Show COLD BOND offers Colora colorado ao silver liver man ilan makes kaes a proposition to ili his customers A api cpi special cial to tho the cincinati en from Bu bucyrus cyrus ohio say A letter from joseph bowen a former Vyan wyandotte yand dotte county boy bov who is ia now a resident of colorado is of unusual interest bowen was born and raised a republican publican lie and his has always affiliated with the can baity but the gold plank in the bt louis lonis platform ilat form settled bellied him 1 as fir far as aa this years campaign is I 1 concerned mr bowen says 1 I a clipping which in I 1 from the salada mail public published hed in this county and one of the leading it papers apers of this section Hec tion there are only two or three mckinley papers in colorado and they ae said to I 1 he be owned and controlled by the I 1 english loan and mortgage ae a 0 e companies par lies ninety out of every every hundred republicans in this state are for br bra an and sewall respectfully JOSEPH bowl bowin the clipping referred to is in the th for of a letter as follows silven august 10 1896 phil ihil armour co chicago ill dear phil your offer of MY fifty cents worth of meat and a mexican an dollar received but I 1 can do better with our home bu butcher ile he offers rs fifty cents worth of meat and two dollars worth of portuguese three per cent gold bonds in excean exchange e for a silver dollar our butcher says the bonds bond must be good as portugal has been ion on a gold standard since twenty years before the other enlightened nations of europe anti and I 1 its national debt has only increased per cent since that date average wages I 1 pail all artisans in portugal is seventeen cents I 1 er day in your former letter you told me that all we needed was a little gold banking facilities and confidence fi portugal al has baa a little gold the world has had its improved bank ing facilities since IS 33 and I 1 can supply the coull confidence dence so the bonds are certai certainly lily gold our home butcher says he ha will continue to give fifty cents worth of meat and two dollars or of portuguese gold bonds alier after bryan is elected will you continue to give fifty cent worth of meat and a mexican dollar in exchange for an american Aine rican dollar after bryan is elected your truly jon JOHN 4 P S I 1 see eee the london times quotes mexican bonis bonds at 94 port it apse 3 per cent cold bonds at mi 24 |