THE O7\rAITA \ DAILY BEE ; , NOVEMBER 10 , 1807.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEK.
K. nOSBWATKIl , Editor.
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INSIST O.V IIAVIVfi THIS UCH.
Bryan writes for silver , but every
llnu ho writes Is paid for In
The season of chrysanthemums and
IcKlslatlvo deadlouUs Is but a fo\v weeks
off. I
Douglas county Is In Nebraska and
whatever exposition' ' exhibits It makes
must be as part of the state exhibit.
.Tutlfio Post takes an ollicitil majority
of 1,71(5 out of Douglas county. That
Is a pretty gooil contribution to the re
publican column.
Ilryan's syndicate letters reviewing the
late elections would read a jjtcut deal
better If they did not depart so fre
quently from the facts.
The Inventors of piuoke-consumliig de
vices are taking heart with the reopen
ing of the mills. For some time their
goods were unsalable.
From the way our local contemporary
Hies up whenever a big or little crook
gets hit , there must have been memo
randum slips In a number of cash draw
ers In this vicinity.
Mr. Hryce calls attention to the fact
that Henry CSeorgo was appreciated
more abroad than In his own home. Hut
lu that experience Mr. George did not
liud himself lonesome.
Tha majority of those who have been
"encouraged" to renewed elforts on be
half of free silver were prepared to be
similarly encouraged no matter what
happened. It Is part of their busi
ness.
With two large streams of lava pourIng -
Ing from the crater of Vesuvius headed
toward Vltrova and Hlano del Incstre
the prospect of hot times In at least two
of the old towns of Italy Is unusually
promising.
The new Nebraska ballot conduces to
straight party voting. Tito returns from
nil over the state showing candidates on
tlu > several tickets to have run with
few exceptions almost evenly all go to
prove this.
Tins iuitl-hlgh hat , anti-cigarette and
other fifitl crusades have noticeably lost
popularity , but the anti-foot ball crusade
Is marching forward. The rush-line of
the Georgia legislature gave It a line
Ulck-off the other day.
Political life In Central American
countries has some advantages. The
president of Costa Klcii learned who
was to bo his opponent when he would
come up for re-election and Issued an
older exiling the aspiring adversary. In
flome respects this Is a better way of
securing re-election than the course fre
quently pursued elsewhere.
Now that the heating apparatus In the
city Jail quarters has bei'ii put In workIng -
Ing order , there is no good reason why
the city should not bo able to get along
with Its present Jail until It can acquire
suitable Jail property of Its own. The
city should certainly decline to tlti Itself
down to any lease of any private buildIng -
Ing for any term of years.
The Douglas county Agricultural and
Horticultural bouk'Hivi will lind ample
opportunity for making a crodltablo ex
hibit at the exposition within the space
allotted to Nebraska lu the various expo
sition buildings. There Is no more iiv'ed
of a separate building for Douglas
county exhibits than there Js for a sepa
rate building for Olontarf precinct.
Paradoxical as U may scorn tliero la a
great deal of talk over Mr , Yelbcr'a olllco
'pliono buforo Mr. Yelier has any otlluo
'phone to talk over. World-Herald ,
Is It not a great deal inoixj paradoxical
for a paper that enjoys free use of tlu
telephone system to put pins Into Mr.
Yelser , who Is only trying ! to cany Into
effect tlui anti-monopoly policies which
Uio AVorld-Uurald utvteiida to advocate ?
AV ) ItKASOX TO CnoU' UVRH RKHKASKA
In the manifestoes Issued since the
election by William Jennings Urynn the
outcome In Nebraska Is cited nfl proof of
the Impregnable iwsltlon which free sil
ver holds lu the affections of tho. Amer
ican people. If Mr. Urynn had tnken
the trouble to aimlyzo the returns ho
would have a hard time to find any
thing to crow over.
The vote of Nebraska In 1807 Is the
highest vote over cast In this state In
an off year and the republicans have
this ycnr polled the lilghcst vote they
over polled for any candidate In nn off
year. In 1S91 the total vote cast for su
m-mo Judge was ino.OOO In round mini-
ors ; in 1SSK1 the total vote was 181 , < > 00 ;
In 1S05 It was ISU.OOO. In 1S07 the total
vote on supreme Judge exceeds by a
fraction 11)0,000. ) In other words , the
vote cast this year exceeds by 1.1,000 the
highest vote ever cast lu Nebraska In an
off year.
In 1S91 .Tudgo Post received nn
aggregate of 70,447 votes ; lu 1S1KJ
Judge Harrison received 7U.OIJ2 ; In IS ! ) . " )
Judge Norvul received 70,291. This year
Judge Post's vote exceeds 00,000 , or
nearly 14,000 moro than lit got six years
ago and .11,000 moro than ever was cast
lu Nebraska for any republican candi
date for supreme judge. lu 1S.T ! ) the
combined opposition mustered 109,508
votes out of 181.000 , while In ISO. It
mustered 10o.K3 ( ! out of 182,000. This
year the fusion candidate has received
10:1,000 : and the combined opposition
vote will not exceed 100,000 out of a
total of 100,000.
Do these tlguros justify any crowing
on the part of Mr. Hryan ? Do they not
clearly show republican gains as com
pared with off year results since 1890 ?
