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Hctil ) Nuiniy Pulilic.
"In tills hour of nei'd" llin
need of tlio Ni'liraskit nopoerats nu.xt to
money Is votos.
's rnslo will ontslrlp nil of
rtr.vjiu's ralililis' feet and j-'lvi. thoin a
\ > \K \ liandli'ap Into tlio
Mr. Hi-yiui Is salt ! to 0 toiniinrnrlly
spcw'lili'sk Kvi-n Ills liin s oiihnot
coinpoto with an Atlantic Imrrlcanc.
The s'ci-ct ; in urii'luully .wttliiK out
that Ilio orislnnl Uryan man is known
by the iiiiini ! nf William .
The ili'inocrats nnd jiopnllsls have
boon fnsoil In i-lulitOL-n slates and they
will be rol'nsod In nt Iwist thirty-six
stales.
Mi'Klnley Is < lolii his lalldiiK at lionu-
If he went on tour , however , tliero
would bi > no "I'lii-my's ' < : onntcy" for him
to jiass through.
Telop-nplile iKlvlees announce that
the KlmrUey-CorlH'U il-ht. Is "off. " It
was not "pulled off ; " simply is "off. "
It never was on.
The high opinion of John Hoytl
Tliachcr reeently entnrtalned by free
wilver organs lias under.OTiio a
and universal
Those who translate from the German
for campaign purposes should reineinbei
that language too r.ndely handled
apt to speak for itself.
Don't forget the Hoard of Education
Five new members are to l > i chosor
this fall and it Is Important that thu.\
be men of charaeler , capacity and hon
e.st purpose.
A presidential candidate who stumps
the country for votes is not exempted ,
by tile dignity of the ollice to which he
aspires , from any of the exigencies of
buch a mode of campaigning.
ITp to this lime republicans have only
been testing their strength In the gym
r.aslums of Maine and Vermont. In
November they will show what a fully
developed political party can do.
Politics makes strange bed-fellows.
Hryan , the self-constituted apostle of
"the common people , " lies down with
Tammany , that corrupt organization
which stands for the plundering of the
common people.
In Its latest claim of "sure tiling"
"Bryan Mtates the1 popocratie mitlomil
committee forgot to include Xew York.
The committee and Mr. Itrynu ought to
gel together so as not constantly to con
traOict one another.
Mncf'oll Is making a dlgnilled and
effective canvass , lit1 Is making friends
wherever he goi-s and will poll more
votes In November than any candidate
who has over been nominated by the
republican party In Nebraska.
Every democrat who bolts the Chicago
ticket cnu point to words of the Chicago
nominee not only justifying bolting , but
commending It as the only course for
the honest man who cannot subscribe to
the main principles enunciated by the
party.
Farmers arc more interested In ( lie
market for wheat than they are In the
market for silver. And they see in the
recent llnclnations in the price of wheat
Irrefutable proof that the wheat market
Is In no way dependent on the market
for sliver.
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If anybody in Kurope prefers to see
Mr. Uryan elected It Is not because his
success \\Mll promote an International
monetary agreement , but because it
promises free trade and the opening of
the long-coveted American markets to
the products of cheap continental la
bor.
Let us have good , quick and accurate
registrars , clerks and Judges of election ,
There are plenty of competent men out
of employment at present willing to
.serve , The average of elllclency has
been considerably raised In recent elec
tions , but there Is still room for Improve )
ment , of
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Discharging employes because of their
political convictions has time and again
been denounced as one of the most in
sidious Infringements of the liberty of
the citizen. Yet that Is what Mr.
Uryau's paper , the Omaha World-Her
ald , has been doing In Us mad efforts
to corral a taw votes for Mr , Uryan.
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Hfi.v .t.-.im ' agi , Octoh'-r I. town bo
canio u stare. The celebration of tlin
Interesting ovi-nt was begun at Hurling
Inn yesterday. The ceremonies will eon
Unite for eight ( lays and everything per
talnlng to them will bo regarded wltl
Interest by all the people of HIM coii <
tlqnoiK stales and by none more than
the people of Nebraska , who have lilt
most lively cnni'i'in In all that takes
plncu in the nelafdtorlug slate of Iowa.
Ncbraskntts are only less interested In
tliu welfare and prosperity of the great
commonwealth that borders on the east
than they are In their own slate.
Iowa Is one. of the great agricultural
states of the union and Its progress In
the last IIfly years Is a splendid Illus
( ration of the material growth of the
conmry. When admitted Into the union
ic Inid n popnliillon of n little over HX ) .
( XX ) . Now it lias considerably more than
j iMXilMXH ) of people and they are among
| the most Industrious , thrifty and pros
| porous In the nation. There is not a
{ slate In thf union whnso people as a
I | whole are In better condition than the
people of Iowa. All the conditions i.f
civill/allon have attained their highest
development In that state and every IT
( lidrement of modern life llnds as ready
acceptance there as In any other
of the union.
