THE OMAHA DAILY HIT : SATURDAY , AtTRirST 20 , 1806.
TIIE OMAHA DAILY Bras.
R. IIOSKWATEH , JMItor.
1'tJHUSIinO I3VKMY
TlirtMS OF Sl.'DSCnil'TIOX.
B e ( Wlthont Sundayl Ono Vear . $ J M
Dally lie * nn < l Similar. One Year . 10 f > 0
Hit Months . . . 5 W
Three Month * . . I'M
( km. Inr ! ! < ! . Ono Your . : * W
Ftnturdny llr-e , One Ymr . . . 1 * )
Weekly tlic. One Yt-nr .
OFFICI.'Si
Omnhn , The rtf HolMlng.
Koutli Otnnhn , Hlngcr Illk. , for. N nn-t Slth Bts.
Council r.lnlT . 1C Nnrlh Mnln PtiM't.
OhlcBKn Oillpp , 317 ' "hmnlx-r of Commerce.
New York. Itnonn 1J. 14 and r > . Tilljune HMic.
Waihlncton. 1107 P Mrcet , N'V. .
All commtmlMilliHH rclatlni ; ii nrw nnil till-
lotlal tnattrr Bl.ruld I * ndJn Md : To the ) Mlti.r ,
HL'SIN'KSS LKT1CHS :
All bucltiem lettcm nnj lemlttanccs ulioulil I *
Bildrfstnl 10 The lli-e PublUhltiR I'ompnny.
Omnha. Drnfig. chrrhx ntid | MMilnlllcr onlein to
bo made ptnnl > ) tu the order of the eoini'itiy.
Tin : HKC I'uiH.tsnt.Na COMPANY.
STATIMI.VT : ot. ' CIHCUI.ATION.
tat or NVI'iAfka , )
UouKlm County. |
( leorcc H. 'J'mcliuclt. dcrt-clnry of The Ice ! J'uh-
1C 19 , Till
Totnl C.17,791
I < c i ilediirtlntiii for tin olj und rcttirncil
cnplc- ) 12.553
Net total salon (3S.570
Is'ct Onlly uvcruijo 20,171
( iKDttni : n TX fiifcK.
Hv\oin to licforo nip nnd sult oitl cil lu my
prrppnce tills 1st d r of Alicnat. 1 > 9 > > .
( Scnl. ) N. r , TKIU
Notorr IMibllc.
TO STATH KAIIt VISITOHS.
TIIE OMAIL\DAILY BEE.
SPKCIAIA'ISlTOnS1 IIOUIIS.
Vlfltnrs to the fair nro Invltnl to In
spect thn nnoxcolleil newspaper facili
ties of The Uou. In order , howovrr ,
tliut thnro nuiy be no conruMlon , thi-y
will be nskpil to ni'corninuilnti ! tbi-m-
selvca to the fullowltiK hours : The press
room , on the wound Hour of The life
biiltillni ; . and oiL'iiliiK ) upon the west
Hl < lo of the court , will bo open to thi *
public liptwoen the houra of 3:34 : nml 1W : !
each afternoon. The romposliiK room ,
on the sixth Moor , cntcroil tbrouph room
COO , will bo open to the public each after
noon from I o'clo'ck to 5. No om- who visIts -
Its the stnto fair should KO away without
iireliiB the flnest neu.spnpcr plant In the
country.
OMAHADAILY BEE
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TIIK 1JKK IUJ1LDIXO.
Decorate your store buildings nnd
dwellings. The Ak-Snr-Hon pageants
come only once a year.
Who wants to go down-before Dave
Mercer In the race for congress this
year ? Don't all speak at once.
Major McKlnley's letter of arceptance
photdd not only be read and ro-roatl , lint
filed away for future i-eferenc" .
It doesn't matter what Senator mil
might say for Hryan , he can not pos
sibly unsay what lie has said against
him.
Kx-I'resldent Harrison made a good
point when he.suld that the prospect of
republican success never did dUtnrb
business.
What was the use of the populist na
tional convention appointing a notifica
tion committee If there is to beno popu
list notifying ?
A republican club meeting addressed
by speakers who assert that they are
democrats Is a campaign novelty , nut
then this Is n campaign of novelties.
The electrical Illuminations on the
streets of Omaha during the fair week
festivities will alone more than repay
a visit to tills city from any town
within a radius of ItOO miles.
Mr. llrynn's paper has gotten Itself in
mieh n nia/.e of contradictions , garblings
nnd campaign forgeries that no one
should wonder nt its hopeless flounder
ing In the sea of attempted corrections.
