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THE OMAHA DAILY 3JE32 : SATURDAY. ATIfMTRT 02. 1800.
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THE UEB I'UIJLISIIINO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF CIrtCULATlO.'J.
State of .V'hnuka , )
Bouglun County. |
Ueorce H. T * chuck , uecretnry of The Bf Pub-
mlilng company , being ituly * oin , my * that Hie
Actual numbrr of full and complM" copies of tlio
Hally , Mornlnir. Evening and Sundny lire printed
during the month , of July , 15 , waa I B follows :
i . to.ssr i ; . I9 , : s
j . : o&ir is . : o 20 ?
a . 20.KI 19 . 20.910
1 . 19,973 20 . 13.S41
e . 20,900 ! i . : < ) , or.
. . . 19 7.1 ! 22 . 19.9311
7 . 19,84) 21 . . . I'.M. .
. . . 20.41H 21 . 20.1(19 (
9 . 20121 2.- . 2 , W
in . 21,730 2(1 . Z0.700
11 . 21.2.12 27 . 40Vi
12 . 20,010 23. . . . . . . 2007S
13. . . 22.SM 29 . ! rtl ! ! >
14 . . , . . , . , .20ii ! 30 . . . . . 20139
15 . 19'U 31 . 20,101
1 . 19,794
c:7o :
deduction * for unsold nnd returned
coplei . , . , . 12,521
Net totnl sale * . G2.V270
Net dally average . . . 20,170
OHOUOR II. T/.SriIUCK.
Bworn to before me and imbKorlbed In my
prrnenca tnl 1st day of August , UD3.
( Seal , ) N. 1' . TEIU
Nntnry Public.
Parties Koliif ? out or tlie city for the
Bummer inny hnvc The Hoc sent to their
ndilress by lonvhiR nn order nt the bus
iness olllco of The Hi'o. Tck'iihoue 2.TS.
RccntitiG a man talks free silver on the
etrcot Is no sure sign that he Is going to
vote for Bryan.
Postmaster General Wilson has tie-
Farted for Knrope , but the postolllce
nt Washington is still
The man who Is hanging back with
Ills subscription to the exposition stock
jt * Is needlessly keeping a whole com
munity waiting on him.
How to explain the recent fall In the
price of silver without some now leKls-
latlvo "crime" Is what will pimlc the
Bllverltes for ti little while nt least
Uryan will bo back In Nebraska in
time to pick out the Bryan electors.
War whom he will pledge them to vote
for vice president yet remains to be
determined.
Five out of Nebraska's six congressmen -
men are republicans. A solid delo-
gallon of six republicans in the next
congress would do credit to the people
of the state.
The Irish-American admirers of Mr.
Bryan must feel highly sratlfled over
the accessions recently made from thti
ranks of the A. I * . A. to" the support of
their chosen candidate.
If Benjamin Harrison is to speak In
Iowa next month , as announced , he
should not be permitted to get so near to
Nebraska without coining to this state
also and speaking here.
Omaha merchants uinst not forget
that the question of a now union depot
Is still ponding. The persistent exer
tion of Individual Influence will have
much to do with its favorable'solution.
The report that his campaign managers -
gers had succeeded in corking Mr.
llryan proves to have been premature.
Mr. Bryan I so effervescing full of free
sliver oratory that he cannot or will
not stay corked.
The largest cave In the world has
ngaln como to the front. This time it
Is In Missouri. The fact that It Is so
far distant fiom the present location of
Nebraska's great boy orator will , we ti
fear , do much to discredit the report <
until authoritatively verified. n
nP
A new set of custom house frauds
lias been unearthed at San Francisco.
We suppose free silver would even do C
a\vny with these abuses by doing1 away
with the revenue of the government. |
If men could only bo legislated honest
the millennium would be here now. "
Mr. Bland has already raised n light
ning rod for -the speakershlp of the
next house of representatives. This IH
rather early in the game for a man
who IK not sure of election to a seat In
H
congress. And then , too , the speaker fi
of thu next house will be a. republican
M
and a man from Maine is ( jnitc apt to
have something to say as to the Identity
of the person ,
Bryan's answer to the worklngman
ixt I'oughkeepslo who asked "How arc
yon for the worklngman ? " was very to
much llku the answer t/andldato John
II. Powers gave four yearn ago to the ho
Omaha worklngman who risked ; "How hiw hiI I
lo yon stand on the eight-hour law ? " w
"Us farmers , " replied Mr. Powers , "
1"
'works eight hours in thu morning and 1"M
eight hours In thu afternoon. " llryan 01
pays ; "You take what I have tsald and f.i .
what I have done and let the working
in
l > eoplo decide. " inM
At a meeting of the Douglas County aidr
Farmers' association a discussion arose to
over the proposed constitutional amend In !
ment which authorizes town and county Inm
governments to. bo consolidated under re
certain conditions , which , of course , hi
would obtain in Douglas county at no ai
distant day , The farmers adopted n fa
resolution opposed to the proposition.
This action was doubtless duo to the
fact that the Idea originated or waa m
llrst proposed by city folks and the til ;
farmers , In the absence of full Inform- ; . tilm
tlou ou the subject , voted It down. If , ai
however , they can be satisfied that nf
there would bo great economy in such nfhi \
a measure It Is probable they woulu Ills
hiw
ovurso their action , w
I AS TO SAVtXOS RANKS *
Onn of ( lib fnlsu assertions made by
Mr. Uryan In his Now York speech re
lates to savings hanks nnd their de
positors. He said that these depositors
"know that under a gold standard there
Is Increasing danger that they will lose
their deposits because of the Inability
of the banks to collect their assets. "
This niny not have bc-eu Intended to
create distrust of the banks , though
such Is Its tendency , but In any event
It Is absolutely untrue.
