THE OMAHA I)A1L Wlllli I'lUHAV, OCvroHI3li 12, 1 i00.
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(IKOIKIK II. T.Ht'lICCK.
fliihcrlbcd hi my presence and sworn 10
teforo mo this 30th day of September. A i)
i:i. M. 11. litrMiA'tic,
(.Soul) Notary Public.
The Hryanlles will now have to call
In their wonderful fakes about (he al
leged disaffection of ex-President Har
rison. If tho length of time It hns taken to
come. Is any criterion that supply depot
ought to be a good thing when It finally
arrives.
Campaigning with brickbats seems
to be democracy's long suit this year
and nboiit the only forcible argument
the party has.
St. Joseph may have a bigger pull with
the census mini than Omaha, but Omaha,
leads It by a good margin In tlie weekly
table of packing house products.
(lovernor Itoosovoll's drawing powers
us a campaigner are not lessening aH he
travels eastwurd, although the pace set
In Nebraska Is Just as hot as It could
bo made.
Topeka Is entertaining au anti-horse
thief association whose membership
covers Kansas and Indian Territory.
This Is an Improvement on some of the
other antl conventions.
Tho democratic national Committee
has called on the democratic clubs
throughout tho country to Indulge In a
grand rally on a designated day. .Some
thing desperate Is needed, surely.
Omaha Is already receiving applica
tions for bonds expected to be author
ized by bond propositions to be sub
nlttcd at the coming election. Omaha's
redlt could not receive a higher tribute.
Xow that they have discovered some
one else claiming tho name, the fuslou
Ists have suddenly discovered that the
word "populist" Is among their choicest
assets, although never before did they
deign to use It for themselves.
The llrst debate between Mr. Itoso
water and Mr. Hitchcock will take place
In Omaha Saturday evening at the pa
vilion tent. Under the modified ar
rangemcntH no tickets will be required,
but the seats will be thrown open to all
comers.
People who hear Ilourke CocUran
should remember tho speaker's own
warning, uttered In this city four years
ago: "I appeal lo the people because I
can trust their Intelligence. I do not
bellevo they can bo seduced by empty
phrases."
"Inspect your ten-dollar biilv is a
warning given by the local popoeratlo
organ against a new counterfeit ten
dollar silver certiilcate. Kor years ago
thcro were not enough ten-.lollar bills
circulating in this vicinity t eause any
one any trouble.
Stock receipts at South o.uul.a con
tinue to Increase and the top ls
Ixdng broken with regularity. This Is
gratifying, to the local contlutiont which
depends upon the meat packing luilustrv
and the price which Is received rr the
stock, compared with four years ago, is
a cause of congratulation to the pro
ducers. nryan mis gone into the predicting
business again. He will better conilne
his predictions to what would happen
in case or his own election, for that con
tlngeney will never be brought up to
confound him and he can live on lu the
blissful belief that the event would have
happened If the voters had complied
with tho basic condition.
Au Inventory of the military strength
of the Department of the Missouri shows
that all thu troops embraced within Its
Jurisdiction consist of but four troops
of cavalry, three batteries of artillery
and boven companies of Infantry, or a
total of slxty-Ilve ofllcers and 'J.O.VI men.
The territory comprised within the de
partment contains several million popu
lation, yet our Uryanlte friends would
have us believe that we are lu Imminent
danger of having our liberties destroyed
by military oppresnlou.
oi.M.il.M. lUlttilm.vs nntu., ,- Hrvan did not hrxitnic u imsiep
Douht re-rnrdlnK tin- political attitude resent the McKlnley urtiululMiiuiiuii
of ox I'loshl.'iit lInrrioii lim ln'cii re- u,. tm iinatfil that it' linil dune nuthlii)
moved I.v hi .iilillc announcement tlint j fr the Hoot, tilthuuglt uiir fco ciunifni
!n favors the re-t'leellon of .McKliilcy. iitoiiiptly t-Miiiii(itili-tita tu the Hi'ltl-di
II" tllnp)iiovcfl the policy vuluptotl n- j
M'ctlHK Potio Hlcu, litlt lie .-.ls till j
K-m 'utio... to i- det..rmm.'.i
liy the fiipri'iiie court. 11 ltd pciidliitf Its i
deteriiiiiiatlen hy tlmt Iriliiiniil he I-;
of the opinion Hint citizens should vole
with n view to the rlhl dc-lslon of ,
ju'j.tttns directly mid Jlnully in con-
trol of the president and congress. ThU I
Is a sound view. .Some of the ublesU
legal minds in the country dlllcr on j
the ftiLNtloiis Involved In the I'orto Itlco
policy. These cuiinot be settled nt the
Imllot Imix mid therel'ofc should not li"
iniide tin Nsiie In the cimipiil,Mi.