The render who desires to be well In
formed regarding the history and prog
re.ss of Iowa Is referred to Hie address
of Mr. Young , delivered nt the opening
of the seml-centennlnl celebration at
Hurllnuton yesterday. This address con
tains a careful and comprehensive le
view of the history of the state which
will be found hluhly Interesting and In-
ytrnetive. Nebraska sends hearty and
cordial greeting to Iowa on the celebra
tion of the llftlelh anniversary of her
admission as a state of the union.
nir. K.I/.XK p/m.ms / OF r\non \ ,
Free trade and free silver , said Major
MeK'inley. are the false friends of labor.
"Thev lure with promises of cheap com
modifies and cheap money. The partial
tiiiil of free trade has proved that tin
cheap commodities promised arc dear
to labor and nt the cost of labor and
cheap money will be etinally dear to
them and a sacrifice to their highest
nnd best interests. " In addition Major
McKinley said : "We cannot but re
member the promises that were made to
the people In 1S1KJ of the universal ben-
ellcence which was to follow the iniiu
gurallou of a tariff for revenue-only-
policy , and with what prodigal bounty
it was to benelit labor , increase the pur
chasing power of wages and decrease
tlte price of everything It bought and
increase thu price of everything It
made. "
What has been the result of that dem
ocratic policy ? Instead of the country
realizing the benefits which the advo
cates of free trade Mr. Hryan among
the number assured would come from
the policy they were advocating we find
that it has been destructive to the in
dustrial interests of the nation and dam
aging to the labor of the country. It is
true that we have not free trade , but
the antagonism of the democratic party
to the policy of protection was sullicient
to create distrust and cause a general
stoppage of the industries of the coun
try. Kver.ybody who has given any at
tention to the events of the last fem
years knows that the tariff policy of the
democratic party has been damaging
to the interests of all the people and
especially to the wageworkers and the
agricultural producers. It has resulted
in throwing hundreds of thousands of
men out of employment and according
to the most trustworthy estimates In
reducing the purchasing power of tin1
people to the extent of hundreds of mil
lions of dollars.
The republican policy contc-mplates
the remedy of this stale of things by the
opening of the mills and factories and
giving a market to the Idle labor of the
country. It proposes to foster the In
dustry of the nation as the lirst condi
tion to prosperity. Its theory is that the
starting up of the mills is the prerequisite
quisite to prosperity that Industry
must precede everything else. The wis
dom of this will be conceded by all
practical men. No American citizen who
understands the needs of his country
advocates free trade. Hvery man knows
that to be impracticable. Free silver ,
which means silver monometallism , Is
no less objectionable. Hryanlsm means
both and it is therefore hostile to Amer
ican Interests and especially to Amer
ican labor.
II7MT ( ) ! ' T/v'X.l.S ?
I'pou the soil of Texas was fought the
last battle of the greatest civil war of
which history gives us any account.
Upon the soil of Texas occurred the
massacre of the Alamo , and the subse
quent overthrow of Mexican domina
tion , In April , 1S.I ! ( , Sam Houston , one
of the horoie and pleturosiluo charac
ters of American history , fought and
won the battle of Han .laclnto and added
u star of transcendent magnitude to the
galaxy of American statehood. lie bail
been commander of ( lie army and pres
ident of the republic of Texas ; had
been senator when the vast territory
became a component part of the great
sisterhood of slates and was loved and
reveied by Texans as no man has been
since his time. In a speech at ( ! nlvos-
on , Immediately preceding the secession
of the stale , he said : "Some of you
laugh to scorn the Idea of bloodshed as
tin1 result of secession and jocularly
propose to drink nil the blood that will
ever How In consequence of It. Hut let"
me tell yon what Is coming on ( lie heels
if secession. The time will come when
your fathers and husbands , your
sons and brothers will bo herded
together like sheep ami cattle at
the point of the biyonet : , and
vour mothers and wives and sisters and
daughters will ask , "Whero are they'/ "
mil echo will answer where. You may ,
il'ter the s.icrlllce of countless millions
f treasure and hundreds of thousands
precious lives , as a barn possibility ,
\\lii southern Independence , if Cod bo
not against yon. but I doubt it. I tell
YOU that , while I believe with you In
Hie doctrine of states' rights , the north
s determined to preserve this union.
They are not tlery , Impulsive people , as
vou are aware , for they live In colder
climates. Hut when they begin to move
u u I'lvuu din-ctluu , wlie.ro great Inter
nre Involved , such as the present
Issue before the country , they move
with the steady , momentum and inn-se
verance of n mighty avalanche , and
what I fear Is. they will overwhelm the
south with Ignoble defeat. "
Hani Houston refused to take the oath
of allegiance to the confederacy , was
forcibly ejected from olllce and died nt
his home at Ilunlsvllle. honored , , res
pected and worshiped as the greatest
of all Texnns. Since his time the state
has been overwhelmingly democratic.
