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Notnry Public.
riirtlos jjoliiff out or the city for the
Biiniinor niny 1m vo The Bee scut to their
address by leaving mi order nt the
business olllcc of the Bee. Tcloiihone iI38.
If tliiTu Is nny Ism that fulled to liiul
u iihuv lu tin' Chli'iiK" platform. It may
li aiiro It will not lie slljjliti'tl by tin-
populists nt St. Louis.
Hr.VMii won't know otllvlally that lu-
has Iii'i'ii iiomlnnli'd until tinllfst part
of August. In tln > meanwhile In ; will
ntlll/.c the fo\v remaining hours of
Mlssftil Ignorance in composing his letter -
tor of acceptniu'e.
It Is sui'li actions as raising the pay
of mipcrluti'iitlont from .fll.OOO to W.XJ (
a year while culling the pay of teacli-
ors from $ ( i,0 : to ? . > S. > a year that makes
people question the business judgment
of the school board.
Superintendent Pcarse. must have
iicen born under a lucky star. We.
know of no other salaried man In
Omaha who has had his pay Increased
! ? < i < H ) a year this year without Increase
of work or responsibility.
Suppose Ilryaii and Kewall are nomi
nated at St. Louis upon a platform in
sonu < respects different from that
adopted at Chicago , to which declara
tion of principles will they pledge alle
giance , Iho popocratic or thu deniu-
llslic ?
It Is not beyond the realm of imagina
tion that the populists should nominate
tin ; Jii'iul of the democratic ticket and
repudiate the tall. A national ticket
with one head and two tails would be
a unique addition to the political dlnu >
museum.
Hryan's congressional record will pan
out as a veritable bonanza mine of re
publican campaign material. What
Hryan said In congress and what lie
professes to stand for now are so irre
concilable that they will keep him busy
explaining for some time.
Igiiatus Donnelly's cryptogram ad
vises for ti middle-of-the-road populist
ticket. Four years ago the cryptogram
was a powerful factor tn the party's
national convention. This year the
cryptogram will be called into .service
nfter the election to explain if possible
thu supposed causes of. the defeat of. thu
free silver candidates.
It Is promised for Hryan that should
ho be elected there will be no step
children In ills political family. I'er-
haps not. Hut there will lie relatives
of all the different removes. The man
who expects llrst consideration for his
claims will have to prove himself to
have been an original Hrynn man , no
matter under what political faith he
may have been enlisted.
While agitating the. necessity of the
early completion of the boulevard to
Kort ( 'rook , we should not overlook thu
advantage that would be derived nt the
siimi ) time from more ea. y access to
Helluvno college , the collegiate depart
ment of the University of Omaha.
While that Institution is esNcntially an
Omaha Institution , the abienciof a
drlvinvay and motor line hits up | t > this
time deprived this city of its full ben-
cuts.
Western range cattlu are nrrivlng at
thu Omaha market fully llfteen days
t-arly , as compared with former seasons.
This Is due to the early opi'nlng of
uprlng this year nnd to the luxuriant
growth of grass upon the ranges , it
Is this movement of cattle to which
stockmen anil packers look with keen
est interest. U is thi > cream of the
year's business. There Is every iudi-
cation that the Omaha market will gut
the lion's share of those vast herds , as
It offers better Inducements than any
other.
To those who have- mil yet subscribed
to thu Imposition fund ft Is perhaps
well to say that soliciting cnininltto ? : <
tire not asking for donations , but they
tire lu quest of slock subscriptions.
They offer a deslrabla Investment to the
people of Omaha. Most of thu money
miliscrlhed It Is conlhlently expected
Will be paid back to the .subscriber In
the way of dividends on the stock. If ,
however , but fK ) per cent can lie re
turned to thu subscriber at the close
of the Imposition tt will provo u pay
ing Investment to every citizen , of
Otuulio. ,
Tin : J.ITKST
The country Is likely to become weary
of fire silver manifestoes , which re
peat and reiterate the same platitudes ,
the same fallacious theories , the pamu
sophistries ami the same untruths.
The latest of these , that of thu
men who bolted the St. Louis con
vention and nre now working for thu
Chicago nominees , Is of a piece with
those which preceded It. It Is a bundle
of atucrtions and claims that will not
stand the test of sound reasoning and
well known facts. Senator Teller and
his free silver ex-republican associates
have a perfect right to support Hryan
ami Sewall. Nobody will criticise them
for dnlng this , although they tire in
debted to the republican party for
every honor ami emolument they have
enjoyed In public life. Hut the reasons
they offer for their course are proper
matter for discussion and criticism.
These gentlemen are no less nncandld
than other advocates of free silver.
They attempt to delude the people Into
believing that Ihelr policy means bi
metallism , when all experience give. *
assuiance that Us adoption would in
evitably produce silver monometallism
and place this country on the same
monetary basis as Mexico anil oilier
sliver standard countries , whose per
capita circulation ranges from $ : i to $ f !
ami whore the wages of labor tire so
low that American worklugmeii could
not subsist on them. They say that
values of all commodities measured by
goltl have gradually ami steadily de
clined since thu so-called demonetization
of sliver twenty-three years ago. but
Ignore the fact that values also de
clined In the period anterior to the war
anil paper Inflation , when the policy
they want restored was In operation.
