increase that majority. On the other hand it is more than likely that it will be re luced. If the democratic party, then, could not give us free silver with eighty majority,how can we hope to have it from a house with a reduced majority. The facts are plaiu. The democratic party is opposed to free silver. That is, a ma jority of their leaders are. If the western and southern democrats are sincere in their declarations for free silver let them cut loose from a party that is responsible ' for its defeat. What can the minority expect to do against the majority when it is known that the majority is and will be as sisted by the republicans. If the south ern democrats are in favor of free silver let them show themselves to be so by attaching themselves to a free silver party. No one expects free silver at the hands of the republicans. The whole record is against that party with more force than the democratic par ty. Only fifteen out of one hun a red and twenty-eight votes that were cast favored free silver. The adoption of a free silver plank in the state platform, as has been done by the democrats of Arkansas and the repub licans of California, is a fraud, a de¬ lusion and a snare. These men know that so far as its influence in national affairs will extend ,it. amounts to nothing. It is simply a case of a promise •< the t«U to wag the dog. It is put there to catch votes. It is not the policy of the national parties nor will it ever be put into effect by them. Again we say if they are in with regard to free silver let join a free silver party—the People’s party. KELLY JOINS THE POPULISTS Prominent Indiana Democrat Formal¬ ly Announces His Change of Faith. Indianapolis. Ind., Dispatch: Tha report that Freeman Kelly, one of thn foremost democrats in northern In¬ diana, has joined the Populists is con¬ firmed. Mr. Kelly was a candidate tor congress in his district several ago, and was defeated by John H. Baker, now United States district judge, by forty votes Kelly served two terms iu the legislature. In an interview Mr. Kelly says: “1 have left the democratic party and shall never return to it. The democrats have lied to me long enough. The party has made prom¬ ises year after year and has failed to keep them. It has been captured by the gold bugs in the east, and the great west, which is suffering for the want of money with which to do busi¬ ness, need never expect any assistance fro a it. I have left the party because it has not been true to its principles on the money question. I have joined the Populists because that party rep¬ resents my views on the money ques¬ tion. We need more money with which to do business. The circulation per capita has steadily decreased until there is not enough money with which to carry on the business of the coun¬ try. The people can not expect relief from either of the old parties. Neither can get away from the power of Wall street. The latest cry is for an inter¬ national monetary conference. Why should w-e go into an international conference while we are starving here at home for want of mtney? Let’s look after our own affairs first: let’s give the country money on which to do business and the cry of hard timei will soon pass away.” HOW SILLY! Congress accepted the senate bill and then turned round and passed bills to put coal, iron and sugar on the free list. This is like voting against the only silver law we had in order to clear the deck for free siiver. It will end about the same. The house was either bought, bulldozed or scared into their support of the senate bill with all its monstrosities. It was simply a confession of weakness that is wholly inexcusable. If the sugar trust and a few senator; are going to dominate legislation what is the use to have a house? It is silly now for the house to send bills to the senate to undo the mistake it has made. bills have been voted on separ¬ in the senate and defeated It a clear case ot dishonesty or incom¬ . __ More Contempt of Coart. “I am a PoDulist and am in favor ol both the old parties out so will never come into power 1 have been a democrat all life and am ashamed to admit it want every one of vou to go to the and vote the Populist ticket. ▼. £>eh» ONE DOLLAR PER YEAR. DEMOCRATIC PRAYER. A I.»mentation. NO. X. Almighty and and all powerful Cleveland, Thou who sittith upon the throne and ruleth with an iron hand, Thou who regardeth not lines or boundaries, or mountains or rivers or oceans. Thou who in the morning of thy glory forsaketh the cause of Maria ilalpin, and in tho evening espouseth the cause of a “nigger queen.” The morning sthrs sing together, but they pale before the dazzling rays of thy greatness. But, oh, almighty master, where is the glory of the democratic party? Where is she that sat upon the throne and cominonded the ad¬ miration of the world? What has be¬ come of her loveliness and her gran¬ deur? She was the greatest party in the nation—yea, in the whole world. But she has become as a widow—yea, as a harlot. She that was great among the na¬ tions and princes among the states, now dallieth with political libertines and weareth the bright colors of a harlot. Her heart is torn asunder and she weepeth, and tears are on her cliceka for her departed greatness. She bath embraced as lovers her enemies, even the republicans. She has rested lovingly in their arms while they played with her golden tresses. She hast permitted them to pollute her lips with kisses, and hast taken