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2 THE OMAHA DAILY IMSE SATIUtDAY , SMI'TIDM 1H3R 12 , 1806.
The drcen Mountain ntixte I * endenred to
nil of us by tradition nnd history. In Bong
nnd ptory , nut above * all In gooel work in mil-
leal In glorious results. Whether In the
days of the * revolution , when her hardy
mountaineers repulsed the best soldiers of
Kurope * , In the < lnyof the rebellion when
lier soldiers dlfplnyed the anrnd resolute
c-ourHgfi nt Big Uolhel , Crnmplon'H Onp ,
Savage's Station , or CSettyshurg , or In the
no leas Important and derisive conflicts In
civil life , the people of Vermont hnvo al
ways been true to the best Ideals nnd high
est obligations of duty nnd active , distin
guished and useful In every r = real emer
gency. No one will deny them n glorious
jwrt In nchlevlng the Independence of the
colonies. None will question that they did
much to check the aggressions of human
Blavery and In the llnnl triumph of the
union In the hour of Its greatest perils.
( Applause. ) Nor In our Inter trials will any
doubt that the example and voice of Ver
mont have always been most potential on
the Hide of Justice , honor nnd right.
( Cheers. ) Some of the newspapers have
asked mo to Interpret the result of the
flections In Vermont on September 1 but
It seems to mo that they are their ov n best
Interpreter. ( Applause. ) Tne-y have Mmply
declared what every student of your his
tory must already have discovered that
your thoughtful and patriotic citizens are
us true a ever aye , truer than ever , to
the tends of good morals , good polities and
gooel government. ( Applause ) They have
shown by their ballots , by a greater pre
ponderance than ever , that they are more
devoted to the honor of the government , tr
ine maintenance of law and order , and th
restoration of that sound , wise and ceo
nomlc system which has always been ou
chief prldo and pource of strength than n
nny previous period In our eventful history
( Applause. ) . ,
The value of your example Is certainly
greater than elver In the past , ns the Issue
on which your victory were won are tin
same ns those which now engage the at
tcntlnn of the entire country. Tnc free sll
ver orators and organs offer arguments Illy
concealed , If they do not positively assert
what Is being proclaimed everywhere , thn
their solicitude l the relief of thote wh <
might temporarily profit by a degraded cur
rency , no matter at what sacrifices of the
plainest precepts of good morals. In no
cnso nnd at no point do they propose i
system to pay our national and private oh
llgntlons on the plain old-fashioned prlncl
pics of good faith and honesty which havt
always distinguished the American people
( ApplnuM- . ) Practically ndmlttlng that tin
effect of the free , unlimited and Independ
cut coinage of silver would bo an lmmen
loss to the savings and resources of ou
people , and that ltn adoption would reeluci
the plane of their social and Imlustrln
condition , they yet seilous'.y propose tha
wo slmll risk thH hazardous experiment
Vermont has said In tones that cannot In
misunderstood that she will have nothing
to do wltli that fatal experiment. ( Grea
npplnuse and cries of "Rood , peed " ) In
deed , they are urging us to attempt by leg
Islutlon to make no cents worth of illvo
to pass current ns a legal tender 100-cen
dollar , good for all public and private ob
llgatlons. The mere statement of the prop
osltlon ought to lend to Its Instant rejcc
tlon. We cannot bv law make every mat
honest , but wo certainly will never mnki
a law encouraging them to bo dishonest
( Applnus- * )
QUKSTION OF MORALITY.
To mo the question of the day Is a ques
tlon of humanity the voice of labor plead
Ing for Its own ; and the question of frjx
silver Is a question of public morality
honor and good faith , and Its success
would be. n blot on our hitherto spotlea
national credit. ( Applause. ) Obscure the
real Issues and It finally resolves Itsel
Into that , but will It prevail ? No , 1 answer
forever , no ! ( Applause. )
The American people as a nation , like
thosn of the state of Vermont , are entire * ) )
above so unworthy an Imputation. ( Ap
plause. ) A people that could , ns a weak
and struggling confederacy of less thai
fi.000,000 Inhabitants , emerge from an eight
years' war of blight and destruction am
proceed Immediately to gather up and pnj
oft Its enormous revolutionary debt , Includ
Ing the Independent debt of nil the states
aggregating $13. > ,000,000 , or $27 per capita a
the time of Its assumption , will not falter
at the present temptation. ( Cheers am
cries of "That's right. " ) A people who
could tax themselves most heavily to equlr
and maintain the armies nnd navies of thi
union and continue the most extensive * am
expensive war In history will not tun
their backs upon the soldiers of that warner
nor seek to pay their pensions In dollars
worth only half their face value. ( Great
cheering nnd cries of "Good. " ) People who
emerged from that war with an Interest-
bearing debt of J2,3S2,000,000. or $70 per cap
ita for our entire population In 1S83 , wll
not now , after having honestly paid three-
fourths of th.M great debt , oven seek ell-
rectly or Indirectly to repudiate one dollar
of It or cheapen tlio coin of payment. ( Ap
plause nnd cries of "Good , major. " ) A
people , I say , who proceeded In good faith
to pny off that debt with such unparal
leled rapidity , which It was estimated In
18SS , which up to that time they hail pal (
J12.1 for every minute of every day of overs
year from 1SC.1 to 1SSS , will not now palter
bargain or scheme to defraud any creditor
of the government , whoever or wherever he
may lie. ( Tremendous applause nnd crle > s 01
' Hurrah for MeKlnley. " ) A people who
had the satisfaction of seeing that debt re
duced to $ r.S-,000,000 on March 3. 1SD3 , at the
close of the splendid administration ol
President Harrison ( applause ) will readily
nnej quickly meet both the remainder of the
old debt and all that has been ramie since
( laughter ) and pay It off , principal and in
terest , In the best money of the world and
recognized by the civilized nations to be the
best at the time of payment ( loud applause )
Just as PiX'Sldent Jackson paid off the lasi
of the revolutionary debt sixty years or
moro after the first of It had been con
tracted.
tracted.WILT
WILT , KESTOriK PROTECTION.
This , my fellow citizens of Vcimont , Is
the faith that1 the election In your state
Inspires In me , but that Is not all. In that
verdict I Keo unalterable * determination of
the people of the ) United States , for whom
Hho luul the honor first to Bpeuk , to restore
the protective tariff system once more to
our statute books. ( Great cheering. ) Ver
mont Is an ugilcullural slate , but her
keen , sagacious and honest farmers know
full well the value of protec
tion nnd Its twin ulster , reciprocity.
( Applause. ) They have prollti-d by experi
ence. The'y have examined both their stock
books and their store < books and tlu'y have
had plenty of time to elo It ( laughter ) In the
past three years and have learned that
their products have been worth less Uian
nt any tlmo for a long series of yeara.
The farmers of this country want a pro
tective tariff ( applause ami cries of "That'n
right" ) , and they mean to hnvo It. ( Che-eni. )
So , too , will our farmers everywhere de-
clefe. They are naturally conservative and
their unerring common sense and common
honesty will lead them quickly to detect
the fallacies of free Hllvor , Just an Iheiy
have learned of the fallacies of free mule.
