THE OMAHA. PATIVY 111213 : S AT nil" ) A V , 'N'OVEMrcBR 14. 1800.
THE OMAHA DAILY
K llOsr.WATr.il. l.illtur.
l'flll.ISIIil > KVKllY MOIISINC1.
TKIIMS Of HliMCIUPTION.
Dally lice ( Wltnout Cumin ) ' ) , Ono Yrar S S (4
Dully lle und Hmi.lsy , Una Yvur 1 } J *
nix Month' If
Three Month * 1 W
tluminy HOP. One Yf i- Z W
KAttinluv II * * . One Vc r 1 *
WwMx ll . One Y r
OI-TIUCS !
Omnh : Tli li ! * llullrim * . . . . . . ,
B ( tth Omnh.it HlnRcr Illk. , Cor. N nnJ 24th Btr.
< : > > , incll llluITu : K Nutth Mnln mr.ft.
rhlrnita oitlcc : 317 Clmnilicr of roinmwe * .
N'l-w York : lt.ioni 11. II ml 15. Trlbum UMg.
Waihltigtoti : HOT P Strrtt. N. W.
COltlllMCUNIiliNCK.
All ronimnnlrntlniK roUtln * to nrw nnil ! !
lorl l matter nh .ultl le aildrtmcil : To Itio Kdltor.
llfMINliriO I.KTTKUS.
All litiilncM letter * miI remittances rheuM lie
ildrointl tn Thi ! ! ' . rubliililiin romtmny ,
Omuhii. DrnftH , rlirrku nnil tHiitollleo orili'rs it
to innctr nnvHhlc to the onlcr of tlii1 cnmimny.
Tilt : IHU : I'LMIMHIIIN'J COMl'ANY.
STATBMiST OP CIHCUI TIO.V.
fitntp of Ndirntka , I
OnuiiliiH County. I
cif.inn n T iehuek , rocrolsry of The Hte 1'ub-
llnliliiR rnmpnnx , twine iluly mvorn , > ' that tn
nrtual niimlicr nf full nnd complete cojili > * of Tlio
Dnlly XlortilnR , Evening and Duiiday lli-o prlntPd
durlnir the nintitli at October , ISM. was SB fol-
18 . 51.5M
. M.CTJ u . so'.o
4 . ! ! . < 30 * , . , . . , . . 2tK'J7j
C . JO.SI1 ; | . M. ! I3
t . Sl.flW JJ . 20.121
I . M.B81
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! O.T fc. .
20.HO 34 Wr.S
a : t. o
y , : O.MI
n 30 21.102
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K. . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.83.1 31 ! l = 12
18 20.WI -
Total . - : !
I.P ! < deduction * for untold nnd returned
rnnlr > 1..W7
T-.tnl net Mies C3-.OT
Net itnlly nvernso 20.531
Orcoitr.i : n T/.sfiiuru.
Sworn to Iwforo mv nnd rubm-rllioil In my
nn-tt'iice tliln 3I t day ot October. ! .
N. 1 * . KKlij.
( Sp.il. ) Notary Public.
"Pence linlli Its vlftorlos no loss ro-
nowntul thiin wnr. "
The 1'nileil Slates Is aH successful in
foreign ( llplnnmcy ns It Is In rcgulntliig
ll.s own
If pos.slblu uniiKri-ss should snvc tlic
country thu KIISIICIISO tis well n thu ex
pense of tin I'xlra session.
Let us hnve no more flretrnpH built in
Oinnlm by special authority of the
council. The rate of insurance is ton
high all-cully.
Omaha shares In the honors which
continue to bi heaped upon Couuuumlov-
lu-Chlef Clarlcsoii of the Urn ml Army of
the Republic.
What has become of the pihl stamhml
conspiracy wllh p > hl choking tin ; bank
vaults anil money at \\\t \ \ \ > per cent on
call In Wall street.
The Department of Agriculture was
representeil at Hie "national fanners
COIIKTCSH" but the real farmers were
noted chlelly for their absence.
The prospective Venezuelan settle
ment is responsible for the present
familiarity of the American people with
the meaning of the word hegemony.
The council has done well In refusing
to provide extra clerks for cltvv olllclals
who have ample time to attend to their
duties and time to spare for outside
work.
The number of eminent statesmen out
of a Job who would be pleased to servo
their country in a diplomatic or consular
capacity after thu next fourth of March
Is legion.
Archbishop Ireland may be removed
from Hie see of St. Paul , but no pupal
mandate can dislodge him from his
place In .the patriotic heart of thu Amer
ican people.
The talk about separate depots for
the several roads eentorliif ; In Omaha
Is rubbish. If the people of Omaha will
combine. Hie roads will also combine
fast enough.
The consensus of opinion Is that ( hero
Is no room In this country for a larger
standing army , but we may have to
make room before long for a larger
marchliiK army.
Although the Venezuelan commission
llmls its occupation KOIIP , it will doubt
less be seen in the last ditch with Its
drawn salary In Its hand as lonx as the
appropriation holds out.
lU'twopn the customary lines and for
mal phrases of the governor's Thanks-
KlvltiK proclamation may be detected
evidences of a little personal and extra-
Ktibernatorlal gratitude for blessings re
ceived.
There are a great many people en
gaged In revising the Omaha charter.
Most of them seem to forget that the
revision' will be made dually by the
Douglas delegates to ( he legislature , who
have not yet been taken Into their con-
lldence.
The Harbor asphalt bill for street
repairs during the past six months has
gone to the llnance committee of the
council. If the bill Is found to be cor
rect U should 1m allowed. If It is
stuffed the shilling should be knocked
out of It.
