Y OLD LINE DEMOCRATS GIVE REASONS FOR OPPOSING BRYAN His Election Now Would Would Have NOT AFRAID TO EXPRESS FORCIBLE OPINIONS Injecting Imperialism as a Bugaboo Cannot Affect the Real Issue to Be Fought, Four years ago thousands of democrat repudiated the party crocd as set forth In the Chicago platform. As the chief objec tion to tho platform was Its declaration Id favor of tho free rind unlimited coinage of silver at tho ratio of 16 to 1, tho Round money men held an Independent convention and placed In tho field a second democratic ticket nnd a platform promising a more con servative and safer course In flnanclul legis lation than that proposed by tho regular party organization. To the Palmer and Duck ner ticket and thu Indianapolis platform many of the- conservative democrats of the country gave their support, not because they expected to elect tho ticket, but because such a course afforded them the opportunity to vote for tho cause of sound money with out shock to their partisanship. This year It has been determined not to place a sound money democratic ticket li tho field and hence, old school democrats must choose between McKlnley and Dryan or dccllno to voto nt all. What do tho lendcrB Intend to do? Owing to tho changed conditions It has been considered Important to Interview a largo number of old line democrats, moii who speak with a senso "of conviction, with a view to reaching a concensus of their opinion on tho questions of this campaign. It has been ascertained through such Inter views that theso democrats have by no means lost sight of tho free silver lssuo and that they regard tho democratic party's nttl tudo on tho coinage questions this year ns n. posltlvo racnacQ to the prosperity of tho country. The attempt to make tho silver question of minor Importance by declaring another Issue to bo the paramount one has had the expected effect upon the old line democrats. Kven If It woro not a fact that nearly all of the sound money democrats Indorse tho policy of President McKlnley In the Philip plno matter, tho shifting of the silver labile to a minor placo would not have Induced them to return to their old party nnd knock anxiously nt tho door for re-admlttance. They seem to have a lingering fear of tho TiO-cent dollar. Having seen their position of 1806 fortified by tho courso of subsequent events they nro stronger than ever opposed to having the democratic party commlttod to tho 16 lo 1 theory and sny they will re main outsldo the portals of democracy so long as William J. Dryan remains the host within and so long ns tho platform upon which they must enter Is tlngqd with sil ver flatlsm. Tho democrats ngreo with all business men that tho triumph of the Kan j saa City platforrn. at tho polls would en-, coufnge a rc-opcnlng of tho frco silver agita tion nnd In that way put further Into tho future tho divorce of tho obnoxious lusue from tho politics of tho country. They say that so long ns frco silver Is an Issue with thn romotcst kind of a chance for success the present sound financial system of the country Is endangered and general business pronorlty Is threatened. It Is tho concensus of opinion among tho democratic lendern Interviewed that the Thlllpplno question bb well n tho money question Is safer In the hands of the pres ent administration than It would bo under a presidency of William J. Drynn nnd It Is the general verdict that President .McKln ley has pursued the only possiblo courso In dealing with the Filipinos. There is very llttlo sentiment In favor of Mr. Dryan's proposition to promisn tho Insurgents freo and Independent government before they have laid down their arms, recognized the authority of this government and demon strated their ublllty to maintain a govern ment of their own. Nenrly all of tho old lino democrats prefer lo rely upon tho moro prudont policy of tho republican party ns declared at Philadelphia. Most of them will voto for McKlnley, while somo may not vote at all. Wllllnin . I'nxtoii. William A. Pnxton, widely known ns a ranchman, cattle grower and wholesale grocor and a democrat who has served his party to Its great advantage for many years, will not voto fov his follow No brsknn, William J. Dryan, for tho presidency. It Is to Mr. Paxton's influence, moro than that of any other ono man. that Colonel Dryan owes his two elections to congress. Dni when It comes to forcing freo silver nnd populism onto tho democracy of tho coun try Mr. Paxton demurs and wlthdrawa hla (support. , "I will not voto for either Dran or McKlnley," saya Mr. Paxton. "I nm hop ing that four years more of McKlnley will bring tho democratic party back to jound principles, upofl which It can bo reunited for a successful campaign. 