In fact , tins recent decline In prices
did not begin in 1871 ! but sev
eral years before , as the sta
tistics of Sauerbi'ck , Soot beer
anil other trustworthy statisticians
clearly show. Hesidos , it is not true
that all commodities have steadily de
clined during the last twenty-three
years , or since the legislation of 1S7. > .
A great many articles have ruled much
higher lu the subsequent period than
they did In 187U nnd 1.S7 ; ) . Another
fitiet which limy pertinently be stated
In this connection and which the free
silver advocates carefully avoid is , that
the wages of labor have been on the
average largely increased in the last
third of a century , the increase- from
the old "bimetallic" wages of 1S1W ) to
those of 1SDO being T > S per cent In money
and 7- per cent in purchasing power.
Why is it that thu cinnmodity of labor ,
well described as thu truest and best
measure of value ever discovered , which
steadily advanced under protection and
the gold standard why is It this is
always left out of consideration by the
advocates of free silver coinage ? Per-
hapst because to refer to it would cause
thu wage earners to look more closely
Into this question , with the result of
demonstrating to them that nothing
could bo more disastrous to their inter
ests than thu adoption of the free silver
policy.
li is hardly worth while to discuss the
appeal to prejudice which Senator
Teller and his associates make , because
it can have no weight with Intelligent
and fair-minded men. It Is not a qmM-
llon of Hritish gain , but of American
integrity and honor that is at slake.
AM to international bimetallism , it may
ho admitted that the prospect of. at
taining It is not altogether favorable ,
but the idea that it could bu forced
by the free coinage of silver by the
United States is preposterous. That is
the ono thing that would certainly
thwart any attempt to secure interna
tional bimetallism , for the gold coun
tries of Ktirope would welcome the op
portunity to unload upon thu United
States all the silver they do not require
for subsidiary currency.
Not one of the classes who are ap-
pealetl to in this manifesto , with the
possible exception of thu silver minors ,
who number not more than :1 : < > , ( XX ) we
it'for to those who labor In the mines
would be biMiollted by the free , un
limited and Independent coinage of sil
ver at lit to 1 , for the reason that It
would not revive a single manufactur
ing industry , would not give employ
ment to the great army of Idle labor ,
and would not Increase the ability of
the masses of the people to consume
any more than they now do of the
products of the farm and factory. On
the contrary It would utterly unsettle
and domorali/.o the tinanchil system of
Iho country , increase busbies * depres
sion and Inflict upon all classes and
Interests except the mine owners ami
the money brokers Incalculable In
jury.-
JIKi Kl.KSS SMHHtl * MAXJGKMKNr.
Twelve months ago Carroll 0.1'oarse
was made superintendent of the public
schools of Omaha at a salary of $ : ton ( )
a year. Mr. Pearso was at that tlmu
superintendent In the town of Heatrlco ,
where ho was paid ? 12H ( ) n year for his
services. That was the highest salary
ho had ever earned In his life and the
most oxaltetl position he had ever held
as an educator. To jump Mr. I'uarso
from Heatrlco to Omaha over the heads
of experienced odtlcator.s and to In
crease his .salary from $1UO'to ( ) . ? : ; . ( ) ( ) < )
a year when heynuld have jumped at
a chance to'earn $ lr > < X ) a year was an
exhibition of reckless disregard of tin-
public Interest seldom If ever exhibited
In this or tiny other part of the coun
try. The motives that Impelled the
school board to take this step were no
toriously not In the Inteii'Ht of educa
tion , but Iho reverse. Instead of rais
ing the standard of our metropolitan
school system It hail a tendency to
lower It to the village standard.
And now the board has gone one step
further. It has raised the salary of
Superintendent Pearso from $ ; ) , < xx ) to
? 'l , < i < iO per year , or from $ : KM ) to ! < > ( ) a
month , and elected him for three years.
Why was ho elected for three years ?
Was there any danger that ho would
throw up thu job , when it Is manifest
that no other city would offer him half
that HtiiuVIs this the tlmo timl oc
casion to raise the salary of an over
paid olllclal , when the school treasury
Is empty ami Its Income Impaired to an
extent that compel * us to cut teachers'
salaries uud double up teachers' work ?
How can any member of the board
Justify himself la-fore this community
on any grounds whatever for voting
away $ ( WO n year for three years to
come ?
TttK rui'tri.tST UUXVKXTHW.
All tfip Indications are Hint the popu
list eoiivenllon , which moots In St. Louis
today , will bo the stormiest political
gathering of the year. It will contain
a larger number of members than
either of the old party conventions and
the great majority of them are men
whose intensity of zeal Is only equalled
by their passionate desire to overturn
nearly all existing conditions , llnnnclnl ,
economic anil governmental. The sharp
division that has developed In the popu
list ranks on the qticsilon whether the
convention shall endorse the Chicago
nominees or nominate a straight ticket
seems certain to cause a bitter and
prolonged factional eonlllct , with what
result cannot now be certainly fore
seen. The faction that wants Hryan
and Sewall endorsed Is marshalled un
der strong loaders , who urge plausible
arguments In support of the course they
advocate. The faction that Insists upon
a straight ticket In order to presetvo
tin ; "autonomy" of the party and which
Is composed mainly of southern dele
gates , also has determined loaders.
