n THE OMAHA DAILY 1113&gTIUTUSDAT , AITGUST 1 ! * , 1800.
OoTcrnor Ptono rend hl notification from
printed | ip . bul hla voice carried to al
most the end * of the hnll.
QOVKIlNOIl STONE'9 ADDRESS.
Governor Stone prefaced Ills address with
a brief statement of regret over llic enforced
absence ot Senator White of California ,
upon whom had originally been placed the
burden of mahlng the notlflcjrlon apoocli.
Ho then reviewed nt some length the manritr
in which the national democratic conven
tion at Chicago last month had norformod
It * work. HB alluded la the democratic
vlctorr of 1S92 anscrtltiB that , althouRh the
tariff qiientlon was the srcat IHSIIC In tlirit
campalRn. there were thousands of cU-iiio-
crats who believed that a refor.n in the
monetary system was of far Rrcnter Importance -
portanco than reform. In the revenue piillry.
The democrats of the country , ni- said , re
joiced In Mr. Cleveland's election and con
fidently expected , as they had n rUtit to
oxpcct. that ho would brlliR the turlfT ques
tion to a speedy settlement and blrlp
monopoly of Us opportunity to pliinitnr the
people. Hut. Instead of devoting himself to
the prompt and wise solution of Ihp Im
portant Issues upon which he had been
elected , I'rcsldent Cleveland , asserted tlio
speaker , began at the threshold of Ills administration -
ministration to exercise the great powcrn or
Ms office to cnmtnlt the country o n fliinncln
system which the democratic party hud
tlmo nnd again condemned In BO Hi state
and national conventions.
Governor Stone then told ot the struggle
tor the control of the democratic national
convention , told of the triumph of the ma
jority , which demanded the free coinage
of ullvtr , nnd of the nomination of Mr. Uryan.
Ho then , without entering Into argument ,
defined the Issues aa made up between tlio
two great parties and declared that the
money issue was the one great factor In tlio
present campaign. He closed as follows :
The Chlcuiso platform hnH been denounced
ns undemocratic nnd the ilplpunte * comiios-
Itie the convention have been Htlmvmtlzoil
ns anarchists nnd socialists. We hnvi h nrd
much of this from a certain class of IMPCIB
nnd Individuals. On Saturday Inst In my
own state an ox-democrntlt ! i-x-suprcmn
court JurtRO chnrnctrrl7c < l the' Chicago jilat-
form nfl "a bundle of populltllo notloiiH. wit-
urntcil brlmrul with cool.Ulsni anil nn-
nrcliy , " nnd nt HIP same tlmo nn rx demo
cratic corporutloti attorney of some distinc
tion derlarod that American citizenship
meant government , "not by the iliitlilnkliiK.
unhenllng ninn-im. but by the elements
which arc Riilded by judgment and ro.iBon. "
nBI'nKSKNTATION OF DEMOCRACY .
"UnthliilJlng. unheeding massrn" Is very
Rood. "The elements which arc sullied by
judgment nnd reuson" Is u.\tm Rood. It Is
lit least a slight modlllcatlon of Vandcr-
lillt'a orrosnnt niiiithemn , "Damn the people
ple , " nnd tor this small concession wo
ought , no doubt , to Iw duly ( jrati-ful. Who
composed the Chicago convention ? From
the ntute In which rrslde Hit ! gentlemen
from whom I have quoted the delegation
sent to that convention wns composed of
farmers , lawyers , doctors , editors , mer
chants , manufacturers and several of the
moat conspicuously successful business men
In the Mlraourl valley. Among them also
were eminent Judges ot high courts , semi-
tors of the United States , representatives In
congress and the ti ( insurer nnd governor of
the state. That delegation was chosen by
one of the greatest conventions ever iisauin-
bled In that state , representing all classes of
the very best people of the commonwealth ,
"What waa true > of Missouri was equally true
of all tbo HtntcR. If these men could not
speajc for the democratic party , who could ?
If these men do not understand democ
racy who are Its exponents ? Hut these are
the men who are ridiculed aa an Unthink
ing" , unheeding mob , who cannot bo trusted
In the conduct of public affairs , nnd these
arc- the men who must give way to English
toadies nnd the pampered minion * of cor
porate rapacity , who nrrogato to themselves
all the virtues and wisdom of the world.
Sir , the man who hold * up to opprobrium
such men as constituted the Chicago con
vention , who denounces them ns cranks , an
archists or socialists , or wlio In nny re
spect Impugns their Intelligence or patriotIsm -
Ism , docs himself most rank Injustice If he
bo not a Itnavc a slanderer or a fool. That
convention did ' Indeed represent the
"masses" of tlio people this great Industrial
nnd producing masses of the people. It rep
resented the men who plough and plant ,
who fatten herds , wlio toll In shops , who
fell forests and delve In mines , lint are
these to be regarded with contumely and
addressed In terms of contempt ? Why , sir ,
these are the men who feed nnd clothe the
nation ; whose products make up the sum
of our exports ; who ' produce the wealth of
the republic ; ' who be'ar'tho heaviest Ininlens
In times of peace : who are ready always
to elvci their life blood for their country's
ting ; In short , tht-su nro the men whose
sturdy urnin and faithful hiindrf uphold the
stupendous fabric of our civilization. They'
nre the bravest and the tendercat , the truest
and the beat. These are the men who spoke
nt Chicago In tones that rang out clear
nnd high and strong. They are In earnest
and did not menu to be misunderstood. It
was the voice of true democracy.
AND THE LEADER CHOSEN.
For a lender they chose one of their own
n plain man of the people. Ills whole life
nnd life work- Identify him In sympathy and
Interest with those who represent the great
Industrial forces of the couutrv. Among
them ho was bom nnd roared and has lived
nnd wrought all the days of hl.s life. To
their cause he has devoted nil the splendid
powers with which God endowed him. Ho
lias been their constant and fearless cham
pion. They know him anil they trust him.
Suave , yetllrm ; gentle , yet dauntlcsj ; warm
hearted , yet deliberate , oonlldcnt and self-
poised , but without vanity ; teamed In books
and Ktulecrnft , but without pedantry or
pretense ; a superb orator , yut a man , ot the
greatest caution and method ; equipped with
large experience In public affalis , true to
his convictions , true to lilm ? > lf nnd false
to no man. William .Tennliifis Hrynn Is n
model gentleman and a peerless loader of
the people. This man Is our lender. Under
his banner nnd guided bv his wisdom wo
will go forth to conquer. Uat us rally every
where , on hill tops and In the valleys and
ntrikn for homes nnd loved ones and our
native land.
I huvo no doubt of victory. It Is as sure
to come as the rising of the sun. And It
will come like a sunburst , scattering the
mists , nnd the nation , exultant nnd happy ,
will leap forward llko a giant refreshed to
that high destiny It was designed to accom
plish. This man will bo president. His ad
ministration will be a shining epoch In our
history , for he will leave behind him a
name Hindu Illustrious by great achieve
ments and by deeds that will embalm him
forever In the hearbi and memories of his
countrymen.
