Nebraska Newspapers

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Net clnlly incrnpc 20,170
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Sworn tn licfnre me nnd ibictlfocil In my
prt-1-piire this 1st day of Amut ; , ISM ,
( Seal. ) N. P. FRIT * .
Notary Public.
Pnrtlus { 'oliij : out of llic city for the
siimniL-r niny liaro Tlie lice RLMII to their
address by luavin ; * nn onlcr nt the bus
iness olllco of Tlie Hoc. Tcli < j enc 238.
Has the Crawford count ) * system been
Indefinitely postponed ?
No country Unit 1ms cheap money lias
anything but cbeap labor.
Tlio corn prop Is now safe , but the
political crop Is still liable to liot blasts
nnd early frosts.
AVben It conies to contradictory claims
of tlii > free silverIes ! , It seems that their
one object In life is to contradict them
selves.
In another column we reproduce an
editorial from the Omaha World-Herald
the local Hrynn silver orj.in which
was published In that journal August 8 ,
Head It carefully.
If Mexico's credit has been ruined by
tbo free coinage of silver , asMr. .
Bryan's organ told ns only three yearn
ago , why should the United States ruin
HH credit by following In the footsteps
of Mexico ?
People who pretend to print quota
tions from English papers should not
mislay the copies from which the ex
tracts are made. The Imposture Is al
most certain to be detected and exposed
before It goes very far.
Polk county populists arc experimentIng -
Ing with the Crawford county system
of direct primary nominations. If the
system accomplishes all that Is claimed
for It It will not bo long before its em
ployment in Nebraska becomes more
general.
The democrats and populists of the
Eleventh Iowa district have nominated
Judge Van AVagenen for congress. Van
AVagcnen's chief claim to recognition
arises from the fact that he was Boles'
alternate In the Chicago convention and
was the man who withdrew his princi
pal's name after the Holes boom had
been managed into the ground.
Bimetallism , according to the defini
tion of the free sllveritefi , is the right
to pay one's debts with money of less
purchasing power than that which was
borrowed. lilmetallitsm , according to
the definition of recognlxed economists ,
Is the concurrent use of gold and silver
ns inoiuy , each unit of value being
kept at par with the gold standard.
Only two short .rears ago the local
Bryan organ , the Omaha World-Herald ,
P was r > convinced that 1(5 ( to 1 free silver
If
coinage was "dishonest" that it praised
Ifn Grover Cleveland and commended David
II. , Hill forlhelr light against the "fal
n lacy , " and berated William Jennings
it Bryan for his persistent opposition to
I the unconditional repeal of the Sher
man law.
I The suggestion Is made by n con
tributor to The Bee that In order to
carry the Third district republicans will
have to put up n candidate who can
at the same time command his full
parly strength and make converts
among the opposition. It Is urged
further that n strong candidate for con
gress can add strength to the whole
fitato and national tickets. These con
siderations are timely and pertinent.
The numerous "crimes" of 180(5 ( ,
nnd 187 ! ! are becoming so common
that the word crime Is In danger of
losing Its significance. As a matter of
fact there was no "crime" against silver
In 187.J or any other time. All the
changes that have been made In our
monetary system since 11m foundation
of the government were made In obedi
ence to changed conditions of commerce
nnd not for any purpose to Injure
debtor or "benefit creditor. There never
was any "crime , " or "conspiracy , " or
"stealth" about our monetary legislation.
The vote of this coniiressloiml dis
trict will foot up from 25,000 to .l-'S.OOO.
The sliver republicans may cast be-
iween li < X ) and : um votes. 1'opullsts claim
to hare at least ' 1,000 and the demo
crats anywhere from 5,000 , to 8,000. It
IH therefore a piece of sublime cheek
for the silver republicans to Insist that
onu of Uielr number be given this con
gressional nomination as a composite
candidate. But we shall not be sur
prised In thu least if the democrats
and popnllslsi give up their own prefer-
unettrt to pacify the renejjadu repub
licans.
smj , XA
Although Mr. Bryan hnu studiously
nvoldctl nny reference to Hint plnnlc of
the icpubllcnn platform which do
clarcs for protection nnd It Js the
IKillcy of thu free silver party to keep
this ( ] ticstlon nway from public ntteu
tlon , still protection remains nn Issue
nnd millions of the American people
nre thinking nbout It and will continue
to do so. U Is the opinion of some
shrewd observers that this question
will assume more prominence as the
campaign advances ami this will Incvi
tably be the case 1C the free silver craze
continues ( o lose ground as It unincs-
tlonably has been doing since the Bryan
fiasco in New York. But In any event
a very large proportion of the voters
cannot bo wholly diverted from the
consideration of this question , In which
are Involved the nblllly of the govern
ment to meet Its expenses , the security
and development of American Industries
nnd the creation nnd maintenance of n
market for American labor. It Is Im
possible that the millions of wage earn
ers whose Interests and welfare are de
pendent upon Industrial activity can
wholly put out of mind that policy
which In the past made the workingmen -
men of this country the most Inde
pendent , the most prosperous and the
most contented ninong the world's toil
ers.
ers.Many
Many of these men nre thinking
nbout protection now and they will
think nbout It more Intently as the
day of election approaches and they
see more clearly how utterly fallacious
Is the free sliver contention , so far at
least as their Interests nre concerned.