The superintendent of thn state bnnk-
Ing department of Now York has Just
made public the reports of the 127 sav
ings banks In that slate for the year
ending Juno 30 , 1800. The statement
shows that during these twelve months
the resources of those Institutions In
crease ; ! moro than $1-1,000,000 , the
amount duo depositors Increased nearly
$ 10,000,000 , the number of depositors
Increased 78,000 nml deposits made In
creased nearly 917,000,000. These fig
ures prove that so far as Now York
savings bnnk depositors are concerned
they have no such apprehension as Mr.
Bryan nnd It Is easy to believe that
what Is true oC them Is true of savings
bank : depositors generally. Perhaps
other stales could not show so large n
relative Increase lu savings bank de
posits as New York , but there can be
no doubt that there has been nu In
crease , nor can there be any doubt that
the confidence of depositors Is as strong
now as It has ever been. From 3SSO to
IS ! ) . " ! , on a gold basis , the number of sav
ings banks In the country Increased
from Oi0 ! to 1,017 , of depositors from'
2n.T,58J -1,875,510 , nnd the amount
of deposits from § 810,100,073 to $1,810-
r > 07,01 > : { r"
Such facts completely refute Mr.
Bryan's demagogic assertion , which Is
utterly discreditable to n man who as
pires to the great olllce of president of
the United States. Tlio people who
have the thrift to save money are not
alarmed at the assurance that when
they want this money It will be returned
to them with Its value unimpaired , as
sound aud good In every way as when
they deposited it. If they are apprehen
sive at all It Is duo to fear of the
possible success of the policy advocated
by Mr. Bryan , which would depreciate
the value of their money nearly one-
half.
1'ltUTKCTlUN IX ClItLI.
Chill Is the most progressive of the
South American countries. Last year
she adopted the gold standard , thereby
placing herself on a currency equality
with the great commercial nations of
the world and nobody in Chill i.s talkIng -
Ing of any other standard , because the
country has prospered as never before
ct
since it went to a gold basis. It I.s re
ported that Clilil is now contemplating
changes in the tariff which will make It
moro protective , the object in view be
ing , of course , to stimulate industries
and provide a better market for labor.
If this policy is carried out it may make
some difference in our trade with Chili.
We may lose that market for some of
our manufactured products. But none
tlio less Chill is taking the wise course
for material development. With a ju
dicious system of protection there is no
reason to doubt that the southern ro
public will make more rapid progress. .
We commend the example of that coun-
try to those who Avant the United States
to abandon the gold standard and ndopt
free trade , or what would practically
be that. Is It conceivable that the
American people will consent to policies
which are not acceptable to a country
like Chili ? It is a humiliating fact that
a largo number of them are willing to
do so , but we confidently believe that
they will bo found to be very much in
the minorfity. HI
HItl
tlo
Mr. William J. Bryan has rover h
spoken a word or performed au act in
the Interest of the American working-
man. During his four ycnva In congrass
nil Ills efforts were directed to the breakIng -
Ing down of the policy undo. ' . which the si
vast industrial system of this coun
try was built up and a great market for
American \ labor established. He de
nounced protection as "the most vicious
political principle that has over cursed
thin country. " He is in part responsi
ble for a tariff law whioh was wel
comed ( as a great boon by British manu
facturers and the effect of which waste
to ( greatly stimulate some British indus
tries to the serious detriment of our _
'
own. The great number of people who
have been Idle during the past three
years owe their unfortunate condition Pi
b
largely to the course of Mr. Bryan and
of
his fellow free traders In congress , he
being one of the most radical aud ag > l'
to
gresslve among them. Ho Is How as
strongly | devoted to the principle of
free trade as he has ever been and would
not hesitate , had he the power , to re
move from the tariff every vestige of
protection and open the great Ameri
can market to the unrestricted compe
tition of the products of cheap Kuropean
labor. No Intelligent worklngman
needs to bo told what this would mean
)
American labor.
Mr. Bryan's local organ quotes what
said in his Madison
Square garden Sr
speech as evidence of his Interest In
In
wage-earners. It could hardly have
pn
presented anything less creditable to ul
Mr. Bryan , Those utterances arc not ulOi
nnly a distinct appeal to prejudice , but ul
for the most part they are absolutely th
untrue. "Wage-earners know , " said TIre
Mr , Bryan , "that while a gold stand-
re
ird raises the purchasing power of the
ilollar It also makes It moro dllllcnlt uipii
pii
obtain pos.ses.slon of the dollar ; they st
no\v that employment Is less pernia- stw
lent , loss of work moro probable aud
on
o-employment less certain. " There Is
" 1
jut one of tlieso assertions that has
of !
my warrant In fact or In reason. The
fallacy was clearly exposed by Mr. W.
Itourko Cockran , who said In refer- to
to it that if It means anything It yc
means that a cheap dollar would give to
ho wage earner "more employment , cr
moro frequent employment , moro work crnt 1
ind a chance to get re-employment nt
ifter he was discharged. " In other nt
\vonlb' , if ( lie laborer is willing to have pr
wages cut down ho will get more prWl
Tula Illustrated the ridiculous to
character of Mr. Bryan's proposition.
