Nebraska Newspapers

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s OM AIT A DAILY liM FTUDAV , AUG1W 14. 1890.
Tim OMAHA DAILY BILK.
K. IlO.IEWATKIl , JMllor.
IH'IlMSltni ) iVKnV MOHNl.Vfl.
TBUMS OP Sl'llSC'ltll'TlOM.
Dully Don ( Without Suinlnyl Ono Voi.r , . . . . . . 8
Unlly HOP nnil Hnmlny , Ono Year . 10 00
Hlx Montlis . . . 4 . 600
Thl-Ml Mnntlis . SM
fiiinilny life , One V-nr . . . 204
Hattmlay llw , One Vcnr , . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 M
Weekly lice. One Tenr . ( S
OVriCKSs
Omnli.i , Tlie Jlco HulMlng.
Homii ( inmhn. Slngor 1111 ; . . Cor. X nn < 1 21th Eta.
ftouncll lllufTK , 10 Noitli Mnln Htrct.
Clilttico OlllPf , 317 Clmmlwr of Commerce.
New York. Ilmm 1) , II nnil 15 , Tribune
WntliltiRton , 1 07 V ntrret , NV. .
All commmilfatlnns rclntlng to n w * nnil cell
lorinl mutter dluulj | nddrt suril : To the IMItr.r.
HUSlNliaS 1.UTTIHfl :
All > ii lne ? letters nml rumlttnncai nhntiM l > c
BclilrcMeil to The Ilfo I'liUlthlntr Cumpnny ,
Omnlin. Drafts , chi-clis nml poMolllcc oiilerd to
lx > innclo tinynMo to the order nf tlie pnntliany.
Tlin IlKB rUHMSIIINd COMIMNY.
STATIMIXT ; OP CIIICULATION.
fitnte of Nolirntkn.l
DoiiRlnn County. |
Cleorxc II. Tr.cliuck. fccrclnry of Ti ! I > e I'ub-
llnhlnR compnny. Ijelnir iluly nworn , wiys that the
sctiinl number nf full nnil coinplolf coplw of the
Dally , Mnrtilnir , IStcnlni ; nml Hunilny lice printed
during the month of July , 15XT ! , van n follows :
t . W.M7 17 is. Sit
2 . 20.M7 IS SO.ZM
9 . M.I44 19 sn.MO
4 . IS.'J" 20 19,811
5 . so.wxi 21 so.on
o . 19 ; v > 2 ! 19,9.11
7 . .MH.M'1 2.1 19.997
8 . 2M3fl 21 20,109
9 . 20.121 25 20t0
10 , . , . 21.751 ! 2li 20,7110
27 20.0SO
12 2S MOTS
ISn 2.323 2'J J0lll !
n . M 20,183
15 . 19,70 : , 31 20,101
1C . 19.791
Total . . . C37.701
IX > M iloiluctlnnt for unjolil nml returned
cotilcs . 12.C2.1
Ket totnt union . t . . . : ,270
Net tlnlly nvrrnRe . 20.170
ononoi : n. T/WIIUCK.
Sworn to before me nml Kulisrrlfoeil In my
pretence this 1st day of August , U ! i.
( Seal. ) N. p. PHIU
Notary I'ulillc.
Pnrtlt'H K IiiK ut t tlio city for the
summer may linvo The Uco sent to their
nditrcss by lenvln ; , ' nn order t the bus
iness olllcc of The Hoe. Tck'lilioiie 2IIS.
This eli.'iuci's lire that Hrynn will llntl
hlniHt'lf In the enemy's eoin'itry wher
ever he limy now talte a notion to o.
Tim taste we hiivo Just linil of the
rise of free quick silver cannot he re
garded aw oncountKliiK to the nilvocules
of a rise In free silver.
Wake up and subscribe for some ex
position stock. Yon no longer have the
excuse oC Its being too hot to put your
uainc down on the subscription list.
Toot the horn ! Pound the drum !
Draw a long breath for a .sky-piercing
yell ! William Jennings IJr.van lias
been ofllclally notified that lie has been
marked for slaughter on the altar of
American ballot boxes.
IIo\v much more agreeable to Bland
It would have been If he had traveled
to New.York for the purpose of receiv
ing a notification of bis own Instead
oC accompanying Hryan and acting as
substitute oratorical mechanism.
The force of example Is likely to man
ifest. Itself nwiln when the party that
lias -presidential llH'ct composed of
V > nc head and two tails establishes head
quarters with one main otlic'e ' at Wash
ington and two branches at New York
and Chicago.
Nebraska democrats have Invited the
populists to fuse on congressional can
didates , but the nominees opposing the
republican aspirants promise to be all
democrats. Hut Nebraska will prefer
to be represented in the next congress
by republicans rather than democrats
uud populists.
Every theatrical manager Is anxious
to play at least a short engagement In
New York to learn whether his attrac
tion can claim rank with tins hits of
the theater season. Hrynn Is not very
'different ' from the ordinary theatrical
show , except that he insist * upon being
actor and manager at the same time.
IA Hung Chang has expressed him
self as favorable to international arbi
tration. In its recent -war with Japan
China was unmercifully beaten , If we
remember correctly. As It is usually
the defeated party that wants to settle
differences by some method other than
Avar , It Is not surprising that the great
Chinese statesman gives his endorse
ment to this proposition to arbitrate.
Tiie assassin of the shall of Persia
Las been executed with Mientness and
comparative dispatch. Regicide Is a
dangerous business wherever It Is prac
ticed , an almost without exception the
penalty follows swift and sure. And
even In tho'inost despot-ridden countries
the assassin of the reigning monarch or
of members of the royal family receives
little sympathy from the IIIIIHS of the
people.
Mr. Hryan'K personal organ says that
that ratio will prevail and lix the price
of silver all the world over which
places the highest market value upon
the white metal. If this were true ,
then , even with the adoption of 10 to 1
unlimited coinage , the United States
would be In constant danger of losing
Its silver by having some other country
establish a ratio more favorable to the
sliver mine owners.