(.'enonil Harrison desires riuil)ll'un
success heciuiM' he thinks the" ren sons
vhlch culled for the defeat of I'.v.vun
four yours no upply with eipuil force
now. "Ills election would throw -rov-crntnenliil
and luilliess otidltloiis Into
i ''""fusion. We should not nld the ptvsl-
. .... . ... , , ....... .
i'U'iitliil ctindldih" who admitted that he
would, If ho could, destroy the gold
standard and other things we value
even more, on the deceptive suggestion
Hint ho Is bound and that tho repub
lican party, even after defeat, will still
have strength enough to save the tem
ple. It will be much better not to al
low ''the man with destructive tendcii
cles so much as to lean against its pil
lars." This must commend itself to all
sensible and practical men. Why elect
to the presidency a man who must be
put under restraint, who lu order to
prevent his doing mischief must have
his hands tied? Some of .Mr. lirynn's
supporters who admit that his election
would be a menace to llnaiiclal and
business security urge that the present
congress should enact further currency
legislation that would prevent him doing
any harm. As a practical statesman
(U'lieral Harrison regards this as a de
ceptive suggestion and would take the
absolutely safe course of keeping Hryan
out of the presidency. In our Judgment
It Is highly Improbable th.1t any ad
ditional legislation, to give greater se
curity to the cold standard, could ho
enacted by - the present congress . If
Mrjan should be elected, but at all
events the way to uniiuestlonable so
cuiity Is to defeat him.
General Harrison believes that a
change of administration this fall would
certainly renew conditions from Avhlch
we have escaped and there Is no one
whose opinion as to this has a belter
claim to consideration, for few men
In the otuitry have given more care
ful attention and study to economic
conditions than Benjamin Harrison, ite
cently we said Hint there l much Im
plied lu the "full dinner pall," which
tile Hryanlles have attempted to be
little and disparage, as blinply au ap
peal to the worklngman's stomach. In
regard to this General Harrison said.
"The full dlnuer bucket Is not a sordid
emblem. It lias spiritual slgnlllcance for
the spiritually Inclined. It means com
fort for the family, schooling and less
work for the children and more margin
for sickness and old age."
General Harrison's announcement of
his position will have a good effect upon
the republican campaign. .No eltiscen
stands higher In the respect and con
fidence of tho country mid the honesty
and slucerlty of his views and counsel
none will question.
r.toir.v; mum: iucculkss.
As the close of the campaign ap
proaches Mr. Hryan grows more reck
less, Evidently realizing that he has
lost the respect of most of the thinking,
substantial, conservative citizens, he Is
repeating his performance of four years
ago In appealing to popular passions
and prejudices and In endeavoring to
array class against class. His present
efforts In this dlrecllou are as pro
nounced and flagrant as in the last na
tional campaign, showing hltn to bo no
less disposed now than he then was to
provoke laboring men Into a frenzy of
hatred for supposed wrongs, to stir up
Jealousy and all the bad passions in
the ranks of the employed and to spur
on the Idle and vicious classes to ac
tivity in his behalf. This has already
bornu fruit in several acts of violence
toward republicans and more Is to bo
apprehended.
Governor ltoosevelt, lu a speech at
Port Wayne, Indiana, on Wednesday,
referred to Mr. Hryim's assertion Hint
the real object for permanently In
creasing Uie army Is to Intimidate the
labor element, the democratic candidate-
saying that the Idea Is to erect
forts near the largo cities and with the
forces located lu them resist all the
demands of labor. Governor Hoosevelt
declared, what every sane man must
know, tliut there Is not .1 shadow of ex
cuse or Justification for such an asser
tion. If Is the most leckless, the most
unwarranted and outrageous utterance
Mr. Hrynn has yet made and strikingly
denotes his demagogic nature and his
willingness to employ the basest and
most Iguoble appeals In furtherance of
his Inordinate ambit ton. livery Intel
ligent man knows why the army was
Increased and he also knows that It Is
not to be permanent. As Governor
Hoosevelt fcald, tho army would be re
duced If the Insurrection iu the Philip
pines, to which Hrynn and his party
assistants have gien aid, were to end.
lu any event tho term of enlistment
of quite one-lialf the soldiers lu the
Philippines expires July 1. llloi, uu
It will bo for congress to say whether
they shall be replaced by new troops.
If In tho meantime resistance to Ameri
can authority shall cease It Is entirely
safe to predict that, no Increase lu the
army will be authorized. Mr. Hryan
has several times spoken of "tho grow
ing practice of calling In the armv to
settle labor troubles," when the fuels
I aro that federal troops have been em
ployed only twice in connection with
labor troubles Much IS"".
There is a considerable Hutch popu
lutlou lu Michigan and In appealing to
Its natural sympathy with the Hoers
L'ovciitinciil the Hoor ptupoMils look-
Hit- to pciuc, n compiinlcd liv ti ltlirtir
((f , wot, omi.t., aml ; ,
only -fovt-rimifiit Unit did so. .More
thiin this It could not do with ti proper
repinl for Its International olillKittloiw'
ninl (here hits never hccii any coinphilnt
from the I Inert themselves Unit the
Cnltcd States did not jrlvo thfin fair
conslderiitlon. When U Is renienibcrcd
that the Xcthe.rlauds ;oveniuicnt de
clined to Intercede or to propose niedla
tloii wo do not think that any fair
minded Dutch-American will lilnnie the
1'nitetl Stales for not having done so.
Air. liryan's appeals to jmpiilnr pas
sions and prejudices may ho expected
to grow more reckless. They denote
a conviction that his cause Is losing
ground and they will serve (o accelerate
lis decline.
U'KI.CVMIXU Til KM HACK.
