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Nntnry I'ulillc.
Maine , slio's nil
Maine wns iMiuuil to < > Vermont n
fo\v bettor. t
Who sulil Tom Iti-i'tl was tlilnUln of
retiring to ] > rivito life ?
of the council will do well
to steer ck-nr of Unit jiiil Job.
One olllci' for ono mini. No double
Ibis year or next .year.
The only repudiation Maine will coun
tenance Is the repudiation of Sewtill.
" \Vo \ pro-slum1 tbnt from tin- silver
standiiolnt Maine don't count cilhi'r.
Has It come to tills that free silver
requires the suppression of free sju--'cliV
And no one ever charged that Malm-
did not have a free ballot and an honest
count.
And McKinley continues dally making
the very best speeches heard anywhere
in the campaign.
Now , let Mr. Sewall ( jet off the
ticket. There Is no excuse whatever
for him to stick a day longer.
The AVorld-IIerald need not worry
about The Hue's end of the present cam
paign. The llee Is always amply able
to take care of Itself.
This Is a republican year , but re
publicans should bear In mind that the
voters are Intelligent enough to separate
the Keats from the sheep.
"Fr- trade Is the great panacea for
nil human ills. " Hryan In 1S1V2. "Free
silver is the only cure-all nostrum that
will restore prosperity. " Hryan in Jii'.lii.
Tom Heed predicted i > 0,000 re
publican majority In Maine. Maine
merely doubled his llgures and added
a few thousand more to make full
measure.
When the sllverltes can answer sound
money speakers In no other way than
with attempts to break up their meetIngs -
Ings , they must be pretty hard up for
argument.
If any one can find anything In Wash
ington's farewell address In support of
debt-scaling or repudiation , he will lind
something In It live generations have
been unable to discover.
The free sllverltes favor an Rngllsh
Income tax for other people to pay.
They pay little or no taxes , or the In
centive to scale their obligations to the
government might explain their eager
ness for a depreciated dollar.
Spain has yielded to the demand of
the Hulled States government for a reg
ular trial of the I'ompetltor prisoners.
Spain has enough trouble on Its hand : )
lu Cuba without borrowing more
trouble in the United States.
A legislative ticket composed of men
for whom no reputable cltl/.L'ii need hes
itate n moment to vote Is the kind of
a ticket that will help Douglas county
republicans to give the national and
state tickets a rousing old-time ma
jority. I
The populist boll seems to have
been somewhat delayed , but it is surely
on the way. With a republican bolt
ami a democratic bolt , the populists
could not sustain their claim to consti
tute one of the great political parties
without thi ) aid of a populist bolt.
Ilepubllrans of Douglas county
phould remember that every man with
an unclean record who Is put on the
local county ticket will Jeopardize the
success of the national and state tick-
els. If the franchlscd corporations are
bound to own the legislative delegation
from this county , their managers should
at least have sense enough not to foist
men on the ticket who can't be elected
because of their booiiln records ,
Tlu school attendance iff Omaha and
South Omaha shows considerable In
crease over former years. The capacity
of tluvschool houses Is taxed to provide
room enough for the pupils. It is dllll-
ctilt to explain this constant Increase In
Kt'hool attendance from year to year
except upon the theory that the popula
tion Is Increasing hi both cities and
that there. Is a constant Inllux of de-
ulrable , progressive people , attraulod
hither by the bright promlso for
pniuha's future.
r/ ; HJ/CB DP MAIXK.
tt Is very evident that the farmers
of Maine have not been deluded by the
free sliver propaganda. It Is equally
plain that \vnrklngmeii of the Hue
Treu stale are not disposed to have
the pnrcliaslnt ! power of their wages
reduced. It Is nNn obvlou that a very
large majority of the people of that
conimnnwealth do not bolleve that they
have anything to gain from a policy
of repudiation that would destroy ihe
credit of the nation , prodttoe panic : iml
disaster and degrade the United States
to alllllatlon with the silver standard
countries.
More than twenty yenrs ago Maine
was severely atllletcil with the green
back cra/e. It was feared that who
might nhow this year that the free
silver delusion had taken strong hold
upon her people. There was an aefive
campaign made In behalf of free slU
ver , bo that the supporters of that
cause cannot plead that It WHS
neglected there. All was done for It
that ( ould have been done. The re
sult Is a splendid vindication of the
Intelligence ami sense of Integrity of
the people and It Is this that will give
It weight and Inliucnco throughout ti'ie
country. Having been given ample op
portunity to study both sides of the
currency ls * ue. the people of Maine
lendereil their verdict , by the greatest
majority ever given. In favor of honest
money. Thousands of democrats voted
with the republicans. Farmers and
I wage earners who never before voted
I a republican ticket did so on Monday
because the republican party stands
for the best money In the world and
for the payment of all honest obliga
tions with such money.
The vo'ce ' of Maine will have wide
potency. An unprecedented republican
plurality approximating r > 0WM ) Is of the
highest significance. II is an Increase
of more than 10.01)1) ) ) over that of two
years ago , when the people recorded
their protest against the democratic as
sault on protection , thus showing how
much n > ore gteatly concerned the people
ple are about the diameter of their
money. The blow that Maine has dealt
the free silver cause must weaken It
and accelerate Its decline. It will on-
eouiage and stimulate the supporters
of honest money everywhere.
ITS IXKVlT.lltl , ! ! hFFlWT.