"The prospect for an excellent crop
of corn continues of the state gener
ally" Is the way the latest olllclal
weekly crop bulletin for Nebraska
reads. The conversion of that corn
crop Into dollars worth 100 cenls Is
what the fanners of Nebraska want
and they must not penult themselves
to be persuaded to vote for any scheme
that proposes to cut down Hie value of
thu money for which they will sell It ,
All authorities agree that business ,
irrncrally speaking , will be dull till
Mftt'r election. The causes for this are
olivluiiH. There Is no reason , however ,
why local trade should not be very goo'd
In fimnlm from this time. Nearly Ti.ooo
will Invade the city next
ti , mid noon nfler the fair and fes'
tfrnl Mill Lit ; thu greatest attraction > f
tli # ytxir. U'lu'ii that Is over the expo-
ftllk/ii will 1mvu begun to maUu n tstii'
In t1i /iniiiiiiilly and must put more
* / / font Hitiin-y into circulation here , to
* < \J ix/n/tliK / nf the people It will ut-
from tltu ouUUrt
l'.lM > tl > , irK lwrAH'8 HVUKCH.
Tins carefully prepared speech of Mr.
W. .1. Ilryan at Madison Square Garden
must be regarded as an exhaustive
statement of ttie free silver case. It
was designed to furnish the arguments
for the campaign In l ? half of ttie iree ,
unlimited and Independent coinage of
silver at Ifi to 1 and It Is therefore of
n more practical character than Mr.
Hrymfs addresses usually have been.
It Is not wholly free from the appeals
to class prejudice which form so large
a part of the free silver contention , but
these are made In more moderate Ian
guagr- than It has been the habit of the
popoeratle candidate to use when en
gaged in Inciting the people to cbrs
hostility. Four years ago the demo
rratle candidate felt called upon lo siy ,
In regard to the platform declaration
against protection , that the democracy
was not a parly of destruction. So
now Mr. Hrynn llnds it necessary , 1mv
Ing reference to certain declarations 'if
the Chicago platform , to assure the
country that the political element he
represents does not Intend to attack
tin- rights of property. The value of
this assurance' Is to be Judged by the
course of Mr. Ilrynn as a public man
nml by the views and character of a
large majority of Ids supporters.
In his discussion of the money qucs
( Ion those who are familiar with what
Mr. Hryan has said on that subject for
several years and especially the argu
ments he U'setl hi his Oclghton theater
debate with Mr. Uosewater this spring ,
will find little that Is new. lie starts
out , with the disingenuous proposition
that he and his followers are < lghliug
for bimetallism , when he and every
other Intelligent man knows that the
success of ( hi1 fre ? silver policy would
bring silver monometallism. So good
an authority as Cernuschl , who advo
cated bimetallism , said that the free
and unlimited coinage of sliver at 1 < >
to 1 by the rnlted States alone would
Inevitably expel gold from this country
and put us on a silver basis , the aani.
as Mexico , China and India. We know
of no political economist of accepted
authority who does not hold this view.
Such being the wise , the'very founda
tion of Mr. Hryan' structure of so-
called bimetallism crtimbh-s and all
that Is built upon It falls with It.
Of course Mr. Hryan places the re
sponsibility for the decline In the prices
of some commodities entirely upon the
gold standard , Ignoring altogether the
increase of production of such com
modities , the reduced cost of their
production and other conditions which
have operated to lower prices. In a
speech in congress on the tariff. In 1SW ! ,
Mr. Hryan said In reference to the fall
In prices of manufactured articles :
"You must attribute it to the inventive
genius that has multiplied a thousand
times , in many instances , the strength
oC a single arm and enabled us to do
today with one man what llfty
men could do llfty years ago. That is
what brought prices down In this
country and everywhere. " Improved
appliances and facilities in agriculture ,
aiding and .stimulating production , not
only in this country but in nearly every
other country , have operated to reduce
the price of staple products of the farm.
Mr. Hryan also Ignores the ef
fect of the democratic tariff pol
icy , for which he is in part
responsible , In lessening consump
tion by reducing the demand for labor
and Hie wages of labor , by which it is
estimated the purchasing power of our
people has been reduced to the amount
of ! fr.W)00,000 . ) ) annually , while this
same tariff caused an Increased importa
tion of agricultural products , In com
petition with American products , to the
amount of many millions of dollars.
But Mr. Hryan Is for free trade as well
as free silver and he can see no injury
arising from a tariff policy that , placed
our Industries and labor at the mercy
of foreign competition. lie Is still
prepared to show greater favor to that
competition if given the opportunity.
Mr. Hryan's assumption that the free
coinage of silver would make silver
bullion worth Jfl.'J ! ) per ounce In gold
throughout the world Is contrary to the
Judgment of the best political econo
mists everywhere' . Hut suppose it did
have that result , why should prices
rise ? And If there was no rise of prices ,
how would the debtors , for whom the
free sllverites profess so much con
cern , be any butter off ? In short , the
whole plea of Mr. Hryan for the policy
of currency debasement Is shallow and
sophistical and can llnd no support in
the financial experience of mankind.
Ills speech will be generally regarded
as a failure In everything but Its
MIC. ItL.ltNK O.Y FllKi : SlWKIl.
The free silverltes are quoting .Tamers
G , Hlalno as having been In favor of
the free coinage of silver by the United
States tit 1(1 ( to 1. They have put In
circulation a garbled extract from a
bpcech made by Mr. Klalne In the sen
ate In 187 $ on the Hland-Alllson act ,
which ho opposed. This is done with
n view to Intluencing republicans and It
has probably had the desired effect
uj > ou some ,
Tim truth Is that Mr. Hlulne , while
a friend of silver , was not In favor of
Its free coinage by this country at 1(1 (
to 1 , In tin- speech from which the
garbled quotation Is made , Mr. Hlalnc
wild : "To remonetlxe It ( silver ) now
as though essential conditions had not
changed , is wilfully and blindly to de
ceive ourselves. If our demonetli'.iitlon
were the only cause for tlio decline In
thu value of silver , then remonetlKti-
tion would be Its proper and effectual
cure. Hut other causes , beyond our
control , have been far more potentially
opt > ratve ! than tlio simple fact that
congress prohibited Its further coin
age , " He urged that to coin a silver
dollar of full legal tender , obviously
below tlio current value of the gold
dollar , would be simply opening out
doors and Inviting Kurope to take our
gold , the result of which would be to
force us to the single silver standard
and to embarrass and cripple our ro-
latioiiH with thu leading commercial
nation * of thu world , lie further
urged that the free coinage of a dollar
lar worth In gold about US cents would
give an Illegitimate profit to thu owner
of the bullion , declaring that "tbla Is
nn unfair advantage which the govern
ment has no right to give to the 6wncr
of silver bullion and which defrauds
the man who Is forced to take the del
lar. " Mr. HIalne pointed out that there
would bo Ho gain for the circulating
medium If on opening the gate for sil
ver to How In we opened a still wider
gate for gold to How out. Itcgardlntf
thu assumption that the free coinage
of silver would advance Its value to
par with gold Mr. Hlalne said : "As
surances from empirics and scientists
In finance that rcnionctly.ation of the
former dollar will at olico and per
manently advance Its value to par with
gold are worth little In the face of op
posing anil controlling facts. "
Every word of the distinguished
statesman Is as applicable now as when
tittered. Indeed they are of much
greater force now than then , for In
1878 the silver in a dollar was worth
IK ! cents , while n this time its com
mercial value is only about Kcents. \ .
