The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, July 22, 1896, Image 2

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WEDNESDAY. JULY 22. 1886.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
For President:
williah Mckinley.
of Ohio.
For Vice President:
GARRETT A. HOBART.
of New Jersey.
STATE TICKET.
Governor. JOHN H. M'COLL
Lieutenant GoTernor. ORLANDO TEFFT
Secretary of State JOEL A. PIPER
Aaditor. PETER O. HEDLUND
Treasurer CHARLES E. CASEY
Sept. Pab.lnt HENRY R. CORBETT
Attorney General. ..ARTHUR S. CHURCHILL
Com. Pab. Landa and Bldg....H. C. RUSSELL
, . a ... J ROBERT RYAN
Jadgee Supreme Court.. jjoSKS P. K1NKAID
Regent State Uni.en.il.. . .. W. G. WHITMORE
Prasideatial Elector- S FBANK J. fiDlLEK
at-Larg J- E. HOUTZ
First District. A. J. BURNAM
Second District A. C.FOSTER
Third District SOL DRAPER
Foarta District G.A. DERBY
Fifth District J.L-M'PHEELY
Sixth District M. L. FREESE
Csaaty Tiskat.
For Hepresentatire GEORGE C. SMITH
For Cooaty Attorney C. J. GARLOW
Spain has decided to buy two more
war ships and 10,000 Mauser rifles.
Will the 25,000 "sound-money" dem
ocrats of Nebraska vote for Bryan?
"Nit"
Teli.eb will not permit the use of his
name as a candidate for president. He
has declared in favor of Bryan.
The mnnnrn want industrial activity
and a home market" and they will get
them after McKinley's inauguration.
In Paris a portion of last week the
heat was so great that it was found nec
essary to close many of the workshops.
Don't mis them. If you believe in
protection, prosperity and McKinley,
help, also, to elect congressmen who will
work with him.
A. W. Nobton, president of the Ne
braska state normal school at Peru, has
accepted the chair of pedagogy in the
second district state normal school at
Warrensburg, Missouri.
A contagious disease of the eyes, the
origin and characteristics of which are
puzzling the physicians, is spreading in
upper Silesia, Germany. The intensely
hot weather of last week was respon
sible for many cases of sunstroke.
The Chicago Chronicle (democratic)
says: The Kid candidate favors "carry
ing the war into Africa." A good be
ginning has certainly been made in the
nomination of candidates from states
that never cast an electoral vote for
president.
A Califobkia exchange calls atten
tion to the fact that McKinley is the
fifth republican candidate who has been
nominated on the first ballot since the
party came into existence, the others
being Fremont, Lincoln, Grant and
Harrison.
The inventory of Mrs. Hariet Beeoher
Stowe's estate foots up $12353.96; one.
third is given to her son Bev. Charles E.
Stowe of Cimsbury; Major J. C Par
sons of Hartford is made trustee of the
regaining two-thirds and the income is
to be divided between the daughters
Harriet and Eliza.
TK Norfolk News says that Bryan's
nomination is "the repetition of a cir
cumstance which elevated another Ne
braska man from an obscure walk in
life to the foremost ranks of national
polities, and is known in this state un
der the head of 'Bill Allen luck.' "
The new silver certificates which are
being issued from the bureau of en
graving and printing will find their way
into circulation in the movement of the
crops. There is a tendency at the treas
ury department to adopt new designs
for all forms of paper money as fast as
the old plates wear out.
The Omaha Bee says that Count
- Creighton oaght .to be oonsalted before
that Wadiann Square garden Bryan ju
biletioa is definitely decided apon. The
count is the Nebraska member of the
notification committee and in all fair
ness he ought not to be compelled to
travel so far to tell a home candidate
that be has been nominated.
Ika Smith and John Kelly of Bock
Creek, Wyo., fired three shots into a
Union Pacific train, and were found
guilty of contempt of court (the Union
Pacific property being in the bands of
Moeivers appointed by the U. S. courts),
and sentenced to six months' imprison
ment. Judge Biner's construction of
the offence is regarded as very "liberal."
W favor tariff for revenue purposes
only, bat until the money question is
settled, we oppose any agitation of the
tariff question. Democratic Platform.
Tea, we all know that the tariff ques
tion is a theme the democrats dont want
to touch upon, but in the present con
dttiom of the country it is far more im
portant than the money question and
svill hob np jast the same. Whan it is
settled, and settled right, there will be
found nothing wrong with the money
All .the government needs is
to keep it out. of debt, and
ato better or surer way .-can be foand to
gat it than by piecing a tariff qn laraiaja
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H K. IMB1 at US.
Freteetiea aa Prosperity.
The same general principles apply to
the nation as to the individual, the
latter being the unit from the aggrega
tion of which the nation is composed.
When individuals do not lire within
their income, they go behind, just as tlio
United States has been doing under
this administration. The government
did not take in money enough to pay
current expenses, and was compelled or
thought it was compelled to use its
credit, and issue a vast amount of its
bonds (interest-bearing of course) to
meet current expenses and keep the
money manipulators from striking the
country with panic.