The farmers congress has resoluted
In favor of the creation of another cab
inet olllce to be known as the depart
ment of commerce. The "fanners"
would have done a more sensible thing
by recommending the abolutlon of the
Department of Acrlcliiturc- .
The War department has created a
siMi-iatlou by sending out an Inquiry as
to the transportation capacity of the
gulf railroads loading to Key West , but
that fact does not necessarily Imply Unit
there is to be a movement of troops to
jVM'iio Cuba from the Spaniards.
The Mexican pai > crs profess to 'bo
delighted with the election of McKlnley.
They gave It out cold that Hie mainte
nance of the gold standard by the United
Klates Insures for Mexico continued and
Increasing prosperity. It seems very
singular that during the campal..Mi and
up to the day of election the Mexican
press without uxcuptlunu talked just the
other way.
" -
t
.vo Mtnth t > t in.
The intotvst bearing debt nf the nn-
tltin has been Increased S'JII'.IXXUMM )
tinder the present administration , on-
lulling tin annual interest charge of
over ? 11.IIHMX ( * ) . During the adminis
tration of President Harrison , from
j March. ISSD.io.March. ISM. the princi
pal of the Interest-hearing debt of the
United States was reduced In amount
. iTiH.licMNM ) and the nnnual Inteiv.-n
charge was thereby diminished over
$ liniiMNHi. ) ( The Increase of the na
tional debt lu n time of peace Is hide-
f nslhle and the party responsible for It
has never attempted to defend It.
I'rom Hie year after the close of the
war to the advent of Hie democratic
party to full control of the government
there was an annual surplus of reve
nue1. Under the operation of republican
policy the national treasury had at all
times an abundant supply of money ,
not only for mooting current expenses ,
but for reducing the public debt and
lessening the Interest charge. During
this long petiod there was never a day
when the government was embarrassed
for want of money , or experienced any
dilllctilty In promptly and fully meetIng -
Ing Its obligations. It was more than
solvent and Its credit was as high as
that of any other nation on earth. Its
paper currency circulated without the
slightest question on Hie part of the
people as to Its absolute soundness and
It was preferred to coin for general
use. as It is now.
Trouble came when the .success of
the democratic party threatened the
carrying out of Its pledge to
enact tariff legislation destructive
'of protection , together with the
attitude of a large element of the
party In favor of currency debasement.
The tariff legislation adopted is not so
bad ns had been threatened , but it has
faili-d to provide sulllclont revenue and
the treasury deficits under It consider
ably exceed SlM.omMXM. This and
the repeated depletions of the gold
reserve due to financial distrust com
pelled Hie government to borrow money
and the public debt has been Increased
In the last threu years to an amount
exceeding the reduction made in It dur
ing the last republican administration.
There can be no doubt that this state
of affairs exerted an Inllucnce upon the
public mind In the late campaign. A
great many voters felt that the time
had como In put a stop to running into
debt. A large majority of them know
that there will be no necessity for Issu
ing bonds If a. sound IIseal policy shall
lie adopted and their verdict at tin-
ballot box , summoning the republican
party back to the control of the gov
ernment , was a demand for the restora
tion of a sound tariff pulley and tin
expression of their faith in the ability
of that party to give Hie country such a
policy. Undoubtedly the president-elect
and the republican leaders in congress
understand this and It Is entirely safe
to say that they will do their utmost
to heed the demand. There may be
obstacles , but there is favorable promise
that these will be overcome. As now
Indicated , most of those senators ,
elected as republicans , who blocked ac
tion nu the emergency tariff bill that
was passed by the house , will support
a measure to give the government more
revenue anil afford better protection to
those Industries which require It. The
best opinion Is that all the republicans
In the next congress will be In accord
regarding legislation to Increase the
revenue , stop deficits and pat tin end
to bond Issues. The republican party
Is pledged to do this and every man
who owes his seat in congress to re
publican votes should feel bound , as a
matter of honor as well as of patriotic
duty , to do what he can for the fulfill
ment of that pledge.
T1IK I'l.KTllUlt.l OF UOU ) .
A New York dispatch states that the
embarrassments now tire all upon the
side of confidence , reviving prosperity
and the belief that thu black cloud
which had overhung the country for
nearly a year has passed away. One
embarrassment relates to gold , says the
Now York correspondent of tlio Phila
delphia Press , not the scarcity of It , but
the plethora of It. He states that It Is
coming forth In amazing ways and vast
amounts. It Is being brought from safe
deposit vaults and placed upon deposit ,
while it Is being returned to savings
banks by the holders of small amounts
wlfo withdrew it before the election. An
Instance Is noted of one savings bank ,
whose depositors tire mostly among the
poorer people , receiving In one 'day
ST.OIX ) In gold , with Individual offerings
In no c.iso of more than $100 and In
many cases of $10 or $20 gold pieces.
ftWhat to do with this gold Is the em
barrassing question. The subtreasury
will not take It , because Its receipts of
gold by express tire very large and
there is no legal requirement to ex
change greenbacks for gold. It Is ex
pected that the clearing house will solve
the dilllctilty by deciding that the Imnkn
shall receive the gold and store 11 for
clearing house purposes , Issuing certifi
cates upon it with which balances may
be paid. How completely this condi
tion of'afl'alrs disposes of the theory of
the free silverltes that there is not
enough gold nnd how conclusively it
demonstrates that the people prefer a
paper currency based on gold to metal
lic money. The o.orlciice | of the past
ten days has exploded every theory and
assumption upon which the free silver
cause rested.