Mr. Urynn , I esteem It a great honor , as
It In moat certnlnly a pleasure , to bu made
the Instrument of Informing you , as I now
do , that you wore nominated for the ollicc
of president of the United States by the
democratic national convention which as
sembled In July last I hand you this for
mal notlco of your nomination , accompanied
' by u copy of the platform adopted l > y till !
convention , and upon that platform I hnvu
the honor to request your ncceptunce of the
nomination tendered. You me this candi
date of the democratic party , but you arn
more than Unit you ar the candidate ol
all the people , without legnnl to party , who
believe In the purposes your election Is In
tended to accomplish. Thla battle must be
fought upon ground above the level of par
tisanship. I hope to sco you unfurl thy Han
In the nnmo of Aim-tlca mid American man.
hood. In suylnir this , I but repeat the ex
pressed nlsh of the convention which nomi
nated you. Do this , and though you will
not Imvo million : ) of money at your com
mand vim will Jiavo millions of sturdy
Amei leans nt your back. Lead on. and wt
will follow. Who will not follow hero IF
unwoithy to lend in any cause. Lend on
jvlth unfaltering tej > , and may God's blessIng -
Ing attend you nnd His omnipotent hand
crown you with success.
Ills BtutomentH that the last national con
vention was convened under thu call of tht
democratic national committee- and was n
truly democratIQ convention and evolved c
platform of democratic principles , wore re.
cctvod with apphiUBo , while his rcfcrcnci
to the republican platform as an upholdei
of n foreign policy called forth .hUscs.
TurnlnK to the presidential candidate , wlic
sat at Ilia elbow as he finished hla speed
with the formal address to Mr. Ilryan , tin
Missouri governor placed In the Nehraskan'i
hand a roll of parchment bearing the notlfl
cation proper.
Ten minutes of chaos followed , firyar
stood alone at the front ot the stage wltl
outslictnlied hand , asking for silence , whlli
Ills aii'llinco ' stood on their chairs cheerlni
fiercely and repeatedly and shouting hi :
name In chorus. After three or four minute ;
of this sccno Uryan , tired of waiting fur at
opportunity to speak , sank Into his chat
and tbo band broke Into a patriotic air.
Then Mr. Danforth came to the rescm
with hla gavel , and finally the speech wai
begun. Talking from railroad trains hai
told plainly upon the candidate's voice , it :
luislilm.'ss was apparent , aud It could no
begin to 011 the hall until ho warmed u ]
to hla task. Unlike his Chicago speech , Mr
Bryan read this address from the manu
script. He spoke slowly and was inter
nijiteil by voile > s of cheers. He said ;
UEAI.I/.I2S HI3 SITUATION ,
Ur , Chairman , Gentlemen of the Com
rnlttee and Fellow Citizens : I shall , at i
future day and In u formal letter , accep
the nomination which la now tendered nn
by the notification committee , and I a lull
at that llmo touch upon the Issues pro
seated by the platform. It is fitting , how
ever , that nt this time , In the presence o
those here assembled , I speak at emi
length In retard to the campaign upai
which we are- now entering. W do no
umleri'Etlmnte the forces arrayed uenlns
us. noruru uo unmindful of thu Importance
of the utrUKgle In wblch wu arc engaged
but relying for success upon thu righteous
ness of our cause , we shft.ll defend with
nil possible vigor the positions tnken hy
our party. W nre not surprised that some
of our opponents , In the absence of tiettcr
argument. , resort to' ' abusive epithets , hut
they may rest nnsiired that no IniiRimRO
however violent , no Inveetlvcs however
vehement , will lend us to depart a hair's
lirenilth from th ( eourse marked out by
the national convention.
After his opening remarks Mr. Dryan de
fended the reference to the decision of the
supreme court on the Income tnr contained
In the Chicago platform , maintaining , In
reply to the charge of anarchism , that
there was no siiRRestlon of nn nttompt to
dliputc thn authority of the miprcnia court.
Ho contended nUo that for a hundred years
the supreme court of the United States
line sustained the principle underlying the
Income tax. As to the tax Itself , ho said ,
It wns not baaed upon hostility to the rich.
The expenses of the federal government ns
nt present collected through Internal rev
enue and Import duties , ho added , are es
pecially burdensome upon the poor classes
of noclcts'
From the Income lax Mr. Bryan turned
to the "paramount question of this cam
paign the money question. " Ho saliU
It IB scarcely necessary to defend the
principle of bimetallism. No national party ;
during the entire history of th < > United
fflntes has ever declared ngalnst It , nnd no
party In this cnmpiilcn hns lind the temer
ity to oppose It. Hetween bimetallism
whether Independent or International mid
the cold standard , there Is nn Impassible
gulf. IH Ihls riumlrlcnnlnl agitation in favor
of International bimetallism conducted In
good fnlth , or do our opponents renlly do-
slrc to maintain the. guld standard perma
nently ? If they are bending their energies
toward the permanent establishment of n
gold standird under cover of u declaration
for International bimetallism I nm Justified
In saying that honest money cannot bu ex
pected at the hands of those who deal dis
honestly with the American people.
HIS IIONIiST DOLLAR.
What Is the test of honesty In money ?
It must certainly In- found In the purchas
ing power of the dollar. An absolutely hon
est dollar would not vnry In Its general
purchasing power ; It would bn absolutely
stable when measured by average prices.
A dollar which Increases In purchasing
power la Juat as dishonest ns a dollar which
decreases In purchasing power. It cannot
bo successfully claimed that monometallism
or bimetallism or nny other system
tglvej an absolutely Just standanl of
value. Xiidcr both monometallism nnd bi
metallism the government fixes the weight
and fineness or the dollar , Invests It with
legal tender qualities , and then opens the
mints to Its unrestricted coinage leaving
the purchasing power of the dollar to bo
determined by the number of dollars. IJI-
metalllsm Is better than monometallism ,
not becaiiRR It gives ua a perfect dollar
that Is a dollar absolutely unvarying In
Its general purchasing power but because
It makes a nearer approach to stability , to
honesty , to Justice , than a gold standard
possibly can Prior to 1S73. when there
were enough open mints to permit all the
gold and silver available for coinage to
Olid entrance Into the world's volume of
standard money , the United States might
have maintained n gold standard with less
Injury to the people of this country , but
row when enoh stop towaid n universal
gold standard enhances the purchasing
power of gold , depresses prices and trans
fers to the pockets of the creditor class
an unearned Increment , the Influence of
his great nation must bo thrown upon the
ido of gold unless we nro prepared to
jccopt the natural and legitimate consequences
quences ot such an act. Any legislation
vhleh lessens the world's stock of stand-
ml money Increases the exchangeable
value of the dollar , therefore the crusade
ngalnst silver must Inevitably raise the
purchasing power of moner and lower
he money value of nil other forms of
iroperty.