1 dou't know anything about thla froo sller proposi tion and neither docs Dryan. Ho Is hon est enough In what bo says, but tho trouble In thnt ho doesn't know, any more than you or I do, how the free and un limited colnago of silver at 16 to 1 will work out. It would bo nothing but an rxporimcnt, and thla Is no time for ex periments. "I can't see any senso in trying on tho free silver colnago theory and letting (he business of tho country go to tho dogs whllo tho experiment progresses. I tell you, tho peo ple are scared of Uryan. I know of n couple of big loans that were negotiated only last woek, ono for $75,000 In Chicago and tho other for $80,000 in Omaha, In both enses tho borrower asked that the loans run to January nex., but neither tho Chlcaco nor the Omaha banker would make n loan beyond November 1. This shows how tho financial Institutions stand now, when the campaign is Just beginning, ind Is a good Indication of how they will Hand In tho event of Drynn's flection. "Our financial system Is good enough us It Is and when any tampering with It be rIur wo muy look for another panic and another period of hard times," Cnptnlii II. l.iMvrt-iu'i-. Captain F. D. Lawrence, president of thn Lawrence Shot and Lead company, ex presses his views as follows: "I began voting tho democratic ticket r.hcn (leneral McClellan ran against Abra ham l.lncpln In 1S6I," uald Mr. Lawrence, "and voted for overy democratic, presidential candidate from then un til Dryan was put up In 1S96. I did not voto for Dryan In 1S96 and will not voto for him now. As a busi ness man of common sense I cannot con rent to the Introduction of n debased cur rency, Tho silver Issue Is as deud as n oor nail and I propose fo keep It burled. Be as Disastrous as It Been in 1896. Mad It not been for tho hara times pre ceding thn Inst presidential election the free silver cause would not have shown one-third of tho strength that It did nt tho polls. It would never have become n llvo Issue In 1896 had it not been for the fuel that the peoplo wcro in a despondent condition nnd many of them were eager to grasp at anything which was handed to them us a panacea. I think tho people who were misled to believe that tho IS to 1 pill was good medlclno for them four yeart ago have had sufllclent reason to lose faith in It since then. Tho ills that were upon uh in 1896 havo been cured and everybody knows that tho euro was ef fected by a rejection of tho free silver Idea by tho majority of our people. Why suy more?" Wnrrrii Svlt.lcr, Warren Swltiler, tho Omaha lawyer who headed the straight democratic ticket as a candidate for supremo court Judge In 1897 Is stronger than ever In his opposition to tho Dryan party. Upon being asked for his vlows on salient Issues raised by tho so called democratic platform adopted at Kan sas City, Mr. Swltzler said: "The two main features of tho Kansas City platform are comprised In Its arraign ment of so-called Imperialism and Its reit eration of the Chicago plank on tho silver question. The ilrst nrralgnmcnt or doclara Hon of the so-called jloctrlno of Imperial Ism Is n houso built upon a foundation of sand, or, In other words, an arraignment of a doctrine In no senso advocated by the republican party. The Kansas City conven tlon on the subject of Imperialism erected a straw man, to furnish, ns It were, n punching bag to ennblo Mr. Dryan to satisfy his acrobatic talents for thn balance of the campaign. The Imperialistic plank of tho platform Is built upon the assumption that somewhere, at some tlmo and In somo man nor tho republican party has pledged Itself to tho doctrine of Imperialism. "In the declaration of tho president. In tho net of congress or In tho creed of tho party, as found In ll platform, there Is no Justification for thtr assumption. I'rom the whole history of the subject, as it now presents itcelf. b'glnr.lng with the Cuban question, there Is no place where the doe trine of Imperialism can be lound attached to either party. Practically tho only differ once between the democratic party and the republican party Is one of method rather than of political policy. , "Whllo Mr. Dryan, In his speech of ac ceptance of tho democratic nomination nnd or us pinirorin, says thnt he would, if elected, immediately convene congress nhM recommend a declaration of tho nation's purpose to establish a stable form of gov ernment In the Philippine Islands nnd to give Independence to tho Filipinos, neither tne platform nor the speech discloses any mctnou Dy wniuli. or time in which, this result would be brought about, while tho republican platform pledges to tho Filipinos that 'the largest mcusure of self-government consistent with their welfare and our duties shall bo secured to them by law.' Even If It was the declared Intention of the republican party to retain tho Philippine Islands, this would not commit tho party or the president to tho so-called doctrine of Imperialism. Tho history of tho acquisition of the Phil ippine Islands through the Paris treaty and Mr. Drynn's support of that treaty Is well known, and it is likewise well understood that this acquisition was ono of tho legitimate results which eamo upon tho American nation unsought, unintended nnd unanticipated, shows that these Islands did not come Into the possession of the United States as the result of any preconceived plan emanating from either party or based upon any imperialistic policy. "Mr. Uryan's position nnd tho position of his party and tho platform in charging the republican party with Imperialism is, In my opinion, based entirely upon a fancy and not upon n fnct, and. as I said before, this plank In tho democratic platform can truthfully bo likened to the punching bag of nn ncro bat which has form without nnd only wind within, but serves well the purposo of ena bling the political gymnast to entertain and amuse his audience whllo combating with a fancied ononiy. "You ask for my views on tho attitude of tho gold democrnts who -voted for Mc Klnloy In 1698 and who now propose to vote for Drynn. 