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Sworn to bofnr * in nml ul ) rrl ! > 'Ml In mj
prcrcnco tills lut clay of October , ISM. .
( Scnl ) Notn'ry I'util'le.
Mexico and the oilier free silver coun
tries are good countries to stay nwny
from.
An honest dollar U just ns os ontlal
to liont'St trade aa honest weights and
honest in un su res.
Tom Watson will not lie voted on at
all In Kansas. Hut lie will not linvo
the advantage by much over llryan In
several other states.
The Omaha Woman's club has a new
president. In the language' of the Im
mortal Hip , "Here's to her , and her
family , and may they all live long and
prosper. " _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
llryan's speechmahliiK expedition Is be-
lt\K \ made on board the special private
car "Idler. " The name promises to be
contagious , because Mr. llrynn will be
Idler after election.
Can the p-atlfyhiR unanimity of par-
tics on the finest Ion of the lias as an
emblem of patriotism be construed as
Indicating that the whole nation has
become "the enemy's country ? "
If the local forecaster fall to supply
the state of 'Nebraska With tfood , bright , ,
dry , clear , ound money weather for
election day , all those new Instruments
should be taken away from him.
Headers of our great free silver con
temporary will have to put on specta
cles to discover the Item that Informs
them that the price of wheat Has gone
up iipaln without reference to the price
of silver.
The World-Herald's people's mite
campaign fund seems In Imminent dan-
per of oliifi the same way as the
World-Herald's chain letter drouth suf
ferers' fund. Nothing was ever heard
of the latter after the money was col
lected.
The registration on the llrst day
showed the largest total ever known.
The two remaining days bid fair to
come nearly up. .tp thatj-eeord. Kco to
Tf flint your name Is on the books , and
remember the two dates , October till
and : U.
The presidential candidate record for
physical endurance Is undoubtedly
with Mr. Hrynn. Hut In former years
something more than mere muscular
strength and lung power has been re
quired of the chief magistrate of the
United States.
The World-Herald Is trying to make
ex-Councilman Ilowell believe that he
Is a. paragon of political virtue and an
Ideal political candidate. If Mr. Ilowell
will refer to some of the back numbers
of that paper he will soon learn what
Its real opinion of him Is.
AVe never did credit the story that
Bryan applied only a few months ago
for the position of press agent for some
dramatic organization. Mr. Hryan has
been otherwise and prolltably engaged
since he became the mouthpiece of the
silver mine owners' syndicate.
With confidence restored by the ver
dict of the people at the polls against
any Interference with our present mon
etary system , the projectors of the ex
position need not fear that Colorado
will neglect to advertise its natural
resources by every available means.
The local free silver organ derisively
asserts that no one has yet been In
jured by the great crushes around the
front porch In Canton. It forgets Mr.
Bryan , whose chances are perceptibly
lessened by each gathering of the people
ple around Major McKlnley's doorstep.
President Cleveland has beeji made the
recipient of a valuable gift , n token of
esteem of the king of Italy. If hu wants
to keep It , though , he will have to ask
thu permission of congress. The presi
dent can give away all the presents ho
wishes to , but when It comes to accept
ing them , the law holds him down very
strictly.
The Inclination or the Omaha
Woman's club toward the erection of
a club house especially adapted to Ha
needs should meet with hearty ap
proval and substantial support from all
who have the Interests of the city at
heart. The club treasury Is under
stood to be In a plethoric condition , and
a building constructed for women and
adorned by woman's taste could not
fall to bo an ornuuieut to Ouiahu In
general.
.v .I.VD Tnr TRIM re.
In nearly every Mpeoch made by Wll
Ham Jennings llrynn In Ma tour of "the
enemy's country" all the changes have
been mug upon the menace to American
Institutions by corporate combines and
trusts. As the self-chosen champion of
the masses Mr. llryan proclaims to all
the world that he will wage eternal war
upon trusts , which , next to the money
power , are the great dragons which the
modern St. George has set out to com
bat.
bat.Hut
Hut Iniin are to bo Judged by their
acts and not by their professions. What
has Mr. Hrynn ever done as a citizen
or ns a public man to protect the people
from the aggressions of monopolies ,
combines and trusts ? What Is his
record as regards anti-trust legislation ?
If Mr. Hrynn ever raised his voice or
pen against trusts before he entered
congress nobody In Nebraska has ever
heard of It. If Mr. Hryan ever grappled
with the minions of monopoly nobody
In these parts knew anything of It up
lo the time he was elected to the na
tional legislature.
William Jennings Hryan was In con
gress four years , but the Congressional
Hecord falls to show a single Instance
where Mr. Hrjan made any effort to
promote anti-trust legislation. Among
the bills Introduced by him during his
four years In congress we look In vain
for a single bill to prohibit the forma
tion of trusts or curb their power.
In 1SIKI a national anti-trust conven
tion was held In Chicago. That conven
tion was made up of known anti-
monopolists from all sections of the
country regardless of party. It was
presided over by Governor Knntc Nel
son of Minnesota , now senator from
that state , and Its discussions were par
ticipated In by General James H.
Weaver , Ignatius Donnelly , Henry I ) .
Lloyd , John D. Howe , Kdward Hose-
water , Congressman Tawney and a
score of other men more or less known
In public life. Hut Mr. Uryan was not
there , although congress was not In ses
sion and he might have been a dele
gate If he had wanted to be.
So far as the records show nearly all
the anti-trust legislation on our statute
books , state and national , has been
placed there by republicans , although to
their credit It may be said democrats
and populists have also contributed
their shares toward repressing monopo
listic abuses.