of their gold and slept in their politi sal bed. She is in sad plight. II r filthiness is in her skirts, and she remembereth not her last end. She hath grievously sinned. All that honored her dispise her, because they have seen her naked¬ ness. Her enemies revile her, her lovers mock at her and her friends hide their faces in shame. The republicans have entered into her sanctuary and laid polluted hhnds upon her honor. She winketh at her enemy and kicketh too high in the dance. And, now, all her people sign. They mourn her departed glory. They seek bread and find it not. Their pleasant places have departed. The sweet maiden, Democracy, doth smile no more on them. She hast taken her departure from the people. Sheseketh after political courtesans. She hast gone wrong. And the yoke of her transgressions rest heavy upon the people. Flushed with wine and pleasure she mocketh at their distress. And seeing our bhame our adver¬ saries, even the Populists, sorely dis¬ tress us. They encompass us roundabout and exclaim, “Aha!” We are the victims of much afliic tion. Our party has led us into darkness. Against us it has turned, but we Love it still: It breaketh our skin and flesh and bones, and fills us with gall, but we hang on. It sets us in dark places and hedges us about with broken promises and disappointments, but we cling to it. It has inclosed our ways, proved us liarg &nd made Qur paths crookedi but we shout for it. * It has made us desolate and set us up in derision before the people, but we freeze to it. It has made us drunk with tho wormwood of poverty, and covered us up with the ashes of despair, but we cry out in our distress, “Bully for the old party.” It has broken our teeth and pierced our soul with the iron of neglect, but we shout aloud from the hilltops, “We’ll vote ’er straight i J Most beloved Grover, we are glad we have not been kicked off the face of the earth. We thank thee that we arc permit- 4<ed to live. The democratic party is thy throne and we are thy footstool. Bear down on us hard, for we wor¬ ship the soles of thy feet. Bless us or kick us, according to thy pleasure; it is just the same to us. Bless the republicans who helped to repeal the Sherman law. Bless John Sherman, who is thine high priest in the senate. Bless Tom Reed, who also leads thy servants in the house. Bless Lil, the “nigger” queen of Hawaii, who had her throne kicked out from under her. Bless the National league, who are organized to suppress free speech and a free press. Lead them by a pillar of fire by night aod pillar of cloud by day. until they reach the house of the editor of the National Reformer, that they may slay him for daring to mention thy name. Ble^s everybody but the Populists and Maria Halpin. Bless especially the patches on our clothes. Grant that they may not only grow larger, but more numerous, as an indication that somebody is prospering. Seek thine own pleasure. Hunt fl 9 h or drink beer as seemeth best m thy sight, and when election time comes we’ll cast another vot« to thy fiery dmeoh NUMBEU 14 RELIGIOUS READING; TIIK HELP OF THE HOLY 8T1RIT. When Christ told his diseip’oa that it was best for thorn that ho should go away, he promised them that he would send unto them the Comforter, even tho Holy. Spirit, which promise was fulllllcd on the day of Pentecost, and since that day, the Holy Spirit has boon a necessary power in the life of every true Christian. He is inseparable from the Father, inseparable from the Hon. When we en¬ deavor to comprehend the length, breadth, and depth of this living reality, our minds are lost in wonder, love and praise. Without the Holy Spirit wo can do nothing. Even when wepray.it is the Spirit that indlteth our petitions for us, for w<‘ know not what to pray for aright. The Spirit enables us to see ourselves as wo are. poor, blind, and lost in the dark waves of sin, and when ho has opened our eyes, it is he that lends us to Christ, and says to us, ‘‘Behold the Lamb of God that (aketh away the sin of the world.” Jlo opens our blind eyes that we may behold wondrous things out of God's law. lie comforts us in sorrow, and when passing through B e deep waters of earth’s’trials which lie in our pathway, it is he that helps us to look to Jesus, who will gladly carry our burdens, and help us to pass through them all, and bring us safe on the other shore, free from earth’s pollution, with our garments washed anti made whito in tho blood of the Lamb. Jt is the Spirit that gives light, that Light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. It is tjjo Spirit that gives power, power over our foes, foes within and foes without. It is the Spirit that gives strength to over¬ come, and have enabled US to conquer, he will give us strength to stand. Who would not have be Ids led by the Spirit? dwelling Who would within, not presence ever to sanctify us unto all truth? Lotus depend mote upon the Hpirit and loss upon ourselves. Let us feel more the importnneo of his help. Let us pray more earnestly for his power in us, then we may make our Christian lives show to those around that we are abiding in Christ, Religious and the Holy Spirit abiding in us.— Herald. Look upon success and sweetness of thy duties as very much depending upon tho keeping of thy heart closely with all dilli gonce.