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THE OMAHA BATLY KfljfE : 8ATUHPAT , AUGUST S , 1890.
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Hworn In before mo nnd mibicrllwd In my
preiipnce tills 1st day of AURUM. UO'i. '
Notary Public.
Parties Kohl } ; out of tlio city Tor tliu
niiinincr inny have The Hoc sent to their
address by leaving an order nfMho lius-
Incss oflk-o of Tlio lice. Tolenhoni' 2HS.
There art ) two or three state conven
tions still to bo hold In Nebraska.
Wonder If anyone will luivo Ilio nerve
t
to Introduce Cmidldato Ilawley to an
audience as the next governor of Ne
braska.
llryan has said tlmt he would do noth
ing unfair to Mr. Sowall. lint llryan
lias not said that he would do nothing
unfair to Mr. Watson.
The object of our penal laws Is both
retribution and prevention. A legal
execution will servo no good purpose
unless the example deters others from
wrongdoing.
Strange how dense a railroad man's
Ignorance becomes when he Is asked
as a witness before the Interstate Com
merce commission to tell what he knows
of secret rebating.
Perhaps the llurlliigton left Omaha
off the route of Its special excursions
for fear the visitors might take with
them an Indelible Impression of that
line Mason street depot.
' Dryiin was nominated on Friday and
started easton , JtfijUlay to bo notified
of his nomination. "Friday may lie hls
rabbit foot day , bllt It must bo remembered
bored that the election falls on a Tues
day.
The Chicago Chronicle expresses fears
tlmt Kansas will maintain its reputa
tion this fall as "the Midway I'laisancc
of American politics. " Not a bad sim
ile , lint even the people of Kansas
show signs of tiring of the Midway
freaks.
How many debts date back before
the alleged "crime of 18 : ! ? " How many
of them were contracted under a reg
ime of free and unlimited coinage ?
Not one debtor In ten thousand had
any privileges when lie- made his loan
that hi ; has not now.
The comptroller of the currency lias
reported the condition of Omaha na
tional banks , and the llgures show these
Institutions to be sound In spite of
business depression. Tlio conservatism
which lias long characterized the man
agement of these banks Is the best
guaranty that their patrons can have
for tlie future.
The county commissioners favor the
building of a bicycle track along the
proposed boulevard to Fort , Crook , and
It will doubtless be done. This Is the
first substantial concession to be made
Ute growing army of. wheelmen of this
city. In eastern cities Improved bicycle
paths In public parks and along leading
boulevards are common , but out here
public olllclals are just beginning to
awake to the popular demand for thum.
Sioux City has extended the term of
the gas company's franchise on condi
tion that tlio company pave this streets
as stipulated under the terms of the
original franchise. Here is an Instance
wherein Sioux City Is ahead of Omaha
in requiring adetiuatn returns for spe
cial privileges granted. The time Is
mini to come when the pcoplo of Omaha
will demand that corporations enjoying
the- use of streets shall pay the entire
cost of paving and paving repairs.
Itepubllcan ward clubs will Had a
fruitful toplu of discussion In the Craw
ford county system of direct primary
nominations , While It Is deslrnhlo that
tlio mibject be considered In all Its
phases , action endorsing or protesting
against Its proposed introduction should
not be unnecessarily delayed. What
ever Is tn be done In this matter by the
county and city committees must be
done within the next few weeks If re-
Eultu are to be had for this year's nomi
nations.
Thu railroads entering Omaha are
doing excellent service In the matter
of advertising thu State fair , AU-Har-
Ilen fetes and thu proposed Transmls-
elsslppl exposition. They propose to do
everything possible- secure u largo
attendance during fair week. It Is
tilmply ti htisIncMj proposition wHh
them , of course , but there Jx no better
means of advertising the features of
the week , Thu Iowa roads can do this
city a good turn by advertising thu fair
week festivities along their lines In
western Iowa , from which section a
great many vUltorn may bo expected.
Tom Watson , ns ho Is pleased to call
lilmself , the populist candidate for vice
president , has formally declared him
self , lie projwses to remain where he
was placed by the populist convention
nnd to do all he can to defeat the Chicago
cage nominee for vice president. Mr.
Watson frankly says that populists
cannot vote for Mr. Sewall , because ho
docs not represent their platform and In
this he Is unquestionably consistent.
Tlio Maine candidate Is a capitalist
who Is largely Interested In railroads
and In banking. He Is also a radical
projectionist and has always strenu
ously urged that policy In behalf of
the shipbuilding interest of which ho Is
a leading representative. It Is true
that Mr. Sewall Is an earnest advocate
of free silver , but as a millionaire bank
er , railroader and protectionist no pop
ulist can vote for him without self-
stnltlllcatlon. Mr. Watson was quite
right , also , In saying to the Georgia
populists , "You can't consistently say
this Is n light of the west nnd south
and go off to Maine to get a candidate
for vlco piesldent. "
The populist candidate for vice pres
ident Is entirely candid In another re
spect , lie declares that the contest
Is a sectional one the south and west
against the north and east. lie appeals
to the populists of Georgia , as southern
men , "to seize this opportunity to make
this alliance with the west to throw off.
the domination of the north and east ,
which lias proved ruinous to the farmer ,
the laborer , the merchant nnd the entire -
tire people. " This Is plain language
and honest , as every adherent of llryan
will admit If he has the candor to do
so. It Is lu accord Avlth'the whole
political course and teachings of Mr.
llryan himself , who has persistently
sought to array the west against ihe
east and to foster In the former section
a sentiment of hatred toward thu lat
ter. No man In the country has been
moro distinctly sectional In his utter
ances than the Chicago nominee for the
presidency. It is said that Senator
Faulkner , the chairman of the demo
cratic congressional committee , is ap
prehensive tlmt the contest will assume
a sectional character. Mr. Watson de
clares it Is sectional and ho Is fully war
ranted in doing so by the course of Mr.
llryan and most of his mote prominent
and inllnontial supporters. It is a de
plorable fact , but it is one that must be
recognized.
