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NOT GOING TO MAINE. BRYAN CHANGES HIS CAMPAIQN PROGRAM. Tie Wilt Kntcr Actively Into the Cam paign Aboat September lt In the Meantime Needed Het Will bo Taken The Froposed Trip to Maine Aban doned Dltposlnc; of Accumulated Mall. Mr. Bryan's Movements. ' Hkw Yonir, Aug". 15. After a confer ence with members of the Domocratio national committee It wai decided that Mr. Bryan should tour the conn try next month, addressing people at all town Ylaltod from the rear of a railroad car, and the following' an nouncement was prepared by the chairman of the national committee, Bonator Jones: "It has been decided that Mr. Bryan will outer actively into the campaign about September 1 and continue on the stump until the election. In order to obtain a much Deedod rest and to prepare, the letter of acceptance before the specoh mak ing begins, he will spend the next two weoka at somo qulot place not yet de cided upon. The visit to Bath, Mo., will, thereforo, bo postponed until the lattor part of September, when Mr. Bryan will mako a number of speeches in New England." Tho members of the national com mittee folt that tt would not be well for Mr. Bryan to visit Malno prior to tho State election next month, when the Republicans aro almost certain to win. Chairman Jones and his chief ndvlscrs aro afraid of tho effect of a disastrous defeat of tho silver men In that State following a scries of speeches by Mr. Bryan there, as he had set his heart upon doing. Thoy are also said to be afraid that ho will mako some mistakes in tho course of his speeches and thereby injure his cause and, though Mr. Jones an nounced a general tour of tho coun try, there is an undercurrent in the national committee that tho best thing for tho Democratic causo would bo for Mr. Bryan not to mako any more speeches from cars. Mr. Bryan was urged to consent to a re-arranffetnont of his plans. Ho has had the policy to offer no resist ance to the wishes of Mr. Jones and Mr. Gorman and will avoid Maine un til after that state's eloctloD. Mr. Bryan explained as follows his reasons for reading his speech In re ply to tho notification of his nomina tion at Madison Square garden: "Knowing that It would be printed in full, I thought It moro important that it should reach in correct form tho millions who will read tt than that tho delivery should please the few thousands who were present. It is always unfortunate when a speaker is compelled to read a political speech, but in this instance I thought it best not to risk tho errors which always creep Into tho report of an extempo raneous speech." Mr. Bryan applied himself this morning to disposing, with Mrs. Bryan's aid, of a three days' accumu lation of correspondence. Both will leave to-morrow for Irving-on-the-Hudson, whero they will remain until Monday as tho guests of John Bris bano Walker, editor of the Cosmo polltian. From Irving they will go to the Upper Bedrock where they will bo entertained by Mr. and Mrs. E. C Pcrrln for about a week. Mrs. Per rin was formerly Mrs. Bryan's school teacher. It is expected that Mr. Bryan will speak at Buffalo on Aug ust 27 and at Erie, Pa., two days later. MELVILLE'S OPINION. The Engineer of the Jeauett Farty Talk About Dr. Nanten'e Eqpedltloa. WASiiiNOToy, Aug. IS. Commodore Melville, engineer in chief of the navy, who Was a member of the Jeanetto party, which served as a pattern for Hansen's attempt upon tho North polo, holds that tho result of tho explorer's voyage clearly proves Nansen's theory of polar drift to be groundless. In his opinion Nansen only closely paralleled tho voyage of IVyprcoht and Payer in the Tegethoff, iffio rounded tfio north point of Nova Zembla vUb the iptenlion. of travers ing tho north const olbrja. D;ur.ing the winter their ship was crusUSJl and in tho following summer the escaped in tnelr boatS&nd were picked up on! Capo Nassau, ono of tho head lands of Nova Zembla. Nansen. Com' uiodore Melvillo points but, did not ejnter the ice on the side of the polar basin from ftbere fie was picked up, so his trip falls utterly to prove that a current exists that may be relied upon to carry a ship across the polar waters and bring it down on the east side of Greenland. As a matter of faot, he was heard from cast of Nova Zembla and he Just drifted northward and back again. This is precisely In acoord with the judgment passed upon Nansen's theory before ho undertook his voyage by the commo dore, who had carofully calculated the proba' 'e drift in tho Arctic regions, no h of the Now Siberian islands, fro. . the experience he had with the Jeanette. Officer Defeated by Ilobbera. Bkkson, Ariz., Aug. lo. The ban fits who last week raided the Inter national bank at Nogales, ambushed (Sheriff Leatherwood and posse near the New Mexican line. Frank Rob lon, United States line rider, who was pne of the posse, was killed. The bandits having gained accessions to their ranks, now outnumber the officers, who are now returning, bring ing the body of Rob&on with them. Counterfeiting on a Large Bcale Washinnton, Aug. 15. The secret service bureau of the Treasury depart ment has been requested to look into a report of extenslvo counterfeiting of United States silver dollars in one of tho Central American states. Tho information comes from a Mexico pa per and was sent to the State