The Frontier.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
THE FRONTIER PUINTINO COMPANY
KING St CRONIN. Kditohs.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING.
The Ilolt county republican centirl
committee is hereby culled to meet in
O’Neill on Saturday, July 13, 1805, for
the purpose of fixing n date for the
county convention and tbe transaction
of such other business as may properly
come before tbe meeting.
Neil Brennan, Chairman.
Clyde Kino, Secretary.
Tbe Blair Pilot has taken up the
fight for Mrs. Broaddus. The Pilot
might employ its time to better advant
It is now clear to us that O’Neill
should have secured the telephone line
to Butte, which was captured by enter
prising sister, Stuart.
A free and unlimited crop of corn,
without the aid or consent of any
other nation on earth, is what Nebraska
wants and Judging from present omens
that is what she will have.
Tiir hay crop, which is the staple
product of Bolt, is far beyond danger
from adverse elements. Nothing short
of a July frost will prevent the har
vesting of an extraordinary hay crop.
In glancing through an old thumb
worn lexicon the other day we ran
across the word "hydrophobia.” Inad
vertantly our eye sought out the defini
tion, which was condensed thusly. "A
dread of water.” The disease is far
more prevalent than we had any idea.
Bro. Watson, of the Coleridge
Blade, is afflicted with free silver hy
drophobia. This is the same Watson
that in times agone was the life and
light of the O'Neill Sun. When he
was deposed the Sun lost its brilliancy
and has been in a state of total eclipse
eyer since.
The chairman of the county prohibi
tion central committee has issued a call
for a mass convention to meet at the
court-house in O'Neill, on June 27, at
10 a. m. A full county ticket will be
placed in the field. Mr. Lowrie, tbe
chairman, does not seem to be much
impressed by populist reform.
Wh gladly give apace in this issue to
a communication from the Hon. John
Brennan, of Sioux City, who feels that
we incorrectly stated his position on the
silver question. The Frontier would
not intentionally place the gentleman
in a false light. He is one of the few
public men in whom we have implicit
confidence, and entertain high regard
for his opinions.
Gin. ScaoniLD, it is said, laughs at
the idea of his being the free silver can
didate for the presidency. The general
will be retired shortly, and he no doubt
appreciates that after a life-long active
service in the army he will be entitled to
a rest instead of bearing the brunt of a
campaign that has nothing but defeat at
the end. Besides, he no doubt remem
bers the fate of Generals McClellan.and
Hancock. Gen. Schoefleld, retired, will
read better in history than Gen. Schoe
fleld defeated for the presidency.
Thi Plain Dealer moralist arises with
both feet on his silver-mounted tripod to
announce that “that the approaching
campaign should not be conducted on
lines of personal abuse or vindictive as
persion." The expression is quite cor
rect, but we cannot help wondering
what the pops will do for campaign
material if they undertake to adopt the
suggestion of the Atkinson sage. Tbsir
local campaigns have always been of a
personal and inflammatory nature, per
haps for the reason that they had no
choice. It was “fish-stall argument” or
nothing.
Thk money queation is now the ell*
absorbing topic of newspapers, public
debates and cross roads discussions. It
is a subject upon which the general pub
lic is uninformed but anxious to learn.
The country baa been surfeited with the
free silver side of the controversy.
Many men have been converted to that
financial religion lor the reason that, to
begin with, they were at sea without
chart or compass, and secondly, because
they had no opportunity to hear the
other side. The question of finance
has become an important one: whether
of more importance than the situation
merits, remains a story for the future to
write. Its discussion will not be inim
ical to the best interests of the country.
A proper and safe solution will follow a
thorough education ot the people. Thb
Frontier does not believe in a one
sided education, however, and for that
reason, and no other, it will soon begin
the publication of a series of articles
from a little book called "Dollars, or
WhatT" The book opposes free coinage
at 16 to 1 and gives its reasbns therefor.
It is not to be understood that this
paper indorses these articles, or any
part of them, and if there is a free
silverlte among our readers who thinks
he can refute the statements made in
any of the extracts, a column of our
space will be open at any time for him
to do so.
FROM MR. BRENNAN.
Sioux City, June 15, 1695.
Dear Frontier—You certainly mis
understand the North-Western Cath
olic and its editor when vou state our
position as "for silver at 16 to 1.” Our
poHition is stated as clearly as we can
state it, in the following editorial from
the North-Western Catholic of June 1:
KOll m-MRTAMSM.
