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TKTJKSDAY JULY 16 1896
Will the populists indorse Bryan
Mqlyinleys triumph is democratic
opportunity New York World
k
trow thuV the democratic national
convention has been held it is time to
call the state convention to nominate a
man who will defeat Jack MColl
The A P A element fought Bland
because his wife and daughters are
Catholics lie says that if he was as
good a Christian as his wife he would
never desprtirof reaehing Jieaven
lion W J Bryan of Nebraska was
the unanimous choice of the Chicago
Convention for president Now for a
square light Will the convention which
Kieets at SU Louis on the do the
right thing II ay Springs Leader
Fifty years ago the ground
thdiaus
upon
ranch Des Moines the capital of Iowa
now stands was occupied by a United
States military post with a garrison of
100 men and half a dozen of Indian
traders The country north of -that
point to the north line of Minnesota
Those who claim protec
tive tariff will increase the price of
potatoes are respectfully referred to
the crop statistics of last year to find
the reason for the present low price of
the tubers The yield for 1891- was
179787000 bushels aud the imports-
3002000 bushels For 189t3r yield
was 400000000 bushels and the im
ports 1341000 bushels Perhaps this
will explain the low price
Developments in Chicago now indi
cate that Hon W J Bryan whom
every true patriot of this state delights
to honor mav be the choice the
Chicago convention for president
Every monetary reformer of the west
would be pleased with such a happy
result and be much better pleased if
only one- electorial ticket could be
placed in the field against Bill McKin
ley the golden calf we are all asked to
worship Falls- Gity PopulM
The Detroit Tribune a republican
paper which does not support the St
Louis platform gives a few political
definitions as follows
Democracy Something republican
leaders are emuousto imitate
Honest money- Money designed for
the payment of debts and of double
the value of the money borrowed
International agreement A polite
term signifying till hell freezes over
Bollicliilds A foreign potent whose
influence in the United States is great
er byafhan that of Leo XIII
Standard Money Something wince
not one
fce -
politician in a dozen can de-
x
was wholly occupied by-wild-tribes of
Tlie republicans insist upon having
a protective tariff to keep out British
goodaud in the next breath they- say-
this country must not coin free silver
without the consent of England Why
should this country ask Englands con
tfcnt to coin silverauy more than we
showklnsk her consent to enact a pro
tective tari If law ONeill Sun
The liushville Democrat lias been
Conditionally sold to a republican and
if the necessary conditions materialize
that paper will change hands in the
near future and in that case the
democrats of Sheridan county will
Have no- organ Then if- it should
occur that Silver Dick becomes Grover
Clevelands successor at the white
house there might be sorrowful tears
shed RvishtUle Standard
The Nebraska State Sunday School
Convention will be held in First M E
Church Omaha July -28-30 1896
Ever ySunday School in the state is en
titled to three delegates including its
Superintendent and Pastor Enter
tainment will be provided for all del
egates presenting proper credentials
Keduced rates of one and one third
fare have been granted by all railroads
in- Nebraska Prominent- Sunday
School workers of other states are ex
pected to be in attendance For a
copy of programme or blank creden
tials address E J Wightman Secre
tary York Nebraska
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Democrat It tells you who hasjwho
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whom notices births and deaths cau
tions the reckless and advises the
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and condemns all infringement of the
law tell you when where and what to
buy and how to make the most of
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Come on everybody subscribe- for The
Democrat
Who says Nebraska isnt in it in
politics this year There is Bentley
for president on the National Prohibi
tion ticket Thurston was chairman
of the republican national conveutiou
Bryants president on the democratic
ticket Allen will be a powerful fac
tor in the populist convention at St
Louis Should- the gold men put a
ticket in the field Jl Sterling Morton
will be to the front Whats the mat
ter with a showing like that
A Chicago policeman arrested a
young woman and her husband- the
other day because they had kissed
each other iu the public street as they
were about to part The sight ot a
lusn kissing his own vife is more tLan
a Chicago poij ceman can stand
WJ MS M4 I T SArrai P rrmmat f 4 5rr mr r w t mr mm
jLJiiiji -v r zJXiVi lt tllJS0 tFJXJi MU5 1 H ttu
FOllM AXD THE FllOSPIDCTS
The National Convention of the Democratic Eaisfcy met in the
city o Chicago July Ttli and adjourned July 11th after adopting a
platform and nominating candidates for President and Yice President