depart ment by Minister Ransom. It states that in one of the Central American stales a company has been organized by Americans, who have purchased the silver dollars of tho state, worth 47 cents, and coined them into Amer ican dollars. DR. NANSEN'S RETURN. Four Degree! Nenrer the North role Than Any Other Explorer. Mamio, Swoden, Aug. 15. The newspaper Dagonsnyholer has re ceived communications from Dr. Nnn sen and Lieutenant Schottanson from tho islaud of Vardo, Norway. Theso communications stato that they aban doned the Fram in tho autumn of 1803 and resorted to the ico. Tho stoamor Windward, carrying supplies to tho Jackson-Farnsworth expedition, plckod thorn up near Franz Josef laud. They expected that tho Fram would eventually drift to tho east coast of Grconland. Did Not Reach the role. Dr. Nansen left tho Fram on March 14, 1895, In 84 degrees north latitude. Ho traversed tho polar sea to a point 88 degrees, 14 minutes north latitude, situated north of tho now Siberia islands. No land was sighted north of 82 degrees of latitude, or thenco to Franz Josef land, whero ho passed the winter, subsisting on boar's flesh and whalo blubber. Dr. Nansen and his companions aro in the best of health. Tho Fram is oxpoctcd at Vardo or Bergen Bhortly. Sho stood tho ico well. Thero wero no sick persons on board whon Nan son left nor. The steamer Windward took lottcrs for Nansen when it started to the re lief of the Jackson-Farmsworth expe dition, as Mr. Jackson expected to find Nansen and was convinced that his idea of drifting across the polo in the ice was impracticable. Ilo was also convinced that Nansen would re turn in tho direction of Franz Josef land. Dr. Nansen failed to reach tho North polo, but ho touched a point four degrees nearer than any other explorer has done. Uai Keen Gone Three Years. Dr. Fridjof Nansen started on his expedition in tho little ship Fram, to try to reach tho North pole, in Juno, 1803. His plan was different from any that had hitherto beon attempted. It was based on the theory of an open polar sea and thooxistenco of currents hotting northward into it from tho New Siberian Islands. Dr. Nanson proposed to sail northward from Nor way and eastward along tho Kara sea, skirting the Siberian coast to the New Siberian islands; then leaving the land to continuo northerly until the pack ico was reached. He intended to ram his ship into the ico, trusting to the currents (tho existence of which had been indicated by tho drift of certain relics of the ill fated Jean nctte), to carry him with tho ice pack into the polar sea, and out again be tween tho eastern coast of Greenland and tho Island of Spltzbergeu. In accordance with this plan, Dr. Nansen had his vessel, the Fram In English, the Forward built upon a spocial design, intended to resist the pressure of ice. Tho hull was U shaped in section, built with tho greatest strength and braced inside, so that its power of resistance would be such that the pack ice, instoad of crushing It, would lilt tne vessel od the ice. The Good Ship Fram She was 101 feet long and with a beam of one-third her length. She was fitted with an engine of ICO horse power, capable of developing a speed of six knots an hour, consuming about two and three-quarter tons of coal a day. The crew consisted of twelve men. Tho ship was provisioned for five years and carried 300 tons of coal. She also had an electric light plant and alcohol for use in cooking. She was provided further with six strong boats for use In Arotlo waters, with dogs and sledges and a complete outfit of Arctic supplies. Captain Otto Sverdrup, an experienced Arctic navigator, who had accompanied Dr. Nansen on previous exploring trips in Northern regions, had command of tho ship. The Fram left Vardo July 31. The first part of her voyage was made suc cessfully, her ice-resisting qualities especially meeting the expectations of her commander as far as they had an opportunity of being tested. The last seen of the ship was when she sailed from Chaborewa, on the strait of Jugor, Siberia, on August 3, 1893. Thero M. O. ChrfstoforseU, the secre tary of the expedition, bade farewell to Nansen and his companions, who started on in excellent spirits. There have been various rumors that Nansen had been heard from, and that he had found the North pole, but they hav all proved totally unfounded, WHY NANSEN FAILED. Was Nut Provided With a Sufficient Num ber of Dogs and Canoes. Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 16, Dr. Nan sen says that the Fram drifted with the ice in a westerly direction to 4 degrees, and he expects that the t sel will eventually arrive at SpiTz bergon. Wherever they penetrated they found the ice broken. Large patches of water were also found, 3,800 meters deep. Below the depth of 190 meters tho water was appre clobly warmer, probably owing to the gulf 'stream. Rocky scars, of which the explorers had no previous knowl edge, prevented entrance into the Olenek river for days. In consequence of the scaroity of dogs with the expe dition, he was compelled to turn back at 60:15. If he had been provided with a aufflolent number of dogs and canoes the pole would have been reached. The land voyage was most arduous, but valuable scientific re sults were obtained. In 1805 he reached the north coast of Franz J.