12 THE O fAJIA DAILY SUXDAT , OCTOIVEI ? 4 , 1890.
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The IH-OI IO of Lincoln rim look nt the
dully crowds at Cmiton anil sec tindlf -
fcreucii.
"Money oiisrlit not to lie 'milt ' on the
balloon pliin , " snys Krynn. iiutl tlicn hi-
proceed. * strnlt'litway to talk In favor
of ciirreney liillntlon.
As AVIllhim rUi'Klnley ntnti-s It. the
issno this year Is , "public honor mid
public horn-sty , Rood currency. Kood
credit nad national jjood faltli. "
Kvery day sooins to be moving diy ; In
railroad circles , JuilfibiK from the fre-
( inoiit aniioniiceiiieiits of transfers and
promotions ainoiiK the railway olllclala.
After reading and listening to
Bppt'clies tliu voter is going to do some
thinking , and ho Is going to do Ills think
ing befouj lie goeVt Into the- voting bootli
to prcjiare ills otlldal ballot.
After a few more nations are admitted
to the nriebund , It may be in order to
change the name of tlie alliance no as
to Include seine kind of reference to the
Increased nnmbur of members.
By the time this campaign is over tliens
will bo material at hand for the com
pilation of several ponderous volumes
on the. law of the Australian ballot as
expounded by American courts.
Advices from Italy are to the effect
that the prospect is excellent for a large
lemon crop the coming season. Tin-
price of circus lemonade , however , will
not be affected one way or the other.
Having repudiated the democratic ad
ministration , which It put Into power ,
the democratic party now asks the people
ple to enable It to repudiate half the
money that Is owing as public and pri
vate loans.
How would the sliver mine owners
who see perfection In everything that is
Mexican like to have the United States
Impose a tax of I ! per cent on all the
silver mined In the country , such as Is
exacted by the Mexican government ?
The people of Colorado will see new
beauties in free silver when' they come
to pay the bills for the military protec
tion demanded and secured by the silver
mine owners whose love for , the miners
draws the line at paying living wages.
The Itryau press continues to revile
and belittle the old soldier in one col
mini and to beg for his vote In the next ,
lint the veteran Is too shrewd not to
know that the only use the popocratlc
crowd has for him is before election and
not after it.
Wyoming is , according to the most re
liable reports , In a fair way to redeem
Itself from the disastrous effects of
keeping silver company. Wyoming In
the sound money column will raise that
state several notches In the estimation
of thu country.
"Moral color blindness" Is the latest
term used to designate the Inability of a
person , to discern the dishonesty of
debts In dollars
paying 100-ccnt TiO-cent
lars , and that Is about as mild a phrase
as can be used to describe the delin
quency In question.
When Xebraska farmers drive ten-and
twenty miles to attend republican meetIngs -
Ings we have Indisputable proof that
their Interest In stable currency and an
unimpaired national credit Is going to
place their crosses opposite the names
of the right candidates on the olllelal
ballot on thu day of election.
The head of the government weather
service says that his forecasters pre
dicted the Atlantic storm of last week
and gave ample notice of Its coming by
means of signals. The political fore
casters wlio hit It right will also lie
saying "I told you so" as sunn as the
complete returns nre In nnd the precise
majority which McKInley has in the
electoral college is announced ,
lit this quoting the presidents of the
United States in support of sliver re
pudiation , Ilryan and his followers have
discreetly omitted to refer to President
Grant. It was President ( iiant who In
bis inaugural address of March 1. ISti' ) .
said : "To protect the national honor ,
every dollar of government lndt > htcdntv
should be paid In gold , unless oiberwl.te .
expressly provided for. Let It be un
derstood that no repudlator of one far
thing of our public debt will be tnuted
lit n public place and It will go far to
ward strengthening a credit that should
bo tbo best lu Uie world. "
J.V'JAMl / / ' / ' ' FOIlKCtiDSt'ltn.
One of the planks In the platform
adopted by the populist national conven
tion demands the Immediate foreclosure
) f the government liens on the faelllc
railroads and tlielr purchase and opera
tion by the miti-il States. While tills
imipusltloit has not Ix-en touched upon
uy the populist candidate for president.
It has been given out In all seriousness
by his champions In this section that
Mr. Bryan would ln. e no time In carryIng -
Ing out this proposition to the letter.
ILow this Is to be accomplished under
existing conditions Is , however , not ex
plained.
For the last ten years The Beis has
steadily opposed the various refunding
schemes that have been urged upon con
gress because all the 1'acllle railway
funding bills contemplated the contliiti-
ai're ' of the present over-capltallx.atlon
of the propi-rty. Tin- purchase of the
Pncllli ! railroads and their operation by
the federal government Is an altogther
different matter. Tinforeelosme of flic-
roads under the llrst morliraue julght en
tail upon the government the loss of
part of Its security because the road is
not today worth the face value of the
outstanding bunds. Such a sale made
under proper conditions and restric
tions would , however , wring out the
siiperllitoiin water , place the property
upon a basis of actual value and enable
Its new owners lo operate It at a reason
able protlt without being compelled to
exact extortionate rates to cover llxed
charges.