The czar and cxarlna of Uussla have
started out on a royal tour of Knrope
Just to show that candidates for the
American presidency are not the only
ones privileged to enjoy a Junketing ex-
liedltion.
The cheerfulness with which the pro-
blbltlonlsts of Nebraska continue to put
up stale and national tickets from year
to year , with full knowledge that no re
sults will be achieved , ought to com
mand admiration , although It can not
command voles.
It is pleasing to note the Interest
taken by storekeepers and citl/ens gen
erally In tins matter of decorations.
Last year little or no attention was
paid to mieh displays during fair week ,
but tills year there 'seems to bo a full
appreciation of tbo value of exterior
decoration by property owners gener
ally.
The regular annual prohibition of gov
ernment olllelals soliciting campaign
subscriptions for any party lias duly
made its appearance. Oovernment em
ployes will therefore have the privilege
of sending their contributions this year
ns In previous years direct to ( lie cam
paign committm * of their respective
state.s.
Hryan says there are lots of towns in
this country that would not object to
the locating of n mint In their midst. A
mint gives employment to very few
people , however , while a mill or a fac
tory afford work for tens and hundreds
of artisans nnd operatives. There Is
not n town In the country thnt would
not prefer a big mill or prosperous
factory to a mint Hint coins money , but
coins little that Us Inhabitants can ovci
get hold of.
IJryan's campaign managers appear to
have given up all hope of controlling the
conduct of their candidate during tlu >
campaign. They ordered Mr. 15ry.ni to
rest , but hu would have no rerft. They
counseled him to silence , but ho would
have no silence , They urged li'm ' toe -
pair to his home and stay there , but he
would have no home In Ills. One thing
only Is lacking , and that Is that i'ie
chairman and national commiUee be dis
pensed with and llryan placed In
charge of the whole machine. nlmt > elf.
O.Y THh fSSrB. ! .
The republican * of New York were
fortnnnto In having ex-I're-ildeiit Harrl-
pen opr-n the campaign in that state.
JIo Is a political orator of the highest
ability and a statesman whose opinions
are highly vilti"d by his countrymen.
In his speech Thursday IIP maintained
hlf < eminent position In both respect * .
It was a dignified. ptlrlnllr : > and Impres
sive effort , which cannot fall to exert
great Influence.
CtiMicral Harrison addressed himself
nt tin- outset to tbo democratic friends
nf sound ftnnncn. by way of saying to
them that they ought not to expect the
republican party to surrender any of
Its principles hi order to win a vote.
He urged that If they sincerely believe
the situation to bo grave It ought to
determine their notion without refer
ence to what anybody else should do.
The republican party must bn faithful
to Its principles , "without covering nny
of tlio glorious mottoes and Inscriptions
thnt are ujlnu Its banner. "
General Harrison said that a vital
Issue of Ilie campaign relates to pro
tecting the power and duty of the na
tional courts and national executive
and lie did well to thus prominently
call attention to the attack of the Chicago
cage convention upon the federal ju
diciary , with Its covert threat of packIng -
Ing the supreme court In the Interest of
Its doctrines In the event of the politi
cal element It represenled securing the
power to do so. This Is n matter to
which the people are giving too little
.attention ami General Harrison did not
in the least exaggerate Its important.
It is a distinctly revolutionary principle
that was proclaimed by ( lie Chicago
convention In regard to thi ? national
courts , the MICCCSS of which would be
destructive- law nnd order In tills
country. The supreme court Is the bul
wark and safeguard of our institutions.
If it should lie turned Into an instru
ment lo carry out the wishes anil pur
poses of a political party the beginning
of the end of our system of government
would be readied. There Is , consequently
quently , nothing more Important than
preserving the integrity and sanctity of
tlie courts , for as Major McKinley well
said : "Government by law must tint
be assured ; every tiling flse can wait. "
General Harrison devoted only so
much attention to the tariff as was
necessary to show his hearty devotion
to the cause of protection , making In
this connection the pointed declaration :
"I am quite as much , however , opposed
to cheapening the American workingmen -
men and working women as I am to
cheapening our dollars. " In regard to
the free silver issue no one has spoken
more to the purpose thus far in the
campaign than General Harrison. He
pointed ono fact which is very little
understood and that is that we should
not have to wait for the passage of a
free coinage law In order to reach n
sliver basis. It is in the power of the
president to order the payment of gov
ernment obligations in sliver and when
ever tills should be done the country
would be on a sliver basis. ICverybody
understands what Mr. Hryan would do
1C lie wore elected. Kven if he had a
congress with him he Would not wait
for the slow process of legislation , but
would proceed at once to pay out silver
from the treasury instead of gold and
tints precipitate the silver basis. Hut
while the government may bring the
country to a. silver basis. It cannot , saiil
General Harrison , "enforce the decree
that one ounce of'gold is the equivalent
of sixteen ounces of silver. " His
lucid treatment of this question Is most
convincing. There are many striking
sentences in the speech , one of which
Is tills : "My friends , as a republican
I am proud of many tilings , but I can
sum up as thn highest satisfaction I
have had in the party and its career
that the prospect of republican success
never did disturb business. "
A'BH/MS/tJ. AT'AS JJB.S7' .