AMKItlCAX MOXKr AT A DISCOUNT.
American silver and silver certificates
are at a discount In Canada. Until now
they have passed current at their full
face value , but the apprehension of
Canadian banks and business institu
tions that the free silver policy maybe
bo successful hero has led them to take
( he precaution of acceid"g ! this Ameri
can , money only nt a dlscrtint , which In
Montreal and the contiguous territory
Is 10 per cent and doub'loss this rate
will soon become gcnori'l In the Do
minion. Here Is presented nil object
lesson which ought to command the at
tention of even the most ardent free
' .silvorlte , for if out1'silver falls to a dis
count of 10 per cent in Canada now ,
when the government Is maintaining It
at a parity with gold , what would It go
to with free coinage , when the gov
ernment would be relieved of all re
sponsibility for maintaining the parity ?
It Is fitated that not culj are our silver
dollars and .silver certificates rejected ,
except nt a discount , but the subsidiary
coins meet with the same reception. Of
course tlie free silver people will say
that It is not a matter of nny Importance
what Canada does , but Canadian bank
ers and business men are of at least
average judgment and shrewdness and
their action shows that they believe
that free silver would not have any such
results for that mutnl as its advocates
promise , but that on the contrary It
would contract the value of our cur
rency one-half and they do not propose
to lose anything in this way. The atti
tude of the Canadians may bo some
what hasty , but It will have to be con
fessed that It Is prudent.
TIIK ILL Kl'FKWS ALUKADY.
Those people who think that even If
the llryan party should bo successful
It would bo some time before the ill
effects predicted timid be rcallxrd an
Invited to consider what Is already tak
ing place. Within the past two week- ;
7,01)0 ) men have been thrown out of
omployjnont In the Iron mines of Michi
gan. In Massachusetts more than
17,000 operatives In the mills have been
let out and throughout the New Kug-
land states the addition to the armj
of Idle labor has recently been greatly
Increased and the number Is bulng
steadily augmented. Everywhere , In
fact , those Interested In productive i-n
torprlM'H are as u matter of precaution
curtailing operations , In order that they
may bo prepared for any exigency of
the future. In financial circles thin-t
Is manifestly a feeling of serious up
prehension. Tlio banks are curtailing
discounts and calling In loans. Capital
Ists are putting their affairs into tin
best condition for safety. Money on
call rose to 7 per cent In New York yes
terday , probably for thu purpose 01
checking hear speculation , and thu ques
lion of IsMiing clearing house cortlfl
cates as n means of averting the pan
icky tendency Is said to be under con
slderntlon. Theie bus been a marked
decline In all kinds of swiivltle.s
demonstrating a growing distrust. I
Is not merely thu stock market tha
is suffering from this Mntu of thing. *
hut every Interest. Thu farmi > r , tin
manufacturer , the merchant and tin
laborer nro all experiencing the hard
ships incident to this condition ,
Can any rational man doubt that the
cause of all this Is the approhciiftlot :
growing out of the free silver aglta
tlon ? ICven men who feel conflden
that the effort to overturn the llnancla
system of ( lie country and bring the
I'nlted States to tlio silver Btaudari
will fall am not willing to take an ;
great chiuices. They ptoposo to nniki
themselves securu In any event. The
men of capital , the employers of labor
Intend as far as pobnlblo to forlif.
themselves against the thrcatenet
danger and to bo prepared , In case o
its realization , to et > uayo with as lltti
damage ns possible. Tills they can do.
Hut what of the men of labor ? Thrown
out of employment , with no means of
protecting themselves from the menace
of a debafccd currency , what sort of a
prospect Is before them ? Probably bo-
ore the day of election , ns nutters now
ook , a million of people now employed
vlll be thrown out of work. They
nil those dependent upon them must
nffer and how shall they be able to
ccoup themselves for this loss and
rlvallon ? There Is no way. The
apltallst may regain what ho now
ncriflces , even should the country bo
educed to a silver basis , but for the
acrlllce Imposed upon labor there can
) o no icllof.
History Is repeating Itself. The nglta-
on for a policy of currency debasement
s having the same effect now ns It has
iad In the past and it Is falling most
icavlly upon those who "earn their
read In the sweat of their face. " The
> Ily of It Is that there should be nny
f this class who do not understand it
nd permit themselves to be deluded by
ho false promise that they will be
> onented by a policy tlmt will diminish
> y one-half the purchasing power of
iclr wages. They ought to learn some-
lilng from what Is now taking place.
rmm Tin :
SOUTH OMAHA , Neb. , Aug. 0 , ISDB. To
ho Kdltor of The Ilcc : As this Is to bo a
ampalgn ot education I would like to nsk
ou two questions :
1. Is It not a fact that under tlio single
old standard the banking syndicate can
withdraw gold from the treasury and compel
he government to Issue bonds ?
2. You claim tliat the laboring men arc
n such an awful condition In Mexico.
Yould they be nny bettor oft hero under the
Ingle gold standard than they are In present
old standard countries ? O. W. HILL1S.
1. It Is not a fact that any banking
yndlcate can compel the government to
ssuo bonds under the single gold stand-
mi. If the government were managed
a paying basis with a surplus rove-
nie Instead of a deficit as it was up to
892 , the issue of bonds would not have
leen necessary. We have been on a
single gold standard basis ever since
specie resumption. Hut no banking
syndicate or combine of bankers , either
n Europe or America , even attempted
o make the United States Issue bonds.
2. The ranchman always drives hU
attic where they can get the bi-st
Misture. The tendency Is for the labor-
ng man always to go to that country
hat offers the most Inviting conditions.
