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TJBLE DAILY BEE.
K. HOSF.WATKU , Editor
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Tnn PAII.Y nnd HUNUAY HUB Is on sale In
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actual circulation of TUB DAILY IUK for Urn week
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, SWO11X lo bpforo mo nnil HiibHcrlbtHl In
liny prrncncollill laihilayof Atienst , 1893.
i N. I'.KciuNoUiry Public.
Avcrn o Cl for .luly , IH : t , a4,8BH
THE tnlIt to empty benches nt Wash
ington resumes today.
CONOKKSSMKX may bo rolled upon to
mnko the most of that ' 'leave to print. "
THR hoard of InJy maimgors has ad
journed Lot all join in a prayer of
thanks.
THK fnatabllity of railway faros is
only excelled by the instability of rail
way moil's salaries.
No aioitli favorable time than now will
bo presented for the people to bury
"that panicky fooling. "
IOWA republicans can no longer af
ford to endorse the prohibitory legisla
tion that lias retarded the growth of that
state for HO many years.
INTEREST in the Boring seaarbitra
tors' forthcoming decision seems to have
boon totally eclipsed by the president's
message and the assembling of congress
THE fact that the house hopes to dis
pose of the silver question in fourteen
days gives no basis for calculating' the
time that will bo' wasted on it in the
senate.
THIS is n.bad year for tho' legislator.
Congress ia eonvonod in ci.xtra sOssibn'
ana Parliament is about to bo summoned
for an autumn sitting. It is long work
and small pay.
ANY'impecunious author with a book
upon the hilver question on his hands
can now , by cultivating the acquaint
ance of his representative in congress ,
have it printed free of cost as part offer
the Congressional Record.
TIIEUBJH no dearth of candidates for
the republican gubernatorial nomina
tion in Iowa. With so much good mate
rial at hand there ought to bo little dilll-
culty for the convention to select a
standard be ror who will lead the forces
on to certain victory.
THE latest circular of the silvoriteg re
fers to "tho fraudulent act of 1873. "
Tills is a slight modification of " - hoity
crlmo of 1873. " With returning sanity
they may finally como to speak of noth
ing moro reprehensible than "tho mis
taken legislation of 1871) ) . "s
PHESIDKNT CLEVELAND now -wants to
iinposo upon the pope a copy of u book
contjxiniiiLT the ofllclal papers and docu
ments written by him during his lirst
term as president of the United States.
What olTenso lias the aged pope com-
tnlttod tlmt he should bo thus punished ?
WH15N the State Board of Public
Lands nnd Buildings appointed Mr.
Hopkins as superintendent of the now '
cell house at the ponltontiary at$5 u day
it is presumed that there was necessity
for such action. It ought by this imo
to bo pretty generally conceded that
there ia urgent need of a competent
supervisor of the work on this particu
lar structure. THE BKK is informed ,
however , that Mr , Hopkins is devoting
only about two hours a week to the du
ties of his now position , The state
board may not know this , but it has the
power to require the superintendent i to
attend strictly to business.
THE series of articles upon improved
country roadways by Mr. Curtiss C.
Turner ( which wo have boon printing ,
has brought out the salient features of
our present bad road system , and , sin-
dicated the lines along which improve
ment must . That '
go. good roads'uro one
of the crying needs of the time is denied
by no ono. The faith of this community
in the protUablonoss of such
improve
ments IIUH boon shown by the voting of
8150,000 in bonds for that purpose.
What is now wanted is tlmt this
money bo expended so as to give
the best possible results. Mr. Tumor
has shown that the existing plan of
building u road simply because n par-
tloulnr farmer has asked for it is radi
cally wrong ! that the saving olTcotoil by
good roads depends largely upon their
location and relative gradients ; that pav
ing only becomes desirable after the
roads linvo boon properly located. thoA.
careful consideration of the suggestions
of Mr. Turner ought to impress the
county oominlsslonora with the impor
tance of expending the money at their
oorumuud tit those rrada only which
conform to the principle * of soioutifla
roadmakiiiff.
OHK.il' JA//J / ' .ir BXCVll.ltO.'t 77MI.YS.
The experiment which all the great
trunk lines are now making in running
client * oxctirslon trnina to Chicago is being -
ing wntchod with great interest in many
quarters and already the hope is bolng
frequently expressed that their success
may bo suniciontly marked to warrant
their continuance ns a permanent fontto
lire of Amorlcnn railway traffic. In
Europe , the classification of passenger
coaches nnd the development of the
tlilrd nnd fourth class passenger traffic
lias b < n carried so far that auch busl-
ness . as become the mainstay of the ro-
colpts. Tlio proportion of the Income
dorlvocl from such passenger fares Is
there estimated to ho about sovonthos
eighths of tlio total. In America , on
the other liand , the first class fares Imvo
always predominated Anil have boon
protected at the expense of Iho less payjfo
in ) , ' public.
