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The government that reduces the pur
chasing power of Its money reduces the
Talue oC Its own revenue.
Talking fi person Into a president ! ) !
nomination la altogether different fron
talking a person Into nn election to llu
presidency.
"The Idea that the government cm
create wealth Is u myth. The only thliif.
that can create wealth Is labor. " Wll
Hum MeKlnley.
Nowhere In the federal constitution I.
It provided that oratorical ability shnl
be the sole qualification for the IWH !
tion of president of the United States.
Of course this Is not a personal cam
pnlgn. That is why the popocratic or
guns have to attack Mr. Hanna and Mr
Ilniina Is not running for olllce , either.
Mr. "Coin" Harvey keeps on speaking
In Iowa for silver , hut in Illinois hi :
surplus cash is locked up In a safetj
deposit vault in the form. of gold coin.
Sewall might write several more let
tcrs of ncct'planco that would be vcrj
acceptable to the popocratic managers
provided lie accompanied each of them
with n good substantial check.
And now the awful discovery Is made ,
that a piece of the court house roof is
In danger of falling. But so long as
Justice still remains llrinly enthrone !
tit its top , the republic will survive.
The frequent calls of the comptroller
of the currency for national bank state
ments bring home to every one the care
which the government exercises in the
mipervlslon of these hanking institu
tions.
There are only two ways to stop treas
ury deficits. One is to increase the
revenue , the other to decrease the ex
penses of the government. The repub
lican party promises to utilize both
means.
The center of political activity and the
center of population have almost be-
uoiiio identified In this campaign. In
no piesldentitil contest of previous years
has the rail battleground been located
so far west.
The news that hard coal has again
gone up Is not calculated to reassure
thosu citizens who omitted to contract
for their winter's supply of that com-
modify during the few minutes that
prices were "down. " "
Now watch the Fake-Mill get up n
fake subscription list In response to Its
call for contributions to the llryan
campaign fund. Let any contributor
demand that the concern nhow the cash
jind sue 11 retreat from Its bluff ,
The wooing of thtl old soldier vote by
tlm free silver iire.su Is not likely to be
attended with much MIL-COSH so long as
mieors nnd insults are continually hurled
by these papers against the brave gen-
urals whom the old uohliera still love
nnd reverence.
The man who tried to create n com
motion In Purls during the czar's visit
by means of a fnko bomb ought to be
secured at once as an nttncho of the
popocratic fnko bureau conducted In
connection with the popocratlu national
headquarter ! ) at Chicago ,
The local Bryan organ says the popo-
era tic state committees have as yet hud
little or no money to meet expenses.
What became of all the money that was
raised by that assessment on Nebraska
postmasters ? \Vo were told that nearly
every postmaster In the stuto responded
to the call. What lias been dotio with
the money ?
Str.VKIl * 1A7 > WHKAT.
The Omaha llrynti organ revnmp th
exploded chestnut tlmt tltp fnll of sllre
l.t tlsc cause of the decline of whom
ami the decline ofwheat proves thc > at
prcclntlon of gold. The absurdity o
this theory linn been established RO ofte
that It Is almost Incredible that any rn
tlonal person should repeat It.
If the price of perishable commodltle
were gunged by the fluctuations In vain
of the money metals the price of wheal
corn , tobacco , cotton and cattle wouli
not have varied materially during th
period between IS'-H ) nnd 18HO , when th
difference betweenthe , marketund coin
nge price of sliver was never more thai
from 1 to 4 cents nn ounce. As n mat
tdr of fact , these commodities went H ]
nnd down from r > 0 to 1100 pur cen
during tlmt period. In 182 , " cotton wn
KJV4 to 20 cents n pound ; In 1S.0 ! It wn :
I ) to 11 cents n pound , a fall of over -H
per cent , but silver had not varied ;
cents nn mince. In 1S12 cotton wn
down to S cents a pound , and by ISli
to r > > { j cents a pound. That very yea
wheat was $1 a bushel and sllven ? 1.UI
nn ounce. In 1S17 wheat had gone uj
to ? 1.'U a bushel , while sllvoi' was mil ;
Sl.HO an ounce. The next , year whea
dropped to § 1.12 , but silver remalnei
unchanged. In 1S. : ? wheat was Jjil.ItT i
bushel , cotton 1014 cents a pound nm
silver ? ! . ; { I an ounce. In 18T > t whea
was $2.17 In gold a bushel , cottoi
0 cents a pound and sliver still $ l.t4 ni
ounce. In 1S.5 wheat % wns ? 2.41 i
bushel , cotton O'/l ' cents a pound am
silver § 1.14 ! an ounce. In 1S.(1 ( whea
was $1.08 a bushel , cotton lOft cents i
pound and sliver ? 1.H : nn oiinco. Ii
IS. wheat was $1.RH a bushel , cottoi
14 cents a pound and silver $1.3r ni
ounce. Wheat had fallen In one yea
over ? 1 a bushel , cotton had gone u ;
thu same year . ' 5't per cent , while sllve
had risen only 1 cent an ounce.