AD VAIMUEM DUTIES ,
In revising the tariff the republican
congress will do away largely with ad
valoiom duties. Tin- experience of the
last two years has conclusively shown
that the system Is unsound ami has
fully vindicated the republican opposi
tion to it In the Fifty-third congress. It
lias cost the treasury many millions of
dollars through undervaluations and It
has been found Impracticable If not Im
possible to provide a remedy for this. It
also operates to the morions disadvan
tage of our own manufacturers , since
these undervaluations compel them to
lower their prices In order to compote.
Then the system Is expensive in neces
sitating the employment of many more
customs ofllclals than would bo required
without II.
11 has boon well said of this nystem
that It Is not only pregnant with temp
tation , hut full of opportunities to Hie
Importer and foreign Heller , It opens
the door to perjury and Invites all man
ner of fraudulent devices. It makes It
possible for the Importer , through fraud
ulent and doptored Invoices.to evade the
law and thus strike down whatever of
protection to home Industry and home
labor Is given by the law , at the same
time defrauding the government of the
revenue properly duo It under the law.
More than this. It leads to Interminable
controversies and hearings before cus
toms olllelals and In the departments
and endless litigation In the courts.
These objections wore urged iiunlnst the
ail valorem system of duties when the
present tariff law was under considera
tion , but without avail. Kvory predic
tion then made by the republicans as to
the operation of the system has been
vi-rlled ! and It ought to be safe to as
sume that nobody will now attempt to
defend It.
There are eases In which ail valorem
duties may be necessary. They were in
tin- last republican tariff. Itut as a general -
oral principle the diille- ! should bo made
HpeclHc and this was observed In all
the tariff laws of the last thirty-live
years until the present one , which fol
lowed In this respect previous dem
ocratic tariffs. The next congress will
it-store the republican principle of spe-
cillc duties and the treasury will largely
gain thereby , while our home manufac
turers will also be materially bonelited.
"O/I.STV.'IHT/.W THE K.\/ OX17'/OA * .
Senator Allen's position on exposition
Is eufilclontly reassuring to put nn end to
nil rumors nnd luperls that the ropullsts
proposeto antagonize or obstruct the exposi
tion. On the contrnry the Hcnntor , ns well
ns the stnto odlcers , will , wo feel sure.do
all that lira In their power to nialto the
enterprise a success. Onmlm Dec.
Don't worry over the populists. They are
not opponents of the exposition. Hut If the
Transmlsslsslppl ( exposition otllclnl arc In
search of nn "litlluenco" that promised llt
tlo ndvnnt.iKo to the exposition they will
turn their attention to The Omaha Hce. The
persistent nnd malignant attaekB of The Ike
upon western states and western men would
bo a positive Injury If The Ilee'6 claim to
Influence wits not a thing of tbo past.
\Vorld-Ilernld.
The P.eo claims to have no inlluenco
over anybody , whether populist , demo
crat or republican. It can , however ,
truthfully claim to have done more for
the upbuilding of Omaha , of Nebraska
and of the whole west than any man or
till the men put together whom it has
antagonized politically. It would be a
great commentary upon the people of
the mining states If they wore to boy
cott an exposition of their own re
sources because The Omaha Hocin a
campaign which involved not only the
credit and honor of the nation , but im
perilled its entire Ilnanclai fabric , has
stood up for McKlnley , sound money
and the policies of protection and reci
procity that had given prosperity to
( Ids country in former years. If The Hoe
lias struck hard blows for what It be
lieved to be right and just and against
what it knew to bo deceptive , delusive
and destructive , why should that In
any way work to the prejudice of an
enterprise that has for its aim the de
velopment of the resources of the Trans-
Mississippi country ?
Itut The Ilee would not retract or
unsay one word IPlniK uKorcd In support -
port of McKlnley and the principles for
which he stands If It knew absolutely
that the exposition would have to lie
abandoned.
Kortunately the men who shape the
destinies of the stales west of the
Rockies are built on the broad-gauge
pattern. They possess in the highest
degree the qualities loquisito for build-
lug up an empire. They know enough
to know that no enteriitl.se has ever
boon projected that would present as
great an object lesson to cap-
tallsts nnd thrifty people con
templating a change of huso as
will the Transinlsslsslppl ICxposl-
tlon. They also know that no medium
in this region will be more potential
in promoting the success of thLs enter-
prUe tliu'i The Omaha Hoe In spite of
the alleged loss of inlluenco.
J/Oll' TO IIKI'IKK TllK I'll.lTiTMl.
The law creating cities of the metro-
polltan class was enacted in 1SS7. This
was the groundwork of the present
charter of the city of Omaha. As orig
inally framed the charter of 1SS7 was a
carefully complied organic act , with
ample safeguards for the protection of
the taxpaylng citizens , ample power for
the regulation and control of franchlsi-d
corporations and tin ; equitable distribu
tion of the burdens of taxation among
all classes of properly owners. The
charter of 1SS7 was , however , not gotten
up in star-chamber meetings or incn-
bated by taxoaters or city contractors.
It was the work of a charter committee
composed of fifteen leading business
and professional men. Hvery section
mil every line was debated In public
and some of the most important pro
visions were debated in mass meetings
by citizens who wore invited to give
full and five expression to their views.
Unfortunately for the city , the charter
of 1SS7 was mutilated through the pi-r-
niclou.s interference of the combine be
tween contractors , land speculators and
corporate managers , who hail a special
ntorost in defeating Its most , salutary
provisions. The result was a patehod-
piilt charter which loft the door wide
open for extravagance , jobbery anil
reckless waste. Tills patclied-qnllt has
> eon patched over again by four sue-
ceding legislatures. The last patch
lob was bungled so badly .that the gov
ernor was compelled to kill It with his
veto In order to save the city from In
calculable loss and endless tax litiga
tion.