It is said that when the cxcurslpn
train arrangement was first proposed
many railway mon feared that the total
passenger trnfllo would not thereby bo
increased , but that the main result
would bo simply to shift the piano of the
traveling public. That Is to say , It was
feared that the lower faros would not
attract peopjo who would not otherwise
travel nt all , but would simply cut Into
the hlgh-rato trallio and thus in fact
lessen the railways' receipt * . For this
reason the cheap faro tickets were bur
dened with conditions and restrictions
enli'ulatod to dlscourago these who could
afford an unlimited faro from giving up
the conveniences and luxuries of the
regular trains. Add to this the depres
sion caused by the existing monetary
stringency and the disappointment that
has been mot in the number
of people who linvo employed
their va'cation to visit the World's fair ,
nnd It Is' clear'that - experiment is
bolng tried undermost unfavorable circumstances
cumstances/
Innovations in. railway practice are
always viewed by' tho- railway olllcials in
the light of their financial returns. The
new trallio must bo of such magnitude as
to olTsot all extra expenses nnd also
bring in some contribution to the inter
est and profits accounts. As a consequence
quence most of thorn nro unwilling to say
whether or not they regard the experi Io
ment as a success. They have como to
the conclusion that a fair trial demands
that the service be maintained yet
another month and to this they have all
agreed. The president of ono of the loss
important trunk lines is reported to
have said that the excursion trains pay
and allow the road to realize some profit [
from them. But ho also states that the
cheap traffic has not increased as they
had anticipated , although it has hold its
own , and this ho attributes to the mone
tary crisis.
If the recolpts from cheap faros provo ,
to bo altogether or almost wholly addi
tional to those from the regular passen
ger travel , it may como about that some
or all of the roads will be loath to give
up that source of revenue and may con
tinue to run excursion trains utregular
Intervals throughout the year. The
western roads have been so inharmoni
ous in deciding upon the terms upon
which to conduct their cheap passenger ;
iraillu thatdecidod results are scarcely tear
bo expected from thorn. If , however ,
the eastern lines adopt a system of cheap
faros.it will bo simply the introduction
on a modified scale of the European
plan of classified coaches , and should the
. .
financial success bo all tnat Is hoped , it
will no doubt in time find universal ac
ceptation.
Tilt : UKFUA-SKl KiiS JIMCK KARNElt.
Too little consideration has been given
that portion of the president's message
in which ho speaks of the injury the
wngo earner must sulTor from a depre
ciated currency. It is well that every
body , but particularly the wage earners ,
should again read what the president
said. It is as follows : "At times like
the present , when the evils of unsound
finance threaten us , the speculator may
anticipate a harvest gathered from the
misfortune of others , the capitalist may
protect himself by hoarding or may
even find profit in the lluctuntioiH
of values ; btit the wage earner ,
the first to bo injured by a
depreciated currency and the last to receive -
coivo the benefit of its correction , is
practically defenseless. " It is remarkli ,
able that wage earners generally scorn
not to understand and appreciate this.
They have been found largely approving
thu demand for the free and unlimited
coinage of silver , giving their voice in
support of a policy which proposes to
allow the silver producers nearly double
the value of their silver and to go on
adding to the already enormous stock of
silver dollars , with the inoyitablo oflcct
of still further depreciating it.
It is a fact of universal observation
that capital can generally take care of
lUalf. It is ns a rule cautious , timid and
ever vigilant. Its instinct is to scent
clangor afar off and to prepare against it.
The Intelligent capitalist Is a most curei
ful student of current events In finance
and trade. IIo Is not infallible and may
make mistakes , but his eyes and ours 1 are
open to everything going on about him
and at the first note of threatened danger
to his Interests ho makes haste to guard
thorn against injury. If financial evils
obtain which threaten serious harm
capital usually finds n way to protect
itself from the most serious consoquoncoH ! ,
It can , for the most part , make Ha own
terms under almost any condition of
affairs short of general ruin. The wage
earner has no such advantages. The
capital ho possesses in his labor is con
stantly subject to the law of supply and
demand , and in order to llvo ha must
keep it In notlvo employment , but oven
if ho be omibtud to do this the result ; will
not bo satisfactory if the money for
which ho exchanges his labor is dopro-
elated and unstable. The worktngnmn
who ongugos to perform a certain BOI-V-
icn for a upoelllo sum of money must
have assurance , in order to get the just
return for his labor , that wlion the day
of payment comes the money ho will receive -
coivo will have the same pur-
chasing power as when ho com-
monccd work. Ho ia wronged
if the $2 a day which ho agreed to work
for on Monday should by the following
Saturday have depreciated so that It
would buy but $1.7C worth of the com
modltlea ho must havo. Yet ho as no
redress and no way of righting himself. :
Ho must submit to the injury or bo idle ,
for ho cannot mnko n contract to compel
his employer to make good the doprccla-
tionsof the money In which ho pays him.
Ho cannot require his employer to pny
him in gold. AH experience stands in
evidence of thiS soundness of the proposi
tion , that the wage earner la "tho first
to bo ] injured by a depreciated
currency nnd the last to receive the
benefit | of its correction. " Such being the
case it ! would BCOIU that the united .voice
nnd ( Influence 1 of the wago-oarnora of the
buslcoun would bo given In favor of that
roUnan policy .which will assure a
sdtind and atablo currency , Instead of
being largely directed , as is the.caso , to
support of the proposition for steadily
uv Increasing i , the silver currency nnd
thereby moving surely to depreciated
money and the single silver standard.
jfo class of people have a larger stake
in this matter than the working class ,
and , , they should stand firmly for the
principle [ that every dollar IssUert by
the government | , whether coin or paper , „
Hhmild bo equal in vuluo to every other
dollar.
ASK fOltiiV I.VDMA SUPl'bT DKVOT.