With these figures before us who dare
assert that silver regulates the price o
cotton and wheat ? Or who would con
tend that gold appreciates and depn
elates according to the rise and fall o
wheat and cotton ? What made whea
go up so high In the ROs ? The sam
thing that made It go up during th
war of the rebellion. The same thin ;
that made it go up in ISSO and 1S1H
The same thing that has caused Its ris
recently while silver was falling. Th
true cause was an extraordinary deinam
or a decreased supply. In IS , " I th
Crimean war broke out and America !
wheat doubled in price and renminoi
very high for several years. In 1SS
there was a famine In India. In 181)
there was n great crop failure in Ilusslii
American wheat had the market prat
tleally to Itself. The recent rise Is ex
plained by the decreased surplus o
wheat in sight. India Is Importing -\vhea \
Instead of exporting it ,
Hut the political mountebanks wll
persist in linking wheat , cotton and sll
vor together in spite of all contradictor ,
experience which disproves their assci
tlons. , ,
M'KIXhKY AND SILVER.
Referring to the course of the fre
silver organs , Inspired by the tree sllve
candidate , in quoting what Major M (
Kluley said several years ago regard In
silver as being Inconsistent with hi
present position , the democratic somn
money Philadelphia Record says :
The opinions Inconsistent with hla preser
position which Mr. MeKlnley held six year
ago arc of little relevancy In this great cor
test. It la certain that no sllverlto will stir
port him because of his former utterance
about free colnafje. He stands on a plat
form which pledges hlmselt and his par't
to the Inflexible maintenance of the exist
Ing monetary standard of value. His chat
actor as an honest man affords the amples
guaranty to- the country that ho will re
deem his pledge. Sound money democrat
have the assurance that he will enforce I
their spirit the laws providing for gold pay
ments and for preserving the public crcdl
as President Cleveland enforces them , jus
as certainly as Mr. Dryan would nulllf ;
those laws If ho should bo elected.
If Mr. liryan and his organs were dls
posed to bo fair they would not conflm
their quotations to a few extracts wiilcl
seem to favor their cause and convej
the Impression that these represent al
that Major MeKlnley said on the sub
jeet. In 1SH ! ) , when the bill to purchast
silver was under consideration , Majoi
MeKlnley made a speech In the house
In which he opposed the senate amend
incuts to the measure on the ground thai
they contemplated placing the country
on n silver basis. lie said :
I do not prcposo by any vote ot mint
to force the people of the United States , the
farmers and laborers , to the cheapest moncj
jf the world or to any policy which might
: end In that direction. Whatever dollars
ffo have In this country must bo good dol-
ara , as good In the hand * of the poor as
: ho rich ; equal dollars , equal In Inherent
nurlt , equal In purchasing power , whether
: hey bo paper dollars , or gold dollars , or
illver dollars , or treasury notes each con-
oi'llblo Into the other , and each oxchaiiKea-
jlo for the other , because each Is based
ipon equal value and has behind It equal
lecurlty ; good , not by the flat of lav alone ,
jut good becaui > o the whole commercial
vorld recognizes Its Inherent and Inex-
lugulslmblo value. There should bo no
ipeculatlvo features In our money , no op-
( ortunlty for speculation In the exchanges
if the people. They must bo safe and stable.
In the same speech hosald ho did not
want gold at a premium or silver at a
Ilscount and declined that tint free nnd
iiillmlted coinage of thu silver of the
iVorld , in the absence of co-operation on
.lie part of other commercial nations ,
tvould cause gold to go to a premium.
'The very Instant that you have opened
ip our mints to the silver bullion of tin ;
yorlil , " ho said , "Independently of In-
erimtlonal action , that very Instant , or
it a brief tlmu at best , you have sent
; old to a premium ; and when you have
iunt gold to a premium then you have
mt It In n great ineasut'u Into disuse
ind we nre remitted to the single fitand-
ird that of silver alone ; we have de-
irlvcd ourselves of' the active use of
> oth metals. " This is just ns sound
low us when spoken June 25 , IS'.K ) , and
t simply shows that Major MeKlnley
vas not unfriendly to slim * , as he Is not
it present , believing In using It side by
ilde with gold us far as that can bo
lone with safety.
In the Ohio gubernatorial campaign of
8I ! Major MeKlnley met thu Issues of
reo trade and free silver boldly and ex *
llcltly , lu the opening speech of his
ho denounced the prox ] > sltlo
of his opponents to substitute n shor
dollar for a full one and said :
1 am In faror of the double standard , tin
am not In favor of the frco And unllmltc
coinage- ullver In the United States tint
the nations of the world shall Join I
guaranteeing to ullver a status which thcl
laws now accord to Kold. The double stand
ard Implies equality at a ratio , nnd the
equality CAR only be established by th
concurrent law of nations. It was the cor
current Inw of nations that hna made th
double standard ; U will require the cor
current law ot nations to reinstate and sus
tain It. Until then , for us to decree the fre
and unlimited coinage ot the world's sllve
would be to ordain that our silver dollar
must eurely depreciate , and gold Inevltabl
go to a premium. No man knows wha
the future may bo , but In our prcscn
condition nnd with our present light ever
consideration of safety requires us to hoi
to our present status until the other grea
nations shall agree to an Internationa
ratio.
