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Day
16
Month
September
Year
1896
Copyright
Public Domain
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salary. He rpceives $12 a week. In 1873, in inflation times, he received no more tlian he does now. A, few years ao he bought a house and has been paving for it in umall installments. The orignalprice was $1,500. He has paid $800, and there is $700 yet to pay. He has a wife and four cliildren to support. Ii the prevailing mouetary system is left alone he eau complete payfor his home. IL free silver carries, and lie isobligedto doublé the expenses of living, what will become of hiin? The chancea are that he will go to the wall. He can not support his family under a free silver system and lay up a cent for a rainy day, whicli is the duty oí every good citizen. Salaries do not iuciease as money decreases in value. This is au actual case here in this city, and it is only one of himdreds. If free silver would increase business the case ïnight be different, hut no man has yet shown, nor can lie show, how free silver wiil add one job or little to the business of the natiun. The Milan Leader hos D. L. Quirk nominated for prosecuting attorney on the miscegeiiated county ticket. Mr. Quirk is not an unsound money man, and consequently uot with the fusiouists this year. Jolin Kirk will make the run however.

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Old News
Ann Arbor Courier