In a recent effort to defeat a chief ex
ecutive who had been a positive detri
ment to the slate , the thinking men of
the party were defeated , but In the In
terest of material progress the struggle
has been maintained , until at last then-
Is a lighting chance tiat ) the rock-rooted
and prejudiced sentiment of the state
has been successfully appealed to. The
brutal democratic mnjorlly has been cut
down from ir , < ) .o ( > < ) to less than no.tXK ) .
The patriotic sentiment nf the hero of
San .laelnlo and his Intelligent followers
of the past thirty years has not been
exercised in vain. The great "lone star"
state has been engaged for years In nil
effort to cut loose from the political tra
ditions of the past ; ( here Is a growing
sentiment in favor of progress. Irrespec
tive of party ntlillatlons , and in this sen
timent lies the salvation of the state.
In the present campaign the free sil
ver craze llnds many exponents In
Texas , but Its advocates life without
exception men who are and ever have
been chronic olllceholders and olllee-
seekers. The brains nnd ability of the
democratic party In Texas are opposed
to the popoeiatio theory of creating
value out of nothing. They are making
a gallant tight for sound money and na
tional honor. In this struggle for In
tegrity the democrats are being assisted
by the republicans , who , while numer
ically few , are consistent and Indefat
igable workers In the cause of good
government. Texas Is undergoing a
great political change and there are not
a few of her well wishers who predict
that she will be In the republican col
umn within the next live years.
.1 cur O
The remarkable circular letter which
is being sent out by the popocratlc state
committee lo Nebraska postmasters be
seeching them to raise campaign funds
lo defray the expenses of the Uryan
and Sewall propaganda can be regarded
in no other light than as a cry of dis
tress. Like the drowning man who calls
out. "Help mo or 1 sink ! " the popo-
cralic committee is uttering a last de
spairing plea for assistance or even the
Ilickoring ray of hope that Hryan may
by some accident carry his own state
Is none.
This circular
popoqratic cry-of-distross
lar is remarkable for several reasons.
In the lirst place it is remarkable for
Its unusual frankness. It openly ad
mits that there is "a normal repub
lican majority in this state" over the
fuslonists which can be overcome only
by the use of money and It promises
to remember the assistance of those
"who come to the aid of their parly in
Its hour of need. "
The circular is remarkable in the second
end place in indicating the straits to
which the popocrats 11 ml thomsolvei
reduced. "We can , " It says , "expect
no aid from the national com
mittee and have no funds Ii
hand now.to . begin work , " amen
H assures possible contributor *
that unless they furnish the money , "the
necessary expenses of the campaign'
must remain unpaid. If cash Is not forth
coming , the committee would bo glad
to take promises and try to rescue a
dying cause with the stimulant of ex-
peclation.
Such a confession of weakness on tin
part of the Hryan managers ought to
Inspire Nebraska republicans with a eon-
Hdcnco born of assured success. At the
same time It .should not lull thum Into
the Inactivity of overconlldence. CarryIng -
Ing Nebraska for McKinley and sound
money will give the state a jirestlgc
which no other achievement could give
and the larger the majority for the sound
money electors the greater will bo the
resulting advantages and the quicker
the renewal of prosperity throughout
the stale. With united effort and tin
remitting work by all who are Inter
ested in the disavowal of repudiation
the majority for McKinley in Nebraska
can and will be made so emphatic as
to dispel the last vestige of doubt that
may be harbored abroad In the honesty
and Integrity of the people of Nebraska.
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Wlii'ii mull like ( lonorals Slcklus , Slo- o
t
Kt'l , Ilowanl nnd Sk'wart nay tlnit II
patriotism ili'inanils tlm defense of ( lie IIir
national credit by the. signal defeat of *
tbe silver debt-sealers nnd Hat rojindla-
tlonlstH , the men who fought in tlio lines n
to jirosurvo tbu union may bo rolled 0
on to recognize the wisdom of their oil !
commanders. The veteran who re
sponded to the call for volunteers during
Ihe war of the rebellion has always held
lilmself in irndlness to respond again to
Ids country's call at a moment's notice.
The union never had anything to fear In
time of peace from the old soldiers who
cainu to Its rescue In time of war.
How the silver people do love David
H. Hill. Here we have the St. Louis
Hepiiblio referring to him as "a 'pos >
sum a thing not brave enough to light is
and without sense enough to run. "
This Is the senator with whom Hryan
sought and accepted an Invitation to
dine only a few weeks back and to
secure whose assistance the popocratlc a
imumgcrs held out all sorts of Induce
ments. If Hill hud only succumbed to
the silver blandishments , the St. Louis
Republic and all the other sycophantic if
silver press would not be able to call
ilm cno igh sweet names ,
at
. .ie silver organs modestly predict n
i plurality of IM.OOO In Nebraska
for Hryan , as the result of a republican
canvass , and announce Hint ho Is sure
it 'tl" votes in the electoral college. The
opubllcans , however , have not lost all
lope of Maine , and Mexico Is o longer
hissed as doubtful ,
The popocrnllo state committee Is
certainly modest In making Its levies
ipon Nebraska postmasters. It asks
inly $ " > from the I'oncn postollieo and
UriO from the Columbus pubtotlk-e , while
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It I'XpresSPS wiilliuisrM to accept $ "
front tlio ipritiilll { at r-'nnk. Snppost
those foilorni olllelals Mtmild offer to
coinpromlso"\Vlth pnylnj ; In " . ' { cent M ox-
lea u dollai . ' yonld tlio popocrntle coin-
niltloo ncQu.pf tlio proposition ? Would
a Ilsh
The chalrinnn and secretary of the
populist nA lollal committee have come
to the conclujfoii that it Is part of their
olllelal duty to call Tom Watson down.