Now to be prosperous the govern
ment (which of course is the people),
must provide an income at least suffi
cient to meet expenses. This was
formerly done by means of a tariff placed
upon goods shipped into this country
from abroad (mainly upon such luxuries
as we conld dispense with, or such nec
essaries of life as could be profitably
produced at home); under this system,
our home market was built up; our
American work shops were crowded with
orders for goods of all kinds, and men
were employed at remunerative wages,
and, getting wages for their work, they
had money to spend for the products of
the farm and the factory. Four years
ago no man in America who conld and
who would work, but could get a job of
work to do at fair wages.
That, after all, is the fair and full test
olaaminiatratinnJn any line, and it 13 a
thoroughly practical test.
When an average American citizen, of
good capacity for work, cannot get
something to do to help sustain his wife
and little ones, in times of natural
plenty, there is something radically
wrong, because the inherent rights of
"life, liberty and the pursuit of happi
ness" have been disturbed to the citi
zen's injury, by an administration of
government that has left him out of
consideration, either maliciously or
ignorantly.
The administration through which
the American people are now endeavor
ing, not to amass wealth, but to save
the pieces; not to prosper, but to exist
until a change comes for the better, has
been among the very worst of our whole
history, and yet, even this administra
tion has not reached the deepest depths
of bad management.
The slump toward free trade, which
has so utterly undone in three years the
work of a life time of protection (de
struction is so much quicker than con
struction) was a privileged work con
ferred upon the democratic party by
those voters who four years ago listened
to the syren song of "tariff reform,"
"legislation for the masses as against the
classes," etc.
The only safe way is to think and
think and think (there is plenty of time
between this and November) and then
vote; do your own thinking and vote
your own sentiment.
As a nation, four years ago we were
getting along in fairly good shape and
reducing the public debt.
The new administration monkeyed
with the tariff, and here we nre.
Get down to first principles.
Vote for McKinley and Hobart.
Let It Be Watterxon.
If the sound-money democrats are to
nominate a presidential ticket, let the
name of Henry Watterson of Kentucky
be at the head. Mr. Watterson is the
perfect type of the old-fashioned demo
crat. He is courteous, he is scholarly,
he has faith in state's rights, he is a
free trader, he is a sonnd-monoy man;
and he is that which very old-fashioned
democrats are, a person of wit, a log:,
ciau, a ready writer and an orator.
Mr. Watterson's oratory will lo more
than a match for Mr. Bryan's in the
south, and also in the east, and even in
the west the Kentuckiau will lie as
strong as the young man from Ne
braska. The nomination of Mr. Watterson will
make tariff the chief issue in debate, as
it is in fact. It also will consolidate the
democrats against the populists, and it
will give to Major McKinley a foeman
worthy of his steel. Inter Ocean.
Today at St. Louis there convene the
representatives of populists and the na
tional silver party, and one of the prac
tical questions before both of them is
whether to endorse Bryan's nomination,
already made by the silver wing of the
democracy. Many populists think this
endorsement would be a weakening of
the party that would ba fatal to its
future continuance, and hence not to be
thought of. Another proposition is to
nominate Teller and agree to divide the
electoral tickets on the basis that the
strongest man win after the general re
sult is known. This proposition is
thought to be feasible, but after all the
politicians' scheming is over, tho people
will decide by ballot. McKinley stock
is rising.
As declared by the Inter Ocean, Chi
cago is the only perfect convention city
in America. The unanimous verdict of
newspaper correspondents is the same.
The late democratic convention met in
the most complete and perfect ball ever
provided for a great gathering. It per
mitted the assembling of 15,000 to 20,000
people under one roof, with perfect com
fort and without crowding or interfering
with the work of the convention. The
crowds went to and from the Coliseum
at Sixty-third street with as much com
fort as they went to the wigwam on the
Lake Front four years ago. Of course
the Chicago committee conld pot be held
responsible for the manner of distribu
ting the tickets and conducting the con
vention. The- Madison Chronicle wants to
know what's the matter with Nebraska,
politically? Senator Thurston is second
only to McKinley as the leading repub
lican of the country; Wm. Jennings
Bryan is the presidential candidate of
the free silver democrats; C. E. Bentley
is the prohibitionists' candidate for
president and our own Wm. V. Allen
is the acknowledged leader of the popu
lists of the nation. No other state in
the union can show such an array of
poliiiaal leaders as our own fair Ne
braska. The West Point Republican is moved
to aay; "The result of the state convep
tioa will likely cause complications in
the congressional race and that it brings
prominently into the field such men as
Meiklejohn, McNisb, Valentine, Robert
son and John R Hays, who have not as
yet been brought as candidates." Why
not make it unanimous for Hammond
thjja tune, and see the others later?
TO SILVER REPUBLICANS
a
Teller and His Associates
sue a Public Address.
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IHD0E8E BRYAN AID 8EWALL.
Support the Deaaecratic Xouslases Beeaoae
They Kepreseat tin- Great Priadple of
Biaaatallisas Argument Against Geld
HesoasetalUssn Words aff Caamaasaaa
Uaa Fur Brjraa.
Denver, July 21. Senator Teller
and six of his associates who left, the
national Republican convention last
evening made public an addreaf Jfo the
silver Republicans of the country set
ting forth their views of the situation.