Our Washington correspondent calls
attention to the fact that while Omaha's
chances of securing1 an Indian supply
depot In the near future are excellent
just now. yet without the active cd-op-
oration of the businessmen and their or
ganizations ! n this Community the suc
cess of the project can by no moans bo
assured. The advantages which this
city offers for the lo'cation of Mio depot
are undoubtedly great and worthy the
careful consideration of the Interior de
partment , but unless they are properly
presented they are apt to bo overlooked
in favor of those of some other city ,
whose claims are nioro vigorously
pushed.
If the merchants of this city really de
sire the Inuian supply depot they ought
to act without delay. The Commercial
club has already taken a hand , but can
oxcrt-a still greater Influence. The
Board of Trade , the city council , the
Real Estate exchangeall the commercial
organizations amT working men's unions
might unite In assisting the movement.
A memorial might bo presented through
our representation in congress setting
forth the advantages of Omaha as a dis
tributing center. It might call atten
tion to its unsurpassed geographical lo
cation , to its ample railway facilities extending -
tending in every direction , to its con
venient proximity to the various Indian ,
agencies , to its superior position as a
market for just such supplies as the gov
ernment purchases , to the advantageous
arrangements tha1 might bo made with
the United States depositories at this
point. A detailed showing of this kind
cannot fail to make a strong impression
on the secretary of the interior and with ;
the work which Secretary Morton , Sen
ator Mandorson , Tobo Castor and the
whole Nebraska delegation are doing in
Washington will materially improve
the prospects for the selection of Omaha.
The organized business men and laborers
cannot ask for what they want any too
soon.
THK OHY OF FUREIQN J)03llXATlOf.
One of the least pardonable of the
charges of the free silver men is the as
sertion that.this country is under the
financial domination of Europe , and
especially of England. It lias been
made on the lloor of congress , it was
uttered at the free coinage convention in
Chicago , and it is reiterated in the cir
cular just issued by the committee * ao-
pointed by the commission to send out
an appeal to the country. The closing
paragraph of this circular reads : "It is
as important now that wo free
ourselves from the financial dom-
ireination of Europe as it was
ryfor our fathers to free themselves
from the political domination of a for-
oign power. Let this movement bo the
spontaneous action of a * free people ,
conscious that the government is , loot
in their .hands , and conscious , too , of
their rights and with the will to main-
tain them. " This is an appeal , not to
the intelligence and the sober judgment
of the people , but to their passions and ,
prejudices , and it is essentially dcma-
gogio.
reThis country is no moro under the flnan-
cial domination ot Europe now than it
rkhas been at any lime since trade -was es-
tablished between the United States and
European countries. The domination wo
are subjected to with respect to our
financial ( system is simply that which
our grott and growing commercial ro-
latlons 1 with Eut'9po compel. Wo carry
on trade with England. Franco , Gor-
many and other European countries i to
the extent of hundreds of millions of
dollars annually. Our securities of ono
kind I and another , aggregating an onor-
mous-sum , are hold in those countries.
What ' they buy of us in excess of what
they I sell to us they settle for with' gold ,
and when the balance of trade is against
this I country Europe wants gold of
us. i Commerce between the United
States and the European countries
cannot bo carried on upon any other
basis , and if wo wore to attempt ; to
change the basis , us the free silver men
counsel , the result oguld not ho other
wise than very greatly to our disad
vantage. No American oltlzon , even on
the score of patriotism , to which the
free silver men atTuct to appeal , saying
nothing of the practical considerations ,
can deslro that the United States i bo
placed in the same relation to the great
commercial nations of Europe that
Mexico occupies , duo to the fact tlmt j
her financial system is on n silver basis.
The cry of foreign financial domination
is the cheapest sort of claptrap , and
nobody known this bettor than the men
who make the cry. England's financial
system has been on a gold basis for moro ;
than throe-quarters of a century and
when her statesmen made the departure
to monometallism they had no thought
of controlling the financial policy of the
United States. Indeed , during nearly
all of this period this country has boon
practically on u gold basis. The action
of Franco and Germany regarding silver
was taken without any reference to what
the effect might bo upon the Unlled
States. There is not the slightest
reason for assuming that those
countries over had the slightest thought
of dominating our financial policy. They
teak the course they did because- ex
perience showed it to bo the only wise
course nnd nlso ' ] > ntho ronson tlmt their
commercial rolnuvng required It. Auv
trla changed to n gold basis because with
silver she was at a great disadvantage
In trade compo/Jtlon / with other coun
tries. As a gr\jj commercial nation ,
doing business with all the world , the
United States must have , in order to
maintain Its posvllon , n financial sys
tem in accord with that of the other
great commercial ijutlons.
THE newly np'Writc'd government di
rector of the Ut qpjt'aciflo Rail way com
pany , Mr. E. Ellcry Anderson , has earned
his position , not only by his many nnd
ardent efforts In Mr. Cleveland's bohnlf ,
both before and nftor the nominating
convention of 1892 , but also by a short
apprenticeship as member of the Pacific
Kail way commission , which in 1837'sent
in a report upon the condition of the
government-aided railroads , accom
panied by eight x-olnraos of Interesting
testimony which U had hoard during Its
sessions. Prom this wprk Mr. Ander
son had an opportunity * to gain , and no
doubt did gain , an insight into the his
tory , management and workings of the
Union Pacific railway which if now re
called will servo him well in his now
capacity. Ilis term of oilico will include
the period when the debt owing to the
government by the Union Pacific becomes -
comes matured , and ho will bo expected
to have some inlluonco in deciding what
conrso congress shall pursue in connec
tion with tlio outstanding bonds. Mr.
