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ON1 REGULATION OF VALUES
Morn Tlmn Legislation Needed to Restore
Silver to 10 to 1 ,
SOMETHING BEYOND POWER OF CONGRESS
Condition * ! ( lull Cannot lie Con trolled
1 > > - Merc Sttitiiliiry linncttiicul
illrii'il by Simple
Letter iif ln iv.
WEST roiNT , Neb. , Oct. l. To the Kdl-
tor of Tho' Dco : Many of thoeo supporting
"W. J. llryan'-for president advocate the
free ntul unlimited coinage of silver nt the
ratio of 1C to 1 for the reason that they
wnnt cheaper 'money to pay their debts
wlih. They claim that money measured by
the gold Htnmlnrd Is too dear. Mr. Hryan ,
In his Mndlson Square- speech , said : "The
farmer who owed $1,000 Is Rtlll compelled
to pay $1,000. " Thpy think they will bo
relieved from paying n debt of tl.OOO with
money of the value of $1,000 under free nnd
unlimited coinage of silver. Just how that
IB to bo accomplished they nre unable to
hay They surely cannot expect to pay the
debt with dtpii'dated money at Its nominal
nr designated value , or with debased silver
dolhrs that may pass current at a discount
of fiom 10 to CO per cent. No one doubts
that the silver dollar wll depreciate under
fiee and unlimited coinage , and Hint It will
circulate nnd pass current at such value
HH the bullion or Intrinsic value of the sll-
MM- contained In It. The Intrinsic value
of gold nnd silver , for many years , were
inn ii > talned at about the ratio in which they
were coined , ami while their values were so
maintained they were each equally n meas
ure of money value under the constitution
of the t'nlted States. Under the tlrst coin
age net , the act of April 2 , 1792 , It was pro
vided tlut the coinage should be both gold
nnd silver , and the rclatlvo value of the
two metalB should be as Ifi to 1. Hut owing
to the rapid increase In the production of
silver the relative value of the two metals
hud materially changed in 1S2.1 , and their
true relative value became more nearly ns
Ifi to 1 In conscience of which all the gold
le t the country as f.ist as coined. When
It became apparent that silver would not
recover Its farmer relative value with gold
congress showed great anxiety to get at
the true relative value existing between
them ( congressional debates , June 21. 1S3I. )
Congress expressly disclaimed the power
to materially depreciate the coinage or ini-
] ) jlr the rights of creditors by making de
preciated coin n legal tender. ( Congres
sional debates , Juno 21 , 1S3I , I' . 1' . JC50 ,
4or.to : ; : ! . )
having ascertained the relative
valuit between the two metals to be IS to
1 It based the net of 1S31 , establishing the-
ratio according to the then Intrinsic values
of the n-spectlvc mctnls.
Imler the constitution of the United
Statqa congress has power "to coin money ,
regulate the value thereof , and of foreign
coin " Under this provision congress Is
Klvon nutborlty to regulate tbo value of
money according to the real value of the
aiotal coined. It has no authority to give
the money coined any greater value than
the uiuutal contained therein.
CIUEP JUSTICI3 CIIASB'S OPINION.
This question Is fully discussed In the
case of Dronson against Kodes , 7 Wall , 229
( decided February 15 , ISC'J ) . Opinion by
Chief Justice Chase. The court says :
"To form a correct Judgment on ' .his
point It will be necessary to look Into the
statutes regulating coinage. It would bo
Instructive , doubtless , to review the history
of coinage in the United States , and the
succession of statutes by which the weight ,
purity , forms and Impressions of gold and
Bilver coins have been regulated. "
"Tho act of 1732 established a mint for
the purpose of a national coinage. It was
the result of very careful and thorough In
vestigation of the whole subject , In which
Jefferson and Hamilton took the greatest
parts , and Us general principles have con
trolled all subsequent legislation. It pro
vided that the gold of coinage , or standard
gold , should consist of eleven parts line and
one part of alloy , which alloy was to bo of
ellvur and copper In convenient propoitlona ,
not exceeding one-half of silver , and that
the silver of the coinage should consist of
1,185 parts fine , and 179 parts of an alloy
wholly of copper.
"The same act established the dollar as
the money unit , and required that it should
contain 41G grains of standard silver. It
provided further for the coinage of half
dollars , quarter dollars , dimes and half
dimes , also of standard silver , and weighing
respectively a half , a quarter , a tenth aifl a
twentieth of the weight of the dollar. Pro
vision was also made for the gold coinage ,
consisting of eagles , half eagles and quarter
eagles , containing respectively 290 , 135 and
sixty-seven and one-half grains of standard
gold , and being of the value , respectively ,
of )10. $5 and (2.50.
"These coins were made a lawful tender
In all payments , according to their respect
ive weights of silver and gold ; If of full
weight , nt tholr declared values , nnd If
less , at proportional values. And this regu
lation as to tender remained In full force
until 1837.