—navel. now ms CHILD LED HIM. Several years ago my brother was In Springfield half oho cheerio s day, with about an hour on Ids hands before train time. Strolling along near tho depot, ho noticed a tidy restaurant, and went in for lunch. A bright boy came to take his order, and as soon as ho brought it sat down to his lessons. A respectable man, evidently the proprietor, was seated near the lire, with a disabled foot propped up in a chair. When my bro:her had finished his meal, he ap¬ proached boy him. Saying: “You havo a bright to wait on your eustomors.” pride, “Yes, indeed, said tho man, with parental “I couldn’t hire so good a hoy as that; ho is my son, and was the means of my open¬ ing this place instead of keeping a saloon, which was the way I got my living for some years; and I’ll tell you how it was. He came from school oilo day heavy-hearted, and when I asked him what was tho matter ho be¬ gan to cry hut couldn’t speak. After I had urged him, he said that in recess some of the boys asked each other what their fathers did. One said that his father was a plumber; another that his was a carpenter; and when thoy came to my boy, who said Ids father kept a saloon, one of them said : ‘That’s the mean¬ est kind of business,’ and I could sco that they all felt the same way. That made me feel awfully ashamed, so. father, if you will only give up the saloon, I ’Jl do anything I can to around help you.’ With and, that sobbing, ho threw his arms give it my neck, Well, tho end begged me to up. of it was I sold out. I don’t make so much money ns I did selling liquors, but it goes home. further, and wo have a happy My wife can help along because decent people come here for their meals, but before I did not like to havo her around, there was so much low talk. My boy has been as good as Ids word. I couldn’t ask for a better son." My brother thanked the man for his con¬ fidence, and after giving his hearty approval Christian. went his way.—Julia Hillings, in the Little SPIRITUAL -TOY. The plain truth is this, that what hinders our do this joy is allowed sin. The power of sin to is great. This Jittlo hand, said White Held, placing his hand near his eyes, as ho was preaching flooding in the field, while the glorious sun was creation with his beams— this little hand hides all the Justro of tho sun from my eyes, and so a little sin may evolve the soul in darkness, though the spiritual world bo all bright as heaven itself. But should we therefore be content to llye in dark¬ ness, oi set ourselves with more resolution against all forms and degrees of sin? Tho latter is the course of duty, and is it not alBO tlie course of wisdom? Is it idle to ask the question. What man¬ ner of person ought wo to be, in all holy con¬ versation and godliness? Why is it we do not understand thatour only concern in this world is, to keep a guileless spirit, a con science void of offence? Aias, that we should offer such things as love of lucre, or pre-eminence, jealous, or of sensual irrasciole pleasure, or and envious and feelings, to rest m our bosoms, and stay here from day to day, and week to week, and month to month, in the place which should be ever sacred to the gracious affections; in the temple of the Holy Ghost! Alas, that cold we should be so seldom infrequent, fast¬ so cursory, so in prayer; so in ings, so formal and Jifehss in the duties of the sanctuary; that we should bo so uncii - cuinspect ing in the in speech, so little pursuits intent on walk regardless Spirit: the in all i he of life so of great principle of Christian mo.*als, which demands that we do all things, God. even to eating and drinking, to the glory of Here Is the secret of our want of re¬ ligious joy, of our spiritual doubts and feais; and also of our readiness to justify them. THE DYING YOUTH. There is no place on earth like a dying bed. There i;» no hour in man’s brief journey across this world, like a dying hour; so solemn, so impressive, and so full of dread interest to each individual when he arrives etthat place, and fee's ihat his hour hiis come. Then the soul makes a pause. Hhe looks back on a re¬ ceding world, and onward into a dark im fathomed eternity. There is no retreat. The hour of exehanginging wo: Ids has conm. To have then a good hope of pardon, and of heaven, how bles.y d nnd Invaluable! To have all no hope then, when flesh and sundered, heart fall, anti mortal ties are about to be and to die in despair, how dreadful beyond imag¬ ination to conceive! To avoid it is worth a whole life of ceaseh ss effort and prayer. Anil yet such dread hours do come, with a 1 their indeseriliable solemnity. That hour came iff the history of a youth of sixteen, the child of many prayers.-—New York Evan. CHB1ST CAMK TO MAKE MEN HOLY. About one tiling there enu be no doubt. Christ came to this world to make men holy. Whether wo take his own words or those of his disciples, this- alone was the object of his mission among men. Indeed, the one thing on which a 1 agree is, thnt Christ puts a new an<l larger meaning into the words “right¬ eousness’' and “holiness.” We find it in every phase of salvation of his teaching. . No oilier con¬ ception in a pure heart and righteous living is to be found in the New Testament writings. The contention of Christ witii the religion¬ ists of ids lime was that they had lost the idea of spiritual religion out of their hearts and therefore out of their worship. Scribes and Pharisees alike knew as Ue y WeieNl of hb teaching that they were not to bt< school; ihot lie must be sib nerd or Id's idea of iclfi i ”i vveuid —Central Christian Auvo cat*,