One of the planks In the platform
adopted this year by Nebraska repub
licans in their stale convention reads:
We Invite and will heartily welcomo the
leturn to tlie republican ranks of former
members of tho party and all patriotic
lill.etia who may liavo been estranged by
fatso allurements nmt Insincere nnd unkept
pledges, for tho tlmo has come when thoy
can plainly sec nnd knowingly understand
that tlajy are hut the menial servants of
the household of tho democratic party.
l'roin all sides comes Intelligence that
this Invitation Is being accepted, lu the
sumo cordial spirit In which it was ex
tended, by former republicans and citi
zens generally who have had their eyes
opened to the duplicity of the fusion
leaders.
It Is not to be denied that many voters
In Nebraska struck out In 180(5 after
sliver Idols, relying upon the promises
made by pojiocratle prophets. Tho rec
ord of the past four years has proved to
them beyond possibility of controversion
the falsity of theso prophecies, while on
the other hand the pledges of the repub
lican parly have been scrupulously ful
lilled. currying with them the restora
tion of business conlldence. the reopen
ing of mills anil factories, the re-employment
of labor and the revival of
general prosperity.
Por anyone who left the republican
party in JSPO because of bard times th"
return of goodllines under a repub
lican administration leaves him without
an excuse for remaining away.
Anyone who left the republican party
In ISIMi because of tho groundless fear
that there was not gold enough to ninln
tain the gold standard Is reminded that
the Increase of that circulating medium
and the stability of the gold standard
has taken the foundation away from
under tho false silver argument.
To anyone who left the republican
party In IS'.IO because he wanted a change
In the management of our slate govern
ment, four years' experience has .dem
onstrated that the change has been for
the worse rather than for the better and
that Instead of reform the abuses for
merly complained of continue In auNveii
worse degree under the luslonlsts.
Por every reason advanced In lSWi to
take votes away from the republican
candidates there are sixteen reasons this
year for the re-election of President Mc
Kluley and the redemption of Nebraska'
by the election of republican national,
state and local tickets. The banner of
the republican party is great, enough to
cover every patriotic citizen lu the land,
and especially In Nebraska will re
cruits be welcomed without regard to
previous party alUllations?
The United States certainly luih reason
to congratulate Itself over Us part iu the
Paris exposition. This country not only
leads In tho total of awards, but leads
In each and every class of awards from
grand prizes down to lionorablo men
tions. This result Is likely to produce
another spasm In European countries
over the menace of American competi
tion, but under a republican adminis
tration the Industrial llfo of this coun
try will go right on expnndlng In qual
ity and quantity. The best liaid labor
In the world will continue to make the
best goods.
Hy good fortune neither Governor
Hoosevelt nor any member of his party
has been seriously Injured by the as
saults made 'upon him by democratic
hoodlums. The slgnlllcance of the af
fairs, fmull Iu themselves, lies lu the In
tolerant spirit of .democracy which
prompts such outrages, while the lead
lug lights of the party are pretending
to preach liberty and to cry against Im
perialism. The last link In Omaha's experience
Willi the Slate fair has been closed by
the sale of the buildings that were
erected to house (he fair when It was.
brought here six years ago. The sal
vage Is not great, but as the fair was
the inspiring occasion for the birth of
Ak-Sar-Hen the people of this city nve
doubtless satlvflod Hint they got their
money's worth.
one western railroad has paid Into an
association fnrho benefit of Its com
petitors SUo.tHio as a penalty for doing
more than Its share of the busiuess al
lotted to It by the association agreement.
Hallroad managers probably would not
call this a pool, as pools are Illegal, but
to an oiitblder,lt looks much like the old
game under a new name.
Holh the fusion and republican elec
(oral tickets iu Nebraska have haiTlo be
revised by the substitution of new
names to lill vacancies because the con
ventions had not paid sutllclent atten
tion In tho selection of electors to make
sure that candidates are not disquali
fied. Hut they may possibly learn by
experience.
German papers say the I'nltod stales
has hindered rather than helped the
powers In China. This comes with poor
grace from a power which wus only
able to G-t a handful of men vu the
' die uhen there was mil Unhung aotir
on and hud no troop" m tlx- I'eklu roller
column' The I'nlted states. I.y the a
lion of the State depailmetit. dottlulcss
Is hlnderltis; the work of the powers as
ll relates to th,. division of China ot
closing the doorv to the trade of Amer
ican merchants.
If democracy Is desirous of lmliig the
ariiij reduced in size It can host accom
plish the purpose ly ceasing to eiicour
iiko rebellion in Hie Philippine". The
bulk of the army Is over there settling
a trouble that would have been ended
long ago but for the lire In the rear.
' U'oolli-v i.ii.iiir tin- AVnlrrlr.
l.ou'lsy tile Couiicr-Jonrnal.
Iii8tcnd of hunting oles In ICentucUy on
a special train, the prohibitionists would
belter ehnrtei an nlrsbip untl try the moon.
Who In Ito-lilnu II f
Cllobc-Hemoorit.
The full dinner pall argument will not
go down with Mr. Woolley unril somebody
nesures lilm that It Is not n growler In'dls
Ktiisc. Mlvei- Knluht ItceiMcrti Snnl(.
Uetrolt f ree Press.
Sonator Stewart U lonvlnccd that the
production of new Rtild durlhe the last four
years bin ndded to tho circulation nbout it
much 113 the free colnngo of stiver would
have done. When Hon. Dili Htewail under
takes to flop he does not stop while his heels
are la tho air
l'uilin Style of Argument.