"Tho rule prescribing the composition of
alloy has never been changed , but the pro
portion of alloy to fine gold nnd silver , and
the absolute weight of coins , have undergone
Bomo alterations , partly with a view to the
bettor adjustment of the gold and silver
circulations to each other , and partly for
the convenience of commerce.
"In Hlngln coins the greatest deviation
tolerated In the gold coins was half a grain
In the double eagle , euglo or half eagle , and
n quarter grain In thn quarter euglo or gold
dollar (9 ( Slat , at I , . . 39S ) . and In the silver
coins , a grain and n half In thn dollar and
half dollar , and a grain In the quarter dollar
lar and half grain In the dltno and half
dime. ( C StAt. at L. . HO. )
"In 1819 Iho limit of deviation In weigh
ing largo numbers of coins on delivery by
th chief coiner to the treasurer ami by the
treasurer to depositors was still further
narrowed , *
"With tljcso precautions against the emis
sion of any piece Inferior In weight or
purity to the prescribed standard , It was
thought safe to make the gold ami silver
coins of tbo'i United Stales legal tender In
all payments according to their nominal
values. This was done by the act of 1S37.
Some regulations as to the tender , for
small loans , of coins of less weight and
purity have been made ; hut no other pro
vision than that made In 1S37 , making coined
money a legjl tender In all payments , now
exists upon Iho statute books.
"Tho design of all this minuteness In the
rcgijlntlpii of coinage Is easily seen. It
Indicates the Intention of the legislature
1o give n pure guaranty to the people
that the coins made
current In payment ! !
contain the precise weight of gold or silver
of the precise degree of piulty declared
by Iho' fcUtute , It
recognizes the fact , ac
cepted by all men throughout the world , that
value U Inherent In the precious metals ,
that gold and silver are In themselves values ,
and being nuch and being In other rcspccU
best adapted to the purpose , are the only
proper measures of values ; that these values
mo "determined by weight ami purlcty , and
that form and Impress nre tlmply certifi
cates of value , worthy of absolute reliance
only became of the known Integrity and
good faith of the government which gives
them , "
11 V JUSTICES CUI-TOIU ) AND KIULI ) ,
The question , to enow that congress has
no constitutional authority to make coined
money legal tender In payment of debts
at a greater value than the gold or silver
they contain , U further elucidated by Jus
tice Clifford , In his dUuentlng opinion In of
the legal tender eases. ( Knox V. Leo and
Parker , V. Davis , I' ' . Wall. , 457 ) Ho says
"Intrinsic value exists In gold and silver
i well before as after It U fabricated and
itampcJ ai coin , which shows conclusively ol
that the principal discretion vested In congress
gross under that clause of the constitution
consists In the power to determine th
denomination , fineness , or value nnd dcscrlp
I'on ' of the coins to bo struck , and tli
relatlva proportion of alloy to be used I
minting the coins , and prescribed the moil
In which the Intended object of the gran
&hall be accomplished and carried Int
practical effect.
"Discretion , to some extent. In prcscrlb
In ? the value of the coins minted , Is , bcyon
doubt , vested In congress , but the plain
Intent of the constitution Is that congress
In determining that matter , shnll bo gov
crned chiefly by the weight and Intrlnsl
value of the coins , as It Is clear that If th
stamped value of the same should much ex
cccd the real value of gold nnd silver no
coined , the minted coins would Immediate !
cease to be current coins or a standard o
value as contemplated by the constitution. '
lluckison on Doprec. ( Curr. , 22 Klnancla
pamphlets , 579) ) .
Juttlco Field. In his dissenting opinion I
the natnp case , says : "Undoubtedly , con
gress can alter the value of the coins l-wue
by Its authority by Increasing or diminish
Ing , from time to time , the alloy they con
tain , Just as It may alter , at Its pleasure
the denominations of the several coins Is
sued , but there Its power stops. It canno
make thrse nltered coins the equivalent q
the coins In their previous condition ; nm
If the new coins should retain the sam
names ns the original , they would be cur
rent nt their true value. Any deelaratlo
that they should have any other value woul
j bo Inoperative In fact nml a monstrous dla
! regard by congress of Its constitutional dnt >
i Tin- power to coin money , as already do
clnrod by this court ( United State" ? , V. Mar
Igold , ! l How. , GG7) ) Is a great trust devolve
I upon congress , carrying with it the dut
| of dealing nnd maintaining n unlfoni
i standard of value throughout the union , an
It would be n manifest abuse of this trus
I to glvo to the coins issued by Its nuthorlt
any other than their real value. Dy debns
Ing Ihn coins , when once the standard I
fKi'd , Is meant ghlng to the colivi , bv the !
form and Impress , a certificate of their hav
Ing n relation to that standard dlffcren
from that which , In truth , they possess ; li
other words , giving to the coins n false cer
tllicate of their value. Arbitrary nnd prolll
gate governments have often resorted t
this miserable scheme of robbery , whlcl
Mill designates ( Mill's I'ollt. Hcon . page 20
as 'a shallow nnd Imnudcnt artifice , th
least covert of all modes of knavery , whlc ;
consists In calling n shilling a pound , tha
a debt of 100 may be canceled by the pay
incut of 100 shillings. '
"In this country no such debasement ha
ever been attempted , nnd 1 feel coiifldcu
that none will ever be tolerated. "
WHAT KHISPS SIL.VKK UP.
