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1'nrtlcs Koliif ? out of the city. for tlit
summer niny have The llco sent to tlii'li
address by leaving nn order at the bus
iness olllco of The Hen. Telephone 238 ,
Mr. Hrynn Is still foraging on the en
emy In the enemy's country.
The Indianapolis nomination ROPIIIF
very likely to be u nomination that will
souk the man.
On Ills way home Hrynn Is going to
demonetize slow trains In favor of the
lightning vesllbnled express.
Polities nre getting warm In Wiscon
sin early in the season If the rumors of
Impending duels nre accurate indices.
We have had an eclipse of tlio silvery
moon , but tip to date no one hns de
nounced this as a crime against silver.
In tlie meanwhile Tom Watson la
quite able to edit his paper and run
for the vice presidency at one and the
same time.
The National League of Republican
clubs will assemble nt Milwaukee today
and the attendance promises to be
numerous and enthusiastic.
Nebraska has come In for principal
honors at all the national nominating
conventions already held this year.
What will Nebraska get out of the In
dianapolis gathering of democratic
sound money hosts.
Senator .Tones of Arkansas Informs the
public that he Intends to run the dem
ocratic campaign himself. The prospects
are that he will be on the run himself
with his candidate before the campaign
Is three-fourths over.
The question still remains unanswered
how the populist reform party relishes
being tied up hand nnd glove with
Tammany and other similar reform or
ganizations that never lot an opopr-
tunlty for spoils pass unheeded.
AH political addresses and harangues
are to be tabooed at the Nebraska
state reunion of the Grand Army of the
Republic this week. This may be dis
appointing to political warriors , but the
rank nnd tile will approve the order.
Omaha manages to keep on the In
crease side of the weekly clearing *
ledger. That Is something to boast of
in these times and when all the princi
pal cities of the country show regular
decreases from last year's clearings.
f _
' The history of western cities Is that
I"
when competing water , street railway ,
or lighting companies secure franchises
in a city one of two things invariably
happens : The weaker company cither
goes to the wall or forces a consolida
tion.
Third district republicans have a duty
to perform. That duty Is to nominate a
republican candidate for congress who
will add strength to state and national
tickets In Nebraska and make a winning
light against thu fusion forces in tlint
district.
What inspired Chairman Munro of
the Hoard of Public Works to write
nn inquiry to City Attorney Council
concerning the right of the water works
company to supply this city and its
citizens with water ? There Is too much
mystery about this.
Whether President Cleveland writes a
letter favoring thu nomination of a
third ticket at Indianapolis or not , It Is
well known that hu Is opposed to the
election of thu sllverlte candidate and
whatever thu convention of toy..d money
democrats does will huvo his support
and approval.
Kmporor William believes In young
men for war anil the old war-worn vet
erans are growling very llercely. Hut In
their case it will be hut a repetition
of the German adage about the man
who clenched his list In his pocket.
They may growl , but they will submit
very discreetly to the war lord's edicts.
The northslders are active competi
tors for the exposition location as
against all other prospective bites.
They are advocates of Miller park ,
while the sonthslders are hoping to
have the exposition located In Hirer-
view park. Would it not lie wlsu for
these conlllctlng interests to consult
the park board before they proceed
much further ami have the authority
of the board to permit the ns.ii of pub-
lie parks for exposition * clearly de-
lined ?
twir TtTEsr KEEDS.
The greater na well as the better 1ml
of'tho American continent lies west c
tlio Missouri. The hopes of the uatlo
for Its future development center npo
the great empire , whose agriculture
and mineral resources hnvo an y
scarcely been touched. There Is abtn ;
daiit loom west of tlio Missouri fo
0,000,000 people without in the leas
crowding upon one another. There ar
vast areas to he broken to Mho plov
and made productive by systematic It
rlgatlou. Quite apart from the preclon
mctnls there is more copper In Monliuii
than there Is In Michigan nnd more Iron
coal and petroleum In Colorado am
Wyoming than there Is In Pennsylvania
There Is more limber In Wnshlngtoi
and Oregon than there ever was In tin
pineries of Minnesota , Wisconsin am
Michigan together. There nre beds o
nsphaltum In Utah nml California , am
there are marbles and slates am
granites and building stones It
the greatest profusion and va
rlety In the whole Hocky monn
tain region. There nro uatura
water powers that would almost rlva
Niagara In furnishing electrical energj
to turn the wheels oC countless mills
and factories. What is lacking Is tin
capital to develop these vast resources
and the population to utilize and con
snme these products.
What Is it that lias caused business
stagnation In the transmlssonrl region'
Surely not the stoppage of .silver mlniiu
consequent on the fall In the price oi
silver for we are mining more sllvei
and employing more men In mlnliif
that metal In 181X5 than we ever did be
fore. Moreover , it some silver mines
have been closed whoso product doe }
not yield enough to make them prollt
able the new gold mines that have beer
opened in the last few years and arc
now being worked are more than an
offset. The only rational explanation
that can bo made for the general de
pression that prevails In the great west
Is the need of snlllcient capital to carry
on Its productive enterprises. Where
is this capital to come from ? Where
did the capital come from that built
the railroads and opened the mine- :
and staked the men who built the cities
From the centers of wealth in the east
ern states nnd Kurope. The greater
part of the capital that has gone into
western mining and railway construc
tion was foreign capital. Whore is the
capital to come from with which to re
sume the progress arrested by the
panic of ISOi ? If not from the eastern
states and from Europe ?