The coining State fair will exhibit
Nebraska at its best. Never h , the
history of tills state have the conditions
for bountiful and diversified crops boon
more favorable and never In Nebrabki's
history have the tillers of the soil
cultivated n larger acreage of cereals.
I-'or the tirst time In many years Irriga
tion has actually been unnecessary in
the semi-arid region nnd the rainfall
lias been above the normal in all parts
of the state. From farm , orchard , dairy
and cattle range there will be an out
pouring of products such as lias never
been on exhibition nt any fair west of
the Mississippi and this side of the
coast states.
With this splendid exhibit of re
sources before them , It will require no
appeals to Nebraskans to stand up for
Nebraska. No agricultural state In the
union can make n more creditable show
lug. All that woshall require Is a
continuance of favorable weather thnt
will enable the fair managers to present
thu exhibits to good advantage.
HBSTO/M 'flOX'Ol ? IM ItlTV.
Mr. Hryan's present Itinerary does
not embrace a stoppage at Detroit , but
ho will visit other Michigan cities and
it is to ho presumed will not let pass
tlio opportunity to correct the attitude
of the Detroit Tribune regarding the
effect of free coinage upon tlio value
of silver , which antagonize * the posi
tion of the candidate. That paper Is
ono of the most zealous a.dvocates of
free silver coinage at ID to 1 In the
country , but as wo have heretofore
noted it utterly rejects Mr. Hryan's as
sumption that free coinage would re
store the parity of tlio metals.
AVe quoted an extract from the Trlb-
uno si few days ago In which it dellned
Its position. A later Issue lias more
on the subject in which the editor even
more positively declares that Hryan Is
wrong. It says : "Wore our country
alone concerned thu two metals might
meet in value and nn approximate
parity be restored. Hut It must bo re
membered that to maintain a parity in
this country not only ours but tbo whole
world's stock of gold must bo pulled
down in value. .Should n higher valua
tion obtain In Kuropu than In this coun
try gold Will bu exported to the better
market abroad. This is what wo an
ticipate will take place. " It is further
said that there can bo no such tiling
( under tlio so-called blmutalllc system )
as a continuous parity. "Due metal
or the other will always bo worth more
than Its companion and the dearer
metal will drop out of circulation. We
anticipate for n time gold will so retire
and It Is nothing to be deplored , any
more than Its disappearance was prior
to IS"I-I or the disappearance of silver
after that date. " The Tribune Is right
as to the disappearance of our gold
and Mr. Hryan is wrong. The one Is
guided by experience and Immutable
llnanelal laws ; the other Ignores tlipin.
The Tribune is ready and willing to Imvo
gold go out of the country nnd the sil
ver basis established , and ll has the
courage to say so. Mr. Hryan is either
Ignorant of the Inevitable effort of free
coinage or be Is endeavoring to deceive
the people. The advantage In the ar
gument is distinctly with the news
paper.
.B TltlMI ,
The Mexican minister of finance , who
has had an extended experience with
llnanelal affairs In ids own country ,
says : "Mexico has always had free.
coinage. The ratio Is Iti' to 1. Theo
retically , our standard Is bimetallic ,
but of course It Is really n single silver
standard. It Is not possible to 1mve
il double standard under free coinage.
Any gold wo have is liumodlally ex
ported and I have never seen any gold
In circulation in .Mexico. " What is
true of Mexico has boon the experience
of every country under similar condi
tions. The Latin union had practical
use of gold and sliver upon a parity at
the llxott ratio of Hi to 1 , but there
was no free and unlimited lolnage , each
country being restricted as to the
amount of silver it could coin. Kranoo ,
with open mints to both metals , hail
first n circulation of sliver and then a
reversal to gold only. Tills country
lias had the same experience. The
cheaper form of money has always and
everywhere driven out the dearer and
the law which determines this Is un
changeable. It is as certain in Its oper
ation as that "water will run down
hill , " to borrow an Illustration from
Mr. Hryan. It Is therefore an utterly
untenable and preposterous assump
tion on the part of free sllvoritcs that
with the unlimited coinage of silver
at ll > to t WL' should have the concur
rent circulation of the two metals. The
Mexican finance minister's statement
is correct. It is impossible to have a
double standard under free coinage
That policy for tills country alone
means silver monometallism and that
in turn means a debased currency.