That Is the position of Major McKlnle :
today , so that the charge of Iiicon
slMlency Is groundless and unwarranted
lie does not propose that silver shal
be abandoned ns money , nor does tin
republican party. AH the silver nov
In use would be continued In use undei
republican administration , side by sltli
with gold. But Major McKlnley Is op
posed to the unlimited coinage , of sllvei
by the United States because he knows
ns every man of common sense nuts
know , that such n policy means tin
single silver standard- which could no
fail to produce panic and disaster.
The attempt of the free sliver candl
date and organs to mislead the peopli
by asserting that Blalne , ( Jarlleld , Me
Klnley and other distinguished repuh
Ilcan leaders ever favored their pollc ;
Is the most disreputable kind of politic ;
and shows the desperation of thcl
Valise.
iVTV ! b LU US.
Special DUpatch to the Worlil-Hcrald.
CHICAOO , III. . Oct. 8. The JIcKlnlo ;
goldbug combine Is on the run. Its leader
admit as much , whllo the leaders of th
frco stiver party are growing more an
more confident. Mark Hanna , chairman o
the McKtnlcy national committee , says :
"It Is no use denying that we have los
the farmer anil labor vote. Our chance
are exceedingly doubtful. "
Chairman Dynum of the goldbug nattona
committee says :
"Anybody who talks about what Indian
and Illinois v.-lll do does not know wha
ho Is talking about ; In southern Illinois
know- the whole country Is for sliver. Th
situation Is Just the same all over the west
so far as I can learn. "
What a brace oC monumental liars
Mr. Hanna never said any such tiling
The editor of The Bee had a porsbnn
talk with Mr. Hanna at national head
quarters at. 11 a. m. Thursday , Octobe
8. He never was more cheerful no
more confident of- the election of Me
Klnley. All the reports at he.tdqunrter ;
were most encouraging , particular ] ;
those from labor centers. While we d <
not know what Mr. Bynuiu did , say , wi
know what he did not say. lie ma ;
have said that southern Illinois , other
wise known as Kgypt , Is for silver. I
was for secession in 18(11 ( and agalns
silver or any other metallic money li
187U and 1S7G. But we venture to us
scrt that Mr. Bynuin never said tlia
"the whole country is for silver. " Mi
IJynum is not reputed to bo a blanket
fool.
11AISIAO SlLVKlt 111' LAW.
Mr. Bryan points to the act of 1SOO
requiring the government to purchasi
4riOO,000 ounces of silver monthly , a :
evidence tliat the value of silver can hi
raised by law. Now what are tin
facts ? At the beginning of the yeai
IS'JO silver sold for 44d in Ix > ndoii , tin
equivalent Now York price being a lit
tie under OS cents per line ounce
Toward the latter part of April then
was a speculative advance In both mar
Rets. According to the report of the
director of the mint , to .Tuft 14 , the date
of the passage of the new law , the prlci
had advanced In London to 4SV4 1 anO
In New York to ifl.OS per fine ounce ,
To the 13th of August , the date the law
wont Into effect , 1he price had advanced
to fili/id In London and in Now York to
? 1.1 ! ! per fine ounce. The highest point
touched was in New York on August
10 , $1.21 per fine ounce , ( the highest
price reached In twelve years ) , and In
London on September .1 , .r > ld ( ! ? 1.1)7.3) ! ) )
per line ounce. The price in New York
did not vary materially from August
I ! ) to September 't , when a decline com
menced , extending , with some fluctua
tions , to the end of the calendar year ,
the price nt the close being In London
48d and in New York $1.0 KiO. The
price of ( silver declined In the New York
market , with a corresponding drop in
London , to an average value per flue
ounce of 08 cents In IS'Jl , 87 cents In
181)2 ) , 78 cents in ISO ! ! , the year of the
repeal of thu purchasing clause of the
Sherman act. It will thus be seen that
while the first effect of the law , which
irovlded for the purchase by the govern-
nunt of nearly the entire silver product
if the country at the time , was to ad
vance the price through the cncounige-
nent given to speculation , It lasted less
than n month lifter the law went Into
iflVct nnd a decline ensued , The exper-
cnco under the operation of that act ,
which the silver men said would cer
tainly carry silver to $1.21) ) an ounce ,
conclusively proves that the value of
silver cannot be ruibcd and maintained
iiy law.
Mr. Bryan evidently feels very bitter
award those ( U-iiiocratH who are oppos-
ng his election and who repudiate the
( Uilcngo platform as undemocratic. In
\early \ every speech ho has made since
the Indianapolis convention he has re-
'errod depreciatingly and Insultingly to
the sound money democrats , his lan
guage showing increasing vlndlcttvncss.
In his speech at Hurlington , In , , he
spoke of these democrats IIH having been
Iraggcd out of the democratic party
> ecnuHu they were more attached to the
great corporate Interests of the conn-
ry than they were to the welfare of the
> eoplo.