( Applause. )
Citizens of Vermont , 1 congratulate ) von
on the * ( txnmpli' ami eounigiof thu Green
Mountain boys who fought at Donnlngton
and Gettysburg. ( Applause. ) The long line
of eminent nnd worthy men who have con
tributed to the national galaxy , the great
worth of your present distinguished public
nervnnts , both In state ? and nation.il coun
cils , the ninny great names you have given
to llteiaturo , art nnd science's , and i-spi--
clully to mechanics ami Inventions. jjm
most of all I congiatulnle you upon the
high character , not only of tin * population
you have sent lo other states , but of that
which you have kept at home ( Applause. )
Your ( levotlen to your host Interests , your
love of liberty mid the ) enllghteiK-d piln-
clplen of fre'o Kovrrjinu-nt , your love of
roclal order and respect for law , comn to
ua of the newer states , it most graclBus
Inspiration. No poor words of mine could
express the elobt of gratitudes J feel Is so
richly iluu you In the pending content. Your
nets are louder than wends and point the1
way to grander nnillta ,
You liave set tin * pace ; you hnvo lifted
up the standard of public honor. I appro-
i-luto most highly your e-nll upon mo made
nl such dlpe-omfort and tiaiililo ; but I value
far morei the pieiud services you haveicn -
deicil your country In this emergency in
our history. ( Great applause. ) Fed law citi
zens , I assure you that It gives mo ple-iisuro
to welcome you hero t < > my home. I e'linnot
Jlnel words to express my appreciation of
the e-ourteny nnd the cordiality of this call ,
find It will alTorel mo slne-cro pleasuio to
inrot nnd greet each ono of you pi-itioimlly.
( Ticmemloiis chec-ring and crle.s of "Hur
rah for MoKlnle-y. " )
Afler the great cheering had subsided nnd
Governor MeKlnleyhnd peisoually wi'lcnmcd
the visitors , ho was presented with u huge
case of Vermont butter.
OTHER 1110 DELEGATIONS.
The I.oraln county delegation joined the
representatives of the Pennsylvania Icagucj
niul the Brio. PJ. , Lincoln club In public
ncjiiaro and marched with tlicm , together
nearly 3,000 strong , with a half thousand
bantln anil scoics of unnnrrn to tlui lioinu
ubout which dally arcgalhcicd thousands.
Tour iiPMe-s upon rich , red bl.iodand you nlll
not IK ) Bcrvoiu. Itlood Is mudo rich and pure by
Hoods ) >
Sarsaparilia ; ' ,
4 k On Trim Hlood Purlflf r. JU ! tiruggl'iU SU * !
m , ii , m , T- . n - - T - - . I _ _ _ _ _ _ '
Hood'a Pills Art always reliable 'JSc uU. v >
The banners on the trains and In Iho street
rend : "Tom L. Johnson's Steel Workers ; "
"Our Money Is All Right , Give Us Work ! "
"Open Our Mills , Not the Mints ! " "Lomln
County Sound Money Pilgrims ; " "Protecllon
to American Farmers and Mechanics. "
Judge J. W , Steele of Obcrlln spoke for
the Loraln county people. Kor the repub
lican leagues of Pennsylvania and the Erie
Lincoln club Judge J. K. Dowllng Immortal
ized Lincoln at lenglh nnd then turning to
MeKlnley , said : "Wo arc convinced that no
mistake will bo made In placing Major Me
Klnley , the boy soldier of 1S01 and the wise
and experienced statesman of 1SSC , In the .
presidential chair , nnd let me say we are
going to do it. "
The Uniled Pcnnsylvanlas and Ohlonns
cheered and cheered again ns Major Mc-
Klnlcy mounted a chnlr. Major MeKlnley
briefly welcomed the Loraln county and
the Erin delegations In n brief speech , sayIng -
Ing to the visitors Irom Pennsylvania :
I bid the Lincoln club e > t Iho city of Erie
welcome to my home. You bear the most
honored nnme In republican annals , mid
none Is moro Illustrious In thenntmls of our
country a name which be-loiif-s not to iv
single city , a single state , to any aggre
gation of clubs , but to the whole American
people. It Is not the property of any politi
cal r-arty. it belongs to the nrc-i. ( Great
applause. ) It Is full of InTJr.ttlbii , nnd em
bodies every rcpublle-Hil doctrine and rrpre-
scnls the best nlms nnd purposes of Aincrl-
ciin citizenship. I doubt If thanes Is any
other name In American history which more
fully typifies the possibilities nnd triumphs
of American opportunity thrin thai of Abra
ham Lincoln. ( Cheers ) Ills life- and ca
reer put to shame the false doetrinenow
so Insidiously promulgated , that there nre
class divisions In the UnlteeV Stales. ( Tremendous * -
mendous npplatise and dins of "Good ! " )
Humble of birth , surrounded by poverty ,
forced by circumstances to acquire- unaided
whatever education he had , he forged Ills
nay to the front , reaching the highest place
In the gift of the free people and the great
est place In thn world. ( Orcat applause
and cries ofVI1 put MeKlnley thole ,
loo. " )
IN LIN10 WITH LINCOLN.
Ho demonslnited whllo In ofllee * his won
derful ability and met every public exi
gency In the most trying yeais In our his
tory with consummate sagacity and
stronglh. It Is pratlfylng to us to know
that on the great eiiusllons | which are di
viding us this yi'iir Mr. Lincoln stood from
the beginning of his early manhood where
we .stand today. We * have * the satisfaction
of knowing thnt In the present struggle ) we !
nre closeto him nnd have his approval a !
the great principles we aelvoc.ieo. ( Applause
plauseNo ) man Irm shown more thor
ough knowledge of the tnrlff nnd Its' Influ
ence upon dome-illc prospcrlly than he.
Forty years ago he made * an address upon
the subject of tariff nml taxation , nnd their
effi'cls upon Iho condition of 'he country
which I elo not think has been . xcellcel by
anybody before or since. It is iw'illarly
arpllcablo to the present .situation. Lincoln
said : "Thei first of our resolutions declares
a tariff of duties upon foreign Importations ,
producing sullk-leul revenue for the support
of the general government , anel PO ad lasted
as to protect American luilustrles to be In-
dlspensnbly necessary to the- prosperity of
Iho American people , nnd the second de
clares direct taxation for a national reve
nue to be Improper. " ( Great applause. )
Listen to his ilescilptlon of the conditions
of the country at tlio tlmo he spoke , and
how vlvlellv It portrays the times In which
we live : "For several years p.it-t the reve
nues of the government 4mvc been iineeiuiil
to Its expenditures , anel oonseciue-ntly lo.en
after lo.in , some-time's direct and sometlme-s
Indirect In form , have been resorted to.
Hy thla me.-ens a new national debt has
been created , and Is still growing on us
with rapidity tearful to contemplate a
rapidity only reasonably to bo expected In
the time * of war. "
You would think that Abraham Lincoln
was elescrlblng the. throa years from IM)3 )
to isy ( Great npnl.uiso. ) Is It any won
der when the national convention met In
Chicago , May 17 , 1SCO the second national
assemblage of the great republican party
the following resolution was pitnscd , which
Is the same eloctrlno that wo advocate now :
"Resolved , That whllo providing revenue
for the support of the general governmsnt
by dutle-s on Imports , sound policy requires
such nn adjustment of these Imports as to
e-ncour.ige the development of the industrial
Interests of the whole country ; .en 1 we
commend that policy of national exchanges
which secures to iho worklngmen liberal
wages , to agriculture remunerative rrYe-s ,
to mechanics and imnufiicturers un ade
quate reward for Ihelr labor , hkill and en
terprise , and to the nation prosperity nn I
Independence. " ( Tremendous cheering. )
That my fellow citizens , wns the Lincoln
platform of 1SCO , and It Is the , republican
platform of 189C. ( Grunt cheers nnd cries
of "That's right. " )
MARCHING TO VICTORY.
