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ESTAB1JSHED 1854.
THE LEON REPORTER
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Leon ,Iowa,Postofflee.
The republican state central commit
tee of Iowa bas decided to call the state
convention to nominate state officers for
August 1. The convention will be held
at Des Moines. i,
July 4,1900 will be a mighty good
day upon which the American people
may wisely declare their continued al
legiance to the truths of that Dealara
tion of Independence denied and re
pudiaied by the Republican party.
A vote for the Republican party
means an endorsement of Great Brit
ain's destruction of the two little South
African republics the single gold stand
ard
trusts
and imperialism. Do you
want then.?-—Whitehall (III Register.
The Cincinnati Knquirer is beginning
to see it. It
SBVS:
"The suggestion that
the trusts and monopolies are nearly the
sole beneficiaries of prosperity is not a
dream.
The
distribution of the results
of enterprise and labor is more lop sided
than ever before."
The
Kepublicans of the Tentn Con­
gressional District of Missouri extended
their
"sympathy to the heroic Boers of
Transvaal in their struggle for lib
erty." They will probably find that
this piank of their platform will be con
spicuous by its absence from the Repub
lican National Platform.
The populists at Sioux Falls notninat
ed as their national ticket Bryan and
Towne. There was a lively fight over
the question as to whether a candidate
for
vice-president should be named by
the convention. The proposition to
await the
snort list of things accomplished under
republican rule that will not be included
in the things pointed ah
Revival of slavery under the flag.
Official recognition of polygamy.
Unparalleled growth of criminal trusts.
Taxation without representation.
Carpetbagging.
Continuation of odious stamp taxes.
James Creel man, writing to the St.
Louis Republic of Bryan's visit to
Toledo a few days ago, says:
"No man who knows anything about
Ohio politics can doubt the meaning of
the great scene which was witnessed
when Mayor Jones declared that Mr.
Bryan was a fitting leader to redeem the
government and restore it to its people.
There came from ^ie audience that
crow'led-everv foot of the'vast building
a bound lhat.might have come from the
throat of a whirlwind. That mighty
shout meant the collapse of the reign
of McKinleyism in Ohio."
Wm. J. Bryan made the following
plain, common sense statement Monday
in Michigan in reference to the repub
lican party and trusts. His reasoning
is unanswerable. "The republican
party," he said, "has made ambiguous
references to trusts in their platforms
t'lis year, but the republicans have the
-evident, the senate and the house of
riprc-entativep. If ever they intend to
act now the time to do it. They
have full power. If they do not act
against the tiusts now at the beginning
o" a presidential cumpHitrn, how can we
expect 11.em to act after the campaign
is over'.'"
Two important decisions have been
rendered by United States courts with'
in 'the past week which intimate strong
ly the trend of judicial mind against
the McKlnljy policy of imperialism,
and its determination to uphold the
•"'long line of varying decisions which the
^'''administration and the- Republican
''parly ignore. In the United States
District Court at St. Paul, Minn,, Judge
AVin. Lochren held, that immediately
upon the cession of Porto ltico, that
'island became a part of the United
States and that the Federal .Constitu
tion thereupon ex proprio vigore ex
tendgd over the isle^d aqd its pfople
A ^western congressman recently re
ceived the following note from one of
his rural constituents to whom he had.
sent a consignment of garden seed:
"Kind sir and esteemed friend. I have
$v-^the s» Is. They came this morning and
guty very well, .specially the cabbage
^seed which grows well in this soil, please
send me 2 loads of fertilizer and a new
harrer and if you will send me a man
for a couple of days I would be obliged.
^Vith his help I know the garden stofi
t^irill turn out al rite and I mil send
gome to yon and the president. Your
at is he an S
THE
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ism and human bondage.
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
PROCLAIM INDEPENDENCE ONCE
AGAIN.
On July 4,1776, Liberty bell proclaim
ed to the world the birth of a new
nation, the charter of whose liberty,
was the Declaration of Independence.
Its announcement brought joy to the
hearts of myriads of oppressed of all
nations, for it« principles were those
undying principles of hnman freedom
and meant the downfall of tyranny for
which a multitude of heroes had shed
their blood. For the first time in the
dark history of the world, a nation tie
came free, and its people its own gov
ernment.