When the ) ' shall see , as they will , that
changing our money standard can only
result in disaster to labor and that the
success of the political element sup
porting Mr. Bryan would bring with
It not only a debasement of the cur
rency but the striking down of such
protection to our industries as we still
have , they will be heard demanding
the policy that will open mills and fac
tories and make an active market for
labor at living wages.
Mr. Bryan and the people who are
supporting him nre opposed to protec
tion and would eliminate every vestige
of it if they had the power. In a speech
In congress In 1K02 , on n bill to place
wool on the free list , Mr. Bryan de
clared that protection is "the most
vicious political principal that has ever
cursed this country. " Ilo Is still of
that opinion and were he to become
president of the United States , with a
congress in sympathy with him , he
would be as y.calous and uncompromis
ing an enemy of protection as this
country has ever had. We should
then have associated free silver and
practical free trade currency debase
ment nnd Industrial destruction. At
one blow Mr. Bryan and his parly
would rum the credit of the nation and
strike down those great enterprises
which have beou built up during tlio
pasl thirty-five years nnd which have
made the United States the greatest
industrial nation of the world.
Protection Is still an issue Avith every
man who wants more work and better
pay anil who has the intelligence 1 < >
understand that there is but one way In
which these can be obtained and that
is by restoring industrial activity and
creating a demand for labor. Protec
tion is an Issue with every man who
desires to see the growth of the Ameri
can market , so that our producers shall
be less dependent upon foreign markets
where flioy are compelled to meet
damaging competition. Protection is an
issue because It Involves the future
progress and prosperity of this re
public.
Importations of gold would be n
change from the prolonged experience
of the country with the outllow of the
yellow metal that would be reassuring ,
even though brought about by condi
tions not likely to be lasting. As we
understand the matter , the promise of
gold Importations to a large amount
has nothing to do with trade relations ,
but Is due to the operations of an ex
change syndicate , organized recently
for the purpose of checking the out-
How of gold. It Is not , therefore , sig
nificant of anything In relation to our
foreign commerce , nor can It be re
garded as any Indication of improved
confidence abroad in American secur
ities. None the less the change from
continual exports to Imports of gold
is a reassuring circumstance and ap
pears to be so regarded in treasury cir
cles at Washington , where It Is thought
the ell'ect will bo to materially
strengthen the reserve nnd avert all
danger for some time of another bond
Issue. Doubtless whatever gold shall
come here now will remain at least
until election and If the result should
be a free silver defeat , It would stay
and have more added to It , There can
bo no doubt that republican success In
November would be followed Immedi
ately by a large Inflow of gold , or wliat
would represent gold , nnd that there
would be Miown an extraordinary ac
tivity In all classes of American Invest-
mentH. Wo should get very promptly
a generous Inilux of European capital.
3'J/K EX.IMPLK OFAHUKNTIXH
Tlio cxjieiii'iico of South Anicricnn
conn trios with depreciated currency
miilit to lie Instructive t tlie American
people , or Bucli of them as are not de
luded with tlio notion thtit llils coun
try cnu dovltli money what no other
nation lias been able to do. The Ar
gentine Itcpubllc has been RtruttflliiK
for years to got from a paper to a
metallic basis anil tlio process has cost
her people enormously. So long an In-
llatlou Kept up there seemed to be a
hlKli decree of prosperity , but when
the time for liquidation arrived ( hero
came disaster and ruin. Other conn-
tries of South America have found the
silver standard far from prolltablo and
have abandoned it .
This is tlie wise with Chill and Venc
ssuela , tlie Central American states of
Salvador and Costa Illcn , and with
Santo Domingo and British Honduras ,
all of which havi > adopted or taken
steps to adopt the gold standard. He-
f err I up to this the Baltimore Sun re
marks that these nre agricultural coun
tries anil the American fanner who Is
looking to free coinage to Increase the
value of his products will find no en
couragement In the conditions which
have prevailed In South America. The
sliver standard would not have been
abandoned by these countries except
for the best of reasons. Thcso reasons
wore the lluctuallons In value of their
depreciated currency , subjecting them
to heavy losses through sjwcnlatlon nnd
checking the development of their re
sources. Foreign capital could not be
secured owing to the distrust of In
vestors. Thus these countries have
been forced In self-defense to desert
the silver standard and to place their
finances upon the gold basis ns the only
system by which they can hope to be
come truly prosperous.
Of course the free sliver advocates
will reply that these relatively small
and poor countries furnish no example
for the United States , but people who
apply practical common sense to this
matter will not take that view. The
demagogic talk about this country being
powerful enough to overturn all lluan-
ulnl laws and work a miracle In the
monetary systems of the world will
not mislead rational men. A currency
standard that Is not good enough for
South America caniiot bo acceptable to
the United States.
Tin : coMixn
Within ten days the Nebraska Slate
fair will open Its gates and furnish an
object lesson of the resouices and capa
bilities of this great commonwealth.
The exposition of the products of farm ,
orchard , dairy , apiary ami stock range
promises to bo more complete than any
that has ever taken place since the
State Agricultural society was organ
ized. Tn every department of horti
culture and agriculture a magnificent
showing is assured. The harvest of
18G ! ) has been bountiful in every sec
tion of the state. The only dllficnlty
will be to find space for the proper dis
play of all the varied products that
will be presented for exhibition.
Quite apart from the crop and stock
exhibits we shall witness a display of
products of factory and mill unsur
passed at any former staie fair. While
the industrial development of Nebraska
is yet in Its infancy , it Is by no means
insignificant. Without much boasting ,
a great deal of headway has been made
within the past few yeans in many
branches of industry and a resumption
of general prosperity will witness a
revival of manufacturing in Nebraska
on n scale more extensive than the
most sanguine have anticipated.