When It comes to purchase and opera
tion by the government obstacles would
present themselves that would In- al
most Insurmountable. First and fore
most the government cannot acquire th : >
Pacific ralhoads without paying oil' the
lirst mortgage bonds which amount to
over .fiO.HHM0. ( ( ) ( ! The government holds
only a second mortgage ami can se
cure title and control only after the
llrst mortgage has been released. How
Is the government to get the necessary
jjiiiO.UOO.OOU except by borrowing upon
bonds Issued for that purpose. With
revenues less than expenditures the
great problem Is lo devise the means
for meeting the deficit.
It is also problematic whether the gov
ernment could operate the roads without
increasing the deficit and making bond
Issues a regular feature of treasury
management. Covernment ownership
and operation of railroads is an untried
experiment in this country. Our only
publicly owned railroad , the ( . 'inclnnati
Southern , Is now in the hands of a
receiver preliminary to it.s sale. In for
eign countries where the civil service is
absolutely divorced from politics , gov
ernments have succeeded in operating
railroads profitably , but what would
happen In. this country under a presi
dent like Itryan , who avows Ids inten
tion to relntrodnco the spoils system
and distribute all federal patronage
among Ills political followers ?
AX UTIJKCT Y.KiJ.s'lJA FOll LAItOIt.
Tlie report of the Pennsylvania labor
commissioners , just made public , shown
that there has been a pretty steady de-
etease In the ranks of the employed In
that state ever since 1SJ. ! ) According
to the ligures given there was 'JO per
cent less people at work in the manu
facturing industries of Pennsylvania in
ISI ! ) than in ISiW and it is believed that
tlie number of employes Is no greater
now than two years ago , if so large.
Ueferrlng to the .statement of the report
Hie American Manufacturer says it1 is a
striking demonstration of the disastrous
nature of the lower tariff policy. This
view will certainly be accepted by stli
who do not favor that policy and it is a
view that cannot be successfully denied.
The present tariff law , which the pope
cratlc candidate for president helped to
make though it is not so destructive
as would have been the measure he
supported Is responsible for the idle
ness of nearly or quite a million people ,
taking the Pennsylvania figures as the
basis of estimate. When the manufac
turing Industries of the country are in
full operation , as they were In 1S)1 ! ) ,
they give employment to more than
1X ( ) < ) ,000 people and at this time from
JO to : . ' . " > per cent of that number are
unemployed. Allowing . : ! . ' < ) as the aver
age annual earnings of these people
when at work , it Is seen that at least
: , ; : ! r > < ) , < H ) < MH)0 ) a year has been lost to th"
labor of the country employed under
normal conditions In manufacturing dur
ing the last three years , or a total for
that period of over i ? 1,000,0.00,000. That
Is what the democratic ( arill" policy has
cost labor since 3Sii ! ) and not only would
that policy be continued In the event
of the success of the popocratlc party
In November , but It is reasonable to
expect that Mr. I'ryan would Insist
upon going further In the din-cHou of
destioylng protection , which he regards
as the most vicious principle that eve/
cursed this country. lie will not talk
about the tariff , because he does not
dare to attempt a defense of the policy
for which he Is In part , responsible , but
having got into tlie presidential chair
he would lose no time , after the free
coinage of silver had been secured , In
furthering the cause of free trade , to
which ho l as earnestly devoted as to
the cause of free silver.
Will American labor learn nothing
from the severe lesson of the last three
years ? Will the American farmer fall
to see In the great lo < s that labor has
iiutl'crcd in this period one most valid
reason for tli depression hi his own
Industry ? A million of people earning
nothing necessarily menus an enormous
decrease of cuiisnmptlon and the ag/l-
culliiial producer in tlie greatest Milferer
from this. The republican party pro
poses as a remedy a policy that will
put.these people to woik. It promises
n restoration of the prosperous condi
tions that prevailed four years ago. It
says thu employment of labor must come
llrst and prosperity will certainly follow
and It appeals to all experience lu sup
port of tills , its opponents proclaim ,
that thu thing to do Is Uropcn the mints ,
to break away from the monetary stand
ard of sixty years. They admit that
this will create financial disorder , unset
tlu all values and necessitate a complete
rcaiijiu > tmcnt of the Industries and com
merce of the country , with sill that Im
plies , yet they seriously ask the pro
ducer and the workln iaan to aid them
lu trylui ; tills pcrlluuu cxyerluiuiit. Oue
party proposes n peaceful and natural
course to the attainment of prosperity ;
the other proposes n violent and radical
departure which as-Mires disaster at the
outset , whatever might be Its ultimate-
elVect. from which labor would be the
chief and greatest sufferer. The In
telligent wage worker and the intelli
gent farmer cannot hesitate on which
side to place himself.
run rniMUKn HACK.
No people hns siiftcroil more from nn
hostile prtss than has the Afro-American.
IHs vices have been inaRtilllcil and blazoned
to the world ; Ills vlrtiica minimized , slurred
nt and concealed. His efforts towards nd-
vnncemcnt have been caricatured ; Ills fol
lies nnd weaknesses condoned and commend
ed. Should Sam Jones "colored" lure n
feathered blpe.l called a chicken from Ills
roost It Is commonly known that Sam Is
"colored. " Should Samuel Jones Invent a
labor-saving device It Is not known that ho
U colored. Speaking broadly but not too
bioadly the American proas , secular and
religious. Is hostile to the Afro-American.