1 havo understood that there were such in my own city of Omaha who, together with myself as a gold domocrnt In 1S96, voted against llryan. 1 have never heard any satisfactory reason for their pres ont attitude. The attempt to explain their position, as I understand It, by saying that as long as they nro opposed to Imperialism, and that McKlnley favors It. nnd Drynn op poses It, and In view of the further fact that tho money question Is settled beyond tho reach of tho next presidential term, they will favor Dryan as against McKlnloy on the Imperialistic issue. "In tho first place, I think our gold demo crats who havo assumed this attitude are In error In supposing that tho preient settle! and substantial basis upon which the finan cial condition of otir country rests will re main securo In tho event of Mr. Drynn'8 etectlon. "Whllo It may possibly bo true thnt the nntlonnl leglilature will bo eo constituted for four years to como that the presont financial policy cannot be disturbed by leg islative enactment, at tho tame time capital and the business interests of the nation, which are known to be sensitive and easily Influenced, will be. If Mr. Dryan Is elected, at onco thrown Into disorder, either through fear of what might be the result of his man agement of the affairs of tho nation or of views, or fancied views, of tho ilnanclal result of planting Into the presidential chair one who Is In leaguo with and supported by a combination of Bllver democrats, sliver re publicans, populists and what not, all of whom claim to be reformers, but whoso pro posed remedies and alleged reforms are largely at variance with each other and nono of which Is well defined. In other words, If It Is true that congress will bo so con stituted for four years that even with Mr. Dryan ns president tho present ilnanclal policy cannot be changed, nt the samo time, with his attitude being so antagonistic to the preient financial policy of the country hi olcctlon would result in Immediate lack of confidence, distrust, disquietude and busi ness relapse. There Is therefore little rea son for democrats who favor honest money and a sound financial policy to aid in the THE OMAHA DATLY BEJ5: MONDAY, attempt to disturb the present conditions by the election of Mr. Dryan." Ili-iir)' W. Yntei. Henry W. Yates, president Nebraska Na tlonaltbnnk. Is outspoken as to his position: "1 nctlco that some demorrnts who voted for McKlnley In 1SS6," snld Mr. Vntes, "are Inclined to get back to the party this year on tho delusion that tho silver Issue U dead and could not be revived within tho next presidential term even If Dryan should be elected. These people do not seem to realize tho significance of u democratic victory this year. The election of Dryan would have to bo taken as an endorsement by u majority of the voters of the doctrines enunciated In tho Knnsas City platform. With Dryan in tho executive otnee, after an endorsement of tho 16 to 1 Idea at the polls, there cer tainly would exist n threat against capital, which would force upon It new nnd un known conditions, creating distrust, destroy ing confidence and causing the suspension of commercial undertakings. "Tho Kansas City platform, which upholds flat money and attacks the gold standard, brings us again to tho agitation which caused the depression of 1S93-6. So long a this Issue Is presented, no matter how long it may bo clouded with other questions and its discussion shunned and avoided bj Its upholders, with tho bopo of masking be hind pure nnd noble declarations their real alms and purposes, there can bo no othe quostlon of equal Importance before the American people. Uiynn's only power would bo to destroy, and there Is moro to destroy now than thcro was In 1696." r.ii. nn.. IM Illley, tho well known wholesale liquor denier, hus changed his opinion since four years ago: "In 1S96," snld Mr. Uilcy. "I voted for Drynn because I had always been a demo crat and could see no reason for changing my politics. This year I am a republican, ready to voto for McKlnley. "Why havo I changed? Simply because experience has taught me something. Thero was something tho matter with all of us In 1S96. Duslness was bad; when you did sell goods you wero never sure of getting your money. Tho republicans attributed this stagnation to lack of confidence. Drynn said It was on nccount of tho gold standard, a contraction of (ho currency, nnd If wc should lncrcnso tho volumo of money by coining silver at 16 to 1 alt would be well and pros perity would bo revived "Wo elected McKlnley, nnd by doing so found out, through tho Immedlato restora- ! tlon of contldcnce, what ailed us before tho election. Wc have had the revival of pros perity promised by Dryan, but It hus not como In the only way ho said it could como. "Our business has more than dcublcd since McKlnlcy's election and overy time we sell n bill of goods we know thnt our money Is forthcoming. Tho people as n whole are prospering nnd I can conceive of no reason why they should demand n change. "As for myself, I want four years more of good