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Jjworn to bcfoio me nnd mihscrllio , ! In my
prmetirc Ililn 1st day of Kcplcmher ? - ,
llunust iK'bts sliotilil be pnlil with
llOIK'.st Illllliuy.
CniiilldntR Suwnll niny possibly Imvo
n IwtTuI , but If so , thu barrel has no
That Veiiw.iH'lnii bountlnry commis
sion report must have KOIII > olt on u
Btiininer excursion.
Tlio pllgrlninxi'H to Canton coutliini >
iiiiulmliMl , lint. Ih-J pIlKrhnaccs to Lin
coln have not yet commenced.
Henry AViittcwin inny now settle
down In Geneva , nnd llnlsh thu Mo-
Kt-aphy of Abraham Lincoln In peace
and ijulot.
General Weyler lias not yet been re
called by the Spanish Kovermmsnt. Hut
hu inlKlit as well bo called back and
called down.
Perhaps llolte Smith has a promise
of re-appointment In case Mr. Uryan's
fortmips should becoino ascendant In
tlu > November elections.
The Indianapolis convention seems to
be the one convention over whose work
all candidates .and political managers
express themselves as highly pleased.
Popular novels are not In It with
popular campaign literary productions.
Where the novelists boast of editions
of a hundred thousand , the campaign
writer has millions of his leaflets and
pamphlets printed without the least con
cern.
It Is to be feared thn people of Lin
coln will not be enthu.siastlc In their
reception of Bryan on his return from
"thu enemy's country. " They were
buncoed once by false hopes of ad
vantages to accrue from the residence
of a presidential candidate among
them.
At Laredo street car fare Is 15 cents In
.American money , or 10 cents In Mexl-
'can money. IJow would the American
laborer like to pay double street carfare
faro KoliiK to and from his work. Yet
that Is what would likely happen under
free coinage wherever there are no legal
obstacles to the raise.
Nebraska has .274 Grand Army of the
Kepnbllc posts , with n membership of
7K ( ) , Iowa -1U7 , with a membership
of KV--'l , and Kansas ! ! ( ) , with a mem
bership of 1-1,710. The claims of these
states to the titles of soldiers' states
are , therefore , based upon the Indis
putable fact of their large soldier popu
lation.
It makes all the difference in the
world whether n Chinaman wears a
yellow jacket with peacock featht-rs
or a cotton blouse and calico trousers.
Tin ; plg-talled inongol wllh a yellow
jacket Is feted and dined by cabinet
olllcers and men of renown , while the
cotton blous'-d Chinaman Is hooted and
booted as an outcast.
Wonder If LI Hung Chang did not
Intend It sarcastically when he loul
President Cleveland how thankful the
emperor was for the kind treatment
this government had accorded Chinese
subjects residing In the United States.
After all ( he trouble China has had
with the American government over Ct
t to
the failure to protect Chinese resi
dents , Is It not rubbing It In to thank Ifv
us for the kindness ?
KIh
In
Nearly every man In the country be tt
longs to some kind of society , association ttsi
si
tion , trades union , club or fraternity siP sib
to which he pays periodical dues or In
assessments , Decrease the purchasing li
power of the dollar and these tmclctles lin
and clubs will necessarily have to -
C (
raise their dues in proportion. How tl
many clubmen , trades unionists , or tl
Koclety members want to vote to increase
(
crease the regular dues they are called tl
upon to pay to these organizations ? tlei
ei
eih
How many voters in this county are in
conversant with the proposed constitu inrl
tional amondnicjit to authorize the rlT
voters of any county by popular vote to tl
merge county and city governments ? tltr
The Idea Is not a new one. Other tl
utates have decreed that county and tl
municipal government may bo con tlct
solidated , and where It has been done ctot
tlio taxpayers endorse It because of ot
the and ( he otai
economy Improvement In ai
public service which follow the into
change. This subject la inb
worthy of the b ) <
fullest consideration by all voters of to
this county , ei ;
CXAll ANfr KAlSKtl.
Thn czn. of Russia Is the guest of
the emperor of Germany and these
rulers of great empires , both young
men , will undoubtedly find much pleas
ure In each other's company. Although
not at nil alike In temperament , there Is
no reason why they should not
be congenial companions and cor
dial friends. The relations of the
two empires are entirely friendly.
Neither , so far as appears , has any
political alms or designs Inimical to the
Interests of the other. Before the last
commercial treaty between them was
negotiated the two countries were not
on the very best of terms , but since they
came to a good commercial understand
ing , which has thus far been mutually
advantageous , their relations have been
cordlul. Both emperors profess to de
sire the continuance of peace in Eu
rope and tliu prevailing impression Is
that they will be found acting together
for the preservation of peace , so long ,
at any rate , BH neither makes any move
hostile to the Interests of the other.