Thus the conditions are most favorable
lo it very vigorous contest , with the
possibility of a bolt in the end , though
probably some sort of compromise wll )
bo effected. Of course the convention
will adopt its own platform , a portion
tion of which may be expected to echo
the Chicago declaration of principles.
A considerable number of populists
who are entirely willing ti > accept
Hryan. regarding his general views as
lu harmony with their principles ,
hesitate about accept lug Sowall , who is
a millionaire banker and railroad man
and who while in favor of free silver Is
not known to be In sympathy with
any other of the demands or doctrines
of thu populists. Obviously no true
populist could vote for such a man
without stultifying himself , but It Is
safe to say that If the Hryan supporters
shall prove to have a majority oC the
convention the tail of the Chicago tickei
will be endorsed with the head. This
action would undoubtedly strengthen
Hryan in localities , but it would also
operate to draw more ( Irmly together
the anti-free silver and antl-popullstic
sentiment of the country and to Inten
sify the apprehension of danger not
alone to the llnnnclnl system of the
country , but to thu very structure of the
government'which such a combination
of revolutionary and destructive ele
ments would threaten.
Another convention will meet in St.
Louis today , that of the "national silver
party , " which will endorse the Chicago
ticker , butit does not cut a. very im
portant figure.
CHAXGEX IX ItATIO.
ASHLAND , Neb. , July 20. To the Editor
ot The Bee : Will you please Inform mo
where you find the- authority for the state
ment "thatIn 1492 ; one 'of gold'equalled
WVt of Bllvcr ? " O. n. HAiiKORD.
The authority for that statement is
contained in a number of recognized
standard works on money. One of
these will snitlicp. Hefurunco is made
to "Silver and Gold. " by S. Dana llor-
ton. On page li ! ) lie says : "In Ger
many , for example , It ( the" ratio ) was
1 to 10.50 In 1.-.00. "
South Dakota prohibitionists are try
ing to gain a point by contending that
the law submitting the question of re
pealing constitutional prohibition is un
constitutional because It uses the word
" " instead of the " "
"repeal" word "amend"
and have- appealed to the courts to as
sist thorn. Of course It is a fundani"n-
tal principle of political science that the
power to enact always includes the
power to repeal. The prohibitionists
have heretofore Insisted that the people
of South Dakota were overwhelmingly
with them. When they have to resort
to .such pettifogging methods it must
be taken as an admission that the
people of that state have seen the folly
of the system and have been taught by
experience that prohibition does not
prohibit.
The patrons of the Omaha water
works have reason to fool gratified ovr
the selection of Kills L. Hierbowor for
the position of general manager of the
newly organized corporation which hay
acquired Iho Omaha plant. Mr. Hk'r-
bower is eminently qualified for the
responsible duties devolving upon him.
having for Hie past four years been
practically In charge of its business as
ono of tho. receivers. He Is an Omaha
man who.-e Interests are Idontllleii with
the community and has the faculty of
dealing fairly with the public. It Is
the Interest of the owjiers of the works
to maintain friendly relations with the
city and the consumers of water and
Mr. Hlorbower will doubtless endeavor
to conduct the work * with that object
in view.
The coal dealers' license ordinance
may have boon originated by thu large-
dealers for the purpost' of killing the
small dealers , but there , is no que.stion
that thu council has the right under
thu charter to lmpo.su such ll'-enso taxes
upon all the classes of business therein
mcnUonrd. What thu council ought lode
do , however , Is to establish a graduated
scale of licenses , There may bo In
justice In requiring all dealers to pay
thu same sum , whether they sell by the
bucket or by the carload. Hut if n
scale were fixed by which the license
wore adjusted to the volume of the
business or the niimhiT of delivery
wagons used , or similar indications of
ability to pay. t la-re would bu no good
cause for complaint.
A very Important denominational
event Is booked for this city next month.
Conservative estimates place the at
tendance at : iW)0. ) It is thf Christian
I'niou convention , composed of the
young people of thu United Pres
byterian churches of the Unltt-d States ,
Delegates from till over thf union will
bu hore. The affair is similar to the
recent Christian lOntlcavor convention ,
h-.cklnt ; only in magnitude. The pro
gram i-ntlhfc'd illscliwos the fact thai
the most eminent men In the 1 ultod
Presbylcrlu i church will participate.
Otir people should not overlook the im
portance of ( hi ; ! gathering. In the
minds oT many il Is the most Important
event of all ( he year.
Tfip people of Dtiluth have hoard of
the strong sentiment among the people
of this section favorable to the con
struction of a direct rail line from
Nebraska lo Unit great lake port. A
compan.t IMS been incorporated , styling
Itself live jljldnth vV : Southwestern Hall
way eompahy. having In contemplation
n line to our borders. There Is little
doubt the * future has In store for us
this much-needed outlet for our
products. , And.when the time comes
It Is not too much to say that the
farmers of Nebraska will derive
bonellts following reduced transporta
tion rates to the great markets of the
cast that will bring a higher degree of
prosperity to all.