AH expositions are educational and
the coming State fair cannot fail to
prove an object lesson that will
strengthen the faith of men who have
pinned their fortunes to Nebraska and
Inspire Investors anil homcseekors with
confidence in Nebraska's promising
future.
city attorney seems heist upon
harassing the local managers of the
water company In < > very possible way.
It Is all right for the city to make a
record in the courts of its lefiihal to
admit the legality of the franchise of
the reorganized company , but it is all
wrong for the city altornoy to say in
effect to all patrons of the water com
pany that It cannot force collection of
water renlals. The federal court has
sanctioned the transfer of this property
and Its operation as an Omaha. Institu
tion by the purchasers. Brushing aside
all legal technicalities and exposing the
plain proposition , It is Indeed stiange
that the city made no objection to the
regulations of the water company re
specting rental payments when it was
owned by a company of men who took
the surplus earnings of this plant to
save Its Denver investments , but now
offers technical objections when the
company has been reorganized as an
Omaha and not a Denver Institution.
South Omaha apparently has no
better success In Its dealings with the
electric light company than Omaha has
had. As Is the wiho In this city , there
are nre lights scattered over South
Omaha where they can be of compara
tively little service to the ponph * . The
council wants to remove and replace
them where they can be of some use
to the people. The contract , however ,
stipulates that such removals mast bo
made at the expense of the city and It
Is now proposed to discontinue these
remote lights and at n later time order
lights put up along streets where they
are needed. Tbo better way would be
to demand a revision of the contract ,
whereby a certain number of changes
could be ordered annually , and thus
accommodate the Incoming coiincllmen
who soon want are lights In the vicinity
of their residences.
The Barber company has made a
novel proposition to the council , which
was referred to the committee on
judiciary. Its claim for paving repairs
under contract , amounting to ijaa.DlH ,
has not been paid by the city. The
company offers to knock off 2 per cent
of the claim if the city will confess
judgment , with the understanding the
Judgment will not be collected for eigh
teen months. If there were no dispute
over this claim U is dlftlcult to see how
tlie city can benefit by a confession of
judgment , as In that case 7 per cent
Interest would accrue , which in eigh
teen mouths would amount to not ICBS
than ? } ,000 , If the claim Is Just the company -
pany may bo entitled to interest , but if
not the city can gain nothing by ac
cepting the proposition of the ejalmaut.
The Bee has been Hooded with In-
qnlrlcH asking for further Information
about the editorials opposing the free
coinage fallacy which It has been re
printing from Mr. Bryan's ' personal
organ , the Omaha. World-Herald. These
editorials are taken verbatim from the
World-Herald flies nnd can bo verified
by any one by reference to the Jssuo
of the date mentioned. The files are in
the Omaha Public library , accessible to
every one. Thu genuineness of the
LIMITS..EVEN TO THE POWER OF CONGRESS
; "
, i-HB - MARKET VALUE OP SILVER.
! 1
( Urran's 1'ersonal Organ , Orrmha World-Herald , August S , 1S3. )
The Omaha ! World-Herald wants "safe bimetallism nt the ratio of 1 to 25. " Noth
ing Is safe unless U lias stability , anil you can't have stability with two nioncr ttnnd-
nrJs , one of < vrhlqh Is continually bobbing up and down , llko a cork on n choppy ( tea.
Minneapolis Jtfui-nkl.
There Is' . , noreason / to believe that the market value of silver would fluctu
ate If onecXp.d ; by I-'UHK - GO1XAOH UPON A UUASONABL1C BASIS. As
a more commodity silver will lluctuntu , more or less. Gold Itself would
fluctuate If riiifuced to the rank of n more commodity.
Mere nictitations In market values of either gold or silver arc abolished
1) ) ' free coinage , which affords nn unlimited demand for the two metals at
an unvarying price. Nothing but stnpendtious new discoveries or a revolu
tion In mining could affect silver values If free coinage wore once estab
lished , 1MIOV1DKD THK LAW KSTABUS1IING KUHK COINAGE PLACHD
IT UPON TI112 SOUND BASIS OK MAHKKT VAUJU.
The man who refuses to give sliver a chance Is as unreasonable as the
man who Insists on worshipping a silver Idol.
GOVHILNMKNT MAY NOT 1113 AMMO BY LAW TO MAKH THIS BUSI-
NKSS WOULD ACOKPT (50 ( CKNTS WOUTII OK S'LVHK AS THIS KQUAL
OK 100 CKNTS WO11TII OK GOLD , Bt'T GOV13UNMKNT IS ABL13 TO
l UOALIXK AN AVKUAGK VALl'K of silver , which experience has
shown to be fair and WHICH Til 13 MAKK1CTS 11AV13 U12COHD13D.
articles Is not to be disputed. On the
contrary It was editorially admitted In
the World-Herald of August Hi last.
Our rentiers theiefore need have no
hesitation in quoting these articles de
nouncing "the dishonest ratio of Hi to 1"
as the editorial expressions of the Bryai.
silver organ.
The smelting company lias submitted
plans for the proposed dyke anil slag
dump at the levee above its plant and
the city officials will be able to pass
upon the merits of the case. The
smelter asks authority to extend Its
dump out Into tlie river and rechiim
about thirty-two acres. Part of thl.i
made ground the company will usO
and the greater share of It will be ac
quired by the city at no expense to HIP
taxpayers , while the solid embankment
will be a. piotectlou to the city as
against the ravages of the river. The
matter Is one of considerable Impor
tance to the city.