. -IS TU SJM'Brt I'ltUlWCTHIX.
Mr. Hryan said In ills New York
speech : "Many fear that the opening
of our mints will be followed by an
enormous increase in the annual produc
tion oL' sliver. Tills Is conjecture. "
There is nothing conjectural about it.
It is absolutely certain that a largely
increased production of silver would
follow the opening of the mints ami it
Is ridiculous lo pretend that such might
not be the case. This was the effect of
the silver legislation of 187S and 1SSM )
and it would assuredly bo repented
under free coinage. In a loiter to a
Chicago paper a short time ago ox-
Senator Towers of Montana expressed
astonishment that the newspapers of
that city should oppose free silver , in
view of the fact that if that policy wore
to prevail it would greatly stimulate
silver production and create a demand
for machinery and commodities from
tlio silver-producing states that would
bo of material benefit to Chicago busi
ness interests. Mr. 1'owers knew what
he was talking about and there is not
ii silver miner in the country who will
not say. If ho be candid , that free coin
age would Increase sliver production.
They expect tills and with the generous
bounty they would receive In belnsr
permitted to have K ! cents worth of
silver bullion stamped a dollar there
can be no doubt that they would exert
all their energies in developing silver
mines and increasing the supply.
Nor would the increased production
be confined to ( he United States. It
would extend to all countries where
silver is produced. Tills being admitted ,
it Is only necessary to apply the law of
supply and demand , which Mr. Hryan
has recently been Insisting shall be
applied to tills question , in order to con
clude that it would be impossible for
this country alone to maintain silver
at $1.2' ) an ounce , or at parity with
gold. The rising Hood of silver would
inevitably cause its depreciation just
as it did when tills government tried
to hold up its value by the Hlnnd-AHI-
son nnd sliver purchase acts. No one
knows better than Mr. Hryan that free
coinage would largely increase the
production of silver , because nobody
Is better acquainted than he with the
expectations and plans of the silver
mine owners.
Free silver democrats seem to bo of
one mind In support of the proposition
that the opponent of Dave Mercer In
this district must be a democrat. They
say there is no populist in thu district
big enough for a congressional nomina
tion and that recently converted re
publicans have not yet served out the
period of probation. Would they lie
sllverltes if there were no chances for
nomination to otllceV The democrats
say that many of their party would not
hesitate lo vote for Mercer If com
pelled to choose between "Our Dave"
and n roncgado republican nominated
on n free silver hippodrome ticket.
None but an original sllverlto need ap
ply. ,
To protect exhibitors from exorbitant
charges by draymen the state board
lias let contracts for the work at a
scale of fixed charges. The experience
of last year made such action neces
sary , Tlio injunction which a drayman
seeks to obtain In court ngalnst the
state board to prevent tbo enforcement
of such contracts Is ill-advised. Every
body Is Interested In seeing that all
patrons of tlio State fair tire fairly
treated In every respect.
At last the county commissioners have
opened bids for the work of making a
boulevard between the city and Fort
Crook and It Is reasonable to predict
tbo contract will be let within thu next
ten days. The delay In this matter has
been costly to the business interests of
the city and there Is u question whether
; X1JI1E FORGERY EXPOSED.
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ot tut market , ot both countrlM.