Olio of ihe reasons AVhy the retail
irerchants of Om.iha found It deslrab' "
to form an organization was that their
Interests are not always identical with
those of tlu > jobbers. This Is par
ticularly true with respect to collection
laws : that Is. the retailer agrees with
the Jobbed that revision of these laws
Is necessary , but the former will do-
Miami amendments which the latter
may not Hoth , however , can occupy
the common ground that such amend
ments should be made as will make
fraud and duplicity more dllllctilt and
bring certain , speedy penalties.
.Terry Simpson Is out for Hryau. If
there are -any other freaks who have
not. yet made themselves hoard lu favor
of the boy orator , they should declare
theii' elves without , further needlews
deh-.y.
DIImil1Alioml. . ' '
filoiie-Dcmocrnt.
Bryan is .fond , ot quoting from Abraham
Lincoln's speeches. If ho continues to
study them ho will take a desperate dislike
to the ulatfonn he Is running on.
A CniiKTonlaii .Shot.
ChlcaRo Tribune.
Senator Cameron says : "I nm for free
silver , but I am not a fool , " and by this he
explains that he cannot swallow- the creeds
of anarchy and populism Included with sil
ver In the popocrntlc platform , and typified
in Candidate Bryau.
'M OI-BHII Hot ( H.\uniilt * .
L'hlcaKO Chronicle ( item. )
A dispatch from an Indiana town says
"country publishers of free silver papers
today received offers ot free plate service
and pay for advocating the gold standard ,
the Anderson Dally Democrat was one of
these. " That is about the same tiling as
the Omaha World-Herald , edited by W. J.
Bryan , did In 1SD4. Halt ot Ita editorial
page was sold to the republicans for $75 a
day , and they occupied the space with the
grossest abuse of the democratic party.
'Maluttfttnficc of Xntlimul Honor.
JIariwr's Weekly ( clem. )
Th& republican party's success next No
vember will mean the maintenance of the na
tional hpnor aiid of a truthful money stand
ard , a flrstr'steiS' ' towards the return of a gen
eral prosperity1/ that Is dependent , first of
all , upon a'san ? currency system. The dem
ocratic pa'fty'sVSuccess will mean national
dls'liohtfrthe triumph-of Ignorance1,1 xi { a1
sectional and class war' upon vested rights ,
upqn all that .goes to m.ijfc for th.e prosperity
of the merchant and the farmer , and for
the constant and Justly remunerated em
ployment of the laborer. It will im-an the
exclusion of American securities from the
markets of the world , because they will then
represent the bad faith of a nation ot dis
honest repudlators. It will mean halt-pay
on savings bank deposits , life Insurance
policies , trust funds , pensions , salaries and
wages. Incomes will buy loss and prices
will go up. It will mean the triumph ot n
socialism that will exclude from participa
tion in Its doubtful benefits the thrift and
energy of the country. It will mean the
plunging ot the United States Into an age
ao dark that the Imagination shudders at
the prospect of such a reign ot brutal and
besotted Ignorance as the civilized world
has not known for centuries. If anything
that can happen In this early stage of our
experiment will demonstrate the failure of
thu democratic form of government , It will
be the triumph of the democratic party at
the coming .election.
I'OMTICAIOTKS. .
The populist convention must Imvo a bolt
if it expects to be classed as a genuine
national convention.
The Reform club of Massachusetts , which
has heretofore devoted Itself to the dissem
ination of free trade ideas , has quit the
business and declared against the Chicago
ticket.
Mr. William C. Whitney sets an ex
ample for sound money democrats In these
words : "There are no possible conditions
or circumstances that would Induce me to
vote for or assist the Chicago ticket. "
The New York Herald publishes a fac
simile of a Iraso ot an offlce In Unity block ,
Chicago , of which Governor Altgeld Is
president and principal stockholders. The
leawe shows that the great champion of free
silver in Illinois exacts from his tenants
payment of rents "In standard gold of thu
United States. "
Chairman Hlnckley of the New York
state democratic committee says the sen
timent of tluv party in the empire state Is
divided Into three classes. One-half of the
party favors endorsing the Chicago , ticket ;
one-fourth Is In open rebellion , and the re
mainder desires further light before deciding
which way to Jump , An exhaustive Jn :
vcstlgatlon made by correspondents of thu
New York Jfrald In every county In the
state shows large defections everywhere ,
rising In some places to as high as 40 per
cent of the party strength.
The following table shows the amount of
silver colnrU rath fiscal year , ending June
30 , from lSU.to.lS9G Inclusive ;
J" 1,0'T,717.CO ISS'i ? 2S,9fi2,17C.2i >
is7i , * > . ( vJ'77 M < > ISs'O . IS II1G,709.UO
1S7. > . _ , . . . . 1SS7 . MJ'Jt.t'Sl.lO '
1H7U V4tfS07.50 1SSS
] S7 * 2r l-Ojj.50ISSl | , ! . . . . ; , . : { -4f ' < RS3.1fi
. . .