While the entertainment of the czar
by the kaiser Is p"nrely a social mat
ter the "courtesy of kings" it has
been Intimated that the oppoitunlty
may be Improved to consider what
these two powers sho.uld do to better
safeguard the Christian subjects of
Turkey against the abuses and cruel
ties from which they suffer. It would
Indeed be a most Important meeting of
the rulers ot the greatest nations of
Continental Kurope If they should de
cide upon a course of action that would
bring the Turkish government to a bet
ter realization of Its responsibility to
civilization and of Its duty to the un
fortunate people Htibject to Its author
ity. That Unssla and Germany , If
unit ml upon a policy demanding hu
mane and just treatment of the Armen
ians , could make that policy effective ,
there can be no doubt. Once. having
determined what should be done and
( Irmly decided to carry It out , they
could compel the acquiescence of Kng-
land and resistance on the part of Tur
key would be futile. Nothing of this
sort may be accomplished , but all men
who deprecate Turkish barbarity and
sympathize with Its most unfortunate
victims will hope that William and
Nicholas will consider this matter and
settle upon an effective policy.
Tlio bicycle lias conic to stay anil the
next blow at tlio horse and mule Industry -
dustry will soon be struck by the ailf
vent of the horseless carriage. During
the month of June of the present year
the first practical exhibition of the horse-
les.s carriage was ninde In the races beb
twecu I'arls anil Bordeaux. The in-
terest manifesteil in these races was n
rapidly conveyed across the British u
channel and Kngland quickly caught the d
contagion. Kngllshnu'ii at once grasped b
the enormous importance of these new
vehicles and made a forecast of the ci
probable revolution they would cause
In the disuse of horseflesh. ci
The Idea of horseless carriages Is by si
no means new. For the last quarter of ti
a. century there has been a general deci
maud for a conveyance by some motive
power which would travel over the com
mon roads at a speed of from fifteen to
twenty miles per hour. The outcome of
the Paris-Bordeaux races has been the si
formation In Paris of what Is called an
Auto-mobile club for encouraging the n
general introduction of horseless vchlp
dps. Already the use of horseless carB
rlages is rapidly extending In Franco , y
and the manufacturers report more ori i )
dors than they can possibly fill. In Ht
England the horseless carriages bid fair it
to become a. craze. It Is .suggested that
the self-propelling carriage be- named
"autocar. " In the experiments so fur
made the petroleum motor has been
0
found the most economical and olllclent.
a
A four-seated petroleum motor covered
w
the distance from Bordeaux to I'arls at
tl
the rate of 1-1.9 miles per hour. An
experiment made In England between
Datchet and West Malvern , a distance wft wS
of 1'0 miles , made the cost of the oil ft
motor $2.-10 , or L' cents a mile. Tin- ftHi
Hi
cost would have been much less had It HiHi
not been for the number of towns
passed through , necessitating a slow
speed. A trial trip from West Malvern
to Gloucester , thirty miles , was made
at a cost of ! ! ( > cents.
w
The production of noiseless automatic
j : (
carriages will doubtless bo the work of tj' :
the near future , and wo are safe In pro- i
dieting that America will not allow Itself
,
to be distanced in the race. The chief
obstacle to the general use of the horse
less carriage In the United Stales for Inw ,
the present lies'In the want of roadways ei
adapted to such travel. The bicycle , eiol )
however , Is paving the way to better Kt
roads and the prospect of the automatic Ktg
g <
matic carriage will stimulate the move '
ment in favor of Improved roads.
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A M KKICAX MISSIOXS IK CUIKA. ,
LI Hung Chang the
, distinguished lit
Chinese statesman , has paid a tribute III
American missions in China which
cc
likely to stimulate effort In that tn
work. Thu missionary societies pre
sented him nil address when ho was In
New York and his reply was ex
tremely courteous and complimentary , tr
serving to dispel a very general Im In
pression that there is no appreciation th
China of missionary work. AccordIng - la
Ing to the testimony of this eminent th
man : , American missionaries in his thm
i-ountry conduct themselves In a way m
that can give no offense to the au In
thorities or the people. They do not
seek pecuniary gains at the hands of Cli
thu people , they have HO ! been secret lo
jmlssarles of diplomatic schemes , their al
labors have no. political significance in
.mil they have not interfered with the lit
rights of the territorial authorities. th
I'heru Is an Implication in this that thw
lie missionaries of some other conn- pi
irles have not been en scrupulous In pint
these respects as those sent out from ntm
this country and doubtless such Is the pi
ase. cr
LI Hung Chang spoke appreciatively of
what had been done by the mission- fein
iry boards In establishing educational in
nstltulloiw , "which have served as Uu inwl
est means to enable our countrymen en
acquire u fair knowledge of the. mod- tig
ru arts and ucleuced of the west. " II ? ce
also Rpoko of the establishment of hos-
pltals and dispensaries "to save not
only the soul but also the body of our
countrymen. " lie referred to the fact
that In the time of famine In some of
the provinces the missionaries ! had
done their best to relieve distress and
suffering. After such testimony It Is
obviously necessary to revise opinion
unfavorable to missionary labor In
China nnd to conclude that It Is doing
a real service to the people of that em
pire In an Intellectual and material
way. It Is true that the results of the
efforts to Christianize the Chinese have
been almost dlscotiragingly small.