The silver Republicau congressmen and
senators have been in conference at
Manitou for several days over their
statement. In addition to those signing
the address. Senator Pettigrew of South
Dakota and Senator Cannon of Utah
are declared to be in sympathy with it
although Senator Cannon was not pre
sent at the conferences owing to busi
ness engagements in Boston. The ad
dress is as follows:
We deem it fitting that we, who have
heretofore affiliated .with the national
Republican party, and who have rejected
the financial plank of the platform
adopted at St. Lioui and refused to sup
port the nominees of the convention,
should state our position in the presi
dential campaign and give nrlafly our
reasons in support thereof.
When certain delegates to the national
Republican convention repudiated the
financial plank of the platform and with
drew troin the convention, we determined
that we would give our Mipport to such
candidates as should appear moat willing
and capable of aiding in the restoration of
silver to its rightful place as standard
money. The Democratic party in its
Chicago convention has taken a position
in its platform so pronouncedly favorabla
to silver and hm nominated candidates of
such uuquestlouabiu convictions in favor
of the bimetallic policy and of such high
personal character that we have de
termined to give them our support We
support such candidates because they rep
resent the great principla of bimetallism,
which wc believe to be the case of humau
ity and civilization and the paramount
question now before the American people.
Will Sapport Kxf aa SswaU.
We therefore announce that ws shall,
by voice and vote, support Messrs. Bryan
and Sewall for ptcsidebt and vice presi
dent, and we appeal to all citizens, and
especially to Republicans, who feel as wa
do. that gold monometallism would be of
lasting Injury to the country, to act with
us in securing their election. The Demo
crats who believe in tin gold standard an
announcing their intention to support
McKinley or proposing to put a third can
didate in the field for the avowed purpose
of aiding Mr. McKinley's election. A.
great number of leading and influential
Democratic journals have declared that
they will support the Republican nomi
nees. It is evident there is to be a union
of forces on the part of lb? advocates and
supporters of the gold standard to elect
Mr. McKinley and a congress favorable to
bun which will support the financial pol
icy outlined in the Republican platform.
Tothosa who believe In bimetallism,
which means the equal treatment of both
gold and silver at the mints pf the nation,
there is but one course to pursue, and (hat
Is to unite all the silver forces and to op
pose with all our might the candidate
representing the policy which we believe
is fraught with disaster to the nation and
ruin to the pecpls.
Deftae Gold MeamatallsiB
Gold monometallism means the shifting
to gold alone, as primary money, all the
burdens of commerce and credit formerly
bprpo by gold and silver, and as the
world's stock of these metals has always
been about equal in amount, it means th
doubliug of the burden upon gold. Doub
ling the burden upon gold means doub
ling the demand for tha same, and
doubling tho demand of necessity, doubles
the value thereof. This gradual shifting
to gold of all the burdens of both gold
and silver has caused a gradual and steady
Increase in the value of every dollar re
deemable in gold and hence a gradual and
steady decline in the value of every com
modity that ia measured by that dollar.
Tho representatives and supporters of
Mr. McKinley consented to the Insertion
In the St- Ioufs platform of the gold
standard declaration, thinly veneered by
a declaration for bimetallism "'whop th
leading commercial nations of the world
should consent," but until thatoonseut
was secured, the gold standard must be
maintained. It is well known that this
couseot cannot be secured from Great
Britain, and that such declaration for bi
metallism means nothing with this lim
itation upon it.
MeKbriey Staaak aa the Platfora.
Mr. McKinley consented to the declara
tion for the gold standard in the platform
and In hU recent speeches has accepted It
and has become the advocate thereof; be
baa shown by his speeches heretofore
made that be understood the danger of
the gold standard and the distress which
would be inflicted upon tha American peo
ple by its adoption, and yet he pledges the
people to support and maintain that sys
tem, and fasten upon them all the evils of
the financial tystem. which he has hereto
fore repudiated, if they will make him
president.
Whatever may have been his attitude
on the money question in the past, he
must ineviatably hereafter suppoit the
same financial system that the present
Democratic administration has, and, if
sleeted, must continue the policy of Mr.
Cleveland in the sale of bonds iu tme of
peace. Hence, with the success of Mr.
McKinley, we may look for a continued
increase of tho publlo debt and the tale of
bonds to maintain the gold standard.
Gaasa of Prsssat Distress.
That tbs condition of the country is not
satisfactory all admit. The producers of
wealth are not receiving fair and proper
compensation for their labor, whether in
field, factory or mine; enterprise has
ceased; values are constantly declining;
labor is unemployed; discontent and dis
tress prevail to an extent never before
known in tits history of this country, and
no reason cap be found for such an un
happy condition, save in a vicious mone
tary system.
Those who profess to deplore the present
financial condition and oppose the free
coinage of silver, are divided In opinion
as to the present cause of the present con
dition. Spcie declare that it is because
we have too much tariff; others that we
have not enough, while the fact exists
that every gold standard country In the
world, whether It has a high or low tariff,
is now and has been during recent years
in the throes of a financial panic, and
every silver standard country compared
with its former condition, is enjoying an
industrial development and a degree of
prosperity hitherto unknown In its his
tory. While thus differing in opinion,
they unite in asserting that the gold
standard must be maintained until for
eign country shall signify their willing
ness that the American people shall exer
cise the rights of free men and create a
financial system of their own." If WP
overlook the humiliation and degradation,
we must feel on account of such a declara
tion of financial dependency, we may
well inquire when tbs consent of the lead
ing commercial nations will be obtained
No one who has read the proceedings of
the three international monetary confer
ences that hare already been held, qr who
has examined the impracticable proposi
tion presented at those conferences can
for a moment believe that any interna
tional bimetallic agreement can ever be
made with the consent of "all the leading
'commercial nations of the world."