Chicago Post.
Of course the democrats do not uphold tho
campaign methods of those who attempted
to assault Hoosevelt and tried to knock out
Mark Hannu by dropping a ten-pound chunk
of ice on his head, but It is worthy of noto
that none but democrats are udopthig ihoni
and 11 olio but republicans a 10 availed.
A Mkii of PriiKprrlty.
Minneapolis Tunes,
ll Is announced that tho SweJlsh bonds
allotted to this country lmvo been taken
up and that tho major share of the consign
ment was purchased In Minnesota, Wiscon
sin nnd Iowu, evidently by tho Swedish
Americans of these three statec. A gratify
ing evidence of prosperity la this, and ono
Unit will impress tho people of the father
land with tho advantages tho northwest
offers to tho Industrious and enterprising
Immigrant,
Some lliixri-D 11 Home,
Ualtlmofu American.
Judging by hurulugs nt the slake, wo
liavo some Iloxers at our own door who
ought to bo dealt with before those In
China can propel ly bo denounced as crea
turis possible only Ju u state of degraded
barbarism and heathenism, It Is true theso
utrocltles nre morcly exceptional In
stances lu our land, but their perpetration,
with tho approval ot tho communities In
which they occur, is enough to show us
that there aro growths of the primitive
savagery yet to uproot from our own
highly civilized and intelligent country,
and that tills native missionary work could
vtry well precedo any forcible civilizing
nt the heathen of distant lauds.
I'liuiillc with 11 ('lull.
liurfulo Kxprcs3.
Mr. Hryan Ih moro nearly right In his
tiust theory than Mr. Cleveland was In
his 'irlff theory, but ho would work quite
as much liM'tn to the pcoplo and as little
to tho trusts by his attempts to carry It
out, regardless of who ' was In the way.
The trust question Is ono to be dealt with
by n statesman, capable of exumlnlng a
subject on all sides, of considering the
harm he might do in trying to do good,
of proceeding gradually, and, when neces
cary, making compromises. It cannot
safely bo left to a fanatic with a club.
Tho system 011 which a considerable part
of tho country's Industries nre organized
cannot wisely be changed by Oonnyhrook
fulr methods.
r.Tiqi inurr. or Tin: iiaii.iio i.
A .IihIki-'s Oppoi'l iiii 1 ( y to A cm III 11 1 11 (
I'lilille (ii'illKllile.
, Washington Post.
A New York court is called upon to settle
a question which Interests every railroad
traveler. nrlefly related, .1 passenger
placed his allse upon ono of the car seats,
as an evidence that the latter was occupied,
and then temporarily departed. When ho
returned ho found that another paaseng r
had placed tho bag upon the floor nnd wai
comforinbly ensconced lu ills scat. Tltcr"
upon, as t lie evidence shows, the owner of
thu hag, after demanding tho scat In
vain, fell upon the Intruder and sinulo lilm
hip nnd thigh. A suit for damages for as
Miult and battery is tho result.
t'ndouhtedly tho Judge will hold tho de
fendant guilty, on tho ground tlmt rnsuult
Is punishable, and It Is probable hat tho
merits of tho case will bo Ignored. it
would bo a happy outcome of tl.o fray,
howevi'r, If tho court, venturing bujoml tho
iitrlct limits of tho case, decided upon tho
value of u sallno as an evldnnce of a re
served seat. It is truo that thu silent but
visible. Indication of seat ownership li
generally respected, but occasionally ono
meets upon tho railroad cars, us po-eviuro,
persons wiio aro callous to tho courtcaljs
of life. There Is no law, of courso, vhlch
makes tho vallao a valid lien unon tho
boat. It can be set aside if tho newcomer
is so disposed, and nnn-lnterferenoo with
It Is purely a matter of courtesy. V1 at
wo want, therefore, la a jiidlilal opinion
upon the subject, and thtu decision, it
seems to us, ought to bo In faor f tho
validity of tho claim. When the pa'sea
gor purchases-a ticket lie obtains, or ought
to obtain, at lensi, a right to a beat.
Where nothing Is reserved, and where tho
first comer secures the best, Ijo eh'iuM bo
allowed to make good his clutm by de
positing upon tho seat his privato property
as evidence of pre-emption. Per tho tlmo
being, his vnllso or umbrella or overcoat
is his personnl representative, a warning
that ho has already been upon tho ground.
It should bo nllowt'd to remain undisturbed
until his return.
If tho Judgo will only glvo thin .iaw of
the casti tho sanction of Judicial approval
tho traveling public will rise up and call
litni blessed. If ho contlncs himself almply
to tho question of nsxault h .till fail to
tako advantage of a noldon opportunity.
Should lio do ho, however, we will continue
to practice tho goutlo art of soit ruorva
tlon as usual and trust to luck to escape
the selfish. Inconsiderate crciluro who
disregards tho plain evidence of pr vious
possession.
ItoltliiT XlitUcs 11 Cleuii llci-nxl.
Tl't.'BON. Ariz., tl' t. 11. Ther" was a nep.
nntlmv during the trial of the desperadoes
who held up tlTe Arizona .V New Mexico
train at Fniiimiilo . when Ceorge Owints. a
member of the gang, was called to leHllf.
I In made it i huii brrusl of the affair, de
bcrlblng In detail owiy liuuinstHiice nf
the holdup and '10 w the linln was robbed.