So far as Mr. Hryan Is concerned lito
war upon trusts has been a war of words
only , and that , too , of only recent date.
Ills denunciation of trusts mny be said
lo have begun with the Chicago con
vention , aid Judged by his previous
career It will end on the day of election.
TtlK KXIVSITIOX AS AX ISSUE.
Who has dragged the Transinlsslsslppl
Exposition Into politics ? Surely
not The ' Omaha Hee. Nor any
of the managers of the exposi
tion. It has been forced upon the
people ns an Issue by the threat of Tom
I'atterson's Denver News that Colorado
would boycott the exposition If Omaha
should give a majority to McKlnley and
Mercer. That threat was given great
prominence In the Omaha Hryan organ
In one of Its Sunday issues and Is now
reiterated In the same paper.
The people of Omaha are therefore
brought face to face with the question
whether they are to have no exposition
lu 1SOS or whether they will take their
chances on Colorado staying out while
Iowa. Kansas , Minnesota , California ,
Oregon , "Washington and other trans-
mlsslsslppl slutes will be vying with one
another to make the most Impressive
exhibits of their resources. The condi
tions with which we are confronted have
been presented by The Hee candidly
and without partisan bias. No one can
estimate the financial necessities of the
exposition In the face of an impending
change In our monetary system. No
contractor can risk bidding on construc
tion work without having a reasonable
idea of what materials and labor will
cost him and he can not know If a
change to a depreciated money stand-
aril Is to Intervene. The necessary
foundation of this great enterprise Is
business confidence , and the way to re
establish business confidence Is to give
an emphatic majority for sound money.
/ , OllDKRS.
Heports from trade centers state that
orders received by manufacturers and
wholesale merchants are In many cases
made conditional upon the result of the
election. They are to be filled in the
event of republican success , otherwise
not. The Now York Commercial Hulle-
tln notes that In one line of trade and
within the knowledge of one operator
orders have been given in that city
within a short time aggregating between
? 100.000 and ? r.00,000 conditional upon
Mr. Hryan's defeat. Commenting upon
this and the fact that mills have been
shut down and building operations post
poned till Mr. Hryan's defeat , that pa
per says : "Mr. Hryan Is the llrst can
didate for tlic presidency whose defeat
has been prayed for almost unanimously
by the merchants and manufacturers of
the whole country. Mr. Hryan Is the
llrst candidate for the presidency In the
presence of whoso possible success bus
iness stands still and merchants and
manufacturers shorten sail , as a sea cap
tain docs when a West India hurricane
approaches. "
This holding tip of the business of the
country by the mere possibility of Hry
an's election ought to be a most Instruc
tive object lesson even to the more intel
ligent of his supporters , for It suggests
what would be the effect of Ids actual
election. It may be thought such a re
sult Is already discounted , but that Is
a mistake. Thousands t > f business men
all over the country are holding on In
the hope that the popocratlu candidate
will bo defeated. Ills success would
compel them to close their doors. Manu
facturers who are employing more labor
than they ically need In the present
condition of the market would In the
event of Mr. Hryan's election curtail
operations or shut down altogether. The
Industrial and business depression
would be very greatly intensllled by
popocratle KIICCCSS. It Is Impossible to
compute with any degree of accuracy
what loss the country Laa suffered from
the free allvor campaign. H Is certainly
n large sum , but It Is n munll fraction of
what the loss would be by the convul
sion that would follow popocratlc suc
cess.
. \SSAII.IXfi \ t'HK JVniCtAltY.
Much of the address delivered by Gov
ernor Altgeld In New York last Satur
day was devoted to an attempt to dis
credit the federal Judiciary and If what
he said mny be accepted an voicing the
sentiment of his party there can be no
doubt that the authority of the federal
courts would be greatly Impaired If that
party should be given an opportunity
to do so. Governor Altgeld's tirade
ngalnst the Judiciary was entirely char
acteristic of him. And It Is entirely safe
to say that Its effect will not be favor
able to the cause he represents. He fol
lowed Mr. Hrynn though It Is tjultu
possible the Idea originated with him
In attempting to justify his assault on
the Judiciary by republican precedent ,
but no Intelligent reader of history will
fie misled by this. Altgeld may be given
credit for having offered the best apol
ogy for the Chicago platform In this re
spect that has been made , but the hos
tile attitude of the popocratle party to
ward the federal courts Is utterly Inde
fensible. The vast majority of the Amer
ican people still have eonlldcnee In the
general wisdom , Integrity and patriotism
of those tribunals an a whole and they
will not be Induced to abandon this faith
by the assault on the courts of such
men as John P. Altgeld. Nobody ques
tions that the Judiciary Is subject to
criticism , but this should be fair and
not take the form of an nrralgnment de
signed to bring the courts Into popular
distrust and discredit.
t'HUUHKSS VXDKlt A OOfcD ST
The man who believes that progress
and prosperity are not attainable under
a gold standard , as the popocratlc lead
ers , preach , must be blind to the marvel
ous advance of the United States during
the period since the resumption of specie
payments , but little more than seventeen
years ago. A distinguished Kuropoan
statistician , writing on the results of
the census of 1S1M ) , said : "It would be
Impossible to find In history a parallel
to the progress of the United States In
the last ten years. Kvery day that the
sun rises upon the American people H
sees the addition of . < ? 2roo,0)0 ; ( ) to the ac
cumulation of wealth In the republic ,
which Is one-third of the dally accumu
lation of all mankind outside of the
United Slates. " This was written In
ISilL' , when tlds country had reached the
highest degree of prosperity In Its his
tory. If it is not now adding dally to
Its wealth as It was then , the fact Is
not due to the monetary standard , 'but
to the assault upon that standard and
upon the policy of protection.