When it coini-ff to calling anyone down ,
however , th'fVjjublle has had ample evi
dence that /fom / Watson Is < iulte capable
of looking-oitt for himself. lu thb
direction the olllcers of the populist na
tional committee' have not yet demon
strated their capacity.
The public Is still wailing for the local
Bryan organ to give space In Its
columns to the original text of the Bis
marck letter , or at least to the correct
translation. If the financial condition
of the World-Herald Is such as to make
the expense of having the letter set In
( lerman type unduly burdensome. The
Bee will gladly donate the use of a cut
of the ( -ierman text as printed In The
Bee. -
An economical administration of the
public schools requires a school board
composed of men who can be relied
on to sot their faces firmly against ex
travagance and use the retrenchment
axe without fear or favor. It rests
with the taxpayers nnd patrons of the
public schools to Insure economy by
choosing the right kind of men for
members of the Board of Hducatiou.
"You have rendered excellent service
to us In the past and we have no com
plaint about your work. But yon have
declined , to support Mr. Bryan and sll
ver repudiation ami cannot , therefore ,
be longer employed on thi.s great In
dependent paper. " Omaha World-IIer-
ald to its Correspondents.
I > oti > tlio Dliroreiii'e.
Now York Times.
Mr. Lincoln spoke words of peace on the
verge of war. Mr. Hryan's words are those
of war In a time of peace.
cl llrnil.
Indianapolis Ncwa.
Senator Gorman was right. It would hava
he-en vastly better for Mr. Bryan to have
made fewer speeches nnd to have tried to
say something- when he did make one.
Sfimlor Toller's Silver Iiilrn-Mt.i.
lUe Courier-Journal.
Senator Teller , , who bolted the republican
convention on the silver question , and who
has been sent ovnr the country by the IJryan-
lies to teach bolting democrats their duty ,
has been foi'ccd'to ' admit that he owns a
half-Interest In a : sliver mine.
Ti ] < ; AVorkliiKiuiiii'M In It-rent.
' Krvf Ynik World.
Money Is worth what It will "buy , no more ,
no less.
Money will bu/moro now than It would In
1873.
1873.Money
Money Is therefore worth moro now than It
was in 1S73.-
1 Every man who works for wages gets more
money for his wdrlc now than ho did in 1S73.
and , can buy more with each dollar of it.
Is this a , conaltion of things which any
wcirklngmanj should wish to reverse ?
IsIt the JntcTpst of any.worklngman to
vote for a. rc't'ur&to condltlcms which wo-ulil
give him smaller wages In money that would
buy less ?
Simlii'M Bankrupt Conilltlon.
New York WorM.
The bankruptcy of Spain Is complete. Her
national debt Is more limn she can carry.
The Cuban rebellion and the wanton destruc
tion of Cuba by Spain herself have robbed
her of her only really profitable source of
revenue. The Insurrection In the Philippine
islands has placed a new burden of military
expenditure upon her , while the demon
strated ability of the Cubans to twiddle
their fingers at any force that may be sent
to Weylcr renders conquest there an in
creasingly costly and an increasingly hope
less undertaking. It is no wonder , therefore
}
fore , tint Spain's offer of a $20,000,000 loan
In London has failed.
Knots < h > HryniiHi-N J'"orK < 't.
I'hllailelphla Kress.
Mr. Bryan and many of the silver orators
who are claiming fraternal affinity with
Lincoln no up and down the country hurling
denunciation at the national banks. Do
they forget that Mr. Lincoln affixed Ills
signature to the bill which created those
bonks ? Would ho , If living in these times ,
when the experience of almost a generation
has demonstrated the superiority of the
national banking system over state banks ,
be likely to call for the demolition of the
former ? Would ho condemn and wish to
destroy what hU own party and many ot
Its opponents bellovo to bo one of the most
beneficent features of his own administra
tion ?
The Iliii-tlmi of Vnlu .StllilolilH.
New Hnven HcglBlcr.
Illgotry nnd rancor were absent entirely
from the Jlryan meeting upon the Green ,
except so far aa Hryan preached them. His
reception was not a heiirty one , because ho "
has but n small following in this city. Nor , tl
on the other1 hand , was It a bitter one. Aa .
wo remarked yesterday , he could have talked
on forever , and when ho suddenly stopped
the ! crowd before him was still and orderly.