of these United States Polio wing is a brief record of rhetoric of
the convention
For President WILLIAM J BBYAN of Nebraska
For Yice President ARTHUR SEWALL of Maine
Platform Principally free silver
A full report of the convention including the platform andS the
various nominating speeches -will be found on the inside pages of this
paper Bryan was nominated on the fifth ballot 162 votes nothing
cast Sewall was nominated on the fifth ballot Saturday
While the declaration of the convention in favor of the free In
dependent and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 is
in direct opposition to the views of The Democrat as- repeatedly ex
pressed yet this paper cannot but feel proud of the fact that our
own Billy Bryan received the nomination from the greatest political
organization ever known the democratic party Handsome refined
genial educated and eloquent possessing a quick perception and a
power to sway men and audiences he is- a man who appeals to all
classes of people His magnetic personality will win for himmany
friends which his free silver views might otherwise repel
Just now his election seems a foregone conclusion provided the
populists at St Louis endorse him This it seems will be done as
most of the leaders favor the move The republicans will labor hard
to prevent ft aiid the rumored 20j000000 campaign fund may be
tapped for the occasion
There wa3 no bolt from the convention but a sound money can
didate will be put in the field This it is thought will Help Bryan by
drawing strength from McKinley No intelligent forecast of the
probable result of the election can be made for at least a month
The campaign this-fall-is-going to be a hot one and many demo
crats will do -as Horace Greeley did- with Winfield Scott Support
the candidate but spit upon the platform Very few democrats will
support McKinley ne is too much tariff and too little sound money
Of the two democrats will choose Bryan
We fought a good fight we were whipped we wont sulk
Tjte Newport Bepublicau says A-G-
A K reunion should be run as a
Chautauqua or any other educational
gathering The people attend the re
union for their love of- country and
out of respect for the old soldiers It
is lor the old soldier a sooiql gathering
and for the young people an education
al instruction X reunion is- not ex
pected sporting program
or sidesliowsto detract from the real
object of the gathering it needs a
great deal off labdf and unneocessary
expense to undertake so mucn and is
really a damage to the reunion Prom
all of which this paperrinf erg- that the
reunion at Newport last week was riot
to the- Republicans taste Bro Wiltse
ought to have said all that before not
directly after the reunion
All eyes are turned upon St Louis
as upon the action of the Sfc Louis
convention depends the success of Mc-
iviniey une republicans will- open
a barTto prevent the endorsementf of
Br -
van -
Ever since- Tim Democrat has
been run by the present management
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partment and if enough subscribers to
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Speaking of the probable result of
the coming election the Sioux City
Tribune says-
Mfc Teller will probably advise sup
port of Bryam THis means support by
silver republicans in every hamlet in
the country It means supportof him
by the populists almost in mass Lfet
republicans take their pencils and run
over the list of states which may be
carried by a combination of the demo
cratic populist and silver republican
vote This study will give the judici
ous at least reason to think something
else than ridicule is required
An eastern exchange says Every
bloated millionaire lolling in his easy
chair resting from the arduous task of
clipping coupons is deeply sympa
thetic with poormen over the results of
free coinage Marsbal FieldVthe rich
merchant of Chicago Chairncy Deper
the well paid attorney of the Yander
bilts Carnegie the multi millionaire
Iron man of Pittsburg all on their
way to Europe for a pleasure trip stop
on the gang plank long enough to pity
the poor man ifjree silver wins Isnit
it a burlesque on statesmanship on
politics to think of it seriously
The complacency with which some
of the republican organs invite sound
money democrats to come over into
the McKinley oamp oh that issue is en
tirely unwarranted by the situation
We may put aside the question of Mc
Kinleys sincerity in support of the
gold standard he may or may not act
in the spirit of the platform on which
lie has been nominated But in the
matter of a tariff for the profit ot fat
frying monopolies he is in thorough
agreement with the platform and with
his party and everyone knows what is
to be expected on this line in the case
of republican success To ask- demo
crats to support a candidate and a par
ty which is pledged to legislation in
behalf of private interests to increase
private fortunes at the cost of the pep--pie
through a tariff tax upon industry
is too much Boston Pott