Ill the address Issued by the Demo
cratic Honest Money League of Amer
ica It is said Unit the men who have
been shown an apparent , opportunity
to avoid honestly contracted Indebted
ness "should know that the adoption
of a dishonest dollar would lessen the
opportunity to earn any kind of a dollar
lar by destroying enterprises and driv
ing capital to cover. " This ought to
be apparent to all intelligent men. The
first effect of adopting the free coinage
of silver would be to paralyze every In
dustry in the country , for the obvloun
reason that the readjustment made nec
essary by the transition from a gold tea
a silver basis would compel everybody
engaged In manufacturing to bring
their business to a halt until it could be
adjusted to the new basis. The country
would enter upon an experiment gen
erally believed to be fraught with dan
ger and it Is impossible that this could
be done without a convulsion. Capital
would certainly be driven to cover and
industrial stagnation would ensue , for
everybody would be for a time at sea
regarding the future. ITow long such
a condition of affairs would continue
cannot be foreseen , but whether the
time of Its continuance were a year
or several years , everybody , and partic
ularly the producers and wage earners ,
would llml that the opportunity to earn
any kind of a dollar was greatly
lessened. Comparatively few people
go so far In the study of this matter
as to consider what would bo involved
In a transition to the silver basis.
, tS TO
The largest circulation this country
ever bad was In IS ! ) I , when the amount
was $ liiHsiriilT-l ( : , the per capita being
S'JI. . ' ! ( ) . The highest per capita was in
1SK2. ! when it was $ -l.-54. In ISOn the
per capita of circulation was $ -2.t : < and
It has not changed materially since. It
Is true that there liaJt been some con
traction of the currency since IS'.II , but
it has not been so extensive as to have
had an appreciable effect on prices and
therefore does not Justify the free sil
ver contention that the decrease In the
supply of the currency has operated to
lower the. prices of commodities. We
have still a much larger circulation than
In any year down to 18 ! ) . It is nearly
double what it. was at the tlmu of the
resumption of specie payments and more
by hundreds of millions than In the
prosperous years following resumption ,
In that period of remarkable material
progress , when there was great Indus
trial development and during most of
the time an active demand for labor at
steadily Increasing wages , there was
lesrtmoney per capita than there Is now ,
with the exception of two or three
years , while the total amount of the
circulation was less In all those years
than It Is at this time. Hut then all
thu money of the country was In active
use. It was constantly employed , be
cause there was confidence and those
having money did not hesitate to Invent
It In productive enterprises. Mills and
factories were built , there was active
building in all the large cities of the
country , while labor was generally kept
busy. Thus every available dollar was
In demand and was made use of , Now
tlu situation Is altogether different.
Money Is withheld from Investment , to
what extent may bo conjectured from
the fact that six times the amount wa.i
subscribed to the last government loan
than was called for. It was shown that
there was at least $ r > 00ooooo , , < ) of Idle
money and undoubtedly this did not
represent the full amount awaiting
safe Investment Restore confidence
ami put this money Into active
use , as money was In use be
fore the autl-protectlon and free silver
movements cauiu to destroy confidence ,
and no reasonable man can doubt that
thcro would bo an Immediate revival
of Industrial activity and a return of
prosperity.
There Is one thing connected with
this matter which the advocates of sil
ver Inflation do not give any attention
to. It Is tliu part that credit
plays In the bitslnesn world. An able
political economist mid a democrat ,
Mr. Dnvltl A. AVells. says ! "There Is
nothing more nonsensical than ihe
plea put forth by advocates of an en
larged sliver coinage that the volume
of mon < \v determines prices and the
activity In trade determines the
volume of money that can be prop
erly used. Trade creates money.
Money does not lt. elf create trade.
Credit in trade Is as valuable as cash
and Is much cheaper. The best proof
of the absolute truth of these assertions
Is to be found In the fact that although
the volume of currency In the United
Slates has been Increasing ever since
the alleged demonetisation of silver
from S7tVJ.ooo.noo In JS7K to § l.i l-
000,000 In IS'.Ci , or from ? 1S.OI per
capita In 1S7JI to . ? 'J- . : ' . . " . In ISJCi. prices
all this time have been generally de
clining ; or tills other fact , that while
during the last twenty-live years the
volume of trade , domestic and foreign ,
of ( Jreat I'.ritaln has greatly Increased.
Its volume of money has not Increased
to any appreciable amount. " More tli'fhj
! X ) per cent of the business transac
tions of the clvill/ed world is carried
on with the instruments of credit and
this Is becoming more and more the
case. The United States has today a
larger per capita circulation than any
other country of the world except
France and about four and one-half
times as much as silver standard Mex
ico. Free silver would reduce thin
circulation by expelling gold and would
cause still further contraction by de
preciating the currency.
CsiJ < / < s run .1 IIKIIVKK.
The highest privilege of the American
citizen is bis right to speak his senti
ments freely In public places on every
public issue. The right to discuss every
question of public concern without hin
drance and with the utmost freedom is
considered one of the bulwarks of the
republic.
The spirit of Intolerance that mani
fested Itself In the disturbance of the
Cockran meeting at the Coliseum in this
city Is one of the most disgraceful Inci
dents that has ever happened In the
state of Nebraska. It Is the more dis
graceful because It was not the spon
taneous outburst of super-heated fanati
cism , but a deliberately planned con
spiracy to throttle free speech and insult
one of the most distinguished citizens of
the United States. It Is the more dis
graceful because the ringleaders and In
stigators of this outrage are known to
be closely connected with the presiden
tial candidate who halls from Nebraska.