How stupid and bat blind , then , for
the people of the west to array their
section against the people without
whose help they cannot hope to regain
prosperity , and to talk defiantly of in-
lependence of all foreign llnancla ! cen
ters. Conceding that the capital to de
velop the west "must come from the
noney centers In this and other coun
tries , what chance or hope is there for
ittracllng Investors and capitalists If
the policy of repudiation Is Inaugurated
mder pretext of trying to restore sil
ver to thn place to which it never can
be restored because of changed condi-
Ins ? Silver nt SO cents an ounce would
eopon every mine that has been aban-
loiied and make most of their owners
omfortably if not fabulously rich. In
'act , SO-cent silver would yield bigger
irolits today than $1.'M ) silver did
wonty-fivo years ago. That being true ,
10 rational man need expect the return
of the old conditions any more than
he dry goods dealer can expect to re-
urn to the war prices of cotton goods.
To Insure capital for the west we must
lave a. restoration of confidence and
hat can come only with the assured
stability of our monetary system and
ho repudiation of debt-scaling schemes
of every form.
SOUND MOXEV AKD I'ltUTKCTION.
Major MeKinley addressed on Satur-
lay one of the largest delegations that
lave visited Canton since his nomina
tion , composed chlelly of farmers and
wage earners from Lawrence county ,
Pennsylvania. Their spokesman said
they were a unit In favor of protection
ind sound money , saying of the former
hat it benefits all classes and of ( lie
atter that we should have money that
s recognized as the be.st the world over.
L'he response of Major MeKinley.
frequently punctuated by apphuiho
ind expressions of commendation , wns
nore extended than have been most of
ils talks , of this kind and Is certain to
ittract attention as a clear ommcln-
lon of his position and probably us
'oreshadowing what he will say In his
otter of acceptance , understood to be
low ready for presentation to the pub-
lu.
This speech of the republican standard
H-aror shows thtit he Is not prepared
o surrender or compromise the policy
of protection to American Industries
and American labor. While most earn
estly defending the cause of a sound
ind stable currency , as being absolutely
essential to the welfare of all classes
ind to none more than the agricultural
irodiicers and wage workers , Major
MeKinley Is still the champion of the
lollcy of protection , sincerely bellov-
ng , ns ho does , that national progress
mil prosperity cannot be assured with-
> nt that policy. lie could not be other-
vise and be faithful to his own career
mil the record of the republican parly.
That party Is the parly of protection ,
from the beginning of Its career It has
lemanded that the economic system of
ho United States should foster homo
ndnstrles and safeguard American hi-
) or against the damaging competition
f cheap Kuropoan labor. It has dem-
nstrated the wisdom of that policy In
n Industrial development which has
ecu the wonder of the world. For
wenty years Major MeKinley has been
onsplciiously identllled with this pol-
ey and his nomination was largely due
o that fact. It was n recognition of
its leadership In that cause and an at-
ostatlon of thu demand of the masses
f the republican party for the restoni-
Ion of the policy which alone can give
ctlvlly to our Industries and create a
emtind for our labor. Those who think
hat the republican candidate for the
residency should no v renounce his po-
Itlon on this question or in any dc-
'roe surrender his devotion to It do not
Justly wolgh his own sense of duty t >
his party nnd to tlio country.
Major JlcKlnley snld In Ills speed
of Snlurdny tlint most of those promt
ncnt In tlio Chicago convention vcr
conspicuous In tlio assault upon our In
dustrles nud labor made by the Fifty
third congress. This Is undeniable niu
It is n truth tliat ought to deeply Im
press Itself upon the minds of nil mci
who believe In the policy of protection
It Is absolutely safe to say tlint then
Is not n mnn of the dominant oleiiien
In that convention but favors the ellml
nation of every vestige of proteclloi
from our tariff system and everybody
knows that this Is tlio position of tin
Chicago nominee1 for president. Mnjoi
MoKlnley was therefore right In sayiiu
that n triumph this year for the Chicago
cage platform would be ti signal vie
lory for free trade and for the contluu
mice of free trade legislation , "whlcl
has already resulted so disastrously U
the American people , entailed upon tin
government dellelent revenues and dl
mliilshed trade abroad and stnrva
tlou wages at home. "
What Major MeKlnley said In regnrt' '
to the currency Is absolutely sound ant :
his declaration that "the people wan !
neither free- trade nor free silver" will
we conlldently believe , be fully vln
dlcated In November. The American
people do not want policies which will
degrade both their labor and theh
money. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TIIK iroHsr n/Mir , ir/v .
The worst drawback of the present
campaign Is the unsettled condition of
the public mind regarding business en
terprise * . There is a feeling of unrest In
commercial circles which in making
Itself felt In all walks of life. Capital
Is proverbially timid and nobody who
lias capital to invest Is willing to as
sume tlio risk of losing any part of It
by a change of our monetary system.
People of small means are oi'ially In
disposed to Invest their savings or to
entrust them to others. As a matter
of safety the banks are compelled to
increase their reserves and millions
upon millions are lying dead in hank
vaults. This condition Is Intensified
and the financial fabric
from day to day
ric is undergoing such a strain as it
has seldom if ever undergone before.