At the present value of silver bullion , th
Intrinsic value of the standard silver della
does not exceed 53 cents. It Is , however
maintained nt parity with gold by the de
clarcd policy of the government ( act of con
grcss of 1S93. repealing the purchase clans
of the so-called Sherman act. approved Jul ;
14 , 1S90) ) , "to continue the use of both goli
nnd silver ns standard money , and to coli
both gold nnd silver as standard money o
equal Intrinsic and exchangeable value , sucl
einmllty to bo secured through iutcrnatlotia
agreement , or by such safcguatds of Icgls
latlon ns will Insure the maintenance of thi
parity or value of the coins of the two metal :
nnd the equal power of every dollar at al
times In the market and In the payment o
debts. " It Is further declared In said act
"That the efforts of the government shouh
be steadily directed to the establishment o :
such a safe system of bimetallism as wll
maintain at all times the equal power o
every dollar coined or Issued by the Unltcc :
States In the markets and In the payment
of debts. "
Under free and unlimited coinage of sll
ver at 10 to 1 , this prop of the government
would bo taken away , and the silver dollar
will circulate at its actual value , whatevoi
that may be. If such actual or Intrinsic
value should be less than Its declared coined
value , an act authorizing free and unlimited
coinage nt the ratio of 1C to 1 would in
effect be a debasement of the silver dollar ,
and It could not bo given the quality of n
legal tender for the payment of debts , ac
cording to the decisions of the supreme
court and the opinions of Its judges , ns al
ready shown. There Is no constitutional
power vested in congress to authorize such
a debasement of the silver dollar coined.
If I read aright said decisions of the supreme
premo court and the expressed opinions
of its Judges , according to my view , the
silver dollar coined under such an act out
of fifty cents worth of silver bullion , an
measured by the gold standard , such a
silver dollar would circulate at a discount
of 50 per cent. It would require two such
dollars to pay $1 of prior contracted
Indebtedness. Its purchasing value would be
50 cents , just as that of the Mexican dollar
lar In Mexico.
The legal quality of the treasury notr-s of
the United States rests upon an entirely
different ground. They have no Intrinsic
value. They were Issued by the United
States at n time of great threatened peril ,
when the very existence of the government
was threatened by the war of the rebel
lion. The treasury of the government was
empty and the government was without
crpdit , and had no means to pay the Immense
sums of money necessary to raise , equip
ami maintain armies to put down the re
bellion nnd to pay the running expenses of
the government. The court maintained their
legal tender quality solely upon the ground
that they were Issued during the war of the
rebellion , at a time when the government
was without money or credit , and were
Issued for the purpose of putting down the
rebellion. URIAH DHUNKR.
TWO SOUTH AMHHICAV H.AMTLHS. .
.Vruoiillni * lti-ilil | > Ili- mill llruv.ll AIToril
u l.lKliI ( i > Diillcit Stiitt-N VII ( < TM.
O.MAHA , Oct. l. To the Editor of The
Dee : Wo hear so much talk among the
free sllverltes about the prosperity of Mexico
ice and other free silver countries that 1
would Ilka to call to tbe attention of these
evanescent exponents of free coinage a few-
facts regarding the financial conditions pre
vailing in the Argentine Republic and
Dni7ll , both of which are on a silver basin.
Take Argentine : This is ono of the moat
promising of all the South American repub
lics. Endowed as It Is with a rich and fcr-
tile soil and a most equable climate , It
gives promise of being ono of the foremost
grain and sheep raising countries on the
face of the globe. In 188 ! tholr currency ,
the peso , was at par. but owing to the
efforts of a lot of political financiers , who
had In mind their own personal aggrandise
ment , the government was Induced to grant
the national banks the power to flood the
country with unlimited paper money , thus
driving all of the gold out of the- country ,
until toda > It Is ruling at from 250 to 300
per cent premium. Low values for
their products and high prices for
the commodities , which they arc
compelled to Import , are the Immediate.
results of what the Dryanltcs would
jiavo us believe is r. panacea for al the In-
ilustrlal and financial distress In this coun
try.