When William .1. Hryan entered New
York City he proclaimed himself the
invader of "the enemy's country , " yet
he was accorded every opportunity to
define his views on the vital issues of
the hour , and throughout his entire tour
of the east he enjoyed the most respect
ful hearing from audiences predisposed
against his cause. It Is a sad com
mentary upon the degeneracy of Hryan's
followers In his own state that they
should exhibit themselves in the role
of rowdyism that reflects such discredit
not only upon them but upon our city
and state.
This exhibition of lawlessness calls
for a robust denunciation from
all the law-abiding citizens who do
not approve the methods of repression
resorted to by the admirers of Mr.
Hryan. It Is due to this city and it is
duo to this state that the country be
assured that such conduct meets with
popular reprobation.
What Is the best method of voting for
exposition , directors ? After all other
plans have been considered it will be
found that the Crawford county sys
tem , so-called , will give greater satis
faction than any other method of selec
tion. Candidates for the directory can
then post their names with the secre
tary , who can see that the ? > per cent
assessment is paid in each case , and
Uien ins'-Tibo the candidate's name on
the blackboard In the Chamber oC
Commerce. This list may reach a
total of r ( K > names , or even more.
Stockholders can then go to the assem
bly room , take printed blanks prepared
for ( he purpose and write down llfty
names each , sealing ami depositing his
ballot. Thus the election could be held
for a week if need be and stockholders
could vote at any hour convenient.
The fifty men receiving the highest
total vote would be declared elected to
the new directory.
Wo Oo not bcllcvo tlio charge of being
extremely personal ( in tlio present cam
paign ) can 1)0 mnclo against the Worlit-
Hwalil. Wnrld-Hpralcl.
What does the World-Herald call Its
unprovoked assault upon Lawyer
KItchloV What does It call Its foul as
persions on the personal character of
Carroll S. Montgomery ? What does the
Hryan mouthpleco call Its malignant
personal attack on Hourke Coekran ?
What does It call Its unnecessary flings
at Mr. Stllhvell ? Have these men , not
a right to express their honest convic
tions on the money question without
subjecting themselves to being pilloried
In the local five silver organ ? Hut , of
course , there are various degrees of
being "extremely personal , "
Much as has bi'eii .said about the ur
gent necessity for charter amendments
there seems to be little or no disposi
tion upon the part of the people to
make their wishes known. Such
apathy has been the rule in the past.
Our citizens seem content to delegate
the matter to representative * * In tliu
legislature who know Illtht of the sub
ject and euro less. Men nominated
two years ago listened to suggestions
as to charter amendments , but once
elected to the legislature they would
not consider the matter. This year
men only who have the Interests of
the city at heart should be nominated ,
Kx-Oovernor Waller of Connecticut
has come out openly for McKinley. Mr.
Waller headed the Connecticut delega
tion to the Chicago convention and was
one of the leaders of thu sound money
faction that refused to participate In
the proceedings after thu convention
had declared for free silver. If
there wen1 ever any tloubt about Con
necticut's republicanism , thu defection
i "
, or sound jQi < wy democrats from the
CliluiKo tli'bctlAvoiiltl sot I lo Its ok'i-toral
vnto for
The Chlcatirtplatform contains a dis
tinct dcelar'jhljMi of hostility to the con-
tlnuaiKv otVcjvfil service reform. The
election of ithei'popncratlc ticket means
a return to"Th'irotation In oillce and
spoil * system In all federal employ
ments. Kvcry man in the classified
( llvlslotiM , prnMeted by the civil service
rule , who \rJiVM1 for the silver candidate
|
will be ( ; retire himself to private
'
vate life. , .
The I'l-i-clse million Vnluo.
flliilip-IVmocrut.
It Is a 51 cent dollar now , nnd not n
63 coat dollar. The present quotation , CM %
cDiits an ounce , makes the amount of sil
ver In the "tlntltly" worth n small fraction
under 5t cunts , or , to bo more precise , .507.
Hi-nil ; II ( ienll.v.
Indlaiiniuill.H Joiirnnt.
Great Scot ! Some newspaper man has
discovered that Candidate Sinvall , In his
contracts for the shipment of oil for the
Standard Oil company , exacts gold pay
ments In the shipping contracts ! Curry
tilt news to Watson.
llnrxo'w ( 'olil Mi-ill.
New York Trlliunp.
"Coin" Harvey's action In drawing $2f > 00
In gold from his bank and putiliiK It for
safe keeping In n safety deposit vault ,
\vhcro he can place his hand upon It at any
moment , clearly proves that while many
persons may favor free coinage. throtiKh
Ignorance being Induced to accept It as
thu majority sentiment of their iiuondam
party the lenders of the movement do not
in the least bellovo what they preach.
r >
lrimu'lll mill Soiinil .Money.
LoulsvHlL' Courier-Journal.
The demand for the treasury circular Is
so great , and the ( secretary Is so over
whelmed with questions , that Mr. Carlisle
Is preparing a second edition. Good. The
more th free coinage question Is looked
Into the weaker become the arguments for
it. No healthier political movement can
be Imagined than this great demand for
olllclal Information upon the money ques
tion. lly the time November conies this
will be the most enlightened and strongest
sound money nation in the world ,
I'lilrngn Tribune.
Sir. Hryan has' put his foot in It again.