Ho surrendered to n brass baud which was ,
In
moving out of the Qrccn at the head of a
short J procession. The contrast between hln
reception hero and Mr. Cnckran's In Omaha
was greatly to his advantage , Had he ,
moreover , possessed the tact and eloquence
of | the Now York orator , or of Henry Ward
Ueecher or Wendell Phillips or of Leonard
Bacon , tlio side wall of whose historic
church ho used as a sounding board , lie
would have had an encouraging audlenco In
Uvo minutes. The truth Is that Mr. IJryan
failed utterly to capture his audlenco , which
expected eloquence. They asked for broad
and ho gave them a Btoue.
Till : Vl'OHCII
Ili-lli-'oU-ili liy theIlurnliiK f "
- .L 1'nc-lory , HiHi
ClilcaKo nironlt'ln ( clem. ) . Him
It Is not t'rmTommoii for those who are si m
unable to reply to an argument to dodge It
y calling nuincs at Its proponent and milling athe
he
ling away while ho Is wondering why lie hem
hewl
being blackguarded. The silver men m
wl
are exemplifying this In this campaign ,
iinl now and then , If something Is tmld or dl
lone which touches them sharply , they rehi
iavn shown willingness to do worse. hi [
When Mr. Hryan visited Worcester , Mass. In
ast week a Qorlaln manufacturer displayed
red Hag bearing" ! portrait of Mr. Bryan. KlL
ncanlng , no doubt , to impute anarchistic L
ncnlimcnt lo-hhH- was both unjust and Iti
nit of taste , an act that would far better fie
lave been left undone. But It was not a In
whit moro unjust or Insulting than Hcores InHi
sentiments and purposes Imputed to the of [
friends of sound money. Vet how was It ofHi
answered ? By the disdain It merited ? Not of [
all.
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Within thirty-six hours the factory was PI
( I.tmts. with what ore said to be well sti
nigh conclusive proofs that the fire was of In i
ncendlary origin , and within thirty minutes COte
utes of the discovery of < ho flro an enthti-
ilasllc populist telegraphed to Mr. Bryan , toW >
W !
nsultlng him , as ho must have felt It ,
hanking God for the fire ! Well may Mr. tewl '
wl
Iryan pray to be delivered from many of wlW
lU friends , W (
And this Is strangely characteristic of til
he sliver partisans of a certain type. U or
heir arguments aru refuted they call It haHi
ilniso , and for an affront which they should ( Hi
iavo treated with silent contempt the reply f.e
seems In this case to havu been the torch : v/t
Is a party animated by this spirit In Ita to 1
active numbersIP. though It bu not ap- CO
iruved by thu parly head , one to be lu- Ut
rusttd with the control of the country ? ch
Congressman Bai'tholdt Explains it in the
Jight of the Questions Propounded
to the Ex-Chancellor.
I'HIUMSKI.V CONTRARY TO Till ? CJARHl.Kn VURSION.
Congressman Klelmrd llnrtlinliU of .Missouri , In n letter to the St. I.ouls
( ilohe-lt'inocint , discusses the letter of Trlnce Hlsmnrck to Governor Cullier-
son of To.\is , showing how the original hns liceti mutilated In translation
nnd the Insincerity of tln > questions to which It was nu answer. .Mr. liar-
tholdt siiys : "Prince lllsmarck's per.soiutl orinin , the llnmhurtjer Nnohrlehteu ,
in Its Issue of September ITi. publishes the mitheiitli ! version of Ha. much-
tnlked-of letter of that slatcitiiiu to Governor Ctillierson of Texns. and It does
NO , it says , 'heeaiisp Hie version published In ticrninu and American news
papers differs in some points from what thu prince actually wrote. ' 1 do not
lay much stress on Dm dirrereiice between the original and thu version pub
lished here , because even the latter does not. In my Judgment , Justify the
Uryan party In citing H lu support of th lr cause. Yet 1 will give. Imlli , If you
will kindly allow mo space for the deadly parallel. They me as follows :
< : rlili < i1 ( riiiiMlnllon iinolcil by ( tor- , lliu-l liulil IVs rorrci't t i-n nulnt Ion I
( 'itllici-.iiMi mill rvllcrutfil In j ] have always had a prodellttlon for bl
tinItrj nnllo | ti- ( * i
metalllsm without regjrdliiK myself as In
I hold that this Is the very hour that fallible as against the exports while I wa :
would bo advisable to bring about between In office 1 believe even today lh.it It wll
the nations chiefly engaged In the world's be advisable lo seek a mutual nurecmeni
commerce a mutual agreement In favor of between the nations chlelly engaged In the
the establishment of bimetallism. The world's commerce In the direction of bl
United States are freer by far In their melalllsm. The ITnlted States Is , economi
movements than any nation of I'uroue. and cally , freer In Its movements than each o
henco. If Hie people of the United States the Kurouean states , and It Noith Amerle : :
should find It compatible with their Inter should find It compatible with Us Interests
ests to take Independent action In the o lake a self-dependent Mop In the dlree
direction of bimetallism I cannot tlon of bimetallism , siirh slop would , 1 be
but believe that cuch action would Hove , have a furthering Influence upon tin
exert a most salutary Influence upon the consummation of International agreemen
consummation of International agreement. and the Joining of the European countries ,
AX IMPORTANT POINT.