It Is true that Judge Sullivan carries
the state by nearly the same majority
that was given to Itrynti a year ago , but
when It Is borne In mind that his vote
represents within a fraction all the ele
ments and parties opposed to repub
licans and a loss of l.'S.OOO as compared
with the vote of Governor Ilolcomb In
1.SSK5 , the standing popocratic candidate
for the presidency has no grounds for
jubilation. I
It must not be forgotten cither that
Sullivan received almost the solid sup
port of the gold democrats with whom
lie formerly trained and the silent sup
port of the corporations against whom
the parlies that nominated him pretend
to bo arrayed. Judge Sullivan , more
over , had with him the state house ma
chine with a small army of oil Inspec
tors , bank examiners , railroad secre
taries and employes of state Institutions.
An active campaign was made for him
by all the big guns of the popocratic
host , Including Imported stars like
Towne , Weaver , Cyclone Davis and all
the home barnstormers from Congress
man Greene down to liryan himself ,
lu contrast with this the republican
campaign was conducted on the peace
footing with scarcely any public speak
ing or demonstration to work up en
thusiasm.
Instead of being discouraged by Bry
an's vainglorious boasting Nebraska re
publicans have every reason to feel en
couraged by the llgures , which Indicate
steady Improvement In their position
and afford reasonable liopes for their
speedy return to power.
run CM MD/.IA I > HOUHAM.
The Canadian premier and other offi
cials who liave gone to "Washington
have a comprehensive program for nego
tiations with this government and the
fact that Premier Tjiiurler himself will
present this program must bo accepted
as assurance of the earnest desire of the
parly in control of the Dominion gov
ernment to effect a better understand
ing with the government of the United
States lu respect to the several matters
which It is proposed to consider. It Is
a manifestation of desire to bo on better
terms with this country which , in view
of certain recent circumstances , was
hardly to have been expected , but which
none the less the American people gen
erally will cordially welcome. Undoubt
edly Premier Latirler will find the pres
ident and the socrelary of state most
willing to listen to what he may propose
and to give It serious consideration.
The chief purpose of the distinguished
representatives of the Canadian govern
ment Is to discuss reciprocity. We have
heretofore expressed the opinion that It
would be found impracticable to effect
a reciprocity agreement between Canada
and the United States , for the reason
that the former could not offer terms
that would be acceptable to this govern
ment and bo ( approved by the Hrltish
government. Hut It appears that the
Canadian olllclals are prepared to offer
much better terms than wo thought pos
sible and it is to bo presumed that they
will do this with the understanding that
they would be approved by the Imperial
government. If they will place the
manufactured products of the United
States on the same tariff basis with Itrit-
Ish products that is all we could reason
ably expect. It would remove the chief
obstacle to reciprocity negotiations and
would pui haps result in a satisfactory
agreement being reached.
In regard to the other matters which
It Is proposed to present to the attention
of this government , there ought to \ > j no
very , great dllllculty In reaching a fair
understanding as to most of them , If the
spirit of neighborly friendship and mu
tual Interest shall prevail. . Concessions
will have to be made , of course , on both
shK's and If the Canadians are prepared
to make fair and reasonable concessions
our government should show a like dis
position and meet them half way. The
American people do not desire to take
any unfair advantage of their northern
neighbors. They have not done so In
the past and do not wish to do so InMhr *
future. On the contrary lu our rela
tions with Canada that country has In
almost all respect.s had the advantage ,
This was the vase with the reciprocity
treaty of ISTil , which except as to the
fisheries provision was an altogether
one-sided arrangement that greatly ben-
wilted the Canadians. Yet that treaty
was kept In force for thirteen years , al
though during its existence U was con
stantly evaded by Canada and that
country largely Increased Its tariff on
our manufactured goods. The bonding
privilege which our government gives
Uio Canadian 1'aclUc railroad Is a most
valuable concession and while It maybe
bo mlmltted that It Is a bonflit to a largo
number of our own people , It Is none
the lass true that It Is a great advantage
to Canada which that country ought to
appreciate. |
The fact Is that the policy of Canada
for many years In respect to this coun
try has not been friendly or promotlve
of neighborly good feeling , but never
theless the American people generally
will bo very glad to tlntl that there Is a
disposition to change this and to culti
vate moro Intimate and cordial relations.
There Is no doubt Unit the administra
tion at Washington will bo found ns
willing to promote this as the govern
ment at Ottawa appears to bo.
TUK COST OP I1MI7.
Those who think that war between
the United States and Spain would be
an altogether one-sided affair and of
short duration glvo very little attention
to the question of cost Last week the
mere rumor of war caused a decline In
stocks and securities amounting to many
millions of dollars. Foreign holders of
our securities , unduly alarmed by the
result of the elections and by reports
sent abroad that there was giavo danger
of war with Spain , became free sellers
of these'securities and the prices natu
rally went down. If a mere rumor of
war could produce this -result what
would bo the consequences of a declara
tion of war ? Manifestly It would bo
most disastrous to stocks and securities ,
which would bo thrown upon the mar
ket lu such volume as to destroy half
their market value , resulting In ruin to
many who have all their money Invested
In this way. The bonds of the govern
ment would also suffer , Inflicting Injury
upon financial Institutions and Individ
uals who own these bonds. NccossnVlly
nearly all branches of business would
bo unfavorably affected by the finan
cial disturbance and the uncertainty re
specting the duration of hostilities , re
versing the tide of prosperity which Is
spreading over the country. The n.o-
nient war became assured Industrial ac
tivity would halt , capital would shun in
vestment and wo should return to tlw
conditions from which we are emerg
ing , or perhaps worse conditions.
It is Impossible to estimate with any
degree of accuracy the cost io the gov
ernment of a war with Spain , because It
is Impossible to foretell the duration of
such a war , but there can be no reason
able doubt that the cost would be heavy.
It is not wise to assume that Spain
would be easily and quickly vanquished.