Mi. said that llert Alvnrd, formerly a peace
olllcer at Wilcox, planned the holdup and
formed the gang for the purpose of hold
ing uji trains on the Houthetn Paiitlc road
and Palrbunks was to be only the tlrst
operation. The gang Included Alvnrd.
Stll"i. lira vn Juan, lirown, Three-Plnscrcd
Jack Matt HurtgltllU the Owints brother.
U11 11 nii h I'li'ritj 1111111 UInwIiii'..
KANSAS CITY. Oct 11. -Mrs J. M
ll'achamp of Kansas (ity. Kan . has ask.'d
tho polio to nsslut her In finding hei hu
baud, who U a Congregational clergyman.
Jl left homo Angus' in. Fftylig he w s
going to Colorado or Wynmnur t" w rk
among tho lallmnd men. Ills uif n:w not
heard from him sine Mr He.irhnnm Is
about IS yearx old and has been cngag'd In
rellslous work many years,
Sober Wos-dis of Counsel
1,1 "' ' 1
l'"i'llinul
The unit elni'rtl n, i ran. i's of lloiieul
John M. Palmer and Abnua S lieu it i on
tile dangers of llrvaa should obtain re
spectful consideration from eery thoughi
ful (lcmoorat. America has hud few men
of sturdlir lntj;rll. grratcr practical dla
coriimcut, jjrcnler decision of charactet.
lleviev.ers of (lencral Palmer's life inelitlon
I it as an Incident In nccor I with Ills chnr-
acter that when n pension of JIOO a month
Was voted him In his old nge and poverty
ho made the lequest that the amount be
cut In half, as that sum would bo onougli to
meet his simple wants. Mr. Hewitt Is now
78 yenrs old. Ho has been long retired
from active, political labors, although for
merly he wns ono of his imrt.Vs most able
nnd sagacious leaders, but It will not bo
possible for lilm to eeu.ie having an earnest,
patriotic coticern for tlie welfare of his
country while ho Is able to give thought to
any Htibject.
General Palmer's last political utterance
was this;
"Imperialism Is a false alarm. The eoun
try la not, nor nre .Mr. McKlnley and his
followers, bellou-rs 111 Imperialism. Mr.
Hrynn Is the high priest of populism, a
AVIIV, Oil, AVIIVf
An i:n.v timni-r lo One of llrnn's
t iiinlu Coiiiimlruiu.
New Yotk Tribune.
"Why Is It," demands Mr. Hryan, In his
llnost high tragedy, "crown of thorns and
cross ot gold" manner, "why Is it that the
republican party allows tho IrustB to
grow?" Wo do not know that he expected
any answer to be given, save that which
ho presently supplied In his own inimi
tably Illogical way. If he did not It was
most kind of lilm, because It might bo a
trifle dilllcult for any one else, especially
for a republican, lo glo an answer that
would bo satisfactory to Mr. Ilryuu. It
was alwnys n trifle Jarring to henslthe
nerves to bo required to respond, cate
gorically and courteously, to tho Interro
gation, "Where did you get that hat?"
Neverthelessr It Is the Indefensible)
birthright of tho Yankee to answer one
question with another. Wherefore, if Mr.
Urynn should press ills conundrum too
atrenuously for an answer, samo desperate
republican might bo moved to ask In leply
why the prent oltittsmcn of tho democratic
party, In framing the last democratic tariff
law, were so uncommonly regardful of tho
welfare and of tho desires of tho Sugar
trust. Or, coming down to the present
moment. It might be asked how the fore
most leaders of the democratic party In
tho chief city of tho chief stato of tho
union como to bo so particularly Interested
In tho Ice trust and how the chairman of
tho democratic national commlttco hap
pens to be so Intimately connected with
the Cotton Halo trust. It might further bo
nsked It any trusts exist which more di
rectly affect tho comfort and welfare of
the people than these, and If ever any trust
more wantonly and wickedly oppressed tho
people than the ono organized and main
tained by Mr. Hryan's most earnest sup
porters. Or. yet again, seeing that Mr.
Hryau and his friends charge that trusts
aro au outgrowth of the republican policy
of protection, and would be abolished if
tho llryanlto policy of free trade were
adopted, It might be nsked how It Is that
Great Britain, the blrthploco and home of
free trade. Is also the birthplace and home
of trusts, nnd was "plastered all over with
trusts" years before Mr. Hryan and his
friends ever took to hunting tho dreadful
octopus.
Such inquiries might, however, be deemed
frivolous, 'not to say flippant, and there
fore unwerthy of so gravo a theme. here
fore it might bo better to propound nt
once to Mr. Hryan this answering question.
Why does the democratic party allow so
many of Its members to hnvo corns?
WHY VH KHUI. liOOl).
Plrnuiillt iiilnus lo (olltelllilnle
Alton! till' A ill r lien 11 .Nulloll.
New York Mail and Kxpret-s.
We aro "5,000,000 and we feel good; the
former statement Is based on census cal
culations and tho latter 011 common con
sent. Hefore wo get down to details it la
well Just to tako ourselves lu 11 lump nnd
enjoy It. A century ago there were not
so many of us as there are Dutchmen lu
tiny Holland, and now wo nro tho second
power ot the world in population, nnd the
first In wealth and resources. We rub our
eyes and wonder how it all happened. That
also is a detail; tho main point Is that
we are here, fa'eveuty-flvo million Ameri
cans domiciled lu this republic turn,
across tho Atlantic, a glance of good naturo
and good-fellowship at tho bellicose mili
tary powers of Kuropo and, ucross tho
Pacific, a glance of hope and helpfulness
at tho worn-out and dying nations ot Asia.