In one of his recent speeches he quoted the
words from scripture , "The common people
heard him gladly , " and Informed his audi
ence that the common people were those
without property. Any Greek scholar would
have informed him that the word "common"
In the New Testament means "In general , "
n ml that the real rendering of the verse Is ,
"All the people heard him gladly. " Kor an
ostensible Presbyterian Hryan's Ignorance
of thu bible Is phenomenal. It U almost as
conspicuous as what he doesn't know about
the silver question.
Korciiif Kulilt.
riilliiilelphla 1'ri-ss.
Ono of the ouHous Inconsistencies of the
week has been cleared up. The postal clerks
who passed throuih , Lincoln deny that they
"
Invited Hryaij. "to speak to them or pledged
him their support. As Hryan has expressly
stated his hosnlUy'to civil service reform , his
election would bb the most serious blow
the clerks couldi- possibly receive. Now
the question comes up , why did Hryan run
down to the station , and why did he talk
twaddle to iinen j whoso places ho would
give up to the .spoilsmen wore he in power ?
Talk with him-iH.qrldently a matter of habit.
Ho Is a typical sujtercr from echolalla.
Vermont mill \ < < I > i-iiHkn.
'New'York ' Trlliuno.
The populists Iiavo discovered the reason
for their defeat 'in Vermont. The Green
Mountain people , ' It seems , are not true
agriculturists' ' , and their views are no Index
of the opinion' ' < Jf ffapmcrs. Instead of hav
ing hearts' , thal " .beat .for the cau'so"t/f lib
erty and are "toning by the low price of
wheat , they all profit from the operations
of a trust , and consequently are In sym
pathy with golilhugs and plutocrats. The
populist organs In the west are telling
their adherents that Vermont Is a maple
sugar state , that Its prosperity depends
on the sugar crop , and that the price of
maple sugar Is maintained by a trust , and
consequently the people are made to vote
against frco silver by their dependence on
the maple sugar syndicate. The argument
Is : Vermont's ptoduct Is kept up by the
trust process. Nebraska's Is not. There
fore Nebraskans protect yourselves by wip
ing out the single gold standard. Ver
mont farmers will be glad to know they
are helped by trusts. The wonder will bo
If Nebraska farmers do not conclude to
leave the gold standard and try trusts
themselves.
so.ii i : roitiviciis.
A SrIr of UucKtlmiN for Sllverlti-M
( o Answer.
Complying1 with the request of a cor
respondent for a few short and pointed
questions to fir9 at a silver spouter , the
Philadelphia Press furnishes the following :
Ask him why gold does not circulate
In silver standard countries when silver
circulates in gold nttindard countries ,
Aslc him why the United States has a
larger per capita of silver In circulation
than any silver standard country In the
world.
Ask him why the United States lias more
silver in circulation than any silver stand
ard country la the world except China and
Japan.
Ask him why the silver standard prevails
only In poor or senil-clvlllzed countries.
Ask him why the gold standard prevails
In the civilized , enlightened , wealthy and
progressive countries of the world.
Ask him why , If the ratio between gold
and silver can bo fixed by law , that ratio
has constantly fluctuated since men began
to keep written records of business tran
sactions , never being the tmmo from one
year to another and hardly from , ono day
day to the next , In splto of prolonged and
earnest efforts of powerful governments
to maintain a double standard of value
based on gold and stiver.
Aali him why there has been a difference
between the value of gold and silver ,
weight by weight , sincu mankind began the
use of both as money.
Ask him why , If the law can regulate
the ratio h tween gold and silver , It docs
not set It at 1 ( o 1 , thus making the two
metals equal In'value , weight for weight.
S MAJOR IIOODl.l .MS.
I'ollllcill TiiuuliH DlNliirliliiK lliinr.st
! li/M < - > ' .1lri.lnnH ,
ChlmBrtC'tironlcle diem. )
The populist practice of disturbing meet
ings of other parties by Impertlnc-ncu to the
speakers and.jriotous demonstrations marks
the party of l lj-asness and disorder. Their
meetings are irfover Interrupted by the advo
cates of lione.y fiVinry and just laus.
It Is a tIagr ivfV ndecency and the act of
a blackguard for a member of another party
to Interrupt tUi proceedings or the. speak
ers at a meetl | > g\whero he Is present through
the courtesy iy uV managers. A number of
thDso rooters rud I low ! era Invade , ! ( ho Honest
Money Joague'Ljifeting $ at the Auditorium
last Saturdaj QWt | and produced disturb
ance. oKlv'
I'ollco InterpoSuUm was required to silence
lmpudentxr ) vy hcs and to preserve order.
It was a mistime-hat { no arrests were made.
The disturbers of the peace were simply re
moved from the meeting.
Similar disturbances occurred at the over
flow meeting at Mattery I > . The populist
roughs WITH inuru obstreperous there than
at the Auditorium. Homo of the disorderly
persons ejected from the Auditorium went
Immediately to battery 0 and renewed the
disturbance thero.
These rioters represent the populist party
and Ita platform. They are encouraged by
Hryan's Incendiary harangues to perform
lawless acts. They are taught In the. popu
list platform that decency , honesty , order
and thu law Imvo no rights which rowdyism
and lawlessness should respect.
I'robably these men are honest In their
opinions. Hut It nhowi how bad tlrclr opin
ions are when tht-y luterfero by clamor and
shout * with a peaceful meeting of citizens
differing from them In sentiment.