business. If I didn't want It I would voto for u chnngo of administration, which would bo equivalent to hazarding the future. I boast that I am no hazard player. You couldn't Induce me to piny It on the silver proposition, tho Philippine question or any thing else." W. 1.. .liny. W. L May, the wholesale grocer and for mer state fish commissioner, Is talking in this vein: "I nm In the peculiar position of a man without a party," snld Mr. May. "In 1896, having been a democrat of long stnndlng and believing firmly In the principles of sound money. I voted for Palmer and Duckncr. Dut this year It must bo n cholco between McKlnley and Dryan and I am still undecided ns to how my voto should go. "Mr. Drynn, I believe, committed a great error In forcing tho democratic party to a specific reiteration of the 16 to 1 free coinage plnnk In thn platform. I havo always been nnd still am a believer In n sound nnd unquestioned currency, a money stnndard about which there enn bo no doubts nnd no dangers. While I am In clined to think there Is llttlo or no pros pect for frco silver leglslntlon during tho next presidential term, even if Dryan does carry the election, I nm of tho opinion that the success of tho democratic ticket this year, with a 16 to 1 platform, would threaten tho destruction of tho sound financial condition of today and In that way bring about another gcnerul business depression. "The BUccess of this year's democratic platform at tho polls might be construed ns an expression of thn popular will In favor of free silver and tho sllverltos might take udvnntugo of such n situation to ngaln seriously threaten the gold stand ard nnd thus unsettle tho financial world. I am not solicitous ns to the wolfnro of the bankers for their own sake, bit as a busi ness man 1 reallzo that when you antag onize the financial Interests you always antngontzo tho wholo field of commerce. I believe most nil, if not nil, of tho busi ness men of tho country aro qulto well satisfied with tho present healthy condi tion of business anil I cannot seo what wo can possibly gain through any change In the financial system, whllo I can see the possibility of Injury by such a change "I am ngalnst the trusts and a high pro Ion tariff, In favor of tho gold standard ind not afraid that' wo will ever havo an Imperial government for tho United States. If you can find a political party in which I will fit I will bo much obliged. K. I,. SCunr. K. 1.. Stone, president of the Dewey & Stono Furniture company, ono of the largest business concerns In tho city of Omaha, says: "I am sure that tho business men of this stnte, regardless of previous pnrty afillla tlans, nro almost unanimously In fnvor of continuing tho present national ndmlnlstra tlon. Tho increase of business has been so great during tho lust three and n half years nnd tho present conditions are so highly satisfactory that It would be folly to bring about any change I never voted anything but the democratic ticket until four years ago, but so long as the republicans continue in thn conservative and buslncksllko mctb ods they are now pursuing I do not expect to voto anything but the republican ticket. "Tho election of Mr. Dryan would cer tainly bring on a most undesirable change. It would not only weaken our financial sys tem by again opening the free silver nglta- tlon, but It would nlso wenken tho govern ment Itself by giving encouragement to that element of our people who nssall the courts and Incline toward revolution. Mr. Drynn has done more than any hundred men In thlB country to stir up discontent. It seems to ho his Idea that the presidency can bo gained on revolutionary doctrine thnt the majority of our voters can be mndo to feel discontented with their present condition and ready to nccept all the radical and so cialistic changes he proposes. Dryan has never appealed to the good Judgment of the successful men of his time, but prefers to appeal to tho passions and prejudices of those who aro fullurea In life. Ho holds out lo this class tho welcome consolation thnt It Is no fault of their own, but tho fault of tho government, that they are failures." . si. Htixliiiiau. W. M. Dushman, who operates tho largest warehouse In the city of Omaha, Is In n po sition which enahles him to observe the lightest cbangss In the drift of commerce. t In the course of a recent Interview Mr Dushmnn snld. "This warehouse of mine is a pretty good Indicator of business conditions. Kvery article of commerce excepting perishable goods passes through It. When the house Is half empty, ns it was In 189H-1S96, one knows that business In this part of the country Is very near to a standstill. When the house Is full and lacks tho cnpnclty to take care of all tho goods that arc brought to It, ns it is at present, one knows that business Is thriving. When tho wnrchouses are kept full and overflowing goods of nil kinds arc moving, nnd this would not be so unless the people had money In plenty to buy what they need nnd desire. During the last two or three years we have had to re fuse business frequently because wo did not havo thq capacity to handle It. Such n thing never occurred before and, of course, I am inclined to uttrlbuto no small mcusure of tho good times wo are now enjoying to favorable conditions