When It Is considered how long this
labor has been going on and with what
H.iorltlcos and perils It has been con
ducted , the progress made In convert-
lug the Chinese certainly cannot be re
garded as reassuring. Indeed It sug
gests that the task Is an utterly hope
less one.
But none the less tt Is evident that
the missionaries In China and espe
cially the American missionaries are
doing a. worthy and valuable service ,
which It Is desirable ( o continue and
this testimony of the greatest of Chinese
statesmen will undoubtedly have thu
effect to stimulate the work.
sunn WAI ,
In the course of his annual address to
the Missouri Valley Homeopathic asso
ciation last week , the president of that
organization entered vigorous protest
against what he termed the Inexcusable
tendency on the part of physicians , and
especially those of the opposing school
of medicine , to substitute the knife for
medicine. The need of the hour , he
said , Is for less surgical specialists
and for more skillful diagnosticians
and better pathologlsts.
That there has been of late a tre
mendous Increase In the resort to sur
gical experiment will not be denied by
practitioners of any school. On the
question whether this tendency should
be encouraged or repressed , there Is ,
however , a decided divergence of opin
ion. The advance made In recent years
In the science of surgery has been one
of the marvels of the nineteenth cen
tury. Operations are today performed
without the slightest hesitation which
only a few years ago were either en
tirely unknown or risked , as a last pos
sible chance of saving the patient. Dis
eases where formerly the victim was
left to the slow process of nature's
healing are now dissipated by the skill
ful removal of the cause , to the Imme
diate relief of the person nilllcted and
with the saving of untold misery and
pain. The percentage of failures has
been materially reduced , especially when
consideration Is had of the Increased
number of delicate and dangerous oper
ations performed , and thereIs little
doubt that all In all human life has
been saved rather than sacrificed.
At the same time it will be generally
conceded that there is danger of over
doing surgical experiments. It is even
conceivable that it might be carried to
such an extreme as to require legisla
tive Interference. Should surgeons
come to Indulge ' In u reckless disre
gard of human life in their eagerness
to operate for every form of known
disease , it might become necessary to
exercise ; some kind of governmental
supervision and make the approval of
Mine official medical authority a pre
requisite to the use of the knife in
particularly defined classes of cases.
Hut that time does not seem to have '
yet < arrived , and if the surgeons will
liit restrain themselves within rea
sonable bounds , the remedy may apply
Itself In checking experimental zeal.
FllUM SlLVKlt TO
The fact that there are no Instances
if | nations changing from the gold stand
ard to the silver standard voluntarily ,
while In the last few years several coun
tries have changed from the silver to
the gold standard , ought to cause those
who are demanding that the United
States shall go to thu silver standard
for this Is what free and unlimited coin-
nge at 1 ( ! to 1 means to pause and re-
llect. The current number of the North
to
American Hevlew contains an article by
the governor of British Honduras glv-
ng his experience of the substitution of
si
jold for silver in that colony. This j ,
kvas effected less than two years ago ,
y declaring the American gold dollar . [
ho unit of value , the British sovereign
legal tender at its value In American
'old , and redeeming at f > 0 cents , gold , j "
ho silver dollars of Guatemala which .
tad composed the currency. The change
vas made by consent of the British gov- . ,
H'nmcnt , In compliance with the wish '
f the colonists , who found the silver
itaiidard very unsatisfactory. The
governor summarizes tlie chief causes
'or the change us the decline of the
uihllc credit , the Instability of the value
the standard dollar as measured In
{
onus of gold , with Its alarming and em-
miTiissliig di-preclatlon , the abnormal
mil lit fill rate of the exchange and the
onscMiicnt derangement and uncer-1 o
ulnty of trade , "Tims prevailed , " he
lays , "a constant worry and a bewilder-
ng uncertainty which resulted pnic- [
ically In the conversion of legitimate
nulu Into speculative gambling , as can '
appreciated when It IB known that ,
hu value of the Guatemalan silver dol-
ar , the local standard , varied no lens | lo (
ban BO per cent within eighteen
nonths. " The only pt'rsons who made
noney were the exporters who bought
silver and sold In gold. In
Thu change has been beneficial to all of
ilassos. It Is stated by Governor Mooney - in
oney that not only has trade consider- HI
ibly expanded , hut there has been nn HIdi
ncreaso of over -10 per cent In the Hum- dipi
ter of importers since 1S)1. ! ) Compel- ! tii
Ion bus become keener to secure trade , !
vhich has had the tendency to reduce w
irlccs. Labor lias been especially bene- In
Ited as regards wages , for they got as th
niuiy dollars us they used to and the e >
lurchaslng power of the dollar has lu.
reused. It Is an excellent Illustration
the superiority of the gold standard Is
labor. Savings bank deposits have Isdi
lid-eased , laud and house property , diM
whether In town or country , has In- W .
reased 100 per cent In value , command- th
now hi jjold the tuimi > amount ro- th
ulvud formerly lii the money It ro- it
pin ml. Wutiffiior Moloney says the
currency pnvtrftm has been the dominat
ing questionlii British Honduras for
years , but It Is now demonstrated that
n satisfactory settlement of It has been
arrived at. , , Pnbllc credit re-established
on a soumkbaiils has been repaired and
enhanced. " "There Is reason no longer
for hesltatljijj' , ( o Invest capital ; before ,
capitalists naturally shrank from putting
money Into 'country \ where ti barometrical
metrical m'o'iiej1' ' value and rate of exchange -
change existed ; Now gold Is paid for
In gold and 'tincountry's products are
worked and"'realized ' In gold. In fact ,
says the governor , a money has been
cstabllshed'wlileh Is of the same value
to every one , whether payer or payee ,
llo says that unquestionably the change
has been so far a valuable boon to the
colony and It Is reasonably anticipated
that It will prove to be a still greater
one In the future.