That she would ba beaten is not at all
doubtful , but It could not bo done 5un
few weeks , as some think. The naval
power of Spain Is not formid.iblo , but It
is strong enough to give us some trouble
and It would probably bo augmented
by privateers which might do very great
damage to our coastwise trade. The
government has no money available for
war purposes and would have to bor
row. At the same time its ordinary re
sources would bo diminished. The re
ceipts from customs would decline ajid
the depression in domestic business
would cause a falling off In the receipts
from internal revenue taxes. The ac
tual cost of war to government and
the loss of revenue would under no prob
able circumstances bo less than $50,000-
000 and might be two or three times
that amount. Consider In addition to
this the loss to the country from finan
cial disturbance and business derange
ment and it is easy to understand that
war with Spain would be very expen
sive and to be Justified only by some
action on the part of that nation which
our honor and self-respect would com
pel us to resent.
Happily there appears to bo no danger
of war from any action on the part
of the "Washington administration hos
tile to Spain. There is what seems to
bo trustworthy authority for the state
ment that President McKlnley has not
the remotest idea of assuming an un
friendly attitude and that the membois
of the administration are. in complete
accord with him. What congress may
do Is problematical , but It Is to b. > pre
sumed that the republicans will not bo
disposed to take any action that might
embarrass the president. In the mean
while the maintenance of friendly 10-
lations rests mainly with the . - > panish
government and there is no reason to
doubt Its earnest desire that such icla-
tlons shall continue.
The people of Illinois have done tardy
Justice to the memory of one of the
early heroes of the west by the erection
of the 1/ovejoy monument In Alton. The
occasion of the dedication recalls one of
the most Inspiring of the tragic Inci
dents In the history of the west and
affords one more forcible reminder of
the fact that all through the scattered
settlements of the western frontier of a
half century ago great social and civic
problems woru being solved by men
and groups of men who but little ap
preciated the greatness of their work.
The monument dedicated on Monday
stands as a testimonial , not to the
martyred editor alone , but to thousands
of resolute men and women of the west
who felt that his persecution was theirs
and his cause holier than any other.
In the last three months and a half
the total rainfall In eastern lown , as
recorded by the observer In Davenport ,
has iimouiit'i'd to only two and one-half
Inches , which leaves' a shortage of fully
nine and one-half Inches for that time.
This condition of affairs Is alarming to
the farmers , and especially the stock
feeders , who really that with such an
unusually dry ground surface at the
beginning of winter there Is sure to bo
a decided demand for water before the
winter is ended. The situation Is much
better In western Iowa .and In Nebraska
and the Dakotas , where the fall rains
have been heavier ; In fact , the Missouri
valley Is this year , as usual , the choice
feeding gioiind of the country.
Mr. Wong Chin Fee of China nays
that Indian corn has been cultivated
In China since 2,000 years before Eng
land was dl eoveivd. If the corn grown
in China so long Is identical with the
corn found on the American continents
by the early explorers this Is additional
evidence In pupport of the theory that
the western hemlspbjro was settled by
Immigrants fnun Asia , who came down
from Alaska centuries ago , for It Is cer
tain that corn , \v * grown by Uio Ameri
cans many cohortjle.s ; before the Hiiro-
pean Invasion. nTho corn growers of
China never ha\l \ ! l better opportunity to
get acquainted ! wlfli the corn growers of
the western world Man they will have at
the Trnnsmlssfsslppl Exposition , nnd
their exhibit ought to be of value to
them and to us. '
Washington lM" JtlIl pursuing Its cam
paign to capture' the National Educa
tional association' ' away from Omaha.
Hut the Washington people have a
bigger thing In view than ono year's
convention. They are already telling how
they expect , after getting It once , to
make the location of the annual meet
ing permanently In their city. Omaha
Is not so selfish. It wants the conven
tion for the year 1S9S , and It Is willing
that the favors bo distributed suc
cessively to the other enterprising cities
that may wish to entertain the associa
tion later.
At last the Postolllco department has
Issued its fraud order against John
AVedderbnrn & Co. , the firm of patent
solicitors who were recently disbarred
from practicing before the patent olllco
for swindling operations. The exposure
of those confidence men should have re
sulted Immediately lu the loss of their
privilege to use the malls for their
fraudulent business. The postolllce au
thorities certainly made no mistake lu
Issuing the order and thus putting nn
effectual cud to the game of Imposture.
According to the local TJryaulte organ
the Lincoln auditorium fund has taken a
big Jump with "Our Mr. W. J. Bryan's"
subscription of ? 100. "When other public-
spirited citizens and business houses of
Lincoln were contributing to the fund
In $2.- ) ( ) and $500 chunks , the llryan
organ forgot to notice that the fund.
was jumping. AVhlle Mr. Hryan de
serves due credit for his public spirit ,
the other Lincoln people who have done
even better than ho deserve certainly
us much.
llcferring to the recent election In
Iowa the Denver News declares that
"Tho light Is beginning to shine in
darkest Iowa nnd If Uncle Horace Holes
would only move away the state would
soon be for silver. " The distinguished
democratic ox-governor is In a position
to appreciate this compliment from an
unexpected mlvce , .though ho would
modestly disclaim .such great Influence ,
or at least ins t upon sharing It with
others. ' ' '
When talk < jf su-bHratiug the great
strike of theHritish _ engineers is becoming -
coming so free 'In England , signs must
point to the yfln of both the strikers
and the Jinlll owners of the costly strug
gle. The principles at stake of course
can not well \ \ & compromised , but both
sides might plteslbly be brought to the
point of uuxUlnjr. concessions rather than
bear further Tfsseti. It Is plain thut
the strike Is neiiriug1 , its critical period.