-sof land, and built a stone house, in which he lived the whole winter. Dr. Nansen and his companions are in the best of health. Harrison Will Take the Stump. India katolis, Ind., Aug. 15. Gen eral Benjamin Harrison will be at the disposal of the Republican stato com mittee during this campaign, and the latter will attend to arranging hit dates for speeches. ltryan to Blake a Tour. New York, Aug. 15. W. J. Bryan will travel the country over, address ing the crowds from tho rear of s railroad car. An announcement to this effect was prepared by the chair man of the national committee, Sen ator Jones. ME. BRYAN NOTIFIED. HIS ADDRESS AT MADISON SQUARE GARDEN. A Dlscnttlon of the Issues of the Cam paign,' Including the Chicago Attack on the Supreme Court Madison Bqunro the Scene of n Tremendous Crowd A Letter of Acceptance to be Forthcom ing at a Later Date. Notified of Ills Nomination. New Yonn, Aug. 13. William Jen (tings Bryan of Nobraska and Arthur ttowall of Maine wero last night for mally notified of their nomination by the Domocratio party for tho offices of President and Vice Presidont at a tnoeting in tho big Madison square Garden. An army of unnumberod thousands Lllea tho streets for several squares about tho building in vain bone of soonrlng admission. In tho hall, which was a fiery fur nace, Mr. Bryan spoko to 20,000 ticket holders for two hours. His address dealt almost entirely with the flnan- BRYAN, OF NEBRASKA. clal question; was moro argumentative and less eloquent than his historic Chicago speech, and only In a closing appeal to the citizens of Now York did ho speak in tho strain which had captured tho Chicago convention. He was surrounded by many of the silver leaders, Jones of Arkansas, Blackburn of Kentucky, "Silver Dick" Bland, St John of New York, Stewart of Nevada, Tillman of South Carolina, and Georgo Fred Williams of Massa chusetts, some of whom had been rival aspirants for his placo on tho ticket. Mr. Sewall spoke briefly after Bryan, and was heartily cheered. Governor Stone of Missouri delivered tho notifi cation speooh. Mr. Bryan's speech, which was read from manuscript, Is in part as follows: Bryan's Address of Acceptanoe. "Mr. Chairman Gentlemen of tha Commit tee and Fellow Oitltens: 1 hal. at a future day and In a formal latter, accept the nomina tion which li now tendered me br the notifica tion oommlttes, and I shall at tbat time touch upon the issues presented by tha platform. It 4s fitting. howovar, that at this time, in tha presenoe of those here assembled, I apeak at soma length In regard to the campsltrn upon which we erenow entering "We do not underestimate theforeet arrayed against us, nor are we unmindful of the im portance of the struggle la which we are en gaged; but, relying for tuoceie upon the righteousness of oar causa, we shall dofend with all possible vigor the positions takon by our party. We an not surprised that somo of our opponent!, in theabstnee of better argu ment, resort to abusive epithets, but they may rest assured that no langnags, however violent; Co lnveotlve howevor vehement, will load ns to depart a (Ingle hair's broodth from the course marked out by the national convention. The oitlzon, either public or private, who as sails tha character and questions the patriot ism cf tho delegates assembled In tbe Ohleago convention, aesallt the ch iractor and questions tne patriotism or tne miiuoni wno liars ar rayed themselves undar the banner there raised. Charges Dented. "It has bean charged by roanstandlngblgh In business and m political clrolas that our pint form Is a menaoe to private security and pub ko safety: and it ha bion atsortid that those whom I haVe the honor for the time being to represent, not only meditate an attack upon tho rights 61 property, byt are the fpaof social order And national honor. Those who eland npoi tbi Chicago" platform are prepared to faak tmown and to gefepd every motive wblsh InfluenoJe litem, oTery purpose whioS animates them, and every hope which Inspires tha They understand the ganlua of our institutions; ra. they aro itanuch supporters ot the form of gov eminent under which we live, end they build tbejr faith vipon tin foundations laid by tho fathers "Andrew Jackson has stated, with admirable oloarnost, and with an emphasis wbloh cannot bo surpassed, both the duty and the rights ot government Ue tabli Distinctions In society will always exist under every Jnst govern i ent Equality of talent or of education or of wealth cannot be produosd by buatan institution In tbe full enjoyment of tho gift of heaven and tbe fruit ot superior indnitry. economy and virtue, every man is equally entitled to protec tion by law ' "We yield to none in our devotion to the doc trine Just enunciated. Our campaign ha not for Its object thi reconstruction of society. We cannot insure to tha vicious the fruit ot n vir tuous life: wo would not invade the homo of the provident in ordor to supply the w nt of fie spendthrift; we do not propose to transfor tha reward of industry to tat lap of indolence. "Propertj i and will remain the stimulus to en. deavor and the compensation for toil. All Hen Equal Before the Law. ''We bollere, aa asserted In tbe Declaration of Independence, tbat all men at created equal ; but tbat doas not mean that all men are or can be equal ia possessions, in ability o in tnsrit; it simply mean that all shall stand