We nre very big, but we are not tin
wieldly. Wo are strong, but wo are not
muscle-bound; our nerves dominate our
sinews. Our Interests are so Interwoven
and at heart so harmonious that In a
really national matter the voice ot "5,000,
000 people apeaks through the voice of tlio
president. Our population Is so linked and
banded by rallrouds and telegraph wires
and navigable rivcrB that It can move as
ono mass, and its strength Is folt through
tho arm of the president.
There Is nothing that may not be pre
dicted ot "5,000,000 people who arc youn?
nnd vigorous and hopeful and acutely In
telligent, with a sense of humor and a
happy-go-lucky spirit and a desire to think
well of their neighbors and to havo their
neighbors think well ot them. Our satis
faction Is born of tho knowledge, thnt th.nss
aro coming our way; that there are uo
grudges to be meted out against us and
no entangling obligations for us to pay.
Wo can Just go ahead with a clear slate
and work cut our destiny in the full con
fidence that everything wo hav done to
duto Is promise: our real, performance lies
alieud. With dlffldenco wo appropriate to
ourselves tho opening words of (ilbbon's
"Home;" wo "comprehend the fairest part
of tho canth and Hie most civilized portion
of mankind." .
pi:iisov si. voi'ijs.
Pi of. Itowiand s new thermometer nt
Johns Hopkins university, Haltlmore, Is the
most ptrfect Instrument of its kind In the
country and is valued at $10,000.
Hlsmurck's sons havo testified to their
friendship fr ,nelr father's physician, Dr.
Schweninger, by appointing him director
and head physician of a hospital they have 1
endowed at l.lchterfeldt, near Perlln. I
Ot.o of the trade papers expre&aeB Itself in j
this unsentimental way: "The money spent
In biijlni; u golf outlit is not entirely wasted 1
Tho golf sticks are of tho right size foi
stirring clothes In tho wnsn boiler iu the
days to come, and the sack to carry them In
will be Just right for a clothespin bag or a
slipper holder "
l.ord Roberts has ordered from 11 London
Jeweler five watches for presentation to his
Indian orderlies. Tho cases nf the time
pieces are to bear the following Inscription.
"Presented by Field Mnrshsl Roberts to
, his faithful and unwearied personal
orderly throughout the South African cam
paign. 1000."
Colonel John D. Rogers, who thinks he
lost as much as any other man In (laheston
In proportion to what ho owned, is by no
means dli ouraged, but Is telling the other
business men nf tho city that If the people
of Galveston get off the Island, other people
will go ther and build up a city, as its
maintenance as n port for the went is lm
( perattvely necessary.
r
Oteg -iil.ni
faction iluit 1 ulren.l Hti-oin? enough to
til' luce tint boat Ititerem of a oufc govein-
tnont lli'twecn McKluley und Urynn then'
U hut one . muse to vote for McKltiley."
It will not ho Improper, !n view of Mr
Hewitt's age and retirement, to look upon
his intertilled also as a partinK entitisel to
the (lHiiiorrats with whom he has been
associated for a lifetime. Ho says
"The party which calls itself democratic
is la reality popullstlc and based upon
doctrines which. If carried Into effect,
would ptodiue political atmrchv. It 1 .'i 1
therefore, that there Is no longer any
room for doubt as to the course whbh
should be taken by men who belloo lu
true democracy and desire to preserve It..
principles for the benrllt of those who are
to como after us. Wo aro compelled' by
every consideration of honor, of duly nnd
of Interest to repudiate Ilryanlsm and nil
that It represents.'
Will the democrats of the country heed
theso solemn counsels of two of their most
worthy Bnges? Or will they spurn them to
advance the political fortunes of Hrynn
and Stevenson, Tillman and Altgeld, Jones
and Croker?
i n p. tiuiiAT m nsTitiv.
Will 1 lie Couiilry Accept llrjini In Hie
I, luht of Ills PlrdKt'N.
Indianapolis News tlnd. rep.1.
The grent question to ho decided nt the
approaching election Is not a question ot
world politics, but 0110 of dotiicHtc poll
tlci. The orators and spellbinders may
wax eloquent over the Philippines, but
what the American people want to know
Is what Mr. Hryan proposes to do about
silver. Tby have seen him insist with
all his eld Rtrenuotisness that .the finan
cial plank of the Chlcngo platform should
be rcauirnicd In express terms In tho
declaration of this year, They remem
ber that he has said that he would never
eeaso his war 011 the gold standard till
he had succeeded In overthrowing it. They
have not torgotten his repented declara
tions that there could be no prosperity
under the gold standard nnd that the only
system under which prosperity could per
manently exist was free silver coinage
the system repudiated by tho American peo
ple four years ago- Hvcn now Mr. Hrynn Is
going about tho country denouncing the gold
standard.
Here, then, Is Mr. Hryan's record. Here
nro his pledges. Will he bo truo to his rec
ord? Will ho keep, or try to keep, his
pledges? These questions are of vast Im
portance
During tho last three years we
havo had great prosperity- Kvcry predic- 1
tlon that Mr. Hryan made has been fnlslflcd.