The Ute chiefs will , return to their
reservation from .Washington . prepared
to advise their people to agree to allot
ment of their lands. The chiefs would
not believe that allotment was best
for thorn until they had visited the na
tional capital and exposed themselves
to the Influence of the oflicial Indian
persuaders.
The council cannot play ostrich much
longer on the automatic gambling ma
chine ordinance. The people of Omaha
who are not in partnership with the slot
machine syndicate will want to know
why tha council persists In sidetracking
the repeal ordinance.
Commander Hooth-Tuckor has deter
mined upon going Into partnership with
the sugar beet In the business of afford
ing an opportunity for the poor man to
got a living. Hut this docs not shut out
others who wish to form similar part
nerships.
TinColil Truth ,
Washington Star.
Despite the predictions ot Mr. I'eHer the
west expects to bo prosperous enough to
support a "Transmlsslsslppl Exposition ( it
Oioiba next Juno.
"llotv Soon AVc Ar '
.Sprlnsfleld republican.
The utter abandonment nnd obscurity to
which nn American statesman can come
was never uottor or moro tragically Illus
trated than In the last daya of the late
Oennrol Thomas L. , ClInRHwn , who died this
wock in a North Carolina Insane asylum.
Ho wns not Insane , tmt had been given a
homo thcro by the state to save the venor-
nblo man from starvation or private charity.
Yet In the days before the war the name
of Clhiinnan WBH as prominent ns those of
Clay , Webster , Soivard , Sumner and Doug
las.
CoiitiiurlNOiiH AnOilloiiH. .
Chlc-airo Chronicle.
Wo have bad In this country uomo more or
less lively Eciilnns of conKrces , tout It 1s
apparent from Dm proceedings of the Aus
trian reldierath tint wm are still behind the
cffcto deEpnttomii In the matter of legls-
Intivo amenities. The Austrian solons have
now been In full howl literally speaking
for over two wooka.t During that tlmo the
awfllons have liecn a. continuous uproar. No
business lias been transacted , no member
has been allownl to speak ten consecutive
words without Interruption. The speaker of
the toorly has bqcn lurr.ed out ot his chair
aovrrnl times 'by main foreo , and the chief
occupation of most ot the honorable mom-
'hers ' has beqji 1)301:1111 ? the llda of their deskn
to drown out any n/ttempts at oratory. It
must too a source of everlasting regret to
the 1'all ( .Mall GStto and the Now York
Kvenlng Post that tliese festivities are tak
ing place In Austria Instead of In tbo United
Btatcs.
.SUlniiiiu ; ' Kloiiilll.-frd.
New..York Tribune.
The great sizepf Alaska makes It neces
sary to leave limit at It out of doors , and ,
with such nelghbprs as wo poses along HA
frontier , it Is scant wonder that they get
off with the first run of Its gold fields. They
would carry away the territory bodily If It
were possible. As It Is , they are enforced
to content tbemsslvos with levying tre
mendous Imposts on every thing and person
entering Into the uew Industry along tbolr
borders. Hut all seems to bo fair In love ,
war and gold liuntlng , the devil , as usual ,
bplng permltlo'l ' to take the hlndermost.
With the diggings transferred across tbo
line , aH they are likely to be In no long
time , the Dominion people will perhaps be
allowed a taste of their own medicine , but It
will be no part of our policy to salivate
thorn with It. The statutory arrangements
suddenly devised to mtet a new condition ,
being Canadian , are naturally pretty mean ,
affording the best possible reason why wa
should uot UUo example * from them.
WISCONSIN AT TUB KXI'OSITIOX.
I'rrimrntlonfl for nriirr eiitii li > n ol
v ( he 9lntc' lIni1tiMrr * ,
Mllnaukea Sentlitel.
Much credit Is duo the Wisconsin commis
sion having In charge the state's Interests nt
the TransmlRslsslppI Exposition at Omnha
next year for Its efforts to have the elate well
represented there. There has been , up to the
present , tlmo , little encouragement to such
a project. Instead of urging upon the clt | .
icns of Wisconsin the obvious advantages of
taking part In this grcnt exhibition arranged
by a neighboring state there has been a ten
dency to hold bnck from participation In It.
This would bo a great mistake , ono that Is
not likely to bo committed in view of the
action of the state commission. Other west
ern states wilt bo conspicuous at Omaha.
They believe In showing a neighborly Inter
est In the big fair arranged by the people of
Nebraska , and they are allvo to the advan
tages of making a display. U requires but a
small outlay , about ? 20.000 or $25,000 , : o
make a suitable representation for Wisconsin.
This sum must bo raised among the people of
the state , nnd the commission Is sending out
circulars soliciting contributions. Wo think
that such contributions should bo made vary
Generally throughout the state. It would
perhaps bo a good Idea for each county to
make a contribution , The total amount fall
ing on each county would be small , nnd Its
collection ought not to cause any diniculty.
However , It may be decided best to get the
money together , there should bo a prompt
response to the commission , The design of
the proposed Wisconsin building to bo put up
In commemoration ot Uio state's scml-cen-
temilal anniversary Is wall calculated to
promote the generosity of Wisconsin people.
It would constitute an eminently satisfactory
method of attracting attention to Wisconsin
among the visitors at the Omaha exposition
on account of tt architectural boauty.
TlIAMCSiVl.\C IX .MISSOIJHI.
Tlie Gorcrnor'n CitJnloKui-
to He Tlinnkful For.