To the "young men of the republican
league of Pennsylvania" Mr MeKlnley spoke
of the glorious history and record of the
republican party , and added : "Fighting un
der the banner of protection to labor and
home Industry , reciprocity , sound money ,
patriotism , law and order , wo cannot but
march to a triumphant victory In Novem
ber. "
After Major MeKlnley had responded to
the combined delegations fiom Erie and
Loraln county , Governor Llppett of Rhode
Island and Governor Diishnell of Ohio ar
rived. Major MeKlnley was personally wel
coming his thousands of callers. The crush
was lerrlfic. William Cuslck , n Dapllsl min
ister of Loraln , ngexl 87 , fainted In the > crush
and for an hour was In a serious condition
Physicians were summoned , but be-fore Ibey
had arrived R. H. Turney of Amhcrst , O. ,
and Mrs. Fllcklngcr of Laraln had suc
cumbed to the crush nnd heat and were
prostrnled and carried away. All Ihls time
thousands were pushing up to the MeKlnley
porch. Governor Busline * ! ! v/as enthusiastic
ally received ns JIB stepped lo the chair to
address the crowd. The governor's brief
speech was laudatory of Major MeKlnley
and the republican party. He made particu
lar refeience lo the thousands of pilgrims
coming dally to Canton to honor the repub
lican nominee. "All railroads , " said he ,
"lead to Canton this year. " In conclusion
ho Introduced Governor Llppett of Rhode
Island , who delivered a short uddress , in
which ho declared that the coming election
would elcteimlno the > prosperity or the want
of prosperity In the United Stales for n
good many years to come. Ho predicted the ]
election of MeKlnley and Hobart.
AT LOUISVJLI.I3 TO JIIJ XOTIKIKI ) .
.Scnieldr I'aliiiiimill General Hiit-kni-r
to He- Told Alillllt It Tllilny.
LOIUSVILLU , Ky. , Sept. 11. All the- prin
cipal Hguies In tonorrow's notillcaflon cere
monies ba e arrived , except Senator Caffery
of Lo'ilsUuia , who Is expected tomorrow
morning , General Huckncr came up from
Ills home in Hart county this morning. In
f
onle-r to be on hand to welcome ( Jeneiul
Palmer to Kentucky. The vice prcKl'lentU !
nominee , nt Ills request , wis ; received with
out any demonstration , being quietly driven
with his family to thu Halt lioiibe. Oencinl
Palmer came lu this evening , nnd n recep
tion committee ) of ? .00. comprising the local
national democratic Icad'-re , met him at
the depot. From 8 to 10 tonight the two can
didates held an Informal reception at tin-
: ; nlt IIOUBC. Coloiiol John It. Fellows , wlio
Is to inaUo the spt'ocli notifying General
llucknor of bin nomination. Is at the Louis
ville hotel. Se.'iiUcr CnlTcry will perform a
Ilko service- for General Palmer. Prepara-
lions have been iniido fnn n largo crewel nt
the Auditorium tomorrow nlgbt. It will
neat 1,500 people * . nrlegatioii3 from neigh
boring Kentucky iinil Indiana town * will
e'omon thctirstonx to bo run by all tlir
loads centering here ,
eilel Htplltillriineiniliiiiti - it Tli-lie-l ,
IIBLBNA , Mont. , Frpt. Jl. Tlio gold wing
of the } republican party today nominated O.
F * , fioildaid of Ycjlowstono county for con-
gresa , nnd J , H , Vivian , II. Knlppenbcrg
and F. JI. Nash for pre-sldentlal electors ,
riio convention endorsed the St. Luuls. platen -
on n , pledging cnpport to MeKlnley and
Icibart , ami declared Ser woman suffrage.
II CM nil In Arlcaiiniifi I'li'iene-M ( lit * I'lip * .
STUOMSDUItG , Neb , . Sept. U , ( Special. )
When the jie-v/s of thn democratic victory
n Arkansas readied this place tlicro was
leijolclng among tlic pnpullbts , The ) popu-
lUts Ei-eimod | o forget that their party had
been huiltnl out of sight in the southern
a'.uto and couductcil tlit-nuelvca as If they
hue ) juat v/on a big bittlo of ballots.
l'iiiillnt | Itiilly nt Fnlrmont.
FAIRMONT , Neb. , Sept. 11. ( Special. )
A' . L. Slnrk of Auront spoke here last night
ii the political Isiucu of the day from a
opuIMIc ! standpoint. The opera house was
ibout fivo-tiilrein filled. The Fairmont Quar-
et rendered the nuulc.
ritei : < e-el n I'rrt' .Silver Chairman ,
INDIANAPOLIS , Sept. 11. The demo-
'ratio committee * today elected Parka MarIn -
In of Owen county as Its chairman. Mr ,
Inrtlc in a free silver democrat and Hue-
cede Sterling Holt , reiignort on account
' gold tendencies , -
ARE READY TO BOLT BRYAN
General Opinion that a Ereak in the Bryan
Banks is Imminent ,
PLANS OF THE MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD POPS
mil Vnnele-rvoiirl of the Hi-form I'rcsi
DcHnrct ( lull Hevtnll'niiic Must
Conic On * ( lie Tlc-ke-t niiel
U'litstuiV SiitistlltHfd ,
The press db.patchcs Thursday gave some
spare lo Hie plans that have been Incubated
by the middle-of-the-road popullsls lo force
the band of Iho Hryan managers and com
pel llietn lo wllhdrnw Sewall from their
ticket. That this faction of the populist
party Is In earnest Is Indicated by the tenor
of Watson's spet-ches and the fact that In
at least two states conventions have be.cn
called to nominate i set of Watson electors.
In political circles II Is Ihc general Im
pression that a break In the IJryan ranks
Is Imminent , and this Is strengthened by
Iho declaration of the recognized leaders of
the mlddle-of-tlie-road cause , They have
called a convention In Illinois which will
convene September 15 , and Paul Vandervoort
of this city lias been Invited lo speak on
Ibat occasion. Thnt his opinions on the
subject are well defined Is Indicated by the
following Interview which no gave to The
Bee yesterday morning.
Referring to the Wataon-Scwall entangle
ment , Mr. Vandervoort said :
"it was understood nml pledged at the
St. Louis convention that if llrynn was
nominated by the populist convention
Sowall would be withdrawn. It was also
represented that Senator Jones had Sow-
all's wlthdtawal In his possession. Tlils
was stalsd all over Iho convention hall.
Weaver staled It nnd pledges were made
to the Georgia and North Carolina dele
gates. The result was that Bryan polled
moro than GOO votes that ho could not have
recolvrel If 't had not been understood that
Sowall would get out of the way very
soon. In addition to that It was under
stood lhal Hie democrallc organlzallon had
thoroughly reformed nnd that It would
purge Itself of Its sins nnd give an honest
harlot and n fair count In Hie soulb.
SOLID FOR WATSON.
"Tom Watson was unanimously nominated ;
Greene of Nebraska moved that his nomina
tion bo made unanimous after ho had re
ceived a great majority of the votes. The
pretended populists or tlio.ofllcc seekers of
Kansas , Nebraska nnel Ihe mountain states
went home and sold Watson out In return
for the endorsement of stale and oilier
nominees.
"In the south the democrats have re
fused to glvo one single elector to Iho popu
llsls of any slale. In Texas , with 168,000
votes , In Gcorgln with 97,000 votes , lu
Alabama with 85,000 votes nnd In Ken
tucky with 20,000 votes they are Ignored ,
"They also counlcd out the populists and
republicans In Alabama and Arkansas. They
wore more brutal , violent and vicious than
over before In these states. They openly
boast that they can carry the south any
how , and d n the populists. In Texas
the democratic convention fairly spit upon
the populist proposition , and so all over
the south.