Here Is an example that Is worthy of
the consideration of those Avho rail
against a gold standard and propose a
policy that would substitute for It n
silver standard. It Is especially worthy
of the consideration of wage workers ,
who would be the principal sufferers
from a change from a gold to a silver
basis. It is additional proof that the
Interests and welfare of labor are con
served when It Is paid In the best money
of the world.
W MUSIC
The American musical press is wagIng -
Ing a war against the exorbitant de
mands of foreign singers , it Is a con
test in which the public of America
will very largely engage , when the real
merits of the controversy are under-
tood. It Is a fact that most foreign
Hlngers are paid very much greater
sums than Is proper or legitimate , meas
ured by the ordinary standards , and
that their exactions , judged by the
European rules , are without any excuse
or apology. There Is no good reason
why our people should pay two or four
times what tiie people abroad pay for
hearing the same music no better ren
dered than It Is In this country.
Making every concession to the su-
perlorlty of the foreign musicians , it
Is still to be contended that our home
musicians are not without merit
and that there Is no good
reason why they should not be
recognized. The Musical Ago says :
"Let us have American singers , Ameri
can pianists , American composers. Let
America be for Americans and let art
in America .be awarded all the eneourt
agement to- which it Is justly entitled
by the population , progress and pros
'
perity of , . ) he United States. " The
Sprlngliold Uepublican does not con-
sliler this jcli talk. It suggests that
wo shall huA-o American musicians just
as fast as 'We t-au turn them out and
It Is folly , ' ( o produce native talent by
keeping out foreign. It is the very
proper opiillon of tlial paper that do
mestic musical , talent cannot be promoted
meted by "any protective system for
home ( nlciil , anil , we do not know that
anybody has claimed or suggested any
protection fijr American musical talent.
It is perfe'efly obvious that anything
of the kind would be absolutely absurd
and consequently no one would suggest
or urge it. It does not follow , however ,
that all musical instruments should be si
allowed lo come Into the country free {
of all duties. It is one : thing to put an
embargo upon music as an art. aiiil
.quite another thing to put restrictions
upon the instruments of that art thnt
might have the effect to Impair the art
in this country.
The policy of Hie republican parly
has been to encourage art In all Us
phases and Ibis is still the purpose of
the party. Whatever is due to civlll'/.n- o
tlon in this direction the republican
parly can be depended upon to care
for and to provide. In this respect It
whole record Is In marked and striking t
contrast to that of any other political 2
party in this country. 4l
"Gold , " we are told by the local Bryan
organ , "did not fight the battles of the k
civil war ; It went Into hiding or fled site
Knrope. " AVhat battles did silver bl
light In the civil war ? Did silver stay
with us any more than gold ? Did not
silver also go Into hiding or floe to
. ,
ICuropoV No more pointed illustration "
:
ould be cited of the Inexorable wort-
Ings of Gresham's law. Gold and silver
went out of circulation In the I'lilted
States during the war of the rebellion w
because displaced by n cheaper money.U
Inaugurate free silver coinage nnd gold * "
will again go Into hiding or flee to
lOurope. Vet the silver shunters con- '
tlnue to talk about restoring bimetal '
lism when Ihey know their scheme m
moans silver monometallism and noth- sl
Ing else.
It Is conceded by Bryan and all the
diver agitators that five coinage would EI ;
make the Mexican dollar just as valu- I"
cc :
iihlo as the American dollar , however in
niluahlo that may be. In other words , 1dc 1
dc
they propose that the American con
gress shall I 'regulate ' ' the value of Mexi . f.p
can curre'iicj-.j Why should Mexico pc
irotest agnliiKt foreign Interference VI til
ivlth Its nllintary alTalr.s ? Has the tilni
I'nlted Klii'v'jvjiny ' more right to Inter- ad (
Pi
ini'ddlu with 'Mho ' value of Mexican ! ?
lolars tliiij 'j'jny { European nation has ni
of f
l tell us.what | our dollar shall be
ivorlh ? " )
The demilc'rriHc Htale convention em-
odled In l < rt ulatform an endorsement
tl )
the proposed constitutional amend- th
ni'iit fav Iujj' Increased number of th
iiipri'mo ijiinrt Justices. There Is no w
cc
llvlslon ofurfci'ntlineiit ' In the several til
m'rtlcs resulting this important qnes-
Ion and tint success of the amendment ul .
im bo safely predicted , Tliero lit n
widespread demand for a larger work-
ill
ng force on the supreme bench in order
hat the business of the court may be dr
In the Interest 11 r
xpedltcd of litigants.