"What. I desire to call attention to is a fact which seems to have been lost
sight of In the discussions of the subject , namely , that this letter Is a reply lo
certain specific inquiries , and that , con.setiuelitly , thu form of these inquiries
is of the greatest Importance. Permit me to say at the oiilMOl that , considered
In connection with the questions , Prlneo P.lsniarck's answer Is , in my humble
judgment , not only no argument In favor of the free coinage of silver at 10
to 1 , but the strongest kind of a plea In favor of the republican proposition of
an international agreement. Any other interpretation would be an affront to
the great Cicrman .statesman , because Its only foundation could be thu absurd
supposition that he Is not conversant with the subject he was writing about.
It Is true that the old chancellor never regarded himself as an authority on
the intricate questions of llnanee , and he is candid and great enough to admit
this t even in the above letter ; but ho dealt with those problems successfully for
more than a generation , and to Insinuate that he could Imagine for a single
moment that a 10 to 1 free coinage law , enacted by any single country , would
be a step in the direction , of an intrenatlonal agreement , Instead of away from
it. amounts to a charge of absolute ignorance. By citing the I'.ismarck letter In
their favor the Kryanltos make such a charge , but let us see on which side the
ignorance really is.
THE QUESTION A SICK IX
"Governor Culborson's two questions were as follows : (1) ( ) 'Which , in your
judgment , is Hie best" policy to adopt the gold standard or bimetallism giv
ing your reasonsV ( il ) 'What ell'ecl , in your judgment , will Hie Immediate
adoption of. bimetallism by the United States have on the cause of bimetal
lism in Germany and other great commercial nations ? '
"You will perceive at a glance that these questions are insincere if they arc
intended as an explanation of the present financial Issue In our country. The
issue is free coinage at li ( to 1 , and that is not bimetallism ; Is , in fact , more re
mote from bimetallism than the single gold standard , because.under that stand
ard silver is being extensively used , while a I ( ! to 1 free silver law would
drive out every dollar of the yellow melal and consequently result in silver
monometallism. If the science of finance were taught in kindergartens tins
would . be one of the first and easiest les. on < * . The way Governor Culberson put
his queries , therefore , was either at the > xpone of his judgment or his hon
esty , If he desired information on the real Issue in this campaign. If , on the
other hand , he sought the German statesman's advice on the mere academical
question as to whether the gold standard or honest bimetallism Is preferable ,
then his questions as well as Hismarek's answer have no bearing whatever on
the main Issue of the day , which , by the way , Is not the adoption of Hie gold
standard , but Its maintenance as against the Introduction of the single silver
standard threatened by the advocates of the Chicago platform.
INTHKNATIONAI , AGUKUMKNT.
"Unconcerned about party contentions in the United Slates , Prince Bismarck
takes the sincerity of the inquiry for granted and proceeds to .slate his honest
preference for bimetallism. It is positively ludicrous to suppose that by this
term he should mean the simultaneous use of two yardsticks , one only half
as long as the other , lie contemplates , of course , the equality of both , and
since the gold yardstick can not be shortened , not even wilh the consent' of the
world , honest bimetallism Is in his eyes what II is In the judgment of every
sound money man , a lengthening of the silver stick , so that the legal ratio of
both gold and silver will correspond with the commercial ratio of the two
metals. This can be accomplished by an International agreement which lixes
the legal approximately in accordance with the commercial proportions , and to
bring about such an agreement will , In the event of MeKinloy's election , be
the mission of the republican party. On the other hand , no more effeclnal bar
to the concerted action of the commercial nations could be devised than the
adoption of free coinage by this country alone , because all other nations would
dump their silver here and , gradually getting possession of ail our gold , would
lose all Interest in the question of an International ratio.
THAT I'KHTINKNT "IK. "
"The ex-chancellor carefully refrains from expressing an opinion as to
whether an Independent step in the direction of bimetallism on our part would
redound to the benelit of the United Slates. He merely says 'if we should find
It. compatible witli our Interests to take independent action ; and this Is Un
real question to be decided by the American people in the present campaign.
When Prince Bismarck was lilmself confronted with it in the early 70s , he de
cided against silver , against bimetallism and In favor of gold , although as a
friend and ally of the feudal lords he was favorably inclined toward the
double standard. But he evidently came to Hie conclusion that Hie latter was
not compatible wllh Hie best Inti-ros-Is of the German empire , and the grand
strides toward greatness and prosperity Germany has made since Hie intro-
luction of Hie gold standard Is ample proof of the correctness of his judgment.