Can any fair-minded man doubt that
if .lames G. HIalne were living he
would be a most earnest opponent of
free sllverV If there are any rcpub
llcans who have been deceived Into
support of free silver by misrepresenta
tion of their once great ami patriotic
leader they should at once renounce ad
hesion to that cause.
u a A in > ni.i > .
The Hryan organ has seen tit to take
exception to an appeal made on behalf
of McKinley and sound money to the
surviving soldiers and sailors who
served In the union army and navy dur
ing the war of the rebellion. Tha ad
dress mentions by name the great de
parted leaders of the union volunteers ,
among them Gartleld , who , It say ,
would , were they living , be united with
the forces of honest money and un-
Impeached national credit , as they were
in the days of the war. Commenting
upon this appeal the mouthpiece of the
silver mine owners says :
The authors ot this circular arc drawing
heavily upon their IraaKlnatlon when they
say that these distinguished Americans , If
alive , would support the single gold stand
ard. It was James A. Garfleld who said :
"Every man who Is opposed to the use of
silver coin as a part ot the legal currency
ot the country I dtisacree with. Every man
who is opposed to the actual legal use ot
both metals I disagree with. I woud ! endow
the two dollars with equality and inale
the coinage free. "
This is only another of those garbled
quotations like the one which thu same
paper was recently detected in palming
off as coming from James G. HIalne , in
which parts of what a man has saitl are
so put together as to convey just the
opposite meaning to what he intended
and did say. The speech of General
Garfield which the Hryan organ has
willfully garbled was made in this house
of representatives on February 21 ,
1S78 , while the Hland-Alllson bill was
pending. In the three minutes allotted
to him General Gariiehl said :
Kvery man who is opposed to the use ot
sliver as a part of- the lawful currency of
the country I disagree with. Every man
who Is opposed to the actual legal use of
both metals I disagree with.- Every man
who 4s in favor of any bill that will drive
ono of these metals out of circulation nnil
glvo us only he other as money , with htm
I disagree. It is'n' ( matter of deep regret
to me that on this great financial measure
which has come before congress for many
years we have come down nt last to the
turbulent scene of this ( tingle hour not of
deliberation , but of experimenting with de
bate for amendment. IT any man could
convince mo that the bill as it now stands
would bring the silver and gold dollars to a
substantial equality I would not only vote
for It with all my heart , but I would vote
against the senate amendments which for
bid free coinage. Believing as I do and 1
shall rejoice it the future proves me mis
taken believing as I do that this bill will
not bring the two metals to equality or
keep them there , that It will bring no relief
to the sulfering and distress which now
atfHct the country , that It will seriously In
jure the public credit and thereby Injure
every citizen , I shall therefore vote to lay
this bill upon the table.
General Gtirlield was a deep student
of the money yuestlon ami his speeches
on the subject would serve as excellent
text books for popular education in
finance. lie opposed every proposi
tion that he believed would destroy the
parity of the different kinds of money
issued by the United States. He op
posed and voted against the Hland-Alll
son bill because he feared It would tend
to depreciate the silver dollar and re
duce us to a silver standard. With his
record before us , there is room for not
even one scintilla of doubt that were
General Gariiehl alive he would be In
the front rank lighting against the free
silver fallacy and for the preservation
of the national credit by the mainte
nance of our existing money standard.
A reader of The iee writes ro rom-
[ ilain of the annoyance caused at ie-
cent public meetings by the tooting of
liorns and vociferous yelling by people
who do so apparently for no other pur
pose than making a noise and at times
when there Is no particular occasion
for the demonstration. We fear there-
Is no way of reaching these wanton i > rr-
splitters and general nuisances. Tills
Is a presidential year and the pi'iit-tip
enthusiasm of the people must have a
vent. The tin-born route inr.y bu annoy
ing to less demonstrative ighhors ) | , y-t
to grin and hear It until after election
Is the only course open. .
The fact must not be overlooked Hint
railroads entering Omaha will run spe
cial trains Into and out of the city for
the convenience of nil who may want
to sec the great Ak-Sur-Hen pageant
during State fair week. It will be jios.sh
bio for visitors to return home aftir
the parade If they wish to do so. Most
if. them , of course , will stay over , and
many will come for the day and return
in the evening. Some of them cannot
otherwise visit the city , as their time
Is limited. Thus the railroads aru doing
their part In affording every possible
Inducement to out-of-town people to see
Iho show.
The Lincoln city council passed a
resolution forbidding crowds to gathsr
and obstruct the sidewalks and author
ized the mayor to him a hall where all
who nuiHt argue the money question
may go and unburden their minds. Thu
Idea in to uiuko it possible ut any hour
of the day for Wose yearning for knowl
edge of tht > iivtuiey question to go jind
listen to tlie-'Vrmstant How of wisdom
from the lll | 'Vjfiii < btoitc orators. Why ,
however , tlW1 taxpayers should be put
to an oxpefjyo , JTor accommodations for
self-styled , gfnAesuien passes compre
hension. No icJjty Is under obligations
to supply haVs for political discussions.