Tlie history of the period between 1SSO
and 18012 shows nn enormous industrial
development. Perhaps this can be Il
lustrated in no better way than by the
statement that In 1SSO the number of
employes In our diversified manufactur
ing Industries was 11,7-10,000 , while in
1802 there were over fi.IiOO.OOO employes
In these Industries. In the meanwhile
the wages of labor bad steadily in
creased , so that the great army of wage
woikers was earning more than ever
before , living better and saving more.
If comparison bo made with an earlier
period , when we had so-called bimetal
lism and practical free trade , the ad
vantages enjoyed by labor under the
gold standard and protection will ap
pear still more striking.
In 1SSO the capital Invested In manu
facturing was i-il. a'.OOO.fXlO nml In 1800
It was $12,000,000,000 , having more than
doubled In ten years , and the amount
was considerably greater In 1892 than In
1SOO. The product of the manufactur
ing Industries In 1802 was about double
In value the product of 1880 and the
wages earned in 1802 was more than
double the amount earned In 1SSO. Not
only was there this large aggregate In
crease In the earnings of labor employed
In manufacturing Industries , but an in
crease per capita from ? : ! S(1 ( In 1SSO to
$ . " 17 In 1800. Hallroad extension was
active during most of this period and
there was a steady agricultural develop
ment , while building In the cities and
public Improvements of every kind went
forward onn , most generous scale. Dur
ing these twelve years both our domes-
tie and foreign commerce grew rapidly ,
reaching in 1802 unparalleled proper
tions. In his annual message of that
year President Harrison said : "There
has never been a time In our history
when work was so abundant or when
wages were as high , whether measured
by the currency In which they are paid
or by their power to supply , the ueces-
sailcs and comforts of life. "
Such are thu Incontestable facts at
testing our progress and prosperity un
der n gold standard and protection.
They are especially commended to the
consideration of worklngmcn , for they
show that the greatest benefits accrued
to labor. During nearly the whole of
that remarkable period In our history
there was work for all at steadily ad
vancing wages and never before In this
or any other country did the working
classes enjoy In so largo measure the
fruits of their labor. It Is the purpose
of 11ns republican party to restore that
condition of affairs. It proposes to ere-
ate a market for labor by a Judicious
protection of American Industries and
It ulHii proposes that the earnings of la
bor shall be paid In money equal to the
best In the world. It Is committed to the
IMiIley of opening the mills to , American
muscle rather than the mints to the
world's sliver. It promises to Improve
the condition of thu wage earner by giv
ing him work at American wages , and
In no other way can his condition be Im
proved.
Wheat cannot go up 50 per cent In
price without affecting thu price of corn.
People who can't afford wheat at pres
ent prices will resort to corn and corn-
bread. The demand for food products
Is correspondingly augmented. The
farmer who Is n home manufacturer
realizes what It means to encourage the
diversifying of crops. With a home
market for every bushel of every kind
of grain harvested , the farmers of Ne
braska would not have to depend upon
crop falluieu lu foreign lands to sell
their surplus , but would have It Con-
RUltind upoU'Mi ) > tler terms right hero In
Nebraska.
The people of Nebraska hrtve had
two popullsi'reclslatures In their his
tory whlehStJiey cannot easily forget.
Do they want-to have another next
year ? Do My > j\vaut ( their lawmakers
to bo men who" will throw wet blankets
on every enterprise and publlo Improve
ment , or ilo'Mey wnnt them to be men
of liberal I Mij'wlio believe In encour
aging home"ijijjustry | In preference to
foreign competitors ? If they want
progress and prosperity they will set-
to It that tltero is a good working re
publican majority in the legislature.
Some political fences are so sub
stantially founded that even with the
loss of a few pickets they are tight
enough to stop the depredations of the
smaller animals. I'lon. David II. Mer
cer Is handicapped In his campaign for
re-election by his enforced absence
from the scene of action ; but bo Is so
firmly entrenched In the good will of
his constituents that even with this
picket down he has .no cause to fear
the result.
Nothing Is to bo gained by undue
haste In altering the present system
of laud transfers In Nebraska. The
old method is too firmly established
to be superseded In a hurry. Hut lu
the meantime a thorough Investigation
of the Torrens plan and Its workings
where it has been adopted cannot fall
to bring about a change for the better
In point of security to landholders.
If there Is one thing the people of
Nebraska need more than another It
Is an honest , reliable and efficient , ad
ministration of their state treasury.
The candidate for state treasurer on
the republican ticket , Charles 12. Casey ,
Is a man of experience In financial mat
ters and of unquestioned Integrity.
Tlie people of Nebraska will make no
mistake In electing Mr. Casey.
10very sound money democrat can find
In the speeches and writings of the
popocratlc candidate not only Justifica
tion of bolting * but admonition to bolt
whenever the voter is at variance with
his party on the vital point In Its ducla-
atlon of principles. It III befits a man
who has openly favored bolting to take
the sound money democrats to task
for their , conduct.
AVIicro Doubt
Chicago Tlmcs-Hcrnlil.
Chairman Jones 'Is ' now wIlllriR to admit
that Mr. Ilryaijvlll carry every state north
of Mason amliJJIjcqn'a line except Canada ,
and ho Isn't exactly sure about Canada yet.