\ro nny laborers emigrating from Texas
o Mexico ? No rational American work-
ngmnn would leave this country , with
ill the hardships and scant employ
nent of recent years , with nny hope of
ottering himself by locating purma-
icntly in Mexico , South Amorjca ,
jhlna or any other silver country. The
Vmerlcan laborer Is bettor fed , better
clothed , better housed and better du-
cated than the laborer In any other
country on earth. It Is not propos-d
low by the supporters of MeKhiloy to
change the existing standard of , money ,
which makes the workingman's dollar
is good as thu-bondlioldcr's dollar. < ) n
the11 contrary ; ' tlio supporters ef Mlryan
propose to reduce the value of the
American dollar to the value of tl.r
Mexican dollar , and with that must
come the Mexican standard of wages
mil living. It is for the American
workingmen to decide for tliemselvch
which ! s preferable.
If the silverites really need a Chicago
organ , there Is nothing to stop them
from establishing ono provided they
have the money to throw away. lint
why should they Imagine that they have
my such need ? Is net Mr. Bryan's
own Milllciently outspoken for llryan ?
Is the llryan sheet not published within
)00 miles of Chicago and is truth not
strong enough to annihilate time and
distance * , as well as money ? If worse
comes to worst , why not transplant the
Uryan sheet to Chicago , or , perhaps
better , bring Chicago to Omaha ?
California people want It distinctly
understood that It lias always boon the
policy of Callfoinla to maintain the
gold standard for their own business
transactions , and that they propose to
continue that policy irrohpectlvo of any
changes In the value of legal tender
which ft ee coinage may bring about.
In other words , California sllvcrltes may
vote to put the rest of the country on
si debased silver standard , but they
will have none of It for themselves.
Such selt'-sacrlllcing patriotism should
not be permitted to go unnoticed.
McKlnley writes to a Nebraska friend
that thu republicans of thu nation an
looking with confidence to their brethren
of this Mate and expresses his convic
tion that they will not he disappointed.
They will not bo' disappointed If tin
campaign of education is vigorously
pushed In Nebraska from now until
election , ilut mere is no room in Ne
braska for overconlldence In thu result
that will justify a single republican in
intermitting his clfotts for tlio ticket
a hlnglu day.
stonu of Missouri Is going
to travel over lr > ( K ) miles to notify
llryan of his nomination ns the popo-
cratlc eandldato for president , when had
Mr. llryan titaid at homo he could have
accomplished his puiposo by traveling
about iW ! > miles or even by riding to
Kansas City and using a long-distance
telephone.
Of what use Is the popocratic plat
form declaration In favor of rotation
in otllce If llryan pertilsts in refusing
to make any promises of patronage
If thu hllver workers can not limy even
promises of federal appointments tc
olllce , what interest can they bo ex
pected to take in Mr. llryan's candi
dacy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thu real contestants for stuto olllccrt
are now In the Held , Thu campaign
may as well begin at once , without
waiting for accessions to thp list 01
candidates , and its prosecution pushed
with vigor and ceaseless energy uutl
election day heaves In sight.
The report of tlio clearings of thi
banks of different cities of tlio Uuitei
States shows that for the week jus
ended the Increase for Ouiuha Is 21.1
per ccnAYcr the clearings for tlio cor-
rospoiidltiK week of last year. The
Oninlia clearing house therefore con-
tlnuwj Its remarkable" rccortl of liu-
portant Incft'nscs ' , heading the" list of nil
tliu cities of Ils class. This record Is
remarkable -\vlien tlio conilltlon of bug-
luess thniURhotit HIP country Is taken
Into consi'U-ratlon r Ml Indicates tlmt
we arc snnVrhij : less fiom flnanclal and
coninierdalliopresslon tlmu other cities
with which fair comparison nil > 'lit bo
made. The hoxvliiK must certainly be
Ki-allfyliVR o Omaha business men.
They Ilnvr- Silver to Sell.
Wnnhlnston Tout.
U Is ft significant fact that the four states
whoso delegates halted the republican con
vcntlon nt St. Louis represented $59,000 )00 )
of the $60,000,000 total sliver production of
the country , according to the mint statistics
ot 1S9I ,
Arc Not Tun Tnlln
Chicago Tribune.
LI Hung Chang attributes China's down
fall before Japan to the silver standard of
his native land , which cut Its revenue almost
u two at the tlmo It was most needed. LI
Bryan , In the face of this , proposes cheap
dollars as fitting for our exhausted
treasury , llryan's methods ot thought are
lot advanced enough to authorize his wcar-
ng a pigtail.
Ill-volution lit Stitiiilnt-ilH.
St. J ouls aiobc-Dcmocrut ,
If Bryan should toke a ride up Broadway
on his arrival In New York ho will find
these words painted In largo letters on n
fence surrounding a new building : "When
six Inches moke a foot , eight ounces inako
n pound , sixteen quarts make one bushel , 59
cents will make $1. " There Is not much
rhetorical flourish in this , but It contains
nore common sense than Uryan will talk
between now'and November.
The I.OHtnit of I'MitM-loiipe.
IniUnnapollH Journal.
Years ago , when wo had on Inflated and
leprco'atcd currency , all sensible men agreed
.hat the way to permanent prosperity was
through the resumption of specie payments
anrt the establishment of the sold standard.
Sxpcrlenco proved this to be true. Now a
largo and noisy party Is tailing advantage
ot the hard times to Insist that the way to
prosperity Is In the abandonment of the
; old standard nnd a return to depreciated
currency.
Sou-all .mill Jlic "Common I'coitlo. "
lloston Triinscrlpt.
Mr. Sewall smokes a clay pipe nowadays ,
and between the puffs talks about silver
jelng the causeof , "tlio common people. "
Who are the common people nnd who uro
he uncommon people in the country , Mr.
Sowall does not tell us. Yet peope : want an
answer to this question. If wo catch Mr.
Sewall's meaning , a millionaire who Is for
'rCe ' silver Is one of the common people ,
whereas a millionaire who Is for gold Is
lot. This definition Is a trifle confusing ,
jut then so Is Mr. Sowall. who has yet to
earn where he Is at with regard to Mr.
