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One ( liiTi-rcnco lii-tweon .Mi-Klnlt-y
Itr.viw Is Hint the ri-piiblli'sni nominee
Avlll Imvc orrnslini to do tlit > travellnp
nfler Novi'inlHT ' ! .
There Is no clinnco for a TITO silver
majority In conm-sn. Hut still the ma
jority for sounil nullify anil against enr-
rency ( U'piTcIalldii should lie made over-
wliclinliii , ' simply for tin- moral elTeet.
The rnlti'd States mklit easily spare
n few of Its surplus statesmen If Oreat
Ilrltnln Is In sueh dlllieiilty to sceiire
the proper successor for Karl Uoseliery
In the leadi'rshlp of the lllieral parly.
If the reports of all the conversions
made by all the political speakers of
all parlies are Hlrlely accurate , every
doubtful viler must have been con
verted and reconverted from one side
to the other at least sixteen limes dur
ing the campaign.
Still there Is no clue to the Identity of
"Sllverlte , " who so nobly contributes 12
cents to the World-Herald campaign
fund. Can It be that the publisher of
that paper , with more than bis usual
modesty , Is bldlui ; his light under so
capacious n bushel ?
How many workliiKinen would want
to tiKrci ! to work under a silver standard
for the average wanes they received
during the past four years of demo
cratic rule and take their pay In silver ?
" \Vo believe people would have to hunt
long and hard to llnd them.
A careful examination of the state
ments of the loeal national luniks , pub
lished In the Una ) month of the cam
paign , Is recommended as calculated to
teach several valuable lesions In finance
and to Indicate the drift of sentiment
ns to the Issues of the time.
An Italian-American McKlnley club
lias Just boon organized In this city.
"When Mr. Hryan sat upon the editorial
tripod his paper lost no opportunity to
Insult the Italian Immigrants to tliia
country. The new club oupht to Include
every Italian voter in the city.
American workliiKinen who-havc been
In Mexico caution their fellow workers
against Kolnj ? to Mexico In the vain
hope of ImpfovliiB their situation. Tills
caution Is also a warning against In
troducing the Mexican depreciated sil
ver standard Into the United States.
Before the Chicago Uecord's postal
card canvass scheme was put Into effect
all tlie popOL-ratic big guns endorsed It as
n valuable means of forecasting the
election. Now that the Incoming re
turns are showing so disastrously for
Hryan they cannot denounce the plan
too loudly.
Itrynn asserts that a lawyer proJuces
no wealth. This is only a polite way of
Informing fellow members of his pro
fession that In his opinion they are all
leeches on society. Fortunately for the
lawyers that Mr. IlrynnVi view is not
universally accepted or they might be
called upon to produce something be
sides speeches and discord.
Tom Watson resembles the Arabian
Unlfe-tbrower at the clrcu.s who tries to
Bee how close he can throw his knives
to the body of a woman without
striking her tlesh. Watson Is trying to
see how close lie can cut elf the Sewall
tall without Injuring the Itryan body.
He Is boniid to continue cutting until
the animal squeals with pain.
A good working republican majority
In both houses of the legislature is es
sential if we are to have a progressive ,
safe and economical policy In state
legislation. The people of Nebraska
should have a legislature that will help
to build up , and not to tear down. The
way to make sure of such a boily Is to
give Its control to the republican nomi-
need.
In a copy of the Idaho Statesman ,
published at Holse , Just received , a
wool grower of rendleton , Ore. , has an
advertisement offering to sell ! UK ) long ,
wool delano and merino bucks on one
year's time "and If McKlnley Is not
elected the buyer need not pay for tlu >
bucks at all. " Kor a far western state
this Is Inspltlug conlldcnce In the assured
flection of McKlnley. lint then tlio
wool grower's common sense Is dis
played coming and going , because If
liryan and his absolute free trade doc
trines should by accident prevail he
would have tumble to llnd nome one to
take his bucka off Ills hands as u lft.
Kt M It t .tr.sr/i / w /
I It lu * Inn siild that the piomlse of
I republican SIK-CISS In a presidential
I eleciloit never caused business depres
sion or.created lltmiiclal distrust , That
Is true and the explanation of It Is slm-
j pie. The pilnelples and policies of the
republican parly are constructive rather
than destructive. It has always sought
lo build up the country , to develop Its
material icsotirccs , to foster the growth
of Its Industrie. * , to Increase both Its
ilnmwilG and Its foreign commerce. It
has never threatened any Interest , never
nmde war on any Industry , but on the
contrary has endeavored to treat all
fairly and justly. It has always been
considerate of the labor of the country ,
believing that It should have Ju llcloiis
protection against the competition of the
chi-aper labor of other liinJs. All the
legislation enacted In the Interest of
labor during the past thirty-live years
the republican party Is credited with.
It has from the very beginning been the
champion of American Interests and It
never stood more conspicuously and
llrmly In that position than It does now.
This being the character of the repub
lican party , the llnaiiclal and business
Interests of the country have never bcon
disturbed or distressed when Its success
In a national contest seemed assured.
I'Vi'ir years ago , when It appeared abso
lutely certain that the parly would be
continued In control of the government ,
everybody looked forward to a pro
longed era of prosperity. The triumph
of the demoniatlc party consequently
produced a shock anil apprehension look
the place of confidence. That party
i-iimo Into power pledged to overthrow
the policy of protection and In this was
the one cause of alarm. II did not at-
lack the monetary system , as the popo.
era tin party Is doing , but only declared
that Hie tariff policy under which our
supremacy as a manufacturing nation
had been achieved -diould be abandoned
and lids was enough to create alarm.