Jili
During the last fiscal year the Brit- ar
In
sh postal savings bank was made the tli
leposfory | of savings to the sum of
i.VMXMHX ) , or nearly ? L',2i'iK)0ooo. ) so
' vli
.Vhllo'tho amount checked out during
an
hu year amounted to a little over of
hree-fonrths of the amount deposited , ru
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id readily been what a stimulus It I in
I
THEN NOW
Mr. Bryan's Paper Cusses the Old Soldier in
1892 and Coddles Him in 1896.
A ( Jrcnl Dcllolcner. | In ( Srnnil
llrj'nn's 1'orsonnl Organ , Omnha Urynrv's Personal Organ , Omnhn WoiU-Itsr.il.1 , Pcpt. & . 1S08.
World-IlornM. Nov. IS , ISM. The vcteran.1 ot the civil wnr ha\e once- moro passed In
Tlio next session ot congress grand review. This time not befoie president and com
gress will have to wrestle manders , but before renewing onicors who appreciate
with one deficiency ot $3C , moro and moro as the days go by the heroic pacilficos
000,000. This Is on account that were niado to preserve the union. It 5s ronlly won
of pensions. The appropria derful and a source of gratification how well the veterans
tion Tor pensions for the next stand their burdens of adJcd years. The average age of
year must be not less than the soldiers of the rebellion la 57 years , but this burden of
$150,000.000. U Is therefore tlmo did not prevent 10,000 of them from mim-hlns several
easy arithmetic to perceive miles with steps thnt were lightened by the sounds oj the
that the appropriation that flfo and drum and the great brass band.
congress must make for pen Do the people appreciate the services rendered by Iho
slons next session must ag men who wore the blue ? Let the demonstrations at t.
gregate not less than $186 , ' Paul make reply. Llttlo girls strewed flowers at their
000,000. feet then , Just as HUlo glrU did wln > n tlio Uttered and
This tremendous sum would sunburned veterans marched up Pennsylvania aveniio In
In Itself , bo enough to run
Washington moro than thirty years ago. Voting1 women
n reasonable government. threw at their time-burdened feet the choicest gurlnmls ,
Ono would not complain If Just as young women did more than thirty years ngo , when
It wore an honest debt , but the war-bronzed veterans of Grant nnd Sherman nnd Shrr-
n largo proportion Is not Idan passed In grand review nlong Pennsylvania avenue ,
debt , because It wns never while joyous thousands sang HOURS of glad acclaim at vic
earned by any act of patrl tory won and national honor preserved. A living ling with
otlsm or heroic service. The red made of
stripes of and white and flashing stars up
government Is held up and 2,000 llttlo children , waved Its living folds and sang
despoiled of no mean portion songs as the old soldiers inarched by with tear-wet eyes.
ot this , and It seems helpless
The children sang and wept as grizzled veterans
less to defend Itself. Ono marched and wept , and all the people stood with uncov
cannot help being curious ered heads nnd shouted and. sang In honor of the Grand
to know how many more Army of Iho Uepubllc , and tears of gratitude mingled
years It will take to exhaust with tears drawn from time-dimmed eyes , nnd so the
the generation which feels remnants of the grandest army that ever fought In free
Itself injured by the wnr. dom's cause marched once again In grand review before
It Is safe to say that never the people whoso liberties that Grand Army had preserved
did a generation display such
remarkable longevity.
has Klvt'ii to frugality nnil saving.
A idling In olio yi'ar over $5X,000,000 )
to the accumulated wealth of thu
country Is no insignificant accomplish
ment.
lion , .lo.soph Chamberlain , sccrolary
oC state for the colonies In the present
,
Hrltlsli i-alilnct. Is visiting In the United
States , lint averts that his visit ha
no political slgnlllcance whatever. Mr.
.
( 'liamlerlaln ) was half Americanized
during his residence in this country on
various diplomatic missions , so that he
ought to be able to come over now and
then without rousing visions of political
.
interference.
For an example of base Ingratitude
nothing surpasses the action of the
democratic ( state convention in rel'UHing
to t accept as Its permanent chairman
the man who covered himself with
glory and a canvas uniform by carry
ing the Hryau banner around the Chicago
cage convention hall.
Slim Hope of SalvntIon.
SprlncllelJ ( Mans. ) Hcpuljllcnn.
The hopes of silver In the east now rest
with the Malno grccnhackers who bobbed
up sixteen years ago this month and have
since kept out of sight.
ConiiiiirlHiiiiH Arc OilloiiH.
Chicago Chronicle.
Mr , Bryan says that a government of 70-
000,000 people Is strong enough to keep frco
silver dollars nt par. China Is a govern
ment of 100,000,000 people and silver is
worse oft there than anywhere else In the
world.
Tin * CJreal .11 111.lie CliiMN.
Olol > c-Democrat ,
It Is remarked that Mr. Bryan divides
society into the Idle rich and the struggling
poor ! , entirely Ignoring the great middle-
class. The absence of a middle class In
the silver standard countries has confused
Mr. Bryan's Ideas concerning the United
States.