In tho government of the country. Wo need not thank the ad ministration for the bountiful crops of Ne braska, but wo cannot refuse the meed of generous praise to those who have given us a Bound financial system for the favorable movemcut of the crop. Wo must not for get thnt tho good demand for the crops and tho consequent good prices can be accounted for largely by the fact that the mills of the east are in full operation, furnishing thou sands of mej with employment and the means of providing the necessities nud com forts of life." Mr. Dushman Is not a politician. As n voter ho nets Independent of party ties. After voting for drover Cleveland throe times ho supported McKlnley In 1896 uud will do so again this year for the very good reason thnt ho desires no change In the present conditions. Ilr. (iPiirc iililrn. Dr. Ucorgo Tlldcn of Omaha Is a dem ocrat of the old school nnd one of tho hun dreds of thnt school In Nebraska who re fuses to bo misled by the vagaries of Wil liam J. Dryan. "I get my democracy from Jefferson, Jackson, Van Duron and Tom Denton," says Dr. Tllden, "nnd Dryan says he takes his from tho samo source. Mr. Dryan must have read history through glasses decidedly off color, or else ho Is purposely perverting historic facts to suit his own political pur poses, i no democratic party was. until 1S96. always favorable to the gold standard ami expansion. Dryan says that whatever tins leen gnlned for the gold standard haH been Rained by stenlth, seeming to forget that "e flnnnclnl legislation of 1S31. 1853 and i&iJ, wtilch tended to establish Mm irnwi standard In this country, was given the wid est posslblo publicity whllo under considera tion and approved by tho nconle after rn. actment. "When you follow Mr. Ilrvnn vnn n-nt seldom set foot on tho path of rectitude. no is evidently (mhiifwi .ii, k iUC int'n mint the majority of our people arc Ignorant and tractable, for ho Is at all times np- yexim,; to passion and prejudice rather than to sober thought. The heresy of hlb mouotary doctrine was known to many In is.it, but It ought to bo known to nil of us now. Certainly the hist orv nf thn Inal three years, which is tho strongest kind of a refutation of his theory. Is fresh enough in no cienny understood by everybody. "I sometimes think It Is becauso the free silver doctrine has been so thoroughly discredited by recent hlstorv thnt Mr Drynn has seized upon tho Imnorlallstli- Idea for tho thunder of tho present cam paign. Dut his position on Imperialism Is as untenable as his attitude on tho finan cial system. Thero Is nothing In the nets or In tho avowed intentions of tho nn-Hent administration upon which to base n charge of Imperialism, nnd for that reason Mr. uryan s alarm will bo sounded without effect. "This government undeniably has cer tain rights In the Philippines which must bo protected, nnd tho only question nt Is sue Involves the methods of guarding these rigntH. Whatever form of government Is ultlmntcly given to the Filipinos must ho given to them under our guldanco nnd pro- lecuon, and ordinary prudence should be observed ns we proceed In tho matter. Wo should niako hasto slowly In such an undcrtnklng. Wc pose today as having tho greatest free government of nny peo ple on the f.nce of tho earth and If wo nro to extend this form of government to an other nation It must be extended on lines of absoluto safety, bo that thero can be no failuro nnd consequent Injury to our ropututlon nnd to tho cuuso of freedom. "Tho haphazard policy of Mr. Dryan, to set tip a frco and Independent government In tho Philippines without having any real assurance of its enduring qualities, has too much of tho element of chance in-it to be worthy of ndoptlon by this great nation. I prefer tho policy of President McKlnley to proceed orderly nnd cautiously. Mr. Dryan may bo a pretty wlso mnn, hut his wisdom Is not so profound that ho ran do cldc nt present questions thnt will orlso from ovents of the future." .Inline U, WnkHrjr. Judge Kloazer Wakelcy of Oranhn. who was a conspicuous llguro In tho democratic ranks half a century ago, when Franklin Plerco led them to a victory which at that time was unprecedented In Its mngnltudc, has lived to seo his party degenerate Into populism, whero ho declines to follow It. Tho Judge, who Is 78 years of age, says that ho has outlived his party and scarcely expects to boo it rejuvenntcd within his lifetime. His democracy Is of such long standing and so deeply rooted thut ho cannot swear nlleglanco to nny other party, although ho hopes for tho success of President McKln ley In this campaign. Judge Wnkcly. who somo yeais ago retired from tho bench, Is still actively engaged In his profession and cheerily promises to return to political ac tivity If his party comes back to llfo be fore ho passes awuy. "At tho present time," says tho Judge. "I am entirely out cf politics. I am too old a man and I nm too fond of tho principles of tho old democratic party to align myself with tho republicans. Dut In this campaign I am making no secret of tho fact that I am against Dryan and everything thnt he repre sents. "Tho Chicago platform In 1896 departed widely from tho true principles of the demo cratic party and the Kansas City platform U positively levolutlonary In Setter nn, m hplrlt. I was opposed to tho 16 to 1 plank four years ago and tho Issues added nt Kan sas City only Intensify my oppoiltlon. "Tho Issue that Mr. Dryan seeks to make paramount In this campaign is not being presented by him with fairness. Ho talks against Imperialism when no such thing Is contemplated by th" opposing party. 