Our opponents sometimes admit that It
vns a mistake to demonetize silver , but In-
Ist that AVU should submit to present condi-
ions rather than return to the bimetallic
jystem. They err In supposing that wo have
reached the end of the evil results of a
jold standard ; we have not reached the
.mil. The Injury Is a continuing one , mid
10 person can say how long the world is to
suffer from the attempt to make gold the
) nly standard money. The same Influences
vhleh are now operating to destroy silver
n the United States will. If successful here ,
if turned rigulnst other silver-using coun-
ries. and each new convert to the gold
standard will add to the general distress.
5o long as the scramble for gold contin
ues prices must fall , nnd a general fall In
irices Is but another definition of hard
: lmos.
lmos.HE
HE APPEALS TO THE PEOPLE.
Our opponents , while claiming disinterest
edness for themselves , have appealed to the
selfishness of nearly every clasH or society.
Recognizing the disposition of the Individ-
u'al voter to consider the effect of any pro-
losed legislation upon himself , we present
0 the American people the financial policy
outlined in the Chicago platform , believing
.hat it will result In the greatest good to
the greatest number. The farmers are op-
losed tQ the gold standard because they
lave felt Ha effects. Since they sell nt
wholesale nnd buy at retail they have lost
more than they have gained by falling
irices. and , besides this , they have found
; hat certain fixed charges have not fallen
it all. Taxes have not been perceptibly
decreased , although It really requires more
'arm products now than formerly to secure
: ho money with which to pay
LUXOS. Debts have not fallen.
The rising dollar destroys the earning
power of these enterprises without re
ducing their liabilities , and as dividends
cannot be paid until salaries and fixed
charges have been satisfied , stockholders
must bear the burden of the hard times.
The professional classes In thu main de
rive their support from the producing
classes , and can only enjoy prosperity when
thenIs prosperity among thosu who create
wealth.
T have not attempted to describe the
effect of the gold standard upon all classes ;
In fnct , I have only had time to mention
n few , but each party should be able to
apply the pilnclple to be acted it > on. It
must also be remembered that it Is the
dcslru of people generally to convert their
earnings into real or personal property.
This being true. In considering any tem
porary advantage which may come from
a system under which the dollar rises In
Its purchasing power , it must not bo for-
pottcn that thu dollar cannot buy more
than formerly , unless property sell for less
than formerly. It will be seen that a large
portion of those who may find Homo pe
cuniary advantage In the gold standard
will discover that their losses exceed their
gains. It is sometimes assorted by our
opponents that n bank belongs to the
debtor class , but this Is not true of any
solvent bank. Every statement published
by solvent banks shows assets that exceed
the liabilities ; that is to say. whllo the
bank owes a large amount ot money to Its
depositors. It not only lias enough on hand
In money and notes to pay Its depositors ,
but In addition thereto has enough to cover
Its capital and surplus. When a dollar
Is rising In value slowly the bank may , by
making short tlmo loans and taking good
security , avoid losses ; but when prices are
falling rapidly tlio bank Is apt to lese more
because of bad debts than It can gain by
th Increased purchasing power of Its cap
ital and surplus. It must bu admitted ,
however , that some bankers combine the
business ot the bond broker with the or
dinary bunking business , and these may
make enough In the negotiation ot loans
to offset the losses arising In a legitimate
banking business. AH long us human nature
remains as It Is there will always bo a
danger , more or less restrained by public
opinion or legal enactment , that those who
sen pecuniary profit for themselves In cer
tain conditions may yield to temiiatlon to
bring about that condition. Jefferson has
Hinted that onu of the main duties of gov
ernment Is to prevmit men from Injuring
onu another , and never was that duty more
Important than it Is today. It Is no strange
thing that those who have nuido a prollt by
furnishing gold to the government In the
hour of Its uxtremlty favor u financial pol
icy which will keep the government de
pendent upon them. I bulluve , however ,
that I speak the sentiment of a vast major
ity of thu peopla of tbo United States when
1 say that a wise financial policy , adminis
tered In behalf of nil the people , woulil
make our government Independent of any
combination of financiers , foreign or do
mestic.
DOLLAR TOO VALUABLE.
What shall It profit us to have a dollar
which grows more valuable every day If
such u , dollar lowers the standard of civil-
Izatlon nud brings distress to the oeoplo' ;
What shall It proilt us If. In trying tc
raise our credit by increasing tli pur-
chUHlng power of our dollar. w destroy
pur ability to pay debts already contracted
by lowering the purchasing of products
with which these debts must be paid ? II
It Is asserted , as It constantly Is asserted
that the gold standard \\lll enable us tc
borrow more money from abroad. I reply
that the restoration of bimetallism wil
restore thu purity between money and prop ,
erty and thus permit an area of prospcrltj
which will enable American people to be
come louners of money Instead of oer
itolunl borrowers. Even 1C wo desire tc
borrow , how long can wo continue bor
rowing under u system which , by lowering
tbo value of property , weakens the foun :
datlona upon which credit icsts ? Ever
holders of fixed investments , though thes
Kuln nil advantage from the nppreclutlot
of the dollar , certainly ace the Injustice 01
legislation which gives them this ndvan
tago over thosu whose incomes depeni
upon the value of property and products
If holders of fixed Investments will no
listen to arguments based upon justice ' .
appeal to them to consider the Interest :
of posterity. Wo do not llvo for ouroulve :
_ alone. Our labor , our self-denial and oui
11 anxious care , all these are for those win
11 ntii to come after us ua much ua for our
t' stive * Uut wo cannot protect our chll
j1 drcn beyond the period of our lives , l.o
those who nro now reaping advuntugi
from the vicious financial system reinein
, -
txr that In years to come their own chll-1
dren nnd their cnlldren'n children may ,
through the operations of this same sys
tem , be made to pay tribute to the dpscend-
nnts of those who are- wronged today.
WP are not nsklnc that n new experiment
bo trlc-d : we nrp Insisting upon n return
to the financial policy unproved by the ex
perience of history nnd supported by nil
prominent statesmen of our nation from
the days of the first president down to ISiS.
If there are two kinds of money the op
tion must rest cither with the debtor or
with the creditor. Assuming that their
rights nre equal , we must look at the Inter
ests of society In ncncrnl In order I o de
termine to which side the option slioiilu be
given. When the creditor has the option
the metals nre drawn titmrt ; whereas when
the debtor has the option the. metals are
held together approximately at the ratio
fixed by law ; provided , the demand created
' sufllclcnt to absorb all of bath mrtnls
irescntcd at the mint Society Is , therefore ,
nterested In having the option exercised by
Ho debtor. Indeed , there can be no such
hllig art real bimetallism unless the nptMHi
n exercised by the debtor The exerclsi-
he option by the debtor compels the cud-
tot classes whether domestic or foreign , to
.xert themselves to maintain tbo parky bo-
wcen gold and silver at the legal ratio ,
. hcreas they mUht find u protll In driving
ne of thy metn's ' to a premium If they
oilld then demand the dearer metal. The
iKhl of the debtor to cnoose the coin In
which payment shall be made extends to ob-
trutloim due from the govi rumen t as well
s to contracts between lndidun's. ( ' . A gov-
rniiitnt obllgatlun Is simply debt due trom
11 of the people to one of the people , .mil
t Is Impossible to ttt.stlfy u pollrv which
iaks the Interests uf rue ptiH3 i , wed hoi '
lie obligation , supcilor tu lie rights uf
lie many who must be taxed to pay It. i
NOT ENOUGH GOLD.