If wo are to profit by past experience
the attempt to patch the patehed-qtillt
charter should , If possible , lie frustrated.
The demand of the hour Is for n now
charter , based upon experience and
framed with a view to simplifying local
government without crippling the city
or obstructing Its future growth. The
work of framing tlio new charter
should devolve upon men who are con
cerned In Omaha's prosperity , and yet
not connected with nny special Interest
that would come In conflict wllh the
publicinterest. . The men charged with
this responsible duty should Invite the
Douglas county delegation to participate
in their deliberations and hold their
sessions In public. Whoii thu ground-
work shall be laid the door should hr
thrown opciiJCilr a general public ills
nsslon of Hie nw features so n tc
.ylvo opportunity for an expression ol
public sontlnu'rm.i This , In our Judgment
wouM bo tln , ji | | do by which n chttrtoi
can bo gotten _ that will moot the need *
of the hour. Hifckod as It would bo bj
Hie mass of ( Claying citizens , a re-pot !
lion of chartur- bungling would lit
nvoltk'd. . , „
And now V esldont Oompers of the
Amorhan Kijdoratlon of Labor score *
the rattle-brained Sovereign for hfr
lllims at organized labor , which he hohln
responsible ftiV the failure of the pope-
cm tie natloii.'ll ticket. There Is a good
deal more truth'Hum poetry In the caus
tic retort of ( Joinpors when ho says thai
scarcely anybody pays any attention to
what Sovereign may say. ( .Join-
pors points in derision to Hit !
fact tlial In IS'.H , when Sovereign
eign ord retl laborliignien to lay
down their tools , no heed was given tn
his autocratic edict. That Sovereign
has become an inoffensive i-cold Is now
universally conceded by all rational
worklngmon. The salvation of tin
American wnrkingmnn depends upon
intelligent , prudent leadership , as Hit
solidarity of the worklngmon all ovoi
the world depends upon perfect organi
zation and concert of action for mutual
support and protection.
The recent tour of Inspection of tin :
United Slates by Count Hilkoff , the Rus
sian railway commissioner , lias resulted
in a report to his imperial master whicli
is most flattering to our national prld > j
nnd Is likely to cause the employnienl
of American methods ami American
skilled labor in Hi" bnldllng of the road
across Siberia. Count Illlkoff as n
young man spent several years In till ?
country , and by practical experience
familiarized himself thoroughly with the
details of American railway construc
tion and management.
Thu decision just rendered by Judge
Maker of the Indiana federal court
against the wire nail trust will test the
ollicacy of the anti-trust law. Unless
Judge I taker Is reversed or the partle.s
who have brought the action are bought
off the mill trust will pass out of exis
tence.
DC in on l rut r < l I ) I N ( | n < - ( I on ,
Ololie-Ucmnt-ral.
When Hryan speaks of another campaign
of education ho mentis , of course , another
campaign of elocution.
IIM > | ; M Hint \ \ ay.
GlobeDemocrat. .
Someof the .popocrats are still adding to
gether the ilentcvratlc nnd populist votes
of 1S92 , und Insisting that figures do He
horribly. , , i
Ati I ml /nn / .IiililliM- .
\Vlnnebr.gocn of Nebraska have been
celebrating thi" election of McKlnley anil
Hobart. This. , offsets the post election
performances o ( tlio Tnniiiinny tribe of New
York. j. _ _
Imli'pr'n'lrnt-i" In 1-iilHlcM.
IridlHnnpolN News.
Sir. Wnttersftii' thinks there will be a
prrat deal of Independent politics hereafter
nmonc those calling themselves democrats.
There Is plenty of evidence of that right
'
here at homo. . _
HumV'MI , ( 'oiiMlili-rliifx' .
OlfilK--Dcmocrnt.
In 1892 Nebraska save Cleveland 21.913
votes nnd Weaver , populist. S3. 13 1. n total
of 108,077. Hryan's vote In Nebraska Is
about 112,300. In 1S92 Harrison received
87,227 and McKlnlcy's total Is placed at
99.410. The democrats and populists com
bined Rained -1,000 nnd the republicans 12-
000 over 1892. It in not a bad allowing for
republicanism In the popoeratlc candldatc'ti
own state.
Tivo ( ! riU I'arllcs.
New York HernM.
\Vo Bbnll still have two great parties the
republicans , who believe In protection , and
the democrats , who do not. The latter
have not lost heart , and have no need to
do so. They must get together ns noon
as circumstances permit , purge thomsclvtri
of nil revolutionary elements and work for
the welfare of the people with the courage
which has won many n victory In thu past
und will do thu same thing In the future.
1'iiritONCN of National DcinocTiu'- .
I.oulsvlllo Courier-Journal ,
Of course the organization of the national
democrats U to bo kept up nnd strength
ened everywhere. That organization was
made for two purpcara : To save the coun
try from Hryanlsm nnd to H.IVO the demo
cratic party from extinction. The first pur
pose has been attained ; the second would be
defeated by discontinuing the organization
made under the authority of the Indlnnnpo-
IU convention , for with that organization
abandoned there would bo none anywhere
upholding the principles of democracy.
All ( IllJl-C't 1,1-HHOM.
1'hllaiU-liililn lA-ilKi-r.
It was the patronage of the United States
government that put the shipyards at
I'hlladelphln nnd San Francisco in a posi
tion to bid for the construction of vessels for
forolgn countrltvi. Uy fiiicrt-Mlvo utcr-H the
government reJiTted foreign materials.
foreign plans , foreign mnchlm-ry nnd finally
developed plants capable of constructing and
equipping the largest ships entirely by
American labcr and by American materials.