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Th b ril ot
f.lal than TV barrier " " ettl ' XOTE For weeks from February to Au-
. Tli Mid or lh ' ou
bouse. ttrorger tan onf l > onj " ' Kiist of this year , Mr. llryan's paper , the
> r < > Jt > uU A > > ( lal
trade. There Omaha World-Herald , parndcd at the top
II tM U"-1 SUIM * ' " "
U that . . . . ilvtr bi > U tomorrow | of Its editorial column the cutting hero re
r.rltl h tr e would b * rulnc-1 t tnr produced credited to the London Financial
out. Kvtry American
lh > year pr0t 5 ( li > 0 , net only ct News and purporting to explain the ad-
, homt ! but v In vcry oth" market. vantaKcs the United States would reap from
4 suteJ tf l
ur e l ! > Unll
Ot c ccrimi l nt the adoption of 16 to 1 free coinage. This
( .urtrr lo
li lis to ray her oUlsalloi i .troal Item was first printed by \Vorld-Hcrald
under IV.1 * heaJ uU l. a rn February 1 , 1S9G , while \Vllllam J. Bryan
drop In tn = but" " " " > " > rir < ; (1 " wns Its editor and wns kept standing both
the mar-
J trom
be real
to
tM ! proflt South America nl A ! , tour during and since his editorship. Suxpoctlng
k'H ct
ur t..tMr > B of Europe The mind a forgery , Mr. A. C. Plait of Lincoln sent
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' ions | , that nso tetaJ ll > o orportualty. the cutting from the World-Herald to the
- > > . . b n a plM ot lock U < H t.a > editor of the Financial News at London and
> Amerlcar-J t
occurrtd to 1 15
B , r ver > np at out ot lb < vrorll'a markets promptly received the reply , a facsimile of
r' Lf COlr-J M a allver bails , aal It which is clven above. The original letter
UB rlsit " . Irtltatbl br
- nl-SI rve apathy < ! our Is In the possession of the editor of The Hcu.
. , lh contrnptWe
toward the allrn prob-
, . lovernarat
American. rcwll le < l bIt
J-m tto
It coull be easily
anything. ' ouli ! Imru bi'ciMlono but for
the enel'jTi0 iinil pcrsistt'iu-y ilisjihiyed
by the"fctmtli Slilo ImpruveiiiiMit club.
'I'lio wllvri'ili'H tif o its a ivnson for
thu uonihi.l'tioii nnd 'ok'ction nl' : i fn.-e
sllvof 'iloinjbcnit for cpnjjri'ss in this
( tfsirjcl Ifo'eoj-tjifn uk ( Jt1on oi' Willhun
.renulnjw Itryaii , in wliicli uvunt it will
li % iii'ci'ssary to tllb .snet'i'ss of fitrtlit'f
oxposilion npiinipriatlons ( o Imvo si fr 'i >
silver di'inot-nit In coiiKfess from this
( listfk-f. That this is tincluani'st l i' " < l
( tf ] ) olitlcal claiitnip is shown by Urn
record , .wliuroin it Is written tliut a ro-
imbllran luuse , a five sliver senate anil
: i sound money democratic president
ot to etlier on the original exposition
appropriation hill and made it a law.
It is not a political question and silver
democrats la-tv will do well to respect
public sentiment , which is opposed to
mix I ni ' , exposition appropriations witlt
partisan politics.
Itliode Island silver democrats Imvo
nominated President K. Henjaniln An
drews of Ilrown university as one of the
electors on tinHryun electoral ticJ ; r ,
Only n few short months as- ) President
Andrews was ontsnoUen in le.-lnrliu :
tliat tln attempt to restoix' Hi 10 1 five
silver by this country alone would be
ruinous and a deathblow to whatever
promise of an International monetary
agreement we might have. Now Presi
dent Andrews professes to be tvad.v to
brand ills own statements as false by
voting Mr a man pledged to inr.mrl'ato '
free coinage. I low any man Vine makes
pretense of scientific authority can wo- ]
bin at random and hope to 1-ctaln stai-d-
Ing In economic circles mn.st pass culi
nary comprehension.
Tom Watson wants to be notified of
ills nomination. He says every other
populist nominee before him was olil-
eially nodded , and sees no reason why
he should bo neglected Just to accommo
date Hryan , Ills argument seems to
have no little sound reasoning behind It.
If Mr. Hryan Is ashamed of his populist
nomination lie should be. given nn op
portunity to say HO.
And now the association of beggarly
sllver-luiUlaimlrai known as tins Ameri
can Illmetnllli ; league is complaining of
its lliultcd means. If the millionaire
mine owners don't want to put up for
a scheme designed to enrich them two
fold at the expense of every one else ,
how cart .they have the face to ask as-
sistanco'U'roni ' others ?
The nVofuctIon ; of ri'llnod li'iul In the
Unlti'tl SjljipH for the llrnt six niontha of
1S1MJ > ynj .jiKlO.liOlJ . tons. This Is sovcrul
'
times 'tliu silver product of the whole
world fomie wune pcrlotl. If wo want
inoni'il i iifl' ' lots of It the frco coIniiKO
of U'liA fnpit to ho Just the thln .
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T lliiiilriiNiint Alluvion * ,
Chicago Heconl.
When Mr. Hill and Mr. Hryan sat down
to dinner-together It U to bo hoped that
neither was Inconsiderate enough lo alluJo
to certain speeches delivered In the debate
on the rostrum of the Chicago convention.
licit * on for Ills Profori'iuM * .