It lo ia to caricature him nnd present him
In lila worst llsht. U suppresses or dls-
tnrts that which Is good and portrays with
( H'ltRlit that which Is bad. There nro ex
ceptions. This , however , Is the rule. The
Umnlrn pri-as Is a notable exception. Rev.
John A. Williams In the Omaha. Knlerprlso.
Willie the exception liere made ex
empt * The Bee from any obligation to
apologize for the Impartial treatment It
lias always accorded the colored man
along with the white man. It is not out
of place to call attention to the sub
ject also from another standpoint , that
of the part playe.l by the American
press in the uplifting of the colored
race.
No more potent factor contributed to
the abolition o negro slavery in the
United States titan the press. It was
the northern press that spread the senti
ments of. abolition agitators throughout
tinlaud. . It was the press reviews of
Harriett l.cccher Stowe's great work.
'Ti'cle Tom's Cabin. " that awakened
northern people to a realization of the
condition of the slave In the south. It
was the constant agitation In the north
ern press of ( lie question of free soil
and Its encouragement of the immigra
tion associations that led up to the
conflict in Kansas and ultimately to the
rebellion. H..was the press that sent
out the word of Lincoln's great procla
mation and 'applauded the statesman
ship of the martyr president.
After the close of the war , the north
ern press was foremost in the tight for
civil rights for the negro and fearless
In Its denunciations of southern out
rages upon the colored voters. Tin-
press has been constant In deprecating
negro lynchings and has .steadily de
manded for the negro accused of crime
the same measure of protection and tin-
Name rights of defense as the white
criminal.
To say , therefore , that "the American
press , secular and religious. Is hostile to
the Afro-American , " Is certainly .stretch
ing the facts to an unwarranted degree.
To nt tribute to the American press a
disposition to withhold from the anib'-
tlous colored man credit which is due
is unfair. If anything , the tendency '
to give more credit to distinguished col
ored people for the very reason thit :
they are colored rather than to put tli.-m .
on an exact level with white competi
tors. So far as The Hoe Is concerni-l
It has no excuses to make. Its policy is
aifd has always been to deal justly and
without discrimination with all ques-
lions that arise without regard to tin-
color of the people involved or affected.
MAJOll WKIM.KY'S
Thai. Major McKInley has grown
steadily and strongly since the cam
liniun opened in the respect of thought
ful and fair-minded men Is unquestion
able. Hcl'orc his nomination and for a
lime afterward there were many re
publicans who doubted the wisdom of
his select Inn. They expressed uncer
tainty as to whether McKInley pee
sessed the qualities ideally associated
with the man who Is lit to be presi
dent of the raited States. Because he
had promiiU'iitly Identified himself with
tin- cause of protection and insisted
upon keeping that policy to the front ,
he was wrongly believed to be a man
of one Idea. It was apprehended that
he was not broad enough lo meet the
requirements of the situation , that he
did not possess the true statesmanlike
quality which tlie chief executive of
the I'lilted Stales ought to possess.
So far as republicans are concerned
this feeling has wholly disappeared ,
while fair-minded democrats generally
admit that ; Major McKinley has shown
a broad-minded and statesmanlike ca
pacity , an elevated patriotism and a
trre sense of the position he occupies
before the country which entitle him to
popular respect and ( . lldence. liefer-
ring to this growth of the republican
standard bearer a New York corre
spondent says that his letter of accept
ance , which Is perhaps the dearest and
most convincing sound money
argument yet. presented , gained
fur him iniK.Ii conlidence which
had been withheld until thai
time , but his utterances wince have Im
pressed Intelligent men of that s.-cton. :
democrat. ! and ivpnblicans allli-- , with
tin conviction that republican can-
didlie Is not only a man of Hie purest
moral character and of the highest
moral Ideas , with the Justest concep
tion of cur republic. ) ! ! form of govern
ment , but that he is also a man whose
Intellectual quality will justly rank him
wlih any of thu American presidents.
The unanimous verdict of intelligent
men , says thin cm respondent , , 'poii Me-
IClnley's hpivches to visiting delegation.- ,
is that he Is n man of originality , of
thought as well as profundity ; that he
po.-wi'hse.s not only unusual Information
as to the resources , the Industries , the
piHiilbllltles of the American people , but
that he has detailed information so that
he may speak to the' man from tin-
south , or tin- man from far away Maine ,
or from tlie L'sidUu blope , as one who
has knowledge of conditions which are
familiar to these men. And this In
formation Ls so wisely and appo.illcly
applied to existing conditions that It Is
nmdo n potent means of persuasion and
conviction ,
Hut it Is not only In this respect that
Major McKInley has Impressed the
Intelligent Judgment of the country with
the couvlctluu that he is a atatcdinan
eminently Ifttrrt to b > entrusted with
the great duties and responsibilities of
thu i > resldOncy. The broad national
spirit of his i(5p ( < , rance . his high Ideal of
public honor , his faith In the Integrity
and reelltmlr -jif his countrymen , Ida
earnest conceni for the maintenance of
law. his titter rejection of the Idea of
class hostility and Ills sincere protest
against every form of sectionalism all
this shows him to be a man who would
administer hieJgovernment on a high ,
honorable njul I patriotic standard , al
ways mindful of the dignity and honor
of the country and of thu Interests and
welfare of all the people. His would be
a national administration , directing its
efforts to the building up of all sections
of the country and to Improving the con
dition of alt classes of the people.