"Tom Watson represents the honor and
soul of the populist party. He has made
nn heroic fight for a fair ballot anel an
honest count. The populist party In the
south Is the very cream of the southern
white population. The members know that
If the democrats succeed the Infamous con
stitutions of Mississippi and South Care
lina , which disfranchise two-thirds of the
people , will be enncted all over the south.
The republicans and populists In the south
agree that now Is the life and eieath strug
gle. MeKlnley or Bryan cut no figure In
this flgbl. If the southern bourbons are
able to destroy the work ihnt has been
done the south will bo solid for twenty-five
jears to come , nnd republican government
will bo a farce. The great mass of the
populists In the south have loft the demo
cratic party forever. They will not be de
livered back to it In any form. It is death
to them , and aside from this , the state gov
ernments nre rotten and robbing the people.
REFORM IS A FAKE.
"The same people , the same delegates con
trolled all the southern stale conventions
this year that controlled them when Cleve
land wns nominated. The same delegates
went to the convention at Chicago. They
had to Indorse free sliver to save the solid
south. They have nominated many goldbug
e-'ongressraen , and , as far as they arc con
cerned , the whole reform movement of the
democratic party Is a fake , and how a re
form party can submit to the outrageous
and Infamous election frauds In the south
is something I cannot understand.
"When I left the republican party ono of
the reasons I gave was that It was not
making an honest fight to protect the ballot.
I have made that light for five years with
all my heart ; I have lived to see the day
when four-flflhs of the confederate soldiers
and a majority of the whlto people in
every southern state have Joined hands
with the people In the north In their en
deavor to reform Iho ballot. I will not
abandon thai fight ; I will stand with Ihese
southern heroes to the end , no matler whal
the criticism may bo. We will not with
draw Watson. He stands for all that Is
honorable ] and manly , nnel represents the
mlelillo-of-tbe-road populists. Our press , ex
cept In Kansas , Nebraska and Colorado Is
a unit for Watson.
"The Infamous sell-out of the electors In
Kansas , Nebraska , Colorado and other stales
will bo rcsenled. State conventions have ,
been called in Illinois nnd Colorado to select
Watson electors. Kansas will bo compelled
to do It , and I believe as soon as the people
nnd out that the whole Ucket In Nebraska
Is slated for Sewall by the lenders , who
simply want "pie , " there will bo a revolt
here ,
KNIFES TUB STATK TICKET.
"Governor Holcomb nnd Senator Allen and
W. L. Gre-cno made a slight sell-out In this
state , and I tjopo they will all be defeated.
There la no principle In It. It Is simply
office. The nomination or a Gorman an
Irishman , a Swede , a Bohemian and a
Polander on thai ticket reminds mo of a
story of a convention that met In an eastern
city and nominated flfleen repre-senlallves
of foreign nationalities , and when it was
proposed to nominalo one American , mem
bers of the convention rose lo their feet
and said : 'To h 1 with the Americans.1
"Tho populist press , the great majority of
the papers simply stand , 'No Watson , No
Bryan,1 Wo are delermlned to force
Sow-all's withdrawal and protect tlio sacred
principle of a fair ballot anel nn honest
count. We > will not surrender to the bour
bon demosrary ,
"If the dishonest office seekers In
Nebraska , Kansas and Colorado had denll
loyally by Walson , there could have been
no trouble , but wo are now determined to
force the fight. The treatmcnl wo are get
ting Is shameful , The Weavers , the Leases ,
the > Aliens and the IlolcomUs and the
classes thai have been In the conspiracy
from the Blurt to deliver the populist party
to the democrats are all In the saddle and |
coddled by Senator Jones -and his legion of
ballot-box Bluffers. They do not represent
the party , nnd any one * who will read the
reform press will see it ,
"Tho democrats bave conceded nothing ;
they have stolen the ballots of two stales
and debaucheel our so-called leaders and
their aim is to utterly destroy our organiza
tion. I bold two Important places at the
hands /of / the middle-of-the-road populists.
My action at the St. Louis couventlon has
been approved by our press and people , nnd
regardless of what men who are In the deal
with Senator Jones say , I shall do my duty
and I will vote for no Sewall electors. ' I A.
shall do all I can to defeat Governor Hoi-
comb and his clique that constitutes about
is lively a state house gang a I ever BOW ,
"In short , with tlio great men of the
populist party. It is , 'No Watson , no Bryan,1
ind I know I am lu line with the great
majority of our people , "
3
I'O NOTIFY 1IUVAV A.VD WATSO.V , >
C
it-mitur Alien. FIxe Hie * Dntu fur ( lie c :
Delivery of IIIn LrHfr. b
WASHINGTON , Sept. 11. Chairman But-
er of Iho populist national committee to-
lay received a letter from Senator Allen ,
halrmau of the notification committee , In- Oi
ormlug him that bla letter of notification tc
i-oultl be delivered to Mr , Bryan on the
IBth Inot SchTelbr puller's letter to Mr.
Wntson will bcleiHlvtred on the same day.
I'OPl'LISTS KICIC OVlsiTTlllJ THACKS.
Kiitiftits MlildH-rof-Hir-Itoiid Me-n Cull
Aiiltolfer ( Niiivcnllnit.
TOPEKA , Kan. , Sept. 11. Middle-of-the-
road populists last evening Issued a cll for
a stnte convention , to nominate Brynn and
Watson cIedor-4Hfor ) Kansas. The call
signed by W. F. Rlghlmlre , who was th
stain union labor candidate- for nttorne
general In 1SJ ! > 'tfnd the1 populist c.indld.il
fiT chief JutttcblHnISDO , and by John I-
Wlllltts , theno ullstl candidate for qo\
crnor In l&tlO. Mr. Rlnhtmlre Is just froi
n consultation with Candidate Wnlson a
Erie , Kan. , and says Chairman Hrelde-n
thai' * ntlltule toward Wilson cannot b
overlooked by relf-rcspectlng populists.
The call Issued bv Mr. Illghtmlic and Mr
Willing Is ns follows :
"Drothcra. The Irafiloklng ofllco hunter
who have secured the control of the people'
party orgnnl/.ntion Ifavo entered Into
shameless bargain with the democr.i'l
party of Kansas , trading off our principle
and our candidate for vice president
Thomas E. Watson , nominated upon our St
Louis platform , for the sake of a chance t
capture the state and congressional offlce-3 o
Kansas. We , your standard bearers In th
campaign of 1890 , believe that the popu
lists will stand by the St. Louis conven
tlon nnd its candidate , Thomas E. Wat
son. In preforcnc" to the traitors and olllc
hunters of the state of Kansas , who mad
this trndo In the last state convention , nn
thereby demanded that the populists o
Kansas shall vote the democratic clectorn
ticket.
"Believing in the honesty of the populist
of the state of Kansas , we hereby cnl
upon the middle-of-the-road populists In en
county of Kansas who fnvor a straight pco
plo's party electoral ticket for the state t
send ono or moro representatives from cnc' '
county of the state to meet In Rcprescntatlv
hall In the city of Topcka Saturday , Scp
tcmber 19. at 10 o'clock n. m. , for the pur
pose of nominating a strnlght , middlo-of-the
road populist electoral ticket for Bryan am
Wntson and to make such other tiatnlnatlou
nnd take such other action ns shall by sal
convention bo deemed best for the succcs
of the populist principles. "
KANSAS CITY. Sept. 11. A special to th
Times from Topcka , stales that the middle
of-the-road wing of the populist party o
Kansas , which came out yesterday for
populist convention to nominate Bryan an
Watson electors , has developed a split be
fore It could effect nn organization. J. ! '
Willltts. who with W. F. Htghtmlro slgnc
the call for a new convention , tonight mad
public a letter In which he requests that hi
nnmo be omitted from the call. The Wll
lilts faction Is now seeking to nominal
Watson electors by petition.