As n matter of experience American
labor has found abundant employment
nt steadily advancing wages under the
gold standard. The greatest period of
Industrial development In our history
was from 1SSO to 1893 nnd during
nearly all those years labor was well
employed and well paid , the average
of wages being higher In 1802 than ever
before. I lko many of the other asser
tions of Mr. Bryan In that elaborate
massing of fallacies , sophistry and misstatement -
statement , the Madlsou Square gar
den speech , the one referred to Is re
futed by fact aud experience familiar
to nil Intelligent worklngmen.
American labor has nothing to hope
for from- the principles advocated by
the popocratlc candidate fo'r president.
The currency policy for which he
stands would depreciate the purchasing
power of wages aud the tariff policy In
which he believes would destroy Ameri
can Industries , Self-interest alone
should deter all wage earners from sup
porting W. J. Bryan.
HBWHW.
In the midst of the noise nnd conten
tion of a presidential canipntgn there
Is danger that our citizens may overlook
the necessity of a radical revision of
the Omaha charter by the next legisla
ture. That there are many serious de
fects In our charter does not admit of
dispute. These defects have already
cost the taxpayers hundreds of thou
sands of dollars. When the effort was
made two years ago to remedy the
worst defects parties interested In con
tinuing the old system by which job
bery and extravagance were fostered
got lu their work with members of the
Douglas delegation who had the char
ter amendments In charge. Final
action on the bill was purposely de
ferred until the closing hours of the
session and then the bill was so al
tered as to make the governor's veto
of the measure imperative.
Omaha wants no repetition of Its
charter revision experience of 1S05.
The work of revision should be begun
at an early day and prosecuted , not by
parties who have private Interests to
subserve , but by citizens who can be
relied upon to protect the taxpayers at
every point. Under the present city
charter wo have machinery of govern
ment for a city of 200,000 , pipulatlon
We are compelled to maintain a yystem
,
far beyond our needs or necessities.
The experience of all cities has been
that divided authority Is unsatisfactory.
The tendency is to consolidation of
work and the centering of responsi
.
bility. The civil service is so far as
possible divorced from political activity.
Competency and elllcienc v are made
the sole passport to municipal employ
ment. Checks and balances are pro
vided to Insure correct and h < 5ucst ac
counting and an oliidal bond Is made
to mean something. While no Anie > * I-
cau city has yet been able to Improvise
f
an ideal municipal government , tln >
trend is toward better and cheaper
management of the public business.
The charter revision committee should
.
bo made up entirely outside of the city
ollicials. The mayor , attorney , conn-
cil and each of the departments shonlo
be invited to submit such recommenda
tions as suggest themselves to them
. .
from their olllclal experience , and In
support of their propositions HH\V should
be given a hearing. But it Is mani
festly improper for any city ofllcial 10
act as member of the committee whoso
findings may affect his own tenure of
olllce.
Germany has just enacted a law In
tended to prevent people from exagger
ating in advertising what they have to
sell. The idea behind It doubtless Is
that anyone who sells goods by reason
of a false statement as to their merits
in reality obtains money under false
pretenses. On the other hand , the old
legal rule of caveat emptor proceeded
on the theory that the man who bought
anything must rely upon his own
sources of Information without recourse
on the vendor. While it I.s not likely s
o
that the new German law will bo Intro tl
duced at once In other countries , the
progress of the experiment cannot but fi "
have a peculiar Interest for Americans ,
who are always ready to ndopt good
suggestions in the line of reform legisla
tion.
The sound money democrats of the
state have defined 'their policy with
reference to a third ticket. At a con
ference fully representative of tlio
party the question was ably discussed
by party leaders and decided in favor
n third ticket , not only to aid in tlio
i'11'ort to defeat Bryan in Nebraska but
preserve the party organization after
the election. A representative delega
tion was named , and Nebraska democ-
nicy will bo heard in the council at
Indianapolis. The men who attended
the conference have been leaders In the I
lemocratlc party for many years and
of
nave no sympathy with popullsllc plat-
forms. They have charged nnd proven
ihnt free silver democrats are simply
opullsts masquerading as democrats.
Followlng the example of Omaha ,
outh Omaha is about to Issue $ 15,000
funding bonds to tuko up grading ,
)
wvlug and sewer bonds past due or
ibout to become duo. This debt South
Diuaha Is not now prepared to meet , ; !
ilthough tiomo Improvement is nottd In 8)1 )
ho management of the town finances , ye
rote
t'ho mayor and council will simply to
towl
enow the mortgage , pay the Interest wl
ind await better times lu which to lie pi
my the principal. The wisdom of tlilu :
itep < must bo apparent , but the benefits
vlll ; bo lost if the new loan shall bring
another era of reckless extravagance
ipon the part of Incompetent town
illlclals.
'
The state fair management , It seems is
us , makes the same miatuko this
rear that It made last year in falling IB if
take advantage of the prevailing uihi
irazo for wheeling nnd arranging for hi >
year
few llrst class bicycle races In con- ar
lection with Its race card. There is th
question that such n feature would 81)Tl )
irovu a drawing 0110 and that the fair
vouhl profit by it. It Is not too lute
do
rectify this mistake , although per- I'l
THEFALLACY ; OF 16 TO 1
in < i
Me 7
i-I MODERATING- EXTREME VIEWS.
svifili
( Ilry'iln'a Personal Organ. Omaha World-Herald , August 11 , 1S93. )
tj ' 0
It must b6 uonccdcd tli.it tlio situation at Washington Is assuming n grati
fying condlljhin , ) Jinny of tlio freu silver men who wont to Washington
wedded to Tip SIXTKEN TO ON15 FALLACY have Indicated n disposition
to yield theirextreme , views. Many of these men go so far as to say Hint ft
20 to 1 ratlo vlrj be acceptable , and by resolution the caucus declared for "such
n ratio" as would maintain the parity between gold and silver.