Major McKinley will continue to grow
in the respect nnd conlidence of Intelli
gent , conservative nud patriotic citizens ,
lie represents everything Hint appeals to
the .support of such citizens and while
they are not making the noise and
bluster of the campaign It Is their voles
that will determine the result In Novem
ber.
K or Kw
The Philadelphia Press addressed an
Inquiry to college nnd university presi
dents In the south and west regarding
their views on free silver and the re
plies received show that they and the
faculties of these institutions are al
most unanimous lu opposition to that
policy. The president of the University
of Minnesota reported that he did no !
know any member of the faculty who
favors free silver. A similar report
came from the president of Helolt ( Wis. )
college. "The membi-rs of the faculty
are for sound money. " wrote the presi
dent of Hlddle university. North Care
lina. Among all the professors and In
structors of the University of Iowa the
president- Hint institution said he did
not believe there are as many as a half
dozun In sympathy with free silvci' .
Thus these educator. ! , men of learning
who do not dabble In polities , but arc
none the lea * careful observers of po
litical events , are practically unanlmou- ; .
ngaliist the free silver scheme of cur
rency debasement and repudiation.
Doubtless Mr. IJryan would sneer at
these men as he has done at llnaneieiv *
ai'.d business men who oppose him , but
most Intelligent ami fair-minded people
will give respectful consideration to the
opinion of reputable educators , who
must be presumed to know quite as
much as Mr. Iliyan about the laws of
t i !
llntuice. _
At the opening exercises of the New
York university n few days ago the
chancellor of Hint Institution , in an nd-
dress to Hie students , said in reference
to the political situation that the chief
danger is ' ( llalmnesly. "I deplore pri
vate dishonesty and oppression , " lie
said , "butAbettor ten thousand unpun
ished private ipbbers than for our na
tion to legalize robbery. " This show. !
how the best intelligence ami tin-
best conscience of tlie . country re
gards the 'attempt to commit the na-
ton | to , ' ! \ ' .dishiwiisty , and dirt-
honor. It omrlif to have- weight with
every thoughtful , conscientious and pa
triotic citizen.
/.i irvKKs KOII xtn-M
One of the most notable organizations
In the country working for honest money
is tlie Lawyers' Sound Money Campaign
club of New York City , which number- !
over IJ.OM ( ) members of the bar , both re
publicans and democrats. Kmhrnccd In
the membership are lawyers of na
tional reputation , men distinguished for
their learning and professional ability ,
iiomt ! of whom have never before taken
an active part in a political campaign ,
but who now feel Impelled to make
themselves heard in opposition ID the
dangerous doctrines of the Chicago plat
form. '
At a meeting of the club a few days
ago "stirring addresses were made de
nouncing the popocraIic declaration of
principles. Wheeler II. IVcklmm. the
president of tin- club , declared that then
it ) not a democratic feature in the plat
form adopted at Chicago. William U.
Ilorablower , who was nominated for :
justice of tin1 .supreme court by Mr.
Cleveland , condemned the anti-contract
clause of the Chicago platform , declar
ing It to be "so monstrou.T a proposition
to the legal mind ( hat words fall us to
characterize it. " He pronounced revolu
tionary those plankM relating to the en
forcement of federal law in Hie stntiM
and to the supreme court. Other
Hpi-eches of like nature were made and
resolutions were adopted favoring the
maintenance of Hie gold standard , the
continuance of the supreme court of the
rnited States "free from political fen'
or favor , " declaring for the in
violability of contracts , public
and private , expressing belief in the
power of the president to enforce tlu-
laws of the Kiiltuil .States , and pledging
the club to endeavor to defeat the elec
tion of IJryan and Sewall.
There can Iw no doubt that the or
ganization will exert a great influence
In New YurJvjand the altitude of these
eminent memli i'.s of the legal profession
should havkw rtore widespread Influence
with Intelligent1 ami conservative voters.
Only thelt-iuntJiiind'sense of the gravity
of the exigency could have Induced them
to thus ncllvely and aggressively partlc
ipate in tin * campaign.
What niort ? * forclble argument for a
return -rJiJulillcan control of the
federal govehrtnent than this extract
from the 4Mc-V-wessage to congress from
PreslilentrHritlisoii , the last republican
president , jDecember ( I , IS'.Ji' ; "I have
great satisfaction In being able to say
that the general condition affecting the
c'oiumercliil and Industrial interests of
the rnited Siutc * are In the hlgho.st
degree favorable. A comparison of the
existing conditions with those of the
most favored period In the history of
the country will , I believe , show that
so high ti degree of prosperity and so
general a dllTnsiun of the comforts of
Ill'u were never before enjoyed by our
people. Tills brief exhibit of the
giowlli and prosperity of the country
will give us a level from which to note
tint increase or decadence that new leg
islation may bring to us. There Is no
reason why our prosperity should not
observe the s.ime rate of lucrcusu that
has cbaraclerlzed the past thirty years.