On the conlenry. citizens owe It to the
public not toi obstruct the streets. The
curbstone orator Is nil right so long as
he does ntJt Infringe upon law anil
order. If 16 ? w"nnts a liall let him hire
" " " '
It himself.
A denominational event of quite as
much Importance as any of recent years
In this city will occur next AVeducs-
day. It Is the annual convention of
the Young People's Christian union.
The committee announces that already
1,000 names of visitors are enrolled
and gives the assurance that Hie at
tendance will not fall short of fi.OOO
people. The program , of course , will
be fully up to the retiulrcuicnts of an
occasion of this magnitude. These gath
erings are regarded by the churchgoing -
going people of the community as of
great and lasting benefit to the younger
adherents. Our people will , of course ,
extend to these visitors from all over
the country the generous hospitality for
which Omaha has already become far-
fnmt'd.
Bryan's local organ talks about Bry
an's courage In going "into the heat , of
the enemy's country. " No question
about that. With people dying of sun
stroke anil suffering from pro Oration
all around him , "the heat of the ene
my's country" might have daunted iiny
man who was not chasing a
job.
S l-lid It AI < n. .
ChlcnK" Tlmos-Herulil.
Omaha deserves a crown of gold for dis
covering that cold wave.
Kltvht nnil I ) < - NMilro | < .
Kow Ynrl < World , 10th.
Let us fight against the free coinage de
lusion , but let no ono despair of the re
public.
Tin"Crlmi - of 'HI.1' !
\Vii8hlngton Star.
Unless Secretary Morton Is fortunate ,
some of the people who make a specialty
of treasuring up warm weather statistics
will have him down on the record as re
sponsible for the "crime of ' 9C. "
Itinultlin ; t < > I'tiliorliiK Men.
Ixmlm-llle Post ( ilpm. )
There Is not a silver standard country In
the world where the wage-earner receives
fair pay for Iris work. Notwithstanding this
fact wagc-cav prsj arc expected to help the
silver millionaire , mine owners , even If by
doing so thel.r , hard-earned wages are cut in
half. This expectation Is an Insult to the
Intelligence 'ot the American workman ,
which lie will know how to resent.
' ' ii _ , _
CoiuiillnieiitH of ( In ; Season.
1 Inland Pi Inter.
The Omaha -IloC' celebrated the twenty-
fifth anniversary its foundation on June
13 by n reception , in The Dec building on
the evening. , ol that day. A handsomely
lithographed ) pf.rdof Invitation was issued ,
the cover design , showing , TJie Jlce building
and the Inside ( h"gfportraits ot Edward Rosewater -
water as he jijirjeari-'il In 1S71 and as , he ap
pears at the present time. 'Thu anniversary'
number of The Bee was n ndtaUlb'tsauo.
Iiitt'11lerLlMt'/"Awriiliint.Cln'ni ; > floury. '
riilUiltlpljIa. Itccoril ,
The presidents and profcesoi-s la the great
educational institutions throughout the coun
try have almost unanimously dcclaied
against the cheap currency demands , of the
Chicago platform , and in favor , of the steady
maintenance of the honest money standard.
This is especially true of the teachers of
political economy iu the universities and
colleges of the land. When learning and
intelligence refuse to support a cause it is
doomed.
Soiviill < Snv - It Awny.
Clilcuco Chronicle.
Sewall talked more wisdom than ho WAR
conscious of when he compared the spread
of the free silver movement to the visionary
real estate booms in western towns a few
years ago. The resemblance is remarka
ble.
ble.The
The wildcat free silver boom , like the
wildcat real estate booms , is based on a
false estimate of property values , on fan
tastic notions of money and trade and on
rnero wind. The silver mlno political spec
ulation will collapse hopelessly , with loss
and distress everywhere , just as the real
estate speculation collapsed.
Sewall is a wiser man than ho thinks ho
Is or than others had supposed.
KHBH SII.X'KIl iMOlt.YMTY.
AH KU-Kiinl Si-lu-iiH" for Siiiii'failniv tlio
CriMlKor.
IxwlRvllle Courier-Journal ( dcm. )
The paper of which Mr. Ilryan was editor ,
until recently , the Omaha World-Herald ,
published , a few days before his retire
ment , at the head of its editorial columns ,
in capitals , as below printed , this piece of
advice :
"BVBUY ON13 WHO HAS MONEY AT
HIS DISPOSAL CAN PROTKCT HIMSELF1
AGAINST LOSS THROUGH FUKB S1LVUR
BY CONVERTING HIS MONEY INTO
LAND , HOUSKS AND MERCHANDISE OF
VARIOUS KINDS. , IK. RESIDES. HE DOH-
ROW3 MORE MONEY AND USES IT FOR
riHS PURPOSE HE WILL MAKE A
PROFIT ON THE TRANSACTION AT THE
EXPENSE OF THE MAN FROM "WHOM
HE BORROWS. "
Ncte csp'rlally tint list sente ce
'IF , BESIDES. HE 1IORROWS MORE
MONEY AND USES IT FOR TIIE PUR
POSE , HE WILL MAKE A PROFIT ON
THE TRANSACTION AT THE EXPENSE
OF Till ! MAN FROM WHOM HJ3 BOR
ROWS , " There's morality for a "cross and
cjown" campaign !
HOW I ? . ' AVOIIJ ! > WmiI.
\ SiM > i > > ' < l'r < > f lirynii fiivi-H u r.'iiiiillil
I3.viliiiu | ion.
Minneapolis TlmcB ( silver ilem. )
"What dlffercnco would It make , " asks
Mr. L. E. Kenlstoii , "whether the silver In
he dollar wils ) ? orth only DO centa or $1 ,
provided the corii iVaa a legal tender nt $1 ? "
i'ho dirferincuwonld ! he that coin worth as
a commodity less- than Its legal tender
value is , to a greater or less oxtunt , flat
money that Is-its legal tender valuu Is
given to it by net of congreuu. Hut CBiigrfss
las no JurlBilUjtldn outside of the United
States and Its vdVprce would give silver no
cgal tender qiujlRy outnldo of the United
States. In otPCr countries U would bu
.akcn at Its hjmlpn value , which , umjues-
: lonably , woutflbrKappreclated by the exten
sion to it oftJtSAud unlimited coinage In
the United fctnAa , All blmctalllms are
agreed that uie peat commercial nations
could by unHI'flMictlQn maintain the value
of sliver UiliteHir Hclally Given to It , but
many of them adjust KB strongly of the
opinion that tho'/Unltrd Stated could not
maintain U nlone. The silver of all the
world would flr.d a market In this country.