equal before the law, an J that government of ficial shall not, In making, constrain or en forcing the law discriminate between dl Is 'ns "I assert that proporty rights o well a the rlghta of persons, are safe in tha hand ot tho oommon poopl . Abraham Lincoln, tz bl message sent to Congreet In December, loot, aid: 'No mei living are more worthy to be trusted than those who toll up from poverty, none less Inclln-d to take or touch aught which thsy have uot boneitle earned ' I ripest (Us language with unqualified approval and join will j him in the warning win h he addod, namely 'Let thm beware of sarenderlug a political power whloh they already postetsttud -whl-h If surrendered, will surely be used to rluto the door of advancement against such as thsy and to fix new disabilities and burden upon them until all ot liberty shall b lost.' Those who daily follow the injunction, 'In the sweat of tby faoe shall thou eat bread,' am now, as thoy ever have bo'n, the bulwark of law and orier, tbe source of our nation's greatness in time of peace and Its surest do. fend i r in time of war- "ilut I have only read u part of Jacks in' ut-trancss-let me give you his conc'utlun- 'Hut when tbe laws uu Jertako to add to ihnej nat ural and Juit advantage!, art.tlclal dlstitaoUone -to grant titles, gratuities an 1 exclusive prlv Bigot to inajce the rloa richsr and tho poteut W. J. more pnwerfriT lEShumbl member of so;lnly the farmers, uieehanle and the day labor ers who have neither the tlmo nor the means of securing like favors far themtelves. havo a right to complain of the Injustleo of their gov ornment' 'Those who tupport the Ohlongo platform, Indorse all ot the quotations from Jackson the latter part n well a thv forme pari. "We are not surprised to find arrayed against us those who are the beuoDclarlss of govern mint favoritism they have read our platform. Nor are we surprlsad to learn that we must. In this campaign faee tha hostility uf thoi who find a pecuniary advantage in advocating the doctrine of non-interfsronca when great aigre. gat ons of wialth are treispisslui upon the rights-of individuals. W weloome sunh op-pjUlon-tt U the hliheit iuditsemeut whloh could b bestowal upon us. We are oontent to have tbe eo-operatloa of those who desire to have the government administered without fear or favor. Law for All Alike. "It 1 not the wish of the general publla that trait should spring into existence and over ride the weaker members of society j tt Is not the wish ot the genaril publlo that thete trust should destroy onmpstltlon and than colloct such tax as they will from tho e who are at their msror t nor Is it the fault ot the general publlo that the iastrumontalltles of the gov ernmint hare been so often prostituted to pur pose of pnvat gain. Those who itand npon tha Cbloago plat'orm btllave tbat the govern ment should not only avoid wrongdoing, but that it should also prevent wrongdoing, and they believe that the law should be anforosd alike against ail of the members ot the publlo weal. They do nit exouso petit larceny, but they declare that grand larceny 1 equally a crime; they do not defend the occupation of the highwayman who robs tha unsuipsot Ing traveler, but they Include among the trans grosso a those who, through tha more polite and lea haiardou meant of loglslation, ap propriate to ttiolr own uaa the proceeds ot toll of others. Theoommandmont, Tbon sbalt not teal.' thnndorod from Sinai and reiterated In the loglslation of all nations, I no respeoter of persons. It must bo appllod to the great a well aa the small; to tho strong as wo 11 as tho woaki to thi corporate porson era a tod by law, as woll as to the person of flash and blood croitadbr tbe Almighty. No government 1 worthy ot the name which I not able to protect from ovary arm uplifted for his injury, the humblost cltixon who live beneath tho flag. It follows, as a no:osiary conclusion, that vicious leiislotlon must bo romodled by tho people who suffer from the effects of Mich log lslation and not by those who enjoy it bonoflta. Tho Income Tax flank. "The Cbloago platform has boon oondomned by somo, boaausa it dissents from an opinion' rondo rod by tho Supreme court declaring the Income tax law nncoistltutloaaL Our critic cvjn go so faros to apply tha name anarchist to thor.0 who stand upon that plank ot the platform. It mutt bo romombernd that we ex pressly rooognlso the binding foroj ot that do ci ion so Ion? aa it stands ns a part of tho law of tbe land. There la iu tho platform no sng K'stlonof aa attompt to dispute the authority of the Supreme court The party i limply plo igod to aae 'oil tho constitutional powor which rem-ns aftar that docltlon, or wh ch mnroinn itom it reversal by the court at it may hereafter be constitut 'd.' I there any dis loyalty In that plodgoT For n buudrod yoar tho tuprome court of tho United States ha sustained the prinjlp e whloh undorlles the Income tax. Some twonty years ago this sami court sustained, without n dlssontlng votco, an Imomo tax law almost idmtlotl wl h the ono recontly ovorttirown. lias not n future oourt es much right to return to Judicial prvcedentn as the present court had to depart from themt When oourts allow rehearing, they admit that error Is possible. The Into decision against tha income tax was ronderod by a ma jority ot one after a rehearing. "Whtlo