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WHAT- THEV AY
inscner since a tree silver man
was to be nominated I am glad it was
Bryan A stronger man could not
hav been put up
Martin Christensen I led the pro
cession which started the stampede for
Bryan Free silver at 16 to 1 I have
always advocated and the candidate
onthat platform is a winner The
populists at St Louis will endorse
Bryan
M Clynes Bryan is and was my
choice and he is sure of election The
platform could not be better
T C Hornby While Bryans silvee
viens do- not harmonize with- my
financial opinions under the circum
stances it was the best nomination
that could be made
When The Democrat asked the
various populists around town for
their opinion the following replies
were made
D H Thurston The populist con
vention should make their own plat
form and nominate Bryan This will
preserve the autonony ofi tlie party
and insure a free silver victory
W A Pettycrew The populists
should not endorse Bryan or any other
man outside of the populist party
Free sliver is not the only issue in the
coming oampaigii
P W Whillans lam for Bryan and
free silver and think the populists
should support him
G P Crabb Hes all right both as
verc
Jievu sparks -If Bryan expects
populist support he should have united
with the populist party
Among the republicans various
opinions were expressed the general
feeling appearing to be a- commingled
mixture of sorrow and joy Sorrow
that Bryan is not a republican joy
that he is a Nebraskao A few talk
ed more were silent These are the
opinions heard
J C Petti john I am proud of
Bryan as a Nebraska man but dont
believe lie stands any show of election
cituoi wiiu ui wiuiouc popunst en
dorsement
Jv W Tucker Bryan is not heavy
enougn to nu the position and1 Ii ouiU
endorse 16 to 1
E J Davenport In my opinion the
Chicago convention was composed of
anarchists and its 16 to 1 that Bryan
will be defeated
E E Sparks I am not specially
favorable to tne Bryan movement aud
think the wisest move the democrats
can make is to nominate another can
didate
J H Yeast Bryan is all right on
the money question Hia only defect
is that he is not a republican
Who promised a boom as seon as
McKinley was nominated pray tell
Nobody No reasonable man demo
crat or republican expects a boom till
after McKinley is inaugurated and re
publicans Have had a chance to undo
unwise and pernicious democratic leg
islation and put some good sound
sensible boom begetting legislation in
its place Sanborn Pioneer
Hanna promised a jeturn of better
times immediately aften McKinley
was nominated Mr Hanna- was mis
taken evidently MortaL nab is liable
to mistakes and we can charge up Mr
Hannas breaUto an oversupply of en
thusiasm over the prospects of his iron
business when McKinley is elected
But why cannotthei business interests
anticipate eight months ahead just as
easily as we are told they did two
years ahead of any democratic tariff
enactment We were going to ha-vs-a
Ldemocratic tariff you say therefore
jthe country collapsed at once Now
you say we are going to ha McKin
ley and high tariff therefore why
should not the country at once go on
the mend
Choose the lesser evil
Tne
A rus Leader of Siour Pall
The nomination of Bryan came with the only democratic daily in
such a suddenness and was so unloos
ed for by the majority of our people
that The Democrat has takn pains
to ascertain the sentiment of the lead
ing men of all parties in Valentine re
garding his candidacy and the plat
form upon which he stands Among
the democrats we find the following
who are willing to go on record
W E Haley With the- endorse
ment of the populist convention Bryan
will be a winner Without it on a 16-
to 1 platform his defeat is Gertain
A E Thacher I h ave been oppos
ed to the 16 to 1 movement but I will
support the democratic nominee
W S Jackson Bryan is a man
whom I admire in every way but his
financial views do not harmonize with
mine He will probably win
W W Thompson Bryan is all
right
rQUth
Dakota has decided to support Mc
Kinley in view of the free silver plane
in the democratic platform Demo
crats will doubt whether the- Argus
Leader ever was a democratic paper
Ex Covernor Robert L Pattison of
Pennsylvania who was a sound money
candidate for the presidential nomina
tion at Chicago and as such received a
liberal support said before a nomina
tion had been made that after the
nomination of a- silver man the gold
men should support him Continuing
he said I would rather suffer the ills
I now have that fly to others I know
not of Why sihouI Ii associate with a
party that offers no other inducement
than abuse
The corn liar is getting in his work
again this year as evidenced by the
following from the Gorrectionville
News The rapidity with whlcnrcom
has grown the pa3t week is illustrated
by the experience of a farmer living
north of town He had a piece of corn
which is latej and last Monday when
he started to cultivate it he- put the
guards onto the cultivator He had
only got a- few rods when the corn had
grown sufficiently to mak the guards