[ Jryan. Between now and November there
may be ir.any things for Mr. Sewall to put In
ills pipe and smoke.
llonutlcM nt Mcxli-iinlxcil Money.
Indlnnnpollfi Journal.
Stnte Representative Tarver of Texas , who
has lived thirty years on the border be
tween that state and Mexico , says that
Mexican lajjows on the Texas side of the
Rio Grande have , fiom time Immemorial ,
been paid iln ( "Mexican money , and In all
the' depreciation In the value of the Mexi
can dollar itheyl.have continued to receive
the same number of dollars per month.
They got from $9 to $15 per mouth In 1S70 ,
when Mexico Wjfs on a gold basis , and tire
silver dollar worth $1.10 , and are getting
the same wages today In the Mexican
money , whfc'n it1' Is worth only 53 cents on
the dollar/I Tito experlelico of American
worklngmen under free silver would bo
much the anmb. t , Wages are always the last
tilings tb'rlsclunHcr a.tdtpreclateil'ctlrrencj- .
The -nriillf < l I'lnlf oi-ni.
SprlnsfleM ( Mns ? ) Republican.
The offlclal stenographer of the democratic
national convention continues to Insist that
Senator Hill's amendment to the money
plank , exempting existing contracts from the
operations of a free silver coinage law , was
adopted. Hut Hill himself denies this. Ex-
Co 'erncr F'ov/cr Wl linn F. Shechan Chair
man Hairlty and other eastern gold demo
crats all Kav that this amendment shared
the same fate which the other amendments
offered by Hill did. And that Is undoubt
edly the case ; or It the amendment In
question was adopted , It was by mistake ,
and so It would lose all force and effect.
But apparently the civil service plank as
adopted differs somewhat from the ono
Klvcn out In all the published repoits. It
was then made to read : "We are opposed
to life tenure In the public service. " As
reported to the convention and adopted It
reads : "We are opposed to life tenure In
the nubile service except as provided In the
constitution. " That lets out the judges
of the federal courts , but the touch of the
spoilsman still remains.
l-'Diir Y iirM AKO ,
General Hornio Porter In the August Forum.
Four years 050 our credit was above reproach
preach , our factorka were running full time ,
nearly all cur wage-earners had employment ,
wages were remunerative , farm products
brought good prices , and the country could
prldo Itself upon a flrm foreign policy , con
ducted by statesmen who could not be over
reached by the trained diplomatists of
Europe. A sense or peace , happiness and
prosperity almost without parallel In Ameri
can history pervaded the laud. It seemed
llko the rcallnxtlon of the promises made by
tlie protectionists In the Henry Clay cam
paign , "two dollars a day and roast beef , "
But the masses ot the people have now
waked up to the fact that four years a ; o
they followed blind guides. They were led
astray by false signals which wcic as fatal
as the wreckers' lights hoisted on n storm-
beaten coast to lure Innocent mariners to
certain destruction. The promises given
them by irresponsible politicians were made
to the ear only to be broken to the hopo.
Panic haa followed prosperity ; the nation
has been changed from a debt-paying to a
debt-making country ; C4 per cent of our
skilled mechanics , ai nearly as can Lu
aoccrtalncd , I'.avo been thrown out of em
ployment ; calamity has rested upon the land
until patlcnco has been exhausted , cqurago
has failed and the financial and Industrial
: : ; ments despair of relief , unless It come
Iron ) a radical change lu our national policy
to ho brought > about by an administration
opposite la character to that under which
the present burdens have been accumulating
until they aca-tatolerable.
Coiiiiu-iiHnlini ( lor
tAlcaBo Record ,
The latest lssueof _ City Government , pub
lished In Norf'York , contains the following
bit of Information :
"Tho City & Suburban Hallway company
ha0 offered the city of Baltimore $20,000 In
cash for a franchise to build and operate
a street car Hue lu cast and northeast Balti
more. The company agrees to pay the $20-
000 within ten da ) a after the approval of the
ordinance , anil alto binds itself to pay 9 per
cent park tax on jits gross receipts , to Issue
free transfer , to\use , \ grooved rails and to
cover gutters-muJthe route with Iron gutter
plates. " - ; ; \ ;
The people ) /-Chicago have cause to con
gratulate Ui < ; injttlVr8 that the municipality
1s beginning ; to. realize something out of the
franchises wlftth-lt _ disposes of. The facl
must not be lout glgbt of , however , that Chicago
cage la not getting nearly what the privi
leges It confers are worth. Any compensa
tion provided for by recent ordinances 01
agieemeuts la a mere trifle aa compared
with a cash payment of $20,000 and 9 pel
cunt of the gross receipts which companies
are offering for franchise * In Baltimore
The difference Is that In Baltimore corpora
tions have been taught that they musl
make reasonable compensation for privilege )
which they seek. In Chicago the atreel
railway companies have been accustomed
to get what they want for the asking , with
out regard to the Interests ot the city.
On the principle that the larger the clt :
the more valuable are franchises , the stree
railway companies of Chicago should maki
larger payments for the privileges contemn
upon them thai * , do similar corporation !
io a. city of the alzo ot Baltimore. The ]
will bo made to do BO when the people pu
the right kind of men In the city hall.
UNLIMITED J5ILVER-OEBT.
The Omaha Dally Herald , Friday Morning1 ,
January IS. 1ST8.
I'or tlin liiimlroiltli ilntp c loll our
people < lmt xluit TVC m-cil in poiifl-
ilenee ntitoiiK ( lip owner * of money
to line thin VIIH ( lillo Mirpliiw , ami It IM
n < < iilnlii iii ( lip iionmlny MIIIN In llienc
> ie1 > rnkn nldrn , Io otir uttilcr-
< lmt there In 1m C one
utrnlKlit unit lilwK roml In ( lint conll-
ilenoe. AVe muni KO Imek to llrxt
lirllielltleN Ulllell eoilNtltllU- ? lllll-
ll II III Oil IIII Imv ( If lllllllltlVt > llltMt
itork Imril nnil mi\e ilip fruit * of our
luliiir. AVe niiiMt luivo Htnble Mlunil-
uril of mine. We iinint Mop cxtravn-
mill MiiHlo.V < - niiiKt piiy tlif *
ii our lioiu-Mt ilclttn In luin-
-t nioii < - > - , nnil tinirhicliiil | | In the
nnini M-ny when It IH-COIIH-H line
mill not lu'fot-e. ItlKlit economy
nnil liuneit niliiiliilNtrnlloit IIIIIH !