Anderson in 1887 joined in the
majority report of the Pacific
Hallway commission , which recom
mended . the extension of the in
debtedness at n nominal rate of interest ,
not higher than 15 per cent. And ho
suggested that the lower the interest
the moro likely would it bo that the
company would bo able to moot its pay
ment. Whether ho still persists in
favoring the solution of the problem
then olTorcd is not known , but it is safe
to assume * that Mn Anderson will sup
port no radical proposition which may
ond'ingor ' the interests of tho. othor-
crcditors of tlio road or in any way
cripple the otlloiont working of the line.
EVEIIYIIODY will approve the vigor
ous way in which Secretary Greshnm
has notified the Turkish government that
American missionaries in Turkey must
bo protected. The hostility to our mis
sionaries has been manifested for some
time , but the immediate cause of the
action of our government was the recent
assault upon the missionary , Miss Anna
Melton. As toi this case Secretary
Grcsham instructed ur 'minister at Con
stantinople to pr.eaa for an immediate
and thorough investigation ot the cir
cumstances , for Jtii'e adequate punish
ment of those found guilty , and for
the future protecitlijn of our mission
aries residing inj Kurdistan. It seems
that an AmericanUvaVsh lp has also been
ordered to the Bpsjforus. It appears
that tlio present administration intends
to follow the good example sot by its ;
predecessor in tljOjumattor .of dealing
with foreign , powers ; by . .insistingwith
firmness nnd dignity' ' upon the protec
tion pfi..tfro r .PQJi'fiUfl8 and property cDf
American citi'zonsin 'foreign1 lauds.
The policy of 'the. Harrison adminis
tration in this''respccthadavory'wholo -
sotno inlluonco inincrcasin'cr the uf
of foreign nations for the United OS
and the people desire that that policy
shall continue to bo-obsorved. * '
EUROPEAN nations who have been lay
ing hands upon all our frco gold during )
tlio past two or thrco months are now
extremely loath to lot it go. The Bank
of England is raising its discount rate
and it has already reached 4 per cent.
Tlio Gorman Imperial bank has put its
rate as high as 5'per cent. Those coun
tries propose to look out for their own <
interests first and the United States will
have to pay dearly to got back the gold
that slipped out unhindered during the
early summer.
TiiBRi : are many farmers in eastern
states whoso land does not produce
enough to pay taxes and keep up fences.
Those men should bo Induced to locate ,
in Nebraska and cultivate corn and
sugar beets. The beet crop this year 'i
as it has in the past , will yield sufficient
revenue at 35 o ton to pay for the land
producing it. Hero is a promising field
for eastern capital.
Hpara for Kent.
lr < K/llljOII ( I'OSt.
The tariff plank of the Chicago platform
may possibly bo forced to advertise nco
fet rent.
Anil "ouri iul of Sight.
Iniltanipollx Journal.
In his strong appeal for sound currency
the president rises above party. The ques
tion is whether his party will rlso to him ,
Another Corporation lituniler.
Tha railroads have made a grave mistake
la not giving the law a fair trial before tight- ;
ing it In the couru : It1 might not have
panned out so badly as they predict.
Walt Till John TmUs.
Qlohe-Vemucral.
When the proper time ijomos John Sherman -
man will make a specuilP'on ' tbo silver prob
lem that will bo ever jlo tnuch moro interest
ing nnd serviceable'than { Cleveland's
message. -
Kxncrlunco U.tlHonlly Costly ,
Suracuni > 'Jiturnnl.
The railroads will nbt ! lnd ull smooth sail
ing in their attacks' ' ' upon the maximum
freight rate law. Tbli''stato promises to
give thorn so lively a tuiife that they will 1 retire -
tire from the contest fifth a good store of ox-
perlcuco to contcmplattyUpon.
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"Uurn .My lloiuv'illolil ' ilo ! "
LunUvllle. CoMler-Juurnal ,
Hang the expense I ff'tho ' rogues who ) are
robbing thu people td'tno tune of four or
llvo hundred millions annually through i the
tariff want to bawl frodlU-adflj lot 'tun 1 Wo
mean to knock nil the.protection out of the
McKiuloy bill that W/o can llnd there , and
then lo tnru about uuil. knock enough dog
out of Its authors tomato a pack of hounds 1
fcjeot Down \yitu ttio'robbur tariff I On
with the hcadi of the rob bo r barons I Up
with tlio ttagof free trade and honoat money > ,
Ciovoiauci , Carlisle and tto tariff of ' 401
Congreiiloimf Mileage.
liullanauolU Jvunial.
i In-
dulglng too bopo that they would got inilo-
ugo for the extra session will bu disap
pointed , the ilrst controller of the treasury ,
having decided adversely to the claim , The
law allows members mllougu at"tlio iato of
'M cants it tnllo by thu nearest convenient
route from their respective Uomes to Wash
ington , for attendance upon the regular ses
sions of congress. Tuo controller holds that
the use of the word "regular" forbids the al-
lowance of mileage for attendance ut an
extra posslou. The ruling of the controller
will save moro thau $100,003 to the govern-
inont if It stands. There Is no power that
ci\n overrule the controller , not even the sec-
rctnry of the troixsury or tha prcsldont himj
self , but congrrs * can do so by amending the
1 aw , and very likely they will do this. The
nllowancaformllcARO l.i little hotter than A
steal , anyway , s no.irly every member of
congress travels on n frco pnss ,
Only n Slight i'rovnrlcntlon.