unnecessary and the farmer stopped to
take them- off He- again started
across the field but did not get more
than half way to the further side before
he waa breaking down the corn so bad
ly that he decided to qjiifc He started
back for the house but the corn- soon
hid it from view and he was lost
He turned the team loose and thought
he could findhis way out ne wand
ered around for some hours and finally
got into a piece of timber adjoining
ftifv fmrnfield hut as the trees were
until lie came to tile river when some
familiar landmarks told him where he
wasand he got home just as a search
ing party was starting to find him
Til E PRESTON MYSTERY
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THE jSBPA82TA PARADE
The knights of wJli
again give their series of Annual Par
ades during the State Fair which will
be held in Omaha from August 31st to
September 5th 189G
The Nebraska Parade will take place
on Wednesday evening September 2nd
apdeach town and county in the state
is invited to enter a float for this par
ade which will be a representative
feature of the locality As an induce
ment to those entering floats for this
parade aim at the highest excellence
the prizes have been increaaei as com
pared with last year The following
is a list of prizes offered for 189T to
be distributed as follows
First Prize for best float 20000
Second Prize for 2nd best float
15000i
Third Trize for 3rd best float
10000
Fourtlv Frfee for 4th best float
5000
Douglas Comity will be barred from
participating in prize money The
Committee has arranged with the rail
way companies to floats which are to
be entered for this- parade to and fronu
Qmaha free of charge We- further
agree to- furnish one team of horses to
haul each float during the parade on
the streets of Omaha and to render
any other assistance in the way of un
loading and loading floats on cars ami
storing them for 23 hours prior to par
ade E E Bryson Chairman PauaGbe
Committee 1012 Chicago street
OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Tin- Democrat is proud of itsoorps
of correspondents Xb paper in the-
state has a larger or better staff of
porters than this paper therefore The
Democrat says once again it lFproud
of them The latest addition to Wit
1anks is imf He- r
thiclr he did not notice the difference a
daisy too The country correspond
ence department is one of the best
and most interesting features of this
paper At present the- paper has a rep
resentative at Wood Lake Fort Nio
brara Eli Precinct Kennedy Simeon
Kewanee Oasis Kilgore Cody Sparks
and Brownlee Pretty good Hat isnt
it If your locality is not represented
write the editor about it and reft him
wlio you thinlc would be ai goodi repre
sentative of the paper if yoiv dbnfc
want it yourself Tie will give them
flniOpoiiiTitlyfomniGii ftiw dbHtws
witlr very little exetioc
will be- tC corftpetitioni t
awaken the Interest or the- boys awl
girls this fall We want the news of
the entire countv
J G Northrop F E M V agent
at this place- tha follow
ing letter which may be of interest to
the readers of The Democrat
Alt agents As yon are doubtless
aware the Nebraska State Fair and
Exposition will beheld at Omaha Aug
27th to Sept 5th 1896-
Vb is possible that this oompanv wilt-
nnake a collective exhibit of erniin
fruits vegetables minerals and other
products of the country traversed bv
our lines of railroad showing its re
sources and deyeloperaeut To thi3
end will you please malte such collec
tions of choice samples oil -grain etc
as you can before harvest rid retain
possession of them until yau are in
structed as to their disposition- The
grain should be cut fujl length cart
fully tied in bundles and preserved in
as good condition as possible
It would be- a- good- idfca to caUi the
attention of your people to this Fair
aud urge them to preserve before it is
too late samples of their products for
exhihition We expect to transport
exhibits to Omaha free and will be
glad to co operate iu every way possL
pie in making a good displaj
Yours truly
K C Morehouse G F A
Tho Macraillan Company call our at
tention to an oppotnne revision of The
Science of Money by Alexanfer xel
Mar Those who rememberthe wealth
of financial fact which the book con
tains will be glad to have it brought
to date He is a stanch bimetallic
and his views on the evil influence of
the demonetization of silver are well
known nere he points out the f and
amental principles which underlie
them His conclusion is that it is time
iu the general interest that the suicidal
legislation of recent years be abandon
ed in favor of a- scientific basis for the
regulation of public currency He
offers suggestions to this end thought
fully not as sulution3 absolute but iu
the hope that they may aid in the solu
tion of a difficult problem A leading
critical authority inEngIand has spok
en of a part of this volume as the
finest efforts of analytic faculty in-the-whole
range of economic literature
The big fight is now on
the populist conveutiou at
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