ClilcnKo Trllmne.
The real reason why llryan prefers Scwall
to Watson Is believed to be that whllo Wat
son Is his running-mate Sewall Is his check
mate. . .
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Tinllnllcn Platform.
Clilcnso Clironlcle.
The platform which broke down under
lur. Hryan at Utlca day before yestordu }
was no shakier than the one on which he
Is running.
TM ! * SlinlloiVM Vot'lfiTii t e.
KatiBas City Journal.
When Mr. liryan stands up In public anr
declares that the gold standard lips wroughl
more devastation than war , pestilence ant
famine combined he simply advertises him
self as a demagogue and blatherskite.
Ilryim IIH ii llt'itiilillcaii
( Jlobe-Dcniocrat.
Candidate Bryan Is doing- grand work
these days for McKinley and the cause of
law , order and honest money. "I endorse
every word and every syllable of the plat
form at Chicago , " said llryan In his Albany
speech. It Is well for the country to know
this. Not every presidential candidate ac
cepts everything In his convention's procla
mation of principles. McClellan rejected the
"war-a-Iallure" plank In the democracy's
platform of ISfll , and Seymour spit upon the
piece of Dryanlsm or repudiation ( which the
Pendletonlan element put Into the demo
cratic platform of 1868. Less honest or less
intelligent than McClellan or Seymour.
lli-yan endorses an assortment of follies am !
rascalities such as the conventions of 1SCI
and 18CS never dreamed of concocting.
Tin ; Dollnr nnil tinMiItliiK I'ol.
Concord ( .V. II. ) Molntnr.
This comes to us from a reader :
If a dollar bo a dollar honest coin wlthoul
'deceit ono may melt It , one may smelt It
but its value won't retreat.
Melt ten dollars silver dollars In unbiased
melting pot , and the silver "slug" result
ing only sells for "five the lot. "
Melt gold dollars melt an eagle In afore
said uniting pot and the golden sluj ; re
sulting quickly sells for "ten the lot. "
Will you tell me kindly tell me how these
dollars equal nre If a llttlo glowing fur
nace put on only ono a scar ?
There was never yet equation that demanded
iPKlslitlon to establish right to be an
equation la equallon-r-else It Is a fallacy !
And I'm thinking quietly thinking that a
poor man has poor xensc If he votes to
have a dollar that will melt to CO cents.
THIS SIJiVKll
Tli-NliollliiK I lie IVnplio HutlMfy ( In-
( rent of MiniOvrniTN. .
ClilcaKO Tribune.
This crazy declaration of Dryan's that
"the gold standard IB a conspiracy against
the human race- and wo would no moro join
It than wo would join an army marching
to despoil our homes and destroy our fam
ilies" la made by a man who Is leading an
array bent on despoiling homes and destroy
ing families.
That army proposes to take from every
family half the sum which the breadwinner
at Its head has provided for Its maintenance
by means of u life Insurance policy. That
army proposes to despoil uvery worklngman
of half his earnings deposited In a savings
bank. It proposes to despoil his homo of
comfort by cutting In two tbo purchasing
power of his wages.
The army which llryan leads contemplates -
plates Inlllcllng on this counlry greater pe
cuniary loss than all thu wars , pestllencea
and famines which have visited it. Values
to the amount of billions are to be destroyed
In a day
There Is hut ono "conspiracy" and thjj. Is
headed by llryan. It Is the conspiracy to
make the hanila go backward on the dial of
progress by abolishing the gold standard
and substituting for It the silver standard ,
which Comptroller Kckcls rightly calls "a
coollo system of finance. "
Highest of all in Leavening Power , Latest U.S. Gov't .Report
MA.TOIt M-ICIM.I3YVS AC < . P.l'T.VM'K.
I'hllfltlclphU Hecordttrr vcaillns Jlr.
McKlnlcy's letter no man can linvp longer
doubt thst ho Is cow opposed to free .ilhcr
coinage
Honton Herald : Mnjor MnKlnlcy's letter
of ncecptfliico fully meets I ho requirements
of the sltunllcn. The position which lip has
taken up cannot liut have nn excellent effect
both politically nnit ( rum n business point of
view ,
Minneapolis Tribune : The letter will bo
universally regarded ns n strong document ,
as It presents the Issues so clrjirly Hint the
plain people will lime no dll'lenlty In under-
stnndlni ; them.
niobe-Democint : Mr. McKlnlcy's letter
accepting the nomination Is a strong and
satisfactory utterance. As Is eminently fit
ting , HIP llnanrc question holds the leading
place In It , both In tlio position occupied nnd
the amount of space Illle-l.