But now, that immortal document is
scotled at and mocked as antiquated
and effete, and in the place of its prin
ciples of liberty and popular sover
eignty, is now erected a government
of plutocracy, utterly subversive of
popular sovereignty. The pernicious
leayen of imperialism is permeating
the principles which lie at the base ol
a people's government' and under the
guize of benevolence and commerce, it
threatens to diBtroy American liberty
and negative the Great Charter upon
the observance of which the nation can
alone exist and flourish in the future
as it bas in the past.
Thousands of Americans are familiar
with the spirit of the Declaration of
Independence who have never read it,
and the time has come to again place
it
before the eyes of all men, that they
may remember the undying principles
of
an
instrument that has made it pos
sible for tbem to breathe ttie air ot
freedom. To that end therefore, it is
here suggested that on the Fourth day
of July next, or on the preceding day,
every newspaper in the United 8ti
of American proclivities, puj
full the Declaration of Inj
and thus prepare the
reat
HOVOT MK1WO TOWPTH CO.. H1W YOUK.
WHOLESALE PLUNDER.
The McKinley government is mighty
kind to its favorites. It recklessly gives
away the people's money to its pets.
Thirty-four generals and colonels had
reached the retiring age and each of
them was advanced a grade just before
retiring. An increase of pay amount
ing to $1,600 was given to each of tbem
for life, for which there was no reason
in great merit or distinguished services.
Hardly one of them had a reputation
as broad as a township. Here area few
of the cases and the rest Are like unto
them: J, W. Forsythe was made a
major general and served three days
Z. K. Bliss served eight days W. H.
Nash was made a brigadier and served
ten days J. M. Mizuer served twelve
days Anson Mills served five days C.
H. Coultori served two days and got
$1,500 extra annual pay for life C. B.
Agan was dismissed for disgraceful
conduct and will receive full pay aa
long as he lives and he bids fair to live
forever. Not one of the thirty-four
promoted officers served over five
months in his new office and nine'
tenths of them less than thirty days.
That's the way the money .goes pop!
goes the weasel.—Omaha Nonconform"
mist.
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After the Porto Rican perfidy Cuba
knows only too well what she may ex
l»ect' .1 .}-
is robbed of its terrors by
the fact that tKe best med
ical authorities state that it
is a curable disease and
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one of the happy things
about it is, that.. its victims
rarely ever lost hope.
You know there in all torts of
secret nostrum! advertised to cure
consumption. Some nuke absurd
claims. We only say that ifUkcn
In time and the laws of heatth are.
properly observed,
SCOTT'
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will heal the inflammation of the
throat and luntt and nourish and:
strengthen the body so that.it,can
throw off the disease.
We have thousands of
I moniab where people daim*
have been pamaaaitiy
this malady*
joe. «ndSl.oo, alldruggliM.'
SCOTT 4 BOWNE, Chrmisu, New Yoi
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POWDER
ENTER, POLITICAL PROPHETS.
Already the political prophets are
figuring on the elrctoral vote for presi
dent. General Grosvenor, of Ohio, has
furnished a forecast in which he gives
Mr. McKinley 260 and Bryan 174 elec
toral votes, and leaves the votes of
Delaware and Kansas doubtful. The
Ohio congressman in 1806 made a very
close guess at the result of that year's
election, and his estimate for this year
is hardly a partisan claim-all. Although
assured of McKinley's, election he puts
down in his certain column eleven yotes
less for his candidate than when Mc
Kinley received 271 and Bryan 176 votes.
He gives.Bryan Kentucky's 13 votes, 12
of which went to McKinley in 1896, and
also Maryland's 8 votes, which McKin
ley received four years. On the other
hand, he gives McKinley the following
votes which went to Bryan in 1896:
South Dakota, 4 Washington 4, and
Wyoming 8. The states marked doubt
ful, Delaware and Kansas, cast respect
lively 3 and 10 votes.
The estimate of this year's vote, made
by the Bryan managers, as furnished to
the New York World, is much more
grasping fthd boastful. By this esti
mate it is claimed for Bryan that he has
196 votes in the sure list,while McKinley
has only 168. la this claim for Biyar.
are placed the votes not only of the
solid south and the western silver stateB1
of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska,
Nevada and Utah, but also Delaware,
Kansas, West Virginia and W yoming
The doubtful states placed in this esti
mate are New York, Indiana, Ohio and
Minnesota. This Bryan estimate claims
as doubtful, the states which gave Mo
orities of 134,882,18-
vote#,
state is emphasizod.—Leader.
THE DEMOCRATIC OPPORTUNITY.