Itallroads are the greatest immigra
tlon agents In this country. During the.
years when foreign immigration was
heavy the hind agents of Nebraska rail
roads brought thousands of settlers into-
the state , most of whom are prosperous ,
well-to-do cltlv.uns. This year , however ,
the railroads' ' y jittraeting people from
eastern states and it Is estimated that
only a small- * ' proportion of newcomers
are fiom foreign'ports. It makes little
difference to Neliraskans whence come
these people. Ijiit there is nothing so
essential to the w.elfare of the state as
heavy and constant immigration of desirable
'
sirable people
Wholesale and retail merchants have
arranged with 'tin1 ' Slate fair managers
for the purchase' admission tickets at
wholesale rati'w.ln lots of not less than
100. These .tle.kVts will he sent to their
customers In tills territory , with the in
vitation that they attend the fair. It Is
safe to predict that every ticket sent
out by our merchants will be presented
by some one at the fair gates. No
better means of advertising tlie fair
and swelling the crowds could bo de
vised.
If the people of Mexico only had votes
in ( he United States they would cast
them to a. man for Bryan and free sil
ver. Bryan proposes to make every
Jill-cent Mexican dollar worth as much
ns an American dollar. In Mexico ho
might pose as a public benefactor , but
how his scheme to enrich the Mexicans
at the expense of the American wor.lt-
Ingman can commend him to the suf
frages of citizens of the United States
passes compiehenslon.
The ( liiii'ii \ntiirr. .
Clilraito Tlmes-llerulil.
The sllvor-petaled daisy has withered In
the fields just as the coldcn rod appears to
brighten all tbo country lanes. Is this not
anomen , ?
.tlnki'H tin- Poor Mint Poorer.
Minneapolis Journal ,
Silver Is the money of the poor man , cay
the popocrats. So It Is. It Is the money of
the poor man of Mexico , of Jnpan , of China ,
of India and jouvon't find a poorer man
anywhere than the poor man of those coun
tries.
A S < > rii ii < Aliroait.
Chlcnso Tribune.
Governor Stone's "slimy and poisonous
snake which has laid a foul nnd corroding
hand" upon the welfare of the nation Is
still at lano. Who Is the summer resort
keeper that will maku a fortune by Hrst
discovering It ? _ _ _
I.liK-oln'M AVI nil y Kami * .
Springfield ( Mrins. ) lU'i.ulilicun. .
Every able-bodied man In Lincoln , Neb. ,
and some few women , are said to bo trying
to rise to fame on the wings of oratory ,
nnd the result Is that the sidewalks nre t > o
far blocked with crowds engaged in discus
sing tlio silver question tli.it the city au
thorities have joined with the political com
mittees In hiring a hall whcro people can
meet to exchange rlows and exhibit their
great gifts of speech without hindering
trafllc In the public streets.
TrlbutfH til iiliitHiiiiiiiNlili. .
Xew York Hun.
To the partisans of the Hon. William
Jennings Dryan who point with awe to his
famous legislative achievement of getting
an elevator for IliQ Lincoln postofllcc , an
achievement dury.Cpinuiemoratcd on the
elevator by a sUVcfi Jilato bearing the Jaw-
giver's name , tlf ) ; I/artlsans of the Hon ,
Tomtom WatsonJfcfly with a just pride In
the great Georgian ! * , fame ; "Look at the
Watson dog law'A'-A'id It Is true that the
Watson dog law VtAri still keep the name of
Its maker greetRlppg after the Lincoln
elevator and the Bryan plate on it have
mouldered and crumbled ,
\Vliut HI t < l l ilim Xcvt-r Done.
New York World.
It has never kept gold and silver at a
parity.
It has never once given us , under free
coinage , practical bimetallism that 1s , the
concurrent circulation of gold and silver.
The ratio of 16 to 1 was adopted In 1831.
It represented the then commercial ratio ,
the market values of the two metals.
In the forty years following the adoption
of this ratio , and up to 1S7J , there were
coined less than 7,000.000 silver dollars , or
not * o many by 600,000 as were coined from
January 1 to- July 1 In this year.
And never during the whole period did
gold and silver circulate freely together as
equal money. What reason has Mr. Bryan
for hU "firm conviction" that they will dose
so now under free coinage , when the differ
ence In the commercial ratio U far greater
than at any time during the period from
1834 to 1S73T
AS A IMIIMItlTKIl OP UOI.Tl.tC.
IJUTiilH Troin ( In * Silver rnmllilui > 'n
\YrltltiKM mill SiirtM'lifN.
Louisville.Courier-Journal ( dem. ) .