Certainly th president's clear and earnest message had much to do with
the result. Hut whatever may have been tlio cause of the pronounced change
In radical views , the effect Is gratifying to the entire country. PHACTIOALLY
TUB SIXTUKX TO ONK FALLACY IS A THING OF THE PAST , and now
that the once radical silver men are entering upon the high road to conserv
atism , we may hope that their patriotism and the appreciation of the necessi
ties of their countrymen will prompt them to entirely abandon the uncer
tainty for the certainly.
It Is one thing to preach 10 to 1 In the fever of enthusiasm Inspired by a
monster political gathering , but It Is QUITE ANOTHER THING TO DE-
HIJKUATELY DEFEND SUCH A FALLACY In the congress of the United
States.
The free silver men are to be congratulated that their eyes are beginning
to open , and when the end of our present trials shall come , lot us hope that
those eyes will be In a condition to enjoy the benefits of n rejuvenated country ,
made possible by patriotic and businesslike legislation.
ha-ps too late to secure the attendance
of the crack professional bicycle riders.
The great army of wheelmen ought to
have ome recognition from the fair
management
Tlio republicans of this county are
arranging for a grand rally August lit )
at which excellent speakers will dis
cuss the Issues of the campaign. It
might be a good Idea 1C some of the
speakers would tell the people of
Omaha something about the stale
ticket and state Issues as distinguished
from national Issues. What the state
central committee ought to do Is to put
speakers In the field with Instructions
to discuss the slate platforms , lest the
people may forgot there are state tickets
in the Held.
The Indianapolis convention may not
do much in the way of oratorical pyrotechnics
technics , but It Is likely to Ignite several
political Hres for which the free silver
men are not yearning. It will be a
practical demonstration , of the extent of
the democratic revolt and will impress
upon the rank and file of sound money
democrats the earnestness with which
the Bryan element Is opposed In their
own party. t
Visitors 1o' the slate fair Ibis year
will note the Improved appearance of
the grounds tindjlho better arrangement
of buildings mid exhibits. It will be
In pleasing . enl ast with the half-fin-
Ished condition of things last year , and
it goes without saying that succeeding
years will bj'In ; further improvements
until the fair grounds will be quite at
tractive and 'bea'utlfnl. '
Miirliin- Ills AVurlli.
CUUjago Tribune.
It turns out.tlmt the proprietor of tlio
Omaha World-Herald considered Mr. Bryan's
services worth' Just $150 a month as eilltor-
In-chlcf of tliat paper. And yet Bryan nska
the American people to pay him $4,106.60 a
month for four years !
MaiilfVst I/nek of Coiitiilf'iiui' .
New Yoi k World.
Silver IS down acaln to CGVi cents an ounce
and falling. Either the dealers benln to
think doubtfully of Mr. Bryan's chances oi
election , or they do not share his "confldenl
conviction" that a freeeoinasu law would
raise the price of silver bullion to ? 1.29 an
ounce. _ _
The V.'IMrnt of Dream * .
SpringUeld (111. ( ) News.
To Imagine that this country alone by an
arbitrary act In defiance of natural law
and the world's markets can undo and over
turn In an instant the slow product of a
quarter of a century of concerted action on
the part of all the leading nations of the
world , Is one of the wildest dreams that
over entered the brain of man.
I3\i erU'iu'o AiiNWurx It.
Ilnrtfori ] Timea.
A sufficient answer to Mr. Bryan's long
reasoning in favor of a debased dollar la
the two facts that France was obliged to
stop the free coinage of silver under stress
of a persistent decline In the markets of
the world In the price of silver and that
Mexican dollars containing eleven grains
more of silver than ours can bo purchased
for 51 cents.
Culiiiii-l Mi-Clun-'it Ciuillil
Philadelphia Times ( dem. ) .
Fully 1,000,000 democratic voters will rally
to the standard of the Indianapolis candi
date. and In the doubtful states ( | iilto
500,000 democratic voters will go directly to
McKlnloy to make sure of the defeat of
the revolutionary party , All seems to lie
working well for the cause of free govern
ment , It Is pafo to trust to the American
people , the sovereign power of our great
nation , and they will preserve the honor
and Integrity of the republic.
n J'oNcr.
Jn < llanar > ells journal.
Whoever It was In the audience at
Poughkccpslo that asked Mr. Hryan , "How
ore you for the worklugman ? " put a poser.
The Boy Orator seemed to be dazed for n
few moments , and then , Instead of
answering the question , asked the ques
tioner to "take what I have ald and what
have done , consider It very carefully and
then judge as between our cause and that
our opponents. " Neither Mr. Bryan nor
anybody else can tell how the free and
unlimited coinage of silver would help the
worlclugiiiaii. _
Silver' * UurlitM'lioil Decline.
Chicago Chronicle ( dem. )
Speaking of- the claim that the price of
illvcr would adyiioto under the demand for
reo coinage , ( /newspaper / { correspondent
iski : "Why 3(4 ( y not the price of silver
ulllon go up'-'cVfion the government was
nailing lt JarjK purchases of sliver under
ho provisions' the Sherman law ? " Most
ertalnly under the Sherman silver act the
overnment purchased 4,500,000 ounces of
liver each month , or 51,000,000 ounces a
'ear. While these purchases were In prog-
os8 the value -ft silver fell from 92 cents
72 cents announce. If during the time
vhlle 64,000,000' ounces a year were being
mrcbased the ) > rlJu ( fell 21 cents au ounce
low would the price bo raised by the mere
olnage , not the purchase , of 00,000,000
lunccs of sliver a year ?