All this has been brought upon the
country by a set of visionaries and
demagogues working In the Interest of
"the greedy owners of silver mines"
and mining stock gamblers. ' Although
that the plans of
there is no probability
the debt-sealers and speculators will
is compelled to endure
succeed , the country
dure the ordeal to the end and suffer
the suspi-u-a-m of business
untold losses by
ness activity.
TIW XAT10KAL / > K.UUVMI'r. (
There Is promise that the convention
at Indianapolis
democracy
of the national
apolis on September 2 will be largely
attended and that It will be a thoroughly
gathering of men
oughly representative
who still adhere to the traditional prin
ciples of the democratic party. Some
very strong expressions have recently
come from this class of democrats.
at their convention a
Those of Maine ,
few days ago , declared : "We absolutely
repudiate and denounce the popullstlc
assemblage known as the Chicago con
vention and everything emanating
therefrom. " It also rcallirmed allegi
ance to "the ancient , true and time-
honored doctrines of democracy as
taught by the fathers of the republic
and interpreted by their worthy suc
cessors. " No less pointed arc the dec
larations of the sound money democrats
of Kentucky and indeed everywhere
these adherents of genuine democracy
are manifesting the most earnest and
/.onions opposition to the Chicago plat
form and nominees.
There appears to be no doubt that
the Indianapolis convention will nom
inate a ticket. A portion of its mem
bership will probably favor endorsing
MeKinley , but it is expected that a
large majority will Insist upon a third
ticket , with a platform simply declaring
for honest money , though It is not un
likely that some reference to the tariff
may be made. This will be followed
by an active campaign In which wine
of the ablest and most influential demo
crats in the country will engage and
theie can be no doubt that such a cam
paign will he very effective In an edu
cational way. Hundreds of thousands
of democrats who will pay no attention
to republicans will listen with consider
ation to niPii of their own party and
It Is by no means an unreasonable esti
mate that at least a million votes will
bo Inlliienced In this way against the
popocratlc platform and ticket.
Meanwhile the defection of old-lino
democrats goe.s steadily on , among them
being included men who have always
been prominent In the councils of the
party. These men Justify their course
on the ground that the Chicago conven
tion having renounced the ancient dem-
neratlc creed and surrendered to popu
lism they nre absolved from support
of the action of that convention , Some
of these men will vote for a national
democratic ticket , while others have
iinnounced their determination to vote
for the republican candidates.
The local silver organ calls attention
to the fact that the 'first coinage law
nf 3702 , providing for the unlimited
coinage of both gold nnd silver nt the
ratio of 1 to in , was signed by I'resl-
lent Washington , and asks If Washing
ton was an honest man. It neglects to
say , however , that in 170- fifteen
jounds of silver weni worth on the mar-
; et Just about one pound of gold. WashIngton -
Ington would no more think of sub
scribing to "the dishonest ratio -of 1
to 10" when sliver hnd fallen In value
to a ratio of 1 to ! ! 2 tluin he would of
deliberately and willfully cheating n
creditor or making himself n party to
tny conlldencu scheme.
Governor Culberson of To.xns when
isked to give his opinion of the ef-
llcacy of the railroad commission as
maintained In his state testified as fol
lows : "Hallroad commission of Texas
Is a great success. It has saved
to our people about $1,000,000 per
> -ear in reduction of freight rates and
lias prevented discriminations. It docs
ONLY G'REEDY ' MINE OWNERS WANT 16 TO 1
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, WHAT TO DO.
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( Bryan's Personal Organ , Omaha World-Herald , July 31,1S93. )
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First Repeal' ' the silver purchasing clause of the Sherman act , for the rcnson
tlint Its effect hns been to put Into circulation silver currency of such n de
based vnlue as to shnkc the confidence of timid Investors nnd to force out
of circulation much money ordlnnrlly used to trnnsnct the business of the
country , thus producing stringency and alarm. '
Second Providefor , the free nnd unlimited coinage of silver on such n stand'
nrd ns will put nbout 100 cents of silver in cnch silver dollnr , taking th
average value for the last twelve months. !
The "World-Herald believes that the two propositions contained In the above
paragraphs appeal to the sound Judgment of the Intelligent people In Ne
braska. I
With regnrd to the first there ought to be by this time no question. Whethe
or not timid Investors were justified In becoming alarmed nt the prospect of n
depreciated currency mnkes no difference. They tuny hnve been foolish , but
even then their fears hnve hnd nn effect on the whole business world and pro- '
duccd vnst trouble. Remove the cause of their fears and restore confidence.
The second Is PUACTICAL , I10NHST AND BAKU 1UMETALI,1SM ON
TUB KATIO OF 1 TO 25. It would reopen all the silver mines of the west
nnd be etinlvnleiit to affording n permanent market for silver nt nbout 82 cents' '
per ounce. Investors would know that a silver dollnr contained ns much real
value as a gold dollar , nnd It would , therefore , pass as readily In foreign busl-
ness as gold. Confidence would be restored. The gradual Increase In Ilia
supply of silver currency worth par would proceed. The silver Interests would
be stnble nnd reasonably prosperous. i
NO PHOl'LH. KXCBPT Til 15 GIUOKOY OWN'KUS OF SILVER MINKS , mix.