His 'if means that he concedes siifllclent Intelligence to the American people
not to venture a leap into the dark against their well understood interests. But
that an International agreement Is deniable he asserts positively , nnd in this
ie agrees with the republican parly and even- sound monev man In the
Unitml' ' ' States.
"But , perhaps , the mine owners' Jonrnah ; will continue to cite Bismarck
support of their cause for the same reason they keep their candidate on the
slump ; they are unsophisticated as to Iho queer properties of the boomc-rang. "
HOCUS QIJO'l'ATIO.VS.
St. Paul Pioneer I'ross : Mr. nrynn's attempt
J Implicate the late Mr. Heecher In his un-
Dund financial doctrines was turnrd upon
Im with crushing effect by Depow'a quota-
on from a speech of Ihu BrooMyn pa.flor
i 1877 , whoso utterances ) on the flat money
lovemont at that time were as clear and
noQiilvocal as any of his war speeches , and
roved a terrible boomerang tor thu boy
rator.
Chicago Tribune : This Is the second time
10 London Financial Nuwa ban pronounced
10 "Grip of Cold" article a forgery. It
ow remains to be seen whether the free
liver : organs which havu kept this article
t the head of their colunniH will have the
onesty to remove it. If they do not they
lust ho written down as deliberate , willful ,
Icked forgers , who hayo resorted to thta
Ishoncst act In order to deceive ithclr
laclcra , Mr. Jlryan's personal organ has
-011 < the chief offender In this disreputable
IlKlllCES. ;
Philadelphia ledger : The editor of the
Inanclal Ke\vs , In compliance with the
ledger's ( request , published at the htail of
s editorial page , In the ISKIIH of Monday ,
eptcmbcr It. the following clear , decisive ,
idUputublo denial of the genuineness of
ic Hryan organs' otatomi'iit : "In our Issue
August 13 wu took occasion to refer to
10 circulation In the American ncwEpaper *
an article entitled 'Tho drip of Gold,1
urportlng ; to be an extract frciu the
Inanelal News of March 10. 189G , and we
.ated that no such article hail ever appeared
this Journal. As certain American papers
intlnuo to reprint this artlclo , crediting It
the Financial Nev.-a , we have again to
arn our readers and our American con-
'inporarlcs that It la a forgery , and Us
liolu tenor Is entirely opposed to thu view
0 have always I a I : on of thu elfe'ct of fit-it
Ivor legislation In the United States. " The
RUIIB of thu populist-democratic candidate
ivo made the public tou familiar with their
iBresurd of the truth to Induce any Intelll-
nt observer of their common ute of the
capona of Invention und misrepresentation
c-xpuct , or hope , even , that they will dU-
intinuo the publication of "The drip of
uld , " forgery , though assured cf 1(8 ( real
mructer Tliey will , tie doubt keep right
on disseminating It oa a genuine statement ,
for , should they divest their campaign for
free silver of Its fallacies and untruths , It
would have little or nothing left to stand
upon. Still it | s proper that the peralHtont
unt > of thi.s particularly unscrupulous and
Impudent campaign forgery should be ex
posed.
TOM WATSO.V.S DISMA.W ) ,
Chicago Chronicle : Mr. Watson ofOeorcIa
doesn't seem to reullzo how undignified and
( disrespectful It la In him to continue to
kick a coipsc.
Chicago TImcs-lJerald : Mr. Watson' ) .
Elgnlllant warning will disconcert the ranks
cf thu popocrat leaders much more tluoi will
appear on the surface. That a political deal
with the populists , who now represent sub
stantially the same principles for which the
grccnbadcera stood , was negotiated by pope
crat managers In attested by other evidence
cutsldo of Mr. Watson's dliei-t allegations.
Xew York World : Mr. Watson says thai
"the menace that endangers -Mr. Ilryan's
success today la the profound dlsdatisfucllon
which exists among thu humble , honest ,
curnest populist * , who Imvn built up the
people's party. " Tills dissatisfaction is due
to thu conviction that Iliuy havu been
cheated and their most trusted leader
abused and derided from thu tlino ot tiiu
St. I.on i a convention to Mr. Scwall's latent
refusal lo withdraw.
Now York Sun : What would thu country
bo Hithout all ur.muzzlrd Tom Watson ? H *
has great gifts of speech and it would bu
a pity if he were not allowed lo enjoy them.
To be tmre , that Darning head la an olo-
iiuenco In Itself , but it derives a new poetry
from these accomplished and Industrious
lips , l.onu may Tom Watson vvavo In the
wind ? of his own conversation , finch mun
aru rare , even if at times thu supply necius
to exceed thu demand.