Symptom .of Ciinftilonoe.
ChlrnRo Tribune.
A Pennsylvania iron company has In
vested ll.OOO.OOdilrf | > | K Iron because of Its
assurance that McKlnley will bo elected.
This Information will make Hryan wrltlio
again as indlcalhg"anothcr ! revival of trust.
Nil Sfcoji'ii iVlil'iIIifor Him.
ChJpKp. Chronicle.
An enthusiastic silver man In MIclilRah
Krected Mr. Bryan ( n that state with : "Our
Maker first , W4J. ( Uryan next and free silver
next. " The bo * orator by this time Is In no
frame of mind Iff play second flddlo to any
"
one. i
ApiilcN for tinKorc
C ! lobe-Democrat.
Last year the shipment of apples from
this country to Europe was 783,000 barrels.
but this fall 770,000 barrels have already
been sent over. We could raise apples with
out the aid or consent of any other nation ,
but wo nre not su h denied fool * as to try
to do It.
IIOMN Him.
Minneapolis Journal.
Uryan Is going to stump Nebraska the last
day of the campaign. The polls taken last
week Indicate that McKlnley will get Ne
braska's electoral vote by a small margin
and that Hryan won't carry his own precinct
In Lincoln. Ilryan Isn't a very Imposing
hero to the people of bis own state who
know him.
I 't PriMMln
St. 1'nul 1'Ionccr 1'rcss.
A second "coerclonlst" lias appeared In
St. Lou 1 9. This time It Is a woman , who
declares that If her husband dares to vote
at the coming election slio will take her
children and leave him. The case has been
reported to the popocratlc central commit
tee. which Is called upon to enforce against
this reckless woman the penalties of the law
against tbo coercion and Intimidation of
voters.
Snnitiiry Conilllloii of Ualci-rlox.
Philadelphia Ix-ilier.
It Is only lately that the public has begun
to take an Interest In the Inquiry as to the
sanitary condition of the bakcshops , al
though It Is so Intimately connected with
the bread that everybody cats. The sta
tistical and other Information now being
gathered shows a state of affairs unpleasant
to think about nnd unutterably disgusting
when taken In connection with a universal
article Vf food. If ilia people who arc so
scrupulously nlcu about tbo handling of
bread after It comes to tbc taliln could see
the way In which It Is handled In the bake-
sbops and the circumstances under which It
Is put together , tbero would bo a revolu
tion within twenty-four hours.
The Ohl I > rci-itlon.
Indianapolis New ? .
Once again Mr. Bryan declares that lie
Is In favor of bimetallism. At Minneapolis
the other day ho quoted that portion of the
republican platform of four years ago , In
which It was stated ( bat "tho American pco-
plo from tradition and Interest favor bimetal
lism. " Then he asked , "Do traditions change
In four years ? " Ills theory Is that the re
publican party was for bimetallism four
years ago and that It Is against bimetallism
today. Yet ho has said many times over ,
as though the rcinark contained a profound
truth , that the republican party did not
really believe thQ.gold standard was a good
thing bccauso In' Its platform It pledged
Itself to get rid of It as soon as possi
ble and to substitute for It bimetallism.
The truth Is that .llip.rcpubllcan party Is for
bimetallism today a' % much as It was four
years ago. It Is lint -tho traditions which
have changed. It Is the democratic party
as represented by Mr. Uryan which , baa
changed.
MuKliili- Vermin llrynn.
Iowa-State Cnpltnl.
In his talk at 'w.uuon ono day last week
Major McKlnley K/Vn hla estimate of truu
womanhood :
"To wlfo and- mother Is mankind In
debted for those- high moral qualities , gen
tleness , , truth and virtue , which are BO In
dispensable to good character , good citizenship -
ship and a nolilo life. Our whole political
fabric rrsta upon the sanctity of the Ameri
can homo , where wlfo and mother prcsldo.
They teach the boys and girls purity of llfo
and thought and aim tbo way to usefulness
and distinction. The world awes them inoro
than It can ever repay , The man who lovea
mother and wlfo requires no bond for lila
good behavior and can bo safely trusted In
every relation of life. "
At Duluth , Mr. Bryan addressed an audi
ence of women as follows :
"American women who have never sub
mitted to the dictation of American men will
never uubmlt to the financial dictation of
foreigners. The financial question Is not a
difficult ono to understand , The comparison
of a dollar to a yardttjck Is not a competent
one , Ono measures vuluoa , the other quan
tity. "
AllCltllKSHOP Ilir.I.AMlM VIP.YVS.
nf tli
of the rlilrnuo Vlnilorm.
The Now York Irish World , tlinn which
( hero h no tnoro faithful or Abler advocate
ot nil thai tends to benefit nnd ennoble
American workhiRiUGh , Warmly commends
Archbishop Ircland'a letter on the Issues
of the campaign. Under the cApttoa ,
"Long Live Archbishop Ireland , " the Irish
World of the 17th Inst. says :
Llko all his pronouncemcuta , the utter-
nnccs of Archbishop Ireland on thn Ic.nllnp
Issues of the presidential cnuipalgn will
attract widespread Attention nnd exert n
very potent Influence. Wo ulvo ids views
elsewhere tn this Irish World , The note
ho strikes Is one that sounds the miprcm *
acy of law , as opponcd to anarchy , and oC
national prc-cmlnenco nst ognlnst the spirit
of sectionalism , which , If unduly cherished ,
would lead to dlslntcKratlon.