Speculators would be able to buy It abroad
at Its bullion prlcu and have it coined Into
100-cent dollars at our mints. Of course
there would bo this compensation , that the
dollars thus coined here would have to be
spent here , since they would be worth no
more than the bullion In them In other
countries. Ilut the tendency would be to
still farther raise the premium upon gold
and drive It entirely out of our circulation ,
except for international commerce. The
probable effect would bo au Increase In the
price of commodities and a corresponding
decrease In the purchasing power of the
silver dollar , for , though congress can decree
that 412V6 grains of silver shall be coined
Into a dollar and that this dollar shall be a
legal tender for all debts , public and private ,
It cannot decree that commodities shall be
iold at any specific price for dollars that
are not as good 4 auy other dollars iu the
world.
is Mn.vico tMiosi'Kitousr
OIKIrrlner ANNcrllnun llrfntril by Sln-
tlMlcnl I'llcIn.
Chlcngo Trlbun .
A , J , Warner , the popocrat , discourses
thus :
"It Is now generally admitted thnt , while
the United States , on a gold basis. Is suf
fering from prolonged business stagnation ,
Mexico , on n silver basis , wns never so
prosperous as now. The explanation of this
difference ) in the business nnd Industrial
conditions of the two countries seems to
puzzle n good many people , and especially
these who hold to the belief that the gold
stAndnril Is the condition under which n
country ought to thrive best. "
The best way to ascertain whether n
country Is prosperous Is to find out what the
reward of labor Is there and also the prices
ot those commodttles , which are In com
monest use. Thnt country Is the most prosperous -
perous where a day's labor cxclmugcs for
the greatest quantity of the necessaries of
Ilfo ,
Tried by that test , what does the Mexican
prosperity Warner extols amount to ? The
following tables will throw some light on
thnt subject. The first one gives the wnpes
pnld In the City ot Mexico , which has about
U50.000 people. The first column gives the
actual wages paid , the second column glvea
their gold value , nnd the third gives Aiuerl-
can wages paid in gold or Its equivalent :
Mexico _ _ .
Vnliio In 5 2.3
CCCUl'ATION' .
i5.1 ?
* 2.o ( : 2. < M
Hrk'UliiJers i.f.o 3.00
HlncksmltliH s.w 1.00 s.r.o .
1'nlntor.s S.fiO 1.Z.1 2.O )
Mimms 1. 1.Z.1.M TOO
1.2.1 . .M.S7 i.oo
- . - In store * a.M i.o 2.M
fnckllled Inhor JO i.o.so 1.53
HDUS--O servants .si .17 .CO
Hotel help . .VI . ! 5 I.W
Cooks 2.to1 l.SS S.IM
Factory haiuls 2.to1.wi 2. CO
Farm Imiuls .f.O .
I'nr drivers
font ! u ct ors 1.00
I 'nl Icemen i.cn 2.S.1
Miners I .Ml l.no
Hnllronil enKlneeis fM , o.no
Fliomen 4.0U 3.00
Coniluc-tors fi.CO ) .r ,
Hrnkemon l.f.O 2.00
It will be seen thnt In a few Instances
the Mexican worklngnian gets as many Mex
ican dollars as the American worklngmau
gets 100-cent United States dollars. Gen
erally the wage worker who is pnlil In Mex
ican dollars gets fewer of them than the
American gets of fullvaluedollars. . Ac
cording to Warner , this Is prosperity.
The second table deals with prices. The
first column shows what the Mexican pays
for the necessaries of life In Mexican del
lars. The second column shows what he
would be asked were ho to pay In gold
value American money. The third column
shows the prices paid In this eountry :
Mexico 2SG
value In § a =
COMMODITIES.
Flour , per poiinil I .OS 5.01
llacon , i > cr pound .08
.08.OS
l.ml : , | > er pouml .50 .15 .OS
lieef , per iiouml .10 .10
Mutton , per pmilul .10 .15
Tea , per pouml z.w.W 1.00 .no
CclTec , per pouml .W . .20.P3 . .25t
Siipnr , per pouml .10 .P3 ' ' t
ISeans , per pouml .10 ioi' "
1'otatoes , per pouml .03 .01 > 4
Orn Ineal. per pound SO .10 .021,4
lllce , per pouiul „ . . ,03 M
From which It appears that the Mexican
gets less for his labor and pays more for
all hu consumes. The day's labor of a car
conductor there will buy 12 ! & pounds of
flour and 5 pounds of beef. Here the day's
labor of a car conductor will buy almost
28 pounds of flour nnd 12 poumls of meat.
Nevertheless , Warner declares that labor
prospers in Mexico , and he proposes that
the American workiiiKman cast his vote for
a candidate who will give him Mexican
prosperity.
Undoubtedly Mexico Is more prosperous
than she was twenty years ago. She has
! progressed'"In spite-of her having'a-stiver
standard. She has had n more stable form
of government. American capital has built
railroads , which have opened up the country ,
and ; glven value to products which were
valueless previously for lack of transporta
tion facilities.
Hut with all the progress that has been
made that which counts for prosperity In
Mexico would count for wretchedness In the
United States. American workingmen who
feel Inclined to vote for Bryan should study
the above tables of wages and prices before
they cast their ballots to Mexlcanize the
labor of this country.
THEY TKMI'TISI ) 1'MTK.
TinHuyriicU InviiMliin of Florence
Viewed from n DlHtuiico.
Chicago News.
Marshal Green of the village of Florence ,
which is In the state of Nebraska , not far
from Omaha , deserves well of the patrons of
husbandry. He has stood up 111 lone majority
and defended that noble agricultural ma
chine , the hayrack , from profanation and
degradation to eltemlnate nnd merely ornn-
mcntp ! uses.
The hayrack Is an Instrument well known
to the sturdy yeomen of Florence and at
this particular season they arc renewing
end extending their ancient acquaintance.