Tin * history of what ensued is familiar
to all. Industrial contract Ion and busi
ness depression begun before the demo
cratic administration was Installed and
rapidly spread over the whole country ,
causing enormous loss lo both capital
and labor. The democratic parly did
not carry out Its threat lo wholly destroy
protection , but none the less the hope
of prolonged prosperity which the
promise of republican success In 1S ! ) ' _ '
had raised was shattered and how much
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all Interests have suffered therefrom il
would hardly lie possible to compute.
The fact that this condition of affairs
still exists Is due to the feeling of un
certainty In llnanclal and business
circles respecting the outcome of the
presidential election. Unquestionably
there Is most favorable promise of re
publican success. On every hand It Is
shown that the drift Is toward the cause
of honest money and protection. Ilia
capital , always cautious In prchence oi1
possible danger , Is especially so at this
time. Therefore , while there has been
some Improvement ) In quarters where
conlldenco In republican success Is
strongest , the general disposition Is to
keep on a conservative course pending
the. result of the election. If that shall
be what the llnanclal , Industrial and
commercial Interests of ( he country hope
for there can be no doubt that II will
lie Immediately followed by a general
movement toward business recovery and
prosperity.
Meanwhile the fact thai promise of re
publican .success has never created dis
trust or depression .should be carefully
considered by the people.
CUSTI , r HK.I DJUSTMKXT.
When r.ryan and ids- free silver fol
lowers talk about raising prices by
cheaiRMiIng the dollar , they tr.to . mis
lead the people into believing that every
thing would rise In price uniformly ami
that all the farmer or merchant would
have to do to adjust himself to changed
conditions would bo to mark up Ids
produce or wares by say SO , J.K ) or 100
percent. Hut no one who will take the
trouble to reflect upon actual facts will
for a moment Imagine that deprci'iailng
the currency would result In a uniform
rise In prlcos. No Intelligent person will
contend that the fall In prices lias been
uniform. On the contraiy , some articles
which have been directly affected by
new Inventions and improved industrial
processes sold only a few years ago for
four and live times what they now
bring , while other commodities which
are produced solely by hand labor have
had a Htatlonaiy market.
Itcducti the country to a sliver basis
and a greater inequality in price move-
nnmts would be manifest. Suppose wo
were given a no-cent dollar tomorrow ,
what would be the result ? Imported
articles which must be paid for at gold
prices would , of course , rise at least 100
per cent. Hut would all articles and
services experience the same advance ?
Not at all.
Would free coinage place the lawyer
In position to double Ills fees ? Would
It enable the physician to charge for one
visit what he now gets for two ? Would
It give the clergyman double wedding
fees ?
Would free sliver fill the theaters at
prices twice what are charged for seats
today ? Would it Increase the subscrip
tions to charitable enterprises ? Would
It double the contributions offered In
church ?
Could the street railway company In
crease Its fare from fi cents to 10 cents
If this sliver standard were Introduced ?
If It did , would It not destroy its trallle
by forcing people to walk ? Would
doubling Its fares mean doubling Its
receipts or would ID not mean reducing
Its Income ?
Would free sliver enable cigar dealers
to raise the price of cigars to the full
extent of the currency depreciation ? If.
L'O cents were demanded fora cigar that
now sells for 10 cents , would the smoker
not reduce his dally consumption of
eiuars ?
Could Ihe druggist get more than fi
cents for the usual glass of soda just
because the country has gone to a sli
ver basis ? Or would not raising the
price prove ruinous to his trade ?
Could the gas company charge more
for Illuminating gas under a free sliver
regime to make up for the Increased
cost of the materials It' consumes ? lu It
not ou thu contrary limited by law In
the charges It may exact , and i\en If It
were free to tlpriciM as It would , would
imt Increased gas bills force people to
ecoiiiniil/c on light ?
Would the butcher , the baker , the
grocer be able to mark everything In his
shop up to make good the difference be
tween the cheap dollar and the honest
dollar ? Is It not an established fact
that the cheaper the price of sugar the
more sugar consumed and the cheaper
the price of meat the more meat Is
boimht ?
Itun through the list of things the
average man buys and It will IIP seen
that there are certain articles whose
prices may easily lie raised to recoup the
loss by a depreciated currency , while
there are others where an Increase of
price means decreased consumption and
annihilation of prollts. In a word , the
mere readjustment of the business of u
country to a new money slaudard means
stagnation of Industry , Indefinite un
certainty In all commercial relations and
untold losses to both labor and capital.
AMKinr.ix I.IVK srori ;
The proceedings of the National Live
Stock exchange. In session at Tort
Worth , Tex. , will be regarded with In
terest by all who are engaged In the
growing of live stock. The annual ad
dress of the president points out how
this interest has suffered from
competition In the foreign markets
and also from discrimination on
tlie part of Kuropt'an governments
against American cattle and meats. In
regard to the hitler he urged that It Is
necessary to convince I'uropean pro
ducers and consumers that our meat
food products are the healthiest and
best In the world , a very proper task
to undertake , Imt which would probably
not be very successful. Our govern
ment , Indeed , has already endeavored lo
Impress lids upon Kuropi-an govern
ments , but to no avail. One excellent
suggestion of Ihe address Is that there
should be legislation by eomiress look
ing to a reciprocal exchange of our com
modities. "Reciprocity , " said 1'resldeiil
Thompson , "would open for our surplus
the foreign gates of commerce that are
now closed lo us and then the resultant
beneficial effect would soon be felti In
every channel of commerce throughout
the length and breadth of this great
land. " The republican party Is jdedged
lo restore Ihe pulley of reciprocity and
if placed In control of the government
itwill do so with the least possible
delay. Nothing Is so Important as thl.
to the extension of our foreign trade.