It U indecency and lawlessness and the
fruit of ] > o2 > ulist teachings.
Till : CAMlMUi.V < I' * FOUdKUV.
Chairman of ri > p < > < > ra < l < < National ( -11111
mil Ice llolvtcrn tin KnlirU'iillmi * .
Xcw York Tribune.
A correspondent sends us n loiter tvhlcl
lie has received from Senator James K
Jonrg. chairman of the national democratic
| ronitnlttee. concerning the publication under
1 Mr. Bryan's name of a fabricated speech al
leged to have been delivered by Mr. White-
law Held , declaring that he and other Ne' *
York editors were paid to keep honest opin
ions out of their papers , and that their busi
ness was to distort the truth , to lie outright
to pervert , to vilify , to fawn at the feet ol
Mammon , and to sell their country and their
race for tl-elr dally brcntl.
The correspondent sent to Senator Jones a
clipping from the Tribune of August 5
which stated that the Weekly World-Herald
of Omaha , Neb. , for July 2S , 1896. which bore
nt the head of Its columns as editor the name
of William J. HrVan , contained this libel
explicitly stamped It as a falsehood , am' '
railed upon Mr. Ilrynn to repudiate this use
of his name for the circulation of ridiculous
calumnies. With this clipping went n letter
to the effect that the writer could not be
lieve Mr. Held would be wontonly slandered
and would like nn explanation of the World-
Ilcr.iM's publication. In answer Chairman
Jones , on the olllclal paper of the national
dcmoct.itlc committee , sent from Chicago
under date of September 5 the following
letter :
My Dear Sir : On account of the over
whelming mall your favor of August 5
has just been opened.
The article referred to by you In the
New York Tribune Is but another Instance
of the dellitfil which republican papers
take In publishing false statements about
our candidates and our cause. Thu article
referred to was printed In the World-lleralil
long before Mr. Hryan's connection with
that paper In any capacity whatever , and
lie had no more to do with the writing or
Indorsement of It than you did yourself.
Very truly yourj ,
JAMKS K. JONKS , Chairman.
This Is a denial which docs not deny , an
explanation which makes the World-
Herald's offence under Mr. Hryan's editor
ship the more outrageous. It Is n cowardly
attempt to avoid retraction and to deceive
a correspondent. The Tribune article Is
tTald in terms to be a false statement , ami
that assertion Is backed up with the
sophistical explanation that Mr. Hryan was
not the editor of the World-Herald when
the remarks In question were published.
Mr. Jones does not In so many words say
that they were not published by Mr. Hryan ,
but ho does say thut they were published
before Mr. Hryan was editor. That Is a
quibble made to serve as a He. It Is en
tirely possible that the slander on New
York newspaper men was printed In the
World-Herald before Mr. Hryan was editor ,
but that is not at all to the point. The
fact remains that It was published or rc-
publlshcd on July 2S , with unqualified
editorial Indorsement on thu editorial page ,
under Mr. Hryan's own name. Anybody
who takes the trouble can learn the truth
of the Tribune's statement , which Mr. Jones
says Is false , by turning to the World-
Herald files. If Mr. Bryan's paper re
printed as new from Its own flics a slander
which had repeatedly been exposed and
refuted , and even then editorially indoscd
It , under Mr. Bryan's own name , then Its
offense was greater than If It had for the
first time In recklessness published a false
hood.
When Senator Jones tries to make people
believe that the slander was not published
under Mr. Bryan's authority he tries to
make them believe In a Ho. In his letter
the democratic chairman tacitly concedes
that the World-Herald's publication was
false- , but he has not the manliness to say
It outright , He follows the example of his
candidate , and sneaks out of doing justice.
Ho probably hopes his correspondent would
believe the forged speech had been made
while acquitting Mr. Bryan of responsibility ,
but he did not dare to assert that the speech
had been made , and , as be could not deny
that Mr. Bryan had published the libel , he
took refuge In evasion and said that some
body else published It at some other time.
That is an honorable way for a high-toned
soujiiern gentleman to meet a dltllculty !
Hut , perhaps' , we should not blame him
too much. Ho must have had a hard time
looking after the campaign of a reckless boy
who lets his name be used for the clrcliiatlon
of falsehoods , which ho will not retract for
himself , and which his manager must ex
plain as best he can.
FIIHK SII.VIMI cox.ii'itins.
HOKUM SlntlMllc'M drouIn tril ti > IleA -
A correspondent writes to the New York
Evening 1'cst as follows :
A friend of mine , Just returned from the
west , tells me the following comparison of
wheat sold under silver and gold standards
Is placed before the farmer to secure his
vote for Dryan : i
1,000 bushels of wheat at tide
water. New York , at estima
ted cost of 40c per bushel in
gold , say $100 $100 gold
Sold in Liverpool at 75c , less
15e. freight tOc 000 gold
Profit $200 gold
1,000 bushels at tidewater In Ar
gentina nt estimated cost of
lOo per bushel $400 silver
1,000 bushels Hold In Liverpool nt
75c It'.HH 15c say $000 sold or
equal sliver 1,200
Proflt $ MW silver
or $100 gold
Thus producing 100 per cent better results.
How would you proceed to explain this
fallacy , as I presume It tcbo ? .