Referring to Drazll : Let us go back to
1875. when their currency , the native mil-
rcls , was ut par , say 27 pence or 51 cents , '
when \\e will find that high wages prevailed ,
when all the necessary commodities were In
reach of all clauses , the country prosperous ,
foreign capital was flowing freely Into all
channels of Investment and everything x
seemed to Indicate a continued era of pros
perity. What Is the state of affalis there
today ? DryanUm has dominated the finan
cial legUlutlon of the country , banks of Is
sue were Instituted by the government at
the I n bianco of a ring of political grabbers , s
emulation of Argentine- , and the country
Inundated with an inllated paper currency
till In 1SSG the pound sterling was worth
mllrels In place of 9 , Its pur value , and
which has gone on appreciating until today
the pound sterling Is quoted at 20.CO , or In
other words , gold Is at 200 per cent premium.
Thus the Importer who Imports $100 worth
goods from 1Curope or the United States
hai to pay $300 In paper money lu liquidate
the debt , and whl'o wages are lower the
earner thereof has to pay treble for the nec
essaries of life. Such today Is tha status
two of the richest of South America' * re-
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FKOM HARPER'S ' WEEKLY. \ ' - COPYRIGHT , 1890 , BY HARPER & BROTHERS ,
MONKEYIN-G WITH A "BUZZ-SAW. "
LITTLE WILLIE : "I GUESS I'LL STOP IT I"
mbllcs. Into which foreign capital , Amer-
can and European would be literally poured
were it not for their lax- and vicious ruonc-
ary laws. Let the popocrnts continue to
lowl to thegalleries. . The American people
will rise supreme and give the disciples of
p lopullsm such a tiouncing at the polls that
'the subsequent proceedings will Interest
hem no more. " Let the famous signal of
\dmlral Nelson at Trafalgar be paraphrased
o read "America expects every man to do
ils duty" and vote for sound money and the
ntcgrity of tbo United States.
"SOUND FINANCE. "
H < MV WorUmrii Ar AfTct-tfil.
OMAHA , Oct. l. To the Editor of The
neo : Is It not time our stump orators came
lown and put themselves In closer touch
vlth the "plain plcoplo ? " Sherman , Harri
son , Reed , Cochran and Schurz , in speeches
of consummate ability , have expounded the
finances of our country ; men of leisure have
ho means of becoming familiar with the
vholc question , but as much Is not to be
expected of the day laborer , and the- Issues
at the present political campaign are largely
n his hands. Of finance as a science , he
cnows but llttlo and cares leas. Dut ha can
nnd should be made perfectly familiar with
he practical bearing of all the questions In
volved In the present contest. One fact
clearly understood Is worth more than a
lazy conception of a thousand ,
When wo think of the errors and miscon
ceptions that are afloat , like a cloud covcr-
ng the whole laud , and the half truths and
disjointed truths which the people have Im-
ilbcd , It will bo easy for us to admit that
ho supporters of the Chicago candidate are
lalriotlo and hontMt men. The victim of
nero and greater errors than any other man
n this nation wo think Is Mr. William J.
iryan himself , and wo think that It will bo
conceded that In their dissemination , he
lossesses remarkableability. . Republlcanx
each that If Dryan's platform becomes law
ho sliver dollar will be worth 100 cents
vhcn used to pay debts , but cnly 53 cents
f used for any other purpose. Are they
orrcct ? Such a prapsfiltlon teems to be too
ibsurd , too astounding and too corrupt to
10 true. If I ewe a man a 100-ceiit dollar
nd pay the debt with 53 cents I am a
Illaln. That villains have made
he act legal dees not hejp
ny case in the least. Dut are the repub-
Iccns Just In the charge they make ? I < ct
48 see. They ore certainly coriect when
hey afllrm that It will bo impossible fcr
ho government to keep the gold dollar
jack of the silver dollar , ready for on ex-
haugo , after the free and unlimited coin-
go of silver Is fairly under way. To do
hat we should need all the gold of Europe
t is also trua that lu the absence of the
'old dollar the government stamp on a piece
( silver adds nothing to Its value. It Is
vorth no more than so much bullion. At
iresont the sliver In the American dollar
worth only 61 cents. And. finally , It Is
fact that the llryan platform proposes
o make this fil-cent piece of silver pay a
Jcbt of 100 cents. How will the hndcar-
Icr or the drayman feel when hu finds that
ho ten silver dollars he has coined for
ils labor are worth only $5 , and that flour
$2 per sack ?
Every laboring man can without help fig-
ru out for himself some of the consequences
f such a change In the financial policy of
his country. Every man and woman who
xpects to handle a dollar will bo affected
y It. If the facts of this 53-cent but legal
ender dollar policy could bo thoroughly
nderstood by the plain people , not ono In
thousand nf them would follow the Ilryan
anner another hour. This attempt to do
ase the American silver dollar and teach
iia people to enter upon a career of dlshon-
sty , fraud and corruption has no parallel In
uoJeru history. The Intelligent , honest and
conscientious man recoils from ? It ns ho
would from a gambling dcm. t
There are a few other faeti > , i , which de
mand a separate and plain consideration.