Central CHv ffmtrttrttt.
When the U. ft M. railroad took the pas-
nengor trains off the branch lines people
said it was done because the roads wcro
angry over the passage ) of the maximum
rate bill ; but it seems that the roads In Now
York. California nnd other states have re
duced their train service , nnd there Is no
maximum rate law In thcso states.
Proiperoui Tlmui fop Nebraska.
Ktarntu Hub.
The nearness of the harvest brings abund
ant promise of fruitful returns. The small
grain crop sustains n good average , whllo
the outlook , for corn Is all that could bo
nskcd. Fair nrlcca moan prosperity for Ne
braska farmers , and whllo prlsos are Just
now ranging low , it is tbc rosultof unnatural
depression from which thcro must soon bo n
reaction.
Whooping Up Hi-form.
CMcaytt llcraltl.
The domo'crats cannot , without wanton
treachery , mnko the financial condition of
the country n pretext for abandoning or
postponing tarlfT legislation. To abolish pro
tection is a duty as great ns that ot retiring
silver to a safe place In tho.currency system.
The reforms must accompany each other , for
they nro essentially ono. aim democrats In
congress must redeem their pledges.
An Knrly Convention.
H'dj/iie Herald.
What's the matter with having nn early
republican slate convention , re-nomlnato
Judge Maxwell ' and show trno colors of re
publicanism ! Therolsnouso waiting until
after the independent convention In tbo hope
of being nblo to defeat him , for it won't do.
Such n rnovo will result disastrously to any
other nominee. The people want Maxwell
ana they'll have him if n republican Is
elected.
Wnntml Krno Cmimeo ot.Corn.
lorh Time * ,
The * ' Times would llko to see the govern
ment , buy 4SOO,000 bushels of corn per
month ut a dollar n bushel. Ccrtitlc.ites
could bo issued against it and circulated as
mouoy. How the prlco of corn would climb ,
and how thu Nebraska fnrmor would awiml
Lot the government change off a while. It
has boomed the Colorado product n long
time , now lot it lend a helping hand to the
great staple of moro than a dozen states.
HoveringWnr Cloiuls.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Another war cloud Is creeping up the horizon
zen of Europe. Einrland is watching closely
thi ) approach of great bodies of Husslan soldiers -
diors upon the northern boundaries of India.
Suspiciously largo forces of Husslan troops
are being mobilized within a day's march
of India , and John Bull is , therefore , inquis
itive and unhappy. The Husslan boar Is
reticent , as usual , as to his intentions. War
with Hussia would bo a grave thing for
England. The loss of India would mean tbo
disruption of the Uritish empire. It is not
improbable j , either. If the map of the old
world is not changed before two years pass ,
the war sharps of Europe will tyo greatly dis
appointed.
"Hum" Kloiiuunce for nnino Only.
Ceilar Itapfib Commercial ,
Wo wish to gently whisper in the oars ot
our pop friends who may bo inclined to take
Paul A'andorvoort's unsupported word
ns political gospel that , Bi
sins of omission or ll ,
whatever political wreck and ruin the
republicans are guilty of. Paul Vandorvoort
was with them cheek by Jowl until President :
Harrison declined to make him postmaster
of Oraauu ; that had ho received the appoint
ment ho , today , would bo pouring out the
vials of his wrath upon the deluded heads of
the pops instead of smearing them all over
with the slime of ( lattery ; that this saino
Paul has said liner things , made moro
eloquent speeches , used more logical
arguments , indulged in more cutting
sarcasm , uttered moro patriotic scntimonts
untt told the plain truth oftener in praising
-republican party -and its pension and
monetary systems than bo over mis done or
over can do in opposition thereto or in de .
nunciation thereof. A man who will thus
advocate or denounce a political party for
the sake of getting oBico is not a safe leader
nor a reliable teacher of pure politics. erA
man who advocated the principles of n po
litical party for moro than a quarter of : Oa
century and liolcl office by virtue of such ad
vocacy for nearly the same length of time ,
and who now , because his insatiable appe
tite for office was not furtlfor gratified , do-
sorLs and denounces that party , , is a political
ingi-nte and wholly unworthy the respect or
conlldonco of honest men of any party ; and
such , In brief , is Paul Vandorvoort.
The Ileclliiu III Vuluo.
Uostun Journal.
Wo nro not disposed umlulv to emphasize ,
still loss to exaggerate , the ucnressing fea
tures of the present situation. But it is lOtTo
the part of wisdom to ignore thorn. To
illustrate their extent wo present below a
table showing the prices ot tbirty-threo
leading securities on the date of Mr. Cleve
land's election and the lirst day of the cur
rent mouth , with a computation of the
shrinkage of values In that period :
Nov. | Aiik- .
STOCKS. Shan's. 7 , ' 112 I , U'l Slirlnknro.