It Is not to bo expected , ot course , that
the archbishop's letter on the political sit *
uatlon will gratify every one. Doubtless
oven some ot his admirers will be offended
at portions of It. Wo all have our prepossessions -
possessions and prejudices , In the thick ot
the fight wo are heated and touchy , and
ho that spenks a word out of harmony with
what wo have been contending for will not
put us In good humor.
Now , Archbishop Ireland's nature Is full
of the milk of human kindness. It pains him
to Rlvo pain to any person. Ho would not
hurt the sensibilities ot a poor Insect , much
less would he wound the feelings of n brother
man ; and never would ho war upon that
spirit of manhood within ns for which ho
himself lias labored so long and so bravely
to lift up nnd to dignify , lint , while bo has
n kindly heart , ho has also an obacrvant
mind , with strong convictions , nnd these con
victions , when he thinks It wise and oppor
tune to publish them , he gives out for the
benefit of nil whom they may concern.
In his discussions he does not descend to
pettlnrr.s. Ho never Indulges In pcraonall-
ties nor deals In vituperation. His lofty soul
contemplates principles only , or broad poli
cies whoso application serves to Institute
and conserve principles. To criticism he Is
not averse , when It comes from the mouth
of honrsty , but he despises cant , and he Is
Intolerant ot sham nnd humbug. There nre
these who would put bis light under a bushel ;
but It Is a good thing that wo have such
n luminary , placed In high position , shed
ding his light on all In the house.
It will bo said that , being n churchman ,
he ought not to concern himself with poll-
tics. They who talk after this fashion
express only n half truth , and a half truth
Is always misleading. The fact that a
niiin Is a priest docs not undo the fact that
ho Is n citizen likewise. Archbishop Ire
land Is nn Irishman by birth. Very early
In life , therefore , ho became a British sub
ject under conditions over which he had
no control. In his young manhood , nnd
when ho was free to adopt n government
nnd a nationality , he became nn American.
The secession war broke out , nnd Father
Ireland went out to the war as n chap
lain. Ho was then n priest of the Cath
olic church and an ofllcer of the United
States government nt the same time. Hav
ing witnessed the horrors and sacrifices of
that war , which wore prolonged by thu
selfish policy of England , Is It to be won
dered nt that ho should feel sensitive to
what seems to some ns the menace of sec
tionalism , which at one tlmo assailed tbo
nation's Integrity and sought to destroy
the admirable order of the union ? Is It to
bo supposed that his ardor for the flag
should cool ? Is It reasonable tbat ho
should obliterate his citizenship ?
But Archbishop Ireland makes no claim
to a commission to teach men In the po
litical order. Ho has never turned the
altar Into a party platform nor used the
pulpit as a breastwork from behind which
ho might shoot envenomed arrows at his
opponents. Ho never pontificates In poli
tics. What opinions ho holds In secular
affairs these opinions he expresses as John
Ireland simply , and by virtue of his Amer
ican citizenship. Some little men In big
olllco do these things. Conscious of their
littleness and possessing tnoro ambition
than humility they llml It necessary to
their purpose to put the official seal on
their every utterance , which on their In
dividual merits would bo ot but small ac
count. '
John Ireland is a manly man , every Inch
of him. While his detractors arc whispering
In the car. he proclaims from the housetop.
For ono to admire such a man It Is not neces
sary to Indorse nil his opinions. On the
silver question the Irish World Is not alto
gether of his mind. But , again , what of
that ? Archbishop Ireland asks no man to
accept his political opinions except only In
so far as those principles commend them
selves to the Judgment of his hearer or
reader. If you arc not able to accept hlo
political views , and It you went to confession
to him , nnd Informed him of your Indiffer
ence , ho would very likely say to you : "That
Is all right , my son ; but you came hero to
confess your sins , not to speak of our politi
cal differences. Go your way and Qed bless
you ! "
But Archbishop Ireland , who Is thoroughly
orthodox In religion , Is , In the main , sound
on politics , too. Ho Is a grand figure and
stands without a peer. Hlch In Intellect ,
though poor In worldly wealth ; divested of
all "pride of prelacy , " disinterested and lion-
est , a good Samaritan to all who fall by the
roadside , whatever their race or creed or
party may be ; a good shepherd to the flock
that God has placed him over , going up to
the mountains and down Into the glens In
quest of the stray sheep ; a spotless priest , a
fatherly bishop , a noble citizen , a soldier
of tbc cross , an upholder of the etarry ban
ner In the red tempest of the evil day , an
orator of wondrous power , whose words are
sparks of fire tbat flash out from a heart that
Is ever burning for the glory of God and tbo
good of his neighbor ; such Is John of St.
I'aul. Is It any wonder that ho Is admired
and beloved ai he Is ? la It strange that he
should wield an Influence that Is not con
fined to St. Paul , nor the otate of Minnesota ,
but Is felt over the entire republic ?
And wherever Uio great man's Influence
goes , there * great good will follow. Arch
bishop Ireland's latest pronouncement will
bring thousands of votes Jo the support of
Major McKlnley's candidature. Long llvo
John of St. Paul.
Till ) SILVIO It I'ltOP TUMIil.ES.
Chicago Times-Herald ( rep. ) : The wheat
market continues to hoan * earth upon the
grave In which a few works ago It burled
the fallacy that the price of farm products
nnd the price of silver go hand In hand.
On August t silver was CS % cents an ounce
In Now York and wheat CS cents a bushel
In Chicago. On September C silver was 07
cents and wheat CS , Yesterday ( Saturday )
wheat was 7B % cents and silver C3 % cents.