Cll.ini.MAN JUNI-.K TALKS.
The chairman of tlie popocratlc na
tional committee , Senator .lones in *
Arkansas , has not been a commanding
figure in tlie present campaign. He
started In with considerable zeal , indi
cating that he expected and Intended
lo run the canvass accordlngMp his own
Ideas , but lie speedily discovered thai
be was not to be permitted to do lids
and he has since been lltlle > better than
a llgurehead. lie was almost forgotten
and probably fearing that he would
be wholly lost sight of Mr. .lones con
cluded to write a letter , with the pur
pose of showing that It Is the advocates
of the gold standard who are appealing
to iirejudlce.
It hardly need bo said that Mr. Jones
does not slate the case either candidly
or fairly. "Almost every contention on
the gold side of this Issue , " he says , "I"
either a play upon prejudice or a pas
sionate appeal to the selfish Instlncis Of
particular classes. " Now Ihe truth Is
that the advocates of tlie gold standard
make their appeal to all classes. They
say to tlie farmer that it Is as Important
to htm to exchange his products for
the best dollars as It Is for the wage
worker to sell bis labor for such dollars.
They Insist that no class can be Isolated
from the Injurious and demorallx.lng
consequences of a debased currency
and that while some may suffer in
greater degree than others the principal
hardship will fall upon producers and
laborers , as all experience with a de
based currency proves. The speculator ,
as Andrew Jackson said , may prollt by
a spurious currency , but nobody eluo
can. Mr. Jones draws a graphic picture
of the result of falling prices , but .he
omits the fact that down to tlie time
tlie democratic party came into power
the price of labor was steadily advane--
Ing. Hut perhaps the most interesting
feature of ids letter is Ihe statement
that with free coinage silver would be
raised to the present level of gold. If
that Is so , It is perfectly obvious that
It would take Just as much of commodi
ties or labor to obtain a sliver dollar
as a gold dollar. How would the debtor
class , for which the free silver people
profess so much concern , bu benefited
In that case ? If the free coinage of
silver will raise it to ifl.Sn per ounce
In gold , then tlie'gold standard Is all
right , because the sliver standard and
Ihe gold standard will be. one. Hut
the free silver advocates , or a very large
majority of them , do not believe any
thing of the kind. They are looking for
a cheaper dollar. The letter of Chair
man Jones Is not likely to prove a very
valuable contribution to tlie campaign.
Our popocratie contemporary talks
about "the local ticket put up by the
united bimetallic forces of Douglas
county. " As If this question of "bi
metallism" had anything to do with
the choice of county and legislative
olllcers. It would be just as sensible to
pledge the candidates on the local ticket
to thu maintenance of lite Monroe
doctrine as to the support of 10 to 1 free
coinage. *
When a minister of the gospel de
nounces on Sunday the pioposed whole
sale Infraction of the elementary law of
honest dealing between man and man ,
the free silvcrltcs are loud In their out
cry against politics from tlie pulpit.
Hut no protest Is heard from that
quarter when the Gougars and leases
use tlie Sabbath day In advocating re
pudiation and stirring up sectional
strife.
The WorliMIerald has not yet
ventured a denial of the charge made
by Henry U. Kstahrook that It was
money furnished by members of the
sliver wlno owucra' syndicate that
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1 WfM T > , in a piopi'Ictary
In'.h'si ' . ] ) v > i-i , -iitTt and tli. nominal
position of s vjM.iiMible cdlli.r , with a
comfortablVNalary and no editorial work
to § , , ( K the World-Herald silent
because Itj4 , reiil | deny Ihe charge ?
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The worJilngmi'ii sent by the
Chicago v TnaihM and Labor as
sembly tiiiluvostlgale peiTonally and re
port upon til- condition of tlie working
classes liPW'xIco under free silver were
chosen \vFf ; | ( strict regard to mm-
partisanship ! and cnj'ilncd to bring In
an lmmrllt'rl'aiid | ! uncolored report of
their llndlngs ! That Is precisely what
they did and their report was supplied
to all the leading newspapeis hi Hie
country. Hut has it been printed In a
single free silver org.m ? Nary an oruan.
This icpoit gives the facts about Mexico ,
but the Hryanlte press does not want
Us readers to know the facts about
Mexico.
The republican nominee for slate au
ditor , Mr. I' . O. Hedlnnd , has had a four
years' apprenticeship lu the duties of
the ollliv as deputy auditor. In oilier
words , Mr. Ih-dliind will be able to
enter on the audilorshlp fully versed
In all the Important matters which that
olllccr has to pass upon , if the people
want the business of the auditor trails-
acted In a businesslike manner they
will make sure that Mr. lleilluuil Is
elected by a big majority.
Siniiiil on Sounil Money.
Kunsni Clly Slur.
Archbishop Irc-laml is a church man
whose clerical l > ablts of thought , have not
weakened the fatuity to reason KoumU >
nail cli-arly on nubile topics.
Our lltiy Kltmiu'lrr. * .
Oilrito | Tribune.
The yniiniliful flimiiclern of Nebraska who
have been arrested for "washlni ; pciinlcfl
with Oliver" and paRslng them na dimes
should have profited by the cxporlenco of
thnt other youiilhful financier of Nebraska ,
Sliver will not "wash" thin year.
A , lii nlc tinI'rlt'i1. .