In * rcMtorpil everywhere. Theme
nrp tluiirlinnry iteeiln nnil oon-
illlloiiM Hint it 111 III-IIIK hiu-lc HIP
country to pi-impci-lty , nnil niithlnu :
flue A > lll ilo It. Ami tlilN IH the
holy KONiu'I of trutli ( lint It IN our
iluly t < > prencli , In otMiniiii , mill out
of NPIIKOII , If iiceeNinry , to u I > p < ii1p
In a InrRc ilt-Krcc blinded by tlu-lr
iice-exiltleN to tinri'iil cnnxcn of , mill
hence to the ronl rcincilloM for , tlit <
cvIN hy which thpy are liulcoil , M illy
JAPAVS SILVER WAGUS.
of tinSllvor Stniiilnril In n
Niitloii of I'M ft 3- Million People.
IloBton Advertiser.
The Japanese gold ana silver coins nro
nearly ot the same weight and fineness of
those In the United States , but a gold yen
In Japan buys twice what a silver yen will
buy , as Japan la practically on a silver basis.
The Japanese workmen uro paid In stiver
coin , which has greatly depreciated within
the past five years. The consequence Is that
a Japanese- workman has to labor much
longer and receive far less pay than the
American workman.
Thus In the United States the working
day Is Kenerally ten hours long. In Japan
It Is from sunrlso to sunset , or from eleven
to twelve hours long. The question ot wages
Is also Important. The bricklayer In the
United States receives $21.18 per week ; In
Japan he gets $7.50 per week ; the American
mason gets $21 , and the Japanese mason
$ i.8 per week ; the American plasterer re
ceives $23.10 , the Japanese plasterer $1,56 ;
the American carpenter gets $15.25 , and the
Japanese carpenter $1.50 ; the American mill
wright receives $10.42 per week , the Japanese
millwright less than $2 ; the American stonecutter -
cutter Rets $21 per week , the Japanese stone
cutter ? 2.18 , and so on.
Labor being so cheap In Japan , and the
native workmen being quite quick to learn ,
It occurred to some capitalists that Instead
of Investing their money In the United
States In cotton mills , they would make
more by building cotton mills In Japan. Un
doubtedly they have made money , but the
Japanese themselves , seeing the profits In
the business , have largely absorbed It , driv
ing the foreigners out on one pretext or
another. Of course. If the American workmen -
-men are willing to accept Japanese wages ,
the United States may succeed In proving
a formidable competitor to Japan. The very
admiration with which the free silver ad
vocates regard the Japanese currency sys
tem may possibly extend to the Japanese
wage system as well. ,
'ihe 'officlal'statlstlcs t of'prlces and wages
In Japan show that since the depreciation
of the currency workmen have had a hard
strun'e to earn oven the bare necessities
( ; life. It may be assumed without much
question that American bricklayers , ma
sons , plasterers and mill operatives would
object decidedly to receiving the wages that
they would receive In Japan , and It may
oven bo assumed that they would not cate
to bo paid In depreciated dollars , which , as
the silver men themselves assume , would
buy far less than they now buy.
It la worth notice , nlso , that since the
depreciation of the Japanese coin the wages
in Japan , even In that coin , have Increased
but llttlo , It any. It Is precisely In this con
nection that the free sliver experiment nan
proven costly to the worklngman ot every
nation which has gone upon a silver basis.
Tlie very fact that the silver men avoid all
statistics on this point shows that they
recognize their weakness. The consular re
ports collected by the United Sttatcs show
that although the Japanese silver yen con
tains more silver than the American del
lar. Us purchasing power advances or de
clines with the bullion price of silver ; that
In fact. Its government stamp makes It no
more valuable than It It were mere bullion.
It must bo remembered that Japan has
a population of nearly 50,000,000 Inhabit
ants , and that the people of Japan have
long been accustomed to having silver In
common everyday use , and that the other
Asiatic nations near Japan have been ac
cepting silver In nearly all business trans
actions for centuries. The failure of the
Japanese government to keep gold and silver
at a parity , therefore , is practically an
absolute demonstration of the failure of the
United States to accomplish such a result
If , as In Japan , the government declines to
meet its obligations In gold. What the
50,000,000 people of Japan can not do In
Asia , the United States of America could
certainly not accomplish.
hllUTTlXG OUT TIIK 1 < 'OII IC
V t lip IN HiiiuclIiliiK' of a Consumer
of Anierleiin I'roiliurtti.
New York Tlmca.
When farmers prominent enough to bo
sent to a national convention as delegates
say In public addresses that wo can get
along without "doing business with foreign
ers , " they need the Instruction of the pri
mary department. Grown men whoso Ignor
ance concerning facts of the highest Im
portance to their own Industry Is BO great ,
nro ready , of course , to upset the nation's
currency standard "without the consent or
aid ot any other nation on earth , " and to
do many other things to the lasting Injury
of themselves and their fellow citizens.