A special to the Times from lola , Kan ,
states that Chairman Ilreldenthal of th
ofllclal populist state organization In Kansa
has been In consultation with Thomas Wat
son , the vice presidential candidate. In a
endeavor to prevent the bolting mlddlc-of
the-road populists from putting a Watso
elecloral llckot In the field. Chairman Ureld
cnthnl Is making nn energetic fight In be
hnlf of the democrat-populist fusion ticket
Ho is said to have proposed to Mr. Wntso
Hint they submit the whole mnttcr to a Join
committee of the democratic and populls
national executive committee , nnd thnt Mr
Watson promised to consider the mntter
The Georgian , however , Is said to hnv
bluntly refusi-d to1" withdraw from Kansas
and will complete his tour of the state , con
tlnulng his speeches denunciatory of Mr
Sewall. , ' _
rOPUMSTSOMIATIS GOVKRNOH
Silver rnrlloK In Colorado AKI-CO on n
HiiNin for FuNloii.
PUEBLO , 'Sept. ' 11. 'Bryan and SewaJ
electors and fusion with the national stive
party , with n populist for governor , Is th
result of a three days' session of the people'
party convention. Morton S. Bailey , Judg
of the district courf nt Canon City , was nom
Inatcd by acclamation for governor Hits aft
ernoon. At 10 o'clock tonight It was an
nounced that the silver party couvejitloi
agreed to a fjjslon , giving the populists th
governor , attorney , , geuiernl , state treasure
and tliQ-two regents of the State university
The proposition was accepted , .without a dls
senting vqte.
Horace G. Clark of Weld counly , retiring
stale chairman , was nominated for treasure
on the first ballot. The remaining nomlna
tlons are : Attorney general , N. C. Mlljer
La Plata county ; regents , Miss Ada McEl
roy , Arapahoe county ; John M. Cochran , Hie
Grande county. The nominations of the sll >
ver party nt Denver under the fusion wen
endorsed nnd the convention adjourned a
1 a. m.
DENVER , Sept. 11. Late tonight on
agreement was reached for fusion betweei
the national silver party of the state ane
the popullsls. Negotiations were conducte.
by telephone. The popullsls were giver
governor , allorney general , slate trcasurar
and the two regents. As sexjn as the agree
mcnf was perfected the silver convention
made the following nominations : Lleucenani
governor , B. Clark Wheeler , Aspen ; i-ecrc-
lary of slale , William Scott Lee , Denver
auditor , George iSelkert , Pueblo ; state su
perintendent of instruction , L. S. Cornall
"
Denver. The union silver Bryan nnd Serwcl ]
electors were endorsed. Tlio state tlckel
was filled by the indorsement of the pop
ulist nominees. The convention adjourned
WATSON AVII/r7 l > ASfj HY MIIIUASKA
I'eMiulIxt .Voinliici- HUN llccldi-il to ( '
from KIIIISIIH ( o Colorado.
IOLA , Kan. , Sept. 11. Hon. Thomas E.
Watson will not go to Nebraska as he ex
pected to do when ho left Georgia last
week. From Abilene , where he speaks tomorrow -
morrow , ho will go to Colorado to spend
a week in the campaign there. He makes
this change in his itinerary at the request
of ex-Governor Wnlte , who has Iclegraphe-el
a desire lhat ho should make a few speeches
for the mlddle-of-llio-road ticket In that
stale. From Colorado Mr. Watson will re
turn to Georgia , traveling probably by way
of Kansas City. Hlghtmlre , Wlllltts and
other mlddle-of-the-roaders of Kansas are
pressing Mr. Watson to atop off al Topckn
and make a speech lucre on his return from
Colorado , but it Is not likely thnl ho will
consent. Mr. Watson made a speech heie
this afternoon. _ _ _ _ _ _
ItUTl.KIl IS ATTKMMXc ; TO KANSAS.
I'oiiiillHt Cliiilriiinii lloM-H ( o ArriuiK'e-
TlilnKH on n IMOVre-ut HIINN.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 11 , Senator Butler.
chairman of the populist national eommll-
lee , has been giving his attention since his
return from North Carolina to the situation
In Kansas , from which state tliero Is much
complaint as to > th > decision of the populists
lo acccpl lho" < 1tfnocratlc electoral ticket
entire. The se-fiatbr lale > today said that
ho had not arl'lvf d1 at a satisfactory solu
tion of the prdblcm ? but ! he hoped It would
bo possible to tfrft the mailer In a moro do-
slrnblo slinpo 'iooh. lie was convinced ,
however , that 'It ' will bo unwise to call an
other stale poii5flst/convcntlon ? , as has been
"
suggested.
_
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KUSIO-V IJI3AI I 4.N Ti.VAS IS OKI. .
'OIIIHN | | | llr | i < Ij ( lie- .SiliiiiuIIH
I ) < -liloiVMl ) | < ! Kill MIhood. .
DALLAS , SepU ll.i The popullsl state ex-
Bcullve committee/ after a day's secret ses
sion , adjourned latto'last nlgbt. This mornIng -
Ing Chairman bj'fiejley gave out two resolu
tions adopted , \iy \ ; tie ) body. The flrsl of
Iheso recognlzes.nBjy/ln fl"d Wnlson as the
nalional ticket of the party , and the second
end Is a < lcnlal.jpitftto , of democratic news
paper charges { hat have been made
throughout the stale of a deal between
republicans and pojiullsts to carry the stale
unices for the latter and state for MeKlnley
. committee will prepare an address to
this effect ,
Nomination with a Strlnir
PUI3BLO , Sept. 11. Eel F. Urown of Cripple -
plo Creek was this afternoon declared the
iholco of the republicans of the Second Colo-
ado district for congress. His resignation
ordered put in the hands of a committee
f five who may substitute the name of John
, Bell , If they deem it beat for the silver
auso. The platform advocates protection ,
jut makes free coinage the paramount Issue.
Ile-iitlloelc III MlNHiinrl.
OHILLICOTHE , Mo. , Sept. 11. ( Special
felogram. ) The Second congressional demo-
ratio convention adjourned this afternoon
o the 23d Init. , after 1,030 ballots had
tieen taken without reaching a Domination
BRYAN ON HIS SECOND TOUR
Starts Out from Lincoln on His Trip Through
South and East ,
EXPECTS EVERY COUNTY IN NEBRASKA
Silver Cniidlilnle Tell * tinINopli * In
Hit * le-peit IIH lie lfii\cN I to in c
tluil Hi * N ( iiitnliiK ( iriiiiuil
K e-ry Pn.i.