InillnimjinllR .lournnl.
"A tremendous panic" Is what Morcton
Krowen , ot the Hiltlsh lllnictalllc League.
declared he "had no doubt would be the
Immediate effort of the election of Bryan. "
Simply to enrich the owiiurs of silver bul
lion Is ft worth white to have a "tremen
deus panic" which will paralyze business
and close a larRO part of th workshops
and mills In the country ?
( 'lnMU1 Money In
New York Wuilil.
The situation In llrazll upsets a treat
many rainbow theories of finance with one
painful p.\porUwi' of fact , llrazll is a coun
try which oiiRht to be prosperous. It has
a currency sufllclently depreciated to suit the
utmost requirements of believers In cheap
money. It raises Its products on the cheap-
money banla. anJ sells them abroad on a
gold basis , aii'l oven1 the K"ld value of UK
leading products , has recently been steadily
Increasing. Yut the commercial and financial
situation of Its leading cities Is critical
to such an extent that coiiRress1 has been
called on W tias * n stay law. As an cx-
nmplo to be avoided llrazll presents a situa
tion worth studying.
Vote t\ir f lviT , c ; > t n 1'iiiilp.
| SI < > ux ( "Ity Journal.
Morcton Frowcn has come over from Lon
don to tell Americans that they ought to
vote to open the mints to the unlimited
coinage of the silver bullion of the world.
As ho stepped off the boat nt New York
lie1 waSriKkcdsliitt ho thought would bo the
result'should ' the frce'sllvcr ticket be suc
cessful , and hO > railed : "You had a panic
hero In 1S93. Probably yon would have
another If the silver candidates were elected.
Imt I do not believe that It would bo very
disastrous. " Mr. Krowon evidently anrocs
with Hryan on the panic question. Hut n
panic Is not 'what the people want , even
If the eonntrv lips been so badly crloaV.I
by free trade that a panic could do little
moro damage.
YUIIIIU ; Mi-n for .Sonml Money.
ClilniKo Tribune.
In that rcaKnlflccnt procession of 70.000
men which marched on Friday lust to show
their tlevotlor to the causi > of sound nionrj
tli'-ro wcro more ucn of democratic ante
cedents and democratic famlllts , moro men
who had previously voted the democratic
ticket , and yet will vote for McKlnley In
November , than there were mm In the
pitiable free sliver procession at alRht who
will vote for Hryan. The marchers In that
procession of 70.000 men were nearly all
young men. Those who were about 40 and
upwards wcro officials and marshals. The
avoraKo DKO of the rank and file was about
30. The older men stood npnn the sl'lowalkt
by thousands upon thousinds. Tholr ranks
will contribute to McKlnley six times as
many votes as the spectators of the other
procession can furnish to Hryan.
The Howl \liont "I'm-l-i'Ioii. "
ti..lie-Democrat. .
In a speech mailo two or three days ago
Bryan said that "the laboring meji of this
country have secured the Australian ballot
system , and tyranny stands outside while
the voter coca Inside. " This was a bad
admission for Hr > an to make. It came at
the tall en 1 of his spcr-ch , and It knocked
out tlie howl against "coercion"hich filled
all the rest of the speech and the greater
part of the other speeches which he has
made rocently. With the Australian ballot
In operation In all the states except one
or two , how Is It possible to have "coercion ? "
The same scream hns run through Hie
speeches of all Bryan stumpers and through
the utterances of his newspapers , yet oc
casionally all of them destroy the effect
of their ravings by making eomo sort of
a reference- the Australian ballot. This
conflict between the different parts of the
shrieks of Hryan and the Bryanltes make ! )
great fun for the honest money wide , and
shows the stupidity of the popocrats' plan
of campaign. _
TiiK i\iMisrrio.v.
nrt-nt Vnlur of tin1'rojfct to llu >
WVNtlTII S II 'H.
uqaton tilcaf.
Although not ) to "bo opened until Juno 1.
1S8S. the .preliminary preparations arc all
actively under jrayor the Transmlsslsalppl
and International exposition which Is to beheld
held at Omaha. NVb. The Intention Is to
exhibit partlcUlarlyCthe products , resources ,
Industries ami Civilization of the states and
territories wtst'bf the Mississippi river , cm-
bracing two-thirds of the area , one-third
of the pnpulatlqu , and one-half of the wealth
of the United ' States , and Incidentally the
products , reEour < c-1and | Industries of the
eastern states aiidrtf foreign countries.
Thrco hundred thousand dollars has al
ready been subvrlbcd by Omaha citizens
and the work ofilho exposition will very
. ihortly bo taken uh on a broad and liberal
plan. At IU last /lesslon the United States
congress appropriated $200,000 tov.-ards a
building , which suib , ft Is expected , will
bo Increased at the next session to $500,030.
Iowa has made a preliminary appropriation ,
California la much Interested and Is ox-
pectsd to devote at least $75,000 t the pur
pose. Loululana has taken legislative ac
tion , and Utah , Wyoming and Colorado have
also pledged themselves. In fact , of the
twenty-four statto and territories Included
In the section , it la practically assured that
at least twenty will bo represented. Ho-
sides thcHo many of the eastern Htatcg will
participate , and not a few of thu foreign
countries , European , Asiatic and fan-Amer
ican.
ican.Tho exhibition Is looked upon as one
especially valuable to the west to show Its
resources , products and capabilities to the
world , and every endeavor Is 'to bu made
to make It a thoroughly representative one.