There is an actual necessity for btmctnl-
sm as well as a theoretical defense of It.
during the hint twenty-Hiteo yunia te-jn- | | '
Ion has been elentlnir an additional deni'tiid
or gold and this law-created demand h.is ,
esulted In Increasing the purchasing power
f each ounce of gold , The restoration of
bimetallism In. the United Statcn wl 1 taku
iwny from gold just so much of Its pur-
luislng power ns was added to It by the dc-
nonctlzntlon of silver by the Tutted Stales.
The silver dollar Is now held up to thu
; old dollar by legal tender laws and not
redemption In gold , because the standard
liver dollar. ! uru not now redeemable In
gold cither by law or by administrative
lower.
Gold nnd silver are different from other
ouimodltlcs In that they ara limited In
uitntlty , Corn , wheat , manufactured pro-
ucts , etc. , can bo produced almost ulihoul
Unit , provided they can be sold nt a ptlco
ulllclcnt to stimulate production , but gold
ind silver are called precious metals be-
ause they are found , not produced. These
metals lu ve been the object of anxious
earch as far back as history runs , yet , ae-
ordlng to Mr. Harvey's calculation all thu
; old coin of the world can be melted Into a
J-foot cube , ulul nil the silver In the- world
into a Cii-faot cube. Uccnusc gold nnd sil
ver are limited , both In thu quantity now In
hand nnd In actual production , It follows
hat legislation can fix the ratio between
hem. Any purchaser who stands ready to
ake the entire supply ot nny given urilcle
it a certain price can prevent that article
from falling below that price. Bo the gov
ernment can fix a price for gold nnd silver
iv creating a demand greater than the sup
ply.
International blmetnlllsts believe Hint the
nations , by entering1 Into nil agreement to
cola at a fixed ratio all thu gold and sliver
presented , can maintain the bullion value
of the metals at the mint ratio. . They must
rest their opposition to free silver upon
one ground only , namely , that the supply
of silver available for coinage Is too large
to bo utilized by tha United States. In tils-
cusslnir this question , wo must consider the
capacity of our people to use silver , and
the Quantity of silver which can come to
our mints. It must be remembered that we
Ive In a country only partially developed ,
ind that our people far surpass any equil
lumber of people In the world In their
lower to consume and produce. Our exten
sive railroad development and enormous In
ternal commerce must also be taken Into
consideration. Now , how much .silver can
come here ? Not the coined silver of the
world , because almost all of It Is more
valuable at this time in other lands than
t would be at our mints under free colnaxc
Silver has been used a.s money for thou
sands of years , and during all of that time
the world has never suffered from an over
production , If for any reason thu supply of
; old or silver In the future ever exceeds the
requirements of the arts and the needs of
commerce , we confidently hope that the In
telligence ot the people will be sutilclcnt to
devise and enact nny legislation uoc .jury
for the protection of the public. It Is folly
to refuse to the , people the monnywhich
they now need , forfear , they may hereafter
have more than they need.
I am firmly convinced that by opening-our'
mints to free and unlimited coinage at the
present ratio we can create a demand for
silver which will keep the price of sliver
bullion at $1.29 per ounce measured by gold.
EVILS OF 32 TO 1
Thcro are some who , while admitting
the benefits of bimetallism , object to coin
age at thu present ratio. We are opposed
to any changes of the ratio for two
reasons. First , because change would pro
duce great Injustice ; and second , because
a change In the ratio Is not necessary. A
change would produce injustice because. If
effected. In the manner usually suggested ,
It would result In an enormous contrac
tion In the volume of standard money.
If , for Instance , it was decided by inter
national agreement to raise the ratio
throughout the world to 32 to 1 , the change
might bo effected In any one of three
ways : The silver dollar could be doubled
In size , so that the new silver dollar would
weigh thirty-two times as much as the
present srold dollar , or the present gold
dollar could be reduced onu-hulf In weight ,
or the change could bu made by Increasing
the size of the silver dollar and decreas
ing the size of the gold dollar. Those who
have advised a change In the ratio have
usually suggested that thu silver dollar
be doubled. If this change were made It
would necessitate the recolnngo of $1,000-
000,000 of silver Into fci OOJ,000IOO. There
would bo nn Immediate loss of $2,000,000,000
either to the Individuals or to the govern
ments , but this would be the least of the
Injury. A shrinkage of one-half In the sil
ver money of the world would menu a
shrinkage of one-fourth In the total volume
of metallic money , This contraction by In
creasing the value of the dollar would vir
tually increase the debts of the world
billions of dollars and decrease still more
the value of the property of the world as
measured by dollars. Besides this Im
mediate result such n change In the ratio
would permanently decrease the annual
addition to the world's supply of money ,
because the annual silver product when
coined Into dollars twlco as large , would
make only half as many dollars. The
people of the United States would be In
jured by a change In the ratio , not be
cause they produce silver , but because
they own property and owe debts , and
they cannot afford to thus decrease the
value of their property or Increase the
burden of their debts. All of the gold and
silver annually available for colnaso when
converted Into ooln at the present ratio
will not. In my judgment , more than sup
ply our monetary needs
In the second place , u chnngo In the ratio
Is not necessary. Hostile legislation has de
creased the demand for silver and lowered
Its prlco when measured by g-old while
thfs 8ium hostile legislation , by lacrejisliifr
the demand for gold , has raised the value
of gold when mrasurej by other forms of
property. Wo are told that the icstonitlon
of bimetallism would be a hardship tnioii
thoao who have entered Into contracts pain-
bio in gold coin , but this Is a inlatn'cu. ' It
will bo uu.sler to obtain the gold with which
to meet a gold contract when most of the
people can use silver than It Is now , wneu
every ono Is trying ; to secure gold.
In conclusion , permit me to nay a word In
regard to International lijmctnlllsm. Wo
are not opposed to an Intelnarlonal agree
ment looking to the restoration of bimetal
lism throughout the world. The advocates
of free coinage huvo on all occaifoiiH shuwn
their wllllngnesb to co-oporru with other
nations In the reinstatement of sllvm- , but
they uro not willing to await Iho ideauura
of other governments when Immediate. 10-
llcf Is needed by the people of tlio United
States , and they further bulievj that Inde
pendent action offers better ismirance , of
International bimetallism than .servllo de
pendence upon foro'rn aid.
Mr. Dryan spoke for an hour and fifty
minutes , and the hands of the clock pointed
to thirty-live minutes after JO wl\en ho
finished , with an eloquent peroration ad
dressed to the citizens of Now York , spenk-
lug with uplifted arm and with manuscript
thrown aside ,
The terrific heat had made the upper gal
leries almost unendurable , and before Mr.
Bryan bad finished a majority of their oc
cupants had denied through the doors.