187 ! . .T.WZl.TTfi.UO ISfll . 27.5IS.S.V5.OI
Suppose gfJatlJotB out of circulation with
thu udvuit in ( fee colnago of silvc-r. how
long would T tale the mints to replace the
gold In elrewJaMou with silver ? Secretary
Carlisle anV [ < fity this question in a speech
at Cavlngtoiii Kf. . May 20 , 1M > 5. "All the
mlnU In thu { Billed States , " eald he , "If
devoted einvrrcj ? | o the coinage' of silver
dollars , could frjiVxlucu only forty millions
per annum anil i therefore , with free coln-
aso , It would rjjnulre fifteen ycara to put
silver dollars In thn place of the gold we
now have ami glvo back to the country the
same amount of .metallic money now ex
isting. "
" 1 wns In the gallery of the house of rep
resentatives , " said Police Commissioner
Theodore Roosevelt to n New York Sun re
porter , "when Hryau first.used Iho cross-of-
gold metarhor In his syeech on sliver. It
la wonderful how auch an old story should
have captured a national convention. When
Ilryan first came to Washington ho was
moro of a populist than anything else , and ,
being u reformer , hu called upon mo also as
u reformer , w\th \ two or three friend * elected
to congress as straight-out populisti I re
member more distinctly than anything else
an opinion expressed by ono of those friends.
Hu said ho .vai satisfied that no man could
earn $5,000 yeir honestly. In bin Judg
ment no man could earn $1,500 a year hon
estly. I never looked to see whether he
drew his salary at Washington. "
WHAT SIXTEEN TO ONE MEANS ,
' A controversy over the iiionnlng of Id to 1 was submitted 011 ( lie samp tiny
to \Vorld-lIorald and Th Hot ! and ( ho answers published on the uuo
day In each of ( he two papers. Wo Invite every one to read the answers
which arc hero presented.
OMAHA , July R-To the Ktlltor ot The
tier : l'lcn. p slnto to a ttlite-jwirs * sub
scriber what the frpp ntul unlimited coin-
nge of silver tit the rntlo dt 10 to 1 menus
In Its literal mennlni ; .
AI.KXAN'niSH MVUllAY.
The Iltcrnl meaning of 16 to 1 Is that six
teen pounds of silver shall , when colneil.
have the samp coinage vnluo ns one pound
of colneil gold. The original coinage net ,
approved April 2 , 1732 , established the ratio
of gold and silver nt 15 to 1 In the fallowing
language :
"Thnt the proportional value of gold to
silver Iti all coins which shall by law I P
current IIM money within DIP fnlted States
shall he us 1.1 to 1 , aecordltiK to quantity In
weight , of pure gold or iniro stiver ; that late
to ny , every llfter-n pounds weigh I ot pure
silver ahull be of equal value In all pay
ments with one pound weight , of pure gold ,
ntul mi In proportion as to any greater or
leas quantities oC the respective metals. "
The ratio ot 15 to 1 continued from 1702
until 133-t. when Itvns changed by act of
congress to 18 to 1 , because fifteen pounds
of silver would no longer exchange for one
pound of gold In the world's markets. The
divergence of the two metals Is now so
great that from thirty to thirty-two pounds of
sliver arc equal In commercial value to one
pound of gold. The demand for free and
unlimited coinage at IS to 1 , therefore ,
means that the government of the United
States bo compelled to coin all the silver
offered at Its mints Into dollars that repre
sent In bullion valtto only from 50 to 6H
cents , and to make these coins the money
standard of the country. The opponents of
1C to 1 free silver coinage favor the reten
tion and maintenance of the existing stand
ard by which all
values have been meas
ured and all debts contracted for the last
sixty years , excepting during the period
when specie payments wore suspended by
reason of war.
\\lll Mr. Hryan and his paper bo peed enough to reeoncllc a few of their
assertions. They say that under ( he frets eoinago law silver bullion weigh-
in ) , ' 41lii/j grains would always equal liri.S grains of gold. In other words ,
they assert that under free coinage six teun ounces of silver will always equal
In money value one ounce of gold.
Vet In the face of Ilils assertion Mr. Ilryan and his paper tell us that prior
to lS7t ; , when wi > had free coinage , the silver in the dollar was worth .fl.OX
Let Mr. Uryan and his paper explain why prior to 1S7I ! 'JT..S grains of gold
were worth ; i cents less than my. grains of silver. According to Mr.
Hryan's paper this divergence was duo to the difference between li ( to 1 and
1T > to ] , the latter being the ratio of the Latin I'liion. If the It-cent differ
ent is due to the ratio established by t ho Latin Union , how Is the United
States to maintain a separate ratio of its own at 1C. to 1 , without the aid or
consent of any other nation on earth now that the market value of the silver
in the dollar is only . " ) , ' ! cents ?
Incidentally , let Mr. Bryan's paper correct its statement that the ratio of the.
Latin Union was 15 to I in 187't. The ratio of the Latin Union waste
to 1.
WHAT Kit HE COI.XAOK MKA.VS.
IliMil SlKtilflciiin'i- Uic Dcrliirntlon
of tindilllino Convention.
New York Sun ( dem. ) .