The hayrack , according to their dignified
nnd noble employment of It , Is a contrivance
whereon an agricultural champion stands In
hare feet , bare head , hickory shirt and
brown overalls , armed with the weapon
immortalized by Tlllman , while three other
champions similarly accoutercd stand on the
ground and pitch hay at him with furious
energy. With the thermometer about 110
In the shade , ns It was In Florence recently ,
this proceeding Is no enervating dalliance
for the man nn the hayrack. The hayseed
sifts down his sweat-drenched back , the
files bite his perspiring face , the bees sting
his feet and he piles his pitchfork In the
same spirit that animated Horatlus during
the celebrated Incident at the bridge.
While tlio larger part of FJoienco's male
population was engaged in this trying rustic
rite recently 'up came n party uf picnickers
from Omaha on a hayrack. This spurious
and Insulting Omaha hayrack was piled with
cushions. In It were n half-dozen young
women Iu cool , trim shirt waists and straw
hats and an cipial number of young men
dad In the opan , Immaculate summer garb
of the dandy , and tlioso young men shades
of Clnclnatus ! were twanklng mandolins ,
Moreover , there were boughs on the hayrack
to keep the riders cool !
There ore things that human nature will
not bear. The sweaty and tormented men of
Florence gazed from their real hayracks
to this spurious and Insolent Omaha con
trivance with a speechless scnso of outrage.
Fortunately , before their Indignation had
time to 'translate Itself to action Marshal
Green appeared , arrested the Omaha mock-
cm nnd put them all In jail , Otherwise
there would piohably have been a denoue
ment which would have limited the pitch
fork with terror far beyond Tlllman'a fond
est dreams ,
IMI.SK I'ltlJTHX.Si : .
Sum | > I c IiiHtnnccof Clicuii
Drcriitlitll.
Now York Tillnme ,
The first number of a Ilryan campaign
paper just started In this city , under the
headline , "Supreme Laxv of the Land , Con
stitution of the UnlUil Slates Declares Gold
nnd Silver , Not Gold Alone , nor Gold or
Silver , but Gold and Silver Shall He Legal
Tender In Payment for All Debts , " reprints
an article from the Omaha World-Herald ,
which , at the time of Its publication , was
.advertising William J. Ilryan us Its editor.
That article contains the statement quoted
In the headline.
There IB not one wprd In the constitution
that can be twisted to mean any such thing.
Just two sentences on thu subject of money
occur In the constitution. Otie Is the state
ment that , among other things , congress
shall have power "to coin money , regulate
the value thereof , and of foreign coin , and
Ax the standard of weights and measures. "
The other Is the section distorted by the
populists. U forbids any state to "enter
Into any treaty , alliance or confederation ;
grant letters of marque and reprisal ; coin
money ; emit bills of credit , make anything
but gold and sliver coin a tender In payment -
ment of debts ; pass any bill of attainder ,
ex pout facto law , or law impairing the
obligation of contracts ; or grant any title
of nobility. " Then/ prohibitions have no
reference to the powers of the general gov
ernment. For ( .nil . the constitution , has to
ay the colnag'S' the United States uilgiit
be of iron qr lead.
WAS IIHVAN' UlSTAIMtllf
Mnr < I.titht nn Tliln Mint 1ittcrrlli < r
mill TImply Tiil | ' ,
CTilcnuo 1'oM.
Senator Tlutrston's chnrpo thnt "tho
bonanza silver mlno owners hnvu mnlntnlnrd
extensive bureaus , with corps -of speakers
nnd writers , snd thnt William J. llrj-nn has
been In receipt of n salary from them for
some years , " has stirred \ip no end of wrath
j among the sllvcrltcR ntul popocrnts. Iu order
to brcnk the force of this cbaigo thnt Ilrynw
, wns nothing more than a subsidized boy
, orator" for the white metal the Rocky
Mountain Ninvs of Denver sent out a set
of Inquiries to a picked lot of silver mine
j owners asking for Its refutation. It received
' replies from J. J. liaKermnn , Kbeu .Smith ,
! Simon GuggenhclnuT , S. A. Joseph , Demi's '
, Sheedy , Ilyron K. Shear and other prominent
mining men. With ono accord nnd In
I suspicious unanimlly they denied the ex-
' Istenei > of "any bureau or organization of
silver mlno owucia for the purpose alleged
i by Senator Tluiiston" ntid ot course do-
, noitnccit ns a falsehomV "the statement , that
Mr , Hrynn has ever received u unlary or
any remuneration \\hntevor from them tor
I advocating the silver cause. "
This statement wns telegraphed broad
cast from Denver Sunday nUht nnd printed
in all the newspapers In Chicago Monday
, morning. It has provoked the following
comment In n letter to the Evening Post
from one familiar with thu facts :
CHICAGO , AllR. 10-To the Editor : This
IP "too thin. " Of oourno Ilngcrmnti , Smith.
Stoffiit & Co , eau truthfully nay they did
not pay Hrynn. They , however , subscribed
largely to nnd paid to the so-called Itlmetnl-
lie league nnd It pnld Hrynn. You cnu llnd
the checks of Iho treasurer of that concern
( Chambers liy name , 1 think ) in favor of
| ! Ilryiiu every month for the lust three yearn
, pMs.sInt ; through tin- bunk at Lincoln , Neb.
I Hist Hillary wns $ ( ! , H > 0 per year when 1 knew
i nbont thu league's work. A. J. Wainer
i-oulil tell you the truth If he would , but It
Is not likely that he would. a he , too , Is
paid by the leaguo. W. C. 1'AUIS. *
Hero Is food for the American people to
reflect upon. For three years this spon
taneous Bpoutor for free and unlimited silver
has been a subsidized advocate of n league
I whose sole object wns to secure a market
I | for the products of the silver mines. The
owners of these mines did not subsidize htm
directly , but they paid the freight for the
league , which without the funds subscribed
by them would have been a "barren
Ideality. "
Henry M , Teller , the lachrymose silver
bolter , is another one of the subscribers to
the Dlmetalllc league funds who1ms taken
It upon himself to pronounce Senator Thurs-
ton's statement n falsehood. Ho says that
ho felt Inclined to call Thurston down him
self , but ho understands It will be done by
Mr. Bryan himself in proper season.