Candidate Sewall was very heartly cheered
when ha stepped forward , after he , with
"Stiver Dick" Oland and other leaders on
the stage had grasped Bryan's hand In con-
cratulatlon , Mr , Sewall wore a black frock
coat , buttoned about his chest tightly.
The chairman introduced the vice pres
idential nominee and Governor Stone pre
sented him with the formal nomination
document.
Amid much disorder Mr. Sewall spoke as
follows ;
Mr. Chairmen and Genllemen of the Com
mittee ; You have given me otltclal notice
of my selection by the democratic conven
tion as Its candidate for vice { MTHtdttit.
For thu courteous terms of your me-unsc
and kind personal expressions I thank
you. Having been present nt that great
convention , I can more truly estimate the
honor Us action has conferred. It was
the greatest and most earnest convention
In the history ot our party. It waa closer
nnd more In touch with tha people.
Mr. Sewall then went on to present hla
opinion of the money question , saying :
The overshadowing question before tht
country , now made dominant by the dis
ssed condition prevailing throughout the
land. U thoVlpfhnnd for reform of our * x
Isllng monetary nVstem Our party , nnd we
bellevo the Ka * majority of the American
IXHjple , ore convinced the legislation of 1S73.
ilemonellziiif1.sllycr , wns n wrong Indicted
upon our country which should , and must
be. righted. Wo1 demand the free coinage of
r.llv-pr , the opening of our mints to both
money metals without discrimination , the
return to tb , money of our fathers , the
money of thc/au.stltutlon , , gold and silver.
We believe tills Is the remedy for the ,
evil from \vnlch wo nro suffering : I
the evil i Wrtt Is now so fast
devaHtntliiRand.i . Impoverishing our land
and people , bringing poverty to our homes ,
bankruptcy to oiir bu sines * ! willed If al
lowed to conuauli will grow until our very
Institutions are threatened.
The democratic party has already given
It.s approval nnd Its pledge. Our opponents
admit the wisdom of the principle for
which we contend but ask us to await
permission nnd ooperntlon of other n : -
tlons Our people will not wait. They
will not a.'k permission of any nation on
earth to relieve themselves of the cause
of their distress. The Issue has be > n made.
The people stand icady to render their
verdict next November ,
Mr. Chairman , unequivocally nnd through
sincere conviction. I endorse the platform
on which I was nominated. I bellevo we
are rl ? ht. that the pecplo sire with us , and
what the r > ope | declare Is always rlijhl
and iiuisl prevail. I accept the nomina
tion. and with the people .s confirmation ,
every effort of which God shall render
me capable shall be rendered In support
of the principles Involved.
Mr. Sowall makes no pretensions to or
atorical ability , nnd although Ills voice
might nil nn ordinary hall , It was hardly
equal to Mndl.snn Square Garden , with hun
dreds trampling about the Moor. His words
were few , nud nt clsht minutes to 11 Chair
man Dunforth declined the meeting ad
journed , while silver enthusiasts 'Wero call
ing for Wllllnms , the white metal man from
Massachusetts.
At the cniu'lunlnii of the Madison Square
Garden meeting Mr. Urynn was tnken to the
Hotel Ilnrtholdl , from the. balcony othlch
ho addressed a crowd of 8.000 or 10.000 per-
Rons In Union square. Mr. St. John nnd
Mr. Sewall also spoke briefly and the crowd
lingered until a late hour cheering Inter
mittently ft r the candidates nnd their cause.
Onnitnlui : ) at Alexandria Oiii-ned.
ALEXANDRIA , S. D. , Aug. 12. ( Special. )
Thu campaign wns opened hero Tuesday
evening at the court house by Hon. J. A ,
I'tckler. Although but n day's notice was
given a good sized aiulle 'i- greeted the
speaker and he held Its close attention
for over two hours , He traced the History
of the tariff from 'he foundation of the
government nnd proved that free trade
always produced hard "Imss , even when
the people cnjojcd the unalloyed blessings
of free silver. lie said the republican party
was for sound , money and was the true
friend of silver ; that It proposed to use all
thu white mctnl consistent with safety and
was pledged to bimetallism ns soon as It
could be brought about by International
agreement. Ho emphasized the fact that
the party know what It wanted and al
ways kept Its promises , and finished with
nn appeal to the old soldiers to stand by
the party which hnd always stood by
them. _ _
TtMMiniNi'li I'rolilliH III I'vldeiiee.
TECUMSEII , , Neb. . Aug. 12. ( Special. )
The temperance people here seem deter
mined to keep 'Intoxicants ' out ot the city
now that niitl-llccnsc prevails. After some
trouble wltlf.'thi ' ! liquor dealers from neigh
boring townjl ,111 , regard to shipping and
bringing in Supplies to Tccumseh cus
tomers , the city council has passed an ordi
nance treating o i the matter. The ordi
nance sa > s ithat/lt shall be unlawful to
ship In or causa to bo delivered In the cor
porate II ml Li of Tccumsch any malt or
vinous llquori. The law goes a step fuither
and says also tl&t It shall be a misdemeanor
meaner for a person , or a person's servant ,
clerk or crrfntoye' ' , to In nny way barter ,
give anay , s'clf or exchange malt or vinous
liquors within the city , under any pretext
whatever. A' 'fine1 of not less thpji | 23 nor
more than $ (100 will be imposed apou failure
(
ure to comp'jy with the ordinance.
31 c Kill ( ' > > tiluliH cm ItluycleH.
' CHICAGO'.T'Auc' 12) The. organization of
the' ' ' 'fjlUtcd States'1 "
cycllsWol'ttno is being"
actively carried on. The National Wheel
men's McKlnley .and Hobart club , which
was recently organized , has been assigned
hcadquarteis at room 42 , Auditorium build
ing , by the national republican committee.
The executive pommittee of the club met at
the headquarters today and outlined their
plans of organization. There hns been
some delay In Kcltintr the nrst lot of but
tons , but by tbo last of the week it Is
expected that everything will be running
smoothly and thu coirespcmlcnco that has
accumulated will be answered.
Sixth \\irtl llrjjin Men
The Tenth Precinct W. J. IJryau club
of the Sixth ward' ' was formed last night
nt the hall , corner of Twenty-fourth and
Lake streets. The officers elected were n.
H. Hemming , president ; J.'E. Keagan , becre-
tary ; C. J. Canan , vice president , and Will
iam Elevers , trfasurer. Thu executive coui-
mitteo Is C. J. Canan , W. S , Felker anil
T. I * . Reagan.C. . J. Canan was appointed
to take charge of the organization of the
new body. A committee composed of C. E.
Forbes , W. S. Kelkcr and Sir. Falkner was
directed to secure- some free sliver literature
to read at the next meeting. The club
will meet Thursday evening of each alter
nate week. _
Kli-.st Warilers | ) | NCIINM Free Silver.
The First ward liryan club held a meet
ing at South Tenth and Hickory streets
last evening.About thirty were present.
Ed Dea Oiled the president's chair. H. F.
Williams spoke on the sliver question , ex
plaining to his audJeiico how lie had pro
pounded questions to II. G. Herr at the
republican rally Tuesday night. D. Clem
Deaver and several others spoke and it
singer from Council liluila gave some music
of his own composition.