LINCOLN , Sept. 11. Mr. Mry.in Mnrtnl
on Ills campaigning trip through the south
and east at 9:15 : tonight , taking the Mis
souri Pacific tialn for Kansas City. There
will bo demonstrations along the route ,
among which will be those at Nebranka
City and at Union. The party will arrive
In Kansas City tomorrow inoi-nlni ? at C:1S :
and Mr. IJryan will address the citizens of
that city nt 9 o'clock. At ! ) IS lie will con
tinue on his trip to St. Louis , making short
speeches from the platform of the c.ir all
along the route , Mrs. Hrvan will not ac
company her husband through the s'jiith ,
but Is cxpe-ctcd to Join the pirly later.
ycforo leaving Lincoln Sir. llrynn maile
a little speech from his car , In which he
said :
Ladles and Gentlemen : I do not know
whether I will return to Nebraska again
until just before the election or not , but I
go away from Nebraska feeling that It Is
not necessary for me * to stay henI want
to Hiiy to you , my frlonds , that from the
reports which I have been receiving I do
not beltevo there H a slngln county In this
state that the republicans are- sure of carry
ing this fall. And more- than that , every
day makes oxir cause stronger throughout
the union than It was the * day before. Kve-ry
ility finds persons who are declailng for
free silver and I think I am safe In saying
that you will not llnel among all your ac
quaintances any one who one month ng
WIIM In favor of free silver at 1C to t an
able to glvei a reason for It who ha
changed his mlnel. We can show you me
who nro In favor of free- coinage u mont
agei , but who luuv to keep quiet about 1
today because of somn Influence. And yo
cannot tlnd any men who were * for Ire
coinage who are thinking themselves Int
the ) golel standarel Idea.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Sept. 11. ( Spccla
Telegram. ) Candidate Hryan stopped her
ten minutes tonight on his way to Kansa
City , arriving from Lincoln at 11:40. : Her
culean efforts were put forth by the loca
adherents to make the * greeting ns fitting a
possible. The Intensity of the enthusiast !
of the sllverltcs was demonstrated by th
vigorous objections they made ? against belli
assessed to pay for music , torches , etc. i
torchlight procession was attempted early I
the evening , but less than 100 voters fel
into lino. The crowd was Impatient an
restless , nnd chafed under a tiresome tlrad
by George H. Hlbner of Lincoln at the cour
house prior to the time for the trail
Probably 1,500 people were gathered abou
the depot to listen to the address , whlc"
was entirely devoid of anything new o
different from what his speeches have latcl
been oil such occasions.
A IIIIYA.MTU ICI.MOIIAIM ) .
All Aiiii-rl < > iiii'N OliNi-rviiUon nf 1'rlpr
mill XViiKTi-H Across tliv lilii Crmiilc.
Mr. D. O. McCray. nn American sojourr
Ing In Mexico , writes from Cludad Juare
to the New York Sun as lollows :
Thlsi historic old city Is ono of the gate
w.iys to the republic of Mexico. The III
Grande river forms the boundary line be
tween the two countries , ami It H spanne
by a railroad and wagon brlelge , which con
nods this town with 131 Paso , Tex. Ther
are about fi.OOO people here engageel In th
lines of trade ami business common to ;
Mexican town of this blzo.
During my short stay here I have foum
that the average 'Mexican ' knows a goo
thing when he E-CPS It. A street car line
with mules ns the motive power , connect
El Paso and this place. Coming from th
American sldo a few days ago. a wel
dressed and Intelligent Mexican occuple
one corner of the car. When the car approached
preached the Juarez end of the bridge h
was notlccel to bqunrc himself as If to hid
something back of him. Just then the rep
rcsentntlve of the Mexican governmen
came- aboard to sec If the occupants of th
car hael elutlablrgoods. . The man In th
corner of the car smoked his clgur leisurely
and the collector found nothing upon whlc :
he could levy a tax. Soon the man In th
corner rang the bell and the car stopped
When he alighted he carried with him
twenty pounds of granulated susur , whlci
he had pm.ii ! . .1 in IS ! Paso for Jl. If h
palel for his sugar in Mexican moni-y It cos
him $1.90 , for Mexican silver elollars were
worth only 52 cents that day. The snmi
quality of sugar was selling In Juiuez fo
15 cents a pound , but he did not caret <
give up $ : ) in Mexican money for twentj
pounds of granulated tnignr which ho couie
uuv across the line for 31.9C.
This little Incident caused the * writer to
make some Investigations as to the pi ice
of staple commodities on e.ich sideof the.
line. On the Mexican sldo these prices prevailed
vailed :
Means , 5 to G cents per pound.
Sugar , 14 to 1. ) cents per pound.
Coffee , 50 to CO contH per pound.
Flour ( inferior quality ) , 5 to 6 cents per
pound.
Lard , 10 cents per pound.
Hacon , 2Ti to 30 cents per pound.
Potatoes , C to 7 cents per pound.
Soap , 9 cents pe-r pound.
Uleache-d shooting , 20 cents per yard.
Prints. 12'i cents per yard ,
Candle-s , 3 cents each.
He-ef , 15 to liO cents per pound for good
steak.
Mutton. 20 cents per pound.
Pork ( fresh ) , 20 cents per pound.
It was only a few steps across * the line
i narrow riverto El Paso , on the Ameri
can sldo. Heie prices ranged as follows :
Sugar , Ii cents per pound.
Coffee , 20 cents pi-r pound.
Flour ( best ) , 2Vi cents pciH pound.
Lard , fiV4 cents per pound.
Ham. 11 cents per pound.
Potatoes , 1 cent per pound.
Soup , II cents per pound ,
niuMChe'd sheotlng , 5 cents per yard ,
Prints , S cent per yard.
Thu above ) prlce-s are within the * free
/one- , whore goods are ) admlttcel at a nom-
nal duty.
H Is not probable that American farm
uborcrs would earn tq come to Mexle'o for
-tnployment , Heie hundreds of men work
for $ . " > per month nnd ration. The ) ration
consists of twelve pounds of corn , three
) ounds of bonus , and two ounces of salt
veiry eight days no me-.it , lanl eir any-
hlng itlnu of thn kind and the laborer
vorks from sunrise to sunset. Usually Ills
furniture * , consists of a sheepskin to sleep
on nnd a. stone * about two feet long by
ono foot wide to grlnel his eorn nn to
make tortillas , n bian pot to linll his
> cans in , anil a pan to rook his tortillas
n. A day lubore-r gets from 20 to 37J4
cents per day. arid servant girls from $1
o $ G per month ; that Is. they contriu-t at
hesn prices , but If the Mexican silver dolor
or happens to slump a few e-euts at the
end of the * month , the * employer gets the )
) enollt nnd not the- laborer ,
Though uncdue-aled. the ) Mexican laborer
ilong the iHirdor fully realizes that there
ire ) better thliigs for him It ho ran bre-nk
ho barriers Which bind him to his master
to knows that If ho can over got a few
lollnrs ahead he can cross the line Into
he ) domain of the 1'nlted State-s and sn-
cure for his toll a dollar that Is worth W
ents every day In the ye'ar. This class
mhrncpB Jleixicnns who havn been em-
iloyed ns section men on rnllroaels. Thn
vnges paid for this work hero range ) from
l\t to BO cents a day In Mexican xllvcr.
The majority of section men receive ) 60
ents a day , which Is equivalent to about
< i cents In American money. Kvery elay
t the Southern Pacific station In Kl Paso
nay bo seen gathered a number of Mcxl-
ans ,
They go west to work ns section hands
or the Southern Pacific ? Railroad company ,
r Into Arizona to work In the- mines
'hose who go as section hands receive nt
heir destination Jl each u day , anel , al-
hough compelled to buy their goods of
ho company's nge-nt , unless they have
nonoy to tldo tlieim e > ver until pay day ,
ro able to save In a few mon'hs e > nough
o send for other membe'rH of the family or
rlc-nds to share In the-lr prosperity.