Who nre Iho men whom this parvenu
inlltlelau and financial charlatan thus
nsults ? They are men who have been
ill their lives devoted to democratic
jrlnciples , who have given character
o the democratic party , who Iwvu hon
ored themselves nnd their country li
civic nnd milliard service. They nr
men who bare taken high rank In states
maiishlp nnd diplomacy and proved thel
gallantry In wnr/i ; They arc men of tin
sullied publlcnftuij private character ?
whose names will JiveIn - American hi ?
tory when Mr. Bryan's Is forgotten
They have tlii"rlspcct of their fellov
countrymen ns good citizens who an
solicitous for the ( welfare nnd honor o
their country. < ia
Mr. Bryan ifmttvs a grave mistake li
assailing thesi''rt n In the manner In
does. He professes to desire that ever ;
man shall nct , u this contest nccordlni
to his coiifclvntlous convictions
but Ills manifestations of vln
dlctlve resentment toward thosi
lifelong democrats who reject the pope
ullstlc doctrines of the Chicago plat
form and refuse to regard him as a deni
ocrat belles bis profession and proclaim !
him n man of Intolerant If not mallcioui
disposition. He may rest assured tlm
he can do his cause no good by sue !
a course. Thousands who have nhvnyi
heeded the counsel of the democrat !
who are opposing Mr. Bryan will re
sent their unwarranted ami , conteiuptl
ble denunciation by the popncrntic can
dltlatc , who proclaimed n few month *
before Ids nomination that he was no
n democrat.
The republican city convention whlcl
meets today should not forget that then
Is nn existing vacancy in one of the po
sltlons of couiicllmiin-at-largo created bj
the death of the late Councilman Du
Bots. ruder the statutes of Nebrask :
men appointed to till vacancies in olllci
hold only until the qualification of thel
ouccessors chosen at the next genera
election. There Is no question tint
thu democrats will put up a candidati
for and If the
councllman-at-largc re
publicans refuse to make a nonilnatloi
they will only run the risk of letting OIK
councilman go by default. The pretense
tense that the council has by ordlnnnci
overridden the statute cannot be ex
pected to hold water in any court o
justice. The only thing for the conven
tlon to do Is to nominate a candidate foi
the counctlmanlc vacancy and then 1
the present Incumbent wants to take tl
matter Into the courts , the respoiisibllit ;
will rest on him.
It may be prudent to wait for mon
accurate returns from Georgia before
basing predictions upon the earlier re
ports. They have unique methods 01
counting votes in the south. Full re
turns from Arkansas , it will be remain
burod , cut dowilU ' | democratic majority
claimed as sofllijiv } the polls closed , bj
thousands of.TlrtoK.1 The result in Maine
and Vermont , J pw vor , was all one waj
from the start , " nnd the totals gre\\
steadily In tlib direction of honosi
money. -jV ' ,
Chairman Butlcc of the populist na-
tioiutl committee reasserts Ills belie !
that Indicatioifs'sliow ' 282 electoral votes
"reasonably" ejertan for Bryan. But he
dare not go Into : details , because he can
not point whoftf moro than half of their
are to come from , 'it'fs also signillcatloii
that the populist chairman < lees not feel
justified In CVMTmilk'lng a claim foi
the populist enet of the tripartite ticket
Mr. Bryan's paper prints a long arti
cle about an English Insurance companj
that issues policies to insure their hold
era against twins. 1'erhups Mr. Bryan
might parsiiade the company to give hln :
a policy Insuring him against twins on
the tjiil of ills ticket should he ever havti
occasion to run for otlico again In the
future.
"When it is notorious that ballot box
frauds are the common practice in all
of the black-belt southern states It in
the height of absurdity to point to elec
tion returns from such states ns having
any ImportantliearliiR upon the general
result in states where fair elections and
au honest count prevail.
Why Is not the steiefiptlcon which was
promised by the republican central com
mittee as nu adjunct to local campaign
work brought Into service without
further delay ? There would be nothing
like It , on these mild evenings , for get
ting people together for Instruction on
the Issues of the hour.
"Business confidence , " says MeKlnley ,
"Is what the country wants. " It had
business confidence when the re
publicans were In control of the govern
ment under President Harrison. It will
liavo business confidence again when the
republicans are restored to power under
MeKlnley. _
Count Florida ouf from now on from
the list of states that furnish the Oc
tober elections. Florida has just
idopted a constitutional amendment
which for the. future gives It u Novem
ber election that Includes the choice of
both state and federal ollicors.
ami .s < > i. mil- .
llillaJelplil.i I'rcss.
There has never , before been a candidate
or the presidency vbo traveled BO far ,
alked so much and said so little es Mr.
iryan. -
AniiihliiK' Con ilcHrr union.
Mr. llryan say pjio "would resign his
nominations in favotvuf any person hi this
: ountry who can bojtercarry this cause
o victor/ , " but It should ba understood at
tha same tlmo lhaP It will require very
strong cvldcuco tfi'ujiaet his conviction that
thcro la no Eucu'pur.ym ,
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\VllJ"
Mem. )
It Is dlftlcult , tSiay , to reconcile the
ncreaslng violence Mid bitterness of lan-
suagu on Mr , Bryan's part with that serene
incj tranquil confidence In the certainty of
its own election that Is expressed In the
authorized and signed statement given out
l > y htm on Saturday ; at Cincinnati "I have
10 doubt of my election. " Then what Is
10 BO mad about , and why docs ho appear
to bo getting madder ana nudilcr ever
dnyT
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The AilinnrrIn AVIicnt.