Winild NilcwVi ! . .IniluiKilKiTfoii. .
MITCHELL , S. p. , AUG. 12. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The bar of Mitchell , Uedfield and
Aberdeen today signed endorsements or
Judge Crofot of Aberdeen to succeed thu
Into Judge Edgerton. Republicans are very
active in his behalf.
ATTACK OX A .M I5X I U.V.V TO\V.V.
.Sun til Ten-Nil Viinii ( ! < Kill ami Arc
Killed AITIINH ( lie Iliirilfr.
DENVER , Aug. 12. A special to the Times
from Phoenix. Ariz. , says : The following
dispatch to Governor Franklin has Just been
received : "An assault was made at 3:30 : a.
ni. on Nogales , Sonora , by nilbustcrs. Three
Mexicans dead ; seven niibusters dead and
captured. 1'nrty "were Santa Teresa fa
natics , now Ifuaillng toward Tucson or Solo-
monvtllc. Nineteen from Arizona and forty
from Mexico wenr in the ttght against the
ofllccrs. Jose -tiomcz of Santa Rita , Ariz. ,
was captaln.fU' ' BAM WE11H , Collector. "
Uuiitbi fit a Day.
LOUISVILLR.jAug. 12. Major James C.
WorthlnBlon oficthe United States army
died at the KonW 'of his mother-in-law , Mrs.
Harriet Osbd'rricft'jpS West Catherine street.
Ho had bcen' ' ' < Jpwn with acute rheumatism
since last Dece-rilber. Previous to that tlmo
he was surs Jn 'in charge of Fort Thomas.
Ho was connl'cted'wlth ' the army service for
twenty years' . ' "His old homo was at Balti
more , Ho stood' high In military circles.
Major WortlMftritlm was 42 years of age.
The funeral 'Will ' 'take place this afternoon
at C o'clock at the residence of Mrs , Osborue.
The Interment iVuT lie at Cave Hill ,
KINGSTON' . ' 'Qrff. , AUB. 12. Dr. A. C.
Hlckcy , aged CS.'oneof the pioneer organizers
of the Grand Army of the Republic , is dead
of heart falluiu.
NEBRASKA CITY. Aug. 12. ( Special. )
Mrs. Mary Baker , dled today at the resl-
denco < vf her eon , William Ryder , She
was 74 years of age and an old resident
of the county ,
ASHLAND. Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Special. )
Mrs. Myrtllle Smith died at Lincoln Monday
and the remains were brought to Ashland
and burled. The day before her death
she received a decree of the district court
In this county granting her a divorce. She
loaves three little children.
Su tiiliK'd tin * Inheritance Tux.
QUINCY. III. , Aug. 12. Judge Carl Epler
has sustained the state Inheritance tax In
a long opinion In the case against the estate
of Abraru Ilenton , a deceased millionaire ,
This Is the first decision on the tax , although
It has been In Chicago courts for many
months on application to aueu a tax Against
the John B. Drake estate.
EIGHTH WARDERS ENTHUSE
Largo Crowd Turns Out to Hear Oampaign
Issues Discussed.
CHEER SOUND MONEY AND PROTECTION
ililmKijKOT , I'reNldeiit MoC.'rt'nry of
tin * Ilvp'il'llriin t.fimilc ( Mulis , I" .
U. Hrilluml , A.V. . .Iclli'lc * mid
John I * . WcliNlfr S
It was nn cnlluislnstlc gathering of over
ItrtO voters that attended the open nlr rally
of the Business Men's Republican club ot
the KlKhth ward last night at { eighteenth
and CumliiR streets. The speakers were Us-
Icnod to Attentively , their references to
sound money and n protective tarllf wcio
generously applauded , and the mention ot
the names of the patty standard bearers
was always n signal for cheering. The do- !
Ightful weather contributed tn thu success I
of the out-door meeting , and the people
showed no signs of being wearied after two
hours' discussion of the financial and tariff
questions. A platfoim had been erected on
the southeast corner of the streets named ,
nnil on Itciu sealed the speakers of the
evening , H number of other distinguished
republicans and n brass band. President
John 'Jl Dally presided and Introduced the
speakeis.
Judge ICejsor wan the drat speaker. He
sold Hint he was glad to appear before the
cltbtns of the Klghth ward chaniploulng
the cause of the republican party , lie com
mented on The lice's loyal support of the
St. Louts pluftorm nnd nominees ,
The candidates , of both partlc.i were men
of exceptional nblllty and of much learn
ing , and the speaker deprecated anything
llko the introduction of personalities Into
the present campaign , dectuilng that It
should bo n campaign of sober thought and
not ot vindication and nbusc. He desired to
testify to his belief In sound money nnd
In the gold standard. He preferred , how-
t'yer , to lyavo the discussion of the tlnnnclal
question to those who had made a greater
study of it. He believed that If the free
nllverlteseie placed in power sliver would
drive gold out of our circulation , and that
wo should have n greater scarcity of money
than the country had ever before expe
rienced.
THINGS INDEED CHEAPER.
The judge devoted some time to the tariff
question. He admitted that the promise ot
the free traders , made four years ago , that
things would bo cheaper If they were
elected , had been carried out. Hut as men
had been out of work they found that goods
were harder to obtain than over before. If
a republican administration were placed In
power the country would be sure of a sound
and stable currency , n protective tariff and
better times for every one.
In conclusion , he praised the republican
state ticket , saying that it was tie best
ticket that had been nominated during his
thirteen years' residence in Nebraska. The
candidate for governor was well known In
Omaha , nnd had been the choice ot many
for years. He especially commended Su
perintendent Corbctt ns an eOlcleut.omccr ,
and declared that it was unjust that ho
should he attacked because of the act of
an insane woman. He predicted the elec
tion of Dave Mercer , and this opinion was
endorsed by the crowd with a great whoop.
President McCrcnry of the Nebraska State
League of Republican Clubs was next in
troduced. He confined himself to the sil
ver question , nnd reviewed the history ot
financial legislation , quoting Jefferson to
show that the parity existing between gold
and silver depended upon the commercial
value of the metals la 1792 , as it did today.
The experience of those who lived In .his
country In the years from 1702 to 1803 was
that the cheaper metal drove good moioy
om of circulation. He believed In "bo. cost
ing of n sclllsh ballot , and that u : nan was
right when ho went to the polls to vote for
his own best Interests. This , he thought ,
every workingmnn would do In November
next by voting for McKlnley and Hobart.
BADLY MIXED FAMILY ,
P. O. Hedlund , the republican candidate
for state auditor , was then preicnUd , ci.d
was well received. Ho said that this wau
on educational canipali ii " 3 had oeen shown
by the remarks of the precedl IK Bpfudtrs.
