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The Conservative.
Mr. E. E. Blnok-
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man , of Roca , has
been investigating the pottery frag
ments that are found about the mouth
of the Loup Fork , near Columbus , and
concludes , with evident reluctance , that
the character of them does not uphold
that theory which places the mysterious
Indian metropolis of the Spanish explor
ers in that vicinity. Instead of resem
bling the wares of the tribes of the
Southwest , they are moro like the man
ufacture of the Eastern Indians , Mr.
Blackmail thinks.
The most interesting part of his little
article on the subject is his statement
that , after exploring the Oolumbus field ,
ho discovered that the soil of his own
neighborhood was equally rich in scraps
of ancient pottery. Ho invites farmers
all over the state to keep their eyes open
for such things , especially in plowing ,
and to communicate with him if they
find anything of the sort. "Just
because you have seen no evidences , "
says Mr. Blackmail , "do not think there
are none men have turned this Lancas
ter county pottery with their plows for
thirty years and deny its existence until
we pick it up before their very eyes. "
THE CONSERVATIVE likewise would be
glad to receive an account of any finds
of this nature.
One gold demo-
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crat recently writ
ing to another gold democrat declared
that Colonel Bryan , oven when he first
r sought office in Nebraska , iinblushingly
proclaimed that : " / < is the money in the
\ office and not the honor that attract me ! "
If this be true of Colonel Bryan it is
not at variance with his subsequent ca-
l"j " reer , for the Colonel looks well after
the financial crops in his numerous po
litical fields. However , neither Colonel
Bryan himself , nor any well-advised
friend of his will deny that he asserted
at the very beginning of his quest for
office that money in office and not
honor in office was the object which he
sought.
' ) It ought to be , but I do not think it ,
incredible that a resolution of Congress
actually or virtually declaring war may
be one day signed by a president who
himself believes war 'contrary to the
best calculations of policy' for this
country , but has been led to think it
also , and perhaps to think it falsely ,
necessary or advisable to assure his
party's victory at the polls , possibly to
assure his own re-election to office. I
say this , fully recognizing the moral ob
liquity involved in his act. A heavier
weight could hardly rest on any man's
conscience , a more formidable indict
ment could hardly await any man at
the bar of history , than must fall to the
lot of one who knows ho has bartered
the lives of his fellow-countrymen , the
security of his country , the peace of the
world for partisan advantage to gratify
personal ambition. Washington may
have reasonably believed that no man
cnpablo of such conduct would ever sit
in the chair ho first filled ; for us , this
belief is , to my mind , no longer reason
able. " OlIAHLES , T. BONAPARTE.
It is a serious question if this whole
war did not find its cause and does not
find its continuance in the desperation
of the republican party , and that to keep
up McKinley protection and get funds
for campaign purposes and maintain the
McKinley tariff , this criminal augmen
tation of the national debt was not
perpetrated on the people.
Professor Schur-
AN AMERICAN fa isited
SULTAN. .
a i tithe -
the Sulu archipeh-
go. This is a part of the Philippines.
It is ruled over by a Mohammedan
sultan. This sultan governs about two
millions of polygamous Mohammedans.
The visit of Professor Schurniau was to
secure the submission of this polyga
mous ruler to the McKiuley administra
tion and the protection of the "Star
Spangled Banner. "
The Koran permits each Mohammedan
to have four wives , but under certain
conditions this number may be reen-
forced.
Professor Schurman , when he called
upon the sultan of these Sulus , told him
that the United States government desired -
sired to be recognized as the sovereignty
of his country. In consideration of his
giving in his adhesion , the sultan was
assured that the government of the
United States would protect him in his
religion and all the customs which it
permits and enjoins. Upon such terms
the sultan did not object to becoming a
citizen of this republic , and especially
when remuneration in cash to the
amount of $10,000 in gold was paid to
him and absolute protection promised
his harem.
Preachers who have howled for the
christianizing of the Philippine islands
may now rejoice at the admission of
these Mohammedans with their author
ized polygamy , and be delighted to take
up contributions to assist in paying the
annual subsidy which is promised for
its support in addition to the original
$10,000 in American gold paid over to
the many-wived sultan by Professor
Schurman representing the spotless
McKinley government.
How will those preachers who have
exhorted in behalf of corpse-making as
a means of glorifying the Lord and in
culcating the doctrines and teachings of
Christ , reconcile the protection which is
thus given the plural marriages by
Schurman , with their former efforts to
get up a public sentiment which should
prevent the seating of the polygamist
Congressman-elect Roberts of Utah ?
Roberts has only three wives ; the
sultan has four , and is at liberty to take
as many more as his appetite for matri
mony may crave or circumstances per
mit. Why should the sultan be protec
ted in a harem and Roberts ostracized
for having one ? The sultan is not only
insured a seraglio , but the American
taxpayers are called upon to annually
subsidize his polygamous establishment
while Roberts , the Mormon , maintains
his by his own efforts. What have the
pulpiteers to say in regard to this goody- 1
goody result of an extremely pious ad
ministration ? Have we benevolently
assimilated polygamy ? How is a harem
more moral in the Pacific islands than in
Utah ? Shall we shut the sultan out
when he knocks at the door of Congress
from Utah and let him in when he conies
from the Philippines ? Is Oriental poly
gamy good and Occidental bad ?
FIVE HUNDRED YEARS IN EVIDENCE.
Five hundred years of civilization and
commerce conclusively prove that a
fixed legal ratio between the coins has
never had the slightest effect on the
relative market value of the metals.
Allen and other Bryanarchists are
proud to put their theories , judgment
and bald assertions against the evidence
of the five hundred years. The credul
ity that accepts the evidence of these
instead of the recorded experience of
five centuries , is not usually connected
with a sound mind.
All through the records and history of
the last five hundred years of finance it
is proved that whenever the fixed legal
ratio between the coins has differed from
the relative value of the metals , the
coins of that metal which was under
rated invariably disappeared from circu
lation , and the coins of the metal which
was over-rated alone remained current ;
and that as the market value of the
metals changed , gold and silver alter
nately drove each other out of circula
tion , so that there was no augmentation
of the currency , bat one metal simply
displaced the other.
This is the historical truth. It is the
record of a healthy , robust fact. Allen ,
Maxwell , D. Clem Deaver , and Bill
Dech and Col. Bryan melting all their
vigor , logic , learning and oratory into one
mass and emitting it through lungs of
brass by the power of steam cannot
overthrow , or jar it , even a little.
THE CONSERVATIVE dares them and
all other advocates of the money fal
lacies to attempt even to show the
contrary.
When one metal is at a premium , that
is to say , when its market value exceeds
the legal ratio , no private persons bring
that metal to be coined , because it would
be simply to diminish the value of their
holdings in that metal.
Will Allen , Bryan , Coin Harvey , Bill
Dech or any other advocate of thet free
coinage of silver at 16 to 1 deny that
proposition ?