Ill a speech August 7 , 1806 , at Stuart ,
la. , Hon. W. J. Uryun said : "Parties ore
but Instruments , and when people say that
they owe something to n party , let them
remember that parties ewe higher duties to
the people than people can ewe to parties. "
At the Nebraska state democratic con
vention , October 4 , ISM , Mr. llryan labored
for the Insertion of n free silver plank In
the platform. The free silver plank wns
defeated by a vote of 3S3 to 10 . A gold
standard plank was adopted and a ticket
nominated. Mr. Uryau declared to the con
ventlon that If the slate democracy would
not reverse the action of the convention ho
would fight for free silver under another
banner. Mr. llryati returned to Washing
ton. Judge Frank Irvine , the nominee of
the state convention for the supreme bench ,
heaid that tl'c IJryan wing of the party
would throw Its support to Holcomb , the
contending populist nominee. He wrote to
Mr. Bryan , urging him to acquiesce In the
decision of the slate convention and to sup
port him for Judge. In his reply Mr. IJryan
said. October 10 , 1893 :
"Iouhl make any sacrifice to be of
service to you personally , but as a nominee
! of that convention and running upon that
platform I could not make nn appeal In
your behalf without giving the lie to all
that I have said and done In behalf of the
democratic party nnd Its principles. So far
as I am concerned my speech nt the conven
tion expresses my convictions nnd states my
position. "
At Jackson , Miss. , Juno 11 , 1S95 , when
Judge Urame asked Mr. llryan If he would
support the ticket of the democratic na
tional convention If the convention should
put a gold plank in the platform , Mr. Bryan
replied : "So help me God , I will die before
I will support it. "
In answer to a similar question from Prof.
Burris , at Birmingham , Ala. , Mr. Bryan said :
"All the powers on earth , under the earth
and In the heavens above couldn't make me
support a candidate on a gold platform. "
J. II. McDowell , the populist leader of
Tennessee , in a speech to the Tennessee
populist Convention : "I believe Mr. Bryan
Is a middle-of-the-road populist. Populists
qlectcd rrau to tongrebs. Ho l.as advocated
populist doctrine , and said ho would leave
the democratic party unless It adopted a
populist platform. "
In a letter written to George M. Garden
of Dallas. Tex. , February 18 , 1S9C , Mr.
Bryan said :
"As early as 1893 , when the democratic
state convention of Nebraska , controlled by
candidates for tlo icdoral offices , indorsed the
president's financial policy , I stated that I
would not follow the democratic party to a
gold standard.
"Directed by my conscience and by my
best Judgment , I 6hall use that vote to de
fend my rights , protect my family nnd advance -
vance the welfare of society. No conven
tion can rob me of my convictions , nor can
any party organization drive mo to conspire
against the prosperity and Ilbeity of my
country.
"Men who honestly differ upon the para
mount public questions cannot afford to be
harmonized by a national convention. Mr.
Cleveland would not support a free silver
candidate for the presidency , and ho should
not do t > o If he really believes that free
coinage would ruin the country , because n
man's duty lo hla country Is higher than
his duty to his party. "
SK.VATOU Hiir.lMlAVS SI'MUCII.
Minneapolis Tribune ( rep. ) : Senator
Sherman In his great speech nt Columbus
on Saturday gave a concise and connected
history of coinage legislation In this coun
try from the foundation of the government ,
which will be valuable for reference
throughout .the campaign.
Boston Journal ( rep , ) : .As good as gold
Is every line and paragraph of John Sher
man's Bpeech. Thu only answer the silver-
lies ran makers epithets , nnd Mr. Sherman
Is ncciihtomed to the denunciations of the
shallow demagogues whose Inconiilstency he
has exposed. They do not hurt him.
Philadelphia Times ( dem. ) : Rvcry voter
In the United States regardless of party
should read Mr Sherman s speech , It is
the utterance of a trained financier , not of
an Inexperienced theorist. Fortunately It Is
not BO long that anyone need to be wearied
in reading It. No utterance of the campaign
will better repay a careful perusal.
Chicago Journal ( rep , ) : Mr. Sherman's
Bpench Is a distinct encouragement to the
democratic bolters , ho claim that they are
the conservators of the true democracy. The
line of argumant adopted will cause the
silver democrats more trouble than any
other that could bo devised , since thcro In
no surer way to victory than by a division
In the enemy's ranks
Philadelphia Press ( rep. ) : Senator Sher
man's speech should be widely distributed.
It la made for plain people , Is easily under
stood , and is full of information , sound
doctrine and saving common sense. Wo
need such speeches many of them to be
hea'rd by thousands and to bo read by hun
dreds of thousands. The campaign of
education Is progressing.
Chicago Post ( rep. ) : Any one who wishes
to arm himself with a brief , clear and con
vincing summary of the history of gold and
silver In this country should read and prc-
eervo for reference the speech made by
Senator John Sherman at Columbus last
Saturday. For succinct statement of the
relation of gold and silver to each other
and as the measure of all other things It 1s
unsurpassed In the accumulated literature
of this vexed question.
Indianapolis News ( dem. ) : Mr. Sher
man's quotations from speeches made In
congress by Senator Jones of Nevada during
the debate on the subject makes It clear
that the act oC 1873 was not regarded as a
crime at the tlina of Ita passage by one of
the leading men of one of the greatest
( liver-producing states. Mr. Sherman
treated the currency question not only In Its
economic , but In Its moral aspect. Ilia
speech la a very simple and forcible exposi
tion.
tion.New
New York World ( dem. ) : Senator Sher
man declares tbo historic fact heretofore
established by the World that "from 1S01 ,
when Mr. Jefferson became president , to the
close of Buchanan's administration In 18C1 ,
the democratic party was a gold party , op
posed to silver and all forms of paper
money. " It was likewise a sound money
party under Tllden In 1876 , and for honest
and actual bimetallism to and Including
1892. Never until this year has It been
committed to a fictitious ratio certain to
produce. If adopted , ullver monometallism.
MA-XAOKMS OFTIIP. SIK.VAdKHIR
Chicago Tribune1 : The only reason Bryan
has for calling thin A holy w\r Is the fnct
that U In being conducted by Jones nt Ark.