There art ? no near frontiers to our fu- {
litre development. Retrogression would
be n crime. "
A warning has been given by the.
department commander of the Grand
Army of the Itepubllc against the teach
ings of certain school histories said to
convey an Incorrect Idea of the princi
ples at stake In the war for the preser
vation of the union. If such text books
have found their way Into Nebraska's
public schools they ought to bo weeded
out without ceremony or delay. Hut the
only wny to guard against them Is to
give the public Hie name and descrip
tion by which they can be recognized.
When anyone makes charges of such a
grave character they should be made
speeillc and unmistakable.
At the popoerutlc demonstration at
David City , Friday of last week , one
of the banners carried In the parade
bore this Inscription ; "Hlshop Newman
Is one of. satan's chosen few. " Not con
tent with reviling the old soldier the
Hrynnlte crowd Is now turning on the
reputable clergy who icfuse to be silent
In the face of a gigantic scheme for
debt-scaling and repudiation. Tlie ques
tion Is , What do the great body of
church-goers think of a party that pa
rades behind n banner denouncing on'c
of the bishops of Hie Methodist church
as "One of satan's chosen few. "
1,1 Hung Chang Is once more on Chi
nese ( joll. having completed n trip
around the world which only a f.-w dec
ades ago would have ; been chiSM-d by
the Chinese with the miraculous. It Is
said China never advances unless com
pelled to do so. The mere fact that
Its chief minister could undertake such
a journey with the object of brlii''lnu :
China into greater harmony with the
civilized world Is a sign of tremendous
progress In the Flowery Kingdom. The
world moves , and it is moving faster
at the close of the nineteenth century
than It ever moved before.
Tin * l'rnlill > M Infi-i'tfil.
I'lllctlK' ' , Cllliwlclp.
IiVoii tlie prohibitionists nre talking lli to
1. Tholr car.il'date ' for governor in Massa
chusetts says that we consume sixteen gallons
lens of beer annually to each man.
A Siiri- dirt * .
St. 1-aiil 1'loneur 1-ioys.
I'cniilo who , suffcrlni ; from the hnrd
times , propose swallowing freu coinage as a
ruimMly , remind one of the Indiana man
who sw.-illowoil n potato bug an.l then toolc
parls green to Mil the bug. Thu coroner ,
next dav , voiidicd for his success.
\ ( ns I'iMir us I'nl nli-il.
l-Mlnil'llilila lUvonl.
Recent statistics show that in 1S93 the
pcoplo of the United St&tcs spent $20,000.-
001) ) for chewing gum and $70,000,000 for bi
cycles. Thu expenditure for those trilles Is
a bauble bi'shlu the amount spent for beer ,
or for pleasuring at home or abroad. Can
it bo truly said of any nation , among whose
population persons of moderate fortune are
enabled to indulge themsulves to such an
extent in the purchase of things which
cannot be classed as necessities , that It is
covered with calamity as with a shroud
and that its classes arc eating the vitals
out of ItH masses ?
.V Sympt0111 of Pfmllilfm'c.
Philadelphia I.pclKi'f.
If It Is triia , as reported , that the geysers
In the Yellowstone National park are gradu
ally weakening In activity the fact will
have an important bearing on the geological
ape of that portion of the continent. Ap
parently. It is unite recent , and the traces of
late vclca'ilc energy , now extinct or
( Utlescc-iU , are numerous. The geysers , ap
pear to be conniM'ttMl with volcanic forces ,
ind if they are weakening. It Is a sign that
Ilio seismic activity is dying out and that
the northwestern section of the United
States Is about to ? ssnmo thi > fjiil."scent
condition of thu rest of the country ; or , In
other words , that It Is very new and is
Just getting into a state of permanency.
Tiltllnrilhli ! | > < if I'nrtliiK' .
New Voik S'ir. .
Now that the- gold "color" has been scon
nlonn many of ( lie creeks in that part of
Venezuela to which England has laid claim ,
it will ho harder than over for the Kngllsh
tn nlMindnn Ihrlr claim to the disputed
territory. Another thing : Quart/ mining Is
now carried on prolHably nt Ilarimo. Again :
Largo developments in the gold Industry are
expected. Klnallj : English capitalists have
made now Invr-stments in promising prop
erties. John Hull will ni'vcr willingly leave
a territory of which such things can be
said. If it be that he shall have to turn his
hack upon It , and leave all the gold on thr
nrccks and in thu quartz to tliu Venezuelans ,
ho will certainly feel a pain in his pocket.
DlUVII M'ltll 111 ! ' TlMIStN.
f
IVIi-ult Vive I'rcm.
The lopal sdvUers cf the great states of
Now York and Pennsylvania are unable to
Jlnd any method of dealing with the sugar
trust nnd coal combine , though It Is notor-
loiid that both nro In llagrant violation of
Jaw nnd that they are perpetrating a gi
gantic swindle upon the people. The legal
advisors of thu state of .Missouri are not
so helpless. Acting under tholr advice pro
ceeding. ! have been begun In that state
against ihu brewers' trust and an Intllcl-
ment IIEJ been found by n grand jury
agalnut eight members of the combine. The
charge In their case Is a violation of tin-
l.itcrstiile commrruu law which may ho a
pointer for the authorities in other states
If tliuy are really In earnest In wishing to
beat the trusts.
1I1O.V < JATi.S A.IAU.