Do tho people think it would be well to elect
to the presidency a man who made such a
grievous mistake about the effect of n fis
cal poucy: 110 iney uunK 11 wouiu ire wise
to change a system under which tho eoun-
try has prospered, to turn our finances up-
, . , , , ,, ,1 .1. . 1
side down, to rhango radically the standard
of value, thus unsettling all values, nnd to
chance a serious paulc? There Is no reason
to bellevo that Mr Bryan has changed. 'Al
ready he Is beaten out on tho Imperial Is
sue nnd has all but abandoned It. What
will ho do nbout silver?
HK)A Ml T ( AltlH MJAV VOHK.
Ami Ills C bailee of Union I" A limit
One III 11 Million.
Detroit Krce Press tlnd. dem.)
The mtd-campalgn canvass of the coun
try mado by tho Now York Herald gives
McKlnley 2'S electoral votes, H.yan 168,
with 21 doubtful, the dctlbtful slates being
Idaho, Indiana and Montana. The repub
lican national committee claims 200 elec
toral votes for McKlnley and concedes 112
lo Bryan, with fit doubtful. In the com
mittee's doubtful column nre Colorado,
Idaho, Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, No
vada, Nebraska and Utah. Whllo tho Judi
ui.'ni ot a politician who classes Mlusiiri
with tho doubtful plates and Indiana with
the states rertafn to go for McKlnley can
not be treated with a great amount of re-
upect. all the information that can bo oh-
tained .it this time Indicates n rcp.ibl.cin ,
victory. The Herald's estimate scemn mere
reasonable than tho national commit. ce's
estimate, hut there Is no probability that
either will prove to have been whody ac
curate. '
So far as the presidential contest Is con
cerned, it Is a matter of no imparlance
whether the doubtful states, so-called, cast
their electoral oto for McKlnley or not.
It has been apparent since the campaign
began that Mr. Hryan, In order to bo
elected, must carry cither New York or
three states In the middle west. Ind.ana,
In tho opinion of most polltUinni com
petent to form an opinion. Is lost to the
teptibllran party. A sweeping reaction In
sentiment must take place during the nex.
four weeks If it Is to be saved, initios,
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin antl Minnesota,
however, nro tnfely republican, unless all
tho evidence of the campaign Is mislead
ing, and the probability of Mr. H.-yan'B
carrying thrco states 0 the middle west
may, therefore bo dismissed.
In order to win, then, ho must curry
New York and thcro docs teem to bo tho
remotest possibility of that s uto'u cast
ing Iti oto for Mr. Hryan. Tho Herald In
sists that there are no signs on thu sur
face to Indicate that New York is doubt
ful and this view of the cjt.e In tho re
lied Ion of the general oplnlcn of ob
servers of political phenomena. The re
publican majority will bo smaller than it
was in 1S?(5, but It will bo a majority of
C0.000. nt least, antl possibly more.
No man is capable of foreseeing whst
may tako pluce during the next four werk
but (hero Is every reason to bellevo that
tho victory lias already been gained. Tim
republican managers have only to hold
what thoy havo won.
acts
F
are stubborn truths.
This lits oui' shirts us well as they fit you and
w( liiiYt'ii'l found many men yet whom wo failed l
lii.
Tlie ciisloni shii'lei's say thai ''ready made" shirts
are cheap shirts. iues.s they had ours in mind.
don't know of any article of merchandise so
chock full of fioodncss for so Ml tie money as our
White and Colored Shirts at
$1.00 $1.50 $2.00
2.50- $3.
Pay the cnsioin shirler a dollar or so more if you want to.
tPAWlTB lime?
jL S WW JlSMJifif-
-9
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omuli.i's Ouly Exclusive Clothiers for Aleu uu.il Hoy.
TIP I'OII TIHUI'TV pi:opi.i..
lion i. SntliiKN t it ti I Would Loot.
I outcried Into llr.nin Hollnm.
Vini'i li mi Iiiw'siiiii'iit. H.UTiil.'. N
Joint llnrii'ii Ithoii.los prcHldcnt of ih-
llrecnwlch Snwnm Imnk. New York i lt
rt'ccntiy said in an IntorWru that dfttiKcr I.,
savings wa to be feariM in the elortton -f
Mr Unati and the sialltiK ilon of th'
Miv of the dollar. Appraiser Wilbur I
Wiilieinati has tiwdo publle a letter whin
receded from Mr. lthoadcs. voutalnltu
tne ioiiowiiik atidltlonal points for drpp-
Iters of stntUK banks to tontddcr
I was handed this morning, by our tres
urer, a savings bank book which shown
that the depositor had put Into this ban
during the year IS70 MIO; In It.",., $10. in
18SS the depositor had withdrawn $100, but
the amount of Interest 1 redlted against lu
deposit of JS9U, less the $100. was $l,,o
Considering the low rate of dividend pul.i
by the bank. It seems remarkable that th.
original sum should hnve earned so mm li
Interest."