11c shouts for freedom and llborty for the Fili pinos at a time when thn opposing party ! declares Its Intention .of giving these tiesnlo , l''e greatest measure of self-government mat tney are capable of excrcls'ng. Ho de clares that the heterogeneous peoplo of tho Philippine. Islands, who havo always been denied the privileges of freo citizenship nnd have never had tho examplo of self-government nenr to them, are lit for the ballot, while his party denle the franchise to th negroes of North Cnrollnn, who have boon reared In an environment of republicanism. "Tho United States, by tho fort unpH .if war and In no spirit of cmntioit. aenuirn.i possession of the Philippines. Whether or uui ii was wise to laKo them Ib a ques'lon that is now behind us. We must meet con ditions ta we find them, and the problem Al'fit'ST 20, 1900. that is now up for soluMon, In regard to the Philippine. Is what to do with them. I'ntll thnt question is solved it is the plain duty of the United States to hold onto the Islands, nnd thnt Is exactly what the present admin istration Is doing. Defore this government plants tho seeds of freedom and liberty in a foreign land It has the right to ascertain, beyond nny doubt whatever, how the fruits to be born thereftom will bo cherished. I agree with the republican party that the Filipinos should be given Just that measure of self-government they nro able to take care of, and In fear of giving them too little or too much I would be Just ns cau tious In tho matter as the present ndmlnls t rut Ion seems to be." Dr. (ienriii- 1.. Miller. Dr. Oeorge L. Miller, for thirty years a leader of tho Nebraska democracy, tho founder of tho Omaha Herald and for twenty-four years Its editor and n repre sentative of bis stnto In many national item ciatlc conventions of the past. Is today the most Blncere nnd probably the ablest foe to DryauUm west of the Missouri river. It Is because Dr. Miller has studied nnd carefully digested tho practical adlustmcnt, organiza tion uud administration of political nf fairs In this and other countries thnt his. mind revolts ngalnst llryanlsm. It is because ho has spent tho test efforts and the best years of his llfo In advancing the principles of truo democracy In n new nnd growing west ern commonwealth only to see the resultnnt political organization, constructed on a sound basis, mnglcnlly swept away almost Immediately after its triumph by the vagar ies of a new nud enigmatical leader that his heart revolts against Dryuulsm. Dr. Miller enmo Into tho west more than forty years ago from New York stnte, where In his younger days ho enjoyed tho personal friendship nud the political tutclugo of no lets a democrat than Horatio Seymour. The alTectlonato esteem In which Seymour is held by tho veteran Nebraska editor was nicely shown when some years ago he creeled on his Nebrnsku farm a bronze stntue to tho New York stntesmnn. It will be remembered that last year Dr. Miller, feeling that this monument might by somo future tenant of tho Nebraska farm bo allowed to crumble and full, presented It to the city of Utlcn, N. Y the home of Seymour, wlurc tho memory of the stntes mnn will nlwnys endure nnd nssure good c,aro for tho token In marble and bronze. Dr. Miller Is somowhnt advanced In years, but mentally as alert and fur-sighted us ever. He has lellred from active participation In the business nnd the politics of the world nnd can hnve no ulterior consideration In the formulation of his opinions on tho questions of Important current Interest. His views on the grent Issues commanding public attention in this campaign, being unbiased by parti sanship and untrnmmelcd by personal con siderations, nro therefore worthy of more than passing notice. Ho Is pleased to call himself a McKlnley democrat, and If It were not for tho fuct that ho feels perfectly (confi dent of the re-election of the president he might not object to being designated as an alarmist. "I cannot Imagine," said the doctor, "tho fearful consequences of a Drynn victory. Tho triumph of such dangerous vugarles nnd heresies ns he advocates would, before In auguration day, he attended by n com mercial panic so dreadful In Its nature that It cannot now bo pictured. I nm firmly convinced that such u contingency would bring upon this nation tho severest calamity It has ever experienced, excepting, per haps, tho war of the rebellion. The sudden disarrangement of our flnnnclnl system, which the Drynn platform portends If It moans nnythlng, or even n reasonable prob ability of such a disarrangement, would throw this country Into a confusion nnd de struction of material resources from which It could not recover in a generation. The Drynn Idea, that you can, by legislation, add to or take from the value of nny commodity whntover Is utterly ab3ttrd. Tho fallacy of such doctrine has been proven tlmo nnd again nnd why the Intelligent citizens of this country will give respectful attention