The proper season will never come so long
as there arc persons living who can testify
to the source of Mr. Hryan's income during
the last three years. The American peoplu
are not to be cajoled with a denial of his
having received money direct from tlio
silver mine owners , and Mr. Urynn does not
dare deny thnt he has been and is in the
pay of the Hluietalllc league. As A matter
of fact , that disinterested organization has
been the chief source of his Income ever
since ho was in congress.
\VIIU PAID TUB IIIM.ST
Ca nil III a I c llrymi'n ItoliilioiiN to the
Frt'r Silver Syiiilli-utv.
CtilciiBO Chronicle ( dein. )
Mr. Bryan's supporters continue to deny
with a great deal of nolso and heat that
he was ever employed by the bonanza syndi
cate as a paid lecturer and exploiter of the
free silver doctrine.
To strengthen their denial they have se
cured from various smelters , mine owners
nnd other persons interested iu silver min
ing statements that no such syndicate exists
and that they have never contributed money
In payment for Mr. Bryan's championship of
free coinage.
These denials , even If they were un
doubtedly veracious which may very well
bo questioned would not ( exculpate Mr.
Bryan. It has not been claimed thnt every
mine owner and every smelting company
has contributed to'Hlie propa'ga'tlon .of'.the
silver doctrine , and it would be easy enough
to pick out a dozen silver beneficiaries who
could say with perfect truth that they had
paid no money into the campaign fund.
Mr. Uryan's own course Is the strongest
proof that ho was an employe of the silver j
syndicate and that he did receive a salary j
from that combination. It was asserted
and not contradicted when ho left congress j
that he would devote himself to the silver ! j
Interest , and he did so to the practical exi i
elusion of any other employment. |
Even Senator Stewart , while violently
denouncing the syndicate story as false ,
admits that the Uimctalllc league furnished
tlio means to carry on the silver campaign.
Who composed the bimetallic league ? Mr.
Stewart himself is. n member of it , nnd he
is no pauper. Is there any reason to doubt
that other mine owners , as wealthy as him
self and equally Interested in free coinage ,
were also contributors to the campaign
fund ?
The Hryanltcs only make matters worse
by attempting to break down self-evident
facts. Mr. Bryan Is a poor man , and It Is
not discreditable to him that ho is poor.
Dut a poor man without resources cannot
live for three years without outside help
from some source , and Mr. Ilryan has done
nothing for three years but make silver
speeches.
If the silver syndicate did not pay his
salary , who did pay it ?
CAMI'AIG.V COM.MHXT.
Chicago Timos-Herald : The proposition
to rob all the people for the sole benefit of
silver mine owners is the most gigantic
selfishness.
Chicago Tribune : Bryan's salary from
the Bimetallic league for three years past la
said to have been JG.OOO per annum. We are
confident that early In November the league
will have come to the conclusion that It was
excessive.
Globe-Democrat : Bland says that silver
will "sweep Ohio. " It will uwcop Ohio
just as It did In 1894 , when young Thurman
and a few others forced a free coinage plat
form on the democrats and started out to
"redeem" the state. The net result of
their work was that the republican candidate
for secretary of state got a plurality of
1117,000.
Indianapolis Journal : One of Mr. Bryan'H
followers In Now York , a Mr. Lynn , * ays :
' 'I feel that Eomo panic will follow Bryan's
election ; that fluancla ] ruin will ensue in
some quarters , and I hope It will , " Every
supporter of McKlnloy prays that , who
ever may be elected , the country will escape
financial panic and dlaaster , which would
fill the land with starving people.
Chicago Chronicle ! Mexico has free coin
age at 1014 to 1 , valuing gold about 3 per
cent higher than wo would at 1C to 1 , And
Mexico has no money to UKO but silver and
naper payable In silver. The consequence
Is that the Mexican silver dollar Is worth
no more as coin than na bullion , If you
doubt that call at the Chronicle counting-
room and get a Mexican silver dollar for C5
cents of our gold basis money. Von can
get ten Mexican Hllver doilarn for $5.50.
You can't get a Mexican $10 gold piece for
Ices than $10.30 , Try It. :
IIIIYAV.S till OSS HOAI1S TAMC. U
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Chlc Ko Times-Herald ( rep. ) : Spenklnill
In rlttshiirg , the boy orntor observcdjj
'Thoinns Jefferson never said n truer thlni
tliKii when ho said ( sic ) ; 'The nrt of gov-
ernnicnt U the nrt of being honest' " Ontr
of the things Jefferson said Is ; "Tho pro-t
portion between the values of gold and.
silver Is a mercantile ) problem altogether" ,
The nrt of being honest In A rntlo Is to find ,
out what Is the mercantile rntlo uclvreeni
gold anil silver , nml to fix the legal ratio )
nccordliiRly. The mercantile rntlo between 2
cold ntul sllvir todny Is 9 to 33.
Philadelphia llecord ( ilctn. ) ' Mr. Hryan's
pilgrimage eastward ns the apostle of f 3-
pent ilollnis nnd as the preacher ot the
gospel of reptiillntion IncUs no clement oC
audacious folly. It Is nhont such mi ex
hibition ns might have heen expected ot
the late Mr. Itanium In the heyday ot hi *
success .is n showman nnd Inventor of woolly
horse humbugs. The fixing upon Madison
Square garden as the place where Mr.
Ilryan might Rhoot off himself Is spectacu
lar business of the gaudiest tinsel In char-
acter. The eountry has never before been
treated to such an infantile' , unsuitable ,
cgollstlc nnd cxlrnvngaut .dlsplny.
Srrnnton ( I'd. ) Truth ( Jem. ) : Never ulnca
that historic tlmo when "tho boy stood on
the burning deck" has the juvenile business
been boomed 20 energetically ns nt present , I
owing to the presence In the campaign ns f
ix presidential eandldato of the eloquent I
W. J. Hrynn , who was formerly culled "tho
Hey Orator of the Pintle. " Now wo have
"boy hypnotists , " "boy c\nngellsts , " "boy J
statesmen. " nnd , should Mr. Hrynn bo
! elected , wo will linvo "boy diplomats , " "boy
' financiers. " and "bny postmasters. " Tlio
i boys nrc evidently coming to the front , nnd
1 some of them nro wearing beards n ynid
: long. These nrc evidently the "boy popu-
1 lists" with the cyclone whiskers. f
I New York World ( dem. ) ! A presidential
candidate on the stump ought to be very \
I careful to have nil his statements accurate. "
At Newton Mr. Hrynn said : "If we hnvc a '
gold standard price * will go down. " Effect
was Riven to thu gold standard by the re
sumption of specie ( gold ) payments In ISTi ) .