.Mr. lledlund poked uome Tan at t'ae fieo
sllvorites by illustrating what a clrruiilully
mlxed mess they made.vai ! u. Etrangc
family , aud ho feared tharo would ! h > mourn
ing In the household when November i oiled
around. Ho said that tnc principles ad
vocated by the republican party were sucli
as appealed to man's better reason , while
the study of the free silver principles made
one feel worse than at present , which was
saying a great deal ,
A. W. Jeffries made a strong appeal for
the suppoit of the republican ticket by the
young men of Omaha , saying that they had
a long time to live and that it was Important
that they should start in right. He declared
that the United States was. commercially
at least , closely related to the other civil
ized nations of the globe. In the competi
tion for the trade of the world It was neces
sary that the United States should go forth
to battle with a financial standard that was
equal to that of any other nation. He said
that silver must stand on Its own merits
and commented on the condition of China
and Mexico , as Illustrating the workings of
nations under a free silver standard.
John L. Webster , who had been called for
repeatedly by the audience , was Introduced.
Ho said that the condition , of his lliroat was
such an to prevent him from making any
extcfided address , as he had several en
gagements In the near future for which he
must save his voice. "I intend making
speeches for the republican party whenever
I have the tlmo and the opportunity without
the old or consent of any nation on earth.
I favor a gold standard because Its dollar
Is worth 100 cents without the aid or con
sent of any other nation on earth. 1 cham
pion the cause of William McKlnloy be
cause ho stands for a protective tarlft with
out the aid or consent of any other nation
on earth. "
Although Mr. Webster expected to speak
only a few minutes , ho became enthused
with his subject as he spoke and maUu the
address of the evening. He rattled off facts
and figures concerning thu coinagu lawy In
a most Interesting fashion , and from his
plainly stated fuels deduced conclusions that
were most convincing. He was Interrupted
p. number of times bv free sllvurttcs in the
audience , but always stopped Ions enough
to hear their questions. His replica were of
such a nature that the 1 ( ! to 1 men BOOM
tired of their task , concluding that they had
grabbed the tarred end of the stick ,
A lllvi-H ril to I'nlorcd Mm ,
OMAHA , Aug. II. To Colored Comrades
of ' 01 and ' 5 : Wo are on the eve ot a great
battle. The people of the same section
of the union that seceded In 1SG1 necm
determined to try and undermine the only
protection a negro has. Should the candi
dates named at Chicago be elected , these
same people would control , and all of the
amendments that have ruado a negro a man
would bo entirely wiped off the books.
Will the negro bo u party to put such men
Into ofllce ? We need no elouiicnt oratory
to let us know our needs , The same reason
ing that Is applicable to our white brother
does not apply to us , The doors of tbo
trades unions are barred against a negro , U
matters not how skilled ho may be ,
When colored men or women enter a firm
class resort they are told , "It la not cus
tomary to serve colored people. "
Why Is the objection ? This same pro
prietor handles money that negroes handle ,
and I many times wonder why these people
take money that a negro handles.
Cod In His Infinite wisdom made Jeff
Davis our benefactor. President Lincoln
wanted him to come Into the union and
keep his slaves , but Jeff was bullheaded and
would not accept the offer. The itsult was
that President Lincoln was compelled to
arm the negro to help subdue the southern
ers , who were fighting llko tlgeis. Wo
numbered nearly 200,000. The blood ol the
negro has been spilled on every battlefield
from the revolution down to the war of tbo
rebellion.
Some deluded white men say they fought
to free us. I deny It. No one fought to
free us but those who kuew aud wanted
slavery abolished , We have a right to de
mand protection , something we have not
had since that grand old warrior , U. B.
Grant , stepped out of the presidential chair
We helped make U possible for some of
these people who try to crush ua out of z-
litcnco lo come htre nnd breathe free nlr.
Let us vote ns wo shot.
The money question I do not know much
about , but I do know most of the people
who give the negro employment nro against
free coinage , nnd It we do not help those
who help us , 1 think wo will do wrong. I
know of some good democrats , but they
are In the minority , and their wishes avail
nolhlng. Let each of us try aud sco that
wp do all wo can to fleet those who guar
antee us our rights. C. K. HUHKI3.
( MJTMMlK IX TIIK IMC .SIVIH.
UrptilillciiliH inv iirnH < * il nt I'ro iirot
of Popi Xoitiliintlitu ; ( Jrrciu- .
KKAIINKY. Neb. , Aug. 11. To the F.d-
llor of The lice : Republicans of lluffalo
county feel very much encouraged ns the
campaign progresses. The silver craze Is
gradually receding as the people nro getting
more light on the subject. The republicans
nre all harmonious this jenr nnd they never
were as enthusiastic nnd as nctlvo ns they
nro Ihls jenr. McKlnley clubs nre receiving
many recruits , nnd whnlever descrllons we
may have had have been more than doubled
by acquisitions from the democratic sound
money ranks. It Is a foregone conclusion
now thnt Hill Greene , ns he U known her ? ,
or Judge William ( irrcnc , as he Is known
by his ttllo , will be the popocratlc nominee
for congress. All reports that reach us from
the district agree In one fact that his op
ponents cannot possibly encompass his do-
feat. Republicans here feel gratified that
Orccnc Is to be Mr. Cndy'n opponent , flrecne
has plenty cf oratorical ability. He Is a
very fluent talker , hut ho Is more vulner
able than any other man they could pos
sibly name. He started out In life ns n
preacher , nnd when n preacher turns poli
tician he shows that the pulpit hns no use
for him. When Greene landed here from In
diana n good many years ago ho wns a green-
backer , with decidedly copperhead proclivi
ties. Some of his speeches In the early
80s would not do to publish now ; not to the
old soldiers of course nor even to nny pa
triotic American citizen populist , democrat
or sllvcrlte. Everybody , of course , has his
weak spots , and Greene's weak spat Is
"periodicals. " You never cnn Just tell when
ho will be missing at most critical periods.
We all remember how he was honored by
being selected as one of the three attorneys
to prosecute the Impeached state house
otllnlals some years ago , nnd In the middle
of the trial he failed to show up. Ills
friends excused him on the ground of his
old falling , but some were Uncharitable
enough even to Insinuate that there were
other Influences to keep him nway. Down
In Giand Island republicans are not at
all displeased over the prospect of his com
ing to debate with Cady. A recent visit
of the Judge brought on an Incident that
cannot well be described In any paper. One
thins Is certain , Cady hns very little to fear
from Judge Greene , In spite of the fact
that he Is on the bench , for the average
voter la not a respecter of titles nor places
when he comes to size up the two men and
their records.
PROTECTION , SOUND MONEY AND PROS
PERITY.
Ilryun'MiMvtoii Niii'ci'Ii.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , la. , Aug. 51. To the
Editor of The rice : I have read Mr.
Bryan's Newton speech. That was n neat
little address. It contains more good sound
sense than one would expect at a superficial
glance. It was plain nnd devoid of
rhetorical flourish.
Mr. I3ryan said : "I bellevo this Is Now-
ton. If I am not mistaken your town bears
the name of a man who Is given credit for
starting ( discovering ) the law of gravita
tion. Some of the laws of finance , I may
say all the great laws of finance , are as
certain In their operation and as Ineslstl-
ble In their force as the law ot gravita
tion. "
This Is sound reasoning nnd wo will follow
It for a text upon which to base a few re
marks of our own.