AtclllBOtl . l.O''O.ODO ow : $ ' . ' 11,775,000
JlOHtou.VAlb'iiy uno.oou ' 11)5 ) 4,170,01)0 )
JlOBton&Maliiu iH7wi : nn' 7H70OIH )
IIOl.HI' ' JW 0,717,41) ) ! )
C. , ll.AQ . 71(1,0711 ( low 71:1 :
C. , M.&tft. I'- . , _ . _ HI M.isinrj : :
: : iiiir ii ; m ,
C. , U. I. . I ! > . . . mKM I'J.HIifl.llH.-
C.C. , C.ASt. L 'KintMi nisi in''oono )
DiMivor&HloG : i8i ) . noi ) m
r.oii.ooo oiw : 811 h , 7oua.r > io )
. . . . HI
llli ) * N .ll'H.OOO 70
Michigan Cen'l in7.au1. ; 10
MlHHUiirl I'ao. . 10u
N. Y , Central. . u
Krl 771/J7B
N. Y. &N. K. . lUM.DilO 1H st : 17,4:10 :
Norlhurn I'ao. ino.ooo 1HU O.fil'.SOO
OKI Colony. . . . 7HW
Oro. S. Uno. . . as
70Hmin
Pullman timi.uuo au.ouo.oiM )
Union 1'licllle. - iirii'j'jil : ]
WU. Contra ! . . HIM iaoooflno
Oim'l Electric , aa.fl5o,4oo
eihlciiiro June * . , 1UH r > 4 : iniotoiio
Dull 170,1)01 ) . ' 07K 173
BtiRJir HAU.IHH 111V 1(1,000,000 (
.Sutirpfcl IIWM 70 ll.UMl'J50
Cal. & Hi-clU. . . 'jin
WuHt'n Union.
Southern I'ne. .
Total , 33 silts f < nu.UMi.nin
Iloro wo have , in thesotbirty-tbreo proper
ties alono.an apparent shrlnlsago , on the basis
of market quotations , of moro than flKuOl- ( ) )
( X)0 ) since Mr. Cleveland's election. Wo may
offer what explanation wo please , but wo
cannot deny the serious import of such Jlg-
ures as those . Shall wo say that It Is the
silver law which Is responsible for ull this !
But , under the operations of that law during
these iiiiio months , we have Issued onlyubout
* : ju.000,000 of treasury notes in , ex
change for silver bullion , nnd , insane ns
that proceeding is , it is not enough to lur-
nlsh a full explanation. It may bo granted
that the silver question accounts for the
most aeuto of the existing conditions , but It
is not tbo only depressing agoncy.
The root of the trouble is distrust of the
domoeratlo policy nnd uncertainty as to how
far congrois will go In carrying out that
policy. Is there any business iniin , of any
political faith , who doubts that the carryinsr
out of the democratic currency and tariff
policies , as sot forth at Chicago , would
greatly intensify tha present troubles ?
TODAV.
For tbo last tlino , dear dolly , I drosiyou ,
And.ciirofully put you away :
You can't lull flow much 1 shall miss you ,
Hut than 1 am lirteun today.
And you , not so very much youiitfer
Have you nothing at purtfiiK to say ?
Are you Kerry our fun U all ovur ,
And tlmt I am llfloun today ?
\Vhnt walks vro huvu hud through the clover ,
What rldos on top of the hay i
What funstliiK In grandmother garrotl
And now I inust put you away.
Couhln Ethel Just burled her dolly ,
With HH oyca upunud wide , and nt uluo
Anyoiim , my nwout dolly , this minute ;
1 couldn't do tlmt , duur. to you.
Oh. slop , dolly 1 wlmt-um I thinking ,
Wliyciuinot Ifslvoyou away ?
Thnru'.s u poor little girl 1 lovu dearly ,
And blio's only ten yours today.
How happy your brlKhtoyos would make berj
Slio never liad pluythlngs IUu yuii ,
With nil your line dresses and trinket * .
Vi . dolly , that's lust what I'll do.
I du Ijollovo , dolly , I'm crying ,
"What iiousonwj. chiil'r | grandma would y.
Qoudby : ono last kUs , I'm half sorry
That I era Uftoon , dear , today.
f | riror/.B .i.vn
j
_ Uolorndo' confidence in Cleveland Is bo-
yohd restoration.
There wa n platform built expressly for
Cleveland. Where Is that platform newt
( Jcner.il Fitt John Porter has bon np-
polntod caihtor of the Now York postofnca
at a salary of f'J.COO a your.
Iho ofllclal wonthor man of Chicago I *
onto his job. There Is Itttlo variation In his
dally prediction ! "Continued fair weather , "
"Light breaks at last , " exclaims the Phil
adelphia Times , commenting on the mcv
yago. The real bad broiiks will como
later on.
The crisis In conpren li approaching ,
.
.lorry Simpson has
cutoit his mustaoho so as
to glvo an unobstructed vlow of his mouth In
eruption.
Senator Vest proposes a cartwheel on the
ratio of 24 to t. It Js hoped if the plan is a
go that the
government-will
prorldo luiuu-
niatto tiros.
It wns a toucHIng irlbuto to the memory
of Izaak Walton that his dls.ilploH refrained
from utterly unseemly fish storlos on his an
niversary day.
If Henry W. Illalr turns loose on the
financial question tha extra session will go
humping and shrieking down the corridors
history ns the "conspiracy of 181U. "
Thrco full days having passed without
tears or hair pulls Indicates tbo board of
lady managers of the \\'orld' fnlr appro- "
data the utility of safety pins \ji \ the mouth.
Six men horsewhipped a woman nt JoITor-
onvillc , Ind. , Tuesday night , nnd llvo women
nt lllgboe , Mo. ( horsewhipped it man. The
equilibrium of the sirtcs is thus fairly main
tained.