Chicago Record : Who hnys that the rab
bit's foot Is not AH effective talisman And
charm ? Mr. Bryan received n rabbit's
foot and Senator Oorman quit actively .sup
porting bis campaign ,
Globe-Democrat : A good objection to
Senator Oorman it * maniger of the Ormo-
cr.itlc campaign Is the fact that ha has not
been able to prevent the rrpitbllcans from
cnpturlnc hl own state.
Buffalo Kxprcjiii : Bryan as > cry glad
to get the nld of such practical democrats as
Gorman ami Fnulknrr , but , as was tn lip
exported , his populist friends niu Jealous.
It was too much to expect that BO mixed a
crowd as the Bryan following could be held
together even through one campaign.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : Oold money to
take In on mortgage payments , principal
and Interest ; silver money to pay out wher
ever they have n debt to nu-et thrso are
the requirements of free coinage leaders
like Senator Stewart. But the latter eaja
he had nothing to do with the drawing up
of the mortgages he holds , with the gold
payment clause. Oh , no ! it was all left to
his lawyer.
Minneapolis Journal : They say the rich
are all for the gold standard , while thu poor
are for silver. So they nre. There are
those poor men Stewart and Jones of Ne
vada , Congressman Nowlnnds , MolTat of Den
ver , Hearst , Marcus Daly and all -the lest
of those poverty-stricken people who only
have n few millions aplrco left some of
them not over fifty millions , nnd Rome as
llttloas two or three they are nil for silver.
Philadelphia Record : The selection ot
Chicago ns the headquarters of the Bryan
party mean * that Allgcld Is to manage the
campaign of the repudlntors. Ho Is the
real leader ; all others are followers. But <
as Altgcld Is unamcrlc.tn and anarchistic , he
Is to keep In tlit ) background while ho pulls
the strings. The very fact of Altgeld's
potentiality among the populists ot the
middle west should warn all true Americana
from n course which cannot but lead U
disaster , dl honor and humiliation.
A CAIII'AUiX MYSTKUY.
Why Ilopim't Silver .tilvan ( . ! AVlu-ri
Arr ( In * SIM-IMI In tors ?
Knima * City Star.
There nre thousands of Individuals In
America with n speculative disposition whc
nre quick to Invest money In any sort o !
commodity which appears to be likely to
advance In value and nfford them a profit.
The mere suggestion of a crop failure any
where In the world leads many of them to
buy wheat for an advance , and tblt
speculative demand advances the price of
wheat at least temporarily. They go Into the
petroleum market , and the cotton market ,
and the stock market , wherever there ap
pears to ho a prospect of an advance In
these markets. But with this country face
to face with the possible adoption 07 a
silver standard there Is not even enough
speculative buying of silver to maintain a
stable price for the metal.
There are three possible explanations ol
this interesting circumstance. One Is thai
people who possess money for investment
have absolutely no doubt that the free
silver party will bo defeated in the Novem
ber election. Another is that they anticipate
such s. close money market as a result of the
silver agitation that they expect to bi > able
to make more by loaning money at n high
rate of Interest than by profiting from what
ever advance may occur In sliver. The
third explanation Is that they have not
the least expectation that n free coinage law
In this country will advance the value of
silver. In other words , they expect that a
disc composed of 412 % grains of silver ,
stamped free of charge by the United States
government , with the nainn "dollar" on It ,
will be worth no more In comparison with
25.S grains of gold , or a bushel ot wheat ,
than a similar quantity of silver Is worth
In the form of bullion today.
These who enjoy pondering on abstruse
questions as to what makes value can
select for themselves the explanation which
seems most rational.
AXOTIU3K HOY OIIATOU.
Hipp CoiipliiHlnim of nn Imllniin Col-
It'Kc Stuilent.
CUlcngo Chronicle ( ilrmf. ) .
Another boy orator has appeared. Ills
name is Clarence D. Roysc. He Is a stu
dent at De Pauw university. In Indiana , and
was a rival In one of the recent contests
for the championship of college oratory.
Young Mr. Royso made an address a few
days ago ut a meeting ot business men li
Gicencnbtle , Ind. In the course of his nd-
drcss ho said :
Has gold appreciated ?
Measured In silver , yes.
Measured in most commodities , yes.
Measured In labor , no.
Wages are higher than in 1S73.
The complaint that the dollar is worth
too much uimply means that the laboring
man can buy too much of the necessities
and comforts of life for the wages ho ro
cclves.
If thli bo the evil and the remedy re
quired bo the reduction of the purchasing
power of wages , then free sliver Is the
proper thing.
This is as wise an answer as could be
framed In reply to "Boy Orator" Bryan's
argument against a dollar "increasing in
value. " It Is brilliant nnd conclusive.
The gold dollar has Increased In value
proportionate lo sliver nnd to many other
commodities. But it has not increased In
value proportionate to the wages of labor.
The gold dollar paid to the workingman
as wages wl ! buy more today of the nec
essaries of life than over before. At the
same tlmn there has been an increase In
wages at gold prices.
The Indiana college boy orator concen
trated in a dozen lines a wise nnd conclu
sive reply 'to all the wild fallacies that the
boy orator of the Platte scattered from
car platform on a railroad rldo of 1,200
miles from Nebraska to New York and In a
two houis * typewritten speech after he ar
rived nt New York.
ItltYA.V NOT A HISIHTAI.M.ST.