The North-Western Catholic believes
in sound money, such perfectly sound
money as existed in this country pre
vious to ‘’the crime of 1878;” believes
In a currency of which every dollar is
equal to every other dollar in purchasing
and debt-paying power. But we are
opposed to the single gold standard.
We favor the free coinage of silver, not
at 16 to 1 nor at 10 to 1 nor at 20 to 1;
but at a ratio such as the government of
the United States, acting for the best
interests of the American people, may
see fit to adopt, utterly regardless of
international conferences, and utterly
independent of dictation from the gold
bugs of Europe or Wall street. At the
ratio thus established we believe in the
free coinage of silver. If, however, the
advocates of the single gold standard
insist on forcing the Issue in their in
terests then we are prepared to follow
Horace Boies in a fight for free coinage
at the ratio of 16 to 1. The adoption of
free coinage at a ratio of 16 to 1 would,
it is said, Mexicanizo our currency and
result in driving gold out of the country.
If this is the dread alternative let it
come. Better far to Mexicanize our
currency in the interest of internal
commerce than to Anglicise it for the
benefit of the European money power
that practically owns the gold coin of
the world. People sometimes think
that we, in this country, own several
hundred million dollars in gold. But
this is a delusion. We borrow it from
the owners in Enrope. In ten years we
pay them back in interest every cent of
the principal and still owe them the
amount of the loan. The cry for
“honest money,” with a single gold
standard, is a demand that this system
be perpetuated. If they insist on this
demand and decline such compromise as
will restore the use of gold and silver,
each possessing full legal tonder quality,
then comes another irrepressible con
flict, the fight of the American people
against an effort to financially enslave
them. It may lead to some sacrifice, to
some distress; but it is an issue that will
not down, that must be settled and
settled right. John Brbnnan.
Tub consensus of l«xal opinion
seems to be that should the men now on
trial in Boyd county for the murder of
Barrett Scott, be acquitted, they may be
re-arrested and tried in Holt county.
This is somewhat contrary to our ac
cepted opinion that a man could be but
once placed in jeopardy for an offence,
but we do not presume any more to in
terpret law.
Tub Plain Dealer asserts that Tna
Frontier is responsible for the succese
of Holt county populists. The afore
mentioned pops don’t seem to observe
things through Bro. Bates’ spectacles,
for surelv they wouldn’t talk of tarring
and feathering men who had performed
for them such invaluable service. But
the Plain Dealer knows better, and its
statement but confirms our prediction
that no honest' or conscientious ex
pression would be found in its political
columns. A column of sheriff sale
notices in its second issue tells the story
in plain language.
WITH THE PARAGRAPHERS.
Secretary Olney has made a bad be
ginning by affixing his name to a proc
lamation which says the United States
“are” instead of "is.’’—St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
It is a singular fact that Stevenson
has not lifted a finger to prevent the
democratic party of Illinois from
“going agin” the administration.—St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
It would look much better if Mr.
Croker would come home and condole
with his locked-up friends.—Washing
ton Post.
it every Cuban tighten that has sur
rendered surrendered, and if every
Spanish soldier that has died died (ac
cording to reports), at this moment the
population of Cabs wonld consist
chiefly of Cuban prisoners guarded by
Spanish ghosts.—New York Mail and
Express. _
Only 91,000 was realized by the sale
of Mme. Recamier’s love letters. Love
letters of far less illustrious persons
have produced much larger sums than
that, and not put up at auction, either,
but simply rend aloud in gallant Ameri
can courts.—Baltimore American.
Mr. Debbs is planning to have the
services of a stenographer while he is
serving his sentence. Whether the
same Debbs will demand pneumatic
mattresses, brass bedsteads, and im
ported wines, remains to be learned.
His fondness for Debbs is exuberant.
Mr. Debbs should be suppressed, even
iu jail —Boston Journal.
Of course the Illinois free-silver dem
ocratic convention was not a repre
sentative body in the eyes of the presi
dent and Secretary Carlisle; but, as it
was run by the regular organization, it
is difficult to see how the “sound
money” men can go back of the re
turns.—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
Reference First National Bank
O'NEILL, NEB.
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DEALER IN OIOARS, ETO.
Jjl W. ANTHONY-,
PRACTICAL CIVIL ENGINEER.
Irrigation work a specialty. Office at resi
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O'NEILL, - - - NEB.
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county.
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