ths money queitlon overshadows all o'lier questions in Importance I doilro it dis tinctly understood that 1 shall offer no apology for the Income tix plank ot thi Chicago plat form Not only shall I rofuse to apologize for the advocaiy of an Inoomo tax law br tbe na tional convention, hut I shall also ntuie to apologize for the exercise by It ot the right to dlsseit from a decision ot the Supreme court In a government like ours, ever publlo ofliolal la a public eorvant, whether he hold ofllc by election or appointment; whethor he serves for a term of years or during good bohavlor. and the people have a right to criticise hit ofHoIal sots, '"Confidence I everywhere the parent of despotism. Free govornmsnt exist In Jealousy and not In confldeaoa,' These are tho word of Thomas Jefferson, and I submit that they present a truer conception of popular govern ment than that entertained by tboeo who would prohibit all nnfavorab'e comment upon a oourt decision, Truth will vlndloate Itself only error fears free speech. No pablli of flclil who consalentloutly dluharges hit dnty as he tee It will desire to deny to those whom he aorves the right to dlicuss hi official con duct The Money Question. ''Now let me ask ynu to consider the para mount question of this campaign the money question. It Is aoarcoly nscessiry to dofend the principlo of blmotallUm. No national party del ig the entire history ot the United State baa evet declared against It, and no party In this campiign has had the temerity to oppose It. 'The gold standard has beon weighed in the balance and found wanting. Take from It the powerful support ot the money-owning on! money-changing class's and It eannot stand fo- one day in any nation In tbe world. It was faatenel upon ths Unitod States without dis cusbn before tha people, and its friends have hSVo'r Vol ben WJling to tiak a verdict before the voters upon, that issud "What is the lost 6f honoity in moneyf It must certainly be fqund in the purcbailng potter ot the doll jT. An abiolutely h'jnjst dol lar would not vary in lta general purcbaa ng powor; it woult ho absolutely stable when measure r average price A dollar which increase? In purchasing powor is Just as dis honest as a dollar which decrease In pur cha ni powor 'Any legislation which lessen the world' stock of standard monoy Incre-.S3 the ex changeable value of tbi dollar. Tbirefore the crusade against sliver mnst inovltablr raleo tho purchasing power of money, and Ijwor Clio monoy value ot all other forms of proporty. Our oppononts sometimes admit that It was a mistiko to demonetise silver, but Int.at that we should submit to proient condition rather than return to the bimetallic system. They err in supposing tbat we hivo reicuoJ the end of tne evil results ot a gold standard; ws have not reached the end Too Injury is a continuing one. and no person can say how long tU world Is to suffer from the attempt to make gold the only standarJ money. The same Influences which aro now opiratlng to destroy silver In the United State will, if successful biro, be turned against other silrer nsing countries, and each new eonvort to lh gold standard will add to the general dlstrcxi. So long aa tbe ecramble tor gold continues, price must fall, and a general fall in prices ia but auotber definition of hard times. Whom Free Silver Would Aid. "Our opponent while claiming entire di.ln terestedoeas tor thomailvea. h ve appealed to the se'flibuese o nearly every class of sojie y. Hooognlxlng thedisposllloi of ths indlvllnal voter to consi ler th o fleet of any propoied legislation upon himself, we present to the American peoplo tbe financial policy outlined in ths Cbloago platform bellovicg that It will result in the greatest good to the greatest num ber. Tbe firmer ore ppoeod to thi Hold a andard because they have felt lta effect. blnce they soil at wbolosale and buy at totail they have lost more than they have gained by fal ling prlcea. and, besides this, they have, found tbat certain fixed charges have not tall. 'i t all T-e havo not perceptibly do ireojed, although it requires mora farmpro ducta now than formerly to secure the monoy with wbicb to pay Uni Debt) have not fait tn. The farmer who owed t ,'JiO U still com. polled to pa; 11,0m), although It may bo twice ae difficult as former y to obtalu ths do.lar with which to par the debt Railroad rates hive not been reduced to keep pace with till la prl 04. and beeldes th items there aro many more. The f.rmerhca thus found com plaint against the gold ttindttrd. tVuge Kitrnars and Free Silver. "Ih wage earners have been injured by a gold standard and hive expreiie.l them elves upon the aubjeet with great emphasis. In February 19, a petniou u.ktag lor the 1m mudisterektotalioq ot the fiee unl unlimited eotnaf e ot gol A and silver at 18 to i wa signed by the r prcscntatlves of all, or neatly all, the leading labor organisations, and preontl to Congrois Wag saranr knew that whllo n told standarJ raise the pnrohaslng powor of tho dollar, it also makis It moro Uifllcult to obtain poise on of tho dollar they know that employment Is loss permanent, lots ot work moro probable nod re-employment lees certain. A gold standard enoouracoi tbe hoarding ot money, booauso money 1 rising italiodls courages enterprises and paralysis industry, On tha other han I tbe restoration of bimetal