Baltimore Sun ( dcm. ) : Stocks nnd grain
command better prices on account ot an In
creased foreign demand. The stocks are
wanted In the belief that the silver cloud
which has so long bung over them la break
ing away , letting In tbo golden sunlight ;
wheat Is wanted to cut , and the world's short
crop makes the foreigner eager to get It
before It goes higher. It Is obvious that the
dufeat of Mr. Bryan Is a growing conviction
In well-informed circles.
Philadelphia Times ( dcm. ) : The great
market for silver Is tn Atiln. India usually
contributes a considerable slmro lo the food
bupply of Kuropo. and Imparts silver In ox-
change. But this year the grain crop Is
a partial failure , and India not only can
supply no wheat to Hurope , but la actually
Importing wheat from Australia and Cali
fornia. The world's supply being thus dlmln.
Uhod , the prlco of wheat risen everywhere.
At tlu > snmu time , while Importing food
India must Import less ttllvor , and the de
mand for this im'Ul to cxchango for Indian
wheat Is proportionately diminished.
Now York Sun ( di'in. ) : Owing to the
vigorous dlsi'Uxrtloii on silver coinage the
cltUens of thti United States are In a
peculiarly advantageous situation to observe
IntnlllKmitly the recent and still progressing
fall In the price of silver. The prices of
other articles haven't fallen noticeably.
Wheat , tin * nlaplo which tbo free silver men
Imvo sworn to bo Inseparably fastened to
silver , rlilni : or fulling us silver rises or
falls , has gone high up. No great staple has
declined In prlco but stiver ; only silver. Tim
lumpi of silver which the Ilryanitcs would
cola without limit Into dollars are to
day worth Irss than half a dollar each. Hut
while silver has fallen In prlco and purchas
ing power , has any corresponding change
bcon reported In the wage standard In silver
using countries ? Have wages risen In
Mexico and In China ? Not a ttlvcr , i
Tim CO.V.HTITt T10NAI , 1)1)1 ) , t.AII.
lij' DnktlulVliMor nnil ( no
I'pili rnl fillitrtMiu * Court.
linger M. Rhtarman nt Now York.
The nAvocAles ti ? Iho unlimited coinage o
sllrcr upeik of thn ullvcr dollar as th
money of the eonitUutlon. They appeal to
iM tn the nanio ot vatrlotlim to cut lees
from the mot.cy standards ot Kngland. Th
grea'est constitutional lawyer of thti coun
try wa Daniel Webulcr. Listen lo hi
opinion ot the money ot the constitution
Wobslcr said : "Tho circulating medlun
of u commercial community must bi > tlu
which Is also the circulating medium o
other commercial communities , or must bo
CApabtc ot being converted Into that medlun
without loss. It must also bo able not enl )
to pass In payments nnd receipts among
Individuals of the same society nnd nation
but to adjust nnd discharge thn balances
of exchanges between different nations , I
must bo flomcthlng which baa a value nbro.ii
as well as nt home , by which foreign ns
well AH domestic debts can be satisfied
The precious mvlnls alone answer thcs
purposes. "
A constitutional dollar nnd A patrlotl
dollar , In the opinion of that great expounder
pounder of thn constitution , Is not ono thn
ceases to bo A dollar and becomes lltty cent
when It goes out of the United States. A
patriot , ono would think , would desire the
Damp honor accorded to the coin with whlcl
ho p.iys his way AS to the flag of his conn
try. How ran one bo honored when the
other Is debused ? .
It Is true thnt A silver dollar was pre
scribed by the llrst coinage Act. But whal
kind of a silver dollar ? The supreme court
answers the question In the case of Urou-
son against Modes :
"Tho design of the minuteness nnd strict
ness In the regulation of coinage Is easily
seen , U Indicates the Intention of the leg
islature to give a inirp guaranty to tbc people
ple that the coins mndo current In pay
ments contain the precise weight of goli'
or silver of the prccLie degree ot purity de
clared by the statute. H recognizes the fad
accepted by all men throughout the worlil
thnt value Is Inherent In the precious met
als ; thnt gold and silver nro In themselves
value , nnd being such , and being In other
rcupccts best adapted to the purpose , are
the only proper measures of value ; that
these values nro determined by weight and
purity , nnd that form nnd Impress nro sim
ply certlflcntcs of value , worthy of nbso-
lute reliance only because of the known
Integrity and good faith of tbo government
which gives them. "
The dollar of the constitution was n dollar
lar containing Intrinsic value In bullion for
Us face. It was worth 100 cents anywhere.
It received no value from the mint marker
or from legislation. The mint mark was
only evidence that It was an honest dollar
The present standard stiver dollar Is ai
honest dollar only so far ns the credit n
the government Is pledged to make good
any deficit.
*
Tim 200-unvr DDI.I.AU.
Mom-y Too Cooil for HIP
AvpniKi * SllvorllPM.
St. Louis Qlobo-Dcmocrnt.