"Tlioii Slinlt Xnt Slclil. "
I'hllaileli > hla Itrronl.
In his Madison Square garden speech Mr.
Iryan unctuously quoted the commandment ,
'Thou shalt not steal , " as applicable "to
ho great as well as the small , to the strong
well as the weak , to the corporate per-
on created by law as well as to the person
flesh and blood created by the Almighty , "
illustrative- his own view of this com-
nandment , he said In his speech at Pitts-
urg : ; "Sixteen to onu means this , that if
'ou owe a debt you can go Into the market
ind buy silver and have It coined and use
hat stiver to pay your debts. " The two
ipceches taken together need no comment.
I'bey show that Mr. Uryau has two different
iiles for Interpreting the Injunction dellv-
Ted from Mount Sinai. With his 53-cent
lollar be piously proposes to despoil the
hlllstlnesl
HOUHKi ; COCICHAX'S Sl'KHCII.
.
Sioux City Tribune ( dem. ) : Ilourkc Cock
rail's eloquence Is always linked with logic.
When ho talks In this campaign It will nebo
bo merely to show the people the attractive
ness of finished rhetoric.
Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : Ilourkc Cockran'i
speech Is that of a man who knows what h
, Is talking about , and who also knows he ha
all the thinking people of the country o
his side , lu both respects ho has the ad
vantage over Uryan
Chicago Post ( rep , ) : Mr. Cockran's pero
ration was especially brilliant and stirring
H was a convincing. Irresistible appeal t
the highest moral sentiments of the people ,
and those who heard It or who will read I
will certainly pronounce It one of the great
est outbursts of eloquence known In polltlca
oratory ,
Indianapolis News ( Ind. dem. ) : The work-
Ingnicn may. If they please , vote up prices
by supporting the free silver party , but
they cannot vote up wages proportionately
by so doing. Mr. Cockran makes this polm
very clear. We trust that his argument wll
liavo a careful reading at the hands of the
men who work for wages.
Kaiuas City Star ( dem. ) : One of the strong
cst points made In the speech of Bourke
Cockran at Madison Square Garden las
even ing was In relation to debtors am'
creditors. The position of ilr. Cockran In
Including the worktnginen lu the credito
class Is correct. The wage-earners In this
country become every week creditors to a
vast amount. Their employers are their
debtors just as certainly as if they borrowed
money of tlio men who toll In their shops
and factories ,
Detroit Free Press ( dem. ) : The lack o
any apparent strain for oratorical effect Is
ono of the strong features of the address
Mr. Cockran Knows all the arts of the orator
and Is by no moans above resorting to then
when ho wants to move or convince ai
nudlcncu. Ho knows , however , that It Is }
tbo helgbt of art to conceal art anil bo never
acted upon bis knowledge to better purpose
than bo did last cveylng. H was a grea
effort and cannot fall to have a market
effect upon the presidential campaign.
Milwaukee Wisconsin ( rep. ) : The exposure
of the free silver movement as a conspiracy
to lower the wages of American labor Is the
central feature and object of the speech , and
Is effected"with convincing and unanswer
able force. Cockran Is more than a mere
rhetorician. He Is sagacious. Ho reasons
as well as ho talks. His speech will go
far toward warning the wage-earners of
the country against the danger which
threatens their interests as a class and to
ward arousing them to defend themselves
by defeating Bryan and electing McKlnlcy.
Chicago Chronicle . ( dem. ) : The best effect
of this great speech will be to unite and
I solidify democrats In their opposition to
the candidates and platform of the spurious
democratic convention at Chicago. To op
pose a false democratic ticket , to denounce
a populist platform of repudiation and gen
erally rascality is true democracy. This Is
the servlco that the great man orator , the
distinguished democratic statesman , has
rendered to the democratic party. Ho has
pointed out to democrats the path of duty.
He has demonstrated the fact that If the
democratic party is to be saved It will be
by the defeat of the stupendous conspiracy
throfigh which It was betrayed , bound Land
and foot , to Us enemies.
Chicago Record ( Ind. ) : It Is In Its bearIng -
Ing as a special plea on behalf of labor ,
therefore , that Mr. Cockran's speech must
bo considered , and as such It Is undeniably
a cogent and effective exposition of the antl.
silver democrat's views. Mr , Cockran starts
with the premise that the rate of wages
paid to labor is the one absolutely Infallible
test of prosperity. He believes that the
inevitable tendency of the free coinage of
sliver must be a depreciation In wages , or ,
at least , in their purchasing power. An
increase In the price of commodities , pro
cured by such legislation , would bo of no
real benfit , because "If everything In this
world or In this country. Including labor ,
bo increased in valu % tomorrow In like pro
portion , not one of us would bo affected at
all. If everything be Increased 10 per cent
in value wo would pay 10 per cent In addi
tion for what we buy and get 10 per cent
more for what we sell , and wo would ho In
exactly the same place wo occupied before. "
Mr , Cockrau Is emphatic upon the point
that while a "cheap dollar" might be easier
to got its adoption would bo tantamount tea
a reduction In the laborer's wages , and he
points out with considerable force .that ,
while In order to get employment the work
lngman would have to consent to n virtual
reduction In wages , there would be a nar
rower production and a consequent decrease
In tbo demand for tbo workinginan's serv
ices ,
rOMTlCAI < NOTHS.