Ions to mnko INORDINATE PROFITS , ARE INTERESTED IN coinage nt
THE RATIO OF 1 TO 10.
No people , except those avaricious owners of money , who profit by contract.
Ing the currency , are Interested In prohibiting honest free sliver coinage nt
the ratio of 1 to - ' . " .
We have NO SILVER MINKS IN NEBRASKA and THE INTERESTS OF
THE PEOPLE OF THIS STATE SIMPLY REQUIRE free and unlimited
COINAGE OF SILVER UPON THE UASIS OF ITS REASONABLE VALUE ,
which cannot be far from 1 part of gold to l > o of silver.
not vex railroads with unnecessary in
terference and lias not increased bur
den of taxation. Excepting those whu
favor government ownership , the great
mass of our people favor its continua
tion and are pleased with its operation. "
This opinion of the governor of Texas
on the railroad commission of that
state should be of more than ordinary
Interest to Nebraska at the present
moment because one of the constitu
tional amendments to be submitted to
: he voters at the coining election con
templates a state railtoad commission
'or Nebraska modelled somewhat on
the general lines of that of Texas.
Kentucky may get a candidate for
after 'ill if its
president , even presi-
lential timber wjs rejected at St. Louis
ind Chicago. The Indianapolis conven-
ion will have1 the choice of John O. Car-
isle and Henry , Watterson. Carlisle
might be under come disadvantage on
iccount of bond issues and treasury dell-
cits , but Watfersqn would have nothing
10 take back , or vxplain away and lie
cnows how to hit from the shoulder in
i most gentlemanly way.
Ex-Senator Farwell of Illinois is tell-
ng about basiling , dressed pork to Chi-
ago In 1811 mid. selling It for V/ , cents
> er pound and buying calico at the rate
of eight yards fora dollar. All this long
> efore the alleged "crime of 1S7.V He
s not anxious to return to those good
> ld days and wants to know If any
'tinner who remembers anything about
the e times would exchange present
conditions for those gone by.
Chairman Harry Miller's democratic
county committee is getting hungry.
In its disappointment over the failure
of the silver barons to cough up , it is
unking piteous appeals for contrlbu-
ions. "As low as HO cents will be
gladly received , " we are told. So will
is low as 10 cents. Anything , any-
hlng , just so its coin that will buy
Iriuks that can no longer be got on
credit.
Li Hung Chang is to be a guest of the
lation. The United States has seldom
\xtendcd hospitality to visitors In tills
nanner ami for this reason the honor
ins always been most highly valued ,
rincess Knjalle of Spain was the last
guest of the nation.
Drill IIP rni'j'M Pi-nut.
New York Sun ( dem. )
Mr. nryan uttered some ten thousand
words lu his Madison Square Harden read
ing. Ho uttered the word "democratic" ex-
nctly ouce.
Hope for ( lir UnlrloHH.
flilcnffo Tribune ,
The proportion of bald-headed men In this
country Is moro than 1C per cent. Why
don't they get together and demand a taw
compelling all scalps to produce hair
equally ?
What Wo Arn DoliiKT for Silver.
Chicago Tlim-s-Ili-raM.
From January 1 to August 1 , 1S90 , the
United States , under limited coinage , coined
fS.ri62,112 , every dollar worth 100 ccnta Jn
our cnnency.
From 1792 until 1873 the total sliver dollars
lars , under free and unlimited coinage , In
Lho United States was only ? S,031,23S.
A Sinlilfii
PlilniKo Chronlclo ( < l m. )
From the tone of Mr. Uryan'a speeches It
Is evident that ho has reached the whining
and begging stage. For a man who started
out defiantly and blasphemously tills Indi
cates a sudden conversion. A month ago
ho was prcaclilngsectionallmn. . Now ho
dilates upon the necessity of unity and na
tionalism. A nwuth ago hn began a war of
classes. Now bi declares that there are no
classes In Amc/lj-a. At this rate there lane
no telling wherp the populist candidate will
bring up by November.
I. lie-Ill Honinrk.
Nwym'ork Tribune.
Senator Stovfrfr\i In one of his former
lucid Intcrvals.niiiclarcd that "tho laboring
man and the nroitflcer Is entitled to have
Ills product anffe his labor measured by the
aamo standard < < H , the world that measures
your national debt. " That's right. The
.vago . earner and flio farmer are entitled
to the best nfoiuyr In existence , the 100-
cent dollar. They "must not bo defrauded
by having forced upon them the spurious
53-cent dollar which Senator Stewart and
Mr. liryan are now advocating.
SuiuirrMNlnK UiixliiHT nt AVi-ot 1'nlul.
New York ilnll and Express.
The dismissal of two cadets from West
Point for cruelly "hazing" a newcomer , and
the president's characterization of their
conduct as cowardly and disgraceful , should
bo sufficient to put a stop to the heartless
rutllutilsm which to often manifests Itself
imong the students of that Institution. The
jutrageous Imposition so frequently Inflicted
ilon new cadets at the academy Is a reproach
preach to those who perpetuate It and an
insult to the Institution Itself. It Is , as Mr.
Cleveland forcibly declares , "so opposed to
ivery trait that should characterise a gentle-
nan and a true soldier that severe punish-
nent should not be necessary to Hi preven
tion. "
COM ) AM ) I.YltOU.
llryiuilHiu Ti-wli-il liy tlir X Unyn o
Illiitorj- .