New Tor * World ,
Them are Indications that the prcicn
prlco of whint Is not based on speculation
but on actual crop conditions , and xro ma
accordingly expect It to bo maintains
This will bo a double benefit. It will re
llcvo the agricultural Interests by puttln
more , money In the farmer's pocket , and I
will relieve the entire population by re
moving one argument from the demagogue'
mouth.
Tlir Hecoril dp to lint- .
Chicago Chronicle ( .Icin. )
Mr nryatt's record from his nomination t
date :
Speeches delivered 23
Cltlra nnd towns spoken In. . . . , 19
Stntcs spoken In 2
Mlles traveled . . . 9,00
Words opokeii ( estimated ) . . . , 2S1.S7
Things mild CKXJ.Ort
Used "cross of cold" simile. , 23
Hair cut
New suit clothes. , . .
Votes inndo 10,317 72,911,10
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\VIint I lip I'll rniIT AVatiln.
JJew York World.
What the farmer needs Is not a cheapo
dollar , but that larger market which an In
crease In population can RVO ! him. So Ion
as thcro Is wheat enoiiRli In tha world t
supply all the people with nil they want o
It nt GO or GO or 70 cents a bushel , Its prlc
will not go to n dollar. To chanty th
meaning of the word dollar so that It wll
signify 60 or 60 or 70 cents will not Increas
values to the fnrmor except In so far as I
will enable him to cheat his creditor , nu
} t w-lll jurike a dls.astfl is difference to th
'worklngman. Ills wn cs , ns measured b
that term , would not ndfftnce- under th
chanRo-B 'nll-ln1 proportion to the unrea
advance In prices.
The Hurrah Can ill it ale.
Wnslilnjjlon Star.
Mr. Hryan Is another hurrah candidate
Ho Is on tour , showing himself to thojico
pie and trying to stir them up In his be
half. Ho Is talking about "aristocrats , '
nnd "tyrants , " nnd "money kings , " nnd try
Ing to Inaugurate a sort of revolution. Till
sort of thing always deserves defeat , am
nearly always meets It. The candidate wht
In nny stress of fortunes raises the clas
cry Is no nt man for grent responsibility
Tha chief executive particularly of this gov
ernment can know no class without vlolat
Ing his oath of olHcc. He Is Hworn to sup
port and defend the constitution , which I
the protection of every citizen , rich or poor
westerner or easterner , merchant or farmer
The debtor end the creditor alike have
claims upon his Impartial consideration , am
he could not deny that consideration tt
cither without ceasing to bo , ns he engage
to be , t'io ' representative of nil the people.
\viio A HITIII : siivi.ocicsr
Ten Million IVrmtiiH Constitute llu
" .MoneyI'otver. . "
Chicago Trlliunc.
Ono of the many delusions back of th
frco coinage sophistry Is that there are t
few wealthy creditors and millions of pee
debtors In this country. Every ono wlu
has a deposit In a savings or other bank
every holder of a llfo Insurance policy , even
pensioner , every member of n building am
loan association , every member of aid o
benefit associations , every owner of n gov
ernmpnt bond , every one whose salary o
wages Is paid only after services or labo
are performed these are sonio ot the cred
Itor classes. These are the shylocka wht
huvo a mortgage on this country and who
are to be done out of halt of their savings
by the slick 16-to-l scheme. In truth , thcst
shylocks not only own the country , but they
have votes enough to compel the "poor"
debtors to pay In honest money. Let us
enumerate some of them and see how mud
they would lose under the free colnago oi
50-cent dollars :
No. ot doposl- Amount
tors or of
shareholders , deposits.
Savings banki 4.S75.G19 $1.810.597,02. $
Xatlonal banks 1.930.000 1.701.K3.A\
State banks l.BM.OOO 712.110.4:3
Private banks 1.G30.COO R1.SS4.812
Ijoan anil trnt.t companies 1,530,000 niC.CG"7
HulMlnjc ami loan nshocln-
tlona 1.745.723 0M7,59I
Totals 10,111,214 t.r,303SOSir,0
LOHS under
. free
coinage.
S.tNlnin' bank t9W:9l.011
National banks S. > 0S2G,7G1
State banks 2-C,2or.l'Il
Private banks 40.S12.-I05
Ixum ami trust companies 273.I2R.S29
nnd loan associations
Total JSG31.i03,073
The Bryanltes nro ardently advocating
this conspiracy ngalnst the Interest of the
American people. If intelligent men would
stop long enough to explain to the common
people the effect of the Bryan scheme on
their Interests the majority that would be
rolled up ngalnst It would exceed ten mil
lions of voles , Bryan has no supporters
outside' of poqr , Ignorant , deceived , blind
partisans and a class of dishonest persona
who arc anxious to cheat their creditors
out of one-half what they ewe them by
means of debasing the- money In circulation
by CO per pent.
FltKE SIT.VHIl AN'D A PANIC.
Cheap Money Doetort * DIxaRreo oil an
Important Point.