Formal Opening of a Ciinnl nil Hi < -
Illuc Diiiiutii. .
< 'hfHo | | Kecord ,
Ono of I ho last of the gre t events con
nected with Hungary's millennial exposi
tion , which has been In progress at Ilinl.i-
Pcat Hlnce last May , was thu opening of the
Iron Gates ot the Danube lust Sunday by
tlii ; emperor of Austria and the kln s of
Sorvla and Itoiimnnla. The cntranco to
thu Iron Gates canal la about four milcu
from Orsnva , Servla , and at thin point , a
floiver-laden , cord had bctn Ktrttched across
thu cnly obstruction now remaining to the
commerce of the great JJanubc rlvrr. As
thu steamer on which were- the thrco nion-
archs of the threu nations Npc-clally inter
ested In till. ' ! great engineering work Hiiappi'd
thu flower-laden cord , the salute of cannon
and thu cluiera of the people proclalnu'l that
the dicaded Iron ( tales of the Danube no
| CHK ( r had any terror for thu navigator and
that they are new forever open to the com-
mt-rco of thu nations on Its banku.
Till. ) t'Vc'iit la a notable one , and In con
nection with the othi-r uventa celebrated in
thia thousandth year of Hungary's exlst-
uncu an a nation ttioua an uwaktnud spirit
of uiuti-prhu and national pri.lu tluit augui'.i
well for the future of AUfctrln-Iiungary.
The Danube Is to eastern Uurope what the
Itlilno Is lo wuttcrn ISurojio. It in a river
of romancu , of a pIcturcMiuu beauty cjuliu
as great a that of thu P.hlnu , but not , pcr-
hapn , us well celebrated , and Is the npbk'H.
stream of the continent. Junt sixty years
ago thu first Hteamer to taku Its departure
from Vienna to Pesth began itn trip with
half the Ausu'luo capital on thu banks lu
witness the novul sight. And the saint
yeur thu Iron gates wuro paused for thu
first time by tha Pannonla. Hut the rapids
caused by the IIUKO rocks In the hud of the
river , tha frowning preclpluw of thu en
croaching mountains aud other di.'lluultlea
hnvu ever nlnco mudu the passage of the
Iron gati'B ono that was dn-adcJ. frequently
resulting In damage to vcvscla and somu-
thncH In loss of life. The construction of
the great canal and thu rumuvul of some nt
thu rocks havu at last obviatud the dllll-
culty of paasago and the gloomy shadows
of the mountains at the Iron gates will
henceforth bo only a plcturvmiuu fcuturo of
thu "tiluu Danube. "
SIMMS IW llinTlill TIMHS.
ChicAgo Inter-Ocean : Hryan orators have
Raid thAt "wheat nnd flax and cotton , etc. ,
fell ns silver fell. " Hut wheat has Rene up
ft cents per bushel , ( lax 0 cents and cotton
MO bale. Mrs sliver gene up ? Is It a rule
that won't work both ways ?
Chattanooga Times : O , yo frc-o sllvcrltes !
Your chief cry for twelve months has been
that the price of wheat and cotton la con
trolled by the price of silver. Kxplnln why
wheat has risen SH cents n bushel nnd
cotton 1fi ! ) points within the past sixty
days , while silver has fullcn I cents an ounce
during the same period.
Hostoti OlobcOooil times are welcome to
everybody without distinction of politics.
Let tin hope that tht > grod example sot at
l.awronco and Manchester , at Wnltliam.
Wftterbtiry and other New Knglnnd manu
facturing centers will prove contagious , and
that tlie last lingering inlsta of doubt and
distrust may speedily be dispelled by the
rays of the rising orb of prosperity.
Chicago Hecord : Press dispatches an
nouncing resumption of work In mills nt
Troy , X. Y. . Manchester , N. H. . Waltham.
Mass. . Itolllil.i.VKlmrR. I'.i. , and Amcsbury ,
Mass. , will bring encouragement to those
who have been looking for signs of n re
vival of Industry. Tlio Imports of gold , thu
easier money market , the healthy condition
ot the government gold reserve , and. In fact ,
nearly nil conditions nro fnvorablo to a
gradual and steady revival of trade and In-
dustrs1.
buffalo Kxprcss : The cheering news cornea
of the starting of Idle mills In Wnltham.
Mass. , Holldaysburg , 1'a. , Manchester. N.
H. , and Ware. Mass. During the Xcw Eng
land tour Mr. Hrynn ald that gold-bug em
ployers were keeping their mills closed In
order to scare worklngmen Into voting
against free sliver. Probably ho will ex
plain tin- reopening of mills by the theory
that his re-cent speeches In N'ew England
and Pennsylvania have converted those
wicked employers.
lloston Olobe : Gold still comes , nnd even
the mighty Hank of England cannot stop
the yellow tide from flowing this way. Its
course westward Is lu compliance , so to
speak , with the law of commercial gravltn- .
tlon. The fact Is that trade , manufacturing
interests and commerce In this country nre
all awakening to their opportunities their
present opportunities , too , and not merely
those which the future may bring. Mills
are opening every day ; conlidence Is gain
ing headway In nil our business circles , and
as for exports , they nro having a veritable
boom.
l'iH.SO.\AI , AM ) OTIi
Coney Island's famous elephant has been
cremated.