Chlc.iRu Tribune.
llryan's New York speech assumes fror
first to last th.it gold has appreciated enot
mously since the "crime of 1873. " That i
the cornerstone of his entire argument fo
the free coinage of silver.
To show that gold has risen In valu
Ilrynn compares Its purchasing power am
that of silver bullion with the market prlc
of wheat since 1S73. From this comparisoi
he draws hU conclusion that gold Is becom
Ing dear and la strangling the prices of al
products and suffocating industry.
llryan's test Is a false one , for the price !
of wheat and silver have not gone dowi
evenly. Bach has followed Its own path
selling at a price determined strictly b ;
supply and dcninnd nnd the cost of produc
tlon and transportation. The farmer go
more for his wheat In 1SSO than In 1873.
The only standard byhlch to measuri
value of both gold and silver Is that of the
reward of labor the wage scale. If durliif
a long period of years the price of labor o :
all kinds , skilled and unskilled , and o :
professional services of all kinds has ad
vanccd so that each man gets more golc' '
per hour , day or week , then It Is evldeni
that gold has depreciated.
If the American workingman gets more
grains of gold at this time than ho did hall
a century ago per week or per day or pci
hour It is evident that gold has fallen In
value , as far as the purchasing of his labot
Is concerned.
And if , while the price of labor , as meas
ured by gold , lias risen , the price of com
modities , as measured by golil , has fallen
the workingman Is doubly fortunate. lit
gets more gold than ho did and each grair
buys more for him.
That the wage workers of this countrj
have been thus blessed every old or middle-
aged man In this country knows. Them is
not one of them who cannot recall the days
of his youth , when wages were much lower
than they are now and the hours of worli
v > ere longer.
It Is not necessary to depend on personal
recollections. The report of the senate
committee on wages and prices gives de
tailed figures , the accuracy of whlcli no one
has ever questioned. The following table
Is compiled from that report :
Wnccs per illem
Occupation. 1810. 1SOO. 1SOO. ISf'O.
Plasterers } 1 50 (1.75 J.7 ! > } 3 50
lll.lcksmlths 1.50 l.CO 1.50 300
Hlnckimlths' hellers. . . . S3'4 S3V4 S3',4 1.75
rainier * 1.23 1.25 1.25 2.M
WIlPPlwrlRllt * 1.J5 1.25 1.25 2.50
l'.ii | jnters 1.29 1.41 1.52 1.S4
rciiKlneera 2.00 2.25 3.00 42 ;
Kin-men 1.23 1.37 1,41 l.C !
I.nlimers 81 1.04 99 1. : . '
Machinist * 1.C4 1.5r 1.76 2.13
\Yutchmeii 1.10 1.08 1.00 1.5 :
Avpr.iK * > according" to Im
portance for all oc
cupations , 1SCO being ?
reckoned as 100 S7.7 D2.7 IPO 1C ? .
In 1810 , 18CO , 18GO , and 1890 the country
was on a gold basis. Therefore , the plasterer
got for his clay's work In 1840 almost 30
grains of gold. Ho gets now for a shorter
day's work 81 \ \ grains of gold. That does
not indicate that gold has appreciated in
valuu and is strangling him.
If the S1U grains of gold bought no moro
than the 20 grains did In 1810 the plasterer
would not bo a gainer , but ho can buy more
food nnd clothing with each grain because
prices have fallen. Ho is then a double
snlner.
That being the case , how can any work-
Ingnmn or any salaried man be induced by
the fallacies of IJryan to vote for the silver
standard ?
1'HHSOXAI , AMI nTIIIjllWlSH.
Mr. Sowall Is distinguished as owning
"tho best vegetable garden in Maine. "
Count Ito , the Japanese admiral and dip
lomat , was at one time a telegraph oper
ator ,
Hcrr Lothnlr von Fahcr of Nuremberg ,
who recently died , left $500,000 for the purpose -
pose of beautifying the city.
John Hums , M , I' . , was unintentionally
the cause of much merriment In the Houho
of Commons a few days ago when ho said :
"Slnco I came Into the House , four years
ago , the confidence of the public in It has
much diminished. "
An old pawn ticket signed by Tanso , the
noet , and dated 1570 , has keen found In a
Klorcnttno curiosity shop In a portfolio of
3ld letters. Translated Into Kngllsh it
reads : "I , the undersigned , herewith ac
knowledge the receipt of 25 llro from Signer
\brahain Lovl , for which ho holds as secu
rity a sword of my father , four sheets and
two table covers. "
Ex-Senator Kdmnnds , who Is spending the
summer at Devon , near Philadelphia , will
make his only speech In the campaign at
Ilerwyn , Pa. , on September 5. Mr. Ed
munds la not In good health , and has al
ready expressed to Major MeKinley his re
grets that ho cannot take an active part
in the campaign. Ilerwyn Is a suburban
town near Philadelphia , where many Phila
delphia businessmen live.
It Is generally known that the greatest
living English poet , whose name the reader
must be left to fill In for himself , was once
threatened with expulsion from a west end
: lnb for dancing a fandango upon" the silk
liats of the other members. James McNeil
Whistler , however , Interposed and saved
lilm with his eloquence , Ono man of
senlus , Mr , Whistler urged , was worth any
number of silk hats , seeing that silk hats
could be replaced and men of genius could
not. Then , and not till then , the Irate
committee reconsidered Its decision , and ac-
: epted the apology which was tendered.