The platform adopted by the Chicago con
vention declares among other things :
"We demand the free and unlimited coinage
of both silver and gold at the present legal
ratio of 1C to 1 , without waiting for the aid
or consent of any other nation. We demand
that the standard silver dollar shall be a full
legal tender , equally with gold , for all debts ,
public and private , and \ve favor such legis
lation as will prevent for the future the
demonetization ot any kind of legal tender
money by private contract. "
Several correspondents have asked us to
explain what the free coinage of silver men
tioned In this declaration means ; and , gen
erally , what effect legislation establishing
It would have upon the business ot the
country. We answer , that it means that
every owner or purchaser of silver bullion
shall be permitted to bring It to the mint ,
in unlimited quantities , and have It coined ,
free of charge , Into dollars , each containing
371 Vi grains of pure silver and 41 % grains
ot copper , or 412 % grains altogether , which
dollars shall bo a legal tender equally with
gold coin , As the gold dollar contains
23.22 grains of pure gold , and , with 2.58
grains of copper alloy added , 25.8 grains ,
the silver dollar weighs sixteen times as
much as a gold dollar , and the ratio between
them is , therefore , said to be 10 to 1.
Tlw effect upon business of the adoption
of this coinage scheme would bo to make
dollars containing a little over three-quar
ters of an ounce of pure sliver , each , equal
In debt-paying power to gold dollars. An
ounce ot pure silver containing 480 gmlns
can now be bought for about 09 cents.
Hence the silver dollar would cost only
about three-quarters of that amount , or ,
say , r.2 to 53 cents. While it would pay
debts as well as the gold dollar wo have
now , nobody would take it on the same
footing in payment for fresh purchases ot
goods or for labor. Nor could wo use It
abroad on equal terms with gold In pur
chasing goods to Import. Coffee , which now
costs 10 cents per pound , would cost 20
rents ; raw sugar would cost C cents Instead
of 3 cents and refined 10 cents Instead of 5
conts. For tea , for which wo now pay 25
cents per pound , wo should pay 50 cents.
The prlco of articles exported would also
rlso in the same way. Wheat and wheat
flour would double in price and so would
pork , beef , butter , lard , petroleum and all
other necessaries , Hence , a readjustment
of prices would have to take place In every
commodity that is bought and sold , and ,
consequently , In wages and salaries. Whllo
the adjiutmcnt was going on endless confu
sion and eonlllct would prevail , and In the
mid nobody would bo benefited except the
men who happened to owe money when it
began , and what they gained would bo so
much loss to their creditors.
( ; . \UHI < : OK LOW I'mri : ; ; .
Overproduction mill Coiiiix-lltlon In
A KTi'l I'll I (11 rnl rrodlli'lH.
ClilraKO Tlmm-IIi-ruld.
It Is an Interesting circumstance that at
a time when the sllvorltes are attempting
to convince the farmers of this country that
the low prices of grain have been caused
by the gold standard the people of England
are celebrating the jubilee or fiftieth anni
versary of the repeal of the corn laws. That
repeal took ( lie tariff off grain and gave
the people of Knglaml cheaper food , though
for u time It was prejudicial to the fanning
clans. Hut the statesmen of England BUW
that It was better that the people should
bo fed than that ono class of producers
should receive exorbitant prices for their
grain. It vas the repeal of the corn laws
that lowered the prlco of KngllBh wheat ,
for the English farmer could not compete
with the product of the new and cheap
wheat lands of the United Etatca. He watf ,
therefore , obliged to abandon to a great
extent the cultivation of wheat and use his
lands for grazing , cattlu and sheep raising ,
and In other ways that would pay better.
Front l$4b to 18GO the inshb.i taimcra
felt and suffered from the coimictltlon i (
the farmers of New England and of the
middle stairs. From I860 until 1885 the
farmers of the New England and middle
states In like manner suffered from the
competition of the farmers of Ohio , Indi
ana , Michigan , Illinois. Wisconsin , Iowa ,
and Minnesota , who could raise still cheaper
wheat. They In turn ore suffering from
the competition of the rich wheat lands of
the Uakotas and the great northwest , where
ouu mat ) with thu aid of machinery can do
the work of ten under the old system
And not only do they have thw competition
of our own lauds , but also the competition
To the Kdltor of The World-Herald :
I'lcnse state In plain language whnt the
literal meaning of sKteen to one , na con
cerned ( gold and silver ) means.
C. .1. I'Al.MQl'IST.
The law In force prior to 1873. governing
the coinage ot gold and silver , provided tor
the free coinage of both metals at the ratio
ol li'i to 1 , that Is. that 412H grains ot silver ,
nine-tenths fine ( one-tenth alloy ) should
equal 25.8 grains of gold , nine-tenths fine ,
and that the mints should be open to the
coinage of both metals at that ratio ; or , In
other words , the owner of gold bullion could
take 25.S grains of gold to the mint and
have It coined Into one dollar and returned
to him ; the owner of I12H grains of silver
bullion , which Is cixtccn times the number
of grains contained in the gold dollar , could
take the same to the mint and have It
coined into a dollar and have It returned to
him.
him.Under
Under this law silver bullion could not
drop below gold , or , in other words , 412V4
grains of silver , while admitted to the mint
free nt that ratio , would always equal 25.S
grains of gold No one having U2Mi grains
of sliver would take less than one dollar for
the same as long as he could take it to the
mint and have It coined tree Into a full legal
tender dollar.
Prior to 1873 the sliver In thu dollar was
worth 3 cents of a premium over gold , or. In
other words , 412' grains of silver , nlne-
tcnths line , was worth $1.03 , which was the
difference between the ratio of 1(1 to 1 and
1R to 1 , the latter being the ratio in the
Latin union states.