ThereIs a great object lesson In this for
men whoso patriotism Is not limited to their
own voting precincts.
] 'CIIIIHVIIIIII'M | | I'llo of V < IM. .
riillHilelphla Tliiicx lilcni. )
Tbo total vole lu I'cnnnylvanla Is 1,191-
918 , being much the largest vote over cast In
tbo state. The democratic vote has btcn
\c-ry generally polled , but a large pervent-
SBO of It 1ms gone to McKlnley. From 100-
000 t'o 110.000 democrats have voted for Me-
Klnley. uud over 10,000ottd for I'almer.
Pennsylvania Is the banner tntn of the
unlnn in McKlnlcy'd majorities , with 301.COD ,
anil Philadelphia' M the banner city of the
union , giving McKlnley 113,771.
It Is entirely Safe to assume that fully
imo-hiilf of the democratic veto of Penn
sylvania would never again follow the
organization If cheap money heresy should
bo realllrmed by another democratic state
convention. _
J'HU 0.\JIIM3T MAICKItS.
Now York Journal : And now conies n
prolonged season of cabinet making by people -
plo who don't make cabinets.
Minneapolis Times : In glancing at a list
of the cabinet possibilities one Is lost In
wonder that even so big a country as this
can hove so many great nnd'good men all
alive at the same tlmo.
Sioux City Tribune : Senator Allison
would doubtless like to become secretary of
the treasury , but ho Is not going out of the
senate Just to accommodate a few gentle
men who would like to take bis place there.
Governor Drake is the man at present who
has n suiatorahlp to bestow , und ho has not
offered to divide responsibility with the
senator.
Chicago Times-Herald : Illinois cast Its
forty-eight votes in the convention at St.
Louis for Major McKlnley because the people
ple wanted him nnd trusted him. Ills plu
rality of 114,000 In this state shows that the
forty-eight men wjjo represented Illinois In
the national convention knew whom the
pcoplo wanted. 'Major ' McKlnley In under
personal obligations to no one for tliltc
superb endorsement. The people could not
have been deterred from voting for him.
Illinois asks no reward In the cabinet or
any other department of the government
for having done IU patriotic duty.
TO SHOUT DOU.AIIS.
of Kiu-inori
III ( In-ill Vurlriillnrnl Stitteii
< hlcnno Tlmei-llrrnld.
The figures from tha country dUtrlctn ol
such great agricultural Htntes ns Illinois ,
Michigan. Wisconsin nnd Iowa Indicate that
the assumption that the Interests of hus
bandry would favor currency deb.isomenl
was predicated upon erroneous Mean con
cerning the sentiments of the agricultural
rlnsje- ) . Without detracting from the
splendid cdtici-tloiMl work done by the cam
paign Committees and the honest money
Irnguc.t among lhi > agriculturists , It Is * nfe
tn say that the preponderating Influence ol
the better clase of farmers was thrown in
favor nf the o.xlntlnt ; gold standard wherever
they had correct Information ns to the Issues
at st.ii.c.
Michigan , which was persistently classed
ns n "doubtful state. " comes up with 50.000
plurality for McKlnley. Such counties .is
Allogan , llcrrlt-n , nicklnson , Chlppewn ,
Hnughton. Kent , Mnrquotte , Osccola , St.
Clalr , OoRcblc , Meeonta nnd Ottawa , In
which the vote Is largely agricultural , rolled
up the largest majorities for McKlnlcy ,
ranging from 000 to 3,03t.
In Wisconsin , which Bnvo over 100,000
plurality for McnlKlcy nnd sound money ,
Hitch agricultural counties nu Adams.
Columbia , Door. Dane , Dunn , Jackson ,
June.iu , Mnrlnelte , Outagamlo , IVpln ,
Shaw.uia. Tiempealenu , Wood nndVnu -
paca contributed big majorities to the- sound
money victory.
Iowa boasts of the largest proportionate
veto for McKlnley of nny state , the plurality
being C7,0i2. A very large proportion ol
this nplendld plurality came from the rural
voters of such counties ns Allnm.ikce , Ap-
panoose , lllnck Hawk , Ilucnn Vista , Chero
kee , llanlln , Floyd , Jasper , Wlnneshli-1 ; and
Mitchell.
A survey of the election returns from this
state , which wan regarded ; i the battle
ground of the contest , where the light for
supremacy would bo close nnd llerco , the
agricultural element threw Its great voting
Htrength with mighty power ngalnst the re-
pudlatlonists. McKlnlcy's total plurality In
this state is 144.149. To this superb victory
tbo sixteen principal cities of the state , in
cluding Cblcagn , contributed pluralities ag
gregating 74,107. Taking from this Chi
cago's plurality of 56.513 , It leaves only
17.C21 contributed by the other cities of the
state.
It will be seen from this Hint out nf the
total plurality for sound money In Illinois
pluralities aggregating G3.9.S2 were con
tributed by sections of the stnte the popula
tion of which Is largely agricultural or very
closely Identified with agricultural Interests.
The same favorable showing Is made In
several other ntntes which gnve n majority
for sound money nnd In which the agricul
tural element largely predominates.
A SAMIM.IIIP rOM > -IDK.\CU.
Imllannpnlls Journal : A few months ago
one of the largest cities of New York found
it Impassible to place Its bonds nn fair
terms. Since laat week New York City was
offered ten times the $ lfi 000,000 of bnnda It
called for , nt a premium which reduced Its
rate of 3'i to about 3 per cent.