The oppoctunity of the time-honored
Democratic party is in sight. The party
has always claimed to be the party of
the Constitution. Its founder wrote
the Declaration of Independence, and
the principles of the Declaration of In
dependence are attacked by the McKin
ley administration. A great Democrat
formulate# the Constitution, and the
Constitution is arrogantly limited or set
aside. The question now is, whether
there is enough of wisdom and patriot
ism in tfie party to measure up this
great occasion and rescue the govern
ment from those who would sap and
mine the foundation upon which the
great fabric rests. That is the question.
—Baltimore Sun.
Two populist national conventions
have assembled to nominate candidates
for the presidency and vice presidency
—the regulars at Sioux Falls, South Da
kota and the middle-of-the-road branch
at Cincinnati, Ohio. The latter move
ment has been favored with the foster
ingcare of Major Dick, Senator Hanna's
man Friday jn Ohio political affairs, and
it will answer its designed purpose if
has named candidates strong enough to
attract afew populist votes in Nebraska.
Kansas, Minnesota and a few other
western states-where republican pros
pecta are not very brilliant at the pres
ent-timei
"Probably the greatest profit ever en
joyed by the government as a result of
the destruction of money was inconnec
tion with the fractional currency or
Shinplastera issued during the civil
war," says the Chicago. Record. "The
total amount issued was $368,724,079
of which $6,880,858 has never been pre
sented for redemption. A large amount
has been preserved as curios by collect
:ors,
and occasionally even now it
ioffered for redemption. This was spec
jiaily the case during, Jhe recent hard
times.* People who bad the old shin
plasters of war times in their cabinets
and scrap books' got hard up and sent
them in for redemption."
tm
Mark Hanpa, in a speech at Colum
bus theomer day, announced that he
was going to withdraw from the Ohio
delegation in favor of General Gros
venor, at the same-time Baying: "I will
have enough to keep me busy without
being connected with the Ohio delega
tion. This is strictly true, for there will
be more states than Ohio to work the
"barrel" in this campaign.
Gov. Shaw has vetoed the valued pol
icy bill. It was a bill requiring insor
ance companies to pay lossesotf~"th6
insurance they acoepted whan total
losses occurred. The trfli pawed both
houses of the jpntral assembly by
strong majority. v5
I SULZER SPEAKS FOR THE PEOPLE
Touching upon the cowardly position
of the republican majority in the house
of representatives with reference to the
war in south Africa, Mr. Sulzer says:
Sincethe cominCticement of this ses
sion of congress several- resolutions ex
pressing sympathy with the South Afri
can patriots have been introduced in
this horse by myself another members
The speaker has referred these resolu
tions to the committee on foreign affairs
and, although ample time has elapsed,
that conttnittee has taken, so far as we
know, no action, and apparently Woes
not intend to take any action in regard
to the same.
For this reason, and lest a more favor
able opportunity shall not be available.
I desire attbiB time to express and to
place on record my condemnation of
the unjust, the inhumane, the preda
tory, the cruel, a«d the barbarous war
the empire of Great Britain is ruthlessly
conducting in 8outh Africa to destroy
and exterminate two brav4| little repub
lics, sisters of our own. and as free and
as independent as thfs republic,
The patriotic people of th1s country
take a deep and an abiding interest in
the life and death struggle between're
public and empire now .going on in
South Africa. As an American citizen
and a representative in this congress, 1
am not ashamed to haye it known that
my sympathy i* now, always has been,
and always will be with the heroic
Boers in their magnificent struggle to
maintain their freedom and their ihde
pendence against the piracy of the cor
rupt oligarchy now controlling (be poli
icy of the British Empire.
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Chicago democrats are confident that
Carter Harrison will lie the opponent of
Yates for the govertaorship and llim
Harrison will win without much diffi
culty.
Paint for
Home
Painters.
Buggy paints, easily applied.
Varnish stains both'stain and
varnish.
Floor paints, get hardjis stone.
hnaniels, look like porcelain,
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Those who have not kept
track of the developments
in the art of painting wi!l
be surprised to And bow
easy it bas ±1 made for
nJoo good pain t
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Varnishes, for all purposes.
Brushes, all kinds and sizes.
Everything In Paints
and Paint Sundries.
W. E. MYERS & C0.
Druggists, si
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8 lb pails-extra fancy white
..fish, per pail
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for luncheon. Prices are very low and quality is fancy,
a and lard before the advance
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LEON QUEENSWARE CO.
Phone 59. Opera House Block.