The law ot supply and demand Is as
Irresistible as the greater natural law ot
gravitation. Without stopping to compare
or enumerate the thousand and one articles
all ever the worlil , that are almost wholly
governed by this law , wo will conflno our
selves to the supply and demand of sliver ,
aud our Information Is obtained from a
prominent and reliable democratic paper.
From 1853 to 1S63 the world's supply of
silver was In round numbers 336,000,030
ounces ; from 1SC3 to 1S73 , It was 472.000,003 ;
1873 t13S3. . 725,000,000 ; 18S3 to 1S 3 , 1,526-
000,000 ounces , tne supply belug over four
times tha' of 1S33. Hence the supply was
greatly out of all proportion to the demand ,
and ns It increased to such a stupendous
amount , the price went down , and followed
this same Irresistible law that Mr. Dryan
compares to the great natural law of
gravitation. But why need we bring up
arguments to prove or corrobratc the law of
supply and demand ? We have only to turn
one of the noted orator's own guns against
him. In 1893 , in one of his campaign
speeches , he said : "The government can
not fix the purchasing prlco of the dollar ,
ns that must depend upon the law of supply
and demand , " and he further states that
Inflation depreciated the dollar and made
prices rise.
Mr. Editor , I am one of the pioneer
grape-growers of California. I was planting
my famous Vine Hill vineyard. In Santa
Cruz county. In 1SCO , when you over here
were nominating- President Lincoln the first
time. I have voted and worked for the
republican party ever since , and I cannot
question the good sense ot the people who
always gave the Immortal Lincoln a ma
jority , wlio were always true to our greatest
general , U. S. Grant , and wlio honored and
almost worshiped our greatest republican
and statesman , James G. Mlalne.
Can It be possible that our people can
bo carried away by n man of such a caliber
as W. J. Bryan ? There Is nobody to be
benefited In our country but the silver
mine owners , an unscrupulous class of mo
nopolists. There Is no country on earth
equal In resources to our own. All we want
now is good , level-headed statesmen. Uut
it brood of pigmy statesmen declare we
can run our country independent of the
world ; that we can get alpng without the
foreigner , when our statistics show that
our o.Miort'i ' In 1895 were lu round numbers
$70.1,000,000 , and that the products of thu
soil were valued at J553.000.000. With n
meliorate tarlft we need not borrow a dollar.
Wo c.in make every wheel and spindle turn
and nil of our great Industries hum. Con
fidence would be restored and our nation
again bo prosperous and happy. This will
nil cfinm to pass If Major .McKlnley is
elected. Good times will come again , as
they were under Benjamin Harrison's re
publican rule. OM. _ JAHVIS.
Fri'iSllvir and Mi-Alcini 1'rlcrn.
OMAHA. Aug. U. To the Editor of The
Bee : I ce that P. D. Armour of Chicago
bought a lot of Mexican silver dollars , each
of which has cloven more grains of silver
than the American dollar , and Is worth
only CO cents. He offered these to his men
at CO cents each , A few were taUen as
curloHltles , but. there was no wild desire
to take them even nt that price , Wll-
loiighby. Hill & Co. of the same city dis
played n luirrel of Mexican dollars In their
window with the announcement. "An object
lesson ; any 50-CPiit article In our store and
a big Mcxlcaiv dollar for $1 of our money. "
As a comment on these fuctb the Times-
Herald slvcs Mexican prices : Butter , 75 ;
coffee , 60 ; ham , 30 ; Inrd , 21 cents per
pound ; milk , 15 cents per quart ; beef ribs ,
poor quality , IS ; pork , 20 cenU per pound ;
cotton cloth , 10 , and calico , 12 cents per
yard.
Wages are ; Household women , $1 , and
men , $8 per month ; car drivers , 75 cents ,
and conductors , $1 per day.
These wages are , of course , paid in silver ,
and It will bo seen they do not advance In.
proportion to the rise in the prlco of goods.
J. C. M UN 1(0.
OIU-IIH I'l-riiiiinuiil Ileiidiiiirt | TM ,
The MuKlnley and Hobart Marching club
has established headquarters at 1320 North
Twenty-fourth street , The rooms are open
every evening for political dlneusalona.
The officers of the club are : Edgar Simp
son , president ; S. HodJer , vice president ;
K. McTracy , secretary , and J , B. West , treas.
urer.
urer.CASTOR
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
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JUDGE BROADY THE NOMINEE1 ! !
Prco Silver Democrat Wins Out in a Thrco-
Cornorcd Pace ,
NAMED FOR CONGRESS IN FIRST DISTRICT
Joint Contention n f DcimHTiitn , I'tip.
ullNtM mill l.'rec Silver lti-iiil > Uciiu *
( 'boost- ii CitiMlldntc to
Hun . \Kiilnit Strode ,
TKCUMSUJI , Neb , , Aug. 12. ( Special Tele-
; ram. ) After n continuous session of eight
Hours , at 4 o'clock this morning and an the
twenty-third ballot Judge J , H. llroady ot
Lancaster received the nomination for con
gress In the First district In the Joint demo
cratic , populist and free silver convention
here. Out of the 316 voles ho received
ICO ; necessary to elect. 159. Ills stroiificst
competitor was 0. W. Bcrgo ot Lancaster ,
on the deciding ballot.
The populists as well as a number of
the democrats arc sore on the choice , nnd
so privately expressed the same. llroady's
nomination \\as brought about by the free
silver republicans giving him their forty
votes , which up to this time they had been
casting for O. K. Hlbncr ot Ijaneaiter.
llloady ma lo r. rhort rpcich of aeceptanco
to \\ornoilt convention. A Ilryan ratlfl-
cation meeting was held by the delegates
this morn In R. Povcral i-penkcrs made short
talks
Following are the congressional central
committees named by the three conventions : .
1'opullst , Cass county , M. S. IlrlRRs ; 1'aw-
ncn , J. N. Shipponl ; Otoe , J. O. Webber ;
Lancaster , A. C. Sherry ; Noumha , J. I.
Dressier ; Hlchnrdson , Samuel ( ] , Molicr ;
Johnson , J. 13. Liunaster. Democratic ,
Charles H. Davis. Otoe ; J. M. Ollchrlst. Nc-
mahn. ; J. W. llarlmrt. Illchardson ; J. U
Clever , Pawnee ; 1 < \ 1. . llnsslcr , Johnson ;
Hugh Lamastcr , Lancaster ; M. D. Tiffany ,
Cass. Silver , Lancaster , O. J. States ; Otnc ,
A. U. Newcomb ; Johnson. W. P. Ilrooks ;
Pawnee , J. 11. Lore. Appointments for Cass ,
Ncmahn and Illchardson counties not yet
made , ,
I''IINOII ' | Convention I'oitiioiifil.
M'COOL , JUNCTION , Neb. , Aug. 12. ( Spe
cial. ) Owing to a misunderstanding the
senatorial delegates to the fusion convention
lid not meet heru today to nominate Hon.
T. W. Smith of this place , but adjourned
to meet some time in September.
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