In "Ktii-mli-N' Con n I r > - . "
Cleveland World.
When Bryan proclaimed his campaign
Into the "enemies' country" ho forgot the
experience of a far abler democrat than ho
Is , who made such an excursion and stopped
at Gettysburg , only to return. Madison
Square garden seems to be the Gettysburg
of the present onslaught upon the honor
of the country.
Snap for I Inlliillilorn. .
riillatlelpliln Lcilecr ,
The official report of the Brooklyn's trial
trip , shows that she attained a speed of
21.9117 ; knots. Tills Is practically twenty-
two knots , but as the last iuartcr | knot was
not qulto filled out It will not bo paid for.
flic builders will receive $330,000 bonus In-
itcad of tlio $100,000 they would have re
ceived If sbo had made the full twenty-two
iliots. : She can bo reckoned n twenty-knot
ship , however , because all machinery works
setter after It has worn smooth.
A I'rnyi'p for Hom-xty.
riillnik'lphla 1'n's.s.
Bishop Potter has given out a prayer for
iso In New York which Is n petition that
ho country may bo saved from dishonesty
md Its attendant evils. The narrow-minded
nay attack the bishop for this , but certainly
ill good Christians , all good citizens and
ho good Christian should be n good citizen
vlll Join the bishop In his petition. It Is an
imtsual ! acton tlio part of a great church-
nan , but Bishop Potter Is not without cour-
igp. As a militant believer In the tenth
commandment bo docs not think tills U the
ilmo | to split hairs over possible threatening
2vlls. To his critics he will doubtless say :
'If praying to bo saved from dishonesty Is
mixing politics and religion let It bo so , 1
tand for the right , "
TinI'.vlln of I > ci > Silver.
Kmisuu City Star ( Iml. clem. )
The greater the wages of labor and the
renter the profits of industry , the moro
irosporous will the country bo. The free
olnago of silver would not Increase the do-
imnd for commodities , and thus widen the
ipportunltles ot labor. By debasing the
lollar It uoulcl Increase the profits of the
nanufacturcr or miner by reducing the
dual wages ( measured by purchasing
lower ) palil to laborers. This Increased
irollt would temporarily stimulate produc-
lon. But them would bo no Increased do-
uand except such as would arlso from the 1
tiled laborers to produce the Increased out-
nit , and that would bo offset by the dlmln-
shed : purchasing power of wages. Conso-
luently there would bo , very quickly , a glut
products pressing for solo , a fall in prices ,
rouowed depression of Industry ,
TinIliilii iif Cuba. If
New York Sun ,
The Spanish commander at Havana , by
lie decree against tlio sugar planters , by
ho strict enforcement of tlio decree against
ho export of tobacco , and liy thu order
i-lllch will obstruct the Rathcrlnc of the
offeo crop , la hastening the destruction of
he material Interests of Cuba ,
So Is the revolutionary commander who ,
ttider the harsh , but necessary laws of
ar , Is justified in wrecking the railroads ,
ovastatlni ; the estates , blowing up public
ulldingu and razing the enemy's to-vjio
hat fall Into hid hands.
Tlio Spanish commander has wattcd bun- J3
reds of millions of dollars and brought
nanclal ruin upon Cuba. Tlio Cuban com-
lander liai striven to avert ruin. st
The Spanish commander hi _ > sacrificed an :
rmy of young men of bis country In
ng for a lost cause. The Cubans are In th
ho field for liberty. kt
For a year and a half Spain , a foreign ktwl
ovcrnment , has prosecuted this ruinous , wlTl
IcIouH , sanguinary and horrlblo war upon th
American country , almost under the eyes i
thu American people , u U "ruin upon
uln , confusion worse confounded. " And .ho
government bos never uttered a word of ll
or raised a hand of remonstrance1 , llpa
TIM : cra.vriiHvs CIUMI : .
Chicago Itccord : If ever tlio liuroprnn
powers can get together long enough to agree
on some satisfactory way of dividing the
Turkish empire It Is probable that their Intense -
tense Indignation nt the outrages la Turkey
will result In the prevention of further
atrocltlrM.
Chicago Post : Turkey should understand
that she cannot have over thirty days at a
timeto devote to her massacres. If she
can't do all the killing she wants to In Uiat
time she must at least Ho quiet until the
wnr ships go away again , when she mny take
thirty days more with perfect safety.
St. Loils Itepubllc : This Is the wretchrd
travesty ot government that the civilized
nations of Kuropo sustain nnd wlvcse bloody
tyranny they enforce against helpless people.
This Is the government accorded the rights
and honors of a sovereign nation by the
civilized world. It Is the crime of the cen
tury.
Uoston Traveler : The foreign diplomats
have "warned" the sultan against the mur-
dcrs of Armenians In Constantinople. They
always manage to do that Just after the
atrocities have ceased. And then the out
rages are , within a month or two , perpe
trated all over again , to be met with the
same solemn "warning. " This whole lalssez
falro policy as to Turkey Is a disgrace to
Christendom.