The absence of Governor Tillman'n vlowi.
from the multlludo of opinions on the llnan'
cial situation Is doubtless duo to the dispen
sary system rendering him "too full for
utterance. "
There are 178,4IS people ongagcd In flsblng
and llshorlcs In the United States. In such a
vast number It is not surprising that n few
occasionally deviate from the unchanging
lines of truth.
Miss Osgood of Brooklyn Is the only Amor
icon woman who has boon admitted to work
in the Sovrcs factory nt Versailles. She
worlted thcro for a year , and now reproduces
tbo same work.
Mary W. Lee , who wns known throughout
the Second corps of the Army of thoj'oto-
mas ns "Mother Lee , " died In Philadelphia
Sunday. During tbo war of the rebellion
she wns a volunteer field nurse , serving at
the front without pay , and it was there that
she was affectionately nicknamed by the
soldiers "Mother Lee. "
Mrs. Baiter , the willow of Captain Baker
of Kasthanipton , the birthplace of John
Howard Pnyno , Is the "littlo swcuthcar' '
Hosallo" mentioned in the correspondence 01
the author of "Homo. Sweet Home. " As n
child she was his especial pot , and the two
always remained friends. Mrs. linker wns
present at the public funeral accorded the
poet a few years ngo.
Ex-Senator Jan > os Harlan Is to preside
ever the Iowa republican state convention
nnd is looked upon as a ] K > ssIblu candlelutt
for the nomination for nnd
governor , ox-Gov
crnor John II. Gear is reaching ou : after the
United ritatcs sonatorsblp. Mr. Harlan was
Ilrst elected to the sonata as long nto ns ;
"
I8."i. niul ox-Governor Gear retired from his
olllco twenty years ago.
lloferring to Larry Ncal's tariff plank in
the democratic platform , the Now York
Tunes says it was "substituted for a much
moro temperate utterance wliioh Ima re
ceived the approval of the wise nnd sober
leaders. " Huro is a ntnto of th/ngs. / If the
majority of delegates wns not "sober" and
"temperate" nt 10 in the evening , what
mujt huvo been their condition at 2 in
the iirernlng ? And that majority nominated
Cleveland. The Times does not mean to re
flect on the majority. Not at nil What
troubles the Times is to determine whether
Don M. Dickinson , with banner nloft and
gitlowhiskors aflame with Joy , was the
jeador of an asylum stauipedo or the drum
'major nf n Coney Island pfenio
Tlio IJiicstliMl ol Union. - -
Clitcit'jc Hccnril.
The fixing of a
reasonable ratio between
gold nud silver would oporalo to rnhanco ho
value of the latter and dlmln Ish the value of
the former. It the conimo ro'ial nations of
the world were to agree uixm such n ratio ;
gold would bo in largo measure relieved of
the duty it now has to perform and thereby
would bo diminished in val no , while silver ,
invested with larger functions , would be en
hanced in valuo. * But these friends of silver
who make extravagant claims for it do much
to ruin its prospects by attempting to load It
down with disastrous honors. If it bo still la
monarch of metals , at least it is now u ck
monarch.
Itnwnrct ol tun Tnrlir. .
I'lillnilcliihlu lime * .
It would bo specially Injurious to our nl-
ready prostrated business and industrial lit-
terests to venture upon the troubled sea litof
tariff and currency reform debate. Congress :
would bo as n great ship in tempestuous
waters without rudder or compass , and only
harm could result from such an experiment.
Slop the purchase of silver and give to the
proper committees the solution of tariff and
currency homo I reform until October. Then go
Ilesertlniifl from tlio Army.
Chicago llecnril.
Within n short time thcro has been a
marked increase in desertions from herm
United States . Under
army. certain reform
measures instituted by Secretary Proctor
desertions for the year 1839 were reduced :
below nliy figures ever shown by army
records. For ho month of July of this
year , however , 203 desertions have been
recorded , showing fin Incroaie of fifty over
ho ( taioriloiis ot July , 1894
The reasons for this Increase seem to llo
rith legislation attendant upon the last
army appropriation bill , With this Appro-
prl.Mlon ro-cnilstmonta after service of ton _ j
ears were mnilo Impossible. rK
Tlioro Is enough In this act of legislation to
treelpltalo dUsatUfnctlon In the ranks.
Jorvlco In the army ncccssnrlly consumes the
> est years of a man's llfd ntul his savings as
n common soldier must bo small. When
wenty-il vo years was the limit of sorvlco ,
vlth gradually increasing pay for that
lorlod nni ) the cnso of the retired list .it the
mil of It , the soldier had soma prospects.
Jut down to a ten-ycnr service , with the
jhnncoof being turned adrift on the rrorltl
nt mlddlo npo , the prospect Is discouraging ,
to the better class of men In the ranks. . f
The fact that the best man In the sorrleo
ire guilty of dosortlon Is what has aroused
ho department to the necessity of doing
lomothlng. In the past dcscrtors vroro of n
class that pave the oflleors small concern
when they disappeared. 'At 'bust there Is
ittlo ( mough that Is promising Ui the Ufa of
; ho common soldier. Congress might have
done better than legislate against htm.
tint I'lixlform.
Tlmti ( dfm ) .
President Cleveland made a strong and
brilliant , though not an tivowod. i U > n for
monometallism. Ho wants no further coinage -
ago of silver ,
The president was elected by domoeratlo
votes upon a itetnocratlu platform , which
strenuously Insisted upon the USD of both
gold uiul nilvcr its iho standard money of thu
country and upon the coinage of both gold
and silver without discrimination ugalnst
metal or charge for minting. Ifvnaro to
make no provision for silver coinage how nro
wo to Imvo that recognition of silver which
the democratic party has demanded ; In
deed. tlmtuso of silver which is the de
mand of both the great parties of this
country ?
i .