The Boston Journal tells a good story on
[ lev , Ir , Edward Everett Hale , Ho went
to get registered In Boston the other day ,
ind a young man , who did not know who
lie wns , told him to read a passage from the
constitution of the United States as a proof
that he could read , Now , Jr. Halo Is very
icar-ulghted , and had left his spectacles at
lotno , and so his reading was somewhat
lame and uncertain , The young man , dur
ing the reading , looked at him In some dla-
just , and finally told him , with a reproving
look , that If h hnd paid moro attention to
ills books when a boy than be had to bago
ball , he would now be able to read batter.
TUB HKt'UIJLIC.VN STAT1J TKICKT.
Nebraska City Press : Joel A. Piper wll
play a merry-go-round with the oncni ]
from now until November.
Wlntlde Tribune : Silver nnd gold en
no figure nlth Jack MncColl. He Is the
choiceof the NcbrasVsns for governor Ir
splto of fate.
Wliislile Tribune : Henry n. Corbclt 'tint
mntlo nn olllelenl superintendent of Ne
braska's public schools. Ho uill bo giver
that ufflco again.
Central City Nonpareil : Jack MarColl li
after the sago of IlroHcu Dow and the .til
of November will show that the lepub-
Henna made no mistake In selecting .n
loader.
Orctna Itcporter : MarColl's strength Is
growing as rapidly all over the state ns did
his popularity at the convention that nomi
nated him. His election is assured. This
Is a republican year.
Nebraska City Press : The cool wave
which has been flnntlng over Nebraska Is
not n sideshow to the cold wave tlint Jarl <
MacColl Will throw Into the fusloulst camii
the first Tuesday In Noember. .
Kearney Hnb : Jack MacColl and lion
A. B. Crtdy have boon making n triumphal
tour through western Nebraska , making
votes wherever they went and doing a
mint of good for republicanism.
Tllilcn Citizen : Governor MncColl sound1
pretty well , nnd It will bo wlso to famil
iarize yourself \\lth Us use. for after this
year It Is the tltlo by which you will ad
dress Nebraska's chief executive.
Weeping Water Republican : Hon. Or
lando Tcfft Is making a strong canvass
for lieutenant governor nnd ho is wlnnlni ;
votes. Mr. Tefft will make a splendid presiding
siding olllcrr In the upper house next win
ter.
Ilroken How Republican : Mr. MncColl Is
not making n great deal of nolso In his
canvass over the slnto , but lie Is rallying a
strength , not only to himself , but to the
whole ticket , that will make Nebraska safely
republican this year.
Kearney Hub : Jack MacColl Is not put
ting anybody to sleep with windy speeches ,
but ho Is making a grunt mixing and hand
shaking tour of the Btato that will pioduce
good results when the ballots aio cast. Mac-
Coil's popularity Is visible everywhere and
Governor Holcomb might as well bo pre
paring to vacate.
Nebraska City Press : From now until
election day republicans will continue to
come to the front and center and pour hot
shot Into the disorganized ranks of the free
silver fusion camp. General J. II. Mac-
Cell will bo found In the thickest of the fray
and when the battle of the ballots has been
reviewed It will bo found that ho is tilt
winner by long odds , 16 to 1 or longer. Lei
'cr roll.
Arlington Time1. Hon. Jack MacColl
is the mnn on whom all republicans in Ne
braska can unite. Ho Is a clean man
politically , a self-ma do man and a man
who Is in sympathy with the laboring people
ple as well as the moneyed men. Ho Is a
very popular man wherever known , and the
republican victory In this state should and
no doubt will be decided In no uncertain
tone In November. Unless all signs fail ,
Governor Holcomb will have to hunt another
Job after the 3d of November.
COC1CRA.VS ( JUIJAT Sl'KICCII.
Globe-Democrat ( rop. ) : The test of nn
orator Is not the number of people that he
can call together , but the number that he
can keep there without locking the doors
until ho finishes his speech.
Sioux City Trlbuno ( dem. ) : liourke Cock
ran Is undoubtedly the greatest Irishman
who ever came to this country , and that Is
saying a good deal. He stands for the
American laborer and producer and against
a debased money , out of which only money
sharks can profit.
Philadelphia Press ( rep. ) : Mr. Dourke
Cockran In his Madison Square Garden
speech lifted the chief Issue of the cam
paign Into the upper and higher air of hon
esty , morality and good faith. The light Is
one for civilization , ns ho justly said , and
the real question which it puts to every
voter is whether ho wishes to stop progress
or continue It.
Philadelphia Record ( dem. ) : The weight
nnd force of Mr. llourke Cocltran's master
ful speech In Madison Square Garden were
nindo more Irresistible by the severe sim
plicity with which ho conflnrd himself to
the moral aspect of the political Isatio now
before the country as affecting the stntus
of labor. He Insisted that high wages and
tilgh clvlli/.atlon go together , and that an
effoit to cheapen wages by cheapening the
dollar which is paid to the workingman Is
really , for men who understand what they
are about , in the nature of a criminal enter
prise.