New York World : Ono of the most en
couraging signs of the present business
situation ID that American capital IH taking
hold of American Investments. This was
demonstrated both by the bills for the re
cent Issue of New York City bonds nnd
by the course of dealings on the Stock ex
change.
Philadelphia Times : Before election nn
Issue of New York bonds went begging for
bidders. The bonds didn't Improve nny by
keeping , but the public confidence did ns
soon ns McKlnley was elected , nnd the
bonds thnt nobody wanted at any price when
there was n possibility of Hryan's election
were bid for many times over , and nt n
premium , when It was definitely known
that this danger was past.
Chicago Times-Herald : Now that the
election Is over and the cause of honest
money has triumphed. Now York has n
loan of $10.000.000 subscribed for three or
four times over , nnd the wealth of the coun
try stands ready to take good municipal
bonds wherever they are offered. This
state of affairs shows the difference between
confidence nnd want of confidence , between
an honest money system and a proposed
dishonest one.
llrooklyn Kaglc : Money seems to be com
ing out of hiding since election. llrooklyn
has already made a successful ualo of bonds
nnd yesterday $180,000,000 sought Invest
ment In $16,000.000 worth of bonds In New
York. Uoth principal nnd Interest of throe
bonds are to bo pnld in gold , the Interest nt
the rate of 314 per cent. Ilefore election
these bonds , were considered a reasonably
good Investment even though the possibility
of sliver monometallism expired the city to
the danger of having to raise twice the
amount of their face value In silver to pay
them In gold. Hut little money was of
fered even on the best security for long time
loans. Men wanted to keep their capital
where they could put their hands on It with
out delay. Now nn olfer of more than $10
for every $1 needed shows how much money
there Is awaiting Investment. H Is esti
mated that the city will receive $750,000 In
premiums on the bonds Issued. This Is one
of the fimt evidences of the benefit which
the pcoplo will derive from the settlement
of the currency question.
I , AXl ) OTIIKIIWISH.
Charles Francis Adams has given to the
Adams chapter of the Daughters of the Revo
lution the house at Qulncy , Mass. . In which
John Adams was born. The presentation
was made on the 16Iat anniversary of
Adams' birth , and among those present were
two of his grandchildren Miss Elizabeth
Adams and Isaac Hull Adams.
Henry Laurcns Dawca , United States sen
ator from Massachusetts , was 80 years olden
on Friday. The venerable statesman can
look back over a record of continuous public
service that began In 1843 , when ho was
first elected to the legislature of that state.
He entered the lower house of congress
nine years later , remaining there till 1m
went to the senate as Cliarlca Simmer's
successor In J875.
MNs Julia Qoddanl , who died the other
day at Little Aston , near Stitton Coldfleld ,
Ungland , was the eldest daughter of the
late S. A. Goildard , American merchant ,
nt one time United States consul In Dinning-
ham. ? he will bo remembered from the
active Interest she took in tlio promotion
of klnJness to animals. Her zeal Iti the
cnuso may be CGtlmated when It is stated
that she personally examined 2,000 papers
on the subject each year.
Soon after the marriage of the crown
prince of Italy to Princess Hclcno of Monte
negro the fotir.er presented to his brother-in-
law. Prince Danllo of Montenegro , a sword
bearing an Inscription which , translated ,
means : "Victor KmmnnucI , Hereditary
Prince of Itnly , to Danllo , Hereditary Prince
of M-jiitcnegro. " Prince Danllo , on his Bide ,
presented to the prince of Naples n mag
nificent collection of Montenegrin nnd Turk
ish arms , richly fashioned nnd mounted ,
Si-dlcilUMit of ( lie M lie UI u KHliiti- .
CHICAGO , Nov. 13. The final settlement
of the Thomas Mackln estate waa made in
probate court today , an agreement having
been arrived at between the heirs whereby
the estate Is to be divided equally. The
distribution amounts to about $500,000 to
each of the heirs. The settlement with
Mrs. Murtha Uuddy , the widow of Thomnu
Mackln , waj made by the heirs Individually
out of their shares. She will receive about
$250,000.
Till- Comic l-'nlilr.
N w York Trlhunu.
The Omaha World-Herabl serves notice
on the city of Chicago that If It docon't
cut loose from the cast the west will do
something dreadful to It. Oh , nonsense ;
the \\est won't do a thing to Chicago be
cause of Its vote In favor of sound money ,
for In that vote Chicago spoke thu real
volco of the west.
Highest of nil in Leavening Strc
I A iii-Mii issi t : ,
So llrun riled I'V HI tn t Atlvot-nU-K In
tinNmilli. .
While Senator Pettlgresv. nraged mid out-
raRcd In the shadow of defeat In South Da
kota , nails the fretvMlver crown to his mar
tyred head nnd proclaims himself ns the
Inveterate r.oldbug exterminator to the last
ditch In 1900 , the nolld south , from which
the popocrats received the bulk of their
electoral vote. Is demanding a rest. South-
em editors have been scanning the returns
nnd counting the price pnld by the southern
democracy In following free silver Into the
camp of repudiation , natural dishonesty nnd
lawlessness. The follow Ing table gives the
lotscs on the popular vote sullcred by the
popocracy In the states named , compared
with the democratic vote of 1S92 :
Alnlinmii . M.IMO INiu-lh fnrollnn. . . . ! S.ix >
Florida . ffflt ) ilVnnessv'C . H.O
OtHirftlft . M.OOO ITcvun . M O
IxiiiMnnr. . SS.PK ) IVIrKlnln . S5.W )
MlKKlfKlppI . S.OOO I _ - .