The Denver Republican scouts the claim
that a financial panic would follow the
success of frco silver at the polls. In 'its
Issue of the Sth Inst. It says :
"Opponents of free coinage- assert that
In the event of Bryan's election thla country
will bo visited with tbo worst panic hi Its
history. This assertion has doubtless had
great Influence with BOIDO people who have
not studied the question carefully , and yet
as a matter of fact conditions are such that
a panic Is practically Impossible. "
Leading organs nnd members ot the free
silver crusade do not agree with the Hepub-
Mean. Moreton Frowcn , the British blmutal-
list and American mlno owner , arrived In
New York a few days ago to lend his In-
flurnco to the frco silver campaign. In an
Interview with a reporter of the New York
Sun , Frewcn had this to nay respecting a
free silver panic ;
"Asked flatly If ho did not mean by the
suggestion of trouhlo that a panic would
follow the election of a free silver ticket ,
Mr. Krowen deliberated u little , and said :
" 'That Is probably true. You had a panic
in 1893 , You would doubtless have another
If the silver candidate were elected. I do
not think U would bo very disastrous ,
though. You eeo , English Investors nro
qulto Ignorant regarding the silver question ,
They would very likely unload tholr Amer
ican holdings promptly , , and that action
would cause an unsettlemcnt of prices and
business. I think , though , that after the re
covery from the panic which would result
thlnga would arrange themselves , business
would settle down to a steady basis , and
ovorvbody would bo better off. When the
English Investors unloaded It would bo a
good tlmo for Americans to buy their securi
ties.1
"Tho English blraotalllst spoke of a panic
as though It wore a llttlo business flurry
that would not have a widespread evil In-
flucnco all over the country , affecting all
values and property Interests. "
Ninety days before tbo Chicago convention
declared for free ollvcr , the Indianapolis Sen
tinel , now a supporter of Bryan , said ;
"Wo may , therefore. Infer that a move
to ft depreciated currency accompanied by a
panlo would present the worst of situations
for the wage worker. Of course , thi-ro would
bo a readjustment In time , but whether that
tlmo was four years , as during the civil war ,
or ten years , as after thopanlo of 1873 , tbo
resulting burdens would bo heavy for a tlmo
at least. And It seems certain that both
a widespread panic and a depreciated cur
rency must follow the adoption of free coinage -
ago by this country nlono. "
Highest of nil Jn Leavening Strength. Latest U , S. Gov't Report.
now nn AVVS p.\in ,
llrjnn'H CnntnrniinUoti nt IMIInr ot i
Vti-f Slltrr Oman ,
Minneapolis Trlbun * .
Henry D. RsUbrook , the great Chlcagi
orator who IiAlIa from Nebraska , In lit
recent speech In Chicago look up tin
charge * and Intlmntlont thftt William J
Bryan wa * paid In some way by the sllvei
bonanza kings for his work lu behalf of frci
liver coinage , and made rnther ft bcttti
caae of It than Senator Thurzton was nbli
to do. Mr. Uatabrook said : "Mr. Bryai
denies that IIP was In the pay of the sllvoi
nilno owner * , directly or Indirectly. althoURl
If you study the phrAaeoloqy of that dcnla
you will discover a largclxcd loop-hole. "
Mr. Hstabrook then proceeded to rclati
the facts In the case , \\hleh are as follows
When Mr. Bryan retired from congres.-
about two years ago. n certain ticwsptipci
In Omaha was languishing. Salaries wen
paid very Irregularly , or not nt nil. Tht
policy of this paper was then nnd had brer
for n long tlmo opposed to the coinage o
sliver Ht 1C to 1. Suddenly Its policy change ;
without warning or pri'tnonltlon , "wlthnu
waiting1 for the aid or consent of nny othci
nation , " It declared for liS to 1. The pftpci
at once took on n new Icaso of life. Bill
were paid , Improvements made , and then
was every Indication of n now Influx o
capital. Hut most remarkable of nil was tin
nnnouncompiH tlmt William J. llryan hat
been employed as edltor-ln-chler , nnd , rumoi
had It , nt a handsome salary. "Did Mr
Bryan ever edit ? " asks Mr. Kstabrook
"Nary an edit. If IIP ever spoilt two con
Hccntlru days In Omaha dining the last tw (
jcari nobody rver hcanl of It. Ho wai
talking , tnlklng , talking , usually In tin
ftouth. occasionally In the west , nnd thi
burden of his talk was frco silver nnd UK
crime of 'IS. "
The orator then pertinently Inqulrrs !
"Whoso money was It thnt procured Mr ,
uryair his position as editor ? And whose
money paid him for that sort of editing ?
H was the money nf the silver ring , and
everybody In Nebraska knows It. Not only
do I assort that Mr. Bryan was thus In
directly In the employ of the silver mine
owners , but I believe that n part of hla
compensation , contingent on success , ol
course , was the nomination of the Chicago
convention , nnd that the outcome of that
convention , which took the country by sur
prise , was In reality a foregone conclusion. "
Mr. Estabrook then traced the steps ol
the nccrct conspiracy which resulted In
Bryan's nomination , tracing the Influences
which brought about that result to the
bonanza silver kings , and showing by con-
cluslvn Inference that Bryan U In rcallt )
the hired man of 'themlno ' owners.
Mr. Kstabrook for years occupied a prom
inent position as a. lawyer In Nebrnskn , ami
Is well known to the people ot the state.