Consider Is the first name of a Connecti
cut farmer who was bunkoed out of $ GOOU
Hen Davis apple.
Thu farmer finds profit In his golden
grain , but who over heard of his doing any
thing In the silver line ?
Mrs. Itncknur , the wife of the Jeffersonlan
democracy's candidate for vice president ,
was ono of the most famous belles ot Vir
ginia before her marriage.
The line boy born to Mr. nnd Mrs. Prcs-
cott during the. ringing of thu curfew nt To-
pi-ka , Kan. , the other night has been
named Charles Curfuw Prcscott.
"Sam" Jones , the eccentric Georgia evangelist -
gelist , who says ho Is a democrat , has
started a crusade against thu democratic
machine in Georgia. He spoktIn Atlanta
the other evening to fi.OOO people.
Mr. Dana , In a paragraph In a recent Is
sue of the New York Sun , said that Gen
eral Philip H. Sheridan was "the bravest
man except one we ever knew. " A corre
spondent of the Sun asked who was "the
notahlu exception , " and Mr. Dana replied
that It was Custer.
Mine. Christine Nilsson has a charming
house In Madrid , two rooms of which are
ducorntc.il in a uniriuu stylo. The walls of
her bedroom nro papered with leaves of
music from the operas In which she has
sung , and the dining room is papered with
the hotel hills she has collected during her
Jourueyings around the world.
Some of the London papers assort that the
duchess of Mnrlbormigh has not succeeded In
making herself popular In English society ,
but she Is winning golden opinions among
tlie villagers round Hlenhoim. Shu goes
regularly to the village church , takes an
Interest In all tliu local games and sports
and , clad as simply as a school girl , visits
tlie old and Infirm , the sick and the poor ,
and plays the part of Lady Uountlfnl as If
to the manner born.
Among the people who find it difficult to
.sympathize with the Cuban rebels Is the
duke of Veragua , that lineal descendant of
CoIumbUH who visited this country in
World's Fa 1.1 days. IIu Is entitled to draw
from the Spanish government the perpetual
pcnolon of1.000 a year , which was charged
upon the Cuban revenue , and was granU-d
to th ( < famous discoverer and his heirs for-
evur. If Cuba is lost to Spain the duke is
liable. to lose his pension.
I11SMAIIC1C AMI IIItVA.V.
I'l-iiililiilcnl riiiinu-tiT of I InIII ( ( < T'H
I'rofi-.sHi-il A incr It'll n I sin.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The utterly fraudulent character of Hryan's
professed Americanism , whereby he appeals
to the prejudice nnd ignorance of voters , is
shown by the eagerness with wliloh he
misuses n loiter from Hlsmarck to Governor
Ciilbcrson of Texas. Hryan is fond of de
claring that this government ought to de
clare Its Independence of Europe nnd' ' estab
lish a monetary syslem of Its own , "without
waiting for the consent , cf any other nation
on earth. " This Is theinorcat demagogy ,
intended to catch the votes of these who
mistake national prejudice for patriotism ;
yet upon the lirst opportunity Mr. llryan
tries to bolster up his waning causu by an-
prallng to Hismarck. There is substantial
reason why every American should listen
respectfully to anything the Into German
chancellCT mav Imvo to say , for ho has
bi'Fii In his day a wise- ruler of men ; but
why should Mr. Hryan respect him or his
opinion ? Illmnarck is not nn American ,
and according to the Ilryan creed we
should Ignoru the experiences of tliu
ages , thrust asldu the advice of European
economists and establish an American
policy invented by Americans , Jlut Mr.
Hrynn IH a thorough demagogue ho caies
for nothing but success and. If nimnurck
ian help him to It , ho will gladly accept
hH assistance. Doubtless ho would bo just
aa grateful for help from"Hrltlsh gold" If
ho could got It. Hut the- strangest part
of thu whole business Is , not that Hrymi.
I the American , should be not only willing ,
but anxious , for thu endorsement of n for-
clsner like Hlnmnrck , but Hint he should
I bo satisfied with a spurious quotation of
j Hlsmnrck to bolster up the cnustof frco jri
silver. Ulsmnrrk's letter wn * . of course , -
written In German , nnd two translation *
of It have been made. We do not pretend
to sny which Is correct , but the one width
Mr. Hryrtii IIRCR represents Hlsmarck ni
saying that If the people of the X'nltcil
States should find It compatible with thrlr
Interests to tnke Independent action In the
direction of bimetallism he ( HlsinnrriO be
lieves that such action would exert n most
salutary Influence upon the consummation
of International agreement. The other
translation substitutes North America for
the VntU-d States. The remainder of tlu >
letter deals wholly with International bi
metallism to bo brought about by ngrtemcnt
of "those nations chiefly engaged 111 the
world's commerce. "
Applying cither translation to the polit
ical situation as It exists In the Hilled
States , Illsmnrck's letter may be taken
rather as nn endorsement of thn republican
! platform , which declares for lnli-rnatloii.il
' bimetallism , than of the populist platform
adopted at Chicago , which declares for the
free coinage of silver or silver monomet
allism !