Governor Lori V. Stephens avcra 'there are
good reasons why .Mlssourlans should hold a
session of thankfulness and prayer , and
enumerates them as follows :
"Wo are In the midst of Uio soison when
wo hear 'tho fair music that all creatures
make lo their great Lord. ' Dut while plenty
may bring satisfaction , and contentment to
the animal world , man as the high priest of
nature , and alone capable of rendering Intel
ligent and devout thanksgiving and worship
unto Almighty God can net enjoy to tha full
extent his countless blessings save with a
grateful heart. 'Thou cnownest the year with
Tiiy goodness and Thy paths drop fatness.
The hills nro girded with joy. The paturos
are clothed with Hocks ; the valleys are also
covered over with corn ; they shout for Joy ;
they also slrtg. " Our great commonwealth ,
filled with a larger population than belonged
to our whole country when our fathers won
national Independence , can look back over
the seventy-six years of statehood and sec
the simple Industries of Uie pioneers grown
to the many diversified Industries which have
mudo us the eighth state In wealth , as we
are the fifth In numbers and political power
In our great union. We review u year of
plenty , as mine and forest and pasture and
orchard and field have responded to labor.
Wo have been graciously preserved from
famine and pestilence , from fire , flood and
tornado , from lawlessness and civil strife.
The spirt of philanthropy among our citizens
has been uctlve 'In providing for the needs
of Hie suffering and the unfortunate and In
building churches and equipping Institutions
of learning , where our sons und daughters
may be fitted for lives of greater usefulness.
Christian workers have brought many to ac
knowledge their obligations to lead better
lives and countless homes have been made
happier for their efforts during the year.
"For every temporal and spiritual blessing
enjoyed It becomes us to render devout
thanksgiving unto God. Therefore , I , Ixm V.
Stephens , governor ot Missouri , do hereby
appoint Thursday , November 25 , 1S97 , ns a
day of thanksgiving and prayer , to bo ob
served with appropriate religious services
alike about our hearthstones and In our va
rious places of worship. Let the day be
marked by acts of charity to our fellowmen -
men , no less than by grateful and humble
\vorsblp of Almighty God , our Heavenly
Father. What moro fitting time for liberal
gifts to our benevolent ami eaucatlontl Insti
tutions , which Jiavc contributed so much to
the relief of the suffering and to IJie better
ment of our people ? "
A POLITICAL KAK1U.
Tlic Skyrocket StiitcHiiinii SkctcliPtt
\vllli Pliotiiirii | | > lilc Accuracy.
Indianapolis Journal.
The recent election would not have been
complete without a few false predictions be-
foiehand and lying statements afterward by
William J. Bryan. Whatever else may be
said of the Nebraska statesman , It must be
admitted that from his first appearance In
politico ho has maintained consistently the
reputation of a. political fakir. In congress
ho did not display a partlclo of l"glslatlvo
capacity , and the only mark of his service
there Is a rhetorical and flamboyant speech
In favor of free trade. Having discovered
that he had a volco and talent for posing he
cultivated these qualities until ho found a
chance to launch himself before the Chicago
convention. His nomination on the strength
of that speech , without any evidence that ho
possessed solid qualities of character , was a
harlequinade unparalleled In the hklory of
politics. His wild trips throughout the coun
try after his nomination and his frenzied ap
peals to the people to free themselves from
foreign domination by declaring In favor of
a policy discarded by all clvlll/cd cou.Urlcn
showed ho wan a fit leader of the c.iuso ho
represented. His speeches were chara'ctT-
Istle of the man plausible , superficial , rhcto-
ilcal and empty , sound and fury signifying
nothing. Defeated for president , he leaped
Into the field ot authorship and indicted on
the public his autobiography the cgosttcal
story of a life barren of notable deeds or Im
portant results. He had long slnco tried law
and Journalism , and abandoned both. Krom
authorship ho turned lo lecturing , and , fallIng -
Ing In that bceamo hla own advance agent to
make dates at county fairs , whcro ho was
billed with double-headed calves and othrf
freaks , and drew lib share of the gate money.
The county fair season bad not ended before -
fore the political campaign opened and he
was able to make engagements hero and
there for speeches. Excluded from New
York nnd Maryland , ho was welcomed by
the fiiEflonlstB In Nebraska and the free sll-
vorlles In Kentucky , two states which are
competing for the honor of being the last
ditch of Uryunlsm. With characteristic
fondness for political trickery und spectacu
lar effects , ho lent himself to a scheme.
by which ho was to appear suddenly In Ohio
a few davs before the election and preach
a now propaganda of free silver. An en
thusiastic followers said : "Ono blast
upon JiU bugle horn were worth
ono thousand men. " Ho was worth
moro than that per blast to the re
publicans. IIo made less limn twenty
speeches , and good Judges estimate that
they were worth at least 20.000 votes to the
republicans. Ills date at Cincinnati was
canceled for fear hu would do moro harm
than good , and ho was sent to Cleveland to
defeat Senator Ilanna. Hestilt : Cuyahoga
county giivo the republican state ticket
nearly 5,000 majority and elected three re
publican senators and nine republican rep
resentatives. On the Sunday before the elec
tion Dryiin said in Chicago that the demo
crats in Ohio expected to elect the governor
and carry the legislature. He added : "I
feel eure the free silver forces will make
largo gains In Iowa. Instead of that they
made large losses. Last year liryan received
223,741 votes In that Btato while In the re
cent election White , the democratic candi
date for governor , received only 193,507. The
vote for Shaw , the republican candidate , was
16,000 moro than wns ever cast for a re
publican gubernatorial candidate bofore. The
free sliver vote fell off 3017-1 frcm
last year. while the gold demo
crats polled C.434 votes this year
against 4,510 last year. Ho Is dis
credited at every point , his claims after tbo
election as well as his predictions before.