Philadelphia Ledger ( rep. ) : Mr. Cock-
ran's speech Is the most Important contri
bution of convincing facts and arguments
which has thus far been made to the pres
ent political campaign. It appeals neither
: o sordid politics nor partisan prejudice ,
nit to the Judgment nnd conscience of the
people not to "classes" or "masses , " to
whom it makes no single reference by such
offensive phrases. The bedrock of It all IB
the Incontestable truth that In any and
every country there Is "no test of prosperity
absolutely infallible except the rate of
wages paid to labor. "
Detroit Free Press ( dom. ) : No man who
earns his living by the sweat of his lirow
should consider his Investigation of the
currency question closed until ho has read
this remarkably lucid and convincing speech
show ins how a shift to a debased money
standard will affect his Interests. Let him
omparo the two Madison Square efforts
Jryan's and Cockran's and note how In
dace of the doctrine of hostility of Inter
ests preached by the former the eloquent
Now Yorlcer proclaims the essence of clvlll-
/ntlon to bo "mutual Interest , mutual for-
jcarnnco , mutual co-o-ieratlon , "
Washington Star ( rep. ) : The speech shows
) rcudth of vlaw , close reasoning power an 1
) ralseworthy conservation. Ho wisely dls-
nitod with Mr. liryan the right to speak for
ho wage earners. Ho spoke for them him
self , nnd pointed out how disastrous free
colnago would bo to the Interests of the very
nen who nro expected to fasten It on the
country. Without n word of disrespect for
hose who are pushing the policy , ho at-
ackod the policy itself In severe terms , and
declared It to bo BO bad that in the event of
ts success oven the sliver mine owners
hom&clvts would , In the end , bo cheated by
ts adoption.
Now York World ( dem. ) : Simplicity and
common ECIISO were the sources of power
n Mr. Dourko Cockran's speech of Tncs-
lay night. It owed nothing of Its cffcctlvc-
icss to rhetoric and not much to labored
ogle. Mr , Cockran simply stated truths so
obvious as to need no demonstration , and
llustratcd them In a homely fashion which
mrrescd them strongly upon the least In-
tructed minds. There was hardly a point
nndo which ought not to huvo occurred to
every ordlnnry Intelligence , and not ono
which was not perfectly apparent when
ho orator had done with It. The sllvorltcs
iroposo to "raise prices" by reducing the
ralue and the purchasing power of the dol-
ar , Mr , Cockran asks worklngmcn , wago-
urnors , salaried clerks , teachers and the
Ike the homely question , "Where do you
ome In" In a program of this character ?
Sidney Poniard The Omaha TJco Is doing
jonio good work for th republican partjr
this jenr. The Hi-o i\lods ! great Inflnenco
In Nebraska and the work It does con al
ways bo counted In the result.
Fiemont Trlbuno : Mr. Hosowntcr had tha
privilege of discussing the money question
with "Coin" Harvey nt Urhnnn. Ill , nnd
Mr. lloscwnter hurled omo unnnswerablo
facts at Harvey , which stnggercd that gen-
tlrmiui.
Falrbiiry Kntorprlso : There Is not a
paper In the state tlint ts doing better or
morn offectUo woik In behalf of the stftto
nnd national ticket than The Deo. Hoscjr
seems to h.ivo turned nil his energy Into
the enmpnlgn nnd his efforts are bearing
\\ondcrftil rcsuls.
Wnhoo Wasp : Ono of the most nctlvo
nnd effective workers In this cnmpnlgn li
the Hon. IMwnrd Hosowntcr of The Omaha
Deo. There has never been n campaign
when ho has displayed moro real energy
for Mho republican party than In the cam
paign lion pending.
Plattsnuiuth Tribune : The Omaha Heo
hns come out with twelve pages the laa.t ,
t\\o days , and a stenographic report of thu'
great silver dcbato between \V. II. Hnrvcy
nud Hon. IMwnrd Hosownter , held nt
Urbnna , III. , August 15. has been given In
full. The dob.ito of Mr. Hosowater Is replete -
pleto with roinprelienslvlon facts nnd In-
eontrovertahlo lo lo , and mnkes exceedingly
Instructive nnd Interesting rending.
Nlobrnra Pioneer : A dcbato on the sil
ver question took place al ITrbniin. 111. , on
the 15th Inst. between Mr. Hnrvey nnd Hon.
Edward Hosewnter. Ilolh sides wcro nbly
discussed , nnd The Omnlm llco of ycslerdiy
Issued n supplement with a verbatim re
port of the debate. Itlll bo extensively
circulated nnd hnvo a wonderful effect In
Nebraska and other states. The sym
pathy Is generally \\llh Mr. Harvey , yet
the facts nnd logical conclusions brought
out by Mr. Hosowater are by no means to
be brushed nsldo without duu consideration.
As an educational and convincing dcbato It
Is thu best that has been placed before tha
people. _
TIII : i'.vii , IN su.vnit.
Phllndelphln Itecord : The price of silver
Is dropping In the market. Would silver go
down If thu silver tide wcro rising ?
Buffalo Express : The drop In the price of
slherlthlu a few days mnkes a revision ot
.i certain expression Imperative. It is no
longer the 53-cent dollar , but the 51-ccnt
dollnr. Docs the fall Indicate that free sil
ver Is beaten already ?