Another object lesson cames under my
bservatlon at Kl Puna. Not long since
vo brothers who hnil struggled hare ! to
get a little start In Mexico under existing
ondltlons , but without success ) , crossed
ho Una and commenced the battle of life *
n the American side. They are all work-
ng , and have un arrangement by which
hey combine their savings and urn Invest-
ng the same In cows. Tlioy sell the milk
o their Mexican friends throughout the )
Ity. Two sisters have Joined the brothers
n the saving of the-lr surplus money ,
vhlch Is also Invented In cows. From this
ttlo enterprise they urn n-c-flvlng a hand-
oino return , and within a few years will
luvo laid by a competence. They nay that
. woulel have been Impossible ) for theme
o have nuido more thun a bare living In
fe-xlco , nnd they will tell you In their
punish tongue ) that the money they have
ccumulateel IH worth an much ns the
money of any other civilized nation of the
vorld.
RVII.S OF A nmiAst'.n
Mule \Vltne-nic * of tlir Itiilit Wrought
li.v l"ln < .Moiie-j.
ST. LOUIS , Sept. 11. A Washington spe
cial to the Globe-Democrat snjs : ICvery day ,
nt the headquarters of the republican con-
grcsjiloiiAl committee , there are numerous
callers \\lin think that they have some new
nnd all-lmportnnt argument on the money
question. In nearly every case their argu
ment Is one * which Is easily found In the
mms of literature which Is being dally dis
tribute ! by the committee. Yesterday , how
ever , there was nn exception. Mr. John
H. Webster of Omaha , the manager of the
Omaha Terminal Hallway company.Interested
the * committee as tin * members have not
heretofore been Interested since * the head-
quntlers wire opened. Mr. Webster had
something now on the present great national
question. Mr. Webster was ono of the gre-nt
audience that heard Uryan'a speech In
Omchn , nnd the statement of Mr. Hryan
which started Mr. Webster upon the Investi
gation which promises to result In great
good for the cause of sound money was as
follows : _
"The bill for the free coinage of silver at
the ratio of 15 to 1 was signed by Wnshlng-
ton. Was Washington a dishonest man ? "
"This statement , " said Mr. Webster , In
his talk at republican congressional head
quarters yesterday , "led mo to Investigate
along the * lines of history to ascertain what
experience * hael pro\cn to be sound money.
My first research wns Into the coinage * laws
of Sweden. I made a most Interesting dis
covery. In the early days of Sweden's gov
ernment they had a coin which was honest ,
but Inconvenient. 1 have ) been fortunate *
enough to secure * erne * of these. H Is n cop
per piece stnmpeet as $4. It \\elglis six
pounds nnd a half , nnd at the ) time It wns
coined It was re-ally worth what Its face
claimed It was. Shortly after Its coinage
copper bcgnn to decrease rapidly In value1 ,
nnd in order to mnlntnln the parity be
tween the ) bullion vnluo of the copper coin
nnd Us fnco value the Swedish government
WHS obliged In tlu > 100 years between 1G50
anel 17RO to Increase at " .arlous times the
weight of the > coin , until , at the end of
that pcrlo.1. Us weight was fourteen pounds
When Charles II became very hard up , his
prime- minister , Do Oortz , evolved a scheme
which he thought would bitug iclicf to the
tieasury and at the same tlmo make the
metal currency less burdensome. It was
the old scheme of flat money. Do Gortz's
Idea was that any coin bearing the stamo
of the noverninent would be good lor Us
face value. Independent of the market price
of the bullion which It contained. So he-
took one-third of an ounce of coppe'r and
stamped It as one elollar. Voltaire says that
Do Gortz Intended to Issue only a limited
quantity , but the- price of copper went down
continually , and he * was obliged to Issue , a
much greater amount than was In Ills first
scheme. In 171 ! ) Charles died , nnd immedi
ately after bin death Oe Gortz was exe
cuted , the Indictment on which he was
convicted reading that his cilmo was the
Issuance of Imaginary money.
"I found In my Investigations of the coin
age history of England , " continued Mr.
Webster , "n virtual repetition of this story ,
and It Is simply and convincingly told In a
mere contemplation of the Ungllsh coins
which I hnvo secured. Henry III issued sil
ver fieely. At flist the bullion value of Ills
coins was equal to the fnco value , but
through the policy of himself and his suc
cessors they suffered n gradual deprecia
tion. In the time of Edward IV they con
tained only one-quarter sliver and three-
quarters alloy. James II continued the de
basement of the currency to a really lu
dicrous extent. For Instance , he took i > sil
ver half crown and replaced it with copper
made out of old bolls and guns. In six
months , that Is to say , about 1690 , the do.
prcclatlon hael become so great that he con
ceived a new scheme. He took the copper
hnlf crown nnd put n crown stamp upon Us
face. I have one of these coins , nnd the
original stamp can be plainly discerned
unelcr that which was subsequently mado.
What was the result ? James was enabled
to defraud those who were dependent upon
him for remuneration. He gave them a
coin which on Its face was worth twice ns
much ns that which they formerly received ,
but when they went to purchase with It
they quickly ascertained that Its purchas
ing power was no greater than It was when
It bore the original stamp , which declared
It to be worth only half what the second
stamp asserted It wns. This Is an extreme
Instance of the usual results of flat money
Hut my research Into the monetary legisla
tion of nil the nations of the world has
shown that whenever a nation has
started to debase Its currency it has never
stopped until ruin resulted.
"In a history by Marco Polo I find that
an attempt by the grand mogul of Persia
to Introduce flat paper money resulted In a
rcvoltitlor.
"In my Investigations of Iloman currency
I found some facts which cannot but beef
of great Interest to our own worklngmen. I
have in my possession a denarius of Doml-
tlan. The denarius Is a coin about the size
of our 10-cent piece , but It Is somewhat
heavier. It constituted the- payment for n
day's labor. In the year 33 A. D. , the Ilo-
mnns began to depreciate their currency
Thla was In the rclgu of Cnracalla. I have
a denarius also of this period. There Is n
distinct difference , although not a very
great one , between It anel the one Issued
In the time of Doniltlan. It also consti
tuted tlie pay for a day's labor , and the
worklngmen of that day were undoubtedly
deluded into the belief that Its Intrinsic
value was worth Its fnce. In the year 222
A. D. , at which tlmo Hellogabalus reigned ,
the denarius was still further debased , and
this gradual debasement continued until
the reign of Gordlanus , when the denarius
had changed from silver te ) brass , the latter
metnl being coated with zinc , In oreler to
deceive thoao who received It Into the belief
that It was still made cf silver ,
"A mere glance nt these different coins ,
specimens of which I have in my possession
and will use as object lessons , Is sufllclent
to show the deception practiced by a dis
honest government upon a confiding people.
In the beginning 25 dcnaiil made 1 aureus ,
which was cemal to $5 In gold. At the
conclusion of this de-basement 1 aureus
was worth 500 dcnarll. This Is the com
ment of the historian , Zoslnius , upon this
financial policy : 'It produced commercial
anarchy , annihilated capital , depopulated
Home am ) led to Its downfall. '
"I have two Mexican coins which toll
their own story. Ono Is a Mexican gold
piece bearing a stamped value of SIC. The
other Is a Mexican silver piece stamped as
n elollar. At the tlmo that both of these
were coliie-d they were worth Just what
their faces purport. The gold ple-ce Is still
worth $1C. The silver pleco Is. worth fi3
cents. "
Mr. Webster's coins were on exhibition
luting the elny nt the congressional heail-
luarters , and , though silent , they were an
eloquent and effective argument of the evil
results of attempts to debase currency.
Itcndy for Kli'i'f Ion ,
Secretary Wertz of Iho mayor's office Is
experiencing the period of tribulation that
H one of the annual Incidents nf his position.
This Is the time when the ) oilce ( > Is besieged
> y an nnny of men who want to be np-
lolntod ns Judges and clerks of election.
and the ) number of applicants Is fully ns
argn as last year. They are nil allowed
o nil out a blank showing their names and
address as well as their clerical ability , and
ho mayor will make his selections later.