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, Jo IMprr'N I'lulforyi
> OSHKOSH , Neb. , Oct. l.-rMf. Dee : As
j you seem to be Interested InspoTytlcks. and
know all about the dolns of .big men In
Public places. I tho't meby you'/would like
to know how we simple peojileiof Oshkosh ,
nwoy put here In western Nebraska , feel
and talk In our homes.
You see I love to talk about , "Freo Sll-
ver. " You bee there Is somethln so In-
splrln , and I git so enthused -when I talk
about "Freo Sliver. " So I wag a sayln
when Mis Smith was here spendln thc > after
noon. *
And she says , soya she Why 'Mr. Piper !
Why do you bay "Freo Sllvcr\ \ '
Because , sayn I , If Urine gt | ? elected we
kin all git all the Silver we want Free.
Why Mr. I'lpcr ! says she It' dent say
"Freo Silver'1 It says , "Free coinage of Sll-
\cr. "
Well dent that moan that I kin git all
the Silver I want Free ? , , '
Not exactly , says she. Coinage you know-
means to make. Just as Flour , .Is made at
a mill , and the Government is Jlo make It
free.
free.And
And I kalnt git any free ? , Bays I.
No , says she.
Not a wagon box full ? or even a sack
full ? says I.
No , but If you have any "JSIjver" you can
take It there and have It made , up free.
Hut kalnt I go to this mill nd git evln
so much as n. little tlu pall f"ll f''cc ' ?
No , says she , and kinder Ja Jd.
If thats the how , says I , I dqri't see how-
Its goln to help mo , for I halntr , io much as
an , old watch case , and -Salryj ( that's -my
wife ) halnt got to much as o silver spoon
to grind up In that air. mill. ' j
Yes , says Salry , but jou arjVPart of the
Government and you will git ! tei help pay
fur runnln that air mill. ! {
Dut , says I , I thot them , ' . 'dqldi ' Robber
Darrens" had all the ( Jold goblijcd. up and
If UH poor people didn't pitch irijo In ; they
would soon hev nil the Sliver gobbled up
too. j j
No. says Mis Smith , the troilblp seems to
he there Is only 53c worth Jbf Hllver In a
Silver dollar. * / , }
Dut I thot there wuz'ldOo. In a silver
dollar. 1 . "I
Yea , says she , but 63o of Ihosel arc silver
and 47c are Hat. '
Fat , says I , Is that the stuff they put In
silver dollars. '
I guess , says she. you mean copper-alloy
( you ECO Mis Smith has a big 'Dictionary '
and knows all them big words. ) '
Yes , says I , then there Is C3o worth of
silver and tic worth of copper In a silver
dollar. i
No. says she , there Is 63c worth of silver
and copper In a silver dollar , and 47c In
Hat.
Hat.Land
Land eakcs alive , says Salry , I never
knowcd that there was any fat. In a silver
dollar before , but say don't you spoze llrlne
thinks If he wuz prcsldlnt he fould git to
fry some of that air fat out of some of
them Silver dollars.
You don't seem to just catch the meaning
of the word , says Mis Smith , the word Is
fl-at. I will try and explain It to you , In
a gold dollar there Is lOOc worth of cold ,
and If your bouse caught fire and the gold
dollar got molted the same lump of gold
would bo worth lOOo there Is no flat In a
gold dollar. Now in a Hllver dollar as we
said there Is 53c In silver and 47c In fiat
and a paper dollar Is all Hat.
Yes , says I , and If a paper dollar got
burned up there wouldn't bo notbln left.
Yes , ears she.
Then , says I , fyat mutt n } an just About
the same as nuthin put Into a silver
dollar.
Then , says Salry , Drlne Is no popollst
'reso ! ho would make dollars outen all fyat
and save that air silver.
After I had been outcn dug two rows o'
Inters and did a heap o' thlnkln' I cum in
acln.
j | M's Smith says I. I bin study In that air
j I blzncsa and I got It flgcrcd out bout this
ere way : the government Is to make a mill
to grind out Silver.
I kinder stopped an looked at Mis Smith
an she said Yes.
AH nnv body at had sliver In the ruff
, cud take and have It ground freo.
Yes. says she.
Now , boys I. nobody but a rich Gold
barren has silver In the ruff to grind.
No , says she.
And , says I , me beln part of tbe govcrn-
ntcnt must help pay for havln this gold
barrens grist of silver ground ?
Yea says she agin.
An ho kin go to this air mill an git 5k !
worth o silver anJ7c worth o nuthin
ground up Into a lOOo dollar.
Yes , says she sgln.