to tho preaching of the nonsense goes be yond my comprehension. "The injection of this free silver issue Into the politics of the nation was tin unfortu n ito proceeding for tho Initiative of which wc may thank tho bonntors from Nevnda, Jones and Stewart. To submit such n sub ject to the arbitrament of tho ballot boxes Is a great misfortune to the country for oh vlotis reasons. Free silver coinage Is fraud. The free sllvor theory was put In form for political usage by tho Nevada Jones, nnd nrynn, Jones of Arkansas, Towne, Teller and all others who have seized upon it ns n political tool havo never In any of their speeches or writings deviated un Iota from tho notions expressed In the Nevada man's flri-t speech on the subject. "It Is a theory conceived for tho purposo of misleading tho peoplo Into the belief thut freo nnd unlimited coinage of silver would put money Into their pockets In plenty nnd ennblo them to ltquldnto a dollar of Indcbt edness by tho production of about one-half of thut value. This dishonest notion was put before the people In times of universal pub lic distress and many of them were found ready to nccept It In their eagerness to bring It to an end. "It was ;i propitious time for the use of Just Mich un Instrument of deception nnd It was particularly avnllnblo for Mr. Drynn's purposes In this state. It was by offering tho frco silver panacea lo tho peoplo that Mr. Dryan was onabled to tako tho leader ship of tho Nebraska democracy out of the bunds that had led it on sound principles after u struggle of thirty years, to lis first victory In tho election of Governor Doyd. Ho succeeded in deluding the majority of tho voters In this stato and fondly believes the delusion still exists. This Is why he insisted upon tho 16 to 1 plank going Into the Kan sas City platform. Having enrrlcd Nehraska beforo on the 16 to 1 proposition, he realized that without this plunk in tho plutform this year ho would certainly lose the stnte. Having Inculcated tho free silver theory In Nebraska four years ago he must neccs snrlly adhere to It nt this tlmo In ordor to letatn tho confldcnco of thoso he hus brought under his control. Free silver colnnge he regards ns his salvation In Nebraska. If by this delusion ho can ngaln securo u ma jority in this state and elect u popocrutlo legislature, ho will save his own political standing nnd a possible seat in tho senate, although ho loses the presidential election Tho less of Nebraska lo him would be tantii' mount to casting him into political ob livion forever. "To rovert to tho money question, I will say thut there Is conclusive proof In his tory thnt an Inflation of tho currency means n contraction of credits. Credits must rest upon confldcnco, and confidence can rest only upon a stable currency. What the peoplo rcqulro li an Increased volumo of credits, rather than an Increased volume of money. Olvo us a money thai fluctuates In aluo and ynu destroy confidence and Hie destruction of confidence always paralyzes Beiri ths ) 1tl3 KM Y'J M'W BJ'.'tf Blgtutnra of O J. tS KC O 3c. I jOL un tho M You Hava Always Bought OAS fieats tho Tto Kind Yjj Hjkb Altars BoujW J il li.! .i tXils. iU. n ii i IU m L Z AVedelnWc Vrcnaralion for As- 1 slmilatlnglhcroodatuiUcguIa I tlijglhcSlomnchsniKlUowclsof Promotes Digcsllon.Chcci ful ness and Rcst.Contalns neither Opium .Morphine nor Mineral. Not Nakcotic. JtaveafOUtn-XWVZlFtTCWl imJiut Set J' Alx.Smnm IiA,lU SJa -Anitt SA Iarrmnt -JHOuimtaStim ftinn ShJ - IthfcjTwi fUrw. AnrrfcrinpmPtIv for CniwIIlVt limn . Snnr Slorreh.niarrhoca. V worms .Convulsions .revensh- ncss ana jju&a ut aiiiict. TiicSimlle Signnturc of NEW YORK. tXACTCOFOF WRAPPED. tho commercial nnd Industrial world. As I hnve said before, a gcncrnl belief In tho probability of Dryan's election to the pres idency would bo HUlTlclent to thrent.cn n re pudiation of all existing obligations, tho ruin inseparable from n cheap and fluctuat ing standard of value nnd currency, nnd bring upon uh nn era of unprecedented busi ness depression, panic and the stagnation of nil industrial pursuits." I'pon being nsked for his opinion of Drynn's attitude on tho Philippine question, Dr. Miller said: "Tho cry of Imperialism Is another cholco bit of demngoglsm. Anything to catch tho votes of tho unwary. Knowing that the American people havo always opposed tho establishment of a big stand ing army. Mr. Uryan nnd his henchmen have considered It expedient to ralso their cry of militarism. Wo must remember that It was Mr. Rryan nnd his pnrty who forced tho war with Spain, and It was Mr. Drynn's lnllucnco in tho senato that se cured tho ratification of tho treaty of Purls. Mr. Dryan now seeks to escape nil respon sibility In rotation to tho treaty ratifica tion by dodging behind the I) aeon resolu tion or some other pretext, but as this resolution wns defeated before tho treaty was ratltlcd, tho dodgo Is neither clovor nor effective. Now that the treaty of I'arls Is In effect nnd the responsibility for It Is divided between tho two parties, wo find ourselves In possession of tho Philippine Islands nnd an Insurrection. What does the McKlnley administration propose to do under tho elrcumatnnces? It proposes, first, to put down the insurrection nnd then to establish for the