What will ho say or do next ? After hav
ing boxed the compass of occupations from
a lawjrr without practice to a lecturer with
out audiences , and quit the county fair busi
ness Just In time to get some engagements
as a campaign speaker , ho wound up by be
coming a false prophet and fraudulent claim ;
ant. His autobiography Is written , t _ ) > .fj
cnutity fair season. Is over and the cim-
pilgn Is ended , but there 1 one resource
still left him. Ho should get Homebody to
write a play entitled "A Political KftKir" and
tnko the leadhiE part.
TtlltOWl.NO OKPTIIP. SACKCLOTH.
Tlilnn th HnitkH of Oio
I'nrljof C'nlnnilty.
Knnrns city Journnl.
The topullpt movement in Kansim was cs-
oontlnlly a hard times movement. It Is not
surprising , therefore , to find Kansas farm
ers , under the revivifying effects ot return
ing prosperity , losing interest In the doc-
trlnoo of gloom and despair and renewing
their old allegiance to republicanism.
The collapse ot the Kansas boom of a
dozen years ago left the people of that stale
heavily burdened with mortgage Indebted
ness , The prices of wheat mnd corn wont
down and farmers had great diniculty In
paying their Interest and defraying the farm
expenses. Hard times set In and with them
c.itne discontent. This wna the opportunity
for the demagogue , and the demagogue was
there to Improve It. The people wore told
that their hardships were the result of bad. .
government , acid that a new nilltlcal parly
and now leaders were the remedy. The re
publican p.uty was thus made to bear the
blame for the evil effects of the boom , and
later it was shouldered with responsibility
for the hard times which democratic misrule
at Washington produced ; or at least those
hard times strengthened the popullets and
the republicans suffered accordingly.
While the KanstK farmers were groaning
said writhing under adversity , however , they
were not otherwise Idlo. In those daik years
they were paying their debts. The process
was slow and painful , but It was going on
and producing results. The present yetr of
high prices and good crops was the climax ,
and tlu > great work of liquidation Is practi
cally completed. As the republican party was
comfolled to suffer on account ot conditions
for which It was In nowise responsible , U
Is fair and fitting that It should now be bene
fited by a change of conditions for which
it is only partially responsible. The high
price of wheat this yoir Is due In largo meas
ure to the failure of wheat crops abroad , but
the republican pirty In Kansas Is undoubt
edly profiting by the prosperity which these
prices brought the farmers.
Ilolng otiti of debt and with money to their
credit In the banks , there Is no sensible rea
son why the KantMB farmers should longer
dcslro to alllUaUi with a. party ot wails ami
lamentations , especially when that party has
so freshly demonstrated Its Incapacity for
Intelligent government. The outlook for con.
tinned good times In Kansas Is very bright ,
and the prospects for an early and complete
reinstatement ot refubllcan rule arc cor
respondingly promising. This year's election
results are but the prelude to much better
things yet to come.
LOOKS OUT FOR MniMP.lt OM'1.
.loll u Hull an UiieomitriinilNliiKT 1'ro-
Ircllonl.sl , In nVn > .
New York Mail and Impress.
The American abroad , smitten with An
glomania , who has been "hiding his head
In very shamo" because congress has wisely
prohibited the jayhawklng of the American
market by London and Paris dressmakers ,
milliners and tailors , will DC p lined to leain
how Infinitely smaller John Dull Is when it
comes to purchasing things abroad that he
can Just as well purchase at home. Of
course , ho points magnificently to the total
value of lirltlsli Importations from the
United Slates , but that has llttlo to do with
the case , because Uugland Is simply Incapable
of raising sufficient foodstuffs and the raw
material to supply the mills and factories
John Hull knows full well he will turn lnt < i
profit. Not , however , what happened In
Glasgow last week , when BOIIIO smart Ameri
cans caught napping some smart Scotchmen.
It seems the Glasgow corporation wanted a
big supply next year of largo cast Iron pip
ing , and tenders were Invited in the usual
way. There happens to bo a ring In this
particular business , and the Glasgow Iron
masters , not dreaming of American competi
tion , put In pretty stiff prices , as they had
successfully doneIn the past. When the ten
ders enme to < bo opened , It was found that
an American firm offered to deliver the pipes
$5 a ton less that the lowest home tender.
The cable dispatch says :
"Such a tremendous row has been kicked
up at the Idea ot giving the contract to for
eigners , that tbo gas committee has b en
practically coerced Into postponing a definite
decision. "
Watch this llttlo affair carefully and see
if the American firm gets the order.