Harper's Weekly : The Armenians are cer
tainly to be pitied. Just as they are rallyIng -
Ing somewhat from the massacres and the
subsequent destitution and demoralization
there comes a proposition which will do
moro than almost anything else to cut off
the sources from which relief has come , and
also bind them more closely under Turkish
tyranny. About $700,000 has been collected
In this country and England , which has
been expended chiefly for food and clothing ,
but also for Implements of labor. It la not
a large sum , but It has accomplished mar-
vcls In preservation of life aiiil In the .
reviving of hope and courage. Of late there
has arisen a .feeling that unless there Is
hope of altered political conditions , to con 1
tinue such charity is simply to "pour water
Into a sieve , " and the question has arisen ,
would It not be better to get the Armenians P
'
out of the country ? Ono of tlio relief as-
sedations has taken up the Idea , and calls
for a million-dollar fund to secure emigra
tion. There Is something plausible In this ,
yet really no moro Impracticable or perni
cious scheme could well be proposed.
l'JMTICAI ( < UO.M.MI3.VT.
Chicago Tribune : There Is nothing more
touching than the unquestioning conlldence
ofMr. . Illniiil that Mr. Bryan Is going to
bo elected. Ho Is fully as sure of It as he
was that Greelcy was going to carry the
country In 1872.
Indianapolis Journal : Mr. Dry an has said J
a great many things In his speeches that
could not bo substantiated , but he undoubt
edly told the truth when he said , "I never
sco people gathered together without wantIng -
Ing to make a speech. "
Springfield Republican : "I search the
pagea of history vainly to find the occur
rences of a panlo when the volume of full
legal tender money was Increasing and the
prices of products rising. " So said ex-Con
gressman Slbley of Pennsylvania In a speech
yesterday. How about the panic of 1S57 ?
fluid was then pouring Into the world's
monetary circulation at a rate to frighten
many people Into advocating Its demonetiza
tion.
riillndclphla Times : Wo do not rnlriep-
rcsent the positions assumed In Mr. Hryan's
speech. He distinctly declared against the
maintenance of the gold standard and In
favnr of Its destruction ; ho distinctly de
clared that silver would and should bo made
worth $1.20 per ounce In the market , In
stead of GG cents , Its present selling price ,
and lie not only declared , but ho elaborated
the theory , that this country must return
to bimetallism , when It Is the most ills-
tinct bimetallic country In the world , and
has been so ever slnco specie payments
were resumed utter the war. Wo present
Mr. Drynn'a statement of what ho hopes b
to accomplish by being Us next president
and submit it to the considerate judgment
of the country. b
KIAT MO.VISV Till : 'I'lll.VR ,
IMIrlifnrlc Tlllliiiin ( Joi-H .
llnllnrM .Sovi'nil lli-lliT. ll
rhlluilelphln 1'renn.
Senator Tlliman of South Carolina Is a
demagogue , but ho Is a demagogue of ability ,
shrewdness and keen personal penetration.
Ho sees that In the atmosphere of argu
ment and inquiry developed by the cam
paign the bimetallic plea for free sliver
colnago has no weight. Men cannot ho de
ceived by these fictions about the "crime of
1873" ! and the poor man's monoy.
Senator Tlliman falls back upon the old
greenback heresy. "All money is flat
money , " ho told Iho fanners at Mount I
Qretna. "It U money because tlio law
makes It so. It Is the flat of the government D
alone that gives money legal tender value
and makes It exchangeable as a legal value. "
this Is so why coin silver at allt Why not
Issue paper ? Why worry over free silver
coinage , which Is GO per cent inflation ? Why
not adopt full 100 "per cent paper Inflation ?
Senator Tlliman Is right In his appeal. C : (
There la no reason. The argument for free
silver Is an argument for inflation and If any
Inflation Is ID bo had paper Inflation Is the IT
only logical plan. Kven Senator Tlliman Is
Forced to tee this and to admit by his very ITy
illustration that no cuch inflation now exists. y
Said ho :
"Lot us prove money by fire , so to speak. 01 >
Vou burn a greenback ; It In destroyed In a
moment and Its commercial value dies. A
nelted silver dollar U only worth as bullion SIS
ccnls and a gold dollar melted will bo
worth a dollar Mill. " S (
Exactly , anil why are these diverse sub-
itancea of the name value and parity In our fi
unrncy today ? Not because the govern
ment has said they should be , but because
ho government will excliango tliein fur anil
eeps them on a parity with "a gold dollar. "
vhlch "melted will bo worth a dollar still. "
la preserves the parity of all three In
he hands of labor. For this value "melted
dollar still" Senator Tlliman proposes flat
nonoy whoso-valuo Is suru to end by being
value of tlio paper on which the dollar
printed. The silver party la really a flat
jarty aud must eud there.
Tim COA1 < STIJAI. .
Iliulo lit I lie .Sqtirecr
lij- ( lii > Anthracite Iliirinin.
Now York Woll.l , August SO.