The act of 1S73 did not change the ratio ,
but stoppped the free coinage of the silver
dollar. This destroyed the market for silver
in this country and made It a commodity ,
and the prlco was fixed by the bullion spec
ulators of Great Hrltaln.
The opening of the mints to the free coinage -
ago of both metals , which means the reenactment -
enactment of the law In force prior to 1S73 ,
would restore the mint value of silver. Six-
ten ounc23 of silver , nine-tenths line , would
then equal In value 25.S grains of gold , nlnc-
trnths flue.
of Argentina , India , Australia , Russia and
Siberia , where wheat lands to an enormous
extent have been opened to cultivation.
Take Argentina for Instance. In 18SO
the entire product of wheat wa only 11-
350,000 bushels. Last year it was over
80.000,000 , of which CO.OOO.OOO was exported
Now It is the exportable surplus of gtain
that ( Ixes the price , and that is settled In
Liverpool , and the American farmer can
only obtain the Liverpool price for his
wheat , less the cost ot transportation
thither. In that market he comes in
competition with all the world , and he must
bo satisfied with the price there or he must
quit raising wheat. Cheap lands , machinery
and Improvement in transportation facili
ties have lessened the cost ot wheat grow
ing the world over , and It consequently must
be sold for low prices. The American
farmers must do as their English brethren
commenced to do fifty years ago diversify
their industries.
HAXCHKOl'S IrAl > KH.SHir.
Di'iiiocrat-y'H Wild Ornrja nil IH1 T
Mll < lll < > XM.
New York Independent.
It is a wonder that Tlllman was not
selected as thi ; leader of these mad hosts.
Altgcld might have been , but ho Is alien
born , and there Is a constitutional bar.
Illand Is a silver monomaniac , but withal
an able and respectable man. Hu has
devoted his whole life to tbo cause of free
sliver ; him they set aside , and took the "Hoy
Orator of the I'latte , " the young demagog
who has a voice , a manner and a rhetoric
more refined and attractive than those of
Tlllman to preach the gospel of irresponsible
populism. What pledge bus the short public
life of Hryan given us that he has ability ,
judgment and dignity of character to servo
him ns chief magistrate of the nation ? It Is as
though the great democratic party had been
led Into Komo wild orgy In which it made
its excesses Ita policy , threw all that Is
honorable In Its history to the winds , and
started on a career of utter madness. Wo
do not wonder that decent democrats north
and south , cast and west , turn from the
convention at Chicago with anger and dls-
gttHt , and repudiate It utterly. That Is
what the people will do In November. The
danger Is akin to that which confronted the
people In 18GO ; but wo have thu most perfect
confidence as to the outcome. Common
sense , common honesty , and common de
votion to our Institutions will triumph a's
they have triumphed before , and save to
us our honor , our Institutions , and our
government ,
TinTlir.i - HH nf I MM ! .
New York Sun ( dein. ) ,
The Chicago platform declares for a G3-
crnt dollar as a full legal tender for all
debts , public and private ; and , consequently
quently , for the forcible obliteration of 47
per cent of all Indebtedness , jfrlvato or pub
lic.
lic.'That
'That Is Repudiation.
The Chicago platform also demands a re-
uowal of the attempt to impose an Income
lax , a class tax levied against the accumu
lations of Industry and thrift , confiscating
the earnings and savings of the few for the
benefit of the many.
That Is Hobbery.
AKMln , the Chicago platform threatens
the curtailment of the powers of the Judi
ciary , the bulwark of life , property , and our
Institutions against the enemies of society ,
and It likewise threatens < o pack the bench
of the supreme court of the United States
In order that the projects of populism may
not be checked hereafter In that quarter.
That Is Revolution.
Mr. Ilryan stands for all three. Repudia
tion , Robbery and Revolution.
Wlml'M tin- Mutter with I'tMVierf
Wort-enter IVlwum.
Silver for a money standard ?
Not much. It Is HIM metal of the bald-
headed old robber capitalists who bavo more
sweat-shop mines nnd icoro millions In
Itnndx than they can count.
Glvu the poor man a show.
Pewter Is the standard for the poor man.
So long as wo are out to soak Wall Direct
and men with dust , let us be Impartial and
allow every man who has untold millions
to join the ledge and look at thu guillotine.
Soak the. bonanza kings , too ! Down with
silver ! After It gets a cinch , It , too , will
be UMud to oppress the people as bus gold.
Look at the waged in silver countries. See
how the robber barons plunder the people
thf re ! The people want the pewter standard.
After the pewter standard lias been In
ofllco for a season , and after muii with un
holy wealth , got by working , have begun to
oppress the poor man by getting all the
pewter Into their hands , the thing to do will
be to change to thu niuJ standard.
TIII : "cimiK ov ' 7.n. "
The .SciirrltllKht of Truth Tiirncrt O
I'olltli-nl l-Vilirlvntlun.
Now York Trll.unp.