The situation of Omaha has been deemed
especially favornbld for eocurlng a largo
attendance of uxhlbltors and patrons because
of 1(4 ( locality. As the center of a clrclu
with a radlnu of 500 miles , fifteen states 011
each flIJo of the river are reached , and ac
cording to the vcninia of IS'JO , a population
of 20,4S5OS3.
* *
' . P. AtiAMH o.v Tim issn : .
lloMnti Klmim-lcr Correct * n lle-
liorl AltiMit III * .Silver Vlcnn.
A gentleman In Kmms City , having neon
a st.itcmrnt which he ItiniiRlit erroneous ,
regarding the vicof Mr. Charles Krancl.i
Adams upon the sliver question , wrote to
him and received the fotltiwlng letter which
is now made public by the Kansas ( 'Ity Star
with Mr. Adams' consent :
110STON . Ocl. 7. 1&90. My tlear Sir : I
have this morning received your favor of
the 3d Inst. . In which you lomewtiat aston
ish mo by s.ijtiiR that assertions have
reached you from some of my Kansas City
friends thnt I am In sympathy with the
movement In favor of the free and unlim
ited coinage of silver by the United States.
I have not felt under any call to lalio
an active part la the present eanvnxl , for
the obvious tvnson that those whn would
be likely to listen to mo feel as I do ; while
those who think otherwise are not likely
to be Influenced by anything I can nay.
None the less , my views on the Mines
Involved nro qulto well doilied , and have
at no time undcrtono any change nr been
concealed. To my mind the question Is not
now of the wisdom , or unwisdom , ofhat
was done nearly a generation ago In 1873.
On that subject , viewed In the light of sub
sequent events then In no degree fore
seeable opinions may differ , and I hold my
own. Hut what has that to do with the
present lime ? There are some .political
questions , especially questions relating to
finance and business , which It Is much more
Important should be decided , and decided
finally , than that they should be decided one
way or the other.
The question of Its monetary basis wan
decided by the United States In 1870 ; and
that decision was rcafilrmcd In 1SU3. Since
1S73 a great many things have happened.
Among other things , this country has not
without serious troubles and sore tribula
tions In which , by the way , I have Indi
vidually had to bear my full share gone
on adjusting Itself to the basts then de
cided upon. The question Is now whether
It h wise on ltd part to reverse Its steps ,
undo all that hus been done In those twenty
> ears , plunge Into a new sea of troubles and
gi > through a second process of slow and
painful readjustment ?
The proposition seems to mo to admit of
ono answer only. So to do would bo little
short of Inscnc. Observation and careful
Inquiry during a recent extended journey
from Now Ycrk to the 1'aclflc. made for the
purpose. sntlMlod me beyond question that
the work of adjustment Is now practically
complete , and that wo are at last In a
healthy at-d prosperous condition ; and , In
fact , were It not for politics , on the verge-
of another period nf active development.
All that h letitiired Is stability , and the con-
lldenco rcsii'tlng therefrom. Under these
ulrcun.stareea. this everlasting agitation of
the measure ! ) of values In my belief , has
lioiiiIs now doing , and , so long aa It con
tinues , will do Incalculable Injury. Slated
nakedly , the pioposltlon is to make a short
cut ! n prosperity by monkeying with the
currency , but 1 have yet to discover a single
Instance In all recorded history
whcro any nation ever attempted
this experiment with results bene
ficial to Itself. It has been tried time
out of mind , and over and over again ; but
always with cno rctnlt. Kor Its public mrn
to tamper with a nntlon'n money Is the
mutt Insidious form of treason.
This Is a practical , business question.
As I now ECO the situation , the country
Is much In the position of a man of natu-
lally strong constitution , who has gone
through a long nnd violent Illness and been
greatly reduced , but Is at last on a course
of natural rc-covery. To dose him when In
that state with quack panaceas will not
quicken the recovery. If U docs not kill
tlu > patient , It will at least give him a set
back. So everywhere that I have been dur
ing the last year and I have been all over
the north I have seen plainly the signs
of healthy recuperation , and nowhere have 1
seen them more plainly than In the great
mining regions. I have seen those signs
In the Increased economies practiced. In
moro diversified crops , In new developments ,
In cheaper transportation , and In mechani
cal appliances and scientific processes hith
erto tinhcard of. If the politicians would
only leave these natural forces alone to
work out the remedy , the remedy would.
I am confident , be with us. and be with us
for n ten-year stay , within a twelve-month
ilut It will not come so long as reviving
confidence is shattered by this Incessant
agitation In favor of a resort to quack nos
trums.
Under existing circumstances , therefore ,
I regard the free and unlimited coln.igo of
silver proposition not as the merely harm
ful nostrum of a quack , but rather as the
deadly draft of a poisoner. In my Judgment.
If re-sorted to at this time. It will bring
on the coui.try calamities of a business
and financial , and consequently of a polit
ical nature , the end of which I , for one.
could not hope to live to see.
The decisive defeat on the 3d of next
month of the organization which Mr. Hryan
now represents , I regard as the nno thing
Immediately needful to a returned prosper
ity. Glvo us a rest !
Hoping that I have expressed myself as
explicitly as I have tried to do briefly , 1
remain , etc. ,
CHAHLES PHANCIS ADAMS.
A . . \ I.SlIiVKII. .
.IiiMl u IMiilii HiiNliifNH Deal with n
Movlciiii City.
New York World.
The Hcrlln Iron Bridge company of East
Herlln , Conn. , has receive * ! from the rep-
icsunlallvo at C. Lerdo , Mex. . the contract
for an Iron market house at Guadalajara.