lism will dlsoourags hoarding bocaus whn prices are steady or tiling, money cannot Jfford to lie Idle In the bank vault. Th farmers and wage earners togother oonstltote a considerable majority ot the people of th country. Why shoal I their Interest bs Ig nored In considering financial legislation. A monetary system whloh Is pecuniarily advan tageous to a tow syndicates has far less to oom mondltthanaayi'em which would give hope and eneouragement to thoio who create the nation' wealth. "Muoh solicitude ha bosn expressed by our opponents for the depoiltirs In savings banks. Thar constantly parade be faro these depositor the advantage of a gold standard, bat these appeals will bo In vain, because savings b k depoiitors know that under a gold Stan rd thera I increasing danger that they will os their deposits because of the Inability of the bank to oolUct thalr assoUi and they still farther know that If the gold standarJ la to continue indefinitely, they may he compelled to withdraw their deposits lu order t pay liv ing expense," "It it only nscetsary to not th Increasing number ot failure In order to know that a gold tandard is ruiioua to merchants and manu facturer. Then business men don't make their profit from the people from whom they borrow money, hut from the people to whom they toll tbelr good. If tho piople cannot buy, retailers cannot sell, and If retailer can. not toll, wholeiale merchants and manufact urers must go Into bankruptcy, How Hank Are Affected. "It I sometimes assorted by our opponent that a bank belong to the debtor nlajs. but this I not true of any solvent bank. Every statement published by a solvent hank shows that ths assets oteaed the liabilities; that I to say, while tho bank owe a largo amount ot monoy to lit depositors, It not only ha enough on hand In money and noto to pay Its depoiit ors, but in addition thereto ha enough to cov er it capital stock and n surplus. When ths dollar it' rising In value slowly, a bank may, by making abort time loana and taking good ao curlty, avoid losses, but whon price are falling rapidly, the bank Is apt to lo o more hocause of bad debts than it can gain by tho Incroased purchasing power of IU cjpltal an! surplus. "it must bo admitted, howorer, that some bankors oombino the business ot a bond broker with tho ordluary banking business, and theso mar make enough in tho negotiation ot loana to offset the lotrea arising in legitimate bank ing business. "Ai long as human nature remains at It 1, thnro will always be danger, moro or leu re strained by the publlo opinion or legal enact ment, that thou who ue n pecuniary profit for themselves in a certain condition may yield to tbe temptation to brlaj about that condi tion. Jefferson has stated that on ot the main duties of government i to provent m n from injuring one another, and uoror was that duty moro important than It I to-day. It is not strange that Ihoss who hive- made a profit by f urnlihlng gold to the govornmsnt in the hoar of its oxtromlty favor a financial policy which will keep ths government dependont uponthim. I believe, howovor, that I speak the sentiment of tho vast majority of the pjo p oof the United otates when I say that a wise financial policy, administered lu behalf ot all tbe people would mako our government Indepondsnt of any combination ot unsnolers, foreign or domestic The relatively tiw whose woalth eon 1st largely In fixed Investment havo a right to use the ballot to enhance tho vaiuo ot tholr invest ment; have not the rtatotthe paoplotho right to ne tho ballot to protect themselves from tho dliastrou consequonoo ot a rising stand- orai "Tbe people who mast purchase money with the product ot toll stand in a position entirely different from those who own money or rooilve a flxod Income. The woll being ot the nation, aye, of clvllltatlon Itself, depend upon the prosperity of th mass. What (hall It profit nt to hare a dollar which grow more valuable every day it uoh dollar lowers tho standard of clrdlzitloa and bring distress to th pooplsf What (hall It profit us If, in trying to ralso our credit by increasing the purchasing power ot our dollar, we destroy oar ability to pay tht debts already contracted by lowering th pur. chasing power of tne products with whloh thoso debts must be paidf ITree Coinage No Experiment. "A against the maintenance of a gold stand ard, tltber permanently or until other nations cin be united for it overthrow, the Chicago platform prassnt a clear und emphatlo de mand for tho immediate restoration of tbe free and unlimited coinage o f ellrer and gold at the pre.tnt togal ratio of 18 to 1 without waiting for the aid or content ot any other nation. We arj not asking that a new experiment be tried; wo are Insisting upon a return to a financial policy approved by the experience ot history and supported by all the prominent statesmen of our nation from the day ot th) first pratl- dont down to 1871. When w ask that our mint be opened to tho free and unlimited coin ago ot silver Into full legal tsnlor moa-y, ws aro simply atklnsj that tbe urns mint privileges be accordel to silver that aro now accorded to gold. When we ask that this coinage be at the ratio of 16 to I, w simply ukthatour gold coins and ths ttsndsrd lllver dollar which, be It rememhsred, contain the same amount ot puro silver as thi flrr,t silver