Our exports In 1S95 were $793,392,599 , and
| of this total the products of agriculture
were represented by $553,210,028 , Wo give
the principal Items below , the sum of them
being about $510,000,000 :
Jleef cattle and other animals . , . , , J 3.1.,7StOI5
llreadsturr * . . . lH.Wt.7SO
Cotton . 2H.'JOO,8'JO (
1'rult and nutH . 4,971.7-Jl
Hops . , . 1.872,007
Cottonseed . , , . 4.310,12s
'
Cottonseed oil . Ctl3,313
1'rovUlona , meats , lanl , dairy products.
etc . . . . . . . 133.C3I.379
Grabs Benin . 2,849,143
LuaC toliacco . 25.CCJ 7T (
Veeetalilrs . , . , . 1,5 , 5
Two-thirds of our cotton , one-thlrd of our
wheat , and two-thirds of our lard ari > sole1
In Europe. A crcat part of our corn crop
goes to Europe in the forms of meat am
hog products. What would become of the
western farmer if ho should cease to "do
business with foreigners ? " What would bo
the condition ot the cotton grower ? Whei
the farmer of average Intelligence gives due
consideration to such elementary facts , does
it seem to him the easiest and most desira
ble thing In the world to revolutionize tlio
currency standard of the country , and Inci
dentally to repudiate half Ita debts , "with-
out the consent or aid of any other nation
on earth ? "
1'Veo Silver unil tlin IlunUcra.
Kansas City Star ,
With a banker on the tall of the national
free silver ticket , and a banker for treas
urer of the national commutes having the
free silver campaign In charge , and a bather
running- for governor ot Missouri on the
free silver platform , and a banker . : andl-
date for congress , on a populist ticket 1.
Kansas , and a banker cdltln. ; the abler
free silver publication In the countiy , I
looks very much as < f frt > 9 silver orators
would be compelled to refrain from Junounc-
log the banker , for fear of throwing
shells Into their own camp.
IIHYAVS lUMl'AHJX J'UM ) .
Knctn I.oeknl ITp In tlir Cheek llookn
of the Silver Huron * .
Major John M. Cnrron In I'MlmlPlpliln Iirdppr ,
A dispatch from Lincoln , XP ) ) . , annottnrrit
.hat . Mr , Bryan will answer by proxy the
shargo that ho h a boon the pMrt represent-
Ivo of the silver mining Interest * In his
advocacy ot free coinage , 16 to 1 , H Is to bo
hoped that thU answer will bo explicit and
lot evasive.
Those familiar with Mr. llryan's political
-arcor are aware that contributions from the
silver miners to the expense of his lectures
) egan before his general stumping tour of
ho country two years ago. In 1S92 , when
Mr. llryan was a candidate for re-election
o congress from the First Nebraska ills-
rlct , he was materially osilitcd In the T-
) pnses of his campaign by donations from
Jenver , Cole , These contributions to hli
campaign fund were placed In the hands
of the chairman of the congressional coin-
nltteo , Judge llroady. They were currently
reported to have amounted to several thou
sand dollars , and were made by the largo
illvcr Interests of Colorado solely to assist
n securing the return to congicss ot an elo-
riueiit advocate ot thp personal Interests of
ho inltio owners of the west. As a result
Mr. llryan was elected by a majority of 1-10
votes , and more than repaid during the
"Ifty-thlrd congress the money expended In
ils behalf.
Anticipating the tidal wave which swept
ho country In 1891 , Mr. llryan declined to he
x candidate for re-election nnil announced
ils candidacy for the United States sonntor-
hlp , to succeed Senator Mandeison. It willie
io Intt-rcstlnR to the public If he will give do-
nils of the deal bylilrh certain shitren In
lie Omaha World-Iterald were purchased or
jontrolled , the financial distress of Its editor
relieved and Mr. llryan inailo titular odltor
jf the pnpor at a fixed salary during the
campaign of 1894 , a position which ho still
lolds. Those In a position to know declare
lint It was not Mr. Hryan's money which
secured the transfer of stock. The duties
from the outset wore so arranged that the
> dltor was enabled to stump the country for
reo coinage without losing his position.
During his so-called lecturing tour tlu-ro Is no
reason to doubt that salary and expenses
vere met by those most strongly and per
sonally Interested In free coinage , There
las never been any denial out west that
Mr. llryan was employed at a fixed compen
sation to preach the gospel of free coinage ,
ind that the funds from which his compnnsa-
Ion came were In very largo degree derived
from the mlno owners.
The charge made that the free coinage
iropaganda was started by contributions of
: ho mlno owners at the west , and has been ,
In great degree , coutlnucd since by money
contributed from the bullion provinces of
Colorado , Utah , Nevada , Idaho and Mon
tana , Is ono which will require something
raoro than denial on the part of Senator
Stewart to disprove. The entire organlza-
lon of the sllvcrltcs * party , of the American
Bimetallic league , and of the various side
shows which have contributed toward for
warding the Interests of the bullion pro-
lucers , have been from the very outset de
pendent upon the bank accounts of the large
silver mine owners ot the west and of those
nlcrestcd lu Increasing the price ot stiver.
The flics of the Washington papers a few
years ago If closely scanned will show the
mmes of the men who first met In coufcr-
once at a hotel In this city to pledge finan
cial support for the preaching of the free
sliver gospel. Every ono of them was dl-
ectly Interested In silver production. Their
lands have been in their pockets ever since ,
ind they will consider the money well cx-
> emled if for even a few mouths after the
November election the price of silver Is
; reatly Increased , and they can unload In
.he end their accumulated bullion upon the
government at double its actual value.
The money ot the minors shrewdly placed
las doubtless brought In contributions from
Dther sources. The Bimetallic league Is ,
hereforo , no longer solely dependent upon
he millionaires ot the west for Its funds ,
> ut the books of that organization will show ,
mless the figures nro manipulated , as will
the books ot other allied organizations , that
nn overwhelming proportion of the money
contributed to prosecute the free silver
propaganda came from the western mine
owners. Quibbling as to the name ot the
organization , bluster regarding proot tp bo
adduced , demands for Individual particulars
'
and names will count for'vcry llttlo , because
such pattlculars are safely locked up in the
check books of the millionaires who have
stood back of this movement and In the
ledgers of the organizations which have been
forwarded by such contributions. No ono
who has watched hero in Washington tha
movements of the free silver contingent ,
their associations with the agents of the free
coinage campaigners , or who have read the
western papers , with their calls for meetIngs -
Ings for the purpose ot assisting In the free
sliver propaganda , will pay any attention to
the bluster of Senator Stewart demanding
to know the authority for the statement that
the mine owners for several years past had
been carrying on a shrewd and forceful cam
paign for the purposeof doubling the price
of their products and ot deluding the rest
of the country Into the belief that their
efforts were purely patriotic.