Xe Hops Far Iatarnftlsaal MaMtallleaa.
When will Great Britain,' controlled as
she is and ever will be. by the creditor
classes, who collect vast sums of money
for interest due her and her citizens, who
buy of us annually many more millions I
than te iUtous, aad wuoae iatarsst it I
Is to make tka poiwd frllaf jjurcla I
much of our products as possible, consent
that we shall bo financially independent
as we are supposed to be politically inde
pendent? When did the creditor clashes
of Great Britain ever give up or in any
way yield an advantage Mich as they now
possess through the maintenance of the
gold standard? There is no hope for in
ternational bimetallism until" the United
States shall establish bimetallism for
itself, and when that is done international
bimetallism may be secured without the
consent of. Great Britain.
The United States on all other subjects
of legislation acts independently of any
other nation on earth. By what process
of reasoning Is its right, authority or
ability to legislate upon this, the most im
portant subject with whtch it has to deal,
questioned or denied With a nation
equal in wealth and power to one-fourth
of the world, it is cowardly to say that we
must ask the permission of Gieat Britain
to establish and maintain a financial
policy of our own.
Osly Grsaad f Hop.
Believing as we do, that c return of the
monetary system especially recognized in
the constitution and completely provided
for by law. from 1793 till 1673. affords the
only ground of hope for the betterment of
the distressed condition of nil the classes
except those who live by the Increment
that money loaned rJ- to thoe who
loan it, we appeal to -ill t-I-ies to rally fo
the support of the only candidate whose
success indicates any hope of rellaf.
Let the merchant and businessman,
whose dwindling and lessened profits
have, despite his care and economy,
brought him face to face with prospective
bankruptcy and ruin, the professional
man whose best efforts scarcely afford
him compensation for his labor alone, the
farmer, the continually falling prices of
whose products have left him no returns
for capital invested and work performed,
and last.' but not least, lot the grand
army of laboring men so-called, the arti
san, the mechauic and the miner and
every one who depends upon his daily
labor for his daily bread, look about him
and observe the great number of those
who valnly'seek for a chauco to work
Upon the great atmy of enforced idlers and
one and all resolve to try. not an
experiment (for bimetallism hi not
au experiment), but rather a re
turn to a policy that throughout the
vicissitudes of our nation's infancy,
through the interneclue struggle of its
manhood, kept a great, free and prosper
ous nation, iu which labor was not only
respected and employed, but was so com
pensated that want and distress, such as
now weigh upon us. was unknown. Let
tho lesson of history, too recent and too
plain to be galusaid or dented, be
heeded, and let there be no fear that a
system that so wouderfully protected
labor, developed business enterprise and
secured to tho nation a contented and
prosperous people iu the past will do
aught, but bring to us a return of like
prosperity, the predictions of disaster of
our opponents to the contrary notwith
standing. Kiad Words For Brjaa.
la Mr, Bryan, the Chicago convention
placed at the head of its ticket a gen tie
man of exceptional ability and of high
character. No man of his age was better
known throughout th) United States than
he. A member of congress for four years,
he commanded the admiration and re
spect of all his associates in that body as
a scholarly statesman and profound
thinker. No mau has ever assailed his
character or in any way questioned his
Integrity or moral worth. His character
is a fit example for tho young men of
this country. He ha? shown- In all his
public utterances that he loves hl coun
try and countrymen and that he sympa
thises with them in their distress. He
has also shown that he believes
the financial system, which makes
gold the .standard of values, was
In a great degree the cause
of the depression and financial distress
prevalent throughout the land; that the
condition now existing will continue
while the present monetary system lasts
and that he would fain return to the use
of both gold and silver as they were used
prior to 1873 and he has proposed such a
change of the financial fystem by the
usual constitutional methods.
Profoundly Impressed with the im
portance of the issue of this campaign, for
ourselves and our associates, we respect
fully submit the foregoing to the caudid
consideration of the American people.
FredT. Dubois,
H. M. Teller.
Charles P. Hap.tman,
Lek Mantle,
Ejga; Wilsojt,
John F. Shafkotu,
A. M. Stevenson.
Manitou, Colo , July 20.
Cliaaato and Health Pattlfcatlea Dropped.
Washikgton, July 21. Climate and
Health, which has been a regular
monthly publication with the weather
bureau, has been discontinued because
of doubt as to the authority for the ex
penditures incident thereto under the
last appropriation act. With its dis
continuance also has been ended the
weekly gathering of statistics of mor
tality and the voluntary services of a
large corps of co-operating physicians
and health officials. During the fiscal
year just begun the bureau will prose
cute.a number of climatological studies,
the result of the researches to be pub
lished in special bulletin,
Callfbrala Socialists Against Free Silver.
Sax Francisco, July 21. The Cali
fornia Socialistic association has adopt
ed a platform protesting against the
free coinage of silver on the ground
that such action is class legislation, in
asmuch as. it is alleged, it would bene
fit the debtor class at the expense of
capitalists. The platform declares that
free silver would not benefit the la
boring men, as wage earners, it is said,
are not as a rule debtors.
gtoao for tao Statao Moved.