Last February the eleven companies th t |
control the mines nnd rnlli 0,11)3 ) of the nn-l
ihraclte coal rcKlnns organized n trust. Thol
at owed oltjcctft were to restrict production !
and to wise the price of the jiroduct ox-1
.ictly the two objects which the laws of thltf f
stnto and of the United States denounce HI I
crime ! ! .
When the trust vent Into business lha
in ice of sto\o cent WAS $3.50 n ton. Inj
March the trust rained the price to 43,75 , in
May to $1 , in July to $1.25 , this month to
$1.60. Now the trust nnnouncra to the
dealer * that iic.\t month the price will go to
$1.75.
I.nst fall the pi Ire of stove coal was $3,25.
This fall It will tie fl.75. Tills trust there
fore proposes to toke nnd will tnko from
your pocket this fnll $1.60 mure than you ,
paid last fall for every ton of conl you
burn In > our kitchen stove or In your fur-
nnce or bnsp-burnor. H proposes to levy an
enormous tax iipim every Industry that de
rives power from coal , thus mldlng to tho'
depression which lins already caused many
mills lo close and many others to RO upon
half time. These lawless conspirators plftco
nn additional burden upon business which
Impairs wages nnd then levy nil additional ,
tribute upon wages themselves.
11 Is not said , nnd It i-nnliot bo said truth
fully , that there was not n sutnclent profit
In nntliinrltc coal at $3.25 a ton , Then I ? .
not that $1.H ! ) additional to the prlco a ,
clean-cut steal ? la It not n direct , com
sclnus , undisguised robbery of the helpless I
masses of Hit ) people who have small or at ]
best moderate Incomes ? Is It not a dcllhor- [
nto addition to the sum of human misery ? I
Yet there nro those who try lo fool thtl
public Into believing that the sliver nue.v I
tlon la the only question worth talking ]
about.
WHO OW.VS Till. : .MOUTIJAIJMSf
Kurt * Sliimluir llii > Million * II 'Itt I
I'coiili * < > f MoilrrnliMriitin. .
Vhllnili'll'liln 1'repii.
When Mr. llrynn charged "those who hold
fixed Investments" as "tho only potent !
forco" In favor of the existing gold stand
ard , ho probably had ft vague Idea In his
Ill-formed mind that they were few xln num
ber.
ber.Tnko
Tnko real estate mortgages. The
Is the symbol In the minds of many for Iho
grasping creditor. In 1S ! > 0 Ihero were $8.-
200,000,00 ot such mortgages. Who owned-
them ? The savings banks held of thcso
mortgages $687,683.377 In trust for 4,633,217 j
depositors. The building associations hehl
$150,000,000 111 trust for 1,800,000 sharehold
ers. The life Insurance companies doing
business In New York state held ( December
31 , 1SS9) ) $272,828.457 for 4,682,281 policy
holders. Adding other states , In 1890 abouT
$300,000,000.
In these three Items In 1890 tliero were
12,100.000 persons holding $1,437,000,000 ot
mortgages. This number of persons la
nearly twice ns numerous ns the votes which J
will bo cast for Mr. llrynn. One-fourth ot .
the real estate mortgages In the country !
were owned In 1S90 by this thrifty , Indus-1
trlous , saving mass of people , who are I
"those who hold fixed Investments" of whom I
Mr. llrynn spoke nnd who nre turning this ]
thing over Just now pretty carefully In their I
minds , nnd making them up that , as they |
paid In a gold dollar , they do not propose ,
to get a silver one , worth half ns muri/
paid In return.
This disposes of one-fourth of this marl *
gage debt. It Is owned literally by the
million for the million. The banks hold (
llttlo or nothing of this mortgage debt. '
The national banks nro prohibited from
holding any. All the other banks , stnto
banks , trust companies and private banks ,
In 1890 held less than JGO.000,000 of tlicsoi
loans. Hallroads do not own them. They ]
have their own mortgage bonded debt ofl
some $5,000.000,000 , which Is owned , 10 perl
cent of It , by insurance companies and sav-l
ings banks , and the rest scattered amongl
600,000 people. The big corporations do notj
own real cstnto mortgages.
As wo have shown , a quarter of thesoT
mortgages In 1KDO , about $1,600,000,000 ,
were held by 13,100.000. The other $4,700.- !
000,000 were in the hands of small owners ; ' ]
Look over any county clerk's book of real ]
estate Hens. Consult your acquaintance , j
The great mass of mortgages nro held
litl small sums and amounts by saving and '
thrifty people. Kven the big mortgage comI I
panics represent a great array of holders.
In ' every rural county farmers loan to each
other , small sums arc put out at bond and
Time Alone
Cati Tell.
show the wrinkling ef-
rects of time. If your
summer wardrobe has
Decome somewhatshab-
Dy now is an aclvanta
jeous time to replenish
t. An extra pair of
rousers , for example ,
vill work a vast change
or the better in yoiy ; _
ippearance.
We shall be ready
presently to ask you t <
nspect an especially
ine line of suits for the
oming autumn , but
ncantimc let us urge
'ou to take advantage
f the lowness of mi
ummer prices for sear
lonablc garments and
urnishings.
S , W. Cor , 15th and
Douglas Sta ,