Last spring ho removed to Chicago , and al
onca took rank In that metropolis as one
of Its foremost orators. Ills charges cnnno
bo Ignored or lightly passed over as comlnp
from an obscure source. They demand Mr
Bryan's Immediate attention.
IMIOFITS OK THU SII.VKn THUST.
Sioux City Trlbu : o : After Merrill ha (
Issued his circular to the mine owners then
was no longer any doubt as to who wa-
paying the freight for Mr. Bryan.
New York World : In brief , this great sil
ver trust Is a conspiracy among a hundred
or so multl-mllllonalro mine owners to rol
creditors of tholr dues and to levy a tribute
upon the wages of every ono who works.
Is there any conceivable reason why any
worklngmcn , any savings bank depositor , any
holder of a llfo Insurance policy , or nny
other honest man , should vote for this ring's
program ?
Louisville Commercial : Mr. Merrill state *
that by the election of Bryan the mlno
owners would clear a profit of G4 cents per
ounce on their ore , and that an assessment
of ono month's profit at this rate would
furnish money enough to elect Brynn. Al
though this secretary is mistaken In the
amount of money It would require to so
debauch the American people that they
would elect Bryan , yet his admission prac
tically that It costs only 3C cents an ounce
to produce silver bullion Is Interesting ,
and calculated to convlnco mankind gener
ally that , at the present market price of 67
cents an ounce , the mlno owners ought to
bo satisfied with their profits , and not In
sist upon tho-American people'doubling the
present market rate for their benefit.
New York Tribune : At present a silver
mlno owner can pay only G5 cents of debt
with ono ounce of silver. Under free coinage
age- lie could pay $1.29 of debt with an ounce
of silver. At present an ounce of silver
will pay only 65 cents In wages. Under
frco colnago an ounce of sliver would
) ay $1.29 In wages. The difference ,
M cents an ounce , would bo clear gain
to the mine owner ; In the first Instauco ,
at the expense of his creditors ; In the second
end Instance , nt the expense of the men who
1o the actual work of mining his product.
't ' Is not asserted by the most hopeful free
sllverlto that wages would rlso as rapidly
ns the cost of living. All history proves
o the contrary , that wages , In periods of In
flation of depreciation , rise slowly , If at all ,
while the cost of the necessaries of llfo
would rlso with a bound. Under free coinage -
ago history would only repeat Itself. Prices
would rlso at once and wages would bo In
creased only by the aamo slow and tedious
irocess by which they have been raised In
he past. All the battles for higher wages by
which worklngmen have benefited In the
ast forty years would have to bo fought
over again. '
COI3UCIO.V HOT.
Indianapolis News : "Nevor before In the
ilstory of this country has Intimidation and
.orrorlzlng been carried to the extent that
t Is being carried In this campaign. " This
statement was made by Mr. Bryan In hs )
speech at Tomllnson hall last night. It Is
not enough to say that It Is untrue. It Is
oully nnd wickedly falso. Intimidation and
errorlzlng are Impossible under the Aus-
rallan ballot , as Bryan himself proceeded
o show.
Buffalo Express ; Worklngmon' are declar-
ng their preference for the republican can-
Idato In unprecedented numbers this year ,
'hoy are doing so openly , and the demo-
ratio managers are unable to conceal the
net either from themselves or the public.
Democratic politics requires some explana-
lon. So the cry Is raised that the working-
Tien are being coerced. It Is a nonsensical
ry , slnco coercion Is Impotislblu with tbo
Australian ballot , but the democratic mangers -
gors must say something. "Coercion"
uoans that the democratic managers know
ho worklngmeu nro going to vote for Mc-
Clnloy , and that la all It means.
IITIintt 1\XI)1 THAN OIIUS ,
Spanish Intolerance. ii4 prlilo hnvo been
the secret cf Spain' * undoing. The mon-
ttroim crimes of the expulsion of Iho Jews
and the Morlncou fntolly crippled her itomrs.
tic Industry and stopped nil progress In the
arts and it'll her dependent upon her colonies ,
tint her colonle * have been treated s sub
ject provinces , to bo governed solely for
Spain's own benefit. Home rule has been
denied them , and they have be-cn made to
led that they have no lot In the glory and
prosperity of Spain , but aie to bo merely
bowers of wood nnd drawers of water so
long ns they belong to her. They would hnv
been less than htimano had they not revolted.
Today , under the bitter Irony ot nn Inex
orable fate , Spain , with her still great popu
lation , her unrivaled natural advantages ot
position. * ell nnd ellmnte , has fnllen below
the rank of even the little Ncthcrlnml states
which she once so cruelly nnd so contemptu
ously oppressed. They retain and even ex
pand their eolonlal possessions , and elovelop
their domestic resources , whllo she seems
capable of doing neither. That n pretender
fthould now no eagerly nnd pertinaciously
sock succession to a falling throne Is one of
the curiosities ot political ambition. On *
almost wishes he might succeed , JUKI to sec
what now form Spanish pollcj would take.
It could hardly be n change for the worse- ,
or rause the decline of the Spanish emplro
to bo more rapid than It now Is , or moro
Inevitable.