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Rock Bottom Grocery Price.
25c buy 1 gallon syrup
ilf 15c buys 2 packages oat meal
ft 20c buys 1 do7en oranges
ft 25c buys 2 packages coffee
ft 10c buys 1 large size bottle ketchup
jr 45c buys I pail white fish 1900 catch
I5c buys 1 pound fancy Rio coffee
& 15c buys I glass berry bowl worth 25c
Your Produce Wanted.
Jg ket price for
We always give the highest mar-
Butter, Eggs, Vegetables.
OPERA HOUSE BLOCK.
We have just received the largest bill of
SALT FISH THAT EVER CAME TO DEGATOR COUSTY, IOWA
and it's no fish story either. The low prices we make will astonish you, notwith- jS
hi^h prices of meat. This is no optical delusion, read below
One eighth barrels extra
family white fish
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One eighth barrels Ciscoes£1 C\
per pail pi. rV/
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$1.40
Do not confound these prices with the fish bought of grocers that fill the packages
^with anthing that they can call fish, but ask to see what you are buying.
Jake b§con, lard, butter, eggs, etc., in exchange for fish and pay the
highest market price. We have an extensive line of
Fancy Canned Fish and Meats
Corn and oats chop
per hundred
Corn meal in 12 lb sacks same
r,"*~as others sell 10 lb, per sack
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of all Kinds on
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TIME TABLE.
C. B.& o.
SOUTH NORTH
l'assenger.,..5:53 a.m. Passenger a'Si pa.
Freight wv» a. m. Freight 3:00 p. m.
Passenger.. 11:50a.m. Freight 4 80 p-n»(
Freight 11:50p.m. Passenger. ,.8:40p.
K. & W.
GOINO NOHTH.
No. 11—!l:35a m.—Dally except Sunday and
Wednesday.
No. 1—2:411 m.—Passenger Daily except
Sunday.
No. 17—7:1)0 a. ra. Freight—stock express
Sunday only.
No. i9-°-8:05 a. m.—Freight Stock express
Wednesday only.
GOING SOUTH.
No. B—11:45 a. m.—Passenger—Dally except
Sunday.
No. 14—6:00 m.—Freight—Daily except
Sunday.
No. 18—11:45 a. m.—Freight—Sunday only
For all points west nnd northwest, our
trainJNo. makes direct connection al. Osceola
No lay over there at all. making the host con
nections for points in lhat territory.
A.S.THAHH,
AROnl
Seasoned native lumbers
stuff and bridge plank
house and barn frames always on hand,
F. D. CLOSE.
We treat successfully almost all forms of
nervous, functional, and organic diseases,
sprains and dislocations after other means
have failed, Among them we may mention
general nervous prostration, facial and gen
eral agltans headaches, sciatica, lumbago,
tlcdouloureaux, St. Vitus Dance, locomotor
ataxia, all forms of neuralgia, loss of olce.
enlarged tonsils, incipient consumption, par
alysis, asthma hay fever, wry neck, catarrh,
granulated sore eyes, pterygium, erysipelas,
scrofula, spinal curvature, goitre, irregulari
ties of the heart, hip joint diseases, milk leg,
varicosc veins, Brighi.'s disease, diabetes, tor
pld liver, gall stone, jnundlce, catarrh of stom
acn and bowels, dyspepsia, constipation, etc
Female Diseases a Specialty.
We benefit at least !Kl per cent, of all chron
ie affections abandoned as incurable by other
systems of treatment, most of them r. jolci'ig
in absolute cures. We' ask your careful Inves
tigation of our claims as we have the most
scientific methods of treatment known.
DR. J. R. GILMOUR,
graduate of Kirksville
School of Osteopathy.
urriee at Woodmansee Hotel. Office
days. Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur-'
days. Office hours: 8 to 12 a. 1 to
5 p. m.
Consultation and examination free.
]. A.Harris&Bros
Manufacturers of and
Dealers In •.
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WfW#y a ma^fiificent iins oT 'ttoau
rnents. The workmanship is unexcelled
and material used first-class.
_We buy our stock in car
direct from the quaries in
thereby enabling us to make
We bought heavy on
Will make prices that no one in tne county can beat.
Chicken feed
per sack.
load lots
the east,
than firms buying in small quantities
Our business is run strictly on a first
class basis and we
all our work to give perfect satisfaction.
J. A. HARRIS
LOW PRICES!
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whith fish JJ
One half barrell extradjO **7PZ
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