"If this market hoiibo were built any
where in the United States and paid for in
our money. " said a representative of the
company , "tho contract price would bo
5Gl.r . The Berlin company Is , however , to
receive In payment for this building Mexi
can silver dollars , and therefore Its con
tract price with the city of Guadalajara Is
$11.230.
"If Mr. Hrjan and his popullstlc platforc :
should prevail and there should bo free
coinage of silver on the basis of 1C to 1 ,
what Is to prevent the Uerlln Iron Hrldgo
company from taking the dollars which they
receive In payment on this building , each
ono of which contains more silver than
the American dollir , to the United States
mint , and , free of expense , have them
coined Into American sliver dollars ? Un
der free silver they will then receive for
their building 11.230 Bryan dollars , which
ho claims will bevorth as much as gold
dollars , consequently they can bo used In
paying the employes , thus leaving the com
pany a clear profit of moro than $5,000 on
this ono contract ;
"Or , again , they can take thcso same 11-
230 sMndard silver dollars and pay labor
and expenses of building another market
house or another bridge or building for the
Mexican market and receive for the same
22ICO Mexican dollars. They can then re-
coin these free of expense Into American
dollars and thus by each transaction double
their nioiiev. "
Till : TALK AIIIM.T COKUCIO.V.
AliNoliiltI''r < M'iloni of Action itt Kin-
ploycH.
t'lmuncpy M. Uepow 'nt Chlcnso.
There are 35,000 employes In the New
York Central system , ot which I am presi
dent. I go out every year upon the stump
to speak for what I believe to bo right ,
which Is the republican party and protec
tion and ouml money. Kvcry one of my
fellow employes knows that ho can vote
against my politics and talk against my
politics and work against my politics.
Major I'rlcat died the other day at the age
of 00 , having been an employe of the New
York Central for fifty years. He was a
democrat of democrats anil the leader of
his party In the Mohawk valley. Ho was
my political opponent , my subordinate ,
whom I could discharge , and my personal
friend. It would have been dangerous to
the health and good looks of any dema-
go uo to tell the old major that ho could
not work and vote for the democratic ticket.
In the Cleveland canvass of 1S92 I spoke
as now far the republican ticket. I said
after ono of the meetings to a switchman
In the yards , "Well , Jerry , how do you
stand this year ? " Ho said , "Boss , that'.i
a good speech you made last night , but
the boys are agin you this time , " and a
largo majority of the employes of the New
York Central voted for Cleveland , though
both their president and the chairman of
the board , .Mr. Vandcrbllt , were for Har
rison. I said to Jerry the other day : "Well ,
Jerry , how are you now ? " Ho naid , "Hoss ,
v/o'ru all with you this time ! No BO-ccnt
dollars for us. "
As ono of the largest employer * of labor
la thi * United States In my olllclal capacity ,
an a laborer myself upon the pay roll and
liable to bu dismissed BH any of thu othoru
by the superior power of the Hoard of Di
re * tor * I resent , f reinl this ln > it M Ihe
manhood and ( ho Independence of the work
Ingmca of the I'nlicd Stale * this intuit to
their Intelligence , for Ihoy know brttcr.
.IACK.SO.V o.v sot MI MDMV.
Anotlirr UniMilillxlicil t.rtlrr from Old
llli'Knry.
New Viitk Him.
Wo print below a letter , hitherto unpub
lished , which was ' . \rllten by Anduw Jnck-
sou la 1812. u is ciqiivlally Interesting la
ylow of thu argument , fri-nufiitl.v advunoed
by the UrjanlieH. that they otand for the
into principle * of democracy In Hiolr n-xanll
upon the lunkliiK IntoreciH , and thnt Andrew -
drew Jackson , a beacon Until of democracy ,
Hi-sailed uml drove out of existence Iho
second 1'nltod Sutw lank. Asldo from the
question of the expediency of thin move ,
which was follouecl by a protracted nanle ,
It Is to lie noted that the bill of iSiSl , which
discriminated In favor of gold llmmgh a
clianKO in the coinage ratio between gold
and sliver , and which maiked the virtual
establlihment of Iho gold standard In the
L'nlted Slates , was pas.sod In Jackson's
pre.slden.'y , and -.v.ts kanwn and ntiacked as
an administration measure. Throughout hU
career Jackson was knowii an a simnd imme >
man , and his flRht asuinn the bank Itself
was avowedly In the Interest of a higher
currency standard.
The Jacknon letter Is a fresh reminder of
his advocacy of the gold slandaul. The
following fa a transcription of It :
"IlKUMlTAmS. Sept. 28. M2.
"My Dear Col. 1 have received your let
ter of the 23d Ingt. You have taken a cor
rect view of your position. The ( lovrrnoi
will In his message cnmo forth with his
vlevM to the Assembly. If ho recommends
the Isxuo of post notes & relief laws , the
WhUn prints will come out In support of
lilt measures recommend. Then every man
who does not wish to sec our Hanks Uroke ,
our money depreciated , & u foundation
thereby | ald for a national Hank , If post
notes uio reininmcndcd. should come out
against the ruinous measure. No relief can
be given to the labour of our country by
Legislative enactment. Industry and econ
omy Is the only relief , ftlth an umlcvlatlng
metallc currency , or its equivalent. There
fore jou have Judged \\ell lo bo silent
until the Whlggs expose their views on
these Important subjects.