The Post says : Nearly all the figures
are wrong , to begin with. The "tidewater"
price of wheat at New York Is not -SO cents ,
but G3 cents. Argentine currency Is not sil
ver , as the table Insinuates , but paper. The
Argentine prlco of gold Is not 200 , but 173 ,
Freight rates on grain , Now York to Liver
pool , ore not 15 cents a tiushcl , but 7VS cents.
The tidewater price of Argentine wheat. In
Argentine currency , is not 40 cents per
bushel , but nearly five times as much.
The real trick in this remarkable "cam
paign document. " however , lies In the first
term of the Argentine comparison. It as
sumes that wheat sells at Buenos Ayres for
40 cents a bushel , which us a matter of fact
is the farm price In gold. What thu table
undertakes to do Is to reckon the Argentine
buying prlco with no allowance for the
gold premium , and the Liverpool Rolling
price with allowance for a premium of 100
per cent. From these It calculates a purely
Imaginary profit. Anybody could get richen
on such an operation , but for obvious rea
sons no such transaction was ever made.
The actual tidewater selling prlco of Ar-
gentlno currency , as per mall quotations of
August G , Is $7.20 per 100 kilns , or Jt.flO per
bushel. Ono thousand bushels would thero-
forii cost $1OCO , and If your .rlcnd's table of
Liverpool prlcos and gold premiums were
correct , the Argentine exporter would lose
on the operation $760 paper , or $ ' ) SO gold ,
against the admitted gold profit of $200 on his
New York export. Of course no such opera
tion takes place. But there is enough of
truth In thu figures to show that Now York ,
if anything , has the advantage under pres
ent conditions. _
TJII3 H1IAI1OW 0C | ItKIMJJM.VI'IO.V.
C'DiiilllloiiH U'riiiiKlit li > - Four \Vlin (
> r ( Inllnilli ) f
I'lilladelplilu Ilpconl diem. )
Great Iron manufacturing enterprises
liavo been brought to a standstill ; many
mills p.ro running on half time ; thu rail
way companies are prudently cutting down
their expenses , stopping projected improvements -
ments and discharging employes in order
to adjust their operations to their curtailed
business ; even contractors are ufrald to bid
for government work ordered to be done by
rcngiess unless with the stipulation that It
shall bo paid for on the gold basis. The
cause of all this stoppage and uncertainty is
the fear that in some way the government
might be forced to uuspcud gold payments ,
and that as a consequence tl'tro ' would be a
Bmlclen collapse , confusion and loss of credit
with all thu dlro consequences that follow a
condition of panic.
Now , If the mere fear of what might hap
pen should the country slide from a gold tea
a silver basis creates such widespread appre
hension and gives such a check to business ,
what misery might not bo expected to follow
the actual occurrence ?
Is not the foretaste Bufllclently bitter for
the worlclnKintn of the country , without
drinking to thu drt'gs ' tliu cup Iii-li ) to their
lips by the advocates of repudiation ?
nn ri's CAI.IID. :
Chicago Chronicle ( dem. ) : Chairman JoneJ
appears to hftvo been supported by nn allega
tion of "Ruck" Illnrlchscn to the effect that
"a thorough canvass" of twenty Illinois
counties showed a .undent ratio
of silver gains tv Insure the
state for Hryan and AltRolil. This was
mow mendacity and bluff. Hlnrlehsen's
committee has not mnde n canvass of
single county , nor ever of i town nor of
nu cloctloiv precinct In the state. The east
ern sllvorltcs , If there are any , may con
sole themselves with the assurance. If they
can. Hint Bryan and free sliver will not
cairy even one side of twenty counties
in Illinois. The silver movement , such as
It is , or was. Is declining throughout the
vest. Before the c.impalgli Is a fortnight
older tt will be like a soap bubble that
floated In the air for a second , collapsing
without a sound Into nothing.
New York Suir Senator Faulkner , the
chairman of the Hryanlte congressional eom-
inlttee , pretends to believe In "the certainty
of Hryan's election. " He tins discovered , ho
says , "a silver wave Is rolling with Irresisti
ble force from the south and west and Is
already engulfing Pennsylvania ! " It Is also ,
according to him , "assuming proportions
which cannot bo resisted in New York. "
Senator Faulkner Is n humbug. He has
no more real belief In Bryan that the Sun
his. lie knows that the silver scheme Is
fraudulent and preposterous , for ho has
shown It up himself when , a few months
ngo. he was talking as he believes. Bryan
rany Pennsylvania nnd New York ! 1'cnn-
sylvanla Will beat him by 300,00.1 . majority ,
nnd New York will not fall far behind
In Its overwhelming majority for honest
money. The whole sliver scheme Is a hum
bug , and the boasts of political hypocrites
like Senator Faulkner are merely a bluf
by men who really are ashamed of the part
they are playing In trying to palm It oft m
the people ns n sane proposition.
IMillSO.WIi AM ) OTIIKIIW1SI8.
A naval cadet from Missouri has been dis
missed from the naval nonlomy because It Is
alleged he misrepresented his ngu to a Pres
byterian minister of Baltimore and su'crutlj
married an Annapolis girl , v
William Bills of Norwich , Conn. , was tlu
fattest mm at the rlniulmhu of the Fai
Men's association of Westerly , II. I. He
weighs 335 pounds. Others present rnngci
from that down to 200 pounds.