'
A
It Is claimed that SO per cent of the em
ployes of the street railways of Chicago are
for honest money ,
A Chicago man who demanded rent In ' '
advance for a free silver headquarters Is
set down as a goldbug conspirator. up
In Ireland the night of "the"high wind" vj
In 1832 has long been honored as a. dating { "
point by many of the Inhabitants. In ho
future years the 12th of August , 1890 , will ul
be referred to in political history as the
date of the great frost , . ,
Mr. Tom Watson has not been officially
notified yet , but he knows where he Is
at , and Is notifying Sewall and his sup-
> ortcrs to get off the earth. Ills semf-
weckly speeches In the New York World arc
considered hot enough to melt the fringe of
the late frost.
The formation of a sound money club In
Richmond , Va. , which , according to the '
democratic Richmond Dispatch , has al :
ready 700 or 800 members , is an Indication :
of the situation In that state. livery member .
of tlio club Is pledged to vote against any
candidate who approves and adopts the >
Chicago platform , hut otherwise bo Is left
free to vote us ho chooses. :
A newsdealer of Dayton , O , , to settle a '
dispute , sent a postal card to all prominent
newspapers of the west , requesting them testate if
state their position on the money question , , '
Replies were received from 161 , representing s
California. Colorado , Montana , Nebraska ,
Kansas , Nevada , Oregon , Idaho , Wyoming ,
South Dakota , Arizona , Utah , Washington ,
North Dakota and Missouri. Of tlieso 101
papers ninety-live are for gold and sixty-six
lor silver. Out of ninety-four republican
taper * eighty-two are for gold and twelve
'or ' illver ; of forty-one democratic papers
seven are for gold and thirty-four for sl.l-
ver ; and of eighteen Independent , els arc
for gold and twelve for silver. The eight
lopullal papers heard from are , of couree ,
for silver. As an Index of public opinion In
California It may be stated that thirty-six
out of thirty-nine republican , three out of
fourteen democratic , and four out of ulne
Independent papers , or a total of forty-
thrtt ) out of sixty-two papert , are tor cold.
OTHKU I..1M1S TIf\V OIHS.
The reference nud In the queen's sporel
at tbo adjournment ot Parliament to I'rctnt
affairs gains much In Importance upon carp
tul reading. The announconicnt ot the
Urltlih policy to procure "tho cstnbllshmcn
( In Crete ) of a system of government wblcl
would be equitable and acceptable to boll
Christians ami Mussulmans" means , for ouo
thing , at least , that the Turk need expcc
no aid from Great Drltaln In the coercion o ;
the Cretans , and , for another , Hut tbo
powers who fulliero to the purpose of main
taining the status quo In Turkey must not
count upon English co-operation. The
change from the policy of the old Tories
and Lord Uencoiisflcld to sustain tbo Sultan's
empire at all hazards as a bulwark ngalnsl
Hussla appears to bo complete. Hiisso-
phobia teems to have dlrd out In England ,
and It Is quite probable thai the occupation
by Itussla ot Constantinople and her nr-
qulsltlon of an Ice tree port on the Pacific
as n terminus for her great Siberian railway
would provoke little opposition In London.
King Oscar of Sweden Is a monarch who
evidently thinks the pcoplo have no rights
when royallty appears In public. Recently
bo was guilty ot a rude and \mklngly aa
sa\i1t \ upon a Norwegian. The man did not
rcmovo his hat when the- Swedish monarch
inado his appearance , whereupon tbo king
beckoned him aside and then knocked off
the peasant's hcndpleco With a vigorous
blow. The dispatches state that but for
the Interference of the police thn king
would have been called upon to defend him
self from an attack by the peasant. King
Oscar Is clearly convinced ot his dlvlno
right to rulo. Hut there It nothing so well
calculated td lead up to a fight as thu un-
cermonlous removal of one's hat without so
much as your leave , and If the Swedish king
should happen to catch n tartar next tlmu
Vfhllo compelling nn unwilling subject to
rcnd&r homage , the laugh will bo at the e.x-
punco of the Irascible aud supvrscntlvo
monarch. A few centuries back the sub-
lect who refused to uncover bis head at the
bidding of his king would have lost Ills
head as well as his hat. That tbo penalty
now Is not more severe than a blow from
the royal hand Is convincing proof ot the
decadence ot royalty.
An official report Just Issued In Vienna
.Ives some Interesting details of the prog
ress made by ono branch of western clvlllza-
lon in Bosnia and tbo Herzegovina. In the
occupied provinces , as In nil Mohammedan
: ountrlcs , the female half ot the population
las a strong aversion to treatment by decors -
ors of the male sex. Ilccognlzlng this fact ,
he provincial administration In 1S'J3 ap
pointed two lady doctors to act as resident '
medical practitioners , paying them an an
nual allowance of about $750 In all. From
the accounts given by these ladles It appears
that there has been a steady Increase In the
demand for their services during the last
tbrco years. Over a third of their patients
were Mohammedans , chiefly women and chil
dren , although there were also a few men
among the Invalids. At first tbo women
raised dlfllcuUIes on religious grounds to
following the instruction of their medical
attendants. Such prejudices , however , have
been disappearing gradually , and recently a
disposition has been shown to listen even to
advice offered In matters of domestic sanita
tion , nbout which extraordinary Jealousy
used to bo displayed. Candidates for the
position of lady doctor In the occupied prov
inces must have passed all the usual ex
aminations of the medical faculty. Their
duties Include the gratuitous treatment of
the poor , attendance at the hospitals , the
Inspection of local sanitary conditions , nnd
the submission of periodical reports to the
administration.