AN HISTOHIO KAICK.
Ono of thp I'rliiclpnl StrliiKM on Whleh
l < * r M SIlverJlPN Are HiirnliiK.
Sioux City Tribune ( dem. )
The silver press Is giving a good deal
of space to the claim that Ernest Seyd
of London came over hero in 1873 and bribed
certain congressmen to demonetize silver ,
or at least that ho posed as a friend of
silver , and while doingso managed to take
advantage of the unsuspecting friends of
the whlto metal and get inserted In the
bill the necessary language to accomplish
the demonetization. This falsehood has
been exploded BO many times that It seems
a waste of time and space to fuithcr dtacuss
It , but It Is well not to leave any point
uncovered during this campaign , remember
ing that a falsehood travels faster than
truth.
Mr , Soyd was ono ot the most earnest and
conscientious hlmctalllsts the world ovci
saw. Ho lost no opportunity to labor for
the cause , and the nature o ! bis lahots has
always stood the sciutliiy of othpr fore-
moat blmetalllstB. The charge of tieach-
cry to the cause was never brought against
him -until this miserable fake was uprung
by the sllvcrltrs on this side of the water ,
The foundation for the Blunder against Mr.
Seyd was contained In a single sentence In
the speech of Congressman Hooper on April
9 , 1872. This sentence read as follows :
"Mr. Ernest Beyd of London , a distinguished
writer , who has given great attention to
the subjects of'mints and coin
age , after examining the first
draft of the bill , furnished many valuable
suggestions , which have been incorporated
in this bill. " Congressional Globe , page
2.304 , All of tha original charges against
Mr. Soyd wore based solely upon these few
words , but when Senator Hear produced and
had read In the senate the- very letter writ
ten by Soyd to Hooper , the slander sub-
sldod for a time. In this letter Mr. Seyd
strongly advised against the demonetization
of illvcr. Tills would probably have ended
the matter , but shortly afterwards a son
of Mr. Seyd wrote to a. New York newspaper
that his father had not been In the United
States since ISM. This seemed to put
an Idea in the heads of certain silver men
who had set their hearts upon proving that
DrltUii gold caused the "crime of ' 73. " The
extract from the Congressional ( ilobo was
again paiaded In tha columns of silver
newspapers , but this time it was "doctored"
by the Insertion of "U now hero" after the
word "who , " making It road : " .Mr. Urntst
Soyd of London , a distinguished writer ,
who is now hero , " etc. These newspapers
made the point that If the statement of
Mr , Soyd's son was so false , and If It wan
necessary for the defense to deny the elder
Soyd's presence In the country In the face
of a declaration made In congress by Mr.
Hooper , the wbolo defense was probably
falsa also , Again Senator Hoar brought
forth the Congressional Globe and had the
exact laneuage read to the senate. It
was , of course , shown that tbo words "la
now hero" never appeared originally and
I.1UDINO SPKCIAT , KBATUKRSr i
Tlffi OMAlLrSUNDAY BEj ! $
It. lUDKtt IlAOnAHfVS
Ni\V AKIUCAN STOUT ,
"THK WJ.55AUD. " I- |
tn this story Mr. Ilnntjnrd rclntet tlv
torrlhlo experiences of llnv. Thoma
Owen. who. iiTtiundMl tlmt Fnltli , I
BtroiiR ctiouKh , coulil nceompllsh nl
things even to the performance of mlrn >
Pies , cnvo up n comfortnlilo living It ?
the Church of Kniiliiml to practice his1
preaching miioiie tbo Children of Klrc-
A thrilling serial thai commenced Sim-V
tiny. August 2 , and continues for twolvo'
weeks.
KXPOSlTtON OK 1MO :
View or the mnrvelt of the npxt grpnt
world's show Mr. Urllllth , tbo writer ,
was fnrtutmti' enough to obtain , by Bpo-
rlnl arrunKPinptit , nilmlttnnco to the ex
position grounds , ntul Is , therefore , nhln
to write from noiHonnt obi-rvntlon niul
present niithorltntlvo Information.
I.I HUNO CHANO AND
cionnON :
Incident In the Taping rebellion fifty
year * nun ultlrh ne.irly brought nuout
n erlsln Chlpf chnrnctorfl the ut present
mueli-llonl7i- l , yellow-ti\ec'l , nlmond-
> yed Iiirhcllpti , 1.1 Hung Clinnif. KOOII iluo
In this country , nnd "Chlncso" Clordon.
nAUHKNS 0NKW \ YOUK :
Ono of Stephen rrnno'B letters deiilliiir
with iihaNot of llfo In Now York fltv
A vivid plotnro of the way New Yorkers
conduct tlicmselve * on the roof gimlcns
these midsummer nights.
TIIK COMING 013NKUATION :
"Ullxzurd , " being the story of iv ilorr
rnco or tin * way n Winnipeg boy got hM
early start In business--Prattle
- - of the
yotinKRti > r Quaint jtivrnllo tnlca tuul
Jiivi'iillo ptii'tiy-SparUllng rcaillng for ,
the little folk.s. (
IK WOMAN'S IJOMAtN :
Smnrt sporting frocks worn by fnsh- '
lonulilooinoii for hunting , rllmlilnn \
and \\hfcllng Venerable woinnn pubI I
llMhor still nctlvply engaged In the biml-
IIOMNewest colrfure.t evolved by the
1'arlHlan lialrdres-tprs AVNcon ln
\voniaii who Is u crat-k shot with tHitf
rliu < Fashion nownoti's Gossip about
fiunouH wonipn and tlu-lr work.