Lincoln, July 21, The stone for the
statue of Abraham Lincoln, presented
by the state of Tennessee, was taken up
to the state house grounds today. It
now lies on the west side of the capitol.
It is proposed to erect a shed over the
marble to shelter workmen from storms
while engaged in doing the preliminary
work on the statue. The blook weighs
20,000 pounds.
New Telephone Coaspaay.
Des Moines. July 21. The Mutual
Telephone company, with 1,000 sub
scribers, has practically got the ordi
nance allowing it to commence business
through the council and conditional
contracts to furnish $20,000 worth of
material to construct the new system
have been let It is expected to have
the new exchange in operation this fall.
Throats or a Lyuehiag,
Cedar Rapids, July 21. Charles
Carnegy of Marion is under arrest,
charged with criminal assault upon an 1 1-
yar-old girl. His identity seems clearly
established and the girl's story indicates
that the assault was a most fiendish one.
There is strong talk of lynching. Car
negy is 25 years old and married.
Not So Sara of a Foaeafal SetUaatsat.
London, July 21. The Chronicle says
"Without desiring to appear in the least
an alarmist, we believe that the optim
ist views prevailing here as to the set
tlement of the Venezuela dispute are
not shared by official circles in the
United States."
Poisoned by Caaaod Goods.
Des Moines, July 21. A. H. McVey,
one of tha most prominent lawyers of
the city, and his entire family were
poisoned by eating canned goods and
are in a dangerous condition.
Iavbjrse Flcats m Draw.
New York, July 21. "Kid" Lavigne,
the lightweight champion of the world.
and Charlie McKeeyer of Philadelphia
'Jht. round, to a draw in Madiaoa
Sqaare Garoaa.
POPULISTS ARE AT SEA
Leaders at War Over Ques
tion of Indorsing Bryan.
10 PB0SPE0T FOR A C0MPB0MI8E.
Trspasltloa to Sabstitate a Fapaltst Far
Sewall For Vice Frsaideat Mat Its Fata
la a Bryan Meetia Soatfcera Dalsfa
ttoaa Sapportod tha Scaanaa Prospects
of a lively Fight la tao CeoTeatloa.
St. Louis, July 21. The Populist sit
uation does not crystalize rapidly. The
leaders are at war over the question of
indorsing or nominating Bryan. Some,
like ex-Governor Lewelling of Kansas,
Senator Allen of Nebraska, General
J. B. Weaver of Iowa, who was the
Populist candidate for president in lb92.
Captain Reuben Kolb of Alabama, who
claims he was twice defrauded out of
the governorship of his state; Thomas
n- rattersou and ex-Governor waite oi
fVllnMlIn ..-.,. 1 .hininiT tnr nn '
indorsement of the Chicago ticket.
Chairman Taubeneck, Ignatius Don
nelly of Minnesota, Sena or Butler of
of North Carolina, ex-Governor Bu
chanan of Teunessee and General Coxey
of Ohio want to indorse Bryan under
terms laid down by them, while "Cy
clone" Davis of Texas, PaulVander
voort of Nebraska, and others want to
keep in the "middle of the road" and
nominate an independent ticket on au
independent platform.
Bryan Mea Claim a Majority.
Each faction asserts that it desires to
preserve the autonomy of the party or
ganization and that its way is the- way.
Shipwrecked hopes and a bolt seem in
evitable, no matter what the ultimate
outcome is. The Bryan supporters
claim to be in the majority. They are
well organized. Their leaders are
shrewd aud sagacious many of them
experienced politicians and in addition
to this they have the opinion and active
support of the silver party leaders,
whose convention is likely to be simply
a Bryan ratification meeting, and of
Senator Jones, chairman of the Demo
cratic national committee, who is here
with his lieutenants striving to this end.
Their strength spreads over the entire
country west of the Missouri, where the
cause of silver is paramount.
NO PROSPECT FOR COMPROMISE.
Proposition to Sabstitate a Popaltat For
i Sewall Knocked Oat.
St. Lodis, July 21. The prospect for
a compromise, which some of the Popu-
i lists affected for a while yesterday to
j consider probable, has disappeared. It
met its fate in the Bryan camp. The
compromise proposition, looking to the
retention of Mr. Bryan at the head of
the ticket and substitute a Populist for
Mr. Sewall for vice president, was
, sprung in a promiscuous meeting of the
' party leaders. It was afterwards
I adopted by the executive committee of
I the national committee and was dv
! them exploited as a panacea which
! would ease all the ills of the situation
by uniting all the factions.
, The Southern delegations accepted
, the scheme with avidity on the theory
' that it would aid them in maintaining
the entirety of the party for which they
have held out so vigorously.
The Bryan people had no sooner
heard of the proposition than a Bryan
meeting was called, which, in the forci
ble language of one who attended, "pro
ceeded to immediately jump on it with
both feet." This Bryan meeting and
j the one which followed between repre
sentatives of the Bryan element and
1 representatives of the executive com
! mittee constituted the important events
of the day. The result of these meet
ings is a probable split in the party and
' the likelihood of indorsing Bryan or
. nominating another candidate, or the
j nomination of Bryan and another c.ui
. didate for vice president than Sewall,
will havo to-be fought out iu the con
vention.