Hunk on CongreM.
St. r < inl Huneer
No ono , therefore , need bo alarmed by the >
babble of Washington dlsatuhcs ] tliat thu
outlook Is discouraging. Congress has done
niul will still do many foolish things. Hut
there Is ono thing It dare not do. It daru
not . confront the tcrrlblo wrath of the out
raged people of America , which would bo
aroused by the denial of their conllilo.nl
expectation that the Ignominious partner
ship between the government of the United
States ; tnd the owners of silver mints shall
bo i promptly dissdlvod , and that thU dovas
ting plague bo nt once nnd ' forever
stamped out of our monetary system.
A. bl'lVr MENU.
Indianapolis Jonrnnl : Minnie I wonder
\vliv immdi'lnk so imieh ?
lainl So they can unduro ono another's
society ,
IlrooUlyniloi \ Adu Why dons Clara Bpcak
of Cicorpn her " "
as "IntoniledV" Are they on-
uaijiMi ? Allco No ; but slio Intend * tlmt they
shall bo.
Atlanta Constitution : landlord ( In Riiost )
How do you Ilkn tlio Inndtcapu , lr ? ( ! umt
Splendldl Host I ever saw. Landlord .Itilin ,
HKiUo u nolu of tlmt landscape ,
ChlR.-iRO Trlbunq : "lllvcrsl" said Ilanks ,
sharply , "In times like tlioso nru you honrd-
"
Intt iiiiinoyf"
"lloardfnglt ? " groaned Illvurs. "Hoarding
It ! Hunks " , , vou don't know Airs. Ulvun , do
yon ?
Now York World : OliTKynmn Hiowlttg lady
visitor round thu church ) Now , nmiliini , an
ou have seen the nrcan and thu nave , 1 should
lko no.tt tocondtiotyem to the altar.
Lady Ohl this Is so Midilun.
Kato Fluid's \Yiislilngtoni Early Uoosu't
your wlfo over scold you when you got In
lain ?
Illrd Don't Kivoher a chance ; 1 blowliorup
about going to lied with tlio chickens.
Dntrolt Tribune : "Williams scums to bo
goIiiKiill to ulcers hlnco h K t innrrlotl. "
"Wiill , that's not surprising I understand
that ho got's blown up every day. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Did you .100 that
riot that took placu butween the two gangs of
bollttr niiiUoMir"
"Vcs. It was something awful. They could
not have iiiudo muni noise If they had boon
working at their trade. "
Chicago Inter Ocean : Mrs. Noweook Oh ,
doarl I m afraid Itrhlgot Imd had no export-
uncn In cooking.
"What has Mio done ? "
"Ayhy , wants to make flannel cakes right
now , when moths are the very worst. "
Clothier and I'linilsliur : Mr. Oldhoardor
( golnit on his vacation ) What do yon think of
this bathing null ?
Landlady Isn't It too big ?
Old hoarder Oh , I guess not. I expect It
fatten up In the ne.\t few days.
JUST M KI : HUN.
WaihtnutitH Klur.
In dreamy coiituinplatlon sat
< Y melancholy owl ;
Ho had a most Impressive blink
Anil uwu-lnsplrlnn scowl.
Homo honest wUdow had the bird
And , llluisimii ) men today ,
Ho showi-d his grualubt clovornesi
Jly wli.it ho didn't sny.
UKlt JOHJUSK.
Clotlitcr anil I iirnMier.
She stood at the gate , iiulte frco from sin ,
A bluo-eyed maldmi , fair to r.eu ,
"Oh , good at , I'etor , I want to como In ,
Hut I haven't a ttdng to wear , " mild aha ,
"So I observe , " said the goodly saint ,
"Hut novur you mind ono lift , my dear ,
You noodn't liliihli , or you imodn't faint ,
The girls all drtm allku In here ,
"Itnt toll me , how camoyou In this sad plight ? "
The malden slghcu , and she huux her head ,
Whllotho pearly titnr.s fust liodlmmiidherulKht ,
"Idied In my bathing suit , " shu natd.
IROWNIN5
* ,
K ca
Largest Maniif.iotnrors : im1 UuulloM
ol Clothing lu the World.
Cur-tailed
The cur-tailing here depicted was probably
done by a boy , and the curtailing-
that we do this week is done for the
benefit of a boy. Wo are not cur
tailing1 expenses , but curtailing-
boys ; suits. We start the greatest
mark down sale of the ago in our
children's department , curtailing
the price of about 150 boys' 2-pieoo
suits down to $2 , and a lot of others
down to $3.50 that are all wool and in ages 4 to 14.
Boys' long-pant school suits , 13 to 18 years , cur
tailed down to $5 , $6.50 and $7.50. Some others for
more money , but these three arethe , dandies.
School caps curtailed to 50cand up , and shirt waists
the same price. Wo done a whole lot of curtailing
in the price of nur boys' underwear , hosiery and
neckwear ; in fact , we have curtailed the price on
every single thing in the boys' department to get
oo.n for other goods. Now , boys , now is your
rohance to get a cheap outfit while the price is
curtailed.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Storeop orarir evening Ull WX J g ( ftfo afll Ml\tt \ StS.