This is a good example of what thrift 0 ,
the part of the people really accomplish!
nnd the owner of this bank boot, can with
draw this money today in Pntted State
current y. exchangeable Into the gold of am
country on tho face of the gltu, on thr
pnrlty of nil American gold dollar' llrym 1
sliver policy means, If put Into operation
that this depositor could withdraw hip pnrt
clpal and Interest in legal tenders or no
tlonnl bunk notes, convertible into gold ,v
60 cents on the dollar. What a pitv it
that the olors, e.mong f.,000 noo satine
bank ('epo-itors throughout the rouutn
rannnt understand theso conditions n the
really etlnt.
POIATIll) ltr.l'UU'Tlo.vs.
,Vr"n I,rrs; Tallnr-I wish j ,
i. ,t.'t ,akc om" measure f ir .1
still of cliithf.rf.
ti.YV-u,,Kii aiu' '.'''' no objections, b-it
thats all .mi will eer get for them.
liidlminpoll.s Journal:
folly imrmw-tnlndoil."
'Hunks Is lr -w.
;;ue p., eh?'
forrets iY''' " lt'"(lM VOU nom'' lle "eer
.i,V.ll.ll"!'t'I,.ll'!l, I'ress: "So old Krug-rs
skipped. I thought ho paid b.fmi the
U"..nw"." "''''', we'd hear something tb.it
;;ll .stagger humanity."
Well, we've heard i.i'iner' frquentlv
enough. Perhaps that's what he memo
Detroit Journal: Hergeant-Hhnll I det.ill
an nillcer In citizens,' clothes?
aptaiii-it won't ii to have his Identity
suspected. Heller detiill an otllcer with 'iti
zen s manner.-, t,, make assurance dmihtv
sure.
Chi. ago Po.i "It Is the ,aii at the top
or the ladder who enn reneh things," re
marked the huughty reprofontntl' e of a
noble family.
"True," remnrki'd the sarcastic man Iti
linmeKniin. "hut it u u... ,.,,, .,, iv... 1.,.,,
j who can upset tlie ladder.'
Plttslmtv (.'hrnnlele "Silml I III ,i,l.r uA.tu
to bo wound up for n lung speech.' said
aimugs to Mpifllns, at a political m.etlliK
I; erbnps that Is tlie reason he ran t wind
up the speech Itself,' 1 uggestMl HplHltm.
Washington Star: "Is he a trustworthy
I patriot?' asked the earnest cltizc.11.
j srL7l'!.K,;l;,;,,11' ,l'nsw''r(,,1u Henato.
' forMiiitn. A man Hint can inaj mono'
; hh i.rllltiinlly as he can Is wrorttiv of all th"
u-usm ne i t,nie 10 control.'
Indianapolis Press: "Is -our daughter
getting on well at that fashionable, ..irt.-ru
boarding school?"
"Well, her letters show that she ha.sn t
Improved nnv In sparing or grammar, but
socially, she's having 11 11 Awfully rood
time."
Washing-ton Btnr: "I am a mnn of few
words, said the busv citizen.
"I am glad to hear II." answered the
caller, with ;i superabundance of assur
ance. "Po got a whole lot to iny to y in
mi (I the fewer times you interrupt tne th
better I'll bo pleaded.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "China Is on a
l'l)vS.r basis, Isn't It?" asked .Mr. Dukan
of Mr. flnswell.
"Yes."
"I wonder, then, If that prince's first
name Is Sixteen?"
"What prince's?"
"Tuau ''
'"I'll an?"
"Yes. Sixteen Tuau."
XKillT Iff THU OIT1.
James Harton Adams In Depver Post.
The curfew tolls the knoll of parting An.
Tile evi'lilntr nli.'ifloWM litnnkct atl tli tnun
! T,lt' vh"'' nlsl,IU"1 homeward takrii
bis wnv
In four his walling wife may call him
down!
Behind the billboards on the vacant lots
The holdup crouches with his bag of sard.
And clustered 'round tho corpulent Jack
pots Sit anxious men with pictured cards lit
Imtiil,
And lovers stroll beneath the starlit nklei
And feed en-h other's ears with honeyed
lies.
Tho are lights bplt and fputtor overhead.
The noisy tramcars roll along the stro"t,
The big policeman of the funeral tread
Swipes peanuts from the stands along
his bent.
Within the wnshce house the snowy shl-t
With spray from puckered mouth W1111
I.ungee wets.
And prowlers pick cigar Flumps from tlie
dirt
Which, later, w-e will get In clgnrottcs.
And o'er his fragTsnt. greasy steaming cm
Of mystery ntands the hot tumale man.
In moisture Joints wlirro glasses clink wo
hear,
As through the dlmly-llghted streets wo
walk,
Men curse expansion o'er their Inger brer.
With tongues expanded till they scan-
can talk.
And heelers flush with cash of rsndldnt1!
To drink with them tho red-nosed roun 1
ers press,
And In their slangy eloquence dilate
I'pon the ballot's guarded sncredness.
And ask the bummers to do all they can
To land their pure, unspoiled, honest man
Tho nlcrht creeps on; the harkmnn at th
rall Their sleep-banked eyes with chilly flnter
rub,
Then speed awny with rattling wheels t"
haul
Tho men with tangled legs home from
tho club.
Tho tired barkeepers close nnd lock their
doors,
Tho bums themselves to 10-eent beds r
take.
Tho wenry cop In darkened hntlw'Hjr snores
And divems of clues ho seen not when
nwake
The wicked town relinquishes Its sins
To eateh a nap before tho day begin
ing & Co.,
OO
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