Bryaa Ssatlsasat Growing?.
At the night meeting of the Bryan
followers the large parlor which they
make their headquarters was crowded
to suffocation. Reports made by those
in attendance indicated a gradual
growth of Bryan sentiment and reports
were made to the effect that the solid
delegations from North and South Da
kota and New Mexico, aggregating 33
votes, could be counted upon for the
indorsement of the Democratic nom
inee. Chums were also made of the
South Carolina delegation, and it was
represented that rapid progress was be
ing made in Illinois, California and
i Pennsylvania.
There was considerable discussion of
the effect which the indorsement of Mr.
Bryan or the failure to indorse him
would have upon the Populist vote. The
opinion expressed by the representa
tives of the northwestern states was to
the effect that if Mr. Bryan was not
indorsed the party would lose from 25
50 per cent of its vote in that section.
Captain Kolb and Colonel Brown, who
were present for the first time at a
Bryan meeting, gave the same opinion
as to the consequences in the state of
Alabama of such a course.
The presence of Captain Kolb gave
much encouragement to the Bryan peo
ple, as he had formerly been noncom
mittal. He presided at the evening
meeting. When the meeting adjourned
the managers expressed great confidence
In Mr. Bryan's success in the conven
tion. The opposition expressed doubts
as to this and some of them say that if
Bryan and Sewall are indorsed, they
will go ahead with their independent
nominations.
TaaMsaay For Prya.
New York. July 21. The New York
Mercury publishes tha following: The
district leaders of Tammany Hall held
a conference yesterday in the office cf
John O. Sheehan. They decided to pro
ceed, without delay, with the arrange
ments for a great Bryan and Sewall
ratification meeting and to ignore the
request of delay by J. W. Hinkley,
chairman of the Democratic committee.
COLORADANS PLEDGE THEIR VOTES.
Palssates to the Silver Convention Call oa
tba Presidential Candidate.
Lincoln. July 21. The incident of
the day in Lincoln was a visit from
some 50 members of the Colorado dele
gation of the National Silver Party,
Who stopped here enroute to St. Louis
to assure Hon. William J. Bryan of the
almost uuanimons support of the Demo
crats and Populists and Republican of
that state. The "delegation reached
Lincoln at 1:15 p. m. ana was met at
the depot by a local committee and es
corted to the Lincoln, where Mr. Bryan
was in waiting. Over two-thirds of the
delegates present were free silver Re
publicans. Upon their arrival they were pre
sented and I. N. Stevens of Denver
spoke briefly in introducing the chair
nan of the delegation. When presented
aa the chairman and spokesman of the
delegation. James H. Brown from the
City of Clouds, assured Mr. Bryan of
the support of Colorado at the com
ing election. Addresses were also
made by Professor Old of Georgetown,
J. F. Conforth of Denver, David Boyd
of Greeley, H. M. Hogg of TeUuride,
Judge J. W. Johnston of Aspen and
Mrs. Howard S. Stansbary of tho Rocky
Mouutaiu News staff. Dourer. The
addresses consumed nearly an hoar.
Mr. Bryan responded and his remarks
were frequently applauded.
WILL OPEN WESTERN CAMPAIGN.
BepaMleaae Save Arraaged For Spoaeh
aaaklag IaMlaaosota aad Iowa.
Chicago, July 21. At the meeting of
the executive committee of the Repub
lican party here Messrs. Thurston, Hub
bard and Oummings, for Nebraska,
Minnesota and Iowa, were asked re
garding the situation in their states.
They said the silver sentiment was
growing among the farmers by tha sil
ver agitation, but they had heard of ao
bolts and urged immediate work on the
part of the Republican literary- bureau.
Lots of hard work was needed in the
west to win.
It has been arranged to open the cam
paign Aug. 5 with speechmakiug in
Iowa and Minnesota. Roswell P. Horr
; 0f jjew York and
Senator Burrows of
j Michigan will be among the orators.
, Senator Cnllom appeared before the
committee and gave his views as to
conduct of the western campaign.
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Staabmry Aeospta Gandaur's Offer.
London, July 21. Tom Sullivau.who
int for James Stanbury, the cham
pion sculler of Australia, in the nego
tiations for k match with Jacob Gaud
aurbf .''Canada, says that a cable dis
patch will be sent today accepting
Gaudaar's counter proposition to row
for 250. It is proposed to row the race
on the Thames in September. Gaudaur
will be allowed 25 for expenses. Early
in September has been seleoted aa the
date for the contest, because Stanbury
must return to Australia immediately
after that time.
Bloody Tragdy oa a Shanty Boat,
Huntington. W. Ya., July 21. A. J.
Call and Nettie Call, his daughter, were
killed in a shanty boat six miles east of
here. Lollie Call will also die and sev
eral small children are at the point of
death. Etta Bobbins is in jail accused
of murdering all of them, using as a
weapon a double bit ax. Call and his
daughter had their heads severed and
all of the children are slashed in a hor
rible manner. One woman leaned into
the river and saved her life. Great ex
citement prevails. No cause is assigned
for the deed.
WILSON BILL'S SECOND YEAR.
feaiporte off Foreign Goods Larger
Wkw First faactod.