Filipinos a stable gov ernment. The ultimate Independence of tho Filipinos Is ns well promised by a continu ance, of Mr. McKinley'a power ns It Is by the placing of Mr. llryan In tho presidential chair. Now, what does Mr. Uryan promise? Ho promises to give tho Filipinos nn In dependent government under n protec torate, nnd what does that mean? To maintain tho protectorate would require tho services of ns large an army In the Philippine Islnnds ns would be required under tho McKlnley program for the estab lishment of a stnblo government, is thero nny guaranty that n free and Independent government in tho Philippines , would be any less hnmpcred, nnnoyed nnd threatened by internal dissensions nnd revolutionary movements than nro the independent re publics of Centrnl America? Tho only guaranty that I can sen in the Uryan plan would be tho maintenance of nn effec tive protectorate by tho United Stntes and thin smacks as much of militarism as (Idch tho policy of tho present administration. The only difference I can dlscorn between McKlnley and llryan on the Philippine lssuo Is that the former has given us tangible evidence of his Intentions nnd the latter has given us only vnguo promises. It Is significant that Mr. Dryan does not dare to say that he would withdraw tho Ameri can 3oldlern from tho Philippines before tho estnhllshment of n stable government, which work, I believe, would not be ended In his day. "And now I want to state another objec Drex L's Armored Cruisers Tlio.v nrc any kind of n woutlier shoo tin- soles arc lovoit'il with inlnliitiiro lioio-lin's nt' hli'ol, lniiklriK llii'in lis Im pciietrnblc tliroiifjli tilt solo ns ono nf t'liclc Sum's nrnioivd rnilscrs tlicn look nt Hie pootl luck that woes with ovor.v pull'--not only oiip liorcslino, but (lozi'iis A hoy always lias pood luek that Kfts a pair nf them nn niattpr how Ills tin1 boy, Just ho lie Isn't a man, or how small, just so lie Isn't a cliild. IJii'M'l can lit him with a pair of these horseshoe covered soles -Urpxcl's boys sizes, Armored Ciulsprs, .y.'.OO I.IHIp B'iit slues $1.7.". Drexel Shoe Co., Omaha's Up-to-date Shoe Haas. 1419 FAKNAM STRUET. Frames ? Yes We Make 'Em Havo ive r five hundred different mouldings to select from -we keep rlglit up with nil the new novelties and show every new niouldlna an soon as made vvo do ho much frainlUK that we find wo can make a price that Is about as cheap nn tho moulding alone -we know how to make them right and solicit your fram ing, Kunranti'clng you satisfaction we nro showing a number of new pictures by prominent nrtlfcts thnt you will en Joy looking nt-our art rooms are always open to the public free. A. HOSPE, Musll and Art 1513 Qaatlit CASTQRIA For Infants nnd Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of in Use For Over Thirty Years CASTQRIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NIW YOHH t tion 1 hnve to Mr Dryan, and I want lo say that It Is tho primary, the most Im portant objection. It Is his continuous and unreasonable assaults upon tho established Institutions of his country, his unremitting attacks upon tho rights of thoso who own something nnd his hostility to tho courts and indirect ussuultx upon tho constitution nnd law and order. A man who thus pan dora to the desires of the vicious, unscru pulous, envious nnd irresponsible members of society Is n dangerous Individual to placo nt the head of our government. I can say nothing against Mr. Drynn's private life, but in public ho la n soctnllstlo revolu tionist, or ho Is nothing. Ills utterances In public tend to nrray class against class and to iuculcnto tho revolutionary spirit among the less fortunnto of our people. lie Is, In truth, u dangerous man. I would prefer two or throe Philippine wars to ono presidency of William J. Drynn." Tho wolf In tho fnbio put on sheep's clothing because If bq traveled on his own reputation he couldn't accomplish his pur pose. Counterfeiters of DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salve couldn't sell tholr worthless salves on their merits, so they put them In boxes nnd wrappers llko DeWltt's. Look out for them. Take only DoWltt's Witch Hazel alvc. It cures plies and nil skin diseases. Illi-lllon Kill II In I'.nt-iuy. CINCINNATI. Aug. 19.-Joscph II. nich ton, n retired brass founder, shot mil killed lieorge I 'clitmim, n grocer, this after noon. Tho two men Intel u quarrel lust Saturday nnd have since quarreled. Today ns l'elitmnn wiih pausing Hlehton's house ho shouted mi offensive messnge to Well ton'H son, which the elder Ulchtou heard. He appeared on the veranda with a revol ver and deliberately shot IVhtmati dead lie was nt once arrested. Sit im- to Km, sit Miiii. so i:rr-etive. To tnke medicine Is n pleasure, when tho medicine Is t'nscnrets Candy Cathartic, tho only modern laxatlvo lit to be used. All druggists. 10c. 25c. 50c. The Eye won't stand very much abuse It refuses to work then you quit working, too. The only reason able thing for people with eyes to do when they begin to show signs of being contrary Is to se lect some rollablo optician and have him doctor them with a pair of the right kind of glasses. U'o aro opticians. We are re liable. THE ALOE & PENFOLD CO., I,nrcr( Ojitlenl Hiar. 1408 Fnrnnm St.. OMAHA, Opposite Paxton Hotel, AW