I'hlhidvlphl.i 1'ress : An Inestimable
service hnn been done the cause of sound
money by this argunim * . drawn by a man
j who has himself shaied the past desire for
I enlarging the use of silver. It will convince
I whore ninny other urmunonts are met with
) contentious opposition.
Chicago Tribune : The letter ns a whole Is
n lucid , foiecful statement of the position
nf the republican party concerning the ques
tions now In-fore the people. Compared with
llrynn's wild utterances , which nre as In-
ik'InHP [ nnd unsubstantial as n fog bank , It
Is n , block of steadfast , polished granite.
Cincinnati Tribune : In the very simplicity
and stialghtforwnrdiicss of this innitnlflciMit
utterance of the republican cnndldato theic
lies n strength Infinitely greater than could
have been nehlcvcil by nny other form of
eloquence.Vt have had a surfeit of 01 a lory.
What we needed were facts , pure and clear
nnd cold. And now we have them.
St. 1'aiil 1'loneer 1'ross : Major McKlnlpy
rlsts to the height of his opportunity In his
formal letter of acceptance of the republican
nomination for president. There nre no
rhetorlcnl pyrotechnics In It. It Is a plain
and forcible presentation of the Issues of the
campaign In language which needs no In
terpreter to the plain people of America.
New York Times : The spirit nnd the
reasoning of Mr. McKlnley's letter on the
Issues presented In the financial plank of
the Chicago platform nro admliable. It Is
the manly and dignified offer of tin * repub
lican candidate to meet those who arc ready
to trust him In this crisis on n plane higher
than that of mere party opinions or pur
poses.
New York Tribune : McKlnley's letter of
acceptance will fix the lasting attention of
the people as one of those noble appeals to
r ason and patriotism which go far to make
the history of n nation. It will thrill the
hearts of honest money men of every party
as no other declaration has for many years ,
nnd the honest advocates of free coinage
who can resist Its icnsonlng must Indeed
bo beyond reason.
Chicago Inter Ocean : It I ? ai grcnt letter ,
stiong In all the essentials of statesmanship
and yet simple , In that the arguments are
addressed to the common people. The silver
question Is discussed , not from the stand
point of the specialist or student or expert ,
but us though the writer wanted the men
who are to vote for him or against him to
understand the- questions at Issue , ns well
as the position of the candidate thereon.
Chicago Journal : Major McKinley's for
mal letter of acceptance Is his ablest utter
ance upon the Issues of the present cam
paign , whether It bo considered ns a lltcrnty
production or n political exposition. The
arguments are exceedingly well put In ele < ir ,
forcible , but carefully tempered language ,
which leads naturally from topic to topic
and gives the whole a continuity In thought
and style that Is equally effective from the
standpoint of letters and of logic.
Chicago Post : Dealing with every Im
portant question touched by the republican
platform , cmphaUH and stress arc naturally
laid on the paramount Issue of finance.
What Major McKlnley advances on this
point will be approved by every sound-money
man In the country. Democrats and Inde
pendents who contemplate voting the repub
lican ticket have the satisfaction of knowIng -
Ing that Major McKinley has more than
justified their trust and confidence.
Millioincf mill ilir Moimtnln.
Bcrnnton Truth.
It Is not exactly a case of Mahomet going
to the mountain , but the fact that llryan
went to see Hill is full of interesting polit
ical possibilities. Hill was not good enough
for the silver men to act as temporary chair
man of the Chicago convention , but he. Is
good enough to take the. stump for them in
the campaign. If ho can lay aside his con
victions and do so he will deserve to rank
as the foremost political contortionist of his
time.
OT1IKU IAMIS TUAM OMIS.j
There U nn doubt thnt the fan-rclng rj
men of KtiRlnnd nro confident that * om |
their country will hnvo to moot lUisslil
Krnneo sliiKlo-hnndcd. nor does she hi ]
ntlempl to concent that ferltnR. The
which she Is now building shows that si
preparing for n combat with even more j
two .iiilnponlsts ShrIs confronting
tlnrntal Kurope with fifty battleships fll
nert which numbers hundreds of cruJ
nnd torpedo boats , the prowess of the 11
Ish iinvy , the dauntless cournRO of Hrfl
seamen and the superb skill of British tl
ni.inders hnvu been dcmonstrntud on cvl
urcnn on the faro of the globo. nnd If n slij
glo should como It would be n bnttlcl
Titans. Hut with ll ! m rcl < the wlshl
father to the thought. Ilia hatred of til
land has shown Itself nt times when the il
play of II was harmful to the Interests of f
own country , and there Is lltllo probnbl |
ihnl the Herman emperor will follow
ndvleo of lllsmarclc. Hcrmany has
doubtPdly rcgrctlod the ntd which she | ; .J
to KiMiioe nnd llussla In the far rant.