Small e'roMil of
A small club calling Itself the Forest Hall
Hryan club was organized last evening at
Forest hall. Henry Ilium putsldcd and the
following officers wcio elected- President ,
P. W. Tuttle ; vice president Martin Quick ;
secretary , K. F. Lcinleux ; treasurer. Henry
Drcxel. Several bhort spce-che-a were made
anel Friday designated as the meeting night
About thirty were present , part of thorn
being from other wards than the First.
I < Vv Silver Jlt-ii In Krldi-iuti- ,
The free silver shoute'rs of the Hlxth ward
icld an open nir meeting at Twenty-fourth
nd Clark streets last night. Preparations
me ] evidently been made for a large crowd ,
iut they proved to be unncce'ssary , as u
good-sized kitchen would have held those
vho congregated to hear the llryan doctrine ;
xpounded. Speeches were made by W. I1' .
Yapplch and others , but no particular un-
liuslasm was apparent.
Di-oluri' .linlKi ) Ilnrle- .Nominee- - .
COLUMIUA , S. C. . Sept. 11 The demo
ratlc executive committee ) met tonight and
lllclally declared Judge ICarle the senatorial
omlnee. his majority over Governor Kvans
elng 3.313.
MR , GREENE'S ' MANY TROUBLES
Numerous Challenges of the Congressional
Candidate the Cause.
GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY BUT REFUSE ?
< > irr.M to .licet Ati ; clirnxUu Mini \Vliet
t'nrt-it lo try ( 'oiu-liinlons with
Illin Ills ItlilliMilous
Position ,
NORTH PLATTE , Neb. , Sept. 11.Sps ( ( -
clal. ) Saturday nlslU William Greene , the
populist candidate * for congress In the * Sixth ,
held forth , it North Platle * It was ono of
"Bill's" chnractcrlsllc speeches. In the
course of his speech he boastfully referred
to his challenge to Cady for a Joint elebnto
snylug that fifteen days before he had chal
lenged his opponent , but up to that tlmo
ho had not heard from him. Then ho fol
lowed with thu statement , "I will debate
the financial question with any man who
stands on Nebraska soil. " Tuesday morn
ing Prof. R. 11. Lnngford of North Pintle
addressed a lellcr to Mr. Greene , accepting
the challenge , snylug that ho would meet
him at nny time nnd place. Prof. Langford
la ono of the best debaters In the state ,
n brllllnnt speaker and n meal thorough
scholar. This morning Mr. Ln UK ford re
ceived a reply from Greene declining to do-
halo with him , saylt.g thnt he wns a cnn-
dldnlo for congress and "would not meet
nny one In Joint debate except his opponent
or some ono of marked ability. " H has de
veloped thnt "Bill" Is unwilling lo meet
even his opponent on the * Issues of the
campaign nnd thinks he cnn run around the
country challenging every one nnd then re
fuse to accept , thinking thnt the people
will never find oul nbout It. The North
Plntlo people nro beginning lo think thnt
Greene Is something of n bluffer nnd will
piny quits when nny one takes him up.
1'rof. Langford Is Greene's equal us a speaker
and his superior as a thinker.
THIS S'.TUATIOX IN MK.VIO ) .
lt-nlliH to Prrlliinit UiioHlloiiH by an
American In tinSlxler Iti-pulillc.
DCS Mnlne'H Cnpltnl.
Facts are butter than theories. The two
letters given below explain themselves. The
first one wns written bv Guy Kellogg , of Iho
firm of Guy Kellogg & Co. , of Vlnloii , la. ,
lo his uncle , who has lived in Me-xlco some
years. Tlio wa e enrner may judge for him
self :
VINTON , la. , July 11. ISilfi. My Denr
Uncle : About thice weeks ngo the repub
lican party met nt SI. Louis and nominated
William MeKlnley for president nnd adopted
a platform declaring for n gold standard
as the basis of our money ; Just last week
the democrats Jn oanventlon assembled ,
nominating William J. Bryan of Nebraska
on a free silver platform , declaring for the
free nml unlimited coinage of sil
ver nt n ratio of 1C to 1. Now , knowing
hat Mexico has n free silver coinage ) and
hat with you silver wns the basis of your
circulation I thought It would do no harm
o ask a few questions for my own Informa-
lon. Tiustlng Ihal It will not bo too much
trouble lo answer , I venture the following
questions :
1st. If you were a citizen of Iho United
Stales nnd all your business Inlcrests were
In this country , would you bo In favor of
free coinage of silver ?
2. What docs the day laborer receive for
a day's work in your country ?
3. Have you gold In your counlry ; I mean
sold coin ?
4. What is the market price of wheat In
Mexico ?
G. What Is the price of catllo nnd horsca
on Iho mnrkcl ?
0. What elo you think would bo the effect
of n change of our coinage syslem ?
Anything else you may deem of Interest '
nlong this line will bo thankfully received. .
Yours truly. GUY KELLOGG.
MONCLOVA COA. Mexico , July 18 , 1896.
Denr Nephew : Your lotlcr of the llth Is
before mo. In reply to your questions say
To your first. No ; to your second , 33 to 37
cents. In answer lo your third question ,
gold docs not circulate here at all ; lo your
fourlh , wheat , 96 cenls lo Jl ; cows are
worth $15 ; horses , $7 to5 ; and to your
last ruin.
Wo pay for exchange , when wo need It ,
11.85 for $1 and often $2 for Jl. Gold doci
not circulate here. I sold an American J2C
gold pleco for $40 In Mexican silver. Com
mon calico Is worth 18 cents ; good calico ,
33 cents ; blenched domestic , 25 to 33 cents ,
and everything elbe In propoitlon. I hav
thrco men working on my farm at $10 pet
month and they board themselves of course
You people have a good thing and you will
lese it If you change. Lovingly ,
A. H. KELLOGG.
Ilcpulilli'iiim nt h'lori-iiL-i- .
In splto of Ihc Inclemency of the weather
the Republican club of Florence held an
cures."I
Addresses were made by Charlei
E. Winter and Hugh Meyes ol
Omaha and Attorney Barkus ol
Florence. The effect of the free colling *
agitation , Die elisturbance of business In
terests and Us effect upon the condition
and pros'iccls of Iho wage earner were
brought out by the speakers.
The club meets ovary Thursday night.
Seventy-five members were present last
night , and the membership Is constantly In
creasing. _
Tommy AelKhiH * Tailor. !
One of tbo largesl tailors' shopj In ' 1m
world Is at Plmllco , v\hero \ thare nro rlwaja
In stock stilllelent goody to cloilio 85,000
men at leant. This Is 'ho army clothing
depaitmunl , from which come tin.uniforma
of the HrHl.sh tank and file.
Any sai. , aparilla is sarsapa-
rilla. True. So any tea is tea. I
So any Hour is flour. JJtit grades
differ. You witl the best. It's
so with ssrsap.irilla. There nre
giades , Yon want the bust. Jf
you undci stood : > aiiipurillv : ; an'
well as you do tea , md flour it
would be ca.sy to determine.
Util you eion't. How .should
you ? When you ate going lo
buy a commodity whose valuu
you don't know , you pick out
an old established house to
trade with , and taist their ex-
pericncu and reputation. Do BO
when buying sanuiparilia.
Ajcr'.i Sarsaparilla IIUA bfcn
on the market 50 ysais. Your
graudfatlier used Ayer's. It is
a reputable medicine. 'J'her ?
ara jniuiy Sarsnparllliio
Imt only uiie Ayur'a , It
cures.
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