It Is Ingrained in the mind of the British
ofllci.il that British markets should be re
served for Urltons. In a letter to the Lon
don Times , Mr. C. B. Howard-Vincent weeps
over the facts brought out by Mr. Joseph
Chamberlaln'fi recent inquiry into the inva
sion of the British colonial markets by the
foreigner , who , ho reluctantly admits , "show
a rapid advance in many lines , lay bare many
a falling on our part to breast the times. "
Mr. Howard-Vincent la also greatly worried
over a parliamentary return of all contracts
for articles of homo manufacture made In
the United Kingdom by the several govern
ment departments during the twelve months
ending March 31 1S97. with contractors out-
sldo of the United Kingdom. Ho rejoices ,
however , over the fact that "Mr. Hanbury ,
the secretary of the treasury , consented last
spring to a great enlargement In the scope
of the return , so as to prevent any govcin-
nient department spending public money with
foreigners without the knowledge of Parlia
ment. Its previously enforced limitation to
'contractors outside the United Kingdom'
enabled the bare-lodging agents of foreign
mills to secure orders from permanent offi
cials or unpatriotic British contractors to ob
tain their supplies to government from
abroad , " nnd pathetically observes that "no
doubt attention having been called to the
matter these Items will not recur to the
same extent. Indeed , thanks to Mr. IClllson
Macartney , the admiralty has recently Issued
an order 'that all materials are to bo of
British manufacture. " Other departments
may well do the same. "
When In Liverpool n few weeks ago the
municipal commission having the tramways
enterprises In hand ( Liverpool having re
cently bought its tramways ) reported In favor
of a well known American engineer ( the befit
known authority on electric railways ) to take
charge of tint work ; It was voted down on
the ground that the proposed engineer won
an American. Openly and avowedly voted
down , The chairman of the commirslon In
consequence offered his resignation. Then the
matter was patched up to suit those liberal-
minded Englishmen by putting an English
engineer In charge and appointing the Amor-
lean engineer as "consulting engineer. " The
engineer In question , however , did not want
the Job anyhow , aa ho Is now overworked ,
and no refused to act. "
If such petty exhibitions of rage at the
coming conflict between the United States
and England In lines in which the English
man has heretofore regarded himself as
strong , are not more humiliating than any
thing wo have to endure abroad on account
of the Dingley law , I am greatly mistaken.
A Tii.ini * woirrii .SIIKI\C ,
Immense MIINIII-HM | ulili Sonlli .Interim
Woefully N < elected.
I'hlladrljiliU Timed.
The Important trade of South and Central
America , Including the West Indies , Is $ COO-
000000 annually. This trade Is nearly all In
manufactured goods. Of this amount , ilia
United Status , the neatest neighbor of the
Latin-American Mates , and bound to them by
the sentimental as well nn piactical tics of
similarity In form of government , furnish
about $00,000,000 , or a scant 15 per cent. The
balance of this enormous and profitable trade
In brought ucrcss the Atlantic from the
manufactories of Hngland , Germany , Kronce ,
Belgium , Italy and other nuropcan countries.
Ikflldes being the nearest neighbor of these
Ameilcan republics , we are by far the larg
est purchaser of their own products. No
other country begins to consume as much
Cuban sugdi' , Brazilian coffro , hides from
Bolivia and Argentina , and rubber from Urn
Amazon delta as we , and If our people were
IrKpired with the ehrowdnrss In trade with
which they are usually credited they would
see to it that the steamers which brought
these raw products to our oborea vent back
freighted with the proJucKi ' of American
mills , mines and factories.
Why do wo uut so Insignificant a figure In
the trade ot the Latin-American states ?
Chiefly because wo have been repelling trade
Instead' of Inviting It. and expecting tlicko
peopjo to adapt themselves to our goods , fash-
ini'f and customs Instead of studying their
wAntfl and customs and making goodu to sup-
IjJy their needs , German and Kngllsh manu-
/acturcro have adapted their goods to Span
ish-American wants , and have secured their
custom. Wo have failed to do this and have
lost it. That In a nutshell is the explana
tion of why I urn than $100,000,000 of Latln-
Amerlwn annual purchase are made lu the
United States and inoro than { 500,000,000 are
made In Europe.
rnnso.wi , AND oTiir.mvtsn.
It U always an off year for the defeated
pArty.
Twcnty-fivo of the counties of Georgia were
named for men who had been governors of
the state , all of mite-rebellion time * .
Will Carlclon was born fifty-two yearn ago
on a farm In Michigan. Ills first earning tm
a writer wan a salary nf $12 neok. .
Philip I ) . Armour , the Chicago millionaire
Is ald to be the only American who keeps a
private physician in his employ all ot the
tlmo.
Tolstoi Is suffering from an affliction that
makcfl a surgical opciatlon Immediately ncc
essary. Thcro IB a swelling on his right
chrek that must be rut away. Ills general
health , however , gives no cause for anxiety
Prof. William U. Tyler of Qulncy , Maw
Is dead at the age of 43. Ho was n beitoviir
In Christian science1 nnd would not permit
a doctor to enter his house , consequently
when the pneumonia struck him he proved an
easy victim.
Kd S. Stokes , the ex-managing lie.ul of ( ho
Hoffman house , New York. ! s going Into the
railroad business In western Virginia. Mr
Stokes N Interested In some coal mines there ,
and his railroad project embraces a scheme
for the carrying trade of these mines.
Joe Blackburn of Kentucky Is detorluvl ns
wearlni ) n smllo as broad as the brim ot hU
hat over the result ot the election on Tues
day , lie declares that ho la a candidate for
United States senator and expects to gel
there.
Governor Husscll of North Carolina , who
fiercely denounced the rnllroads before hla
election , has made a public confession that
he travels on free tafstis. He yielded to the
arts of the passenger agent In Just two
rnonths after his Inauguration , not wishing
to "Insult" them by refusing tlulr "courte
sies. "
Boston has como to the front with nn al
leged solution of the servant girl quej'loti
Plenty of men arc" being found who are will
Ing to do kitchen work , and In several casm
they have given eminent satisfaction to their
employers. If a nan Is willing to do such
work and Is elcxiniv In his habits he will
lie found stiougcr and steadier , and on the
whole , more reliable than the average mo-
clmnlquo do cuisine. It Is worth thinking
about.