Thu queen of Iloumanla Is said to be tlu
only living author who has written opera
librettos In four languages , French , German
Swedish and Roumanian. She has just fin
ished an opera libretto in French , founded
on a Turkish subject , for M. Jules Massenet
Guerrlta , who is now the first bull fighter
in Spain , has appeared in fifty-eight fights
this season and is engaged for nineteen
moro. He receives $1,200 for each appear
ance , and , as his expenses average $400 a
performance , his clear Income jiinounts to
over $50,000 , besides the presents madeto
him.
him.A
A number of the most famous sculptors In
the United States will soon arrive In Galvcs-
ton for the purpose of competing for the
award of the contract to design and con
struct a monument to the heroes of Texas ,
as provided for under the bequest of the
Into Henry Itosenbcrg. Thu monument Is
to cost $50,000.
Robert Bright of San Francisco has a
strange lawsuit on his hands. Some months
ago ho signed away all Ills property to his
sister , thinking himself on his deathbed.
Fa to willed that ho should recover , but the
sister refuses to return his property and Is
spending his money ad libitum. Bright is
suing to get it back.
Paul du Challlu , the traveler , who has been
traveling through the northwestern states
says : "A great change has come- over the
ideas of the Swedes and Norwegians , es
pecially the latter. In the northwest on the
money question. They no longer believe
that the election of Hryan and thu free coinage -
ago of silver Is going to make them all rich
in a jiffy. Onu man has had more to do with
bringing the Norwegians to their senses
than all the other forces put together. Thai
man Is Senator Knute Nelson , who has been
working like a beaver among his countrymen
ever since the conventions were over am !
the campaign opened. "
A FAI.SKIIOOI ) NAIM2I ) .
A l' ( > iiiurnlc Kalirloallon Spllcci ! on
n CriiNN of Truth.
Sioux City Trlbumilvin , ) .
Hoswell .Miller , president of the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway company , has
written a letter to "dJIlly" Boles of Sheldon ,
correcting some mlsstatements that the lat
ter made in a public address. These state
ments were calculated to involve the railway
company over which Mr. Miller presides , in
trouble with its employes , and to bring
it Into discredit with a vast number of
people along Its 8,000 miles of road. It is
unfortunate in this campaign that so many
men are willing to make statements upon
hearsay without themselves having knowl
edge of the facts upon which their state
ments nro based. No doubt Mr. Boles will
make the amende honorable to the railway
company.
Following Is the letter In full :
Chicago , Milwaukee & fit. Paul Hallway
Company Olllco of the President Chicago ,
Sept. 7 , 1896. Hon. W. D. Boles , Sheldon ,
Ta. : Pear Sir Statements have been madu
In several papers , principally In Iowa , charg
ing (1) ( ) that this company has prohibited
the sale of free silver literature on its trains ,
nnd (2) ( ) that this company lias attempted to
courco Its employes to vote against frco sil
ver , has Intimidated them by threatening
them with discharge , and that it has for
this purpose actually discharged employes
who are In favor of free silver.
7'licsa charges carry their own denial In
heir absurdity , and it has not seemed pos
sible that any ono could credit them , It
ins , therefore , not appeared necessary to
llgnlfy them by public , olllclal denial.
When , however , they appear as Is the case
vltli the second of the charges In the pub
ic addresses of so eminent a citizen as
yourself , It seems necessary and proper to
; lvu them a public and formal denial. I
ako this occasion , therefore , to state :
1 , That this company has at no time
irohlbltcd the sale of free silver literature
on Its trains. The right to sell llturnturo
on our trains Is granted by contract , for a
compensation. The only power of prohlbl-
lon reserved by this company Is the power
to prohibit tha sale of literature of an Im-
uoral tendency. With this exception the
contractor has unlimited control of the mat
er , and wo have nothing to say. Hu In
forms mo that lie has always kept u stock
of free uilvur literature , and has It for salu
on trains wherever there Is a demand for
t and a profit to bo made by Its salu.
2. This company has not coerced or Jn-
Imldatod any of Its employes nor has it
llschargcd any man because ho was In favor
of frco sliver ; nor lias It threatened them
vlth discharge or any pain or penalty for
adhesion to free silver ; nor have any of Its
officers or those having chargu or control of
ts employes done any of these things.
When we discharge men which , unfortu
nately the varying conditions of busInesH
jften require wo are governed solely by
length of service and efficiency , and not by
their creeds rcljglous or political.
Wo bellcvu our employes know this well
enough , but , Inasmuch as theru lias been ,
apparently , a systematic attempt to preju
dice the'in by alleging that , In efTHct , they
are not frro American citizens , and to
prejudice the public by alleging that this
company Is Interfiirlng with the rights of
American citizens , I have thought It best
to glvu olllclal and specific denial to the
charges.
We have not occupied a negative posi
tion merely In this matter. Wo have taken
special oolns to cause It to bu understood
that wo assume no right to Interfere with
the privileges of our employes as citizens.
This has been done , not only verbally , but
In writing , so that those who have control
of them cannot misunderstand our posi
tion and wishes , The terms of the In
structions were BO plain as not to leave
room for mlciindrnitundlng.
Such charges glvo ground for the bullet
tliat thuy aru deliberately manufactured
to servo campaign purposes by creating
unjust prejudice. I acquit you most cheer
fully of any such motive or Intrnt. In view
of your prompt and frank nuponso to our
request for itio grounds on which you
based your stuteinent an authority that
you considered reputable. I regret , how-
uvur. that you did not know thu manage
ment well enough to assume that It was
unlikely to have any such disposition , and
that it was Intvllluont enough to know that
the mcauures alleged to have been taken
would surely injuru the caunu which they
wuro supposed to bu designed to aid.