An' Ihen if he buys a dollars worth o'
tntcrs of me an pays me In ono of them
nlr dollars that I helped to make ho has
lOOc worth of tatcrs and I have 63c worth
o * silver and 47c worth o' nuthin.
Yes , Dut I must bo goln says Mis Smith.
Well I'm ever so much 'bilged , says I ,
an como over agin eoon an If It cant lee
much trouble bring your big Dickshunary
with you.
When Mis Smith had gone , and before I
went to work agin Salry &ays to me Jo
what does all thla polytlcks mean ? What
do Iho people want ?
Why Its simple cnuff , e&ys I , stralghtenln
up. We w-snt the people to have lots of
Moiu > y and Employment.
Is that all says she.
All ! cant that cnuff , Bays I , tryln to
look stern.
J , says she , dent you think there Is
cnuft of that air populist fyat In Kansas
and Nebraska lo keep all the people In the
world blz-y makln money outen It for more
than a million years and wouldn't that be
Itnplojment and money enuff fur anybody ?
Then as I leaned on the pump , thinks I ,
Now cant that an Idee fur ye. and to crrig-
crnato with my Snlry. too ,
Ho ! says I , as theIdee bloomed out fuller
an bloomer llko a punkln bio. Halnt we
populists got the world by the tall ?
What do we need ter double teams with
the dlmcrkrats fur Yes thcres plenty of
the raw materiel left the lots has been
gulu to Arkansas-/ fur the last two or three
; ears.
I shall make mo a nue motto and set It
up In the front road over tlio kltchlii post
and It bhall read. Down with "Freo Silver"
and up with "free Fyat. " JO 1'II'ER.
i * S "il > I3\iJr | 'H .liiiiiniry I ,
IMTTSDURQ. Oct. 2. Notice has bctn
posted In the Homestead and Edgar Thonip-
son iiillls of the Carnegie Steel company ,
that the present wage ecalo will expire on
January I. This action has been taken in
accordance with a provision In tin- scale
which compels either party desiring a clmng
to glvo notice uf ninety days In advance of
Itu expiration The ofliclals nf the company
say that no change In wages Is contemplated ,
but that the notice * has been posted merely
to make a readjustment possible In ci < se it
Is desired before January 1.
JIurlliiKton OlllrlulH In u WrrrU.
OTTU.MWA. la. , Oct. 2. Thcs peclal car
of Superintendent Levy of thu Durllngion ,
with a number of officials on board , wai ,
overturned In a wreck at Crum this moin-
Ing. Nonu of the oniclale were badly hurt.
Harry Moore , a flagman , was. . killed. The
wreck was caused by a passenger train
backing from a tlJo track Into a freight.
IIAIIVMII : MIVKS wn.i. HKHUMH.
KIv - Hiiiulrfil Men Rxtpcv | < l lo Co lo
Work \VKIiln TitoVcoIiH. .
LEADVILLB , Oct. 2. Preparations are
being hurried today for the resumption of
work in the Dlson , Little Johnny , the Mahala
and the Resurrection mines. At least 500
men are expected to be at work on these
properties within two weeks. If full forces
cannot bo obtained In camp , more men will
bu sent from MIsbourl. Miners will be
paid $3 per day , but for topmen and tram
mers In dry parts of tbo miuo the rate
will bo $2.50. The union's demand Is that
all alike shall have $3. Sheriff Newman
will bu displaced In charge of the grnml
Jury appointed to Investigate the riots , the
court appointing n special bailiff. Ex-Judge
T. A. Dlckson has been appointed special
prosecutor In place of District Attornc-y
Thomas ,
A troop of cavalry Is being recruited lu
this city , which will Increase the local force
of the National Guard to 500 men. To
tin-so will bo left the duly of guarding
the mines when the militia from tbe out
side Is wltl'drawn.
.SOCIALISTS Itn.MIII.V TI'ltMCI ) MOW.V
ilirrH Itcji-i-l I lie l'roiiiN | < * il So-
, ( -IllllMlIc Alllfllllllll'lllH.
DETROIT , Mich. , Oct. 2. Speaking of the
discussion over the proposed socialistic
amendments totlio constitution of the In
ternational Cigarmnkors' union. President
I'crklns today told the delegates that they
had not assembled to regulate tbo universe
or the an'nirs of worklngmen In general
Their duty was to legislate for the Inter
ests of the clgarimthers , "Our organiza
tion , " ho aid "has bccured for us shorter
boms and higher wages. If you tried to
secure these things throngh politics you
would all bo In your graves and so would
> our children before It would be accom
plished. Of our thousands of members only
750 have been affected by the many at
tempts to reduce wage's during the past
three jcars "
Ills remarks were greeted with great up-
plauso. Iho various socialistic preambles
were then voted on irnd defeated by 73'/ ' .
to 173ii votes.
ttllli
KANSAS CITY. Oct. 2. A special to the
Star from Carthage , Mo. , says : William J.