The second year of the Gorman tariff
began, as far as comparison by statistics
)an be shown, in Septetmber last. This
koint should bo remembered because we
aote that some free trade papers have
jompared our September and October
foreign trade returns for this year with ;
Ibe figures for the corresponding' months
I year ago. Their object is to show that ;
we are not importing much more for
eign stuff than hut year, trusting that
their readers will forget that the Gor
man law was also in force during the
tame mouths of 1894. To institute a
fair comparison we must go farther
lack to 1893 and we give our im
ports for that and the two subsequent
fears in the September and October
months :
UIPOUT3 Or rOREIGS OOODS.
Sc-ptemWr. October. ToUl.
1893 W,:JU,i 151,;ti9U tS8.ori.824
ISM 50.&17.GG3 G0.0ia.9Sd 1 10.667, CM
)895 G..231.(&) 75,030.312 UU,!J91,S0l
Tho year 1893 is the one that free
trado papers adopted as their standard.
They used to say it was not fair to
make comparisons with 189-1. They
Wanted 1893. Let them have it. In
September, 1891, our imports of foreign
goods were 14,314,000 larger than in
1898. This year, in September, they
were nearly f i.,ooo,ooo greater tuau
last year and almost $19,000,000 greater
than iu 1893.
In October the increase in imports
was still greater. Iu 1894 WO bought
over $8,250,000 worth more foreign
stuff than iu 1893, aud this year $15,
000,000 more than in 1894, and $23,
250,000 more than in 1893. The grad
ual increase in the figures of the above
table, iu each column, indicates how we
are buying more aud more foreign stuffs
the longer the Gorman tariff is in force.
For the two mouths of 1891 we bought
over $12,500,000 more than in 1893;
for the two mouths of this year we
bought from abroad nearly $30,000,000
worth more than a year ago and $42,300,
000 worth more thou under the McKin
ley tariff in 1893. Now let us study our
exports:
XXPORTS Or AMCBICAN OOODS.
September. October. Total.
1863 7o,oi ui3 $85,915,677 tU5.Geo.oea
1604 C7.320.737 82.4&M& l0.a03.13
1805 S7.(K.J33 83.0W.383 112.154.886
Here, for the mouth of September, we
find a gradual decrease in our exports,
the shipments being almost $13,000,000
less this year than in 1893. For the Oo-,
tober month thero was but little varia
tion, the loss this year being $833,000
as compared with 1 893. For two months
the decrease iu 1894 was $15,000,000
as compared with 1893, and this year
the decrease was almost $13,800,000.
Deducting the imports of t be two months
in each year from the exports, we get
the balance of trade iu our favor:
EXCESS OV EXPORTS, SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER.
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Where the balance of trade for the
tWQ months of 1893 was $57,857,366 in
our favor, it was ouly $39,685,475 in
our favor in 1894, a loss that year of
$28,330,000 in two months. This year
the balance of trade in our favor was
only $1,763,504, nearly $38,000,000
less than in 1894 and $56,000,000 less
for the two months than under the Mc
Kinley tariff. The second year of the
Gorman tariff is, therefore, infinitely.
Worse for American prosperity than its
first year.
BRITISH LABOR BUSY.
Mora Actively Esb1ots4 Is All
Brooches of ladastry.
Jn the 108 British trades unions, with
an aggregate membership of 415,731,
making returns to the British board of
trade, 14,717, or 8.5 per cent, were re
ported as unemployed at the end of
March, compared with 3.8 percent in
February, and with 6.5 per cent U 83
unions, with a membership of 387,907,
from which returns were received for
March, 1895.
Iron Miniug. Employment in this
industry continues better than a year
ago. At the mines included in the ret
turns an average of 5.77 days per week
was worked, as compared with 5.59 in
March, 1895. The total number em
ployed at the mines was 13,317, or
about 500 more than a year ago. Of
these 68.6 per cent worked full time.
Pig Iron. Employment was consider?
ably better than a year ago. At the end
of March the ironmasters making re
turns had 338 furnaces in blast, being
40 more than at the corresponding date
last year. The number of wrk people
employed at these furnaces was 21,522,
an increase of 1,559 over March, 1895.
Steel Works. Employment main
fains its improvement as compared with
a year ago, the number of work people
employed in 107 works being 32,193 at
the end of March, or 11.5 per cent more
than at the end of March, 1895.
Puddling Furnaces and Rolling Mills.
At 85 establishments tha number em
ployed at the and of Maick was 18,767, 1
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I Suppose You Feed
A bunoh of plgs-aay twenty of tham-from tha tlma thay
are) waaned until thay are six. montha old. whan thay will
average) a weight of ISO pounds each, and they are) fairly
thrifty and In average health and condition. Now euppoee)
you had fad tha same bunch of pigs a llttla
Standard
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from tha tlma they war two montha old-say 15 pounda to
tha lot during tha first month 20 pounds during tha aacond
and third montha. and 25 pounds during the fourth month,
that makes 80 pounds to the lot in four months. ' They
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Make
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ing Standard Food to your plga? Think! The Standard
Pood which you will feed to thoae 20 pigs In four montha
will coat you leaa than fifty cents per head.
I THE F. E. SANSOM CI., Maw!, OMAHA. KMUttA.
F. N. STEVENSON, Agtnt, CokimlMit.
Dr. H. E. AYERS, AgMt, Lindsay.
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or 4.3 per cent more than a year ago.
Engineering and Kiudred Trades.