"Hellevo me your friend ,
"ANUIIKW JACKSON. "
"Col. J. Ocorse Harris. "
The letter Is now In the possession of Col
onel Thomas Y. Avcry of this city. It wan
given to him fifty-three years ago by his
cousin. Colonel J. ( leorgo Harris , to whom
It was addressed. Colonel Harris was at
that time the editor of Andrew Jackson's
paper , the Nashville Union. Ilcforo going
lo Nashville. Harris had been a printer In
this city , nnd It was his custom to pass
through the state each year on his way to
visit his mother In Connecticut. On ono of
these trips. In 1S13 , ho stopped In Syracuse
to sco his uncle , L. Y. A very. Mr. Avcry's
son , Tom , a mere lad , was an enthusiastic
admirer of Jackson , and Colonel Harris gave
him the letter. Harris died In Nashville
a few years ago.
Colonel Avcry , the owner of the letter ,
Is a lifelong democrat , and has repudiated
Hryan and free silver.
1HM1'S ! STATISTICS.
I'oiioerntlo Cnnilliliilo Coiitriutlctoit ! >
Ollli-lnl II.-IK.I-IH.
ClilcnKo Timor IleraM.
One of the reiterated assertions of Mr.
Bryan Is that there Is not money enough
In Ihe country and tint what wo have Is
constantly decreasing In amount. In sup
port of this statement ho cites the recent
treasury circular. No. 123 , hi which It ap
pears that In 1S94 the circulation was $1.
1CCO.S03.70S ; In 1S 5. $1.C01.9GS,473. and In
1S9C , $1.50(5.631,020. ( "There , " he trium
phantly tuys. "does not that official docu
ment provo It ? Do you not see that there
has been a falling oft In the circulation of
over $100,000,000 In three years , and all
duo to the monstrous gold standard ? " Then
ho brings out another of his trump cards
In the shape of John Sherman's speech
favoring the silver purchase act of 1890 , In
which Sherman slid that the laws of trade
demanded a yearly Increase In the circula
tion of about $50,000.000. Krom this Mr.
Hryan concludes that Instead of gaining
$150,000,000 , as we should have done from
the demands of business , we have lost
$100.000.000 , making a difference to the
people of $250,000.000 !
Having made this great point , which
usually evokes j volley of cheers , Mr. Hryan
drops the matter. Ho makes no attempt
lo show what has become of this $100.000-
000 which he says has disappeared , whether
it has been burned up , or lost at sea , or
destroyed in some other way. Ho simply
treats It as something that is gone forever
and argues accordingly.
Now the veriest tyro In finance must know
that the sum of $100.000,000 is not a sum of
money that can bo hid In a corner. H
must bo owned by a good many people and
could not bo wiped off the face of tlio earth
without somebody's knowledge. It must bo
Bomowhero , and1 the very tables from which
Mr. Hryan quoted show whcro four-fifth
of It Is , while the other fifth mav easllv bo
accounted for.
Those tables give not only the amount of
money In actual circulation , but the total
money In the United States. The circula
tion Is the difference' between the total
money and the amount lying In Iho treasury.
In 1S94 the amount In the treasury was
$750,000.000. and lu 1890 it was $839,000,000 ,
or $80.000.000 moro. This at once accounts
for the largest part of Mr. 'Hryan's lost
$100,000.000. Tlio other $20.000.000 will be
found In the hoardings of the people for
the past two or three years , end In the
paper money retired by the national banks.
Hut this is not all. Instead of a de
crease there has been a constant Increase
of the circulation , as shown by other tables
In the same circular , that more thin satis
fies the requirement of Senator Sherman's
dictum. Since the repeal of the Sherman
purchase law , November 1 , 1893. there has
been coined at our mints In gold $182.000-
000 and In silver $18,000.000. making $200-
ODO.GOO , or an average of over $66,000,000 a
year , added to the amount of money In
the country.
Wlwt confidence , then , can bo placed
upon a man who thus quotes figures at
random and draws inferences that are con
futed by the very pamphlet from which
ho quotes ? Has there ever bcforo been
such a spectacle In American politics.
riit.so.\Ai. AM >
Mr. Gladstone nays there Is not a moro
music il penplo than the Welsh to be found
in the world.
It may be that the czar simply caught
cold in 1'arls by sleeping In an apartment
with .1 defective armor plate.
The city council of Waltliam , Mass. , Is to
care for the tomb of General Nathaniel I" .
Hanks , In Grove Hill cemetery , that city. It
has been somewhat neglected of late.
LI Hung Chang decorated A. I' ] . I.alnmlc ,
the traveling passenger agent of the Cana
dian Pacific railway , who accompanied him
through Canada , with the Chlncec Order of
the Double Dragc-n.
After every Spanish report of a victory In
Cuba nowadays wo read that "tho rebels
carried away their dead and wounded. "
That saves Ihe narrator a lot of trouble In
the way of substantiating his report.
Bagpipes are becoming a fashlonablo In
strument foremen In British drawing
rooms , Lady Klspeth Campbell , the duke of
Argyll' granddaughter , who is a skilled
performer , having Introduced the fashion.
The pipes for parlor use are richly decorated
and specially toned.
Ex-Govornor Walte of Colorado , during
his term of olfico , exerted a peculiarly stim
ulating Influence on the abusive faculties
of the public , and a Denver newspaper kept
a Hcraii book entirely devoted to the nick
names which were bestowed on him. The
list is long and exhibits a wealth of fancy
rarely equaled.