"An Oiini-i * of llnril I'ni-t IH Worth n
Toil of ( 'oilvli'Hon , "
JCew York Woilil ( Jem. )
The entire silver nrgument In Mr.
Bryan's speech Is based upon his claim to
be a blnietnlllst , or an advocate ot the
equal colnago and concurrent UKO of gold
and silver as money ,
1C this wcro true the World would , stand
with him. It Is opposed to gold mono
metallism. But. aa It has said , It Is even
moro opposed to silver monometallism. If
wo are to have a single standard and a
slnglo basis lot It by all means bo the best.
Let us stand with the great and civilized
commercial nations of the world rather
than with Mexico , and the Central and
South American states ,
Mr. Bryan's advocacy of bimetallism Is
based upon his "firm conviction" that Inde
pendent and unlimited frco coinage at 1R
to 1 will "create a demand for stiver which
will keep the prlco of silver bullion at
$1,29 per ounce , measured by gold. " But
thlt conviction disregards the experience
of all other nations and Ignores the history
of our own colnago. An ounce of hard fact
Is worth a ton of "conviction" In settling
economic problems , And the bard facts
are :
1 , That In our own country never once
In all the years of its trial did the
ratio of 16 to 1 produce parity of values
never for one year did It give us practical
bimetallism , the concurrent circulation of
gold and silver.
2. That no country In the world , not even
thrifty , compact and scientific France , has
been oblo to sustain blmi'talllBin with free
coinage at a false flat ratio , whether 10V4 to
1 or 10 to 1. 4
3 , That lu no silver-basis country In the
world today Is there any gold In circulation
or use as money.
4. That In no country In tbo world is there
free coinage of silver. Wherever it Is coined
the government makes a. charge for uilut-
aue ,
C. If allver should not advance from C8
cents to $1.29 under free coinage by this
country alone , of course our gold would go
to a premium and out of use and circulation
as money , Wo should thus have contraction
and ntflver monometallism.
What reason has Mr. Bryan for supposing
.hat history will stop repeating Itself for our
benefit ? What ground has ho for aevumlng
that financial laws which are as Inevitable
and Immutable as the law of gravitation will
suspend or reverse themselves If he Khali
carry the election ? In theory Mr. Bryan
a a blmetallUt. In fact bin theory If given
in net would scad the country to a silver
jasU ,
m.HMAXY I'NAOTS A QVISKIt
H ( u rnnlnli Advertiser * "XVI
I'anaKernto till * Truth.
WASHING TON , Ati * . 20. United Slat J
Consul l.tcbcr at Dussrldorf , Germany , it |
A rrport to the Department of Stale cnclosi
the translation of a law recently rnactc
by the legislature ot the German cmplr
Intruded to subdue certain forms of unfnl' ,
competition nnd directed principally ngtitiir
swindling mlvorllxompnts. falsa sUtcmsut- '
nt quantities , slander nnd the bctrayU c.
business secret * .
I'rr ons knowingly nnd with an intrntlot , ,
to c\olo the apponranro ot n pArtlcularl ) ,
advantagcoun offer , matting statements In ,
public advertisements or In cotumunlcatloni ;
Inlended for a Inrge number of persons con
cerning the quality , the method ot produc
tion or the fixing of the prices ot merchan-V
illio , or the possession ot distinctions
( awards ) , or the manner or the tourers of the
pin chasing ot such merchandise or of pro *
fesslonal work , or the motives or ptirposts
of the sale , which nro tintruo or qualified to I
mislead ono , are to be subject to n fine , '
Any pcr.oon offending a second tlmo may/ ,
bo Imprisoned ,
,
These who for purposes of competition | |
maka or spread any assertions concerning i
niiother person's business or the proprietor
or manager of a business , or with rrlallon
to goods or professional work Intruded lo
disturb the carrying ou ot thr > business or
Injure the orcdlt 6f lt owner , shall , the i
law requires , be rrsponslblo lo the Injured ,
for the damages If the truth that nsscrI I
tlona were made can bo proved
Persona malting use In business of n nnine ,
.1 llrm or special designation nf a trade or t
an Industrial undcrtaUng in any way citlI I
ciliated to create ronfuslun ns to the naiuo , I
firm , etc. . shall ho liable for damages. (
A penalty of not more than 3,0l > 0 marks f
or Iniprlsonmont of not more than n year [
Is Imposrd on nil employe communicating . '
to others dm lug the time of his engagement
without being authorized any business or
trade secrets. _ _ _ _ _ _
MWS : KHOM .SOUTH AMKHIUA.
SiHvlnl I'm-llltlm AtTorilotl'for I'lilti-il
stnti-H ICvlillillori.
\VASHINOTOX. Aug. 20. The president
ot Argentina has Issued a decree , a copy
of which has been forwarded to the State
department , rcmltllng all duties on articles
btnt fiom the United States fou the purpose
uf showing the mnnufncturlng and commer
cial Industries ot this country. The move
ment for these exhibitions originated In
I'hlladclphla.
The Venezuelan government has > granted
n concession to an American to establish
permanent exhibitions of American goodu
nt Caracas , Marncalbo and other largo cities
of Venezuela.