Wurrlng'.on. salesman for Newman Dios. ,
Chicago , was ancslcil hero today on eight
counts sworn out by his employer charging
embezzltmcnt. The amount is not known
When ( Uvobtiil Warrlngton took a dosu of
arsen'c , but the act was noticed by the nfll-
cers and lo was madi' lo bplt the polbon out
Warr'ngton ' Is prominent and highly re-
spettuil. He is single.
Filial AIMIII | | < ui Allan lie.
ATLANTIC. la. , Oct. 2. ( Special Tele-
cram. ) While driving to their home south
of Atlantic a party , composed of Mrs. Mary
Funk , Mrs. Netz and an adopted child , was
run Into by a runaway team. Mrs. Funk i
was killed Instantly and Mrs. Nctz was
Injured to such a degree that she will prob
ably die. Doth lower II in us of the littlu
child went broken and she Is so Injured In
ternally that stio will alee probably die.
MuHlurilly AxNiiult mi n | | | | .
FAItaO , N. I ) . , Oct. 2. While lilshop
Shanley of the Roman Catholic church for
North Dakota was walking up Droadw-ay
last night ho was assaulted by a man
named Daly. The bishop was struck two
blows , after which ho defended lilmsolf !
very skillfully and buccesafully until Daly j
was overpowered aud placed under arrest. .
TIDE TURNS TOWARD H'KIXIEY '
Where Bryiui Hns Lost Ilonvily in the
Past Two Months.
SOUTH DAKOTA SOLID FOR SOUND MONEY
Tluironuh Oruniilriillon In I In- \\'nf
of n ( 'iiiiipiilun of Kilii ( < n < l > iii
( /lint ttii'ON Voter * of ( lie
l.'ulllllj or l'ri-f Silt ft * .
sioux FALLS , s. n. , Oct. 2. ( special. )
There Is no longer niucli doubt about tlu
Iioltilcnl outcome In South Dakota. TlioiV
who are posted nrc confident of McKlnley's
success. Two months ago there wag n great
olnillltlon of free * slhrr sentiment. All of
( lie populists , two-thirds of thn democrats
ntul oiu'-hnlf of the republicans were free
silver men. At Hint time the vote would no
doubt have enrrled the state for liryati by
10.000. It was a hard task which the rcptlb-
Henna had to undertake to nvorrnmo that
lead. The manageiucnt , however , fell Into
good hands , nnd the orgnnlratlan In the
state Is better than It has ever been. More
over , hundreds of business nun who realised
Iho peril provoked by the Chicago conven
tion tinned themselves Into political agents
unknown to the ordinary politicians anil uu-
Influenced by them. Thp result has been a
Brent overturning In sentiment.
Should the election eome today McKlnlcy
\\o-itd carry the state by nt least 5,000 ma-
Joilfj , ami many shrewd , cnnsorvatUo poll-
tlilnns"ptil the figure eonslderably higher.
In eeitalu scetlona the republicans have lost
over two years HBO. This eounly , the. homo
of 1'cttlgrew , and of most of the prominent
voters , Is the hotbed of the fight. Two
months PRO Ilryan would have carried Slouv
Falls. Mlnnrhnhn cnuiily. by from 1,000 to
1.000 majority. Today the populist lenders
admit that Sioux Kails Is for McKlnley , nud
that the county Is very close. There la llt-
tlo doubt In tl'e minds nf those posted that
McKlnlcy would carry ( he county today from
100 to 200 majority. Changes are being made
dally , nml so far as The Hoc correspondent
Is able to discover , not a single change has
been made to Hryan during the last month ,
\\lillo from 200 to 309 changes have been
mailo the- other way.
WHAT A I'OLL SHOWS.
In Lincoln county the poll shows that the
republicans will just about hold their own
with two jears ago. In McCook tboy have
Rained considerably , Turner shows n gain ,
Hutchliipon a heavy gain , lion llommo and
Union n gratifying Increase , and In the
northern part of the state , where the repub
licans have been for Bound money for years ,
the lupublicaii majority shotfs an Increase.
Day county , which has been populist for
six years , will icturii to ( he republican fold.
Ileablo county will show Its own imjorlty ,
ISrooklngs and Codlngton will do the same.
In Ynnktori , Lake , Moody , Urule and other
counties tin re has been up to the present
time something of a republican opposition ,
lint the organIzntlon Is now putting In ef
fective work nml Is likely to recover.
In the lilnck Hills two months ago the
miners were largely tainted with silver ; to
day a largo majority of them are for Mc
Klnley. The Hills as a whole show a slight
republican gain. Altogether , the state to
day shows about the same republican vote
that It had two ycara ago. Apparent roporta
from all parts of the state Indicate that
whatever changes have been made are going
toward the republicans. The main fight from
this time on Is on the legislative ticket.