A London Journalist reveals why Sir
Henry Irving playa In America. "These
visits to the United States , " ho says , "aro
very profitrble , and they cnablo Irving to
spend money lavishly In England on produc
tions that would not of themselves pay
wc-11 enough. " Thus Is the existence of this
country at taut Justified ,
Thu picstlge of the notes of the Hanquo
de Franco Is universally known. Hut it U
not ahva > s sufllclently noticed that the repu
tation of that Institution Is based upon the
power of Its metallic mainly gold "en-
calueo , " or treasure In Its vaults , which
U'uchis the fabnloiM figure of , ' 1,322,000,000
francs , about $050,000,000. That stock Is
tliu larxi'Ht which has over existed In the
world. It represents more than 30 per cent
nf thu metallic "encalesea" of all the Ku-
ropean banks , That explains why the note
of thu Hanque de Franco , of 100 franca , U
I
t-iti In llelgitim 100 francs 03 ccntlmca ;
la ( leunany , 100 OS , In Anstro-llunKivry ,
IM".i , in niiglitnd , 10'J.IU : In Switzerland ,
ino.HT , nml In Holland , 101 fraues.
Mmi > . AtidliTicd hits given lo the French
Aiademy of Medicine a sum of about
JlOO.Ouo. the litiere t of wlilch nbout $ 1,800
-will bo nnnidcd , villuiut regard to na-
llonallly , for Iho discovery of a cure for
tubereiiloNls.
A Herman corrc pnndent at Telling says
that the opinion In uploading among the
Chinese that ( here will unaii bo a change
on the thtoait. The belief U not Imsvd HO
much tin dlnsatlsfaetlun with the emperor
as mi various occurrences whk-li have
aroused /uipcrctllloiiH forebodings , Including
thu falling of a dragon from the sky , as
sren by .111 astronomer , the death ot the
emperor's brother and the absence of an
heir to Hie throne , which Is regarded as
a punishment of the gods for some misde
meanor.
riilladeltihln North American : "Yes.
siild the Harlem " " " '
"Mliigicer ; "I've put lotn
of men to sleep In my time. Imt when It
comes to Unit baby of mine , I'm out lu the
II rat lound. '
lloMon Ololie : "Say , Tompklns , wlmt did
II row n ilio of ? "
"Well , lie \\t\f flBhliir ; . nnd the ground
gave way under lilm. I inlnk-Oli , fort-er-
bank failure , 1 suppose ! "
Ppfrolt Free l < rotrVhat n noble fcl-
low Lilies I.M ? I nskod him why to didn't
wear an overoo.it , and he said In- hail given
II to a relation. "
"Yes. To his ancle. "
Plttstinrs Chronicle : "Ui. vim's cnmpalRU
IH forging ahead ! " exclaimed nn enthusi
astic silver num. . .
"flat don't you think It would bo moro
reputable If it did not resort to forscryV"
nr-kcd a gold man.
New York 1'res. * : Customer Arc yon sure
thin la genuine cane sugar ?
Clerk Yes , nm'iun. Our advertisement
cxprc.'isly states that It can't bo beet.
Cleveland Leader : M.ibcl How many on-
irngemont rings did yon bilng back from
the seashore. ?
Ocrtiudc None.
Mabel Why , how did that happen ?
GertrudeKiilnotlly ! , I got In with the
name crowd that 1 met last year.
IndlanapollM Journal Sho-Onr -
: - wedding-
ilav seems to mo alniost n u dream.
Ho It does to molth ono exception.
"What was that ? *
" 1 distinctly remember thnt my collar got
loose lichlml nnd crawled up my b.ick as I
went up the aisle. "
Cleveland Plain Healer : Mr. . Hllmbcr
\ou certiilnly have your family disposition.
None of yon could ever agree with anybody.
Mr. llllmhi'r- don't know about that. I
hnil an uncle once , who was on ten by canni
bals. I never henrd that they made any
complaint.
Detroit Free Press : "Pardon mo , " mid
the new bonnier nfler tlie others had loft
the tnblo. "but I'm not up In table ( -tlquelto
and don't know Just how oraliges should
bo oaten. "
"Vciy Kpnilngly , sir , very sparingly , nt
this lime of year , " answered tlio thrifty
landlady.
OCTOIllCH CALM.
Clilc ixn llccoril.
You do not hear me mutter
Foolish words of woo nnd wrnth ,
When Mndgi ) runs In u Mutter ,
Down some golden woodland path.
In pence my mind reposes.
Kor her fad my soul no'er grieves ;
I get a rest on roses ,
Willie she's chasing initumn leaves.
THHOUCII I < Mii.l.H OP COH.V.
1'rof. Honjnmln F. Ix-gRdt.
In solemn liuxli of dewy morn ,
What glory crowns the llelds of corn !
A joy and gladness In the land
The lithe , green ranks of beauty land ;
Itroiul ncreil vales from bill to bill
The lifted plumes nml tnsxcli 1111 ,
While birds sing In the cool , sweet morn.
Through llelds of corn.
Like palms that shade n hidden spring
The reeded columns sway nml sing ;
The breathing censers suing nlway ,
The leafy cymbals clash and piny ,
And when the breezy voices call ,
The sea-Frown billows rise nnd fall ,
And music swells nnd joy Is born
Through Holds of corn.
To fields of corn the summer brings
The rustling blades , the black bird's wing ,
The shardcd locust's strident lunc ,
The Idle raven's mocking rune ,
The bobolink's exulting strain ,
And cuckoo prophesying rain
In low , sweet whlstlo In the morn
Through Holds of corn.
tn bannered llelds or corn unfurled
[ Jed grows the manna of the world ;
Ho waits to bring the yellow gleam ,
The harvest song , the icaper's dream ;
And still as through the Sytlnn gold
Of Galilee , In days of old ,
He leads again this Babbath morn.
Through llelds of corn.
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