The free sllvcrltcB never tire of proclaim
Ing that the present dollar has appreciate !
until It Is really worth 200 cents. In proo
of this assertion they produce figures to show
that said dollar now buys a great deal more
than It formerly bought. This Is their wa >
of dealing with the fact that 'the prices o
all kinds of commodities have fallen. They
Insist that In reality these prices Imvo not
fallen at all , but that the value of the dollar
has gone upward and Is now twice what I
purports to bo. Therein , according to their
theory. Is to bo found tbo explanation o
hard time.1) . The dollar paid for wages and
products has been growing hotter from year
to year , and , by a curious and mocking con
tradiction of logic , the result Is n visitation
of misfortune upon these who rocclvo niR
expend this appreciated money. They go on
to declare that the only way to regain our
prosperity Is to substitute for this so-railed
2000 dollar the kind of a dollar that will bnj
only half as much. Thus the equilibrium
would bo restored , they nrgue , the mistake
about falling prices would bo corrected , nut
good times would come quite ns a matter ol
course. In sbort , they claim that tbc whole
difllculty lies In the policy of doing business
with n dollar that buys too much.
This Is in Ingenious sophistry , but the
average voter con easily sec through It.
Granting It to bo true that the .existing
dollar Is worth 200 cents for purchasing
purposes , why should the man who gets It
In cxchango for Ills labor or his products
bo dUsatlsflod with It and want to swap It
for one of less value that Is , ono tbat would
not procure for htm as much ot the neces
saries of llfo ? Why should there bo nny
complaint about low prices when , according
to tbo theory ot free sllvcrllcs , the prices
nro just as high as they were , the only dif
ference being thnt payments arc mndo In
money which has Increased In value so much
that It Bcems to convoy the Idea of a decline
In the things purchased ? The farmer Is told
In effect that when ho markets his wheat nt
70 cents a bushel be really obtains $1,40 a
bushel for It ; nnd the worklngmnn who re
ceives $1.50 a day Is told that ho actually
secures $3 a day , It ho would but clear bis
mind ot the delusion that prices have fallen
when In fact It Is tbo appreciation of money
tbat gives such an appearance to the prob
lem. It will bo seen , therefore , that this
pretty theory Is n very poor argument In
favor of frco silver. The Intelligent citizen
surely cannot bo expected to bowl about
the sort of oppression that put 200-cent dollars
lars Into bis pockets , or. In other words ,
makes It possible for him to realize tbc
practical benefit of $2 for $1. U would be
manifest folly for him to deliberately vote
away this advantage ; and so It Is not rea
sonable to suppose that any votes will be
made for Brynn by the contention that the
purchasing power of the dollar ought to be
reduced.
CA.V IT HIrossini.i : ;
Cnmllilntc Ilryiiii AilinKn < lm < He IN
\ t Infnllllili- .
Imllnnnpolls News ( InJ. dcm. )
Brynn made a curious admission yester
day ( Thursday. ) Ho acknowledged that lie
Is not Infallible. He must have made this
confession by Inadvertence ; all his utter
ances have been of the prophetic and
oracular sort. Ho has scorned argument.
Ho has been Innocent of logical processes.
Ho has asserted "beliefs" and promulgated
prophecies with the tone of one with some
special authority. The facts of history and
experience have no weight with him , the
teachings of men that have really studied
the questions about which he dogmatizes
with the assurance ot aggressive and sym
metrical Ignorance , are brushed aside with
as Jaunty an air as the Sentinel assumri
In disposing of Prof. Laughlln. IMward At
kinson , John Sherman and other Insignifi
cant men of equal repute In the world ; and
now , after all , Bryan himself says that ho
U not Infallible. Not Infallible ! On what
then rest his "beliefs" and his "prophcc 03 ? ' '
Knowledge , history , science , experience ,
glvo them no basis. They have rested here
tofore on Bryan's colossal assurance. And
now Bryan says he Is not sure of his as
surance. Pcrhni * ) , after all , fundamental
principles and laws ot political economy
and of the human mind are still potent and
can not bo "got around" by any dovlco of
the young orator from Nebraska.
ITHSONAL AM ) OTHKHWISH.
The New York thief who etclo a feather
bed probably know that he had a soft thing.
Dti Maurtcr said popularity killed him ; but
there Is not a novelist anywhere who would
not risk a like fate for the salco of having
the disease.
The sliver In a sliver dollar Is now worth
CO cents and will buy about three-fifths of n
bushel of wheat. Chicago price. In 1873 tbo
snmo amount of silver would buy a bushel
of wheat , with 2 cents over.
Kmllo y.ola spends money with a lavish
hand. Hls house at Milan cost 1,000,000
francs , nnd the objects of art which It con
tains are worth 3,000,000 marc. Ono table
In his drawing room cost $2,000.
John J. Scanncll , a Tammany politician ,
who has killed his man , declines to bo A
candidate for congress because , as ho says ,
"my record Is bad and would L .brought up
against me. " This bashfulncKs has probably
never been known befcrb In tbo class to
which Mr. Scanncll Clones.
Gcorgo du Mauler's last portrait of him
self pictured a jnan faintly resembling tlio
author of "yrllby , " and provided with the
wings of fii angel and the tall and hoofs of
tioinetblng cine , Over It ho wrote : "Somo
Hocm to think bo's got wings llko an angel ;
omo , tbat bo's got a cloven foot and n
forked tall. Ho la qulto an ordinary little
n an , I assure you , " and In French , "An old ,
Ittlo , coramon-placo chap , neither good nor
bad. ud very much Annoyed bociuuo go
much fti i Is m i\o \ l > out him , "
A clUtrh ot HlR UnhldX Mich , , loMie.l Kara
Smith | 5 when the war broke out In 1881.
I la received n letter from Sedalla , Mo. , the
? illcn ° Ry.1llh . n * 5 bl" Inclosed. Thla Was
the rim ho bad hennl of n r tn thlrty ave
years , and ho hnd supposed that his debtor
was killed during the wnr.