dollar coined at oar mints, retain their present weight and (lnaneis ' 'If then are two kind ot mncsy; th option must rest either with the debtor or with ths creditor. Assuming tbat their right are equal, we mutt look ut the tntereitaot society In gen cmI in order to determine to which tide the opinion should be given. Undor the bimetallio sritem, gold and silver ar llriked together by law at a fixed ratio, and any rerson or person owning any quantity of elttier motol ran have tha same oonverted into full legal tender mon oy. If the creditor ha the (Ubt to cbooee ths m 'til In wl-loh paymont shall be made, it it reasonable to suppose that ho will require the dobtor to pay In the dearer money If there I any p rcepttble difference between the bullion values of the mttale. This new nomanJ created for the dearer metal will make tbat rattal doaror still, while the decrease i demand for tha cneiper mtttl will make that meul cheap er still. "If, on the other hand, tbo debtor exercise theoptloi.lt is reasonable to suppose ho will pav In the cheaper metal if one metal I per ceptibly cheaper than the other- but the de mand thu created for the cheaper metal will raise Its prioea, while th ltssoned demand tor tbe doarer mttal will lower it price. In otnr words, when the creditor ha th option, tbe metals are dnwn apart, whereas, when the deb or has the option tbe metal aro held to gother approxima ely at the ritlo fixed by law; provided the demand created ia sufficient to absorb all of both metals presented at tb mint Bocl-ty is therefore, interested In hav ing the option exercised by ths debtor. "Inde-d. there can be no such thing as real bimetallism unlet! ths option is exerclaed by the debtor. Tbe exercise of tho option by the debtor compel the creditor classes whether dorocetlc or foreign, ti exert themselves to maintain the parity bctwom gold and silver at the legal ratio, whereas hey ml xbt find a prodt lu driving one of tho metals to a premium if they could then demand tho dear metal Oliver Sllon Owners. "If It is asserted by our opponent tbat ths free coinage of tl'jei is Inteded only for ths benefit o4 the mine owners. It must b remem birea that freo coinage cannot benefit the mine ownye any more than demonetisation took away; and It mast alto be rimerabered that tbe lot which the demonttlxetlou of silver has brought to tbe mine owner Is iuilgnifiant compared to the lots which thi policy brought to the rfeet ot the people. Ths restoration of tilver lll bring to tlie poo pie generally many timet a much alvantege aa th miner can obtain from it. While It U not the purpose of froi coinage to ojp cially aid any particular da a, yet tho e who balieve that the restora tion of ellvir IsneeUd by the whole people thonld not be deterred because an laaldea al benefit wll1 come to tbi mine owner. Th erection of forU, thedueiouingof harbor, the improvemtnt of rive tha erection of publie building! all th-eecoufir incidental bntCft npon fndlvldnala and ooromnnlf, and yl these Incidental benefit do not dtter as from making appropriations for those purposes whenever such appropriation ar necessar for thi publlo goad Opposed to Changing tha Katlo. "Wears opposed to any ohangtt of ths rati) for two reason i First, bsotct a ebsngs would proiuot grtat Injuttlesi and, tteond, bectui a change in the ratio I not neaesiarr. A change would proda e Injotllo beiause, if tfTeoted In tht manner naually (uggeiUd, It would remit la an enormon contraction in Ut volume ot ttandard money. Th peoyla el k Unite! State would be Injured by a oh tog ia th ratio, not btceate tby proiece tUver bat because they own t.roperty sod owe dsbtt, sad they eannot afford to that deoreats the valne ot their property ot lairtxst ths burden of their debts. Mo Danger of Ituln. "There Is another argument to wblsh X eta your attenton. Bom of th more seslou op ponent of tit coinage point to th faot that thirteen month mutt olapt bttween the lection and the first regular teuton of Con gress, and assart that during that time, la ease people declare theroselv In favor ot trs coin age, allioiua will be withdrawn and all mort gagee foreclosed If these ere merely props eots Indulged la by those who have forgotten the provision of the constitution, It will be ufflolect to rinttnd them that th pres ident 1 empowered to convene Congrts la xtraordlnair setilon whenever the publl Eood require tush action. It In Novum ar th people by their ballots declare thtra ttlvD la favor of the Immediate reitoratlon ot bimetallism, thetytUm can be inaugurated w.thra a few moathv It, however, the asser tion that loans will be withdrawn and mort Iagei foreclosed I made to prevent inch polit eel notion as ths people may belitve naoottary for the preservation of thslr rights, than a new and vital issue U raited Whenever It it ceees tary for th poopl at a whole to obtalaeonttat from the owners ot montf and th changer of money before they osa legislate upon financial questions, we shall hav ptastd from a democ racy to a p'.utooraoy. But that time has not yet arrived. Threats and latlmldstlon will be ot no avail Tho people who la 1778 rejected th doatrlne tint sings rule by right divine will not In I his generst on sabtoribe to a dootrln that money 1 omnipotent. International lllmetallltta. "In oonalutlon, permit ms to ssy a word la 'egard to International