The now phase of the long contest between
Bolivia and Peru Is reported , by which
Hollvlu Is promised n coast line on. the Pa
cific. More than a year ago n trrnty wna
made giving Tacha and Allen to Chill , thua
leaving Bolivia cut off from access to the
ocean , and ono of the few countries situa
ted , llko Switzerland , entirely without coast
line. Slnco then the countries have been
negotiating , and it is said thnt a treaty has
been effected by which llollvia gets back
a strip through Tacha and Arlca , sumdcnt
to give her access to the Pacific ocean ,
FATAL URSUI.T OF A CIIIMVS PltAXIC
Ohllilroii SiilUc ( he IlnllH , AVrpt'lc n
l.oroiuollvi- Kill T o .Mi-n.
CANTON , O. , Aug. 20. A thorough In
vestigation was made this morning Into tho.i
cause of the derailing of cnglno No. 49 ,
which was hauling a work train , last night
near Carrollton , the locomotive rolling down
an embankment and killing Engineer Joseph
Kirk and Fireman John Hardesty of this
city.Tho
The Investigation shows the accident to
have been caused by children having placed
three spikes on the outside rail of tlio
curve where the derailment occurred.
Twenty-six men In the caboose escaped
death by falling several hundred feet down
nn embankment because the caboose waa
caught in the branches of a big tree.
A LITT1.I3 FlIXNY HUSIMSSS.
Chlcnso Ilecord : "I notice thnl Johnson
has stopped talking politics. "
"You , hi- got hard up the other day nnd
had to spend his MoMunn dollar. "
Detroit Tribune : "Say not thnt WP nro
lost. " she exclaimed. "Thi'ro ! yet hope.
Yonder nssiiRtln lias to nlng high C as ho
strikes us dead , and ho may swallow his
palate. "
Thrro were obvious advantages to being
horoliio In opera over being heroine in some
other old thing.
Buffalo Tlmps : She There's n dlffcrcnco
between humor and non.scnur , then ?
jjo A large difference. Humor Is the Joke ,
you muko yourself. Nonsense , thnt the
other follow makes.
Philadelphia Rrcoid : "Thli car. " said
the Hurly passenger , "romlmlH me of tin
organ. It IIIIH so many stoiw. " '
"Kemlnds mo just now of a street organ , "
retoi toil the tired conductor , "It goes with
a crunk. "
Boston Transcript : Mrs. Mann Are you
so terribly thirsty that you have lo go out
after every act ?
.Mr. Mann-The play is so confounded dry
I wonder It doesn't have to go out Itself
for n dilnk.
Detroit Trlliuno : "Isn't the country nlr
perfectly lovely ? " ,
Tlio .Modern Girl shrugged hrr shoulders
coldly. "O , I don't know , " she rejoined.
"I had my wheel Inllnti-d with It tlilH morn
ing , and I don't notlcu much difference.
Chicago Record : "Locomotives , they Bay ,
arn very long-llvi-il. "
"Yes. They always boll their drinking-
water. "
Indlnnapolls Journal : "Sir , " said Iho
woman of the determined Juw , "woman' * )
qihcro Is enlarging and you miiHt ndmlt
"Well , " said tlio rynlrnl bachelor , "whlln
I am not oxartly prepuri-il to concede that
womnn'K head Is eMirtly a sphere , still
tbero li no doubt Hint It hns been swelling1
at ti great rate In the last few years. "
Cincinnati Knqulrer : Carroll Say. old
man , you are looking 100 per cent better
than you wore u year ago.
Bui ri'tt Yes , I with worrying about my
debts then.
"All iMhl up now , eh ? "
"No. They luivo grown HO tliut I know
them Is no use In trylnu to pay. It In It
great load on * my mind. "
VICTORY IN SIGHT.
Clcclimil Lender ,
Joy llllH my cup , and I can ncarco
Itcfralii from giving vent
Unto tbo rcfllngs that within
My manly breast are punt.
My lovn has said nho will ho mine ,
And I have fed u pound
Of poison to thu bulldog that
Her dad's hud hanging 'round.
oTIII : mosTisn .STAKK.
New York Hun.
The Boy stood on the crowded slago , , '
Whlln thousands from him llud ;
And Hlnjuii , julo with quiet rage ,
Bat wlBliIng they were dead ,
Yet beautiful and bright ho stood
IIu camu to nil so u Htorm
A crfHluro of horolo blood ,
A proud und niunllku form ,
Tim crowds moved on bo would not go
Without great HlnJim'B word ;
Jlut Hlnjuii , filled with wrath und woo.
His voice no longer heaid , j
He called nloud : "Bay , HlnUm , Htiy , ;
If yet my task Is dona ? "
liut Hlnjun Hit In wild dismay ,
And uw thu crowds mow on. J
" .Speak. Hlnjiin ! " once again ho cried ,
"U , | H'ak. und let mo goj
I cannot check lhl rising tide ,
Nor Htoji Ita outward How , "
Upon his brow ha felt their breath.
And In his waving hulr.
And looked from that wurin post of death
In grim yet bravo dctipalr.
Then , turning 'round , once more ho cried ,
"O , Hlnjun I must I stay ?
This i-rowd cuiinot be Ba tinned I
Bee how they move uway. " 'J
No answer cnmu , nnd them ho Blood ,
And moved his hearers rnoiu ;
Hut , strungo to tell , his hearer * ) would.
Keep moving1 toward the door ,
There rnmo a burst of thunder soundj
The Boy. oh ! where WUH hoV
Ask of the crowd * who danced uround ,
And only cume to nee.
The farca Is done. In purer ulr '
The. crowds rejoice o'er that ;
liut tlio noble thing which i > vrUhe.d lher
Waa the Orator ot th I'lattu.
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