WilllAm It , West , once famous nnd ttlll
known nil over the country ns "the blind
orator. " Is now old nml Infirm , but ho hat
milled his waning energies to take part In
the battle for honest money And nnllon.il
honor. Ho ha boon speaking
In the ton
neir his homo In Belletoutnlne , o , , i\mi
though ho Is now forced to deliver his argu
ments from a ch.tlr , they are mill as Inclsho
nnd clear nscro the nddresses which ho
mndo while conducting his own cnnvnss for
governor of Ohio In 1S77.
i
SODTIIIMI IIMS. :
Yonkrrs HtntPKinnn : Tbo .Minister I nun.
liose , these tlmcx , u mini him got to kero
bis i-yoH open ?
The Dencim Yes , Indeed ; except on Sun-
ilnya ,
Smnorvlllo Journal : A Knnnnn clrl Ims
turned bhirkxmltli. Her only previous i x-
peilenco hud been In xhoolng liens.
Atlnntn Constitution : 1north n liny In
suing n newspaper tor I'.tuuriKc * . A eoiiy
of Its Sumlny edition fell on him ninl crippled -
plod him for life.
Chicago llcoordVlmt : I * the nverngo
llfo of u good blc\vcli\ Sprockets ? " "Well ,
some of them lust until they nro paid for.
Judge ; Mernlmnt Whnt position do you
doalro In our cMlnbllahment , sir ? Colleen
Orndimte Oh. something like confidential
ndvlser or grnernl malinger. Morolinnt -
Good ! you mny Imvo both Jobs. I wl.l mnkp
yon nn olllcc boy.
Iiullnimpoll * Jourmil : "I won't pay Itl"
protested the candidate ,
"Oh , yes you will , " snlil thn committoc.
innn. "You know thnt In politics whoever
Is put up must come down. "
Wn blngton Stnr : "How la the Culmii wnr
progressing ? " naked the SpanHi olllrlal
of Oenernl Woyler's representative
"Well. " was the reply , "thero Nn't much
being dnno In Culm Just now ; but there H
some lively skirmishing going on lu tlio
Stnto department of the United Stntos "
Detroit Tilbuno : "Hut why , " porsMocl HIP
ln l > < llt , "do you Imnglnu I nbductod you
only In Jest ? "
The fnlr cnptlve strnlthlly nssured ht > rt
nelf tlmt her skirt nnd her shirtwaist worn
together behind.
"Ob , I'm not used to being tnken seri
ously , " she rejoined.
Philadelphia North American : Mrs. Word-
man : " } onr huabnnd'8 cnnvns-4 for tbo
nomination wns unsuccr-sful , I believe ,
dear ? " Mrs. Heeler : "Not nt nil. Of
course , John was defeated , but my picture
appeared In the papers , nnd ullOKcihcr.
tbreo columns wcro printed about my
gowns. "
AN AMERICAN BEAUTY.
Washington Stnr.
Ah , rndlnnt rose , with your grace so de
mure ,
Your beauty the eye nnd the spirit con
tents ;
Ilut there still lurks the thorn. None would
guess , 1 nm miro.
Thnt yon cost mo n dollar nml twenty-dvo
cents.
Wiri.L STAXII IIY THU riAJ.
Yc veterans who brnvcly fought under the
ling
When the nation was thought to bo
broken In twain ;
In this hour of peril why will yo lap.
When the Hag IH assailed with dishonor
ngaln ?
Would yon lese nil tbo blessings you won
long ago
In flerco raging battles llko men bravo
nnd true ,
And permit n destructive nnd terrible foe
To plant their red Hag with tbo red , whlto
nuil blue ?
Not n thousand times not the nnswer goes
forth ,
We'll bo true to our country , wo men of
tbo north ;
And when our proud flag Is assailed by a
foe.
We'll Hpringto tbo rescue ns wo did long
ngo.
Tint nlir frlltlfl tlmv jirn olnnlrn.l n.i . . . .
muster no more ,
No longer wo fnco the flerco cannon's
roar ;
Hut the third of November , with pplrltcd
souls
With our ballots we'll stand by the flnff
at the pollu.
-JOHN IA STALKY ,
Lnto Co. H , lllb Ilcglmcnt , O. V. I.
HAS IJKKN MANIFK.STKD IN THIS
CQMINC KUJOTJON AND MUCH
MONKY STAKIOIV13 UAVKN'T
IIHAUD OK MUCH WHAUING Al'-
'AftlOL 1II2ING STAKKD , THOUGH ,
VND JUST OKKUR THIS I.ITTLK
HINT OK HOW API'HOl'UIATH A
SUIT OK CLOTHES Olt AN OVKH-
COAT WOULD' KOH A LITTLK
SNTHUSIASjr. YOU COULD LKAVI5
YOITU OKDHH AND HAVJ'J IT KILL-
HI ) AKTIOIl-TIIKY COST KItOM ? 10
TO $2.--KJ.T. AND QUALITY GUAH-
VNTKICD. TIIKN'K WOULD MICK
1-0 INTHODUCH OUH HAT DKPAUT-
MKNT TO YOUU NOTION. TIIK *
VUH ? ! . ) TO ? 5.00-ALL TH13 NI3W
JLOCKS-AND A GOOD WAGHIl-
VLTHOUGH SMALL IN AMOUNT.
THINK IT OVEH.
N. I ) . Call anil f't f < one of Drowning ,
vlug & CO.'H Dutton Hole Souvenirs
freo.
S. W. Cor.
15th and
Douglas Sts