bimetallism. Wo are not opposed to an International Sjrecmeat looking to the restoritioa of blmotalllam throusboSt tho world. Tht a tvooitet of frea ootnago ot silver on all ooiailon hav ahowa their willingness to co-operate with other na tion lu the reinstatement ot silver, uut they sis not willing to await tin pleasure of other governments whon Immediate relief I needed by tho pojplo ot th United State , and they further believe that lndtpendeat action offers bettor assurance of Intimations bimetallism than tervl'e dopenleno upon forolgn aid. For more than twenty years w bare Invited th atilstance of European nation, but all pro- frets in thu direction of International bimital Ism ha beon Uookod by tho oppot.tlon ot thote who darlv a pecuniary bsaeut from tb oppreclatloj of gold. How lone must we wait for bimetallism to be brought to u by those who profit by monometelllimt I the double ttsndsrd will bnnj boaofitv to our people, whe will deny them th right to enjoy thoso bene fltaT 'For a people like our, blamed with natural reeouroet ot surpassing riehnssa, to proclaim themtolvot Impotent to frame a flnnnol'il sys tem salted to tholr own neida, 1 humiliating beyond the power of language to desorlbt. Ws cannot force reipoet for on foreign polloy so long as w confess ouetotve nnsbls to frame oar own financial policy. Honest diHoronces of opinion havo always existed, and evtr will exist, at to i he legislation belt oalonlatod to firo.note tbe publlo will; but when It 1 ssrlont y atsertod that this nation mutt bow to ths dlotatlon ot othor nations and accept the poli cial whloh they Inttitupon, th right of tolf- ' government l attalled.aad until tbst questloa jj settled all other question are lntignifioant To tha People of the Kaat. "CitUons of Now York t I have traveled from t he center ot the oonlInut to oh s board that I might, in the very beginning of the campaign, bring you greeting front tho poo pie cut West and South, and assure you that tho.r desire is not to destroy, bat to build up. They Invite you to aocept the principles of a living faith rather than listen to those who praaoh ths gospel of despslr, sad advise en durance of the ill yo have. Tbe advocate ot free oolnagi believe that, in striving to secure the immediate restoration of blmeUllUm. they are laborUglnyoor behalf a well ss la their own behalf. "A few of oni people may prosper under present conditions, bat the permeneat welfare of New York rests upon th producer ol wealth. The great city is built upon tb coin mtroo of th nation and mutt toiler if that eommeme Is impaired. Ton cannot tall ualei the people have money with which to buy, and and they cannot obtain money with wuioh to buy unlets they ar able to tell th ir products at remunerative price. 'Production of wealth goat before th so ehange ofwoalta ; those who cheat mutt e oure a profit baior they nave anvtaiog to share with others . Ton cannot afford to Join the money chsngtrs in eapport of a financial policy which will destroy the purchasing pow er of th product cf the soil, sad must in th end, discourage th crtstlon of wealth, 1 as'i.Tetfpeotyouroo-operstion, Itlstras that a tow flnanoUr would fashlsn a new fig ure a figure representing Columbia, her hindt bound fait with fetters of gold and har face turned toward th East, appeolln; for atslst ni to those who live beyon y a, but th reoaniwvoroxpreie yjlTr idea of tliu hi" tlon. You will rathei tura for Inspiration toth statui whloh gu&rlt the eatrano to yourolty a ttatua as pi trio tic In oonoepdoa as It Is colossal la proportions! It was the grsciout gift of a titter republic anl stands upon a pedestal which waa built by the American people 'That figure liberty enlightening the world It emblematio of the mlssl-in ot our natloa among the natloii ot the earth With a government which derive It powart froa ths ooa teat ot th govern! secure! to all h poop) freedom ot eon science, freedom of thought and freedom of speech, guarantee equal right to all and promisee tpeciel privlleget to none, ths Unitel frtatea thould bt aa example In all that l good and th leading spirit la every movement which has tot Its objtct th uplifting of tb human raoe." AN OHIO WOMAN PRISONER Cella Bote Acouted of Killing Her Father, Mother and Ilrother. Mansfield, Ohio, Au?. 14. Miss Celia Rose, ap;ed 8 yeaas, is In jail here obargsd with killing her. father, Daniel, her mother and her brother with poison. All three died recently within a few days of one another and it was evident that they had been poisoned. A young1 woman gained the confidence of the daughter and it Is claimed Cclla made a confession to her. Miss Rose was in love with Guy Berry, a neighbor, lie did not like her and considered her attentions a nuisance. He complained to his fath er and Berry complained to Rose, The girl's parents took ber severely to task and the poisoning waa the re sult. Alleged White Cap Set Free. Columbia, Mo., Aug. 14. Michael Zwelm, Zeb Burnett and Merrick Lindsey, who were arrested recently in Ashland on the charge of writing Whllecap letters to Ben Matthews, anti-saloon leader of that town, were acquitted here yesterday In Judge Pratt's court. Numerous letters.higlt ly decorated with threatening draw ings, were exhibited and the witnesses were examined, but were unable to prove that the accused had written the letters.