The suggestion that Krnnce take the gen
eral supervision of the sultan and the oc
cupation of Constantinople is not n now
ono , but was made just after the massacres
last winter. England would scarcely enjoy
It , but could hardly object. The strongest
objection would como from Ocrmnny. Still ,
even there It Is probably becoming evident
thnt something must be done , or the Turk
ish empire will fall to pieces by Its own
weight nnd Inability to hold together ,
franco can , nt least for the present , elo the
work with less danger of nrouslng the prcju-
dlco of the other powers , nnd will hnvo less
temptation to make her occupation perma
nent. The suggestion of nn Armenian zone
Is olmply absurd , The experiment has been
tried clsenvhero and has always failed , and
In Turkey , with n people native to the soil ,
It could not have the faintest chance of suc
cess. Any such plan , however , must bo
looked upon as purely temporary , n make
shift to tldo the Armenians over until the
final division of thu empire can be made.
The goncrnl drift ot European opinion
appears to bo that any arrangement that
might bo reached between England and
Hnssla would primarily concern princi
pally their own euprcmo Interests In the
east and pbsslbly In Egypt. It seems to
bo generally conceded that the other pow
ers could have no alternative but to ac
cept an agreement of such a character ,
especially if Franco wore recognized by
some soothing concessions. In a tentative
way , there has been considerable discus
sion of a suggested understanding that
would divide the Asiatic world between
these two powers , nnd which might or
might not glvo Constantinople to the
czar. In the higher class periodicals of
England , this Idea has been canvassed
with much persistency for the last twelve
months , and though frequently anony
mously yet , for that very reason , evidently tl
by writers having high political associa
tions. How far these suggestions may have
boon Intended as political feelers or as a
means of creating opinion , It is Impossible
to say ; but It Is perhaps not outside of prob
ability that some such proposals may hnvo
come ? under consideration at the Balmoral
Interview. It Is , however , useless to specu
late upon possibilities In a matter on which
everything Is held In the strictest secrecy.
But this much seems reasonably sure , that
matters of the highest political gravity are
now under treatment by authorities com
petent to create finalities on the most vital
questions. The present diplomatic sllenco
may bo broken when the czar has made
his visit to Fiance ; and It Is to bo hoped
tlmt conclusions may bo reached that will
put an end to the Turkish Inhumanities and
to the stupendous evils of the armed pcaco
which has aflllctcd the world for the last
generation ,
* * *
Husslan persistency In seeking1ports
which shall not be located either on the
shores of Inclosed seas connected with the
ocean by narrow straits or on an Icebound
coast receives another Illustration by the
undortakliiK of the construction ot a city
and harbor at Ekatrlnograd , on the Mur-
mtin coast , In Northern Lapland. The llus-
slan port of Archangel , on the White sea ,
lea more southerly ; but It la closed by Ice
for many months In the year. The Influence
of the Gulf stream , however , which keeps
ho Norwegian port of Htimmcrfcst , located
vlthln the Arctic Circle , open to navigation
hroughout the winter , la also felt In the
lays of the treeless tundra of Lapland. It
s the deslro to obtain an Ice frco port , open
o direct communication with the Atlantic ,
which has determined Russia to build a rall-
vay to her bleak northern coast and caused
ho government to try to emulate I'oter the
Jrent , who built his capital on the swampy .
Cova and peopled it by Imperial decree.
Whether the will ot Iho czar bo mill as
potent as In the days of the great Peter re
mains to bo seen.
* *
The Berlin exposition Just drawing to a
close was designed to exhibit the Industrial
and artistic productions of that city nlono ,
and has been strikingly succcsoful except on
the financial side , where it shows the usual
deficit. As a demonstration of what ono
city can do In the line ot various produc-
lens nnd In the plcndld quality of Us ox-
ilblts , it has never been exceeded , nor could
t bo by any capital In the world. It U
doubtful If any city except Paris could oven
como into the field of rivalry with It. It
s evident that tlio .Industrial progress of
the capital has at least kept pace with Its
Increase of population , which has moro than
doubled slnco Sedan , and may uhow a like
augmentation in the coming quarter of a
contury. It may leave Parlu Itself in the
shade ono of these days , taking thu first
ilaco among the capitals of Europe In magni
tude and splendor , and art and learning , and
it may already have done so In the variety ,
usefulness and beauty of Its productions.
The fact that Monclck , whom all powers
ire likely soon to rccognlzo as the emperor
> f Abyssinia , has" shown the most naive
generosity In dealing with the Italians U
ccolvlng favorable comment In the journal !
f7 They are
Bound to Rip
The ordinary kind of
ready-made olothing is just
thrown together. They
make a sightly appearance ,
and to look at are all right.
Maybu cost a dollar or so
lesa. Its a dollar saved at the
time , but when It comes to
having them all sewed over
again , how much have you
saved ? Our clothing Is
made in our own factories
and every piece is war
ranted. The goods , the style the sowing , all done with
silk thread , best of lining , etc. They are equal in fit to
the finest merchant tailored garment and will keep their
shape just as well. The men's suits range in price from
110.00 to $25.00. Boys' from $0.50 to $15.00 , Chil
dren's from $3.5O to $7.50 , Our complete assortment
for fall and winter wear is here and you have a special
invitation to call and sao them.
' ,1
S. W. Cor. 15th and
Douglns Sts.