WITH TIIK WlllHUINO WlIRRTj !
Homarknblo pxhlbltlon of n. California
man who rldoH uloiiR tlui rail of n mil- \ \
road traek KxpaiiHo ot the wlu > ellni ? I
cfii7o worldwide Uotiblo rcntury record I
mailo by n woman Invpntors keep turnIng - I
Ing out now dovlccH for whoelmon's con-
venli'iico Ix'aguo of Ami-rlcan Wheel
men's meet at houlsvlllo Goaslp of local
wheelmen and news of Omaha bicy
clists.
T11I3 WOULD OF SI'OUT :
Midsummer worts of all kinds at their
very height Rorlew of the leading
events of the week and outlook for the
near future With the devotees of the
rod and gun Homo runs for the bapo
bull fans Uovlpvv ot sporting events of
every vnilcty Latest news of the local
pports.
THIS WEEK IN SOCIETY :
Society surfers appreciably from the
inldsumnipr heat Moro desertions of the
pity for coolliiK country breezes A few
out-of-door entertainments Guests In
Omaha households Movements and
whereabouts of well known society pee
ple.
UNEXCELLED NEWS SEUVICn ;
Full Associated prpss foreign calda
and domestic telegraph service The
New York World's special foreign cor
respondence Unrivaled special news
service fiom Nebraska , Iowa , anil the
western states Well written and ac
curate local news reports.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BER
TIIH BUST NKWSPAPKU.
do not now exist In the Globe. In splto" !
of this plain exposure of the falsehood some'f '
of the sllvcrltes are still harping upon H !
and telling their readers how congress wai
bought up by $500,000 of British gold.
CA.Ml'Air.N 1IIJMOK ,
Chlengo Itecord : "Money Is tlie root o'
nil cyl ! . " ' L
"Yea ; and that's why reformers hucl ]
away Ut evil so vigorously ; they want ti |
get some of the root. " < I
Washington Star : "Do you think thn'j
free silver means prosperity" aslts the earin
est seeker for truth , I
"Do I think so ? " repeated the cnerpotloij
publisher. "I know It. I've printed nlx
different books oji the subject nnd the leastll
successful la In Its twentieth edition. " 1
Indlannnolls Journal : Mr. Tornep Where ) !
Is the old man these days ?
Mrs. Hnlrede Out travelln' 'round mnkln * .
speeches. While he Is out llghtln' the gold I
bugs , me and the young ones tins all \ve |
kin do stayln' at homo llghtln' purtatct
bugs.
' " futile ! " Bald
Harper's Bazar : "Bah how '
BInks. <
"What's futile ? " asked Hicks.
"Why , some of those western fellows snyj
they'll make us eastern fellows take thelil
sliver dollars whether we want to or not (
Who ever saw an easterner who wasn" ,
willing to take a dollar of any sort ? " fil f
il
Atlanta Constitution : "I believe , " said |
the eandldato. "that my country ealls mo. " 1
"If you are alludlii * tcr that nolle you I
hearn Just now. " said the old farmer , "you
air somewhat mistook. lilt wur iintlilii
but the ole mule a-brayln * In the lot. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Much free silver I
sentiment out this way ? " asked tlin tourist.
"Jlueh ? " echoed Ilubbernerk Hill. "Much ?
W'y. friend. It has got so that every tlm
a Teller has the jim-jams. Instead of Im-
aglnln 'snakes In his hootx. ho thinks
poekots Is full of gold twenties , "
Courier-Journal : "Poor Dick Is gone !
Ho was a devoted cyclist , wasn't hoV"
"Yes , Indeed. Ho left a will statln that
ho was to bo cremated and used to liulp
out on our new cinder path. "
Detroit Tribune : "O. you Just ought to I
sea our flat , " she exclaimed enthusiast- !
calls' . "Wi-'vo the lovclliMt combination
kitchen and folding bed that ever was. "
Washington Star ; "Is Urynn .what yo'rt
call a political economist ? " asked the rural
voter who roads books.
"Humph. Onless Hawaii showH moro
signs of openln' up his bar'l ' , IIO'H got tcr
bo. "
Chicago Test : "Suppose anvlliliin should
happen to Bryan , " suggestm ! the sound-
money man.
"Wouldn't do n bit of harm. " niiBwcred
the sllverlto cheerfully. "We have all our
plans Jifade , and "
"Hut you'd have no eandldntc. "
"Don't you liollevo that for a minute ,
WH'VO had Uryan talking Into n phono-
Krapli for u week , and wo'd elect the phon
ograph. "
Indianapolis Journal : "What sort of a
croud In this I am to address tonight ? "
asked the orator , anxiously. "Is It Inclined
to religion , or somewhat uporty ? "
"Darn If I can Hay , " said the member
of the reception committee.
"I wish won would find out , I would Ilka
to know whether to use the expression 'A
new dispensation * or 'a now deal.1 " ,
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TO AI.ICI3.
Written for Tlio UPC.
Sweet Allpp , thy tender , azure cycg-
Lucent wells of living truth
Violets dewed by April skins.
HrlBht with tlio ilro of imllnnt youth ;
Do stir my heart , a vibrant utrlngu
Of amorous lute , or viol rare ,
UcHiioml with tenderrst munnurlnga /
When swept by llngcm of thu air.
Sometimes within their depths I HPO
The shadow of a. Brief profound ,
KiiKloomluK with its misery
The hilKhtncDH of thy life around.
Ah. then I yearn the prlrclfHH boon
To feel my heart beat elonn to thine ,
To Ding to theo lyOVo'H fondest tune
And inako thy Borrows wholly mlno.
Hut Huch the world though wo are all
Created equal ; slaves to none
Thy love my own I inny not call.
Nor hope aorno day the prlzo ho won.
Hut lowly , as 'upath wnnliiK > 100"i .
The shepherd eyes omo brilliant star ,
I only humbly crave the boon
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