Experience demonstrates that It Is harder
to secure that than to elect the state ticket. '
Unless some surprising event takes place ,
however , Hit national , state and legislative
tickets will bo elected , though piobably by
a reduced majority.
i rTimi corvrr is
Voli-rs of < lm I Hi'i-Hon Cr < M > ( Sou ml
Money 1'o-ftt with Applause.
ULYSSES , Neb. , Oct. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Dlcr's opera hall was packed , gal
lery and vestibule Included , to listen to
Mr. 13dward Rosewatcr , editor of The Dee ,
on the Isues of the day. IIU presentation
of the financial question from 17U2 to the
prcpvnt was so full and complete and rt >
fair that he had the earnest attention of
the large audience. Willie republicans ,
using Bryan's dictum , would class tula sec
tion with the enemy's country , and though
liryun'K followers to offset Mr. Ilosewater's
meotiii' ; , arranged a pole-raising nt David
City and for a largo delegation from Iierc.
the attendance was delightfully small , nnd
tlio large nnd patriotic assemblage that
greeted Mr. Rosowatcr from tlmo to tlmo
with cheers of approval showed that even
f-outh Duller county has many level-headed
patriots. Knoiigh democrats and populists
wci-o present to show that there are these
who nre earnestly desiring light and are
seeking It In the right way. Mr. Itosc-
watcr marshaled facts and figures that
proved his n thorough knowledge of the
situation and references to Mr. IJrynn'n
tariff views In the
past were correctly re
ported and so htrl'.clng In contrast to those *
of Mr. McKlnley that any honest Inquirer.
not prejudiced , must have been convinced
of the truth that McKlnley stands for the
bi'Kt Interests of all American citizens ,
WAUNE1A , Neb. , Oct. 2. ( Special Teln-
gram.-Ion. ) ! J. II. I'ngb of Mlndcn ad-
diebHod a laigo nnd cnthnslaDtlc nmllenco
hire last evening upon tbe political Issues ,
from a snnnd money standpoint. Ills argu
ments were lioncbt and light to the point.
OtfPEOLA. Neb. , Oct. 2. ( Special. ) Re
publicanism is on the upgrade In I'ollc
count v. Wednesday night lion. W.
S. Summers of Lincoln spoke to
the largfBt crowd ever assembled
In a republican evening1 raci'tliu ;
In this town. There was a largo delegation
from I'latto Valley. II. II. Campbell of the
central committee presided over the meet-
ins ami Joseph Miller made the tlrst speech ,
besides singing a song that brought down
tbe house.
M'CUOL JUNCTION , Neb. , Oct. 2. ( Spo-
clal. ) Standing room In Pouth's hall was
nt a pi fin I urn yesterday. The audience w 8
disappointed In not meeting and hearing
Congress u.i : n Ilalncr , but was nmply
le-conipeiibod by the eloquent and logical ad-
dre--s i f Judjjp Allen W. Field.
WILSON'VILLE , Neb. , Oct. 2. ( Special. )
Mnn. It II. Longford , ono of the most en-
Irrlulnliifj n well as logical Hpoukcm In
the btiitc , delivered an address in this place
Wednesday evening at n house crowded to
ttio doors , under the auspices of tlio Me *
Klnlcy club. This was the flri.t rally of
Hit1 fli'd-inn. A procession , participated In
by ii'publlrunR bearing torches ltd by the
Wiff : n/lllo Women's band and followed by
tlic Ycung Womeii'H McICInley Marching
dub , took place just before the speaking.
The rf-publltans have arranged for a bis
rally at this place next Tuesday. The as
semblage will bo addressed by C. M. Drown
of rambililcfo F. M. Stiirdevant nnd A , L.
Kixhon of lieuvcr City. The Cambridge ) and
Henley ( Jlce clubs will furnish music.
LAUREL , Neb. , Oct. ' . ' . ( Special. ) Tha-
riubllran.i | held a big rally licit ) last night.
Iho Laurel Flambeau club ami the McKln-
Icy club , ICO strong , wrro out In a torch
light prociuilon headed by the Norrls band.
HDU. W. L. Ouborne of Dlalr apoko two-
hours and by his sound-mcney logic tonvcit-
i4 a number of democrats to tlio McKlnlcy
Idia.
Wednesday evening C. W. Miller and 10.
It. Uuniey of laurel addressed a big meet
ing at a school house ten miles north of
hero. The school house eampalgn Is well
under headway and by It much good In be
ing dcuo for the champion of protection ,
Victim of UlN On n Coiii'lintim.
HOl'lJHTON , Mich. , Oct. 2. Gi-orgo C. .
Sheldon , who wan shot by Ma coachman
lust night , died from his Injuries thin morii-
lug Ke'lx numonthler , tbo coachman , rum-
mlttcd suicide after the shooting-