The grrnt majority of Americans are free
to listen to the ndvlco nf tllsmarck or anyone
ono else entitled by looming or cxperleucu
to give them counsel , but the one man
who U debarred by his speeches from eon
suiting any European authority \Vllllam
Jennings Hrynn. The only wny III which
Mr. Ilryan can use Itlnnarrk's letter con
sistently is to opposu Its auggoitlons. first ,
as coming from Europe , and second , ns
recommending Internatlonnl hlmrtnlllRm ,
whereas Hiyan stands for sllvur mono
metallism.
llliASTM FltOM HAM'S llllt\ ) .
The greatest duty Is the present one.
A bettor thing than riches IB contentment
without them.
There is such n thing as n prayer meeting
being prayed to dentil.
The preaching that Is aimed nt the bend ,
generally misses the heart.
Whoever hns n good temper will bo sure
to hnvu many other good things.
Fight your troubles unu at n time niul
thoxu In the front rank will run.
\Vonder If the X rny will ever be able to
show Hint n politician has n backbone.
If inun had to bo judged by men , tbo devil
would bo willing to lay down his club.
You can't tell how many friends God lias
111 n town by counting thu church steeples.
Men linvo been known to pray In church
for something to do , when their wives had
U ) saw nearly nil thu wood.
iMMiicsTie mvi.s.
Texnw Sifter : "Ducky ? "
"Wlmtty ? "
"Do .you think I tint making any progress
In courting you ? "
"No. you are not even holding your own. "
Tableau !
Tbo Mlnuto : 'Arry ( In u whisper ) Tint
felli-r'a good 'earted , 'Arrli-t , ' 1'J musi ' .ivi
Icnoweil we'd lust got married , to bellllir
to 'Idi * 'Is 'cud once In 11 whllo and give urt
a chnrncu.
Detroit Free Press : lie Ton must not
take me too sciloiiHly. .MIsPortly. .
She No ( lunger. I liuvu no Idea of t di-
Ing you at all.
Comle Home Journal : She Did you know
that Maud hau a dark room on ptupoHo for
proposals ? "
Ho Well , rather. ' I developed a IIPJJU-
tlvu there myself last nlRbt.
Chicago Post : "I'd like to ask you to
inurry me If "
"Oh , Harold ! "
"If this engagement ring will lit your lin
ger. You'd ln'ttcr try It on llrst. Tbo hist
tlnm I had It exchanged tliuy said they
wouldn't do It again. "
Now York Wi-i-kjy : Old Jtlchfellow
( desperately ) If you refuse me , what 1.4
there left for mo to do ?
Sweet Girl Well , I read the oilier ilny
about a rich man wlur- made his will la
favor of the woman who bad refused
him. and then went out and' Imaged lilm-
ncir.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Does your
band ever talk In his sleep' . " '
"Hi1 appears to ; but I have inj' doubts
about his being asleep. Mont of bis talk
IH about how dearly he loves mu and how
highly ho regards mother. "
HulTalo Express : "Do my wife. " urceil
Muiniiojuinbo , Ilio young Central Africa
warrior , of a siby and darksome maid.
"I will first Imvo to receive some proof
of your devotion , " she replied , Where
upon he chased her four miles through
the jiinglo hit her in ( ho back of the bend
with hla war club , and bore her home over
hla Mhoulder unconscious. When she caino
tn she smiled upon him tc-mliirly and said ;
"I now buliuvu that you lovu me. I am
youra. "
HE KNEW.
Detroit Krce lcn.i. ]
Tender words of lovr > 1m said
To a sweot. uotiuottish maid.
To his question whUpuruil low
Gave she n decided "No. "
Did ho weep and fade away ?
No , not hi ; ; ho caino to stay. 1
For ho knew she would confess j
That a maidun'H "No" menus "Yes. " ,
A I'ltOI'llSAI , .
Written for Tliu Doe.
gettln1 'eru Ixmeath tlr trues ,
Talcln * In tli' ba'my breeze ,
An' you siettln' ' nenr me , too
I wuixlur , sweetheart , whether you
Would say "Yes , " ef I'd ask 'eru ;
"Will you bo my wlfu , my duarV"
Would you ?
T-f I'd take yer liund'n say ;
"Dearest , won't you nainu th' day ? "
Would you answer Jen' so low
I could hanliy hoar , you know ,
Wl'at you imli ! , but lied to guess
Tbet yer whisper then wuy. "Yu "
Would you ?
] lut I know you couldn't bo
Quito contfiileil-llkii with mu ;
Tli' farm 'oro wouldn't do fer you
Tain t Jes wlint yur 'oiistomc.il to
Then , agin , I don't think I
Would egKautly suit yur uyo
Would 1 ?
Yes ? Well , then , I'll ask you now
To bo my wife , anyhow ;
Surrounded by th' birds an1 things ,
Tlu-t al'aya kfnil o' sort < > ' brlnga
Me happiness , I think o' you ,
An' I think you love me , too-
Uon't you ?
CLAHENCE I' . M'DONALD.
Omaha , Nub ,
4' '
Is it yours the mothers of the best
dressed boys are not looking for
bargains a thing is worth just
what you pay for it and applies with special force to 1
boys' wear we have suits as low priced as any bu *
they're not bargains they are good substantial goods
I
that will give you your money's worth if they don't
you get your money back.
All kinds of boys' suits here.
S. W. Cor , ISthimd
as Sts.
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