For eighty-one years , from 1732 to 1S7'
when the fulled States mint was open to t )
free coltiAgo of silver , the demand for llv >
was so great In proportion to the supply th ,
little or none was offered for coinage ,
was worth more aa bullion than s coin , n
what little did happen to get through tt
mint was promptly melted up ngaln , Durlu
that period the prlco fluctuated , Just ns
has since. In proportion to the supply , will
n gradual downward tendency as the sttppl'i , ,
Increased. In lSr > 5 the world's output of sll
ver was 31,300.000 fine ounces , and tht
average price that year wns $1341 an ounce.
In ISfiS the output was 39.SOO.OOO ounces , nnd
the average prlco was $ l.33S , In 1875 the
annual output had reached 012,202,000 ounces
and the prlco had dropped to $1.248. Ily
ISSfi the output Jumped to 31,652.000 ounces
and the price fell tn $1.0(545 , while In 1893
the output was 1CS.OOO.OOO ounces and the
prlco $ O.Cr > 49. f
During the twenty yearn from 1S55 to 1S73 -
the United States mint was wide open 4o . j
sliver for the greater part of the time , nut .j
only a , few hundred thousand sliver dollars
were coined. During the twenty years from
1875 to 1S05 the mint was partly open to
silver for the greater part of the time and
thn whole credit of the government was ex
erted to maintain the prlco ot the metal , but '
without avail. It was only when the credit '
of the government on the very verge ot
collapse that the effort was given up. In
that time 420,000.000 silver dollars were
coined , nnd additional silver bullion to the
amount of over ltO.000,000 ounces was pur
chased , which Is represented In circulation >
by treasury notes. Yet In spite of all this *
the prlco of silver has continued to declluo
as the production has Increased. ? ! 4
In 1870 the population of the United States *
wns n little over 38.000,000 persons ; In 1830
It was about 70,000,000. In 1870 the total
supply of money in the United States was
$722.868,161. or n per capita supply of $18.73 :
but none of this money was coin except , a
few million dollars In gold on the Pacific
coast. In lS9r. the total supply of money
was $2,398,290,531 , or a per capita supply of
$34.32 , of which over one-half is gold and
sliver In about equal proportions. How the
"crime ot 1873" did contract the money
supply I
I.ADCIIIMi CAS.
Somcrvllle Journal : The man who can
always spell every word correctly usually
has some other vices.
Harper's Hazar : "I HOP now , " said Mr.
I'opp , dejectedly , when ho was Informed
that triplets hail arrived , "why It has comu
about that three of a kind arc supposed to
bo better than two pairs. " i
Chicago Tribune : "Nol" sighed the young '
man. "I can never hope to attain her < ,
hand ! It Is far , far beyond the reach of in
poor fellow llkn mo ! " 4
He had the rheumatism In his rlsht arm *
ami the young woman had met him with
the hlgli handshake.
Washington Times : Mrs. Wlgbald No ,
my husband hasn't done much for twenty-
Mrs. Ol'dbrnln Has he been an invalid ulK
that time ?
Mrs. WUbald No ; bo's been n govern
ment employe.
Texas SlftliiKs : Poet Have you read my
poem beginning : "Uehlnd the cloud thu sun
Is shining ? "
Perspiring Krlend Hush ! Keep quiet ! Lot
the .sun keep on shining behind the oloud.
It's hot enough as It Is.
Chicago Record : In the surf :
She ( coming up suddenly ) Where did that
wavn go ?
He ( coughing and strangling ) I swallowed
Detroit Free Press : "Are you a nangh-
ter of the Revolution ? " he asked. "I think
I am , " she answered , feelingly ; "I ride a
wheel. "
Cincinnati Knqulrer : "You see. Mrs. Go-
lightly , the new silver dollar wll bo called
a dollar , but It. will really be worth only halt
a dollar. "
"Well , then , why don't they call It two
dollars , HO It will bo worth a dollar ? "
Jllncapolls Journal : "Glad to meet you , "
said thicockatoo. . "You are the author ot
that celebrated l on mot. I understand.-
"I suppose you mean that llltlo remark
I made after my go with the monkey , " salt'
thii parrot. "Tbo fact Is that I illil not usi
tin- profanity attrllmteil to mi1. I moitilj'
said thatl the Hlnilan and I had been hold ,
ing a silver convention. "
HUMAN NATURE.
WashliiKtmi Star.
A man'll kick 'bout glttln' up ter lock the
kitchen door ;
13f baby's sk-lt he'll scold because lie has
tor walk the floor ;
lint when there's votln' goln' on
He'll hang around clean up to dawn ,
A-ketchln' cold an' hollerln1 ontel his throat
Is sore.
Till' : SlIMMHIl ( 'llll , .
Koniorville Journal. I
The summer girl Is sweet and fair.
Wo see her 'round us everywhere ,
In fine array.
She rides a wheel with airy grace ,
On tennis courts she holds her place ,
And who at slKht of her sweet face
Would turn away ?
She plays nt golf , she sails a yacht.
And any place where she Is not
Has no delights.
She Klvcs to life a charming zest
Where'er nlu > Is , but at her best
Shu Is when In a hammock's nest ,
On moonlight nights.
Curled In the swaying mesh she swings ,
To critics cool iletlam-i * Illngs ,
Her rule asserts.
And flirts , and flirts , anil flirts , nnd flirts ,
And flirts , and flirts , and Illrts , and lllrts.
And flirts , and flirts , and lllrts , and flirts.
And lllrts , and flirts.
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