The percentage of unemployed union
members has fallen to 2.9 at the end of
March, compared with 7.8 per cent in
March. 1895.
Shipbuilding. The improvement in
employment in this trade has also been
well maintained, the percentage of un
employed uniou members at the close of
the month being 7.3, compared with
13.4 in March of last year.
Building Trades. Employment con
tinues good, the percentage of unemploy
ed in unions making returns being 3.6,
compared with 4.9 iu March, 1895.
Furnishing Trades. Busy, the per
centage of unemployed union members
being only 1, compared with 4.9 per
cent in March, 1895.
Printing and Bookbinding. Employ
ment continues steady, the percentage of
unemployed members being 4.6, com
pared with 4.9 in March, 1895.
Tailoring Trade. Employment in the
ready made branch is very good, some
overtime being worked, and there is the
usual seasonal improvement in the be
spoke branch.
Cotton Spinners. Employment has
improved. Weavers are better employed
ba some districts, but are slacker in oth-
Woolen Trade. The woolen trade
continues very busy.
Hosiery Trade. Employment gen
erally is good.
And what is the condition of labor
employed in similar industries in the
United States?
A Touch- off Free Trade.
Oft of Sight.
WHEKB IS THg DKyoCRATIC BOSHY
loaey Aboa.
In June, 1893, before the present ad
ministration asfiuned office, the per
capita circulation of money in the United
States was 424.44. A year later, after
the present administration's assumption
of power, it had fallen to $23.87, a
loss of 0.57 per cajuta- At the beginning
of this month it was only $21.65, a loss
in circulation of $2. 22 since 1898, and
a loss of 92.79 per capita since the pro
tection period of 1892.
Tuesday of last week Eugene Marc
Francois fired two shots from a revolver
at President Faure of the French re
public, neither taking effect. The
weapon contained undischarged blank
cartridges, and Francois claimed the
ones shot were also blank. He said,
when arrested that he did the deed sim
ply to create a sensation and thus call
attention to his grievances. He has be
fore been under suspicion.
The whirligig of tirao brings in soma
curious happenings, says the St. Louis
Globe-Democrat. Who would have
thought a few years ago that David B.
Hill would be the champion of President
Cleveland in a democratic convention;
and who would have thought, after
Cleveland had been three times the pres
idential candidate of the democracy, a
democratic convention would refuse by
an overwhelming majority to indorse his
administration?
As to the populist convention at St.
Louis today, it is thought that Senator
Allen of Nebraska will be put forward
for temporary and permanent chairman.
Chairman Taubeneck of the people's
party national committee, says that
under no consideration will he vote to
endorse Bryan and Sewall; that would
mean the surrender and daatraction of
tha populist party.
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are now six months old, and will average
a weight of 200 pounda each thafa
l.OOO extra pounds of pork. They are
vigorous, thrifty and growing fast, and
are in the highest atate of health. Thla
will prevent their taking dlseaae. Oo you
think theae results will lustily your feed
r. xaiif-s?, rtywni, pin vy.
Tho Party off tWsrty.
The Democratic party is the party at
the poor. New York Herald. 1893.
So "poor" in fact that The Herald
had to collect and distribute free clothes
in the following year.
Doe Year Roof Leak?
Excelsior slate paint will make it aa
good as new. Most economical roof
paint known. It's water proof, it'a ire
proof, and it stands for years. Eboaite
varnish will save your tin roofs. It ar
rests rust. Saves continual repairing.
Lasts three times as long aa mineral
paint. My roofing-cement is much bet
ter than solder. Applied by the under
signed, who can be seen at A. W. Arm
strong's on Eleventh street.
a VV. Storm.
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-raopaurroH or thk-
Oiak Meat Mirk.
WaaBeaalaw aTBwwoBv MNewBBrww
Fresh, and
Salt Meats.
Game and Fish in Season.
gaaHighest market
Hides and Tallow.
prices paid for
THIRTEENTH ST.,
COLUMBUS, - - NEBRASKA
23aprtf
UNDERTAKING!
We Carry Coffins, Caskets anil
Metallic Caskets at as low
prices as any one.
3X EMBALMING
Ay&?HE BEST HEARSE
IN THE COUNTRY.
FRED. W. HEaUUCK.
Attention. Fanners!
YS.NO J?0,0?1 VE IIKAltD OF THK
iv... rl Hpna Woea Wir Fear.
, nave you siopprd to ia vest urate it? Ko
member the time are hard, aad to build a cheat!
fence. oaly to baild it wr sasto east ilSasS
it. ftmr aiier. is a waste of time ad boost If
you use the Page you hare oaT that islSriaa
aent.and a Kond fence improveitaefarBA
fence may be cheap in price b van Sr
epeneace, Sold aad put up oaly by
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Dr. CLARK'S INSTITUTE
FOB THB TBKATMBMT OF TBS
Drink Habit.
Also Tobacco, MoreMne anal
other Narcotic Habits
WPri?te treatmsat i tea if desired.
COLUMBUS,
NEBRASKA.
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B. K DVff.
J)UFFY A O'BRlClf .
LAWYERS.
Special attention giveu
Law.
WM. O'BKIKN.
to Criminal
Office: Corner EWenth and North Hts. .
COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA.
JIMEMT At KEEDEat,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office over First National Bank.
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