*
Under the new German stock exchange
law the making of false statements In pro
spectuses and public prints for the purpose
of promoting the sale of stocks and the giv
ing of deceptive Information fn order to In
duce speculation , constitute penal offenses
punishable by heavy lines. To "Induce oth
ers to enter upon exchange speculations with
the object of gain by profiting from their In-
experlenco" is also forbidden under similar
penalties. The supervision of the listing of
stocks Is intrusted to Imperial commission
ers. There scorns to bo no provision made
by the law against the practice of stock
watering , which Is really the root of the ovll
sought to bo attacked ; but possibly the re
quirement of absolute truthfulness In com
pany prospectuses may afford some protec
tion to the public in this respect. In any
event , the workings of the now German law
will bo watched with much Interest , Inas
much as it Is the first serious attempt to
regulate speculation In In/lated / securities.
* *
It Is not surprising that Lord Salisbury
has made but little out of the visit to Eng to
land of LI Hung Chang. The purpose of
the Chinese viceroy's departure from. China
at his ago and at this time was to cement
the alliance with Hussla which several of
the other European nations have viewed
with alarm. That done , the object of his
trip become that of a student rather than a
diplomat , the visit to the other countries
being almost wholly for pleasure and In
struction. It may bo doubted , despite the
cable messages to the opposite effect
whether the English premier Imagined that
any material advantage could bo extracted N
from oven the most sumptuous entertain
ment of the distinguished traveler. The
Russian-Chinese alliance H
once established ,
England has nothing to hope for in that
quarter , because ot the clash between her
Interests aud those ot the czar.
*
It may bo true that the Turkish troops
arc Innocent of the outrages In Crete which
have been attributed to them by various
persons. Hut If It Is so , It Is the- first
time In many years that the Turkish troops
have been maligned upon a subject of this
kind. Brutal and fanatical by nature , they
have never hesitated to resort to any form
of outrage and violence in campaigns
against their enemies. They do not hesl-
tate to do thu same today , na Armenia will
testify. They say the leopard cannot change
his spots. The saying Is not moro true
than that the Unspeakable Turk remains
unspeakable In the character of the wars
ho fights. It would bo a blessing to civil
ization If the Mediterranean were to open
up and swallow the whole lot.
* *
The report that the Transvaal government
has concluded n treaty with a foreign power ,
probably Germany , in contravention of the
Anglo-Ilocr convention of 1881 , Is an old
rumor that Is not llkoly to have any better
foundation than It had before. Old Presi
dent ' Kruger Is too shrewd to hunt trouble ,
and U la pretty certain that he will llvu
to the loiter of his agreement with Eng
land , at the same time Insisting on similar
faith by tbo other contracting party. That
has Homo secret understanding with Ger
many Is not unlikely , but that It haa taken
the tangible form of a treaty that would
violate the Transvaal's pledges to Great
Urltuln la highly Improbable.
GO 1IAUIC TO IHT.'I ,
How ( lie Ciirroiu-j- ( lint I'erloil Com-
jiiiml wllli I i'ri'Nciit ,
Washington Time * ( dem ) "
In response to tbo ailverlto demand for a
'return to tbo money of our constitution"
omparo our present monetary system with
"
hat of 1873. The total amount of legal
.cuder silver coined from 1792 to 1873 was
nly $8,031,011. Our population lu 1873 was
11,677,000 , and at that time the per capita "
lrculatlon of legal tender silver under a
'rco coinage act was only 19'i cents , We
low have a. full tender fiilver circulation
(549,800,000 , showing an Increase of ill-
'er coinage slnco 1873 of J5U,7C8,959 , which
a clear gain of CSS per cent In full tender
silver circulation. Our present population Is
T.BAniXG SI'KOIAri FKATUIIKS.
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY Bias
n ni men irAooAiuvs
JI3W' ' AFHICAN 8'IOHY ,
Till' ' : tVI&ARD , * *
. ' " 'his ' story Mr. Hn nn1 relnl s the !
tflrrlblo exiioilences or Hov. Thonina '
Owen , who , tiQiaumlcil that Fnlth , If
flioiifr enough , could necompltMt nil
tilings even to the peifornmnco of mlni
flc"pnvo up a coinfonnbla llvlnc In
the Church of ICiiRl.tiul to praotlro hu
V.l01 ! ! ! K " 'none ' the Children of Fire
A thtlllltig serial that commenced Sun
day. August 8 , untl continues for t\volv
weeks.
LINCOLN'S MONKY MRT1IODS !
The pinking ftild keeping of nioner
something Abraham Lincoln did not un-
dcrstnml-Hls Idea of the value of hl.i
services In the law HO modest thnl somo-
tlmrs It would bo rlillculoiiR-OMon
scolded by the Judges on liln circuit bo.
rauso he did not tnktf larger fees , Mlsn
Tarboll sets forth n phase of Mr. Lin
coln s life never before presented ,
OTHKU SIDB OF JAY OOt'LD :
CyVarm.in tells fomo good ntorlcs
nbout Jay ( loiiltl which o to show that
the late inllway kliiK bad n biff heart-
One Incident related how he spent hnlf n
Ony in looklnir up n reporter who hud
expressed n wish to Interview him , but
who proved too timid to fuco the railway -
way
CAMPAIGN MAHAOMUS OF TUB
The personality nnd methods of Chand
ler. Jewell , 1'ornoy , KlXlus , Ilurnum ,
lleimont , Sohell , Hewitt , Soott , llrlro ,
llnrrlty nnd others who Iinvo. managed
the national cnmpnlgns of the lust
thirty ye.us.
