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We are Fighting lor PRINCIPLE Not Party Men. VOL. i. Populist Hot Shot. God loves the poor. The rich hate them. —Herald. The republicans abuse the Popu lists because they are not republi cans. The Populists abuse the re publicans because they have made silver worth (52 cents an ounce, wheat 85 cents a bushel, cotton 6 cents per pound, glutted the coffers of the Hothschilds, and made pau pers of 10.000,000 American people. —I'opal i#t. Kdu cat or. Thereupon, for telling tales out of school, the combine put on the Wall street screws and squeezed pdor Wanny for a cool million. What's the matter with the gov ernment putting the unemployed at work building a telegraph sys tem? Rates could be reduced 50 per cent and the line paid for in one year. —Citizen, Cleveland, Ohio. The only thing the people in this country want is more money, and they don't care whether it is on rags, paper, gold or silver. Tt is the stamp of the government that rhakes the value, notwithstanding the "intrinsic value" fiends' state ment to the contrary. The people want more money and they are going to have it. —Tribune. A citizen said: "I want money that's good in Europe!" Well, by the eternal verities, we dont. We want money that is good in Spink county, State of South Dakota and United States of America, western hemisphere. Any money that is "good" for a creditor and gets bet ter and better for a creditor is durn poor stuff to peg up a debtor with. —Advocate, Buffalo, N. Y. Who is it that supports the re. publican yartv! The saloons, the banks and "sassiety." The com mon people will vote with the party that looks after their inter ests —the Populists. J. B. Davidson, chairman of the republican county central commit tee, made a trip to Roslyn and vi cinity this week on political busi ness. He will find that outside of the machine politicians, the people don't take very kindly to republi can ring rule. THE WEEKLY DAWN. OUR MOTTO: KEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. ELLENSBURG, WASH., OCTOBER 6, 1894. Republican Silver Record. As the republicans are evidently shaping their policy to pretend to l»e friends of silver, it is just as well to examine a little into the»r record on the subject. It is what parties do when in power, and not what they promise to do while out. that settles the question of their intention and their sincerity. Briefly told, the republican record on silver is as follows: Demonetized silver, 1-S7-J. Defeated coinage bill, 1875. Defeated free coinage in 1878, and substituted the silver purcha sing act. In the house, June 2oth, 1886, twenty-three republicans voted for silver and 180 against. April 8, 1888, republicans for sil ver, 80, against, I'B. June 7, 1888, republicans for sil ver, 15; against it, 127. In the senate, June 17, 1800, there were 15 republican [votes for silver, and 25 against. In the house, March 'J i, 1802, for silver, 11; against, 67. Senate, July 2, 1802, for silver, 11; against, 10. House, July 18, 1802, for silver, 0; against, 60. House, August 28, 2808, for sil ver, 18; against, 111. (This was th" vote to repeal the purchasing clause of the Sherman act at the extra session.) The Bland seigniorage bill, which Cleveland vetoed, received only fifteen republican votes in the house, while 110 were cast against. In the senate 18 votes for and 20 agaisnt. If there is anything in all this to show that the republican party will ever do anything for silver, thej' are welcome to make the most of it. —Nonconformist. In 1896 Populists who have join ed the A. P. A. will get patent kick ing machines to use on themselves for being such fools for going into that order. Geaigia had her State election on Wednesday. There is no doubt iml what the Populists have made heavy jrii'is, if they have not car ried the State. We will get the correi returns when the freight fcraiub bring the new*. Think of It. Only think of the millions of poor people, the hungry, pale faced mothers, and the starving children, the wrecked homes, and the army of men tramping, because of enforc ed idleness. Then think of Mrs. Vanderbilt's little poodle wearing a $.50,000 dog collar. And now we are told that this ''great lady" has just paid $800,000 for the crown formerly worn by the Empress Eu genia. Who pays for that crown? It would seem as though aristocra cy would be wise enough not to pa rade their ill-gotten booty before a long suffering people, at this time, when the whole nation is looking for an outbreak in every State.— Slate Guard, Pueblo, Colo. Good-fiye, Old Party, Good Bye. As F whs walking down the street, Good-bye old party, good-bye, A republican I chanced to meet, Good-bye, old party, good-bye, Said he to me, "We're in it now," Good-bye, old party, good-bye, Says I to him "I can't nee how," Good-bye, old party, good-bye. CHORUS. Bye, party, bye-hve. Bye, party, bye bye, Bye, party, bye-bye. Good-bye, old party, good-bre, "The people want a cnange, said he, Good-bye, old party, good-bye. Said I, "But not to your part-ce," Good-bye, old party, good-bye, "They're all for G. O. I*'," he cried, Good-bye, old party, good-bye, "Except the toiler," 1 replied, Good-bye, old party, good-bye. CHOKUS. "We've got the business men" he hoots, Good-bye, old party, good-bye, Says I: "By that you mean the plutes," Good-bye, old party, good-bye, At that he madly cursed and swore, Good-bye, old party, good-bye, He'll be a Pop in two years more, Good-lne, old party, good-bye. Gi oystkin was hired to go down in Oregon by the republicans to help democrats thresh their oats. The consideration for his services was chaff, on which, the republi can party must sleep after Nov. 0. The astronomers made a mistake in calculating the numerous eclipses for the year 1894, and they now say that the most noticible eclipse of the year, will occur ou Nov. (itli —a total eclipse of the demo-repub lican party, in which it will be eu ; tirely wiped out. Visible to ail parts of the United. Expose Fraud and corruption Wherever Found. More of Their Record. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat, the leading republican organ of the west, in its issue of March 81, 1894, says: •'Bland's attempt to pass the seigniorage bill over the veto failed. On the democratic side he secured much more than the two-thirds vote, but the republicans were a gainst him and defeated him. This destroys the last chance of the democracy to monkey with silver during the life of the present con gress at least." Yes, to a great extent this does "destroy the last chance of the democracy (or anyone else) monk eying with silver during the life of the present congres," and this de struction, as it is unblushing!v no nounced, was wrought b;; rpubli can hands. After this let us hear no more republican groaning over Mr. Cleveland's calloused heart- God knows it is bad enough and hard enough, and all sympathy with the distress now prevalent all over the country; but bad as it is, and bad as it would be if it were ten times worse, it would still not be half as calloused, devilish and unfeeling, as the rhinoceros hides, and impish glee of the republicans who dance with delight at having, with their own hands, defeated the only measure before congress in tended to afford the people any re lief whatever; and thereby put a way, during this session of congress, at least, the possibility of any leg islation that can even tend to quiet the demon of want and hunger and danger of revolution. Oh yes, republicans, complain and condemn Grover Cleveland and his unfeeling heart if you will, cru cify him with your anathemas, if you must, in order to cover up your own tracks, but for God's sake have the decency to wash your own hands of this black dis tress and dispair, before you come to the people with your baby cry of /Look at him, ma."—Commoner, Wichita, Kan. A. L. Flint and family is about moving to North Yakima to re side NO. 10.