Tnlnl liHs.'a . 3S2.U1
This takes no account of Delaware , Mary
land , West Virginia and Kentucky , los
absolutely to the southern ilemocr.tc }
through Its partnership with populism am
free Oliver.
So small wonder that the Savannah N'ews
which swallowed Ilryr.n , says : "Wo look
upon free silver coinage as a dead Issue. I
will never bo resurrected : It I ? laid In Its
grave along with the greenback Issue. " The
Mobile Register , another southern supporte
of Uryan , says : "What the people" mos
want now Is a rest , " ami It thinks that the )
will not readily be led off Into agitation a
second tlmo.
lu advance of Senator I'cttlgrcw's threat
the JacksonvilleFin. . ) Citizen said lha
"people- may talk about carrying on tin
contest , but every sensible man knows tha
It Is ended. " Senator Pcttlgrcw only dee.
not know , because he Is not a sensible man
Ho Irf one of those unwise loaders upon when
the Citizen nays the party must turn Its
back , for they have brought disaster upon It
We commenJ a ntudy of the southern pres
to Messrs. Hrjan , Jones , Pettlgrew and al
other agitators who think that the Hock >
mountain tall of the popocratlc nllvcr wlb
cat will bo able to swing the southern demo
cratlc cat In 1900. The aforesaid silver tal
casts Just thirty-eight electoral voles fo
Hryan In the electoral college , or only eluh
more than those cn.it by Delaware , Maryland
West Virginia and Kentucky , which thi
solid south lost by reason of free silver.
VH'I'IMi MACIIl.VUS.
Sticoeiifiil Ti-liils In T\r < > KitNlt-ri
Cities.
St. Taul I'lonicr 1'rcss.
With all Its merits , the Australian ballo
Is proving very cumbersome , as well as ex
pensive. The apparatus of the Australlai
system Is estimated to have cost the pee
pie between $12,000.000 and $15.000.000 n
the recent election. Added to this Is til
great labor Involved In the counting of tla
votes , although with the amendments o
the existing law elsewhere proposed It neci
not Involve the amount of delay In an
nounclng the result , which Is borne with no
little impatience by the people.
Realizing these conditions , the now con
stltutlons of Now York nnd Massachusetts
give permission for the use of voting machines
chinos In any county or precinct that ma )
decree their employment. This Is the lira
year In which they have been tried at a
presidential election. Worcester , MESS. , a
town somewhat smaller than St. Paul , cas
Its vote last Tuesday by means of forty
eight such machines. The apparatus Is
said to bo something "which delles the
sorcerlcH nnd tricks of the most depravci
ballot box stulfcr. It Is Rome-tiling tha
cannot be beaten , that registers certain ! }
and secretly the will of every voter. "
The apparatus Is In principle the nn nu
ns a cash register. The voting Is done bj
simply pushing In a knob for each ticket or
each candidate voted for. A knob once
pushed In does not return until the voter
leaves the booth , so that "repeating" IH lin
possible. The machine counts nnd record
each vote as It is put In ; nnd when tin
polls close n door mi the back la opcnei
nnd the total number of votes given fet
each candidate Is scon at a glance. There
Is no counting of ballots , and no posslbillt )
of disturbing the count ns reglHtered. I
reduces the cost of elections to a minimum
Insures absolute secrecy , and , In short
seems to have so much to recommend I
that It will not bo surprising If at the ncx
presidential election It will be found In ex
tensive use In many of the states. The
Pioneer 1'rcss has for years advocated the
use of these voting machines , and now tha
experiment has proved their success. It can
not bo long before the people of the Unltcil
States will bo voting by machinery.
FIKUlll.VK OX THU COST.
riiniiiit | tlio OitNt o
FiiNlitii mill III ( < > I.
I ulavtllc Courier-Journal ( dcin. )
Of the electoral votes that belonged to
the democracy by the vote for Clevolam
In 1892 no ICFS than 146 went to the re
publicans In 189G. Cleveland's popular ma
jority in U92 was 380.810 votes. McKlnloy's
In 1SOG is 1,050,000. showing that about 700-
000 democrats refused to desert democratic
principles and vote for populism , but pre
ferred to vote for a republican who stooi
for the national honor , sound money am
law and order. In other wordd , McKlnle )
was elected by 110 electoral and about
700,000 popular democratic votes.
The desertion , of democratic principles for
a populist platform and an Irresponsible
populist candidate won for the deserters the
thirty-eight electoral vnteti of the eight
mining camp nnd mortgage ridden llttlo
populations of Nevada , I da 1m , Utah , Colorado
rado , Kansas. Nebraska , Washington am
Montana , while It lost to them the 146 elec
toral votes of the twelve great stated of
Now York. Illinois , Indiana , Kentucky. Call
fornla , Connecticut , Delaware , Now Jersey ,
Michigan , Maryland , Wisconsin and West
Virginia.
Was there over1 before such political folly
and eulclde ?
In t that Is not all. It cost the southern
democratic states of Maryland , Went Vlr
glnla , Kentucky and Delaware , with their
thirty electoral votes ; and In the other
southern ntatcu , which adhered to the popu
list ticket , there was a total loss of 2S2.000
popular votes , almost as great ns Cleveland's
total popular majority In 1S92. The popular
losses In the southern states are : Alabama ,
ItO.OOO ; Florida , 5.000 ; Georgia. 55,000 ; Louis ,
lana , 23.000 ; Missltvulppl. 5,000 ; North Caro-
linn , 15.000 ; Tennessee , 28,000 ; Texaj , 84,000 ,
nnd Virginia. : ! 5,000.
llryiin , being a populist , may see nothing
to regret In this , as Duller , the populist
chairman , sees nothing. Itut to a democrat
It teaches a lesson.