The average uxport price of wheat In that
year wns $1.07. In 1880 It wns $1.25 ; In
ISSt , $1.11 ; In 1SS2. $1.1U ; In 1SS3 , $1.13 ; In t
1SSI. $1.07. In 1879 the export price ot cot
ton was ( without fractious ) 9 cents. IU the
six , years following it ranged from 10 to 11.
It was 10 again In 1S90 nnd 1891 , Just ns
wheat was $1.03 again 111 1S'J2. The export
price of butler was ) G cents higher In 1S)4 ! )
than In 1S79. nnd thnt of chccso nearly 1
cent higher. Wages also steadily advanced i
after the gold resumption In 1S79 , and the )
eountry prosperqd In the main until 1S)2 ! ) , |
when Inflation by cheap dollars nuJ treabiiry
notes combined with the extravagance ot
congress , brought disaster. '
SI IKTIIFIII. MM4.S. ' - ,
Harper's Itnznr : "I suppose you have
music ill the hotel ? " "No ; but we hiivo ,
a band. " I
Chicago Hccord : "Doesn't Mrtt. Waddlng-
ton Impress you as a very extravagant
woman ? "
"Yes , just look at her ; Him has thrco
double ehlns. "
Detroit Free Press : "Al > ov3 all , " said
the throat specialist , "thu luily must talk
us little as possible. "
"Doc , " eagerly asked Mrs. Oroyinnlr's >
husband. "Is there uny hope o ( It becoming |
chroulo ? " |
Washington Stnr : "She Is very unpopu- |
Inr , " said ono girl. "It seems to me thnt
everybody tries to avoid Her. "
"That Is saying a good deal , " replied the
other girl.
"You can't deny It , though "
"Oh , I don't know , " was the hesitating 1
answer. "Tho mosquitoes seem to line j
her. "
Boston Transcript : Hicks I owe you nn
apology. The fact Is It wa * ruining and
1 saw your umbrella , and , supposing you
had gone home for good , I took It.VlcVn
Say nothing. ' . I ewe you an apology. You
left your liew hat , you know , and were '
your old one homo. As I did not have un '
umbrella , and as I didn't want to wet iny
hat. I put on yours. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Never mind brushIng - (
Ing tno off , porter. " said the careful fias-
sensor on--the Hleepor ; ' 'you covtlilii't 'llnd
a speck of dust on > ny clothes"
"Diit am MO. boss , but If you ain't no ob
jection I'll Jest go through the motions
with my brush , lease I must feel dat , I
earned d'U quarter youse goln' to give me. "
AN AUGUST IMPRESSION.
I AVnshlnffton Btnr.
, A summer shower once 'twas sweet
With comfort for the parching street ,
Hut now- for a hrluf moment's BPHCO
It lingers ; then It leaves no trace.
A summer shower 'tis no more
A gracious gift from Nature's store ;
For now , we note , to nmko things worse , f
A vast , perspiring universe.
UHVMI3S OF TJ1K TIMHS.
Tin- Hey C.inilldiite.
John K. ) : aiiKn In lliirpcr'n Wedtly ,
This Is Indeed nn age of prodigies.
The boy's the thing- the populace to please.
15oy preaehers In the pulpit stand ,
Boy trumpeters nru found In every band/
Hey writers wrlto ,
Hey lighters light ,
Hey singers sing ,
And Spain rejoices In a boyish Iflng.
Tinczar's a boy ,
And Germany Is Wllhelm's toy.
And now amongst these boys galore
Wo have an "Orator : "
A great big , pink-cheeked , gassy boy ,
Just bubbling o'er with words and joy.
He's set his steady baby stare
Upon thu presidential chair ,
ISeeau.se , like boys of good Intent ,
He wiinlfl to be a "president , "
Ho makes Ijoy sppechuH ,
In which lu < teaches
JJoy lessons , In a boyish way.
HP knows It all , nor hesllates to say
That black Is white , or while Is black , .
If hu can win a point by Bulling on that
I nek.
Ho means well , as do other boys ,
And merely iirlns to llnd that ho annoys ;
Anil , like most kids.
IIi rather JlUcH the thJiiKa the law forbids.
Ills xympathlts go out. quite iinabiKhed : ,
To those whom most deservedly thu law
hath lashed.
Ho has n liking , as have oilier youth ,
For romance vatlier than for tuilh ;
And 'stead of training with thu good and
true ,
Prefers association with a plrato crow.
Sweet , perfect boy !
His party's joy !
Don't cilllclHo mm handily , for , you see ,
Hu only alum at puerility ,
And In that line
Ills powers neon ) almoit divine !
The Kniiilly MoiiiiiucdilllNt.
Anna M. J'owlvr In Nrwr Yyik fiun.
Tlin cold mid silver question
That most disturb * my mind ,
Is one of sorlpluro veinlon
Well known to womankind.
It rends that speech Is silver ,
That Mli-ncn Is as gold ;
lint female nionomi.'talllstu
The latter no'ur uphold ,
Now there's my wife , Maria ,
A silver advocate ,
I'd rather llec than cope with her ,
When coming home too late. j
To ( It with duo discretion
Thu keyhole lo the key ;
Kor then her silver policy
JH quite too much for me.
Words on the ultuittlon
I might a * well have none ,
Since. tliero'H my- wife , Maria ,
With HlxlLH'ii to my onu.
The shines
sun , ,
We all know that. And there's
another thing that's just as
certain , viz , : that with Pcarl-
ine you have the easiest , the
safest , the quickest , the most
) economical washing' and
cleaning.
Look at the millions of
women who are using Pearl -
ine , Look at the hundreds
of millions of packages that have
been used. What more do you
want in the way of evidence ? If
Pearline were not just what we say it is , don't you suppose
that the air would be filled with complaints ? ro
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