Minneapolis Tribune : Bryan's visit to
SiMvall and thu announcement that Sttwall
will accompany Hryan upon hU campaign
tour In the > uuli ! may be taken as Bottling
Ihp < | iit' tlou of the Malnu man remaining on
thu tlcke.t. ' Hu will stick , in deciding upon
Ilila ccursy Mr. Uryan and his managers
havu determined to throw down the gage of
battle to Walsou of Georgia anil the middle-
oflh ic" i1 ppptdlsts. Thor have hid rtc-
a.iu o t U.iUon and Ms shrieking crov
, ci-nilo of lliiTiits.
Chit ago Itootml. Mr. Watson * tlU socnu
to think thruh not enoiiRb room for two
ramltilatcs for thu vice jircjliloncy on tin
poptillst-ilcmocrAt platform , and In this h
Is entirely correct. Tliero will lie nioro room
piMcntly or It will not bp Mr. Watson's
fault. Puston Is ot all other things the
particular thltiR Mr. Wntson detests , nnd ,
unhappily for him , fusion hns In-come , ns ho
says , "a sort of craze like the rhewltiR-
Ktiin hnlilt. " However , It may bo ns to the
fusion Imblt. Mr. Watson , happily. Is not
yet affected by It He dors not propose t
fuse not with Mr. Sewall , nl least.
.lOKlOHS1 .1.VIIS ,
Detroit Five Press : "Wlmt did old
Stuffy have on when he escaped from that
Intming hotel ? "
"A cry rnpld move. "
Chicago litcord : "Osmund , have you nt-
ended any of the fall openings ? "
"Yes , last night I stepped Into n eoal
hole , "
Harper's Daznr : He . ( telling a hairbreadth -
breadth ndvintnro ) . "And In the bright
moonlight we could see the dark muzzles of
the wolves. "
She ( breathlessly ) . "Oh. how plad you
must have been they had the muczlea on ! "
Washington Star : "Sonic men , " said
Uncle Mben "seems ler fink dnt talkln' at
do top or > oh voice kin take do pl.ice ob
spcakln' f'tim do bottom ob yoh h'nht.
1'hlladolphla llpcord : Nell My husband
Is goln tn buy mu a sack , llelle Seal
skin ? Xcll Kult.
Detroit Tribune : "And shall I then look
daKRors ? " asked the liiRPUtie.
The staRO malinger tore his hair.
"No ! " ho shrieked. "This Is n modern
pl.iy. Look hat-pins , "
Cincinnati Kmiulrcr : "It Is ijtiecr. " said the
thoughtful boarder , " ( hat whisky , being
nmdo In the manner It Is , does not smell of
copper. "
"Oh , well , " Bald Asliury I'eppcrs , "tho
thing Is evened tip by the copper usually
smelling ot whisky. "
Indlanapoll. ? Jouniil : "I was Just talking
with Hills , HIP pugilist. "
"lllffs ? Icmme see. lllffs. lie Is heavy
weight. Isn't he ? "
"Heavy weight , nothing. He 1s an ex
treme light -weight. Doesn't fight above a
whisper. "
Texas Sifter : Ollhooly Iliivo you seen Col
onel Yorger since ho got back from Wash
ington ? Hosteller McCJlnnls No , I've not
son htm. "W ll , ho Is the mnddeat man In
Texas. " "What's HIP matter with him' "
"When ho was In Washington he attended
the dead-letter sale and bought In hla own
application to the ptesldcnt for a consul-
whip. "
Till- : KIND \VR KNOW.
ChlcriBO llcconl.
There nro no friends like the old friundi
Wo know so long ngo ;
They never fall to tell us all
We do not care to know.
They tell us wo arc getting bald ;
They say : "You're very gray , "
Or , "Goodness , but you changed a lot
Slnco you wcru young and gay. "
I'll 10 CHOSS AMI CIHMV.V.
Written for The Hoc.
Speak not so lightly of thu crown of thorna ,
It pierced the temples once of God's own
son :
The sacred emblem only all adors ,
1'rofanc association , do tliou shun.
Prate not too loudly of a cross of gold ,
The cross He carried was so sanctified
That but to mime It makes the blood run
cold.
And shows the darkened field on which.
He died.
i
Thy vain ambitions am too -small for -this ,
For mortal cravings let the earth suMco ;
The crown of Christ , His eross , arc both
amiss.
They live to point the way to 1'aradlsc.
ISABEL , UICIIKY.
It Is
s
To expect first class
o-oocls at fourth rate
Oprices. . It is equally
ridiculous to buy fourth
class clothing at any
price.
Common sense re
jects "shoddy" in prac
tice or principle ,
Our especial aim is
to maintain the highest
attainable standard m
the making of fine cloth-
inor ready-to-wear. We
,
charge no more for it
than is justified by the
character of the goods ,
The fjreat volume of
*
product indeed
our , ,
makes it possible for
us to offer the finest
garments in competi
tion wilh the cheaper
sorts at no higher pri
ces than the small deal
ers charge ,
Sole agents for the celebrat
ed YOUrflAAJS HATS.
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