I beg you will excuse the liberty of nw's-
Ing a public statement through the medium
of a letter addressed to you , Inasmuch as
It , ilo firnlnlirs mo occasion for Ihanklnfl
I } .j i for your frank and prompt response to
' our lequcst for the ground of the charge
made , nnd to assure you that 1 do not bo-
Here you Intended to do 119 nn Injustice.
Yours very truly , HOSU'KLU MILt.KH ,
President.
_ _
.10KIJUS' CAMl'AKSX.
Chicago llecord : "Mrs. Cash Is very cx
elusive , Isn't shn ? "
"Ye * , but she hits in he : only women of
eslnhllshed social position win nlfard to nf-
Dilute with everybody. "
llotrnlt Free Prc- : "Poncon , there ccr-
tnluly was wntor lu that milk you sold u
thl ! morning. "
"Muster been from that ld. r yntler coiv
that fell Inter Hi' creek. Forgot all about
Ihut. "
I'lncltimui inquirer : "This time. "
the fashion rdllreffi , "I mil really fmiuippd.
so to opciik.Vlw t'H the mutter ? " , i l < eil
tlie police reporter. "A woman wntiltt to
know what Is the proper Ores. * toiir
when carrying bouquets to u condoiiutcil
imiulcrer. "
Cleveland Plain l > ciTler : "Srty. Weniy ,
\ \ aari' \ you wnlklu' 'rouuil In yetInia
foot * fer ? " "I'm trying dls yer K
ruro. " "U'ol frr. Weary ? . I'nuse soinu
dltiKblasteit piioozcr stole mo shoes ! "
Chicago News : " 1 never piny without my
notes. " remarked Pnderewfkl , us bo pock
eted otin for J2.000 which h.ul Just been
hn tided him by Mo malinger.
Chicago Tritium' : "llohlipil the InmHmly
of tin1 bo.mllng bouse , where lie hud livt-il
for y art ? "
"Yos. Stole $200 In money nnd ran nwny "
"Ho was a most ungrateful thief"
"I don't know. Tin1 olhir boutiVrs salil
It was Htmnly a cnxo of tit for tut. She
reeked his hash ami ho hooked her cash , "
Ilotrolt Ne s : The funny man nt the
head of the table coughed to nttruet nt-
tcnllnn and Inquired : "What does n recti
fier do ? "
"That's an easy our. " replied the Cheer
ful Idiot. "Ho tiilto.i the sphlts of just men
and makes them perfect. "
Puck : 'Mabel 1 sec Hint the cz.ir of Hus-
sla has n throni ! that Is worth J3U100.
AdelaideI'ooh ! What of that ? It cos'
l > .i n great deal more than Hint for bis seat
In the senate.
Indianapolis Journal : "Tho poor , " snlil
the orntor , "aro getting poorer every day. "
" 1 wished that follor would go around
nnil have a talk with my manager , " said
the llvltii ? skeleton , thoughtfully. "Ho
pulled the scales on mo last week nnd
wanted to iut : down my salary "cause I had.
gained seven ounces. "
N PHINKSIO TIIOUOHTS.
New Voik Sun.
Karl T.I to bed ami Karl 11 to rise make it
man healthy , wealthy and wise.
It Is the Karl Ll bird that catches the
worm.
They sought him Karl I.i and they always
found him.
The Intorvlowcrs < * nmp Karl 1.1 , but they
never avoided a rush of questions.
An Karl I.I settler a eup of tea.
The viceroy's language was not of thB
Karl IA Kngllsh variety.
lie kept everybody walling1 , and yet ho
was always Karl hi.
'rutPLOW. .
Rt. Ixiuls Glolie-DeniocnU.
Our youth all to the city lly 1
And leave the country bare ;
They llki to view a murky Uy ,
To broiitbe a smoky nlr.
The flowers , the grass , tin- rippling Bruin ,
The bird upon the bough.
Have lo. t their charms , and In the rain
llust gathers on the plow.
In hardy toll which blessings won '
Our fathers tilled the Held ,
From rising to the soiling Him
The golden grain to yield ;
The work was then the work of man
And not contemned as now ;
Nor fortune scorned the ancient plan
To sow nnd reap and plow.
Time was 'twas In outf.ithers' time ,
History tells the tnle
How men did rise to heights subllmo
Who worked with spade and Hall ;
With manly prldo tboy tilled the land
With sweat upon the brow ;
Nor did old Scotia's minstrel grand
Despise to hold the plow.
Our mothers 'tastes now girls admit
These times would not become ;
They loved to spin and sow and knit ,
With care to make u home.
Where peace anil sweet content did dwell ,
With love to chci-r their lot ;
Ambition rarely railed to tell
Ills dreams within the cot.
m
we can accommodate you
just as easily as the man
who is more conservative
in dress. We don't go to
the foolish extremes that
eccentric fashion some
times tries to impose upon
what are called "dudes ; "
but we follow whatever
good taste approves in the
way of styles.
The man whose clothes
attract remark is over
dressed. We try to keep
on the safe side of the
danger line , but we are
never behind the fashion.
But after all they are
good cloth , good sewing ,
good fit and good service
that you pay your good
money for , and we promise -
ise you all of these and
back our promises with a
guaranty that means
what it says.
Your money buck if you
say so.
S. W , Cor. IStJuiiul