SIOUX ClTY'3 7i7sTORIO SPOTS :
Incidents rontieoted with nn rpoch In
the nation1 ! ) proirro.s.i First exploration
of the Missouri The graves of Sergeant
Moytl. liUcldilnl nnd War KIIRO | Th
Council Oak and Thompsonlown An
e.irly trader.
L-KADKKS IN LKOAL LORR :
Noted aggregation of Jurists In nt-
tnndanpo on tbo American Hnr nH oclft
lion mooting at HnrutotrnOrigin of th
ruinous organization Its nlms and ob
jects nnd achievements Interesting nldo-
HghtH from u young Omalm attorney
who WIIH present.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
Stunning mldaunmicr effoctn In th
fiiHlilon.M roliMiltm In the swell world of
the rust Him let Iluechcr Stowo nnA
the broom euro -Woman wiio hnvo a
hiird tlnip to Ret nloiiff with u wiitrh.
Some nccompllMhinonts of some business
women Latest fashion gossip Now *
notes nbout well known women.
TUB COMINGOIJNBUATION :
"Marcus Whitman's Hide , " or the
story of how a daring hero saved the
great northwest to the United States
A n.itrlotlo story for patriotic boys and
girls Prattle of the youngsters and
ether exhilarating- reading for both
young nnd old.
WITH THK WTHimiNa WHEEL :
Moro nlmut prospective models ami
prospective prices for 1S'.I7 A J150 wheel
to bo put on the nmrki-t Kxport busi
ness In bicycle * Suggestions as to tha
cnru of the wboel I > renihliiK the gospel
nHtrlde the wboel News of the local
cycllHts What the Omaha wheel clubs
uro doing.
THE WEEK IN SOCIETY :
Visitors to tiho Interstate tennis
tournament monopolize attention in no-
clety circles Many Omaha people still
nt summer resorts Expectations for the
Ak-S r-ISen ball aroused A few out-of-
door entertainments Oucsts in Omaha
households Movements and where
abouts of well known society people.
DOO DAY SPORTS :
Midsummer sports of all kinds at tholr
very height Hevlow of the leading
events of the week and outlook for the
near future With the devotees of the
rod and gun Home run ; ) for the base
ball fans IJevlow of sporting- events of
every variety Latest news of the local
sports.
UNEXCELLED NEWS SERVICE :
Full Associated press foreign cnblo
nnd domestic telesrojih service The
New York World's special foreign cor
respondence Unrivaled special news
servlco from Nebraska , Iowa nnd the
western states Well -written nnd ac
curate local news reports ,
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE
THE BEST NEWSPAPKK ,
about 72,000,000 , and our per capita of full I
tender silver circulation Is $7.02. Our gain I
In per capita silver circulation , therefore , |
slnco 1S73 has been greater than the cntlra
per capita money circulation of any of tha
silver countries , a fact that speaks volumes
for our present monetary system. To at
tempt to change It would disorganize tradi
and overthrow labor and commercial ro-1
latlons. The old maxim that "It Is easleij
destroy than to build up" would onctj
again bo practically demonstrated , and Iq
the general downfall that would follom |
wage earners would bo the deepest burled.
airii'i'ii HIIYMH.
Detroit Tribune.
That ho goes out to get a breath of air ,
The indy at his sldo ho tells :
But the moment she returns she knows
Itwus a breath of something else.
Unknown Author.
Now fades the glimmering landscape on hl |
sight ,
The nlr a solemn stlilnoss doth enfold ;
Ho scorched down hill awhllo with all hli
might , 1
But struck a rock , and so , he's lying cold. ]
Clilcneo Hccorrt.
Bho can get you up a blizzard
Without any waste of speech
Just by packing1 all the blankets
In a clotfut out of reach.
InillnnaiMillft Journal.
When wo ask If Eve waa bashful ,
Illatory won't reply :
But ono fact IH a lead-pipe cinch
Her clothes were very shy. >
ffu Tribune ,
"Hn'll get wi'll now , " they said outslfto.
"T.hcro . Isn't any doubt ,
For , by the doctors' bulletin ,
They've got the bullet out , "
Detroit Free Tress.
Great riches come to the slnnor not ,
Which Is quite right and proper *
Ho has to take the ihalf he's sot ,
And whack up. with the copper.
WaEhlnston fitnr. '
What changes mark a single year !
How favors mnilo nnd lien !
You mention "Trllliy. " and they sneer ,
And murmur , "Who Is she ? "
Clevclnnil J'laln Pcakr , '
"My dear , " she nld , " .how docs this pl
With your mamma's compare ? "
"I think , " ho softly made reply ,
"That llles were then moro rare. "
ImllannpnllH Journitl.
With all the arguments Hying 'round ,
Of Varying degrees of flatness ,
Thu avi-ingu voter finds himself i
In a stuto of where-um-I-alneHS.
TUB UOOKKISKI'I'JK'S ' WOOI.YO.
New York Town Tonics. ,
Jin was the head accountant
For a firm In New York town
And wrote unto his sweetheart
The words below Hot down :
"Dour May , " ho wrote , "I love you well ;
If you will l > o my wlfo
I'll be In truth your lr.
Thu bat. of my life.
t
"It you were here this Inst.
I'd fuller < ii > your feet ,
For 1 can bo without you
Of no uc | , my Bweet.
"Pray wrlto an curly ans.
To yru. reap. "
And then , from force of liablt ,
Signed ' 'Smith ' & Co. " |
Alas ! His hopes were blighted ; "
Bho wrote ; "I love another ,
But though we may not wed , I hop *
You'll always be my Hro.l"
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