Philadelphia Times : It wns the boast of
the silver producers of the country , and It
was repeated by Mr. liryan In his speeches ,
that his election and the adoption of free
silver coinage would make silver worth $1.29
per ounce , nnd bring the silver dollnr back
to its Intrinsic value equal to gold. lle was
nominated largely In the Interests of the
silver pio.lucers. They are the only clnss
that feel assured of direct profit by hla
election. When his election seemed possi
ble or probable , silver advanced In the mar
ket ; since his election seems not only Im
probable but Impossible , silver has taken
another decline , with little prospect of re
acting at any tlmo In the near future.
It Is the pocket nerve of the country that
looks upon political contests dispassionately
but with the keenest interest , and the re
action against silver In the market Is sim
ply a rullex of the evident and now ac
cepted reaction cgalnst the tidal wave of
enthusiasm that was relied upon to elect
Mr. liryan to the presidency. Silver tolU
: ho story of the campaign , nud that story if ,
that Bryan Is beaten. j
nitii/v UKMAIHCS.
Buffalo Tlmos : Mis. Klmoro I wonder
io\v mnny stops tlint now organ of Do
Smyth's hna got ? Eltnore Only three. I
should judge. One for each meiil. I
Detroit Free Press : Mrs. Grumpey Why
do nearly nil the people cry at weddings ? '
Grumppy liccause most of them huvo
been married themselves. I
New York Truth : Prlscllla Your hus- ,
bund did not accompany you ?
Penelope No. Ho Hays that hla pleasure
consists In knowing 1 am here. '
Phlhidulpliln. Hccord : "Did you hear-
ubout the funny thing that happened up |
at Dumley'R house ? " asked Wigwag. '
"No ; what was It ? "
"Dumley milled two wings to the old
building and u chimney lluo. " i
'
Chicago Uecord : "IMd Madge ever pet
even with .Mr. Slmjikln.s for Jilting her ? "
" 1 Hhoiild say HO. Sim wuv him crossing i
the Htreot ono day mid ran ii\to his new j
duck suit with her wheel. "
Washington Star : Maine I hope you
didn't let that Mr. Hugglns put his nnn
about you ? Mabel Why ? Is there any
thing the matter with hla arm ?
Town Topics : Fritz Stranuo thing this
about 'tlin ' Vandcrbllt and Whitney boys !
Mac How do you mean ? |
Fritz Way. they both want to marry j
American girls , you know.
7Jnrlom Life : Jack llnrdup What's a
man to do , doetor , when hn canH eat beef ,
steak without getting neuralgia In the '
J.IWH ?
Dr. Portly H'm ! I'd recommend him to t ,
change his boarding house. f
Puck : 'Mr. Houlihan Ol dhrempt lasht ,
nolght thot Ol died.
Mrs. Houlihan An' how long did yet
lay in purgatory ?
Mr. Houlihan Dlvll a minute. St. Peter
Bald to mo : "Yer kin go rolght Into heaven
tor wunst , Houlihan ; Ol know yer wolfo. "
Chicago Post : "When I married vou , "
ho said , "I thought you were an angel. "
She looked at him coldly.
"I Inferred as union , " she said.
There was something In her tone that told
him there waH trouble In store for him.
"From the very first. " ho went on , "you
Defined to think I could gut along without
clothes. " '
MBMOUIRS.
Imllnnapolli Journal.
The heat rolls up In liquid wnvos
From off the asphalt Mreets ;
The < iyc of wild suspicion's cast
On every dog ono niet-tH :
The sun beats down with brassy glare
From copper-colored skies ,
The fnt man sits In his ofllco chair
And fries , nndfrlcs , and fries ,
AUTUMN .TOVH.
Washington Ktnr.
rho nights nro getting' so ono likes to tuck
the covers In ,
1'ho katydids are gossiping about poor
Kattierlne ,
iV mnn ean wear a collar now for much
morn than a minute ,
Without ItH letting all the starch the laun-
drytmin put In It ,
( \nd If things keep on progressing In th
way they've started out
Ilio llmo will be upon us soon , without a
shndo of doubt ,
rt'hen the frost shall shrink the mercury
down to n low degree ,
\nd the Kki'ctcrs cease fioin troubling ami
the fcHllvu lly shall lluo.
COMHIIIIA.
New York Bun.
'Her Imnds bound fast with fetters of
gold " -William J. Hryun.
\vc , ns u bride's fair bund Is fettered fast
With the jjolden L'lrulut In her lovely
i'ledglnu her soul , so long us life may last ,
To honor , loyally , good faith and truth.
c
.1C
Who pays
for all the clothes , etc. , that are worn out
and torn to pieces in the wash ? Who
ever it is , he or she ought to insist that
the washing shall be done with Pearl
ine , and with Pearline only. Then
that ruinous , expensive rub , rub ,
rub , over the wash-board , which
makes all the trouble , will be done
away with.
It isn't a little matter , cither , this
needless wear and tear. It's big
enough to pay any man to look aftcir
it , and stop it. Pearline saves not
only hard work , but hard-earned
money.
Peddlers and some unscrupulous crocers will tell you " this U us good as"
or " the same as I'carline. " JT'S FALSB 1'earlino U never peddled.
scndi in place of I'earlme. b
y ° ur Croccr
honest- / iV A * . 0 o PYLE , Uevf Vwk.