II Is n matter of record Hint when n prr
was madenR.iltist KiiKlnml "sing the nurrt
fund belonging to the Kgyptlnn debt to I
fray the expenses of the Snudntl expcdllu
( lermany nnd AtiMrla sided with Kngl.1
against Frame nnd llussla. It Is possll
that In Iho event of n war with Franco if
j Russia Knglnnd would have nnly Italy nJ
nellvo ally , but there Is no doubt thnt If
flrrmany and Austria would quietly wl
ng.ilt.st the Frantct-lliisslnn nlllaneo r
I would see to It that such n combination
' not beeonic too formidable Hlsmanl
personnllty still has nn Influence , Hiid wj
he says Is Ihtonod lo by the world , bull
should not forgel that the UnaIs past wlj
ho enn pose ns the arbiter ot the destn |
of Kurope.
An announcement hns been mailo In
llclchsatizelger , the ofllclal gazelle of
Herman government thnt Kaiser Wllhil
has desired the submission of n bill pJ
vldlng for a reform In the proceedings/
military tribunals. In the ordinary t'onl
ot legislation In Germany n proposal or |
tinting with the knlscr Is flrsl submit !
by the chancellor to the lUmdesrath. il
upon approval by thnt body Is laid pell
the Hclchstag. The reformallon of inllUI
trials , which have hitherto been condnc ]
In secret , wns the principal Issue InvoUl
In the struggle between the Germnn minis !
and the kaiser's "Kitchen Cabinet " "
contentions between the official nnd
spnnslblo ministry of the empire ami
cabal of courtiers who have the ear of
war lord have , it will be remembered ,
ready forced ono minister out of onice i
threatened the disruption of the whole cnl
net. The publication In the llclchsniuelij
shows thnt the Italscr hns knuckled und
The scandal which would hnvo been cavi
by the subordination of his oluclnl ndv site
to an Irresponsible cabal would have bf
too great even for a war lord to face. IB
He opinion Is a force before which the gn |
cat contrmner of popular liberty must bl
" * f
Czar Nicholas II and his czarina loft Pel
hot palace , near St. Petersburg last Tucs.f .
nnd their long-heralded tour of Exiropo ]
begun. Possibly the trip Is not Intendc.I
. Growl
bo of nny political significance.
kings nnd emperors share with all huij
beings the desire for an outing , for a I
laxatlon from the cares and responslbUlJ
'
" "
of their position , nnd for the pleas"
meeting old friends and familiar
Urcslau. where the Imperial couple vvlllj
set-
cclvo the greetings ot the German lea seton
on the route from St. Petersburg and V
saw to Vienna , and the Austrian cap Hal
not well bo avoided , as It lies In the i
direct rrad to Darmstadt , the homo of
c/arlna. All other Kuropenn capitals
bo shunned by the travelers , except t |
Paris , and the projected extension of tf
of the French govj
tourney to the seat need
nent might be explained as being
tated by the exigencies of ordinary pal
ness , nalmoral. where the voyagers
visit their royal liln , Is so near 1ranee
'
the avoidance of that country by Iho
pcrlal couple might be open to mls |
structlon.
> 0 (
It Is reported thnt n great number of ll
stan peasants who had emigrated to Slbl
are now returning to their native vlllnl
various. S4
Their reasons for so doing arc
say that they could nnd no water , otll
that the soil which they were expected !
cultivate In Siberia was poor or Insufflclil
others again that there were " ° = h":1(1F1' : |
could not accustom tn ( l
that their women
Inlil
selves either to the climate or to the
Hants of Siberia , and that they were selfl
Wilson Bros' Shirts , 60c
Silk Neckties ( Tecks ) I5c
Derby Hats ( Dunlap blk ) 75c
Derby Hats ( Youman " ) 75c
UGH prices generally call for infe
rior goods that's what you say
when you read them.
You can't understand how good'
goods can be sold at such prices.
Neither- can a whole lot of mer
chants all you have to do is to see
them and then while you proba
bly won't understand it you'll be
thoroughly convinced that it is done
The Wilson Bros' shirts are
laundered the neckties are in all
shades and the hats are brown orfi
black.
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