IOW.V I'ltKSS COM.MKXT.
Sioux City Times : The suggestion that
Sioux City have n dance on the newly
paved streets at an early date has been put
In the cold storage house for preservation.
Davenport Democrat : A Dubmiuo farmer
has dug out of the ground $1,000 In gold
and deposited It In one of the banks of that
city. The man Is one of the Impoverished
Iowa agriculturists about whom we have
been hcnrlng so much.
Durllngton Hawkcye : Out of the nlnnty-
nlno counties In Iowa sixteen gnvo plurali
ties for Hryan , ns follows : Carroll , Chlcku-
saw , Crawford , Davis. Decatur , Dnbuiiue ,
Fremont , Harrison , Jackson , Johnson , Lee ,
Marion , Monona , Shelby , Union nnd Wayne.
And there are allverlteo who talked of car
rying the state for Hryan !
Uubuimo Herald : The silver battle has
been fought nnd lost. It will never bo
fought over again. As an Issue It will never
como up again as It bus done In the late
campaign. Many of Its friends will wall
over Its defeat ; they will make loud threats
of great things they now think they will
do. Hut they will not ; their threats are
harmless ; free silver IH a dead duck and
everybody will rccognlio the fact before
four years have rolled around , ail all the
rest of the world doc now.
igth. Latest U , S. Gov't Report
9
EK.Y
Kit \\I1M TIIAV ( It US.
of a probable famhicIn Irelnnd
this winter are becoming alarming in tin
extreme. "No such appalling prospect lu
presented Itself during the present gen
eration , " 8\ya correspondent fcf the ManChester -
Chester nunrdlnn. If such n calamity oc
curs , It will be the duty of the English gov
ernment to provide for every nuffcrer at
public expense , unless the English in-opli
should prefer to do the relief work
throuch private me.inr Anil n clear ejuo
as to the question of duty can be made nut
from the tlnal report of the recent ri > \uj-
comnl ; : ; on on the flnnnrlnl relations i.- .
tween Great Hrltaln and Ireland. A nm-
Jorlty reported : "That whilst the actual
tax revenue of Ireland Is about 1-1 Ith ol
that of Great UrlUIn , the relative taxable
eapnclty of Ireland Is very much smaller ,
nnil Is not estimated by nny of us as ex
ceeding 1.20th. " Lord Farror nnd uihcis
reported that "after the exposure of the
overtaxation nf Ireland mnde by this in-
fiulry , It will bo dllllcult for thu Imperial
Parliament to mnlntaln the prevent taxa
tion of Itcl.tnd. nt nny rate without com
pensation. " And so these experts admit
tint for years Ireland has paid tnxos for
exceeding her ability to pay , and far more
In proportion to her nblllty than the other
parts of the United Kingdom. These facts
nro enough to compel the government to ut
Icnst keep the hungry from nctual star
vation ,
*
The radical and ; ochlUt Journals 'n Finnce
are rejoicing greatly , , m. tc | , oponnK | 0 (
what are called "the laborers' gins * works"
nt Albl In opposition ID the old-cstnhllr.hid
works At Ctrmaiix , where there have been
so many bitter tights between capital and
labor during the lust few years. Some tlmo
ago the socialist leaders resolved to build
these works fioni contributions of tbo old
strikers , nnd to run them In accordance
with their favorite principles of common
ownership and common rc.spunslhlllty. They
nro now pointing to the new establishment
ns the realization of their theories , but tny
very llttlo about the salient fact that the
expenses were borne chlelly by n phllan-
throplcal enthusiast , who tent them through
M. Rochefurt n check for many thousands of
pounds. Without this substantial aid It Is
extremely doubtful whether the works could
have been constructed nt nil , nnd even
should the experiment succeed , which Is by
no means certain. It will have no weight na
an illustration of the practicability of social-
Istle theories. Actually theconccin owrs Its
existence to a capitalist who nsks no ie-
turn for the money Invested. XovertholcM
the bottles made there are to be called
socialist bottles , and It Is expected that thu
eemand for them will bo very large. All
thu pronto over a certain amount are to bo
used for the dissemination of socialistic- ,
literature , nnd the works nre to be managed *
by n board of nine , two of whom nre to bo
workmen. The result of this arrangement
will be awaited with Interest.
*
The mobilization of an army corps In
southern Russia , which bus been proceed
ing for several weeks past , and the prepara
tion of the lllack Sea fleet may foietihadow
an Impending Russian expedition into tho"
Hosphorus. On the other hand , the mill ,
tary nnd naval activity of Rus-sln may nig.
nlfy nothing more than a desire to be ready
for emergencies which may possibly m-vt-r
arise. Russia has shown no great atiMity
to hurl her land and marine forces against
the obstreperous sultan , nor to copree him
In any way. Mobilization In Russia Is n
slow process , however , owing to the great
distances from which the men immt bo
drawn nnd the comparative poverty of the
country In transportation facilities. She
must make preparations months In advance
which other powers can postpone till the
last moment. If she should hold nn expe
dition ready In the Euxlno during the win
ter t would probably bo to guard against
possible surprises.
The Ilerlln merchants nro convinced by
a review of the past few years that the
commercial treaties of Germany with
various countries have been greatly to the
Interest of Germany , although the agrari
ans continue their opposition to treaties
which promote the export of manufactures
and the Import of agricultural products ,
jr. the commercial treaties with Austria-
Hungary , Italy. Switzerland , Ilclglum ,
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