A popu'nr tienran humorist has Just P'sscd
away in the person or Uu tav Schumann , who
has died t the ago ofHI at Leipzig , where
ho was engaged ns teacher In a public
school. Schumann hurt created , in con
junction with his late brother , Paul , a hu
morous llguro of Bllumchon , the "I'artlrular-
Ist , " whom he took , ns It were , round ihn
world , limiting everywhere his harmless sa
tlrliMl remarks. The "Uliemcheu-Schrlft'Mi" '
were read throughout the world where there
aio Germans.
I'OI.IMIKD Oll.snitVATlOVS.
Washington Star : "D.\r nln' no wusq
vletlm eli misplaced confidence , " sim I'tirlo
Kbc-ti , "dan de mini who glt ti r thluKin *
ho knowH ov'rythlng. "
Doli-olt Jotirmil : "Well , you look tough
with Hint blnek eye. "
"You should have seen me yestuday
when I had a bocfttnku over II. "
Chicago Record : "A horse la superior tea
a ) \hcel , after all "
"In what way ? "
"If you run over anybody while riding
horsobiick you e.iu liliimu the hoi.s , "
Indianapolis Journal : "No man can
K-in\i everything , " s.ild the hlg.i-mimle , !
youth.
"Between you and me , " replied Senator
Sorghum , "that's u fact. Hut there's no
excuse for a man's making the mistake of
owning uj > to It. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "The trees re
mind mo of ICilen before the fall. "
"Mow so ? "
"Tho bin ? limbs with only a leaf or twofer
for costume. "
Dctiolt Journal : "Tim new woman , " re-
maikeil the observer of men and HIMIKS , "In
distinctly an evolution. She compn-i-a the
clothes of man nml together with uiough
of woman to piece out a iier.sonallty , cer
tainly a survival of the best. "
Chicago Post : "Sluill we nhoot or hang
him ? " asked the vigilantes.
The methodical man of business paused
to think.
"Let us not be hasty , " 'he ' said , "for huiry
begeta criminal waste and eMr.n.inunee.
The first thing' to do Is to le.ira the prleo
of rope and compare. It with the cost of
ammunition. " I
Cincinnati Knqulrer : "Then you won't
admit tha : the child Is father to the mail9" '
B.ild the boarder who Is given to pnn'ibs ,
"No , " said Asbury Peppers , " 1 won't.
The child , for Instance , boi\ls when It |
empty. The man howls when he Is full "
Detroit Free Press : He Do you mean to
Biiv that you have never loved but once1'
She I do ; I mean the w.imo man or C'jiir.se. '
Washington Star : "I have been eoirnll-
mcnlcil a great many times on my h.iKo ,
presence , " said the amateur m 1th a < . Ispo-
sltlon to monopolize thing' *
"Yes , " replied tne weary manager , "you'ro
nil ilRht on that point. What you want
to cultivate now Is an occasional stage ab
sence. "
KATTRNJAMMI3II.
Demur Post.
With face all maikul with the Hush ot
pain , ho sat an if In despair.
And often groaned In his agony , and
fumbled his tousled 'hair ' ;
His eye.s were red , as If hidden llrcs within
them were all aglow.
And anon u quiver ran through his frame-
convulsed him from beail to toe
He rose fiom Ills chair on unsteady feet
and staggered aeioss the loom ,
And In a voice like an echoing groin from
the maw of a dismal tomb ,
Just huc'h a voice lu pitying tones the hmrt
of the stoutest melts ,
Ho said to tbo man In white attire. Butv
keep , gimme a bromo-scltz ! "
rilU LAST I.MAI' ' .
Oliver WvniU-ll Holmes.
I yaw him once before ,
Ami lie pat-Heel by tbo door ,
And again
The pavement stones resound ,
As be totters o'er the fcround
With his cane.
They say that In bis prime
'Km t'ho ' pruning knlfo of Tlmo
Cut him down ,
Not a better man wns found
] Iy the crier on his round
Through the town.
But now he walks thn stiects ,
Ami ho looks nt all hu meets
Sail and wan ,
And ho shakes his feeble head ,
Thai It seems as If'no .said ,
"They are gone. . "
The mossy marbles rest
On tbo lips Hint lie turn prcst
In tbflr bloom ,
Ami the nameii bo loved to huir
Have been curved for many u y ar
On thi ) tomb.
My grandmamma has Bald
Poor old lady , she Is ilcail ,
J/jiig ago
That Vie. bail a llotnan nose ,
Anil his cheek was like a ru
In the snow.
But now Ills nose Is thin ,
Ami It nuts upon bin chin
Like n staff :
Anil a crook Is in his back ,
Anil u melancholy clack
In his laugh.
I Know It Is a Kin
Kor mo to sit anil grin
At him lure ;
But tlui old , tlirou-cornereil 1m'
And the brecchi-H. and all Ibu
Are so queer !
And If I should live to bo
The last leaf upon the tree ,
In the spring-
Let tin-in smile , as I do now ,
At the old foi sakeii bough
WbereT I cllnt ; .
If your husband will not abandon Coff < '
when you suspect the cause of his ailment
comes from that ourco , persuade him to l t
you use one-half Postuin Cereal Food Ccf-
fco In his regular Coffee. That will lu-ip
some , and before long you oiu nerve Ju o
I'oituiif Coffee , if you neo that it IB proper Y
boiled 1C minutes after boiling commence * .
That brings out the food value und makes
the taste dollclouii. The change from Cof
fee to I'oitum has aved many lives.
OEHKAL CO. , Ura. BaMl. Cmk. MIcU